Who paid for their first car

[vee ka]

my parents said they would match what ever i saved.... i ended up buying a Nissan Bluebird, 4cyl, 4spd manual for around $1100, was only working part time. it wasn't exactly stylish but i soon made it half cool... lowered, exhaust, interior & stereo.

every car from them on i have paid for myself

 

[adam69]

At 16 i bought my first car, VP Berlina LE $600, sold that at 17 for a grand. Bought second car VT Berlina on LPG $9000, traded that in a month ago (got 7 grand) for a brand new VE Berlina. (Loan for $40000). I think i've done pretty well for a 19yo.

Yeah 19 yrs old with a $40,000 loan on a car that will be worth half that in no time.Sweeet.

 

[1991_Vn2nV]

Yeah 19 yrs old with a $40,000 loan on a car that will be worth half that in no time.Sweeet.

Right now that car would struggle to fetch $30k, so he's already lost $10 grand off that loan on a stock V6 Berlina. Stupid bloody decision.

 

[Cobez]

Not to mention the interest that will be payed on that loan over X amount of time, then when it comes time to sell (or when the loans paid off) it will be worth sweet F/A.

Imagine the kind of VZ or Pre VZ you could have bought for $40k. Could have picked up a VY or VZ Maloo for around $34k.

 

[JD]

my mum bought me my first car for $1500 ( VC 202 ), it was great because it wasn't over the top and if i did crash it, it wouldn't a big deal.

 

[Jo3_Blo]

Yeah, I would never buy a new car, especially at suck a young age.

1 - I'm a tightarse
2 - I prefer the older cars anyway
3 - I'm a tightarse
4 - It'd be worth a LOT less than what I paid for it.

LOL, I'm not really a tightarse lol.

At least with older cars like commos or even my WB, I got it cheap, I can likely sell it for more than I paid for it, or at least get my money back. I felt secure buying it, I couldn't do the same with a $30,000 two year old car or whatever.

 

[Clutchy]

Have bought all my own cars.

 

[sleek_vp]

paid for my first and got finance for my 2nd (to fix credit rating to buy a house in 4 years)

 

[VS_Wagon_Baby]

Yeah, paid all the money on my VS. I borrowed a little bit from Mum and Dad because i bought it on rather short notice on the weekend and couldn't withdraw enough over 2 days, but i went to the bank that week and paid them back. Paid $2900 for it (they were asking $3250) and withdrew a whole bunch and had a stash of money in my room for occasions like this.

 

[Nevyn]

a mate gave me my first car back in the early 80s.....a EH sedan he bought for the engine to transplant into his. if only I knew what they would be worth today, it was stock as and in mint condition.