What's the FIRST "New" Car You Bought....

What's the FIRST "New" Car You Bought.... (Page 1 of 7)

doc540 Member Joined Dec 2008 Posts 10732 EE 100% (16) TX, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:03:04 PM EDT [Last Edit: doc540] from a new car car dealer? And when did you buy it? new wife needed a daily driver 1991 base Honda Hatchback from a dealer in Houston, TX first and last time I bought new
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fttam Member Joined Dec 2011 Posts 32778 EE 100% (4) NY, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:12:50 PM EDT [#12] The first new car I ever signed for was a few years after I’d gotten married- we bought a 2000 Outback to haul the fam. My first new to me vehicle ever was my 2004 R1 My first new to me four wheeled vehicle was my ‘05 Ram
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Ibn_Huq Joined Jan 2013 Posts 15461 EE 0% (0) VA, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:15:48 PM EDT [Last Edit: Ibn_Huq] [#21] 1986 GTi loaded at around $12k The first of three A2s that I put over 500k miles on collectively. Last one was a 92 I kept until 2005 at 203k…it still ran well enough. I should have kept it.

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mleaky Joined Feb 2001 Posts 5851 EE 100% (25) AZ, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:16:14 PM EDT [#24] First new vehicle I've ever bought.

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Dynamo Member Joined Oct 2009 Posts 12765 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:16:46 PM EDT [#26] 1992 Geo Metro Yeah yeah I know. I was in school and didn't have much money. It was nice to have a new car with working A/C though, and the fuel economy was outstanding.

tacocat Joined Jan 2016 Posts 13216 EE 100% (4) NC, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:17:55 PM EDT [#27] 2017 toyota 4runner My wife needed a daily driver.

Strela Member Joined Mar 2001 Posts 37102 EE 100% (170) TX, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:18:19 PM EDT [Last Edit: Strela] [#28] '69 Z28, Jackshaw Chevrolet, Euclid, OH. $2900. Had it 8 days when I was rear-ended by a drunk in a Caddy. A year later I traded it in on a '70 LS6 454 Chevelle from a dealer in Temple, TX. $3900. Never should have sold it.
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doc540 Member Joined Dec 2008 Posts 10734 EE 100% (16) TX, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:19:54 PM EDT [#32] Quote History Originally Posted By Strela: '69 Z28, Jackshaw Chevrolet, Euclid, OH. $2900. Had it 8 days when I was rear-ended by a drunk in a Caddy. A year later I traded it in on a '70 LS6 454 Chevelle from a dealer in Temple, TX. $3900. Never should have sold it. View Quote Did either one of them have A/C?
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crusaderf8u Joined Feb 2020 Posts 1261 EE 100% (2) NC, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:20:09 PM EDT [#33] Only have bought one new car in my life, a 1996 Saturn SC2 coupe for my wife. Was a wretched piece of junk, and went back to buying used cars since.

hatidua Joined May 2009 Posts 8466 EE 100% (228) CO, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:20:23 PM EDT [#34] '91 Cherokee

turfengineer Member Joined Aug 2014 Posts 5102 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:20:50 PM EDT [#35] 2022 F350 King Ranch I prefer to buy a vehicle after the depreciation starts.
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fredegar Rollbar Joined May 2016 Posts 12298 EE 100% (2) FL, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:21:01 PM EDT [#36] Honda Accord Hybrid. 2014? Was a great car. Looking back now, should have kept it. I traded it in less than 12 months later for a used 2010 GT500, even went a little upside down on the loan I was in my early 20's, cut me some slack

odiedodi Joined Aug 2009 Posts 40525 EE 0% (0) SGP	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:21:04 PM EDT [Last Edit: odiedodi] [#37] Quote History Originally Posted By basp2005: Never have, never will. View Quote That's a rich man's hobby. I'll probably drive a used Toyota until I die. I actually almost did finance a new car when rates were dummy cheap a few years ago, but I couldn't justify it.

Jeff55 Joined Nov 2016 Posts 164 EE 100% (40) FL, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:24:42 PM EDT [#38] 1988 Pontiac Fiero last year they were made paid a bit over 9K out the door. Drove it for 14 years as a daily work commuter.

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jaqufrost Member Joined Sep 2004 Posts 60533 EE 100% (113) OK, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:29:44 PM EDT [Last Edit: jaqufrost] [#40] 2022 F250 Tremor in May 2022. Attached File Only new vehicle purchase we've ever made.

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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:30:01 PM EDT

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Did either one of them have A/C?

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Originally Posted By Strela:
'69 Z28, Jackshaw Chevrolet, Euclid, OH. $2900.

Had it 8 days when I was rear-ended by a drunk in a Caddy.

A year later I traded it in on a '70 LS6 454 Chevelle from a dealer in Temple, TX. $3900. Never should have sold it.

Did either one of them have A/C?

Not an option on solid lifter cars at that time. Z28 had black vinyl interior. That was fun in a TX summer. Chevelle had a white interior.

No power steering either.

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TheRX7Project Joined Mar 2011 Posts 18374 EE 100% (2) WI, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:30:49 PM EDT [#42] 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 base model February 2001 I beat the everloving hell out of that thing LOL

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oscardeuce Member Joined Jun 2012 Posts 12682 EE 100% (6) OH, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:31:18 PM EDT [#44] Audi A-6 2012 Still have it
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JVD Joined Nov 2008 Posts 46485 EE 0% (0) WI, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 2:34:06 PM EDT [#49] I've been driving for more of my life than not at this point. I've never had a new vehicle. The last one I bought was 3 years old, that's the newest I've had.

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