What do you drive?

Can't afford a car at the moment and being in the city means I don't really need one since it costs about $300 to park per month. When I'm home I drive a 1998 BMW 323i (parent's.... don't judge). Automatics make life easier.

Normally, I get semester bus and train passes through the school.

I like to ride by bicycle.Cars are death machines!

[Rhetorical Gamer]

Originally Posted by nerdwerld I like to ride by bicycle.Cars are death machines!

Thats right man!!! Us brothers of the bicycle ride while you guys stay in traffic jams in your steel coffins!!! We smell the fresh air every morning and get exercise so we can look good for the ladies and good for that lady called mother earth!!!

[ScrumYummy]

Originally Posted by Rhetorical Gamer Thats right man!!! Us brothers of the bicycle ride while you guys stay in traffic jams in your steel coffins!!! We smell the fresh air every morning and get exercise so we can look good for the ladies and good for that lady called mother earth!!!

Oh good. I was afraid I was going to be the only person like that in this thread.

Although I mostly use public transit, because the train stop is only a ten-minute walk and it's free in this area. But if I can't get somewhere by train, I go by bike.

If I need to go somewhere outside of bikeable distance, my partner has a veggie-mobile -- an 81 diesel mercedes that runs on 99% veggie oil. So <1% emissions. Plus we are vegan. Smug little bastards, we are :) yes.

I drive a 92 pontiac grand prix. Its so sad to hear they went out of busniess I love pontiacs.

Originally Posted by ace8489 I drive a 92 pontiac grand prix. Its so sad to hear they went out of busniess I love pontiacs.

My friend had a grand prix, they were pretty cool, but he broke it when he decided not to put oil in it...

Originally Posted by mahay My friend had a grand prix, they were pretty cool, but he broke it when he decided not to put oil in it...

yeah that seems to be a problem with all cars for some reason they just go bad if you dont change the oil or keep enough in it. XD

[Erinovauch]

Erinovauch drives his feet

[bemused_Bohemian]

Moved from a terrific 1987 black Mazda RX-7 which had air-conditioning and the rotary engine with 266,000 miles on it to a new, at the time, dark sea green1997 Ford Explorer 4-dr 4WD XLT with a couple of nice amenities. I still have it and will think about replacing it when the motor mileage sees 600K. It's taken 13 years to get to 241K so this truck may outlast me. Say what you might about the tyranny of sports utes to wildlife and small cars this Ford has been the best darn small rig I have ever owned. I can sleep in it. I can visit the Utah Canyonlands 4-wheel drive trails with it. With the exception of 2 catalytic converters that were stolen for their palladium plus normal wear and tear on tires and other parts everything is still factory. I could never do any of this hinterland tripping with the old 1972 COE twin-screw Kenworth semi I used to own during the early part of my working years.....talk about poor fuel mileage (3.5-4 mpg)...LOL

Tried to use the Mazda several times as a glorified sports ute on the trails but because of low ground clearance I kept hi-centering on certain road ruts and darn near burned out the clutch 1 time trying to sail up an elongated 30% grade near Abo Canyon in northern New Mexico back in 1996. Cool car! Hated to part with it but could no longer get cheap replacement parts out of junkyards by the mid-90's to keep it running.

Originally Posted by bemused_Bohemian Moved from a terrific 1987 black Mazda RX-7 which had air-conditioning and the rotary engine with 266,000 miles on it to a new, at the time, dark sea green1997 Ford Explorer 4-dr 4WD XLT with a couple of nice amenities. I still have it and will think about replacing it when the motor mileage sees 600K. It's taken 13 years to get to 241K so this truck may outlast me. Say what you might about the tyranny of sports utes to wildlife and small cars this Ford has been the best darn small rig I have ever owned. I can sleep in it. I can visit the Utah Canyonlands 4-wheel drive trails with it. With the exception of 2 catalytic converters that were stolen for their palladium plus normal wear and tear on tires and other parts everything is still factory. I could never do any of this hinterland tripping with the old 1972 COE twin-screw Kenworth semi I used to own during the early part of my working years.....talk about poor fuel mileage (3.5-4 mpg)...LOL

TO.OF That is indeed horrible gas mileage...

I hope the cars I get last as long as yours have. That's pretty sweet that you keep holding on to it.

[Snapplemonkey]

I used to drive a Ford Ka... until this happened to it

Originally Posted by Snapplemonkey I used to drive a Ford Ka... until this happened to it

Oh dear. I hope you weren't at fault. How long ago did that happen?

[Snapplemonkey]

Oh that was almost 4 years ago, and no I wasn't at fault. I was waiting for a green light when this drunk guy crashed into me at 80km/h... that would be approximately 50mph.

I only got a scratch on my wrist, the guy who drove the other car is still in a coma... Karma I guess.

Originally Posted by Snapplemonkey Oh that was almost 4 years ago, and no I wasn't at fault. I was waiting for a green light when this drunk guy crashed into me at 80km/h... that would be approximately 50mph. I only got a scratch on my wrist, the guy who drove the other car is still in a coma... Karma I guess.

Well, it's good that you weren't too banged up. ..that's too bad about your car though.

Originally Posted by homie_jiraiya just throwin my hat in on this one 88 caddillac coupe deville sombrero by the way

Cool. Where did you get a sombrero ?

Originally Posted by grimdefeat i totally ride a freaking bus or bike everywhere im freaking 19 and still dont have my freaking license but mainly because the dmv is a good hour from where i live.

Contrary to the sentiments of Snapplenonkey I totally think it would be worth the pilgrimage in order to get your license. Go and do it... soon

i totally ride a freaking bus or bike everywhere im freaking 19 and still dont have my freaking license but mainly because the dmv is a good hour from where i live.

[Snapplemonkey]

Originally Posted by grimdefeat i totally ride a freaking bus or bike everywhere im freaking 19 and still dont have my freaking license but mainly because the dmv is a good hour from where i live.

Don't bother, cars are just a waste of money, time and sanity (up-keep is just annoying).

Stick to public transportation, that's what I've been using the last 3 years. It's good for the environment too.

[Snapplemonkey]

Don't get me wrong, it's awesome to have a license and I also recommend it. But owning a car is a completely different thing.

Originally Posted by Snapplemonkey Don't get me wrong, it's awesome to have a license and I also recommend it. But owning a car is a completely different thing.

Oh, okay then. So grim... go do that. When you have time of course.

I wish it was logical to use public transport where I live but that doesn't work as well for me. The city in which I live puts such an influence on cars. Our bus system is retarded, our bid on getting a monorail was shot down, and we have no subway system.

oh well though.

[TehScribbles]

I drive a silver 96' Volvo Station wagon. It shakes when it goes on the highway D:

Originally Posted by TehScribbles I drive a silver 96' Volvo Station wagon. It shakes when it goes on the highway D:

If I'm not mistaken you should get your tire aligned. If that doesn't solve it, get new tires. That happens when they get uneven wear, I'm pretty sure