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[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

I used to go nuts in gravel lots with my Scout. That and mud holes after heavy rains.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You had a Scout? What model and year?

I looked into those as a possible replacement for the van...but I've decided on either a 'yota FJ40 or Steyr Pinzgauer instead.

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

we have a gravel parking lot. i have a ton of fun there when everyone's gone, but damm stupid light poles in the way.

you've seen my fun in the dirt field pics right?

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

70 800A 4speed with the 304. It was awesome but lack of: door locks,power brakes,power steering, and windshield wipers that worked = death trap in city driving in Phoenix. I probably almost killed myself a couple dozen times. It was great as a first car though, really taught me to drive smart.

I really wanted an FJ as a replacement but they are a little pricy for the conditions I was finding them in. That's why my next ride was a '78 Jeep J-10 with the AMC 401c.i. in it. She was a beast //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

you've seen my fun in the dirt field pics right?

yah those were sweet.

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

yah those were sweet.

fo sho

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

you've seen my fun in the dirt field pics right?

I have, your boat likes to kick up the dirt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

It was great as a first car though, really taught me to drive smart.

i wish i had one of those. then i could have learned to drive safer and appreciate my car more. instead i just sped everywhere and made my passengers dizzy and yell at me.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

AZN's can't drive anyway..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[twoohfour 10+ year member]

i wish i had one of those. then i could have learned to drive safer and appreciate my car more. instead i just sped everywhere and made my passengers dizzy and yell at me.

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i'm the exact same way...

i started driving on a 1993 Volvo 940 Turbo Station Wagon, RWD in Colorado = lots of slip and slide.

so that was a good learning experience i guess....

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I really wanted an FJ as a replacement but they are a little pricy for the conditions I was finding them in.

Yeah, they're not the cheapest out there, but a lot have the 350 dropped in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif There's a place here in NC that does frame-off and restore work...some of the ones they've worked on sell for pretty reasonable prices.

But the Pinz is awfully tempting, I mean...full chassis lift, 31" tires, front and rear diff locks, 24V electrical system...all from the factory //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Pinz are funny, I lean more toward the Unimog myself though.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

i wish i had one of those. then i could have learned to drive safer and appreciate my car more.

I learned to drive on a '91 Ford F-150, 5spd...that thing taught me respect. My dad would make me take it up the largest hills around, and parallel park in traffic. I was scared shitless for the first few weeks, but I learned to pay attention to what was going on around me real fast. Older vehicles will do that to you, because if you don't treat them with respect they'll make their displeasure known...real quick.

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/word.gif.64b12e39f936af3b4fff38a1c0bd0244.gifi'm the exact same way...

i started driving on a 1993 Volvo 940 Turbo Station Wagon, RWD in Colorado = lots of slip and slide.

so that was a good learning experience i guess....

at least you have a tC now, bastard.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Pinz are funny, I lean more toward the Unimog myself though.

Mogs are sweet, but not for highway driving //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif