What was the first car you ever owned, and do you wish you still had it?

[BellaJones]

I was just cleaning out some old boxes and stumbled upon a grainy photo of my first car. Man, the memories came rushing back. It wasn't anything fancy—actually, it was a total bucket of bolts—but it represented freedom back then.

Mine was a beat-up 92 Honda Civic. It leaked oil like a sieve and the AC only worked when it felt like it, but I drove that thing everywhere.

Looking back, part of me misses the simplicity of it. No touchscreens, no sensors beeping at me for every little thing, just a key and the road. Then again, I don't miss breaking down on the shoulder in the middle of July...

How about you guys? What was your first set of wheels? Do you ever wish you could have it back in your garage today, or are you glad to be rid of it?

Looking forward to hearing some good "first car" horror stories (or success stories)!

 

[my2¢]

After college and getting a job I bought a brand new 1976 Dodge Aspen based on the performance of its slant-6 engine during a test drive. The car had received high grades from auto publications and Consumer Reports. It turned out the be a pile of crap and after 4 years I dumped it for a 1980 Buick Regal.

Lee Iacocca had this to say: “The Dart and Valiant ran forever, and they should never have been dropped. Instead they were replaced by cars that often started to come apart after only a year or two. When these cars first came out, they were still in the development phase. Looking back over the past twenty years or so, I can’t think of any cars that caused more disappointment among customers than the Aspen and the Volare”.

A year later I got married and we bought a 2nd car, a brand new 1981 Honda Civic with a 4 spend manual transmission. In 1984 with a kid on the way, I finally began using seat beats.

Looking back, part of me misses the simplicity of it. No touchscreens, no sensors beeping at me for every little thing, just a key and the road.

I feel the same nostalgia about my dad's 1969 Pontiac Catalina, the car in which I learned to drive. My Aspen wasn't any more complicated, but that Catalina leaves much less troublesome memories.

 

[Cellblock2429]

I was just cleaning out some old boxes and stumbled upon a grainy photo of my first car. Man, the memories came rushing back. It wasn't anything fancy—actually, it was a total bucket of bolts—but it represented freedom back then.

Mine was a beat-up 92 Honda Civic. It leaked oil like a sieve and the AC only worked when it felt like it, but I drove that thing everywhere.

Looking back, part of me misses the simplicity of it. No touchscreens, no sensors beeping at me for every little thing, just a key and the road. Then again, I don't miss breaking down on the shoulder in the middle of July...

How about you guys? What was your first set of wheels? Do you ever wish you could have it back in your garage today, or are you glad to be rid of it?

Looking forward to hearing some good "first car" horror stories (or success stories)!

/----/ In 1968, I bought my first car, a 1960 VW Karmann Ghia, for $300. I drove it for two years and then traded it for a 65 MG Midget. And yes, I wish I still had the VW, not the MG..

 

[Cellblock2429]

After college and getting a job I bought a brand new 1976 Dodge Aspen based on the performance of its slant-6 engine during a test drive. The car had received high grades from auto publications and Consumer Reports. It turned out the be a pile of crap and after 4 years I dumped it for a 1980 Buick Regal.

Lee Iacocca had this to say: “The Dart and Valiant ran forever, and they should never have been dropped. Instead they were replaced by cars that often started to come apart after only a year or two. When these cars first came out, they were still in the development phase. Looking back over the past twenty years or so, I can’t think of any cars that caused more disappointment among customers than the Aspen and the Volare”.

A year later I got married and we bought a 2nd car, a brand new 1981 Honda Civic with a 4 spend manual transmission. In 1984 with a kid on the way, I finally began using seat beats.



I feel the same nostalgia about my dad's 1969 Pontiac Catalina, the car in which I learned to drive. My Aspen wasn't any more complicated, but that Catalina leaves much less troublesome memories.

/---/My mother had a 65 Catalina. Great car.

 

[JoeB131]

1984 Chevy Chevette.

Pre-owned

Had a sewing machine for an engine.

Only lasted me two years, was a freaking danger to myself and others.

Don't miss it a bit.

 

[petro]

A Mustang 2.
Basically a Pinto with a Mustang body.
Worst car I ever owned and never owned another Ford because of that experience.

 

[LibertyWeeps]

1972 Ford Torino

It was army green, with army green interior. Mine was not the sports edition though, so it did not have the scoop on the hood or the sports stripe on the side. It was also a used rebuild. It was a project car of the guy selling it, and he had spent a few thousand rebuilding it, then just got tired of it and decided to sell it. $500, thats all he wanted for it.

That sucker did cruise at lightspeed though. I'd drive to see my granny in East Texas (2 hour drive one way) and not even notice I had gotten up to 110 mph. The only way I notice something was "off" was the trees started blurring together. LOL

 

[80zephyr]

Brand new 1971 Mercury Comet when I was 17.

Still have the car, rusting away in the yard.

 

[mudwhistle]

67' Ford Fairlaine 289 ci 8 cylinder 3 speed.

It was tan colored.

It looked similar to this one.

 

[martybegan]

1971 Buick Skylark. Got it from a family friend who didn't drive and just lost her husband. Bought it around 1995 for $350 and cleaning out the widow's garage for her. It was garage kept, and had like 85,000 miles on it only.

 

[Mr Natural]

A 1955 Ford sedan I bought in 1968 fo $15.

It needed tires and a muffler.

 

[1srelluc]

'47 Willys CJ2A.....I kept that one for several years to hunt in. No top so it was not much for "date night".

I took it down to the DMV for my driving test, the guy walked out, took one look at it, and said, that's fine, you passed.

Then briefly (a couple moths) a '56 Nash Metropolitan. My actual first "car".

Then a '68 Impala Station wagon. I kept that one for three years.

I'd not mind the CJ2A back.

 

[Concerned American]

Mine was a 1954 Chrysler. LOL, No I don't miss it. Bought it for 50 bucks and drove it for a week (500 miles or so) before the hood blew open at 70 mph. Exciting. The timing chain went soon after that. I sold it for junk for $50 in 1969. Replaced it with a brand new 1970 Toyota Corolla. This wasn't it but it looked similar.

 

[Invisibleflash]

I was just cleaning out some old boxes and stumbled upon a grainy photo of my first car. Man, the memories came rushing back. It wasn't anything fancy—actually, it was a total bucket of bolts—but it represented freedom back then.

Mine was a beat-up 92 Honda Civic. It leaked oil like a sieve and the AC only worked when it felt like it, but I drove that thing everywhere.

Looking back, part of me misses the simplicity of it. No touchscreens, no sensors beeping at me for every little thing, just a key and the road. Then again, I don't miss breaking down on the shoulder in the middle of July...

How about you guys? What was your first set of wheels? Do you ever wish you could have it back in your garage today, or are you glad to be rid of it?

Looking forward to hearing some good "first car" horror stories (or success stories)!

Used VW Bug.
Gift from parents.
Stolen 2 weeks later in L.A.
Yes

 

[Winston]

1976 Datsun 210. 50 mpg, yeah, wish I still had it. Only down side, I had to search for it every day when I got out of school. The football team always picked it up and moved it.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Was a 1967 Pontiac Executive with a 427 v8.
Thing was a beast, virtually indestructible. Power windows a/c

 

[Thinker101]

'63 Chevy Impala. Originally my moms, was hardly driven. Then passed to my dad, who drove the heck out of it. Finally, to me with about 100,000 miles.

 

[progressive hunter]

I was just cleaning out some old boxes and stumbled upon a grainy photo of my first car. Man, the memories came rushing back. It wasn't anything fancy—actually, it was a total bucket of bolts—but it represented freedom back then.

Mine was a beat-up 92 Honda Civic. It leaked oil like a sieve and the AC only worked when it felt like it, but I drove that thing everywhere.

Looking back, part of me misses the simplicity of it. No touchscreens, no sensors beeping at me for every little thing, just a key and the road. Then again, I don't miss breaking down on the shoulder in the middle of July...

How about you guys? What was your first set of wheels? Do you ever wish you could have it back in your garage today, or are you glad to be rid of it?

Looking forward to hearing some good "first car" horror stories (or success stories)!

mine was a 68 galaxy 500,,

I currently have a 68 ford ranch wagon sitting in my driveway which is the wagon version of the galaxy 500,,

circle of life and all that,,

 

[progressive hunter]

1984 Chevy Chevette.

Pre-owned

Had a sewing machine for an engine.

Only lasted me two years, was a freaking danger to myself and others.

Don't miss it a bit.

your lack of common sense now makes sense,,

 

[the watcher]

I bought a 63 Rambler classic convertible in 67 when I went to proto type (nuc navy) school in New York at age 18, that was a sweet ride. Too much fun there, left it wrapped around a tree. Got out in 71 and bought a 71 superbeetle for 1900$.