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What color was your first car?

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Kreon

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Oct 22, 2006
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86 Blue Chevy Cavalier Wagon
I loved that car. a lot of cargo room and good on gas too
 

lokiju

Lifer
May 29, 2003
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'82 Chevy Baretta GT - Black.

I paid a whole $800 for it in 1996.

It was owned by a Chevy mechanic so the engine was actually in great shape, just cosmetic issues (a lot of them).
 

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
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Silver, well grey, okay dirty, rusty grey 1979 VW Rabbit bought in 1990 for $300.
 

aircooled

Lifer
Oct 10, 2000
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Did I ask you about VWs before? I asked someone that had aircooled in their name, but they said it was for computers. I had a few old VWs. Great cars until they switched to water pumpers. I had a beetle, a thing, and 2 buses over the years.

I've had several bugs and 2 buses. Actually I'll probably buy a watercooled Vanagon next. love the syncro.

syncro2a.jpg
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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gray, would've gotten gray again instead of white if I got rid of it but have both now.

rodeo1.jpg
 

amdhunter

Lifer
May 19, 2003
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Black 1996 Mitsubishi Galant.

I love black cars, but after owning one -- never again. The paint is just too hard to keep looking new.

Damn swirl marks. D:
 

dfuze

Lifer
Feb 15, 2006
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Forgot the year, but it was a Plymouth Horizon, sh*t brown outside with a green carpet inside.
 

theknight571

Platinum Member
Mar 23, 2001
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First Car... parent's hand me down... '85 Powder Blue Chevy Cavalier
Then colors went
- Red Neon
- Maroon Cougar
- Green Taurus
- Green Expedition
- Gray Ram
 

Linflas

Lifer
Jan 30, 2001
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I've had several bugs and 2 buses. Actually I'll probably buy a watercooled Vanagon next. love the syncro.

syncro2a.jpg

First car I ever purchased on my own was a 1974 Super Beetle, Sky Blue. I've also had several since then and have a ton of parts in my garage if I can get my hands on another one. Either that or I will take them to the Bug Out one year and see if I can sell them.
 

BrownShoes

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Dec 28, 2008
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A dark blue 1982 Honda Prelude was my first car. I don't remember how many miles it had but it was probably close to 100k when I got it for $700.
Interior was actually nice and clean. It had rollup windows and a power moonroof and a decent stick.
The outside was starting to rust out though and, well, it was kind of ugly.
 

ktehmok

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Aug 4, 2001
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1964 Ford Falcon. Straight six engine, three on the tree & got about 30 mpg. We called it the Millennium Falcon because every thought it was a thousand years old. Of course no one complained when they wanted a ride to school.

Edit: oh yeah, it was white.
 
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