What was your first car?

[JCE]

Well-maintained C36 (1995-1997) and C43 (1998-2000) models routinely trade for under $15,000.



http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...&doors=&transmission=&max_price=&cardist=1582

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...&doors=&transmission=&max_price=&cardist=1912

C55's on the other hand aren't, that and C55's weren't being made unitl 2004. I just don't see it feasible to nab a W203 AMG consistanty in good shape with reasonably low mileage for $15k USD or less. You can probably find a few--but not on a wide scale. Now, W202 models are pretty cheap. But, finding a low mileage "cherry" is difficult. But not impossible.

 

[Perfect Balance]

16, 1999 Honda Civic DX. (hatchback)

17, 1999 Honda Civic DX. (hatchback)

 

[1X83Z]

C55's on the other hand aren't, that and C55's weren't being made unitl 2004. I just don't see it feasible to nab a W203 AMG consistanty in good shape with reasonably low mileage for $15k USD or less. You can probably find a few--but not on a wide scale. Now, W202 models are pretty cheap. But, finding a low mileage "cherry" is difficult. But not impossible.

C55 debuted in 2005.

 

[moaibob]

18 - 1973 Innocenti Mini 1001 Morris (paid about 500 € In 1994 )
32 - 2000 VW Bora 1.9 TDI Highline (paid about 15.000 € in 2002 )

 

[The Porko]

How old when you got your first car?
18

What was your first car?
1992 Suzuki Cappuccino

How old are you now?
20

What do you drive now?
Still got the cappa!

 

[Mark T]

1) How old were you when you got your first car?
17

2) What was your first car?

Ford Fiesta Popular plus on a C plate.

3) How old are you now?

23

4) What car do you drive now?

Company Peugeot 206 Roland Garros.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

How old were you when you got your first car?
18

What was your first car?
1982 (i.e. 10 years old) 997cc Ford Fiesta. I was the 13th owner, and the last.

How old are you now?
35

What car do you drive now?
2006 Renault Grand Espace Initiale 2.0dCi 175.

I am the first owner, and the only.

Meantimes, I had a 1997 Subaru Impreza Turbo (crashed), 1988 Renault 5 1.3 Campus (scrapped), 1992 Renault 19 1.4 GTS-X (sold), 1999 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec (sold), and Audi A2 1.4 (still have). All cars post-Subaru are shared with the wife. The Espace is mine because she won't drive it.

 

[AMG.]

How old were you when you got your first car?
18, that's when we are allowed to get a licence.
What was your first car?
I bought a >10 yr old Toyota Carina that lasted 1.5 years and then blew up
How old are you now?
In 2 weeks time I'll be 50
What car do you drive now?
[post=2813355]Carrera 4S[/post]

Cars: In between I owned a Golf, 3x Ford Escort Mk III, Mazda MX3 V6, Audi TT 4wd and Mercedes SLK AMG
Bikes: Honda CB400F, 2x Suzuki GS750, Honda CBR1000F.
No longer have a bike though.

AMG.

 

[006r]

How old were you when you got your first car?
16

What was your first car?
1979 Chevy pickup that my dad and I restored

How old are you now?
24

What car do you drive now?
2003 Honda Pilot EX, 1995 Honda Civic

In between I've owned a 1991 Chevy lumina Euro, 1995 Honda Accord EX, 2001 Civic, 2006 Civic, 2004 Acura TL 6MT. Bikes: 00' ZX6R, 01' Honda 929, 02' Honda 954, 05' ZX6R 636, 00' SV 650 "naked", 1998 Ninja 250 (wifes bike) + a few ATV's

 

[JCE]

C55 debuted in 2005.

Is wiki wrong? That's were I got my info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_C-Class#AMG_Models

By the revision of the C-Class in 2004, C 32 AMG was also replaced, giving way to a new 5.5 L naturally-aspirated V8-powered C 55 AMG.

 

[RVDNuT374]

I was 16 when I recieved my first car, a 2000 Daewoo Lanos S Hatchback. I'm now 20 and drive a 1999 Mercury Sable GS.

 

[Giancarlo]

17
1973 Beetle

Never drove it; it was more of a shared car between my brother and i, and i just couldn't get the hang of driving it.

18
2003 Acura RSX

Only got about 55,000 miles. It's real nice.

 

[Dave A]

I was 19 and my first car was a SEAT Ibiza 1.4.

Now I'm 25 and I drive a Ford Focus 1.6 and a VW Bora V5. I've had the Focus for less than 2 months, before that I had a Pugeot 306 1.9 TDi. The Bora is in the process of being sold though, costs more to run than I want to spend.

 

[Jay]

I was 15, it was a 1981 Holden Commodore L (VC)

Now I own a Nissan and a Holden Monaro GTS.

 

[CirclesCenter]

15

1984 Camaro w/T-tops, a V8 and a 5speed. "Betty"

21

1979 Regal Sport V8 4bbl "Morgan" (GNX drivetrain being rebuilt by me.)

 

[Mrs. Famine]

I was 17 when I bought a 1.1 Ford Fiesta 'Holiday' (D reg, so 9 years old when I bought it, 32k on the clock!!)

I'm now 29 and I own a Mazda MX-5 Berkeley (1.8) which is an 'R' reg so almost 10 years old. Can you see a pattern?

 

[Smallhorses]

1) How old were you when you got your first car?
22.
Drove Mum's cars (Austin Metro, Nissan Micra & Ford Fiesta) from 17 - 22 while I was at University. Bought my first car, after dropping out of a Ph.D course 6 months after finishing my Masters, with a Graduate Loan secured against a very temporary job working nights in a Petrol Station at a Motorway Service station. It allowed me the flexibility to seek daytime employment on a permanent basis! (I was having to work nights so I could use Mum's Fiesta to get to and from work but still have it home in time for her to go to work in!)

2) What was your first car?
1988 Vauxhall Nova 1.2L Saloon. (4 door in silver) bought for 1700 GBP

3) How old are you now?
33.

4) What car do you drive now?
1995 Mazda Miata (NA), 1981 Porsche 911SC Targa, 2008 Chrysler Sebring Touring Sedan.

In between times, I had a Citroen AX GT which was a great little car, only 85HP, but light as a feather and 0 - 60 in a shade over 7s! Sold it when I moved to the US in 2000 and collected a brand new 2001 Chrysler Concorde as my company car. That was replaced in 2003 with a 2004 model Dodge Intrepid SE which has now been replaced by the new Chrysler. Bought the Miata nearly 5 years ago and love it to bits, and the Porsche was acquired in July this year.

 

[Kylehnat]

The first car entrusted to my care was a 1985 Mazda 626, at age 15. I think it had about 85 hp, and it ran out of breath at about 2500 rpm. Good thing it was a 5-speed . My parents sold it two years later, and I moved up to the next oldest car in the family fleet of Mazdas.

The first car that I bought with my own money is my current '07 Mazda 3. I doubt I'll ever sell it, because I love it so very much.

 

[TopHat]

Giles... How is the A2? Is it really as bad as some say they are? Any better than a loaded Golf?

 

[Famine]

I was 17 when I bought a 1.1 Ford Fiesta 'Holiday' (D reg, so 9 years old when I bought it, 32k on the clock!!)

I'm now 29 and I own a Mazda MX-5 Berkeley (1.8) which is an 'R' reg so almost 10 years old. Can you see a pattern?

I was 18 when I bought a 1.1 Ford Fiesta Popular Plus (G-reg, so 7 years old when I bought it, 32k on the clock).

I'm now 30 and I own a Mazda MX-3 V6 (1.8) which is an R-reg, but which I bought in 2003 and was 7 years old when I bought it. Can you see a pattern?

 

[Sage]

4) What car do you drive now?
1995 Mazda Miata (NA), 1981 Porsche 911SC Targa, 2008 Chrysler Sebring Touring Sedan.

I just love your garage – two older but absolutely kick-ass cars, and one new but dumpy work loaner.

 

[Vejita88]

First vehicle was at 16, i had aquired an 86 Chevy S10 with a 2.5 4cylinder and a 5-spd. it was gold, and it didnt last long. Something wrong with sensors and it wouldnt run half the time. Im 19 now, and ive got an 89 Chevy Cavalier (2.0L) with a 5-spd. its still runnin, but im not sure how much longer, it has over 220,xxx miles on it.

 

[YSSMAN]

Just remember the GM motto:

GM cars will run horribly longer than most cars will run at all...

 

[vr6gti72]

First car at 21.

Still drive it at 28.

 

[focus rs]

im 50 now, i passed my driving test in 1974 and my first car was a 67 Austin Mini Cooper 1275cc

my second car was a 86 ford sierra rs500 cosworth

my third car was a 96 911 turbo

and my latest addition is the new dbs aston martin in goodwood racing green

 

[Famine]

and my latest addition is the new dbs aston martin in goodwood racing green

Considering that not a one of them have been delivered yet, we're going to want to see pictures of that for corroboration.

 

[Dave A]

Indeed, a new member coming on claiming to have an Aston DBS is pretty dubious. Not that you're definitely lying focus rs, it's just that it's very easy to get away with lying on the interweb in general and as a result we like bold claims to be proven on here.

 

[Venari]

Considering that not a one of them have been delivered yet, we're going to want to see pictures of that for corroboration.

Heehee. Famine's right of course. Although I noticed he didn't rub it in by posting the photo of himself behind the wheel of one. He's such a nice guy.

You'll have to wait a while before they come out in any sort of green, though. There are only three launch colours, Casino Royale, Lightning Silver and Storm Black. There is a red show car, and also a couple of AMR Green cars hanging around. Some of the earlier prototype cars were made in the Vantage Roadster launch colour, a light met. blue (I forget the name) and also the fabulous Tempest Blue, a kind of azure-blue-green. I love that colour.

The one that Autocar had only looked green because after they crashed the first one, the second one that was handed to them was A) a different colour, and B) not the same type. Have another look at their review, and check out the Federal sidemarker lights. Now you see them... now you don't.

Any other questions?

Oooh, ooh. My first car, 1978 Vauxhall Chevette GLS 1.3. Lovely gearbox. There's a photo of me and it, but that was when my hairstyle was wanted for crimes against the state.

Second car, 1985 Vauxhall Nova 1.3SR in Jewish Racing Gold. (Okay, antique bronze.) It eventuall got bought by some rally nuts and can be seen on the inside cover of the Demon Tweeks magazine.

Third car, Lancia Fulvia 1,3S Coupe. Still got it, it's about to be rebuilt (well, sometime in 2008.)

Fourth car (bored yet?) Volkswagen Golf Rallye G60 SE. Ah, I miss that car. Mr G-Lader stage 1 supercharger, Supersprint exhaust. It used to 'beat' at 2,000rpm, and it sounded like a V8 TVR. It went like excrement off a greased catapult.

Fifth car *cough* 1985 Vauxhall Astra Estate. *cough* Well, it wasn't really mine.

Sixth car 1994 FTO GPX (still got it, the old battleaxe - "Gran Turismo every day.".)

Seventh car, 1962 Chevrolet Corvette. In bits. Lots of them.

Eight car. 1968 Mercury Cougar. In a garage, awaiting disc brake conversion and 17" rims.

Next car? Dunno. Maybe a C5 'Vette. Maybe an Audi S4 Avant/RS4. Maybe a new Camaro, when they drop. I'm tempted. I'm also bizarrely tempted to try to get 600hp out of an MG ZTT V8 with a blower, or turbos. So I can lug a fridge about at warp factor 8.

16 when I got the Shove-it. 17 when I drove it, of course. 33 now.

And just for fun:
Fastest cars driven: Vanquish S, Bentley Conti GT.
Quickest cars driven: My '68 Cougar, closely followed by the car on the left. *cough*

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Giles... How is the A2? Is it really as bad as some say they are? Any better than a loaded Golf?

It's not a competitor to a Golf at all (are you confusing this:

A2 with this:

A3?)

That said, we have the 1.4 petrol, and it's a really cool car. It's not fast, unless you really give it some stick, but it will go if you boot it (my daughter said "Mummy, the little black car is fast when Daddy drives it"). Since it doesn't weigh anything, it's really good in corners, and you can brake astonishingly late in it. It's only really a 5-door 2+2, but we have our two big ISOFIX child seats in the back, and space for them with two 6' adults in the front. Ours is the SE, so it has climate and Bose CD, both of them are very good. Boot space is usable (takes a folded child's buggy and some shopping).

Servicing is expensive though, at £230 for an annual check & change, which is more than our Espace.

So, if you can find a tidy 1.6FSi, it would be excellent as a small runabout for people.

 

[daan]

There are only three launch colours, Casino Royale, Lightning Silver and Storm Black. There is a red show car, and also a couple of AMR Green cars hanging around. Some of the earlier prototype cars were made in the Vantage Roadster launch colour, a light met. blue (I forget the name) and also the fabulous Tempest Blue, a kind of azure-blue-green. I love that colour.

What about the two-tone one? You know the one I mean. The one with the blood red streak going down the door?

Lying on the internet is great, innit?