At what age did you first buy a car with your own money? BHPians reply

Let this be a tribute to the first cars we proudly bought ourselves.

GTO recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Thread Rules

• With your *own* money, not parents or similar. Of course, EMIs are okay as long as you paid them.
• Pictures mandatory.

I bought my first car with my own money at the age of 33. It was the pre-worshipped Honda Civic in 2010. All the cars prior to that were courtesy family, either fully or partially.

Always feels special to see & appreciate a machine bought with your own sweat & blood. What say? Let this thread be a tribute to the first cars we proudly bought ourselves. Am happy my 1st was a really special machine with that high-revving petrol, great styling, low seating position and one of the best hydraulic steerings ever offered in India.

Here’s what BHPian SR-71 had to say on the matter:

Unfortunately, I do not have a picture though the car is still in the garage lying around unused 2 decades on. It’s a Silver Tata Indica V2 Petrol that I brought with my own money after getting the second job at an MNC. I was 25.

EDIT – A bit OT, I remembered poloman’s middle-class guilt thread and it struck me, I brought the Indica whose cost was the same as my annual payback then, yet I have been thinking for many many weeks now to buy my next car that costs way lesser than my pay! The first car is special indeed.

Here’s what BHPian anshuman_b had to say on the matter:

I bought my first car in 2017, a used Grand I10. I was 27 back then. Did many road trips, including touring the entire state of Rajasthan on this. Later sold the car in 2019 to buy a Honda City.

Here’s what BHPian vigsom had to say on the matter:

Thank You for this thread GTO. I’ve bought all my cars pre-owned, with my own savings, at typically between 25-35% of the new car listed price. The only exception here was the 7-month-old Versa that I picked up in 2004.

Here are pics of my first two cars.

Premier Padmini bought when I was 28,

Maruti Esteem when I was 30Maruti Esteem when I was 30.

Here’s what BHPian starter had to say on the matter:

First car at 22 – Ford Fusion 1.6. This also happened to be the first four-wheeler in the family. So, a very special one.

First 6 months salary towards down payment and a 5 year loan.

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