I have two, a 1997 Grand Am SE and a 1998 Grand Am GT. Ones Green and ones black, both are 5spds. For whatever reason, I just love these cars.
Until I have the income to buy a brand new car ($30K+), I am keeping them. For me, there is no reason to buy a newer used car to replace them. I know so much about them, that I can fix anything on them.
I've got a 2011 Kia Rio automatic, and it's a tough and peppy little machine; though I'd trade it in on a 2015 stick if I could afford the bump up in payments. My wife drives a 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer, not an Evo or a Rallyart, just a plain old automatic Lancer. It's quick and comfortable, and both of them are easy on the gas. I grew up driving my parents' pickups and SUVs, and to be honest, I'm glad I got out of that; too bulky, gas guzzling, and I never needed the cargo capacity enough to justify owning one.
By the way: my first car was a 2003 Olds Alero coupe with the stick-shift. Beautiful car, but had some trouble with the transmission and a crappy dealership that refused to look at the grinding gears for three years until it exploded. Literally. The third gear exploded and blew a fist sized hole in the bell housing. So a word of advice: to have a good experience with a vehicle, you have to have a good mechanic/dealership. All cars have trouble eventually, and a bad mechanic/dealership can make it worse.
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A polite player might call my card choices "interesting." At my budget, "interesting" is the only option.
My everyday car is a 2013 Mazda 6. My toy car is 2006 BMW M3. I also have a 1974 Saab Sonett that I inherited from my dad (who collected cars), but I only drive it on special occasions because it's not easy to maintain.
I also have a 1974 Saab Sonett that I inherited from my dad (who collected cars), but I only drive it on special occasions because it's not easy to maintain.
2002 Ford Ranger, silver paint & gray interior, with a manual transmission.
Okay that's a small truck, but... you know... 4 wheels & an engine, it's all the same.
I rarely ever drive though.
1985.5 Porsche 944 in guards red with Fuchs alloys. It was the first car I bought for myself (graduating from the Hyundai I had in school), and I bought it with MTG money. I've put about 20,000 miles on it in the year and a half I've owned it, including driving it in the crappy NJ winters. It's reasonably quick, very fun to drive (especially in corners, it has perfect 50/50 weight distribution), looks great, easy to work on, and gets 30 mpg. Insurance is very reasonable as well.
Thinking about getting rid of the Terrain pretty soon. Theres nothing really wrong with it, but I travel for work and it doesn't really have as much space as I'd like. I put about 50K miles on it last year and tend to run through vehicles every couple years. I spotted a Jeep Cherokee today, "Trailhawk"? that looked pretty slick. I was thinking about that for my next vehicle.
Tacoma trd off road, acquired in April. I kind of miss my old Lexus but it wasn't worth the cost to fix imo. I love my truck but I am really thinking about checking out the new Nissan Titan with the Cummins diesel in the near future. Also the wife is pretty much demanding a Subaru Crosstrek so we'll have that soon. Anyways, sweet first car, mine was my mothers Ford Taurus, the Tacoma is my first new car because buying a used Tacoma didn't make sense when I could go new for a few thousand more.
I HAD a nice 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid with about 80k miles on it. Then I totaled it and I'm currently stuck with a PoS 2004 Honda Civic VP with 170k miles.
2011: Best Mafia Performance (Individual) - Best Newcomer
2012: Best (False?) Role Claim - Worst Town Performance (Group) - Best Mafia Performance (Group) - Best SK Performance - Best Overall Player
2013: Best Non-SK Neutral Performance
2014: Best Town Performance (Individual) - Best Town Performance (Group) - Most Interesting Role - Best Game - Best Overall Player
2015: Worst Mafia Performance (Group) - Best Read
2016: Best Town Performance (Group) - Best Town Player - Best Overall Player
I have a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix which I bought in 2009 after an old lady totaled my old car. My dad and I just replaced the brakes (it was time) and the front bumper (small accident). My dad is a retired mechanic and he likes the engine. He's called it "bulletproof" and if I don't do something stupid, it'll last me a long time. It's got about 110K miles on it, 70K of which are mine. I hope to put a lot more on it.
I drive a 2004 Mazda RX8, Nordic Green. Paid off with MTG money ironically. I need a new daily driver. I love this car but its non standard power plant and 18-26 mpg combined with a tendency to attracted unwanted traffic violations make it my current but less than ideal daily driver.
WTB random jank 1990s Subaru Outback MP?
I have a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix which I bought in 2009 after an old lady totaled my old car. My dad and I just replaced the brakes (it was time) and the front bumper (small accident). My dad is a retired mechanic and he likes the engine. He's called it "bulletproof" and if I don't do something stupid, it'll last me a long time. It's got about 110K miles on it, 70K of which are mine. I hope to put a lot more on it.
The 3800's are good engines, and aren't as prone to the lower intake manifold gasket issues like the 60 degrees (3100, 3400).
The GXP's in that year with the v8 were a fun drive. Torque steered like crazy, but very quick.
Mines a White 2004 Subaru Impreza Sport. (BTW feel free to leave pics)
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Until I have the income to buy a brand new car ($30K+), I am keeping them. For me, there is no reason to buy a newer used car to replace them. I know so much about them, that I can fix anything on them.
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By the way: my first car was a 2003 Olds Alero coupe with the stick-shift. Beautiful car, but had some trouble with the transmission and a crappy dealership that refused to look at the grinding gears for three years until it exploded. Literally. The third gear exploded and blew a fist sized hole in the bell housing. So a word of advice: to have a good experience with a vehicle, you have to have a good mechanic/dealership. All cars have trouble eventually, and a bad mechanic/dealership can make it worse.
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I will always firmly stand by the belief that Magic is a game first and a collectable second.
I love those little Sonett's.
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Okay that's a small truck, but... you know... 4 wheels & an engine, it's all the same.
I rarely ever drive though.
Congrats on getting a car, by the way.
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Thinking about getting rid of the Terrain pretty soon. Theres nothing really wrong with it, but I travel for work and it doesn't really have as much space as I'd like. I put about 50K miles on it last year and tend to run through vehicles every couple years. I spotted a Jeep Cherokee today, "Trailhawk"? that looked pretty slick. I was thinking about that for my next vehicle.
Same here, except mine is 1999. Still works perfectly fine.
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Definitely a downgrade.
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2012: Best (False?) Role Claim - Worst Town Performance (Group) - Best Mafia Performance (Group) - Best SK Performance - Best Overall Player
2013: Best Non-SK Neutral Performance
2014: Best Town Performance (Individual) - Best Town Performance (Group) - Most Interesting Role - Best Game - Best Overall Player
2015: Worst Mafia Performance (Group) - Best Read
2016: Best Town Performance (Group) - Best Town Player - Best Overall Player
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WTB random jank 1990s Subaru Outback MP?
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The 3800's are good engines, and aren't as prone to the lower intake manifold gasket issues like the 60 degrees (3100, 3400).
The GXP's in that year with the v8 were a fun drive. Torque steered like crazy, but very quick.
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Annul is really good in EDH