What do you drive?

[GMScud]

My wife is driving a 2006 Chevy Cobalt. It's got a hair less than 40K miles, and has been a great car so far. No problems whatsoever (knock on wood). I was driving a 1998 Acura 2.3 CL that I'd had since 2000. Sold it a while back, and we were a 1 car household for a while. It wasn't a big deal because we both work in Bethesda only about 3 miles from where we live. So sometimes we'd carpool, other times I'd just hop on the bus ($1.35 and 15 minutes later I'd be at work). But I just got tired of it. We saved some money sharing a car for a while, but I could afford the new car, and frankly for as hard as I've been working, I felt like I owed it to myself to get a new one. Plus the wife will be working in the Tenleytown area effective Sept 1, so the timing was just right.

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

2002 Honda Accord.

Kinda hoping my car will end up like the ones in the Toyota commercials with the people saying their car has like 400,000 miles or some shit. That's incredible. Although if I put anywhere near that many miles on a car, it's way past time for a new car.

Right now I'm coming up on 107,000 miles. The repair dude says I'm gonna end up having to get a timing belt put in. Apparently those things run like $2,000. Ughhh.

If you pay $2k, you are getting ripped off. Don't pay over $1k for it. $200 in parts, 4 hours worth of labor.

Also, you should get this done soon. I think Honda recommends it be done at 110k miles with your model/year.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by cpayne5

If you pay $2k, you are getting ripped off. Don't pay over $1k for it. $200 in parts, 4 hours worth of labor.

Also, you should get this done soon. I think Honda recommends it be done at 110k miles with your model/year.

Thank you I keep wanting to come back to this thread after I read D-
Raves post. Never go to the dealer either they are a complete rip off.

[tryfuhl]

the new 4th gen altimas are freaking sweet though, love the ride, the nissan D platform fwd is better than many other fwd's I've driven as far as performance.. save maybe the honda preludes, but that's to be expected

it's towards the end of the generation run so most bugs are worked out

as with any other car check on all recalls and TSBs

[drew54]

2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. Just rolled over 50K miles, and have owned it for the last 10K. So far no problems. I have the 4.7 V8 so no MDS. Mileage is actually just shy of 19 HWY doing 70+, which is what the Hemi would get. I did not buy it for the MPG, I bought it for getting through the artic winters we have been having in the mid-west. So far, it has dominated at that task.

[wilsowilso]

2010 Shelby GT500 Mustang "Super Snake" package.

690 horsepower!

That just happened.

[Dirtbag59]

Cudn''t bahleive no one be divin' Americuhn round hur!! Fa Gawds sake dis hurs da nations cupital.

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

2010 Shelby GT500 Mustang "Super Snake" package.

690 horsepower!

I thought this was a what do you wish you were driving thread.

[KLHJ2]

Dey tuk r yobs

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Angry

Dey tuk r yobs

Dum straite

[KLHJ2]

[firstdown]

I have a 2005 GMC Yukon XL 4x4 which is the larger Yukon, 2005 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4x4 , 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Loredo 4x4. Yes we do need another 4x4 LOL. Had to buy the Yukon to tow the boat and the Explorer was such a good deal I could not turn it down. The Jeep is sold I think/hope.

[Mechanix544]

Oh, a 2006 Sebring Touring Edition, leather, all the bells and whistles. 2002 Saturn SC1 for my wife, and my old 1982 Toyota 4WD with the ol' 22R 4 cylinder engine that just keeps going, and going, and going........perfect for a redskin fan, its Maroon, and a little rusty. Has over 205,000 miles, just had a poor mans overhaul to pass emissions, and is running like a gazelle!!!!! (On 3 cylinders over 85%, the last one at under 40% for some reason.....?)

[BDBohnzie]

I'm driving a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer. The V8 sucks on gas, but I'm getting 13-15/gallon on mixed (mostly city) driving. Comfortably fits the family (wife and 2 kids) and has the 3rd row seat, so we can get 6 adults (7 if some are smaller) fairly comfortably. We have 112k on it, and haven't had any major issues with it.

My wife drives a 2001 Honda Civic with close to 170k miles on it. It's a 4 banger, so we get 30-35/gallon easily. No major issues with it either.

Hoping to drive both vehicles into the ground and replace the Civic with a larger sedan and the truck will eventually be replaced with a Soccer-Mom-Fetcher, as that is what my wife wants.

[johno]

2007 VW GTI. I love that car.