Mercedes 2018 E400 twin turbo six. Best car I have ever owned, the electronics are amazing! My last 13 cars have all been Mercedes, although I used to have british sports car disease (3 Austin Healeys, a Lotus Europa), all fun all a pain to keep on the road. Wish I had them all back, LOL
What do you drive and why?
Just got a 2019 Subaru Forester. Had a 2012 till someone decided to T-bone me on the drivers side. The car held up very well to the impact. Walked away even though the damage was such insurance called it a total loss. Safety was a main consideration in getting the new one, plus the AWD system, improved mileage and reliability of the brand. Had an older Honda CRV (2006) and almost bought another, great small SUV.
So what do you drive and why?
So what do you drive and why?
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'12 Focus SEL Hatch; nimble, quick enough in 'combat traffic', mpg acceptable even if driven with brio, comfy in long hauls, space for our stuff with the dog aboard. Would prefer the R version, but without the trim level that comes standard. Wears the sticker "My Other Car / IS THIS CAR / but in another dimension" '02 Dodge 3500 Diesel 4WD Dually: (a.k.a. "Queen Latifah") Big, black, & powerful enough to tow a 16' trailer with a Bobcat with it's bucket, forks, earth boring rig + bits, its' boom (not the OSHA b/s one...mine can lift to 30'...), and the tools for the day And generally some materials and/or some pre-fab'd elements ditto. That's it's job. DON'T pull out in front of me. Bad Idea. You'll lose. If we're still alive and I can do so, I'll sit on the wreckage and ask you which breakfast cereal boxtop you sent in to get your D.L. Likely, both dead or maimed to the point we'd rather. Grew up & in SoCal freeways & byways, driven miles through many locales, major and minor. I've seen Enough; Please refrain from showing me 'something different'. In an old issue of SciAmer, in the 'Amateur Scientist' column, a fellow studied the flux & flow of his commute traffic. Posited that we behave as a whole like the flow of water through pipes, hoses, and the various 'fittings'. Or, if you must, think electron flow.. Guess what? We seem to be following the laws of hydrodynamics. Even with the 'rubbernecks', the 'lane leapers', the 'sprint 'n brake' batch, general irritation, or outright cluelessness. If everyone would practice the 'zipper merge' (lrlrlr...), it will 'flow' at the maximum rate. Even if you should have been there Already. Your panic is NOT my problem. Please don't make it so. *J kicks the soapbox into the Dark* (If given the disposable $ and the general situation to have this 'tame' enough to drive on the street without making every law enforcement officer drool like Pavlovs' puppy, This would be my choice. Yes, I'm still nimble enough to get in...and, more importantly, get out...*L*) BTW...Turn your volume up...*smirk* https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a10022304/lotus-elise-hillclimb-car-uses-v8-formed-from-two... ...only thing to add would be air horns....(small car...)... |
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