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I drive a chevy, does that qualify as the junker?

HAHA! Seriously, my Chevy Venture has 152K on it and running strong. The wife has an 00 Expedition. My baby is my 03 F-350 6.0l diesel. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />



Mac


Luceo Non Uro

I put my wife in a new Honda Accord about every three years since I don't want her having car trouble on the 4 lane. Up until August I drove a 1987 4 X 4 S10 all the time. I got her a new car in July and I made a deal with her. I convinced her to let me buy a new full sized GMC 4 X 4 Extended Cab Z71. Man after driving that S10 for so many years I thought I had went to Heaven when I took off in that GMC. Being that I am 6' 5" I felt alot better and safer in that new truck. It will have to do me for another 15 to 20 years. By the way I kept the S10 to drive down on the farm and for the rough places.

I drive the junker. It's a 99 BMW M3. Fast and fun. It's lousy to hunt ouf of however. Need to do something about that. Momma has the new car - 04 Mercedes C36. Keeps her outta mine <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Jeff <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Ha! I got ALL of you beat....

my wife of course drives the new Toyota, my son has the old Tercel with the salvage motor in it (so 50,000 on some of the car, 240,000 on the rest), me I drive an '88 Specialized Rockhopper 21-speed with the ancient polymer-style sprung fork ) My OTHER ride, a '96 Saturn Station Wagon (185,000 mi), is currently up on the lift in at my high school awaiting a salvage motor, to be intalled under the tender mercies of a typical class of auto-shop delinquents (none of whom have any reason to dislike me <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />).

My other OTHER ride is a '92 Kawasaki KLR 650 that sit patiently gathering dust in the garage, fires up every time though.

"Ahem"... those who pronounce anything on four wheels "fast" generally have little experience with motorcylces. "Fast" can be gotten in an automobile, but ya generally have to pay about as much as I did for my house for it.

Birdwatcher

Junkers, I have a yard full of them, my daily ride is a 90 f-250 Ford 4x4 diesel 250,000 miles on the clock, parked out in the back fourty is my 88 Eldorado with a bad transmission, this one is headed for the Goodwill after 280 thousand miles, Then there is the Guzzler my 1972 Ford F-250 with less than a 100,000 miles, by just a hundred or so, this is the lowest mile rig I have, Next would be my Isuzu trooper of 86 vintage, the million dollar rig, with a quarter milliom miles on most of it. at least thats the estimate of the past repairs, Next is my wifes 84 Dodge Intrepid with 260,000 miles this is her back car she also has the Money pit a 88 BMW 325I milage uncertain as I never get in it or drive it. All vehicles look good except the lousy Chrysler paint on the roof of the Intrepid or actually the lack there of. All combined we have over a Million miles on the cars in our yard. Lets see at 25 cent a mile I coulda paid off the house a couple times over and bought a new Dodge or Chevy Diesel with all the goodies. We drive a lot of miles between the two of us it is 140 plus miles a day too and from work. I buy low milage used rigs and drive the wheels off them. Then there is the boats.......

Bullwnkl

Wife drives either a 98 suburban or a 99 z34 monte carlo. I drive a 86 toyota 4 runner 4x4 with 240,000 on it. And either one of the chevys is out of the question unless she is in it with me.

I have three junkers to pick from. 1) 1978 F150 4x4 supercab, 192k miles. 2)1980 toyota hilux 4x4, 133k miles. 3) 1991 Ford F350 Crew cab 4x4, 128k miles. My wife drives our 2003 Honds Civic w/ 10k miles. Jim......

Wow.

Cars:
Mine is an '88 trooper - which I just had the pleasure of spending another $700 in mechanical repairs - 157,000 miles on the odometer, and I hope it lasts another two years before I get to replace the engine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Wife has the '95 minivan. It still looks almost new, and is mechanically fit as a fiddle.

Daughter drives the 2000 Taurus.

We also ride motorcycles on dirt trails:
Mine is a '94 model.

Daughter's is a 2001.

Wife's was the only one bought new - a 2002.

And we ride bicycles.

Mine is a Giant Rincon - what we used to call a mountain bike back in '91, when it was new.

Daughter's is a '90 model, but it's better than mine, 'cause it's a Trek. She inherited it from my wife, when...

...wife got her K2 "city bike" (with suspension front&rear) in 2002.

I just made a mental check, and the two most recent gun purchases here were for my wife and daughter.

Somethin's gotta CHANGE around here! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

-FreeMe

Her, 2003 Chevy Venture mini van. Me, 2002 Tundra, 2002 Honda Sabre or 2003 Kawasaki Concours. I sold my last Harley, so I'm down to just 2 street bikes.



I ride my bikes 20-30k miles per year, just for work travel, when I only need to take clothes and my laptop.

My other 2 wheeled ride;

I also have a 2003 GMC sierra ext cab z-71 with about 17000 miles on it. My 1963 Thunderbird Landau edition has only 48,000. As soon as I get that T-Bird sold I am off to the Harley dealership to get a V-Rod

Wifeypoo drives a new Hyundai Elantra GLS. At least it was new a year ago and now has 37000 miles on it. She commutes to work and it's 50 miles one way. I have two, actually three, alternates. I work a part-time job in the early morning feed about 600 head of dairy cattle from 4 am -8 am +/- M-F. For that job I drive what's affectionately known as "the manure car", a '92 Hyundai Elantra with 136000 miles on it. If I'm trying to go someplace and smell better when I get there, my next car is a 2000 Hyundai Elantra wagon with 82000 miles on it; my wife's former car. When power, hauling or camping is the goal, the '99 F-350 SD, SC dually diesel gets fired up, and this one has about 63,000 miles so far.

We try to get the wife a new car every three years, since she puts so many miles on per year. She's very mechanically handicapped so like many of you I try to make sure she has something that will give her zero trouble. The Hyundais have been good cars and cheap rides, important when living in such a highly taxed state as WI.. The 10 year/100,000 mile warranty does wonders for peace of mind also.

Junker! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> ('92 Cherokee)
As long as it has 4WD to haul my boat, and doesn't leave me walkin' , I don't care what it looks like! My jetboat, ditto! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> Reliability is everything to me. The wife, however, likes to drive newer vehicles, and the last one is the first van for her. Until the kid's, she always drove really classy rigs like cobras and New Yorkers, now she drives a mini van. I think the next one is going to be snazzy again, though.
Catnthehat

I wasn't thinking about the bikes when I first did this.

We have a 2002 HD Dana Glide sport, she has a 1997 Kawasaki ZL 600.

My wife's got a 2002 Dodge quad cab Ram with only about 20,000 miles on it. I drive a '92 Nissan Sentra with 230,000 miles on it as my comuter car to work. I have a '93 Ford Escort that I drive when the Nissan is broke down. I also have a '93 Chev K2500 w/ 6.5TD that I use for towing the boat and put the camper on.

So.....2 junker cars and two pretty decent trucks for our household.

I drive the beater-a 90 Blazer (the little one) with 180,000 on it. Several reasons why: 1) I could care less what I drive, as long as it starts when I need it to. 2) I'm not out to win any beauty contests, and I don't want to have to worry if I get a scratch on it back in the woods during deer season. 3) We just can't swing 2 car payments, because if we did, I wouldn't have any fun money when I'd find a deal on another gun. 4) Last but not least- I'M CHEAP! I refuse to spend 20 to 30,000 dollars on a truck, heck, we don't even owe that much on our house!

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />got one of our junkers running this weeknd: the '78 fairmont. nothing wrong with the top end. it was the fuel pump making the racket. $13.99 for a new pump and $1.50 for some hose fixed that puppy right up. it was a 20-minute job. man, i love engine compartments with room and an engine with stuff where you can get to it. whoo-hoo! what a blessing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> OK OK I have listened to all of you and I agree with the wife having the best vehicle, but in the junker class I have you all beat HANDS down. Mt lovely wife drives a Ford Expedition with all the bells and whistles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,on the other hand,,,,,,,,,,,,,I drive an '88 Ford Bronco with,,,,,,,get this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,484,000 on it. Still has the original engine. Oh yeah,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,on the bright side,,,,,I have a lot of guns. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Wow! Thats over 30,000 miles a year. That's a lot of driving - and you still have time to maintain the thing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

If the engine has never rebuilt we NEED you to tell us your secret for long mechanical life! Come on - let us have it, please. If I haven't already done too much damage, maybe the ol' Trooper is only 1/3 worn out. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

-FreeMe

We don't have anymore junkers,as we a spend to much time driving away from cities...My wife,drives a 99 Tahoe with 88,500mi on the clock and runs like a champ and I drive a 96 F-250 XLT 4x4 Turbo-Diesel,with a lot of performance mods and 130,000 well maintained miles. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> My next rig will be a Jeep new or used