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The first car I ever drove was a 1969 Olds Cutlass Supreme (Dad's).
MY first car was a 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix. What a huge piece of garbage.
The first car I purchased was a 1983 Chevy Monte Carlo. Another piece of garbage, that was worn out by it's previous owner(s), and subsequently by me. At least it lasted until I was ready to buy something new(er) in '93; although I did have to replace the transmission in it once during the time I owned it. It had a colossal tranny failure while driving down the highway (due to abuse by me and lack of ANY maintenance from 100k-175k miles). That was in '92. A re-built tranny was only $700 installed.
MY first car was a 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix. What a huge piece of garbage.
The first car I purchased was a 1983 Chevy Monte Carlo. Another piece of garbage, that was worn out by it's previous owner(s), and subsequently by me. At least it lasted until I was ready to buy something new(er) in '93; although I did have to replace the transmission in it once during the time I owned it. It had a colossal tranny failure while driving down the highway (due to abuse by me and lack of ANY maintenance from 100k-175k miles). That was in '92. A re-built tranny was only $700 installed.
Mine was a 1986 Mitsubishi Lancer. 5 speed, 1.5 liter which was considered a powerful car compared to the usual 1.3 liter engine that was normal for these cars.
The outside was quite ugly (looked very much like this one which is the Proton version of it) but the inside was surprisingly comfortable.
The outside was quite ugly (looked very much like this one which is the Proton version of it) but the inside was surprisingly comfortable.
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My first car looked like the burgundy one in the foreground, but with a silver body and black vinyl roof.
And THIS my friends, was my second car!
I had a pimp wagon!!! It was my mom's
It had a gutless 307 and a tranny that didn't want to behave, all at the ripe old mileage of 248,000km. When cold, the tranny would wind right out before shifting. When hot, it would be in 3rd by the time you got 10 feet, lugging the motor down severely. Passing.... A scary proposition and something In never did much of in that car.
She had bought our first Expedition (1998) so I inherited the Wagoon!!!! (as my dad liked to call it).
We've never owned a GM product since.
Side-note: My dad's family liked the Oldsmobile cars. My mom's family was most severe about Ford's. And EXTREMELY anti-GM. My grandfather used to use GM engines as mooring anchors for floating docks. So, when my dad was car shopping in the early 90's, my mom's father convinced him to buy a Lincoln.
You could not compare the Wagon to the Lincoln.
And here we are, almost two decades later, and now I am driving the Lincoln. And with almost 100,000Km more than the Wagon had, and in infinitely better shape and mechanical condition.
Dad oft reminisces about the two cars
And THIS my friends, was my second car!
I had a pimp wagon!!! It was my mom's
She had bought our first Expedition (1998) so I inherited the Wagoon!!!! (as my dad liked to call it).
We've never owned a GM product since.
Side-note: My dad's family liked the Oldsmobile cars. My mom's family was most severe about Ford's. And EXTREMELY anti-GM. My grandfather used to use GM engines as mooring anchors for floating docks. So, when my dad was car shopping in the early 90's, my mom's father convinced him to buy a Lincoln.
You could not compare the Wagon to the Lincoln.
And here we are, almost two decades later, and now I am driving the Lincoln. And with almost 100,000Km more than the Wagon had, and in infinitely better shape and mechanical condition.
Dad oft reminisces about the two cars
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1996 Cavalier LS, 2.4 Z24 engine, had every option available except it had a cassette player. My parents bought it for my sister and I to share. My sister ended up not liking the car (I don't blame her) so I got stuck with it. I only drove it a couple of times and every time I used it, something would go wrong. The thing was a lemon and it only had ~96k miles on it. Air conditioning, brakes, rust, random CEL for emissions [was told it needed a new EGR or O2 sensor], muffler clamp broke and muffler hung loose, power window motor died, etc. etc. We only put about 2,000 miles on it before we sold it and I was finally able to pick out my own first car myself that I paid for:
1998 Nissan Altima GXE, California car (no rust, woohoo!), was an extremely reliable car. I had it for 2 years before I wanted a change of pace, but I still miss it and sometimes regret selling it. Especially considering there wasn't anything wrong with it besides the timing chain tensioner was starting to make a squeaking noise, which I would've had replaced. I put about 10,000 miles on it in the 2 years that I had it and I loved every minute of it.
My first "car" was an '85 Subaru Brat. It was neither car nor truck, but a "Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter". Since it had seats with seatbelts in the back form the factory it was registered as an SUV.
Mine looked just like this one but it was black.
The first car I bought with my own money was a ratty '66 VW bug with a 1776 and dual webers. it never ran quite right but it was kinda fast.
Once again, this is not my car but mine was similar. No deck lid, stinger, chrome, and dual carbs.
Mine looked just like this one but it was black.
The first car I bought with my own money was a ratty '66 VW bug with a 1776 and dual webers. it never ran quite right but it was kinda fast.
Once again, this is not my car but mine was similar. No deck lid, stinger, chrome, and dual carbs.
Originally Posted By: tom slick
My first "car" was an '85 Subaru Brat. It was neither car nor truck, but a "Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter". Since it had seats with seatbelts in the back form the factory it was registered as an SUV.
Done to avoid the higher import duty on trucks.
My first "car" was an '85 Subaru Brat. It was neither car nor truck, but a "Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter". Since it had seats with seatbelts in the back form the factory it was registered as an SUV.
Done to avoid the higher import duty on trucks.
Identical to this - 307ci 4 door hardtop - except 1971 and blue. Apparently quite rare.
From this website: http://www.chevelles.com/wagons/4-doors.html
From this website: http://www.chevelles.com/wagons/4-doors.html
62 Bonny Ragtop. The color was black with a white top. I was 20 years old, in the Navy, and stationed at Barber's Point NAS on Oahu Hawaii. My job was to protect all the bars in Honolulu from communism......someone had to volunteer so I took it upon myself to remove the red scurge from those hundreds of bars.
I can't find any pictures of my first car because I didn't have it for very long. It was one of these:
A gold 1990 Acura Integra sedan. It was a terrific car.
A gold 1990 Acura Integra sedan. It was a terrific car.
Pablo was a RICER,,,,when ricers just weren't cool!!
Bob
Bob
82 Plymouth Sapporo, it had a 2.6L 4 banger Mitsu engine that ran great with 92 octane. If the flywheel didn't get chipped and tear up starters then I would have kept it much longer than the 5 years I had it. Luckily in college I lived at the top of a hill and I could push it down the hill and pop the clutch to start it, then drive to walmart and leave it running. Even in 1992 no one was gonna steal it.
First and current car 1997 Escort:
Buried in vehicle section I bet you've never seen one of them around town.
My dads first car was a Ford Fairlane with a 3 speed (no picture)
Mom's first car was two Chevy Chevette welded together to make one.
I'll look for a picture of that car.
Buried in vehicle section I bet you've never seen one of them around town.
My dads first car was a Ford Fairlane with a 3 speed (no picture)
Mom's first car was two Chevy Chevette welded together to make one.
I'll look for a picture of that car.
My first car wasnt a ricer it was a krauter I guess you could say. 74 cali custom bug with a big flake metallic candle apple red paint job, custom black wheels, and custom black interior. I dont have a pic scanned of it or I'd post it. Looked great and always got compliments from strangers wherever I went but man was that thing slow. "No powdah" as a oriental salesman once told me.
Scan of old B&W photo.
First car in the background: '49 Dodge Coronet
My dad's car in the foreground was later my 2nd car : '63 Chevrolet BelAir.
First car in the background: '49 Dodge Coronet
My dad's car in the foreground was later my 2nd car : '63 Chevrolet BelAir.
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Pablo was a RICER,,,,when ricers just weren't cool!!
Bob
Pretty much....
Pablo was a RICER,,,,when ricers just weren't cool!!
Bob
Pretty much....
89 Mazda 323, like this one, except blue and a 4-door sedan.
Mazda really pimped the econobox with chrome around all the windows and on the bumpers and side rub strips.
I got it the old fashioned way; Grandma died and my mom got her car so I got her hand-me-down.
1976 Volvo 242 DL. Built like a tank. Not good for jumping. Mine was blue rather than black. Everything broke down except for what was needed to actually propel the vehicle.
The first time I did a girl wrong, this car lost its windshield, driver and passenger glass, a quarter panel, and the rear glass. I deserved it. Far from learning a valuable lesson, the only discovery I made was that you can break into the 2-door model with a phillips screwdriver (remove the quarter panel latch from outside).
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