wayne swayze Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Thank you Ray ! Yesterday would have been my wife's birthday, so I think of it being a present to her as well. She would have loved it !
Parts Guy 22 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 I drive a 2011 Ford Escape. My wife does art shows so we need an SUV. Nothing special.
mike 51 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Just bought a new '16 Camry..at just over $19,000 it was too hard to refuse. Quiet,quick with very good gas milage, it should go 200,000 miles without any problems,just like the last 4 did.
gtx6970 Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 My primary standby is my 1998 Ram 2500 with the V10.Otherwise my rides are what ever car i have on hand to resell
Craig Irwin Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 My Meyers Manx dune buggy, I built it in 1970 while in high school, and drive it more now than ever.
Johnt671 Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) I got rid of my 95 Mercedes C280 money pit, and got this, an 08 Subaru 2.5i Legacy Limited with 39,000 miles. My other cars are a 98 Chrysler Sebring convertible, an 01 Chevy Monte Carlo SS, an 84 Pontiac Fiero SE with 233,000 miles. I posted pictures of them earlier in this thread so I won't post them again. Edited January 24, 2016 by Johnt671
Nells250 Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 After 15.5 years with the same car and documenting every single one of them (www.crowncvicsetc.com) this summer, due to lackluster financial situations (aka: unemployment), my boyfriend gave me his car, a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria P71. I call it Vic 2.0. I have yet to form a bond with the car, but it is growing on me. I also own a 1974 AMC Javelin (www.maxiblue.homestead.com) that is now off the road for the aforementioned reason.
Agent G Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 JD,My 22 year old daughter inherited her mother's '05 Crown Vic. It's been over a year now and she is finally coming to terms with driving the beast. She had no issues with the size of the car, she's driven my Town Car plenty of times, but that image of copcar or grandpa car really weighed heavily on her. Give the car some time. They grow on you.Also, it's a bulletproof ride if maintained correctly.G
Nells250 Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Give the car some time. They grow on you.Also, it's a bulletproof ride if maintained correctly.G Oh, I know... TRUST ME. My Vic 1.0 was a 1998 LX with the handling package... drove it 15.5 years!!! But it had a traditional front end, not rack & pinion, narrower tires, wasn't drive by wire, etc. I also spent YEARS in the blue car as a passenger, so driving it is odd. I just plain got SO used to the 1998, and fight change SO much, I feel like a DOPE driving the "new" one! :-)
keviiin86 Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 Here are my current rides, 95 Mark VIII, have owned it about 5 years, went from my daily driver to my "fun" car. 2nd is my 05 Silverado 2wd, 5.3, 3:23 posi...great truck, and gets up and moves when it needs to.
charlie8575 Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 Oh, I know... TRUST ME. My Vic 1.0 was a 1998 LX with the handling package... drove it 15.5 years!!! But it had a traditional front end, not rack & pinion, narrower tires, wasn't drive by wire, etc. I also spent YEARS in the blue car as a passenger, so driving it is odd. I just plain got SO used to the 1998, and fight change SO much, I feel like a DOPE driving the "new" one! :-)Do the '03-up Panthers really drive that differently? The newest one I've driven (that I can think of) is a '98. Charlie Larkin
Agent G Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 In short, yes. Most of my experience is with police package cars, but I have driven these extensively over the course of my career. The '91-'97 versions were nimble and light around town but not very stable at speed on the open road. Lots of high rpm horsepower no real low end grunt. They were the right size and handled good for an urban cop car. They just got started accelerating about the time you were back on the brakes for the next intersection though. Frustrating. '98 saw the Watts link rear end make it's debut on the CV. Remapped engine management saw more low end torque. My first negative experience was responding to a hot call in moderately heavy traffic. I performed a right - left - right manuver at about 30mph and realized the rear end was trying to pass the front. The car remained perfectly flat and gave no warning. The rear end just let go on bone dry pavement. Not too bad in the acceleration department. Fast forward to the R & P steering in '03. Ford seemed to have finally exorcised all the demons. We didn't drive Fords after this model year so I have no experience with the car after that. The car was never, arguably, "fast". Remember the Ford Police Package was introduced at the same time Chevrolet's legendary 9C1was being sold. Any early Caprice with the 5.8 was quicker. A '94-'96 Chevy with the LT1 was not even in the same league. I hid my '93 9C1 from Fleet Services for a year so I didn't have to give her up. I still have my '05 Town Car though, it's a beauty and handles well for a land yacht. The speed sensitive steering takes a bit of "getting used to" but after 10+ years I am ok with it. G
lordairgtar Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 After 15.5 years with the same car and documenting every single one of them (www.crowncvicsetc.com) this summer, due to lackluster financial situations (aka: unemployment), my boyfriend gave me his car, a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria P71. I call it Vic 2.0. I have yet to form a bond with the car, but it is growing on me. I also own a 1974 AMC Javelin (www.maxiblue.homestead.com) that is now off the road for the aforementioned reason. Too keep that javvie company, put Wisconsin State Patrol decals on it. It's already the correct dark blue metallic WSP cars are. You would have to paint the grille flat black...but I'd keep it chrome.
Rodent Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 Just got this three weeks ago. 2016 Mazda 3S Grand Touring with the 6-speed manual.
iamsuperdan Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 Just got this three weeks ago. 2016 Mazda 3S Grand Touring with the 6-speed manual. Love that you went with the man pedal! That colour is so awesome in person. Sucks you guys require the front plate though.
Roncla Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) On 2/6/2016 at 5:36 AM, Rodent said: Just got this three weeks ago. 2016 Mazda 3S Grand Touring with the 6-speed manual. These Mazda 3s are really popular over here. Mazda NZ has just had its best sales record ever for 2015. I just took delivery of this new 2016 Mazda 3 SP25 ' Limited ' auto on Thursday. The ' Limited ' version over here is the top of the line with all the fruit. I'm not sure if all the driving aids it comes with are really necessary if you are paying attention to your driving. The only reason I never got the Soul Red paint is I have had a red car in the back yard since 1978 and it was time for a change. This Mazda is joining my HSV GTS 6 speed. Edited February 4, 2018 by Roncla
om617 Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 Picked up this a couple of days ago. 1976 Ford Granada Coupe. Very good for rust,but need a fresh layer of paint.
Junkman Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 (edited) Same with my 'new' Granada. Rock solid, but needs paint. Edited February 7, 2016 by Junkman
Rodent Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 These Mazda 3s are really popular over here. Mazda NZ has just had its best sales record ever for 2015. I just took delivery of this new 2016 Mazda 3 SP25 ' Limited ' auto on Thursday. The ' Limited ' version over here is the top of the line with all the fruit. I'm not sure if all the driving aids it comes with are really necessary if you are paying attention to your driving. The only reason I never got the Soul Red paint is I have had a red car in the back yard since 1978 and it was time for a change. This Mazda is joining my HSV GTS 6 speed. Grand Touring is the top trim here. You have to get the autotragic transmission to get the tech package wit adaptive cruise control and lane keeping with the automatic high beams. Mine has adaptive lighting and blind spot detection with rear cross traffic though. Has 1300 miles so far and seems quicker every day. Upper end of the tach is getting more pleasant. Our other car is a 2014 Focus Titanium with the handling package. Cornered the market for fun to drive affordable compacts, I think.
Dann Tier Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 Same with my 'new' Granada. Rock solid, but needs paint. looks a lot like Daisy and Onslows car on "Keeping Up Appearances"! -very cool!
Mustang Madness Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 My new daily driver I got last weekend, 2008 GT Premium.
426-Hemi Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) I can't remember if I had posted here or not.. SO here goes...... My daily driver is my wifes car....a '04 Buick LaSabre. THEN you have MY BEAST as MY Daily Driver: '67 Dodge Power Wagon W-200 And finally, my inheritance...... My Dad built the '39 Chevy Business coupe before he passed away. NEVER got to drive it either. So he's my silent passenger when I'm driving HIS car. When I go, it will be passed onto his only grandchild, my daughter...... R.I.P. Dad, your car will remain in the family if I can help it! Edited February 8, 2016 by 426-Hemi Forgot to add year and type to my truck!
om617 Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 Same with my 'new' Granada. Rock solid, but needs paint. Arent these very rare,same with the Injection that came with Recaro etc? Always liked these cars,but i have a soft spot for the MK1 coupe. The one i found was not a basket case and fair priced,they are usually rusted to death with the vinyl roof or too expensive. This summer i plan on sell the Mercedes Cosworth and add some into the Coupe.
Junkman Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 AFAIK it used to be the most expensive one when new, but it isn't nearly as rare as a MKI coupe or MKII Injection.
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