What do you drive?

[poomero]

I have a 1999 Jeep Cherokee lifted and in the process of getting lifted more and my dirtbike of course.

 

[NIevo]

Ok, I'll play!

Previous car, still my favorite but had to sell due to 3rd kid
'03 Mitsu Evo VIII 35R turbo, full interior, stock internals, stock tranny, stock axles 10.61@131mph in the 1/4 and 2.95sec 0-60.





Current fun car.
'09 Pontiac G8 GT. Basic bolt on's so far but have an LSA sitting in the shop and planning on DOD delete, cam swap and LSA install this year. Hoping for 600+whp





Current family car.
'15 Dodge Durango R/T. Stock, wife won't let me play with it

 

[Blackcobra]

This was my garage before the divorce.





This is what I drive now. Can't complain.

 

[gimpy51]

Nasty cars. The same type (in their day) we drove in the old days. Fast and fun. Now days, I'm the guy you have to pass. Nice iron.

 

[CallsignMigs]

Project: '81 Rabbit Pickup


Daily: '12 A3 S-line

 

[Howard1955]

Sweet ride, Howard!
What engine does it have?


Dean

Dean,

It's a 383, out of a Chrysler New Yorker.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

My 2000 Suburban has only 180k so far, just getting broken in. You've seen 'em; the ubiquitous Pewter "gold" color Suburban. Completely unnoticeable. But what a rig. Can haul firewood stacked to the top. I've hauled 14 sheets of drywall, put the rear seat back in and had 6 kids in the back two hours later. Leather heated seats and A/C...it's like a Cadillac to me.

Looked at new Suburbans and was quite disappointed that the rear seat wasn't removable! What a downgrade from my 2000! Really decreases the utility of the vehicle. Less towing capacity too. Other than the "fancy and new" issue, I can't see a reason to trade.

In 2000 Chevy hit a homerun with the 5.3 liter V-8. 17 years later, still in production with only 20 more horses. Yes, 6 speed instead of 4 speed transmission, but that's it in 17 years? I'll keep what I have, thank you very much.

they even have 8speeds now. which by the way are a big pain in the butt. the 6speeds are awesome and IMO should have been where GM stopped adding gears.

 

[Blackcobra]

they even have 8speeds now. which by the way are a big pain in the butt. the 6speeds are awesome and IMO should have been where GM stopped adding gears.

My next truck will have a 10-speed. Not sure how I feel about it yet

 

[DB is Here]

My 2000 Suburban has only 180k so far, just getting broken in. You've seen 'em; the ubiquitous Pewter "gold" color Suburban. Completely unnoticeable. But what a rig. Can haul firewood stacked to the top. I've hauled 14 sheets of drywall, put the rear seat back in and had 6 kids in the back two hours later. Leather heated seats and A/C...it's like a Cadillac to me.

Looked at new Suburbans and was quite disappointed that the rear seat wasn't removable! What a downgrade from my 2000! Really decreases the utility of the vehicle. Less towing capacity too. Other than the "fancy and new" issue, I can't see a reason to trade.

In 2000 Chevy hit a homerun with the 5.3 liter V-8. 17 years later, still in production with only 20 more horses. Yes, 6 speed instead of 4 speed transmission, but that's it in 17 years? I'll keep what I have, thank you very much.

I feel the same way about my 2001 Dodge Cummins 5-Speed. She isn't as powerful as the new ones but she'll tow my 10,000lb trailer like the wind.

 

[gimpy51]

My next farm truck will be a Freightliner FL60 Hauler. Surprisingly cheap used if you can find them.

 

[HB of CJ]

Howard1955: I love your old Binder Pickup! Would a 353TI MUI Silver Series Detroit Diesel with a Jake Brake fit? Finding a suitable tough small 6 sp manual tranny would be fun.

I drive right now a 2001 $4500 buck, (maybe) Suzuki Vitara white baby 4x4 Suv. Kinda the later older sister of the earlier famous, (infamous) Suzuki Suicide Samurai rollover.

 

[Howard1955]

Howard1955: I love your old Binder Pickup! Would a 353TI MUI Silver Series Detroit Diesel with a Jake Brake fit? Finding a suitable tough small 6 sp manual tranny would be fun.

I drive right now a 2001 $4500 buck, (maybe) Suzuki Vitara white baby 4x4 Suv. Kinda the later older brother or sister of the earlier famous, (infamous) Suzuki Suicide Samurai rollover.

HB,

Not sure about what could fit in it. The man who put it together lives just outside Monmouth, but I won't get to visit with him until mid-March. I think he's snowbirding in Arizona. Hoping to pick his brain when he gets back, and find out where all the gear on my Frankentruck came from.

I bought it from a man in Aumsville who was using it to go to car shows. Had little stickers in the wing windows that said "Please do not touch." Felt a tiny bit guilty, turning it into a daily driver, but I got over that.

Now it gets used like any other truck. Here's a picture of one of the more interesting things I've carried in it:



Lord willing, I'd like to get another Willy's pickup someday. I've had several of them over the years, and they're one of my favorites.

 

[Medic!]

I like the older stuff.

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Old?

My first Jeep fought in WWII.

 

[STUKA]

77 Dodge camper van,my trusty S10 Blazer and a 66 Volvo Amazon.
2 of them are in this pic..

 

[Medic!]

77 Dodge camper van,my trusty S10 Blazer and a 66 Volvo Amazon.
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Strange?

I always thought this was your preferred form of transportation.

 

[STUKA]

Strange?

I always thought this was your preferred form of transportation.


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In a perfect world,of course!!
However,those are quite rare,and coincidentally,I'm deathly afraid of flying!

 

[DeanMk]

I like the older stuff.

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I think I'M "the old stuff".
That Jeep is new to me!
...nice rig, btw. Looks like a fun ride.

Dean

 

[MrMillspecer]

I think I'M "the old stuff".
That Jeep is new to me!
...nice rig, btw. Looks like a fun ride.

Dean

Well it is over 10 years old. Not like the 1957 Chevy PU I sold not to long ago. The Jeep has the last year of the inline 6. She's a keeper. And thanks.

 

[HuckleberryFun]

Strange?

I always thought this was your preferred form of transportation.


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My grandfather was a Polish army officer when the Germans invaded in 1939. He saw Stukas up close. To this day no one on that side of my family will drive a German car. Which is "funny"
because we're from an ethnic group in Poland (Kashubs or Cassubians) that the Nazis considered to be ethnically German
and even other Poles considered to be "not really Polish". The upside of that is that grandpa sat out the war in a German POW camp (because he refused to fight for the Nazis) rather than getting a bullet in the head. Well made cars and planes...
still won't own one. Nein!

 

[DeanMk]

Well it is over 10 years old. Not like the 1957 Chevy PU I sold not to long ago. The Jeep has the last year of the inline 6. She's a keeper. And thanks.

My new truck was made in '98, so "new" is relative.
I didn't know Chrysler dropped the 4.0L.
Too bad, that was a good engine. Would have liked to have seen a 2.7L four spring from that one.


Dean