My 951 went to High School today!
05-23-2012, 06:26 PM
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Funny story, I would call my siblings and I fortunate. My parents had a bit of money growing up but we weren't snotty brats, all had jobs in HS, etc. but when it came time for my twin brother and I to get cars in 1990 we sat down with my parents, my dad immediately said " No Porsche's, no Vette's", he knew exactly what we had wanted, a 944 turbo for me and a vette for my brother. Fast forward now 22 years, I'm on my 3rd and final 944 Turbo and my brother is on vette number 6 or 7.
05-23-2012, 07:13 PM
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05-23-2012, 07:17 PM
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They are great trucks. Not sure they had the Up Country package in 98.....though I wish they did. Sounds like a great setup. Mine has the NP242 transfer case and factory tow package (plus all the other options like leather, overhead display etc.). Thought I would start with the nicest XJ I could find.....and build it the way I wanted.
The kiddo likes it too..
05-23-2012, 07:21 PM
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Glad you have such a great relationship with your kid. Really speaks volumes -- my biggest fear is my future son getting all rebellious-like and going nuts with the cars/power tools/guns and wind up killing himself. I have such a fear of screwing things up. Fortunately I've got a few years before I really need to think about that nonsense.
How cool. In high school I was definitely that kid with the gigantic turbo (T3/T4) on a Saturn SL2 with a loud exhaust and neon lights in the interior. Oh boy, these were dark days.
How cool. In high school I was definitely that kid with the gigantic turbo (T3/T4) on a Saturn SL2 with a loud exhaust and neon lights in the interior. Oh boy, these were dark days.
05-23-2012, 10:45 PM
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my first car (1978) was a 70' Dart Swinger 340 with a 4speed and the "Scat Pack", quickest car in High School despite everyone thinking the rich kid with the 429 Boss was fastest (beat him everytime!).
NOT mine...my car was yellow with ET mags:
05-23-2012, 11:53 PM
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Aw c'mon Doug -- I daily drove mine for about five years, through college and beyond -- and this was back in southern AZ! I tell you though, I became very familiar with pushing the poor cooling system's limits....
05-23-2012, 11:57 PM
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wow...now that SCREAMS 80's!
my first car (1978) was a 70' Dart Swinger 340 with a 4speed and the "Scat Pack", quickest car in High School despite everyone thinking the rich kid with the 429 Boss was fastest (beat him everytime!).
NOT mine...my car was yellow with ET mags:
my first car (1978) was a 70' Dart Swinger 340 with a 4speed and the "Scat Pack", quickest car in High School despite everyone thinking the rich kid with the 429 Boss was fastest (beat him everytime!).
NOT mine...my car was yellow with ET mags:
05-24-2012, 12:05 AM
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I've always loved Darts and mid '60s Novas. But can Darts be made to handle, or do they, you know, just go in a straight line like their namesake?
05-24-2012, 12:15 AM
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I drove the airline wagon while my friends drove multiple cars like m3s and m5s etc. expensive private school where i didn't fit in. ill have my revenge lol...
05-24-2012, 12:38 AM
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I had a lifted 93' F250 to drive in HS. not too much lift..just right. On the weekends when my dad would leave to visit his girlfriend in another state... it was time for the mustang gt, 52' M38A1 CJ-5, or the Bandit 1200S...Great times.
