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Old 12-22-22 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
They are so dang cool despite also being so so so bad in other ways....

Yes, reliability was not one of their main features....something to be taken into consideration when T-Rex himself is in hot-pursuit LOL.

Old 12-22-22 | 05:25 PM
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Give me the early 90's Explorer. That was the original chased by a T-Rex vehicle.

Old 12-22-22 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill



Watching Lost World Jurassic Park on Showcase. (Back when Spielberg was good). Anyone remember the product placement of the Mercedes ML320? I liked this car. Body on frame?

I never understood why MB went away from the name ML
Wait--Spielberg isn't good anymore?
Old 12-22-22 | 06:09 PM
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Voila! Best Christmas gift ever. Water heater successfully moved and we have both cars in! Opened up much more room than I thought! My lord now we REALLY will never sell our house, that was the only real negative.




Just in time for the 5 degree low we are having tonight, we aren’t escaping this crazy vottex down south. Half of Knoxville is going to freeze to death bc many have heat pumps and not gas.
Old 12-22-22 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Voila! Best Christmas gift ever. Water heater successfully moved and we have both cars in! Opened up much more room than I thought! My lord now we REALLY will never sell our house, that was the only real negative.




Just in time for the 5 degree low we are having tonight, we aren’t escaping this crazy vottex down south. Half of Knoxville is going to freeze to death bc many have heat pumps and not gas.
Nice. Two V8s. One full time 4WD. Made in Japan

Great Christmas lights on the garage.
Old 12-22-22 | 06:58 PM
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Very nice! I also posted a picture of all my silver cars inside for the first time yesterday in my 6.3 thread.

It's always great being able to keep the nice cars inside
Old 12-22-22 | 07:04 PM
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used car market is going to tank, precursors are happening

https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...86-2022-12-22/
Old 12-22-22 | 07:22 PM
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I can’t believe this is for sale

$66K.

Ultra rare 105-series Land Cruiser, not a 100 series..not a 200…but a factory 105 chassis . Solid front axle and a solid rear axle. Symmetrical 4WD. MANUAL diesel.




Available in Canada.

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/toyota/l...=100&modalXS=1





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Wait--Spielberg isn't good anymore?
‘Posting a response in the movie thread. Don’t want to go off topic in this fabulous thread.

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Old 12-22-22 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Voila! Best Christmas gift ever. Water heater successfully moved and we have both cars in! Opened up much more room than I thought! My lord now we REALLY will never sell our house, that was the only real negative.




Just in time for the 5 degree low we are having tonight, we aren’t escaping this crazy vottex down south. Half of Knoxville is going to freeze to death bc many have heat pumps and not gas.
Congrats! Lookin good.
Old 12-22-22 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Voila! Best Christmas gift ever. Water heater successfully moved and we have both cars in! Opened up much more room than I thought! My lord now we REALLY will never sell our house, that was the only real negative.
Another clean garage, don't know how ya'll do it.
Where ya'll put your junk?

Originally Posted by AJT123
Just in time for the 5 degree low we are having tonight, we aren’t escaping this crazy vottex down south. Half of Knoxville is going to freeze to death bc many have heat pumps and not gas.
Oh man, sounds harsh.
Currently I'm at a hotel in a small town of Hardeeville, SC and drove 450 miles today until the 2 lane on I-95 and a 5 car wreck slowed traffic down.
It was 3:30 pm and only had a couple hours of daylight left I can drive so played it safe and pulled in and got a hotel.

Only problem, kids are saying freezing rain coming in at noon tomorrow in foothills of NC where I'm headed and that's almost 300 miles away and can't drive till daybreak so it will be close.

Originally Posted by Striker223
Very nice! I also posted a picture of all my silver cars inside for the first time yesterday in my 6.3 thread.

It's always great being able to keep the nice cars inside
What you gonna do with all your awesome cars?
They look good tho, bet you get a lot of lookers and gawkers. lol

Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
used car market is going to tank, precursors are happening
Hope so, I need a car upgrade bad and I'm not buying anything till ya'll say it's time to buy, buy, buy.

Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
I can’t believe this is for sale
$66K.
Ultra rare 105-series Land Cruiser, not a 100 series..not a 200…but a factory 105 chassis . Solid front axle and a solid rear axle. Symmetrical 4WD. MANUAL diesel.
.
As crazy as that price is, I can see someone buying it.
I mean, aesome truck but at $66k it robs so much perceived value compared to a newer body on frame due to age.
I don't know but guessing they will sell it no prob.

Originally Posted by SW17LS
Congrats! Lookin good.
You have a ridiculously mint garage too.
Don't know how yall do it. lol

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Old 12-23-22 | 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
They are so dang cool despite also being so so so bad in other ways....
I actually still have a 2002 ML500 I use as a beater car. It’s been in the family since new and well maintained at 120k. The poor thing’s paint has perhaps seen better days but it’s survived a lot of years of living outside and being loaned to teen drivers in the family. Many, many rock chips and a few small dings but mechanically sound. The interior in particular has held up ridiculously well.
Old 12-23-22 | 07:19 AM
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It's -10 here, I got an alarm to my phone that the garage is under 40* so I'm starting the extra heater. Haven't had to do that for a long time




Can't have anything freeze now....should be up to 80 in an hour or so.

I hope everyone else is doing okay with this unusually cold front.

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Old 12-23-22 | 07:39 AM
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I have a 800 square foot unfinished area in my basement, thats how my garage stays clean lol
Old 12-23-22 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
It's -10 here, I got an alarm to my phone that the garage is under 40* so I'm starting the extra heater. Haven't had to do that for a long time




Can't have anything freeze now....should be up to 80 in an hour or so.

I hope everyone else is doing okay with this unusually cold front.

What do you have that is gonna freeze?
Old 12-23-22 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
What do you have that is gonna freeze?
Summer tires and some paint etc....I also have water lines to the garage fridge and a hot/cold water tap on the house side wall. The latter should be fine since it gets heat from the actual house side but I don't like my cars to see actual freezing temps if I can avoid it. My garage is also fully finished with insulation so I don't want the wood trim/paint etc to have risk of cracking/shifting.

I just don't like my garage to be cold.



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