Car Love Thread

[APhound]

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

Where do you guys get the vintage cars? Privately? From car dealers? Would not mind a convertible Mercedes SL for weekends.

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[Shmoopy]

Ok so it’s not a car, but whatever.

I’m about to close on this house, super excited about the garage. I’ve never had a nice garage, and am looking forward to stuffing it with cars and bikes!

All my non-car friends (and wife!) think I am bananas for looking at cabinets, lifts and flooring for the garage before anything regarding the interior of the house lol.



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[1st amg]

Originally Posted by Shmoopy

Ok so it’s not a car, but whatever.

I’m about to close on this house, super excited about the garage. I’ve never had a nice garage, and am looking forward to stuffing it with cars and bikes!

All my non-car friends (and wife!) think I am bananas for looking at cabinets, lifts and flooring for the garage before anything regarding the interior of the house lol.



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Oh nice space! The garage is the only room in the house my wife will let me have lol!! Choose the right flooring and it will transform it.

[superdog]

Originally Posted by Shmoopy

Ok so it’s not a car, but whatever.

I’m about to close on this house, super excited about the garage. I’ve never had a nice garage, and am looking forward to stuffing it with cars and bikes!

All my non-car friends (and wife!) think I am bananas for looking at cabinets, lifts and flooring for the garage before anything regarding the interior of the house lol.



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Yes!!!!

This is epic. Beauty of a space.

I can’t wait to see what you do to it.

[edyu]

Originally Posted by 1William

My question would be are you a BMW guy or a Mustang Guy? You can be both, depending, but having to choose between the two it comes down to what you want and like the most. I would prefer the BMW especially if it has not given you any trouble. The Mustangs are icons but a totally different driving experience. When in doubt, don't.

I'm a bmw guy just because I bought one 14 years ago and I've been with the BMW CCA for just as long. I enjoyed the track time and my drives with them.

The main problem is that because I have an E60 stick shift + NA V8 it's impossible to replace it nowadays. Anything remotely interesting is now over $200k and I just can't see myself enjoy driving more even if I replaced my old car so BMW remains.

[East Bay Rider]

Nostalgic car-love related rant:
I really miss the full color, model specific, auto brochures that were available at every dealership.
I miss being able to open them up wide, circle options, write notes in the margins and compare one manufacturer to another, feature against feature, in one place on the table in front of me.
Somehow opening and closing different tabs on my laptop just isn't the same. I'm inclined to think manufacturers did away with them to save themselves money, but that doesn't help the customer much.
File those lost to the good old days.

[HHIslander]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

Nostalgic car-love related rant:
I really miss the full color, model specific, auto brochures that were available at every dealership.
I miss being able to open them up wide, circle options, write notes in the margins and compare one manufacturer to another, feature against feature, in one place on the table in front of me.
Somehow opening and closing different tabs on my laptop just isn't the same. I'm inclined to think manufacturers did away with them to save themselves money, but that doesn't help the customer much.
File those lost to the good old days.

I agree and like to do the same thing. We only keep up with Toyota and Lexus these days and they both still do brochures (I'm on a list and they send them to me automatically) but I think they are the only ones. When I got the new LX and GX brochures it was like Christmas.

[996marty]

Originally Posted by Shmoopy

Ok so it’s not a car, but whatever.

I’m about to close on this house, super excited about the garage. I’ve never had a nice garage, and am looking forward to stuffing it with cars and bikes!

All my non-car friends (and wife!) think I am bananas for looking at cabinets, lifts and flooring for the garage before anything regarding the interior of the house lol.



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That’s a fabulous space. I’m now looking forward to seeing some cars in it

[Jackie Daytona]

Originally Posted by m32

Purchased my high school dream car earlier this year... 99 M3/manual/dinan Stg 4

Finally finished "modding" it to my liking.







Edwin

Always loved the e36 m3 beautiful car!

[rolexpatek363]

Originally Posted by m32

Purchased my high school dream car earlier this year... 99 M3/manual/dinan Stg 4

Finally finished "modding" it to my liking.







Edwin

Beautiful car. 20 years ago I had a 328i E36 coupe and I still regret selling it. The steering was fantastic.

[7sins]

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

Where do you guys get the vintage cars? Privately? From car dealers? Would not mind a convertible Mercedes SL for weekends.

https://classics.autotrader.com/

classiccars.com

hemmings.com

classicdriver.com

https://www.theparking-cars.com/ (if you want to import)

I use classic.com all the time, this will show you auctions for cars and what they recently sold for to get an idea of what you should be paying.

[rolexpatek363]

I got my MB from here.

https://www.edward-hall.co.uk/

[Jackie Daytona]

Originally Posted by 7sins

Going to need some pics!!

Took me a bit. Sorry for the delay. My long family history of Jaguar troubles in one post. Lol! My father’s 69 XKE, Uncles XK-120 before that. My XJR from years back. Lastly the XJ-6 I learned to drive in. My father passed over a decade ago, but I just happened to find this about a year ago in the middle of nowhere TN, with my father’s name on the records in the glovebox still. I need to fix it, but it keeps landing on the back burner.


Sorry for all the side story. Just on the subject of Jaguar.

One day I’d love to ad a S1 convertible in primrose yellow with a black interior.

[rmlovett1]

Originally Posted by Jackie Daytona

Took me a bit. Sorry for the delay. My long family history of Jaguar troubles in one post. Lol! My father’s 69 XKE, Uncles XK-120 before that. My XJR from years back. Lastly the XJ-6 I learned to drive in. My father passed over a decade ago, but I just happened to find this about a year ago in the middle of nowhere TN, with my father’s name on the records in the glovebox still. I need to fix it, but it keeps landing on the back burner.


Sorry for all the side story. Just on the subject of Jaguar.

One day I’d love to ad a S1 convertible in primrose yellow with a black interior.

Outstanding! What a great story! Thank you for the pictures.

[scarlet knight]

Thank you for the great Jaguar pictures. They are high on my list for car design. I don’t see many on the road anymore. Wonder what happened.

[Easy E]

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

Thank you for the great Jaguar pictures. They are high on my list for car design. I don’t see many on the road anymore. Wonder what happened.

They are broke down.

[scarlet knight]

Originally Posted by Easy E

They are broke down.

I think that got ‘em.

[7sins]

Originally Posted by Jackie Daytona

Took me a bit. Sorry for the delay. My long family history of Jaguar troubles in one post. Lol! My father’s 69 XKE, Uncles XK-120 before that. My XJR from years back. Lastly the XJ-6 I learned to drive in. My father passed over a decade ago, but I just happened to find this about a year ago in the middle of nowhere TN, with my father’s name on the records in the glovebox still. I need to fix it, but it keeps landing on the back burner.


Sorry for all the side story. Just on the subject of Jaguar.

One day I’d love to ad a S1 convertible in primrose yellow with a black interior.

Thank you for sharing, that xke is breathtaking!

[Flex368]

Love the old Jaguars.

I'd love a XJ6 Coupe.

[INC]

Originally Posted by Flex368

Love the old Jaguars.

I'd love a XJ6 Coupe.

I had an XJ6 Sovereign for a short time. I loved it because it was a really exceptional car, but honestly it wasn't my world, it wasn't made for me. So I decided to say goodbye to her.

[Shmoopy]

Originally Posted by 1st amg

Oh nice space! The garage is the only room in the house my wife will let me have lol!! Choose the right flooring and it will transform it.

Lol, same. I'm currently deciding between polyaspartic, tile and polished concrete. I welcome any thoughts. My wrenching skills are sorta basic, I am not going to be swapping any engines or rebuilding transmissions, but plan on changing oil/flushing fluids/waterpump/sparkplug replacement etc etc.

Originally Posted by superdog

Yes!!!!

This is epic. Beauty of a space.

I can’t wait to see what you do to it.

Thank you, Seth. It's funny the wide berth between my friends that don't think much of it vs the car guy friends who are enthusiastic for for me as well lol. The heart wants what the heart wants, I guess.

Originally Posted by 996marty

That’s a fabulous space. I’m now looking forward to seeing some cars in it

Thanks so much. I'm actually looking at a super clean 996 GT3, but the seller is asking a bit much imo...

[superdog]

Originally Posted by Shmoopy

Lol, same. I'm currently deciding between polyaspartic, tile and polished concrete. I welcome any thoughts. My wrenching skills are sorta basic, I am not going to be swapping any engines or rebuilding transmissions, but plan on changing oil/flushing fluids/waterpump/sparkplug replacement etc etc.



Thank you, Seth. It's funny the wide berth between my friends that don't think much of it vs the car guy friends who are enthusiastic for for me as well lol. The heart wants what the heart wants, I guess.


Thanks so much. I'm actually looking at a super clean 996 GT3, but the seller is asking a bit much imo...

Polished concrete is amazing.

[1st amg]

Originally Posted by Shmoopy

Lol, same. I'm currently deciding between polyaspartic, tile and polished concrete. I welcome any thoughts. My wrenching skills are sorta basic, I am not going to be swapping any engines or rebuilding transmissions, but plan on changing oil/flushing fluids/waterpump/sparkplug replacement etc etc.



Thank you, Seth. It's funny the wide berth between my friends that don't think much of it vs the car guy friends who are enthusiastic for for me as well lol. The heart wants what the heart wants, I guess.


Thanks so much. I'm actually looking at a super clean 996 GT3, but the seller is asking a bit much imo...

Here is what I did last summer. Turned out quite nice. Extremely durable stuff.


It’s a product from a company called

NewAge flooring. It’s a stone composite lvc tile. Best stuff ever.

https://shopnewage.com/collections/g...31973899894850


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[BraveBold]

Originally Posted by 1st amg

Here is what I did last summer. Turned out quite nice. Extremely durable stuff.


It’s a product from a company called

NewAge flooring. It’s a stone composite lvc tile. Best stuff ever.

https://shopnewage.com/collections/g...31973899894850


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Ottawa? Pro install?

Any issues with getting water under the tiles? Looks like a nice alternative!

[Flex368]

Originally Posted by INC

I had an XJ6 Sovereign for a short time. I loved it because it was a really exceptional car, but honestly it wasn't my world, it wasn't made for me. So I decided to say goodbye to her.

I have the same feeling. Beautiful, but not the right car for me. But still love the looks.

[1st amg]

Originally Posted by BraveBold

Ottawa? Pro install?

Any issues with getting water under the tiles? Looks like a nice alternative!

I ordered the material myself and then had a couple of my staff help me install it. There is a 100% waterproof guarantee, with all that slush and sleet in the winter months, no leaks or penetration. It is also resistant to impacts of 40,000 lbs/sq inch or something like that.
Many car dealerships are installing this, it is anti-slip. Comes in various colors and patterns.

[BraveBold]

Originally Posted by 1st amg

I ordered the material myself and then had a couple of my staff help me install it. There is a 100% waterproof guarantee, with all that slush and sleet in the winter months, no leaks or penetration. It is also resistant to impacts of 40,000 lbs/sq inch or something like that.
Many car dealerships are installing this, it is anti-slip. Comes in various colors and patterns.

Thanks for the input. I’ll be giving that a look.

[Jackie Daytona]

Originally Posted by rmlovett1

Outstanding! What a great story! Thank you for the pictures.

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

Thank you for the great Jaguar pictures. They are high on my list for car design. I don’t see many on the road anymore. Wonder what happened.

Originally Posted by Easy E

They are broke down.

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

I think that got ‘em.

Originally Posted by 7sins

Thank you for sharing, that xke is breathtaking!

Originally Posted by Flex368

Love the old Jaguars.

I'd love a XJ6 Coupe.

Originally Posted by INC

I had an XJ6 Sovereign for a short time. I loved it because it was a really exceptional car, but honestly it wasn't my world, it wasn't made for me. So I decided to say goodbye to her.

Originally Posted by Flex368

I have the same feeling. Beautiful, but not the right car for me. But still love the looks.

Thanks all. I certainly love the marque. My wife a lot less so. Lol!

[thedak]

[~JJ]

^Great perspective from that vantage point. Cool pic