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  • Cars only- i ain't no hillbilly!!

    21 43.75%
  • Truck baby!! i gots me a pickup

    15 31.25%
  • I don't care as long as it has 4 wheels

    12 25.00%
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    Though I'd drag out a long dead thread for a picture of my baby:



    Last picture before the respray.

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    cars all the way. The smaller the better. My first car was a mazda 626..but it died. then i had a geo metro..i loved that car. it was small and didnt go very fast, but it was fun to drive....like a go kart. but i got a job where alot more traveling was involved and wanted something a little newer. so i bought a brand new 2000 Neon. and I absolutely love it. it took me a while to adjust the driving a bigger car again, but i couldnt be happer with this car. it runs well, it handles pretty good, gets decent gas mileage. has enough room to seat 4 adults fairly comfortably.

    now i just wish i had enough $$$ for the new Neon SRT-4...i stopped and looked at one the other day...man do i love those things. they look so much more manly. but..i will have to wait until i get this one paid off
    Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs

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    Here's mine

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    That is one sweet red x you are driving, what year is it?

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    2002 Pontiac Montana Minivan.

    Hated it when we first got it (coming from an Acura 3.2TL) but I'm used to it now. It's very comfortable on long trips or going to the drive-in. It really won me over when I did a 10 pc small network install at small business. Everything fit in it in one shot. I didn't have to rent a uhaul. My wife loves the thing. Next summer I'm picking up either GTI or a motorcycle so she can have the van 24/7.

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    Quote Originally Posted by delmer_1
    then i had a geo metro..i loved that car. it was small and didnt go very fast, but it was fun to drive....like a go kart.
    LOL i said the same thing about my brothers metro, its like a go kart that can hit 80, downhill of course

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cleetus
    That is one sweet red x you are driving, what year is it?
    2003. killer gas mileage. Got it below dealer invoice

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    A Truck in Australia generally means a flat-top of several ton capacity. I learned to drive as a kid on 3 & 5 ton trucks on the farm.

    3/4 or 1-ton with unitary body would be a Ute (Utility Vehicle).




    I've found a wagon an excellent compromise to combine some load-carrying capacity with car-like comfort;



    but mine's blue with a different grille.
    Last edited by Platypus; September 25th, 2003 at 12:23 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Budd
    i myself am a die hard truck fan. i've always driven trucks, probably always will. personally, i drive a 95 3/4 ton Ford 4x4 Powerstroke (diesel is the only way to go baby!!)
    Man, driving a pos ford and a diesel at that.

    I had a good friend who had a diesel and he says that was the worst decision he ever made in his entire life...nothing but trouble.

    Plus, guys driving diesels have to wait in line. Most gas stations around here only have one or two diesel pumps. One clown even tried chewing me out because I was taking up space next to "his" diesel pump...something about being inconsiderate. Needless to say, I slowed down what I was doing and ended up taking a whole bunch of time. Maybe next time, this clown will think again before buying a stinking diesel.

    And oh yeah, those ford suv's are the ugliest things on the road.

    I drive a 98 Dodge Ram Van...a full-sized van with a .318 V8...no stinking mini-vans for me! I've got over 210,000 miles and still going strong.

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    hey now, don't go knocking my diesels. i'd take a ford diesel pickup in a heartbeat. can't beat a ford truck. i know diesels stink and are loud, but my 7.3 powerstroke gets 19 mpg and up here in WA diesel is .20 cents cheaper than gas. its a tank, it'll pull and haul anything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cleetus
    Well when you live in a sinking swamp, Ford Suvs = teh sux

    But if for any odd reason I ever got a truck I would only get a ford.

    Just hate those soccer moms that always seem to drive the bigger Ford Suv's.

    But here or North Texas, snow and Ice aren't a big deal, the whole state shuts done, so you pick something you just enjoy driving.

    I prefer sports cars, but as I get older, Sedans and better coupe's are looking more practical.
    Amen.

    I don't know what it is about Ford SUVs but it seems like 3 out of 4 Ford Exploders that I see are going like 5 mph under the speed limit, in the passing lane. Worst thing you can see up ahead when you're in a hurry is Soccer Mom Jane and the Piglets in a Ford Expenditure.

    If I'm on more than two wheels, its a truck. '97 dodge RAM here. I like the road clearance and visibility. It's nice having that extra cargo capacity and, just in case I ever get run in to I like having lots of steel between me and whatever runs in to me. (for some reason that logic doesn't apply to my motorcycle decisions )
    If it's true that wherever you go, there you are: how come so many people look lost?

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