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so my little brothers birthdays coming up and he's going to be 16 and he keeps joshing with my parents that he wants a car for his birthday. So i came up with this genius plan to get my dad REAL good... He came up from work yesterday and me and my brother were cleaning the garage a bit and this is the convo that ensued:....

brother: "dad i've made my decision"

dad: " what would that be?"

brother: " i know your going to be mad but i WANT a Honda Civic for my birthday"

dad: " silence...."

brother: "but dad there awesome cars... they get sweet gas millage plus you can load them with mods for cheep..."

dad: goes "hmmm :D" and looks at me..

dad: says" hold on one second"

(walks inside and comes out with my little brothers luggage)

me and my brother: :crackup::lol:

 

then we told him he was kidding and we all sat in the garage for a good half hour talking about why there will never be a honda parked in our driveway...

 

its not that we dislike other car manufacturers... its just my mom and dad have been 8 time Chevy owners.. and we've never had a single problem, and they will most likely be Chevy owners until i have to drive them around with their oxygen tanks... in my chevy :flag:

 

just a funny little part of my day i figured i'd share with you guys... have a good one!! :cheers:

 

steve :cheers:

C & A s Dad Senior Enthusiast

C & A s Dad

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Steve, My Dad has never told me that he has a brother, but evidently he does becuase this would have been his reaction exactly if I had done this when I was 16. Hey, was I ever 16? I can't remember.

 

I like your Dad and I have never met him. :withstupid:

Norseman Senior Enthusiast

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so my little brothers birthdays coming up and he's going to be 16 and he keeps joshing with my parents that he wants a car for his birthday. So i came up with this genius plan to get my dad REAL good... He came up from work yesterday and me and my brother were cleaning the garage a bit and this is the convo that ensued:....

brother: "dad i've made my decision"

dad: " what would that be?"

brother: " i know your going to be mad but i WANT a Honda Civic for my birthday"

dad: " silence...."

brother: "but dad there awesome cars... they get sweet gas millage plus you can load them with mods for cheep..."

dad: goes "hmmm :cheers:" and looks at me..

dad: says" hold on one second"

(walks inside and comes out with my little brothers luggage)

me and my brother: :driving::lol:

 

then we told him he was kidding and we all sat in the garage for a good half hour talking about why there will never be a honda parked in our driveway...

 

its not that we dislike other car manufacturers... its just my mom and dad have been 8 time Chevy owners.. and we've never had a single problem, and they will most likely be Chevy owners until i have to drive them around with their oxygen tanks... in my chevy :flag:

 

just a funny little part of my day i figured i'd share with you guys... have a good one!! :cheers:

 

steve :chevrolet:

 

Sounds like your dad is a GREAT AMERICAN! Your dad reminds me of mine. My dad always said buying a foreign auto brand doesn’t make you a bad American but, it sure the hell doesn't make you a good one!

General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

General Lee 01

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My dad always said buying a foreign auto brand doesn’t make you a bad American but, it sure the hell doesn't make you a good one!

 

Well what does it make you then? :chevrolet:

Norseman Senior Enthusiast

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My dad always said buying a foreign auto brand doesn’t make you a bad American but, it sure the hell doesn't make you a good one!

 

Well what does it make you then? :chevrolet:

 

 

It makes'em A FISCALLY AND SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE AMERICAN. Sorry that hurts some peoples feelings, oah well.

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My dad absolutly hates foreign cars and if tried that he would have done the very same thing, and the funny thing is, I just turned 16 on the 7th, but my parents helped me pay for my truck.

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04z71steve

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My dad absolutly hates foreign cars and if tried that he would have done the very same thing, and the funny thing is, I just turned 16 on the 7th, but my parents helped me pay for my truck.

 

 

talk about a kid who was born and raised right!! :loser:

BigJayDogg3 Senior Enthusiast

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I wish dad would give me his. (see below) I'd be mildly happy with that. But I really want less truck than that. Give me an ext. cab or regular and I'd be a happy camper. :cool:

Speaking of which what do you think of this: click me

 

When and why did GM stop putting bucket seats in regular cabs? I want the bose system in it, but can't get it because it doesn't have the console to put the sub in. :loser: Hence the reason I want an ext. cab but I really want a smaller truck. I prefer the way they look.

04z71steve Enthusiast

04z71steve

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I wish dad would give me his. (see below) I'd be mildly happy with that. But I really want less truck than that. Give me an ext. cab or regular and I'd be a happy camper. :crackup:

Speaking of which what do you think of this: click me

 

When and why did GM stop putting bucket seats in regular cabs? I want the bose system in it, but can't get it because it doesn't have the console to put the sub in. :cool: Hence the reason I want an ext. cab but I really want a smaller truck. I prefer the way they look.

 

 

thats a great looking truck for a good price

i say go for it :loser:

OUMike Senior Enthusiast

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I wish dad would give me his. (see below) I'd be mildly happy with that. But I really want less truck than that. Give me an ext. cab or regular and I'd be a happy camper. :cool:

Speaking of which what do you think of this: click me

 

When and why did GM stop putting bucket seats in regular cabs? I want the bose system in it, but can't get it because it doesn't have the console to put the sub in. :puke: Hence the reason I want an ext. cab but I really want a smaller truck. I prefer the way they look.

 

I agree that regular cab trucks are better looking. As far as the bucket seat thing, I believe GM only put bucket seats in 2 regular cab trucks. 1990-1993 454SS and 1991 Silverado Indy Service Truck. I think the Sport models may have come with them as well, but I am not really sure.

 

However...I am pretty sure the buckets from the ext cab will fit in there perfectly. Could probably grab a set from ebay pretty reasonably. In fact I think there is a complete set plus center console in this forum's for sale section.

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