The other thread about a cool 200,000 mile Tundra made me think, what are the automotive milestones? Help me put together a list, there are no wrong answers, Here's 20 to get started, fill in the blanks
- Little Tykes Cozy Coupe
- Hotwheels/Matchbox
- Building Lego cars
- Helping parent/relative/friend fix a car
- Riding in friend's cars
- Driving a car-like thing (go cart, golf cart, etc)
- Learner's permit
- Driver's license
- First crappy car
- Breaking down somewhere
- Crazy misadventure with friends
- Fixing something yourself
- First new car
- First fun car/Miata
- First grown-up car (suv/minivan/Lexus)
- Mid-life crisis car
- First Buick/Camry/non V Cadillac
- First warning for going 38 in the left lane
- Giving up driving
- Hey, this hearse is actually really nice in the back.
ddavidv
UltimaDork
12/21/24 6:49 a.m.
Steering grandpa's Farmall tractor while sitting on dad's lap
Murray Camaro pedal car
Matchbox cars (I collected them. At one point I had over 800)
Model kits
Schwinn Sting Ray
Mini bike
$300 Fiat 124 Spider
dozens of POS's
Racing in Spec E30
motorcycles
building my first 'hot rod', a 1966 Ford Falcon
First time buying from a dealer (maybe good, maybe bad)
First competitive laps/passes driven
Retiring a car at the end of its useful life
Convincing someone older to let you drive their car when you're underage with no DL.
No mention of sex in a car?
Paying off your first car loan and getting the title in the mail?
Running out of gas? (Did it once as a young man, not nearly since then.)
Peabody
MegaDork
12/21/24 10:43 a.m.
Pedal cars and Power wheels