Cars!
I like cars.
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1981 Lynx (4-speed)
This is the Lynx. I've had this car since high school and have it
still although it is currently in storage without an engine.
It's hard to say too many bad things about a car with 150,000 miles!
It took a lot of abuse.
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Counting Cows
The Lynx was the closest thing I had to a rally car. It took a lot of
abuse driving on and off the road in Kentucky. It has a 4-wheel independent
suspension and front wheel drive; the combination kept me from ever getting
stuck in the snow and mud. Here it is on my
friend Bill's farm in Tompkinsville. We were counting cows.
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Arizona
When I went to college at Embry-Riddle in Arizona, my dad and I drove
the Lynx out there from Kentucky for my second semester. The engine had
been rebuilt and the body repainted. The high-altitude in Prescott
made it difficult for the engine until I bought some Bosch plantinum sparkplugs.
The Lynx never complained and never
left me stranded in the desert. It even got me home from Phoenix running
solely on power generated by the alternator. The Lynx has never let me down.
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1992 Mustang LX 5.0 (5-speed)
I bought the Mustang soon after moving to Florida. I had never owned
a pony car before and learned quite a bit about driving from it.
It used to speak to me whenever I was nearby.
It would say Drive me!
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Rear 3/4 View
Everyone always complemented the Mustang on its color.
It was a very nice car to look at and I tried to keep it as clean
as possible.
I really loved it, but after three years I decided to give it up because
of the mechanical defects Ford Service refused to fix.
It was heartbreaking to part with, and I still miss it.
Note to self: Get another.
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1995 Nissan Maxima SE (5-speed)
Here is a picture of my 95 SE on a beautiful day in Florida.
After months of test driving all kinds of vechicles,
this was the only one that could replace the failing Mustang.
The 3.0 V6 engine is fine tuned at the factory to produce a
silky smooth 190 horsepower (210 torque). After driving around
a 5 liter Mustang for three years this was an important consideration.
I love this car.
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Paul's Maxima
Here's another taken from the opposite direction.
I've found the Maxima to be much quicker than the Mustang,
and completely controllable and smooth at high-speed.
I've gotten sooo many tickets in the Maxima...
It likes to go fast.
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Maxima in Gettysburg
Gettysburg (1863) was a turning point
in the Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln made his
famous Gettysburg Address there.
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100,000 Miles
The Maxima reached 100,000 miles shortly after my fifth year of ownership.
It currently has over 125,000 miles on it now and still runs like new,
and revs right up to 7,000 RPM in no time. 65 MPH in 2nd gear, and 100 MPH
in 3rd. After that it really starts to get fun...
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Detailing
After driving mine, my friend Michelle ended up finding a used Maxima
for herself that turned out to be exactly like mine.
Here is a picture of Michelle's car and my car together.
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Michelle
This is Michelle cleaning hers. It was really hot that day.
We had a 45 minute commute from Indian Rocks Beach to our offices in Tampa,
so sometimes we would drive in tandem to cut through traffic on the
Howard Franklin Bridge. The 101 is for little girls who drive pimped out Civics.
Drive in Florida if you want to see aggressive drivers.
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