Pilot Cars

[Flyingtoohigh]

2001 Ford Ranger Edge, standard cab. Nearing 20,000 miles and kicking myself in the ass for not getting one with 4WD and an extended cab. 3.0L v6 engine.

 

[TonyC]

'83 Ford Bronco - - 282,000 miles - - RED, BLACK, and RUST

 

[U-I pilot]

'03 mazda protege.... just about to hit 2500 miles.
(its my first car and i'll probably have it through my cfi times and until i get a good paying job....gotta make it last...)

 

[Ravengirl]

Am I the only Saturn driver?

95 Saturn SC1, bought 2.5 years ago. Had 50K miles then, have 92K now. Yeah, it's plastic, but it keeps going...

Stephanie

 

[heels95]

1987 BMW 325i with 360,000 miles and only paid $1 for it; the best deal I have ever gotten in my life and it still runs like a champ. It sure would be nice to hit a half million miles.

 

[low-n-slow]

'03 F250 4x4 diesel crew cab. Love those trucks...the last time I owned a car was a '77 Camero back in '80.

Whenever I owned an airplane I drove a raggedy no floor board of a rust bucket mid '70s Toyota pickup with a bazillion miles. I miss the 172 but not that truck.

 

[jetexas]

When I was a CFI it seemed as if me and my friends had an ugly car competition. I was the "eccentric" one with my recent model..1991 Honda. My friend drove a 1972 Ford Maverick that looked like it was blue at one point. It had a 302 and would haul a$$. It also had a rusted through floorboard on the passenger side. Made for a yellowstone-like geyser display on really rainy roads.

 

[brett]

They quit making Escort hatchbacks so I had to buy a Focus this time! 2001 ZX3. Mini-SUV, looks small on outside, very roomy inside; (hope no real SUVs ever hit me).

- Brett

 

[DenverDude2002]

Maybe someone should start a thread on how well we maintain our vehicles.

 

[jetexas]

Funny you should mention that. I hooked up my timing light the other day and it was dead on accurate. All I usually have to do is just change the oil, brakes and tires now and then. Pretty reliable cars those Hondas are.

I used to drive a Jeep CJ-5 that was a total blast. Very easy to work on . Straight six, pre 'electronics stuff' and the 4WD was awesome. The newer jeeps are pretty cool too but too "city-fied". that CJ-5 was unstoppable off road (except by a humvee maybe).

 

[enigma]

Funny you should mention that. I hooked up my timing light the other day and it was dead on accurate. All I usually have to do is just change the oil, brakes and tires now and then. Pretty reliable cars those Hondas are.

You'd be well advised to add the timing belt to you short list of m/x items.

regards,
enigma

 

[jetexas]

Thanks enigma. Yeah I did that at 80K.. I need to do it again. If that thing breaks then the engine will eat the valves as I understand it.

 

[Bluestreak]

Can't let this pass:

1.1976 Vega,near mint,Hugger Orange.I paid $150 for it in 1988
2.1975 Chevy C10 Scottsdale-fishin' truck
3.1978 Porsche 924-130,000 miles plus and still going
4.1930 Ford Model A two door sedan street rod (TCI tube front,Ford 9" with stainless 4-link rear,'72 Chevy 307 small block and turbo 350 trans-primered and fenderless as real hot rods are.
5.2000 Explorer XLT (wife's vehicle)

In the market for a VW Beetle (old,not "new" Beetle) convertible.I see a lot of them on www.thesamba.com

 

[navigator72]

1999 Toyota Tacoma

I have a 1999 Toyota Tacoma V6, 4x4, TRD Offroad, xtra cab
78k miles
nice drive up here in Maine with the snow and ice.

 

[njcapt]

I drove crappy cars the first 18 years of my career, so after a year at ATA I bought myself my soul confirming vehicle - a 1998 BMW 540i. So far no damage from parking it at MDW. Makes getting home a lot faster, too.

 

[captainv]

i used to have an '84 camry that ate 3 timing belts while i was driving on its way to 240,000 miles. each time i had the belt changed - never any engine damage.

'87 honda prelude went to 185k.

currently working on a '97 Acura CL with 75k that i'll drive till the wheels fall off. especially since i bought the wife an '04 Pilot...

 

[T-Gates]

Maybe someone should start a thread on how well we maintain our vehicles.

Funny you should mention that, just got the oil changed 5,000 miles overdue!

1998 Honda Passport 50,000 miles..... Crack in the windshield, tranny slips, but it gets me from point A to B.....

 

[Booster]

1989 faded blue Taurus. 175,000 miles. Looks great at the airport.

 

[tinman]

'76 GMC 4X4 shortbed. I've had it 10 years this month. In '95 I decided that it needed to be "restored". 7 years later it was back on the road. Projects, what would we do without'em .

 

[DenverDude2002]

I used to drive a Jeep CJ-5 that was a total blast. Very easy to work on . Straight six, pre 'electronics stuff' and the 4WD was awesome. The newer jeeps are pretty cool too but too "city-fied". that CJ-5 was unstoppable off road

Yah, I wasnt to happy about the Cherokee getting canned. Still had the bulletproof I6/transmission and most of the driveline was patended pre 1970. The I6 has got to be the best engine ever made/used in an American vehicle. Patented in 1959, still used in the Wrangler for 2005 models. one time i went through a mudhole in my Jeep, sucked a gallon of water into the intake manifold. Just popped off the air intake pipe from the air filter housing, got some water out with a towel, and she fired right up and has run perfect since. I'd like to see a Jeep Liberty do that.

I went to a Jeep dealership a few weeks ago, did my usual whining and *****ing about how the Liberty would never take on a Cherokee as far as offroad wise. They said it would because its so "superior". yah, maybe for a driveway. I did get a guy there to take of offraod on a track they have near there on an old decomissioned air force base next time it snows, I gladly took him up on that offer. I'll post when that happens.

Another good thing is apparently enough diehard Jeep fans complained to Jeep so a true 4 DR Wrangler with real offroad capabilities should return within 2 yrs (there was some here and there in recent auto mags, message me if you want more info and I'll dig it up out of them). Its also rumored to bear the Cherokee Name.