Sunday, July 29, 2012

Car #1: Nissan 240SX SE

Let me first start with my first car, everyone has a love affair with their first car.  Unless it was a Hyundai Pony...but who am I to judge.

My first car was a 1991 Nissan 240SX SE, I paid $3000 for it.  It needed tires and a windshield to get road worthy.  When I bought it in 2001 it had low Km's, don't remember the exact number but it was in the range of 60,000km or maybe less.  The woman who owned it kept it because it was given to her as a present from her late father and she didn't want to part with it even though she hadn't driven it herself for many many years.  She must've liked the cut of my hair or something that day because she let it go.  It was red, 2.4L inline 4, with rear wheel assist steering that worked BUT no A/C...every other option but A/C?!?  Sunroof though.  I instantly fell in love with this car, I was 20-21 bought with my own money.  But the very First car I tried to buy was a Chevette, then an Omni (couldn't find a link/picture) and to come full circle a VW Baja Beetle, the Beetle was sitting the back lane of my sisters neighbour I pestered him to sell it to me.  He unequivocally denied me everytime, reason being...he was saving it for his then 4yr old kid...dammit.  But all roads led me to my 240SX.  It was a great car, all I did was change engine oil and tires I had it for MANY adventures and Km's until I sold it (with a couple of tears) in 2005 to a 17yr old kid who had it as HIS dream car.  He shortly totaled it.

jd

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