What Kind of Car do You Drive?

[Bill]

Your Honda was made in Ohio, wasn't it?

Well, I'd be the first to admit it's an emotional decision on my part.

When I was young I owned construction and landscaping companies - terrible businesses to be in, but thats another story - and I bought ford f-150 pickups for them.

And had problem after problem with those trucks. Miserable things. Of course I did buy them cuz they were cheap.

And about ten years ago I bought a ford escort as a vehicle for my partners business. That car caught fire and burned up.

The toyotas and hondas I've owned have never given me a peep of serious trouble. The japanese made toyotas I've owned did rust out, but the engine and drive trains were working just as well on the day I retired them as the day I bought them.

So at this point it's a visceral thing. As they say, your milage may vary, but I'm wary of american vehicles now.

I've heard they are building them better, but my gut says no way.

[Lee]

I've heard they are building them better, but my gut says no way.

Our issue with American vehicles is that we really do feel the US automakers are going to be non-existant in the next 5 years, even with the bailout monies they are getting, plus, parts are going to become virtually impossible to get for American cars.

Regards,

Lee

[chadknowslaw]

Our issue with American vehicles is that we really do feel the US automakers are going to be non-existant in the next 5 years, even with the bailout monies they are getting, plus, parts are going to become virtually impossible to get for American cars.

Regards,

Lee

But Ford of Europe financially OK isn't it??

You can ALWAYS get parts at JC Whitney.

[hotdudesnude]

Toyota Yaris, Red, I call it my jelly bean, gas lasts forever, I love it.

[Seth]

Land Rover Discovery - Second One
Land Rover Discovery
Volkswagon GTI
Volvo 240
Mercedez Benz SLK
Chevy Celebrity
Nissan 4x4 Truck
Nissan Sentra

God now I feel old after think about all those!

[deanb]

I have a Infiniti G35 coupe. Love it! :broccoli: :broccoli:

[LavenderLounge]

Right now there is not a single new car that I lust for. I've always been a car fan, but nothing on the market excites me.

I went through my vintage car faze - three times - and I learned my lesson each time. My favorite care ever was a 63 Corvair convertible. Loved it but it was the worst car ever. The ad campaign for Corvair used the slogan "Growls for guys, purrs for girls."

[Bec]

1993 Nissan extended cab Pickup Truck. It has less than 34,000 original miles and the only things I've had to do with it so far was a new set of tires and a new muffler, and a battery one year. (Of course there are regular oil changes, and new wires one time, and a couple headlight replacements).

[chadknowslaw]

oh god the US Escort was CRAP! And Taurus. And Tempo. And a few others. I think the Escort Ford has been building for Europe is the car it SHOULD have built as the Escort in the US -- a much better car!

Hmm -- to add to the "crappy" list how about the Chevrolet Corsica and Cavalier. The Dodge Omni. And the fabulous Pontiac Aztec.

I think the lighter 1/2 ton trucks and even the light 3/4 tons were not built the way they should have been. The heavy 3/4 ton trucks (there is a big difference between a heavy 3/4 ton truck and a light 3/4 ton but that is a long explanation and better to just accept it as true) I had were indestructible beasts. Nothing broke, quit or stopped on them. Ever. I used one to pull a porch off my house in Iowa (it seemed easier to snake a log chain through it and pull it down than to tear it down by hand) and could put a ton of brick in it without strain.

Currently, and this is certainly subject to change, Nissan tentatively plans to have Dodge build its next big truck, replacing the Titan. The F150 of today is light years ahead of the old ones and the GM full-size trucks are great vehicles saddled with ugly, overdone bodies that I think are conclusive evidence that their designers spent too much time playing with Transformers as kids.