Fellow NSX owners, what was your first car?

[Mike O]

Thought this might be interesting...

My first car was a yellow '56 T-Bird. It was originally that turquoise color, but had been repainted pale yellow. Purchased it in early 1974 for $1200. Damn, cars were cheap back then.

 

[flaminio]

Here's my parade of vehicles:
'69 Bug (destroyed)
'79 Moped (stolen)
'74 Corolla (blown head gasket)
'73 Corolla (blown head gasket redux)
'68 Bug (transmission seized)
'87 CRX Si (bought new -- still my daily driver)
'94 NSX (yippee!)

-Bob

 

[Edo]

'89 Ford Probe (stolen)
'91 Daihatsu Charade (45hp whoohaah)
'77 Toyota Celica
'98 Mustang Cobra
'92 Ford Ranger
'91 Acura NSX
'82 RX-7
'01 Ford Ranger

And all this before I turned 21...

 

[8000RPM]

'92 Celica GTS
'93 3000GT VR4
'94 Supra Turbo
'91 300ZX TT
'95 300ZX TT (the car I loved the most besides the M3 and NSX)
'97 GMC Jimmy
'95 Maxima
'92 Legend
'95 M3
'99 A4
'95 NSX T


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'95 NSX-T: comptech exhaust, eibachs, bilsteins, WW front spoiler, 17/18 Work Wheels
'95 M3
'99 A4

[This message has been edited by 8000RPM (edited 08 March 2002).]

 

[mlambert890]

1985 Audi 4000S
1969 Mustang Fastback (this was temporary insanity

)
1982 Buick Skylark (a true low point)
1989 Mercury Cougar LS (complete with ragtop)
1997 Mercedes C230 (first new car!)
2000 Corvette C5 (woo hoo!)
2001 BMW 330xi
1998 Acura NSX-T (woo hoo!)

I'm glad I went from the 2k Vette to the 98 NSX even though nearly everyone thinks I've lost my mind

 

[aaronb]

My first car was a 1965 MGB. Red with a Black interior (Red Piping).

The convertable top required about 5 minutes to stow or deploy! First remove about 30 snaps, then fold the top and stow it in a bag in the trunk, then remove the frame, break it down and put it in its own bag in the trunk!

I sold the car to pay my tuition in college. Somtimes I still miss it.

 

[huckster]

78 buick lesabre
79 buick century stationwagon
79 buick regal/t-tops
89 toyota truck
91 toyota paseo
90 bmw 325is
94 honda accord 2-door
97 landrover discovery
99 acura 3.2tl
98 rangerover
00 cadillac escalade
91 nsx!!!

numerous honda & harley motorcycles

 

[Number9]

Used '70 240Z. I rebuilt it with a '73 interior ('70 parts unavailable when I bought it) and bored and stroked the engine to 2.9L. Triple side draft Mikuni Solex. Swapped to a 5-speed. It would give a stock NSX a spanking. But I had to work on the damn thing every other week. Keeping triple side-drafts in sync was its own occupation! When I bought the NSX, I gave the Z to my neighbor, who was a big Z fan. Sadly, he later sold it for $9K to buy his fiancee a wedding ring... Unfortunately, he didn't tell me until after the fact, or I probably would have bought it back!

 

[8000RPM]

Mr Dinan M3

How can you give away a Z like that? That thing is a classic!

BTW, I met the famed Mr. K (the Nissan executive that's been credited with the birth of the Z car) several years ago and had him sign my Z Owner's Manual. The man was so old he could barely walk...

 

[sjs]

1969 Datsun 510. Still have it and another.

 

[docjohn]

1: 79 Alfa sprint veloce 2: 89 Nissan pathfinder 3: 93 Mazda rx7 r1 4: 96 nsx t 5: 99 Toyota landcruiser 6: 00 Honda S2000

 

[NSXForEver]

Got a '65 Mustang when I was 1 year old (in 1969) but it needed work by the time I was ready to drive, so my dad bought me a '77 Orange Vega - ick.

First car I bought myself was an '84 Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible. I loved that car.

Matt



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2000 NSX-T #49
Silverstone/Black
10,500 miles
No Mods

 

[DocL]

My very first car was a 1983 Dodge Aries K Wagon with a 4spd manual transmission. It was White and had a bench seat. I called it the "fridge" because that's what it looked like. My favorite car was my first project car; a 1976 Lancia Scorpion (Monte Carlo). I modded it with Abarth cams and dual Weber Carbs. It was my mini mid-engine Ferarri that also shot flames out of the exhaust. It also left me stranded a number of times, the worst being in a snow storm when the sub frame supporting the engine broke and dropped the tranny onto the road!

Altogether I have owned approximately 25 cars with the NSX being the best so far.

 

[beckertb]

I'll try to get these in order

'85 Mustang GT (First car.....loved it)
'86 Mustang SVO (quick when modified for a 4)
'87 Mustang GT
'86 Toyota 4x4 with 351 Windsor (frightening)
'88 Mustang GT
'89 SHO
'89 Corvette (junk)
'90 Corvette (even worse)
'90 SHO
'92 Corvette (probably worst car ever owned)
'93 Lincoln MK VIII
'93 Hennessey Stealth RT/S
'93 SHO (fun supercharged)
'95 Toyota 4-runner

Bikes:
'89 VTR 250 (great starter)
'86 VFR 750 (probably bike I miss the most)
'88 EX 500
'88 GSXR 750
'88 GSXR 1100
'90 GSXR 750
'90 ZX-11 (had Mr. Turbo kit--sold it before it killed me)
'92 GSXR 600
'92 ZX-6
'95 ZX-9

Current:

'89 911 3.2 carrera cab 25th ann.
'94 911 c4 turbo
'91 NSX TT
'96 Ducati 916 (955 kit)
'97 YZF 1000R
http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/speedway/3397

hmmmmmmm......what next.......

 

[ncdogdoc]

1981 Mustang four banger with TRX suspension-much more tire than engine
1988 Mustang GT a real blast in a beautiful medium metallic blue over silver, only one of a handful (<10) in NC
1985 LTD II not much to look at, but fun to drive, plus it was free after the 'stang was T-boned
1990 Lexus LS400 - has to be one of the finest cars ever made
1995 NSX-T

1997 Suburban 2500 NC DOT reject with 188,000 miles but cost less than a new set of wheels for the Lexus, and will tow the NSX to the track

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Gary Yates
1995 Red/Tan

 

[NSX 3.0]

1976 VW Bug
1973 MGB
1977 MGB
1978 MGB
1976 Chevy Luv Pickmeup Truck
1978 Toyota Land Cruiser (Great Truck)
1983 VW GTI Rabbit (Very Fun Car)
1987 VW Jetta
1986 VW Golf GTI
1992 Eagle Talon AWD
1995 Eagle Talon AWD (360hp 12.5 1/4s @109mph
1991 NSX (Greatest Car of them all)

Current:

2000 Ford E 150 NSX Hauler
1992 Saturn SL-2
1991 NSX

Steven Blk/Ivory

 

[mikec]

My first car was a 56 MGA that I bought for $50 and painted gray (to best hide the dents) using a Wagner airless sprayer. It was.. ummm.. less than pristine. then.. in order..

1964 GTO (pontiac.. not ferrari) heheh
1966 Pontiac Bonniville 2+2 conv.
1971 Datsun 240Z
1971 XKE roadster
1973 Mercedes 280SE 4.5 (bought new and I still have it)
1967 Mercedes 250 coup. (I restored)
1970 Mercedes 300SE 4.5
1979 RX7 (bought new)
1966 Austin Healey 3000 ( I restored)
1984 RX7 GLS-SE (cartech turbo added from Corky Bell)
1959 Austin Healey 100-six with 327 365HP corvette engine and transmission. Tricked out to look like a Cobra.
1988 RX7 turboII (bought new)
1994 Ford Ranger pickup (bought new and kept 3 months)
1990 Audi 100 Quattro
1988 Porsche 928S4 (kept this one 8 years)
2001 NSX (bought new.

Misc beater winter cars along the way..

1971 Subaru FF1
1979 Datsun 510
1963 VW bug
1979, 1984, 1990 Subaru 4wd wagons
1983 Datsun Maxima
a few subaru's i've forgotten.


Right now I have:

2001 NSX
1990 Subaru wagon (salt monster food)
1973 Mercedes 280SE 4.5 (60K origional miles)
1996 Honda CBR600F3
1994 Cub Cadett 2182 3 cyl. non turbo.




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keep the shiny side up
MikeC 01 #46

 

[nsx1164]

Previous rides:
1957 Chevy Bel-Air (Dad's)
1963 VW Beetle (from uncle)
1968 VW Beetle
1974 VW Kombi
1972 Toyota Corolla coupe
1976 Toyota Corona wagon
1977 Toyota Corona sedan
1983 Mitsu Galant sedan
1989 Toyota Corolla sedan
1994 Toyota Camry SE V6 coupe
1991 Acura NSX (red/ivory)

Current rides:
1993 Acura NSX (silver/black)
1993 MBZ 300CE
1993 Honda NH750
1997 Mazda MX5 Miata

 

[nsx2000]

High school days
89 Hyundai Excel (daddy paid when I was 16)

College days
85 Corolla GT-S
88 Legend Coupe LS
93 Prelude S (stolen in 2 months)
91 BMW 535i (factory Hartge car)
88 Corolla GT-S
92 Prelude Si
85 Corolla GT-S (2nd one)
92 Nissan 240sx
87 MBZ 300E
89 Corolla GT-S

finally I made it thought school in 1998 and went to work in Hong Kong. I bought the 91' NSX in 1999. I still have these cars stored in my Oakland home.
91 NSX
93 BMW 740i
85 Corolla GT-S
87 RX-7

 

[BB]

'71 Ford Galaxy 500 Station Wagon

The car I learned to drive on. Perhaps one of the biggest station wagons ever made. No, it didn't have wood panels. But it did have a gigatic V8 that guzzled gas and an overall weight well over 4000 lbs.

It had extremely sensitive powersteering allowing you to navigate a parking lot using only a single finger to turn the large steering wheel. And at high speeds it would literally feel like a boat on the waves.

Inside the interrior was tastefully done up in brown vinyl. From the brown vinyl bench seats to the brown dash which after only a few years started to flake off in big chunks revealing the yellow foam underneath.

Everyone in our family called it the "Firebreather" probably due to the huge hoodline and big mouth on the front.

Fortunetly it blew up with only 90k miles on it.

Since they I haven't owned a single American car. Then recently I borrowed a newer model Ford F150 in order to move some furnature. I was shocked at how much a 25 year newer Ford reminded me of the old Galaxy 500-- from the placement of controls to general feel while driving down the road.

 

[LJSB]

First car I bought myself was a 1965 MG Midget for $1000 in 1968.

 

[Kinan]

A 1974 Mustang II. I think it had all of 80 HP. It was a real screamer with the automatic.

 

[gheba_nsx]

1991 Formula Red NSX (totaled

)
1991 Sebring Silver NSX, I love her...

 

[swede]

An Opel Rekord 1900, with a blazing 85HP engine.
bought it 2 years prior to getting my licence...

 

[ilya]

87 Chevy Camaro, black
90 Corvette Convertible
96 Corvette LT4
00 C5 Coupe
92 NSX

[This message has been edited by ilya (edited 16 April 2002).]