What cars have you owned? [Archive]

Lionheart

May 8th, 2010, 21:17

Sterling Kit Car (loved it)
Austin Healy Spridget 1275 CC hollow door
2 Volkswagen Vans; one with a V-6; both second generation; one was a westafalia (with the V6). The regular VW powered bus was awesome. Installed shag carpet and Land Rover Discovery seats and sound system. Drove it for a long time. 4th gear required a bungie cord to hold it in gear. Handled bumps like a U-Boot hitting waves in the Atlantic.
BMW Bavaria 3.0S (4 door version), restored in metallic green, full engine rebuild, a true dream (loved it)
2 Cadillacs; one Coupe De Ville
2 Fiat Mirifiori's (like a Brava, early version)
Fiat X-1/9 (repainted to Porsche red, handled best at 90 MPH, always working on the engine)
Kawasaki 400 motorcycle
Honda 450 motorcycle
Opel Kadette 2 door
Dodge Daytona with full Shelby ground effects; non turbo automatic (loved it)
94 Chrysler Laser; black turbo 4 speed; (loved it) Terribly fast. Talking voice system. Drove it up the coast of California.
88 Range Rover. Always ran good. Worked on the engine once; head gaskets. Owned it for 10 years.
Infiniti Q45

There could be more.. I have to remember... I would find these at very affordable prices and fix them up. Some I bought in prestine condition.

EDIT: I remembered one. X1F Xotic 3 wheel car; Porsche powered prototype. 2 door with one wheel in front. (I tried to start my own car company... )

ColoKent

May 8th, 2010, 21:30

- My parents' 1969 VW Bug (117,000 miles when I got it....217K when it was rear-ended and totaled)
- 1975 Toyota Carolla (82-85)
- 1985 Honda CRX Si (New)
- 1987 Honda CRX Si (New)
- 1992 Honda Del Sol (New) - Hated it...I don't care what they say, the color red DOES attract cops
- 1994 Nissan Pickup (New) - 2 wheel drive and not real good in the snow...
- 2002 Subaru Outback (currently has 180K miles...) - Insanely GREAT car

....there may be a Mini Cooper S in my future....dunno yet.

Kent

Chacha

May 8th, 2010, 21:34

I will start from the present...

2003 Honda CRV - love it still have it 55K miles
2001 Hyundai Santa Fe - was a headache - too many recalls (newer models are great)
(i forgot the model) Ford Escort 2 door red (bought it brand new - my first brand new car)
another Ford SRX (i think recalls made me give it away)
Dodge Intrepid 1998 (was car napped - when found - all tires gone all sound system gone - won 3 trophies on car shows)
Yamaha motorbike (yes, I am a rider too)

djscoo

May 8th, 2010, 21:36

EDIT: I remembered one. X1F Xotic 3 wheel car; Porsche powered prototype. 2 door with one wheel in front. (I tried to start my own car company... )

What became of the prototype? Is it still around?

tigisfat

May 8th, 2010, 21:39

Where do I start? I worked at a dodge dealership, so my DDs were based on my performance. the asterisk implies that I didn't own, but daily drove wherever I had to go as a perk of my job.

1976 Cadillac Coupe Deville (60k original miles)
1988 Mustang GT convertible
*2001 Dodge Durango SLT
*2001 Dodge Durango R/t
*2001 Dodge Viper
1991 Mustang GT
1995 Mustang SVT Cobra the project car, I've built three different motors for it. It currently has a supercharged Keith Black 306
2004 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning
2004 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra (mystichrome edition)
2007 Dodge Durango

I still own the vehicles in red. The two cobras are for sale.

strega13

May 8th, 2010, 22:18

at 17 , i saved money from doing plenty of flower delivery at my family's store and got an aprilia red rose 125cc exactly the same model and color as in the picture ( i absolutely loved it and miss it so much )
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when i turned 18 and got a driver's licence , i drove my parent's 1990 fiat fiorino which i hated , and later got my own first car , a 1990 peugeot 205 XAD . great little that my parents are still using back home and still runs great with almost 500 000KM on the original engine .
upon arriving in the US, my first car was a 1986 saab 9000 turbo , awesome car but too expensive for me at the time to keep up with maintenance wise .
it was then followed by a 1986 dodge conquest turbo ( not built by the chrysler group per say but built by mistubishi in Japan and imported in the US by dodge ) , this car had a good , powerful engine and the very best cockpit layout and driver seating position of any car i have ever driven . i want to get another one someday .
next down the line was a 1981 chevrolet camaro berlinetta , small block 267ci V8 . extremely low powered but incredibly reliable engine ( infinitely more reliable than my roommate's , at the time , 305 V8 in his 1992 firebird . actualy ,a friend who used to be a mechanic for a local chevy dealer told me that as far as reliability goes , the only engine ever put by the factory on any camaro that was as good as the 267 was the 327ci on the first gens )
after this one , i bought last year a 2000 hyundai tiburon . not as fast as i thought it would be but a solid , reliable ride .
i hope to be able to get a nissan 300ZX soon , which is , from many of my friends who once owned one , an extraordinary car . it as always been to me the most beautiful car to ever come out of japan , right after the still fairly out of my budget LOL honda/acura NSX and the incredibly rare and expensive 1967/70 toyota 2000GT . and hopefully , someday , one of my absolute my dream cars , a lotus exige S260 and either one of my all time dream bike , an older generation yamaha Vmax or a 996 ducati monster.

Willy

May 8th, 2010, 22:25

1962 Dodge Dart (paid $35 for it and it only had low and reverse gears)
1960 Studebaker Lark 8 (drove it until I went into the Navy, $40 and all the gears worked although it'd pop out of 2nd every now and then. Very tough ol' car. It was still in my uncle's junkyard 5 years ago)
1964 Ford 105E Anglia (rusted out POS)
1966 Ford 105E Anglia (English Ford that I owned when I was stationed in Scotland)
1960 Royal Enfield 500 Super Meteor twin (first bike also in Scotland)
1966 Triumph 2000 sedan (should have kept the 66 Anglia)
1970 Triumph Bonneville 650 (didn't have it long)
1971 Chevy Nova (first hot rod)
1967 Pontiac GTO Ram Air (very darned quick, sold the Nova to buy it)
1975 Pontiac Lemans Sport Coupe with the 455 engine (was totaled in a head on when a pickup came around a sharp curve on my side of the road, loved this one. Engine eventually went into a 67 Chevy pickup a few years later)
1974 Chevy Vega (souped up Vega engine and drive train, bought it not running and used the running gear out of a smashed up 73 Vega GT to rebuild it)
1965 Chevy pickup with a '71 Pontiac GTO 400 engine in it (had the truck that needed an engine and a totaled out GTO that I bought for parts)
1971 Chevy pickup (heavy duty camper special, darn that thing would haul some heavy loads, I don't miss the constant 8mpg though)
1980 Jeep CJ5 (first vehicle I bought new and probably the one I miss the most)
1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (wife's)
1972 Chevy Vega GT (traded the Cadillac for it)
1965 Chevy pickup (straight six and tough as nails, wish I still had it)
1972 Ford Grand Torino wagon (bought for a work and fishing car, never could keep brakes on it)
1985 Ford F-150 Supercab (new)
1967 Mercedes 250S that had a 200D engine in it. (what a POS, but it got me around for a while until I got something better (VW Rabbit))
1980 VW Rabbit Diesel (bought it used for $150 and drove it for several years, another I miss, totaled out in a wreck in New Orleans)
1974 Triumph Trident 750 (last bike, my brother in law borrowed it and it caught fire with him, he just let it burn)
1989 GMC S-Jimmy (last new vehicle I bought)
1983 Chevy Suburban (wife's, bought to replace the Jimmy after we had kid #4 and no longer could fit everyone in the Jimmy or the Rabbit)
1982 GMC Sierra (originally a six, but I swapped in a very warmed up 283 V-8 and put a custom paint job on it)
1992 Camaro RS 25th Anniversary Edition (mid life crisis-mobile)
(after the Camaro, I bought the '83 Suburban back from the now ex-wife and drove it for a couple more years)
1985 Ford Bronco II 4x4 (another I miss)
1997 Chevy C1500 Cheyenne extended cab (another with continual brake problems, other than that it was a pretty solid truck)

and now have a 2005 GMC Sierra crew cab 1/2 ton with all the bells and whistles.
and a 2002 Chevy Cavalier for buzzing around town

These are just the ones I bought for myself or my wife. There were dozens of others that I'd buy cheap, fix up and re-sell. Like the time I bought 3 junk VW Beetles for $100. Made one good one, another so-so one and sold what was left to someone that was building dune buggies.

Forgot to add that I do own my Dad's old 1947 2 ton Chevy wrecker, but it's at my sister's in NC. I need to figure some way to get here.

Here's a few pics

1) 1985 Bronco II 2) 1997 Cheyenne 3) 1947 Chevy wrecker 4) 2005 GMC Sierra

Ferry_vO

May 8th, 2010, 23:35

My first was a Hyundai Pony XP. It was cheap, quite roomy, had a nice colour and oversteered at 30 mph..
Next up was a Renault 5 GT Turbo; about 150 bhp in a 800 kilo car! Tons of fun if the electrics worked.
Third car was a VW Golf (Rabbit) II; fourth a Seat Ibiza 5-door.
Best car Ihad so far was #5; a blue Seat Cordoba SX Coupé with almost all options. It was totalled after only six months unfortunately.
After that I bought a Ford Escort (1995 European model) which Ihad for a couple of years until rust became an issue.
Since two and a half years now I drive a little Ford Ka (70 hp) version.

ndicki

May 8th, 2010, 23:46

I used to have a Citroen AX. Made of plastic and recycled baked bean tins. The West's equivalent of the Trabant, and about as good.

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy214/ndicki/Citroen_ax_white01.jpg

That one isn't mine, but mine was just as good. It doesn't have crumple zones, by the way - it IS a crumple zone. If you hit anything head-on, you'll be trepanned by the edge of the roof.

Subsequently, a number of Skoda Octavias, culminating in my present car, a 140bhp TDi Octavia MkII with leather trim and all the goodies. Holds 130mph on German motorways even with a full load, good roadholding, acceleration, etc. Not surprising when you consider that it has the same chassis as the Audi TT...

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy214/ndicki/skoda_octavia.jpg

Not mine - mine is pale blue-grey.

grunau_baby

May 8th, 2010, 23:54

The dark ages:
1. Ford fiesta Mk 1 (will never forget it, my first car, sturdy little rustcrumb, would like a classic now, but not many survived the rust)
2. VW Polo (1) with constant engine trouble (great german quality;-)
3. Opel Kadette City (even more rust, leaking tank, multicolored spareparts-monster, didn´t last too long)
(in between: driving dad´s company vehicles: Audi 100 (170bhp!), Mercedes Benz 230E (great ride, great style, horrible seats for larger people)
4. Renault Rapid (microvan - loved it, but horrible camping deck-chairs, unreliable, rusty though new, dangerous, cause bhp much too low for the weight)

The very dark ages:
5. VW Golf (Rapid) 2. (Sturdy, practical, but lot´s of technical problems, unsexy, bad paintjob - "fading red")
6. VW Golf (Rapid) 2 (four doors, reliable, cheap, unfortunately a bit old allready, but exceedingly uncool;-) Being an old Diesel it became tax-expensive...)

Epiphany!
7. Lancia Nuova Delta 1.6 (the senior version with 75bhp, superior handling and driving being a hatchback, superb seats, unfortunately very bad car-electronics = german Boschmotronic!;-)
8. Lancia Y LS 1.2 (superb drive for a micro car, full Alcantara interior! great looks! A bit worn from previous owner)
9. Lancia Ypsilon 1.2 16V MOMO Sport (great look, my dream car, BUT horrible ergonomics for my size, and though "sport" inferior softish handling - dissapointment!)
10. Fiat Grande Punto (great design, great space, but mediocre handling, bad buildquality and silver - yikes, how could I!)
11. Fiat Panda 100HP (100bhp, no turbogap with only 800kg - a pure rocket, superior handling, divine brakes, endless fun - downside: very hard ride, no suspension at all - no good for old bones)
12. Lancia Musa Oro (95bhp) (spacious like no other, stylish, rare color, superior seats, limousine handling, quite fast - though not the alcantara-leather-version I still love it!;-))

Alex

Some of the later goodies:

Brian_Gladden

May 9th, 2010, 05:09

Let's see... Been a few.

Dad's 69 Chevy C/10 pickup (250 cid inline 6 and a three speed manual on the column)

76 Jeep Cherokee ($700 rust bucket. Drove it till it died)

77 Plymouth Volare (Totaled when I got rear ended)

80 Pontiac Phoenix (bought it with the insurance money from the Volare)

79 Chevy Malibu

84 Ford Ranger Pickup two wheel drive (the first of many Rangers I've owned)

71 Ford LTD 4 door hardtop (Bought from one of the salesman at the dealership I worked for)

87 Ford Ranger (2.9L V-6 two wheel drive, loved that truck. Previous owner did crappy maintenance so it blew the engine a year and a half after I bought it due to sludge in the oil pan. Found 90 weight oil in the transmission when it was supposed to have ATF in the 5 speed)

86 Thunderbird 3.8L V-6. Another great car. It's still around too. With nearly 500,000 miles on the second engine and transmission (Acording to the guy who bought it from where I traded it in)

90 Dodge Dakota: What a piece of Crap! Couldn't keep rear brakes on it, and for the lack of a $0.02 paper gasket, the bottom of the aluminum transmission corroded (Against the steel mount) and leaked all the oil out causing the 5 speed to mangle itself. Only Vehicle I ever had repo'ed. By my own request too. Thing was a money pit.

84 Plymouth Omni: paid $100 for it. Drove it a month before the Automatic Trans blew up. Got $100 for it as scrap.

86 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport: Had this one a month before a kid ran a light and t-boned me. Car saved my life.

89 Ford Ranger extended cab 2 wheel drive (rust bucket i bought with the crappy insurance settlement I got for the Chevy)

86 Ford Tempo: beater car with no radio but it got me to work

86 Olds Cutlass: decent beater that did the same as the Tempo

77 Ford Ranchero GT: My first really nice muscle car. Had a kid back into it and smash in the front fender. Ended up rusting into the ground because I couldn't find the parts to fix it back up. Had to junk it :salute:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/Brian_Gladden/RANCHERO.jpg

84 Volvo 245 Wagon: Rusty but a tank.

94 Ford Thunderbird: 4.6 V-8, loaded. Great car. Daily driver.

94 Ford Taurus SHO: Holy crap that car was fast (When it ran right) I didn't know a thing about SHO's when I bought it. I do now and I would have never bought the one I did now that I know what I know now. Blew up the Transmission (auto) and junked it.

96 Ford Ranger (See a pattern yet?) 3.0 V-6 4X4. Another rust bucket that I paid $1,500 for. drove it a year and traded it in on a 97 Ford Windstar.

Drove the Windstar a year before trading in on a 98 Sable. Just got rid of that last summer.

94 Ford Crown Victoria: $400 beater that I drove for 3 months before selling for $200 to a guy who wanted it for a demo derby car.

Current ride: 92 Mercury Grand Marquise. True Granny car. I'm the second owner and the previous owner was a little old lady who rarely drove it. I even have the window sticker.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/Brian_Gladden/DSC00052.jpg

And last is my Work truck (Owned by the company I work for) a 2002 Chevy S-10 4X4 I drive this more than anything.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/Brian_Gladden/DSC00149.jpg

Brian

harleyman

May 9th, 2010, 05:24

Don't do cars much....Its all Bikes for me

1949 panhead

1952 Panhead

1939 flathead

1987 SuperGlide (AMF)

1977 Triumpt silver jubilee

1999 Fat Boy

2003 Wide Glide

And a couple I forgot about...

I had a car and a truck too always ..but don't care about them at all...But I do really like my 04 F 150 Stepside ...

TeaSea

May 9th, 2010, 05:31

1974 Mercury Capri (worst car known to Man -- took a great German Electrical system, a great U.S. Engine, and a Great UK Tranny --- and destroyed all of them in one big pile of junk).
1982 Toyota Celica (great, but too small)
1986 Jeep Cherokee (love it, sold at 170,000 miles)
1996 Chevy Tahoe (great, but too big)
2001 Jeep Liberty (just right)
2006 Jeep Liberty (bought it used for less than 10K)
2007 Lexus ES 350 (bought it used also....I love this one)

Oh, 1998 Harley Davidson Sporty.....not one of the big bikes, but man this thing could fly.

That being said, I backed the Lexus into my daughter's car this week. She came home from school and parked in the driveway, and I didn't know she was there and backed right into her Saturn. Damage to the Saturn was nil, but the Lexus is costing me $1300.00. Can't even blame anyone....I knew I was going to do that eventually.

Now, the Lexus has a back up camera, so my wife asked me "well, did you use the camera?" My response being, "why yes, it showed the extent of the damage quite well." :icon_lol:

WarHorse47

May 9th, 2010, 06:04

Hmm.. Hope I can remember them all.

In college it was a 52 Mercury Monterey. After college I went from a 64 Corvair Monza to a 66 Sunbeam Tiger followed by a 67 Cougar XR7.

The wedding gift for my wife and I was a 1973 Pontiac Grand Am right off the showroom floor. We later sold that for a custom Chevy Beretta (can't remeber which year).

When we needed a bigger car to haul around the in-laws the Beretta was traded in for a Pontiac Bonneville SSI. The wife's car is now a 2000 Chevy Impala LS.

In 1980 when we need a second vehicle, we got a 1966 MGB Roadster. Drove it on weekdays, and restored it on weekend. In 1983 we traded that in for a 1974 Corvette Roadster which I still drive today.

Our third vehicle started out with a Ford Courier pickup. That was replaced with a 69 Chevy S-10 SS pickup.

--WH

stansdds

May 9th, 2010, 06:07

1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport
1987 Nissan truck
1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
2003 Honda CR-V

cheezyflier

May 9th, 2010, 06:13

and i thought i had alot of cars over the years! it's nothing compared to some of you. i'll list the ones i can remember

73 capri
72 le mans
76 mustang 2
75 mustang 2
chevy monza , i forget the year
76 monte carlo
60-something chrysler imperial
66 dodge coronet
71, 72, & 73 charger
70 lemans
chevy caprice, a 70 i think
at least 6 probably more, galaxy 500's btween 65 and 74
gran torino, i forget the year
isuzu i-mark, i forget what year
68 mustang
67 caddy hearse
67 caddy ambulance
86 cavalier
dodge aspen that i hated and didn't even want but was forced on me
87 terdcel
87 trans am gta
'00 v-star
99 intruder LC
99 vs800
i remember a couple of mercuries that were like galaxies but they weren't. i forget what they were.
71 (i think?) nova
i know i'm leaving some out, but that's all i remember right now. for a while there i would buy a car for $200 and not even register it or anything. if it died i just grabbed my stuff out of it and left it on the road.

thanks xor the reminder saf, i left out
63 1/2 comet, fold down front bench seat
and a maverick parts car to donate the engine and a few other bits.
also a granada, to donate disc brakes and the 351w to the 68 mustang, but i never actually finished either one

safn1949

May 9th, 2010, 06:15

1965 Mercury Comet,302 4 speed
1969 Roadrunner 383,4.10 rear,auto
1968 Roadrunner 383,3.55 rear,auto
2) 1970 Roadrunners
1970 RT Challenger 383,4 speed
1970 Charger 500
1974 Charger
1990 Astro van
1986 Thunderbird
1984 Dodge Caravan
1984 chevette
1987 Lincoln Town car
1988 Lincoln Town car
1984 Mercury Grand Marque
1978 Bronco
1988 Jeep Cherokee
1980 Dodge Ramcharger
1974 AMC Matador
1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88
1977 Buick Electra 225 2 door
And so on,there are probably 10 more.I drive a 1994 Ford Explorer now,too cheap to make car payments.:d

jmig

May 9th, 2010, 06:18

1961 MGB
1967 Jag XKE
1970 Lotus Elan Plus 2

Then I got married

Ford

Cazzie

May 9th, 2010, 06:28

1960 Metropolitan
1965 Opel Kadett
1969 Opel GT
1972 Triumph Spitfire
1977 Chevrolet Nova Police Special
1978 Honda Accord
1983 Renault Fuego
1988 Chevrolet Corsica
1994 Ford Windstar
2001 Ford Focus
2007 Honda Fit

SGTMAJOR

May 9th, 2010, 06:38

1950 Ford F-100
1973 VW Beetle
1977 Pontiac Trans-Am
1979 Chevy Malibu
1981 VW Jetta
1987 Ford Aerostar
1986 Mazda 626
1991 Toyota Truck
1994 Ford Ranger
1996 Ford F-150
1997 Mercedes C-Class (Still have)
1999 Ford F-150
2003 Ford F-150 (Still have)
2008 Smart For Two (My current work car....Smile)

I know I'm missing a few and there were some bikes amongst those too.....(smile)

Cheers,

kilo delta

May 9th, 2010, 06:49

My father bought me my first car at 8 years of age in order to learn to drive...an early 70's Mk1 Ford Escort 1.3l 2 door (wish I had it now as they're worth $$$$$).

When I turned 17 and could legally hold a driver's licence I bought a mint condition 1977 BL Mini into which I transplanted a 1275cc engine and stuck on a set of 10" Minilite alloys.

Soon after this I bought a basketcase 1972 VW Beetle 1200cc in order to teach myself car restoration and mechanics. Restored the car to original showroom spec over 6 months.

Next car was a 1977 VW Beetle which was restored over a 4 year period, ever nut and bolt,rubber seal EVERYTHING brand new. Built it in a Cal-look style (very popular in the early 90's) with Porsche guards red paint,early 1960's panels, Porsche 911 headlights, Ford Fiesta XR2i interior, slammed suspension, Imported some Polished metal EMPI 8 spoke wheels with fat (rear) and skinny (front) tyres. Fully chromed/polished/painted rebuilt 1641cc engine. Had it on the road 3 weeks when it was written off by a half blind farmer. :-(

Next car was a 1987 Renault 9 diesel van...a sh!tter, only bought as I'd a supply of free diesel.

Next came a 1983 VW Golf GTi 1.8l restored and modified.

Had an '82 Golf GTi 1.6l for a little bit too.

1986 VW Golf GTi Cabrio.

1986 VW Golf GTi 8v mk2.

Brand new 1996 VW Polo 6N.

Brand new 1997 VW Polo 6N...modified, lowered, big alloys, massive sound system with dvd etc.

1996 mk3 VW Golf GTi 16v...with every available option. Tweaked and modified....managed to get 147mph out of it once...on a private road ;). Loved this car even won best in class at a national VW show. Going to a VW meet one day and hit a patch of oil on the road...spun into a tree and an oncoming car and was lucky not to be killed. Car was written off.

1997 VW Vento...modified and transplanted most of the mk3 GTi's running gear and full heated leather interior.

2000 VW Bora TDi modified,performance increased, lowered on 18" Audi alloys.

2001 Audi A4 TDi 130bhp, performance increased but not really modded.

2001 BMW 320D SE (my current car for the past 6/7 years)

Think that's the lot...had a few other cars when I was in my teen's but not road legal. I've also had several company vans over the years when I was working as a sales rep.

AckAck

May 9th, 2010, 06:53

In order of ownership:

1977 Honda Accord
1987 Honda Accord
1989 Honda Prelude
1993 Ford Probe GT
1996 Chevy Camaro (3.8L V-6)
1995 Chevy Camaro Z-28 (5.7L V-8)
1993 Diahatsu Charade
1998 Dodge Neon
1997 Ford Windstar
1995 GMC Cargo Van
1999 Dodge Grand Caravan
1999 Saturn SL-2
2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2006 Dodge Grand Caravan
1992 Honda Prelude

The last three we still have.

Hmm - that's not as many as I thought. (Pretty obvious when I got married, though.)

Brian

MaddogK

May 9th, 2010, 06:56

70 Caddie coupe DeVille Conv (the gas guzzler)
74 Monte Carlo (my favorite ride)
81 Mustang (4 banger/stick but unbalanced enough to make it fun to drive)
70 Opel GT (the micro vette)
84 BMW 633csi (european model-german gauges hard to read, cracked frame, had to sell)
68 Firebird (owned 3 months-sold for GREAT price)
71 Buick Skylark ( bought from 'little old lady' original owner, rebuilt by me, sold to ex girlfriend)
80 Olds Cutlass (74 vette drivetrain installed, HORRIBLE gas mileage but vaporizes the tires on command)- still own her- 27 years now.

Bikes:
76 Honda CB360 (my first bike, and first speeding ticket)
71 Triumph Trophy special (still working on this one)
83 Kaw GPz 750 (my daily commuter, showroom condition)
61 Harley servicar (junkyard find, 750 Ironhead, am looking for 'chopper' frame to build this into)

Moparmike

May 9th, 2010, 06:57

You guys have some nice ones listed in here...and some of the ever so common ones too.

My list in rough chronological order:
69 Dodge Coronet 4dr (bought new by my grandparents, passed to dad, then to me)
51 IH L-110 (another of grandpa's hand-me-downs. it's my "never-ending project" truck)
75 Dodge Dart Sport
73 Dart Sport
68 Coronet R/T 383/4spd (young drunken stupidity snatched this one from me less than two weeks after I bought it)
72 Gold Duster
74 Dart Sport
76 F-150 4x4
48 Ford F-6 (another grandpa's toy...still in use at the farm)
82 84 and 87 Buick Regals (I still love the 3.8L/4.1L Buick V6!)
65 Dodge A100 short wheelbase 8-door van (bought it for $25, won a bet for $50 that I wouldn't get it back on the road).
67 Dodge A100 long wheelbase van (just trying to get paint on it is another never-ending project!)
93 Ford Tempo
01 Olds Alero (how did this POS sneak in my garage?!?!?)
90 Nissan D21 4x4 pickup (one tough little bugger!)
80 Chrysler Cordoba
65 Valiant V100 2dr sedan
68 Plymouth Satellite 4dr
97 Ford F150 4x4

Not-running, "someday" projects...
70 Chrysler 300 2dr hardtop (no, not a Hurst but still a 440TNT option car)
54 IH R100 (short wheelbase...this will get teamed up with my L-110 eventually)
48 Dodge 2dr sedan
58 Dodge Coronet (I doubt I'll ever use it as a project but I have to list it since it was grandpa's car before the 69 Coronet)

And since Maddog posted one too...my first and only bike.
197? Honda-matic 360 (a CB360 with the worst transmission an engineer ever dreamed up)
I'm still lusting after a 450 Rebel thought...the ultimate Honda Twinstar!!!

d0mokun

May 9th, 2010, 07:04

1998 Rover 214si (first car!)
2002 Merc A160 (automatic, blah)
2008 Audi TT (love it, even done the Ring a few times in it)

There was a chap in my apartment complex in NZ who had an immaculate '67 Fastback GT, in a really bold red colour. I'd love to have an American Muscle like that some time. I'd also love a bike, but I've been forewarned that my parents and partner would injure me before the bike possibly did.

MaddogK

May 9th, 2010, 07:08

Moparmike- yuk, hondamatics SUCKED ! 3 speed auto IIRC. Indestructible engine tho.

Brian_Gladden- so sorry for your loss (the Ranchero) what a sweet ride, always wanted one.

Cloud9Gal

May 9th, 2010, 07:11

Honda Civic XL (1st car after high school graduation)
Pontiac Grand Prix

Got married:

Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Honda Accord
GMC Envoy XL
BMW 525i
Mercedes-Benz E350 + we still have the Honda Accord (love that car)

David_L6

May 9th, 2010, 07:15

Cars?

1975 Monte Carlo
1976 TR7
1975 Corvette

If you meant 4 wheel vehicles, then these also.....

1981 Datsun pickup
1983 Nissan pickup
1991 Toyota ext. cab pickup
1994 Passport
1995 Suburban
1999 ext. cab Silverado
2008 ext. cab Silverado

Plus a bunch of motorcycles that I won't list as they don't even have 4 wheels......

viking3

May 9th, 2010, 07:40

64 Chevy Impala
75 Toyota Celica GT
78 Ford Maverick
85 Chevy S-10
88 Chevy Beretta
90 Chevy Silverado 1/2 ton
91 Pontiac Firefly
92 Ford Ranger
97 Geo Metro
99 Chevy S-10
03 Chevy S-10

The only 2 I wish I still had are the 64 Impala and the 75 Celica. Both were written off in accidents unfortunately. The Maverick was deathtrap with a 302 engine and NO suspension. The 85 S-10 was my first brand new vehicle and the Beretta the only one I ordered from the dealer. The Ranger was used and was a pig on gas. My current 03 S-10 has 200,000Km but I hope to get a few more years out it.

Regards, Rob:ernae:

Odie

May 9th, 2010, 07:45

1967 Ford Fairlane XL500
1966 SS 396 Chevelle
1973 Ford Torino
1976 Chevy Stepside Pickup
1988 Chevy Fleetside Pickup
1988 Chevy Sportside Pickup
1988 Chevy Cavalier
1993 Chevy K-5 Blazer
2001 PT Cruiser
2003 Chevy Sportside Pickup
2004 Dodge Rumble Bee Pickup

Daveroo

May 9th, 2010, 08:26

1972 monte carlo..stock 350 blew up so we put a 454 with a 4 speed in it but left all the 350 badging on it...and had a very mild almost whimpy sounding..but very freeflowing exsgasht system..took alot of people by surprise...LOL

1977 buick le sabre 2 door coupe..very rare car....were only two registered in california....my sister distrored it...

1955 chevy long bed bigwindow..had a cyhsler 440 with a 4speed and a racing quick change rear end

2000 chevy silverado

as of now im vehicaless......................ack

Little Chacha

May 9th, 2010, 08:34

I have a Pink Barbie Mustang. it's a toy. Bye. From Hannah. :wavey:

Roadburner440

May 9th, 2010, 08:37

-1984 Pontiac Fiero 2M4-wrecked
-1985 Pontiac Fiero 2M4 WS6 (was an actual package, had the turbine wheels/suped up suspension)-wrecked
-1989 Dodge Diplomat police car w/360 V-8 & 727 automatic-blew up the engine
-1990 Cadillac Eldorado 2-door-car eventually died at 300,000 miles
-1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T w/5 speed manual-engine blew at 160,000 miles
-2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 3.8L supercharged-totalled when illegal alien rear ended us last year
-2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT-only had this one for a month, car was pretty crappy)
-2006 Mazda Speed6 AWD w/6 speed manual-1 of 1,000 built world wide-traded in for the SRT-8
-2007 Dodge Magnum SRT-8 w/6.1L V-8-1 of 378 built in 2007 (still had this car, is my show vehicle)
-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP w/5.3L V-8-1 of 14,000+ built between 04-08(wifes daily driver)

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u359/Roadburner426/SRT8%20Magnum/th_Picture002-1.jpg (http://s519.photobucket.com/albums/u359/Roadburner426/SRT8%20Magnum/?action=view&current=Picture002-1.flv)
This is when I got the baseline done before I started modifying it. To make sure it at least was putting out the 425hp at the crank it was supposed to. 18% driveline loss sucks though.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u359/Roadburner426/SRT8%20Magnum/MSRT8%20Exhaust%20Install/027.jpg
Engine compartment in it's current state.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u359/Roadburner426/SRT8%20Magnum/Picture008.jpg
The GXP and SRT-8 together outside. Unfortunately only have a 1 car garage, and the wagon gets that privledge.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u359/Roadburner426/SRT8%20Magnum/Picture050.jpg
Shot from over 3 years and 23,000 miles ago when she was brand new from the dealer. At least she still looks as good as she used to. I am hoping to hang on to this car till I croak. Unfortunately the way people drive around here the only way to keep it safe is to leave it in the garage.

Brian_Gladden

May 9th, 2010, 09:13

Sweet Magnum. That's the one Mopar I'd consider if I could afford one. Chrysler should have kept building them.

Brian

Lionheart

May 9th, 2010, 11:03

Little Chacha
I have a Pink Barbie Mustang. it's a toy. Bye. From Hannah.

lolololol.. I guess that counts Hannah! Wait till you have to pay insurance..!

Man... Some golden oldies... TR-7, Renault Fuego, Lotus Elan... Thats auto history! Cant believe how many cars some of you have owned.

Bill

OBIO

May 9th, 2010, 11:19

1975 Toyota Carolla SR-5...a piece of junk, but it was my first car so it was cool!

1974 Oldsmobile Omega...basically a 4 door Nova. Ugly, but man it was a screamer with the 350CU, 4-bolt main, 4-barrel carb, ram horn exhaust manifolds, mid-rise intake, duel exhaust.

1978 ACM Concorde...a piece of junk

1978 Ford Fairmont....the most solid and dependable car EVER. I flogged the snot out of that car and it never whimpered, never whined, and could go through snow that even the snow plows had trouble getting through. Drove it for YEARS.

1987 Chevy Celebrity Wagon..a true Old-Lady's car. She bought it new, drove it for 13 years. When I got it in 2000, it only had a little over 70,000 miles on it. I drove the tires off that car. I once passed a Ferrari and a Lambo on I-70 coming out of Columbus. I had that little 4 banger wound as tight as it would go and passed them at 90mph and made faces at them as I went by...a millisecond later, they passed me at close to the speed of sound. No big deal, I could still tell people I passed a Ferrari and a Lambo. I once challenged a guy in a Dodge Viper GTS coupe to a light to light drag. He was at the next light and changing radio stations before I could even cross the intersection. We both had a good laugh out of it and he said he respected my hot rod spirit.

1989 GMC Jimmy S-15 4X4....I ran that thing into the ground. 210,000 miles on the odometer, motor was untouched, replaced the factory fuel pump at 189,000 miles, the ball joints were shot, tie rod ends were shot, the 4 wheel drive system was shot, the heater motor and heater controls were dead, spiders lived in the dash. Motor and tranny were still rock solid...the rest of the vehicle was totally zombied. For a stock 4.3 V-6, that thing had pep...I could smoke both back tires (had a locking rear dif) on dry pavement, with new tires. I put many a Mustang and Honda CRX to shame with that black and gun metal cracker box.

1999 Pontiac Grand AM GT...I loved that car! Looked great, handled great. Had it to 140mph a number of times...totally stock. Could have gotten more out of it with some simple mods. Had to let it go to the bank when we found out about Deb's brain tumor.

1996 Chevy Corsica. I HATE HATE HATE HATE this car. It's small, it's ugly, it's one of the worst designs GM ever came up with. I HATE HATE HATE this car. But it gets us from point A to point B.

OBIO

TeaSea

May 9th, 2010, 16:04

1961 MGB
1967 Jag XKE
1970 Lotus Elan Plus 2

Then I got married

Ford

Well, there you go....

:wiggle:

cheezyflier

May 9th, 2010, 19:08

from WINE WOMEN, AND SONG,

to

BEER, THE OL' LADY, AND T.V.

:icon_lol:

Panther_99FS

May 9th, 2010, 19:17

I have a Pink Barbie Mustang. it's a toy. Bye. From Hannah. :wavey:

Go Hannah! :jump:

tigisfat

May 9th, 2010, 21:29

Go Hannah! :jump:

Where are you telling her to go?

ARDVARK

May 10th, 2010, 03:03

Fiat Punto '96
Volkswagon Golf 02'
Seat Ibiza 1.8T FR present

My short car history :salute:

txnetcop

May 10th, 2010, 04:18

Lionheart

May 10th, 2010, 08:39

Trans_23

May 10th, 2010, 09:36

1972 Honda 350 (4 Cyl) Motorcycle
1974 Chevy Nova Hatchback
??? Mazda station wagon (wrecked it)
1980-something Honda Shadow (motorcycle)
Ford Escort
Hundai Sonota (crap)
Chevy Cavalier
1998 Ford Windstar
1999 F-150
2005 Ford Freestar (current-don't recommend)
2005 Ford F-150 Lariat Screw (super crew) (current)

brad kaste

May 10th, 2010, 11:34

1957 Chevy sedan: Hand me down from the folks. Ran like champ,...started up even in sub freezing weather. Had Earl Schieb paint it navy blue for 30 bucks. Tossed on some 'baby moons.' Didn't have the money to get the chrome re-done,....Ace aluminum paint did the job!
1968 Chevy sedan: Another hand me down from the folks. Ran like a champ too but didn't have the character of the '57.
1972 Chevy Nova: First 'new' car. Had a 350 in it. Lousy on the turns but ran like a bat out of h*** on the straights. Wish I had bought the additional power steering package for it. However,...it helped build Poyeye forearms for me. Had a small gas tank. Seemed like I was pulling into a gas station all the time. No matter,...gas was CHEAP back then.
1978 Honda Accord hatchback: Great little car. Did a lot of hauling with it since you were able to drop forward and down the rear seats.
1986 Pontiac 6000 SE: Decent car. Had no love for it though. Realized I should have bought a SUV after buying this sedan.
1997 Chevy Blazer: Great vehicle. Never let me down. Like most of my cars,...only needed to replace the wear and tear items. Running like a champ until I traded it in in 2007. Just got tired of it. Still see a lot on the road today.
2008 Subaru Triebca: Current car. Bought it in Sept. of '07. About the same size as the Blazer with some new features. Hope it holds up as well as the 97' Blazer did for me.
As most of know,...changing the oil every 3,000 miles makes a big difference in the longevity of any vehicle.

Bjoern

May 10th, 2010, 16:08

None.

Couldn't afford one and don't necessarily need one.

Major_Spittle

May 10th, 2010, 16:49

1972 Chevy Suburban 3 door
1979 Ford Mustang - POS, May it rot in hell
1979 Honda Accord
1982 Chevy Pickup
1985 Buick Century - POS, disappeared from curb outside of apartment in 1999 while I was on vacation, I never knew what happened to it but was glad it was gone!
1989 Honda Accord
2000 Hyundia Elantra
2000 Honda Odessey
2002 Hyundia Santa Fe
2007 Chevy HHR

Of these the '72 chevy, '89 accord, 2002 Santa Fe are the only vehicles I would buy again.

pilottj

May 10th, 2010, 17:15

1984 VW Rabbit Wolfsburg edition. great car, had cooling issues tho.
1989 S-10 Longbed. Great truck for college, hauled me and my stuff back and forth reliably.
1992 Nissan Pickup. Very efficient work truck, could haul quite a bit for its size. I was doing landscaping then and it worked great.
1997 Mazda Miata STO edition, my current car. Very well built, reliable, fun, reasonably economical. A pilot's car. Well its an IT geek's car at the moment :mixedsmi:

redriver6

May 10th, 2010, 21:17

many many Cars...but my favorite is Candy-O
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Marvin Carter

May 10th, 2010, 22:32

55 Chevy two door HT 409 c in=Screemer!!!
4x 57 chevy two door HT
1. 327 c in= Big time Screemer!!!
2. 283 c in= so so Screemer!!!
3. 283 c in= so so Screemer!!!
4. 283 c in= Big time Screemer!!!
59 belair 4 door 283 c in=turd
67 Malebue 2 door HT Janko 396 c in =Big time Screemer!!!
72 Vega hehe!!!= Big turd
75 Monte 350 c in= not to bad
79 Thunder byrd v 6 = not to bad
08 Jeep Grand Cherokee v 6=so far so good
and about 15 pickups

Prowler1111

May 11th, 2010, 06:02

humm..let´s see..
1986 Kawasaki 250 "Green Meanie" motoX..fossilizing at my folks home.
1988..Suzuki sprint(new)sold
1993..Geo metro (new..which was actually a Suzuki sprint knock off)sold
1995..Dodge Neon ARC, new, my wife inherited it, stayed with us as far as 2007 with only 30k miles in it, reason i wasn't home so often.sold
1997..Mitshubishi eclipse spider,new.stolen 1998, found the carcass on a ditch, covered by insurance.never really liked but the girls loved the look of it, chick magnet..at least back in the 90´s.
1998 Ford Mustang 1997, bought it with insurance money and had to fork the difference, dunno how many Mustang lovers are here, but the 1997 model must have been the absolute WORST mustang ever produced, low quality plastics, and it drove like a 1979 Chevy Malibu, traded it for a 1999 Mitsubishi Montero 3 doors.
2000 Ford Explorer traded for a
2005 Ford Explorer traded for a
2008 Ford Explorer, totaled when t-boned by some drunk guy in a Chevy Silverado, walked out with some minor injuries..still waiting for the insurance to cover this, meanwhile using my wife´s car.

Prowler

redriver6

May 11th, 2010, 07:05

ohhhhh cars cars....

68 Plymouth Fury
72 Dodge Polara
75 Mercury Montego (hated it)
78 Toyota Celica GT (loved it)
73 Plymouth Duster 340 Hurst 4 speed
68 Dodge Charger R/T clone w/440 (originally 318 car)
75 Chevy Suburban
91 Toyota P/U
81 Toyota P/U
90 something Isuzu P/U
91 4wd Toyota P/U
02 Ford F150
00 Toyota Prerunner
89 Ford F150
and about 3 weeks ago...
brand new with about 20 miles on it Nissan King cab Froniter

my wife has had several different cars
Chevy Celebrity
Ford Taurus
Buick Lesabre
GMC Safari
05 VW Jetta

Bone

May 11th, 2010, 07:24

1967 Chevy pick up truck (1/2 ton)

1973 Datsun 240Z

1976 MGB

1977 MGB

1976 Dodge Dart

1985 Delta Olds 88

1990 Hyundi Excell

1998 Dodge Intrepid

2001 Lexus RX300

All of my cars were used cars...I'm too cheap to buy a new one!

TeaSea

May 11th, 2010, 15:08

Yep, that's the way I am now.....can't stand the depreciation.

Willy

May 11th, 2010, 17:06

Same here, that's why I bought my last new one in '89.

Henry

May 11th, 2010, 17:30

morris J2 van
ford zepher
ford thames van
1 ford transit van short wheelbase
2 ford transits long wheelbase
renault 4
renault 5
2 chevy citations
2 ford escort station wagons
peugeot 504 station wagon
volvo 140
Mercedes 240d
ford taurus station wagon
jeep cherokee
4 chrysler seabring convertible 's
and thats what i drive today
H
H

GT182

May 11th, 2010, 19:17

66 GTO - totaled it
63 Grand prix
66 Tempest - with GTO hood, grills and parking lights
66 Porsche 912E
66 MGB - kept it for one summer
66 GTO - kept if for 2 months, couldn't get it to start so it was sold
71 Camaro - 6 cyclinder and painted to look like a Baldwin Motion Camaro
79 Formula Firebird - the only new car I've ever bought
76 Super Glide Custom- biggest mistake I ever made was selling it. Looked like an 86 Custom Soft Tail when I was done working on it... and it didn't leak a drop of oil either. Honest Injun
85 GMC 1 ton van
57 Chevy 4DrHt project car - stolen
82 Crown Vic
89 Crown Vic
97 Dodge Stratus
2000 Grand Cherokee - still have it
66 GTO - in my sig
96 Tarus wagon - got that from my mom's estate in 07 with only 7812 miles on it. Honest Injun. And I still have it today.

Bushpounder

May 12th, 2010, 14:39

74 Pinto - reworked 4 cyl. VERY fast!
69 Dodge Dart - Tossed the 273, installed a 318. Fairly fast
56 Plymouth station wagon - cool car, push button tranny
79 Toyota Corolla - good little car
84 Toyota Pickup
86 Toyota Toyovan
89 Pontiac Grand Prix - damned good looking car
95 Ford Ranger
98 Ford Ranger 4X4
98 Ford Concours
2000 Ford Taurus
2001 Ford Ranger 4X4
2003 Ford Taurus (wife's current car)
2004 Ford Mustang - FUN little car
2008 Mazda MX5 (my current car)

Don

Matt Wynn

May 12th, 2010, 16:30

i'll go global with mine....

Ford Fiesta
VW Golf GTi
Mazda MX-5 (My Current baby, shares a stable with my 996R, and is needing new tyres... mine resemble slicks)

some nice cars on this list, and it's interesting to see what others have... :ernae:

wbuchart

May 12th, 2010, 17:45

1962 Ford Falcon Station Wagon <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
1968 Chevrolet Biscayne <o:p></o:p>
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS 327-375, convertible, my all time favorite <o:p></o:p>
1968 Datsun 510 with an L16 BRE engine<o:p></o:p>
1968 Dodge Dart broke it in half, rolled it off a bridge<o:p></o:p>
1972 Plymouth Duster <o:p></o:p>
1974 Ford F-100 <o:p></o:p>
1974 Datsun 510 drove it through 3 countries in the military <o:p></o:p>
1972 Dodge Demon <o:p></o:p>
1978 Rabbit (diesel) <o:p></o:p>
1987 Mazda B2000 still miss this one, wore it out <o:p></o:p>
1994 Mazda B3000 <o:p></o:p>
2000 Saturn LS2

Naki

January 10th, 2012, 15:17

Revising an old thread; I finally have a car to worthy of placement here. I am bit of a car nut but that wasn't reflected in my choice of car until now . Bought this 2008 Ford Falcon XR6 last year just before Christmas. Very impressd with handling, NVH and the 6 speed sequential ZF gear box

The very quick Turbo version of this would be my dream car but the running costs, insurance and purchase price was too much for me...probably too many speding tickets too. As it is the standard XR6 is plenty quick enough. http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l193/Naki_04/myxr6.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l193/Naki_04/xr6.jpg

Past cars?

1999 Mazda MPV (current) - wife's car to be replaced with something more economical soon
1998 Honda Accord (the Falcon replaced this) had it ten years and did 270,000 trouble free KMs with it
1993 Citroen ZX Volcane (yet another unreliable Euro but fun to drive)
1988 Nissan Sentra (bought as another cheap run-about but engine blew up)
1987 (?) Honda Civic LX 4 dr (cheap run about to replace company car after been made redundant - rusted away)
1996 Honda Civic LXi (company car)
1995 Nissan Bluebird (Written off after crashing off very steep driveway onto road after parking - nobody in it thank goodness)
1984 Fiat Uno 70SL (another unreliable Euro)
1987 Honda Civic GTI (reliable but rusted away)
1982 Ford Laser Ghia
1978 Toyoa Corolla SR Coupe (reliable as but rusted away)
1976 Hillman Hunter (unreliable)

WarHorse47

January 10th, 2012, 15:51

Oh my. I hope I can remember these... :sleep:

Before marriage:
1962 Mercury Monterey
1965 Corvair Monza
1966 Sunbeam Tiger
1967 Cougar XR7

After marriage:
1973 Pontiac Grand Am
1966 MGB Roadster
2000 (I think) Chevy Beretta
2000 (I think) Pontiac Bonneville SSI
2002 Chevrolet Impala LS
2010 Chevrolet Impala XLT

1992 Ford Courier
1996 Chevrolet S-10 SS

And my all time favorite, a 1974 Chevrolet Corvette

56120

:ernae:
--WH

Javis

January 10th, 2012, 19:45

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u359/Roadburner426/SRT8 Magnum/Picture050.jpg
Shot from over 3 years and 23,000 miles ago when she was brand new from the dealer. At least she still looks as good as she used to. I am hoping to hang on to this car till I croak. Unfortunately the way people drive around here the only way to keep it safe is to leave it in the garage.

Remarkable, Steve...

Here's what i'm driving for the last couple years with great enjoyment :

http://sectionf8.com/f86files/300cc.jpg

http://sectionf8.com/f86files/300cb.jpg

http://sectionf8.com/f86files/300cf.jpg

It's a Chrysler 300C Touring and, according to the dealer, was build by Daimler-Benz and as such not available in the US. It was build in 2006 and i bought it in 2009 with 40K (KM) on the clock. It is what i'd like to call my ' you only live once' car. I was driving a Voyager and went to dealer to look for a newer one when i stumbled over this baby which was on display in the middle of the showroom as ' car of the month'. I immidiately fell in love with it.

Although I can afford it it is totally out of my league because all cars i have owned before ( with exception of the Voyager ) were rusty old crates like Citroëns, Renaults, Fiats, Opels, and alike. Heck, this car is almost bigger than my house ! :icon_lol:

Here in Holland it's quite an eyecatcher, i feel like the Maharadja of Magador when driving it. :costum:

Cheers,
Jan

grunau_baby

January 11th, 2012, 04:10

My hall of fame:

Before my enlightenment:
1. Ford Fiesta Mk. I (first car, rusty as hell, but I loved it, great little crate, very reliable and forgiving for a beginner)
2. VW Polo (horrible thing, first car with some kind of economy mode, engine trouble all the time...but it still had a partly wooden dash;-)
3. Opel (GM) Kadett city (loved the frugal design, but in terms of reliability a complete disaster)
4. Renault Rapid (van, rust after 3 years!, most uncomfortable carseats ever experienced, unreliable, but great for transport and holidays)
5. VW Golf 2 (Rabit), (unreliable piece of junk, but practical, cheap to run)
6. VW Golf 2 (Rabit), (reliable and cheap box)

enlightenment - driving can also be a fun, aesthetic and comfy experience, too;-)
7. Lancia Delta II, not always reliable and expensive, but the best drive in it´s class at the time, miss it still!
8. Lancia Ypsilon (840) LS, great cheap ride with top notch design and interiordesign. Great drive, but too mistreated by the former user!
9. Lancia Ypsilon (843) Momo Design, Great look, but a disappointment in terms of roadholding and drive.
10. Fiat Grande Punto (interlude;-), practical great car, but slightly sloppy assembled and well...too normal;-))
11. Fiat Panda 100HP, What can you say: THE BLAST! Never had so much fun in a car the size of a shoebox. But the sportsuspension took it´s toll on my old hurting back!!!
12. Lancia Musa, great ride and superior interior space for it´s size.
13. Lancia New Ypsilon (846). This car fits me like a shoe, fell in love with it!

Number 13 seems to be my lucky number;-)
Alex

Roadburner440

January 11th, 2012, 04:10

Remarkable, Steve...

Here's what i'm driving for the last couple years with great enjoyment :

It's a Chrysler 300C Touring and, according to the dealer, was build by Daimler-Benz and as such not available in the US. It was build in 2006 and i bought it in 2009 with 40K (KM) on the clock. It is what i'd like to call my ' you only live once' car. I was driving a Voyager and went to dealer to look for a newer one when i stumbled over this baby which was on display in the middle of the showroom as ' car of the month'. I immidiately fell in love with it.

Although I can afford it it is totally out of my league because all cars i have owned before ( with exception of the Voyager ) were rusty old crates like Citroëns, Renaults, Fiats, Opels, and alike. Heck, this car is almost bigger than my house ! :icon_lol:

Here in Holland it's quite an eyecatcher, i feel like the Maharadja of Magador when driving it. :costum:

Cheers,
Jan

The 300C Touring is the same thing as my car. In fact a lot of people in the US put the 300 bumpers on the Magnum SRT-8. I liked the way the Magnum looks though, so have not changed it. I think the predominant reason the 300C Touring never came to the states is because the Magnum was not a big seller. My car was one of only approximately 275 Magnum SRT-8's built, when compared to the Charger SRT-8 they built 3000 of those a year including the 1000 "Limited Edition" models. I guess since the thread is revived though I will say that we got rid of our Grand Prix GXP to get something that was better on gas. So in September we picked up our 2012 Chevrolet Volt (yes I am being serious). So far all is good on that front other than the constant stares people give while driving by. Ownership experience of it has been extremely positive, and with almost 4,000 miles on the clock it hasn't had to go to the dealer once for any reason. Before I get flamed I will point out that yes I know electricity is made from coal :icon_lol:, no the battery does NOT cost $10,000 to replace (is actually $3400 removed and a new one installed), no it will not spontaneously burst in to flames, and no my electricity bill has not sky rocketed. It is only about $20-$25 extra a month on my electric bill for the 1000 miles I drive it every month. In fact right now I am down to $0.03-$0.05 a mile depending on how fast I want to drive it, and yes it is fast. It is definately no Prius, but obviously is not Corvette fast either even though it feels like it sometimes with that 273LB FT of torque from a dead stop. :icon_lol:

56150

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u359/Roadburner426/2012%20Volt%20and%202011%20Prius/100_0450.jpg

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u359/Roadburner426/2012%20Volt%20and%202011%20Prius/100_0451.jpg

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u359/Roadburner426/2012%20Volt%20and%202011%20Prius/100_0455.jpg
Bad photo I took of the inside. Ironically the first picture was taken from my phone. Which is actually better than my Kodak digital camera I bought years back. Go figure.

mgchrist5

January 11th, 2012, 09:03

A few rides I enjoyed, but also a few headaches & regrets!

1977 Toyota pickup - first car, but a piece of junk...contrary to Toyota's reputation!
1984 Chevy Citation - actually a very reliable car for me, despite its reputation
1981 Chevy Monte Carlo
1986 Buick Riviera T-type - great car that was somewhat ahead of it's time (see touchscreen digital dash)
1986 Ford Mustand 5.0 GT - the perfect car for an 18yr old with a heavy right foot
1986 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport
1984 Chevy Monte Carlo SS - of all the cars I've ever owned, this remains my favorite.
1977 Chrysler Newport 400cid - an absolute tank, but served me well and never left me stranded
1967 Ford Mustang - only owned for a few weeks before I sold it. Not a wise purchase!
1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88
1994 Ford Thunderbird
2003 Saturn 300 LS - my first "new" car, bought off the dealer's lot.
2003 Ford Taurus SES
2007 Toyota Camry SE

Odie

January 11th, 2012, 11:42

1967 Ford Fairlane XL500 (Holley 4-barrel and 4 on-the-floor)
1966 Chevy SS396
1976 Chevy Pickup
1988 Chevy Cheyanne Pickup (traded back in a month later when the new sportsides came out)
1988 Chevy Silverado Sportside Pickup
1993 Chevy K-5 Blazer (still have it)
2001 PT Cruiser (still have it)
2003 Chevy Silverado Sportside Pickup
2004 Dodge RAM Rumble Bee (1 of 5,000 made) - This is the baby....

I won't mention the Honda 100 Scrambler motorcycle that preceded the autos....but it was the first "vehicle" I had.

Roger

January 11th, 2012, 14:35

Morris Mini van in green 1970 - 1973. It had 220,000 miles on the clock when the rear sub-frame failed and I scrapped it.
Company cars until 1991.
Datsun Stanza to 1992. Rust bucket but it served it's purpose.
Company cars until 2007.
Vauxhall Vectra model B, 1.8i to date. Jeremy Clarkson hates Vectras but I find it comfy.

Willy

January 11th, 2012, 14:52

An update to my list on page 1.

Traded off the POS GMC Sierra for a 2006 Nissan Titan LE King Cab. I love this truck! All the bells and whistles are on it. Although I'll probably end up getting my first speeding ticket since 1976 in it.

David_L6

January 12th, 2012, 05:20

1974 Monte Carlo
1975 Corvette
1976 Triumph TR7
1981 Datsun Pickup
1983 Nissan Pickup
1991 Toyota Pickup
1994 Honda Passport
1995 Surburban
1999 Chevy Silverado
2008 Chevy Silverado

Next one? Another Chevy Silverado! Probably a crew cab 3/4 ton next time. The other two are 1/2 ton extended cabs.

modelr

January 12th, 2012, 07:35

'55 Chevy 150 2dr wagon, (not a Nomad) 265ci V-8 and powerglide. My parents gave it to me in high school as my first rebuild project in auto shop. Got it running, then starter went out. New starter cost more than my next car.

'53 Ford Customline 2dr coupe. 239ci V-8 Flathead, 3 on the tree. Paid $50 for it from my best friend in '65. Rebuilt/built up over the years. Had to give it up when I went overseas in USAF summer of '70. Wish I still had it.. My favorite car.

'71 GMC 3/4 ton pickup, 350 4bbl, 3 spd auto. Bought used in '72 from a San Diego,Ca dealer when I returned from overseas. Was their parts delivery vehicle. Drove this truck for almost 3 years, loved it. Had to give it back to bank when the job I got when I got out of service only paid me gross, what I said I needed bring home to cover my bills.

Company owned '63 Chevy 1 Ton service truck. I was the company mechanic. Large landscaping company. (Not the above company, I left it shortly after losing the GMC.)

'64 Rambler Ambassador 990H 2dr hdtp, 327/270hp V8, 3sp autoHP. Bought it from my foreman for junk price ($35) after engine fire from cam chain jump. I fixed it, and drove that car for over ten years, hard. Gave it to my sister (after I bought '82 Ford Van below,) with 250,000mi + on it. Her ex destroyed it when he got drunk.

'66 Rambler Rebel Classic 2dr hdtp 289ci V-8, 3spd auto. My new wife's first car. I worked at Ford dealership as mechanic. My '64 needed a rearend assy, (closed driveline,) and we had just traded in the '66. Bought it for $50, (engine very noisey, timing chain, (DUH!)) Bought it, changed rearends, fixed the one out of the '64, fixed the engine, and she drove it for 3 years till she punched a hole in the oil pan driving to the nearest driveable road. We lived on the road (2 lane highway) outside town, and it was being torn up and rebuilt. Piece of the broken up concrete went thru pan.

'66 Mercury Comet 2dr. 289 2bbl V8 auto. Wife's car to replace '66 Rambler. Drove it a few years. Her uncle bought it to use in a demo derby.

'82 Ford E-100 short cargo van. 300ci straight 6, 3 on the tree, no power anything. Not even a passanger seat. Needed something bigger than the Rambler to carry my first Giant Scale R/C airplane. (7 1/2ft wingspan.) Had 61,000 miles on it when I bought it from the dealership in '83,(parts delivery vehicle.) I just scrapped it out last year, with 260,000 miles on it. Never had the valve cover off it. Just rusted away.

'68 Chevy Nova 2dr, 250ci six, auto. Well used when we got it to replace wife's Comet. Drove it about 4 years till we sold it to neighbor when we moved to Calif. in late '88. It ran good. She liked it.

'81 Subaru 4dr 1800cc 2wd 4spd. Bought it from customer at 110,000 miles when customer didn't want to replace headgaskets. (Common.) Fixed and drove that car for almost ten years. Junked it at 240,000mi when the front body suspension mounts rusted away. Was still running good when driven to junk yard.

'81 Subaru 4dr 1800cc 2d auto. Bought same as above, for wife. Totaled when T-boned when she pulled out from stop sign without looking. Hit just behind front door, drivers side. She was unhurt.

'78 Plymouth Valiant wagon. For wife. POS. Slant six rarely started when cold. POS. Sister gave it to us. POS. Junked it. Did I say it was a POS! Somehow managed to limp along for almost 125,000 miles. POS.

'86 Ford E-150 long passanger van. Bought used for wife from dealership where I worked. Son finished it off when blown rear tire came thru rusted out body.

'78 Ford E-150 Passanger van. 351W V8. Still running and being driven. Gave to daughter, who sold it to her friend. Has almost 300,000 miles on it now.

'94 Ford Aerostar Extended AWD Van. 4.0 V-6, auto. Had bad tranny when traded in at 160,000. Rebuilt tranny and drove it till 2 years ago when rear springs rusted thru. When trying to replace them, the mounts fell out of body (Rusted out!) 252,000 miles on it when it went to scrapper. (Wish I still had it, loved that van.)

'86 Lincoln Towncar. My dad's car when he had to quit driving. (Macular Degeneration.) Nice car. For wife until electrical system problem I couldn't trace. (Turned out to be fuel pump.) Traded it in on her present vehicle.

'04 Ford Explorer, 4.0L SOHC V-6, 5spd auto 4wd. My present driver. I really like this one. Just went over 100,000 miles, still like new. Will drive it till it drops. It's just to small for my R/C hobby! Need a trailer.

'02 Pontiac Aztek 2wd. Wife's present driver. UGLY if you stand behind it. She likes it. 117,000 miles. Antilock brakes don't work(computer), fuel gauge doesn't work ($300 part), (She has run out of gas,) but it runs good, gets good mileage, 22-25mpg, (depending on her lead foot, lol.) We actually use it as the family driver. Extended warranty doesn't cover the stuff that goes wrong. We like it, but will probably trade it when something better comes along. (Read FORD!)

I've had 3 motorcycles, '66 Montgomery Wards (Italian made) 250CC Street, '70 Honda 350cc Twin SCL350 (Street bike with high pipes.) '70 Honda SLR 100cc 4stroke single on/off road. My fun bike when I was overseas. (Okinawa)

DennyBoy

January 12th, 2012, 23:23

1: 1979 Kawazaki Z400 ( bought 1981,owned in 1 years)

2: 1980 Honda GL500 Silverwing Interstate (Bought 1982,owned in 20 years) Bought as new.

3: 1980 Volkswagen GL Passat Combo (Bought 1987, owned in 10 years)

4: 1980 Chevrolett Caprice Classic Sedan (Bought 1997, owned 11 years. Engine: 305, 4 ports carb. 350 automat) My best car.

5: 1991: Volkswagen GL Passat Vagon. Engine: 2.0L ( Bought 2008, my current car)

All the cars I bought used.

Best Regard
DennyBoy

noddy

January 12th, 2012, 23:40

79 Mini clubman
83 MG Metro
89 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6
91 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9
97 Rover 200 Vi
98 Daihatsu Cuore
04 Lexus IS200
11 Citroen DS3 Sport

wombat666

January 12th, 2012, 23:51

This will need to be a multi part reply. My very first 'car' was a 1938 Morgan-J.A.P 1000cc running [mostly] on Methanol and registered as a Motorcycle ...... only three wheels so it was regarded as Motorcycle and Side car 'Combination'. Following the entertaining 'Trike' was a 1947 Morgan 4/4 powered by a 1.5 litre Jaguar four [big mistake], a 1949 MG-TC that was seriously reworked into a blown 'Bob Dankie' replica, a 1954 MG-TF 1250 and to round off the square riggers, a 1955 MG-TF 1500. The three wheel Moggie was a blast but not girl friend friendly in the least, the Jaguar 4 in the other Morgan ate bearings regularly and finally a distributor problem killed it, [actually, a rod through the block killed the distributor!] I wrote the TC off in a big way [shame, it was a cracker of a car] and the best of the bunch was the TF-1500 once the XPEG block was bored out to 'somewhere' over 1600cc. :kilroy:

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ian elliot

January 12th, 2012, 23:58

1 Opel Kadette B, given to me just after passing test, very odd car, imported from Germany, reregistrd with steering wheel on the wrong side, but practiclly indistructable, spent a great 3 week holiday touring the highlands of Scotland with that car

2 VWPolo, red, old style

3 VWPolo, same as above but blue

4 Triumph Dolomite 1500HL, brakes where useless, handled like a canal barge and painted in the classic British Leyland Russet (s***) Brown but still the best car ive ever owend.

5 VW Polo, my first new car, had it six years

cheers ian

AndyG43

January 13th, 2012, 02:49

Not my car this time, but a news item I saw this morning that might be of interest.

This guy inherited his car from his father (http://www.metro.co.uk/news/887273-familys-morris-minor-still-going-strong-after-56-years), who got it from his father; the car has now been in the family for 56 years and is still going strong!! For the non-Brits, the Morris Minor is a bit of an icon over here, had a bit of a cliched reputation as the sort of car that would be used by district nurses doing their rounds in the countryside; it was built from the 1950's until 1970, in a variety of models - one of the more famous was the Morris Traveller (a bit like one of your station wagons) with it's wooden framework. The one in the news article is a very early model, with the split windscreen. The engine from the Minor was later turned sideways and used for the totally iconic Mini.

ian elliot

January 13th, 2012, 03:19

Strangley, the Morris Minor sold quite well in the United States, when i was in San Fransico a few years back, i saw 2.
cheers ian

kilo delta

January 13th, 2012, 06:51

Ahh, yes...I've fond (?) memories of Morris Minors and their bio-degradable floorpans!:icon_lol:

fsafranek

January 13th, 2012, 07:40

1970 Fiat Spyder (high school days)
1976 Chevrolet Vega (off to college)
1983 Volvo GL (just married)
1988 Dodge Caravan (now a parent, second car)
1970 Dodge Challenger (closest I've gotten to a mid-life crisis car)
1998 Mitsubishi Galant (had to sell the Challenger -- still regret that)
1997 Toyota Rav4 (I totaled this one but survived)
2001 Volkswagon Cabrio (I own it but daughter drives it)
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (now my daily ride, great geocaching vehicle)
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AndyG43

January 13th, 2012, 07:47

Ahh, yes...I've fond (?) memories of Morris Minors and their bio-degradable floorpans!:icon_lol:

I've got less than fond memories of that damn engine though. I used to have a Mini (proper one, not the small BMW); the problem with using the lump from the Minor was it had to be turned sideways, which meant the distributor was at the front of the engine close to the ground - wet weather was never fun.

Rami

January 13th, 2012, 07:49

Good morning,

This is going to be an ugly list, but what the heck...

1992 Toyota Corolla Station Wagon (Lost in a bad accident - Fell asleep at the wheel and hit a stone wall at about 65 km/h after being up all night in an ER and forced into work by a boss who subsequently got fired)

1992 Toyota Corolla Sedan (Transmission died 'cause ma and pa kettle who owned it before me never changed the transmission fluid)

1985 Buick Skylark four-banger (Lost in a care fire while driving)

1989 Chevy Beretta (Lost when someone tore off my front bumper in an accident)

1990 Chevy Beretta (Sold to my neighbor's kid)

1994 Dodge Shadow (I nursed it for three years, sold before the transmission died)

1999 Nissan Altima (Presently driving every day, has more than 370,000 miles on it)

2006 Toyota Prius, which I never drive unless my wife needs gas, because she is unaware that the law was repealed which prohibited women from purchasing gasoline.

kilo delta

January 13th, 2012, 08:25

I've got less than fond memories of that damn engine though. I used to have a Mini (proper one, not the small BMW); the problem with using the lump from the Minor was it had to be turned sideways, which meant the distributor was at the front of the engine close to the ground - wet weather was never fun.

My first road car was a BL Mini 998cc into which I foolishly transplanted a 1275cc engine leaving the stock drum brakes all round!:kilroy::icon_lol:
Loved the car so much that I never sold it...it's final resting place is on my parent's farm.

Willy

January 13th, 2012, 09:01

I almost bought a Mini when I was in Scotland, but lucked into a sweet deal on my second Ford New Anglia. It was the pickup version and the only one of those I ever saw.

Blackbird686

January 13th, 2012, 11:46

1959 Dodge M30 (Old Army Truck)
1961 VW Beetle (I put a Corvair engine in it)
1962 Chevy Shortbed Pickup (Super Customised and Modified)
1965 GMC Shortbed Pickup (Shoe horned a 400 cu. in. V8 into this one.... WOW!)
1965 Chevy Corvair Spyder
1975 Ford Fairlane (Modified 400 Cleveland, 4 speed B&M Racing Tranny)
1986 Toyota Corolla (Stingy on gas...)
1992 Toyota 4X4 Pickup (Still own this baby)
2000 Ford F-150 4X4 Pickup (Still have this one too)
2003 Toyota Tacoma Limited (The wife's truck)

BB686:USA-flag:

PRB

January 13th, 2012, 15:39

I guess I should update my list, since I started this. Don't have the Tundra anymore. Bought a Jeep Wrangler (4-door type) 1 year ago. I like it, but the little "6-tube" doesn't have near the power as the V-8 did in the Tundra. I do miss that. Also miss being able to tote big stuff easily. Pick-em up trucks are useful!

SpitXIV

January 13th, 2012, 18:58

Victory103

January 13th, 2012, 20:10

What a list for sure, too many hobbies at times for me:

1970 Chevy Nova (1st car, dad got as a father/son project-owned it 2 weeks)
1969 Firebird (The trade for the Nova. High school car, kick myself in the rear everyday for selling it. Needed a new engine, sold for a bike. Actively trying to search the VIN and buy it back now)
1988 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z (bought off a Navy bud, surprised I didn't kill myself...fast car+young/dumb driver=bad)
2001 Chevy S-10 (Sensible choice since I needed to haul my motorcycles around)
1999 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 (missed the muscle car feel)
1998 Chevy Corvette C5 coupe (1st Vette and project car, too much project for my time/$$$)
2005 Toyota Tacoma (Needed a truck, great buy and plan to run into the dirt)

Motorcycles start with a slew of Kawasaki "Ninja" series (EX250, EX500) and dirt bikes.
1996 ZX-7R (Still have, track bike)
2008 Ducati 1098 (1st Italian twin and low flying fighter, only complaint not passenger friendly)

2012??? After my sentence in the "Stan", looking at used (have to pick only 1): boat/airplane/Harley/Find the long lost Firebird from my teen years)

SpitXIV

January 13th, 2012, 20:33

1970 Dodge Coronet 500
1976 Ford courier: (Stakebed Castiron)
1969 Olds 98 Luxury sedan: (Rocket 455 engine) some kid came flying around the corner. the olds was parked,
and rear end of the trunk was half as long after he hit it. he had no current license or tags on his
car.
1970 Plymouth Fury 3: (Joint owner with my late wife)
1974 Plymouth Fury Grand sedan 350 engine: ate motor mounts like they were candy, until steel ones were put
on. it was sold to an in-law. upon getting out of the car the owner heard a pop and saw the engine on fire, Wow!
Dodge polara wagon: had an electrical short which ran the battery down and no working gas gauge.
1970 Pontiac LeMans 4 door, it was the last model before they shrunk to the size of the pinto.
1974 Caddy Eldorado 2 door red w\white top, named "Christine" I named her because that her throttle kept coming off at dangerous times.
1976 Deville Turquoise blue center post. hit broadside by a idiot on a cell phone. Yes, it was female.
1980 Pontiac Parisienne wagon. sold to a friend, lost my job and couldn't fix it. the friend later told methe engine
locked up and wouldn't start again. the car needed brakes She (my friend) fixed the brakes before she left my
house.
1995 Mazda 626, Black. It was a rolling ashtray My mother smokes like a chimney, the engine I thought burned up
because of the mechanic that stripped the oil plug. then found out later my brothers wife's relative and my nephew
fixed the car. it needed a new engine valve. it was given to me as a replacement for the above Parisienne wagon
which my late wife and I bought.
1973 Chevy Suburban rear airconditioner in the back 2 in the front. and 3rd seat in back. sold due to drivers
window which crumbled in my hand trying to roll it up. "That's All Folks!"