The 21 Vehicles that shared my life ...

[dryheat]

My '67 Impala was a mess. I always bought (could afford) used cars. The engine smoked. The exhaust pipe actually fell off. The brakes were metal on metal. But it rode like a Cadillac. My brother had a much later model. It has 160K miles and has issues, but it rides like a Cadillac too.

[Doc Sharptail]

Not sure I could list them all.
Here are the stand-outs.

Personal favorite was an '80 GMC 3/4 ton. RWD 350 4 bbl on the small block.
In the time I had it, the only problem was the mechanical fuel pump giving up the ghost.
Utterly reliable, and a bit slightly over-built. The only vehicle I ever got a traffic ticket in, for accidentally squealing the tires.
It sat like a rock on the highway at 70 in auto o/d.
Hard on gas, but not as bad as the 350 2bbl I had in a full size window van.

'85 Ford Escort. Not all that quick, but utterly reliable. A rebadged Mazda GLC, IIRC. 5 speed manual.
We put a ton of miles on that thing, and it still ran the same when we had to trade for something bigger.
Over 250k on the clock when we let her go.

'98 Chev Astro. Of all the vehicles I went through, this was the most pleasant to drive, especially on long road trips.

There's ton's more, and I won't even attempt a list.

The least reliable, most problem prone vehicle I ever had was the last one- a 2006 chev uplander. What a waste of time and money. It has the dubious distinction of souring me on g.m. in general.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[Johnny P]

The one I wish I had back the most.