I needed a new car sooo desperately. I got my parents' '98 Hyundai Accent (Purple) when I turned 16. It had been sitting around for awhile, because they have an Escort and a van that they drive, so giving me the Hyundai wasn't a big deal. It had around 80k miles when I got it.
I'm still driving it to this day, but Jesus christ I need a new car. The thing is mechanically durable. For some fucking reason the Hyundai has had less problems than all of our other cars put together mechanically. If something is screwed, the bastard still drives. It's reliable.
But aesthetically, the thing is really shitty. It's a Hyundai, it's not built that well. My passenger door handle completely broke in half when I tried to open it. One of the back door handles broke on the inside, so now it's completely flaccid. And just yesterday the door handle on my driver's side broke. The only way that I can get into my car is through the door in the back, diagonal from the driver. It also doesn't have a key hole, so if that door ever gets locked, I'm completely fucked.
My dad and I got a salvaged 2003 Prius with like 20k miles on it. The thing was in a collision that completely fucked the side of the car. We got it for about 3k. We had been fixing it up for a few months (put several more grand into it, but still way the hell less than a working '03 Prius), and now it's basically good to go. We have to get it inspected so the "salvaged" title will be removed.
The car looks brand new. It even has the new car smell on the inside. Oh, and it's a hybrid. I plan to put all of my Christmas money (I buy myself stuff for Christmas) to getting a nice as hell stereo system in that bastard. The 50+ mpg is also great for a poor ass college student such as myself.
As for my dear aging Purple Hyundai Accent, I am trading it to my grandparents for their Plymouth Voyager soccer mom van. They are going to give it to my 17 year old cousin.
...and she is a complete bitch. I can't wait to show her to her new car. "Here's the only door that works, when you want the automatic transmission to work correctly, push down until about 3k RPMs, then lift off the gas, and it'll shift." Then I get to tell her stories! "Remember that time that I went to the beach with Brandi and her parents? Yeah, it was right here where we parked the car. We crawled back here and she was laying like that and ..."
She is going to absolutely love that car when I'm done telling her all of the things it has witnessed.
Got a Prius.
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Re: Got a Prius.
dude, if you can drive stick (that sounds so gay) i would recommend the chevy aveo, its really a nice car. and cheap. and my dads gets 40 miles to the gallon.
if you can drop some extra cash get a toyota. most reliable cars ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uc4Ksz3nHM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfZDtC9kjVk
now i know this is a old pick up but still interesting.
if you can drop some extra cash get a toyota. most reliable cars ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uc4Ksz3nHM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfZDtC9kjVk
now i know this is a old pick up but still interesting.
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I'm sorry dude, but that's hilarious!GyroVorbis wrote:My passenger door handle completely broke in half when I tried to open it. One of the back door handles broke on the inside, so now it's completely flaccid. And just yesterday the door handle on my driver's side broke. The only way that I can get into my car is through the door in the back, diagonal from the driver. It also doesn't have a key hole, so if that door ever gets locked, I'm completely fucked.
I think we've all had our fair share of crap cars. When I wrecked my first car, a Mazda 626 - my dad was really nice and bought me a used Chevy Prism. The car ran fine, but it was some candy red color, and almost looked pink. My buddies took great pride in calling my car, "the rolling vagina."
Over the summer I bought myself an '08 Volkswagen Rabbit. I drive 40 miles (each way) to and from work every day, so I needed something that I could drive the hell out of.
I was thrilled to find out that, apparently, the Rabbit was voted as the #1 gayest car in America. /sigh, fuck.
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Re: Got a Prius.
Haha, I've driven a "gay" car my entire driving career. A Purple Hyundai Accent isn't vey masculine. A hybrid won't be either. It's all about how you conduct yourself. We can totally get away with gay cars and still impress the ladies, trufun.
Re: Got a Prius.
thats just because americans (no offence) have weird taste in cars, if it doesent sound like a industrail vhiecle to them it must be gay. i would love a rabbit,trufun202 wrote:I'm sorry dude, but that's hilarious!GyroVorbis wrote:My passenger door handle completely broke in half when I tried to open it. One of the back door handles broke on the inside, so now it's completely flaccid. And just yesterday the door handle on my driver's side broke. The only way that I can get into my car is through the door in the back, diagonal from the driver. It also doesn't have a key hole, so if that door ever gets locked, I'm completely fucked.
I think we've all had our fair share of crap cars. When I wrecked my first car, a Mazda 626 - my dad was really nice and bought me a used Chevy Prism. The car ran fine, but it was some candy red color, and almost looked pink. My buddies took great pride in calling my car, "the rolling vagina."
Over the summer I bought myself an '08 Volkswagen Rabbit. I drive 40 miles (each way) to and from work every day, so I needed something that I could drive the hell out of.
I was thrilled to find out that, apparently, the Rabbit was voted as the #1 gayest car in America. /sigh, fuck.
although im sure there is a vibrator called the rabbit.
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Re: Got a Prius.
GODDAMNIT!!!
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Have you tried Babelfish?GyroVorbis wrote:GODDAMNIT!!!
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Re: Got a Prius.
Haha, you're cousin's gonna love the stories and lovestains all over that one.
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