Bought my first car..

[winchable]

Well after a year of deciding what to do with the money I made selling off my business, I purchased a brand new 2005 Mini Classic.
This is my first real car that I own, didn't buy it from family so it's fairly significant.
Haven't had a picture with it yet but here is basically the exact same colour I got. They're somewhat rare apparently, and I had to have my colour so that means it won't be here for a bit.
Surprisingly expensive little things but I took 2 test drives and I was hooked, absolutely hooked.

 

[brin11]

Isn't that the same car Mr. Bean drove?? 

Really though, congrats on your first car.  Lucky you to start with brand new.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

I had one of the originals made by Austin while in Germany during the 70's. Fantastic little car. Nothing like doing 125kph with your ass 8 inches off the ground  ;D

 

[winchable]

Haha, my father did too and when I told him I bought an Austin Mini that's what he thought I had bought and didn't think anything more of it.
Then he drove by the BMW dealership today and had a heart attack when he realised that's who designs the new ones.

She does a little more than 125 too,
Got it up to 200 tonight, I was nearly in tears it was a thing of beauty.

 

[foerestedwarrior]

If i had the money, i would pick up a Cooper S. They are nuts, the stock suspension, enginge and drive train in them are superb.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Haha, my father did too and when I told him I bought an Austin Mini that's what he thought I had bought and didn't think anything more of it.
Then he drove by the BMW dealership today and had a heart attack when he realised that's who designs the new ones.

She does a little more than 125 too,
Got it up to 200 tonight, I was nearly in tears it was a thing of beauty.

Well with a 1000 cc engine (hell my Harley was almost 1400cc) that was almost tapping it out.

Oh yeah, and you probably paid a little more than the $3000.00 mine cost new too

 

[winchable]

A weee bit more than that, just a weeeee bit.  :'(

As for the Cooper S...if had that kind of money to toss about I wouldn't have gotten a mini at all. haha

 

[foerestedwarrior]

A guy i scuba dove with a few times this summer has one. He took me for a ride in it, it was ridiculous. Fast, amazing handling, and it looks bad ass.

 

[winchable]

I wonder if anyone ever described the old mini as Bad Ass.

With those 10 inch wheels and the holes in the floor to stick your feet through and run with, a la flintstones. ;D

 

[Bograt]

A guy i scuba dove with a few times this summer has one. He took me for a ride in it, it was ridiculous. Fast, amazing handling, and it looks bad ***.

Is is SCUDA Dove or SCUBA Dived? I used to dive when I was in university. I never did know whether it was dove or dived.

Che, this isn't the car I envisioned you driving. But I guess that it will suit you when you go to the Big Smoke.

 

[Lance Wiebe]

Ah yes.  I remember my first car.  A 1958 Oldsmobile Super 88, with the rocket engine.  Sigh

 

[Scratch_043]

Che, why wouldn't you follow through with Old Guy's Idea of the car you should have??

How much was the final total? I may be in the market for a new car. Right now I am driving my dad's accent, which is about the same size, buy not near as well built, or powerful, comfortable, etc. (I can go on forever)

 

[winchable]

Okay well I'll precede this by stating I'm not gloating or anything, just answering. I know it's a social faux-pas to discuss expenditures over a certain amount, but there are worse things I suppose.

The car came to roughly 27,000 after taxes etc.
Problem is with me it was not about the cost at all, I took one test drive and decided I had enough of doing what made sense and did something that was totally...totally unsensible. ;D
I'm a bit of anomaly as far as most 21 year olds go as I just recently sold off a business that was doing very well after working extremely hard at it for many years so I also thought if there was any reward for that work this should be it....admittingly for that much I probably could have secured financial future for school etc. but that's exactly what my parents would have done.

Yes folks, Che had his quarter-life-crisis.

 

[foerestedwarrior]

lol, quater life crisis, you can blame any thing at any time on a mid life crisis, with the explaination that you dont know how long you will live.......aweseom thought....

 

[bubba]

drive'er like ya stole'er........just don't get caught.your insurence might go up jus a wee bit.i bought my first car in 90,69 olds 442,mint.it only cost 6 months in cyprus,not a bad deal eh byes.i put perssonal plates on it,bad coy,civves would always ask what coy meant.hahaha...dumb civves :fifty: