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Offline GaryG

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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #30 on: June 03, 2016, 04:29:55 PM »
Love my 2004 & 2011 Yukon's.
They are called trucks.

Thinking of making a decal for both that says, "My other car is a Yukon"

My wife has a spotless 1995 Grand Am that only has 60K miles.
At 15K miles the brakes were squeaking and shop said - you don't drive it enough!  ::)
Time for a new car honey, oh yeah, she drives the, "My She's Yar mobile", new Yukon.


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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #31 on: June 03, 2016, 04:40:53 PM »
This old gal.  2012 with 63K.  Lifted, locked, armored, snorked.  Gonna repaint the bumper after I sandblast it within the next few weeks.  It's ugly but with lockers it will go just about anywhere in the world that any vehicle could go.  The wife gets the new vehicles every few years.  Hopefully this FJ will be my 1st vehicle that I ever keep long enough to pay off, and I think I have about 6 months left.  Never not had a car payment since I was 18 years old.  Wife drives ( I get to drive it a lot too) a 2016 Lexus GX460. 

My rides in order from most recent:
2012 FJ Cruiser 4x4
2006 Lexus LX470 4x4
2008 Toyota Tundra TRD 4x4, still can't believe I traded that one in but the LX was sweet and I kind of wish I still had it.
2002 Toyota Tacoma 4x4
1993 Toyota Landcruiser, parents still have this one and it has been resto-stored with some upgrades, worth more now than when it was brand new
1999 Dodge 1500 4x4 with a 12" lift and 38" tires, 360 engine with the greatest exhaust system I've ever heard on a truck to this day.  It was awesome, probably my favorite ride of all of them and the girls loved driving it so that didn't hurt while I was in college.  It lead to more than a few relationships with nice young ladies.
1998 Toyota Tacoma ext cab 4x4
1992 GMC Stepside w/ the bulletproof 350 engine that I put 250K miles on this truck and as of a few years ago was still seen, occasionally, on the roads in my hometown.  Last I heard it had over 350K on the odo but that's secondhand info. 
1989 Chevy S-10, my 1st ride and it did a hell of a job getting me around in high school.  It was a bit rough once I got it handed down to me but I made it a very respectable truck.  I had the baddest system in it of all the high schoolers with 4 12" Rockford subwoofers in a custom box, 2 JBL 150 amps and bunch of other goodies that made it as clean and crisp as it was loud.
 
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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #32 on: June 03, 2016, 05:00:52 PM »
I drive a Toyota Sequoia for the most part, but have a 98 5.9L Grand Cherokee for the bush. The Wife drives  Volvo V70R and has a 64 Corvette Convertible she just inherited.
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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #33 on: June 03, 2016, 05:04:45 PM »
Grandpa van, room for 7, 3 different DVD players each with their own blue tooth channel for the headsets and Blue Ray players with 6 USB charging ports in addition to the 4-12V power ports.

We can watch Disney Princess's and play Mine Craft while grandpa and grandma listen to Jimmy Buffet, en-route to soccer, football, baseball, dance, etc.

 Funny how your priorities evolve as you grow up
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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #34 on: June 03, 2016, 05:40:34 PM »
Grandpa van, room for 7, 3 different DVD players each with their own blue tooth channel for the headsets and Blue Ray players with 6 USB charging ports in addition to the 4-12V power ports.

We can watch Disney Princess's and play Mine Craft while grandpa and grandma listen to Jimmy Buffet, en-route to soccer, football, baseball, dance, etc.

 Funny how your priorities evolve as you grow up


Greg, that is badass! Your a rockstar driving the grandpa van!

Nothing fancy for me, I either drive my little ford transit van or my 06 f-150 pickup truck....... I prefer to pay off my cars, drive them till they die.







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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #35 on: June 03, 2016, 05:56:43 PM »
Just turned 41 on Monday, bought first car at 17 so this is my last for that time period.
1. 84 cutlass
2. 78 Caprice
3. 79 Riviera
4. 77 Cadillac
5. 78 Cadillac
6. 79 Cadillac
7. 81 Cadillac
8. 90 Accord
9. 77 Matador
10. 78 280Z
11. 95 Olds Achieva
12. 88 Mazda mx6
13. 03 Galant
14. 67 Bonneville
15. 00 Durango
16. 06 Altima
17. 06 F150
18. 96 Astro
19. 02 F250
20. 08 Maxima
21. 00 Sierra
22. 06 Expedition
23. 87 Regal
24. 85 Cutlass
25. 98 Lincoln
26. 93 Ranger
27. Another 77 Cadillac

Wasn't as long as I thought lol

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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #36 on: June 03, 2016, 06:05:31 PM »
2002 F150 Harley Davidson supercharged.
I'm still acting like a 16 year old.

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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #37 on: June 03, 2016, 07:05:44 PM »
With 50,000 miles of driving a year I wind up pushing either a 2006 Suzuki Aerio, great little car, or a 1997 Ford Ranger to the nearest mechanic, both have 300k and normally run on a sunny warm day.  Rainy days are iffy.   Who needs cars when there are so many guitars to buy?  Living in LA I find the lowest mile vehicle for 5-6k and drive them til they drop.  My 97 Saturn hit 500k and could get 40mpg tailgating Semis from Phoenix.  Wish they still made Ford Rangers or sold the Toyota Hilux here.  They are everywhere in Central America. A truck should be able to take a load of junk to the dump, most nowadays have more bling than my daddy's caddy.
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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #38 on: June 03, 2016, 07:44:40 PM »
2016 Volvo XC90
2008 Honda Ridgeline
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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #39 on: June 04, 2016, 08:03:41 AM »
I have a car addiction, they aren't super nice or flawless, but I don't care.

2006 Volvo v70r
1999 ford e350 van Quigley 4x4 w/ 7.3 powerstroke
1990 civic hatch
1989 Volvo 240 wagon w/ turbocharged small block Ford 5.0
1966 Mustang still in pieces
Wife drives 2002 suburban - great vehicle all around

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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #40 on: June 04, 2016, 08:48:56 AM »
Dodge/Chrysler mini-vans. I'm on van number 7. The wife & I have over 700,000 miles total, since 1993.
Cheap to buy, cheap to fix & can haul a 4'x8' sheet.

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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #41 on: June 04, 2016, 09:05:29 AM »
GMC Acadia. Wife has the Buick model.
Just traded my Jeep Cherokee due to lack of cargo space.
But have a chevy 4x4 pickup for spare.

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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #42 on: June 04, 2016, 10:55:58 AM »
I ride motorcycles.. cages bore me.

Daily is an 05 Suzuki Vstrom 1000 with 160,000 miles on it.

The track bike is a 99 yamaha R1 with full Ohlins suspension and tuned motor and is dragged around with my 89 Toyo 4x4 pickup.

Had  an 03, 06, 09, Taco's all leased and think i changed the oil once on the 06..  ::)  You don't want to buy the cars i lease  ;D
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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #43 on: June 04, 2016, 11:02:53 AM »
Wish they sold the Toyota Hilux here. 

The truck the gods drive..  8)

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Re: what do you drive?
« Reply #44 on: June 04, 2016, 11:40:12 AM »
I ride motorcycles.. cages bore me.

Daily is an 05 Suzuki Vstrom 1000 with 160,000 miles on it.

The track bike is a 99 yamaha R1 with full Ohlins suspension and tuned motor and is dragged around with my 89 Toyo 4x4 pickup.

Had  an 03, 06, 09, Taco's all leased and think i changed the oil once on the 06..  ::)  You don't want to buy the cars i lease  ;D

160,000?!?!? Is that a typo?

John, have you ever done an Iron Butt Ride? My oldest son and I did their Saddlesore 1000 (in 24 hours) with me and Sir Winston the Cocker Spaniel on my 80 Goldwing and he on his Nighthawk 650 once upon a time.

1000 miles in 24 hours is only their initiation ride. They also have a 1500 in 36, and 1500 in 24 (!!!!!!!!) and a coast to coast in 50 hours ride. A 1500 in 24 requires a HUGE BLADDER, a big tank, a hard core committment and a superslab with lazy Constables. Every 2 years they have a rally where they do 1000 a day for 11 or so days. Several riders have achieved 49 states in that 11 day rally.

Winston, now expired (RIP) slept the sleep of the dead the night after our Saddlesore 1000. That's one heckuva lot of cocker spaniel ear flapping for one 24 hour stretch. I had built him a "cross seat" platform to sit on the passenger perch with each end of His Royal Highness affixed to a chain. Plenty safe and nicely upholstered for doggie comfort. The only possible exit onto 70 MPH asphalt would have to have been in a crash. He rarely sat down in that thousand miles. Too hard to bark at semis when sitting, I reckon. (Roll eyes)

My list,
04 Forrester pushing 300k
98 Buick Century Grandma Car, complete with Missus in tow, a bonafide Grandma, so as to not break the rules...
97 Dodge Ram 1500 pushing 280k
80 Goldwing with 116 thou, mostly with me on the saddle.

And Looking for a newer Forrester with less than 300,000 on the clock. Like em. Lots....