What does TBCS drive?

[Omega]

Be sure to black out license plates, per the TBCS rules.

I'll start:

my 1985 Volvo 245DL ****beater of a car, it 'runs'. paint is all horrible on the top, rear springs are shot, it catches on fire going uphill (no joke, i popped the hood after going up a local mountain road and smoke was coming out) and I can't outrun a '94 toyota corolla, but it's loud, proud and damnit, it's mine!

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh159/thebornotaku/P1200038.jpg

For the Volvo/Car geeks that will understand this, some technical stuff:

B230F, AW70 (my OD works! kinda), LH2.2, though it does have a 21mm front sway bar as opposed to the 19mm so turn-in is a little neater, but high profile tyres pretty much kill that.

[Collinstheclown]

I can't outrun a '94 toyota corolla, but it's loud, proud and damnit, it's mine!

How about my 93 Corolla? Most of the paint on the roof is gone, paint on the hood is about half gone. Front left bearings are shot so it makes a horrific grinding sound. But I have 14" rims and new wiper blades! :think:

It's going to be my summer project since I work off hours now. Gonna paint it, replace the front speakers, all that good stuff... oh and get the bearing fixed!:lick:

It's got 182k miles on it and I'm shooting for 250 before I replace it. It's been in the family since 93, when my Dad bought it.

I'll put up a pic soon.




-CollinstheClown

[Mark_Hardware]

1989 Chrysler Lebaron. Hardtop, 2.5L turbo. Painted faded down to the primer on the roof and hood. Did have a kick arse stereo till a coupa days ago, when my friendly neighborhood chickenhead decided to relieve me of said stereo. So now I have a hole in my dash to mach the whole in my heart. I was gonna fix it up, cause it has potential, but now I figure, why?

[Omega]

How about my 93 Corolla? Most of the paint on the roof is gone, paint on the hood is about half gone. Front left bearings are shot so it makes a horrific grinding sound. But I have 14" rims and new wiper blades! :think:

It's going to be my summer project since I work off hours now. Gonna paint it, replace the front speakers, all that good stuff... oh and get the bearing fixed!:lick:

It's got 182k miles on it and I'm shooting for 250 before I replace it. It's been in the family since 93, when my Dad bought it.

I'll put up a pic soon.
-CollinstheClown

oh, i forgot to mention my car's mileage

254,380mi of swedish fury. :D

[luciusad2004]

91 Ford Probe GL. I prefer imports but eh, i wanted a five speed coup and this was what i could afford. Made by Mazda anyway.

This is Emilia
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k314/luciusad2004/Probe/100_0449.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k314/luciusad2004/Probe/100_0464.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k314/luciusad2004/Probe/NoPlate.jpg

~151,600 miles on it, purchased it at 140,sumthin. Runs well enough i suppose.
If i can get the hole in the body patched up I might put a lil bit of money in to her but not to much.

[XcOM]

2001 Ford Focus Zetec SE edition, 1.6 Automatic, 51k miles on clock (Extremely low)

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/TBCS_Group/xcom/focus/P190209_11.03.JPG

[rendermandan]

97 Dodge Dakota. 80k Miles. Still runs and looks like a champ!!!

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h205/rendermandan/Truck/truck1.jpg

[NightrainSrt4]

2003 Dodge SRT-4

Had since 04, so it's been a while. Funny how I stopped caring what I drove once I had my surgery. Things like that used to seem so important, not so much now.

Old pic, but don't have a recent one.
http://b8.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00120/84/77/120647748_l.jpg

[Oneslowz28]

I don't have a photo of the camaro but I hope an old video will work. She is a little meaner now with a blown 383 and some 05 corvette z06 wheels.
http://px2.vidiac.com/thumbs/7263c863-d2eb-4268-8259-90be75349941.jpg (http://videos.camaroz28.com/video/7263c863-d2eb-4268-8259-90be75349941.htm)Click here to see Video (http://videos.camaroz28.com/video/7263c863-d2eb-4268-8259-90be75349941.htm)

I also drive a Chevy silverado 2500 HD.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/CJGanttphotography/img_3345.jpg


and will soon be riding on one of these. Kawasaki Ninja 650R
http://www.brp650forum.com/Ninja_650R_1.jpg

[BuzzKillington]

40th anniversary mustang. (Stock V6 Auto.)

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4526/stangnp3.jpg

Looking into a 240z or a Jeep atm.

[XcOM]

i vote for the 240z

[SXRguyinMA]

99 Silverado 1500, 4x4, 5.3L V8, lots of extras. bought it 5 years ago with 66k on her, how has just under 150k. Will be upgrading to a Duramax like oneslowz28 in a year or two :devious:

http://www.postwhore.biz/albums/userpics/10082/004.JPG

http://www.postwhore.biz/albums/userpics/10082/006.JPG

[danthegeek]

On warm days, because it doesnt have heat, a 71 Chevy Nova. Its lots of fun to drive

Video (http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/?action=view&current=Movie_0002-2.flv)

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/71%20nova/IMG_0024b.jpg

[Luke122]

2006 Ford Escape XLT.

Duratec V6, AWD, loaded except for leather and sunroof.. I wanted neither of those things anyways, so win/win. :)

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p176/lukifer122/DSCN4039.jpg

Currently approaching 95,000km on it.. I need to drive less.

I also have a 91 Chevy S10, which I've lovingly named "Tetanus" for reasons very obvious. 5 spd, manual steering, no power windows, no power locks, no power period. Great on fuel, and with a muffler, it's actually ok to drive. :) Cheaper for my work commute, and it leaves my wife with a vehicle during the day in case she needs to go anywhere. :D

[Omega]

I've gotten so used to driving my volvo that when I drive my mum's V6 escape, it's like a freaking rocket ship :D

[Luke122]

I've gotten so used to driving my volvo that when I drive my mum's V6 escape, it's like a freaking rocket ship :D

They definitely have some grunt! :D

[bartvandenberg]

yay for a 2004 4 door gold cavalier. at least its loaded, but ill always miss my old 1994 mazda mx-6 ls v6 5spd. Felt like sitting in a cockpit wrapped with leather everywhere, and buttons for everything. There is not a car on earth (realistically priced anyway) that i would rather have again.

[Quakken]

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i233/quakyr/integra.jpg

1995 Integra RS, Manual. Dents abound. Needs new trans fluid (does anyone know where to get GM syncromesh?)

Air con doesn't work. It's still quick and fun to drive.

[Bopher]

(does anyone know where to get GM syncromesh?)

I would talk to your local Chevy dealer, but it will be somewhere around $10 a quart. (My parents 99 Cavalier used it if I remember right)

Back to the rides: 2006 Jeep Liberty Renegade. I'll get some pics can't find any right now for some reason. The 4 wheel drive on the fly really has saved me and some people I pulled out of the snow the past 3 winters.

[haha49]

05 civic reverb

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAdLargeImage?AdId=113105841&img=http%3A%2F%2Fimg1.classistatic.com%2Fcps%2Fl%2 Fkj%2F09%2F3%2F14%2F726%2Fr2%2F9090840_18.jpeg

[Omega]

@Quakken: Just recharge the AC or do an AC delete (it means you will have no AC at all, but that sucks less power and weighs less than a non-working AC).

Also, syncromesh, try a local auto parts store before going to a GM dealership.

huzzah being able to get all my fluids at a gas station, easily and for cheap: gas, oil, DOT 4 brake fluid, ATF Type F, Antifreeze/Coolant, that blue crap you use for your windshield sprayer.

well, not the DOT 4, but if it gets too bad, I can always use the E-brake (or go without power brakes) until I can make it to the auto parts store. But everything else I can get off that little shelf of overpriced auto fluids that gas stations keep for those who can't find the auto parts stores or because it's midnight and your car just broke.

[simon275]

a Holden/Vauxhall 2001 Vectra V6 2.6L

http://b5.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01343/57/81/1343321875_l.jpg

[Drum Thumper]

2005 Dodge Durango. I'll get some pics as soon as I get it washed, which will probably be next week. Mother Nature thinks we need an encore performance here.

[msmrx57]

Winter: 1987 Chevy Suburban
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2954/picture002jqn.th.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture002jqn.jpg)
Summer: 1961 Chevy Impala
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5/picture009gka.th.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture009gka.jpg)

[Luke122]

I love that Impala! I have a friend with a 66, and my parents have a 2000. :)

[Omega]

i have a friend (keep in mind, it's a she) who drives the 6.2L Diesel suburban from that generation.

The thing is a stonking great brute of a vehicle. The dashboard is a mile wide and you can't reach anything on it from the passenger seat, also it's so far up that I feel like a dictator.

[ARTbyTROY]

In the Winter I drive a '95 Plymouth Voyager that my family nick-named the "smelly goat-mobile"... it has 185,000 miles on it and the paint is chipping off in big chunks, it is far too embarrassing a heap to post pictures of.

But...

In the months that aren't cold and snowy I drive a '99 Porsche Boxster... it's the sole reason I can't get much modding done when it's nice outside. It's a really fun car to drive.

http://www.casemodgod.com/100_5978new.jpg

http://www.casemodgod.com/100_6006new.jpg

http://www.casemodgod.com/100_6271.jpg

[The Black Pumpkin]

98 Buick LeSabre with 160,000 miles.

Series II 3.8, I'm working on an 05 Series III to drop in, and might get a supercharger for it! :eek:

[cvitullo]

2002 Jeep Cherokee. It's a shame it gets like 13mpg, it's a surprising amount of fun to drive. Lots of character. ~260 mile range on an 18 gallon tank isn't very good for trips. It's great for high school, though, one of my friends bumped me jokingly and smashed in his grille. Steel bumpers FTW.

[DaveW]

I drive TBCS. She's a fine ship.

-Dave

[Ichbin]

In the Winter I drive a '95 Plymouth Voyager that my family nick-named the "smelly goat-mobile"... it has 185,000 miles on it and the paint is chipping off in big chunks, it is far too embarrassing a heap to post pictures of.

But...

In the months that aren't cold and snowy I drive a '99 Porsche Boxster... it's the sole reason I can't get much modding done when it's nice outside. It's a really fun car to drive.

http://www.casemodgod.com/100_5978new.jpg

http://www.casemodgod.com/100_6006new.jpg

http://www.casemodgod.com/100_6271.jpg

Oh sweet! You live in michigan!

where at!

Pontiac/Waterford here :)
http://file.kbb.com/kbb/nctdpics/95safari.gif
My van is burgundy though.

[Mitternacht]

Sold my 98 GT and bought this yesterday, a birthday present to myself.

http://www.steelcitystangs.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11207&stc=1&d=1240282382

[FuzzyPlushroom]

98 Buick LeSabre with 160,000 miles.

Series II 3.8, I'm working on an 05 Series III to drop in, and might get a supercharger for it! :eek:

Pumpkin! Great to see you here. (It's Shroomie.)


2002 Jeep Cherokee. It's a shame it gets like 13mpg, it's a surprising amount of fun to drive. Lots of character. ~260 mile range on an 18 gallon tank isn't very good for trips. It's great for high school, though, one of my friends bumped me jokingly and smashed in his grille. Steel bumpers FTW.

Heh, one of the last XJs, eh? Nice truck. My Volvo's the same way - go ahead, hit me... thick black plastic over thicker metal.

EDIT: I'll get pics of said Volvo once it's light again.

[cvitullo]

My Volvo's the same way - go ahead, hit me... thick black plastic over thicker metal.
Somebody hit me in the parking lot when I went to park, actually. Broke the plastic cover off the side of my bumper, scuffed a bit of the paint. Their rear door was completely smashed in. I think I won that encounter :D

[The Black Pumpkin]

Pumpkin! Great to see you here. (It's Shroomie.)

:eek: Holy crap, hey dude!

[Bopher]

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6519/pictureirb.th.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pictureirb.jpg)

Here's Jeepie, or Jeepy.... How ever the wife spells it. I love this car. Much better then my brothers Wrangler noise wise. Just came back from a wash too, so you guys get to see it all pretty and shiney like.

[Omega]

My Volvo's the same way - go ahead, hit me... thick black plastic over thicker metal.


this.

I mounted my rallies straight to the bumper. like 1/4in plastic and about the same thickness metal. bolted them on, hell yeah.

[SgtM]

Just got this today..
http://sgtm.site90.net/images/newcar.jpg

[The boy 4rm oz]

I drive a 2005 Subaru Liberty manual, it's a Legacy for those of you in the States and Europe.
http://img.worldcarfans.com/2005/10/medium/2051013.002.1M.jpg
That's exactly what mine looks like except I don't have the hood scoop for the intercooler (as I don't have the turbo) and I have a detail edging on my headlights

If I want to drive something a little different my Mum drives a 2008 Subaru Liberty Heritage manual (2.5i) and my Dad drives a Subaru Tribeca 2007 model (not the really ugly one, the never one) lol.

[luciusad2004]

I drive a 2005 Subaru Liberty manual, it's a Legacy for those of you in the States and Europe.
http://img.worldcarfans.com/2005/10/medium/2051013.002.1M.jpg
That's exactly what mine looks like except I don't have the hood scoop for the intercooler (as I don't have the turbo) and I have a detail edging on my headlights

If I want to drive something a little different my Mum drives a 2008 Subaru Liberty Heritage manual (2.5i) and my Dad drives a Subaru Tribeca 2007 model (not the really ugly one, the never one) lol.

Subaru family?

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Bricktures. Mainly for Omega.

http://xs138.xs.to/xs138/09182/dscf1460__large__for_tbcs159.jpg

http://xs138.xs.to/xs138/09182/dscf1464__large__for_tbcs347.jpg

http://xs138.xs.to/xs138/09182/dscf1468__large_507.jpg

http://xs138.xs.to/xs138/09182/dscf1469__large_990.jpg

http://xs138.xs.to/xs138/09182/dscf1471__large_170.jpg

I love the car, but I hate the 20-year-old brittle plastics. (The last one, yes, that's the actual color of the plastic part. Fortunately that hasn't happened to the rest of the plastics... just missing [shattered] door pockets, and the console's cracked.)

[luciusad2004]

Your car has an analog clock? That is so pimp. My car didn't even have a readable clock until I installed my aftermarket stereo.

[The Black Pumpkin]

I'd rather be driving this than my buick some days... :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/TheBlackPumpkin/6-28-07010.jpg

[cvitullo]

Oh my god I want that car.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Subaru family?

Believe me, once you have driven an all wheel drive you wont go back. Plus Subaru service is second to none.

[luciusad2004]

Believe me, once you have driven an all wheel drive you wont go back. Plus Subaru service is second to none.

My buddy got an imprezza and loves the thing as well. I might consider one when I look for a new car in a year or so but they look like they might be outa my price range.

[NightrainSrt4]

All these 240's are really making me miss my old one. Thing was such a tank and I loved it for it. I hated the nasty sappy pale yellow color (sat under a tree for years before I bought it), but right at the end of my ownership I realized if I used a bit of more powerful cleaner I could get all the colored crap, which was the sap, right off and just have it be fruity pale yellow lmfao.

Man I miss that thing.

[Eclecticos]

Same as before. Just a regular Ford F-150.
Broke the shift lever a few weeks ago, had to replace the shift tube. It was cracked, and broken in half. So Instead of paying $1200.00 to have it repaired I removed the shift tube and the shift indicator from a scrap F-150 at the junk yard. $15.00 Dollars, and 8 Hours later it was fixed, better than new. The tricky part was holding the spring load while attaching the 2nd collar. Got the dash pieced back together nice and professional with the assistance of duct tape and a 90° square.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2213/f150.jpg

Saving for my dream car. Cadillac CTS.

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/2696/cts.jpg

[Luke122]

CTS-V = mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[FuzzyPlushroom]

I'd rather be driving this than my buick some days... :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/TheBlackPumpkin/6-28-07010.jpg

'54 Bel Air? God, that's gorgeous. Blue Flame still, I hope... Manual or Powerglide?

Yeah Luc, it's pretty badass. I'd offer to take out and send you the one from the parts car (the darker blue one with some mechanical problems and cubic meters of rust) but it hasn't worked for a while that I can remember, and I don't feel like playing Let's Find Out Why. Besides, can't be arsed to take off the dash unless I'm doing a full replacement (one crack as opposed to a few; might be worth it eventually).

[Omega]

i like making my car look cooler than it is
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh159/thebornotaku/sexy.jpg

[The boy 4rm oz]

That is a great shot Omega. I'm going to clean my car this weekend then I will post a pic up of mine.

[Omega]

That is a great shot Omega. I'm going to clean my car this weekend then I will post a pic up of mine.

Cheers.

What you can't really see:

Underneath the Volvo logo on the front quarterpanels are prancing moose stickers.

Like the Lamborghini logo, except with a moose.

Actually, the shield is like the Lambo logo, and the moose is like the Ferarri logo. Except it's a moose.

[The Black Pumpkin]

'54 Bel Air? God, that's gorgeous. Blue Flame still, I hope... Manual or Powerglide?

Good eye. 54 indeed, its still got the Blue Flame 235 straight six. And it's a Powerglide, standard on the Bel Air for that year.

But I can't drive it until I fix the carburetor. :think:

Anyone ever driven something with a one-barrel carburetor? :D

Can you actually spell carburetor without looking at this post or a dictionary?

[Crimson Sky]

Still got my trusty 2001 Pathfinder :)

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/misc/paul_pathfinder.jpg

[The boy 4rm oz]

Nothing makes a car look more manly than a good covering of mud lol.

[Omega]

Paul, we used to have a top of the line 2001 pathfinder and it was awesome. modest styling, built like a tank, amazingly comfortable, etc.

we got it after my mum sold her '93 pathfinder, which was also a good car, but the interior was cloth and the styling was, well, derived from a cardboard box.

edit: oh and I think they took the good points of the 1st and 2nd gen pathfinders and threw them out the window for the 3rd gen. the 3rd gens look more like super ugly minivans with long hoods. also they're closer to the ground which means off-roading will be the suck.

[Crimson Sky]

Yeah the '01-07 Pathys have the VQ35DE engine, same as the Infinity G series and Maxima--great engine. Before that, the engines were way under powered. Don't like the new Pathfinders, would love an Xterra tho

[Omega]

Yeah the '01-07 Pathys have the VQ35DE engine, same as the Infinity G series and Maxima--great engine. Before that, the engines were way under powered. Don't like the new Pathfinders, would love an Xterra tho

Nissan put the VQ35DE in a lot of cars. The pathy, Infinity Gs, Maxima, 350z, etc etc. I think it was like 8 cars.

It's a good engine, too. high displacement v6 with tons of grunt, works just as good at hauling lumber as hauling ass.

Even in n/a form, the 350z is one of my favorite performance cars and it's that stonking great engine that helps it make good power.

[Drum Thumper]

I think I'm gonna have to go break in the Durango now, especially after seeing the boss's pic.

[Datech]

My main car is a 1993 Acura Vigor. 5 cylinder in-line automatic with 211k miles, engine rebuilt last year. Barring a wreck this thing will go for another 15 years. It is like this, except silver:
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2425/1993acuravigor26300x189.jpg

This is what I get to ride a few times a summer. We actually just filmed a pilot episode for a new MTV show that may or may not ever happen with our hovercraft:
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6695/hoverally2.jpg

This is my main vehicle. And I too will eventually upgrade to an 09 Ninja 650R, albeit in two or three years.
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8036/dsc01027m.jpg
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1294/n7110876832113355203743.jpg

I ride it as much as I can :D :
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/3787/dsc01029mx2.jpg

[Omega]

My main car is a 1993 Acura Vigor. 5 cylinder in-line automatic with 211k miles, engine rebuilt last year. Barring a wreck this thing will go for another 15 years. It is like this, except silver:
(pic)

5cyls are so interesting. I have had people argue with me that they don't exist. Up until the point I show them how many spark plugs there are on a Volvo Whiteblock or other 5-cyl car.

On that note, if I was gonna get a 5-cyl car, I'd get me one of these:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e72/VertigoRT/mindy/IMG_1598Medium.jpg

Volvo V-70 R AWD, pre-1999. 240hp turbocharged inline-5 engine. Enough room to haul stuff, enough power to haul ass. :banana:



I ride it as much as I can :D :
(pic)

well who is she? :D:banana::smoker:

[Datech]

A car buddy of mine (Lexus IS300 + $10k aftermarket) was riding with me one day and asked about the engine. He didn't believe me until I popped the hood and watched him mentally go "One.. two.. three.. four.. holy ****!"

It is a 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 250R with 3500 miles and counting. She is my 21 yo girlfriend of Passion (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16731) fame.

[Airbozo]

Believe me, once you have driven an all wheel drive you wont go back. Plus Subaru service is second to none.

I totally agree with this. The SO has a 2001 outback with a wimpy engine. It out corners my 2002 mustang by a MILE! We use it to go snowboarding and it is great when the wave you through at the chain checkpoints.. 185k on it and just now starting to have any engine issues.

MY ride is a '96 Sportster. Modified. Heavily...
It's not your laid back ride, but more aggressive. Still less than 100 miles on the engine rebuild so I am not allowed to go over 70mph or 3500rpm whichever comes first. Can't wait for my first dyno run to see what this baby is pulling. Should be in the range of 110hp or more...

My SO's other ride is a 1975 Toyota Landcruiser. I love that truck, but can barely afford to drive it. 12 mpg WHEN it runs good...

Pictures when I figure out how to get my gallery working.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I was meant to post these ages ago, never got around to doing it so here goes.
My 2005 Subaru Liberty:
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9230/dsc027404605363.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc027404605363.jpg)
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2214/dsc027394755326.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc027394755326.jpg)
Not bad for an 18 year old ey ;). The car actually isn't actually mine, it belongs to my parents but seeing as I needed a car to get to Uni this year (bus trip is 2 hours, car is 30 mins lol) dad decided to buy my mum a new car (2009 Subaru Liberty Heritage) and give me free reign of this one. Now we have 3 Subaru's, the two Liberties (Legacy for those of you in the US and Europe) and my dad has an 2008 Tribeca (not the dog ugly one lol) as a company car.
Enjoy :D.

[xRyokenx]

Within a month I'ma be driving a green '99 Dodge Stratus. Going to NE to pick it up as a relative bought it at the state auction for me (I'ma be paying him back, of course).

[billygoat333]

I drive a '91 Olds Bravada and a '95 Saturn SL1. Will have to take some pictures and post them. they are both well loved (used :P) cars, but still drive fine and get me from point a to b. The Bravada more so, it having 4 wheel drive lol.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Volvo V-70 R AWD, pre-1999. 240hp turbocharged inline-5 engine. Enough room to haul stuff, enough power to haul ass.

I've never driven, much less ridden in, a V70R... but they're basically lowered, firmed-up V70XCs with a much more powerful (very tuned) engine? If that's the case, they're utterly brilliant cars until something needs fixing. In which case they're still utterly brilliant cars if your previous car was from France, Italy, or Great Britain.

[Omega]

I've never driven, much less ridden in, a V70R... but they're basically lowered, firmed-up V70XCs with a much more powerful (very tuned) engine? If that's the case, they're utterly brilliant cars until something needs fixing. In which case they're still utterly brilliant cars if your previous car was from France, Italy, or Great Britain.

Yeah, they're still 5cyl T-5 whiteblocks.

240hp, stiffer suspension, overall better.



Also, I am currently driving nothing, because my 240 blew a heater hose. tomorrow it will get fixed hopefully though.

also, I got hit by a dodge stratus out in the east bay. they took off, though. which, in hindsight, is probably a good thing, because I probably would have gotten tagged with the blame for it, despite the fact that they were speeding.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh159/thebornotaku/P3040005.jpg
the carnage

=/

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Quarter-panel, turn signal, little trim piece? That could've been a lot worse. Hope they screwed over their car royally.

(I have a mostly-rational hatred for the Stratus.)

Glad the 245 shrugged it off, though!

[Omega]

Quarter-panel, turn signal, little trim piece? That could've been a lot worse. Hope they screwed over their car royally.

(I have a mostly-rational hatred for the Stratus.)

Glad the 245 shrugged it off, though!

Well, I saw glass fly and watched their rear quarter get pushed pretty far in, also might have hit the rear wheel. The 245 took the hit like a brute. The stratus, or what I saw of it, not so much.

Quarter panel, turn signal lens, bumper. that's it. i didn't have the hockey stick on the car at the time (it's in my garage). Air dam broke a zip-tie that was holding it on, but other than that, it's fine.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Well, I saw glass fly and watched their rear quarter get pushed pretty far in, also might have hit the rear wheel. The 245 took the hit like a brute. The stratus, or what I saw of it, not so much.

Quarter panel, turn signal lens, bumper. that's it. i didn't have the hockey stick on the car at the time (it's in my garage). Air dam broke a zip-tie that was holding it on, but other than that, it's fine.

This is why I love these cars. I've got all the trim, including the corner hockey sticks, on mine - some of it's better than others; the left rear's come apart and I should probably find a junkyard pull.

Is it normal for one turn signal to fade (yellow) with age, from UV exposure, before the other? Both of my cars appear to have had the left side replaced, as it's near-perfect, but the right one's very faded by comparison.

The bumper still looks good. Is it just scuffed, or is the angle hiding the damage?

[Omega]

This is why I love these cars. I've got all the trim, including the corner hockey sticks, on mine - some of it's better than others; the left rear's come apart and I should probably find a junkyard pull.

Is it normal for one turn signal to fade (yellow) with age, from UV exposure, before the other? Both of my cars appear to have had the left side replaced, as it's near-perfect, but the right one's very faded by comparison.

The bumper still looks good. Is it just scuffed, or is the angle hiding the damage?

Bumper is scuffed, and bent in with the fender.

[altec]

'97 Dodge 2500 Cummins.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/Mrjunior/trucks/100_4239.jpg

Few things done to it. New injectors, and fuel system, new turbine, and a couple other changes.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Now that is a tuff truck.

[altec]

Haha, drives like a Cadillac man! :banana:

[WhiteFlash]

http://www.123hjemmeside.no/picture.aspx?id=28122898

1985 Honda CRX

[Airbozo]

This is a shot of my bike while it was still in the shop. '95 Sporty...

http://airbozo.com/zenphoto/albums/hd/Sporty_new.jpg

I am now guilty of false advertising. The tank says 1200, the engine IS 1500...

And this is the SO's FJ40... (not a picture of ours, but identical except the tread on the tires (tyres for some of you blokes)):
http://members.shaw.ca/sizzlechest/cruiser1.jpg

[Datech]

Very nice Airbozo. When you get it back you need to ride down to Georgia and we can ride some of the Appalachian roads.

[Outlaw]

98 Dodge Stratus 5spd 2.0L SOHC w/ 207,000 orig miles.

Bought with 91K in 2001. Only major work done was replaced the clutch, motor mounts, oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket, timing belt (3 days after buying it), wheel bearings (front only), Alternator (only because the douches who replaced the timing belt broke the bolt hole off it), and A/C Compressor (seized up while driving and killed the engine). Minor fixes, clean up the oxidation on the headlights, need to do the hood next. Oh yeah, need to replace the hood pins. They are functional! I do not have a hood latch anymore.

Cool thing is I still get over 32 MPG every fillup (400+ miles on a 16gal tank), and it only takes a qt of oil every 750-1,000 or so miles. lol

17's before I cracked one on the Railroad Tracks. It is not lowered but sits lower then any stock stratus I've seen. The suspension is original from when I bought it and still as good as the day I got it.
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/3383/4961/20957480002_large.jpg

I only have 1 set of driving lights now.
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/3383/4961/20957480003_large.jpg

*update*
What are the odds?! As I was driving home, I blew the radiator hose. lol Heard a pop!, then a trail of smoke.

[billygoat333]

http://www.123hjemmeside.no/picture.aspx?id=28122898

1985 Honda CRX

I used to have a 87 crx. loved that little guy to death.

[Mark_Hardware]

So I though I would contribute my ride, since I had to work on it today.... It's an 89 Lebaron, and it's seen better days...
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/100_1170.jpg

If you notice the red strap around the bumper, that's what holds my hood closed.
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/100_1168.jpg

Ah the engine bay. If you can't tell, the foreward firewll is pushed back, and the radiator almost touches the engine.
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/100_1174.jpg

One beat up interior. See the hole were my stereo used to be till some chickenhead relieved me of the one nice thing my car had to offer.

As I said, I had to work on it today. Here is why.
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/100_1160.jpg

It broke yesterday while Iwas driving, making it impossible to ignore any longer.
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/100_1163.jpg

For those of you unfamiliar with things automotive, here is what a brake rotor is supposed to look like;
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/100_1165.jpg

The little scrap of metal above the old rotor is what is left of one of the brake pads.

So there we go, there's my ride, in all it's white trash glory. No stereo, no AC, for some reason my odometer doesn't work, so it will have 129,867 miles on it forever, uses about a quart of transmission fluid a week, cracked windshield, bent frame, bent rear torsion arm.... The list goes on....

[luciusad2004]

What happened to your rotor? I've never seen that before.

[blueonblack]

It took me a minute, but those are the fins that are normally *between* the plates on the rotor. One side of the rotor is completely worn off. I've been in the mechanical industry for a lot of years, but that's a first. Wow.

[progbuddy]

Depends on what I'm doing for the time being. I drive a 2006 Honda Civic around town and down the coast and back. Love good gas mileage.

For other purposes, I drive a 1997 Ford F350 with a 7.3 liter V8 turbodiesel built by International. Gets decent gas mileage when driven right. Takes 15.4 quarts of oil.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m29/vashthstampede98/DCP_0222.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m29/vashthstampede98/DCP_0221.jpg

[mtekk]

What happened to your rotor? I've never seen that before.

He probably ran it too long with either very abrasive break pads, or worn out break pads. Sub-par metal in rotors and extra corrosive anti-ice agents used in states like Minnesota, Colorado and Utah will do this as well. My rotors were not as bad last fall when I had to replace them as too much of the wear surface was corroded and flaking off. Out of something like 2 inches of width for the wear surface only .5 inches were left to wear on. This was on rotors that were in near perfect condition the previous year.

[altec]

Depends on what I'm doing for the time being. I drive a 2006 Honda Civic around town and down the coast and back. Love good gas mileage.

For other purposes, I drive a 1997 Ford F350 with a 7.3 liter V8 turbodiesel built by International. Gets decent gas mileage when driven right. Takes 15.4 quarts of oil.

[IG]http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m29/vashthstampede98/DCP_0222.jpg[/IMG]

[IG]http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m29/vashthstampede98/DCP_0221.jpg[/IMG]

That is a nice truck you got there! Whats the Odometer got on it? Any mods?

My dodge has about 224,000 miles on it. It is getting about 17MPG with the worn converter that is in it. Was getting 21MPG before. That is with my lead foot though. Got 400HP Marine injectors, upgraded fuel system, upgraded impeller (Makes about 30psi), open pipe, and the normal boost/EGT gauges. Runs good. I need to get a new lower stall converter, and a shift kit. About 450hp 700ft-lb.

[Mark_Hardware]

What happened to your rotor? I've never seen that before.

yeah thats what happens when you run for a long time with no brake pad left on there, just metal. I can't believe I actually broke the rotor in two, I've never heard of that before lol

[Oneslowz28]

I have a rotor like that hanging in my garage. When I was in highschool I took Auto mechanics and changed out this ladys brakes one day and one of her rotors looked like that. She had not changed her brakes in 45k miles.

[OvRiDe]

She had not changed her brakes in 45k miles.

Mileage matters much less then how you abuse the pedal. Last month I changed out the original brake pads on my 1997 Ford F-150 with just over 70K Miles. My rotors did have a little scoring on them but not bad enough they couldn't be turned. Fortunately for me, a buddy of mine works for an auto parts distributor, so I called him about the brake pads. He looked up the rotors as well, and they were 35 bucks each. Since it was going to cost around 15-20 to have them turned, I figured I might as well swap them out as well and go for another 70K :D.

[altec]

Friends wife went through brakes in about three months. I have no idea...

[slaveofconvention]

'02 Peugeot 306 Meridian Estate 1.9 Diesel - 80k miles.

http://www.slaveofconvention.com/imagestore/306.jpg

100% practical - it's an estate (or stationwagon for some of you guys) because I have 60 kilo's of German Shepherd dog to lug around. It's a diesel because it's a hell of a lot cheaper to run - gets close to 45mpg around the doors (UK Gallon - around 40mpg US gallons).

The "Meridian" model is about as loaded as the Peugeot 306 gets - Air con, electric windows and mirrors all round, half-leather interior - nothing amazing but it works....

Does the 0-60 in a little OVER 20 seconds lol - but it gets there and will go up to just over 100 - as the speed limits here arent that high, that's fast enough for me :p

[altec]

Diesels in cars! Like peas, and carrots! :) It is a real shame you don't see more in the States. Volkswagen has one, and a few others. :(

[slaveofconvention]

You can get a diesel version of pretty much every car on the market over here - I'm sure there'll be exceptions, but I guarantee for every one that someone points out, I'll be able to point out 10 that you can get in a diesel version... It's one of the reasons the prius has died on its arse over here - we already have cars by the boatload which leave the prius in th dust in terms of both performance and efficiency....

[Omega]

Diesels in cars! Like peas, and carrots! :) It is a real shame you don't see more in the States. Volkswagen has one, and a few others. :(

Regulations on diesel cars are so much different here, and so is what exactly goes in our diesel.

not all diesel is created equal. I bet UK cars would hate US diesel and vice versa.

on the topic of Diesel, though...

Not my car, but I know the guy:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MNXyZxz09w0/RnQ9F6IA2RI/AAAAAAAABwY/3-6tRXiNIE8/s640/CIMG0606.JPG

it's a 1.9l VW TDi engine in a volvo 240 station wagon. bonus points: his plates ate "sootwgn"

~300ft/lb, ~200hp (that's a lot, considering stock 240s make... about half that, the day they roll off the factory floor), 45mpg. now THAT's a car.

[Snowman]

Absolutely drooling at the last post. Bought my first vdub in April and I am absolutely in love. My very trustworthy vw mechanic proceeds to tell me when he gets done fixing it to drive it like your punishing it for what it did wrong, and the car proceeds to LIKE IT. I have been hard on cars in the past and was trying to be nice to this one but was getting crap for gas mileage. Mechanic told me to drive it like I stole it and voila car is getting great mileage and running better than before. It is also wonderful that when I have a problem just get out the laptop plug it in and it tells me exactly what is wrong not just oh its in this circuit. Will get pics up when it stops raining.

On a second note I was looking at a two passenger vdub this morning that is a hair shorter than the miata has a top speed of 140 a 0-60 of 6.2 seconds and gets 50 MPG out of a 2.0 tdi. As is often said in a vw forum I belong you never know what to expect out of a 2.0. Also the new r32 golf is smoking bmw's on the track.

[Crazy Buddhist]

I used to drive a 1996 Land Rover Discovery LWB 2.5 Ltr Tdi - turbo Diesel with 7 seats. Until I did this in it:

http://www.freedomforall.net/landy.jpg

It ran beautifully on a mix of 2/3rds cooking oil (rape seed) + 1/3 diesel (both bought in the same supermarket ... cooking oil poured straight in the tank on top of the diesel then a good shimmy on the way out to mix em. As fuel taxes here are so high it cut my fuel cost by 70% :) .... you can run almost any diesel car on 2/3 rape seed oil to 1/3 diesel or on a pure rape seed oil mixed with 5% white spirit. Just be careful if you have Lucas carburettors .. they disolve in the rape seed oil.

She was a beaut car but I am a terrible driver. Before writing the car off in a two year period I totalled an £80K Mercedes (stationary + empty), brand new BMW (same), vintage Range Rover (also parked and empty) and took the side out of an Aston Martin (not my fault actually .... the guy drove into me).

Then did that ^ hitting a stationary flatbed truck. Luckily I was in a 4x4 or that truck would have come through my windscreen.

Nowadays I travel in these (unrelated to my awful driving) but I couldn't afford insurance even if I could drive. Gladly my awful driving never injured anyone:

http://www.dbh.nhs.uk/Library/MediaServicesImages/ambulances%202005.jpg

CB

[slaveofconvention]

Mechanic told me to drive it like I stole it and voila car is getting great mileage and running better than before..

Never hurts to give a car a bit of stick - blasts the nasty buildup out of the engine - just got to be careful when you first get in 'em - don't need to be working it too hard before the oil has had time to heat up (learned that one the hard way)

[Snowman]

Never hurts to give a car a bit of stick - blasts the nasty buildup out of the engine - just got to be careful when you first get in 'em - don't need to be working it too hard before the oil has had time to heat up (learned that one the hard way)

VERY true. That's why I run thinner oil in the winter months and run 10w40 in the summer. A lot of people are shocked when they find out I am running that heavy of oil in a 4 cylinder. My father in law had a 3 cylinder metro that ran on 20w50, honestly didn't know it came that thick without being crank case oil.

[ZeD]

http://rlv.zcache.com/cars_suck_gp_reversed_t_shirt-p235939547459592236gpew_400.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_nki1lUGc174/SCc7cJQVZVI/AAAAAAAAA4M/kw-TFRkSdK4/s640/01.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_nki1lUGc174/R84qoBAdDnI/AAAAAAAAAGI/y1WNyHtoEdo/s1024/P1010024.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_nki1lUGc174/RaNg3f5_nKI/AAAAAAAAAAg/pfWvHLofkH0/bike1.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_nki1lUGc174/R84tMRAdD1I/AAAAAAAAAH4/QvdfLqnKw5Y/s1024/Right1.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_nki1lUGc174/SI7CglCSzOI/AAAAAAAABP8/Fdx89FHFrH4/s640/Puppy2.JPG

[Mark_Hardware]

She was a beaut car but I am a terrible driver. Before writing the car off in a two year period I totalled an £80K Mercedes (stationary + empty), brand new BMW (same), vintage Range Rover (also parked and empty) and took the side out of an Aston Martin (not my fault actually .... the guy drove into me).


:think:

LMFAO!

Sorry man, not poking fun, that's just really funny.

I trust you were ok through all this? Otherwise it wouldn't be so funny....

[Airbozo]

...

She was a beaut car but I am a terrible driver. Before writing the car off in a two year period I totalled an £80K Mercedes (stationary + empty), brand new BMW (same), vintage Range Rover (also parked and empty) and took the side out of an Aston Martin (not my fault actually .... the guy drove into me).

...

CB


I had a friend in High School that got in an accident every time she drove. Funny thing is, she had over 25 accidents in the first year and only one was her fault. 30 years later she still rides a bike or takes a bus to work...

[Luke122]

When I got my first new vehicle, it was run into TWICE in the same summer. Both times it was T-boned. Once from a huge SUV going slow, the second time from a Cavalier going fast.

Insurance fixed it both times, rather than write it off, and even gave me a rental for a month each time!

[billygoat333]

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/66/l_12a7b3025cd54c1181e876f283c137cb.jpg

91 Oldsmobile Bravada

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/80/l_e727f6e714ae4ea6964feeef0d8c0e69.jpg

95 Saturn SL1

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/85/l_7e44b1dfafc647ed8dac63e0776105c4.jpg

the Saturn kicked over 200,000 Miles a couple of weeks ago on a trip to Fort Collins, CO. ANNND, the beast got an average gas mileage of 42.6 MPG. :D

[Mark_Hardware]

Yay update! lol
So here's what I was driving;
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/100_1170.jpg

Well here is what I have now! Just got it this week :banana:

http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/22.jpg
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/24.jpg
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss312/Mark_Hardware/24-1.jpg

its not a minivan- its a shaggin wagon!

[Will]

I've had a 92 Nissan Pathfinder 3.0 4wd for a little over 9 years. 210k miles and counting...I'll probably die before it does, but I picked up a used engine about 2 years ago for $200, just in case. Still haven't needed it.

[aintnothang]

Jeep grand cherokee, jeep cherokee, e30.

[Kayin]

1983 Trek 640, still on original tires/brake cables. She needs a good resto, or better a good home and a more affordable bike. The frame alone is worth 500 or so...

[PauL]

My first car: Used 2002 Toyota Corolla

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4267/corolla03.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/i/corolla03.jpg/)http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/corolla03.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img15/corolla03.jpg/1/)
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6275/corolla05.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/i/corolla05.jpg/)http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/corolla05.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img523/corolla05.jpg/1/)