Game: You're stuck with your first car for ever, good or bad?

"itschrome" (itschrome) 11/06/2014 at 10:28 • Filed to: None

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I'm bored so lets play a game!

For what ever reason you are only ever allowed to own is the first car you ever owed. how bad or well off are you? And I do mean the first car in YOU're name. not the first car you drove around in like your mothers car in high school. haha

For me, Mine was a 1987 Dodge ares K in champagne

All in I'd have to say I would not be a super happy camper with this, but yet at the same time it was a very light car, got decent MPG and was super easy to work on and fix. but still, it had no sense of steering. Had all but 97 HP and only three speeds. terrible breaks and was generally a miserable POS. awful in the winter sense it literally only had one drive wheel. But at the same time it had two bench seats of moderate comfort and I did manage to mount a stereo easily enough, and the 2.2 does have some potential for being upgraded. In the end it was quite a reliant automobile, never could kill the damn thing. I'd say on a scale of fuck my life to fuck you bitches I hit the jack pot. I'd be a solid, Meh it beats having to take the bus.

Coty > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:31

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Do I have to maintain it because that'd suck. If someone was covering that part I'd be in heaven.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:32

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I'd be just fine with mine, as long as the maintenance stays as reasonable as it has been so far.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:32

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1988 Toyota Tercel 5 door. It had character, that's for sure.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:32

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If it's in good shape then sure. My first car was a 1985 Chevette CS. Exact same as below except 2 door and way more rust.

Sweet Trav > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:33

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Good. Very Good.

Funktheduck > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:33

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I still have my first car. Got it when I was 14 (28 now). It's a 1979 F150

itschrome > Coty 11/06/2014 at 10:33

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yes, it's the only car you get and if you don't maintain it and it dies you're SOL. how ever in this universe all parts can be bought for all cars for all cars, for simplicity sake. but they are not free, nor is labor.

CB > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:33

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Since I have yet to own my own vehicle (damn education), I'll go with the car that was essentially mine for two summers: a 2003 Nissan Maxima with the four-speed automatic.

Eh, could be worse. It drinks a lot and has a bit of rust now, but other than that, it's comfy as all hell, goes fast, has decent audio, and braking is good. I drove it in the ice storm we got in Toronto last year, and I have to say, I'd be okay with driving that car for the rest of my life.

CalzoneGolem > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:34

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1997 Chevy Lumina. It isn't very different from my current car. I would have had to have replaced the engine to continue driving this car as the head gasket went and it overheated and messed up the engine.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:35

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Haha, 1997 Fiat Punto 1.2. It was rubbish, but I loved it

itschrome > CB 11/06/2014 at 10:37

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oh I'd be happy with that, could def do worse.

TheHondaBro > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:38

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Well I'm still on my first car, so I guess I win.

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:39

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I'd be fine with that. My first car was a 1989 Saab 900, 5-speed, non-turbo. I had that car all done up the way I liked it, too... ended up putting in the interior from a higher-spec model, so it was Cherry Red with a buffalo grey leather interior. I miss that car every day.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:40

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Very good for me. Unless winter driving is involved.

crowmolly > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:40

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'79 Z/28. De-smogged 350 making about 340. 4 speed super t-10, 3.73 posi. Black with red interior.

Would be great to have back from, say, March to November.

itschrome > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 11/06/2014 at 10:40

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I always for get are those rwd or fwd? either way atleat it will be cheap to run

itschrome > Sweet Trav 11/06/2014 at 10:41

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well I'm jealous. always wanted one of those

My citroen won't start > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:43

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I loved it, it was a Citroen ZX 2.0 16v Dakar. 170HP and incredible to drive.

itschrome > Carl (@stuffcarlsays) 11/06/2014 at 10:46

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nice!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:46

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RWD BABY!!!

itschrome > TheHondaBro 11/06/2014 at 10:47

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what do you have?

itschrome > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 11/06/2014 at 10:47

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what was it?

itschrome > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 11/06/2014 at 10:47

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hey but alteast it would be reliable!

TheHondaBro > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:48

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2004 Honda Accord.

itschrome > Funktheduck 11/06/2014 at 10:50

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hell yeah.

itschrome > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/06/2014 at 10:50

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what do you have again?

jsn081 > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:50

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1969 Mustang purchased at age 15. Last pic I have of it with most of the sheetmetal taken when transporting it to the shop to have a 4.6 dohc & tr-3650 installed

I have had over a dozen cars and 7 motorcycles since but this is the one car I will never part with.

Clay...Bill Clay > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:51

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1997 Ford Ranger XL. It was a totally stripped down fleet special - scratch that, it did have the "handling package" - so no A/C, vinyl bench seat, no power steering, no carpet, no nothing. The regular cab was cramped, 2WD sucked when it snowed, and no A/C was miserable on hot summer days. But it got 30 MPG, was super reliable (200k+ miles), and if anything did actually break, was ridiculously easy and cheap to fix. And dammit if I didn't love that little truck. I'd be OK with it.

itschrome > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 11/06/2014 at 10:52

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thats what I always thought, how come we never saw a bigger tuner scene with these? figure you could have some fun with that small car..

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 10:53

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Lol, nope! It was one of the few Toyota products of the 80s that was just a colossal piece of shit. It was my Dad's and was breaking all of the time. I had it for not very long before the engine block cracked for no reason whatsoever.

itschrome > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 11/06/2014 at 10:56

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That's awful!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:01

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Yeah. The next car was a low mileage but kind of oldish Honda. That was a maintenance nightmare too. The next car was another Honda that was owned by a little old lady who literally only drove it to the grocery store and back. That was the worst. The transmission exploded on me on the highway. My first reliable car I got when I was probably about 19 or 20. It was a Hyundai Elantra wagon with a billion miles on it that cost pretty much nothing. It was only supposed to last a few months, but I drove it for like five years without so much as a hiccup. I think that that will ultimately be the best car that I've ever owned, though my AW11 might give it a run for its money. Maybe not though since the AW11 is expected to run forever whereas that first generation of good Hyundais were unexpected. No one knew if Hyundai could do it yet.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:02

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there is quite a few V8 conversions that have been done. You could even get a motor swap kit right from Jegs to instal a buick 3.8L V6 which came with everything needed, headers,motor mounts,radiator. I always wanted to do the jegs swap but the kit was discontinued when I had my Vette.

Coty > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:02

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'88 Benz. Woooooooooh, maintenance.

fhrblig > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:04

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It depends. Can I get an exemption? My (technically) first car, a 1980 Pontiac Phoenix, was so terrible that my stepdad basically said "fuck that" and traded it for what I really consider my first car, an '83 Celebrity. I only drove the Phoenix for about a month and barely remember it because it was broken down all the time.

The Celebrity was awesome and tough beyond any reasonable expectation. My older sister and I used it as a daily driver over a span of about 8 years. I gave it to her when I got a new car, then it ended up back with me when she moved out of Boulder. It had a/c that didn't work, a speedometer that didn't work, driver's side door that didn't work, and near the end I had to keep the heater on full-blast to keep the engine cool. But we loved that thing.

jmedarts > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:06

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NOOOOOOOO!!!! 1980 Omega. No power, No style, no character, constantly falling apart ... mine was at least a 4 speed but the 78 accord i replaced it with was loads better. A definite fuck my life!

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:06

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Still have it. I just got it a little over a year ago.

itschrome > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 11/06/2014 at 11:08

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sweet!

itschrome > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 11/06/2014 at 11:09

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OH GOD I WANT ONE! that with a turbo 3.8! giggity!

itschrome > Coty 11/06/2014 at 11:09

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oh yeah, ouch.

Coty > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:11

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I miss that car, though.

itschrome > TheHondaBro 11/06/2014 at 11:11

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oh yeah you're decently set then.

itschrome > fhrblig 11/06/2014 at 11:13

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what the Pontiac in your name? if so I'm very sorry. haha but man it must have been bad to be happy to have a celebrity!

The Little Engine That Couldnt > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:13

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I'm going to claim a technicality and say I get to drive my current car, since it was the first car I purchased with my own damn money.

itschrome > My citroen won't start 11/06/2014 at 11:13

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Very nice! hows the reliability/maintenance on those?

itschrome > CalzoneGolem 11/06/2014 at 11:13

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could be worse, could be a corsica!

itschrome > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 11/06/2014 at 11:14

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beats the bus right?

itschrome > jsn081 11/06/2014 at 11:14

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very nice! I'd be happy with that

itschrome > Clay...Bill Clay 11/06/2014 at 11:14

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works for me!

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:15

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Assuming I could uncrash it I'd be fine, I liked her.

itschrome > jmedarts 11/06/2014 at 11:15

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Oh man, I'm sorry! but consolation prize, You should have authorship to OPPO now!

itschrome > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 11/06/2014 at 11:16

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not bad, yeah this is assuming nothing bad ever happen to it so it's still running good.

itschrome > Coty 11/06/2014 at 11:17

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mmm that is lovely isn't it.

itschrome > The Little Engine That Couldnt 11/06/2014 at 11:17

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what ya got?

Coty > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:18

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I might be getting it back. I still remember all the shit I have to do to it.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:18

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LSD + torquey NA engine = fun times. The FiST is better in every way though, except for the lack of an LSD

The Little Engine That Couldnt > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:18

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V6 Cadillac ATS

CalzoneGolem > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:18

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Yeah I'd rock the Lumina again. She'd need paint and stuff but I could handle all that. Her name was Scourge: Death to the winged. That car hated birds and they hated it.

My citroen won't start > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:19

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It was ok, bit on the expensive side because french

itschrome > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 11/06/2014 at 11:21

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I know a guy that can hook you up with LSD

Though I don't recommend mixing it with cars... :)

I sure would like to drive one of the Fist some day :(

itschrome > The Little Engine That Couldnt 11/06/2014 at 11:22

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sweet. but is it the first in your name?

Tohru > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:24

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While my Caprice was my first car, it was still in my parent's name.

My second car, however, was in mine.

Introducing the 1989 Ford Bronco. Mine had a 302 V8 and the automatic, cloth seats, 33" tires, and stock suspension - no body or suspension lift. Mine had a massive LaVerne grille guard on the front. Also, all the windows worked - even the back window.

Fuckin' awesome, mate.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:24

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Alfa 156 V6 if I remember correctly :) hell yeah, that's a great car.

If I remember incorrectly it's a 2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2l and I don't want to live anymore...

The Little Engine That Couldnt > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:31

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Nope, that would be a decade-old IS300. I could do a lot worse, but I would not be happy to go back to it.

HammerheadFistpunch > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:31

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I could live with my first car forever. it had everything I needed at the time and everything I could live with forever. Manual, AWD with locking center diff and torsen LSD rear, Lots of space, fun to drive (but slow) decent mileage and would have surely been reliable.

yeah, I could live with this forever.

fhrblig > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:32

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Nope, it was not in my name. The Celebrity never was either, it was in my stepdad's name. The first car I actually purchased was an '87 Honda CRX DX.

BarryDanger > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:32

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Awesome but kind of a bitch on roadtrips...

itschrome > BarryDanger 11/06/2014 at 11:33

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that's bad ass, but could see how it would be a tough one to live with for you're whole life

itschrome > CalzoneGolem 11/06/2014 at 11:33

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hahaha

itschrome > Tohru 11/06/2014 at 11:34

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fuck yeah!

itschrome > HammerheadFistpunch 11/06/2014 at 11:35

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"would have surely been reliable."

haha what happen to it before you could find out?

BarryDanger > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:35

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Maybe if there was OD on the 3spd but as it was, I had a top speed of 50, perm 4x4, no brakes, no bed. but 454, sidepipes and 33s yussss.

HammerheadFistpunch > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:36

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damn deer.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:44

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Thanks :)

itschrome > HammerheadFistpunch 11/06/2014 at 11:54

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shit, that sucks man.

itschrome > The Little Engine That Couldnt 11/06/2014 at 11:55

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haha, I bet. but still I wouldn't be too angry with an old IS300 as my only car ever

HammerheadFistpunch > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:56

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its true.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 11:57

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Turbo666 > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 12:24

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Think I could live with this ;)

itschrome > Turbo666 11/06/2014 at 12:27

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I hate you...... hahaha lucky fellow

Turbo666 > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 12:31

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Haha, well if its any consolation it has been a rocky road, best/worst decision ever! I really do need to do a write up about it sometime soon.

and 100 more > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 12:48

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'89 Toyota Tercel...

Yeah, I just lost this game.

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 13:16

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Shit. 1996 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer. You just had to throw in that the car had to be in my name. I would have been OK with a 1991 Camry but no. I got stuck with the Exploder. After all the money I dumped into that thing, I'd probably just let it die and ride a bike. It would be less painful.

itschrome > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 11/06/2014 at 13:30

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MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 13:50

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In terms of speed? Debatable..!

itschrome > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 11/06/2014 at 14:03

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hahaha

bob and john > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 14:43

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pending which way you look at it, I'm stuck with either a 2001 Volvo S40, or a 2000 Saab 93 5 door. Both autos. both silver.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 15:18

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I'd be happy to have my first car forever. It was a 1989 Honda Accord LXi Sedan with a manual. (picture is not my car, but mine was a super clean well-maintained car like the one below)

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 15:42

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NO it would suck, 4WD, 5 speed.

2000 mercury mountianeer, with the slushiest of all slushboxes, plus 12.9 MPG really hurts. maintenece isn't so bad...yet.

O[][][][][][][]O ™ > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 16:56

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2014 Jeep Wrangler Sport...I'm happy so far.

itschrome > O[][][][][][][]O ™ 11/06/2014 at 18:07

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jealous! Also you should have authorship on OPPO now!

'Wägen, EPA LOL > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 20:17

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Kill me now.

ranwhenparked > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 20:23

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Sure, why not. I'm probably going to buy another one someday anyway.

(Not mine, but identical, except for CA plate)

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 21:14

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I'm in the same boat you are. '89 Shadow ES, black with red interior, 3 speed auto, 2.5 turbo. I actually quite liked that little car...we called him Mr. Peabody.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > itschrome 11/06/2014 at 22:49

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I'm so glad you qualified the game with "in your name."

My first car was mom's hand me down, but it was never put in my name (insurance would have been way too high). I got it because mom said her '73 Mercury Cougar XR7 wasn't very quick. I told her to give me a week. She said OK and I took it to some drag racing buddies and they went mod crazy!

When she got it back, she tried to make a left turn from a side street onto a busy 4-lane, stomped the gas and burned rubber for a block and a half. She immediately stopped the car and walked home, gave me the keys and said, "Its yours... too much power now." I later found out my friends swapped in a 383 and a built trans. I loved that car.

When I went off to college my dad thought he was doing me a favor and bought me a brand new 79 Dodge Omni.

That too was never in my name. I initially refused it. But on one vacation my ride back to school got sick so I had to drive this heap from St Louis to Colorado Springs. I remember arriving at school deaf from the tiny 4cyl trying to do 80MPH across Kansas and my hands shaking for hours because it required a death grip to keep it on the road through the snow in Colorado. I hated everything about that car.

I finally got the first car in my name as a junior at the Air Force Academy. I couldn't see myself in one of the usual cadet cars (Corvette, RX-7, Camaros, BMWs) so I went for my dream car. I convinced my dad o sell the Omni. Give me a couple gand to match my own and the rest would be financed and he agreed. When I came home in '79 with a bright white '76 Jaguar XJS, he was speechless.

This picture is still on the wall in my childhood bedroom from the day I cut it out of Car & Driver back in '75. It was a perfect summation of what I wanted out of life. I actually achieved all three before I was 25 and its been all downhill since ;)

That Jag was the most fun I had back then with my clothes on. It was never lost in a sea of like cars as were the vettes at the Academy. It was actually only the second one in the state. It had a huge gas tank and lots of power and torque. The gas tank was important because as cadets juniors and seniors would loan their cars to sophomores and freshmen, but they had to fill the tank when done. I had that car for almost five years until the maintenance costs exceeded the note.

As a side note, an Academy story: Three years after graduation, I was in a nite club in Dayton Oh and struck up a conversation with a young lady. As the night progressed, I mentioned I had graduated from the Academy and she became almost giddy, reached in her purse, and she told me she had a close friend there. She then pulled out a picture of a cadet standing next to my Jag on one of the Academy overlooks and claimed it was his. I tactfully informed her that I remember the day, he couldn't afford to fill the tank so I asked him to wash and wax it and then told her she could take a ride in it since it was sitting outside. hehe

itschrome > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 11/06/2014 at 23:46

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First I cried cause you have the cougar, then I laughed when I thought it was the omni. Then you mother fucker nuked me! Damn, well played.

KirkyV > itschrome 11/07/2014 at 00:39

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I'd be fairly happy. I still drive my first car right now, and all I really want to replace it is the exact same car with more power and some suspension upgrades; my plan is to simply buy one of the actual performance models, but there's nothing stopping me from putting the upgrades on the car I drive now, beyond a lack of mechanical expertise, and the fact that it'd definitely be cheaper to just buy a GTi.

And, hey, even if that isn't allowed under the rules of the game, I'm still happy with my car as is. It's a lot of fun to drive, extremely practical for its size, and comfortable enough for me.

kalabaddon > itschrome 11/07/2014 at 13:56

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86 mustang gt convertible. could be much worse :) are we allowed to modify the cars? or just upkeep?

raygone > itschrome 11/07/2014 at 22:31

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It wouldn't have been so bad. Lots of mod support, lots of great comments, and it was reliable even in it's state of disrepair. I just wish that I had it later on in life so I could have better taken care of it.

BenLikesCars > jmedarts 11/07/2014 at 22:51

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