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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
 Posted - 11/12/2009 : 15:10:05
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Originally posted by hateandwar
Thanks mate, yeah i do get asked all the time, infact i had to help my mate on the weekend move from st kilda to dandenong 
On sunday too, which was skinking hot!
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Hi hateandwar
Can I ask what part of Dandenong?
Some parts of Dandy, are close to the Doc's Place.
And you're right! It was really really hot 36+DegC.
I hope he got you a few coldies  afterwards.
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2009 : 19:47:43
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Here's another blast from the past, one of my all time favourites.
I owned it for 5 years, drove 106.000 km's in it, had a lot of parts break down on me, but I still loved her nonetheless, until I traded her in for newer model with a 2 liter DTI engine, but that's a different story 
Here she is, a 1998 Opel Astra wagon, with a 1.7 TDS (Turbo Diesel) engine made by Isuzu, those engines are unbreakable.
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Mansun
Gold Member
Spain
564 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2009 : 01:02:37
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FenderStrat86
Bronze Member
USA
79 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2009 : 02:05:50
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My blast from the past was my 68' Ford Pickup Truck.
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2009 : 17:09:07
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Hey Fenderstrat86, nice pickup It reminds me of the Dukes of Hazzard 
@Mansun, why a lot of people buy stationwagons in Western Europe?
I don't know, convenience I guess...
At least, that's why I got one, and I just bought the 4th wagon I ever owned. 2 Astra's, then the Focus and now the 206 GTI. I actually like this model better than the 206 hatchback.
You can haul a lot of stuff in it, in my case band stuff, drums, guitars, amps, speaker cabs, you name it.
A pickup truck wouldn't be convenient here since it rains a lot of the time.  |
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FenderStrat86
Bronze Member
USA
79 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2009 : 18:33:08
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Thanks Dirk. It was basically the only thing I could afford to buy at the time, being in high school and working at McDonald's. I bought it because I needed a vehicle before I could ask a girl out on a date that I had met. I couldn't ask her to go out on a date with me and ride her on the handlebars of my ten speed. So that's the only reason I got that truck at the time and the only reason I felt that it was special to me years later. I sold it though in the fall of 1985, only owned it for a little over one year. I sold it less then a year after I had restored it |
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Mansun
Gold Member
Spain
564 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2009 : 01:29:08
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@Dirk, Funny, 'cos the 206 SW is one of the very few exceptions that I like. It's true you can take more thing with you. I had a Citro�n Xantia sedan as my first car and I could carry everything I ever needed to. Sadly, I never needed so much space until after I got rid of it and bought my little beast aka Clio.
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hateandwar
Gold Member
Australia
524 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2009 : 00:45:46
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Hey bob, we were moving to his new apartment in clow street. Pretty much in the heart of dandy (the worst part, from what I've seen....)
We did indeed have a few soothing ales afterwoods |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2009 : 19:51:31
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So, to keep this thread alive, here's the car I had in between the black Astra and the Focus.
A silver Opel Astra G wagon, with a 2.0 liter DTI engine. I loved it but the inevitable happened:
It's a shame I had to sell it, because I'd gotten a company car and did most mileage in that one since then.
And since the road taxes for diesels are a ridiculous lot higher than for petrol powered cars, I just couldn't afford it any longer.
It's still a crying shame, cause it was the best car I ever owned, not counting the 206.
After this, 2 more to go. My first and 2nd cars.
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Mesjoggah
Gold Member
Netherlands
595 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2009 : 08:19:52
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Picture this car in red and you'll know what my current car looks like, station wagons rule imo, it is only the second station wagon i own but i would not go back to a normal sedan, i can (and do) throw anything in it, my dog has a lot of space and i can throw all of my gear in it without having any problems.
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2009 : 15:42:03
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Just to revive an older thread, I found a picture of the 2nd car I had, this wasn't exactly mine, but I had one just like it.
I had it for one and a half years, drove 45.000 km's with it and eventually traded it in for the black astra wagon cause it just isn't built for driving a lot on a daily basis, not to mention all the tools and stuff I had to stash in that little car.
A '95 Opel Corsa Joy edition in pacific blue with a 1,5 liter Turbo diesel engine. This was probably the cutest car I ever had. Even the clocks on the dashboard and the knobs from the heating/ventilation were in the same color as the car.
So that makes 5 down, 1 to go next time, my very first car
I outfitted mine with these barrels, 15 inch 195 wide, the biggest size allowed on a car this size.
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2009 : 17:28:31
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Originally posted by Mansun
I know you're from the Netherlands, but this summer I went to UK on holiday and noticed that A LOT of people had station wagons... What's up with them? I don't really like them, with very few exceptions.
We have a 02 Mitsubishi Spacewagon for the family car... two adults,3 children,2 dogs and a load of other stuff when were on the move(including usually a guitar) and a station wagon makes a lot of sense..... |
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2009 : 20:32:43
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I got one of those:
but in black and with a foldable roof (not a convertible but almost) |
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Miky
Silver Member
Czech Republic
184 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2009 : 15:14:04
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Hey Mully, I have a spare BD-2 box, maybe you can park your car in it.  |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2009 : 15:19:04
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Originally posted by Miky
Hey Mully, I have a spare BD-2 box, maybe you can park your car in it.
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New toy = new car
