I know there may have been a thread on what kinda car do you have but I wanna know what car is your dj ride. I'm looking at trading in both my 2003 Sequoia and 2008 Yaris for either a 2010 Honda Pilot (all my gear can fit in that sucka too, we even drove to my house to test it) or a Ford Flex (rated the #3 midsize SUV). The Honda is rated #12 but it's a Honda so it gets a pass...

What are you guys driving and how much gear do you fit in it?

Pacifica

Wife, 2 Kids
2 Satelites (12"), stands
15" Sub
Coffin (1200s Standard position, 10" mixer)
Bags w/ wires laptop, etc.
Small light show (on a T stand)

All Wheel Drive so good in bad weather

i used to roll dj gear in a focus station wagon

moms subaru tribeca:

2x turtnables
pioneer djm 700
yorkville nx55p x2
speakers tripod
lighting t-bar + tripod
mystic led
strobe
fog machine
sometimes a table too.

2008 mitsu endeavor, 2004 ford f250, or my favorite of ALL!! 87 k5 blazer.

but i only ever travel with my 1210's in flight cases, and my mixer, laptop, some records and headphones in my backpack. i don't really do mobiles. the few times that i have i took the endeavor and it fits all that plus two tables and my 15inch speakers in the back.

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee

I love the vehicle but...
It's alot smaller inside than it looks

I'm gonna ma e a decision tomorrow after I see what savings I get from my insurance (AAA). If it's substantial from 2 cars to 1 then I'm making a move. One of the choices up there with maybe the Chevy Traverse thrown in there also (rated #2)...

Peep the ratings here:

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*make

2006 Chevy Tahoe Fits:

2 15" JBLS
2 18" subs
2 TT cases
1 mixercase for TTM57
AMP case for 2 amps
Projector case
2 speaker stands
Lighting truss stands
revo 4, 2 american dynasty, misc Led lighting, Haze Machine
Gig bag(cables extension cords ext)
Laptop Bag
Rock n Roller Cart
Room for one passenger.

Lexus Wagon and I cant put anything more than my 2 turntables in the back or my wheels will start to rub, sigh

That Flex is nice man. Just test drove one today and I gotta say, if they talk right, the next time we have a jammy jam you just might see me in one... Anybody on here with one?

dude, make sure you check out the reliability ratings....american cars can be a great value but they've never really held up in the long run. plus their resale value is crap. what's wrong with your sequoia?

I've been researching it latin.... It's highly rated and has a great safety and reliability rating. The Sequoia is fine for a 2003, just a super gas guzzler. I'm just trying to downsize cars and responsibilities (1 is better than 2)....

The Flex is pretty dope dude...

well, your review only gave it a 6 out of 10 in reliability....and if you check out the rest of ford's lineup, they don't do much better. my personal experience with american cars has been really bad....inferior materials, bad reliability and resale make them too unattractive to me. I've owned a 2004 sequoia and a 2006 tahoe.....japan>american. but yeah, it is a gas guzzler...

have you checked out that new gmc terrain? I'm a little intrigued by it....don't really know how much room you've actually got for equipment but the 32 mph sounds pretty good...

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Remember I'm Black and not rich or Jewish like Michael Basic (inside joke, we do that so don't trip)... Plus I'm not ballin' enough to get that GMC kid... That Flex is sweet. The Honda is pretty much a done deal dude. All I gotta do is go down there and trade in my cars and I roll with the keys. Trying to decide on which one though...

the gmc starts at 24k...

Lemme look, lol...

I thought you hated American?!?!?!? GMC? Please explain...

well, I only owned the tahoe cuz it belonged to my wife when we got married....but I traded that fucker in for a toyota...lol! american cars suck more, american trucks so so....I'm intrigued by the gas mileage on this terrain....

It's a 4 banger with that gas mileage dude...

well, u wanted economy....what does the 6 get?

17/25 for the 6 cyl

Only a 5 seater... No grandma in that ride...

:0/

For gigs, I still drive my 88 chevrolet suburban 3/4 ton 4x4... (back when they still built 'em to last) It can haul everything and then some... but it's a gas guzzler!

someday I'd like a new toyota tundra crew max diesel...

Replacing one guzzler for another? LOL

wow, that honda is a guzzler as well...you sure that's the way to go? and it ain't cheap....maybe a hilander hybrid?

That's even more of a "money" guzzler, lol... If I can make it happen:

1. Flex
2. Terrain
3. Pilot

club gigs (all I have to bring is mixer/needles/laptop/etc) I usually take my prelude

mobile gigs (gotta take my coffin) then I take my 4runner

let me know how that terrain looks if you go check it out at the dealer. I've only seen the pics online....wanna get an idea of what the quality is like....but I think out of all american auto makers, GMC is probably the best in quality, IMO.

I'm in between dj rides at the moment myself....but gigs are slow right now so I'm not in a big hurry...lol! I've got friends....

I can fit everything in my wife's BMW 5 series at least as easy as my Tacoma... (except when i have to take my own table...

Jeep Grand Cherokee.

I can fit everything I need for a mobile gig in it with no problems other than having to take out my subs.

^yeah but reliability is like 4/10. no thanks.

I use to have a Grand Cherokee...

If i was to consider another one i'd lease it... same goes for any american car. after having had quite a few... i'm stayin with forign if i'm going to own another car

1998 Chevy Astro, sucker is huge inside when you take out the back bench seats.

I've had it since new, I was the family car too for a while, but now it's mostly for my djing and if we need something big enough for 8 people

Now that's a dj ride "classic" right there...

When it's the larger gigs, I drive a 1990 Dodge Ram Van as my DJ ride. images03.olx.com
It was a hand-me-down from my pops. Never had a problem, other then the ODO hasn't marked a mile since 2001 (which is a good thing! lol). I removed the rear bench and captain chairs that were in the center row.

In there i fit:
2 15" Yamaha Tops
2 18" Yamaha Bottoms
2 10" Mackie Monitors
2 TT's in flight cases
1 10" mixer in flight case
1 6' Folding Table
4 Speaker stands
12 Channel Mixer and 8 mics (just in case)
Wireless mic and kit
4 Shelf Amp rack
Keyboard stand (for the short amp rack)
2 crates of cable and wiring
Lighting and lighting rig

Theres room for an ice chest which i bring to "dry" gigs

Now that's old school baby...

I love my Jeep. It's the best vehicle I've owned. I bought mine used so I guess the previous owners took care of any malfunctions before I got a hold of it. I've had it for about two years now and have no complaints yet.

how many miles? mine was great to a point, then once it hit that point it was a money pit

im starting to feel that way about my wrangler, but i only use it to plow so it can go to shit. i got another f250 that's taking a dump, gonna sell that with the plow. the only vehicle's i have that don't get abused are the endeavor and the 04 f250. great for gigs.

I have an 06 grand cherokee laredo and have had 0 problems with it, but if I do my dad is a manager at a Jeep dealership so I'm covered.

Got the Flex tonight man... Sweet ride... I'll post pics when I put some batteries in my camera, lol...

My DJ hooptie is a 1998 Chevy Express. It has way more cargo space than I could ever need, but it's a workhorse of a van and it has a security gate between the cab and cargo areas which prevents my equipment from flying around and knocking me the fuck out in an accident or rollover (I gotta stop doing those rollovers, man).

And it once didn't fit in a parking structure because of its height. Worst... gig... experience... ever.

BTW someone here mentioned having their wife, kids, and equipment in their car or SUV. Bad idea. Very bad idea.

The green machine! Shout out to sixxx.
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which model/options?

The SEL model. I just wanted leather and an alarm...

That be me. Thanks...I understand your point (I'm guessin accident wise) But I was just mentioning what fit in the ride if need be. (If it's a family wedding, or if I have to drop the kids off to Grandma's while I DJ)

Hehe yeah. Even assuming you're a safe driver, the safest of drivers can't always avoid the reckless driving of another person and thus can still be the victim of a rollover accident caused buy someone else.

I have a 2002 Sequoia. I love this truck. It fits all my gear and extra. Its also reliable and good on gas for a full size truck.

I don't know about good gas mileage. I had an '03 and that sucka drank gas like a "gas-a-holic", lol... The Flex is doing pretty good after a lot of miles this week (and in traffic)...

yo i was lookin into the 05... how bad we talkin... discuss wat u put in there

Really? It does ok for me. Maybe cuz most of my miles are highway. It does give 18mpg for highway miles, depending of course. But there is alot of things that come into play when u talk about gas mileage, including how u drive... like doing above 60mph increases the gas consumption.

bmw m3

^nice

any1 know any1 with a late model jeep grand cherokee
want 1 but am now a bit taken a back after hearing its "smaller inside" than it loooks <plz no misquote>

Inside it's small. the backseat doesnt come out, it folds down(taking up storage space). spare tire is in back, under rear deck.
compared to a minivan it is much smaller inside. i could stack my subs in a minivan but not in a jeep, the interior height is not nearly as tall as it appears
go to a dealer and look. take a tape measure..

hope my last post cleared things up for you. if you'd go to a dealership and look at the vehicle, you'd see what I mean. It is smaller inside than it looks (no misquote)

cheers bro , its a love hate thing, i love it so i spend loads of money on it then i hate it because its taken all my money ....

1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette, with removable CAPTAIN SEATS and an electronic sliding door.

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Best in it's class.

Can fit 2 Cerwin Vega v-35's, 8 crates of records, 2 crates of wires, amp rack, 2 - 12's with flight cases, a flight case for the 56S, and room for a handtruck.

Once I completely convert to vinyl, I don't know what I'm gonna do with all that extra room.

Yeah M3 is the kind of car you have to baby all the time. My cousin has a 2005 its pretty fuckin dope.



I have a 2006 and I am not a SUV guy I've primarily owned cars, but I got a great deal and was looking for something that would be easy to haul equipment. I haven't had any problems with mine. It is a little smaller than expected but the only thing I have had trouble fitting is the six ft folding table that I use for some mobile gigs. I just told them to provide one and brought my 4ft just in case.

I have a 2004 Jetta Wagon 1.8T 5 speed
German built, pretty quick, good gas mileage, and fits in a good amount of gear.
I'm pretty happy with it.

I have a 2004 Jetta Wagon 1.8T 5 speed
German built, pretty quick, good gas mileage, and fits in a good amount of gear.
I'm pretty happy with it.

My usual ride 2004 Honda Civic Coupe...

Fits: 2 15" tops,
turtables and mixer or Coffin with dns1000's
SKB 4 space amp rack (if I'm going passive)
Fold up table
3 dj lights and stand.

When I have a bigger gig like the one I just did this weekend... I borrow my dads 2006 Honda Ridgeline to haul all of my gear. I'd take the ridgeline over the Pilot any day, it just sucks that I'm about to go drop it off and pick up my civic right now. Check it out if you haven't already done so.

Fits: 4 15" tops,
2 18" subs
turtables and mixer or Coffin with dns1000's
SKB 4 space amp rack (if I'm going passive)
4 space amp rack for subs
Fold up table
3 dj lights and stand.

Finally Pics:

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Right when I went to take these it started to rain a little... I was gonna pull it out but I just washed it today, lol... At least look good for a day...

Good Luck with that Smizz. I see you cut Toyota loose!

Yessir... Rollin' American baby... Remember Pearl Harbor, LOL...

you sure that's your car? that garage looks like a chop shop. lol.

LOL.... I know it's dirty but it ain't no chop shop kid...

lol. messing with you. nice whip.

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Thats what I drive to the upscale places I play at.... fucks with their heads.
I take the Endeavor (right behind it) everywhere else.

yee haw!
-same with my '88 suburban 4x4 3/4 ton...
Still going strong,
I'm gonna run that thing into the ground!

^^^ BADASSSSS!!!!!!

my bro has a 87 gmc jimmy, the k7. the fullsize bitch. and its convertible. 32inch tires, 4inch lift. shit haulsss assss!

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In the garage... lol

I remember back in H.S. i took a chick out... hadnt ever been to her house before... Washed the car, made it all nice and clean...

Her house was brand new, and the first in a sub division... so the road to go from the main road to the part of the sub division wasn't paved yet...

My nice and clean car turned dusty and shitty in 10 seconds... I think that was 13 years ago... and it still annoys me lol

when you do run it into the ground, sell me your axles!

I always thought they should have played BDP's song for commercials. "The J, The I, The M, The M, The Y, The J, The I, The M, It's Jimmy"

I don't think they make those anymore.

you mean BBD?

KRS-1 would smack you for that...

You sir would be smacked...

BBD = Bell Biv Devoe

BDP = Boogie Down Productions

Come on son....

touche'

I am well aware of what the acronyms symbolize...

BDP > BBD

in my defense, I thought he was refering to the BBD song "do me" where they also say "the J, the I, the M, the M, the Y y'all... (I need a body bag)

From now on, I will try to read the whole post before I jump to any conclusions...

sorry dudes!

DDDDDAMMNN...

The bus with my headliner backpack. Don't do mobiles.

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I know he wasn't talking about his big truck though.

Updated....

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nice K Smitty!

AHHHH MAYNE....

You might have to get jacked for those buddy.....

Now, get me a Burger with cheese.....






I SAID WITH CHEEEESSSEEE!!!!!

Thanks latin...

Don't jack me JM... I'm a hard working bruh man just treating myself for all this hardwork I've been on, LOL...

1990 nissan 300zx TT

2 10" Hertz Subs
2 5x7 Herts speakers (rear)
2 6" hertz speakrs (front)

and barely enough room for 2 1200s, djm800, laptop stand and laptop

Let's take it a step further... Post some pics of your dj ride...

Man, all I need is that burger....

WIIITTTHHH CHEEEESEE!!!!

2008 Hummer

1yo this is what i was thinkin about coppin . how u like it . im worried it being ford

haha +1, FUCK FORD.

yeah i got a chevy colorado . chevy i trust . ford stole the window shield wipper idea! ahhhhh!

Remember Ford didn't take bailout money, but GM did... =/

Pics please... I know you got some "slick haired", OG, Mob-style wheels on that thing, LOL...

This is true, but I just heard this morning that GM paid it back 5 years early or something like that...

I've never felt comfortable with a Ford...

I've had a Chrysler that was a tank, and 100 years old, and that had it's problems.

I've had a GM with a LOT of problems....also 100 years old.

I've also currently got a '99 Oldsmobile who has had a slew of problems,

The ONLY car I've owned and felt like I've gotten triple my money's worth out of it was my '93 Eagle Talon. - 250,000 Miles on that baby, and was slick lookin' till the day the 2nd Transmission went south.

I loveded that car.

BUT for the first time in a LONG TIME, domestic cars are viewed MORE FAVORABLY than Imports...

I wonder why Toyota...

Didn’t GM get bought out by Fiat?

I have a Chevy... I finally stopped having to bring it back to the dealer after everything except the rims were replaced... There are some GM cars/trucks that i like, but the reputation American cars have and my personal experience has me questioning that.

My outlook, I’d consider an American car if I leased it. If I was going to buy a new car I’d go foreign

My 1st car was a 1988 Ford Escort Gt. It lasted 8 years with little maintenance from me (17 when I got it, lol...)... Then I had a 35th anniversary Mustang (1999) that was the bomb. ZERO problems. Now back for a 3rd time with the Flex... So far so good...

OK. I get what a lot of people are saying.... and I also only read about half of this thread....

but I didn't see anyone say Nissan Xterra or Pathfinder. And I'm surprised because they got rated number 1 in side impacts. We have to protect our equipment too.

K SMIZZLE!!!
I rocked a 1988 ISUZU Tropper when I did mobiles when I was 16!!!
now with Serato and my MBP I rock my 2003 BMW!

Pick up some self amplified JBL speakers and you can put them in anything!
dont forget to rock your Smedium shirt while driving!!!

When you coming out to Chicago!?!?!

The Trooper, wow Cisco.... Gotta let you and the rest of the Chicago crew wear them little t-shirts mayne, LOL... Coming to the Chi? IDK man... Trying to get to Tennessee to see my Titans play this year ...

Mallon wears the SMEDIUMS!! not Chi status!! LOL

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badasss.

thanks man, just got it last summer, my first ever self-financed car, really proud of myself.

I'm driving a full size 1990 Ford E-350 Extended Cargo Van, with a custom made trailer (depending on the size of the gig). My mechanic is the best, so I had the engine tweaked so gas mileage is not that bad. I recommend to anyone to buy used and have the work custom done. It will save you money and you will roll up in a vehicle that's one of a kind.

Pics please...

was this, could fit pwrd speakers & sub in the back set while decks/mixer bag stands were in the trunk, only thing is i'm not taking any ladies home after gigs...lol
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now this, i just got it and haven't even had time to do mods since its been -40
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but i also got this which could hold a back pack & laptop to.
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bump! i wanna see more!

2009 chrysler 300

holds my dj bag


3 dead hookers(pro status)

wait, they weren`t dead when I dropped them off for you...
(pimp status)

no fuckin way... i had an 88 escort the 1 with the 4 cylinder and 5 spd

car is old as hell

wow nice. is it a 2007 mazda3? i got a 2007 in that awesome blue they aren't doing for the newer models last month. I love it but haven't used it to haul gear quite yet.

yup 07, i working on doing a custom sub in the jack stand spot in the trunk area and putting all my stereo gear from my last ride in there

2010 Nissan Armada Titanium

Without looking at the rest of your FB page i could tell that is Chicago

+1

This is my baby after I got her lowered.... So sexy...

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and this one:

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That's one great looking Hearse! LOL....Just playing!

There you go Chi-town... LOL

Dag, you can moonlight like a mug on the low...

Brings new meaning to "Loading up a "Coffin"....

I kill me sometimes!

Dude suicide those rear doors

In my kid from the Simpsons voice, "Ha Ha"...

Naw dude... I got kids. They would fly them suckas open the wrong way at the wrong time, LOL...

Boo that shape door would be so easy too...

Lambo doors?

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Ew

lmao

hahahah!!!! ^

Yo, that has to be the DUMBEST thing I've seen in a long time...

Yo, is that what's hot in the skreets, tho?

What is the dumbest thing?

@ johnny

Suicide Doors

How are They stupid ? serdafied.files.wordpress.com the lines on the doors are great for that

Suicide doors are oldschool if anyhting lambo doors are tacky.

www.autospies.com thats what it would look like. Or image.truckinweb.com more done up

Ehh, maybe to an Auto"phile", but it doesn't do it for me...

That's why I asked if that was what's hot in the streets now...

Maybe I'm just behind the times...

No i havent seen much suicide jobs, i just said that suicide doorsr would look good with the lines of the truck. It wouldnt look too good on a scion box bc its shorter u know.

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That Flex is Bananas!!!!! Super dope... That's the Mobsteel one I think...

the only cars I like with suicide doors are the old lincoln continentals that came stock with them... classy :)

Hey Mr K Smith howsit going?
How do you like the Flex?
Im shopping for another ride

X I love it bro. Perfect for all my gear, kids, and still looks like I got swag, lol...
Still love my 3700's too baby. But wow, what happened to the denon Dj site? Can you say dead? LOL

chevy camaro FLIGHT CASES(MIXER, DECKS) in front seat. both 15's in the back seat. stands wherever there is room. lmao not very practical but it works.

^ damn, must e a packed coupe :P

My dj ride:
I have a driver, it's damn long and it has 1000 horse power...
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Now these are some DJ rides!
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This one too
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last three ^^^ = Awesome!!!

especially the "rocket car"

i use to put all my gear in my 99 honda prelude 2 1200s in flight cases 1ttm57 4 12' cabs fog machine 2 lights lap top, lol

kawasaki Ninja RR 1000 CC , and a backpack

F350 crewcab long box and 24ft enclosed featherlight trailer