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SL500
12-16-2003, 07:24 AM
What was your first ride?

Mine was:White 1979 Peugeot 504 (L)

Quiggs
12-16-2003, 12:15 PM
Dark blue/purple 97 VW Golf 4 door, 2.0 I-4 8 valve, 5-speed. I still have it. Cause I'm 18, jobless and live at home. :D

Egg Nog
12-16-2003, 07:43 PM
See signature... ;)

1974 Porsche 914

crisis
12-16-2003, 10:41 PM
1963 EK Holden. My Grandfathers car. I thrashed its gutless 138cu into submission ending with blown main bearings. I have to wonder how young guys now are going to fare. My EK had a whopping 56kw which restricted, somewhat, the potential danger as far as speed gos. These days you can get into a VN Commodore for a couple of grand which has more power than the standard V8 we used to drive around in. Makes them lethal for reckless, inexperienced drivers.

crisis
12-16-2003, 10:47 PM
Originally posted by crisis
1963 EK Holden. My Grandfathers car. I thrashed its gutless 138cu into submission ending with blown main bearings. I have to wonder how young guys now are going to fare. My EK had a whopping 56kw which restricted, somewhat, the potential danger as far as speed gos. These days you can get into a VN Commodore for a couple of grand which has more power than the standard V8 we used to drive around in. Makes them lethal for reckless, inexperienced drivers.
Meant to include a pic. Not actually mine but you get the idea. A horror really.

Swissbeatz
12-17-2003, 01:06 AM
My first car was a 1.9l BMW Z3. A very nice car, not very powerful but very fun. I have done every freaky things with this car. Burn out, donuts and an accident :D . I have lost my driving license for the first time with this toy. The speed limit of the 4 cylinders was 200km/h exactly 196km/h.

Now I plan to buy my second BMW. I plan to buy a 6-series in 1 year. I hope I will get enough money for that.

SL500
12-18-2003, 06:12 AM
Thanks everyone

16-4Veyron
12-21-2003, 02:30 PM
ive never had a first car :(im 13)

white devil
12-21-2003, 08:35 PM
My first car was a 1.9l BMW Z3. A very nice car, not very powerful but very fun. I have done every freaky things with this car. Burn out, donuts and an accident :D . I have lost my driving license for the first time with this toy. The speed limit of the 4 cylinders was 200km/h exactly 196km/h.

Now I plan to buy my second BMW. I plan to buy a 6-series in 1 year. I hope I will get enough money for that.

good luck once you will buy it you will never regret it BMW s are very confotable,sexy,powerful,atrack everybody s attention..... :p

but why dont you buy a M6 or a M6CSL :confused: that is if you like sports car {SUPPER SPORT CAR :D }

DiabloGTR
12-21-2003, 08:45 PM
good luck once you will buy it you will never regret it BMW s are very confotable,sexy,powerful,atrack everybody s attention..... :p

but why dont you buy a M6 or a M6CSL :confused: that is if you like sports car {SUPPER SPORT CAR :D }

A 645Ci should cost around $70,000 USD, while the M6 would probably cost over $120,000.
Swissbeatz, you must have some kinda career to be able to afford that kind of car, wish I had that kind of money. :(

-datsun 1600-
12-22-2003, 01:09 AM
1963 EK Holden. My Grandfathers car. I thrashed its gutless 138cu into submission ending with blown main bearings. I have to wonder how young guys now are going to fare. My EK had a whopping 56kw which restricted, somewhat, the potential danger as far as speed gos. These days you can get into a VN Commodore for a couple of grand which has more power than the standard V8 we used to drive around in. Makes them lethal for reckless, inexperienced drivers.


id have to agree straight line power is so cheap these days

crisis
12-22-2003, 05:43 PM
Especially when you see dumb pricks who have no idea how to control a spin or a car that is starting to oversteer. Ive seen plenty of , unfortunately I have to say young guys, launch out of corners, lose the arse end and not know how to recover. Many just keep their foot down waiting for something to happen and end up fish tailing dowm the road. I learnt to power (?) slide cars and handle oversteer down on a vacant expanse of wasteland by the river near where I live. It was vacant unused industrial land which had wide flat unsealed expanses. We were just having fun but we ended up learning plenty. Some of which was handy in emergencies later on. Our cars were not high powered, which probably helped, but I now instinctively turn into the slightest spin ( although I thought everyone did untill I saw some of these other drivers) and have a feel for how far I can let the tail go. My built in survival instinct means that I have never found the limit of my current car and dont think I ever will try.

Misho
12-22-2003, 11:39 PM
well i never owned a car yet, so i will talk about the first car i ever drove without anyone's help. (and by help i mean without sitting on someone's lap and steer while they controlled the gas and brakes!!!!! :D )

i was 10 and it was a 1991 chevrolet caprice station wagon. it was grey and belonged to my friend's dad. he was like 12 at the time and he kinda stole it and took me and a bunch of other guys (we were like 7 or 8) and we all started taking turns at operating something that we all loved so much !!
it was a glorious day for all of us. quite possible one of my top 10 happiest days ever !!

Touran
12-29-2003, 08:17 AM
I work at Volvo and I'm washing cars there (I'm 17 years old) and I drive in cars there (also on the streets). I drove the following cars:

- Volvo S40
- Volvo S60
- Volvo S80
- Volvo V40
- Volvo V70
- Volvo XC70
- Volvo C70
- Volvo XC90

- Toyota Picnic
- Volkswagen Passat

SL500
12-29-2003, 11:17 AM
^Lucky man...

SL500
12-29-2003, 11:35 AM
For Volvo lovers

http://www.supercars.net/potd/pics/admin/1181.jpg

Matra et Alpine
12-29-2003, 11:48 AM
For Volvo lovers

You forgot to add the extensive extras provided with the car ....

http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/acatalog/g-06-01.gif http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/acatalog/g-07-01.gif http://www.gdba.org.uk/helpyou/images/p_helpyoudogs.jpg

and check out the video ....here (http://www.mike-w.clara.net/cl0ps/www.video-clips.co.uk_volvo.avi)

with a BIG :)

NoOne
12-29-2003, 12:08 PM
LMFAO ^

Nice pix, and that video ...... that had to have hurt .... lucky he was in a Volvo huh? ;)

Touran
12-29-2003, 12:49 PM
For Volvo lovers

http://www.supercars.net/potd/pics/admin/1181.jpg

nice picture man, thanks for the pic!!

dupscadi
12-29-2003, 06:35 PM
Well mine was a 1978 full size van. Chevy 20! I was in a band, need the bigass thing to hawl the bands stuff around. It sucked. I have upgraded a bit since then. Peace!

Lagonda
06-09-2004, 11:32 AM
but why dont you buy a M6 or a M6CSL :confused: that is if you like sports car {SUPPER SPORT CAR :D }

Maybe because they don't exist ;) .

byronleehk
06-09-2004, 11:58 AM
Mine was a used (beat-up) 1974 Honda Civic Hatchback in brown color (popular color for Hondas at that time).

ace
06-09-2004, 06:29 PM
My first car was a 1973 HQ Ute (pick up) with a modified 308ci (5.0L) V8 and Manuel trans, air-conditioning, power steering and a mixture of GTS and statesman options.
This was the car that injected V8 mojo into my vanes forever. Costing me large amounts of cash over the years also giving me equally large amounts of pleasure
:cool: :p

Falcon500
06-10-2004, 07:39 AM
good luck once you will buy it you will never regret it BMW s are very confotable,sexy,powerful,atrack everybody s attention..... :p
:D }
CoughFanboyCough :p :D
I driver alot of BMWs while at the BMW dealership as a detailer...and they didnt draw any attention other then one bloke screaming "stole Daddys car did we?".....i liked the look on his face when i went screaming aroudn the roundabout haveing the damn thing (318) skittering around it...gutless bloody thing it was!
I got a fair bit ofattention when the Subaru Dealer that was part of the chain had a few backed up orders and i got to cruise around in a WRX...i had a bunch of Tarts waveing at me while stopped at the same roundabout....ipersonally wanted to pick up the chicks mate :cool: but i was working so i screamed out "Daddys car, He wants it back"...and later when i went to fuel it up a reggae song came on the radio so i blasted it....NOW that was an attention getter lmao :D
My First ride was My XY flacon...which go drivan a few time unregisterd :rolleyes: and in the many years i have owned it has never been road worthy...other then that id have to to say my sunny would have to be my first road worthy (just barely) ride....when i say just barely there area few problems and one i was haveing fun with stiring my oldman up..."you know dad the back tyres actually look smaller then the fronts" :D and they bloody well do you can really see it on a profile...of course the rear wheels are the ones that spin :p

spacestar
06-14-2004, 09:27 AM
my first car was 1978 ford granada 2300cc 114hp

SlickHolden
06-14-2004, 11:18 AM
This is my first ride the suspension was a little soft but had a big engine and was a great ride :D :D

UK CARS
06-14-2004, 11:19 AM
This is my first ride the suspension was a little soft but had a big engine and was a great ride :D :D

nice work mate ;)

SlickHolden
06-14-2004, 11:24 AM
:) thank you

Matra et Alpine
06-14-2004, 11:25 AM
nice work mate ;)
I love UCP.

Guys come here and say they've a Porsche and are lambaseted and proff demanded.

A sad guy posts a pic and a bravado claim and it's all "nice".

Talk about dual standards :)

SlickHolden
06-14-2004, 12:35 PM
I love UCP.

Guys come here and say they've a Porsche and are lambaseted and proff demanded.

A sad guy posts a pic and a bravado claim and it's all "nice".

Talk about dual standards :)
Im not sad :cool:

Matra et Alpine
06-14-2004, 02:12 PM
Im not sad :cool:
Is that a photo of a TV capture of Natalie Bassinthwaite (sp?) ??
And you're bragging WHAT ?????

byronleehk
06-14-2004, 02:23 PM
Is that a photo of a TV capture of Natalie Bassinthwaite (sp?) ??
And you're bragging WHAT ?????

BUSTED :D

SlickHolden
06-14-2004, 07:31 PM
Is that a photo of a TV capture of Natalie Bassinthwaite (sp?) ??
And you're bragging WHAT ?????
thats her

HemiCuda500
06-14-2004, 09:50 PM
The first car I drove was a 1989 Ford Tempo 2.3L manual. - broke the clutch :D

The first car I owned was a 1988 Pontiac Tempest 2.8L manual - lots of fun, did a few burnouts (using the handbrake, since its FWD) and generally just pounded the piss out of it. When I sold it for scrap :rolleyes: The engine was leaking oil, it was overheating, the transmission gears were ground up, the clutch was destroyed, and it had numerous dents, squeeks and damage. Actually, the day I drove it home, I sideswiped my mother's car and put a huge dent/scrape across the side of it. Man, I loved that car.

SlickHolden
06-15-2004, 02:42 AM
77 Holden Gemini
1.8lt worked head mild cam pistons exstrackters 2.5" exhaust 4 speed. Suspension pedders lowerd low 100mm plus, 15x6 mags. Color was kermit green black intiria, power ??? 160kw 210hp. Very light car very heavy steering it was bad. Went like a bullet but it had Fuel pump problems and brakes shit them selfs. could hit 80-90kp/h in second but 130kp/h in third and the fuel pump problems kicked in. Was so fast and lite that my mum drove to work in it around a roundabout in the wet and did a 360 so she never drove it again. Then it burnt a valve or 2 and stuffed me very exspensive head cooked the pistons had it fixed but the damage was done ran like it had only 2-3 cyl after so sold it miss it but :(

TheOne
06-15-2004, 12:17 PM
first car i drove.....and stayed with it was a 1995 mitsubishi eclipse, automatic, and ricer:((i just had 2 put the exhaust, guess for fun, tho i have no stickers whatsoever), am about to be 17 by this summer, am right now fixing a 93 nissan 240sx which later on with savings and a job will get a rb25det engine on it.(yes it can be done, easily, and yes its 1 of the skyline engines)

PsychoChimp22
06-15-2004, 01:38 PM
Im only 14. But my rich neighbors are selling their 1976 Porsche 911 :)

PsychoChimp22
06-15-2004, 02:01 PM
This is my first ride the suspension was a little soft but had a big engine and was a great ride :D :D

Was it new? used?
And how much did it cost?
:p :p :p :p

cls12vg30
06-15-2004, 04:12 PM
The first car I ever drove was my father's 1988 Chrysler LeBaron coupe. The first car I ever owned was a 1982 Datsun 200SX hatchback 2.2L 5-speed, black with gobs of rust:

http://www.v6-s12.com/images/My_82_200SX.jpg

Bought it in October 1993 with 211,000 miles for $450 USD. Sold in March 1995 with 225,000 miles for $400 USD. :cool: Found it in the junkyard three months later, I still have the nameplate and shifter knob off of it.

SlickHolden
06-15-2004, 07:12 PM
Was it new? used?
And how much did it cost?
:p :p :p :p
I was only wishing but she would be a great buy brand new of cource :D :D :D :D
If she had to be bought then i guess donald trump would have the right $$$$$$$$$$$$. But she would love me for free :p i'll keep her warm on the cold nights thats all about im good for :D

bent
06-15-2004, 09:02 PM
http://carnut.com/photo/truck/67step.jpg

Not actually mine, but this is the year and model of my first... Of course this was in '89 not '67 that I had it.

TheNothing
06-18-2004, 02:28 PM
1977 Ford LTD II, a tank

FC88RE
06-23-2004, 12:35 PM
My first ride was an '81 Honda Prelude, that was about eleven years ago i was like 16 by then.

I remember i had it painted metallic blue(i wanted charcoal gray but the guy told me it was gonna be more nice in metal blue so...)and had Fittipaldi rims!!!...

I also learned to drive manual on it.

Alcomet
06-23-2004, 05:18 PM
My first (small) ride was in my uncle's brand new Land Rover Discovery TD5!- 4wd cars have a stiff clutch, IMHO!!
Nowadays I drive my dad's old car - Red 1991 Audi 80 1.6 - nice car for long stirs ... needs some interior restauration thou!

Blue Supra
07-02-2004, 09:25 AM
i can shank you all!!!
1978 Datsun Stanza! (see UCP official ownership challenge for some pics)
i just got it looked over (im still driving it) and it need a thousand dollars of suspension work, 800 for brakes to be fixed properly, 550 for a new clutch, i think the gearbox is about to go in it, and it leaks more oil than it burns petrol! anyways i have a question, would it be worth putting a 5 speeder in this car from a 4 speeder? is there any serious advantage in doing this? any help appreciated.

Falcon500
07-03-2004, 06:27 AM
imo the cars not worth it...and also i have given you an answer about the gearbox...datsun ones dont have a diffrent ratio for 4th but the 5th gear is geared exactly the same....if you really must do anything convert it to run a fj20 engine...it can already take it and revamp the suspesnion with aftermarket gear,,,it wont cost much more then that....

Lagonda
09-10-2004, 08:45 AM
The first car I drove in was a BMW 320d (my mothers), since then I have driven in a Mercedes E220 CDI (my mother's), BMW 725tds (my uncle's), Renault Vel Satis 2.2 dCi (my uncle's), Vel Satis 3.5 V6 (my dad's), Renault Espace 3.0 dCi (my dad's) and a Ford Escort 1.6 (my grandmother's). Next week, when I have my plates and when the insurance is in order I will have my own first car. A Renault Clio 1.6 16V. 950kg dry weight (1070kg wet) and 110 bhp :cool: Expect pics next week.

McReis
09-28-2004, 08:24 AM
I love UCP.

Guys come here and say they've a Porsche and are lambaseted and proff demanded.

A sad guy posts a pic and a bravado claim and it's all "nice".

Talk about dual standards :)


Yeah! We want't an Egg Nog Ownership Proff for that. And we won't tell where to stick put the paper. It's your criteria only! :D

Mustang
09-28-2004, 12:15 PM
mk3 escort estate/wagon

used it as aq field car since i cant drive - legally - yet:p

my porsche
09-28-2004, 02:34 PM
i dont have a car yet (only 13) but i am getting something like a 1997 Porsche 993 or a 2003 ford lightning or maybe an rs6, it all comes down to cost :( i get a certain amount to buy a car, but i can earn 400$ a week working in the summer, so i could easily get a porsche!

PerfAdv
09-28-2004, 06:02 PM
'76 Dodge Aspen Special Edition...'76 car of the year. My father bought it based on that and because he liked the old Darts. But overseas it proved difficult to maintain, no Dodge service centers plus it was rife with problems. The Dodge was the first car I drove.

My first car was a '83 Toyota Celica GT Notchback - With the 22RE engine - unbreakable.

Egg Nog
09-28-2004, 06:30 PM
i dont have a car yet (only 13) but i am getting something like a 1997 Porsche 993 or a 2003 ford lightning or maybe an rs6, it all comes down to cost :( i get a certain amount to buy a car, but i can earn 400$ a week working in the summer, so i could easily get a porsche!

Approx. 8 weeks of summer * $400 per week = $2400

Approx. cost of 993 Carrera = $40,000

$40,000 - $2400 = $37600 left.

You must be getting a hell of a lot of money for a car... are you really going to spend that much on your first car? You could buy 4 nice houses in Nicaragua for that kind of money :(

my porsche
09-28-2004, 06:59 PM
you suck, i am working for th $400, plus i earn 20 per car to wash each car every week, $2080 a year, time 3 ytears, $6,240, plus $20 for half of mowing the lawn, $1040 per year, times three years, $3,120, plus the 1,600 i have saved already, all together, 13,360$$$!!!!plus the fact that a 993 carrera is about 35,000 NOW!!!! i am getting it in 3 years!!! use the generic depressioation value, -20% of current value each year (35,000 now, 28,000 next year, exanple) so roughly 23,000 for an excellent condition 993, right in my price range, plus the fact that i have 11 weeks of summer, an extra 1200 a summer, 3600 total, leaves me with enough to buy some new rims and have 1000 left over, so ya i will need about an extra 2,000


all in all, i will break out about even, my dad will give me 10,000 i can buy whatever i want and can afford, therefor, i chose this, the 993, the same kind my dad had in 1997, but with either a gt2 or rs body kit and some different rims


i have it figured out eggnog

my porsche
09-28-2004, 06:59 PM
you forgot the depresiation and the fact there are more than one summers until ican drive

my porsche
09-28-2004, 07:00 PM
im not a spoiled brat

my porsche
09-28-2004, 07:01 PM
and yes, i realise my mathmatical adventure was confusing

Egg Nog
09-28-2004, 07:43 PM
I didn't call you a "spoiled brat", but now that I've heard what you have to say, I realize that you don't have a very good perception of the real world. Hell, even in the "real world" of our Western culture (which is faaaaar from the real "real world"), you're lacking perception.

So in effect, I guess now I can call you a spoiled brat, and I'd now like mention how ridiculous it is that you don't think so.

my porsche
09-28-2004, 07:49 PM
why because i get a little bit of money to buy a car and you dont? thats not spoiled thats me just being fortunate enoug to have been born into a family that can give me that money

i didnt say you called me a spoiled brat, i was just stating that i am not one

why dont i have a real world perception? explain that, im confused

henk4
09-28-2004, 07:52 PM
very very long ago.

Egg Nog
09-28-2004, 08:36 PM
why because i get a little bit of money to buy a car and you dont? thats not spoiled thats me just being fortunate enoug to have been born into a family that can give me that money

i didnt say you called me a spoiled brat, i was just stating that i am not one

why dont i have a real world perception? explain that, im confused

Your answer is revealed in this post, actually :)

My family is also fortunate enough to have enough money to give me for a car. They didn't give me money for a car, gas, insurance, or anything, but that's not relevent to the point that I'm making - the issue is not between you and me personally.

You having been fortunate to have been born into a family with relatively huge amounts of wealth is exactly the reason why comprehending the real world is so difficult. In truth, everywhere you go in the entire world, very few people hold nearly all of the wealth. If we assume that the "real world" is the world that nearly all of the people live in, a wealthy upperclass lifestyle doesn't fit in to the definition.

Even in the very wealthy developed world where we live, a 16 year old being given a large sum of money for his own personal car is shocking to the hardworking lower and middle classes that make up most of the population. If we look at this situation from the average human's perspective, then the situation is pretty much off-the scale as far as wealth imbalance goes.

I don't mean to personally deface you - this is just another example of the inherently flawed and extremely unfair distribution of wealth nationally amd worldwide, with the fact in mind that everyone on the planet deserves equal opportunities.

When you get a bit older, I'd highly reccomend visiting some of the world's poorest places. I've visited some during my nearly 19 years of living, and let me tell you, they sure change your perspectives on things...

fpv_gtho
09-28-2004, 09:10 PM
you suck, i am working for th $400, plus i earn 20 per car to wash each car every week, $2080 a year, time 3 ytears, $6,240, plus $20 for half of mowing the lawn, $1040 per year, times three years, $3,120, plus the 1,600 i have saved already, all together, 13,360$$$!!!!plus the fact that a 993 carrera is about 35,000 NOW!!!! i am getting it in 3 years!!! use the generic depressioation value, -20% of current value each year (35,000 now, 28,000 next year, exanple) so roughly 23,000 for an excellent condition 993, right in my price range, plus the fact that i have 11 weeks of summer, an extra 1200 a summer, 3600 total, leaves me with enough to buy some new rims and have 1000 left over, so ya i will need about an extra 2,000


and bla bla bla bla bla........

Do you really think you can handle a 993 Carrera as your first car? I know people who have lost control of a simple ED Falcon in the wrong conditions, one person almost killed themselve in an EB.

Quiggs
09-28-2004, 09:27 PM
you suck, i am working for th $400, plus i earn 20 per car to wash each car every week, $2080 a year, time 3 ytears, $6,240, plus $20 for half of mowing the lawn, $1040 per year, times three years, $3,120, plus the 1,600 i have saved already, all together, 13,360$$$!!!!plus the fact that a 993 carrera is about 35,000 NOW!!!! i am getting it in 3 years!!! use the generic depressioation value, -20% of current value each year (35,000 now, 28,000 next year, exanple) so roughly 23,000 for an excellent condition 993, right in my price range, plus the fact that i have 11 weeks of summer, an extra 1200 a summer, 3600 total, leaves me with enough to buy some new rims and have 1000 left over, so ya i will need about an extra 2,000


all in all, i will break out about even, my dad will give me 10,000 i can buy whatever i want and can afford, therefor, i chose this, the 993, the same kind my dad had in 1997, but with either a gt2 or rs body kit and some different rims


i have it figured out eggnog

Great that you have it 'figured out.' Except gas, insurance, inevitable repairs. Then what? A $30,000 lawn ornament? The gravy train WILL stop at some point. I can't tell you how many cars I've seen on eBay that the owner 'could no longer afford.' :rolleyes:

my porsche
09-29-2004, 02:23 PM
i didnt mean to personally insult you, and i wasnt trying to call you poor, although your not, i just meant i am really glad to have been very fortunate in my family of birthing.

my family doesnt have HUGELY insane amounts of money, just my dad loves porsches, and he wants me to have one if i want one

your right, 99% of the us's wealth is held by 1% of the population, sad, i know

i would like to visit some of the world's poorer places, to see how less fortunate people live, and i have been to much much less fortunate areas of houston, and i feel bad for them , some of the houses are as big as my room, which isnt all that big

as for the amount of money i am going to get, its only ten thousand, sure its reletavly alot compared to what other people just across the freeway will get, if they even get a car, but keep in mind, im not being given a porsche, i have to earn 2/3 of the cost!

some dumbass down the street is fifteen, he ogt a brand new sl500, a 70-ish thousnad dollar car for his birthday! now that is an awful first car!

sorry if i made a comment directed personally at you, and sorry for any confusion

my porsche
09-29-2004, 02:23 PM
oh, and sorry for saying you suck eggnog

my porsche
09-29-2004, 02:24 PM
quiggs, i plan to get a job when i am old enough, thats how i pay for gas, my parents will pay for insurance, but i gotta pay for everything else

Matt
09-29-2004, 02:31 PM
1987 Chevy S-10 Blazer 4x4 2-door. Shit brown.

my porsche
09-29-2004, 02:51 PM
haha nice color combo there! shit brown was quite the hot color a while back though, so was the "coffee with too much creamer" color

this guy in my dads old racing bracket at porsche club of america, had this 930 turbo, brown, and the said "he'd the only one that can make shit fly"

Ferrari Tifosi
09-29-2004, 03:18 PM
Don't technically own the car yet but its practically mine, a 1993 Nissan Sentra XE two door, white, with a little 1.6L 4 cylinder engine (soon to be replaced with a SR20DE, to make it an SE-R!!!).

Rockefella
09-29-2004, 03:27 PM
If I'm lucky, my dad will give me his 1983 (i'm pretty sure it's 1983) 300SD turbo-diesel. Here are some pics I took of it today. :)

fpv_gtho
09-29-2004, 07:48 PM
i didnt mean to personally insult you, and i wasnt trying to call you poor, although your not, i just meant i am really glad to have been very fortunate in my family of birthing.

my family doesnt have HUGELY insane amounts of money, just my dad loves porsches, and he wants me to have one if i want one

your right, 99% of the us's wealth is held by 1% of the population, sad, i know

i would like to visit some of the world's poorer places, to see how less fortunate people live, and i have been to much much less fortunate areas of houston, and i feel bad for them , some of the houses are as big as my room, which isnt all that big

as for the amount of money i am going to get, its only ten thousand, sure its reletavly alot compared to what other people just across the freeway will get, if they even get a car, but keep in mind, im not being given a porsche, i have to earn 2/3 of the cost!

some dumbass down the street is fifteen, he ogt a brand new sl500, a 70-ish thousnad dollar car for his birthday! now that is an awful first car!

sorry if i made a comment directed personally at you, and sorry for any confusion


Have you or your parents got any plans for advanced driver training?

PerfAdv
09-29-2004, 11:48 PM
If I'm lucky, my dad will give me his 1983 (i'm pretty sure it's 1983) 300SD turbo-diesel. Here are some pics I took of it today. :)

My father had an '84 300SD, ours was navy with light grey. Surprisingly quick for a 2 tonne chunk of castle wall. The inline 5 Turbodiesel is very tough. Our mechanic was adamant that the 300 diesel is one of the best engines ever made. He'd seen some with >400K miles. Ours had <3 when sold. Bought it used and drove it for close to 200K miles without any major issues. Once my younger brother speed over train tracks, the car launched and upon bottoming out cracked the sump. Most of the oil leaked out, but the tank still drove to the shop ~2 miles away. Barring such shenanigans, the 300 should last until you want it to.

Rockefella
09-30-2004, 11:22 AM
My father had an '84 300SD, ours was navy with light grey. Surprisingly quick for a 2 tonne chunk of castle wall. The inline 5 Turbodiesel is very tough. Our mechanic was adamant that the 300 diesel is one of the best engines ever made. He'd seen some with >400K miles. Ours had <3 when sold. Bought it used and drove it for close to 200K miles without any major issues. Once my younger brother speed over train tracks, the car launched and upon bottoming out cracked the sump. Most of the oil leaked out, but the tank still drove to the shop ~2 miles away. Barring such shenanigans, the 300 should last until you want it to.
that sounds good, considering it has about 150k miles right now. I plan on painting it black, putting like 4 tanks of NOS in it, getting a really big bodykit, maybe a huge spoiler, and if I'm lucky, a 20 inch diameter muffler. :D no, but seriously, I'll prob. paint it black, add some slight tinting to the back windows, get some engine mods if money allows, and a descent looking set of rims (prob. 17" or so.) :)

PerfAdv
09-30-2004, 12:17 PM
that sounds good, considering it has about 150k miles right now. I plan on painting it black, putting like 4 tanks of NOS in it, getting a really big bodykit, maybe a huge spoiler, and if I'm lucky, a 20 inch diameter muffler. :D no, but seriously, I'll prob. paint it black, add some slight tinting to the back windows, get some engine mods if money allows, and a descent looking set of rims (prob. 17" or so.) :)

IMO...the 'S' is so Classy...oops.:) Try to maintain factory look. Try just the wheels first, AMG style reproductions look best. And as for the paint. Have the car detailed where they take the dead paint off and airbrush smaller scratches. With some, not too dark aluminized tint, you'll be set.

Oh, get some Euro headlamps, they change the fascia dramatically for the better. Newer 126s had them, try salvage yards.

Rockefella
09-30-2004, 12:31 PM
IMO...the 'S' is so Classy...oops.:) Try to maintain factory look. Try just the wheels first, AMG style reproductions look best. And as for the paint. Have the car detailed where they take the dead paint off and airbrush smaller scratches. With some, not too dark aluminized tint, you'll be set.

Oh, get some Euro headlamps, they change the fascia dramatically for the better. Newer 126s had them, try salvage yards.
That's really similar to what I had in mind, I'm not going for any kind of 2005 super shiny chromed look. :)

jcp123
10-01-2004, 04:06 PM
My father had an '84 300SD, ours was navy with light grey. Surprisingly quick for a 2 tonne chunk of castle wall. The inline 5 Turbodiesel is very tough. Our mechanic was adamant that the 300 diesel is one of the best engines ever made. He'd seen some with >400K miles. Ours had <3 when sold. Bought it used and drove it for close to 200K miles without any major issues. Once my younger brother speed over train tracks, the car launched and upon bottoming out cracked the sump. Most of the oil leaked out, but the tank still drove to the shop ~2 miles away. Barring such shenanigans, the 300 should last until you want it to.

man, we had a '79 300SD. Awesome car. My Dad had promised it to me, but then traded it on a 1996 Dodge Caravan. I still hold a grudge against him for that.

Technically, my first car was a 2000 Ford Focus. Not too bad to drive, but not that well built. Hardly counts as a car.

My first REAL car is the one I have now: the '68 Ford Mustang.

my porsche
10-03-2004, 09:20 AM
fpv_gotho, yes my dad wants to take me to the bob bondurant school for a teen defensive driving course, and the high performance driving course

he said i could get anything i can afford, now he just wants to make sure i am skilled enouhgh to drive whatever i get, good question though gotho


oh and by the way, how to you quote someone? i always copy and paste because i cant figure out the button

fpv_gtho
10-03-2004, 09:26 AM
my names not fpv_gotho :rolleyes:

my porsche
10-03-2004, 12:45 PM
sorry, fpv_gtho

what does ur name mean anyway?

Matt
10-03-2004, 04:53 PM
[QUOTE=

oh and by the way, how to you quote someone? i always copy and paste because i cant figure out the button[/QUOTE]

Are you serious?

Rockefella
10-03-2004, 05:27 PM
you hit that little reply button at the bottom right corner of their post.

fpv_gtho
10-04-2004, 05:40 AM
sorry, fpv_gtho

what does ur name mean anyway?


Its a bit of a history lesson so bear with me...

FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles) is Ford Australia's tuning arm, its a joint venture between them and Prodrive (49/51%)

GTHO (Grand Touring Handling Option) was a model of Falcon between 1969 and 1972 where there were 4 models built (Phase 1, 2, 3 and 4) for Series Production racing for the ATCC. They needed 300 models to be built for homologation. The first 3 had all 300 made, with the Phase 3 being the fastest Australian built sedan for many years, only until Holden put the C4B into the HSV GTS in 1999. The Phase 3 had a 380hp 351 Cleveland and is regarded as a legeng because of its Bathurst success. Leading into 1972, Valiant, Holden and Ford all had what were tagged as supercars for the street in development to tackle Bathurst. Ford was ahead of the other 2 in development, and had made 4 examples of the Phase 4 before they pulled the plug after public outcry that they were handling the public weapons to kill themselves and others on the roads..

Basically after all of that, its wishful thinking in that FPV will make a 21st century GTHO

my porsche
10-04-2004, 05:56 PM
cool, sounds like a good reason for a name, i supsected it might be some sort of australian car

thanks ROCKAFELLA for being helpful, unlike MATT, whos just disrespectful, i havent qouted many people matt, so i dont know how, but now i do, because rockefella was cool about it

V8stangman
10-04-2004, 06:30 PM
My first car was a brand new 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

Blue Supra
10-04-2004, 11:33 PM
Id be keen to do those kinds of courses, if i can find them locally ill def do them.:)

fpv_gtho
10-05-2004, 02:30 AM
Im lucky enough to have both Oran Park and Eastern Creek within a hours drive, and Eastern Creek especially specialises in things like driver training, skidpans, slaloms etc.

Matt
10-05-2004, 05:26 AM
cool, sounds like a good reason for a name, i supsected it might be some sort of australian car

thanks ROCKAFELLA for being helpful, unlike MATT, whos just disrespectful, i havent qouted many people matt, so i dont know how, but now i do, because rockefella was cool about it


Wrong. I was trying to find out whether you really were serious or not, whether I needed to write it out or whether you were just kidding. I wasn't trying to be disrespectful. Sorry if it seemed like that.

The Tuner
10-05-2004, 02:17 PM
the first car i drove was ma uncles lexus, wen i was 5...thats wen i got hooked onto drivin. the first car i drove after passin ma test was a 4.6 X5. i was drivin ma sis's car after that, for abt a month or so, an '01 accord. drove a 350 hp audi TT in between...:D best car yet. now i got ma own car, a '90 toyota cressida. manual, 2.4L engine, and best of all: RWD!!!!!! :D:D:D. spacious too...

Rockefella
10-05-2004, 03:02 PM
My first car was a brand new 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
lol.. brand new, yet 25 years old :p

CdocZ
10-05-2004, 03:10 PM
94 camaro........omfg that was fun! got to ride in it again not too long ago

Matt
10-06-2004, 05:32 AM
lol.. brand new, yet 25 years old :p


Well, keep in mind that he is MUCH older than the rest of us. He's one of the oldies, like Henk and Matra. ;)

Matra et Alpine
10-06-2004, 07:39 AM
Well, keep in mind that he is MUCH older than the rest of us. He's one of the oldies, like Henk and Matra. ;)
Sheez, the first car I drove was a 1964 Ford Anglia.
First car on the roads was a 1972 Hillman Avenger.
Then a 1977 Matra Bagheera (NEW!), followed by 1975 Mini !!
Then the 80s started :)
Cars older than most of you guys here :(

Mustang
10-06-2004, 08:23 AM
firct car i ever drove ? Dunno
First car i owned - Ford escort 1.9
then Citroen BX 1.9 turbo

First car on the road - not yet ;)

McReis
10-06-2004, 09:51 AM
Sheez, the first car I drove was a 1964 Ford Anglia.
First car on the roads was a 1972 Hillman Avenger.
Then a 1977 Matra Bagheera (NEW!), followed by 1975 Mini !!
Then the 80s started :)
Cars older than most of you guys here :(


When you were driving that Bagheera, I was about to be born. December 77. :D

My first ever ride was an Opel Kadett 1.7d Van. I was 11 and drove it all by myself so that no one knew, including my father. Later that was to become my everyday car! :D

Second drive ever was a Renault 4L. Easy task! :D

And then my fathers Renault 18 Turbo, wich became some years later my car also... :) I always kept what no one else wanted, until I bought the Peugeot.

Rockefella
10-06-2004, 11:17 AM
Well, keep in mind that he is MUCH older than the rest of us. He's one of the oldies, like Henk and Matra. ;)
oops, i thought it said my first car IS a 1979 camaro, not was... silly me :rolleyes:

Matt
10-06-2004, 01:01 PM
Sheez, the first car I drove was a 1964 Ford Anglia.
First car on the roads was a 1972 Hillman Avenger.
Then a 1977 Matra Bagheera (NEW!), followed by 1975 Mini !!
Then the 80s started :)
Cars older than most of you guys here :(

My own car is 6 years older than myself. :)

Egg Nog
10-06-2004, 03:51 PM
My own car is 6 years older than myself. :)

My 914's got over a decade on me :) - So goddamn old-fangled ;)

jcp123
10-06-2004, 03:57 PM
My car was twice my age when I bought it, now it's a little less than that. I'm 19, it's 36.

PsychoChimp22
10-07-2004, 11:12 AM
I hope to get a 2005 Suzuki GSX-R.
Gotta start savin my money :D.

Matra et Alpine
10-07-2004, 02:34 PM
I hope to get a 2005 Suzuki GSX-R.
Gotta start savin my money :D.
600, 750 or thou ??
Remeber and save for good leathers, boots, gloves, helmet and kevlar body protection. You never know if you'll need it until you do :(

jcp123
10-07-2004, 04:31 PM
I hope to get a 2005 Suzuki GSX-R.
Gotta start savin my money :D.

Not bad...been lusting after one of the old Kawi GPz 550's myself. I'll probably get a Harley after that, but I might consider a literbike, too...hope that works out for ya :)

DEATH2000
10-15-2004, 02:14 PM
My first and only car (for the time bieng) is a 1986 Mercedes 190E 2.3L. i love it, its only a 4 cylinder,but with 136hp 0-60 is 10 seconds. and it tops out at 197km/h. Its soooo fun to do burnouts in it, ive fishtailed it once on accident (the back slid out about 1ft.).

henk4
10-16-2004, 01:15 AM
My first and only car (for the time bieng) is a 1986 Mercedes 190E 2.3L. i love it, its only a 4 cylinder,but with 136hp 0-60 is 10 seconds. and it tops out at 197km/h. Its soooo fun to do burnouts in it, ive fishtailed it once on accident (the back slid out about 1ft.).

Like your car but not your name :)

FEAutos
10-16-2004, 12:42 PM
my first car was a 1990 ford taurus...you could take the key out of the ignition while it was still driving down the road and it would keep going...my second was a 1993 ford escort station wagon...the ladies loved it...got lots of dates with that one

Lagonda
10-16-2004, 01:28 PM
fpv_gotho, yes my dad wants to take me to the bob bondurant school for a teen defensive driving course, and the high performance driving course

he said i could get anything i can afford, now he just wants to make sure i am skilled enouhgh to drive whatever i get, good question though gotho


oh and by the way, how to you quote someone? i always copy and paste because i cant figure out the button

Prime example of bad parenting.

1st. Allowing people to drive at the age of 16 is completely nuts, most 18 year olds I know can't drive properly. I'm 18 myself and I am quite carefull because I KNOW my driving skills aren't super yet. 16 year olds are in the middele of puberty and thus completely irresponsible and ****ed up with hormones. Combine that with the shaky ass of a 993 and you get death, seriously.
2.You really really underestimate a 993, I guarantee you can't handle it.
3.You underestimate the cost of owning a car. You'll be working a LOT when you're 16 years old to finance a car like that, instead of studying like you should.
4.Parents that give a car to their children are nuts. If it's a €1000 euro max. piece of shit I could care less, but giving 10k to a 16 year old to buy a car he/she can't handle ? And this has nothing to do with money, heck my parents could buy me a BMW 7 series if they wanted but they don't even finance my little Clio. It has to do with ethics and responsability.
5.I really hope that in 3 years from now you'll wake up from your dream.
6.There is no 6, for now...

jcp123
10-17-2004, 11:30 PM
I actually agree 16 is probably too young. I was a sh**ty driver at that age, and of course I thought I was good. It's sort of a miracle I survived, with anymore than the 130hp that I had, I'd have wrapped myself around a tree.

I bought my Mustang at 17 though and I have done very well. Probably because I've put a lot of time and effort into it, I don't drive very aggressively because I don't wanna risk it all on some stupid stunt. So there's another reason not to just get some nice car with money given to you, because you won't care about it as much as you would had you put lots of work into it. I promise you that.

Distress
10-18-2004, 12:20 AM
It hurts me when money is handed to someone so easily; I have to pay for EVERYTHING. Heck, I was buying some of my groceries when I was 16. :(

I did fairly well when I first started driving (15years old hehe, WHATCH OUT! Just joking). I knew I wasn't experienced, and I took it easy. In fact, lots of times I was the only one that tried to keep my distance in the rugged and thuggish Philadelphia free-way system, everyone else was flying up to each other and driving at 65mph+ even with the next car in front of them only five feet away. Experience means something, but driving is also a skill, and I'd hate to say it, but common since to, something I see lack almost every day I drive.

My first car was a 1983 Toyota Corolla with a 3-speed manual; I lived in a decently hilly area of Pennsylvania, so basically I was in hell. It caught on fire on the freeway :|

The Ferrarist
11-05-2004, 11:26 AM
Black Peugeot 307cc. I own it four two months. That's my dad's present. Really good car!

Turbonutter55
11-06-2004, 08:14 AM
Mine will be a '65 Volvo PV544 Sport. 85 horsepower driving the rear wheels, built like a tank, does 100, 4speed manual off a truck, was a great rally car 40 years ago. I'll save to put in bigger carbs, head work, exhaust, disc brakes etc, to turn it into a 120mph rally replica.

my porsche
11-06-2004, 09:06 AM
Prime example of bad parenting.

1st. Allowing people to drive at the age of 16 is completely nuts, most 18 year olds I know can't drive properly. I'm 18 myself and I am quite carefull because I KNOW my driving skills aren't super yet. 16 year olds are in the middele of puberty and thus completely irresponsible and ****ed up with hormones. Combine that with the shaky ass of a 993 and you get death, seriously.
2.You really really underestimate a 993, I guarantee you can't handle it.
3.You underestimate the cost of owning a car. You'll be working a LOT when you're 16 years old to finance a car like that, instead of studying like you should.
4.Parents that give a car to their children are nuts. If it's a €1000 euro max. piece of shit I could care less, but giving 10k to a 16 year old to buy a car he/she can't handle ? And this has nothing to do with money, heck my parents could buy me a BMW 7 series if they wanted but they don't even finance my little Clio. It has to do with ethics and responsability.
5.I really hope that in 3 years from now you'll wake up from your dream.
6.There is no 6, for now...

yes, and its my dad an mums fault the texas driving age is set at 16, shame on them

and for not handling it, ill prove you wrong, just watch

my porsche
11-06-2004, 09:10 AM
I actually agree 16 is probably too young. I was a sh**ty driver at that age, and of course I thought I was good. It's sort of a miracle I survived, with anymore than the 130hp that I had, I'd have wrapped myself around a tree.

I bought my Mustang at 17 though and I have done very well. Probably because I've put a lot of time and effort into it, I don't drive very aggressively because I don't wanna risk it all on some stupid stunt. So there's another reason not to just get some nice car with money given to you, because you won't care about it as much as you would had you put lots of work into it. I promise you that.

yes im going to get a 1997 porsche with 10k, your very realistic! i have to earn over 15-20 thousand, further making my case that i wont wreck it, becasue yeah, someone gives you soemthing you'll be not that careful with it, but if you have to earn alot more than half, your not going to drive rcklesley and stupidly, your gonne drive safely and not try to race idiots, at least thats my mentality

fpv_gtho
11-06-2004, 10:51 PM
mate your 13, how can you tell us that in 3 years you'll act responsibly with such a car and invest such amounts of money in it? i'd bet that once you get it, you take one slow drive in it so that you know whats what, then the next corner you get to you try and gun it around and almost meet face to face with the telegraph pole.....

taz_rocks_miami
11-06-2004, 11:06 PM
mate your 13, how can you tell us that in 3 years you'll act responsibly with such a car and invest such amounts of money in it? i'd bet that once you get it, you take one slow drive in it so that you know whats what, then the next corner you get to you try and gun it around and almost meet face to face with the telegraph pole.....

My first car was a 69 Camaro with a 427 in it and I'm still here. An irresponsible 16 year old can get hurt or killed in an Escort. And if he works for most of the car, chances are he'll take care of it. A high performance driving course wouldn't be a bad idea my_porsche.

Rockefella
11-06-2004, 11:06 PM
mate your 13, how can you tell us that in 3 years you'll act responsibly with such a car and invest such amounts of money in it? i'd bet that once you get it, you take one slow drive in it so that you know whats what, then the next corner you get to you try and gun it around and almost meet face to face with the telegraph pole.....
Sad, but that might be true. I don't care if you're Michael Schumacher's son, people under the age of 20 shouldn't be driving cars of that level.

my porsche
11-06-2004, 11:12 PM
My first car was a 69 Camaro with a 427 in it and I'm still here. An irresponsible 16 year old can get hurt or killed in an Escort. And if he works for most of the car, chances are he'll take care of it. A high performance driving course wouldn't be a bad idea my_porsche.


taz is the only one who sees what im saying, i am planning on at least one driving course, look back a few posts i think its on this thread maybe not, but im going to bob bondurant for teen deffensive driving and also highperformance driving

my porsche
11-06-2004, 11:16 PM
Sad, but that might be true. I don't care if you're Michael Schumacher's son, people under the age of 20 shouldn't be driving cars of that level.

you make a good point although i dont think ill end up meeting mr telephone pole anytime soon

Rockefella
11-06-2004, 11:27 PM
you make a good point although i dont think ill end up meeting mr telephone pole anytime soon
Unless the car behind you (w/ me in the driver's seat) gives you a little push. :rolleyes: :D

BjD
11-07-2004, 05:39 AM
First drive was in a Mini 850 when i was about 8 :D It was my Dads car, but it failed its MOT IIRC, so me and my brother used to drive it around the field, slowly and with adult supervision of course! My dad rigged a throttle stop so we couldnt get more than 10mph out of it.

First proper car was a Mini 1000 (see a pattern here?), when I was 16. Dismantled 2 other Mini automatics for parts so I had a decent interior and discs :D

henk4
11-07-2004, 05:46 AM
welcome, nice to see another mini avatar, there is a trend here :)

Ravi
11-11-2004, 07:51 AM
I drove a 1980 Golf Mach 1 GTS, nice car unfortunayely I drove it to its doom. Damn I wish I could own a M3 e46 (not much to ask) but damn I love the car

QuattroMan
11-12-2004, 01:57 PM
My car was 1980 FORD FREMONT 2dr it was my moms car,i had so much in this car,,,,OH BOY DID I!!! ;)

Radoman
11-12-2004, 11:53 PM
my first car, although I didn't officially own it, was an '87 Volkswagen Fox GL. that thing was built, boy. I never had any serious trouble with it, it was so damn sturdy. I actually didn't get my liscence until I was 18, because I wasn't sure about handling any car. however, both my parents (especially my father) are quite good drivers and taught me properly how to do things. 2 years later, I'm fairly well respected at work for being a good driver, especially with my relatively low experience (I'm 20.).

The first car that I actually bought, insured and genuinely own is my current car: an '86 Toyota MR2.

My Porsche, I'd just like to let you know that even with advanced driving courses, a 993 Porsche is definetely NOT a good first car. I know how it feels: There was this 944 for sale up the way when I first got my liscence that I wanted so bad, but it quickly became clear that learning to drive any car takes some practise. And I started out in a 90 HP FWD Volkswagen!

Trust me, you're better off buying an old crapper to build up your confidence in driving, as well as experience and ability. work your way UP to a Porsche. Hell, not only with my current car am I learning how to drive properly, and handle more extreme situations, I'm learning how to truly take car of my car, with something that... needs some attention, but isn't TOO fragile.

I wish more younger kids would take my route instead of getting the best all at once learning the hard way waaaay too soon.

jcp123
11-13-2004, 12:11 AM
my first car, although I didn't officially own it, was an '87 Volkswagen Fox GL. that thing was built, boy. I never had any serious trouble with it, it was so damn sturdy. I actually didn't get my liscence until I was 18, because I wasn't sure about handling any car. however, both my parents (especially my father) are quite good drivers and taught me properly how to do things. 2 years later, I'm fairly well respected at work for being a good driver, especially with my relatively low experience (I'm 20.).

The first car that I actually bought, insured and genuinely own is my current car: an '86 Toyota MR2.

My Porsche, I'd just like to let you know that even with advanced driving courses, a 993 Porsche is definetely NOT a good first car. I know how it feels: There was this 944 for sale up the way when I first got my liscence that I wanted so bad, but it quickly became clear that learning to drive any car takes some practise. And I started out in a 90 HP FWD Volkswagen!

Trust me, you're better off buying an old crapper to build up your confidence in driving, as well as experience and ability. work your way UP to a Porsche. Hell, not only with my current car am I learning how to drive properly, and handle more extreme situations, I'm learning how to truly take car of my car, with something that... needs some attention, but isn't TOO fragile.

I wish more younger kids would take my route instead of getting the best all at once learning the hard way waaaay too soon.

I like your approach, similar to mine. I'd love to take a stunt driving and race driving course sometime, just to see what's involved in driving at that level. I'm an okay driver, I can handle just about any situation with considerable calmness, but I acknowledge compared to even weekend racers I downright suck, and I'd like to work my way up gradually.

That I bought a V8 powered, RWD car with no safety nannies at 17 and am still alive and kickin' should speak for me, and speak for how much I learned even driving the 130hp Focus.

Matra et Alpine
11-13-2004, 03:33 AM
I like your approach, similar to mine. I'd love to take a stunt driving and race driving course sometime, just to see what's involved in driving at that level.
Advice -- don't hang around, get down to local track and ask around.
There will be trackdays and you can maybe land lucky and find some pro drivers out willing to spend time with you.
The next step is to take a 1/2 or 1 day 'experience' course at track.
All of them do it over here, so I'm assuming the US has caught on to the business.
For a couple of hundred bucks you can drive your own car, a salloon/GT racer ( lightened E-type at Knockhill :) )and single seater. a dozen or so tuition laps and 20+ laps observed.
I keep asking them for some commision with the number of guys I convince to go along to Knockhill :)

ZeTurbo
11-13-2004, 03:43 PM
i am currently trying to get my first car, im 18 and next summer am seriusly planing on buying a 98 miata... a decent first( lots of fun to toss around).
My first driive on the other hand was a John deer 4500 tractor in portugal back when i was 8 years old :D

henk4
11-13-2004, 09:55 PM
My first driive on the other hand was a John deer 4500 tractor in portugal back when i was 8 years old :D

Mine was a Massey Ferguson 35, when I was 13 or so.

Rockefella
11-16-2004, 05:23 PM
my first car, although I didn't officially own it, was an '87 Volkswagen Fox GL. that thing was built, boy. I never had any serious trouble with it, it was so damn sturdy. I actually didn't get my liscence until I was 18, because I wasn't sure about handling any car. however, both my parents (especially my father) are quite good drivers and taught me properly how to do things. 2 years later, I'm fairly well respected at work for being a good driver, especially with my relatively low experience (I'm 20.).

The first car that I actually bought, insured and genuinely own is my current car: an '86 Toyota MR2.

My Porsche, I'd just like to let you know that even with advanced driving courses, a 993 Porsche is definetely NOT a good first car. I know how it feels: There was this 944 for sale up the way when I first got my liscence that I wanted so bad, but it quickly became clear that learning to drive any car takes some practise. And I started out in a 90 HP FWD Volkswagen!

Trust me, you're better off buying an old crapper to build up your confidence in driving, as well as experience and ability. work your way UP to a Porsche. Hell, not only with my current car am I learning how to drive properly, and handle more extreme situations, I'm learning how to truly take car of my car, with something that... needs some attention, but isn't TOO fragile.

I wish more younger kids would take my route instead of getting the best all at once learning the hard way waaaay too soon.
good point, I was down in Washington, DC for 2 weeks in some educational program that was filled w/ rich kids, im only middle-class.... didn't fit in too well, but, long story short, half these kids crashed their 30k plus cars months after they got them.

my porsche
11-17-2004, 04:58 PM
good point, I was down in Washington, DC for 2 weeks in some educational program that was filled w/ rich kids, im only middle-class.... didn't fit in too well, but, long story short, half these kids crashed their 30k plus cars months after they got them.

this girl at my cousin's high school gave my cousin a ride to school everyday, and then my cousin found out that she crashed her new bmw 3, her mercedes clk, and a bunch of other cars, and totaled them and her parents kept buying her new ones! my cousin stopped getting a ride...

quattro_20v
11-26-2004, 08:49 AM
1992 Mazda 626 1,8 GLX when I was 15, just in first gear tho

CdocZ
11-26-2004, 09:41 AM
94 camaro. its also probably why i love big engined muscle cars........too bad that age is mostly dead

FikseGTS
12-12-2004, 04:47 PM
1989 Pontiac Lemans

mg_roadster
12-13-2004, 05:34 AM
1981 Subaru 4wd Wagon,

six different colors (not including the many shades of rust) :D Bought it for $400. Was a real good car, ran forever.

6'bore
12-15-2004, 11:48 AM
I haven't yet got my car as i'm a student but my dad has just bought a Supra TT for me and he says hes going to pay the insurance

Matra et Alpine
12-15-2004, 01:51 PM
That'll be fine.

jsut tell us which insurance company he gets then.

Supra TT for a 17 year old in your area.

RIGHT :(

Spastik_Roach
12-15-2004, 02:13 PM
That'll be fine.

jsut tell us which insurance company he gets then.

Supra TT for a 17 year old in your area.

RIGHT :(

Owned :D

my porsche
12-15-2004, 04:46 PM
I haven't yet got my car as i'm a student but my dad has just bought a Supra TT for me and he says hes going to pay the insurance

im sure, a supra tt for you, and your dad is picking up the INSURANCE tab?

Matra et Alpine
12-15-2004, 04:53 PM
Does your dad think he can insure it in his name and put you down as a named driver ?

Sad to break the news that the insurance companies have closed that loophole :(

McReis
12-16-2004, 05:59 AM
This kids just keep thinking we're stupid don't they? Have you ever drove sitting on day's lap? :D:D:D

AMCoelacanth
12-16-2004, 09:39 AM
Will My Porshce actually get a Porsche? I don't know, I remember when I was thirteen I thought if I saved every single dollar I'd get something cool too. As time passed, I blew every single dollar I earned instead. His parents are giving him 10 grand, he won't be the first kid to get that much for a car. I know in Europe you've gotta be 18 to drive, but for the most part it's 16 in the States and that's when most of us drive, on the other hand, you've gotta be 21 to drink(legally, ha) in the US it's just different culture and neither is better. It's risky to drive at 16, so what? I'm glad I did and I survived, truth is, most kids do survive. Even if he didn't spend large amounts of money on a Porsche he could still get himself and 80's F Body for next to nothing and kill himself, he could also go to party, get wasted and die of alcohol poisoning or maybe he'll do any of the millions of dumb things that a 16 year old can do because driving is only one of them. Being 16 is the dangerous thing, but it's also a lot of fun so lay off of the kid.

Oh, after spending every dollar I ever made, my first car is the 1980 AMC Spirit that I drive today, thanks to my parents. Worth about $1500 at purchase. Of course, I didn't get a car as soon as I got my license, so I drove the New Beetle that we had at the time until I got a car. They're kind of gay looking but it was still a blast to drive, handled great. I took it off road once in my 16 year old stupidity(I'd probably do it again though) i got to the other side of the field, which was quite a feat in a car that's 2 inches off the ground and then there was a ditch that I had to get through, I just kind of barrelled through it and messed up the front fascia a little, haha.

my porsche
12-16-2004, 01:36 PM
Will My Porshce actually get a Porsche?

hopefully, i saw a carrera rs 1973 and it was so beautiful, i want one now, well not a real one but a replica, or a 1995 993 carrera, the only thing that is bad is insurnace, i could afford the car, but my dad will only pay for "so" much insurance

my porsche
12-16-2004, 01:51 PM
Being 16 is the dangerous thing, but it's also a lot of fun so lay off of the kid.

.

thanks dude! :D they all poke fun of me for wanting (and probably getting) a porsche. im getting a german car no matter what i already know that, basically an

BMW:
2004 X5 4.4i
2000 330i

Audi:
2002 A4 3.0
2000 A6 4.2
2001 S4

Mercedes:
1999-2001 CLK 430
2004 CLK 320

Porsche:
1995 Carrera
1973 Carrera

shr0olvl
12-17-2004, 02:52 PM
im turning 16 this summer and get a car a few days after my birthday and here are some cars that im aiming for -

98-99 Mitsubish Eclipse GS-t Or GSX
or a Eagle talon TSi - basicly the same thing

Volvo 850 T-5 or T-5R

91-94 Nissan 240sx

97-01 Grand Prix GTP

How ever much money I have by my birthday will determine which car i will get :)

Sweeney921
12-17-2004, 08:03 PM
im turning 16 this summer and get a car a few days after my birthday and here are some cars that im aiming for -

98-99 Mitsubish Eclipse GS-t Or GSX
or a Eagle talon TSi - basicly the same thing

Volvo 850 T-5 or T-5R

91-94 Nissan 240sx

97-01 Grand Prix GTP

How ever much money I have by my birthday will determine which car i will get :)
you're being really optimistic for only having $905

jcp123
12-17-2004, 11:42 PM
I got a little shafted on my first car. I got a 2000 Ford Focus. Handled well, but cornering isn't my favorite pastime ever, and the Ford guys were pretty uninterested in doing warrantee work on it. So like AMC dude, I drove my Mom's New Beetle for a while after selling the Focus, and before I got my Mustang. New Beetle was okay, had decent pickup with the 1.8t engine (torquey little sucker, for its size), but alwasy felt really topheavy + extremely prone to understeern and plowing to me compared to the Focus as far as hendling went. Also having to turn off traction control bothered me. I'd like to just...not have it. Had some fun though pulling up the handbrake, droppin it into first, and just lfooring it. You could leave any lengh burnout you cared to.

TjeBo
12-21-2004, 01:46 AM
My first car was a Renault 5 1.7 GTX. I know own a Renault Clio 1.8 RSi.. I have it for 4 weeks now, and it's a very nice car!

Bad Dragon
12-21-2004, 03:22 AM
The first car ever was, believe it or not a Ford Taunus build in 1977, I bouhgt it in 1979 with not the standard engine in it. The engine was tuned to a 150 hp. The car lasted for three months, 10.000 km and than was smashed agains a traffic light.

I really wan't ready for that kind of car. So I tried again with a Simca LX 1500 TI with a simular kind of HP and again, smashed it within 3 months against a mini cooper with no lights on. So I just sawe it right before it crashed into my headlights.

Again, trouble, also with the insurance, so the third car came. A Opel rekord build in 1972. It lasted for two years, than again it crashed. Insurance said I was wrong, but I still doubt that.

The next car came, a Peugot 504 this one lasted for a year, than I changed to a Mazda 818 stationwagon. That was crashed ( again, yes again ) under a army truck. Just not my fault, but really a accident. It was snowing, in Germany, he came hedading ot me and I really went to the right to let him pass, and i bumped into that piece of ice so with nothing to grap on we carambowled under the truck.

Again a new car. A VW Scirocco GT, nice and fast car. I didn't liked it anymore that I always had trouble, so I did a all risk insurance, very expensive, but what the heck. I drove the Scirocco for three years and sold it ( complete and with noi damage ) and bought myself a Saab 99 2 liter. This one I didn't crash, but I crashed two engines of it. So there was another car, a corsa 1,2, my girlfriend liked it, it went, and I bought a VW golf, it went and I bought a Honda Accord, it went and we bought a renault 11. It went and we bought a Opel Kadett 1.6i. And then we split up, dhe took the car, and I only had my bike. After a while I bought a VW Golf again. Sold it, and got a Peugot Partner as lease car. Then I got the Renault Clio 1.9 DTi MTV. Great car, even when it was small. But it did ride like hell. Then I went to another comapny and I got a Opel Zafira Elegance. 7 seats in it, and we don't have kids. But nice to go camp with it. Loads of space. Then I went to another comapny and didn't got a car. So then I bought the Opel Calibra. Great car and fast. But after a while I thought it would be a shame when I smashed it into the fence. So, I bought also the Beemer, and for just work/home traffic, I had again a Opel Corsa.

Well, those are the rides I had and still have.

Greetz from Robert aka Bad Dragon

Matra et Alpine
12-21-2004, 04:31 AM
hi Robert, I loved the way you described many of the "events" in your car ownership as "IT crashed". Nice way to avoid driver responsibility :) At least with the later ones you ownded up and used "I" :) Wish I'd thought of that approach in those early years of me crashing cars - I coudl have blamed the cars all this time :)

charged
12-21-2004, 04:51 AM
First car was a 1970 Valiant VG Pacer,cornered like a drunken sailor,but had plenty of stick for a 16 yr old.The ad campaign was VG Pacer Family Racer,they ran at Bathurst and won their class.Sold mine for peanuts,now they are very rare and quite expensive.Power by a 245cu 6 hemi engine.

Carmaniac
12-31-2004, 12:46 AM
Prime example of bad parenting.

1st. Allowing people to drive at the age of 16 is completely nuts, most 18 year olds I know can't drive properly. I'm 18 myself and I am quite carefull because I KNOW my driving skills aren't super yet. 16 year olds are in the middele of puberty and thus completely irresponsible and ****ed up with hormones. Combine that with the shaky ass of a 993 and you get death, seriously.
2.You really really underestimate a 993, I guarantee you can't handle it.
3.You underestimate the cost of owning a car. You'll be working a LOT when you're 16 years old to finance a car like that, instead of studying like you should.
4.Parents that give a car to their children are nuts. If it's a €1000 euro max. piece of shit I could care less, but giving 10k to a 16 year old to buy a car he/she can't handle ? And this has nothing to do with money, heck my parents could buy me a BMW 7 series if they wanted but they don't even finance my little Clio. It has to do with ethics and responsability.
5.I really hope that in 3 years from now you'll wake up from your dream.
6.There is no 6, for now...

Not true.
You should see my brother drive!! :cool:

ulysess_31(uk)
01-10-2005, 04:38 AM
First car 1987 Golf GTi silver with the 80s thin red trim round the front grill. Original Pirelli 'P' alloys. Been hooked on hot hatches ever since :)

Lagonda
01-10-2005, 06:48 AM
yes, and its my dad an mums fault the texas driving age is set at 16, shame on them

and for not handling it, ill prove you wrong, just watch

No it's not their fault, nobody said that. Dumb argument.
And nobody forces you to get your license at the age of 16.

I'm afraid you are not going to prove me wrong.


Not true.
You should see my brother drive!! :cool:
Care to explain why ?
And what has your brother to do with it.