Cars... Let's see who drives what

What is sitting in your driveway?

  • Volkswagen, Audi, or Porsche (all the same fam)

  • Ford Mustang, Escort or Van... (Yeah, one of those party vans)

  • Chevy Camaros, or Cavaliers

  • Volvo box (They are all the same until recently)

  • Honda Civic or an Acura

  • Mazda's of all types

  • Toyota (There is a Supra nut on the board somewhere)

  • Jeep Wrangler (or Cherokee, we won't get too picky)

  • Pickup truck (Big or small?)

  • A cardboard box with stroller wheels. (See also soapbox racer)

  • I don't have a car

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Whoa man... that 914 was one ugly duckling. I am glad my dad got rid of it. but now he has another ugly car. It is a beetle, with a porsche engine... and a different body. The body is called "ManxSR". If you have ever heard of it, you must be a car freak. I think there are only 13 of them left in the world.
 
Originally posted by Nummi_G4
Whoa man... that 914 was one ugly duckling.
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Funny, I seem to recall people saying the same thing about Macs.

Fortunately the Porsche/Piech family didn't agree with you (that was one of there favorite body designs, and they still own about half of the 916s ever made, the only 914-8, and a number of the 914-6s that the factory raced). Strangely enough, the general public also didn't agree with you seeing as they bought 127,000 of them during it's production run, which only ended because of a disagreement between Porsche and VW (actually it started out with a disagreement, but that is a long story).

I loved my 914 (which I had for 11 years) more than any other Porsche I have owned or driven (okay, I do really love the 356c, but other than that one no other).
 
Actually not any more than any other type of car of the same period. I never had any problems, but I was living in California. All Porsches used a baked on acrylic paint, and starting in 1977 they added a zinc-oxide primer which Porsche now guarantees for up to 12 years.

Any other misconceptions I can dispel? :D
 
Well, I drive an '87 Toyota Camry now (will it ever die?), but I used to drive this:

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For all the negativity about big honking vehicles (no pun intended!), I really liked the utility of the truck. At first I used it for heavy duty projects at home, but when I used it only as a commuting vehicle, I had to sell it. 12 mpg sucks.

My dream car? An even more impractical automobile: DODGE VIPER!

But I'm really liking a certain Subaru Imprezio WRX. Manual transmission, all wheel drive, looks cool.
 
I've got the WRX (wagon). It's a complete blast to drive; I just ran my first autocross over the weekend. Get to drive like a nut without the danger of a ticket.. Hooray! Unfortunately, I didn't place for a trophy or anything, but there's always next time... :)
 
Kenny my Brother!

You are the connection between my two favorite forums: macosx and i-club. I have a blue WRX wagon, 5 speed. What color is yours? I have to say I love my G4 450, dual 19' monitors and OSX, but it would be the first out the door if I had to choose between it and my WRX. It is the most amazing, unique and fun to drive car for under $40k (even though it costs $25k). Although I try to always be responsible it is pretty much the fastest car around (unless there are exotics or muscle cars in the area) and it is such a blast to see the look on the faces of various "performance car"owners when my butt ugly little Subie leaves them in the dust (when some jerk tries to pass me in a right hand lane for example). What makes its acceleration so amazing is it wasn't designed to be a drag racer at all and it really lives up to its world rally heritage. I'm not a race car driver, but the car is so easy to drive sideways (drifting is the term). The first time this happened to me I almost got out and kissed the hood. It was amazing! I can only imagine what James Bond could do with one. This is NOT your typical tree hugging NPR listening Subaru!

The sound of the turbo (2.0 liter horizontally opposed boxer, 217 hp at 4500 rpm, 0 - 60 in 5.4 seconds), the absolutely incredible handling (slightly better than the beautiful and awesome Audi S4), the all wheel drive in the rain and snow... life doesn't get much better!

My wife has a Legacy wagon and it is much more tame, but it is an incredibly safe car. For anyone who is interested, all Subarus are incredibly safe cars (handle all kinds of weather) and do extremely well in all crash tests. In many ways Subaru is the Apple of the car world - truly innovative.
 
Vic: For those of us south of the border, what is the TTC?

And in Tucson a car is practically a necessity. The average distance between stoplights is a mile. Not kidding.

I prefer a bicycle, but when the temp is over 100 degrees (F) the idea of riding around is pretty unappealing. :)
 
The drivers in Tucson are very scary. There's a guy who sits in the cubicle behind me at work who moved here from LA. He says the drivers here are worse. :eek:

I used to ride a Yamaha Seca II in Washington state, and I have considered getting another bike for Tucson. But I have to admit that I am more than a little uncomfortable with the idea of riding with the kamikaze Tucsonans...
 
What about those of us who own two wheels instead of four?

Honda VTR1000F --- Power to weight ratio of .26 if I did the math right.

and the bus for winter...

:p
 
I love italian cars. I drive an old Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT 1976.
Ok its hard to get spair parts but the car is wonderful to drive
:cool:
 
2k EBP Civici Si (same as SiR in Canada) with a few mods. No rice though. :) Just some hp adders and a lil' audio tweaking. :) Oh yeah, and some extensive work to ensure it sticks like glue in the twisties...

- G!mpy
 
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