What was your first car?


Mine was a 1979 Fiat Spider, looked just like the one below but different rims and a cream color top.  Well, actually my parents owned it and I drove it.


The first car I ever paid for was a 1994 Toyota Celica, like the one below but mine was silver.

a matchbox car that I totally destroyed with the help of my second car, another matchbox car, I repeatedly beat them together until they both broke and cried when mom wouldn't buy me a third car for another week  :D

'68 Camaro 8)

1983 chevrolet chevette sedan. i loved that little car and it was stick shift. i haven't drove a stick in 15 years. i hope it's like riding a bike...

'91 Nissan Sentra.

1983 chevrolet chevette sedan. i loved that little car and it was stick shift. i haven't drove a stick in 15 years. i hope it's like riding a bike...


It is. :)

'68 Camaro 8)


Now that's a cool car! :)

Honda CRX...cant remember what year  ???

'81 Datsun 280ZX

'81 Datsun 280ZX


80s style! ;D

80s style! ;D




well, it WAS the 80's when I got my first car.. 1989, but still the 80's...

(in memory of Devorule)

unless of course, 1989 is actually more like the 90's.. in which case my car was really dated.

well, it WAS the 80's when I got my first car.. 1989, but still the 80's...

(in memory of Devorule)

unless of course, 1989 is actually more like the 90's.. in which case my car was really dated.


Man, I miss DevoRule. Anyway, I was saying it was 80s style more because it was a Datsun, than because of the year. ;D

Where has he been?



~BEth

Man, I miss DevoRule. Anyway, I was saying it was 80s style more because it was a Datsun, than because of the year. ;D


I miss Devorule too...  I'm sure he'll be back eventually...

I don't know. I got back Sunday and I haven't seen him post once since I've been back.

I heard someone saying his parents didn't want him chatting on-line or something like that and he is just being more cautious.  Don't know how true it is.

my first car was a 1991 red pontiac sunbird...it was a cute and very reliable car!


Erin:)

My first car was a 1990 Buick Century.

Adam Sandler's "Ode to My Car" was my theme song during that time. :D :D


DG

1975 Chevy Biscayne dark blue, a white vinyl roof and black vinyl interior (ouch). 

A two-tone grey 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon.  With a white nose and white trunk, with a red interior headliner that was constantly sagging.  the rear quarter was pushed in and then pullled back out by cutting it and rewelding it, so it was all welds and rust.  Looked like hell.  Had a small block v-8 that took forever to move the beast, and brakes that couldn't stop it worth a damn either.  I drove it on my father's repair plates. 

I didn't own a car from the 1990s until 1998 when I bought a slightly used Chrysler Cirrus.  Looks like it will most likely be the only car from the 90s I ever own, since I'll probably by a vehicle from the last year or two to replace it.  All the other cars have been from the 70s and 80s.  Aside from a handful of sportscars, i can't say there is any vehicle built in the past ten years that I would even want to part money on.

A two-tone grey 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon.  With a white nose and white trunk, with a red interior headliner that was constantly sagging.  the rear quarter was pushed in and then pullled back out by cutting it and rewelding it, so it was all welds and rust.  Looked like hell.  Had a small block v-8 that took forever to move the beast, and brakes that couldn't stop it worth a darn either.  I drove it on my father's repair plates. 

I didn't own a car from the 1990s until 1998 when I bought a slightly used Chrysler Cirrus.  Looks like it will most likely be the only car from the 90s I ever own, since I'll probably by a vehicle from the last year or two to replace it.  All the other cars have been from the 70s and 80s.  Aside from a handful of sportscars, i can't say there is any vehicle built in the past ten years that I would even want to part money on.


Says there in the ad that the Cutlass Salon was an efficiency machine. ::)  Was it really good on fuel economy? ???  Some how I find that hard to believe.

According to hubby, Datsun is now Nissan ???


Yeah, they changed the name it the early 80s.

Says there in the ad that the Cutlass Salon was an efficiency machine. ::)  Was it really good on fuel economy? ???  Some how I find that hard to believe.


my father owned a gas station, so I never paid for gas, so I can't remember. 

I do remember the gas tank had a bad seem, and leaked gas if I put too much in it, so that certainly cut down on the mileage.

my father owned a gas station, so I never paid for gas, so I can't remember. 

I do remember the gas tank had a bad seem, and leaked gas if I put too much in it, so that certainly cut down on the mileage.




That would be great to not have to worry about gas! 8)

Well, I just started driving last year....so technically my first car was the 1992 Toyota Camry that my parents have had since it was brand new. I began driving it last summer, and it is currently the only car that I am insured to drive.

The first car I drove was a 1972 Chevy Impala, it was like driving a boat ;D...The first car I bought was a 1980 Buick Skyhawk.

1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass.

It was basically a hand-me-down from my older sister, it was pretty much spent when I got it and the transmission went out about 8 months later.

My first ever car ?

A Buick Special, 1962 !  (Which I bought, in late 1974).



Well, it looked something like this:



http://www.buickbombsight.org/62bel2.jpg


Bought it secondhand (unsighted, through a buddy) .... for $150 !


It served me faithfully, and I managed to drive it from Chicago, through to Ontario, Canada, then back through New York State, and finally ...... on a close to 15 hour non-stop (?) stint .... can't recall .... just know it was a lot of hours ..... back to Chicago !

1979 Pontiac Phoenix.  I hated that car and still do to this day.  It is probably still alive just to spite me.

An '85 Nissan Sentra. When that one was killed in an accident (a week AFTER I paid her off  ::) ), my next (and last car) was a '87 Nissan Sentra (that I just got rid of a few months ago  :\'( :\'( :\'( )



Cat

My first car was a '68 Ford Escort in metallic blue.  I paid £180 for it in 1987. 

mine looked a lot like this.

http://www.avonhill.com/thumbnails/sedan_imported/1980_Toyota_Corolla.jpeg

$700 deathtrap. we called it the "joemobile." whereas my current deathtrap is called the "witchmountainmobile."

Mine was a '70 1/2 Ford Falcon. It didn't look as good as this one though.

http://mclellansautomotive.com/photos/B29241.jpg

An '85 Nissan Sentra. When that one was killed in an accident (a week AFTER I paid her off  ::) ), my next (and last car) was a '87 Nissan Sentra (that I just got rid of a few months ago  :\'( :\'( :\'( )



Cat






My dad used to have an '85 Sentra as well! We got it used, in November of 1986 and kept it until February 1992. It was a pretty good car; it ran well, for the most part. In October 1991, however, its transmission went out while my dad was driving me to school one day (the 22nd); and so I was 1 hour and 49 minutes late to school.

My first car was a 1971 Chevy Impala. I have been driving Ford products since.

A 1983 AMC

A 1983 AMC Concord

a town and country 1996 mini van-family car...then my 1986 volvo-until my brother totaled it

My first car was a brown ford escort, just like this.

http://www.classicperformanceford.com/Ford_Escort_Pop_F805GET/Ford_Escort_pop_index1.JPG

It was a nightmare from day one, I bought a lemon. It broke down everytime I drove it and nearly bankrupted me in garage bills. On investigation it tuned out to have been in a major accident and was written off then, but the guy I bought it off tarted it up and pretended it was fine.  >:(  I managed to get most of my money back on it. After that I shared my mum's car A yellow ford fiesta called Daffy!

1992 Ford Mustang back in 1997. I drove that car for 9 months before leasing a brand new 1998 Mazda 626.

1979 Pontiac Phoenix.  I hated that car and still do to this day.  It is probably still alive just to spite me.
Wasn;t that a first year car? I think 1979 was the first year for the "Phoenix" nameplate.  It always dangerous to buy a car thats a new model or a car that is in its first year of a new bodystyle because of the first year bugs(i.e. mechanical problems.)

Wasn;t that a first year car? I think 1979 was the first year for the "Phoenix" nameplate.  It always dangerous to buy a car thats a new model or a car that is in its first year of a new bodystyle because of the first year bugs(i.e. mechanical problems.)


I don't know.  I got it used from my step brother in 1987 and I never had any problems with it.  It may have been a first year namplate, but it was a twin to the Chevy Nova and they had been around a while so maybe the bugs were worked out.

  This is my first car.  1989 Ford escort GT.  Bought it brand new...

  http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-6/1193336/1989-Escort-GT.jpg

I still don't have a car that is Mine. I'm still sharing with my father.  It's an old model Mercury Mountaineer w/  no front bumper and a lot of whiney noises coming from the undercarriage.

mine looked a lot like this.

http://www.avonhill.com/thumbnails/sedan_imported/1980_Toyota_Corolla.jpeg

$700 deathtrap. we called it the "joemobile." whereas my current deathtrap is called the "witchmountainmobile."

 
  That would've been my first guess...

My first car was a Fiat Punto in 1995. It was only a year old - I bought it ex rental.

My first car was a Fiat Punto in 1995. It was only a year old - I bought it ex rental.


  I remember Fiats.  They made them in the 90s..?

  Also "Punto"...A friend of mine used to call me "punto pinche" all the time but I never knew what it meant...

  I remember Fiats.  They made them in the 90s..?

They still make Fiats now - not sure whether they do for the US market though. It lasted me a good few years anyway before it got totaled (not my fault).

As for punto pinche - apparently it's Mexican and a bit rude...  ;D

My 1st car was a 1979 Ford Fiesta- see "shoebox on wheels".

It was the color of Moby Dick & vanilla ice cream.......ugh-lee!

some green thing.  we had a knick name for it but i don't remember.  i hope it was green POS.
but probably not.

They still make Fiats now - not sure whether they do for the US market though. It lasted me a good few years anyway before it got totaled (not my fault).


  I don't remember seeing new Fiats for a loooong time...


As for punto pinche - apparently it's Mexican and a bit rude...  ;D


  That farging bastage... >:(

 

   This is my first car.  1989 Ford escort GT.  Bought it brand new...

   http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-6/1193336/1989-Escort-GT.jpg
sweet ride Davester & what is that hanging from the mirror? It looks like a Batman signal symbol

I probably already declared my first car, but in case I did not, it was a 1955 Chevy Bel Air and it was a cool party car  8)

sweet ride Davester & what is that hanging from the mirror? It looks like a Batman signal symbol

I probably already declared my first car, but in case I did not, it was a 1955 Chevy Bel Air and it was a cool party car  8)


  Good eye, Mike...

  Yeah, it was a Batman air freshner.  I thought it would look cooler than the christmas tree...

To anyone who has ever worked or currently works as a Pizza Delivery Driver:

The 1979 Ford Fiesta is a perfect delivery vehicle!
Decent gas mileage, hatchback for quick removal & loading.....

As long as it has a good paint job, you'll be OK.
And! It helps reduce the amount of zits caused by working at a Pizza Parlor!