What Car should I get?
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[Mar 18,2005 9:53am - the_reverend ""]
so.. my current car is making a lot of bad noises and has over 223,000 miles on it... so I need to start looking for a new car.
I need THE MOST gas mileage for the $$.
these are the current two cars that i'm looking at (no, I will not buy your used ford explorer).
civic-hybrid gets 51 mpg (hiway)
toyota carolla gets 41 mpg (hiway)
I know actual gas dollar-wise I would never make back the $6K, but I would sort of feel like I'm investing on the future of a technology (like all the computers I bought in the pass laid the capitol for current companies to make cheaper/faster computers), but then again.. it's $6K, financed over x years.
[Mar 18,2005 9:56am - dreadkill ""]
i'd go with the civic, but i'm a truck guy myself, so what do i know?
[Mar 18,2005 9:58am - carina~ ""]
i\'m looking into getting quotes now =)
[Mar 18,2005 10:02am - the_reverend ""]
when ever I see some on with a truck, I always think "man, they must have a small penis"
especially if that truck is huge like dyingmuse's
[Mar 18,2005 10:04am - RustedAngel ""]
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[Mar 18,2005 10:06am - dreadkill ""]
my penis is pretty normal. i bought my first truck off my dad for an unbeatable price when i got my license, and i've never really felt comfortable driving anything other than a truck. i hate the shitty gas mileage they get.
[Mar 18,2005 10:09am - the_reverend ""]
I drove my dad's trucks (they were always huge).. but I never got use to them.
I also drove my mom's jeep, but I was always more comfortable with compact cars.
PS: didn't you know that listing dick length is a pre-req for the RTTP comp? you obviously didn't read the contract.
[Mar 18,2005 10:13am - dreadkill ""]
i just signed the contract and sent it off. i hope he still puts my band on it without having our dick lengths listed. i think i may have wrote in the girths for the hell of it though.
[Mar 18,2005 10:15am - the_reverend ""]
WISDOM FROM SPAM:
a 5" hammer can't do the job of a 12" hammer.
[Mar 18,2005 10:21am - DreamingInExile ""]
the_reverend said:when ever I see some on with a truck, I always think "man, they must have a small penis"
especially if that truck is huge like dyingmuse's
HAHAHAHA! Dan will love that. his truck comes in handy when we play shows, because we can fit sooo much equipment in it (and yeah, there's ALOT of it with 7 members)
[Mar 18,2005 10:22am - DaveFromTheGrave ""]
I'd go with the civic just because the corolla is ugly.
[Mar 18,2005 10:23am - ~carina ""]
what about when you drive my truck?
so far i can get the honda hybrid for 3% over factory invoice and i have it in writing, so if we bring that to a dealer...they\'d have to beat it
umm anyone comment on this \"deal\"?
[Mar 18,2005 10:26am - the_reverend ""]
since I have no clue what "factory invoice" is....
[Mar 18,2005 10:27am - ~carina ""]
whenever you get a quote you always see the factory invoice...
ok deal for toyota is:
Dealer Discount: $799 BELOW FACTORY INVOICE
[Mar 18,2005 10:27am - the_reverend ""]
ps: I drive 33-40,000 miles a year.
[Mar 18,2005 10:28am - Christraper ""]
get a jaguar....or a toyota because thats a bit more realistic and they last forever.
[Mar 18,2005 10:29am - DreamingInExile ""]
normally I'd say the civic, but I hate the Hybrids.
[Mar 18,2005 5:57pm - BornSoVile ""]
i voted civic-hybrid.
[Mar 18,2005 6:51pm - Scoracrasia ""]
get a regular civic. I have had mine for 10 years and the fucker is still going. Bought it brand new. Good little cars. Nothing ever wrong with it besides getting general mantainance/ and new exhaust. it has paid for itself, but it's your call.
[Mar 18,2005 6:55pm - diahrea tsunami ""]
get a viper, so you can get there faster
[Mar 18,2005 9:43pm - DEATH2ALL ""]
Get a Dodge Ram w/ a Hemi... Mine gets 3mpg, but the gallon is gone in 2 minutes!!
[Mar 18,2005 9:48pm - DEATH2ALL ""]
no seriously, if you get a hybrid you'll need 1 of those stickers that says "eat my voltage"..... The Toyota is the way to go!
[Mar 18,2005 10:17pm - the_reverend ""]
I might not even be able to get the civic... they don't have them anywhere.
might be stuck with the carolla.
[Mar 18,2005 10:25pm - succubus ""]
cOrolla
[Mar 18,2005 10:30pm - the_reverend ""]
cArina
[Mar 18,2005 10:41pm - powerkok ""]
I have a 94 corrolla 135000 on it and its just now starting to break. Ive gotten 8 years of driving outta it, and itll go another 100k im sure.
[Mar 18,2005 11:03pm - succubus ""]
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[Mar 19,2005 1:34am - JonahBloodbath ""]
get the fucking hybrid. save the whales and shit.
[Mar 19,2005 1:35am - JonahBloodbath ""]
oh, and try and find one used.
the last thing this planet needs is new cars.
[Mar 19,2005 2:39am - humanbonedeathmachine ""]
hybrids are dumb. id hate to be sitting on that much battery when it explodes. a normal car batt sounds like a gunshot when they blow up so i could only imagine.
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[Mar 19,2005 3:10am - thegreatspaldino ""]
toyota...there are a lot more on the road therefore partsare a hell of a lot cheaper...not to mention the $5.5K you would save initially... also... how big is the gas tank on the civic and how big is the gas tank in the toyota? im sure the civic's gas tank is tiny therefore nullifying the mpg advantage.
[Mar 19,2005 9:05am - the_reverend ""]
toyota = 440 miles/tank
civic = 630+ miles/tank
[Mar 19,2005 9:08am - the_reverend ""]
oh and the battery is in the trunk, on top of the gas tank.
I can see why you would be worried about an explosion. I mean, it's not like there is anything in the vecinity of the gastank that has the potiential to explode. just ask the fiat.
[Mar 19,2005 9:36am - DEATH2ALL ""]
there's a waiting list for Hybrids
[Mar 19,2005 11:49am - humanbonedeathmachine ""]
the_reverend said:oh and the battery is in the trunk, on top of the gas tank.
I can see why you would be worried about an explosion. I mean, it's not like there is anything in the vecinity of the gastank that has the potiential to explode. just ask the fiat.
ahh jap car designers. always lookin out for our safety by makin vehicles that wont explode once, but twice
[Mar 19,2005 12:04pm - dneirflrigruoydeliani ""]
Hey Rev i have a 93 ford explorer i will sell you
[Mar 19,2005 12:15pm - succubus ""]
hahahahahaha
[Mar 19,2005 12:17pm - dneirflrigruoydeliani ""]
:NEWHORNS: i had to
[Mar 19,2005 12:20pm - the_reverend ""]
every person I tell I want to get a new car tells me that their sister's selling a Ford Explorer with low miles "18 mpg too, that's pretty good!".
I would look into getting a deisel WV since I really like the technology AND it gets 500 miles to a tank (I hate stopping for gas), but you either have to be in a sorority or a gay dude to buy one of those.
[Mar 19,2005 12:23pm - swamplorddvm ""]
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[Mar 19,2005 12:23pm - Radical_Dirt_Biker ""]
the hell with any stupid car buy a dirt bike and come tear with us. thats why we have moms dUde to give us rides and that saves way more money on gas than any stupid hybrid car.
[Mar 19,2005 12:23pm - dneirflrigruoydeliani ""]
the_reverend said:every person I tell I want to get a new car tells me that their sister's selling a Ford Explorer with low miles "18 mpg too, that's pretty good!".
I would look into getting a deisel WV since I really like the technology AND it gets 500 miles to a tank (I hate stopping for gas), but you either have to be in a sorority or a gay dude to buy one of those.
or a highschool racing fan who works at the car wash
[Mar 19,2005 12:24pm - dneirflrigruoydeliani ""]
Radical_Dirt_Biker said:the hell with any stupid car buy a dirt bike and come tear with us. thats why we have moms dUde to give us rides and that saves way more money on gas than any stupid hybrid car.
yes! he lives! "SlIpKnOt r001z!!"
[Mar 19,2005 12:54pm - hybrid ""]
i know someone who owns a hybrid, they're pretty nice.
[Apr 4,2005 6:48pm - the_reverend ""]
looks like my car really wants to give up the ghost.
[Apr 4,2005 6:50pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
buy my truck so i can buy a van !
[Apr 4,2005 6:54pm - KeithMutiny ""]
i thought those hundais got like a million miles to the gallon, and have insane warrenties, not my tatse, but may be something to consider
i have a supermondo truck, but i need all available space for tools, even though i dont have a small penis
[Apr 4,2005 7:10pm - CarrotsandSticks ""]
save the enviroment!
[Apr 6,2005 1:07pm - the_reverend ""]
I just test drove a civic and a civic hybrid.
the monthly cost of the civic hybrid is A LOT...
with insurance, I'm looking at over $400/mo.
but it's a "sweet ride" doods.
I can't find any carollas to drive... but I'm going to stop at saturn to see what they have. carina and I are going back to the honda place tonight.
[Apr 6,2005 1:13pm - powerkok ""]
dont buy a saturn no matter what.
[Apr 6,2005 1:20pm - the_reverend ""]
your opinion is now meaningless
since my current saturn was $5K, I put 185K+ miles on it myself and only put in $1K worth of work over 5 years.
that's over 30 miles per dollar.
[Apr 6,2005 1:20pm - timma nli ""]
aaron, i'm begging you with all of my being...for the safety of yourself and all those you love, please don't even entertain the idea of buying a saturn. i know 4 or 5 people that have (or had) them and they are the definition of shit box. the entire body is made of "dent resistant" PLASTIC...its like a rubbermaid on wheels. gas mileage yes, but hit a twig in the road going 3 miles and hour and you'll be sliding down the road on the frame of your seat wondering what the hell just happened.
[Apr 6,2005 1:23pm - powerkok ""]
seriously....they suck huge balls.
[Apr 6,2005 1:27pm - powerkok ""]
if my opinion is meaningless...then y are you asking peoples opinions....just the ones you wanna hear?
Im glad you had such good luck with your saturn, but consider yourself graced with good luck, because Ive known 6 different people with saturns, and they ALL had probs. Like big probs, not windshelid wipers. Like trannies, motor mounts, linkage...stuff llike that.
and....gas mileage they adverstise is no where near what u actually get.
Especially in new england.
[Apr 6,2005 1:44pm - the_reverend ""]
what years were these saturns?
my guy's a 95. it seems like after 96, they sucked balls.
[Apr 6,2005 1:48pm - powerkok ""]
Im pretty sure they were all after 97 with one exception, and that was a 96. But the 96 was the one that needed a new tranny after 55k
[Apr 6,2005 1:57pm - the_reverend ""]
yeah, that's why I didn't want to get a newer saturn. they replaced the plastic bodies with metal... replaced the 1.7l SOHC engine with a 1.9l DOHC turning the 40 mpg to 27-32 mpg.
when I first got my saturn it would do 41mpg and now with 225K on it does 33 in the winter 35 in the summer.
[Apr 6,2005 1:58pm - Scoracrasia ""]
I decided on my next ride. I am getting a 2005 Honda Pilot. Killer vehicle and I need the room and the towing capacity.
[Apr 6,2005 1:59pm - the_reverend ""]
ps: a civic will be my first non-US car
94-98 Ford Tempo 85 model 2DR
98-00 Buick Regal 77 2DR
00-05 Saturn SL1 94 4DR
all american.
[Apr 6,2005 3:28pm - humanbonedeathmachine ""]
im buying myself a 1990 dodge ramcharger next week, much like the one i have now, and while i still am driving my current driver, i'll be on the hunt for a 5.9L cummins turbo diesel engine to drop in. i can then do a biodiesel project with that. they get about 18mpg hwy, around 250 horsepwr, and it'll smell like french fries or hash browns when i run it on the bio fuel. its really not that hard to make biodiesel and the benifits will be great when the petrol industry crashes and im still blowing by assholes on bikes and battery cars in a full size beast
[Apr 6,2005 4:50pm - the_reverend ""]
I'm almost 100% on the civic hybrid.
I would look into a bio-deisel WV, but only gay guys drive them.
[Apr 6,2005 5:03pm - humanbonedeathmachine ""]
yeah, i like the concept of biodiesel, but i hear ya on the gay guys thing (so a civic is less gay?). i also like to go faster than 60 so no VW's for me.
[Apr 6,2005 5:06pm - DaveFromTheGrave ""]
the new vws will haul ass.
[Apr 6,2005 7:46pm - the_reverend ""]
ok, carina just saved me like $2K.
I got the honda civic hybrid.
slick!
[Apr 6,2005 8:18pm - timma ""]
good work carina, good work rev. you're future spawn thank you too....for not subjecting their zygotic states to unparalleled doom.
not to mention you're gonna save major cash on gas.
[Apr 6,2005 9:22pm - the_reverend ""]
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[Apr 6,2005 9:25pm - KeithMutiny ""]
i like performance myself, but cars are one of the few hobbies i have. thats petty cool though man.
[Apr 6,2005 10:38pm - humanbonedeathmachine ""]
is there any other diesel owners here? we should start a biodiesel club/collective. we can scour new england for all its grease so we will own it all. so only RTTP bands with diesel vehicles will still be active here once the petroleum industry bites it
[Apr 7,2005 1:24am - DEATH2ALL ""]
You get that 5.9 Cummins and you can bring that 250hp to 500+hp fairly cheap.
[Apr 7,2005 2:02am - succubus ""]
vroom!
[Apr 7,2005 11:26am - the_reverend ""]
off to get it now.
[Apr 7,2005 11:56am - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""]
Nice you can put a red R on that civic and get 30 extra horsepower, if you bought the corolla the R would only get you like 10 hp.
[Apr 7,2005 11:57am - KeithMutiny ""]
you need the official rttp monster truck, to help ruin hardcore shows, you can drive right through the doors, i bet thats more distracting than a flash
[Apr 7,2005 11:59am - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""]
Then you could repair hardcore by revving the engine to tune of a hatebreed breakdown
[Apr 7,2005 12:25pm - humanbonedeathmachine ""]
DEATH2ALL said:You get that 5.9 Cummins and you can bring that 250hp to 500+hp fairly cheap.
yes yes, that will come after the bio installation. ill be environmentally friendly until i smoke the back tires off
[Apr 7,2005 12:27pm - KeithMutiny ""]
propane kit, its fucking rediculous
[Apr 7,2005 12:27pm - humanbonedeathmachine ""]
p.s i fully intend to paint the ramcharger camoflauge so all the hxc kids will think im tuff
[Apr 12,2005 9:21pm - the_reverend ""]
you are xtuffx
[Apr 12,2005 9:23pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""]
Rev, what's going to happen to your old car?
[Apr 12,2005 9:25pm - succubus ""]
traded it in
[Apr 12,2005 9:26pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""]
dang
[Apr 12,2005 9:32pm - mom ""]
you car looks awesome..good choice! can't wait to see it.
[Apr 12,2005 9:49pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""]
Your mom goes to college
[Apr 13,2005 1:18am - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
i am so far away from my car right now
[Apr 13,2005 7:42am - succubus ""]
he just left in his new car
my ride is less than 2 miles now
[Jul 6,2005 1:12am - anonymous ""]
well civic hibrid is good gas milage but battery only has a 8 or so year warranty, and by that time the depreciation and the battery's tendancy to self destruct shortly after will cause you to be without a vehicle because it would be more expensive to replace the battery than the car almost, thats the only thing honda hasnt really got down yet. not saying go for the carolla but just sumthing to think about
[Jul 6,2005 9:19am - ryan from HBBSI never logs in ""]
wow way to be late. aaron already bought the car
[Jun 9,2008 1:46pm - the_reverend ""]
in like 14 days, I believe this car will be 100% property of me. w00t!
it already has over 133K on it. Honda and Toyota have yet to have a car after the initial few miles need a new set of batteries. They've even tracks some cards over 250K.
[Jun 9,2008 2:52pm - cav nli ""]
go with the civic. hondas are always the best on gas and last the longest. i just bought an 04 regular civic that does almost 38 miles a gallon on the highway. going from a grand cherokee with a v8 to the civic within the past 2 months = cav doesn't really give a shit about the gas prices
[Jun 9,2008 3:06pm - brian_dc ""]
cav this is a crazy old thread. Rev has had a civic for years...goddamn son, read the previous post
fucking get on the ball, dude
[Jun 9,2008 3:13pm - dreadkill ""]
get the lolcar