What Do IT Pros Drive?
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I have a Prius - 40+ MPG, 2011 with nearly 70K on it.
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98 Explorer, 220k miles (gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it!).
Really need something more efficient now that my commute is 45 min+ each way, but I'm keeping the truck so I can get a boat.
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@scottalanmiller said:
And a Turbo sports car nonetheless.
I dare you to drive one and call it a sports car after lol
It's the "vanilla" of vehicular transport. Boring. Predictable. Easy. Reliable. Cheap.
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@MattSpeller said:
It's the "vanilla" of vehicular transport. Boring. Predictable. Easy. Reliable. Cheap.
It's WAY more sporty than what I normally drive and much more expensive. MUCH more. Like $10K more.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Chevy Spark. But about to sell it and be carless.
If I had the money I wouldn't care. I would like to get another truck, but I can't justify the cost right now.
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@MattSpeller said:
Rich people does not cover me but..
2011 Chevy Cruze, 6MT 1.4T "eco" model. 5L/100km on the highway if I do my part.
Trying to dump it for a jeep but I can't get a decent price for either.
I miss having a manual.
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@scottalanmiller I just looked it up, it's almost identical power/weight ratio lol - true the cruize is more money but it's also bigger.
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller I just looked it up, it's almost identical power/weight ratio lol - true the cruize is more money but it's also bigger.
Smaller on the inside, fits only smaller people. It's a luxury compared to the practicality of the cheap Spark
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We just bought a 2014 Subaru Forester got a really good price on it. Gonna get yelled at... but we bought for the near future when kids are on the way.
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I had to buy a car for the very first time in order to secure my current IT job... a 2004 Mazda 3. It just hit 200k miles a month or so ago, so we'll see what happens now!
I'm looking for a Subaru Forester myself for stuff like camping/road trips, but who knows when that will happen.
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2003 Mazda 3 is a nice car.
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Been lucky - otherwise I would not have a vehicle. But the current IT-mobile is a 2005 Honda Ridgeline with 178,000 miles on it. First set of tires (tyres) got 95,000 odd miles off them... I'm on my second set now,.. and will drive them off the truck as well.
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@johnhooks said:
@MattSpeller said:
Rich people does not cover me but..
2011 Chevy Cruze, 6MT 1.4T "eco" model. 5L/100km on the highway if I do my part.
Trying to dump it for a jeep but I can't get a decent price for either.
I miss having a manual.
Ditto... however not having to deal with the clutch is nice sometimes.
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@scottalanmiller said:
2003 Mazda 3 is a nice car.
Mazda was never really on my radar for awesome, long-lasting car manufacturers but they sure are now!
I'm just hoping the previous owner ran it up and down the interstate for most of its miles as the car salesman said... It seems to be in pretty good condition despite the 200k miles, so there's a slight possibility that they were actually telling the truth.
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I've had a Mazda continuously since 2001. They are great. My number one choice for Asian-made cars for sure. The only one that I would go out of my way to buy. I have a 1988 Mazda RX7 convertible that I took @dominica out on our first day the evening that I bought it. That car is old and garaged but was an incredible drive.
I bought a yellow 2002 PR5 that @dominica liked so much she bought a matching blue one the next weekend!!
Traded in the 2002 for a 2003 Mazda 6 that was so nicely equipment that @dominica, the car and I got onto the cover of Mazda's driver magazine with it
That car was amazing. Drove like a dream.Every Mazda of my own has been standard, Dominica's was automatic.
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@scottalanmiller RX7's are really good fun, but there's only one rule they obey like clockwork:
Boost goes in, apex seals come out.
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Yeah, the engine is a bit much to maintain. But what a car to drive.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I've had a Mazda continuously since 2001. They are great. My number one choice for Asian-made cars for sure. The only one that I would go out of my way to buy. I have a 1988 Mazda RX7 convertible that I took @dominica out on our first day the evening that I bought it. That car is old and garaged but was an incredible drive.
I bought a yellow 2002 PR5 that @dominica liked so much she bought a matching blue one the next weekend!!
Traded in the 2002 for a 2003 Mazda 6 that was so nicely equipment that @dominica, the car and I got onto the cover of Mazda's driver magazine with it
That car was amazing. Drove like a dream.Every Mazda of my own has been standard, Dominica's was automatic.
My buddy in high school had an 80s model RX7. Did yours have the pull out choke?
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No, that was a generation before mine.
