Where did you and your car go today

[Hey-O]

I always had a truck, ALWAYS, till a few years ago. Every few years I would treat myself to a new one. It sat most of the time and turned into the go to the store hauler for everyone that knew me. This is the only 2 wheel drive that I had new and the last to go. This is it before the two inch drop.

 

[YY1]

Once I had a truck as a daily (and had nothing else at the time) I figured out that being without one was not something I wanted to do, either.
I traded that in (1993 3.8 Dakota Ext cab in previous owner's BC/CC Plum Crazy) on a 2.5 year old 2000 R/T Ext cab and kept it after buying a new "car" as a daily.
It has found a home for the lifetime of which ever of us dies first.
-and I use it like "a truck" to haul loads and to tow cars across the state.

 

[Hey-O]

I daily drove my favorite truck, 2000 quad cab, 4x4, 360 white Dakota sport I bought new. First year 4 door. I loved that truck and kept it even when I bought a new one for years.

 

[YY1]

Since this is a pic thread and a "where did you go" subject-

Not in my "car" but-

I like to maximize the value of things I own.
You can't buy a turbo 6 speed Renegade with a trailer package in the US.
...but you can in Europe. Not sure why. Maybe FCA (easier than typing Stellantis) didn't think Americans could tow without breaking something.

So I put one on myself.

Yesterday I bought a Sears concrete mixer from craigslist.
Less than 1/2 the price of a new HF mixer and likely MUCH better quality.

I already had the tire changer on there and left it because it's a pain to move.
That's the most weight I've had on there in back of the Renegade (except for the time I had to dolly my Dakota), and sure could feel it.
It didn't help that the tire changer was 100% on the tongue.
I thought about using the Dakota but it was a 100 mile plus round trip and the Renegade got 30 MPG, whereas the Dakota would have gotten less that 14.
I'm glad I did it, though because I was planning to use the Renegade to trailer parts (and the tire changer) to the Melbourne swap meet.
Now I think I will use the Dakota.

If anyone is interested in a vintage Atlas tire changer.....

 

[Hey-O]

Took Cora to a doctors appointment last week, he loved it!! Took it out two days ago to go antiquing and yesterday went to pick up a few odds and ends. I go by this little car lot that has these VW's and other foreign cars. I'd like to have a 912, a bug or a Karmann Ghia.

 

[Dave6T4]

Took Cora to a doctors appointment last week, he loved it!! Took it out two days ago to go antiquing and yesterday went to pick up a few odds and ends. I go by this little car lot that has these VW's and other foreign cars. I'd like to have a 912, a bug or a Karmann Ghia.
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Looks like my Jeep GC in picture 4!

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Off to work we go!

 

[YY1]

I'd drive that tr-6.

 

[Hey-O]

I'd drive that tr-6.

They were a lot of fun to drive, a mess to work on. Sold mine and bought a new 1973 Lincoln mercury capri. That 2600 V6 would run circles around the tr-6 and needed no maintenance like the 6 did. To be honest triumphs and mg's were junk.

 

[YY1]

I understand most all of the british-leyland cars are about the same under the sheet metal.

 

[Hey-O]

I understand most all of the british-leyland cars are about the same under the sheet metal.

Had a friend that bought a new MG in the last 60's, less than a hundred miles it blew up. They fixed it and it was never right. One year when the Mississippi river was down, there it was on the news, with two other cars on top of it!!! Fact!!!

 

[66 Sat]

Out and about as usual. Amazing how small a big car can look next to a modern SUV.

 

[Hey-O]

I have owned over a dozen new trucks and this one was my favorite........... First year quad cab, 2000 4X4 Dodge Dakota, 360 Sport.

 

[guy gadbois]

Took Cora to a doctors appointment last week, he loved it!! Took it out two days ago to go antiquing and yesterday went to pick up a few odds and ends. I go by this little car lot that has these VW's and other foreign cars. I'd like to have a 912, a bug or a Karmann Ghia.
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Stop and get any cookies at Grandmas while you were downtown?

 

[Hey-O]

Stop and get any cookies at Grandmas while you were downtown?

Actually I didn't, but I have!!! A few doors down is a place called Sugar and slice bakery on main. The best custom pastries on God's green earth. Obviously you've been to St. Charles main street or your yanking my chain!! LOL

 

[guy gadbois]

Actually I didn't, but I have!!! A few doors down is a place called Sugar and slice bakery on main. The best custom pastries on God's green earth. Obviously you've been to St. Charles main street or your yanking my chain!! LOL

Hmmm... Sugar & Slice fairly new? Dont remember it... DO remember Sucrose up on...oh, that main street that is off the exit from I70 if you dont turn down to Old Town. It goes past Duluth, all sorts of stuff and ends up out in the industrial park where FastLane cars is. Hafta try that pastry shop next time I/we are up there.
Yes - we love old St Charles; have tried to get up there at least once a year if not more - usually twice - for years. Conspiracies abound to keep that from happening lately... Tho I still claim Provenance Soapworks as a dependent on my 1040... my wife loves that place!

 

[Hey-O]

Hmmm... Sugar & Slice fairly new? Dont remember it... DO remember Sucrose up on...oh, that main street that is off the exit from I70 if you dont turn down to Old Town. It goes past Duluth, all sorts of stuff and ends up out in the industrial park where FastLane cars is. Hafta try that pastry shop next time I/we are up there.
Yes - we love old St Charles; have tried to get up there at least once a year if not more - usually twice - for years. Conspiracies abound to keep that from happening lately... Tho I still claim Provenance Soapworks as a dependent on my 1040... my wife loves that place!

That's fifth street you take off of I70 that runs though to fast lane. Been to Provenance Soapworks to many times to count.

 

[Billccm]

Car show at Larry Miller Dodge Tucson. Enjoyed seeing @gtx6970 @JimKueneman and a beautiful 75 degree day.

 

[Hey-O]

Car show at Larry Miller Dodge Tucson. Enjoyed seeing @gtx6970 @JimKueneman and a beautiful 75 degree day.

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Very nice, thanks for sharing!!

 

[Richard Cranium]

I took a trip to my palatial lakefront estate in NH today to check on the house after -15 degree weather on Saturday. Except for some snow sliding off the garage roof, all was ok. The snowblower made short work of that. The car got 20.1 mpg on the highway. Not bad!