Your First Cars ...

ipso_facto · 05-11-2011, 06:13 AM

For a bit of fun ... what was your first car?

I noticed one guy on another thread said that the F10 is his first car, which left me thinking about what effect this would have on your impressions of any subsequent vehicle owned. Quite a lot to live up to, if a brand new BMW 5-er is your first experience. A bit like having Cindy Crawford as your ...

Anyways, on topic ... my first car was a light blue Ford Orion, 1.6 Biscayne special edition. First registered on 1st September 1987 by my dad and found it's way to me in August 1994, in immaculate condition and relatively low mileage - about 40k miles if I remember rightly. I had the car for less than one year, due to some "bad luck" mainly, when someone trashed the side of the car in a car park.

Look forward to hearing your first car .... cheers

Shake n Bake · 05-11-2011, 06:19 AM

a nasty brown mini-metro. It would have been 1991 and probably a 10 year old car.

Shake n Bake · 05-11-2011, 06:24 AM

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a nasty brown mini-metro. It would have been 1991 and probably a 10 year old car.

It would have looked like this, but dark brown. Hateful, gutless 1.0 engine. Paper thin bodywork. Thankfully I was never involved in a collision.

As much as I hated it, I was at a motor museum a few months ago and saw one of these (it was the one Princess Diana drove) and it did make me feel all nostalgic.

EdM5 · 05-11-2011, 06:58 AM

A 1994 'Ferrari red' Toyota Corolla 1.6 GTSi, lots of wings, skirts and other additional useless stuff.

cliveywolves · 05-11-2011, 07:02 AM

Lol,

Mg Metro Met' Blue ....

Shake n Bake · 05-11-2011, 07:15 AM

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Lol,

Mg Metro Met' Blue ....

OOh you had the fancy one. My girlfriend at that time had a black one of those. If I remember right the steering wheel was way, way off centre.

Breach · 05-11-2011, 07:32 AM

VW Golf 3

cliveywolves · 05-11-2011, 07:34 AM

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OOh you had the fancy one. My girlfriend at that time had a black one of those. If I remember right the steering wheel was way, way off centre.

ha HA...

I think the whole car was just WAY WAY OFF everthing.....

Sharbotcom · 05-11-2011, 07:40 AM

A 1962 Ford Consul - light blue. Bought it for $100, drove for a year and sold it for $150 - just enough for a candyapple red Yamaha 100 twin-jet motorcycle. Ah, to be young, broke, stupid and full of piss and vinegar again!

Jon D · 05-11-2011, 08:00 AM

A 1963 Mini Van bought in 1970; I'd post a picture, but cameras hadn't been invented back in those days!

delvek · 05-11-2011, 08:02 AM

1968 Oldsmobile Toronado, could seat about 8 teenagers in it, those were the days, about 1988. It had a 455 big block engine with a "turbo hydromatic transmission". It was also one of the first front wheel drive American cars like that and smoke would just pour out of the front wheel wells when you laid on that big engine.

Would look like this:

j3o3t3 · 05-11-2011, 08:24 AM

1977 VW Rabbit. Got me from here to there but totally unreliable POS.

Shutternut · 05-11-2011, 08:36 AM

1977 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Hatchback.

Sharbotcom · 05-11-2011, 08:40 AM

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1977 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Hatchback.

My first brand new car was a 1973 Toyota Corolla SR5. That thing cost me $3,100 all in including vinyl roof, undercoating and radio. Jeez, imagine getting a new F10 for $3,100.

Shutternut · 05-11-2011, 09:22 AM

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My first brand new car was a 1973 Toyota Corolla SR5. That thing cost me $3,100 all in including vinyl roof, undercoating and radio. Jeez, imagine getting a new F10 for $3,100.

I bought mine used in '82 for around $700 with over 70k miles on it - and no radio. Kept it for 4 years and gave it away to a friend's kid. Except for the brake pads/rotors and tires, I didn't put in another penny to take maintain it. It eventually did have a few small holes in the floor, but the kid didn't care. He himself had it for another 2 years I believe.

wang133ro · 05-11-2011, 09:28 AM

Something like this - though I don't have photos of mine anymore.

crowdedhouse · 05-11-2011, 12:41 PM

A 1983 Ford Fiesta 'St Moritz' bought in 87

I think it was a run-out version of the Mk 1, it had a fancy interior and lots of extras compared to the usual Ford offerings of the time.

ibimmer954 · 05-11-2011, 01:06 PM

1990 Dodge Shadow 5-door hatchback. Lasted me through high school and college. It was stolen when it was 8 years old in San Diego!

a_wagner · 05-11-2011, 01:39 PM

1987 Volvo 340 GL (Thats Grand Luxe folks) Here´s a pic but it´s not my car

andyk500 · 05-11-2011, 02:25 PM

1981 Ford Escort mk2 1300 sport in terracotta with a black vinyl roof and the mandatory four ciebe spotlights. Couldn't afford or get insurance on an RS2000 so this was next best, a true boy-racer at heart.....

SpawneyGet · 05-11-2011, 02:39 PM

One of these. In brilliant white and with all the trimmings as per the picture. 800cc, 3 cylinder SOHC, forty something BHP, top speed mid 80s mph, A/C and could seat 5 big chaps. I was so happy in one of those... *Sigh*

DuneMan · 05-11-2011, 02:49 PM

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A 1994 'Ferrari red' Toyota Corolla 1.6 GTSi, lots of wings, skirts and other additional useless stuff.

1988 "Lambourgini Orange" geo metro, two door, hatchback.

05-11-2011, 06:13 AM	#1
ipso_facto Second Lieutenant 462 Rep 249 Posts Drives: F10 520d M Sport (Sports Auto) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK, East Midlands iTrader: (0)	Your First Cars ... For a bit of fun ... what was your first car? I noticed one guy on another thread said that the F10 is his first car, which left me thinking about what effect this would have on your impressions of any subsequent vehicle owned. Quite a lot to live up to, if a brand new BMW 5-er is your first experience. A bit like having Cindy Crawford as your ... Anyways, on topic ... my first car was a light blue Ford Orion, 1.6 Biscayne special edition. First registered on 1st September 1987 by my dad and found it's way to me in August 1994, in immaculate condition and relatively low mileage - about 40k miles if I remember rightly. I had the car for less than one year, due to some "bad luck" mainly, when someone trashed the side of the car in a car park. Look forward to hearing your first car .... cheers
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Shake n Bake First Lieutenant 21 Rep 306 Posts Drives: F11 520d M-Sport Prof Media Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: England iTrader: (0)	a nasty brown mini-metro. It would have been 1991 and probably a 10 year old car.
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EdM5 Colonel 4036 Rep 2,064 Posts Drives: G26 i4 M50 & E70 X5 Xdrive35d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Amsterdam iTrader: (0)	A 1994 'Ferrari red' Toyota Corolla 1.6 GTSi, lots of wings, skirts and other additional useless stuff. Attached Images __________________ 2004 e87 118d (ret.), 2007 e92 330d (ret.), 2007 e87 130i M-sport (ret.), 2009 e92 M3 (ret.), 2010 f10 535d M-sport (ret.), 2015 f10 M5 CP (ret.), 2017 f82 M4 CP (ret.) 2022 g26 i4 M50 & 2009 e70 X5 35d Last edited by EdM5; 05-11-2011 at 07:33 AM..
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Sharbotcom First Lieutenant 28 Rep 396 Posts Drives: 2011 535xi M Sport Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sharbot Lake, Ontario iTrader: (0)	A 1962 Ford Consul - light blue. Bought it for $100, drove for a year and sold it for $150 - just enough for a candyapple red Yamaha 100 twin-jet motorcycle. Ah, to be young, broke, stupid and full of piss and vinegar again! __________________ 2011 535i xDrive, Dark Graphite Metallic, Veneto Beige Dakota Leather, Technology Package, M Sport Package, Executive Package delivered Christmas Eve '10, Mods - quad tips, 20% tint, JB4.
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delvek Major 32 Rep 1,134 Posts Drives: 2014 550i Msport Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0)	1968 Oldsmobile Toronado, could seat about 8 teenagers in it, those were the days, about 1988. It had a 455 big block engine with a "turbo hydromatic transmission". It was also one of the first front wheel drive American cars like that and smoke would just pour out of the front wheel wells when you laid on that big engine. Would look like this: __________________ 2014 550i M-sport
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wang133ro Private 3 Rep 58 Posts Drives: 535d F10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Copenhagen iTrader: (0)	Something like this - though I don't have photos of mine anymore. Attached Images
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crowdedhouse Second Lieutenant 70 Rep 266 Posts Drives: 2021 G20 330d mSport Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland iTrader: (0)	A 1983 Ford Fiesta 'St Moritz' bought in 87 I think it was a run-out version of the Mk 1, it had a fancy interior and lots of extras compared to the usual Ford offerings of the time. __________________ Seven Worlds Will Collide
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SpawneyGet Private 5 Rep 94 Posts Drives: F10 535d M Sport Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	One of these. In brilliant white and with all the trimmings as per the picture. 800cc, 3 cylinder SOHC, forty something BHP, top speed mid 80s mph, A/C and could seat 5 big chaps. I was so happy in one of those... Sigh Attached Images
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