see sig!

23kw? put a rotary in it, all the mazda drivers will be dirty at you for it, but fvck it! haha! my first car was a 91 vn sedan.. manual too!

blak_b4 wrote:

Hahaha
I was just thinking this would be a great off topic thread!!!
My first car (morrie 1300) had a mean clunk-clunk noise and old man told me not to drive it until he'd had it looked at..  we took it to school (literally 3 blocks, a five minute walk) and on the way home it broke down, just stalled..  I was all upset at the boys for getting me to drive but at least we didn't have far to push it..  2.5 blocks!  Anyway, it seemed like it was stuck in gear until an almighty crunch and it started rolling..  only to reveal half the gearbox housing/torn metal fragments all over the road!!  Needless to say we put it back EXACTLY where we'd 'taken' it from and denied EVERYTHING!

my B4, i'm 19 and only owned it for 2.5 months

benny85 wrote:

4 sets of hand prints on the back of the car! LMAO! from us pushing it  home

first car was a 1988 camira wagon which my olds gave to me. it was ok and got me to school and back till a friend took it rallying and wrecked it..

second car was a 1984 honda prelude. cost me $250 and lasted 6 months before it started using 4 litres of oil every time i drove it.. :suicide:

third car is my liberty... :clapping:

ive had my p's for a year and a half...

like oriadae, my car was a camira, but a 1982 model. it sucked. no joke, it broke down so much, and would usually start once the racv van had come into sight. then break down 5 minutes after they were gone.

we got the angle grinder onto the springs, cutting them in half, so the ride was a bit harsh, bobbing up and down on the flattest/smoothest roads, and the spring would rub against the tyres. in the end the car had many dents brought on from frustration, usually with the closest tool available.

someone once wrecked the lock with a screwdriver and pinched my 6x9's, which i was cut about, because you can break into camiras with a plastic ruler. for a good 6 months i entered through the passenger door. then the rear door wouldn't open.

baby, where did our love go? i sold it for $200 after i'd got my corolla. then paid my dad $200 i'd owed him.

blak_b4, what kinda FXGT did you have? don't say AE101! that is my all time dream car. 4AGE 20v twin exhaust goodness.

First car was a 1984 Mazda 626 "SuperDeluxe" hatch. The deluxe part meant it had power windows, mirrors etc.
Rebuilt an old 2L mazda engine I had lying around, but the oil seal had a fit and was leaking oil at about 4L every two weeks. Eventually I got sick of the piece of sh1t and bought the Lib!

fatcat67 wrote:

Thanks to blak b4 for my inspiration to start this thread.
Now my story is that I was a poor Uni student and my dad thought he would help me out with a car that was cheap to run.
I bet not many of you have heard of this car.
http://www.honda.com.au/wps/wcm/connect … 69+-+1972/
This car was an absolute bag of sh1t. Gutless like you couldn't imagine and wasn't that great on fuel.
The other problem my dad hadn't considered was the cost of repairs to such a rare little car. He bought it for around $500 (back in 1984) and each time an engine blew $750. He and my Uncle were always working on it, but f*cking it at the same time.
Now lets see where it all started.

blak_b4 wrote:

Hahaha!  Raise yo P1MP hand!

I bought a F.O.R.D. Laser Hatch for $200 at a party..  Drove it for ages before I got hassled..  but I didn't get a ticket cos I said I'd just bought it and was on my way home..  Then I remember taking it to the inspection centre so I could work out what I'd need to do.. 

There was a long queue so I was sittin there a while and one of the inspectors came walking out into the carpark/queuing area and straight over to me..  I was wondering what was up (and I think we were probably smoking too - the line was pretty long and I had heaps to go) so I'm thinking 'whats up?' and he comes up to the window and says 'Mate, wouldn't bother with that heap..  you'll NEVER get it passed!!!'  Thought that was classic!

Sold it for a bottle of Jack and a fifty.. Pretty stoked with the deal too!

dylanf wrote:

I guess I will be paying it off for a lil while to come hehe

Started with a '79 2lt Sigma I bought from the old girl for 1K.

Blew the head within two weeks after running Unleaded in it (because RACV said it would take it  :angry2: ).  Spent some time learning a lot more about engines during a full rebuild, having previously worked on Datsun engines of a mate.  The harmonic balancers in the Sigma engine were an eye opener.

It got me through my prolonged University career.  Took me a while to work out it actually runs better i.e. more economical with a tank full of gas rather than constant $5 or $10 top ups from the empty sign.

Sold it to a mate for $250 after 6 years of ownership with a leaking water pump.  Jeez I nursed it through it's last days while giving it a flogging as he'd given me the cash prior to me handing over the car He wanted it for it's steering rack as he'd been quoted $400 from a wrecker for the same piece of equipment.

Cheers,

GT