what cars have you ever owned?
 

was thinking about all the cars i've ever owned over the span of my driving career. i came up with quite a few . name your cars and why you got rid of them.

'89 mitsubishi colt - not enough balls in the engine. (my first car)
'88 Ford laser Ghia - accident - written off
'92 Honda Prelude - motor breathed its last
'95 nissan bluebird - motor fell apart bit by bit. then a shit mechanic did the rest. sold it for peanuts
'92 suzuki sierra - by far the best car ive ever had, and the most fun. sold it -going overseas
'04 VW Golf - sold it. going overseas
'05 Holden Rodeo Ute - sold it - going overseas

edit: forgot about The Jazz!

'07 Honda Jazz

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'97 Ford Taurus- it went to shit, and I sold it for way more than it was worth...

Two cars and I'm glad I still have them both. At least until I have to transport anything larger than a duffel bag...

'77 Fiat 124 Spider
'01 Mazda Miata BRG

'68 Mercury Monterey
'73 AMC Gremlin
'76 Ford Courier
'84 Mercury Lynx
'86 Chevrolet Cavalier
'77 Chevrolet C-10
'94 Ford Explorer

67 Mustang - Sold
72 Riviera - Storage
68 Impala - Storage
76 Monte Carlo - Traded for Impala
85 Trans Am - Sold
90 Civic - Sold
85 Blazer - Sold
92 Passat - Totaled
92 Elantra - Tranny died SOLD
85 Accord - Sold
92 Accord - 2 blown engines after 2 turbo projects + body damage. Parted + Sold
91 Escort - Sold
82 280zx - 4 Sale, fun summer car
2000 BMW 323i - Current Driver, fun, luxurious, sporty, fast
2009 E-250 - Work Truck
2004 Corolla S - Wife's Car

First I started with the 1997 Lincoln Mark VIII. Sexy car. Wish I hadn't given it up. Everything else is a downgrade from there on.

2001 Chevrolet Malibu was by far the ugliest car I have ever owned. Never again, chevrolet, never again. 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue is what I call a working car. Sure, it's made out of plastic all around but I pay nothing for it and I got it dirt cheap. It has all the practicality GM intended the cheap material it's made out of to be for and good gas mileage, what can I say ... I love it. :)


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Dude, I've known many to own a Chevy Malibu, but I've never known any to enjoy a Chevy Malibu...

Same story for the Cavalier...

'89 Buick Skylark-- Lucille
'88 Chevy Corsica -- Lucinda
'89 Chevy Celebrity-- Layla
'97 Lincoln Continental -- Lola


Next is hopefully a Wrangler, but will most likely be a pickup. Either Linda or Lita for a name...



Ohhhhh, why I got rid of them. They all broke, to the point where it was cheaper to get another car than to fix what happened.. Except for Lola, but I get the feeling she won't be truckin' for much longer.

'75 Chevy Monte Carlo (white) - was stolen
'77 VW Rabbit (bright sky blue) - traded in for something, can't remember
'79 Chrysler Sapporo (metallic gold) - bought this from my dad but don't remember what happened next :lol:
'86 Mazda 626 (charcoal gray) - I'd probably still have it if some idiot in a parking lot didn't drag him across a parking lot when she hit the gas instead of the brake to park facing him. :eek: Loved that car.
'90 Plymouth Sundance (black cherry) - Hated it and traded for storage for my future batch of kids.
'92 Dodge Caravan (red) - Did the job but wanted a new car.
'00 Isuzu Rodeo (sorta red) - Totally totalled. It was good to us though.
04" Hyundai Elantra (navy blue) - He's been good and kept us safe so far.

I may be off a year or two on some and I reserve the right to edit if I eventually recall what's missing. Getting old is a bitch sometimes. :p

1966 VW beetle. 1973-1974 Sold it because I wanted a Firebird.
1969 Firebird 1974-1977 Gave it away because it was giving me trouble and I wanted another car.
1974 Formula 400 Firebird 1977-1980. Sold it because it needed work and my wife didn't like it.
1979 Chevette 1980-1991 died of old age at 100K miles
197* Chevy Nova 1980-1980 Bought it because I needed a 2nd car then sold 6 months later because I moved and didn't need it
1983 Plymouth Horizon 1985-1994 died of old age at 100K miles
1991 Toyota Camry 1991-2001 Gave to stepdaughter
1994 198* Ford 1996-1996. Thought it was a good deal for 6 mile commute to work and low miles, Commute changed, wasn't a good deal
1996 Geo Prism Still running with 200K miles
2001 Honda Accord still running with 130K miles

'70 Buick LeSabre - motor seized
'76 Ford Gran Torino - died multi-system failure
'76 Chevy Monte Carlo - died multi-system failure
'84 Chevy Monza - totaled
'84 Pontiac Fiero - traded
'86 Chevy Camaro - tranny died at 130k
'89 Ford Escort - junked
'94 Ford Escort - traded
'98 Ford Mustang GT - totaled
'99 Ford Ranger XLT - current
'02 Subaru WRX - traded
'04 Honda Accord Coupe - traded
'08 Acura TL Type S - current

'73 Ford Pinto station wagon. I beat the shit out of that car. Overheated the engine and retired it.

'80 Plymouth Champ. Lost the clutch and couldn't afford in those days to fix it right. We needed cash, sold it for far less than what it was worth.

'79 Chevy Chevette. Came with the wife. We would alternate driving this and the Champ depending on which one cost less to fix at the time. It got sold with the Champ.

'86 Dodge Aries. Heaping pile of shit this thing was. But we kept it on the road from '87 until '93. It had four doors and served us well enough with three small boys.

'88 Dodge Ram 50. Good little truck. Kept it untill '95. Wish I still had it.

'93 Ford Aerostar minivan. Traded the Aries in on this. Not too sexy, but a good wagon. Served us well until '99.

'95 Ford Probe. Not a bad little car. Being an adult and maintaining it and driving like an adult it lasted me until '07. It needed some minor engine work when I traded it in, but it was still in very good condition.

'99 Ford Expedition. I still have this vehicle and it is going strong. I wouldn't hesitate to take it cross country if needed. As it seats eight we use it often for taking the whole family out.

'99 Ford Ranger. This is what the boys drove while they were home before they bought their own vehicles. Two of the boys wrecked it and the third was equally hard on it. I still have it though and it is my daily driver.

'06 Mazda RX8 Shinka. Mostly a weekend driver. I'll keep this car for a long time as I have the previous two vehicles.

I've purchased my first car at the age of 19, in 2005. Since then I've had two cars.

2005-2008 - '02 Mazda Protege ES - gave to my sister
2008-Present - '06 Saab 9-3 2.0T

1983 Ford F-150: This thing still runs, it's my dad's "haul junk around the field" truck.
1997 Ford Escort: Totaled
1997 Ford Escort: Parents still have it
1999 Ford Escort ZX2: My sister totaled it
2002 Pontiac Vibe: Totaled
2003 VW Jetta GLI: Traded in
2004 Toyota Matrix XR: Traded in
2009 Mazda Mazdaspeed3: Current car, and I loves it.

1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera -- Sold
1994 Volvo 940 -- sold
1991 Chevrolet Cavalier -- junked (coldest AC out of any car I've ever driven)
1985 BMW 318i -- sold (for $1800!!)
1991 Ford Tempo -- junked (still ran but kept cutting off at stop lights)
2005 Dodge SRT-4 -- Sold (I really miss it)
2008 Kia Rio -- Traded
2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 -- Traded
2009 Volkswagen Jetta -- current car
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR -- Current car, absolutely love it

i've owned:

a ford escort - sold it and got a
mercury topaz (ugh, i'm so embarrassed) - traded it in for a
toyota corrolla which i donated and bought a
honda civic which i gave to my kid and got a
toyota corolla which i gave to my then wife and i now drive an awesome piece of shit
bmw 318i which i love because i don't care if/when it dies or how

1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale (gave to my uncle when he got out of jail)
1991 Plymouth Acclaim (traded in on...)
1995 Dodge Neon Sport Coupe (traded in on...)
1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS (traded in on...)
2002 Subaru Impreza WRX (found out about second child, traded in on...)
1995 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport (traded in on...)
2000 Subaru Legacy Outback (traded in on...)
2001 Mercedes Benz E320 4MATIC (totaled)
2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i

'84 White Chevy Monte Carlo SS - handed down to my brother
'91 Red Jeep Cherokee Sport - handed down to my husband's son
'00 Blue Nissan Xterra - sold
'04 Black Ford F-150 4x4 - still have. great truck. over 125,000 miles, minimal problems
'08 Blue Honda Civic - my every day car. I love it. We were trying to choose between Chevy, Ford and Honda for a car with better gas mileage. I was leaning towards the Ford, but my husband liked the Civic. Thank goodness I listened to him.

1965 Pontiac Le Mans convertible – Only had it 3 months; crashed on black ice into a tree
1965 Pontiac Le Mans 4-speed; Gawd that 326 was a great engine!
1973 VW Super Beetle, the only new car I’ve ever bought. Couldn’t pay for body damage done by others, so had to trade to my sister for a
1965 Pontiac Tempest, lent to friend’s brother, he totaled it.
1968 Buick Riviera, traded in for
1974 Pontiac Catalina – a true Land Boat. Sold to a friend’s sister.
1982 Dodge Swinger. Bought from my Mom, sold it within a year.
1972 MGB. Loved it; hated its entire brittle electrical system, though. Sold it before all the wires broke off.
1986 Buick Century. Hated it – after a year, traded for
1990 Isuzu Pickup. Sold it cause we thought one car was enough. Not true. Ended up buying a
1994 Buick Century (I know . . . I know) After 6 months, traded for
1996 Ford Ranger. Great little truck. Drove it for 7 years.
1995 Mercury Sable. Blew the engine moving 1300 miles after mechanic changed oil and didn’t tighten the filter. Traded for a
1993 Ford Explorer XLT – great dog-hauler – loved all the options. Traded for a
2002 GMC Envoy – still have it, and love it (bad city mileage, though) After 6 years, it just rolled over to 50,000 miles
2005 Chrysler Sebring Touring convertible. Currently for sale – been laid off 7 months now and don’t need two vehicles (or the $300/mo. payment)

Ford Tempo Coupe (head gasket):
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Ford Taurus SHO (crashed):
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Honda Civic SI HB (riced out and sold):
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Ford Escort (destroyed tranny):
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Audi A6 Quattro (worst lemon ever):
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VW Jetta (so far so good):
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1994 Diahatsu Charade Sedan - good little car - sold in 2001 and bought
2001 Subaru Forester Limited - still got it, though had to replace the engine after a catastrophic bolt failure last year.

1995 Mercury Tracer Never had a chance (first car) never even drove in it
1990 Oldsmobile Given to us by my husbands grandfather and had too many problems
1993 Oldsmobile babysat for 2 weeks and was given the car for payment, sold to my sister
1993 Buick Park Avenue bought from my husbands mother. Husband wrecked it.
2004 Dodge intrepid Still have a loan for it. Husband wrecked it.
1994 Nissan Maxima bought from my husbands friend. Its the best car we have ever had, and still running. Well until my husband wrecks it.

Too many cars to remember and list here, since I've been driving since 1975.

I will say, however, that every single Ford, or GM vehicle I've ever owned has been junk. Nowadays, we only buy Toyota, Honda or Subaru. There's a lot to be said for a car that starts everytime you turn the key, mile after mile.

1974 Vauxhall Viva - a junkheap that I learned to drive on, lasted one year. It was blue on the outside, but the back doors were green on the inside. The pinstripe on the left was gold, and on the right was black.
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1975 Renault 12 Estate - another junk heap. It was white, except for the front left wing which was dark green. Lasted 3 years.
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1984 Renault 9 - in gold. Lasted a couple of years.
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1987 Peugeot 309 - white. Drove it for a year, and gave it to my then wife.
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1987 Rover 216 Gti Vitesse - in black. The first car I bought that was in decent order and cost more than a handful of change. This was the first car I took out a loan for.
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1994 Rover 620i - in slate grey. The first nearly new car I ever had (I bought it when it was just 4 years old). It was lovely, but following a minor accident that left several body panels scratched (but not bent) was deemed to be too expensive to repair by my insurance company, who gave me a cheque for the residual value.
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1997 Renault Megane Scenic in Maroon. I bought this for my wife to use, and gave it to her when we divorced. I kept the house. I heard later that she'd given it to her boyfriend shorlt before cheating on him and slitting up - I guess it was easier for her to make him leave when he had something to take his stuff in.
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2001 Renault Megane Coupe 1.6l also in slate grey. Lovely car, destroyed by a drunk Irishman crashing a truck into a row of parked cars outside my house 2 seconds after I told my current wife that if there really was a God he'd give people obvious signs of his existence.
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2000 Renault Megane Coupe 1.4l in silver. Bought with the insurance money from the wreck of the above.

2003 Mazda 6 TS - my current car.
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60-something Triumph ... meant to restore it, never road worthy
'67 Dodge Dart... totaled out from under me by a hit-and -run
'65 Chrysler Newport 2 door.... loved that land yacht!:thumbsup:
'67 Chevy Impala 2 door.... loved it! When my sister couldn't make her payments, I swapped it to her for her...
'72 Chevy Nova ... nice car, nice power, totaled by my wife 2 months after we got married
'77 Chrysler Cordoba... great riding car, lean burn engine control totally sucked
'69 Chevy Impala... ran like the proverbial raped ape!
'70 Pontiac Bonneville... too many repairs, got rid of quickly
'78 Ford Country Squire... another endless series of repairs
'76 Chevy G10... great for hauling amps and drums
'78 Cadillac Coupe de Ville... pretentious elegance... I loved it
'88 Plymouth Horizon... bowing to practicality
'86 Buick Century... I kinda liked that car... stolen and stripped
'89 Dodge Dynasty... electrical nightmares
'95 Pontiac Transport... pretty cool for a minivan, and that 3.8 could really scoot!
'96 Dodge Caravan... a real come down after the Transport, but this workhorse covered most of the US east of the Mississippi
2000 Chevy Express... The Romeo Flynns' rolling billboard


I've got a nagging suspicion I'm forgetting some.

1990 Ford Taurus SHO I loved this car - it threw a rod.
1981 Toyota Pickup - Sold it to get the last $1200 I needed for my first year of college
1987 Mercury Grand Marquis Coupe - Got it at 267,000 miles drove it to 307,000 miles when I lent it to my sister and she totaled it
1995 Subaru Impreza Wagon - Current vehicle, although it just toasted it's second radiator in 15,000 miles (piece of shit plastic radiator parts)

That car was just dynamite, wasn't it?

97 Saturn SC1 coupe (sold)
02 Acura TL type S (wifes car)
04 Pontiac GTO (sold due to birth of first child...damn it)
05 Nissan Titan CC LE 4x4 (traded due to low mpg)
06 Infiniti M45 Sport (current)

I have to say I miss the GTO the most. The car was an absolute BLAST to wheel in.

Austin Maestro
Ford Orion
Austin Metro
Another Austin Metro
Skoda Favorit Estate
Peugeot 205 (the car I had for the least amount, bought and sold it on in a week)
Vauxhall Cavalier
Peugeot 306
Ford Orion
Ford Sierra
Peugeot 405 Estate
Nissan Bluebird
Ford Escort

I think I got them in order, I have a different car every year its hard to remember

The most I ever paid for a car is I think the Escort I have now - paid £280 (about 500 USD) - thats also the newest car Ive ever had was only 11 years old when I bought it.

Best and favourite car I ever had was the Nissan, without a doubt.

My first was a 1976 Malibu Classic. It was maroon and the gas gauge didn't work. I had to keep track of my mileage.

-1986 Pontiac 6000 2-door that had a $150 paint job from Earl Scheib.

- 1982 Volkswagon Vanagon. It had the air cooled engine and very little heat. I kept ice scrapers in it so we could scrape the inside of the windows. Because of the van I was "the transporter" in college and made some cash here and there, but if I got too many people in there with the cold weather the inside of the windows would frost over.

- 1982 Chevy Conversion van that I lost when a tree fell on it during a hurricane.

- 1994 Ford Escort. I felt like I was always driving a clown car.

- 1994 Pontiac Bonneville SSE. This was red and loaded with every option I could have imagined. Heated leather seats, 6-disk CD changer, sun roof, heads up display, etc. It had 80,000 miles on it when I got it but the body and interior was in fantastic shape. It made it to 140k miles before the transmission went out and I traded it in.

- 1998 Ford Explorer Sport. I still have this, but mainly just drive it back and forth to work.

I've been looking at getting another VW Van, just haven't found the right one yet. I'd like to find one that needs some body/interior work but is mechanically sound. I'd enjoy doing the body work myself and getting it just the way I want.

Not a lot of luxury car owners here it seems...

Man, I guess I'm a long term commitment kind of guy. In 15 years of driving, I've only ever owned two cars...

1989 Chevy Beretta GT - Bought it in 1995 when I was 17, traded it in 2003 with about 175k on the clock. It was still a pretty good car, but it had lots of minor problems.

1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GT - Got 137k on it so far. I'm starting to get the itch for a new car, but it'll be a while yet before I do anything about it.

I'm thinking my next car will be something other than a mid-sized American V6 coupe, for a change.

I've just owned trucks.

79 dodge pickup
95 chevy S10
2003 ford ranger (edge package)
2004 tacoma

In order of ownership.

66 VW fastback drove it to mexico city with my sister, came back 6 months later by myself. sold to co-worker in San Diego.
67 VW Van bought at wrecking yard, fixed it up. sold to friend in El Cajon
74 Opel Manta bought with bad main bearing, rebuild it in my parents garage drove for 4 years sold to friend in San francisco..
74 VW camper westfalia sold to friend 2 months later in san francisco.
73 Ford Galaxie sold to my parents to drive to mexico city, the police impounded and kept it. Viva Mexico.
75 Dodge Colt pos sold it.
78 Ford F 100 truck traded in for
79 Pontiac Grand Prix drove it to long island after being transferred and getting married. traded for mobile home.
74 Datsun PU sold it for 500.00
79 Volvo 264 GL sold it
66 Firebird convertible 326 CI sold it, should have kept it.
73 Datsun PU
79 Volvo 262 GL sold it
79 Mercury Capri sold it
73 Ford Torino station Wagon sold it
85 Ford Escort sold it
86 Toyota MR2 sold it to my brother
87 Toyota MR2 sold it
76 Buick Century sold it POS
84 Toyota cressida Sold it
88 Nissan maxima
73 Mercedes 450 SL sold it
93 Mercedes 300E wife totalled it
92 Mercedes 500 SL 2 seater convertible beautifull car. totalled it, great convertible 300HP, fast and fun BEST CAR I'VE OWNED
87 Mazda RX7 sold it
90 Mazda RX7 convertible towed and never recovered.
98 BMW 328I wife totalled it
86 Mercury station wagon traded for
88 Mercury station wagon sold it
88 Mercury grand marquis 4 door sold it
92 Suburban 4 wheel drive sold

still own and driving
96 BMW 328I
89 Mercedes 190E
83 Mercedes 380 SL
94 saturn
74 Dodge sportsman
95 GMC suburban, boat tower.

Boat and five motorcycles,
supporting the state of california and allstate insurance


Need to sell some stuff.:grumpy:

85 Suburu GL hatchback (ugly green with one side rusted out) - Accident, totalled. But then again so was the brand new Kia that turned in front of me.
93 Ford Escort - Drove it until the end of its life, and that was only at 95K miles. The odometer didn't even have a space for 100k.
02 Dodge neon - Still keeping it running at 73K.

83 Honda Civic- I loved this car. The transmission went out, had it replaced, didn't work still so traded it in for a
97 Saturn SL- Good car with good mileage, switched the title to my sister when my parents gave me a
96 Dodge Intrepid- It has 185k miles on it but has finally started to die. I would love to replace it with a newer Intrepid but they stopped making them in 2002 or 2003.

In order owned , if I remember right
 

65 Corvair Monza, burned up cooling fan motor twice
68 Firebird 400. sold to best friend in H.S. so I could buy next car
70 SS454 Chevelle LS-5, sold had electrical issues (17 years old and clueless)
69 Datsun P/U sold to friend
70-1/2 Camaro SS , named The Beast (not good)
73 Nova SS, sold to friend
72 Malibu , traded sister for her...
71 Camaro 350 SS, after terrorizing in it with a Big Block sold it
68 RS/SS 396 Convertible Camaro, sold it to finance Big Block Project
73 Chevelle Laguna, sold it to parts store where I worked for delivery rig
69 Chevelle 350 4spd, sold for profit
73 V-8 Vega w\ Nitrous, sold, it never went in the direction I wanted it to.
68 350 SS Camaro, drove and sold it.
73 Datsun P/U, drove and sold it.
65 Chevy2 wagon
82 CX500 Honda
84 GPz 750 Turbo Kawasaki, totaled against side of International Scout 14 yrs. ago
76 AMC Matador Wagon $100 mobile, sold 2 years later for $450
78 Ranchero, Sold ( It was a Ford!!)
69 Nova project
66 Chevelle, sold to friend for use as street stock race car.
77 Plymouth TrailDuster
80 XS1100 Yamaha, traded for boat
84 Buick Century, drove and sold
92 Lumina APV, I liked it buy wife didn't
73 Camaro, didn't have time to restore
84 Datsun 4X4, sold needed money
68 El Camino, bought and sold
79 Buick Park Avenue, sold, it was a boat!
69 Camaro 350 with super T10 4spd and 12 bolt w/4.11 gears bankruptcy forced sale
80 Corolla Best $50 I ever spent, sold to friend for $400
87 Nissan 4X4, traded it for (4 down)
97 Kia Sephia for wife, traded for..
02 Kia Optima for wife, traded for..
05 Kia Spectra5 wifes car now
84 Gpz 750 Turbo Kawasaki still making faster...
70 El Camino driving

I think that is all of them. Some I wish I had to drive and sell again!

UncleGus

I think this is all of them...

1986 Camaro Z-28 - Sold
1987? Dodge Shadow - Sold
1992 Camaro RS - Sold
1997 Chevy Malibu - Sold
1988 Honda Civic DX - Sold
1982 Camaro Z28 - Sold
1995 Firebird Formula AI- Still have it, motor is out of it
1997 Cavalier Z24 - Sold
1995 K1500 Pickup - Sold
1997 Acura Integra, Turbo'ed - Sold
1992 BMW 325i - Sold
1968 Chevelle - Sold
2001 Ford F350 - Sold
2001 BMW 325Ci - 115k, going strong
1981 Fiat Spider - 73k, great original car
1997 Ducati 748S - Sold
1997 Bandit 1200 - Sold
1998 Honda VFR - Sold

'67 Jag E-type roadster (< good start! 1st car I ever owned)
'61 Plymouth Valiant
'65 Buick LeSabre (w/Wildcat V8!)
'72 VW Karmann Ghia
'74 VW 412 sedan
'78 Peugeot 504 station wagon
'84 Peugeot 505 station wagon
'80 Honda Accord 4dr.
'86 Honda Accord 4dr.
'89 Acura Legend 4dr.
'90 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T
'95 Toyota Supra TT 6 speed
'04 Acura TSX
'07 Toyota RAV4 Ltd V6

My first car was bought in 1977.
so in 30 odd years:

Holden HD Wagon X2 option Sold it
Holden HK Sedan Sold it
Holden HT sedan Sold it
Suzuki GT125 Sold it
Suzuki TS400 Road/Trail Sold it
Yamaha 360 Road/Trail Where did I leave that????
Toyota Corona. Fuel tank rusted so fumes filled the cab, whenever I thrashed it, and as a smoker.... It eventually died....
Holden HQ ute 7 engines, 3 gearboxes and 3 diffs. Finally got it unbreakable, and sold it....
Holden HK sedan Wrecked it.
F100 ute. Sold it... dumb thing to do...
Ford Fairlane ZC - Registered car when I bought it, but an absolute junker. Drove it for 6 months then put it's sweet 302W into the F100.
Holden HJ Sedan. Sold it
Ford Falcon XW GTHO. Stolen. Recovered written off.
Ford Falcon XB GT Written off
Suzuki GT750 Sold it
Holden HQ 2 door Monaro Sold it
74 El Camino Sold it.. Dumbest thing I ever did..
V6 Toyota Camry. Nice car. Sold it too early as well.
Ford Granada 2.8lt V6 (UK car) Hand build a 289W and auto, and made it a very quick street sleeper.
HK Monaro GTS In storage
HG Monaro GTS In storage
HQ Monaro GTS In storage
Holden Torana GTR In storage
Suzuki Sierra 4X4 Sold it
Toyota Hilux Ute Still got it
Ford Falcon Sedan Still got it

Had a couple of others, but mainly cars that I bought to sell to others...
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Currently looking for another El Camino (1987) or maybe a Caddy/Linc/similar type 70's/80's tank.
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2001 VW Citi Golf. First and only car I've ever owned. In fact, I technically don't own it now, as it's still in my mother's name. 190 000 km's on the clock and still going strong.

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Some hardcore car owners. Here's my piddly list.

94 Honda Accord Sedan - trade in
02 Honda Accord Coupe - sold
04 Acura TL 6-Spd - sold

best.car.ever!

When I was 16, my dad handed me down the first new car he ever bought (he bought it when I was 4)......

1968 Olds Cutlass Supreme

then..

1988 Acura Integra

1992 Jeep Cherokee

current:

1968 Chevy Impala SS Convertible 327

2003 Chevy Trailblazer EXT

in the market for something to replace the blazer now, I'm never getting rid of the Impala!

1. an '89 Dodge Dakota, which my dad sold after I got in a wreck and ripped off someone's rear bumper. I decided driving a truck with big metal fenders just wasn't for me.

2. an '89 Volvo 240, which I named Zippy, and sold. Wish I hadn't. I could still be tooling around in Zippy, getting 30mpg. My parents were the original owners, and it was in very good shape despite being possibly in need of a new transmission.

3. a '94 Volvo 940 wagon, which is named Baby but often referred to as the "Hot Box" in summertime, as the A/C is dead. I learned to drive on Baby. She is a lease return that my parents acquired around Mother's Day, 1996, and signed over to me a couple years ago. I will probably drive it until it dies. I have a lot of memories associated with that car.

First was a piece of shit '80 Ford Escort. Meh.

Second was an '80 Z28.

(not this one, but almost identical)
http://www.sunsetclassics.com/1980-c...-z28-body3.jpg
Sleep with me. You know you wanna.

My first car was a free 1986 Toyota Corolla SR5, From my Uncle, Someone gave it to him and told him the motor was blown up in it, and we put a fuel pump on it and it ran for a lil over a year..... And then the motor blew up.

1923 Ford T-Bucket that I traded for:
1952 Chevy Pickup 5 Window
1956 Chevy Stepside Pickup: Needed the money.
1958 Chevy Fleetside Pickup: Still got it
1969 Ford Lincoln Continental: Got tired of working on it.
1969 Ford Fleetside Pickup: Transmission lost reverse.
1984 Chevy s-10 Blazer 4X4: Transmission lost high gear
1988 Chevy Silverado Fleetside: Still got it.

1971 MG Midget MkIII. Tuned, re-trannied, with a virtually new suspension coupled with predictable brilliant hydraulic brakes and Lucas electrics. Ran like stink in the twisties. Wrecked, in spectacular fashion.

1999 Mistubishi Something-or-Other. Wholly unremarkable except for the fact that this vehicle managed to be even more maintainence-intensive than the Midget. That's right, spent more time and money fixing this thing than a British car! Sold for scrap after devouring 2 engines, 2 transmissions, and no less than -seven- flex-plates.

1989 Ponrtiac Grand Prix. Rubbish. Crashed twice, scarfed it's way through 3 alternators and most of an engine before giving up and being sold for scrap.

1994 Toyota Tercel. Battered, beaten, but never until the last moment broken, this little thing took everything I could throw at it. It handled almost as well as the Midget, neaded less maintainence than anything previous and, despite looking like a piece of moldy cheese, was actually fairly comfortable.

1998 Saturn Something-or-Other. Purple. Looked like a chick's car. Ran like a top, handled decently in the snow, sipped gasoline and purred its' way to Louisiana and back. Sold to a relative, who promptly destroyed it.

1999 Mercury Tracer. Brilliant little car, just like the Tercel which it basically is...until the rear suspesion rotted out. Soon to be sold for parts and scrap.

1988 Oldsmobile Thingamajig. Company car. Comfortable for long trips, but zero fun in the mountains. I want my manual transmissions back.

1999 Ford Explorer. totalled with FIRESTONE tires. walked away.
replaced it with another........
1999 Ford Explorer. Then found out a month later about the Tires. 6months later, the firestones on this one blew out, almost totalled the car. Its still going strong now.

Looking to get a Pathfinder now. No more US cars for me.

^^ I dunno man, don't you think the problem is maybe the TIRES and not the make and model of cars? I've heard very good things about Explorer's and Expeditions manufactured between '95 and '02.

You want all out? Stop pussying out and get a range rover.

...

'07 Honda Accord - Parents adopted it. Still love it to death.
'01 Audi A6 - Who needs a women? 'Nough said.

88 Gutlass Ciera
00 Corolla CE

89' Ford Probe... great starter car, blew the head gasket, destroyed the tranny, fixed both of them, vowed to never get that intimate with a car again.
95' Chevy Cavalier... worst car I have owned, nothing but troubles.
97' VW Golf... the thing is a tank, could not break down even if I wanted it to.

'70 bug...burnt up the engine, hey it was my first car (sorry mom )
'68 Karmann Ghia fun car, too much rust for me to tackle sold...
'77 basemodel VW Rabbit no chrome set up for autocross. very fond memories. wrecked by an uninsured driver after a Dead concert.
'73 Karmann Ghia, massive flairs made of fiberglass and bondo. drove like crap but looked really cool if you were 19
'65 Ford Econoline puckup (you know the odd cab over ones) loved it but it had a cracked block and I traded it.
'?? Ford Escort...total crap car with no style whatsoever. gave it away.
'71 convertible Karmann Ghia...loved it, lowerd it saved up to restore but but had to sell quick to get a down payment for....
'67 assembled convertible (what it says on the title)...this is a kit car of a '57 Porsche Speedster produced by the first company to do this. still have it, love it.
3 Golf MKII's loved them all, all were stolen and stripped.
'86 CRX Si...incredible cheap car to own...stolen
'85 Double Cab Vanagon truck current daily driver. love it.

so, my current cars are a weird rear engine VW truck and the Speedster. just about perfect but I'd love to have more money to put into them.

1973 VW Beetle
1976 VW Beetle Choptop
1961 Porsche 356 - only owned it a few months, loved it though
1983 BMW 323i
1988 BMW 320i
1986 BMW 635CSi - Thats current

Cheers,
OMS

Listed in order that I owned them.

1970 Dodge Dart Swinger: first car
1966 Plymouth Valiant: 44,000 original miles when purchased
1990 Honda Prelude si: loved that car
1997 Chevy S10: lowered, rims, system; eventually stolen, biggest POS I ever owned
1994 Jeep Wrangler Renegade: lifted it 4", and put some 35" tires, fun vehicle; traded it in for my Civic
1999 Honda Civic si: owned this car the longest, loved it
2005 Ford Focus: totaled in a wreck and kept me safe, hated the car
2007 Volkswagen Rabbit: current vehicle; hate the name, love the car

1991 Chevy Corsica: kind of a piece of crap, bad paint, but was a cheap car to own. Drove it for 10 years.
1998 Chevy Malibu: Free car to replace the Corsica. Had to put about $1700 to fix all the problems with it at the time it was given to me and buy new tires and wheels for it. Driven it for 4 years now and other than needing a routine brake job and new tires it has been perfectly reliable, surprisingly enough for a car with a poor reliability reputation and 160,000 miles on it.

74 Ford Falcon - totaled
75 Ford Falcon - Totaled
84 Ford Falcon - Traded in
82 Mitsubishi Sigma - Totaled
78 Chrysler Vaiant - traded in
98 Toyota Camry - stolen
80 Holden Commodore - Traded in
92 Holden Calais - Totaled
07 Holden Commodore SS - Still driving
90 Mazda Astina - Still driving



that about does it

I really don't care all that much about cars as they take me from point a to b so I don't know their years of production.

late 80s Chevy Cavalier - bought used and sold to go to University
90s Chevy Cavalier - bought used and sold
90s K Car - hand-me-down from Mother in law, drove until it died (left it at the junkyard)
90s Dodge Colt - bought used and sold
late 90s Jeep Cherokee (love this one) - bought used and sold
2000? Suzuki Swift - leased and returned
2002? Suzuki Swift+ - leased and released when moved abroad
1971 Vespa Sprint Veloce - in storage

1978 Camaro - My first car in college
1982 RX-7- My next car in college
1985 Honda Accord- My first car for work- need a 4 door
1992 Acura Legend- Finally got rid of the 4 door
2000 Toyota 4 Runner- Needed a family car for my first daughter
1988 RX-7 Convertable- Always wanted another RX-7 ( my spring/summer fun car )

'89 Acura Integra - bought it new ... in '03 my wicked ex made me sell it
'02 Land Cruiser - drove it coast to coast. Still running and still strong.
'04 Lexus RX 330 - my wife's car ... she still thinks it's an SUV
'04 Lexus GS 430 - my commuter car ... put 160.000 miles on it without a problem ... until my mom drove it into the water. She's OK but the car was history.
'10 Ford Mustang GT - just drove off the lot 2 weeks ago ... love it more than any other car I've owned to date.

'86 Yamaha XT350 I rode that bike everywhere. I think I put 20,000 miles on it in a year.
'79 Ford Fairmont - Bought for $300.00 it had bad rings and probably more Bondo than sheet metal. The motor finally let go while out on a date.
'79 Mercury Cougar XR7 - ex-wife totaled it.
'79 Mercury Monarch - Bought for $50. It had no reverse, I drove that car for 2 or 3 years before I sent it to the junkyard.
'80 Ford Fiesta - Never did get that thing to run right...Major electrical issues.
'84 Nissan Stanza - I loved that car, my ex-wife totaled it.
'89 Geo Metro - I got burned when I bought this car...it had major mechanical problems.
'84 Dodge Daytona - I loved this car
'87 Dodge Colt - 4 engines and 2 transmissons later I sold it to a guy I worked with.
'76 K5 Chevy Blazer w/ a 300 h.p. 350 c.i. and 35" tires. It had a camouflage paint job, headers, 3" dual exhaust with burnt out glass packs and a Gov-Loc rear end. I got into more trouble in that thing. I loved it!
'93 Nissan Sentra - Great car. Great Mileage. Boring as can be.
'04 Intrepid - My wife's car. It was a great car, she hated it, but we couldn't find anything bad to say about it other than it just wasn't her.
Currently:
'81 Chev. El Camino - Going to be my daughters car...eventually. I love my El Camino, it has a lot of history. (it was stolen from my parents, gone for 11-1/2 years, and they got it back in better condition than it was when it was stolen)It's gonna be hard to let her have it.
'00 f150 4x4 Flareside - I love my truck. It has the Lariat package w/ all the bells and whistles, leather interior etc. Nicest vehicle I've ever owned.
'06 Scion xB - This is the Wife's car. I didn't want to like this frigidaire on wheels, but it's a pretty sweet ride. She loves the thing, and finally understands my obsession w/ my truck. I imagine she'll keep this one for a while.

1973 AMC Hornet Hatchback, Straight 6, 3-on-the-tree (moms car, got handed down to my brother, then sold)
1984 Pontiac Parisienne, 305 V8, "couch on wheels" (Bought @ 100k, sold @ 180k)
1987 Honda Accord LXi (only had this one a few months)
1992 Nissan Maxima SE 5-speed (current, full suspension/brake mods, some power, drive once a week)
1996 Nissan 240sx SE 5-speed (current, springs/dampers, sways, short shifter)

Selling the two Nissans in a few months to buy something with 4 doors, RWD and more power.

1973 Chevy Impala
1980-ish Ford Escort
1988 Nissan Pathfinder
1990 Honda CRX
1996 Olds Cutlass Supreme
2008 Saturn Astra (bought brand new, my first brand new car EVER, and some dumbass kid on a cell phone ran a red and killed it...I'd had it TWO WHOLE WEEKS. It was a beaut.) :(
2006 VW Beetle convertible (I love this car, it's patiently waiting for summer, just as I am, and drives like a dream.)

1979 - Chevy Nova (I miss that bench seat, it was great for making out)

1972 - Chevy Nova

1973 - Dodge Charger

1976 - Ford Torino (discovered it had a hole in the passenger side floorboard)

1982 - Toyota 4x4 pickup

1984 - Chevy Cavalier

1986 - Pontiac Parisienne Station Wagon (we had our first child)

1992 - Dodge Caravan (we had our third child)

1992 - GMC Suburban

Current Vehicles:

1998 - Chevy Tahoe

2002 - Toyota Rav4

91 Mustang GT fox body
94 Chevy Z-71
97 Tacoma
2000 Mustang GT
2004 Mystic Cobra
2008 Chevy Impala SS

trying to decide what I want now.. either an Audi S5 coupe, BMW M5 sedan or a Hyundai Genesis Coupe.

oh..and have the wifes car(s) in my name too

so 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
gone..
2007 Infiniti fx35-traded for
2009 Infinity QX56

BMW M5

/decision

78 Honda Civic sold when I went to college

72 MGB GT Convertible sold when I left the Navy

78 Chevy Nova sold to buy the MG

86 Nissan Sentra transmission died

84 Plymouth Tourismo (wrecked)

94 Nissan pickup sold

86 Chevy Blazer died on I 10 in Phoenix

2) 84 Pontiac Fieros sold to buy another, sold when I left Phoenix

86 Fiero (wrecked)

Unsure of the year Plymouth Laser Turbo died, clutch and tranny went

89 Nissan Pulsar T Tops brakes went bad would have cost more than it was worth to fix it

95 Geo Tracker tranny died

95 Chrysler Le Baron Convertible sold to buy the PT

Currently

2002 Pt Cruiser

2002 Ford Focus

I had some others but they lasted a month or 2 and fell a part.

I have always been one to buy cheap cars for cash, no car loans, and drive them till they die (or I crash). The only cars I've ever had a loan on were the Nissan Pickup and the PT.

I loved the Fieros, Pulsar, Tracker, Le Baron and MG. Would kill to own any of those again.

1996 Ford Bantam


2003 Ford Bantam
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2008 Mazda 2
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'84 White Chevy Monte Carlo SS - handed down to my brother
'91 Red Jeep Cherokee Sport - handed down to my husband's son
'00 Blue Nissan Xterra - sold
'04 Black Ford F-150 4x4 - still have. great truck. over 125,000 miles, minimal problems
'08 Blue Honda Civic - my every day car. I love it. We were trying to choose between Chevy, Ford and Honda for a car with better gas mileage. I was leaning towards the Ford, but my husband liked the Civic. Thank goodness I listened to him.