What kind of car(s) do you drive and why?

[Sand Dancer]

This might have been asked before but I love cars, so I wanted to ask. Also, do you name your cars?

I have a red 2017 Subaru Outback. Hubby has a dark gray 2015 Lexus ES350. They are both reliable, get fairly good gas mileage, are good in crash tests and are comfortable to drive. I chose both cars and hubby is ecstatic about his Lexie, although her real name is Andromeda. Mine is named Sheila. Can you guess why?

 

[exchemist]

This might have been asked before but I love cars, so I wanted to ask. Also, do you name your cars?

I have a red 2017 Subaru Outback. Hubby has a dark gray 2015 Lexus ES350. They are both reliable, get fairly good gas mileage, are good in crash tests and are comfortable to drive. I chose both cars and hubby is ecstatic about his Lexie, although her real name is Andromeda. Mine is named Sheila. Can you guess why?

I drive a 14 year old petrol VW golf, which I chose because it has a very efficient 1.4l engine with both a turbocharger and a supercharger. So it drives like a 2litre, with the fuel economy of a 1.4. I'm running it into the ground in preparation for an electric car next - which will be my last, as I'll be 69 next birthday and I don't plan to drive once I'm over 80 (if I'm spared). It's the sort of sophisticated engine I would only contemplate buying from a German, or possibly a Japanese, manufacturer. Germans really do know about engines - as I know from my work with big ones:-

I can't say I'm wild about the car. I think my days of really enjoying driving a car are over. In my youth it was different. I had a teal blue MGB soft top in the early 80s which I loved, a 4 wheel drive Mitsubishi jeep in Dubai which was great for the conditions and then a go-faster Peugeot and two Mazda MX5s (Miata in the US), which were sensational to drive. The Golf is just a practical family car which has done the job. I've never named a car. I think that might be a girl thing. A boat is different of course.........

 

[Quintessence]

I drive the car I drive because I couldn't afford what I wanted - a full electric vehicle. And that happened because my country is stupid and humans are stupid (that's perhaps a bit unfair, but broadly true considering we've known about the problems associated with using fossil fuels for many decades). Will be stuck with this one for a while, but costs are finally coming down enough that maybe I'll switch full electric even though my current can easily last me another decade.

 

[F1fan]

2011 Audi A4 Quattro Avant and 1987 Porsche 928S4

I have been driving Audi's since 1984. I can do my own repair and maintenance, and recently replaced the fuel pump, filter, and module. I've mostly bought wagons for the space and utility. I really like the reliability and especially the 4-wheel drive system, which Audi was among the first companies to develop 4-wheel drive for their customers in the early 1980's. It's fun to drive when it snows, and I can speed through hilly neighborhoods because there are few other cars and no cops.

 

[Debater Slayer]

Mine is named Sheila. Can you guess why?

Subaru Outback = an Australian overtone, so... Sheila?

 

[Debater Slayer]

It's fun to drive when it snows, and I can speed through hilly neighborhoods because there are few other cars and no cops.

No pedestrians?

 

[Stevicus]

 

[Debater Slayer]

@Sand Dancer I made a similar thread before!

What Car Do You Drive?

I don't drive (nor do I have any interest in driving in my country), but if I did, I'd consider a Mazda 3, whether a sedan or a hatchback.

My dream cars are the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR and the LaFerrari. I saw the roadster version, one of six in the world, of the former in person once, and I was absolutely floored. A timeless masterpiece.

 

[F1fan]

No pedestrians?

Hmm, probably just speed bumps. Who can see in blizzard conditions?

 

[ChristineM]

A Jag F-Pace as the family car, supercharged V8 with automatic 4wd, ideal because this area is not gritted when it's icy.

An old Peugeot 206 HDI as a shopping car and a loaner to people without cars (a long story)

The twins have a Citroen Ami electric to get to and from college.

Nope, we don't name them except if they break down;-)

And yes, i can guess why Andromeda/Lexie. Hubby has a thing for her, hence my thing for Keith Hamilton Cobb

 

[JustGeorge]

I drive a 2007 Chevy Uplander.

It was what was for sale on Craigslist years ago when I sought out to buy a van that was both affordable and working.

I gave it a custom paint job with random cans of spray paint. Later on, neighborhood kids added in the middle of the night(they did a tasteful job).

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

Still under 80,000 miles on it.

 

[SalixIncendium]

2020 Nissan Altima SL.

In no particular order:

• Great gas milage for a naturally aspirated mid-sized sedan.
• Comfortable for my lengthy commute.
• Reliable...third Nissan and second Altima I've owned. Almost 74k miles and have had it in the shop for nothing more than preventive maintenance.
• Safe - I cart my granddaughter around from time to time.

I affectionally call it "Car."

 

[Orbit]

I drive an old Ford F150 pickup truck. Because it was available for cheap.

 

[sun rise]

Our primary car is a 2014 Prius plugin. When I bought it, there was a federal and state kick-back which reduced the cost, I could drive in the carpool lane and the cost of ownership was and is less. Charging at night is like paying $1.50/gallon and even during peek it costs less than gas when gas prices are a bit of $4/gallon as they are now.

Our other car which my wife chose to drive is a 1999 Honda Civic. We keep it because it keeps running.

 

[PureX]

A Toyota Camry, an '07 but low mileage on it. Hoping to get many more. It runs great.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

A chevy impala 2013. I bought it in good condition and has been mostly good for over 100k miles.

 

[Revoltingest]

Our car is a Pontiac Vibe with a manual trans.
- We like manuals.
- It was cheap to buy new.
- Great fuel economy.
- It's really a Toyota, so it's reliable.
- It can haul 4 people.
- It has room for big purchases at Menards & Costco.
- Front wheel drive.
- It's red.

 

[Shaul]

I drive a 1962 Studebaker Lark. I drive it because I love Studebakers. It looks like this. It gets about 20 miles per gallon. It has no options. Standard transmission, no radio, not even a cigarette lighter. But it gets lots of thumb's up and appreciation as I drive around.

I have other cars like a Buick SUV and a small economy Chevrolet which I drive when I don't care what I am driving.

 

[Shaul]

I drive the car I drive because I couldn't afford what I wanted - a full electric vehicle. And that happened because my country is stupid and humans are stupid (that's perhaps a bit unfair, but broadly true considering we've known about the problems associated with using fossil fuels for many decades). Will be stuck with this one for a while, but costs are finally coming down enough that maybe I'll switch full electric even though my current can easily last me another decade.

Life is too short. Why not sell this car you don't like, save up and get what you really want, and use public transportation and/or bicycles until then?