Your first ride... and what happen to it.

[Dan Petrovic]

My first car, and still the car I currenly drive, is a black '95 Toyota Corolla.

It looks like a peice of junk with all of its scratches, dings, and spots of worn off paint, so we got it roughly $3k at a dealer. My parents were worried about the high school parking lot, so they purchased a car that came with scratches and dents.

It gets pretty good gas mileage. About 28 mpg normally, and 32 mpg on the highway.

There are a couple of little things that bug me about it, though... the rear passenger door is eternally locked, the powerlock wont open it and manually unlocking it wont open it. The rear speakers don't work at all. The rear view mirror is a little sticky to move around. The trunk lever doesn't work.

But other than, it's help up pretty well. It accelerates as fast as I need it to, although a little bit more horsepower would be nice so it doesn't take 5-10 seconds to go from 60 to 65. It shifts really well. You can feel it, but it's not that harsh (not like my friend's Honda Accord), the brake pedal is nice and easy to push down and the steering wheel is really easy to spin.

So, I'll continue driving it when I come from school and everything until its days are done, but it's a Toyota, so I don't anticipate that happening too soon.