What car is everyone driving?

[Bralo20]

Since there is no topic yet over the vehicles of the forummembers I thought it would be nice to add such a topic. I wonder with what kind of cars everyone is driving arround.

 

I will start with my own (company) car:

 

Make: Ford

Type: Focus 5-doors

Version: Sport

Engine: 1.8 liter turbo charged common rail diesel

HP: 85kW / 115HP

Torque: 300Nm

Transmission: 5 speed, manual

Topspeed Official / GPS: 196km/h / 205km/h (122mph / 127mph)

Year of built: 2007, October

 

Above the "Sport" edition (which is already quite nice) it has some options:

 

- Xenon headlights

- Sony/Ford Radio CD/MP3 with 8 speakers

- ESP (Electronic Stability Program)

 

Until this day my car has about 31.000km (19.000 miles) on the odometer.

 

 

Some pictures:

 

http://www.first-response.be/mods/stijn/aw/focus2/sized_DSC_0768.JPG

 

http://www.first-response.be/mods/stijn/aw/focus2/sized_DSC_0799.JPG

 

http://www.first-response.be/mods/stijn/aw/focus2/sized_DSC_0948.JPG

 

http://www.first-response.be/mods/stijn/aw/focus2/sized_DSC_0966.JPG

[CelineRules!]

I also have a company car:

 

Make: Opel (Vauxhall)

Type: Astra

Version: Enjoy

Coulour: Metro (a Blue-ish grey...)

Engine: 1.3 liter diesel ( not too happy about that, it takes ages to accelarate)

Transmission: 5 speed, manual

Year of built: 2007, November

 

The car has about 10.000km on the odometer.

 

Except for the engine I'm pretty pleased with the car, and on the other hand... a free car, who am I to complain

[Davey84]

I have serval ways of transport!

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/HTM_Bus.jpg/250px-HTM_Bus.jpg

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/HTM_tram_Den_Haag.JPG/450px-HTM_tram_Den_Haag.JPG

 

or

 

http://headlines.nos.nl/documents/c3/9e/c39ebc3f481218d57bb70d602ebd3cd3.small.jpg

 

[CelineRules!]

:lmao:

 

Wow, you must be LOADED!

 

[Bralo20]

I also have a company car:

 

Make: Opel (Vauxhall)

Type: Astra

 

Except for the engine I'm pretty pleased with the car, and on the other hand... a free car, who am I to complain

 

The Opel/Vauxhall Astra is a very nice car... I drove 3 of them during a couple of weeks (advantage of being a fleetmanager, you get on a regular base cars from the different brands to drive with it ).

 

If I wasn't a Ford fan it would have been a Opel... But with the 1.9 diesel. We have one in our fleet and it is powered with the 100HP 1.7 diesel which is also quite a decent engine.

 

The 1.3 diesel however is terrible (you have to be above 2.000rpm to get some power). We never bought it and will never do so, since we buy the cars (instead of leasing) and do maintenance ourself it's very important that we have a decent engine were no problem will occure. For this reason we don't allow small diesel engines in our fleet.

 

But then again, as long it's a free car there are few reasons to complain

[Bralo20]

@ Davey:

 

I prefer the first one of your list. At least that one has a 6 in line diesel engine as a powersource

[Davey84]

:lmao:

 

Wow, you must be LOADED!

 

 

oh yeah! they even issused me this special card, so I can use any transport I want!

 

http://www.rijschooloneway.nl/images/ov-jaarkaart.jpg

 

 

@ Davey:

 

I prefer the first one of your list. At least that one has a 6 in line diesel engine as a powersource

 

 

hahaha well we had old busses and new ones, and I hate those, cos they are vibrating too much... it makes you nauseous!

 

You both have amazing cars!

[CelineRules!]

You both have amazing cars!

Well my very first car was an Opel Corsa from '87. It cost me a whopin' 250 Euro.

It died on me in 2002 after I drove it for two years.

 

After that I had a Rover 214. I loved that one. I was kinda sad I had to give it up for the company car, isn't that weird? I sold it to my brother, so at least it's still in the family...

[Bellamy]

I have serval ways of transport!

Me too. Cause I'm green. Mostly because I can't afford a car now.

 

http://pic.xcar.com.cn/img/news/dXgn57mI4V7135.jpg

 

http://img1.gootrip.com/gootrip/_20upload/mdd/2008-03-12/36729_2.jpg

 

http://photocdn.sohu.com/20071028/Img252908304.jpg

 

http://pic.people.com.cn/mediafile/200808/07/F200808071000209994176102.jpg

[dj4celine]

My dad's car but I use it from time to time

Suzuki SX4

 

http://www.autospectator.com/uploads/Suzuki/2008/SX4/2008_Suzuki_SX4_sedan.jpg

 

 

But this is my baby Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi

 

http://tekekmeong.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/bajaj-pulsar-red.jpg

 

But it's not that shiny anymore and mine's all black in colour

[Bralo20]

Well my very first car was an Opel Corsa from '87. It cost me a whopin' 250 Euro.

It died on me in 2002 after I drove it for two years.

 

After that I had a Rover 214. I loved that one. I was kinda sad I had to give it up for the company car, isn't that weird? I sold it to my brother, so at least it's still in the family...

 

My first car was actually a 1985 Ford Sierra 1.8 petrol. I learned to drive with it back in 2001. Bought it for about 800 EUR and stayed with me until 2003, then I gave this car to our local fire department to practise with. My second car was a 1992 Chrysler Saratoga 3.0V6 automatic which I bought for about 2.500 EUR. It was an amazing car... Loved to drive with that car I drove only one year with it when I gave it -again- to our local fire department to practise on. Then I received my first company car, a Ford Focus Clipper 1.8TDCI which lasted until last year. I had allready ordered a new one (the one I'm driving now with) since I reached about 165.000km on the odometer but in the last weeks it crashed due a lorry which hit me.

 

The Chrysler before cutting up:

 

http://www.first-response.be/mods/stijn/focusbralo/chrysler001.jpg

 

The Chrysler after the practise was over:

 

http://www.first-response.be/mods/stijn/focusbralo/chrysler004.jpg

 

And my previous company car, a 2003 Ford Focus Clipper:

 

http://www.first-response.be/mods/stijn/focusbralo/focusbralo3.jpg

Edited August 7, 2008 at 12:54 PM by Bralo20

[DianaLuts]

I drive a 2006 Navy blue Kia Sportage SUV

[CellyDee87]

I don't know much about cars at all couldn't tell you about engine and all that stuff All I know is my car is a green SAAB lol and it goes through a lot of petrol! Like the one below.

 

http://www.mynrma.com.au/images/422x122_motoring/saab_9-3_s_header.jpg

Edited August 7, 2008 at 01:38 PM by Denelle

[CelineRules!]

I don't know much about cars at all couldn't tell you about engine and all that stuff All I know is my car is a green SAAB lol and it goes through a lot of petrol! Like the one below.

 

http://www.mynrma.com.au/images/422x122_motoring/saab_9-3_s_header.jpg

Always good to know the technical details

 

I like that Saab model. The 93 and the 95 are my favourites

[CellyDee87]

I don't know much about cars at all couldn't tell you about engine and all that stuff All I know is my car is a green SAAB lol and it goes through a lot of petrol! Like the one below.

 

http://www.mynrma.com.au/images/422x122_motoring/saab_9-3_s_header.jpg

Always good to know the technical details

 

I like that Saab model. The 93 and the 95 are my favourites

 

I know I'm terrible I had to take it to get repaired one day and the guy on the phone asked me for the make and model and all that stuff... I was like "ummm.... I don't know it's a green SAAB" I'm pretty sure he didn't care what colour it was lol.

[CelineRules!]

I don't know much about cars at all couldn't tell you about engine and all that stuff All I know is my car is a green SAAB lol and it goes through a lot of petrol! Like the one below.

 

http://www.mynrma.com.au/images/422x122_motoring/saab_9-3_s_header.jpg

Always good to know the technical details

 

I like that Saab model. The 93 and the 95 are my favourites

 

I know I'm terrible I had to take it to get repaired one day and the guy on the phone asked me for the make and model and all that stuff... I was like "ummm.... I don't know it's a green SAAB" I'm pretty sure he didn't care what colour it was lol.

I'm sure you're not the only one...

[reamary]

If I could, I would be driving a red Peugeot 206! That's my favourite kind.

 

But I don't have a car of any sort of my own. I regularly drive though, with my parents' cars, a Renault Scenic and a small but cute and efficient Renault Twingo, they're both red too.

[Duchess]

well all i can tell you is that i drive a white opel......somethingorother......lookslikeastationwagon thingymabobjig. it's old i think but it gets me from a to b

and jane's been it it

Edited August 7, 2008 at 06:59 PM by Duchess

[Love,]

I love European cars. My current car is an Audi A4

 

Like this, but in dark, dolphin blue

 

 

Jane has also been in my car! :giggle:

Here, she, Elaine, and Michael are riding in my car as we head into the Colosseum's parking area - screaming lots of lungs out to "Eyes on Me" and "Can't Fight the Feeling"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogrtQV_dRVA

 

Edited August 7, 2008 at 09:06 PM by Love,

[Nikosn17]

That's mine.

 

http://imagesfrombulgaria.com/d/23855-5/Cart.JPG

 

[Davey84]

[Edwin]

I see at least someone has a double decker bus Edited August 7, 2008 at 09:22 PM by EdwinDeux

[CelineRules!]

Jane has also been in my car! :giggle:

Here, she, Elaine, and Michael are riding in my car as we head into the Colosseum's parking area - screaming lots of lungs out to "Eyes on Me" and "Can't Fight the Feeling"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogrtQV_dRVA

 

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Oh wow, I'm so happy now I've never taped myself yelling screaming singing along with Celine

 

 

 

And an A4, wow, that's a nice car

[I Surrender]

I am driving a real chick mobile

 

Fiat Seicento Blue Metallic Brush from 2003.

[Bralo20]

I love European cars. My current car is an Audi A4

 

That's a nice car! I certainly would love also European cars when I would live in the USA... European cars are cheap in the USA... When I was in the USA back in 2006 I visited a Mercedes dealer to get a quotation for a Mercedes E-class. I almost fainted... The exact same car did cost in Belgium about 20.000 USD more than in the USA... Although the cars are build in Germany, even for the USA... And nearly every make is much cheaper in the USA then in Europe...

 

A couple of months ago I asked for a quotation for 10 Mercedes/Dodge/Freightliner Sprinter vans at several dealers in the USA. Since they sell also a diesel version in the USA it's rather easy to compare. Even with taxes, shipping, insurance the USA Sprinters were about 8.000 USD per piece cheaper in the USA than when I bought them here. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to get a manual gear in the Sprinter in the US version... To bad, otherwise I would have probably ordered the vans in the US and had then shipped back to Europe.

 

It hard to understand sometimes how it's possible.

Edited August 7, 2008 at 09:23 PM by Bralo20

[Duchess]

That's mine.

 

http://imagesfrombulgaria.com/d/23855-5/Cart.JPG

 

 

 

 

now that's how you get a girl

i absolutely love your chariot, when can i drive it........i'm a good driver my father let me drive on sundays

[Linn92]

BMW <33

[Nikosn17]

That's mine.

 

http://imagesfrombulgaria.com/d/23855-5/Cart.JPG

 

 

 

 

now that's how you get a girl

i absolutely love your chariot, when can i drive it........i'm a good driver my father let me drive on sundays

 

I'm sorry, it's too expensive. I can't give it to somebody else. You might broke it and I don't know how could I afford another one after that.

[DianaLuts]

I love European cars. My current car is an Audi A4

 

That's a nice car! I certainly would love also European cars when I would live in the USA... European cars are cheap in the USA... When I was in the USA back in 2006 I visited a Mercedes dealer to get a quotation for a Mercedes E-class. I almost fainted... The exact same car did cost in Belgium about 20.000 USD more than in the USA... Although the cars are build in Germany, even for the USA... And nearly every make is much cheaper in the USA then in Europe...

 

A couple of months ago I asked for a quotation for 10 Mercedes/Dodge/Freightliner Sprinter vans at several dealers in the USA. Since they sell also a diesel version in the USA it's rather easy to compare. Even with taxes, shipping, insurance the USA Sprinters were about 8.000 USD per piece cheaper in the USA than when I bought them here. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to get a manual gear in the Sprinter in the US version... To bad, otherwise I would have probably ordered the vans in the US and had then shipped back to Europe.

 

It hard to understand sometimes how it's possible.

 

Actually there is a Mercedes factory here in the USA as well... they don't really import the cars here, unless it is custom order Mercedes. That is why the price is usually cheaper. However, it is not dirt cheap since it is a luxury brand.

[DianaLuts]

Ehh, I would love to sell mine or trade it in since it is paid off and maybe get a silver BMW SUV. Maybe in the next couple of years.