Tell Us About Your First Car and We’ll Guess Where You Had Your First Kiss

By: Teresa McGlothlin
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
Tell Us About Your First Car and We’ll Guess Where You Had Your First Kiss
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About This Quiz

Few things fill us with more nostalgia than talking about our first car! They were our ticket to freedom and our ride to a brand new, more independent life. The only thing that might come close to the way we feel about our first car is our first kiss. Once you share your first car's features and condition with us, it will lead us down the road to figuring out where your first kiss took place. 

Did you grab a quick smooch under the bleachers at homecoming? Or you were bold enough to climb into the back seat? During this quiz, we won't ask you about your first awkward attempt at affection. We will ask you all about your first car's brakes and its sound system, though. Since there are so many formative emotions linked to both things, it will be easy to read between the solid yellow lines. 

No matter what condition your first car was in back when you thought it was the best thing on earth, every detail matters. Carefully read each question, and choose the response that takes you back to your first car's rock hard, factory seats. By the time you're done describing it, we'll know where you first puckered up. It was in your mom's basement, wasn't it? 


1 - car legroom
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Was there enough legroom for a good makeout session?
It was a tight fit.
When you're a teenager, there's always enough room for that!
We used the back seat.
We made it work.

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2 - car engine
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What did you like most about your first ride's engine?
It was a V8!
I liked that it was cheap on gas.
It lasted a long time!
In hindsight, it's a miracle I made it anywhere.

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3 - car steering
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Did it have power steering or was it rack and pinion?
What the heck does that mean? I turned the wheel; it steered.
It was rack and pinion. My arms were buff back then.
It had a power steering pump.
I'll have to ask my old mechanic.

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4 - car buying
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Where did you get it? Did you buy it yourself?
It was a hand-me-down.
I got it from a dealership.
It was a gift.
I bought it from the classifieds.

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5 - car sound system
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Would you say it had a bomb sound system?
If cassettes are bomb, then it was rockin'!
Only one of the speakers worked.
I added a few subwoofers for extra bass.
I was young. I didn't care about that stuff!

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6 - car gear shift
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What kind of gear shift did your first car have?
It was on the column.
It was a stick shift.
It had a big 8-ball on it.
It had an automatic slider.

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7 - carburetor or fuel injection
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Did it have a carburetor or fuel injection?
Umm ... it had a gas pedal?
It was fuel injected.
I honestly don't remember.
It had an old school carburetor.

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8 - front-wheel-drive or rear-wheel-drive
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Do you remember if it was front-wheel-drive or rear-wheel-drive?
I think it was all-wheel-drive.
It was front-wheel-drive. It did great in the snow.
I think it was a four-wheel-drive.
It was all-wheel-drive.

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9 - headlights
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What kind of headlights did it sport?
They were pop-ups.
The kind that was never bright enough
They were round.
It had square headlights.

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10 - car rims
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Did it have aluminum rims or steel rims?
I have no idea!
It had chrome rims!
They were steel.
I think they were aluminum.

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11 - parking brake
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Was the parking brake on the floor or between the seats?
It was on the floor.
It's called the emergency brake.
It was between the seats.
I'm not sure I had one.

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12 - car spoiler
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Were you happier with its front or its rear spoiler?
It had a cool fin on the back.
It didn't have a spoiler.
I loved the front spoiler until I hit a curb.
The rear spoiler was hot!

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13 - car seatbelt
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Did it have any advanced safety features?
Does the horn count?
It had air bags.
It had a seatbelt.
It was equipped with a collision warning system.

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14 - personalized car
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What did you do to personalize your first car?
I put fuzzy dice in the mirror.
I repainted it.
I didn't do anything to it.
I added a steering wheel cover.

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15 - paint job car
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How would you describe its paint job?
Rusty
Metallic
Pearl
Faded factory paint

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16 - sunroof car
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Did it have a moonroof or a sunroof?
It had a sunroof.
It didn't have either.
It had a moonroof.
It had a peeling ceiling.

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17 - car upgrade
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Which of these modern upgrades would you have given it?
Apple CarPlay
Backup assistant
Cruise control
Fuel flex technology

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18 - car lighting
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What was the interior lighting like?
I only had lights on the dash.
It was a dome light.
The light was attached to the rearview mirror.
I added custom LEDs.

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19 - Chevy Cavalier
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Which one of these popular cars did it look most like?
Toyota Prius
Honda Accord
Chevy Cavalier
Ford Crown Victoria

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20 - sedan
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Did it have a hatchback or a sedan body style?
It was a hatchback like the Chevy Spark.
It had two doors like the smaller Ford Focus.
It had five doors like the Subaru Legacy wagon.
It had four doors like the Kia Optima.

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21 - technological feature car
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What was your car's most technological feature?
It had a backup cam.
The CD player was bangin'!
It had a digital dash display.
I think the oxygen sensor was its most advanced part.

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22 - car selling
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Did you sell it, or did you trash the engine and junk it?
I traded it in for another ride.
I totally forgot to put oil in it.
I sold it for something else.
It was in an unfortunate accident.

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23 - car for prom
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Was it the same car you took to prom?
I rented a limo for that.
It was! We parked really far away, though.
I borrowed a friend's sports car.
I didn't go to prom.

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24 - car bench seat
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When you drove it, did you sit in a bucket seat or on a bench seat?
It had bench seats.
My car had captain's chairs.
They were bucket seats.
I sat on a seat cover.

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25 - car tires
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What kind of tires made your car's wheels go 'round?
All-season
Touring
Performance
All-terrain

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26 - car running lights
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Was it modern enough to have daytime running lamps?
LOL ... no.
It did, but you had to turn them on.
I always used my headlights.
I think so, but I'm not really sure.

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27 - car struts replaced
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Did you ever have to have the shocks or struts replaced?
My car had struts?
I think that was done before I bought it.
It had big, metal shocks.
It was a bumpy ride.

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28 - brakes
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Was your car equipped with anti-lock brakes or power brakes?
It had ABS.
It barely had brakes!
It had the kind that stopped.
It had power brakes.

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29 - car lock
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Did your first car have a security system?
It had locks and stuff.
It had an anti-theft device.
Yes, it was so ugly no one wanted to steal it.
No, but it had OnStar.

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30 - car bumper
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What sort of bumper was on the front of your car?
Standard
Deep drop
Step
Tube

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