Post your mode of transportation! I bought a new car last week. My Nisson X-Terra was (just) paid for and needed a new transmission. Add to that I started a new job (back in IT at last!) and the 26 mile drive at 15.9 mpg was killing me. So I thought, time to get earth friendly. This baby gets 52mpg Highway and 61mpg city! (No that isn't backwards) and you never have to plug it in! I love it! What's in your driveway? Simon wants to know! PS that is rain all over the car. Figures I get a new car and it rains for a week...

Volkswagon Beetle!!!!!! And, of course, that's my sweet thing, Kemal!!!!

i don't have a driveway...just a parking lot!!! LOL!!!

been wanting to know about these cars Michael. we're thinking about getting a hybrid. you like eh!!!! cool!!! i think you get a tax break too next year if i recall!!!! nice car!! congrats!!! :)

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No Room in My Drive at the moment....Neigh!

My loyal friend :) Costs way too much in petrol and road tax and been looking at smaller cars but can't imagine I will change her soon.

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And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html

Seeing Tedz original POV for his mode of transport reminds me of why I cannot show a larger picture of mine. A couple of weeks ago I was on my way to see a rather posh relative. Making good headway down the country road between Oxford and Cheltenham at a little more than the legal speed limit on a fine sunny day, the road crosses the Cotswold hills through some stunning countryside . Passing a copse of trees a pheasant wandered into the road to watch my progress., much too late to brake or serve. Thump and a cloud of feathers ! I didnt stop there seemed no point . I passed through the lovely market town of Cheltenham on a Saturday morning crowded with shoppers and maybe it was my imagination but people were looking at my car in a curious way. I arrived at the said relative and decided to look at the front of my car to see if there was much damage. My car had a new emblem - that of the pheasants arse. It was sticking out of the front grill! I gave it a tentative kick and a headless body dropped out onto the drive. Struck with disbelieve I wondered what to do standing on the driveway of this huge house in a very genteel neighbourhood. I looked round for some bushes or something, but these people have big driveways of antique cobbles all nicely swept and maintained. I panicked and kicked the headless body under the car and carried on with my visit. All the way home that evening I couldnt help but hope that some cat or fox had come and retrieved the body or my relatives are going to think they have been visited by Satanists in the night who have left a headless bird outside their front door. :o

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html

My "Pocket Rocket" on my September 2003 trip to bonny Scotland. She did 3000 miles in total that fortnight, and took me safely to many awesome sights where I got some equally awesome pictures :)

Don't talk to me about fuel economy though ;)

Just look at the simon says": show me some wheels :)

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This baby take a little longer to get there but it's a lot more fun and the milage is unbeatable:}

A seven seater trike! never see anything like that before! Amazing!

Amazing contraption ryno. Imagine the interesting conversations about who is pedalling hardest when it reaches a hill :)

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html

Jim...i'm like pat...never seen anything like this before!!!! It looks like so much fun though!!!!!! Richard...oh man...glad i didn't see that poor bird!!! just imagining what those people must have thought when they saw it when you finally drove away!!!! Wivelrod...cool pic! gorgeous mountains!!!!! Tedz...too funny!!!!!

Tedz...would you like to do the next Simon Says...i've already done one and would like to pass it on. you posted after me. how 'bout it? you wanna take the next one?

Sweeeeeeeet rides!!! I sure would like to have one of those x-terras myself...and Sheila...COOOOOOL!!!!! That is my wifes dreamcar!!!! Just the right colour as well. And ryno...eh...what the....is that?????

How come we say 'It's colder than hell outside' when isn't it realistically always colder than hell since hell is supposed to be fire and brimstone?
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Nice rides everyone...I see you all have some good taste. I don't know what to make of that tricycle Ryno, that's a new one on me!

Well, I have driven many cars in my life. My first was a converted Toyota Corrolla station wagon that looked like a mini-hearse, my first real car--an 85 Honda Accord hatchback, a 91 white hatchback Corsica, and then what you see here. Until just about 2 years ago, I drove the blue 97 Buick Century you see at the top left. It was my grandmother's and quite posh after the Corsica. I had to beef it up a bit with reflective window tinting and 17 rims and wider sport tires. It actually looked quite nice. In the garage you see my wife's 2002 Golf which she will soon be selling to her Dad. We just got an 05 Chrysler Town and Country to lug the kiddies and groceries around, so she doesn't get to use her Golf much any more...though she loves it. She convinced me to get rid of the Buick so I gave it to her folks.

That brings us to my car, the black 03 Passat. It is my first new car and I love it. It has the 1.8T and is a manual. Lots of fun! The middle shot shows it brand new, and the lower one was taken last week. It now has tinted windows and I got new hubcaps after one of the stock ones flew off in traffic. :( I'd like to get larger rims one day, but I'll wait until these tires are spent. I can get 36 MPG when taking it really easy, so it is quite economical. But I almost never get that...wonder why.... ;o]

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Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

some real nice & fanciful rides! :] pretty much have to have a truck or a truck or a truck... still waiting on my 64 Mustang...

I'll see about getting you that Mustang. ;) If you gotta have a truck (or 3) it looks like you made a good choice!

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

mmmm love tedz shanks 's pony... very organic come with own rose fertilizer.... the car in from is a toyota tho... :) nikki... me toyota avensis.. or roller blades..:)

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So you got a pic of you with your your roller blades on then nikki ;)

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html

I already posted a pic of our karting car in the "Show me some wheels" thread! Didn't change it yet! :(

if the 81 chevy custom sells, might be able to get that mustang... thanks kort :]

l,ll take ya a photo of my roller blades.. onslow. comes with go faster stripes ..

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Da daaaaa! Now that I have got the Horse out of the Driveway, I can show You My humble Renault Clio...cruelly described by someone recently as....a Shopping Basket on Wheels. Dear Shiela...thank You for Your kind offer...but... I may be Strung Up or get Horse Whipped for Bucking the System...so,...Neigh...I decline :]

that is so darn cute!! bright & cheery & what a view!! & just who do you think would hang or whip you???? :] our simon says creator seems to have disappeared... hmmm

Oh my! I feel so left out in the material world! This is my ride...the spouse has the minivan not shown. This old '91 has done me well and will likly do fine a year or so more for me. I am hankering for a new truck. This is a workhorse for me and the ride to work. The minivan is wonderful for vacations and trips, beating out about any other form of vehicle I can think of, including SUVs. Men have an aversion to minivans for some reason...real men drive minivans with pride....and OWN A TRUCK. ; )

Tom.

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Had one of those Dakotas too cynlee...but needed a van.Nice trucks though.My work van and play 4x

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

That is what I said...trucks and vans,mini vans or full sized..neat stuff. And a truck...totally needed! Tom

Are You implying that I am not manly....because I Drive a wee Frenchie Car? I already have a Big Zoooooooooooooooom and find it just too Butch to carry My Camera in a Tool Bag :] PS: I am more than Full Sized! sigh

Tetz...you are your own man, no doubt!! No implications...this post of mine, as you might know, comes from redneck country...though I am not redneck by any means. You might not need a truck to show your wheels or to carry your load. All is relevant. hummm..... Tom. hehehe...yikes!

i need a truck!!! at least out here :P... too many deer... (4 deer, 1 cow, 1 fox, 1 armadillo, a few birds, couple of rabbits, 1 hog, 1 dog... just off the top of my head :D (opps, sorry pascale, i swear i didn't hit them on purpose!! :))

LOL @ Cindy!!!! You should consider riding a bike instead #:op

How come we say 'It's colder than hell outside' when isn't it realistically always colder than hell since hell is supposed to be fire and brimstone?
____________________

Andreas

Mystic Pic

LOL!!! you guys are makin' my day!!! I'm lovin' all these pics!!!!! Nikki!!! i definitely wanna see you on rollerblades, chick!!!!! whoo-hoo!!!! ok...Brian declined...Richard...since you were the next to post, you care to do the honors do the next Simon??? :)

very cool assortment of cars!!! good luck with the new one Michael!!!

Tedz, according to the rules because Sheila has already had a shot the next person down takes the reins, so to speak, and you won't be "bucking the system". Please feel free to do the next one. (",)

The flaming kid hauler! A grocery getter on fire! This is my daily driver. 162.000 miles and counting. Dare to be different I always say!

Classic! I love seeing all these rides. :)

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations