GTKY: cars

[frecklesnbrains]

Okay I totally just stole this idea from Aug 16. I was lurking. I added my own spin to it though.

Tell us about:
1. Your first car
2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident
3. Your current car
4. Your dream car

[athn64]

1. I had a Chevy S10. Dark green with a hood and an extended cab with a jump seat.
2. When I was 16 I broke someone's tail light trying to park. I felt terrible.

3. Currently I have a Dodge Dakota quad cab. It's blue. I love it.

4. I'm a truck person so I'm good with what I have.

[soultrane]

1. First car was a 1990 red Geo Storm hatchback. It looked just like this without the ugly red rims.


2. In my hometown, it was tradition to have a junior class/senior class parade through town at the end of every school year. The seniors would decorate their cars and parade through town before their last day of school, and the juniors would do it the following day since they were the rising seniors then. I had my awesome Geo decorated and ready to go, and while we were waiting in line I had to back up for some reason so I backed up and waited some more. When it was time to go, I forgot I had put my car in reverse and backed right into the guy behind me, who happened to be rich and had a super nice car. Awkward...

3. My current car is a Mazda5. I call it my mini-minivan and I love it.

4. I'm not a big car person, but I would love something that has enough room for 2 adults, 2 kids, 2 dogs, and our stuff when we travel without having to pack everyone and everything in like sardines. And it has to get good gas mileage. If something like that exists, it would be fantastic!

[frecklesnbrains]

1. Me, my sister, and my brother all shared a mid-80s Toyota Camry when we were teenagers. That thing had 200k miles and so much rust that by the time we all had left for college it wasn't worth anyone's effort to sell it so we left it in my dad's yard and it rusted into the ground. When we finally got it towed to the junk yard several years later and it had a tree growing inside of it.

2. The summer after I got my license (I was 16) I had a babysitting job and I was borrowing my stepfather's car to get to it every day. One day I parked the car on the very hilly street and forgot to put the emergency brake on. When I went to go back to my car I couldn't find it and thought it had been stolen, but it had actually just rolled backwards alllllll the way down the block and was rear-end down nearly upright in a really, really deep ditch. It had to be pulled out with a crane because the ordinary tow truck couldn't get at it! Amazingly, it had almost no damage.

3. I'm a city dweller and haven't owned a car since 2002(!!!) DH has a 2014 Honda Civic, so I guess technically that's "our" car.

4. I'm a geek and an environmentalist, so naturally I lust after a Tesla. I may settle for a Toyota Prius though

[Kevinmac]

1. My first car was a 1995 white Ford Escort fondly called Jack Rabbit. I bought it with all my own money.

2. I totaled that car when I hit a deer in the middle of nowhere alone around midnight. It was awful. Strangest thing was two cars came up to me with the police officer asking to keep the deer.

3. I drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee that I really like. I'll drive it until I can't anymore and then take DH's Acura RDX. We've gotten ourselves on a one car payment system that we like.

4. I've always loved the Volvo XC90, and I really love the look of the Range Rover Sport too.

[shoogars]

1. My first was a 1990 red, Honda Civic Hatchback. It was a 4 gear stick. I loved it!

2. My first accident was my freshman year of college on my way to work. A Ford Aerostar pulled out from a strip mall and sent me on a 180 degree spin. I don't think I was speeding, but at least going the speed limit. A witness told the cops it was my fault bc he said I was changing lanes. I wasn't.

[pbandj714]

1. Your first car...My first car was a 2000 Saturn SL2 that DH bought for me when we were engaged. This car was pretty bare-bones: crank windows, tape deck, no cruise control, but it got me from A to B and I enjoyed driving it. He bought it with about 130k miles on it, but luckily I never had too many issues with it. Except for, (see next question)

2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident...So my car was great. Until the worst possible time for it to die. DH and I were attending a friend's wedding (2 weeks before our own), and we drug with us DH's best man whose wife left him the week before (huge, raging BITCH. Oh, and he had such a fun time and still thanks us for making him go to this wedding with us). There was a huge storm that had gone through the day before, so the reception location didn't have power, but they had fun and went with it anyway. It was SO HOT. So naturally, all of us hardly ate any food but got completely sloshed on wine. The next morning, hungover, we go to leave, aaaand my car won't start. The 3 of us had to lay around in our miserable state for 2 hours waiting for DH's dad to bring the trailer to haul my car back home. And then they made me steer it up the little ramps, which was so nervewracking! Turns out I needed a new starter. That was quite the unique weekend. I still to this day have never been that drunk again.

3. Your current car...Currently I drive a 2010 Subaru Forester. I LOVE my car! I love all the huge windows and the huge skylight and my heated cloth seats. The only thing I wish it had is bluetooth, but it's fine. I don't need to talk on the phone in the car that often anyway. It'll be quite a bit more crowded once the babies come, but we're not planning on getting anything else for awhile.

4. Your dream car...I don't know really. I'm so practical that I could never see myself driving a luxury car just for the sake of it being a luxury car. I do like the new Honda Pilot. I'm thinking my next car will either be one of those or whatever Subaru comes up with for their new 3-row SUV that's in the works (I'm becoming loyal to the brand). My dream car would for sure have a heated steering wheel, though!!

[shoogars]

1. My first was a 1990 red, Honda Civic Hatchback. It was a 4 gear stick. I loved it!

2. My first accident was my freshman year of college on my way to work. A Ford Aerostar pulled out from a strip mall and sent me on a 180 degree spin. I don't think I was speeding, but at least going the speed limit. A witness told the cops it was my fault bc he said I was changing lanes. I wasn't.

3. I currently drive a Dodge Grand Caravan. I don't care what people say about mini vans, I love mine.

4. I would love to have a Toyota SUV when the kids are bigger. Maybe a Sequoia, with three kids plus space for stuff.

[soultrane]

OH! I just remembered my other minor accident because it was also fairly awkward. The night before my 23rd birthday I got a tattoo on my hip. The following day (my birthday) it was raining and I was driving an hour away to meet my family. Since I didn't want my shorts to rub against my tattoo while it was healing, I unbuttoned them and rolled them down a little while I drove. As I approached a stoplight, I started to hydroplane and couldn't stop and I rear ended a family of four - parents and two small kids. I freaked out and jumped out of my car to make sure they were ok (they were), completely forgetting that my shorts were unbuttoned, which I then had to do in front of this poor family, while I explained why I hadn't stopped. Happy birthday indeed.

[woodengirl07]

1. Your first car
A dirt brown 1989 mercury sable. But I bought it all on my own.
2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident
The driveway at my parents house is really odd, it starts narrow at the bottom and opens up like a fan, so I would have to pull in a a big angle to park in my spot. I came home from school and had about 15 minutes before I had I leave for work. My mom had asked me to check some food for dinner, and I realized she had forgotten to start it, so I was rushing to do that, and ended up leaving late. Well, I pulled out of my driveway fast and rushed to work. When I got to work I saw I had knocked off my passenger side mirror. I decided my parents would be mad, so since I didn't see it actually happen, I would say I didn't know and I guess I must have gotten hit in a parking lot. Well, I get home and tell them that and they seem to not believe me. So the next day I go out, and there is a huge chunk out of the tree at the bottom of the driveway, just about side mirror hight. No wonder they didn't believe me.
3. Your current car
I currently have a 2006 Jeep Liberty which I bought new. I love Jeeps and they last forever. I would probably buy a new car if I won the lottery or something, but this one works great and is in good shape.
4. Your dream car
When it's time to get a new car I probably will get another jeep. I've had a Cherokee, grand Cherokee, and now the liberty, and they've been good cars.

[mladerri]

Tell us about:
1. Your first car: white hatchback Honda Civic fully pimped out (lowered, spoiler, sound system, blue headlights, tinted, personalized license plate). I don't know what it looked like, but I thought I looked cool. This was way before fast and the furious
2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident: worst was in my Mini Cooper in dc. I had no idea how to drive in the snow and I smashed into 3 cars when my brakes locked up. No one was hurt thankfully
3. Your current car: Volkswagen Tiguan and red mini cooper (car from college)
4. Your dream car: I've always wanted a Porsche or at least a convertible. Id be fine with a mini convertible even. Wisconsin is not the best convertible driving though.
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[nymama917]

Tell us about:
1. Your first car: royal blue Pontiac Grand-Am. It was a 91 (got my license in 1997) and had the boxy shape while the newer models had a much sleeker look, but I loved that car. I drove it until 2003 I think and only upgraded because I got a really good internship and had money that I could spend.  I got it for Easter which was probably about 9 months after I turned 16.  My parents got sick of carting me to my 100 after school activities and my mom was sick of being stuck at home while I had her car.
2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident - Thank goodness I don't have much to say here. I did slightly bump a parked car the first time I drove somewhere without a parent. I freaked out, left, and came home crying and told my parents. In the end my mom's car (which I was driving at the time) had a little smudge but not even a scratch so it wasn't a huge deal especially since I left the parking lot to go home. I got yelled at for leaving without leaving my information for the other car owner.
3. Your current car - it's technically my husband's because we only have 1 and it was his before marriage. Anyway it's a Volvo (the smaller 4 door compact car). Before I moved to the city I had a Ford Escape which I loved.
4. Your dream car - Range Rover sport. I love SUV's and those ones look so cool!

[origamimommy]

1. Your first car

1995 Geo Prism. I loved that stupid car though.

2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident

On Mother's Day, I was going to visit my grandmother and a guy that was speeding T-boned me and it was raining, so we flew up into a phone pole. It was terrible and I was only 18. I didn't drive that entire summer because I was so afraid.

3. Your current car

A Toyota Highlander

4. Your dream car

Acura MDX. Ahhh the lust!! I love it so. But my Highlander is pretty old, so once we find a house, I am actually going to get rid of it and get a Nissan Murano or Rogue. My husband works for Nissan so I am not sure which one, but it will definitely be one of those (employee pricing ).

[manybellsdown]

Wow, most popular thread in a while? So many quick answers! Nice work, frecklesnbrains.

1. Your first car
95 Ford Taurus with a million miles on it and the darkest tinted windows--like a limousine, had to have been illegal. That thing was a beast. It was huge and I called it my boat.

2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident
In high school or early college, I was side swiped by a guy I knew from junior high. I was two houses from being home, and he just pulled away from the curb without looking. When I drive the streets of Chicago now, I find this accident hilarious. I lived on the widest suburban street of all time growing up, with very little traffic, where no one parked on the street. How is it possible he seriously hit me, and at that speed? RIP Ford Taurus.

3. Your current car
We just got a new Murano, first SUV (one-car fam). Love it.

4. Your dream car
Great question, and I've never really thought of an answer. Probably some super luxury SUV, big enough to not feel tiny on the road but easy to maneuver. All the fancies inside.

[pbandj714]

origamimommy, when I was in HS, my mom and I shared a car. A 1993 Geo Prizm. That car was great!!

[titania]

1. Your first car
1986 SAAB... I loved that car. No frills at all but so zippy. My parents had that car forever - it drove until a few years ago.

2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident
My first was actually pretty recent - about two years ago. DH and I got slammed into on the highway when we slowed for traffic. It was pretty bad, but our car held up really well considering (yay for Subaru!) and was able to be fixed

3. Your current car
DH and I share a car. We have a Subaru Forester (2012 I think) and I LOVE it! After my little Saab, I didn't think I would be comfortable driving a bigger car, but I could not go back. pbandj714, I have become really loyal to the brand as well!

4. Your dream car
Not sure... I really like our car now, but if I won the lottery I would have fun test driving all the luxury cars!

[sandandsea]

1. a 1988 Ford Escort - it was my grandma's before me and I got it in 1996 when I got my license
2. A guy backed his huge moving van out of his driveway on a country road without stopping or looking first. He pulled right into the back wheel of DH's (BF at the time) Explorer. I had just dropped DH off at the airport to fly home for Christmas (we were in college) and was driving his car to my parents home and then to the airport the next week when I flew out to visit him/his family. I was sobbing, my parents weren't home when I got there, so I waited and they thought DH's plane had crashed or something when they saw me. I felt awful.
3. I just got a new 2016 prius and am in love.
4. I love my new car. For a dream car, I'd pick the Lotus Elise Sport, but it's sooooo not practical so I doubt I'd ever buy one, not to mention the money.

[vivela]

1. I had a little Jetta. I loved that car, so zippy! My brother ended up rolling it over in a snowstorm driving on gravel and that was the end of the Jetta.
2. DH tried to teach me to drive stick in his ancient Ford truck. I did not take to it. I slammed his side view mirror into the wall at the end of my parents driveway. Most of the drive had been me jamming in pedals and panicking so we pretty much abandoned those lessons after that. Fortunately, the mirror bent in and didn't break, so DH bent it back. That car was a hot mess, but we really loved it. It was always breaking down at the slightest sight of bad weather and was about 50% rust, but it has left me with a soft spot for pickups ever since.
3. I drive a 2006 RAV4 that I really love. It has been so reliable and kicks ass in bad weather. Last winter was no problem for my car at all. It is starting to need work, but 10 years in that is no surprise.
4. I'd honesty probably just get a newer version of my RAV4. That or a Subaru. My sister has a forrester I really like and I think it is pretty similar to my car.

[birdhut]

1. A cirrus... It's engine light came on the night I bought it
2. I backed into a car once and it was parked but it was double parked so I didn't end up getting a ticket.
3. Ford Escape
4. Maybe something a little bigger. I'm more about convince at this point.

[greysonsmom]

1. Your first car
2004 Chevy Malibu, I was such a brat when my mom came home with it because it wasn't a "cool" car.

2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident
Knock on wood I've never been in an accident.

3. Your current car
BMW 528 it's going to be a bit tight with two car seats.

4. Your dream car
I'm pretty happy with my car, maybe a smaller to mid size suv in the future.

[2dogs2kids]

First car was a brand new Jeep Liberty candy apple red. I bought it right after I graduated college. I never needed one before then. I drove DH pick up in high school and went to college in the city.

Current car is a black 2014 BMW X1. We will be trading up soon because there is no way all of us will fit comfortable in it.

I don't really dream about cars. I guess at this point I would want a Porsche Cayenne turbo S. It's a sweet ride and I think we would all fit comfortably.

[packerfan4life]

1. Your first car '94 toyota camry complete with crank windows, tape deck and manual locks. But bought with hard earned babysitting money
2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident. I've luckily only been in 1 accident but it was pretty bad. Junior year of HS I was driving home and before pulling into our neighborhood you have to cross a road which has a 40 mph speed limit but it's relatively rural so everyone speeds quite a bit. I got t-boned on the passenger side (thank god I was driving alone) and ended up in the hospital for I think a couple days. I have very little memory of it thanks to a head injury. My passenger seat was so crumpled up my dad took a picture that the seat part ended up only big enough to fit a water bottle
3. Your current car My H and I have a 2012 cr-v and a 2000 ford focus. I love the cr-v. Great for mountain driving
4. Your dream car I've always wanted a convertible

[Flair Underwood]

1. Your first car
I had a 2-door 2003 Chevy Cavalier... If that thing had 4 doors I'd still have it, I swear. I only traded it in when DD went to a convertible car seat.

2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident
I've never been in an "accident" - two winters ago, I got stuck on a big patch of ice going up this big mountain bend in the highway here. There were tractor trailers going by me on both sides, I had DD in her carseat in the back and I was terrified. I just sat there and cried until a DOT worker came and put cinders down to help me. It was the most scared I have ever been.

3. Your current car
It's a 2010 Hyaundai Elantra... It does the trick, but I'm not in love.

4. Your dream car
Anything bigger... Four-door extended cab pick-up or a Tundra or something. As my car-owning history goes to show, I have never had a BIG car payment, so it's defintily going to have to wait until DD is in Kindergarten.

[shan]

1. Your first car
1984 Nissan 300zx. It looked exactly like this, including the t tops.


2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident
I hit my bff from behind after hydroplaning. It totaled her car, but my hunk of metal only had a scratch. Our friendship was never the same.

3. Your current car
2012 Honda Accord. I love it.

4. Your dream car
I don't lust after cars. I love the practicality of my car, or a mini van for that matter - but I plan to stick with this sedan for a long time.

[csat]

1. A 1986 Toyota Corolla hatchback, in a hideous color I can only describe as pale yellow beige. After about 6 months the muffler was so bad you could hear me coming from blocks away, which I'm convinced my parents were pleased about, no sneaking it late. The first car I bought myself was a 1995 black Honda Civic EX coupe, I LOVED that car and it lasted forever.

2. The day I got my drivers license (at 16) I was backing out of a parking spot and hit the car next to me. I drove off. I was young and stupid.

3. We have a 2008 Acura MDX which I really like, it's a little on the big side but we use that extra space all the time for extra passengers and our stuff. We also have a 2013 Prius, the small one, whatever that is, it's good for our commuting and parking when we are in SF.

4. I'd love an Audi hatchback sedan, black. I also really like the new Honda Pilot which looks like it was designed from the Acura MDX, if we were in the market for a new car that would be the practical choice.

[cattuccino]

Tell us about:
1. My first car under my name is my current car, I actually only got my license a few years ago, so pretty boring. First car I drove solo was my husbands Nissan Juke though.

2. Knock on all the wood no *real* accidents. I've backed into a Land Rover though. It was parked on a tiny street of townhouses and another car was partially blocking our driveway and I was focusing on the wrong corners. The owner just laughed at me when I was crying explaining and pointed to his huge car and the tiny juke, and I was going maybe 2km/h. This was also when I was pregnant so I'd like to blame the hormones for my reaction

3. 2015 Nissan Rogue (ETA: blue, and I love it. It has fold down third row seating which is great for my nieces or extra friends that need a lift. Because of that third row though, we don't have a spare tire which means my tires are run-flats. More expensive, especially when I needed to also get special winter rims, but also more convenient as I'll never need to switch a tire myself on the side of the road with littles in the car).

4. I don't really have one. I always wanted a convertible but have realized how Impractical they probably are and how I'd hate the wind and bugs in my face.

[frecklesnbrains]

csat, I had a black Honda Civic EX coupe from that era too! I think it was a '93. I bought it used when I was a college student, so it was my first real car. I drove it for 7 years and then sold it to my brother, who drove it for 4-5 more years. That car refused to die. I think it was 15+ years old and had 250k miles on it by the time my brother finally got rid of it. I loved that car.

[2dogs2kids]

Dreaming I am convinced some cars are just cursed with the target logo or the invisibility cloak.

[csat]

Mar 10, 2016 11:24:02 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

csat , I had a black Honda Civic EX coupe from that era too! I think it was a '93. I bought it used when I was a college student, so it was my first real car. I drove it for 7 years and then sold it to my brother, who drove it for 4-5 more years. That car refused to die. I think it was 15+ years old and had 250k miles on it by the time my brother finally got rid of it. I loved that car.

Same here!  I bought it in college in 2000 and sold it in 2006 to a friend before I moved abroad and he had it for at least another 5 years.  My neighbor across the street has one around the same year and it looks like it's still going strong, does not even look that old (for a 20+ year old car).

[ArgyleEnigma]

1. Your first car: mid-90s Ford expedition. Huge SUV. It was a hand-me down.

2. Your first (or worst or funniest) accident. I totaled my first car driving it home from the shop. I'd just paid thousands for a new transmission. Winding road, a car was stopped in the middle, I came around the bend and rear-ended him. I wasn't speeding, just slow to react. No one was hurt, but the air bags deployed and that was enough to total the old trooper.

3. Your current car
Minivan. They see me rollin', they hatin'

4. Your dream car
I have dream houses, but not cars. Maybe something with seat warmers?