What do you drive?

[vetali]

50 minutes ago, handymanshandle said:

Never really understood the point of shitting on other people's rides. Here in the US, even something ratty means you were able to get a car into your life and that you put work towards it. I respect anyone who was able to hustle their way into their car.

Yeah, more I read this thread it becomes obvious that OP made the thread to parade their new car and shit on people that don't want to spend 40k on a new car.

[Dr0y]

I have a Hyundai accent 2016 GL ... brown ...

 

I wanted a brand new car and that's the best I could afford.  Will probably keep it until it dies.

 

Now seeing it in winter mode in all it's glory ...

[PlayStation 2]

5 minutes ago, Dr0y said:

I have a Hyundai accent 2016 GL ... brown ...

 

I wanted a brand new car and that's the best I could afford.  Will probably keep it until it dies.

 

Now seeing it in winter mode in all it's glory ...

If it’s a Manual, then you’re 3/4 of the way to being a Jalopnik special.

[Thirdgen89GTA]

10 hours ago, BecauseICanTBH said:

But if it's your only/primary car, I don't see why anyone would prioritize "fun to drive" over "comfortable and pleasant to drive". I mean, how discontent can one be?

Fun to drive does not mean uncomfortable.  And it doesn't mean anyone is discontent.  The Focus RS does everything a daily driver should, but can also move at mind-bending speeds.

 

[SetOutMode]

11 hours ago, BecauseICanTBH said:

@B16CXHatch I honestly never understood why anyone would buy a shitty older car, and then spend 5x what they spent on the car to modify it. 

 

Why wouldn't you just buy a nicer car, not modify it, and have a more pleasant driving experience?

 

Maybe I'm missing something, but a lot of the posts in this thread are quite confusing to me. What's the mental process that brings about such an order of priorities?

Because older cars are serviceable at home without specialized computer diagnostic programs available to a select few. 
 

people who buy old cars aren’t buying a mode of transportation... they’re investing in a hobby. They’ll spend hours upon hours tinkering to get things just the way they want. 

[SetOutMode]

8 hours ago, kokakolia said:

I never understood why people would ever buy cars period. No matter how worthless your car is, and how little you drive it, you’re gonna generously donate a significant part of your income to an insurance company every month. And insurance is only getting more expensive over time, as there are fewer companies every year and a monopoly is just around the corner. A lot of people are just better off taking public transportation and renting a vehicle when necessary. But I understand that it’s not an option for many people. 
 

Thankfully, I’ll always have a company car due to my line of work. I’m never ever gonna pay for insurance or gas. That’s like flushing money down the toilet. 

I live in a rural area in southern Minnesota. The closest wall mart is a 45 minute drive one way. Public transit runs to my town three times per week, once per day. 
 

I used to live in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, and even there, public transit wouldn’t go between some arbitrary geopolitical boundaries. Trains were an option, but there are very few routes and they don’t run all day / all night. 
 

I worked for the railroad. There was literally no way I could have kept my job, even in a major metropolitan area, without a car. 

[kokakolia]

8 minutes ago, SetOutMode said:

I live in a rural area in southern Minnesota. The closest wall mart is a 45 minute drive one way. Public transit runs to my town three times per week, once per day. 
 

I used to live in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, and even there, public transit wouldn’t go between some arbitrary geopolitical boundaries. Trains were an option, but there are very few routes and they don’t run all day / all night. 
 

I worked for the railroad. There was literally no way I could have kept my job, even in a major metropolitan area, without a car. 

I see. I worked in rural areas for 2 years as a Land Surveyor Assistant. Land Surveyors in the US and Canada are basically guaranteed a newish F350 (or the Dodge/Chevy equivalent) because they need that for work. I'm now in France and my work set me up with a Peugeot 208 LMAO.

[atxcyclist]

One of these two.

 

My daily is a 2015 Honda CB500F. Bough it right as the newer and updated body style was being sold and they wanted it cleared out of their back storage area, so got a good deal. Fast enough, quite fun, gets 57mpg in mixed driving and 70mpg on the highway on regular grade fuel. It's under 600cc so insurance is pretty inexpensive.

 

-6 speed manual

-471cc

-47hp

-24k miles

-The top case is big enough for my daily work items and a camera if I want to toss it in

 

 

Or 

 

My 2005 Scion (Toyota) hatchback that I bought new, and probably will drive the wheels off of since it's not worth anything. Gets 40mpg and requires almost nothing outside of routine maintenance, which I do on both my vehicles myself. This has basically been relegated to an inclement-weather vehicle, and if I want to go somewhere that I need more cargo space.

 

-5-speed manual

-1500-ish cc

-108hp

-130k miles

-The roof rack and light bar add style points and distract slightly from the hail damage

 

 

 

 

 

[Djole123]

A bicycle.

 

I've had a 24" wheeled one for a very long time, I (literally) outgrew it years ago, but kept using it until last year and decided to retire it after almost a decade of it being in service. What an amazing bike.

Spoiler

I'm currently saving up for a 29" wheeled one, which I hope can take as much beating as that thing did 

[BecauseICanTBH]

5 hours ago, vetali said:

Yeah, more I read this thread it becomes obvious that OP made the thread to parade their new car and shit on people that don't want to spend 40k on a new car.

 

6 hours ago, handymanshandle said:

Never really understood the point of shitting on other people's rides. Here in the US, even something ratty means you were able to get a car into your life and that you put work towards it. I respect anyone who was able to hustle their way into their car.

 

Nope, I made this thread expecting most people would have better cars than me. My car is a soccer mom car. I think it's really nice and I love it, but it's not like it's a luxury car or anything.

 

I have no interest in shitting on peoples' cars and I can absolutely respect a car of any price. My first car was quite cheap, and I was damn proud of it, and thrilled just to have a car.

 

So no I'm not shitting on anyone's car here, I'm shitting on their poor decisions. I expected a smarter crowd of people, especially here on the LTT forums which is generally full of intelligent folks. There's definitely some of that here in this thread, some well thought out rides. Not much of it though. I was surprised and disappointed to see how much of this community is just your run-of-the-mill "ricer kids". The crazy thing is, most of them are probably not even younger than me.

 

If your budget for a car is 3-5k, that's cool. Mine was too at one point. But if you spend that 3-5k trying to get yourself a race car, yep, I think you're a dumbass and so do 99% of the people who see you on the road. On top of that, zero roads in the US or Canada allow you to legally drive at speeds that are "fun" pretty much anywhere. If that's your budget for a car, I can't imagine what your budget for speeding tickets is. 

 

@B16CXHatch explained himself and it seems this wasn't the case for him, and if I understand correctly, he's keeping it for sentimental value and mods it for fun 13 year after he bought it. 

 

If I saw a 1996 Civic CX hatchback in its original state, I'd say it was a damn good choice for a car. I called his car shitty because I wrongly assumed ^^^^

[PlayStation 2]

22 minutes ago, BecauseICanTBH said:

 

 

Nope, I made this thread expecting most people would have better cars than me. My car is a soccer mom car. I think it's really nice and I love it, but it's not like it's a luxury car or anything.

 

I have no interest in shitting on peoples' cars and I can absolutely respect a car of any price. My first car was quite cheap, and I was damn proud of it, and thrilled just to have a car.

 

So no I'm not shitting on anyone's car here, I'm shitting on their poor decisions. I expected a smarter crowd of people, especially here on the LTT forums which is generally full of intelligent folks. There's definitely some of that here in this thread, some well thought out rides. Not much of it though. I was surprised and disappointed to see how much of this community is just your run-of-the-mill "ricer kids". The crazy thing is, most of them are probably not even younger than me.

 

If your budget for a car is 3-5k, that's cool. Mine was too at one point. But if you spend that 3-5k trying to get yourself a race car, yep, I think you're a dumbass and so do 99% of the people who see you on the road. On top of that, zero roads in the US or Canada allow you to legally drive at speeds that are "fun" pretty much anywhere. If that's your budget for a car, I can't imagine what your budget for speeding tickets is. 

 

@B16CXHatch explained himself and it seems this wasn't the case for him, and if I understand correctly, he's keeping it for sentimental value and mods it for fun 13 year after he bought it. 

 

If I saw a 1996 Civic CX hatchback in its original state, I'd say it was a damn good choice for a car. I called his car shitty because I wrongly assumed ^^^^

Sorry for making all the wrong decisions in life that led me to driving a 2004 Saturn wagon as my first car instead of something like a Charger Scat Pack. I know I’m a fucking failure at life, I don’t need this forum to remind me of that.

[BecauseICanTBH]

4 minutes ago, handymanshandle said:

Sorry for making all the wrong decisions in life that led me to driving a 2004 Saturn wagon as my first car instead of something like a Charger Scat Pack. I know I’m a fucking failure at life, I don’t need this forum to remind me of that.

I see you didn't read or retain a word of my post, so yours doesn't make much sense. But apology accepted. 

[kelvinhall05]

28 minutes ago, BecauseICanTBH said:

I have no interest in shitting on peoples' cars

 

29 minutes ago, BecauseICanTBH said:

I was surprised and disappointed to see how much of this community is just your run-of-the-mill "ricer kids".

lol what

 

 

 

What's wrong with a little rice? A few stickers and a fake spoiler never hurt anyone. Just adds more horsepower.

[kelvinhall05]

4 minutes ago, BecauseICanTBH said:

I see you didn't read or retain a word of my post, so yours doesn't make much sense. But apology accepted. 

You say people make poor life choices by buying a good car that they love for a good price, yet you drop thirty fucking grand on a Rav4.

 

 

Jeez, talk about bad choices.

[steelo]

2019 VW Jetta S...surprisingly torquey for a 1.4l turbo. If I want to go stupid fast, I ride my '17 Indian Scout 60

[BecauseICanTBH]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

You say people make poor life choices by buying a good car that they love for a good price, yet you drop thirty fucking grand on a Rav4.

 

 

Jeez, talk about bad choices.

40 actually. It's one of the best cars in the world IMO, but not nearly one of the most expensive.

[kelvinhall05]

Just now, BecauseICanTBH said:

40 actually. It's one of the best cars in the world IMO, but not nearly one of the most expensive.

40k is even worse, not sure why you'd bring that up as if it was a strong point, but ok.

 

 

40k can buy a lot of personality, performance, style, comfort, etc in a car, yet you bought a Rav4, which has absolutely none of those things. Good life choice!

[steelo]

5 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

40k is even worse, not sure why you'd bring that up as if it was a strong point, but ok.

 

 

40k can buy a lot of personality, performance, style, comfort, etc in a car, yet you bought a Rav4, which has absolutely none of those things. Good life choice!

A rav4 is a good quality vehicle. If he takes care of it, he can probably get 200k+ miles out of it...

[Tristerin]

My daily?  Im the person who doesn't give a F about what I drive cause they are terribad investments (vehicles) - my wife drives nice shit (my kids safety is paramount, and their daily reliability) but for me:

 

2003 Old Alero I bought used for $900 5 years ago.  Between a few odds and ends, some new tires etc this is probably the best investment in a vehicle I have ever made.  Just rolled over 220k miles and runs like a top.  Before that was a '05 Lincoln LS where I learned that just cause you look good, feel good, and play hard driving that kind of vehicle - it results in a bad investment every time.

[kelvinhall05]

Just now, steelo said:

A rav4 is a good quality vehicle. If he takes care of it, he can probably get 200k out of it...

I never said it's not a quality car. Plus, any car should be hitting 200k miles before any major mechanical issues. Our '98 S70 T5 is still happily chugging along at 237k, and even though it's twenty-two years older than his Rav4, it's faster, pretty damn comfortable, much less of a chance of rolling over if you have to swerve to avoid a deer or whatever, and actually looks pretty good compared to a blobby SUV.

[steelo]

2 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

I never said it's not a quality car. Plus, any car should be hitting 200k miles before any major mechanical issues. Our '98 S70 T5 is still happily chugging along at 237k, and even though it's twenty-two years older than his Rav4, it's faster, pretty damn comfortable, much less of a chance of rolling over if you have to swerve to avoid a deer or whatever, and actually looks pretty good compared to a blobby SUV.

In theory, yes every modern car SHOULD reach 200k miles...but I've seen plenty of civics, corollas with 200k miles that are in better mechanical shape than chevys, fords, kias with 100k

[kelvinhall05]

Just now, steelo said:

In theory, yes every modern car SHOULD reach 200k miles...but I've seen plenty of civics, corollas with 200k miles that are in better mechanical shape than chevys, fords, kias with 100k

Well, yeah, duh. But those are American and Korean cars, you can't expect them to be reliable...

[Zando_]

Here's my super totally extra ricer ride:

 

[steelo]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

Here's my super totally extra ricer ride:

 

Niiice! I love trucks, but they're just too damned expensive!

[Dr0y]

i got my 2003 elantra gt pass 250 000km and my gf's father got his past 350 000 km ... we both didn't put much money in repairs and both did the normal maintenance quite thoroughly.  I liked that car and would still have it if it wasn't for the rust.