re: Your first car

In about 1993, I got an old Ford truck ('81 model I think) that had the column shift (three gears), no power steering or brakes, and no air conditioning. I would get a pretty good workout driving it in the summer time.

I drove it for about a year and must have had a guardian angel that kept me from getting in any wrecks. None of my friends could drive it, even those that could drive other manuals. When I was done with it, my dad gave it to his friend's son but he couldn't drive it either after a couple of months of attempts.