Date:         Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:32:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Jim Crews <jcrews@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Crews <jcrews@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday post, What other vehicles are in your stable?
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
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No stable, Brooklyn street parking for the warm months.

'84 Westy
2019 VW Alltrack, 6 speed manual.





On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 10:10 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2433086.jpg
>
>
>
>
> 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
> >
>