What kind of vehicle do you drive?

A car poll: what sort of vehicle do you drive?

It only takes me half an hour to walk to work so mostly no vehicle.

if so, select public transportation.

I walk out of my front door, along a couple of roads, and into my office.

What if you want to go to museums, the movies, or take a trip out of the city? And what if you want to take a vacation?

B.T.W. I don't even live in a city.

But for longer journeys, various: to get into London I always use the train (driving in London is hellish and parking is worse), other journeys car, sometimes bus.

Your boots were made for walkin and that's just what they'll do.

When I lived with my mother, we were ten miles from the nearest store.

The route the bus takes before going past my work is up to 6 miles.
What would you suggest?
I drive 3 miles to sit on the bus for 6 miles?

Then there are the people that live where there is no public transportation at all.

Had this discussion with someone the other day, the comment came up that people need to live near their work similar to the old mill days when the laborers lived in the neighborhood adjacent to the factory. I replied that would be great but I would not be able to sell my home in the burb because no one would want to live that far from any employment.
Public Transportation is not always the best option.

If so, indicate which car you have. I work at home a lot and use no vehicle many days. I still selected my type of car.

If you are asking me what I think about how you should get to work . . . I'm not about to tell anyone how they should get around.
This isn't a moral interrogation. It's just a poll.

It just wouldn't make sense to drive 3 miles and then get on the bus.

I drive a mid size sedan, it is the family car, We drive cross country to see family several times a year and I can't be confined in a compact with 4 people for 15 hours. And I can't afford more than two cars. My wife drives an economy car though.

a verifiable beater. All I hope for is that the thing stays on the road. Most of us drive what we can.

It sits in the driveway most of the time, because I work at home. I put $10 in the tank a couple of times a month.

It's in great shape, not a ding or rust spot on it, and gets pretty darn good mileage (upper 20s).

And, it's long paid for (the best part).

and it gets relatively good gas mileage...

Integra with a hatchback...160k miles, paid for. Don't have to carry theft coverage and people on the road steer clear of me figuring I'm an uninsured motorist...lol I'll never buy another car.

Mine has 75,000 on it, and when I bought it (used) it had 27,000 on the clock.

shameless :kick:

and skate boards have 4. Just getting into semantics. :evilgrin:

since we're nitpicking :evilgrin:

The Plymouth Neon is driven three times per week... I can't carry large drums on a bike or public transit. :(

My Nissan Quest van gets great mileage and can't be compared to an SUV. :(

some get decent gas mileage. I had to group some things together, and it's not right to lump anything with a Hummer.

or SUV should go with pickup. If I start moving things around now, I screw up the vote tally. (I'm actually interested in seeing how many Hummer drivers are on DU).

i detect a bit of bias in this poll. my 4cyl van does not compare to an 8cyl suv!

the specifics of car engines are beyond me. Basic type is as much as I understand.

well, the quick and dirty version: less cylinders = better gas mileage. suv's are big and heavy and take a bigger engine = more gas, less efficiency. it's not fair to lump suv's and vans together. you should have just made a separate category for each one.

It simply isn't possible. All kinds of different cars are combined above.

Just as "Bush" and "Dean" are both politicians. You need another category or two.

we can't have one for every single model of car or truck.

.... Our state seems to pride itself on the fact we have (essentially) NO mass transit system.

Drive a 5 speed mid-size car (have kids).

I drive a 99 Ford Taurus station wagon.

gawd, I am SO middle-aged~!

Believe it or not, I bought my car so that my Rottweiler would have more room in the back. It's actually her car and she just allows me to borrow it to go to work. But I am expected to chauffeur her on weekends.

With Birkenstocks I might add.

:thumbsup:

I drove an S70, in the late 90's and I really hated it ( I wore Doc Martins at the time)--- though very reliable, it required what I considered a ridiculous amount of maintenance.

I know you weren't asking me, but I'll answer anyway. :P

I love mine and it does require a ridiculous amount of maintenance. It is paid for and I spend between $750 and $1k a year on it. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

and the safety.....the repair are few and far between but expensive. I am a road salesman and I sacrificed mileage for safety. Nothing is safer.

which does probably burn a wee bit more gas than the standard V70.

Dh drives a bike.

I get the same milage that I get with my mini-van. I average 22 mpg.Not good but better than all but the smallest SUV's. My next car will be a hybrid though. I am going to get a hybrid Accord once the waiting list comes back to earth.

too bad you can't buy an American one.... :-(

they rolled out this year, I believe. One is a hybrid SUV. I hear the gas mileage isn't that good.

need a full size truck, I'd rather see a hybrid that gets better mileage if possible. After all, as the technology gets more popular, it will get cheaper and better.

There will be more and more hybrids in the coming years. Lexus will have one soon.

the Escape mini-SUV.

or the Toyota prius.

It is pretty small.

wagon or not. They are little. I have an escort hatch back.

3 kids and a large dog. I agree about the compact title.

Not that I'm that pure.

But parking at work is ridiculously expensive--& I'd rather read a cheap paperback than listen to drive-time radio & deal with SUV drivers chatting on their cell phones. (Here in the inner city, they aren't using their giant vehicles to haul bales of hay.)

nt

Like Morse's car.

People always say we are rich because we drive a Jaguar. We paid $4,500 for it and we are always thinking they could have bought five of ours for what they paid for what they are driving.

I promised my Harley-owning friends that I wouldn't call it a motorcycle. ;)

(but that's how I voted, since that's how it's licensed).

I was starting to lose faith.

1983 Citation.
I would take public transportation to work but it is terrible in Orlando.

I think my parents even had one. Good little cars.

but I just saw the poll. I am just a couple of weeks short of
having owned my Prius for three years. In actual practice it
only gets about 45mpg instead of the EPA's 52 estimate, but it
still beats the 28 my Accord was giving me (before my knee gave out
and I had to give up driving stick).

...plus a hobby that requires a trailer (since we have the kids and the dog packed into the main vehicle!) made us decide on a Durango for trips where we need the extra passenger room or the trailer.

For errands in town, we usually walk. For commuting or trips we use the husband's car, a Saturn Sedan.

He wants a hybrid, but we can't afford it right now and with both vehicles paid off, its hard to decide to take on more debt!

the results. That would be interesting.

were better than the automatics. Got rid of a gas guzzling Windstar that I refused to drive for about 18 mos. prior to the invasion of Iraq. We also have a '96, 5-speed Saturn SL1.

silverado...wish it got better mileage but I'm a contractor with little options. My neighbors got a Prius...but he's already bitching that the mileage isn't even close to what they advertised. Anyone know what's up with that? The dealership told him it would drive more efficiently when the weather warmed up.

You're right - the mileage improves in warm weather. Here are a few other things that can affect your MPG:

1) Tire pressure - run them at 42psi front, 40psi rear. This is 7-9 psi more than Toyota recommends, but is within the OEM tire specs. Some people report a slightly harsher ride, but you get a 1-2 MPG boost and better tire life.

2) You only start getting close to the rated MPG's when the Prius's ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) is hot. Therefore, your 1st 1-3 miles will be your worst mileage. If your neighbor has a really short commute, he might be only seeing MPG's in the mid 30's.

3) Learning to drive for the best MPG. This involves using the 'feathering' technique on the accelerator, getting briskly up to speed from a stop (as opposed to creeping up in speed to try and keep the instantaneous MPG reading as high as possible), and anticipating upcoming stop signs/lights in order to coast as much as possible.

4) ONLY use 5W-30 oil, change the oil every 5000 miles or 6 months, and make sure that the oil is NEVER overfilled (this can cause engine damage to the Prius, as well as decrease MPG's).

5) Read Prius on-line forums (such as www.priuschat.com) for lots of good tips and information.

Greyskye -
'05 Prius - Best.Car.Ever. :thumbsup:

from my Golf TDI. It carries a huge amount of stuff, has 7 airbags, and will run 100mph if I want. I'm looking to get hooked up with a biodiesel supplier. Why would anyone own anything else?

I'm getting either a Diesel or Hybrid in my NEAR future. Is the Golf TDI a Diesel?

technology as far as diesels go. I go 10,000 miles between oil changes, too. I'm hoping the biodiesel route will work out, so it'll be a truly clean and renewable transportation. I ought to search these boards for people with experience in biodiesel.

:hi:

Try: biodieselnow.com

Bill

We're without right now-

Our son's 1996 GEO Metro (40+ mpg) was 'dollaring and diming' us to death. Always seemed to be just one more thing that needed fixed - especially after it was stolen and left for dead along the road. Should have called it a goner then, but coaxed a few more months of he'd 'drive it out, and we'd tow it home' out of it before finally sending it to the junkyard.

So we were down to one - My car. 2000 Dodge Neon. Totalled by an uninsured driver last fall - and our own coverage was just basic due to affordability issues with a 17 yr old in our household. We haven't been able to recover anything for our loss - apparently the saying 'can't get blood from a turnip' applies here, so we're currently without a vehicle other than my husband's work van - aka monstrous gas guzzler.

We've recently started looking again, and I've just added the VW Golf for consideration.

Thanks for your post.

When I drive we only get 40+ mpg, but when hubbie drives he gets close to 50mpg. Love the fact that we got it for almost nothing, but I would really like a Suberu.

I've been courting that car for a while now. I think I want to do it. She's nice isn't she?

I must say this this little diesel VW is the sweetest car I've ever owned.

My wife drives a Saab 9-5 wagon (4-cyl).

These two are our "commuter cars"

1 Ford Escort wagon (10 years old, and paid off)...gets around 30 mpg

1 Toyota Corolla (1 year old and still paying..)


1 Toyota Sienna Minivan (5 years old and paid off)...we use it primarily on weekends or when we drive our kids around.

Toyota Prius (maybe). We bought the Jag pre-owned certified and it was 3 years old at the time. As soon as we can get rid of the Jag, a Hybrid is my car. The Jag gets pretty good gas milage for a big car. It's MUCH better than my Toyota 4 Runner was. That thing sucked the gas like nothing I had ever seen. I really need a Hybrid. I feel guilty driving a bigger car when I could be driving a Hybrid. My concern with the Hybrid is having to replace the batteries...in would cost $2000 if that ever happened.

Hubby has a Chrysler 300M.

I may go with a small Diesel engine car. When I'm ready to buy, I'll decide. An ecomomical car WILL BE my next vehicle.

and a crappy 97 Chrysler mini-van.

The Volvo's are incredible. They just go, and go, and go.
Both have low miles (160K and 120K), most go for 200-300 thousand easy.

The Mini-van will be sold soon, and I'm likely going to buy another old Brick.

Purchased new just as the 2000 model were released. Suzi is the parent of the Geo Metro line marketed by Chevrolet. Suzi doesn't offer the 3 cylinder engine, only the 1.3L 4 cyl. Mine's a 5 spd. Got 90k miles so far and I can drive from Portland to No. Calif before filling the 10 gallon tank. Several long uphills thru the mountains require a downshift to 4th but never below the 65 mph limit (often at 80+ to stay with interstate traffic). I couldn't be happier with this car. I'm 64 yrs and have owned many vehicles (including motorcycles and PU's). Last fill-up was 7.8 gals and trip-meter was 310 miles. Bring on the higher prices.
I can always ride my bicycle.

Both stick shift. The Volvo is for long trips while the Bus is my hobby car.




Someday i'd like to do a Resto on the Bus

Well, that's the car I own. My husband owns a Chevy pickup with health problems, and since I have the shorter drive to work, he gets the car and I get the truck to drive. So I voted "pickup truck" in the poll.

My wife just recently traded her 2003 Olds Aurora, for a 2004 GTO, and she won't let me drive it.

I get around 75 mpg.

a 77 VW bus. DH drives a 83 VW Westfalia...

Peace,
Whitedove

Not really mid-sized, not really compact, but closer to sports sedan, so I chose sports/mid size.

I live 2.6 miles from work, but I'm being laid off soon, so my mileage may go up on the next job. I ride my bike in the summer.

I saw one in the parking lot at Lowe's yesterday, and saw a young man jumping down out of the cab area to exit the behemouth.

I literally laughed in his face.

What a telling personal advertisment a Hummer is: I'm selfish, I suffer from a case of "teeny peeney syndrome", I'm absorbed with what others think of me, and I'm not too bright -- after all, I'm driving a Chevey Tahoe dressed up like a miltary vehicle.

Oh yeah, I wanna date him. :eyes:

I drive a 1985 Honda Elits 150 -- in which I put a gallon and a half of gas a week. I want the car I purchase to be a diesel so I can go biodiesel.

We have 6 DU Hummer owners?

none of them have 'fessed up to being the owners of such an odious vehicle.

They should be ashamed. ;)

that I like those huge beasts. If I would afford one and afford the gas, I would love to own a Hummer.

I don't see the attraction myself. If I could buy any car it would be a mini cooper, the other end of the spectrum.

I feel very insecure in a small car. I drive a Ford Taurus station wagon, which is not a small car. But I originally bought it for my dog. She is a big Rottweiler and has more room in the back.

that are coming out that will dwarf Hummers. Have you seen them? They're revolting. They look like a dump truck painted with regular auto paint. Anyway, your post make me thing of it because the person talking about these idiotic vehicles had just one thing to say: "Wow, I didn't think they made penises that small!"

We have a subcompact that has a backseat that lays down so we can haul lots of stuff.

We have a small scooter that we use for short trips and local things that require more power than human power can provide.

We have bus passes for everything else.

cause if you drive a car at all, you should probably declare that. I never thought of subcompacts as distinct from compacts. Besides a mini cooper, what would qualify as a sub compact?

The various manufacturers and rental companies, a subcompact is a vehicle that can seaet 2 adults and two children, and carry 3 standard suitcases. Examples are a Hyundai Accent (what I drive), a Chevy/Geo Metro, a Mini (though, due to engine size, it is actually a sports car), VW Golf/Rabbit, Honda Civic, etc. Basically, if it is a little hatchback, it's probably a subcompact.

A Compact car carries four adults and 5 pieces of standard sized luggage. Ford Focus, Dodge Neon, Toyota Corrola, Hyundai Elantra, etc. are Compact cars.

It has a lot to do with backseat size.

Pcat

Bought it new. Big dent the rear, cracked windshield, no radio, no power anything, no A/C, always starts, runs just like when I bought it. Other than maintenance, no repairs. Best car I ever owned, I'll probably die before it does.

A Saturn SL1. Great car! Had a '99 that we gave to our daughter and I had a '94 Saturn previously. Never a serious problem with any of them.

BTW-did anyone notice that only 3% of DUers own a Hummer, and only 11% own an SUV??? If most of the Hummers and SUV's are owned by Repukes, then it's kind of poetic justice that the gas prices are going through the roof (that is, as long as they PAY their own gas bills!)

wich we take every other year, and then I rent a minivan.

But everyday, regardless of the weather, I bike to the bus stop, take the bus as close as I can get to work, and bike the rest of the way. It adds about an hour to my commute, but I pay zero for gas, zero for maintenance (ok, maybe about 30 bucks a year to keep up my bike) and zero for insurance.

In addition to my work, I'm a full time student, and my college offers a free bus pass every year. My wife is a student as well, and gets the same deal.

The only time we have a problem is when we shop for groceries. Its hard to get a few weeks worth of food on a bike, and the grocery store is not on the bus line. So I took an old red wagon that was left over from one of my kids, and rigged it to the back of my bike. I used some milk crates to add an extra level, bungee chords to keep it intact, and a piece of tarp for weather protection.

I've been at this for 4 years, and the clerks know me. They never bag my stuff up, because they know I have to repack everything. I live in a small town, and though not many people know my name, they do know me as "the bike guy."

For the little bit of effort I extend, I save hundreds of dollars a year on our budget, and help out the planet. My kids think Im a dork, but they love to go on bike rides, and they give their mom a hard time when she wants to take the bus. They are car free for the moment, but I'm sure that as they grow older, their teenage brains will kick in and demand a vehicle. That's ok. They have a good foundation.

Some times it takes a little thread like this to encourage us to make a list of the really nice things in life.

Thanks!

Where I live, I can bike to places, but my nieghborhood is so congested, I have not found a way to comfortably maneuver myself, a bicycle and all of my groceries. I can use a bus and the wheeled shopping cart, but I can get some evil stares from people who hate the 15 seconds it takes me to drag myself and my cart onto the bus. Still... I am not giving up hope that one can shop without a car. :)
My parents really want to give me their old Ford. I may take it... I may not.

Which, as my sister tells me, is a bit smaller than 'compact'.

I told her 'clown car' is not yet an industry standard.

At any rate, 33mpg, not too bad I suppose, but I only drive it to and from college, so I basically use up a tank of gas a month.

What color is yours: body, roof, any stripes, etc...?

Love it! Go Toyota!

29 City, 38 highway.

and they are surprisingly roony.

what's roony? does my corolla have a hidden feature!? :)

I would have blown my cover then!

I'm not sure why the other 8 people have selected other. I thought I had all vehicles covered, flying saucers excluded.

Public transportation is my constant choice unless I'm toting a bag of cat litter; then it's a short taxi ride.

public transport / bicycle is one option provided.

it's FAST-
unfortunately, it has an automatic transmission, since I'm not going to try to teach my 46 year-old wife how to drive a stick.

no matter what we do, we get 22MPG.

with 82K miles on it. I'm saving for my down payment on a car, and I'm thinking I'm going to go diesel. I drive 27 miles one way to work, and there's no public transportation.

not big enough to be an SUV tho..

I put compact, though it's fairly roomy.

Rare manual transmission.

Why?
-Everyone else around here has SAAB convertibles.
-MUCH faster than you'd expect such a heavy car to be.
-Enjoys, nay demands a bit of a spanking once a week or so to keep the ECC properly set.
-Unlike a Boxster, has a back seat.
-Unlike a BMW convertible, people don't mutter "yuppie bastard" when they see you driving one.

(Mrs R has a Volvo S60 2.4T AWD with the sports package. Maybe the ultimate family sedan. Reasonably fast, corners like it's on rails, the "shift it yourself" automatic actually works pretty well, legendary Volvo seats, legendary Volvo safety, AWD systems makes it seem like there's no snow, even with all-weather tires.)

Sorry for going onn like this, but I'm a car guy. What can I say.

Redstone

4-cyl. Just rolled over 100,000 miles. :)

but we want to get rid of it for a regular car.

should know about www.greasecar.com

94 Corsica and a 94 T-bird. The best part is they are both paid for lol. They've both been great cars, over 100k miles on both. Corsica gets about 28/mpg and the T-bird about 23/mpg. We have 3 kids, a big dog, and a cat and manage to get by just fine with these cars.

but since I live in a state that has gleefully rejected every plan to institute public transportation, and I won't be within walking/biking distance of anything till I save enough to move downtown, I'm pretty much stuck with it.

It has 30,000 miles now. I need a six passenger car with a front bench seat. The only ones I could find was the Crown Vic and the Marquis. If you figure 30,000 over almost 6 years, I doubt I've used as much gas as a lot of you that drive a compact.

Pulls 2 horses. My only vehicle. 161,000 miles.

it used to be better, like 63MPG

Our other car is a Honda Civic Hybrid - 45 MPG

and a beat up Toyota pickup which gets driven about once every 3 months.

david

It's a 4 door sub-compact sedan. It gets mid thirties on the highway, assuming about 55 M/pH and about mid twenties in the city.

I figure they balance each other out. I you combine the two, they only two regular sized cars.

It's a Chevy Cavalier. It's pretty compact compared to the 8-passenger wagon I drove when my kids were still kids.

I carry about 300 lbs of tools to work every day. I drive an average 45 minits to work every day. I get about 22 miles/gal.I install stairs and have to go where the work is.

Is that a joke?

No???

:shrug::evilgrin::shrug:

where they can put those tanks to use.

1n an auto accident in 1986 driving a Chevy. The car just crumpled up. Had Hummers existed at the time, and had I been driving one, I probably would have 2 legs today. I don't drive a Hummer today because I live in SF and the parking would be a nightmare. However, I did seriously consider it when I read that in a head-on the hummer will provide more protection than any other passenger vehicle. (I lost my left leg so I can still drive without any special apparatus.)

I DO drive a BMW, because it will not crumple up like tin in an accident as will most American and Japanese cars. (Yes, I know Volvo's are also pretty tough, I have driven them for many years, but BMW' 5 or 7s are still better.) Yes, I know Hummers (and SUV's generally) are not very safe driving vehicles because of tendencies to tip over at unsafe speeds, etc. But I lost my leg because of the other fucker, not me. I trust MY driving ability. I no longer can trust anyone else's. So I say bring on the Hummers if they can provide superior protection in an accident. And the more armor the better.

Sorry for going on at such length, but I feel strongly on the subject. I can feel phantom pains even as I type this.

Life in the city.

It gets about 30 mpg, less if we're driving in town. We don't use it much, LD works near home and I work at home.

We were carless for several years but bought it last year because taking a toddler and a weeks worth of gorceries on the bus was a bit of a nightmare. More than likely we'll keep it until I get knocked up again, then get a minivan or a Volvo wagon.

and it has been a great car.

That thing ran til 160,000 miles..well, it still ran but the repair bills were getting to high so I traded it in.

95 saturn wagon for me....

well, now my daughter is driving it since she/ saturn sl2 were nailed by at-fault driver in a dodge pickup.

i walk as much as i can since the market/mall are both only a block away.

And besides, it's French!

What's it still doing here?

A yoke of Oxen

but he insisted on the SUV because one of our kids has problems (autism), and having the big vehicle helps when he is out of sorts. It costs aver $40 to tank up. Yeah, it's nice, but I don't feel very good driving it, except for the fact that almost everyone here drives one.

ford ranger pick up 4 banger and a 5 year old Ford Escape. One paid for the other one I owe 7 payments on and it's paid for...

Walk and Public Transit everywhere.. Me, My Husband, and 7 year old son!!
Amazing! Yes! Children can walk and ride public transit!!!

I thought about the SUV/Minivan category - but my lil 4-banger just doesn't seem to fit in that category.

And a very pretty one. SUV drivers are very defensive. We all know that all SUV's are not identical in gas mileage. Nor are all compacts. Newer cars undoubtedly get much better mileage than my beat up 92 Ford Escort. Next time I do a poll like this, I'm not going to provide an other option. The only poster who seemed to clearly fit other was the one who said he rode a flying saucer. Go figure.

Sorry I didn't adequately answer your poll question. ;) And that you think I'm defensive. :D

My car is a CR-V w/ a different shell. I guess I never thought of a CR-V as an "suv" (although the newer models seem to be creeping up in size and bulk), but I'm the first to admit I could be wrong.

For the record, up until a couple of months ago I was rolling in an '89 Aerostar minivan.

I guess it was a response to a series of complaints by SUV drivers that a create separate categories for each make of car.

My VW Passat Wagon is fabulous! It has every bell and whistle, plenty of room for me, two dogs and the stuff I schlepp back and forth to work, and handles better than any car I've ever had, including my 300ZX.

Best of all, I get 40 mpg on the highway and at least 30 mpg in town.

Instead of increasing my mileage by 10% or whatever all the little tips will achieve, I managed to DOUBLE my mileage over my previous ride, a minivan.

My very luxurius, damn-near perfect Passat wagon cost less than than my last minivan, about $27,000 with every accoutrement except leather seats. (Instead, I got "leather-like")

:)

Don't know whether to vote compact or sport, but, let me put it this way, the tank holds about 12 gallons, topped off, which I did today, from empty. I drove 200 miles, mostly highways, today, that is rare, had to make a trip for a friend, and right now the gas gauge is sitting at 3/4 right now. Not bad for a 16 year old car, if I do say so myself. One thing I will say though that is somewhat bad, the car REQUIRES premium gas, otherwise its fuel system degrades, especially the fuel injection, etc. So I spent 23 dollars filling the car up today, but it runs really good. Just had an oil change last week, keep up with those and it will probably last until the next century, if we had the gas to fill it up with. Right now I have a new job, and I'm going to see what the practicality of converting the car to total electric would be, with options for solar or plug in power. I'm not giving up the car for anything, but I will make it as self sufficient as possible, if its possible, need to talk to my mechanic uncle about that.

It has about 111,000 miles on it; runs well; have had almost no problems; I don't take very good care of it, but it just keeps going and going and going....

I check a web page for gas mileage, and it's just about the worst. It's all paid off, has been very reliable and requires little maintenance. As good as this car has been, when I can afford a new one, it will be something smaller (but still with 4WD for those New England winters).

I take the occasional bus or cab, and rent a car once a year or so. But I walk to work, and most other places. I used to bike most places, but I started walking a few years ago and got to where I can't kick the habit.

..and I offer NO apologies. Period.

I'm a bit weary of the defensive pleas by some SUV drivers that I should have included a category for every single make of SUV. We drive what we drive, period.

I had this horrible car accident and thought I needed bigger - Thing is I feel less safe in it. Taking corners creeps me out and my stomach gets flip floppy.

Luckily I don't work, so I rarely drive it - fill the tank up once per month.

It's here to stay, nothing I can do about it right now.

I like to do my part to try to keep pollution down.

It's a land yacht but it sure is comfy!

Just hit 70,000 miles and almost avoided a $400.00 brake job, but had to have it for safety. The car is paid off.

My husband traded a 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse for a new 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse -- it now 30,000 miles, all paid off, and runs well. I just don't like to drive it because it has "cockpit seating" -- but I feel like I'm sitting on my coccyx bone with my legs stretched out in front.

Our mileage is low because we are both retired. But I have no idea about the mileage ratings. All I know is that gas has gone through $2.17 at some stations in just a couple of weeks. Un-freakin'-believable!

We take the Mercury downtown a couple of times a week for "happy hour" dinners and movie previews. I drive the stick-shift Mitsu when I want to zoom around and feel younger! But watch out for those policemen -- they're looking for racy little sports cars, I know it!

We love the Portland, OR MAX Trains and often leave our car in our home town parking lot and travel on these sleek "toy trains" (they just have a few cars, compared to the MBTA in Boston which had much bigger, noisier, and longer subways. Just took a trip last weekend on the new Portland trolleys that link up the waterfront to other parts of the city. Smooth design, free fare zones in the city, and the grandchildren love them!

My Bronco can actually go off-road and haul heavy loads.

Some people have legitimate needs that require four wheel drive vehicles. Others just like to sit high atop huge trucks.

so you should select that rather than other.

But only because I'm 6'7" and use a wheelchair.

If I was an AB (able-body) I'd drive a bicycle. Sigh. Ironically, riding a bike put me into the wheelchair. :shrug:

1991 Chevy s-10 blazer sport 4x4 2 door.

The original v-6 finally died at 169000 miles. A friend and I yanked it out, and dropped in a stock throttle body fuel injected 350 chevy. Kept the computer, emmisions, etc.

Now, I know what some might say...GAS GUZZLER...

Well, it gets better milage than the v6 did, and is a good tow vehicle.

It will be good for plowing our driveway this winter after we move.

We are looking for a geo metro for regular use.

why?

Pretty weird that 10 people claimed to drive a hummer.
Any Hummer drivers willing to explain?

they know I plan to send them to Iraq to put those tanks to use

But I would like to if I could afford it and the gas.

27city/~32 hiway.

flat four horizontally opposed 2.2 ltr.

do all the maintanance myself, so far...

my conscious is clear.

dp

but I very rarely drive. It's my car. The husband drives a 89 Lincoln Towncar. It's a gas guzzler but we only fill our tanks up once a month. I'm not apologizing for either, either. We're on a fixed income and we're a used car family. The Towncar was in our budget.

The Buick has 162k+ miles and the Towncar has 142k+ miles. Hubby drives 10 miles a day (to/from work) and I drive the other car (Buick) maybe 1-2x a week, if even that. We don't go on long trips.

Just got an '05 Acura TSX. Averaging 29mpg! Not a Prius but still pretty good.

SUV tag because they couldn't give it good gas mileage. And they wanted to tout a "safe" SUV. :hi:

And taken to the Grand Canyon.

it's nice! touch screen computer in the dashboard, 40-45 mpg

and we got $3,000 off on our taxes because of it, :)

or every year?

I was able to upgrade from just plain old walking to using public transportation now! Thank you, Mista Preznit!

One is a work truck. I'll let you guess.

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could be so controversial in a car thread?

I shouldn't even have to justify it, but I will. I got it in Hawaii, where I had to drive on 4x4 roads only. There are roads there, like down to Waipio Valley and going down to the beach in other areas where you MUST have 4 wheel drive, also we have a ranch where you must have 4 x 4 to get there. I also have 4 dogs.

And I love my Tahoe. I try not to drive if possible, but I do love my Tahoe. I grew up driving those big, full-size Jeep Cherokees (before they stopped making them). So for me it's not a fashion statement, just a realistic vehicle for my needs.

I do my grocery shopping in a Saturn compact, but I commute by bike. The Saturn is 4 years old and has only 19,000 miles.

Gas hog with an apartment size trunk.

30+ miles to the gallon.

nuff said.

I promised I'd drive it until the wheels fell off. Well, the wheel covers are falling off :-D but it's a darn good little car. Good gas mileage, solid little commuter. I'd buy another Kia for sure - the price point is great.

Of course I would prefer to take public transportation, but to be honest, I can't figure it out. I loved taking the public transit in Germany - it was ridiculously easy and efficient. The bus system in Seattle just leaves me scratching my head. I can never figure out how to get where I want to go from a bus stop, rarely with a handful of maps, sometimes with the website. It's just too confusing.

or a motorcycle

and the buses when necessary. Though my parents may be giving me their 1993 Ford Tempo so that I have a car to pick up groceries in. We'll see if I actually take the thing. :)

In freeperlandia they said I was an idiot for lumping these two together. My rationale was that the gas mileage is about the same, and the vehicles are close in body size.

got back and forth safely and with no problem from Florida and Indiana about 10 times in the past 3 years. I love it!

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There are 14 people who post at DU that drive Hummers? I find that hard to believe for some reason.

I take the bus everywhere, I am a freak, I think buses and the lightrail are fun to ride.

170,000+ and still runs like a top. Can drive forever without needing gas. Great car.

Julie

court, and we all know just how well I'd fare there! I have ALWAYS been "fiscally responsible" and would love to be "environmentally responsible" but this administration has FORCED me to choose one or the other!

about roofers working on Easter weekend. Completely off subject. This is really a :kick:

car broke down, neither of us have licenses, and we prefer to walk anyways.

No public transportation in my town~

:loveya: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :loveya:

Ann Coulter and Condi. You haven't let us know who the other two are? Let's see: Karen Hughes, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Michael Malkin, Laura Ingham, Olympia Snowe (she's probably too reasonable for you), Bay Buchanan, fill in the blanks.

Lyndie England. uugghh :scared:

you still need another. So who do you pick?

Did you vote in this poll yet?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3357891

And I have to have a car. I live in a rural area and it's just not possible to use a bike or my legs to pick up groceries, etc.

a Camry definitely counts as mid size.

I need the 4-wheel drive for the occaisional snow/ice storms here in the Portland, OR areas.

One for me, one for the wife. And a Miata for those weekend drives with the top down.

4 cylinders are good enough for me. I like 30MPG.

If I have to drive, then obviously the car.

My town is a small rural town, so the bike get the nod for around town if the weather permits.

Downtown (All one block of it.) is only four blocks away, so I often walk.

I work from home on the internet, so I don't have to commute. Usually just a daily walk to the post office.

On most good weather days the car doesn't get cranked at all.

Don't give me credit for being an environmentalist, I'm just a cheapskate and don't like spending money that I don't have to.

little when I pull up beside one of those honkin' SUV's.