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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:34:25 PM EDT
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Never have.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:35:07 PM EDT
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In 1983 I bought a new Chevy C-30 Drw flatbed .
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:35:38 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Clint50]
[#3]
Triple Black 1973 Chevy El Camino SS, paid $4,000 at V.C.Davis Chevrolet in Walters,OK
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:35:43 PM EDT
[#4]
1989
Bought an 88 bronco II XLT 4x4 brand new. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:36:23 PM EDT
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2022 F150 - at the time, used truck prices for a 1-3 year old truck were more than a new vehicle. It is a super nice vehicle, but I probably won't buy new again simply due to the deprecitation, although it is fine to enjoy your hard earned money every so often.
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VT, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:36:36 PM EDT
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Brand new? A black 1999 Silverado 1500 z71. 5.3, auto, 4x4 reg cab, short bed
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:36:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:38:10 PM EDT
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'62 VW Beetle w/sunroof. Had to order it through our local Ford dealer because there were no VW dealers nearby. Great little car for someone just out of college. Fun to drive, comfortable, economical, and would go like a MFer in the snow, which was just what I needed because I was moving to the mountains.
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SC, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:38:38 PM EDT
[#9]
1989 F150 short bed 302 v8 with 4 speed.
Paid cash for that mofo too. |
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MD, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:39:45 PM EDT
[#10]
2001 Dakota V8. I wish I kept it. ($18k)
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:40:37 PM EDT
[#11]
I want to say it was a 1990 or 91 mazda 626 sedan with sunroof trade it later for a Nissan 240sx
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:41:35 PM EDT
[#12]
Pretty close to this one.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:42:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Frank_B: '62 VW Beetle w/sunroof. Had to order it through our local Ford dealer because there were no VW dealers nearby. Great little car for someone just out of college. Fun to drive, comfortable, economical, and would go like a MFer in the snow, which was just what I needed because I was moving to the mountains. https://cdn1.mecum.com/auctions/sc0517/sc0517-282323/images/[email protected] Maybe my maths are wrong, but that was 62 years ago. Assuming you were 18 when you bought the car, you're 80 now? |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:42:42 PM EDT
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2001 Jeep Cherokee.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:42:49 PM EDT
[#15]
The sad thing on here the the amount of people that haven’t had or been able to experience a new car.
Being in something that’s new and is actually yours is an experience in and of itself. |
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SC, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:43:03 PM EDT
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1984 Firebird, bought ~April of '84.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:43:53 PM EDT
[#17]
Ford Contour.
Absolute piece of shit |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:44:28 PM EDT
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Ford Contour.
It was the meh'est car ever. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:45:33 PM EDT
[#19]
1979 Chevy Monza Spyder from Tom Peacock Chevrolet in Houston.
I worked there at the time. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:45:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: -Obsessed-]
[#20]
2009 Jetta TDIs. Two of them.
What piles of shit they were. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:46:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Banshee35]
[#21]
2004 Landrover Discovery
Main reason I bought it was I saved $10K because I got it on D Plan and couldn’t have bought anything comparable for the $32K I paid for it new. It’s one of 3 cars I ever bought new and actually still have the other 2. Everybody said what a POS money pit it would be but other than shitty gas mileage it costs me a set of tires and a $1400 repair for coil pack and plug wires at the dealer in the 6 years I owned it. It was super comfortable and the only car I have ever owned where I could take a 12 hour road trip and not feel like I got the shit kicked out of me at the end of it. Looked like this but different wheels and had the factory push bar in front  Attached File |
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IL, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:46:32 PM EDT
[#22]
2001 Nissan Frontier. Traded it for a Titan when I was having a second kid. Cab wasn't big enough.
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USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:46:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NachoDip: The sad thing on here the the amount of people that haven't had or been able to experience a new car. Being in something that's new and is actually yours is an experience in and of itself. For most of my life, I've bought used cars. Having bought new ones before I know the feeling and don't really miss it. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:46:58 PM EDT
[#24]
I've only ever bought one brand new vehicle. 2004 Hyundai Sonata, we'd just had our first kid and needed a reliable family car. I know GD loves to hate Hyundai, but that car got us through two kids and went over 100K with only normal maintenance. Every other vehicle I've gotten has been used, although my current "used" truck only had 3,000 miles on it, so was basically new.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:47:56 PM EDT
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1988(or close) Ford Ranger,4X4 V6 5-speed. now on my third new F150. no drive train repairs, sold all with about 200+K miles. All 4X4's. worst issue any had when sold was one with a dripping rear seal. about a quart every 3-4000 miles, just about the time it was due for an oil change.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:49:30 PM EDT
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1987 2WD Toyota pickup. Base model. $11,200 with AC.
One of the best investments I've ever made. 37 years and 427k miles later it still runs great. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:49:41 PM EDT
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1995 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT. Just like the photo, except mine was a RCSB. I couldn’t find a matching picture.  Attached File. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:49:53 PM EDT
[#28]
1978 Ford Fiesta, gold colored paint. The only thing wrong with it was the 12 inch rims never fit the 13 inch potholes. That thing was autobahn rated, friend had one up to 110 mph.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:51:37 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kcobean: Maybe my maths are wrong, but that was 62 years ago. Assuming you were 18 when you bought the car, you're 80 now? If he was just out of college, he was probably closer to 22. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:52:41 PM EDT
[#30]
1989 Honda Civic 4dr.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:52:53 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By justanotherday: 1978 Ford Fiesta, gold colored paint. The only thing wrong with it was the 12 inch rims never fit the 13 inch potholes. That thing was autobahn rated, friend had one up to 110 mph. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/562864/ford_gb_1978_fiesta_euro_silver_s_1978_j-3207088.JPG My older brother had that exact same car in Denmark, as his first car (but used, not new). It was pretty reliable. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:53:23 PM EDT
[#32]
a 1996 dodge ram indy pace truck was my first new car. I was 21.
Still wish I had it |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:54:12 PM EDT
[#33]
2006 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 TRD OffRoad
I had it about a year before my wife left me and I had to sell it since it was in both our names and I couldn't afford the payments on what I was making while going to college. My only other new car was a 2017 Nissan Rogue. |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:54:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dmk0210]
[#34]
1988 Suzuki Samurai. It was really cheap (less than 1/2 the price of a Mustang LX at the time) and hella fun off-road. They've actually gotten super popular around here lately. I see them around often, usually lifted but some still bone stock. After a few years, I sold mine for right about what I paid for it and upgraded to a Jeep Wrangler. So the Sammy was kind of a gateway drug.
It was also my first MT vehicle, and every vehicle I've purchased since has had an MT. 
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:54:35 PM EDT
[#35]
04 ZX6R
04 ZX6r (first one got stolen  )06 ZX6R 10 R6 12 Ducati Monster 696 2014 F150 FX4 fully loaded. First brand new 4 wheel vehicle I ever bought |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:55:08 PM EDT
[#36]
In 1983, I bought a 1983 Camaro with the awesome
LG4 305cid engine, making a monster 150hp @4k rpm and 240lb-ft of torque, all for $14,110. It ran an honest 17 second 1/4 mile. I was a dumb, 18-year old enlistee making $550/month (pre-tax) with a $206.61 car payment and $150/mo car insurance. Do the math...after income taxes, I had about $100/mo as expendable cash, meaning I often had to stay in the dorms on weekends because I didn't have gas money for the gas guzzler (15mpg).The car was a POS. It began leaking oil soon after the 12k mile warranty expired. You had to turn off the a/c at stoplights because it would stall the engine otherwise. The 150hp advertised meant probably just over 100hp at the rear wheels - it was slower than old people having sex. Once I could afford it, I bought a 327 and swapped out the 305, then did some work on the 700R4 transmission. I thought it was a top fuel dragster, but I was living in a fantasy world with my best times at 15sec 1/4 mile. I've come a long way to what I drive today. 
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:56:15 PM EDT
[#37]
2016 Honda Pilot.
Wife “needed” a new car, as the “old” BMW I bought her “couldn’t be fixed” (torque converter wasn’t locking anymore, and was constantly slipping) |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:57:10 PM EDT
[#38]
85 Toyota 4x4 for $8200.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:57:33 PM EDT
[#39]
First "NEW" car I've purchased was the only "New" vehicle I've ever purchased.
2016 Ram 1500 in 2016. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:58:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: justanotherday]
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: My older brother had that exact same car in Denmark, as his first car (but used, not new). It was pretty reliable. It truly was an example of German engineering. If maintained and kept in a fairly urban setting, that thing could easily lasted 30 or 40 years. Something-something divorce was the only reason to sell it. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:59:40 PM EDT
[#41]
1997 Acura Integra Gs-R.
Bought it from a family friend from a dealer on the Dade/Broward county line in South Florida. I think it was around April or May. Looked at a new Prelude also, but it was a bit more $$. The Integra and i had many adventures, here are a few. I had almost every bolt on mod at the time. 5 cross country drives between yuba city, CA and Miami. Stolen, stripped, recovered on the side of 95. Insurance rebuilt it. The sunroof glass self ejected from the car at 145mph. Top speed run, ship was sealed! Acura said hell no for replacement. Told them i was doing 80. Found a guy near by, backyard full of Honda/Acuras. $400 and 4 hours later we swapped out the entire assembly. The hatch and folding seats was great for a mobile fuck shack, use to drive up a small mountain butte and park at the top. Trying to teach the now EX-wife how to drive stick, she did ok and learned to master it eventually, but that first lesson, she was backing out of the driveway and accidentally stopped on her cat’s tail and freaked out. I had to jump in and move the car. Got flooded in a no name tropical storm, took out all electronics, insurance fixed it. I bought a set of rims for it and put the 15” “blade” wheels on my now ex wife’s civic. Within 2 weeks they were gone.When i left for work at 6am,i walked outside and saw her civic with no Wheels and balancing nicely on 2 stacks of newspaper. In the end, it was a 1996 Chevrolet caprice classic, driven by a 86-year-old black lady name Ellen May Hollanhead. In July 2002. She ran the red light coming out of the hotel lane on A1A at 53rd Street and t-boned me at front right fender area. I had airbag hit and send me back, the amplifier that was mounted where the rear seats used to be, came up and hit me back and sent me back forward. The car was totaled and i got fucked, she had no insurance and i got my neck and back adjusted for free, but no $$ for the car. 198,000 miles, in 5 years and a lot of memories. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:01:51 PM EDT
[#42]
'97 Jeep TJ. $22K.
Traded it on a new Jeep Grand Cherokee a couple years later, the TJ was a terrible daily driver for me, and I drove that grand cherokee into the ground. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:02:19 PM EDT
[#43]
1985 Dodge Charger (Omni) Shelby Turbo
A horribly bad decision and a horribly bad car.  Not mine. Mine lasted four years before the k frame cracked and it was finally towed to the junkyard in 1995. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:02:37 PM EDT
[#44]
86 Suzuki Samurai.
Around 8k from Earnhart in Phoenix. Tons of open land in AZ back then. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:02:57 PM EDT
[#45]
2002 Dodge Dakota SLT+ 4.7L V8 and 5 Speed manual with 3.92 rear and limited slip. $20,500 or something ridiculous
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:06:20 PM EDT
[#46]
1990 Mazda B2200 pickup.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:08:51 PM EDT
[#47]
I'm pushing 40yr old. Never have owned a brand new car. I dont think either of my parents have owned one, nor any of my grandparents. Out of my 50 or so aunts, uncles, and cousins, I don't know any of them who have purchased a brand new car.
I'm really just not that interested in it. The whole process of taking out a loan to buy a car doesn't sit right with me. All the silly games dealerships play to try and milk you out of even more money. Having to make payments, and pay interest. And the fact that it drops in value so much the instant you drive it off the lot. And given the direction new cars are going, with all the BS they keep adding to them, its less and less likely that I'll ever buy one. Maybe if I hit the lottery and ended up with FU money. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:09:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:09:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MrMackey]
[#49]
Just bought my black ‘24 Santa Cruz on Wednesday. Traded my ‘19 Tucson in on it. My first ever non pre owned vehicle. Flame on. Put a bed cover on it and for what it’s worth I like it. I haul my kids, deer, and fish so it suits my needs perfectly.
My wife picked up her new Tucson on Saturday  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:14:31 PM EDT
[Last Edit: TonyRumore]
[#50]
2003 Chevy 4x4 Crew Cab
The other car ran the stop sign. Tony  |
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