What type of car(s)are you driving?

Well, here's my first car - my father built it!



Currently it's a sky blue Subaru Impreza Sport. I've had Subarus since 1981. Can't even remember how many or what model years at this point.

2005 Camry for everyday

2005 Quad cab Tundra, that my husband hit a cow with last Nov, for when I need a truck. It still isn't 100% but at least I can drive it around the farm. My baby

You must hate car payments as much as I do.

I really do!

I used to drive a Nissan Sentra, but I haven't owned a vehicle in two years, and I like it that way.


Sent from my iPhone while driving

We have a 2008 Fusion, which as my wife is pumping she is driving everyday right now.

I've still got Black Betty, my 2000 Accord, but she's been loaned to a friend for the last six months. Hadn't been driven more than enough to keep running in years before that.

I've got a train and frequent bus (6m and 7.5m headways respectfully) a couple blocks from my house. As well as a semi-frequent (15m) an express and a crosstown coverage (30m).

Where I live would be ideal for walking/biking into town to do grocery shopping, doctor visits, drug store, paying the water bill...etc, and I would love to do that except for one thing. None of the roads I would be on are pedestrian/bike friendly. It's a small town of around 3000 (I live in the county, but right on the edge of town), and you only see sidewalks when you get to the "Historic Downtown" part...and that's mostly just Other People's Junk stores. There aren't even curbs. I'd either have to bike smack dab in the road, or in the ditch.

I would go ahead and do it anyway, but The Warden won't let me. Her selfish thinking is that if I got hit by a garbage truck, who would keep her flush with champaign, bon-bons, and MS treatments?

Aside from my two VW's, this is what I'm currently driving.....



Hey, it's good enough for Jordan Speith and Adam Scott!

I've got a bike, need to ride it more though. Luckily my neighborhood is very walkable. As is the area around my office.

My commute:
Leave house ~7:10, either catch a 38 (bus) or walk 5 minutes to train station. Get to work ~7:30. Work till 11:15. Walk to Y, play racquetball for ~20m, swim for ~20m get back to office ~1. Work till ~5:15. Get to train station ~5:30. Walk to bar, get there ~5:35. Have stiff drink, hopefully two if time. Walk across street and down block to pick up kids at daycare before 6. One way to walk home passes grocery store, pick up any items we need. Or if just need meat walk other way and stop at butchers. Get home between 6:15 and 6:30.

Audi Q5 and a VW Touareg.

When the Touareg is done I'm going to get an Audi Q7, so impressed with the Q5.

Can confirm


Other car is still the early-2000s Cavalier, 30 highway mpg.

Black Kia Cee'd. 1.6 Petrol Manual. Nippy enough and even though I mainly do journeys of 5 miles or less gets ~35mpg, approaching 45-50mpg on longer trips (factoring in I have to drive at least 2 hours on country roads to hit motorway).

They come with a lot of gadgets standard (bluetooth to phone, voice control, reversing camera, satnav) for the same cost as a fairly basic Ford of similar size/power. Plus a 7-year warranty and a low-cost upfront option for prepaying first three services and MOT.

Only issue is that nearest licenced garage (needed to maintain warranty) is 2 hours drive, which is a pain esp when you drop the vehicle off at 9:30 and they tell you it'll be ready at 15:00...

If I wanted to blow most of my savings on the deposit I could probably be driving an Audi or BMW for the same monthly payments, but my penis doesn't need exaggerating. The rest of me just needs minimising.

I drive a ford fusion presently. it does what I need.

Forbins first (of many) commute videos. Isn't that cute?

Do they design American cars so they look like they'll fit right in as part of a post-apocalyptic wasteland?

Or just because they sell well in Texas, which is much the same?

#blatant...

BMW's new M2 commercial :



Seems like they're definitely looking to compete for the young professionals with this marketing. Much like MINI is trying to do with their new corporate image (hence that commercial they had during the Super Bowl).

A GTI or a WRX would be far more interesting cars plus they cost $9k less compared to the base two series. The two series is an over priced under performer. The M series version is the most interesting but at $50k they are way over priced and I would rather buy a used Boxster S.

I need four doors. An A3 or A4 are in my future.

The A4 is a nice car.

Don't. Audi's are nice, but mechanically unreliable and very expensive to maintain. Have you considered a Lexus?

I drive a 2004 Saturn Ion Level 3. I loves it.

2006 Nissan Altima, a 150cc scooter and a 27 speed mountain bike.

I wanted a Yugo

Actually, I wouldn't mind a Subaru Outback. Hauling passengers and big clarinets would be nice with one of those.

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Ha, I've heard musicians griping about having to buy a car that costs $5000 more just so they can carry $1500 instruments.

Fixed that for you.

I dunno. Lexuses (Lexi?) seem a bit dull to me. They still use V6's and lack a good AWD.

Really? My Tundra has a Lexus V-8 in it. Did Lexus quit using them?

No. V6 in their smaller executive sedans is bizarre. Mercedes Audi and BMW are using turbo 4s, a technology that Lexus/Toyota seem incapable of creating.