Hey I'm gettin a free van... - The Firearms Forum

flannelman · 08-08-2009, 01:36 AM

and it ain't from the govt!! I wrecked my car back in June and some guy that was supposed to be helping me took off with my truck never to be seen again (yet) so my family has been down to one car and it ain't the best. It has been a real pain cause I need the car to go to work and my wife has to fit in grocery shopping when she can cause my work schedule has been sooooo wierd. Well my Brither-in-law (wife's brother) asked us if we wanted his old (98) minivan. We thought he ment to borrow but he said he wants it out of his driveway cause a divorced man with a minivan just ain't cool with the ladies. So Sunday we are going to drive down there and pick up a new to us and FREE Ford Windstar!! He had the entire frontend rebuilt recently and he said everything works great. Now I'm not much on minivans but I'll take free!! Maybe I can pimp it up some to make it look cool!!!

glocknut · 08-08-2009, 01:54 AM

Congrats!

mike
gn

flannelman · 08-08-2009, 01:58 AM

Thanks! I did think of a good manly use for a minivan, not like the vans back in the 70's with the bed in the back either. I can use it to haul all my hardware to the shooting range!

glocknut · 08-08-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by flannelman

Thanks! I did think of a good manly use for a minivan, not like the vans back in the 70's with the bed in the back either. I can use it to haul all my hardware to the shooting range!

I never had an image problem driving a minivan... the one i had a problem with was the old station wagon. That one i despised beeing seen getting out of!!!!!

mike
gn

Mr. Nameless · 08-08-2009, 02:01 AM

Speeking of station wagons am I the only on here that has ever owned a Jeep Wagoneer, those things are reliable vehicles.

glocknut · 08-08-2009, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Nameless

Speeking of station wagons am I the only on here that has ever owned a Jeep Wagoneer, those things are reliable vehicles.

Well...thats a little different than a station wagon.

mike
gn

Mr. Nameless · 08-08-2009, 02:06 AM

I know, but you said wagon and made me think of it.

flannelman · 08-08-2009, 02:07 AM

Never had a Wagoneer. I'm barely old enough to remember them!! What is wrong with a station wagon?? Man one of those old jobs with the wings on the back, SWEEEEETTT!!! There is one at a custom shop just out of Hot Springs that looks great! The guy that owns it did a lot of work customizing it and it is realllly nice!! From the 50's, lowered, chopped, and flamed, cool ride!!

Big ugly · 08-08-2009, 02:39 AM

Had a 78 with a 403 in it. All time 4X4 with quadratrac. That thing would climb a tree, but it wouldnt pass a gas station. I think I got 4 miles to the gallon mabbe.

Oh yeah and congrats on the minivan.

Big ugly · 08-08-2009, 02:45 AM

Here is some pics for ya

Suicide*Ride · 08-08-2009, 02:57 AM

Congrats on acquiring some free wheels!! I don't remember which yr(s) it was but Ford had (has?) a problem w/ sticking starter actuators in the steering column of several vehicles. Do a google check on your model &/or ask your friend if he had to do anything re: a recall @ Ford.

I'm not knockin your good fortune Flannel, only letting you know about Ford's mini-vans of the 90's. I've personally known of 3 vehicles that burned to the ground!

2 vans & a Taurus.

http://www.switchfires.com/news.htm

SR

artabr · 08-08-2009, 04:33 AM

Congrats!!
Now you can get that "if the vans a rockin' don't come knockin'" bumper sticker that you've always wanted.

j/k, That really is good news.

Art

358 winchester · 08-08-2009, 04:33 AM

I am driving a minivan now! I had a brand new Subaru Forester that was a great vehicle, until Carla drove it a couple of times. She now has the Subaru and I got the Dodge minivan

I took the center seat out and moved the back seat forward so the back is empty all the time gives me more space for MAN STUFF

artabr · 08-08-2009, 04:40 AM

Vans are great for shooters. Plenty room in back for all your stuff, your gear is out of the weather, all of your stuff is under lock & key.
Vans are great range rides.

Art

swanshot · 08-08-2009, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glocknut

Congrats!

mike
gn

Good price mate

Big ugly · 08-08-2009, 05:22 AM

And they got that large roof for your dead carcasses. I've always wanted to Drive past PETA's headquaters with a ded deer or a couple of c'yotes strapped to the roof.

jacksonco · 08-08-2009, 08:36 AM

Congratulations on your acquisition. Family almost always comes through for you when you get into a pinch of sorts.

Trouble 45-70 · 08-08-2009, 11:48 AM

On my 5th minivan. This is a Dodge. Also have a 150. The mini vans work great. Big help moving up here. Good transport for my wife, she has a real problem getting into and out of the 150 but it has been a Godsend for hauling off all the limbs and branches from the windstorms and ice storms of the last 2 years. The van was a great range vehicle, hauling kids and guns to the range in New Iberia, La. Thanks sheriff. The 150 now take me to my temporary range at the back of the property. Hope you like your van. A great vehicle especialy when hauling kids. Appearances? Whats that?

ARB · 08-08-2009, 01:16 PM

I bought a Plymouth Voyager while in my twenties. This thing was beat up bad (179,000 mls)! I called it the 'Wonder Wagon". It was a wonder how it still drove. Anyway, I loved that thing. The back seat was in my livingroom as a couch, and I had no problems with the ladies. Some of the best times in my life were when I was young and poor.

flannelman · 08-08-2009, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suicide*Ride

Congrats on acquiring some free wheels!! I don't remember which yr(s) it was but Ford had (has?) a problem w/ sticking starter actuators in the steering column of several vehicles. Do a google check on your model &/or ask your friend if he had to do anything re: a recall @ Ford.

I'm not knockin your good fortune Flannel, only letting you know about Ford's mini-vans of the 90's. I've personally known of 3 vehicles that burned to the ground!

2 vans & a Taurus.

http://www.switchfires.com/news.htm

SR

Hey thanks for the heads up on that I'll check on it. Cool van pics BU!! I think we will like it. I drove one a couple of years ago and it was much nicer than I expected! I'm still working on my old 1970 F100 though so I'll have a truck. I just need to scrape up all the parts for the engine and I'm ready to go.

08-08-2009, 01:36 AM	#1
flannelman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rural Arkansas. But isn't all of Arkansas rural? Posts: 1,176	Hey I'm gettin a free van... and it ain't from the govt!! I wrecked my car back in June and some guy that was supposed to be helping me took off with my truck never to be seen again (yet) so my family has been down to one car and it ain't the best. It has been a real pain cause I need the car to go to work and my wife has to fit in grocery shopping when she can cause my work schedule has been sooooo wierd. Well my Brither-in-law (wife's brother) asked us if we wanted his old (98) minivan. We thought he ment to borrow but he said he wants it out of his driveway cause a divorced man with a minivan just ain't cool with the ladies. So Sunday we are going to drive down there and pick up a new to us and FREE Ford Windstar!! He had the entire frontend rebuilt recently and he said everything works great. Now I'm not much on minivans but I'll take free!! Maybe I can pimp it up some to make it look cool!!! __________________ What we do in life echoes in eternity! **** Liberals, they make about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine. If you want to be a looser the best way to get there is to hang around with other loosers. --> Last edited by flannelman; 08-08-2009 at 01:38 AM.. Reason: man I must be dislexic or however you spell that

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glocknut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: THE FORUM MASCOTT... Posts: 12,482	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Congrats! mike gn __________________ Where O where are you tonight? Why have you gone and left me alone? I searched to world over and a thought i found true love... You met another and PTThhh you were gone....

08-08-2009, 01:58 AM	#3
flannelman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rural Arkansas. But isn't all of Arkansas rural? Posts: 1,176	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Thanks! I did think of a good manly use for a minivan, not like the vans back in the 70's with the bed in the back either. I can use it to haul all my hardware to the shooting range! __________________ What we do in life echoes in eternity! **** Liberals, they make about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine. If you want to be a looser the best way to get there is to hang around with other loosers.

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Mr. Nameless Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Coast of N.C. Posts: 1,264	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Speeking of station wagons am I the only on here that has ever owned a Jeep Wagoneer, those things are reliable vehicles. __________________ Signed ~BMP Two classifications of terrorist dead and not dead enough

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Mr. Nameless Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Coast of N.C. Posts: 1,264	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... I know, but you said wagon and made me think of it. __________________ Signed ~BMP Two classifications of terrorist dead and not dead enough

08-08-2009, 02:07 AM	#8
flannelman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rural Arkansas. But isn't all of Arkansas rural? Posts: 1,176	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Never had a Wagoneer. I'm barely old enough to remember them!! What is wrong with a station wagon?? Man one of those old jobs with the wings on the back, SWEEEEETTT!!! There is one at a custom shop just out of Hot Springs that looks great! The guy that owns it did a lot of work customizing it and it is realllly nice!! From the 50's, lowered, chopped, and flamed, cool ride!! __________________ What we do in life echoes in eternity! **** Liberals, they make about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine. If you want to be a looser the best way to get there is to hang around with other loosers.

08-08-2009, 02:39 AM	#9
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Had a 78 with a 403 in it. All time 4X4 with quadratrac. That thing would climb a tree, but it wouldnt pass a gas station. I think I got 4 miles to the gallon mabbe. Oh yeah and congrats on the minivan. __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

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Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Here is some pics for ya Attached Images __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

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Suicide*Ride Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Golden, Colorado Posts: 1,340	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Congrats on acquiring some free wheels!! I don't remember which yr(s) it was but Ford had (has?) a problem w/ sticking starter actuators in the steering column of several vehicles. Do a google check on your model &/or ask your friend if he had to do anything re: a recall @ Ford. I'm not knockin your good fortune Flannel, only letting you know about Ford's mini-vans of the 90's. I've personally known of 3 vehicles that burned to the ground! 2 vans & a Taurus. http://www.switchfires.com/news.htm SR __________________ "The price of FREEDOM can be seen here" ******(the sign outside every VA hospital)****** In an emergency, people don't rise to the occasion, but are reduced to their level of training. When something is trying to eat you, it is hard to get off a good shot! "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Twain

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artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Congrats!! Now you can get that "if the vans a rockin' don't come knockin'" bumper sticker that you've always wanted. j/k, That really is good news. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

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08-08-2009, 04:40 AM	#14
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Vans are great for shooters. Plenty room in back for all your stuff, your gear is out of the weather, all of your stuff is under lock & key. Vans are great range rides. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

08-08-2009, 05:22 AM	#16
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... And they got that large roof for your dead carcasses. I've always wanted to Drive past PETA's headquaters with a ded deer or a couple of c'yotes strapped to the roof. __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

08-08-2009, 08:36 AM	#17
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... Congratulations on your acquisition. Family almost always comes through for you when you get into a pinch of sorts.

08-08-2009, 11:48 AM	#18
Trouble 45-70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NE Ar. W. of Black River Contributor Posts: 2,703	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... On my 5th minivan. This is a Dodge. Also have a 150. The mini vans work great. Big help moving up here. Good transport for my wife, she has a real problem getting into and out of the 150 but it has been a Godsend for hauling off all the limbs and branches from the windstorms and ice storms of the last 2 years. The van was a great range vehicle, hauling kids and guns to the range in New Iberia, La. Thanks sheriff. The 150 now take me to my temporary range at the back of the property. Hope you like your van. A great vehicle especialy when hauling kids. Appearances? Whats that?

08-08-2009, 01:16 PM	#19
ARB Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mid Missouri Posts: 1,184	Re: Hey I'm gettin a free van... I bought a Plymouth Voyager while in my twenties. This thing was beat up bad (179,000 mls)! I called it the 'Wonder Wagon". It was a wonder how it still drove. Anyway, I loved that thing. The back seat was in my livingroom as a couch, and I had no problems with the ladies. Some of the best times in my life were when I was young and poor.