pros and cons
#13
RE: pros and cons
ORIGINAL: Live_4it
This guy was driving his mustang in front of me today and the whole way back he was going 45 mph where I normally go 60 aswell as most cars.... I bet it was becausehe was trying to get good mpg, but who would buy a car like that if they're afraid of using too much gas? Same thing with the hummers and suv's like mentioned. I mean for one thing hummers are ment to go off road it's sooo stupid for someone to buy one of those and then commute with it. They are just trying to show off and show prosperity but to me it shows ignorance...
This guy was driving his mustang in front of me today and the whole way back he was going 45 mph where I normally go 60 aswell as most cars.... I bet it was becausehe was trying to get good mpg, but who would buy a car like that if they're afraid of using too much gas? Same thing with the hummers and suv's like mentioned. I mean for one thing hummers are ment to go off road it's sooo stupid for someone to buy one of those and then commute with it. They are just trying to show off and show prosperity but to me it shows ignorance...
Hummer owners are generallyjust ignorant money burners. There are WAY better vehicles out there for WAY less money. The H1 was surely capable (16-17" clearance under diffs, 30-60" fordingdepth, 1.25ton payload, traction diffs, boxed frame and sturdy suspension, etc.) running indesert or other wide-open offroad spaces with a heavy load, but just too darn big/heavy for tight trails or roof-deep snow...let alone city driving.The newer models aren't even meant toseriously offroad, if you judge by the engineering. The H2 is nothing more than a Tahoe chassis with a boxy, overweightbody. The H3 is a Trailblazer chassiswith pretty much the same.Their offroad ability is almost laughable hype now, compared to a cheapold Toyota pickup orJeep TJwith just some33s and lunchbox lockers fitted. When you also look at purchase, build,maintenance, and repaircosts...it IS laughable.The visibility out of H1s and H2s sucks, they don't fit a lot of places, and all of them are underpoweredfuel guzzlers that drive like an overloaded fishing trawler wallowing through the Bering Sea. If you need to haul anything, you're better off just buying a 4dr pickup...unless maybe if you're a Baja drugrunner with mil-spec turret-equipped Humvees or something. Then a Hummer may just be the vehicle for you.
#14
RE: pros and cons
ORIGINAL: cyberx32
Pros: civics just look cool
Cons: those damn cupholders in my 99, and also all honda horns [:@]
Pros: civics just look cool
Cons: those damn cupholders in my 99, and also all honda horns [:@]
#15
RE: pros and cons
ORIGINAL: Kommando
I notice several complaints about the cupholders, but I do fine with mine. I also added more though, by experimenting withsomewindow-sill mounted ones by the interior latch-handles, near the side mirrors. The 1st type (brittle plastic) I tried kept falling out or cracking. The 2nd type has worked pretty well and are greaton roadtrips when I have several drinks at hand.
ORIGINAL: cyberx32
Pros: civics just look cool
Cons: those damn cupholders in my 99, and also all honda horns [:@]
Pros: civics just look cool
Cons: those damn cupholders in my 99, and also all honda horns [:@]
#17
RE: pros and cons
i believe the cup holder issue depends on the generation...i have no problem with mine, even hard corners at 80+mph...as long as its like a can of pop..but if you put a "large" or "medium" or even the big ol' "super size" cups in there, forget it..but then you have to ask your self...in a 6th gen, do you know how hard a 64oz cup is to maneuver around the shifter? then ask your self...why do i need a drink that large?
pros:
comfort (im 5-6 and 120 ish lbs)
looks pretty ok stock, even better lowered.
awesome fuel economy
nothing thats to unnecessary, but still luxurious enough (for me anyway...im picky though, i hate leather for one...most people cant stand cloth)
handles pretty good stock, easy to make it handle even better though
wide after market support
D series parts are cheaper than a poretrican hooker
easy to fix.....
every thing works together perfectly
best "feel" of any car i have driven
steering response is amazing...you can really tell where your limits are.
reliable like no other.
basically, its the first, and last car i will ever own...
Cons:
some trim colors are a pain in the *** to keep clean
the seats kill my back after about 2 hour's of driving (i do have some back problems though, no one else that i have had in the car that long has complained)
i dont know about the steering wheel grippy stuff...i never had any on mine[>:]
for a while, they were on the top 10 list of most stolen cars...but since has been replace with the Teggys...still, people like to steal them.
bad rep.
get made fun of a ton.
pros:
comfort (im 5-6 and 120 ish lbs)
looks pretty ok stock, even better lowered.
awesome fuel economy
nothing thats to unnecessary, but still luxurious enough (for me anyway...im picky though, i hate leather for one...most people cant stand cloth)
handles pretty good stock, easy to make it handle even better though
wide after market support
D series parts are cheaper than a poretrican hooker
easy to fix.....
every thing works together perfectly
best "feel" of any car i have driven
steering response is amazing...you can really tell where your limits are.
reliable like no other.
basically, its the first, and last car i will ever own...
Cons:
some trim colors are a pain in the *** to keep clean
the seats kill my back after about 2 hour's of driving (i do have some back problems though, no one else that i have had in the car that long has complained)
i dont know about the steering wheel grippy stuff...i never had any on mine[>:]
for a while, they were on the top 10 list of most stolen cars...but since has been replace with the Teggys...still, people like to steal them.
bad rep.
get made fun of a ton.
#18
RE: pros and cons
I see that the majority of pros and cons have been worked through pretty well by now, but I'd like to add these:
Pro--> Clean, tasteful, fast, and incon****uously modded cars.
Con--> Ricer-boy dream cars (looks a lot like a clown car).
I guess you get some of both. I tend to rind my 81 Honda CM 400 on nice days. It's pretty quick for a bike I traded work for after I found it in a barn. It's really inexpensive to own, insure, and keep running. It keeps miles off my car and is effectively my beater right now. Plus it's hard to beat 60+ mpg.
Good topic.
Pro--> Clean, tasteful, fast, and incon****uously modded cars.
Con--> Ricer-boy dream cars (looks a lot like a clown car).
I guess you get some of both. I tend to rind my 81 Honda CM 400 on nice days. It's pretty quick for a bike I traded work for after I found it in a barn. It's really inexpensive to own, insure, and keep running. It keeps miles off my car and is effectively my beater right now. Plus it's hard to beat 60+ mpg.
Good topic.
#19
RE: pros and cons
ORIGINAL: the_turtle
get made fun of a ton.
get made fun of a ton.
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