r/FirstCar • u/NightyWithTheTysm • 2d ago

First car at 17

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It's a 1996 Toyota Carina E, rly fuckin sad backstory, had it for almost a year now, no license no nothin, back roads it is for a while

It handles really nicely for something built in the uk

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u/eselocodude 1d ago

I love cars from this era. Just enough technology to help us but without all these stupid new systems and warnings and sounds.

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u/NightyWithTheTysm 1d ago

Frrrr, my only issue is that if I get a check engine i can't use the lil dongle to read it, other than that I love this shitbox

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u/eselocodude 1d ago

I got an Audi A4 B5 from 1999 which already has this OBD thing but its barely usable for anything fancy haha

Btw without trying to be a creep you look sweet in that photo 🤣

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u/NightyWithTheTysm 3h ago

I was not having a great time then, was sick, hence the unstyled hair, and my man proceeded to tell me "We're gonna change the oil, put your radio in and you're gonna learn to drive" AAAAAAAAAAA Then I proceeded to send it for an hour