What kind of car do you drive, we have a Focus...

[bridgit]

[YellowRubberDuckie]

1. 1997 Plymouth Breeze...

We call her Ouisa. :evilgrin:
Duckie

[bridgit]

2. coolness...

:hippie:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. Not really.

But thanks for playing along.
She's got over 142K Miles on her and her transmission is starting to get cranky. Also, the AC died YEARS ago. I need a new car.
Duckie

[bridgit]

12. my dad was an old Kentucky sportsman, he had me looking at things...

most girls never got to see, i have his Chrysler in storage but i hear you, up-keep can be a bitch

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. 2001 Saturn SL 2

with light grey leather seats. I use a bath towel on mine during the summer. OW!!!

[bridgit]

5. Saturn has a new, trick looking little sports we seen the other day...

suu-eet! :thumbsup:

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. The Aura???

That won Motor Trend Car of the Year.

I cannot afford one.

[bridgit]

13. could be, it turned hubby's head and he's real persnickety about sports cars...

i should check for more info :hi:

[SharonRB]

24. The sports car is the Saturn Sky

It's gorgeous!

[bridgit]

89. thanks for the tip...

:thumbsup:

[Burma Jones]

4. Right now, a 2003 Infiniti M45

But I have a Hybrid Camry coming end of August, glad to be getting rid of the Infiniti, 16 mpg

[bridgit]

8. oh my, hubby just rented a truck for a gig he had and it got 18mpg...

but he was hauling tons of materials around, we couldn't wait to get back into the Focus which gets easily twice that

[Fenris]

6. 1996 Lexus ES300

[bridgit]

10. our SIL drives one, it does just fine...

:)

[Left Is Write]

9. I have a Sienna. Mr. LIW has a Durango.

[bridgit]

14. you guys are fully mobile...

since my accident i don't do allot of driving :hi:

[wildhorses]

15. camry...accord back up

one old, other one older still

:hi:

[bridgit]

17. my bestest friend, Betsy, drives a Camry...

now i know fer sher you be r'iiight!! :hi:

[wildhorses]

21. good to see you tonight

i wondered about you today:shrug:

it crossed my mind that i have not seen you in here for a while:hug:

[bridgit]

26. awwww, you, you so sweet, but hubby's been in the bay area on this nutty...

crazy project that is down while they get the shipping stuff all figured out, but i've loved you since you first quoted J. Prine ages ago...girl gotta be tight quoting Prine y'know

:hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :kick:

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. A politically incorrect one

[bridgit]

18. hubby's looking for a 'still straight' camino, is that one your's...

cause it's jam'n, or a panel truck for his art gigs :headbang:

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Yup, it's mine

It's not straight anymore, though. x(

[bridgit]

22. that blows, homey...

:hug: time for renovation maybe

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. If I had the bucks

Or if that fuckpole's insurance company hadn't hosed me after he tried to pass me while I was making a left turn and plowed into the driver's side. :grr:

[bridgit]

28. some people, i'm telling'ya + insur companies...

:thumbsdown: just be CAREFUL damn it!! i know it wasn't your fault but shit! it's crazy these days out there x(

[Throd]

126. Same here...1968 Oldsmobile 442

[greendog]

20. '95 Tacoma

[bridgit]

29. ah, finally, a truck that looks like a truck...

don'cha just disapprove of urban cowboys that don't have a speck of dust on, or in, their trucks x(

[SharonRB]

23. 2004 Lexus ES330

But I'm planning to get a smart car next year when my lease is up. It will be quite a change, but I really want to save money on my car payments and gas, and do my part for the environment with mileage over 40 mpg. I test drove one a few days ago.

[bridgit]

30. smart to lease though, right...

:)

[SharonRB]

36. I always lease -- it really keeps the payments down

and by the time the lease is up, I'm usually ready for a new car anyway.

[bridgit]

38. there you go, that makes sense to me...

:)

[Fenris]

31. They really need to make an ES hybrid model.

x(

[SharonRB]

34. I agree

but I'd probably still switch. I've loved my two Lexi (this was my second one), but I really want to cut my car payments.

I had wanted to get an American car this time, but couldn't find a hybrid or high-mileage car that fit my requirements. And most of the Japanese hybrids were almost as expensive as my Lexus by the time I got them equipped the way I wanted.

I've pretty much narrowed it down to the smart car or a MINI Cooper, and I'm leaning toward the smart car because it's so much less expensive.

[seemunkee]

27. Mini Cooper

[bridgit]

32. i like'em!!

you can nearly drive under most 18 wheel truck trailers :bounce:

[SharonRB]

37. I love the MINI!

It's between the smart and that for my next one.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

33. mostly an electric cupcake....

and while it is being charged i drive my 2007 toyota sienna...

[bridgit]

35. i like your van, i'd also like to live in that church...

:7

[Adsos Letter]

39. Rio Vista...as in, "The Delta"?...

...good grief, we must be neighbors... :hi:

oh...we drive a 2005 Nissan Maxima, and a 2001 Chevy Silverado (which I used for work as a painting contractor).

:D

[bridgit]

41. that's a big ole yeppers, just went with hubby for his b-day at The Ryde Hotel last wkend...

dinner & drinks at Ilseton Joe's the evening previous, brunch at the Ryde whole nine, here's the view from our window the next morning, we're looking for property out there, we're in sacto, but out on the delta all the time :thumbsup: :hi:

[Adsos Letter]

43. Isleton!!!

...best prime-rib around and always packed. :9

We are over in the Cordelia area... :hi:

[bridgit]

45. why sure!! we're out the 80 into the city/bay area all the time too...

we have a rather large footprint work-wise, east to Tahoe, west to the city, south to Kettleman City/Paso Robles-Cambria, and north to Ukiah, some people are all like, "Stop burning up so much gas, dammit!!" but Californians do allot of work all over the place :hi: :hi: :hi:

[Adsos Letter]

47. we do tend to do the driving...

...lol...my travels weren't quite that far afield but I regularly worked the length of the Napa Valley; south to Lafayette; and east to Davis.

Kettleman City? There's nothing there!!! :rofl:

:hi:

[bridgit]

48. that's driving too...Kettleman City? yep, nothing there, that's where we head west into Paso...

and points further west i.e. San Simeon, etc :woohoo:

[Adsos Letter]

52. ah...San Luis Obispo area...San Simeon is beautiful...

...my wife took our youngest down to hearst Castle just a couple months back. Nice area! I wouldn't mind living on the coast down there...

What general type of work do you do?

[bridgit]

54. corporate compliance, we do some for the castle, actually IMAX *at* the castle...

but it's all part of the same operation, here's a pic from the road between, very lovely area, Cambria is wonderful :bounce:

[Adsos Letter]

59. I've worked in the Napa Valley for so long...

that it always comes as a shock to me to see land that isn't completely planted in grapes...Beautiful!

I am actually getting pretty tired of "wine culture"...been working too close to it for too many years, I guess. I grew up in Napa, so maybe I just am tired of the way it changed the valley over the years...

Nice picture!

:D

[bridgit]

62. hahaha, i hear'ya, friend of ours plays oboe for the Napa Symph...

and we're all like, "whatever, dudes..." if you grew up there you've seen it all, i grew up here in sacto, Yountville is nice but even more snooty x( me, i'm just a delta girl :)

[Adsos Letter]

67. Yup...snooty is the word of the day...and it gets worse the farther

up valley ya go.

Recognize this piece of ... art...?

[bridgit]

70. not off hand, last time we were at Downtown Joe's, they acted like we just...

stepped off a spaceship, and the local drunks act like they own the whole damn street, so we couldn't wait to get back home http://www.deltaking.com

[Adsos Letter]

76. You live on the Delta King...?...

...:D...

The cow statue is in Oakville; I promised JeffR I would do a story on it for the Photography group when I get the time to put it together.

[bridgit]

77. no, but i do theater lighting design for the theater on-board...

(one of my gigs, theater arts major yada-yada) and live about 8 blocks from there

[Adsos Letter]

80. Yay for Old Town...!...

...a great place to go on the weekend...haven't been there for awhile, though. My best friend's sister had her wedding reception on the Delta King...

History major here...been to Sutter's Fort, the California State Indian Museum, etc. a few times. Sacramento is great...lots to do. Go to the zoo at Goethe Park...

good times with the wife and kids... :D

[borlis]

40. 2005 Chevy Tahoe

With big chrome rims. Mr Borlis and Borlis kid 1 really wanted them.

Please don't flame me. I do like it, but don't think I'd get another one. Too much $$ for gas.

[bridgit]

42. i love trucks...

and ya'gotta have wheels!! don't you just love people that bought those 'spinners', and now maybe only one spins :rofl: what were THEY thinking

[sarcasmo]

61. 2004 Chevy Aveo.

33mpg in the city.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. My dear bridgit!

I'm driving my beautiful Camry Hybrid, model year 2007! Here she is, right after I got her:




:bounce: :bounce:

[bridgit]

46. that is nice, Peg, did you trade your old one in right at maximum resale...

cause i bet you did :hi: :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. Thanks, bridgit!

Actually, I donated the car to our local public radio station and they auctioned her off!


They got the money, and we got a nice tax write-off!

Everybody wins, right!

Plus the person who bought the car got a full tank of gas!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[bridgit]

50. everyone wins, Peg, that sounds right to me...

or shall i say left! ;)

[Bombero1956]

53. my cherry pony car

2006 Mustang GT ragtop. Just passed 11,000 miles. Brought it home March 27th 2006.

[bridgit]

58. those are nice, we're picking up one tomorrow for having rented so much...

lately through the corporate acct (free weekend), we plan on putting the top down and cruuuuising :smoke: :hi:

[Bombero1956]

65. have fun

my wife went out and bought a hat because it messed her hair up riding with the top down.

[bridgit]

68. hahaha...no wait, that's a good idea...

:hi:

[elshiva]

51. Cutlass Cierra Oldsmobile 1995.

My great uncle Willy gave it to me. I hope to God I can keep this car safe.

[bridgit]

56. hubby had one in oregon till his nutty x-gf stole it...

:(

[elshiva]

60. Sorry, hon. It's a great car.

[bridgit]

63. he gets a weird look on his face when it's mentioned, i've seen the court papers...

but i'm glad your is still tooling :hi:

[elshiva]

71. Thank you! My dear uncle Willy used to drive each day to the

synagogue in it, so I am hoping God will take care of it. God bless you and everyone else with safe driving.

[bridgit]

72. thank you, elshiva...

and God Bless you as well, dear; indeed all of Israel, all of us :hug:

[elshiva]

75. It's a car of two faiths. He took it to synagogue, I take it to church.

:hug:

[bridgit]

78. i'm say'n...

:pals:

[elshiva]

79. Thank you, bridgit.

:hug:
Patron saints of car drivers:
St. Christopher:


Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio


St. Frances Romana


St. Frances Xavier Cabrini


Prophet Elijah:


Baruch HaShem!

[w8liftinglady]

55. 2001 mustang-AKA the Liberal Nascar

due to my affection for topical bumperstickers

[bridgit]

57. hahaha, good one!!

:patriot:

[Bjornsdotter]

64. Volvo's

We are a 3 Volvo family....soon to be 4.

Cheers

[bridgit]

66. here's to Volvo...

:toast:

[Bjornsdotter]

84. Agreed

:toast:

[w8liftinglady]

69. my next car will be a volvo-even if I have to sell my soul..they are the best

[Bjornsdotter]

85. We like them

...and mine 12 years old, still looks great and runs like a dream. My mechanic thinks I'll get another 250,000 miles out of it. I hope you get one, I think you'll love it.

:toast:

[masshole]

122. only 12 years old??

We have three Volvo's as well, two 20 year olds and a 23 year old! All run great, the two 20 year old 740 wagons are totally rust-free (neat trick in New England). I will never buy another new car ever again. Next is another 240 sedan, got another kid soon to be driving. :)

[Bjornsdotter]

123. I know

..it's a baby, I'm still breaking it in. We've got an 850, 850 Turbo wagon and a 740 sedan.

I'm jealous of the 240, that car is the best Volvo ever. If it's manual, it will run forever...those cars just don't die. :)

:toast:

[BarenakedLady]

73. A '98 Chevy Venture

Which is my main "mom" vehicle.

Dh drives the VW Passat. Crap don't now the year.

We also inherited an Alero from his mom. No idea what year it is.

[bridgit]

74. girl, you guys got wheels...

:headbang:

[Blue-Jay]

81. Bofus?

[Dinger]

82. 2002 Pontiac GrandAm

Second GrandAm we have. I love it!

[bridgit]

83. those are cush & fast...

:)

[MiserableFailure]

86. 2005 Crown Victoria

It's my take home car.

We also have a 2007 Ford F-150 as well as a 2005 Camry. Perks of being married to a brilliant female internist.

[bridgit]

87. the F-150 with the crew cab was what hubby rented for his project...

it was a cool & roomy work truck, but ge-awd!! the mileage was so different from our Focus :hi:

[MiserableFailure]

91. yeah the mileage sucks on it

no doubt about it, but I do some contracting work for our church and you need a truck or cargo van to lug all the equipment and materials around.

the f-150 gets about 15 city/19 highway I think, and the crown vic gets about 19 city/25 highway.

[bridgit]

103. that's exactly why my guy uses it = contracting, materials, haul stuff & people around

:thumbsup:

[Breeze54]

88. Could you make that pic larger? It's hard to see all the detail!

:rofl:

:P

[bridgit]

97. i'm on it...

[Initech]

90. Right now it's an '01 Pontiac Grand Am.

But soon I will be trading it in for an '07 Nissan Altima. :woohoo:

[bridgit]

98. sweet!

:)

[taterguy]

92. Gary Fisher Mountain bike

Because I can

[bridgit]

99. another summer has nearly past, and we haven't had time to buy bikes...

:( project conclusion nears, i keep seeing bikes as a viable proposition, if that's your town i like it, reminds me of some of the gold country here where i live :)

[idgiehkt]

93. a beater

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=6728297

;)

other wise known as a geo tracker. :hi:

[bridgit]

100. when i get rich i'm buying you a new car...

:hug:

[YankeyMCC]

94. Prius but

for anything in town or even parts of surrounding towns as long as weather is reasonably survivable on the bike I use my Specialized and a backpack.

[bridgit]

101. i think swag drives a Prius, i see'em all over the place here...

:thumbsup:

[alarimer]

95. 2006 Mazda 3 hatch

IMG]

[bridgit]

105. nice, is that a cargo clip on the front, or just catching the body work somehow...

i need more recreational time dang it!! :( :hi:

[alarimer]

110. I think it's used for towing

There is a metal pipe in with the jack that screws into a hole in the front bumper. It has a ring on the end that is just perfect for tying stuff down. Guess I should read the manual but it's handy for tying down the kayak.

[bridgit]

115. hm, very thoughtful, i like it!!

:bounce:

[XNASA]

111. I just bought a 2007 Mazda 3s a couple of weeks ago.

I don't have any pics yet, but it looks like this one, only in Aurora Blue.



Really like it a lot. Easily the best car for the $$$.

[pagerbear]

120. I thought about the Mazda 3 when I was car hunting

I like it a lot, too. I decided on a Camry, though.

[alarimer]

129. They are incredibly fun to drive

You can't get a better car for the price.

I bought the hatch because I thought it was a good mix of sporty and practical. And it looks good!

I mean, I love roadsters like the Miata or the Saturn Sky but I don't see how to transport a kayak with one of those!


And in one year I have had no mechanical or other problems with it.

[tammywammy]

96. 2006 VW Beetle TDI

Diesel, I get 42-46 mpg. :)

[bridgit]

106. sweet2, gotta save energy somehow...

:)

[Catshrink]

102. '02 Civic (yawn)

I'm bored with it but I'm getting 34-36 mpg and the stereo is pretty decent. It's just a car. That red '06 Pony looks very very nice!

[bridgit]

107. ours is kinda just a car too...

but we like it :hi:

[tammywammy]

113. I've had it almost 2 years

And I still really love it. The car I had previously, I think after a year or so, I was tired of it. But I love my Beetle.

The only way I'd be convinced to get out of it is if VW throws their new diesel engine into the Rabbit. I looooove the new Rabbit. :loveya:

[LeftyMom]

104. '97 Saturn SW1

Here, behind my other ride:

[bridgit]

108. morning girl, see, you're so practical...

been thinking about a wagon, or hatchback of some kind as well :hi: :donut:

[LeftyMom]

109. There area lot of neat new wagons out there, but they're smaller

This thing's getting up there in miles and there's really nothing of similar size on the market. I can't really go smaller and I don't want a minivan because I don't want to pay more for gas, so I might wind up replacing it with a mini-ute. I'm keeping an eye out for a good deal on a Escape hybrid.

[Omphaloskepsis]

140. I used to work for Burley assembling carts.

A very cool company to work for. They make expensive stuff but they treat their employees really well.

[Hand]

112. The Focus's predecessor! 1994 Escort.

Sturdy,good on gas... no wonder they stopped making them. The guy I bought it from replaced it with a Focus and swore he wished he hadn't. :toast:

[bridgit]

116. might know what he's talking about, we had the key lock in the ignition *twice*...

in less than a month, hubby gets these bumper to bumper warranties and made them fix it plus pay for the rental...they finally had to replace the shifter thingy or whatever, something with the contacts, then later heard it was an ongoing issue with Focus' :shrug:

[salin]

114. 2006 Prius

It still feels brand new. First time I have had a new car (always have bought used in the past.)

[bridgit]

117. new cars are cool if & when, Prius' are da bomb diggity...

:hi:

[salin]

125. you know you are getting old when....

that next car you are gonna buy is gonna be cool - a Miata... but when the time to buy rolls around... you buy a Prius! No regrets - but it does make me chuckle at myself when I see a Miata on the road.

:hi:

[bridgit]

141. ha! well balanced thoughts indeed...

:hi: :hug:

[judaspriestess]

118. 2007 Prius

gave up the 2005 Cadi STS. I did not feel comfortable anymore in that car.

[bigwillq]

119. 2006 Nissan Altima (nt)

[Caution]

121. 2005 Mini Cooper

Pure Silver. Love it.

[Deep13]

124. Jetta 4-cyl. wagon, Honda Civic Hybrid. nt

[MrCoffee]

127. 2006 Chevy HHR

I know, I know, but there was no way I was gonna jam 2 car seats in the 1998 Saturn we used to drive.

[Midlodemocrat]

128. I drive a 2007 Town and Country

I LOVE it.

My husband drives a Chrysler 300 (company car)

TeenMidlo drives a 2004 Camry.

[Zoigal]

130. Silver 2005 Prius

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

131. 2006 Pepper White MINI Cooper

"Chequers"

[Maq]

132. 2007 KIA Sedona

Just bought it day before yesterday to replace the wifes 2001 Malibu. I still have my 2003 KIA Rio Cinco.

Wifes job pays mileage and she needs a reliable (NEW) car.

[RushIsRot]

133. 2004 Toyota Tacoma

[Bluesplayer]

134. 2003 Jaguar S-Type

Her name is Maggie.
We drove her from Minnesota to Ohio last month for middle son's wedding and got just over 30mpg! And that included a lot of non-highway driving.

[cloudbase]

135. Subaru Impreza wagon.

Moto Guzzi Breva when it's time for two wheels.

[Lilyhoney]

136. 1999 VW Cabrio convertible with 67,000 miles, fully loaded. nt

[ironflange]

137. These. All are pictured in the actual color.

Mrs. Ironflange drives this:



Eldest drives this:




I drive this, as little as possible, I use #1 above as much as I can. Please don't flame me, I already have low self esteem.




Youngest (16) is not the least bit interested in driving a car. Why should she, with three chauffeurs in the house?

[SarahB]

138. 2004 Honda Pilot and 2005 Scion Xa

The pilot gets better gas mileage than my old minivan (about 24 MPG) and with a blended family of 5 kids, we actually need the seating for 8.

[In_The_Wind]

139. A Ford Sport Trac

[bridgit]

142. there's a lot of DU'ers here with reasonable vehicles, this one included...

i like it!! :bounce: :hi: