SO WUT DO YALL DRIVE?????

So I'm preparing to buy my first car this summer and I was wondering what kind of car or transportation you homos drive, and also any recommendations or things to stay away from.

I'm wanting a car, not a truck. I want something 4-door; engine type isn't really important, although I'll probably get a v6 or v8. I want something that can get up & go, cause i wanna have some fun with it, too.

So far I've found a nice manual eclipse that's interesting me and dodge intrepids aren't too bad.
Price range for me: anything up to 7 grand.


So yah post what you drive or what kinda car you would recommend for me, or both.


Pics of your rides are appreciated.

Sup con AKA car noob . I've owned a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2003 Honda Civic, 2002 Lexus LS430 and my new babe sorta is a 2004 Eclipse GS. I've ridden in alot of American cars but after owning three Japanese cars there is no competing period unless it's a truck. The Eclipse has been a good friend to me but like all my cars I've had I'm going to sell it for profit as much as I've liked it. Anything Toyota/Lexus is just the best reliability, comfort, the price holds up with these cars pretty damn good tho. Your choice of an Eclipse would be a wise one, it's great on gas and reliable as heck, but I do miss my Civic as much as any other car I've owned so I'd strongly advise looking into Civic/Accord too! If I had to choose between a Civic/Accord and an Eclipse it's about dead even so it comes down to taste. Happy hunting m8

geo

Well I drive a Ford Explorer Sport Trac now by choice/necessity, but if I was going to get a car, I would probably look into something like a Ford Contour or Taurus both of which are known to be reliable. I had a Ford Contour for a few years and it was a good car, never had any problems with it and I got rid of it when it had 90K + miles on it and it was still running fine.

For me, I am 5'8" (not real tall but on the tall side for a female) and some of the small cars, well are too small for me because I dont get the leg room that I need to feel comfortable. Their smallest Ford car, (not sure if that was an Eclipse or what) was one of those for me. They tried to sell me one before I bought the Contour and I was like, try again, this isnt gona work.

I have ridden in many foreign cars as well (we have several at work) and I think American cars are way more comfortable to ride in than Japanese cars. The seats seem bigger and more comfortable and ergonomic. The suspension systems also seem better and give a smoother ride. You tend to feel every crack in the road in some of them. I also like American, because I choose to support American companies when I can, but thats me.

I have ridden in many foreign cars as well (we have several at work) and I think American cars are way more comfortable to ride in than Japanese cars. The seats seem bigger and more comfortable and ergonomic. The suspension systems also seem better and give a smoother ride. You tend to feel every crack in the road in some of them. I also like American, because I choose to support American companies when I can, but thats me.

-_- Well in general sure american cars make bigger seats for the U.S. f@tasses but if your on the skinnier side theres no need for the bigger seats I.E. the Civic and Eclipse. The Lexus has held the luxury crown for how long now? To compete against the Lexus I bought I tried a BMW 740iL, an Audi A8, a Lincoln Town Car and a Cadillac Deville. The Deville did offer the most serious challenge to sheer comfort against the LS430 but it in the end it was like comparing a cheap one hit wonder fighter to an epic throughbred prizefighter. Stack up any U.S. luxury car against a Lexus RX,LS,GX any day of the weak and I'll bet the house on the Lexus, GG. BTW I will admit the Cadillac CTS and Escalade have been making huge strides in closing the gap against german and japanese luxury but the U.S. has ways to go yet. Anyway back to advice for Con lol

Ford Focus are good, if thats what you call them in the US? Very reliable and handle great, they can actually turn both left and right the seats are the best I have sat in for a similar priced car.
We don't do much RWD stuff in Europe, well not for first time car drivers. RWD = fun and therefore more crashes so high insurance

I drive a '94 Vauxhaull Cavalier 1.6Rejection slow as heck but its a tank and never put a foot wrong, its not my first one either, ages ago some silly woman drove into the back of me, fucked up her bumper, reg plate and smashed her headlights and wanted me to "drop a Golf" ?? her exact words, my car was intact so I said your fault my car is ok I am off, next thing my mate says "that dizzy bitch is behind us, loose her keefy" so I did and ended up flying past the cops at 90 who were going the other way, they looked at me and i looked at them then i glanced in my rear view mirror to see that dizzy bitch pull out right infront of the cops causing them to skid and swerve.

geo

Ya stay away from any GM product, they will fall apart on you before 50k miles.
Anything foreign will be nice Honda, Toyota being the best for a good price. Ford Focus wouldn't be bad, they are fun cars. Don't worry to much about getting a v4, unless you like paying for gas. Being your first car your foot will be stuck on the floor for a while.

right now i have 2 honda accords (2000 and 2008). love them both.

i used to be in the buy U.S. crowd. but my last experience with a 98 Pontiac Grand Prix changed that. the grand prix was a fun car, but absolute junk. problems covered prior to the 30,000 mile warranty: trunk leaked, passenger side power window froze, windshield leaked, moon roof froze. problems not covered after the 30,000 mile warranty: rack and pinion steering went out, power seat froze, both headlight covers popped off while driving (not at the same time, lol), water pump went out, drivers side power window froze, and when the tranny started slipping at 60k... i sold it.

when i sold my (8 year old) 2000 toyota with 150k miles on it last year, i got more money for it than i did my (2 year old) 98 grand prix with 60k miles back in 2000.

2003 Ford Taurus SE.

I don't have any recommendation on what to buy.

If your lucky enough you can find some Subaru WRX 2005, they go around 7-8 K

veeeeery good car overall


I mostly use my stepfather car (since i live near downtown i dont own a car) wich is a 1982 SAAB 900 turbo


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03 to 05 toyota corolla is a safe bet, so would a camry in the same year range. same for a civic or accord. miles would probably be higher
on the accord to stay in your price range. 03 saturn sl2 is also a good reliable car. get a carfax report on anything you are looking at and
have a mechanic you trust look any car over. gm cars do not fall apart at 50k miles so if you see one you like don't be scared to consider it.

07 Toyota Highlander

I have bought Japanese and never had a problem with them, to be honest have never bought an American car but I am sticking with what works for me. I have had Honda, my favorite being my wonderful Del Sol. I have had Mitsubishi but that would have had to be my least favorite car, at the moment I am driving a Nissan Xterra which I LOVE I am on the flip side of paradox, I am small even for a girl, standing at 4'10 I needed grab bars and side steps to get into my SUV aka the Doggiemobile because it's basically so I can take my jindos places

09 dodge charger v8

geo

Epic.

My dad was sponsored by Boeing to make a speech and run a diversity workshop to an elite group of Japanese engineers contracted by Boeing for the DreamBus project and Aerospace defense projects. My dad said after coming back he thought Japanese Aerospace and car engineers are in a completely different league then American engineers. He heard stories how if they made one little mistake or didn't make the best possible product on the budget they were on the person would disgrace the company, his life's work, his family and usually the engineer would immediately resign and apologize. He also heard stories of Toyota and Honda engineers committing suicide for making mistakes or subpar product...Here the in the U.S. we just sue the sh1t out of everybody not caring who specifically makes the poor choices or mistakes.

i drive a 2006 honda accord. change the air filter and oil every 5k miles.
no problems yet.
my wife drives a 2003 subaru wrx wagon. i love that car. it's got some pull and it's good for the road trips to the beach/mountains. is now the baby wagon with plenty o'room for the wee one and all her storage to lug.

my first car was a manual transmission 83 civic hatchback. with a tape player that squeaked.

my only experience with american cars is rentals.
and the only one i would ever consider buying are the chrystler 300 C's they look pimp and are baby bentlys.

for 7 grand i'd say go to a dealership and see what you can get pre-owned. dealerships are so desperate to move cars off the lot you'll sure to get a decent deal.
you have good credit you could finance at zero to close to zero percent if you have a job.
good luck.

These cars make me want to gag (gag = get a geo)

1986 Isuzu Trooper.

Manual transmission. I jump curbs and take short-cuts over sidewalks all the time. I like it because it still runs. This goes w/o saying for below 7grand price range, but whatever you do don't buy new.

ghost dog the monte carlo gives me chills

I agree GM products suck ass and I wouldnt recommend them to anyone.


Val, its not the size of the seats, it is how they are made they are just more comfortable, period. I have ridden in a small sized Toyota truck and the same class Ford truck and the Ford wins hands down. The toyota was like driving while sitting on two boards put together at a right angle and calling it a seat. Same goes for similar sized cars which if you are gona compare, compare cars of similar size and class. I never rode in a lexus, but they are a different class altogether and I would bet given their reputation and the kind of client they attract (at least around here that = BMW and Mercedes wannabies), yea they better be comfortable to ride in. But for us shlubs who cant afford a nice lexus, its a different story.

I did rent a mitsubishi once and (forget what model) it was a fun little car to drive. It had quite a bit of pep and was quite sporty. I decided I had better stick to trucks (which I love anyway) because the speed factor of some of the sports cars were just too dangerous for my personality type and I would have had a lot of speeding tickets I think.

Ive never had a problem with a GM or Chevy product.
My grandfather goes through them for his business and buys a minimum of 20 of their vehicles a year and we don't really have problems. Originally we went through Ford, but they stopped dealing like 4 or 5 years back, so we go through Chevy/GM now and we're fine. Ive been driving a Chevy Silverado for 3 years now and its treated me quite nice actually. Debating between lowering it, putting a cold air intake, a flow master, some black powder coated 20's and a new system in it or buying a 5.0 or maybe a new Scion tc. Always been a fan of mustang (aside from 2005+) products so I dunno. Just been playing around with it in my head...

GM is garbage minus corvette's,mustangs haven't been good since before we were born.

Any car does well for it's first years.

You GM haters need to stop. I've got 25 years in the car business so I have seen,driven,traded for thousands of cars, and I can
tell you that every car make has had it's problems. You are spreading your opinions based mainly on hearsay and rumor.

You GM haters need to stop. I've got 25 years in the car business so I have seen,driven,traded for thousands of cars, and I can
tell you that every car make has had it's problems. You are spreading your opinions based mainly on hearsay and rumor.

I'm not a GM hater, I'm a hater of mass produced slapped together pipe dream blueprinted piles of shit with wheels, you can drive, trade and sell all the cars you want, tear down the blocks of these engines and take a good long look at the mass of cheap barely machined crap parts compensating for overpaid union dues in every domestic model out there,lift the bodies off and take a good long look at your bare minimum suspension setup as GM brags to you about their latest failed replica of Germany and Japan's independent suspensions(the same "upgrade" German and Japanese models give to you STANDARD no questions asked).

I know the truth about these cars because I see every inch of them, and my father also has been heavily involved in the automotive industry and all aspects of the decades worth of engineering changes/copies/failures U.S. automakers have put us mechanics through, and he will admit our domestics are inferior shitpiles unless you want to buy a marquis model and get raped.

You think I want to tell people how shitty our domestic cars are?They leave me no choice and the latest GM confidence campaign bullshit they're spreading around is a slap in the face just like Chrysler using their giant bailout to buy a $125,000 USA today advertisement thanking us for saving their stupid asses.

They expect us to have confidence in them now? They can kiss our ass and get with the program before they lose it all, stop the bullshit price hikes, stop the bullshit claims of innovative vehicles that are 5 years behind the loop at best, stop the $75,000 hybrid trucks that get 2 to 3 mpg more then their gas aspirated original, stop ripping off their own customers ,why can I go to an auto parts store, ask for a 110 amp delco alternator for a Oldsmobile Cutlass 85 and get a price quote of $135, ask for the same alternator for a cadillac (any 4.1 model) with the same ID# at a GM parts distributor that part suddenly went up another $125, because they don't give a fuck unless you're there to buy a new pile of shit, only then do they think about giving a shit until you need engine repair (and you very much will).

This is but a taste of the bullshit me,my father and his father have dealt with behind the scenes of these "fabulous big 3" automakers, I'll never forget when I blew the clutch on my 2003 eclipse spyder and I beat the living shit out of that clutch beyond fubar, while our local Mitsubishi dealer was showing me the paper work to sign their technician was right there next to us laughing about how he had never seen such blatant abuse to a brand new clutch and how it fell out in pieces on the floor, at that moment any GM dealership would have flipped the fuck out and disclaimed all repairs on my car indefinitely, the Mitsubishi dealer was doing what he could to get me a free upgrade to a high pressure Lancer clutch (this was when these cars were 3 months old tops) and he was successful with one phone call to corporate they basically said fuck yeah he can have it get off the phone duh.

Domestic automakers used to be legendary and had the models to back that up, now they're a joke and even this bailout scare didn't change a thing they're all right back to doing the stupidest shit with the money their marketing failures can come up with.So far the only one that has showed a glimmer of hope is Ford, and I fucking hate Ford but at least they know they were full of shit before, GM and Dodge still act like they did no wrong and sold us platinum wrapped gold, all they sell is shit wrapped shit for the price of platinum wrapped gold.

If this is the trend GM plans on continuing with they are fucked, and should have sold their shit to Toyota when they had the chance.

ghost dog the monte carlo gives me chills

You should try driving it!

EDIT: As a matter of fact that monte even further proves my point,



That is a badass model.



1979 Monte carlo WOW wish I had one of those



WHAT THE MOTHERFUCKING FUCKTITS IS THAT (it's a piece of shit that's what it is)



And this bullshit



WOW SOOPERCHARGED??!! MUST BE FAST RITE? (OHV maximum RPM 6000 gtfo) I love how they put a cover over as much of the engine as possible as if to say, don't even think about trying to fuck with this pile.

a bucket.

My favorite year of Mustang is the 89 fox body.
I also love the S351 R Code. Ive driven both.
Viper is my all time favorite car.
GM products haven't given any out of the ordinary trouble.
Then again we are in the oilfield, construction, and co generation side of things, so all our vehicles go through hell. We use both Ford, GM, and Chevy. All seem to work well.
If I had a choice Id get a Toyota Tundra fully loaded. My dad has one, its pretty sick.
I don't mind the Toyota Tacoma's either, but that's also basically a 4 Runner....

You GM haters need to stop. I've got 25 years in the car business so I have seen,driven,traded for thousands of cars, and I can
tell you that every car make has had it's problems. You are spreading your opinions based mainly on hearsay and rumor.

my post was personal experience. nothing says quality like pulling up to a stoplight, hitting a small bump, having your headlight lens pop off, and running over it. then... having it happen again with the other headlight lens 6k miles later.

and when my rack and pinion steering went out between 30k and 31k, did the dealership i had it towed to even try to get me covered by warranty? after all... we were only talking a few hundred miles. nope. notta. zippo. zilch.

mr goodwrench my ass.

while ghost dog does have a few valid points about the auto industry in general and the bailout, I beg to differ about the quality of GM vehicles.
In the late 80's I was buying ford vans and trucks for my plumbing service business (had about 4 of them), by 92-93 I had so many blown transmissions, engines and general problems I swore I'd never buy ford again.
I started buying chevy trucks and vans. Currently I own a 96, 98, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 one ton trucks and vans. The 96 has 200,000 on the original engine and trans, the 98 is pushing 150,000 the 2000 year models are all pushing 100,000 aprox and I haven't done anything to any of them other than oil changes, radiator flushes and brake pads.
Pretty good if you ask me considering none of my fords ever made it to 100k without a major failure.

Any of them Ford vans a Transit?

Any of them Ford vans a Transit?

No, all 1 ton cargo vans

GM is garbage minus corvette's,mustangs haven't been good since before we were born.

Any car does well for it's first years.

haha what?, I agree with everything you said, but mustangs don't have anything to do with GM?

I own a 1996 jeep cherokee , EXTREMELY reliable, handles itself very well off road for being completely stock, the AMC 242 4.0 L strait 6 ( around 190 hp) is well known for going more than 300,000 miles without needing to be rebuilt. Sure its not a sports car or an extreme off roader, but it fits my needs perfectly,I have never had it break down once and I drive it 60 miles to work and back every day.

I have 93,000 miles on my Ford Explorer and only have had regular maintenance, never a problem. Same with my Ford Contour I sold it with 92,000 miles on it. We have also had 3 Ford F150s with no problem My sister had a couple of Ford F150s that went well over 200,000 miles with no problems.

Had friends with GM trucks: one had a seized engine with less than 5,000 miles on it. Another had the clutch go bad when it was fairly new. The used car dealer where I grew up wouldn't even buy GM cars/trucks because there were too many problems with them.

A guy we know who owns a marble and tile buisness had always had Fords. He decided to try Dodge. He had it for a week and returned it and bought another Ford because the Dodge couldn't handle hauling the heavy loads well.

100k is nothign for cars these days is it, 10 years ago I had a rollova Nova that did 145k when I scrapped it, the engine was still working perfect.

while ghost dog does have a few valid points about the auto industry in general and the bailout, I beg to differ about the quality of GM vehicles.
In the late 80's I was buying ford vans and trucks for my plumbing service business (had about 4 of them), by 92-93 I had so many blown transmissions, engines and general problems I swore I'd never buy ford again.
I started buying chevy trucks and vans. Currently I own a 96, 98, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 one ton trucks and vans. The 96 has 200,000 on the original engine and trans, the 98 is pushing 150,000 the 2000 year models are all pushing 100,000 aprox and I haven't done anything to any of them other than oil changes, radiator flushes and brake pads.
Pretty good if you ask me considering none of my fords ever made it to 100k without a major failure.

That's because chevy trucks are their "marquis" model, and 150k is about the best they will do on a lucky day considering the amount of transmissions I have personally changed especially the 90's models just to see their engine give out a week later like it was planned to do it.

Yeah briggs I'm quite aware mustangs aren't a gm product...

My point is they aren't mustangs anymore they are glorified escorts, unless you want to get raped for a shelby model you aren't driving a mustang and even then I don't trust the new shelby models because he doesn't have enough say in the build like it used to be.FFS I have a 2.0 liter engine sitting in my garage,natural aspiration that will run circles around any one of these piece of shit 4.7 V8 and all it has on it is a $300 centerline head. I would advise against anybody planning on buying a mustang released later than 1989 unless you want to get smoked at a red light by a base model jetta 5 speed with a 4 banger.

I'm not surpised a 1996 jeep cherokee is running well because once again it is a marquis model, the engine isn't built it's contracted and even then the AMC 360 and 318 v8 are nothing compared to what they used to be, early model dodge cars and trucks used to rust the entire body off before the motor gave out but no not these days, 4 years into your purchase the bitch runs hot,leaks oil and already has exhaust leaks popping up.

The only good domestic cars for sale today are "performance line" vehicles aka redline,svt,rt etc and those feature so called upgrades that come stock on their competition, and I doubt they did a good job planning out longevity for any of those models I'm pretty sure they said make it look different, go faster than the old one and get it done fast. They do not give a fuck I assure you.

The only vehicle made by a domestic manufacturer that is worth anything is the hummer, not the civilian H2/3/4/5/"why the fuck did you buy this model" model, I mean the H1 diesel model and the only reason that's good is because our government made them do it.

BTW for the original post, never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever buy a intrepid or any other model matching it sebrings and all that crap.

Take a stroll through the junkyard with me (any one will do) and have a look at all the intrepids/sebrings/concorde models lined up broken,junked and beat down and you notice that nobody is even taking spare parts off of them for a reason.

Keefy isn't lying either 100k is nothing to celebrate on a real engine, hell just 2 years ago I dragged a 1978 318 V8 out of my friends yard that had been sitting in bare weather for 3 years maybe more getting rain snow the works on it, after it already had 218,000 miles put on it from a Dart, the motor was seized up and after we pulled the spark plugs and poured transmission fluid into the cylinders,grabbed the crankshaft with a breaker bar while turning the starter it broke loose and is still running to this day with 300k + miles on it in a dodge 100.

Then I see these 1990 and up 318 V8's with valves ticking and pistons slapping they're a joke.

Every dealership has a service department and they are all full.

I have 93,000 miles on my Ford Explorer and only have had regular maintenance, never a problem. Same with my Ford Contour I sold it with 92,000 miles on it. We have also had 3 Ford F150s with no problem My sister had a couple of Ford F150s that went well over 200,000 miles with no problems.

Had friends with GM trucks: one had a seized engine with less than 5,000 miles on it. Another had the clutch go bad when it was fairly new. The used car dealer where I grew up wouldn't even buy GM cars/trucks because there were too many problems with them.

A guy we know who owns a marble and tile buisness had always had Fords. He decided to try Dodge. He had it for a week and returned it and bought another Ford because the Dodge couldn't handle hauling the heavy loads well.

Ok well post back when your ford has 200K + on it and it is still running the original spark plugs and wires and manages to pass smog test ( if you even have that in NY, its pretty tough to do in CA ) at the same time. Granted the fords and chevy's have both advanced reliability wise since the late 80's but I hate to see people bash or mis-inform others based on fanboyism. BTW any tard can own any vehicle and seize a engine by not keeping the oil level proper or fry a clutch because they do not know how to properly use one or they drive in hilly areas and ride the shit out of it.

I have 93,000 miles on my Ford Explorer and only have had regular maintenance, never a problem. Same with my Ford Contour I sold it with 92,000 miles on it. We have also had 3 Ford F150s with no problem My sister had a couple of Ford F150s that went well over 200,000 miles with no problems.

Had friends with GM trucks: one had a seized engine with less than 5,000 miles on it. Another had the clutch go bad when it was fairly new. The used car dealer where I grew up wouldn't even buy GM cars/trucks because there were too many problems with them.

A guy we know who owns a marble and tile buisness had always had Fords. He decided to try Dodge. He had it for a week and returned it and bought another Ford because the Dodge couldn't handle hauling the heavy loads well.

Ok well post back when your ford has 200K + on it and it is still running the original spark plugs and wires and manages to pass smog test ( if you even have that in NY, its pretty tough to do in CA ) at the same time. Granted the fords and chevy's have both advanced reliability wise since the late 80's but I hate to see people bash or mis-inform others based on fanboyism. BTW any tard can own any vehicle and seize a engine by not keeping the oil level proper or fry a clutch because they do not know how to properly use one or they drive in hilly areas and ride the shit out of it.

I probably wont have it that long because I will trade it in for a new one. Although with the economy the way it is I might not. It does have the original plugs and wires, hasnt needed a tuneup yet. I also live on the coast (salt air). NY also has pretty strict emissions tests and there are cars wayyy older than mine running around with current inspection stickers. Anyone can seize and engine at 5000 miles? Really? 5000? Only vehicle I ever knew to do that was GM. Of course if the factory guys fucked up and didnt fill it properly to start off with. If it was losing that much oil in only 5000 miles to cause it to seize then there was something else wrong.

My Dad works for a leasing company and he gets phonecalls from dealerships and independant garages of engines that are seized because some silly driver did not put oil in it. They think the oil light is to tell them when to put oil in it LOL. These cars are not even 6 months old some are BMW and Mercs so very expensive.

My stepdad used to have a Mercedes-Benz 2 801 973, model W114

it did 1 647 969 Kilometers with the original engine

Guinness World Records Ltd. Certificate number #193 606

My Dad works for a leasing company and he gets phonecalls from dealerships and independant garages of engines that are seized because some silly driver did not put oil in it. They think the oil light is to tell them when to put oil in it LOL. These cars are not even 6 months old some are BMW and Mercs so very expensive.

Exactly what I referring too, and with any make its possible that a mistake happened at the factory and enough oil was not put in to begin with. Seizure usually can only happen due to a lack of oil so if someone is dumb enough to ignore the lights, they get what they deserve.

When the light is on its usually too late the damage is done, the light means no oil pressure.

My point is they aren't mustangs anymore they are glorified escorts, unless you want to get raped for a shelby model you aren't driving a mustang and even then I don't trust the new shelby models because he doesn't have enough say in the build like it used to be.FFS I have a 2.0 liter engine sitting in my garage,natural aspiration that will run circles around any one of these piece of shit 4.7 V8 and all it has on it is a $300 centerline head. I would advise against anybody planning on buying a mustang released later than 1989 unless you want to get smoked at a red light by a base model jetta 5 speed with a 4 banger.

Actually the newer Shelby and Saleen models aren't that bad, although I prefer a Saleen over a Shelby any day unless we're talking 20-30 years back when Shelby built beautiful cars. For me personally, I wouldn't spend a dime on any of the newer vehicles, anything after 2004 for Mustang's is junk to me. Also, in 2004 the Cobras were built pre supercharged which is quite wonderful, although you can definitely make the car go faster. And I don't know about the comment of a Jetta wooping a Mustang... Depends on which one... We talking a commuting 4 cylinder or a Cobra or Saleen here?

Mustangs are beautiful cars. But I wouldn't get anything newer then a 2004.

Well I for one have never seen any vehicle (particularly a new vehicle) lose so much oil in a 5000 mile span that they seized unless they had a major oil leak, I mean HUGE. If they were too stupid and unobservant to notice a oil slick under their car every day, then yeah..oh well.

Drivers responsiblity to look after their car so they should check their water and oil weekly if they did they would notice the problem before leak gets so severe they have none, also an oil leak doesnt have to be on the floor it can get into the cylinders and then be burned off or even into the coolant supply.
If drivers did all that then the leak would be a headgasket or seal and not a new engine.

The car I learned to drive in was a Mazda Protege. But my first ACTUAL car was a '95 Buick Regal and I love that car to death. Its not the best on mileage but its got a little kick to it and comfortable as fuck. I have the car so beat up from parking and some accidents and its still in one piece. That car is my old reliable and I still use it when I'm gonna go out and hang out with friends where I know its sketchy.

Recently though I've been driving my grandfathers '01 Cadillac DeVille and I'm in love with it. Great to go out to somewhere nicer in and the V8 makes me smile every time I turn it on. The suspension on the car is miles above my old Buick which I found scary at first because I felt the road on it and getting disconnected from that was weird. Still its a great car to drive around and is probably the one I'll use for dates and the like. I'd post pictures but I can't at the moment.

I drive a 1967 Camaro Convertible.

I cycle and use public transport, driving a car over here, especially in Dublin is way too expensive and useless.

I am thinking of getting a motorbike in the summer.

Nino im sorry but the burbans got 174000 on it and is still running like shes new.....BUT to answer the question if its not made in america it might not last and thats coming from years of automotive work as well.And dont make it a ford cause you know what they say about those lmfao...Sorry guys im a DIE HARD chevy man till i die.

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I drive a 1967 Camaro Convertible.

Ah nice ride, I have a hotrod 68 camaro convertable mahself.

NICE L2k Whats she got in her though???How much h.p.?

Don't know the "official HP" but its alot. Got a fairly well built 350 with nice heads, 10.5 compression pistons and a fat cam with dual 650 holley carbs. When the economy picks back up someday, I look forward to finishing the body and interior.

Do many people drive Renaults in the USA?

Do many people drive Renaults in the USA?

No, not really. Renaults aren't sold in the states and I think the only way you can get one is by importing it which turns into a BITCH if it needs repairs or something along those lines.

I also drive a 2007 Black Chevy Suburban, 1994 Dodge Ram 2500, and a 1991 Dodge RAM 250 Diesel. I mostly use the Camaro and the Suburban for cruising around and the trucks for work.

My stepdad used to have a Mercedes-Benz 2 801 973, model W114

it did 1 647 969 Kilometers with the original engine

Guinness World Records Ltd. Certificate number #193 606

That's a living proof that German cars kick ass.

Well, I drive many cars.

My old ride!

My old ride!

Holy shit a dodge with slotted rotors and 2 piston calipers, twin turbo and all that????

owait they bought the rights from mitsubishi.

Nice car though.