First Car...

...ladies · #1 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 08:24 PM

I'm getting my first car here in two months or so and i'v narrowed it down to the mitsubishi 3000gt, and mitsubishi eclipse (2g) turbo. I'll post pictures of both for those who don't know.

http://www.ssip.net/upload/mitsubish...ront-1_212.jpg

3000gt, Its a 222hp V6, front wheel drive.
Pros: Great styling, Unique
Cons: Slow, not alot of aftermarket parts

http://images.automotive.com/stock/3...E/1999/3CO.JPG

Eclipse, 215hp 4cyl turbo, front wheel drive.
Pros: Fast, lots of aftermarket parts, good looking
Cons: Common, "punk" reputation

**2door** · #2 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 11:30 PM

Ladies,
Ever hear of an American made car? Ford, Chevy, Dodge?
Those rice rockets are for kids...oh, wait, you are a kid....sorry.
Tom

**Bikeguy Joe** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 10:26 AM

Great first cars......hope you have a rich uncle to pay your insurance.

jasonh · #4 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 11:54 AM

first car should always be something crappy. I am a firm believer that new drivers should NOT have fast cars.

I had an 87 Buick Century for my first car. When I was 19 I bought an 86 Mustang and had that thing going fast (around 300hp or so). Now I'm grown up (heh, kinda - 25, married, homeowner) and have an 04 SRT-4.

Honestly, I would not have trusted myself with that Mustang at 16. Baaaad news. I actually got rear-ended when I was 17 by a kid driving a Mustang. Kids and fast cars do not mix.

Do yourself a favor and just by a crappy slower car till you get comfortable driving. I know it sounds dumb and lame, but it really is the best way. I've seen too many teens wrecking their fast cars because they don't know how to properly handle them. At 16 or 17 you may THINK you are all that and a bag of chips and can handle anything, but you really can't. There's nothing like a few years of experience before getting something that can get you into trouble real fast.

Just my $0.02

**fairracing31** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 04:22 PM

My first car was a motorcycle, A Honda XL500. My first four wheel vehicle was a 67 VW Bug.

**Bikeguy Joe** · #6 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 04:41 PM

My first car was a '71 Maverick.

There, I said it.

**fairracing31** · #7 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bikeguy Joe

My first car was a '71 Maverick.

There, I said it.

My mom had a Maverick..and it was green with white interior.

**Bikeguy Joe** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 04:48 PM

My second and third cars were Pintos....then I moved up to a Fiat 128.

DOC BOLM · #9 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 05:52 PM

My first was a 1953 willis overlander wagon,I still have it .HD

POPS · #10 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 05:57 PM

My first car was a 1957 chev, 4 door hard top ( no post ) 283,cam,home made butterfly headers,750 carter,buckets,muncie m21 4 speed with hurst shifter. Man...the GOOD OLD DAYS...POPS