What was your first car?

"Storz" (storzbach) 03/16/2015 at 12:49 • Filed to: None

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And in what year did you get it? For me mine was an '85 Olds Calais Supreme that I got when I turned 16 in 1996

3.0 Liter V6 and 3spd slushbox

(not mine but just like it)

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > Storz 03/16/2015 at 12:53

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A 1971 MGB-GT purchased in 2011

Alex B > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 03/16/2015 at 12:53

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Wonderful picture!

Jcarr > Storz 03/16/2015 at 12:55

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'91 Isuzu Trooper XS. My parents bought it slightly used in 1992 and I inherited it in 2000 when I turned 16.

Basically looked just like this '90, but gray.

lone_liberal > Storz 03/16/2015 at 12:55

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A green '72 Gran Torino with a green vinyl roof and a green interior. Have I mentioned that I hate green? But I was given the car so I couldn't bitch too much. Then again the engine was blown when it was given to me so there's that. It was more of an educational tool than actual car.

RazoE > Storz 03/16/2015 at 12:56

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This POS. Cost me $700 to buy, but spent at least $2000 in repairs after only a few months. Guzzled gas, and it was automatic. Good riddance.

Gary Yogurt > Storz 03/16/2015 at 12:57

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We had similar cars! '86 Chevy Celebrity 2.8 V6. (Also was 16 in 1996.)

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > Alex B 03/16/2015 at 12:58

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Thanks! I'm usually not very good at taking pictures but every now and then I manage to snap a decent one.

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Nibby > Storz 03/16/2015 at 12:58

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Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Storz 03/16/2015 at 12:59

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'79 Opel Kadett C 1.2

I was 17 I think, so must've been in '98

jariten1781 > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:01

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'88 'burb. Big for a first car, but I only ran into a few light poles.

Leon711 > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:01

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1988 VW Polo Ranger 1.3

in 2008.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:02

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Got it in May of last year.

Hoccy > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:03

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1989 Mitsubishi Galant 4x4 GLSi, bought in December 2010, sold in October 2012.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:04

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First car I drove-a 1993 Chrysler Town and Country in 2005 when I turned 16

First vehicle I bought-a 2001 Kawasaki Ninja 250 in 2007

First 4 wheeled vehicle I bought-a 1993 F150 in 2014

KirkyV > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:07

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I bought mine towards the end of 2012, and I still drive it now.

2000 Peugeot 106. They were built from 1992 to 2004. 1.1 litre straight 4, as you'd expect, and a five speed manual. I still rather like it, though I'll probably be replacing it within the next year or so. Here's one without the 1.1, for shits and giggles:

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:10

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1985 Chevette CS 3spd auto (exact same as this but 2 door). I bought it for $400 bucks in 2001.

505Turbeaux > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:11

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my parents got me a 1959 standard VW kombi when I was 9 to keep me interested in stuff other than their failing marriage and trouble. How I learned how to wrench, and gave me a life long affinity for cars. This would have been in 1988

Baskingshark > Jcarr 03/16/2015 at 13:12

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I had a tan 88 just like that one, I got it on my 16th birthday back in '97. I loved it

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:14

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Jesus, I can't remember the last time I've seen a Calais Supreme. Even in a picture.

My '86 Corvette. Bought it in August of 2013.

duurtlang > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:18

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My first car was handed down to me and my brother, I paid my brother half of the value (€250) so it became mine. 1991 VW Golf mk2 that I had been driving occasionally since I got my license at 18 (minimum age here) but only received at age 27 in 2010.

First car I bought myself was bought with a friend, for a rally through the Austrian Alps. This was a 1997 Subaru Legacy wagon in 2012. I was 29. We paid €500.

First car I bought myself for myself was a month after the Subaru, so also in 2012: 2000 Peugeot 406 coupe. Still my daily driver. Great car.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:18

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I started driving in Junior, the 1986 GMC S-15, in 2000. He had been totaled twice before I got it (and a third time in 2003). Junior had a thunderous 2.8L V6 and 4 speed automatic. He would go 0-60 sometimes, and could hit 83 mph, going downhill, with a tailwind (speedo went to 85... a bit lofty if you ask me).

But the first car I had that was *mine* was a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GT coupe, which I got in 2001. Absolutely solid highway cruiser. It was comfortable and just sporty enough for a relatively new driver.

WhyWagonIfNotWagonFast > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:21

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1990 Plymouth Sundance in 1992.

Storz > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 03/16/2015 at 13:23

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NICE! I had an absolutely mint '87 Z51 4+3 car for a few years

Local Miata Bro > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:24

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2004 Hyundai Accent base purchased on 05/05/12 still autocrossing this bitch

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:25

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Perfect high-school ride. 1983 Datsun 280ZX which I bought in 2007 for $2,000.

Moxy > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:26

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Saved forever to get one of these when I was 17. '92, ESI (aka. lame version). No turbo, no 4G63, automatic and a complete money pit. Blew a water pump, paid a shop for a repair and the derp mechanics obviously didn't understand the concept of an interference engine, and returned the car out of time. 1 month and 6 bent valves later, I sold it for a fraction of what I paid. Still hurts.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:27

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November 26, 2011 I picked up my 1995 4Runner.

Nearly 3 and a half years later, it has survived my teenage stupidity, and it's still around and kicking. Only a week and half of down time in those years as well.

Your boy, BJR > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:29

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'95 Bronco Eddie Bauer with a 351. It sucked. All the redneck kids at school loved it. You know how annoying it is to have a bunch of jersey rednecks swooning over your truck? I bought it September of '10, sold it October of '10.

Stupid hillbilly truck.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:33

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Thanks! I've been enjoying the hell out of it.

And killer! That does look super mint. Loving the dark red on there.

misfitmascots > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:34

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1986 Iroc Z-28. I got it when I was 16 in 1996, about 3 weeks after school started.

kanadanmajava1 > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:36

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'63 Chrysler Newport that was mildly customized in 80's. It was really traditional Finnish custom with metallic blue paint, 5-spoke chrome wheels and blue velour (the same that was used in Saabs and it was the only decent upholstery material that was available here in 80's) interior.

I sold it in the last summer to my parents plumber who really wanted to have it.

Scary__goongala! > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:43

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83' W123 300TD. Given to me summer of 2013.

Sam > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:50

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2001 Miata, got it in the fall of 2013. Was totalled in the spring of 2014. :(

Bandit > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:50

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1981 Trans Am Special Edition purchased in April 2013 junior year of high school.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:51

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Purchased new in the spring of '00, right before my 16th B'day. Model year '99.

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > Storz 03/16/2015 at 13:58

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1986 Toyota Celica ST Coupe. Bought by me in 2014 when I was 16.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Storz 03/16/2015 at 14:15

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1989 635csi 5-speed. Purchased in 2012.

RallyWrench > Storz 03/16/2015 at 14:22

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Bristol Gray 1968 BMW 1600-2, bought for $600 in 1995.

This is not it, but roughly similar:

mike > Storz 03/16/2015 at 14:25

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'93 mazda protege, purchased 2000

feather-throttle-not-hair > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 03/16/2015 at 14:34

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Yes! That is doing "1st car" correctly sir! I'm all for the philosophy of "you only get one first car once, so buy the most interesting thing you can afford."

feather-throttle-not-hair > Storz 03/16/2015 at 14:36

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It was the most interesting car I found in the local classifieds back in 2005.

1988 Toyota Celica All-trac Turbo. 190hp, awd, 5-speed stick. It was the proto-wrx.

feather-throttle-not-hair > KirkyV 03/16/2015 at 14:38

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I have a weird soft spot for the 106, and in particular the Rallye version. Not a car many people in the states know about. Someday i'd like to drive one.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Scary__goongala! 03/16/2015 at 14:39

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Holy crap, THAT is one awesome first car.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Moxy 03/16/2015 at 14:40

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It's funny, I owned my Celica All-trac at the same time as my good friend owned one of those (he had the awd-turbo version though) Our cars were very similar on paper, but when I drove his, I noticed that despite being much newer, his car was basically falling apart around its self, while the Celica felt very solid.

I've always liked those, but i've never really wanted to own one since that experience.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Bandit 03/16/2015 at 14:43

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This is really the ultimate full cirlce car for me. I grew up in the 80's and LOVED anything with a giant screaming chicken on the hood until I was about 7. Then I started reading car magazines and came to loathe anything Camaro/Trans Am as being unsophisticated piles of garbage.

But now, in my early thirties, i've come back around on them, particularly the malaise era ones. Just so much charm. I can't look at those photos and not think "Man that's pretty boss."

feather-throttle-not-hair > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder 03/16/2015 at 14:45

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High five for 4th gen Celicas as a first car!

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > feather-throttle-not-hair 03/16/2015 at 14:50

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Thanks man!

Leadfoot866 > Storz 03/16/2015 at 14:59

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1999 Chevrolet Cavalier base sedan. Got it in 2005 as a hand-me-down (story below).

- 2.2L 4-banger making, when it was shiny and new at least, 115hp
- 3-speed slushbox that, despite the limited gear options, still managed to pick the wrong one
- Suspension that felt like it was welded on solid, yet it rolled like a pig
- Tires that weirdly gripped better when it was wet than in the dry
- Steering that was set in concrete
- Made a horrible racket at highway speeds
- And brakes were terrible and locked up easily

My parents got it new with about 20 miles on the clock in March 1999. It replaced the '90 Ford Tempo that we had to get rid off due to continuous engine problems. My parents originally got the car as a lease as it was only supposed to be temporary until my dad got something else. In July that same year, my dad bought a '99 Toyota Camry to replace the Cavalier for his commute. We kept the Cavalier as a secondary car until the lease ran out, or at least that was the original plan. However, later that same year (I believe October), my mom got a new job at the University and needed her own car. The lease on the Cavalier became a purchase.

The car was handed down to me when I turned 18 in 2005. By then my mom had gotten a different job that allowed her to work from home and didn't need it anymore. It was my car through my last year in high school, all through collage, and a bit into my professional career, though by this point the car's problems were starting to pile up. As my job at the time required me to drive some long distances, I needed reliable transportation. I had the choice of spending my money on fixing the car up or use it as a down-payment on a new car.

I chose the latter...

The Cavalier was replaced by my current '12 Ford Focus (because hatchback!). However, instead of getting rid of it right there and then, my dad decided to keep it as a backup car since it still (mostly) worked. My mom occasionally used it to get groceries if dad was unable to on his way back from work. Eventually my brother bought his '13 Dodge Dart and his old '06 Nissan Sentra became the new backup car as it was younger and in better shape. Since it was no longer needed, the Cavalier served as the trade-in for the brother's Dart, hence why in the picture below it's at a Dodge dealership and yes that is the actual car I had.

Behold the terribleness!

KirkyV > feather-throttle-not-hair 03/16/2015 at 14:59

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Having driven one for the last two years, I can say with some certainty that your soft spot is far from misplaced! I think the thing I like most about the 106 is that Peugeot put a good amount of effort into making sure that every single model - from the 1.0 to the GTi - was a laugh to drive. They had a real talent for making ordinary, dull cars handle far better than they had any right to back in the nineties.

The S1 Rallye is probably my favourite, too, though I do rather like the look of the S2:

And the GTi is probably the one I'd actually buy, to use everyday:

One of the front-runners for my 1.1's replacement is the 'warm' Citroen Saxo VTR. It's got almost all of the suspension bits from the 106 GTi, but a substantially less exciting - and, as such, more insurance-friendly - engine:

Honestly, though, I'll probably just wait a little longer, and pick up either a 106 GTi, or perhaps - if I'm feeling a little more daring - an old 205 GTi. The 306 GTi-6 presents a rather appealing prospect, too.

Agrajag > Storz 03/16/2015 at 15:00

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1989 Pontiac Grandam with the QUAD 4(voice echoes impressively). Purchased for $600 when I was 16.

Scary__goongala! > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 15:01

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Thanks, regretfully I sold it back to my neighbor. I might buy her back when I graduate from college. I miss her, especially sine when I'm home I can walk outside and see her the next driveway over.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Scary__goongala! 03/16/2015 at 15:04

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Funny that, my second car was UTTERLY rubbish, but I still miss it whenever I see it around town (not that your car is rubbish though).

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Scary__goongala! 03/16/2015 at 15:35

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I have a blue 83 300D. Last year with no computer.

Moxy > feather-throttle-not-hair 03/16/2015 at 15:36

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Yep. The 4G63 turbo engines are pretty powerful, but not known for reliability. My buddy has a first generation DSM that he currently gets around 300hp out of, but something is always broken on it.

It's such a running joke that, for an Xmas gift last year, I got him a 3 pack of head gaskets lol

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Storz 03/16/2015 at 15:38

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I had an 85 stepside Chevy pickup. It was a PG&E cab with dual tanks. We got the step bed and painted it all gray. It had BF TAs, pretty cool truck. It was from my dad's place in MT and it went back there.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Scary__goongala! 03/16/2015 at 15:39

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It's a TD, get it back!

Scary__goongala! > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 03/16/2015 at 15:51

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I know I know haha

Manic Otti > Storz 03/16/2015 at 15:59

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I will always love these no matter what anybody says.

feather-throttle-not-hair > KirkyV 03/16/2015 at 16:01

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that gif is amazing! Yeah, I'm also a pretty big fan of the 306 GTi-6. I love the clean styling of both cars and the intense commitment to FWD handling.

Normally i have a strong preference towards RWD, but the exception is that small percentage of FWD cars that really make handling a top priority. In those cases you usually end up with a car that's every bit as interesting as something RWD and realistically probably more fun in everyday driving.

Axial > Storz 03/16/2015 at 18:42

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2002 Jetta GLS, which looked identical to this one:

It was had the 115 HP 2.0 L with the 5-speed slush-box. Not a terrible first car, it had all the creature comforts you could imagine including heated seats and a 6-disc CD-changer. That said, the pre-revision seats were uncomfortable for journeys longer than 40 minutes and the transmission had a tendency to grenade itself every 10,000 miles.

Smelled like crayons inside.

sellphones2493 > Storz 03/16/2015 at 23:48

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2008 Subaru Legacy. Slushbox.

It was a great car. I got it for $13,500 from a dealer with 16k on it - it was in great shape and used as a loaner. Being a kid, I blacked it out.

I grew out of the murdered out look, and then realized there wasn't much I could do to make it have balls, since it was the slow 2.5 and had a 4-Speed Auto.

I sold it with 38k for $13,200 and bought the S60R