My first car was a 1997 Ford Ka, which I purchased off my cousin back in 2008. A few months later, I took it for it's MOT (a legal requirement in the UK) and was told the repairs to get it up to spec would cost more than I paid for it. I decided to buy a newer car and traded my Ka in on the deal to get "money off". I still have my second car (a 2005 Renault Clio, for those interested).
Your first car and how you lost it
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My first car was a '88 Honda Accord. It was flat gray. I guess I was ahead of the curve because now that matte finish seems to be in style or something. 
I had it for about 2 years while I saved up. Then I sold it (for only $500 less than I paid for it 2 years earlier) and bought a '96 Acura Integra GSR. That car lasted me through college.
Most people know what a Honda Accord looks like, so here's the Integra since it's not as common:
I had it for about 2 years while I saved up. Then I sold it (for only $500 less than I paid for it 2 years earlier) and bought a '96 Acura Integra GSR. That car lasted me through college.
Most people know what a Honda Accord looks like, so here's the Integra since it's not as common:
240SX i bought for 100 bucks. Was rusted out and needed a new rear diff. So i drove it until the engine blew on the highway, and i had it towed to the nearest dump and bought a new car.
Currently im on my... 9th vehicle. (i dont break them, i buy and sell all the time, last year alone i had three)
Currently im on my... 9th vehicle. (i dont break them, i buy and sell all the time, last year alone i had three)
A 1984 Plymouth "Reliant", a car long past it's prime by the time I got it. I didn't lose it so much as I murdered it. I spent so much in money and time trying to keep that POS running that, when I finally got a better car, watching it being junked was a great day. I'll never forget giant metal tines spearing the windshield, lifting the car off the ground, and hauling that thing to its doom.
I had a Vauxhall Astra Mark II "inherited" from my Mum. Ran it for a while, inlcuding into the back of a Merc round a blind corner, but that didn't write it off.
Old-age got the better of it eventually.
Old-age got the better of it eventually.
it's even the same colour in the commercial!
http://youtu.be/1BhppJ_PeFc
this was my first car, left to my mom and me by my grandfather, it survived until I fell asleep behind the wheel and first crashed into the trees by the road, 800 meters from my workplace and upon hitting them turned upside down - it was a sad day - but still was a great car
http://youtu.be/1BhppJ_PeFc
this was my first car, left to my mom and me by my grandfather, it survived until I fell asleep behind the wheel and first crashed into the trees by the road, 800 meters from my workplace and upon hitting them turned upside down - it was a sad day - but still was a great car
it's even the same colour in the commercial!
http://youtu.be/1BhppJ_PeFc
this was my first car, left to my mom and me by my grandfather, it survived until I fell asleep behind the wheel and first crashed into the trees by the road, 800 meters from my workplace and upon hitting them turned upside down - it was a sad day - but still was a great car
http://youtu.be/1BhppJ_PeFc
this was my first car, left to my mom and me by my grandfather, it survived until I fell asleep behind the wheel and first crashed into the trees by the road, 800 meters from my workplace and upon hitting them turned upside down - it was a sad day - but still was a great car
'97 Geo Metro in green. A mechanic had to seal the oil cap shut so it wouldn't leak anymore...unfortunately that meant the oil couldn't be changed anymore either. It had a max of 6 months to run
I loved that car. Died about 2 years ago.
Well, my first car is an utterly normal tan 2006 Saturn Aura that I bought for about 6k in '08 and am in the process of selling so I can upgrade to a Sonata. It is a nice solid car, and my only problem with it is the fact that I have to get it aligned more than the normal or it eats through tires rather quickly.
My first car is a black 2001 Honda CRV. My parents bought it with the intention of using it themselves, but they rarely ever did. So it ended up being driven by my older sister and I when we got our licenses.
Sure, Honda CRVs are a bit of a joke, but I wasn't going to complain with getting to drive a brand new vehicle as my first car.
Anyway, my parents eventually completely paid it off, then gave it to me.
So yeah... it's got about 200k miles on it, it gets terrible gas mileage, the electric locks frequently jam, the automatic windows take forever to close, the lock on the tailgate is busted (the glass top part is the only thing holding it closed), it has a massive dent on the top of it (how it got there, I have no idea), and it has more dings and scratches than I could put a number on.
It just barely passed inspection this year, and now the catalytic converter is starting to go... so its days might be coming to an end.
Sure, Honda CRVs are a bit of a joke, but I wasn't going to complain with getting to drive a brand new vehicle as my first car.
Anyway, my parents eventually completely paid it off, then gave it to me.
So yeah... it's got about 200k miles on it, it gets terrible gas mileage, the electric locks frequently jam, the automatic windows take forever to close, the lock on the tailgate is busted (the glass top part is the only thing holding it closed), it has a massive dent on the top of it (how it got there, I have no idea), and it has more dings and scratches than I could put a number on.
It just barely passed inspection this year, and now the catalytic converter is starting to go... so its days might be coming to an end.
You mean the 2001 Isuzu Rodeo, currently in my apartment's parking slot downstairs? The one that just got it's oil changed, the one that's having some fuel to air ratio problems, and gets 19 mpg? The one with 160,000 miles on it?
Damn well better not have lost it.
Damn well better not have lost it.
An old '91 Escort wagon. That pos was great! Got written off some time after I entered the service and left the state. I think my sister did something to it.
It was a pale yellow 79' Ford Mustang. And it used to die at stop signs, so too this day I still drive with one foot on the brake and the other on the gas.
I had it for almost two years and then I lost it when I offered to give some poor bastard a jump start and he put the leads on backwards. Fried the whole electrical system. I was so pissed! >:[
I had it for almost two years and then I lost it when I offered to give some poor bastard a jump start and he put the leads on backwards. Fried the whole electrical system. I was so pissed! >:[
My first car was a 94 Ford Taurus and I rolled it.
Drove home on almost 72 hours of no sleep from work cause i had an early class the next day. Blinked and all of a sudden my car was rolling and spinning. Most confusing moment of my life ever.
Drove home on almost 72 hours of no sleep from work cause i had an early class the next day. Blinked and all of a sudden my car was rolling and spinning. Most confusing moment of my life ever.
Mine was a 1999 black GMC Jimmy. It was my father's SUV and I loved it.
I was at work (I work at a grocery store) and when I came out, I found it moved so that the front two wheels were on the curb. It had the worse gash right up the rear door. I bloody tractor trailer backed into it and left without reporting it. Sigh...
GMC Jimmy [http://www.autos-concept-details.info/images/gmc-jimmy.jpg]
I was at work (I work at a grocery store) and when I came out, I found it moved so that the front two wheels were on the curb. It had the worse gash right up the rear door. I bloody tractor trailer backed into it and left without reporting it. Sigh...
GMC Jimmy [http://www.autos-concept-details.info/images/gmc-jimmy.jpg]