Calgary Jeep Association
General Forums => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: T-BOAN on September 07, 2010, 03:59:02 AM
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My daughter is getting old enough to drive soon and she was asking me if I could help her buy her first car. I'm thinking about fixing up my old Volkswagen Golf and give it to her if she gets good marks at school this year. Do you guys remember your first car or truck that you bought? I got a hand me down Dodge Colt that had no first gear. Any interesting vehicles or stories for your first car?
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First: 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2" BB > 3.5" SL and bumper/winch/lights, blew transmission after wheeling
Second: 1995 Jeep Grnad Cherokee, 3.5" SL bumper/winch/lights/roof rack/assorted bling, crashed in Jan '10
Current: 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 5" SL, roof rack/towhooks/lights/stereo
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First: 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2" BB > 3.5" SL and bumper/winch/lights, blew transmission after wheeling
Second: 1995 Jeep Grnad Cherokee, 3.5" SL bumper/winch/lights/roof rack/assorted bling, crashed in Jan '10
Current: 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 5" SL, roof rack/towhooks/lights/stereo
Show off ;0
Mine was a 1985 Mercury Topaz. Mom and Dad bought it for me and I sure got to know lots about car care...
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I'd rather just have my first one still :(
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76 Mustang II Cobra with slightly built 5L. I miss the dual flowmaster's.
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I also had an old Topaz, ugly as sin, fairly gutless, and not great on gas, but it got me from A to B, and put up with a lot of abuse from both me and my brother.
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My first car was a 71 vauxhall viva gt , orange with black in colur. 2300 cc with dual stombergs If you where british this was one of the better 'english muscle car of the day " :-[ Drove around fort mcmurrey for two years with it without plates in the mid seventies. Left it parked some where there when i turned 16 and bought a newer chev truck.
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1980 International Scout. Oh how I miss that beast!!!! :'(
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76 toyota hilux 2wd, saw it in a farmers field with a big dumptruck engine laying on its hood. talked to the farmer and he paid me $1 to take it off his property.
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89 S10 2wd.
i lowered it and and all that crap.
then grew out of it........ well i never really fit in it anyways.
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'81 Honda Civic. Man I rallied/beat the crap out of that car! Traded it for a '73 Dodge club cab short box 4X4. Wish I still had that truck....
Also had a '76 Mustang II at one point as well with a hopped up 289, hood scoop, ladderbars, etc. HUGE cop magnet and probably the biggest POS I ever owned and the only Ford I ever owned.
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Wife's first car was an '81 AMC Eagle SX/4. The little hatchback model. I had a wagon and she had the SX/4. Looked pretty cool sitting in front of the house.
THAT's the one we both REALLY wish we still had.
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1) 95 zj 5.2 - still have
2) 81 300zx - sold
3) 85 c10 -sold
4) 81 amc eagle sx4 -still have
5) 91 miata -still have -blush-
Dingman
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My Wife and I had a late 80''s Lada Samara given to us as our first car when we were still dating... we gave it back at the end of the summer, do I win for having the crap car yet?
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Ummmmm.... no.
'87 LADA NIVA 4x4 (you know, looks like a lifted Mini...), 1600, 4 spd, complete with spare (under the hood), CRANK START for those cold Calgary mornings, and a POS stereo with 2 speakers. Went through as much oil as gas.
Damn do I miss it.
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A 1980 purple z28 camaro. Real easy to learn how to drive a standard on that one. Now I'm on about vehicle #20?
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My first was a 1990 5.0L Mustang LX... had this car in all through high school.. chick magnet=good ... Cop Magnet=bad!!! I sure did get in alot of trouble with that car!!! but I sure do miss it!! hope to find another one soon now that im all growed up...lol
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(http://images.usedcheapcars.org/used-mercury/1986-mercury-cougar-mercury-2-3l-4-cylinder-ffs-trbo-5-speed-manual/1986_mercury_cougar-pic-7758790768972871550-ucc.jpg)
1986 Mercury Cougar, complete with black lights and strobe lights and a very big stereo.
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Do you guys have any old pictures of you and your first car? Where you guys all stoked and thought it was the cat's meow when you first got it? Did you guys try waxing over rust spots? I thought my daughter would be happy to get a free car but she looked a little disappointed when I said she could have my Golf. She hates the factory tape deck and missing exterior trim. I was so happy to have my own car. Throw up some stories if you got some of your first car and pictures if you have any.
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I actually remember my first car.
It was a 1976 Ford Granada 2 door. I paid $50 for it and the thing was probably not even worth that. It had no business being on the road.
When I bought it had the vinyl roof peeled off and someone had painted it with a brush and some white house paint. The same genius had put a set of Dodge rims on the rear axle which have the same bolt pattern as a Ford but a smaller centre hub. They had just got the lug nuts on a few threads and called it good. Wheel wobbled back and forth and I was lucky it didn't come off on the drive home (about 10 km). I found a set of huge mags at a pawn shop... lugged them home on the bus and threw them on the back. They must have been 15" wide and chrome. I thought I looked pretty bad arse.
It had a 302 with a blown head gasket that I tried to replace on the side of the road with a cheap assed Can Tire socket set (and no torque wrench ... I was young and even dumber than I am now if you can believe it). It ran, but pressurized the cooling system so bad it would shoot water 6-8 feet out of the radiator if the cap was left off. The front fenders had holes in them you could stick your fist through and the valve covers leaked so bad it looked like I was on fire if I stopped.
So then in my infinite wisdom I decided the best inaugural voyage for this POS... was to drive it from Vancouver to Kelowna. You might ask why this seemed like a good idea at the time... well I had no title for it (and therefore no insurance either) and the previous owner lived in Kelowna so I figured I'd just drive it up there and get the registration. Oh I also didn't have a drivers license at that point either.
I to this day have no idea how I or the car made that trip without dying. By the time I made it back to Vancouver the oil was foamy and white... the last couple hundred K I had to stop every 1/2 hour or so to fill the radiator with water. I have no idea how that thing kept running the whole way or why I didn't get pulled over. Just goes to show you that someone up there is looking out for fools.
I sold the car a few weeks later for $150 or something and thus started my vehicle buying/selling obsession. I've probably owned well over 100 vehicles since then. It's a sickness for sure.
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I was tired of taking public transportation to get to UBC in the nineties. I told my folks that I was going to get an " affordable economy car" to get myself around in. I found a 1970 Mercury Cougar in Surrey but the owner wanted cash because he didn't trust money orders. I went to the bank and got $6000 in 50 dollar bills and stuffed it into some tube socks and made my way over to pick it up. It was all downhill from there.
There was a bunch of police at his house because one of the tenants downstairs got stabbed in the groin due to some "money issues" The owner of the car had the same name as "Norm" from the show "Cheers" and when I gave him the money for the car; a wrestling match broke out over the money. His wife was berating him in front of me saying something about "prostitutes" and what not. I sat in the kitchen as the couple wrestled around with a sock full of fifties. I didn't know whether to laugh or vomit(heavy set folks in jogging pants)
The car?1970 Merc Cougar with 351 Clevland(4v), C6 and 9". Burgundy with black vinyl top. I sunk another $4000 into her over a one month time period in performance parts. My folks asked me what car I wound up with. I lied and said I got a Toyota Tercel. I still tell my Mom that my Jeep parts are from the local junkyard and that I don't really spend money on it. 18 years later and I'm still fibbing about what I spent on my vehicles.
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My first was a 2 door 1964 Plymouth Valiant with a slant 6 and push button trany
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This is where it began.
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt257/jameylh/IMG_2693.jpg)
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1979 Plymouth Volare, 2 door 318cid. bought it when i turned 16 for $300 wish i still had the car
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1) 69 skylark
2) 84 Trans Am
3) 76 Trans Am
4) 82 Trans Am
5) 97 Ford Ranger 4x4
6) 79 Trans Am
7) 87 Trans Am
8) 81 Trans Am
9) 2000 Ford F350 Super Duty
10) 1997 Chevy Z71
11) 1998 Dodge Caravan
12) 79 Trans Am
13) 79 Ford F150 4x4
14) 89 Cavalier
15) 2001 Cavalier
16) 2003 TJ
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1978 Monte Carlo Landau.... 350 - 4 barrels....it was alot of car for a 16y/o
(http://onfinite.com/libraries/641801/a6b.jpg)
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1)1980 ford f150 4x4, 400m, auto, np208. 9" rear, ifs front, 31's. 2)1986.5 nissan pickup 720 4x4. 3)1992 jeep yj that i still own today 4)1985 ford f150 2wd, 351w 4v, auto c6, 9" rear. 5)2001 dodge ram 4x4, 5.9L gas, auto, 231, d44, 9.25.
thats it, good times in all!
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Cars i have owned
71 vauxhall viva gt left abandonned in ft mcmurray
77 chev truck 2 months old crashed not to be used ever again
71 plymouth fury teenage party car
71 gmc truck teen age daily driver
72 toyota celica tweaked rally car
72 gmc truck slightly fast went throw rear tires weekly
71 429scj mustang had for a couple of weeks fast 4 sp 4.11gears wish i still had
68 camaro z28 bought to collect and sold it in a couple of weeks
75 chevelle malibu classic had the chevy parts list in the moter , fun ,made in to stock car racer
75 v8 vega evil fast, had moter from chevelle lasted about two months, wrecked
74 vega was going to built another . sold to wrecker
75 ford truck tow truck for stock car
77ford 4x4 work truck gas sucking pig
84 dodge d50 4x4 new truck dropped in great slave lake ice fishing east of yellowknife
79 chev truck drove for a month till i got other truck back
89 dodge d50 4x4 most fun i every had with a 4x4
90,s ford saurass name says it all
89 dodge d50 4x4 built another one and promptly sold it
93 jeep cherokee built another one does this moter head crap ever end ?
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1. 1981 Chevrolet Cavalier (Field beater)
2.1987 Nissan pickup (Field beater)
3. 1991 Jeep Cherokee, 4.5'' lift, 31's, $1100 stereo system 8) (DD)
4.1980 chev k2500 Sierra grande (rebuilt 350, dual 3'' pipes loud as HELL) Motor to go in car
5.1980 olds Cutlass supreme, blown 307-SOLD
6.1988 Nissan 300zx N.A., Thought I could afford a go fast car and a jeep, was I ever wrong >:(
7.1986 Ford Bronco-Bag drove and sold for a profit
8.1992 Jeep cherokee, 6'' lift, 33's rear locker-Put motor in an sold for profit
9. 1989 Jeep comanche- 5'' lift, aussie locker (Donar)
10.1988 Jeep comanche 2'' lift, blown motor-fixing
Not bad for just being 16 :D
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1. 1989 Chevrolet Silverado 2WD 305 Reg cab long box-Black with silver center not to many options
2. 1989 Chevrolet Silverado 2WD 350 Reg cab long box Cherry red with white center- loaded 3" diesel exhaust nice sound
3. 1994 Chevrolte Silverado 4WD 350 Ext Cab Short Box Fire Engine Red 4"LK 33" MTs on polished AE wheels added lots of stereo and performance treats to it plus a flame thrower exhaust ;D
4. 1985 Olds Torinoto- FWD 305 bought it over the phone for $99 from a Ford dealership having one of their $99 car sales still have it. Was hoping that it had a big block in it but the 305 was OK too.
5. 1998 Grand Prix GTP Flame Red 4 door. nice riding family mobile needs a engine put back into it.
6. 2001 GMC Sierra 4WD 327 Black,Ext Cab SB. 6" Fabtech 35" tires lots of stuff added
7. 1995 Jeep ZJ 5" LK 33" tires 318 plus steel instead of styrofoam. Still beating on this one.
8. 2004 Grand Caravan. Piece of monkey crap
9. 2004 Chevrolet Suburban AWD 327 Graphite
10. 1993 Jeep ZJ Pick up for dirty dirt cheap, good to have a spare.
If I would have got into a ZJ at 16 years of age I could have done things way stupider than I managed to do with a 2WD. trouble was fun
I kinda miss this one
(http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu96/esind/octandback130.jpg)
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you guys should stop this game of listing everything you've owned, because if you don't, i'm sure Robyn might get the inclination to list off everything he's owned................................. and thats probably alot ;0
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Yeah it's a few Johnny. You've got a good start too tho.... wait til you're my age and I bet you'll have some pretty good numbers too if you keep going the way you are ;)
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Yeah it's a few Johnny. You've got a good start too tho.... wait til you're my age and I bet you'll have some pretty good numbers too if you keep going the way you are ;)
Doubtful lol, he has been trying to sell the Dodge for ages now. That and the axles out of the YJ lol.
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i'm eyin one tonnes fraser............................
nothin wrong with the dodge, its just not a jeep ;)
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1993 honda civic del sol
when i was 15, i got a job pushing carts at a local grocery store, i had 5k saved up and I worked enough hours to pay for a payment, convinced my parents to co-sign a loan for me, and I bought the car with 800kms as a demo in late 94. Got my drivers lic 2 days after my birthday, and pumped it into a 1/2 ton at about 70km/h 2 days after that.
10k of damage, and they fixed it up. I still have it, it sits in the garage right now, I havent driven it for a year..
if you are looking to buy your daughter a car, I suggest you look to something like a cavalier or focus or civic...cheap and reliable because it is going to find its way to connect with other objects and probably wont last very long after your daughter is in possession of the keys.
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73 Buick Riviera was the 1st
76 and a 77 civics
76 280Z (did ground up resto in grade 12)
81 scirocco (stolen in Marlborough my very first night in Calgary with everyting I owned in it)
86 chev wagon - seated 9 with the rear fold out seat that looked out the back window
86 mustang my wife hated with a passion
74 dart (was sold to me by someone in calgary under the understanding it was a 73, and yeah there's a difference, dur !)
79 stroked firebird (for sale)
A myriad of 3 month avg life skibummery vehicles including a subaru with a hokey on demand air lift system, a travel van, a dakota, 4 runner, a couple k cars, a w150, another civic etc etc
Most of my money went into one of the 14 road bikes I have run over the years but thats another forum
Love of wheeling came in mid eighties when my brother asked me to test drive an 83 Toyat 4x4 mirage with him off the lot (looked exactly like Micheal J Fox's truck in back to the future)- we brought it back covered, and I mean covered in mud - finally got the salesman to stop screaming obscenities by interupting him to tell him my brother was buying the truck and he could relax. Never forget that poor guys face as I drove it back on the lot, priceless
If I could get one back it would be a toss between the Z-car and the Riviera
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It's a good thread so far guys. I would enjoy more responses, pictures, and stories if ya got em!
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78 T-Bird
86 Ranger 4x4
88 Mustang GT (that was lit up in my back lane 3 yrs later)
89 GMC 1500 4x4
90 F-150 4x4 Custom - 351 - best pickup I ever owned
92 Mecury Tracer - to replace the Mustang
94 Grand Cherokee Ltd
96 Expedition
99 Jetta TDI
02 Liberty - awesome vehicle
04 TJ - ;D
68 Mecury Montego MX convertible - new project
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My first car was a 1980 Chev Monza,.. never made it to the road but it I loved the damn thing,.. Killed by Ontario salt
(http://www.histomobile.com/histomob/internet/34/339801.jpg)
The car I drove at 16 looked just like this,..
(http://www.americandreamcars.com/1971vwbeetle031505.jpg)
Cost too much to insure so I got one of these,..
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/4116808656_1910ef6035.jpg)
Then so many others after,.. it would take me some time to compile a list,...
Numerous Thunderbird TurboCoupes
Whack of Jeep Cherokees and one Grand
Pinto , Escort, Camaro, several fox bodies,..
Too Many to list!
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78 Toyota Celica - Started washing dishes when I was 14 at a near by restaurant ,and saved up to purchased my first car. With the help from my brother who swapped in and donated a 16V Twin Cam motor from a rally car. One hell of a sleeper car that could keep up with most V8's. Written off when some guy ran a red light with no insurance.
87 Nissan 300zx - Second owner, purchased when I was 18. Love this car for handling and electronic gadgets. Unfortunately it's been parked in the garage and has not moved from the day I started traveling for work 12+ years ago. Still parked in the garage, waiting. :-[
82 Toyota SR5 - The truck that started the wheeling addiction. Purchased for dirt cheap as the motor was on it's last leg in the mid 90's. Slapped on a set of 33's and wheeled it, never leaving me stranded. Retired it from wheeling duty when I purchased my first jeep back in 2000, and finally got rid of it 3 years ago with the original motor.
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78 Toyota Celica
My second car was a 77 Celica GT. Nice little car. It'd do 110mph which I thought was pretty impressive for an older 4 banger. Only complaint was the heater or lack there-of.
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1-a 1990ish astro van never drove it but fixed and sold for profit
2-1987 chev 1/2 ton crap baged then sold for profit
3-1987 ford 1/2 ton first 4x4 put tranny in it did some burn outs then sold for profit
4-1997 grand cherokee 4x4 lifted, wheeled then sold to brother, then he sold it 2months later
5-1997 jeep tj hole lotsa crap that left me broke being parted out
6-i got a raise and went out and bought a 2007 dodge ram 3500 with a cummins great truck hope fully the last DD but there will be more toys
not to bad for just turning 18
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I'll spare the full list as it's mostly german sedans, but the first vehicle I ever owned was a 1993 YJ that was purchased new sometime a couple weeks before my 16th birthday.
Some years later I gave it up as a DD and parked it at my folk's acreage until my wife decided she wanted it. Been slowly putting it back together since then. We should have it up and road-going within the next month. At some point (I'd guess around February) she'll decide that she hates it and it will go back to being a neglected toy for me :p
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You got any pictures of this yj?
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My first car that RAN and DROVE was a 1979 Cadillac Sedan deville, i helped a neighbour doing chores on his farm for a year or so when i was 15, he paid me with the caddy (which he bought new) It was in great shape (was 1993 when i got it) had a big 425cid V8 and loved the highway but it just was not cool at the time and i wanted me a pickup. I drove the Caddy (no licence or insurance-just a farm plate) from rocky Mtn House to calgary to trade it for a 84 s-10 that was at some seedy used car lot, the s-10 that was "mint" had a bad rod knock so i ended up trading it for a Audi 5000 turbo. I wish i still had that Caddy, but i still have a few old Caddys sitting around, i guess i will allways love em.
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You got any pictures of this yj?
http://forum.calgaryjeep.com/index.php?topic=19967.0 (http://forum.calgaryjeep.com/index.php?topic=19967.0)
Pics incoming now(ish)
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My first car at 16, in 2000 was a 1980 Trans Am Turbo 301 V8. Black with the gold bird on the hood and gold pinstriping. Pretty fun car, slow as christmas at the lights, but on the highway with the turbo spooled not much could keep up :) . Had rust, few holes in it. To this day it's the only GM product I have ever owned.
In case you were wondering, YES I did drive around with a red leather jacket and a cowboy hat on a couple times :-[
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Hey Jens, do you still have that Wagon?
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My first car was a 1970 Duster 340 and I drove it like I stole it.
Ended up on the wrong side of a ditch and about 2 feet shorter.
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those ladas are hilarious! we have one in the shop right now, the customer was telling us how many ppl stare at it.
--- '86 ltd wagon, straight 6, brown 8)
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I never thought I would admit it. I had a 71' Plymouth Cricket. It once won an award or the worst car ever built. It was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbeJ9TJirLU
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Kris, do you still have your wagon?