When I was probably 5 or 6, my dad brought home an early 70's Grand Prix with a big block and what I assume were cherry bombs or something similar. It sounded awesome. When I asked him why it sounded that way, he told me, in true dad fashion, that it was from sitting on the hood. To this day he can't explain why,…
I really wanted this to be my first car way back in 1990, though I was leaning more towards silver w/black. Back then it would have had to have been under $5k for one with 60k miles or so, as that was my budget. I don't regret not getting one enough to drop $8k on it now though.
@thomas.summerfield: Makes sense. I've seen more high $ rides running around Redmond on nice days than all of the car shows I've been to combined. The best was seeing one of McCaw's Maserati vintage racers out on the road.
I got to meet him at a show many years ago very briefly. IIRC, he was there with a Diablo and a Testarossa. Seemed like a genuinely nice guy. Also, the girl with him proved that he practices what he preaches.
@bourgeoisie: And people with legs can fit in the Expedition. If my friends could afford the EL though (didn't come out until 2007), I would recommend that. And the EL actually has a lot more room for people than a Suburban.
@Bo Darville: The best recommendation I ever made though, was to my brother. He is a fellow enthusiast, was recently married, and planning on having kids. Having 3 of my own already, I recommended that he buy something totally impractical and fun since it would probably be his last chance in many years. He bought a…
Most of my friends have lots of kids, and so I've sold 2 Expeditions in the last year. They all start off wanting Tahoes, which is a lousy family vehicle if you have more than 3 kids because the 3rd row is useless and the cargo space is nonexistent with it in place. I recommend they drive the Tahoe, the Sequoia, and…
@BlackVR: Ditto here. I commute in a manual, and always have. I like the fact that in traffic I have to pay extra attention to drive smoothly, and when it opens up I am having more fun than the other schlubs out there talking on the phone or applying makeup. Every day I get to practice trail-braking into my…
NP, but I'd be looking for an RB, a 3.1L stroker, or at least a ZX turbo motor for it as soon as I got it home. And those bumper overriders have to go.
"The only reliable cars are Japanese cars, that's all I will ever buy" or "American cars are crap". I've had two friends buy Expeditions instead of Sequoias after I convinced them to just test drive one.
