What do you all drive?

[AdamT]

Originally posted by ThePaleOne
1989 Second Generation Mazda Rx7

ROTARY ALL THE WAY!!
http://www.howstuffworks.com/rotary-engine.htm

Word....see my previous post

/me drools over RX-8 Renesis powerplant

RX-8 is in the new X-Men movie...check it out.

[KennethToronto]

I drive bikes

[Mr. Ivey]

I drive on a daily basis a 1998 mercury sable, it's a nice car, low COG, nice torque, i have the engine hyped, mainly because i couldn't stand being beat by ricers. but it's nice. My grandfather and I built a high preformance Series 1 Shelby, that i love, but he is getting ready to sell, the insurance is too high.

My dream car: 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, with a Dana 44 solid axle in the front and a Dana 60 in the back, a Triton V10, 5 speed manual tranny, 38 inch Super Swampers, 7 inches of lift (5 suspension & 2 body), and a nice sound system.

Mr. Ivey

[Harrison]

Originally posted by yenduc
WOOOOOAAHHH!!! is that YOUR car?? or jst the one you drive?

Its mine.

[skitz547]

right now, a black ford truck. used to? mitsucishi eclipse, soon hopefully a dodge avenger! yup..

[Koko Ed]

It doesn't look like much but this little baby got a little git to it's go. I like it.

[yenduc]

Originally posted by Mr. Ivey

My dream car: 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, with a Dana 44 solid axle in the front and a Dana 60 in the back, a Triton V10, 5 speed manual tranny, 38 inch Super Swampers, 7 inches of lift (5 suspension & 2 body), and a nice sound system.

Mr. Ivey

a V10 in a Sport Trac????? never heard that before....is it possible?

[DanLevin247]

yenduc, look at the houses in the backround of the picture of Harrion's car, there's your explination to why he's got such a nice set of wheels.

[RobDeCotiis]

ahh im 80% sure i'm getting a 1999 ford taurus SHO
235 horsepower
32 valve
3.4 liter
yamaha
v8

automatic with 1/4 mile times around 13.5-14 seconds

o man, i wanna get that car...

[Alexander McGee]

I cruize around in a 71' Chevelle with a 350 small block and around 600 HP.

This thing will do a 0-60 in under 3.5 seconds, and has a quarter-mile time of 10.27 seconds. Top speed is only 120 MPH though, because of the rear diff 456 gearing.

I hate most of the cars on the road today. They arn't built like they used to be. Muscle is way better than economy. And don't even get me started on ricers . Honda Civics were never meant to have more than 200 HP or so!

-Alex

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I drive a very pretty Honda Civic Hybrid. His name is Fred. I name a lot of things "Fred". w00t.

[Jay H 237]

I own 3 cars (two are paid for, the Toyota I'm still making payments on).

My "everyday" car is a 1997 Toyota Camry LE. It's gray with gray interior and a 4cyl engine. I bought the car in '01 as a replacement for my Caprice. It had come into the local Saturn dealer where I found it on the lot. I will never buy a new car for the simple fact of how much money you lose in driving one off the showroom floor. I like cars that are 4-6 years old.

I have a 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic wagon (9 passenger) I've owned since July of '95. It's gold with blonde trim (fake woodgrain) and saddle colored interior. It currently has just under 167,000 miles on the factory Oldsmobile 307 in it. The car is in good condition but the motor is tired. It uses oil (2 quarts a week if I use it all week) but I'm hoping to replace it soon. I've always maintained it but it was a company fleet vehicle before I owned it so who really knows how much use is on the motor. It should have had a hour meter since the motor was never shut off. It runs good and still is dependable but you just have to keep an eye on the oil level otherwise the motor will be finished off quick. This is my "second" car after being retired from being my everyday driver for 6 years shortly after the oil consumption started. I still use it and take it on some trips since letting a car sit is one of the worst things you could do. The main reason I kept this car is because Saturn decided all they'd give me in trade for it would be $100 because of the age and milelage. I currently have plans to restore this car since full size wagons are a dying breed and the last thing I want is this car going to the salvage yard or becoming a demo car.

My third car is the 1968 Ford Mustang in my Who Am I Pic. I've owned it since March of '98. I use it for shows and cruises only and it's off the road from the first snowfall (whenever that is) till late April or early May when most of the salt and sand is off the roads. I'm the fifth owner and have researched and spoke to the cars owners going back to the second. I did locate the first owner and sent her a letter but I haven't gotten a response. It lived in California until early '93 when it came to Connecticut. I've already redone the interior and partially redone the mechanics and replaced some of the wiring harnesses. Alot of the chrome is new but it does need some bodywork. I know the passenger door needs a new skin since it took a hit at some point and has bondo on it. The drip rails on the roof also have some rust which was covered up. The battery area sheetmetal under the hood is corroded and crinkled and needs to be replaced. The car is still it's original color of Acapulco blue but it's a repaint. It still has it's original 289 motor (82,000 documented miles on it) C4 tranny and nonlocking 2.79-1 rear end. It's other factory options are power steering, AM radio, tinted glass (5%), deluxe seatbelts (as a matter of fact seatbelts were an option back then!), and two options it no longer has, white wall tires and deluxe wheel covers. I did add one option to it though, an original clock I purchased and had it redone and converted internally to a quartz movement before I installed it.

[EDIT] I just wanted to add the cars I no longer have.

My first car I ever owned was a 1982 Dodge Omni. The previous owner had kept gas in the car and kept it washed and waxed but never did anything else to it. It was blue with blue interior with the 2.2 4cyl under the hood and 4 on the floor. The car looked great but had many mechanical problems that kept creeping up from the previous lack of maitenance. I knew this when I bought it and got it real cheap but after I started dumping way to much money into an Omni and not seeing any end to the problems I sold it. It was replaced by the Citation.

I also had a 1981 Chevrolet Citation (unfortunately it wasn't an X-11 ). It was a biege 2 door hatchback that was a 'hand-me-down' from my parents. It was also a 4cyl with 4 on the floor. It had power steering and brakes and an AM-FM mono radio. These cars had a verticle radio in them if you know what I'm talking about. They were mounted "sideways". This is one car I miss. It ran great and had no trouble going through snow. The interior was badly sun faded and had some minor rust starting to form. We wound up donating the car to the Kidney Foundation when the brakes failed and we decided not to fix the car. It had 130,000 miles on it when we got rid of it. My Caprice replaced this car.

I also bought another 1968 Ford Mustang for parts only. It was in a farmers field for 11 years and the bottom 4-5 inches of the car physically wasn't there anymore. It had sunk to it's axles in mud. It was a 200 ci 6 cyl, with a C4 tranny and was green with black interior. I dismantled this car for parts. I still have most of the parts but the carcass was disposed of. Technically it could have been restored since they make all the repro panels but it needed major work and being just a 6 cylinder coupe it wasn't worth it.

[tkwetzel]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

I have a 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic wagon (9 passenger) I've owned since July of '95. It's gold with blonde trim (fake woodgrain) and saddle colored interior. It currently has just under 167,000 miles on the factory Oldsmobile 307 in it. The car is in good condition but the motor is tired. It uses oil (2 quarts a week if I use it all week) but I'm hoping to replace it soon. I've always maintained it but it was a company fleet vehicle before I owned it so who really knows how much use is on the motor. It should have had a hour meter since the motor was never shut off. It runs good and still is dependable but you just have to keep an eye on the oil level otherwise the motor will be finished off quick. This is my "second" car after being retired from being my everyday driver for 6 years shortly after the oil consumption started. I still use it and take it on some trips since letting a car sit is one of the worst things you could do. The main reason I kept this car is because Saturn decided all they'd give me in trade for it would be $100 because of the age and milelage. I currently have plans to restore this car since full size wagons are a dying breed and the last thing I want is this car going to the salvage yard or becoming a demo car.

Replace the engine? I'll help rebuild it if you want to. If it runs good, but burns oil, you should be able to fix it rather inexspensively (though that is not always the case). I just don't know how to work on a car in CT, while I live so far away.

As for my cars:
Right now I drive a '68 Dodge Dart. I drive it all year long...and it does take a beating, but I am slowly getting it back to excellent condition...the mechanical work comes before the cosmetic work.

I also have a '73 Dodge Dart sitting at the shop that i work at when back at home. I got it for free, and will give it to anyone for free. It runs and drives, but stalls after it warms up. It is a major eyesore and also smells pretty bad inside. I may be pulling the engine, to rebuild and then put in my '68.

My first car was a '72 SAAB 99E. I never got to drive it in the year and a half that I had it. After I got my Dart, my attention changed to the running car that was in better condition. So after several months of the SAAB occupying the garage at the dislike of my parents, it was junked...minus a few parts that are still lying around. Dave got a set of NICE alloy rims that came with the car. (That extra set of wheels was one of many many extra parts and pieces that I got with the car).

[jonathan lall]

Well since we're bringing this thread back to life and nobody's said it yet... I drive a three-horsepower, 18 km/h, two-speed, six-motor manual tranny Blizzard. It's the 2004 model.

I don't own a car.

[Ali Ahmed]

I drive a 2003 Volkswagen Golf TDI. Its 2-door and silver. I love it. It has power when I need it. Oh by the way TDI stands for turbo diesel injection. Yeah its diesel, yeah I know its bad for the environment, but it has the most power i have seen in a car with a 1.9 liter engine. It came with the Monsoon sound system. It is pretty good in terms of stock systems but I am going to change that. No interior or engine mods but I think I am going to put in a bigger turbo if it still comes within EPA regs.