What's your top 3?

"The Real Dacia Sandero" (the-real-dacia-sandero) 12/08/2014 at 16:53 • Filed to: None

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What's your top 3 favorite things about your current car? It can be anything from sounds, looks, performance, etc.

My top 3 favorite things about my Miata are:

1. The handling- Yeah, I know... But on a good backroad it's sublime.

2. Exhaust Sound- I've got a roadstersport exhaust. When you get on it, it growls like an old British roadster. Plus it pops and grumbles on deceleration.

3. The shifter gate noise- Every so often, when I shift into fourth gear it makes a clicking noise like a gated shifter in an old Ferrari. And every time it gets me.

What's your top 3?

Brian Silvestro > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 16:55

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1. Handling

2. Seats

3. Practicality

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 16:57

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Top three on me '97 Fiesta? Well...

1. Fuel consumption.

2. Tossable.

3. Sounds like a beast with a podfilter and straight pipes.

Alex Murel > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 16:57

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The seats

The heating elements in the seats

The digital speedometer

And number 4, reliability, it always starts, unlike my bike.

Saoul-Virage > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 16:58

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1) Rev limiter (love to hit it just to make laugh friends, yes it's dumb)

2) Slow car to drive fast

3) Handbrake on snow

Party-vi > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 16:58

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330Ci

1. The noise it makes when I wring out that straight six

2. The looks. The E46 body style is one of the better looking BMWs.

3. The H&K stereo. Makes long commutes bearable.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 16:58

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My busted old 1980 Tercel:

1. It was free

2. Easy to drive flat-out

3. Some things still work

Also, I really like the design of the thing. But I can't say "looks," because the rust has done its work.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 16:59

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1. The feels .

2. The swelling pull of the engine running up to redline.

3. The noises she makes (induction, exhaust, gear change, "tink"ing of the brake rotors after a lapping session...).

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:00

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top 3 about my 99 saturn sc2

1. Great gas mileage, if I really want it to I can get about 32 mpg

2. The half door and fold down rear seats actually make moving or carrying things easy

3. The head unit I installed has an aux jack haha

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:00

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Reliability: That 4.3L V6 and 4L60E just keep going and going and going no matter what I do to them.

Practicality: I've got three rows of full adjustable seats, a back bench that turns into a bed, and more cargo space than any one person ever needs.

Exhaust note: The engine sounds surprisingly good at full tilt. That could have to do with my muffler's internals falling to bits.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:00

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2005 Pontiac Grand Prix.

1. Heated Leather seats. Toasty buns for the win.

2. Um, the sound system? I've got two small woofers in the trunk.

3. Huh... its a car. I like that about it.

AM3R shamefully returns > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:01

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328i:

1.) the sound of the inline 6 and the smoothness of it

2.) heated seats, they are one of the best.

3.) the great handling (hydraulic steering yo!)

camaroboy68ss > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:02

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Let's see for my,

98 Camaro:

1) LS1

2) 6spd

3)RWD

68 Camaro:

1) 36,000 original miles

2) hideaway headlights

3) 1 of 14

33 Ford Pickup

1) My grandpa built it

2) big can

3) perfect exhaust note

TheHondaBro > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:02

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Honda Accord V6

Great sound

Surprising acceleration

Reliable

Will with a W8 races an E30 > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:03

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1: Inconspicuousness - The car is incredibly anonymous. It's almost invisible to anybody who isn't specifically looking for it.

2: Performance - Surprising power, great torque, good handling, and incredible snow drifts

3: Uniquenss - Its a wagon with an 8 cylinder engine that's shorter than it is wide driving a Torsen based AWD system. Add on other engineering curiosities like a split pin crankshaft, two balance shafts, the W cylinder arrangement, quadruple ball joint front suspension, and ginormous brakes, and it's certainly interesting from an engineering perspective.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:04

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BRZ

1 - Handling

2 - Driving position

3 - Shifter feel (replaced all the fluids, and it's fucking butter)

AW11

1 - Track characteristics (handles amazingly, tons of grip, you can steer it with your right foot, sounds insane when the revs are up, etc)

2 - Pop up headlights/T-Tops - How 80s can you get?

3 - Everything wrong with it can be mended. It's my first project car, and it hasn't thrown anything crazy at me yet. It's made me learn how to do alot of things, and I'm now much more confident under the hood.

Stupidru > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:05

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2004 TL 6MT

1) Everybody makes fun of it for being a Honda

2) Everybody makes fun of it for being a Honda

3) Everybody makes fun of it for being a Honda

Agrajag > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:05

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MKV GTI:

1. Interlagos PLAID!!!!!!!!!!

2. Steering wheel is one of nicest things to hold

3. Perfect combo of practicality and a little bit of speed

240D:

1. Tank

2. Intensity of the heater is second to none

3. Smell

DoktorZombie > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:05

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Acura TSX

1. 6-speed manual

2. Honda reliability

3. no car payments

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:06

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1. It always starts(except for the one time where my alternator put a hole in the wrong size battery the p.o. put in, while also cutting the fucking battery tray) no matter how much I beat the shit out of it.

2. It takes me pretty much anywhere I want to go, and is not limited by peasant roads.

3. It makes everything else I drive feel extraordinarily fast.

ttyymmnn > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:06

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1) It's paid for.

2) It's paid for.

3) It's paid for.

In seriousness, it's an '01 Golf 2.0 5 speed, and while it's old, the interior has gone to crap, and is basically falling apart, the engine runs and runs and runs and I love rowing through the gears.

Bandit > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:07

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My Trans Am

1) It looks like nothing else you normally see on the road

2) The noise is beautiful. Nothing like an aggressively cammed large displacement V8 to make your day better

3) The reliability... er no, there's none of that. How about the waves people give me when I'm driving and the stories people tell me when I'm filling up gas (which I happen to have to do a lot)

FKA-RacecaR > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:08

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My '96 Camry:

1) It is paid off

2) Only has about 135k miles on it

3) it is paid off

lonestranger > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:09

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'04 GMC Sierra

1. Automatic headlights. They turn themselves on in the dark, off in the light, and off moments after turning the key off. I'm spoiled by them, and any car I drive without them feels inadequate.

2. It's a truck with an 8-foot bed. I can haul whatever I feel like, and not have to worry about ruining the trunk carpet or whatever.

3. My new tires are actually fantastic in winter.

Brickman > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:10

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96 Caravan

1. 2.4l sounds great when floored :D

2. Super comfortable ride

3. lots of room, useability of a truck with a bed cap.

Sn210 > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:12

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2008 Acura TL Type S

1) The buttery smooth 6MT

2) The headlights are amazing

3) The 10-spoke black chrome wheels

1986 Toyota Aw11 MR2

1) The mid-engine, RWD layout!

2) The simplicity of it all

3) The 57k original miles

Frank Grimes > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:13

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The head gasket works now.

The paint color. manual transmission

the handling.

Nardi wood stuff.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Party-vi 12/08/2014 at 17:13

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My parents own a 323 CI (which I drive frequently, so it it's "my" car on oppo), and 1 and 2 are the same, but I love RWD!

Mercedes Streeter > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:15

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2012 smart fortwo.

1. Looks like a cute escape pod.

2. The noise of my exhaust (when it was in good condition).

3. I can beat the hell out of it and it'll still return 40 MPG.

60,000 miles of smiles. <3

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:17

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Jetta GLI 24v VR6

1. The engine note. Sounds like a car way more expensive than it is.

2. Close ratio six speed.

3. The interior. While it is 11 years old, the interior has aged well from a design and wear and tear point of view.

1968 Spitfire.

1. Monza style gas cap and its location. It feels like you are making a pit stop when you fill up.

2. People stop to ask about the car when you stop someplace.

3. You have to flog it to keep up with traffic. Makes every drive an occasion to hoon.

SantaRita > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:18

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1990 Rx-7

1. the handling and how it forces you to work with barely adequate power (pronounced "perfect") over each gear. You earn your fun in this car, and once you're really having fun it's perfection is obvious.

2. This is my Mazda convertible. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

3. Common man can fix it. the technology is less sophisticated than a Sony Walkman. The rest is standard fare for any car, but old enough that you can comfortably wonder why anyone would ever take a car to the shop.

Jayhawk Jake > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:23

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Blow off noise, the steering wheel, and the way it handles.

It's a modified Chevy Sonic RS

TheJWT > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:23

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1. The noise. It doesn't sound like any modern car, and that's why I love it.

2. The obscurity. It's a 90s Nissan with an SR20 that isn't a beaten up s14.

3. It's slightly terrible. It's my first car and I love it for its quirks; the heavy clutch, the roll up windows, the shitty paint, etc...

Scary__goongala! > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:25

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94' NA

the handling

the small size

the montego blue mica paint.

T5Killer > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:25

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1995 Mustang Cobra

1.Sound the V8 noise with aftermarket exhaust and a FRPP B-303 cam is glorious.

2.The looks most people hate it but I love the SN95s curves.

3.Shifter feel. The Steeda Tri-Ax feels great like a well oiled bolt action rifle.

duurtlang > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:25

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2000 Peugeot 406 coupe.

Looks. Pininfarina did a great job!

How it drives (comfort + handling)

Cost. Cheap to buy, cheap to fuel, cheap to maintain (cockroach like reliability, cheap parts, plentiful parts, easy to work on)

(same color, different wheels. Although similar mine are smaller and have a spoke extra)

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:28

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'13 FR-S

1. Handling : It's not a fast car in a straight line, duh, but it handles like crazy (taking turns fast) and makes it an excellent car to improve my driving ability with.
2. Looks : It's just so sexy!
3. Community : Gas mileage nearly took 3rd place (29+ in a "sports" car that I tend to drive with spirit), but more important to me has been the friendships this car has helped me make. Once I bought my FR-S I started going to the local Toyobaru club meets. I met an awesome group of enthusiasts, who quickly became friends. It's had a tremendously positive affect on my life, and that wouldn't have happened if I was still driving my 4Runner. (I'll be writing an lengthier post about this soon)

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:28

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2013 Ford Fusion 1.6L Ecoboost.

1. The Looks.

2. The Fuel Economy.

3. The Handling.

1993 Mazda 323 Base

1. It was free

2. It runs

3. It has no rust

cazzyodo > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:30

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FoST

1) Torque. There's a stupid section of highway where you go from the on ramp, cut across three lanes of highway traffic to get to the opposite side exit. Took it like a champ.

2) The color. Race red just glows in any light. Love it.

3) Stereo. 10 speakers and sub in a small space...I'M ALL ABOUT DAT BASS...AND TREBLE.

treesmakewater > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:31

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200 Audi A6 4.2

1. Intake note at full tilt

2.very comfortable on long trips

3. Handles surprisingly well for a 5300 pound, torsen equipped car.

OPPOsaurus WRX > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:32

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da boost da boost da boost

My citroen won't start > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:32

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Citroen C5:

1.The way people stare at it everywhere.

2.Hydraulic clould-like ride

3.Turning lights.

itschrome > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:37

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2004 Cadillac Seville

1. Love the way it looks. very masculine with out being over the top.

2. The engine is just super! Love the way it accelerates , and the sound. hose quad cams full open. So nice!

3. The cabin is a genuinely nice place to be. Plush leather, amazing Bose stero. just a lovely comfy place to be!

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:37

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XLR-V:

1. Exotic American car

2. Its a V, nuff said

3. Powerful Subs in the doors

Eldorado:

1. Smooth, roomy and luxurious

2. Corsa exhaust surprises some people

3. Train horns surprise everybody

Textured Soy Protein > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:38

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2013 BMW 135is DCT

1. M Performance exhaust sounds great

2. DCT shifts lightning fast

3. Launch control gets me speeding tickets

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Hemi

1. Super cushy ride while handling better than a 4800 lb SUV really should

2. Quadra-Drive II 4wd with automatically locking front, center & rear differentials

3. All the torques

Decay buys too many beaters > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:38

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2013 FR-S

#1 Handling - currently have a nice set of adjustable dampers on it

#2 Shifter - Have a short throw kit an solid shift bushings that make it feel like a damn gated shifter

#3 The seats - Some of the nicest sport seats I've ever experienced in a factory car.

2003 Suzuki SV650

#1 Extensive aftermarket - seriously you can turn an SV into whatever you want

#2 Looks - get a lot of compliments on the looks

#3 Sound - ducati-eque v-twin roar.

1985 Honda Aero 50

#1 Fun - probably the most fun vehicle I own

#2 Fuel economy - 60 mpg full throttle everywhere

#3 Fun - did i mention how fun it is

1996 Saab 900

#1 Floor mounted ignition - FLOOR MOUNTED IGNITION!!

#2 Headlight wipers

#3 Comfortable

Axial > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:39

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1. Gearbox - it's so smooth and it makes cool noises...needs more gears so I can keep shifting

2. Secondary valves - few things are more exciting than sudden, half-expected acceleration when a set of valves intended for this express purpose open up at some predetermined point along your power band

3. The looks - it's so late '80s, early '90s and it's perfect

Decay buys too many beaters > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 12/08/2014 at 17:43

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How are you managing 29?!? I average somewhere between 8 and 22 depending on usage.

But totally agree on the community being a good one, way better than the VW scene I came from.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Decay buys too many beaters 12/08/2014 at 17:49

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29.1-29.3 is the average for the overall life of the car, just over 11k miles.

I have a 6 mile commute to work on surface roads but it's a major road where I hit mostly greens. I keep it around 2k most of the time, and occasionally do some fairly long freeway driving.

The community has been a big deal for me. I move to Illinois without knowing anyone, and learned quickly that making friends in your mid-20s is a lot harder than it was in high school and college. Nearly everyone I've met in the Toyobaru community is nice, and a lot of them are in relatively similar points in life as me. I'm actually moving in with two members of my club (a couple) when my current lease is up. I was planning on moving in with the girl anyways, and then she started dating a guy in the club who I get along with well anyways. It will be much better than my current roommate situation. haha

The Transporter > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:54

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No money? No problem. As so long as you have a good set of wrenches you can keep this thing on the road with the lost change between your couch cushions.

Ease of maintenance. The oil filter could be a tad bit easier to access, but most things are easy to reach.

The installation of the roll bar precipitated a sudden and swift end to all the "gay" jokes. Don't know why, but for some reason people see the roll bar and say to themselves "This guy is srs bzns."

E92M3 > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 17:57

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E92 M3

1. The noise from the S65 V8

2. The heated seats . They work better than any others I've tried.

3. It's ability to be a comfortable DD and a track toy from the factory. No coilovers, BBK, etc needed.

Decay buys too many beaters > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 12/08/2014 at 18:00

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haha, that explains it then. My car tends to live most of it's life above 3000 rpm.

and I had a similar experience, moved across the country right after college and just kind of floated for a year or two. Finally started to make some real friends after I began hanging out with other 86 owners (and other car people in general)

The Real Dacia Sandero > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 12/08/2014 at 18:12

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The community surrounding the Miata is one of the things I like too. Same deal with awesome people. They have helped save my ass several times.

CaptDale - is secretly British > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 18:19

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1987 Fiero GT 5-spd V6

1. The sound. The full exhaust makes people mistake the 2.8 for a V8 and it sounds delicious, especially pulling in the mid-range.

2. The ride. It may ride a little hash for a DD, but when I get it out on the twisties, it is just right!

3. The attention. People who come talk to me about my car only ever have good things to say. Like they wanted one when they were younger or how nice it is to see them on the road still.

Two Drink Minimum > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 18:24

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2013 Fiat 500 Abarth

Loud noises: The 500 Abarth exhaust is an aural wonder. It spits and growls at stop lights, and announces victory on the pass with a loud pop and backfire. Every time I start the car, I smile. Every. Time.

Size and Fight: The Abarth is a crafty, urban fighter that can flick around corners and find vanishing cracks in highway traffic. A joy to drive at speeds fast or slow, the tiny turbo is more than a match for the Abarth's light weight, and the compact dimensions mean parking is never a problem.

Italianesque quirks: The barstool seating, long throws on the shift, the complete lack of rear visibility. The Abarth is raw and unrefined in ways that, frankly, do not matter to me. I'll happily trade the weird HVAC controls for the Abarth's luscious steering wheel, and I like that there is no multi-function display to mar the dash. The Abarth looks, feels and drives like a car out of time.

Turbo666 > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 18:35

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My GN "Infamous"

1: turbo noise

2: that it's a turbo brick. (I love it's looks, while most people don't)

3: The fact that it is "rare" ish and I never see one when I'm driving mine around. I like different.

Bonus: its black, really black.

ly2v8-Brian > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 19:46

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Silverado

1. Engine noise

2. It's blue

3. Chevy truck

0fxxk0 > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 21:20

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1994 Pontiac Trans Am

1. The Sound (Love dat V8! WoooooO!)

2. Looks didn't like it @ first after the 98's dropped, but now I don't know why I liked the 98's.

3. T-top's! I loves me sum T-tops brah! I will never ever get rid of this car.

64C10 > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/08/2014 at 22:12

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64 Chevy C10

1. Patina

2. Long shifter throws

3. Family history- it was purchased by my great uncle new in '64

vtwagoner > The Real Dacia Sandero 01/19/2015 at 14:20

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'02 Passat 1.8t

1. Wagon- Initially this was a dealbreaker when I got the car in high school, but me (and my girlfriend) quickly realized that Wagon=more space. Some of my friends give me crap for driving a wagon until it comes time to move.

2. 1.8t- Love that little motor, moves the quite heavy car along pretty well and gets decent gas mileage when I don't drive like moron.

3. 5 speed manual- For a 12 year old car that has spent its entire life in Vermont and is still on the original clutch with 180k on it, its shifts are buttery smooth.