Your First Car... A Memoir

**Boyd** · February 12th, 2008 05:33 PM

This is was what eventually became my first car. It was a 1975 2.0 RS Escort Brenda that my Dad prepared for the 1975 Gedol Rallye but did not finish because it broke down somewhere in Bicol. My dad is the one driving and his Navigator was Jun Espino now an officer of AAP. It was towed back by then Ford Supercars (It's the Nissan dealerhip now in Q. Ave) to Manila and was retired to our personal use.

I learned to drive in that car when I was 13 in 1977 and drove it to school (no license and later fake license! hahaha) bet. 1977 to 1978 when my mom decided it would be more economical to stop paying the mortgage and wait for it to be repossesed by the bank!

In short, ala na kami pera... The repo men came and I cried boo hoo hoo....

I used to consume approx 11 liters of gas a day from BF Pque to Don Bosco Mand. and back every day! Pero 11 liters was only P20 then! LOL! at wala pang aircon yun!

Sayang kasi that car had the 2.0 Tarmac Engine, Minilite Magnesium wheels, 2 gas tanks with electric switching, Valeo Rally H4 headlights and Bilstein Rallye springs and shocks...... Pero by today's standards panis na yun!!

It was a car that everyone hated to drive but a first car is like your first love....

Boyd

**Boyd** · February 12th, 2008 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by bayonic

the first car that i purchased out of my own pocket was a 2nd hand TOYOTA COROLLA SR .

two-door / 2T engine ... with MOMO steering Wheel , Alpine Stereo , and ( i forgot the brand now ) mags ... < star shaped similar to those used by Ferraris

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That would probably be cromodora or the knock-off commodore mags. O di kaya ATS

Boyd

**Boyd** · February 12th, 2008 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by ramskip

I just got my 1st car 2day... Mazda 626 '94 model ata toh if I'm not mistaken. Hope it won't give me any trouble...

Naku, magandang oto yan kaso malakas masyado sa gas... Sana company ang nagpapa-gas sa iyo. I think that sold bet 95 to 98.

Yung 626 ko nuon naputulan ng timing belt at 40K pa lang. Tukod valves kaya na overhaul. Buti lang company car.

Boyd

**bossing47** · February 13th, 2008 01:06 PM

Mine was 2nd hand red 1986 Volkswagen Rabbit... yung hatchback kakamiss...
getaway car namin yun ng GF ko na eventually naging wife ko na ahehehehehe...

**Boyd** · February 13th, 2008 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Alcymus

My 1st car is an Opel Omega 99 B version 2...hayy pag pinaghirapan mo nga mamahalin mo talaga I agree with that..

Dito sa Pinas? Kung ganun suki ka ni Christian at Mato sa Fronte! The Mecca of Opel cars in the 80s and 90s.... Former Rekord and Gemini owners kasi kami...

**endlessgwing** · February 13th, 2008 02:57 PM

sali ako

1st car was lancer EL 1991 naginawang GTI look, kahit ngayon gusto ko magkaron ulit ng lancer na ganun, pero this time yung totoong GTI naman

**kar_am_bola** · February 18th, 2008 06:56 PM

sarap mag-reminisce nga naman...hay

the first car i drove was my pader's car,an 82 toyota corona wedge
(also the first car i wrecked)

the first car given to us when i got hitched was a 1990 toyota corolla gli
(awesome car,very reliable & missed this car so much)

the first "second hand" car i bought was a renegade 4x4 mcarthur type jeep
(3 speed oldschooler,owned it for less than a year)

the first "brand new" car i bought was a 1995 isuzu ls half-ton 4x2 pick up truck
(reminds me of driving a rice tractor)

whew

**Amazing** · February 18th, 2008 07:27 PM

I had an Off White 1981 Volkswagen Passat Surf Two door. Its was my college car passed down by my father to me. Back in 94, driving a car going to school will always give one Plus Pogi Points.

**myk11** · February 19th, 2008 08:49 PM

ah ung first car ko ay 1998 toyota hi-ace binigay sakin ng taty ko, pinaltan nung napakatok ko ung makina... iresponsable kase

! tas sumunod ung kia sephia, palagay ko mas matatawag ko un na first car ko kasi ako n lang tlaga nagamit di tulad nung hi-ace! then 98 matic crv mga 2 years ko din nagamit at lahat un ay 2nd hand sambot ko sa tatay ko, ngayon eh 08 na vios, first tym ko magka b-new! pero mas maganda ung quality ng ride nung crv, mas ok pang-ilalim!

**pauland** · February 20th, 2008 01:47 AM

Nakakaiyak naman itong thead na ito.. hehe. I learned to drive when i was just 14 yo. Was practicing with my dads owner-type jeep and L300 until my parents gave me my first car -- a '94 or '95 (itlog) mits lancer GLi (I was around the age of 18 na then). Loved it so much!
Since we were on car trade back then, for a matter of short periods, i had a Green Civic Esi, Blue Corolla GLi, White Corona, Two-toned Space Wagon, Red Galant SS (which i also so loved!), then my '99 Silver-Gray Civic (which had been my partner for more than half a decade and helped me get my FIRST purchased car.) Well, technically and officially my first owned brand new (purchased with pawis at malapot na dugo) car is my present Mits Strada GLX. Acquired it Jan 2008. Dreamed of a pick-up truck since 1994. Dreams do come true (tulo ang luha...hahaha!)
:studsmatta::studsmatta::studsmatta::car:

Sorry, nag senti ako nang husto hahaha!!