$3000 for my Civic, $1000 for two Yugos (including parts I have bought so far), $1150 so far on my Spitfire ($900 for the JK Jackson built motor and $250 for the limited slip diff.), about $1500 for my F150.
$3000 for my Civic, $1000 for two Yugos (including parts I have bought so far), $1150 so far on my Spitfire ($900 for the JK Jackson built motor and $250 for the limited slip diff.), about $1500 for my F150.
1991 Jeep Wrangler - $3500
2002 Silverado 2500HD - $7500
2002 Protege 5 - $10,000
2008 Mustang GT Roller - $3000
2006 Mustang GT Driver - $8500
Also interesting is that as much of a jap car fanboi as I was a decade ago, the only jap car we have is the Protege that is my wife's daily.
GameboyRMH wrote: What ancient ancestor of the Escalade was ever a capable offroader?
K5 Blazer.
After DDing a Miata for the past 2 years, I'd be happy to be able to afford a new Escalade. I'd probably get a few years used one, but I'd still be happy in that. Driving my dads new Infiniti last weekend made me miss my old SAAB. Heated seats, nice leather, a good stereo, very little road noise...
Damn, I want a garage with some sort of living quarters attached to it.
I went to a cousin's wedding in Dallas and all the family was put up in a boutique hotel downtown. Nice place, a bit over-the-top, hey-look-at-us-being-fancy, but whatever. (And they wouldn't let a group of adults bring in a case of beer we brought from the gas station across the street after their price-gouging bar closed down, but that's a rant for another time.) Their airport shuttle was an Escalade with longhorns on the hood, which struck me as exactly on-point. But I have to say, it was perfectly suited for the purpose. It was a dressed up people/stuff mover and it did the job with aplomb: it took 8 people (including the driver) and their luggage in relative comfort. Could it have been done with a regular Suburban? Sure, but it wouldn't have given the appearance of affluence that the brand was trying to convey.
GameboyRMH wrote: What ancient ancestor of the Escalade was ever a capable offroader?
I'm still on my cranky Gelandewagen tangent.
DILYSI Dave wrote: 1991 Jeep Wrangler - $3500 2002 Silverado 2500HD - $7500 2002 Protege 5 - $10,000 2008 Mustang GT Roller - $3000 2006 Mustang GT Driver - $8500 Also interesting is that as much of a jap car fanboi as I was a decade ago, the only jap car we have is the Protege that is my wife's daily.
so with the snot rocket gone, what is it you're a-x/racing now ?
wbjones wrote:DILYSI Dave wrote: 1991 Jeep Wrangler - $3500 2002 Silverado 2500HD - $7500 2002 Protege 5 - $10,000 2008 Mustang GT Roller - $3000 2006 Mustang GT Driver - $8500 Also interesting is that as much of a jap car fanboi as I was a decade ago, the only jap car we have is the Protege that is my wife's daily.so with the snot rocket gone, what is it you're a-x/racing now ?
The 2008 Mustang is being turned into a CP car. 
Bobzilla wrote:GameboyRMH wrote: What ancient ancestor of the Escalade was ever a capable offroader?K5 Blazer.
You beat me to the punch.
Paid $750 for my 02 WRX with 97k kms on the clock.
If nobody buys the vehicle new, how do we get to buy them when they are 10 years old?
I feel so Sad and Pathetic compared to all of you..
2012 Outback $24,000
2013 WRX $25500
MG Midget ~$4000 invested
Subaru 360 $1
nocones wrote: I feel so Sad and Pathetic compared to all of you.. 2012 Outback $24,000 2013 WRX $25500 MG Midget ~$4000 invested Subaru 360 $1
I'd rather be driving what you're driving than what most of them are driving.
nocones wrote: I feel so Sad and Pathetic compared to all of you.. 2012 Outback $24,000 2013 WRX $25500 MG Midget ~$4000 invested Subaru 360 $1
You are pathetic, but mostly due to the lack of giant flare updates. 
DILYSI Dave wrote: The 2008 Mustang is being turned into a CP car.
I approve of this Message!
Phase 1 is to be a mostly stock 4.6 (CAI, long tubes, pullies, CMCV delete, 93 Octane dyno tune) which should put ~330HP to the ground, coupled with enough lightening to get to 2750#. Suspension is to be full spherical, watts linked, on OE pickup points, with JRZ triple adjustable dampers. Planning on running 315 Hoosiers on 18 x 10.5's, like the ESP cars.
Phase 2 will include a Coyote motor putting 500HP to the ground, 18 x 12's, and probably more extensive chassis lightening / stiffening. And fixing whatever weak links reveal themselves in Phase 1.
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