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AiA Gold Member Offline Posts: 18405 Gender:	Cars You Wanted But Never Had Feb 23^rd, 2018 at 9:34am The Wagoneer hasn't been manufactured since 1991 but late model ones are pricey even today and are being completely refurbished. I had the chance to buy one years ago but passed on it. Damn!
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20452 Gordon Gender:	Re: Cars You Wanted But Never Had Reply #1 - Feb 23^rd, 2018 at 9:44am Nice wood. How about
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AiA Gold Member Offline Posts: 18405 Gender:	Re: Cars You Wanted But Never Had Reply #2 - Feb 23^rd, 2018 at 9:51am Looks ^^^ like something the driver might have built himself. I have no skill in that regard ...
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20452 Gordon Gender:	Re: Cars You Wanted But Never Had Reply #3 - Feb 23^rd, 2018 at 10:09am AiA wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2018 at 9:51am: Looks ^^^ like something the driver might have built himself. I have no skill in that regard ... Which do one would prefer?
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Reply #4 - Feb 23^rd, 2018 at 10:14am

Gordon wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2018 at 10:09am:

AiA wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2018 at 9:51am:

Looks ^^^ like something the driver might have built himself. I have no skill in that regard ...

Which do one would prefer?
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which one has a beaded seat cover?

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40618 Gender:	Re: Cars You Wanted But Never Had Reply #5 - Feb 25^th, 2018 at 5:40am A V12 Jaguar
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Reply #6 - Feb 25^th, 2018 at 6:39am

Audi Quattro Rally edition

Took over rallying and was so good they banned it

A later version took over European Touring car events and guess what they banned it.

https://www.audiworld.com/how-tos/slideshows/5-facts-about-the-audi-quattro-and-...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDRkHXMHqFo

Audi pretty much shaped what rally driving is today these cars were so fast and dangerous the sport had to start putting power limits on the cars

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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 16378 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: Cars You Wanted But Never Had Reply #8 - Feb 25^th, 2018 at 10:43pm
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Reply #9 - Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:18am

That's where the appreciation in value comes from. It's the appreciation and the value of love.

Not too many blokes held onto a petrol guzzling HO in the expectation that it would be worth a mint in later years. Most would have begrudgingly given it up when they had more important things to look after.

Just the other day I had a guy looking at my Monaro, telling me about the ads he saw as a kid and how he always wanted one. Then when they get to the age when they can afford their toy, the old guys (like me) say, "No way, I paid a good price back then because I liked it so much (designed by a woman btw..lol). So the price goes up because I really have no need to sell. I still like it and I'd miss it if it was gone. Don't even have to love it so much, I'd probably swap for an old Mercedes sports or a Jag V12 which were the ones that I really wanted as a kid.

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Reply #10 - Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:26am

Amadd wrote on Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:18am:

That's where the appreciation in value comes from. It's the appreciation and the value of love.

Not too many blokes held onto a petrol guzzling HO in the expectation that it would be worth a mint in later years. Most would have begrudgingly given it up when they had more important things to look after.

Just the other day I had a guy looking at my Monaro, telling me about the ads he saw as a kid and how he always wanted one. Then when they get to the age when they can afford their toy, the old guys (like me) say, "No way, I paid a good price back then because I liked it so much (designed by a woman btw..lol). So the price goes up because I really have no need to sell. I still like it and I'd miss it if it was gone.

I'm sure every man would appreciate a HO. Grin

edit:I went to school and used to ice skate with a guy who bought one of the 500 or so HOs before he even got his licence. Ended up being killed in it on the way back from Ravenswood. He had a friends HR drag car on a trailer, some guy heading south in a Monaro crossed the road and he went off the road into a tree, the HR came off the trailer and smashed it from the rear, he and his girl were killed.

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Reply #11 - Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:32am

Setanta wrote on Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:26am:

Amadd wrote on Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:18am:

That's where the appreciation in value comes from. It's the appreciation and the value of love.

Not too many blokes held onto a petrol guzzling HO in the expectation that it would be worth a mint in later years. Most would have begrudgingly given it up when they had more important things to look after.

Just the other day I had a guy looking at my Monaro, telling me about the ads he saw as a kid and how he always wanted one. Then when they get to the age when they can afford their toy, the old guys (like me) say, "No way, I paid a good price back then because I liked it so much (designed by a woman btw..lol). So the price goes up because I really have no need to sell. I still like it and I'd miss it if it was gone.

I'm sure every man would appreciate a HO. Grin

Does everything your Mrs. doesn't lol.

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Amadd Gold Member Offline Mo Posts: 6217	Re: Cars You Wanted But Never Had Reply #12 - Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:35am Btw. How do I post a photo here? How do I access from my personal files? Nearly 6000 posts and not one pic..lol. A picture is worth a thousand words.
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Reply #13 - Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:36am

Amadd wrote on Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:32am:

Setanta wrote on Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:26am:

Amadd wrote on Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:18am:

That's where the appreciation in value comes from. It's the appreciation and the value of love.

Not too many blokes held onto a petrol guzzling HO in the expectation that it would be worth a mint in later years. Most would have begrudgingly given it up when they had more important things to look after.

Just the other day I had a guy looking at my Monaro, telling me about the ads he saw as a kid and how he always wanted one. Then when they get to the age when they can afford their toy, the old guys (like me) say, "No way, I paid a good price back then because I liked it so much (designed by a woman btw..lol). So the price goes up because I really have no need to sell. I still like it and I'd miss it if it was gone.

I'm sure every man would appreciate a HO. Grin

Does everything your Mrs. doesn't lol.

I had an AP5 with a warmed over 265 in it until a few years ago. I went to the RTA to do reg stuff one day and some guy started talking to me about it. I said it's older than the wife and the body is in better shape, he asked it it rode as well.

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Reply #14 - Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:39am

Amadd wrote on Feb 26^th, 2018 at 1:35am:

Btw. How do I post a photo here?
How do I access from my personal files?

If it's a photo you have on your HDD, when you post or reply to a message, under the smileys there is a box that says "choose file", click it and navigate to the file you want to attach. It will have to meet the file size allowed. If it doesn't, shrink it in Gimp or something.

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