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==Hello==
==Hello==
My name is Roger (Rawja if you're from LawnGuylind) and I'm totally fixated on automobiles, I just can't help it.  I'm probably the only person I know can find themselves fascinated by relatively pedestrian cars.  Given the amount of time I spend sitting in traffic, it's prolly a good thing.  I seem to have a predisposition for falling in love with cars that ultimately fail in the marketplace, GMs in particular.  I presently own and drive an '06 Yamaha Morphous (Maxam outside of the US), a '93 [[Pontiac Trans Sport]], an '88 [[Buick Reatta]] and an '84 [[Cadillac Seville]] Elegante.  I also have an '89 [[Buick Reatta]] mouldering in my driveway awaiting disassembly.
My name is Roger (Rawja if you're from LawnGuylind) and I'm totally fixated on automobiles, I just can't help it.  I'm probably the only person I know can find themselves fascinated by relatively pedestrian cars.  Given the amount of time I spend sitting in traffic, it's prolly a good thing.  I seem to have a predisposition for falling in love with cars that ultimately fail in the marketplace, GMs in particular.  I presently own and drive an '06 Yamaha Morphous (Maxam outside of the US), a '94 [[Pontiac Trans Sport]], a '92 [[Buick Skylark|Buick Skylark GS Coupe], an '88 [[Buick Reatta]] and an '84 [[Cadillac Seville]] Elegante.   


Cars I've owned (in the roughly the order I owned them):
*1984 [[Mitsubishi Starion]]
*1978 [[Plymouth Sapporo]]
*1980 [[Plymouth Sapporo]]
*1983 [[Dodge Van]] (windowed luxury wagon)
*1986 [[Dodge Colt|Dodge Turbo Colt]]
*1985 [[Dodge Aries]] Wagon
*1989 [[Pontiac Sunbird]] SE Coupe
*1973 [[Citroen SM]]
*1991 [[Cadillac deville|Cadillac Sedan DeVille]]
*1991 [[Ford Bronco]]
*1988 [[Cadillac Cimarron]]
*1994 [[Cadillac Deville|Cadillac DeVille Concours]]
*1996 [[Pontiac Trans Sport]] 2 of 'em. actually.
*1998 [[Lincoln Navigator]]
*1998 [[Audi A6]]
*2000 [[Dodge Van]]
*1989 [[Buick Reatta]]
*2001 [[Dodge Stratus]] ES
*1997 [[Jeep Cherokee]]
*2003 [[Chrysler PT Cruiser|Chrysler Dream Cruiser]]
*1993 [[Pontiac Trans Sport]] again, got 2 more.
*1985 [[Cadillac Seville]] Elegante
*1984 [[Cadillac Seville]] Elegante
*1988 [[Buick Reatta]]
Plus probably a couple I don't recall at the moment.
==My Dream Garage==
What I'd have in my garage/warehouse if I had unlimited funds, and which probably reveals my approximate age and vehicular proclivities
*1984/5 [[Cadillac Seville]] Elegante- '''Check!'''
*1988/9 [[Buick Reatta]]- '''Check!'''
*1993 [[Pontiac Trans Sport]]- '''Check!'''
*1989 [[Aston Martin Lagonda]]
*198X [[Audi Quattro]] Coupe
*20XX [[Audi R8]]
*1978-81 [[BMW M1]]
*1959 [[Buick Electra]]
*1972 [[Buick Riviera]] GS
*1985 [[Buick Riviera]] Coupe or Convertible
*1986-8 [[Buick Century]] T-Type Coupe
*1989 [[Buick Electra|Buick Electra Park Avenue Ultra]]
*1989 [[Buick LeSabre|Buick Lesabre T-Type Coupe]]
*1989 [[Buick Riviera]]
*1991 [[Buick Regal]] GS Coupe
*1992/3 [[Buick Skylark]] GS Coupe
*1996 [[Buick Park Avenue]] Ultra
*1996 [[Buick Roadmaster]] Limited
*1999 [[Buick Riviera]] Silver Arrow
*1957/8 [[Cadillac Eldorado Brougham]]
*1959 [[Cadillac Eldorado]] Biarritz Convertible
*1959 [[Cadillac Eldorado]] Seville
*1967/8 [[Cadillac Eldorado]]
*1972 [[Cadillac Eldorado]]
*1979 [[Cadillac Seville]] Elegante
*1986-7 [[Cadillac Seville|Cadillac Seville Elegante]]
*1988 [[Cadillac Cimarron]] with a 5-speed and digital dash  '''CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE A LEAD ON A NICE ONE'''
*1989 [[Cadillac Allante]]
*1989 [[Cadillac Seville|Cadillac Seville STS]]
*1991 [[Cadillac Fleetwood|Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special]]
*1991 [[Cadillac Eldorado]] ETC
*2000/1 [[Cadillac Catera]] Sport
*20?? [[Cadillac XLR]]
*1989 [[Chevrolet Corvette]]
*1934-6 [[Chrysler Airflow|Chrysler Imperial Airflow]]
*1983 [[Chrysler Imperial]]
*1989 [[Chrysler LeBaron]] Coupe or Convertible
*1993 [[Chrysler Imperial]]
*1997 [[Chrysler LHS]]
*1999 [[Chrysler Sebring]] LXi Coupe
*2002-4 [[Chrysler Concorde]] Limited
*1973-5 [[Citroen SM]]
*1973 [[Citroen DS]] Pallas
*1985 [[Citroen BX]] GT Digit
*1989 [[Citroen CX]] Turbo Prestige
*1989-94 [[Citroen XM]]
*2006-? [[Citroen C6]]
*1981-3 [[De Lorean|DeLorean DMC-12]]
*2002 [[Ford Thunderbird]]
*2002 [[Ford Thunderbird]]
*1985 [[Isuzu Impulse]] Turbo
*1961-7 [[Jaguar E-Type]]
*1978 [[Jaguar XJ]] V12 Coupe
*1987 [[Jaguar XJ]] Vanden Plas Sedan
*1994 [[Jaguar XJ-S]] V12 Coupe
*1997-05 [[Jaguar XK]] Coupe
*1989 [[Lamborghini Countach]]
*1961 [[Lincoln Continental]] Convertible
*1968/9 [[Lincoln Continental Mark III]]
*1984-6 [[Lincoln Continental Mark VII]] LSC
*1995/6 [[Lincoln Mark VIII]] LSC
*1987/8 [[Mercury Cougar]] XR-7
*1994/5 [[Mercury Sable]] LS
*1984 [[Mitsubishi Starion]] (my first car)
*1988 [[Nissan 300ZX]]
*2004/5 [[Nissan Quest]] SE with the rouge leather interior and navigation
*1967-77 [[NSU Ro 80]]
*1966/7 [[Oldsmobile Toronado]]
*1989 [[Oldsmobile Toronado|Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo]] with the VIC
*1991 [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme]] International Series
*1997/8 [[Oldsmobile Aurora]]
*2004-X [[Peugeot 407]]
*1983 [[Plymouth Sapporo]] Technica
*1988 [[Pontiac Fiero]] GT
*1989 [[Pontiac 6000]] STE
*1989 [[Pontiac Grand Am]] GT Coupe
*1989/90 [[Pontiac Grand Prix]] McLaren Turbo Coupe
*1991 [[Pontiac Bonneville]] SSE
*1993 [[Pontiac Sunbird]] GT Coupe
*2001-X [[Renault Vel Satis]]
*2001-3 [[Renault Avantime]]
*1988-91 [[Subaru XT]]
*1991-97 [[Subaru SVX]]
*1956-75 [[Tatra 603]]
*1986-8 [[Zimmer Quicksilver]]


==Automotive Peeves==
==Automotive Peeves==

Revision as of 15:54, 20 February 2010

Hello

My name is Roger (Rawja if you're from LawnGuylind) and I'm totally fixated on automobiles, I just can't help it. I'm probably the only person I know can find themselves fascinated by relatively pedestrian cars. Given the amount of time I spend sitting in traffic, it's prolly a good thing. I seem to have a predisposition for falling in love with cars that ultimately fail in the marketplace, GMs in particular. I presently own and drive an '06 Yamaha Morphous (Maxam outside of the US), a '94 Pontiac Trans Sport, a '92 [[Buick Skylark|Buick Skylark GS Coupe], an '88 Buick Reatta and an '84 Cadillac Seville Elegante.


Automotive Peeves

  • "Carriage tops". I think they should be illegal.
  • Tacky aftermarket Grilles.
  • Vinyl roofs.
  • Poorly-selected aftermarket giant chrome rims.
  • Earth-tones in general.
  • Wood. Real or fake it is usually is a serious detraction for me. (Jaguars and certain Cadillacs excepted)
  • Aftermarket "gold packages"
  • SUVs for the suburban set.

Automotive Loves

  • Digital dashboards, the more complex and "Tokyo by night", the better.
  • "Longer, lower, wider"
  • Wheel spats
  • Needless complexity
  • Risk-taking design
  • Efficiency