Lets talk Cars/trucks!

[Rabidraider]

I learned to drive on my buddies farm when I was 12 years old. His father was police Chief and would get old confiscated cars for the farm. Learned how to use a 3 speed on the column. Drove on dirt roads through the woods. Made drivers Ed really easy....

When I was 16 I worked in a auto salvage yard and bought a burned out 1968 Ford Falcon. Removed the interior and replace it with parts from another wreck. It was a 3 speed on the column which I converted to a 3 speed on the floor. Stupid kid lol.

I eventually traded in a couple of years later for a 1969 Camaro convertible. Blue with a white top.
Should of never traded it in but did...

A brand new 1974 Nova SS I ordered from a car dealer I was working at. ($3900) 350, 4 barrel, duel exhaust, Posi rear, nice when new. Turned into a rust bucket and mechanical nightmare in a few years. Eventually sold it for a song and a dance to an old friend.

Owned a few transport vehicles for a few year to get me and the wife to work. 66 Impala, 64 Chevy II during the lean years.

Bought a 85 full sized Bronco and use it on the beach all the time and was another fun truck since the kids were showing up at this juncture.

Bought a new 1990 Hyundai 5 speed and taught the wife to shift. Gray hair started...

Bought a used Jeep Cherokee that was a work house for a few years

Owned a couple of Ford Taurus's that always seemed to overheat.

Bought my wife a new Jeep Wrangler in 2008...my younger son totaled it a few years later.

Bought my neighbors 2004 Lexus ES 350 with 160k and it ran great. Super nice car.

Bought a Chrysler Crossfire and still have it over 20 years later and looks great. Super fun car. Looking to finally sell it.

Bought a new 2023 Tacoma which is a long time keeper.

And finally was looking at corvettes but thought I look silly in one so ended up getting an IS500 Lexus, which satisfies the sport car bug.

So only owned a few new vehicles over the years. Was generally a buy and hold guy.

Now that I'm retired with more disposable income having fun buying cars.

So what was your car journey?

[Rainman56]

Sidebar: Anybody else notice more and more cars on the road that "sound" like they are hauling ass but nobody is moving out? In other words, most times you hear an exhaust of a hot rod and look around and see a car taking off like a bat out of hell but today I "hear" the sound but no cars standing out. All noise and no go?

Yep alot of people now want sound over performance smh...Thumper cams,a wide choice of exhaust...Thumper cams,lots of chop at idle,not so much on performance,they suck ballz lol

[Rainman56]

Oh yeah. I'm tired of cars sounding like a push mower on steroids

The pissed of bumble bee imports lol...Some fast though I'll give them that.