I'm curious - what is your favorite vehicle? Is there a vehicle that captures your essence?

[otherone]

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For me it is the VW Microbus -

I love all the bus varieties -
The Westfalia

the vanagon

and the 2014


Lets have a picture thread to close out 2013. What is your favorite vehicle brand?

[dipsydoodle]

1. Late '60s Fiat 500 Gamine "Noddy Car" by Vignale.

Totally impractical other than for shopping but cute.

[tridim]

35. I'm a Fiat freak... I have my eye on a new 500 Abarth.

My first two cars were Fiat X1/9's and I owned a Spider later. I loved them all.

The best part was proving to the doubters (Fix it again Tony, ha ha ha) that Fiats were actually good cars despite the myths.

[dipsydoodle]

45. Had a friend back in 1963 who had a 500 Abarth with roll back rag top.

He was of the opinion you couldn't turn one over so he zipped it down a slope and turned sharp right at the bottom. The car rolled three times and he climbed out through the roof. He was wrong.

I thought it was the Dino's which were sought after ?

Aside from the Noddy car I'd really like one these : repro Auburn Speedster Boattail.



An acquaintance had one shipped to the UK last year - needed to rent a large garage to cope with its length. Only ever comes out for posing - nothing wrong with that.

[Lizzie Poppet]

95. I have one!

Can't say enough good about my Abarth, either. It has the body of a microhatch...but the soul (and feel) of a sports car. The sound alone will quicken your pulse.

[tridim]

99. The only thing stopping me is the MPG's

Meanwhile, I'm afraid to take a test drive.

[Lizzie Poppet]

105. Yeah, not nearly what the regular 500 gets.

Low 30's for me (and I actually manage not to have the Sport mode engaged all the time!). Fortunately, I don't use it for commuting...I do that by bicycle), so it's not as big a concern as it might be.

And if you have any misgivings, definitely do not take a test drive. Trust me, it's like heroin ("it only takes once&quot .

[B Calm]

2. I had a VW bus back in my hippy days. What

a piece of crap. The heater in those damn things sucked! It felt like you were driving an airplane.

[otherone]

72. lol, laugh out loud!

I had a 76 bus that left me for broke over and over again..
then I had a 86 that did the same..

[Brigid]

139. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado.

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[RebelOne]

149. Yes, that was one of my favorite cars.

My mother had a 59 Cadillac, but I think it was a Deville. I took my first driving test in it. Almost failed because those fins made it hard to see in the back to park.

[adirondacker]

185. I had an 85 Westy that I bought in college with 60,000 miles on it. I drove it until the head gasket

leaked which was 230,000. The only thing I repaired was a leaking radiator hose the whole time.

I paid 3500.00 for it and sold it for 1600.00. It was the best vehicle I've ever owned.

I bought a 2000 Eurovan about ten years ago. The $1000.00 service bills were like owning a Mercedes. I got rid of it after a couple of years...

[Benton D Struckcheon]

151. I remember the ad for when they restarted the Beetle:

"Comes with options", they said, "like heat."
Read it to my wife, who'd rode more than a few in her youth. Brought back memories. Cold ones.

[Lugnut]

200. OMG...yes!

I had a '59 beetle that was really barebones. It had heat when it was moving but none otherwise. It had no gas gauge so I used the tire iron to see how much gas was in the tank. The headlights worked most of the time but once in a while they flickered and didn't work. I loved that funky little car.

[lumberjack_jeff]

155. My best friend in high school had a bus.

They are remarkably capable off-roaders.

[My Good Babushka]

3. Shoeleather Express

I find walking preferable to driving. It gives me time to think and look at things. It is just the right pace. I only wish that more things I need to get to were within walking distance.

[canoeist52]

4. The last time I felt truly one with a vehicle.

"Cause those motorized ones'll kill ya!

[RedCappedBandit]

5. Miata. zoom zoom

[Atman]

6. '68 Camaro convertible

Fire-engine red. No pin stripes, no scoops, no dams, no race car b.s. Plain, showroom floor stock. (Yes, my first car).



http://www.auto-addiction.com/68-78.htm

[narnian60]

66. I can relate.

I've owned 3 Camaros (1980, 2001, 2011). Love the look of all of them.

[madrchsod]

7. saab 93-96

i`ve owned close to 25 of these over the years....i really miss driving these cars in the winter.

[2naSalit]

40. Thse cars were awesome!

I had use of one a long time ago in New England and it got me through snow in the mountains and was so wonderful to drive on dry pavement... sigh, thanks for the memories! There are a few others I really enjoyed but that was one of my early car loves.

[malaise]

8. Toyota Corolla all the way

[freefaller62]

154. economical and reliable

I've owned several Corollas. At times I've left them for a Saab, Ford, Mercedes or VW, only to return to the trusty Toyota. You cannot beat a Corolla.

[malaise]

160. Agreed

Love them.
Welcome to DU

[Katashi_itto]

9. Tumbler

My favorite vehicle

[yodermon]

31. doesn't look very aerodynamic!

[Katashi_itto]

32. True! But its great at rush hour

[2naSalit]

42. more like

an urban assault vehicle..?

[Katashi_itto]

44. yup, it's what Batman drives

[2naSalit]

46. Looks like it

could be a lot of fun. I can think of how much fun it would be for getting around any large city in California for starters! I used to hate driving in that state, especially the cities whether I was in a semi or a regular car or p/u truck. That would have been the ticket right there!

[Katashi_itto]

47. :)

[sakabatou]

81. It did drive/work in the movie

One has to wonder what milage it got XD

[2naSalit]

100. Most likely

something much worse than a Hummer!

[cloudbase]

10. Moto Guzzi Quota

Goes anywhere, hauls a ton of gear, and is dead simple to work on.

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. Saturn V

[Agschmid]

96. Love it!

[Jokerman]

12. Mustang.

My first one was a '67:



Followed by a '66, another '67, a '79, an '87 and an '05 sitting in the garage right now:

[pangaia]

53. EEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIII The red one, the red one!!!!!!

That's what I was going to post.. but with a cream interior!!
I want one !! I do I do I do!!!!

I saw one this summer in a winery parking lot-- a 1966 I think- and almost stole it....!!

[mwdem]

150. My first car was a '67, too!

Wimbledon White with a black vinyl top. I will always love that car....my son drives the 40th anniversary GT, solid black.

[CrispyQ]

182. What a beauty that red one is!

[reddread]

196. that red ragtop is quite similar to ours

although it was (and will be again) a factory springtime and black with rocker moldings.
and the crucial 390 badges.
that there is a real beauty.
Clinton would be proud!

[RazzleCat]

209. Thats mine

Now that I am older I went out and got me the 2013 candy apple red rag top. Yes it is a useless car, no traction in snow, bad gas mileage, but I love it. I spent the majority of my life driving the economy car, practical, great for moving the kiddos around but no fun. Its my turn.

[magical thyme]

13. style, just the right speed, feel the breeze and sun on your face, cannot be beat

[canoeist52]

14. Yep, as my siblings will attest, thats always been my dream vehicle.

[pangaia]

54. The breeze and sun might not be all you feel on your face.

Beautiful, nevertheless.....

[lob1]

207. Another vote for a Mustang.

[ileus]

15. 81 AMC Jeep CJ 7

Currently have a 95 YJ...since 1999.

Close third was a 1988 Jeep grand wagoneer.

[SidDithers]

16. 1984 Renault 4 Hatchback...

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[snooper2]

26. ROFL

thanks

[FSogol]

69. I once rode from Lyon to Paris in one of those that was missing the floor in the back.

I sat with my legs and backpack stretched across the back seat watching the road zoom by under me.

[FreeJoe]

17. Not really

Several years ago, I would have said the Lotus Super Seven.



Now that I'm older and can afford one, I'm not really all that interested. The idea seems cool, but it is so completely impractical, uncomfortable, and expensive, that it just doesn't make sense to me.

I guess the car that best suits me now is the Honda Odyssey. We bought a new one this summer. Unlike the picture, we bought a white one because it is very hot where we live so we get the lightest colored cars possible for thermal reasons.

[Historic NY]

18. My post war 40's cars and my mid 70's Dodge & Plymouth...

I'm holding out for a 37-38 Ford touring car.

[Waiting For Everyman]

19. 1983 Nissan 280ZX 2+2 Turbo

Mine was a white T-top with red leather and suede interior, limited edition much like the one below except it was longer in the back, having the back seat. I bought it new, and kept it until 2 years ago, putting over 200K miles on it. Loved that car, so much fun to drive. The two-seater was surprisingly practical too -- I moved a set of floor to ceiling bookshelves in it once.



I don't like the new rounded body styles though, I like the ones that look like baby Jags. The 83/84 was the last year for that body style.

My (late) husband used to rebuild/restore Z's, and so he owned/crewchiefed a showroom stock race team for promotion purposes. His car beat Paul Newman at Charles Town in 1983 (as second, Newman was third, and I forget who won). It was a rainy mess, everybody was muddy.

[Egalitarian Thug]

141. Almost finished with the restoration on my '86 300ZX.

Red, T-Tops, 5-spd, N/A.

Love those cars.

Happy New Year!

[Waiting For Everyman]

144. Ah, another Z person.

I'll bet you can't wait for it to be done, right? Happy New Year to you too, and have a great time driving your Z in 2014!

[MO_Moderate]

20. F-150 4x4

[ConcernedCanuk]

25. yup

.
.
.

My '79 is still on the road!



CC

[former9thward]

64. I have a 2003.

Your post gives me hope!

[madokie]

21. 2014 Ford Focus

[IMG][/IMG]

We now have 4500 miles on it and we love it. 32+ mpg
160 HP, 6 speed dual clutch automatic
Room for 4 full sized adults in riding in confort

[MineralMan]

22. There is one, and I once owned one.

It's the British Standard 10, known briefly in the USA as the Triumph 10. I had a 1958. Woefully underpowered, it had an ineffable "cute factor," that suited me very well in the early 1970s. Mine was two-tone, in baby blue with a white top. It was much admired by the young women I was courting in those days. Four doors, and a beveled-glass rear view mirror.

Sadly, few were imported into the United States, and parts were difficult to obtain, so I was only able to keep it for a couple of years. Perhaps I'll find another one some day and lovingly restore it to its original loveliness.

[lonestarnot]

23. Tesla.

[Arcanetrance]

24. Jaguar XJ220 the last Jaguar with a V12

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[EOTE]

172. I'm pretty sure the XJ220 had a TT V6 and not a V12.

They had originally planned on a V12, but went with a TT V6 to save weight. I believe the last Jag V12s were in the mid 90s XJSs/XJ12s. The Jag V12 was one hell of an engine. In spite of so many advances in technology, I still think they were about as smooth as engines get.

[Arcanetrance]

175. That may be either way it's a sweet car

[Glassunion]

27. Always a good choice.

[B Calm]

28. I loved my 1965 Chevy Malibu SS convertible, sold it for $100.00 in 1973.

The 327 engine needed overhauled, but the body was rust free. Should have saved it. It looked like this, same color but with a black top.

[CrispyQ]

183. So pretty!

Lovin' this thread!

[d_r]

29. back in the early 80s

when I was an undercover cop in Miami I had this ferrari that was just great


Actually that wasn't really me. I had a pontiac sunbird that if it came to a complete stop would overheat and stop running so I had to time my coasting in to stop lights so that i could keep going.

[bluesbassman]

88. Did you know that the Daytona Spider Sonny drove were actually rebodied Corvettes?

The only time they used a real Daytona was in the pilot episode where Sonny could be seen sitting in it for about 10 seconds.

Very cool, sexy car.

[d_r]

118. yeah

if you look at that picture you can tell the windshield is a corvette, if you ever get a chance to see a real daytona the windshield was more curved and not straight like that, it looks better. But I didn't even have a fake one. It is a great looking car though.

[PassingFair]

30. How can a vehicle "capture your essence"? Did no one have an "essence" before the automobile?

My car gets me and my family from point a to point b with reliability
and low gas mileage.

I guess that's my "essence".

Here's what I'm driving now:



Here is my "essence" from 4 years ago:



The car came from my deceased Republican grandmother and Uncle and cousins (in a round-about way).

When my boss at the time saw me pull up to the office in it, he said "Hey, you look like a Republican
in that car!"...LOL ... I told him "If you only knew how many Republicans had to die to put me behind
the wheel of this car!"

[ZombieHorde]

101. Here, "essence" means "brand identification." nt

[Jackpine Radical]

33. Ford Pinto

[FreeJoe]

38. Nice

[Walk away]

86. That's a HOT car...especially from the rear! nt

[tridim]

109. LOL

Last I heard, the Pinto thing was pretty much BS.

[Jackpine Radical]

115. Check out these links:

http://users.wfu.edu/palmitar/Law&Valuation/Papers/1999/Leggett-pinto.html

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/1977/09/pinto-madness

An extensive investigation by Mother Jones over the past six months has found these answers:

Fighting strong competition from Volkswagen for the lucrative small-car market, the Ford Motor Company rushed the Pinto into production in much less than the usual time.
Ford engineers discovered in pre-production crash tests that rear-end collisions would rupture the Pinto's fuel system extremely easily.
Because assembly-line machinery was already tooled when engineers found this defect, top Ford officials decided to manufacture the car anyway—exploding gas tank and all—even though Ford owned the patent on a much safer gas tank.
For more than eight years afterwards, Ford successfully lobbied, with extraordinary vigor and some blatant lies, against a key government safety standard that would have forced the company to change the Pinto's fire-prone gas tank.

[handmade34]

152. my1st car

driving my Pinto... was crushed in a pile-up in Houston ('73).. luckily didn't explode wasn't sorry to see it go

[reddread]

197. anything for a buck.

Ford's criminal greed was a result of their slight oversight on what happens when you rear end a car with a cheap, light duty rear end right in front of a low hanging gas tank. the dangerous inspection cover bolts of that base model housing would rip the gas tank upon contact. Cars with the V6 used an 8" housing like early Mustangs had, with no rear inspection cover/bolts to do the damage with.
Fortunately, my candyapple 72 wagon has a 9" to protect me and transfer the V8 oomph safely and soundly to the ground.
Early Pintos with small blocks are cool as hell.
Ford Motor Company? Not nearly as much.

[marmar]

34. This one:

Time to step into a more energy-efficient future.

[enlightenment]

84. Exactly.

I would happily give up the car for efficient rail.

[edhopper]

36. The vehicle that captured my imagination the most

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[Bennyboy]

37. I had a 21 window ragtop VW.....(the surfer van is my car though)

Yep. I have a forty niner colored one right now. Can sleep in it stealthily, load it full of crap, pack stuff on the top and is comfy as hell. Not to mention the bed in the back for picking up female hitchhikers. (that joke<<<<< creepy now, I know, would have killed in the seventies)......

One of my first cars was a 60 VW Van with the rag top and the curved back window. Took that car to Yellowstone. Thanks to that car I learned to hate VW's at a very early age though.

Here's a cool VW for ya though:

[raouldukelives]

62. That guy has some great rides.

[Bennyboy]

68. He is my oldest friend..... since we were 3....

Lived on my block when we were toddlers, and the VW I referenced above I bought from his parents.

Still a good friend. Car guy though so i only see him a few times a year.

he's got a mess of cars that's for sure.

[raouldukelives]

167. Cool! What an interesting guy!

He was showing a Messerschmitt car that I found incredible. Got to talking and he showed me a photo album full of other great cars and his pad. Being a fan of tiki and Ed Roth stuff it looked like heaven to me! Heck, the guy is a walking museum piece to boot!
Then he started showing some of the Amelia Earhart items his SO is into. I think went into awesomeness shock.

[Bennyboy]

169. He's not with her anymore...

he is with Roxanne now and she is pretty awesome. The pilot I never met.

I remember his first tat. he put "Wendy" on his shoulder (15) and she took one look at it and dumped him. he's been trying to cover it up since.

He was always about a foot taller than everyone. Even in Kindergarten.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

39. My favorite was my 'Truck of Science'

GMC Suburban that I had set up to do various soil tests with.


I had two 55gal drums (front to back along the center line) that I could use to carry my own water for when I wasn't near a source. Those were on stands that a friend helped me build. Where ever I parked, I could level the drums so as to use the markings I put on them to measure outflow. I had tons of fun stuff to take soil samples with and to install small 'wells' (piezometers) with which to test the subsurface hydraulic conductivity. I had a ring infiltrometer and a Guelph permeameter ( http://www.soilmoisture.com/prod_details.asp?prod_id=292 ) to play with. Fun Times

I used to call her my 'Forest Wraith'. I just loved the dark green color.

Unfortunately my health got bad and I couldn't keep working. I had drawn up plans for more stuff to add to her to make her more useful. (I also wanted to see if I could mount a PVC pipe that I could launch those tiny Estes Rockets with. That was to be more for fun )


The Truck of Science is brought to you by the:

[KansDem]

41. 1965 Chevelle Deluxe 300

Bought one in 1986--
Sold it in 2011--

It was a great car!

[lumberjack_jeff]

51. Repo Man! n/t

[frylock]

117. c'mon let's go get a drink!

[unblock]

43. this one:

http://eaglelander3d.com/

[oldhippie]

48. I'm sorry, but I like F-250 4X4 diesels .....

I know they are not very environmentally friendly, but ......

[IMG][/IMG]

[IMG][/IMG]

[appal_jack]

91. My '96 F250 4x4 PSD is still truckin'!

My '96 F250 4x4 PSD is still truckin'! Bought it in about 2007 or so. Great truck, though rusty as hell now.

-app

[KittyWampus]

49. Ah, the 57 Cadillac El Dorado… was there ever a car made more fantastically fun/beautiful?

Too young to have owned one at the time and wouldn't own one now due to price and fear of getting a scratch… but back when they used real chrome:

[A HERETIC I AM]

153. Absolutely LOVE IT!

I'll take two!

OK, I'll have one '57 and one '78;



Red with a white interior, even though that one is red on red.

[lumberjack_jeff]

50. What "captures my essence" is the fact that I can't pick one.

[Zorra]

52. I love to travel, so this

I've had one of these for 15 years, he's named Chief Joe. after Chief Joseph, (Hinmaton-Yalaktit real name in Nez Perce), because he leads me to escape and freedom. Joe is a lot funkier (has more "unique character" lol) than the rig in the photo.

It's a rolling motel room, except better, solar power, shower, toilet, fridge, stove, bed, sound system. I have it rigged for comfort and entertainment.I've lived in it, used it to travel and stay in for road work, traveled around the west a bunch of times, traveled in Mexico in it for a year, and I use it for storage when not traveling. Get's 18 mpg, and it's small enough to park on the street if necessary. It's underpowered, so it's slow going up hills, but I don't care about that.

I also had a '66 Westfalia, the first vehicle I traveled around the US and lived in. He was named "Zippy", and was anything but. I loved that bus, our old hippie wagon. *sigh*

[Ghost in the Machine]

61. I'm trying to save up for one of those, or one with the van front end...

I'd LOVE to take few months and travel some of the country in one, staying in National Parks that allow camping for free, or very cheap rates. I hope I can get one soon, and enjoy it as much as it sounds like you've enjoyed yours!

Peace,

Ghost

[Zorra]

67. It's hard to find a decent one at a reasonable price these days.

I bought mine for $3,000 in 1998, and it needed a bit of work.

Be sure that, if you buy one, it has the rear axle changed out to an aftermarket axle, or was manufactured with a safe axle.

(pdf)
http://www.toyotamotorhomes.com/files/Axle_FAQ.pdf

With one of these, no matter what happens, you always have a decent little place to live, and can pack up and go quickly and easily when necessary.

[Ghost in the Machine]

75. Thanks for the tip about the rear-end, Zorra... and this part here:

With one of these, no matter what happens, you always have a decent little place to live, and can pack up and go quickly and easily when necessary.

Truer words have never been spoken! I used to live like that before I settled down and had kids. My youngest just turned 20, but still lives at home. I'm disabled, and he has chosen to help take care of me, when I need it. That's why I mentioned a little bit bigger one, with the van front end. He would be with me, doing most of the driving, as sitting for long periods, and driving, are two of the worst things for me. I'm lucky to be walking, having suffered a broken neck and back along with major nerve damage throughout my body.

Hopefully we can do this in a year or two....

Peace,

Ghost

[Zorra]

76. I hope you can too.

[OneBlueDotBama]

55. Suburu SVX

awesome machine....

[Tikki]

56. 1960~1962 Plymouth Valiant..2 door/slant 6/3 on the tree..

Tikki

[Aristus]

57. I loved owning this car:

(Not my actual car, but one like it)

I named in "The Silver Tyrant".

[Drew Richards]

58. 61 daffodil...the ORIGINAL boxer engine and cvt...of course the cvt was a bunch of Rubber bands but

it was a great hippie car...40 mpg...peace out man...that traverler vw was the shizzle back then too...

[NJCher]

59. I have a couple

Here's one. Gramps had one of these and I'd love to drive one to school and get the reaction of my students.





Cher

[Throd]

60. 1967 Oldsmobile 442

[Egnever]

129. Oooh! dats a good one

[Ghost in the Machine]

63. My first "love" was my '69 Camaro 396 SS I had in high school. I've owned many cars since then,

Two other favorites were my '73 Camaro SS and my current 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with the 5.2 Litre (318 Magnum) V-8, fulltime 4 wheel drive & heavy duty tow package. I bought it used in 2006, with only 120,000 miles on it. I've put another 120,000 on it, and it still runs like a champ! I was really surprised at the gas milege, too. At 75mph on the interstate with the cruise control set, I average 24mpg.... I've gotten up to 30mpg while "drafting" an 18 wheeler.

I've always had an eye for the Dodge Challenger, too. I love the old ones, and the new models are really sharp too!

I'm almost 51 years old and have owned close to, if not over, 100 cars since I was 16. One time I traded cars 3 times in one week! Out of all of them, only 4 were foreign vehicles: A Mazda B-2000 truck (everything interchangeable with a Ford Ranger) and 3 Honda Accords. I loved the Hondas and would have no qualms about owning another one.

Peace,

Ghost

[rrneck]

65. The POS Sky Blue Cadillac from 48 Hours.

But I had one of these and really enjoyed it

Honda V45 Sabre

[tosh]

70. Big Mini

[KurtNYC]

71. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang n/t

[Egnever]

127. That has to have a pic

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

73. I loved my '61 TR3 (when it ran) but I really like my Toyota Rav4.

Love may be blind, but a TR3 with a Lucas (Prince of Darkness) electrical system will bring light...and a flood of profanity.

[tridim]

106. Triumphs drove my dad mad. I loved them though.

Just kidding about my dad, but I do remember he had a hell of a time keeping them running.

His TR-4 was my favorite. My first memory of a "car".

[Bigmack]

74. Prius... have had two of them...

I know, I know...

Foreign built, eco-freak, elitist...

Best all-round vehicle I've ever had.

Not great for every application, but very useful as an all-round vehicle.

Nice gas mileage, too....

[Tikki]

77. I love my Prius, also. We have been able to do so much more with the grandchildren...

because we can budget in the gasoline expense better with the Prius.

We still keep a Ranger truck around for a work truck*..being retired it mostly hauls
equipment and building materials as we up grade around here.

The Tikkis
* three families share the truck on call, as needed…

[Smarmie Doofus]

78. I always wanted to own a VW Beetle.

But was always dissuaded as an adult by it's reputed lack of reliability.

[darkangel218]

79. A car ive always wanted but never got to even drive one

An El Camino

[cherokeeprogressive]

134. Here ya go... a two-fer.

Brad Pitt in an El Camino.

[Packerowner740]

80. Corvette or jeep wrangler.

[hrmjustin]

85. hello.

[hfojvt]

83. one of these

an aluminum horse

[TlalocW]

87. Ultimately, I'm not one to care about cars

I refuse to pay over $15,000 for a vehicle and don't care what they look like, etc. as long as they work and are reliable. However, I do miss this guy - 1994 Nisan Sentra. This is it right before it was taken away to a junkyard when I moved from Tulsa to Kansas City in December 2011. Bought it new in 1995 for around $8000, and it was an incredibly reliable, cheap car. I went through my records after getting rid of it and aside from routine maintenance (oil changes, new tires, etc), it cost me less than $3000 in repairs all the time I had it... Mostly the starters kept crapping out on me. And until the final year, it was still getting low 30s in mpg.



TlalocW

[solarhydrocan]

89. Honda's new jet

I'm going to pick it up as soon as flight testing is finished

[Eddie Haskell]

94. nice!

how much?

[solarhydrocan]

108. estimated $4.5 million USD

I was just kidding, I'm not really buying one. If next year is like this year I'll be lucky to keep a roof over my head!

I did once date the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (briefly).

[Douglas Carpenter]

162. looks, awfully nice - but I have a feeling that some of my lefty friends would accuse me of

bourgeois self-indulgence - And with cutbacks in my overtime at work - it might be a little hard to swing it this year anyway.

[Motown_Johnny]

90. The Ford Mustang

I learned to drive on a '73 with a 351 CL. It is part of who I am and who I will always be.

Some years later I owned a different '73 (the first one was my parent's) and later still I had a '90.

[Iggo]

92. '70 Chevelle SS 454

[Eddie Haskell]

93. THE - 1987 Toyota Land Cruiser

If only it was comfortable and got good gas mileage.

[DavidDvorkin]

97. Starship Enterprise.

[Agschmid]

98. Which model...

I am E fan!

[DavidDvorkin]

102. There's only one real one

The one in TOS, which is the only real Star Trek.

(I admit to enjoying the two recent movies, though.)

[Go Vols]

103. 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 XL

[kwassa]

104. Duesenberg, of course.

[SummerSnow]

107. this is my favorite vehicle

oops wrong one. that was over 30 years ago...its this one now

jeep grand cherokee

[Mopar151]

110. Old Homer - had him goi'n on 29 years

Tow rig for the race car, camper, prime mover - details to follow
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NEHApost/photos/albums/1030170653
And the ol' hot rod - currently on gararge leave,
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NEHApost/photos/albums/1030170653
this is why
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NEHApost/photos/albums/1030170653/lightbox/1118631241

I'll fix links later

[Spirochete]

111. I've always liked

Buick Rivieras from the early 70's. not sure why - I've never owned one.

[ananda]

112. Honda Civic Hybrid

My car looks like this.

[theHandpuppet]

113. I guess I should be ashamed to say it...

But my dream is a taxi cab yellow, Dodge Ram truck. Fortunately I can't afford one so I won't have to feel guilty for driving such a gas guzzler. <sigh>

[RebelOne]

114. Cadillac. I have had a couple of them but never new.

My mother always owned Cadillacs. And I had a couple of ex-boyfriends who always owned Cadillacs. At times, I was able to borrow their cars. But the Cadillac has always been my favorite car. Right now, I am driving a Ford Taurus because in my old age, I can't afford a Cadillac.

[frylock]

116. rather odd stance on that vanagon..

my favorite vehicle is the Porsche GT3 RS. I will never have the means to own one.

[femmocrat]

119. The 1957 Ford Thunderbird:

[Ohio Joe]

145. I have an '02 Thunderbird

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First year of the new ones they did... I love it.

[femmocrat]

148. Very cool.

I had a black 1958 T-bird. Wish I would have kept it.

[abakan]

158. The is the car I've wanted for as long as I've wanted a car.... nt

[GReedDiamond]

120. 1966 Pontiac GTO...

...don't know if it "captures <my> essence," but, I like it.

[BainsBane]

121. Right now I'd settle for one that starts in the cold

and doesn't handle like a toboggan on winter roads.


But if we're basing it on aesthetics rather than practicality, a purple Karmann Ghia.

[CrispyQ]

188. Sweet!

They are my second favorite car.

[loli phabay]

122. mad max interceptor or a romulan warbird.

[flvegan]

123. SSC Ultimate Aero and the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon

Need them both because I have dogs. One of which is quite large.

1300 horsepower when it's just me. 550 when I have dogs/need space/have to drive in the rain.

Pagani Zonda, I love you, but I have to go bigger/faster/better/American.

[pintobean]

124. '69 Super Bee

[Egnever]

125. Hands down the car that spins my wheels is

This gorgeous piece of machinery


But my every day love is this thing



I wanted to cry when they stopped making them. Ugly as hell but does anything and drives like a civic. I will be so sad when mine eventually dies.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

126. Probably a wooden cart drawn by goats.

[Archaic]

128. Chevy Volt

209 mpg now on 12000 miles.

Electric at almost all times, but can still drive 100 miles round trip to see my folks.

Best
Car
Ever


PS: Screw big oil. Small oil. And all oil in between. One of these days, battery pricing is going to plummet and density will skyrocket. And I'll be able to drive a month on a single charge. And never buy a drop of oil again.

[Mopar151]

204. One of these days has been on hold

For about 75 years now. Will continue to be. Fact of life, having to do with the physics of energy storage.

[Fumesucker]

130. Two *entirely* different things

Favorite vehicle; 1966 Sunbeam Tiger



The vehicle that captures my essense;

[reddread]

198. sweet, right down to the minilites!

nice fellow wanted to trade us one for our convertible Mustang, but the Mustang is a little too cool to part with.
Those darn Tigers sure are neat though!

[WheelWalker]

131. The wheel barrow. Any make. Any model.

[El_Johns]

132. ...

[Codeine]

133. Any vehicle that starts every time I turn the key

and has never been smoked in is pretty much all I need.


And AC. Gotta have AC.

And automatic. I totally can't drive stick.

[truebluegreen]

184. Subaru.

One time we had a brutal cold snap (-40) and the transformer down the street blew up at 10:00 at night. The car was parked in the driveway and with the power off so was my engine heater. Early next morning I turned the key, the starter cranked three times and then fired up. Just exactly like always.

Excellent in snow too.

[Auntie Bush]

135. A turquoise 1960 MGA

My first car. Only car I ever loved. But I really like my red Camry that I have now. My second favorite car. Only took about 50 years to find another favorite.

[Shankapotomus]

136. Dahon Speed 8

I like modes of transportation that can be packed into a large suitcase with wheels and carried on public transportation.

[demosincebirth]

137. Any American brand. nt

[liberal_at_heart]

138. '65 mustang.

[bluedigger]

140. My '06 Wrangler Unlimited (LJ) is my essential vehicle.

Because I see a road sign like this as an invitation, not a warning:


We've been down some valleys


and across some passes


my LJ and me.

[LeftyMom]

142. I have a '66 El Camino and I love it beyond reason.

But there really isn't a vintage muscle car I don't like.

[X_Digger]

143. Well, I was a fan of the short-lived Chevy SSR

It's a truck, but it's a convertible, and it was new, but looked like something old...

[kwassa]

146. Another favorite vehicle, the zeppelin.

[CK_John]

147. My adult tricycle.

[xfundy]

156. Hard to decide.

Either one of these...




Or one of these:


('73 VW Thing)

[Blue_In_AK]

157. Here it has to be something four-wheel drive

or at least front-wheel. You just can't get around on the ice with a rear-wheel drive car. Even in the summer, a lot of roads require four-wheel drive, so, for me, I'd probably pick some kind of Subaru.

[otherone]

164. thanks for checking in

[Blue_In_AK]

166. Some people joke

that the Subaru is the Alaska state car.

[me b zola]

161. Don't fence me in, I have many tastes, but this one fits for now... Vespa

[econoclast]

163. Chevy NOMAD!

Or the current Ford FLEX!

[rppper]

165. A bandit trams am for essence....

I owned one like this.....


My current rides.....

[rusty fender]

168. 1972 240Z

[otherone]

170. nice pic

thanks for the post..

[rusty fender]

171. For schnizzle

[sibelian]

173. Always wanted one of these...

Can't afford it. Good thing too, I guess, they tend to spook docking crews, I'm told. ... but also apparently, no respray bills.

[bhikkhu]

174. This is what I'd like to think captures "my essence":

...but really this is more realistic:

[CFLDem]

176. Bentley Continental GTC

I can dream, rt?

[Bennyboy]

177. I love the reimagined school bus.....

FURTHUR II at Shoreline in 2011....

[Proud Public Servant]

178. Cord 810

I'll never own one, but oh, if only I could...

?i

[Kaleva]

179. Kymco

[truebluegreen]

180. '02 Toyota Tacoma 4-door 4WD pickyup.

Once you've owned a truck you can never not own a truck. For camping trips, fishing trips, rough terrain, pulling stuff, moving stuff, hauling stuff around...sometimes even work!

Other than that, '67 Mustang. Red.

[CrispyQ]

181. Volvo P1800

Fun thread. Now going back to see what other cars DUers like.

on edit: When I was a little girl, my mother owned a powder blue one of these. We would drive with the top down, even in winter, with blankets wrapped around us.

[LWolf]

186. It depends on the context.

My favorite vehicle, that captures my essence:



My favorite automobile? I don't know if I have one. I don't know if I've ever had access to an automobile that could be my "favorite." Here's what I'm driving now; I favor it because it's the most reliable auto I've ever driven, and it's my 3rd:



If I suddenly could afford to buy something new today, here's what I'd probably buy:

[fadedrose]

194. ++++++ for the Horse !!

[NeoGreen]

187. My favorite...

Would be a green canoe:



Else, if I am forced to travel on asphalt:

[applegrove]

189. I like the original volkswagon beetle. We had a red one when I was a kid.

[otherone]

190. My dad restored a 71 convertable bug..

loved it so much..

[BelgianMadCow]

191. my essence

isn't vehicular

[ScreamingMeemie]

192. Ummmmm...

...er... no.

They are just hunks of metal. I like to protect my essence. Thanks.

Now I'm going to be all creeped out next time I go for a drive.

[fadedrose]

193. A train with a club car .....

I guess it's not a vehicle, only had 3 or 4 traintrips, at least 50 years ago, but I loved the table and the towns whizzing by . . . .

[reddread]

195. 67/6 big block Fairlanes

most beautiful cars ever built.
Greatest motor in motorsport history.
Awesome cars.
Quite taken.

[HarveyDarkey]

199. '55 Thunderbird

[DesertFlower]

201. i drive a '05 mazda miata.

i'm 72 and i love it. bought it new and only have 31,000 miles on it.

[VanillaRhapsody]

202. It would be this....

[longship]

203. Volvo 122!

One great automobile.
Drives like a dream. Comfortable. 30 MPG no matter the speed. Shoulder harnesses standard, even in 1961. Rear seat heat, standard. Unbreakable engine and transmission. And the best, easy to fix.

I owned four of them. The Volvo four cylinder cars were great. I still drive one. The best was the 740. I have a 18 year old 940 now. Not as good as my previous 740 which was probably the best Volvo ever, but not always user fixable.

They lasted forever. Too bad Volvo abandoned the four banger. Big mistake.

[democratisphere]

205. VW XL1 250-300 Miles/Gallon.

[Art_from_Ark]

206. From my 8th birthday until the time I was forced to sell it at 13,

this was my favorite vehicle. Although mine did not have a hand brake-- I had to pedal backwards to stop it.

[jmowreader]

208. One of the vehicles that captures my essence

The first one I had, had the bumper number 209-39. A truly ironic number, because when I inspected it thoroughly I found 209 problems, 39 of which kept the truck from being dispatched. No wonder I can fix a car...