Your first car
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Worst thing that ever happened to mine was the drive shaft dropped out of it while I was doing 60 mph. Luckily it was the rear end of the shaft and I didn't flip it.Technopunk said:
Toyotas have been very, very reliable for me!
1968 Contemporary AC/Shelby Cobra. I've raced cars all my life and it still made my palms sweat every time I drove that car.
1994 Peterbuilt 379 series. Had a 425 cat engine, 13 speed tranny. That truck road a little too comfortable. It was like sitting in your living room recliner. Geared just right to pull hills and still had the right high gear ratio for running well on the flats. As far as vehicles of the 4 wheel variety I can't say that I've ever had one that really stands out for me.mrhnau said:
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Shaolinwind
2nd Black Belt
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My favorite car was, and is my 2000 Toyota Echo.. Green, tiny, speedometer in the center of the dash. Has more space inside it than a clown car. Drives like a shopping cart.mrhnau said:
The poor thing has suffered so much parking lot borne damage and falling tree limb damage it's absurd. I eventually named him Jobe. It's been mega dependable this last 5 years, never broke down or gave me any major problems. I adore my car.
When my mother met my step-father (I was 3 years old) he had a dark green '64 beetle with almost 200k on it. I remember him telling me once that he rebuilt the engine in it and could wiggle the pistons back and forth in the block before the rebuild but it still ran. Dad is 6'4'' and looked a little odd sitting in such a small car but even now he wishes he'd never sold it. Lately, I see a lot of older beetles sitting for sale during my travels. With the fuel economy of the little engine they are looking better to me every day.Kenpodoc said:My first and favorite car was a 1964 VW Beetle with 180,000 miles. It topped out at 55 MPH but felt like it was going 120.
Jeff
I don't know! Seriously, I figured what I had was a lemon. The engine and such is better in the "new" one anyways. My dad has a '03 or '04 (it was brand new at the time) Mitsubishi Spider- I like that car!Shaolinwind said:
evenflow1121
2nd Black Belt
It was a Ford Mustang it was a 1971 mach-1, great muscle car. I paid roughly $2k for it, it had major restoration issues, and I spent quite a penny on it fixing it up (was red with a black stripe). I had it through high school and my first year of college, but I guess the mileage and the age caught up with it, despite restoration efforts, it just started giving me too many problems. At that time I just felt it would be better off to sell it to someone who had more time to figure out those issues and maybe do a better job and fixing it up, so I got rid of it and leased a 4runner.
For the second question, my favorite car is probably what I drive now, a BMW Z4. It looks sweet man, like a mini bat mobile.
For the second question, my favorite car is probably what I drive now, a BMW Z4. It looks sweet man, like a mini bat mobile.
1969 (I think) Pontiac Lemans...8 cylinder, green with a black roof... The fastest car I've ever owned. It was a death trap, falling apart heep with no dash board lights (I had to use a flashlight at night), a sagging interior roof and an 8 tack tape deck! It was very fun to drive though. It was my brother's and he gave it to me for nothing when he got a hotter car - a Monte Carlo, and he loved it so much he'd wash his new hub caps in the dishwasher :uhyeah: ...man did he get in trouble for that.
Marvin
Black Belt
Rich Parsons said:Year: 1975
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Chevelle Malibu
Stats:
350 Small Block - automatic transmission
2 barrel carb
2 door
Cargo Coils/Springs front and back, with Air Shocks in the rear
Nice speakers in the rear, minus the covers (* so no one knew they were good
It was that middle 70's metallic rust brown. I replaced the both doors, front fascia, and a front fender, all in the brown and black family. It was not pretty, but it got me mostly through college, and also lots of **** raising
Mileage: 129,000 when bought - 185,000 when the block cracked while I was on vacation and my brother drove it, got it stuck in a farm field, and pulled out by a tractor and the radiator housing, and hten radiator fell out well driving, and lost all coolant before vehicle could be stopped.
** Sniff ** I miss that car :wah:
I remember that car!!!! Many a night I sat on the hood of that car talking smack and hitting on girls :ultracool :cheers:
FUZZYJ692000
Master Black Belt
well my first couple of years i drove my parents cars, a 1986 nissan pickup, that was suppose to be midnight blue, but faded to purple, called it the purple people eater.
the other was a yellow jeep wrangler that my dad got for 1,000. a 1990. that he put bullet hole stickers on. not really feminine
however, the first car i bought myself, was a 1964 1/2 mustang, convertible, that is a steel blue with a white top, pony interior and it ran me 6000. and still running in great condition
it's my summer car
the other was a yellow jeep wrangler that my dad got for 1,000. a 1990. that he put bullet hole stickers on. not really feminine
however, the first car i bought myself, was a 1964 1/2 mustang, convertible, that is a steel blue with a white top, pony interior and it ran me 6000. and still running in great condition
it's my summer car
FUZZYJ692000 said:well my first couple of years i drove my parents cars, a 1986 nissan pickup, that was suppose to be midnight blue, but faded to purple, called it the purple people eater.
the other was a yellow jeep wrangler that my dad got for 1,000. a 1990. that he put bullet hole stickers on. not really feminine
however, the first car i bought myself, was a 1964 1/2 mustang, convertible, that is a steel blue with a white top, pony interior and it ran me 6000. and still running in great condition
it's my summer car
saweeeeettt!!!
Shodan
Master Black Belt
1983 Nissan/Datsun Sentra was my first car.
Now I have a 2000 Honda Civic. It's much better than my first car, but my first car had more character!!
Now I have a 2000 Honda Civic. It's much better than my first car, but my first car had more character!!
My first car was a convertible, a 1965 Mercury Cougar, metallic red paint and black top, with red interior and chrome spoke rims. The car originally belonged to my older sisters who drove it while in high school. My brother did the paint job and detailing. My sisters left for college and gave it to me. Unfortunately, I didn't have it for very long as extenuating family situation needed it to be sold.
My car that I actually used for many years as a single in college and early years of marriage was a 1979 Honda Civic hatchback. My brother did the paint job and detailing too. I bought it from him for $1.00. It was painted in 3-tone black/charcoal gray/smoke gray with gold and black pin striping. It was one of the most reliable cars I ever had--very well maintained and terrific fuel economy! Unfortunately, it got wrecked when I was pregnant with my first child.
- CC
My car that I actually used for many years as a single in college and early years of marriage was a 1979 Honda Civic hatchback. My brother did the paint job and detailing too. I bought it from him for $1.00. It was painted in 3-tone black/charcoal gray/smoke gray with gold and black pin striping. It was one of the most reliable cars I ever had--very well maintained and terrific fuel economy! Unfortunately, it got wrecked when I was pregnant with my first child.
- CC
Hmm. Never even knew there was a Cougar in '65Ceicei said:
Bummer. Sounds like a story in its own right.Ceicei said:
Gemini said:
Oh, good eye! Thank you for pointing that out. It was actually a '67 or '68. I'm embarrassed.
There were not very many convertibles. I think the one we got was customized.Gemini said:
It is, especially since this is a story that involves five other cars... but I may need to save that story for another time.
- Ceicei
bushi jon
Green Belt
MY first car was a 1975 or 6 grand tarino 2 door 351 cleavand pos rear it flew. It looked just like Starskey and Hutches car
