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  • 20-30

    Votes: 73 21.0%
  • 31-40

    Votes: 92 26.4%
  • 41-50

    Votes: 78 22.4%
  • 51 and Counting!

    Votes: 105 30.2%

  • Total voters
    348
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I am 45. I married into my first CTD. Bought a new one in 1999.



I may have had one at an earlier age, but I didn't have one of those "pesky" moms that bought me one for a graduation gift, then I could trade it in for about half the cost of my new one.



We should all be so lucky... I hear the opposite story MOST of the time.
 
Now wait just a minute!!

If you read my earlier post in this thread, you already know I started with two old chevies. My first was a '78 beater, and the second was an '86 "pappy's" truck... 'til I got it anyway. My parents NEVER bought me a vehicle or even contributed to the cost OR maintenance, and that's EXACTLY the way I wanted it. Wouldn't have it any other way. What's mine is MINE. A$$ bustin' hard earned, too. I'm 21 and very proud of what I have. Two trucks (still have the '86), two tractors, a list of farm machinery, and a 30'X60' X12' cieling workshop built, and paid for, by none other. Us "young whippersnappers" aren't all cut from the same cloth, ya know.



-Ron
 
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Re: Now wait just a minute!!

Originally posted by R Anestis

A$$ bustin' hard earned, too. I'm 21 and very proud of what I have. Us "young whippersnappers" aren't all cut from the same cloth, ya know.



-Ron



Ron... Yours is the more common story. I salute anyone on anything they choose, as long as they have earned it. Used to always crack me up when a high school kid would come to school or to a game, driving a brand new hotrod that mommy bought. They would end up ruining it anyway.



I, too, have earned all of my vehicles, starting at my first car at age 15. It was a year newer than my parents car!
 
Isn't it funny how those hotrods usually end up smashed up when tough-guy or gal behind the wheel finds out they can't drive like they think they can. Do the words "told ya so" ever come to mind? BTW: didn't mean to sound too harsh in the last post I just don't like being associated with the afformentioned low-life types.

-Ron
 
Ron... another funny part of it is that they drive a manual transmission for a few months and now they are an expert speed shifter! Still grinding the gears, but they are experts!
 
My dad paid for my insurance and gas when i was in high school. Which was a good thing, an 11 second car(didn't run 11s then but was just a torque converter and slicks away. . same motor) didn't get to good of mileage and a part time job would only allow me to break even on my gas bill. I would hate to know how much he spent on gas while I was in HS(am 22 now) but It was ALOT. He did help finance a car rebuild after it was demolished in an accident where it got hit by a drunk. But I got him paid off for that last year when I sold the Toyota and bought the dodge. I always had car money when I needed it but it kept adding to my Tab lol. . thank god he didn't charge interest ;)

Clark
 
I wasn't allowed to buy a car until I was out of high school. Dad made me drive his cars and pay mileage. He bought the gas though and I soon learned to disconnect the speedo cable, when I was low on cash. Can't believe Dad taught me to cheat :eek:



Since Dad was an engineer and leased a couple of new ones each year, I got to abuse some nice cars. Nothing like ripping up the gravel roads in a nice new car. I'll bet there wasn't a tight bolt in them when I got through. I often wonder if Dad was given those cars for us to test drive :D



Doc
 
From the time I turned 16 I bought a $600 1982 Dodge ½ ton 2wd slant six truck. I also paid for all insurance and gas as well as any repairs that were done. It worked fine when I lived in TX. I moved to CO and the altitude choked the lil single barrel carb and the motor was just wore out. Floored I could only do 25mph up some hills around my house, also the transmission was starting to slip so was only a matter of time, so about three months after moving to CO I went truck shopping again. Found a 1989 Ford ½ ton shortbed 4x4 XLT Lariat loaded 351ci V8. Just what every highschool kid needs right? (this was in 1994). So I bought that truck for 10k and paid all insurance and repairs as well as the modifications to it. All this while going to school. After high school I decided to goto Denver Automotive and Diesel College..... between work home and school I was driving 90 miles per day Monday to Friday. Needless to say filling up the tank every other day was killing me. So I went and traded the truck in and leased a (in Oct 97)98 Mustang v6 (fuel milage) and leased it for 3 years. In March of 2000 I turned my Mustang in (about 6 more months to go on the lease) and took delivery of my current Ram which I had ordered in January. Since then I have gotten a 71 Challenger and ordered a new 2002 Mustang GT Convertable. Everything I have has been bought and paid for by me, myself, and I. Even the $19,000 it cost to goto Denver Automotive and Diesel.



My oldest younger sister is a different story... ... parents bought her a $3000 89Ford Probe when she turned 16, she wrecked it withine a month of having it (hit both gaurdrails on I25). She had a full scholarship for Concordia University (private school) here in Seward, NE for softball. She left school after 1 semester to get married and now lives in TX. So I guess theres the two ends of the spectrum so to speak.



My youngest younger sister just turned 16 and they haven't bought her a car yet..... they let her drive one of the cars (96 Olds Achiva) while my mom drives 98 Contour (stick) and my dad 2001 F150 Supercrew. So not sure how shes gonna turn out jsut yet... ... . She is on her 3rd job tho. Only time I ever left a job was when I was moving, the only exception being I quit working at Walmart and went to CAT in CO after starting diesel school.



Dunno what the point of my story is other then even in the same family there can be both sides of the spectrum I guess... ... ... . for the record I am 25 now.
 
Just for laughs

That was a good story, Kat. Hey Rob, Speaking of grinding gears and such: When I was in school, there was a certain kid (who shall remain nameless) that got everything. His Daddy bought him a brand new vette. Should've seen him trying to back into a parking space the first day he brought it to school. Not only could he not back up, but he held it at about 4 grand and took about thirty seconds before he even started to move. Mmmmm, gotta love that smell. Filled the whole parking lot with smoke, too. He was one of those built-like-a-toothpick "tough guys" who didn't like us rednecks laughing at him and he was gonna have to send all his "boys" to kick all our **** well, you get the idea. You should've seen the look on his face and even better, his reaction at the end of the day when he found a full to the gills porta-john sitting right against his front bumper, blocking him in. :D :D And I have no idea how it got there:rolleyes: :D :p :cool:

-Ron
 
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I just turned 21 yesterday. I bought my truck 6 months ago when I was 20. I bought my first truck when I was in high school when I was 18. It was a 1990 Ford Ranger. I loved that truck, but I've been drooling over Cummins powered Rams for years, and yes, even psd's. I finally broke down and bought my '93. Whoever said it earlier was right on: every one assumes that because I'm a kid with a diesel I must be rich. Reality is not even close. Ok, so the bank owns half of it. I still work my tail off to support baby.
 
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