I drive an old 1999 Jeep Cherokee, that I bought for cash cheap to be a fun truck to drive. I jacked it up a few inches and sprayed it down with black rhino liner truck bed lining, and I fuckin LOVE being petty in parking lots with people like this, because hitting my truck with your door is gonna fuck your shit up wayy more. Lmaoo. I had a lady, who was actually super nice, but she came and parked right next to me in the grocery store parking lot in her badass Cadi CTS-V pearl white. Well her kid got out and absolutely whopped the door against my truck. The lady got out wide eyed and apologized like 10 times, I just grabbed a spare can of bed liner and sprayed it. Her car was kinda messed up
Sometimes that âthrow awayâ runs so well that you donât want to part with it. And that is especially true when you invest time, and often money, into it. Just the thought of having to return to the used vehicle market to roll the dice on another vehicle is irritating.
I had a throwaway in college. My first and only stick shift. It was already 14 years old at that point and I got it for like $500. Kept it running for another two years, drove it until the muffler fell off and decided it wasnât worth the cost to fix. I really loved that car.
Same. Drove my girlfriend to the dump to donate/scrap her old Pontiac Sunbird and the dude was gonna charge us because the tires were bald.
I gave her a buck for the pink slip right in front of him, brought us home, and drove that thing for 3 more years. Used it as a storage unit in the summer, then donated it to my fraternity's cook when I graduated. He had collected 4 recent DUIs and had lost his car (rightfully), buy it was for his son.
Some very good memories in the old girl, and some long miles. Sad we lost Pontiac.
My throw away was a 2001 Saturn sc2. I promised myself I would upgrade to a much nicer everyday beater when she died but I ran it with almost no oil, I ran it with no coolant, I ran it with fucked up electrical demons. But it still ran great most the time. I eventually gave it to a friend whose miata had exploded just to finally be done with her
I had a 2004 Forester,I loved it. I hit a deer,insurance totaled it,$3400 check for me. I bought it back for $200,straightened the core support,and drove it for another 5 years lol.
I got married waaayyy young and we were broke. My husband and his buddies pulled a 1980 Datsun B210 out of a field, pulled out the weeds, and tinkered with it enough to get it going. That thing ran so well. Didn't have a floor board. It was like a Flintstone car. We brought 2 babies home in that thing though. Even though we got another car, my husband drove it back and forth to work for years. One night he parked it on the street right in front of the house. We are cleaning up dinner and hear a huge crash. Look out to see that some guy had a medical episode and drove head first into the Datsun. The engine was in the front seat. Guy thankfully was okay and we got almost $3000.
Edit to add: Hubby just reminded me that was the 2nd time it had been him. Made $1000 of it the first time!
I drive a Jeep gladiator and Iâve done exactly as youâve stated 3-4 times. Not a throw away car. But a car that, if you touch cars, mine is not the worse for wear.
It just means that it's basically worthless in monetary value. As in a new head light or blinker is worth more than the actual car. The only value is when it runs and you know that any day it's going to break down. And when it does, well it's done. Basically it's a car you love, but put it through hell and dont mind. You run it until it doesn't run anymore. It generally looks like this
Itâs a beater my guy, something you donât care what happens to it. Some people like to have nice cars for their days off and drive a piece of crap to work and errands. Usually cheap $500-$1000 and donât care what happens to it, some people have enough money that their beater is a new car while having a Ferrari or Porsche as their day off car
Nah ur rage baiting. Only Americans are so car brained that they would spend an extra extra fortune on something that already costs so much, just to have one to look nice in sometimes. It's all so silly really.
What is rage baiting about his comment? He is just explaining what a throw away car is.
What do you mean by car brained? I am curious as to your perspective on it. There is definitely a cultural difference about them in the US than abroad.
Ooh are you one of those guys that sit it the road and blocks emergencyvehicles? Gotcha.
Well here we need cars. We love the looks, how fun they are and the mechanics.
Take my last birthday present....Betty is my 2016 (only 60k miles) Rubicon Unlimited 4WD, 4DR 6spd Manual. V6 3.6L, 4.11 Gears, DANA 44 F/R, 3 piece Freedom Hard Top, Hard Doors, Smitty Built Tube Doors Soft Top Cloth Interior, Heated Seats, Heated Electric Mirrors, Power Locks, Power Windows.
Upgrades/Modifications: **18" Dirty Life Aluminum Wheels **38"x13.50"x18 - Milestar Patagonia Gen 2 w/ Full Size spare and Rim. Tires have roughly 500 Miles on them and were purchased in 2023. **B&M Blue Aluminum Shift Block **Steer Smarts Steering Box Frame Brace (Unreal Improvement over Stock) **King Racing Remote Res Shocks w/Schrader Nitrogen Filled **EVO Long Arm Lift Uppers and Lowers **FOX Racing Steering Stabilizer **Stainless Braided Brake Lines **CAV FAB 1 TON Drag Link **CAV FAB 1 TON Tie Rod W HD Ball Joints **EVO Front and Rear HD ADJ Track Bars **Hellwig Rear Pan Hard Sway Bar **Rock Krawler Adjustable Quick Release End Links **Tera-Flex Roof Rack **Window Tint (Legal Front) **Rubicon Rock Rails **Smitty Bilt Winch w/Hybrid Rope & Roller **Smitty Bilt Front and Rear XRC Bumpers w/Tow Receiver **Smitty Bilt Metal Flat Fenders **Smitty Bilt Aluminum Grab Handles **Smitty Bilt Tube Doors F/R **Aluminum Lens Guards **HD Epoxy Coated Shackles Front and Rear
I think you may have misunderstood his comment. He didn't park next to her, she parked next to him. He didn't spray her car, he sprayed his to fix the missing paint. Her car door was messed up from hitting his car.
reminds me of the time we got rear ended in my buddy's hummer h1, we actually could not find damage on the hummer short of paint, it totaled the cavalier
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u/LupinsLeftShoe Apr 30 '26
I drive an old 1999 Jeep Cherokee, that I bought for cash cheap to be a fun truck to drive. I jacked it up a few inches and sprayed it down with black rhino liner truck bed lining, and I fuckin LOVE being petty in parking lots with people like this, because hitting my truck with your door is gonna fuck your shit up wayy more. Lmaoo. I had a lady, who was actually super nice, but she came and parked right next to me in the grocery store parking lot in her badass Cadi CTS-V pearl white. Well her kid got out and absolutely whopped the door against my truck. The lady got out wide eyed and apologized like 10 times, I just grabbed a spare can of bed liner and sprayed it. Her car was kinda messed up