What Do You Drive?

[schiesz]

Good to see another Type R owner.

I love seeing the Integras out there as well. I loved mine more than any car i've ever driven. It had a fairly unpleasant ending 5 years ago:





But that car saved my family's lives that day, so I have zero complaints.

[kwkarth]

Besides driving my wife crazy, we drive twin '09 Acura RDX SH-AWD Turbos.

Prior to that we had an '06 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, (450+ HP) and an '06 Lexus IS350, which was a slug compared to the Cayenne. We decided to downsize around the end of last year. Both cars were paid for but even an oil change on the Cayenne was 250 bux a pop, plus it always egged me on to drive faster than allowed. For example, even though I never floored it except at the track, I never hit the end of a freeway on ramp at less than 100mph, so I had to always apply brakes to merge with freeway traffic. That car was WAAAAY too much fun to drive. On the track, I lapped a dozen 911's at 140+mph going around turn 12 at PIR. Too much fun. The Acura RDX's are a lot of fun to drive and get better mileage than either the Porsche or the Lexus, and come with free oil changes for life.

Found some pictures from the good old days.

[jamesmtl514]

2003 Acura 3.2TL Type-S A-Spec
for big pic click here.
http://i39.tinypic.com/6jj0bm.jpg

[gswitter]

Wow! What hit you? Looks like the roof and pillars stood still and the rest of the car got knocked forward by a foot.

My Integra's pretty beat up after 11+ years of daily driving, but I'll never get rid of it.

[Mjolnir]

Jamesmtl514, that picture is well over the 800 x 600 size limit for pictures. You should resize it before a moderator deletes it.

[TCW 60]

Golf MK V 1.6.

[Big_Ed]

Just a few weeks ago, I bought a 1998 GMC Sierra K1500, Z71 extended cab. I had a similar one a couple years ago, but it was totalled in a flood. I've been looking for another one like it ever since. It's a good thing I bought this one recently because less than 2 weeks later, the transmission in my 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme grenaded itself, sending parts bouncing between the road and the floor of the car. I'm not exactly thrilled about the greatly decresed gas mileage, but I really like driving a truck, having the hauling capability, and 4 wheel drive in the winter, so I think it's worth it. Besides work is only about a 2&1/2 miles away, so it won't be that bad. And there's nothing like a V-8!

[SuperTrouper]

I recently bought a Volvo V50 T5 SE and I'm loving it.

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[schiesz]

Wow! What hit you? Looks like the roof and pillars stood still and the rest of the car got knocked forward by a foot.

My Integra's pretty beat up after 11+ years of daily driving, but I'll never get rid of it.

Sorry I missed this before

Its a bit deceptive but because thats just where they sat the top back on at. The fire dept took the whole top off the car to get my daughter out of the back seat. We were hit from behind by a full size van while stopped. I never intended to get rid of mine either... One of these days I will try to get another.

[mossyoak]

I recently bought a Volvo V50 T5 SE and I'm loving it.

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the new Volvos are so damn sexy.

[T4R06]

E70 X5 - with wife and daughter
135i - for myself

[T0RN4D0]

My poor mans car :P O 43 MPG (5.5l /100km) of diesel, 60hp and no supercharger hahaha. On the other hand its not about the car, its about the pilot, and this little bugger usually overtakes everything in its path :P (untill i come to the highway at least haha)



http://matjaz.files.wordpress.com/20...litke-015a.jpg - a summer picture

[Budda]

I drive a 1992 (it's almos older as me) white Fiat Uno, methane powered.
Really famous thanks to a violent pack that usually drive white Uno, many of them were cops.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...d_PICT0113.jpg

[Random Guy]

Depending on what my dad has with him, I either drive a 1986 extended cab 4x4 S10 (with about 130K), a 1995 Volvo 940 Turbo wagon (with about 180K), or a Euro spec 1984 Mercedes Benz 300D. No turbo, 88 HP when it was new, and a 5 speed manual! Only about 205K on it, too.

My favorite thing about these cars is their relative simplicity relative to newer cars. That, and due to the fact that they are rear wheel drive, there is actually room around the engine so you can service it.

[kuksul08]

Yay... finally upgraded :P

[diggity]

This is my baby. 1978 FJ40 LandCruiser

[sigsour]

Here is my 2005 F250 turbo diesel crew cab.

[Ras_Thavas]

Daily driver - 2008 FJ Cruiser.




When weather permits I go with the 2008 FZ6

[wykeite]

This is my baby. 1978 FJ40 LandCruiser

Beautiful. Serious off road piece of kit.

[mossyoak]

'91 jeep cherokee 4.0 high output, 4x4 automatic
3.5 inch rusty's offroad lift kit, 32x11.5x15 bfgoodrich mud terrains
fenders have been cut by 2 inches and then rolled to prevent cutting into the tires when flexed up and sway bars front and rear have been removed for additional flexibility and bumpers have been trimmed for better approach and departure angles, soon to be replaced by custom made high clearance bumpers with reinforced recovery points.

My bad, i totally forgot to update with photos, here's some for all the jeepers here.


first day i had the lift and tires on it, mud holes that would go over the hood, rock ledges that i couldnt walk up, and ruts three feet deep, nothing could stop it. ive never been so proud.


the trail continues up and to the right on that big rock, i wish i would have had someone to take pictures of me going up that ledge but my girl was my right side spotter.


the old girl cleaned up, thats about the stoutest vehicle ive ever seen, for 330k miles on the engine and drivetran and it still stands up to me dogging the hell out of it.

[fisk-king]

my '67 Chevelle SS clone w/ 396 big block



My E.D.D. (every day drive) is a Ford Escape '06

[LEDMaster2003_V2]

Well since I can't drive (vision prohibits that) I'll post about what my parents have. My mom has a 2006 Hyundai Azera. It was my brothers, but they fell on hard times and still had payments to make on it, so early this summer we just traded my mom's 2000 Ford Taurus SEL (black, black leather interior, 6-disc CD changer, spoiler, sun roof, etc) for it. Here's a pic of when my brother had it:



My dad drives a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 longbed 2WD (not a 4x4) normal cab, silver with topper, cattle guard, and homemade dual-bench insert (made by someone else who had it then sold it at their rummage sale).

[guardpost3]

Good lookin XJ you got there Mossy, is the buggy yours too? it looks like fun

[mossyoak]

nah thats a friend of mines custom, its pretty bad, dana 70 front axle narrowed and dana 80 rear narrowed, ford 460 propane powered, thats one stout buggy.

[diggity]

Beautiful. Serious off road piece of kit.

Thank you sir. I wheel it regularly.

- 1978 FJ40 Land Cruiser
- Original inline 6 (2F)
- 4 speed
- 4" Hell Creek lift SUA
- Rear locker
- 34x10.50x15 LTB Swampers

Next up is power steering and a front locker.

[PolishSumgai]

2007 Avalance - dechromed

[mossyoak]

Thank you sir. I wheel it regularly.

- 1978 FJ40 Land Cruiser
- Original inline 6 (2F)
- 4 speed
- 4" Hell Creek lift SUA
- Rear locker
- 34x10.50x15 LTB Swampers

Next up is power steering and a front locker.

what type of wheeling do you do? because there is zero trail carnage.

[Metatron]

my favorite ride is my gf followed by her forrester and then my discovery '91

[Monocrom]

my favorite ride is my gf followed by her forrester. . .

So . . . How's the fuel economy on her Forrester?

[Pellidon]

My main car is a 2001 Kia Rio, Manual, If I don't run the AC compressor, and can average 70-75 MPH it gets 42-45 MPG. Anything else it is in the 32-37 MPG range. So much for 55 saves fuel. This is my third KIA that refutes that assumption.

My beater is an old 95 Ford Windstar van I call the hulk mobile since it is green. It was cheap, hauls stuff that the KIA can't and somehow has 265k miles on it's carcass.