bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
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Re: Who are the People in your Neighborhood?
Hi, my name is Bob and I'm addicted to cars. 
I'll be flipping over a big odometer reading this July--let's just say I was born in the 50's so you can figure out which one.
Ever since I was a kid looking at my Uncle's Road&Track's I've been addicted to funny looking ferrin cars. My uncle actually had a Fiat 500 that he used to drive like a bat out of hell around Southern California. My Dad had a '62 Austin Healey Sprite that I thought was the coolest thing in the world. For years I had an automotive wish list that might make some cringe--Citroen SM, Renault R5, Renault Fuego, early Civics--while my real life cars (ones that my family gave me) were more mundane--a mid sixties Dodge Van and a '71 Chevy Vega Panel.
When I finally got out of college, I bought a motorcycle--an '82 Yamaha SR500--instead of a car. Later, I replaced my dilapidated Vega with a VW Jetta 4 door which I convinced myself was a poor man's beemer. I replaced that with a Miata 10 years later, had a brief dalliance with a beat up 1985 BMW 535i which was fun to drive but hell on gas and finally got the TT a couple of years ago. I don't do a lot of car shopping.
My wife thinks I'm nuts, but my kids think I'm cool, so that's what really counts, right?
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