Ok, yes, my Chevettes forum went bellyup and I'm jonesing to talk about cars... so what do you drive, what do you want to drive realistically and fantastically? What do you love/hate in a car or truck?
I love driving rear-wheel drive and I love small cars. Unfortunately they haven't made Chevettes in over 20 years now and now I think the only other small rwd vehicle available would be the Miata, which does not come in 4-door models, which is a requirement of mine...
Having driven new cars, I HATE ABS (it's almost gotten me killed once already, let me work the damn pedals thank you very much) and I cannot abide a car with a signal clicker that sounds like a little kid playing with a metal juice cap, and it makes me feel ill when I sit in a new car that gets WORSE gas mileage than my 29-year old carbureted engine was originally rated for. So when my beloved Little Beast finally goes to the great parts yard in the sky, I'll probably suck it up, learn how not to kill myself in snow with front wheel drive, and replace her with a Toyota Yaris. Last I checked the base model didn't have ABS and so many of my friends have gone over to Toyota that I'm liking what I'm seeing, if I HAVE to get dragged to the 21st century.
I'm a child of the 70's so I have a real thing for big old muscle cars, although as much as I don't think I'd ever buy a North American car again (unless it's a Chevette) I do really really like what they've done with the new Dodge Challenger (although I loathe the new Charger).
If money and pollution were no object, I'd want a 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme. That's what I learned to drive on (well, that and a 1976 Delta 88 but the Cutlass is far sexier) and it was just a dream to drive (till you had to park it somewhere tight, but hey, I learned how, dammit).
I love driving rear-wheel drive and I love small cars. Unfortunately they haven't made Chevettes in over 20 years now and now I think the only other small rwd vehicle available would be the Miata, which does not come in 4-door models, which is a requirement of mine...
Having driven new cars, I HATE ABS (it's almost gotten me killed once already, let me work the damn pedals thank you very much) and I cannot abide a car with a signal clicker that sounds like a little kid playing with a metal juice cap, and it makes me feel ill when I sit in a new car that gets WORSE gas mileage than my 29-year old carbureted engine was originally rated for. So when my beloved Little Beast finally goes to the great parts yard in the sky, I'll probably suck it up, learn how not to kill myself in snow with front wheel drive, and replace her with a Toyota Yaris. Last I checked the base model didn't have ABS and so many of my friends have gone over to Toyota that I'm liking what I'm seeing, if I HAVE to get dragged to the 21st century.
I'm a child of the 70's so I have a real thing for big old muscle cars, although as much as I don't think I'd ever buy a North American car again (unless it's a Chevette) I do really really like what they've done with the new Dodge Challenger (although I loathe the new Charger).
If money and pollution were no object, I'd want a 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme. That's what I learned to drive on (well, that and a 1976 Delta 88 but the Cutlass is far sexier) and it was just a dream to drive (till you had to park it somewhere tight, but hey, I learned how, dammit).