Now I'm going to hazard a guess that very few people on this site are really into cars the way my husband is...
He ought to meet my older brother.
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Way back when he was working on restoring a '57 Chevy (if I recall correctly, but that could be wrong given how valuable they are now). After moving to California he also had a Corvette he liked to drive and work on.
But he's approaching 60 now, and less interested in that kind of work.
On to the questions...
1. Do you drive? Do you like it?
Affirmative! I look forward to driving places as a fun part of trips to other places (like northern Minnesota or Kansas
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). Give me a highway, a reliable car, some good music, and some Mountain Dew, and away I go!
2. What's your favorite method of transportation?
Flying? (And boy, are my wings tired
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). Space ships?
Driving is fun but rather impractical for cross-country trips.
3. What kind of car do you drive? What's your favorite car you've ever driven? What's the worst car you've ever driven?
I'm on my second (used) Honda Accord. I traded the previous one in back in August; it was 19 years old with almost 250,000 miles. Very little trouble with it too, at least until the last few months I owned it.
Worst car? Ford Tempo, back in 1980s I think. There were actually 3 Tempos owned by members of my family at the time, and they were all trouble, with frequent computer part failures. Not good on the highway in rush hour.
4. American cars vs. Imports. (This should be interesting if any non-American people want to comment in this thread.)
My family's experience with those Tempos (and other US cars) convinced even my father to try imports. I prefer imports now, but I know American cars have improved significantly in quality of late.
5. Gas vs. Electric vs. Other
The Toyota Prius has a cool dashboard display of engine and power functions.
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I like the idea of Electric or hybrid cars but right now I'm waiting for the technology to mature a little more.
6. Got any good car stories? First car, first crash, etc.
First crash...there's a sharp 35-mph curve on Interstate 35W near downtown Minneapolis. I was driving a '69 Chevy (this was back in the '80s; that car had lots of rust). I had a blowout going into that curve and the car spun around so I was facing traffic. It slammed into the side guardrail, and I jumped out just before another car hit it. Whew! It was a Saturday but the result was a long backup of traffic.
First deer impact: Hard to believe I've been driving close to 38 years in Minnesota and (until this month) had never hit a deer! I've had several close calls, though.
Most of my family members
have hit them, however. Just last week, my brother was driving his family and me down a dark country road in the north woods when a deer popped out. He hit the brakes as the deer ran out in front of us...and just stood still. He managed to stop the truck but still bumped the deer. It was a gentle hit; the deer ran off and the truck had virtually no damage. Still, kind of exciting for my first car-deer meeting.