What was your very first car?

[Bluevitz-rs]

I still have my '85 Civic Wagovan. I've been slowly un-modding it from what I did back in my youth. Just restored the factory rims this year. Those are 13s.

Pictured next to my Mother's '78 Mustang 4cyl 3spd auto. Neither are in any way collectors cars but they both hold a lot of sentimental value to us.

[Dodge Aries K]

My first car was a 1984 Dodge Aries K station wagon. I lo ed that car. Parents made me get rid of it (I was 14) because I spent too much time messing with it apparently. Im still mad about that almost 17 years later haha.

[ACKING_QC]

the very first car that I bought with MY MONEY was

a Toyota Celica ST182 .. Canadian automatic... bought it for 1000$CAN put 1500$CAN to repair it, (completely new brake system) aannd the oncomming summer, the gase tank got leaks litterally EVERYWHERE ... this car was a damn bomb... had to get rid of it for ONLY 250 bucks .. for the 2-3 months I drove it, it was a HELL of a lot of fun !

[Thirty-Nine]

1992 Mitsubishi Expo LRV. 1.8-liter with a 5-spd. I ended up putting a custom cat back exhaust on it and a custom intake, too. At the time, I didn't really like it, but it was a hand-me-down, so I couldn't complain. It was actually a great little car. \



I ended up selling it an getting a 1999 Nissan Sentra SE Limited with the SR20DE. Lots of fun with that car, and it was my first real experience working on and racing cars. Intake, header, exhaust, KYB AGX adjustable shocks, Eibach springs, and a couple different sets of wheels/tires including these 16s.

[kimona]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

1992 Mitsubishi Expo LRV. 1.8-liter with a 5-spd. I ended up putting a custom cat back exhaust on it and a custom intake, too. At the time, I didn't really like it, but it was a hand-me-down, so I couldn't complain. It was actually a great little car. \

I travelled around Japan in a 1992 Expo (named a Chariot in Japan)... and indeed, it "was actually a great little car."

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

1992 Mitsubishi Expo LRV. 1.8-liter with a 5-spd. I ended up putting a custom cat back exhaust on it and a custom intake, too. At the time, I didn't really like it, but it was a hand-me-down, so I couldn't complain. It was actually a great little car.

Interesting car. I don't recall seeing one before.

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

I ended up selling it an getting a 1999 Nissan Sentra SE Limited with the SR20DE. Lots of fun with that car...

I bet. Good looking ride. SR20DE is what the Infinity G20's came with, right?

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

Interesting car. I don't recall seeing one before.

They weren't super popular by any means. Also sold as the Eagle Summit Wagon and Plymouth Colt Vista. They were available in the U.S. (under at least one of the brands) from 1992-1996.

I bet. Good looking ride. SR20DE is what the Infinity G20's came with, right?

Yes.

[ern-diz]

Bump in the name of those good first car stories...

[kimona]

Not my first car, but my first really practical car. I bought a brand new 1978 Datsun 510 when I decided to return to school full-time. Drove this car for 4 years in Montreal and then 2 years in California. It was a great 2-door hatchback with a 5-speed stick... which was very rare way back then. The car proved exceptionally reliable with not a single problem for the 6 years I owned it. Plus, IMHO, it was a nice looking car!

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by kimona

Not my first car, but my first really practical car. I bought a brand new 1978 Datsun 510 when I decided to return to school full-time. Drove this car for 4 years in Montreal and then 2 years in California. It was a great 2-door hatchback with a 5-speed stick... which was very rare way back then. The car proved exceptionally reliable with not a single problem for the 6 years I owned it. Plus, IMHO, it was a nice looking car!

You have owned some really cool rides.

[justanotherdrunk]

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[ern-diz]

Another Pinto; nice!

Good grief, that 'cuda, tho.

[Captain Yaris]

Awesome cars guys and gals! Personally, I owned a 1989 Ford Escort LX that was baby blue for a first car. I was in high school and it was a good deal I got from a family friend that owned a Ford dealership. It was actually responsible for my love of small hatchbacks and rally cars. My second car was a 1986 Mazda RX-7, which I loved. It was mostly restored with new paint, new engine, GAB Motorsport wheels, and full custom dual exhaust. It was a mean car and made my neighbors hate me in the morning when I started it up (BRAP BRAP BRAP!!!) my third was a 2001 Ford Focus that I had lowered with Eibach's and mounted Ford Escort RS Cosworth rims on. I own my Yaris and my mother's old 73 Ford Mustang that's all original, California car with numbers matching. I hope to restore it and use it for my cruiser. Keep the cool cars coming, I'm really enjoying this thread.

[ern-diz]

Cool little Ford hatchy, thanks for sharing.

That RX7 sounds awesome. The 2nd and 3rd gen's are some of my all time favorite cars.

[ern-diz]

Any of you new members checking in these days have a first car story and pics?