what car did you want for your first car?
what car did you get?
and
what cars have you missed a wonderful deal on in the past?
i wanted a late 80's early 90's Camaro
i got my 86 CougarLS 5.0 and wanted to sell it for the first year i had it on and off.
i missed out on a 4 cylinder mustang for 100 bucks it didnt run but i would have swaped it and it rooled witha good body for 100,
i also missed out afew months ago on a 1970 dodge coronet HEMI for around 2500 yes i know i f'd up bad:flip: . it was missing a card that they said they had somewhere and it was not started for ten years the guy whos it was died and the wife was selling it. a little work and i would have a wonderful car. she said it was in great shape but i whated just a ittle too long:yuck:
Well for my first car I wanted somthing fast and powerfull.
I got a 63 chevy pick-up. It had 250 I-6 but that was swaped for a 383 stroker.
I've missed out on a few. The best one was on my 84 turbo coupe my buddy bought it for $200 and it ran good. I didn't do to bad he gave me the car 2yrs later for free!!.:rollin: Also missed out on a 92 2.3 stang for $400.
My first was a 1992 Chevy Lumina 3.4
I missed out on my moms old 99 Trans am
I'm already considering defeat on the Fila and thinking of seling. Probaly woun't but still thinking...
I wanted a 1971 Mustang Fastback for my first car, unfort. dad had to sell it for food and bills.
My first car was a 1986 Celebirty wagon.
Now I roll in a 87 Ranger 4x4
I will own a 71'!
And I haven't missed out on any good deals or cars i wanted!
Daniel
I Wanted a Cuda.. 'nuff said..
and the first real nice car i got, Was the thunderchicken
My first set of wheels was a 1973 Dodge charger SE with a 400 4bbl given to me by my old man.
First car i wanted as a kid and car missed out on as an adult combined...Missed out on an 83 mustang GT for $700 last spring, it was a relitively low mile car (80k) that was complete and all original but someone stole the 14.5 inch trx wheels a few years earlier and it was actually sitting on cinder blocks for about 3-4 years because the owner didn't care about it anymore...was quite a shame. missed it by moments...when i showed up to buy there was already someone getting it running for the first time in eons and throwing some yucky wheels on it to drive it home.s.
I wanted a 69 Mach 1 or GT. I got my Cougar, but I knew I would get that, I was destined to have it since I was three years old when my Uncle died.
I missed out on a 69 Mustang(Gt I think) for $500 only needed paint. I missed out on the Stang like 4mykid, I was walking to the door as they were loading the trailer. Also missed out on an 83 Tbird Elan, and an 87 Chevy Sprint.
First car was an 81 Chevy Malibu 3.3L then a semi-truck ran over it!!
Missed out on a 69 Mustang as well, the motor went out when I was 12, so it is now in my dad's yard collecting rust. so sad...
First car: 1987 Hyundai Stellar
Car I wanted: 1980 thunderbird (Couldnt affor what the guy was asking so I got the hyundai, guy changed his mind 3 months later and I got it for $100)
Missed out on: 1983 stang this summer, great body, decent interior, 4 or 6cyl. Guy wanted $200 for it, Got pulled over on the way to my house, no licence, no insurance, impound fees added up to around $300 so it ended up going to auction.
Also missed out on a 70's amc amx, original owner, blown engine, parked since mid 80's, sitting 2 houses down from me in a garage right beside the road, I had been living there for 10 years and never knew about this car till the day it was towed out. Went for $500 to a guy that had been bugging him since he blew the engine in the 80's, I guess he came by every spring to ask about it, suppose he earned it.
Best deal: 1988 chev 2500 (silverado I think) extended cab, 350/auto 4X4 lifted 35's $300, guy was moving and needed it gone, had a blown head gasket, didnt even go look at it, told the guy I wanted it and gave him cash, phoned a friend who gave me $1200 then went and picked it up, easiest money evar!
First Car: 1989 Chrysler LeBaron. The only power option it had was power locks, and mirrors.
What I wanted: 1977 Mustang II with a 302 and a 4 speed.
Reason 1: I couldn't find a car without large amounts of body rott
Reason 2: My dad had one and said it was nose heavy and
too much power for a first car.
And I'm still waiting on that Mustang II to show up still.
What did I want: Yes, this is still fresh in my mind. First and foremost I wanted a truck. Dad said no, bad gas mileage. So then I was looking at Turbo Coupes and GM G-bodies, and again dad said no.
What I got: For a couple months I drove my dad's turd-brown '88 Plymouth Reliant, the slowest vehicle known to man...Then I was allowed to buy a 1990 Mustang 2.3L, and it wasn't even nice as it had been wrecked and had shoddy body work...and it was also slow. I was very disappointed to say the least.
What have I missed a deal on...can't say there was too much, I did miss out on a Merkur XR4Ti for $250 a couple years ago. Really just wanted it for the engine, then found a rough '84 TC for $150 so I bought it instead, and never got ahold of the people with the merkur. I haven't really looked at many cars in the last few years because I haven't had any money.
My first car was an '86 Cougar GS with the 3.8. I've owned nothing but Cougars.
At that time my dream car was a 5-speed '85 or '86 XR-7. After nearly eight years I finally have one, thanks to Karl and Andrew.
First one I wanted was a mid to late seventies 280z. What I got was a baby blue 74 pinto wagon, lol.
The one that got away was a late 60's early seventies (squarish body) torino with the 427 for 300 bucks. I was young, stupid and thought the car was too big! Haha, I was an idiot. It ran great, too!
First one I owned was a 1980 Chevy Malibu Classic...man, I had fun in that car!!!
I didn't really care what I got for a first car, I just wanted one that ran. LOL
I've missed out on a couple deals, due to lack of funds......but one of these days, I'll get what I want again....
Another Cougar!
First car: 1987 Plymouth Voyager SE with a 2.6L Mitsubishi I4. So no Red_LX you didn't have the slowest car know to man, I did:tg: :giggle: .
What I wanted: A 1970 Torino Cobra fast back with a 429 Cobra Jet Ram Air. Yeah that wasn't going to happen.
What I missed out on: I passed on a 1988 Thunderbird with a 3.8 V6. It had 39,000 on it with a MINT body. The guy wanted $900 for it :bricks1: . I figured that I had my 5.0 Bird which is is almost as nice so I didn't need it. I wish I bought the thing now :dunce: .
My first car was my parents old 1984 Chevy Celebrity sedan, 3.8L V6, white wall tires... Yeah, I was STYLIN'
I would dispute that :p The reliant was a 2.2 (90 hp I think), couple that with a 3 speed auto and 2.78 final drive ratio...blech.
Course if the voyager had the same tranny and gearing, maybe you're right.
First car: The '88 XR-7
What I wanted: Restore the '76 Camaro that I had that just sold on ebay. It's being picked up thursday.
What I missed out on: The '75 Camaro with a hopped up 350 and 4:10 posi rear with a busted frame that was going to be a donor for the '76. I had the car in my possession bought and paid for but my dad got rid of it.
My first car was a '78 Trans Am with a '70 LT1 in it. It was pretty much what I wanted - fast and cheap (I paid $600, in 1990). My father circled a bunch of ads for Chevettes, Omnis, Escorts, etc. I ignored the circled ads and went for the Monte Carlos, Firebirds, Camaros, etc (83-88 T-Birds and Cougars were too "new" at the time).
Missed opportunity: Early 60's Studebaker Silver Hawk with transplanted Hemi engine (the early 392 Hemi, though, not the 426). The car was beautiful, but the guy wanted $500 more than I had. I scrimped, saved, and even resorted to pulling tires out of the Canadian Tire dumpster and selling them, but by the time I got the money together the car was gone. I've never again seen one anywhere near that condition for anywhere near that price ($2800)
First car: 1981 chrysler lebaron.....200 dollar car that i'm lucky didnt kill me. lasted for a year, never registered the thing.
Car I wanted: My brother's 88 mustang GT. Black, beautiful, and a hell of a lot of work done to it performance wise.
Missed oportunity: My brother's mustang again. He got his then girlfriend( now wife ) pregnant and sold it to a dipshiznit who trashed the hell out of it about 4 months before i turned 16. I still hate him for it. ( JK)
Wanted: 98 Black Mustang Convertible GT 5-Speed... in 98.
Car I Got: 95 Grand Am GT. Worst car I ever owned! Yes even worse than TCR!
Missed Opp: 97 Black Cobra for $5000 a few years ago. It was clean, it was sweet, and the ex would have never let me be happy with it. So I ended up buying Darkthunder for $900.
Biggest Mistake: Selling my 86 Mustang to the Ex's father so he could put a 460 in it and sell it to someone else to never be seen again.
haha, that sounds almost exactly like what my dad did. I was looking at Mustangs, Thunderbirds, Cutlasses, Monte Carlos, Novas...anything that could be decently "hot rodded" that I thought I could afford. But since he was paying my insurance, he was shooting down all those ideas and suggesting I go look at cars like a Celebrity Euro Sport (because it was such a "sharp car"):yuck:
i didnt let another one get away i got my 88 bird yesterday and im so happy i can say i own two cars!
had to dig this thread out of the dust pile under the dead rat.
This is a cool thread. I wonder how I missed it.
I wanted a late 60's muscle car and I had $1200 to spend. I found a primered 69 camaro with a 350 and subframe connectors with a for sale sign in the window that advertised $1200. I went home and called but the car had already sold that day so I called up my 2nd choice and ended up buying a 69 mustang coupe with an unmodded 351W for $1000. It was emerald green with a perfect body (even the bumpers were straight) and not a bit of rust. Hell, the interior was even in great shape (no rips, tears, cracks or anything). You couldn't touch that car for less than $7000 these days. (although that was back in 1984)
Thus began my journey into Fords...
There were a hundred cars I would have loved to have had for my first. Amongst them at the time were the the late 50's Jaguar XK150 and the MGA 1.9.
I got the MGA. Bought it from a neighbor a couple blocks away. $500 worth of paper route/ lawn mowing/snow shoveling/ house painting money bought her. $2000 more of the same and two years of every spare minute with my dad working on her and she was complete three months after my 16th birthday. Just like your first lay, I will always have fond memories of that girl. I still regret selling her, even though I more than tripled my money on her.
Spent the profits on a '73 Dodge Charger SE Brogham. Bright red with a black Landau roof, Opera windows, 340, 4bbl and a pistol grip 4-speed, Keystone Classics and goodyear G-60-15s all around.
If you can figure that one out, let me know.
My first vehicle was a 1974 Jeep J-10...ugly as sin, weighed as much as a small country, and probably burnt more gas in 3 days than a truckload of hemis....yet it was unstoppable.
I wanted a 10 year old (or so) Ford 4x4...this was 1993-1994.
My first car was the Escort GT...i picked it cause it was a stick shift, somewhat "sporty" and a helluva lot better than the Aspire my dad wanted me to buy.
next car was a ed dodge station wagon, K car..2.2...and i dont think they had 90 hp, i think at most 9..maybe 10 with good gas.
Went from that to my Mustang, then to my maroon Tbird....and on and on...
Best vehicle i've ever owned is my 92 F-150, i've beat the f*ckin piss out of it, and it has 250 thousand miles now, but will still light em up thru three gears on pavement....(big surprise, meh, truck)
aside from a waterpump, clutch, and O2 sensor, FPR, and plugs/wires again this spring, i've had zero probs with it
looks like shiznit now cause so many deer have bounced off of it...
worst i've driven is my grandpa's 88 chevy 1500 4x4...had a new dist at 31,000, plenty of x-case work..
.i dont care about brand loyalty...but by God late 80's chevy trucks just wern't built like fords of the same years...
Wanted: 5.0 5-speed Fox Mustang GT. Wouldn't even look at the 4 cylinders. Dad actually was with me on it too, except i had to pay for it while my brother got his car free.
Got: My brothers Bird :birdsmily:. My dad got him exactly what i wanted:nkhk:. 93 Black GT. He had more money then I did. Drives it like a granny too. Hit a guardrail and still says he's the better driver.
I'll get one sooner or later, but the bird will stay as long as it can still roll.
The 1st car that was supposed to be mine was a MINT 78 AMC Spirit AMX, 304/4-Speed, Black on Black. Paid the man and went with dad and the car trailer the next morning to get it and the old fart had sold it for twice as much and gave me my $$$ back!
So we then went and bought my actual first car, 1973 AMC Javelin SST 360/auto. The biggest POS on earth. This is the car that didn't make it into Joe Dirt for being TOO py! It was at least 7 different colors, rusted sooo bad the A-pillars didn't exist, and to top it off the owner dumped a gallon of house paint down the back! (It was mostly dark blue and rust, so we called it the skunk). Driving it home the shifter busted and my dad had to reach through the floor to manually shift the side linkage on the 727 Torque-Flight. Sold it to a boneyard same day.
Then I got a Subaru and sold that for a Nissan pickup. My kids will get Nissan pickups as their first cars. Slow, economical, stone-cold reliable, and even fun too boot!
I definately missed more then my share. 1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye Red with a 340, 1967 AMC Rebel drop-top SST 360, 1991 Eagle Talon TSi AWD Turbo Black, 1986 Mazda RX7 Blue, etc. My old man's 1970 AMC Mark Donahue Javelin 390/4-Speed hurts the worst. I WILL buy that car someday, I know where it lives!
Ones I NEVER should have sold: 1983 TC Silver/Raven 5-Speed, 1988 Cougar LS 5.0 Med Red/Red moonroof 3.73's, my first truck a 1986.5 Nissan Hardbody KC in tan with rust.