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Do I get the prize for tiniest car?? I drive a blue (my butterfly) 1995 2-door Geo Metro... it's maybe 7 feet long.
But I get 40 miles to the gallon when I treat it right...
 

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Originally Posted by babyharley

What kind of miles do you get with your Hybrid?
Around 60 mpg...it's quite nice
I only drive it a couple time a month...it's really only there for out-of-town trips, but it does GREAT on the highway
 

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I don't have a vehicle at the moment, as I had to sell my scooters due to my LTD.


I used to be a scootergirl. I've owned a 1979 Vespa 100, a 1981 Vespa Primavera, and a 2005 Vespa ET2. I really miss riding... *sigh*
 

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Originally Posted by vespacat

I don't have a vehicle at the moment, as I had to sell my scooters due to my LTD.


I used to be a scootergirl. I've owned a 1979 Vespa 100, a 1981 Vespa Primavera, and a 2005 Vespa ET2. I really miss riding... *sigh*
Oh man, I would totally drive a Vespa...so cool!

Mackenzie...My Dad drives a Hybrid (yes, we have 2) Toyota Highlander...brand new and it's beeeeautiful! If you're interested in the cute little SUV's with excellent gas mileage, the Ford Escape and the Highlander and i think Mercury has a Hybrid SUV are all good things to even just take a look at.

Hybrids actually drive really well...they're kinda pricey right now and a little difficult to get ahold of but I think the money you save in not buying gas every 20 miles would probably pay for the difference after a while. I don't know. Just a thought. I don't pretend to know a lot about cars since I am fortunate enough to be able to rely on public transportation. Although that is slowly going down the tubes here as well.
 

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Originally Posted by lionessrampant

Oh man, I would totally drive a Vespa...so cool!

Mackenzie...My Dad drives a Hybrid (yes, we have 2) Toyota Highlander...brand new and it's beeeeautiful! If you're interested in the cute little SUV's with excellent gas mileage, the Ford Escape and the Highlander and i think Mercury has a Hybrid SUV are all good things to even just take a look at.

Hybrids actually drive really well...they're kinda pricey right now and a little difficult to get ahold of but I think the money you save in not buying gas every 20 miles would probably pay for the difference after a while. I don't know. Just a thought. I don't pretend to know a lot about cars since I am fortunate enough to be able to rely on public transportation. Although that is slowly going down the tubes here as well.
Awesome, thank you so much for that info!! I really am looking into little SUV's - I need something bigger, but yet with awesome MPG - mine right now gets like 34 on highway - and thats pretty much all the kind of driving I do is on HWY or Interstate, I don't do too much in town driving. I'm gonna have to look @ the Toyota's now!! Thanks again!
 

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Originally Posted by babyharley

Awesome, thank you so much for that info!! I really am looking into little SUV's - I need something bigger, but yet with awesome MPG - mine right now gets like 34 on highway - and thats pretty much all the kind of driving I do is on HWY or Interstate, I don't do too much in town driving. I'm gonna have to look @ the Toyota's now!! Thanks again!
Yeah, also look into SUVs that run on Diesel. Or 80% ethanol. With your location, I would think you'd be abl to get either of those pretty easily. My cousin just got a Diesel Jetta Turbo and it's an absolutely AWESOME car that gets 50-some MPG
 

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I drive a 1997 Dodge Intrepid.


But I really wish that I had a pink mustang. Or even a black one. Just a mustang in general I suppose. It's always been my dream car, but with the way things are now, I dont suppose I will ever get one. Big Sigh.......
 

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05 Mini Cooper Convertible, this is my winter car.


76 Mini is my summer car, actually we share this one, whoever gets the keys first wins. I love this car!!
 

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Originally Posted by jean-ji

05 Mini Cooper Convertible, this is my winter car.


76 Mini is my summer car, actually we share this one, whoever gets the keys first wins. I love this car!!
I drive a 1997 Buick Skylark - the "old lady car" as the people at the dealership call it. And I was only 34 when I bought it!
It's got 147,000 miles and is dying by inches. I'd love a Mini Cooper, but I don't think it would do well in a New England Winter. So I have been looking at SUVs - Toyota RAV4 and Honda Civic on the small side and Land Rover LR3 and Toyota Highlander on the upscale side. Hopefully I'll make up my mind by Spring.
 

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A teal-ish 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier.. kind of a blurry picture.. best one available at the moment..



 

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I drive a 2000 Toyota Celica GT, silver w/ black stripe & black skirts, Konig rims & way-fun low profile Nankang tires. I get lots of comments on it!

If I had my pick tho:
Sunny, warm, nice days in Cincinnati: A Maserati Spyder in the brightest, hottest red you can imagine, all the upgrades. Boy would I have quite the police record, hah...

Cold, cruddy, snowy & blah-days in Cincinnati (like today); An old beat up SUV that I could crash into stuff & not care; something with a horrible paint job that I didn't care about; something with decent tires so I'd not get suck and of course, 4 wheel drive. And a good sound system so when I'm waiting in traffic behind 3 zillion other people, I can jam out & have fun in my cruddy SUV.



For now tho I love my Celi, it's paid for & good on gas & even tho it's a 4 banger it's fast enough for lil ol me!
 

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I drive a 1982 Holden Gemini, affectionatly named beastie


But I love when my mum comes out, cuz I steal and drive around in her Mazda 626, ahh, airconditioned automatic luxury..
 

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I'm driving a rental car 'cos some butt-head drove through a red yesterday and smashed into me.
 

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Originally Posted by pushylady

I'm driving a rental car 'cos some butt-head drove through a red yesterday and smashed into me.
Oh no! Thats not good at all


I hope they get it fixed very quickly!
 

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I drive a 2004 Acura TL, share it with the hubby.
In a couple of weeks he's getting his own car (A Civic Hybrid, probably) and the Acura will be mine, all mine--even though I probably only drive about 10 miles a week, if that!
If I could, I'd want one of the new Lexus SUV Hybrids. I had a Toyota 4 runner all through high school and college and it was nice to have something to schlep things around in--it made moving easy which was good since I moved 6 times in the past 7 years.
 
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