What Made You Choose Your Vehicle(s)?

[NSXType-R]

i think you are all failing to realize that he has a 911, spitfire and mini in addition to the jazz. seems to me like it would gather a lot of dust.

Yeah, I get your point. Like I said, it's not sporty like the Integra I believe he used to have, so it's comparatively boring.

[Matra et Alpine]

Bravo for owning up to the Jazz.

I hide my shame at the "family car" ... a Peugeot 206 1.4

[clutch-monkey]

Maybe too small, not enough power, and not like the Integra?

I seem to like it too, but I've never driven it.

If you like driving there are so many better choices for the same money.

this. the integra was interesting. maybe i'm the wrong person to evaluate this, but i couldn't tell much difference between driving a jazz or a kia rio and the like. meh.

[csl177]

Mine had 220K kms and it was still rock solid and tight as a drum. It feels like it's barely 5 years old... it's a '96. I drove it 4500kms across the country and it never missed a beat, even when I forgot to put the oil filler cap back on and it blew out half its oil down the highway... And it's not alone, my mum's '97 850T5 is the same. Dad's 850 SE and my sister's 850 S aren't as great, but given dad hit a large 'roo earlier this year and my sister's is a '94..ish.. and not been looked after so well I still reckon they're a good bet for an older, cheaper saloon. Much better than a falcodore anyway...

And yes, it's a little sad that we've all had different varients of the same model (and they're all still in the family, given dad has my R now..) but hey.. we knows a good thing when we sees em.

I didn't mean to sound like they're falling apart, although paint finishes and minor stuff don't seem to hold up like they did on earlier models. It may be a local phenomena related to our heat & wet summers? But that's sort of Oz weather, isn't it... at least in some parts?

An old friend has a specialist shop that caters to Volvos, and there's always a few newer models in for niggly things: window electrics, AC, brakes, etc. There's lots of 'em on the roads here so engine/drivetrain issues aren't the problem. Sadly, instead of really letting these cars go the distance, the cash-for-clunkers thing this year sent an awful lot to the local yards where the engines were "disabled".
I recently saw a line of nice looking cars at the pay 'n pull, all engineless. Didn't seem very green to me.

[pimento]

Cash for clunkers is not very green at all.. as far as newer Volvos falling apart, I'd blame it on the Ford era.. the 850 was one of the last Volvos to be engineered before the takeover, so they were still using all quality parts. I borrowed a '97 S40 a while back and my Dad's wife has a '97 S70... both of them are disappointing. Felt a pretty immediate drop in quality. As far as paint finishes go, ours are all pretty great... though again, the S70 seems the worst of the lot.

[Matra et Alpine]

Teh "cash for clunkers" and equivalents can NEVER be seen as "green" by any strethc of imagination.

It was "green initiative" created by governments to sneak cash into the economy without it being seen as a "bank activity" and to support one arm of industry without the backlash of it beeing seen as a "subsidy" by government to support a manufacturer -- heven forbid we shodul be doing anything "socialist".

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Don't take my talk of Ingrid's failures as a reflection of the car - I abuse the crap out of her and it's only right she fails if she's not being taken care of, like any car would/should.

[Ferrer]

Over on your side or over on my side?

The base price of the Honda is quite low, I'm not sure if there's better. Maybe a Scion or a Nissan.

Over on his side. There are Fords, Mazdas, Renaults or older Peugeots (no, Matra the 206 is too new... )...

[CapnBoost]

1993 Rx-7 touring,
I had a second gen and liked it, then lost it
Then I came in to some money and decided that I wanted something more modern, and it was for sale locally - and cheap (relatively)

[csl177]

1993 Rx-7 touring,
I had a second gen and liked it, then lost it
Then I came in to some money and decided that I wanted something more modern, and it was for sale locally - and cheap (relatively)

One of the best models and pretty scarce. Likely a future collectable.

[NSXType-R]

this. the integra was interesting. maybe i'm the wrong person to evaluate this, but i couldn't tell much difference between driving a jazz or a kia rio and the like. meh.

Yeah, I can't blame you for that. Although I still wouldn't mind owning a Jazz/Fit just because I like that it's a small wagon.

Over on his side. There are Fords, Mazdas, Renaults or older Peugeots (no, Matra the 206 is too new... )...

Yeah, I thought so.

[TheScrutineer]

Chose my Ford Focus Mk1 ST170 because it was fast, but practical and relatively cheap to run and insure.

[clutch-monkey]

Yeah, I can't blame you for that. Although I still wouldn't mind owning a Jazz/Fit just because I like that it's a small wagon.

yah but it handles like a big wagon. or a van.
the pro's are that my dog fits in it, and it's good on fuel. that's..it. ffs insurance is cheaper on the triumph.

[Ferrer]

yah but it handles like a big wagon. or a van.
the pro's are that my dog fits in it, and it's good on fuel. that's..it. ffs insurance is cheaper on the triumph.

That's because it's a bit vanish in fact...

[Buen]

1970 Opel GT

I bought it for one reason and one reason only. Potential.

Because behind the sleek curves theres shedloads of oppertunities.
It has a shared platform with some of the other Opel models of the time, alot of which have had alot of succes in rallying, also making handling upgrades easily accesible. The Incline 4 can be tuned with fairly simple measures to make it fittingly powerful.
The body have a very low Drag coeffecient, the car i alltogherher well balanced weight wise.

But all of that matters none as it is just sitting in a friends garage while i collect a large stash of cash (Working 2 fulltime jobs, before I start studying again). So that once i get proper time on my hands i have the economics to take all the plans I've been contemplating into action.

I can't wait. I will drain all of my cash, surely so. I will be a car born from passion.