Your other car (Actual or Possibility)

[ArmyofOne]

1992 Ford Escort LX w/5spd manny. I paid $800 for it with only 93k miles 2 years ago. when I got it it was BONE stock, not even tint on it.

A few pix from the last 2 years of ownership.

^starting my clutch job/flywheel and upgrades. Also doing a custom turbo setup, on gabriel struts for the stock look with a fresh feel.

^old shat

^New from Clutchmasters and Fidanza

^As she sits now, uprated clutch/flywheel and driveaxles complete with 114k on her, a work in progress. She is driveable, I commute with it nearly ever day 100 mi round trip. However, I traded this in:

For the CX-5 so I can start commuting with it and take the 'scort off the road for my turbo build. I am doing everything myself, to include fabbing, so this could take a LONG time. But the idea is to leave it stock looking (13's w/hubcaps and all), and go suprise mustangs and 'vettes in an 1800lb car with 300 horses.

 

[Chris_Top_Her]

nice

 

[CX-SV]

Currently: Lexus IS350 and Mercedes C250

 

[V8toilet]

2014 CX5 Touring 28,xxx miles
2012 Mazda 5 Sport 11,xxx miles and fun to drive.
Want a Tesla model S with the big battery but 100k is a little steep.

Cars I've had:
1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass with the weak Buick 3.8 V6 110 HP
1983 Chevy Pickup V8
1989 Pontiac Bonneville and was boring
1991 Chevy Pickup C/K 1500 regular cab work truck 150 horsepower 4.3 v6 (great truck)
1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula with a built and blueprinted Camaro V6 (was a blast to drive)
2001 Toyota Tundra SR5 I-force V8 0-60 in 6.88 seconds with new headers and 220 RWHP/320 RWTQ
2013 Mazda CX5 Sport auto 2.0 with 27,xxx miles

 

[Chris_Top_Her]

1992 Ford Escort LX w/5spd manny. I paid $800 for it with only 93k miles 2 years ago. when I got it it was BONE stock, not even tint on it.

For the CX-5 so I can start commuting with it and take the 'scort off the road for my turbo build. I am doing everything myself, to include fabbing, so this could take a LONG time. But the idea is to leave it stock looking (13's w/hubcaps and all), and go suprise mustangs and 'vettes in an 1800lb car with 300 horses.

I would love to have something like that for the mirage. It is about 1800lbs as well, engine bay is pretty roomy, and the ecu is some kinda easily programmable open ecu. I just have to get one first lel

 

[fdew]

Until now my favorite personal car was a Saab model 96. My favorite famely car was a Peugeot 504. The one I have always wanted is a Zambonie.

 

[AirplaneTim]

Buying the CX-5, I had traded in an '04 Subaru Baja. Wife drives an '09 Subaru Legacy.
Also in the stable is my real commuter of an '08 Kawasaki Concours 1400 and a fun bike of an '03 Suzuki SV650.

 

[atoz350]

2013 Dodge Durango Citadel

1997 Nissan Maxima 5-speed with a 3.5L engine swap, BC coilovers, and bracing

 

[Chris_Top_Her]

2013 Dodge Durango Citadel


1997 Nissan Maxima 5-speed with a 3.5L engine swap, BC coilovers, and bracing

interesting maxima. I'm assuming its NA?

 

[Mazdasweed]

Subaru Impreza -11 2.0D Sport/WRX. Remapped, straight exhaust Remus, dpf removed, Sachs clutch, etc. 200+ hp and around 460NM. Fun diesel!

 

[MikeM.]

This is my sport vehicle and one of the reasons I don't understand why anyone would want more horsepower than the sweet little 2.0L engine can make. Sure, get the 2.5L or even the diesel, all three versions are woefully unexciting compared to a ride on this:

And a classic Ducati Mille S2 with bevel driven cams. "Mille" is Italian for "Thousand".

Even this air-cooled antique will provide far more performance than a CX-5 with the most powerful engine. An SUV simply is not meant to be a performance machine and I don't see the point of worrying about horsepower in such a vehicle as long as it has more than enough to keep up with the flow of traffic.

When I know the road will be questionable, this is the tool I pull out of the garage:

And my least used vehicle:

I only start this gas guzzler up if I need to tow or haul something bigger than my CX-5 can carry. It sure can suck the gas considering that it feels even more gutless than my 2.0L CX-5! And it goes around corners like a drunken whale.(boom03)

(and it's like that even before I fill it with firewood).

Thank god it has a 36 gallon tank or I would be on first name basis with every gas station attendant in the area!

 

[Chris_Top_Her]

I like that ducatii. Not all of us are in a position to own an extra car and 3 motorbikes ,though (and a horse trailer If I remember you saying correctly). maybe when I'm 51 I'll be in your position . Until I can afford a porche mecan or something I'll keep looking for power (or power to make) in the cx-5 price range lol.

 

[atoz350]

interesting maxima. I'm assuming its NA?

Yes it's NA for now unless I convince the wife to let me keep it.

 

[IHeartGroceries]

2013 SHO w/ 402A, PP and Livernois S4 tune. Don't drive it much...


The SHO replaced this...


Sold the MS6 last year. I do miss some things about it.

1972 Chevrolet C-10 LWB - All original. Have some goodies, waiting to install, though. My favorite vehicle to drive. Fun to take to the drive in theater. XD



2002 Dodge Neon SXT - Running great. My first new car, and still my DD.


2013 CX-5 - Wife's car.





I'd replace the CX-5, if my wife would let me. lol! Need something a little more exciting.

 

[Chris_Top_Her]

nice truck h ear the Honda fit is exciting

 

[CX-SV]

Motorcycles are more exciting when they do that ^ , especially the episodes right before the ambulance hauls rider away and the flat bed transports the wrecked bike.

Above (IS350 luxury and plenty of hp and sport with some safety and comfort rolled into one with a sweet F-Sport exhaust soundtrack not unlike the Masi Ghibli 3.0L tt 60 degree V6 sound) is the reason why I can don't mind modestly powered CX-5 2.0L and it's unsophisticated soundtrack.

Best to enjoy different vehicles for different uses.

 

[MikeM.]

maybe when I'm 51 I'll be in your position .

I got into this position by basically being cheap when I was young and saving/investing as I went. This is what I call the "time value of money". It has to do with the fact that the return on money, well invested, compounds over time. If a person keeps spending unnecessarily when young, the negative impact is compounded over many years.

My only motorized transportation between age 16 and 23 was a motorcycle (bought with cash). When I did decide I needed a car I bought a used one (with $400 cash) that got 38 mpg. I rebuilt the engine and brakes on that VW rabbit but I resisted the temptation to use high compression pistons or other performance parts that would increase my fuel bills and potentially reduce reliability. That 1.6L FI four cylinder was actually plenty fast (considering I didn't plan to race it). But I never skimped on life or fun, I just found ways to have fun while spending considerably less than I made. I didn't buy my first TV until I was almost 30 and it was cheap.

I'm not particularly rich but I have more than I need. My investments have compounded over the years and now I buy all my vehicles new (classics excepted) and with cash. I also drive them until they are worth very little. The only thing that should be bought with credit is house/land or professional tools and equipment. If it's not going to make money, cash is the way to go. That way, you are making the profit the finance company would have made.

By following these simple rules, staying in good health and working diligently at whatever you do, you have a far better than average chance of having more than you need, perhaps sooner than you think.

But needing to buy the latest and greatest every step of the way is likely to result in always being strained for money. Even more so if those purchases carry additional monthly expenses (poorer fuel economy, shorter life, interest expense, less time for productive work, etc).

 

[Skorpio]

You look maahvalous Chris!

 

[MikeM.]

Motorcycles are more exciting when they do that ^ , especially the episodes right before the ambulance hauls rider away and the flat bed transports the wrecked bike.

Riding a motorcycle requires a skill set, much like driving a car, but even a larger skill set. The driver of the over-turned car was very likely either not paying very close attention or was sorely lacking in driver skills. I almost never ride any of my motorcycles at a sedate pace. To really enjoy the ride it is necessary for me to be challenged. So I pay attention and spent the first handful of years of my riding career building experience by practicing riding near the limits in relatively safe environments. After almost 200,000 miles riding performance motorcycles the worst injury I've sustained was a sprained ankle (deer strike). Knock on wood. Good rider skills, good equipment and good attention does not make me immune to disaster but it can dramatically reduce the risk.

No doubt, motorcycles kill, maim and injure a lot of riders, far too many in fact. The shocking thing is that the vast majority of these accidents are people woefully lacking in rider skills (including one of the top killers, inattention or failure to read the situation correctly). I've also seen too many motorcyclists who have more than 20 or 30 years of riding experience who cannot even come close to stopping their machine near the minimum stopping distance that machine is capable of. This should be a beginner skill, but it is not.

 

[CX-SV]

All good points regarding motorcycles, the death and serious injury rates are far too high and obvious Already buried one close family member after mc accident (car driver was at fault) that even a highly skilled CHP rider said he probably could not have avoided.

Besides top skills and equipment, good life insurance is a top requirement too.

No thanks.