03-07-2011, 04:41 PM
Add another one to the no-parental-effect camp. After I came around they had a '69 Beetle, '87 Corolla, '96-ish Mitsu Pajero, '96-ish Escort (sadly not a Cossie - both of those outside the US), and now their trusty Avalon steed they bought new in 2000. Dad has a passing interest in cars - he drove a Fiat 500 in HS and my grandparents had some form of a '68 Mustang at the time that he also drove.
He had a slightly modded 883 HD Sporster though for a few years when I was in middle/jr high and a pair of WWII era (one olive drab) Harleys before that (and a few Yamahas/Honda CBs, etc), and my uncle had a dirt track Chevy that I used to get rides in, so in some form or another familial history may have contributed a little - I just took it and ran with it.
He had a slightly modded 883 HD Sporster though for a few years when I was in middle/jr high and a pair of WWII era (one olive drab) Harleys before that (and a few Yamahas/Honda CBs, etc), and my uncle had a dirt track Chevy that I used to get rides in, so in some form or another familial history may have contributed a little - I just took it and ran with it.
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Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
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Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here