I think I’m completely neutral about my Saturn. It’s a boring 4 door, no frills. It’s like mashed potatoes, no flavor to it.But I don’t dislike it, so it will do for many years. I can’t even decide if I like the plastic side body panels. Saved me from some hale damage, though.
OK, brace yourselves.
My car is a Peugeot 306.
“A WHAT ???”
A Peugeot, it’s a French brand - although I think some models are sold in North America. It’s a hatchback, basically the same size as e.g. a Volkswagen Golf. Only much better.
I love its roadholding (you just can’t get the tires to squeel (sp?) on tarmac !), its brilliant chairs and overall comfort. This baby will take you 1000 kilometers in one stretch without wearing you out.
I dislike its slightly underpowered 1.4 litre engine, although it’s quite sufficient for everyday traffic.
Also, it’s got a great CD-player, carkit for the mobile, superb alloy wheels and looks to die for - incidently, it’s cheaper than a VW too. If anyone is curious, try www.peugeot.com, it’s got an English option.
(Sorry, but I don’t know how to do these link thingies - DAMN those newbies !)
Coldfire
“You know how complex women are”
- Neil Peart, Rush (1993)
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Coldfire
“You know how complex women are”
- Neil Peart, Rush (1993)
Now my Tercel has a crack in the windshield. I love it. This should really impress my dates. I have one, finally, for saturday.
Things I like about my 95 Mustang…
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Great car for a single, or divorced guy.
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Excellent front seat room for you and date.
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Candy-apple red color, cool CD system
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I didn’t look on it as a small back seat, but rather an extension of the glove compartment. Stored all my sports gear.
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Cool horsie emblems.
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Great ride, good handling and speed.
Things not so cool about 95 Mustang…
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Questionable car for being married, with children. As practical as a broken fishing pole.
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Hard to fit a freakin’ car seat into back seat area and still have room for kid toys and diaper bag.
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Trunk space is not designed for serious grocery shopping, and can barely handle stroller and other baby or kid maintenance items.
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Totally impractical for family outings now and spends much of its time as a “garage queen”, as practical 4-door, large-trunked Mazda has taken central spot in all family excursions.
Please don’t say “minivan”… 
“…send lawyers, guns, and money…”
Warren ZevonYeah, the above reasons are why I gave up a sporty 2 door Honda (well, it was 10 years old, too)for a boring Saturn 4 door. I guess, the only way we can look cool is with a SUV, which I resist for many reasons. And gas prices just went up.
1989 Toyota Corolla
Love:
Starts at 35 below zero.
Good heater.
Runs swell.
Hate:
Seems to be a magnet for bird droppings.
Rattling noise when I’m idling in drive.
Lousy radio reception.
Tim
“My hovercraft is full of eels.”
Bluepony and Sunbear -
Ironically, those are the same reasons me and my ex went from an MGB to a Mustang!
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KITTEN
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My special car, which I loved and hated, was an MGB, but I can’t talk about it.Not yet. Some day I will recover it.
Tell me about it!
I loved that car but what a pain in the ass trying to find parts. The little square back-up light broke off and we were never able to find a replacement. I mean shit, all it was was a three inch square piece of plastic!
I saw my car three years after I sold it and that light cover was STILL missing.
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KITTEN
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My car is an 83 Chevy Caprice, the Beast (or, as my friends dubbed it, the Pimpmobile…I have some sketchy friends). I love it. First of all, the price was right (my grandfather said, “Hey, want the Chevy?” and I, 18 years old, said “Do I?”). It’s absolutely huge, which would be the first positive thing. I can fit four adult people in my trunk, provided I take the spare out (don’t ask). It’s gunmetal grey, a little uneven because one fender was replaced at one time and the hood was replaced at another time and so neither one really matches the rest of the car.
Disadvantage: in order to start well, it requires premium gas, which it guzzles like water…costs me $30 to fill the tank, at least every two weeks. Another drawback: the windshield wipers occasionally fail to stop when you hit the kill switch, and then I have to go under the hood and unplug the one wire and plug it back in.
The one thing, though, that I can’t decide whether it’s an advantage or disadvantage, is the way it starts. It takes a certain rhythm tapped on the gas pedal in order to start the Beast, which is very sensitive. This means that, while it occasionally takes me 20 minutes to get out of the driveway, no one will ever be able to steal it.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I also love the big, old 80s-style V8 in there. Not too much pickup, but once it gets going it’s unstoppable; it takes hills like they’re not there. That V8 also drives the A/C like there’s no tommorrow…it’s arctic in my car when I crank it up.
Sunbear,
I actually have TWO big dogs (ones a 150 St Bernard) so I take the whole back seat out of the car and it sits in my garage. That way I can take the pooches with me. They especially love it when the top is down. They look down at all the other dogs in regular cars and I can tell by the look on their faces that their thinking, “what a cool mom I have”. Alright, I think maybe I need real children soon…
Ok…I have two current cars…my baby…a 1972 Buick Skylark Convertible…Cherry red with a white top…needs some body work but the 350 V-8 really moves…and then there’s my other car…affectionatly named the Brown Bitch…a 1985 honda civic…a little under 200,000 miles…rusted out to hell and gone, but it runs me back and forth from work, and it still gets 35mpg…