My life journey, as documented by the cars I have owned.
My very first car was a gift from my parents when I turned 18. It was a 1970-something red Dodge Dart.
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| It looked something like this - but without the stripe and fancy wheels. |
Next I bought myself a fun little red Honda Civic. I sold it to my sister after I got married.
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| She wrecked it soon after she got it. |
Kim and I bought our first car together soon after we were married; a brand-new gray Chevy Cavalier coupe.
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| Imagine this as a dark gray color |
Kim attended a school auction and bought an old 1951 yellow Ford pick-up for a screaming deal! He paid only $75 for it!
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| Kim's truck was painted school-bus yellow! |
After started having kids we decided that a two-door car just wasn't going to cut it so we bought a red Plymouth Reliant K station wagon.
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Kim's yellow pick-up needed some work, so he traded it for a 1957 brown one.
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As our family grew we soon found that we wanted to join the ranks of Utahans with mini-vans and we traded the wagon for a blue Chevrolet Safari van.
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The brown truck served us well, but soon it was time to upgrade to a Ford Bronco. That Bronco had the misfortune of rolling down a mountain.
However it survived the fall, had cosmetic surgery, and received a new coat of paint.
Several years later it was in another accident, but this time our poor Bronco did not survive.
Kim replaced the Bronco with another blue Ford pickup.
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| Ours is all blue |
When BJ started driving I bought myself a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am. I loved and drove that car for 11 years!
In the end it had some interesting quirks - the fan would only operate on "3" meaning that it was basically off or on full blast - the gas gauge would go from full to half, and then back up to full again!
After BJ bought his own car, we picked up a white Corsica for the incredible price of $600!
Kim drove it to work for awhile and then it became the girl's car. By the time that Tasha was driving it was a PERFECT car for a teenager (at least in a mother's opinion). That car would stall if it was driven over 50 MPH for more than 5 minutes, so we knew that she couldn't ever leave town!
After Shandra moved out she bought herself a brand-new car and sold her gold Mazda 626 to her father. He is still driving that car.
For several years I have wanted to buy a Subaru because of its stability in the snow, and last November I found a 2004 Subaru Outback that I bought for a really great price.
Several years later it was in another accident, but this time our poor Bronco did not survive.
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