Random topic: What do you drive?/What would you like to drive?

cobrajoe · #1

This is always the question I ask people: What do you drive? Also, What is your dream car?

To answer my own question, I'm driving a 96 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor right now (my 86 Mustang GT is having a few problems).

As for my dream car, it's a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427. It's a beautiful little roadster (as you can see in my avatar), British designed and American powered.

What say you?

MacTech · #2

Daily driver; 2002 Dodge Neon, 90,000 original miles, still running strong, it's been a great little car for me, utterly reliable

Dream car; Dodge Viper, '69 Dodge Charger, or Porsche 911 Carrera Targa, maybe a DeLorean DMC-12

Viper; can't argue with 10 cylinders of Mopar Muscle and Fury, pure musclecar
Charger; Classic Mopar Muscle
Porsche 911; the definitive Porsche, great balance between handling and performance
DeLorean; a stainless steel car is just plain cool, gullwing doors are unique, and it was a time machine in the BTTF series

cgjones · #3

Daily Driver: 2006 Nissan Xterra Off Road.

Dream Car: 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS.

Fred Sanford · #4

I drive a 2001 Ford Taurus. I have been dissatisfied with my last 2 American car purchases. The Taurus is in the shop all the time. It is in the shop more than my wife's car (1996 Honda Accord). My wife's car has more miles than mine too. :)

My next car will be a Honda, Nissan, or Toyota (even if money were no object).

rolyat1978 · #5

David Lowry wrote:My next car will be a Honda, Nissan, or Toyota (even if money were no object).

I've been a big proponent of foreign cars since the late 80's and early 90's. My parents always bought American cars(Chevy, Ford, and Buick) and always had problems with them. They finally caved and my father purchased himself a Toyota Camry and my mom a Lexus RX-300. They don't have anywhere near the mechanical trouble they experienced with the American mades...

I fell in love with Acura when I purchased my '92 Acura Vigor while in college. I now drive a 2003 Honda Accord, but as soon as I've put enough aside I will purchase another Acura.

txtroublemaker · #6

Daily Driver is a '07 Ford F250 King Ranch Crew Cab 4X4 Powerstroke...

Dream Car(if all goes well, a soon to be a reality) '07 Corvette Z06, IMHO the best American sports car on the road today. :cool:

s11ews · #7

WARNING:- be careful how you take this because this only applies to cars, which i love

I don't really like american cars very much :eek:

at the moment i drive a 96 volkeswagen passat but if i could have any cars, well this is a hard one but in no particular order i'm going to do a top ten

- ariel atom
- ferrari 612
- keonigsegg ccx
- bowler wildcat
- morgan aeromax
- aston martin dbrs9
- McMerc slr 722 edition
- mistubishi evo 8 fq400
- rolls royce phantom
- prodrive p2

sam

p.s i really am very sorry if i have offended anyone

p.p.s REALLY I AM!!!!

denn · #8

probably one of the few who don't drive, but ride a motorcycle instead. don't even have my driver's license for cars, although i do know how to drive cars

would like a more powerful dirtbike than i currently own

denn

The Deacon · #9

Current ride is a 2005 PT Cruiser GT Turbo Convertible which I totally love.

Dream ride is one like this...

http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/8 ... photo.aspx

... an Inskip bodied Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Cabriolet. Worlds finest chaissis coupled with exquiste American coachwork.

Dslteck · #10

I currently drive a 2006 ford Excape LTD. Great vehicle so far. My grandfather worked for Ford and I currently have family that still does.
I do not take offence to people not satisfied with american made vehicles, but I will say I will never own foreign.......ever!

Puyallupknifegu · #11

Nice, Paul! I can see you "rolling" in that!! LOL!!

Current ride: 2002 Honda Civic Si
Plans to do a motor swap in the next two years: Either an Acura RSX Type S or TSX or RL motor, tranny and ECU...

OR Next Car: Subaru WRX (and build it) or RSX Type S (and build it)
OR: Nissan 240SX with a Silvia conversion and an SR20 motor swap and then learn how to drift!!!

Yes!!! Ok, now I have to forget how much I love cars and remember that I can only afford to buy knives right now...LOL!!!!

Quick, I need a spyderco pic to take my mind off of 200 plus horsepower!!!!

AAAAAgggghhhh!!!!

Please help?

Tim :o

By the way, this is my 500th post!!!

denn · #12

Puyallupknifegu wrote:Quick, I need a spyderco pic to take my mind off of 200 plus horsepower!!!!

AAAAAgggghhhh!!!!

Please help?

Tim :o

By the way, this is my 500th post!!!

here! and congrats on your 500th anniversary :)

denn

tonydahose · #13

here is my baby. 99 cobra dyno'd at 300 rwhp 1/4 mile in the high 12's with 14,000 miles on it :D

my rug rat mobile

and here i am (probably 15 yrs back) in some of my dream cars

the pallet that the buick is sitting on is 20' long.

Puyallupknifegu · #14

Ahhh...Sweet! Thanks, Denn...a Para...how soothing...need to get one of those...hehe :D

Forgotten all about horsepower...for now... :p

Tim :D

Zac · #15

I had a Nissan SE-R with more custom modifications than an STR knife which was running 13s and it was an automatic!!! :eek:

Then I wrecked it in NC which was a sad, sad day.

Now I drive an 01 PT Cruiser limited which has broken many a times.

I used to be a car buff but realistically, I dream of a reliable car now with AC.

jaislandboy · #16

Nice photos Tonydahose! in a previous life I had an Acura Integra GS-R....then totalled it... :eek: ....now I ride in a Toyota truck....much less temptation to get tickets!

Echo63 · #17

s11ews wrote:WARNING:- be careful how you take this because this only applies to cars, which i love

I don't really like american cars very much :eek:

at the moment i drive a 96 volkeswagen passat but if i could have any cars, well this is a hard one but in no particular order i'm going to do a top ten

- ariel atom
- ferrari 612
- keonigsegg ccx
- bowler wildcat
- morgan aeromax
- aston martin dbrs9
- McMerc slr 722 edition
- mistubishi evo 8 fq400
- rolls royce phantom
- prodrive p2

sam

p.s i really am very sorry if i have offended anyone

p.p.s REALLY I AM!!!!

i drive a huyndai excel at the moment
the list above is very similar to my dream car list, just upside down
it looks like someone else watches topgear

zenheretic · #18

I drive a Dodge Dakota, complete with door dents from retards in the parking lot.

A lot of cool cars in the world but they are all just a bottomless vortex sucking cash...

vampyrewolf · #19

'95 pontiac firefly with 209K km on it.... who knows though after insurance on tuesday's accident

fedex driver pulling out of thier lot didn't see my car.... barely caught his bumper. Full sized extended version van... vs firefly (4cylinder, 1.2litre...)
I put a dent in his steel bumper and took paint off mine(about an 8"x2" section).
Driving a salvage car to begin with, I have a feeling that the paintjob is probably more than the car is worth :rolleyes:

Would love to have a hemi cuda, but I'd settle for another 2K ford escort zx2 (drove mine for 2yrs and then tried going off the bridge only to put 8.5K of damage on a 10.5K car by hitting the cement barrier)

Dr. Snubnose · #20

I need a new car and will by one this month...any suggestions? My only requirement is it must be more comfy than anything in your living room with electric adjustable seats on both sides, get like 100 miles to the gallon, corners well at 180mph, and last be not least have at least two tailpipes...Doc :D