Kids First Car?

[mark02tj]

I cant believe any boss would concern themselves over the car you drive. Wow, that is so wrong....
But i would have asked, " what kind of company car do you intend to give me?"

I worked for a family owned manufacturing company when I got out of high school in 1980. I wasn't part of the family but was best friends with the owner's youngest son. When I started there I was driving my 1970 VW camper and had to park out back with the rest of the second class citizens. When I bought my 1980 Subaru Brat I was told by the owner that I could park my new car "up front" in the office employees parking lot instead of having to park with the lowly factory workers. It was a weird place to work!!

 

[ultrarunner]

I cant believe any boss would concern themselves over the car you drive. Wow, that is so wrong....
But i would have asked, " what kind of company car do you intend to give me?"

That question had been asked and answered... no company car.

I did rebel some... started taking the bus to work for a few days... things came up and I asked the boss to use her car... didn't go over well... my job description was changed to include must have vehicle...

Lots of changes since no longer a stand alone medical facility I actually put in for mileage reimbursement now... before... I kept track and deducted as unreimbursed employee expense...

 

[kc5dlo]

When I started driving in 1978, The rule was any car I drove had to be insured. All expenses were mine. My mom did loan a small part of the purchase price. I had to agree to a payback plan that was recorded in a notebook. I knew that not paying it back in a timely manner would be the end of any financial help if needed in the future.

A friend from work was at my parents house when the 16 year old girl across the street drove up in the brand new 1979 Trans Am her parents bought her. My friend made the comment that every car she got after that would be a disappointment. Her sister was 2 years younger and only got a Cavalier when she turned 16. That would have been tough to swallow.

 

[hawkeye08]

When I started driving in 1978, The rule was any car I drove had to be insured. All expenses were mine. My mom did loan a small part of the purchase price. I had to agree to a payback plan that was recorded in a notebook. I knew that not paying it back in a timely manner would be the end of any financial help if needed in the future.

A friend from work was at my parents house when the 16 year old girl across the street drove up in the brand new 1979 Trans Am her parents bought her. My friend made the comment that every car she got after that would be a disappointment. Her sister was 2 years younger and only got a Cavalier when she turned 16. That would have been tough to swallow.

Not if the younger sister that got the Cavalier got something else (like cash for college). The Trans Am would be fun for sure, but affording the insurance, etc would be a bummer..

 

[gwstang]

"I did have an ace in the hole... I have an old 66 Mustang she has asked about fixing up... and the mere mention of this has her parents in a tizzy... "

I too have a '66 that I have restored. Put a 1990 5.0 HO/AOD transmission/holley Sniper EFI in it and dynamax mufflers and it hauls behind. Wife even likes to ride in it and she makes a good rev limiter too. Goes to beating on my leg when I rev it up and do a hugh burnout....lol

 

[2LaneCruzer]

"I did have an ace in the hole... I have an old 66 Mustang she has asked about fixing up... and the mere mention of this has her parents in a tizzy... "

I too have a '66 that I have restored. Put a 1990 5.0 HO/AOD transmission/holley Sniper EFI in it and dynamax mufflers and it hauls behind. Wife even likes to ride in it and she makes a good rev limiter too. Goes to beating on my leg when I rev it up and do a hugh burnout....lol

Luv it!

 

[gwstang]

My first car I paid for from cutting yards...a 10 year old corvair. Had a flathead 4 and 4 on the floor. If I could get it to crank...it ran pretty good. Had those "Maypop" brand tires on it...lol No ac no nothing. Friends thought it was funny to sneakily pour sour beer on the floor, when I had parked at at a local hot spot and was walking around talking to others. Stank to high heaven. I left the windows down overnight and a dang old tomcat decided to see if he could out stink the sour beer smell. Ugh, nothing like cat crap/urine all over the seat. I kept it about a year until I could afford a '74 vw beetle that was very dependable. Ahhh, the joys of driving a vw into the car parking lot at school. Hey, it got me there and back...

 

[Jstpssng]

Those old Beetles were tough, inexpensive to run, and simple to work on. When I was in HS they had almost a cult-like following. The only drawback was the heating system... or lack of it thereof.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Those old Beetles were tough, inexpensive to run, and simple to work on. When I was in HS they had almost a cult-like following. The only drawback was the heating system... or lack of it thereof.

We had three of them at one time; I had a 70, and and the girls had a 72 Super and a 74 Super. Needless to say, they kept me busy changing oil, adjusting valves and such. Good thing the brake and clutch adjustments didn't come quite as often; I had the mechanic do those. The girls loved them; the 74 was a vert...it got a real workout. And yeah, you would freeze your butt off in the Winter, and the defrosters were practically useless. I got into a sleet storm with mine and had to pull over and scrape the ice off by hand...several times going home that evening.

 

[MossRoad]

We had three of them at one time; I had a 70, and and the girls had a 72 Super and a 74 Super. Needless to say, they kept me busy changing oil, adjusting valves and such. Good thing the brake and clutch adjustments didn't come quite as often; I had the mechanic do those. The girls loved them; the 74 was a vert...it got a real workout. And yeah, you would freeze your butt off in the Winter, and the defrosters were practically useless. I got into a sleet storm with mine and had to pull over and scrape the ice off by hand...several times going home that evening.

We had many VW buses, a bug, and a Karmann Ghia. One of the buses, I think a mid-year early 70's had an "experimental" engine in it, so the mechanics told my dad. It had dual two-barrels. If you launched it, and started timing pumping the gas pedal with the bounce, you could get it to start hopping the front tires about a foot off the ground over and over. :laughing: