OT: What kind of car do you drive?

My cars initial purchase price was more then my Z33, not by much though. A couple hundred dollars. My current desktop (which I rarely use this year...) was a couple hundred dollars more then my car:

 

Well I must have the oldest car…….in the UK I have a Peugeot 106 GTI Not a bad car…..

But parked up in a garage at home in NZ I have a 1974 mini it has been a project car since starting Uni in 1994 that I have built up from a chassis, and over the years it has had plenty of mods, I have gone through 3 engines, the first was a 1300 block 1275 head and 3K of engine work (my dads mate used to build mini racing engines) it was fast. Now it has a newer MG Metro engine, the same engine that was coming out in the last of the old school Cooper mini’s in 2003, it is running a 28/36 Webber carb and full exhaust, but when I get back to NZ I will be porting and planning the head amongst others engine mods.

It may be old but and my mates recon I should sell it and get a modern car but at the end if the day, power to weight ratio is great, and with all of the suspension mods and low profile 175x13 wheels it is surprising what it will keep up with around the hills, not great for motorway but it definitely handles better that the Peugeot 106 GTI I have here in the UK and it sounds great, oh yeah and I also have 5-6K of audio gear including 4 amplifiers component speakers 10’’ and 15’’ kicker Subs and a split charge twin battery system, I managed to hook it up to an RTA machine and at 40Htz it produces 139dB.

Misspent youth….. man I miss that car, it’s a joy to drive.

 

I am old school and I like BIG powerful rear wheel drive cars so heres mine:

1996 Chevy Impala SS solid black.

 

Thats one thing I love about the states..... V8 cars everywhere, when I go back to the states I would love to hire a big V8 and cruise the Big Sur, just because you can!

 

My two 'cars I intend to own in the next 10 years' are at opposite ends of the spectrum:

-Mazda MX-5 Miata (haven't decided what year/color/options) 5spd
-1967 Chevelle, Boleo Red, black convertible top, with a 396 or 427 big block and a 4-speed

Maybe that's odd, but I think that the reliable small sporty car and the constantly-under-restoration muscle car would compliment each other very well...

 

I apologize for the late response.

Yes, unfortunately the RX-7 was last sold in the US in 1995 and production in Japan stopped in 2002.

I strongly encourage you to pick one up if you haven't already. In my opinion they are some of the all around best cars to ever come from Japan. If you want a more modern experience of a rotary then you should look at the RX-8. It's not as raw as the old school 7s but it's much more practical.

Jumper, the miata is a fine choice. If you really wanted you can make a miata extremely fast, fast enough to embarass most at your local dragstrip and still take it to the autocross events and then drive it home. Few people know about the miata's potential.

 

Oh.... Trust me, I've watched near-stock Miatas turn times better then older Porsche 911s at an autocross. It's won its class in SCCA autocross something like 7 out of the last 10 years, I think... As well as being one of the most reliable cars of the last 10 years.

 

oh definitely.

In stock car races miata is everything. Blows away cars such as the honda s2000 porsche boxster whatever.

This is the 2nd gen miata. this new one isnt in the same league. It would have an advantage in straight lines though.

Its far from a secret every sports car owner knows what the best handling car is. Its the best seller too...

 

The autocross guys don't have the Gen3 Miata dialed in yet, but from an engineering perspective it should have the capability to do even better. Give it a year or two and I'm sure it will catch up. The previous Miatas were a stable platform for 16 years and now they are having to start all over again.

 

oh no way. weight is like 500 pounds more size is huge. no way to make that thing keep up. Its the same reason why ur porsche 911 cant keep up just physics.


This 3rd gen one has a much better motor than anything in the 2nd gen though.

 

I'd love to get one of those late 90's miata's and turbo it

 

A 2005 Hyundai Elantra. I like getting the best bang for my buck

Krista

 

I want a hard top for my Miata. A Miata with a hard top looks like a completely different car...

I saw one for sale this summer that was 1 of 352 of that model/color/option package, with a hard top, for $6k in great shape. There was no way I would buy such a nice car and drive it back home across the country, through. Too bad...

 

I like the hardtops, I'm not sure but I think I've seen pics of a new one that was a hardtop vert.

How far across the country were you?

 

I go to school in NY, and I've spent the last two summers working in CA. So 3067 miles or so. Basically as far as you can be and still be in North America.

 

lol yeah that is a haul, I'm in a touring band and typically pull 12-15k miles in a month. Where in NY are ya? We were in Buffalo when all that snow hit like 2 weeks ago.

 

Potsdam, way up north by Canada. That was a pretty big snowstorm from what I hear - I've had bad experiences with that lake effect snow myself on some road trips to Cleveland area.

I did the drive in 5 days. Probably could have done it in less, but work was paying for hotels so I figured I'd take advantage of it and get a good night's sleep every night.

 

Well the mazdaspeed miata was turboed. The new engine though isnt turboed but its 2.0 liter and it is more powerful than the turbo version.

Not that there are a whole lot in junk yards for you to try and find though. But that would be a great car the 2nd gen body with the new engine.

A lot of people put the rx7 engine in a miata as well.
I wouldnt because Im not a track driver I want the regular 4 cylinder with the best gas mileage the old 1.6

I see them for sale occasionally here in california. Theyre never cheap but they are usually well taken car of. I dont like the convertible part of it either.... I mean id use it on a hot day but rarely. So Id rather have a hard top also.
A similar car you usually can find for cheap is the toyota mr2.

 

MR2's are way high, on average in my area they were 8-10k with over 130k on them for the 91-92's and up to 15k for a 93-95. I ended up getting my 951 because of that.

Which Rx7 engine were you talking about? the 2nd gen or the 3rd?

 

Really?

the mr2s I see in my area for $1000 or less regularly. Its weird to think of why but it just has more plastic on it. It is hard top only in the early 90s as well. Harder to work on, basically just inferior to a miata but only barely

not necessarily cheap as far as all cars but cheaper than a miata.
Yet another one to look for is called the pontiac fiero. It has some really nice features but unfortunately a gm motor.


As far as the rotaries I would guess you want the old one because the cost of the computer for the efi version.

Then you definitely have a huge hp/weight car but not a reliable car with good gas mileage. Thats a track frankenstein sort of thing

car nuts put the rotary in every car ever made...

 

Thread of the dead------ Revive.

I drive a 2000 Daewoo Matiz. Its my dad's old one.. Still haven't bought one for myself. I prefer bikes.

(Um, I am just a bit embarrassed, though, seeing what the others drive )

 

2006 Nissan Xterra Off-Road

 

Well, hoping to pick up an older used Pontiac Vibe or Mazda Protege hatchback, I don't need the power, but need the space and fuel efficiency

 

Hmm.. At least I am happy on those counts - An avg. of 17-19 kmpl(petrol), and very easy o drive on the congested roads here. It's one of the most fun hatchbacks I've driven. And slips in and out of traffic easily.

 

A black 2005 acura Tl 6 speed. the only black on black acura Tl 6 speed I was able to find for sale in NY city back in 2006 when i bought it.

 

Hero Honda Passion Plus

 

Um, this was a car thread... I guess I'll be making a Bike one.

 

I've been driving the same car for about 4 years now. 1998 Acura Integra Type R

 

98 Dodge Neon Expresso!

...hooray for school and crazy debt!

 

2003 Pontiac Vibe...not the fastest car or anything but it gets good gas mileage and is really reliable. I like it!

 

'06 Mazda 3 Sport

 

I am the proud owner of a '97 VW Polo 1.4CL it's slightly fraying around the edges and it used to be red, but it's a good solid little car. It's only done 67500 miles too.

..oh and yes I will be paying more for my Asus laptop than I did for my car, tho what I have spent on the car since I got it easily beats the laptop price!

However I dare say the car will out live the laptop in the long run!

 

Oh well I drive a 92 infiniti g20 now.

Im selling my mazda protege. No more economy for me I cant stand to drive it. Ill invade the middle east myself if I have to

 

mazda rx8... zoom zoom

chris

 

Since my last post we have upgraded.

Well theres one thing I love about the UK when you have an accident they pay out well, I have been here for 4 years now my girlfriend started with a Vauxhal, which got rear ended, then a Citroen saxo, when she got run off the road the road smashed up the front and a week later hitting a deer finished that car off and then we got a Citroen Saxo (the only car we sold) and then the Peugeot 106GTI (thanks to some local fencing contractors) just before christmas on the small country lanes smashed into us writing that car off!!

But every time the insurance companies have paid out about 10-20% more than what we paid + expenses, so we have been able to upgrade each time for very little cost, we only spent an extra £1200 to get a very nice 2001 2.0L Peugeot 206GTI (from ebay ha ha)

 

none of those cars are available in north america except the vauxhall is probably closely related to a model we call a saturn something.

just a fyi we dont get a lot of the euro cars like the french and italian and spanish ones.

 

I have a 2005 Nissan Maxima. Champagne colored. I am very happy.

 

2005 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 1.8T Black Magic Pearl

Love my Turbo

 

2007 Subaru Impreza Wagon SE 2.5i Black like the night

 

A red 1990 Toyota Celica GT with 140,000 miles. Old, but very reliable. Currently in the shop because someone ran into it while it was parked in a completely empty parking garage. Didn't leave a note, either...

Bunch of savages in this town.

 

I drive a 98 Acuta 3.0 cl premium coupe