My first car that eventually lead me to the 370Z.... what was your first?

FloridaViking · 12-06-2009, 06:40 AM

First car was a 1970 opel GT. Lots of fun but spent most of its time up on blocks.

kantonm · 12-07-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FloridaViking

First car was a 1970 opel GT. Lots of fun but spent most of its time up on blocks.

learned to drive manual on a 70 Opel GT.. fun car!

cdawg410 · 12-07-2009, 07:04 PM

1986 200sx..... my dad bought it for me when I was 16 (1996).... didn't realize it was so that I could take and pick up my little sister from school....... still loved it, car would talk to you...."door is ajar" and a digital fuel gauge. Thought I was the hottest ish.

Endgame · 12-07-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by farmosh203

Uh oh, we got a Tucson guy! My older brother went to U of A, he works at the Honeywell down there now.

LOL! Actually I am in Phx now... I work on a floor full of Devil fans. I love to razz them, and they give it right back.

afbond03 · 12-08-2009, 12:50 PM

I had one of these when I was younger.

It lead me to finally getting this later in life.

And now I own a beautiful black 09 370z

vipor · 12-08-2009, 01:26 PM

I've had a lot of cars over my 11 years of driving, here's a list:

1996 Pontiac Grand Am - Burgundy - Coupe - shared with mom, step dad's. he let it get repo'd
1990 Chevy Blazer - Black - 2 Door 2WD - bought from step dad, he bought it back, same price
1989 Toyota Corolla - Red - 4 Door - dad's car, I drove. clutch went out and was vandalized at the school auto shop
1978 Olds Cutlass Supreme - Creme (Vanilla Pudding) - Brougham - sold to a friend
1987 Honda Accord LXi - Light Blue - 2 Door Hatch - shared with step mom, motor locked up on her later
1989 Honda Accord LXi - Champagne - 4 Door - cut off, hit the guy. damaged the tranny, lost all but 1st gear. motor blew. sold as-is for 400$
1992 Nissan 240SX SE - Black - Coupe - had a HUD speedo omg. traded in.
1997 Nissan 240SX SE - Cobalt Green Pearl - Coupe (of course) - wrecked, cut off. sat on it for a while, sold to friend, we fixed it. he still drives it to this day.
1971 Chevy C10 - Ugly - LWB Custom Deluxe - 2 new motors and 3 new trannies. still needs work. parked at a friend's, still.
1995 Dodge Spirit - Burgundy - 4 Door 2.5L N/A - new tranny, replaced the head myself when the therm. locked up and it blew. sold to a junkyard after i got my Z for 100$ lol.
2009 Nissan 370Z - Pearl White - Nismo - effin win!

I think that's all of them, lol.

The 240's were definitely where I fell in love with Nissans. Also, my mom had a Red 86 Z31 and later my brother had a Burgundy 86, both awesome cars.

j.arnaldo · 12-08-2009, 01:51 PM

'61 Ford Falcon. A slow poke, but reliable. I never DREAMED I'd end up owning a Z!!! Very reliable '04.5 Touring Coupe! Cheers!

phelan · 12-08-2009, 02:25 PM

We never dreamed you'd have a 2004.5 Tou- oh wait.

ANYWAY:
97 Range Rover -> 2003 Audi -> 1991 240SX (sorta...never quite finished building it, but sold it for payments on...) -> 2009 370Z

Going small is good for the environment. Right, RIGHT?!!?!

LETSGOEERS06 · 12-10-2009, 03:26 PM

my first "car" was a Jeep Wrangler Laredo (89) w/ AC (actually rare'r than you would think)

89 wrangler -> 95 Wrangler sahara -> 03 eclipse gts -> 95 Blazer ->
-> 01 Grand Cherokee -> 05 Grand Cherokee -> 06 Grand Cherokee, and a 07 SRT8 but that one was only mine for a month

vipor · 12-10-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LETSGOEERS06

my first "car" was a Jeep Wrangler Laredo (89) w/ AC (actually rare'r than you would think)

89 wrangler -> 95 Wrangler sahara -> 03 eclipse gts -> 95 Blazer ->
-> 01 Grand Cherokee -> 05 Grand Cherokee -> 06 Grand Cherokee, and a 07 SRT8 but that one was only mine for a month

almost as many as i've had lol

you love your jeep/dodge cars huh lol

perfectnobody · 12-10-2009, 05:06 PM

this is my first car...lol

LETSGOEERS06 · 12-11-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by vipor

almost as many as i've had lol

you love your jeep/dodge cars huh lol

Well when i was 16 my parents and I went looking for cars I wanted a sports car... they thought I would kill myself in my moms z28 so I got a jeep and fell in love with them... after my eclipse and the wranglers I miss a Manual so much and where I live its unpractical to get a rwd car unless you have a 4x4 for the ICE/SNOW up and down these mountains.

FricFrac · 12-10-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LETSGOEERS06

my first "car" was a Jeep Wrangler Laredo (89) w/ AC (actually rare'r than you would think)

89 wrangler -> 95 Wrangler sahara -> 03 eclipse gts -> 95 Blazer ->
-> 01 Grand Cherokee -> 05 Grand Cherokee -> 06 Grand Cherokee, and a 07 SRT8 but that one was only mine for a month

Lol - I've got a '99 Jeep Cheroke Larado 4.0L straigt six (I think I've got a thing for the straight six... ) for my winter beater - with a turbo muffler! Whoot whoot

KillerBee370 · 12-10-2009, 05:51 PM

'63 VW bus was the first. Too many to remember between then and now.

gumpy · 12-11-2009, 01:00 AM

Mine was a 06 VW Polo GTI, not sure if the US gets this car.

It had a lovely 20 valve 4 cylinder 1.8L turbo engine from the audi's. I miss the low down torque the small turbo's gave, as well as the rediculous level of fuel efficiency and the ease of parking the thing... =)

12-08-2009, 01:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 43 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 50	I've had a lot of cars over my 11 years of driving, here's a list: 1996 Pontiac Grand Am - Burgundy - Coupe - shared with mom, step dad's. he let it get repo'd 1990 Chevy Blazer - Black - 2 Door 2WD - bought from step dad, he bought it back, same price 1989 Toyota Corolla - Red - 4 Door - dad's car, I drove. clutch went out and was vandalized at the school auto shop 1978 Olds Cutlass Supreme - Creme (Vanilla Pudding) - Brougham - sold to a friend 1987 Honda Accord LXi - Light Blue - 2 Door Hatch - shared with step mom, motor locked up on her later 1989 Honda Accord LXi - Champagne - 4 Door - cut off, hit the guy. damaged the tranny, lost all but 1st gear. motor blew. sold as-is for 400$ 1992 Nissan 240SX SE - Black - Coupe - had a HUD speedo omg. traded in. 1997 Nissan 240SX SE - Cobalt Green Pearl - Coupe (of course) - wrecked, cut off. sat on it for a while, sold to friend, we fixed it. he still drives it to this day. 1971 Chevy C10 - Ugly - LWB Custom Deluxe - 2 new motors and 3 new trannies. still needs work. parked at a friend's, still. 1995 Dodge Spirit - Burgundy - 4 Door 2.5L N/A - new tranny, replaced the head myself when the therm. locked up and it blew. sold to a junkyard after i got my Z for 100$ lol. 2009 Nissan 370Z - Pearl White - Nismo - effin win! I think that's all of them, lol. The 240's were definitely where I fell in love with Nissans. Also, my mom had a Red 86 Z31 and later my brother had a Burgundy 86, both awesome cars. __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

12-08-2009, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 39 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3407	We never dreamed you'd have a 2004.5 Tou- oh wait. ANYWAY: 97 Range Rover -> 2003 Audi -> 1991 240SX (sorta...never quite finished building it, but sold it for payments on...) -> 2009 370Z Going small is good for the environment. Right, RIGHT?!!?! __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

12-10-2009, 03:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
LETSGOEERS06 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Morgantown,WV Age: 41 Posts: 116 Drives: 06 Jeep GC Overland Rep Power: 17	my first "car" was a Jeep Wrangler Laredo (89) w/ AC (actually rare'r than you would think) 89 wrangler -> 95 Wrangler sahara -> 03 eclipse gts -> 95 Blazer -> -> 01 Grand Cherokee -> 05 Grand Cherokee -> 06 Grand Cherokee, and a 07 SRT8 but that one was only mine for a month __________________ 2006 Grand Cherokee Overland Whats the worst thing about loosing to a 5000lb SUV Having to tell your friends what just handed you your a$$ - SRT8

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