What cars have you been gifted with.

[Doboji]

I got my parents old '90 Ford Aerostar Minivan with 190K miles when I got it...

My grandmother also gave me her 92' Dodge Spirit with like 40K miles on it when she was no longer capable of driving it.

Bought my first car when I was 18... 1984 Dodge 600 4-spd manual... got it for $500....

My first new car was a 2003 Nissan Altima 2.5S...

 

[ViviTheMage]

an 86 f150 i bought for 1000 when i was 16

then a 94 dodge shadow 5 speed

now i just bought a 1999.5 jetta gls 5 speed

 

[nakedfrog]

The first car that I got to drive around in was a 1980 Datsun 200SX... wasn't really mine, though.
The first car I bought was a 1992 Geo Prizm, in 1998.
Somebody gave me a 1973 Super Beetle a couple years ago (somebody gave it to them, and they just wanted someone to actually take care of it instead of leave it in storage).

 

[Lola]

My first car was a gift from my great-aunt. it was her old car... A 1995 navy blue Olds Cutlass Cierra. I hated the car but was so very greatful they gave it to me.

 

[Ryan]

My first car was a 400 dollar 1986 Corolla 5-door Delux at 16

I bought my first new car at 19, a 2004 Scion xB for $16.5K - and he's almost paid off - yaya

 

[cKGunslinger]

Since I ended up earning a full scholarship for college, my parents paid for half of my ride during my senior year in HS. I ended up getting a nice, used '93 GMC Sonoma with the "beefy" 4.3L 6-cyl and nice trim package. It was just under $9K (I had $4,000 saved up,) which was rediculously high, but that was the time when small trucks seemed to be all the rage and vastly over-priced.

My first new car ws a 2000 Mazda Protege I got when I got my acceptance letter and salary info for my curent job. I pretty much got reamed on the deal there, but I was so happy to get a new car, I didn't care at the time.

 

[dullard]

I was never truely given a car.

I didn't have anything to drive until I was ~17. Even then it was the car my dad bought the year I was born AND I had to pay monthly a small amount to use it. It was a 1977 or 1978 AMC Concord (I forget the exact model year). Four door version of this, but covered in rust and nothing functional. It even came with a free bonus feature that caused the car to stall at every stop sign/light in winter. At ~19 I got to upgrade to a 1991 Toyota Tercel, looked exactly like this even the color. it worked flawlessly. I still had to pay a small amount to my parents to use it. This time though I paid them KBB value at the time I started using it and they paid me KBB value back at the time my brother started using it.

 

[Reckoner]

I was never given a car. I didn't get my first one until after college, which was a 2004 WRX. I kept it for the year and moved onto a Legacy GT.

 

[state 08]

See sig. Given to me at 16.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Car 1: 1982 + 1980 Toyota HiAce minivan ($1 for both) - Sold for $200 8 years later.
Car 2: 1988 Citroen BX 16RS ($1500) - Given away to my sister 3 years later
Car 3: 1997 Olds Regency ($6000) - Currently in use.

 

[LordMorpheus]

Drove my dad's 1991 Sable for a while after I got my license, didn't take it to college

It died while I was away, after my freshman year I drove a 2001 Taurus my Dad bought as a vehicle for the kids

Went away for another year of college, got a job summer job away from home, bought a car (paid cash). This is just a few months ago - driving my very own 1997 Lincoln Town Car.

 

[VoteQuimby]

At 16 my Dad and I fixed up a 78 T-bird for me to drive
At 17 I bought a 88 Camero
At 18 I bought a 94 Exploder
At 21 I bought a 03 Stratus

Working my way up the ladder.

 

[Stuxnet]

First car: 86 Audi Sport
Second car (first new car): 1998 Toyota Tacoma 2x4
Third car: 2000 Toyota Camry
Fourth car: 2002 Jeep Wrangler (I miss very much)
Firth (current) car: 2005 Nissan Maxima (tons of fun to drive, still not my Wrangler though)

Wife has gone through a number of cars, too... she got a Hyundai when I got my Jeep... El Biggo Mistako! Everything else has been gravy.

 

[Brainonska511]

I got my dad's 1997 Ford Taurus in January of this year to use for the 6 - 8 months I had during the last half of my senior year and before I go off to college. I think it will probably be sold at the end of August and then I most likely will not own a car for the next 4+ years.

 

[Skiddex]

'93 Ford Taurus Wagon - side panal trim cut off with a hack saw to open doors - engine ended up seizing
'00 Volvo S40 - sister wrapped around a tree
'00 Jetta - gave to my sister because it was a pile
'99 Ford Mustang - my current baby

 

[Asharus]

1. 90 325i w/ 200k miles - Bro purchased it for me in 1999 ($5,000)
2. 92 525i w/ 118k miles - Bro purchased it for me in 2002 ($6,000)
3. 98 540i Sport w/ 78k miles - I purchased in 2006 after wrecking car #2 ($13,000)

I have never owned a new car. I also have a 1986 325es with 240k miles for a daily driver (24MPG instead of the 19MPG I get w/ the 540). My bro bought it for $900.

Pics of all

 

[Supermercado]

'89 Chevrolet Cavalier - my parents bought this for me when I turned 16 for $2500, I think
'02 Pontiac Grand Prix GT - I bought this a couple months ago to replace the Cavalier that finally kicked the bucket

I have never owned a new car.

 

[j00fek]

topic should be how much are you spoiled by you parents and should have had a job since you were 15

and no i have had to work for all my vehicles

 

[Doboji]

Originally posted by: j00fek
topic should be how much are you spoiled by you parents and should have had a job since you were 15

and no i have had to work for all my vehicles

Spoiled is getting a brand new car bought just for you... inheriting an old car from your folks isn't spoiled...

 

[GuitarDaddy]

My first car was a gift from Dad at age 17 a 1969 Chevelle SS w/396 kicked myself many times for letting it get away.

First car I bought myself was a 1974 monte carlo

First new car was a 1990 corsica

 

[bootymac]

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[bigfil]

the first car that i was gifted with was a cherry 67 mustang, 289 v8, air shocks in the rear, original am radio, sold it after getting out of highschool for $3900
should have kept it and got it foosed

2nd my mom hooked me up with a new 91 civic dx hatchback
great gas mileage, little car, great memories

the first car i bought myself was a 91 acura integra
wasnt happy with the civic hehe

edit: forgot the 1976 toyota celica that i learned to drive stick with, had that beater for a few months and got rid of it

 

[pclstyle]

First car was intended to be a '94 ford escort handed down to me.

that died before it reached me, so my parents bought me a spanking new '99 eclipse spyder gs the day i got my license. yeah, spoiled. that was the year my family started doing really well though, dad and mom each broke the 6 figure mark

stupidity killed that car, so my next car we split 50/50 (ended up more like 70/30 them, i was 17) - 00 jeep wrangler sahara

last year i purchased my first car, on my own finances, which will be paid off in dec 08 - 06 infiniti g35 aero/pre


next car, who knows? probably won't happen until at least a year or two after i purchase a house.

 

[SearchMaster]

Got an '82 (IIRC) Chevy Citation in '87 because my dad got tired of driving me to college. I was only permitted to drive it to and from home which was 500 miles away the first year, then it was fully gifted to me and I could drive it whenever. That's it.

 

[pclstyle]

double, oops