09-01-2009, 11:10 AM
Commute: >5 miles each way, 5 days a week. (15 miles to school once a week)
Annual Mileage: ~15k miles
Back Road / Highway / B2B&City: 10% / 10% / 80% (City = All stoplights and speedbumps and 35-45mph zones)
Handling / Ride Comfort: I do wish my car were more comfortable. The seats are nice, but the suspension is harsh. However, I'll always take a "good handling stock car" over a "shitty cushy floaty stock car" any day of the week.
Power: "I like having a car that will get out of its own way. I have really become accustomed to using power as an "out" of many situations that arise on the road. Whenever I drive something that is slower than I am used to, I tend to get into trouble (or beat the shit out of it trying to get out of trouble)." I'll echo this. I love having horsepower to dart out of situations that invariably find me. People who don't know what "yield" means, for example.
Size: I prefer medium to small cars. I don't like driving big cars, but I drove a Metro all through college. If I can't reach something I've got in the rear passenger seat while driving, it's too big.
2 vs 4 doors: 4 Doors. Hell, 5 if I can get it. I love the looks of coupes but I'll never own one as a DD ever again. Even if I *don't* use the extra room, whether it's heading to the range or hauling tools to help someone or driving coworkers to lunch, I love the utility of a 4 door hatch vs the UN-utility of a coupe. Also, maybe I'm just getting old, but I hate the "sitting on the floor" driving position most coupes seem to have.
Fuel Economy: Important, but not over power. <-- what he said.
Automatic vs Manual: Automatic transmissions make for lazy drivers. It's less efficient, less fun, and it takes your mind away from the task at hand: Driving. I don't think we'd have so many dumb bitches in Lexus RX300's out to kill me if they had to row their own gears. (They'd stay the fuck home!) So as for me and my house, our transmissions are manual. And don't get me started on your whining about traffic. I sit in Nova traffic too, grow a sack and drive a real transmission. And what's this about a manual being bad on the highway? When you're up to speed, set your cruise control and call it a day. If you need to go faster, gear down and go. WTF?
Looks: I like a "sharp" car, but it doesn't need to stun anyone.
Annual Mileage: ~15k miles
Back Road / Highway / B2B&City: 10% / 10% / 80% (City = All stoplights and speedbumps and 35-45mph zones)
Handling / Ride Comfort: I do wish my car were more comfortable. The seats are nice, but the suspension is harsh. However, I'll always take a "good handling stock car" over a "shitty cushy floaty stock car" any day of the week.
Power: "I like having a car that will get out of its own way. I have really become accustomed to using power as an "out" of many situations that arise on the road. Whenever I drive something that is slower than I am used to, I tend to get into trouble (or beat the shit out of it trying to get out of trouble)." I'll echo this. I love having horsepower to dart out of situations that invariably find me. People who don't know what "yield" means, for example.
Size: I prefer medium to small cars. I don't like driving big cars, but I drove a Metro all through college. If I can't reach something I've got in the rear passenger seat while driving, it's too big.
2 vs 4 doors: 4 Doors. Hell, 5 if I can get it. I love the looks of coupes but I'll never own one as a DD ever again. Even if I *don't* use the extra room, whether it's heading to the range or hauling tools to help someone or driving coworkers to lunch, I love the utility of a 4 door hatch vs the UN-utility of a coupe. Also, maybe I'm just getting old, but I hate the "sitting on the floor" driving position most coupes seem to have.
Fuel Economy: Important, but not over power. <-- what he said.
Automatic vs Manual: Automatic transmissions make for lazy drivers. It's less efficient, less fun, and it takes your mind away from the task at hand: Driving. I don't think we'd have so many dumb bitches in Lexus RX300's out to kill me if they had to row their own gears. (They'd stay the fuck home!) So as for me and my house, our transmissions are manual. And don't get me started on your whining about traffic. I sit in Nova traffic too, grow a sack and drive a real transmission. And what's this about a manual being bad on the highway? When you're up to speed, set your cruise control and call it a day. If you need to go faster, gear down and go. WTF?
Looks: I like a "sharp" car, but it doesn't need to stun anyone.
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442