your first car, what did you rock when you first started driving Options

[kurt95gt]

So what was everyone first car that got then to the amazing car they have today.

Mine was technically my 71 nova but we got that when i was 10 an it was suppose to be my first car till my grandpa died
It ended up being a crappy little saturn coupe that was teal green
it was a 92 auto 4cyl saturn something
It was butt ugly an i hated it but it was free lol but soon got replaced by a 05 Dodge neon rt
Witch i paid half the half the payments while my mom paid the other half
It was suppose to me my graduation gift till she stopped making the payments

So whats everyone else story?

This post has been edited by kurt95gt: May 23, 2012 - 8:18 PM

[spy00005]

86 toyota cressida (the car i learned to drive in)
followed by an 88 toyota cressida

they were great cars just not stylish enough for me (tho power wise kinda put a smile on my face)

[Redmann813]

97 camry v6. would recommend to anyone that wants a cheap reliable 4 door with a little power

[SupraKid]

My first:

The best first car I can think of!

This post has been edited by SupraKid: May 23, 2012 - 9:08 PM

[smkr3w]

My first car is still my current car!

[Box]

1988 Toyota Supra (wish I still had, sold for the Caddy)
1967 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (still have, need to finish or sell)
1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT (good riddance)
1995 Toyota Celica ST (current car)

I saw a MKIII Supra Turbo for sale locally that went for $700. Wish had seen it, needed ignition/timing work done to it. Body and interior were great. *le sigh*

This post has been edited by Box: May 23, 2012 - 9:41 PM

[bluecelicawife]

And if any of you have followed project dirty horse then you'll know that is my 1St car and my baby. Just wish I had the money to really make her what I want and give her a proper home inside. I hate leaving her sit outside

[glenn]

SAAB 900 turbo, I think it was a '83, this was like 15 years ago.

..Then I learned quickly that new driving license + young driver + saab 900 turbo = very high insurance fee..

..So my next car was a crappy Mazda 323

[storm26]

Mine first was slightly modified Renault R17 with around 120hp with around 900kg and was pure fun, despite ugly look Then I had to try out the 97 Civic VTI, which I traded for gen 6 ST, and now I have 190 gen 7

[SwissFerdi]

Am I still allowed to post if my first car is the amazing car that I have today?

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: May 24, 2012 - 7:58 AM

[chucho]

1995 corolla. Loved that car. Was wrecked on passenger side which also blew out the struts. Somebody pulled in front of me and totalled that car then I got the celica.

[kurt95gt]

Yes ferdi
It just means you got it right the first time lol

[PhoenixTech]

Oh man, you're going to make me think....

89 MX6 GT Turbo, had her for 2 months before I was rearended by a Mustang driver...acting like a Mustang driver....

Bought my 5th Gen Celica after that, and have had her ever since, even though my car collection has grown.

91 Caprice (winter car in HS) - gone
00 Camaro - gone
99 TRD Tacoma - gone
94 Civic - gone
95 Corolla - still have
92 SC300 - gone
92 SC400 - still have

[rave2n]

First car was a 89 Hyundai Excel that took a hit on the rear passenger side. So the wheel sat sideways. Not knowing anything about cars then, I would just go buy a used tire every 2 weeks when that one blew.

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 24, 2012 - 9:57 AM

[kurt95gt]

Its cool to hear what everyone started with

I dont think theres enough room on the thread for me to post all my old cars lol

[95CelicaST]

Started with a 1974 F-250. OEM metallic green. 460 swapped in with an Edelbrock 2965 manifold and 750 carb. That truck hauled! 6 MPG whether you were driving it like a granny or flooring it. I chose the latter until I traded it.

1992 VW GTI - 1.8L 8v 5sp. Fun little car, but had weird problems. The thermostat was shot. If you put in a new thermostat it would overheat. If you leave the broken one it runs fine. I sold that because I bought my next one.

1995 Celica ST - went from stock to this:

and when I sold it:


Before I sold it I bought this. No explanation needed:


After it spent a good deal of time in the shop being re-wired I bought a 2003 WRX. Stock at the time.


Then I missed having a Celica, so I bought a 96 ST limited.


But then I had an opportunity to trade for a MR2 a few months later, so I did.
Monster truck!

And today:

[kurt95gt]

I want the yellow one!!

[manphibian]

I want the yellow one!!

"the yellow one"


Here was mine

[jordisonjr]

94 civic cx. Stock and leaked a TON when it rained

This post has been edited by jordisonjr: May 24, 2012 - 5:51 PM

[97lestyousay]

65 chevy impala, 4 door, 327 in the trunk, in pieces, paid $100

my first vehicle that ran was a 72 chevy longbed, 2wd, 350, auto
there is another thread somewhere the list is long and unimpressive lol

I really wish I still had my 54 ford f100 with a 455 olds, that thing would just melt tires, not much for handling though.

[96bluevert]

89' Nissan 240sx (only vehicle I didn't mod)-totaled

95' Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme- sold


96' Toyota Celica GT Convertible- sold


02' Acura RSX- current

[RabidTRD]

First car I drove as "mine" was my dad's 00 Buick Century Custom. Took my driving test in it, and drove it until I was 18. (two years)

Second car, (first that I actually owned) was a 1999 Toyota Camry LE:

Started off as this:


Ended up with this: (Well sort of. It was lower and had a full 2" SS exhaust from headers back when I wrecked it)



(Yeah, that's an ultra rare TRD spoiler from the TRD kit that they had for these cars)





Yeah, it was just a Camry... but I loved it... and rocked it hard until the day some asshole speeding through a yellow smashed into me:


This post has been edited by RabidTRD: May 24, 2012 - 11:07 PM

[S8S8]

My first was a Ford Escort Mk2. It had an RS2000 engine with twin Webers and all the usual stuff.

Light car + RWD + decent power = very fun!

It was a great car, but sadly like many first cars it ended up being crashed.

[jimmykay]

Oh yes... the first car.

'85 mercury cougar. gifted to me at 16. the passenger side window didn't work, the master cylinder was 90% gone, thermostat stuck, etc. I drove it to school until I sold it to pay for prom or something.

Next was an '88 thunderbird (practically the same car) I shared that with my brother and we abused that poor thing. I think it finally died with around 270k miles on the clock.

Then was the '92 grand am. again, shared between my brother and I. It was my first FWD and first stick. I came back from school to it and quickly ran into head and electrical problems. probably about 192k on the clock

Finally, I bought my celica. First car that I purchased on my own. I had a huge case of buyers remorse the day afterwards and tried to return it. I'm so glad that they wouldn't take it back. That was 11 years ago.

Damn, I've driven every single car I've owned into the ground.

[jcbass7]

my first

[mengman]

Okay this will probably give some of you a laugh

Here is my first car

Nissan Datsun 1.5GL 1983

Had it for 4 years before i sold it, and its still running (saw it it abut month ago)
Did learn how to do allot of maintenance on it...

[Lil-Joe101]

My first car was a (ughmmm) 89' Honda CRX DX




Sadly she only lasted thru the summer.

[Special_Edy]

Thank god you're alive after that Lil-joe, if that had been the drivers side I think your face would be more totalled than the car.


Heres my first vehicle, my 64 Chevy C-10. I still own it four years later. Paid $2500 cash for it my senior year of highschool, which was a huge deal at the time because I was living on my own with two jobs to support myself on top of school. So proud of that truck.





This post has been edited by Special_Edy: May 25, 2012 - 1:05 PM

[Box]

^I like the old Chevy trucks. I'd like to have a 70 step-side.

[Lil-Joe101]

Thank god you're alive after that Lil-joe, if that had been the drivers side I think your face would be more totalled than the car.


Heres my first vehicle, my 64 Chevy C-10. I still own it four years later. Paid $2500 cash for it my senior year of highschool, which was a huge deal at the time because I was living on my own with two jobs to support myself on top of school. So proud of that truck.

I know right. Im just glad I didnt have a passenger at the time either.

[kurt95gt]

Holysh$t joe that mast have been a hard hit
first time lookin at the pic i though whats up with the pop can....then i saw the tire
Wow

Out of my 30+ cars theres only 5 known in the junk yard
So i think im doin good so far lol

[Lil-Joe101]

lol, that wreck happened 9 years ago, lol. To this day all I remember is leaving my friend driveway, down the street, pulling on to the main raod and driving for like 5 secs, then waking up in the hospital.

[hatchy_gt-s]

My first car was an 1986 Ford Thunder Bird
For a brief time , you cant see the damage but the passenger wheel was in the car...


This post has been edited by hatchy_gt-s: May 27, 2012 - 10:39 PM

[bnr32celica]

My first car was a 1986 Corolla GTS with a GZE swap. That car was sheer fun. Of course, someone else thought so too and permanently borrowed it. When the cops recovered it, it was still in great shape except it was missing rims and seats. Mother refused to let me claim it out of impound (car was in my name, but i was 16), so when she went on vacation, I claimed it, got new seats and rims, and repainted it. Told her it was a "new" GTS haha. That lasted about 3 months until my stepdad in his lifted Ranger came home from a Marshall Tucker show stoned and accidentally drove OVER my car. All these events led me to the first car I bought on my own (my dad got me the GTS)...1991 Toyota Supra Turbo. Paid $4000 for it, had a 75% finished 2J/6MT swap, needed tons of bodywork, but had potential. That was 12 years ago...

[richee3]

I consider my first vehicle to be a bit embarrassing so I was going to avoid posting in this thread but... What the heck. '99 Dodge Ram, 5.9 liter V8, single cab short bed 2wd. No weight over the rear wheels plus mountains of torque... Fun stuff. No LSD though so it was a one-wheel wonder. It did not get wrecked Followed that up with a '96 Celica ST, insanely clean, which got very slightly wrecked but was not my fault. Then a string of other Celicas and an IS 300, none of which have been wrecked It seems like I've got pretty good luck compared to a few others on here.



This post has been edited by richee3: May 28, 2012 - 9:04 PM

[kurt95gt]

Cant beleave how many of you guys wrecked your first car
I didnt get in a wreck till like car 25 lol

[RabidTRD]

Cant beleave how many of you guys wrecked your first car
I didnt get in a wreck till like car 25 lol

It wasn't my fault I wish I still had that car.

[kurt95gt]

I was almost happy when the front end got wiped off my jetta i hated that car lol

[dustin15brown]

First was the celica that I still have. I've had that damn thing for..... 9 years!

[presure2]

65 chevy impala, 4 door, 327 in the trunk, in pieces, paid $100

my first vehicle that ran was a 72 chevy longbed, 2wd, 350, auto
there is another thread somewhere the list is long and unimpressive lol

I really wish I still had my 54 ford f100 with a 455 olds, that thing would just melt tires, not much for handling though.

hehe nice randy!

my first car was an 81 celica gt.
wish i knew then what i know now, i'd still be driving it.
what a fun little car that was.
blew the headgasket, and didnt have the know how to fix it, or the $ to pay to have it done, so i junked it.
also had a 81 civic, and a 78 skylark 2 door, with blown shocks that was litterally like driving a boat it swayed so much! lol
a few random POS cars then got another early 80s accord from my cousin for 50$, he originally paid 50$ for it, drove it for like 3 years, i bought it from him, drove it for like another 2 years, drove to virginia and back in it, and taught jenn to drive standard in it, and she killed it.
shortly after that, jenn got the 94, and the rest as they say is history!
lol

[manda]

97 Pontiac Sunfire
Got hit sitting at a red light and went from regular size to mini, an obvious total. used the insurance money (plus a good bit) to buy....
94 Celica ST
Currently sitting in Atlanta with a dead engine and a dying transmission awaiting the decision to sell her or fix her
Got me through the rest of high school and all of college in AR, died just before my move to Chicago last fall.

[yagamius]

Let see First Car I owned was a 89 Tercel when I was 18 keep it for 2 years. had a 80 VW Beetle for about 2 month while rebuild the engine on the Tercel.
when i was 20 Move to a 93 Paseo that I still own.
Five year ago bought a 74 Mustang that is almost finish.
3 years ago get my 94 Celica ST

[Akirad1]

1.1990 geo storm- ran into deer
2.1974 plymouth valiant 4 door - blew rod threw oil pan in the 318dodge
3. 1991 geo storm- computer went out couldnt get a replacement
4. 1989 toyota corolla gts(AE92)-sold to a friend when i moved to cali
5.1998 plymought breeze 2.0 5spd-mechanic melted wire harness couldnt find a new one
6.1998 ford ranger- traded it in for 95 celica st
7. 1995 celica st- to many issues to fix after letting mechanic fix my cv axles and he broke my tranny and after i made him buy me a new tranny i asume he rigged my car for destruction.
8.2008 dodge caliber - still own wife drives it now
9. 2000 VW Jetta TDi - still own and love