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What's Your Wheels?

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Terry named this 'Sabrina' .... bit of a play on words, I expect.

2007 SAAB 9-3 Aero Cabriolet.

Price was too good to refuse, being 70k AUD off the '07 listed price.

Quaintly...although SAAB is Swedish....this one's German...and the Engine was made in Port Melbourne [Australia] just a 'couple of miles down the road' from me.

Fitted with a Hirsch performance chip the 2.8l V6 Turbo Intercooled produces 202kw [276 hp] at 5670 rpm - or 90% of the 400 nm of torque from 1600 rpm onwards.  They typically don't 'rate' in pursuits such as 0 to 60 times as the first 2 gears of 6 are torque-limited to protect the transmission from ...er .... abuse.

SAAB's are massively underrated and/or overlooked by people looking for performance motoring - and more fool them....keeps their prices down...;)

For the best-of-both-worlds we've kept 'Natasha' - the '91 SAAB 9000 Turbo [a Giugiaro design] too as it does seat 5 and with a hatchback it can carry all the 'crap' needed when loaded up with 4 Race Officials heading off to the GrandsPrix, etc...;)

So....

What's your ride? ....;)

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Lord, reply 24

I have a 2010 Ford Focus, fairly small economic car.  I have grown to love the thing, it's a really great car.  Drove it to Las Vegas and back, and got 42MPG for the trip.  Only problem I have had is with the mass air flow sensor going out twice already, but I haven't had to pay for it being replaced yet.

I had a Focus Wagon which I foolishly sold. The only reason I did so was because I was moving out of Province. They are great little cars and the wagon had plenty of room in the back. I would trade my gas guzzling Envoy for one any day.

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire VDI 

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I live on this island (Kaien Island, northwest coast, BC, Canada):

And it's small. Not far from Alaska, actually. (The snow-capped stuff in the left/background is Alaska) So I have no car. Everything is walkable distance in a few minutes. hehe

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Matchbook, reply 28

I live on this island (Kaien Island, northwest coast, BC, Canada):



And it's small. Not far from Alaska, actually. (The snow-capped stuff in the left/background is Alaska) So I have no car. Everything is walkable distance in a few minutes. hehe

I am from NS living in Alberta. By the looks of that photo I want to move there.

Reply #30 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting JuniorCrooks, reply 29
By the looks of that photo I want to move there.

Talkin' bout the island or the AVI? ;)

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Daiwa, reply 30

Quoting JuniorCrooks, reply 29By the looks of that photo I want to move there.

Talkin' bout the island or the AVI?

They both look great to me but I will settle for the Island.

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Daiwa, reply 30
Talkin' bout the island or the AVI?

 

What AVI?

 

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="32" id="3419550"]
Quoting Daiwa, reply 30Talkin' bout the island or the AVI?

 

What AVI?

I believe the reference was to matchbook's avatar Jim.

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

2013 Nissan Sentra, what I drive

 

The bat mobile, what I want to drive

Reply #35 from Stardock Forums Top

2010 Chevrolet HHR SS. 2.0l turbo. 300ish HP, 320ish torques (as Jeremy Clarkson would say).

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Gargabee, reply 35
2010 Chevrolet HHR SS. 2.0l turbo. 300ish HP, 320ish torques (as Jeremy Clarkson would say).

He'd say "horsepowers" too ...;)

DPCloud ....the closest I came to 'having' a Batmobile was at one of the GrandsPrix when an older ver was going round the track on a demo and it lost a hubcap where I was [on startline] so I had to go out to retreive it ...;)

Reply #37 from Elemental Forums Top

Big pimpin in a 07 Ford Taurus son. I'm still rocking the cassette player. Bringing it old school. Now if I could only find my McHammer tape...

Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

My first car [not the actual one - but same model and colour] - a hand-me-down from my parents...1957 Standard Triumph Super 10.

The '10' stands for 10 RAC Horsepower [about 33 normal ones].  948cc motor that eventually ended up in the Triumph Herald.  Built like a tank [and about as sophisticated as one] - complete with crankhandle for when you had an argument with the electrics - [Lucas - prince of Darkness].

Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sydneysiders, reply 41
and now...back to reality....
 ...lol!! this one makes more sense, but the other is great for those "sleep driving" nights through the city!  B)

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nice Mercedes Syd! :thumbsup:

Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top

oldie but a goodie    ;)

 

the one in #39 is said to go on one tank of petrol in 100 years...  link...    

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sydneysiders, reply 44
the one in #39 is said to go on one tank of petrol in 100 years
 interesting...I wonder what the oil companies will do. 

Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top

My first...the hand me down Rambler American (1960). Not the original...and had to change the color.

 

Barb,

The Thorium reactor is really safe, too. They should have gone in that direction LONG ago, but other "interests" probably paid the pols better.

Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top

just upgraded last year:

Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I wish this Jaguar F-Type Coupe was my wheels!

 

Reply #49 from Elemental Forums Top
2002 buick lesabre. Old, well maintained, safer in auto collisions (may it never happen again), and roomy.
Reply #50 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 48

I wish this Jaguar F-Type Coupe was my wheels!

Careful what you wish for. Keeping a Jag running requires the equivalent of the GNP of several small nations. :erk: