what was your first car?

[cali]

all this talk about foreign cars and domestic cars has me curious.

My first car was this clunky old (1958) Mercedes. That was in 1970. My dad wanted me driving something safe and uncool. I hated it then. Wish I had it now.

[glowing]

1. 1983 Honda Accord. for $300.00.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. 63 Dodge Dart Station Wagon. Slant 6. Best engine ever made.

Followed by a similar Dart sedan, followed by a TR4-A that burnt up, thanks to a Lucas wiring harness, Followed by a Dodge Van.

[JanMichael]

204. Because. Mopar. Ruled. the. Earth

;)

Slant 6. Indestructible.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

228. You betcha.

Someone once shot a running Slant 6 with a 44 magnum. It kept running. Best American engine ever made. You could, if pressed, rebuild one in a short afternoon.

[SpiralHawk]

3. '57 VW for $400 bucks

Had a canvas sunroof, and no gas gauge. When you ran out, you flipped a lever and got another gallon. Theoretically, that would get you to a gas station.

Followed that with a 1951 Super Chief Pontiac, with a flathead six engine. That thing was a luxury cruiser, with three on the tree and a body like a tank. One time a guy in a Corvair rear-ended me. He totalled his shitbox, while my Super Chief sustained only a minor crack to the tail light reflector. Best buggy I ever owned.

[bunkerbuster1]

4. One of these:

(Only mine was real.)

And there are times I wish I had that old wagon; it had its aesthetic charms, even though it only managed about 10 mpg.

[LiberalEsto]

5. 1966 Dodge Dart

Bought it from my psych professor in 1969 for $300.
A truly great car.

[cherokeeprogressive]

6. 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback. 289 +3spd

Two weeks after my 16th birthday, my Dad bought it for me. 1300 dollars cash. I'd give ANYTHING to have that car back...

Midnight Blue, Cragar wheels, not a scratch or tear or rattle.

[dysfunctional press]

33. same 1st car here- but mine was maroon.

and i paid $400 for it, and had to rebuild it.

i want mine back too.

[Lithos]

34. I've got one of those

It's in storage at the moment as I can't afford to do the work needed on it, but it is a fun ride for sure.

L-

[XOKCowboy]

176. I HATED YOU!!

I was 14 in '67 and I lusted for that car! I mean factory posters on my wall kind of lust. I wanted it more than sex but I knew if I had one, sex was soon to follow.

I got used to it though. While I was driving farm trucks to town my friends were driving GTOs, '57 Chevys, '69 Impalas, Z28s, etc. Then I turned hippy as soon as I went to college and bought my first car. A used VW Super Beetle!

[cherokeeprogressive]

215. Looking back...

There is no way I should have been driving that car. In fact, NO 16 year old should. Gawd, I'm lucky to be alive. I remember coming back from the beach one time after a rain, drunk, with five people in the car. I was 18. I was going about 110 and hit a puddle. We did 360's for about a quarter of a mile, right down the middle of the freeway. No one said a word.

[madokie]

7. 1940 chevrolet 5 window coupe

I put a dollar of gas in it and never got to drive it out. It was a real piece. After I got tired of working on it I finally traded it for a 47 ford sedan with a flathead V8 that would never quit. It would go faster in second gear than it would in high.

[PCIntern]

1965 Triumph Herald 1200

Looked like a Sunbeam, ran like a POS of the first order...but Walnut Dash, 4 on the floor, and a CHOKE! Wow!

Smelled good too...combination of oil burning and rubber/leatherette...

Convertible!!!


http://www.longislandtriumph.org/Member's_Showcase/Photos/AS.jpg

[EFerrari]

17. My 2nd baby was a TR4. Racing Green and I STILL miss her!

[PCIntern]

26. She's a beauty...

we had a 1200 b/c it had a jump seat for extra passengers. Very safe...:sarcasm:

[EFerrari]

35. LOL! When we were young and poor, we put both kids in the non seat area.

We'd probably go to jail for that now. The kids loved the drop top, though. :)

[madokie]

42. Looking at that picture I see a hole in the grill about where the front of the crankshaft is

would that be a hole for a hand crank to fit in for when the battery or starter failed you could still get it going.

I owned a GT6 plus for a couple days back in the day but I had to sell it cause I couldn't fit my 6'1" frame in it comfortably.

[EFerrari]

51. What is it will tall people and little cars?

My boyfriend did have a TR2 and you could crank that. You could also fuss with the butterfly valve every time it stalled. :)

[Canuckistanian]

146. A hand crank?

You could turn that motor by hand??

[madokie]

154. Yes you could.

Younger bro had an old aluminum bodied Austin Healy from the late 50's to early 60's and it had a hand crank that he used to start it with on occasion after it set for months and the battery would be rundown.

[stevedeshazer]

145. Oh yeah. I had a 62 Sunbeam Alpine

Pretty much like this baby here:



Those were the days, huh?

:)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

39. '61 TR3. The only car I ever loved. But, I was grateful when some idiot stole it.

I figured it was worth about $50, the insurance paid me $900.

And, if it was behaving as usual, the poor sod had to push it.

But, when it ran, it was a helluva lot of fun to drive.

[EFerrari]

47. My tr dropped a rod in Dos Palos, CA.

Which was a good thing because my friends reported that I got so into driving it, that I'd stop talking for miles. I don't think I had that kind of insurance. Most of my cars cost well under what insurance cost any way.

Later there was a short entanglement with a Spitfire, not the same. It obligingly blew up on my ex during the time when he neglected to pay child support. He wasn't hurt but the incident proved Karma works.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

56. Lucas Electrical, the Dark Prince of Brit cars..and motorcycles.

I swear, if I inflated the tyres the the headlights would stop working. The same for my BSA (Bastard Stopped Again) motorcycle, or my Jag XKE.

[EFerrari]

60. Oh, man I think my first marriage fell apart because we spent so much time in the parts line

that there was no time for quality time. :rofl:

[PCIntern]

142. When I get a minute, I'll PM you my

Death of the Triumph story!

[CountAllVotes]

8. 1968 VW bug

with a sunroof. It was a great car! I owned it until 1982. It got about 30 mpg btw ...

:kick:

[Lerkfish]

Gremlin, Olive Green with black interior and no AC.

I forget the year. I bought it very used in 1976.
talk about a hot car in the summer -- sometimes I think I left some skin from my hands on the black metal steering wheel.

it was definitely NOT a chick magnet, unless it was one set on REPEL.

:)

[EFerrari]

9. Mine was a $200 old egg-shaped Volvo with no 2nd gear.

It was perfect for me. I couldn't do any damage with it at ALL and the cost of filling the tank was $2.12.

I sold it after two years for $200.

lol

[PCIntern]

19. The new Volvos are even "woise"...

I had nothing but nightmares when my wife had the temerity to buy 3 in a row.

Even she finally got tired of plastic pieces falling off in the passenger compartment as she drove.

and iffy repairs at the dealer...

good stories though...

but I promised, Nothing but "WONDERFUL" posts!

[EFerrari]

25. There is now 1 Volvo station wagon in Bakersfield because one of mine died there.

lol

Got 30 mph, though and steered better than the sports cars I used to love. :)

[Occam Bandage]

87. My dad's bought nothing but Volvos for the past decade.

He's got nothing but great things to say about them. Luck of the draw, I guess.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

10. 1968 Chevy Malibu...

Not my car, but a photo of a '68 Chevy Malibu for those who are wondering:



Mine was yellow, but also had the black vinyl roof. Automatic transmission but manual steering. Solid as a ROCK. LOVED it.

That car was followed by a 1970 Chevy Malibu.

Some day, when the time is right (as well as my finances) I will own another classic GM car.

Thanks for posting this thread and bringing back a very sweet memory in my life.

:patriot:

[Submariner]

195. 1966 Chevelle SS-396

I only got 8 mpg but could blow away GOAT's and Road Runners handily. An Olds 442 gave me a good run for the money. I miss it. Great car, except my vinyl top would balloon up with air after a highway run.

[RetroLounge]

11. 1960 Ford F-100 Pickup

A tank, with a 292 T-bird engine and a 3 on the tree.

It had a bench seat with the gas tank IN THE CAB behind the seat.

RL

[Seldona]

193. Same make, off by a few years here from you.

Ahh, the three on the tree days. That thing could have hauled a tank I bet.

The truck may not have been an attention getter, but the upper body development one attained as a result of turning the monstrosity with no power steering was a plus. lol

[LWolf]

12. 1969 Cougar.

Followed by a '72 Pinto. Followed by a Datsun F10 and a '70 3/4 ton chevy pickup. Then another '69 Cougar. A '74 Honda Civic. An 80s vintage Hyundai, a 1990 Dodge Shadow, a '94 Toyota Truck, and an '04 Toyota tacoma.

In that mix were various other trucks driven by 2 ex husbands, and an ancient buick, salvaged and driven for a month while the Datsun was being repaired. And an 80s version Nissan pickup belonging to a family member, driven while another car was out of commission.

I learned to drive in the Cougar, and bought it from my mom when she moved on to the Honda. Which I also bought from her when she was done with it.

[sailor65]

13. 72 Plymouth Duster

Another slant 6 fan, like the poster above.

[AnOhioan]

14. A late 70's Chrysler Cordoba....

fixed it up so it was working great, then totaled it within a few months. :(

[maveric]

226. Did your Cordoba have "Corinthian Leather" seats.

[greguganus]

15. 1970 blue Ford Maverick. Piece 'O Shit.

[JimWis]

134. Me too. A 70 blue Ford Maverick. Piece of shit is right. Bought

it brand new, got about 2 years out of it. The price was cheap, the car was cheap too. Worse built car I ever owned.

[greguganus]

143. Did your shocks/springs squeak like hell?

I had them replaced once and it wasn't long before they were squeaking like hell again. So loud, I couldn't sneak home late with the headlights off cause the squeaking woke up my dad.

[wryter2000]

16. A 50's Oldsmobile

I'm glad I don't have to buy gas for that thing anymore, but I probably could have safely run through a military check-point in it. What a tank.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

18. 1972 Chevy Nova

which I kept for 10 years. Great car--I was stupid to trade it off.

[MgtPA]

20. 1966 Ford Mustang (in 1971). Automatic, flathead 6.

[OregonBlue]

21. 1953 Chevy coupe in 1966. Loved that car. It ran forever.

[charlie]

22. '55 Chevy Bel Air

Huge, like sitting on your living room couch with a steering wheel in your hands. And tough. It saved my life when I got broadsided on the driver's door.

[shanti]

160. yup

i had one too! the steering wheel and seats were huge!

[unhappycamper]

203. Me too!

My Mom gave me one in 1961.

[Whoa_Nelly]

23. 1972 Volkswagen camper

Butterscotch color

Lived in it! Loved it!

Like this, but mine wasn't a pop-top

[EFerrari]

30. Do you remember that ad, ca. 1973. "The volkswagan has seating for four.

The chair does not."

lol

[Whoa_Nelly]

84. '73 not watching much TV

was on the road here and there...having too much fun ;)

[Atman]

24. 1968 Camaro convertible

Fire-engine red. Straight six. Sweetest ride I ever had.



.

[davekriss]

131. My first was a blue 1969 Camaro convertible with a 327 in it

Great car. I was 16. Long hair in a pony-tail. Mirrored sunglasses on my head. Greatful Dead blaring from the 8-track tape deck. Used to park it on the library field with dozens of other highschoolers smoking something other than cigarettes. What wonderful days they were!

[Xipe Totec]

27. 1961 Ford Falcon

In 1971, it was 10 years old at the time, and did not survive me at the wheel more than 4 months.

[muddrunner17]

28. 1983 Buick Century.

[dysfunctional press]

29. maroon 1967 mustang fastback.

i wish i still had that one too.
my second car was a white 1969 lesabre convertible.
then it was a 1973 chevy nova, 350. FAST.

[kestrel91316]

31. In 1977 I got a third-hand 1973 Ford Pinto station wagon.

That little POS was amazingly good in heavy snow - it floated up on top of the drifts instead of getting bogged down like the bigger cars.

The engine died in 1982. Like I said, it was a POS.

[Stanchetalarooni]

32. '68 VW, Green w/sunroof

I cry real tears when I see an old Bug in an old film or tv show. Old friends gone forever.

[HereSince1628]

36. My first vehicle was a '66 International Harvester 3/4 t 4wd P/U

It was built like a tank so I suppose it was safe.

My first actual car was a 1971 Ford Maverick...not built like a tank, but a person could do almost all the maintenance on it with a flat blade screw driver and a vise-grip pliers. I had a screw driver that was just perfect for gapping the spark plugs.

[Mojorabbit]

37. 68 javelin nt

[Roon]

104. My buddy had a javelin when we were kids

It's a sharp looking car!

[Mojorabbit]

112. It sure was!

It was old when my dad bought it for me for a couple of hundred dollars. It dented easily and the headliner totally disintegrated. The gas gauge did not work so I became very adept at figuring out when I was about to run out of gas. All in all it was a great first car!

[Roon]

135. Yes, first cars tend to be that way n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

38. '52 Lincoln. I was 15.

No license, no insurance, not much common sense. Cost me $150. Lot of money in 1959 for a part time dishwasher.

[onenote]

40. 1966 Mustang Convertible.

It was my older brother's and I got it when I went to college in the early 70s. Still have it.

[RoseMead]

41. 1984 Ford Escort

which unfortunately lived up to the stereotype of "fix or repair daily." Then I had a 1984 Ford EXP. It was equally bad.

Then I had a 1992 Toyota Tercel. It was the best car I ever had. My SO's cousin is currently using it to drive to work and back.

My last car was a 2000 Hyundai Elantra. It was ok, but it was reposessed after I had it for about a year.

No car now.

I know it's blasphemy, but I miss my Tercel.

[Liberal_in_LA]

109. My first car was an Escort also. Bought used. ugh.

[TomInTib]

43. '47 Harley Knucklehead.

I loved that bike.

[Donnachaidh]

44. 1965 red VW beetle -- 50 miles to the gallon

Could fill up on five bucks and do a 100 mile turnaround a day and not fill up again till the weekend. Had no heater to speak of, but it was great.

Paid $125 cash for it.

[DonEBrook]

45. Jeep. Exactly like the ones in Mash.

For all I know it might have -been- in one...sent home piece by piece? ;-)

[MadHound]

46. 1965 Chrysler New Yorker

Old school Detroit iron. Actually a very safe car, since it would plow through anything short of an eighteen wheeler. Horrible on snow and ice though, rear wheel drive.

Also had the use of a 1970 Chrysler Newport, why, I don't know. 454 Hemi under the hood, I had a blast in that monster.

[Rosco T.]

48. 65 Mercury Comet

[Mnemosyne]

49. 1960 Simca. n/t

[csziggy]

170. OMG! My husband had a Simca when we got married!

Great little car, but when we bottomed out the transmission on a stump, no one within 300 miles knew how to work on it even if we could have gotten the parts.

[Mnemosyne]

214. I think it got 40mpg. Engine seized up when the oil all ran out and became

a play car for my little sisters. Did they ever have fun!

No one ever knows what a Simca is when I mention it. :applause:

:hi:

[csziggy]

225. The one my husband had was the last car his father bought.

So my husband was very attached to the little thing. It was a comfortable car for a small car and as you say, very fuel efficient. We could drive the entire round trip to visit my parents on one tank of gas! If they had ever made American small cars as comfortable and as well built as that Simca, people would have liked small cars better. Even though we are both large people (and always have been) that car had enough room that we did not feel cramped. Nowdays, even the medium sized American sedans feel more cramped then the Simca ever did.

And you are right - almost no one has ever heard of Simcas - they were a very obscure import that did not make much dent in the market.

[Mnemosyne]

251. I hadn't thought of it before, but it sure was spacier. My 2000 Focus is

actually more cramped. I am a larger person also and leg room sucks nowadays in the smaller cars. I do miss feeling safer with Detroit steel around me, but for the environment it is worth it.

If only my 1966 Pontiac Ventura had gotten better mpg's! Drove it from 1993 and sold it in 1996 after partial restoration.

[WA98296]

50. 1962 Dodge Dart with Push Button Transmission!

[Waiting For Everyman]

248. Same only a Plymouth stationwagon - wasn't push button weird?

It was easy to do though. That's the one I got my license in, in 1966... back when the Dept. of Motor Vehicles didn't make people crazy just getting a license. It was: show up whenver you think you're ready, take the written test, drive around the block, and you're done - no classes, no cost, no waiting period, no restrictions, no grief. I still think we're better drivers than those learning these days.

The first car I owned though was a red '72 Toyota Corolla stick, but at that time it was a sportyish hatchback. But I only got a Toyota because I worked for one of their dealerships (in the office) and bought it new there. That was a great little car, I have to say. I beat out a Vette going up a mountain in the Rockies once. Shocked me, and the Vette driver. That little Corolla could FLY - easily did 120 (speed limits were 80 before the '70s gas crisis). I think people drive worse at lower speeds, and nobody today realizes that our Interstates were built to be that fast and used to be.

[OnyxCollie]

52. 1975 Mercury Comet.

Metallic sky blue, four doors, straight six motor, and clear plastic seat covers. Total piece of shit. It was owned by the old guy who lived next door. He used to "fix" it by opening the hood and going at it with a hammer. The alignment was completely out of whack and it would go through tires in a couple of months.

I did get it up to 95 mph without a serious accident.

[ixion]

53. 1972 Pontiac Ventura

looked almost identical to a Nova.

[Greybnk48]

54. In 1970 I bought a 1966 Chevy Impala

white with a light blue interior. One of the best cars I've ever owned.

[City of Mills]

55. 1969 Barracuda Fastback

Bought for $500 :) 318 V-8, body in good shape, good engine, lousy torqueflite tranny. Lots of fun though, good times!

[annabanana]

57. Fiat Spyder

green convertable

Good God I haven't thought about that bumpy little bucket in years. . .

[EFerrari]

62. Did it have buttons on the dash for the horn?

A friend of mine had a Fiat that had five notes you could play.

[annabanana]

111. naw.. I think I had a pretty cheapo version,, I forget what

year it was..

[Andy823]

58. 1950 Willys station wagon

Paid $50 and had to rebuild the engine. Finished it in my junior year of high school drove it for a week then had to sell it because we were leaving Tucson Arizona and moving to Washington state. My dad and I were the only ones who could drive and we had to pickups loaded down, plus a 12 foot boat to pull so I had to sell it. It was a great experience since I did all the work on it myself.

[yellowdogintexas]

59. 1965 VW Bug with a rebuilt engine. Loved it. nt

[safeinOhio]

61. 58 chevy

$25.00 to buy it, 3 or 4 more bucks for spark plugs to get it running. Drove it for 1 year and sold it for $15.

[SidneyCarton]

1984 Ford Thunderbird

It was a boat, that turned like a beast. It had more malfunctions than Windows Vista and drove me crazy, It actually broke down on my way to Senior Prom! I actually miss driving it.

[aikoaiko]

63. In 1985 I bought a 1969 Pontiac LeMans with a ballsy 350 eng.

I still remember racing (and always losing) up and down Route 17 in NJ to my friends 76 TransAm.

[datasuspect]

64. 56 nash rambler

[Cleita]

65. In 1958 a Renault Dauphine. Really affordable and great on gas. Back then

I could fill up with a couple of dollars. Service station guys hated us and didn't mind telling you that they weren't making money on you. In two years, after I made the last payment, it self destructed. Oh yeah, I found out it was next to impossible to get parts or someone who would work on it. The car dealer I bought it from had magically disappeared. Of course back then you rarely saw a foreign car like a VW on the street. Mostly they were really expensive imports like Mercedes or Bentleys.

[Porschenut1066]

66. My first car was a 1967 Cox GTM got it from a friend at high school.

Now I find out that it was one of only 50 ever made!! I am choked. I traded it in for a 503 Peugeot when the car needed some work doing to it as I drove across Germany. Oh well. It was a nice car based on a Mini I think but hand built by a guy call Cox who owned the company then sold it after about a year. GTM's are or certainly were still being built until fairly recently. I doubt if any came over to the States. I'll try to put up a picture of it.



This is not mine but the same exact one. Mine was yellow.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

67. 1968 Chevy Nova...4 door sedan, stick on the column, bought for $500 in 1974.

[Kind of Blue]

68. Nice Dad. Mine was a 1973 Impala. That was in 1977.

I loved that car but it was a bitch to parallel park. Good training though, never ever have problems parking these tiny cars nowadays.

[foxfeet]

69. 1960 Ford Falcon--nicknamed "The Sporty Black Roadster."

The heater conked out one winter, leaving me to drive across Indiana and Ohio with no heat. My feet were so cold I fell over when I finally got out of the car. Never was able to get the heater switch working, so I had to hot wire the heater to the battery whenever I needed it. It ran well though--stick on the column.

[sarcasmo]

70. 1978 Blue Chevy Chevette, best four cylinder engine GM ever made, IMHO of course.

[TheDebbieDee]

98. I had a 78 Chevy Chevette, too. I got it second-hand in

1984. It was a two-door, day-glo green hatchback with a luggage rack on top.

But mine was a piece of $hit. It broke down every payday, like clockwork!

[Kip Humphrey]

71. 1952 DeSoto. pushbutton automatic, power vent windows & I could bury the speedometer at 165mph.

[madamesilverspurs]

72. 1964 GTO

It was stolen and wrecked in '67. Replacement car was a '62 Corvair. A person can get whiplash from change that radical!

[WillieW]

73. VW Charman Chia- 1967

[SidDithers]

74. 1983 Mercury Lynx...

red hatchback 4-speed (!)

I loved that little car. Great gas mileage, fun to drive. Even had a sunroof :)

Sid

[Mike 03]

75. A Bright Yellow AMC Pacer, circa 1977 or so...

The first love of my life, a hand-me-down from my Dad when I went to college five years later. That glorious vehicle and I managed to make it through film school together, where it appeared in a number of my student films.

When the inner door handle broke off, I kept it and still have it to this day, along with the keys.

I told my father years ago, "If I ever get rich, I'm going to buy another bright yellow AMC pacer." I still would like to do that, but I never did. I also am in search of a 1977 Black Trans Am.

I'm aware that the Pacer was an object of ridicule, but to me that was the coolest car in the world, and it got me through some very lonely, hot summers in Hollywood in the 1980s.

Ah, the innocent days of youth...

[lamp_shade]

76. Brand new '69 Chevy Nova.

[JerseygirlCT]

77. Other than my parents'?

I had a Buick Skylark - '69. My dad bought it for me for $100. I actually got a fair amount of use out of it for traveling back and forth to school. If you didn't mind the steering wheel smoking. Or the swimming pool in the back seat.

[GentryDixon]

78. 1953 Chevy Bel Air

It used more oil than gas. My cousin bought it for my twin & I in our senior year of high school (1967). I worked, she didn't. I paid for the oil and gas, she ran it out while I was working. :)

[madmom]

79. 1970 Mercury Cougar, before they made them big luxury cars they were small classy cars.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

80. A cute white Toyota Corolla SR5.

I LOVED that car! Can't remember the year, but it was early 1980s. Perfect for city driving and parking. And with the seats folded down, I could a fit a ton of stuff into it.

[PurityOfEssence]

81. 1977 Peugeot Diesel Wagon

A steadfast and reliable workhorse that rattled on with a reliable 33 mpg as I hauled all sorts of work-related nouns. So sad that they stopped marketing in the U.S.; I owned 4 Peugeots over the years and each was a joy.

[WCIL]

82. My parents bought a 1964 Dodge Dart

for me to drive. It was a bronze/gold color, and my mother made hideous brown plaid seat covers for it out of some burlap type material. I was thrilled 2 years later when that car passed to my sister and I bought a 1972 Toyota Corona. It was lemon yellow with a black interior. I bought it in 1983 and drove it three years, but I still saw it around town into the '90's.

[NoPasaran]

83. 1970 Volkswagen Super Lemon

[Ezlivin]

85. Brand new 1975 Celica GT

I had worked and saved for three years and bought the car my junior year in high school.



My "love of my life" and me in '77.

[Occam Bandage]

86. '88 Buick Century station wagon. Still works reasonably well.

That thing was built right. Of course, my next car--an '00 Saturn sedan--was a piece of utter shit that broke down hood-to-trunk in '04, sending me back to my blue Buick bathtub until I bought a new Toyota Yaris this year. That Century was one of the most reliable vehicles ever made by the hand of man, but that Saturn turned me off GM.

[Irishonly]

88. 69 Camaro n/t

[kas125]

89. 1965 MGB. I loved that little car, but I didn't like the cost of

replacement parts!

[Jack Bone]

90. 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville

I remember the thing had 5 cigarette lighters..power everything.
It was a beast! My folks sold it for $200 when I was in the Navy. Sold it to a demolition derby driver. It took 2nd place! :toast:



pic not my actual car.:eyes:

[hlthe2b]

91. A used Chevy Vega... (after this, I learned to listen to my Dad)

the worst lemon (after the Ford Pinto) the Big 3 produced... and, sorry pro-US car-maker folks, but that is saying a mouth-full...

God, when I think of some the horrendous crap produced in the late 70s and 80s, in particular. Think Gremlin, Pacer, Chevy Chevette, maverick, and so so many others.... Is it any wonder that there is an entire generation of Americans that are so damned resistant to buying GM, Ford or Chrysler?

Geebus, how many times can one get burned...? (Disclaimer, I am one for whom hope springs eternal. I have, in fact held off on replacing my 10 yo Subaru Outback, hoping that a good reliable US-made hybrid would come to market to fit my needs. I continue to wait)

[EFerrari]

93. The head or the something was made out of aluminum and

it was horrible cr@p because it constantly overheated. :grr:

[hlthe2b]

105. Used more oil than gasoline...aluminum block engine...

I ate a lot of crow around my Dad on that one...:mad:

[snowbear]

196. LOL!

[hlthe2b]

201. Oh, geez... Not THAT Bad!

A coupe, more like this, though mine was green with white striping--sporty looking, but a real lemon

[Ohio Joe]

216. Hey now!

I loved my Vega. Bought it in 81 for $50.00 and it chugged along just fine... as long as I kept enough oil in it. I used to love going down the highway in it, it had a top speed of about 55 and when you tried to go over that, the whole car would shake and rattle, felt like you were doing 110, bwahahahahahaha.

[Spirochete]

92. 1956 Buick

Bought it off the guy that ran the local drive-in for $100, and blew the transmission out of it, driving like a nutcase.

[ThomWV]

94. '55 Chevy "Hardtop Convertable"

2-door of course, it was a coupe but it had the convertable's leather interior, hence the name. For the enthusiast, it was a 265, single 4-barrel, hydraulic cam. The only thing interesting about the engine was that it was an early 265 and it did not have an oil filter of any kind.

For whatever its worth my second car was also a '55 Chevy, but the second time around I had a 2-door 210 Sedan, 235/6 when I bought it (with a bad rod knock) and within days a 301.

[Witchy_Dem]

95. 1976 Plymouth Volare stationwagon in fire engine red.

Mopar was one of the fastest and best engines around. That car rocked.

[spanone]

96. one of these...1954 chevy

cept my was brown, you could see thru the floorboards (rust), it was called 'the turd'..i got it in '67

[DevonRex]

97. 1968 VW Bug. Navy blue with white interior. I loved that car.

Worked on it myself when it broke down. Sold it for a Riviera. Worst. Mistake. Ever.

[Edweird]

99. 1971 Olds Cutlass Supreme convertible (in 1987)

Cool car. I was stylin' and profilin' at 16 :) I could barely afford to put gas in the thing, but it was fun and fast. Chicks dug it too....

[Roon]

100. A 1977 Dodge Van

Got it days after my 16th birthday. My buddies and I used to sit in it and smoke..and toke too, of course. My Mother bought it for me because she didn't want me driving her car.

[Delphinus]

101. 1967 Chevy Catalina

[Madam Mossfern]

102. A very very old $300 VW Beetle

It was back in 1970.

I kept a spare battery in the rear seat and was a pro at popping the clutch with a friendly push to get it started as well. Once it got going, it was a safer ride than the subway (LL line) to classes in graduate school.

[flvegan]

103. 1985 Mustang.

Saved my life, too. Hulluva strong car.

[foo_bar]

106. 89 Integra

I guess you can't brag about learning to drive stick on this thread. Ah even poured in mah own transmission fluid! But there's something universal about your first car, like your first kiss or your first fuck, mainly finding yourself comparing every subsequent model to it (i.e., "Wish I had it now"), the way she could go 70 in reverse without brushing the undercarriage.

[KansDem]

107. 1969 VW beetle...

Bought it used in 1973. Had it for almost 14 years. Now I drive a 1965 Chevelle. One of these days I going to buy a car that wasn't made in the 1960s...

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

108. 1988 Ford Taurus n/t

[ThatsMyBarack]

110. A "slightly used" 1988 1/2 Four-Door Red Ford Escort

My parents got it for me for my high-school graduation! ;)

[greendog]

113. '62 Galaxie 500 XL

[boomerbust]

128. Wow

I had the 61 Galaxy. Borrowed 60 bucks from my Grampa so I could buy it from his 80 yr. old friend. Tranny failed first day of my jr. year in high school. The day after I got it paig off.

[greendog]

129. Mine cost $200.00. Bought it from our family dentist.

It was still running when I sold it two years later.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

114. 1972 AMC Gremlin

standard pale yellow, no AC, no radio. Cost about 2500.
Got some door dings in it while at work and it was parked in a lot in downtown Tampa, then some speeding jerk hit me on Nebraska Ave and took off.
Had it repaired and painted "Corvette Yellow."

[Blue_In_AK]

115. A 1950 Mercury

Black with red leather interior. It was a pretty cool car except I had to stop for oil between gasoline fill-ups and I never had enough money to get it fixed.

[pansypoo53219]

116. i guess MY 1st car was a '75 delta 88.

nice, but had tooooo many miles. my '72 and '73 delta 88's much better, cause my MECHANIC dad did not find them, I DID. my great-aunt's '67 catalina was awesome too. (all driven in the 80/90's.)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

117. A 1969 Toyota Corolla.

Am I in trouble?

[BootinUp]

118. Do I have to count the one that was forced on me?

if so 78 or 79 Honda Civic, can't remember the year precisely.

Other wise it was a '71 240Z.

So what are you trying to determine then?

[devilgrrl]

119. A rusted out 1982 Mazda GLC in 1988.

I was able to squeeze 60,000 miles out of it. A great little car indeed.

[onethatcares]

120. 1963 Bellair 4 door automatic with a 283 motor.

wish I still had it. Cost all of $200.00 in 1968.

[WyLoochka]

121. '65 Ford Falcon $250 n/t

[madinmaryland]

122. 1974 Chevy Monte Carlo, with a 454cu big block V-8. Had 85K when I bought

it in 83. The engine and transmission are still in storage with a friend of mine.

Hopefully he can convince his wife to let him buy a boat to put it into!!

[knitter4democracy]

123. 1991 Mercury Tracer 2dr hatchback

I loved that car. Great pickup, lots of room, awesome handling, great engine. It had over 120K miles on it when we sold it for a sedan when I was preggers in 1999.

[Terry in Austin]

124. 1954 Nash

It looked like an upside-down bathtub. Cost me $100. In 1969, that was a fair piece of change!

[norepubsin08]

125. Got it during my sophomore year in college

a HUGE 1967 VIP Plymouth Fury it burned as much oil as it did gas. Every 40-60 miles or so I had to put another quart of oil in it. A 300 mile trip home from college and back would be about 15 quarts of oil. City miles would get me more. Finally the brakes went on the old beast and got ride of it for a 1963 Rambler Classic. Loved that car...I used it while in law school, brought our first child home in it 3 days after Christmas. It got to the point that it had no reverse (always had to think AHEAD) no wipers and when it rained I pulled a string for the wipers. Finally got rid of it for a real car. Funny thing is that I was going through my old neighborhood about two years ago and saw the car (we keep the same plates on the car with each sale here) and sure enough there it was. I bought it for a case of beer and a bicycle.

[gollygee]

126. 1979 Chevy Malibu

Second car - first time I bought a new car - was a 1991 Ford Escort.

[neverforget]

127. 1986 Dodge Omni. Worst. car, ever.

[Sanctified]

130. 72' Super Beetle that I paid $400 for in 1992.

I wish I had that car today, someday when I am wealthy and can afford to own a $8,000 hobby car I plan on buying an old 50-60s Beetle and fixing it up so I can tool around town in it. Yeah I know I would be destroying the planet driving one of those pieces of crap but they have a certain flair and style that I will always prefer to a hybrid.

[DailyGrind51]

132. 1966 candy apple red Mustang.

I presently own a 1997 3.8L Mustang which rides like it has another 11 years in it!

[lutefisk]

133. 1967 Fiat 850 Spider! . . .n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

149. I had one of those, too. Worst car I ever owned.

I love Italian sports cars. I love British sports cars even more.

One is worse than the other. I have owned both, but the edge for all time woprst car has to go that shitbox Fiat I owned.

Mine was identical to this.

[lutefisk]

161. Mine was blue. Unfortunately, the front suspension rusted off from the frame...

Still, I loved the wood steering wheel and dash (iirc) and the covered headlights. It was kind of like a "little tikes" Ferrari, just more rust prone.

[Mind_your_head]

244. Do you remember the "cruise control" on that car?

:scared:

[terrya]

136. Mine was a 1974 Chevrolet Vega. It was a hideous piece of shit.

[leftofthedial]

137. 1963 Volkswagen Beetle.

[midnight armadillo]

138. 1985 Nissan Sentra wagon, 3-speed auto.

Piece of crap.

[dana_b]

139. '86 Nissan Sentra n/t

[rainbow4321]

140. Geo Metro in 1988/89

Great little car...til I was rear ended on the highway by someone who didn't even try to apply their breaks. I had stopped because of a traffic jam, the guy behind me didn't. Pushed my car into the car in front of me, turning my little Metro into an accordian. The driver seat was thrown back and forth, broken. It was a miracle I didn't get a broken back during the impact.

[Midwestern Democrat]

141. 1986 Chevy Celebrity. NT

[Canuckistanian]

144. 1969 Ford Falcon Futura

Of course, I got it in 1978. I "bought" it from my aunt for a bottle of Kahlua (very rare back then).

I learned almost EVERYTHING I know about cars from that Falcon. Changing oil, spark plugs, batteries and even rocker cover and head gaskets. Even put a new deluxe Blaupunkt stereo system in.

The car is now part of the fill in my dad's driveway.

[kentuck]

147. 1963 Mercury Parklane Cruiser.

A big old car. :-)

[CK_John]

152. 49 Mercury in 57 after boot camp paid 60 bucks and had to borrow 30. n/t

[ceveritt]

148. First car?

In 1968, when I was 15, in Smackover, Arkansas, (really) a 1954 Vauxhall Victor Super. $200. Had it shot out from under me on my 16th birthday by a drunk driver.

[Caretha]

150. 1959 Plymouth Savoy $300

The front seat was as long as a couch, no seat belts, aqua blue with fins to die for, push button drive and half the radio worked, couldn't get anything after 10:10 AM. Bought it with the first job I had out of high school, which was working for the county, typing the jury roll for the next year, 13 other girls & me. Gas was 19 cents a gallon & my first class 20 miles away was at 8:00 am downhill all the way. I don't think I ever left more than 10 minutes till and still got there before my professor.

[tabasco]

151. Purple AMC Gremlin

Like a stupid SOB, I totaled it on a rain-slicked road. \

I loved that car.

[ebayfool]

153. '56 Ford wide-window w/push button shift ...

Very much like this, but electric blue:


Learned to drive in it, lost my virginity in it, got engaged in it, puked all through my 1st pregnancy in it - all the early highlights!

2nd car was a '30 Model A similar to this one - same electric blue, w/tricked out wide wheel mags. Cops were drawn to it like a magnet. Something about a 18 yr old blonde w/the steering column tucked neatly between the knees & a rumble seat was just too tempting to pass by? :rofl:





Ended up swapping the Model A for another '56 Ford pickup - that truck was invincible! One of these days I'm gonna get another ... one of these days.

[alittlelark]

155. '67 VW Bug, orange and pock marked.

It likely saved my life in '82 when I was rear-ended by a Trans-Am that hit me at 35mph. The engine ended up almost in the back seat, but we both made it (with injuries).

[tencats]

156. 1968 Camaro SS

Cost a little over $3600 new.

[JeanGrey]

157. A white, four door, 1965 Rambler "Classic". It wouldn't go

over 60 mph and flat refused to climb any grade. I used to always get on the expressway on 10th street in Atlanta because the entrance was very long and downhill. Otherwise I would never get up to 55 fast enough!

Once I was driving it down Cheshire Bridge Road and the steering wheel came off.

[shanti]

158. a 1955 chevy belair

black and white like a saddle shoe (remember those?) yes, it was a tank and yes it was also "uncool", and yes i wish i had it now!

[OnionPatch]

159. 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88

My dad bought it for me for $100 in 1977 when I was 18. The inside was in perfect condition, with leather interior and power everything. I was styling until I got out of the car....The outside was primer gray and rust red with fenders flapping in the breeze. At one point I remember having a string tied to the windshield wiper because it was broken. :blush:

[Initech]

162. First was a 1993 Volvo 944. Great fuckin' car.

[CRF450]

163. 94 Chevy Camaro, I prolly got the newest "first car" out of any of you here lol

I liked it as a first car, but the 3.4 v6 was a gutless POS. Had no top end pull what so ever, literally anymore than 4500rpm and the thing would not pull anymore. Fuel milage was crap for a v6, the LS1 5.7 v8 in my 01 Trans Am gets better fuel milage!

[SayitAintSo]

164. 1969 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon - Cream with wood paneling

I loved it - could even parallel park the sucker !!!!

[OxQQme]

165. 1930 Model A Ford

Dad bought it for me when I was 15 in 1955. Wasn't sposed to drive it til I was 16 but..........they weren't always home on weekends.
I put secret markers on the ground so I could always get it back into the same spot before they came home. Speedo never did work.
Fond memories.

[pinto]

166. Ford Falcon, 3 speed on the column, died on the highway one winter morning.

Great car for it's time, as far as I could see. Not much of a car buff, but it ran cheap and long.

[csziggy]

167. 1958 Buick Special with big fins on the back end

Mine looked just like this but with a white top.

[foxfeet]

168. An apatosaurus; I rode it to Sunday School.

[ZombieHorde]

169. A red Ford Mustang. I don't remember the year.

[libnnc]

171. 1977 AMC Hornet

station wagon

[bertman]

172. 1957 MGA 1500. As soon as I got it home the clutch went out. Bought it in '64.

[geomon666]

173. '98 Kia Sephia

Still driving it and other than a few issues, it's pretty much been as reliable as sunrise.

[proud2BlibKansan]

174. 1969 VW Beetle

[XOKCowboy]

177. My first was a '72 Super Beetle. Sweet little car.

Orange with an Impe cam. I wish I'd cared to note the gas mileage. Gas back then was like $.89 a gallon so who cared? I just know that it'd peg the speedo on long empty highways and run forever.

[proud2BlibKansan]

179. I used to buy gas and a pack of cigarettes for $1

Cruised all night on that 50 cents worth of gas.

[Cobalt-60]

189. It wasn't my first, but I had one

A Saturn Yellow 72 Super Beetle.
It's the only one of the many cars I've had that I actually miss.

[all.of.me]

175. 68 VW Squareback with fuel injection! That was cutting edge!

In 1973. It had 54,000 miles on it when I bought it. I blew it up, which seems to be the fate of most old VWs. :)

[XOKCowboy]

181. I had 2 VeeDubs...

One Beetle and a Super Beetle. I remember driving along when the accelerator would go to the floor and you'd start slowing down. Broken accelerator cable. I kept a pair of channel locks just in case and a couple of times drove home pulling on the accelerator cable with my right hand, steering with the left and hoping not to hit too many stop lights. Loved them little cars.

[all.of.me]

200. That reminds me...

... of the poor heating systems. It was on all the time, just a little warm in summer, but inadequate in a northern New England winter. I had to stick my head out the window to drive (with glasses on!) in an ice storm once.

My favorite VW story: I was 19 when I bought that car. I knew NOTHING about cars. It was getting to be fall, and my roommate was freaked out about the dropping temperatures. One day I came home, and he was winterizing his old Volvo, running around in a panic! He looked at me and said, 'You better get some anti-freeze in there or you'll blow up the engine!' Of course, I freaked out, too, even though I had NO idea what anti-freeze was and started finding friends who knew about these things. His panic rubbed off on me.

Naturally, I ran into someone who calmly said, 'You don't need anti-freeze. You have a Volkswagen.' I still didn't know exactly what that meant, until he explained it to me. Over and over and over. Until I got it. lol What a stupid roommie I had!

But no one told me I had to put OIL in the damn thing! I drove across country, needed a tune up in Oregon, because one day it just refused to start (gee, I don't know why! nobody had told me about maintenance, either!), and drove back home after playing tourist for a few weeks. It blew up about an hour from home in a downpour in the dark. We hitched back home. It was joyous (not), but I later found out that blowing them up accidentally is quite common. lol Oh God, I could write a book about my adventures in that thing......

[XOKCowboy]

229. The "non" heaters in Bugs... Oh yea I hear ya

I brought my last Bug with me when I moved to Colorado from Oklahoma. I learned very quickly that on cold mornings there was no way to clear the ice from the windshield until about half the way to work. My solution was a long handled ice scraper which I'd use to scrape BOTH sides of the windshield while driving in rush hour traffic until that anemic little heater would start melting the ice. It took me one winter to get rid of the Bug. I got tired of getting to work in a still freezing car!!

With all of their quirks I still have a soft spot in my heart for the little VWs.

[all.of.me]

238. anemic.... good word!

I'm fond of VWs, too. They are classics. I've driven Toyotas ever since (for over 30 years!), but now I have a Ford Escape Hybrid, which is absolutely awesome! I've come a long way, baby! lol

[BlooInBloo]

178. Mazda 323. Learned to drive a stick by driving it off the lot, onto the freeway, and home.

[jakefrep]

180. 1984 Monte Carlo SS...

...that had been ridden hard and put away wet too many times by its previous owner. The catalytic converter was shot when I got it.

[marlakay]

182. My dad same way 1970 Ford Fairlane

as big and clunky as they come, next car was a ford falcon with stick on the wheel. i loved that car. it was white and we wrote all over it...hippie car.

[Two Americas]

183. 1938 Studebaker

1938 Studebaker President.

http://www.goshen.edu/bulletin/:/2007%20Fall/8%20Lasting%20Ties/ebersole38car-1.jpg

[mackerel]

184. VW bug - loved it!

I remember dancing on the roof top out on the Delta at 2 in the morning. Good times...

[iris27]

185. 1986 Toyota Tercel...bought it off my great-aunt in 1998 for $400.

She had bought it new, but had driven it as her main car for those 12 years, so by the time it got to me it was a junker. Burned more oil than gas, windows whistled like a songbird at speeds above 60 (weather stripping was shot), and just generally looked like hell. Gas gauge was broken, so I learned early on to rely on the trip counter instead. Loved it all the same, though...my now-hubs and I lost our virginities together in that car. Had it for about a year, until my mom grew too scared of its unreliability to let me keep driving it.

[JCMach1]

186. 1981 Chevy Chevette

and yes it was bad, very bad... Overheated on the way home after purchase. Replaced god knows how many starters.

We finally gave it away to my aunt.

[Mind_your_head]

187. Piece-o-crap mercury monarch n/t

I've been "damaged" against american cars ever since - seriously!

[Cobalt-60]

188. 1964 Chevy II

4 doors and in hideous bronze. I think the prior owner applied it.
It was strong and reasonably spry.
It had an all metal dash, three on the tree and AM radio.
here is a 2 door example of the breed.

[cokeboat]

190. Some 1993 honda

was used and didn't even work that well.ugh.

[Undercurrent]

191. 1962 Ford Falcon Futura

Hot red, just like this!

[Hekate]

192. Bright yellow 2-door Corolla, used.Next, a used Datsun wagon. Then a new Tercel, which lasted 24 yrs

Then a new Camry wagon, which is now 18 years old and going strong.

Cars are a very high-ticket item for nearly everyone; next to the house, a car the most expensive purchase most people will make. I cannot afford to waste my money on merchandise that wastes gas and is a monument to planned obsolescence.

I feel great sorrow for the workingmen and women of the auto industry in America, but I have nothing but contempt for their corporate masters who ran the industry into the ground.

Seeing as how WE are about the BUY the auto industry with our taxes, my fantasy is that we should nationalize it.

Hekate

[Iggo]

194. '64 Olds F85. (n/t)

[Name removed]

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[WritersBlock]

198. Restored 67 Mustang. Learned how to drive a manual on the 60-mile trip back home after picking it up

with Dad sitting in the passenger seat explaining how to shift gears. What a drive that was!

I love manual transmissions to this day.

Oh man oh man, I wish I'd had sense enough to keep that car.

[JustAnotherGen]

199. A really really old (not sure of the year)

VW bug. It was bright orange (at one time) with a white rag top and interior. When we came back from Germany (I was born abroad/live in Weisbaden when I was a little girl) my dad got it used for my mom. Sat in the garage for a few years (quite a few) and they SOLD it to me for $500 in 1989. I drove that car for another six years.

My second car? A Geo Prism. Brand new. Graduation "Gift" that I had to match my parents on the downpayment for. Then a Cougar. And now an Altima (hybrid).

[CRK7376]

202. '77 Toyota Corolla

that my parents sold me when I came home from my first tour as a soldier. I want to buy a motorcycle, parents convinced me the Toyota was a smarter purchase. They were right. It was great car, still love Toyota, we have two now, Sienna Van and a Tacoma....

[alfredo]

205. 1955 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner .

Looked quite a bit like this:

[shellgame26]

206. 1986 Mercury sable

It was as big as a bus but ran great!

[lonestarnot]

207. A truck

[slackmaster]

208. 1973 Honda Civic - a classic of its day

I bought it as a "beater" in 1981 after I landed my first "real" job.

It really was a lot of fun to drive. I souped it up with a less restrictive exhaust system, 2-barrel Weber carb, improved suspension, and bigger wheels (from a 1974 wrecked Honda civic station wagon that I bought as a source of parts for my '73).

[L0oniX]

209. 1963 Thunderbird 352 ...2nd a 66 El Camino 396 ...3rd a 68 Plymouth GTX 440

Blue metallic GTX w/440 white leather interior ...a hot stock car. Beat most everything except a Super Bee 440 with trips.

[Synicus Maximus]

210. 1953 DeSoto

'53 DeSoto, 276 CI hemi 2 bbl and a fluid drive transmission. All of 160 hp. It could do almost 100 mph (downhill).

[mnhtnbb]

211. 1969 Datsun 510--pre-owned--manual transmission. White, 4 door, red interior.

It was 1971. I loved my little car. I was going to school at UCLA in the early 70's and I had to parallel park the car on Hilgard Ave.

[Cadfael]

212. 1973 Fiat 128 SL

Pumpkin orange. BTW, I don't recommend buying a standard transmission and then learning to drive a stick shift....clutches are expensive!

[Diamonique]

213. 1970 Ford Pinto. It cost $6,000 brand new with payments of $66/mo.

[MyNameGoesHere]

217. 57 VW Bug, had flip up turn signals near the door. n/t

[goclark]

218. A convertible MG that had plastic windows

Anyone could get in it without a key.
Loved it

[Franzia]

219. 1975 Mustang II. Couldn't afford a "I".

It ran great when it ran at all.

[Iggo]

246. Sing it with me...

"Score: Mustang Two, Boredom Zero!"

[Maestro]

220. 1976 Honda Civic

I totaled it a few months later. :(

[PufPuf23]

221. 1949 GMC Dodge step side PU nt

family hand me down, I was driving it or or a dirtbike before I was legally licensed at 16.

[Desertrose]

222. '68 Oldsmobile-silver, (used) then 70 Plymouth Duster (new,paid cash!!)...

...back in the days when cars didn't cost more than my first house. Didn't really get my first car til I was married for awhile.

on edit- There was a 68 VW bug whose odometer flipped from 49k to 60k on the way home from purchase!! LOL....and a bright yellow Datsun truck that my husband had.

After the sweet little Duster (oh dear,that baby could MOVE!), got a'79 Plymouth Horizon (new-cash) was in an accident& it was totaled so we got a used '80 Dodge Omni...loved those two cause I got 40mpg- back in the 70's!!!

After that a Plymouth K-car station wagon (kids by then)....hmmmm...then a Dodge minivan (new- leased & paid forever- divorce time). I loved that darn minivan but after we hit a 10 point buck at about 70mph, it never was the same.

Got a 95 Toyota 4Runner (used with like a zillion miles on it)...had for a short time ( gashog!) and then a pos '00 Chevy Malibu that died after about a year of limited driving.(Hated it from day one and the mileage sucked too).

Currently have a sweet little '01 Suzuki Grand Vitara (used) which I am really enjoying. Hope to keep it for a looooong time!

Geez...this was a trip down memory lane. LOL.

[colinmom71]

223. A total POS 1985 Honda Prelude....

That car was the worst ever had in our family! And I asked for it partly due to Honda's good reputation for reliability... Yeah, in the space of 2.5 years, that POS went through 2 alternators, 3 batteries, A/C repair, a muffler/exhaust system, and several other minor repairs until my dad finally cried quit when the catalyctic (sp?) converter needed to be replaced. Since then, I refuse to even entertain the idea of buying another Honda.

I replaced that car with a new 1992 Ford Escort GT. I LOVED that Escort!! Went for 9 years with virtually no repairs (besides body work from a side collision and a new battery at the 5-6 yr. mark). And my current car, a 1996 Ford Taurus wagon, had been quite reliable, comfortable, and perfect for our family's needs...

[maveric]

224. 1965 Rambler Ambassador

Bought it for $25.00 in 1974 from a friend. The body was rusted away, but other than that a everything worked. The clock, power windows/seats and convertible roof. Six cans of Bondo later I made it street-legal, earing a NH vehicle inspection sticker.
I drove this gem for 6 months and sold it to a friend for $60.00.

[IndianaJohn]

227. 1978 Cutlass Supreme for $2400 in 1989

just like this one.

[prostock69]

230. 1993 Ford Escort $3,400.

Current car: 2007 Dodge Charger R/T baby.

[woofless]

231. 1956 Ford fodor sedan.

Plain old 6 cyl. stick shift. $125.00 in 1968. Wish I had never sold it.

[Crabby Appleton]

232. '59 VW Beetle, bought used in Germany and shipped back

to the U.S.

[CatholicEdHead]

233. 1983 Chevy Citation

[progressivejazz]

234. A '56 Oldsmobile 88.

I could lie down full length on the back seat without my head or feet touching a door. So could any girl I dated at the time, though not all did.

I loved that car.

[bklyncowgirl]

235. '72 Opel made by GM, Buick if I remember correctly

A friend of mine sold it to me--she couldn't drive the stick shift. I learned to drive it in the hills of Highlands NJ. No room for screwing up there! I stalled that baby out more than once. This car had serious electrical problems. You'd be driving along and suddenly all the lights would go out. I learned how to tighten the wires and get it back on. It also had serious body rust--I learned the fine art of bondo application.

The car after that was a pretty decent Hyumdai which was totaled when some jackass in a white Bronko plowed into me. I kept telling people that I was rear-ended by OJ.

That was followed by another Hyundai with fuel filter problems. That was fun. I had to make sure I had a spare filter in the glove compartment. Imagine changing a fuel filter in the middle of the Verrazano Bridge! Fortunately the cop was pretty cool about it even if the other drivers were not.

After that experience we went for quality in the form of a 95 Honda Civic--my first new car. I gave it to my daughter two years ago and finally after over 200,000 miles the rack and pinion bit the dust and she traded it in on a used Saturn.

I'm now driving a Toyota Matrix--good car--lots of cargo space and easy on the gas. We also have an '92 F250 which we use to pull the horse trailer. I've had to put tons of money into that truck but it's running pretty good now.

Cars. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em

[Bombero1956]

236. 1973 Ford Galaxie

4 door sedan color yellow. It had a 400 Cleveland with a 4 barrel carb. I was looking at a 72 Mustang Fastback, but my mom who was co-signing the loan wouldn't go along with what she deemed a racing car so I ended up driving Ward Cleaver's car.

[ThoughtCriminal]

237. 1970 Gremlin

POS.

[trayfoot]

239. A new 72 Chevy Nova.................

[sakabatou]

240. '98 Nissan Sentra

[Mari333]

241. 72 volkswagon beetle bought it from an FBI agent my dad knew. 200 bucks. stick shift.

it died in chicago in 74.

[tammywammy]

242. 1992 Pontiac Sunbird n/t

[yowzayowzayowza]

243. '83 Renault Encore. "The One to Watch"...

fall afreaken-part. CV joints were always a mess.

[VOX]

245. A 1966 Mercedes Benz 250S that belonged to a psychiatrist.

The guy barely drove it -- I bought it in 1977, and it had just a little over 50,000 miles on it. Back then, the Benz was hardly a luxury car -- the ride was bouncy and loud, and the little 6-cylinder engine was severely challenged when it came to pulling the heavy sedan chassis upgrade. Solid as a tank, though.

Drove it for 13 years, and though I miss that car, I was glad to say goodbye to the ever-escalating costs of German-car service.

I've been a loyal and happy Volvo driver since then. Never owned an American car. Headroom has always been a problem -- I'm 6'5", and most of the Japanese makes just don't have enough headroom/legroom.

[rebel with a cause]

247. a 1947 Studebaker coupe.

bought by my father (with my money) out of the garage of an old neighborhood woman. It had not been driven for years and it's top speed was 35 mph. It was bought for me to learn to drive in and it had a straight shift. When I finally had mastered the gears and learned to drive, I decided to fix the car up where it was able to go faster an complete it with a floral paint job. (It was the mid sixties.) My dad threw a fit and then traded it in on a 1960 Oldsmobile (again with my money). Big car and like driving a house boat.

Being a girl did not give you many freedoms or rights in my house when I grew up. My dad was king, at least he thought he was. Was shocked when I didn't feel the same way.

Edited because I had the wrong year on my first car. Had to go find picture of one to see what year it was. :crazy:

[knixphan]

249. '76 Cadillac Sedan DeVille

[spiderpig]

250. 1971 Opel 3-speed stick - manual choke. no radio, no carpet

(And gas was .35 a gallon...)