What car do you drive now?
 

A followup to my previous thread, what do you drive these days? Name all of your cars. If you don't own any and live with your folks, name what they have.

I don't own a car, but my folks have:

Oldsmobile Silhouette 2001 - 3.6L V6 engine (my dad's)
http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/meris...y/c441478a.jpg and http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/meris...y/c441480a.jpg

Toyota Echo 2001 - 1.6L V4 engine (my mom's)
http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/meris...y/c444918a.jpg and
http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/meris...y/c444920a.jpg

Dodge Neon 1996 - 2.0L V4 engine (just a junky third car for my brother and I)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2003/12/7.jpg

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A Rover 620si, British Racing Green.

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I dont own a car but my folks do -

Dad - BMW 3 Series (Black)

http://www.carcostcanada.com/en/imag...0BMW%203-2.jpg

Mum -Peugeot 206 (Black)

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One of these....I have a family now :shrug: :D


....I had one of these :drool: before we had kids



...and it's one of these as well, when I have to get back on the road soon :mis: .

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I drive an R reg one of these http://www.patconnollymotors.com/kangoo_van.htm i find it much more enjoyable to drive than a car.

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1995 Rover 420GSi. Love it to bits and not keen on changing it anytime soon. Like Ramrod ideally I'd love a Civic Type R but just not feasible at the moment.

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I have one of these ;

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2003/12/6.jpg

Vauxhall Zafira 2.0 Diesel

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Once apon a time :o

http://uk.geocities.com/purenumanuk/novakit.txt

But now a

http://www.webmotors.com.br/versoesf...10-4P-2001.jpg

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http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/images/golf_hatch_v5.jpg

VW Golf V5 2.3 ....doesn't hang around!!

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This:

http://www.pritch.co.uk/zuki.jpg

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At homehttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.forrest3/saab900i.jpg

At workhttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.forrest3/alxcrop.JPG

Both good fun :)

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:notopic: anyone else getting a 'connect to www.pritch.co.uk' box coming up asking for username and password when viewing this thread? :confused:

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A Golf 1.4 CL, fast enough for me vroom vroom

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Yep, just sent pm to him

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yup me here to , you just beat me to it , wtf is going on , quick someone pm a mod :mad: :mad: :mad: , has the site been hacked :eek:

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Yeah me too, thought I'd clicked on something by mistake :shrug:
It's driving me mad :spin:

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nah...it must be something to do with pritch's picture

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driving you mad , im just curious as to why it is happening , i wonder if there are any mods watching :shrug:

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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the excitement of it :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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OK, OK relax.

It was just me being an unrestrained arsewit.

I've fixed it now.

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Yeah cos it won't accept any details I keep putting in to try and get access :erm:

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dammit i thought it was going to be summat exciting :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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We don't get Vauxhill or Pegeuot here. And none of our cars are diesel. They use that in CARS?

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One of these - http://www.ford.co.uk/static/ka/ka_o...a_style/-/-/-/-
A humble Ford Ka - but really fun to drive! :D
Well I'm happy with it! ;)

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Or was it an invite to hack your netgear router? :D (I thought the login box looked familiar)

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Vauxall are general motors so you get siblings of our cars im sure.
As for diesel yes its widely used over here the current generation of common rail diesel turbo's are very fuel effiecent and just as fast if not faster than there petrol counterparts.

a vw lupo 1.2 diesel will do over 70mpg ! compared to the 40 somthing of the 1.2 petrol. thats impressive. though its a slouchy 1.2

Bmw on the otherhand have some very nice units the 2l diesel kicks out 150bhp which is more than the 143bhp the 2l petrol produces and more torque than the petrol equiv(330nm for the d, 200 for the petrol). and is just as quick.
there 3l unit is upto 218bhp and 500nm of torque (thats a lot). compared to 231bhp and 300nm of the petrol.
also note the 4.5lv8 does 333bhp and 450nm

In the new 5 series 0-60 time the diesel is within 1/10th of a second of the 3l petrol, as for 50-75mph its 0.4 of a second faster than the 4.5l v8, and nearly 2 seconds faster than the 3l petrol !
it does upto 51.4mpg to boot as well. a top speed of 152mph also is no slouch.
Bmw only make one engine with more torque than the 3l diesel, and thats the 6l v12 in the 7 series ! (twice the capacity and twice the number of cylinders).

I've driven the detuned version in the 330d and its a screamer its really swift and has almost instant go. (slight turbo lag but its hardly noticable). shame its over £27k :-(

Going back to the topic what car do i drive ? none as i cant afford the insurance on anything just yet at least not anything im willing to get behind the wheel of.

K

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I drive a defender 90 tdi :)

When I feel the need for speed i drive my omega :angel:

And when i need to get away from it all.....................:D

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Congratualtions, you've got the only vehicle in this thread that's made me go "Oooooh, that's nice. I'd like one of them". Absolutely unstoppable when you show them a bit of rough ground. :drool:

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cheers m8
thats not mine its just a photo i pulled off the web, only photos i have are too big to post, mines far nicer, full roof rack. roof lights, branch wires, big mud tyres,sump guard, steering rack guard, long range fuel tanks etc etc.......unstoppable ? mmm dont know bout that, ive had to dig her out a few times :)

Andy E
Ntl pirate

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After our last Peugeot died thanks to an incompetent mechanic shafting the cooling system we've bought a '99 206 Diesel.

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Not a car I know but I feel left out :D
little 100cc engine but I get over 90mpg out of it :D
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zrbyte/...r-sida-hub.gif

My Dad drives one of these but its in Blue....
only a 1.0 and thats about all I know about it :shrug:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zrbyte/Pics/33_1.jpg

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Well, personally I wouldn't consider buying anything smaller than 2.5L. You get 1.3 in the Ka? WTF is a Ka anyways? We don't even get that. lol. 1.3? My bike will have a bigger engine! I want a 1.6L Harley. :D

My friend's family (whose cars I drive occasionally) has a Corvette (C5) 5.7L V8, and a Dodge RAM truck (8L V8).

He learnt to drive on this car. He even went to the tests in this car. (It is the older brother of the guy getting the 1962 Cadillac.)

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This is the KA sport

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zrbyte/Pics/9c_1.jpg

This is a bog standard KA
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zrbyte/Pics/1e_1.jpg

was thinking of getting one of these as my first car as the engine is so small it brings down your insurance quite a bit and since my insurance will probably cost more monthly than my scooter itself costs then every penny saved is important.

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Try paying our petrol prices mate :)

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We get stung allot of $$$ for unleaded petrol (and high insurance rates) here in the UK thats the reason for smaller cc cars.

[Note to self[/I]
i have to remember to fill the tank b4 Xmas/new year as the 24hr petrol stations aint 24hrs here over the festive season.

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Mercedes C220 CDI Coupe
With the worst sequential gearbox in the world!

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swop you with my rover 216si :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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OK here's my baby...good old economical 4.0L. Just to put it into perspective, a £65 tank of fuel lasts for 225 miles in town, 350 on the motorway.

And before the antyi SUV clan kick off, i do have a good reason for owning it.

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dont fancy a swap with a nice little frugal 216si do you :naughty: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


dont suppose you can make it a bit bigger so i can have a proper look at it b4 we swap :D


just blown it up meself and boy is that nice , love the colour :tu:

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Sorry - Need a diesel for the tax breaks! :naughty:

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damn it was worth a try :spin:

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2003/12/5.jpgVolvo V70 SE Auto in metallic scarab green. Not your normal washing machine repairers van, but what the heck, it's me that does the work six days a week.

http://www.carkeys.co.uk/images/v/vlv70004.jpg

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Finally got a digital camera and didn't want to start a new thread, so this is my car which I love, even although its getting on. Piccy was taken today on a lovely day in Glasgow :)

http://smartreg.co.uk/hosted/mecar.jpg

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Oh i want a car :(

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Well, here's a site with some pics of an almost identical car to mine - a renault clio sport 172 - Mines an import, brand new on an 04 plate - I can't wait till I get it to 625 miles on the clock - the manual says i have to keep it to 3000-3500 revs for the first 625 miles, then I can open it up - Its nigh on impossible to stick to this though - it just wants to go and go and go....

Clio 172

(BTW, its a 2 litre 16 valve :D)

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Very nice cars those Kneebs. You'll have to show us some piccies of yours though at some point :) My car is a 2 litre 16v too but only develops about 140bhp. Its light as anything though and packs more punch than most things with 140bhp. I somehow think yours may go like stink though :)

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You're not wrong mate - 172 horses will go like the clappers, once i reach the elusive 625 miles or so (currently up to about 170 miles on the clock - I only got it on friday morning)

The only problem is, its my first black car - it looked scruffy yesterday morning, and that was only after 1 day - I'm gonna have to clean this baby every week - the last car I had (an old 1.4 fiesta, but served me well for the 4 years I had it) was a light blue, and I never washed it once in the last 2 years I had it !!!

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Whats the 0-60 time out of interest ? My 2.0 16v does 0-60 in 8.2secs. Guessing yours is abit quicker than that :)

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The quoted 0-60 (or is it 62 nowadays ?) is 7.1, although the Cup versions does it in a mind boggling 6.8 (the cup version is lighter than the normal 172)

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Definately pretty nippy then :)

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Seat Leon Cupra. Had it from new a year ago, and amazingly I've still got a clean licence.

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And a lovely car it is Chi. Especially bombing up the A1...

Well, I don't drive (failed my test), but I do have a 1.6 Litre Fiesta Ghia (supposedly Ghia means top of the range) in Racing Green. Lovely car.

As for bikes, Harley? Wouldn't touch one myself. Lovely bikes, but can seem a bit underpowered when compared to some of the faster Hondas or Yamahas, or so some of my bike rider friends have said.

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Yep, although i'm yet to experience it ;)

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http://www.s10blazers.com/4images/da...Blazer_006.jpg

That`s my Baby.

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Nice....are you american, or did you get (un)lucky with the number plate ;)

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Thanks, and nope, i`m a Brit but got married in Vegas on 29th. The number plate was an anniversary pressie.

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What have they done to the Blazer?!?! (ok it looks good)

We had one of these in saudi, but it was yellow and white and called Daisy



Now I drive a beautiful new Megane (she's got her own thread) that goes like a rocket!

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Very nice pocket rocket.

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It`s just the baby V6 S-10. No way could I afford to run a full size truck in the UK.

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Got mine Monday, just done over 1000miles so I can now open her up :)
Does 110mph at 3000rpm :D
Give you a race (endurance I mean, not speed) :pp

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Its nice that you've got a new car, but ain't that a weee bit small laddie?

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A Rover 45: http://www.rackauto.hu/auto/45.jpg

Shortly to be replaced with a Ford Focus 1.6LX Estate (yep, the family finally got the better of me) [img]Download Failed (1)[/img]

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We don't have tens of thousands of square miles to play in over here, there are 56 million of us squashed onto this little island - our cars have to be smaller and cleaner!

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Talking of which, need to take mine to the carwash

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I ordered my megane today! What colour is yours? I got Black.

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You're going to assault your new car with those rotating brushes m8?? :Yikes:

* Wonders what the paintwork will look like after...

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Welcome to the NTHW Megane club :D
Mine's flame red :)
What model did you go for?

Well I'm thinking of taking it up to sainsburys at hedge end.
They've got a new car wash which drags your car through, then it gets beaten with big thick heavy strips of j-cloth, but before all that a gorgeous young black haired woman beats your car all over with a soapy broom.

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I only go to carwashes in the winter. You can't even hose your car down at home because the water to the outside is shut off. And if you do, the water will freeze on contact with the car. 20 below freezes a lot of things.

Other than that, I like washing my car. :D With my hands, mind you... None of this modern crap.

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Modern crap like sponges you mean? :D

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I drive a 13 year old VW Passat thats done 160,000 miles. Mind you the way most cars are built now adays mine will still be going after the newer ones have fallen bits :D

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3 door hatch, dynamique with the 1.9 DCI engine

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That's a really good wash they've got there Xac.... top of the range jobby. :)

I'm still not sure how a new car's paint would be though... I've seen a few cars get scratched by the brushes. :cry:

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Is that the one just off the M23? I`ll be down that way on Mothers day weekend, staying at the whatsit express hotel, by the new sports tent thing.

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Just off the M27 at Hedge End Nr Southampton M8. :)

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Commiserations m8.... :sorry:

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Agreed, time for practicality to overtake desire. :(

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A rather dirty L reg (1994) VW Golf 1.9 Turbo Diesel.
No, it doesn't go anything like the new fancy diesels!!!!!!!!!!!!

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You can get a really good hand wash and leather done on your car down near Sainsburys in Farlington for about £6.00 Xac. :)

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mines a hairdyer on wheels, but suits me for my 2mins trip to work and back

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by heck it can fly up the motorway as well :eek:

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Ooo same model as me (if you got the 120BHP with 6 speed)

Just be careful of your speed as it is sooo easy to go over the limit by a lot on the motor way
As I've said before, 70 is just under 2000rpm :cool:

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What do you drive Debs?

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Ah but do they have the same attractive woman getting into a lather? :naughty:

Took my old (well 2 years old, and no longer mine) laguna through there. They were a bit worried about my wingmirror as it's been smashed off and just has a replacment on on it, but it folds in against the car so it was fine.
The strips don't half make a loud noise as they thump and bash your car tho!

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A Golf 1.4i CL that also needs a wash, any offers ?? :D

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You want me to come all the way up north (some 220 odd miles according to Chi) to wash your car? Ohh. Ok then.. :D

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oh and it need hoovering out as well, looks like a cattle transporter atm :rolleyes:

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Might as well make the trip worthwhile then... :rolleyes:

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think bb31's needs doing as well :tu: :erm:

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You just like the thought of men with wet t-shirts and getting into a lather ;)

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damm xaccers, you've sussed me AGAIN :rolleyes:

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Well, if you wash my car (keeping on topic), I'll let you run your fingers over my hairy chest :naughty:

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You two need a bucket of cold water poured over you. :D

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Or a private room with a big bed and a couple of sets of handcuffs...
We could drive there in our cars (keeping on topic) :D

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You sure you don't mean firemen in wet tee shirts getting into a lather?

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did someone mention firemen :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

morning stu :wavey:

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Morning Debs :wavey:.

Just to keep this on topic, I still have the Fiesta 1.6 Ghia mentioned earlier. Lovely car. Not particularly powerful, but being quite small, is extremely nippy.

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Yeah thats the one, sorry my motor way numbers got mixed up. New hotel by the sports complex/ cricket ground.

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Cars I currently drive are:-

My 1.8L Si 3 Door Escort (Like the one in the attatchment but not the same colour).

Focus ST170 2.0 L (Like the one in the attatchment same colour).

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Ever so slightly OT, but it is about new cars..

I saw an advert on TV last night for FIAT cars, they are using "I am a passenger" by Iggy Pop as background music.

Is it my imagination or was this music not used a couple of years back by another car firm, possibly TOYOTA for the Avensis.:confused:

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Yep iadom I remember the ad. It was a guy sitting in the passenger seat of the Toyota driving along but with no driver.