Your Trusty (Personal) Steed

[ffemt8978]

I have a cooler car than all of y'all. A mobile party. A veritable BUS.

We recently put 5k miles on it on the epic road trip of awesomeness.

ETA: I love the midwest, where you can just stop in the middle of a 75 MPH road for a "next state on the map" picture.

Those are called BMW's around here.

Big Mom Wagons.

 

[abckidsmom]

Those are called BMW's around here.

Big Mom Wagons.

Snort. That's funny.

 

[shfd739]

'97 Toyota Land Cruiser. 218k miles and still a nice, dependable ride. Fuel economy sucks but it's a tank and takes to all of our camping and off reading trips. And is awesome off road..

So far it's on a 2.5in lift,35s, winch bumper and now I have a storage drawer and 12v fridge/freezer in the back.

 

[EpiEMS]

...Saab wagon...

I know. Yuppie-mobile.

 

[mycrofft]

Stock 2004 Honda Accord. 1 lane/90 deg corners at 28 mph w/o skid, standrd cloverleaf onramp at 48 mph w/o full skid, 0-60 in 11 sec (manual assist the shift), and I can drive from Sacramento to about Woodburn, OR, on a tank of gas if I'm careful.
Uses a quart of trannie fluid a quarter, no leaks on the floor, but bilateral headlight cataracts. Interior getting a little reddish-grey from the sun but still comfy.
CD and AM/FM period.

To quote Detective Charley Cruise on "Life", "I am not in love with this car"...not.

 

[fast65]

Stock 2004 Honda Accord. 1 lane/90 deg corners at 28 mph w/o skid, standrd cloverleaf onramp at 48 mph w/o full skid, 0-60 in 11 sec (manual assist the shift), and I can drive from Sacramento to about Woodburn, OR, on a tank of gas if I'm careful.
Uses a quart of trannie fluid a quarter, no leaks on the floor, but bilateral headlight cataracts. Interior getting a little reddish-grey from the sun but still comfy.
CD and AM/FM period.

To quote Detective Charley Cruise on "Life", "I am not in love with this car"...not.

Woodburn you say? That's only an hour away from me

 

[VFlutter]

My old Z. I wish I never sold her :sad:

My Jeep Wrangler

 

[WickedGood]

My baby is my 1997 F150 3 door, 4x4. The first vehicle I ever made payments on in 2003. 197,000 miles. Now I just use it for recreation and towing my horse trailer.
Got all practical and bought a 40 mgp 2012 Hyundai Accent hatchback last March. Very happy with my purchase-- it's been a great car. Takes me an hour away to clinicals and work on only 5 dollars of gas.

 

[JDub]

1999 Dodge RAM 1500 5.9L V8 crew cab with about 220k miles.. Used to be my parents truck and they gave it to me about 3 years ago. It is a great truck, but unfortunately it is starting to become bogged down with issues.

 

[adamjh3]

'97 Toyota Land Cruiser. 218k miles and still a nice, dependable ride. Fuel economy sucks but it's a tank and takes to all of our camping and off reading trips. And is awesome off road..

So far it's on a 2.5in lift,35s, winch bumper and now I have a storage drawer and 12v fridge/freezer in the back.

Nice ride. I love me some Yotas. Have any pics of the storage drawer? I've seen a couple 4Runners that have drawers that cover the entirety of the cargo area, is that what you have?

I used to have a 05 Dodge Neon SXT, that thing was a piece. Left me stranded more times than I care to remember.

Now I'm in a 1994 4Runner SR5 V6 3.0. I got it back in August with 173k miles, she's dragged me all over SoCal, up into the mountains and through the desert with no problems, I just hit 181k rolling into Las Vegas today. Funny how a 19 year old car is more dependable than my 7 year old car was.

 

[shfd739]

Nice ride. I love me some Yotas. Have any pics of the storage drawer? I've seen a couple 4Runners that have drawers that cover the entirety of the cargo area, is that what you have?

I used to have a 05 Dodge Neon SXT, that thing was a piece. Left me stranded more times than I care to remember.

Now I'm in a 1994 4Runner SR5 V6 3.0. I got it back in August with 173k miles, she's dragged me all over SoCal, up into the mountains and through the desert with no problems, I just hit 181k rolling into Las Vegas today. Funny how a 19 year old car is more dependable than my 7 year old car was.

Ill grab a pic today. It's a single width that matches half the back seat when it's folded. About 10inches overall height then a Norcold 60lt fridge/freezer will sit on top in a slide.

This truck has been more reliable(save for the stuff ive broken offroad, but thats my fault) than a '00 Mountaineer I had prior. I drove a newer Chevy pickup at the family farm last year and my truck is more solid with less rattles

 

[Amberlamps916]

My daily driver (thank you Socal weather!)

2006 Ninja 250R

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And here is my baby.... 1987 Buick Grand National, bought it when I was 23 a couple of years ago. Way too much fun to drive.

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V6 231ci Turbo-Charged 245 hp @ 4400 rpm 355 lb-ft @ 2000 rpm

Turbonetics TE62 BB Turbo
Precision front mount intercooler
3" stainless Terry Houston down pipe with cut out
Adjustable boost controler with fine tune capability
Eibach progressive rate lowering springs
Tubular upper/lower rear control arms

 

[Amberlamps916]

My daily driver (thank you Socal weather!)

2006 Ninja 250R

And here is my baby.... 1987 Buick Grand National, bought it when I was 23 a couple of years ago. Way too much fun to drive.

V6 231ci Turbo-Charged 245 hp @ 4400 rpm 355 lb-ft @ 2000 rpm

Turbonetics TE62 BB Turbo
Precision front mount intercooler
3" stainless Terry Houston down pipe with cut out
Adjustable boost controler with fine tune capability
Eibach progressive rate lowering springs
Tubular upper/lower rear control arms

 

[teedubbyaw]

That national is completely badass.

 

[Amberlamps916]

That national is completely badass.

Well thank you. Took years to save up for it but it was well worth it.

 

[chillybreeze]

I drive a 1999 Dodge Durango! Its old, has 192,000 miles on it, gets sucky gas mileage (13 mpg on a good day) but its paid for and I have never had any problems with it! Guess Ill keep it!

 

[MrJones]

That national is completely badass.

Not to mention old enough to qualify for an Historical Vehicle license plate.

 

[74restore]

This was my car for a while: 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle

Loved that car.

Now i drive an 04 Lexus es 330. Best gas mileage ever... and a little more reliable in Iowa Winters than the bug

 

[sweetpete]

This is a pretty cool thread. I have a 2004 F250 4x4 ext cab that I bought new prior to becoming a FF. I used it for my business in construction/snow plowing. Now my wife drives it more than I do.

But my "life saver" has been our 09 Kia Rio 5. Bought that new also in 09 and have put 55k on it driving all over SE Texas.

Seriously, that car has been amazing. It took me thru every one of my clinicals going thru EMT-I and medic. It's been from the country to the hood!

And let me just add: I will NEVER go back to normal radio. I love my Sirius satellite!! I HATE the stations down here. Lol

 

[rescue1]

All the ladies love my 2009 VW Jetta. That's 5 cylinders of raw power right there.

I really can't complain, it has twice the gas mileage of my old '94 Mercedes C280, and I can make it from the Canadian border to Philadelphia on a little more than one tank of gas.