Off topic- What do you drive?

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plantlvr

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I'm a classic car lover, especially muscle cars from the '60's and early'70's. I used to work in a vintage Ford Mustang restoration shop, and that was a blast driving those! I even got to drive one of the original Steve McQueen fastbacks from the movie 'Bullet'!
Just recently I had to give up my daily driver, a '61 Ford Econoline pickup. I miss it but I sure do like a/c and heat now:D For now I drive a boring [but comfortable mini van]:(
Going to check my lottery ticket now, if I ever win BIG I will have a huge garage with GTO's, Mustangs, and maybe a Chevy or two;)
 

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In the summer, I drive the car in my avatar picture. It's a '96 Corvette LT4 that I bought back in May of '07. I had wanted a Vette since I was a toddler, and figured it was about time to cross that to-do off the list. I love it to death, makes me grin every time I get in it. I hadn't done any work on cars in many years, but with the help of a couple of Corvette forums, I've learned a great deal about it and do most of the work on it. I spun a rod bearing last year and had to pull the engine to get it repaired - I hope not to have to do that again anytime soon. I had a mild cam installed when they put it back together, and now it makes about 335HP at the rear wheels. It's a fun car with just the right combination of rough-around-the-edges sports car and creature comforts. And we averaged 25mpg when we drove it out to Pennsylvania in '08. Here's a pic I took last summer:

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In the winter I drive a 2004 Nissan Maxima that I bought new - it sits all summer now, so the miles aren't piling up on it. It has a heated steering wheel, which I rate as one of mankind's greatest inventions on a day like today. My wife has an '03 Jeep Liberty that we bought new, and it only has about 32,000 miles on it, so we'll have that for quite a while yet. Great little truck, a blast to drive in the snow.
 
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