The size of your car.

[CurtSibling]

Originally posted by allan2


Hmmm. You'll probably get more chicks with the Porsche, but you'll have more room to "get to know them better" in the Qx4. Tough choice. (I'd take the Porsche though, and make sure the girls I date are contortionists....)

I always find it amusing that Porsche built the turrets for the Tiger tank...!

 

[thestonesfan]

Oddly enough, though I love Porsche cars, I find the turrets of a Tiger Tank aesthetically unpleasing.

 

[Japanrocks12]

Other... Convertibles BTW which help a lot in date-acquiring

 

[Nixnutz]

'94 Jeep Wrangler...stick shift

 

[YNCS]

'01 Mitsubishi Eclipse, hardtop, silver.

 

[Jeratain]

I'm one of those people that drives my SUV like a sports car.

Why? Because I can! Also because I never purchased this car, rather it was handed down to me and I was left with this. As soon as I get enough cash to pay off a good deal, I will trade this ride in for a smaller sedan or sports car and stick with that. I like a good car that can handle and stick to the road. Don't get me wrong, I love my SUV, but I would prefer something a little more ecnomical or at least more powerful

 

[MummyMan]

I have a Ford F-550. It's a special model of which only 500 were made. It has 6 wheels in the back and 4 in the front. It has 6 exhuast pipes and it is 3 feet off the ground. It is 8 feet wide and almost 15 feet long. I got the optional armor plating so i'm ready for action. I had to get a custom garage for it to fit, but it's worth it. It only get 6 miles to the gallon on highway's though. I live in near Washington D.C. so its great for all my off-road adventures.


just kidding, i don't even have my license yet

 

[Stapel]

A FIAT 850 coupe is a sport 2 seater. I have a type1, the types2 & 3 are called sportscoupe.

Anyway: people comparing it to a Mazda Miata should be imprisoned!

I can't help but posting a pic again:

 

[Drewcifer]

Right now I have a '96 Saturn SL2 (stick) which is a cool car except for the fact that it has an electrical problem which is slowly frying all of electrical components. I am taking the bus until I get enough money to fix it. My previous car was very good for my life-style: a gold '86 Cadillac Deville. It was a land yacht that was great on snow because it was so heavy, basically had a built-in bedroom as a back seat and the best factory installed stereo I've ever heard in a car. God I miss my Caddy, it was a sweet ride.

 

[Mojotronica]

Originally posted by Stapel
A FIAT 850 coupe is a sport 2 seater. I have a type1, the types2 & 3 are called sportscoupe.

Anyway: people comparing it to a Mazda Miata should be imprisoned!

I should have been more thorough (Jesus H Christ you are sensitive! )

I meant each of the specific car makes and models as examples... It would have been better if I had listed a bunch of 2-seat sports cars.

Here are a few more.....

Audi TT
Mazda Miata
Most MGs
Boxter
Fiat 850 Coupe

 

[JonathanValjean]

I chose other, because I have a couple of Porsches, a 951S and a 944S2. They have back seats, but they certainly aren't comfortable for anyone over the age of 5. Of course, the seating capacity of the cars is a non-issue for me. All that matters when I am in those cars is the purr of the engine, the lateral g's, the open road before me, and the huge smile that is invariably on my face.

 

[Mikoyan]

Public Transportation (Subway).

 

[JonathanValjean]

Originally posted by CurtSibling
I always find it amusing that Porsche built the turrets for the Tiger tank...!

Dr. Ferdinand Porsche helped to design the Tiger tank, but Porsche, the sports car company as we know it today didn't actually build anything until 1948, when it built its first 356 prototype. The fact is, Dr. Porsche founded a design company in 1930 after many years of success as the head of design at many thriving companies, including Austro-Daimler, and Daimler-Benz. (He designed a Mercedes racer, the SSK, in 1927 that exceeded 150mph!)

Dr. Porsche actually wanted to build his own cars, but the economic realities of the worldwide depression precluded this from occuring at that time. In 1934, Hitler commissioned Dr. Porsche to design the "car for the people," the Volkswagen. (Interestingly, the Russians also offered him the top position of their automotive industry at about this same time.) Porsche already had great visions of such a car and had a workable prototype within months. The problem was that Hitler wanted it to be affordable for most every family in Germany. (At the same time Porsche was refining the car for the masses, he also was designing many victorious Grand Prix racers, one which achieved 252 mph in 1937.) So, many revisions were made, and in 1939, the car was ready to be released on a grand scale, Unfortunately, Hitler had other ideas for his country, the world, and for Dr. Porsche.

Dr. Porsche's talent was too great to go to waste, so he was ordered by the Nazis to help design vehicles for the war effort. Quite an apolitical man, Dr. Porsche acquiesced and, did indeed help in the design of the Tiger Tank. After the war, he was arrested by the British, but once they realized he was a plain-bolts engineer who cared nothing about politics, they released him. However, at the age of 70, he was accused by the French of being a Nazi collaborator and thrown into an unheated dungeon in 1945-46 where he stayed for 9 months until his son, Ferry, could raise the 1 million Francs bail. Dr. Porsche was later acquitted of all charges, but the 1 million Francs were not returned. (It is interesting to note that Ferdinand Porsche prevented the gestapo from taking the life of Pierre Peugeot during the war; the thanks he got in return from France was a needless imprisonment for 9 months, and the tapping of his brain which led to many improvements for the Renault 4CV. There also is plenty of evidence that the Nazi practices disgusted Dr. Porsche.)

After he was released from prison, he witnessed his son, Ferry, who was now at the helm of the Porsche company, launch the Porsche sports car company's first prototype in 1948, a 356 (today called the Ferdinand). This car took many design cues from Dr. Porsche's earlier designs. The first Porsche sports car, the very thing that Dr. Porsche had always wanted, was sold to the public in 1950, much to his delight. Just months later, Dr. Porsche passed away.

@da_greatest

The picture you posted is definitely either a 951S or 944S2, and looks just like mine! (Except both of mine are velvet red metallic.) As far as your mom saying that a QX4, or any SUV is safer, well, she is only partly right. They are heavier, but as far as accident avoidance maneuvers, the Porsche is much safer. You can get a 1987-1989 basic 944 with ABS and airbags for a nice price and save your mom and dad a bundle of dollars. I wouldn't recommend you get a turbo at the tender age of 16, but a normally-aspirated 944 or 944S would be an excellent first car. Even though they are 15+ years old, they are very reliable, well-balanced (close to 50/50 weight distribution), and are not likely depreciate much further. If you have any questions or if you just want to talk about Porsches, feel free to send me a PM.

 

[MummyMan]

jesus it's just a car

 

[Furry Spatula]

Honda Civic's do come in 4 doors you know. But anyhoo, I got a 4 door Civic and i like it. Mid-sized - large sedan is the way to go, atleast if you have more than one friend or don't want to sqash your friends into your car or don't want to go out in a few cars (wow thats a lot of qualifiers ).

But yea a 4 door Civic.

 

[da_greatest]

@ JonathanValjean

The listing says: "1987 Porsche 944 Turbo 951 2.5L SOHC Turbo intercooler, 5spd, cold ac, pw, pm, sunroof, dual airbags, cruise, rebuilt turbo, new belts, pump, brand new tires, 87k miles."

 

[Akka]

This kind :

 

[Shadylookin]

i have a 96 ford ranger (stick) it gets good gas milage about 27 miles a gallon. about anything will suit my needs, but i like my truck cause it has low mileage(30,000 i think) and it's in great condition

 

[Gainy]

In the past week ive cycled about 80 miles on my Bike

 

[Zwelgje]

My vehicle...