What was your very first car?

[Ricochet]

1989 Honda Civic DX, a maroon piece of ****. Good for nothing but ramping railroad tracks and smoking weed in. That was 10 years ago :rolleyes:

[SubaSteevo]

92 Subaru SVX :D

[Dza]

I bought a black 1982 Mazda RX-7 for my first car in high school (after totalling my parents Tempo). It cost me $1000, then another $1000 to get it road-worthy. It was awesome, but as with most of them, my engine lost compression after having it a year and a half, and was never to start again. I donated it to my high school mechanics shop when I moved out of town.

I had the rx-7, then a Lebaron (big pimpin'), then a Beretta (POS), then an Integra (1st gen, 89), now the SVX. Talk about a huge upgrade from my others!

[dcarrb]

1966 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe, maroon with black interior, 390 V-8 with a C6 3-speed automatic, power steering, AM radio, sport wheel covers. Paid $300, drove it for a year and sold it for the same.

I learned to drive in my mother's '62 Chevy Impala, 283 V-8. Seems that thing had a 2-speed auto.

dcb

[red95svx]

1986 Pontiac Fireturd...I mean bird. Bright red. Big bad 2.8L V6 with an auto tranny...what a combo. Actually it was a decent car and it looked real nice. The previous owner had put some real nice American racing rims on it. Drove it for 5,000 miles and got hit driving to work one day. The car was totaled but there were no injuries.The insurance company of the woman who hit me gave me twice what I paid:) After that it was an 85 XT, 95 SVX, 94 SVX, 98 Outback, and 92 SVX.




Dave

[n00b on demand]

2002 Honda Accord SE.....giving it back to the dealership next week...lease is up :D

[Landshark]

1986 Plymouth Horizon -

it could only get better from there.....

[huck369]

1973 Pontiac Trans Am...455 Super duty Turbo 400 Trans....

It would break loose the back tires at 35 mph if I stomped on it :D

If I dumped on it from a dead stop, it wouldn't move...just smoke the tires, and jump up to about 140 mph on the speedo....

What a great car for a beginning driver :eek: .....heheh...it taught me well ;)

ahhh....fond memories :D :D

[ssnsltd]

'68 Mustang 2+2. Forest Green. and rust, lots of rust. . .

[SVXtra]

My first car was a Raven Black 1969 Boss Mustang I bought used in 1971 using the money I had saved while I was in Vietnam. Unfortunately, I only had the car for about two years because I could not keep gas in it due to the Arab oil embargo of 1973. I sold the car in November of 1973 for a 1974 Celica GT with a 90 hp 2 liter engine . Talk about culture shock! How embarrasing. :o

[Mr. Pockets]

I suppose my first car was a '91 Escort wagon. That was a dependable little car, man. My brother and I beat the snot out of it and the thing still lived to see 220k miles.

The first car I ever bought was my '87 Toyota pickup. Great truck. :)

[shelfy]

1987 hyundai excel gl -3 door. 8.8 miles when i drove it off the lot in 11/1986. :)

[Ricochet]

1986 Plymouth Horizon -

it could only get better from there.....
haha, I had a buddy with one and I couldn't agree with you more!

[intellibomb]

first car ever:

1984 Oldsmobile "eighty-eight" Wagon.

http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/pictures/1978_Oldsmobile_Custom_Cruiser.jpg

awwww yeah....were talkin some pimp ish.
top speed: about 95mph... that is, downhill with rocks in the back and with the ghetto overdrive on (ghetto overdrive= throw 'er in neutral at redline on a big freeway hill)
:eek: :D
best thing though: on my 16th birthday i had the appointment for my Drivers license examination set for 9:00 AM.
i got my license, went back to school just in time for lunch, loaded up 10 females into the beast, and shmobbed off to lunch. :cool:
I even lost my virginity in that couch on wheels. :cool:
then i had an unfortunate incident with a ditch and fence..... :o :(
total cost: $250

then it was an 83' honda prelude... rebuilt the whole engine myself for kicks.... some kick in the arse it turned out to be :rolleyes:

http://pages.infinit.net/danman20/p9.jpg

that thing was fun... was suprisingly good at jumpin and off roading

famouse words in that car while shmobbin and bottoming out, :
" dont worry about the scraping....Its just metal" :D
total cost:dirt for the car, even less for the parts...

being a crazy ass kid behind the wheel of some hoopty ass vehicles:
Priceless.

[svxwannabee]

I had an '82 Saab hatchback something or other for 2 days before the transmission bit the big one. Then, '90 Legacy Sedan. Then, '96 Legacy GT Wagon. Now, '92 SVX. Future, J2X Allard (i wish). Any questions, Google it.

[gsodonis]

1972 Mercury Capri. 4 cyl, 4 speed. A stylish package that burned oil at an alarming rate, up until a 4' diameter tree truck jumped out in front of it.
Ah, the memories!

[MidgeX]

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/489000-489999/489489_18_full.jpg
1994 Camaro V6 :(
it was slow, but not bad for my 1st car.

[Tim-H]

1980 Plymouth Volare. It was the 2 door version http://440magnum-network.com/emailed/2001/jan01/images/1980volare1.jpg like this but it was stock (no hood scoop, rear spoiler or rear window covers and it was all white). Though mine didnt have as good of an engine im sure the one in the picture does. heheh

[scoobydo]

subi-crosser on wifes puter,

my first car I bought AND drove was a 61 Galixie convertable. Gave $100. for it in 1972, It was an X drag car and had the crap kicked out of it mechanically, but the body was flawless! I bought a wrecked 66 ford and transfered all driveline componants to it and put a new white top on it. I haven't seen the car since yesterday, when I walked into my garage. It has 300k on it now and is stripped to bare metal and primed.
My 35 class reunion is in 2 years and I hope to have the resto-work completed by then!

Jerry

[Tony117s]

My first car is my SVX, then followed by my Forester, and now by my 05 Legacy GT

[NikFu S.]

My mom told me when I was little that she bought her 86 Cutlass Supreme for me on my 3rd birthday and intended to give it to me, but by the time I turned 12 it was in pretty crappy condition (thanks, Alaska...).
We lived in Florida for the 8 years prior and the car was always in excellent condition, but as soon as we moved here things started breaking.

So when I turned 14 (1996) she got me a 92 Mitsubishi Precis.

P.O.S., but immaculate considering it was only 4 years old. Not that I knew any better.
I knew nothing about cars until summer of 2000 I bought an 88 XT6 off my then step-dad, at which point I became a Subaru fan(atic).
The Precis was borrowed by someone and t-boned by a van summer '98.

First motorcycle came to my from my step dad late '98.
81 Honda CM400 Hondamatic 2spd Custom.

[Bobb]

Hi everyone, Well someone had to have a first car that will really set you back. How about a 1949 Ford coupe. Had a flat head V-8 with a three speed on the column plus overdrive. A Laycock de Normanville overdrive. They don't have catchy names like that anymore. My dad had it first. Then my mom. And then me. When I got done with it we sold it to a kid down the street. Take care, BOBB

[benebob]

My first was a Good Humor ice cream truck in 77. Still have it too!!! Granted you have to push it with your feet and it as a few cracks in the plastic but she still rolls :D

[Ron Mummert]

Not counting Dad's Buicks, the first ride was a well used turquoise & white '53 Olds 88 coupe.


[QUOTE=Mr. Pockets]I suppose my first car was a '91 Escort wagon. That was a dependable little car, man. My brother and I beat the snot out of it and the thing still lived to see 220k miles.


I bought my daughter the identical vehicle (used, w/78k) as a college grad present. She drove that thing to Maine, all over VA Tech for 2 years, to Oregon, back east, then to California where it eventually died a natural death at over 200K. I think it was washed twice.

Ron.

[thundering02]

1986 S-15 GMC Jimmy Dark blue and silver 2.8 v-6 4 wheel drive and an all sorts of sloppy shifter

[thundering02]

bought my daughter the identical vehicle (used, w/78k) as a college grad present. She drove that thing to Maine, all over VA Tech for 2 years, to Oregon, back east, then to California where it eventually died a natural death at over 200K. I think it was washed twice.

Ron.

That sound like my old integra

[SSSVX]

My first car was 1991 Geo Prizm Hatchback with sunroof, light blue. 5 speed.
Bought it for 2000usd and did the maintenance and upgrade for 1000usd. Thought of using her for a long time......8.5 mths later was wrecked by a friend of mine in a trip to NY. Sad story. :( Good thing I'm still alive today...

My svx is my first awd and automatic car. :D

[BigBlueSVX]

The one and only SVX...I'm a lucky guy :D

[SilverSpear]

same as this one but blue

[Andy]

1975 FIAT 128.

Quickest car that I have every owned. Lived on valve-bounce (no rev limiters in those days) 60 mph in 2nd from 1116cc :eek:

[UberRoo]

1986 Subaru GL wagon. I still drive it from time to time. The car was pretty close to perfect when I got it, but that quickly changed once I realized how competent it was off road. After that an 85 Honda CRX fell into my lap and I've put a lot of miles on it because of the fantastic mileage and because it just won't die no matter how badly I beat on it. (Believe me, cars have nightmares about things I've done to it.) Next came the SVX and quite a handful of other mid 80's Subarus. I'm still searching for an RX coupe with the rally package, an XT6 5-speed (or a motor to go in the one I've got), and maybe a Brat if it's cheap or in great shape.

http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/UberRoo/15248s.jpg (http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/UberRoo/15248.jpg).



1986 Plymouth Horizon -

it could only get better from there.....Actually, those things are ridiculously fast (http://www.leenetonline.com/~sigod/shelby/mirrors/page5/sc95109.htm) with a turbo motor. I know it's easy to laugh at them, but if it's got a turbo, watch out. The GLH (literally, Goes Like Hell) version produced 146 ponies from the factory and only weighs 2300 pounds, so the power-to-weight ratio is almost exactly the same as the SVX. The GLH-S version of the Omni (http://www.thedodgegarage.com/hall/hall_mark_omni_.jpg) (2) (http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/359000-359999/359097_149_full.jpg) produces 175 HP which Car & Driver claims will get you down the quarter mile in 14.7 seconds, though many people do much better. The styling is almost kinda sorta slightly coming back into a pseudo retro style, but the interior build quality does stink. The motors however are tough and super easy to build up. They’ll pull quarter miles in twelve seconds by doing nothing more than closing the waste gate. The 2.5 caravan (http://www.turbovan.net/van.html) motor, (which comes purposely and significantly detuned from the factory, but can be unleashed by plugging a vacuum hose,) bolts right in and with 20+ pounds of boost will kill WRXs. I stopped laughing once I was spanked by a $200 Plymouth with half a day's tweaking an no money invested.

[SilverSpear]

1975 FIAT 128.

Quickest car that I have every owned. Lived on valve-bounce (no rev limiters in those days) 60 mph in 2nd from 1116cc :eek:

Oh yeah I remember those cars, they were the fastest in their days... we still have some of them over here...

[Budfreak]

1973 firebird formula 350:

blue with white vinyl top and white pinstripes and spoilers

white vinyl interior

350 th tranny

350 pontiac motor with summit cam and lifters
hooker headers
edelbrock performer intake
holley 650 cfm four barrel
accel ignition
15x10 cragar ss mags

SWEET:D

and 1987 bonneville SE fully loaded to the hilt!
every available 1987 option including:
dual exhaust
rally suspension
alum wheels
dual power seats(leather of course)
power everything including sunroof
optional stereo that rocked even by todays standards
steering wheel radio controls
two tone paint
3.8 v6 with 4 speed auto (ran like hell!)

dad bought car new in 1987 and paid 24k for it!!:eek:

since then:
1989 cougar (POS!)
1973 chevelle malibu laguna (ugly ass color but loved it)
1987 trans am GTA (my baby)http://www.gtasourcepage.com/87PhotoGalleryPics/JRussell87GTA.jpg
1985 dodge caravan (4 cyl. with 5 speed)
1989 dodge caravan conversion van(pretty sweet van for caravan)
1992 dodge spirit (ok car)

i currently have my svx and the 89 caravan but the van needs new head gaskets and such or just a new motor.

about to buy fully loaded 87 subaru wagon with 67k miles for 100 bucks. just needs a little work which i'm sure i can find here of course.:)

[The Deviant]

Ye good ole 1986 Saab 900 non turbo automatic!

Talk about a dog. But I loved that car, and it hooked me on weird cars from then on :)

Then from there it went on to:

1968 Saab 96 (Rotting in the driveway - but works!)
1984 Saab 900 8v Turbo (RIP)
1989 Subaru DL (She still runs today with 200k+)
1989 Saab 900 Turbo Conv (Just needs a new tranny :P )
1999 Subaru Legacy Outback 30th Annv. (Wife's Daily Driver - 160k+)
1993 Subaru SVX 25th Annv. (Needs engine work :( )

and then what I drive today...
1989 Ford F150 Color: Rust (But a frosty cold A/C!)

Speaking of that Fiat 128, my dad used to have a '59 1100 Millicento. Beat anything to 40mph, then you were toasted... :) It did get 42 mpg though being driven all out. Top speed was something like 90mph! I wish that thing was still kickin' today...

[AvPPoW]

After running around in my dad's 5mt Ford Escort a couple of months I drove up to LI and bought my SVX. I owned an explorer before I got the suby, but didn't register it. The SVX is now a 5mt and is MY first street legal car

[Earthworm]

My parents bought me my first car when I turned 16: burgandy 1977 Nova 6 cylinder
http://www.novaresource.org/gallery4/77arjank1.jpg

First time I was in control of a car was when I was 2. My grandfather let me steer the 1970's Toyota Corona around the field :D

[mikecg]

First car was a '69 Camaro. Had a 307ci with a Powerglide tranny. I got it when I was 15. Rebuilt the engine and had it ready to drive by my 16th birthday. Ran off a dirt road about 4 days after I was on my own (no permit anymore). Had to replace the passenger front fender and A-frame. passenger door was crushed in too, but wasnt an issue. By my senor year I managed to get it restored.

The rest of the past:
82 F150 4X4 (351 set-up for dirt drag)
89 Toyota 4X4
91 Eclipes GS-T
96 Doge Status ES (V-6)
97 Mustang (V-6, 5-Speed)
88 Chevy Blazer 4X4
82 Crown Vic (got it in 2002 w/ 15K miles, sounds great, but every seal in the thing leaked from dry-rout)
92 Stealth (free Got it after having the 94SVX for awhile. I put $800 in the engine to get it running and sold it for $1000 to by the 92 SVX

Current List:
94 SVX L: Bought it May 2003 with 20K for $8000
92 SVX LS-L : paid $900 w/ bad tranny.
75 Datsun 280Z: paid $300 needs steering linkages and floor boards
72 Datsun 240Z: Needs floorboards (did Datsuns actually come with floorboards?)

I'm thinking about getting a 96 Legacy GT. I've never had a NEW car. I want a GT, but I dont want the new front end. I'm afraid 2007s will have the new grill.

[AvPPoW]

Kinda like me. At one, I used to turn my wagon upside down and drive it. At 2, I got a powerwheels. It wasn't fast enough, so my dad put a chainsaw motor on it. It still wasn't fast enough so we put an 8hp briggs on it with minibike tires for traction (it would still smoke them.) Leared to drive a cart before I knew how to ride a bike. At 3 I got my first go-kart and my dad re-drilled the pedals for my short legs. That was fun, but it was only three hp. By 5 I was driving around an old race kart with slicks on the grass. Most fun thing to drive ever. Nothing comes close to drifting a kart. At 6 I started riding the minibike, at 7 I fixed up the moped and then went to a 125cc 1975 Rockford Taka trailbike. It moved, but was falling apart. I learned to deal with the weight when riding with my friends and eventually got a 1988 Kawasaki KX80 bigwheel. Sold that after I moved and got a 1994 Ford Explorer. Drove around in mommy and daddy's car for a while then traded the explorer for $700 and gas to a friend who needed a truck when I bought the SVX.

[NapaBavarian]

When I was 16 I picked up an old Jeep Cherokee...

http://www.ifsja.org/readers/cherokees/pictures/karlcher.jpg

This thing was reliable like a clock, It broke down exactly once a month, every month, but it went everywhere and was all wheel drive :D

[MNYPNNY]

First car - red 1977 4-door Ford Granada with a bench seat.
Second car - blue 1976 2-door Ford Granada with power bucket seats, power windows, a smokin' V-8
Third car - a yellow 1980 Ford Fairmont which was a dog... but it never broke down on me
Fourth car - a gray 1991 2wd Subaru Legacy... didn't have cruise control
Fifth car - my Penny

[SVXer95]

My first car was a 1985 Toyota Camry. 'the beast from the far east'

That thing took one hell of a beating before it died at 200k miles.

[ensteele]

My first car was a 1967 Chev Camaro. It was deep water blue with white pin stripe and bumble bee stripe. It was a 4 speed manual. :) :)

[svxxx26]

First car was a 1973 Plymouth Fury II ex-state police car (bought in 1975).
That car - especially by today's standards - was HUGE. Rode like a tank. 440 cube V-8, dual exhasts, vinyl bench seat, a 140 mph "certified" speedo and weighed over 2 tons.

Does it get any better than that??? :rolleyes:

[Royal Tiger]

1981 Oldsmobile Holiday 88 coupe. One of only 300 or so that year. 307ci V-8 with a Rochester 4 barrel and the Turbo 200 4R auto. Burgandy over silver and no vinal top. She was a nice car.

[Bob6stringer]

My first was a blue 1975 Honda Accord hatchback with room to get me and several milk crates to college in upstate NY. I ran it into the ground (and a few other things). But my favorite car, bought used in the early 90s, was a 1984 Fiat Spyder with low-profile Pirellis and with nicely tuned ANSI exhaust.

[bwb3]

1956 Pontiac Chieftan 2 door hardtop with 316 V8 for $300. Traded it in on a used 1961 MGA Mk. 1 a year later. I guess I'm the old fart here.
Gene

[Liquor Assassin]

the eclipse i just posted pictures of

[thundering02]

1956 Pontiac Chieftan 2 door hardtop with 316 V8 for $300. Traded it in on a used 1961 MGA Mk. 1 a year later. I guess I'm the old fart here.
Gene

Gee that was only 28 years BEFORE my time.
:eek: :D :p

[SubaruSVXCrazy]

My Current 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L

[YourConfused]

1963 chevy panel w/ a built 283.

[Manarius]

The first car I've owned is my 95 SVX. Before this, I drove a 1991 Legacy for about 3 years.

[Crazy_pilot]

The Taurus is my parents' car on paper, in practise it belongs to my brother and me. My first car in my name is my 92 LS-L.

[Speedklix]

My first car was also how I met Giugiaro...
The only car that always somhow gets left off lists of cars designed by Giugiaro.... ready..
A state police intercepter 1989 Eagle Primier Limited ES White with white matching wheels... the ONLY way the car looked good. It only had a few oil changes before it became my mothers. I traded my boat with a guy in exchange for overhauling (mechanics and body/paint) my mother's old benz. I got the Primier and a a little insurance out of it.
I loved that car, it was fast like hell and I would regularly haul 6 frinds in it. Not sure what the staties did to it, but the spare I bought didn't stand a chance against it. I wish I knew more about cars when I owned it. After that I got into I6 Benz sedans... and then everything.

[Trevor]

1956 Pontiac Chieftan 2 door hardtop with 316 V8 for $300. Traded it in on a used 1961 MGA Mk. 1 a year later. I guess I'm the old fart here.
Gene

You have a long way to go! ;)

Fifty years ago I built my first car myself, from a 1929 Fiat 509. It was quite successful in competition when pitted against then new sports cars. :cool:

[ridered777]

1993 Plymouth Duster for $500. :D Second car was the SVX :rolleyes:

[odepaj]

First car was my '92 Ebony SVX, second car was my '95 brilliant red SVX, and third car was my '92 pearly :D I think im hooked. Next car will either be an '05 STi or an '05-'06 Legacy GT.



Dustin

Ps. Total price for all three SVX's: $5,700.oo

[Evil One]

First car was a 1963 ford fairlane 2 door hard top. 289 3 speed car.
First car I bought with my own $$$... 1976 Chevy Vega for $100. :D


Jim

[redlightningsvx]

My first car was a 1984 Dodge 600 coupe for about $200 (only 66,xxx miles)for about a year till i slid it up on a curb at the elementary school then got the svx right after for 1,100
(109,xxx) UPGRADE!!!

[JaySVX]

1982 Volvo wagon - 5speed. thing was a boat.

Then:
1987 ford ranger - 5speed
1989 ford probe - 5speed
1993 ford probe - 5speed
1993 ford probe - 5speed
1987 ford thunderbird - auto
1993 saturn SL1 - 5speed
1990 mitsu eclipse - 5speed
2001 chevy cavalier - 5speed
1994 nissan altima - 5speed
1991 mitsu eclipse - 5speed
1993 mazda mx6 - 5speed
1997 ford explorer - auto
1994 subaru svx - auto, then 5speed
1992 subaru svx - auto

Interesting collection i think. If i had pulled the money i paid for these cars, and spent fixing/building them up, i could own a very nice maserati right now.

[Romantt8]

1987 Volvo 740 turbo. Was in great condition when I bought it aside from fixing a frame rail because of hidden rust. Was RWD and a lot of fun once I turned the boost pressure up to 13lbs. Had a Garrett T3 turbo and I put a lot of time and effort into it. Pretty reliable overall but left me stranded twice because of electrical problems. Last couple of days I owned it the wiring for the windshield wipers started smoking under the dashboard so I had to remove the fuse. She suffered from bad piston slap to the point where people thought it was a diesel motor, and I guarantee the rods were S shaped after over boosting a few times.

This is a couple of pictures I took a week or so before parting her out.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/romantt8/P1010020.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/romantt8/craigslistenginebay.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/romantt8/craigslist3.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/romantt8/craigslistinterior.jpg

And this is what replaced her, picture taken after a few months of modification.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/romantt8/P1010058.jpg

This was a tank in the snow with Nokian Hakka 2s on the rear wheels. Better than some 4wds in the snow but could drift easily with just a couple lbs of boost.

[It's Just Eric]

Volvo: Built like a box so you done end up in one:D
The black wagon is sick dude.
As for my first...I had an '89 caddy fleetwood brougham. maaco peeling of primerish grey with blood red leather interior. That thing was freakin awesome. You could fit like, 6 bodies in the trunk (13 or so if you put them through a wood chipper first) Totally gangster (Not "gangsta" like theese crazey kids seem to think is cool) Okay, so the only thing that DID work was the check engine light, but the 10 miles or less a day it WOULD travel was done in style:tongue:

[JaySVX]

That black wagon is by far the sexiest volvo i've ever seen. I'd rock it.

[Subie59]

1972 Datsun 240Z. Picked it up for $1,200 put about another $1,000 into it and boy was she nice. I have pics around somewhere. I loved that car. Besides the rust, I never really had a problem with it. Ended up selling it after I got married to buy a K Car. Yikes.... I was looking to buy another but realized that they just weren't for me any longer. So I bought the SVX and never looked back....

[Romantt8]

Volvo: Built like a box so you done end up in one:D
The black wagon is sick dude.
As for my first...I had an '89 caddy fleetwood brougham. maaco peeling of primerish grey with blood red leather interior. That thing was freakin awesome. You could fit like, 6 bodies in the trunk (13 or so if you put them through a wood chipper first) Totally gangster (Not "gangsta" like theese crazey kids seem to think is cool) Okay, so the only thing that DID work was the check engine light, but the 10 miles or less a day it WOULD travel was done in style:tongue:

That black wagon is by far the sexiest volvo i've ever seen. I'd rock it.

Thanks, I had some help converting it to a 5 speed and it was fun to drive minus the body roll.

I also owned an 87 Fleetwood Brougham with the olds 307. What a slow yet fun to drive car. Mine was stock... Once

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/romantt8/HPIM0383cropped.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/romantt8/HPIM0373.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/romantt8/HPIM0364.jpg

[crazyhorse]

WHOA! That Caddy is SCARY!

My 1st car was a '78 Datsun B210. It was a Michigan car, so it was more bondo than body. Cancer finally killed it.
Then...
'72 T-bird
'72 Toyota Corona
'74 Toyota Corona
'74 Pontiac Astre wagon (Vega)
'76 MustangII "Stallion"
'84 Mustang hatch
'74 Olds Omega (Nova)
'72 Chevy pickup
'80 Ford Pinto
'78 Pontiac Grand Prix
'86 Subaru XT GL10
'91 Mazda B2600i pickup
'87 Subaru XT GL10
'82 Mercury Capri
'74 Ford Pinto (Still own)
'95 Taurus Wagon
'95 Olds Cutlass (still own)
'97 Subaru Legacy LSi Wagon (Still own)
Can you tell I have an affinity for "oddball" cars? The Mustangs are the only "Car Guy" cars I've owned

[budbaer]

My first car was a 1973 Pontiac Ventura with a 350 in it. That was back when you could buy American V8 muscle for under $1000. My first sports car came when I was 18, I picked up a 1976 MG Midget. It was tons of fun when I bought it in June but I was glad that I hadn't sold the Ventura when the cold weather came.

[SVXyGirl]

My first real car was a 2000 Dodge Neon with 50k that I picked up for $2000. Three months later...
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f299/r_clas3/neon2.jpg

A mini van pulled out infront of me on a highway...T-boned them going somewhere between 45 and 50 mph. Luckily I wasn't speeding that day. I wanted to take my time going to class.

I got $4700 from the insurance company..:D

Then I got the SVX...

All in all....I think it was worth it.

[It's Just Eric]

....That caddy was on ebay wasnt it? I very much so remember seeing it listed as a demo derby car. lol, mine had the 307 as well....

[jeffast]

my first was the 94 s-10 in my sig, still have it 6 years later, i love that truck not the best at anything, but i have done some incredbly mean things to it and it still runs flawless

[AlcyoneDaze]

1990 Toyota Celica GT coupe

2.2Litre engine, 5-speed. I added a homemade cold air intake, Pacesetter cat-back exhaust, advanced timing, 1 inch drop Eibach springs, M3 fender vents (not ricey Z3 fenders), updated 92-93 taillights, 3-piece spoiler, clear corners, 17" Sport Edition rims, and called it a day. she ran a 16.394 @ 85mph at the dragstrip and was a fun daily driver car during the formative years of my youth, got my first clinton in the backseat of that car :)

The aftermarket part situation for the 5th gen (90-93) celica is about the same as the SVX, it wasnt really a performance car, but it was light and had good pickup. I kinda miss her :(

http://www.geocities.com/daytripper599/evolution.JPG

[Romantt8]

....That caddy was on ebay wasnt it? I very much so remember seeing it listed as a demo derby car. lol, mine had the 307 as well....

Haha, yeah that was a couple of years ago. The fact that I lost the passenger side door was not a selling point.....

[Hondasucks]

First vehicle was a 1973 Datsun 620 pickup... L18 SSS bottom end (balanced, with flat tops), crappy emissions head (Someone snagged the SSS head before I got the engine), Weber carb, header, rattlecan blue :-P Was a good little truck, and it would have run longer than it did had I known then what I know now about rebuilding engines... but my first CAR was a 1987 Subaru STD hatcback.. 2WD, 4 speed, no options... but got 28mpg in town!

http://inlinethumb14.webshots.com/2317/1063790393043598624S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1063790393043598624SFmcOF)

As you can see by the fact the racing stripes are mismatched, I really had mad painting SkillZ then lol...

[AlcyoneDaze]

and counting skillz...
your Pleaides cluster is missing Alcyone entirely!!! :)

[shotking]

I believe thats subarus earlier logo and entirely correct.;):)
:oNope i'm wrong its still missing a star.:bash:

[louis]

my 92 SVX LSL is my first car. no complaints.

[MPtyza]

My first was a '95 Neon. I totalled it twice, being a dumb kid and all :rolleyes:

After a year or so of having no car, I picked up a '91 Legacy Turbo.

BTW, the cluster on the hood of that hatch is indeed correct, it's the pre-1990 Subaru logo

[shotking]

My first was a '95 Neon. I totalled it twice, being a dumb kid and all :rolleyes:

After a year or so of having no car, I picked up a '91 Legacy Turbo.

BTW, the cluster on the hood of that hatch is indeed correct, it's the pre-1990 Subaru logo

Its definately the earlier logo, I found the pics with that logo but i thought i was wrong after counting the stars on the USMB logo. Can anyone else help here?

[MPtyza]

The USMB logo combines the old and the new logos.

[newsvx]

My first car was a 1930 Model A roadster w/ rumble seat - no, I'm not THAT old. No wait, perhaps I am ... ..........

Anyway, bought it for $150 and sold it for $250 two years later. Only car I ever made any money on .. ...:D:D:D

[AlcyoneDaze]

Unlike some other motor companies, such as Ford (founded by Henry) or Suzuki (founded by Michio), Subaru is not named after its founder. "Subaru" is the Japanese word for "Seven Sisters", a common name for the most prominent stars in Pleiades, an open cluster of about 500 young stars (only about 100 million years old), barely visible in our northern sky. At least six of the 500 or so stars are visible to the naked eye, while under moderate conditions the number increases to 9, and under clear dark skies, jumps to more than a dozen. To see the rest, good quality binoculars or a telescope is required; but the cluster is still difficult to locate as it is spread over only 2 degrees - about four times the diameter of the moon.

The name "Pleiades" itself may have been derived from the Greek word for "to sail" or the word "pleios" meaning "full" or "many".

Another theory is that the cluster is named after the mythological mother, Pleione, which is also the name of one of the brighter stars. According to Greek mythology, the main, visible stars are named for the seven daughters of "father" Atlas and "mother" Pleione: Alcyone, Asterope (a double star), Electra, Maia. .Merope, Taygeta and Celaeno.

Although somewhat similar to the constellation Crusis, comprising Gacrux, Alpha 1 Crusis, Beta Crusis and a few other unnamed stars, which we know (in Australia) to be the Southern Cross, the Subaru badge represents a totally different group of stars.

But why does the Subaru badge only have six stars?

Ken Takeuchi from Japan has provided this insight, including an alternative background for the star emblem:

To say first, SUBARU may stand for "seven sisters" may be true but the Pleiades stars are also called "Mutsura-Boshi", which means "six gathered stars". The star SUBARU even appears in the lyrics written more than 1000 years ago. The word has some romantic feelings to we Japanese.


Fuji Heavy industries, the maker of SUBARU cars, was known as Nakajima Aircraft before WW II, which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the war, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. But in the early 1950s, five of the companies gathered into one again to restart as a transportation company. That's FUJI and that's why there are five little stars and one big star.

[Traitor_Moron]

my first was a 1980 Fiat Spider automatic only auto i have ever seen.. it blew the head gasket 4 weeks after i got it.. it was followed by 30 other oddball ecclectic cars. ... the list so far, it starts with a Spider and ends with a Spyder!

1980 Fiat Spider White
1978 Chrysler LeBaron Tan
1977 Chevy Malibu Blue
1980 Chevy Luv Orange
1979 Datsun 280zx Blue
1987 Ford EXP Silver
1990 Oldsmobile Calais SL Silver
1990 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Burg
1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convt White
1994 Ford Mustang Blue
1995 Pontiac Grand Am White
1987 Pontiac Grand Am Silver
1983 Subaru GL10 wagon Orange
1984 Pontiac Bonneville Gray
1984 Buick Regal Brown
1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme White
1990 Buick Regal Burg.
1989 Chevy Cavalier Z24 convt White
1993 Nissan 240sx convt Red
1993 Chevy Lumina Blue
1988 BMW 528e Charcoal
1992 Honda Accord Burg
1987 Oldsmobile Calais GT Burg
1975 Mercedes 280c Burg
1996 Subaru SVX LSi BoreD'oh
2001 Saab 9-3 SE convt Black
2003 Acura RSX Silver
1979 Cadillac Eldorado Teal
1996 Nissan 300zx convt Green
1994 Subaru SVX LSi Green
1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GST White
1996 Chevy Tahoe 2Dr Green
2001 Mercedes E430 4Matic Silver
1992 Chevy Cavalier Z-24 convt Blue
1990 Buick Reatta Red
1988 Mazda RX7 convt White Currently FOR SALE
1994 Subaru SVX LSi Laguna (PENDING)

[shelfy]

nice signature, moron. :D

[wawazat??]

nice signature, moron. :D

No personal attacks here Kenneth
:lol::lol::lol:

[dannmarr]

Chevy Vega with a slipping transmission and fake wood panels. I got it for free and sold it for $300.

[shelfy]

No personal attacks here Kenneth
:lol::lol::lol:

how was that an attack? i'm just admiring my own work. :)

[Turbone]

1968 Firebird, black with white interior, slotted mags with 60 series tires. Bought it in 75 while in the Navy for $800. Worth twice that now(or more). 3 years later traded it and some cash for a 60 Ford PU.
What a fool:rolleyes:

[Cynic]

First cars...memories. 1970 Datsun 240Z, 1968 MG, 1975 Renault Gordini,then I moved to Toronto and didn't think I needed a car. Lived right downtown, so rented or borrowed one when I needed.

In 1985, for I don't know what reason, bought a Hyundai Pony, new off the lot, for $5000 or something. Got to give it some credit, it took me, my husband, a black lab, budgie and African Grey parrot, plus most of our stuff, to Nova Scotia when we moved. Pretty cramped, what with the cages and all (the parrot attacked the budgie; the dog didn't know which way to lie down...:rolleyes:) but it lasted until 1994 when it died. Sold it for $400 during a blizzard to some Russian sailors who were in town. They wanted to pay $200 plus a case of Russian vodka, but since they probably made the vodka on board their ship...(they bought up all these cars, then put them in working order on the trip back home, where they would sell them).

Jeep Grand Wagoneer, some Volvos, a BMW and here I am. :lol:

[sd2649]

My first was 1 1989 dodge Ram 4x4 with a 5.2l v8, 4" lift and 33x12.50 BF Goodrich a/t. The 94 svx I have now was my little brothers first car. He found it on ebay and my dad picked it up for him 6 hours away. Needless to say, I liked it more than him, after two years, he busted the radiator by skidding off the highway into a ditch and hit a curb going 120 IN TOWN:eek::eek:, so the front ball joint was going out. I bought it from him, fixed her up and so the story goes....................

[badazb]

my first car was a 1986 subaru XT coupe XT6. push button awd, push button air shocks, turbo charged 4cyl. it was a fun car and even though i wish i could've driven more than the three weeks i had it, i'm still glad i had the chance to take it to the subaru dealership to have shocks priced. thats where i saw my first SVX and decided that i would own one some day.

[Turbone]

my first car was a 1986 subaru XT coupe XT6. push button awd, push button air shocks, turbo charged 4cyl. it was a fun car and even though i wish i could've driven more than the three weeks i had it, i'm still glad i had the chance to take it to the subaru dealership to have shocks priced. thats where i saw my first SVX and decided that i would own one some day.

I'm assuming you meant XT Coupe, as they didnt make the first XT6 until 88;)

[Sir. Nate]

1993 Chevy Suburban 1500, what a sweet first car

[IceBlade]

A 94' Subaru SVX :P

[Royal Tiger]

1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88, Holiday 88 Special Edition (bought in February 1988). 1 of about 320 or so. My dad was big into Oldsmobiles and we had a 1955 Olds Super 88 Holiday 2dr show car, and then a 1968 Olds 98 2dr after that. Both were regional and national show winners. My follow up car was a 1987 Olds Cutlass Supreme (August 1992), last of the V-8 RWD. Never mind the 1996 Subaru Impreza L 2dr that replaced it was faster and got better milage.

[Royal Tiger]

Unlike some other motor companies, such as Ford (founded by Henry) or Suzuki (founded by Michio), Subaru is not named after its founder. "Subaru" is the Japanese word for "Seven Sisters", a common name for the most prominent stars in Pleiades, an open cluster of about 500 young stars (only about 100 million years old), barely visible in our northern sky. At least six of the 500 or so stars are visible to the naked eye, while under moderate conditions the number increases to 9, and under clear dark skies, jumps to more than a dozen. To see the rest, good quality binoculars or a telescope is required; but the cluster is still difficult to locate as it is spread over only 2 degrees - about four times the diameter of the moon.

The name "Pleiades" itself may have been derived from the Greek word for "to sail" or the word "pleios" meaning "full" or "many".

Another theory is that the cluster is named after the mythological mother, Pleione, which is also the name of one of the brighter stars. According to Greek mythology, the main, visible stars are named for the seven daughters of "father" Atlas and "mother" Pleione: Alcyone, Asterope (a double star), Electra, Maia. .Merope, Taygeta and Celaeno.

Although somewhat similar to the constellation Crusis, comprising Gacrux, Alpha 1 Crusis, Beta Crusis and a few other unnamed stars, which we know (in Australia) to be the Southern Cross, the Subaru badge represents a totally different group of stars.

But why does the Subaru badge only have six stars?

Ken Takeuchi from Japan has provided this insight, including an alternative background for the star emblem:

To say first, SUBARU may stand for "seven sisters" may be true but the Pleiades stars are also called "Mutsura-Boshi", which means "six gathered stars". The star SUBARU even appears in the lyrics written more than 1000 years ago. The word has some romantic feelings to we Japanese.


Fuji Heavy industries, the maker of SUBARU cars, was known as Nakajima Aircraft before WW II, which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the war, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. But in the early 1950s, five of the companies gathered into one again to restart as a transportation company. That's FUJI and that's why there are five little stars and one big star.

Awesome history. Thanks.

[NiftySVX]

Mine was also a 94 SVX... way back in 99... but it was 2wd then. :D

[CorSVXette]

My first was a 19?? "Corvair":eek: Wish I kept that car:mad:

[SVXAPEAL]

My first car was a 1987 Ford Escort...traded it three years later for a 1981 AMC Eagle SX4..lovingly called the BumbleBee.

Caryn

[vrkSVX]

My first car was a 1954 Nash Rambler. Anyone remember them?

[Wikedjuggalo]

Well my first "Running" car was a 1994 Subaru SVX >.> but I have had 2 cars before that, a 68 302 Mustang(Still working on it, just need a transmisson and some bodywork), a 92 Acura Integra GS(Promptly selling to a friend for 150, has a blown head gasket) but I can't be happier with the SVX.

[msvx95]

1990 Subaru Legacy L - first owned vehicle
1985 Subaru Brat - Learned to drive at 16

[porschekiller]

'70 mustang fastback 2 bbl- min fuel 94 octane! glad it wasnt a 4bbl. installed vortech supercharged GT40 5.0L and lost the windsor firing order, but turned low 12s on 295/50r15 drag radials with the stock 4sp. talk about having an engine in your lap. it sounded like NASCAR off the barriers, and turned 3k rpm on the highway! not practical with gas prices and luxuries offered today. i'm hoping the svxspeedshop will have my boxer sounding like ALMS and handling like WRC with Lexus-like quality, as Automobile said. low 14's isnt bad either, but i wont be having those felonious races with vettes either.

[Evil One]

GT40 5.0L and lost the windsor firing order

You install a flat tappet cam or one for a non HO engine?
5.0 HO had the 351W firing order.


Jim

[porschekiller]

especially with nitrous:lol: j/k i plead the 5th2002 Honda Accord SE.....giving it back to the dealership next week...lease is up :D

[porschekiller]

all i remember is my chilton's had a differnet firing order for the '70 302w than the 5.0L HO. no solid cam. the gt40 pkg was the 290hp svo kit.You install a flat tappet cam or one for a non HO engine?
5.0 HO had the 351W firing order.


Jim

[sicksubie]

'95 Mercury Cougar 4.6 V8... RWD + V8= terrible winter car

[porschekiller]

i learned to drive in my mom's 88 cougar xr7 5.0L w/GT rims. only went 103mph, so i pulled a daytona (the video game back then) and rolled it when the outside rear wheel broke off, probably because of s e a r s auto ctr torque wrench. first time i seen the sky where the road should've been. '95 Mercury Cougar 4.6 V8... RWD + V8= terrible winter car

[SVX92-97]

1980 Monte Carlo 4.4 Liter V8 267 Cubic Inches, and a paltry 120 HP:eek: My Dad bought it for me my Senior year of High School. Car was very good to me, was a a dark green metallic, and ended up painting it Black in 1989, looked much better with the tan vinyl seats:lol: Sold it in 92 when got the muscle car itch, and had several 5.0's including the rare and increasing in value 93 Cobra last year of the Fox body style. Then I got into subarus in the early 90's and now Im addicted to SVX:D. Hope to buy a 94 Pearlie next year to go along with my 96 red lsi and 96 Polo lsi.:cool:

[porschekiller]

you could've rebuilt that 4.4L to rev like 4 motoguzzi 1100s!1980 Monte Carlo 4.4 Liter V8 267 Cubic Inches, and a paltry 120 HP:eek: My Dad bought it for me my Senior year of High School. Car was very good to me, was a a dark green metallic, and ended up painting it Black in 1989, looked much better with the tan vinyl seats:lol: Sold it in 92 when got the muscle car itch, and had several 5.0's including the rare and increasing in value 93 Cobra last year of the Fox body style. Then I got into subarus in the early 90's and now Im addicted to SVX:D. Hope to buy a 94 Pearlie next year to go along with my 96 red lsi and 96 Polo lsi.:cool:

[Evil One]

all i remember is my chilton's had a differnet firing order for the '70 302w than the 5.0L HO. no solid cam. the gt40 pkg was the 290hp svo kit.
The early 302 and HO had diff firing orders...
The HO took on the 351 windsor firing order.
The 302 was never officialy called the windsor by ford of america. :D


Jim

[porschekiller]

all i know is i lost that vintage trans am sound. and officially, 302 ci isnt 5,000cc.The early 302 and HO had diff firing orders...
The HO took on the 351 windsor firing order.
The 302 was never officialy called the windsor by ford of america. :D


Jim

[BeneathNorthernSkys]

1994 toyota camry, I drove it everywhere at about 90-100mph, it burned oil really bad. One day on the high way, I guess I burned TOO much oil, and without fail, the car stoped on the highway. I was almost ended there, by some monster semi! It still runs amazingly, it has a horrible engine knock, but it runs. now its the 92 svx, and its dead at the moment with tranny related nonsense. I'm poor as **** right now, so I can't fix it, driving the good old 98 nissan truck WOO!:barf:

[siceclipse]

1992 Eclipse GS Auto

I loved that car!

I soon after graduated to a AWD 5-spd model.

[crazyhorse]

all i know is i lost that vintage trans am sound. and officially, 302 ci isnt 5,000cc.
Nope it's 4942cc
I've owned 3 VERY different 302's. A '79 Mustang 302, with a holley 4bbl, Lots of sound, not much fury. An 85 5.0 4bbl roller in a Capri. Hands down the quickest car I've ever owned. And an '88 5.0 H.O. in a '74 Mustang, not so quick, but SCARY fast!

[JLHollowX13]

1984 nissan pickup. 2 wheel drive, not sure what it had in it but i swear that thing had a 350z motor in it.... at least thats what it said on the motor haha. pos for sure, parents paid $1 from my grandparents haha. engine blew cuz i never changed the oil. i didnt even know how to jump start a car then... ive come a long way since those days haha.

1994 saturn sc1-first car i bought. 4-cyl 5speed. $1k, parents paid $35 tax. good little car, wish i could have kept it actually for cheap gas. couldnt afford 2 cars on the insurance though. i was good to that car, never revved it above 3500 rpms, the guy that bought it from me was redlining it during the test drive and i was cringing. it held up really well though

1992 svx-second car i bought. $2750. most fun car ive owned, and coolest looking.

[CigarJohnny]

My first car was a 69 Cutlass S convertible. Was pale yellow with a black top and black interior. Had a 350 and a turbo 350 trans. I installed American Racing aluminum slots, 15x7 up front with G60 tires and massive 15x10 in the back with a set of M50's. GAWD was it ever mean looking!! How I wish I had never sold it! :(

[demonsvx]

My very first car was a 1978 Volvo 240 wagon. Parents got it for $400 and drove it till it died 5 years later. Safest car on the road(got rebates on my insurance at 17:eek:) if they only knew what I did with that car. Friends always asked what the oars were for:D yup it floated pretty good. Only car to survive a bad hailstorm that virtually destroyed every car around it.
http://toftie.org/wp-content/volvo.jpg

[Hondasucks]

1984 nissan pickup. 2 wheel drive, not sure what it had in it but i swear that thing had a 350z motor in it.... at least thats what it said on the motor haha.

That was the NAPS-Z (The NAPS meaning Nissan Anti Pollution System) engine, had nothing to do with the Z car, I don't know why they put the Z on the valve cover. Came in three sizes, 2.0, 2.2, and 2.4L... Two were known for cracking blocks, and the other was known for cracking the head, but I can't remember which is which. Best thing is to either get the motor mounts out of an 80, and put a 75 L20B in (Most HP, 75 L20B = 112 HP, 80 L20B = 98) or go KA24....

[Djsvxxl]

'91 R-x7
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1897/getattachmentaspxvr5.jpg
Never buy one:lol:
I still want another

[ensteele]

Mine was a 1967 Chev Camaro (first year that they made them). It was Deepwater Blue with a white bumble bee stripe on the front. Boy, I wish I had that car now! :) :)

[JLHollowX13]

That was the NAPS-Z (The NAPS meaning Nissan Anti Pollution System) engine, had nothing to do with the Z car, I don't know why they put the Z on the valve cover. Came in three sizes, 2.0, 2.2, and 2.4L... Two were known for cracking blocks, and the other was known for cracking the head, but I can't remember which is which. Best thing is to either get the motor mounts out of an 80, and put a 75 L20B in (Most HP, 75 L20B = 112 HP, 80 L20B = 98) or go KA24....

sweet, i have always wondered what was up with that motor! i just thought it was funny that it said 350z on it haha, although it could possibly have been something else because my grandparents did put a new motor in it, although it still probably was stock. they got the car for $50 cuz it needed a motor. i wonder what size mine was.... i know it was weak and it sucked gas like no other. the car did look like a cow too, it was all rusted and looked pretty bad. i still have it if anyone wants it... haha its in kansas though at our other house. if anyone is around topeka feel free to get it if you want lol.

[RSVX]

1968 caddy with a 472 engine...:lol:


My girlfirend nick named it the Queen Mary, as it was white.

[Ownbot]

85 Plymouth Reliant 4 door....AKA Dodge Aries "K"

Pimp Ride 4 sho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish I still had it.

[RSVX]

K car, YES!

lQdsv4JFPe8

[Ownbot]

K car, YES!

lQdsv4JFPe8


lol, that video owns!!!!

[1986nate]

Just found this and figured I'd maybe start it going again...

1981 Olds delta 88 sedan aka heavy rusted piece of s**t. My dad bought it from my bro-in-law's dad for $175 and i drove it once in awile. Covered in surface rust and no power options what-so-ever.

I loved that beast so much I actually had 2 other gm "big bodies" after that

[mysvxrocks]

My first car, 92 Claret SVX. Bought it off the side of the road as a project. Ended up being a lot more of a project than I expected, lol. I bought the car when I was 14, yeah 14, lol. When I got the car, the manifold was in the trunk, along with a few other engine pieces... So I put it all back together, and drove her around for a few months. Granted, I was 14. But living in the small town I did, and I lived across the street from the police station, they didnt mind. I didnt ever go far, just joy rides around town and what not. Ah good memories with that car, Ill never forget it. That one now resides in the biggest SVX collection in the world :rolleyes:


My second car, 06 Ford Focus hatchback. It was a good car, I miss having a 5 speed. That one is now my moms car.

My third car, 92 Teal SVX. Back in the game!

And my current car, 95 Polo SVX.... Im crazy :rolleyes:

[PaulDexler]

I guess I'm older than a lot of you guys. My first car, in 1950, was a 1935 Chrysler Airstream 6 sedan. Smooth and comfortable, but had no main bearings left in the engine. Paid $165 for it. Then, senior year in high school, traded it in for a 1936 DeSoto (remember those?) Airflow. This was essentially a 6-cylinder version of the Chrysler Airflow, which were all eights. Had a huge knob on the dashboard that locked out the mechanical Borg-Warner overdrive, knob was labeled "Gas Saver."
Then my parents gave me the car we had had in the family since new, the 1940 Plymouth coupe we had driven cross country from Connecticut in. It was finally towed to a wrecking yard in 1958, after being my dad's beater for years.
In 1952, bitten by the import car bug but not being able to afford an import, I bought (for $250) a 1947 Crosley convertible. OHC motor, crash gearbox, mechanical brakes, 23 horsepower, but 30+ miles per gallon. Just the thing for an impoverished student. It was followed by a 1950 Crosley Hotshot roadster, and then, nirvana, my first (new) Volkswagen in the fall of 1955. That was followed by another beetle, three Karmann Ghias, a Porsche 912, a boring but reliable Toyota Celica, a series of Mercedes diesels, then a M-B 280SE 4.5, an Alfa Romeo spider, and finally the 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 I have had for the past 12 years.
A Geo Metro convertible for a commuter car came right after the Alfa, because I didn't want to commute in (and use up) the Alfa. The commute was 100 miles per day round trip, in heavy traffic. When the Geo died of old age (180K miles) it was replaced with a Mercury (Ford of Australia) Capri convertible, which I still have. The Pearl 1992 SVX came in to my life 14 months ago and joined the Alfa and Mercury in my stable. Family asks why I need three cars, my answer is "you don't sell cars if you buy ones that are really great to drive." Luckily, my So Cal. climate means the cars have no cancer and will probably be with me until I can no longer drive them.
Sorry this has got so long.
Paul

[iizbeastie]

Very first car was an 88 Dodge Aries K in 96. I paid $150, found 2oz of pot and $400 cash stuffed in the back seat (between the seat and the back-rest)..... the guy dropped it off for me as I didn't quite have my license.... there was a knock in the engine. The first time I drove it was to my bud's shop where he told me the crank was bent and it would last between 3 minutes and 2 years.... it died and went to the junk yard before it could get me home.... but I was happy:):):) Later on I used my third paycheck the $400, and the $175 I got for the other stuff.... to buy an 89 dodge daytona turbo that I ended up painting 6 different times and putting in about $6500 worth of stereo into before my GF at the time drove it into a guardrail........ After that was a 94 dodge shadow that I got specifically because it was white (The White Shadow.... duh?) and then came all new stories.....

[lhopp77]

I will really show my age-1931 Model A Ford 2dr Sedan. Of course made a hot rod out of it. My first real full time driver was a 1951 Ford flathead V8.

Lee

[Turbone]

Mine was a 1967 Chev Camaro (first year that they made them). It was Deepwater Blue with a white bumble bee stripe on the front. Boy, I wish I had that car now! :) :)

Mine was a 68 Firebird. Black (of course) with white interior. Slotted mags and 60 series tires. Greatest chic magnet I ever had, especially living in SoCal.
Man, I miss that car :o

[svxAL]

lol my first car was a 94 l fwd svx and now my second car i own is a 92 lsl svx
im 18 and payed for them all by myself! i am very proud of my 2 babies

[kpg2713]

First car was an '87 Saab 9000 turbo. I guess I didn't have a choice in getting hooked on the wierd stuff, lol. Drove it for a year and sold it for what I paid for it. Then:

'89 Crown Vic
'90 Miata
'90 Miata
'93 Buick Regal
'91 Suzuki Samurai
'98 Lincoln Town Car
'95 Saab 9000 Aero stick (and I still miss it)
'86 Mr2
'02 Protege 5
'93 Mitsu Mighty Max
'88 Bmw 535is
'92 SVX

[Blacky]

1969 Pontiac Beaumont (Canadian made Chevelle clone) $100.00 lasted 4 yrs.

1969 Ford Thunderbird 429 cu.in. suicide doors $0.00 lasted 3 yrs.

[Subie59]

First car was a 1972 Datsun 240Z quickly followed by a 71 Datsun 510 as my winter car. Loved both of those cars. Just this year went out and bought a mint 1981 280zx turbo because I could not forget my old 240Z...

[sabin]

i was a subaru guy from the start. i got my license in 1997
my first was a 93 legacy wagon, i still have it

[oldss72]

When I was 12, I bought my 1972 Cutlass 442 that I should never have bought, and dumped close to 10,000 into it to by the time I was 17, plus ALOT of time with my dad. (I am 20 now)I have since bought a 1992 volvo 940 which I used during the winter of my senior year, and then bought a 1997 Outback freshmen year of college. Now I have my 1992 SVX, the cutlass, and I am currently looking at a 300zx which needs some work...

[Chiketkd]

Mine was a 5spd 1990 300ZX TT with t-tops. I still miss that car to this very day...

[TomsSVX]

First was a 1988 Chevy C1500, 5speed floor shifter, converted it from a 4.3l to a 5.7, lifted the rake out of it. 31" all terrains and still ran 16's in the 1/4mile... Track attendants always loved that truck.:D I traded it for my 1994 SVX in my freshman year of college for better gas mileage and to keep me from putting nitrous into the truck.:rolleyes:

Tom

[radarwhiz]

Not as old as some of you guys. First was 1988 Daihatsu Charade 1.0 3cyl, got for $250 and put close to 50k on it then tranny blew and had no money to fix. then was a 1981 corolla hatchback with plans for a drift car but I had it topped out at (70mph) and blew the engine, again no money to fix. next 2001 sunfire that I rolled. 1995 Miata with fiberglass bmw z3 replica body kit and '74 Bradley Kit car, lost both of those due to some domestic legal issues. There was a 1985 Honda Magna V65 too that I traded for the Ranger. So now it's the Ranger, Jaguar, and the two Svxi: Claret '92 Lsl and Emerald pearl '94 Lsi.

[SVX92-97]

1980 Chevy Monte Carlo V-8 267CI rated at only 120HP :eek: Have you ever seen a V8 make less HP than that. It was very reliable though, I must say. Never had an issue in 100k miles. It was a dark green color with tan vinyl seats. Had it repainted black when the paint dulled on hood & trunk. Last chevy I ever owned. Ive been a suby owner since 1991, cant see myself owning another chevy, other than maybe a corvette or 69 camaro.

[1986nate]

1980 Chevy Monte Carlo V-8 267CI rated at only 120HP :eek: Have you ever seen a V8 make less HP than that.

What else would you expect from GM after the emission standards started to get even more strict. I had a couple olds and a buick that had the olds 307V8-about 130-140 hp stock but loads of torque. People think the gearing in the SVX is low, that car had a final drive ratio of 2.32 to 1. 115 mph and still sittin around 2800 rpm.

[dennyo]

63 t-bird . had to hold the ass end up with air shocks:lol: she was a cruiser though.lots of memories in that one

[Green1995SVX]

My first was a 1986 cavalier. I still have it, though it sits lifeless in the garage.

[aust92pearl]

first car 83 ke70 1.3l corolla super sport sedan it was fast for its size il say that much it runs on corona 14" rims still have it planning on doing it up
second 2002 hyundai elantra 1.8l this one is the one i smashed into the tree
third mums hyundai lantra sport wagon 1.8l hehehe twin legged second gear burnout take offs in that beast lol
and now i traded the wagon in and threw another 3g at the dude and got my 92 pearly

[tiv0]

well, technically i guess its not mine, but i do the driving in it everyday...
'92 claret svx

the car started in oregon, then was sold to the (former?) president of the nebraska subaru club, then my older stepbrother bought it off him, drove it for a few years and then my parents bought it from him for me to drive!
ive been sporting the beast for a year and a half now and i plan on using it the rest of the way through high school (one more year to go!), assuming the svx makes it, gotta at least hit the 200k mark
i have faith:rolleyes:

recently though, the parents bought a '87 bmw 325is
and ive been driving that off and on, mostly because its a manual :D

[Conn SVX]

I can see you are a bunch of kids, ( only kidding ) My first was a 1949 Plymouth 2 door club coupe and I up graded to a 1950 Dodge the following year. Graduated Hi school with a 1956 Chevy convertible ( wish I had that now ) had a 3 on the floor V8 4 barrel and duel exhaust even at todays market worth $40,000 . Sold it for a few bucks and got a 1966 Dodge DART GT 273 4 barrel 235 hp 4 speed. I still love that car.

[K_Dub]

'73 Scout II my dad had built from the ground up. It was a tank sitting on 33" tires, basically an offroad buggy, so I sold it after 4 months so I'd have something I could commute to school in. I soon bought my first Subaru, and haven't looked back since. I still owe my dad a built Scout though. Someday...

Looking through the previous posts I think it's safe to say I could've parked on top of most of your first cars without any trouble.:lol:;)

[JaySVX]

First was a 1988 Chevy C1500, 5speed floor shifter, converted it from a 4.3l to a 5.7, lifted the rake out of it. 31" all terrains and still ran 16's in the 1/4mile... Track attendants always loved that truck.:D I traded it for my 1994 SVX in my freshman year of college for better gas mileage and to keep me from putting nitrous into the truck.:rolleyes:

Tom

You wanted to slow down, so you traded a pick-em-up truck for an SVX? Sounds a little backwards to me...

[johnw]

Saab Sport 1964 3 cyl 2-stroke engine!

[johnw]

As a SVX-owner i think you like carsounds? Listen to the Saab Sport sound!http://www.saabklubben.com/multimedia/ljud/saabsportrally.rm

[Brandon770]

Black 1984 Mazda Rx7..... now soon to be a drag car hehehehehe!!

[bheinen74]

http://www.geocities.com/malibu-64-72/brent.html

1964 Chevelle Malibu SS
sold for 16,500 in ~2001 used that as house downpayment. sold house in 2005 moved and bought house with CASH.

still wish i had that car, it would fetch easily 33k i have followed sales and none were as nice as mine, none.
you can see my CRX Si in background of one pic, wish i had that too.

[essveeexxee]

10 characters.

[Rod.]

'59 Beetle

[Kiss Me Deadly]

My first was VAZ 1113:)
http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20120423/1mUOnj2T.jpg (http://s2.ipicture.ru/)

Then i bought Ford Probe GT 1991:
http://cs5912.userapi.com/u261461/96143676/y_ca6bad45.jpg

Now i own `95 LSi add to Probe:
http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20120423/aUJ638qr.jpg (http://s2.ipicture.ru/)

[92snowmachine]

1986 Mercury Topaz, must have a thing for the waterfall grill.

[North Ursalia]

1984 Subaru BRAT with push button 4WD and the jump seats/roll bar in the back. Thought I had a pic somewhere online but can't seem to find it.

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16263 http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16264

[radarwhiz]

1988 Daihatsu Charade hatchback. 1.0L 3 cyl, 5sp
Very often saw 45-50 mpg = awsome first car.


http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16265&stc=1&d=1335229916

[SVX92-97]

1980 Monte Carlo (dealer demo, gift from Mom & Pops back in 3/81)

[**Ewie**]

First car I bought with my own money was a 1968 Ford XT Fairmont... still miss that car...

[VICSVX]

94 Svx L... Still Have Her Today... 6yrs Now

[Huskymaniac]

First one I bought myself was a 1989 Probe GT. First on I drove was a 1974 Karman Ghia.

[subbieatnz]

My 1st car was a 1982 Leone Station Wagon, Front wheel drive and had lots of rust. My Grandad originally owned it. had sum rust repairs done, my grandad touched up the paint using the vacuum cleaner attachment lol :rolleyes:
Made the paint look like it was a hammered finish.

[injuhneer]

1967 Ford LTD Custom 500.

-Mike O

[bishop]

1992 Subaru SVX :D

[jetboy]

1996 Subaru SVX.

First cars I drove were 86 Leone wagon and then 93 Legacy Wagon.

[icingdeath88]

My first car was my dad's 96 altima.

Like this one:
http://www.altimatrader.com/medium/4127_53238937.jpg

[Subachouli]

First car was a 1971 Chevy El Camino. I bought it before I even had my learners permit. Dad drove it home and I tore into it. I painted it jet black. Mild 350/400 build. Side pipes. 275 rear tires. Air shocks in the rear with the ass end pointing straight up. :rolleyes:

No idea what my parents were thinking.

I miss that car.