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What Did You Drive Before The Avalanche?

... Oh yea - That Silverado had 210,000 and still ran like a swiss watch!! (I just wanted a new AV)
 
Me:
1996 GMC Sonoma Extended cab
1998 GMC Jimmy 2 door 4x4
2000 GMC Sierra Extended cab 3 door 4x4

Wife:
1993 Pontiac Grand Am 2 door
1995 Pontiac Firebird
1998 Pontiac Firebird
2002 Pontiac Firebird

GM all the way.... :cool:
 
95 2DR Z72 Green Tahoe 150,000 miles when got my Avalanche
 
Here goes:

From 1985-1987 - White Pontiac LeMans LJ - parents old car for high school.

From 1987 to 1994 - Red Toyota Corolla FX - college car - cheap, cheap, cheap! Put 152,000 miles on her.

From 1993-1994 - Polaris Blue and White Kawasaki EX500 sport bike - weekends and lazy evenings - put 7,000 miles on her before I sold it and bought engagement ring for my now wife.

From 1994-1999 - White Dodge Intrepid - Serious car for the family man. Put 48,000 miles on her.

From 1999-2002 - Black 4 door Chevy Tahoe LT 2wd - starting to have some fun with a Gibson Catback exhaust, hellwig sway bar, and K&N FIPK. Put 33,000 miles on her.

Present: 2002 Victory Red Avalanche with Z66, graphite leather heated seats, and assist steps. 148 miles on her now.

While not a mid-life crisis yet, I woke up and realized that I am now 32 and never got to be 22. To heck with what my stoggy co-workers think - it's got attitude (like me), and plenty of room for my golf clubs in back! Even my Lexus owning wife approves of it (must be a little bit of rebel in her)!
 
Okay, let me turn on the Wayback Machine Mr. Peabody.: ;)

64 Ford Thunderbird, 390? :cool: ;D

65 Dodge Dart - three on the tree, slant 6 :cool: ;D

67 Ford Mustang - 302, FMX - Ground up restoration. ?I'm no longer out of my mind. ?I'll never do that again! ;)

72 Pontiac Ventura II, inline 6, I discovered the carb secret that was probably associated with the patents that were bought up by the major oil companies at the time. ?After accidentally incorporating it on a carb rebuild, the mileage went from 20 to 32 mpg and the thing had gobs of power. ?What's the secret? ?I have no idea! ? ??? ?I couldn't figure out what was different about the last rebuild I did. ?The car was later destroyed in one of my many "totals". :cry:

72 Pontiac Lemans, 350 :cool:

78 Honda 650 (okay, I admit it, I DID do some rice burning for a little while there)

79 Pontiac Firebird, 301, 4spd :cool:

84 Pontiac Parisienne

90 Chevy Camaro :cool:

92 Chevy Camaro, still have this as a daily driver :cool:
 
Starting from my first car in 1979:

1974 Dodge Colt ( overheated, blown head gasket 1981)

1980 Nissan 200sx (drove it into ground - 323,000 miles, got $300 when I traded it in in 1991)

1984 Nissan Maxima (sold it for $1500 in 1995)

1990 Nissan Maxima (lease - sold it in 1996)

1991 Toyota Cressida ( THE BEST CAR/TRUCK I have ever owned - let wife talk me into trading it in in 1995 - BAD MISTAKE FOR WHICH I AM STILL PAYING $$$)

1991 Infiniti Q45 - Black (many engine problems - traded it in 1996 - carried $6K inequity into my next lease)

1996 Toyota Camry (lease - good car, good price)

1987 Toyota Cressida (bought as second car - nice ride)

1997 Honda CR-V LX 4WD - my first off-roader, although less than expert off road. Had a little snow and desert fun with it though

1997 Chevy Suburban K1500 4wd - put 38K on it in 18 months.

2002 Avalanche Z71

Ten vehicles in the last ten years. Seems kinda silly, doesn't it? :rolleyes:

 
1993 GMC Sierra SLE ext. cab 4x4, 4.3 V6, 5 speed, 215,000 miles still had the original clutch! Best vehicle I ever owned
1990 Dodge Spirit
1986 Nissan 4x4 ext. cab
1985 Ford Country Squire
1978 VW Rabbit diesel
1978 Mercury Colony Park
1972 Chevy Nova
1973 International pickup
1973 Chevy Nova SS 350 4 speed (first new vehicle)
1967 Chevy Malibu
1964 Ford Falcon
1967 VW bug
 
1999 Grand Prix GTP (still have)
1987 Corvette convertible (still have)
1989 Thunderbird SC
1986 Ford Bronco
1985 Alfa Romeo Spider
1972 Corvette convertible
1982 Toyota SR5 4x4 Pickup
1982 Toyota Celica
1980 Ford F150
1976 Firebird TA - 455
1969 Mustang Mach 1 - 302
1967 Mustang
1968 Ford Fairlane
1964 Plymouth Valiant

 
Well, I read through each post on this thread and found only one reference to someone previously owning a mini-van. Since that is what I'll be trading in on the Av, I will obviously be in the minority.

Seems like for the most part, the demographic of an Av owner is someone who previously drove a pickup, mid-size SUV, or a sporty car.
 
99 Z71 ?Silverado LT ?ext. cab ?5.3 liter towing package.
97 2wd Silverado 305 cubic inches. ?Cloth interior
89 Firebird Formula 350 cubic inches. ?3:23 ratio. ?
80 Olds Toronado 350 4 barrel Rochester Carb ?loaded.
88 Nissan Sentra (no air) ?Great car Good gas mileage.
83 Renault Fuego Turbo. ?I thought it ran good then.
78 Olds Cutlass ?350 Cubic inches. ?(First car)
 
2002 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 4 door. Color: Driftwood Interior: Black/Charcol with that blue stuff going through the cloth. It was a great little car. My lease wasnt up until Sept 2003, but i had to have my Avalanche NOW! I turned in my Cavalier and gave GMAC an additional $1500 to turn in the lease early. If that isnt wanting my Avalanche badly I dont know what is!

I will never lease again ???
 
1997 4wd Suburban
1993 2wd Suburban
1990 2wd Suburban
1988 Chevy S10
1985 Volkswagon Vanagon (we were campers)
1980 Datsun (all I remember is it was cute)
197? Olds Toronado
197? Olds 98
1974 VW Super beetle
1965 Ford Mustang
1959 Ford Fairlane (my 1st car!)

Hubby's list is a mile long - got his 1st car at 11.
 
Traded in:
- 95 ?S-15 Off road ?:) ?&
- 92 ?Seville (STS) ?;)

Prior cars (in desending order)
-89 Rivvy ?;D
-86 LeBarron GTS (2nd New car) ? :cautious:
-68 Jaguar Mark 10 :cautious:
-67 Austin Healey 3000 (Conv) ;)
-72 Pontiac Grand LeMans (400/4bl) ?;D
-74 Opel Manta ? :p
-62 T-Bird ? :eek:
-69 XKE (Convertable) ? ;D
-75 Monte Carlo (1st new car) ? :cool:

Yes, I was (am) a car "Junkie". ?Maybe the AV will break my habit (naaaa)
 
1994 Saturn SL1 (still have it - should be my commuter car, but it's hard to resist the Av!)
1987 S10 Blazer - 5 speed (have it too - and I still go for the clutch in my Av - sure wish a manual was an option!)
1986 Olds Cutlass (traded in on the Av to my daughter's delight - she called it the 'ghetto car' - many similar low riders in our area)
1982 Ford EXP - fun little car - totalled by an uninsured teenager who pulled out in front of me
1976 Olds Starfire - my first new car - drove the wheels off of it - gave it away with 220K on the clock.
1972 Ford Torino - college beater
1965 Olds Jetstar 88 - Mom and Dad's car - what a land barge!

 
1972 Monte Carlo ;)
1976 Pontiac Ventura :)
1978 Beetle :cool:
1988 Pontiac LeMans :p
1993 Pontiac GranPrix :)
2001 Pontiac Aztek (still own) :cool:
2002 Avalanche!!! ;D ;D ;D
 
Kronk with that Aztek and Avalanche you are an Avalanche and GM hater's wet dream ;D. I'd love to see some pics of those two side by side. Phooey on those who don't get it!!! :p

I was involved in a focus group on the Aztek (as a Montana owner) and looked at one when they hit the lots. I didn't have nice things to say about the styling to be honest when I was in the focus group. At that time it was being positioned as a Montana replacement so I was probably even more defensive about it. I just thought the outside was too Mad Max for my tastes. :rolleyes:

So fast forward to when I was able to get inside one. IMHO, the Pontiac Aztek has one of the slickest and best laid out interiors of any vehicle on the road. They took everything that was good about the Montana, and anything that needed improvement - they did. Then they added slick features like a heads up display, sliding cargo panels and rear stereo controls. :cool:

If someone asked me to describe an Aztek today I'd say it's a lot like eating a lobster. It's not a very attractive looking beast from the outside but if you can get through its shell, the meat inside is very sweet! ;)

I know GM is committed to the Aztek and they plan a major reskin in 2003 to tone things down a bit with not quite as much lower cladding. I have to admit the Buick version is very attractive so I know that the General's heart is in the right place.
 
The thing I dislike about the Aztec exterior is the weird rear hatch. The front is OK and the cladding does not bother me but the rear end view looks ... well funky?
 
I read somewhere that the Avalanche is an Aztek on Steroids. I for one dont think so because the Aztek is absolutely hideous! Maybe its just the ugly sibling?

:)
 
To be honest I never really thought to put the Aztek and the Avalanche side by side and compare them, even though they seem to share some design concepts...

I have to say I really didn't think much of the Aztek when it first hit the scene...the buick looks a tad bit better....

This of course is just taken from an outside visual point of view, I have never seen the guts of an Aztek before.
 
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