What do you drive?

[+Random Stranger Subscriber¹]

I think he just way over-payed for it.  Bluebook on that car at that mileage is $4500-5000.  I see a bunch of them listed on Craigslist with 100k miles for $6k.

 

 

for sure.   $6300 should definitely get you a much smaller mileage.    $6300 for corolla with 257,495 km on it,  is plain crazy in my books.    

[streetw0lf]

A POS.

[tsupersonic]

for sure.   $6300 should definitely get you a much smaller mileage.    $6300 for corolla with 257,495 km on it,  is plain crazy in my books.    

Just a quick search within 50 miles of where I live, and you can get a 2004-2008 Corolla with 80k-120k miles for about $6k. I think that person has a "financial situation" or just made a very poor choice without negotiating and/or looking around. Never ever pay what the dealer/person advertises. 

[Gerowen]

Just wanted to share this with you guys.  Took my wife's 2006 Ford Taurus (the family car) on a road trip for a little less than 400 miles to visit her family for the holidays and the idler pulley that was already squeaking once and a while got worse, to the point that I decided to replace it before taking the car back out on the road to come home.  I recorded the project for YouTube and thought I'd share it here in case any of you run into this problem.  Hopefully somebody will find it helpful so you can avoid being that person driving down the road with the squealing vehicle,

 

[Gary2MBz]

Didnt the guys @ TopGear say that these budget cars would soil the name of Mercedes ?  That they didnt deserve the 3-pointed star ?

If it wasnt Top Gear, it was something I saw more than once online - they were saying if you absolutely positively feel you need to tell everyone you drive a Mercedes, and have to get the bottom of the barrel models - you dont need a Mercedes.

Personally, I like the LED lights & think it is a cool little car even if it is drastically underpowered.

I've totally been out of the loop with school and work so I apologize for the 6 month delayed response.

 

The new C-Class is really a baby S-Class and has some neat features/gimmicks which the E-Class doesn't have (Airmatic Suspension, Interior Ambience Lighting, Air freshening, et al. new to the W205). I would NEVER consider a CLA-anything! My car may be the bottom barrel Benz but the handling on my C250 is still miles ahead of my buddy's Lexus GS350 and that is a $60k car touching AMG territory! The TopGear guys can say anything they want, once you sit in this car its a very fun daily-driver which is good on gas but has power to pull when you know how to work past the dinky engine. If I need a kick in power, I usually kick it into the manual mode and shift at my whim. I've went head-to-head against a 2007 V6 Mustang with a dude and his girl while I have 5 passengers and a full trunk on Pacific Coast Highway. I kept up head to head in E mode auto, once I kicked it into Sport mode in auto, I pass him while he is flooring it! (Didn't plan on using the slapstick on winding roads, best play it safe even if I lose haha).

 

This car may have small displacement but any turbo-charged engine gets an added boost in torque. My straight piped setup from the Catalytic Converter back helps with more free-flow. I kept the single tip setup since these cars are already tweaked with the best possible configuration anyways. I have ordered a K&N performance air filter to help suck in some more air and get more flowing through the engine. Cone-based intakes will most likely just cause heat-soak and this just has more of a surface area to suck air so my performance will essentially improve once the ECU picks up on the extra air.

My Christmas present to myself haha:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LTNABI

 

This is a cozy daily driver and I see many Porsche and AMG drivers sticking to something like this for a daily driver especially in our broken asphalt here in Los Angeles it really sucks! I'm going to get some videos of the car and the exhaust note inside and out of the car. These will be recorded on an iPhone 6+ using SloPro. Setting will be at 120fps @ 720p, final output @ 24fps if I recall correctly when it gets exported to the Camera Roll.

[tsupersonic]

I've totally been out of the loop with school and work so I apologize for the 6 month delayed response.

 

The new C-Class is really a baby S-Class and has some neat features/gimmicks which the E-Class doesn't have (Airmatic Suspension, Interior Ambience Lighting, Air freshening, et al. new to the W205). I would NEVER consider a CLA-anything! My car may be the bottom barrel Benz but the handling on my C250 is still miles ahead of my buddy's Lexus GS350 and that is a $60k car touching AMG territory! The TopGear guys can say anything they want, once you sit in this car its a very fun daily-driver which is good on gas but has power to pull when you know how to work past the dinky engine. If I need a kick in power, I usually kick it into the manual mode and shift at my whim. I've went head-to-head against a 2007 V6 Mustang with a dude and his girl while I have 5 passengers and a full trunk on Pacific Coast Highway. I kept up head to head in E mode auto, once I kicked it into Sport mode in auto, I pass him while he is flooring it! (Didn't plan on using the slapstick on winding roads, best play it safe even if I lose haha).

 

This car may have small displacement but any turbo-charged engine gets an added boost in torque. My straight piped setup from the Catalytic Converter back helps with more free-flow. I kept the single tip setup since these cars are already tweaked with the best possible configuration anyways. I have ordered a K&N performance air filter to help suck in some more air and get more flowing through the engine. Cone-based intakes will most likely just cause heat-soak and this just has more of a surface area to suck air so my performance will essentially improve once the ECU picks up on the extra air.

My Christmas present to myself haha:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LTNABI

 

This is a cozy daily driver and I see many Porsche and AMG drivers sticking to something like this for a daily driver especially in our broken asphalt here in Los Angeles it really sucks! I'm going to get some videos of the car and the exhaust note inside and out of the car. These will be recorded on an iPhone 6+ using SloPro. Setting will be at 120fps @ 720p, final output @ 24fps if I recall correctly when it gets exported to the Camera Roll.

Can't wait for the video. I used to own a CLS 63 AMG, I loved that car - the heaps of power and torque made it fun. I had a W204 C300 4Matic as a loaner, and wasn't too impressed. It was a light car, but it just lacked the power (engine and transmission), and was underwhelmed by the (lack) of technology. I'm happy with the F30 3 series in terms of driving dynamics, power, and technology. Also, the only CLA that's worth owning is the 45 AMG

[T3X4S]

Honeslty, I am so fickle - the last week or 2, I have been really liking the new F150 when I stop @ a red light, since this is Texas - there are a lot of them - but I dunno.  A project that was going to put me in Fiji for a year fizzled out, so I dont need to get rid of my car just yet, but it will happen soon,

 

and I have no idea which car/truck/SUV/bicycle/scooter/anti-gravity hovercraft with optional hyperdrive I will end up with.  My fiance is finished with her residency now, so maybe she will get something nice, and I'll just get a truck....with a hyperdrive

[Gerowen]

Honeslty, I am so fickle - the last week or 2, I have been really liking the new F150 when I stop @ a red light, since this is Texas - there are a lot of them - but I dunno.  A project that was going to put me in Fiji for a year fizzled out, so I dont need to get rid of my car just yet, but it will happen soon,

 

and I have no idea which car/truck/SUV/bicycle/scooter/anti-gravity hovercraft with optional hyperdrive I will end up with.  My fiance is finished with her residency now, so maybe she will get something nice, and I'll just get a truck....with a hyperdrive

Everybody needs a truck, even if it's a small one like a Dodge Dakota or Ford Ranger.  I can't tell you how many times when I was younger in the times when we didn't have one that I'd need to build/work on a chicken house or a porch or something for mom, and we'd be driving down the road with huge sheets of plywood strapped to the roof of the car with a blanket under it to keep it from scratching the paint.  When I first moved to Washington back in 2007, I went to Target to buy a television and could only get a 32 inch because that's the absolute biggest box that I could fit in the back seat of my 1997 Chevy Cavalier coup.

 

If I had the cash to blow on one, I would like to have one of the new F-150s with the aluminum body.  Something like 13,000 pounds towing capacity if you go with the V-8, and the aluminum body should be a heck of a lot more resistant to corrosion/rust from moisture and road salt.

[Emon]

That's what I used to drive (2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid):

 

[tsupersonic]

Honeslty, I am so fickle - the last week or 2, I have been really liking the new F150 when I stop @ a red light, since this is Texas - there are a lot of them - but I dunno.  A project that was going to put me in Fiji for a year fizzled out, so I dont need to get rid of my car just yet, but it will happen soon,

 

and I have no idea which car/truck/SUV/bicycle/scooter/anti-gravity hovercraft with optional hyperdrive I will end up with.  My fiance is finished with her residency now, so maybe she will get something nice, and I'll just get a truck....with a hyperdrive

Actually Ford makes just the truck for you. Introducing the F150 RAPTOR!

Just wait till the 2016 model - since it will utilize the new aluminum body (reduce weight). Also, if that doesn't suit you, Hennessey has got you covered:

 

Roots supercharger - making 600+ horsepower means you can do burnouts while screaming 'MURICA  Also, this is based on the F150 using the aluminum body.

[T3X4S]

Oh yeah - I looked at these when they came out (non-Hennessey) and think they are so cool looking with the LEDs all over, and the fact they are much wider than a standard F150. 

$55,000 on a truck just doesnt seem right.  The normal Raptor has a 400hp V8 - plenty of power - Im sure that Hennessey is $75,000 - crazy

Would have to get it blaze orange because nothing screams "look at me" like a giant orange truck

Driving down the street, @ 120mph screaming " MURICUH !" and playing Lynard Skynard with my white bedsheet-hoodie in the back - hell yeah !  LOL



 

[Gabe84]

2002 1.2 FIAT Stilo, 6-gears manual transmission, with an unbelievable top speed of around 170/175 Kmh, and incredible performance 0-100 Kmh in about 15/17 secs, as long as the air conditioner is off XD

 

It's a nice car though, surprisingly sturdy, silent and reliable, and, even though many around the world may know FIAT as Fix It Again Tony, I believe we've spent about 3,000

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[Brian M. Veteran]

2002 1.2 FIAT Stilo, 6-gears manual transmission, with an unbelievable top speed of around 170/175 Kmh, and incredible performance 0-100 Kmh in about 15/17 secs, as long as the air conditioner is off XD

 

It's a nice car though, surprisingly sturdy, silent and reliable, and, even though many around the world may know FIAT as Fix It Again Tony, I believe we've spent about 3,000

[Gabe84]

I used to drive a 2003 Fiat Punto, which underneath is practically the same car.

 

That thing never broke down once - the only problem it had was that the head gasket was on its way out. Now I've switched from Fiat to Alfa I can't say the same unfortunately!

Here in Italy we say that Alfa is a debt, it's considered a luxury sports car, even more luxury than Lancia, which should be the luxurious elegant brand, many people buy used Alfa cars and then end up dumping them after the first breakdown, losing money in the process because they'd be reselling an old broken car, or they resell them asap because they can't afford fuel costs, the same goes for other brands like BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Lancia and even Jaguar, they're pretty cheap as used cars, but then repairing them could easily cost your month's salary.

 

Alfas are more prone to failures than FIAT or Lancia, they consume way too much fuel, 9 times out of 10 in reality they consume almost double the amount of fuel that Alfa says their cars use, and the parts are extremely expensive, also, being a powerful car, insurance and taxes will be higher.

 

They are nice cars, beautifully designed and with good performance, but they are just too expensive for the average person.

 

FIAT cars on the other hand are way cheaper, they don't consume much, they are not that prone to failures, anyone can fix them and new parts are cheap, many people here got a FIAT as their first car, because years ago it was the cheapest brand, everyone with a job could afford them and there also was some sort of patriotism there, and then they stick with FIAT.

[Xahid]

 

It's not funny Picture thread

[strollin]

2005 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 Diesel

 

300+ HP

600+ Torque

 

I use it to pull a 30ft Travel Trailer.

 

 

[Draconian Guppy]

Actually Ford makes just the truck for you. Introducing the F150 RAPTOR!

Just wait till the 2016 model - since it will utilize the new aluminum body (reduce weight). Also, if that doesn't suit you, Hennessey has got you covered:

 

Roots supercharger - making 600+ horsepower means you can do burnouts while screaming 'MURICA  Also, this is based on the F150 using the aluminum body.

wow! wish I could afford a f150 raptoer aluminum! ah well someday

[T3X4S]

Here you go Guppy - I found this real interesting.

[Draconian Guppy]

Here you go Guppy - I found this real interesting.

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wow! 4600 lbs is nothing for that engine!

Drools... Man ford just wants to make my sell my organs!

[T3X4S]

How is this for a driveway ?

This might be the most practical / sensible family on the planet.


Weekend drive up the coast or day @ the track: GTR
Need to go camping in the Sierra Nevada for the week: Raptor

What else is there ?








 

[tsupersonic]

How is this for a driveway ?

 

This might be the most practical / sensible family on the planet.

Weekend drive up the coast or day @ the track: GTR

Need to go camping in the Sierra Nevada for the week: Raptor

What else is there ?

 

If I had a large amount of money to spend on cars and could only have two cars, it'd be:

1) Porsche 911 GT3 RS - track car

2) Tesla P85D - Daily Driver - economical and instant electric torque = win

Also, gotta have a winter car - upstate NY is brutal cold and snowy. #3 would be Mercedes Benz E63 AMG-S

[Gary2MBz]

Can't wait for the video. I used to own a CLS 63 AMG, I loved that car - the heaps of power and torque made it fun. I had a W204 C300 4Matic as a loaner, and wasn't too impressed. It was a light car, but it just lacked the power (engine and transmission), and was underwhelmed by the (lack) of technology. I'm happy with the F30 3 series in terms of driving dynamics, power, and technology. Also, the only CLA that's worth owning is the 45 AMG

 

You shall get a video along with the rest of youtube no later than Valentines Day.

If I had a large amount of money to spend on cars and could only have two cars, it'd be:

1) Porsche 911 GT3 RS - track car

2) Tesla P85D - Daily Driver - economical and instant electric torque = win

Also, gotta have a winter car - upstate NY is brutal cold and snowy. #3 would be Mercedes Benz E63 AMG-S

I'll take an E63-S for weekend trips and an E400 sedan for a daily driver. Seeing as I have no need for track racing, the Porsche is unfortunately not on my wish list but I would take it given they bribe me away from an AMG somehow hahaa.

[Gary2MBz]

Can't wait for the video. I used to own a CLS 63 AMG, I loved that car - the heaps of power and torque made it fun. I had a W204 C300 4Matic as a loaner, and wasn't too impressed. It was a light car, but it just lacked the power (engine and transmission), and was underwhelmed by the (lack) of technology. I'm happy with the F30 3 series in terms of driving dynamics, power, and technology. Also, the only CLA that's worth owning is the 45 AMG

 

Here is a teaser video from Day 3 of me having the car. I was caught incognito by my buddy and thought "Fine I'll give him a brief video." List of mods is listed in the description. This video only has the exhaust work done, nothing else lol. Sorry for the sucky quality, he put this on Instagram and it was sent to me via iMessage. This was recorded on an iPhone 5s.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RfQ5tLsYEo

[T3X4S]

Yeah - those teenager Benz dont do it for me --  but if you like it - thats all that matters.