Driving

[goldie]

Originally Posted by danax6

Sure, bikes everywhere! But, that doesn't mean we don't drive cars also. It would look a bit silly if we drive a bike on the highway. The reason we can ride bikes everywhere is because it's all flat, flat, flat here. 'Cept where I live. I hate bikes, I haven't been on one in 6 years or so.

But you're right about Amsterdam...here's A'dam Central Station:

http://www.studiokoning.nl/Foto_17/F..._Amsterdam.htm

oooh ... thanks for the link! I remember that! I even took photos ... but on my regular camera (not digital) and *&%^#$%&^#$ Wal-Mart lost that roll of my film! I was sooooo mad.

[estranged4life]

I like to drive, the 331,000 on the odometer of our 1996 Nissan Sentra GXE should be proof enough of that (I have put about 255,000 of those miles on it and Deb has put the rest - She commutes 90 miles a day round-trip).

I'm glad my Father was a professional mechanic since I know how to work on a car when need be - One of the reasons the "Wildlife Eradicator" is still in great running shape after mulitple large wildlife (Deers) suicide attacks on the fenders (Deb 2 Wildlife 0)

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by rbs3676

I love driving until you just dont feel like it anymore and staying at a cheesy/sleazy motel out in the middle of nowhere.

Word 'em up. And like you said, that drive from NOLA to LA is fun. It takes a hot minute, but it's a great time to listen to all your favorite albums.

I don't listen to music very often when I'm at home or work. I have to be in the car, by myself. I am always messing with the speaker settings; completely immersed.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by ragandbone

I love these stories! Do we have a picture of your mom in the Trans Am?

my sister is looking for the picture of Mom & her Trans-Am, so when she finds it she will post it - However, here's a picture that Mom loved (Obviously I wonder why - Notice the Trans Am t-shirts):

For the record, I'm the goofus sitting on my brother Bill's lap

[JazmenFlowers]

^^^
cute kids!

reminds me of how my grandmother would match my brother in similar outfits. she bought an entire collection of striped shirts and solid shorts.

one day I'd be in blue and white striped shirt with solid blue shorts and my brother would be in red and white striped shrit with solid red shorts. lord, bless it. and thank god the Sears catalog stopped coming to her house.

[camchristo]

Ok, probably not the best time to respond to this after it took me over 3 hours to get home from work when it usually takes 25 minutes. However, we were (still are) in the grips of a HUGE fricking snow storm and the town I live in, which is right on Lake Michigan is not so great about plowing the roads. It only took me an hour to get to my town but then another 2+ to get to my home a mile away.

So, generally, I don't mind driving and I do a lot of it for my job. I generally make at least one all day trip per week. However, I HATE driving in the snow. Probably because my car is not so hot in the snow. I think I need some winter tires. That or an SUV.

My car history: 1981 Monte Carlo (my dad was painting it right in front of me and told me it was for a friend and then surprised me with it for my 16th birthday); 1997 Chevy Cavalier; my first brand new car, a 1992 Ford Probe; 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse, and the current is a 2004 MB C230. Love it but not in the snow.

I got my license the first possible day I could - 16yrs and 1 month old.

Driving history: Had several fender benders right after I got my license. Mostly with stationary objects (the garage door and the cement poles at the bank drive through). I've had several speeding tickets but none that have gone on my record (being a lawyer is actually good for something)!

Most recent accident was a hit and run. The guy hit me and stopped and pretended like he was going to pull over and then took off! Well, I got his license number and called the cops and they found him and brought him back to the scene and he DENIED it to the cop. What really sucks is that the cop believed me and said he caught the guy in several lies and let him go with no charges and NO tickets. Well, his insurance company believed me and promptly paid for the damages and then some.

So, that's my driving history. I'm going to have a glass of wine now.

[estranged4life]

I present Mom's 1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am:

If I ever have the $$$$ and I see Mom's TA for sale (Or Dad's 1965 Chevy Impala Station Wagon), I wont think twice about purchasing it and restoring it.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

I present Mom's 1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am:

If I ever have the $$$$ and I see Mom's TA for sale (Or Dad's 1965 Chevy Impala Station Wagon), I wont think twice about purchasing it and restoring it.

Is that tan? Or yellow? My friend in highschool had a black TA and we all thought we were so cool when we rode in it.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by camchristo

Ok, probably not the best time to respond to this after it took me over 3 hours to get home from work when it usually takes 25 minutes. However, we were (still are) in the grips of a HUGE fricking snow storm and the town I live in, which is right on Lake Michigan is not so great about plowing the roads. It only took me an hour to get to my town but then another 2+ to get to my home a mile away.

So, generally, I don't mind driving and I do a lot of it for my job. I generally make at least one all day trip per week. However, I HATE driving in the snow. Probably because my car is not so hot in the snow. I think I need some winter tires. That or an SUV.

My car history: 1981 Monte Carlo (my dad was painting it right in front of me and told me it was for a friend and then surprised me with it for my 16th birthday); 1997 Chevy Cavalier; my first brand new car, a 1992 Ford Probe; 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse, and the current is a 2004 MB C230. Love it but not in the snow.

I got my license the first possible day I could - 16yrs and 1 month old.

Driving history: Had several fender benders right after I got my license. Mostly with stationary objects (the garage door and the cement poles at the bank drive through). I've had several speeding tickets but none that have gone on my record (being a lawyer is actually good for something)!

Most recent accident was a hit and run. The guy hit me and stopped and pretended like he was going to pull over and then took off! Well, I got his license number and called the cops and they found him and brought him back to the scene and he DENIED it to the cop. What really sucks is that the cop believed me and said he caught the guy in several lies and let him go with no charges and NO tickets. Well, his insurance company believed me and promptly paid for the damages and then some.

So, that's my driving history. I'm going to have a glass of wine now.

Tell me about it. Took me about 40 minutes to get to work today, usually takes 15 at most. My town was fine - lots of snow, but the roads were plowed. The minute I crossed over the city line - holy crap. Looked like the plows hadn't even made one pass through yet - and it was 9:30am!

And I love them old Montes. I addition to the 3 I had, my dad had a kickass '72 Monte. Now that car had some balls. He got it in the late 90's, had it about 5 years until some asshole rear-ended my brother & cracked the frame. Bastard.




Brian - that TA is fabulous.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Is that tan? Or yellow? My friend in highschool had a black TA and we all thought we were so cool when we rode in it.

from this picture (It was taken back in 1979) but Mom's TA was bright yellow. In the picture the hood scoop is off the hood, guess Mom was fine tuning it.

We also owned a 1980 Pontiac Trans Am (Black w/T-tops - Not a bad car for a 'slowpoke', top speed was only 120MPH ) & a 1969 Camaro SS (Blue with white stripes).

I would like to find a car similar to the one Dad owned (Until my Uncle let his babysitter drive it and wrap it around a telephone pole in CA) A 1970 Pontiac GTO 'Judge' convertible (Metalflake sand color w/green racing stripes).

Of course I still want a 1970 AAR Cuda (Hemi green), saw one sell on Jackson-Hewitt's auctions for $175,000 which is a bargain

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

Of course I still want a 1970 AAR Cuda (Hemi green), saw one sell on Jackson-Hewitt's auctions for $175,000 which is a bargain

Saw that.

A Judge ragtop would be bad ass. I also like the GTX up until about 1970.

If I had the $$$? I'd buy all 3 engine types of the Superbird. Lime, Orange, and Yellow. I love the obnoxious wing. And the beep-beep. I love Roadrunners, too.. but my extravagant muscle car would be a Superbird.

I have a thing for early Corvettes, especially Stingrays. I need.. and I do mean this seriously, as in, need.. a '63 split window. I have wanted one since the first time I saw one at a car show with my dad. His oldest brother.. who died in a pretty tragic incident in the 70s.. had collected and worked on cars for a long time, and among a bunch of badass chevy SS's, a couple plymouths, and dodges, he had some vettes. the 63 split was one of them, and was pretty much the only one he kept. when he died, his widow had to sell them all in order to make ends meet. It's not just my favorite because it's my dad's favorite.. it's just a sweet-ass ride.

[estranged4life]

I so want a 2007 Dodge Challenger, those cars have the retro muscle car thing down pack.

I have a calendar from the local NAPA auto parts store that has the exact model of the GTO 'Judge' that Dad owned, even the exact color - Loved looking at the January 2007 picture of it (Of course I also like the car for February - 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird!!!)

My older brother Geary owns a Dodge Shelby (It's actually a Dodge Avenger I think) that my brother had Carroll Shelby autograph on the dash, That car EATS Mustangs alive!!!

Carroll Shelby created the baddest car ever created in my opinion, the Shelby Cobra 427. I saw that Carroll Shelby's personal Cobra 427 sold for $5,000,000 - All I can say is DAMN!!!