First Car

[Rekart]

What was your first car? How long did you have it, what happened to it? Pictures would be nice if possible, either of the exact car or one like it, for those who can't picture a car by it's model year and name.

http://i17.ebayimg.com/05/i/06/d3/26/40_3.JPG

1984 Toyota Supra. 170,000 miles, which is a lot, but it runs good with no major problem, and I didn't pay for it.

[skittlebrau]

http://home.comcast.net/~ericbighead/myfirstcar.jpg
Actual picture of my first car, 1996.

1983 Pontiac 1000 (Chevy Chevette clone). Served me well for a full year until it met up with a traffic light pole after swerving to avoid a land yacht that ran a red light. I got double what I paid for it, so you didn't hear me crying.

[Nerd Groupie]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y274/mnpix/DSC00012.jpg

Only picture I have, I think. '94 Beretta, will be 7 years in August. I've put like 110,000 miles on him.

[Dr Zaius]

http://blog.qolume.ch/pictures/nissan_sunny/front-640.png

Nissan Sunny
I still have it. My cousin passed it on to me, didn't pay a damn thing.

[billi vanilli]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/Gillman153/DayWithCheltsea003.jpg
shiny 89 lincoln towncar. belonged to my grandfather before he died, my dad got it, and then i got it. it's slightly more complicated than that, but none of you care, believe me.

[caribou]

An '86 Chevy Caprice:

http://www.bowtieclassic.com/pictures/86Box.JPG

Not my photo, but that was it exactly. I got it after my grandfather died in 1998. In 2001 my dad gave me his '93 Honda Accord and we sold the Caprice to a neighbor. It's since vanished out of this kid's driveway...I miss it so. Totally sweet ride.

[CMQ]

http://www.loughmillermotors.com/92spirit0.jpg
1990 Dodge Spirit

It's now up in the great parking garage in the sky after 5 years of service.

[DAntae]

no pics of my actual car but heres what I had. 1981 ford ltd. minus the siren and logo. mine was carolina blue. lasted 18 months. had to put a qrt of oil in it every day. good times.

http://www.lhup.edu/dgrennin/psp/81fordhqcv.jpg

[Gay4Moleman]

A 1991 Toyota Camry that my parents gave to me. It had 201,000 miles on it before a piston shot through the engine. I miss that car!

[StrideR]

1987 Toyota Supra

http://www.ezead.com/supra/supra_19.jpg
*Similar car

I'd buy another like it, if I could.

[Dead Nigga Storage]

really lame advertisment for it, but i got it 3 years ago, and then it was traded in so i could drive a 1995 volvo.

it's a 1994 Infiniti Q45a, mine had a 10 change CD player and an amazing sound system. it was a hand-me-down from the step-grandparents.
http://www.q45.org/postcard98.jpg

[IdRathaHavaBeer]

first car was a 1990 grand am. i got it in 1999 as a graduation present, it had 196k miles when i slammed it head on into an asshole with a blinker who decided not to turn.

other cars:
1990 grand am (yes another one)
1992 sunbird
1990 lumina
2004 cavelier

[Semaj]

http://www.heartforgiving.org/images/managed_96buickregal.jpg

1996 Buick Regal. My mom had it for 8 1/2 years, then she passed it onto me after buying a new car. I've had the Buick Regal for a little more than a year now.

[do what donny dont does]

http://www.classicsandcustoms.com/list/images/15208_4192006123036.jpg

I bought a 1972 Plymouth Satellite for $75 when I was 17. It wasn't in as good of a shape as the one in this picture, though.

The roomy backseat made for the perfect love making place for a couple of horny teenagers. I think I got laid here more than in my bed.

I used to go over 100mph on the interstate. I got it up to 125mph on I-95, and it started shaking like it was going to fall apart.

[Necromancer]

2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R. i win this thread.
http://www.nohomers.net/staff/necromancer/mybike3.jpg

[billi vanilli]

cool motorcycle! wow, i've never seen a BLUE motorcycle before! and i didn't know that anyone on the nhc drove one!

wow!!!

[Nerd Groupie]

I'm very glad to see the myspace comment actually just was a sick joke.

[Necromancer]

cool motorcycle! wow, i've never seen a BLUE motorcycle before! and i didn't know that anyone on the nhc drove one!

wow!!!you're right, i should never post what my first ride was when asked.

wasn't the grandfather you got your car from a white supremacist or some shit?

[Mr. Sparkle]

http://www.marylandautosource.com/inventory/1f0975.jpg

1997 powder blue ford taurus. i got very lucky when i was 15 because about a month before my birthday my grandma stopped being able to drive. so i officially own a grandma car. i still drive it, but keep it in less than stellar condition. (my friends think throwing mayonaisse on my car was hilarious)

[phil]

http://formerairline.com/messageboards/prelude.jpg

my first 10 years behind the wheel were mostly spent in my mother's 1989 honda prelude.

[Spartan]

as i've told rekart, that's a nice model of the supra to have, evolution II from the celica split.

i drove my dad's trucks for years (as early as junior high, when i was 12-14). '91 dodge dakota...'94 gmc sierra. both good trucks, both had tons of mileage. we put in a new engine on the dakota one summer. it had the recongizable bed rollbar. then i had the first car in my name, 97 grand prix se with the non-standard high performance GM engine our mechanic bought and helped put in, which i still own and still drives well.

edit. here's the dakota. not the 91 like mine, nor was it extended cab, but very similar body and power. missing the hick cablight rollbar too

http://www.tuffcountry.com/Images/dodge_dakota.jpg

[Hapablap]

1987 Buick Skyhawk, at 16 years old, I drove it for six months with no insurance. Wrecked it into an icey bank, then blew the engine trying to get it home so my parents wouldnt know I took it out. I didnt make it. Its gone.

Couldnt find a picture other than the one in this link that is copyrighted or some shit:

http://www.gmphotostore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=53218493

Mine was dark blue though.

[Wasteland]

http://www.carsto-go.com/GRAPHICS/1989-NISSAN-STANZA.JPG?SSImageQuality=Full

1989 Nissan Stanza. I paid $700 for it, and two weeks later I plowed it into the back of a Volvo. The girl driving the Volvo stopped and didn't signal, and I couldn't stop in time. It was declared as a no fault accident, even though she didn't have a drivers license. The whole front-end was smashed in, and it still started up and ran. It just didn't have a front anymore. I sold it for $200. I am on my sixth car now:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a38/99mustang232/94_toyota_22RE/IMG_0001.jpg

A 1994 Toyota 1/2 ton pickup.

Other cars I've had:
1989 Buick Century (wore out)
1993 GMC Safari (engine locked/transmisson fell apart)
1983 Chevy Camaro (totaled by drunk driver)
1993 Chevy Astro van (sold due to fuel costs)

[billi vanilli]

you're right, i should never post what my first ride was when asked.
the thread asks for first cars, not first rides; so if we're being technical here, i believe you lose the thread. thanks for posting yet another picture of your souped up bicycle, though. i don't think the first five hundred million pictures plus the one in your sig were enough.
wasn't the grandfather you got your car from a white supremacist or some shit?
yes, and using simple logic, that makes the car, and myself, inherently evil.

hmm that's an angry post. we need some dancers up in here!

http://www.roncounts.com/party-dance1.jpg

yeah!

[Dead Nigga Storage]

that's one too many people in plaid for one party, navin. that's gotta be some sort of violation.

[Sex Cauldron]

84 Pontiac Phoenix SE (Sunbird predecessor), received after my sister had abused it for a few years. I've never seen another one.

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/1215/mycars/84pontiacphoenix.jpg

[Wasteland]

^my cousin used to drive a Phoenix. His wife sold it while he was in prison.

[StrideR]

yes, and using simple logic, that makes the car, and myself, inherently evil.


http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/grabs/2acv18/218-80.jpg

[Spartan]

84 Pontiac Phoenix SE (Sunbird predecessor), received after my sister had abused it for a few years. I've never seen another one.


oh trust me...they're around.

[skittlebrau]

Yeah, I saw one just the other day in a parking lot. And in pristine condition, too. Must've been owned by some old fart or something because no one would care that much for a Phoenix.

My mom owned a 1980 Dodge Omni in '87-'88. Now there's a car you don't see on the road anymore.

http://www.xmission.com/~dempsey/shelby/glht_blu.jpg
*not actual car, but it looked exactly like this one

[kelly]

http://www.spudtech.com/car/index_files/image002.jpg

93 dodge shadow, only mine was green

[Wasteland]

My mom owned a 1980 Dodge Omni in '87-'88. Now there's a car you don't see on the road anymore.

http://www.xmission.com/~dempsey/shelby/glht_blu.jpg


Really? I see them all the time around here.

[Drew]

a gold 96 Saturn SL2
Actually got rid of it a month or two ago when the radiator died.

[Necromancer]

i don't think the first five hundred million pictures plus the one in your sig were enough.
well, seeing as i've posted a grand total of like 4 photos of it, you're right, that's an astronomical number.

however the first 500,000,000 photos of you in ridiculous poses or cuddling with your mannish girlfriend were definitely enough. so you can stop with those now.

[box elder]

http://affordableclassicsinc.com/ClassicsPgs/131-3128_IMG.JPG

1962 Mercury Comet S-22.

mine was red, but you get the drift. I have photos of my actual car, but I’m at work so they’re not here. Perhaps I’ll up them at some point. it had a shit engine and i couldn't take it on the highway without violent shaking, but i still loved it like a child. had bucket seats and a very 60s dash. i got it in 1997 when i first got my license from a friend of my dads. drove it until 2003 when the engine and transmission started to go and i couldn't afford to replace them again (i had already replaced the engine circa 1999).

i will one day acquire another one.

[DAntae]

bob that is a truly kick ass first car. I would have been willing to pump money into repairs for something like that.

[box elder]

I would have been willing to pump money into repairs for something like that.


believe me, i did. and i would have continued to do so, but i literally couldn't afford it.

[DAntae]

I know, had that probem with my second car. it was cheaper to go with something new than to pay the numerous repair costs. but what a awesome looking vehicle. 50's-60's are my favorite era as far as the look.

[George]

that car is a pimp car, though, ain't it?

[box elder]

no. "pimp cars" are generally late 60 or 70s GMs. plus the Comet was way too small to ever be considered a pimp car.

[The "Urban" Lenny]

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jc/images/01corolla_le.jpg

2002 Toyota Corolla, I got it less than 2 years ago.

My Car looks just like this,except it doesn't have a spoiler in the rear.

[morbot]

My very first car was a 1990 Volvo Sedan like the one pictured below:
http://www.imcdb.org/images/000/556.jpg
It was a very dark greenish color... looked alot like the one in the pic.

I got into a pretty bad (for me, not so much the other guy) accident. I hit the brakes and skid so hard my car "nose-dived" and my grill/headlights hit the other guys bumper. His car was fine... little scratches on the bumper and he didn't even car... collision wasn't rough neither of us was hurt... but the grill/headlights aren't designed to take a hit. Grill was gone, headlights facing the wrong directions... and the engine was knocked off its brackets which caused the power steering to go out and to make a lot of noise.

What eventually killed the car though was a complete failure of the oil system... it blew a lot of gaskets or something due to pressure (probably from some idiot at the dealership who had just changed the oil). The cosmetics and annoyances I could deal with... but without oil it wouldn't run, and it would have been pricey to fix. So I donated it to a charity auction for the tax write off and got a new car Feb 2004.

The old Volvo lasted me about 7 years.

[D DEBBS]

1991 Geo Metro-all it does is overheat and has no pep at all-especially when I try to drive it up a hill.

[:bang:]

Yeah, I saw one just the other day in a parking lot. And in pristine condition, too. Must've been owned by some old fart or something because no one would care that much for a Phoenix.

My mom owned a 1980 Dodge Omni in '87-'88. Now there's a car you don't see on the road anymore.

http://www.xmission.com/~dempsey/shelby/glht_blu.jpg
*not actual car, but it looked exactly like this one
my buddy had an omni. it wrecked and his dad got another one. same color too. his reasoning? 'omni's a quality car, son'

mine was a 1987 dodge nova
http://www.sarpy.com/sheriff/auction/18%20(Custom).jpg
thus began my long love affair with the small car

since:
1992 dodge spirit
1992 dodge shadow
1998 ford escort zx2
2005 toyota matrix

[gravymaster]

Ah, I have you beat by one year, danno

1988 Chevy Nova. This picture is the actual color I had, too.
http://www.eagle-motors.com/Images/Vehicles/2004513174728764.jpg

[DAntae]

how's that matrix working out for you? haven't heard too much about them. also haven't seen much writen about them in consumers report. which is my bible.

[:bang:]

my nova was dookie brown. good cars

DAn, matrix is just a hatchback corolla. its ok, just basic transportation, but i really wanted the hatchback. the story of how i ended up with that car is long and boring, but lets just say my zx2 was dying for months and i got the matrix for $1200 under kbb. but, i'd have a mazda3 5 door if the sales guy there wasn't such a dick

[Wasteland]

I have to do a lot of work on my current car. The exaust system is getting ready to fall off, the brakes are pretty much shot, and the ball joint on the passenger side makes the whole car shake when I go on the inerstate. I will get around to it when I can afford it. Owe way too much money right now.

[DAntae]

just helped my nephew with his first car...he got some 2003 saturn hoohah thingie. honestly its a decent little car. no upgrades, still have to roll down the windows by hand and no power locks. hes only 18 and I figured it was good enough for him. carmax is a godsend for that reason.

[:bang:]

carmax is a ripoff

[DAntae]

better going rate than 2/3 of the car dealerships out there. especially in bigger cities. not saying they are perfect but they don't jack up past blue book and make you haggle down to blue book. they typically are priced 5% or below the blue book value. I also noticed I typed blue book 3 times...err wait 4.

[:bang:]

better going rate than 2/3 of the car dealerships out there.
except they don't
trust me, i used to work with them

[DAntae]

as did I...2 years. also worked at richmond honda. but its car sales, everyone knows what to expect. I sent my nephew there because I know some guys who I actually trust there. his car was under 4000. saturns don't hold their value for shit.

[:bang:]

yeah, the company i used to work for was used by nearly every used car lot in america
at carmax you pay for not haggling, where as if you do a little research you can save a shitload somewhere else
but whatever

[DAntae]

yeah but not at the major dealerships. anyhow I did tons of searching around richmond and it was actually the best deal. especially with the warranty coverage. however they were a shit company to work for. had a lot of auditing/book-keeping jobs through college. that was one of the worst.

anybody actually test driven any of those scions...the box suv type ones. they get solid reviews and it says they are roomy inside. just wondering.

[:bang:]

just use cars.com and autotrader to shop around, and you'll beat any carmax deal by 10%+, and usually it'll be at a major dealer

i drove the other scion, with the same engine. slow.as.shit. pass

[DAntae]

thanks. I was wondering about the engine. it isn't of too much interest, still might test drive just for the hell of it. really want a new civic but that will have to wait.

[Greased Scotsman]

My very first car (which I got, uh, last year) was (and still is) a silver 2002 Seat Arosa. Great car, but it has roll-up windows.

[:bang:]

thanks. I was wondering about the engine. it isn't of too much interest, still might test drive just for the hell of it. really want a new civic but that will have to wait.
oh, go for the civic. best car like that, wish they made a hatch four door. new ones look pretty

[Spartan]

scion is nothing more than toyota's crap appealing to whatever generation this is. making money off it, i'm sure. but i don't think i'd take an offer to drive an xb or an xa

[skittlebrau]

Scion is ugly as fuck. Would not own one even if I somehow managed to get one for free :snooty:

[Rekart]

The xC or whatever the hell the third one is called isn't bad looking.

[Run CMB]

http://imgs.getauto.com/imgs/ag/ga/77/50/a/1NXBR12E4XZ167750-a.jpg

Mine's black, though and is missing two wheel covers.

[phil]

oh, go for the civic. best car like that, wish they made a hatch four door. new ones look pretty

i have a new civic. love it. get it.

for some reason they have the 4 door hatch in europe and not here. the european civic hatch is really freaking cool. triangular exhausts, 55mpg, panoramic sunroof etc etc.

[Dead Nigga Storage]

how much did you pay for your model, phil? and how much was the bottom of the line model?

[lolpenis_taco]

http://img75.echo.cx/img75/6963/truck8zy.jpg

Still the one I drive. 1988 Sierra. It used to belong to my dad, then he passed it to me when I got my license.

[phil]

how much did you pay for your model, phil? and how much was the bottom of the line model?


i got it for 18,400 for the EX automatic without navigation. that included the destination charge. the MSRP is now $19,760. i put down a big downpayment because i have no credit so i needed to put a lot down to get a rate that isn't AS bad. but still pretty bad. anyway, $333 a month, not too bad I guess.

base model DX is $14,560 (manual).

[Spartan]

http://img75.echo.cx/img75/6963/truck8zy.jpg

Still the one I drive. 1988 Sierra. It used to belong to my dad, then he passed it to me when I got my license.

i always found it interesting how the sierra models even into the mid '90's beared so much resemblance to sierras from as early as the late '80's. gmc made little change to that evolution, and for good reason. it was a great selling model.

[lolpenis_taco]

It's hard on gas and the bench seat sucks, but it gets me from point A to point B.

Also, that thing is a BITCH to keep clean.

[Sex Cauldron]

i got it for 18,400 for the EX automatic
Tell me how you got it that cheap, so I can go kick my salesman in the junk for screwing me.

[billi vanilli]

well, seeing as i've posted a grand total of like 4 photos of it, you're right, that's an astronomical number.
technically you post a picture with every single post you make. so that's probably more than four.
however the first 500,000,000 photos of you in ridiculous poses were definitely enough. so you can stop with those now.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/Gillman153/DayWithCheltsea032.jpg

[Dead Nigga Storage]

you and me billy, backseat now.

[phil]

Tell me how you got it that cheap, so I can go kick my salesman in the junk for screwing me.


did you get a quote from the dealership's internet sales department?

if not - you should have.

[Necromancer]

technically you post a picture with every single post you make. so that's probably more than four.and you post a picture of yourself with every post.

oh and that was another picture of your car.

by the way, you don't have the power to make me shut up. i do have the power to make you shut up. so let's please continue.

[billi vanilli]

and you post a picture of yourself with every post.
never said i didn't. don't really see how that's relevant to be honest with you.
oh and that was another picture of your car.
seeing as this IS a thread about first cars, i wouldn't say that's a crime.
by the way, you don't have the power to make me shut up. i do have the power to make you shut up. so let's please continue.
pulling rank. that's great.

baselessly insulting my girlfriend was a pretty shitty and retarded thing to do. she DOESN'T look 'mannish,' and that's all there is to it. saying those bullshit things about someone who doesn't even post at the nhc, aside from being EXTREMELY offensive and the insults being invalid, is just creepy.

not to mention that it takes the definiton of asshole to a new level to say that a girl who has been diagnosed with anorexia looks like a man. i mean jesus christ, just how low are you willing to sink for a fucking laugh?

in conclusion, up yours.

[pat]

chill out once in awhile when someone on an internet message board makes fun of you.

oh, and my first car was a 1992 dodge spirit. figured i'd post that in case i got yelled at by someone for not staying on topic, since everyone here is so serious apparently.

[aoife]

Navin, RELAX http://tacomat.com/aoife/fluffupnose.jpg


I don't have a license, but this may be my first car... http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/unbranded/p/unbranded-power-wheels-barbie-take-along-tunes-jeep.jpg

[Necromancer]

never said i didn't. don't really see how that's relevant to be honest with you.

seeing as this IS a thread about first cars, i wouldn't say that's a crime.

pulling rank. that's great.

baselessly insulting my girlfriend was a pretty shitty and retarded thing to do. she DOESN'T look 'mannish,' and that's all there is to it. saying those bullshit things about someone who doesn't even post at the nhc, aside from being EXTREMELY offensive and the insults being invalid, is just creepy.

not to mention that it takes the definiton of asshole to a new level to say that a girl who has been diagnosed with anorexia looks like a man. i mean jesus christ, just how low are you willing to sink for a fucking laugh?

in conclusion, up yours.
it's relevant because you seem to think i have committed some atrocity by posting a few photos of my bike, but you have posted quite literally hundreds of photos of yourself.

well guess what, that's the first vehicle that i've owned. so i wouldn't say posting a picture of my bike in this thread is a chrime.

i had no idea your girlfriend had been diagnosed with anorexia when i made that post. if i had known i probably wouldn't have called her mannish. i would have called her fat, or told you to tell her to go eat a fucking sandwich instead. i don't give a flying fuck if she's anorexic. that's her own fault.

enough. now go take more pictures of yourself in ridiculous poses to post on the internet.

post again or send me a pm and you get warned for every post you've made in this thread except the first one.

[gravymaster]

Looking hot everyone :necro:

[Dynamic]

VL Holden Commodore.

Not my photo, but same car and colour:
http://thecarmarket.com.au/img_detail/W3604.jpg

The car I wan't to buy in the next 5 years (But Yellow):
http://www.southgate.com.au/vz/CV8Z2.jpg