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Sway4829

06-20-2005, 04:35 AM

I know we all wish we were crusing around in a General Lee but most of us ain't that lucky. So I'm curious what does everyone actually drive.

I drive a 2001 black Mercury Cougar... I named her Ledi. She's a 5 speed... I hate automatics (no offense to anyone, but they just ain't as much fun) got a V6 2.5 liter, a sunroof and 6 disc in dash CD changer. She's my third car, I bought her used with about 38,000 miles on her, before I had a 1996 green Pontiac Sunfire named Sway which eventually just gave out and a 2002 navy blue Chevy Cavilier named Jesse which I totalled out.

She's nothing special by any means but she's been good to me and I love her.

Pictures (if anyone cares)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Sway4829/Ledi/ledi01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Sway4829/Ledi/ledi02.jpg

Your turn...

Moms lil' Daisy

06-20-2005, 04:49 AM

I aint got nothin special but I am a truck kinda woman. I drive a 1998 Dodge Dakota Sport, dark purple. I had "Psycho", writen across the front nut changed it to Cowgirl up, and on the back is going to be Born Cowgirl. :wink: 8) My next one truck is going to be a Heavy Duty (much bigger than a dakota). after i get out a college i'll try for my road runner or charger, (which ever i can get). by the way looks good Sway.

Next...

DixieDavenport

06-20-2005, 06:22 AM

I agree Daisy I prefer trucks but mine are in need of repair SO I'm driving my new (USED) 1997 Ford Thunderbird. Burgandy with the leather seats and moonroof. It has a 4.6 in it and will fly! The saleman THOUGHT he was hooking me with the gas prices getting ready to go when I bought it BUT the car I traded in had duck tap holding the grease in the ball joints which I had driven until they were worn out and the front end was so out of line it wore tires out in like a month but they couldn't align it becouse the used parts I put on it weren't good enough to align it (They were better than what came off it!) You ask why not put new parts in it? I paid 500 for the car drove it 18 months and hte new ball joint (control arms -- it was built togather :( ) would have been another 500. I was afraid to sink that kind of money in the car--it had a lot of miles on it so income tax I traded it for the T-Bird. I haven't been this hapy with a car (when I wanted a truck) since 1992 when I bought my 1992 F-150 NEW!!

Dixie

Crazy_C

06-20-2005, 11:08 AM

you are all lucky in my opinion - i have just got my first car and it is a 2005 Chevrolet - sounds good so far - it is a 2005 Chevrolet Matiz!!!

1.0L SOHC 4-cylinder, producing 63 horses, 0-60 in 12.9 secs, 64lb/ft torque at 4200rpm and a top speed of 94mph

i have bought a Dixie air horn for it - just need to install it now

it has a 5-speed manual and is a great car to drive and dont cost too much to run - 44.1miles per gallon - not bad when gas in England costs the equivilent of $7.43 per gallon!!!!!

Take a look for yourself:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a148/bkcr1/5d8c75e0.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a148/bkcr1/74f9301e.jpg

lostsheep22

06-20-2005, 07:40 PM

Well I drive a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 truck. It’s my baby. My fiancés get mad at me for calling it my baby. Oh well it is and always will be. It’s the first big thing I bought. It’s a great truck. I got the off road addition that Dodge offered. It a white truck, nice V8 magnum, quad cab, 33in tires, 4-10 gears. It aint nothing special but it dose me just fine. And before you ask have I ever used 4-wheel drive? Yes. That truck has been put though it paces. The other thing I have is a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix. (I hate this car) Not gonna tell you about that thing. Shoot a car is just a car, But a truck is a truck.

Crazy_C

06-20-2005, 08:37 PM

my sentiments exactly bout trucks there - but ooh - i am soo envious of you - i have wanted a ram for soo long - but they are too expensive in england - £25,000 (about $45,000 US dollars)

lostsheep22

06-20-2005, 08:54 PM

Yeah, Rams are great trucks. I got mine new for 28,000. I did buy it out of state (Oregon) because for that same truck (in California) they wanted 39,000 for. I use to have a 1992 Chevy 1500. It was all lifted and had the big tires. I was a great truck but it got old real fast. One cause everyone started to lift they truck just because and two with the independent front end on that truck as a pain in the a**. I broke my lift two times because of the front end. I still love Chevy but now it all about Dodges for me.

EvilErnie13

06-20-2005, 09:59 PM

I've got a 2003 PT Cruiser and I am currently super charging the engine and doing some body work. I plan on putting on a 01 on both doors to honor the Dukes and a dixie horn, but that's as far as it goes. An orange PT Cruiser would look rediculous. It's silver and will post pics as soon as I get it done.

Mrs. Luke Duke

06-21-2005, 01:52 AM

I drive a 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24, black in color. There's a picture of it at the Hazzardnet Photo Gallery under Hazzardnet Garage. The photo gallery link is on the main page.

If my car is getting fixed, then I either drive my mom's 1993 Oldsmobile Cutless Cierra, or my dad's 1995 Dodge Dakota.

I was at a local car show yesterday and saw a 1969 Dodge Charger and a 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner up close. Unfortunately, both were not done up like 'Dukes of Hazzard' cars (ie: General Lee and Daisy's car).

Jamanda

06-21-2005, 04:55 PM

Jam and I currently share a blue Chevy, nothing special. Jam had her own Chevy, but it kept breaking down so she sold it. So now we act like Bo and Luke and share a car. I used to have a Ford, but I ran it into the ground driving it to college and back.

In our area there is a P.T. cruiser that's black with purple flames on the hood, the coolest cruiser around here. However, if we saw one with an O1 on the side, that would certainly be cooler.

mydartswinger

06-24-2005, 05:00 AM

I currently have 2 cars. One that I drive every day here in Alaska, and one that I drive when I'm back home in Texas for a couple of weeks. My daily driver is a '05 Hyundai Elantra GT(I know, shoot me now. Even though it's not a bad car, needed the better gas mileage). My car back in Texas is a '73 Dodge Dart Swinger. Before the Hyundai, I had a '95 Ram 2500 V10 4x4, and before that a '93 F-150 extended cab 4x4. You can check out my cars at this link: http:/www.geocities.com/mydartswinger I also drove a '87 Monte Carlo through high school.

CountryGal1975

07-02-2005, 04:13 AM

I drive a 1998 Ford Mustang and it will be used as my daily driver. Just bought a 1970 Charger today. :) That I plan to get it up in order to put in some shows. Weekend cruiser only.

MaryAnne

07-07-2005, 12:42 AM

Crazy C... this is probably the last thing you want to hear but that lil' Chevy Matiz is cute! :)

44 miles to the gallon?!?!? I think Chevy needs to apply some of that European engineering over here..LOL

I own two cars, a 1986 Pontiac Firebird and a 1997 Saturn SL1. I'm lucky I get 14 miles to the gallon with the Firebird and I have no idea with the Saturn. LOL

Crazy_C

07-07-2005, 01:59 PM

Mary Anne - i agree with you 100% - it is very cute, and efficient

it has to be very efficient at $7.38 per gallon!!!! that is the price i have to pay for my gas over here

most standard cars over here do about 40mpg

but the great thing about my little Matiz is that it is quite nippy

0-60 officially in about 12secs, but i have done it in 9.5, thanks to a little tweaking under the hood

i will see about posting up a photo of the little engine as well at some point - it is tiny!!!

it is going to be so cool though when i get my dixie horn installed, and i am thinking of getting a confederate flag rear window tint, and 01 graphics for the doors, but i think it might not work somehow

by the way - for anyone who is interested, Matiz Owners Club (http://www.matizclub.com)

there are a few people who like the Matiz, although i am the only owner of a chevy on the site - member #69

EJD

08-02-2005, 04:53 PM

Since I'm 11 :roll: , I don't really drive anything. But I have a go-cart, made of wood and pram wheels... :D. My dad drives a Mercedes 230 TE Estate, and rides a Serow motorbike. And an Armstrong bike that actually served in the Gulf War! :o

Crazy_C

08-04-2005, 09:27 PM

nice - the bike and kart that is - i am not a fan of mercs

what ya want to do to that kart of yours is stick a lawn mower Honda 5.5 engine on it and put a sproket from an old bike on a solid rear axle and set up a throttle assembly

in all you are probably looking at 2hours work tops. i have made so many karts i have lost track. i am partial to the Raket 85cc 2 stroke engine on a fly weight aluminium chassis, but a Honda 5.5 is just as good, and on a wooden frame it will go like anything, but maybe double the pram wheels to give a bit more strength

it will not take long to do all that - i have assembled a complete kart in a day including making some of the parts myself - it is well worth it

EJD

08-07-2005, 12:33 PM

:D That would be great! Although, I'll deffo have to save up for the engine... but good suggestion! PS: Is there anything you could suggest for the steering? Like a wheel system? :)

Crazy_C

08-12-2005, 06:28 PM

engines are not that expensive if they are a bit battered. i got 4 out of a skip cos the fuel tank on top of each of them was dented - still ran fine.

and the best wheels to go for are go kart cadet slicks - any will do, but they can be found on ebay quite a bit.

for steering what you want is a column with a steering wheel on one end, and the other end attached to a bearing mounted in the chassis at an angle. about a fifth of the length away from the steering wheel you will need to rig up a support, which is normally 2 bars at an angle of about 60degrees to the horizontal going up from the chassis and meeting about 2 feet away from the chassis vertically.

then mount a tube about 4 inches long onto the top of these bars with the column going through. this is your column support.

about 4 inches from the bottom of the column, you want to have a protrusion of some sort going down onto which you can attach a metal bar onto each side.

if you do not already have steering, you will want to make some T shaped brakets. on one end of the horizontal you want your wheel. on the other end of the horizontal you have it pivoting on your chassis, and the metal bars previously mentioned will attach on the end of the vertical. this is reliable and very good.

if you do have steering already then just make a protrusion on the axle and connect the metal bars to them.

and that is your steering mechanism set up and ready to go

i will see if i can get some pics for you, but if you go to Beths Kart Club (http://www.bethskartclub.com) and go to pictures and look through them, you should be able to see what i mean (and by the way, the person driving a blue kart with a number 36 on it wearing a dark helmet is me!)

any other questions, just click on the message board link at the top of the page and then go to club message board (not NatSKA message board) and put a post up in there and we will be able to help you out

another suggestion is if you want to save time and effort, you could just see about getting a rolling chassis off of ebay, that will have wheels, steering and a seat already installed on it, and they can be picked up quite cheap as well especially if they have been cut and welded shut again as they are not race legal

Redneck Rage

08-12-2005, 06:50 PM

I just got my 2nd car itsa 97 Camaro V6 (3.8) 5 speed black with T-tops with 106k miles.....I love this car. I did have a 98 Mustang Automatic kinda got totaled. I personaly like my Camaro better has better pick up and looks 10Xs better. (yea I was allways a chevy person). :wink:

EJD

08-13-2005, 12:33 PM

engines are not that expensive if they are a bit battered. i got 4 out of a skip cos the fuel tank on top of each of them was dented - still ran fine.

and the best wheels to go for are go kart cadet slicks - any will do, but they can be found on ebay quite a bit.

for steering what you want is a column with a steering wheel on one end, and the other end attached to a bearing mounted in the chassis at an angle. about a fifth of the length away from the steering wheel you will need to rig up a support, which is normally 2 bars at an angle of about 60degrees to the horizontal going up from the chassis and meeting about 2 feet away from the chassis vertically.

then mount a tube about 4 inches long onto the top of these bars with the column going through. this is your column support.

about 4 inches from the bottom of the column, you want to have a protrusion of some sort going down onto which you can attach a metal bar onto each side.

if you do not already have steering, you will want to make some T shaped brakets. on one end of the horizontal you want your wheel. on the other end of the horizontal you have it pivoting on your chassis, and the metal bars previously mentioned will attach on the end of the vertical. this is reliable and very good.

if you do have steering already then just make a protrusion on the axle and connect the metal bars to them.

and that is your steering mechanism set up and ready to go

i will see if i can get some pics for you, but if you go to Beths Kart Club and go to pictures and look through them, you should be able to see what i mean (and by the way, the person driving a blue kart with a number 36 on it wearing a dark helmet is me!)

any other questions, just click on the message board link at the top of the page and then go to club message board (not NatSKA message board) and put a post up in there and we will be able to help you out

another suggestion is if you want to save time and effort, you could just see about getting a rolling chassis off of ebay, that will have wheels, steering and a seat already installed on it, and they can be picked up quite cheap as well especially if they have been cut and welded shut again as they are not race legal

Thanks, CC! But, I don't have any clubs or tracks near me... :( and an engine wouldn't be road legal. But, if I find a track somewhere, I might install an engine. :D Right now, I only have a solid kart made from wood, and, as I think you said, a pivoting front axle for steering :P . I will install the steering wheel, etc. but the engine's a no-no :( . I just take my kart out while my dad walks Paco (my mutt). :)

PS: I had a dream about it. I did everything to it (Slicks, engine, steering, etc.) but instead of a tiny scooter engine, I got a superbike engine! Top Gear invited me onto their show, and I beat Jerry Clarkson in a Ferrari! :lol:

EJD

08-13-2005, 01:30 PM

EJD here with an update... PICS! :D
The steering wheel I'll be using... very stylish! Pic's a bit blurry... :-?
http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL526/1457060/8126527/108220713.jpg
The kart...
http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL526/1457060/8126527/108220720.jpg
The existing brake system...
http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL526/1457060/8126527/108220728.jpg
And ME, on the existing chassis!
http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL526/1457060/8126527/108220733.jpg

Another future improvement might be those slicks... :D and a 'lil old Bucket seat right at the back. 8)

bethie88

08-13-2005, 03:46 PM

I drive a white, 1991 Chevy Cavalier. It looks really good, though, having just been repainted.

Crazy_C

08-13-2005, 05:56 PM

The Rotax Max and the High Hundred karts are basically superbike engined karts, but restricted :(

But Eagle karts are the ones that kick everything else - a 500cc superbike engine on a kart made entirely from tubular aluminium and carbon fibre - they go like stink

Crazy_C

08-13-2005, 06:03 PM

by the way, your kart looks pretty decent for a wood one

i normally do around 50mph, but with a top speed of 60-65mph and a base speed of 12mph, it is pretty quick (for an 85cc engine!!)

My MSN Space Photo Album (http://spaces.msn.com/members/dominicmulvaney/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c11_PhotoAlbum_spaHandler=TWlj cm9zb2Z0LlNwYWNlcy5XZWIuUGFydHMuUGhvdG9BbGJ1bS5GdW xsTW9kZUNvbnRyb2xsZXI%24&_c11_PhotoAlbum_spaFolderID=cns!1p2xdYA1Y93OlLTrdA rNQlBw!194&_c=PhotoAlbum)

Canadian_Country_Cousin

09-04-2005, 06:31 PM

Hey ya'll I drive the most wickest awesomest Vehicle you will ever see on the roads! NOT!

I drive a 94 Ford Taurus GL. I call her Betty, don't ask. But she's my first car and she gets me where I need to go! She's got plenty of pep too! With a V6 3.8L Engine the most powerful factory installed! :lol: I like to step on the gas!!!! But right now she's in rough shape, I got rear-ended!! And now I have to get a new bumper.

I also drive a 94 Dodge (yay for Mopar!!) Dakota 4x4. But it a stick and I'm still learning how to drive it. Got any tips??? :D It's fun though!

At work I drive a chevy silverado, it's fun, but it turns like a barn door!

Someday I hope to drive a Charger!!!

bethie88

09-04-2005, 11:33 PM

I drive a white, 1991 Chevy Cavalier. It looks really good, though, having just been repainted.

'Scuse me... That's a 1992... And it doesn't look good anymore... I wrecked it 3 weeks after getting it painted. *smacks forehead*

DixieCJ-7

09-05-2005, 11:44 AM

2005 PT Cruiser Touring Edition two tone Black top/silver bottom, 2002 Chevy Venture Warner Bros. Edition (wifes), My babies - 1999 Jeep Wrangler Red 4" of lift on 34" Super Swamper LTB's lockers, winch, Snorkle, full roll cage, etc. it's a regular off road machine and my 1984 White CJ-7 that will be Dixie one of these day real soon a 2000 Yamaha V-star.

TRPColtrane95

09-10-2005, 03:50 AM

nice, I have 1991 Honda Civic four doors and navy blue so they still good I use right now I just bought last 1998 or 1999 last time I remember this my first car that my dad brought for me this summer.. I still drive around and it was still good engine... but I just fix new axles, new tires before but others fine.. no problem at all.. but drive around still good.. that why.. thanks. so future, I maybe buy Doger Charger new one not old classic or maybe truck as subaru or Ford/Mercury not know yet for future when I saving my money for future myself own.. thanks. :)

TimDuke

09-11-2005, 05:18 PM

Here is Ben Jones and I by my General at the Cleveland Autorama 2004http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/455000-455999/455318_6_full.jpg

The_Dukes_Generl_Lee01

09-11-2005, 06:09 PM

I'm working on getting a vehicle and saving up for one too. YEEHAW!

DixieRose_00

09-23-2005, 03:20 PM

I drive a 94 Ford Escort but I'm working on getting my own Charger to restore into the General Lee and take to Dukefest!!!

HotHillbilly

09-25-2005, 02:08 AM

Well right now I've gotta '02 white Volvo but I'm working on buying a Chevy/ re-make of GL.

Starskyknight

12-03-2007, 04:10 PM

I drive KITT, my Knight Rider replica (Its an 83 Transam 305 Crossfire, 700R4 Trans), and I also have a 75 Gran Torino "Starsky & Hutch" replica.

One day I will have a General....hopefully!

General Grant

12-06-2007, 08:39 PM

Hey Y'all!

Here I go again, starskyknight... I would LOVE to drive a KITT car. I wish I had one, and a General Lee, of course!

Anyway, I drive a '96 Chevy Blazer S-10 four door, red; a '06 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, black with a chrome front; a '97 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer Edition, burgandy; and My favorite... a '83 Ford Bronco XLT brown with tan Manual. I get teased because it isn't what you would call road worthy, so I can only drive it in the fields, everyone laughs at me for liking it, but I think that is just the coolest Truck!

I'll catch y'all later!

General Grant

Jamanda

12-06-2007, 11:00 PM

I now drive a Ford esort ZX2 got rid of the Lumina. Had to drive it in the snow today swerved a little bit but manged to get home not like the lummina that ended up in a ditch last year. Planning to get the back wheels replaced and rotated sometiime hopefully before the next snowstorm.

Dixie_Nachelle01

12-07-2007, 01:30 AM

I can't actually drive a car legally yet, so i drive an orange bike with an 01 and GENERAL LEE painted on both sides. and a confederate flag sticker on top of one of the bars.lol

General Grant

12-07-2007, 01:53 AM

Hey Y'all!

We used to have a Lumina. I hated the thing. It would get stuck in a half inch of snow! It was a really weird purple color, and I just hated it! I really like the idea about the orange bike with the 01, GENERAL LEE, and confederate flag. Did you buy it that way or is that a custom paint job? Sounds cool!

Off subject here, but hello Jamanda and Dixie_Nachelle01, I don't believe I have ever seen you around. Are you new in town? I am somewhat new here, so I apologize if I just didn't get around to seein' y'all, I have yet to do that!

General Grant

I love the idea of that bike!

Denver C.

12-07-2007, 02:22 AM

I currently drive my dream car - a 2002 Jeep Wrangler. Okay, so that isn't really my dream car, but it is as close as I could get. As my father pointed out when I bought it, I said when I was five that I would have a Jeep someday - when Daisy Duke got hers - but I couldn't find a Golden Eagle.
Mine is a silver Apex edition - with a custom painted General Lee tire cover (birthday gift from my sister)! If nothing else, the tire cover always gets noticed. People are always asking me where I got it. I was even stopped by a policeman once because he wanted to see about getting one for his wife!

Jamanda

12-07-2007, 02:24 PM

Havent been able to post as much as I like to my job keeps me busy and Amanda is in Thailand and hasn't been able to acess the website. Me sister share the screen name. That why sometimes say we in our old posts.

General Grant

12-07-2007, 06:07 PM

Hey Y'all!

Denver C. a fellow Jeepster! I am giving you the Jeep wave right now! That tire cover sounds really neat! I wish I could think of stuff like that! When you say custom paint job, do you mean that your sister painted it on there? I really think that sounds cool! I hope if I ever get stopped by the local law it is to admire my vehicle. Which isn't likely because I (in reality) will probably never be able to afford a real nice car, like the General Lee, but a person can dream!!!! Anyway, you all sound like you have nice vehicles.

Anyone name their vehicles? Our Jeep is Miss Daisy, the Blazer is Blaze, the Expedition is Eddie, and the Bronco is just Da Bronco!
I'll catch y'all later!

General Grant

Dixie_Nachelle01

12-13-2007, 11:07 PM

my dad named his black 64 olds F-85 Tillie (like Uncle Jesse's old shine car)and we(me and my sisters) named his big red truck Beast.lol i think we named my mom's van when she first got it too but i'm not sure what.lol

Denver C.

12-14-2007, 12:23 AM

I know what you mean about no time thanks to work, Jamanda! Stupid people seem to expect us to actually do something before they will pay us. (Don't understand it, myself:) )
My sister had a local artist that our father knows paint the tire cover. (My brother-in-law did do a little touchup work on it before we took it to Nashville for Dukesfest last year, though. Had to make sure it looked it's best!)
My sisters and I have always named our cars. My Jeep is named Jesse. (Told you that I seemed to be going through a Denver Pyle phase for a while!) My oldest sister has a 2003 Mustang convertible named Sylvia, and my other sister drives a 1996 Firebird named Johnathan. (Don't ask.)

General Grant

12-14-2007, 01:09 AM

I am glad to know that there are other people that name their vehicles, too! People always give me the strangest look when I say that I name my vehicles! You sound like you have really nice vehicles! I really like the idea of the tire cover. Does it hold up okay in the weather, rain and such? Must have used sometime of water proofing chemicals on it? Sorry, just curious!

Catch y'all later!

General Grant

Denver C.---- Give Sylvia, Jesse, and Jonathan an extra polish for me!!!!! I am a fellow Jeepster! I would love a Firebird! What color is it?

Denver C.

12-14-2007, 04:17 AM

No problem, General Grant - a lot of peopel ask me about my tire cover. I even had people ask me if they could have their pictures taken beside it at Dukesfest! (I have to admit, that one kinda surprised me when I stepped out of the motel room to find people posing behind my car.)
I'm not sure what kind of weather-proofing is used on it, but it seems to work pretty well. My brother-in-law tends to wash my car and make sure everything is waxed and protected for me. I hate to wash cars - my father is a real perfectionist about it, so I would rather pay someone to do it than do it myself.
Johnathan is white with a dark gray interior, Sylvia and Jesse are both silver. Sylvia has a dark gray interior, and Jesse's is "cognac," just a fancy word for dark tan.
It's always surprising to me how many Jeepsters there are out there. Even if they aren't driving their Jeeps at the time, you can always recognize them by the wave! (My sisters are always asking me if I know all of the people who wave to me as we pass in my car. I just tell them that they must either be fellow Jeep fans or Dukes fans!)

General Grant

12-14-2007, 09:05 PM

Hey Denver C.

That was so funny that people were posing behind the JEEP! I would probably have started laughing. But, I am sure you were honored and proud, too! Boy, that'd be nice if people washed my vehicle for me! Unfortunatley that little task falls to me! I know what you mean about the Jeep wave! When we first got our Jeep, all of these people would wave at me, and I admit, I thought they were crazy. I didn't know why they did it, and we were forced to ask the Jeep dealer that we bought Miss Daisy (the Jeep) from why all of these people waved at us. He told us it was a Jeep thing, but he was probably laughin' at us all week for having to ask him!! Jonathan and Sylvia sound like real good lookers! I hope you had your brother-in-law give them an extra coat of polish!

I'll catch y'all later!
General Grant

RogerDuke

12-15-2007, 04:30 AM

I live on a dirt road and the nice thing about that is I never have to wash my car because it'd just be dirty by the time I got into town anyway.
About that wave, I have a Yamaha dirt bike (that's also street legal). Anytime I meet another motorcycle they always wave too.

morgan

12-15-2007, 01:21 PM

I drive a green, almost 14 years old, Fiat 500. But I guess I'll have to change it next year, for "environmental problems"

General Grant

12-15-2007, 03:08 PM

Hey Y'all!

I would think that a dirt bike would be so fun!!!! I am sure that you have fun on that ol' dirt road of yours!
I'll catch y'all later!

General Grant

LoriDavenport

12-15-2007, 06:08 PM

North_of_Border1

12-16-2007, 06:29 PM

Vehicle I drive, got four legs and neighs!! lol I ride my horse mostly... I aint old enough to rip up the roads yet sos I get the next best thing, my horse!!! I live on a mountain so its better in the winter time too saves a whooole lotta gas!

Ohh you're so lucky to ride a horse! I would love to go riding. It looks like so much fun. When I was little I rode a pony at the zoo (like a merry-go-round but but live animals) and I loved so much. I could have stayed on it all day. LOL

Right now I have a 2007 Ford Focus. Bright red.

MaryAnne

12-16-2007, 08:53 PM

MaryAnne

12-16-2007, 08:58 PM

LoriDavenport

12-16-2007, 09:26 PM

Ya know, this ain't such a bad idea, given gas prices as they are! LOL

thats exactly my point!! LOL thats why I prefer riding instead of driving..too bad though i cant ride my horse to school...

RogerDuke

12-17-2007, 12:38 AM

Hey Lori, I was thinking of you when watching the national news tonight. They showed rescue crews pulling a horse out of a well (or something like that) in Boone County Kentucky. I hope that wasn't one of yours!!

LoriDavenport

12-17-2007, 02:11 AM

LOL nope Roger my horses is up on account of the snow!! sides Boone Kentucky is a fer piece away from me!

General Grant

12-18-2007, 02:00 AM

MaryAnne

12-21-2007, 12:42 AM

Hey Y'all!

I sure missed a lot! I know what you mean about horses! I would love to ride mine to get around. But it takes a half hour to get anywhere driving, and I think if I actually made my horses work they'd buck me off, leave me in the middle of no where and high-tail it on back to the barn! I'll take payin' for gas as opposed to payin' the hospital bill! Khee! Khee!

MaryAnne... you have a firebird,too?! I said it several times and I'll say it again, I wish I had a firebird! Any reason behind namin' them Maverick and Sassy?

General Grant

Yes I do have a Firebird! It's an older one tho', 1986...

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c69/MaryAnneColtrane/Miscellaneous/maverick1.jpg

I named my Firebird Maverick because I like actor James Garner who drove a Firebird on The Rockford Files in the '70's and back in the '50s was one of the leads in the tv series "Maverick." :) (My fanfic character, MaryAnne, drives a '78 Firebird also called Maverick. I'd like to have a '77 or '78 one day too. Khee!)

As for Sassy... I was trying to think of a name and my dad said something to the effect of "the sassy Saturn." Voila!

General Grant

12-21-2007, 02:16 AM

TXZ045

12-26-2007, 02:11 AM

I drive a Ford - Aspire (1996 two door) great on gas. Mainly used for getting back and forth from/to work.

General Grant

12-26-2007, 02:21 AM

That is nice to know. How does it run? If you use it to get to and from work you must use it quite a bit.

General Grant

TXZ045

12-26-2007, 03:16 AM

That is nice to know. How does it run? If you use it to get to and from work you must use it quite a bit.

General Grant

shes runs good, hardly any maintainance and shes got me to and from work for a good 3+yrs now, as well as to quite a few out of town locations, a trust worthy vehicle indeed. so far anyway.

MaryAnne

12-27-2007, 12:21 AM

Thanks for the picture MaryAnne!

That is a great looking car! I have said it before, and I will say it yet again... I wish I had a car like that! It is even black! If I was driving down the road and saw that I'd probably end up in a snowbank because I would be wishing that was me behind the wheel of it! What a great car!
If you don't mind my askin', how is it on gas, and is it a comfortable ride?
I absolutely love that picture, it is a great car. I am sure you are happy to drive that around!!!! How many people stare at that car?!

General Grant

Occasionally I have folks take note of the car, but 3rd Gen. Firebirds and Trans Ams are the Rodney Dangerfield of the model line. They don't get no respect. LOL

It does okay on gas. I mostly drive around in the city with it (I don't have to travel long distances) and one time I measured it and came up 14 miles to the gallon. Granted, that's not really that great but I've heard of worse gas mileage on newer cars. LOL. Now, it's also a standard transmission and I probably don't drive it as efficiently as I should be. Highway miles are probably a little better but like I said, I don't travel long distances with it. All in all, it's a V6 so it's not a complete gas hogg...er hog.. LOL

It's actually pretty comfortable ride, although you do feel every rut and hole in the road. It handles nice though. The seats I have are pretty decent, even for being over 20 years old. There's good support for the back.

It's a nice cruiser car. I've been working piecemeal at minor restoration of it. Within the next couple of years I hope to have bodywork and paint done. I'm debating whether to keep it black or go with another color.

General Grant

12-27-2007, 05:14 PM

Hey Y'all!
That is great to hear. 14 Miles per gallon isn't too bad. I have hear worse. I heard somewhere, and I am not sure that it is true, that the original General Lee gets between 6 and 8 MPG. So, all in all, the Trans Am isn't too bad. Good luck with your restoration job. I am sure it will turn out great.

General Grant

Julieduke

12-27-2007, 09:42 PM

Keep It Black.

General Grant

12-28-2007, 02:51 AM

Hey Y'all!
MaryAnne, although I do not want to sway your decision, I do tend to agree wtih Julieduke. But, then again, I am a Knight Rider Fan!

General Grant

Ben01

01-06-2008, 01:17 AM

Cowboy

01-06-2008, 04:21 AM

Hey ya'll.

I drive a 1992 Buick Century, its a V6, got it last June.

*Grins.* Hey dont laugh, that bucket of rust is paid for! :-p

ROFLMAO

P.S. I own a Cutlass Oldsmobile, Rodester Limited Edition, but its in storage, needs an engine. *winks.*

North_of_Border1

01-06-2008, 04:43 PM

Hy drive a 1986 Ranger XTS 2.9L 5 speeds,1985 1500 4x4 chevy truck for snow removal,and dam do we have lot of snow this year in Montréal.Hy am rebuilding a 1980 chevy truck 4x4 350 4 bolt main with 1998 camaro piston,and school bus cam,the truck is gear 4,11 ham gona get 5 g rom 0 to 50.hand for the famaly its a 1998 venture.For racing got a 1970 monte carlo.
Annnnnd hy am still looking for a 1969 charger.

Hey there! Montreal here too! The snow removal business is in full swing this year huh? LOL! Welcome!

I hope you find your charger. I saw a car painted like the General here but not the real deal.

For the record (if I haven't already said so) I drive 2007 Ford Focus. Good engine, great handling and not too expensive. I bought it used.

Julieduke

01-10-2008, 06:13 PM

Jamanda

01-21-2008, 02:54 PM

driving down the road
behind a pickup truck
he's going really slow
oh what rotten luck!
We gotta get to Deb's
or she will have our heads
We oughta trade this chevy in
AND GET A FORD INSTEAD!
OHHHH Jingle bells...Jingle Bells...Jingle all the way!
Oh what fun it is to drive an old blue Chevorlet!

I own an ford Esocort zx2 and amanda now drives a Honda Wave motorcycle she wanted a Harley but the teachers said they never get the students off it.

my dad drive a Ford and my drive a PT cruier so we really dont have any loyalty to any brand of car along as it runs my chevy lumina needed to many repairs didnt help that ran it into ditch last winter.

Julieduke

01-22-2008, 09:27 PM

I like it, I like it alot.

i1976

01-22-2008, 09:27 PM

I drive a green, almost 14 years old, Fiat 500. But I guess I'll have to change it next year, for "environmental problems"

And me, a Fiat Punto. But I'd like to buy the new Fiat 500. Bella, eh? :innocent:

Julieduke

01-22-2008, 09:32 PM

And me, a Fiat Punto. But I'd like to buy the new Fiat 500. Bella, eh? :innocent:
Can you post a picture, I'm getting a ride from my brother in his 2006 Nissan Sentra in Black or getting a ride from my parents in there 1999 Ford Crown Victoria, or catching a bus or walking.

artykidd

09-01-2008, 08:05 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b254/Artykidd/th_durango.jpg (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b254/Artykidd/durango.jpg)
Here's my current ride. I really like the dodge although my husband had a laugh when I told him I wanted to paint it orange with an 01 on the doors. My family has always had classic cars. My first car was a 1968 Pontiac, my older sister had a 1970 Monte Carlo, both had 350's in them. My parents have two oldsmobile super sport convertables. One is a yellow 68 and the other is a dark green 69.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b254/Artykidd/th_scan0002-1.jpg (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b254/Artykidd/scan0002-1.jpg)
This is as close a picture of it as I could find. I loved that car but I had to sell it. The guy I sold it too totally restored it so I"m glad he got it.