Stories of cars or owners.

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  1. MrAnnoyingDude

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    ...drug lord Jose Marenzo. He wanted some sort of a valuable performance car, and decided the Merc would work well as that.

    The car spent 6 years mostly sitting in its owner's Californian beachouse garage, but in 1977, the DEA seized Marenzo's assets. The 1955 Merc was put up for auction and sold to...
     
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    a CEO of an technology company, Luke Evans. He actually wanted a German sportscar, so he bought the car.
    In 1986, he sold it for a BMW M1, thus selling his car to...
     
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    ...Jim Brewer, a stockbroker from Beverly Hills. He bought the Mercedes as a youth dream car and restored the bits that needed it.

    He used to take it on occasional drives until 1993, when the car was auctioned off to...
     
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    Henry Stanton, a British car racing driver. He uses it as his daily driver.
    But in 2008, he wanted to replace his car with a Jaguar E-type. However, he decided to keep it, and he still uses the Mercedes until today.

    NEW STORY: 2018 Kia Stinger GT
    British automobile enthusiast, and also supermodel Karen Jones, bought this Korean 4-door GT in yellow this January to replace her old imported Toyota Mark II.
    In 2022, she sold her car for a brand new Toyota Supra. Then the car will be sold to...
     
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    cancer patient Landon Ayers. He wanted something that'll get to Point B in an fun way while it lasts. In 2026, he loses control and smashes into an subway, then exploding. Both he and the car was obliterated.
    NEW STORY: Shanika Watt
    In 1974, she was looking for an nice daily in the city of Luverne, and bought one at the age of 24. It was an strange one, as it was an 1973 Winnebago Indian. She loved the V8 inside, and it had a lot of space. As an Alabamian, she did find it great for an Southern US daily car. But in 1977, she sold it to an friend in exchange for an 1975 GMC...
     
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    (How could anyone use an RV as a daily? Next time if you want to make a story please use your logical thinking skills.)
    ...Vandura. It is roomy, tough and reliable. She loved the car. She used it as her daily, and she have done several modifications. Well, in 1980, she grew tired of the van, and got a brand new Audi...
     
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    (Note: In the Southern US Class 5 pickups, designed as more commercial than personal, are daily drivers, so a daily RV is not an extension.)
    ...Fox (U.S. Audi 80) wagon. Unfortunately, the years-old Euro car design felt unsubstantial in the 80s, and was quite tight compared to the van. Still, it could transport the family of her, her husband Trevor (since 1981) and their son Benjamin (born in 1984).

    A few months after Benjamin was born, Mrs. Watt started searching for a new car. She chose a...
     
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    brand-new Dodge Caravan. The Caravan is powered by a range-topping V6, with most of the goodies equipped. The car is suprisingly, uncomfortable, and she hated it. So in 1986, she bought a new car to replace her Dodge. It's a Chevrolet SUV, the...
     
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    ...S-10 Blazer with a lot of optional equipment. It was a decent car, but not really that great, yet it managed to carry a family of 4 (Ryan was born in 1987).

    Finally, in 1990, the car was traded in for a...
     
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    1987 Chrysler 5th Avenue. It was an good luxury sedan for her family, and in 1992, she adopted an 8-year-old boy named Ingram. The car was colored silver in 1995, as to represent her vision. They then had an accident in 1999 when she and his husband landed on it's side after an semi unexpectedly used an handbrake. She then bought an 1997 Honda...
     
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    Honda's luxury car, the Acura RL. Although it's a bit smaller than the old car she owned, it's reliable, tough and comfortable. She loved the car. Infact, she still owns the car to this day.
    In 2006, she bought an Audi A6 3.2 quattro as a replacement. Just like the Acura it's reliable, it's more comfortable and more sporty. But in 2016, the Audi was crashed by a Hummer in a crash. The safety features of the Audi saved her. To replace her car, she bought a brand-new Volvo XC90...
     
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    In blue. She loved the car,and brought everybody around in it. The people at her workplace loved it. All her friends had ridden in it within weeks of buying it. She one day went to a Vons store,and when she returned into the parking lot....
     
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    ...a brand new Corvette C7 appears, and a salesman stood beside her. The salesman told that she won the Corvette. She still have the Corvette until this day. She loved the car.
    The XC90 is still working and she still drives it until today.

    NEW STORY: 1983 Toyota Crown Royal Saloon
    In 1983, Kenshiro Hayate, a manager from Sony, bought the car fully-specced and equipped with a 2.8 L6. He used it as his daily, and he loved the car.
    But in 1986, he was promoted to a senior manager and he bought himself a Mercedes 280SE to replace his Toyota. He then sold the car to...
     
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    ...former CIA advisor Nicholas Lake. He was looking for an car to get him around Japan while he's around, and that car did the job well. But, it didn't last long. In mid-1987, he sold it to an immigrant...
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    ...former CIA advisor Nicholas Lake. He was looking for an car to get him around Japan while he's around, and that car did the job well. But, it didn't last long. In mid-1987, he sold it to an immigrant...
     
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    Khalid Salinov. He beat the holy heck out of it. One day,the car was stolen and abandon. Nicholas saw it and thought...
     
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    ...it'd go great for the police to own it, so Unit 103 salvaged the vehicle, and used that to replace the Nissan Leopard. In 1997, they finally sold it to get an Nissan Titan, and the Crown was sent to China...
     
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    ...dismantled, and sold as parts.

    NEW STORY: Harold Millard
    Harold Millard was born at 1970 in Adelaide, South Australia. When he was 17, he got a 1983 Holden Commodore VH as a gift. The 6-cylinder Commodore isn't fast, but the car is solid and practical, and so, he loved the car.
    In 1989, he sold the Commodore for a more larger, Australian sedan, the Ford...
     
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    ...Falcon. It was an king on the road, and it traveled tons of miles. But in 1991, he had to move to an new city in Canada (Drummondville). After two days from arrival, he bought an 1987 A...
     
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    AMC Eagle wagon. The AMC Eagle is a great SUV, and he later upgraded the Iron Duke engine with a L6 from a BMW.
    In 1993 however, the AMC was stolen and to replace it, he got a Ford...
     
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    Crown Vic. It was cheap,and FAST! Ex copper,he daily drove it and loved it. He re-painted it white,and kept it tip top shape. He kept it in his garage,one day he decided to buy a second car to beat on. A Scion....
     
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