Long live the Daily Driver

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Ya know, as I get older I think about the C10s that I have owned and both clocked 8-10k miles a year. I am damn proud of that. Right now, I drive 35 miles round trip Monday through Friday to work in my 85 C10 through rain, shine, earthquakes, lava flow, and volcanic ash! Sometimes she sits in traffic and other times the road is open and I can crack the ass end loose to have some fun. Regardless of what is going on in my life, when I open that heavy ass door, sit down on my worn in seat, turn that old school square GM key, and hear those dual flowmasters breathe - it makes me feel alive.

The other thing that I think about is how much I enjoy searching for the next thing I am going to do to the truck. I love to search for the the parts I need to make my vision come to life. I can't afford to park the truck in my garage, tear it down to the frame, and replace everything with high budget parts. To be honest, that would take away from the fun of driving it so, I do a little at a time - on my budget while driving it everyday. I also cant afford to always buy new parts so, I do my best to save money by scouring craigslist and bartering with friends to get what I need. Some things, I save and sell other parts to buy new if I cant find used. I think that makes my truck that much more special because almost everything has a story and I meet a lot of other enthusiasts this way. Some have even become long-time friends.

I am not sure where I was going with this but, I am just in need of seeing more daily drivers in magazines and in the streets. Living where I do in Hawaii doesn't reveal a lot of C10s because they aren't as popular as the 4x4 Tacoma/4Runner and import scene so, I long for stories about daily drivers and home garage builds on a budget because that is honestly the backbone of our hobby. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the beauty of $20k+ show trucks but, that isn't the reality most of us live in. To me, those trucks have no soul, they get built, hit the shows for a while then, they are sold. Daily drivers have been to prom, have gotten the owner through good times and bad and are part of us everyday as we make our way to work, sports, and when we just want to go for a drive to get **** off our mind.

Long live the daily driver! Hell yeah... I am going for a drive!