I'm sick of cat threads, let's do a CAR thread!

[JVS]

Do you have a car? Do you like your car? What cars do you like?
Can you post a picture of your car?

My car looks like this, except it's white and has rusty rear fenders.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

1. My car looks like this

except it's light blue and one year newer than this model and not as shiny and clean as this:




By the way, I have a cat. Her name is Clarissa Marie. She is sitting right here, meowing at me.

[JVS]

3. Do you have plans to replace the car?

And if so, what models are you looking at?

Anything out there that catches your fancy?

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

7. Not anytime soon

as she is paid for and has 86,000 miles on her. I am going to drive it until the wheels fall off, the body rusts out and it won't go an inch further. Why? Because I love not having a car payment and it is really reliable.

After that, I fully intend on buying something either hybrid of completely alternatively fueled. We're talking eight to ten years from now. Who knows what will be out there by then? (Please have alternatively fueled cars by then! Please!)

[ronnykmarshall]

2. Our cars

I now have added a Boxer sticker.

[JVS]

6. I wish they still made those Civic hatchbacks

The new si is too expensive, and a hatchback would be much more practical than a coupe.

[ronnykmarshall]

11. I know, huh?

My car is a 2000, the last year they made them. The SI is hot, but they don't make it with an auto trans. I don't stick shifts.

I plan on keepin' that bad boy for a LONG time.

[JVS]

13. If my car craps out maybe I'll get a used one then

I didn't realize they kept making them until 2000, I thought 98 was the cutoff

[ronnykmarshall]

17. When I do sell it,

I don't want to do a trade in. I know that I could get more if I sold it on my own.

[lovedems]

4. This is my next car

Or this



It is muscle car time in my family.

[JVS]

12. Sweet.

I recognize the GTO, but what's the orange one? Is it a barracuda?

[lovedems]

14. Yep.

My husband had one before we had kids. We had to do the "van thing". We are starting to look around. There are just to many cool ones out there. He would like a "plum purple" color.

[kysrsoze]

23. I'd get the GTO. I love GM muscle cars.

[Ramsey]

29. My litte Argo

Looks like this...

[GOPisEvil]

55. And a fun little ride, too!

Something about the wind in your hair that doesn't suck at all!

[7th_Sephiroth]

5. my ride

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

9. I love it

my parents had one of those. A boat on wheels.

[7th_Sephiroth]

10. more like an aircraft carrier on wheels

its not running right now but it will be by the end of the week

[kysrsoze]

8. I really love my baby!

It's an absolute blast. I treat it well b/c it's basically my surrogate wife right now. It's not the greatest on gas, but at least it's not a Hummer.



BTW - love your Civic. My dad had a 1980 Accord 5-speed that I learned to drive on, and my family still has two Hondas. They run forever.

[JVS]

15. sadly, your link doesn't work, how about a description?

[kysrsoze]

16. Fixed it - used ImageShack - they're awesome.

Evidently Geocities won't let me directly link to it.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. How about this one?

:evilgrin:

[JVS]

19. It looks like Pepito, the biggest cat in the whole wide world!

[CO Liberal]

20. Here's a Rear View of my '02 Chevy S10

http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=9494062

[ronnykmarshall]

21. Right on!

I love the "Focus on your own damn family" sticker.

[CO Liberal]

24. Thanks

I got that at a New Age store in Colorado Springs called "Celebration". For those of you in the area, it's on Colorado Avenue in the Old Colorado City area.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

25. Cool stickers eom

[CO Liberal]

30. Thanks

I got the "John Kerry", "Proud to be a Democrat" and "Anybody but Bush" stickers at my County Assembly in May.

"McFayden" is Buffie McFayden - she's running for re-election as my representative to teh State Legislature.

"Salazar" is John Salazar - he's runing to replace Scott McPinhead in Colorado's 3rd Conressional District. His brother Ken is Colorado's Attorney General, and is running for the Senate to replace Ben(edict Arnold) Nightmare Campbell.

KDZA is the local oldies station - they're owned by Clear Channel, but I like the music......

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

36. Haha..focus on your own damn family! Love it!

:thumbsup:

[CO Liberal]

40. Believe It Or Not....

...many of the conservative Republicans I work with have said they like that bumper sticker. They're not too happy with aome of the other ones, though.....

:-)

[Philostopher]

22. I love cars almost as much

as I love cats, so ...

Though my car is nicely practical -- it's a '99 RAV4 I bought used for well under the list, and it's paid for -- it's not especially exciting. Gets good mileage, carries a lot of groceries or home improvement supplies or animals. You see, some jerk rear-ended us in the 1993 MX3-GS I had, which I dearly loved, and his insurance company decided it was totaled, and they'd only fix it if we took a salvage title (we weren't willing to do that). I cried and then got practical. The RAV is great for what we need it for, and it gets 25 mpg reliably.

Mr. Nownow currently is squeezing the last drops out of a '95 Saturn, he's looking at a new Mazda 3. Might get a little fun out of that one, at least.

If we could talk ourselves out of being practical, we'd buy a '67 or '68 Camaro like we've both wanted since we were kids, but we're not old enough to indulge ourselves on that score, yet. Maybe we'll buy a car to 'play with' once we retire, I don't know. It's just so nice not having to fill the tank every other day, especially now, and gas ain't going back down, I don't think.

[Samurai_Writer]

26. 97 VW Jetta

Paid off, runs great, looks good! Currently sporting three bumper stickers:

John Kerry '04 -- 3 Purple Hearts + 1 Brain = 4 Better Years
Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam
democraticunderground.com

[JVS]

27. Is that a GLX with the VR6?

[Samurai_Writer]

28. No, a GT with a 2.0 L 4-cylinder...

Still is very peppy though, even with over 100,000 miles on it!

[guitar man]

31. My baby

She's getting a little old and has a few miles on her, but she still drives like new. Nothing like a luxury/performance car that gets 25-27 mpg. on the highway. :)

[ronnykmarshall]

32. Nice!

My parents just got a Cadillac.

[guitar man]

33. My brother

Has a late model Caddy. I got a chance to drive it a while back and really liked it.

[JVS]

35. I don't know why ford quit making those

The lack of a Lincoln coupe is just inexcusable. And the same platform provided the Thunderbird and Cougar, which were nice cars for people who wanted 8 cylinders, but not a mustang or SUV.

[guitar man]

37. It's sad

By '98, the last year of the Mk VIII, the sales had dropped off because everyone started wanting luxury SUV's, so they dropped them in favor of the Navigator. I just don't know what the "wise guys" are going to drive now, the Lincoln Marks were always the preferred mobster ride.

[JVS]

38. Whodathunk that huge high 4-Door Wagons would kill off the 2-door coupe?

I could understand it if they had replaced the Mark VIII with someting like the Current Lincoln LS. I can see people choosing a small 4 door over a coupe, but the idea of replacing a 2 door luxury coupe with a gargantuan family hauler just seems weird. It is like picking a minivan over a miata for stylistic purposes. two totally different cars with different roles.

[guitar man]

39. I know, it really sucks

A glorified station wagon is all these big SUV's are. Just a marketing ploy to make guys think they'r cool,I guess.

When I wanted a truck, I bought a TRUCK. This isn't the actual pic, but it's spittin' identical to my other ride. I don't drive it as much as the car these days.

[JVS]

41. If I wanted a station wagon, I'd get one of those new Magnums

I saw the display at the NAIAS in Detroit. Nice car for the money.

[guitar man]

43. hehe

a high performance wagon, reminiscent of the Chevy Nomad. I think it's pretty cool.

[pagerbear]

67. Shouldn't the plural of Magnum be Magna?

<pagersmirk>

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

34. Pics of my cars (from other sources)

[WillyT]

42. I Used To Own One Of These, But The North Coast Ate It !!!

That salt air is a bitch for us valley boys.

:shrug:

BTW - 1964 Ford Galaxy 500 Conertible (mine was black and chrome)

[JVS]

44. Wow, bitchin! How much did it weigh?

[WillyT]

47. About As Much As A 60's - 70's Stationwagon !!!

Had a sway bar too, because it was so long, heavy, and had no hardtop (obviously).

:hi:

[tlcandie]

61. LoL WillyT.. that is what I learned to drive in!!!!

It was white with dark blue interior..vinyl seats! Not a convertible though :D OH, and stick shift on steering column!

[WillyT]

63. Right On !!! - Mine Was A 'Three On The Tree' Too !!!

:hi:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

45. Ok...Here's what my car really looks like:

[flamingyouth]

46. Here's a 2000 Volvo S70

Except mine is dark blue

[RoadRunner]

48. My car just looks silly.

But, with 55 mpg, who gives a Cheney!

[PatriotGames]

51. Nothing wrong with that! I like it.

[Pithlet]

49. I recently bought a brand new Subaru Legacy wagon

Yeah, it's a wagon, so there's nothing sexy about it. But, I love it. AWD is awesome. It's also the anniversary edition, so it has cool stuff like leather wrapped steering wheel, wood panel console, two moon roofs, etc. I got a good deal because Subarus aren't popular around here.

[Cybergata]

87. I love my Subaru

It is a Red Subaru Legacy outback sport. It isn't a full wagon, and it sure is nice to drive. The best part is how it handles. I've been able to dodge SUVs driven by half awake people on their way to work. I love the AWD. Like this, except it is Red.

[Pithlet]

88. Sharp

If I'd known that AWD drove the way it did, I would have purchased one a long time ago.

[LWolf]

50. I like this one:

:evilgrin:



But my two cars look like this:




and this:

[Pithlet]

52. My last civic looked exactly like yours

same color and everything. It was a 2000 model. I had to trade it in because it's a stick shift, and my husband can't drive them.

[LWolf]

75. My civic is the shared family car.

It's a 97. I co-signed for my oldest son to buy it; he passed it on to his brother, who has now traded me for my truck, temporarily. It's a great little car.

[Blue-Jay]

53. My car & My vanity plate:

Not my actual car, but it's the same color:



Plate:



Honk when you see me!

[Ivan Sputnik]

54. Lately, I've been warming up to this car.

[pagerbear]

69. I think Corvairs are beautiful!

[JVS]

76. Are there political reasons for this change of view?

[GOPisEvil]

56. 1994 Infiniti G-20

Just like this, but silver.

[jukes]

57. at least you won't get pestered

by boasts of car-killing.

[RetroLounge]

58. Nobody in DU Land has one of these, I'm sure

This is my 1958 Oldsmobile Super 88...

I have a matching 1958 Station Wagon in the garage too...

Rocket Power!!!



RL

[samplegirl]

59. 1965 TR4

I really like british cars. Mine is Old English White.
Just took 1st place with it here in my home town.
Not bad for girl eh??? I've got a great mechanic!!
Somebodys got to teach me how to post a picture im new to this.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

60. Not my actual car, but mine looks just like this

I have Kerry and DU stickers on the rear bumper.

EDIT: We also have a red 2003 Toyota Corolla.

[tlcandie]

62. We have two ...

'02 PT Cruiser.. not our car, but same color with flames similar to these, but not with the brilliant/neon yellow and HOGWRTS vanity plates.



Second vehicle is a 95 Jeep Wrangler, forest green/tan interior and canvas top with only 36k miles on it. No frills and stick!

[jukes]

64. pete

[jukes]

65. & repeat

[jukes]

66. my daily

is a bronze 82 280ZX n/a T-top w/ eaton supercharger.

i have 2 78 alfa romeo spider veloce 2 seaters i've been swapping parts on for four years. pretty close to one full car now. need to mount the top, & swap out the right control arm.

[pagerbear]

68. Here's the PMW

Pagerische Moteren Werke:



Almost 10 years old, about 88K on her.

[CanuckAmok]

70. Here's mine...

...does anyone else want to ask why I drive an SUV?

[HuckleB]

71. If I could get away with it, I wouldn't have a car.

Talk about an inefficient way to get around, in terms of time, energy, and especially expense. I don't know how we got ourselves in this fix where everyone must have a car to survive, but, damn, what fix it is.

Ugh.

[CanuckAmok]

72. Funny...

Because I'm a contractor, I work in a different location almost every day, and I have to bring lots of stuff with me to work. That and the hours I work make taking public transit nearly impossible. But last year, I ended up working at the same location for four weeks, and it was right on the Vancouver SkyTrain route. It was so convenient to just jump on the train for two bucks each way, and take 20 minutes getting to where I was working, instead of over an hour, plus finding parking, etc, etc, etc.... It was luxury!

I don't know why more people wo CAN take public transit don't do so.

I do like to drive, but if I had my way, it would only be for pleasure.

[HuckleB]

73. Yeah...

I admit to enjoying a "Sunday drive," and I love road trip vacations, too. But for general commuting, I'd prefer to bicycle or use mass transit. OK, so that second sentence was redundant.

Ah, it's time for bed.

[LiveWire]

74. My mustang...

Sorry, got no pic...however, I can tell you that it is a 1967 cherry red vinhyl top 289 R-code. Very rare, very cool car. Just restored it with my bro.

[midnight armadillo]

77. What I have

93 Corolla, dodgy auto transmission:


What I want, 1998 Saab 9000 CSE, 5 spd manual (fast, fun, safe, practical!):

[JVS]

78. I've heard that once you have a Saab, you never go back

[DemWitch]

79. 2002 Hyundai Accent

GL 4 door... it's ok... one more year and I can trade it in... really like the Scion Xa's. "IF" I had unlimited financial resources though, I would be tooling around town in a '59 Lincoln Convertible. Wasteful, yes... hot damn beautiful... nothing like being behind the wheel of a 5000 pound monster... My favorite car was my 76 Mercury Grand Marquis Brogham. She was a monster too... but ohhhhh, what a drive...

[Commendatori]

80. 1997 Cavalier. (N/T)

[LiberalTechie1337]

81. 1994 Geo Prism

like this, with a Kerry-Edwards bumper sticker

[truthspeaker]

82. I want a Mazda6 wagon BAD but can't afford it

Mazda, Nissan, and Volkswagon are the only manufacturers willing to cater to American buyers who want a mid-sized car with a reasonably powerful engine AND a manual transmission. Everyone else seems to think anyone who's willing to spend extra for more power wants a an automatic transmission too.

Except Volkswagons midsize (Passat) engines aren't all that powerful.

[JVS]

84. Doesn't Honda offer manual transmission Accords?

But I think that is only for the 4 cylinder models.
If you could get the accord V-6 with a stick that would be something.

[truthspeaker]

85. only for the 4-cyl. Same for Toyota, Saturn, and Subaru

[Az_lefty]

83. Here's what I want

35 Auburn Boattail speedster

[MGKrebs]

86. Here's mine.

1999 Triumph Thunderbird.
I've got a small windshield and some saddlebags on mine. Green and gold tank.