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Old 09-24-2008, 09:19 PM
 
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You turn on the defroster and a cloud of antifreeze fogs up the window
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:13 PM
 
Location: Earth
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You know you're driving a junker when you have a waste disposal hole rusted thru the floor board....or your engine burns oil faster than it does gas...or your shocks are so bad you bottom out on bumps...or your gas tank leaks anymore than 1/2 full...or neither your a/c nor heat work....or your upper radiator hose leaks so bad you use duct tape to stop the leak...meanwhile it still leaks some so you start putting straight water in the radiator because it's a lot cheaper than topping it off with a $10 bottle of coolant.....yes all of these happened to me on my old 76 Cutlass.

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You know you're driving a junker when . . . the reverse gear doesn't work, so you have to plan all of your trips so you only have go forward. (It takes more planning than you'd think.)
Lol a friend of mine had this very same problem.
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Old 09-24-2008, 11:31 PM
 
Location: Jersey City, NJ
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You know you drive a junker when you wont let your friends smoke in it in fear of igniting gas fumes.

You know you drive a junker when you place cardboard under the carpet to create a "faux floorboard".

(My old 74 bug)
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Old 09-25-2008, 03:24 AM
 
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See the road pass by as you look down at your feet. Rusty floarboards are really fun.

The salvage yard won't accept your vehicle.
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Old 09-25-2008, 03:39 AM
 
Location: Ohio
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You know you are driving a junker when the rear window in your pickup truck wont support your gun rack anymore.

You give the good looking blonde sitting next to you at a redlight a smile but she can't see you for the smoke.

You still have summer air in your winter tires and dont care because it ain't gonna make it through the winter anyway.
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Old 09-25-2008, 09:36 AM
 
Location: San Jose, CA
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... You crash your way into parking spaces.
... Even rat rodders won't give you a thumbs up.
... You can't test your 0-60 acceleration because there are no straightaways that long.
... You couldn't say for sure, but it seems like newer models of your car turn up their nose at you.
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Old 09-25-2008, 10:23 AM
 
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You know you drive a junker when the speedometer doesn't work but the roaring noise level in the car lets you know how fast you're going.
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Old 09-25-2008, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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You know you drive a junker when...

it says "Daewoo" somewhere on the car.
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Old 09-25-2008, 01:08 PM
 
Location: bethlehem PA
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you know you are driver a junker when....

you can only drive it in good weather cause the windshield wipers TRULY ARE intermittant.

you carry quarts of oil around in your car and need to use them every time you fill 'er up.

you know its definitely time to use those quarts when your exhaust is no longer black.
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Old 09-25-2008, 02:49 PM
 
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You know you drive a junker when...

- you can change the lightbulb (headlights) without raising the hood or messing with a fender.

- you can sing Adam Sandler's "Ode to My Car", with experienced resignation -- and without laughing.
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