Krush
Commander
3143 Posts
    
 | | 06/05/2008 11:41 PM |
| Since the the closet fan thread was hijacked.  What was your first car?
Mine was a '78 Dodge sedan purchased by my old man at a used police car auction. It had power engine wise, but the power windows didn't work(no a/c that worked).
It was hell during the summer time but yes I thought I was cool.
-Jim | |
Gehenna | |
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The Great
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Ghendar
Warlord
11227 Posts
The Dark and Forbidding Lands of The Necromancer.
| | 06/06/2008 6:06 AM |
| Ah yes. I remember those days well. Cars with no AC.
My first was a Plymouth Volare, forget the year. Nice ugly puke green color too. It was a hand me down from my mom. Hey, it got me to work and back.
Next car after that was a Dodge Omni. I'm not sure which one was worse. My sister got that car after me and promptly wrecked it.
First new car I bought was a 94 Saturn SC2. Great car, ran it over 200,000 miles before I traded it in. Got a whole $200 for it. LOL! | |
Ghendar - Now with 51% more snark
Champion of the Spider Eater with rider.
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Dordledum
Commander
3191 Posts
Netherlands
| | 06/06/2008 6:10 AM |
| Have no car, nor a driving license. Owning a car where I live is useless.
No parking spaces, onewaystreets through town (medieval layout), you'd only get stuck here if you'd come by car (easy to spot the tourists though).
I do have a bicycle. And if I leave town, trains and buses are cheap.
D. | |
Member of the Bearded Devils
Champion of the Huge Spider (WotDQ 46/60), A New Umber Hulk (DoDe 57/60), and Hardcopy Printed DDM 2.0 Stat-Cards for all Minis! | |
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Duke of Spoils
greyhaze
Warlord
5841 Posts
| | 06/06/2008 7:12 AM |
| | My first official car is a Toyota Echo Hatchback 04, black, automatic, used. Just got it on April 1st of this year. | |
Greyhaze's DDM Spoilers
Champion of a Medium Dog & then a Darkenbeast , Raistlin Majere, Nightmare WDQ25/60, Warduke WD60/60,
Anti-Champion of Guns, "Knight of Bugbears", and Joke Champion of Venger.
Called Shots: Frost Giant in Demon Web, Darkenbeast in Feywild. | |
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Shottglazz
Sergeant
970 Posts
Quinte West, Ontario, Canada
| | 06/06/2008 7:36 AM |
| | First car was a 1979 Ford LTD...forest green, slightly lighter green interior...that thing was a tank! My buddies and I drove around in it all night on $10 of gas...(mid eighties)...we also discovered that should the front and back seats be fully occupied, the trunk had enough space to put a layer of 24's (cases of beer) and lay two people down on top of them... | |
Shottglazz
"Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand;
I don't care, I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me."
Completed trades ( 48 ): Pikel, Darrell, JeffDHarvey, BiggPappa001, Ghendar, Valinrook X2, Wolfgang x3, Wraithborne x5, Mr Ruffles, Anothermullen, CKissee x3, Browns_Scoundrel, Kyrin, GuJiaXian x2, Tyngfumv, Basic_Aim, Mickey Mouse, Berus316, Crisisman, Zoons, Rockfrd, Sterling40 x2, Brucemc, 2007 Magical Mystery Trade, Redskullz x2, Stephengroy, Lyus_Sleyden, Foolforthought, 2008 Magical Mystery Trade, Kilsek x4, Generic Fighter, Auric, Relientkitten
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zenthrus
Commander
4836 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 06/06/2008 8:56 AM |
| First car was a '95 Teal Ford Aspire. No power steering, no power anything, but it had A/C.
It was always humorous getting in and out. Couldn't stop myself from humming the clown car music.
I've learned over the past few years that owning a car in Utah is something of a necessity. Sure, I can use public transportation to get to work (I work at the university) and school but it's basically useless for anything else. A short trip to a nearby shopping center is 2-5 miles. | |
Knight Warlord a.k.a. Commander (#32) in only 6 months. Where's my pie?
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Have/Want List
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Vrecknidj
Warlord
10301 Posts
United States
| | 06/06/2008 9:37 AM |
| My first was a '72 Buick Skylark. Not a bad vehicle either.
It did have this tendency to have its passenger-side fender get mashed...
Damn deer.
Dave | |
Knowledge Arcana editor issues 5-9, Phoenix Lore Magazine editor, assistant editor for Rite Publishing;
My Trade Thread and My Reference Thread; Winner of WBC IV, IX and XIII; Rule #0: bshugg is always right! | |
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Master of the
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 06/06/2008 10:58 AM |
| Blue 1981 Subaru Hatchback. Great Gas milage, beat up. Had a Billiards "1" ball as the gear shifter, and a ball pit in the back, which a number of friends helped me stock. "Bessy" was her name, and she drove straight as an arrow.
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Official Delegate, Wizards of the Coast
Against The Giants Called Shot: Huge Green Dragon
Icons Called Shot: Gargantuan Prismatic Dragon
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Wolfgang
Commander
3005 Posts
Milton, Ontario Canada
| | 06/06/2008 7:50 PM |
| | mine was a 1978 datsun B210 and i told people it was a bumble bee edition as it had yellow paint and black vinyal top and interior it was aswome! | |
Proud member since March 26 2005
Champion of the SIVAK DRACONIAN
Joke champion of the epic sage!
Demonweb called shot - Sivak Draconian
Feywild called shot - Sivak Draconian
Number of sets with Sivak Draconian as my called shot - 9
Completed trades: (78)
Bad traders(2) DJchuckles, sardal
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10802 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 06/07/2008 1:10 AM |
| 94 Ford Taurus, silver. I just got rid of it last year in favor of a Honda Del Sol, blue '93.
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Pathetic Earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void - without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe - anything at all - you would have hidden from it in terror. | |
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Sirohk
Commander
3812 Posts
USA
| | 06/07/2008 4:47 AM |
| '72 Chevy Pickup Truck. Bought used. Rebuilt the engine, repainted, re-upolstered the bucket seats it came with, new carpet, updated the stero, etc... A sweet ride.Â
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Sirohk, the Bard of Heartstone
Knight of the Rahshasa's
And Crusader of the Zakya, Ak'chazar, Naztharune, and Naityan Rakshasa's | |
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Krush
Commander
3143 Posts
| | 06/07/2008 9:54 PM |
| Posted By Sirohk on 06/07/2008 4:47 AM '72 Chevy Pickup Truck. Bought used. Rebuilt the engine, repainted, re-upolstered the bucket seats it came with, new carpet, updated the stero, etc... A sweet ride.Â
Yeah but how's the gas mileage?
-Jim | |
Gehenna | |
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Knight of the
Round Table
Thenameless
Warlord
9043 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 06/08/2008 8:48 PM |
| | Also, I've never had a new car. Always bought used cars. Anybody else in the same boat as me? | |
Over 270 successful online DDM trades. | |
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Duke of Spoils
greyhaze
Warlord
5841 Posts
| | 06/09/2008 6:23 AM |
| | *raises hand* (of course, this is still my first car...) | |
Greyhaze's DDM Spoilers
Champion of a Medium Dog & then a Darkenbeast , Raistlin Majere, Nightmare WDQ25/60, Warduke WD60/60,
Anti-Champion of Guns, "Knight of Bugbears", and Joke Champion of Venger.
Called Shots: Frost Giant in Demon Web, Darkenbeast in Feywild. | |
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Username
Warlord
5638 Posts
| | 06/09/2008 6:39 AM |
| Frist car I bought was a 92 white Honda Accord. Man, I loved that little go cart.
Also, I've never had a new car. Always bought used cars. Anybody else in the same boat as me?
My wife and I have been talking about getting a new car, and we may look into used cars from now on. | |
Originally posted by Schooly_D
Username - he deals in minis
Champion of Lhesh Haruuc Shaarat'kor | |
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Wolfgang
Commander
3005 Posts
Milton, Ontario Canada
| | 06/09/2008 8:17 AM |
| Also, I've never had a new car. Always bought used cars. Anybody else in the same boat as me?
i have never bought a new car and never will i think it's a HUGE waste of money | |
Proud member since March 26 2005
Champion of the SIVAK DRACONIAN
Joke champion of the epic sage!
Demonweb called shot - Sivak Draconian
Feywild called shot - Sivak Draconian
Number of sets with Sivak Draconian as my called shot - 9
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 06/09/2008 9:51 AM |
| Posted By greyhaze on 06/09/2008 6:23 AM
*raises hand* (of course, this is still my first car...)
Ding! Yeah, I almost bought a new dodge this year, because of the lifetime warranty, but decided to wait and see.
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Round Table
Thenameless
Warlord
9043 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 06/09/2008 8:47 PM |
| Posted By Wolfgang on 06/09/2008 8:17 AM Also, I've never had a new car. Always bought used cars. Anybody else in the same boat as me? i have never bought a new car and never will i think it's a HUGE waste of money
I feel the same way. I'm not into this driving it off the lot, and then losing 20% right off the bat business. | |
Over 270 successful online DDM trades. | |
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thekidxii
Sergeant
402 Posts
No Yack. I said.. we need a DM not BM!
| | 06/10/2008 4:54 AM |
| 86 cutlass supreme
loved that car (sigh) | |
Champion of the dire hippo.
Audi Vide Tace
"Nothing matters but the weekend, From a Tuesday point of view" -Diamond & Zero | |
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Wolfgang
Commander
3005 Posts
Milton, Ontario Canada
| | 06/10/2008 5:48 AM |
| I feel the same way. I'm not into this driving it off the lot, and then losing 20% right off the bat business.
thats right when you can wait a year or two and get it for like 60% ish of the new value | |
Proud member since March 26 2005
Champion of the SIVAK DRACONIAN
Joke champion of the epic sage!
Demonweb called shot - Sivak Draconian
Feywild called shot - Sivak Draconian
Number of sets with Sivak Draconian as my called shot - 9
Completed trades: (78)
Bad traders(2) DJchuckles, sardal
Trade References
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Knight of the
Round Table
Thenameless
Warlord
9043 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 06/10/2008 7:33 PM |
| | Let someone else eat the depreciation. | |
Over 270 successful online DDM trades. | |
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Master of the
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 06/11/2008 10:28 AM |
| Posted By Thenameless on 06/10/2008 7:33 PM
Let someone else eat the depreciation.
The price of vanity.
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Official Delegate, Wizards of the Coast
Against The Giants Called Shot: Huge Green Dragon
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Shottglazz
Sergeant
970 Posts
Quinte West, Ontario, Canada
| | 06/11/2008 11:03 AM |
| | On the flip side though, buying a used vehicle is buying someone else's problems... | |
Shottglazz
"Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand;
I don't care, I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me."
Completed trades ( 48 ): Pikel, Darrell, JeffDHarvey, BiggPappa001, Ghendar, Valinrook X2, Wolfgang x3, Wraithborne x5, Mr Ruffles, Anothermullen, CKissee x3, Browns_Scoundrel, Kyrin, GuJiaXian x2, Tyngfumv, Basic_Aim, Mickey Mouse, Berus316, Crisisman, Zoons, Rockfrd, Sterling40 x2, Brucemc, 2007 Magical Mystery Trade, Redskullz x2, Stephengroy, Lyus_Sleyden, Foolforthought, 2008 Magical Mystery Trade, Kilsek x4, Generic Fighter, Auric, Relientkitten
Pending trades ( 0 ):
WotC trades ( 1 ): Red_Deceiver
Bad trades ( 2 ): LeftEyeofGruumsh, Yotebeth | |
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 06/11/2008 12:01 PM |
| Very true, which is why due diligence is important.
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Official Delegate, Wizards of the Coast
Against The Giants Called Shot: Huge Green Dragon
Icons Called Shot: Gargantuan Prismatic Dragon
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Pedro
Commander
3922 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 06/11/2008 9:27 PM |
| Posted By Dordledum on 06/06/2008 6:10 AM
Have no car, nor a driving license. Owning a car where I live is useless.
No parking spaces, onewaystreets through town (medieval layout), you'd only get stuck here if you'd come by car (easy to spot the tourists though).
I do have a bicycle. And if I leave town, trains and buses are cheap.
D.
In which city do you live?
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Next Icon Called Shot: Baldur's Gate pack - Khalid, Jaheira, Minsc (and BOO!), Imoen, Xan, Sarevok...
Against the Giants Called Shot: Phoenix (/no luck)
Demonweb Called Shot: Yagnoloth (I like demons!)
Feywild Called Shot:
Starter 2009 Called Shot: | |
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Faragdar the Wise
Commander
3485 Posts
Albuquerque, NM, USA
| | 06/12/2008 5:08 PM |
| '77 Saab 99GL, red (or more accurately, rust  )
It was a hand-me-down from my dad. And a couple of years ago, my wife twisted my arm until I bought a new minivan. The fam started having trouble fitting in a sedan because of the car seats, and she wasn't happy with the features on any of the vans that had a good safety record and price/mileage/reliability that I could live with. (I wouldn't buy an SUV because I think they're all priced way too high, and now with gas at $4 a gallon, I'm glad I didn't buy one of those gas guzzlers. Granted, a minivan isn't a *whole* lot better, but it is a little.) | |
"Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish." - Albert Einstein
Champion of Myopic Half-Orcs
Winner, WBC X | |
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Knight of the
Round Table
Thenameless
Warlord
9043 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 06/12/2008 9:12 PM |
| Posted By Teflon Jeff on 06/11/2008 12:01 PM
Very true, which is why due diligence is important.
Precisely. It also helps if you know your way around a car. | |
Over 270 successful online DDM trades. | |
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vanrulzz
Underboss
2468 Posts
¯\(°_o)/¯
| | 06/12/2008 10:49 PM |
| | well i dont have a car yet, but hopefully by the time i can drive i can get one of those fancy electric cars because on a summer job i dont think i can afford gas, and in Western Washington if you rely on public transportation you are going NOWHERE | | | |
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Master of the
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 06/13/2008 10:43 AM |
| Haha, unless your folks are loaded, you're getting a car that's older than you are, more than likely.
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Official Delegate, Wizards of the Coast
Against The Giants Called Shot: Huge Green Dragon
Icons Called Shot: Gargantuan Prismatic Dragon
"Rejoice, for bad things are about to happen." | |
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Pedro
Commander
3922 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 06/13/2008 12:52 PM |
| Posted By vanrulzz on 06/12/2008 10:49 PM
 in Western Washington if you rely on public transportation you are going NOWHERE
We have very good public transport in Prague. Buses, trams, tube. Most of the day not more than 5 mins of waiting. | |
2007 & 2008 Czech Republic Champion
2008 Czech Republic's Player of the Year
2.0 Champion of Necromancers! (preferably not Evil:-))
Next Icon Called Shot: Baldur's Gate pack - Khalid, Jaheira, Minsc (and BOO!), Imoen, Xan, Sarevok...
Against the Giants Called Shot: Phoenix (/no luck)
Demonweb Called Shot: Yagnoloth (I like demons!)
Feywild Called Shot:
Starter 2009 Called Shot: | |
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Knight of the
Round Table
Thenameless
Warlord
9043 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 06/17/2008 9:04 PM |
| Posted By Pedro on 06/13/2008 12:52 PM Posted By vanrulzz on 06/12/2008 10:49 PM
 in Western Washington if you rely on public transportation you are going NOWHERE We have very good public transport in Prague. Buses, trams, tube. Most of the day not more than 5 mins of waiting.
Public transport is generally way better in Europe. North America was raised on being a car culture. It's fun to drive around, but it's becoming less and less socially acceptable these days. Vancouver is making a push to really improve its public transportation system. | |
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Master of the
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 06/18/2008 9:21 AM |
| I'd love to live in a big city with a Subway or train/bus system.
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Official Delegate, Wizards of the Coast
Against The Giants Called Shot: Huge Green Dragon
Icons Called Shot: Gargantuan Prismatic Dragon
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Round Table
Thenameless
Warlord
9043 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 06/19/2008 2:43 AM |
| | I live in a big city with a poor public transit system, and roadways that were planned and built a couple of lifetimes ago. Rush hour traffic here is not fun, and will only get worse. | |
Over 270 successful online DDM trades. | |
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