New spin on a 'Car' thread

[hammondc]

There have been tons of 'What do you drive?' threads. here is a different spin. Post your car 'trail'. I'll go first

1987 Chevy Astro Van - 1st ride: Mom's hand-me-down
1996 Chevy Silverado - first vehicle I bought
1993 Camaro Z28 - what I bought when I realized I probably couldn't afford the Silverado
2000 Honda Accord Coupe - After the Camaro was totaled
2004 Toyota Tacoma SR5 - After the Accord was totaled (hit by 18 wheeler - I have pics)
2002 Jeep Cherokee - Laid off job and sold the Toyota. Paid cash for this one.
2005 Mazda 3 - After getting a job with a longer commute. This was when gas was really getting expensive
2002 Jeep Wrangler (Current) - When I moved to SA in 2009, I bought from some old folks that towed it behind an RV. 36k miles and got it for a steal.
2010 Ford Fusion (Current) - Company issued
2013 Outback 3.6 Special Appearance Pkg - (On order ETA 7/26) - Sold the Mazda3 and bought this for the wife as we are expecting offspring #1

[MajorCaptSilly]

1974 - Pontiac Firebird Formula (vrooom! Took this car airborne at 130MPH then got:)
1979 - Datsun 210 (seriously a step down)
1983 - Dodge Challenger (made by Mitsubishi. nice little car)
1986 - Chevy Cavalier (eh...)
1989 - Ford Taurus ( put about 150,000 on this one before trading it in)
1993 - Ford Aerostar (hated it)
1996? - Ford Contour (also hated it)
1999 - Nissan Quest (nice for a minivan)
2002 - Chrysler Town & Country (loved this van)
2003 - Ford Explorer (daughter still has it)
2004 - Dodge Intrepid (son still has it)
2007 - Dodge Caliber (hate it but love the gas mileage)
2008 - Mazda CX-7 (wife's car but I fight to drive it)


MCS

[hammondc]

My grandmother had one of those Challengers. Blue with a red and orange pinstripe. Not saying it is a grandma car though. She was probably 42 or so back then.

My dad had a Taurus. Seemed like it was a 1990. Green with tan leather.

[pektel]

1986 Dodge conversion van - girlfriend's fathers HATED the vehicle. Back seat folded down into a bed in about 1.5 seconds :D

1987 Olds Delta 88 - college car

1987 buick skylark - beater car. lasted a month maybe.

1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT - got a dwi in it, cops made me forfeit the car. Lesson learned.

2000 Lincoln LS - current car. Though I'm looking for a replacement now. 172K miles on her so far:

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1985 Chev. 3/4 ton 4wd pickup - garbage hauler/winter beater. Lifted about 6" and then a little taller with 33" tires. Previous ownder spray-painted it camo. I bought it with no exhaust from the transfer case back. Threw on dual exhaust with cherry bombs. Iget more looks from women while driving the truck than I do the Lincoln lol.

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[363]

alright youngin here
2003 - 1987 Nissan small body pickup (1st truck, had until someone broke into it)
2004 - 1984 VW GTI (never left the driveway except for inspection)
2006 - 1993 VW Jetta (got rid of the Nissan and got this)
2008 - 2004 Dodge Strauts (Jetta shut off in the water + wife cant drive 5 speed)
2010 - 1994 Mazda MX6 (given to me, dropped 2k and drove for a few months gifted back)
2010 - 1984 Toyta Camry (replaced the MX6, gifted to us with only 65k miles never rolled)
2011 - 2001 Chevy Venture (The Stratus had a cracked head)
2011 - 2010 Toyota Corolla (Wife needed a good car with AC to tote our lil around)

I've had a few lol seeing as I have only been driving since '03 :r

[kelmac07]

1979 Mercury Cougar
1983 Hyundia Excel
1987 Plymouth Reliant
2001 Dodge Durango SLT
2006 Dodge Stratus R/T
2008 Dodge Nitro SLT (wifes current)
2012 Volkswagon CC Lux Limited (my current)

[BlkDrew]

young as well... 26

2003- 1974 VW Beetle ( restored by me )
2004- 1996 Ford Ranger winter truck, while storing beetle
2005- 1992 Saab 900s ( sold beetle and truck )
2005- 1992 VW Jetta EcoDiesel
2005- 1995 VW Golf
2007- 2004 VW GTI
2010- 2006 VW GTI ( traded in '04 GTI, wife couldn't drive stick)

i think that was all of them...

[IBQTEE1]

1985 - Chevy Celebrity Eurosport - Crashed it
1985 - Chevy Citation - The stereo was not sideways
1987 - Pontiac Sunbird Station Wagon - No Heat or AC
1987 - Olds Delta 88 - My Grandpa's car
1990 - Dodge Daytona
1993 - Chevy Cavalier Z24
1995 - Honda Accord EX
1995 - Jeep Grand Cherokee
1992 - Mazda Miata - My little skateboard
2000 - Honda Accord EX
2003 - Saab 93 Convertible
2007 - Honda Accord EX

I didn't include my ex finance's cars that we bought. That would add 4 more.

[Blueface]

Truly embarrassed at the first one but it is what it is.

1973 AMC Gremlin
1980 Toyota Corolla
1983 Chrysler Reliant
1987 Nissan Sentra (4 dr)
1987 Nissan Sentra (2 dr)
1989 Volvo 740
1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1993 Volvo 940 Turbo
1996 Ford Explorer XLT
2000 Honda Accord V6
2003 Ford Explorer V8 Eddie Bauer

Current:
2006 BMW 330 Ci
2012 Ford Explorer Limited Ecoboost

[jvanmeet]

1983 Camaro Berlinetta
1990 Trans-Am
2001 Monte Carlo Pace car
2010 Camaro SS

[chippewastud79]

1990 Buick LeSabre Custom - Loved this car, collected thousands of dollars in parking tickets when I was in college with this baby. Stopped running one day and my roommates smashed everything on it that was breakable.
1988 Buick LeSabre Custom - Dottie, drove her for 2 years until the brakes exploded and just the parts would have been more than I paid for the car.
2001 Honda Accord - Bought it from my mom after Dottie went to the junkyard in the sky
2002 Toyota Sequioa - Daily driver, 206K miles and never done anything but tires and oil changes. Almost time for a new ride.
2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 - Work/Plow truck for our properties. 203K miles and has two engine rebuilds. Snow plows give trucks AIDS, paid more in repairs than I did for the truck.
2011 Toyota Camry - Wifes car, she loves it.

[tsolomon]

1965 Ford Custom
1967 Chevy Camaro
1969 Chevy Nova
1975 Chevy Pickup
1978 Chevy Van
1981 VW Diesel Rabbit
1989 Jetta
1993 Ford Explorer Sport
1995 Ford Explorer XLT
1999 VW Jetta
2003 Ford Explorer Sport
2009 VW Jetta TDI
2012 Subaru Imprezza hatchback

[gnbikes]

1970 Volvo 164, owned 3 months and got rear ended.
1965 Plymouth Valiant, Grandma's car, she gave it to me, she gave up driving at 91
1975 Volvo 245, nice car, died at 200+K
1973 Volvo 245, work car, lasted a year or so
1983 Mustang, V6 first new car
1987 T-Bird Turbo Coupe, very fast, last new car...
1994 Saturn Wagon, comuter car, lasted 170K
1987 Astro van, needed cheap car quick. POS
1997 Chrysler T&C, once again, needed cheap car, over 200K but very nice

Allready know me next car will be my lady's 04 Buick Park Avenue Ultra that she inherited from her Dad w/ only 35K miles on it last year. She wants a CRV like car.
Garry

[68TriShield]

72 Bronco
72 GS455
77 F250
76 F250
78 F250
79 Z28
73 Chevy half ton
68 GS400 (still have)
86 F250
02 C2500
04 Explorer
07 C2500HD Duramax (still have)

Anyone see a common theme here?

[area51]

2008 - 1997 Mitsubishi Galant
2010 - 2009 Honda Fit
2011 - 2005 Mustang

[hammondc]

Peter, that truck is so rad. I am always on the lookout for a mid 80s chevy just like it. Solid 10 mpg, but they look awesome.

[688sonarmen]

1997 (1995) Ford Contour SE Engine blew while going on my 1st family trip with the wife and kid through the WV mountains. Granted this was my 1st car took it off roading (yes in a contour) and could make plenty of space in the back seats. 160,000 Miles
2002 (1998) Ford Fusion SE Paid bottom dollar for it in WV Transmition blew at 74,000 Miles.
2003 (2003) Pontiac Vibe (Wifes Car) Biggest POS, traded it in for a Ford Frestyle.
2006 (2005) Ford Fuson SEL V6 still have it love it 38,000 Miles.
2007 (2006) Ford Freestyle SEL (Wifes Car). Great car AWD CVT transmition wife got the better of me, traded for Ford Flex.
2009 (2009) Ford Flex SEL (Wifes Car). Great car, super good on trips. Wife drives it like a GD Honda Civic! 30,000 miles sounds like it has 60,000 miles.

[Dave128]

1980 Chrysler LeBaron (My grandfather sold it to my dad who sold it to me for $1 in 1992. I then sold it to a woman I worked with for $300 in 1996.)
1986 Mercury Marquis (Bought for $900 in 1996.)
1995 Thunderbird LX V8 (Favorite car so far to date. Traded in Mercury to buy this in 1998)
2001 VW Jetta (Wifes car she brought into the marriage - married in 2003)
2005 Saturn Vue (Sold T-Bird for $1000 to lease this POS)
2007 VW Pasat (traded in Jetta for this) - CURRENT
2009 Toyota Highlander Sport (Ended Saturn Lease and bought this) - CURRENT

[kingcobradude]

mines really short here

1993 gmc sierra. (hand me down from dad. my daily driver. I have plans to seriously customize this thing)

1957 chevy bel air 4 door 283 v8 (my dad and I bought this thing together as a fun show off car. total chick magnet)

[awsmith4]

1992 Ford F-150 - My first
1999 Toyota Tacoma - Second
1985 Toyota Truck - Sold Tacoma and bought this and Acura so I had a work truck and weekend driver
1999 Acura TL - see above
2003 GMC Sierra - Sold Toyota and and Acura for one vehicle
2005 Mazda 3 - Bought for my wife in 05 but after our second child in 08 I sold my Sierra and started driving this and bought her an Explorer
2005 Ford Explorer EB - Also bought for my wife but became mine after I bought her a minivan last year

[Parshooter]

78 Toyota Corolla (only new car I've ever purchased)
81 Datsun 280ZX
71 Datsun 510
78 Datsun 280Z
89? Honda Civic si hatchback
92? Honda Accord 2 door
98 Toyota Avalon
02 Accura TL
05 Chrysler 300

[jonumberone]

1991 Chevy Corsica- Crashed into an overpass
1999 Chevy Monte Carlo - Crashed into an FBI agent
2004 Jeep Liberty - lost
2004 Chevy Avalanche - didn't crash, traded in
2003 Chevy Monte Carlo - Current
2008 Jeep Liberty - Traded in
2011 Buick Enclave - Current
2012 Dodge Challenger SRT - Current

[pektel]

Peter, that truck is so rad. I am always on the lookout for a mid 80s chevy just like it. Solid 10 mpg, but they look awesome.

Thanks! It was a well spent $700 lol. I've always loved the look of them too. In fact, I have a tonka truck that I used to play with as a kid that is a similar body style. My kid plays with it in the sandbox now :)

[kelmac07]

1991 Chevy Corsica- Crashed into an overpass
1999 Chevy Monte Carlo - Crashed into an FBI agent
2004 Jeep Liberty - lost
2004 Chevy Avalanche - didn't crash, traded in
2003 Chevy Monte Carlo - Current
2008 Jeep Liberty - Traded in
2011 Buick Enclave - Current
2012 Dodge Challenger SRT - Current

I gotta hear the story about this one Dom, lost a Jeep Liberty??? :r :r :r

[TJarv]

Only been driving 9 years but I've got a decent list.

1995 Ford F-150 - Totaled
2003 Ford F - 250 - Totaled
2003 Ford Mustang GT
2004 Ford F - 150
2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
2008 Ford Mustang GT - current

[awsmith4]

1991 Chevy Corsica- Crashed into an overpass
1999 Chevy Monte Carlo - Crashed into an FBI agent
2004 Jeep Liberty - lost
2004 Chevy Avalanche - didn't crash, traded in
2003 Chevy Monte Carlo - Current
2008 Jeep Liberty - Traded in
2011 Buick Enclave - Current
2012 Dodge Challenger SRT - Current

I gotta hear the story about this one Dom, lost a Jeep Liberty??? :r :r :r

Seriously how do you lose a car? Also curious about the FBI story

[big pete]

Past:
'89 Honda CRX
'97 Toyota 4Runner
'02 BMW M3
'01 Honda S2000
'02 BMW 330i
'93 Mazda Miata
'05 Acura TSX

Current:
'12 Toyota Prius C

[jonumberone]

I gotta hear the story about this one Dom, lost a Jeep Liberty??? :r :r :r

Seriously how do you lose a car?

If I could remember, I wouldn't have lost it! ;)

[mosesbotbol]

1971 Dodge Van - first car, was bought new by parents.
1976 Cadilac Coupe d'Ville - given by grandparents. on its last legs when I got it
1984 Mercury Topaz - brown and matched our golden retriever. another car ready for grave when I got it.
1985 Maserati Biturbo E - mechanic made a lot of money on this one.
1980 Mercedes 300D - check magnet, got laid a lot in this car.
1985 Toyota Celica ST - had for many years. incredibly strong and reliable car.
2002 Subaru WRX Wagon - first new car I ever bought. fun, but kind of soft suspension
2003 Honda S2000 - precision at its best. should have kept it after the lease.
2004 Jaguar XJ8 Vanden Plas - wonderful car, but too big for me. land yacht that got many thumbs up
2007 Jaguar XK Coupe - current car.

[Bill86]

Lets see

???? Oldsmobile Achieva
???? Oldsmobile Achieva
1995 Oldsmobile Aurora
???? Saturn
2007 Nissan Altima
2008 Nissan Altima Coupe
2009 Infiniti EX-35
2010 Nissan Cube
2011 Nissan Juke
2012 Nissan Altima

[MajorCaptSilly]

Truly embarrassed at the first one but it is what it is.

1973 AMC Gremlin
1980 Toyota Corolla
1983 Chrysler Reliant
1987 Nissan Sentra (4 dr)
1987 Nissan Sentra (2 dr)
1989 Volvo 740
1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1993 Volvo 940 Turbo
1996 Ford Explorer XLT
2000 Honda Accord V6
2003 Ford Explorer V8 Eddie Bauer

Current:
2006 BMW 330 Ci
2012 Ford Explorer Limited Ecoboost

My dad had a Gremlin. "where's the other half of your car, lady?"

MCS

[Drez]

i started off in japan back in 2003-2006. these were the cars in order
in japan a 180sx is a nissan 240sx hatch back. the silvia is the coupe. in the states there are all 240sx. all my nissans came with the turbo charger japan motor :tu all cars were drifted for however long i had them. none were wrecked.

1993 - nissan 180sx
1990 - nissan silvia
1995 - nissan skyline gts-t
1993 - nissan 180sx (just under 400hp to the wheels in this bad boy)
1995 - nissan silvia

then i came to the states

1993 - nissan 240sx hatch
1996 - nissan maxima
2003 - hyundai tiburon (current daily)
1993 - nissan 240sx hatch (current race / project car)
2012 - kia soul (wifes current daily)

[hammondc]

.....Snow plows give trucks AIDS, paid more in repairs than I did for the truck.


brilliant

[hammondc]

1957 chevy bel air 4 door 283 v8 (my dad and I bought this thing together as a fun show off car. total chick magnet)


Pics...

[DMK]

Wow... this got me thinking...
I've had soooo many over the years, I used to buy and sell fixer uppers all through high school.
I guess my list is...
'73 Vega wagon, Mom's car hand me down
'85 Chevette, Mom's car hand me down
'69 Galaxie 500
'68 Impala
'72 Cutlass
'73 Datsun B210
'72 Cuda, most money I ever spent on a car including the new ones....a real money pit, but HUGE fun to drive.
'72 Dodge Dart
'77 Dodge Royal Monaco
'78 Dodge Aspen
'72 Volvo 145S
'72 Volvo 142E
'87 Chev 1/2 ton, First new buy.
'89 Mercury Topaz, WORST new buy.
'85 Chev Blazer
'91 Buick LeSabre
'95 Dodge Caravan
'94 Honda Accord
'01 Chev Astro, Still own.
'95 Honda Civic Si, daily driver
I'm sure there are more in the Galaxie to Cuda era as that was when I was flipping cars on a regular basis.
The shortest duration I owned a car was that Galaxie... bought and sold the same afternoon.:r

[Blueface]

My dad had a Gremlin. "where's the other half of your car, lady?"

MCS

My friends would lift the rear and put it on the sidewalk.
Drove me nuts!!!

[larryinlc]

65 Olds dynamic 88
73 Chevy Nova
78 Chevy Malibu
79 Buick Regal
85 Chevy S10 Blazer
88 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
95 Chevy Camaro

And currently now that I'm old....2010 Subaru Impreza

Larry

[RevSmoke]

1978 - '76 Mercury Zephyr (family car)
1981 - '70 Toyotta Corolla
1985 - '85 1/2 Ford Escort
1989 - '86 Mercury Sable
1996 - '94 Pymouth Voyager
1999 - '94 VW Jetta
2004 - '04 Chevy Trailblazer
2010 - '04 VW Jetta Wagon

Some of those overlapped as we became a mult-car family.

[RGD.]

1965 - Rambler 660 Classic (Wagon)
1965 - Chevy Impala (2 Door)
1972 - Ford LTD
1977 - Plymouth Volare
1977 - GMC Sierra (PU)
1983 - Ford Econoline Van
1990 - Ford Econoline Van (First New Vehicle)
2000 - Ford F150 4x4
2001 - Ford F350 Crew Cab 4x4 Dually
2004 - Ford F350 Crew Cab 4x4 (Current)


My wife has had exactly 3 vehicles:
1974 - Dodge Dart
1985 - Buick Regal
2000 - Ford Crown Victoria

Ron

[MurphysLaw]

82 Datsun 210 wagon
87 Honda Prelude
91 Chevy S10
96 Mazda 626
03 Ford Ranger
06 Scion xB

[AD720]

Fun game

1976 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce. Not mine (my dad's) but the car I learned to drive in. Really wish we still had it, probably worth some money now.
1988 Jeep Cherokee. Got it from my parents with 120k, gave it back with 180k. Best car I ever had. Went to my stepbrother who put another 30k on it.
1986 Mercedes 190e. Got it from my parents with 240k, gave it back with 285k and they traded it in on a new car for my mom. It was on it's third transmission and second engine. From what I hear it's still running.
2001 Acura CL. Tranny went with 30k on it. Nice car but the motor was too powerful for the transmission.
2001 Jeep Cherokee. Drove this almost all the way across the united states (Philly to Phoenix). Totaled in a very minor accident (according to the insurance) co (bent frame) but I think someone at the body shop wanted it so they trumped it up.
2001 Subaru Outback. Had this until we traded it in on the new Forester. Great car.
2008 Dodge Caliber. Sold this when we went down to one car a few years back.
2012 Subaru Forester. First brand new car that I or my wife have ever had (6 miles on OD when we got it). My wife's daily driver.
1991 Honda Civic EX. My run around city car. Mostly sits but it always starts right up and goes. 3 more years and this baby is a classic!

[AD720]

OH, I forgot. In between the the 86 Mercedes and the 01 Acura I had the venerable 1997 Ford Explorer (a/k/a Exploder). Yeah the one with like 20 recalls. Traded in on the Acura.

[Jasonw560]

1987 Dodge Dakota-first one. Saw it in my old home town last time I was there, about 6 months ago. Still had my fraternity sticker I put on it.
1992 Jeep Cherokee. Rolled it after I hit a patch of black ice south of Austin.
1996 Dodge Ram 1500. Drove that until three years ago. Put almost 200K on that thing.
2009 Jeep Liberty. Going to drive that until SWMBO realizes I'll need a truck.

[Fordman4ever]

1985 Ford Tempo. I used to take it out when my parents weren't home to teach myself how to drive stick.

1983 Chevrolet S-10. I went through about 4 transmissions in that thing.
1996 Saturn SC1. piece of crap. had it for maybe 6 months.
1999 Ford Ranger. Loved that truck. I had it for about 5 years and then had to sell it when I bought my 4x4 truck.
1991 Ford F-150. Beater truck. bought it for $500 and sold it for $500 about a year later
2004 Ford F-150. Great truck. Love it to death. 4x4, 33inch mud tires, flowmaster exhaust.

[hammondc]

2001 Jeep Cherokee. Drove this almost all the way across the united states (Philly to Phoenix). Totaled in a very minor accident (according to the insurance) co (bent frame) but I think someone at the body shop wanted it so they trumped it up.
2001 Subaru Outback. Had this until we traded it in on the new Forester. Great car.

2012 Subaru Forester. First brand new car that I or my wife have ever had (6 miles on OD when we got it). My wife's daily driver.



Those Cherokees are nearly unbreakable IF you maintain them properly. Transmission fluid every 30k, oil every 3k. Mine was awesome. I wish like hell I never traded it.

As I noted in the lead post for the thread, I just bought my wife a 2013 Outback 3.6R, pretty well loaded out. Never had a Subie, but I understand there is a cult following and most people refuse to drive anything else. I am happy to be in the club....

[hammondc]

Wow... this got me thinking...
I've had soooo many over the years, I used to buy and sell fixer uppers all through high school.
I guess my list is...
--a lot of stuff truncated here----
I'm sure there are more in the Galaxie to Cuda era as that was when I was flipping cars on a regular basis.
The shortest duration I owned a car was that Galaxie... bought and sold the same afternoon.:r

I think you win, so far....

[MTB996]

Very cool

1983 vw GTI, very fun car
1987 Toyota supra
1986 jeep cj7
1994 Porsche 968 cabriolet (worlds largest 4 cylinder)
2004 Toyota matrix xrs
2001 Porsche 911, C4 cabriolet (very nice ride, wife loved this one)
2006 Honda odyssey (wife's ride)- still got the soccer mom van
2008 corvette (stupid fun)- still have
2010 jeep wrangler unlimited 4dr (35" tires, lift, summer toy)- still have

Wow, I think I need to own more cars... Time to upgrade...:banger

[AD720]

Those Cherokees are nearly unbreakable IF you maintain them properly. Transmission fluid every 30k, oil every 3k. Mine was awesome. I wish like hell I never traded it.

As I noted in the lead post for the thread, I just bought my wife a 2013 Outback 3.6R, pretty well loaded out. Never had a Subie, but I understand there is a cult following and most people refuse to drive anything else. I am happy to be in the club....

Yeah, while I loved my first Jeep mostly because it was the first car that was all MINE and I loved my second Jeep...its fairly likely that I will never buy anything but a Subaru again. We got a 2.5x Premium. We drove the Jeep Compass and it wasn't even in the same ballpark as the Forester. I was a little worried about the 4 cyl and power/pickup but it's great. Faster off the line and passing than our old Outback which was the 3.0 H6. The turbo would have been cool but it's another 5 grand and you have to put premium in it, change the oil every 2500 instead of 7500, added maintenance...just made more sense for us. Like I said, it's plenty fast.

Subarus aren't the flashiest cars and don't have the fanciest bells and whistles but the symmetrical AWD system is the best on the market and they are an excellent value at least in the forester and outback lines. I'll take a boxer engine and the SAWD system over any fancy toys out there. Driving a Subaru in the rain is an experience, I've never felt safer on a wet road in any other car.

[hammondc]

The cargo room sold me on the outback. a hair of 7ft deep with the seats down. We go the new Special Appearance package in Brilliant Brown Pearl, which is only being made through the end of August.

[hammondc]

Subarus aren't the flashiest cars and don't have the fanciest bells and whistles but the symmetrical AWD system is the best on the market and they are an excellent value at least in the forester and outback lines. I'll take a boxer engine and the SAWD system over any fancy toys out there. Driving a Subaru in the rain is an experience, I've never felt safer on a wet road in any other car.

This is true too. I could get well into an Acura RDX for what I paid. The OB was just better all around for us. Hell, the baby set BARELY fit in the RDX.

[CigarNut]

1971 - 1963 Plymouth Valiant
1975 - 1971 Honda 350 (Motorcycle)
1977 - 1973 Plymouth Duster
1981 Toyota Starlet
1981 - 1994 Chevrolet Ventura (Wife's car when we were married)
1983 Toyota Camry
1983 Toyota Celica (Wife's car)
1985 Toyota Forerunner
1988 Ford Ranger
1990 Toyota Corolla FX 16 GT-S (Wife's car)
1992 - 1987 Toyota Camry
1994 Toyota RAV4 (Wife's car)
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2003 Toyota Highlander (still own)
2004 MINI Cooper (Wife's car; now belongs to son)
2005 MINI Cooper S Convertible (sold in 2011)
2006 MINI Cooper S Custom Painted Pink (Wife's current car)

[OLS]

Geez, thank Goodness this is not a photo thread. i am shocked that outside my GTO, I have no pictures of my vehicles.
How strange.

Murray Wildcat with Banana Seat
Schwinn Super LeTour "english racer"
1975 Datsun 510
1966 Pontiac GTO
1980 Ford F-150
1983 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel
1995 Ford F-150
2005 Chevy Colorado
2011 Chevy Cruze

[hammondc]

Lots of Datsuns in here....

[OLS]

Lots of Datsuns in here....
Dude, you could get one for about 32oo bucks brand new back in the 70s!

[OLS]

1977 - Plymouth Volare

Ron

Not sure there was EVER a worse car made, despite all the legenday ones.
Remember taking a 90 degree turn and the rear end coming out from under you ALL THE TIME?

[jovenhut]

62 Chevy Impala
62 Chevy Impala
78 Chevy Impala
72 Pinto
83 Honda
66 Volkswagen Bus
72 Volkswagon Bug
78 Buick Cutlass
71 Lincoln Continental - Suicide Doors
72 Chevy Impala Glass House
99 Ford F-150
99 Plymouth Voyager Van
01 Ford Expedition

[larryinlc]

Subarus aren't the flashiest cars and don't have the fanciest bells and whistles but the symmetrical AWD system is the best on the market and they are an excellent value at least in the forester and outback lines. I'll take a boxer engine and the SAWD system over any fancy toys out there. Driving a Subaru in the rain is an experience, I've never felt safer on a wet road in any other car.

I remember when I first got my Impreza in 2010. the first winter I had a chance to see what it would do. We had a good combination of snow and ice. I was out on every road possible...up hills and down hills. I had every light on the dash flashing....anti lock brakes and traction control...ect, and it looked like Christmas in front of my eyes, but the Subaru took it all in stride as if it were July. True, they aren't flashy, but when the going gets tough, they shine. The perfect winter car.

Larry

[MurphysLaw]

Lots of Datsuns in here....

That surprised me too, mine was the biggest POS in my high school parking lot, but it was mine :tu

[mosesbotbol]

1994 Porsche 968 cabriolet (worlds largest 4 cylinder)

One of my favorite Porsche. They really nailed the design and construction on this model. I was going to buy one off a friend about 5 years ago, but just lost my job and did not want an additional car payment while I was looking for work. In retrospect, I should've bought it as I was out of work just 1.5 months.

[mosesbotbol]

1971 Dodge Van - first car, was bought new by parents.
1976 Cadilac Coupe d'Ville - given by grandparents. on its last legs when I got it
1984 Mercury Topaz - brown and matched our golden retriever. another car ready for grave when I got it.
1985 Maserati Biturbo E - mechanic made a lot of money on this one.
1980 Mercedes 300D - check magnet, got laid a lot in this car.
1985 Toyota Celica ST - had for many years. incredibly strong and reliable car.
2002 Subaru WRX Wagon - first new car I ever bought. fun, but kind of soft suspension
2003 Honda S2000 - precision at its best. should have kept it after the lease.
2004 Jaguar XJ8 Vanden Plas - wonderful car, but too big for me. land yacht that got many thumbs up
2007 Jaguar XK Coupe - current car.

How could I forget my 1985 Alfa Romeo GTV6. What a lovely "man's car". No power steering, just about had flame shooting out the back and could wake up a 1/4 mile radius.

[RWhisenand]

Past:
1977 Gran Torino station wagon
1981 Mustang, orange
1986 Pontiac Grand Am
1987 Toyota PU
1976 MGB
1989 Jeep Wrangler
1985 Toyota PU
1991 Chevy 1500
1991 Honda SI
1998 Porsche Boxster

Current:
1991 Porsche 911
2006 Lexus IS 350
2003 Chevy 1500
1994 Toyota PU
1985.5 Porsche 944 (Track car only)

[secretsquirrel]

1986 grand am
1993 ford probe
1997 honda Civic
1986 chevy k1500 Stolen
1988 Rx7
1985 honda CRX
1997 chevy silverado
2006 honda civic.
Getting the itch to buy again

[shark]

1977 Ford Granada (remember those?)
1980-something Dodge Lancer
1982 or 1983 Ford LTD (The last model year with the steel bumpers)
1995 Ford Mustang (head gasket problems, and ended up wrecking it)
2000 Ford Focus (Many problems with this one)
2000 Escort ZX2 (Few problems, finally died when head gasket went)
2005 Ford Taurus

[WittyUserName]

1980 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royal Branaugh
2001(?) Toyota Echo
1998 Toyota 4Runner Limited
2009 VW Jetta Wolfsburg
2009 VW GLI (current)

[n3uka]

Probably missing one or two

1974 Buick Electra 225 2-door
1984 Toyota Celica
1985 Chevy Camaro
1989 Toyota 4x4
1970 1/2 Camaro SS
1970 Chevelle 427
1973 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
1989 Toyota 4Runner
1983 Plymouth Sapporo
1985 Nissan 300ZX
1993 Honda Accord Wagon
1971 M35A2 w/w

Current
1984 M1009 CUCV Blazer
1984 M35A2C
1993 Ford F150 XL
2003 Ford Explorer XLT

[Ciro]

Cars:
1983 Mazda Rx7
1989 Hyundai Excel
1981 Mazda Rx7
1991 Honda Prelude
1993 Hyundai Scoop
1995 Geo Tracker
1985 Nissan 200SX
1996 Mazda 626
1997 Acura Integra GSR
1990 Honda CRX
1989 Honda CRX
2004 Mazda 8
2006 Mazda CX 7

Current:
2007 Honda Fit
2009 Mazda 3

Bikes:
2003 Honda F4I
2005 Triumph 650
2006 Suzuki GSXR 750
2008 Honda CBR1000RR

[fhrblig]

Since 1991:

1980 Pontiac Phoenix LJ - SUCKED. Worst car ever, only had it for 4 months. :pu

1983 Chevrolet Celebrity V6 - Man, this was a great car. Like a true GM car, it ran bad longer than most cars will run at all. I lost it when it got towed and it would have cost more than the car was worth to get it back.

1987 Honda CRX DX - Fun little car, unfortunately it was an automatic. And it was before Honda could design an auto transmission that could shift without snapping your neck. Traded for next car on the list.

1991 Mercury Sable LS - Meh. It was loaded, though. My sister totaled it (not her fault).

1987 Chevrolet Sprint - Laugh all you want, I miss this thing. I love bare-bones, honest cars. Its only option was an AM/FM radio. It got more MPG (50) than it had horsepower (48). Clutch went out, and it was traded in.

1981 VW Rabbit LS - Great little car, but only had it 2 months. Brakes failed, so I sold it to a coworker that wanted a project.

1987 Acura Integra LS - This was it, the only lemon Honda ever built. It sucked. I gave it away, heard it died in a demolition derby.

1988 Chevrolet Sprint - This one had A/C and cruise control even. Cruise worked only on flat surfaces, and the A/C couldn't keep up with temps over 80. Unfortunately, it's the only car that ever broke down and left me stranded. Sold to a friend.

1993 Geo Prizm LSi - Great little car, sold it when I bought the next car.

2001 Oldsmobile Alero GL - Better than most people thought. I bought it in December 2001, first time I'd ever had a car the same year as the year I bought it. Sold to my sister who drove it for an additional 125k after the 90k I put on it.

1991 VW Passat GL - It was a beater, but fun. Donated to a relative that needed a car.

2001 Hyundai Accent L - This was made while Hyundai was slowly learning how to build good cars. Weak transmission and clutch. Put 120k on it in a year and a half, then sold it to my stepdad (who is now on his second Hyundai).

1998 Buick LeSabre - Would have been a great car, but it was cursed. Electrical problems, stalling out, trampled by elk, and so on. Traded it for next car.

2005 Dodge Caravan SE - 4 cylinder, so had no power. It was ok, but suffered from the typical Chrysler transmission problems. Traded it for my current vehicle.

2009 Ford Ranger XL - First brand new vehicle I've ever bought (thanks, $4500 rebate!), and I think I have to consider it the best vehicle I've ever owned. Manual everything, rubber floor, 2WD; but it has the upgraded stereo, 40/20/40 split seats, A/C and aux jack for my iPod. What else could you need? And now that I've smoked about a billion cigars in it, it smells great! :D

[hammondc]

CRX....awww yeah!

[BC-Axeman]

In '78 a '69 Triumph Spitfire. A completely underdisgned car that was a great mechanics teaching aid.
In '80 a '78 Bronco. I took that places few vehicles could go. Worked on that a lot too.
In '85 I bought a new Toyota 4x4 truck.
In '93 I got an '89 Toy truck to replace the totalled '85. There is no part of a Toyota truck I have not taken apart and put back together.
In '95 I leased a Lincoln Mark VIII for two years.
In '00 a '98 Mark VIII (current)
In '04 an F250 to replace the worn out Toy. Actually, it replaces two Toys and has truck to spare. (current)

[Jefft72]

1972 Dodge Dart (I flogged that /6 all through high school and college)
1999 Dodge Ram 1500 (traded Dart in the first Ram after college)
2003 Dodge Ram 1500 (traded 99 Ram in for first brand new vehicle, still have)
2002 Chrysler Sebring vert. (still have)

....And with 4 kids we are pushing the limits of our current transportation. Need to look towards a mini van or an suv.

[GTsetGO]

1981 - Ford Mustang 4-banger - hand me down from my brother
1985 - Nissan 300zx 2+2
1989 - Pontiac formula Firebird
2000 - Ford Mustang GT
2001 - Ford F150
2004 - Ford Mustang GT
2008 - Acura TL type-s

[MrWolf55]

Only two cars so far.
1993 Chevrolet Cavalier - Was my first car that I drove all through high school. Had a huge leak in the radiator so I would fill the trunk full of milk gallon jugs filled with water that I would pour in there every time I stopped some place. Picked up a lot of girls with that one :r

1996 Pontiac Sunfire - Bought it for $1000 about 6 years ago and have since put about 70,000 miles on it. The amazing thing? I have NEVER put a single dollar in repairs into it; just tires and oil changes. Has to be the most well-built car in the history of the world. Looks like hell now with 200,000 miles but I love it to death.

[MajorCaptSilly]

I see some Dodge Darts in the mix here. I have a couple interesting (at least to me) stories on the Dodge Dart.

1. My dad had a Dodge Dart (71-72?) for quite a few years. One day, he and mom went out and my brother and I had a babysitter. Our babysitter spent her time yapping on the phone with her boyfriend or messing with truckers on our CB radio. Well, I walked into the garage will the sitter was yapping and the Dodge Dart had started. No keys in the ignition, it just started. I ran in and told the sitter that the car was running and she told me to turn it off then went back to yapping. I told her there were no keys to turn it off and she ignored me. I told her she was useless and went over to the neighbors. Our neighbor Marty was much more responsive. He came right over and saw the car was running. He popped the hood and pulled the coil wire which killed the engine. He and my dad took a look at it the next day and saw that some condensation had arced the solenoid and started the car! It apparently was under recall for this but we never knew because he got it used.

2. My dad retired the Dodge Dart sometime in the mid 70's. He parked it in the back yard where it sat for several years. My cousin was down on his luck in the 80's and was looking for a car so he could get a job. My dad said if he could get the Dart started, it was his. My cousin brought his brother and battery over. They pumped up the tires, poured a little gas into the tank and a little into the carb of the straight 6. They hooked up the battery, and it started on the 2nd or third try! My cousin drove it home, plated it, and drove it for 3 years without issue. I only wish today's engines were that simple and that sturdy!

MCS

[hammondc]

Only two cars so far.
1993 Chevrolet Cavalier - Was my first car that I drove all through high school. Had a huge leak in the radiator so I would fill the trunk full of milk gallon jugs filled with water that I would pour in there every time I stopped some place. Picked up a lot of girls with that one :r

1996 Pontiac Sunfire - Bought it for $1000 about 6 years ago and have since put about 70,000 miles on it. The amazing thing? I have NEVER put a single dollar in repairs into it; just tires and oil changes. Has to be the most well-built car in the history of the world. Looks like hell now with 200,000 miles but I love it to death.

My wife had a green sunfire. I think hers was a '98.

[MrWolf55]

My wife had a green sunfire. I think hers was a '98.

How did it hold up? I'm continually amazed everytime I get it and it starts right up and runs like a champ after all its seen. Guess thats why you still see so many of them on the road. When I eventually have the funds and get something new I'm just gonna hold on to it as a back up car rather than sell it for the $500 it'd probably get for it. It's worth more to me than that.

[s15driftking]

at the end of my car trail i have finished my project car.

took a little over a year to take from a once-ghetto-built heap with potential to a nice reliable track car.

It is a tribute to a fallen friend.

Before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/s15driftking/IMG00104-20101020-1806.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/s15driftking/IMG00088-20101002-1042.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/s15driftking/IMG00044-20110725-2013.jpg

[s15driftking]

During
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/285079_10101082745725914_718746898_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/560229_10100862172960504_1805652257_n.jpg


After
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/267754_10101122088582514_915364969_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/543664_10100888945103914_1095818821_n.jpg

[icehog3]

1978 - '71 Ford LTD (351 Cleveland)
1979 - '78 Buick Skyhawk
1980 - '78 Toyota Celica
1983 - '81 Buick Ciera
1987 - '87 Toyota Pick-up
1988 - '81 Kawasaki KZ1000
1991 - '91 Chevrolet K5 Blazer
1995 - '05 Yamaha V-Max
1999 - '99 Isuzu Rodeo
1999 - '99 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide (current)
2001 - '01 Isuzu Trooper
2006 - '07 Chevrolet Avalanche (current)

[MurphysLaw]

Great looking Silvia Bobby :tu

[Bax]

1987- '75 Camaro (Death by telephone pole)
1988- '78 T-Bird
1990- '78 Camaro
1992- '84 Firebird Trans Am 15th anni. ed.
1995- '95 Camaro z28
2001- '01 Dodge Neon
2005- '06 Hyundai Tiburon GT-V6
2008- Dodge Charger (current)

[jluck]

I can't even begin to list all the rigs I have had. I am notorious for always having something different. I was asked to list the cars and trucks I have had, I counted 125 (ish) before I quit counting and that was quite a few years ago.

I did lots of horse trading and buy to sale stuff to pay the way back when I had crappy low paying job's.