Cars

[Suki Wingy]

'94 forest green Jeep Cherokee.

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[DJFyrewolf36]

Daily driver is a '95 Ford Aspire. I have had this car for 10 years and I love it to bits. Unfortunately I am not very mechanical and I am worried it is dying a slow death. My Bf hates this car with a passion so it's like pulling teeth to get him to fix anything. It will be a sad, sad day indeed when my little doodlebug just won't go any more.

Don't let anyone convince you that those cars will ever die. I have a 93 Festiva that has survived two major front end wrecks and more off roading than most SUVs. The thing that irritated me about the Aspire was its interior falling apart (thank you Ford ) go figure that the interior was the only thing Ford built on that car lol.
Tell your BF to get over it and be thankful you dont have a European car. THOSE are a pain in the rear to do even the most basic of repairs on! The Aspire engine (and just about all Ford/mazda four cylanders) can be repaired using only a standard metric socket set you can pick up at any old parts house or even WalMart.
I work on my own car though or if its a real pain I have hubbys help. I would much rather be under the hood of my car than just about anything else because it really isn't that complecated.
I wish I was near you, I'd take a look at your little beast. I am a huge fan of little hatchbacks (can you tell?) and hate to see one taken off the road for something that may be simple and easy to fix. By the way, if you do end up taking it to a mechanic try to find a Mazda mechanic. The Festiva and later the Aspire used Mazda build engines and transmissions so a Mazda mechanic will know a bit more about the rig and will more than likely be cheaper than a Ford mechanic.

[kokopup]

Originally Posted by Seravieve View Post
I laughed out loud at that sentence! You sound like J!! She's had 8 cars and 2 motorcycles and she's only been driving 9 years.. She's had a Cooper S, an 06 pepper white w/ black details. It was FUN but the payment was too much for her at the time... Was great to drive in the mountains of CO!

I was afflicted with the same love of cars and motocycles that J has. If I looked back over the 53 years that I have been driving , the cars and bikes I've owned would take way to long to list. When I think about all the cars that I bought and sold I get a little ill. I see a lot of the cars I've owned being sold on the Barrett-Jackson auction in the 6 figures. I would be a very rich man if I had just a hand full of these cars & bikes in the condition they were in when I sold them.

Having this affliction can be very costly for most, there are a few people that understand timing and they are making money.

I now own a Mazda 6 Sportwagan and a Audi A4 Avant. Both are nice cars but they are in the depreciation mode now. The only thing I own now that is going up in value is my 81 VW Rabbit SPORTRUCK (AKA Caddy).

[Casper]

1996 Jeep Cherokee sport. I am really missing it at the moment. It has been in the shop for two weeks for maintenance (only cosmetic).


I would love to someday own a '77 Trans Am in memory of my dad. It may be a silly reason, but it would mean a lot to me. He used to have one but had to sell it when my sister was born. I grew up hearing him talk about it so it has evolved into the epitome of cool to me.

[Twisterdog]

I see a lot of the cars I've owned being sold on the Barrett-Jackson auction in the 6 figures. I would be a very rich man if I had just a hand full of these cars & bikes in the condition they were in when I sold them.

We have a 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible sitting in the backyard. My husband always says, "You know what my car just sold for on the auction show??!!??" To which I reply, "Yes, but that car was fully restored ... yours is, well, not." LOL It's on the list of projects for "someday".

My parents used to buy a new car every other year. So they had a 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957 and 1959 Chevrolet. My dad always said he wishes he would have kept a couple of them!

[Seravieve]

We have a 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible sitting in the backyard. My husband always says, "You know what my car just sold for on the auction show??!!??" To which I reply, "Yes, but that car was fully restored ... yours is, well, not." LOL It's on the list of projects for "someday".

I had to LOL at this...

My dad has a 1964 1/2 (First Model) Mustang Convertible sitting in his garage.. I've NEVER understood why he hasn't fixed it up. He got it when he was 14 or 15... drove it for a long time. And it even moved with us from CA to MO 17 years ago. Still runs now... just needs some TLC.

We've always given him crap about restoring it. He always just says, "Some day..." His brother has one thats a couple years new than his, fully restored. He drives it on nice days.. Its a lot of fun.

[kokopup]

It is true that restored cars are bringing the high prices. You have to have the car though before it can be restored. I have owned 3 1970 AAR CUDA's. The Plymouth version of the Challenger T/A. I saw an original unrestored AAR go for $70k on Barrett's. I saw an original 70 Hemi Cuda Convertible go for $500K. The price for any 1970 supercar has gotten insane.

I would love to have my first car back. It was the ultimate sleeper. 1952 Plymouth 4 dr
sedan. Looked like grannies car. It was bought at a government auction. The car was
confiscated from bootleggers. It still had air springs in the back so they could haul sugar.
Up front was a Chrysler 392 HEMI Firedome V8 with an overdrive transmission. This was back
in the 55-57 Chevy hayday. My old Plymouth blew off many a Chevy door in her time. Those
were the days. HA Would probably hang with J's S4

[Kfamr]

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

My hubby drives a Lexus. it is a fantastic and very comfortable car! A little pricy though..........!
My car is a Ford Focus. Good car!

[kokopup]

I'm surprised that Toyota started selling the Lexus with that name in Europe. The Lexus name came from a Toyota coded name for a high end Toyota to be sold in US only.

The code name (L)uxury (E)dition e(X)port (U) (S) Caught on so that is what they ended up calling the car on release in the US. I know they used to market their high end car in Europe as the "Legend".

[finn's mom]

I'd love to have a Jeep (a good ol' off roading free wheeling kind), and at the same time I'd love to have a fun fast little car. Like an Audi Roadster or something similar. Love old Corvettes and Mustangs, too.

BUT...for what I drive...a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid. LOVE this car, we get an average of 45mpg. We can drive all the way home to South Carolina (1000 miles) on 27 gallons of gas. It's fantastic. You're not going to win any races, but man...it's sure nice to only fill up every two weeks.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

my bf has a '52 Willys CJ3-a he's working on. It's one his shop class restored back in the 90's in high school. The shop teacher died in '97 and his widow soon moved out of state. Everyone figured the Jeep was long gone until she tracked down my boyfriend last summer and said "it's yours, if you want it". She didn't have a place to keep it anymore and wanted it returned to the students who would really appreciate and take care of it, rather than sell it to a stranger. Although it had been sitting in a garage for ages, we had it running the next day. Got a few mechanical tweaks to fix (supension is worn out) then it's on to repairing the few bad spots in the body. Not looking to do a full-on restoration, just keep 'er running and looking as close to the way the teacher wanted it as possible

the military did not use this model Jeep. The shop teacher attended a military academy and just painted it up army-style. The "serial numbers" actually stand for Columbia Military Academy '56 (year of his graduation).