Picture of Your Car (2008)

[rogersmj]

My V6 Accord that I traded my old BMW in for last May. The Accord's great, I don't miss the BMW all that much actually...probably because something was constantly breaking, it sucked gas, it was cramped, etc. Oh it drove nice, but that was about it. I drive 120 miles a day (on track for about 32,000 miles this year) and this gets around 32 MPG on the highway (even with the ~250hp V6), and damn if it doesn't have some of the most supportive and comfortable seats of any car I've had.

One day, when I have a real garage, I hope to be able to spice it up with a little more than just tinted windows.

 

[ryannel2003]

Love the Accord... I never understood why people hated that bodystyle so much when it came out. At the time it was different, kinda like the Camry was in '06-'07 and the Malibu is today.

 

[dpaanlka]

Indeed they are. I just love the sudden boost in power my GTI has once it revs up a bit.

Yes thats the part that really takes people by surprise. I also think its the part that reviewers miss or don't understand with a lot of turbo cars. They're quite leisurely if the gas isn't slammed to the floor, especially four cylinders.

My Saab might peak at 300 HP but under gentle driving conditions it feels like it has 130. There is simply no head-jerkingly responsive acceleration at low RPMs as there were in say my Camaro Z28 or BMW X5 4.4i... but I like it that way. It makes most of my trips very soft and uneventful. But I always know its there waiting.

 

[wizwaz3]

Love the Accord... I never understood why people hated that bodystyle so much when it came out. At the time it was different, kinda like the Camry was in '06-'07 and the Malibu is today.

My god, have you seen the latest model design!? I thought I was looking at a Beemer!! I think the new Accord looks hott.

 

[poppe]

Actual Car:
1995 Buick Park Avenue
http://www.analogstereo.com/images/om/buick_parkavenue.jpg

Desired Car:
Aston Martin DBS
http://www.allsportauto.com/photoautre/astonmartin/dbs/v12/2007_aston_martin_dbs_01_m.jpg

I can dream can't I?

I just saw an Aston at the Arlight theatre... I about died... It was the gun metal grey. The wheels were turned to the left so it had this insanely aggressive stance. I about died...

 

[ryannel2003]

My god, have you seen the latest model design!? I thought I was looking at a Beemer!! I think the new Accord looks hott.

I love the new Accord. The exterior is sexy as hell, but i'm disappointed with the interior. It has way too many buttons on the center stack, and that just plain annoys me. I'm a fan of simplicity, and love the interior of the Camry and Malibu.

 

[E36 Pilot]

For what it's worth... a Prius is great around town because it primarily uses the electric motor, but once you get on the freeway, you're much better off with a clean buring diesel like the Mercedes Benz BlueTec - twice the power and excellent MPG.

I've posted these before but here they are again. None of them are particularily good for the enviroment but I do my part by taking public transportation to work.

2004 330Ci Performance Package 6-Speed

2000 323i Touring (5-speed with sunroof delete)

1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite

1999 Porsche 996 Carrera 6-Speed

 

[stevey500]

my toy... ! my everything, basically.

Love er' to death... spoil er' to death too..

 

[kainjow]

stevey500, you should host those images on MR as an attachment since your server is pretty slow.

I'll try to get some new pics of my car tomorrow, although they'll be crappy since all I have is my iPhone and the car is probably dirty and/or covered in snow.

 

[Mark-Mac-Attack]

My 265bhp Scoob

My old french beast

 

[quagmire]

My Prius allows me to drive alone in the carpool lanes in California and doesn't use much gas. I guess I do feel pretty smug when I'm passing stop-and-go traffic at 65 mph, though. Sorry.

Sorry, but what gives you the right to be in the car pool lanes( or HOV lanes where I am) when you're the only one in the car? Oh that's right sorry, you're driving a Earth loving hybrid. Nope, not going to buy it. Get back in the congestion like the rest of the people driving alone. Do you also left lane hog because you're driving a hybrid?

 

[MrT8064]

this is my old suzuki samurai, sold it now, very sadly, and replaced it with a boring vw golf.

this is by far one of the must fun things i have driven!

 

[xodonniedarko]

not yet - but next month

 

[dual64bit]

Here's my '07 Toyota Tacoma, with Pioneer navigation and DVD player.

 

[Marky_Mark]

2006 Audi A6.

Sat Nav, six disk CD autochanger, cruise control, dual zone aircon, auto lights and wipers, big alloys - all as standard.

My wife calls it 'the barge'.

I think it would be fair to say I love my car.

 

[scotthayes]

Nice car Marky_Mark.

Do like the A6, and still have a little tear appear when I think of my old one. Looking at an A6 Avant for my next car but not for another 12 months or so though

 

[Marky_Mark]

Thanks Scott. A more senior colleague of mine gave me a lift in his previous edition A6 a few years ago and I was so impressed I resolved that day that I'd eventually get one of my own. I haven't been disappointed, and although it's a 'premium' priced product, it's worth every penny. The spec levels, build quality and styling are fantastic.

 

[neiltc13]

Here's my '07 Toyota Tacoma, with Pioneer navigation and DVD player.

What do you do that dictates that you need a "car" like this?

 

[ErikCLDR]

not yet - but next month

Umm Donnie Darko had a ford taurus and porsche 911 Turbo...

Haha I love that movie- so well put together, they perfectly depicts the late 80's, and it shocks me every time at the end.

Nice little BMW!

 

[faintember]

1966 Pontiac Lemans 4-dr hardtop, 400 ci, 322 hp

 

[BCains]

2008 Nissan Maxima STL 3.5L 170kw/228 hp (Oz Version)

 

[yg17]

2008 Nissan Maxima STL 3.5L 170kw/228 hp (Oz Version)

You need to take that back to the dealer, they put the steering wheel on the wrong side


But seriously though, looks good. Is that the same exterior as the US version, because if I'm right, it looks different (and better too). I think the US ones have an ugly plastic grill.

 

[BCains]

haha

Yeah i've seen the US version and i think the main difference is the US one
has the dip style grill, but the dash/audio controls are totally different...

 

[silbeej]

I feel that in general we over this here side of the pond get the shaft when it comes to foreign cars. Actually, we don't even get the mondao, and thats the only decent looking ford there is. Like i said, what i would do to get my hands on an Audi RS6 Avant (Estate)...........whhooooo baby, i'm moving to europe, just for that car.

 

[velvetelvis]

1966 Pontiac Lemans 4-dr hardtop, 400 ci, 322 hp

beautiful, thats when they knew how to make cars. unfortunately, the gas must be killing you.