OT: What do you do for a living? What do you drive? Social pressure?
Physician
Kia Sorento (2012).
Nope. Do want a fancy 3rd car in a year for my 40th just because I can...
1) I help to ensure SE Michigan stays in lights.
2) 2015 Jeep Cherokee
3) My avatar probably shows people how I feel about pressure in general.
2014 Ford Explorer sport.
I am free.
2. 99 Toyota 4Runner
3.Not here in Denver. Kinda the opposite. "Why would you spend so much on a car? Where's all your granola" kinda thing. My buddies I went to school with are all in the upgrade stage tho. I'd love a Range Rover, just would feel like a tool driving one in my peer group.
2001 Honda Passport 4WD SUV beater; bought it for mountain roads in Colorado, neighborhood hills in deep snow here, hauling lumber, christmas trees, landscaping materials, etc
3) Would rather live in a walkable neighborhood and Zipcar when needed.
2. 2011 Chevy Traverse (wife)/2013 Ford Taurus (mine-best car I've ever owned)
3. Only when it comes to cars cuz I'm a sucker for new vehicles. Lol I'd like to thank my grandpa who retired from ford and traded his mustang every 2-3 years for the next best one!
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Young and single
1 sales
2 Audi, Lotus, etc
3 Yes
Old, married with kids
1 Middle Management
2 10 year old pickup and 5 GR old Honda CRV
3 Hell no
UPS truck part time
99 Camry 05 trailblazer.
Our "next" car is for me and will hopefully be a 08-10 Mitsubishi EVO VIII or IX. But I've had a hell of a time finding one in decent condition or I'd probably own one already. Plus I'm picky about the color.
If that fails then I'm thinking I might get a Subaru BRZ.
I could care less about other peoples opinions.
1. Landlord
2. Truck
3. LOL
2006 Chevy Trailblazer LT with sunroof.
Hand me down bought at auction. Dented door. Other than that it gets the job done.
A. Morning Kitchen Supervisor (Glorified line cook)
B. 2001 GMC Sonoma. Love my truck. It's gets me to work and back. It plows me through snow drifts at 3:30 a.m. all more the fun.
C. No pressure. My Chef drives a 2002 Blazer.
2. 98 Grand Prix
3. Nope
So let us all understand that questions like this stem from the notion that there is some universal "correct" assessment of what should be driven. One of my and my business partner's passions is teaching high performance driving. I and my partner are software and high tech management consultants. Over the years I and my partner's business vehicles were used 18 month old nine passenger station wagons because we could by them very cheap. Then when the tax laws changed we leased new sedans. Our business vehicles support our business and allow us to take clients to lunch in comfort. Our personal vehicles are our passion. My partner's personal vehicle is a race modified 325i with a M motor.
So at the moment:
1: see above
2: Personal - a highly modifed 1987 corvette - Business - a 2009 Chrysler 300 awd (soon to be replaced when the lease expires).
3: Seriously? No.
06 Chevy Colorado. 06 Chevy Trailblazer for wife. But she is getting a company car in two weeks. 15 MB c300.
No pressure at all.
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2. 2014 Ram 1500
3. More for personal necessity of pulling an RV
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1. I land planes on aircraft carriers
2. 2003 Honda Accord (4 door)
3. I've been told that my automobile is not fitting of my station in life, but it gets me from point A to point B and I really don't care what others think of my car.
2. Bike/Bus/Über
3. I used to be proud of my 1K road bike till you jackasses in cars kept running me off the road and ruining my ride!
1. manufacturing technician
2. '09 Chevy Malibu
3. I could care less. I will drive it until I can't fix it myself or it gets so rusty I feel like a catastrophe is around the corner, which was the tipping point of my last Grand Prix @ 226k. I had replaced 2 brake lines, a trans cooler line, all from rust, and the fuel lines looked like they were made from rust, with no easy replacement. I fully expect 200k from every vehicle I get, no matter what the original starting mileage, and have succeeded on that with 2 trucks, a Yukon, and the GP.
2. 1995 & 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser
3. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Claim Adjuster (PIP)
2009 Ford Escape that I bought from my grandma
No
3) too old to care anymore
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ram 1500
Lulz
to be retired quality manager
Honda
Lot's of social pressure .. trying to get enough points to fit in
2.) 2008 Mercedes E350 and 2014 E350 for the wife.
3.) No pressure. McConaughey voice-"I just like them."
The irony is I just got out of the Army where I made 1/3 of what I make now and drove a 97 cavalier around Fort Lewis. Most of my peers in the Army drove something new or flashy or both. Now most of my peers, again who make 3 times more than a typical soldier, drive older pieces of shit, comparatively speaking. Priorities son....
2. I used to drive a 1981 Delorean with a hover conversion, Mr. Fusion, and a flux capacitor for time traveling when I hit 88 mph. Now I drive a time traveling train with a hover conversion.
3. No pressure. I am only interested in studying mankind throughout history. The pits, the perils, and the promise.
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March 11th, 2015 at 12:53 AM ^
I feel your pain. I had an '84 Monte Carlo when I was younger, and I loved that thing. Was going to put a 350 in it and paint her all black, but the city of Lansing had other plans. Towed it away when I was working an overnight shift. I even had insurance on it. Thanks fuckfaces!
1. Systems engineer.
2. http://www.transitchicago.com/default.aspx and https://reservations.igocars.org/
3. I like to think this has never been an issue for me in adulthood. Aside: I'm well north of the age where the OP suggests that car pressure may first be felt.
1. I am soon to graduate from medical school
2. I drive the same Honda Accord I purchased when I first got my liscence. It's a solid car.
3. I plan on driving that car into the ground in order to save money to pay off loans. Even when I do, I'll buy something decent and reliable...with 4-wheel drive. I've never coveted a luxury car.
March 10th, 2015 at 10:31 PM ^
Good mindset to have... amazing how many times you see a $100k+ car parked in a physicians lot. Yes, doctors work hard to get where they are... but everyone else at the hospital/practice not making that kind of salary still reserve the right to think you are a complete d-bag. Ok to own those cars, not ok to drive them to work. Seems like this should be pretty universal amongst professions.
1) Physician's Assistant (Economics undergrad)
2) 2009 VW Jetta, (good deal, low millage, manual, fun to drive)... will trick out a bit instead of spending a LOT more money on an Audi or BMW
3) (0= none, 10= most)... me 4/10, I care somewhat, but I want a reasonable deal. Am a Buddhist, so one tenet is being nonattached to material things... so working towards keeping that number down... maybe try for 3.5/10
...In my younger years 8/10
B. CTS and 99 firebird V8 in summer
C. I don't care what people think
1) Computer / Electrical engineer
2) 2002 Subaru WRX that I bought sophmore year of college
3) No social pressure but a personal goal of replacing it with a Tesla Model 3 or whatever they call it if it is cheap enough when the WRX dies...
- I talk to people with software/other IT problems all day and tell them, with what they think over the phone must be a straight face, "No, [sir/ma'am], that's okay, there are no stupid questions. Really." Seriously, I've been asked if by "the space bar" I meant the long skinny one on the bottom!
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - with it I face winter fearlessly and it lugs my kayaks/bikes around nicely in the summer.
- When I turned 40, I stopped giving a rip what other people think.