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You guys are killing me with your cool car stories. My first car, that I bought with my own hard earned money, was a 1974 Ford Pinto. Yes, the famous death trap, explode on impact, Pinto. Fortunately, I was never rear-ended, and am still alive to talk about it.

No A/C, no radio, no power anything, 4 speed standard transmission, basic transportation, car. I drove it until 1982. It had 110K miles, and I had to buy oil by the case. Every fill up was 8 gallons of gas and 2 quarts of oil. And I always had to park on a hill, because I couldn't afford to buy another starter for it. (Starter #4!)

I tried to trade it in for a new car, but no dealer would take it. Ended up selling it outright for almost what I payed for it!

I loved that car.