What Vehicle do you Drive?

[Dragonshadow]

Well, it's certainly... Erm... Different Lavindathar

[Sever]

Originally Posted by Lucern I drive a 1998 Buick Regal, in silver, which I got for free from none other than my grandma. It's a smooth ride with, for some reason, a supercharged engine. Downsides include city driving mileage (like 12 mpg, at best) and maintenance - whenever anything goes wrong, the supercharger tax seems to add $$ to the repair.

Supercharger tax?

[Lavindathar]

Glad we don't have a turbo-charger tax in the UK. Our tax is based on emissions....luckily for me, my car is in a loophole that means that this doesnt apply me to me. So my car gets to use the old taxing system, still in the highest bracket on that though.

[Larry_OHF]

I have two cars. 1985 Pontiac Parisienne and 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis. I have been offered twice as much for the Pontiac as I paid for it. People just see me in the street and want to buy it! (all four offers have come from black men).

[Lucern]

Originally Posted by Sever Supercharger tax?

I meant that figuratively, but it's no less $$ out of my pocket. Example: I needed to replace some gaskets last year, which was going to be $169 or something for a 'normal' engine. Because it's supercharged, apparently this process is more difficult and time consuming. I got charged a little over $300.

[Sever]

Originally Posted by Lucern I meant that figuratively, but it's no less $$ out of my pocket. Example: I needed to replace some gaskets last year, which was going to be $169 or something for a 'normal' engine. Because it's supercharged, apparently this process is more difficult and time consuming. I got charged a little over $300.

Ah, i thought so. Supercharged cars require many heavier/stronger components due to increased compression ratios. There's no good reason for any government body to lob a tax on top of that. Just had me wondering is all.

[Ilander]

A 1991 Chrysler LeBaron

[Timber Loftis]

Originally Posted by Larry_OHF I have two cars. 1985 Pontiac Parisienne and 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis. I have been offered twice as much for the Pontiac as I paid for it. People just see me in the street and want to buy it! (all four offers have come from black men).

The reason is twofold: (1) it'd be hawt to put hydraulics on, and (2) there's this saying about Pontiacs.... nuff said.

BTW, those MR2 pics are hawt. Nice little racer. Having owned an MX6 and having a sis who owns a Miata, I gotta say though that my little German made trinket is solid as a rock and made of heavy metal compared to the Japanese cars.