Have you ever committed to a platform?

[TANSTAAFL]

Ford - Kind of by birth, my Dad was a long time Ford employee. Not married to any one platform, I've had 2 door short bed Pickups, SUVs, and Coupes my entire life. Longest I've kept a Vehicle has been 10 years, a 1998 Ford Explorer. 2nd longest my 2019 Mustang (5.0, Manual and gauges, not video display). Best engines have been the 4.0 SOHC (ran great up until 170 K miles, then the vehicle got totaled), 302, 4.6 SOHC and Coyote 5.0. I have had a couple of digressions, one being a '68 Road Runner (The 383 spontaneously disassembled itself at 73K miles). I have been pleasantly surprised by the 2.3 Ecoboost, and most currently the 2.7 Liter Ecoboost V6 with the 10 speed automatic, although I usually go with a V-8 and manual when possible.

As for my tastes in older vehicles assuming I can find one in great shape a Body on Frame Ford with an FE Engine, Manual or a Torino/Montego with a 351 Cleveland or 429.

It's tough to stick with any one platform if you buy new or a couple years old.

 

[Hooper]

I agree with you 100%! And just to let you know, there a few of us young guys out there who still live similar... I’m 36, blue collar, married/kids, work on my own vehicles and house, butcher my own animals for food, make my own booze, use a wood fireplace for heat during winter to save on propane, cut/split/stack the wood myself, rotate tires myself, reload ammo, etc etc I could go on and on… We strive for self sufficiency as much as possible out here. I’ve arranged my life where I often have more time than money, and I like it that way.

I enjoy spending time around farmers and country type folks. City slicker types with fancy houses, spotless expensive clothes, soft hands and office jobs typically just flat bore me to death!

To OP’s original thread question: yes I’m all in on older Toyotas, 3.4 v6 and 4.7 v8 mostly. Have been for over a decade now. Tacoma, tundra, sequoia, 4Runner etc… I like my 1st gen tacos or 3rd gen 4Runners to be 4x4 with the rear locker!

Yes sir
I hear you.
I know there are Young guys and gals working there buts off out there, I admire them greatly because odds are stacked against them like never before.
I will give those who prefer to take everything in for service, maintenance etc. a shout out, but like you said I do not find much interesting about them, probably due to my own lack of willingness to understand them.

But I am sticking to my guns on that most of our social problems are arising from a spoiled group of people who have benefited from a Great Nation that was built on Blue collar citizens, what I would call Middle to Lower class, poverty level people. Blue collar's have also came up with the best innovations and ideas to make things operate better.
It ain't opportunity that is the father of invention, it is the dudes out there losing sleep, working there hind ends off, wondering how they gonna make a better way for there family and friends.

 

[Hooper]

Ford - Kind of by birth, my Dad was a long time Ford employee. Not married to any one platform, I've had 2 door short bed Pickups, SUVs, and Coupes my entire life. Longest I've kept a Vehicle has been 10 years, a 1998 Ford Explorer. 2nd longest my 2019 Mustang (5.0, Manual and gauges, not video display). Best engines have been the 4.0 SOHC (ran great up until 170 K miles, then the vehicle got totaled), 302, 4.6 SOHC and Coyote 5.0. I have had a couple of digressions, one being a '68 Road Runner (The 383 spontaneously disassembled itself at 73K miles). I have been pleasantly surprised by the 2.3 Ecoboost, and most currently the 2.7 Liter Ecoboost V6 with the 10 speed automatic, although I usually go with a V-8 and manual when possible.

As for my tastes in older vehicles assuming I can find one in great shape a Body on Frame Ford with an FE Engine, Manual or a Torino/Montego with a 351 Cleveland or 429.

It's tough to stick with any one platform if you buy new or a couple years old.

I had a 73 Ford Torino in High School, 400 ci. Two barrel carb. It was a great car. Pretty snappy too.