What was ur 1st car & how does it compare?
03-06-2008, 10:54 AM
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What was ur 1st car & how does it compare?
I'm pretty sure this may have been asked b4 but please 4give the "New Guy" 4 asking it again?!
Mine was a '87 Accord which died a year after I got it
....no sweat I jst told my self that the prev. owner didn't care 4 it so I went on 2 a 1 time dream car in my life which was a '91 Prelude. Got it from a Honda dealership and all was great......till about a 1 1/2 years later when it died
, of course I had jst passed my warranty coverage so Honda wouldn't do anything 4 me, which is why 4 the last 5 years, going on eternity I will always hate Hondas
! Now I'm not careless when it comes 2 cars, I always maintained them properly but a crappy car is jst that! And that's when I became a Mazda family member
. First Mazda was a Protoge5, my favorite Mazda WAS (but kinda still is) the RX-7, now it's my beautiful '8, so far NOTHING compares!!
Mine was a '87 Accord which died a year after I got it ....no sweat I jst told my self that the prev. owner didn't care 4 it so I went on 2 a 1 time dream car in my life which was a '91 Prelude. Got it from a Honda dealership and all was great......till about a 1 1/2 years later when it died , of course I had jst passed my warranty coverage so Honda wouldn't do anything 4 me, which is why 4 the last 5 years, going on eternity I will always hate Hondas ! Now I'm not careless when it comes 2 cars, I always maintained them properly but a crappy car is jst that! And that's when I became a Mazda family member . First Mazda was a Protoge5, my favorite Mazda WAS (but kinda still is) the RX-7, now it's my beautiful '8, so far NOTHING compares!!
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03-06-2008, 11:26 AM
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My first car was a 97 Saturn SL1. The piece of **** was costing me the same in repairs monthly as my payments on the 8. It was getting so ridiculous (ie: the brake lines were deteriorating from the inside into the brake fluid) that I just got rid of it.
Went to an 05 Sunfire coupe after that. Nice upgrade for dirt cheap. It's my winter car now
Got the 8 in August last year and it blow both of them away by far. I don't see how it couldn't!
Went to an 05 Sunfire coupe after that. Nice upgrade for dirt cheap. It's my winter car now
Got the 8 in August last year and it blow both of them away by far. I don't see how it couldn't!
03-06-2008, 11:34 AM
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My first car was a 1985 Chevy Monte Carlo. Purple with tinted windows. I parted with it at 150,000 miles (wish I hadn't), and it made it to ca 175,000miles before getting absolutely destroyed in an accident.
I loved that car. It looked amazing. Especially priceless was my girlfriend's reaction to it the first time she saw it: "That's not your car!" Apparently a knowledge of New Criticism theory (we met in English class) and a car that hot were previously incompatible in her world view.
Sadly, I can't yet compare it to the RX8.
I loved that car. It looked amazing. Especially priceless was my girlfriend's reaction to it the first time she saw it: "That's not your car!" Apparently a knowledge of New Criticism theory (we met in English class) and a car that hot were previously incompatible in her world view.
Sadly, I can't yet compare it to the RX8.
03-06-2008, 11:42 AM
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First car was an maroon '86 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport (Euro-sport my *** ) wagon. This is a predecessor to the Lumina that came out in '90. The car was passed to me from my parents when I got my license. It was a third car of theirs that I hoped that the whole time I was approaching driving age, it would be sold or dead so I wouldn't have to drive it. No chance. I didn't drive it long before I bought a VW Sedan (real Eurosport?) but now I see the lesson they were trying to teach me by not just buying a new or newer car for a 16 year old who drives everything like he stole it all the time.
Best features: Could fit 12 friends in there (and did) and the shaft-style Kenwood tape deck that was usually belting out Megadeath - Symphony of Destruction (hot music at the time) to compensate for the uncool "wagon" bodystyle.
Comparison? uhh.... No.
) wagon. This is a predecessor to the Lumina that came out in '90. The car was passed to me from my parents when I got my license. It was a third car of theirs that I hoped that the whole time I was approaching driving age, it would be sold or dead so I wouldn't have to drive it. No chance. I didn't drive it long before I bought a VW Sedan (real Eurosport?) but now I see the lesson they were trying to teach me by not just buying a new or newer car for a 16 year old who drives everything like he stole it all the time.Best features: Could fit 12 friends in there (and did) and the shaft-style Kenwood tape deck that was usually belting out Megadeath - Symphony of Destruction (hot music at the time) to compensate for the uncool "wagon" bodystyle.
Comparison? uhh.... No.
03-06-2008, 11:45 AM
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1985 RX-7 GSL bought with 192,000 miles on it. Ran like a champ to the day I got rid of it with over 230k. Problem was the rest of the car was falling apart at that point...
Some other RX-7s and some Jeeps later and I'm now in the RX-8, with a Jeep as backup.
Some other RX-7s and some Jeeps later and I'm now in the RX-8, with a Jeep as backup.
03-06-2008, 12:15 PM
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First car: 1988 Ford Aerostar
There's really no comparison; a minivan based on the Ford Ranger from last century versus a bespoked sports car from this century.
There's really no comparison; a minivan based on the Ford Ranger from last century versus a bespoked sports car from this century.
03-06-2008, 12:38 PM
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My first car was a '97 Nissan Sentra. By that time it was already 7 years old though. It was the bottom of the line, no fancy anything. Manual everything. But the engine ran really well and it was fun to drive. Then I upgraded to a 1995 Ford SHO. Really fun car. A little heavier, but more enjoyable overall. Then there was the 8. Its not even a fair comparison anymore. My 8 just got scratched, all up the drivers side when someone was backing next to me. So much more painful when the 8 gets beat up rather than the other cars.
03-06-2008, 01:18 PM
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First Car '98 Mitsubishi eclipse painted black with a green pearl, dropped 2" , full exhause AEM ECU, AEM Intake, carbon fiber tails, carbon fiber headlights, green led's under the dash and green led's under the body. Def a very fun car to drive becuase whether I hammered on it or not always got at least 25mpg but the 8 is def more fun to play with...
03-06-2008, 01:59 PM
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I had a 93 honda accord, with a car PC and good stereo system.
The only way it compares is that after driving the 8 the thing felt like a deathtrap. The stereo was a lot better then the Bose in the 8 too, but not for long *evil laughter*
The only way it compares is that after driving the 8 the thing felt like a deathtrap. The stereo was a lot better then the Bose in the 8 too, but not for long *evil laughter*
03-06-2008, 02:35 PM
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I just shat myself
1989 Mazda B2600i 4x4
It was this little bitty pickup with no AC, which made it quite awful driving it during the summertime. The truck never got me laid, but it was fun to take mudding and it got me off the schoolbus. I couldn't ask for more at 16.
It looked a lot like this, but white with factory wheels.
It was this little bitty pickup with no AC, which made it quite awful driving it during the summertime. The truck never got me laid, but it was fun to take mudding and it got me off the schoolbus. I couldn't ask for more at 16.
It looked a lot like this, but white with factory wheels.
03-06-2008, 02:46 PM
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My first car was a ballin' ivory '88 Cadillac Sedan De Ville...
Like this but ivory and matching color for the top too.
Then I had the "Air Chariot" '93 Pontiac Transport:
But I got those as hand-me-down cars. First "owned-and-bought" car is my rx8
Like this but ivory and matching color for the top too.
Then I had the "Air Chariot" '93 Pontiac Transport:
But I got those as hand-me-down cars. First "owned-and-bought" car is my rx8
03-06-2008, 02:47 PM
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My very first car was an 87' mazda Rx-7 with 85k miles that I bought for $3700 at the time when I was 18 years old(this was back in 1994). Back then, I didn't know **** about rotary engines, I bought the car because it was reasonably cheap and not a bad looking car and had a blast driving the car although it had some major problems.
The car stopped running after 2 years and sold it to a local mechanic. The repair bill was more than I could afford. A few weeks later, my brother offered to help me put some money towards a new car so the Rx-7 was sold. Now that I think of it, I am pretty sure the apex seals was the problem.
It was fun while I had the car though.
The car stopped running after 2 years and sold it to a local mechanic. The repair bill was more than I could afford. A few weeks later, my brother offered to help me put some money towards a new car so the Rx-7 was sold. Now that I think of it, I am pretty sure the apex seals was the problem.
It was fun while I had the car though.
03-06-2008, 02:57 PM
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When I was a kid I loved those vans. The sloped front end with the gigantic windshield really appealed to me. And that's the best looking 80's caddy I've ever seen. Normally those are rusted, have no hubcaps, and are parked on peoples lawns in the ghetto.
When I was a kid I loved those vans. The sloped front end with the gigantic windshield really appealed to me. And that's the best looking 80's caddy I've ever seen. Normally those are rusted, have no hubcaps, and are parked on peoples lawns in the ghetto.
03-06-2008, 03:12 PM
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My first car was an old, barely running 1990 Mazda pickup. The thing had more problems than you could imagine, but it got me from school and back. Eventually I moved up and my parents gave me their old 1994 Honda Accord. I had that until an unfortunate pizza delivering accident involving one of the worst winters we've had out here in a long time, some ice and a steep hill with a drop off... (in a parking lot at that, lol)
After that got totaled I went out and bought a 2002 Civic SI. Wasn't a huge fan of it but it was a Honda, and I was being pressured into buying it due to time / parents. Plus I got a killer deal on it. Paid that off, waited a year or two, went in and traded it in and picked up my shiny '05 8 just last month!
After that got totaled I went out and bought a 2002 Civic SI. Wasn't a huge fan of it but it was a Honda, and I was being pressured into buying it due to time / parents. Plus I got a killer deal on it. Paid that off, waited a year or two, went in and traded it in and picked up my shiny '05 8 just last month!
03-06-2008, 03:24 PM
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1992 Infiniti Q45 - and seriously, those of you who know Japanese cars from that era, know this was one of the finest luxury cars nissan has ever made. This was from the days before large german sedans had hundreds of HP, and was one of the first cars to be both luxurious and fast. The newer Q45's are technically better cars, but the first gen was just a revolutionary thing for it's time.
80 MPH in second gear! Beautifully torque-y V8, expensive as hell to maintain but who cares. You'd never know you were in a 4300 pound car. Driving in that car seriously just made you want to drive clear across the country, it was just that comfortable and inviting. I made dozens of trips between NY and MD in that car, and each one was a blast.
80 MPH in second gear! Beautifully torque-y V8, expensive as hell to maintain but who cares. You'd never know you were in a 4300 pound car. Driving in that car seriously just made you want to drive clear across the country, it was just that comfortable and inviting. I made dozens of trips between NY and MD in that car, and each one was a blast.
03-06-2008, 03:34 PM
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The first car that I drove was a 1982 Toyota Tercel with a four on the floor and optional pinstripe. It was also yellow with a black interior, coupe, and it had a 1.4 liter engine. The similarities pretty much end there, however, I did have my one great street racing success with the Toyota.
