1st Car You Ever Drove

DubCul

Also show my age, friend taught me to drive in his old Morris Oxford on Dollymount Strand:p

Wonder how many people got their first driving lesson on Dollyer?

Standard Toaster

I believe it was this majestic beast....in maroon
Prob around 11/12

Rowley Birkin QC

E70 Corolla for me.



Steered it from my dad's lap around a field at home at about 5 years of age.



First time I properly drove was an Opel Kadette. Also the first day I drank Poitin. Also the only time I have crashed.

Steve

Well if sitting on my da's knee when I was a nipper counts than it was one of these


Otherwise my first solo was in one of these:


Jebus - how I remember those checked seats - they were horrible.

ninty9er

farva wrote: »

Back in 1999 I was 13 and my mom let me drive my dad's brand new Lexus IS200 Sport on Dollymount strand. He freaked when he found out!!

I bet he did!!

If lap steering counts....I can't remember but it was one of the following:


In that colour


But a van

or

vectra

Mk1 Cortina
I was about 11

Toots

Volvoboy wrote: »

Could he not think of anything smaller


:pac:

God it was that exact model, except in silver!! Lol, well I suppose the plan was if I was able to drive that I'd be able to drive anything! When we got home he used to get up really early on Sunday mornings and take me round the industrial estate in it!

Bobo78

First time i drove a car was when I was 13 it was in December 2000, after I insisted for a while he finally gave me a try.
It was 1989 Opel Kadet 1.6i red color with 5 doors.
I still remember when i drove it 50 miles per hour in second gear.:D

bazz26

My dad's then 1989 Nissan Bluebird 2.0i SLX. Totally outdated in every way possible but the bees knees for a teenager at the time:

x in the city

An 88 colt in 1996 ish. cost around 3 grand back then.

had awful handling, steering wheel all over the place at motorway speeds.

I wrapped it around a barrier when it skidded on a wet road, managed to get it repaired somehow

SV

First car I ever drove was a 96 Toyota Mr2 Turbo.
I was 12.

Lucky child indeed.

Flyer1

1987 Ford Escort around the field at home - I was 6 years old - I had loads of cushions behind me along with the seat up as far as it would go.

R.O.R

Volvoboy wrote: »

Not to be confused with what was your 1st car.

Mine



Up in Co.Down, and yes i did go straight sideways.

But not from trying to do so:eek:

I was 11

My first car was an 83 5 door version of one of those. Colour was rust brown which was handy as it was around 50/50 rust to Metal by the time I got hold of it ('93).

My first drive was around a car park in my Dad's new Black 2.0 Carlton CDX Auto - would have been around 13.

L1011

Grandfathers Pug 205 when I was about 13... on public roads! offshore island though.

Car was the same age as me at that - 1987.

gyppo

My first drive was a 73/74 Cortina (the coke bottle one).
Had to strain to see above the dash.:p

positron

cabrwab

My first car to drive on dads knee was a toyota cresada, good ol dollymount, how nobody was ever killed ill never know!

The first car i ever drove solo no parent was on achill beach in 1997 when my uncle asked me to move his 2month old 728!
It was a proud although woman on top of the steering wheel moment!
I was 15

Max_Damage

As alot of people are mentioning steering only, the first car I 'steered' was my parent's '86 JDM Toyota Starlet.

andreas_220D

legally this one (1984):




illegally (pre 1984):

gpjordanf1

80's Opel Rekord 2.0

With a sticking accelerator!

ronnie3585

andreas_220D wrote: »

legally this one (1984):




illegally (pre 1984):

Classy or what! Beautiful cars.

listermint

'86 nissan bluebird! it was a dream boat

omb0wyn5ehpij9

The first car i ever drove was my friends '97 opel astra!

furtzy

1985 VW 1.3 Jetta....no power steering. Awful awful car

tytlak

Fiat 126p in the late 80's, I was driving it sitting on the knees of my dad:)

it is just a random picture of that model

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JimmyCrackCorn!

Max_Damage wrote: »

Well, the first car was my parent's '93 Ford Sierra diesel. Learned how to drive in a field on my uncle's farm. I was 15. This was it:



However, as for the first overall vehicle I ever drove, it was my uncle's 1950's Fordson Major Diesel tractor when I was 8.

1600 Ford Sierra. I told him i couldn't take the turn into the driveway.
Pops insisted and didnt listen after i protested three times. I said ok so and removed the pier with the quarter panel.

Pier never saw it coming.:D

Speedy007

1990 Renault 5... I still think about it!!

horseydevine

Me da had one of these, Subaru Leone i think, prob a 1992... in the local church carpark. priest came out and banned us on the tenth time..:D

i was 11

horseydevine

but first actual vehicle was an older version of this.. give or take 25obhp i think. when i was 10

gerardk55

Here's a ramdom for ye, a 1979 Morris Ital 1300, cream in colour with a brown vinyl roof and wine interior!