What does your vehicle look like?

[JeremyV]

Well, we have seen our desks, our backyards... how about our vehicle(s)? They are pretty important parts of our lives and can be big investments... so let's see 'em :D I guess I will start.

Jeep #1 clean and posing for the camera (http://www.michiganjeepers.com/photopost/data/500/2flex4.jpg)

Jeep #1 being used as God intended (http://www.michiganjeepers.com/photopost/data/500/2mounds1.jpg)

Jeep #2 - Only $2200 bucks, right after I picked it up (http://www.michiganjeepers.com/photopost/data/500/2comanche4.jpg)

Can you tell what kind of vehicles I like? :D The red truck is in the process of somewhat of a teardown and restoration with some modest modifications in store :banana:

Most people probably don't take pictures of their vehicles, but I can't help it, I'm a junkie :p:

[interactive]

I have a klr650 (my little baby), and my f150 truck, don't have any pics of it loaded up, but I'll take some tomarrow (pitch black right now). Those Jeep Trucks are beasts, friend of mine used to have one. He said he could easily get the front end to pop up off the ground.

[JeremyV]

They are beasts all right :D Although it is a 1990, and in 91 they introduce the HO (High Output) 4.0L which pushes close to 200 HP and a ton of low end torque at stock. So, I have some work to do, but will likely be putting in a Chevy 350 in there anyway since the motor in it now does lack some compression and the exaust manifold needs to be replaced. I have a replacement manifold, but I put on a borla header on Jeep #1 and that was a nightmare. So if I'm going to go through that much trouble she's getting a whole new motor :D

Oh, and sorry, I'm a bit "car" deficient, what is a klr? I can talk your ear off about jeeps all day long, but ask me about almost any car and I'm clueless ;)

[interactive]

KLR is a motorcycle, dual sport I guess is what they call them. It's basicly a dirt bike and street bike combined. It really gets up and goes though. I used to be into cars (have a 92 probe for a while with a mustang v8 in it) but then got tired of working on it and sold it.

My brother has a Jeep Cherokee (SP) 2 door that he likes. 2 wheel drive couldn't do much with it but I like the short wheel base. The one thing I hate about most Jeeps though, is they plain suck on the high way (atleast like the wranglers and wheelies).

[Allyn]

#1 (old) (http://www.barp.ca/~nfid40/816.jpg)
#2 (new) (http://www.barp.ca/~nfid40/7805rear.jpg)
#3 (old) (http://www.barp.ca/~nfid40/2002_2047_2038.jpg)
#4 (new) (http://www.barp.ca/~nfid40/2206_2204_2213.jpg)

(sorry for direct links, you can delete them chicken if you want)

Yes, i'm a little bored :D

We currently own a Ford Aerostar (from '92) and a Contour sport (before they were redesigned) no pics, sorry. I only drive the contour really. Beyond that, it's the transit for this student.

[Robert]

both of my parents have a Lexus GS300 and I recently sold my Lexus IS300 (car accident) for a Benz C420.

My parents own a few car dealershops.

I am now interested in a Mazda 6 car. Hubba Hubba

[YUPAPA]

I have a Sports Van and it looks like a hamburger! :fork:

[interactive]

Originally posted by Robert:
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Benz C420.
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I am now interested in a Mazda 6 car. Hubba Hubba

What year Benz? Mazda 6's are alright, although I'm not really a big fan of Mazda.


Edit: Type, Spelt Mazda, Maza

[Jen]

Looks like a frighteningly bright blue 1995 Pontiac Grand Am :)

[royisher]

I have a Benz S-500, I'll take photos of it, and post it here :)

[StLHosting]

I dont have any current photos but here is some old ones, I just got rid of this car. American Muscle baby :D :D :D
2000 Camaro SS SLP #5096

http://members.aol.com/digicrime/camaross

[Jan]

I am a greeny, I take the bus :banana: :p:

Hi Jen, where have you been hiding? :wave:

[nameslave]

Mine is a Pontiac Grand Prix GT 2001; I've posted this earlier elsewhere:

http://www.pontiac.com/grandprix/images/brand_models.jpg

Yes, it's taken right from the manufacturer's website, but my car looks just like that, except that it's white.

3.8 Litre, REALLY quick start (and good brakes, too).

[interactive]

Digi do you know when they stopped making the Camaro? The Super Sport is pretty kick butt.

[Chicken]

Heyyyy, I can use the same backyard picture for the car thread! Recycle!

http://www.hosthideout.com/pictures/IMG_1180.JPG

Also, I still drive the little car (attached)...

[Homeiss]

You want to talk about beasts...Check out my 1978 Plymouth Volare.

www.ffilms.net/cory/volare1.jpg
www.ffilms.net/cory/volare2.jpg
www.ffilms.net/cory/volare3.jpg
www.ffilms.net/cory/volare4.jpg
www.ffilms.net/cory/volare5.jpg

[JeremyV]

Homeiss... you may win the beast award :D

[Robert]

My Benz is a 2003. I just got it like 1 month ago. I'll upload pics when I get it back from the shop (having it dropped a little and having a system installed with tints and what not)

[JeremyV]

Anyone here have a WRX? If I ever buy a car instead of a truck, that is what I want. But nobody I know has one :(

[Barbara]

Here's mine (http://www.barbara-long.com/gallery/albums/General/aad.sized.jpg)

[Dapon]

I have a two week old 2003 Hyunai XG350 LX, great value. A 2000 Chrysler minivan, for the family. A 2001 Mercedes ML430, cause I live in the mountains. And still making payments on ex-wifes 2001 Mercedes SE320, cause the judge told me to. And last but not least I own the 1998 Jeep Cherokee Limited that my 17 year old drives.

[JeremyV]

Originally posted by Dapon:

I own the 1998 Jeep Cherokee Limited that my 17 year old drives.

:banana:

[Dapon]

Actually Jeremy, We have had a lot of trouble with this Jeep. I have lost track of the amount of money I have put into it. Of course part of the problem could be the 17 year old kid part. He had to lift it and put new tires and rims on it and of course he couldn't live without a strero that Hellen Keller could hear. Then he is in Tahoe snowboarding every weekend. And it's a taxi for all of his friends.

But I have had to reolace alot of major engine parts including the entire lower end, timing chain and gears, transmission, intake manifold, and on and on and on. Makes me weep just thinking about it so I will stop here.

[JeremyV]

Ahh, well if he lifted it, that is why. The moment you lift a jeep, especially the cherokees, they turn into an instant money pit :D And yeah, I think the teenage thing is a part of it ;) I know when I was 16-17 my dad let me drive his at the time somewhat new Pontiac Sunbird. I won't even discuss some of the things I did with that car... :rofl:

But yeah, when I was driving it, it cost a ton to fix, things were always breaking... then after I moved out and got my own vehicle he began driving it again. And to this day (the car is over 10 years old now) it runs like a charm. My dad put another 100,000 miles on it for about 180,000 total miles. The only thing he's replaced since I stopped driving it has been new tires and brake pads. That car has since moved on in the family and is with one of my youngest cousins who just got his license... I think that may finally be the demise of that little car :D

[StLHosting]

Originally posted by interactive:

Digi do you know when they stopped making the Camaro? The Super Sport is pretty kick butt.

Yep 2002 was the last year for the F-body style. Camaro/Firebird/Transam

[Homeiss]

Originally posted by JeremyV:

Homeiss... you may win the beast award :D

Oh, I can only hope!

I want to get a CD player and some 12" subs for it.

[no1v2]

I have a gold '93 Saturn SL, but no pics of it. It's pretty fun to drive for a sedan with 85 hp. I'm saving up for something real nice...maybe a Corvette.

[interactive]

Originally posted by Dapon:
....And still making payments on ex-wifes 2001 Mercedes SE320, cause the judge told me to.....

What the hell was that judge smoking? Only in America.

[Chicken]

Originally posted by Homeiss:

You want to talk about beasts...Check out my 1978 Plymouth Volare.

www.ffilms.net/cory/volare1.jpg
www.ffilms.net/cory/volare2.jpg
www.ffilms.net/cory/volare3.jpg
www.ffilms.net/cory/volare4.jpg
www.ffilms.net/cory/volare5.jpg
That reminds me of the car handed down to me when I was in high school... a 77 Plymouth Fury! It's the ones that used to be the cop cars in all the old movies and t.v. shows (such as C.H.i.P.S.), and in real life. Mine looked exactly like the cop car on this page (2nd car shown, middle of the page), but mine was dark maroon.

http://www.allpar.com/model/fury.html

[Homeiss]

Very nice Chicken,

I like the way that car looks. ;)

The problem with mine is that it won't go over 84 km/h...I'm too cheap to fix it so oh well. :D

[interactive]

OT: Just paid insurance this month. For some reason my rates went up from $100 to $250 (per month) anyone else notice this increase?

[Tropical Tundra]

"Old" 2001 Pathfinder after some moron ran a red light:
http://www.clickluck.com/Pathf005.jpg
http://www.clickluck.com/Pathf002.jpg (good thing for airbags!)

New 2003 Pathfinder after some moron ran a red light and the insurance company sent us a check:
http://www.clickluck.com/Pathfinder.jpg

We also have a 1999 Mazda 626...I like the Mazda it's a good reliable car.

[Allyn]

nice cars people. I wish i had a nicer car than what i drive/take :(

Well, it's not too bad, but all the sports car and nice clean cars are making me jealous

[Chicken]

Originally posted by interactive:

OT: Just paid insurance this month. For some reason my rates went up from $100 to $250 (per month) anyone else notice this increase?
My insurace used to be about $600 a year... before I put the wife on. Now her's is about $950 per 6 months :cry:

[shaunewing]

I don't have a vehicle as such; but this is my transport: http://media.shaunewing.com/images/photos/transport.jpg :D

I go on that about 4 times a day.

--Shaun

[suppleSupport]

Oh blah... I don't have any photos of my cars.

*feels left out*

:cry:

[StLHosting]

My insurance started out at 327 a month.. what I get for having a sports car :( but that didnt last long either, that and payments it was WAY to much to afford

[interactive]

I just took my bike off because lately I haven't had time to ride it. I don't have a very long driving record but it is perfect. Don't see any reason for it to shoot up.

[thebyp2]

i drive a VW Golf. You think your insurance is bad, i pay £300 per year, thats something like $500+

[JeremyV]

$500/year is good!

On my secondary jeep, the truck that is 13 years old that isn't even the primary vehicle.. I pay 550/year. On my wrangler, it is about $1,500 per year :eek:

[thebyp2]

most of my friends don't get it that cheap for cars much older than that. i am a member of advanced motorists so i get a heavy discount. its been £300 since i started with my first car, a fiesta. the increase in annual premiums seem to keep track with my increasing no claims which keeps it at a fixed price.

[JeremyV]

Must be nice to get good discounts :D

I have a perfect driving record, no accidents, never even been pulled over. I'm not a teenager, I don't have a sports car.. yet I still pay out the arse :[ I've even compared about 20 different agencies and I'm at the lowest. I can see why the wrangler is so high though because they are fairly easy to break into/steal. But otherwise, it sucks :(

[nameslave]

Originally posted by Chicken:

My insurace used to be about $600 a year... before I put the wife on. Now her's is about $950 per 6 months :cry:
I'm also paying CAN$300+ (i.e. about US$200) per month with my wife on ... even though she rarely drives at all!

[markblair]

Okay, I just want to point out first -- I'm really a good driver. Believe me, this is true.

First pic is of my 1997 Pontiac Sunfire
http://www.markblair.net/97sunfire.jpg

Second pic is of my 2002 Dodge Stratus
http://www.markblair.net/02stratus.jpg

...I can explain, really. The 97 Sunfire was wrecked in 2000 when I rear-ended a semi-truck. Obviously you can tell that ended up becoming a tiny tin piece of metal. The 02 Stratus was just four months old last November when I sorta didn't stop fast enough on the freeway. Yep, that one was totaled too. The repair costs were near $10,000 before they even looked at the engine. As for the first car, this Sunday is the three year anniversary of that wreck. I shouldn't have lived past that one to begin with.

[nameslave]

Judging from the pictures, your driving skill has actually improved A LOT in just 2 years! :D

[markblair]

See, I knew someone would see it my way. Thanks, nameslave. That was exactly my thinking too. :D

[Lamont]

This is what I ride to terrorize the neighborhood and relieve stress :cool:

[thebyp2]

are those things legal? your not allowed on those things in the uk anymore other than on private land.

[Rewdog]

91 Camry DX
Bling Bling :finger:
http://rewdog.com/rewmobile.jpg

[Lamont]

Originally posted by thebyp2:

are those things legal? your not allowed on those things in the uk anymore other than on private land.
It's "legal". Over here anything under 50cc is legal (or, I should say 'unregulated') on residential streets. As far as anyone knows it's still a 49cc machine ;)

[Lamont]

Of all the 4 wheeled vehicles I've had, this one has been my favorite.

Bad boys drive black jeeps. :cool:

[JeremyV]

Lamont, you are awesome :D

Is that a CJ-2A or an older MB? I'm not up on my vintage jeeps all that much. Regardless, that is an awesome jeep and looks great for being over 50 years old :)

[Lamont]

1946 CJ-2A :)

[Chicken]

Geez, that doesn't look like 1946.. looks darm good! Very timeless those jeepsters...

[Mark]

This:

http://www.xionhosting.net/erau172.jpg

and a 2000 Cavalier

I'm so bling bling :banana:

:rolleyes:

[rockergrrl]

Beast? That Volare is nothing compared to our car... All 23 feet of it...

We have a 1967 Dodge Monaco -- 383 V8 -- 4BBL Carb -- 325HP -- all original hardware, and all original leather interior.

Don't have a pic (my dig cam is dead right now), but I dug around online for a pic of the same year (different color, etc). ^ Its semi-restored. Still has quiet a bit ot work to be done.. just need the money to finish it up. You wanna see insurance.... This is $900 for 6 months - just on this one.

We also have a '85 Chevy Caprice Classic... 305 V8, 4BBL Carb... We just bought that a couple months ago. That's only $400 for 6 months insurance (that's with 2 adults).

[rockergrrl]

forgot to post a pic of the '67..

[Chicken]

Whatever your young heart desires...

Dodge delivers it big!
:D

[Deb]

The Car:
2000 Pontiac GTX (souped up Grand prix) with the sales man that sold it to us a few years ago.
http://www.picolio.com/Albums/album35/car.jpg

The Truck:
2002 Chevy Avalanche Z66 (and no I don't have change for a dollar!)
http://www.picolio.com/Albums/album35/008_G.jpg

[interactive]

Originally posted by Lamont:

This is what I ride to terrorize the neighborhood and relieve stress :cool:

Awesome. I could never fit on one of those but I remember my first bike which was a xr80. In my bright "mechanical days" i was bored so I took off the exhaust. Rode up and down our dirt road (in the middle of winter iced over eat the ground a couple times). Went good till stupid neighbors thought I was too loud and complained. Those were the days :-D

[nameslave]

FYI: Ford is phasing out Taurus, signalling the end of an era (that of the boomers):

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=568&u=/nm/20030416/bs_nm/autos_ford_futura_dc_2&printer=1

[Chicken]

That Futura looks much better than the Taurus, which I never felt was all that great looking (my mother owned one, traded it in for an Acura).
Originally posted by Deb:

The Truck:
2002 Chevy Avalanche Z66 (and no I don't have change for a dollar!)
http://www.picolio.com/Albums/album35/008_G.jpg
I always wondered who bought those ;) Not quite sure it is my cup of tea, but I suppose if it is functional... and funny comment (change for a dollar, heh).

[interactive]

My grandfather has a Avalanche. I think they look nice, but are just city boy trucks no offence. Although I do think that the Cadillac Escalade does look pretty awesome (love the rims).

[Deb]

Heh, I get asked if I have change for a dollar constantly!!! The said part is, I have yet to see that commercial LOL.

As a mother of three the truck is awesome, offering full seating for the whole family. No kids cramped up on a bench in the back. And as someone with a fetish for home depot I love the ability to pop those seats down and end up with a full bed to load up :)


For I am one of THOSE people :D

[interactive]

Oh, I'm a little slow I get it. The guy is standing on the side of the street he asks the owner of the Avalanche "change for a dollar". The owner changes the back window then takes the dollar. I'm pathetic

[Deb]

:rofl: At least you've seen it.

Maybe ReplyTV isn't good for me after all :p:

[Chicken]

It is quite possibly the dumbest commercial ever filmed, so you aren't missing much. Its stupidity and annoyance is what makes you remember it though. I can't believe people actually ask you that! Sad... so sad.

[interactive]

I agree with you there. The first time I saw it thought it was just a commercial then after that it sucked. But you know least they stopped playing it.

[Dave]

Originally posted by interactive:

I agree with you there. The first time I saw it thought it was just a commercial then after that it sucked. But you know least they stopped playing it. You still remeber it, though, don't you? The whole point is for you to remember...

[interactive]

Originally posted by Dave:

You still remeber it, though, don't you? The whole point is for you to remember...

Exactly. So the commercial was partially succesful. That's why alot of companies use commercials that are off the ball. Or they have it run so many times you don't forget it. Like that OxyClean commercial, I've seen it atleast have a million times.

[Protollix]

I have two cars currently (not by choice -- note: never sign for a car for a g/f)

a 2001 Eclipse GT (mine)
and a 2000 Chevy Cavalier z24 (was hers)

I don't have any pictures of mine but it looks exactly like this (with the addition of a sunroof-visor thingy on the roof):
http://www.neweclipse.org/images/blackgt1.jpg
http://www.neweclipse.org/images/blackgt3.jpg

The only pics I have of the cav are real dark and don't show the full car. But it's a white z24 :o