Reply #77: many....a saga of imports...and classic detroit iron [View All]

These are my daily rides over the years

Age 16-18 South Dakota youth, started driving in 1977


1972 Orange VW Super Beetle - Main High School Car - crashed it
1966 Maroon VW Karmen Ghia - Senior Year Car ignition bad
1980 Datsun Pickup*
1976 Suzuki Jeep*
1972 Ford Bronco - gas hog, dude magnet, tippy
1976 Pontiac Grand Prix - gas hog, chick magnet

19-22 SOuth Dakota College days
1977 Datsun F10 Wagon (my main college car Mom's hand me down)
This car was unstoppable. Having a 1/4" steel skid plate and with studded snows in front
I could drive this car through just about anything. Below 10 degrees I had to plug the car in or no start.
Kept a extra battery for cranking in apartment in Minneaplois.

22-25 The Minneapolis Punk Years

1982 El Camino - nice ride, could haul a lot of band crap. Traded Dad for Caddy
1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham - could haul all the band members and our crap and pull a trailer for band gear.
This car could always start in any weather.

26-33 Early Married Life Northern Wis.
1989 Pontiac Sunbird - First New Car I (we)bought myself. Hit two deer almost totalled drove it into ground. Was a good reliable car, great in the snow too.

34-45 Midlife crisis days
1995 Infiniti G20t (Blew Engine, on second engine still driving)
2003 Mini Cooper - Bought for Wife (now ex-wife she is still driving it.)

46 Out and Proud
2005 VW Jetta 2.0l - Bought for my partner...still driving my G20....

*ranch car available for me to drive