| Sign in: |
| Members log in here with your user name and password to access the your admin page and other special features. |
|
|
|
|
|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board
What do you drive? Part 2
Daniel Putz, Photographer
 |
Jefferson | MD | USA | Posted: 1:38 PM on 06.13.09 |
->> Continuation of previous thread. Filled up in less than a day!
Phillip, I rented an Edge in Arizona this spring and I absolutely loved it. Though it took us about 20 minutes to figure out how to turn the map lights off :| |
|
Bruce Omori, Photographer
|
Hilo | HI | USA | Posted: 2:27 PM on 06.13.09 |
| ->> My 2008 4 door Toyota Tacoma 4x4 gets me and my gear where I need to go, and then some. The first ding was quite painful, but it's been nothing but pure driving pleasure since, as it's taken me places where the fainthearted never venture. Already put 40,000 miles on it in a little over a year, and I absolutely love it! :) |
|
Eugene P. Tanner, Photographer, Photo Editor
 |
Honolulu | HI | USA | Posted: 2:39 PM on 06.13.09 |
->> Hey Bruce,
On the Big Island you totally need a 4x4. I drive a 2000 Honda Accord 2 Door EX V-6 coup. Great car... The V-6 gives me good power but most importantly it rides nice and quite and has lots of trunk space.... |
|
Adam Bettcher, Photographer
|
Bloomington | MN | USA | Posted: 3:20 PM on 06.13.09 |
| ->> 2007 BMW 328xi sedan, 2008 Mini Cooper S, 2006 BMW f650gs Dakar motorcycle. I love them all. |
|
Peter Tarry, Photographer
|
croydon | Surrey | England | Posted: 3:30 PM on 06.13.09 |
->> I have just spent three days in sardinia courtesy of Bugatti shootng the new Veyron 16.4 grand sport !!! . It was the finest car i have ever been in, truly awesome! 0-100 in 2.5 seconds.
My everyday car ,Seat Freetrack 4, 4x4 that is handy for tracking shots on car tests. |
|
Eric Canha, Photographer
|
Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 4:22 PM on 06.13.09 |
->> 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 with a crane in the bed. Yes a real crane, I use it to lift the 4 calzone cases from my on-site rig into the bed. Also used it this past winter to hoist a 750 pound cast iron boiler out of a basement and onto the bed.
She hauled 3 tons of compost and soil today for the veggie beds. It's a beast, gets an average of 13 mpg, 8mpg hauling my boat. |
|
Gene Boyars, Photographer
|
Matawan | NJ | United States | Posted: 4:37 PM on 06.13.09 |
| ->> 2005 Mazda Tribute, aka a Ford Escape with the 4 cyl. Yeah it is not fast but with 117,000 miles since Sept 05 I am happy. It holds all my lights and crap for location work and I like being up higher. On average about 22-23mpg. It has never been North of Boston or South of DC or West of Philly. |
|
PJ Heller, Photographer
|
Santa Barbara | CA | USA | Posted: 4:39 PM on 06.13.09 |
| ->> Maybe I’ll win the prize for the oldest: 66 VW Bug (I’ll rent a car when heading out of town, which gives me a chance to drive all sorts of vehicles, including a new Prius). |
|
Michael Fischer, Photographer
|
Spencer | Ia | USA | Posted: 4:48 PM on 06.13.09 |
| ->> Eric, you are a maniac!!! |
|
Scott Foley, Photographer
|
Destin | FL | USA | Posted: 5:11 PM on 06.13.09 |
| ->> 500RWHP Dodge Charger SRT8 and the wife, 450 AWDHP Jeep Cherokee SRT8 ... pure MOPAR! |
|
Joseph Brymer, Photographer
|
Lincolnton | NC | usa | Posted: 6:09 PM on 06.13.09 |
| ->> 2003 Land Rover Discovery. It gets 12mpg, beat that. Great car sucks on gas. |
|
Eric Canha, Photographer
|
Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 7:07 PM on 06.13.09 |
->> http://www.sportsshooter.com/ericcanha/ride/
Michael photos posted. The truck was my kid brother's, he left it to me when he died in '04. My previous F150 was an even beefier beast. It was an F150 with a factory 'camper package' upgrade. Beefier brakes, one extra leaf in each spring package, extra coolers on the tranny and p/s. The factory 5.8 got me 8mpg on average.
Truth be told I'm considering a Vespa for getting around town an to the local ball fields. |
|
Sam Morris, Photographer
|
Henderson (Las Vegas) | NV | USA | Posted: 7:13 PM on 06.13.09 |
| ->> Whatever I can get cheap when my car dies, currently a '98 Rodeo, previously a '90 Camry. I may have to change my habit as I am addicted to having 4WD and the ability to get out into the desert. |
|
T.J. Hamilton, Photographer
|
Grand Rapids | MI | USA | Posted: 9:04 PM on 06.13.09 |
| ->> 96 Miata M edition, for 9 months out of the year....its a great summer car.(about 30 mpg) Plus the license plate says 'jpeg'. In the winter, my wife shares her 02 Altima with me while the Miata is in hibernation. |
|
Matthew Bush, Photographer
|
Hattiesburg | MS | USA | Posted: 9:24 PM on 06.13.09 |
->> 2002 Cheverlot Tahoe I bought it two weeks after Katrina because I was without a vehicle because unlike the cool toyota commericals my Xterra did NOT survive a 100+ year old Oak Tree.
Just got a really fun noise under the hood so I might be getting something new in a hurry.....
Previously I had a 2004 Nissan X-terra 4x4 that I LOVED. Great photo vehicle...
Leason learned... Next hurricane my vehicle will be gased and loaded and parked in the middle of my parents 40 acre cattle pasture instead of my driveway. |
|
Vasiliy Baziuk, Photographer
|
Rochester | NY | USA | Posted: 1:48 AM on 06.14.09 |
->> My Man Van: A 1995 Dodge Caravan 3.0 V6 with the last two rows of seats removed for better gas milage and greater space for photo gear. No grill. The front right bumper is skewed low because I hit two dear about a year or two ago. Pealing paint on the hood and roof. The best pat about my Man Van is that in about 9000 miles it will be at 200,000! I really hope it makes it!
The Man Van is of-course my main vehicle for photo assignments.... my reaction vehicle is a 2008 BWM M3 with race suspension and a turbo kit. |
|
Angus Mordant, Student/Intern
|
Sydney | NSW Australia | Australia | Posted: 8:49 AM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> 2008 VW Golf 2.0 FSI, absolutely love it, big enough boot for everything i need and enough power to get there. |
|
John H. Reid III, Photographer
|
Gates Mills | OH | USA | Posted: 9:30 AM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> 2003 Honda CRV, 126,000 miles. It is not a compact SVU, it is a really tall station wagon ;-) |
|
Jeff Brown, Photographer
|
Greenfield | MA | | Posted: 9:36 AM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> 2002 Volvo X-Country. Great car. Handles like a sports car goes anywhere you can take an SUV and fits all my gear and mt two Great Pyrenees. This is my 3rd Volvo, they are the best. |
|
Paul Nelson, Photographer
|
Temperance | MI | USA | Posted: 9:41 AM on 06.14.09 |
->> Same as T.J. (96 Miata M-Edition). I believe there were only 3,000 M-Editions made that year, so two of them are here!
Not for winter though...have a F150 for that right now. |
|
Robin Loznak, Photo Editor, Photographer
|
Roseburg | OR | USA | Posted: 10:08 AM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> 2002 Honda Civic. About 160,000 miles and still rolling. When I lived in Montana I put on studded snow tires and did some mad winter driving. I also have a 1997 Dodge 2500 diesel truck for pulling our 5th-wheel camper. |
|
Jon Wright, Photographer
|
Wayzata | MN | USA | Posted: 10:29 AM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> Two choices - 2008 Mazda 3 for shoots that don't require much equipment, although most will pack well because the rear seats fold down. The other is my trusty 2002 Dodge Caravan, which is like a tree fort on wheels. |
|
Jason Orth, Photographer, Photo Editor
|
Lincoln | NE | USA | Posted: 10:35 AM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> 07 Subaru Legacy. Way more fun to drive than a Camry/Accord - and I love the AWD in the winter time. I think I'm a Subaru convert. |
|
Shawn Lynch, Photographer
|
New York | New York | USA | Posted: 11:58 AM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> 2006 Honda Civic Si in Habanero Red. It's the rarest of the colors. So much fun to drive (though less so in NY). But highways in MA, where I used to live were great and it was fun for zipping around town too. It also does pretty damn good on gas, I'd say between 25-30 mpg. The regular civics get up to 40 though! |
|
Patrick Kane, Photo Editor, Photographer
|
Petersburg | VA | USA | Posted: 12:22 PM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> '08 Honda Fit. It's great on gas, easy to park and roomy inside because of the folding seats. The only problem is I wind up helping everyone move... |
|
Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant
 |
Galveston & Houston | TX | US | Posted: 1:10 PM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> I just passed 50,000 miles in my Nissan Xterra and according to the trip computer averaged exactly 20 MPG over those miles. I can't imagine ever going back to a car for this job. The ability to leave the pavement has come in handy on assignments more times then I can count. |
|
Jamie Roper, Photographer
|
Portland | OR | United States | Posted: 3:17 PM on 06.14.09 |
->> Can't believe some fool on here has spent any time in a Bugatti Veyron, and in Sardinia...i really, really rolled with the wrong dice in this game.
next time around, i want to be Peter Tarry.
me: '87 1/2 Toyota Tercel Wagon 4WD. 70 bhp; use a calender to clock 0-60 times. '90 Acura Legend. Fast and comfortable.
I've spent less than $300 to keep them both on the road over the past five years. |
|
Omar Vega, Photographer, Photo Editor
|
Miami Beach/NY/Vegas | FL | USA | Posted: 4:28 PM on 06.14.09 |
->> 2002 Mercedes C32 AMG All Black...I used to have a "Thunder-Bucket"...but had to upgrade for the South Beach lifestyle.
;) |
|
Derick Hingle, Photographer
|
Hammond | LA | USA | Posted: 4:45 PM on 06.14.09 |
->> 2004 Toyota 4-Runner, just paid it off, (Thank GOD) it gets me everywhere and I get about 430 mile on a tank according to my gas guage, but I think it's closer to 450 miles because twice my meter showed 0-miles and I made it a gas station about 20 miles away. I was probably running on fumes but I have not run out of gas yet lol. I try not to let the tank get that low too often, but economy and all it's hard to fill her up ;-)
Might take a few road trips this summer for a few events. |
|
David Stephenson, Photographer
|
Lexington | Ky | USA | Posted: 7:15 PM on 06.14.09 |
->> 2002 Jetta TDI, 125k miles. 35mpg on diesel or 30mpg on WVO (free).
The last few months I've been averaging over 55 miles per gallon of diesel when supplemented with driving on waste veggie oil that I get for free from my favorite restaurant. So in other words, I can buy ten gallons of diesel and I can run on WVO and will generally get 500-600 miles with the kind of driving I do. If I did a lot of highway driving, I'd get way better than 55mpg (it takes the engine a bit to warm up to the correct temp in order to burn veggie oil, so short hops around town are usually on diesel).
The 'vejetta' ain't nearly as much fun as my 2005 4X4 Tacoma I sold. I miss my truck dearly, but not when I'm at the pump. |
|
Kevin Leas, Photographer, Assistant
|
Rochester | NY | USA | Posted: 7:20 PM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> I'm hauling around in an '00 Outback wagon. Gets about 30mpg highway, 23-25 city. Fits everything I've ever needed it for, yet it's small enough to easily park in small spaces or tight parallel spots. |
|
Renay Johnson, Photographer
 |
San Diego | CA | | Posted: 7:50 PM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> Wow Bruce. My Wrangler is a 2004 and has 63,000 miles on it now. When I got the Jeep, I had a 42 mile a day commute from 04-07 then a 38 mile commute til 08 plus the trips to boxing matches across So Cal and Palm Springs. You put alot of miles on your truck in one year! |
|
Bryan Hulse, Photographer
|
Nashville | Tn | USA | Posted: 8:01 PM on 06.14.09 |
->> I have a fun '05 Toyota Tacoma. Rednecked out with a 3" lift, big tires and custom dual exhaust with all badges removed. So, it's totally black.
It's a great truck but I am now caught wanting to trade it for Rick Rickman's supercharged Mini Cooper S. How fun THAT would be! |
|
Jay Westcott, Photographer, Photo Editor
|
Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 8:03 PM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> Titleist Pro V1. |
|
Joel Kowsky, Student/Intern, Photographer
|
Columbia/Morris | MO/IL | United States | Posted: 8:03 PM on 06.14.09 |
->> 2005 Subaru Impreza wagon, can fit just about everything I need, except for my 6 foot ladder.
Gotta love the AWD in the winter and for the mud when it rains :) |
|
Niko Kallianiotis, Photographer
|
Jeff Fusco, Photographer
|
Philadelphia | PA | USA | Posted: 9:23 PM on 06.14.09 |
->> Wow, only one other Element in the bunch. Best ride I have ever owned other than my pre kids 64 Bel Air with a 283....
Has more room than my friends studio apartment in NY. Seats fold to the side, come out, all 4 recline fully and NO CARPET !!! Gets 27 on long Highway rides...Has a huge sunroof in the back which pops out. All the windows other than the the front windshield are limo black tint. and not to forget the cool suicide doors. And the seats just wipe clean as does the floor
This car makes total sense design wise, tho some may find it ugly, it passes my kids "Thats Cool " test |
|
Scott A. Schneider, Photographer
|
Minneapolis | MN | USA | Posted: 10:11 PM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> Surly Long Haul Trucker, Serotta Colorado, Breezer Lightning, Bianchi B.O.S.S. and a Colnago SL |
|
Jamie Roper, Photographer
|
Portland | OR | United States | Posted: 10:46 PM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> ok, now Scott Schneider is making me jealous. those are some nice rides, even if the LHT chainstays are a little too long for my tastes. |
|
Marc Browning, Photographer
|
Wichita | KS | | Posted: 10:53 PM on 06.14.09 |
->> 2004 Volvo V70R 311HP AWD 156 mph wagon, A Blast to drive, till you have to take into the shop. Has some very expensive parts. Just paid $1030 for 1 front strut to be replaced.$1200 for a brake job, But it does have Brenbo brakes. Stops on a hair, wet or dry payment.
But Very comfortable, fast, good on gas, 26.6 mpg.
Second Volvo I've owned. |
|
Al Santos, Photographer
|
Silver Spring | MD | USA | Posted: 11:16 PM on 06.14.09 |
| ->> 2002 Subaru WRX with 98K miles. It's an awesome car but my next one will either be Honda Fit or Insight. |
|
Bruce Omori, Photographer
|
Hilo | HI | USA | Posted: 5:51 AM on 06.15.09 |
| ->> Renay, between my usual average of about 70 miles a day and a number of assignments on the other side of the island (200+ mi rd trip), I've racked up quite a bit of mileage on my Tacoma. It's been reliable and performed flawlessly in some pretty extreme conditions and places... including a couple times with just three wheels on the ground! |
|
Kevin Novak, Photographer, Assistant
|
Bel Air (Baltimore) | MD | USA | Posted: 9:52 AM on 06.15.09 |
->> My everyday/everywhere driver (assigned for my primary job) is a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor.
Also, a 2006 Toyota Matrix (can carry a ton of gear), a 2006 Toyota Camry and for fun a 2007 Nissan 350Z Roadster (can't carry a damn thing in that one) |
|
Adam Bettcher, Photographer
|
Bloomington | MN | USA | Posted: 10:04 AM on 06.15.09 |
| ->> I forgot to mention my 1969 Series IIa Short Wheelbase Landrover. True Safari wagon that gets 8-10mpg on a good day and tops out at about 55mph. I used to drive it from Minnesota to Kentucky when I was going to WKU... an 11 hour drive that took 18+ in the Rover. I have a love/hate relationship with this monster. Its a maintenance nightmare, but it was my first car and I still have it. |
|
Rick Giase, Photographer, Photo Editor
|
Arvada | CO | USA | Posted: 10:18 AM on 06.15.09 |
| ->> 2002 Nissan Pathfinder for Colorado winters, summer car is a 2000 Honda S2000 six speed four-banger w/240 horses (redlines at 9k), Beemer 1150 RS, 1980s era Tomasini that I used to race and just might hang on the wall as fine art. |
|
Jack Howard, Photographer, Photo Editor
|
Central Jersey | NJ | USA | Posted: 10:45 AM on 06.15.09 |
->> 2007 Acura RDX SH-AWD with the Technology package: Heated leather seats, 410 watt 10 speaker stereo, 6 inches ground clearance, 0-60 in 6.5 seconds (with A/C off) built-in navigation, fisheye reverse camera, can take turns and highway exit ramps at sports car speed, ridiculous top-gear turbo-assist highway acceleration. Averages 20MPG year round. About 13K miles so far. The stereo is ridiculously clean and crisp, even at seismic volume levels. Hands-free bluetooth headset, voice-activated commands for just about everything. Can haul tons of gear, or five fullgrown adults comfortably.
And a 2001 BMW 325xi with 43K and the winter sports package--heated "sports leather (high-end vinyl!) seats" AWD, and a ski-snowboard-or-lightstands passthrough in the back seat center armrest.
Back when I was doing a ton of driving for news assignments, my day-to-day hauler was a 3-door 1999 Hyundai Accent that was basically a gearbox and A/C with some room for a driver and some gear. Honestly though, for the small sticker price and low maintenence costs, it was a fantastic deal all around. When it finally got to over 120K miles and failed inspection for emissions, it owed me nothing. |
|
Chris Doane, Photographer
|
Jeff Stanton, Photographer
|
Princeton | IN | USA | Posted: 11:16 AM on 06.15.09 |
->> I figure if half the car owners in this country owned a car that got 30 plus miles per gallon, the Saudi's would be out of business. That's just my take on it.
I bought a Nissan Sentra, 5-speed manual transmission with A/C two weeks before Katrina. I have never been sorry a single moment for buying this car which has performed flawlessly and gets 35 mpg on the highway and 32 in the city. I've replaced the tires and changed the oil, period. There was an issue with the front suspension that Nissan repaired under warranty.
I traded a Chevy Blazer that drank gasoline and was very happy to unload it. That thing ran with the fuel light permanently on, or so it seems. |
|
Rich Cruse, Photographer
|
Laguna Niguel | CA | USA | Posted: 11:49 AM on 06.15.09 |
| ->> VW EOS- a convertible. Gets 28 mpg and is fun to drive! |
|
This thread has reached the maximum number of posts
If you would like to continue it, please create a new thread.
[ Create new thread? ]
Return to --> Message Board Main Index
|