Our Cars (dream or actual)
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My first car was one of those:
Fiat 127, 1980 model.
It was an absolutely wonderful car, and it had quite a funny story:
My grandfather bought it new I 1980 - the first brand new car he ever bought.
Later the same year he suffered a stroke, which left him unable to drive. My grandmother kept the car, but she basically hated driving, so she never drove it in winther. Yet she was also keen on maintenance, so she dutifully had it serviced yearly, and rust protected every second year. She also kept it in an open but completely dry carport.
So in January 1998 I got a job where I needed a car for the commute - I was living with my parents (having returned from London, and waiting to start university in the summer). My father had become convinced that it was better for road safety that his mother stopped driving, so he asked her if he could borrow the car, and let me use it, until spring. She never drove during winter, so he was sure she'd accept.
I started driving it, and as my father har foreseen his mother didn't really want the car back. So after a couple of months I bought it of her for 1 Danish kroner. At that time its condition was pristine, and it had run a grand 36 K kilometers.
I owned it all though university, watched it crumble with rust, had the battery die, laughed when my girlfriend called her dad to come rescue her when she drowned it, and learned that it could hold 4 people and 16 crates of beer, if packed correctly. I also learned that leather is a lot better than nylon when you need to tie the exhaust pipe to the bumper, that it gets really fucking cold in a car when the heater dosen't work and its freezing outside, and that you will fill the carburetor with debris when you run out of fuel due to the fuel gauge being broken.
I also learned that when you own a car like that you can get away with murder if you smile and wave at people - I rarely drove an hour on the motorway without someone overtaking me and just breaking out in a huge smile.
In 2006 I moved to Copenhagen, and didn't have a place to park it. Apart from all the broken stuff it was rusted through, and would need serious plate work - which would be way too expensive. So it went to the scrapyard - after a long life in the service of our family. Would love to get my hands on one someday again.
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@Bored-In-Breck Nice car. What's that, I mean a 997 obviously, a 4s with a spoiler? Aerokit? Enjoy your drive!
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@chap Good eye. 4s with a Techart wing. I had a whole Techart kit on it and it took away from the 997's beautiful lines.
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God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson
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@Bored-In-Breck said in Our Cars (dream or actual):
@chap I do not. Seems like a fun crew to hook up with!
They are from the US. Brock Keen (in front of the 996) is 996roadtrip on Instagram. He became quite famous touring the US with his 996 and a roof tent. They all came over to Europe and we had a couple of trips in Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy. Yeah was great fun with them.
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@Inorganic said in Our Cars (dream or actual):
@Chap beautiful photos - which road is this? looks to be a joy to drive.
Thanks, that's Passo di Stelvio or Stilfser Joch a pretty famous alpine road in northern Italy. Was featured in Top Gear in 2007 I think, Jeremy Clarkson named it the „world greatest driving road“ in that episode.
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Stelvio pass is still the dream. one day..
"Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."
- Harvey Specter
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@louisbosco said in Our Cars (dream or actual):
Stelvio pass is still the dream. one day..
Bike or car thru the pass @louisbosco ?
The journey is the objective.
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Any Subie bros in here? I owned 7 before turning into Toyota guy. Now they dropped this 'concept', which is less concepty than their usual concepts, and looks more production ready. It seems like it SHOULD be almost exactly what i've been hoping for, bring back the hatch, 6MT turbo boxer, widebody....but i'm not in love with it. It seems a bit childish to me. Maybe its the bad wing or the overstyled bumpers. Thoughts?
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@motojobobo for hairpins like this, its much more enjoyable with a car.. there are other mountain passes where I'll happily pick a bike such as grimsel pass.
"Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."
- Harvey Specter
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@louisbosco said in Our Cars (dream or actual):
Stelvio pass is still the dream. one day..
If you ever plan to do it ask me when it's the best time. It can be a huge mess and super disappointing especially during holidays or summer weekends when masses of people, cyclists, motorbikes, cars and my very special friends camper vans create a huge traffic jam. The turns are quite narrow it's easier and much more fun when it is not too crowded.
God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson
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@louisbosco said in Our Cars (dream or actual):
@motojobobo for hairpins like this, its much more enjoyable with a car.. there are other mountain passes where I'll happily pick a bike such as grimsel pass.
God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson
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My baby, 2005 C230 Kompressor
We can all aim higher and start somewhere.
WTB: IHSH-399-ORA XL | IH-814-IND 32 (shorts)
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