OK, here's an even more interesting question. We all love our Swings, but it's likely not your one and only mode of transportation. What do you drive when you can't be on your Swing?

I recently leased a 2011 Toyota Rav4 V6 AWD Limited. Since 1981 I have never owned/leased an imported car. My reasoning for this was 3 fold:
1) The Rav4 is assembled in Canada, providing jobs and economic stimulus in my country.
2) Japan just took such a $hit-kicking that I wanted to help them out.
3) The Rav4 is one of, if not the, top rated smaller SUV.

Nobody likes my topic?

Here is one I wouldn't mind driving:
2005 Maserati Pinafarina 75th Birdcage concept?


Would you ever drive this cage?


I drive my 2001 mercedes cause I can't afford a new one.

Buicks.
I drive Buicks if I must be caged. (Who'd have thought it )
I like the '61s and my favorite is the one in my avatar.
As to why, I like the smooth ride, durability, comfort and room.
I do have a "modern" Buick or two as well. They have proven to have those same characteristics, not in quite the same way as the '61 but in a way I find acceptable.
I also have a '76 DeVille that is Ok but the mileage stinks, the ride isn't quite as good, in my opinion, and it has accessories that are "over the top"
For transport I much prefer two wheels but there are times when some form of cage is needed. If I'm caged, I want a "Tri-Shield" and "holes in the side".

A 2000 mercury sable station wagon......the origional S.U.V........

I'm rockin' a 2000 Subaru Outback wagon, because I bought it CHEAP from my parents. Gets decent gas mileage, and does good in the snow. It's not something I'd normally choose to drive, but I just couldn't pass up the price.

I worked in a GM plant for 10 years until last year when the plant I worked in stopped producing cars. When I worked there they put a lot of pressure on you to buy a car with an American nameplate. I always resented that. At most plants you can't park non-american name plate cars in their lots.

So last year, finally free from UAW tyranny, I bought a Mini Cooper.

It's the best of all worlds. It's a retro/copy of a British design, so it's attractive. It's made in Germany by BMW, so it's well engineered and well built. It's small so it gets excellent mileage ~38MPG.

I love it.

I just went to dinner in my 51 GMC. I agree that there is nothing like cruising in a Buick. My last one was a Roadmaster wagon named Newly. I miss on the long drives home from school.

2010 Toyota Highlander, comfort, quiet ride and decent towing capacity for a Crossover.

2005 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, Bulletproof, fun to drive and over 40mpg highway, 35mpg city.

Just sold an Audi allroad, fun to drive but it was a GIANT MONEY PIT!

Honda Pilot. Need room for our German Shepherds.

2007 Civic Si 4dr, 'cause I always wanted an Si. Worth the wait -- it's a total kick in a** to drive. Ridiculously easy to drive waaaaay too fast. Hit the VTEC crossover at 6 grand and hang on. Roughly 67K trouble-free miles. (What did you expect; it's a Honda after all.)

1991 GMC Sonoma 4WD extended cab, 4.3L. Sometimes you just gotta have a truck...
I paid a grand for it a year and a half ago and everything works except the 4WD (needs new axles, previous owner removed them) and the passenger window. A/C even blows cold. 278K and counting.

Ah, Mini Cooper. Now there's a cage I could sink my teeth into!

ERRR so far I've owned,
Vauxhaul velox (3 months, the left front wheel and stuts kept falling off)
Fiat 1969 850 Sports, (hmm I want another one) too small for growing family
72 Renault 12, not bad but i dont miss it
77 Falcon ex police car good for carting around the family
Falcon XT utility (pickup) work, carting around mowers
76 Land Rover work vehicle /Scout mover now we're talking. Too slow and a real gas guzzler.
82 Nissan Vanette. Obvious kid transporter, paid for itself many times over had it for 22 years
Fiat 850, worked as a rep, it could generate some interest too with clients. I bought a wreck to keep up parts supply. Eventually it became too hard to keep it on the road.
85 Subaru Brumby.. (Brat) had it for 23 years and only recently parted company with it. Bullet proof, the harder I drove it the better it got.
76 Range Rover Yeah Baby now this was a scout car! A 2 ton V8 Mechano Set, like a horse, for every day driven, 1/2 a day on maintenance. After 12 years was retired as a tractor for the Sea Scout Group. Loved every minute driving it.
92 Mitsubishi Verada. HMMM sorta put me off mitsubishi for a while, nice when it was going but not great for short people. Written off by taxi.
04 Subaru Impreza... Wife's car, still got it love it
83 Subaru wagon Intermediate car to use to stay out of the rain.. sold it for $50
And Current, Just bought it last week and still have not driven it cos of shoulder:
97 Mitsubishi Delica Royal Exceed. I sure hope it can hold up to the Subaroo's.


Favourites: Brumby and Rangie. I had both at the same time.

Honda Pilot

Reasons? Honda because it's a Honda. Pilot because my Wife is in a wheelchair, and I need an SUV to carry it easily. We liked the Pilot better than the Odessy van we had before it.

2005 Scion xA - Unable to find a used Honda Fit in my price range when we decided to buy a replacement for the 1998 Honda CRV.

and

2003 Honda Accord LXV6 - Kim's car and a real nice gas sipper for such a powerful engine.

Currently, we have a Toyota Yaris as the "family car", that's it; my wife drives it to work and I ride the Swing full time.

Past cages: A Mini Cooper, a Honda Element, a Honda Civic, a Renault Twingo "université" and the first one, a Daewoo Tico

Bought a 2011 Toyota Camry after years and years of SUV's and pickups. I enjoy the handling, power to mpg ratio, and the quiet cabin.

2005 Ford F150 Lariat Supercrew.

At the time it was the newest, most comfortable four door truck available. Employee pricing (for all) and rebate took the price from $37,000 down to $27,000 without any f***ing around with the salesperson. Built into that discount was $1100 because it had 5500 miles on it, attributed to the dealer's wife who supposedly drove it as her personal vehicle.

Right now I only have about 47,000 miles on it. Still love it and cannot think of anything that I would want to trade it in for. Seriously. Really. In fact, last December my mother was willing to give me her Hyundai Santa Fe Limited when she stopped driving. We sold it instead.

1998 Chevy Venture mini van.

145,000 miles on it. Took it all over. Grand Canyon, Southern Utah, Myrtle Beach several times, Texas, Tennessee, to name a few places.

Towed a trailer with it, was great for when the girls were growing up. Not to mention hauling furniture and other things. Brought my Swing home with it. Use it for the bike trailer when needed. I have great memories with that Chevy. My girls keep asking me when I am getting a new car. I tell them not until this one won't run anymore. I don't want a car payment.

Bit of variety here as far as cars are concerned.

Volvo 960 Estate, Porsche 944, Porsche 911, VW Golf Mk III Cabriolet, BMW Mini Clubman.

All taxed and tested.

Cheers,

Got a seat arosa 1000cc in hi vis yellow a1999 model it produces 50bhp lol.still it takes the kids around and the wife shopping.

Always kinda been a Ford man. Dad drove one and I just fell in line. Have owned some Chevys . Wife drives an 04 Hyundai Sonata. Good vehicle and I guess she will drive it until at least one wheel falls off. I bought a new 02 Ford F150 and drove it until Dec of 2010. Bought a new '11 Fusion. First vehicle I have owned since MY first car (a red 1956 Ford Fairlane with 4 in the floor, black pleated seats) that I don't want to get out of. It is so comfortable, quiet, runs great, gets around 36 MPG. And it has the SYNC. I love that feature. Lets me make calls and answer them handsfree. I can get weather. I can choose songs, artist, album or just play the whole USB connected flash drive I have plugged into the system. It has navigation too. I miss my truck every once in a while, but every friend I have has a pickup. I just call one of them and say please. Dang, I do miss that 56 Ford.

Yeah, Ford is making some really nice stuff these days. Very impressed.

I don't!

I've only owned one car in the last 15 years and that was an old Ford Sierra (jelly mould version) that my ageing father gave me, I kept it for a year and then it was scrapped I think I did less than a 1000 miles in it and over 250 of those were bringing it home to Exeter.

I prefer my two bikes

2001 Volvo XC 70 with 125,000 miles. I can carry lots of stuff and the all wheel drive comes in handy during the winter. It's also one of the safest cars in North America!

My "other" is a 1974 Jensen-Healey. My wife's car is a 02 Toyota Camry. A very competent auto, but hardly unique, sort of the Model T of the 21st century. Why the J-H? Well, if you have to ask, you wouldn't understand the answer anyway. ;-)

A red 1993 ford ranger with 160000 miles on.
And because its paid for.
Ill get a crv next, im done with detroit.

Why drive a car? I normally do not drive a car, own a 2010 Honda CRV, that I do not like----only idiots want car you have to stand on ladder to wash roof-----wife wanted this car.

John Grinsel