My First Car

I learned how to drive a Stick Shift before I drove an automatic.

When I was twelve my mother bought me a car toy, that I can take around, Portable. It was kind of like a game in a way. It had shift and a wheel but not the pedals. It was red . I was a fan of Jeff Gordon, the Nascar racer. I was tomboyish growing up. I did not have any sisters. Just two brothers who was into wrestling. Yes, I wrestled with my little brothers but I always win. Lol

Getting back to my story, on my first car being Stick Shift. I learn first from a shift stick. My grandfather’s car was an old antique Hudson. Have you ever tried turning the wheel on those type of cars, lol? There is no power steering. You have to put your muscle into it. I am not tall. It was like driving a tank. That’s how I would imagine it would be like.

My grandfather asked a relative to teach me with their car cause he felt it would be harder for me to learn in an old antique car. My cousin was very patience with me . I could not get the uphill in stick shift for two weeks. I learned in a secluded up hill road. If you don’t shift right you end up going down the hill backwards. I finally got it. I had to learn the rules and safety of road next.

My first car was an Acura Integra with a sun roof. I felt like I was in a sports car. I had two jobs to be able to afford it at the time.

I just go to work and drive my dog to the park in it. I did not do to much driving in it. I did not like that it was hard to eat with a stick shift car.

It was very good for gas mileage for sure. I did not have it for long.

My next car was a Red Car, Automatic. I had flaming stripe on the side. It really look like a race car but it did not have an engine for speed. Did I race cars on the street in it you asked? Yes, I did. I beat a Mustang, lol. If you don’t know how to shift, the car won’t go fast.

Jeffrey Gordon number 24 NASCAR driver was the style I was going for with my red car, lol. I felt like I was car racer in it. I live in a small City and there were not a lot of cars on the road during the time I had that car. I could not drive in it to long, my leg and foot would start crumping. They seat was too low. I ended up giving it to my brother after driving it for six years.

My next car was a PT Cruiser. It was very comfortable to drive. I never got foot and leg crumping driving the car. I guess, I got that car because it reminded me of my grandfather’s antique car. It was a four cylinder car. No more racing for me. Maybe if I got a turbo, PT Cruiser, it would be a racer,lol. I had my daughter so, my driving change as I got older.

I was a mail carrier, I got to drive the mail trucks where the driver seat was on the right side of the vehicle.

It was not as hard as I expected. They are not really good in the snow. The big trucks they used to have for picking up heavy packages and collecting the blue mail boxes around the city. It was very light so if you hit a bump the truck jump off the road. You have to make a wide turn on those. I get scared to drive them on a windy day, it felt like the wind can throw it over.

I hope you enjoy my first driving experience story. 😊