What the hell are you driving?
 

In keeping the tradition of "What the hell..." threads, here is a new one.

Here's what the hell I am driving...

So, when are you gonna give me the tour of Jurassic Park?

After feeding time.

I have a 98 Toyota Corolla. If you want to see what it looks like, just turn your head towards the nearest road. There should be one going past.

Hey! Was that you?

I would have stopped, but I had to come home and post this reply.

Makes sense.

I was going to buy you a beer.

And behind that Corolla, you'll see my Camry or my wife's Avalon.

Last week, I got a 2008 Toyota Rav4.

'99 Ford Escort wagon and a '98 Ford Ranger.

They both run wonderfully (the Escort has a rebuilt engine with only 30k miles), and even better - no car payments!!

I'm not a car person, so having a sexy vehicle doesn't mean anything to me.

Looks like Toyota is winning so far.

Nice :)

SI

2009 Dodge Grand Caravan
2004 Toyota Tacoma

A paid for 2003 mitsubishi lancer. paid for being the most important part, f car payments.

This is what Telle and I roll in.
2003 Pontiac Vibe, 4 Cylinder, Standard
I thought I'd hate it when we looked at them, but I've grown to love this car. it handles like the imitation rice-rocket that it is.

09 Mustang!

'07 Mazda 3.
If it was still light out, I'd go take a picture, it's a pretty shade of blue.

/tk

We went 2 years without car payments (we also have a 2000 Saturn). Unfortunately, my 1999 Honda CR-V decided to get terminally ill last week.

2007 Infiniti G35

2007 Nissan Maxima

I am going to get an Audi or something in that class in a few months. I love my Maxima but I am in the mood for something new.

Infiniti G35S, love it.

97 Hyundai Elantra with 185,000 miles

and 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan modified for rear-entry wheel-chair with about 60,000 miles


Here they are with icing on top.

Right on!

An Audi?

we're 2 years post payments on teh vibe and I have to say having my mother's Impala to drive as a second car while she was in the hospital became VERY convenient. I may start looking for my pickup truck in the fall. I hear GM models might be really cheap.....

currently driving a 2005 Saturn Ion for which the end of the lease can't come fast enough. Pulled the trigger on a 2009 Mazda 3 last night, should take delivery in the next couple of weeks... :)

FM

93 Honda Prelude with 165,000 miles baby.

This isn't my actual car, but it is what it looks like. Can't tell if this one is black like mine:



1999 Honda Civic EX - Mine has about 75,000 on it.

06 mazda 3

Yeah either an A6 or A7 something a bit different then what I normally see on the road.

07 Chrystler Aspen, loving it so far and planning to keep it for at least another 3-5 years :D

96' Infiniti I30 with 85k

Here is one of ours..the main one now..I only drive the mini van to the airport and home.

'07 mazda 3

'02 Mercury Cougar that's being put out to pasture approximately 5 seconds after I get a new job.

I am currently leasing an 07 VW Jetta. I leased because I knew I'd be in a better financial situation when the lease was up then when I entered into it and sure enough this looks like it will be true. But being relatively young, I think I'm going to just get a nicer VW (Passet or CC) rather than driving something that is conspicuously wealthy, even if I could afford it.

Going green baby :)

Sun Tzu you are a success at life.

Thank you.

Oh...and after looking @ the pic I realized it's not blatantly obvious that we're standing next to a Prius.

So yeah, I drive a Prius. Insert joke about pulling my mancard *here*

2007 Mazda Tribute.

Our other car is a Chavy Impala, but it's my wifes company car and the free gas/ insurance/etc.. is a great perk.

Mazda 3 must be the Official Car of FOFC.

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU8slFNVuMU

09 Toyota Corolla S

I'm really surprised by how many people that have new cars. I don't get it. Seems like a waste of money to me.

Then again, as many people here know - I am cheap as hell.

For me it was a no brainer. I know jack all about cars, and unless you're buying a real cheap used vehicle the difference in interest rates between new and used (at least when I bought) evened out the cost in a hell of a hurry. Throw in the differences in warranty terms between the two and new was the way to go.

Different strokes and all, but given the peace of mind/security, more than made up for the difference.

I have bought a couple of new cars in the last five years (before the Infiniti I had a Mazda RX-8) but that is highly unusual for me - previous to that I had the same car for about eight years. I plan on keeping my G35 as long as I can though.

This is what Im driving, but not my exact car.


What I mean is, I'd live in all other 49 states before living in wacked out left coast California.

But yeah, thats my ride.

With the 2nd child we got rid of our oldest beater...my '91 VW GTI and purchased a used '06 Dodge Grand Caravan for the wife to drive the kiddies around in. I now drive a '94 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.

Nice not to have a car payment...let alone, two of them.

I will never buy another used car.

I haven't had bad axpieriences, it's just worth it to spend the extra money IMO

See, that's where my question lays - Why is it worth it? I could get a new car, but I don't understand why I should take on more debt for something that gets me from one place to another. Meh, to each their own I guess.