View Full Version : When did you get your first car?
Sick0fthelies
07-13-2003, 04:44 PM
I'm 14, and will be driving by myself in just over a year. I turn 15 in August. Wondering how long it took you all to get your own car/bikes whatever.
JBELL
07-13-2003, 04:45 PM
I waited till I was 17
1987 crown victoria - had the cop intercepter package.
I drove my Dad's 79 Ford F150 (2-tone rust) until my 18th birthday.
NotSoSimple
07-15-2003, 02:29 PM
Turned 16 in February, and driving moms '88 Buick. Put $100 down on a 1990 Isuzu Trooper though. So come PayDay, my frist car will be the Trooper.
Snowman
07-18-2003, 04:39 PM
i got my the 16th of last month
95 chevy s10 :banana:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/S/n/Snowman007/s10/new-s10.jpg
sjohnson
07-18-2003, 06:25 PM
Was 17 when I bought my first. 1958 Austin-Healey 100-6. Wish I'd have kept it (big sigh)...
(this is NOT the picture of *my* car, but it's the same color, etc)
Attitudx
07-18-2003, 10:48 PM
at 12 i was given my first car it didnt run by the time i was 15 it ran and 16 it was tagged and legal a 1972 chevelle laguna s-3 wish i would have kept it but before that i drove the family 79 malibu 2 door which i am now in possesion of some 17 years later and it still runs
Foghorn
07-23-2003, 02:39 AM
The first car I ever owned, I got at the start of my freshman year in college. It cost me $50.00 at the trashest car lot in southeastern Washington DC. It was a 1954 Ford with a Mercury V-8 engine and the car had been painted green with a brush. We worked for three hours getting it running and putting two (used) tires on it so I could drive it off the lot. It would cruse at 45 mph :) on I-95 in northern Va. :( But it was mine all mine. I had wheels!:D
Belgian_Dude
08-09-2003, 02:04 PM
'Lil Question, how old do u have to be in the USA to drive a car? Here in Belgium, it's 18 jears ...
sjohnson
08-09-2003, 03:37 PM
In the U.S.A., the age to drive varies from State to State. For example:
Here in South Dakota, a minor living or working on a farm can begin driving at 13. At 14, anyone can get a learning permit which converts to a restricted license at 15, assuming you have no driving infractions and have successfully completed a driver training course. At 16, if you still have a clean driving record you get a full license.
On the other hand, in New Jersey you can't get licensed until age 18, although you can get a learner's permit before that.
KennethChong
08-09-2003, 04:34 PM
When i was 18 i moved to the us, i fell in love with the mustang, i owned about 6 mustangs in about 4 years, some of the most fun ive had with cars. Got into too many recks though :/ I traded it in later for a more modest car, about 6 months ago, i got my BMW 7 Series, now im in love all over again :D
I drove other peoples cars for years before but i got my 1st & 2nd
car in 1979. i joined the army on my 17th B-day, bought a 72 pontiac grandprix then a 68 mustang fastback. got rid of the 72 6 months later but still have the 68. WOW im F##ing OLD!
kokoro_kara
08-22-2003, 09:01 PM
Originally posted by sjohnson
In the U.S.A., the age to drive varies from State to State. For example:
Here in South Dakota, a minor living or working on a farm can begin driving at 13. At 14, anyone can get a learning permit which converts to a restricted license at 15, assuming you have no driving infractions and have successfully completed a driver training course. At 16, if you still have a clean driving record you get a full license.
On the other hand, in New Jersey you can't get licensed until age 18, although you can get a learner's permit before that.
So the short anwer is 16!;)
And to drink alcohol its 21
So whe you turn 21 over here we a crappy drinkers that can drive well, and over there isn't it you are crappy drivers that can drink well at age 18??
this post was to Belgian dude
:toast:
JupiterSSJ4
08-23-2003, 11:48 AM
when i was 15.5, I got my dad's 1991 Ford Tempo L. Sucked, all rusty and had no options. When I graduated High school I got a 1993 Chrysler Lebaron Convertible LX. Its nice and has every option imaginable.
My next car that I want is a 1984 Nissan 300ZX Anniversary Edition manual.
DR. YT
08-23-2003, 12:05 PM
my first car was a plymoth torimo never made it to the street me and my friends killed it driving around a feild. now im driving a 1980 camaro paid 650.00 for it and got over 6000.00 dollars worth of receats for work the guy just had done to it. sad part is he dies shortly after he had all of the work donne for it. love the car though.
gabbax
08-25-2003, 06:01 AM
Iwas 17th when i bought my Oregon imported Ford F-100 56 replaced th Yblock 272 against a 460 with 429 heads C-6 tranny and 9" rear axel:).....thats old good times, now with family im stuck with the Volvo 945 Turbo
sjohnson
08-25-2003, 07:11 AM
Just purchased, on my 15 y/o son's behalf, a 1965 Chevy C10. Sharp looking pickup, 327 four-barrel and a two-tone red & white paint job. Very "retro" looking!
shray
08-25-2003, 07:36 AM
Originally posted by sjohnson
On the other hand, in New Jersey you can't get licensed until age 18, although you can get a learner's permit before that.
Enter The Suck Factor :( :rolleyes: :stick:
[TFF]
08-29-2003, 02:45 AM
here in UK, u cant drive a car until 17, which is soon to be put back to 18. So because i am 16, i ride this until i can get a car.
http://www.reaperproductions.com/pcfx/uploads/237.gif
Amoeba Assassin
08-31-2003, 03:54 AM
lol
x2sandman
09-01-2003, 09:37 AM
My parents bought a third car for "the kids" and since my brother just left for college it's all mine.
http://dodgeintrepid.net/photopost/data/504/1055Right_Front_1-med.jpg?3532
IamAnoobieCheez
09-01-2003, 10:32 AM
man you wanna get a bike, get this! that's a bike..
http://portfolio.iu.edu/skrska/SBR65_green.jpg
or this... if u like italian..
http://www.racing.com/019.jpg
This should be fast enough to take you to school and stuff
x2sandman
09-01-2003, 02:32 PM
I want a bike but my mom won't let me get one :(.
She works in the ER and says she see's too much stuff happening to drivers out of the ignorance of other people on the road.
Keeper
09-01-2003, 03:04 PM
I got my first car at 13; I can still remember watching the owner through the rearview mirror chasing it with a baseball bat in his hand.
Amoeba Assassin
09-01-2003, 03:49 PM
:rocker:
nice
Originally posted by Keeper
I got my first car at 13; I can still remember watching the owner through the rearview mirror chasing it with a baseball bat in his hand. in my post i said for years i drove other
peoples cars. well it was'nt always with their permission.:devil: moohahaha.
rashio
09-01-2003, 04:25 PM
well i have just turned 17(which in england mean i am "legally" allowed to drive) and i got a vw polo brand new, i have not passed my test yet i am am still learning but it means when i DO pass i got the car to my self and not have a passenger watchin me :D
Amoeba Assassin
09-05-2003, 12:52 PM
yeah im sort of close to getting my liscense too
Sick0fthelies
09-07-2003, 01:13 PM
I could probably ride one of those low hp motorbikes but you need a license for a motorcycle. To get to school i have to go down the highway so it would be strictly for fun...
Chadly
09-11-2003, 08:41 AM
Got my permit when I turned 16, didn't drive again until I was 17. Passed the test and had a 1990 Cavalier waiting for me, a nice get-around car as a gift from my parents (that was in 1997). In March of 2000 I bought (yes, all by myself) a brand new Camaro SS. The original Cavalier is now dead, and two years ago (September of 2001) I bought a 1994 Cavalier to replace it as my rain/winter beater.
So, I was driving a car when I was 17, and owning my first car when I was 19.
-Chad