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My stepdad was a big MOPAR fan. First car I drove (in a winter snowstorm when I was 14) was actually a '73 Blue Dodge Van. [ATTACH=full]2638._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then when I started actually driving, I got to learn on this thing, 1973 Plymouth Fury 3, same color: [ATTACH=full]2637._xfImport[/ATTACH] My mother wanted a four door, and something that didn't take a week to turn a corner, so we upgraded to a 1977 Plymouth Fury Salon [ATTACH=full]2639._xfImport[/ATTACH] And then about a year or 2 after that, a cousin had a 1977 Monte Carlo that he just had repainted and put bucket seats in that he was selling, and I was in love. Still wish I had it. [ATTACH=full]2640._xfImport[/ATTACH]

Most friends of mine drive trucks of some kind or another. I've always like smaller cars because they are normally cheaper, and are zippier to get going, and parking is easier, as well as better on gas. Anyway, this might be my dream car, an affordable all-electric. I haven't made a deposit on this, but I'm eager to see how well it sells, and how much the public likes it. Unfortunately, I think I'd have to go out of state to buy one, and we really don't have a very good system of places to plug in around town, but still. Tesla says Model 3 orders top $10 billion in first 36 hours Tesla Motors Inc said orders for its new Model 3 electric sedan topped 253,000 in the first 36 hours -- a fast start for the company's first mass-market vehicle, which may not begin to reach customers for another 18 months or more. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that the Model 3, which is slated to go into production in late 2017, will sell at an average price of $42,000, including the price of options and additional features, which would give the initial flurry of orders an estimated retail value of $10.6 billion. That intense interest, fanned in part by a steady stream of tweets by Musk, could help boost Tesla's stock price, which closed Friday at $237.59, up 3.4 percent. The stock has soared more than 60 percent since hitting a 12-month low in February. more... Tesla says Model 3 orders top $10 billion in first 36 hours