First car/truck/van that you ever bought.
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1. 1983 Buick LeSabre (got in 1994, had for 1 year)- brown with a couch in the front and a couch in the back, engine blew up
2. 1983 Lincoln Towncar (got in 1995, had for 2 months) - tan same as above, a/c and heat went out
3. 1983 Cadillac Deville (1996, had until I went to college) - Brownish gold - no idea what happend, I think my sister wrecked it after I went to college
4. 1993 Saturn (got in 1998, traded in 2004) - purplish red, small little 2 door
5. 1999 or 2000 Honda Accord (got in 2002, traded in in 2005) - silver, 4 door
6. 2005 Honda CR-V (got in 2005, still have it) redish
My step-dad had a thing for buying me 1983 LARGE cars when I was in high school. Safety, I guess. My dad bought me the Saturn in college and the others I bought myself.
We have also bought a Blazer (sold) and a Wrangler that Jeff drives.
2. 1983 Lincoln Towncar (got in 1995, had for 2 months) - tan same as above, a/c and heat went out
3. 1983 Cadillac Deville (1996, had until I went to college) - Brownish gold - no idea what happend, I think my sister wrecked it after I went to college
4. 1993 Saturn (got in 1998, traded in 2004) - purplish red, small little 2 door
5. 1999 or 2000 Honda Accord (got in 2002, traded in in 2005) - silver, 4 door
6. 2005 Honda CR-V (got in 2005, still have it) redish
My step-dad had a thing for buying me 1983 LARGE cars when I was in high school. Safety, I guess. My dad bought me the Saturn in college and the others I bought myself.
We have also bought a Blazer (sold) and a Wrangler that Jeff drives.
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1985 Buick Century with a rack of bull horns attached to the front bumper. The car was amazing for its ability to hold 13 high school kids and still be able to drive it (4 in front, 7 in back, 2 in the trunk). It would shake so violently when you got it up to 85mph (top speed)!
You guys had some decent cars. The first vehicle I ever had was a 1968 Chevy halfton truck, my dad and I roofed some guy's house for it. It was a total pile.
Then I bought a 1977 Cutlass Supreme. I miss that car terribly, it was awesome. I took a 70 mph impact on the highway when I was crossing HWY 30, right behind the driver's side rear wheel.
I drove away. It was totally screwed up, but still, they don't make them like that anymore.
Then I bought a 1977 Cutlass Supreme. I miss that car terribly, it was awesome. I took a 70 mph impact on the highway when I was crossing HWY 30, right behind the driver's side rear wheel.
I drove away. It was totally screwed up, but still, they don't make them like that anymore.
I didn't buy it personally, but my first car was a 1977 brown Monte Carlo. The thing had balls but it only lasted a year then pooped out.
My favorite car was right after that and that was the 1982 Toyota Corolla. I got that right before I graduated high school. In college my friends and I road-tripped that baby to death. It was so reliable. It also handled really well in bad weather. It amazes me that we never got picked up for alcohol possession in that thing.
My favorite car was right after that and that was the 1982 Toyota Corolla. I got that right before I graduated high school. In college my friends and I road-tripped that baby to death. It was so reliable. It also handled really well in bad weather. It amazes me that we never got picked up for alcohol possession in that thing.
I'm going to answer this 2 ways and I'll explain why. I didn't actually buy a car with my own money until this past summer. My 1st 2 cars were either bought or a hand me down from my parents and my previous car was a used car that was my college graduation gift from my aunt.
So my actual first "bought" car is my current one, a 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo SS:
Mine is just like this except I have the silver trim on the bottom
My very first car in HS was a 1977 Ford Granada:
Just like this one except white. It was your old ladies car too, had 75k miles on it I think and not a spot of rust when we bought it. By the time my brother and I were done with it was on it's last legs. That metal front bumper could take some hits though!
College car was a 1991 Pontiac Bonneville hand me down that we sold with about 240k+ miles on it:
That one is pretty close to the same colors too. Thing still ran like a champ too!
And lastly my college graduation gift was a 1999 Grand Am SE Coupe pretty close to this one:
Had about 53k miles on it but was fairly loaded. Most generous gift my aunt ever gave me and my brother got her next Grand Am. Her claim is "you and your brother are getting everything of mine when I die so I might as well watch you enjoy it while I'm alive!" Sold it with about 106k miles on it so got some good use out of it.
So my actual first "bought" car is my current one, a 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo SS:
Mine is just like this except I have the silver trim on the bottom
My very first car in HS was a 1977 Ford Granada:
Just like this one except white. It was your old ladies car too, had 75k miles on it I think and not a spot of rust when we bought it. By the time my brother and I were done with it was on it's last legs. That metal front bumper could take some hits though!
College car was a 1991 Pontiac Bonneville hand me down that we sold with about 240k+ miles on it:
That one is pretty close to the same colors too. Thing still ran like a champ too!
And lastly my college graduation gift was a 1999 Grand Am SE Coupe pretty close to this one:
Had about 53k miles on it but was fairly loaded. Most generous gift my aunt ever gave me and my brother got her next Grand Am. Her claim is "you and your brother are getting everything of mine when I die so I might as well watch you enjoy it while I'm alive!" Sold it with about 106k miles on it so got some good use out of it.
Haha, yeah I got it when I rode with Doc Brown in his Delorean. Thanks, I fixed it now.:cute:
1st car - Parent's old Chrysler Lebaron (after my parents hit a deer with it). You could only go 55 before the hood threatened to fly off.
1st car I paid for - 199? Oldsmobile Ciera. Worked great right up until the transmission died.
Current car - 2003 Toyota Camry. Have had no problems whatsoever with it.
1st car I paid for - 199? Oldsmobile Ciera. Worked great right up until the transmission died.
Current car - 2003 Toyota Camry. Have had no problems whatsoever with it.
How do you legally drive a with a couch in a LeSabre?
If couch=bench seats then ok.
If couch=sofa then wtf!
It's got plenty of power, a V8 with 303HP. That's only in the 06 and 07 SS model BTW. The prior models to that are V6. I love this car and power has never been a problem for me. The problem is that it gets terrible gas milage in town. It has this active fuel management where it goes into 4 cyclinder mode when it doesn't need the 8 but in town you are almost always in 8 and when you are going 80 down the interstate you are in 8 a lot unless you get a nice flat stretch. In town I get maybe 16-17 mpg and on the highway probably 24, sometimes more depending on if there are a lot of hills which means more time in 8 cyclinder mode. I can't tell when it switches back and forth, it is very smooth and seamless.
So if you aren't concerned about gas mileage, its a nice car with plenty of power under the hood and very comfortable ride.
But does it fold out? You would think dad's would no better then to buy their daughters big cars with bench seats. IF I ever have a daughter she is getting a two seater with a BIG center console...
Same here. First vehicle was a 1992 Yamaha XT225 and the car came a year later. Not only hard to date in the winter, but also a little tough to haul schoolwork and football pads back home...
My daughter is getting a mail truck..or one of those shiner's circus cars.:wink:
