Royale with Cheese Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1992 Toyota Tercel. Bought it for $1,000 back in 1996 at a Police Auction. Back then, it only cost me around $10.00 a week for gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Rob's House said: That’s a lot more room to play around in the back than my little Chevette offered. We deserved points for degree of difficulty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1976 lime green Camaro...WNY winters lead to it rusting away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 24 minutes ago, Rob's House said: My wagon laughs at your toy...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 9 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: My wagon laughs at your toy...... Those were and still are some ugly cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 boom! my parents wouldn't let us buy cars, so we got the hand me downs. this puppy was all mine. 46 minutes ago, Rob's House said: 21 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: My wagon laughs at your toy...... i didn't even see these before i posted. nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Loved this car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 So I guess everyone here had a dad like Clark Griswold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 68 Falcon, same color as this one, first year for the square tail lights... rocking the massive 200 under the hood lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 29 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: So I guess everyone here had a dad like Clark Griswold? they were the minivans of their time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) Above was my first car, Toyota Corolla Tercel about $5,200 brand new, cheaper car on the planet back then, had plastic on the floor and no radio...never replaced anything but tires, filters, one battery after 120,000 miles i gave it away. Edited June 26, 2018 by RoyBatty is alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, teef said: they were the minivans of their time. Nice teef, I like you even more now that I know you owned the same car as me, just in Buick skin! 9 seatbelts in those bad boys....a V8 that churned out "maybe" 150HP.....and survived me burying it in an off-road snowfield off Michael road on the way to OPHS. And also then survived my brother falling asleep and crashing it into a ditch which bent the frame. When Goodwill picked it up, they appreciated that everything worked on it! If I still had it I would have done a full frame-off restoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1961 Corvair Monza 900; white on red; automatic. Bought it for $1,200 in 1990. I have never loved a car like I loved this one and my dream is to have another some day. *** This is not the actual car, but it was in nearly pristine shape like the one in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gugny said: 1961 Corvair Monza 900; white on red; automatic. Bought it for $1,200 in 1990. I have never loved a car like I loved this one and my dream is to have another some day. *** This is not the actual car, but it was in nearly pristine shape like the one in the picture. Did you enjoy a lot of strawberry milkshakes and Van Morrison in this car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1 hour ago, BuffaloBill said: Those were and still are some ugly cars. No, that version of GM's big wagon WAS good looking in comparison to the 'UFO' inspired model that superseded it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Not my exact car. It 1988 Ford Tempo. I think I started the “murdered” phase with cars. All black, limo tint all the way around. And I had the best chrome, hub caps that money could buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Mine was a 1993 Honda Civic EX coupe in black with taupe interior, just like this one. Great car; put 125,000 miles on it in 8 years of ownership, nothing broke ever. Took it to Watkins Glen for a few driving schools; car was nice and light (@ 2,350 lbs. as I recall) but tended to understeer. Still a lot of fun to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Not my car but very similar. I had a '95 Chevy Lumina. Bought it off my uncle for $1,000. Sold it three years later for $800. Loved cruising around in this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 73 Satellite Sebring, 318, with a hemi carb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 This topic makes me feel like there should be a “best car” you ever had, and a “fastest car” you ever had. Mainly becaise ive been researching some old school mustangs and interested in the future of buying a 03-04 Mustang, Cobra (The Terminator) anyone here have one? Ever had one? Had any experience with them? Other than getting smoked by them at lights, what’s your experience with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1976 Dodge Coronet Custom, bought off my parents for $500 Mine was green not blue, but had the white landau top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said: 1976 Dodge Coronet Custom, bought off my parents for $500 Mine was green not blue, but had the white landau top. Nice. I had one the same color as in your pic with the white top but was a 75, bought it in the early 80's for $800... some dude that owned a beverage castle (drive through beer, pop, chips, etc kind of place) had it parked next to the entrance with a for sale sign. Funny this car was brought up, 3' away on the top computer desk shelf she put a pic of me and her leaning up against it, the back of the photo says 1982. And I had hair back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) Bought this car , same exact color in between sophomore and junior year in college for $600. My dad detailed cars in his retirement, so I used for a year, he cleaned it up like a champ, we sold for $1500 and split the profit! Plymouth Scamp BTW Edited June 26, 2018 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1985 jeep Cherokee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: Did you enjoy a lot of strawberry milkshakes and Van Morrison in this car? and men? 2 hours ago, Seasons1992 said: Nice teef, I like you even more now that I know you owned the same car as me, just in Buick skin! 9 seatbelts in those bad boys....a V8 that churned out "maybe" 150HP.....and survived me burying it in an off-road snowfield off Michael road on the way to OPHS. And also then survived my brother falling asleep and crashing it into a ditch which bent the frame. When Goodwill picked it up, they appreciated that everything worked on it! If I still had it I would have done a full frame-off restoration. many a trip was taken with me staring out of that back window. my brother and i beat the **** out of that car, and it just kept running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 2 hours ago, mrags said: This topic makes me feel like there should be a “best car” you ever had, and a “fastest car” you ever had. Mainly becaise ive been researching some old school mustangs and interested in the future of buying a 03-04 Mustang, Cobra (The Terminator) anyone here have one? Ever had one? Had any experience with them? Other than getting smoked by them at lights, what’s your experience with them? If you are interested in stopping or turning, you can do a lot better than a Mustang. If you want to go really fast in a straight line for cheap, you can't beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Mine was black. Little did I know one of its brothers would become the most famous vehicle in Bills fandom and I would be proud to drink a bowling ball shot by its side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 33 minutes ago, Fadingpain said: If you are interested in stopping or turning, you can do a lot better than a Mustang. If you want to go really fast in a straight line for cheap, you can't beat them. The Terminators has an independent rear suspension which helped with the handling. Along with large Bembro brakes. It does just fine in those categories. Of course not as good as newer cars or something like a BMW or Mercedes. But the straight line and fun value is incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 '76 Cutlass Supreme, sorta like this one. Mine was silver with a maroon vinyl roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1 hour ago, teef said: ...my brother and i beat the **** out of that car, and it just kept running. My first was a '72 Chevy Kingswood Estate wagon, purchased from my dad. When I moved to Ontario, I gave it back to my parents, who handed it over to my brother and sister, who with their rowdy friends proceeded to likewise beat the dickens out of it. A crew of them come out of a gin mill at closing time in downtown Buffalo, see that the rear tire is flat. So is the spare. Find an air pump at a gas station? Hell no, drive it up Niagara St., over the Peace Bridge, and 7 odd miles down Garrison Rd. to make it to my parents' cottage. They must be reincarnations of WW II B-17 pilots, 3 engines shot out, they still limp back home to base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sodbuster Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport in Deep Amethyst purple. The only picture I still have of her. Drove it until the floor pans rotted out three years ago. Some brave soul in the Brockport area still owns and drives it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 my parents let me call the old family truckster “my car” for a few months when I was a senior in college. 1969 Ford Ranch Wagon with a 390 ci v8. It never saw a gas station that it didn’t like. After college i bought a car a car that my friends and I referred to as the “go kart”. A 1973 Toyota Celica that was amateurishly repaired after an accident. Mine was silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 7 hours ago, Guffalo said: Loved this car I had a 1980 Mazda 626 two door with a 5 speed. Fun car but terrible in snow. Rear wheel drive and light weight. It would spin out all the time. I had good tires and drove very slowly. My wife and her father both hated that car in the winter. It scarred me for winter driving for years afterwards. Then I got a Subaru Legacy wagon with AWD. That was much better in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Gray Beard said: Then I got a Subaru Legacy wagon with AWD. That was much better in the winter. Subaru is a brand that seems to inspire loyalty among owners. Once you've owned one, quite a few buyers stay with the brand. Even though 'Subaru' spelled backwards is: U-R-A BUS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 5 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: 73 Satellite Sebring, 318, with a hemi carb! I had one too a 76 I think. But it only had a slant 6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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