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turboman808 · 06-17-2010, 02:47 PM

http://jalopnik.com/5566030/what-did...ange-your-life

Thought this was a great topic considering fathers day is coming up.

Well my dad always drove the ****tiest, ugliest cars imaginable. He always had a station wagon and I distinctly remember him driving a K Car station wagon for year.

When I was 4-5 he was getting another station wagon. This was about the time Smokey and the Bandit was out and they had a Trans Am just like in the movie. I was protesting the station wagon and pointing at the Trans Am but it didn't work he got another station wagon.

So not sure what if any influence my dad had on the cars I bought but even my first car was infinitely more interesting then anything he ever owned.

jpalamar · 06-17-2010, 02:55 PM

My dad won't drive anything but a POS... yet he has no trouble dropping $100s per bottle for liquer, going on cruises several times a year, ect.

They always yell at me for wasting my money on cars, but I enjoy driving. It isn't just getting from point A to B for me.

jspek · 06-17-2010, 03:04 PM

my dad always drove some sort of z. he had a 240z, 280z, and then 2 z31 and 1 z32. lets just say i like nissan.

TrboChicsRock · 06-17-2010, 03:10 PM

My Dad used to have a Galant VR4 when I was 15. Didn't even know what it was until years later. I just remember him always telling me how quick it was.

The funny part about it is I went to a friend of a friend's house where they were working on a VR4 he had just bought and it was my Dad's old car!

fitftw · 06-17-2010, 03:27 PM

my dad had some gay cars...

1970 Challenger Base model automatic....
19xx Dodge Dart
19xx Datsun B210

and some other **** that sucks, and currently a 2005 Cadillac EXT and 1995 Corvette automatic.

DownforceTom · 06-17-2010, 03:32 PM

It's about what he hasn't owned as far as I'm concerned. For as long as I can remember, my dads been saying he wants a Lexus. Buying him one is really high on my "must do" list. In the meantime, I let him drive my STi anytime he wants.

Foolinaround · 06-17-2010, 03:32 PM

he used to have all the typical american hot rods til i got about 4,hes had f150s since then.

VERTZX · 06-17-2010, 03:47 PM

1990 Lincoln LSC 5.0 pearl white, ground effects..beautiful car.
RIP dad.. 12/7/02 33 years old.. left me at the age of ten.

Diablo2424 · 06-17-2010, 03:58 PM

My dad always had a small pickup truck...and it was always manual... he hates automatic's, he had some crappy Nissan pickup, then a 93 S10 with the 4.3, he did some basic stuff to (chip, cat-back, intake, short throw) and now he has a Toyota Tacoma X-Runner, so far just an intake, but he's been looking at a s/c or possibly turbo kit if a good one comes out.

But he worked to C.A.R.T. indy car series for ~10 years, so he got his speed thrills from there... and so did I, growing up going to races and hanging out with the drivers and teams...

Honest_Bob · 06-17-2010, 04:12 PM

A 6x VW Beetle
AMC AMX
early 70's blue chevy pickup 4x2 and a 4x4 (rusted to death, I cried when it left)
late 80's dodge dakota
92 Dodge Ram 250 .

98 Nissan Sentra (my old car)
06 Dodge ram Hemi

He's a dont fix it until its really broken kind of guy.

M Solo · 06-17-2010, 05:36 PM

My Dad drove a 92 Camaro z28 25th Anniversay with T-Tops
I was 5 and all i wanted to do all day was ride in his car
Ever since i had a love for cars

Mz AriellEK9 · 06-17-2010, 06:28 PM

I grew up around restored and project gtos. He also always had a dodge pickup.
My dream car is a 69 gto thanks to him lol

SRT60-1 · 06-17-2010, 06:38 PM

My Mom/dad...

1971 Ford pinto - not sure what happened to it...was gone when i was young

1978 Camaro - Same as above

1984 Corvette - Sold it

1986 Camaro IROC Z28 - Beautiful car. Was stolen and stripped. Found it 1 mile away on cynder blocks

1986 Monte Carlo SS - Stolen 4 times lol. Not sure what my step-dad did with it since I havent talked to him since 1998 when my parents divorced.

1967 corvette 427 convertabile - My mom still has. ****ing love it. It will be mine someday.

So pretty much I grew up chevy. I love chevy. My future car will be a newer vette one day. I currently drive a 2005 Dodge Neon SRT-4 with 60-1 turbonetics setup and all supporting mods. Not sure why i went mopar. I just live my life day by day. My first car I owned was when i was in the military and that was a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It got repo'ed when i got out of the Air Force. lol. Learned my financial lesson the hard way.

SRT60-1 · 06-17-2010, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mz AriellEK9

I grew up around restored and project gtos. He also always had a dodge pickup.
My dream car is a 69 gto thanks to him lol

Your pretty. If i had a gto I would be trying to pick you up.

JERRYM1997 · 06-17-2010, 06:41 PM

my dads first car was and brand new 1984 camaro z28 that he still has. He also drives an 01 vette convert.

Mz AriellEK9 · 06-17-2010, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRT60-1

Your pretty. If i had a gto I would be trying to pick you up.

thanks

SRT60-1 · 06-17-2010, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mz AriellEK9

thanks

got a 400 horsepower "neon" though.

Mz AriellEK9 · 06-17-2010, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRT60-1

got a 400 horsepower "neon" though.

ahahha neons aren't really my thing. It's okay though haha

SRT60-1 · 06-17-2010, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mz AriellEK9

ahahha neons aren't really my thing. It's okay though haha

hahaha

Foolinaround · 06-17-2010, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRT60-1

Your pretty. If i had a gto I would be trying to pick you up.

06-17-2010, 02:47 PM	#1
turboman808 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Jersey Member #5285 iTrader: (0)	What Did Your Dad Drive And How Did It Change Your Life? http://jalopnik.com/5566030/what-did...ange-your-life Thought this was a great topic considering fathers day is coming up. Well my dad always drove the ****tiest, ugliest cars imaginable. He always had a station wagon and I distinctly remember him driving a K Car station wagon for year. When I was 4-5 he was getting another station wagon. This was about the time Smokey and the Bandit was out and they had a Trans Am just like in the movie. I was protesting the station wagon and pointing at the Trans Am but it didn't work he got another station wagon. So not sure what if any influence my dad had on the cars I bought but even my first car was infinitely more interesting then anything he ever owned.

06-17-2010, 03:10 PM	#4
TrboChicsRock Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Member #152 My Ride: 1998 Eclipse GSX, 2012 WRX Premium iTrader: (1)	My Dad used to have a Galant VR4 when I was 15. Didn't even know what it was until years later. I just remember him always telling me how quick it was. The funny part about it is I went to a friend of a friend's house where they were working on a VR4 he had just bought and it was my Dad's old car! __________________ - Jessica 1998 Eclipse GSX 11.2 @ 126 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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fitftw Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: CNJ Member #15351 My Ride: 96 Miata 2,040lbs full tank, hardtop, half-cage iTrader: (0)	my dad had some gay cars... 1970 Challenger Base model automatic.... 19xx Dodge Dart 19xx Datsun B210 and some other **** that sucks, and currently a 2005 Cadillac EXT and 1995 Corvette automatic. __________________ 96 Miata gutted toy car 94 Shadow DD To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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Foolinaround TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: McGuire AFB Member #9448 My Ride: 2016 GTI SE w/PP/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III iTrader: (2)	he used to have all the typical american hot rods til i got about 4,hes had f150s since then. __________________ -John C-17 Loadmaster DenOfDebauchery

06-17-2010, 04:12 PM	#10
Honest_Bob TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Easton, PA Member #1179 My Ride: 05 WRX Wagon iTrader: (2)	A 6x VW Beetle AMC AMX early 70's blue chevy pickup 4x2 and a 4x4 (rusted to death, I cried when it left) late 80's dodge dakota 92 Dodge Ram 250 . 98 Nissan Sentra (my old car) 06 Dodge ram Hemi He's a dont fix it until its really broken kind of guy. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Last edited by Honest_Bob; 06-17-2010 at 04:15 PM.

06-17-2010, 02:55 PM	#2
jpalamar TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Collegeville, PA Member #13773 My Ride: 03 Corvette Z06 iTrader: (3)	My dad won't drive anything but a POS... yet he has no trouble dropping $100s per bottle for liquer, going on cruises several times a year, ect. They always yell at me for wasting my money on cars, but I enjoy driving. It isn't just getting from point A to B for me.

06-17-2010, 03:58 PM	#9
Diablo2424 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CLT, NC Member #1423 My Ride: 16 Jetta GLI iTrader: (0)	My dad always had a small pickup truck...and it was always manual... he hates automatic's, he had some crappy Nissan pickup, then a 93 S10 with the 4.3, he did some basic stuff to (chip, cat-back, intake, short throw) and now he has a Toyota Tacoma X-Runner, so far just an intake, but he's been looking at a s/c or possibly turbo kit if a good one comes out. But he worked to C.A.R.T. indy car series for ~10 years, so he got his speed thrills from there... and so did I, growing up going to races and hanging out with the drivers and teams...

06-17-2010, 05:36 PM	#11
M Solo Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In the basement of your mothers house Member #14194 My Ride: My Nikes iTrader: (0)	My Dad drove a 92 Camaro z28 25th Anniversay with T-Tops I was 5 and all i wanted to do all day was ride in his car Ever since i had a love for cars __________________ formerly Blown GK 03 V6 GK Dropped & Blown To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Last edited by M Solo; 06-17-2010 at 07:48 PM.

06-17-2010, 06:28 PM	#12
Mz AriellEK9 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: jersey Member #16709 My Ride: 1991 Civic EF Hatch iTrader: (0)	I grew up around restored and project gtos. He also always had a dodge pickup. My dream car is a 69 gto thanks to him lol __________________ My car is cammed out and rusty and I couldn't be happier :D To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

06-17-2010, 06:38 PM	#13
SRT60-1 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2010 Location: occupado philadelphia Member #16355 My Ride: nikes iTrader: (0)	My Mom/dad... 1971 Ford pinto - not sure what happened to it...was gone when i was young 1978 Camaro - Same as above 1984 Corvette - Sold it 1986 Camaro IROC Z28 - Beautiful car. Was stolen and stripped. Found it 1 mile away on cynder blocks 1986 Monte Carlo SS - Stolen 4 times lol. Not sure what my step-dad did with it since I havent talked to him since 1998 when my parents divorced. 1967 corvette 427 convertabile - My mom still has. ****ing love it. It will be mine someday. So pretty much I grew up chevy. I love chevy. My future car will be a newer vette one day. I currently drive a 2005 Dodge Neon SRT-4 with 60-1 turbonetics setup and all supporting mods. Not sure why i went mopar. I just live my life day by day. My first car I owned was when i was in the military and that was a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It got repo'ed when i got out of the Air Force. lol. Learned my financial lesson the hard way.

06-17-2010, 06:41 PM	#15
JERRYM1997 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montgomeryville, PA Member #16300 My Ride: 2007 350z iTrader: (0)	my dads first car was and brand new 1984 camaro z28 that he still has. He also drives an 01 vette convert.

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