transportation car

plural transportation cars

1. A basic car used to travel from place to place, without special features or sporty character.

   […] so that the power steering pump has inadequate capacity and you end up with manual steering. That kind of bad manners is totally unwelcome, particularly in a transportation car.

   1968, Car and Driver, volume 14, page 38

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   I'm looking for a transportation car, mainly for work. I will be doing a lot of driving on the job so I want something durable, but not too flashy. On weekends I will be using it for pleasure. You know, taking my girlfriend out for rides and such.

   1990, William Gardiner Hutson, My Friends Call Me C.C.