Stories of cars or owners.

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  1. General S'mores

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    iA as an secondary car, mostly for an extra vehicle just in-case. He kept both cars even to today.

    NEW STORY: Basilio Asis
    In 1989, as he moved into Palm Bay, Florida, he needed an nice cruiser to drive in. He then bought an '83 Chrysler Lebaron Town & Country convertible to take that place. It was an comfortable, classy convertible to drive around with. In 1993, he married Amber Dixon and his last name changed to Dixon as well. He needed an different car now that he has an wife, and traded his convertible for an 1986 BMW...
     
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    ...6 Series. They liked it,and they eventually had a child,Christopher Dixon. He persuaded them from age 3 to get a dog. They ended up with a golden retriever,Picky. The BMW could not quite fit all of them together,yet they stuck with it until 2001. Then they got a 1990-2001 GMC....
     
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    Sierra for them, as the bed had enough space to fit them. But, the car broke down an year later, so they then got an 1999 Chrysler...
     
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    Chrysler 300M in 2002. The car is comfortable, smooth, yet unreliable. Since it's a Chrysler, the running costs are bad, and problems often happen. So, in 2003, he bought another large sedan, this time an Infiniti...
     
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    ...M45. It was an strange-looking vehicle, but it did it's job well. In 2005, the car's engine went up in smokes down in Daytona Beach. After that, he found an replacement he always wanted, an 1995 Nissan...
     
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    Nissan Skyline GT-R R33. However, being a Japanese import, he can't import the car back to the States due to the 25-year law. He then bought a BMW 535i, to replace the unique M45. The BMW served him well, but in 2010, his BMW was stolen by thugs. He then found the car, but the engine of the car was removed and lost.
    So, he sold the car as parts, and bought a Lexus...
     
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    ...Lexus IS-F, an nice sport sedan. In 2013, he decided to get an secondary vehicle, an 2011 Acura...
     
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    Acura TL, but he hated the car anyway, since it's boring, so he sold it for an Alfa Romeo 4C in 2014. Since then, he still have these cars, and he plans to sell the IS-F for the next M3 when it launches. He also plans to import the R33 to the USA at 2020, at the time when the car is eligible to import.

    NEW STORY: 1965 Pontiac Bonneville 2-Door Hardtop
    Texan businessman Patrick T. Henfield bought the Bonneville in 1965, with a 421 ci. V8 on it. It is a really powerful car, and he loved it.
    However, in 1973, the fuel crisis happened, and Patrick couldn't afford to maintain the car, so he sold it for a downsized version of the Bonneville. The old car then sold to the dealership, but the car stayed at the dealership lot until 1979, a Californian...
     
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    (Note: the '73 Bonneville was bigger than the '65, and a lot would have rather lowered the price a lot than have it collect dust and fade).

    ...Manuel Rodeza in 1974. He was a mechanic with dual citizenship (Mexico, USA) and bought the car while visiting his family in Dallas.
    The Pontiac stayed in his hands in San Diego for quite some time, enjoying good care from a mechanic and satisfying the owner with its equipment. However, in 1978, his wife, Anna, was pregnant, and wanted him to get a family-friendly sedan.
    Mr. Rodeza took the car over the border to Tijuana and sold it there, as he was able to get lower depreciation and a better resale price there. The new owner was...
     
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    James Lennon, a drag racer, came from Arizona. After he moved to Texas, he bought the car from Mexico, and he replaced the original engine with a 454 LS-6, and with a upgraded supercharger it generates 650 hp. The car won many races, and it was known as the "Devil's Ride" by their fans.
    In 1992, he finally sold the then 666 hp Bonneville to his friend...
     
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    ...Mike Newberry. He decided to upgrade it further, as power outputs were rising throughout the entire drag world.

    In order to stay competitive, the Pontiac was getting more power. Finally, in 1997, the dynoed-at-1023-HP Pontiac was placed up for sale. Its next owner was...
     
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    Fu Rogers, an popular immigrant drag-racer. He kept on customizing the vehicle from the exterior and it did well in races. But in mid-2001, his Pontiac blew up into flames, and was completely unsalvageable. The driver did survive, but did receive some third degree burns, and retired from drag racing.
    NEW STORY: 1972 BMA Amica 250
    In 1973, an Italian man named Ampelio Barzetti was looking for an small, personal car. The Amica was an top pick for him, and he bought it from an dealer. It was an serviceable vehicle for his tastes, but it did it's job decent.
    In 1974, he then start getting tired of the vehicle and sold it from La Spezia to an person in Montpellier (France) named...
     
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    Pierre Martin, a philanthropist. He repainted the originally orange car to blue, and also installed a more stronger bumper to protect from crashes.
    He often drove to car shows and even raced with it.
    In 1978, he was married with a famous writer, and he sold the car for a Citroen DS. The next owner will be...
     
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    Brive-la-Gaillarde Security Guard Clovis Le Denis. He was looking for an simple car, and received the offer. He first decided to replace the license plate with one of his own personal security plates. Then, he gave it an sleek black color. It gave him an good run for that time, until he decided to buy an Peugeot. In 1982, the owner would be...
     
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    Hong Kongnese billionare Richard Chen. He imported the car to his home in Hong Kong and he placed it to a garage at Kowloon (a district of Hong Kong). He rarely drove the car, since he have a dozens of other cars, most of them are Rolls Royces and Mercedes Benzes.
    In 1992, he passed away at the age of 88, and the car was passed to his son...
     
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    Damon Chen, who also didn't drive it that often, and in 1999, decided to sell it to CIA agent... (That means it's going to the US)
     
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    Forget this.
     
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    (Nope, CIA has agents all around the world)
    ...Cheng Huangdi. He wanted a cheap urban runabout, and the BMA did this job pretty well.

    However, in 2001, it threw a rod. As it was a rare car in HK, it was hard to get parts for it. The car spent a long time in the listings, but in the end, it had to go to the junkyard, as no buyer was found.

    1975 Datsun 280Z 2+2:
    In 1975, Daniel Monroney, a real estate agent from Boston, bought himself a 280Z 2+2 coupe as a fun addition to his Cadillac 60 Special. The car was used as another daily driver for when its onwer didn't need to carry much cargo or passengers.

    It served him well, but by 1980, there was the 280ZX, and with the car being a Datsun, the owner was afraid of rust coming for it. The car was traded in, and the Datsun dealer sold it to...
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    (How come two stories were posted at the same time?)
     
  19. BannedByAndroid

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    Off topic: So, we should continue which one? Mine or yours?
     
  20. MrAnnoyingDude

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    Well, got nothing against continuing mine.
     
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