Anna NicAmhlaigh’s First Car ….
What was your first car and why did you buy it? I had booked my driving test for 19th January 1994. Now on hearing this my dad said to me “if you pass, I’ll give you the car”. Now the 19th of January was also my Dads birthday, so there was a lot of excitement. On the morning all the tests were cancelled, due to blizzards and testing only began a half hour before I was due to sit mine. I had a lesson with my...
Pauline Houlihan’s First Car ….
What was your first car and why did you buy it? My first car with my own money was a gorgeous ’01 silver VW Golf. I had previously been driving family cars. Golfs of course. What can I say we are a VW family. Previous cars had been MK2 Silver Golf and MK3 Red Golf. Both these cars are proud possessions of my brother now. Back to my lovely “first” car, it was bought from a garage in the middle of no where....
Geri O Shea’s First Car
What was your first car and why did you buy it? My first car was a Vw golf, maroon in colour, 1.9 Diesel. I bought it as I’d just finished college and I had a few bob saved up for it. I was looking for work at the time and knew I had to be mobile. What did you pay for it? I think I paid €5,000 for it. How did it change your life? Being independent was the best advantage of owning my own car, not having to ask or depend on others...
Susan Smyth’s First Car …..
What was your first car and why did you buy it? My first car was a black Ford Fiesta 1.1 mark 3, with a C reg, the reason I bought the car was because I had dreamed of driving from the age of 15 & after my lessons literally could not wait to get motoring! I loved the fiesta the second I saw it, it was black & at the time “the newer model” I was 21. What did you pay for it? It was 2850 pounds, at that time second hand cars...
Mags Durand O’Connor’s First Car….
What was your first car and why did you buy it? My first car was a Ford Fiesta, my dad gave it to me for a birthday present when I learned to drive at 24. Her name was Bobo What did you pay for it? It was a present How did it change your life? Bobo completely changed my life because she gave me a freedom I hadn’t had before, I could go anywhere I liked. I was a student at the time and it opened up the world to me and allowed me to...
