First cars
I know we all remember our first cars. I am only 18 and I'm going to get my third sometime in the very near future. My first car was a 1998 Volvo C70 coupe 2.3 turbo. it was wicked. 236 bhp, 240 lb-ft., 6.3 0-60, 450-watt stereo stock. I loved that baby. Well, one fateful night i took a turn too fast (est. 80mph) and hit the curb, ruining the left side of the car. The wheels went under the chassis, a la Back to the Future, and the driveshafts were ripped from the transmission casing, spilling trans. fluid all over. I never called the cops, which i would recommend to anyone not involved in a private-property-destroying accident. I am currently the proud driver of my grandfather's (God rest his soul) 1988 Mercedes 560 SEL. it has the same bhp with about 270 lb-ft. Motor trend claims a 7.0 second 0-60, but with 150,000 miles on the car and 100,000 on the engine (the mechanic burned up the old one during an inspection--douche), it is not the same old horse it used to be. How did everyone else far in their first years of car ownership?
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