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Danklvr · 03-24-2015, 02:19 PM

Thought this might be fun..

What was your first car?
Did you love / hate it?
If you could, would you buy that car again today?

Here was mine, 1956 VW beetle.
Bought it for $800 when i was 16... Loved that little antique! Went everywhere, 35mpg, and i always knew when it was about to rain, because the damn thing would never start!
If I had my way, I'd love to buy this car again and do a proper restoration...

itsbirdy · 03-24-2015, 02:24 PM

Raven FRS was the first car I ever bought on my own.

srizzors25 · 03-24-2015, 02:25 PM

^ @itsbirdy I like your hoodie ha

I like the idea!

My first car was a 1998 Subaru Impreza RS. Originally had no idea what I wanted, came across one on ebay just browsing for cars when I was 16 and fell in love with it. Found one for a good price and snagged it. Super fun car. Took this terrible picture like right after I bought it

Had it until 2010 and regrettably sold it

loved that car so much. I also put quite a bit of time and money into it, my senior year of high school I bought a totalled 2006 wrx with 35k miles for $2800 (just stupid cheap for what it was) and put everything in the RS. Miss this car I will build another some day

Dadhawk · 03-24-2015, 02:37 PM

1964 Dodge Polara 500 2-Door Hardtop with a push-button automatic transmission.

Paid $300 for it, drove it for two years, dented the front driver fender drag racing, and sold it for $450.

(not mine, but looked exactly like this except I had black steelies, no hubcaps and a buckle in the front fender)

To answer @Danklvr original questions:

Loved it. A lot of good high school memories made in this car.
Would I buy it again? Just for the nostalgia factor, yes, if I was collecting cars it would be on my list.

Tcoat · 03-24-2015, 02:44 PM

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76911

Mine was a 10 year old '64 Impala SS convertible. Exactly the same as the one below but not that one as I would have to dig through boxes of these things called "printed pictures" to find the real thing.
It was my pride and joy for several years but fell victim to some vandals (slashed top, seats, door panels, padded dash) and the good old 60s cars rust demons.

Burrcold · 03-24-2015, 02:51 PM

1986 Honda Prelude 2.0Si

Loved it while it was new(ish) but as the mileage piled up so did the classic Honda rot! Still a really fun car for its time!

ls1ac · 03-24-2015, 02:56 PM

1968 MGB/GT
Still have, it 200k
SCCA in the 60s
Rebuilt in 80s

Tcoat · 03-24-2015, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itsbirdy

Raven FRS was the first car I ever bought on my own.

The way you are walking with whatever it is in your hand immediately brought this to mind! You didn't happen to be singing Singing in the Rain did you?

Special_K · 03-24-2015, 03:34 PM

Maroon Ford Aerostar. Had almost 400,000 miles on it by the time I sold it.

Loved it to death simply because of the freedom it gave me.

Dadhawk · 03-24-2015, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Beautiful!

OnkelC · 03-24-2015, 04:02 PM

Citroen 2CV, loved it to death.

HunterGreene · 03-24-2015, 04:04 PM

First car I drove (not owned, but my parents wouldn't let me own my own car) was the 1993 Mercury Topaz, in white:

The thing was boring as hell, and was actually voted "most boring car" by Playboy in 1994. That said, it was damn near bulletproof (except for the water pump), and off-roaded better than some SUVs of the time.

First car I bought on my own was the 2007 tC, which I later had TRD supercharged. People knocked the $4k price for the supercharger (installed), but I really felt it was money well spent. (picture is my personal car)

(yes, I was a Bleach fan for a while. Don't judge

)

swarb · 03-24-2015, 04:22 PM

89' Celica St given to me by my parents. Not my pic. Ceclia died in a six car pileup. Loved the car. Would not buy it.

First car I purchased 90civic si, not my pic, but similar. Jdm front/rear/Suspension/exhaust/header/rollbar/B16a/cams/valvetrain/4.4 final drive/8k redline/ no a/c and no heater/gutted. Being in vegas and thermometer blows up in your car at 112 degrees with you in it. Spray bottle was my a/c and my heater was a t-shirt stuffed into a hole in a firewall, remove to turn on heat. It was so fun reving the car to the end of the tach at 8k. 5k rpm@85mph wasn't so great though.
Loved it.
Would buy it again. But cannot find it in decent condition.

WhiteFRS69 · 03-24-2015, 04:25 PM

1999 plymouth neon

"Bangin" was a word my friends and myself used to say, kinda like Charlie Sheens whole WINNING phrase

only photo i could find out it
i loved that car, learned how to drive manual on that, learned how to do brakes, oil changed and simple maintense etc etc

i rigged a muffler from a dodge Viper onto the car, painted a racing stripe (total ricer moments)

learned how to sauder with this car, i truly miss it

i actually went on to own a 2003 dodge neon
a 2005 dodge neon SRT4
and i currently own a 1998 dodge neon

03-24-2015, 02:19 PM	#1
Danklvr Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2014 FR-S 6MT Argento Location: SoCal Posts: 293 Thanks: 67 Thanked 181 Times in 80 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Your First Car Thought this might be fun.. What was your first car? Did you love / hate it? If you could, would you buy that car again today? Here was mine, 1956 VW beetle. Bought it for $800 when i was 16... Loved that little antique! Went everywhere, 35mpg, and i always knew when it was about to rain, because the damn thing would never start! If I had my way, I'd love to buy this car again and do a proper restoration... __________________ How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus?

03-24-2015, 02:24 PM	#2
itsbirdy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: Raven GT86 Location: Calgary Posts: 112 Thanks: 106 Thanked 128 Times in 44 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Raven FRS was the first car I ever bought on my own. __________________ Pressure Builds Diamonds. Raven GT86 Build (Espada4) http://instagram.com/itsbirdy // kingsmustrise.com

03-24-2015, 02:25 PM	#3
srizzors25 Daedalus Moto Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 05 LGT Wagon, 08 R6 Race Bike Location: Sebastopol, CA Posts: 641 Thanks: 1,285 Thanked 693 Times in 365 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^ @itsbirdy I like your hoodie ha I like the idea! My first car was a 1998 Subaru Impreza RS. Originally had no idea what I wanted, came across one on ebay just browsing for cars when I was 16 and fell in love with it. Found one for a good price and snagged it. Super fun car. Took this terrible picture like right after I bought it Had it until 2010 and regrettably sold it loved that car so much. I also put quite a bit of time and money into it, my senior year of high school I bought a totalled 2006 wrx with 35k miles for $2800 (just stupid cheap for what it was) and put everything in the RS. Miss this car I will build another some day __________________

03-24-2015, 02:37 PM	#4
Dadhawk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S (#3 of 1st 86) Location: Powder Springs, GA Posts: 20,113 Thanks: 39,687 Thanked 25,460 Times in 11,607 Posts Mentioned: 187 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	1964 Dodge Polara 500 2-Door Hardtop with a push-button automatic transmission. Paid $300 for it, drove it for two years, dented the front driver fender drag racing, and sold it for $450. (not mine, but looked exactly like this except I had black steelies, no hubcaps and a buckle in the front fender) To answer @Danklvr original questions: Loved it. A lot of good high school memories made in this car. Would I buy it again? Just for the nostalgia factor, yes, if I was collecting cars it would be on my list. __________________ Olivia 05/03/2012 - 01/06/2024. 231,146 glorious miles. Visit my Owner's Journal where I wax philosophic on all things FR-S Post your 86 or see others in front of a(n) (in)famous landmark. What fits in your 86? Show us the "Junk In Your Trunk". Last edited by Dadhawk; 03-25-2015 at 07:29 AM. Reason: add comments about car

03-24-2015, 02:44 PM	#5
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,295 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76911 Mine was a 10 year old '64 Impala SS convertible. Exactly the same as the one below but not that one as I would have to dig through boxes of these things called "printed pictures" to find the real thing. It was my pride and joy for several years but fell victim to some vandals (slashed top, seats, door panels, padded dash) and the good old 60s cars rust demons. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

03-24-2015, 02:51 PM	#6
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	1986 Honda Prelude 2.0Si Loved it while it was new(ish) but as the mileage piled up so did the classic Honda rot! Still a really fun car for its time! __________________

03-24-2015, 03:34 PM	#9
Special_K Bannéd Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Location: WA Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 1,671 Thanked 2,079 Times in 912 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Maroon Ford Aerostar. Had almost 400,000 miles on it by the time I sold it. Loved it to death simply because of the freedom it gave me. __________________ The fascinating thing about my signature is that by the time you realize that it is of no importance, it will also be too late to stop reading it. Good luck getting those five seconds of your life back. Last edited by Special_K; 03-24-2015 at 06:41 PM.

03-24-2015, 04:22 PM	#13
swarb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,052 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,451 Times in 1,271 Posts Mentioned: 79 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	89' Celica St given to me by my parents. Not my pic. Ceclia died in a six car pileup. Loved the car. Would not buy it. First car I purchased 90civic si, not my pic, but similar. Jdm front/rear/Suspension/exhaust/header/rollbar/B16a/cams/valvetrain/4.4 final drive/8k redline/ no a/c and no heater/gutted. Being in vegas and thermometer blows up in your car at 112 degrees with you in it. Spray bottle was my a/c and my heater was a t-shirt stuffed into a hole in a firewall, remove to turn on heat. It was so fun reving the car to the end of the tach at 8k. 5k rpm@85mph wasn't so great though. Loved it. Would buy it again. But cannot find it in decent condition. Last edited by swarb; 03-24-2015 at 08:15 PM. Reason: forgot to answer questions.

03-24-2015, 04:25 PM	#14
WhiteFRS69 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FRS Location: NNJ Posts: 2,289 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 1,432 Times in 756 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	1999 plymouth neon "Bangin" was a word my friends and myself used to say, kinda like Charlie Sheens whole WINNING phrase only photo i could find out it i loved that car, learned how to drive manual on that, learned how to do brakes, oil changed and simple maintense etc etc i rigged a muffler from a dodge Viper onto the car, painted a racing stripe (total ricer moments) learned how to sauder with this car, i truly miss it i actually went on to own a 2003 dodge neon a 2005 dodge neon SRT4 and i currently own a 1998 dodge neon

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