NationStates Jolt Archive

What is the Brand of your car? I am curious because it seems to change what kind of cars people buy and drive every week. I voted for other because I just bought a Scion adn kicks seirious ass.

Strange Poll, even stranger choices. Don't mind if I nitpick do you? Too bad.

Since when did my BMW M3 become a "LUXURY* car?? It ain't! It's a sports sedan!

I, like the democratic hopeful, drive a big assed gas consuming Cadillac SUV, it's called and ESCALADE.

Get with the program!

LPC's everyone! :p

You two can go to hell! I drive a Plymouth(sp?) Colt, that has lawnchairs bolted to the floor for front seats.

I don't own a car now. The last one I owned was a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda that I had worked on for several years ... had a super paint job, the engine ( a slant six! ) purred like a kitten. But my parachuting accident rendered it very difficult for me to operate a four-speed. Sigh.

There's no way I can afford a decent car just now, but I'm hoping I can buy one next year. Ideally, I would love to buy a Hummer ( not the S-2, that sucks! ), but realistically I will probably buy a used crew-cab truck. Have to wait and see, I guess. :)

My Scion is pimpin. Black paint, red enterior, leather seats, 5 speed. gold neon, and spinners. and not to mention my huge ass stereo , its the kind that drive'n through teh city people stop and say "Is that a SlipKnot (Blink 182) song?" And then the people start singin' to it...

My Scion is pimpin. Black paint, red enterior, leather seats, 5 speed. gold neon, and spinners. and not to mention my huge ass stereo , its the kind that drive'n through teh city people stop and say "Is that a SlipKnot (Blink 182) song?" And then the people start singin' to it...

If you can fit a stereo on it, It has too many wheels.
:D

My Scion is pimpin. Black paint, red enterior, leather seats, 5 speed. gold neon, and spinners. and not to mention my huge ass stereo , its the kind that drive'n through teh city people stop and say "Is that a SlipKnot (Blink 182) song?" And then the people start singin' to it...
Ya be slipin, ya see my M3 be like, Yow, dude, come and pick me up, there's some wanna be over here making noise in sumpin I ain't seen befor!

Singing, yea'll like a cats meow!

Whats in front of that 5 speed?

Ya be slipin, ya see my M3 be like, Yow, dude, come and pick me up, there's some wanna be over here making noise in sumpin I ain't seen befor!

Singing, yea'll like a cats meow!

Whats in front of that 5 speed?

I think a V-6, olr maybe an inline 5

Last car I owned was a '92 Jeep Cherokee Laredo that took me all over the country more than once--literally from Key West to San Francisco on the last journey. Now I have a pair of Nikes and a bus pass. :D

Last car I owned was a '92 Jeep Cherokee Laredo that took me all over the country more than once--literally from Key West to San Francisco on the last journey. Now I have a pair of Nikes and a bus pass. :D

damn that sucks. I would die without my car... Sadly.

My car is a truck!

Chevy.

No radio or any other sound system.

Trucks are for driving, not entertainment.

Last car I owned was a '92 Jeep Cherokee Laredo that took me all over the country more than once--literally from Key West to San Francisco on the last journey. Now I have a pair of Nikes and a bus pass. :D

God, I love road trips! I would love to buy a Harley, toss my g/f on the back and just head on out!!!

damn that sucks. I would die without my car... Sadly.
Oh no--it's been a great experience being without a car in a city with a good public transportation system. I'm actually a little sad that I'll be moving in a year and will have to own a car again. I've liked being without one.

I think a V-6, olr maybe an inline 5

An inline FIVE?? Say what???

God, I love road trips! I would love to buy a Harley, toss my g/f on the back and just head on out!!!That's basically what I've done two of the last three summers, only not on a Harley. If you really want to see the country, drive it and camp. There's no other way to do it.

And I've come to the conclusion that it's impossible to take a bad picture in Utah. I wouldn't live there on a bet, but it is perhaps the most stunningly beautiful place I've ever been.

Why'd ya' leave out Chrysler? My PT Cruiser may not be the most powerful engine wise, but its looks are top notch.

And FORD (i.e. F-ed Over, Rebuilt Dodge, Found On the Road Dead) who'd buy one of those? :p

That's basically what I've done two of the last three summers, only not on a Harley. If you really want to see the country, drive it and camp. There's no other way to do it.

And I've come to the conclusion that it's impossible to take a bad picture in Utah. I wouldn't live there on a bet, but it is perhaps the most stunningly beautiful place I've ever been.

It is beautiful. Did you by any chance make it through the Smoky Mountains in NC/TN, or to Arizona and the Grand Canyon? Both of those are breathtaking as well, IMHO.

BTW ... I agree about camping. I use to be an avid backpacker until that $(*&@$%()@*& parachuting accident. :(

Why'd ya' leave out Chrysler? My PT Cruiser may not be the most powerful engine wise, but its looks are top notch.

And FORD (i.e. F-ed Over, Rebuilt Dodge, Found On the Road Dead) who'd buy one of those? :p

F.O. R. D. = Fix Or Repair Daily. :D

I think a V-6, olr maybe an inline 5
Scion xA or xB have a 1.6 liter 4 cylinder. My mountain dew has more capacity. But, they're both light enough to get away with it.

I drive a Buick, which fits under Chevy, seeing as how both are GM cars...Chrysler and Plymouth both count as Dodge, being that they are both DaimlerChrysler, or whoever the hell is associalted with Chrysler these days...

the word is make not brand

It is beautiful. Did you by any chance make it through the Smoky Mountains in NC/TN, or to Arizona and the Grand Canyon? Both of those are breathtaking as well, IMHO.

BTW ... I agree about camping. I use to be an avid backpacker until that $(*&@$%()@*& parachuting accident. :(I've driven through the Smokies, but never spent any real time there, unless Mammoth Cave is in the Smokies--I think it's a little north of them in Kentucky. That's a place to see if you ever get the chance.

And I spent one summer camping and hiking the four corners area--Mesa Verde, Capulin Volcano, Arches and the Grand Canyon. The Canyon has to be seen to be believed--pictures cannot capture its grandeur. And yet, I was still more taken with Arches in Utah, perhaps because I had to work harder to see the most spectacular vistas. You can't drive out to Delicate Arch--you have to bust your ass to hike it, and that somehow makes it that much more awe-inspiring I think.

What is the Brand of your car? I am curious because it seems to change what kind of cars people buy and drive every week. I voted for other because I just bought a Scion adn kicks seirious ass.
Scion is a Toyota pretending to be cool....

That's unneccisarily mean, Toyota found that they couldn't sell to the youth market and made Scions to sell to said youth markets. So you could have checked Toyota. I guess you could say that under that logic you could combine all DiamlerChrysler products....anyway.....

I drive a '67 VW Bus Westfalia. Now, you'd imagine I'd do all that traveling that Incertonia and Eutrusca are talking about. Yeah, no. I count it as a good day when she gets me to the store and back...

Wouldn't trade her for the world, though.

I have a '94 Cavalier. Feel the power of the 2.2L engine! At least it gets decent gas mileage.

Opel Corsa Young.
I love my car! :)

Opel and Renault

Opel Corsa Young.
I love my car! :)
Hell YEAH!

Oper Corsa the bomb (I've got a "swing")

Hell YEAH!

Oper Corsa the bomb (I've got a "swing")

*puts legless pirates on the 'friends' list*

*puts legless pirates on the 'friends' list*
*puts Alinania on "fellow Corsa drivers" list*

When you can squat over 400Ibs and walk 20 miles in a pinch, you don't need a car....

You appear to have made what (if I was being cruel I'd call a typically American) mistake and left out many of the world's major manufacturers. Half the brands you've listed aren't available in Europe. And then there's the Far East, and Australasia and Africa....

*puts Alinania on "fellow Corsa drivers" list*
*gasp* ...there's more of our kind??
what awesome place do you live in that you know more corsa drivers? I'm ready to pack everything in my corsa and move there :D

I live with my parents... they own a jag and a mazda (can drive both if / when i want) but i use my holden sunbird whenever possible, much more fun.

*gasp* ...there's more of our kind??
what awesome place do you live in that you know more corsa drivers? I'm ready to pack everything in my corsa and move there :D
I only know one other :D

(two now)

*gasp* ...there's more of our kind??
what awesome place do you live in that you know more corsa drivers?
If this is the truly awful European Corsa - the Vauxhall/Opel thing then you can keep it. I had about eight of 'em as company cars and they were universally dreadful.

If this is the truly awful European Corsa - the Vauxhall/Opel thing then you can keep it. I had about eight of 'em as company cars and they were universally dreadful.
^---- Doesn't know cars

If this is the truly awful European Corsa - the Vauxhall/Opel thing then you can keep it. I had about eight of 'em as company cars and they were universally dreadful.
^---has obviously no clue what he's talking about

I've driven through the Smokies, but never spent any real time there, unless Mammoth Cave is in the Smokies--I think it's a little north of them in Kentucky. That's a place to see if you ever get the chance.

And I spent one summer camping and hiking the four corners area--Mesa Verde, Capulin Volcano, Arches and the Grand Canyon. The Canyon has to be seen to be believed--pictures cannot capture its grandeur. And yet, I was still more taken with Arches in Utah, perhaps because I had to work harder to see the most spectacular vistas. You can't drive out to Delicate Arch--you have to bust your ass to hike it, and that somehow makes it that much more awe-inspiring I think.
*makes a face*
mammoth cave is just that, a great big hole in the ground! it was the most disppointing famous place ive been too (well okthats not true, the most disappointing was yellowstone). if you want to go to a CAVE you need to go east a bit and see shenadoah or luray caverns in western virginia. or make the real trip and go see carlsbad caverns, in newmexico. way worth the trip.

utah is so spectacular that its one great big traffic hazard. you cant help but take your eyes off the road and gawk at the things you see around you, especially at sunset. zion national park is my favorite. arches was great, bryce is great. its ALL great except the salt lake valley that has been trashed by human development.

i expected to be disappointed by the grand canyon, after all, how great can a huge hole in the ground BE? it is utterly amazing. i had READ that its not worth going to in the summertime because there are just too damned many people, but thats really not true either. i went last summer with my sisters and had no problem seeing everything that needs to be seen.

oh yeah, my car is a saturn vue. i bought it at the end of august to replace my '94 saturn sl-1. those damned saturn salemen sell through JUDO or something. you go in, tell them what you want and THEY SELL IT TO YOU, damn them.

I've driven through the Smokies, but never spent any real time there, unless Mammoth Cave is in the Smokies--I think it's a little north of them in Kentucky. That's a place to see if you ever get the chance.

And I spent one summer camping and hiking the four corners area--Mesa Verde, Capulin Volcano, Arches and the Grand Canyon. The Canyon has to be seen to be believed--pictures cannot capture its grandeur. And yet, I was still more taken with Arches in Utah, perhaps because I had to work harder to see the most spectacular vistas. You can't drive out to Delicate Arch--you have to bust your ass to hike it, and that somehow makes it that much more awe-inspiring I think.

Not really sure where Mammoth Cave is, but I'm reasonably sure it's not in the Smokies. If you ever get the chance, drive the Blue Ridge Parkway from Northeast to Southwest. When it gets to the Nanatahala Forest, camp and hike. I guarntee you'll love it! :)

Haven't been to The Arches yet, but since I fell in love with Arizona, I'll be back! :)

You appear to have made what (if I was being cruel I'd call a typically American) mistake and left out many of the world's major manufacturers. Half the brands you've listed aren't available in Europe. And then there's the Far East, and Australasia and Africa....

Yeah, the brand choices could have been a bit better. But he almost got them.

Chevy/Pontiac Should have been GM, which would also cover Opel, Holden, etc. Ford works, because that also covers mazda, jaguar, aston martin, land rover, etc. Dodge and Mercedes should have gone under Daimler Chrysler. Volkswagen was sorely missing, I think they are like #4 worldwide aren't they? (this would also bring in Audi, Lamborghini, and I few others I beleve)

Other than that, some options for other "wherever you are from" models might have worked. One for japan, one for europe, etc.

Oh, and I drive a Ford. It is running great and gets me everywhere, I drive alot. I highly recommend a blue oval for any undecided car buyers ;) (you can even get them in europe and australia! Wow!)

2004 Toyota Tundra Quad-Cab.

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^---has obviously no clue what he's talking about
They're cramped, the ergonomics are dire, the engines are harsh, they're underpowered[1] and they break. Oh, and they look like a sperm.

[1] Joining the M1 going South at J9 the fastest a 1.2 Corsa will do up that steep sliproad with two normal sized adults in it is about 50mph - which isn't a lot of fun when the rest of the traffic's doing 70 - 80.

Alfa Romeo spider.(7 years old)

Pontiac Grand Am GT 2001...black, with sun roof.

'93 Saturn SL-2! Yeah!
Seriously, the car rocks. It's got 300k miles on it, and I've only had to replace the alternator. Thats it. Oh, and a mirror that I accidentaly broke off. Literally, the car has cost me about $100 for repair.

I have a red 1987 Chevrolet Camaro with t-tops.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/TheQ2005/p1548810.jpg

I don't own a car but if I did it would be a milk float.

I own an Impala SS as my everyday car. Also I have restored a 65 Shelby 427 Cobra, and also own a 1950 Willys Jeep. I take both to several car shows during the year.