PS: I've paid for everything myself.
My blazer:

 

I got my iroc when i was 16 and now i am 20. I went half and half on the car with my parents. All of the other "mods" i have done myself, and there are a mess load! When i was 18 i got a 86 civic hb as a daily driver and i still have it. Insurance isn't that bad because i am still under mommy and daddy's plan, only $1,796 a year for both cars. The civic is only $300 a year! I just started school again, 15 credits, work as a cable contractor, and part time at Home Depot, where i have been for over two years! I do not need to work so much but i "need" to make my car nice! j/k, you can say i have the itch!

 

Hey just remember 21 means 21! So if your not there yet......Well have your freind buy it! Just dont do anything stupid and make me come down there or up there where ever you people are. got a spare?

 

well i bought my car 4 months ago, i am 15. i will be 16 in june. since i was about 5 i loved cars...and i wanted a "sports car" when i was old enough to drive. so i started saving.....papers-mowing lawns-buy ing and selling ATV's making profit...and since i was 13 i was aloud to work at construction...making 5.50. did that for 3 summers and kept looking. and i found one! she was everything i wanted except for the 305, but that didn't stop me...i had to borrow a few bucks from parents but they are almost paid off now....then i am getting a 383

 

I'm 18, guess my car is pretty decent. I've paid for most of it, but i have had some help from my father. But we consider this more of a father son project than a "daddy bought me everything" typr deal. We're both out there working on it every chance we get... and thats the truth

 

IM now 21. But I bought my car when I was 17.

 

I can't believe that most of you guys are 21 or younger! Thanks for making me fel old!

When I was 16 in 1985, I bought my first car. It was a 1983 Z28. I owned it for 4 months, but only had my license for 10 days when the car was totalled by a truck that ran a yield sign. His insurance bought me my 1982 CFI Z28 with every option under the sun. I took out a family loan on my first car and was still paying for it 1.5 years after it was gone.

 

Here is the picture of my slow camaro.

 

yeah, and still working. lol.

 

Oh yes, here is another.

 

I'm 19 and I've had my car since I was 17. I bought it off of eBay for $8000 and yes I paid for it myself. My first car was a 1987 Honda Accord and my second car was a 1994 V6 Camaro so I'm on my third car now.

 

I'm 20, going into my fourth year of college and my GTA is paid for. I also have a nice winter beater. It isn't hard you just have to know how to manage your money.

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I just turned 20 on Aug 27. I have had my Z since I was 15. I have also had 1 winter beater and now I have a 1989 Toyota 4runner daily driver. I paided for them all my self.

 

hey, i'm 20 now and on my 2nd camaro. first one was quite a beater. 2.8L had worse gas milage than my 305 did. after i got my system stolen out of it, i decided no more money would be spent on it and i'd save for another 3rd gen. i purchased last year an 89 rs with ttops and a 305. this summer was spent dropping in a new motor (sbc 400) and rebuilding the 700r4 (which is being swapped out for a th350 for now...). paint is goin on next summer. if you work hard and save your money, you can have the car you want. i love my car and cant think of driving anything else. shes not perfect, but she gets better with age (and money )

 

im 15 and i jsut got my 83 sport coupe w/ a lg4 in june for 800....ive worked all summer and am in the final stages of finishing my 383...i finally got all the parts for it except a few lil things..gaskets....etc...im alos workin on getting a paintjob....prolly a dark green...my friend is gonna drop a 377 in his camino so we will have the fastest cars in school....isnt life great

 

I'm gonna be 19 soon and i bought my baby when i was 16 for $4000. i pay for everything car related. including a brand new front clip and the tint.

 

And i paid for / built this also...

 

hey special k what is the name of the color of your car

 

I assume its the same as my old 92 RS, and its Dark Metallic Green

 

Knowing I just turned 15 Sept. 1, I guess that probably makes me the youngest here with a nice Camaro.

83 Camaro Sport Coupe

350 w/ 4 bolt mains
Crane Energizer Cam 274 dur/ .450 lift
Manley double roller timing chain
Melling High-volume oil pump
Speed Pro Pistons
Holley 650 Carburetor
Edelbrock Performer RPM Intake

Still on engine stand

Did all of the work myself! (how? you may ask...I helped my brother build two 350s for '70 Nova & '80 Corvette, two ford 302s for Mustangs, and a ford 351 for f-150)

Trying to find transmission (Debating Auto or 5-speed)

About the Camaro:

Almost perfect body
charcoal exterior/light sand gray interior
Spoiler
Guage Package
Cruise (disconnected)
rear hatch pop
console clock (rare)
rear compartment light
Kenwood 6x9s

Guess its not very many options but I don't need 'em when I got a fast car!

 

I'm 17, bought the car (myself) when I was 15. It's a trophy winner. pic in sig

My sig pic was taken when I first got it, I need some new pics!

 

im 17, i got my car when i was 16. i paid 5k for it with 67k miles. i split the price with my parents.

 

the previous pic is with the old paint and a bad camera. here is one after the new paint.

 

17 Ohio~ my car: 86 camaro z28 with 92 rims, 92 wing, 92 front end, 406 small block(380-400HP), t-5 transmission, Flowmaster exhaust, all autometer gauges, one 12 inch thunder 6000, 600 watt amp

 

Man Bluegrassz we are ancient. I'm 28. I had no idea some of you were so young!

Well I got RAIF when I was 15. I was not aloud to drive him till I proved myself and got my licence. So until I was 16 I drove the 70s Buick Skylark on the road and Raif in parking lots. Though I did take my drivers test in him. He was a birthday gift, so yes, my parents bought him. He was 2 years old and was sold for cheap ($8000) due to the owners getting a divorse. Sticker: $14,144.00. Pretty good deal, eh? Originally, I was to keep the Skylark as a hand me down, but it became less and less relaible and Mom put her foot down and said I had to have a reliable car and Raif was too good a deal to pass up.

Well here is RAIF in his stock form the day I got him. He sure has come a long way, eh?

 

Frt:

 

rear

 

When I turned 16 and started to save up some $ I transformed him to this:

And that is how he stayed till 1999. Then the serious mods began...

 

I was 15 when I got my GTA. I got it and then found out my insurance company wouldn't give me coverage on it. (I HATE COTTON STATES INSURANCE!!) So, I looked some more and I found my RS a month after I turned 16. My parents DID pay for both cars, but I'm not rich at all. Total yearly income between my parents is only about $80,000. I'm not rich, just have very generous parents I guess. My dad keeps the GTA running with his money and I keep up the RS by myself for the most part. I'll be 19 on Jan 3rd.

I hope to buy myself a 4th gen in a year or so!!

 

I'm 17 and a senior in hs...i bought the car for 2400 then about a month later i pulled the motor and my dad helped me rebuild it...other than some mechanical stuff ive done everything myself including payments....

 

I'm 17 and when i was 16 I bought a 89 Camaro RS with a knocking engine so me and my dad rebuilt it and dropped her in. And just last week I bought an 88 Iroc Z for 3600$ on ebay *guilty* car is so clean im discusted, all it needs is a new shot of paint which i plan oin doing soon. Ill have pics soon, gotta take some :P Both cars paid by myself from working long hours/ days and I pay insurance. Im damn proud of my sexy ladies!

 

I consider my car a pretty nice car. Definitely better than most people my age. I don't have a picture to post right now because I am on my school computer but I think you can tell from my avatar.

I used to own 2 cars when I was 17-18 (I'm 19 now). I bought them both myself and paid insurance on both myself.

I've never had a car given to me. My mom and dad have never helped me buy a car, pay for insurance, maintenance, nothing! I do everything myself and I wouldn't have it any other way. (Unless of course, my parents made six figures and would buy me a nice 2002 Trans Am WS6, then I wouldn't be complaining!!!)

Steve

 

Well, it all began when I was 14. My dad, who owns one of the last junkyards around, got a call from a guy he knows who wanted to get rid of his 82 firebird s/e, he said the motor was locked up and wonderd if my dad knew anyone who was looking for one. Thinking it'd be a nice project car for my brother and I, he bought it for $700.

As time went on, the car sat, and recieved little attention, although I do admit sometimes I'd get in and and pretend that I was driving it, I was dreaming.. or so I thought. One year later, when I was 15, I decided something needed to be done with the old 82 that just sat in front of the garage. I had a wild idea of pulling the 305 and installing a new powerplant. I brought the idea up to my dad, who laughed at the idea but said he'd help and support the cause.

A few days later, the motor was out. I could not believe it, as I looked at all the parts laying on the ground and everywhere, I said to myself 'wow, this is a huge mess, no turning back now!' To make a long story short, my cousin gave me a strong running 307 to put in the car. I added an Edelbrok Performer manifold, along with a 4 barrel carb and a Summit cam. Because of some problems I had with the brackets fitting, I swapped on the original LG4 305 heads. As the motor began to take shape, I was awed by the whole experience.

After the motor was in and ready to fire, we had to make a few minor modifications as far as timing and such. I sat in the driver's seat.. turned the key, and she fired. I can't even begin to describe what that was like! I was/still am proud of what I did and I really enjoyed it too.

As far as the rest of the car goes, my cousin and I began some body work and are trying to get it all ready by the time I get my license. My car is not as nice as some of yours, but let me say, I'm very very proud of it. Heres to all young thirdgeners!

pics of my project can be found here under firebird
http://community.webshots.com/user/theaaronmilla

 

hey 82firebird, nice guns! i'll make sure not to break into your house lol. nice car too, looks like it's comin along well.

 

A.K.A Polo green! IMHO the best color on a thirdgen but I'm biased! Anyways, my cars not much to look at but it has been getting me around reliably for a couple of years and I am very happy with it. I looks like special K's. But with the clear coat peeling on the hood. Oh, I'm almost 21 and this was my first car. Pretty sad, but if you have LOTS of girlfriends and other friends who have cars. You don't really need one in High school!

 

I'm 19 soon to be 20..

 

17 here, bought my car 3 months before i turned 17 back in August of 01 and it was my first car. And yes I did pay for the car all by myself, parents just paid for it up front and i paid them back in installments as i came across the money. The insurance works teh same way

 

This is my car. Just turned 18 in August.

My parents did pay for it, I do not see why there would be a problem with that. My Mom dropped 4000 on the table and it was ours.


The car just got new paint, now I'm working on the interior:

 

You sound a little Canadian today, eh?

Whats that aboot?

 

wow! did reallize so many poeple under 20 w/ killer cars.....i hate rich kids who get given camaro and are like LOOK AT ME!!!!! but this is kewl---> i will get a pic of mine up soon but how do i do it --i will prob figure it out some how.... i was wondering anyone just buy a car off ebay in NEW JERSEY w/ a 383- black 86- iroc with a huge dent on the driver side---if so email me even if you know who did...

 

im 19 heres my car, love it to death..i did a lot of stuff to it since i got it.. lotsa plans still, but here it is now. i bought it when i was 16 with my own money. and i am also using my own money to pay for all the millions of tickets i have gotten w/ her too.

 

darnet why wont it let you put a pic in when you go to edit your post

just put new tires on it too... looks much nicer with out the white lettering on the sides

 

hey does that radar jammer you have work?

 

yes it works perfectly. i have not gotten a "speeding ticket" since i got it. it detects radar pretty far away and if you are really cruising and dont have enough time to slow down, the jammer definatly works because i was hit w/ radar on the highway and i was going 88MPH the detector went off and i only got it down to 72 MPH by the time i was in his range and he didnt even pull me over (55MPH speed limit)

now if it only made my completly invisiable to cops..(tinted windows, neons, system, "unsafe starts") i would be all set

i found a site w/ the phantom 3... its gotta be better than the one i have, its on the left side

here is the site


radar detector

 

man that thing is sweet! wish i had the money for it

 

<-------- Ughh, what a geaser...

Welp, there have been:

1979 chevy malibu - (still have) 1st car, got it when I was 15, ran it for years, let it sit for years, restored last summer

1976 ford granada - (donated to charity) don't ask, -very- reliable, should have kept that car

1990 ford thunderbird LX - (still have) bought when the malibu's trans called it a day, drove for a few years, GF uses it for a daily driver now

1987 chevy IROC Z28 - (still have) bought it when I was 21, drove it for a few years, completed the restoration this summer

1995 ford thunderbird LX 4.6 v8 - (still have) currently the daily driver

1989 mercury cougar LS - (went to salvage yard) bought as a parts car for motor and trans into 1990 tbird

1996 ford thunderbird LX 4.6 v8 - (just bought, still have) currently gearing up for repaint, will replace 1990 tbird

I guess you are seeing a theme here, eh? I love f-bodies, but MN-12 cars (T-birds, cougars, lincoln mark VII's) make excellent daily drivers!



/checks pacemaker, and heads back to bingo table :lala:

 

Wow!!! that black 79 z28 in this thread is amazing, my dad just finished his 79 and its all black too, he has been looking for some different kinds of stuff to do to it for appearence, does anyone know where i can find that hood and front end for him, those would look incredible on his car, if anyone knows where to find customs parts for the second gen please let me know, it would be a huge help, but that car is awesome man, by the way, im a lil older than 20, im 23 but like a few other in her i bought my car when i was you ger, hope u like

 

This was one of my rides when I was 20 (the others were a 57 Chevy Belair hardtop, 327 4 speed, and an 86 Regal T-type)...

Its an M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle....650 HP Cummins Diesel, 900+ lbs/ft torque, two TOW missles, a Hughes 25mm Chain Gun, and a M240C coax machine gun!

 

jc92camaro - My brother-in-law also has a 1979 z28, and I'm
pretty sure the front air dam is no longer being made. I guess
alot of other second gen owners want that it and cannot find it
anywhere. Also, I remember seeing that same car and the hood
was actually photoshopped.

On the other hand I am 24 and got my z28 when I was 20. It is
an 84 and is currently under going alot of mods that I have been
saving for. I will post some pics when I am done, hopefully in a
week.

 

i have an 84 firebird i think i did pretty good for my first.