So, yeah. I got a new car too (Update)

[ChadTower]

It does if she doesn't have her own license and car yet.

[JonnyBoy]

True...

[ChadTower]

Wait, when did kids start wearing letterman jackets again?  No one would be caught dead with them in the early 90s.

[SirPoonga]

Ummmmm, my school it seemed everyone who was in sports, no matter the talent, wore letter jackets (mid90s).

[Stingray]

Late '80, all the jocks at my school wore letter jackets. However, I work in a high school now, nobody wears them here. I never really thought about that until now.

-S

[ChadTower]

I had one, and like 10 letters by the time I graduated, but not sure I ever wore the thing.

[Crazy Cooter]

I wasn't in High School enough to notice.

My '92 hasn't turned 100k yet.  I bought it from a Dr. that had all the receipts & oil change tags still in the glove box.  It has a touch of rust, but I can take care of that this winter (hopefully).  My first mission is 3rd gear rubber so it's actually worth fixing the rust.

Take that Acura to the drag strips.  You'll either get it stolen or pick up a girlfriend.  Maybe both.  You'll never know until you throw the dice.  Whatever you do, stay away from any street races.  In my experience, there's a bigger "thief ratio" on the streets than the track.  YMMV, but at 16, you'll likely get bit by the racing bug.  You have a good platform for either "relatively" cheap dragging or some autocross stuff.  It's best to just choose one or the other for $ sake.

[AlanS17]

I came from a pretty poor area of the U.S. At my high school, it wasn't a matter of who had the nicest car. It was just a matter of who had a car at all.

I inhereted a 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra S (never figured out what the "S" stood for) when I turned 16. It was 9 years old when I got it, but the seats were like Lazy Boys and it had power everything. We called it "the tank" and "the blue bomber". We bragged, "it won't beat a Camaro in a race, but it'll sure roll over one."

Yeah, that was a great car... all the way up until the day it caught fire on the way to school due to an electrical malfunction. 

[paigeoliver]

Same thing when I was in high school, just having A car pretty much assured you a girlfriend. I was a total loser in high school.  But then I turned 16 and got an old Buick Regal, and from that moment on I had all the dates I wanted with sophmores and freshman.

I wish it was still that easy.

Come to think of it, I was 21 before I ever had a girlfriend who actually owned a car (not counting a 26 year old that I only went out with twice when I was 20).

[Bones]

We can't drive here at 16. 17 is the minimum for a provisional licence. Out of 200 guys in my year at school aged 17, maybe 10 had cars. This ratio was normal.

My first car was a 1973 orange Toyota Corolla which I brought for $200 and rebuilt with my grandfather.

With the exception of a diff (which was my fault after dropping the clutch in dirt and then hitting the road at full wheelspin), I drove it for 3 years troublefree. It did great hand-brakeys.

[Stingray]

...I had all the dates I wanted with sophmores and freshman.

I wish it was still that easy.

Actually, it is still that easy to get dates with 14 and 15 year olds.

-S

[paigeoliver]

...I had all the dates I wanted with sophmores and freshman.

I wish it was still that easy.

Actually, it is still that easy to get dates with 14 and 15 year olds.

-S

Yeah, only I am pretty sure you can't date any more high school girls after you are old enough to get into a bar, at least that was always the way I understood the rule. 

[ChadTower]

At our high school, we had a couple of levels.  There were the regular kids, no cash for a car.  We had the kids who worked 50 hours on top of school, had a car.  Then we had a couple of kids with rich parents, who would be driving a good car.  Then we had the dealers, coming to school in a $150,000 Mercedes.

[Stingray]

By the time I was 16 I had a very nice truck that I had entirely rebuilt (with the help of my dad). I got it when I was 14 and it was a complete PoS at the time. Spent two years dedicating most of my free time to rebuilding it. I had one of the nicer cars in my high school.

-S

[ChadTower]

One of the biggest events of our teenage years was when my best friend inherited a beaten up Oldsmobile.  Dead clyinder, so top speed was 50.  Bad electrical, so we often had to swear at it for a half hour to get it started.  Eventually, we were out at the beach, and the brakes died electrically and we couldn't get them working again.  It was a sad day when we no longer had that car.

[Stingray]

My best friend had a Mustang with no reverse. We always had to remember to park it where you didn't have to back it out. Sometimes we'd forget and look like a couple of super-losers when we had to get out & push the car out of the parking space.

-S

[paigeoliver]

My best friend had a Mustang with no reverse. We always had to remember to park it where you didn't have to back it out. Sometimes we'd forget and look like a couple of super-losers when we had to get out & push the car out of the parking space.

-S

Seems like A LOT of high school kids end up with those cars that have no reverse, or won't shift into the final gear, etc. I have never known an adult that drove a car like that, but I remember 3 different kids at school without reverse, and one who had an automatic that wouldn't shift into the final gear!!

[Stingray]

That's because most adults can afford to have their car fixed. Sad thing about this car was that he had about three grand tied up in the engine and then bolted it to a tranny with no reverse. Yes, I told him often that he was a moron. Shut up and push was the usual response.

-s

[AceTKK]

in HS I had a 1981 Datsun 280zx, made the same year I was.  It was an awesome car, in mint condition.  The chicks never really appreciated it the way I did though; they tended to go for the guys with the SS camaros.  My parents still have the Datsun.  My sister ran it into a ditch so it's a little beat up now.  I really should see about getting it back and restoring it.

-Ace-

[Buddabing]

My first car was a "Le Car" with no A/C and no radio. It was NOT a chick magnet.

I think my parents got me that car on purpose.

But it had four wheels and got me from place to place, so I didn't complain, especially since I didn't pay for it or the insurance. It also took regular (leaded) gas, which was cheaper than unleaded.

[JackTucky]

My first car was a "Le Car" with no A/C and no radio. It was NOT a chick magnet.

Some loser who lived in the downstairs apartment of our beach house one year drove a LeCar.  He was constantly parking it in our spot.

One day, me and 3 of my drunken buddies lifted it and moved it out of the way.

it was VERY light.   

He was mad, blamed me for messing up his bumper.

Art

[Stingray]

My Dad had a LeCar for a very short time. I remember that was the car I used to teach my sister to drive a stick. Man we thrashed that little sucker.

-S

[Crazy Cooter]

My first car was a wagon.  It was great for the Drive-in.  It had a V8 & a shift kit so it was pretty quick too.  I miss that car, it rode better than any car I've owned since.  Plus the girls liked that the back seat folded down and made a nice area to mess around in  .

[missioncontrol]

my first car was a 73 Dodge Duster had it 3 weeks before I rolled it...........

[JonnyBoy]

Well, I've had the car for a few days now and it seems that the previous owner was a a**hole and installed an aftermarket stereo incorrectly, resulting in nearly a grand of electrical damage. Luckily, the dealership we bought it from is paying for the repair bill. But still, I don't have a car for the next 5 days because some jerk was too lazy or cheap to buy a wiring harness.

[Stingray]

At least the dealership is taking responsibility for it. I'd never buy a used Acura, 99% of them end up in the hands of teenage ricer wannabees who really don't know the first thing about cars.

-S

[JonnyBoy]

Well considering I am a teenager I take offense! (No, not really). As I stated earlier the only reason for taking the plunge for the Acura is because it was cheaper than most all the Honda civics in the area. I just wanted something with the reliability of a Honda engine so I could drive it well into college. Looks like the joke's on me.

[dogg0]

At least the dealership is taking responsibility for it. I'd never buy a used Acura, 99% of them end up in the hands of teenage ricer wannabees who really don't know the first thing about cars.

-S

haha, stingray spends way too much time at highschool

[Stingray]

At least the dealership is taking responsibility for it. I'd never buy a used Acura, 99% of them end up in the hands of teenage ricer wannabees who really don't know the first thing about cars.

-S

haha, stingray spends way too much time at highschool

Sad but true. And for what it's worth, no offense was intended.

I'm going back to my rocking chair so I can shake my fist at the damn kids some more.

-S

[JonnyBoy]

No offense was taken. I'm going to go play some MAME to ease my troubled mind.

[Stingray]

Good for you. That's what's wrong with kids today. They spend too much time in school, and not enough time playing video games.

-S

[SirPoonga]

In HS I either borrowed my dad's '82 tercel or used my '74 suzuki ts185 dual purpose bike.

http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/TS/TS185-brochures/1974_TS185L_brochure_800.jpg

[Jabba]

Heh, my first car was shared between me an my bro, it was a green dodge dart (1975) with 2 bazillion miles on it. It was so old the bottom was all rusted out to hell on the back seat and when idling gas would come in through the rear. Put heh, it got back and forth to work OK...