how old were you when you got your first car?

[kevinj]

Got my first car at 15, a 55 Dodge Kingsway. Wish I still had it, I believe they're as rare as hens teeth now

My best mates old man owned the wagon in the background and they also had a mint FJ in the garage. One of my other mates had a '57 Chev, he was 15 too. Now they were the good old days

[buggo]

I bought my car two weeks before I turned 17. Spent 2 and a half years of Maccas pay on it. Well worth it lol.
I'll probably have it until I'm in my mid twenties, my next big buy will be a house.
I've had it almost 2 years now, and still just like to look at it like when I first got it

[TheInterceptor]

Very very first was an EL ex cab last year at 17 years of age...went to scrap a week later, didnt really pay for it so no loss. (no was not stolen either)

Then picked up the current subie for a song a few months before i turned 18. Legendary lil car but bits are starting to give up (its about that time in its life it seems haha lucky me..) Already lookin to pickup a newer car that is more finacially supportable at this age and wage. But then again 2 cars..

And i digress......

[Yellow_Festiva]

Got my first car at 17. It was a Datsun 180B and was a hand me down from mum.

Drove it around for a while. Did the usual stuff to it myself (wheels, stereo, interior, re-spray) then started Uni and realised that it wasn't as reliable and efficient as I liked.

Sold it for $1500 at 19 and bought myself the Festiva new for my birthday. Used up all my savings in the process but it was well worth it.

[boss54]

13. I got a xf off my brother.

[flappist]

My first car was a HK Holden Kingswood bought 28 April 1976 (16yo) for $850 (how much is a 8 year holden or falcon now?) paid cash which I had saved up since I was 7.
My first Falcon was a pine lime XC Panelvan 4.1 4 speed bought new for $6600 in late 1977 (18yo).

[shedcoupe]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Got my first car at 17. It was a Datsun 180B ....

The old man had one and drove it like a grey motor ie. not revved above 2500 rpm, so it carboned-up.
So junior thrashed the guts out of it (the 'Italian tune-up' technique) and he then remarked "seems to be running a lot better now".

[sanchoXB]

I was 16 when I bought my first car, a 1972 Valiant Galant, great little car that I should never have sold.

[Grippy]

I bought my R31 Nissan Skyline Silhouette when I was 17, still miss that car.

[V8 6I]

In the late 70s on my 18th birthday I got a 67 HR Premier,186 Auto Blue with white roof and blue interior.I had an option, 3 in 1 stereo or Dads car.It blew a motor some months later when Dad was driving it and then I bought a 69 HT Kingswood 161, 3 on the tree off a dealer for $1990.

[xr6bt1]

Bought my first car when i was 16. Ford Laser KB S. 2 door, 5 speed manual, twin-carb lil beast. Was a great car to thrash around.

[blownv8au]

my first car was a 302 auto xd fairmont ice blue with 12 slotters .i picked it up the day before i turned 16 in 96, i paid it off over 5 months before ($1000).
Was a great car until 6 or so months later i was jacking it up at the front jacking points and the guard started to push through the sil. I pulled the front guards off to see rust had gone right through the front of both sills and was not repairable. Found out a few years later the car was swamped at keppel sands beach before i bought it. But it didn't turn me off them have had about 15 xd and xes' and a rust phobia too lol.

[Coyote mk3]

15 when I bought my xr6.
Saved up everything since I had started working to buy it, have it registered and insured.
All I had to do was wait 3 months before I could get my L's.

Can't believe I have had it 2.5 years

[benoxr]

17yrs old when I bought a 1973 Holden HQ Premier. The car was 5yrs old and cost me $3, 400. Traded it in 1979 for a 1976 XC GS 302 Panel Van, pine-lime, barn doors and cost me about $6,000. Fantastic car that one

[vibe_xr6]

12, me and a mate got a hz with 253, all interior purple etc, then got a telstar, xf, navara, dune buggy, vp commodore. They were the cruising cars up and down my mates road ( about 15 k's ) and cruise around the farm all day, then i bought a vn commodore when i was 15, she was my girl for my L's until i got my au xr. Then it goes on from there

[stang777]

I bought my first a few years back when i was 15 its a 66 mustang coupe. Worked my butt off to pay it off took me 6 months waking up 5 every morning then walking to school at 1O.30

[max_torq]

About 17..



he he...

[billy302]

I was 15 Years old. 1951 Ford Zephyr Mk I.
I was Tall and heavily built for my age and had no trouble telling people I was 21

[JG65TE]

15 , bout a chrysler by chrysler regal for a coupla hunny. biggest car i ever owned to this day. even dwarfed my 74 ltd....

[LOWBA6]

Had just turned 16 bought an EF Fairmont for 8.5k. Dad went halves with me. Still got it 6 years later but trying to sell it so i can pay off my XR6T. Always said id never sell it but i couldnt care less now, want it gone!

[Bushbasher]

Got given mums hand me down British racing green 2L 4spd TC Cortina at 15. It was lowered a couple of inches and had a nice free flowing exhaust. Geez it went hard; had it wound off the clock with the needle pointing straight down one day, loved that car. First car I paid for with my own money was a HQ p/van, 202 3 on the tree. I paid about $1300 for it back in 81, it was a great party bus that I drove into the ground and parted it out in the end.


Bushbasher

[uranium_death]

Twenty-Seven

[buggerlugs]

14, 1967 Valiant ute with the slant motor. Drove it into a small country town at night with only one indicator working ( for lights ) trying to buy some beer. Unregistered, unlicenced, unroadworthy and underaged...............

[drew`SEVNT5]

14... 1977 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 Sedan

Twin Dellortos, Twin Cam, 5 Spd RWD & Discs all round... Oh yeeeah

[Ryan]

I was 16 when I bought my TE Cortina.

[TheZHLANE]

16, got an el futura 4.0

[LANKY 1]

I was 21 when i finally bought my ute. but before that i got the datsun bluebird off my bro when he up graded. and parents got me an XF ute when that car was unreliable.

[superpursuit83]

Originally Posted by Professor_Evans

I think it should be said that I paid for my first car with MY OWN MONEY.
Just so everybody knows.

Not me I had to get a loan at 15 for a HT Brougham. 307 Chev and fully sick sound.
Being in Kalgoorlie back then at 15 was no problem driving around. Just had to be a good boy going from point A to B and the local cops would leave you alone (Hell they knew where every kid lived back then)

That was my first and only Holden.... But it had a chevy motor so it was ok

[Bad Bird]

16 when I bought my '72 LJ 202 manual Torana. Great car, I miss it a lot.

[damo76]

I Was 16, got a old 1970 nissan patrol with the 248 6cyl 3 speed wit no syncro on first. Step dad did it up and sprayed it but couldnt fix the fuel economy only got 12 mpg so we swapped it for a xw falcon with a 250 2v and thats the car i got my lisence in.