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RE: What Was Your First/Favorite Vehicle?! Here's My List!

in #photography7 years ago

First car was a land yacht, specifically a '77 Ford LTD. 400 CI V8, 3-speed auto, RWD. It was totaled when T-boned by a Subaru. Then I got the white Neon. It was rear-ended in 2012, and I used the settlement money to put it back on the road. Now I am slowly working on an engine swap to get the blue Neon running.

I liked the LTD, but it was not a practical car. 15 MPG is hard on the wallet, and RWD sucks in winter. Parking wasn't especially easy either. The Neon is much more maneuverable, and the 5-speed makes up somewhat for the anemic 2.0L 4-banger. FWD handles snow better, even if it's less fun.

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Land yacht, haha! Yeah, the neon does sound much better for everyday use. Speaking of parking, the Ramcharger wasn't too fun to squeeze into a spot either.

Back when the Neon was totaled and I was still waiting on a settlement, I considered a Ramcharger. It was in very poor shape and had the winter 4x4 price hike going on to boot.