What's in your garage/your family's garage if yours is boring?

Kinja'd!!! "WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe" (wesbarton89)
09/30/2014 at 20:32 • Filed to: None

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If you don't actually have a physical garage, get out. No, I'm kidding, pretend you have a garage.

Let's get jealous of each other. What do you drive? What does your family drive? Any cool toys on wheels? I never really intro'd myself, so I will do so fashionably late with this post. I'm Wes from Maryland. I drive a 2000 Dodge Durango, that my fiance and I share as a DD. No other vehicles right now.

My mom's DD is a '99 manuel Miata, because all of us here have ties to Miatas somehow. Her winter vehicle is a '99 Durango, because we love Dodges. She also has a 1965 Pontiac Bonneville convertible, which is amazing, and incredibly fun to drive. Needs some work, but it is in good enough condition to be tagged and driven right now. Her other car, which is currently not running, is a '99 Jaguar XJ8 Vanden Plas. They bought it a couple years ago for $800, around 120k miles on it. Issues with the timing on it keep it from running. She also had a '76 XJ6 but had to scrap it, as it was rotting away. It wouldn't run, and needed (naturally) a new wiring harness. Both are/were British Racing Green.

My stepdad drives a 2012 Ram 3500 Cummins Dually as his daily. His backup is a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500, which has nearly 200k on it now, and still starts up no problem. It's beat up, but he uses it for its natural purpose, hauling shit and pulling shit. His unrestored beauty is a 1971 Dodge Challenger convertible. This thing is whole, all the parts are there, but it needs a complete resto. Hopefully one day he can get it all fixed up. He also has a 1964 Rambler American, which is complete, but needs some work to get going. I'll post pics I have upon request.

Yes, we love Dodges in this family, and Miatas, because they are fun to drive.

Share yours.


DISCUSSION (18)


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:34

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My dad has a Boxster.


Kinja'd!!! norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:35

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I drive nothing as I'm 16... mom has an Impreza, dad has a Mercury Mountaineer and an F-250, grandfather has a Chevy 3500HD 6.6, step dad has a Prius....


Kinja'd!!! Jedidiah > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:36

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Mine:

1972 Cutlass Supreme

2006 Suzuki S40

Family:

2 2003 Jeep Rubicons both manuel

1973 Delta 88 Convertible; Triple Turd Brown; Currently a project

1970 Oldsmobile 98

1972 Cutlass S; Project; We will eventually put a big block in this

1975 Cutlass Y76; Special dealership marketing package

2004 P71 Crown Vic

1984 Yamaha XV1000


Kinja'd!!! As Du Volant > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:36

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A dead 1987 Nissan Pulsar NX.

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Kinja'd!!! Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:38

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A Suzuki Burgman 650, my 2006 Honda CB919F, quite a lot of junked motorcycles and junk.


Kinja'd!!! Alex from Toronto > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:45

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Gm products, gm products everywhere. We have imports


Kinja'd!!! Jagvar > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:46

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Well, let's see. My brother has a '13 Subaru Legacy. Dad has a '10 Lexus HS250h. Mom is still driving the '97 Toyota RAV4 that she bought new in 1996. So nothing terribly interesting there.


Kinja'd!!! Scary__goongala! > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:47

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Well theres my 94' NA M-edition.

My mom drives an 11' Ford Escape, which I like. Rubber can be laid from the front tires and V6.

My dad has a 06' Chevy Cobalt, and my hatred for it burns hotter than a blast from an Imperial Star cruiser

We also have a 08' Honda Civic Coup(automatic regretfully). But I like it


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:48

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I drive a 1994 GMC Safari

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Dad drives a lifted 2004 Chevy Silverado

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Mom drives a 2008 Saturn Vue

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The most exciting thing any of my family members own is my Aunt's 2008 BMW 328i Convertible

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Kinja'd!!! Decay buys too many beaters > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:50

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Hi Wes, I'm Decay (because my initials are DK) and my ever changing garage currently has the following.

A 2013 FR-S

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2003 Suzuki SV650

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1985 Honda Aero 50

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And a 1997 VW Jetta Jazz (which will be replaced by an x300 or x308 Jag once it dies)

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Kinja'd!!! JGrabowMSt > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 20:52

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My marginally jalop family has two Minis, a Civic, a Neon, a Crosstrek XV, and a Voyager. Bonus points if you can guess which two are automatic.

I have a 2005 Magnum RT and a 1997 Benz SL600. Both autos, because, well, no other choice. The Magnum will get a TR6060 hopefully soon.

The extended family I dont really talk to has two slushbox civics that i know of.

We used to have an 89 Omni 5spd, which was fun, but my dad sold it before it hit 80k miles.


Kinja'd!!! Axial > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 21:25

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Mother: 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT: people hauler, probably next in line to be replaced

Dad: 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi; actually used for truck things with some frequency

Sister: 2008 Volkswagen GTI; trouble trouble trouble

Brother 1: 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 12V Cummins; used for truck things every day

Brother 2: Nothing, he just turned 16 and has expressed minor interest in learning how to drive

Me: 1990 Corvette ZR-1 (just got it inspected and went on first drive as of today, she is now road-worthy!)

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Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 21:34

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Let's do my brother-in-law's since I don't have a car:

BMW RS1100

BMW 740i

BMW 135i 6M

Dodge Dakota crewcab 4x4

Chrysler T&C

Audi A4

Chrysler 300M


Kinja'd!!! Theropod > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
09/30/2014 at 22:59

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1997 Miata M Edition Because Colorado. 2114 Subaru Forester (M6) because Colorado.

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Kinja'd!!! BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
10/01/2014 at 07:15

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We've got quite a fleet in our household :)

Me:

-Alfa 156 V6

-Jagaur XJ40 4.0l

-Jaguar XJ40 3.6l (for parting)

-Fiat X1/9 (for parting)

-Triumph Spitfire

-Citroen BX

-Lada Niva

My dad:

-Alfa 156 JTD Sportwagon

-MG TC

-Porsche 914/6

-Maserati 228

-Ford Transit

My sister:

-MG ZR

-Nissan Almera

-Peugeot 106 GTi

My sister's boyfriend:

-Peugeot 106 GTi

-Peugeot 406 Coupe

-Kawasaki Zephyr 750

-Yamaha DT500

-Yamaha XT125

My mum:

-Honda Stream

My grandpa:

-Honda Stream

-Nissan Qashqai

All live in the same house :)


Kinja'd!!! ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
10/01/2014 at 08:07

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2009 Infinity FX50 and 2009 BMW 535xi (To be tuned once the warranty is up)


Kinja'd!!! graciousss > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
10/01/2014 at 13:26

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Mine:

1997 Toyota Supra Turbo (built 67mm single, finally tuned and ready to be driven)

2001 Mercedes CLK320 (daily)

2000 Audi S4 (winter, stage 2)

Sister:

2003 Audi A4 1.8T (5 speed because she's awesome, fmic, intake, exhaust)

Mom:

2009 Mercedes CLK500 (exhaust, nothing really fun here but it was surprisingly quick)

Dad:

1972 Chevy Monte Carlo SSC (big block, all original everything, literally never gets driven)

2004 Toyota Tundra (work truck, daily)

1995 Lexus SC300 (single turbo project, will probably never ever be finished)

Other things in the driveway when I left for work this morning:

2003 Mitsubishi Evo 8 (FP Green, cams, etc, motor is out, who knows when it will be back in, friend's car)

2002 Lexus IS300 (single turbo project, probably will be done over the winter, sister's boyfriend's car)

2013 Audi S4 (inside peanut butter outside jelly, best friend's car, still under warranty lol)

Yes we love 2JZ's, and yes I know there are way too many cars in the driveway


Kinja'd!!! That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
10/01/2014 at 20:39

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Mine:

1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza.

1984 Jaguar XJ12 Sovereign.

2001 Ford F150.

Wife: 2004 Mercedes ML350.

Dad: 1994 Camaro Z28 (170k, original clutch, tasteful mods, showroom condition) and 2005 Chrysler 300C. Also 1980 Honda Goldwing.

Mom: 2010 Mercedes ML350.

Others:

1967 Jaguar E-Type Roadster, triple black, been in a shed for like 20 years now.

1969 Jaguar E-Type.

2012 BMW 3 series convertible.

I think that's about it for the sort of things you guys would be interested by.

Also, a belated welcome to Oppo, Wes!