The Scion FR-S looks pretty cool, and I think is supposed to be far more affordable than some of these other out of reach options (out of reach for me anyway). Not sure if they're out yet, or not.

that's a pretty cool looking "device" but i dunno if i'd call it a car. is it electric? it can't be the production model with so little clearance in the wheel arches.

Ha, no it's not electric. You're right about these being pics of the concept prototype. It has a little more clearance in the production model pics. Not saying this would be top of my list or anything. Just think it does look pretty cool.

yeah it does. very modern. not my style exactly but i'm sure the designer is proud.

i second the motorbike thing.

I third the motorcycle.

And suggest a Fiat.

new leader. i like how you think. something a bit less nazi though please.

glad i could help.

did you get tickets for the ukuleles, Leon? i got a couple for my brother for the sydney show. he thinks it's some kinda joke

shit, i'd forgotten all about it. i'd better look that up. thanks.

You seem to like the Ford brand. The Ford Mustang is a cool looking reliable car that you can fit a small family in. I can see you in a Mustang.

a phoenix.

it's not a car, it's a bird.

ride the phoenix.

I like the toyota FT-86 it's supposed to be some more modern "reinvention" of the old toyota celica. Toyota partnered with Subaru to create it and both toyota and subaru are releasing their own slightly differently styled model.

so we just got a Chevy Cruze Eco... nice comfy car and good value for money

i'm getting 30+ mpg with much city driving.

and i'm pretty sure they sell it in AU since i think it launched there a year before coming to America.


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you gotta get the interceptor!!

If you wanna be more practical... I'm not sure exactly what car models you have down there. But I found this on a google search

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Honda Civics are nice practical little cars. I had one back in college and it was a really comfortable little car. I also rear ended someone in it about 45mph (totally their fault.. some old people seriously shouldn't be allowed to drive... grrr you don't stop stone cold at the last second in the middle of a hwy with no blinker to indicate you might want to stop and turn) and walked away.

Here's what I'm driving, and I love every second of it. It's a 2011 Honda Fit Sport


Its a really fun drive, TONS of interior space and cupholders, as well as great gas miliage, I'm averaging 35mpg mixed city/highway

I do like the Fiat Abarth

Honda Fit would be a car that I would pay my money for.

Right now I am on the fence about getting a 1957 studebaker transtar that has been put on a 1999 toyota frame - it is pretty wicked but I am worried about it being a huge mess



looks pretty badass - and its a 5 speed, not road legal though so Id have to do some work

you should get off the fence and buy the shit out of that, Joe

Matt black coool

I SHOULD!!!

you guys are just the support i need in my life, everyone around here just gives me a hard time for my impractical vehicles

1957 Studebaker on a Toyota frame what could possibly go wrong =p

very cool! You need that truck Joe!
Although I'd redo the flat black.. and do a classic color like 50's turq.

haha, girly it up - flat black is actually my kinda color


dingo - I am sure it would be less dependable than your chevy castration, but i dont mind :D

You're gonna get some hop-ons

I drive a cheap-as-chips Hyundai Getz

So basically I have no street cred.

i totally considered the last Interceptor. that black studebaker looks badass. Coincidentally my brother in law just wrote off a '38 studebaker pickup he'd been rebuilding for years.
stair car would be fun. a Fiat Abarth would be awesome, until I had to drive the family the 400 miles to visit my folks.

i'd never touch any of the cheap korean things. hyundais, daewoos, kias. no thanks.
i did briefly consider a Skoda though. they've become good cars since Volkswagen bought them, and they're still cheap to overcome their traditionally bad name.

A fast and comfortable 400 miles to visit your folks.

Hyundais and kias have become 2 of the most reliable brands. They're no longer the "cheap" cars, of yesteryear.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: 0–60 mph in 4.4 seconds.
Price: $33,000.

By comparison:

Porche 911: 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds.
Price: $93,000

Ferrari 360 Spider F1: 0-60 mph 4.6 seconds
Price: $109,000

Okay, my bad... the base price on the 2012 is $41,000.

I have a Honda Fit and it's great, but while the highway mileage is fantastic, if you switch to exclusively city, it plummets pretty quickly. Really good cheap car, drives well.

I have my eye on a Honda Fit as my next car. If I ever get the money.

I wonder how small and crappy the next generation of cars will get, I mean at some point cars and trucks are going to be hot wheels sized and get 400 miles to the gallon

lol..since my last car was a volvo station wagon i drove and loved for nearly a decade... one thing is clear I don't need a franken Studebaker to compensate for a small dick..

the chevy is nice looking and goes pretty well.. the engine is small 1.4 w/ turbo but ..meh..it will gladly get up and move in Socal freeway traffic.

to be sure if you want to pretend you are in Too Fast too furious all day long it may not be the car for you but for getting about in a reasonable manner @ a reasonable price point..pretty good

I wanted a new car near as possible to $20K (or less) and that is what i got.. I like the looks vs. most of the other options in the price range so yeah.

it was also made in America by American autoworkers so that was a huge plus in our considerations of what to buy.

40+ mpg room for 4 adults ..what's not too like ..trunk big enough for several bodies also ..but don't use it for body moving as the fucking onstar basically knows where the car is at all times...oh well.

you can (i know) get five adults in the cruze..but I wouldn't recommend it ..get a bit cozy in back

4 is fine 5 is ok for a short trip if necessary.

I wouldn't call the Fit crappy by any means. Sure, it's probably not suitable for Alaska, but my brother has taken his across the country three or four times and currently lives in Northern Vermont, after spending a year in Minnesota without issue. So it's not like it can't handle a little weather.

that four seater porsche is the ugliest thing ever built. if i wanted a sports 4 seater i'd get a Maserati Quattroporte.

I am going to go ahead and back slowly away from this blog,

slowly and with a manly v8 rumble

This one looks wholesome

Spacious


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and Oh come on!

My daily driver is a 97 Honda Civic HX that gets 39 MPG overall. 90% of my daily commute is on the freeway. I kept looking for this specific used car model until I found one that I liked. These cars are very well made, very reliable as long as you maintain the car properly and take care of it. I bought this car from the original owner and it was very well taken care of. These cars have a timing belt in them that needs to be replaced every 90,000 miles according to the Honda dealer. I had the Honda dealer replace the water pump and timing belt in my car due to I plan on driving this car over 300,000 miles. I have 192,000 miles on this car right now and it runs like new.

I have owned two Chevy Cavaliers. My first one was a 1997 that I drove to 227,000 miles and sold it still running good with everything working great in the car. These cars have a timing chain in them so no need to replace it which saves money, but the water pump went out on me at 175,000 miles. I replace that and kept on driving it.

I currently own a 2003 Chevy Cavalier which actually has a peppier engine in it than the 97 had. This engine also has the timing chain in it. The only problem I have had with this car was the fuel pump went out at 165,000 miles. I replaced that myself and now have 172,000 miles on this car. This car runs and drives like it is still brand new. This car is fun to drive. I plan on replacing the water pump on this car soon and driving this over 200,000 miles before I sell it. This car gets 30 MPG.

Chevy made the Cavalier, replaced that model with the Cobalt and then replaced that model with the Cruze. I have not driven a Cobalt or a Cruze, but a friend told me the Cruze he drove was extremely nice. Chevy has made some very reliable cheaper cars in the late 90's on up to now.

Another car I know quite a bit about is Lexus. I bought a used 1992 Lexus LS 400 that had 293,000 miles on the original trans and engine. This car ran fantastic even though it had not been very well maintained. I bought another used 1992 Lexus ES 300 that had 245,000 miles on it and it ran great. This car had not been perfectly maintained either. I bought a 1993 Lexus LS 400 that was almost mint and was always garaged that had 202,000 miles on it. That was an extremely nice car with a powerful engine.

One thing I know about these older Lexus cars is the transmissions starts slipping or go out around the 240,000 mile mark. An owner that does proper trans service intervals will get more mileage out of the transmission than this though. The engines run far longer than that, but do have a timing belt that needs to be replaced on them.

Long story short is if you found a clean well maintained Lexus with under 150,000 miles on it then the car easily has over 100,000 miles left in it. These cars are extremely reliable with proper maintenance. The Lexus is my favorite dependable luxury car brand hands down.