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Subject:Re: Friday post, What other vehicles are in your stable?
From:Jeff Palmer
Date:Sat, 30 Sep 2023 09:53:39 -0500

Six speed manual! Nice!!

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> On Sep 30, 2023, at 9:32 AM, Jim Crews <jcrews@gmail.com> wrote:
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> No stable, Brooklyn street parking for the warm months.
> 
> '84 Westy
> 2019 VW Alltrack, 6 speed manual.
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>> On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 10:10 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> To have an idea what a Citroën Traction looks like...
>> 
>> Moving from Southern California to Oregon Coast
>> 
>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2433087.jpg
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>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2433086.jpg
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>> On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 6:32 AM Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Quite interesting collections here.   Dan's 56 Midnight blue Citroën
>>> Traction Familiale Takes the cake though!
>>> The pattern of moves to electric also interesting!
>>> 
>>> Sold my '86 Westy a few years ago with the idea I'd get a 1st gen Boxster
>>> project... I had a 914 in my late teens and was looking to rekindle that
>>> mid engine roadster fire. A 2003 BMW Z4 came my way when a friend's dad
>>> died of covid and they made me an offer I couldn't pass up. He had bought
>>> it brand new as a retirement gift to himself.  I autocrossed stock class
>>> VWs for about 25 years and this car has brought me back to that sport.
>>> 
>>> The only car I ever bought new was a 2002 Golf TDI which I sold a few
>> years
>>> ago with 280k miles on it.  Replaced it with a 2011 Chevy Volt as my
>> daily
>>> driver. In my typical driving I get about 130mpg.  I sometimes use it as
>> a
>>> camper, er tent really.  nice that with a full battery or plugged in you
>>> can run the hvac all night.
>>> 
>>> Edward
>>> 
>>