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re: Thoughts on this car for my son's first vehicle
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:31 am to 13SaintTiger
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:31 am to 13SaintTiger
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Then why are you asking the OT?
A) to out the fools
and
B) to get an opinion on a truck
not
C) to ask for parenting advice
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Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:32 am to 13SaintTiger
That's pretty much true. I went from wanting a sports car when I was young to wanting something I could mud ride in as a teenager. Now I just want and have a nice full size clean truck. Maybe in about 20 years I'll revisit that sports car I always dreamed of.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:33 am to SabiDojo
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His chances of dying or getting seriously injured in a wreck will probably increase
No giant lift kit. Will put in 4 point harness seats and rollbar.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:33 am to roadGator
I wanted Marty McFly's truck when i was 16.... and the Tacoma had just come out a few years before, so it wasn't hard to figure out what i wanted....
however, my parents didn't have Tacoma type of money, so sadly, i didn't get what i wanted... but my Dakota (2nd hand) got me where i needed to get all the same...
however, my parents didn't have Tacoma type of money, so sadly, i didn't get what i wanted... but my Dakota (2nd hand) got me where i needed to get all the same...
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:33 am to 13SaintTiger
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Then why are you asking the OT?
You do realize you're talking to roadgator, right?
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:33 am to roadGator
Teaching your son how to fix up cars in 2015 using a Plymouth is like using a VCR player to show him how to fix a MacBook Pro
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:35 am to 13SaintTiger
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how about asking him what he wants and go from there instead of forcing what you want down his throat?
Lol. Uh how about because the kid is fricking 12? And it is up to the adult what the kid will drive?
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:35 am to roadGator
safety wise its probably not the best choice. If you value the car, its probably not the best choice either. Slow braking big clumsy vehicle is probably not the best option for a newbie driver on a car you wish to keep valuable
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:36 am to wildtigercat93
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Teaching your son how to fix up cars in 2015 using a Plymouth is like using a VCR player to show him how to fix a MacBook Pro
Not if you are fixing cars without computers. It's not about fixing cars. It's about time together and learning new skills. A man needs to learn how to solve basic problems with a wrench.
You throw away VCRs. You don't throw away decent antique vehicles. You fix them and enjoy then and perhaps even profit down the road.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:37 am to Scruffy
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Scruffy's first car was a 1973 Jeep CJ-5.
I would have loved to have that in high school.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:37 am to 19
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You do realize you're talking to roadgator, right?
Say what?
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:37 am to PhiTiger1764
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Uh how about because the kid is fricking 12? And it is up to the adult what the kid will drive?
Who cares if he's 12? Are you buying the vehicle for him or yourself? You gage what he likes and make the adult decision (which roadgator said he did), but going out and just buying a vehicle for him without talking it over with him isn't very smart.
This post was edited on 12/11/15 at 9:39 am
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:37 am to PapaPogey
if your getting him a classic... get a chevy dude. Not a dodge.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:37 am to roadGator
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It's not about fixing cars. It's about time together and learning new skills. A man needs to learn how to solve basic problems with a wrench
Yep
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:38 am to roadGator
I TELL YOUUUUUUU WHAT, THATS A SHARP LOOKING MOUTH' RIGHT THEEEEEEEEEEEER!
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:38 am to roadGator
Get him a old bronco and fix it up. If he doesn't like that then he is gay.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:39 am to roadGator
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:39 am to roadGator
Need some 28's on there and spinners. Then drop that bitch. 
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:40 am to oleyeller
I grew up with Dodge trucks. They are so easy to work on and that 318 is nearly indestructible if it's taken care of.
It's more of a sentimental attachment.
I love the early 1970s blazers too. If this were for me I'd just get a restored Scout.
It's more of a sentimental attachment.
I love the early 1970s blazers too. If this were for me I'd just get a restored Scout.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:41 am to roadGator
My first car was a vintage camaro. I paid for half of it myself at 16.
I got 8 miles to a gallon in it, my SO lived 25 minutes away.
Luckily, she had a 4 cylinder so I still got mine more so than not. He's going to want his first vehicle to get good gas mileage and to be dependable. There will be some major frustration if not. On both of you.
I got 8 miles to a gallon in it, my SO lived 25 minutes away.
Luckily, she had a 4 cylinder so I still got mine more so than not. He's going to want his first vehicle to get good gas mileage and to be dependable. There will be some major frustration if not. On both of you.
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