1992 MB 300E from new

 

My project/fun cars:
1965, 1966, Mustang coupes that I completely converted from 6 cyl. to 289 V8's when I was 17 and 23 y.o. respectively.
1983 Mustang GT converted to 351 (425 h.p.).
1998 Mustang Cobra convertible w/road comp. suspension upgrades (2003-4).
Drove my moms 2003 Honda Civic for 8 months till I found a "doctors car"; 2002 X-Type 3.0 auto. (topaz) in awesome shape. Engine recently blew, now has a 2005 motor (48k) and full exhaust mod. I "think" my patients now "look at me"....
Wish list includes an "S" Type-R
Wife drives a late model Expedition (refuses to allow me to "tweak" the Expo. and I don't blame her).

 

I've probably had more cars than I can remember completely. Some were only around for a short time, but here are some of the highlights;

1980 Mercury Capri RS
1971 Mustang
1974 Lincoln Towncar
1986 ASC Mclaren 5.0_SC
1986 Linoln Mark VII LSC
1997 Jeep Wrangler 4.0 Sport
2 1994 Thunderbird SC's
1 1989 Thunderbird SC
1995 40th Anniversary Thunderbird V8
2003 SVT Lightning
1957 Chevy 3200 pick-up
1992 GMC Typhoon
2004 Pontiac GTO (tweeked up to well over 500HP at one point)
1997 Ford Eddie Bauer Explorer (Winter ride previous to getting the X-type)

I currently have the ASC Mclaren, the GTO, and X-type. But I think I'll be swapping one or two out for something else in the spring...

 

in this order:

when i was 13 i built two minibikes, one had 5.0hp motor, the other had 3.5 neither had brakes!!

at 14 got rid of them got a 1976 yamaha gt 80 for free. fixed it and rode it then sold for 400!

got a 86 yamaha yz125 and blew a hold through the crank case. got rid of that.

when i was 15 i owned a 88 yz125(dirtbike) an 80's puch moped (HAHA!) and a rare yamaha motorcycle, an 87 srx 250 (sport style imported to us in 1987 only, and only 1400 came here)

turned 16 got my permits class d(car) and class m(motorcycle). got rid of the dirtbike and moped, then two months later totaled my rare bike. left with nothing...

then i got my first car at 16.5, a 91 camaro RS. 305 tbi, limited slip rear end loved it.went through two winters and then got a winter beater off my dad, his 87 s10 blazer with a crate motor in it(my mom blew the original motor) at 18

got rid of the blazer after one winter, cause i blew the 4wd.

two years later my camaro had racked up a whopping number of of times being hit while parked...over four years it was HIT 10 TIMES while parked!!! the tenth finally totaled it

then i got a 98 GMC Jimmy, drove this thing for like two and a half years untill it was on its last leg

then in 08 i traded it for my x-type. got my x it was four years old, 59.000 mi and cost me 10.5k. reason for ultra low price was gasoline was about 4.89/gal, so car prices plummeted.

spring of 09 i bought my son a 2001 yamaha PW50 for his 4th birthday, and i ride it more then him!!!

summer of 09 i bout a 1993 yamaha fzr 600 sport style motorcycle.

still got the x, the fzr and the pw. dont plan on getting rid of any of them. -stevis05

 

1997 Escort LX
2000 Ford Focus SE.
I like the Jag much better....

 

1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Coupe, 1984 S10, 1991 Mustang GT, 1999 Ford Contour, 1998 SVT Contour, 1998 SVT Contour, 199x Dodge K-car, 1991 Taurus SHO, 1985 BMW 325es, 1998 GMC 1500, 1998 Hyundai Accent, 1985 Porsche 924s and 2004 X-Type. (Cars in bold I presently own.) I think that's all of them. LOL

 

66 Mustang GT Convertible
63 Jag XKE Roadster
68 T Bird
64 Pontiac LeMans
78 Buick Riviera
81 Dodge Mirada
78 Porsche 924
87 Porsche 924S
78 MG Midget(2)
81 Dodge K Car
79 Pontiac Sunbird
89 Ford Probe
96 T Bird
99 Olds Alero
08 PT Cruiser

 

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS fully loaded that was an utter "pile" on wheels... I ended up totaling it<on accident) Into an AT&T phone box. 23K on it had it from new.

Previ to that, had an Infiniti I35 which was a car I wish I would of kept. Had heated front, back seats, heated steering wheel and a lot of power. Had a turning radius of a semi though

Before that I had:
-84 Mercedes-Benz 300 Turbo Diesel ebayed
-1983 Mercedes-Benz EURO 240D diesel with a 4-speed standard. Still have this gem!
-97' Nissan Altima- gave to little brother

All in all, Im loving this Jag more and more. I just kinda wound up with it after I'd totaled my car, my insurance company gave me like 4 days to buy a new one. My buddy workes high up at a dealership in the area. Went to him and, he kept telling me "you need to test drive this car, you will want it trust me"(even though I was eye balling a S-type R) So needless to say, he was right and Now I have my 03' X-type Sport 3.0.

 

Well if we are going past the immediate vehicles...

2004 Lincoln Navigator
2007 Nissan Maxima SE

 

2003 hyundai ACCENT
2002 honda ACCORD
1999 JAG XJ8
1998 ROVER 800 coupe
2007 LEXUS IS 300
and now i got my 2006 X-TYPE

 

I have a long list, so I'll save it to most recent -last 10 years: 1993 SAAB 9000 Aero - tweaked to run 25psi of boost and eat transmissions. Two 1985 SAAB 16v 900 Turbo's, 96 Ford F-150 4x4, 1977 Chevy K10 with 6" lift on 35's. And then my current cache as noted in my sig below. Wife also had a Honda Element for a time. I also have a 49 ****** Jeep up at my camp as a log hauler. Needs work, has "tree brakes" and no floor.

 

What a great vehicle! and some of the last 'tank like' MB's.... how many miles did you sell it with?

 

Let's see (photos only date back to around 2003, so missing a few)...

 

1994 Chevy Corsica -> totalled my second winter
1991 Dodge Stealth ES -> Still have
1992 Subaru Legacy -> Gave to my cousin...still have
1998 Hyundai Accent -> Gave to cousin...still have
2003 Dodge Ram 1500 -> Traded in for 2006 Ram...one of the more stupid things I have done
2005.5 x-type 3.0 -> Still have
2006 Dodge Ram 1500 -> Still have

 

Passat

I am happy with the jag but going from 30 mpg down to 13 mpg really blows!!

 

If you are only getting 13mpg then something is wrong. I've tromped on my car hard for extended periods and never got that low. Hell my Range Rover gets at least 13mpg with a small block V8 for crissakes.....

 

LOL I miss my '98 Accent. I want another one with a blown engine so I can do a 2L swap and compete in the GRM challenge.

 

According to so many other posts here... the common perception in the several fuel mileage threads seems to be "you're not driving a car for fuel efficiency if you are driving a jag... so get over it". So I just assumed that was what it was going to be...


such as this latest one...

 

Got me thinking about my complete list so here goes:

66 Ford Custom
68 Ford Torino GT - wish i still had it
70 Pontiac Pariseinne convert - wish i still had it
72 Ford Pinto wagon - yes, wish I still had it
78 Chev Malibu (rare factory 350) - wish i still had it
74 Olds Cutlass
80 Chev Citation
83 Chev Camaro
83 Buick Century
82 Pontiac Lemans
87 Plymouth Reliant
85 Honda Civic
81 Olds Cutlass
84 Honda Prelude - wish i still had it
88 Honda Civic
86 Honda Accord
87 Ford Aerostar
84 Chev S10
86 Ford Taurus
89 Dodge Colt
90 Ford Taurus
95 Pontiac Sunfire
97 Toyota RAV 4
84 Ford F150
97 Dodge Caravan
85 Chev El Camino - kinda wish I didn't sell it
01 Dodge Caravan
02 Jag X-Type - of course I still have it
99 Dodge Durango - just got it

Whew, glad I got that out of my system.

 

Had to join this thread:

1970 TR6 puchased new; my first car; traded it in two yearls later for....
1969 E-Type ots; I still have it, and drive it!
1974 Pontiac Astre Wagon: sold
1960 Jaguar 3.8 Mark II: sold
1966 MGB-GT:sold
1983 Nissan Sentra Wagon: scrapped after 11 years.
1994 Saturn SW2: purchased new; sold
2005 X-Type Estate; purchased Aug. 2008

I tend to keep my daily drivers for years. 8 cars over a period of 40 years, I still have #2, and hopefully will enjoy many years with #8, as it has a mere 24,000 kms on the odo.

Cheers,

Bruce