New spin on a 'Car' thread

[RWhisenand]

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

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

[secretsquirrel]

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

[Bill86]

Lets see

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

[Drez]

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

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

then i came to the states

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

[RevSmoke]

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

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

[RGD.]

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


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

Ron

[OLS]

Originally Posted by RGD.

1977 - Plymouth Volare

Ron

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

[MurphysLaw]

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

[AD720]

Fun game

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

[hammondc]

Originally Posted by AD720

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

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

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

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

[AD720]

Originally Posted by hammondc

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

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

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

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

[hammondc]

Originally Posted by AD720

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

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

[larryinlc]

Originally Posted by AD720

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

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

Larry

[AD720]

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

[Jasonw560]

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

[Fordman4ever]

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

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

[hammondc]

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

[CigarNut]

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

[OLS]

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

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

[hammondc]

Lots of Datsuns in here....