What do you drive? 65 posts by 50 users

Posted: 10/30/2007 at 06:59PM

I have a few vehicles.

The one I drive to meet with sellers, talk to tenants, etc is a Chevy Malibu. Very unassuming.

I also have mini-vans, etc.

But the one I sport most days is a BMW X5. Love the v8. Ok so it sucks down the gas, but boy it can go and sounds tough when you turn over the ignition!

Posted: 10/30/2007 at 08:31PM

Have a minivan that works as perfect vehicle for hauling building materials (8' bed)... an old '96 saturn, and dodge 1/2 ton for plowing.

IME vehicle payments eat up so much of folks dough that they could otherwise be investing. May consider buying a new vehicle when pulling down over $150K/year, but until then....

Posted: 10/30/2007 at 11:07PM

I am a family guy so planed ahead and got myself a 2002 Ford Explorer!

Posted: 10/31/2007 at 05:17PM

They are only bad if you buy bad....meaning I could turn around when I bought my car (the audi above) and made ~10K on it for 5 days worth of work...and I bought that on ebay, not even at a dealer auction....cars CAN be a good investment if you buy right, and turn em right over

Posted: 10/31/2007 at 06:40PM

That's an E46 then......
The one you showed me is exactly the car I would buy if I had 50k to spend on a car......color and all. Well if I was looking at Bimmers that is

Posted: 11/01/2007 at 06:57AM

I'm a family guy now so I have a 2006 Honda Odyssey and a 2000 Subaru Outback Wagon. I just sold a 1994 Ford Ranger that I used for hauling. Had it since it was six months old ... on my way back from the moon with it ... 335,000 miles. All original hard parts. I'm looking for a two or three year old crew cab dually to replace it.

Prior to the family thing I had a few cool cars. 1987 Buick Grand National (heavily mod'd) ... 1993 GMC Typhoon (heavily mod'd) ... a 1981 Z28 that I pro-streeted and 1987 Ford Ranger that I did the same way. I have owned eighteen cars in my short 36 years and I look back now at the money that I spent and I just shake my head, knowing what I know now.

Good Luck,

Jason

Posted: 11/01/2007 at 02:37PM

Right now I have a Dodge Ram 4X4. Big, white, cool. I am probably going to trade that in on a BMW Z4 in the spring and get an old beater truck to drive to my houses.

Posted: 11/06/2007 at 05:43PM

I have an 02 Lexus ES300 and a 01 BMW 325xi. I bought both of them used. Just can't see buying new cars, though cars have their issues no matter what. The Bimmer is a fun, sporty ride. Just got the Lexus about six months back. Has a sat-nav, which is absolutely fabulous when trying to look at properties. Only problem is that it reminds me too much of the caddies all the old guys with any money drove when I was a kid. Also have an '05 Triumph Speedmaster, which I ride when the weather's decent. Which it is quite a bit in Denver, despite perceptions to the contrary.
Jon

Posted: 11/15/2007 at 12:02PM

Ferrari Enzo.. And by that, I mean a Subaru Outback