The Car Thread

J. Crawford · #1 07-31-2011, 06:07 PM

Anybody else love their car? Whether it be a 92 Civic missing a wheel, a Lambo, or a Model T, if you love your car, tell us about it. Pictures are welcome too, of course.

tplyons · #2 07-31-2011, 06:20 PM

I don't love it, but would have a hard time existing without my 2007 Chevy HHR LS.

It hauls everything I need with 29 mpg highway. I put 400-500 miles on it a week as it's my home for a minimum of 8-10 hours a week. The gas mileage is good, relatively low maintenance, and has yet to have anything break on me. It is reliable, relatively stylish, and carries all my other toys. Not love, but an extreme like.

carlos840 · #3 07-31-2011, 06:30 PM

My bad weather car is a crappy 22 years old Nissan Sunny! I hate it with a passion!
It looks like crap, runs like crap, its just horrible!

My car for when its not raining or snowing is a 76 Stingray!

I spend a lot of time working on it and i love it! There is something special driving something like that!
Only way it could be better was if i lived in the USA! I could add some huge blower to it and make it a beast! All that is illegal in Europe though so it is pretty much stock!
Well, it has had a few things done but it has to be things the MOT cant detect!

No pics of the underhood here but its all nice and chromey!

DerHoggz · #4 07-31-2011, 07:52 PM

I didn't know they exported vettes. I Don,t love my car, but I do like cars. I really want an old VW type 1.

jonathan_matos5 · #5 07-31-2011, 07:59 PM

i dig the color on the stingray!

i drive a 2005 nissan sentra. my only complaint is that it is a bit small (im 6ft tall) but gets decent mileage. ive fit my bass, a amp, a keyboard, and my trombone, plus a few music stands in it so it works getting to the gig too.

J. Crawford · #6 07-31-2011, 09:38 PM

Wow, that Vette is amazing.

I gotta get pictures of my whip on Photobucket.

RosieB · #7 07-31-2011, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carlos840

My bad weather car is a crappy 22 years old Nissan Sunny! I hate it with a passion!
It looks like crap, runs like crap, its just horrible!

My car for when its not raining or snowing is a 76 Stingray!

If I had a vette, I'd love my beater just for being the beater.

That day-glo green is one-of-a-kind awesome! Engine pics would be nice...just saying :-)

ADbassman · #8 07-31-2011, 10:34 PM

I drive a fire engine red '07 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. I like the truck, but fuel prices not so much.

metallicafan18 · #9 07-31-2011, 10:45 PM

looking at getting a 94-95 mustang gt really soon! Canary yellow too!!

poorbassist15 · #10 07-31-2011, 10:54 PM

I drive a 90-something(can't remember ATM) Jeep Wrangler. I swear, the thing's bombproof. It was totaled when a tree fell on it when we had a large storm here a few years back. All we had to do was jack up the roof, and put some new glass in. Runs great, never had a problem, and neither did my dad. The brakes lock on it a lot, though. I might get a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner soon. Three owner car, all stock, except for a repaint in the original color. valued at 10k a few years ago. A joy to drive(when it runs right), except the engine needs to be rebuilt.

Bassamatic · #11 07-31-2011, 10:57 PM

I have had a lot of cars in my life, sometimes 2 or more at a time - all types from junky to Lexus. My current one, an '04 Acura TL is the only car I have kept longer than 2-3 years. I spent a long time breaking it in gently, and it is not only as fast as Heck, but it give me 34 mpg at 80 mph on the highway. It also holds all my gear, is quiet and has had only 1 repair (a sensor) in all these years. A winner!

wunslooth · #12 07-31-2011, 11:07 PM

had a 73 mini morris, with a 1275cc motor in it.

loud as crap, like a go-cart. but it was starting to rust, and I'm more into guitars/bass/gear than cars.

I could fit

Bass
Guitar
TC112
Carvin MTS 3212
LM250
leads, loop station, guitar stand,
Wife and myself

So it was pretty cool.
I loved her. I'll post a pic

Joe Gress · #13 07-31-2011, 11:09 PM

Lol I love my ANTICHRIST PART DUEX even though its a pita. After not having a working vehicle for a better part of a year, and then it not wanting to work for so long after I bought it, it now drives nice and steady like I hoped. It still needs some work, and it's so temperamental that I'm afraid something is gonna break everytime I drive it, but it drives me where I need it to. And after a few bumps, now it even starts everytime.

Munjibunga · #14 07-31-2011, 11:10 PM

Mine is my second favorite car of all time (that I've owned). It's a 2010 Lexus GS350. Smooth and fast, but it carries little gear. No matter, I got it as a hand-me-down from my wife when she got her new Highlander, which I borrow to haul gear. My favorite car ever was a 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser. I sold it to a friend of mine at work who lives in Mexico. It's got over 350,000 miles on it now. I had a 2005 Land Cruiser, but didn't like it as much, even with the V8.

carlos840 · #15 08-01-2011, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RosieB

If I had a vette, I'd love my beater just for being the beater.

That day-glo green is one-of-a-kind awesome! Engine pics would be nice...just saying :-)

Will try to take some next time i take it out!

Will post them in a stingray thread, wondering if somebody else on the forum has one!

A-Step-Towards · #16 08-01-2011, 12:00 PM

I perhaps have the ugliest car. I was in a car wreck 5 months ago, it was there fault and I got 3500$ total , for pain and suffering and for my damaged/destroyed truck.Not bad as I was fine and the truck cost me 700$.

The insurance company gave me a rental tell we settled by then i had to buy a car over the weekend to get to school.

1992 toyota corolla with 196,000 miles on it , cd player that ejects cd's , faded paint to almost pink , lame after market rims with sporty balding tires, every panel has small door dings in it and the window has a sweet crack, all for the sweet price of 700$, at lest the tags are good for another year.

Anyways it now has 201,000 miles on it and besides changing the oil , I havenet done anything.

Here she is , this bass is worth about 50% of what the car is.

buzzbass · #17 08-01-2011, 12:13 PM

Hey Green Vette Guy, nice car. Wanna race

carlos840 · #18 08-01-2011, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buzzbass

Hey Green Vette Guy, nice car. Wanna race

Thanks but my green vette is only an L48!

Dont think i stand a chance!

pedroims · #19 08-01-2011, 01:16 PM

I like my car: Honda Accord 2011 V6

buzzbass · #20 08-01-2011, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carlos840

Thanks but my green vette is only an L48!

Dont think i stand a chance!

They can be made to run too, and you said you did some tweaking, so....

I think it's in the twisties where I'd get you anyway. I've done tons of suspension work to that truck, to make it handle. I have a buddy with an M3 who says he's jealous of the way my truck handles. By the way, I love the color you chose. Granted it's an old Mopar color, but it looks pretty tasty on that Vette too. Did you do most of that yourself ?