What Car Did You Crash as a Teen?

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My first car was a 1973 Toyota mini-pickup truck bought used in 1979. On my way to high school one morning right in front of the school, I look down for second, traffic stops and I rear end the car in front of me. Bumper, fender, hood, and radiator damage. I push it across the street to a repair shop and walk to school red-faced.

The truck gets fixed. I loan it to my girfriend, she hits a car. It gets fixed again. I loan it to my sister, she hits a car. It gets fixed again. I loan it to my brother...yes, he hits a car. It gets fixed again.

Then I give the truck to my dad when I go to college. He drives it for 15 years with no incidents whatsoever. Then, he gives the truck to my nephew and ....wait for it...yes, he hits another car. It gets fixed again. My nephew loans it to his sister (my neice) and she hits another car. It gets fixed again.

My sister and brother-in-law still own the truck its running just fine after almost 30 years, 6 crashes, and 240,000 miles.