I drove it all through high school and college. Paid for the entire thing and all maintenance, insurance, and gas myself.
My buddy had a mid 1980's Chevette with.......a diesel engine. What a POS!!!
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
My buddy had a mid 1980's Chevette with.......a diesel engine. What a POS!!!
My buddy had a Chevy Vega! Remember those? You never see them anymore. Kinda like the Ford Maverick .
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
My buddy had a Chevy Vega! Remember those? You never see them anymore. Kinda like the Ford Maverick .
the Vega was my first car. I can't remember the year. Probably early-mid 70's. what a piece of shit that thing was, it totally hogged and burned oil like crazy.
when we were going to buy a new car, my dad and I had to push it into the dealership to trade it in. They gave me something like $200 for it. Why even bother?
My buddy had a Chevy Vega! Remember those? You never see them anymore. Kinda like the Ford Maverick .
Almost purchased a Maverick once.....Vegas were bad, but they weren't as bad as either a Gremlin or a AMC Pacer. :eek:
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
1984 Cannery yellow firebird.
The whole frame was rusted out completely.
I used to hide an ounce of weed where the radio was ripped out with slashes in the dashboard. One time I got pulled over with the weed in there. LOL
And it had no brakes.........I mean no brakes.
I used to park by either coasting into a parking lot and sliding into the curb or running into something.
At home I would knock over the mail box, get out and put it back up. LOL
I ran into the back of many many cars on the road. Thank god the bumper was hollow rubber. When it hit, it just pushed in. I would just pull it back out.
To stop at my friends house I would coast around the block a few times until I could put my foot out and help slow it down in front of his house. A few times he had to jump, hahahahahahaha
I kept a couple hundred pounds of free weights in the trunk to weight it down.
Man I was a dumb kid.
Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
Almost purchased a Maverick once.....Vegas were bad, but they weren't as bad as either a Gremlin or a AMC Pacer. :eek:
A highschool buddy had a Gremlin. I remember the green dash lights and driving around, very stoned, all bobbing our heads in rhythym to the Allman Brothers' Eat a Peach.
My mom had the "who's who" of lame cars - the Valiant (before I bought it), a Plymouth Cricket, a Pinto and a GEO Metro. She was OK with all of them .
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
1984 Cannery yellow firebird.
The whole frame was rusted out completely.
I used to hide an ounce of weed where the radio was ripped out with slashes in the dashboard. One time I got pulled over with the weed in there. LOL
And it had no brakes.........I mean no brakes.
I used to park by either coasting into a parking lot and sliding into the curb or running into something.
At home I would knock over the mail box, get out and put it back up. LOL
I ran into the back of many many cars on the road. Thank god the bumper was hollow rubber. When it hit, it just pushed in. I would just pull it back out.
To stop at my friends house I would coast around the block a few times until I could put my foot out and help slow it down in front of his house. A few times he had to jump, hahahahahahaha
I kept a couple hundred pounds of free weights in the trunk to weight it down.
Man I was a dumb kid.
this post made me totaly laugh! You had a Flinstones car.
when you get confused just listen to the music play........
"You damn well can't lick the system,but you can sure give it a good fondeling."-sleazy estate man(Hugh Laurie on A bit of Fry and Laurie)
"Judas Priest on a two stroke moped!"(Stephen Fry)
Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
Changing your oil is scheduled maintenance............I don't know how one would go 100,000 miles without changing their oil and not do serious damage to the engine......
and as far as american cars being shit.........I had a 1988 chevy s10 balzer with over 250,000 miles on it nothing major went wrong with it that wasn't just from normal wear and tear..........then i had a 1993 chevy cavalier that had nearly 200,000 miles on it.......both great vehicles.......both continued to run until I took them to the junk yard.......
i use synthetic every 10,000 (do my own) so yea i guess you could say every 9-10 months if you dont change your own oil you would need to pay for service.
and there is no scheduled mt until 100,000 miles in my owners manual
1994 Ford Escort (4-door)
Nicknamed: The Sea Green Suprise
I got it while I had my permit (in '99) and made an Alive Guy decal for the back window. That car will ALWAYS be a part of me. Along with the molding strip that was permanentely peeled up because of a monkey at Six Flags.
10c #TBD
"They said timing was everything, made him want to be everywhere,...there's a lot to be said for nowhere."
"Let them wash away,... all those yesterdays."
1976 Ford Granada - powder blue. I hated that car, but it was my first, and friends didn't mind driving in it since I was the only one with a car! Party on green mountain!
When I was living in Florida back in 1990 I had a 1981 pontiac sunbird (i think that's what it was, we called it "the happy bus"), it was school bus yellow and quite hideous. The fabric on interior door panels/ceiling became a crusty like putty from the hot Florida sun. By the time i wrecked it it in '92 it had initials, poems and drawings carved into the entire interior, and the body was dented beyond belief.
The damn thing caught fire as I was driving it...Here I am, chugging along to my fast food job, I smell plastic burning, next thing I know a 6 inch flame is shooting out the passenger side air vent...
As I'm standing there watching it flames engulf the damn thing, some schmuck walks up to me and says "Do ya have a fire extinguisher....?"
The damn thing caught fire as I was driving it...Here I am, chugging along to my fast food job, I smell plastic burning, next thing I know a 6 inch flame is shooting out the passenger side air vent...
As I'm standing there watching it flames engulf the damn thing, some schmuck walks up to me and says "Do ya have a fire extinguisher....?"
:eek:
You should have burned yourself with a lighter and sued the crap outta Ford.
1974 Ford Mustang. Keep in mind that in the early 70's Mustangs were NOT cool cars - quite the opposite. It a funny green. No AC and black vinyl seats! You could get 3rd degree burns if you sat on the seats after it was left out in the sun! Only had AM radio, but yes I loved that car. It was my first, what can I say?
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
1970 Chevy Suburban, a former kindergarden school bus...
School bus yellow, with a black stripe to cover the words... Only had a drivers seat as we took out the tiny benches the kids sat on and just put padding and red shag carpet down.
Even had the handle to swing open the passenger side door to let people in...
1996: Randall's Island I, Hartford
1998: MSG I, Hartford
2000: Jones Beach I
2003: Albany, MSG II, Mansfield II & III, Homdel
2004: Boston (VFC) I & II
2006: Albany, Hartford, Boston I and E. Rutherford I
2008: MSG I & II, Hartford, Mansfield II (saw BostonLou in the FRONT ROW!!) EV-NYC II
2010: Hartford
2013 Worcester II, Hartford
2016 Fenway I 2018 Wrigley II, Fenway II
Haha, my 1st car was a 1978 Fiat 127. My it was awful, and 10 years old when I had it
A friend in work saw me with my g/f once, and said "well, you should be confident......at least you know she's not with you cos of your car"....Cheeky get!
General Motors Holden is the Aussie car company now exporting to the US. I even think you should be getting our Monaros! They're called Pontiac GTOs over there I think. You don't know how lucky you are mate!
The Sunbird had a cassette deck thankfully, I think it was the main reason I wanted to buy it! That and the rear visor! :rolleyes:
I believe you about the tape deck working off the cigarette lighter. One of my first cars, a Datsun I think, didn't even have a tape deck so I used to take my boom box everywhere in it! Cost me a fortune in batteries!
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Whoever bought mine originally must have chosen the backseat, then. Although, it was pretty small.
I drove that thing around for 6 or 7 years and the whole time I was thinking that I'd rather have ANY other car on the road than that.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
My buddy had a Chevy Vega! Remember those? You never see them anymore. Kinda like the Ford Maverick
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
the Vega was my first car. I can't remember the year. Probably early-mid 70's. what a piece of shit that thing was, it totally hogged and burned oil like crazy.
when we were going to buy a new car, my dad and I had to push it into the dealership to trade it in. They gave me something like $200 for it. Why even bother?
The whole frame was rusted out completely.
I used to hide an ounce of weed where the radio was ripped out with slashes in the dashboard. One time I got pulled over with the weed in there. LOL
And it had no brakes.........I mean no brakes.
I used to park by either coasting into a parking lot and sliding into the curb or running into something.
At home I would knock over the mail box, get out and put it back up. LOL
I ran into the back of many many cars on the road. Thank god the bumper was hollow rubber. When it hit, it just pushed in. I would just pull it back out.
To stop at my friends house I would coast around the block a few times until I could put my foot out and help slow it down in front of his house. A few times he had to jump, hahahahahahaha
I kept a couple hundred pounds of free weights in the trunk to weight it down.
Man I was a dumb kid.
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
"You damn well can't lick the system,but you can sure give it a good fondeling."-sleazy estate man(Hugh Laurie on A bit of Fry and Laurie)
"Judas Priest on a two stroke moped!"(Stephen Fry)
A highschool buddy had a Gremlin. I remember the green dash lights and driving around, very stoned, all bobbing our heads in rhythym to the Allman Brothers' Eat a Peach.
My mom had the "who's who" of lame cars - the Valiant (before I bought it), a Plymouth Cricket, a Pinto and a GEO Metro. She was OK with all of them
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
"You damn well can't lick the system,but you can sure give it a good fondeling."-sleazy estate man(Hugh Laurie on A bit of Fry and Laurie)
"Judas Priest on a two stroke moped!"(Stephen Fry)
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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A '92 Geo Metro, Bright Blue, 2 door, radio doesnt work, great on gas though
my parents bought it new and it lasted till the summer of 2007 when I crashed it, still runs, just needs a new door haha
love that car
i use synthetic every 10,000 (do my own) so yea i guess you could say every 9-10 months if you dont change your own oil you would need to pay for service.
and there is no scheduled mt until 100,000 miles in my owners manual
I actually loved it!
Nicknamed: The Sea Green Suprise
I got it while I had my permit (in '99) and made an Alive Guy decal for the back window. That car will ALWAYS be a part of me. Along with the molding strip that was permanentely peeled up because of a monkey at Six Flags.
"They said timing was everything, made him want to be everywhere,...there's a lot to be said for nowhere."
"Let them wash away,... all those yesterdays."
09/10/98, 08/23/00, 08/24/00, 08/25/00, 04/30/03, 07/09/03, 07/14/03, 06/01/06, 06/03/06, 06/24/08, 06/25/08
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...a lover and a fighter.
"I'm at least half a bum" Rocky Balboa
http://www.videosift.com/video/Obamas-Message-To-American-Indians
Edmonton, AB. September 5th, 2005
Vancouver, BC. April 3rd, 2008
Calgary,AB. August 8th, 2009
I still remember the smell of that car.
Ahh the carefree days.
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
The damn thing caught fire as I was driving it...Here I am, chugging along to my fast food job, I smell plastic burning, next thing I know a 6 inch flame is shooting out the passenger side air vent...
As I'm standing there watching it flames engulf the damn thing, some schmuck walks up to me and says "Do ya have a fire extinguisher....?"
:eek:
You should have burned yourself with a lighter and sued the crap outta Ford.
1992 Mercury Grand Marquis. Merlot color. Seats 12 comfortably. 4 gallons per mile.
School bus yellow, with a black stripe to cover the words... Only had a drivers seat as we took out the tiny benches the kids sat on and just put padding and red shag carpet down.
Even had the handle to swing open the passenger side door to let people in...
1998: MSG I, Hartford
2000: Jones Beach I
2003: Albany, MSG II, Mansfield II & III, Homdel
2004: Boston (VFC) I & II
2006: Albany, Hartford, Boston I and E. Rutherford I
2008: MSG I & II, Hartford, Mansfield II (saw BostonLou in the FRONT ROW!!) EV-NYC II
2010: Hartford
2013 Worcester II, Hartford
2016 Fenway I
2018 Wrigley II, Fenway II
A friend in work saw me with my g/f once, and said "well, you should be confident......at least you know she's not with you cos of your car"....Cheeky get!
This should clear it up for you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Ic3RqPIJo
General Motors Holden is the Aussie car company now exporting to the US. I even think you should be getting our Monaros!
The Sunbird had a cassette deck thankfully, I think it was the main reason I wanted to buy it! That and the rear visor! :rolleyes:
I believe you about the tape deck working off the cigarette lighter. One of my first cars, a Datsun I think, didn't even have a tape deck so I used to take my boom box everywhere in it! Cost me a fortune in batteries!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
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