what cars do you have ???

[count de monet]

outside tonit fixing the windows of a car and wondering what kind do others have....

daily driver and weekend warrior vehicles..

i'll start... and it is a long list

daily drivers... 1992 chrysler minivan.. 200xxx miles so far

2000 ford 11 passenger

weekend warriors.. 88 maxda rx7 convertible

73 vw bus auto tranny

70 vw convertible

62 vw ragtop sunroof

the vw's are in differing stages of reconstruction. hoping to get the 73 bus running this year. the rx7 is for sale..

what do you guys have ???

[MadL]

Well, I started out o' high school in the 70's with a beautiful classic 1961 Triumph 350 3TA motor cycle, NOT a Cub for it was an honest 3TA. But Angie was taken from me by a fool who ran a red light, did not even have time t' hit the brakes I did not. While I no longer own her, Angie now sits fully restored in a local antique museum. Tis a long story, just glad someone with love for old bikes had hunt me down for I was ha'en no luck in find'n the needed parts.

After that I drove a couple clunkers, then got into VW bugs, had a couple o' those, then after me divorce in the 80's I got me a Toyota pickup, that one was red and turned out t' be a 'bullseye' for a crazed Canadian 16-wheeler who tried t' save fuel by climb'n in the back....??? Totally destroyed her he did! Banged me up quit the bit as well (see'n as how he rode me down th' interstate like a roller skate fer at least 1/4 mile!!).

After that I got another Toyota pickup, a newer one, a much more bet'er one! But it was red as well and first some lass tried get'n too horny with me and shoved her little Z-28 thing up me rear....I told her I wasn't into that 'n made her pay for the repairs! Then that one lasted quite the while until two year ago when another lass saw me 'n let her hormones run wild as well (aye, it be a curse), she rammed right through the car behind me at a stop light try'n t' get t' me, so hard she rammed her Suburban into the car behind me into me, me into the car in front o' me AND that car into the car infront o' her!!! (this lass wanted me BAD!) - another truck destroyed....'n the whore would not e'en give me her phone number!!!

Well, after that I got a much more bet'er truck, a Ford! A black Ford, a Jolly Roger Ford it be!! But then just last year, again at a stop light, some darn Don rammed me!!! How Many Time Must I Tell Them; I AINT INTO THAT SORT O' THING!??! 'n this one did not e'en have any insurance nay was he e'en in the US legally!!! I got the royal screw from that bastard!

So, now I be ha'en yet another car, nay a truck this time, I went for the Explorer for it give me room for me two daughters and their three daughter (aye, I be start'n me own brothel! Look out Scarlett Harlott!!).

Here be me new ship:

The Flying Dutchess

...anyone need a ride t' the Big Bear faire Saturday? honest, got room for one more!!

[Cpt Sophia M Eisley]

I have a 2002 PT Cruiser in a lovely shade of steel blue pearl. Before that I had a little Mazda 323 (1988 model I think) that was grey, which I later had painted black. I have a thing for car designs from the 30's and 40's, and when Chrysler came out with the PTC I remember seeing a picture of it from the Detroit Auto Show and knowing someday I'd have one as it might be the closest I could get to a vintage style car of my own. In the future, I may buy another as this one has served me well these 6 years.

[Misson]

I don't remember them all...the best one was my '82 Delorean; the worst was my Isuzu Vehicross (which was really cool-looking, but, among many other things, I wound up replacing the engine - and it only had 42K miles on it when I sold it!) Currently I drive a company truck because I'm cheap - it's '05 Chevy Silverado, dark blue. When you're not paying for the vehicle, you don't care what you drive.

BTW, we once had a topic related to this that you might find entertaining - Christened Cars?

[Red-Handed Jill]

Right now, I have a 1998 Saturn SL1 sedan - over 100,000 miles on it and it gets better gas mileage than a Prius, even if I drive it 75 miles an hour.

I have found the need to get something that can haul more stuff and still get good gas mileage, so one of these months I'll get an HHR wagon. It's rated at 30 MPG on the highway, but according to owners of them, 36 MPG is a more accurate figure.

[Graydog]

I have a 2000 Jeep Wrangler

for the weekends I have a 2000 Jeep Wrangler

Just sold my 1946 CJ-2a Jeep

On land my jeep gets me anywhere I want, road or no road. It makes a fine gun platform as well, just don't go bigger than a six pounder in portee. They be great for boarding actions too, just pop the roof off, drop the windshield and its Boarders Away. Aye, storage can be a might tight, but once ye have boarded that other vehicle, well, ya then got another vehicle to haul the booty don't ya? Hmmm, the jeep kinda sounds like it's a great vehicle for pirates!

Just because I got the time to list them and in order they be (not including motorcycles)

1948 CJ-2a Jeep (1970 sold 1974)

1972 Camaro SS (1972 sold 1979)

1974 Ford Courier Pickup (1976 sold 1980)

1979 Olds Cutlass (1979 sold 1984)

1984 Olds Cutlass (1984 sold 1994)

1946 CJ-2a Jeep (1984 sold 2008)

1994 Chevy S-10 Pickup (1994 sold 1996)

1996 Jeep Wrangler (1996 wrecked 2000)

2000 Jeep Wrangler (2000 to present)

[Ransom]

I drive a 2000 Toyota Tundra, which has pretty decent mpgs for a truck, and I don't make too many trips into town. (22 miles RT).

Chain Shot just traded in his 1993 Ford F250 one ton gas-gussler, for a nice all-wheel drive, 2002 Toyota RAV4. With no four-horse, gooseneck trailer to haul anymore, we just didn't need the truck.

Chain Shot also has a small little 1992 Murcury Topaz that he was given by his mom before she passed away. It's cute, but a tin can to ride in, and WAY too small for a guy 6'2", so now that we have the RAV, we're going to sell the Topaz.

And last, but surely not least, I have a 1970 Dodge Challenger that I've owned since 1972. Which is also, alas, now for sale. Bucket dream, anyone?

[Rogue Mermaid]

My transportation is a lime green 2000 VW Beetle and I REALLY need to get the AC fixed this year. It's god-awful to drive during July/August downpours!

[Rumba Rue]

I have quite a list from the time my parents gave me my first car.

1965 Mustang -from my parents and my first husband put glasspacks on it and totally ruined it.

1969 Ford Econoline van that my first husband dropped a 351 Hemi engine into. Sadly it was stolen and burned out.

1969 Toyota small truck

1971 Volkswagen Squareback

1971 Duster (with a 351 Hemi engine) in lime green that I once got up to a hundred miles per hour one time. Sold the car to a guy who took it to Texas to race and blew the engine up.

1973 Toyota Corolla

1973 Dodge Van with tuck and roll interior

1989 Dodge Caravan

2004 Toyota Tundra

2007 Toyota Sienna

Of all the cars I've ever owned, the Toyota's are the one's that never had any problems. I stand by Toyota's as the car that needs virtually no work, I swear they run forever!

[Misson]

My transportation is a lime green 2000 VW Beetle and I REALLY need to get the AC fixed this year.

What kind of flowers are in it?

[Matusalem]

QUOTE (Rogue Mermaid @ Jun 5 2008, 10:43 AM)

My transportation is a lime green 2000 VW Beetle and I REALLY need to get the AC fixed this year. 

What kind of flowers are in it?

When i was a wee lad, my dad had a white 1969 beetle. I decided to ruin it for him by, having seen Herbie the Love Bug, and vicariously attepting to win a raffle of a gas-powered go-kart of the said beetle and being heartbroken when I lost the raffle, I fabricated the number 53, and some racing stripes on paper with magic marker, and scotch-taped the paper all over my dad's car. The voids of paint left by my dad removing the scotch tape made him never forgive me.

...the things disney movies do to 9 year old kids.

[Ransom]

Of all the cars I've ever owned, the Toyota's are the one's that never had any problems. I stand by Toyota's as the car that needs virtually no work, I swear they run forever!

I couldn't agree more! I'd never have any other kind of car/truck. And on the rare occations I've had to take them in, either minor stuff, or routine maintenance, their sevice department is a joy to work with. Polite, honest, and my car doesn't come back with grease smears, or scratches in the paint — like some dealerships I won't mention.

[Honour Bright]

My first car--a 1967 Cougar.

From there I moved to a '70 Barracuda, a '69 Chevelle SS, various Camaros, a GTO, a Nova, a Monte Carlo SS that got stolen, a few pickup trucks and even an Astrovan.

What I drive now? I alternate between a 1988 Camaro IROC convertible and a 1974 VW Bug. (the '72 got totalled)

Yep, I love my Bug even with no a/c in Florida.

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

Back in the 70's me first car was a '57 Chevy junker. Moved up to a '69 Pontiac GP model SJ. It was good fer about 9 mpg in the city an 140mph on the freeway . Was without a vehicle fer 2 years while in England. Got me first bike in '79, a little honda 185. Traded that for a FT500 single in '82. Meet the wife then, she had a '66 buick LeTunaClipper. Around '85 I found me dream truck. T'was a '63 Chevy panel suburban. Replaced EVERYTHING on that truck at least twice. It was slow, broke down constantly but it could go anywhere with only 2wd. Got a '70 Dodge camper pu after the clipper wore out. In '88 we left the city and in '89 the wife got a Plymouth Horizon. I had a series of small 4 cyl pu's after I quit tryin' to resurrect the 'Burb. Finally got a deal on a leftover '95 Toyota pickup in'96. In '01 me job moved to the far east side 'o town an at 80 miles round trip I started lookin' at bikes again. Got a Buell 500 single cause i figgered it would be almost like me old Honda 500. Well the ride was similar but the reliability was not. It was crap, plain and simple. There was a buyer incentive plan right after 9/11 to trade the 500's up to the 1200's. If you had paid $xxxx for the 5 they would give you $xxxx to move to the 12. I surely didn't be needin' somthin' that big but the 500 was spendin' every other weekend in the shop. Wife's Horizon died just after that wi' 285K on it. We acquired another wi' only 80k on it and she drove that until the engine fell out 'bout 2 year ago. Me boss sold me his wifes old Toyota Camry cheap, it had 330K on it, ran great, new tires brakes, everything works. Me Toy pu has 270K on it, major repairs has been a radiator, starter an fuel pump. Steering an suspension are still tight, and it gettin' @26mpg. Minor problems have been due to pack rats gettin in the wirin'. I's sold on Toyota quality cause I HATE workin' on vehicles.

[Captain Emerald Shaunassey]

Oi! First (and only) car was 1983 Chevy Malibu that gold/light bronze/sand color - good lil' car as cars go. But I *really* wanted the Lady's Sportster Harley Davidson - step dad threw a hissy and said no. Oddly enough, mother was supportive of the bike. Rolled the car and totally destroyed it - after taking it mudding and running through flooded areas.

From there it was my 1977 Chevy pickup in 1992 - bad paint job (orginally 70's Chevy red but had faded by the 90's to a burnt orange color). Kept that truck until 5 years ago.

Then, 1993 Red Chevy 4x4 work truck - wiring harness was allllll messed up so after a very hot conversation with the dealership & sales manager; I traded it off for ...

1996 Chevy Cheyenne black X-cab in 1996 (got remainder of factory warrenty and VERY low miles). Had that truck until the ex-husband refused to work and it got repossessed.

Back to the 1977 Chevy for several years and several motors until I finally traded her off for ...

1998 Chevy Silverado black X-cab which I still have. Just put a new motor in her last fall and she's well over 240,000 miles and still going. Added external tranny cooler and reciever hitch so I can safely pull cargo trailer for my performance troupe. It is a tie between my 77 and my 98 as to which truck has been the best of the lot.

[Iron Jon]

Let's see...

In my driveway right now are my 98 Dodge Van, Paula's 02 Volvo S40 and 04 Dodge SRT-4. My bike, a 99 Victory V92C is parked in the backyard and my son's old 90? Toyota Corolla is out on the street leaking oil. But, my baby, a 1966 Thunderbird, is parked in the garage at work out of the weather and is currently looking for a new owner. (let me know if you're interested!!!)

[Matusalem]

. But, my baby, a 1966 Thunderbird, is parked in the garage at work out of the weather and is currently looking for a new owner. (let me know if you're interested!!!)

heh, A Ford guy.

I'm in the same boat myself. I'm trying to sell my '57, it's part Thunderbird in the sense it has a Thunderbird 312 block in it.

[Cpt Sophia M Eisley]

My transportation is a  lime green 2000 VW Beetle and I REALLY need to get the AC fixed this year.

What kind of flowers are in it?

(lol) Good question! If you have the model with the nifty vase in the dashboard, something has to be stashed there. My dad has a yellow bug from I dunno, between 2000 and 2002 I think. Has a pretty little yellow (fake) daisy in the vase. If I had one of the newer bug's I'd stick a copper butterfly (on a stick) in there that I got from a renn faire, or I'd make myself a weather vane from one of the Disney Haunted Mansions (with the bat on it).

[MadL]

If I had a 'nifty vase in the dashboard' then I would mount a swivel gun in it!

Dig Me Groovy FIRE Power Baby!!!

[count de monet]

Yep, I love my Bug even with no a/c in Florida.

ah !! a purist at heart

drove one for years with no ac.... now if i could only get my others done

[count de monet]

nice looking tbird..... i would think that they would fetch some kind of a good price...... how much are you asking ?? ( no sorry... don't need to spend more money..... just curious )

[CaptainSatan]

My sole means of transportation is a 1979 Jeep CJ5 named Zeena.

[William Brand]

I currently own a Honda CR-V, but the most classic thing I ever owned was my pale horse...

...a 1948 Chevy Truck I called Sherman.

It was this color...

[lady constance]

ohhhhhhhhhh--- ENGINES!!!

mmm....

first car 1970 AMC rebel with a 302 , and that DID 100mph easy...she would start to shimmy at 110 mph and decided that was nto real good for longevity of engine.....she dies of a cracked block one winter when temps hit -60 below wind chills...

second car 1976 ford granada that hit deer with the greatest of ease yet bore no wounds!!!{ but she ate power steering pumps-- every 6 months i replaced that SOB----

third car AND my LOVE was my 1979 monte carlo WITH T TOPS---- sniff sniff.... traded it for a piece of shit ford escort wagon when baby number 3 came along....cause the hubby did not want to get rid of his 1972 dodge charger-- { but it had NO t tops!!} and it did need a radiator ... like arent they cheap??? me and the 2 babies looked and were cooooool drivign around in that!!! { and the husband would take it to work quite a bit if i remember it right---- {yah he loved it too}

and as of late--- i have this thing for cars that allow major AIR blowing over me--

4 years ago i got a1980 trans am with t tops for 650$ { geee-- i have a thing for topless cars!!!} but the guy i bought it from had a race engine it , and it got 8 miles to the gallon--- BUT IT SOUNDED FREAKING AWESOME!!!--- and when i did not have time or know how or welder to replace liners, well off it went---

and then, 2 summers ago, i bought the mazda rx7 because it was a convertible.....and i wanted my men folks to learn to work on rotary engines....and they do! that thing EATS cheap arse made in china alternators and batteries.... tis for sale-- any buyers???

i LOVE my husband but his weakness aside from piracy is that he is a total motor head and i can "assist" him in wanting any little cool car that i want...and have the spare cash laying around for!!! { makes him totally more adorable than he already is!!!}---

now i want him to get the VW automatic running for around town -- { the bad part of motor heads is that everything has to be perfect!!!}since my 12 passenger gets lousy mileage....and no stereo...

ahhh.... maybe if i promise to paint a jolly rodger on the VW bus, me husband will get her running sooner....

pax,

lady constance

[CaptainSatan]

third car AND my LOVE was my 1979 monte carlo WITH T TOPS---

I had a Mustang with a T-top back when I was stationed at Ft.Sam (San Antonio) during the Bronze Age. These days I'm addicted to Jeeps. Something about topless cars and topless wenches