what was your first car?

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

mine was a 1978 mustang 2 (yea the ugly mustang) had original 8 track player with kiss destroyer in it and a 302 v8 engine that ripped.
paid $700 for it.

went to woodstock 1994 in it.

[pndwind]

1978 Cadillac Sedan Deville 425 V8 bored 30 over split leather seats purple cracking tint blown air shocks and maaco paint job and only paid $500 that car would move.

[mitt]

1977 Firebird Esprit, bought used & abused in ~1989.  A complete POS dented rust bucket, that I fixed up to the best of my 15 year old abilities at the time.  Drove it for about 3 years before selling it for about the same price I paid for it ($500).

mitt

[herm]

1970 toyota landcruiser, FJ40
1969 straight 6, completely stock otherwise (when i bought it)

[Triple J]

1973 International Scout II. [I turned 16 in 1989] Bought it for $500.

I had it for about 3 months when my mom borrowed it. After returning she informed me that I had to sell it because it was dangerous.  Keep in mind...the brakes had no feel whatsoever (but they worked), and it was constant work keeping it in the lane because it wandered pretty bad. Ran like a champ though.

Sold it for $900. 

[Buckethead]

1987 Buick LeSabre. 3.8 V6 that got 28 mpg, no matter how hard I drove it.

Reverse-opening hood confused the mechanic every time I pulled into the "Full Service" lane. I never stopped laughing at him.

It had 150,000+ miles on it when my parents gave it away. As far as I know, it still runs.

[triangleforge]

1970 toyota landcruiser, FJ40
1969 straight 6, completely stock otherwise (when i bought it)

Nice    I had to wait until I was a grown up to get an FJ40.

My first car was a late 80's or early 90's Honda Civic AWD wagon that worked remarkably well as a backwoods fishing/skiing vehicle (for what it was). It also taught me the hard way that pushing the limits on the scheduled timing belt change for Hondas gets ugly, with bent valves, scarred pistons & a head that never sealed right again.

What should have been my first car remains one of my life's great regrets. Mom & Dad were going to give me the oldest family car to take off to college and I said no because the thing was so shockingly unreliable, thirsty, and just plain uncool. It was a 1973 Chevy Impala. With a 454 under the hood.  

[Porsche Monkey]

Nice    I had to wait until I was a grown up to get an FJ40.

My first car was a late 80's or early 90's Honda Civic AWD wagon that worked remarkably well as a backwoods fishing/skiing vehicle (for what it was). It also taught me the hard way that pushing the limits on the scheduled timing belt change for Hondas gets ugly, with bent valves, scarred pistons & a head that never sealed right again.

What should have been my first car remains one of my life's great regrets. Mom & Dad were going to give me the oldest family car to take off to college and I said no because the thing was so shockingly unreliable, thirsty, and just plain uncool. It was a 1973 Chevy Impala. With a 454 under the hood.  

Doh bet your kicking yourself now.  I had an 89 Jeep Wrangler.  Man I beat that thing up. 

[NAKID]

Not mine, but I had a gold, 4 door 1973 Ford Maverick with a vinyl overlay top. Bought it for $500 in 1993, traded it in in 1995 for a 1989 Toyota Corolla GT-S and got $1000 for it....

[pndwind]

Always wanted a Scout II.

[Popeye the Sailor]

A 1961 Chrysler Newport.

It has a great backstory, that I'll share someday.

[Porsche Monkey]

A 1961 Chrysler Newport.

It has a great backstory, that I'll share someday.

[Timmy Tucker]

1983 Nissan Sentra. Mine was identical to the one in the pic above except it had black rubber trim and a pinstripe on the side. And mine was in better shape.

My grandfather bought it brand spankin new, it was actually still on the delivery trailer when he picked it out. It changed hands about 6-8 times (but never left the family) before I ended up with it in '92. I sold it to my uncle here in TN (I lived in VA at the time) in '94 after I graduated. When I moved here to TN 3 years ago, I saw my old Sentra driving thru town the first week I lived here. Haven't seen it since.

If I ever run across it again, I will do my best to buy it. Had a decent stereo system (decent for a student '94, anyway) in it and got 35-ish mpg. Was sorta peppy for a POS too.

[Oldfisti]

1978 Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban. Powder blue with woodgrain. 360 2v, 904 Torqueflite.

[Porsche Monkey]

A 1961 Chrysler Newport.

It has a great backstory, that I'll share someday.

Still waiting