Pilot Cars

[puddlejumper]

Back in '93 I bought my first new car, a Mazda MX-6, with my re-enlistment bonus. I got run into in '00, totaled the Mazda and went shopping for a late model Thunderbird SC. I wound up financing my current car, a 2000 Dodge Neon. I was surprised I even fit in the thing (I'm 6'4"). It's been a good ride. I've got 73,000 miles on it now and need to get the timing belt done. It's been paid off for 6 months and with the condo mortgage, I doubt I'll be buying anything else real soon. I really feel that it's worth the money to buy new if at all possible. I'm not mechanically inclined enough to always be screwing with my car to make it reliable.

-pj

 

[Crizz]

Well untill I started instructing, I made very decent money doing IT consulting. I cant hardly make the payment on my current vehicle, but it would cost me $2k+ to sell it because I am so upside down in it. I am overpriveledged for my age with vehicles, I know.

1. '86 Chev Caprice. Turned 185k when I got rid of it. Couldnt kill that dam thing. I drove it HARD for 2 years.
2. '95 Olds Cutlass Supreme Convertible. I loved everything about this car, except the engine (3.4 DOHC). What a POS. I spent more keeping the dam thing running than I did on my car payment. It had 95k when I sold it.
3. '98 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. Love this car, and it has been extremely reliable. It currently has 98k miles. Mods are a thing of the past, however. Sold all them to pay for the CFI/I/MEI.

If I could do it all over again I would have kept my Caprice. I cant imagine how much money I would have in the bank.

 

[Afixedwing]

`94 Toyota 4Runner 98k miles. odd clicking noise from up front that I haven't been able to identify. Does a good job clawing it's way up the mountains of southern Utah to take me to remote fly fishing destinations.

 

[billybob]

lets put it to a vote, who has the biggest POS

 

[j41driver]

...and an 03 Dodge Ram QuadCab SLT with the 4.7. I couldn't make myself buy the Hemi, the mileage is way too poor.

...yeah, that's what people buy fullsize four door pickups for...the great gas mileage!!

;-)

 

[SpiffAV8]

I started this flying gig with a 1991 Ford Mustang which had been a former poilce chaser. After a lot of polish and waxing, rims tires, springs, bushings, sway arms, a sturt tower brace and a bunch more, it drove like a demon headed for H*ll. Never did touch the motor and when I sold it the milage it had over 180k. A friend of mine still drives it and it has no signs of slowing down.

Now days I sit a bit higher enjoying a 2000 F-150 4x4 etended cab. It has all the bells and toys that can come from the factory. Other than tinting all the windows, it remains stock. Due to the amount of time I spend away from home it has become a bit of a hanger queen and sits with a little over 30k miles on it. Most of which are freeway miles.

I don't miss the Mustang at all and love this truck a great deal. Heck, it's been better to me than the ex-wife was!

 

[dsee8driver]

I know I know "chick car." As soon as I pay off the type I'll buy a Escort.

Would that be a blond or a brunnette this time around?

 

[VettePilot]

1993 Corvette Coupe, 40th Anniversary Edition, Ruby Red, 153,000 miles, daily driver.

Mark

 

[LXApilot]

Drive a pearl white 1991 BMW 850i 5.0LV12 6 speed!

- Airport car is Green 1999 Chevy Z24 Cavalier - just over 120,000 miles; its been driven off a cliff, spun, smashed, crashed, flooded, and it still runs awesome and I've never had one single thing wrong with it! That car is indestructible! Only changed the brakes once and last summer it drove over 11,000 miles with no oil change.

 

[46Driver]

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