Top Five Cars

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Marnie’s top five cars:

  1. 1989 Porsche 911 Cabriolet

  2. 2001 Audi S4 Avant

  3. Porsche 911 Dakar (current year)

  4. 1988 Mercedes 560 SL

  5. 2022 Porsche Taycan Crossturismo

David’s top five cars:

  1. Early (pre-1967) Citroën DS sedan

  2. Flat-nose (1979-86) Saab 900 Turbo coupé

  3. 1974 Saab 99 EMS

  4. 1966 Peugeot 404 cabriolet

  5. 1972 BMW CSi (E9)

I’ll need a motorbike too! 1970 Honda CB350 please.

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