israel4ever Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 My first car (not the family car I used to drive) was a 1999 Blazer LT. I loved my 4x4, except at the gas pump. Now I have a BMW 330i (2003). Kicks ass, but now too small, (I (we) have an 8 week old son.) I need to go bigger. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I need to go bigger. Suggestions? Close your mouth and you might have more room in the car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I didn't like that new body style when it first came out.. and the pit looks small. Is it comfortable? I love my new car. Just flipped 1K miles yesterday on the way home from work... Very comfortable - but the backseat is tight - I had no problems when we and a friend of his took a road trip, but his friends didn't fit well when they drove to MSU for a MSU-MU hockey game a few years ago). Brian is 6'2 and was about 170lbs when he had his 2001 Cougar C2 (traded it in for a 2001 Mustang GT) and he was comfortable in it as well (we both had the fabric option, could have had leather, but I much prefer fabric for car seats). Rumor has it that they will be bringing back the Cougar as it was meant to be - muscle car!!! For the new model it will be a Mercury Mustang (sort of like what the Capri was in the 70s and early to mid 80s - before the two seater version). I've seen some drawings they have and it looks SWEET! I've got 48K on mine and it is due for service as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Rumor has it that they will be bringing back the Cougar as it was meant to be - muscle car!!! For the new model it will be a Mercury Mustang (sort of like what the Capri was in the 70s and early to mid 80s - before the two seater version). I've seen some drawings they have and it looks SWEET! If they change it will you guys buy the new body style..? That's what I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 and you always make your first car a bumper car before you are done - So right! My first car was a 1979 Chevy Malibu. Gold mettalic. I was driving along, safely on snow covered ground in an incredible fog and all of a sudden there was a Ford F-250 pick up stopped in the middle of a country road. Ran his bumper right into my engine, the hood crumbled up and broke my windshield, slid off into the ditch. End of car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 If they change it will you guys buy the new body style..? That's what I did. By the time it is supposed to come out, I am hoping we'll need a sedan. Seriously, I know that one of us will have a sportier car of some sort. We might, but I know he is drooling over the new Mustang, so I guess we'll see. We won't be looking for a new car until at least a year after the wedding, or so. Now as for looking for a antique or muscle car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israel4ever Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Close your mouth and you might have more room in the car... You need to learn to mind your own business. Spend more time with your ears open and your mouth shut...we'll all be better off if you do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 You need to learn to mind your own business. Spend more time with your ears open and your mouth shut...we'll all be better off if you do! Israel, She put it in green. She was kidding. A joke. Relax, buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Israel, She put it in green. She was kidding. A joke. Relax, buddy. Oh let him be.... Poor thing.. Racists are, by nature, hostile individuals I imagine. I hear Hawk in the backround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israel4ever Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Sorry...I don't know all the nuances here (i.e. things in green). I apologize, Steff. Hope I didn't offend you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 My first car was a 1982 Honda Civic station wagon. IN 1993, I was driving some friends back to their dorm at UIC from the south side after a party in the late summer. It was about 3:00am when I dropped them off, and I turned around to come home. Around the 87th St. ramp of the Ryan, the transmission literally fell to pieces, and I steered over to the shoulder around 95th St. It was then that I realized that I wasn't wearing any shoes. I ran up the 95th St. ramp to the bus station (in bare feet) with only $.35 to my name. I found a pay phone and tried to call home. Nobody would pick up, and I had to hang up after 3 rings, so the machine wouldn't pick up and eat my last quarter. I finally got a hold of one of my neighbors, who graciously agreed to come pick me up. When I told them where I was, they said they hoped I was still alive by the time they got there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochpuppy Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 When I told them where I was, they said they hoped I was still alive by the time they got there. Why would they say that? It's not like you were on the Northside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Why would they say that? It's not like you were on the Northside. And you said you weren't wearing shoes, not pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 My first car (not the family car I used to drive) was a 1999 Blazer LT. I loved my 4x4, except at the gas pump. Now I have a BMW 330i (2003). Kicks ass, but now too small, (I (we) have an 8 week old son.) I need to go bigger. Suggestions? Who says government work doesn't pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Around the 87th St. ramp of the Ryan, the transmission literally fell to pieces, and I steered over to the shoulder around 95th St. That happened to Brian, but on Pulaski and after he NOSed it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Why would they say that? It's not like you were on the Northside. Uh, have you ever been to 95th and State? At 3:00am? Not good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 '86 Plymouth Reliant station wagon in powder blue--hott. Then a Taurus (great car!) but wrecked by family member. Now I think I'm going to get a Ford Focus sedan. But I really want a Civic Hybrid--but they're too expensive...Fortunatly the focus is great too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochpuppy Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Uh, have you ever been to 95th and State? At 3:00am? Not good times. It's in green Ghost. Me and a buddy of mine took a wrong turn after a Don Hennely concert at UIC Pavillion and their is some areas on Milwaukee Ave. that I would like to forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 '86 Plymouth Reliant station wagon in powder blue--hott. Then a Taurus (great car!) but wrecked by family member. Now I think I'm going to get a Ford Focus sedan. But I really want a Civic Hybrid--but they're too expensive...Fortunatly the focus is great too... Stay away from the hybrids--for now. The potassium hydroxide batteries they use don't have a long life(I think 5-6 years) and replacing them costs about $5000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 my first car: '99 Grand Am Se. Still driving it. Bought it from my dad after he had put 100k miles on it in 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Well first car was a 81 Regal Limited..It was a hand hand hand hand me down...but I tell ya what that dam thing ran ok till I could afford to buy one. Here's my car now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 My first vehicle was a hand-me-down 1978 Chevy Suburban known throughout my high school as "The Beast". My Senior year I bought my first car. A 1957 Chevy Bel Air 2 door hard top. All black with a flame paint job. Nice big back seat BTW!!! Similar to this: What would you need such a big back seat for anyways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I bought my grandpa's 94 Honda Accord. Unfortunately i dont even have my liscense so its not yet in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Stay away from the hybrids--for now. The potassium hydroxide batteries they use don't have a long life(I think 5-6 years) and replacing them costs about $5000. Ouch, thanks for the advice--I hadn't heard that yet. Yeah, I can't afford it anyway--Ford for me: affordable AND reliable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 So.... What's it like drivin on the right hand side of da road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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