Re: How old are you?

Posted by Jeremy Adams On 2009/4/18 8:55:31

I'm 27. My first car was actually a model A pickup, but I sold it to buy a Jeep - a bit more practical for Ohio winters, hehe. I've owned three Mini Coopers. I currently only have the 2003 Cooper S painted up as a union jack. I did have a 1991 Mini Mayfair that turned into the ultimate money pit for a guy my age. Engine blew up 9 days after I got it! Lesson learned: don't buy a classic Mini off ebay. Heh. Now I drive the Cooper S on nice days, and an '08 4 door Jeep wrangler as my company car (helps keep the miles off the Mini).

Though, I have grown up around some of the wildest antique and classic cars out there, due to my father being in the restoration business for the first 2/3rds of my life. It certainly made my childhood atypical. When some kids were watching football with their dads, I was riding around with mine in million dollar classic cars to concours d'elegance events!

I sure can't complain! I couldn't have asked for a better way to grow up! Lots of time in the truck towing a trailer with a car in it all over the country, I wouldn't trade those memories for the world.