Your first car...

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My first car was a 1981 Holden Commodore (VC), 3.3L IL6 4speed manual that I converted to a 5speed.

I had lots of fun in that car and it was very reliable for the abuse I gave it.

Found memorys :).
 
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti (2002) got it new about half an year after my licence.... :bowdown:

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My first, and current, car (the Skyline, not the RX-7).
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217 hp :)
4WD :)
Automatic :(
Four wheel steering :)
ABS :)
Sony CD Player & Cassettte/Radio (stock) :)
Awesome 'huggy' seats :) :)
Awesome interior :)
Acellerator pedal :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Atessa 4WD system :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
Engine sound 👍 👍 👍 👍
 
My First baby , 1987 NIssan King Cab( Did all the work myself, looked exactly like this, except it was yellow with a black racing stripe and 5 star aluminum 17" rims )



Next Was a piece of crap ( I rolled the nissan ) 1989 mercury Slow-paz



Then a 1990 Dodge Shadow ( Went through 2 engines and a tranny dragging with this little monster ) got caught by cops doing 193 km in a 80 km zone



Now am driving the best car I've had ( treats me very well ) 1991 mazda 626 lx 5 door


And my Next car ( this fall ) will either be a [img=http://img255.echo.cx/img255/79/forester2zd.jpg] or a [img=http://img255.echo.cx/img255/5936/vue5ku.jpg]
 
Learnt to drive in a 2002 Clio 1.5 Diesel, not a bad car but abit boring and 'namby pamby' for me.

First car is and still is a 1993 Seat Ibiza 1.2i 'Friend' :rolleyes: Mines like the one at the back in this picture only its a 3 door model and its red paint is a bit faded and has 'Loads a Prayer' written on the rear window... my brother tried to remove it when he had the car. But failed.
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Great little car only I want a big and 'fastish' Volvo (To keep insurers happy ;) ) which is what I'm keeping an eye out for.
 
First and current.

1987 MK2 Cavalier Calibre. 500 built, 70 still registered, and ~10 still on the road.

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It's a shed at the moment, currently undergoing a full on strip down/rebuild... £600 worth of panels ready to be ordered, doing everything apart from the respray myself to save some cash... What's saved on that I can put towards turboing it.

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Should look like this when it's done...

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CalibreDan
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Nice, don't see many Mk2 Cavaliers about these days (primarily thanks to Mr. Rust, as can also be seen on yours!) let alone rare ones.

Your finished version looks nice but not to keen on the front grill, is that the same as standard? Although personally I'd probably try and keep the car as original as possible.
 
Yep, it's standard and actually part of the bumper so even if I wanted I couldn't change it.

I'm keeping it relatively original and not changing anything that can't be put back to standard easily, wheels and suspension are on the cards along with a turbo conversion... Should raise it to around 270bhp with room for more :)
 
My baby: '99 Mistubishi Eclipse GS-T.

No pics because the album that I was keeping them in got torn to shreds by my cute little Mini Schnauzer :(. Built up to about 350HP and maxed out at 410 with race gas and 19 psi.

Mom and Dad made me sell her because I got busted for "racing" and the resulting fine, insurance increase, and licence suspension. I miss her sooooooooooooo much!!!

Currently driving: Either my mom's 2001 Toyota Highlander V6 4WD or my pop's 1996 Toyota Corolla :dopey:. Hopefully I'm going to get a new car soon. Maybe a 240SX S14 or another '97-'99 Eclipse GS-T.
 
CalibreDan
Yep, it's standard and actually part of the bumper so even if I wanted I couldn't change it.

I'm keeping it relatively original and not changing anything that can't be put back to standard easily, wheels and suspension are on the cards along with a turbo conversion... Should raise it to around 270bhp with room for more :)
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I like what your going to do with your MK2 Cavallier, thats going to look awesome!! Good luck with the work that needs to be done on it 👍
 
im not yet 18 (in the netherlands you have to be 18 to get your driving license) but my dad bought a new car that i can drive when i have my driving license. its a 05 mustang gt convertible, the first one in the netherlands. i love it so much. its a great car.
 
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I like what your going to do with your MK2 Cavallier, thats going to look awesome!! Good luck with the work that needs to be done on it 👍
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:) Thanks, just about ready to start now... Going to be rather expensive from here on out I think :nervous: 👍
 
A beautiful Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4.
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Exactly like this.

My dream after losing her is to go out and find another.
 

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