I was listening to the show this week, and a caller mentioned that she had just gotten her first car (I’ve already forgotten the model) at the age of thirty. This peaked my curiosity about others; what were their first cars, and at what age were they received? So I decided to start this discussion :…

My first car was a 1947 Pontiac Streamliner 6 that I bought when I graduated from college at age 20. I paid $75 dollars for the car. It got me to graduate school 350 miles from home,even though I added a quart of oil every 250 miles. The cluster gear in the transmission was worn, so it made a horr…

1985 Toyota Camry, purchased used in ‘91 when I was 19. Cost was $3000. Got it with 70K; drove it until 130K, when the transmission died the day after a fluid change (the “leave neglected ATs alone” wives’ tale was true in my case). Was a decent car…a good car to learn car repair on, as the I4 had …

I was 17 or 18 when I bought my first car a demo from the dealer. It was a 1965 Sunbeam Imp I paid $650 for with only a couple thousand miles on it. It was 875cc water cooled rear engine. Really strange car with large solid chunks of rubber for CV joints and 12 inch wheels. It survived a collisio…

'56 Chevy wagon. Cost me $85 about 40 years ago. Drove it for 3 years. I think that was the last financially sensible thing I’ve done.

Second year in college, I bought a 55 Desoto for $150. Sold it 2 years later for $35 when the trunk would no longer support the spare tire because of the rust. Parked the car overnight with a pan under the tranny to catch trans oil I could refill in the morning.

'71 Dodge Charger SE, purchased after my second year as a teacher. (My father insisted that I use his car for my first two years of full-time employment, in order to build up my financial resources. As a result of his wise counsel, I purchased that Charger–and all of my subsequent cars–for cash, t…

My first car was a 1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster (stovebolt 6)which I bought for $125 in 1958 as a college car. It lasted me till 1962 when I gave it to my kid brother who drove it another 2 years. In the 4 years I drove it I put $600 into maintenance and repairs.

my first was a 1967 Pontiac Catalina. This is the only car I have had that I wish I still had.

My first car was a 1961 VW Beetle, bought in HS when I was 16. Or maybe I was 17. I forget exactly. It was the '60s, long long ago.

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bscar February 22, 2009, 8:58pm 11

1980 Dodge Champ my mom bought for me when i turned 16(it was the same age as me), she sold it not long after since I wasn’t keen on driving at that time. When I got my full license(age 19), I bought a 91 Chevy Corsica with my own money.

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