will someone please buy me this:

[mattblakk]

will someone please buy me this:


http://www.craigslist.org/pen/car/76270318.html

It's right out of my childhood. If it were green, it would be the car my parents had when I was a kid.

If I had $700, I'd at least look at it.

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OMG!

[evilmommytina.livejournal.com]

My mom's first car was my aunt's handmedown Galaxy 500 Sedan - BLACK... I loved that damn car and wish I had it now!

Shit - I still remember the license plate number...! TMF 944

No wonder I can't remember important stuff!

[gwenners.livejournal.com]

It's the family truckster!

(Like I have any room to make light of one's car preferences, given what I ramble around in?)

Cheers,
Gwen Smith

[airshipjones.livejournal.com]

A friends mom had one just like that except it had the faux wood side panelling. And I couldn't tell from the ad, but hers had the third row seat that faced backward. Very cool when we were kids.

[im-a-shark.livejournal.com]

OH! We had one of those in a weird yellowish beige color. We called it the BananaBoat. hehe. *wistfully remembers vinyl seats and no seatbelt laws* I loved sliding from side to side when my mom turned corners.

[mattblakk.livejournal.com]

Ours was green. We called it the pickle wagon.

Ahh, childhood in the 70s - So full of parental innuendo that I didn't get until the 80s.

[thingie.livejournal.com]

I think it's time to call Mr. O.

Although, no airbags and such.

[thingie.livejournal.com]

The other drawback, of course, is that you would be spending even more on gas because of 70s mileage.

autoerotica

[whiskerfish.livejournal.com]

If you had $700, you would be able to fill the gas tank on that monstrosity a smidge over 7 times, which would cover an approximate distance of 1400 miles.
I am not trying to be an asshole here (that, perhaps, comes naturally?). I just think that owning this car as a primary mode of transportation is a tad silly.
I have many fond memories of the 1972 Plymouth Gran Fury III, nine passenger mega-mobile my parents had when I was wee. However, I relish the frugality of my little red Echo that I spend $22 on every 330 miles.
Keep this car on your wishlist and buy it when you are making loads of money from the multiple degrees you are so diligently earning now.

Re: autoerotica

[mattblakk.livejournal.com]

Good point.

Maybe I should get a diesel. Relatively good mileage and no smog necessary.