Cars!

orecklover · Jan 4, 2015

I personally love cars and so do a lot of people in my family. Even though I am only 13, I have my own car already. It's a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. As I don't play any sports and sports never interested me, my parents decided that they would let me mess around with cars as a hobby. My parents have a 2012 Buick Enclave (purchased in 2012 for $51,980) and a 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 (purchased in 2009 for $48,400). Most of my family members have GM cars. My grandma and my uncle both have Cadillacs and my other aunts and uncles have GM vehicles. Except for some of my cousins have cars such as Lexus's and Mercedes-Benz's. Cars are my passion other than vacuums. What kind of cars fdo you guys have or want?

manchestervacs · Jan 4, 2015

We have a Chrysler 300C which I got new in 05 and it has never missed a beat. My wife uses that now. We have a Merc Sprinter van for the shop as well.

I have a Range Rover Sport now. I'll stick a photo here of it and the van as some may appreciate the registration plates.

gottahaveahoove · Jan 4, 2015

My aunt had 2 Lincoln Town Cars. I drove her everywhere.

I loved those cars.
I like GM too. I have a Chevy Cobalt.... has everything in it. It serves me well.

I don't collect cars, but I really enjoy them.
I enjoy older Cadillacs, T-Birds, etc...

gottahaveahoove · Jan 4, 2015

Her Lincolns were Midnight blue.

She lovs blue cars.
Mine is red. I've had 3 red cars so far.
It really doesn't matter, as long as it works.
Some hate/ridicule red cars or the people who drive them. Isn't that ridiculous?????
We like what we like... Some little sporty sexy cars look very sharp in red... candy apple red can be a fun car!

jmurray01 · Jan 4, 2015

Our current car is a 2000 Ford Focus 1.8 LX with 183,000 miles on the odometer and still going strong.

It's predecessor was a rather better looking 1997 Ford Fiesta 1.25 Ghia, but unfortunately as is the way with Fords corrosion got the better of her undercarriage and it would have been too expensive for us to repair.

Fortunately it was sold on to a mechanic who did the work himself and put the car back on the road, however it was declared off the road about 6 months ago and now the registration number can no longer be found on the DVLA website, indicating it may have been scrapped.

suckolux · Jan 4, 2015

2000 Buick Park Avenue.Bought 9 years ago, second one.Need some soft ride, can't ride in brother's new MB, too much jarring getting through to my joints and back. It works well and does better mileage than many would guess.Paid for, cheap to insure, dead reliable.

smow69 · Jan 4, 2015

chevy equinox

dont have it yet but picking it up monday afternoon so excited always wanted one from the time thay came out got my wish.charcoal grey very nice.i will post pics after i get it.

arh1953 · Jan 4, 2015

I have a 2000 Nissan Xterra SE I bought from my brother in 2007, and a 1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser wagon I bought in January, 2013. Our dad was GM all the way after he got rid of our 1951 Mercury coupe. His mother left him GM stock when she passed.

constellation86 · Jan 4, 2015

I have had lots of cars over the years. I always had GM stuff but I had a Buick Park Avenue that fell apart at 100,000 miles. I was tired of having problems and breakdowns so I switched to Toyota. My current car is a Camry hybrid. My wife has the van in the back.
Nicholas

tolivac · Jan 5, 2015

I am not a car person or have a passion for them-my brothers do,however.I currently have a 2012 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited.Enjoy this car alot-and it gets me to and from work in even the most worst weather!I work an "essentual Person" job so I have to make an effort to get to work no matter what.The Toyota has been up to that.And its as reliable as the old school Maytag washer!When I bought my car--there was a Highlander in the showroom with a big sign on it that read "500,000 miles"The car was owned by a farm feed dealer-used it to delivor pig and turkey feeds to farms.I mentioned to the salesman--"I want to keep my car that long-you can put that sign on my car when I trade it in!"The dealer said that Highlander was still rideable-and asked if I wanted to buy it!--He asked"You want a second car don't you?"Nice--but too expensive.

countryguy · Jan 5, 2015

My last 4 vehicles have been Toyota made. I have sworn off of GM and Chrysler after having numerous problems with their vehicles. I have yet to try Ford. Currently I have a 2012 Toyota Venza AWD. Previous to that I had a 2008 Lexus (division of Toyota) IS250 AWD, 2004 Toyota Solara, and a 2001 Toyota Solara.

Gary

thunderhexed · Jan 5, 2015

Hyundai Elantra

I've always had a soft spot for smaller cars. I've had larger cars, and for some reason, I've always gone back to smaller ones. I guess it's because my very first car was a small Honda and I've just gotten used to them - plus I enjoy driving an economically efficient vehicle due to my 45 min commute to work.

It's been a very comfortable car so far and came with an excellent warranty! Has everything I need on it and gets loads of compliments!

gsheen · Jan 5, 2015

My Current ride is a Hyundai i20 1.6 Turbo. Its wickedly fast. I bought it because I needed something with better fuel consumption due the the fac that I had moved our vacshop to a bigger premises but it was much much further away. It was supposed to be my to and from work car but it has become my all the time car due to the fact its so much fun to drive and a bit of a sleeper, Its looks hide the monster beneath.
I have always had massive cars before, and this is my first pocket rocket.

I also have a Merc e class 124 series that has a 5L v8 fitted. This now hardly gets driven

. I love mercs and am busy with another Merc project having just finished off a 123 coupe and then selling it to someone with far to much money

kirbysthebest · Jan 5, 2015

I am currently driving my second Jeep a 2004 Grand Cherokee with 50,400 miles on it. The first Jeep GC a 1998 ZJ body died a terrible death when it's engine came through the firewall.
I got the current one a week after that wreck, just don't drive that much anymore. Never know when you are going to meet a drunk, so I either stay off the road when possible, or drive a big vehicle.

gsheen · Jan 5, 2015

These days smaller cars are just as safe as big cars Often even safer than big cars that are only a few years old. Just view u tube to see what happens when they smash a smart car into a 10 year old s class Merc. Logic dictates that you would be better off on the big merc but modern saftey features say other wise.

many of your bigger SUV's actually have a poorer crash rating than smaller cars due to their harder design for off road or commercial underpinnings. If your car has poor crumple zones to absorb impact you become the crumple zone.

Last year in June my wife was driving the car I pictured above. It was pouring down with rain ( first heavy rain for a few weeks) Their was a large diesle spill on the road and she hit it and went straight into a bridge post at about 60 kph

She walked away from the accident with no injury's and again thanks to modern technology they simply unbolted the front end and fitted a new one. We had the car back in two weeks. 7 months on not a rattle or a squeek from it. The repair bill for the car came to just over $7000.00 thank heavens for insurance .

sonnyndad · Jan 6, 2015

One car that I think is pretty cool is the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I'd like to have one in good shape one day. The 1987-1991's are said to be the most desirable.

kirbysthebest · Jan 6, 2015

Yea Gareth,
You keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better.
You put a 2,000 lb vehicle against a 5,000 lb one and physics will tell you the little guy will lose.
My head-on experience was with a Ford F-150
I guess it could have been repaired, but the damage was extensive outside and inside due to the air-bag deployment. Insurance company declared it a total loss, in all honesty with that much damage I didn't want it back.

vac-o-matic · Jan 6, 2015

Alan, Cory, Clayton...

Alan, that's a great looking station wagon! Some friends of mine had the Buick Estate version, I believe that's what it was called. It was like riding in a Cadillac, white with the woodgrain and buckskin interior, it was the bomb!

Cory, that's a great color, gun-metal grayish, I'm sure there's a proper name for it. Two friends of mine have Elantras, and one is on their third Sonata, and they all love them. I have rented Sonatas and Kia Optimas and was very impressed, they have to be hurting Toyota and Honda sales big time.

Clayton, those were the days of the Wagoneers, chrome everywhere! If I ever saw one of those in pristine condtion on a lot, I would plotz! That's a great color on your pic. You don't see many of those around here, I think they might've rusted badly in the midwest. I know I've seen a few of them in movies, but rarely in person anymore.

midcenturyfan · Jan 6, 2015

I am also a car enthusiast. I have various vehicles, dating from the 1930's to the 1970's. I have attached photos of some of my collection.

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