Cars You've Owned

Discussion in 'Automotive' started by Hal Pollner, Jun 27, 2018.

  1. Cody Fousnaugh

    Cody Fousnaugh Supreme Member
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    Hal, (in red above). That's what I told Lon and he got, well, you know. I told him that, by know, everyone in the forum knows he's been "financially secure" for years upon years. The cars, the places he's been to. All of that cost money, including where he lives.
     
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  2. Mary Stetler

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    Well, I had a rather high priced walking horse. Does that count?
     
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    Cody my friend you are too easily impressed. I have had a good life on very MIDDLE INCOME but was very good with managing my income and savings.
     
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    I done both a "Like" of your post. My wife actually was the same way, when it came to managing income and savings. As for me, I had a fairly low "lower income", but that was my fault. I always wanted a nicer vehicle than I had, but just couldn't afford it. IOW, no credit and low paying jobs.
     
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    As a very young child my parents had a 37 Plymouth with running boards. My mother always talked about that car.
     
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  7. Hal Pollner

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    Here's the car I learned to drive in at age 14:
    A 1938 Studebaker Commander.
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  8. Lon Tanner

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    As a young child my parents did not have a car.
     
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  9. Marie Mallery

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    Ok Lon I'll ask,why not?
     
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  10. Marie Mallery

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    We had a Studibaker when I was about 6.I use to sit in it and turn sterring pretending I was driving.Don't know why I remember that? But it wasn't that old .
     
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  11. Lon Tanner

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    The 1930's was Depression Time and many people did not have a car or a job. We lived in Newark, New Jersey in a apartment and both my parents worked.
     
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    Oh ok ,thanks .It was a tough time for sure.
     
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    My mother, who just turned 98, grew up during the depression, and didn't learn to drive until she was almost 40. Bought an early Corvair (remember those?) with an automatic transmission. She could never learn to drive a manual transmission car because there were 3 pedals and she only had 2 feet.

    Okay, back to the thread topic...
     
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  14. Thomas Stillhere

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    This spans over 56 years until today


    1950 Chevy Bellaire
    1954 Chrysler Fluid drive
    1966 SS
    1967 Opel Rallye
    1967 Mustang
    1971 Mach One
    1972 Torino
    1972 Pinto
    1967 Fairlaine
    1968 Squareback Torino 428 cobra
    1964 Ford 8 door Van
    1967 Chevy C-10
    1970 Bellaire SW
    1971 Vega SW
    1965 Mustang
    1978 Dodge Aspen
    1969 Nissan PU
    1982 GMC 3/4 ton still driving it, the last vehicle for me, bought in 1998 Nevada.
     
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    We just bought a 2010 Nissan Rogue. It's in great shape, body-wise, and it seems to run very well too, although I'm no expert when it comes to automotive stuff. At $4,000, it was a good price and it's much better looking than our 2013 Ford Fusion. The Ford runs fine but another member of my family, I won't say which, has a habit of running into curbs and stuff, so it doesn't look very good, at least as compared to the Nissan. We also have a 2022 Ford Edge, but that's leased. We bought it (the Nissan) from someone we know, so I'm not expecting anything underhanded. We're going to clean the Ford Fusion up a bit and sell it.

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    This isn't it, but this is what it looks like, including the color. My wife has it right now, probably out looking for a curb.
     
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