tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post139436745948600637..comments2023-05-17T09:11:39.306-05:00Comments on This Heavenly Life -- Messy, Loud, Always Worthwhile: Friday Flashback: My SECOND First CarThis Heavenly Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586469381231517883noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-42058321245483364982010-09-20T09:10:58.723-05:002010-09-20T09:10:58.723-05:00is totally jealous of car#2. I always wanted a mus...is totally jealous of car#2. I always wanted a mustang!<br /><br />my car #2 was a complete grocery getter. a gray ford taurus. Easy to pick out in the dorm lot. Hard to find at Albertsons...<br /><br />and I also hit a deer in it. The car fared much better than the deer did!michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711137394143200105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-51471441956085883122010-09-18T14:03:32.355-05:002010-09-18T14:03:32.355-05:00LOL! That was me: braces, cardigan, penny loafers,...LOL! That was me: braces, cardigan, penny loafers, and a violin case. One of the vehicles I drove was a 1973 Ford crew cab, in mint condition. (It had 30,000 miles on it in 1997!) All the guys wanted to buy it and I loved driving it around because no one expected someone like me to be in the driver's seat!Kristina Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092965958240199796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-9371099010261954672010-09-18T09:10:29.894-05:002010-09-18T09:10:29.894-05:00Oh! Now THAT'S a cool car!
I had a friend who...Oh! Now THAT'S a cool car!<br /><br />I had a friend who hit a deer in high school, too, and she had to wear a neck brace for weeks. Deers are dangerous...even for boys!<br /><br />Although, I did love that cryptic reminder!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644613647401437326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-83278343472302827582010-09-17T23:58:44.733-05:002010-09-17T23:58:44.733-05:00Well I guess that makes up for the cruel trick the...Well I guess that makes up for the cruel trick they played on you. Funny I wanted a mustang or at least a red car (but I was happy with what I got) And I don't know what 5.0 means either but I'm pretty sure my friend drove the same car only white okay maybe hers wasn't 5.0, surely I would have known that ha ha. I love the peeling out-you crack me up. Oh and deer, I remember like it was yesterday: my sister was driving us home from soccer practice in her grandam (this was before she got my shiny new mazda-I was only a freshman) and I remember seeing a deer running down the side of a hill across the opposite lane and before I knew it we were air born-yeah, I'm pretty sure my head hit the ceiling of the car (good thing for seat belts). The deer had hit the car in front of us and we launched right over it-wow it was scary. The car survived and so did we....that was a good car I don't remember what ever happened to it.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014699148300634736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-75277930230021833902010-09-17T16:36:21.732-05:002010-09-17T16:36:21.732-05:00My first car was a 68 Ford Fairlane 500 with the s...My first car was a 68 Ford Fairlane 500 with the sexy fastback. It was older than I was when I got it. It had been passed down from my grandpa who bought it used, to my brother, who gave it to me when he moved out of the country. It left the family when I couldn't take care of it any more. It took our family members many miles over the years. I don't know if any of us took it to the east coast, but I know for a fact that it got the entire west coast and the whole Mexico to Canada states covered multiple times. I miss that car with its 289 and C-4 trany.Marcos Mais Terrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974707025023376303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-46501873031205470552010-09-17T16:30:28.000-05:002010-09-17T16:30:28.000-05:00I only wish the Oldsmobile Omega aka "Brown W...I only wish the Oldsmobile Omega aka "Brown Wonder" had been so cool. Literally! No AC, no radio but a year full of memories. Til that lady ran the red light! Thank goodness for your presence!Holly Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-16959379755645515712010-09-17T15:52:26.343-05:002010-09-17T15:52:26.343-05:00Unfortunately, we still have my first car. Delores...Unfortunately, we still have my first car. Delores the Taurus is a 1990, gold, Ford Taurus with half a front bumper and 3/4 of a back bumper. My husband drives her now... poor guy.<br /><br />Until she completely dies, the thrifty in me has a hard time buying another car.Siouxzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695102628202418247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-90275599761957817792010-09-17T15:08:08.825-05:002010-09-17T15:08:08.825-05:00That is priceless. And the Twilight geek in me can...That is priceless. And the Twilight geek in me can't help but imagine Bella in her car. LOL!<br />I had a Dodge Daytona with a Turbo Engine...cherry red.<br />I drove that car like the true hellion I was. <br />It ended badly....<br />Best,<br />TinaSmartBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187513727826950625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-38643606654446880112010-09-17T13:29:30.319-05:002010-09-17T13:29:30.319-05:00Now *I'm* jealous! I totally would've swi...Now *I'm* jealous! I totally would've switched cars with you! But there's no way I would've been able to handle all that horsepower at 16. No way. I would've gotten a few more tickets, I'm afraid. <br /><br />Seems we dressed a lot alike in high school. Except I was the dork toting the flute case. So cool.une autre mèrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08785118854145562521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-5940551428614476692010-09-17T12:50:07.011-05:002010-09-17T12:50:07.011-05:00My Reliant had to be left behind when I went to co...My Reliant had to be left behind when I went to college. It could work going back and forth in my small town, but it guzzled gas so bad that once I filled up before an hour and a half drive home, and almost didn't make it home due to running out of gas. College was two hours away, so not going to work. The replacement car was a Buick Skylark (late 80's). It was a mechanical nightmare, but it didn't eat gas so bad, and it looked sorta like a Grand Am, so it was a definite improvement in the looks department.<br /><br />I love the mental image of you pulling up with your powerful car and getting out with a cardigan. Hilarious!Catholic Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254315970336710941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-68965345048956096782010-09-17T10:48:09.189-05:002010-09-17T10:48:09.189-05:00I am now pondering whether you secretly enjoyed th...I am now pondering whether you secretly enjoyed the peeling out .... the English major in me :-). I just lost my second "first new car" - car accident before Christmas - was with her when she went (Gwendolyn Delilah - a modest but beautiful Black 2000 VW Jetta) - miss her ;-). Anyway, now I'm reminiscing - looking at glamour shots of her over the years. Seriously, she meant a lot to me - independence, becoming a grown-up.... Anyway, I also drove a Mustang in high school - white - my Dad's (he was a car guy) - I, too, did not understand it's power - drew the attention of many boys (not me - the car). Like your post :-).Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600904912151877914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-61365154408180888182010-09-17T09:24:22.621-05:002010-09-17T09:24:22.621-05:00I think you are the only person I know who has bee...I think you are the only person I know who has been hit by a deer!!! I remember one night when, I believe it was you, Mandy and I were on some back road, maybe over by Lynsey's house or our old apartment, I'm not sure, but we saw a deer and you were driving and I believe that one of us had to finish that trip because you were, again, hyperventilating. Awww...the good ole days!!!Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856311455248108835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-61821492805308680292010-09-17T09:12:29.157-05:002010-09-17T09:12:29.157-05:00I'm a bit jealous - I dreamed of a mustang and...I'm a bit jealous - I dreamed of a mustang and my T-bird didn't rank up there. Even my replacement car (Honda Civic) fails to live up to the style of your car.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555143763126540757noreply@blogger.com