If you were a self-respecting middle-aged guy

Would you be caught dead driving one of these things?

I drive American exclusively.

Also, the JD Power quality rankings came out and Fiat finished dead last

i'd buy that for my husband.

AMwood wrote:i'd buy that for my husband.

Maybe that was your future husband I saw driving one this morning. He'd be quite a catch.

Ass Dan wrote:I drive American exclusively.

Also, the JD Power quality rankings came out and Fiat finished dead last

When I graduated college and could finally afford a new car, there were a few choices in small cars: Ford Escort, Chevy Chevette, Dodge Omni, Renault Alliance, etc.

What do I do? Make the mistake of buying the biggest POS car ever manufactured, the Renault Appliance, aka, the rolling toaster. Never again.

What's up with the commercial where the guy in the rabbit suit is humping one of those things??

Not when the Honda Fit is a superior vehicle.

I wouldn't drive a minivan either. You do that, you minus well hand in your balls, because you're done with them.

Gomer wrote:Not when the Honda Fit is a superior vehicle.

People who drive that car are the people who stop at Green lights to let pedestrians cross the street

After I graduated from MSU and secured my first decent paying job I went out spent way more than I could afford on a car.  I proudly went over to show my uncle (who was more of a grandfather) my prize purchase.  He was not very impressed and simply offered this sage advice "In the end, a car is just a way to get from one place to another."

He was right.  And those words have stuck with me.

No, it would not be my first choice of a car, but I would not feel ashamed to be seen driving it.

The money we spend on cars and the value we place on them in our lives really is quite silly.

That looks like it will fly off the Mackinac Bridge with the slightest wind gust.

Nommad2 wrote:I wouldn't drive a minivan either. You do that, you minus well hand in your balls, because you're done with them.

I just bought a new 2014 Honda Odyssey EXL and it rules. It's white with an MSU license plate and I bought some Spartan magnets for game day. It seats 8 or I can take the seats out and load it up with gear and sleep in it. Blue tooth, XM, 2 cameras, moon roof, push button start, push button rear doors opening and hatch, heated leather seats, moon roof. Consumer Reports ranked it the #1 mini-van and it only cost about $31,000.

I wouldn't willingly buy it, but sure I'd drive if if I went all tJYD and won it on the Price is Right.

MSU addict wrote:After I graduated from MSU and secured my first decent paying job I went out spent way more than I could afford on a car.  I proudly went over to show my uncle (who was more of a grandfather) my prize purchase.  He was not very impressed and simply offered this sage advice "In the end, a car is just a way to get from one place to another."

He was right.  And those words have stuck with me.

No, it would not be my first choice of a car, but I would not feel ashamed to be seen driving it.

The money we spend on cars and the value we place on them in our lives really is quite silly.

he sounds like a fun guy

Ass Dan wrote:

People who drive that car are the people who stop at Green lights to let pedestrians cross the street

Not in the Metro DC area.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

he sounds like a fun guy

He actually was.

He would have grown up during the great depression, so his idea of fun probably did not include spending more than you could afford on a car.

MSU addict wrote:After I graduated from MSU and secured my first decent paying job I went out spent way more than I could afford on a car.  I proudly went over to show my uncle (who was more of a grandfather) my prize purchase.  He was not very impressed and simply offered this sage advice "In the end, a car is just a way to get from one place to another."

He was right.  And those words have stuck with me.

No, it would not be my first choice of a car, but I would not feel ashamed to be seen driving it.

The money we spend on cars and the value we place on them in our lives really is quite silly.

I didn't mind buying my new Odyssey because I bought my CRV in 2000 for $21,000, drove it for 14 years and sold it for $4,000. That works out to just about $100 per month.

Floyd Robertson wrote:If you were a self-respecting middle-aged guy

Were? Does that mean no longer middle-aged or no longer self-respecting?

Snake Plissken wrote:

Were? Does that mean no longer middle-aged or no longer self-respecting?

Were, are, whatever.

Gomer wrote:
Not in the Metro DC area.

Come down to Ann Arbor and see what I'm talking about

Not in a million years. But for some damn reason I want a mini Cooper.   

I drive whatever my wife buys for me.

MSU addict wrote:After I graduated from MSU and secured my first decent paying job I went out spent way more than I could afford on a car.  I proudly went over to show my uncle (who was more of a grandfather) my prize purchase.  He was not very impressed and simply offered this sage advice "In the end, a car is just a way to get from one place to another."

He was right.  And those words have stuck with me.

No, it would not be my first choice of a car, but I would not feel ashamed to be seen driving it.

The money we spend on cars and the value we place on them in our lives really is quite silly.

Not necessarily, if you have a passion for cars. I find the hobby/passion to really add to my life, and I find the morning drive and road-trips to be a joyful experience..

K9 Guzzler wrote:I drive whatever my wife buys for me.

I drive my wife's car about once every 6 weeks or so..

I'm not one to get all into the "check out my car" macho thing..

I have a normal sized penis so I don't really care what I drive.

Rocinante wrote:I have a normal sized penis so I don't really care what I drive.

what the hell is the matter with you?

If one is interested I'd suggest getting out on the highway before you decide.  I recall many moons ago pulling an early version Smart car out onto 75 for work,. The feeling of a Camry going by and relatively looking like a Stegosaurus, much less the of the underside of an 18 wheeler, had me end that drive and the next exit.

tTito wrote:


I just bought a new 2014 Honda Odyssey EXL and it rules. It's white with an MSU license plate and I bought some Spartan magnets for game day. It seats 8 or I can take the seats out and load it up with gear and sleep in it. Blue tooth, XM, 2 cameras, moon roof, push button start, push button rear doors opening and hatch, heated leather seats, moon roof. Consumer Reports ranked it the #1 mini-van and it only cost about $31,000.

Minivans rock. Definitely a case of substance over style.
Doesn't Honda have stow away seats yet though?

tTito wrote:I just bought a new 2014 Honda Odyssey EXL and it rules. It's white with an MSU license plate and I bought some Spartan magnets for game day. It seats 8 or I can take the seats out and load it up with gear and sleep in it. Blue tooth, XM, 2 cameras, moon roof, push button start, push button rear doors opening and hatch, heated leather seats, moon roof. Consumer Reports ranked it the #1 mini-van and it only cost about $31,000.

It's the cadillac of minivans.

Herbie Green wrote:

tTito wrote:


I just bought a new 2014 Honda Odyssey EXL and it rules. It's white with an MSU license plate and I bought some Spartan magnets for game day. It seats 8 or I can take the seats out and load it up with gear and sleep in it. Blue tooth, XM, 2 cameras, moon roof, push button start, push button rear doors opening and hatch, heated leather seats, moon roof. Consumer Reports ranked it the #1 mini-van and it only cost about $31,000.

Minivans rock.  Definitely a case of substance over style.
Doesn't Honda have stow away seats yet though?

My 2005 Odyssey has stow away rear seats.

Agree on minivans. Love getting the six of us into that thing for a road trip back north.    Yeah, that's right bitches, I'm a family nerd, what of it?

I'd have no problem with it, if I lived in an urban area which I do and parking can be a problem and if I had another car like a truck or something else to drive. Since I am a one car person I have been happy with my chevy Malibu.

It's not too small or too big gets good gas mileage and while it isn't a sports car or truck, it's not a honda accord nor toyota camry or POS Japanese car.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
I drive my wife's car about once every 6 weeks or so..

I'm not one to get all into the "check out my car" macho thing..

Me either, but that doesn't mean I'm going to roll around in a min van.

I'd rather have a bullet in my fivehead than drive a minivan. Jesus knew this, which is why we weren't made parents.

Herbie Green wrote:

Minivans rock.  Definitely a case of substance over style.
Doesn't Honda have stow away seats yet though?

Yes the third row is stow away.

Rocinante wrote:

It's the cadillac of minivans.

One of my all-time favorite movies. Chili Palmer and the Oldsmobile Silhouette

Saw this the other day. I didn't get to ask the guy if he posts on Spartan Swill.

It looks like fun to drive around for a bit as long as nobody saw me. Like a mini-bike or spearing whales.

Jake from State Farm wrote:Saw this the other day. I didn't get to ask the guy if he posts on Spartan Swill.

Is that the equivalent of putting a potted daisy on the dashboard of a Beetle?

I've never understood blocking out the license plate in photos. What will some nefarious person do with that information?

They look fun. I was very tempted by the Focus ST recently too.