First car ever driven - Versa

[sooner4x4]

Most people can probably remember the very first car they ever drove. I have fond memories of a 1976 Subaru 4 speed standard, with a 1400 cc engine, grinding gears on a few dirt roads in Nebraska.

For my daughter that will be the Versa. In a very large and empty church parking lot two days ago. I really can't tell you who was more nervous. But I can say the Versa is very capable at climbing curbs without suffering any damage.

[Vahagn23]

The car that i drove all by myself, no one next to me or anything VERSA, but before this drove other cans but with parent

[Ever Victorious]

Most people can probably remember the very first car they ever drove. I have fond memories of a 1976 Subaru 4 speed standard, with a 1400 cc engine, grinding gears on a few dirt roads in Nebraska.

First car I ever owned was a 76 Subaru DL 4-speed sedan. man I miss that POS sometimes.

First car I DROVE was my dad's '84 Rampage 2.2 5-speed.

[marleyfan]

First car driven: My fathers Pontiac LeMans. Not sure what year but probably about 74ish.

First car owned: '68 Austin 1100 with bad CV joints. Lots of fun.

My son just got his learner's so the first car he ever drove was on Monday, my Versa. I'm glad it's a CVT, don't think I could handle trying to teach him to shift gears.

While I'm on the topic, much has been made of the rear seating room of the V but how about the drivers seating area? I am a short guy (5' 7" -don't laugh) but my son is 6' 200 lbs and he finds it quite cramped in the driver's seat with the seat pushed all the way back. Any tips from you big guys out there to free up some space for him?

[bulld0g]

While I'm on the topic, much has been made of the rear seating room of the V but how about the drivers seating area? I am a short guy (5' 7" -don't laugh) but my son is 6' 200 lbs and he finds it quite cramped in the driver's seat with the seat pushed all the way back. Any tips from you big guys out there to free up some space for him?

I am 6'2" 280lbs and I have no problem with room in the drivers seat even with my wife and 3 girls in the car the SL there is a seat height adjustment....not sure about the S....between that and tilting the steering wheel to a comfortable position and the seat all the way back ......not sure why he would feel cramped

[Mlody]

Any tips from you big guys out there to free up some space for him?

does he sit with his rear towards the seat back or does he slide down and the seat?

[NY.AD.MAN]

First car I ever drove was a 1996 Chevy Suburban that really taught me how stressful driving can be (for first time drivers),

My first car (that I paid for) that I drove *REGULARLY* was a 1994 Taurus Stationwagon that I loved sheerly for the fact that I paid for it and that it took me 80K miles in a 3 year timespan (To New York, D.C., South Florida and Atlanta - and everywhere in between). At the end, it caught fire and nearly exploded...

Enter Versa.

I don't think I could have made a better purchase.

[monkeybear]

My fist car driven by myself was the Nissan Versa.

Before that I drove a Jeep Cherokee, RamCharger and a BMW 330 with maybe 3 hours total between the three of them.

[BillyBeaneBall]

First Car Driven: 1986 Chevy Celebrity with a Bad Power Rack and Pinion Steering. I ended up using that car alot in HS later and parallel parking a car with no power steering sucks. On the positive side though I had Popeye-like forearms, LOL

First Car Owned; 1988 Pontiac 6000LE. I inherited it after we lost my mother to cancer. That car was sweet. Like driving a rolling couch...

First Car Bought: 1997 Chevy Cavalier. I was about 2 months from paying off the car when a deer decided to try and jump my car at 3am. Totalled my car and I had to start making payments all over again (2000 Kia Sephia 5 speed...first MT car...I wish I had gotten the MT Versa because I miss shifting )

[Great White Versa]

The first car that i ever drove was my dad's (brand new at the time) Mercedes E 420, but i actually learned how to drive with my grandma on the cal State Hayward campus roads in her early 80s honda civic a few months later.

The first real lessons for driving stick were in a beat-up geo metro while we (my stepdad's employee and I) were waiting for a concrete truck to arrive on some crazy steep hills (or so i thought at the time) up on Bull Mountain (portland, or)

[Bee_rye]

The first car I ever drove was a 1992 Nissan Sentra, which was my drivers ed car.

Then the first car I ever drove that I paid for by myself was a 1990 Nissan 240SX Coupe.

Proud to learn in a Nissan Not that it's any different from learning in any other car...

[bikeman]

While I'm on the topic, much has been made of the rear seating room of the V but how about the drivers seating area? I am a short guy (5' 7" -don't laugh) but my son is 6' 200 lbs and he finds it quite cramped in the driver's seat with the seat pushed all the way back. Any tips from you big guys out there to free up some space for him?

There's a pump handle on the right hand side of the drivers seat. Pump the seat all the way down. I'm 6'3" with long legs and I fit comfortably in the drivers seat with it in this position. My first car was a 1960 Ford Falcon. First car I bought on my own was a brand new, bright red Opel Rallye with a four speed stick. Taught myself to drive standard on the way home from the dealership in rush hour traffic. :nono

David

[motoguy128]

First Driven - '93 Pontiac Grand Prix in Drivers Ed.First Manual transmission - '91 Toyota Tercel 4 speed with my dad. First car- That same Toyota Tercel - I miss that little car sometimes too. 2000lbs of paper thin metal that was buzzy on hte freeway, but it ran like a top despite all efforts ot kill it. 4 bicycles on the roof, towing a 1000lb trailer, once had 8 people in the car.First bought - '03 Toyota Corolla. I wish I kept that car. Excellent mileage. I got 33mpg towing a 1000lb trailer, and regularly got 38-40mph on the freeway. Once with some favorable tailwinds that kept turing during the day. I exceeded 50mpg 3 days in a row. Commuting my 60mile round trip to work. It didn't have much legroom however, and I like the 6 speed and hatch on the Versa.

[kc5f]

First car driven: 1966 Chevy Corvair convertible, automatic. My Mom's car...

First car bought: 1972 Subaru, manual. I'd never driven a stick, and learned how to get it in 1st and reverse in the parking lot. The road was 55mph, and at the first light I had a trooper behind me through two light cycles as I tried to get it back into 1st! I hope he was laughing, but he didn't stop me.

I taught both my kids to drive a stick in my 1996 Ford Probe. (And probably each caused a year's worth of "normal" clutch wear over a couple of days...) They both drive automatics, but hopefully will remember if they need to drive a stick in an emergency.

[bikeman]

First car driven: 1966 Chevy Corvair convertible, automatic. My Mom's car...

Loved the looks of that car. Did you or you mom read Ralph Nadar's book?

David

[kc5f]

Oh yeah... Didn't matter, since my brother decided to drive it to a state park 90 miles from home and thought he could make it home when the low oil light came on. He made it halfway, and my mom didn't think it was worth buying a new engine!

[marleyfan]

There's a pump handle on the right hand side of the drivers seat. Pump the seat all the way down. I'm 6'3" with long legs and I fit comfortably in the drivers seat with it in this position.

Yeah I forgot about that, thanks.

Taught myself to drive standard on the way home from the dealership in rush hour traffic. :nono

I was looking to buy a VW Beetle and had never driven a standard. Went to look at one and the woman tosses me the keys and says take it out for a test. I taught myself how to drive standard on her car in about an hour, brought it back to her and went and bought a different one.

[biggie]

1st driven: Uncle's Mid-80s Chevy Celebrity by myself, just around the farm area. Was 8-9 y/o.

1st owned: '86 RX-7 NA

[matttail]

I first drove my Mom's 97 Nissan Sport Truck. That was a really nice little truck to - Nissan doesn't make anything like it now. Small, sporty, manual, and red. I did most of my learning to drive in that truck, some on my Dad's 95 Altima (automatic).

The first car I ever owned was a 88 Honda Civic, manual. I had to replace the clutch and transmission, but aside from that the car was free. I bought a 85 Honda rebel 250 CC (motorcycle) while I still owned that car - but someone stole it while I was off getting married. Left it parked at my apartment for about 3 weeks and when we got home it was gone.

After a while the Honda started having problems and I didn't have the skill to fix it my self, and we decided it would be better to be making payements on a new car rather than fixing the Honda so we bought a 2007 Vera Hatch manual. I still miss the Hondas, but the versa isn't bad.

[bikeman]

I still miss the Hondas, but the versa isn't bad.

I've called my Versa a Civic Hatch on steroids. Outside of better gas mileage, I can't think of one thing the old Civic had on the Versa. That said, in 1988, the Civic hatch was one of the best buys on the market. Fun and cheap to drive.

David

[KimberKenobi]

First thing I ever drove was my Uncle Mike's Dodge Durango... I was 14 and he tossed me the keys and made me drive it through snow.

First thing that was ever 'mine' to drive was a 1991 Ford Probe GT, bright red, CD, clean... aahhh... oh yeah, and the turbo boost would randomly kick in... like, when you were braking... very useful...



The first car I owned (and picked out, to replace the Probe) was a 1993 Subaru Loyale, poop brown, tape deck, 0-60 in slightly over 13 seconds... oh yea! I loved that little car.

(Okay, I have to use this smiley just because it's all Christmas-y...)

so where's the Christmas squint?

[iluvmyVersa08]

First driven: Learned how to drive in my parents minivan, '97 Venture. Once I had my full license I drove an '02 Hyundai Accent for four years, all throughout university.

First owned: 08 Nissan Versa

[fjwagner]

My Dad's 1963 VW Bug followed by his 1973 Bug and their 1969 Mercedes 190. My first car of my own was a Datsun B210.

http://jalopnik.com/cars/down-...6.php. Mine was dark green not this puke yellow green.

[Moghedian]

1st car driven then owned was an '86 S10 with a 4 speed. A friends little brother asked me if I had been in a drive-by because of all the rust holes in the side.

[ADOversa]

While I'm on the topic, much has been made of the rear seating room of the V but how about the drivers seating area? I am a short guy (5' 7" -don't laugh) but my son is 6' 200 lbs and he finds it quite cramped in the driver's seat with the seat pushed all the way back. Any tips from you big guys out there to free up some space for him?

I am 6'0 and 200lbs as well. In the leg/head room department I have no complaints whatsoever. However, I have really big shoulders and I do find that after awhile it is lacking in the width department.

The first car I ever drove would probably be my fathers old 1995 Diesel 5spd manual Jetta. Some of our family live on their own private road, so I used to drive up and down that, then once I got my beginners I drove either the Jetta or their 2003 Windstar all the time, then when I got my G2 my parents bought me a Corolla (2004 with a 5pd manual) to drive that I shared with my sister when she got her G2. The first car I actually bought on my own was a 1994 Civic 4 door with an engine/transmission swap and lowered and other interesting (but not riced) mods, and then I sold that when I bought my Versa last summer.

Of all of them I would have to say the Jetta was my favorite. We had it since new, and when I was 18 or 19 my dad handed it over to me to do as I wished. He was done with it... it had 450 000 relatively problem free km's on it, all original parts, but the windsheild was cracked, it was getting rusty, and the starter went. So after I sold off a bunch of parts, I did the smart thing and stripped it right down, then took it out late one night in the country and attempted to kill it. But the car won... I was expecting to just leave it at the side of the road and have it towed to the scrap yars, but it took everything I had to throw at it and kept coming back for more. Jumping railroad tracks, power shifting, burnouts, offroading, ebrake donuts, revving it wayyyy past redline... etc. Ended up selling it for $200 after that (and yes, I did tell the person who bought it everything I had done to it). I miss that car

[grogman]

I am 6'0 and 200lbs as well. In the leg/head room department I have no complaints whatsoever. However, I have really big shoulders and I do find that after awhile it is lacking in the width department.

.......if you would stop eating those taters maybe you would fit in that there contraption...........if we were all big a day would only be 23 hours.......

[dfc222]

First Car Ive Driven: 2000 Hyundai ElantraThen my dad got me the 09 Versa 1.6 Manual

[grogman]

First Car Ive Driven: 2000 Hyundai ElantraThen my dad got me the 09 Versa 1.6 Manual

......pardon my asking but how is your v in the mountains?

[Rand0m0sityxX]

First car i ever drove was a first gen MR2 Spider, with a standard transmission.

First owned car a 1996 Dodge Dakota