My sister drives a 59 plate corsa. I'm not going to lie I prefer the drive of my nearly 11yr old fiesta to her basically brand new corsa, her car just doesn't move, I feel like I'm driving a bucket of **** when I use her car. :(

Ah well, I guess not all corsa's are as slow as that one. Depends on the version you buy.
I've never cared about speed, so if that is all I don't think I would mind.
I drove this for some time:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...F4772Small.jpg
0-60mpg in 22 seconds with a top speed of well... 65?

And now I have a 2 cylinder Citroën Visa as a second car.
So I really don't mind slow cars ;D

a 2009 cobalt LT, bright yellow, perfect gig car, I can fit 2 super reverbs, my pedal board, and 2 or 3 guitars in there!

s_k: I've been considering buying a Renault 4 many times actually, but I always have backed out at the last minute since I can't get rid of the feeling that they seem a bit fragile. How did it run?

Technically? They're indestructible. They run really very well. And they're really easy to maintain (huge bonnet, tiny engine, gearbox in front, it's brilliant). Your problem, again, would be rust.
My former father in law bought a R4 round about 1980. A hole had rusted in the middle of one door in less than one year time.
Another downside of the Renault 4 are the brakes. Above 50km/h they are frighteningly bad. They just fade beyond compare. I've heard the brakes that are on the 1.1 liter version (the GTL) are a bit better.

As far as driving goes, it's an absolute joy to drive. The gearbox is just brilliant, the steering is beautiful and the view is incredible. It's really easy to park because of all the windows.

So, if you drive careful and if you can put the car inside, please buy yourself an R4. They are really really nice.

Here's some video of mine:


And here's some footage of my visa



And of our Citroën GSA we sold recently

French cars rule! Have you ever happened upon a Citroën AMI6/8?

I used to drive a Chrysler LeBaron convertible til I wrecked it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ets/Car001.jpg

Now I drive a 1994 Honda Integra. This isn't a pic of my actual car, but it looks exactly the same minus the hubcaps

http://www.dragtimes.com/images/8143...ra-Integra.jpg

Nope, unfortunately.
I've had quite some french cars now.
A Peugeot 205, Citroën ZX, Renault 5, Renault 4, Citroën Visa 11RE and the Visa Club I own now. The GSA belonged to my dad.
My Visa is now in our backyard garage, so I won't buy another rust-sensitive vehicle ;). I'm glad it's got a roof over it's head.

I really want a citroën BX some time. Love the way they drive.

Those two drive around videos were strangely soothing. I could actually sense the smell of the interior of the Visa, that chilly moist slowly heating up among the ageing 80's plastic. And the stepping on in the tunnel, I like to do that as well, preferrably during summer evenings with the side window winded down. :cool:

Funnily enough you could as well have been driving around in the countryside around here in Närke. The landscapes are very similar with all the flatness and croplands. Only the road markings give it away, at least until you're entering the residential areas.

Susteren is actually a pretty nice place to live.
And I guess that when it snows it's really hard to distinct it from Sweden:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...es/sneeuw8.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...es/sneeuw4.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/sneeuw5b.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/IMG_2507.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/IMG_2546.jpg

Damn, I love snow.
It's melting now. Hope it'll start snowing again soon.

Eitherway, vehicles.
I usually drive very relaxed. I don't mind stepping on it for fun, but i'm a very easy going driver. Never agressive.
When it snows I don't mind taking a corner sideways though. I love car control, I love parking in tight spaces and taking tricky corners as beautifully as possible. I don't care for driving fast, but I do make a sport out of driving comfortable.
That's why I don't care for cars that are sporty. I love soft damping on cars. I don't get why people lower their cars untill they're all bumpy and shaky.

Oh yes, those pics could as well have been taken a couple of kilometers from here. I might as well if I get my lazy ass out before sundown. The countryside is literally just around the corner of my neighbourhood.

And regarding driving, well, it is an artform in itself. Like music.

The lower two pics are actually taken in front of my house.
As I said, I like where I live :).
(I don't care for cities, love the countryside).

And driving can be an artform.
Haha, when my ex-girlfriend fell asleep on the passenger's seat I'd try to change gears so subtle that her head wouldn't move.
I hate automatic gearboxes, too. As I said, I like a challenge.
And to me, the feel of a gearbox is a part of the feel of a car.

I was on my way to make a remark about the importance of handling the lever in order to keep the girl satisfied along the ride, oh well... :p:

Asleep I said!
(not like that ever stopped me :D).

Ex-girlfriend I said
(that stopped me most of the time, yeah)

the snow here is gone for now which is sad. Having a car + snow = fun. French cars are overhyped. I'm just biased by Ford. I quite like Renaults (clio sport 182 :love:) but have been told theyre also pretty problematic :( the clio sport is extremely expensive to repair if anything goes wrong with them. my friend had to get rid of hers because the exhaust needed repairing/replacing constantly.

That's too bad about the LeBaron. My mom drove one for years - I grew up with that car. My dad was always changing cars (he leases them for the most part), but the LeBaron was always there. I learned to drive with that car, and was hoping to get it once I was fully licensed, but it died :(. So I got my dad's car, the only car I ever remember him actually buying - a blue 2000 Volvo S70-T sedan, fully loaded. In hindsight it was a better choice than the LeBaron, although not a convertible. It has a sunroof though!

French cars are always incredibly reliable here and my two Japanese Mitsubishi's were nothing but trouble. It's a reverse world :D.

Feet.

You drive feet?

I think he meant Fiat ;)

I think he means he walks everywhere ;D.

an imaginary hovercraft that can only hover .00001 mm above the ground.

it's blue, green, red, and orange. has a painting of Justin Vernon on one door and Peter Gabriel on the other.

That was me before I got a car. Also got everywhere by taking the streetcar and the bus.

I drink to much to drive legally. My nikes do the trick often though lol. Cars are overated. Ive crashed plenty of them to know.

I never really liked walking.
It's okay if there's a lot of variation, but most of the time it's slow and boring.

We went on a trip yesterday to get this old Volvo:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...o/IMG_3470.jpg
It's my dad's car, but I'll be the one driving in it, as usual :D

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...o/IMG_3468.jpg
It's very blue and very retro :D

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...o/IMG_3463.jpg
Even my cat loves it :)

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...o/IMG_3466.jpg
That interior is very, very eighties. And the seats are just brilliant.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...o/IMG_3472.jpg
Mean clean engine machine!

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...o/IMG_3473.jpg
Five doors ftw!

i envy you guys for you can drive. i have no idea how to even turn the car on.
i mean, being a driver is the hardest thing on earth, personally. you have to hold the wheel, and then you have to look at the side mirrors and stuff, then you have to step on a lot of pedals and all the buttons you need to push. it's too much of a job for me so i never bother attending any driving lessons.

i drive a Proton Iswara - cheapest one in the market (cars depreciate, ya know, it's nothing more than a function for me)

i would like to get a 70s muscle car like a Maserati or a Dodge Viper

That's why I always buy seriously old second hand cars. Near to no depreciation.

I love driving! When I first learned to drive, I was intimidated by it, but then I practiced. That's all it takes, really.

s_k, how is that car? Does it drive nice? It probably does - Volvo's are absolute tanks, they last forever. My S70 is getting up to 120,000 kms and it still going great. Due for an oil change soon though.

I don't have my own car but when I'm at home I drive my mommy's Envoy around and pretend it's mind.

10 speed mountain bike

How can you say this without even trying?
There's so many people who can drive who are probably ten times more stupid than you are. There's no reason I can think of why you shouldn't be able to drive :)

I meant to answer this posting with an onboard video, but it went dark and my parents got friends over, so the car still has it's air filter lying around the back of our hourse. We're still doing some (minor) things to improve it. Hope I can make a video tomorrow.

Yes it has that tanky feel to it as all volvo's do, even though it's designed and built in the Netherlands and based on a Dutch car, the DAF.
http://img248.imageshack.us/i/66m13001dv5.jpg
The DAF 66

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/...ae8888c6b1.jpg
The Volvo 66

http://www.oopstracks.com/Gfx/AWforum/DAF77proto.jpg
The DAF 77.
As you can see this was mainly a Volvo 343:
http://juffiemirjam.web-log.nl/photo...18/volvo_2.jpg
The DAF 77 was never produced.

After the 343 came the 340 we have :)

kayleigh see, kayleigh want.
http://drivingspirit.com/storage/for...ition-2007.jpg
http://motortorque.askaprice.com/ima...tion-16752.jpg
http://www.buyacar.co.uk/contentimag...editi_712.jpeg

I doubt driving a green car in my area would do me any justice.

http://www.swapmeetmodels.co.uk/imag...check-flag.jpg

This is just a bit cooler
(a mini is always cooler)

The Envoy is such a big SUV, you must feel like a monster on the road.

Yeah it's pretty big. I just love the feel of it though. I find it's so weird to drive any other car after driving it. Terrible on gas though.

I would probably feel guilty for driving something like that.
But this is not America :)

i have to admit i hate driving, though

KL is perpetually jammed, parking is virtually impossible everywhere