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First Car: Tina - the Cortina (so original, I know)

Next: Laser the Amazer (guess what she was!)

After that: the Falcadore (what can I say - a company car)

And then: Saabie (not Japanese my name, but definitely by nature- zoom zoom)

Arriving Friday: Paris (aka the Z who always takes her top off)

So why are all my cars chicks?

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Holden Commodore L (1980??) - was called cursed ( it was nothing but trouble, lost of engine trouble, we got hit in it 5-6 times i think. it finnaly got written off while we were going to gosford.

mitsubishi colt (1985) - lol my dad used to call it his little mercedes.used to jerk while going into 2nd gear on cold mornings. I bought some Shell helix Plus (green bottle), it stoped the jerking.

ford falcon ea (1990) - i call it jelly ( seems so soft it feels like it has jelly suspension.i hate it )

R31 Nissan skyline (1989) - I call it "the red car" (its red :P ) i remember looking for a used car with my dad after the commodore. It was bright red like the r31 GTS2s up on the steel ramp things you can get from super cheap auto. We bought it and have had it for 8 yrs now.

When we first had it you could hardly hear the engine running, it performed better than any commodore or falcon that we tried at the time.

Now it runs on HOT all day,Every day. needs a service badly. I think the thermostate is all rusted up and stuck closed. I might flush the radiator on the weekend.. arrgg might aswell throw the thing out and get one from the reckers. there must be so much shit in the cooling system. i bet the water is like liquid bronze.

arghh.. enough of my rambling

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