First car!

[dmkhnr]

My first car was a Mercedes Benz sport coupe, full leather, sunroof, hardwood trim!!!
Mind you I got my license in 1993 and the Benz was a 1978!!!! Mom bought it brand new, and kept it for myself, and then 2 years later my sister. By the time we both had the money to buy our very own cars that poor Mercedes Benz looked like it had been to Hell and back.

16 years old and a $30k car????? Hmmm, I'm 35, have a mortgaged home, Own a business that took me 8 years to build that barely breaks 6 figures, Wife works full time as an MA/assistant office manager at the cancer center and I might be able to sell both of our cars together for $30k.

If your priveleged enough to be handed a $30k car free and clear (I don't believe for 1 second that you've got $22k, unless somebody died and gave it to you) then I would suggest you give your dad a big hug and a kiss. You might be fooling the kids in your class, suggesting that the car is yours, however, the teachers as well as any other adult will know who really bought it.

 

[AZ800]

Mitten cracks me up!
And to think I responded to another one of his threads (haha haven't been on SW in a while!).
Well, have to work the rest of the night shift and never listed all the cars I've had, so here goes: (BTW, the most expensive one cost $30k and that's the current one, wife's truck, and it's going on 5 yrs old, owned for 4 yrs).
76 Buick Electra 455 (16th bday gift)
47/'79 CJ2A/CJ5
'75 Buick POS
'70 Impala 2 dr Hardtop (Bad *** 400S/B had it for years)
'75 GMC 3/4 ton
'86 Monte Carlo SS
'80 K5 Blazer
'80 F150
'81 Bronco
Black VW GTI
'90 Z71
'91 S15 Jimmy (starting co-owned vehicles with my g/f, later wife)
couple more random vehicles I can't remember
'95 Ram 1500
'96 Ram 1500
'97 Z71
'99 Ram 1500
'90 Z71
'90 4 Runner
Volvo sumthin or other 760?
'94 CHevy K2500 diesel
couple more I can't remember
'76 Blazer
'75 Blazer
'01 Ram 1500
'02 Dmax'74 Jeep CJ5
'74 Jeep CJ5
'07 Ram Mega Cab
Bakers dozen or more company trucks (mostly all Fords)

Not all these stayed around long. Couple were parts vehicles, several were bought, fixed up and sold and a couple demo derby cars that I didn't list.

Currently have the Mega and the old Jeep and a new Ferd company truck!

 

[sdsnocop]

My vehicle list: (very short for 35 years of driving)
63 Ford Falcon Futura
72 Chevy Blazer 4X4
74 Chevy Pickup 4X4
75 Chevy pickup 4X4
82 Ford F150 4X4
82 Ford F150 4X4
88 Ford F150 4X4
96 Chevy S-10 4X4
Family vehicle list: (after 26 years of marriage)
81 Mercury Capri
82 Pontiac Bonnevile
84 Chevy Celebrity
88 Ford Taurus LX
98 Ford Windstar
01 Ford Windstar
Daughters first vehicle - 97 Mercury Tracer

 

[B C]

Anyone ever had a Chevy Chevette, DIESEL?

My buddy had one. Red 4 door. BLACK tinted windows.
It was awesme. He put WIDE back tires on it and jacked it up a couple inches. Put a sound system in it with 15" subs. LOL.

Imagine THAT thing cruising Higgins Ave in Missoula on Fri and Sat night with a 4-some of eager swinging dks.

Good lord, we would've chased you dorks right out of town!

First car: '66 Pontiac GTO I paid $1800 for, and it still sits in my garage.

 

[HawkShot99]

My vehicle list
95' Ford Escort 2 door. Previous owner lived in it for 6 months after getting evicted.
98' Honda CRV
05' Chevy Colorado. Biggest piece of crap ever! I am always fixing it, and Chevy made everything so hard to change so it costs so much $$$$

 

[94fordguy]

My list...

'94 Ford F-350 XLT C/C, 4x4, L/B, 460 had 91K on it when I bought it over 10 years ago and now has 198K and no plans to get rid of it any time soon.

'99 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4x4 had it for about 2 years and then sold it when I bought my Super Duty

'02 Ford F-350 Lariat Super Duty C/C 4x4 L/B V-10 Bought it with 97K about 1-1/2 years ago and now has 114K

 

[BadAftertaste]

Ok, I'll play.

'89 5.7L IROC-Z
'86 C4 Corvette
'91 FJ80 Cruiser
'91 Range Rover
'94 Range Rover lwb
'95 Discovery
'90 Lotus Esprit SE
'03 Discovery
'94 Audi UrS4
'97 Discovery
'06 LR3

Still have the Lotus and the LR3... Kind of wish I had the Cruiser and the Audi back.

 

[snowmobilesrme]

subaru's are excellent cars. fast, and reliable. theyre awd system is sick and solid.

i bought an 89 subaru legacy for fun, and the water pump has been going out for 2 years now. not completely busted yet. it circulates water, i just have to put about a gallon of water in a day. the odometer relapsed once, and is was at 96k miles, and now its at 113k, and the waterpump is still circulating water. but still leaks of course..

point is, 30 grand can be spent on something really cool, but it might ask you to spend another few grand if it gets cranky. they dont make cars like they use to now days..

so in my opinion, ur best bet would be a subaru of some sort, or a truck. truck, preferably a dodge cummins diesel so u can haul ur sleds and trailer and haul a$$ while doing it

 

[Clarke673]

subaru's are excellent cars. fast, and reliable. theyre awd system is sick and solid.

i bought an 89 subaru legacy for fun, and the water pump has been going out for 2 years now. not completely busted yet. it circulates water, i just have to put about a gallon of water in a day. the odometer relapsed once, and is was at 96k miles, and now its at 113k, and the waterpump is still circulating water. but still leaks of course..

point is, 30 grand can be spent on something really cool, but it might ask you to spend another few grand if it gets cranky. they dont make cars like they use to now days..

so in my opinion, ur best bet would be a subaru of some sort, or a truck. truck, preferably a dodge cummins diesel so u can haul ur sleds and trailer and haul a$$ while doing it

subaru's arent realy known for their longjevety..

my vehicle list goes something like this...

68 chevy 2wd
67 chevy 2wd
67 gmc 4wd
86 suburban
91 chevy corsica
96 chevy truck
98 chevy tahoe
04 duramax lb7
05 gmc yukon
03 duramax lb7
01 24 valve cummins
06 duramax LBZ
89 sazuki samarie
89 toyota truck
88 chevy suburban
98 chevy truck
00 subaru
01 volkswagon jetta
06 chevy duramax.
93 chevy truck.

 

[MORSNO]

subaru's arent realy known for their longjevety..

my vehicle list goes something like this...

68 chevy 2wd
67 chevy 2wd
67 gmc 4wd
86 suburban
91 chevy corsica
96 chevy truck
98 chevy tahoe
04 duramax lb7
05 gmc yukon
03 duramax lb7
01 24 valve cummins
06 duramax LBZ
89 sazuki samarie
89 toyota truck
88 chevy suburban
98 chevy truck
00 subaru
01 volkswagon jetta
06 chevy duramax.
93 chevy truck.

I don't think longevity is a concern of yours...that's a bunch of vehicles for a young feller.

 

[sledfreak89]

I used to drive junk like these...

 

[sledfreak89]

Now i ONLY drive Bugatti's. I also saved up my allowance.

 

[MORSNO]

Now i ONLY drive Bugatti's. I also saved up my allowance.

Was it hard to mount the hitch for your trailer, or are you thinking of mounting a sled deck on top?

 

[sledfreak89]

Oh, either way works.

Some have hitches, some have sled decks. Just depends on what color im thinking for the day...

1001 hp gets up the mountain pretty damn quick, ill tell you that!

 

[Minten]

Too bad my Pagani would woop that Veyron all day every day.

 

[Minten]

Too bad they aren't street legal.

 

[PJ-Hunter]

I don't think longevity is a concern of yours...that's a bunch of vehicles for a young feller.

Ya, no chit. That's 4 cars a year since he started driving at 16! WTF!!??

 

[owenb2]

As several ppl already posted buy something cheap first- especially for high school!!

My first car was a 83' izuzu Trooper; had 189k and a back seat that folded flat . I beat the hell out of it - jumped it, drown it in the river, hit a deer, rubbed it against trees, trashed the interior, hauled friends around, and I even met the girl who is now my wife in it! Man I had some fun in that rig!!

My suggestion is to buy something cheap that suits your needs that has some miles and some light damage, makes the blow a lil softer when u f-#* it up

And save the rest of that cash for down the road.

 

[Superjag]

Too bad my Pagani would woop that Veyron all day every day.

Even that obnoxious Zonda R isn't beating a new Veyron Supersport. Not 0-60, not top speed, not around Nürburgring. Maybe an older Veyron, but not an SS.

Shoot, an old Barabus TKR will smoke that Zonda.

 

[snowmobilesrme]

subaru's arent realy known for their longjevety..

i knew a guy who had a subaru outback with 225,000 miles, and the only thing he's done to it was maintain it.