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    I wanted to buy the S60 or S80 but the old woman went bananas, glad I didn't as the road tax went stupid, well over £200 per year. I left off a 1979 Austin Princess 2.2 HLS. Like riding a magic carpet, quiet and very very comfortable. It looked like a big red wedge of cheese.



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    Quote Originally Posted by itschad View Post
    I wanted to buy the S60 or S80 but the old woman went bananas, glad I didn't as the road tax went stupid, well over £200 per year. I left off a 1979 Austin Princess 2.2 HLS. Like riding a magic carpet, quiet and very very comfortable. It looked like a big red wedge of cheese.
    Awsome list Chad! I would of loved to seen your list if you'd been from the US.

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    a 1979 Austin Princess 2.2 HLS

    I like some of those British Leyland cars that were made under various marques (Austin/Morris/Wolseley) even though most people hate those circumstances that killed the non-exotic British auto industry.

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    Jesus Christ, I missed off a 1971 Wolsley 6 in white all leathered up manual. The sad thing is in 1978 old Chad didn't check the bloody oil so it went to the great car maker in the sky after a bloody loud bang and bits of engine left on the motorway. The kleenex got a battering after that. What a car that was.,

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    Quote Originally Posted by itschad View Post
    Jesus Christ, I missed off a 1971 Wolsley 6 in white all leathered up manual. The sad thing is in 1978 old Chad didn't check the bloody oil so it went to the great car maker in the sky after a bloody loud bang and bits of engine left on the motorway. The kleenex got a battering after that. What a car that was.,
    It's quite a list of cars! If you are logged into the forum, you can always edit your original post. Thus, adding a car or two that you may have missed.

    The great thing about a list of cars - each car has a story to go with it. It's sort of fun to reflect back sometimes!

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    LOL if we are gonna go off the rails on the size thing, here we go...

    1948 Dodge Power Wagon
    1950 DeSoto DeLuxe
    1953 Chevy Styleline Pickup
    1956 DeSoto Firedome
    1957 Dodge Custom Royale
    1967 Dodge D200 Sweptline
    1971 Plymouth Duster Twister
    1972 Dodge Charger SE
    1973 Dodge Charger SE
    1978 Ford F150 4x4 Supercab
    1981 Chevette gas
    1982 Chevette diesel
    1982 Chevy LUV diesel x6
    1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale
    1984 Mazda B2200 diesel
    1984 Ford Escort diesel
    1985 Mercury Lynx diesel
    1985 Ford F350 Crewcab 6.9 IDI
    1986 Ford Escort diesel
    1989 Dodge D250 Cummins
    1991 VW Jetta diesel
    1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic
    1991 Dodge W250 Cummins
    1993 Dodge D350 Ext Cab Cummins
    1995 Ford F150 4x4
    1998 VW Beetle TDI x2
    1999 Chevy Monte Carlo
    1999 Lexus RX300
    2000 VW Jetta Wagon TDI
    2000 Dodge Durango R/T
    2004 Cadillac Escalade
    2004 VW Jetta TDI x2
    2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer
    2007 Cadillac Escalade
    2008 Mercury Grand Marquis
    2014 Mitsubishi Mirage

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    I may have to modify this if I forget something... if I have or have had multiples then there will be a coinciding x2, x3, etc

    1981 Chevette gas
    1982 Chevette diesel
    1982 Chevy LUV diesel x6
    1984 Mazda B2200 diesel
    1984 Ford Escort diesel
    1985 Mercury Lynx diesel
    1986 Ford Escort diesel
    1991 VW Jetta diesel
    1998 VW Beetle TDI x2
    2000 VW Jetta Wagon TDI
    2004 VW Jetta TDI x2
    2014 Mitsubishi Mirage

    Whew... I think thats it... but I feel like I am missing something...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Basic View Post
    LOL if we are gonna go off the rails on the size thing, here we go...

    1948 Dodge Power Wagon
    1950 DeSoto DeLuxe
    1953 Chevy Styleline Pickup
    1956 DeSoto Firedome
    1957 Dodge Custom Royale
    1967 Dodge D200 Sweptline
    1971 Plymouth Duster Twister
    1972 Dodge Charger SE
    1973 Dodge Charger SE
    1978 Ford F150 4x4 Supercab
    1981 Chevette gas
    1982 Chevette diesel
    1982 Chevy LUV diesel x6
    1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale
    1984 Mazda B2200 diesel
    1984 Ford Escort diesel
    1985 Mercury Lynx diesel
    1985 Ford F350 Crewcab 6.9 IDI
    1986 Ford Escort diesel
    1989 Dodge D250 Cummins
    1991 VW Jetta diesel
    1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic
    1991 Dodge W250 Cummins
    1993 Dodge D350 Ext Cab Cummins
    1995 Ford F150 4x4
    1998 VW Beetle TDI x2
    1999 Chevy Monte Carlo
    1999 Lexus RX300
    2000 VW Jetta Wagon TDI
    2000 Dodge Durango R/T
    2004 Cadillac Escalade
    2004 VW Jetta TDI x2
    2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer
    2007 Cadillac Escalade
    2008 Mercury Grand Marquis
    2014 Mitsubishi Mirage
    Nice list! Especially interested in hearing about your 1980's diesels that you owned.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Basic View Post
    LOL if we are gonna go off the rails on the size thing, here we go...

    1948 Dodge Power Wagon
    1950 DeSoto DeLuxe
    1953 Chevy Styleline Pickup
    1956 DeSoto Firedome
    1957 Dodge Custom Royale
    1967 Dodge D200 Sweptline
    1971 Plymouth Duster Twister
    1972 Dodge Charger SE
    1973 Dodge Charger SE
    1978 Ford F150 4x4 Supercab
    1981 Chevette gas
    1982 Chevette diesel
    1982 Chevy LUV diesel x6
    1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale
    1984 Mazda B2200 diesel
    1984 Ford Escort diesel
    1985 Mercury Lynx diesel
    1985 Ford F350 Crewcab 6.9 IDI
    1986 Ford Escort diesel
    1989 Dodge D250 Cummins
    1991 VW Jetta diesel
    1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic
    1991 Dodge W250 Cummins
    1993 Dodge D350 Ext Cab Cummins
    1995 Ford F150 4x4
    1998 VW Beetle TDI x2
    1999 Chevy Monte Carlo
    1999 Lexus RX300
    2000 VW Jetta Wagon TDI
    2000 Dodge Durango R/T
    2004 Cadillac Escalade
    2004 VW Jetta TDI x2
    2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer
    2007 Cadillac Escalade
    2008 Mercury Grand Marquis
    2014 Mitsubishi Mirage
    My Marquis was a total money pit, but God I loved the comfort boat feeling of it. The soft suspension on the Mirage sort of reminds me of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler View Post
    Awsome list Chad! I would of loved to seen your list if you'd been from the US.
    I've added to the list two I'd forgotten. Number 1 Wolseley 6, in white, all leather and proper thick carpets that seemed to have come out of the Savoy Hotel.
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    Then a 1979 Austin Princess HLS. Superb ride but hated by Joe public, The UK government bought loads of them all in black (sinister) undercover police etc. Some mates of mine used to go to a car auction not too far from Heathrow Airport, the government could not sell a dodgy car so they went for peanuts, they were mainly 1.7 litre HL models.
    Here's a picture of the HLS, distinguishable by trapezoidal headlights as opposed to twin headlights.
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    Quote Originally Posted by inuvik View Post
    Nice list! Especially interested in hearing about your 1980's diesels that you owned.
    Nice list sir. I like the Charger's although roadholding was, well, absent so I heard. Jetta's are good and I see you have a Mirage That's funny, I got one as well.



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