Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: Kytim89 on April 13, 2010, 05:07:40 PM
Title: What kind of car do you drive?
Post by: Kytim89 on April 13, 2010, 05:07:40 PM
I actually drive a white 1986 Chevy Cavalier. It runs good for its age, but the exhaust pipe rattles because of it is loose, there is no heater core and the body is covered in rust. However, it has almost no knocks or misses in the engine.
The interior is a little worn and for some reason the radio resets its station once the car is turned on. The speakers give off a good sound and the car accelerates pretty good.
Back in december of 2009 I had to replace the alternator becaue the old one wore out and could no longer recharge by battery, which had to be replaced as well.
My car looks like the on in the picture but with more rust. I just want to know what everyone else is driving.
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Post by: Halbred on April 13, 2010, 05:14:10 PM
Two cars, as my wife has a car, too, and depending on what car is in the garage and what car is in the driveway when I go to work in the morning, I end up driving both during the week.
2002 Toyota Echo 2004 Toyota Corolla
Good cars.
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on April 13, 2010, 05:16:54 PM
One that runs.
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Post by: stevey on April 13, 2010, 05:18:11 PM
One that barely runs.
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Post by: ShyGuy on April 13, 2010, 05:38:50 PM
In Soviet Russia, car drives you!
1995 Ford Windstar
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on April 13, 2010, 05:43:31 PM
2009 Toyota Corolla, the most dangerous car on the road today.
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on April 13, 2010, 05:47:11 PM
I don't drive; I spend all my money on games and Apple products, so I don't have the money for a car or insurance.
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Post by: ThePerm on April 13, 2010, 05:55:35 PM
1994 mercury sable
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Post by: Kytim89 on April 13, 2010, 06:09:50 PM
When I tell people that I drive a car that is 24-years-old they act surprised say, "How does it run after all of these years?"
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Post by: BeautifulShy on April 13, 2010, 06:31:46 PM
I use the bus or walk where I need to.
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on April 13, 2010, 07:08:15 PM
2009 Toyota Corolla, the most dangerous car on the road today.
Because of its production faults or because you're driving?
I actually had a funhouse thread about what happened to my 1st car, a 1998 Mitsubishi Galant here (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=29409.msg550700#msg550700)
and posted a picture of my "new" car here (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=29409.msg556726#msg556726) (A 2002 Galant). Currently I've neglected changing my breaks in order to install my last cars aftermarket stereo because it has an auxilary port and I missed listening to my ipod on the road. I also found a sweet usb charging dock that plugs into my lighter port, so now i can charge my ipod and phone while on the road (where i tend to be more often now with this new job). I'm still happy with it after these few months.
But i'd kill for an Eclipse spyder.. :(
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Post by: Shaymin on April 14, 2010, 09:51:04 PM
The bus.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 14, 2010, 09:53:37 PM
you drive the bus?
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Post by: Stratos on April 15, 2010, 04:56:27 AM
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Post by: D_Average on April 15, 2010, 12:16:53 PM
1996 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 2006 Honda Civic
My first car though was older than me. A 1979 Chevette. Turd brown. Ran great until a tornado dropped a tree on it. And no. It wasn't parked near a trailer.
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Post by: vudu on April 15, 2010, 01:37:32 PM
Is Dasmos Australian, because that looks like a Queensland rego plate.
Why do you ruin my jokes? Is it because you hate me?
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Post by: Shorty McNostril on April 15, 2010, 05:13:38 PM
Wasn't the intention my good man, just noticed the rego plate, than you mentioned the RHD.
Oh and BTW, who here can drive a manual transmission? Mine is manual and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Post by: EasyCure on April 15, 2010, 06:10:25 PM
Shorty: why don't you just buy the wheels if you love them so much :P
As for your question; Like most Americans, i"m lazy and wouldn't have it any other way; Automatic baby! YEAH!!
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Post by: Shorty McNostril on April 15, 2010, 06:14:12 PM
Because I don't think those 20" wheels will fit on my car. And I would imagine because they are genuine Mazda mags they would cost about 5 arms and 3 legs. Each.
I love the whole RX-8 package. (Mind you that new RX-7 they've been hinting at would be better). It's just the wheels are the cherry on the cake.
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Post by: EasyCure on April 15, 2010, 06:16:58 PM
but if you're drooling just looking at the wheels;
buy one, make a coffee table or something out of it. Now you can drool all you want!
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Post by: D_Average on April 15, 2010, 06:18:40 PM
Manual is far more manly.
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Post by: Shorty McNostril on April 15, 2010, 06:22:34 PM
The RX-8 GT is over 50g's. Way out of my price range.
Well said D Average. There is nothing quite like going from 10 - 1?0 km/hr in 2nd gear knowing you are in full control and not having some stupid computer gear changing for you. However autos do certainly have their place. But not in sports/performance vehicles.
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Post by: EasyCure on April 15, 2010, 06:29:22 PM
Nothings more manly than receiving gifts while driving, and having to shift would get in the way of that. I'm sorry but its true.
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Post by: Shorty McNostril on April 15, 2010, 06:30:22 PM
She can shift.
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Post by: EasyCure on April 15, 2010, 06:52:03 PM
Trust me, she is (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A9yFe3_4kc#t=2m05s) (NSFW: language)
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 15, 2010, 07:37:20 PM
I drive automatic, I don't need to jerk my car off while driving. It's distracting.
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Post by: Mop it up on April 15, 2010, 07:41:44 PM
I have a '92 Toyota Celica. I could really use a new(er) car though. I'll probably drive it until it needs a repair before I buy one, because I'm cheap like that.
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Post by: EasyCure on April 15, 2010, 07:52:37 PM
I have a '92 Toyota Celica. I could really use a new(er) car though. I'll probably drive it until it needs a repair before I buy one, because I'm cheap like that.
*knuckle bump*
My first car: -Broken Passenger side mirror; **** it (mighty-puddy'd some mirror on there, awesome)
-broken sun roof: **** it, i dont use it
-Leaky sunroof- **** it, duct tape that bitch!
-warn breaks: **** it, wearing those down to the METAL; hardcore-styley
-timing belt goes and possible damage to the engine and a quoted price of roughly $2000 for repair_ **** it, spend an extra $1000 on a "new" car that runs great that i actually plan on taking care of this time around lol
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Post by: Stogi on April 15, 2010, 08:06:57 PM
I prefer manual, but drive an auto.
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Post by: ThePerm on April 15, 2010, 08:17:44 PM
the problem with receiving "gifts" while driving is i worry about not paying attention to the road and running over a gypsy and getting cursed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01ese31eyL0
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 15, 2010, 08:26:41 PM
I'm going on the theory that all stick shifts are male and all automatics are female.
My cars name is Alexus, she has been good to me.
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Post by: Kytim89 on April 15, 2010, 08:58:16 PM
Inside my cavalier it is so cramped that my reception of "gifts" is very limited. ;) That car is actually my first and I have owned it for about five years. An ice cream truck got its rear bumper clipped onto my front left fender and pulled it out some. When I notified my insurance company valued my car at $1300. I thought they would just write me check and I would get to keep my car, but no. They said that the car had to confiscated for me to get the money, so kept the car and hammered the fender back into place.
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on April 16, 2010, 01:56:41 PM
That's interesting. I drive a 2008 Equinox. I used to drive a 2000 Chevy Silverado, but after hydroplaning on the Interstate during a rainstorm, spinning out of control, and somehow ending up safely stopped on the shoulder, I decided that I had used up all the luck I would ever get. It was time to buy something with some weight over the drive wheels. I couldn't get a 4WD Equinox off the lot, or I would have. Unfortunately, I made a man mistake and bought the Sport version. It's fun and all, but now I get similar mileage to my old pickup.
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Post by: BranDonk Kong on April 16, 2010, 02:44:39 PM
I'm pretty sure you can fit 20" rims/tires on a Mazda 3, definitely not any higher though. you just need the lowest profile tires you can possibly get. Actually you can - http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2209653 (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2209653) - it actually looks pretty stupid though, at least from the angles of his pics.
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Post by: Stratos on April 16, 2010, 02:49:48 PM
I love stick shift driving.
My Corolla is a stick. I can't drive an automatic very well because I pop into manual when I'm at a stand still out of habit and then push it forward into park thinking I'm driving stick. LOL.
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Post by: Mop it up on April 16, 2010, 08:27:01 PM
My brother has a Volkswagon Gulf which is manual. He won't let me drive it because I haven't used a manual since first learning to drive, when our family had some old hatchback that was manual. How hard can it be?
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Post by: King of Twitch on April 16, 2010, 08:41:39 PM
In general, or for a girl?
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Post by: Mop it up on April 16, 2010, 08:48:53 PM
Is it easier for men because they're used to playing with "sticks"?
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Post by: Shorty McNostril on April 16, 2010, 11:12:59 PM
I'm pretty sure you can fit 20" rims/tires on a Mazda 3, definitely not any higher though. you just need the lowest profile tires you can possibly get. Actually you can - http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2209653 (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2209653) - it actually looks pretty stupid though, at least from the angles of his pics.
You may as well apply black paint around the rim. Would be cheaper, and possibly a bit thicker than the tires would be.
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My brother has a Volkswagon Gulf which is manual. He won't let me drive it because I haven't used a manual since first learning to drive, when our family had some old hatchback that was manual. How hard can it be?
It's one of those things that feels hard (usually) when you are learning, but once you get the hang of it you wonder why on earth you felt it was hard at all. Kind of like riding a bike.
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Post by: Mop it up on April 17, 2010, 12:32:33 AM
I learned how to drive using a manual so I doubt I've forgotten it. Also like riding a bike.
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Post by: Stratos on April 17, 2010, 01:03:58 AM
It's surprisingly easy to relearn. I learned in high school and when my dad sold his truck I never drove stick again until November 2008 when I bought an old Saturn. I had my dad test drive it for me because I was so nervous I was going to wreck the transmission before I bought the vehicle. But once we bought it I drove it home and only stalled it 3 times on a 35 minute trip. After a month I was quite comfortable with it and rarely stalled the vehicle. You won't ruin the car. Just try it in an empty lot and the basics come back to you in no time.
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Post by: Dasmos on April 17, 2010, 01:44:46 AM
Is Dasmos Australian, because that looks like a Queensland rego plate.
Ahaha yep, it was my Auntie's before I bought it. She lives in QLD.
Also I wouldn't dream of driving Automatic. There's not as much control, worse economy, more expensivce (to buy and fix) and basically it's too freaking boring,.
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Post by: Stratos on April 17, 2010, 01:54:15 AM
It's interesting to go back to an automatic now. I had to drive a rental car for a day and it was a CVT (sp?) and when it was in automatic mode I hated not being able to change the gears. CVTs don't feel the same though because you don't have a clutch. You just shift the stick to change gears. Feels really clunky.
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Post by: Shorty McNostril on April 17, 2010, 04:07:45 AM
Stalling doesn't hurt a vehicle. It's more of an inconvenience (and an embarrassment) than anything else.
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Post by: Stratos on April 17, 2010, 04:24:12 AM
Yeah, it's when you grind the gears that it can become a problem. But following normal shifting practices means you won't do that.
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Post by: Kytim89 on April 17, 2010, 11:11:37 AM
My cavalier is an automatic and I have never driven stick to amount to anything. Although my car runs great, I do not see myself driving anything else until my car finally goes to the great junkyard in the sky. Where I live if a car makes it to twenty-five-years-old it is considered an antique. By registering it as an antique, I will never have to buy new tags again for as long as it runs.
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Post by: Guitar Smasher on April 23, 2010, 05:28:50 PM
1995 Civic SI
It can be a little temperamental.
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Post by: Kytim89 on April 23, 2010, 11:26:01 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLcY2bWncjQ&NR=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLcY2bWncjQ&NR=1) Here is an old commercial for my car.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 23, 2010, 11:29:25 PM
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Post by: D_Average on April 23, 2010, 11:48:39 PM
Damn1 181 miles and still goin strong. Not too bad
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 23, 2010, 11:54:58 PM
Not the original engine though, but yes, the chassis(?) has over 181k on it. Current engine is around 80k.
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Post by: kraken613 on April 24, 2010, 11:52:10 AM
2003 Jeep Liberty Sport
I only have this picture from the snow on my computer. (http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/2905/img3342r.jpg)
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Post by: Kytim89 on April 25, 2010, 01:00:34 AM
My car has about 105,000 miles on it and those are actual miles. Pretty good for its age considering that it still has its original engine. The thing moves pretty good to be 24-years-old. Perhaps all the rust is holding it down though.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 25, 2010, 01:26:21 AM
I blew a gasket on my original engine after an overheating that couldn't been prevented if I had known there was a leak in my radiator sooner.
original engine lasted 170k miles and was still running strong right up till the very end.
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Post by: oohhboy on April 25, 2010, 06:16:31 AM
1993 Honda Integra. One of the bloody coolant hoses is leaking right now, so it out of service, but getting to the hose is an absolute pain.
It's an auto if anyone is keeping score. I can't drive stick to save my life. I can fly twin engine aircraft safely, but can shift a manual. It's terrible.
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Post by: Shorty McNostril on April 25, 2010, 06:17:28 AM
How do you all expect to drive batmans car if you cant drive a manual?
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Post by: oohhboy on April 28, 2010, 03:36:43 AM
I don't, I make his breakfast and fly his private plane.
