What kind of car do you drive? ATS Poll:

Main ride is a Mercedes, 450SL, 1980, convertible, sportscar.
160k mi. mpg 20

1996 Toyota PU, business
2006 Honda civic, GFs car
1990 Dodge van, business

2003 Honda Accord inline 4, dual overhead cam, iVTEC, 160hp.

32mpg highway, 24mpg city. I use about 8.5 US gallons in a typical week. About 160 miles is highway driving each week.

It is well-maintained.

Originally posted by onequestion

What type of car do you drive?

1998 Mustang

How many cylinders?

6

How many miles to the gallon?

I believe its about 23

How often do you fill your tank?

depends sometimes never, usually every other week

How many miles a week do you drive?

not many, it varies. I usually never drive to work, because I drink.

If you are like me, and don't have/use a car, what is your preferred method of transportation?

I use a cab if I am not using my car or I always have a ride.

reply to post by Xtrozero


Yes!

2010 WRX

360hp mod of course.
21mpg
270-400 miles a week, depending where I go on the weekend.


They should make everyone drive this car.

sorry duel post:shk:

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reply to post by onequestion


I have 4 vehicles:

#1:
Type of Car: Bradley GT2 (Gas)
# of Cyl: None, it has a 2 Rotor, rotary engine (mazda)
MPG: 34 Highway, 26 City, 4 Dragstrip
Fill tank: once every 2 weeks
Annual Milage: about 13-15,000 miles

#2:
Type of Car: Bradley GT2 (Electric)
# of Cyl: None, it uses a 'Siamese 9' Dual armature series-wound electric motor.
MPG: NONE But about 450 miles on a charge
Fill Tank: Plug in every night.
Annual Milage: about 6,000 miles

#3:
Type of Car: Yamaha XVZ1200 Motorcycle
# of Cyl: 4
MPG: 60 Highway, 45 City
Fill Tank: Every 2 weeks
Annual Milage: about 10,000 miles

#4:
Type of Car: Bobbed AM General Deuce and a Half
# of Cyl: 6 Cyl Multi-fuel Turbo Diesel
MPG: Unsure (seems like about 0.5 anywhere) Prob about 14MPG.
Fill Tank: Whenever I use it.
Annual Milage: 1,000 to 1,500 miles.

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[edit on 8/10/2010 by Ghost of Chewie]

Well since this was stolen and totaled :


I'm now driving this :



[edit on 10-8-2010 by elevatedone]

1980 Mercedes 450SL

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reply to post by whaaa


450SL, not bad car. Fun to drive. Very comfortable.

I don't drive much because I'm walking distance from my work (although that will change to close to 70 miles a day round trip in a week or so)

Anyway, here goes:

I drive: 1996 Pontiac Sunfire
4 cyl
30ish mpg
Don't put gas in that often, maybe 10-15 miles a week

Toys:
1996 Jeep - Don't drive it, currently beefing up rearend
16-20MPG I6

76 Ford F150 4x4
Currently restoring so not driving atm
8 Cyl 390 @ 445 Ci stroker
Probably gallons per mile

Wife:
08 Mitsubishi Lancer ES
4cyl
30ish mpg
fills up once every two weeks or so, unless we go somewhere.

Me: 2003 Mercedes E270CDi Avant Garde,
40 PLUS MPG (5 cylinder, 2.7 Litre, Turbo diesel)

Me: 1981 Toyota FJ40 Hardtop
An embarrassing 14 or 15 MPG ( 4.3 Litre straight 6 )

Me: 2010 GasGas TXT 250cc Pro Trials
2 gallons in 3 months ??? (250cc, single cylinder 2 stroke)

Wife: 2005 Honda CRV
28 ish?? 5 Cylinder 2.6 Litre V-Tec

PEACE,
RK

I drive a 1946 Desoto. And if I could remember on just what drive I stored the photos, I would post them

reply to post by Divine Strake


a '46? Wow!

4-Door or Coupe?

Either way, MASSIVE CLASS!!!!

My wife drives a Jaguar X-Type 2.5 all wheel drive, 6 cyl. Gets about 21 mpg and gets filled once a week.

I drive a Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, 6 cyl. Gets about 28 mpg and gets filled once every two weeks since I am retired and don't have a daily commute.

In the nice weather I drive a 1966 Jaguar XKE convertible, 6 cylinder and I don't have a clue about the mpg, just love the car.

1999 Honda Civic LX 4-door green

217K miles and it still gets 40 mpg

I love this car and I'm driving it until it dies.

These are the vehicles in my household:

Mine is a 1973 Ford Bronco (As if my nick wasn't enough of a hint :lol
8 cylinder, about 9MPG

My work truck (it is a take home vehicle so I included it) 2009 Chevy Silverado
8 cylinder, about 25 MPG

Family runabout: 2001 VW Beetle
4 cylinder, 45 MPG

Wife and Family travel vehicle: 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 4X4
8 cylinder hemi, 12 MPG

Daughter (18 Years old): 1995 Jeep wrangler
4 cylinder, 12 MPG (4:10's, explains the poor mileage)

Son (16 Years old): 1995 Jeep wrangler
4 cylinder, about 18 mpg

I guess you can tell by the bronco, jeeps, and the dodge that we are a four wheelin' loving family lol, but we do use the beetle for errands and stuff, so we aren't entirely environmentally unfriendly

1965 Ford Falcon
8 cylinder Windsor, about 16l/100k

1978 Ford Falcon Wagon
8 Cylinder 302 Cleveland, about 22l/100k

2003 Ford Fairlane
8 Cylinder 5.4 Modular, about 15l/100

Take that mother nature!

I drive a black Toyota Yaris 2007
i took the basic things.. i have no gadget or A/C
but its great .. doesnt cost me much Fuel
a car is only a way to travel from point A to point B
i dont need a mustang for that .. even if i totally love mustangs lol

look at that... how beautiful my car is

reply to post by onequestion


What kind of car do you drive?
Mine: '66 Ford Fairlane
Work: 24' International Flatbed Truck

How many cylinders?
Mine: 289ci V-8
Work: 6cyl. Diesel.

How many miles to the gallon?
Mine: I don't know. There's nothing on the engine that should hurt mpg's. (I do have power steering in the car, but it's not connected.)
Work: I have no idea. Being loaded each day with anywhere from 2 to 13 tons, probably not too good.

How often do you fill your tank?
Mine: Every two weeks. (Tanks not empty. Just when I get paid.)
Work: Once or twice a week. (2 50gal tanks. Filled when it gets below half.)

How many miles a week do you drive?
Mine: 50/60 avg.
Work: 450/650 for the week, somewhere around there. (Lots of stop and go. That doesn't help much.)

I used to drive a lot more than that at my last job. (Mostly highway driving, but driving the same type of truck.)
Those work miles would be easily doubled if not tripled, but we didn't keep track of miles there, and I just got in the habit of filling up at the end of every day. I was driving 3 different trucks at the time and it was the easiest way to know that I could just do my walkaround, get in, and go.

Looking back now, I kind of wish I did keep track of miles, just to see how many miles I've actually driven.

Car -2004 Buick (paid for)
6 cy, 28-36 MPH (depends on who is driving, the weather, road conditions, fuel)
drive approx 200 miles per week
Fill up tank 2 - 3 x per month
It is a gas engine, american made. Will probably go with Suzuki, Toyota, etc -- someone who is not union and has not taken any government bail outs. I want to be able to find parts for my vehicles (a current problem for my household appliances when they quit working). This is probably my last american made vehicle.