Having a car in Hawaii completely changes your experience, and to speak like Jack Sparrow from pirates of the Caribbean (he referred to ships I will refer to cars). " a car is more than wheels and windows and doors.....thats what a car needs....but what a car is........is freedom!" Anyway I have had some memorable cars while being here. I bought them cheap and sold them cheap so it has been good for me money wise as well. Here is a brief history of each.
This beauty is one of my all time favorites. Its tough to compete with this wonderful 74 Plymouth Valiant. His name was "Moby" and me and my brother got him for 250 bucks because he didnt have breaks. Still we learned to stop with the e-brake. But being the super studs we are we fixed the breaks and he ran like a dream!
The next car was my first car after coming back. His name was "Willy" and I got him for 250 bucks cause he could not go over 45 (but thats enough to get to the beach and back lol). He was kind of boring at first so we spiced him up with a strip down his sides and a winged W for his name.
After getting busted by the cops for driving Willy with no registration, safety check or insurance I decided to get a car that was legal and a little more pricy. I found this little doll named "Rosy" (for her color) at a used car place in Honolulu. I got her for 800 bucks. However they lied to me and she had overheating problems, but after some tough mechanic work I found a rag stuck in her cooling system and after that. SHE RAN LIKE A DREAM!
AND NOW FOR THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
MY NEW CAR!!!!
After arriving and scanning craigslist for the best...I found it. My new car. I had to hitchhike about 20 miles to get to the new car. After arriving I haggled them down two hundred and got it for 800 bucks. Still the car was green and just looked a little soccer momish....so with a few friends, spray paint and creativity we fixed that as you can see. We also removed the middle seat to make it more roomy. I still don't have a name for it so I want everyone who reads this to give a suggestion (Some ideas so far have been, Rusty, Vanimal, Chester Molester, The Man Van, Bolt, and others). Anyway armed with this new super van (that is actually legal) I am unrestricted to the adventures I can have. ALOHA!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
MY RIDE!
Posted by Jacob Hansen at 6:19 PM
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6 comments:
"Vananimal" is by far the best. Don't even consider Chester the Molester!!! You've got to be kidding. BAD TASTE!!! Drop that from the voter choice. I will chalk that stupid suggestion to salt water on the brain.
MOM
My vote is Vanimal too.
Or Roberta.
That wasn't on the list though.
It's a tough tough choice between Vanimal and Roberta.
Search, ponder, and pray!
But it's a sweet ride!
I say CALL IT BILL! lol but if i hade to go threw your chooices... Roberta
sky
GREAT MAKEOVER ON THE BLOG PAGE...music too.
MOM
Sweet Ride Jake! Looks like you are having so much fun. I am jealous you get to be in Hawaii.
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