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I drive a 1999 4x4 Jeep Cherokee XJ(smaller cherokee). I had many other cars in the past, always wanted a Cherokee, and finally got one, my second favorite was my 2000 Tacoma 4x4.
I wanted a pure, lightweight sportscar with outrageous, unique styling and quick enough to do 0-60 in less than 5 seconds. Most of the sports cars I've had in the past (Porsche, z06, etc) were fun at first but got boring within a year. I've had the Lotus for over a year and it's still as fun as the day I bought it.
I used to drive a C5 Corvette, but never got a great feeling about driving it after the GM bailout. Ford acts responsible and honors there debts. GM takes the route of what? Screwing over their bondholders, shareholders and creditors and taking $50 billion of taxpayer dollars and still building inferior products. Decided to sell it shortly after that.
I used to drive a C5 Corvette, but never got a great feeling about driving it after the GM bailout. Ford acts responsible and honors there debts. GM takes the route of what? Screwing over their bondholders, shareholders and creditors and taking $50 billion of taxpayer dollars and still building inferior products. Decided to sell it shortly after that.
Currently a 2005.5 (MK5) VW Jetta, and a 2007 VW Rabbit. Great A-B cars and the Jetta being the from the first run of that generation has some of the luxury items the newer models don't have.
I've been into watercooled VW's about the last 10 years. My 2 favorite cars I've owned were a 1996 VW GTi, and a 1992 VW Corrado SLC. Never should have sold them.
Oddly enough, my next vehicle will probably be a truck or SUV of some sort.
I drive a 2003 BMW Z4 convertible. Why? Because it was very nice looking, it was a convertible, it was very good handling, and the price was right. And a good friend of mine egged me on.
Despite the $$$ maintaining it, I never had regrets about getting it.
Bought it because it's a Dodge (I buy American only (Big 3)...yeah I know it's manufactured in Canada..). It tows almost 4k lbs, which I use several times a year. The 340HP/390lb-ft with AWD is excellent in the mountains and going skiing every weekend in the winter. Gets 23mpg when I'm not laying into the throttle on the highway, 18mpg with mixed driving. It's a rare vehicle (HEMI+AWD), which makes it fun. Also a great vehicle to tow around the little kiddo
I used to drive a C5 Corvette, but never got a great feeling about driving it after the GM bailout. Ford acts responsible and honors there debts. GM takes the route of what? Screwing over their bondholders, shareholders and creditors and taking $50 billion of taxpayer dollars and still building inferior products. Decided to sell it shortly after that.
I know exactly how you feel I have a 2004 Cadillac CTS, and while I really like the car itself, I can't condone the decisions of its manufacturer. And it's just not a financially wise move for me to sell it right now, either.
That said, I bought it because it was the nicest car I could find for the price. I bought it when it was 3 years old, so I let the first owner take a pretty big depreciation hit. At the time, it was a better deal than a comparable BMW, Benz, or Lexus. I like the car well enough, but my warranty period just passed with 2 years left on the car note, so I'm keeping fingers crossed til then (had quite a bit of warranty work done already, and just got up to date on scheduled maintenance)
I used to drive a C5 Corvette, but never got a great feeling about driving it after the GM bailout. Ford acts responsible and honors there debts. GM takes the route of what? Screwing over their bondholders, shareholders and creditors and taking $50 billion of taxpayer dollars and still building inferior products. Decided to sell it shortly after that.
To each his own, but I don't forsee myself selling either one of my classic GM vehicles just because GM decided to do the unthinkable many years later. However I also have no plans on buying a new GM vehicle anytime soon.
I know exactly how you feel I have a 2004 Cadillac CTS, and while I really like the car itself, I can't condone the decisions of its manufacturer. And it's just not a financially wise move for me to sell it right now, either.
And, selling your used vehicle, that GM already got paid for, isn't going to send anyone any messages. It's not going to affect GM's bottom line, nor are any of their decision makers going to say, "OMG, someone, somewhere sold one of our older models that they bought used. We better change what we're doing."
Selling an old used GM car to send a mesage of your displeasure is like not buying a VW because it was originally brought to life by Hitler. It's a meaningless, empty gesture.
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I have a 2004 Cadillac CTS, and while I really like the car itself, I can't condone the decisions of its manufacturer. And it's just not a financially wise move for me to sell it right now, either.
