What do you miss about your old cars?

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by duster1979

ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz............

Yes, I know that facts can be boring sometimes.

But, to illustrate my point, here are three late-model cars of completely different makes, even though I wouldn't know that without reading the emblems.

This will really put you to sleep!:

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by RoaminRebel

This woman would never date someone who called himself "MrRational"..

Yeah... well, the girl I actually dated then wouldn't appreciate her picture pasted in here.

Besides it was another ten years before "Mr R" came into being.
Me: {whatever obvious thing that needed to be said}
Ex: Well, if you're going to insist on being all MrRational about it...

[motormaker]

Sub .20 cent a gallon gas.

[phlinak]

Originally Posted by ukrkoz

So truly, your post should have been:

WHAT DID YOU MISS IN SUBARU FORESTER VS A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.

^^^This^^^

Or "Subaru Forester or Outback".

[phlinak]

Originally Posted by Fleet

Yes, I know that facts can be boring sometimes.

But, to illustrate my point, here are three late-model cars of completely different makes, even though I wouldn't know that without reading the emblems.

This will really put you to sleep!:

Just out of curiosity, what are the makes?

[phlinak]

Originally Posted by hensleya1

The car I drove in college was a 2000 Toyota Echo. The only luxury it had was air conditioning.

5 speed manual, crank windows, manual door locks, crank seats. No ABS, no traction control, just me and the road. It was brilliant in its' simplicity. No warning lights due to broken sensors, no broken window motors... and I never had any problems with that car. In five years and 180,000 miles I replaced the struts once, a couple wheel bearings, and the rest was regular maintenance - brakes, tires, etc. 40 MPG all day, A/C was ice cold, heated like a champ, and never left me broken down on the side of the road. Except for a couple flat tires, which wasn't the car's fault.

The only thing I wished it had was cruise control.

I miss it. The dumbest automotive decision I ever made was selling that car. The girl I sold it to was beginning college, I sold it to her for a decent price, and she wrecked it a few months later.

ABS in snow is the most petrifying thing ever invented. I've resorted to pulling the ABS fuse out of all subsequent vehicles and covering the warning light with electrical tape.

I've replaced so many electric window motors it isn't funny anymore. I now make sure I get the "lifetime warranty" parts from the auto parts store.

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I've never had to replace a crank window motor, aka my bicep muscle... and the next car I buy, I want crank windows.

I guess you miss having to get out and turn a crank to start the engine, too.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by phlinak

Just out of curiosity, what are the makes?

I was going to say I have no idea except that I remember the first one was some kind of VW.

But I zoomed in with the original photo(s) and was able to see the emblems on the other two, which are a Hyundai and a Toyota. I have no idea what models!

[GnomadAK]

I miss the level of versitility I enjoyed in my Aztek. Nothing I've ever seen can do everything the 'Tek did, can carry the volume of stuff a 'Tek can carry, while getting the decent (30 on the highway) fuel economy and all day driving comfort. It sleeps 2, or 4 in a pinch, carried 14 sheets of T-111siding, a couple of motorcycles, 2 very large dogs, a snowmobile, all matter of stuff. The center console doubled as a 6 pack sized cooler, and when you wanted to have a tailgate party the tailgate came equipped with seats and radio controls in the back. Too bad it was a typical GM....even though it was the "new GM".