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What was your first car? Favorite car?
#246403 02/12/09 02:07 PM
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Based on some recent shouts in the box, I thought this would be a cool topic. As far as I know, there's not been one done on this theme, but if there has been, hopefully one of the Axiom old-timers will provide us a link.

I'll start - my first vehicle was a used 1979 Toyota pick-up. It was 1984, I was 16, it was yellow. Geekiness ensued.

My favorite car was my 1997 BMW Z3, bought new. It was violet red (car dealerese for plum purple), a color that actually worked very well for it. Some of my favorite memories with the Z3 were of a trip with a friend, who had a light blue Z3, to the homecoming at the BMW plant in upstate South Carolina. Our two-car caravan got quite a few smiles and thumbs-up.


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medic8r #246405 02/12/09 02:14 PM
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My first was a '59 Ford pickup, then I upgraded to a '69 Chevy Blazer ... my best vehicle so far was my '02 Ford F250 7.3 Powerstroke, wish I would have kept it. My wife has had a couple of B'mers but so far her best car has been her Volvo S80, great car.


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medic8r #246407 02/12/09 02:18 PM
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We had a dream car thread... Link

The first car(s) that I got to use of my dads was a 1986 Honda Accord 5 speed and a 1977 Corvette 3 speed automatic. My dad offered me the vette when he moved out west but due to a few reasons I turned it down and he gave it to my brother. This worked out well as he's a major car guy. He has redone the brakes, exhaust, added headers and switched it to a 4 speed manual.

The first car I bought was a 1996 Plymouth Neon Ex 2 door with 5 speed. A really fun car to drive and it took a beating with no issue. I've sinced moved to a minivan...and actually enjoy it. I can't wait until we upgrade our secondary car though as I really miss 5 speed and something designed to drive for fun.


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My first car was a used 1991 Mercury Tracer. Same thing as a Ford Escort. Bought in 1995 when I was 16. My parents paid for half, I paid for the other half. It was a pretty good car.

My current car is a 2006 Saab 9-3 Aero, which is the best car I've ever owned and certainly my favorite. Comfortable, powerful, a joy to drive, and excellent mpg. I just love it.

However, for a drive through wine country on a warm & sunny spring day, it's hard to beat my wife's Pontiac Solstice GXP for raw driving pleasure.

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My first was a 1972 Volkswagen station wagon. I was 18 and in the Navy when I had it, what a party mobile it was \:\) .

I think my favorite car was a 1969 Firebird. Nothing like the power of a muscle car.


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My first was a 1969 VW Bug. It had dual carbs, holes in the floor, and rust all over the roof, but it was a load of fun for the 10 years I drove it!


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First car was a 1950 Ford Prefect; bought used from a doctor's wife in Ancaster. Paid $250



10hp and vacuum wipers that didn't work when you hit the gas, did have leather seats however. I was about 16. Unlike the photo above the car was in green.

Last year I did manage to find a diecast of this very car and in the correct colour, as it was manufactured by a company that had gone out of business about 20 years ago it was quite rare and almost cost me as much as the original car did.


Favourite car, a 1969 Z28 Camaro



Bought it new the same day I quit my job. The orange/white paint made it the car of choice for the police to pull over. Never ever did get a ticket though. Had 4:11 rear gears and could easily go through a tank in a day. Had to use Sunoco 260, cost a little above 50 cents a gallon in those days. FUN to drive.


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First car was a '69 Mustang fastback that I bought in high school in the early 80s which I added some mags and headers to. The car I had the most fun with was a 1983 Porsche 930 (European model, more hp) which I bought used in the mid 90s but with very low kms. I still think about that car from time to time, as I sold it a few years ago and actually made a few $ on it. I owned a '73 VW Superbeetle as a teenager that was fun in other ways...like scraping the inside if the windshield while you're driving in the winter, guessing how much fuel you had because the fuel gauge didn't work, prying up the brake pedal with your foot after slowing down because the brakes were sticking, water leaking through dash pannel, holes through the floor, bald tires, getting stopped because the muffler ws blown/sounded like a Harley, ignition getting wet and hard to start...man I miss that car.


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My first car was a hand-me-down of a hand-me-down (parents' car, became my older sister's car, and then was my car)... It was a plain, and boring 1982 Oldsmobile Firenza 4-door in "off-white" (ie:beige). It got me from point A to B with my friends who didn't have a car, so it was OK. The best part was about a year into it I learned how to properly repaint a car. It then became glossy black with red mag wheels from some older, and much cooler Olds. Topped off with new red body-molding (you know, that 1.5" wide rubber/plastic piece that went down each side of the car), and red wiper blades... Keep in mind, Michael Jordan and his red/black combo was huge back then...

My favorite car isn't some fancy BMW, Volvo, or Saab, or a cool sports car like a classic Firebird (my dad owned a 1967 Firebird)...

I am someone who would love a really nice car, but my money seems to go towards the "family hauler" (minivan) that gets used way too much and needs to be replaced way to often, and my kids are in activities that cost us about $400 a month during the school year, so my favorite car is my slightly modified 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP that I have right now. It isn't perfect, but boy is the supercharged engine fun, and it is in great shape and in a great color too.


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My first car was a 1989 Mustang LX, black with red interior. 4 banger good on gas, not so good in the snow. So 2 years later I upgraded to the XL sport, 5.0 liter 220 HP, 0-60 in under 6 seconds, red, black interior, lots of fun in the summer, and even worse in the snow. My dad worked at Ford so I got a discount on new cars.

My fav. car I have ever owned was my 1994 Thunderbird.

My dream car is the Aston Martin DB9, or DBS, I'll take eithe one.

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