Sons new toy

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  1. tfox

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    My son turns 16 this month and we have been keeping our eyes open for a good deal on a truck. Found this a couple hours away in our price range and we got the first mod done tonight.

    Got sticker is in the glass.:p

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    That's awesome. Unfortunately for me I need to be 17 in nj. Got a year and a half to go.


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    They get their permit at 16 here but have to log so many hours and wait 6 months for their license. They also have to have passing grades.
     
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    That's awesome! I'll never forget my first set of wheels. Hopefully the headliner doesn't end up with foot prints all over it like mine did.....haha!
     
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    That's similar here. You get a permit at 16 and then you need to log a certain amount of hours behind the wheel before getting your license.


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    Or the side window.:eek:

    That's one reason he got a small truck with bucket seats. But there is a bed.:(
     
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    I had a camper shell, no windows and a memory foam type mattress and 2) 15" subs in the bed. Oh the good times.
     
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    Congrats to him!


    And you don't get a permit until 16?????
     
  9. tfox

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    Yep. No permit until 16 and license at 16 1/2
     
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    Wiscohunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    My first car was a chevy Corsica. The shocks were going out on it. It was like driving on a cloud. I loved that car.
     
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    Good deal
     
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    Now THAT is a chick magnet!
    Nice looking truck...
     
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    I have a yellow ZR2 .
    255xxx miles on it still running everyday.
    The 4.3 is a good running motor.
     
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    My first truck was a Chevy S10 that got up to 210,000 miles. Sold it to a guy down the street 3 years ago and still see it driving around.
     
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    good lookin rig!!
     
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    That's not good at all. We get our learner's permit when we're 15 here. You have to take classes and instruction from a state licensed instructor. But you can drive accompanied by an adult with a driver's license. I took the test and they issued my license right after I turned 16. There are some restrictions until you turn 18.

    That's a nice truck though.
     
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    When I got my license, they were still chiseling them in stone......Dang, aging myself again !
    Actually, when I got my license, I took so many hours of behind the wheel thru the high school, then took the test and got my license bout 3 days after my 16th birthday .
     
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    that's a great first "car"!
    I had the GMC version...Sonoma Highrider. Very nice little truck. I think I had about 130k on it when I sold it for college. I saw it in a mall parking lot like 4 years later (still had my IU sticker and same dealer decal on the back) with only a little cab corner rust. Made me really wish I hadn't sold it since I had already been through 2 vehicles since and ended up spending more money on fixing those crapboxes than I would have making payments on the truck.

    I was looking around a month or so ago just to see if I could pick one up on the cheap just for hunting/camping. Any one with less than 100k and rust-free was listed at around $10 grand. They stopped making them 12 years ago and still holding value very well.
     
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    Awesome! I know he is Pumped!!
     
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    How the hell can he be 16, lol
     

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