My first car was a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit.
I really miss that little bastard. It was a blast to drive around. 4-speed manual, 2-door, sunroof, wooden shiftknob and wooden steering wheel. It was GREAT!
When I bought it (for $800CAN) it had about 200,000 Kilometers on it. When I sold it (for $500, years later), it had nearly 400,000 Kilometers on it. AFAIK, it is STILL running to this very day.
My fondest memory of that little Rabbit was the fact that it was a manual, and I didn't know how to drive one at the time of purchase. I knew the theory, but not the practice of it (see Pete's previous .sig). I learned on my own while driving it home for the first time.
Clutch, little bit 'o gas, let out clutch. SCREECH!! Oops, too much gas! Chug-chug. Ooops, too little gas!
It took me three days to find reverse gear. I had to push the gear shifter in, towards to floorboard, and then up and to the left to select reverse. How screwy is that? I'm amazed I found it in only three days.
This is a timely thread, as I just yesterday signed the ownership for a new (used) car. My grandfather, aged 91, decided he didn't need to drive anymore. He offered to sell me his car. I accepted, gladly. I am now the proud new owner of a 1987 Toyota Camry with ONLY 100,000 Kilometers (~60,000 miles) on it. He almost LITERALLY drove it once a week to church and back. Not a spot of rust, and not a speck of dirt inside. It is mint. You can almost even detect the "New Car Smell" in it :)
-DeeBye
edit: here are some pics of a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/239.html
Mine looked the same, but had two doors and was a deep forest green.
I really miss that little bastard. It was a blast to drive around. 4-speed manual, 2-door, sunroof, wooden shiftknob and wooden steering wheel. It was GREAT!
When I bought it (for $800CAN) it had about 200,000 Kilometers on it. When I sold it (for $500, years later), it had nearly 400,000 Kilometers on it. AFAIK, it is STILL running to this very day.
My fondest memory of that little Rabbit was the fact that it was a manual, and I didn't know how to drive one at the time of purchase. I knew the theory, but not the practice of it (see Pete's previous .sig). I learned on my own while driving it home for the first time.
Clutch, little bit 'o gas, let out clutch. SCREECH!! Oops, too much gas! Chug-chug. Ooops, too little gas!
It took me three days to find reverse gear. I had to push the gear shifter in, towards to floorboard, and then up and to the left to select reverse. How screwy is that? I'm amazed I found it in only three days.
This is a timely thread, as I just yesterday signed the ownership for a new (used) car. My grandfather, aged 91, decided he didn't need to drive anymore. He offered to sell me his car. I accepted, gladly. I am now the proud new owner of a 1987 Toyota Camry with ONLY 100,000 Kilometers (~60,000 miles) on it. He almost LITERALLY drove it once a week to church and back. Not a spot of rust, and not a speck of dirt inside. It is mint. You can almost even detect the "New Car Smell" in it :)
-DeeBye
edit: here are some pics of a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/239.html
Mine looked the same, but had two doors and was a deep forest green.