It cost $500. Buying a half-decent car today would take 10 times that. 1994 Honda Civic
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Citroen Saxo, everything was SO cheap. I remember I had to replace a side mirror and a new one was like ... 30β¬? And I was able to do it myself.
Replacing a side mirror on my Octavia was almost 500β¬!
It weighed more than my first girlfriend.
The wheels didn't fall off when I drove it
1993 Buick Regal, it had the 3800 engine which is arguably the best engine that GM has ever made. They (the engines) are still sought after today. I drove it to 297,000 miles and got rid of it as the transmission was going out.
I remember putting my foot down in the family's 3.8 L minivan when there was nobody and nothing in it other than me. it's a nice displacement
My uncle was a mechanic. He spent a lot of time getting that car into good condition. It was the last car we worked on before he died of cancer.
Sunroof.
Itβs non-existent wheel base. The turning radius was practically within the same lane. God I miss my 91 Honda CRX Si.
I've never owned it.
It was a Toyota HiAce 8 seat van with an undersized steering wheel, a non functioning Speedo or fuel gauge, a moon roof and a sun roof, and the middle bank of chairs could spin around to face the back set.
It never broke down. Didn't change oil, didn't check water, just gassed it up and drove.
AMC in-line 6-cylinder. They don't make them like that anymore.
It had a Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra bumper sticker on it. Pre-installed.
That it was mine π
I drove it across country (US) from east coast to west coast and back without my parents knowing. It was a fun week.
It had a working car phone. In the 2000s. It was rad.
I had 10" subs in my 08 Hyundai Tiburon
An Alpine radio and phone dock meant I was streaming podcasts way before it was cool.
I just got my first car last summer, I was 36 and bought myself a 2021 Seat Leon FR PHEV Hatchback, almost new.
Currently my favourite thing is the electric mode, I love being able to slienty sneak around in residential areas with a smooth ride snd disturbing noone.
Also, the heated steering wheel is just bloody fantastic, especially to have it as a real button on the steering wheel.
Bench front seat and when I floored it, it would burn rubber up to about 50mph. I bought it when I was 14.
That I could fill up the whole tank for like $8. Gas was 89 cents a gallon back in my day.