Have you always driven a truck?

[Paintor]

Funny story movario,

 

When the first GM 6.5L turbo truck the US military possessed in Europe...I  got to drive it down the autobahn for a military urgency.

 

Blew every seal on the motor. Guess they werent made to cruise over a 100mph for quite some time.

 

The 6.2L diesels were dying on European diesel. Too dry. Would die unless you poured water on the injection pumps. Mechanics learned quick to throw some 10 weight oil in the fuel tank to kick them out the door.

 

It’s gotta suck running a Tier 3 emissions vehicle in Europe with their crappy fuel. Start ordering Catalytic Convertors...yer gonna need them.

[RyanbabZ71]

Pretty much.  Started my driving career in an S-10 (by todays standards that a car lol).  Owned a 2000 impala for a short time but my wife mainly drove that.  Have also owned 2 camaros but they are/were weekend cars.  

[99silveradoz71]

Once I started working full time, yep. 

[GPGuy]

A lot of cool stories here guys. Always interesting to hear these sorts of things. 

[Grumpy Bear]

Learned to drive in mom's 53 Ford Crestline. My first car was a 65 Ford Custom then a 66 Custom 500. I was way more into motorcycles. Triumph, Norton then Honda and Harley. Had my Corvette and a string of Mustangs. 64 Malibu SS and a Caprice wagon...more kids. Six and two dogs. No such thing as a quad cab at that time. Even had a Gremlin. Good car. Kids gone and Honda, Toyota, Mazda. More Mustangs.  For work, it was a different story. Trucks, Vans, Semi (Yard Dog) . 9 yard Cat End Loaders. Boss says can't you drive this? Sir I can drive the box it came in.  

 

Pepper is my fist personal truck and likely my last. Unless I can find a clean original 30-40 ish Chevy, Ford, Studebaker or International half ton. 

[Imcrazy]

My first car was a '95 Ford Escort LX Sedan,

I was a very STUPID young kid who listened to his other young dumb friend who showed me how to do neutral drop burnouts in my car... I worked my @ss off and saved up for 3+ years to buy that car for $2500 and it was a cream puff of a car and that all went up in smoke when the transmission exploded on me one day driving down the road... I had a very generous grandfather who GAVE me $3000 to buy another car..

Second car was  '95 Taurus LX Sport (most of the SHO stuff except for the motor)

Liked that car quite a bit and took much better care of it but, had the main coolant supply hose blow apart on the highway and it seized up the motor... My dad bought a beater for me to use '88 Ford Taurus and I drove that for about a year and saved up to buy car #3:

Third car was a '98 Ford Escort ZX2

Kept that for about 4 years - it was pretty decent but, a money pit for the most part..

After that:

 

'08 Mazda 3

'11 Mazda 3

'14 GMC Sierra Double Cab

'16 Chevy Silverado Double Cab

'17 Chevy Colorado Crew Cab

'16 Chevy Silverado Double Cab (same exact truck as the first Silverado same VIN)

 

Can't imagine driving a midsize truck again let alone a car... Got the wife a 2018 Equinox and I can't say a miss driving a car one bit..

[bc-chris]

i have always driven a truck.  when i first started driving i borrowed my folks early 80's chevy s10.

 

in 1997 i was able to buy my first truck (my dream truck)...  89 chevy stepside!

 

i bought my second truck in 2016 when my wife was pregnant with our second kid...  having a 2-seater wouldn't cut it with 2 kids so i got my '14 silverado crew cab (i still have my '89.... love it too much to sell it)

 

 

i drive my wife's car when i have to, but honestly i'm not a fan of her car... or any car really.  i love my trucks... both are lifted and it makes such a difference when seeing what is going on around you on the road.

 

[Cpl_Punishment]

Most of my learning to drive was done in trucks on my grandparents' farm but so far I've only owned cars. Now that my wife and I own a house and are talking about a travel trailer, I see the need for a truck and I don't see that ever going away unless we somehow give up camping.

The wife is pretty much only willing to drive a compact car and I don't foresee that changing either. Even though I hate her current car, I'll probably end up driving it any time she doesn't need it and I don't need the truck in an attempt to cut down on fuel costs. 

[rkj__]

When I turned twenty-two, I saved a few thousand bucks
My first car was a pickup truck

 

Before I bought my own vehicle, shortly before university graduation, I drove whatever my parents would give me the keys to.  '99 Sunfire, '92 full-size Blazer, '86 Econoline, '93 Cutlass Sierra, '05 Montana, '86 Econoline, '08 Vibe.

 

When it came time for me to buy a car, I figured I'd get an economical 4-cyl hatchback or something.  I was actually considering an HHR.  But, one I realized I could actually afford a 4x4 pickup, I could not get that idea out of my head.  My dad helped me find a great deal on an Inferno Orange '08 Canyon extended cab, with manual windows / doorlocks, and the off road package.  I was sold.  It took me through my bachelor years, and into my first years of marriage, and home ownership.  I drove that for about 6 years.  When the miles got higher, and maintenance got more frequent and expensive, I bought my first ever brand new vehicle, my 2018 Sierra Double Cab.

 

I can't say what the future will hold.  For now, it's my wife, myself, a 60 lb Poodle, and a 30 lb mutt.  The truck is working very well for us.  But, if we add a kid, we'll likely have to re-think our vehicle strategy.  My wife currently drives a '12 Countryman.  Neither that, nor a double-cab truck are the ultimate family vehicle.  We decided we were not going to buy an ultimate family vehicle before we needed one though.