I don't wanna talk about it.  lol

Mine was a 1989 pontiac grand am, got it in 2001. it was a real POS, but still had some get-up-and-go. A year (or so) after I got it, I pulled out in front of a plumber, and he crushed it with his big plumber van. No body was hurt at least...

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Not unless his little pride & joy is fitted with floats & a sail.

PS. If he sets out now he might just make it.

Okay, I was able to find the one remaining person who had a picture of the thing I first had that some might call a "car".



To be fair, I've come a long way.  Here's what I currently have:




*Disclaimer:  Neither of these are my ACTUAL vehicles...just the result of a carefully chosen Google image search.  I really own them, but not those in the pictures.  lol

First car was a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro (thank you dad!). It ran like a dream and could smoke almost anything out there. Manual tranny, obviously locks and windows were manual. And airbags? What are airbags? Didn't exist back in the day.


Had it for six years, during college I went racing one night with a few friends, bumped into my adversary doing about 120, ended up spinning and rolling it four or five times, spent two weeks in the hospital.

Currently own a 2001 Porsche Boxter. Bought it new in 2000. I love it to death, power everything, manual transmission (why would you own a Porsche with an auto?), and air bags, which is nice. Looks almost exactly like this one. Hopefully I won't roll it, but I have managed to do 120.

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Who in the world needs that?

Björn (happy driver of a 1990 Nissan Micra 1.2LX (55hp))

Oooh the insurance company will be happy with that lol


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Shabam! You are my man. Where are you located?

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Looks like a typical, normal 1980s car to me. So what?

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Yuk!

Here's my first car:


It's a 1996 Chevy Camaro T-Top 3.8L (V6).  I got it when I was a sophomore in high school back in February of 2000.  When I got it, it had very low mileage for its age-about 24,000 miles.  It was a great car to drive in high school and has served me well in college as well.  It currently has about 41,000 miles on it (that should tell you that I don't do THAT much driving.   ).

Looks exactly like the one i saw today Richie. I have decided to go with the Mustang though as my first car when i pass my test in a couple of months. Sorry Rich, but the camaros are just too expensive for what they are.

First Car I owned was an 1984 Fiesta 1.1 (such power!) 

Crashed it about 3 weeks into ownership, into a 38ton Artic truck! - I was destined back then to be a trucker it seem's - I did'nt see it in my mirrors! 

Wow quite the selection. Ok I may be Irish but I only was there for six months before we moved to America, so what's the standard new car to get your kid over there?

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It's a honest car. The speedo ends at 160kph and that's where I've already put the needle on the Autobahn on a straight and level part. I just love that masterpiece of japanese engineering!
Sorry, in 90% of the cases I'm the one who's overtaking old people in their Benz.

And the guys that make me freak out the most on the Autobahn are BMW drivers, who claim to rule the left lane. A kingdom for an anti-tank missile.... 

Nice! those camero's seem popular for a first car.

Over here the insurance would be mad (about £5000 a year)

P.S. Respect to ozzy for the Escort bet you were chavvin a good time with that one lol

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what kind: classic series or new one (defender). FYI: the new spanish version (Santana PS10 / Hannibal) has a better seat position and is a little cheaper

fuel costs.... one of the major reasons to buy a proper/(that means no electronic injection crap on it) diesel in the netherlands.

Diesel: 90 eurocents
Sunflower oil (budget supermarket): around 60 eurocents

Seems that the classic landrover is in short supply here since the tax regulation for vans has changed...

Anyone that drove a vito or transit has been looking for something with a big trunk and low cost that hauls 1500kg trailers/caravans, so all the big (107, 109 and early 110) landies are gone except the terribly expensive ones (a 11000 euro Series 2 109 in concourse state), LPG modifications ( noooooooooo!!!!) and the non-drivable wrecks.

Anything from after 1980 and any non-diesel isn't an option as i have to pay the whole bunch myself (1600 fcking euros road tax for these if they are under 25 years of age), and i just don't have the money to keep the thing running if it isn't a diesel (see hint about sunflower oil)

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They really aren't that popular as a first car here, I just got lucky basically.  They are a very popular car, but usually kids get their first car because they're parents buy them one or they save up for one.  Generally, they are too expensive for a high school kid to save up for (unless they are a 70s or 80s model because those can be dirt cheap-but not the newer ones) and the insurance is too high.  Also, most parents won't buy one for their kids mainly because of the insurance cost and the higher performance-they are pretty easy to wreck.

But, they are an awesome first car from a drivers standpoint.   

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Lots of them in the UK... and in northern Spain (Santana 109 Series 3 and 4)
If all else fails... time to dig around in the really interesting ones:


Aro from Poland, same as the ones they drive in Iraq at the moment.


Mahindra (CJ-5 from India), crap quality


Nekaf (DAF-built Willys). classic, rare.


DAF YA126... weighs 3350kg max, heaviest you can drive with normal license is 3500kg