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AK97CX 07-09-2008 12:05 PM

Just for fun, what cars have you owned in the past?
 
Past Daily Drivers:
'89 Honda Civic Wagon, 5 spd.
'93 Honda Accord EX Coupe, 5 spd. (best car I've owned)
'01 Honda Accord EX Sedan, 5 spd.

Winter beaters:
'80 BMW 320i, 5 spd. (failed project)
'87 Toyota Pickup, 2wd, 5 spd.
'84 VW Rabbit GTI, 5 spd. (most fun to drive, horrible money pit)

Beater trucks:
'86 Toyota 1 Ton Long Bed Pickup, 2wd, 5 Spd. (totaled it, sadly)
'90 Ford F150, straight 6, auto.

Wife's cars:
'91 Honda Accord LX Sedan, Auto.
'00 Honda CRV, 5 spd.

kamesama980 07-09-2008 12:26 PM

'86 Toyota Camry L4 auto (totalled)
'96 Ford Ranger L4 MT5 2wd (coudln't spin the tires period) (totalled)
'88 Toyota Cressida L6 auto (sold unfortunately)
'90 Toyota Cressida L6 MT5 (I swapped in the MT5, Current DD/fun project)
'87 Chevy S10 p/u L4 MT4 2wd (current DD/mpg project)

Loserkidwac 07-09-2008 12:29 PM

89 Dodge shadow ES
91 Honda CRX Si
90 Acura Integra LS
96 Geo Metro
91 Acura Integra SE
90 Honda CRX Si
96 Subaru Impreza Brighton AWD
03 MazdaSpeed Protege
95 Honda Civic VX
94 Honda Del Sol S


Lol I think thats it for now ha ha

Jay2TheRescue 07-09-2008 12:39 PM

1980 Pontiac Bonneville Safari Wagon (Learned to drive on this car)
1981 AMC Spirit (Grandma's old car given to my sister & I)
1984 Buick Skyhawk (Inherited from my grandmother, and immediately traded to my sister for her 81 Regal)
1981 Buick Regal (My first car I actually registered in my name. I still own & drive the car on occasion)
1974 Chevrolet C-10 Custom Deluxe pickup (I wish I still had this one)
1986 Chevrolet C-10 Silverado pickup (Still owned - on loan to my father right now)
1998 GMC Sierra K1500 extended cab 4x4 pickup (current daily driver)

theholycow 07-09-2008 12:43 PM

Past personal cars:

1987 Cadillac Sedan DeVille, HT4100 aluminum head engine. Very comfortable, reasonably fast despite low horsepower when it ran well, best built-in diagnostic system ever made. Suffered from aging, neglect, unreliable engine, and dumb kid owner.

1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE V6 3.1. Did not fit me, my knees and elbows always hurt after driving it. Suffered from I hated it due to fit and lameness, and from dumb kid driveritis -- if one pedal wasn't on the floor, both were. Blew the engine at ~130k, replaced it, was angry for a long time. Car redeemed itself when I no longer drove it and let my aunt drive it, and eventually sold it to her.

2002 GMC Sierra 4x4 extended cab regular bed 5.3l: Suffers from occasional minor gremlins. Can do ANYTHING. Never lets me down. Gets me there fast, gets heavy loads anywhere, drags the camper up any mountain. Very comfortable.

1980 Buick Lesabre 4.1 V6: Suffers from age, neglect, and low budget. Very comfortable, not very fast. Very light for its size -- a mere 3500 pounds for a yacht. Inherited from Grandpa who bought it new. I will eventually put the money and effort into this car that it deserves.

2008 VW Rabbit 2.5 I5, 5 speed manual: Finally I have a manual transmission. My FE car. Surprisingly comfortable. Suffers from overengineering that causes minor annoyances. Chosen mainly because I needed a dependable, cheap car with no BS and no waiting for the right car to be for sale. A good temporary car until my next car, which is...

2010 Camaro V6 6-speed manual: Going to be very impressive, with power, comfort, efficiency, and price all very good.

Work trucks:
1997 Ford Econoline 250 - overloaded, beat, crap.
1997 Ford Ranger 4x4 4.1 V6 - Beast that couldn't handle loads very well even with its heavy-duty options, and the 4wd didn't work well
2002 Ford Econoline 250 extended-length - Was very nice when it was brand new.
1997 F350 dually 12' stake body 15,000 pound dumptruck: Currently for sale.

bowtieguy 07-09-2008 01:38 PM

'71 chevy pickup
'84 chevy camaro
'93 chevy s10
'96 saturn sl1
'86 buick century
'91 chevy cavalier rs
'91 chevy camaro z28
'92 chevy camaro rs
'86 chevy camaro z28
'96 pontiac gran prix
'95 olds 88
'01 chevy monte carlo
'97 chevy camaro(30th anniversary)
'00 chevy prizm

can ya tell we don't like GM? BTW, i'd put any up of these against honda (except the camaros) in respect to dependability. must admit tho, perhaps imports are able to take more abuse.

civic94 07-09-2008 02:01 PM

89 ford taurus V6 auto - starter car, absolute POS... only V6 I had
90 honda civic LX sedan auto
92 toyota camry 4 cyl, auto
90 honda civic hatchback std, manual
94 honda civic DX coupe, manual --- current car

will only buy 4 cylinder cars forever..... even vans/pickups/suv's offer 4 cylinders :)

jadziasman 07-09-2008 02:05 PM

71 Dodge Dart automatic
79 Chievy Chevette 4 speed
76 Chevy Vega Station Wagon automatic
84 Chevy Cavalier 5 speed
85 Renault Alliance 5 speed
92 Honda Civic VX
01 Chevy Prizm automatic
92 Toyota Camry automatic

ihatemybike 07-09-2008 03:33 PM

1980 Ford Fairmont
1984 Pontiac 6000 STE
1986 Chevrolet Astro
1990 Ford Taurus
1994 Chevrolet Astro
2000 Chevrolet Astro
1999 Chevrolet Astro
1997 Chevrolet Astro

I love Astros.

thornburg 07-09-2008 03:43 PM

'96 Dodge Grand Caravan (received free from the in-laws)
'02 Chrysler PT Cruiser (loved this car, but got crap mileage)
'02 VW Jetta Wagon TDI (sold when expecting our third, who is now 6 mos. old)
'07 Hyundai Entourage (space for the whole family)
'90 Toyota Celica ST (because commuting at 16-18MPG costs way too much)

I've also had a lot of time driving a few other cars from near family members, but those are the ones I've owned.

Unrelated note: If anyone looks at my gaslog and sees the drop I was speculating about, I believe I've found the cause. The e-brake was dragging. I'm the kind of person who sets it every single time I park anywhere, so now I need to unlearn that habit (as it isn't worth the $300 I was quoted to have it fixed--and as it stands right now, it isn't dragging, and it will brake if I pull up on it, so it is now just reserved for actual emergencies, rather than being the parking brake).

1cheap1 07-09-2008 03:51 PM

53 chev 4dr 49 Chrysler (fluid drive)
58 chev Impala 57 chev 2 dr Bel Air (2)
63 Dodge Polara 60 Austin-Healy Bugeye sprite
57 Hillman Huskey Panel 65 chev impala 2dr big block
76 Dodge Van 69 Dodge "Super Bee" 4spd 383 mag(70 1st gear)
76 Honda civic 84 Olds Cutless supreme
87 Sterling 94 Dodge Intrepid
95 Mazda Protege 92 Mitsubishi 3000GT Vr4 twin turbo
06 Acura RL (new) 89 240sx
95 Dodge Caravan

76 Dodge Van, 84 Olds, 94 Intrepid bought new.
Thats all the ones i can remember.
The one that lasted the longest was the 76 Dodge van 318 Auto. Gave it to my sister at 380,000 miles. She drove it for 5 more years and sold it! About 500k on it.

GasSavers_RoadWarrior 07-09-2008 03:58 PM

88ish to 94ish '79 Renault 12TS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_12
94-98 '87 Austin Maestro 1.3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Maestro
98-99 '85 Fiat Uno 55 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Uno
99-03 '88 S15 Jimmy 2.8 4 speed auto
00-now Marvin
05-now Wile-E

mkiVX 07-09-2008 04:52 PM

WOW

ok here goes

1984 f150 v8 first hand me-down
1989 honda prelude si auto-first real car
1991 prelude si 4ws- second car blew trans
1993 honda prelude si 4ws my high school car blew engine
1996 honda civic dx hatchback automatic commuter
1997 mitsu diamante Bought from a los angeles dodger!
1991 toyota 4runner sr5 5 speed first offroader
1994 toyota supra twin turbo targa-crashed
1995 toyota supra twin turbo 6 speed new supra 500 horsepower!! sold for 32,000 cash!
2004 toyota tacoma trd 4wd fun truck
2000 toyota 4runner limited 4wd sold it at 185,000 miles NOT ONE SINGLE PROBLEM
1993 honda civic si X2
1992 1995 honda civic vx X11 !! yes eleven 10 of them were 49 state federal and one cali model
4 92-95 civic cx's i hate cxs
1997 honda civic lx wifes 4 door
1998 honda civic lx wifes 4 door
2000 honda civic ex wifes 4door
1992 civic vx current one has 200,000 miles and looks like a new vx
1999 ford f150 4x4 lariat current hauler/ tow truck
19995 cx w/ b16a swap fun car sold for 5500 bucks super clean
1993 si civic turbo d16 bought like that sold it in 3 months
1991 accord w/ h22 swap lsd 5 speed trans still have it and i will be selling it
1992 nissan hard body pick up truck great air conditioning
1990 accord lx wifes old car before all the civics
1995 prelude si 4ws AGAIN missed the old one sold it for a vx
ALOT OF CARS FOR A 27 year old

i think thats all..
i probably forgot about 2 or 3 more
and that does not include the 100 plus that i have sold over the years!!

GasSavers_JoeBob 07-09-2008 05:14 PM

1971 to 1979: A blue 1960 Chevrolet Corvair 4-door Sedan...140 cu in boxer 6 with two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission...slower than anything on the road except a 1969 Austin America. But a nice flat floor, bench seat and really small gearshift lever sticking out of the dashboard...great car for dates! 18-23 mpg (depending on how worn the engine was after I rebuilt it)

1974-1975: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu 4-door sedan with a 283 v8 and two speed Powerglide. Sort of Champagne colored metallic, really pitted windshield. Bought it from a West Covina Cop...found a little baggie w/vegetation under the front seat! A/C cold enough to hang meat in the car! 9-13 mpg.

1977-78: 1965 Plymouth Fury III station wagon, repainted taxicab yellow. 383 2bbl V8, three speed auto. Best handling big car in the world (IMHO), fair A/C. Kinda reminiscent of the Chrysler from B-52's "Love Shack" in appearance and how it was used. When I got it, it had 1/8" gaps in the top piston rings and lots and lots of sludge. But it ran great and passed smog. Got 30 miles to the quart of oil. Six quarts to Santa Barbara (from Glendora)!
Did much better after rings and bearings. Another good car for dates (that big bench seat again). 10-18 mpg.

1978-1981: 1972 Mazda RX-2. Ran like a bat out of hell. Crappy mileage for such a little car. 12-16 mpg.

1980-1985: 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente two-door. Like a contemporary Mustang, but with square corners. Bought it off a friend for $100 and a bottle of Blue Nun. Drove it for five years. Traded it for a Honda 550/4, car quit a couple weeks later. Probably just ran out of gas...gas gauge didn't work.

1983-1988: 1965 Chevrolet Van. Old plumber's truck. Cleaned out the backness, carpeted and paneled. Stiff winds on I-10 west of Whitewater would hold me to about 50mph. 15 mpg.

1984-1988: 1962 Rambler American. Needed engine rebuilt, car ran fine after that. Had plans of painting car, re-doing interior and reselling for a profit, wife-to-be moved in and decided we should keep the car. Drove it until it broke. 18-20 mpg.

1985-1988: 1967 Chevrolet Impala 4-door sedan. 396 4bbl, three speed auto. Wife-to-be's car. Cops always gave us "the eye" in that car. 8-14 mpg.

1987-1989: 1973 Mazda RX-3 Wagon...bought for $25, nice little drive to vegas car. About 15 mpg.
1988-1990: 1975 Datsun B-210 2-door. Had the usual dents that all these cars have. First good mileage car I had. Wife and I were driving to Vegas one time...I was dozing in passenger seat...woke up to see speedometer needle on 100! Drove until timing chain broke, I've forgotten why I didn't just fix it...27-32 mpg.

1988-1995: 1979 Chevrolet Chevette 4-door. Got about 30 mpg until the car was rear-ended...after that, only about 20 mpg. Car drove straight, coasted fine, stuck like glue to the road on Angeles Crest/Angeles Forest Highways, (probably due to good tires/shocks) never found out why the mileage sucked so bad...One of the few cars I ever sold while it was still running...

1990-1994: 1966 VW Bug. Originally purchased by my father in 1976...car ran very poorly, previous owner was told that it needed a $400 valve job. Dad bought the car for $100, on the assumption, worst case, that if he had to take it to the dealer and get the $400 valve job, he'd still have a good deal. About halfway home, the car started running great...turned out the automatic choke was all gummed up. A few squirts of Gumout fixed it right up. Fast forward to 1990...Dad had been dead for a couple years, and Mom wanted the car outta the driveway. My brother had been driving it and threw a rod. I picked up another "1300" engine for it...actually it was a 36 hp engine with a big bore kit. Made it work, drove it off and on for a couple years, then sold it. About 25 mpg.

1990-2004: 1976 Chevrolet LUV pickup...just a little pickup truck. Got stolen once, I got it back with a much newer battery! Blew head gaskets right and left, even with another engine...18 mpg.

1992-2004: 1977 Volvo 245 Wagon...Nice and shiny, bad seats, wife's car. 18 mpg.

1995-date: 1973 Mazda RX-2...My parents bought this car new. It only has about 60k miles on it now, but it's on its third engine. Also it has been sitting outdoors since the late '70s, so it's pretty disheveled looking, but it is straight as an arrow. Needs fuel pump, carb rebuilt. May need other stuff. Might make someone a cool 4-door race car...went like a raped ape when new. Got to punish a few of my friends at stoplights. Was a lot of fun to make backfire under overpasses and in tunnels! 11-15 mpg.

1995-2005: 1985 Lincoln Continental...bought w/134k miles, wore out at 400k or thereabouts. Had my first mpg computer. 17-24 mpg.

1999-2004: Three different Mopar minivans...nice design, but they kept breaking (maybe 200k+ miles had something to do with that?) About 18 mpg

2003-date: 1984 Lincoln Town Car. Now has busted transmission, gotta get it outta the driveway. 17-19 mpg.

2004-date: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado...see "Oklahoma Rust Bucket"

2007-date: 1991 Geo Metro...see "Former Barbershop Sign"

There's probably been a few others, don't remember them all now...

ffvben 07-09-2008 05:47 PM

79 VW rabbit 4cly beat a porshe at a light
84 Plymoth Horizon 4cly beat a 350 camaro
89 Nissan pulsar 4cly 18.50 in the 1/4mile
72 Olds cutlass 8cly 350 16.70 in the 1/4mile
84 mustang 4cly looked fast with GT rims but a slug
86 Toyota Celica gts 4cly quick car
86 Buick skylark 4cly daily work beater
87 Camaro 8cly 305 house of colors candy apple red. 15s in the 1/4 mile
99 Ford ranger 6cly daily beater

wifes rides past decade:
99 Dodge caravan 4cly totaled right down the street.
93 Dodge Stealth 6cly still sitting in drive after a decade
04 Nissan extera 6cly loved it untill the 05s came out
05 Nissan extera 6cly daily driver

Just a few sweet rides i've drove but never owned:
91 ZR1 $110,000 on the sticker but 1/2 the injectors was turned off
05 Ford GT $220,000 sold to a lawer
?? Weiner Mobil on chevy van chassi
?? Mercury Monarch 4.6L and the auto trans spun the wheels in 3rd. modified
?? Ford Lightning 5.8L spun wheels too much. heavly modified
05 Ford Hybrid escape= my first quiet ride
09 Nissan GTR twinturbo. oh wait we didn't get it yet . around $80k

GasSavers_Erik 07-09-2008 06:14 PM

79 Honda prelude sold for $300
80 Chevy Monza sold for $500
73 Triumph spitfire sold for $800
84 Nissan Pulsar- sold for $1200
85 Olds Ciera - sold for $1200
85 Nissan 200sx- $300 trade allowance
87 Acura Integra (Totalled)
92 Nissan 240sx
85 jeep cj7
87 Honda civic
61 chevy 2 ton
69 chevy half ton

VetteOwner 07-09-2008 08:49 PM

Well havent sold/totaled a car yet

95 s-10 2wd 4banger 5 speed (first vehicle , learned to drive stick on it)
80 chevy chevette 4banger 4 speed (great car fun to drive, owned for 3 years)
29 Ford model AA 4 banger 3speed with dual high (current long term restoration, was my great grandpas, planning to keep as stock as i can)

Project84 07-10-2008 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowtieguy (Post 110304)
'97 chevy camaro(35th anniversary)

I'm ashamed.

For being such a Camaro guy, you should know '97 is the 30th Anniversary, and if your car is an anniversary edition, it would've been white w/ orange stripes, no exceptions. :rolleyes:

I've owned:
1984 Camaro 5.0L A4 (13 mpg city, 16mpg highway)
1991 Plymouth Laser 1.8L M5 (28 mpg mixed)
1994 Camaro Z28 5.7L A4 (21 mpg mixed)
1994 Camaro Z28 5.7L M6 (still own) (17 mpg mixed... car is modded)
1996 Saturn SL2 1.9L A4 (still own) (my first "hypermiler project")
1997 Subaru Legacy GT 2.5L A4 (19 mpg mixed)
2002 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L A4 (17 mpg mixed)

civic_matic_00 07-10-2008 04:27 AM

in the past 20 + years I've owned:

82 Oldesmobile Delta Station Wagon
91 Ford Tempo
89 Toyota Corolla SR5
91 Toyota Previa (wife's)
00 Honda Civic - still own it
01 Toyota Sienna (wife's) - still own it

bowtieguy 07-10-2008 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Project84 (Post 110389)
I'm ashamed.

For being such a Camaro guy, you should know '97 is the 30th Anniversary, and if your car is an anniversary edition, it would've been white w/ orange stripes, no exceptions.

indeed! will edit that staight away. 3 things to my defense:

1) i made the mistake of posting while tired
2) i HATE camaros(all but one was/is the wife's)
3) wife's dream car would be the 2002, which would be 35 years since the first

we could be ashamed as well as her present car, 30 year anniversary mystic teal(i believe) w/ white stripes, was left unrecognized as legit . so it seems your "no exceptions" is a bit off. look at our garage(NV)!

30 year decals, stripes, and interior are included. alas, it's just a V6.

edit: called chevy about our paint color...it seems it was special order making it more rare than the white car w/ orange stripes. ours' looks sooooo much better than the white BTW.

hotcubed 07-10-2008 05:13 AM

All your car lists will pwn mine. I'm in college and still on my first car.

I drive a... (drum roll please)

'94 Plymouth Acclaim

It's a sweet ride. I get all of the ladies with it.

Not really. The cool thing about it is that it was my grandma's old mail car for the rural route. Once she retired she had no use for the car so gave it to me a few years back when i turned 16. It has over 175,000 miles on it right now and the paint is falling off the sides. Apparently, it was a bad year for the paint job on this car. Oh well...

It doesn't get bad gas mileage (I haven't really calculated exact), and I'll take free any day.

Jay2TheRescue 07-10-2008 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotcubed (Post 110397)
All your car lists will pwn mine. I'm in college and still on my first car.

I drive a... (drum roll please)

'94 Plymouth Acclaim

It's a sweet ride. I get all of the ladies with it.

Not really. The cool thing about it is that it was my grandma's old mail car for the rural route. Once she retired she had no use for the car so gave it to me a few years back when i turned 16. It has over 175,000 miles on it right now and the paint is falling off the sides. Apparently, it was a bad year for the paint job on this car. Oh well...

It doesn't get bad gas mileage (I haven't really calculated exact), and I'll take free any day.

That year Chrysler had a recall for paint issues. The paint would peel off of the primer. A friend of mine had one, and got it repainted for free. I don't know if you can still get it repainted under the recall as this was several years ago.

-Jay

Mayhim 07-10-2008 06:07 AM

66 Buick Skylark
72 Satellite
72 Dodge 1/2 ton
85 Dodge 2.2 Charger
86 Chevy 1/2 ton
88 Chevy 1/2 ton 4x4
91 Ford 1/2 ton 4x4
85 Honda CB1100F
85 Harley Electraglide
99 Ford 3/4 ton 4x4
67 Ford Fairlane GT
78 Corvette
91 Chevy Camaro
98 Chevy Z28 Camaro
97 Dodge Avenger ES
89 Honda CRX

dkjones96 07-10-2008 06:25 AM

1969 AMC Javelin 401cuin 5-speed manual
1988 Toyota Cressida 2.8L 4-speed auto
1999 Chevrolet Tracker 2.0l 4-speed auto

Next spring I go back to American V8 with a 2008 Mustang GT

palemelanesian 07-10-2008 07:57 AM

Wow. My list is a lot shorter than many of these.

1990 GMC Suburban. MPG = bad. Traded it in for:
1996 Honda Civic

Family cars:
1990 Dodge Dynasty. Got rid of this when the fuel injector rail started leaking fuel onto the exhaust pipes. :eek:
2004 Honda Odyssey

Spade 07-10-2008 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1cheap1 (Post 110325)
53 chev 4dr 49 Chrysler (fluid drive)
58 chev Impala 57 chev 2 dr Bel Air (2)
63 Dodge Polara 60 Austin-Healy Bugeye sprite
57 Hillman Huskey Panel 65 chev impala 2dr big block
76 Dodge Van 69 Dodge "Super Bee" 4spd 383 mag(70 1st gear)
76 Honda civic 84 Olds Cutless supreme
87 Sterling 94 Dodge Intrepid
95 Mazda Protege 92 Mitsubishi 3000GT Vr4 twin turbo
06 Acura RL (new) 89 240sx
95 Dodge Caravan

76 Dodge Van, 84 Olds, 94 Intrepid bought new.
Thats all the ones i can remember.
The one that lasted the longest was the 76 Dodge van 318 Auto. Gave it to my sister at 380,000 miles. She drove it for 5 more years and sold it! About 500k on it.


whats up bro! 240SX FTW!!!!! thats what I'm trying to get at the moment, my dad had one for 13 years an 89 as well, fastback, and I'm hooked on that car.

anyway I got a 1997 RL, hand me down.

VetteOwner 07-10-2008 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotcubed (Post 110397)
All your car lists will pwn mine. I'm in college and still on my first car.

I drive a... (drum roll please)

'94 Plymouth Acclaim

It's a sweet ride. I get all of the ladies with it.

Not really. The cool thing about it is that it was my grandma's old mail car for the rural route. Once she retired she had no use for the car so gave it to me a few years back when i turned 16. It has over 175,000 miles on it right now and the paint is falling off the sides. Apparently, it was a bad year for the paint job on this car. Oh well...

It doesn't get bad gas mileage (I haven't really calculated exact), and I'll take free any day.

AKA same as dodge dynasty and chrystler newyorker:D

my uncle had a dodge dynasty that went 270k mile sbefore my cousin blew it up by running 85 on the interstate and thew a rod...

Jay2TheRescue 07-10-2008 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VetteOwner (Post 110531)
AKA same as dodge dynasty and chrystler newyorker:D

my uncle had a dodge dynasty that went 270k mile sbefore my cousin blew it up by running 85 on the interstate and thew a rod...

I loved those cars because they made tires for my Buick cheap. Those cars came from the factory with P195/75/R14 Goodyear Invicta GAL's with the wide double whitewall. Of course, that's the same size tire as is on my Buick. I bought those tires exclusively for years until I could not get them anymore. The last set wore out last year, and it was too expensive for fat whitewalls, so its riding on "normal" whitewall tires now. Its kinda sad, those fat whitewalls looked good on the Buick.

-Jay

OokiiMamoru 07-10-2008 07:18 PM

1989 to 1992, 1976 Ford Country Square Station Wagon 400 block 10 mpg City and 12 Highway.

1992 to 1998 1980 Olds Cutlus Supreme Right nasty little experimental 8 cylinder 264 block. Should have done a lot better in gas mileage. 12 City and 14/15 Highway.

1998 to 2007 1987 Pontiac Grand Pri RWD. Car should have got 20 mpg avg but I was lucky to avg 13 mpg. Should have walked away from the car when the owner told me he used 20W40 for the oil. I didn't know any better at the time.

Current 1989 Cadillac Eldorado 20 mpg on a 225k engine. EPA number is 18 old and 17 new.

GasSavers_SD26 07-10-2008 11:49 PM

I guess I'll go in order of when I owned them...

1971 Jeepster Commando 225 V6
1985 Ford Bronco - full size 300 I6
1971 AMC Javelin SST 401 V8
1969 AMC AMX 390 V8
1979 Ford E150 351W
1989 Ford E150 Super 351W
1983 Datsun Sentra I4
1977 Dodge Van 360 V8
1988 Mecury Merkur XR4Ti
1984 Pontiac 6000
2001 Ford Focus 2.0 Zetec
1993 Ford E150 351W
1996 Ford E350 Super Duty Dually 7.3 Power Stroke Diesel
1988 Honda Accord hatchback
1990 Mercury Sable Vulcan V6
2000 Ford Taurus Vulcan V6

opelgt73 07-11-2008 03:31 AM

I'm 27, here are my cars in order (bolded I still own)

High School Years:
'84 Honda Civic Wagon (dad bought new in 84' had 265K when we sold it)
'90 Toyota Camry 5 Speed (Daily Driver)
'73 Opel GT (Ground Up Resto)
'72 Opel GT (used for parts)

College Years:
'95 Eagle Talon (DD through College)
'69 Opel GT (Parts)
'70 Opel GT (Parts)
'71 Opel GT (Driven weekends)
'69 Opel GT (Parts)
'71 Opel GT (Drove and Restored)
'71 Opel GT (with A/C!!)
'90 Corvette
'92 Ford AeroStar

Post College:
'72 Opel GT (Bought for restoration but sold)
'99 Yukon Denali (Daily Driver)
'01 BMW 330CI
'91 CRX HF - White
'91 CRX HF - Red (Soon to be Daily Driver)

I plan on selling the Yukon and Corvette to buy a Diesel Excursion or Diesel Pickup to pull my box trailer. I am also still looking for an Opel GT with a nice body to swap in the 1.1L (55+ MPG) motor that I have in the garage.

BBsGarage 07-11-2008 04:11 AM

Here goes

Started driving in 1977

1968 VW Bug
1971 Ford Capri
1971 Toyota Corolla
1974 Fiat X1/9
1976 Toyota Corolla
197? Datsun 240Z
1986 Ford Escort GT
1993 Ford Ranger XST
199? GranPrix
1998 Dodge Neon R/T
2006 Toyota Corolla

VetteOwner 07-11-2008 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by opelgt73 (Post 110559)
I'm 27, here are my cars in order (bolded I still own)

High School Years:
'84 Honda Civic Wagon (dad bought new in 84' had 265K when we sold it)
'90 Toyota Camry 5 Speed (Daily Driver)
'73 Opel GT (Ground Up Resto)
'72 Opel GT (used for parts)

College Years:
'95 Eagle Talon (DD through College)
'69 Opel GT (Parts)
'70 Opel GT (Parts)
'71 Opel GT (Driven weekends)
'69 Opel GT (Parts)
'71 Opel GT (Drove and Restored)
'71 Opel GT (with A/C!!)
'90 Corvette
'92 Ford AeroStar

Post College:
'72 Opel GT (Bought for restoration but sold)
'99 Yukon Denali (Daily Driver)
'01 BMW 330CI
'91 CRX HF - White
'91 CRX HF - Red (Soon to be Daily Driver)

I plan on selling the Yukon and Corvette to buy a Diesel Excursion or Diesel Pickup to pull my box trailer. I am also still looking for an Opel GT with a nice body to swap in the 1.1L (55+ MPG) motor that I have in the garage.

there was one for sale years ago here. was a relatively rust free body and in driving condition, was thinking about it as my first car but my dad talked me outa it cuz well it was old, parts may have been hard to find/expensive...

heres one at a local junkyard, not much left tho...(didnt get a close look but cant get to it lol)

https://www.fuelly.com/attachments/fo...628ddc70e1.jpg
heres a capri i noticed someone said they had one
https://www.fuelly.com/attachments/fo...80d9b3d2c3.jpg

101mpg 07-11-2008 07:38 AM

1977 Buick Century 350 with 5-speed shift kit auto
1980 Pontiac Bonneville 350 auto
1976 Buick Skyhawk 231 auto
1976 Ford E250 Van Straight 6 auto
1991 Mazda pickup 5-speed
1973 Mazda pickup manual
1988 Ford Escort auto
1992 Ford Taurus POS auto trans or is that trash?
1991 Geo Metro 4-Door auto
1998 Nissan Frontier King Cab 36 MPG highway 5-speed
1998 Ford Ranger POS 4 cyl 5-speed "Do not tow with this package"
1998 Chevy Malibu (wife's, former)
1989 Honda CRX DX auto (current)
2004 Chevy Malibu Maxx LT (wife's, current)

Lug_Nut 07-11-2008 08:19 AM

from 1977 when I started with present in italics.
1968 Chev Impala (327)
1970 Ford LTD (390)
1968 Chrysler Newport (383)
1970 Chrysler Newport (same engine swapped from above)
1984 Dodge (Mitsu) Colt (1.6L, with 'twin-stick' 8 speed trans)
1978 GMC Suburban (350)
1973 Chev Suburban (350)
1964 Ford Fairlane (170)
1966 Saab 96 (750 cc)
1964 International Harvester Scout (170)
1978 Datsun pickup (1.8L?)
1983 Subaru BRAT (1.8L, another dual range '8' speed trans)
1986 Subaru GL-10 (Leone/Loyale) turbo sedan (1.8L turbo)
1978 Renault 17 Gordini (1.7L hemi)
1974? Ford Maverick 4 door (200)
1984 Ford Tempo (2.3L)
1984 Volvo 760 GLE (2.8L V6)
1990 Audi 80 Quattro (2.3L, 10 valve)
1996 VW Passat TDI sedan (1.9L turbodiesel, red)
1969 Saab 97 Sonett (1.5L V4)
1986 VW Golf diesel (1.6L diesel, not turbocharged)
2000 Honda Odyssey (3.5L)
1996 VW Passat GLS TDI sedan (1.9L turbodiesel, black)
1972 Saab 97 Sonett (1.7L V4)
1996 VW Passat GLS TDI wagon (1.9L turbodiesel, red)
1997 VW Passat GLX (2.8L) VR6 wagon (white, now with TDI driveline from above)
1998 VW Jetta GLS TDI (1.9L turbodiesel)
2005 VW Passat GLS TDI (2.0L turbodiesel)

Now, Let's NOT list bikes.

goofy1 07-15-2008 03:33 AM

ok
1992 Corolla. would still be driving today if that stupid lady trying to get her cell phone didn't hit me

1993 Camry V-6 LE. THE nicest riding car i've ever owned

1984 Tercel. bought for 350. drove to work to keep miles of Camry. didn't lots of HARD driving. sold for 300 the engine blow 1 month later. I warned them i loved to idle higher and higher

2000 Pontiac Grand Prix. to say it nicely WORSE CAR EVER. problems from day one to day i sold it. should have never sold the Camry. will not be another american made car again

1997 Tercel. it's Black Hawk the one i drive and is featured in my garage.

And a Pontiac Vibe (don't say it, it's not an american car, it's a Toyota Matrix with a different badge on the front. which in turn is a Toyota Corolla) we love the car good space good mpg. my wife drives it since she lives really close to work. keeping the miles off it.

GasSavers_ALS 07-15-2008 12:55 PM

67 GTO 400 4 speed
70 1/2 Z/28 350/350hp Automatic
67 Buick Rivera GS
65 GTO Convertible 389 Tripower 4 speed
81 Volvo 242 Turbo 5 speed
86 Volvo 744 Turbo 5 speed (killed by a drunk driver saving me)
87 Volvo 745 Turbo 5 speed
97 Volvo 960

GasSavers_blkjak 07-16-2008 05:05 PM

nOOb - crx -
 
The cars i have owned ?so far?.
1950 ford business coupe flathead v8 three on the tree
1958 plymouth sport fury hemi 4spd auto push button -
1948 mercury coupe flathead v8 three on the tree
1954 jaguar xk120 il6 four on the floor
1961 austin healy sprite bug eye il4 four on the floor
1956 corvette 265 v8 three on the floor offenhouser intake three stromberg duces
1962 corvette 327 v8 four on the floor
1967 austin healy 3000 mark III il6 b8 four on the floor with electric overdrive
1968 jaguar xke coupe il6 four on the floor
1970 elcamino v8 four on the floor
1973 jeep cj5 v8 four on the floor
1974 ford short bed pick up v8 auto ? ton
1979 ford long bed pick up v8 four on the floor 4x4 1 ton
1978 cadillac seville v8 auto
1988 daihatsu charade hatch il3 four on the floor
1984 chevy short bed pick up v8 auto ? ton
1988 honda dx hatch il4 5 on the floor
1988 chevy short bed pick up v8 auto 4x4 ? ton
1990 chevy short bed pick up v8 5 on the floor ? ton
1994 chevy long bed pickup v8 auto 4x4 ? ton
2002 gmc chevy short bed pick up v8 auto ? ton
2000 dodge short bed pick up v8 auto roller motor mopar performance package
2004 dodge short bed pick up v8 auto hemi
1994 honda dx hatch 5 on the floor
1998 chevy long bed pickup v8 auto 4x4 ? ton
1989 honda dx hatch crx il4 auto - current
2002 honda si hatch il4 5 on the dash ? available do not have the money to buy
:D

Huckabee 07-16-2008 06:38 PM

1953 MG TD
1950 Jaguar XK 120
1967 Triumph Spitfire
1974 Chevy Vega
1975 VW Rabbit
1966 Ford Mustang
1966 Ford Mustang Convertible
1981 Chevy Citation
1984 Honda Accord
1986 Ford Focus
1987 Mazda PU
1987 Honda Accord
1981 Pontiac Bonneville
1987 Pontiac Bonneville
1994 Acura Integra (still have)
1986 Honda Accord
1987 Toyota Celica
1995 Toyota Corolla
1999 Honda Civic LX (gave to daughter)
2000 Toyota Avalon (still have)
2002 Toyota Echo (gave to daughter)
1999 Chevy S10 (still have)

I'm sure I'm forgetting one or two, maybe more. If I think of them, I'll add.

Maybe soon: 2009 Toyota Yaris. Or IQ ?

trautotuning 07-17-2008 04:54 PM

2000 Honda S2000
2004 Chrysler Crossfire

AND NOW

2007 Mazda6 4cyl (big change from sports cars but hey its all in good spirit towards Fe :) )


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