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

[shark]

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

[WittyUserName]

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

[n3uka]

Probably missing one or two

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

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

[Ciro]

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

Current:
2007 Honda Fit
2009 Mazda 3

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

[fhrblig]

Since 1991:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[hammondc]

CRX....awww yeah!

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

[Jefft72]

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

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

[GTsetGO]

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

[MrWolf55]

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

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

[MajorCaptSilly]

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

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

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

MCS

[hammondc]

Originally Posted by MrWolf55

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

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

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

[MrWolf55]

Originally Posted by hammondc

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

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

[s15driftking]

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

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

It is a tribute to a fallen friend.

Before

[s15driftking]

During




After

[icehog3]

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

[MurphysLaw]

Great looking Silvia Bobby

[Bax]

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