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What Was Your First Car?

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Do you remember your first car? What was it? When did you buy it? Post your replies and a photo.

Mine was a Humber Super Snipe.I bought it back in mid 1977.Saved up money by working at Kmart as a junior casual.We knew the previous owner.
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Thanks for starting this thread - for the first time in a while it has raised enough interest in me to get me out the woodwork.

My first (and current) car is my 2000 Audi A4 1.8L Turbo. Saved up for it by working at McDonalds, bought it not long ago. A very lovely car full of character (I.e it needs some work done to it).
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My first car was this 1977 Mercedes-Benz 240D, which I bought in about November 2015. As old and slow as it was, I wish I'd never got rid of it...

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Lt. Commander Data wrote:Thanks for starting this thread - for the first time in a while it has raised enough interest in me to get me out the woodwork.

My first (and current) car is my 2000 Audi A4 1.8L Turbo. Saved up for it by working at McDonalds, bought it not long ago. A very lovely car full of character (I.e it needs some work done to it).
A 17 year old Audi. :shock:

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With an easy 246000kms on the clock! Bah, better than a Camry or other associated boring car.
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My first car was a clapped out 1984 Celica that loved to overheat when it got to over 90kph. Paid about 75% more for it than what it was supposedly worth (in early 2007).

Had it for about a year before 'upgrading' to a 1988 Mitsubishi Magna, which was very reliable, and ran very well. Even after unwittingly taking it for a swim after some heavy rain in the lower north of SA one time. Just let the water drain out of the engine, and good as new again!

However, it was basically run into the ground, and was showing its age by late 2012, and was only good for a source of scrap metal. I wasn't the only one who drove it FYI.
busrider wrote:My first car was this 1977 Mercedes-Benz 240D, which I bought in about November 2015. As old and slow as it was, I wish I'd never got rid of it...
Nice picture in that post. Where was it taken?
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It was at the intersection of Spear Creek Rd and Horrocks Pass Rd, Winninowie.
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when I CAME HOME from viet-nam I bought a ex police mini which I STILL HAVE!
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Mine was Volkswagen Beetle, though I didn't pay for it fully myself, just a part, and together with my dad we restored it. Sold it afterwards, though I liked it a lot and I still wish we kept it
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A 1978 Chrysler Valiant on LPG and with 4.0l hemi six. Very reliable and cheap motoring for my first four years, but rampant rust killed it and I sold it for $300 in 2000 to someone who used it for parts for his Valiant panel van.
It looked like the one in this picture. Same alloy wheels too.
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Swift wrote:A 1978 Chrysler Valiant on LPG and with 4.0l hemi six.
That'd be right, leaving Valiant drips all over the countryside :mrgreen:
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How did you know?? It did consume lots of oil, but mainly in cold starts, through the worn valve seals. A nice puff of blue smoke on startup. :lol:
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My first car was a 1954 Ford Anglia 3 speed gear box, with twin carbs, that car could fly very fast saved up for it working at my first job.
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baby38 wrote:My first car was a 1954 Ford Anglia 3 speed gear box, with twin carbs, that car could fly very fast saved up for it working at my first job.
That's how I got the yellow Valiant and it had a three speed automatic (standard I know) and actually flew in it's last couple of years when it got a tune up!
It had extractors btw and made the maddest exhaust crack!
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Swift wrote:How did you know??
Ted Bullpitt :lol:
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Merc1107 wrote:
Swift wrote:How did you know??
Ted Bullpitt :lol:
Oh yeah, toward his son in law.
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My first car is my current car: a 1955 Morris Minor Series II Four Door :D that was acquired for $3000 in November 2012, though it has cost more then $20,000 since then as it had not been well looked after by the previous owners. I learnt to drive manual in it. I try to use it regularly, though that inevitably varies. What's great about old cars is you can do your own repairs, provided you have the tools, a bit of mechanical aptitude, an instruction manual and are willing to get (sometimes very) greasy!

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I prefer it's descendent, the venerable Morris Marina. 8)
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Rclasstramcar wrote:My first car is my current car: a 1955 Morris Minor Series II Four Door :D that was acquired for $3000 in November 2012, though it has cost more then $20,000 since then as it had not been well looked after by the previous owners. I learnt to drive manual in it. I try to use it regularly, though that inevitably varies. What's great about old cars is you can do your own repairs, provided you have the tools, a bit of mechanical aptitude, an instruction manual and are willing to get (sometimes very) greasy!

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believe it or not a 1999 brand new 121 metro mazda bought new the month after getting off p plates.prior to that on p plates i was driving around in dads 1996 200sx nissan and my brothers 1992 nissan pulsar which i hated or relying on public transport.it was bought out of desperation given my fathers reliability in regards to making me wait around each week to pick me up left a lot to be desired and if he drove serco adelaide buses as his second job on weekends(he was a doctor)there would have been a lot of complaints from not only me but other customers as well.I would have preferred a laser/corolla instead but the asian version of an a class mercedes and it's practicality won me over.it was traded three years later for a 2002 brand new 323 astina after looking everywhere for a replacement for my first car.I did my research a lot better the second time around by looking also at laser/corolla/astra/civic,the korean products and the one size smaller peugeot and renault of the day.as for what came after the mazda's i switched to nissan for a 2006 tiida and later am now driving a 2010 micra.i defected over to holden for the first time ever recently and now drive a 2017 spark ls.
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Reviving the thread a little - a 1993 BMW 320i in Alpine White. About 173,000 when purchased near on five years ago, and now at 229,000km in time for its 25th birthday this month. Its no speed demon, but I do enjoy driving it, despite its quirks.

Biggest repair has been the DIY Cooling System overhauled completed about a year after purchase. New radiator, radiator hoses, thermostat, thermostat housing, water pump (aluminium), new fan clutch/fan blades plus accessory belts, pulleys and tensioners. Unbelievably, I still have about five heater/bypass hoses under the bonnet that are original to the car.. Replaced one at the back of the engine (with associated metal flange*) last year that had swollen up, was seeping and close to bursting. The remainders are definitely slated for replacement.

Many parts-procurement exercises for this vehicle have proven the existence of "Australia Tax." I find it mind-boggling, that even with a dreadful Australia - U.S. dollar exchange, plus pricey shipping, that I can still source parts for about half the price of the domestic supply chains, including the BMW dealer network.
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