Do you drive a "junker"? Are you ashamed of it, or strangely proud of it.?

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and describe your junker in detail for all of us on this worldwide forum.
I'm proud to drive a 16-year-old Infiniti Q45 with little rust that runs
incredibly for its age(mileage 119000).
Tell us about your "junk".

pathfinder brings up a good point, re: "what exactly IS a junker"?
I say its any car thats so shot on the outside that no special effort is made to clean in, not that its never cleaned, but just not with the same loving attention one would give to a new 'Vette, for example.
Usually, junkers have a lot of garbage and crap on the floors, on the back seat, and in the trunk. My car has crap in the back seat from the summer on the floor that I've just never bothered to clean out. Junkers are
not maintained with the same immediacy as a newer or more expensive car.
The mindset is, wait till it breaks, then replace it. Personally, I've needed new
windshield wipers bad for about a month,
and STILL haven't bought new ones yet,
acuse its a junker, so, sometimes people
don't repair junkers even WHEN they need it.
Another sign of junkers: people let their
pets ride in them, and walk all over the vehicle, and parents let their kids drive them, or they give them to their kids.

Oh, I forgot maybe the most important thing about junkers.....how people get attached to them.....
The main reason is simply the long time
frame of ownership, which often can be 6-15 years. or even more. Of course, people
will become very attached to something they've been in thousands of times.
I hate to say it, but for me they become like an old friend of sorts. I remember going on lots of trips with my Toyota Supra, and
it waiting for me, almost, in a strange
environment.

How about when you finally find your car in
a huge parking lot after a concert after
a long search, and that feeling like you found a friend when you see it, like your horse waiting for you

BTW, I'm moving from chicago to las vegas next spring, and have no plans on getting rid of my junker. I live my Junker,
and the world better get used to it

#1 best thing about Junkers:

THEY'RE PAID FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

I don't drive a junker, but if that is all you got to get you where you want to go, it serves it purpose. After all, even if you drine a $65,000 Mecedes Benz S430, it is still just transportation.

Answer 2

I guess my 1994 Chevy could be considered a junker because of it age, but there is barley a scratch on it. It has less than 68,000 miles and so far I have taken a 3,000 mile trip with it. The engine runs really well. I some times put my foot on the gas pedal too hard and it will "scrub out".
But I have had real junkers and as long as it got me to where I wanted I did not care what others thought of my car.

Answer 3

Junkers?
Wooo!
I had a '72 Pontiac Bonneville, had over 100k
it was unstoppable!
windows did not close right, but damn it was HUGE!
It had a hole somewhere in the exhaust so you could hear it a mile away
the doors drooped when ya opened them, the seats were all tore up, the head liner (inner roof) was separating
it had rust on the rocker panels
I had to replace the fuel pump, it was a mechanical pump, ran off the cam shaft
She was like a tank, great in the snow 'cuz she weighed 2 tons
I sold her to my dad, I bet he still has her somewhere

I also had a 1974 Plymouth St. Regis, a big 4 door, the driver;s door stopped opening, then the passenger front door stopped opening, I sold it for $100 before all the doors stopped opening

Answer 4

I used to drive a junker!!! It was such a junker that I even had to pay to have it remove from my porch!
First I tried selling it, as no offers appeared I wrote a huge sign: "IT RUNS PERFECT! TAKE IT * * FREE **"
But I got the feeling that nobody believed it due to its appearance!
It was a Mitsubishi Mirage 1992 (electric blue) and this happened on 2000. It was the first car I could afford to buy, I loved it! Believe it or not, it was so spacious inside... It amazed us all (all the bunch of friends that were able to fit in there!!!)
After that experience, I stick to Japanesse cars, they are so well built, spacious eventhough compact, great technology. Just the perfect middle class car, in my opion! (Needless to say that if I have the money I'll be getting a Benz, BMW, Volvo = luxury, comfort, super tech, etc.... one of this days, in my -far- near future!!!)

Answer 5

I drive an '88 Honda Accord, with sunroof. Love this car! You just can't stop it! It starts eveytime, and goes like the wind. what more could you ask for in a car!

Answer 6

I am proud of what ever I drive becuse all the good stuff is somewhere else and it really is no ones bussiness how much mone you may have.flaunt what you want keep the rest secret.

Answer 7

yes, I 'm proud of my 1965 pontiac trans am

Answer 8

yes i also drive an Isuzu bakkie with 168000 miles on the clock...........my favourite...................o yes a bakkie is Safrican for pick up