What cars have you owned in the past?

[cfbjr]

1979 Mercury Zephyr (full on 80's paint job - metallic blue with hot pink trim!)

1968 VW Squareback (Only $300? SOLD! Wh, wh, what's that oily stuff shooting out the tailpipe? Oh well, it's so low it's scrapin' the ground and has two 15"s so still, SOLD! Besides, who needs paint when you've got all that nice primer. What, you say your mom sewed that interior herself with leftover polka-dot material? Neato! I wish I had pictures to show you...)

1976 Oldsmobile Starfire GT (truly exotic! Note the "GT")

1974 VW Super Beetle (a gross polluter, with a really nice custom interior and sound system)

1986 Ford Escort Wagon (super clean! I actually came a very close second at a sound off competition with this car! I had a very stealth install, the judges loved the sleeper thing. I actually had people offering me money for this car before I ever thought of selling it. I know, it's a wagon! uuugh!)

1997 Mustang V6 (I begin my break with the tradition of owning cars that were previous grocery getters and grandma haulers)

1995 Mustang GT (The V6 was starting to feel a little too sleepy. A true monster that I miss sometimes when I stomp on the MP3's loud pedal.)

1965 Mustang Coupe (given to me as a birthday present from my father-in-law. Nice guy! Fast and fun, more reserved than the 95 GT with a little more character. Needed too much of my time to get into show/race quality so it now lives back with my father-in-law. Ironically, I now find myself with enough time and money to put into it. Oh well!)

1998 Chevy Metro LSi (Inherited from my mother, God rest her soul! A saintly woman with poor taste in vehicles. But hey, I've never driven so far on one very small tank of gas!)

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee (I know, back to the grocery getters. My fleeting youth gets the best of me in a moment of weakness. I still own it though, it's great for, well, getting groceries! And my wife will really have to try hard to wreck it. That's why the 95 GT went bye bye. It's also going to work out nice as a tow vehicle for my race car.)

2001 Mazda Protege MP3 (You know all about this one!)

 

[2002VividYellow]

mid 80's something Dodge D-50 Turbo Desiel mini truck
77 Grand Prix
84 Honda Xr 250
84 Mazda Se-5 4x4
88 Mazda Extended Cab Se-5 4x4
89 Yamaha Fzr 600
90 Kawaski Zx-7
91 Escort GT
95 Nissan Extended Cab Xe 4x4 V6
97 Vw Jetta GLS
98 Mustang GT
02 Vivid Yellow P5

I avg. 2 years on my Cars, Everything from 1988 to the present was bought new except for the 98 Mustang which had 4800 miles on it.

 

[dolphin]

Let's see...

I nearly alphabetical order,

1971 Alfa Romero 1750 GTV
1960 Austin Healey 3000
1966 Austin Mini Cooper 1275S (2)
1978 BMW 320i
1979 Buick Turbo Sport Coupe
1981 Buick Century S/W
1993 Chevy S10 Blazer
1991 Chevy Corvette
1969 Datsun 2000
1972 Datsun 240Z
1979 Datsun 510
1979 Datsun Cherry
196? Devin roadster
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan
1965 Ford Mustang
1966 Ford Mustang
1987 Ford Taurus S/W (2)
1993 Ford Taurus SHO
1966 Lincoln Continental
1983 Mazda RX-7 LE
1993 Mazda MX-6 LS
1999 Mazda Miata LP
1999 Mazda Miata 10th AE
2001 Mazda Protege MP3
1959 Opel Rekord
1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1966 Porsche 911S
19?? Porsche Speedster
1971 Renault 17 Gordini
1949 Rolls-Royce Drophead (Convertible) nearly a basket case
1983 Saab 900 turbo
1979 Toyota Supra
1981 Toyota Corolla
1986 Toyota MR-2
1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo
1996 Toyota 4runner
1960 VW Camper

 

[1sty]

2001 MP3
1996 MX-6 LS
1997 Acura Integra RS
1983 CHevy K5 Blazer
1987 Dodge Ram

I've been 21 for 3 months

 

[MP3-Owner]

Well I'm 23 and have owned only 3 cars

1. 1974 Dodge Dart fastback(Still have...See Here )
2. 1993 Honda Accord LX(Mom's old car...See Here )
3. 2001 MP3(My First New Car)

 

[Amarek]

I am turning 28 in two weeks no, no need to send gifts, just money

1988 VW Fox passed down from mom and that car went through mud over the roof and jumped over a 4X8 trailer sold it with 420 000 km and I still see the lady driving it. apparently it is close to 600 now had a lot of good times with that one

1988 Subaru GL10 station wagon two engines and still s***

1986 Honda 650 T-boned a car

1988 Ninja 600 200 km/h and all smiles

1988 Pontiac Fiero don't put ice cream in the 'trunk'

1991 Honda Accord LX excellent road trip car

1994 Pontiac Sunbird LE Graduation present still have it and wish I didn't

1993 Toyota T100 truck lovin the mud

1988 Toyota Camry commuter car (wife)

1968 Camaro SS convertible sigh,, I miss her

2002 Mazda Protege 5 (wife) first new car and I love it (when I get to drive it)



Norman and Dolphin you guys running a car lot

 

[OurP5]

I avg. 2 years on my Cars, Everything from 1988 to the present was bought new

I'm with you Vivid.

1st car: 2.5 years
2nd car: 2 years
3rd car: 1 year 10 months
4th car: 1 year (Damn, I hated that CRV)
5th car: 3 years (It's a record)
6th car: 2 months with no plans to get rid of it.

My first car was used. Bought it for $6000. Drove it for 2.5 years and traded it for $6000. Not a bad deal, huh? Man do I miss that $114 a month car payment.

 

[lpsalsaman]

OFF TOPIC

Here are some of the cars I had before my P5.

1. 1967 BMW 1600
2. 1973 Opel Rekkord
3. 1985 BMW 318I (still have it, need to re-do it)
4. 1990 Chrysler Voyager Pass Van (stick shift from factory rare)
5. 1996 VW Jetta GT
6. 1999 Astro Conv Van (hooked up)
7. Mazda P5 Black Mica

I'll try to keep the cars for long periods of time. The first 2 cars I had when I was in Germany back in the 80's, and the BMW I bought it there too and brought it back to U.S. It was fun driving with no speed limit, you can really enjoy driving!

 

[cfbjr]

Very interesting, two have owned Opel Rekords! Was there an Opel dealer near a base in Germany of something?

 

[lpsalsaman]

OFF TOPIC

Well, there always are dealers all over in Germany for all cars. I got mine used from a friend who was leaving to go back to the states. I only pay for the car back then about $200! See in Germany the TUV (thier version of DOT) is extremely tuff and the germans are obligated to maintain their cars like new, regardless of the year. No CRAP riding in the streets over there, especially on the Autobhan. You see used car lots with badass cars!

 

[lpsalsaman]

OFF TOPIC

Well, there always are dealers all over in Germany for all cars. I got mine used from a friend who was leaving to go back to the states. I only pay for the car back then about $200! See in Germany the TUV (thier version of DOT) is extremely tuff and the germans are obligated to maintain their cars like new, regardless of the year. No CRAP riding in the streets over there, especially on the Autobhan. You see used car lots with badass cars!

 

[dolphin]

I got my Rekord in Miami Fla when I was in college. It had a HUGE sun roof, a four speed transmission with the shift on the the steering column and was a lot of fun. Slow but fun none the less. I traded it towards a 65 Mustang in like 1967. The dealership was going to wholesale the car so my father bought it from them. He had for another several years before he sold it. I would like to think that it is still running around south Fla giving someone a good time. Wishful thinking, I know.

 

[sttl013]

Let's see if I can remember them all

1983 Ford Ranger
1986 Sunbird Turbo
1983 Cutlass
1984 Buick Century
1974 Chevrolet PU
1992 Ford Ranger
1995 Honda Civic
1978 Datsun PU
1992 Mazda Navajo
1995 Dodge Intrepid
2002 Mazda Protege5

Sheesh.

 

[KurtCobain361]

I am going on 17 in august and i have owned three cars


-1985 Chevy Caprice wagon estate classic- had a tuned 78camaro 350 -Rolled it 4 times
-1986 Lincoln Town Car - Gotta love the 5.0- sold it to my dad

- 1991 Mazda Protege 4WD- still own it and i love it

And I don't even have a job!!

 

[chuyler1]

My list is pretty depressing:
83 Chrysler E-Class (basically a cheap New Yorker, rust bucket)
87 Mercury Cougar LS Bostonian Edition (only a V6 , still one of my favorite body styles though)
90 Mercury Grand Marquis GS (at least it had the 5.0)

 

[cjstringer]

1. 81 (I think) Dodge Omni (Paid $50 for it!)
2. 86 Chrysler LeBaron GTS Turbo (Made $1000 and drove it for 6 months!)
3. 77 BMW 320i (had for 3 years and sold it for what I paid)
4. 88 BMW 528E (My all time favorite)
5. 95.5 VW Golf Sport (Brother owns it now)
6. 91 Ford Ranger (Got this real cheap, fun truck)
8. 00 Mercury Voyager (Work vehicle)
9. 00 Chevy Lumina (Work vehicle)
10. 01 Chevy Lumina (Work vehicle)
11. 99 Honda CBR900RR (Still have it)
12. 01 Mazda MP3 (They took away work vehicles)

Hmm, that's all I can remember, but I think there were a few short termers in there somewhere.

 

[Aricjm15]

1990 geo prizm
current car
its a pile of s***
I hate it
it needs to die

but I'm to poor to buy anything new:'(

 

[nmaino]

Here are mine:

1. 1993 Toyota MR2
2. 1988 Toyota Celica AllTrac
3. 1964 MBG
4. 1971 MBG-GT
5. 1978 Toyota Hilux
6. 1993 Honda F3
7. 1988 BMW e30 M3
8. 2003 MPS

 

[Dynotrick]

I'm 22 and have had only two cars

1996 Ford Contour GL (died at 108,000 miles)
2002 Mazda Protege5

both great cars.

 

[FuNwaGoN]

Well Here goes

1981 VW Scirocco S (too many mods to list)
1988 Honda Accord LXi Hatchback (1.5 lowered 16" rims, system)
1993 Honda CBR 600 F2 (red, white and blue)
1988 BMW E30 M3 (Full Evo Kit, Sold to owner of EvoSport)
1993 VW Corrado VR6 (NOPI National Winner)
1979 Jeep CJ5 (Inline 6, 4 spd, 4" lift, 32" BFG)
1993 Ford F-150 Lightning (Look in sig, Friend was orig. owner, was the first one in charlotte)
2002.5 Protege 5 (Look in sig)

I am 25 now. And actually most of my friends tease me becuase they think I don't keep cars very long. A year or 2 and then I sell them. Ok so I like cars. If I had my way I would have a different car for everyday of the week and one for each different mood I was in. Not to mention several motorcycles and alternative vehicles. I think I will always have at least 2 cars. I hate being stranded especially when you are trying to work on one.