SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: What was your first car?
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What was your first car?
These trips down memory lane are always fun. I'll start things off...
Mine was a 1965 Lotus Cortina.
Mine was a 1965 Lotus Cortina.
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2. 1999 Honda Civic (turbo!)
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4. 1995 Nissan 240SX (sr20det!)
5. 1999 Merc CLK430 (fubar'ed axle!)
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Yup, from day 1! While my friends were worrying about 1/4 mile times in their muscle cars. I was learning how to trail brake and late apex corners.That Lotus Cortina was sitting in a neighbors yard for years. It cost me $200, and taught me how to work on cars.
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1964 Corvair Monza. Paid $250.00 for it, drove it for a year and sold it for $250.00. Probably the first and last time I didn't lose money on a car.
