What do you drive?

[orygun]

One of these is ours.

Parking in the local medical centre yesterday morning, and the other one arrived. To my great betabe, the driver got out walked off without even a backward glance at the almost identical and fairly rare vehicle parked beside him.

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"Seen one, seen 'em all?"

 

[tac]

"Seen one, seen 'em all?"

Guess so.

 

[Mrmerlinn]

Reminds me of my Suzuki X-90. Very rare car. Only built in 96, 97 and 98. Only 6000 imported. You would be lucky to find a half a dozen for sale in the US. Well, there were 3 of them in our little town of Sisters Oregon for a while. What are the odds? I could only get a pic of two of us together.

 

[made in china]

One of these is ours.

Parking in the local medical centre yesterday morning, and the other one arrived. To my great betabe, the driver got out walked off without even a backward glance at the almost identical and fairly rare vehicle parked beside him.

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This doesn't surprise me.

I had a 2016 GTI, and I'd get lots of thumbs up, waves, honks from other owners, but I noticed that the ones who were saying howdy were all younger flatbills with vapes. Not my favorite demographic! The older guys driving the same car ignored me.

 

[sobo]

flatbills with vapes

I love this term. I'ma gonna steal it...

 

[josiahve]

The most economical car there is, Honda CRV

 

[Mikej]

The most economical car there is, Honda CRV

Yeah? You have one?

We drove an '05 for 18 years and 139,000 miles. Not a single issue. Took it everywhere. Out in the boonies, and up/down not much more than deer trails. Honda really screwed them up and added $10,000.00 to the price, so we bought a '24 HR-V a couple years ago. Just loaded with superfluous crap* and minus necessary things. Isn't as big, but big enough for us, and gets an extra 5-8 MPG.

*Yeah, the notification that you need to use brakes and steering is baffling.

 

[40nascar]

Toyota Tundra Gen 2.5.

 

[made in china]

Toyota Tundra Gen 2.5.

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Is there only 5 lugs on that bad boy?

 

[40nascar]

Is there only 5 lugs on that bad boy?

Yes.

 

[made in china]

Yes.

Nice wheels, I've been looking at those for my truck. Love the bronze!

 

[40nascar]

Method brand wheels. I'm actually going to sell them. Just not my cup of tea. I like the stock alloy wheels, and wheel offset better.

 

[made in china]

Method brand wheels. I'm actually going to sell them. Just not my cup of tea. I like the stock alloy wheels, and wheel offset better.
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I've been on the fence for the same reason. I've been looking at Method also, and offsets poke more than I like. Just been wanting to get a extra set of wheels for winter tires.

 

[orygun]

Yes.

Yes, Toyotas and GMs use what waz known at the Ford bolt pattern (5x5.5), while Ford F150s have been rocking the 6x5.5 that GM and Toyota used for years....

 

[bigfrosty]

1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport, watching the sunset in Lincoln City this past spring.

 

[trukinbear]

Roberts '60 - the Ford Lehman 120 diesel has been replaced by the 178hp electric motor, and 36kw auxiliary 'range extender' from my BMW i3, 1000kWh LiFePO4 batteries in place of her ballast, a 15kw VWAT (vertical axis wind turbine) is replacing the main mast, and sails... Topped off with 6.5kw 'Cypress series' solar panels.

 

[made in china]

Just bought a super low mileage 2012 VW Jetta from my wife's coworker. Dirt cheap. For the kid who is going to college, needed a newer car that hopefully we don't have to worry about.

It has an interesting 5 cylinder engine.

I have a feeling we're going to regret it

 

[Mikej]

It has an interesting 5 cylinder engine.

2 on each side and 1 in the middle?

 

[made in china]

2 on each side and 1 in the middle?

Inline 5, such as Audi, Volvo and Honda's own G20A and G25A.

Surprisingly quick car for something that was competing with the wheezy Civic, Corolla and Sentra of the early 20teens...

Or, you were joking

 

[40nascar]

Just bought a super low mileage 2012 VW Jetta from my wife's coworker. Dirt cheap. For the kid who is going to college, needed a newer car that hopefully we don't have to worry about.

It has an interesting 5 cylinder engine.

I have a feeling we're going to regret it

Modern V.W's are not reliable. Hope it works out O.K.