What was your first car?

[b-boy]

72 challenger

Lucky Bastard. The Challenger is my favorite car of all time. 6-pack?

 

[b-boy]

1983 Plymouth Horizon

Bling bling!

My condolences. I once owned the Dodge version of that - the Omni. It was the bain of my existence for about 3 years. I used to swap out the O2 sensors on that car every 3-6 months at $100 a pop. I finally sold the car. I still feel guilt pangs 20 years later about sticking someone else with that piece of crap. I should have just had it crushed.

That's the car that swore me off MOPAR - and I used to love MOPAR. My first car was a '74 Plymouth Satellite. Best car I ever owned.

 

[Sammy86]

1998 Ford Aerostar, my friends called it the Tank or the Shagg'n Wagon it was a beast, lasted 250,000 miles!

 

[JohnnyO]

1981 Pontiac Grand Prix. Loved that car.

 

[Jayhem]

1989 Honda CRX HF.

The most efficient car I've ever owned and I wish I still had it as a daily driver because it got 65 MPG on the open highway and 50+ around town! Most motorcycles don't even get gas mileage like that!
1700 lbs
1.5L 8-valve that made 65 gerbil power with a 5 speed manual slushbox.

I remember filling it up for $7.50 back in 1998 and it would go 400+ miles on that!

 

[BrewPharm]

74 Plymouth duster.…20+ years later and I still have it!

 

[m_c_zero]

65 MPG on the open highway and 50+ around town!

Jeebus! That is ridonculous!

 

[GrogNerd]

1989 Honda CRX HF.

The most efficient car I've ever owned and I wish I still had it as a daily driver because it got 65 MPG on the open highway and 50+ around town! Most motorcycles don't even get gas mileage like that!
1700 lbs
1.5L 8-valve that made 65 gerbil power with a 5 speed manual slushbox.

I remember filling it up for $7.50 back in 1998 and it would go 400+ miles on that!

Jeebus! That is ridonculous!

too bad they stopped production

 

[mjdonnelly68]

Jeebus! That is ridonculous!

Used to get close to 60 on the highway with my 1980 Datsun 200SX too.

Death traps got great mileage!

 

[stratslinger]

79 Plymouth Horizon TC3. The damn thing was almost as old as me. I remember it used to keep chugging after I'd cut the engine, maybe once ever three or four times. I'd have to keep a flat head screw driver handy, pop the hood, and basically pry open the carbuerator to let it off-gas so it'd stop... Aside from that, good little car.

 

[MetallHed]

Awwwwww yeeeeeeaaahh!!

 

[dog_gone]

1961 Ford Falcon

3 in the tree. White with red interior. Total babe magnet. Not.

The red interior was pristine because the guy had taken out the rear and passenger seats for his St. Bernard to rest while travelling. The 6 cyclinder engine occupied only about a third of the engine compartment. Remember when engine compartments weren't completely packed with electronics and fuel emissions equipment?

 

[Snisup]

1988 Hyundai Excel 4dr. 68hp from the factory. I couldn't get a speeding ticket if I had tried with that bad boy. Took me a mile just to get up to LIE speeds!

 

[Tomcat0304]

1991 Subaru Legacy Wagon. Drove it for a year before I was rear ended on the highway off ramp and it was ,of course, totaled. Next car was a 1996 Toyota Camry. I still drive it with over 250k miles and get about 24 combined mpg. Yeah, the upholstery has torn in 2 places, not all the windows work, I've replaced the AC compressor, radiator, and struts... But it's cheaper than a car payment thus far!

 

[Spc_Scott]

'79 Ford Fiesta. My Mom had a '78 and my Dad had an '80 they had just taken off the road. My Dad handed me a Chilton's for it and said "You know where the tools are, just make sure they get put back when you're done". Was nice having two parts cars for it. Drove that for quite a while. My parents sold/scrapped all three after I left for the Army.

 

[bad67z]

Purchased my 1967 Z28 when I was 17 (1987) I drove it for a period and deiced in my infinite wisdom to take it apart. I still have it in pieces in my garage. I plan to put it back together with my son who is now 12. Not my original photo but pretty close.

 

[Airplanedoc]

1980 Datsun 200SX - a ridiculous automobile that I miss to this very day.

This was the first car I was given by my parents to drive. I drove the sh!t out of that thing.

 

[Remmy]

 

[UnDeadPresident]

Used 2004 Ford Ranger XLT. Didn't get my license until I was nearly 27 tho, and I'm 31 now.

 

[Remmy]

Used 2004 Ford Ranger XLT. Didn't get my license until I was nearly 27 tho, and I'm 31 now.

You ski everywhere you go?

 

[UnDeadPresident]

You ski everywhere you go?

Nope, I hoofed it, used public transportation or got a ride with folks. Still hate driving, but I must admit it makes things easier/quicker.

 

[Tarks]

I had a few cars prior to this one that were given to me by my parents but the first car I purchased was an 84 Mustang SVO, back in the 90's. I took a few years and fully restored it. Ended up selling it when I got married in 2003.

 

[b-boy]

1961 Ford Falcon

3 in the tree. White with red interior. Total babe magnet. Not.

The red interior was pristine because the guy had taken out the rear and passenger seats for his St. Bernard to rest while travelling. The 6 cyclinder engine occupied only about a third of the engine compartment. Remember when engine compartments weren't completely packed with electronics and fuel emissions equipment?

What happened to the car? I know several people who had these and every one of them had to be scrapped when the frame rotted through.

 

[lustreking]

My first was a 1984 Jeep Cherokee with a 2.5L 4 cyl engine. I don't know who decided to put an engine that small in a cherokee, but it was a bad idea.

My second car was a 1989 Subaru XT-6. That little car was a blast to drive, and it still is my favorite car I've owned. I still have some of the special steering fluid that it's strange "Cybrid" steering system needed in my garage somewhere.

 

[Upthewazzu]

1992 Mitsubishi Diamante. I inherited it in 2002 from my parents...until they asked for it back only to give it to my little bro (shafted!). So I went out and bought a new 2005 Mitsu Lancer.

 

[liquiditynerd]

70 vw bug when I was 15. Put in a new oversize motor and a $hitonne more.

 

[TNGabe]

1961 Ford Falcon

3 in the tree. White with red interior. Total babe magnet. Not.

The red interior was pristine because the guy had taken out the rear and passenger seats for his St. Bernard to rest while travelling. The 6 cyclinder engine occupied only about a third of the engine compartment. Remember when engine compartments weren't completely packed with electronics and fuel emissions equipment?

Nothing like working on a straight 6 and being able to climb in there with it if you need to.

My first was a 1984 Jeep Cherokee with a 2.5L 4 cyl engine. I don't know who decided to put an engine that small in a cherokee, but it was a bad idea.

I had an 87 4 runner with a 2.2L (?). Loved it, but underpowered new and even more so by the time it 200k. Nothing like getting flipped off by truckers while they passed going uphill.

My first car was a Gen 1 rx-7. Can't remember what year. I bought it when I was 15 to fix up and my mom (wisely, I'll now admit) made me sell it before I got my license.

 

[dog_gone]

What happened to the car? I know several people who had these and every one of them had to be scrapped when the frame rotted through.

In the Pacific Northwest, we typically don't have serious rust issues; the Mighty Falcon did me proud. Unfortunately, I decided I needed to upgrade from my $200 Falcon to a VW Scirocco; the Scirocco was affectionately known as Orange Thunder thanks to the exhaust system. Nice.

Back to the topic!

 

[debo]

1998 Ford Aerostar, my friends called it the Tank or the Shagg'n Wagon it was a beast, lasted 250,000 miles!

Hell yeah! Another person rockin' an Aerostar as their first car...haha.

You seriously cannot kill those things (minus the transmission on the later models). My dad's was running strong at 260k before some jackwagon pulled out in front of him.

 

[maxturbo88]

My first car was a 79 Dodge Magnum with a 318. I ran that car hard all the time. It was perfect for cruising on friday and saturday nights. She finally needed more work than she worth and I sold her. I miss that Beast.