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Post subject: First car?
 Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 03:52 AM
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My oldest daughter is about to get her drivers permit  , so we are currently in negotiations about a second car for her to learn in and eventually drive. There's no way she's going to learn to drive in my car (Mercedes), and she'll need something reliable for school eventually.
So I got to thinking about my first car. Dating myself greatly, mine was a 1967 Ford Falcon, ten years old at the time. I worked at McDonalds for 2 years in order to buy it. 
So, what was your first car? Did you buy it yourself or did your parents buy it for you?
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 04:16 AM
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1992 Ford Ranger that was 8 yrs old when I bought it... and MOM AND DAD DIDN'T BUY IT FOR ME!
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 04:53 AM
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I used to have a 53 Ford. It was a great car. My parents still have it sitting in their side yard. We bought that car when we first moved to Florida. My dad drove it to work every day for years. After my folks got a new car, I drove the Ford while I was in high school. I loved that little car. I could do most of the everyday maintenance on it because it didn't have all that computerized junk on it. Just car and engine.
There were plenty of times when the new cars broke down, and who would come to the rescue?...... The little Flathead engine Ford. |
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 04:55 AM
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I had a 1991 Toyota Camry. That car was a champ. I gave it to my uncle and it was given to his daughter when he died.
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 05:37 AM
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| 67 Ford Maverick - Bumblebee Yellow with a black top. it was 12 years old when I got it. Had it a little over a year - rusted out from under me. Fun car though. |
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 07:34 AM
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1990 Ford Escort. We got it used when I was 7yrs old.
When I was going to college (and finally couldn't take the bus anymore, b/c I had to drive to the bus stop by then...) my mom gave me the car as a "graduation" gift of sorts.
I then promptly spent 1800 on it to fix the front end that was... how did the mechanic put it?
"Must've been an interesting drive here..." he said with a raised eyebrow
"Yeah, I did kind of have to keep the wheel a quarter turned to drive straight." I shrugged.
"Well, you don't have to get it fixed here. But I can't let you drive it out of here...." he was chuckling a bit, but a little nervous that I would try to drive it on the road again.
"Okay" another shrug. Dad and I had done our homework and these guys were some of the best around.
They put it right and it served me another 3 years. Total mileage on the car when it was finally falling apart in too many places to fix was: 326,000.
Awesome car! Did great in snow too! |
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 07:43 AM
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1968 International Travelall...green and white...traded it in on a 1972 Toyota Corolla...Wish I still had the Travelall 
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 03:51 PM
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| A silver 1978 Ford Bobcat with ripped red leather interior. Ate up four quarts of oil a week. Paid $800 for it back in '87. |
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 03:55 PM
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1959 Chevy... I sold one of my Guitar Amps to buy it!
Dan
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 04:25 PM
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| My first car was a 1977 Chevy Monza Spider. It was 3 years old when I got it in 1980. I didn't buy it. My grandmother bought it for me. I loved that car. |
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 05:40 PM
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My first car, given to me buy a neighbour! the Mini 850 (a proper Mini not these German things that pass themselves off as Mini's now).
The first car I bought myself, a Ford Cortina MkIII
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 06:04 PM
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I had a 1981 Jetta, 
had it for 2 weeks before it blew up, then i got a 1987 Ford Tempo, That lasted 8 months before I blew that one up too.. Both cars I bought for ONE DOLLAR... Worth every penny too...  |
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Posted: Aug 02, 2007 - 06:11 PM
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My first car was a 1980 Chevrolet Malibu. Liked it for a time til it started to give us trouble (traded it in for a Jeep.)
(I was a late bloomer in getting a driver's license, oh well.) |
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Posted: Aug 03, 2007 - 02:33 AM
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| 1961 Chevy Impala convertible. Black with red interior. Really pretty car. I paid for most of it and my parents paid it off. |
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Posted: Aug 03, 2007 - 08:40 AM
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Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA
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| 1983 Mercury Capri. Damn thing ended up leaking oil all over the place. Dad banned it from the garage..... |
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