What do you drive?

CatzEyes93 · November 25, 2018, 2:34am

I still drive a joop.

Pyroclase · November 25, 2018, 2:35am

Wait, CatzEyes? Didn’t you leave these forums forever?

Zuul · August 11, 2020, 9:35am

ah…niiiiiice

My car looks all the same…without the makeup. Also 275 hp/5 speed automatic/semi auto shifting…fukin awesome…though the the traction control on this is poor…beeing frontwheeldrive and all

Zuul · August 12, 2020, 5:35am

beefy

GilCMassey · November 25, 2018, 2:35am

Currently on foot or using the bus, but I drive a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with extended bed. I love that truck with a fiery passion.

Luciel · August 11, 2020, 9:35am

Giazzo:

You know, IMO it’s a sort of “double” engine: its consumption and performance really depends on your the way you are driving at any given moment.
If you are calm and smooth, it will consume as a “real” 1.4, and that’s good for city use, or peaceful touring. But if you want more power, if you want a moment of adrenaline, just hitting the accelerator will take you there in a second (despite being such a “small” engine): the price to pay is, of course, a much higher fuel consumption, but just for that moment.
It can be economic, but it can also give you some true moments of fun, all with same engine under the hood. It’s very versatile.

The only drawback, as I said, is for long-distance travels… only 5 gears means that a 130 km/h you are at 3200 rpm… after a couple of hours you’ll see the fuel tank rapidly draining… why didn’t they put a 6th gear for cruising!? :meh:

As for the reliability, I still have my fingers crossed… this engine (the Multiair) came out in 2009, when I bought it, and has never been tested in mass-production before… and I perfectly knew it, but it was too fun… I’m at 48000 km now, I hope nothing serious happens…

On a side note, would you guys kindly help me with a doubt I had for some years?

Before buying the MiTo, I used to drive this: a 1992 Ford Orion Ghia SI, 1.8, 130 hp, unleaded. It looked exactly like the one in the image.

Since here in Italy was super-rare (in all these years I have seen it no more than 7-8 on the roads), I have always wondered: despite being Ford a common brand, was this specific model, the Orion, “rare” worldwide or just in my country? Have you ever seen it on the streets of your cities?

[BTW, I LOVED that car. ]

The Bravo comes with the 6 speed option (my sister´s has it), they provably added this precisely for that reason.

Also I hadn´t though about it that, you make an excellent point about 2 motors in one : )

Also, as a kid, my parents had a ford Orion, I remember it being incredibly unreliable though, they only had it for a couple of years as a family car (we also had a renault 5 at the time but it was mostly my mothers car as before the orion we had a mercedes that got stolen), when they got rid of the Orion (1996) they bought a Mitsubishi Montero (also known as “Shogun” or “Pajero” depending of the country, they changed the name from Pajero to Montero in Spain mainly because well… pajero means more or less “wanker” lol) and it´s stayed in the family ever since, it´s 16 years old now and has never broken down O.o)

elevenbravo · November 25, 2018, 2:35am

I enjoy it.

Mont_Blanc · November 25, 2018, 2:37am

Otherwise you wouldn’t drive it unless you like punishing yourself.

Fancy_Pants · November 25, 2018, 2:37am

a picture of my car

u r about to view

the intense glory

of this ossum car

jk it sucks

Eric_Fong · November 25, 2018, 2:37am

Just passed the test. But I won’t be getting any car soon.

Jethrosoup · November 25, 2018, 2:37am

Cars are overrated, bro. If I could ride my bike everywhere I would.

Zuul · August 12, 2020, 5:38am

I heard somewhere that there is a car called “Perspano”…if that is true then you have my sympathies… in finnish it means “assfucking”

omg…it even has finnish numberplates…how the hell did that pass thru customs?

OldDirtyBastard · November 25, 2018, 2:40am

Iknorite

CatzEyes93 · November 25, 2018, 2:40am

But they are so convenient at the drive in!

andx0r · August 12, 2020, 5:59am

The Dart’s new stablemate. '98 Nissan 200SX SE-R. Feels good to own a car with a proper gearbox again.

Also, shitty picture is shitty.

TheeGoatPig · August 12, 2020, 6:00am

That looks kind of like my old 87 Nissan Pulsar (same model different name for a different market/year?)

danielsangeo · August 11, 2020, 9:47am

At the moment, I either walk or go around town in one of these.

andx0r · August 12, 2020, 6:00am

Hey, I had an '86 Pulsar, once. Previous generation to yours.

And yeah, my car is basically from the same market niche the Pulsar once occupied for Nissan. In the '80s in the USA, Nissan’s small FWD sports coupe was the Pulsar. Then it became the NX in the early 90s, and then the 200SX in the later 90s. Incidentally, in the 1980s, Nissan’s cheap RWD coupe was called the 200SX as well.

Took some daylight pictures:

Orpheon · August 11, 2020, 10:53am

Decided to res this thread rather than make a new one to talk about cars.

Just got me one of these:

…and have since discovered on the internet that apparently it’s bad to value Toyota’s reliability, or to like how this car looks, or to view driving as necessary business rather than a pleasure. Am I alone? Is it weird that I think it looks cool? Is it so awful that I don’t really like to drive? Or are car enthusiasts just that elitist?

Pyroclase · November 25, 2018, 4:01am

We just bought a Prius.