Heavy Metal & Nostalgia

Gemme · 03-22-2012, 04:30 PM

I've had old lady cars and I've loved them deeply.

Case in point:

I had a 1991 Buick Skylark. Sadie, but I called her Baby more often. Gray with a red pinstripe. Huge trunk. I moved several times in her and got more in her in each load than my friend with an F150. Driver's side window motor went wonky and when we cracked it open, we saw that there'd been an electrical fire in there. Some research brought to my attention that that was a known defect and there had been some recalls. Whooopsie. She went to that great racetrack in the sky (she was waaaaay faster than she appeared....or maybe it was my lead foot....) after having the transmission blow. It was my fault. I couldn't get a new one at the time so I just became verrrry careful at choosing what parking lots I went into, as reverse no longer worked. And then I lost a couple gears. And then forward started getting sluggish.

And then she died. Amen.

I'm going to miss my current car too when she goes to the great racetrack in the sky in about 15ish years from now *crosses fingers*. Ella Blue is a sweet lil thang. People scoff at my Neon, but she goes where I want her to and she keeps me out trouble, no matter HOW many times people try to hit me (and it's a LOT here in Austin....stupid drivers).

She's been with me when I drove from FL to WA over a span of 5 days with a partner, a cat, and two dogs plus our immediate gear, as well as keeping me safe and sane when I drove from WA down here to Austin in less than 37 hours (4 of which were sleeping and 2 of them shaved years off of my life because I could not see the road in front of me at 3am in split pea soup thick fog) all by myself. We saw many, many beatiful things like daybreak in Montana and herds and herds of semi-wild cattle somewhere up there. It was an awesome trip and I'll remember her always for that, if nothing else.

She does, however, have a trigger hair check engine light because of some stupid non-fatal sensor. If I had a dollar for every time I've gone into an AutoZone......

DeviantDaddy · 03-22-2012, 04:44 PM

My favorite without a doubt, is my current.

Tonka

I absolutely love her, and yes, I refer to her as a she... laughs. I had a small Mitsubishi SUV prior to this one which was actually a very nice car but Tonka is just much more comfortable and more of a representation of me.

kittygrrl · 03-22-2012, 05:20 PM

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DapperButch · 03-22-2012, 05:40 PM

My favorite car is the one I have now. It is in my gallery and avatar.

A 2002 BMW Z3. She has 96,000 miles on her and I plan to keep her forever.

I plan to finally get her lowered (just by a wee 1/2 inch) this summer. The larger than OEM aftermarket wheels I bought her two years ago raised her too high for my liking.

I love this car so much my partner and I actually have a trip planned just so that we can drive her a long distance. We plan to drive the entire Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway in May/June. I have requested that fancy dancy brochure from blueridgeparkway.org and I am waiting with bated breath for it to come in the mail so that I can plan our trip! Being that she is at 100K, I need to get her into the shop to change all fluids, install a new coolant system, etc, prior to going.

My other favorite vehicle is the other car I have. I bought this one new. 2000 Nissan Pathfinder LE. 150,000 miles and she will last forever too!

I am 42 years old and besides the two above cars, I have only had one other car (1992 Honda Civic LX - loved that one, too!) I am from a family of keep a car until it dies!

Ok, so I am thinking that people (even car people), are bored by now, so carry on!

ETA: I very, very much would love to get a new silver, Jeep Wrangler (Sahara model) with black interior, but I am controlling myself.

DeviantDaddy · 03-22-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

A 2002 BMW Z3. She has 96,000 miles on her and I plan to keep her forever.

She's a beauty, Dapper! Bet she'll look great after the drop.

Anyone else find it funny how many of us are referring to these vehicles as "she"? lol

DapperButch · 03-22-2012, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DeviantDaddy

She's a beauty, Dapper! Bet she'll look great after the drop.

Anyone else find it funny how many of us are referring to these vehicles as "she"? lol

Thank you, DD (hope it is ok to call you that...calling you Daddy feels creepy ha!).

I think it is sort of standard to refer to cars as she, no? Same with boats? Wonder why that is.......

Gemme · 03-22-2012, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Thank you, DD (hope it is ok to call you that...calling you Daddy feels creepy ha!).

I think it is sort of standard to refer to cars as she, no? Same with boats? Wonder why that is.......

Yup.

Know the phrase "steady as SHE goes"? lol

Not that I'm agreeing with it, but I found this on yahoo.com:

Cause cars and boats, etc, are as alluring to a man as a beautiful, sensuous woman. They can also be as aggravating and temperamental as a woman, as well, so it's just natural to identify them as female.

It's like, also, bad storms are called "Her"icanes, and some medical problems are called, "Her"nias, and the only thing a man ends up being is a "HIM"roid, which always is just a pain in the butt, or one of a woman's worst affictions, which always leads to a "HIS"terectomy.

DeviantDaddy · 03-22-2012, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Thank you, DD (hope it is ok to call you that...calling you Daddy feels creepy ha!).

Sighs... I suppose I could scratch that fantasy... chuckles.

Not a problem and you are welcome.

DapperButch · 03-22-2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glenn

This is one of those threads where I'd love to upload my pic of the 1975 VW Westy pop-up camper van I lovingly restored. Some other Favs I owned were a 68 Plymouth Fury and a 78 Dodge Monaco.

Would love to see any of them, Glenn.

Inked_Trinity · 03-22-2012, 06:05 PM

I have to agree that my current is my favorite! I have always wanted a Jeep, finally got one! Just need to customize it now.

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DeviantDaddy Junior Member How Do You Identify?: TG Male Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him Relationship Status: Mated Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL Posts: 93 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 115 Thanked 258 Times in 65 Posts Rep Power: 1840892	My favorite without a doubt, is my current. Tonka I absolutely love her, and yes, I refer to her as a she... laughs. I had a small Mitsubishi SUV prior to this one which was actually a very nice car but Tonka is just much more comfortable and more of a representation of me. __________________ Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.

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