My first regular drive was an AE101 Toyota Corolla 1.6. I hardly remember driving it now despite having driven it for about two years...medyo forgettable kasi driving characteristics nya para sa akin. I do remember practicing extreme engine braking on that. Napaaga yung palit ng clutch tapos umabot akong 5 km/L when it would normally do 8. Crazy stuff. We had it about eight years, malambot na yung springs at shocks nung binenta na namin.

My next ride was my initiation into Hondas: a second-hand SX8 City 1.5 EXi. I thrashed it hard but it was always asking for more, and always returned pretty good fuel economy (9-10 km/L). I had it for six years. It's one of the rarer deep blue cars. Dyan ako natuto sa maintenance and upkeep. I'm no mechanic but I know enough about it to diagnose what's wrong and what I can do to fix it.

Next came my present baby, the GD1 Honda Jazz 1.3S. This is the first car I started to modify, although I just have minor mods for now---nothing engine-related. Puro electronics na muna.