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kleinbl00  ·  2679 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: VW: Diesels are Dead in the US.

I have owned:

- A Ford Falcon

- A Buick Skylark

- A Chevy Van

- A Chevy Corvair

- A Mazda RX-4

- A Ford Granada

- A VW Scirocco

- Two Suzuki Samurais

- A Honda Civic AWD Wagon

- A Dodge Stealth

'regular cars' are bullshit. Not gonna lie. If I could get away with a fuckin' Aventador I totally would. Although that time I shit all over an F430 Scuderia taught me the power of power-to-weight.





user-inactivated  ·  2679 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've owned at least a dozen vehicles. The Scion, while small and dorky, was awesome and I wish I could have had another one. That car lasted me 11 years before the accident.

I've owned a few trucks, Ford F150's mostly, a Dodge Van, a couple of Honda CVCC's and Civics (from the 90's). I owned a Saturn SW1 (The 90's wagon) that I got at auction and was not worth what I paid for it (under a grand, god what a shit car this was, lasted three years then junked it). I also had an '81 Ford Escort in there that shook itself apart on the I5 traveling home one year.

I have had the short term car experience and now only look at cars as a 10+ year ownership investment. At the rate I am going through cars on the decade plan I'll get 2-3 more before they bury me; hopefully one of those will be an electric but we shall see.

ButterflyEffect  ·  2679 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Do you think the Crosstrek will last the ten years? Thinking of test driving that car and some others next month, finally.

user-inactivated  ·  2679 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hell if I know. One of the deciding factors in choosing the Subaru over the Rav4 was all the old Subarus on the roads. Consumer Reports gives is a good score as well. And I did not like the interior of the Rav4. Felt too cramped even for being a bigger vehicle.