How many cars do *you* own?

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NellyLunatic1980 · #1 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:35 am

If you own at least 13 cars, then John McCain is your kind of guy. Hey, you gotta fill those 7 garages somehow.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/160091

Barack and Michelle Obama own a grand total of one car: a Ford Escape Hybrid. But owning only one car is elitist and un-American because... umm... er... uh... they fill their tank with arugula and Swiss cheese. <JonLovitz> Yeah... that's the ticket! </JL>

peacock2121 · #2 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:43 am

I don't care how many homes or cars they have. I don't even care what kind of cars they drive.

I care what they will do at the helm of my country.

VAdame · #3 Post by **VAdame** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:07 am

4

2000 Dodge Stratus (mine)
1997 Dodge Dakota (Keith's)
2000 Mazda 626 (Leah's)
2005 Chevy Cobalt (Karen's)

You do not wanna see our insurance bill!

peacock2121 · #4 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:12 am

I own 2 - both Honda's (CRV and Pilot)

Some would say they make me a bad American.

#5 Post by **littlebeast13** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:20 am

One blue 1998 Plymouth Neon that just passed 80,000 miles on my trip to Kansas City last week......

lb13

NellyLunatic1980 · #6 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:26 am

peacock2121 wrote:I own 2 - both Honda's (CRV and Pilot)

Some would say they make me a bad American.

It shouldn't. CR-Vs are manufactured in East Liberty, OH, and Pilots are manufactured in Lincoln, AL.

NellyLunatic1980 · #7 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:28 am

BTW, I still have the same 2000 Nissan Maxima that I've had for the last 3 years.

peacock2121 · #8 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:31 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:I own 2 - both Honda's (CRV and Pilot)

Some would say they make me a bad American.
It shouldn't. CR-Vs are manufactured in East Liberty, OH, and Pilots are manufactured in Lincoln, AL.

Tell that to the union peeps and see what they say.

They say they are not Amur-i-kin.

#9 Post by **littlebeast13** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:33 am

peacock2121 wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:I own 2 - both Honda's (CRV and Pilot)

Some would say they make me a bad American.
It shouldn't. CR-Vs are manufactured in East Liberty, OH, and Pilots are manufactured in Lincoln, AL.
Tell that to the union peeps and see what they say.

They say they are not Amur-i-kin.

The Ford and Chevy dealers around here like to harp on that too....

It's all based on your perspective, which is why I rarely ever listen to anybody.....

lb13

Tocqueville3 · #10 Post by **Tocqueville3** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:46 am

We own three cars. There are only two licensed drivers in our family.

I own a 2007 Honda Odyssey. It is a touring and I love it.

My husband has a Ford truck and an Acura. One is his regular car and the other is his fun car.

Does him having two cars make him an elitist? No way! My husband works really hard and dammit if he wants to have two cars then he can have two cars.

Elitism is a state of mind not a state of pocketbook. You just don't get that, do you? Obama is an elitist because of the snotty things he says.

MarleysGh0st · #11 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:51 am

I own one car.

NellyLunatic1980 · #12 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:14 am

Tocqueville3 wrote:Elitism is a state of mind not a state of pocketbook. You just don't get that, do you? Obama is an elitist because of the snotty things he says.

Snotty things like "The fundamentals of our economy are strong"? Oh wait... Obama didn't say that.

You keep using that word elitism. I do not think it means what you think it means.

elitism: the belief that certain people or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment because of their superiority in intelligence, social status, or financial resources

Social status and financial resources has as much to do with elitism as intelligence does. You just don't get that, do you?

BackInTex · #13 Post by **BackInTex** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:28 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
Tocqueville3 wrote:Elitism is a state of mind not a state of pocketbook. You just don't get that, do you? Obama is an elitist because of the snotty things he says.
Snotty things like "The fundamentals of our economy are strong"? Oh wait... Obama didn't say that.

You keep using that word elitism. I do not think it means what you think it means.

elitism: the belief that certain people or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment because of their superiority in intelligence, social status, or financial resources

Social status and financial resources has as much to do with elitism as intelligence does. You just don't get that, do you?

You seem to have a problem with reading comprehension. You demonstrate you have no clue how to read a sentence with commas separating multiple related items and the relationship of those items to the preceding parts. Your quoted definition means :

the belief that certain people or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment because of their superiority in intelligence (Obama)

or

the belief that certain people or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment because of their superiority in social status (Michelle Obama)

or

the belief that certain people or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment because of their superiority in financial resources (McCain DOES NOT fit here)

There is a difference between having financial resources and having a belief that one deserves special social status because of it.

It is YOU who doesn't get it.

gsabc · #14 Post by **gsabc** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:32 am

We drive our cars until they start leaving pieces of themselves behind as they travel.

Currently:
2009 Corolla (replaced 2001 Civic, which replaced 1991 Civic)
2000 Accord (replaced 1993 Intrepid POS), due for replacement in near future

danielh41 · #15 Post by **danielh41** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:37 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:If you own at least 13 cars, then John McCain is your kind of guy. Hey, you gotta fill those 7 garages somehow.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/160091

Barack and Michelle Obama own a grand total of one car: a Ford Escape Hybrid. But owning only one car is elitist and un-American because... umm... er... uh... they fill their tank with arugula and Swiss cheese. <JonLovitz> Yeah... that's the ticket! </JL>

We have two, a 2001 Toyota Echo that my wife has driven for 7 years and my 2008 Toyota Prius (which is averaging 50 miles a gallon).

It is telling that Democrats have to attack McCain because of the houses or cars that he owns while Republicans can go after Obama for things far more serious (like associating with domestic terrorist William Ayres, blocking a bill that would have given babies born alive as a result of botched abortions basic human rights, hiring two of the main people responsible for the failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as top economic and campaign advisors, etc., etc.)

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #16 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:11 am

We have two cards, Jeff's 1997 Chevy Malibu and my 2001 Chevy Tahoe. We buy America Cars and I bought my car right after 9/11 to help the economy.

We also drive our cars until they die a slow painful death, but we take care of them, so they last. We will probably be getting another car in August 2009 when somebody gets her license. She will be driving the Malibu.

Sir_Galahad · #17 Post by **Sir_Galahad** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:27 am

peacock2121 wrote:I don't care how many homes or cars they have. I don't even care what kind of cars they drive.

I care what they will do at the helm of my country.

REC

tlynn78 · #18 Post by **tlynn78** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:49 am

I own 2 - both Honda's (CRV and Pilot)

Peaby, how do you like them? I will be buying a vehicle in Nashville next month, and driving it home. Not sure what I want, but I know I want something more than a sedan, but not a B-A SUV, either. Reasonablgas mileage would be a plus, but as someone wise told me, the premium I would pay for a high gas-mileage vehicle is money I would not make back in gasoliine savings before I total the car, given my track record. He has a point.

t.

peacock2121 · #19 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:16 am

tlynn78 wrote:
I own 2 - both Honda's (CRV and Pilot)
Peaby, how do you like them? I will be buying a vehicle in Nashville next month, and driving it home. Not sure what I want, but I know I want something more than a sedan, but not a B-A SUV, either. Reasonablgas mileage would be a plus, but as someone wise told me, the premium I would pay for a high gas-mileage vehicle is money I would not make back in gasoliine savings before I total the car, given my track record. He has a point.

t.

I love the CRV. It gets good mileage - usually 27 mpg or so. It is big enough and high enough that I feel safe - way different than the feeling I had in my Miata. It is large enough to lug lots of peeps or stuff around.

The Pilot is really too big for me. I had the Pilot first and now call the CRV the 'mini-me' (sorry to steal that one mini). It is a big too big and too high up - just a little bit too much car for me to be responsible for on the road and in parking lots. I also don't need all that room.

I think the CRV is the best value for the money - way better than the RAV 4, if you ask me. But, I am an owner.

tlynn78 · #20 Post by **tlynn78** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:35 am

think the CRV is the best value for the money - way better than the RAV 4, if you ask me. But, I am an owner.

Good info, thanks.

t.

Flybrick · #21 Post by **Flybrick** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:44 am

So let me get this straight, you are mocking McCain for living the American dream, i.e., doing well and having lots of material things?

So as this bored ostensibly exists for those of us who want to win a million dollars, then we, by definition, also are elitist if we should win?

Hey, the guy did whatever he did after he got out of the Navy, even if it was to marry a beer heiress (that would be most 'regular Joe's' fantasy right there) who also was a beauty queen.

Tell me again the down side?

By the way, Obama likewise raised himself from trying circumstances to wealth. Good on him.

2001 Ford truck
2006 Infiniti FX 35
2008 BMW 328i

Not bad for a farm boy, but I guess I'm moving into the 'elite.'

Is there a pin or secret handshake or something to let me know when I'm in the club?

SportsFan68 · #22 Post by **SportsFan68** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:32 am

Three.

Two Fords and one Nissan.

a1mamacat · #23 Post by **a1mamacat** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:49 am

none

the BANK owns the one I drive tho

peacock2121 · #24 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:54 am

a1mamacat wrote:none

the BANK owns the one I drive tho

Just wait a few years and it will be yours.

MarleysGh0st · #25 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:05 am

a1mamacat wrote:none

the BANK owns the one I drive tho

Do you still have banks in Canada?

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