That sounds like a memorable adventure! Enjoy the nostalgia.
LetEmbarrassed4387 on
Z24 Cavalier classic
fuelvolts on
Nice 2nd gen Cavalier! Looks to be a 1988-1990. What a beaut!
VR46Rossi420 on
I had that same beauty of a car. It kept dying on me but man it looked so cool at time as a high school student. I was lucky to have that as a first car.
Glendel66 on
Still smokin’?
FullWoodpecker1646 on
Been there
Lichenbruten on
Where in Missouri?
Those Cavs looked great, but it seemed most died a rusty death. And soooo much plastic!
ocean432 on
Hell yeah! I feel this pic.
I don’t smoke now but I remember the “flavors” of all the different cigs we’d have due to just getting whatever we could get our hands on.
schol4stiker on
While listening to Millencolin?
Fickle-Addendum9576 on
It’s wild to me that 16 yr olds could just drive alone. Where I live you can apply for a learners at 16 but have to have it for 2 years and you can’t drive without an adult with a valid license. And then if you pass a road test after that 2 years you get a secondary license which lets you drive alone or with maximum 1 other person for an additional 2 years. So a minimum of 4 years before you can be a regular driver.
gukakke on
Very nice. I could also buy cigs as a minor but I lived in the Middle East.
d-bo201 on
ya, that might be a $600 car in 1998, but it was a mouth-drooling ride in 1988 to a bunch of high schoolers. I wanted one so baaaaad. Well, next to the Prelude of course…
BaconReceptacle on
It’s basically a Pontiac Sunbird with spoilers and shit.
Blasto1990 on
Imagine being able to get a car for $600 in 2024. That’s near impossible these days unless it’s a broken shitbox.
Individual-Monk-1801 on
Yo! I got my chevy cavalier back in 2000 for $600! Was yours a 5 speed
csking77 on
Those stations were life savers 🫠
mackharp0818 on
Z24’s were fucking sweet
Lepke2011 on
$600 in 1998 dollars is $1,158.76 today.
alwtictoc on
Lucky. My first car was a used 1989 Hyundai Excel sedan. It was brown. Slower than a fucking sloth.
notguiltybrewing on
600 had to be used. They were more than that new.
MLDaffy on
I miss $600 cars. You’ll be lucky if 1 is even running for $2,000 nowadays.
Naugrin27 on
5 speed w sunroof, same color…5k for an 88 in 94 w 50k miles. Blew the engine at 130k of driving like an asshole, 2 clutches, I think I put 60k on the “new” engine by the time I beat it to death.
I loved that car and every single question mark shaped burnout from doing 180s in reverse, Miami vice style.
ehutch2005 on
Nice! My first car was a $500 Pontiac Sunbird. Adjusting for inflation, that would be like getting a 2015 car for $850! I miss the days of cheap, disposable used cars.
Banker_dog on
I think we all had that gas station that sold stuff to us when we were underage. I feel like my friends and I put his kids through college with the amount we spent over a few summers
chokeNsubmit145 on
Missouri plates 👍😊
t4thfavor on
Today’s version of that makes me sad.
“My cousin and I can’t afford a $6000 beater so we’re vaping in his basement and playing (whatever game those kiddos are playing now)”
magiCAD on
Almost me.
Around the same time I got a used ’89 Z24 for $3500. It had a custom maroon paint job. Fortunately, 16-yo me worked at a car wash, so I kept that baby sparkling. Installed a sick detachable CD faceplate and new speakers/subs.
Unfortunately, the digital dash somehow converted to kilometers and the rear driver’s panel succumbed to cancer (rust). Traded in for a 2000 Mustang.
Good times.
nocaptain11 on
That explorer in the background was probably in its prime in 98. My dad has a 97 that looks identical. It served as a first car for me and by brother, has 250k+ miles and he still uses it as a farm truck.
AnonUserAccount on
Is that a 1992 Cavalier Z24?
omahaknight71 on
My sister had a 88 Z24 back in 96 and fucking loved it. She still says it’s her favorite car almost 30 years later.
31 Comments
That sounds like a memorable adventure! Enjoy the nostalgia.
Z24 Cavalier classic
Nice 2nd gen Cavalier! Looks to be a 1988-1990. What a beaut!
I had that same beauty of a car. It kept dying on me but man it looked so cool at time as a high school student. I was lucky to have that as a first car.
Still smokin’?
Been there
Where in Missouri?
Those Cavs looked great, but it seemed most died a rusty death. And soooo much plastic!
Hell yeah! I feel this pic.
I don’t smoke now but I remember the “flavors” of all the different cigs we’d have due to just getting whatever we could get our hands on.
While listening to Millencolin?
It’s wild to me that 16 yr olds could just drive alone. Where I live you can apply for a learners at 16 but have to have it for 2 years and you can’t drive without an adult with a valid license. And then if you pass a road test after that 2 years you get a secondary license which lets you drive alone or with maximum 1 other person for an additional 2 years. So a minimum of 4 years before you can be a regular driver.
Very nice. I could also buy cigs as a minor but I lived in the Middle East.
ya, that might be a $600 car in 1998, but it was a mouth-drooling ride in 1988 to a bunch of high schoolers. I wanted one so baaaaad. Well, next to the Prelude of course…
It’s basically a Pontiac Sunbird with spoilers and shit.
Imagine being able to get a car for $600 in 2024. That’s near impossible these days unless it’s a broken shitbox.
Yo! I got my chevy cavalier back in 2000 for $600! Was yours a 5 speed
Those stations were life savers 🫠
Z24’s were fucking sweet
$600 in 1998 dollars is $1,158.76 today.
Lucky. My first car was a used 1989 Hyundai Excel sedan. It was brown. Slower than a fucking sloth.
600 had to be used. They were more than that new.
I miss $600 cars. You’ll be lucky if 1 is even running for $2,000 nowadays.
5 speed w sunroof, same color…5k for an 88 in 94 w 50k miles. Blew the engine at 130k of driving like an asshole, 2 clutches, I think I put 60k on the “new” engine by the time I beat it to death.
I loved that car and every single question mark shaped burnout from doing 180s in reverse, Miami vice style.
Nice! My first car was a $500 Pontiac Sunbird. Adjusting for inflation, that would be like getting a 2015 car for $850! I miss the days of cheap, disposable used cars.
I think we all had that gas station that sold stuff to us when we were underage. I feel like my friends and I put his kids through college with the amount we spent over a few summers
Missouri plates 👍😊
Today’s version of that makes me sad.
“My cousin and I can’t afford a $6000 beater so we’re vaping in his basement and playing (whatever game those kiddos are playing now)”
Almost me.
Around the same time I got a used ’89 Z24 for $3500. It had a custom maroon paint job. Fortunately, 16-yo me worked at a car wash, so I kept that baby sparkling. Installed a sick detachable CD faceplate and new speakers/subs.
Unfortunately, the digital dash somehow converted to kilometers and the rear driver’s panel succumbed to cancer (rust). Traded in for a 2000 Mustang.
Good times.
That explorer in the background was probably in its prime in 98. My dad has a 97 that looks identical. It served as a first car for me and by brother, has 250k+ miles and he still uses it as a farm truck.
Is that a 1992 Cavalier Z24?
My sister had a 88 Z24 back in 96 and fucking loved it. She still says it’s her favorite car almost 30 years later.
You could fill that tank for 9 dollars…