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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 May - July: What do you drive?: Archive through March 14, 2004 users admin

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Capecodkathy
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01-23-2004

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Am always curious about what people drive.. and the reason behind it...

In the past 6 months we have 'traded up'..

DH- now has a 2002 Ford F150 .. he finally parted with his 1990 (!!!!) Mitsubishi.. he likes having a truck..."HIS" car.. is 4WD. I sort of figure he held on to the other truck for 14 yrs... he was due.

While we were waiting for the dealer to remove the bolts on the Mitsubishi plates, we took a 1999 red convertible Mustang out for a ride....and decided... why not.... I guess it is now "MY" car....

As crazy as it seems.. we do have another car... "OURS" is a Ford Explorer....

Nuts... but why not?

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
*ds has a 99 diesel black bug (gets up to 53 mpg)

*dd has a 99 gas yellow bug (gets only 18/mpg in town)

*i have a 93 gmc suburban which i put about 10 miles a week on

*husband has a 2003 jetta diesel, which also gets up to 53 mpg. he puts on 50,000 miles a year commuting to work.

*we have one almost dead 97 sonoma pick up, which we keep on minimum insurance for dump trips, etc. and which husband put over 250,000 miles on while commuting.

nothing special. and yet we pay over 5,000 dollars a year to insure the damn things. that's with our 'discount' for **good drivers and having our home insurance with AAA, too.

**i think anyone who has driven an ambulance and taken the highway patrol course should pay less, because i had to drive 100 mph and do defensive driving and probably had training above the norm--well, okay, harrison ford and paul le mat in 'american graffiti' also drove fast..... LOL.


okay, i'm trying anything!

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 7:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
oh yeah, the first thing i ever drove was a hard bargain. :-)

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I drive a teal-colored EggieMobil aka a '96 Volvo 850...and it's really teal.

After all three of our kidlets are finished with college, I'm going to let my precious EggieMobil go and purchase something very, very nice.
Any suggestions??


Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My dh drives a 96' Suburban. I have drive a 2001 Yukon...we love our SUV's! LOL

Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 8:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I got my car back just today after a crash on Jan. 5. It was bad (nobody injured). There was a question for a while whether it would be totaled. But because it was still in such good condition with low miles and body shop was able to find low-cost front end, it was repaired. Needed whole new (different) front end. I was hit by a vehicle bigger than mine.

It was and is again: '97 Honda Civic EX coupe. Very dark green with grey interior. When I bought it, there wasn't much choice in exterior or interior color. I got the top model Civic -- all the nice extras that I usually wouldn't go for cuz of the $$$. Love the sun roof. I got a Honda because at the time I heard they were very reliable. It has been. Haven't heard anything negative about Hondas. If the car had been totaled in the accident, I definitely would have bought another Honda -- probably Civic again, but would take a look at Accords also.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 8:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
...my husband crazy!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, you mean 'automobile'.

2003 taupe colored Chev Impala.

Not1worry
Member

07-30-2002

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I drive a 96 GMC Safari van with a big scrape on the side. I didn't pick it, it was practically given to us and you just don't say no to practically free vehicles. My step dad gave it to us in exchange for our 94 Oldsmobile and $100. I really would love something that has passenger doors on both sides, but that will have to wait because...

DH has a 90 Chevy truck that is on it's last leg. He keeps having to go to play war, so we've avoided having to deal with major repairs. We put it in storage while he's gone to save on insurance. He loves that truck but it is killing us on repairs. Before he left, the taillights had quit working. The AC hasn't worked in years and the turn signal lever is hanging by a wire. Now that the kids are bigger, the 4 of us cannot squeeze across the bench seat anymore either. So after he returns, he's getting something different. He'll have about $8000 to spend, so I hope he finds something good that we can all fit into.

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
if i bought a car today, it would be the chrysler pacifica in dark blue. i think the front looks so ritzy!! stylin' but also station wagon or suv size.

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I drive a 2000 white Mercury Sable and we call it the narc car because it does look like a police car.

Sanfranjoshfan
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09-17-2000

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 9:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You're gonna love this....and this is the perfect time for this thread for me to post in!

I drive a 1985 Mazda 626LX that I bought from a friend in 1992. It only has 87,000 miles on it then, but today it only has 94,000 because I used it so seldomly. Over the first decade I had it, it was broken into a few times (the passenger side lock is so ruined from being jimmied so often so that I can only unlock it from the driver's side now). One time they actually stole the thing and it was found a few days later downtown. It was a joyride type of thing....but I still had comprehensive insurance coverage back then and all the damage, the tow, and even the ticket it had for being found parked in a red zone was covered.

In any case when I first got the car I took great care of it. I used to get little notes on it every few months asking if I wanted to sell my car.

After the break ins, the theft, and all the hassle, I got The Club, and I stopped washing it. The filth factor seems to have done the trick....it no longer looks worth breaking into (then again, that could be because I have the Club now, and the idea that my car's filthiness is "protecting" it is simply my denial! :-))

The funny thing is that I when I got into the car the other day, I found a little note on the windshield, only now the note was asking if I wanted to *donate* my car rather than asking if I wanted to *sell* it! LOL I cracked up!

I told this to the friend I bought the car from and he said maybe in another couple of years, the note will be asking if I want to pay $50 to have it hauled away! :-)

Bottom line, it gets me to Costco once a month and to Berkeley where I buy pre-dead rats for my pet snakes, so I'm satisfied.

Thanks for the opportunity to tell the sad story of my quickly depreciating vehicle that is losing value exponentially even as I type this post! :-)

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 9:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That is too funny!

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 9:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sanfran, you lost me at "pre-dead rats"...LOL!!

Kristylovesbb
Member

09-14-2000

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 10:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
2002 white Sahara Jeep Wrangler, and hubby drives a completely restored 1952 Chevy truck with 383 stroker 425 horse power engine. I am not allowed to drive it because he once gave me a 1990 chevy SS 454 truck that I wanted, he caught me doing spinoffs and donuts so he sold it. I loved that truck, DH was afraid I would kill my fool self. Oh I almost forgot hubby also has an 83 shovel head Harley and a Whizzer.

Max
Member

08-12-2000

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 11:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have two cars.

A 2003 PT Cruiser GT that's custom painted, has dual exhaust, undercarriage LED lights, and a variety of other little goodies I've added. It started out as Electric Blue, but now the front portion is... well, check my profile for a picture. :-)

I fell in love with the PT when I first read about it back in early 2000. I remember calling a dealership and asking if they had one I could test drive and they laughed at me. I did my research on the web and actually joined a national PT Cruiser club before I had a car. Back then, it was difficult to find dealers who could even order a car for you with any kind of assurance that you'd ever get it. I finally found a dealer who had allocations available and placed on order for my first PT over the phone, using a credit card for the deposit. Five months later, I was the proud owner of a Taupe Metallic 2001 PT Cruiser Limited. When the GTs came out, I placed an order for one and traded in the 2001. The first Cruiser had 150HP, but the GT has a turbocharged engine with 210HP. Lots more fun to get on the freeway in the GT! :-)

My second car is a 2003 VW New Beetle Convertible. I bought it after I got the PT customized because I didn't want to drive the PT as an everyday car anymore. It's silver with a black top and interior and is a LOT of fun to drive, especially when the weather is nice. I looked at Mini Coopers, too, but didn't want to wait two to three months for delivery (now, it's almost a year wait to get one here -- a friend is expecting delivery of hers any day now after a 7-month wait).

I like both cars because they are different. You can definitely tell what kind of car is coming down the street, no confusing a Camry with a Taurus or a Lexis with an Infinity or whatever. The PT has a built-in social life, too. Our local club now has almost 300 members. Today, we displayed 48 cars in a local St. Patrick's Day parade. I've made so many friends because of that car! In fact, now I'm starting a business selling products geared towards PT Cruiser enthusiasts. It's just one heck of a good time, no matter how I toss the dice! :-)

Cathie
Member

08-16-2000

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 11:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love my 2002 Patriot Blue PT Cruiser. The only negative thoughts I've ever had about it were on the day I picked it up--I felt very guilty being so happy about a new car. I had done all the paperwork on Monday evening and was scheduled to pick the car up on the afternoon of Tuesday, 9-11-01. The up side of that is that I will always know exactly how old my car is.

We are a tall family and the PT has wonderful head room (even my 6'9" son can fit in it comfortably.) We have taken several trips in it, and love the roominess and smooth ride. If I were to get a new car I'd go for another PT in a flash!

Hubby drives a bright blue '04 Chevy pick-up, which is mandatory here in TX, lol. :-)

Wargod
Member

07-16-2001

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 12:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've talked about my car before, but it's fun, so might as well post it again, lol.

I drive a '77 Lincoln Continental. I don't drive much, I'd rather walk, but with kids, that's hard to do sometimes. The furthest I drive these days is to my sisters (about 5 miles away) and when I'm taking a class at the college (3 miles.) I love this car! When it's running, it runs so smooth and nice. The things wrong with it though:

One window doesn't roll up, and one doesn't roll down. The AC only works in the winter and the heater only works in the summer. When we got the car 5 years ago, it had a (don't laugh!) working 8 track player and radio. A few months later, Mow decided to replace the working 8 track player and radio with a cassette player. It worked a total of 3 days. since then, we have replaced the stereo 3 more times, and they never last more than a week!

The blinker is broken, so when I'm making a right hand turn I have to hold the switch up to keep it blinking, and at night with the headlights on, the left blinker gets stuck and won't flash so I have to flip the switch up and down to keep it blinking. The knob for the windshield wipers broke off several years ago, so now whenever I use them, I have to go hunting for the vice grips, and then spend the whole drive slamming my knee into them, lol.

Everything in the car is electric, and I have all the controls (windows, locks, seat position) on the drive side door...half of them don't work. I can't lock the other three doors from the drivers side, can't roll down the front passenger or the back driver side windows. The seat position controls finally gave out about a year ago. This was a problem, specially when Mow would also drive the car on occassion, because he's 6 feet tall, and I'm 5'5. At one point, I couldn't drive the car at all cuz I couldn't reach the pedals. Finally he had to get in the back seat and push and shove the drivers side seat up so that now I can drive it. On the few occassions he does, he ends up with his knees shoved against the dashboard.

The drivers side lock is busted, so whenever I'm dumb enough to lock the door, I spend the next week climbing in and out of the passenger side door until we finally manage to pry the drivers side lock up.

The car makes a hundred or so different noises (ok, probably not that many, but theres always some sound coming from it.) It squeks, squeels, knocks, bangs. I never worry about the sounds, though I do dutifully inform Mow of any new sound, when I hear them. When a noise stops, thats when I worry. Last time there was a knocking sound that went on for months. Mow and my bil both checked the car several times and couldn't figure out what it was. One day I'm driving to my sisters and I was at a stop light, and the knocking stopped. I got scared, lol. Turned the corner, was looking for somewhere to stop, when a U-Joint broke, and the drive shaft fell off. (Got any idea how heavy a 77 lincoln continenteal is to push???)

The car breaks down all the time. But, most of the time it is something minor and fairly easy to fix. We've only had two major break downs, the drive shaft, and about 4 years ago we had to rebuild the tranny.

Since I don't drive more than I have to, I usually only fill up about every 2-3 weeks, which is a good thing, since it cost a fortune. Full tank of gas gets me 117 miles per gallon, LOL. Registration costs me $34 a year, and it does better on smogs than Mow's Honda does!

During the spring and summer, I wash it at least once a week (keep it spotless!) Because of the broken window I can't take it through a car wash when it's too cold to hand wash it though. I never lock it up, which drives Mow insane, but have never had a problem with it being broken into, except for once when he left it at the bowlling alley over night. Locked the car up, went back for it the next morning, and someone had busted a window and stolen the stereo that hadn't worked for a good six months, LOL.

Two years ago, Mow told me he was taking a second job with Costco and I had a choice, I could either quit work and stay home with the kids, or I could keep working and we'd buy a new car...I quit, LOL.

Because he puts at least 300 miles a week on his car with his commute to work, he plans on buying a new one within the next couple of years, at which point, I will get the Honda. I'm in no hurry at all. I love my car right down to the smurf bumper sticker, LOL.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 12:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
2000 VW Golf 1.8Turbo
2002 Mini Cooper -- seriously, seriously customized

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 6:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
After the insurance recently wrote off our Mercury Sable, we now drive a 2002 Olds Intrigue. The advantage of buying a used car is the bells and whistles become affordable. Put the kibosh (sp?) on the darn thing honking at me every time I lock it with the keyless entry thingy, now it only blinks. Used to scare the living daylights out of me every time.
Question, how do those of you who have it feel about the car locking you inside as soon as you go into gear? It still gives me the woolies. According to the salesman you can't turn that feature off. Dang!

Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 7:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lumbele, I don't have that feature, but I always lock my doors as soon as I get in. Maybe if it happened automatically I'd get woolies too -- don't know. Just remember, you're not locked in -- the world is locked out.

Neko
Member

08-03-2001

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
A dark blue 93 Ford Tempo...that in a few years, will probably be replaced..
And I'll get to drive that one too..Hehehe...

Heyltslori
Member

09-15-2001

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I drive a 1987 Olds Delta 88. Don't be jealous.

Sasman
Member

07-08-2003

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am a white 2003 Accord (it is my 'thing', my last 4 cars have been white).

Dw has a blue 99 Civic EX which is a lot of fun to drive.

Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 9:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sasman, you and your DW like the Civic? I like mine. Virtually never hear anything bad about 'em.