What ive owned..

[mpvue]

Originally Posted By: Patman
Originally Posted By: Kuato
Originally Posted By: Patman

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1987 Mustang GT (5 speed and rare t-roofs)
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Those were cool, weren't they? Had 'em on the 86 Capri.


Definitely! And for the last couple of years I owned that Mustang, I also had a 95 Trans Am that I bought new and it also had t-roofs. I got rid of both the Mustang and the Trans Am so that I could order a 98 Firebird Formula and I wanted to keep the car low cost (and lightweight) so I didn't order too many options, but I just had to order the t-roofs though! (even though that added 12 pounds of weight, it was worth it!)

back in the day, my brother had special ordered a '86 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z w/ the Shelby handling package, T tops and NO A/C! funny, car w/ leather interior and no air. but he just had to have those t-tops!

 

[tracker12]

Started driving in '82
Not in order of purchase:

69 Camaro
68 Mustang
72 Cuda
71 TA 455HO (still own)
72 Firebird Esprit
86 TA
41 Studebaker Ex 60's gasser
86 Pontiac Grand Am
91 Pontiac Sunbird
74 Monte Carlo
76 Monte Carlo
81 AMC Eagle Wagon
95 Olds Cutlass Supreme Coupe
94 Olds Cutlass Supreme Vert (still own)
95 Mercury Villager
00 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
94 Corvette LT1 (still own)
05 Pontiac Vibe
93 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 (daily driver)

 

[MCompact]

I started driving in 1973...
BMWs:
1972 Bavaria 3.0
1973 Bavaria 3.0
1987 535is
1988 M6
1997 528i
1998 318ti
Buick- 1984 Skylark T-Type
Chevrolet- 1974 Monte Carlo Landau
Datsun/Nissan- 1969 SPL-311, 1993 Pathfinder SE
Ford- 1973 Bronco, 1984 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Merkur(Ford)- 1987 Scorpio
Plymouth(Mitsubishi)- 1979 Arrow GT 2.6
Volvo- 1991 740 Turbo
Plus the vehicles in my sig...

 

[dwcopple]

Started in '96:
'91 Ford Ranger reg cab 4 banger stick 2wd
'91 Ford Probe Vulcan with the awful ATX trans
'01 Nissan Sentra SE performance package (SR20DE)
'97 Grand Prix GTP 2-door
'05 Chevy Blazer Xtreme
'04 Chevy Blazer 2wd 2-door stick shift!
'01 Chrysler LHS
'95 Ford F150 reg cab long bed 5.0L
'08 Chrysler PT Cruiser
'00 Mercury Grand Marquis LS
now what you see below

 

[lovcom]

Originally Posted By: OtisBlkR1
Just for fun and conversation see if you can remember and list all the autos youv ever owned.

#1 1969 Dodge explorer 2x4 pickup
#2 1986 Chevy Celebrity eurosport
#3 1987 Ford thunderbird turbocoupe.
#4 1983 Chevy Camaro Z-28 #5 1987 Pontiac Trans Am GTA. #6 1988 Ford aerostar mini-van
#7 1999 Buick Century
#8 1999 Eagle talon
#9 1987 Mazda B-2600 4X4
#10 1994 Ford Mustang 5.0 5spd (nitrous fed show/drag/D.D.)
#11 1996 gmc Yukon GT
#12 1996 Chevy Cavalier 2.2
#13 2006 Chevy Silverado LT2 5.3ltr extended cab 4x4

I cant recall the year 198x trans-am parts car that only got driven a month before i turned it into a parts car.

I know im forgetting a couple but these are what i can recall as far as trucks and cars.

Im listing my autos, not what my wifes had.. I started driving in l991


I could not find even one car in your list that I would buy. Why do you continually buy craaap cars? They all scored badly in ConsumerReports and none ofthem even come close to Japanese quality. Do people ever learn?!?

 

[jetboy66]

Started driving in 1982

1977 Chevy Monza (used)
1985 Chevy Camaro (new)
1991 Chevy S-10 Blazer (new)
1997 Chevy S-10 Blazer (new)
1998 Toyota Corolla (new-wifes car-totaled in accident 7/2011)
2003 Ford Explorer (leased new)
2006 Honda Pilot (new-still own)
2012 Hyundai Elantra (new-still own)

 

[jigen]

A short list, started driving in 2001:

1986 Corolla LE, 5-speed (poor car took a lot of abuse.)
1995 Mitsubishi Galant S 5-speed (given to a friend, still going... But the body is literally falling apart)
1996 Escort 4-speed auto (sold with 120k)
2000 Olds Alero (still going)
2002 Z28 6-speed
2011 Nissan Versa
2011 VW Golf

 

[ecotourist]

Drove a lot of tractors on the farm and on the local roads from about age 13

Driver's licence in 1964

(1) 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca 318 V8, auto
(2) 1965 Mercury Comet 289 V8, 3MT (passed along to my sister)
(3) 1963 Chevy II (passed along from my dad, passed along to a nephew)
(4) 1978 Ford Fiesta - first new car
(5) 1981 Toyota Celica I4, 5MT (passed along to my daughter)
(6) 1975 Buick Regal 2 Dr 350 V8, auto (bought from a BIL at a good price, passed along to another nephew at well below market value - who drove it for years and sold it for good money)
(7) 1986 Volvo 740 Turbo, 4MT + OD (passed along to a friend at well below market value, 18 years old, 285,000 km by then - still going strong)
(8) 2000 Toyota Solara V6, 5MT (passed along to my daughter)
(9) 2000 BMW 528i, 5MT
(10) 2007 Honda Accord V6, 6MT

Kind of a pattern developing here, lots of manual transmissions and cars acquired and passed along at no cost or well below market value.

10 cars (and still have the last 2) in 47 years

Ecotourist

 

[volvos_rock]

started in 1992,

1973 Buick Regal
1987 Old Cutlass Sup.
1989 Nissan Hardbody PU
1996 Toyota Tacoma PU
1991 VW Fox (secondary)
1978 Chevrolet Malibu (secondary)
2000 Jeep Cherokee
1995 Jeep Cherokee
1993 Jeep Gr Cherokee
2002 Chevrolet Silverado K1500
2002 Volvo V70 XC
1998 Chevrolet K1500 (still have)
1996 Volvo 854
2009 Volvo S80 (still have)
2010 VW Routan (still have)
1965 Pontiac Lemans Convt (still have)

wow, never laid them all out in a list before...

 

[morris]

1949 ply
1954 chrysler new yorker 331 hemi
1930 ford model A
1966 dodge charger new
1965 chrysler 300L 2 years old. 16.20 E.T. totally stock.
1967 chrysler non-lettered 300, 440ci new
1965 darts 2 ea
1957 dodge truck.
1963 chrylser new yorker wagon rack, 9 pas, 413ci
1977 chrysler new yorker 2 door,called "Big Foot" 2ea 440ci
1966 dodge charger used
1977 dodge truck
1984 ply 4 door new, junk
1982 ram truck best ever.mom gave it to me after my dad died,called "Wam Twk"
2001 dakota have had from 2005, a very good truck.
out of order,bought in 1975/ 1963 chrysler 300J 500 ci max wedge, would do 125 mph in 2 ed gear.

 

[wings&wheels]

the list and commentary, roughly in order starting in 1981, many were owned simultaneously:

Triumph TR6
BMW 1600-2
Renault Alliance (what was I thinking?)
VW Golf GT
VW Jetta GL
Mercury Capri Turbo (fun..see Renault comment)
VW Quantum Synchro (a favorite)
MGB
BMW 318ti Club Sport

MG Midget 1500
Jeep Wrangler (another favorite)
BMW 328is
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Porsche 996
Triumph TR6

Honda S2000 (another one I really miss & regret selling)
Lotus Elise
Mercedes ML320 (why I may never own another MB product)
Saab 93 Convertible
SAAB 97x (a Trailblazer w/ SAAB emblems...not great...actually pretty poor aside from the Vortec 6)
SAAB 93x
Jeep Grand Cherokee

 

[MCompact]

Originally Posted By: wings&wheels
the list and commentary, roughly in order starting in 1981, many were owned simultaneously:

Triumph TR6
BMW 1600-2
Renault Alliance (what was I thinking?)
VW Golf GT
VW Jetta GL
Mercury Capri Turbo (fun..see Renault comment)
VW Quantum Synchro (a favorite)
MGB
BMW 318ti Club Sport

MG Midget 1500
Jeep Wrangler (another favorite)
BMW 328is
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Porsche 996
Triumph TR6

Honda S2000 (another one I really miss & regret selling)
Lotus Elise
Mercedes ML320 (why I may never own another MB product)
Saab 93 Convertible
SAAB 97x (a Trailblazer w/ SAAB emblems...not great...actually pretty poor aside from the Vortec 6)
SAAB 93x
Jeep Grand Cherokee


Nice collection!

 

[wings&wheels]

even the Ranault?


thanks, you also.

 

[dnastrau]

I started driving in 1984. Here goes:

1972 Chevy Nova: 250 inline six with 2 speed Powerglide (unbreakable but lousy carb setup.)
1978 VW Rabbit: Gas FI w/ 4 speed (fun but temperamental)
1975 Chevy Malibu coupe: 350 2bbl/automatic (My great aunt gave it to me in '87 withI put a stock 4 bbl on it; should have kept this one.)
1982 Toyota Tercel: 1.5l 5 speed (Great mileage and reliability but body felt like a tin can.)
1966 VW Beetle 1.2L 40HP 4 spd: (Clean cheapie that I drove for a summer and had lots of fun with - should have kept it. Somewhere along the line the original 1300 50HP engine was replaced with a junkyard '65 1200 40 HP. I found that out when I tried to buy a replacement fuel pump and the new one didn't match.)
1982 Datsun 210 1.5l 5 speed: (POS beater rustbucket oil burner. Probably the smoothest idling 4 cyl. I have owned. Ran great in spite of the oil burning and soon gave to my future FIL. He drove it until it literally disintegrated.)
1985 VW Jetta 1.8L 5 speed: (Great car - bought it used with 72K and sold with 175K.)
1985 Audi 4000S 1.8L 5 speed: (Well built and fun to drive, but rebadged VW parts cost a fortune.)
1960 VW Beetle 1.2L 36hp. 4 spd.: (Cool old driver that I kept around from 1996 until last year. After it was apparent that I would not get around to restoring it anytime soon, I sold it rather than have it deteriorate. My eight-year-old son is still not happy. It lives in NJ now with a new owner who is giving it the attention it deserves.)
1989 VW Jetta GL 1.8L 5 speed: (Great car - until my wife rolled it but she thankfully walked away without a scratch.)
1990 VW Passat GL wagon 2.0L 4sp auto: (Cavernous, comfy interior, great handling and worst shifting automatic transmission I have ever owned/driven. I should have passed on it for that reason.)
1990 Honda Accord LX coupe 2.2L 5 speed: (Excellent car - one of my all-time favorites that I still miss 12 years later. Totaled at a light by a garbage truck in '99.)
1986 VW Jetta GL 1.8L 5 speed: (REALLY clean old Jetta bought in 1999 to replace the Accord as a stopgap. I wish I had this one back.)
1994 Honda Accord LX wagon 5 speed: (Spotless car purchased with 54K on it in 2000. Sold with 150K after we decided we needed a minivan.)
1990 Ford Ranger 2.9L V6 5 speed 2WD: (Bought as a knock-around truck but ended up driving it a whole lot as I really liked it. Rust got it in 2005.)
1981 Mercedes 300SD 3.0 4spd auto.: (Bought as a project to experiment with running waste veg oil. Turned into a money pit due to hidden rust, etc. Impressive top speed for an old Diesel!)
1991 VW Jetta GL 1.6L Diesel: (Another REALLY clean old Jetta bought as a commuter. It didn't have a turbo and was not too good with hills here in NE PA with the A/C on. Sold it in 2006 for a small fortune on Ebay when gas prices spiked as I no longer needed it as a commuter. I really should have kept this one.)
1991 Volvo 740 GL 2.3L 4spd auto: (Rust free old Volvo bought as our cheap second car in 2006. Slow, steady and boring. Since I work from home, it sits most of the time and will probably last indefinitely if I choose to do so.)
1998 Nissan Quest GXE 3.0L 4spd. auto: (Nice looking and driving minivan that I eventually dropped out of for peanuts due to intermittent transmission and ignition problems. Overall this was a disappointing end to a car that I would still be driving.)
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0 4 spd. auto.: (REALLY clean Jeep that I bought in '08 for $2K less than book when gas first spiked to $4/gal. This one has been a surprise having already provided 75K largely trouble free miles shuttling my wife around. It will hit 200K in about a month and I expect to still have it when it hits 300K.

Whew... and that didn't include all of the cars that were my parents' cars that I regularly drove as well as the cars that my wife had while we were dating. We haven't owned a new car to date and I don't know if we ever will. After all of these cars and hundreds of thousands of miles, a head gasket on a Jetta was the largest repair that we actually incurred.

Andrew S.

 

[ls1mike]

Originally Posted By: wings&wheels
even the Ranault?


thanks, you also.


My first car was a Renault Alliance. I traded it in on an Omni GLH. It made the Omni seem like the best car ever!

 

[oliveoil]

59 Bug
67 Bug (best car ever)
87 VW GTI
88 Civic Si
89 Toyota PU
91 Miata
96 318ti
97 318ti sport
98 M3 Dinan prepared (still have) 170K
96 Tacoma 4x4 V6 (still have)211K
04 Mitsu Evo
05 Mitsu Evo RS
00 M5 (still have)40K
08 Rav4 V6 (still have) 45K

 

[artificialist]

I started driving in 2000
1. 1995 Honda Accord 4 cylinder. Handed down from dad. A good car, but the AC failed soon after I got it. I sold it:
2. 2002 VW Jetta 1.8T. Accord Sold and this became my H.S. graduation gift. I crashed and totaled it in 2003 and the side air bags saved my life.
3. 2003 Saturn ION. So many regrets
4. 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback. My current ride.

 

[mhadden]

I also started driving in 2000. My wife also started driving in 2000, and since then, we've owned, between the two of us:
'87 Suzuki Samurai
'92 Pontiac Grand Am
'94 Buick Century
'96 Chevy Beretta
'00 GMC Sonoma
'01 Pontiac Sunfire
'01 Ford Focus ZX3 (the best econobox I've owned next to the Fit)
'04 Pontiac Grand Am
'06 Mazda3 GT (great little car, but started falling apart after a year)
'06 Chevy Malibu
'06 Toyota Tacoma (best truck I've owned to date, sold because wife won't drive manual)
'07 Toyota Tundra (good truck, a little too big for me, thirsty)
'08 Honda CR-V
'09 Honda Accord (awesome car with the 6-6, but squeaks and rattles [censored] me off)
'10 Toyota Corolla
'11 Honda Pilot (momma's current ride that she loves)
'11 Honda Fit (my current DD)

 

[saberz]

Also driving since 99.

My List:
94 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L
01 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.8 Series 2
08 Scion tC -so many mods
04 Nissan Xterra XE V6
07 Pontiac G6 V6 (garbage)
11 Chevrolet Malibu LS w/2.4L Ecotec

Out of all the cars, the Wrangler, Impala and tC were the funnest. Xterra was great but man what a pig!

Wife's List - Driving since 2002/03

94 Pontiac Grand AM
99 Saturn(not sure of model)
03 Nissan Altima
03 Pontiac Grand AM GT R/A
11 Subaru Impreza

 

[quint]

Started driving in 1983 on parents 1973 Caprice station wagon.

1. 1977 Mustang II (5.0) - Loved that car, *horrific* mpg.

2. 1980 Rx7 - Drove it for years. Radiator cap let go, the overheat killed it

3. 1986 Rx7 - Excellent car, super reliable

4. 1993 240sx coupe - First 'new' car. Loved it, lost job, had to sell it.

5. 1987 Rx7 Turbo II - apex seal broke at 122k, destroyed engine.

6. 1993 Mx3 - 2nd 'new' car. Wasnt fast, but very reliable.

7. 1984 Accord - Dad gave it to me, 2 deer on a very snowy night killed it at 293,00 miles

8. 1995 4Runner - Drove nice, very reliable, not much power

9. 2001 sequoia - Smooth, comfortable, nice V8. Love it. Its a keeper.

10.1993 240sx convertible - I get at least one unsolicited offer every month to buy it. Funnest car I have ever owned, by far. I'll keep her until she dies. Maybe even after that....

11. 1996 Corvette - Awesome power, nice mean sounding exhaust. Surprisingly, the least fun car I have every owned. Found myself avoiding driving it. Sold it after less than 15,000 miles. What a letdown. Should have bought a C5 instead.

12. 2012 Mazda3 2.5 - Love it. All of it. Everything about it.