a1awind Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 what was everyones first car/truck? i'm talking something that you drove, not a garage queen. my first car was a 93 XJ country 4x4 in Navajo turquoise and gold . i bought it off my mother. i beat the living crap out of it (hell i was eighteen). and it just kept begging for more. sold it with 105 on the clock because i found a wrangler i liked... wish i would have kept it ... i had the pleasure of seeing it again last weekend .. its still on the road...8years later ... a lil rusty but still running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepthing07 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 89 2.5 2wd comanche when i was 15. I bought it with paper route money for $2,200. I couldent afford a CJ7 in good shape they were all around $5,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYMJ Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 66 Mustang, wish I had that back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkgibbs27 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 the truck i have now. 86' comanche bought it off my dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 '74 Ford Maverick......and I learned beer does not substitute for automatic tranny fluid, and Mavericks are not very good in the woods when you get off the trail :chillin: Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 "My first car" could have many meanings. First that I was allowed to drive with any regularity: Dad's '86 Aerostar (v6, stick shift :D ) -long gone First that I could even have remotely considered "mine": Mom's old '85.5 Escort (stick, last year for the carb) -long gone First used that I bought: my '88 MJ (2wd at the time) -still have First new that I bought: '2000 Dakota R/T -still have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroader461 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 86 Toyota 4x4...had for 3yrs...totaled it 1/2 mile from my house... insurance money paid for the MJ had the yota for another 1 1/2yrs before i decided to let it go...was going to solid axle and put a 302 V8 in...wasnt worth rebuilding the entire truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 88 MJ Sportruck. Blue, 2wd, pretty decent body. Bought it for $1000 and had that for about 8 months, then sold that and bought my current MJ in stock form. Here is a pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 This thing: Image Not Found I've had it a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 1978 Chevrolet LUV - Father and Son Restored in 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepdoggydogB Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Man what a great thread: 1966 Buick Electra 2 dr with 401 wildcat engine my high school ride in Subic Bay Phillipines 1977-79(Dad's car) 1972 Datsun 510 with Mulholland suspension, mikuni/offenhauser (my first for $1,500 in 1980) I wish I paid the bucks to have that Buick shipped back here to the states I sure miss that car. Didn'r get a truck until Oct of 87 1988 Nissan hardbody 4 cyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suuperman Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 1st car that was 'mine' was an '84 olds cutlass. Hated it with a passion (I despise GM) but it was free and made it through highschool. 1st car I bought (with my grandmother cosigned) was a '90 honda accord. That was my 'boom boom' stereo phase. had 2 10's that hit 144 dB. 1st car I bought BY MYSELF was a '98 dodge dakota. 318 auto trans...FAST little truck. 1st jeep was '85 XJ 4 bngr 4 spd 2wd. Couldn't drive it more than 15 minutes without over heating...lucky for me I was only 5 minutes from work where I lived. I have loved jeeps ever since and have owned '85XJ, 3 '98 XJ's, 3 '99 XJ's, a '97 TJ, an '86 MJ, and now have an '85 J-10 soon to be a trail rig and my '91 MJ DD that I love dearly. Only had it for a couple months and it will NEVER leave my ownership!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 66 Mustang, sold it in 84 and now I wish I had it back :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithe1811 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 1st car: 91 chevy lumina 1st car i bought myself: 98 zj 1st new car i bought: 06 commander(i hate that stupid thing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 first car that was "mine" 1972 vw beetle baja conversion. $300 in decent shape but needed work to run (had learned how to work on vw's because of having sandrails previously). that never went on the road, I traded it for a 1985 volkswagon cabriolet straight up, bought tires for the cabrio, installed a stereo, and patched the roof. that was in august after my junior year of high school. sold it in january of my senior year (regret it, that was a damn good car), for $1300...after spending $1100 for a complete new rear end, as I knocked the old one out of the car while attempting to drift. it didn't owe me anything though. when I sold that, the $1300 payed for 2/3 of the paint job on the 3800, my 1986 jeep comanche that was originally 2wd 4 speed 2.8 and bench seat. payed $300 for that truck, with a total of $6300 invested in it today. now in an 86 cherokee (not for long) as well, and soon to be getting a pair of xj's that I can make one that's already lifted out of. and that doesn't even encompass the 2 other driving MJ's I've had, and all 7 or 8 parts MJ's and xj's :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 First car that I bought: 1994 ford ranger. My dad bought it from me about a week later because he really liked it and I was having major buyer's remorse (I was 15) First car I drove: a 2000 VW TD jetta. My dad gave it to me to drive when I sold him the ranger. First that I call mine: 1989 Yellow MJ. Still have. Had her a year and a month now. THIS IS THE FUNNY ONE: First car that I was forced to buy: 1994 honda civic DX. It was my brothers and then I wrecked. I bought it from him and fixed her up. Before: Image Not Found And after: Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNew Name Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 ohh man I wish I didn't see this thread, cause it reminded me of how much I miss my ol'e babeh.. was a 1985 Chevy Blazer/Silverado K-5, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edman2007 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 My first and only truck to date (heck I'm only 15) 1988 MJ that I bought for 400$ on my birthday this year. Only thing wrong with it is that its 2wd, and has a little rust on the back-left wheel well and the floorboards are rusted (need to get that repaired). In process of restoration since I can't drive untill I'm 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfpdm Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 66 C-10 Chevy pickup. That thing was a tank. Had air adjustable shocks in the rear and coil lugs up front with 50's on white wagon wheels. In less than 2 minutes I could slam it to the ground by letting the air out the shocks and removing the spring lugs. :brows: First new car was a 87 Subaru XT. The wedge. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 this is a cool thread.. my first car was a 1970 dodge challenger r/t me and my stepdad drove to oklahoma to get it.. it had a 440 with 4.10s and locked in the rear.. it was mean.. but he said it was too much and we put a crate 360 with a .509 cam.. and he put some regular 2.76s or something highway gears in it.. but it was a great car.. i sold it after some girl hit me in it destroying it beyond repair. since then ive owned a 1974 360 4spd cuda tripple black a 1946 cj2a i restored a 1953 cj3a that was built for rockcrawling (chevy 350, 44s, 5.89s and 36s) a 1986 cherokee 2.8 v6 and my 2 comanches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnuck Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 1961 Vauxhall Victor (almost as old as me!) and close to 4 digits since (they don't call me Junkyard Jim for nothing!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 ohh man I wish I didn't see this thread, cause it reminded me of how much I miss my ol'e babeh.. was a 1985 Chevy Blazer/Silverado K-5, I'm with you wakka... My dad gave me his old beater truck, a 62 Chevy longbed. I didn't take care of it and it ended up as being parted out then crushed.. First thing I bought on my own was a 78 CJ7 with a Chevy 283 power pack engine, it had tsl 15-35-15 super swawpers with 4" RC springs a T176 with a dana 300, Spun 3 hubs and twisted a drive shaft in two before the crank broke. That was when I was 16 now I'm 31 and just sold the dana 300 to a friend for his jeep when I bought the ecco rims for my mj. But my first real 4x4 was a 84 toy 4 runner.... Man I miss that truck.. 4:10 solid axles with a wide track rearend swapped in. only had a lil 22R but that thing would crawl anywhere. I swear the ratio was like 8 to 1 in low. Sold it :nuts: b4 I went to Bragg for basic. Now my whips are a 96 JDM H22A Prelude, 96 Rodeo, and my newest addition to the family my 89 2wd Eliminator that I stole for 250. Got more than that in it already.. Wow talk about a trip down memory lane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 1989 comanche... my pride and joy, bought her off NAXJA, a guy in cleveland, GA. 1,400 with 175k on the clock and a newer 97 4.0 with 130k on it, overheated constantly ran at 250 and i thought it was a gauge issue... hahhh was i wrong, replaced radiator and alot of other stuff and now she's back to cool. love this truck, rolled over 196k a week ago. (bought it at 16 in January of 2006 with a loan from my stepdad and paid him off sometime last year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 first bought. 1989 2.5l spd 2wd SWB MJ first free. 1991 2.3 auto Fawrd Tempo latest. $200 1989 XJ. 4.0L BA10/5, NP231, 30/35 w/ 3.07's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 First vehicle I was bought: '85 GMC 2500 HD. Lifted it 2" in the front to fit some 33s, and learned how to tune a carb. Oh boy, did I learn how to tune a carb. 350/th400/np208. Eventually rolled it, and now it sits in need of a new motor and body work. First vehicle I bought: '84 Toy Straight axle, swapped in 20R. Took the bed off, Chevy 63s with the frame hacked where the buggy leaves mounted and no doors. Sure did wreck that truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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