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Posted by: Stratman58 Feb 11 2008, 07:54 PM

Out of curiosity (and partial boredom....I know I KNOW, I should be practicing my scales) I thought it would be sweet to start a thread dedicated to GMC'ers and our rides!

What do you drive?

I just bought a 96' 2-door 4x4 tahoe from my dad, what a best! Fuel economy aint the greatest, but its great for loading my amps and guitars. I also think it's pretty sweet, and considering they're somewhat rare (2 door tahoe's were made from 1996-1999). Also great for four-wheeling.



I've recently had a few spare bucks on hand, and invested in a sound system for it. It's all installed now, and it's quite the beast! Two kicker 4ohm subs powered by an American Legacy 2000watt amp (yes, 3 0's biggrin.gif). Pioneer Kevlar coned 6.5"s in the doors, and two rear 4x10's



Operated by a Pioneer deck (and also, as the display on the deck shows, I am indeed a GMC member tongue.gif...



So let's see your ride!

Posted by: Bogdan Feb 11 2008, 07:57 PM

Wow thats a great ride and a topic !! wink.gif I'll post pictures of cars I'm driving soon wink.gif

Posted by: fkalich Feb 11 2008, 07:59 PM

you need bigger speakers in back, they may not be able to hear you in the next county.

I drive a Toyota Tacoma 4x4. I like it a lot. Real mean drive pickup trucks (preferably with gun rack) and play les pauls.

edit: typo

Posted by: Stratman58 Feb 11 2008, 08:02 PM

QUOTE (fkalich @ Feb 11 2008, 10:59 AM) *
you need bigger speakers in back, they may not be able to hear you in the next county.


laugh.gif

Posted by: Robin Feb 11 2008, 08:03 PM



This is similar to what I drive, mine's a little older. I'm not really sure what year it is. 1980's something. Mitsubishi Galant, fantastic car really. Easy to drive, fantastic seats, steady on these icy roads.

Posted by: botoxfox Feb 11 2008, 08:05 PM

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Posted by: Iluha Feb 11 2008, 08:12 PM

I drive a Mitsubishi Charisma, a preety countable car, only problem with it is that it doesn't have an ABS system and that caused my sister to get into an accident last year tongue.gif

Posted by: The Uncreator Feb 11 2008, 08:18 PM

I sold my 1985 Camaro because the insurance for an 18 year old behind an '85 Camaro was insane sad.gif

Posted by: Robin Feb 11 2008, 08:27 PM

QUOTE (The Uncreator @ Feb 11 2008, 08:18 PM) *
I sold my 1985 Camaro because the insurance for an 18 year old behind an '85 Camaro was insane sad.gif

Those cars are COOL! Theres a few of them driving around in town.

Posted by: Owen Feb 11 2008, 08:42 PM

QUOTE (fkalich @ Feb 11 2008, 10:59 AM) *
you need bigger speakers in back, they may not be able to hear you in the next country.


Corrected for accuracy. laugh.gif

I dont drive yet, but I'll be learning in June. tongue.gif

Posted by: mattacuk Feb 11 2008, 08:53 PM

My beloved VW GTI 1.8T wub.gif



Posted by: Davidian Feb 11 2008, 09:54 PM

Wow, stratman that's insane ! Man, I want such speakers in my car when I have one! laugh.gif
I'll be learning to drive a car in a month or something, but still have to wait for my license, you need to be 18 here

-Davidian

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 11 2008, 09:55 PM

two cars here, aveo and the good ol' maruti. I don;t have any pics yet but here some from the net, same color and all.



http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2003/maruti1xf9.jpg

Posted by: SLASH91 Feb 11 2008, 11:11 PM

QUOTE (The Uncreator @ Feb 11 2008, 01:18 PM) *
I sold my 1985 Camaro because the insurance for an 18 year old behind an '85 Camaro was insane sad.gif


Oh man that makes me want to cry for you. sad.gif I'm also having hell with insurance, which is why I don't have even a crappy, old junker to my name. sad.gif

Hopefully I will be able to get something like a pickup in the next few months.

Posted by: tonymiro Feb 11 2008, 11:26 PM

We just got a new - for us - car. I thought I'd persuaded my wife that we'd get something ok like an Audi RS but we ended up with a Ford Fusion laugh.gif rolleyes.gif . Oh the disappointment!

I now drive round town in dark glasses and a disguise wink.gif .

Cheers,
Tony

Posted by: Smells Feb 11 2008, 11:37 PM

QUOTE (tonymiro @ Feb 11 2008, 10:26 PM) *
We just got a new - for us - car. I thought I'd persuaded my wife that we'd get something ok like an Audi RS but we ended up with a Ford Fusion laugh.gif rolleyes.gif . Oh the disappointment!

I now drive round town in dark glasses and a disguise wink.gif .

Cheers,
Tony


laugh.gif laugh.gif

Well up until 6 months ago I had a spanking Subaru Impreza STi and then we moved sad.gif I used to live 3 miles from work, we now live 30 miles away from work, my car is subsidised by work if I have a diesel car, so working it out (petrol is now £1.06 a litre UK) it was gunna cost me approx £300 (UK stirling) just to go to work, so it had to go, I`m now a man of sensibility and have a Vauxhall Astra 1.9CDTi SRi, great car actually but a bit .... disappointing?? after the Subaru

Posted by: tonymiro Feb 11 2008, 11:46 PM

QUOTE (Smells @ Feb 11 2008, 11:37 PM) *
laugh.gif laugh.gif

but a bit .... disappointing?? after the Subaru


LOL - most cars would be mate !

Posted by: RobM Feb 11 2008, 11:47 PM

QUOTE (tonymiro @ Feb 11 2008, 05:26 PM) *
We just got a new - for us - car. I thought I'd persuaded my wife that we'd get something ok like an Audi RS but we ended up with a Ford Fusion laugh.gif rolleyes.gif . Oh the disappointment!

I now drive round town in dark glasses and a disguise wink.gif .

Cheers,
Tony



Bah! We own and drive an 03 Ford Windstar Mini-Van. Talking about needing sun glasses to hide who I am when I drive that, lol. Seriously both me and my wife hate the way it drives and gets blown all around when going down the highway. We're going shopping soon for a new vehicle, I want to buy an SUV, maybe a dodge durango or something similar.

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Feb 11 2008, 11:48 PM



Ok so what I don't have driver's licence dry.gif

Posted by: Stevie·Ray·Vaughn Feb 11 2008, 11:50 PM

QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Feb 11 2008, 10:48 PM) *


Ok so what I don't have driver's licence dry.gif


No gas money or insurance, and youre being enviromentally friendly! laugh.gif

Posted by: Smells Feb 11 2008, 11:52 PM

QUOTE (tonymiro @ Feb 11 2008, 10:46 PM) *
LOL - most cars would be mate !


seriously I tried thinking of all different ways to keep it, but it just wasnt financially viable, I even considered selling my wifes car letting her have it and buying a diesel for work and getting to play at the weekends, but ... we bought her car brand new a year ago and you should see the state of it!! I couldnt possibly see it get ruined, that would have broken my heart more than when I left it sitting there on the forecourt as I drove away in the Astra.

anyways, sozzles gone off topic laugh.gif I `ll try dig out a picture over the next couple of days

Posted by: Gen Feb 11 2008, 11:53 PM

QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Feb 12 2008, 01:48 AM) *


Ok so what I don't have driver's licence dry.gif

Mine looks kinda like that aswell actually laugh.gif

Posted by: PolackHax0r Feb 12 2008, 12:09 AM

My first car: Very Very Very comfy car!



Traded that car at the dealer and a little while later my brother crashed his car and we were at the junk yard pulling out his radio and speaker and crap and I was just looking around at how messed up the other cars were and I saw this...







I was very sad to see my first Audi there! sad.gif sad.gif sad.gif sad.gif

My second car was another Audi:



I destoryed the power steering pump doing doughnuts. laugh.gif laugh.gif



And this is my Jeep I drive now:



And I LOVE to go four wheeling!



-Polack

Posted by: Stratman58 Feb 12 2008, 12:54 AM

QUOTE (PolackHax0r @ Feb 11 2008, 03:09 PM) *


-Polack


I daresay, one a' these days, you, Kris, and I are gonna have to do some offroadin' laugh.gif

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Feb 12 2008, 10:20 AM

I can't drive so don't have a car but hopefully this time next year I will be able to. I walk everywhere now. I walk about 10-12 miles each day.

Posted by: Spreedmaster Feb 12 2008, 11:38 AM

Ive never gotten around to to doing my driving test, too lazy.... laugh.gif

Posted by: Smikey2006 Feb 12 2008, 10:02 PM

i .. live in toronto.. where everything is a walk away.. i want a sport bike.. BUT i may be travelling to ottawa to continue my education next year.. in this case i will begin using public transit because it is amazing in ottawa smile.gif + in winter i can skate on the river to wherever im going smile.gif

Posted by: Smikey2006 Feb 12 2008, 10:02 PM

Edit- Double Post

Posted by: Owen Feb 12 2008, 10:11 PM

QUOTE (PolackHax0r @ Feb 11 2008, 03:09 PM) *
My first car: Very Very Very comfy car!



Traded that car at the dealer and a little while later my brother crashed his car and we were at the junk yard pulling out his radio and speaker and crap and I was just looking around at how messed up the other cars were and I saw this...



I was very sad to see my first Audi there! sad.gif sad.gif sad.gif sad.gif


Cant help but notice they have different license plates, looks like the exact model but are you sure its the exact same car? tongue.gif

Dont mean to be cheeky, theres probably a perfectly reasonable explanation or I've not taken something into account, I'm just overly curious! biggrin.gif

Posted by: at lights end Feb 13 2008, 05:58 PM

QUOTE (Stratman58 @ Feb 11 2008, 06:54 PM) *
I've recently had a few spare bucks on hand, and invested in a sound system for it. It's all installed now, and it's quite the beast! Two kicker 4ohm subs powered by an American Legacy 2000watt amp (yes, 3 0's biggrin.gif). Pioneer Kevlar coned 6.5"s in the doors, and two rear 4x10's


you should plug your guitar into your car!

Posted by: purple hayes Feb 13 2008, 07:24 PM

QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Feb 11 2008, 05:48 PM) *


Ok so what I don't have driver's licence dry.gif


Awesome! I'm a bike commuter too.


Posted by: PolackHax0r Feb 13 2008, 07:50 PM

QUOTE (Owen @ Feb 12 2008, 04:11 PM) *
Cant help but notice they have different license plates, looks like the exact model but are you sure its the exact same car? tongue.gif

Dont mean to be cheeky, theres probably a perfectly reasonable explanation or I've not taken something into account, I'm just overly curious! biggrin.gif


What's doing down Owen?

yeah, I'm 100% sure that's my old car! The reason for the different plates is because someone else bought the car after I traded her in. Had the same black grille, same antenna on the back window and everything... yeah, she was mine.

-Polack

Posted by: Twibeard Feb 13 2008, 11:38 PM

Javanesian Stallion

Posted by: The Uncreator Feb 14 2008, 03:42 AM

My current ride, a Wing Zero Custom wink.gif


Posted by: RIP Dime Feb 14 2008, 03:47 AM

91 Honda bishes!!! lol

Posted by: Owen Feb 14 2008, 04:55 PM



laugh.gif sad.gif

Posted by: Goliath Feb 15 2008, 04:04 PM

Alright, we'll start with my current sleigh. As my laptop was stolen, I don't have any pictures of it except for after I got in a wreck with it that were posted on the web. So here's my baby after I smashed her up like an idiot.



Edit: And you'll notice my rugby bag's strap holding the front bumper on so I could drive it to the body shop to get fixed. Awesome.

05 windveil blue Ford Mustang. She's since been repaired to near mint condition (only fault I found with the body work was that the wheel well liner on the front passenger wheel won't tighten quite as tight as the undamaged one. Otherwise, you can't tell. I don't really care as it's nearly paid for and I'll be driving it until the wheels approximately fall off as I'm over the whole "status symbol" cars type of thing. Not a GT, but insurance on it anyway is already astronomical (not for long, i'll be 25 soon!)

before that: A two tone 91 Ford Explorer of white and baby blue. It was a piece of trash and was my younger sisters "hand me down" to me. It was the car she learned to drive on so she beat the life out of it. I got it because I didn't really need a car too terribly badly because I was still in college at the time. It served well as a bar taxi tongue.gif. Other than that, it was a piece of trash.

Before that: 88 Acura Legend. "Metallic Brown" is the best way to describe the color. I ended up throwing a rod on it and when my sister ended up getting a new car we sold this. It was swiss cheesed with hail dents.

Before that: 94 F150 XL. White. Long bed. Manual transmission. I got this old fleet truck second hand after somebody rear ended my first car and totaled it. I loved this truck despite it being really basic (manual everything and no AC). Had the big Ford in line 6 that was indestructible. Manual trucks are fun to drive tongue.gif. I would probably still drive this thing if my parents hadn't sold it my freshman year in college because I "never drove it" (freshmen were not allowed to get parking passes so I couldn't keep it on campus). The kicker used my truck on a trade in for my sister. The car they got her: An Isuzu Axiom because "it kind of looks like that Lexus RX300". Well it also kind of looks like a moon bus and the ride it gives is horrible. Needless to say you don't see many of these on the road today.

and before that: My first car. a 91 Mazda protege. I got this car when I was 16 and beat the life out of it. It was fantastic for doing hand brake 180s/360s. It was still going pretty strong until one fateful day when i was waiting to turn left into a mexican restaurant and a 78 chevette hit me at 45 mph without even tapping his breaks.

So there is my laundry list of cars.

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Feb 16 2008, 04:04 AM

Ok, first up and soon to be returned for a new lease, the Grand Cherokee :



Next, the Jeep Wrangler (Sahara)



( no shortage of 4WD around here!)

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Feb 16 2008, 06:50 AM

mmm I don't have a car so I drive myself to the correct way !!! laugh.gif (who knows what it is ???tongue.gif)

Posted by: Stratman58 Feb 16 2008, 07:00 AM

QUOTE (at lights end @ Feb 13 2008, 08:58 AM) *
you should plug your guitar into your car!


Lol that actually ran through my mind as I was setting up the system wink.gif
Problem is, the way I have power setup, my 2000watt amp is only powering my bridged subs (and trust me, these things need all the juice they can get!). The speakers are running off of the 200watt deck power.

Now as I was setting this all up, I was pondering how I could setup my PodXT somewhere in the setup...but it eventually got overlooked rolleyes.gif . Granted I can do it, it would just make for a messy wire job in my car.

Posted by: Smells Mar 6 2008, 12:26 AM

Finally found a picture of my Impreza that I had to sell 6 months or so ago and took a pic today on my phone of my latest car.

Subaru Impreza WRX I loved this car wub.gif it had to go when we moved, it was just gunna cost way way too much in petrol to run, I cant justify buying petrol when I get diesel free from work.



and heres my Astra SRi, rather dirty atm, its actually a really good car and for a diesel goes like you know what off a shovel!


Posted by: Rodnator Mar 6 2008, 01:40 AM

My Dream Chariot 2001 BMW 540i. Had a few different ones through the years, but love this one the most 300hp and tons of torque Stop light Gran Prix champ.

Inside.


Sorry it is night time here will post a better pic during the day..

Posted by: Smikey2006 Mar 6 2008, 01:50 AM

bus biggrin.gif

Posted by: Jamesito Mar 6 2008, 01:57 AM



Hahaha back in the days when you could get away with boy racing!!!! My first car a puegeot 106 XSi 1.4 lol... it was ok actually it was mean as hell!!!




My own custom interior, all done by me as you can probably tell!!! sad.gif o well tried tongue.gif


Jamesito biggrin.gif

Posted by: lavendell Mar 6 2008, 09:00 AM

I drive one of these smile.gif




Posted by: Goliath Mar 6 2008, 12:26 PM

QUOTE (lavendell @ Mar 6 2008, 09:00 AM) *
I drive one of these smile.gif



If you drive an S40R I'm going to be insanely jealous Marcus. Those cars are awesome.

Posted by: USAMAN Mar 6 2008, 12:33 PM

one of my scooters.
Its a few years old but i still love it.

 

Posted by: botoxfox Mar 6 2008, 12:36 PM


Posted by: The Spartan Mar 6 2008, 12:47 PM

I don't have a pic of it..but it's a white Cadillac Escalade
it looks exactly like this (without the rims)

Posted by: Trond Vold Mar 6 2008, 02:04 PM



One of these would be fun to cruise around with.. but i would want one with a Les Paul shape smile.gif

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Mar 6 2008, 10:16 PM

QUOTE (lavendell @ Mar 6 2008, 09:00 AM) *
I drive one of these smile.gif



Nice car man, I love that Volvo smile.gif

Posted by: Guitarman700 Mar 6 2008, 10:24 PM

QUOTE (botoxfox @ Mar 6 2008, 06:36 AM) *

+1 wink.gif

Posted by: Guitarman700 Mar 6 2008, 10:24 PM

Edit; double post

Posted by: Owen Mar 6 2008, 10:40 PM

QUOTE (Smells @ Mar 5 2008, 03:26 PM) *
Finally found a picture of my Impreza that I had to sell 6 months or so ago and took a pic today on my phone of my latest car.

Subaru Impreza WRX I loved this car wub.gif it had to go when we moved, it was just gunna cost way way too much in petrol to run, I cant justify buying petrol when I get diesel free from work.



From my experience, people who normally drive impreza's are the type of folks who try to run me over... sad.gif laugh.gif

Dunno if its the same down there but up here they're basically the dream chav car. tongue.gif

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