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| Your first car; Was it worse than mine? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 6 2006, 06:34 AM (1,148 Views) | |
| kenny | Jul 6 2006, 06:34 AM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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In ChristopherT's car thread 89 spoke of buying a cheaper car and "starting somewhere". What was YOUR first car? Mine was a 70-something Chevy Vega I bought for, I think, $75. It was on an Island in the Azores with ancient cobblestone roads that shook the crap out of your bones since the shocks were shot. You couldn't drive much over 30MPH. The vibration was so great it hurt your hand to hold onto the steering wheel, and the noise was deafening. It was so rusted out that the roof leaked when it rained and the hinges were so rusted out that the driver's door fell off once. (That was embarassing.) I threw it into the back seat and got it welded shut. After that I had to use the passenger door. It burned as much oil as gas. ![]() But it was heaven to have a car and get around. Sweet memories. ![]() I sold that old piece of crap for $75 when I left the island. It's probably still running, but held together with duct tape. |
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| JBryan | Jul 6 2006, 06:39 AM Post #2 |
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I am the grey one
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'63 Willys Jeep Pickup. Had it 7 or 8 years. the thing could practically climb trees. Hauled a piano and everything else I owned in it 1200 miles shortly after I rebuilt the engine. Sold it for more than I paid for it although I don't remember what I paid for it. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| DivaDeb | Jul 6 2006, 06:41 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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A 60's era black VW bug called Hitler that we bought for 100.00 from a guy who'd driven it for years. I drove it for a long time, at least a couple years. One night, coming home from a basketball game, the engine caught fire. Sold the burned out hull of the car for 150.00. |
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| JBryan | Jul 6 2006, 06:42 AM Post #4 |
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I am the grey one
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You called a VW bug "Hitler"? :lol: |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jul 6 2006, 06:44 AM Post #5 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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1987 Volvo, 240 DL. Had it from when I was 15 to just this past year. I had a delivery job throughout most of high school and some of college, and I'd put 100+ miles on the car every day. Once the master cyllinder blew out, but other than that I had no problems. As a bit of a reference: The circumfrence of the Earth is roughly 25,000 miles at the equator. The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is 239,000 miles. My car had 288,164 miles on its odometer when the engine slightly caught fire on its last trip into work with me. ![]() What a great car. I still have the key on my keychain. Just can't seem to throw it away. |
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| justme | Jul 6 2006, 06:46 AM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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1975 Plymouth Duster I loved it. Yellow with black stripes. I hated the way it looked but loved the way it drove. I literally drove it to death. |
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"Men sway more towards hussies." G-D3 | |
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| LWpianistin | Jul 6 2006, 06:47 AM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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My first car is...ok...kinda. Only had it for 3 1/2 weeks now. I have a feeling the floor is rusted most of the way through, because it was soaking wet after driving i the rain about a week ago. The passenger door also doesn't work very well, and my brakes talk to me. I'm calling the dealer today. |
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| John D'Oh | Jul 6 2006, 06:47 AM Post #8 |
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MAMIL
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My first car was a Talbot Samba which I called 'Start, you b@stard'. It was a funny little thing, which I eventually rolled at speed on some traditional British countryside black ice, demolishing the car, a hedge, and what little dignity the car afforded me. I had to cycle to work for the following year. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| JBryan | Jul 6 2006, 06:48 AM Post #9 |
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I am the grey one
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If you are lucky the brakes and the floorboards will go at the same time. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| LWpianistin | Jul 6 2006, 06:50 AM Post #10 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Now, THAT would be fun
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| DivaDeb | Jul 6 2006, 06:53 AM Post #11 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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yup...if you'd seen it, you would have called it that too It was black with red interior. |
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| kenny | Jul 6 2006, 06:54 AM Post #12 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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My dad thought he was a mechanic. Once I was driving his VW bug and while I was turning a corner the steering wheel came off and fell into my lap. Another time a wheel fell off; he forgot to replace the cotter pin. No joke. It's a miracle I wasn't killed. Another car story: My parents bought a new VW bug once. That was a very big deal because at that time we was poor. My brother totaled it while staring at a girl. My dad thought it was hilarious. Mom didn't. We had no insurance. Back to the poor house. |
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| AlbertaCrude | Jul 6 2006, 06:54 AM Post #13 |
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Bull-Carp
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'71 Ford F150 "El Strippo": straight 6 cyl 240; 3 on the tree manual trans, Armstrong steering, rubber floor mats, bias ply tires. Purchase price $75 from auto wreckers 1984; drove it until it finally gave up the ghost in 1993. |
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 6 2006, 07:02 AM Post #14 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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My first part owner car was a 1960 Chevy Apache (precursor to the SUV.. a panel truck with windows). Again, more oil than gas. My brothers and I each scraped up $17 to come up with the $50 purchase price. Once when Kerry and I were on our way to check on a job, we got caught in an Ohio State Patrol safety check. He gave them his California license. The normally highly professional trooper went around and around the rusted hulk, noting violations by the score. When he came up to the window he looked at my brother and said, incredulously, "they let you drive a piece of sh!t like this in California?". The next car that I owned by myself for any length of time was a $125 63 VW Beetle. Drove it like a little German Ferrari. When the ball joints went out I sold it, and the guy I sold it to drove it for 10 more years. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| JBryan | Jul 6 2006, 07:02 AM Post #15 |
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I am the grey one
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Years ago I worked on a seismograph crew. It entailed a lot of off-road driving. Once when I was riding across the prairie with a friend he hit a big ol' ditch and the steering wheel came off in his hands. Without skipping a beat he turns to me and handing me the wheel says, "Here, you drive". We weren't on a road anyway so it wasn't like we were going to crash or anything. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| kenny | Jul 6 2006, 07:07 AM Post #16 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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| LWpianistin | Jul 6 2006, 07:21 AM Post #17 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I take my car in on Tuesday... My mom's first car was called Silver Bomb or something like that. It had no floorboards, and a multitude of other adventure-objects. One of her friends' first cars was called Chug-a-lug. It took two people to drive it: one had to operate the clutch with a rope. It also had minimal flooring, and my dad and Tom (the owner) repaired a punctured tire with some asphalt, bubble gum (sacrificed by my mom), and a band aid. Now, my parent's 1969 VW bus...that deserves a thread of it's own. The White Bus went from MD to MExico, to CA, to WI, to MI, back to Mexico a few times, and then to VA, where it died when I was 9. Much of it's luggage was a few cats, a double bass, and a few clothes...that was before my parents had kids, of course. I LOVED that bus
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| Matt G. | Jul 6 2006, 07:24 AM Post #18 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Mine was a 1963 Chevy Impala sedan, white with aqua interior. It was given to me as a college graduation gift from my brother (somewhat tongue-in-cheek, I learned later). The car was in pretty bad shape, the rear quarter panels were all rusted out and you couldn't open the trunk. The engine and transmission were fine, but the front end was shakier than the San Andreas. One evening, driving down a major thoroughfare at about 40 mph, the right tie rods decided to snap, and I had to make a quick and difficult turn into a parking lot to avoid an accident. Fortunately, I was within walking distance of home, where I walked in and tossed the keys to my brother and said, "Hey, it's all yours now!" |
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| DivaDeb | Jul 6 2006, 07:29 AM Post #19 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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LW, when I met my husband, he drove a VW bus. I have memories of that van as well...but they're...of a different sort!:lol: |
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| LWpianistin | Jul 6 2006, 07:33 AM Post #20 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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:lol: I'm sure my parents have fond memories too My dad kept that thing alive for 26 years. RIP, White Bus. We also had a brown/tan VW bus for about a year in about 1993, but it couldn't compare to The White Bus. :ph43r: Ok...time to go to work. Hopefully the brakes won't fail... |
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| Jolly | Jul 6 2006, 07:48 AM Post #21 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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My first car? A 1947 Buick Super, with 47,000 original miles, purchased from the original owner. Maroon, like this one: http://www.classicsandcustoms.com/search/14449.asp Except the color on this car is a bit too red vs the original GM color. Pinstriped wool seats with armrests in the rear, doors that closed with one fingertip, knee-action shocks, mother-of-toilet-seat pearlite shift lever (three on a tree) and radio knobs. Straight 8, OHV with enough torque to move small freight cars. And it got 20 mpg. Second car? One just like this one, except mine was white with a maroon halo, and maroon interior: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2219501 It didn't get 20 mpg.....but it would definitely outrun kenny's hybrid. |
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| Kincaid | Jul 6 2006, 08:13 AM Post #22 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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A wet floor might just be a clogged drain up under the dash (not so bad) or maybe a leak in the windshield (not so good). Either way, that would be better than a rusted floor board. I'd be surprised if it was the latter as anti-rust protection is so much better than in the past (of course, we don't use harsh road salt here in Oregon). Do the brakes make a constant noise as you drive that quits when you brake or do they squeal only when you brake? |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Kincaid | Jul 6 2006, 08:14 AM Post #23 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Kenny's Dad: "Man, what will it take to kill this kid?!" |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Kincaid | Jul 6 2006, 08:16 AM Post #24 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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My wife's folks had an old VW Bus. What a tippy, nausea-inducing ride it gave. Her Dad drove it like he stole it. They named it Elizabus. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| George K | Jul 6 2006, 08:17 AM Post #25 |
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Finally
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1968 Mustang notchback. Except in red, with a black interior. Woefully underpowered by it's 6-cylinder engine. No power anything, AM radio, no air:
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