First Car?

[15andlife]

I just got my license last week thursday, and I dont have a car yet. I drive my mom's Jeep to school this week because she has off of work this week, i'm hoping to get a car for Christmas but its not looking good. So what did ya'll have for your first car? and how much did you pay for it?

[SilverUberXeno]

Get a job, dude. My first car was a 94 Park Avenue. The thing was like driving a recliner. I have since acquired a 2001 Chrysler Concorde that is pretty much loaded. Both cars had leather and power everything, Concorde has a moonroof. Both had climate control. The concorde is a much nicer car, but the comfort on the Park Ave was ridiculous.

I almost fell asleep driving the PA ALL THE TIME. 2 PM in the afternoon, sunny day... zzz... It was TOO comfortable. I drove from NY to Virginia in that vehicle several times, and I was NEVER uncomfortable. Never had to resituate. Even after 6 solid hours of Bon Jovi, I was happy as a clam. Concorde is nice, but not quite so comfortable.

I recommend you go on AutoTrader.Com and search your are for cars under whatever price-ceiling you set for yourself. I paid 2,500 for my PA, and 4,500 for my concorde. I put quite a bit of money into the PA, and virtually nothing into the Concorde.

Like I said... get a job. Cars deteriorate every day, whether you notice it or not. You'll want the cashflow.

[Slingblade61]

1966 Chevy Bel Air

$200

Broken engine mount and great billowing clouds of burning oil.
I loved that car. :laugh:

[lamebums]

Good man on getting your license. Just remember we have a title to uphold: us under 25's have fewer wrecks per mile driven than those above 85. Let's keep it that way.:laugh:

My first car was a '95 Buick LeSabre (Paid cash. $3,000.) Imagine a Park Avenue with fewer buttons on it. Still had power everything, though - power seats, power doors, power windows, power locks, everything. Great ride - I never once got uncomfortable in it - I drove it to Philly and back and the only reason why I needed to stop was to gas up (and take a leak of course).

In fact, I'd echo the other guy - it was too comfortable. As in I'd be in danger of falling asleep at the wheel at 7 in the morning as I drove to high school.

Great car - still runs good, in fact, but I'd replaced it with a 2000 Toyota Echo since then. It's a little cubby hole as far as one can go, it's not going anywhere fast (1.5 four cylinder) but man does it get unbelievable gas mileage. I averaged 20 miles to the gallon in the Buick, but I get high 30's with the Toyota (I once got 47). Buick still runs - I ended up giving it to my father and he chipped in for the Toyota (he had a '91 Park Avenue that was on its last legs and needed a new car, anyway).

[ThatCanadianGuy]

'96 Pontiac Bonneville.

$0.

[Eracer]

1968 Ford Galaxie 500. Paid $500 for 400 cubes of gas-sucking, vinyl-seat, AM radio, no A/C mediocrity. It had half-moon hubcaps, though. Which was cool. At the time.

[cwo2lt]

1957 Chevy 2 door sedan. Paid 50 bucks for it, then had to pay $125 for an engine to put in it! lol Got a set of buckets seats out of a Pontiac Lemans I think it was, stuck a cooler in between the seats for a center consol and drove the hell out of it.

Drove it from CA to VA and back up to WA and a lot of places in between. Had a tool box in the trunk and I could fix anything that broke on that car. Going out to VA I had to change the front wheel bearings in the parking lot of the parts store 3 times. Yes 3, had to change one set twice because it was blowing like hell in Rock Springs WY and I got sand in that set.

Rust was too much to keep ahead of and I didn't really have a place to work on it, sold it and got a 75 Chevy PU. Good truck but kinda miss that car, lots of good memories including losing my cherry.:laugh:

[sandwedge]

Mine was a dodge diplomat. I got it around 1990. I don't remember what year it was but it was probably 8-10 years old already. It was my grandfathers old car so I got it for free.

[DaveE]

1961 VW, $500.00.

Drove it for 4 years and then sold it for $500.00.

Great car.

[VtDivot]

1995 Toyota Tercel.

Bought it new in 95 for $13,000 when I got my first teaching job.

Sold it to my in-laws in 2001 (when I moved to the USA - could not import due to emissions) for $2000 plus a huge thank you for paying for our wedding. They are still driving it today as their beater. Best 2K they ever spent they tell me.

[ualtim]

1980 Chevy Citation X11. $1200. Sleeper car. High Output V6, 4-speed, F11 handling package. It could beat Late 70's Camero's and Firebirds off the line if they were running 305 V8's with auto tranny.

The car was as ugly as sin, but was quite the machine for the twisty roads of New England.

[Clemson]

81' toyota celica. bought it for $800 sold it after a year and got a 81' Jeep CJ-7. This was in 1996

[SiberianDVM]

1965 Pontiac Le Mans Sports Coupe, bought in 1968 for $1300.

326 CID V-8, 3 speed manual transmission with center console shifter, bucket seats, AM radio, power steering, power brakes. No air conditioning. :(

These days, you can't beat a Honda Accord if you can find one for a decent price.

[MCDavis]

1971 Jeepster Commando SC-1, straight six, auto in the floor, no power nothing (drum brakes, manual door locks/windows, no power steering), 4wd, bright orange with a white hardtop and black racing stripes. Installed an am/fm/cassette deck with a built in EQB and Jensen Triax 100's. Also installed duals with Glass Pack's...that sumbeech was LOUD!!! Kept it 6 months and then traded it for a 1980 Firebird with 12,000 miles and a 301 V8 in early 1981. Jeepster was a gift, Firebird was $6400 with a decent amount of equipment on it.

[MIKE1218]

Right now I drive a 2002 F150. Cost $0. I put a magnaflow and some other stuff on it; sounds great. It's my dad's old work truck - he's retired from the carpenter's union. I have a 2005 chrysler van we for sale that will make about $4000 for me if it sells for $9000, so I am looking to get something better on gas with that. Congrats on getting your licence 15andlife.