What did everyone learn to drive in?

John 070 · 10-13-2015, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mc-m3

This should make you feel better. Early 70's Buick wagon and Wildcat. Wildcat had a 430 cubic inch engine and it was so tail happy my mom would burn 'em off when she tried to go quick. Learned manual on a '62 bug. What a great snow car that was.

My friends have no idea why, seriously, they can't fathom why I like this 1994-1996, but I seriously do.....true duals, tow package, LT1 motor (just like a 944, if one were available that could be a DD for around 2k, I'd pick it up, but I've seen a bunch asking 18k!)

http://www.mcsmk8.com/94-ROADMASTER/ROADMASTER.html

upstatedoc · 10-13-2015, 08:55 AM

1981 Rabbit

Mr Tonka · 10-13-2015, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

1981 Rabbit

I learned a different type of "driving" in the convertible version of that.

BrokenVert · 10-13-2015, 04:15 PM

'99 5.0 Mercury Mountaineer. The engine sounded sweet and the car was very nice inside, but it wasn't very fast.

Wavy · 10-14-2015, 02:10 PM

1990 735i

Whostheboss · 10-14-2015, 03:43 PM

'90 Ford Winstar. Mom's minivan

s14_kev · 10-14-2015, 04:19 PM

E30 M3

wdb · 10-14-2015, 05:32 PM

BMW 1600

V1.47fan · 10-14-2015, 05:49 PM

1/2 ton short bed Ford.

Malibu1 · 10-14-2015, 07:28 PM

First car I ever turned the key to fire up the engine on was back in 1979. I was 7 years old and the car was a 1965 427 cobra. I was spending the night at a friends house and his fathers buddies were over. They all wanted to hear the car fire up and my friend who was also my age was scared to do it. So they put me in the seat to turn it over. I had no idea that it was going to scare the shit out of me. I had to pump the gas a bunch of times and first spark made it backfire through the carb. I have only told a handful of people that story. When I was younger I guess I felt everyone would say bs. I think that is why I always had my sights set on having a Cobra some day. Even though the one I have is only a cobra replica.
First car I learned to drive in was my fathers 67 olds cutlass with a manual transmission.

NEFARIOUS · 10-14-2015, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 335Dude

Oh the burnouts were glorious. Hope your buddy is doing well!

They were indeed... The only car I owned that was even able to perform burnouts wasn't nearly as good as that (especially since it was FWD and that's points off no matter how big a cloud of smoke I make). I hope he's alright too.

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

my parents' 75 Volvo 245 DL station wagon, pickle green pitted paint.

You mean this thing, but in green (yes, that's me when I was about 5-6 years old)? LOL my mom had one too!

V1.47fan · 10-14-2015, 10:34 PM

That's a cool picture, Nef.

Shredicus · 10-14-2015, 10:43 PM

95 Lincoln Town car with blown out rear airbag shocks and a landau top lol

MrPrena · 10-14-2015, 10:52 PM

86 Taurus

DiabloCO · 10-14-2015, 11:04 PM

This was after i painted it, 94 ranger 5spd 2ws in buffalo ny

UncleWede · 10-15-2015, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Malibu1

First car I ever turned the key to fire up the engine on was back in 1979. I was 7 years old and the car was a 1965 427 cobra. I was spending the night at a friends house and his fathers buddies were over. They all wanted to hear the car fire up and my friend who was also my age was scared to do it. So they put me in the seat to turn it over. I had no idea that it was going to scare the shit out of me. I had to pump the gas a bunch of times and first spark made it backfire through the carb. I have only told a handful of people that story. When I was younger I guess I felt everyone would say bs. I think that is why I always had my sights set on having a Cobra some day. Even though the one I have is only a cobra replica.
First car I learned to drive in was my fathers 67 olds cutlass with a manual transmission.

B. S.

Lups · 10-15-2015, 12:36 AM

Opel cadet. I was abt 12 when my dad decided I need to know how to. He decided a second later he was wrong.

My real education came a year later on this jokkis track back home in run down cars prepared for the track. My first crash happened abt 10 minutes later.

zgood4u · 10-15-2015, 06:01 AM

1967 Opel station wagon

one 35i · 10-15-2015, 06:40 AM

1951 Plymouth coupe (light green color) with three on a tree!

isthar · 10-15-2015, 06:52 AM

1997 Toyota Corolla

finaloption · 10-15-2015, 10:07 AM

some early 90's Oldsmobile 88

Twixboy · 10-15-2015, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian1973

If you can narrow it down to one or two vehicles you learned to drive in, what are they?

I personally learned, beyond sitting on my father's lap steering, on a 1986 Toyota Celica GTS manual. I was 13 years old driving in my grandparents extremely long driveway, so that was 1986 or so. Then I got my first car which was a 1986 Pontiac Fiero 2M4, which I think was 1989 at 16 years old.

Some Preludes and other cars in there but the Celica and Fiero were where I learned the bulk of my driving.

You've got to be kidding me. My first car was a 1986 Toyota Celica GTS

It was already 13 years old by the time I got it in high school though.

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Malibu1 First Lieutenant 36 Rep 313 Posts Drives: Charger HC, Backdraft Cobra Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Washington State iTrader: (2)	First car I ever turned the key to fire up the engine on was back in 1979. I was 7 years old and the car was a 1965 427 cobra. I was spending the night at a friends house and his fathers buddies were over. They all wanted to hear the car fire up and my friend who was also my age was scared to do it. So they put me in the seat to turn it over. I had no idea that it was going to scare the shit out of me. I had to pump the gas a bunch of times and first spark made it backfire through the carb. I have only told a handful of people that story. When I was younger I guess I felt everyone would say bs. I think that is why I always had my sights set on having a Cobra some day. Even though the one I have is only a cobra replica. First car I learned to drive in was my fathers 67 olds cutlass with a manual transmission. __________________ Currently own: 1965 Backdraft Cobra Replica, 2013 SVT Raptor, 2020 Charger Hellcat, 1967 Olds
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