How Old was Your First Car?

[goodal]

Dad got me a $1,500, 1980, two tone, tan and brown, V6, Buick Regal in '96. It was a dog, but it might as well have been a porche to this 16 yr old because it was mine.

 

[blybrook PE]

My first car was actually a '84 Chevy S10; I was 8 at the time; I upgraded to a '89 Ford Ranger when I was 14. I now have a couple vehicles MUCH older ('69 Scout 800, '72 & '74 Scout II) then the '92 Daily driver.

 

[pbrme]

Mine was a 1973 Chevy 3/4 pickup. In 1995 I bought it for $1250 and sold it for $1500 in 1999. It had a 454 and cost way to much in gas, but the power was nice.

 

[Exception Collection]

'93 Ford Escort, purchased in 2000. Followed by a '94 Buick LeSabre in 2002, a '92 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme in 2002, and finally an '04 Kia Spectra in 2003.

Car accident trashed the Escort. Wasn't worth fixing; it was driveable, but the radiator was toast. The phrase "Sieve" comes to mind.

LeSabre broke down at an inopportune time, and was quickly replaced. It wasn't in great shape to start with; I got it for a relatively low amount, specifically because I wanted a *reliable car*. Didn't trade the Escort for it, so I had two cars (both driveable, though the Escort was draining water - I carried a trunkfull of 2L water bottles for the radiator, and refilled most of them daily.)

Cutlass was a lemon from the day I bought it, but I didn't know that at the time. About a month after I bought it, I found out that the odd running of the car was a hairline fracture in the block (or something) - when the engine's cool a piston skips, when it's warm it's fine. Damage became terminal about 15 months later. Since I'd gotten a fairly sweet deal on the trade-ins - The salesman screwed up on the quote for the Escort trade, and when I pointed it out he decided to eat the difference in cost (and sell me the car) rather than admit to his manager that he'd forgotten that I'd told him the radiator was trashed. I was angry/frustrated but overall OK with the end result.

Kia's working great, for the most part.

 

[Master slacker]

My first car was a 1984 Chevy Astro minivan in 1995... I was 16... hated it in high school... Wish I had it in college.

My first car I bought with my money was a 1996 Chevy Impala SS in 2002.

 

[engineergurl]

my husband has a policy never to get into any vehical that has K.I.A. stamped any where on the body... I think it's an Army thing..

 

[Slugger926]

My first was my grandpa's 1966 Chevy truck. I was 14 years old, and the deal was I could drive it all I wanted in the pasture, but I had to feed the cattle everyday. I also had to use it to haul hay out of the creek bottom, and stack the hay in the barn. I rebuilt the whole thing including replacing the wood bed by the time I was 16, and drove it until my Junior year in college. It had a bored out 250 six cylinder that made it a inline 283. I could pin the speedometer all the way past the 100 mph mark, and it would hold the road better than anything I have driven since.

The truck had a nasty habit of backfiring in the winter time, especially at stop lights. 25% of the time, the backfire would ignite the oil in the oil bath air filter which created a fire drill of jumping out and popping the hood, putting the fire out, and refilling the air filter with fresh oil before drawing any attention.

I have memories of going to feed cattle with my grandpa in that truck when I was as young as 3 years old.

I wish today's vehicles were as easy to repair.

 

[Exception Collection]

my husband has a policy never to get into any vehical that has K.I.A. stamped any where on the body... I think it's an Army thing..

Well, for what it's worth - it's the best built car I've ever driven.

 

[engineergurl]

my husband has a policy never to get into any vehical that has K.I.A. stamped any where on the body... I think it's an Army thing..

Well, for what it's worth - it's the best built car I've ever driven.

I'm pretty sure you missed the joke...

 

[envirotex]

1968 Mustang Coupe (Royal Maroon) with personalized plates in 1985. Yes, I was that girl.

 

[Flyer_PE]

1978 Toyota pickup handed down to me in 1983. Ran it all the way through college.

 

[Exengineer]

First car I owned was a brand new 1980 Dodge Omni hatchback that I bought when I started my first job. Four speed manual, no power brakes, steering, windows or mirrors, but it got the job done for 8 years.

 

[humner]

1969 Plymouth Satellite. Liked it so much, bought another one to rebuild.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

my husband has a policy never to get into any vehical that has K.I.A. stamped any where on the body... I think it's an Army thing..

Well, for what it's worth - it's the best built car I've ever driven.

I'm pretty sure you missed the joke...

FWIW, every time I see a KIA ad, I think, "Man, what an unfortunate name."

 

[mudpuppy]

When I see a Kia ad I think of the Chia Pet commercials: "Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Kia!"

 

[DVINNY]

yeah, ^^^^ not cool name to be traveling to

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^^Especially when you have to arrive at the terminal.

 

[Exception Collection]

I'm pretty sure you missed the joke...

Nah, I've had friends call it a deathtrap (due to the acronym) since the day I got it.

 

[MA_PE]

I'm pretty sure you missed the joke...

Nah, I've had friends call it a deathtrap (due to the acronym) since the day I got it.

That whizzing sound you hear is the "joke" going by for the second time.

Hint:

I think it's an Army thing"

It really has nothing to do with the car at all. Just the name.

 

[Kephart P.E.]

35 years old. 1956 Chevy 210 Sedan 2 Door started driving in 1991. That car was very helpful to my high school dating career.