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Around town:


2009 Kona Dew Plus asphalt bike.

When I have to travel far, or if I'm feeling lazy:


2000 Subaru Forester, a.k.a. "The Mayhem Mobile".

My current vehicle: 1997 Ford Explorer. Been in the family for about 10 years, bought used from dad's coworker, and still runs like a dream, except for the very faint engine squeaking. Been driving her to the ground back and forth 100 miles for the past 3 years.


I plan on keeping her until she finally dies out. Afterwards I'ma set my sights on a mid-90's F150 or Bronco. Not much into the newer cars of today. And am not entirely comfortable in sedans, dunno why.

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i can't imagine how many people try to hitch rides from you cockney.

i drive a schweeeeeet red schwinn bike that i put some stickers on and painted a tiny bit. also it's a missing a kickstand, a bit rusty, the cushions for handlebars are wearing away and squeaks occasionally(loads of fun).
oh yeah, you know people turn there heads when i pull up in my schwinn and lock my bike. born to be wiiiillld!! !

Asp-Z, what is that contraption? I don't recognize that one. I mean the car, not the boat.

My car is an old, slow tank, in pretty good condition for its age - original glass, no body panel rust. I'm gonna get it a tune-up in the spring to make it mechanically minty-fresh.

It's a 1985 SAAB 900 sedan, in black with white pinstripes. Original 3-speed Auto, tan velour interior.

Sorry I don't have photos, but I'm new & can't post links yet.

Cheers,

-Luke

The torsional rigidity of the aluminum tub is actually several times greater than that of a traditional steel frame, let alone a unibody. I've driven this car in places where some people would never take any car (think southern Sonora state, Mexico). Have you ever seen a Mexican "tope"? The only things that have broken are the result of the dealer leaving the car outdoors in a Miami hurricane and not telling me about it.

I am actually living in Canada for the moment. The car is still registered in New York. The Canadian situation is a complete scam.

hehe, Nice, CockneyRebel!

I took one of those once, about 6 months before they were pulled from active service. it was on one of the routes that go through Piccadilly Circus - can't remember exactly which one, sorry. I remember the bus slowing down to cross the intersection, and the Conductor says to me something like 'yea mate, this is the closest to where you need to go' and I jumped off the platform of the moving bus right into the street. Tres Cool. Routemasters might have been noisy and stinky, but they sure do scream THIS IS ENGLAND.

PS if you dig buses, you should check out Birmingham Route 11, AKA the Outer Orbital. I took that once.

Cheers,

Luke

You are correct, the bodywork is very fragile. It makes the car difficult to insure, at least in the US which has a competitive market.

I once cracked the area behind the wheel well with a mallet, just trying to break the brake caliper loose. I fixed it with epoxy.

I know a guy who added a kevlar backing to all the most vulnerable points.

I pay $900 every 6 months for that car (New York State), and $400 for my BMW which just has liability. I added the car in 2005, before insurers in North America knew anything about it, and it's listed as a "LOTS" instead of a "LOTUS". So maybe their computer just hasn't caught up with me. I don't plan to shake that tree.

In some US states (e.g. Wisconsin) it could be possible to insure it for as little as $500 every 6 months with full coverage, clean record and high FICO score.

I'm thinking of switching the Lotus to liability on the "don't insure anything you can afford to lose" principle.