What car are you driving now?

[Ag76]

2015 GMC Sierra SLT 1500.

[Guest]

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[cucubits]

Sharing the painful irony of the current situation - just a few weeks ago I sold my Tesla as the delivery of our new (petrol) car is getting closer. If these gas prices don't get back to "normal", I smell regrets coming my way, lol.

 

 

BTW: Love the color of the Civic above. It's close to the color of the new car we're getting.

[Yotsuko]

On 2/11/2022 at 1:44 PM, Jarhead said:

Still driving the same car mentioned on NBR several years ago, a 2016 Chevy Cruze.

I was wondering if you still had that.  How's the car treated you since buying it?

[Jarhead]

36 minutes ago, Yotsuko said:

I was wondering if you still had that.  How's the car treated you since buying it?

Still running just fine, paid it off long ago, and haven't had to do anything to it other than replace the engine air filter and (unfortunately) the front brake pads & discs.

 

Especially happy with it now, given how gas prices have been as of late.

[toastofman]

On 2/6/2022 at 5:01 PM, Meaker said:

This is my veloster turbo, not many of them here in the UK (2-3 hundred).

 

Looks like my grandma's street!  Hahaha I'm sure it isn't, she is in the UK but her house is in Margate.  I always liked those little Velosters.

 

Myself, I drive a 1992 Honda Civic Hatch with 160k.  It is a Dark Grey CX model, so it's the lighter one with the 1.5l 4cyl.  No power steering, no power doors or windows, and no engine power, but I love it so.  It's like driving a go-kart.

 

I'd post pictures for you all, but sadly it isn't visually in the best of shape with some dings and roof/hood clearcoat is messed up.  It's look severely undercuts the love I have for that car.  I wish it wasn't dinged up, but I will drive it nonetheless!

[Aeny]

The company forces lease cars on us since it's good for their taxes, so I'm in a 2017 Audi A3 sedan 1.6TDI. I will have to trade it in soon tough.
I'm pretty happy with this one so wondering if I should buy it out or not. 62000 trouble free kilometers for now 🙂

[Katja]

Does taking public transit count?

Because I don't drive, but the public transit where I live is pretty heckin' good.

[cucubits]

It here, it's here, It's finally here! It took about 5 months since placing the order, a bunch of delays caused by the war, factory closure, shipment delays, rough seas... but it still made it in one piece!

 

I'd be willing to bet it's the only Porsche out there with the Far Cry 5 soundtrack in its repertoire 😆

 

 

 

[serpro69]

Oh man, that color... looks absolutely amazing.

Congrats on finally receiving your car :)

[Sandy Bridge]

On 4/16/2022 at 11:57 PM, cucubits said:

rough seas..

Oh my... did your original one wind up at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean?  I heard about that Porsche ship that caught fire and sunk.

 

I agree though, great color choice, enjoy!

[cucubits]

9 minutes ago, Sandy Bridge said:

Oh my... did your original one wind up at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean?  I heard about that Porsche ship that caught fire and sunk.

 

I agree though, great color choice, enjoy!

 

No, it was by pure luck that I missed the ship that caught fire and sunk. My Macan got on the next just a few weeks later...  which in turn had its own problems. They've hit a bad storm and a lot of cars got loose and crashed into each other. Some ended up upside down, it really was bad. Again by pure luck the section in which my car was, ended up being fine. The dealer said he had another car on the ship which was totaled. They had to re-order and push the customer back a few more months.

[Sandy Bridge]

5 minutes ago, cucubits said:

 

No, it was by pure luck that I missed the ship that caught fire and sunk. My Macan got on the next just a few weeks later...  which in turn had its own problems. They've hit a bad storm and a lot of cars got loose and crashed into each other. Some ended up upside down, it really was bad. Again by pure luck the section in which my car was, ended up being fine. The dealer said he had another car on the ship which was totaled. They had to re-order and push the customer back a few more months.

Wow... that is dramatic, I hadn't heard about that ship.  Glad you got lucky with that one.  That could have been really inconvenient with the Tesla already being sold.

[cucubits]

Indeed, it was a very roller-coaster like experience and the waiting, especially when we didn't know if it was fine or not, was painful. We were ok, even with the Tesla sold, for now both my wife and I are working from home so we're ok with only her Beetle, but we did plan some longer trips for which we were counting on this car.

 

If you google SFL Composer, you should run into quite a few ongoing threads with discussions about what happened.

[Sandy Bridge]

1 hour ago, cucubits said:

Indeed, it was a very roller-coaster like experience and the waiting, especially when we didn't know if it was fine or not, was painful. We were ok, even with the Tesla sold, for now both my wife and I are working from home so we're ok with only her Beetle, but we did plan some longer trips for which we were counting on this car.

 

If you google SFL Composer, you should run into quite a few ongoing threads with discussions about what happened.

That was interesting tangent.  I watched a video where a guy does a tour of one of those international car transport ships (though not the SFL Composer), and it's amazing how closely packed they are, as well as the low ceiling on the lower decks.  Now I know more about my car's journey from Japan.  Kind of glad it was already stateside when I bought it though!

[jaybee83]

The car I am currently driving is literally the first car I have ever owned, actually only recently bought in March (w00t w00t! 🤪) Renault Clio IV from 2017, got it with only 17500 km on the odometer for a steal., so basically a new car.

 

But yeah, I've never been a big petrol head, it's just a tool for me to get around, especially in our region where public transport leaves a lot to be desired. Still, I DO find myself loving it, i mean, hey, it's a different thing when it's your very own amirite? 😎 Besides, first thing I did was to unlock the navigation system (which runs on Windows CE, yikes!) for it to accept non-licensed maps, that was loads of fun (pc enthusiast meets car 😂)

 

[ryan]

im thinking of financing a honda accord 2017. 160 000 km seems high but when your poor you have less options....anyone here have an opinion on the 2017 accord. this and a bmw 2015 are my options but after some light research it looks like the honda is the better buy

[razor0601]

I‘m with a good old Opel Meriva. 380.000km with LPG. 

[ryan]

sigh 2008 pontiac montana sv6 needed a power steering fix

inspection failed seeing what the damage is

 

 

might just buy a new car probably a bmw or audi...2013 of course

[Sandy Bridge]

On 7/28/2022 at 8:37 PM, ryan said:

im thinking of financing a honda accord 2017. 160 000 km seems high but when your poor you have less options....anyone here have an opinion on the 2017 accord. this and a bmw 2015 are my options but after some light research it looks like the honda is the better buy

If you want something economical, particularly from a maintenance perspective, go Japanese over German.  The wisdom in the U.S. is that the most economical is Japanese, then American (cheap to maintain, but tend not to last as long), then German (expensive repairs).  So I'd definitely go with the Accord.  Is is as great as a 1996 Accord?  Maybe not, but it still should last a long time.

 

160K KM does seem high for a 2017, but that would be about what my former boss put on her car per year.  It's a Honda though, so it ought to be good for at least double that.  Just make sure you have an inspection done, at that mileage a major service probably has been done but I got my Honda to almost 140K KM before its first major service so it's good to check.

 

(And yes I realize you probably aren't considering that car 3 months later, but in case you're still looking...)

 

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My new workplace has Level 2 chargers, so I am now somewhat more interested in potentially buying an EV.  Even with a plug-in hybrid, I could quite likely make my commute without ever burning any gasoline thanks to those chargers.  Probably still not going to buy anything until 2024 or later, but I'll be following the hatchback EV market a bit more closely now.  Anyone have experience with an id.3?  I don't know if Volkswagen will ever introduce them to North America, but if they did I'd at least take one on a test drive.

[ryan]

thanks for that my dad also agrees....ill hang tight until my van dies

[ADOR]

Currently have 1979 Dodge Little Red Express truck (My father bought it new I got it when he passed)

 

1952 Ford F1 (I stripped it down to the rolling chassis and Cab)(1989 Roller 5.0,  Holley Pro-jection EFI, FMX automatic and Dana 44 with 3.92 gears)

 

1955 Chevy 150 Sedan (currently my shop in getting ready for a lot of major work to get done on it) Currently has 1979 350 and TH350 trans, I have a 6.0 and 4L80e in the shop I am tempted to throw into it.

 

2008 Jeep Wrangler X Unlimited (My replacement jeep when I gave my lifted 06 Wrangler to my daughter) Daily bump around

 

1994 F150 (this was my fathers I got it after he passed away) Pretty much stock, 5.0/auto, 31" mud grips.

 

2014 F350 DRW Just a good stock tow truck 2WD for the camper and 16 foot trailer.

 

1926 Model T Ford (haven't started still gathering parts)

 

1975 International 1 ton truck 4x4 with less than 12K original miles (392 v8, 4 speed manual, divorced 205 transfer case, dana 70 front end 4.88 gears front and rear) Haven't started this project yet

 

 2009 Porsche Cayman 2.9/6 speed manual (always wanted something different from the regular muscle cars I have messed with over the years, should of got one a long time ago, already has a fully stainless after market exhaust on it)

 

I could make a whole thread on the ones I have had over the years.

 

I also have 1993 Z28 with LT1 stroker( it's still in my name but has been given to my Middle son but he hasn't got his drivers license yet)

 

1967 Mustang (My high school car, my youngest son will be getting it if I can fix it before he graduates, if not he may get the 94 4x4.

 

2006 Jeep Wrangler (4" lift on 33" tires, officially given to my daughter just haven't swapped paperwork yet and neither of us have been in a rush to do it.)

[Reciever]

Still driving my RSX, had to take it back to the shop for 0505 CEL code but should be good to go tomorrow hopefully. 

 

190k miles and when the engine dies ill probably just get a k24a 

[saturnotaku]

My GMC Terrain's wimpy little 1.5T motor just isn't cutting it any more so I ordered a 2022 Honda Passport. It was just built last week (very late for a MY22 vehicle) which means it's probably going to be roughly a month before it arrives. I got it from a dealer that not only gave me a fair bit below MSRP but also wasn't forcing you to buy any accessories. I got a good trade-in offer from the dealer, and despite rising interest rates, I was able to lock in a lower one than I'm paying right now.

[saturnotaku]

New ride arrived a couple weeks earlier than expected so I took delivery yesterday. Now I need to wait for the dealer to contact me for installation of splash guards and a heated steering wheel.