So what kind of vehicle(s) does everyone drive?!

08/02/2007 11:46:34 AM · #101

Originally posted by MAK:

1989 Ford Escort 1.3 popular made in Dagenham Essex (known as a Dagenham dustbin) it starts every morning, flew through its MOT and the parts are everywhere and cheap, rattles like a bag of nails but never stops running. gotta love those old ford engines.

Owned many cars in Japan but the best one was a 1991 Nissan R32 Skyline GTSt it went...... pretty fast

91 R32's are niice!! my girlfriends brother has a 91 R32 GTR and its so fun to drive in it

08/02/2007 11:57:54 AM · #102

I drive a 2001 Ford Focus ZTS with 135K miles.

It's an OK car, but overall, I'm quite disappointed in it.

For the size and performance, it should get much better mileage, but I can't get more than 27 mpg. Why do Hondas and Toyotas of similar weight and size get 35-40 mpg?

The front brakes suck. I mean they stop the car OK, but the rotors warp like mad and they are not machinable, so a major part of my maintenance costs have been in replacing brake rotors.

The throttle response is abysmal. If I need to pass on the freeway, I press the accelerator to the floor and have to wait about 1.5 seconds for the car to actually begin accelerating. It's always been this way, so I don't think it has to do with age. Also, when trying to move the car slowly (i.e. backing out of the garage or pulling out of a drive, the throttle is jumpy, meaning that it's either not enough to move the car, or the car jumps ahead.

I bought it because I needed a 4 door vehicle and I got a good deal, I only keep it because it's paid for and I don't want a car payment.

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08/02/2007 11:59:30 AM · #103

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by smardaz:

Originally posted by noisemaker:
So what do you all drive.

since i have a learners license right now i drive my moms Ford F150 truck and my girlfriends dad's BMW 850i, and i have decided i most like am getting a BMW 320i convertible for myself! it was just imported from japan and its super nice so i might get it

so yeah what doyou all drive?

a lerners permit and you're gonna get a bmw? i am a firm believer that your first car should be a clunker...you need to work up to a nice car like my 75 pinto that was my first...anyway heres my car

haha! why should i get a beater as a first car? When I can get something better and will last much longer?

Because when you're done with it, it will be a beater.

Sunniee

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08/02/2007 12:04:14 PM · #104

notesinstones

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08/02/2007 12:34:29 PM · #105

I go beep beep beep in my little blue Jeep....

noraneko

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08/02/2007 12:57:33 PM · #106

I ride my bike and walk a lot, but admit I have an ongoing love affair with my SAAB 9-3 (nicely worn in; it's a 2000) and our weekend car - a fun little BMW Z-3. There's something about driving fast with the top down that can't be beat, especially down here in uber-sunny South Carolina.

Edit to add: I'm a firm believer that your first car should be a clunker, per above. My first was a lemon yellow Subaru station wagon we called the Yellow Submarine. I had it till the rear axle suddenly dropped completely out one morning with no warning. Still kind of miss that thing. Lots of good times with my high school friends.

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jmritz

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08/02/2007 01:29:20 PM · #107

Ha my endless line of cars! Here's the list.
1964 Dodge Polara
1965 Mustang
1969 Dodge Dart
1969 Roadrunner Green 383 ci
1970 Mustang
1969 Roadrunner Black, six pack 440 11 sec. quarter mile at 124 MPH, owned a bunch of these Runners.
1970 GTX, wild paint, 440 Commando
1970 Dodge Demon, 340
1969 Roadrunner White, my fastest car, with NOS
1969 Roadrunner Blue, 383. Used for daily driving at the time
1969 Roadrunner Green again
1974 Dodge Pickup truck
1975 Dodge Diplomat which I sold to my Brother for a buck at 175,000. He got over 300,000 miles before someone totaled it during a storm.
1984 Jeep Cherokee
1970 Cuda 340 stock, more of a show car, Brown
1998 Dodge Pickup silver
1986 Audi Gold
And now I drive a 2004 Impala.

glad2badad

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08/02/2007 01:32:10 PM · #108

Originally posted by jmritz:

And now I drive a 2004 Impala.

What? No Dodge for you anymore?! :P

darbywillis

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08/02/2007 01:36:49 PM · #109

2007 Mustang GT 500 5 speed stick, shipped over from the U.S. Full leather, Optimum Plus Sound System, full climate control system, GPS and OnStar, MP3 player/Sat.radio..etc.

jmritz

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08/02/2007 01:43:52 PM · #110

Originally posted by glad2badad:

Originally posted by jmritz:
And now I drive a 2004 Impala.

What? No Dodge for you anymore?! :P

I know what you mean, my family considered me a traitor at first. They accept me now after a couple years have passed. I think it was the size of the Impala that swayed me, very close to the B-body Roadrunner. Of course a lot slower but I'm getting old and slow myself...

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08/02/2007 01:46:03 PM · #111

Originally posted by darbywillis:

2007 Mustang GT 500 5 speed stick, shipped over from the U.S. Full leather, Optimum Plus Sound System, full climate control system, GPS and OnStar, MP3 player/Sat.radio..etc.

How can you have OnStar, a GM product, on a Ford?

That's like saying you have a Nikon DSLR with a Canon CMOS sensor.

jjusa

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08/02/2007 01:47:23 PM · #112

honda odyssey

Nald

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08/02/2007 01:54:10 PM · #113

It's nice and all but it pulls a little to the right..

Message edited by author 2007-08-02 14:14:19.

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08/02/2007 01:57:23 PM · #114

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by smardaz:

Originally posted by noisemaker:
So what do you all drive.

since i have a learners license right now i drive my moms Ford F150 truck and my girlfriends dad's BMW 850i, and i have decided i most like am getting a BMW 320i convertible for myself! it was just imported from japan and its super nice so i might get it

so yeah what doyou all drive?

a lerners permit and you're gonna get a bmw? i am a firm believer that your first car should be a clunker...you need to work up to a nice car like my 75 pinto that was my first...anyway heres my car

haha! why should i get a beater as a first car? When I can get something better and will last much longer?

Because when you're done with it, it will be a beater.

fuuny joke! why would you say that

Stiger

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08/02/2007 01:58:39 PM · #115

I've got a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport. My wife has a 2006 Ford 500.

Gotta love having a relative that works for Ford so you can always get the Family and Friends discount.

vikas

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08/02/2007 02:00:05 PM · #116

Love this rare yellow 1992 Miata! unfortunately I am selling this :(
just hoping I will not get any buyers and I will be forced to keep it!

Blind_squirrel

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08/02/2007 02:13:56 PM · #117

2007 Charger R/T. My first brand new car at age 45.

1st car was a 68 Cutlass white with rust trim. Couldn't put anything in the trunk because in a corner it may fall though the fender.

tonyv

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08/02/2007 02:40:47 PM · #118

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited ... and this is the only picture of it that I could find!

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08/02/2007 02:42:56 PM · #119

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by smardaz:

Originally posted by noisemaker:
So what do you all drive.

since i have a learners license right now i drive my moms Ford F150 truck and my girlfriends dad's BMW 850i, and i have decided i most like am getting a BMW 320i convertible for myself! it was just imported from japan and its super nice so i might get it

so yeah what doyou all drive?

a lerners permit and you're gonna get a bmw? i am a firm believer that your first car should be a clunker...you need to work up to a nice car like my 75 pinto that was my first...anyway heres my car

haha! why should i get a beater as a first car? When I can get something better and will last much longer?

Because when you're done with it, it will be a beater.

fuuny joke! why would you say that

Because it all likelihood it's true.

Why do you think young drivers have skyhigh insurance rates? Because they run into stuff, that's why.

Playing bumper cars in the parking lot doesn't keep a nice BMW looking nice.

Message edited by author 2007-08-02 15:00:40.

LuDeLush

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08/02/2007 02:48:27 PM · #120

A 350Z of course...

nhuto

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08/02/2007 02:52:09 PM · #121

99 standard cab tacoma, manual transmission with 81k

Message edited by author 2007-08-02 14:52:23.

kyebosh

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08/02/2007 02:57:39 PM · #122

a silver 2004 Acura TSX

08/02/2007 03:17:13 PM · #123

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by smardaz:

Originally posted by noisemaker:
So what do you all drive.

since i have a learners license right now i drive my moms Ford F150 truck and my girlfriends dad's BMW 850i, and i have decided i most like am getting a BMW 320i convertible for myself! it was just imported from japan and its super nice so i might get it

so yeah what doyou all drive?

a lerners permit and you're gonna get a bmw? i am a firm believer that your first car should be a clunker...you need to work up to a nice car like my 75 pinto that was my first...anyway heres my car

haha! why should i get a beater as a first car? When I can get something better and will last much longer?

Because when you're done with it, it will be a beater.

fuuny joke! why would you say that

Because it all likelihood it's true.

Why do you think young drivers have skyhigh insurance rates? Because they run into stuff, that's why.

Playing bumper cars in the parking lot doesn't keep a nice BMW looking nice.

Thats just jumping to conclusions :P
I think I`m a pretty good driveer actually.
My girlfriends dad is completely fine with my driving his BMW 850i and i drive it all the time, and same with my moms 06 Ford F150 triton.

08/02/2007 03:31:35 PM · #124

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by smardaz:

Originally posted by noisemaker:
So what do you all drive.

since i have a learners license right now i drive my moms Ford F150 truck and my girlfriends dad's BMW 850i, and i have decided i most like am getting a BMW 320i convertible for myself! it was just imported from japan and its super nice so i might get it

so yeah what doyou all drive?

a lerners permit and you're gonna get a bmw? i am a firm believer that your first car should be a clunker...you need to work up to a nice car like my 75 pinto that was my first...anyway heres my car

haha! why should i get a beater as a first car? When I can get something better and will last much longer?

Because when you're done with it, it will be a beater.

fuuny joke! why would you say that

Because it all likelihood it's true.

Why do you think young drivers have skyhigh insurance rates? Because they run into stuff, that's why.

Playing bumper cars in the parking lot doesn't keep a nice BMW looking nice.

Thats just jumping to conclusions :P
I think I`m a pretty good driveer actually.
My girlfriends dad is completely fine with my driving his BMW 850i and i drive it all the time, and same with my moms 06 Ford F150 triton.

Most teenagers think they're good drivers, they also believe they're bulletproof too.

Aside from all of that, BMW's, even used, are pretty pricey vehicles. They not only cost more to buy, but they cost more to insure (especially for teenage drivers), maintain and repair. Why not save some of your money and buy photo gear, save for college or taking your girlfriend out.