Other than your bike what do you drive?

01 Dakota, 07 escape, 73 plymouth fury, and when the snow gets really bad a 1962 Massey Ferguson 50.

 

02 Saturn SL2 180k Miles purrs like a kitten gas saving commuter.

72 Dodge D100 360 ci Beast. My holding on to the past Classic.

05 Pathfinder-Mrs XJ

 

95 Jeep ZJ Limited 318CI MPI —headers, dual exhaust, K&N cold air intake, mopar high preformance ECU, rough country 4in suspension lift. Sitting on 33x10.5’s

 

Lancair 320 ... 160 knots cruise ... 150hp Lycoming 320 cu in aircooled ... 16,000ft service ceiling.

 

a red 1985 chevy silverado with a mild 307. i have got 6 tickets since i bought her last year in october, i named her christine....

 

Alfa Romeo 147 Lusso, my wife says I like taking risks

 

2001 Honda Civic EX

 

1993 YJ Jeep Wrangler . . . Rust color! :lol:
Helen (full name is Helen Wheels) is on her last legs, stuff is literally falling off of her. :cry:
This spring I removed the front sway bar as it was in need of repair and I couldn't see spending $$$$ on fixing it (jeep = Just Empty Every Pocket). While removing it one of the bump stops above the axle fell off. . . Rusted!
Removing a sway bar isn't for everyone. I have Old Man Emu heavy duty leaf springs on all 4 corners so there is still stability . . . And I drive it like a jeep, not an Italian sports car.

I can put my fist through the rust hole on the drivers side rocker panel. Wisconsin uses WAY too much salt in the winter.

 

Subaru impreza, lifted a couple inches so it'll jump easier. The XJ replaced my 1971 VW Fastback, and that replaced a 1947 Willys, which replaced a 1979 Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 (look it up, unless you've already seen Ronin the movie), which replaced a 1979 Coupe Deville.

My life has basically just been a series of projects.

 

Last winter there were three weeks in January when I didn't ride the XJ at least once.

For hauling kids to school and football: 1999 Ford Explorer 4x4 with 260,000 miles - gas mileage sucks, but need the room for equipment.

For family trips, and my wife's daily driver: 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix with 204,000 miles - much better mileage than the Explorer

Before the kids (and one I should have kept anyway) - 1992 Chevy C1500 with 270,000 miles

Next vehicle purchase :
1986-88 Camaro Z28 (been dreaming of this car since I was 10 years old)
or
Mid to late 80s Goldwing or Venture (wife wants to have a touring bike)

 

Usually this 50+ mph custom E-Bike (72v electric bicycle)


And Sometimes this custom chopperbike (7spd rear hub, suicide shift & brake)

 

When I'm not on the bike I'm usually lumbering around in one of the trucks. I love my trucks but nothing beats the XJ. 1999 Ford F-150, 2006 Dodge Ram 2500.

 

a 1989 grand marquis wagon, my "woody" or an 2003 grand am.

 

Ya, I'm relegated entirely to the pleasure of my XJ700. I USED to drive my beloved 03 Saturn Vue. Kept it mint, it still is EXCEPT (big frown) for the dreaded, deadly VTI transmission. The second one failed out of warrantee
with 22K miles. Can you believe that? and GM told me to go suck eggs. 22K!
WEAK! So there it sits until I can muster the wherewithal to convert it to a manual. Am I bitter at GM? Your damn right I am. MY butt hurts. But now the trusty old XJ gets all my attention, and she's loving it. And so am I.
Later.
Karl

 

this is certainly an entertaining thread! here is my daily driver (tool box)...


my sprinter by bmonkey36, on Flickr

and when I need to tow something or haul a bunch of friends somewhere...


golf cart on trailer by bmonkey36, on Flickr

CN

 

I have a 2010 Holden Commodore (Ausi assembled) its a bit like the little brother to the Pontiac G8 which is based on the Holden.

http://www.edmunds.com/pontiac/g8/

 

Besides my XJ750J...my other XJ.....Jaguar XJS-V12 coupe...actually it is my next restoration project once I am done with this bike project...

 

2008 Hyundai accent .commuter . At 6'2" its a tight fit , and a 2001 dodge extra cab diesel 2500 4/4 for everything outdoors .Its a beast

 

I really don't remember if I posted to this thread or not.......

My daily drive is a 204 PT Cruiser with 268,700 mi on it. Maybe, just maybe, I'll see it turn 300,000.If I can ring another couple of years out of it.

If I'm not in the PT, then I'm in my '95 Chevy 3500 Dually extended cab w/ 8" box, fully loaded 4x4 w/ chevy 454 big block that only has 116,000 mi on it. Yeah, it only gets 8 mpg...... but every day that I ride the bike gives me a day for the truck, too----- 45 mpg with the bike, and 8 mpg with the truck...... add them together and you get 53 mp2g for an average of almost 27 mpg. Read that through a couple times, and you'll be able to justify your truck AND your bike to SWMBO, too!

dave F

Dave F