So you ride an ADV bike: What car(s) do you drive?

[talbertnz]

Just for fun:

I Bike was DR 650se
Car Mazda Bongo Friendee Van for Work/Holiday/Camping
and a Mazda Lantis supermarket/dairy racer.

[buggsubique]

put it this way, they're each worth less than my bike. and always will be.

[jim.cox]

My truck is an mid 80's Range Rover (rule britania)

My wife's car is an ovloV (quelle horreur)

The adventure bike is actually a Polaris quad

And the road bike is Italian

No jappa's here :)

[NordieBoy]

My other vehicles are a Diamondback, Avanti, Cannondale and another Diamondback.

[Rosie]

AE-92 Corolla Levin :sweatdrop
It's a cool little car, but it needs more ground clearance :yes:

[cooneyr]

put it this way, they're each worth less than my bike. and always will be.

LOL so is ours. KTM950 and LWB 90's Vitara. Almost a 3:1 ratio in terms of cost. In terms of ride comfort, fun etc etc a billion:1 :woohoo: The scary bit though is that the 950 uses almost as much juce as the Vitata, 6.5l/100km and 8l/100kms respectively. Wish the 1600 G16A Suzi motor was still available in a more modern chassis - fuel effecient and quite lively given the lump it is shifting. Hints of bike technology in there I reckon.

Cheers R

[Eddieb]

'97 Subaru Forester 2ltr Turbo manual, in black of course.

302,000 km's & the motor still runs sweet. Pity a wheel bearing & at least one CV have decided to pack it in in the last week.

[young1]

03 Subaru Impreza STI (I am a boy racer at heart....) or a 1.3 Corolla that I share with my Partner (and you really notice the difference with acceleration between the two!)

The STI makes the Corolla feel gutless just like the 990 makes the DR feel gutless.

By the way the STI could be for sale if anyone is keen..

[junkmanjoe]

V6 nissan navara double cab ute......

dose wicked burn outs...:gob:

[Skinny_Birdman]

The Transalp is our car, and for everything else we have mountain bikes. Cycle to work, walk to the shops, get hardware and furniture delivered. Very rarely do either of us regret not having a car, although my last car, a Mazda MX-3 was pretty enjoyable to drive (albeit thirsty).

[johannvr]

V6 Toyota Surf. I'll be long gone & the Surf will still be going strong ... :rockon:

[Woodman]

Ford Focus 2003 1.6 powerhouse. Company car otherwise I would probly be riding to work.

[zeRax]

99 camry 4 cylinder manual 2.2L ^_^ eco as really

[BMWST?]

1989 bmw r100gspd,1990 bmw 535is manual

[Squiggles]

I dont drive :lol:

[Taz]

Ford Falcon Stationwagon.

Toyota Estima kid karrier.

[Padmei]

We have a fleet of Honda Odysseys - I get really hot looks from the solo mums from Mot...

[El scooto]

2007 Mazda BT50 -work vehicle
1969 SIIA Landrover, still rebuilding it-12years to date. Not too much of a problem with me as it lives in the folks carpeted garage! hehe

[JATZ]

88 Safari 4.2 diesel whale. The wheels in the pic are'nt the usuall everyday wheels, but not far off

[Motu]

1989 Pajero,330,000km and on it's 4th cyl head.

[bart]

Ford Territory

Ford Fairmont Ghia (V8 manual)

No I'm not a one eyed Ford freak. I've owned plenty of Holdens. Not many Japa's though. :innocent:

[That looks like fun]

Mazda 6 Sports, Mazda AZ3, they may have lost that war but they are doing pretty well in this one :wari:
Oh yeh, and a partridge ina pear tree :woohoo:

[meteor]

DR250 Djebel, Ford XR8 V8 (manual), XR250R, Avanti Barricuda, Brooks Glycerine

[Padmei]

DR250 Djebel, Ford XR8 V8 (manual), XR250R, Avanti Barricuda, Brooks Glycerine

wow are they the facelift models?

[Box'a'bits]

Subaru B4. Luv my Subaru's. Mandy wouldn't let me have a WRX. Trying to recapture my yoof...

That said we never had a car until Katherine came onto the scene...

[dino3310]

got a Toyota estima to carry my tribe around

[jafar]

Diamante Wagon:whocares:
I've had it for about 5 years & it does everything I have asked of it

[Transalper]

Old Toyota Hiace Van... to cart the trail bikes in. DR650 fits in it too when needed (after I remove the mirrors and windscreen).

[warewolf]

We're kinda between cars at the moment. Have a 20+ year old $100 toyota starlet. 20mins walk to town to work, or 2 secs down the hall to the home office. Bike trailer and nothing to tow it with.

For years we got by with 1 or 2 bikes between us and no car. When picking up Meri from work, others in the office thought I was a courier waiting for an important package... which I wouldn't deny.

[Pedrostt500]

Dirty old L200 ute

[chasio]

XF650 Freewind, Legacy 250TB. They are very similiar in style - sensible, road orientated and with gentle off-road potential. Plus a Kona, a Specialized, a Scott and a GT. In order of kms in the last 6 months I'd say Freewind, combined treadlies, Legacy.

[Woody2]

05 NZ new Subaru Impreza WRX which is just a fun car to drive. Have also owned a Holden V8 ute, Nisssan 350z, so yep I enjoy 4 wheels as well as 2 :rockon:

[Padmei]

XF650 Freewind, Legacy 250TB. They are very similiar in style - sensible, road orientated and with gentle off-road potential. Plus a Kona, a Specialized, a Scott and a GT. In order of kms in the last 6 months I'd say Freewind, combined treadlies, Legacy.

I'll raise ya an avanti barracuda, giant CFR x2, Santa cruz nomad, petal perfect, petal power, & purple glitter girl, faded plastic trike, longboard skateboard

[tri boy]

Poxy 9yr old 1500cc shopping trolley.
When I want to dream about driving any exotic car, I drag out the play station, get pissed, and crash my brains out on any track on the planet.:Punk:

[Underground]

141837
This is the missus washing ours (Rodeo 4x4 diesel ) only time its been washed in 3 and a half years ,It belongs to Holden leasing so it stays outside in the salt spray and spends most of its time grinding around the place in low range.
Gota give it back next year so will probably end up with some old shitter.

[Rosie]

I'll raise ya an avanti barracuda, giant CFR x2, Santa cruz nomad, petal perfect, petal power, & purple glitter girl, faded plastic trike, longboard skateboard

Since we are including bicycles, I'll add: old school L'Esprit 10-speed converted to a single speed commuter bike, an Avanti atomic single speed mountain bike, and a Trek 6500 hard tail, geared mountain bike.

[MXNUT]

A company car ...... oh thats right not any more :angry:

An old pommy one for the sunny days :sunny:
A little jappa for the shopping basket
And a 4wd thingy to tow the boat :confused:

[meteor]

wow are they the facelift models?

Ha ha ha yeah mate... and they're fast.. almost fall off the back of them!

[meteor]

I'll raise ya an avanti barracuda, giant CFR x2, Santa cruz nomad, petal perfect, petal power, & purple glitter girl, faded plastic trike, longboard skateboard

ha ah, ok you're on!

I'll see your...... and raise you an Avanti Barricuda, a Bauer Bravo, an Apollo Independent, a Merida Juliet, a Scorpion Cavalier and a Fusion 7005! oh and 2 x Brooks Radius..... Does that scare ya?

And there's also a holden but I don't want to talk about that!

[Motu]

Jeez,bringing pushbikes into it now!

The Pajero has retired from it's 1,000km a week slog,and now just sits on the lawn and takes me 2km down to the lake on the weekends for my walk.The daily grind is now done on my 12 speed Avanti Town & Country,one of the first mountain bikes made.Just a standard 10 speed of the time with mountain bike bars....steel rims.Takes me around both lakes after work in summer.

My wife drives a 1994 Mercedes C220....cheap to run after the 3 litre Diamante.

[NordieBoy]

wow are they the facelift models?

Bumlift model...

[NordieBoy]

The daily grind is now done on my 12 speed Avanti Town & Country,one of the first mountain bikes made.Just a standard 10 speed of the time with mountain bike bars....steel rims.Takes me around both lakes after work in summer.

Local 2nd hand shop has a mint Morrison Sidewinder for sale.

[pete376403]

lancer wagon company car for me, 2003 accord wagon for her.

[tinlizzie]

Chrysler PT cruiser - 'cause I wanted something a little different

[Padmei]

Local 2nd hand shop has a mint Morrison Sidewinder for sale.

Pah!! once bikes moved away from the Sturmley Archer three speeds they lost the plot - bloody flash posers:angry:

[Ruralman]

Deutz Agroplus - 95hp, turbo diesel, computer operated clutch ( push button while shifting), 5 speeds in 3 ratios with 3 splits in each, forward/reverse shuttle, sunroof, air conditioning (needs a refresh), good heater, basic stereo, electronic 4WD, able to mount complex attachment for and aft with numerous hydraulic drive options - oh - and - wait for it................ a top speed of about 35km/hr

[warewolf]

Dunno about these deadly treadlies, but in a past life I drove a Holden HZ panel van with warmed-over 5.0L V8 and Commodore 3-speed auto, wide mags & sticky tyres... :drool: (It stuck like shit to a blanket right up until it hit a bump :bye:)

About then I swapped to bikes, boy did the CBX250 use a heap less go-juice!!!

(Hey Ruralman, do you have the Deutz engine screensaver??)

[chasio]

ha ah, ok you're on!

I'll see your...... and raise you an Avanti Barricuda, a Bauer Bravo, an Apollo Independent, a Merida Juliet, a Scorpion Cavalier and a Fusion 7005! oh and 2 x Brooks Radius..... Does that scare ya?

And there's also a holden but I don't want to talk about that!

That is a truly impressive list of treadlies and Padmei was well out there as well. Now I can tell Mrs Chasio that the 4 I have got jammed in the shed is pretty average :)

[Toureg]

Nice toys, I got a 525 bimmer for the wife, a Rav4 for carrying stuff and a Specialised P1 AM for staying fit (ish).

[Ruralman]

Dunno about these deadly treadlies, but in a past life I drove a Holden HZ panel van with warmed-over 5.0L V8 and Commodore 3-speed auto, wide mags & sticky tyres... :drool: (It stuck like shit to a blanket right up until it hit a bump :bye:)

About then I swapped to bikes, boy did the CBX250 use a heap less go-juice!!!

(Hey Ruralman, do you have the Deutz engine screensaver??)

no I don't have it - that doesn't mean I want it though !!!!

[warewolf]

no I don't have it - that doesn't mean I want it though !!!!It's quite good if you are in to engines. It's been doing the rounds of a lot of engineering computers in the last few years.

You don't want all 42.3MB of it via dialup, either.

Google also threw up a link to a Perkins diesel screensaver- only 28MB

[_Shrek_]

tanks run in this family Mrs S has a 91 4x4 safari which i get to play with :woohoo:

[Monstaman]

Type .... Name

89 7 M mitsi bus motorhome ... Wanakamnplay
03 GDI SWB V Pajero ... Wall:E
2001 MH900e ... Malattia
2008 Hypetard.. Tardis
2004 DR650 ... Suzy
09 GT Force Carbon Expert ... Wifes
09 GT Force Carbon Pro ... Mine
Plus a few extra stranglers, it is like a car yard.

Worst car that ever owned us was a 2001 Porsche Boxster S POS, 27% of its life off the road ..FAIL!

Good to see a heap of other MTBers here to :Punk:

[Woodman]

Type .... Name


Worst car that ever owned us was a 2001 Porsche Boxster S POS, 27% of its life off the road ..FAIL!

27% off road, was it a dual purpose porsche?? What tyres did you run? trailwings? or knobblies?

[Waihou Thumper]

My other vehicles are a Diamondback, Avanti, Cannondale and another Diamondback.

They would be cool names...And I know it has been thought of, cannondale etc...
Anyway, what about a Motorbike called Stumpjumper......like the Mountain bike...hehe :third:

[NordieBoy]

Anyway, what about a Motorbike called Stumpjumper......like the Mountain bike...hehe :third:

It'd probably be Korean or Chinese :D

[Monstaman]

27% off road, was it a dual purpose porsche?? What tyres did you run? trailwings? or knobblies?

Nope Boxster S, soft top, 3.2 L 6 pack boxer engine ... road only.

One of these, this is our one.