# Why you drive what you drive

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [January 25, 2010, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935 "2010-01-25T08:59:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/21 "2010-01-25T10:16:43Z")

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90 Miata

- \<3 the cornering
- reliable
- it was $200

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**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/22 "2010-01-25T10:18:28Z")

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2000 golf tdi  
reliable, AWESOME MPG, black smoke.

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**Author:** ![GATVILLE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gatville/32/6362_2.png) [@GATVILLE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GATVILLE)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/23 "2010-01-25T10:33:04Z")

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89 240sx  
-fun to drive - rwd ftw  
-best mpg’s of every car ive owned  
-already have tons of parts available for free/cheap

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**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/24 "2010-01-25T10:33:51Z")

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93 fd

-i’m an idiot  
-the car is awesome

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**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/25 "2010-01-25T10:48:23Z")

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1999 Corvette

- it gets em’ wet
- RWD \> \*
- I wanna go fast. Shake n’ Bake.

1995 3000GT VR4

- I need a money sink
- I love repairing new and different issues every week
- I love the “pshhh” sound

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**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/26 "2010-01-25T10:57:40Z")

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1991 pile of rust with 4 tires. Think it was once a subaru

- it was $200  
-Runs like a champ minus the occasional fire, oil leake, exhaust leak, no powersteering, possesed abs

1997 Lexus SC400

- My dream car
- Lexus says to girls “its ok if you suck his dick and let him fuck you on the fisrt date he has money to support kids” little do they know all my money goes into the lexus and im a broke ass \*\*\*\*\*

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**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/27 "2010-01-25T11:00:41Z")

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09 Cobalt SS

- Pretty fast for the price.
- Pretty good handling for the price.
- Pretty good price for a car that’s pretty fast with pretty good handling.

:lol

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**Author:** ![OsoiNA6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/osoina6/32/6301_2.png) [@OsoiNA6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OsoiNA6)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/28 "2010-01-25T11:05:18Z")

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> [@RocketPunch"](#):
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> 09 Cobalt SS
> 
> - Pretty fast for the price.
> - Pretty good handling for the price.
> - Pretty good price for a car that’s pretty fast with pretty good handling.
> 
> :lol

Pretty good summation. :lol

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**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/29 "2010-01-25T11:14:19Z")

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05 Saab 9-2x

-It’s not really a Saab  
-AWD for the winter  
-4 doors and big trunk for haulin shit  
-turbz

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**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/30 "2010-01-25T11:19:22Z")

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98 Audi a4

-Pearl White  
-Looks good  
-Sounds sexy  
-Quattro  
-Luxury  
-Heated seats  
-Bose  
-Girls like  
-Enjoy replacing control arms/wheel bearings

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**Author:** ![edubs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/edubs/32/6565_2.png) [@edubs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/edubs)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/31 "2010-01-25T11:22:49Z")

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2006 Cobalt SS/SC

-Forged engine internals (Crank/Rods) and F/I stock.  
-Wanted respectable street performance and good fuel economy.  
-Decent platform for a DD you can bring on a road course.

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**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/32 "2010-01-25T11:39:24Z")

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> [@Chicks Dig The Ride?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chicks-dig-the-ride/28642/131):
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> 98 Audi a4
> 
> -Pearl White  
> -Looks good  
> -Sounds sexy  
> -Quattro  
> -Luxury  
> -Heated seats  
> -Bose  
> -Girls like  
> - **Enjoy replacing control arms/wheel bearings**

:rofl

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**Author:** ![CSholtes612](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/csholtes612/32/6432_2.png) [@CSholtes612](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CSholtes612)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/33 "2010-01-25T11:58:26Z")

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94 dodge dakota " green goblin "

- crashed my car needed something cheap
- lawn job champ
- gets me to school

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**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/34 "2010-01-25T12:03:48Z")

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1999 Nissan Maxima

- I love the look of the 97-99 and 02-03 Maximas. Since I couldn’t afford the 02-03 (5.5 Gen), I went with the 4.5 Gen (99).
- Decent performance for a bigger sedan (3.0 V6 putting out 190hp and 205tq)
- Pretty good after market support and a big online community providing a lot of information, etc.
- Relatively easy to maintain/work on and parts aren’t too expensive for the most part
- I already knew the car pretty well since my brother had my 97 before I had it.
- Decent fuel economy. I average about 20.2 MPG mixed driving with lots of WOT runs, etc.

For me it was reliability/looks over performance.

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**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/35 "2010-01-25T12:15:16Z")

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91 jetta VRslug

- Its fun to drive
- sounds great
- has comfy seats
- Its unique and you don’t see many of them(will be 20 years old in april)
- parts are cheap for the most part
- I can fix anything that breaks on it myself.
- It has a/c and heat
- it looks cool with the proper stance/wheel and tire combo
- you can turbo them and make 400+ hp on a stock internal motor.

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**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/36 "2010-01-25T12:37:54Z")

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its cheap  
its reliable  
its fast (for an economy car)

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**Author:** ![Eatonualive](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eatonualive/32/6442_2.png) [@Eatonualive](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eatonualive)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/37 "2010-01-25T12:51:34Z")

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civic

-its a honda  
-its cheap  
-its a honda

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**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/38 "2010-01-25T12:55:51Z")

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civic

-cheap  
-reliable  
-good MPG

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**Author:** ![TracEy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tracey/32/6561_2.png) [@TracEy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TracEy)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/39 "2010-01-25T13:35:25Z")

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08 Accord V-6 2dr 6spd

-Good on gas  
-Fun to drive  
-Awesome looking  
-VTECHHH  
-I’m Ms. Awesome hahahah JK

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**Author:** ![car\_ramrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/car_ramrod/32/6441_2.png) [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-you-drive-what-you-drive/249935/40 "2010-01-25T13:51:59Z")

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Nissan 240sx

-I hate interior  
-I love loud random noises inside the car while I’m driving  
-I really liked ford probes but couldn’t afford one

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