Random but fun! What do you drive!!

[Olivia-Anne]

Fun idea for a thread! Glad to see I'm not the only car girl! Ok this is from my phone so I don't have pictures, my computer is still packed away from the move.
1. 1989 325I BMW upgraded exhaust and intake(mostly for sound) 17" ASE racing wheels with kumo tires in gunmetal chrome. Upgraded suspension, HR progressive 1" reduction shock and spring setup with eiboch sway bars. Original prestine tan interior. Whith a white body. Suuuper fun car in the mountins.
2. 2001 Chevy silverado white with a security shell and rack. 3" lift kit on it. 2 additional leaf springs for a total of 1ton more hauling capacity. Upgraded exhaust and intake. Haven't done wheels on it though its just my old work truck, can't bring myself to sell the old girl.
3. 1985 pontiac fiero gt pace car model. Lowered 3" with the tokiko adjustable race suspension spring/shock/swaybar combo. Upgraded brakesto slotted rotars with steel lines but stock calipers and a ceramic brake pad. Boared out the motor to a 3.2L V6. 17" hiyachi racing wheels with Kumo rubber. 5 pontharness ricarro racing seat upgrade and rollbar on the interior. This is the car I use for autocross.
4. Skateboard when I am feeling young and spry 

<3 Liv

[danger bird flys alone]

My mom got to drive it when it was on her last legs... it was then replaced by a Pontiac Parisienne... what you Americans call the Pontiac Bonneville. The last RWD B body.

We Americans had the Parisienne... it just came in wagon form... and was freaken sweet! no olds custom cruiser though... i loved that reverse indented hood...in brown of course..

while im at it.. 1979 Cadillac sedan deville, powder blue and all the options... but with cloth seats! and a BIG BLOCK! smogged out big block... but one day a nice high compression 500/472 will take the 425s place. I love that car. it will never be for sale. it drives like a sports car and sits nose high for proper attitude... from the factory!  You know the brown one from goodfellas? it drives like that!

link to my cars twin
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/sedandeville01.jpg

[Carol2000]

Haven't got anywhere to post a pic of my silver Ford Puma (2002 but still going strong!). It has always been a popular little sports coupe with female drivers over here in Britain.

My husband tells me It's based on the floorpan of the Ford Fiesta. Has a 1.7 litre engine, co-developed with Yamaha and Jackie Stewart. (Whatever!). It has what you guys call a stick shift. 5-speed box.

As far as my husband knows it was never sold in North America because it didn't meet "type standards" (whatever that is) but was very popular in Europe, helped by a TV commercial featuring Steve McQueen's face superimposed over the driver's face.

Top Gear named it Car of the Year in 1997 (was it REALLY that long ago?). So no piccie but links to a couple of YouTube clips - with the then British Top Gear team of Tiff Needell behind the wheel, Jeremy Clarkson in the passenger seat and Quentin Willson in the back - in the episode where it got its award. I hasten to add, I don't drive it like this, I'm not that type of girl.


And the McQueen commercial


And, for those interested in these things, a four-minute piece about how they made it in the days before CGI was a push-button affair!
Making of...

I do love my Puma. I bought it new and 10 years on I don't know what I'd replace it with! It has done 62,000 miles and is in original condition. The 2002 model didn't have the horrible alloy propellor wheels that were on the 1997 model. Here's what the 2002 model looks like.
Caroline

[JennTO]

2012 white Smart car! I love it.  Very good on gas and great for most needs like grocery shopping or commuting.  If I need something big,I just have it delivered. 

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[Keaira]

@ Serena
North America got some type Rs. In Canada we got the 8th gen civic in type R guise, however, it was rebadged as an Acura csx s type. Also, the 7th gen civic si (EP3?) Was a type R, was it not? Made in Swindon England for the world market I believe.

@ Berkeley
Cool stickers, id be worried too about vandalism. Once I parked my car in a low income neighborhood, and it got keyed. I can't help but to think its because I have an Italian flag on the back of my car, and a flag hanging from my rearview mirror.

@ Keira
CRX!!! WOOT WOOT. So many of you guys have hondas wtf? Some are seriously awesome tho... they just dont make them like they used too

Funny story for you guys. Before i bought my Rabbit I was dead set on a 2009 Civic Si. Coupe. White. MMmmm. Anyways, I spoke to the dealer, talked about pricing, and we kinda agreed on a number (no contracts signed yet...)

North America is more Muscle Car country. So I'm sure the market for pocket rockets is, or was, fairly small in comparison. Of course that might have changed when the Fast & Furious movies came out. I've always wanted a Nissan Skyline, but I can't stomach the Nissan GT they released here. it's fugly!

But I wish I could have bought a CRX with the glass roof and back seat that europe got. But , alass, that could not happen. Still, I loved that CRX and it made me really bitter seeing it around town. even more so as every time I saw that car it looked more and more thrashed. Stupid aftermarket tail lights, a cheesy wing. one wiper arm removed, the other adjusted to wipe only the middle of the windshield, primer grey paint..... it was horrible.

[kathy bottoms]

Figured I'd post this YouTube clip from a Top Gear also, with Jeremy Clarkson driving the BMW we own. 

Clarkson BMW Z3 M coupe

My son bought the M Coupe, but lost his good paying job in the market crash, so we ended up buying it from him.  It was limited to 155MPH and and he had it chipped to exceed 160.  I've never gone that fast, but it is very fun to drive.   

K

[Joann]

Figured I'd post this YouTube clip from a Top Gear also, with Jeremy Clarkson driving the BMW we own. 

Clarkson BMW Z3 M coupe

My son bought the M Coupe, but lost his good paying job in the market crash, so we ended up buying it from him.  It was limited to 155MPH and and he had it chipped to exceed 160.  I've never gone that fast, but it is very fun to drive.   

K

Nice , the M3 coupes are rare. I love the style of  the M roadster but thinking of a Porsche Boxter S. Lots more trunk room and cheap 2003 for $15k.

[8888]

It does the job...

[Constance]

This is my car:

[Kevin Peña]

Beat you to the punch long ago, Connie.

[Kevin Peña]

Well, they help you burn calories, and if you're old, couldn't those be considered "fossil" fuels. (Badum ching). 

[Constance]

Beat you to the punch long ago, Connie.

Yeah, I somehow managed to miss this thread till now. Really, I'd prefer a real car at times. Public transit around here is actively trying to destroy itself and my bike can only get me so far.

Well, they help you burn calories, and if you're old, couldn't those be considered "fossil" fuels. (Badum ching). 

Fossil fuels indeed!

[Teela Renee]

I got a 4 door  british racing green 2000 toyota corolla 5 speed.   I love it. tho its on its last leg. its falling apart and its my first car. I got it in 2004 I hope it holds out a few more years.             I really want one of these tho in this color

[Beth Andrea]

Well, they help you burn calories, and if you're old, couldn't those be considered "fossil" fuels. (Badum ching). 

I read a sign on a bike store a while ago:

Cars make you heavier and your wallet lighter

Bikes make you lighter and your wallet heavier

[monica93304]

I can't believe I missed this thread.  I work as an auto tech for a german auto repair facility in my town. So to say the least I'm a car chick. 

I have a 96 BMW 740il (E38) with 250,000 + miles, but I put a 65,000 mile motor in it when I bought it.   

I've had an 85.5 Porsche 944( non-turbo) for a year, but just now began driving it.  I got it with a bad head (bent valves).  She still needs TLC, but I love the car so far. 

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

What else would a witch drive ...

[Joann]

What else would a witch drive ...

Barooooomm.... Braooooooommm....
Just dont drink & fly

[alice10]

lol gold plated. Looks like a pogo stick

What else would a witch drive ...