GTKY- first car

[neonsun419]

What was your first car? 

[neonsun419]

Mine was a 1985 Chrysler La Baron

[grlittle29]

'89 chevy corsica. Hand me down from my grandma. Can't beat free.

[nolanova85]

A 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse. I thought I was hot stuff. Technically it was my mom's, but she was a SAHM so we were able to share. I didn't get a car that was "mine" until my junior year of college - it was a soft top jeep wrangler that I adored.

[ThePregosaurus]

lululemon, that's terrible! I believe the age you can get your permit differs for each state. In NY the age is 16 and they now have to have so many hours of practice and wait at least 6 months to take the road test.

My first was a 99 (or 97...) mint green Saturn. The sunroof leaked so the seatbelts had mold stained on them that I couldn't get off. I joked that I was never alone.

[nannygoat]

I had a 1990? Nissan Sentra. It was my mom's and only lasted a few months

My second was a 1998 Honda Civic that I just got rid of in November.

[kookooma]

1988 Ford Tempo 5 speed. I had to learn how to drive a stick really fast!

[emilypk]

Mine was a 1995 Chevy Cavalier. It was a good car until it wouldn't start on the first day of my first real job

[mlee116]

My first car was a 2000 Chevy Cavalier (shout out, emilypk!). It was a good little car. My brother bought it for $2000 in 2004 and gave it to me for my HS graduation. I drove it for over 10 years and sold it for $200. That was a good investment.

[fergie17]

Aug 4, 2015 14:23:52 GMT -5 @kc295905 said:

Well I took my drivers test in a minivan, but that was technically my mom's. Then I shared a dodge intrepid with my brother. My first real car that was actually mine was a 99 Honda Accord and I loved that thing. It was such a good car, I pretty much cried when I traded it in.

That was my first car too! Year and everything. Mine was blue.

[samantha24]

Mine was an 1986 Chevy camaro, it was my dad's, we fixed it up together and then he gave it to me. I wasn't the biggest fan though because it always stalled(and the steering locked up!) if I slowed down too quickly. My dad ended up getting me a 1997 ford explorer instead.

[nbateman5]

1997 dark green Mitsubishi eclipse. Loooooved that car. It sat so low to the ground and i felt so badass. So what if I had to put oil in it every week, hahaha

[liljsmomma]

1987 ford escort! I used to get called to the office all the time at school, because the guys in
My class like to pick it up and move it into teachers parking spots!

[erien22846]

I got my learners permit at 14, school permit at 15, and license at 16. Things have changed slightly in Iowa since then. We have a graduated license now at 16. A sort of probation period I don't know the specifics but restrictions include the number of people you can have in the car and time of day you can drive.

I got my sister's old car, '89 Mazada 323, when she went to college. I sold it to a classmate when I graduated college. At 15 years old, it had less than 75,000 miles on it. Great little car but wasn't road worthy for a trip from Iowa to Boston.

Eta: I found a picture of it on my computer! This was actually taken when it belonged to my classmate and taken on his wedding night.

[mommarochelle]

1971 Super Beetle. Loved that thing!

[jesster88]

2001 Volkswagon Beetle. It was lime green with a blue racing stripe. The car turned out to be a lemon and broke down constantly. I traded it for an 05 Honda Civic which was a great car. We were able to donate it to a single mom a few months ago.

[pros521]

I had an 87 Honda Accord hatchback
I bought it at 19. And wouldn't get my license until I bought my own car to learn on

[bdk0186]

Idk the year but it was a silver Isuzu truck. Little tiny thing and a hand me down from my sister.

[pinkxray]

My first car was a 2000 silver Honda civic. I LOVED this car!! I traded it in a few years ago for a family SUV and still miss it. I wish I just kept it along with the SUV. I'm not really a fan of how they have turned Honda civics into much bigger almost family cars now. My sister has a 2008 Honda civic and I drove it once and it felt like it was the same size as my Nissan Rogue.

I miss my civic

[kimmie7714]

1995 purple Buick Skylark! It was a good car until it had major issues. I think my parents donated it when I got my Toyota Corolla to a school where they could use it for parts.

[raechay]

Super busted old school Volkswagen cabriolet, which promptly died after a month or so and $1000 of my hard earned summer job cash (ok I worked at a water park, so maybe not so "hard earned" but a bummer still). Quickly followed by an equally old (if slightly less busted) VW rabbit, which at least got me through til nearly age 19 before screwing the pooch.

[grlittle29]

Aug 8, 2015 11:24:10 GMT -5 momtoEandC25 said:

Aug 4, 2015 11:12:12 GMT -5 grlittle29 said:

'89 chevy corsica. Hand me down from my grandma. Can't beat free.

My dad had bought the exact yr Corsica for me to drive, butt it crapped out before I started driving. Thank goodness. It was terrible.

It was pretty terrible. But I had it for couple years. It did the job .

[stampingqueen]

1987 Plymouth Voyager. A mini van for our younger audience.

[beckyrosen]

85 Volvo! Loved that car!

[pdxlaurens]

I had a french blue '86 Volvo wagon and it was amazing. I still jokingly (only half joking) call all 80's Volvos sexy to my husband, lol. A station wagon doesn't sound very fun as a teenager until you realize you can fit 8 or 9 people in it. My record was 11.

[eliz77]

1st car I really drove around was a 1995 Ford 150 pickup. My dad bought it for my sister and I to pull our 1st horse trailer. The 1st car that was my own was my college graduation gift, a 1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5-two door, spoiler, 6 CD changer and sun roof. I thought I was hot shit.

[mcm]

It was a 2000 Pontiac Sunfire. Silver. Not 100% on the year, but close enough.