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Old 06-19-11, 12:42 PM
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Angry tight ride!

Originally Posted by 84Cressida
This was my first car

you lucky bastard you had a roof! I only had a big wheel
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Old 06-19-11, 12:56 PM
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1989 Toyota Camry V6. I like to think of it as my first Lexus since the old ES 250 was essentially the same car.
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Old 06-19-11, 05:13 PM
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1990 Lexus ES250.





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Old 06-19-11, 05:28 PM
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1985 Volvo DL wagon 4 spd standard shift with overdrive button
just like this one...

http://www.autozin.com/tmp/image.php...3874&type=jpeg
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Old 06-20-11, 10:28 AM
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1971 Firebird Formula 455 $1000. carpet & console missing. Starter solenoid bad so to start car had to stick long skinny screwdriver between header tubes to jump solenoid terminals, often grounding battery on headers causing sparks to fly. Learned how to replace starter about 6 months later so I could start car from inside the car, but missed the race car feel of having to raise hood to start car.
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Old 06-20-11, 10:49 AM
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My 93 SC300 was my first car. Got it from my dad in 1995 after he thought the ride was too rough and got himself the LS. I was spoiled. I admit it. LOL
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Old 06-20-11, 12:05 PM
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I guess the first car i ever actually got was a 1995 Mercury Villager. Had it for 6 months, it was my moms old car. I learned to drive on it and later it was given to me while i saved up some money.

Had 270,000 miles on it when i got it, original motor & transmission. Outside of normal maintenance the only thing that needed to be replaced was the radiator at around 150K. We stopped doing oil changes on it around 250,000 miles, figured we were gonna junk it soon after lol. Finally crapped out at just under 280,000 miles and needed a new head gasket. Donated the car away and to my amazement saw that bish driving down the freeway past me a couple years ago with the same damage on the side it had since 2000

I was so amazed it ran for so long, i wanted to ask the lady how many miles were on it when i saw it a couple years ago
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Old 06-20-11, 12:20 PM
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A beat up '60 Pontiac Catalina convertible with no reverse when it was hot or was it when it was cold?
I don't remember.
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Old 06-20-11, 12:36 PM
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1986 Honda Civic standard . The thing had a 55 hp 1.3 liter motor and a 4 speed (weighed 2311 lbs). Just makes me appreciate my LS460 that much more. ( 380 hp 8 speed that weighs in at about 4300 lbs)

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Old 06-20-11, 12:37 PM
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my first car was a old lady driven 1990 Honda civic wagon it looks just like this


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Old 06-20-11, 12:52 PM
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Now I really feel old... 1st car was a 1952 Pontiac Chieftan Straight 8, body by boiler plate and brakes by hope and dream..... 0-60 in hours. Cruised nicely though. It did however have a huge back seat!
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Old 06-20-11, 04:01 PM
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My first was a 1964 Plymouth Valiant with the slant-6 engine and the push button transmission. Yeah, I was burning up the high school parking lot in that baby!


NOT.
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Old 06-21-11, 12:59 AM
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1969 Pontiac LeMans. The GTO wanna-be. and to add insult to injury, it was brown.
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Old 06-21-11, 11:34 AM
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Mine was a 1988 Camry. I miss it.
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Old 06-21-11, 04:45 PM
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I had a 1978 datsun 280z loved that car. The first car I paid for was a 1987 black Nissan 300zx grey leather with the digital dash. I loved that car
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