What do you drive?

[mrs.b]

Lindagarr's comments about her Volvo made me curious about the varieties of makes and models we all drive. I'm in love with my car, but my husband is jumpy to get something new as soon as the payments for mine are done, so we're keeping our eyes out for the options. So what does everyone drive?





For my family, we have two:
2010 Hyundai Tucson GLS with performance package - It has just over 50k miles on it at this point. To date, the only money I've put in it is gas, oil changes, and tire rotations, though it's due for new tires soon. I get between 26-30 mpg, and performance-wise, she still handles beautifully (can accelerate great when I step on it even from a stop, and steering is very responsive). I like the size for an SUV; not huge to try to manage, but big enough to fit a group of people or carry things (including my 6'3" father-in-law who fits comfortably in the backseat).

2005 Chevy Cavalier LS - It has about 140k miles on it, and to be fair, we've put no major money into maintenance and upkeep other than the usual belts, gas, oil changes, you'd expect to go by that mileage. He gets about 23-25 mpg, but performance-wise, it's a big sluggish and groans if you try to accelerate too quickly. I can't drive it after driving my baby; the steering feels too jerky and wobbly, I feel like a kid at the adult's table at stop lights with how low to the ground it sits, and I've grown so used to bluetooth I blow the horn half the time trying to answer it until I remember I don't have hands-free in that thing.