are your cars 'young or old'?

[MoGrubb]

In defense of America, our cars are much improved, thanks to imports kicking our ass. My Taurus has been trouble-free for as long as I've owned it, four years.

I know about Pintos. *snicker*

[Tom Storer]

I don't have a car. Does that make me ageless?

[Shawn]

I'm driving around in a '98 Oldsmobile Cutlass (same car as the Chevy Malibu)...was this my car of choice? No. I needed a car right away and it was a deal at $2000 below book value. I've had it for about 4 years now, it just turned over 180,000 miles...I've had some suspension issues but the engine and everything else has been rock solid. My car of choice would most likely be foreign made, but I've been impressed with the punishment this little car has taken and still kept on truckin'.

[jazzbo]

Honest to gosh, if I could run out and buy a car, I'd probably buy a Pontiac Solstice.

[danasgoodstuff]

As some of you may recall, I'm now on my 2nd Studebaker. Probably just reads 'weird' to most people now but back in the day the perception pf Stude's as old guy cars didn't help them or Packard or Hudson, despite the fact that when the board pulled the plug on the main plant in South Bend they were making the fastest production car in the world, the R3 engined Avanti. But they only sold 9. Perception is a funny thing. The US auto makers have made many, many mistakes over the years, including some moves so cynica/shortsighted/etc. the're hard to credit as mistakes...and as an american indepent fan I don't love the big 3, BUT I really don't want to see one or more of them go under, it would have a ripple effect that would capsize a lot of boats that ain't sone nothing wrong.

Studes rule, big 3 drool.

[danasgoodstuff]

I meant to say before I got sidetracked, US auto makers are between a rock and a hard place since they need to hold their core while winning back import buyers...good luck. may be too late, once shit starts to go downhill...

[Tim McG]

In defense of America, our cars are much improved, thanks to imports kicking our ass. My Taurus has been trouble-free for as long as I've owned it, four years.

I know about Pintos. *snicker*

Just as a point of reference though....my Toyota truck is 26 years old and runs like a champ.

[Tim McG]

I don't have a car. Does that make me ageless?

Oh absolutely, Tom.

I could never think of you as anything less than well worn and durable

[vajerzy]

I'm 46- my wife is 50. Over the years we drove Dodge, Ford and GM vehicles. After our latest problems with the GM vehicles we bought Toyotas: a Corolla and Sienna. They are very dependable, have high resale and are superior vehicles, compared to others in their respective classes. We will drive Toyotas for years to come.

If I buy an "American" car- it will be a vehicle from the 1970s and earlier; I have a 1967 F-100 pickup which runs real strong. We also have a 1979 VW Bug- which is a restoration project- you can't kill those at all.

Interestingly-almost all the pickups around here are mostly Fords.

[Tim McG]

We also have a 1979 VW Bug- which is a restoration project- you can't kill those at all.

That's a fact, too.

I owned a '64 Bug then later the first roll-top '64 Bug [not at the same time]. The only thing that stopped my first Bug was it was stolen, rolled then stripped. Broke my heart, too. Those wind wing windows were easy for crooks to pop open. The second one swallowed a valve, but I still got top dollar for it.

Other then that, those things would run on kerosene and had snap together pieces.

I really miss driving a V-Dub.

Interestingly-almost all the pickups around here are mostly Fords.

Besides the Mustang....it is probably the only thing they got right.

Edited November 2, 2007 by GoodSpeak

[MoGrubb]

I sold an '84 F-150 two years ago, that my folks bought new, it was still running strong. [don't need a second vehicle] Don't get me wrong, I've owned a Corolla and a VW bus, both seemed would run forever.