what kind of vehicle do you drive?

[Slowman]

This is my daily, a 2009 Yamaha Zuma 50cc.
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This is my weekend/distance car, a 1991 Isuzu Impulse RS with a few mods.  Fuel mileage is awful though so that's why I scoot during the week.
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[Ghost Soldier]

Time to update
1998 Chevy S-10 4.3L V6
2012 Volkswagen Jetta S.E. 2.5L i5

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Time to update for me as well.
2009 Ford Mustang V6 (Wife's)
2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt (1 of 1431 made in Black/Red)

[blcklblskt]

This is my weekend/distance car, a 1991 Isuzu Impulse RS with a few mods.  Fuel mileage is awful though so that's why I scoot during the week.

I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about cars, but I've never even heard of one of these.  It looks pretty awesome!

[Razor Knuckles]

Time to update
1998 Chevy S-10 4.3L V6
2012 Volkswagen Jetta S.E. 2.5L i5

That S-10 will probably outlast the newer Volkswagen. Just dump oil into the S-10 and it should last you 420,000 miles. The Volkswagen may last 250,300 miles if your lucky.

[Slowman]

I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about cars, but I've never even heard of one of these.  It looks pretty awesome!

Thanks!  I have had people chase me down to ask what it is exactly; most folks I run into have never seen or heard of it before.  

Quick explanation about these unique, overlooked cars...

Among all registered Isuzu Impulse varieties in the US, there are ~2,300 still on the road as of 2010.   Most are of the XS trim level which is a 3-door, front wheel drive hatchback with a 130hp 1.6L 4 cylinder. The RS is all-wheel drive, turbocharged, 160hp 1.6L 4 cylinder built with forged pistons, crank and connecting rods.  There were ~800 RS models imported to the US for only one model year, 1991.  Isuzu WAY overbuilt these turbo engines and conservatively supplied them with only 7 lbs of boost and a 8.5:1 compression ratio so they could run until the end of time on 87 octane.  This engine was also used in the late 80's front wheel drive Lotus Elan.

Mine has 146,xxx miles, RTR coilover suspension, RTR short throw shifter, a Turbine Tech exhaust manifold and a Garrett GT2554R turbo supplying 14 lbs of boost.  It requires 89 octane which is another reason to daily my scooter :p.  I have never had it on a dyno so I don't know exactly what sort of power it makes but my "butt dyno" says it's somewhere around 225-230 compared to other cars I've driven with similar power levels.  

The Impulse RS was originally priced the same as the Eclipse GSX which was a faster car (195hp).  So Impulse RS' just didn't sell.

[Ghost Soldier]

Time to update
1998 Chevy S-10 4.3L V6
2012 Volkswagen Jetta S.E. 2.5L i5

That S-10 will probably outlast the newer Volkswagen. Just dump oil into the S-10 and it should last you 420,000 miles. The Volkswagen may last 250,300 miles if your lucky.

Yep, it has 168k on the clock and runs like new.  The chevy 4.3L imo is one of the best motors made along with the 4.0 i6 iron duke used in Jeeps upto the TJ.

[blcklblskt]

I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about cars, but I've never even heard of one of these.  It looks pretty awesome!

Thanks!  I have had people chase me down to ask what it is exactly; most folks I run into have never seen or heard of it before. 

Quick explanation about these unique, overlooked cars...

Among all registered Isuzu Impulse varieties in the US, there are ~2,300 still on the road as of 2010.   Most are of the XS trim level which is a 3-door, front wheel drive hatchback with a 130hp 1.6L 4 cylinder. The RS is all-wheel drive, turbocharged, 160hp 1.6L 4 cylinder built with forged pistons, crank and connecting rods.  There were ~800 RS models imported to the US for only one model year, 1991.  Isuzu WAY overbuilt these turbo engines and conservatively supplied them with only 7 lbs of boost and a 8.5:1 compression ratio so they could run until the end of time on 87 octane.  This engine was also used in the late 80's front wheel drive Lotus Elan.

Mine has 146,xxx miles, RTR coilover suspension, RTR short throw shifter, a Turbine Tech exhaust manifold and a Garrett GT2554R turbo supplying 14 lbs of boost.  It requires 89 octane which is another reason to daily my scooter :p.  I have never had it on a dyno so I don't know exactly what sort of power it makes but my "butt dyno" says it's somewhere around 225-230 compared to other cars I've driven with similar power levels. 

The Impulse RS was originally priced the same as the Eclipse GSX which was a faster car (195hp).  So Impulse RS' just didn't sell.

No wonder I haven't seen one before.  I've been wanting a nice -80's or early 90's turbo car for a while.  I'd love to have a CSX-VNT, but I know that will never happen.  A Spirit R/T is high on my list as well. 

There aren't too many aftermarket performance parts for the turbo Dodges, but I can only imagine how impossible it is to find stuff for the Isuzu.  Good work!

[Razor Knuckles]

Time to update
1998 Chevy S-10 4.3L V6
2012 Volkswagen Jetta S.E. 2.5L i5

That S-10 will probably outlast the newer Volkswagen. Just dump oil into the S-10 and it should last you 420,000 miles. The Volkswagen may last 250,300 miles if your lucky.

Yep, it has 168k on the clock and runs like new.  The chevy 4.3L imo is one of the best motors made along with the 4.0 i6 iron duke used in Jeeps upto the TJ.

I work on cars for a living and I see you are spot on when it comes to good engines. The Jeep I-6 High Output engine is the best gasoline powered engine ever built... period. I see tons of Jeeps come through my shop that have over 300,000 miles on them with the original engine and trans. They leak oil like crazy but as long as you top it off the engines will last you forever.

Other than the Jeep 4.0L engine I can safely say the next best engines are GM's 3.8L series II V6 and Fords 4.6L V8. Those vehicles that run off those engines never seem to die. Their not efficient but their built like a tank.

I don't hate Volkswagon/Audi but I cant seem to tell how many miles they have on them. On most of the vehicles from '97 through the late 2000's they have a monochrome red LCD screen in the dashboard that tells you the mileage and other various information. The pixels seem to burn out after a few years and it makes it impossible to read the vehicles mileage. So it's hard for me to tell you how many miles the average Volkswagon gets. Though if I gave a crap I could always hook up a scan tool to the OBD II connector port and get the mileage through the PCM.  

[Seno]

Well my old Yamaha Thundercat finally gave up the ghost, so its been replaced with a very well looked after Suzuki Bandit 1200, I need to make a few changes to it first one is replacing the horribly restrictive and quiet end can. Also going to fit cam links fom my old gixxer, mx bars, fork brace and see if the set of 6-pot Hayabusa brakes I've got knocking around will fit on it

[aeroc]

I've had my Honda Ruckus for a couple years, but haven't gotten around to registering it yet. Insurance is a pain around here, it's like they don't want your money.

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[Slowman]

I've always liked the style of the Ruckus.  If it were available in 2-stroke then I would've gotten it over my Zuma.  It appears you've done the chassis extension mod?

[aeroc]

I've always liked the style of the Ruckus.  If it were available in 2-stroke then I would've gotten it over my Zuma.  It appears you've done the chassis extension mod?

Ya it has two extensions. I can understand wanting the 2-stroke, I tried a friend's older Zuma and it was much more fun. Maybe one day I'll do a 150cc engine swap.

[kornnut43]

Here's my 2012 Honda Fit!

My family has been a Honda family since the early 80's, and it's almost all we drive.  I used to own a 2007 Fit, but the engine started to miss a few months back...  when I was at a red light and it "skipped", it was so bad it felt like I was hitting a bump while completely stationary.

The dealership had a rough time duplicating the problem, and they finally diagnosed it as a problem with the air conditioning unit.  It was $800 to fix, money I didn't really have.  Just wanting to look at my financing options, they actually offered me a 2012 at a similar price that I was paying for the '07!  Sure!  Don't mind if I do.

I was pretty much sold on the colour alone.  haha

[Kam1Kaz3 NL77]

I drive a Opel Vectra GTS 1.8 (2003), with about 88.000 miles on the counter
Opel=Vauxhall