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RhinofromWA

RhinofromWA

Brevity R Us
Aug 16, 2001
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Lynnwood, WA
1st car was a family hand me down

1980 Datsun 210 2door sedan Robin Egg Blue 5sp that cleaned up the streats against the VW bugs in my HS....they thought they were hot stuff. :) Anything faster than a VW bug I couldn't touch. :D

Then I got a 1988 FOrd Ranger SC 2WD V-6 5sp for $4,500 as I went off to college. Had that for 7 or so years before getting my 2000 Dodge Dakota.

Rhino
 
escapeartist

escapeartist

Turbo Monkey
Mar 21, 2004
1,759
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W-S. NC
Im sixteen so my first and current car is my '81 VW rabbit convertible, in the mold green color. It runs pretty well (knock on wood) but the first month i had it it spent more time in the mechanics garage than in mine. My mom bought it brand new in '81 drove it for a while and then had kids, it wasnt driven for 6 years by the time i got it, and i maintain that the only reason my mom didnt sell it was that it was the only reminder of her childless, divorceless life. Other than a few duct tape patches on the roof and various other cosmetic problems its in great shape.
 
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Burnwood

Chimp
Nov 10, 2002
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Victoria, BC
biggins said:
1989 honda civic hatchback
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Ahhh the wickedness of the Civic hatch...

I'm rocking the 1984 1500S...That's right folks, the S model with the upgraded 1.5L engine :cool: ...It came standard with a moldy funk and interior that is seldom drier than the exterior.
 
T0mo

T0mo

Monkey
Feb 12, 2003
434
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nedtown, colorado
my first, current, and future ('til I'm dead) vehicle. '89 toyota pick up. It doesn't have a radio, but it does have a nice sounding exhaust leak, and a big dent in front of the driver door that lets wind in, so you get plenty of sounds while driving. The back wheel is up on a little hill sort of thing, so normally theres a decent amount of clearence, not like in the picture. The passenger door is rusting through now, so it might be time to replace it.
 

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rigidhack

rigidhack

Turbo Monkey
Aug 16, 2004
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In a Van(couver) down by the river
1972 Cadillac de Ville with a 472ci V-8.
A truly sweet vehicle that I bought for $900. It had been parked in this guys yard for 8 years when I bought it, so it looked shyte at first, but it had almost no miles on it. Then I replaced the vinyl top and painted it with a BMW forest metallic green. It looked (and drove) great. The car had a 120mph speedometer and I buried the indicator on a straight stretch of highway in Northern Alberta, until a rock kicked up an punched a hole in the muffler. :eek: Replaced the muffler (there were two on the same exhaust line) witha glas pack and that bumped the power up a bit. Made the car sound cool too. I drove it until it died (i put over 90,000 miles on it) then sold it for $500.
Best car ever, especially on dates. :devil:
 

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ska todd

ska todd

Turbo Monkey
Oct 10, 2001
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My first car was a 76 Vette...

A Chevette :p 1.6L of American power!

It had a huge dent in the left rear, the tranny slipped pretty bad, the master cylinder died a few times resulting in no brakes, and it pulled hard to the left from that time a parking sign jumped out in front of it. I used to carry around a spare alternator in the trunk just in case I needed it and I'd put a tree stump in the trunk during the winter to put some weight over the wheels.

I got in in high school c92 for free. About $100 of work went into it to get it running. Between 94 and 98 it was my means of transport to/from college and to just about every XC race in New England. It was then handed down to my brother and replaced w/ an 86 K-Car. My brother drove it for a couple months and sold it for like $500.

-ska todd
 
Tully

Tully

Monkey
Oct 8, 2003
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Seattle, WA
I'm 16, so my first car is my current car. It's a 1994 Buick Century (you know it!) that my family inherited from my grandmother a couple years ago. It isn't technically "mine", but I'm pretty much the only one who drives it.
 
Flakey Jake

Flakey Jake

Monkey
Nov 4, 2003
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Chico
My first ride was a 65 Plymouth Fury. It was a 4 door, 383 V8, it was a boat, but it hauled around a lot of buddies and the backseat was huge for sleeping and any other things u might need a backseat for!
 
Fonzie18

Fonzie18

Turbo Monkey
Feb 4, 2003
1,418
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Northern Mexico, Chulajuana (619). Orale!
My first car was a '99 Ranger 4x4. I drove it to death, jumped it and shuttled waaay too many people in it. One of the fondest memories I have of that truck is racing up the back of Snow Summit at 2am on race day!!! My current ride shuttles with ease...2004 F150 Supercrew 4-4 :love:
 
freeridekid

freeridekid

Monkey
Oct 18, 2003
789
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U-District, WA
my first car that i will be buying from my dad when i turn 16 in april. it's a dark blue 1999 chevy astro with an alpine stereo system i got for xmas. the only problem is that u have to unlock the front passenger side door manually even though u can unlock all the other doors automatically from that door. oh yeah and its a 4wd and the transfer case is messed up so it shutters like crazy whenever u turn sharp
 
Brian HCM#1

Brian HCM#1

MMMMMMMMM BEER!!!!!!!!!!
Sep 7, 2001
32,119
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Bay Area, California
PonySoldier said:
'72 GMC Sprint (Think El Camino) 454 Cowl Induction nothing like a 7 Liter V-8 for fun I know exactly how you feel...
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Gotta love it!!! I did several mods to the motor and it pumped out some healthy hp & torque. On good days I think it got a whopping 6 miles to the gallon:thumb: Glad I never really went far, and here in California back then 76 (gas station) still had the good leaded stuff if I remember correctly 101-102 octane. Then again I was able to fill the tank for $15.
 
ZoRo

ZoRo

Turbo Monkey
Sep 28, 2004
1,224
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MTL
1989 VW Jetta Diesel. Worked fine in the summer time but was a bitch in the winter. Simply would not start if the block heater was not plugged in. Max speed was 130km/h or ?? mph. Anyways, it died one day on my way to Mont Saint-Anne...
 
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