When did you get your first car? What was it? How?

I am soon to turn 17 (Not too soon but soon enough to call it soon) and was just wondering when did you guys get your first car. And how did you guys get it, did you ask your parents, did you pay with it with your own money? And what was it?

As of now I have no car but I am hoping to go 50/50 with my parents later this year. But I share a '99 Mustang with my brother.

EDIT: And how much did you pay for it? -=D

15y/o 1988 pos oldsmobile...my parents bought i paid insurence...was a pair of wheels not flashy got it when i was a freshman or sophmore i think made it to my senior year so it was a gd car

Im looking to buy my first car right now. My parents and I are going to buy it together. I want a 92-95 BMW 325i. Something like this:

something old an unreliable and expensive to fix...mabey not a very mature choice...do some more research

19, 2005 ford explorer black.. It was my moms, but now it's mine.

Just got my first car in May. I am/was 17 at the time. It's a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am GT. My dad bought it for me. It's alright

I've never had a car to call my own. My parents refuse to pay, or help pay, the outrageous cost of insurance. I am currently saving to buy my first car and on track for March of next year. I can't wait. theharlemshake

I had an old Merc that was older than me handed down to me from my dad. The thing sometimes wouldn't start, sometimes would stop at traffic lights and in the middle of the road, the brakes were so bad I had to brake so early that it usually ticked off anyone behind me (and the line that was forming behind them. Nightmare in peak hour...) and occasionally, the car would spontaneously lose a part. Like, it'd literally drop something randomly.

I used to refer to it as a bucket on wheels. It was about as reliable and as safe as one.

Good times.

I've upgraded since, naturally. But I guess having the old thing did give me the safety lessons in driving the hard way...

I got my first one when I was 16 it was 1988 Ford Escort...I think my parents paid $100 they bought it from a friend. I didn't ask they just got it for me

I am now buying my own car its an Elantra Hyundai I think I would rather have a mini cooper though.

[QUOTE="theharlemshake"]I've never had a car to call my own. My parents refuse to pay, or help pay, the outrageous cost of insurance. I am currently saving to buy my first car and on track for March of next year. I can't wait. Dark__Link

I am hoping to get a car this year just to manage to get from school and back =P

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="theharlemshake"]I've never had a car to call my own. My parents refuse to pay, or help pay, the outrageous cost of insurance. I am currently saving to buy my first car and on track for March of next year. I can't wait. fidosim

2007 Honda Accord, my parents bought it for me, I was 17

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="Dark__Link"] Outrageous? How much is it for you?theharlemshake

[QUOTE="theharlemshake"][QUOTE="fidosim"] Isn't it always a lot for young guys? Dark__Link

I got my first car at age 16. My parents bought me a 1996 Saturn SL2 for $3000. It's 2 years later, we've replaced the brakes, front axel, air conditioning, the radiator, and the paint is chipping off the spoiler.

15y/o 1988 pos oldsmobile...my parents bought i paid insurence...was a pair of wheels not flashy got it when i was a freshman or sophmore i think made it to my senior year so it was a gd car

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