Subsimmers: What type of car do you drive/own?

[Konovalov]

Having seen a recent thread of Kapitains regarding a Rover I wondered what sort of cars people here on this forum own or drive? There seem to be certain traits that we subsimmers all have in common. I wonder if this extends to our type of transport?
:hmm:

For me, I drive a 1995 Volkswagen Golf GL TDi hatchback. Yes boring and a diesel but hey I'm getting old now. My fast car days are well and truly over. At least that's what my wife has told me.
:up:

So what do other guys and girls on this forum drive? Anything rare, fast, or special?

[lesrae]

Not too special, but I like it, a 1993 Honda Prelude, like this one:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/236000-236999/236373_22_full.jpg

[Polak]

Not driving this yet, but it's a question of a couple of moths before I buy this beauty. :D

http://www.army.cz/images/id_5001_6000/5047/01.jpg

[Bill Nichols]

My ride is a Mitsubishi Eclipse

http://img56.photobucket.com/albums/v171/no_ordinary_boy_2/eclipse/mitsubishi_eclipse_gts_04.jpg

:D

[Excalibur Bane]

Yeah, my ride is great for getting home fast and the occasional street race when some punk challenges me....

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b311/excaliburbane/th_speed2005-12-0200-57-46-53.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b311/excaliburbane/speed2005-12-0200-57-46-53.jpg)
























Sorry. I couldn't help myself. :lol:

[Terrax]

I have a black Nissan Xterra.

[Hitman]

I own a BMW 320d for daily cruising, it's a nice 4 door sedan blue metallic and very good for speedy, economic and comfortable cruising.

But my second car is a long time dream, I buyed it some time ago 3rd hand and restored it :) Now I am a member of the ///M drivers club in Spain and am enjoying inmensely going to meetings (Usually including track days).

Here it is in all its beauty: An E30 M3 from 1990 with 215 HP and full aero kit from the EVOII:


http://server2.uploadit.org/files/abartual-DSC00568.JPG

http://server2.uploadit.org/files/abartual-DSC00566.JPG

[Camaero]

Here is my baby... my 87 IROC :) In the process of putting in a hot 355 that should make around 490+ torque and 380+ hp. Not too shabby for my first car! Paying for everything myself too.

http://jpi.bikertails.com/pictures/irocz%2067.jpg

[Oberon]

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6818/divedive2td.jpg

Here's my ride! :up:
Taken during a ride through the aptly named 'Watermeadows' :yep:

[CCIP]

I don't even have something like Oberon's ride :x


But I love Polak's choice :up:

[lesrae]

Now if you ask about my next car.......

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1890873,00.html

:huh:

[Kapitan]

i have a rover 820si but has the 827si engine in it this 827si is a 2.7litre (2700cc) engine with sports injection post a picture of it soon cause image shack is down.

the other one i have is the 416si which has a 1.6litre (1600cc) engine with sports injection

[Happy Times]

Not driving this yet, but it's a question of a couple of moths before I buy this beauty. :D

http://www.army.cz/images/id_5001_6000/5047/01.jpgI drove that when i was in the army, we had some good fun with that :D I drive a 320 BMW IS Coupe -95

[Hellcat]

Here's my ride, a bit on the conservative side but I would'nt trade the leg room and trunk space for anything :yep:

That took plenty of wax to get that shine, too bad winter is on our doorstep...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/alpala/alpala_1.jpg

2002 Chevy Impala LS
V6 3.8 3800 Series II engine 200 hp, 225 lbs troque

[Kapitan]

a good old dagnam dustin aka ford escort there good cars

[snowsub]

My car

http://carpoint.ninemsn.com.au/carcontent/reviews/ford/fordfalcon01b.jpg

Ford Falcon EF
(1996 model)

[Type941]

@ Hitman - respect man, I love those classic cars. Great taste, that M3 is a beauty. You are lucky to have one in good condition too.


I don't own a car right now, but use work cars, so it's anything from Opel Vectra ro VW Passat to Peugeot 206. I don't really care much to be honest, at this stage. I have a plan to get an older car and restore it like Hitman has done, but not any time soon.

I've had a Jetta Mk2 1.8 from 1991, and VW Passat 1.8T 2000 and Audi Quattro A4 1.8T (both station wagons). I loved the Audi in particular. A bit pricey on service though, and electrics isn't top..

So, overall, I'm a big fan of VAG cars, though I know their (many) shortcomings. I even like the TT, as I drove it and I like the car, regardless of the **** image it has these days thanks to hairdressers with man purses.

However, I am tempted in future to look at Honda Accord (newest) as I'm not sure I want to keep fixing the VAG cars.

Don't like BMWs, and I have a soft sport for Merc SL from 1990. That was an icon 'power' car, so owning one in original look would be pretty cool at some point as well. In the 600 trim, of course. :rock:

[jumpy]

Currently: K reg Ford Escort 1.8 na diesel with 146000 on the clock - it's cheap and reasonably reliable and the basic mechanics are simple enough to maintain myself. And, in the event of nuclear war, as the fuel injection system is entirely mechanical, I shouldn't have any trouble starting it :doh:
What else can I say about it? er.. nought to sixty time is measured in cups of tea, not seconds ...and it makes this vibrating noise between 65 and 70 mph. :huh:

[Polak]

The UAZ is a great car. I've heard that if the car break down you can repair it with only three wrenches :) I've also heard that when the russian constructors designed the car they followed the saying: "What isn't there cannot break down" :D

[Hitman]

Here is my baby... my 87 IROC In the process of putting in a hot 355 that should make around 490+ torque and 380+ hp

Lovely! I like a lot the american and ozzie muscle cars, but the Camaro has always been my favourite, along with the 72 Pontiac Firebird Transam.

Are you sure that with that monster engine you will be able to travel in a straight line? :-j Guess you will be going sideways most of the time, learn to drive on ice :up:

Don't like BMWs, and I have a soft sport for Merc SL from 1990. That was an icon 'power' car, so owning one in original look would be pretty cool at some point as well. In the 600 trim, of course.

An uncle of mine had one of those (But the 500 engine) and it sure was a classy and beautiful ride. Good election, if not sportive enough for my taste, but sure a fantastic machine and a joyful restoration project :up:

[kiwi_2005]

My favourite car i own when i was in early 20's was a Ford BOSS Mustang black with red interior imported from the US which cost me alot of money just to get it over here. A grunt of a machine, also helped me score a lot of chicks :rotfl:

Now though i own a Holden thats pretty much standard as they get.

[Type941]

The good thing about the SL is they made those till the end of 90s, so the range is pretty large on spec, and all that. I'd want a tan leather, black car, or silver with black leather if it's a more recent model. I like the older merc shape, the 124 body coupe as well, they were solid, reliable, quality german cars. Not half US/half China made current ones, designed in Japan and either cost a house or have sh8t reliability.

The new S-class (W220) is much nicer IMO than the very latest S-Class that just came out.

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1990-1999/1999-Mercedes-Benz-SL500-Black.jpg

99 model SL500. :|\ A car IMO that puts to shame many new very expensive cars.

[sergbuto]

Nothing special: Suzuki Baleno (1998). Quite reliable though.

[Damo1977]

LMAO, MITSUBISHI MAGNA

[Torpedo Fodder]

My ride is nothing particularly flashy or fast; just a minivan (an '02 Chevrolet Venture, to be exact) I inherited from my dearly departed father, as I'm the only one in the family besides him who had a licence. Despite being pretty fuel-efficient for a vehicle it's size, it's a little thirsty for my liking. Still, it has been completely reliable during the 3 years we've had it, it offers a quiet, comfortable, smooth ride, the driver's seat has plenty of room for someone as tall as me, and I just can't get enough of the insane amount of cargo space, especially if the 2nd and 3rd row seats are removed. Overall, not bad at all for a first car.

I would have opted for our other, smaller car (a '94 Dodge Shadow), but after it started developing some major problems (especially transmission trouble), I became doubtful of how long it would last, so I got it fixed up then sold for a profit of $500, and I probably won't be able to afford to afford a similar-sized replacement for a while, probably not until my insurance rates go down when I'm 25.

Anyway, the photos:
This was taken back in October after it was freshly washed and waxed; unfortunately, after several drives through rain and snow it doesn't look so clean anymore.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/JonNik/Van_thumb.jpg (http://photobucket.com/albums/v123/JonNik/?action=view&current=Van.jpg)

And under the hood, where sits the powerplant, a 3.4L LA1 60° V6 that generates 185hp and 210lbf of torque. That might seem underpowered for a vehicle of that size, but when the vehicle is lightly or moderately loaded, it still provides good low-end acceleration for stop-and-go traffic, and at highway speeds the engine has no trouble keeping up, retaining acceptable reserve power for timely passing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/JonNik/Engine_thumb.jpg (http://photobucket.com/albums/v123/JonNik/?action=view&current=Engine.jpg)

[The Avon Lady]

I have my own rinky-dinky Daihatsu Sirion, which is great for all the short trips I take plus squeezing into the smallest of parking spaces.

My husband is a bit more macho:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/theavonlady/000.jpg

That's the family 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, somewhere in Israel's Galil (Galillee) region.

[Kapitan]

nice but i dont like toyota if you want a good 4x4 land rovers :up:

[The Avon Lady]

nice but i dont like toyota if you want a good 4x4 land rovers :up:
We've got plenty of people in our 4x4 club with Land Rovers. No question about their agility but my husband says Rover's mechanical reliability doesn't compare to Toyota's.

So far, I haven't seen anything a Land Rover can do that the Toyota can't - if anything the opposite. Some things come too easy for the Land Cruiser.

Of course, we have you to try crossing the Gobi desert or what not.

And besides, the Land Cruiser is the only thing available that can pack us all in for family trips. :yep:

[Kapitan]

nah its not get a ex british army land rover 109 during one weekend we packed 11 into it.

not to mention during our relief break we got a lift in a willis jeep man never knew 13 people could sit in that :o

[Bellman]

:lol: I get 8 in my 'ole Citroen CX Familiale estate (Safari) - shes coming up to 20 now and only done 40,000 miles.
Always been a second car but she had Zeibert cavity insulation so shes in showroom condition. Classic soon.

If you could get intimate with a car - I would be guilty. 'Me Lud the offender was discovered in a very
compromising 'position' embracing an inanimate object. In his defence sir he claims to be in a long term
relationship and the 'act' was perpertrated in the privacy of his garage.'' :lol: :-j

[August]

A rather beat up 94 Dodge Ram shortbed pickup, in blue and rust.

[Torpedo Fodder]

nah its not get a ex british army land rover 109 during one weekend we packed 11 into it.

Getting a British Army surplus vehicle may be a problem for her, considering she doesn't live in Britain ;).

[Kapitan]

not quite theres tonnes dotted all over heck i was offerd jordainian ex british 109's i know there are loads in isreal and palastine not to mention somalia and other places

[kiwi_2005]

I stay away from Jap cars altogether, never own one never will.

Holden or Fords.

[The Avon Lady]

not quite theres tonnes dotted all over heck i was offerd jordainian ex british 109's i know there are loads in isreal
Yes, there are. :yep:

[Iceman]

Ford F150
http://midfw.cc/images/frdxlt00-7995.jpg

Work truck is a Ford F250 Super Duty. :up:

[Kresge]

I drive a Saturn VUE Red Line and my wife just bought a 2006 Mustang GT

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1339/inline048ag.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here's a generic pic of the Mustang (correct color though)

http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/1214/05stangnight2m4kg.th.jpg (http://img302.imageshack.us/my.php?image=05stangnight2m4kg.jpg)

[lesrae]

Getting a British Army surplus vehicle may be a problem for her, considering she doesn't live in Britain ;).

Nice cheap ones at this (http://www.edisposals.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Disposals-Public-Site/en_US/-/GBP/ViewStandardCatalog-Browse;pgid=MieqQ4wkQg8000ArvQ_8K1sp0000BECB8TTp?C atalogCategoryID=JOfAqBEL9w4AAAD_NHxpc4d6) site, and guaranteed to be well maintained :O)

[Bort]

'05 Saab 9-5 Sportswagon 2.3T
http://www.autoshow.ro/images/wallpaper/9-5wagon_1024.jpg

Gotta' love the Swedes! :lol:

[Kapitan]

the 93 aero is a good saab they come with turbo as standard


i like jaguar X type the 3.0litre turbo one failing that the XJS6 3.6litre turbo jaguar :rock:

[Pioneer]

My current ride:

http://www.w-body.com/gallery/pics/chevy4.jpg

....but don't tell either of those wenches who did me wrong over the years. Not that I carry a grudge or anything :roll: but I feel that their poor choices drove me to be more successful. And for at least one of them, it was all about $$$$.

[XabbaRus]

What I drive

http://www.carsurvey.org/images/vauxhall_agila_1.jpg
Though this isn't my car.

[Catfish]

Hello,
currently 4 cars here:
1. Driving an ordinary old white 1987 Volkswagen Passat estate (=station wagon?) to get parts for the other ones lol
2. 1986 Citroen CX 2.5 TRI break estate (curr. gets new engine)
3. 1988 BMW 320i estate, running (belongs to wife)
4. 1969 Triumph Spitfire MK III (right hand drive bought in England 15 years ago, currently undergoing major body-off restoration).
I also like (old) Rovers, always wanted a P2 or P4, maybe next year ...
Greetings,
Catfish

[retired1212]

http://digicam.co.za/gallery/data/media/72/DSC04407.jpg

[Kapitan]

0 to 60 impossibly you just about achive 50 off a cliff and have you ever seen one of them catch fire ? sheesh melts in 3 mins.

[The Avon Lady]

http://digicam.co.za/gallery/data/media/72/DSC04407.jpg
The "Mr. Bean Nemesis" car!!!!! :o

[Kapitan]

is history repeating its self ? ive hear avon lady say that many times now :o

[The Avon Lady]

is history repeating its self ? ive hear avon lady say that many times now :o
Hey! It's not my fault Oombongo's imitating me! :88)

[retired1212]

is history repeating its self ? ive hear avon lady say that many times now :o
Hey! It's not my fault Oombongo's imitating me! :88)

I don't imitate women :oops: :D

[cowman1009]

I am the driver of two vehicles:
1. 2000 Saturn LW-1 (Shaggin Waggon)
2. 2005 Chevy Malibu Maxx (Hatchback, not waggon)

:rock:

[Type941]

* Bort]'05 Saab 9-5 Sportswagon 2.3T

Gotta' love the Swedes! :lol:

Too bad that isnt' really swedish, and that in future it will be not swedish at all. :( Parts sold to Fuji now (Subaru). The 95 had a very nice looking facelift lately on the front - looks really good, but it's of course the same car.

I like the old 99 Saab for some reason - it's quirky, but it's very cool in 3door, all restored and stuff. That was the last real Saab.

Sweden, socialism, mass car production - don't fit well together. I hope whoever buys the Saab brand will at least go a step further than putting the ignition key into the tunnel.

I drove the 9.3 turbo as my work car when I was working for a car dealership. Didn't handle well but was pleasant car to ride long distance.

[Torpedo Fodder]

I hope whoever buys the Saab brand will at least go a step further than putting the ignition key into the tunnel.

I thought GM had denied that they were planning to sell Saab Automobile?

[X_Duster_X]

Well for a car I drive a 99 ford Taurus, but during the summer I drive my little baby: 1996 Honda CBR 600 F3 :D

http://img342.imageshack.us/img342/1161/mybikeresize2su.th.jpg (http://img342.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mybikeresize2su.jpg)

Gotta feed my adrenaline addiction somehow :up: