Yeah mostly I take a volvo, but sometimes i like to ride a man.

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Well, I may "haul ass" for a living, but I sure as hell wouldn't call myself a bus driver.

haull away, haul away, haul away....

Yeah, all people who either a) make sure that they live close enough to the things that they want without needing to drive there or b) care about the environment or c) drink too much too often to want to be in charge of a motor vehicle are poor people.

Um, a subtle hint: imlost, are there other people on a bus?

I wish I didn't have a car. I held off for a long time.

I remember reading a document from the UNEP that said the two most urgent man-made threats to the environment were cars and red meat. I was going pretty well there for a bit...

sometimes it pushes the $110 mark and that aint fun.But on the plus side my dad pays for the fuel,I love that fuel card

yesss.An underaged trippn mofucker.Only on weekends, i have to go to work during weekdays

cows. methane. forest clearance.

//if your car broke tomorrow youd be fucked.

If by "fucked" you mean wealthier, then yes. Although his wee mazda is probably economical and old enough that it might *actually* be cheaper than a bus. But'd be a close run thing.
Owning a car is the best way to loose money.

I would prefer not to need a car either... much as I love driving (and I've just started to get the hang of parallel parking! Yay!).

// yeah right.if your car broke tomorrow youd be fucked.

You know a lot about my circumstances.

The Surrealist Banana MkII, my second car, was a Mazda 323 stationwagon. Soooo underpowered. 2nd gear going up the kilmog at about 35km, but so freaking economical it was ridiculous. It was only running on 3 cylinders for a while, and it still didn't use much gas!!

??????? $70???? that's all types of wrong. how far do you drive each week? or are you stuck in traffic?

you must be racking up the speeding tickets with that thing

alright then have fun with your vibrator.

thanks, I've been browsing a little but I still need more capital. Plus I have no idea about what to look for re mileage etc. How much is too much? What is good?

Under $2000 suits me.

I'm probably going to spring for something like that too.....and enivously watch the rich kids driving BMWs...sigh.....

Mine was originally entirely rigid. But back then entry level front suspension was pretty high, and full was in the vicinity of 5k. I got some nice front forks a couple of years later, but have always been happy to have a hard tail. That said, occasionally I wish I'd got an aluminium frame... although perhaps I would have snapped it by now! I used to joke about it being the most expensive steel frame on the market.
I have no complaints about it, however. It still rides smooth as. the mechanics are sooo sweet. Recently, I switched bikes (briefly) with a friend while out and about, and couldn't believe how much extra effort it took to make theirs role v. mine.

firebird.now thats a mans car