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« on: September 30, 2006, 05:53:08 pm »
Saw this on another board and it got me curious. What kind of cars does everyone drive? Since cars ary my hobby ( as you may be able  to tell from my photo, that's me, and some fanfic I wrote) and part of my business, I would be interested especially those Brokies outside the US. I'll start.

1995 Toyota Tercel- For everyday trasportation. So I can afford the....

1951 De Soto Suburban- the one in my photo.

1951 Frazer

1964 Jeep Wagoneer

The photos of the Desoto (green) Jeep (white) and the Frazer(brown) are my cars. The Toyota is a  photo I found to show what it looks like,. My Toyota is the same as pics but white. .

Mark
« Last Edit: August 22, 2007, 11:38:19 am by jpwagoneer1964 »
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Re: CARS
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2006, 06:45:45 pm »
Well im in Australia, so you gotta picture my car with right hand drive......

I drive a Kia Rio........love it to zip round town....

my husband drives a Ford sedan.....
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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2006, 07:07:42 pm »
2004 Dodge Neon R/T (5 speed). It's bright blue too!  :)
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2006, 08:16:44 pm »
2003 hundai elantra black which is kiling me atm wish i never got it  :(
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2006, 08:26:08 pm »
Hey wulf, Ive had about four Hyundai's...just the little excels....loved them....this time though I changed and got a Kia.
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« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2006, 08:31:41 pm »
A bright red Brand new Ford Focus..



occassionally, a big ol Ford 350 diesel, black

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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2006, 09:18:57 pm »
Hey Jess. Is it really true that the insurance is higher if you own a red car? Somebody told me this but I always wondered if it was really true.

I guess I could pick up the phone and ask the insurance company.
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Re: CARS
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2006, 09:30:16 pm »
A purple Nissan Micra with silver go-faster stripes - one of the cute, round old-style ones. The car I'd really like is an old style Mini Cooper van with wood trim - there's something about the incongruous combination of a tiny car that's a van that I love  :laugh:.

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« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2006, 10:11:13 pm »
Another Aussie here!  Mine is a Mercedes Vito van.  I've had 3 of them and they are brilliant.  Can carry the dogs, horses and hay in them and pull just about anything with them.  I wrote the first 2 off (not my fault!!) but after the first accident I decided it would be a Mercedes for life and I don't care how much they cost.

Here is a photo of my first Baby German Tank after the accident and the Toyota Celica that had the hide to spin out of control and get in the way.  I was doing 60 km when I hit it.





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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2006, 10:16:36 pm »
wow Jocelyn...I can see why you stuck with the Mercedes!!

made a believer out of you!

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« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2006, 01:52:28 am »
I drive a 2005 Toyota Camry which is very hard to pay for when you're unemployed *lol*  But it drives like a dream and lasts forever!  My husband drives a 1994 Infiniti G20.
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Re: CARS
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2006, 05:55:14 am »
Quote
, I would be interested especially those Brokies outside the US.

Germany here. I drive a 2000 Opel Zafira. In GB, Opel is called Vauxhall, don't know about the US (I believe they belong to General Motors ?). The Zafira is a compact van, or so called 'mini-van'.
It's basis, it's chassis frame, is that of another Opel modell: the Astra station wagon. So it's dimensions are not as big as a ususal van.
It has up to 7 seats. Two of them can be stowed away into the floor/bottom of the car, so you get a flat cargo area just like in every station wagon.
I love my car, because it is not as huge as a van, but I often need more than 5 seats. I have three children of my own and often have to drive mine plus friends of them.
It's a practical car and also beautiful. Mine is dark blue.







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Re: CARS
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2006, 06:17:12 am »
I have three at the moment.   

A 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser limited "Woody" for my daily driver.



A 1980 Chrysler LeBaron 5th Avenue limited.  A rare prototype.  Only 654 were made in LeBaron trim.



And a huge 1980 Dodge St.Regis sedan.  The last full-size Dodges made here in the States.



I have always liked big American cars.   I have owned many older Cadillacs too.    But with the price of gasoline now, the big cars only get driven occassionally.


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Re: CARS
« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2006, 10:52:54 pm »
I have three at the moment.   

A 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser limited "Woody" for my daily driver.



A 1980 Chrysler LeBaron 5th Avenue limited.  A rare prototype.  Only 654 were made in LeBaron trim.



And a huge 1980 Dodge St.Regis sedan.  The last full-size Dodges made here in the States.



I have always liked big American cars.   I have owned many older Cadillacs too.    But with the price of gasoline now, the big cars only get driven occassionally.


David

Looks like your a Chrysler man. The 5th Avenure should get decent hwy milege, they usually put tall rear end ratios in those.

 

Mark
« Last Edit: October 01, 2006, 11:50:55 pm by jpwagoneer1964 »
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Re: CARS
« Reply #14 on: October 01, 2006, 11:38:59 pm »
ok I have lost my mind!

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« Reply #15 on: October 01, 2006, 11:52:05 pm »
I got my pics up on the first post'
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Re: CARS
« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2006, 08:00:35 am »
Afraid its not very exciting but i drive a red renault clio expression - an 03.

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« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2006, 08:58:07 am »
David

Looks like your a Chrysler man. The 5th Avenure should get decent hwy milege, they usually put tall rear end ratios in those.

Mark

Hi Mark,
 
   Yes, I am a closeted Mopar guy I guess!!!  Ha ha ha!     I am one of the few in the Lambda car club.

   I did drive the LeBaron 5th Avenue up to Maine to have lunch with Leslie (Mainewriter).   I got almost 24 mpg on the trip because it was all highway and I had the A/C off.     Around town those 2 big cars get 13-15 mpg.    not great, but on par with todays new SUVs and pickup trucks.   

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Re: CARS
« Reply #18 on: October 02, 2006, 09:24:53 am »
Hi ya, yet another Aussie.  This is just an artist's rendition, but my current car is a Subaru WRX, before that was a Nissan Pulsar, then a Holden Gemini, and finally a Morris Minor.

He, he, I love my current car.  Good looking and AWD, it's a better driver than I am!
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Re: CARS
« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2006, 02:49:55 pm »
Nissan Sentra here, just enought to get me where I am going without burning too much gas. Speaking of which is it dropping in your area? Here a gal. of regular is $1.97. My apologies to the rest of the world that is on the metric system, and pays more for gas in general.
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Re: CARS
« Reply #20 on: October 02, 2006, 04:07:04 pm »
2001 Mazda Protege, black.

Pluses: moon roof, 6-disc CD player

Minuses: cracked windshield, scratch and/or dent on every quarter panel (not all of them my fault!)

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« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2006, 05:13:04 pm »
My apologies to the rest of the world that is on the metric system, and pays more for gas in general.

Ok, I was curious and did the maths.

1 gal = 3,79L

You pay $1.97 for 3.79L, this means 0.52$ for one Liter. ----> :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

We pay (currency converted from Euro to USD) 1.52$ per one Liter, that means 5,76$ per gallon.

What gas prizes do the American militaries stationated here pay? Do they have their own gas stations? If so, my next husband will be American  ;)

I will think of you next time I fill up gas  :)

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« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2006, 07:05:14 pm »
Evening KIDS!!

now look...this here thread is in the wrong section...we are gonna have to pack ya'll up and haul ya'lls behinds over to the Anything Goes section where ya'll will find yourself under the tender mercies of ROLAND...BUT

that is not til Thursday!! so..just be prepared...I don't want all ya'll to get motion sickness...and don't worry, we have a PROfessional mover coming in so your cars will be FINE!! we got us a big ol transporter coming...

IT'll be fine!!

*sniff* I will miss ya'll!!!

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Re: CARS
« Reply #23 on: October 03, 2006, 12:02:32 am »
gas here in East Texas is at $2.09.

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Re: CARS
« Reply #24 on: October 03, 2006, 12:32:59 am »
gas here in East Texas is at $2.09.
It's still over $2.50 in San Diego.
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« Reply #25 on: October 04, 2006, 04:15:13 pm »
DANG?!  We're still at $2.74 in Spokane.  I'm writing a letter! *lol*
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« Reply #26 on: October 04, 2006, 05:02:10 pm »
DANG?!  We're still at $2.74 in Spokane.  I'm writing a letter! *lol*
Paid $2.47 last nite in San Diego.
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Re: CARS
« Reply #27 on: October 05, 2006, 08:33:39 am »
Just to make y'all feel a little better, here are current UK petrol prices...

Per litre
0.85 UK£ = 1.26 Euro = 1.60 USD

Per gallon
3.22 UK£ = 4.78 Euro = 6.06 USD

That's quite some rip-off, dontcha think??  >:(. And bear in mind that petrol here has recently come down in price!!
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« Reply #28 on: October 05, 2006, 08:39:07 am »
£40 quid to fill up my little clio tank. RIP OFF is right saucy!
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« Reply #29 on: October 05, 2006, 08:48:06 am »
£40 quid to fill up my little clio tank. RIP OFF is right saucy!

I KNOW!!! £35 to fill up my little 1 litre Micra!!  >:( >:( >:(
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« Reply #30 on: October 05, 2006, 01:27:06 pm »
I have never understood why gas is so expensive in Europe, perhaps we have more refineries here, or something, you all are deffinatly being ripped off.....(more so that we are).
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« Reply #31 on: October 05, 2006, 06:52:26 pm »
When I did have a car, it was a 1981 Chevrolet Impala, white, a gift from my then-stepmother. I have been carless (rather unusual in a state like Texas) for over ten years now.

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« Reply #32 on: October 06, 2006, 10:30:43 pm »
I drive an ancient 22 year old convertible top Jeep CJ 7.

It's got 232,000 miles on it, the driver's side window is slashed open, the zipper on the back of the top is busted and can't be zipped up, the driver's side seat cover is wasted, the steering wheel is cracked in 3 places down to the steel frame, the custom paint job is oxidized and stripping away to the base paint, the leaf springs on one side have collapsed, it has no AC, no radio, leaks profusely when it rains, and in city or highway, with a tailwind or headwind, on a cold day or hot, uphill or down, it gets 17 mpg, unless it's in low granny gear.  ;D

But damn!  The thing is still running, gets you there and back with no frills, but no trouble either. 
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« Reply #33 on: October 07, 2006, 06:56:30 pm »
When I did have a car, it was a 1981 Chevrolet Impala, white, a gift from my then-stepmother. I have been carless (rather unusual in a state like Texas) for over ten years now.

Car less?   YIKES!      The only people I know without cars are in Boston or New York city.    I would imagine you could in San Fransisco too.   Those are like the only cities we have here in the States with a decent public transportation system.

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« Reply #34 on: October 07, 2006, 09:12:27 pm »
I drive a 2001 Subaru Outback... this is a googled image:



Mine is light green, and those aren't my 14ers behind it, either, but you get the picture. It's the semi-official car of the Colorado mountains. All-wheel-drive, good enough clearance to drive roads with fairly small rocks sticking up out of them, and a rack on the top for all the gear that doesn't fit in the back.

The down side is that there are so many identical cars in this town that I'm always trying to open other cars in the parking lot.  (Mel = ditz.  ::) )
I have had 3 AMC Eagles which I imagine was popular in Colorado in the 1980's. Chrysler handed the market over to Subaru when the bought AMC.
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« Reply #35 on: October 09, 2006, 12:10:09 pm »
Car less?   YIKES!      The only people I know without cars are in Boston or New York city.    I would imagine you could in San Fransisco too.   Those are like the only cities we have here in the States with a decent public transportation system.

Add Philadelphia to that list of cities where it's possible to be carless, David--at least, if you live in the heart of the city, as I do. And I am carless. After I moved to the city in 1986, I kept a car at my parents' place until 1998, when I sold it before it got ready to start falling apart on me.  ;D

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« Reply #36 on: October 11, 2006, 02:10:29 am »
Hiya Jeff my boy and everyone else!  Logged on for the first time in forever, found this thread via chasing delalluvia's posts.  This is a topic that keeps much of my attention much of the time - cars, I mean.  Can talk 'em for hours, often do with my dad.  My pop and I share several vehicles, some he owns, some I own.  Right now my daily driver is a big fat tax write off from 2004 (e.g., a luxury SUV that weighs more that 6000 lbs, thanks for something, George Bush)!  But the car I have which is probably the most fun to drive is a 2004 Cadillac CTS-V which is a standard small Cadillac sedan with a big Corvette motor and gearbox in it.  Fast, fun, and the first Cadillac since 1959 to have a manual transmission!  Unfortunately we need to sell it  :(  Anyone interested? If you are from the east coast, drive it home through Signal and Lightning Flat!

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« Reply #37 on: June 28, 2007, 11:46:06 am »
Here's my little Prius, gets 50 miles to the gallon.

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« Reply #38 on: July 17, 2007, 06:05:05 pm »
A little personal update: My sister recently invested in a new car, but, after talking it over with me, has decided to keep her old one as well, and let me use it as my major means of transportation. The car will remain in her name, and she will continue to pay the insurance on it--what more could I ask for?

Even though I have tended to be critical of households in which every member has their own car (as I tend to see that as symptomatic of the materialism and heedless consumerism bedeviling so much of American society today), I can't deny the sheer comfort and pleasure afforded by having one's own personal access to transportation, without having to be dependent on anyone else (whether they be a cab driver, bus driver, or family member), and so will succumb (if only for a while) to the temptation. The car's catalytic converter needs replacement, and is now in the shop for that purpose. But upon completion and payment (which I will make), I can start using the vehicle as regularly as I wish.

The car is a 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier, red, two-door. And it is now, in everything but name, mine.

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« Reply #39 on: August 17, 2007, 03:49:36 pm »
Here's my latest purchase: a little orange Skoda Fabia TDI. I love it! It's economical and fast. Got it two months now and have driven about 8.000 kilometres already... :)

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« Reply #40 on: August 21, 2007, 01:01:24 pm »
I am still waiting for this pic to download so I can look at your new car! In the meantime, here's a question I need asked by our resident gearheads: how do you use a wire hanger to unlock a car door??

Scott, I hope you are enjoying tooling around in your Cavalier!!

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« Reply #41 on: August 21, 2007, 03:52:41 pm »
My car looks like this -- only with a couple of dings.  It's a 2004 Honda CR-V.