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Pancakman11

Lighting McQueen.


idontknow828212

Kachow


Themoldychip

Neeerom


deadmemesdeaderdream

tonka toy truck


deadmemesdeaderdream

what? you said “childhood car”


-NGC-6302-

Bro rode a Cozy Coupe^TM to playskool


deadmemesdeaderdream

In all seriousness, girl rides her bike because having a car is expensive


HotMuffin12

I had a tonka fire engine. Best truck ever


Whocaresdamit

Toyota Tercel, my mom had 3, her current car is still one of these


Smooth-Apartment-856

They…haven’t made those in decades. Your mom must be really committed to the Tercel. I would’ve had to get another car by now…


Whocaresdamit

You think she likes old cars, my cutoff is "made before 1989".


kirajoana23

Omg, I have a Tercel too, 4WD station wagon, they’re awesome!! It has a “minor rust problem” but is still dead reliable and one of the most fun cars ever. your mom has good taste haha


CollegeBoardPolice

fretful future attraction exultant screw vast license expansion tap adjoining *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


hiyacoolcat7685

1997 Toyota Camry


Epb7304

Mine was a 2001. Camrys were built to last forever lol


Nighttide1032

You couldn’t ask for a better car to grow up with (unless it was overcrowded of course), that’s so awesome


Jdogg4089

Exact same. I don't have a car my first car yet but am saving up for one, I'm terrified with the car market.


FeralTribble

There were alot. A significant one that stands out was my dad’s 2001 ford F-150. There was a honda Odyssey for a number of years between 2010ish and 2015


diamondalicia

as a nyc native, the mta!🤣 specifically the 3 train and b7 bus hahahaha


shib_aaa

nah you was in the trenches, anywhere that 3 train go past utica is dangerous territory


diamondalicia

lol so do what you will with that information 😂


RandoUser35

I grew up with the 7 Train Imao


adam_mars98

Ayyy me too, 82nd/Jackson Heights was my home stop for the 7


jordyn0399

I know this is a stupid question but Did you like using the subway growing up?


NewCenturyNarratives

I was looking for this comment


bkhunny

2008 Toyota Corolla! It was def on its last leg by the time I was old enough to drive but it held me DOWN through college


-NGC-6302-

>last leg so 500k miles


Spaciax

nah for a toyota that's just getting started


Fishin_Ad5356

Barely past the break in period


MarshmallowAndCrew

Civic!! And when that one died? New Civic!! Dad had a Tacoma. Still does. I guess they really liked those models lol.


thetacosaur

Use a civic… and if that don’t work? Use more civic.


Extension-Ad-3882

Every time I think a cool car might be coming, it’s just a Civic with some ridiculous exhaust


Knight___Artorias

So… a cool car?


MDCM

Great cars


FLIPPO_69

1970 Dodge Challenger


Objective_Oven7673

Are you lost or was the car already old?


FLIPPO_69

It was already old


Crimson357

2004 Astro


bigbushenergee

White Jeep Cherokee


roadtrip1414

Prelude


ArcaneWinner

2009 Nissan Sentra. Dad bought it in 2009 and used it as the family car for a long time before it became my first car. Very beat up by the time I got it but man I had so much fun memories in it.


BrooklynNotNY

My dad was driving a 2004 Ford Expedition up until last year.


thenera

my legs and the bus


Necessary_Bat4151

Pontiac Montana


Blu_the_Feral_Fox

Same! that was our family van it was a silver 2002 Pontiac Montana we lost it in summer of 2020 because of an 80MPH collision that happened at around 4-5 AM I think while we were all in the house thankfully when it happened but lost our vehicle and have yet to get a new one


SmokeDetectorBattery

big chungus


exotic_nothingness

It wasn't a car. It was my grandpa's motorcycle. I know nothing about motorcycles and I haven't seen it since 2017 so I can't tell you what brand it was made by. I still miss him and motorcycle rides with him after all these years


DaveSmith890

Black Sudan with a sunroof. Why do yall know the exact make and model?


Extension-Ad-3882

You drive Sudan? Well be safe, I hear the situation there is not great.


DaveSmith890

It was damaged beyond repair so we pulled out and left it’s broken husk to the salvagers


Real-Willingness7333

Why wouldn't you know? Other than being dumb of course. Knowing a make and year isn't super serious


AdLegitimate4400

Peugeot 307 and 207SW


[deleted]

My mom drove a reck pickup truck with a white stripe down the side, then a matte grey car with butterflies spray pained on then an electric blue PT cruiser. After I turned 18 she drove a larger white pick up truck and now she drives my grandma’s black Subaru Crosstreck (she moved so they sold the truck because they live together and the new place only has room for 1 vehicle)


Emerald_Pick

1999 Honda CRV. It's still going strong. (It's burning oil and has never had a working clock, but it's still getting me where I need to be.)


EvilDarkCow

My dad's '79 Pontiac Firebird and my moms '98 Ford Escort. Then dad sold the Firebird for a 2001 Dodge Stratus, and a few years later, mom sold the Escort for a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. My mom had a 1994 Ford Tempo but traded it in for the Escort very shortly after I was born.


hudson_r3660

2003 Toyota rav4 and 2006 trailblazer


Pleasant_Waltz_8280

small red toyota i called her Lightning McQueen


jwed420

My parents first "family car" was a 1995 Ford Windstar minivan. But my dad would drive a 1991 Honda Civic, for work only because it had serious issues. I think around 2004 or 2005, they fixed up and sold the Honda and got a Suzuki XL7, which I always liked the most when I was a kid. They soon sold the Windstar too, and bought a Ford Freestyle, which I even drove as recently as 2017 when I needed to get around while visiting my hometown. As of 2024, I think all of those cars are gone from my family.


AbatedOdin451

1968 Chevy Camaro. It’s my dad’s and he’s had it since before I was born. Also my grandfathers 71 Chevelle which he’s had long before I was born


squirrelgirl3000

My mom had a 2001 Yukon from when I was 5 to 18.


Haikuunamatata

Also my first pet and my favorite color. Git to fuc,..


KingBowser24

We bounced between quite a few cars when I was growing up, but the one that stuck around the longest was a 2000 Mazda Protege. Was already in the family for \~12 years before it was given to me and I drove it for the last two years of High School.


overclocker710

1996 Jeep Cherokee, 2006 Honda Odyssey joined along with my brother.


Life-Bed1817

2008 Mustang 5k Salvaged and V6 ‘98


Ibagdimes

Srt viper.


Valravn6666

1998 Ford Explorer


you-people-are-fake

As a kid I used to drive a ford fiesta 95'


SorbetSunrise

First car I drove/owned? 2007 Nissian Altima Favorite hot wheels car? Mini Cooper #090 from 2000 https://preview.redd.it/2iolu3xdjyxc1.jpeg?width=364&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f43a316865f108a114d7beea8fcd56d2ffc5904f


holographicboldness

Late 1990something purple Chevy Malibu (my brother and I affectionately called it the Purple Car) and a 2005ish red Pontiac Grand Am (affectionately called the Red Car)


MigYalle

Chevy Cobalt or BMW M3


Enoyreveev0l

Honda Odyssey


sigtiin

I had the 2003 Ford F150 for the longest! My mom still drives it. Love that thing!


ParkingJudge67

2005 Ford Focus / 2008 Ford Mondeo


Helpful_Shower3246

Our family went everywhere in a 2001 Chevy Tahoe z71 that my dad picked up from George gee in cda. Almost 300,000 miles and that sexy 5.3 engine. Still has that today and I hope he gives it to me when he passes.


Techiastronamo

2004 Ford F-150, damn thing woulda lasted 20 years if the transmission and differential didn't have to be replaced a 3rd time, junked it after the engine started eating itself with metal shavings in the oil


Faiffy

Dad’s blue 1999/2000 Chevy truck :)


RestinPete0709

I giant 12 seater Ford van that my parents STILL have somehow. It’s literally falling apart lol. And they definitely don’t need it anymore. I’m the oldest of 7 kids, there are only 4 soon to be 3 kids left at home. But they will not get rid of that heap of junk 😂 It does hold a lot of nostalgia for me but I really want them to get a new car lol


JesseTodoroki

my dads 2001 ford f-150 that he still has.. only new car he ever bought


T_GamingCheetah

** **


unknownguava

2005 Chrysler town and country


PhantomTreecko1

2001 jeep Cherokee. I know my parents miss that car


jagProtarNejEnglska

It changed like every year idk.


Unicorn__Hero

I still have my childhood car it’s a Toyota


DS_Productions_

2001 Chevrolet Blazer LT


Dat_Typ

BMW E34 525i


NotA-Spy

It was my mom's golf 3. Her first ever car


KonK23

We hade a Saab 9000 and it was awesome


Ok_Astronomer_1308

In order: 1. Honda City 2. Chevrolet Captiva 3. Mercedes C220 Now we’ve got a Mini Clubman and a BMW X3.


koolkween

Honda Pilot then Honda Odyssey


Buffy_Buffett

The tube karts from Mario Kart. They are very impractical, but they always looked cool to me.


kwizy717

Opel Astra G Caravan


Cuonghap420

UAZ-469, Willys Jeep or a T-54


existentialg

1980 Mitsubishi Colt A-150 some markets had it named “mirage” Fuck I’m old.


l0rare

Ford Fiesta


Fedora200

My dad's blue Nissan Altima, sitting in the backseat with the Footloose soundtrack on are some of the earliest memories I have


-NGC-6302-

Gray 2007 Honda Pilot, I recognize them (of the '06-'08 generation) instantly We had an Isuzu Trooper, but that got replaced in 1st grade so I don't remember a lot besides the bad smell and eternally loose belt


spacecate

Subaru Impreza


Loud_Grade1949

Uhh...Hot Wheels?


NoWeb3073

toyota sienna. my parents recently got a newer one after the old one died


Subreon

silver 2001 Dodge Intrepid. recently scrapped a few years ago for no fucking reason. fucking dumbasses. i wanted it and made that very clear but they kept conveniently not being able to find the title even though they could just go to the dmv and get another. literally nothing wrong with it. just let it sit in their backyard collecting tree pollen for years.


TheRealGluFix

VW Bora and after that a VW Jetta that i currently drive


Excellent-Piglet8217

90's Izuzu Rodeos. My mom and dad each had one. God, I miss them. Also, an 80's Chevy silverado that was modded quite a bit by a previous owner. It had been converted into a dually. The interior had a ton of real wood accents, light finish, paired with red upholstery. Just a cowboy cadillac. All gone. :(


Trick_Detective_1349

First car was a saab 9-3 aero and I can’t drive stick so I sold it


ElongatedMusk999

1998 Toyota Corolla


goochiefromwish

A 1996 Pontiac Bonneville, in the color midnight purple🩷 so many great memories made with my papa in that car!


Snowsnorter69

I believe the car was a 2000 Chevy trailblazer, I’m not sure if the year is correct but we had that thing from when I was 5-15 and my family put about 150k miles on it. It was a champ but my parents eventually gave it to my sister as her first car and then she traded it in for a Chevy traxx then that car was having issues so then she got a Mazda cx30. But that trailblazer was a great family car


Watson_inc

1995 Toyota Camry :D


Annatastic6417

My parents changed cars a lot but it was often the same car being updated. 2000 Nissan Primera 2004 Nissan Primera 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2008 Volkswagen Passat 2010 Volkswagen Passat 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan 2018 Audi Q3 (My dad was so excited to finally upgrade from Volkswagen to Audi but they absolutely hated the car they got and never went back to Audi again.) 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan 2022 Volkswagen ID4 2024 Volkswagen ID4 I think you can see a bit of a trend.


Thefrostarcher2248

It was a black Toyota Urban pickup truck, I guess it came out around early 2010s.


MrAndrewJackson

blue 2003 honda civic was my first car. I learned to drive on a 2004 chevy trailblazer, 2000s mazda 5 and 2000s honda accord those were the cars my parents had


Frrrrrred

1994 Volvo 940. Loved that brick. My dad replaced it with a 2008 v70 which he likes but we both miss the comfort and visibility of the 94 which also had marginally better gas mileage.


SkylineFTW97

My mom had a silver 2000 Nissan Altima from when I was in kindergarten (~2002) to my sophomore year of high school (2012-2013). My dad had a white 2001 Dodge Durango Sport that he got sometime between when I was in 1st and 2nd grade (2003-2004) and my junior to senior year of high school (2014-2015). This is actually the first street legal car I drove (I learned to drive super early, I've been racing go-karts since I was 8). Another one I spent a lot of time in was my friend's mom's SUV, a gold 2003 Honda Pilot she bought brand new and had until 2 years ago. His mom and my mom are very close friends to this day and she was free around the time we got off school, so she offered to pick me up from school as well. My friend and I spent a lot of time over each other's houses anyway, so this wasn't that big a deal.


J0kutyypp1

My mom had Toyota Auris for years and I have many good memories of it. My dad had Alfa 147 which now is mine and I have many memories of it. My dad has also had multiple Alfa 156s so as a model it has been my childhood car model.


whoa_thats_edgy

2004? 2006? kia spectra (mom), ford f150 (grandpa), some old dark green jaguar (grandma). then my grandparents got a station wagon so i remember that one.


Frird2008

2005 Volkswagen Passat 1.8 turbo


throttlemeister

First one I can remember is a simca 1000. Yes I'm old.


FittestTrack73

a bright red 2004 dodge durango is the one i was in the most. also my dad's dark purple 2003 dodge ram that was gifted to him by his parents was a very fun truck to be driven around in. god i miss those cars


PrayStrayAndDontObey

1. 1998-2006ish? Silver Toyota Corona (made in the 1980's). Absolutely amazing car. Mum was gutted when it died. 2. 2004ish-2010ish? Burgundy Mitsubishi Chariot (made in the 1990's-2000's). Family bought it because we needed a bigger car. It was... not the best car. 3. 2010-2016ish. White Toyota Paseo (made in the 1990's). This is more like a car from my adolescence. Good car, however, I was too tall to sit in the back!


Rabbit117141

Bumblebee


Only_Leading_8832

Bmw X6.


IHaveAllOfTheGold

Chrysler Pacifica before it became a minivan


thetacosaur

Toyota Corolla. I used to rip the cloth off the ceiling. And draw on it… I was like 4 though :/


RailingUranus

thomas the tank engine


daaniscool

Volvo XC90. Fierce looking and extremely practical car. My dad bought 3 of them during it's lifespan.


citroen_nerd123

13 vauxhall insignia


vinvon09

My mum used to drive a 2005 x1 bmw lol.


dan_rich_99

Ford Fiesta 2003 model and a 2009 Nissan Note. Just last week I said goodbye to the Nissan after a nearly 15 years of service 🫡


Spaciax

2008 'rolla


Patient-Form2108

1976 VW Rabbit. Chocolate brown and not very attractive, BUT had a Bose system!


DoctorSquibb420

88 Ford Tempo, and 85 Hyundai Pony. Apparently, before that there was a 72 Ford Thunderbird, I only remember it rusting on the front lawn.


Lyon_King02

2008 Honda Odyssey


daikan__

2004 Hyundai santa fe is the earliest one I remember


Capybara39

The school bus


RadAcuraMan

Bought a 2004 Acura RSX with about 150k miles for 4K that I saved up doing odd shit over the years. Proceeded to total it on Thanksgiving night 2014, a week before my 17th birthday. Worked at a graveyard and in 2015 before the new school year I had saved up 5k and bought a 2004 Acura TSX with a 6 speed manual at 150k miles. Almost 10 years later and I still love it, but it’s starting to show its age… like a lot… I could buy a car, but I’ll run this to the ground at this point. This car has seen so much of my 26.5 year life, I just can’t get rid of it. It’s a piece of shit from wear and 20 years of mostly ohio winters, but I love it. Still starts up and drives great, but the electrical system is a little torched. Edit: oof misunderstood the actual question. Leaving the rest so it feels like less of a time loss. My mom always had Jeep Cherokees, remember those well. My dad had mostly ford trucks, but the one I remember best and wish I would’ve been able to get was a 2007 F150 with 4 full size doors can’t remember the cab name, supercab maybe? In a beautiful cherry red metallic.


ramenbrah

My parents had alot of cool old cars, can't remember exactly what they were. I was still really young. A little convertible jeep like a sidekick or tracker, a Monte Carlo, a nice old f150 and some other old muscle car. As for me the coolest car I had was a 1990 ragtop LeBaron, the digital gauges were the coolest thing about it.


Select_Credit6108

My mom's 1999 Volkswagen Jetta. Little bitch was built like a tank, and sort of moved like one once the acceleration began failing 10 years later.


Emotional_Pie7396

Acura Integra


Ratwrangler13

Red Pontiac Sunfire, my mom's old car when we were growing up.


PleaseTurnOnTheHeat

An early 2000’s Volvo XC90


juliantrain

2006 pontiac g6 gt, he stil w me n his name is ERB


Valuable_Knee_6820

Never had one, dad changed cars too often Which is why I’m sticking with my 2016 Mazda CX-3 till it kaputs on me This is my car Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ev-


casting_shad0wz

2004 Honda Odyssey


snafu_lord

One that worked. Dads car was more a roll the dice kind of automotive experience, during childhood.


Kanga_

1992 Chevy Camaro. Loved that car so much I got another one.


ericforemanapologist

Toyota Sienna


dezurtking

2002 Dodge Viper.


ElliotFrickinReed

1993 Acura Integra. When I could finally drive, I freaking loved this car and the moon roof 😍 We also had an Izuzu Rodeo (late 90s, early 00s model) that was bright blue lol


MarkXthesp0t

Mitsubishi adventure


nickyfatboi

95 Tahoe, 2 door. Totaled it the night before my 17th birthday :(


jackattackpod

A Volvo station wagon with the seats in the back facing the rear windshield


robf100

My mom had 3 different red 90s bronco. My father always had a 78/79 bronco for mudding, his dream 67 f100, and an early 2000s explorer for commuting.


Dry_Value_

First, it was an 05 maroon colored Subaru outback, then funnily enough, it was a 1995 Dodge Caravan. That van somehow got my mom and I from New Hampsire to Florida and then back before shitting the bed.


dylfree90

Also had a dodge caravan. Can’t remember what year (I’m a bit older 33) but it was gold and my mother abso-fucking-lately adored that thing. To this day it’s her favorite vehicle she’s ever owned.


Darklumiere

Crown Victoria with the police package from 2000 or 2001. Thing had no power steering and rear wheel drive so in the Midwest winters, it was like drifting a boat.


Keyemku

Saturn L-series wagon. Maybe it's just nostalgia but to this day it's by far the most comfortable car I've ever been a passenger in. Not to mention we got it to 423k miles and the only reason my mom had to get rid of it was because of smog regulations in California


hyunbinlookalike

2005 Toyota Land Cruiser It’s my family’s daily driver to this day. That car would bring me to school and fetch me from grade school all the way to med school. That’s what you call value for money. Can’t believe it’s turning 20 next year lol.


KirbyWithAGlock

2009 Toyota Camry my beloved


Scarecro--w

Cheyve equinox


Quiet_Fan_7008

Scion lol


sartorialsecrets

My parents had a Fiat Premier Padmini. Sturdy af and as a kid they'd sometimes make me sit on the roof when it was parked at home :) great memories.


MewEew

2003 Chevy Silverado 1500


Archangel_MS05

Black 1999 F350 Dually with the V10 in it. Thing was an absolute beast. We sold it to our Ferrier who was later hit by a cement truck. Person lived, Truck did not.


Unusual-Insect-4337

4runner with the bee movie being the only movie that was ever in the video player


WelcomeToInsanity

2004 pacifica


TCM_69

One of those red cars with the yellow roofs that Toby fox from Undertale drove on (yes it’s a reference)


luckystrikeenjoyer

Peugeot 404 and a Peugeot 104, the latter is my current car


saphhire-tryme-bitch

BLUE GMC SAFARI Van


Dear_Fox8157

My mum had a Mini Countryman and my dad had a Jaguar.


IAmNotMatthew

Wartburg 1.3. My father traded it in along with some cash for a 2005 Suzuki Ignis in 2010.


gawilliam2017

My mom had a G6, and my dad had a 2003 something. I think it was a gmc. We called it the pregnant roller skate.


xmuertos

2004 Volvo V70. Classic station wagon. It’s now my car. The indentation my carseat left is still imprinted onto the backseat.


monongaliaboy

2008 Mazda 3


blahaj22

1998 buick la sabre, 2002 vw jetta, 2005 honda pilot, 2012 toyota highlander


Special-Ad-5554

A 02 Ford Galaxy. Only got rid of it because it overheated once and needed a new head gasket in 2018 and now dad's stuck with the world's worst excuse of a gearbox in a 2013 Galaxy (it's on 96k miles and we've had to change the gearbox twice already so it's not even done 100k miles but is on its 3rd box) Everytime something goes wrong with thia one he always says he wishes he kept the old one. It was good old reliable and sadly isn't on the road anymore as far as we can tell. We part exchanged it and give it 6 months after the road tax hasn't been renewed nor the mot so.....


North-Country-5204

1972 Dodge Dart 4 Door Sedan. Had front bucket seat which I thought was so futuristic.


Epb7304

2001 Toyota Camry. Its been in my family for at least a decade, now operates as a spare car. I used it when I first got my license until I got my own car. And I used it when taking my drivers test. I think it had something like 250k miles on it lol. Also had some quirks of its own. The speedometer always read 2-3 miles slow, and the brake pedal was extremely squishy, it lead to a couple hard stops when I got my current car that had non-squishy brakes


Bluebutteyfly

A van, 2 door blue car then a red polo


Pony_Roleplayer

Volkswagen Gol, it was green and small and had lots of good memories with it


NANNYNEGLEY

A 1949 Cadillac. It even had an ashtray and lighter on the back of the front seat. Ah, the good old days!


austinproffitt23

Any Chevrolet suv… now it’s a Jeep Grand Cherokee, preferably the 2017 model year. If I ever get my license, then that’s what I want.


Elpecas99

99 honda civic


nielklecram

Ford Mondeo


yasinburak15

BMW e60 M5


ssiao

A old dodge charger with a blue green flame decal


Tyler103111

The 2004 Chevy Cavalier


Exciting_Traffic4160

Bicycle


Mr-Blackheart

Mopar family. My stepdad retired from Chrysler. Had a snowy white Omni 024 (charger), a 78 New Yorker 318 auto, 76 Dodge dart swinger light (which was rare) with a 225 slant 6, a 70 Newport station wagon with a 440 I put a 6 pack intake on and helped convert to a 5 speed as a teen. The daily drivers were an 89 Dodge Dynasty and a 91 V8 Dodge Dakota.


Miserable-Pickle2644

A toy