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What was the first car you ever driven?

My first car

Navy Blue 1994 Mazda 323

pros

Cheap on Gas

Small and mobile

cons

Engine had severe over-heating problems and various other engine problems

Small bits of Rust (It was old)

Minor Handling Issues

mods and fixes history

JVC Deck (But it got stolen) Reverted back to stock

Pioneer Speakers

Exhaust system fixed

New Radiator

New Tires

New brakes and rotors

Various other fixes

Current Status

Sold it over a year ago. Replaced w/03 Corolla

(Note: You don't have to follow this format, I just chose it because it best describe my first car.)

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My first car

1976 Buick Skyhawk

pros

V-6...Very fast

cons

none that I can think of

mods and fixes history

In-tank fuel pump died and I could not find a replacement. Hard wired a universal fuel pump directly behind the carb and ran the power to a toggle switch below the steering column (doubled as anti-theft device)

Current Status

Barely made it to the junk yard where I parked it and walked home (purchased my second car later that day)

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1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais

Turbocharged Quad 4 2.3L I4.

Pros:

Very fast.

Nice passing power

Good Stock Sound System

Comfortable

Nice gas mileage.

Very manuverable

Cons:

Horrible in snow and ice

Rusted like crazy

Windsheild Leaked

Engine blew up at 50,000 and cost a TON to fix.

Mods:

Installed aftermarket radio

Turbo Charged

Current status: Given to chairity

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1984 BMW 323i

Pros

European Model (all chrome)

Good acceleration

Sporty handling

Rear wheel drive

Nice styling

BMW bragging rights

Cons

None!

Mods

JVC deck

Current Status

A tour bus driver "didnt see me" and sideswiped me without signalling, which spun my car 180 degrees across three lanes of trafic, hitting a divider and rolling twice down an embankment. Needless to say the car was totalled, though i kept the engine, and euro bumpers so i can rebuild my baby.

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My first car is a 1999 Hyundai Sonata

Pros:

It's a car

Pretty good gas mileage

2.4 liter engine... so it has some power

Cons:

It's a hyundai

heater is currently busted

driver side window leaks a bit of air (I have yet to fix that issue myself)

Mods:

Aftermarket radio

Amp + Sub

Aftermarket components to be added soon.

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1969 Firebird H.O.

350 ci / 325 hp

4 speed

posi

speedo went to 160

It was very fast

Sold it to my bro when he got out of the Navy, the $1000 a year insurance was hard to pay. I had no tickets, no accidents, it was just that much for full coverage on a hot car like that around 71 when your 16.

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1999 Toyota 4Runner. Here is what it looked like when I bought it:

http://sethkinast.com/photosold/albums/use...s/10001/car.jpg

And here is what it looks like now. It's a lot nicer car than I ever could have afforded had I bought a new one or even a used one.

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Very Impressive (Y) I have yet to get a car of my own :( Seeing as how Im close to my college and they have a shuttle service. I dont really need one, but itd be nice.

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1993 Dodge Dakota (3.9L V6) :laugh:

Pros

Good Runner.

4wd is great for icey mornings.

Low miles for a 12 year old almost daily ran, (84,963 miles)

More power than my buddies trucks :)

Manual trans. is way more fun than auto

New clutch

New front brake pads & rotors

Cons

The radio only works sometimes.

Brakes I don't like to much, its like 80% front / 20% rear :(

Balding tires (they are original)

Needs muffler :shifty:

Gas mileage..its a truck hehe.

Mods

Straight pipe to replace my muffler. It's a temporary thing. ;)

Current Status

In the backyard, with a full tank of gas. I drive it to school and work.

No accidents, bumper to bumper contact with my friend is on purpose. And on country roads.

Remember, I'm not tailgating.. :shifty: I'm drafting!

DRAFTING:

The practice of two or more cars, while racing, to run nose-to-tail, almost touching. The lead car, by displacing the air in front of it, creates a vacuum between its rear end and the nose of the following car, actually pulling the second car along with it.

http://www.culturesnobs.com/getimg.php?img=P1130002.JPG from last weeks snow storm

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1999 Toyota 4Runner. Here is what it looked like when I bought it:

http://sethkinast.com/photosold/albums/use...s/10001/car.jpg

And here is what it looks like now. It's a lot nicer car than I ever could have afforded had I bought a new one or even a used one.

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jesus! that must have been an extremely expensive repair bill for a 'cheap car'.

how much did it cost to get the chassis straightened out? how did you manage to find all the proper parts on the cheap?

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