20-something guy who's in the military getting his first 'Murrican car Starter Pack

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt)
05/03/2018 at 14:54 • Filed to: starterpacks, funny, stereotypes, murica

Heh

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DISCUSSION (41)

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:00

They get all of these!

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:06

Missing the Dodge Dart.

Also missing Wranglers and bro trucks.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
05/03/2018 at 15:08

2018 models only.

Spanfeller is a twat > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:09

Last time I saw an army person in the US said person had an F-150 with veteran plates.

I did some research on it and apparently if you have a DD-14 form you can have vet plates, and “Veteran” stamped in your license.

Ash78, voting early and often > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:12

Those cars are so Army.

Marines buy a Fiat Abarth because they’re gluttons for punishment (suspension, sound, reliability...)

Air Force guys buy GTIs because reasons.

Navy...uh, amphicar? Naval aviators just buy a big SUV not because they want one, but so they can look down on everyone else.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:12

AT V6 only, unless you’re an E5 or higher. Then you get a V8.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:13

They don’t buy most of these new, they buy them from seedy dealers near the bases after someone traded it in when they were transferred.

interstate366, now In The Industry > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:15

Needs more CTR.

Spanfeller is a twat > Ash78, voting early and often
05/03/2018 at 15:18

Am I allowed to make jokes about people in the Army? considering how you guys revere the troops I’m concerned I might have my B2 Visa taken away if I do.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > interstate366, now In The Industry
05/03/2018 at 15:18

Hey.

HEY.

Leave me alone.

jariten1781 > Spanfeller is a twat
05/03/2018 at 15:23

Don’t worry, they wouldn’t get the jokes anyway.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often
05/03/2018 at 15:23

I wouldn’t think a Marine would feel comfortable in an effeminate/hateful shitbox like that, but I don’t have a better stereotype for them. All the older ones I knew when working for a government contractor drove trucks. They weren’t always outrageous trucks, either, but they were always full-size.

Not inaccurate on Air Force. They always seem to go for something foreign and as expensive as possible. In the following years, when they go work for government contractors in war zones, they come home and buy luxury SUVs with their big tax-free paychecks.

All our Navy guys were weird. The most memorable owned a manual Ford Ranger. I can’t even think of what the others owned (just like generic transportation appliances), but based on others I’ve known in different contexts, small trucks are a curious pattern...

Spanfeller is a twat > jariten1781
05/03/2018 at 15:25

I was gonna reply this to Ash:

“Marines buy a Fiat Abarth”

No wonder their motto is Semper CEL

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > interstate366, now In The Industry
05/03/2018 at 15:27

Also FiST & FoST with no options.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Ash78, voting early and often
05/03/2018 at 15:27

The Abarth’s suspension is pretty soft. I drove one last night, rides no harsher than my CX-3

Chuckles > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:30

Needs more Jeep Wrangler.

Nothing > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:31

Man, everyone I knew drove beaters. Not a lot of people got tied up in car payments when their initial take home pay was about $400/month.

AestheticsInMotion > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:33

Huh. All the ones I know import skylines and other jdm treasures

Party-vi > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:35

You’re missing a ton of WRXs and FR-Ss, from a guy who looks at them all day on a military base.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Party-vi
05/03/2018 at 15:40

I didn’t make this.

Party-vi > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:42

alrighty then.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
05/03/2018 at 15:46

Accurate. Most places they can’t sell the low-trim ST twins. I live near a large military base and they can’t sell the high-trim STs.

interstate366, now In The Industry > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
05/03/2018 at 15:47

I want one and I’m 32. You know this.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:47

Don’t forget the 23% APR financing to go with it.

Ash78, voting early and often > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/03/2018 at 15:48

Shocking. Every time I see one, the driver seems to be wincing. Or maybe he’s just posing for a selfie on his Instagram.

Resting Sport Suspension Face.

blacktruck18 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 15:48

Left out 23% interest.

Edit: Had a Soldier buy an Escalade after my first deployment. Put down every cent he saved over deployment and still had a $1500/month payment. After insurance he could put gas in it once and had about $100 for the rest of the month

interstate366, now In The Industry > Party-vi
05/03/2018 at 15:48

Yep. And around here most of the CTR owners are military. A few years ago it was Si’s and G37s.

jkm7680 > Party-vi
05/03/2018 at 15:49

Sport bikes too.

Party-vi > jkm7680
05/03/2018 at 15:51

Not too many of those out here, but it’s just getting warm. There is a Busa that wanders around a lot but I don’t think they work near me.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > interstate366, now In The Industry
05/03/2018 at 15:59

I also forgot the Toybaru twins. They like those, too.

When I ordered mine I had the weirdest interactions with the dealer near the base (also the closest Ford dealer by road to where I lived at the time). Suffice to say, I didn’t buy from them because they wouldn’t take less than MSRP and they really didn’t want my business because it was a spec they’d have a hard time selling if I backed out.

Bizarre.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
05/03/2018 at 16:03

Oh, yeah. Automatic, of course.

Ugh, I hate dealers like that.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Spanfeller is a twat
05/03/2018 at 16:05

I have those here in Oregon, my plate is even permanent. Sadly I can only get one of those plates.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > interstate366, now In The Industry
05/03/2018 at 16:12

Of course.

Eh, I’m glad I didn’t give them my money. I’m sure they would have done something shady.

Seriously, though, they’re a garbage dealer for other reasons as well. I tried to get parts there for a couple of my cars over the years and they were always hopeless (not to mention a long drive).

Spanfeller is a twat > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
05/03/2018 at 16:12

Are vet plates the only permanent ones in Oregon?

interstate366, now In The Industry > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
05/03/2018 at 16:17

Ew. The dealers I’ve dealt with have (one Honda and one Acura, plus the original Carmax) have been pretty honest with me (and the Honda dealer doesn’t even mark up CTRs when they come in). The only shady thing the Ford dealer by the base does is mark up its V8 Mustangs, but that’s probably for the common good.

AfromanGTO > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 16:23

All of them need to be base models, and then a few weeks/months later they will have different wheels, limo tint, and windshield banners.

Under_Score > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 16:28

Kinja'd!!!

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Spanfeller is a twat
05/03/2018 at 20:39

No I know the antique are permanent, but the rules are pretty stringent. Something like you car has to be older than half the number of years since 1900. So this year it would be a 59. There are plates for specialty vehicles that are also permanent.

Kinja'd!!!

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Spanfeller is a twat
05/03/2018 at 20:43

I forgot the second part of my post.

Apparently you can register straight up race cars.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/03/2018 at 20:43

Nah, you gotta buy a 2007 Impala for $15k with 30% interest from a buy here pay here lot 5 minutes from post.

Spanfeller is a twat > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
05/03/2018 at 20:53

Oh, TIL.