Hey everyone!
The car community on Lemmy isn’t the most active and I thought it would be nice to list the cars of its members.
Here is my list:
Present: Seat Leon Cupra 300 St 4 drive
Past: Audi S4 B6 Avant manual, Seat Ibiza Cupra
I was really happy with the 4.2 liters V8 in my S4, but the Cupra gives me more performance, more practicality and is cheaper to run. Would have loved a manual version if you could get it with fake AWD.
I plan on keeping the Leon Cupra for another 10 years before switching to an EV Estate if they appear one day.
What’s your list?
Used to have a Ferrari but I’m old and getting in and out has become too much of a hassle. Currently, some Bentley I believe. Whatever the chauffeur suggested. I’m not much of a car guy.
I’ve had a whole ton of cars in my life, but I’ll start with my current car and go backwards:
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL AWD, 2011 Pontiac Vibe AWD, 2002 Dodge Dakota SXT 4x4, 2012 Suzuki SX4 AWD, 1994 Suzuki Swift, 1994 Geo Metro, 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4, 1984 Subaru GL Station Wagon 4x4, 2002 Ford F150 XLT Longbed 2x4, 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo, 2007 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, 2013 Hyundai Elantra, 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse AWD, 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara, and a 1994 Suzuki Sidekick Sport (First Car).
I’ve loved every car I’ve owned for a variety of reasons, but always had one complaint or another about some lack of functionality that the car had. The Santa Cruz is the first time I’ve not felt the need to pick up an old beater as an alternative, since it meets all my needs pretty well now.
I also have a motorcycle now as well, so I’m no longer as concerned with speed in my cars since I get it on the bike. I ride a 2011 Yamaha Raider.
I currently drive a 2006 rav4, 2002 sequoia, and a 2023 hyundai kona.
All at the same time?
Great question!
I currently drive a 2014 Corvette with a few track mods.
370z (amazing steering)
Acura MDX
Honda Odyssey
Toyota Camry
Pontiac 6000
Saab 900 (with a turbo but no label)
Mitsubishi Eclipse (2nd Gen)
Toyota Tercel
Plymouth Valarie
Bike
What kinda bike tho
Used 10 speed with no brakes. Almost killed me once. 0-10 would not recommend.
No make or model? Just some steel tubing taped together?
Lol pretty much. It barely had paint on it and I’m not entirely sure my Dad didn’t take it off of someone’s porch.
Nice
Current: 90 4Runner (running), 00 Malibu (not running)
Previous: 73 240z, 88 RX-7, 89 Golf Wolfsburg Edition, 89 CRX Si, 87 Civic sedan, 88 Civic sedan, 96 Civic hatch.
I want another 240z and an FD RX-7.
Good taste. The FD is the most beautiful car ever made but it sucks to maintain. I have a friend who has had every gen RX7 and he complains about the FD constantly.
Yeah, sounds similar to what I’ve heard. Like you said though, they are absolutely beautiful. Even if I barely drove it, it would make me soooo happy to just see it in the driveway every day.
Oh for sure. I drive an NA Miata, which is like a smaller, cheaper copy of the same design, especially with a hard top. Mazda doing good work in the late 90s.
My first car was a 2004 Outback. Good riddance, it was a mechanical clusterfuck.
Currently I still have:
- 1991 Honda Accord, my solid daily
- 1977 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, the summer weekend boat (yea I’m a bit block cadillac guy lol). 425 cubic inches of Fuck OPEC.
On the back burner are a couple others.
- 1999 Subaru Forester, 5spd manual. Originally my high school daily. I lifted this one 2" and drove it in the gambler 500 a few times, it’s transmission sounds like a blender and is blowing up so I parked it until I get a chance to swap a new 5spd in - which is hard because they’re hard to find these days.
- 2000 VW Golf TDI, 5spd manual. Got it for free, snapped timing belt at 300k. This was going to become a highway daily but life got in the way and I never had the time or mental energy to really dig into it.
- 1997 Mazda Miata (current)
- 2017 Ford Focus RS
- 2015 Scion FRS
- 2002 Subaru WRX
- 2005 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
- 1992 Mazda Miata
- 1986 BMW 325e
- 2001 Toyota Celica GTS
- 1990 Mazda Miata
- 1988 Pontiac Fiero (the worst)
- 1989 Mazda MX6 GT
Swapping from a 17 Focus RS to a 97 Miata is interesting. Normally that swap goes the other direction. What was the attraction to change?
Mostly because the RS was just too heavy and too powerful to have fun on the roads I’m driving, and the computers mean you barely have any feel anyway. The RS was purchased when I lived in Kansas City, but now I’m back up in the mountains of Southern California. Plus it was impossible to work on and parts were difficult to source. Plus as I list, this one’s not my first and I knew I loved Miatas. So I sold the Ford and bought this 97 NA with 90k miles on it, one owner, and had more than enough money left over to dump $10k into a full refresh and mods. It was fun for a bit to have power, but there’s nothing like driving a slow car fast.
The NA gets far more smiles per gallon than the RS, and anything that breaks I can fix in my own garage on the cheap. I fully intend to own this car until I die.
Also, pop up headlights.
Hell yeah! Out here there is a Miata spec series my son and I have been looking at getting into. We think an NA or NB is what we want to race in the series.
I test drove an NA at one point with 150k miles and I loved it right away. Mazda absolutely nailed the formula with this car!
Spec Miata is rad. Miatas are the most-raced cars in the world, and they dominate in AutoX as well. I almost bought an NB, they’re technically the better car; a little wider, stiffer, and faster. This one was so clean though and the NA is just so classic.
And the NA has charm not recaptured since. But the ND is sexy AF particularly in the Mazda red.
First car I had was a 2003 Chevy Malibu. Picked up my first solo purchased car in 2011, a Honda Civic Coupe. 3rd car in and I’m on a 2014 Toyota Prius. Still kicking, although slight battle damage and minimal upkeep. Really wanna go for a full EV next time around, and I could probably lease since I drive well under 10k miles/yr.
1968 Ford Galaxie 500 2dr
Only car I’ve owned, only car I’ve needed.
1973 Chevy Vega
1978 Dodge Aspen
1982 Honda Accord
1990 Acura Integra
1999 BMW 323i
2007 MINI Cooper S
2013 MINI Cooper Countryman
2018 Tesla Model 3I like flat engines …
Current:
- 2009 Porsche 911
Past:
- 2003 Subaru Outback
- 1999 Subaru Legacy
1996 gmc truck 1998 firebird 2001 trans am ws6 Eclipse (dont remember the year) Altima 3.5L Acura mdx 2013 ford explorer (best year) 2016 lexus rcf 2021 audi rs6 avant
Pretty jealous of the last two. The Lexus and the Audi are kind of dreamcars, but not the bills related😅
Oh boy, here we go. Not in chronological order.
- 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88, 350 2bbl, TH400
- 1978 Oldmosbile 98, 350 4bbl, TH350
- 1986 Honda CRX DX 5sp
- 1987 Acura Legend
- 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L
- 1993 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria Police
- 1978 Cadillac Coupe Deville (dirt track)
- 1980 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser wagon (dirt track)
- 2002 Saturn L200
- 1974 VW Super Beetle
- 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2015 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2021 Mazda CX-9
- 2015 Honda Civic
- 2018 Ford Focus
- 2016 Honda Odyssey
- 2013 Honda Odyssey
- 2009 Saturn Vue
I’m probably forgetting a few. Now ask me about motorcycles.
The Honda Odyssey totally fucks! - Wade
Except for the ways that it does not.
Bad AC clutch? It can be replaced without taking the entire front end off the car, but you do not want to do that.
The worst thing, though, is the eco mode that shuts down one bank of cylinders. Makes the piston rings in that bank fail at 60K miles. They lost a class action on that for certain model years of the 3.5L V6, but they still make them with that mode. I used to be a fan of Honda, but I will avoid that engine at all costs.
I had no idea. My mother in law has that, she’s at 20k. Anything she can do to keep from having that issue?
My wife and I had an 03 that was great. The kids really shut up in it compared to the Toyota we had before it.
In fact, there is!
You need to install this. It’s an inline resistor system that goes in between a temp sensor and engine control computer. Word on the street is that the newer ECO/VCM 3.5L is “better” than the older ones, but I don’t believe it.
From what I can tell, the installation is pretty straightforward.
This one is another option.
Currently only have my first car which is a 2017 civic, although my mom did let me drive her Ford fusion for several years before I got it
Chronologically ordered (past to present) :
Škoda 125L
Škoda Favorit 135LX
Peugeot 206
Audi A3 3.2 V6
Mercedes C43 AMG Coupe
Toyota Yaris Hybrid + Toyota Hilux
