The "What Do you drive?" thread....

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

When I got my 1969 Lincoln sedan in 1982, it sorta became my "Go-To" car, because my 1982 Chevy Suburban K2500 6.2 Diesel turned out to be such an unremitting POS, & spent so much time in the shop..The Lincoln was utterly reliable, ALWAYS "Went", & was an EXTREMELY comfortable ride while doing it... It had power galore, having a 460, even though the 460 had a LOT of weight to haul around..It STILL could give a very good accounting of itself against the dreadful weak-kneed JUNK of the early Eighties... That & the fact I had it painted, & it was SO pretty, & had such clean lines...Well, it WASN'T a hardship to use it..Biggest problems were the A/C didn't work, & a couple of the power windows didn't, either..Ford used a nylon gear in the power windows, & after 15-20 years, they kinda crumbled...

The GM 6.2 diesel wasn't much better than the Oldmobile joke of a diesel.
I talked to a few Chevy 3500 truck owners and they said that engine barely went over 100K, without a overhaul or replacement.
Diesels are supposed to last over 500K miles.

[Sandy G]

Part of the problem w/the 6.2 Weasel, the Urbanizer had a 4.11 rear end in it, which drove the Weasel a LOT faster than it wanted to go..GM said it WASN'T, but it was basically a "Big-Block" dieselized gas motor, just like the 350.. Altho they HAD learned a few tricks that made the 6.2s a LITTLE better than the 350s..If you remember, NOBODY then made "Small" V-8 diesels....Diesels for automotive applications were 4s, 5s, & 6s, all INLINE motors... Generous Motors was NOT smarter than the entire rest of the industry...I remember a few years ago over yonder at AK, we started talking about the notorious 350 Weasels, & some guy said, IIRC, that his dad was a developmental engineer at GM in the late Seventies when they were doing the 350 diesel programme, THEY knew the engine was a Dawg, but the Big Shots ran the motor thru anyway...And kept their fingers crossed..

[DavGoodlin]

The finest MoPar (that brought home most of my TVs) was our 1975 Fury wagon with a 318, it was built in Hamtramk (Detroit plant) and had rusted-out quarters fixed twice because it was such a great car.

My folks bought MoPars for almost 40 years, beginning with a 1969 Polara wagon 383-2V, ending with the 2005 Voyager minivan when their micro-dealer had to surrender the franchise.
Suffering the usual electrical, carburetor and transmission issues along the way, the "little dealer" fixed them all, hence the repeat business.

[dieseljeep]

Gentlemen: A quick " fessup".
December,10 2009.
I totaled my beloved 2005 Jeep Liberty. It was a freak accident, on an icy country road near me. I nose flipped it and it landed on its roof. The insurance company deemed it a total loss.

I just use the screen name, to prevent a hastle.
Long story, short, I replaced it with a used, high milage, Toyota Prius hatchback. It's great for garage sales, thrift shops and general chasing.
It's the first Japanese car I bought in 49 years, of owning a car or truck.
Absolutely no regrets.
I still have my other two American made vehicles.

[Robb]

My current drivers except for the last:
All are rust free and original paint.

1990 CRX Si




1988 Civic LX




1991 Civic Si (garage queen)

[markdi]

Nice crx

I want one

[Dan Starnes]

My daily driver is a 2003 Ford Crown Vic
Wife drives our 05 F-250 and it is 4x4
1976 Ford Maverick Stallion, ordered it in Sept of 75, 17k original miles, have been showing it, drag racing it since I bought it when I was 18.
1966 Chevy C-10 454 th 400
2001 Grand Marquis, parents last car they bought
1988 Mustang GT ordered it in Sept of 87, 14k original miles
1979 Z-28, bought it the night John Lennon was murdered
1960 Pontiac Catalina
1998 Pontiac Bonneville 412k miles
1972 Maverick Sprint, project
1972 Maverick Grabber, project
1977 Maverick 4dr
1949 Ford F1, field fresh
1956 Chevy 150, 350 Muncie M21, lotsa fun!
1930 Ford Model A blindback,, pretty much a low mileage original car. very rare body style.
2003 Harley Davidson Road King, bought it new
1973 Triumph 750 Bonneville
1976 Maverick Stallion parts car.
1949 IH Farmall tractor
and a 1959 Shasta canned ham camper,, my little man cave

I have enough to keep me busy lol

[compu_85]

My mechanic friend says 06 was the high point for Toyota's vans... It went downhill quickly after that.


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[Username1]

"" There is often a price you have to pay to drive the vehicle you want to. For example, if you want to drive a vintage British or Italian sports car, you'd better bring a set of tools and spare parts along with you, and also have a friend who is a good mechanic. For the most part, we accept that we have to make some sacrifices to own and drive the cars we like. ""

I agree with this..... And for me and the wife, its keeping her 408K mile Accord now that she may need a little more tlc now and then.

And we all make purchase decisions not only based on our own experience, but also based on the stories we hear from others, not knowing how they treated those items....

[bgadow]

Took driver's ed in a brand spanking new Beretta, an '88? They had just come out. A couple months later some other kids were out on a drive and someone else ran a redlight and totalled it. Now, there is some fool riding around town in one with historic plates.

[davet753]

Daily driver is a 2001 Lincoln Town Car. 176,000 trouble free miles and still going strong. I'm often tempted to step up to a newer model, but I hate to get rid of it when it's still providing dependable service.....not to mention the fact that since it's a Lincoln, it's a nice comfortable car to drive.

Have a 1973 Ford LTD in the garage that's been in my family since new. 109,000 miles and the biggest thing ever done to it mechanically was a brake job.

[zeno]

Originally Posted by davet753

Daily driver is a 2001 Lincoln Town Car. 176,000 trouble free miles and still going strong. I'm often tempted to step up to a newer model, but I hate to get rid of it when it's still providing dependable service.....not to mention the fact that since it's a Lincoln, it's a nice comfortable car to drive. .

You cant step up ! As you probably know Ford dont make that chassis anymore. Thats why I will keep my Crown Vic & Grand Marques til
the end then replace them with the same thing. Ford Panther chassis
was the last of the true economy family sedans that were safe &
comfortable. GM gave up in 1997............

73 Zeno

[davet753]

Your right, Zeno. What I meant by "step up" was to an '09 or '10 model. The only thing I've noticed is that prices on those (with low miles) aren't dropping nearly as fast as they used to. I'd say it's because they are no longer being made, and there is still certainly a demand for them.

There are no other cars on the market today that (dollar-for-dollar) can touch them.

[grimer]

As of right now:
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 5.7 Hemi
1997 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0
1966 Dodge Coronet conv. 383 4 speed
1962 Cadillac (Miller Meteor) Hearse. 390
1947 Dodge coupe 440,4speed,Dana 60..........not being driven,unfinished.
1937 Plymouth Business coupe,318,4speed

[Sandy G]

I HAD, for awhile, a 1951 Chevy 3800 TON Panel Wagon..4 on the floor, extra-extra-extra large pizza sized steering wheel..Think it hit all of 50-55 MPH top speed...Drifted horribly, you never knew quite what lane you were in.. 216 6 cylinder..Hard to believe people actually drove these things for a living...