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Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

January 7, 2018 Duane Leave a comment

Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz  Hey, Duane here! What do cars and shoes have in common? Both get you where you need…

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Third 1969 Hurst/Olds

December 17, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Third 1969 Hurst/Olds   Hey, Duane here! Third times the charm? Old school muscle cars, specifically Hurst/Olds, are my weakness.…

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Lamborghini Gallardo

December 10, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Lamborghini Gallardo  Hey, Duane here! With still no production date two years after placing my deposit on the new Fisker…

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Second Lincoln Mark IV

December 3, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Second Lincoln Mark IV  Hey, Duane here! Sometimes you want to be thrust into the back of your seat and…

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Viper Purchased by Mistake

November 26, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Viper Purchased by Mistake  Hey, Duane here! Ever mistakenly offer to purchase a car? One morning in January 2009, a…

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World Class Driving Festival

November 19, 2017 Duane 2 Comments

Hey, Duane here! By mid-2007, six cars filled my garages. Thus, there would be no purchases in 2008 beyond the…

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Fisker Karma

November 12, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Hey, Duane here! Karma, destiny earned through actions, was the name for the first car introduced by Fisker Automotive. Fisker…

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Attack Lincoln

November 5, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Attack Lincoln Hey, Duane here! Only once did I come close to being run over. And I did it to…

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Cadillac Eldorado Convertible

October 29, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Cadillac Eldorado Convertible Hey, Duane here! In early 2007, I increasingly focused on classic luxury cars. Childhood memories resurfaced of…

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Eight Cars 2002-2006

October 22, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Hey, Duane here! Very early 2002, I purchased my 13th car, the blue 2002 C5 Corvette Z06. At that time,…

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Corvette Z06

October 15, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Corvette Z06 Hey, Duane here! My blue 2002 C5 Corvette Z06 stimulated every drive. Purchased new, it featured 405-hp and…

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Shame on Ford

October 8, 2017 Duane 1 Comment

Shame on Ford Hey, Duane here! Customer loyalty requires customer satisfaction. Kill both by not standing behind the product. Shame…

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Mustang GT

October 1, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Mustang GT Hey, Duane here! By May 2006, I’d driven the Beetle Turbo S as my bad-weather car for the…

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Avanti II Second Chance

September 24, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Avanti II Second Chance Hey, Duane here! Almost a year after missing the opportunity to see an Avanti II for…

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Avanti II Opportunity

September 17, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Avanti II Opportunity Hey, Duane here! Within weeks of purchasing the silver Volkswagen Beetle in 2004, I noticed an Avanti…

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Beetles Make Me Smile

September 10, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Hey, Duane here! Killing time on a Saturday afternoon in 2004, I drove past a Volkswagen dealer and impulsively pulled…

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Insurance Value

September 3, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Insurance Value Hey, Duane here! An obvious part of owning a car is insuring it. But traveling down the insurance…

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Farewell Supra and Mark III

August 27, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Farewell Supra and Mark III Hey, Duane here! Sadly in 2004 I chose which cars to sell after becoming unexpectedly…

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Lincoln Mark IV

August 20, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Lincoln Mark IV Hey, Duane here! The year was 2003 and the plan seemed simple. Buy an affordable used car…

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Lincoln Mark III

August 13, 2017 Duane 2 Comments

Hey, Duane here! Clean cars meant choosing which clean one to drive when it rained. Tired of washing cars, I…

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Mazda RX7

August 6, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

Hey, Duane here! The owner was deploying overseas in 2002 and selling his 1980 Mazda RX7. It was too nice…

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First 13 Cars, 1975-2002

July 30, 2017 Duane 3 Comments

Hey, Duane here! My first 13 cars, 1975 to 2002. Find a pattern? Click any heading to link with that…

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BMW or Corvette?

July 23, 2017 Duane 3 Comments

BMW or Corvette? Hey, Duane here! Post 9/11, the economy faltered creating deals for those willing to spend money. My…

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First Cadillac, First Lincoln

July 16, 2017 Duane Leave a comment

First Cadillac, First Lincoln Hey, Duane here! In my sequence of cars, I neglected to mention my brief ownership of…

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Farewell Hurst/Olds

July 9, 2017 Duane 1 Comment

Farewell Hurst/Olds Hey, Duane here! Year-end 1996, my trio of vehicles was perfect except I had only a two-car garage.…

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