Car thread!

[BigBlueBrock]

So, who's got a cool car? Or several cool cars? Show them off here!

I've got a 2011 Black Mica Mazdaspeed3. Pictures! These were taken earlier this year before any of the modifications.







Just put Corksport's cat-back exhaust on this past weekend.



Other mods include a Corksport short ram-air intake



And an ECU retune courtesy of a Cobb Accessport tuner

I haven't gotten it dyno'd since I started modding it, but it should be putting out close to 280hp and 300 lb-ft of torque to the front wheels, which is up from 240hp and 240 lb-ft of torque (at the wheels) over stock form.

[Doc]

My wife drives a Nissan 350Z ragtop. She beats the hell out of cars though so not sure how much longer it will be in our driveway.

Me, I just got an Infinity M37 a few months back. Pulled off an early turn in lease car and love it. One of the nicest, smoothest and queitest cars I've ever owned.

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[Darrell KSR]

Now we're talking.

Here's my sweet ride.

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This baby is swift. Goes from 0 to 60 in 6.6 days.

It's a beauty, just broken in with 256,000 miles, give or take. I had to estimate, as a few years ago, it went 12 months without the odometer working. Just started working almost one year exactly after it stopped. My mechanic told me he "thinks" he did something when he was working on something else, but even he doesn't remember.

Air conditioning works great. The air is conditioned to be luke warm, to cool, and blow mainly at the feet. Seriously, it works "ok," but the good news is, the leather interior is so worn out that you don't get that suffocating feeling of complete leather surrounding you.

I'm not sure the last time I had an oil change; maybe 50,000 to 60,000 miles ago, as it "uses" oil. Added a quarter about a week ago, will have to do it again in another month or six weeks. I figure it goes through an "oil change" every four to six months regardless.

Let's see...my starter works very well on it, as it's the third starter I've had on the card. My mechanic told me he has never replaced it twice.

Til my car.

My radiator has worn out once, and it's wearing out a 2nd time, as I carry a gallon of 50/50 antifreeze in the trunk of the car, "just in case," and I guess I need to get a 2nd replacement on it soon. I keep thinking something "major" will go wrong with the car, and I'll just retire it, but it doesn't seem to want to cooperate.

Wife had the new, leather, tricked out Honda Odyssey van, and I had a 20-year old car with 255,900 miles more than her car. Bought my oldest daughter a 1-year old car (albeit a Kia), with 240,000 fewer miles than my car.

Something just ain't right, but I can't put my finger on it.

[BigBlueBrock]

Ha! Darrell, would you believe the first thing I did post divorce last summer was buy this car?

[Darrell KSR]

Good for you, BBB. I would if I could, too.

I've had some fun cars--bought new Trans Am when I was 18, replaced that with a new Z-28 Camaro. My most fun "grown up" car was an Infiniti Q45t that would run, but was still more business-like in nature.

I have another Volvo waiting on me when this one dies, but it needs some work, and not sure if I'll keep it or not. It's a little more sporty, a C70 with a little zip on it, and "only" 118,000 miles, but I may go a different direction, who knows. I've been threatening to get a motorcycle for a long time, but at my age, I can't afford the additional life insurance and extra disability policies my wife says I have to have to get it.

Oh yeah--now I remember how this started. You got yours AFTER your divorce LOL.

I really like it, by the way. I hope others post their cars, too. I enjoy seeing them.

[CitizenBBN]

Cool. Joy rides at Brock's place!!!!

My car already goes too fast for me, but I keep shopping for ways to make it go faster anyway. I drove a Darrell car for many years, a Subaru wagon. Give those cars their due, they run forever with little or no maintenance. Miss it too, it could haul a huge load of stuff.

[BigBlueBrock]

Cool. Joy rides at Brock's place!!!!

My car already goes too fast for me, but I keep shopping for ways to make it go faster anyway. I drove a Darrell car for many years, a Subaru wagon. Give those cars their due, they run forever with little or no maintenance. Miss it too, it could haul a huge load of stuff.

One of the nice things about my Speed3 is it's a hatch with 60/40 split rear sits, so I toss the seats down and I can haul a pretty decent load at a very rapid pace!

[Darrell KSR]

I drove a Darrell car for many years, a Subaru wagon. Give those cars their due, they run forever with little or no maintenance.

Sadly, I abuse the heck out of it; you're right, it requires little maintenance. Tough as a Billy Gillispie graduate. My kids have been waiting for it to die for about eight years now. Truthfully, I have too, a little.

My minor compromise is that I rent cars all the time. Rented a SUV yesterday, will have it for 5 days. Yesterday and today, I'll use it in town. I will head to Tennessee tomorrow and Sunday, drive back, and use it Monday in town. (Really 4 days, as yesterday and Monday will be 1/2 days only). First time to drive a Traverse; really enjoying it. All leather, XM radio, bluetooth, with all the bells and whistles ad nauseam, and seats 7 in my configuration, could seat eight. Wish I had seen this SUV before buying my van. Nearly 300 hp. I'm renting if for a whopping $14.99 a day (regularly rents for $108.49 daily, $68.49 a day for weekend rates. The local rental folks here love me. I question their taste.)

[ukcatlvr]

My 2007 HD Softail Custom.

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[BigBlueBrock]

That is slick as ****, ukcatlvr!

[CGWildcat]

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Mines the blue one on the right.

[Catfan73]

Brock, we have similar tastes in automobiles. Mine's a 2012 A3. Not much horsepower (TDI), but it more than makes up for it in torque. Plus, I get around 44 mpg on the highway.
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This is what I drive if I need a load of mulch or the dog has an appointment at the vet:
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Edited: Not sure how I attached thumbnails, or how to get rid of them for that matter.

[MickintheHam]

Brock, mine is a 2006 Acura RSX Type S. it's the proper shade of blue. I need to get a picture of it. It's sweet.

[ukcatlvr]

That is slick as ****, ukcatlvr!

Thanks BBB, that's my way to entertain myself and hang with all my friends. This is the bike that I was taken out on by the 120# dog back on June 14. The bike was damaged and it took close to $6 grand to get back to the way she was. That amount is a lot less than it took to get me back. My hospital bills, Orthopedics and PT was almost $75 grand. I was back riding in 5 weeks after the accident.

BTW your car is nice.

[Jeeepcat]

Apparently you all wash your cars?

[Jeeepcat]

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[CitizenBBN]

lol Jeeep. My uncle rebuilt a vintage WWII Jeep, and man is it cool. The drop windshield, every hook and bolt. It's sharp. He did put in better padded seats.

[Jeeepcat]

'67 Bronco. Actually it will end up as a "frankenbronco" from several donor years LOL

My first car was a Jeep CJ5 and had a new TJ in 2000. Yeah, they don't make enough padding for a Mil spec jeep LOL