My mom had an AMC that was junk. It was an 81 Eagle Sport. She bought it in 83, when she graduated. Kind of a neat car, my grandpa bought it new from Ernie Von Schleidorn. They had that car still when I was little, 3 engines and 4 transmissions later. The first engine went a week after the warranty went out. My grandpa went in there and threatened Ernie (they were good friends) and the work was done as it would be under warranty. My dad liked that car.
In the 89 or so, my dad told my mom he was bringing home a car for his work (he was a lather in Milwaukee at the time and needed to haul tools). He brought home a 'baby poo brown' 1977 Ford LTD station wagon. (dad was a wagon guy before he was a truck guy) My ma told him she would not drive it and that she would not be stuck with it. And he said that was fine, it was his car and he would be driving it. Ma used to have to drive her grandpa's black Ford Woodie wagon before she bought the eagle. We also had a Renault somewhere in here briefly.
In 1991, dad bought a Toyota pickup truck, which he had for 10 years to the day, oddly enough. Good truck, had to be taken to the shop once in 10 years. He was using that for the trades in Milwaukee because it was easier to fit into parking spots than the land yacht. So, the Eagle was sold, and mom got the wagon. She wasn't happy until 1993 when my brother and sister were born. She loved it then because she could get three of the old school tanks of car seats across the back seat. And it went though the snow very well.
In 95, we sold that wagon for 200 bucks (wish I coulda had it) and dad bought Mom an 89 Voyager. I hated that van, that heavy sliding door, ugly color, ugly pinstriping. Everything in and out was black or burgundy. The car always broke down, got stuck, radiator hoses blew, it was terrible. She got a winter vehicle later on. 87 Dodge Power Ram, 7 mpg, city, highway, towing a trailer, always the same.
In 2000 we won the lottery and Dad's gift to himself was a brand new 2000 Silverado. Which he still has, lettered for his business. And 10 years later, it only has 30,000 miles on it. It's never driven in rain, snow, cold, extreme sun, anything that could damage the frame, body, or paint.
We got rid of the van for a 95 Jimmy in 02, which we still have after 204,000 miles, an engine top end rebuild, and a junk yard trans. My sister drives it now. And mom was given a 2002 TrailBlazer which she still drives.
That's an un-necessary history of our daily drivers that I remember.
