What kind of car do you drive? - Page 14

yvanleterrible · 07-17-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

thanks for that link ! that museum looks great ! i just saw a micro car the other day driving down the street, it was so cute and funny i stopped walking and turned to watch it all the way down the street ! it looked like a little toy, i almost expected it to have a big wind-up key sticking out of the side.

They are cute!

Thde problem with most of them though is that they pollute as much as 50 of today's cars because they use a two stroke engine.

LazyScot · 07-17-2009, 08:07 AM

Cars. Nasty, money gobbling, environment damaging, nerve destroying necessities (at least where I live). Though it is nice having a self propelling charging device for the laptop and camera.

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

The second Subaru Impreza WRX, "Scoobs II" (the last of the 4WD turbos, thus far anyway):

Where did you get the "Ghost on a roof-rack" option?

kazbates · 07-17-2009, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

When I first visited the USA and saw cars like the "Lincoln Continental" I couldn't believe it. I assume it's called that because it's the size of a continent, right?

. Why would anyone want a car that big? How on Earth do you find spaces large enough to park it?

My parents and brothers drive HUGE SUV's.

I have always felt that it was a bit of a status thing with them. My oldest brother gets his Escalade as a comp (it's something that's done for NFL coaches as a marketing thing) and I think my parents and younger brother did it to kind of "keep up with the Jones's". I've driven my dad's once and only once and won't do it again. I'm only 5'3" and could barely reach the pedals.

Thankfully it has a rear camera to show where you are going when backing up, otherwise I am sure I would have hit something.

We have a Honda mini-van that we absolutely needed with 3 kids and 3 dogs. We do a lot of traveling between extended family members' homes, Florida, Texas, Louisianna, South Carolina, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, etc., (the US is a pretty big country, after all, and my family is fairly well spread out) and need the van. I hate driving it, though, and finally talked my husband into getting me a 2006 Honda CR-V. It's much smaller but still has a lot of room for grocery and dog hauling.

HarryT · 07-17-2009, 09:39 AM

I can absolutely understand why you'd need a "mini-van" (which we call a "people carrier", BTW) with a family. What I don't understand are these vast "executive cars" like the ones Lincoln make which inevitably seem to have a single driver whenever one sees them.

kazbates · 07-17-2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I can absolutely understand why you'd need a "mini-van" (which we call a "people carrier", BTW) with a family. What I don't understand are these vast "executive cars" like the ones Lincoln make which inevitably seem to have a single driver whenever one sees them.

I've never understood them, either. They call them "luxury" vehicles here, but I think they should call them "status symbol" vehicles.

yvanleterrible · 07-17-2009, 11:15 AM

... rolling saloons...
Here we call them boats because of the way the suspension rolls.

krisk · 07-17-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I can absolutely understand why you'd need a "mini-van" (which we call a "people carrier", BTW) with a family. What I don't understand are these vast "executive cars" like the ones Lincoln make which inevitably seem to have a single driver whenever one sees them.

how many people are suppposed to drive them

HarryT · 07-17-2009, 12:36 PM

. Apologies for the ambiguity - I should have said "a single occupant".

doreenjoy · 07-18-2009, 02:56 PM

I got rid of my car 20 years ago. Best decision ever!

vivaldirules · 07-18-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by doreenjoy

I got rid of my car 20 years ago. Best decision ever!

Oh, how I would love to do that.

yvanleterrible · 07-18-2009, 07:46 PM

Sometimes me too but it's an arduous walk delivering a kitchen on my back...

Laz116 · 07-18-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by doreenjoy

I got rid of my car 20 years ago. Best decision ever!

If that was a viable option, it'd be great.

But I'm happy for you. Cars are nothing but a money-drain.

Laz116 · 07-18-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Sometimes me too but it's an arduous walk delivering a kitchen on my back...

Ahh come on. You're sure you're just not being lazy.

doreenjoy · 07-19-2009, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Laz116

If that was a viable option, it'd be great.

But I'm happy for you. Cars are nothing but a money-drain.

It's true, I have a lot more disposal income now.

In fact, the first year without wheels, my spouse + I kept track of how much we spent on rental cars (we rented whenever we wanted to get out of town or had heavy stuff to haul).

In that one year, the price of rental cars didn't even add up to the insurance we'd been paying on the car.

Now I do lots of walking and I have a much simpler lifestyle. Paradoxically, getting rid of the car gave me more freedom.

vivaldirules · 07-19-2009, 08:40 AM

We've been saving up to buy my wife car but, alas, she still drives a chair.

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07-17-2009, 09:39 AM	#199
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I can absolutely understand why you'd need a "mini-van" (which we call a "people carrier", BTW) with a family. What I don't understand are these vast "executive cars" like the ones Lincoln make which inevitably seem to have a single driver whenever one sees them.

07-17-2009, 11:15 AM	#201
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	... rolling saloons... Here we call them boats because of the way the suspension rolls.

07-17-2009, 12:36 PM	#203
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	. Apologies for the ambiguity - I should have said "a single occupant".

07-18-2009, 02:56 PM	#204
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	I got rid of my car 20 years ago. Best decision ever!

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yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Sometimes me too but it's an arduous walk delivering a kitchen on my back...

07-19-2009, 08:40 AM	#210
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	We've been saving up to buy my wife car but, alas, she still drives a chair.