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Old 03-01-2011, 06:26 PM
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1st-1998 Camaro V6 3.8 AR Rebels 17X9's Borla adjustable catback with dual dual intercooled square tips. Whisper Air Lid. 16 years old in highschool
2nd-2002 Honda Civic EX(Gas was rising at the time) 18 years old in high school
3rd-2000 GMC Sierra Z71-Cold air intake, Throttle body spacer, exhaust chopped off-19 years old
4th-2000 Camaro B4C Z28 Bone stock when i was 20, First LS1 and currently still mine.
5th-1985 GMC Sierra SWB 350 SBC Headers,manifold,straight piped with bullets project truck...bought it last summer.
Old 03-01-2011, 06:33 PM
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My first car was a black 1989 Formula 350 firebird that had 90K original on it. I was 14 when I got it and had it until I was 17. One of those kick yourself in the pants for selling kind of things.
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My first car is in my sig.....
Old 03-02-2011, 07:13 PM
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my first car was my '79 TA 400 4 speed, i loved that car to death and i sure drove it until it couldn't go on as i didn't have the money to save it from all the wear and tear i put on it, i had the '79 for about nine years, and i will always kick myself for not being able to keep up with its care and still have it today,,,but i had to move on and got my second car, an f-body in an '88 TA 5.7L, had that for about eight years, i loved that car too, but i put a ton of miles on it until it was pushing/burning oil and had to park it, sold it to a friend, and temporarily got a nissan maxima to tie me over for a number of years until recently, back now into an '02 TA WS6 - now a little older, i can do a better job of keeping this one garaged and the miles low.
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i had a 92 rs as my first car and now i just bought a 98
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First a car was a 01 Sebring, that I drove from 14 until I turned 16. Then I bought my 97 Ford Mustang GT, at the time that was the fastest car I had ever driven, I loved that car to death, until I had a sparkplug shoot out, then it was never the same. Finally bought my 2000 Trans AM at age 19. God I love it, a lot more than the Mustang, so much faster, and I've had no problems with it.
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First car was a brand new 95 v6 Camaro my dad bought new in 95. I was 10 when he asked me what car do you want to drive when you grow up and I said a Camaro or mustang. He took me to see both cars and I liked the Camaro better. I picked out the color and options. Of course I wanted the SS but he said no way you're first car is a fast one I don't want to kill you. So he bought a 3.4 auto with every option. It was are weekend car / learn to drive car with my dad. I washed it changed the oil and did everything I needed to do as per my dad. When I got my DL at 16 he handed me the keys and I was the happiest kid in the world! All those years washing waxing and taking care of it and It was finally in my hands. The memories I have with this car as a kid growing up has forced me to always come back to a f-body. I'm now 25 and have owned 10 cars:

In order
95 v6 Camaro
92 prelude
96 civic hatch
97 ws6
01 celica gts
00 s2000
91 BMW 318is
95 BMW m3
92 Miata
And now 99 trans am.

No matter what car I have I'm not happy unless it's a f-body.
Old 03-09-2011, 03:49 AM
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technically no but i only had my 94 subie for 3 months and i blew the trans up (295000 miles) then i didnt have a car for a while. then i took all my savings and bought my 2000 ws6 for 7k just after i turned 17. got my first ticket in my trans am! (3rd day i had it)
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first car i bought was a 96 firebird formula when i was 17 and a year later i bought a 98 Z28
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1995 pontiac firebird 3.8 five speed
Old 03-18-2011, 03:01 AM
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first car was an 84 trans am, had a regular firebird front right fender the 305 had a horrible tick used some lucas oil stuff tick got quiet, headlights flipped though, paid $400 for it when i was 14 had 147k miles drove it 2 years sold it at 154k miles.
Second car was a 73 Mustang Grande with 36500 original miles on the 351c purchased for $9000.. worst financial choice of my life, carb rebuilt 3 times front and rear engine seals replaced.. traded for my third and present car 2002 T/A a4 97k miles runs like a champ and im never going back
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since my dad is a dealer... i change cars A LOT...
so the first car i really had was a 1994 chevy camaro v6.. i had it for about a month.. then i got a 1999 camaro z28 m6 which was CLEAN.. i sold that after four months.. and now i have 2000 NMB camaro z28 a4 which is modded a little.. btw, i am still 16
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My first car was a '99 Camaro V6 I got when I was 17 years old for a x-mas present.
Now I got my actual dream car: '00 Camaro SS, just picked up a month ago, I'm 24 now, it took me awhile but got the job done. Camaro all day until I die.
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I was 16 when I got my first car, but seeing I wasn't allowed a sports car had to settle with a normal sedan. So here's the list
96 Lincoln Continental (Broken)
84 5.0 (Broken)
92 Z-28 (Stolen)
01 Camry (Broken)
02 Accord (Totalled)
95 Civic (Sold)
84 Camaro Berlinetta (Sold)
01 Highlander (Sold)
Next week I'm bringing home my first F-body
2002 Firebird LS1 M6

Not a bad list spanning 4-5 years
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My first running car was 1984 Firebird with a 4 banger and a four speed.


It was sort of an F-Body, cost me 650 Bucks 14 years ago. . . . I thought it was the coolest car on the block. I could still burn my tires thanks to the 4 speed
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My grandpa bought me an 84 T/A L69 (carfax showed over 300,000 miles ha ha) and a 80 T/A for us to work on together but my first everyday car was my WS6. I was 15.
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first car was a v6 1983 firebird that was my mom's car new handed down to me. Still have the car but the only original parts on the car would be the rear quarter panels. Looks like a 90 yellow GTA now with a currie 9" rear, richmond gear six speed with a 350. Back in the 90"s this car was the ****! There weren't to many 3rd gens with a ford 9" rear and a richmond six speed. The car is under the knife right now . I have a 383 with dished JE blower pistons,brodix track1 heads and a 871 blower . It's going to run on alky but I still have to figure out a cam and valve train for the car. It's been real easy to turn my back on my first car since I got my 02 WS6 but the car is part of the family and isn't going anywhere so it will be finished one day. For now it's on jack stands waiting for someone to finish it
Old 03-31-2011, 08:48 PM
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Technically.

My first vehicle was a '73 Chevy 4x4 pickup I bought when I was 15.

First CAR was a '80 T/A I bought when I was almost 17. I never ended up putting it on the road, it turned out to be too much of a rot bucket.

Next CAR I bought, and registered, was a 88GTA. Gunmetal grey with digital dash and TPI350. Man I miss that car!!
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I got my first car at 15 1/2 when I got my permit. It was a 94 m6 trans am gt =).. I sold it when my son came along =( I still miss it..
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Mine was a 1980 Trans Am with a 301 4BBL

Loved the car, but damn was it slow.


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