"Big 3" bailout? What do you drive?

[Newbieinvestor]

Just curious.

[dux]

where is VW???

[NUTS]

or my two Suzuki swifts

Got rid of my mini van recently

[tng11]

Drive a bare-bones 2006 Smart. This car's saved me so much on gas. :)

[AllWheelDrift]

2007 Audi A4 2.0t S-Line

[faken]

...what if you drive two different ones

[angel_wing0]

toyota.

[Jacklad]

...what if you drive two different ones

I do - '98 Ford and '01 Hyundai. Both in great shape and - best of all - fully paid for. Can't imagine being in the market for another year or two.

[SpillOnAisle9]

Where's MB? I've got 2 of them and they both say Daimler-Chrylser on
a sticker under the hood. Put me down for 2 MOPAR's :D

[V A N Q U I S H]

Where's MB? I've got 2 of them and they both say Daimler-Chrylser on
a sticker under the hood. Put me down for 2 MOPAR's :D

LOL :lol:

[hempopotamus]

07 Dodge and an 07 Dodge lol

[zodieman]

Toyoya Yaris FTW!!

Used to drive a Murano so you can imagine how much I save on gas... :D

I've owned 3 North American cars, 2 BMWs and 5 Japanese cars in my life. I'd take the BMW or Japanese any day.

[Davedigger]

Nissan

[exstasie]

Acura & my dads' MB!

So I voted Honda :D

[NDman]

What does the poll has to do with the bailout? :confused:

[laptop-tech]

bentley

[jason9945]

I've got a 1994 Chrysler. I'm somehow not worried about this bail out.

[matradley]

I drive a KIA. :)

[Jungle]

I don't drive anything, I take public transit. Much cheaper.

[najibs]

I just rented a new Matrix for the weekend. It beats the pants off my wife's Saturn :cheesygri

[Yumeji]

What does the poll has to do with the bailout? :confused:

Also, why is this under personal finance? oO;;

[brunes]

Why is Hyundai not on the list? Hyundai is much more popular than Mazda.

[Newbieinvestor]

Also, why is this under personal finance? oO;;
Part of the automakers plea deals with the issue of: are they producing products people buy?

[Jay Hova]

Nothing :)

Kinda funny actually, my younger brother who is 17 is going for his G2 in a few weeks. I am 19, and have no plans to go for it till atleast May 2009. A car would help, when I commuted last year I had to leave when my Dad left in the morning. That's fine, but if class starts at 12pm..getting up at 7am was a pain. Since I live closer to school now, I just walk wherever I need to go.

Parents have an 05 Civic and 04 Odyssey, both bought used (2007 and 2008 respectively).

Never have owned a domestic, well a Mercury Villager (1997 to 2003).

[pitz]

1956 Chevy Bel-Air
1971 Jaguar XKE
1980 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton
1983 Buick Electra
1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme


You could say....that I like old GM's.. hehe. Never owned any of those 'foreign' cars (except for the Jaguar).

I drive whatever happens to be roadworthy that day, as at least 2 or 3 of them, at any given time, are in some state of needing repairs... The pickup and one of the Oldsmobile's are on their last legs..

[Newbieinvestor]

1956 Chevy Bel-Air
1971 Jaguar XKE
1980 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton
1983 Buick Electra
1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme


You could say....that I like old GM's.. hehe. Never owned any of those 'foreign' cars (except for the Jaguar).

I drive whatever happens to be roadworthy that day, as at least 2 or 3 of them, at any given time, are in some state of needing repairs... The pickup and one of the Oldsmobile's are on their last legs..
You should consider buying something new before hyperinflation hits.

[Rudee]

What does the poll has to do with the bailout? :confused:

I was wondering the same thing.

[radeonboy]

I was wondering the same thing.

maybe he wants to gauge how many people drive one of the big 3 vehicles. if not alot of votes come in, that means they aint selling a lot, thus are in trouble :lol::lol:

[Newbieinvestor]

maybe he wants to gauge how many people drive one of the big 3 vehicles. if not alot of votes come in, that means they aint selling a lot, thus are in trouble :lol::lol:
They are in trouble.

[nuberific]

2 sturdy legs since '88. I don't intend on getting a car until after I have a mortgage - that's the plan anyways.

[tsatsa]

They are in trouble.

I agree.

[JEDI Force]

Why is Hyundai not on the list? Hyundai is much more popular than Mazda.


Mazda can be included with Ford anyway so that would leave room for another option like Hyundai.

[ShopSmart]

1956 Chevy Bel-Air
1971 Jaguar XKE
1980 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton
1983 Buick Electra
1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

You could say....that I like old GM's.. hehe. Never owned any of those 'foreign' cars (except for the Jaguar).

I drive whatever happens to be roadworthy that day, as at least 2 or 3 of them, at any given time, are in some state of needing repairs... The pickup and one of the Oldsmobile's are on their last legs..

We had one of those Oldsmobiles. It was a boat but it was so comfortable to sit in.

Even if the govt throws good money after bad by bailing out these crumbling companies, I will NOT buy from any of these companies.

Does anyone else think that perhaps the govt could be investing this money instead into building efficient and clean underground public transit and pedestrian only roads downtown instead? That would create jobs and it would be a long lasting improvement to urban cities across Canada.

[angel_wing0]

2 sturdy legs since '88. I don't intend on getting a car until after I have a mortgage - that's the plan anyways.

not even a bus/subway? ;)

[canadiantofu]

Where's Nissan?

[br0pbr0p]

This poll would have worked much better if it was "Which country is your car from?" or something that.

It will really show how many actually drive American compared to Japanese, Korean or Germany. Then have "other" for the exceptions.

[Octavius]

Kia Sephia

[bembol]

Where's Nissan?

+1

So I guess Other, is considered Imports?


We have 3 Nissan's and my family/friends all drive Imports too.

[raymondly]

2000 Chev Venture van ("my" car - just replaced head gasket at 165k...)
2007 Hyundai Elantra (wife's car)

[ShadowVlican]

subaru

it'll be sad if the BIG 3 goes... not that i buy their cars, but their huge presence in the market kept the others pushing further which in turn pushes themselves

competition is a good thing

i don't support the bailout btw.. i hope they die and come back as something else... hopefully without the unions

[tamil]

O2 Nissan pathfinder 4wd

[EH100501AC]

Voted 'Other' ;)

[namdeeps]

2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimted Rubicon
2006 Lexus GX470
2005 Toyata Matrix TRD
2000 Ford F-450
1998 Ford Tauras

[golden]

Drives Honda and Acura. I'm against the bailout. First was the job bank (people got paid 95% even laid off) which is now history, but the problem doesn't stop there. I'm sure you can hit up tons of articles online about Big 3's problems. Even I'm not an American, I think it's dumb to use tax payers' money to extend the life of these failing companies (which $34b was a start, as some economists predicted that for them to survive the whole crisis, they'll need as much as $125b or more). Bailout is just pushing the inevitable further out in the future. It's not solving the problem, more like patching a cracking water dam.

[Redsun_ty]

Currently driving a G6 but will be trading it in next year.

[hagbard]

Were is smart? Jeep Patriot and smart.

[Kayne]

A GM (great car) and two Honda's that will be out of my life in the new year:D