First 98 Civic EX at the age of 16

Second 04 G35 coupe age of 19

 

1st car: (Age 16) 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (gift from high school auto teacher)


2nd car: (Age 16) 1984 VW Rabbit GTi (mild cam, open headers, slammed) No Pics

3rd car: (Age 17) 1982 VW Scirocco 8v (swapped to a VR6, slammed)

Pic is from just before suspension went in

4th car: (Age 19) 2001 Honda Odyssey (given to me from my parents)


5th car: (Age 19) 1984 VW Rabbit GTi (bone stock) No pics

6th car: (Age 20) 1996 Jeep Cherokee (6.5" lift, 33s, no doors in the summer)


7th car: (Age 21) 1996 Honda Civic CX-G (commuter car for college) Not my pic, but identical


8th car: (Age 22) 2005 Infiniti G35x (in winter mode)

 

1st age 18 - 84 Honda accord
2nd age 19 - 88 Acura legend coupe
3rd age 21 - 01 Acura integra type-R ( 1st car I modded, aem cold air hks hyper cat back and 65 shot nos)
4th age 21 - 88 Honda CRX si this one was a toy ( added a b16 and a turbo)
5th age 23 - 89 Honda CRX ( last one was stolen )
6th age 25 - 98 jeep Cherokee limited ( wife had a baby so the toys had to go )
7th age 27 - 88 Honda CRX with a b16 ( needed another toy )
8th age 29 - 01 Infiniti G20 ( wanted to put a sr20det in it but couldn't find a shop to do it )
9th age 31 - 04 Infiniti G35X ( birthday present to myself last year)
10th - who knows what I'll buy myself for my birthday this year, coupe, lotus exige or another CRX who knows

 

1st Car - Age 17: '84 Ford Mustang - No pics, crashed within two months, given to me by my parents - they had it for 20 years, had just become a classic
2nd Car - Age 17: '95 Honda Civic - No pics, no mods
3rd Car - Age 23: '06 Mazda 3 - Picture attached. Someone crashed into me, writeoff... miss that thing like hell.
4th Car - Age 24: '05 Infiniti G35X - Got it two months ago... looking forward to doing some mods.

 

My First Car-Age 17
06 Altima 3.5 SL (Had it for 1 month and was totaled :/ Loved that car)




2nd Car. - Age 17
05 G35 6MT ( I payed for both of these cars with my own money that I earned from working. They were not given to me)

 

(16)I had a 2004 Mazda B3000- great truck, picked it up from a family member for cheap I sold the truck for a small car

(17)then I got a 2007 Scion tC- girly car but very reliable and got good gas millage, I sold this car to get into something that wasnt so damn girly

(17)then I got into a 1997 honda civic- I loved this car, got 40+mpg with basic bolt ons, but I hated the fact that It was a Honda, so I sold it


(18)Then I got a 2004 Z71 Chevrolet Tahoe, I still have this one. I did Ford torsion keys and had the transmission rebuilt


(18)Then I got a 98 Lexus GS300, I drove to Houston late at night and got the car.. I liked it until a couple days later all of the dash lights came on (o2 sensors and abs sensors) and the rear main seal started to leak, I bought BC racing coilovers for it but decided the car was too much of a headache so i sold it


(19)My brother and I bought a white s14 240sx with a ka, for $800 and sold it for a couple grand.

(19)Then I got a s13 coupe and did a sr20 with bolt ons, this was my biggest money pit yet. I sold it for not even 1/4 of what i put into it. I just didn't have time for it.. I wish I held onto it.


(19)Then I drove the Tahoe for about 10 months, before buying my g35. Ill hold onto this one atleast until I finish school.


I have many of these to get me from A to B also

 

1995 Dodge Caravan
1993 Nissan 240SX
1996 Dodge Neon
1997 Nissan Maxima
1993 Mazda MX-6
1993 Honda Civic
1999 Pontiac Grand Am
1987 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
2003 Nissan Maxima
2001 Nissan Maxima
2003 Infiniti G35 Sedan

Wow, and I'm only 25, and pretty sure I'm missing at least one. WTF

 

98 explorer

 

The G is my first car. I'm 18

 

in order Schwinn world sport 12 speed bicycle, 75 chevrolet chevette, 1979 nissan sentra hatchback, 1987 acura integra RS silver, 1996 Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4, 1999 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4, 2003 Toyota Sequoia limited 4x4

 

It always surprises me how many 18,19,20 year olds come through here. And a lot with the G as the first car. WTF are your parents thinking? or maybe they're not around? I dunno, but this car has way too much power, and RWD, for a kid. It's just dumb. Your first car should NOT be a bloody 260+ RWD luxury car. It's just not intellegent thinking.

 

It's all about the prices.

Not much of a difference between parents buying kids brand new economy cars such as Honda Civics, Corollas, Kia's, etc. and a G35 coupe.

In fact, a used G35 tends to be cheaper than a new civic.

So in fact, those kids driving brand new Prius's/Civics/Kia's are the spoiled ones. you just don't notice them, because they're driving typical "economy" cars.

Hell, I can get a used 350z for like $9500. That's half the price of a honda civic.

 

Although you're right that price point is the main reason for the spike in young drivers in the G, it's far from the point I was trying ot make.

A Civic costs MUCH less to fix, maintain, put gas in, put tires/brakes on, etc, etc. Also insurance plays in.

As well, you always wreck your first car to some degree, this is perfectly normal, heck, you're learing the very basics of how to drive, let alone how to mod or maintain the car, even checking the oil may be new to most of these first timers.

We all started somewhere, but a RWD 260+ HP torquey as heck luxury car is NOT a smart way to start, regardelss of the cost.
I can buy a beat up Impala with a ballsy V8 for next to nothing, and without torque steer and understeer experience, I'll be crashing that car, just a matter of time.



Very pretty lady in the pic though

 

yeah, I get what you're saying.

The issue with it is parents don't really research enough nowadays before buying a car for their son/daughter.

They tend to notice the "looks" of the car, just like the child. Disregarding the cost over time of the car.

 

1st Age 15 1978 Jeep Cherokee Sport w/ 360ci big block - Bright Blue - fun to drive but it got tired and unreliable.
2nd Age 16 1997 Saturn SC2 - Silver - wrecked when a guy decided to blow through a stop sign.
3rd Age 18 2001 Saturn SC2 - Yellow - got me through college and working until a Buick stopped way too fast for me.
4th Age 26 2006 G35 Coupe - Lakeshore Slate - present to myself for paying off college loans. Yes, it was off lease and in my price range!
*5th Age 27 2002 Saturn SC2 - Red - replaced the yellow Saturn. It was either replace the yellow Saturn with another cheap car for commuting or get rid of the G and I was too fond of the G to do that quiet yet!

I'm not a Saturn nut but they've been good to me... and I drive waaaay too much to drive the G every day.