...Or if you do not own a car and travel by your trusty legs or public transport, which car would you like to own?

Hehe....I drive a grey 1986 BMW 535i :razz: I enjoy it, and it's in really great condition although the interior has a couple of messed up areas.

However.....VERY expensive to repair. I destroyed the oil pan on it in June and a new one would have been like $600. Instead, I found one on eBay for $30US and after shipping it was around $100....so that was all fine and well. And then it took them 5 hours to install the bugger, so I still ended up with a $640 bill!!!! :cry:

I drive a red Vauxhall Astra (the old type, I'm not rich :biggrin:) I was lucky to receive my parents' old car but as it is quite old now it is only really suitable for short journeys. I only use it as a "run-around" so, in that case, it is ideal for me.

I have a silver Honda Jazz. Before anyone thinks about knocking it, try driving one. It's really smooth on the roads and the engine's so quiet. My sisters had it before I passed my test hence why that's what I drive. Other than the small bits of damage caused to it, I wouldn't change it.

I'd really like to have a big part in choosing our next car although I dunno what it would be.

1990 MR2. 185,000 miles and still pulling like a train.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i78/deadlyrs125/Car/rightside.jpg

Lol, I like the personalised number plate :P

Yes, it's only a LITTLE BIT illegal, honest officer :D

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i78/deadlyrs125/Car/Image021.jpg

I can't drive, but would love a Buggati Veyron or two ;p

My trusty feet get me around to lots of places, I used to have a 1988 Chevy Nova but sold it for a $500 right before i left to mexico. right now since i am home for the summer and not out at college so i bum off my brothers Toyota Corolla when i need it. To get to work i take public transportation (lightrail, and since i work for the company, its free!).

Ideally, i would like to own an Audi A4, but thats still quite a ways out of my price range. Most likely i will buy a Corolla from the late 90's or early 00's in the next year or two.

Er, I drive a Dodge Grand Caravan! Good for being a soccer mom! =P

I can't drive, but would love a Buggati Veyron or two ;p


Haha, that would be awesome! :razz:

1990 MR2. 185,000 miles and still pulling like a train.



Wow, 185,000 miles!

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Wow, 185,000 miles :o I thought my car was old, it has been almost 130,000 miles.

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Sorry, I haven't been on here in quite a while. I forgot about that.

My car is a 2007 hyundai getz. That'd be the 6th car i've owned. Great little car, easy to drive and park, gets the best gas mileage i've ever had and it's very roomy on the inside. I'm 190cm tall and i'm very comfortable in it. Could have a more powerful engine but it does the job well. Parts for it are CHEAP :) and the car is so simple even i can do some light work on it. i'm very pleased with it.

My wife's car is a 2009 dodge caliber. It's a huge freaking station wagon and i feel like i'm driving a bus when i'm at the wheel. However, the engine kicks and it's very comfortable, especially on long trips, and it comfortably fits a baby car seat and the stroller in the back. Gas mileage sucks though, it should have at least a bigger gas tank or at least a 2.5L engine instead, to have more power and thus less gas burning.

There you have it :)

Wow, 185,000 miles :o I thought my car was old, it has been almost 130,000 miles.

I'm trying to get the sort of mileage that would qualify for an article in the The Sun, you know the sort, saying its done so many miles it could have driven to the moon :razz: 200,000 would be good enough for me ... another 2 years driving to go!

How far is the moon from the Earth?

Since the moon's orbit is elliptical (oval-shaped), its distance varies from about 221,463 miles (356,334 kilometers) at perigee (closest approach to Earth) to 251,968 miles (405,503 kilometers) at apogee (farthest point). The average distance from the moon to the Earth is 238,857 miles (384,392 kilometers).

So a fair bit to go then.

I don't drive, but hubby has a Mazda 3 right now - we've had it almost 3 years, so it's time to get a new one. With bubs on the way, we're going for a Mercedes B class. Hubby thinks it's an old man's car, but I like how it's a bit higher than the Mazda, and therefore easier for tall people (i.e. me and my husband) to get things like babies out of the back seat :P

I'm trying to get the sort of mileage that would qualify for an article in the The Sun, you know the sort, saying its done so many miles it could have driven to the moon :razz: 200,000 would be good enough for me ... another 2 years driving to go!
So a fair bit to go then.

Haha, I find it quite surprising that a car can do that many miles and only have had a few problems. My neighbour has a Ford (not sure which model it is, it's rather small) that has done almost 95,000 miles and he has had many problems with it.

I don't drive, but hubby has a Mazda 3 right now - we've had it almost 3 years, so it's time to get a new one. With bubs on the way, we're going for a Mercedes B class. Hubby thinks it's an old man's car, but I like how it's a bit higher than the Mazda, and therefore easier for tall people (i.e. me and my husband) to get things like babies out of the back seat :P
Only 3 years and you're thinking of a new car?! My goodness ^.^
Just because it's called Mazda 3 doesn't mean it will last 3 years :razz: ^^

Hmm! well... I don't have a car.. but i am learning to drive;D being 17 soon and all! I want a black/grey Mini Cooper:D

ATM i use public transport or my parents as my personal taxiesss:D

I would like to own a tank. My dad said he would buy one if we had enough space for me to park it, which I thought was silly as I could just run over all the cars in the way :) or houses or what nots :)

If not a tank, I'd like one of those pick up trucks. I really like big cars, my dads owns one of these 7 seater thingers. :) I'm not sure how easy it would be to drive something that big though as I only know how to drive/am learning to drive in the normal sized cars.

But atm I travel around on my baby. :) (No, not an actual baby) My bicycle, which is amazing. :) And then use buses/trains/parents/friends for other journeys :)

Only 3 years and you're thinking of a new car?! My goodness ^.^
Just because it's called Mazda 3 doesn't mean it will last 3 years :razz: ^^

LOL! Sorry, I should have explained - it's a company car, and we HAVE to change every 3 years for a new one, although we get a choice of what we get. This time we are going for the Merc B as opposed to one of the many similar type of cars because my husband works for Daimler (who make Mercedes) and he's showing solidarity in the credit crunch by getting one of their cars :P Actually, we took one for a test drive and it was really comfy and nice to drive. So, yeah, get a Merc and help my husband keep his job! :P

I actually own a 2004 White Chevy Aveo (well i'm still making payments on it :sad: )

It may look tiny from the outside but i think its quite roomy. and I swear you can fit at least 3... did you read that... Yes 3 (maybe 4 if your lucky) dead bodies in the trunk... Its freaking HUGE!!!

P.S. Just wanted to comment on Deadlock's car... ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

LOL! Sorry, I should have explained - it's a company car, and we HAVE to change every 3 years for a new one, although we get a choice of what we get. This time we are going for the Merc B as opposed to one of the many similar type of cars because my husband works for Daimler (who make Mercedes) and he's showing solidarity in the credit crunch by getting one of their cars :P Actually, we took one for a test drive and it was really comfy and nice to drive. So, yeah, get a Merc and help my husband keep his job! :P
You get to choose the car you want from the company?:eek: Boy, I would have though they would just give you the cheapest cars to run, or no company car at all, what with the economic crisis and so and so.

I actually own a 2004 White Chevy Aveo (well i'm still making payments on it :sad: )
Nooo, did you take out the finance options which display something like "payments will continue to be paid for up to a maximum of 15 years, at which point you will have paid almost 5x the original value of the car to us" in small print :razz:? (Don't know why I put a smiley face there).

I drive my mum's metallic purple Ford Fiesta. I think I win :D

Audi A6

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h172/sechskie/IMAGE_00744.jpg

P.S. Just wanted to comment on Deadlock's car... ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

Wow! Never had that from anyone before lol ... you should see the inside. DVD, PS2, removable steering wheel, blah blah blah.

I once watched "The Fast and The Furious" ... can you tell? :embarrassed:

Nooo, did you take out the finance options which display something like "payments will continue to be paid for up to a maximum of 15 years, at which point you will have paid almost 5x the original value of the car to us" in small print :razz:? (Don't know why I put a smiley face there).

No... i don't have to pay the payments for 15 years.. more like 5 years... but i am almost done with 1 year so almost 4 years left of payments :razz:


Wow! Never had that from anyone before lol ... you should see the inside. DVD, PS2, removable steering wheel, blah blah blah.

I once watched "The Fast and The Furious" ... can you tell? :embarrassed:

oh no...i couldn't tell at all. but yeah... When do i get to drive it?!?!?!?!?!? :smile:

Lol .. whenever you're over in the UK for an iSk meet just PM me, I'll bring it along and you can do a few wheelspins and donuts in it :razz: Hope you're good with a manual gearbox :)

Climbing inside it though, is like getting into Hell itself ...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i78/deadlyrs125/Interior/cockpitnight.jpg

lol Deadlock :razz:

Firstly... have you ever been pulled over by the police with your *cough* custom-modified *cough* number plate?

... and purrrr at your dashboard lights....


As for me, I *did* drive a Honda Civic Hybrid - great fuel economy, low tax and insurance (tax only costs £15 a year). Can't drive now due to medical reasons.. but heh :/ I got my husband to slightly modify the interior for me too... some cool blue lights in the drivers and passenger well... subtle but great at night.

My husband drives a Land Rover... juicy, big, completely ungreen... we have a ying and yang type household. lol

Haven't been stopped in this one yet but my 944 with the plate "G80FF X" got stopped the first day I had it transferred on, I even had the old plates in the back to show the cop :razz: Let that plate go when I sold it after my ex had trashed it.

Interior lighting is my fetish hehe ... every bulb in my car has been replaced with a red LED. I have too much time (and solder) on my hands.

Got to love the footwell lights tho, eh :razz:

quick question, in the UK can you not get legal customizable license plates?

Ah, I think that the illegal bit is the bolts, Jmac... arranged in a way to make it look different to what it actually is.

I'm not great with cars. :( Heh. My friends who are learning to drive at the moment talk about what cars they'd like, I've just said "I'm having a car with a garden in it".

Nope, a car in the UK gets issued with its licence plate which stays with it for life unless you buy another and have it tranferred on to the vehicle. So numbers such as K1NGS or M1NDY go for prices in the region of £30,000.

I was waiting for F10NA J to be issued so I could buy it for wifey for approx £1,200 but I missed the issue dates :(

Plates are made with an amount of a year letter, a number between 1 and 999, and 3 letters.

wow, that is very interesting, here you can just pay more a year (nominal fee, like 40 dollars or something)

my favorite license plate i have seen was- UMM....

Nope, a car in the UK gets issued with its licence plate which stays with it for life unless you buy another and have it tranferred on to the vehicle. So numbers such as K1NGS or M1NDY go for prices in the region of £30,000.

I was waiting for F10NA J to be issued so I could buy it for wifey for approx £1,200 but I missed the issue dates :(

Plates are made with an amount of a year letter, a number between 1 and 999, and 3 letters.
So that car I saw with G 5POT as its reg plates... what would that have cost? Why am I even asking that?

I see far too many AJ50-somethings.

lol ... I want to get H1 0 5TFU ...

N0 U 5TFU :razz:

Reg plates are fun but I don't think I'd ever get one, s'not my thing. But yeah, reading funny reg plates on the motorway and stuff is kinda fun. Livens up the journey a bit :)

Edit: I'm such a fail, I realised I had that all wrong ha :embarrassed: But that I would love to see!

In Canada too, you can get personalized license plates no problem...I'm not sure if there's an extra cost or not.

When my dad owned the car I have (BMW 535i), he had the license plate something-something-something 535, which was pretty cool. That changed though after I bought the car off of him and now my plate says something-something-something RCK. When I got that, I thought it was pretty sweet because I read that as "Rock" as in rock 'n' roll. Then my mom said to me "Haha, your license plate says Rick!"....

/me has not viewed her car in the same light ever since its name became Rick.

But that all changed after when I asked Kaspar what the car's name should be...and he said "Brown" LOL. So.....Brown it is (despite the gray paint)!