1982 Pontiac Grand Prix. This was a hand me down from my mom. I didnāt own it, but itās the first car I drove regularly. The trans and engine were rebuilt before I began driving it. The car had a lot of problems. One day the trans just stopped pulling (again), and my dad had it rebuilt (again) and sold it.
1980 Jeep CJ5. This was the first vehicle that was really mine. 6 cylinder, 4 speed manual, no power steering or brakes.
1989 Mustang GT, 5.0, 5 speed manual. I even traded the Jeep for the Mustang. I think it had 90k miles. It had been lightly rear ended. I scrounged junk yards and found the inner part of the rear bumper and had it repaired. I loved that car. Unfortunately, I was 19 and turned it upside down one night. What a moron.
Another 1989 Mustang GT 5 speed. I bought that car to replace the totaled one, but it just wasnāt the same. Eventually sold it.
1979 Jeep CJ5 āGolden Eagleā, 304 V8, 3 speed manual. Great Jeep. Very 70ās with the V8 and big eagle on the hood and gold painted wheels. I kept it through college, traded it for a Honda Shadow 1100, then traded back for the Jeep when I saw it sitting behind the motorcycle dealership. I finally sold it again to pay off a house lot and build our house.
1998 Dodge Ram. First new vehicle. 360 V8, 4wd. I loved it. Drove it for 190k miles or so, but I had to have the trans rebuilt twice. I āaccidentallyā sold it when trying to sell the 94 Chevy.
1994 Chevy Silverado 4wd. Purchased from scrap yard for $450. It was quite beaten and forlorn, but ran really well and the trans was actually rebuilt and still under warranty. I replaced a ton of parts by swapping them off of junk vehicles after work. Had a lot of fun with it. It seemed to appreciate the work I did. Sort of like if youāre nice to a stray dog. I sold it for $2300.
2008 GMC Sierra 4wd, 5.3 liter. I bought it used with 52k miles. Noticed a lot of lifter noise, traded it pretty quickly.
2013 F150, 5.0, 4wd. I bought this one new. I liked it fairly well. Traded it at 17k miles for my wifeās current SUV.
2005 Buick Lesabre. I still have this one. It was my grandmotherās car. Good car. Questionable transmission, but Iāll drive it until it dies.
1999 Tacoma, 4 cyl 5 speed. Another scrap yard jewel acquired for $310. Very beaten, verrrry dirty, and had 287k miles. Most of the work I did on it involved interior cleaning. I also bought and installed a radiator. Taco parts werenāt as plentiful at the scrap yard. I traded it after I got rear ended.
1995 Chevy 4wd. Traded the Tacoma for it. Did a little work on the Chevy, drive it a while, sold for $2900.
1993 Chevy 4wd. Didnāt keep it long. Fixed a few issues, discovered it had frame damage, sold it for $100 less than I bought it for.
1995 Chevy 4wd. I wanted one of these trucks in good condition, so I bought one. I decided the junkier ones were more fun so I sold it. Broke even.
2005 GMC Sierra 4wd work truck. I got a fairly decent deal on it. The guy kept saying it was a base model with no carpet, apologetically. I like it. Nothing fancy, but I needed a truck. I think Iāve got most of the little nagging issues fixed. Still have it.
