The NEW 2001pm - Phun Random Chat Thread!

I guess between 12 and 14 I got a little into "hot rods" through model kit assembly, but have never been a car person.....to me they are just a necessity of life and have always leaned towards utility type vehicles such as vans or SUV types. The closest I ever have come to having a standard passenger car is my first car which I bought used and towed to my place.....a 1965 Mustang.....289, 4 barrel, 4 on the floor, convertible. The only reason I bought it was because it was a convertible and I could put the top down, take out the back seat and carry stuff. I moved a frig once with it. I rebuilt the engine in my living room and drove it for two years....I did not like it. Next was a Chevy Vega sports station wagon marked down to $2,800 at the end of year clearance. I bought that in September of 1972. It turned out to be too nice of a car for my life style, so 15 months later I sold it for $2,400 and bought a Honda 550 and a 1962 VW bus. I kept the bus for about 2+ years and the bike until summer of 1978. I had a ball with the bus. It only had the front bench seat and the back was just open. I blew that engine and had just finished at the U of F, so I bought a new Dodge Tradesman B-100 Commercial van....that would have been fall of 1975. I kept that vehicle until fall of 2000. I then bought a 2001 Dodge Durango which I still have and should have for another ten to fifteen years. And there you have my car history.

 

damn, sounds pretty cool there Thore!

I would love to drive a convertible one day.

 

Hi again Inuk.

My dad started his career at Cadillac. One day he came home in a Cadillac convertible. The whole neighborhood came by to take a look! (It was a loaner car and he had to give it back.)

From Cadillac, he moved to the GM Headquarters building to begin his negotiating career.

 

I never want a convertible again.....noisy and after a while, they leak where they connect to the windshield assembly.....drips right in your crotch! :sad:

 

July 16 was the 10th anniversary of his passing, so I've been thinking about him a lot lately.

 

heh good to know Thore!

 

Oh, and :hi: iNuk.

 

Yeah, that's the thing about trying to build a car where the top comes off!

 

:|......I lost both my parents 14 years ago in 2000. I find it depressing that almost all of my relatives I grew up with are now gone....one reason why I don't go by any of the old homes, etc. anymore.

 

I know what you mean about losing your Father pm.

April 21st was 19 years I lost my Dad. still think about him a lot.

if you get a chance, what "Heaven is For Real."

very good movie!

going to do last runway check. be back in 15 min.

 

I know what you mean Thore.

Laters Inuk.

 

Before I bought the Durango, I pondered for some time whether to buy a quad-cab pickup truck, another van, or an SUV. I was tired of driving a full size van all the time and just could not totally embrace buying a pickup truck. I thing a SUV suits me best. I can always tow a trailer if I need to haul a large load of something.

 

An SUV is a good choice.

 

Tons of Durangos around here, too.

 

I cannot see having anything else if you have only one vehicle. They are perfect for me and my life style.

 

I don't know why they got away from the original look of the Durango as I really liked it. I do not care for the look of today's models. Just another reason to keep mine a long time.

 

I am going to feed the dogs and address a few other things....back after a bit.....

 

Laters Thore.

 

the Durangos are awesome Thore! that's what my Cousin in the City has.

you working tonight pm?

 

I work at 4 in the morning Inuk. I still don't know whether to call it "night" or "morning."