What was your first car?

[dghii]

The first car I could legally drive was a 1962 Mercury Comet rag top....white with white top and red interior. 6 cylinder, 2 speed automatic with a 1 barrel carb, Got a sweet 11-12 mpg!

The first car I bought with my own money, a few months later (1976) was an unmolested 1967 Mercury Cougar 289 automatic with 49,000 miles. Paid $900! I have to give my Dad credit for telling me about the car and helping with negotiations,appealing to the owner that this way my first car and I was buying it with my own hard earned money.

Biggest thing I remember was after getting my first paycheck after buying he car, I took it to a local garage for grease job and oil change. I bought a full tank of gas and had no money left to go anywhere for the next two weeks!
First car, hell, I'd have paid whatever they wanted!

[M1NDCRlME]

In 1985 I got the hand-me-down 1969 VW Beetle (I wish I still had it). My parents bought me a brand new 1986 Ford Escort GT the next year and then in 1991 I traded it in and bought my first car, a brand spanking new metallic black 1992 Honda Civic Si. There are a bunch of cars and trucks between then and 2007 when I finally came full circle with the German car thing and bought a 2001.5 Audi A4, added the 2000 Boxster S in 2012 and bought a 2001.5 Audi S4 last year.

The one thing I learned along the way was that I don't need/want new cars.

[afterafx]

First car was a 99 Mercury Cougar that my dad bought me when I was a Junior in High School. Had so many problems, ended up selling it months later.

[smshirk]

59 vw beetle. I paid 350 bucks for it