My first car purchased before I had a licence to drive it. Bought for $900. No radio. Forever having CV joint issues but that might have been my driving style at the time. One trip from Wellington to Auckland resulted in the speedo stopping, so I had to guess my speed, then the fuel gauge stopped, so I was guessing how much fuel was left and would I get to my destination with whatever amount was in the tank. No, I ran out. A portable radio on the rear window shelf would vary in reception depending on which side of the car it would slide to. My first long distance drive (rather inexperienced I was then) resulted in me coming around a corner into road works and seeing a road roller in the middle of the road. Over corrected, slid off the road, along a ditch and back onto the road in front of the roller and kept going to later find I'd bent a subframe under the front of the car. The fan kept touching the radiator every time I turned a corner after that. Also used the car to push open a farm gate once, the gate won. Broke a headlight in the process. Thank goodness times have changed.
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