Posted by Chris Lube Lublin on Monday, July 07, 2003 at 9:58PM :
In Reply to: serious enthusiast ? posted by Dontnowhyremarkprickedbut it did on Sunday, July 06, 2003 at 0:36AM :
I been hooked on old Trucks since I turned 15, Dodges and Power Wagons mostly, tho I have had just about everything except a Studebaker. I spend an ungodly amount of money to fuel this sickness, and in all honesty I would be alot farther ahead in life if I quit playing with old Iron. I Am a Power Wagon feind, thats for shure, BUT, I do make shure my bills get paid each month and then spend whats left over to fuel this sickness. There have been a few months where I have cut it close. Very close. Maybe my priorities are out of line. I know to some people all the time and money and effort I put into my old iron is a waste, but...It could be worse. I could be a dope addict. Besides, Old Iron is more of a seditive to me, and messing with it, helps me deal with life without going crazy. I tend to stop and look at just about every old Truck I see, and that is expecially true for old Dodges. I first started playing with old iron at age 11 when I got into small engines. I aint been the same since! I must be a serious enthusiast .....I mean, why would I waste the gas to drive over an hour to look at a truck I thought was a W-300 Crew Cab, only to find out its a 2 wheel drive. It takes some serious devotion to do something like that. I try to save all the Old Dodges I can find, but often run out of money and room. I constantl think about them. I would love to restore a few old trucks, But I dont have the shop to do it. I can handle all the mechanical work myself. Right now, I buy stuff in halfway decent shape, and put them on the road and use them as is, yes thats right, with dents, rust, different colors of paint. I'd rather drive a rusty old Power Wagon that drive a shiney new Ram..ANYDAY! I am on a budget and I cannot afford to sink $15 grand into a toy, Heck I am lucky to be able to spend $1500! and that is pushing it too. I wear my raggedy clothes and do without alot so I can enjoy my old trucks and toys. Am I an enthusiast or just a Krazee dumb kid? I know this much, I am hooked!
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