...more sportier sedan, a 1994 Chevrolet Impala SS. As she and her husband published more stories, their finances continued to go up. In 2003, she had her first son, Adam. In 2004, they decided to switch from the Impala (as in selling the Impala) to something foreign and luxurious - a...
...BMW 530i sedan. It was used by her during the rest of the 2000s, but in 2010s, she decided to get another premium car - a...
...Mercedes Benz E-Class Estate. It was a perfect pick, as around 2010, she had another son, Clark. In May of 2018, she was inspired by her most popular story to get this specific vehicle: '81 Ford... (This is her personal car, not replacing the E-Class as a family car)
...Thunderbird. She still has it, as well as the Mercedes. New car: 1973 Chevrolet El Camino: In 1973, Mort Goldberg, a DIYer from Southern California, bought a near-base brand-new 250 ci Chevrolet El Camino as a tool for his hobby. He used it as a second car for the next 10 years, but in 1983, he bought a Toyota Truck as a replacement. The Chevy was sold to...
(sorry for bumping this thread) Patrick Sullivan, the owner of the largest autotuner in Southern California. The near-stock car's engine was replaced by a 5.0 V8 from a Ford Mustang, and was supercharged to generate 505 hp. He often drove the car to car meets and also drag races it. In 1985, his company went bankrupt due to mismanagement and he had to sell some of his cars. The El Camino, was then sold to...
...Jonathan McKanna. He decided to customize it back to stock, and made it his daily. Jonathan kept it until 1993, where he decided to move out of the USA to Canada. He dumped the El Camino and it then came into the hands of...
...a used car dealership in Burbank, California. It was intended to hand the car to it's proposed next owner, Samuel Hayden Jr., as he have ordered the car in July 1993, but a day before the proposed date, a big fire burnt the dealership and the car smashed by the debris and burnt by the fire. The car is too expensive to salvage, so the car was later scrapped. NEW STORY: James Tobyson When he was 18 in 1986, Alaskan-born James went to college in Anchorage. He bought a 1984 Toyota Corolla CE80 as his first car. In 1988, he chose to drop out of college and went on to start his new company. So, he sold the car for cash for his company. In 1993, the company started making money, thanks to the success of the mobile phone products from his company. So, he bought a brand new Toyota...
...the Land Cruiser. It was a very enjoyable vehicle and he decided to make it his main daily. But in 2001, when his car was mysteriously stolen, he decided to target another off-road vehicle: a L...
...Land Rover Range Rover (yeah, that's technically the full name). It served him and his family (wife Amanda and daughter Jane, born in 2004) until 2006, when it got replaced with a... (Also, note: considering Alaska's distances, you'd practically need to be actively anti-car not to own one).
...Ford Bronco. It was a pretty decent SUV, and they kept it for quite a bit. In 2010, the car clipped with a Explorer and caused some damage to the car. He and the family survived with minor injuries, but the car was completely done for. After moving to Seattle (and establishing a new building), he decided to stray away from SUVs and bought a Volvo...
(By '06, the Bronco was a bargain bin used car, and not a family one with its 2 doors. It also wasn't in RR league, even as new.) ...XC70 with top-of-the-line equipment. It was a decent car, but as time went on, Tobyson started feeling like coming back to a crossover or SUV. In 2015, he did that by buying a more luxurious car than the XC70 - a...
...Mercedes Benz ML-Class. The car meeted the man's expectations, and they still own it to this day. He also had another daughter (Amanda) in 2017. NEW STORY: Araceli Montanez Born in July 4th, 1978, Montanez is a well-known Latin pop artist. In 1996, she bought her first car (which was relatively cheap): the Tsuru. She kept it for her whole college period and a year prior to her graduation. After her whole family moved to Durango, MX, Montanez decided to sell her econobox for a better quality vehicle - a...
1969 Mercury Marauder. This car was found in decent condition, and for a very stylish fullsize luxury car it was a steal. She owned it until 2001, where the fuel milage and the built up rust sent the car to the scrapyard. It was soon replaced by a...
(She probably most likely sold the Tsuru in 2001, so she would've owned this car that lasted only a few months). ...Toyota Hilux single cab (5th gen). The meaty V6 and the space of the bed satisfied Araceli, and a year later she released her first album, "Strength of a Goddess". She also released "Apples to Riches" in 2004 and "Living the Retro Life" in 2007. In 2008, her car suffered engine overheating and decided to scrap the Hilux in place of a more recent pickup - a...
...2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV. While it was expensive to own, she became grown to big luxury cars while owning it, and after being sold in 2013, the Escalade was replaced with...
Mercedes-Benz GL. It was bought brand new in Mercedes dealership, with some extras fitted. She kept it until 2016, when she bought...
...a used Lincoln Town Car. She also released her mega-hit "Alternative Reality" in 2017, and she bought a secondary vehicle this year (which happened to be a sports car): a Honda...
