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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 10:53 PM Original message |
Is your car really a necessary symbol of your identity? PLEASE! |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. i drive the prius. how do you like me now? |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I like you just fine! I'd say you're doing the best you can. imagine being able to afford one |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. thees is why i drive the prius. |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. So do I |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, I would like to be able to pick it out in a parking lot. nt |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. designers will always keep coming up with new ways to attract our |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. here's what got me going |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 01:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
59. I think you will appreciate these... |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
7. New Car |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. There you go. A great car! We can't bail out an industry with no conscience! |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
8. I drive a POS twenty year old pickup truck, |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
33. Great first post! Welcome. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. People buy what they want. How hard is that to understand? |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I agree |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. "it's all about freedom of choice" What "all" are you referring to? |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Bitter jerk? Compensation? What? People shouldn't be ABLE to buy what they want. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
39. Oooh brilliant! Force the American auto industry to build cars Americans don't want. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. That isn't at all what I'm suggesting. We buy what they build. Period. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Not much business experience, huh? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Maybe the second year of college will be more beneficial. n/t |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #39 |
56. Actually that is the problem... they are NOT building what the |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. I hate that garbage talk too. And I drive a sports car and a truck. |
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sciouscience (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
13. yes. i am a worker. i drive a work truck. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Point taken. I was referring to those who would insist on driving a certain vehicle no matter |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
14. God, I hope not. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. lol |
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RazBerryBeret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. hey!!! |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. Schwinn SuperSport |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. My car is a reflection of my personality, and says something of my identity. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. I like my little Scion XB because its a quirky little toaster of a car. |
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swishyfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #21 |
57. Your tires appear to be on fire |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
22. That big ass SUV will come in handy |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I think my point was do you judge yourSELF by your car! So many here can't read. |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. What? |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Perhaps I misunderstood your comment..I'll read it again (4th time) |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Yep. I TOTALLY misunderstood what you wrote. Like I said: Pity some here can't read |
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nancyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. I buy what I can afford.... |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
25. Surely there must be some Godwin-like law |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I'd be honored...to tell you..you either have no sense of humor...or |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #26 |
47. I have a sense of humour when things are funny |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
27. It is their life |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Problem is, it ISN'T their life" if it involves polluting the environment to excess and usng my tax |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #27 |
58. In my perfect world |
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trayfoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
29. The ONLY thing a vehicle does for me........ |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Ding. |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
32. Only if you buy what Madison avenue is shoveling |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
34. So where is that wonderful gas saving little YUGO when we need it? |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:58 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. They saved gas because they wouldn't start. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
38. Yes! I drive a convertable so I can drop my top & show off my man boobs |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. You have man boobs? Perhaps a diet would be in order. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #41 |
50. You know how much it costs to lighten up a car? |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
43. Incentivize fuel-efficient cars - it's simple. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
45. I currently own no cars |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
48. My car is an extension of my PTSD... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
49. Sure ... trustworthy, reliable, warm hearted, cool, accommodating, built for comfort not for speed. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
51. I drive a Jetta. |
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buzzard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
52. I have to say my husband had a Navigator not so much because he wanted one but due to his height it |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:11 AM Response to Reply #52 |
61. Have you looked into a TownCar or Crown Vic (same thing, different trim levels) |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
54. i drive car that will get me the layed... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
55. Perhaps they buy 'em just to get you all flustered. n/t |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
60. Mark my words! The day is coming when those who drive gas-guzzlers |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 04:58 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. There will be a time |
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