How many cars have you owned?

sheepish · 05-30-2006, 02:34 AM

And which provided your fondest memories?

I Want Candy! · 05-30-2006, 02:41 AM

Last count was 38.

Of all of them (4 cylinders, 5 cylinders, 6 cylinders, 8 cylinders and as flats, V's, east-wests, in-lines boxers in sedans, wagons, utes, hatches, trucks) I'd have to say a 1954 Morris Minor.

I took it from nothing (cost me $15) and totally rebuilt it, body, engine and all.

Finally sold it for $1200 (many years ago).

None of the 6 other Morries I owned came close to it.

Edit - I should have posted the list

Vanguard 6 (x2)
Morris Minor (x7)
Austin A30, A35, A40 Somerset and A40 Devon
Triumph Herald (850 and Vitesse)
Trumph 2000
Ford Cortina (MK1x3 and MK2x2)
VW Beetle
Landrover (Series 1x2 and Series 2x3)
Karmann Ghia
Holden Torana GTR
Nissan Sunny and Pulsar
BMW 323i
Holden Commodores (4's, 6's and 8's)
Ford Falcon
Subaru Legacy (x2)
Ford Falcon ute
Toyota Corolla (1990)
Subaru Forester XT
Golf GTI DSG (current)

Subifreak · 05-30-2006, 02:57 AM

My 06 FXT is my 5th ride.....others I have owned were - Blue 1991 Olds 88, White 1991 Buick Riviera, Pearl White 2001 Nissan Maxima, Cashmere Beige 2001 Lexus ES 300 & now my Crystal Grey 2006 FXT. 8-)

Dan · 05-30-2006, 03:37 AM

14 cars over the past 20 years, purchased in this order:

'72 Chevy Impala 2-door
'74 Honda CVCC with two-speed Hondamatic!

'83 Toyota Celica GT
'84(?) Audi 5000
'88 VW Cabriolet
'93 Probe GT
'95 Probe GT
'91 MR2 Turbo (still have)
'96 Nissan Maxima SE
'94 Nissan Pathfinder
'02 Nissan Sentra Spec-V
'02 Nissan Xterra SE Supercharged (still have)
'04 Forester XT (still have)
'88 RX7 convertible (still have)

Favorites:

For driving, the MR2 hands-down

Sentimental value, the Celica. That's the car I owned in Spain when I met my wife, proposed to her in Granada, and married her in Gibraltar.

psklenar · 05-30-2006, 04:50 AM

I learned on my folk's '72 Plymouth wagon (thing was a battleship!). I actually paid for and owned:

'73 AMC Gremlin (used)
'79 AMC Hornet (used)
'84 Plymouth (Mitsubishi) Colt (new)
'88 Mitsubishi Montero (new)
'94 Saturn SW2 Wagon (new)
'04 Subaru XS Premium (new)

hmmm ... have always had a wagon or hatchback ...

bbottomley · 05-30-2006, 05:33 AM

First car: 1965 Mustang (new)!

1968 VW Bus: Drove across the country and back. Camped in it while in grad school.

Love-hate relationship: 1972 Saab Sonnet, orange in color (slightly used)!

Well built, long lasting: 1983 VW Quantum, 1995 Geo Prizm (both new)

Indestructable workhorse: 199x Toyota pickup (extremely used)

Others along the way, none particularly memorable.

Our current rides are listed below the line. Never buying anything other than Subies again!

Roo · 05-30-2006, 06:03 AM

Let's see...

1. '84 Nissan P/U
2. '72 Plymouth Satellite
3. '75 REPU (Mazda)
4. '87 Nissan Pulsar
5. '98 Forester
6. '01 Forester
7. '94 SVX

SA_FORESTER · 05-30-2006, 06:30 AM

1) 1990 Mazda 323 130 "Buzz Lightyear" Got it used when I started university in 1995 sold at the end of 2001 with 200 000km + and still going strong.
2) 2000 Renault Megane 1.6 - Loved the car but hated dealing with Renault
3) Forester (04 2.5 XSel)

Will always have fond memories of my Mazda - No power, rattled like nothing else, no aircon but It was my first car.

I obviously like the Forester best but to be fair it is in a different league!

N10S · 05-30-2006, 07:17 AM

I originally thought the count was 47, but going back over the list I came up with a total of 52 cars over the past 32 years.

My favorites:
1963 Falcon Sprint
1963 Triumph Spitfire 4
1971 BMW 2002
1981 Scirocco "S"
1984 Rabbit Gti
1987 Buick GN
1991 Taurus SHO ltd
1991 GMC Syclone
1998 E36 M3
2000 S4
2000 MCoupe
2001 S4
2002 337 GTI
2003 Evo VIII
2004 Golf R32

Top 3 starting with my favorite

MCoupe
Evo VIII
R32

GIT-R-DONE · 05-30-2006, 07:20 AM

well I got to say my fav car was the 93, so many good times, I loved the looks of people would give me.
well heres my cars
1- 1986 hynudai Pony came with out floors
2- 1990 subaru Legacy L awd - drive till it died 470000km
3- 1993 suabru Legacy L Fwd wagon - became a Ver4 spec C 300Whp (sold it)
4- 1993 Subaru loyale 4WD - bought it for $50 never ran
5- 2002 Subaru Forester S sport - My baby

the wifes cars
1989 honda civic great car body rusted out
*New* 1996 Subaru Legacy L got it last week only 69000KM

sirwilliam · 05-30-2006, 07:34 AM

Well, only 5 cars over the past 14 years...had a bunch of bikes before that

'88 sentra 2 door(bottom of the line 4 speed MT...ran that car hard and it held...got some great highschool memories w/ it)

'91 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 1.8L (handled great at 130MPH but other than that is was a piece of crap money pit)

'95 Nissan Maxima GXE (ran great w/ low maintance costs until I got a tank full of bad fuel giving me the bucking bronco affect...3-4 bottles later of dry gas and it runs perfect...hehe but that got me on the suby bandwagon)

'04 Forester XT (R.I.P)

'08 Forester Sport XT (very stealth...haha)

SubaJew · 05-30-2006, 07:47 AM

1980 Ford Fairmont straight 6 - Dad's old car
1968 Ford Galaxy 500 convertible 390 V8 - my first purchase
1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme 350 V8
198? Mercury Topaz (I'm still trying to forget this POS)
1996 Saturn SC2 (traded in for FXT)
1995 Saturn SC1 (still have)
2005 FXT is #7

pleiad7 · 05-30-2006, 07:50 AM

85 Ford Tempo (worthless heap of crap)
94 Mitsu Eclipse (POS money pit, just like sirwilliam said)
00 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport (most reliable car I ever owned)

DrCloud · 05-30-2006, 08:02 AM

62 Sunbeam Alpine (beater, but I loved that poor thing)
74 VW Dasher (fun, but prone to vapor lock)
88 Audi 80Q (a lemon, but that didn't deter me)
91 Audi 90Q
94 Audi 90SQ (a V6)
97 Audi A4 (one of the first 30valves in the US)
99 Audi A4
99 Subaru Forester L (wife's, mostly)
01 Audi allroad (V6 TT -- best all-around car ever, IMO)
04 Subaru Forester XT (wife's, but I use it a lot)
05 Subaru WRX STi (woop woop, left it in Santa Fe)
05 Honda S2000 (for Florida, another woop woop)

Definitely having fun now! :Banane01: :Banane01: HPH

JTAdams · 05-30-2006, 10:10 AM

Just look in the signature.

View Poll Results: How many cars have you owned?
Just one, but I don't own it any more	1	0.37%
Just one, and I still have it	7	2.61%
Two	11	4.10%
Three	32	11.94%
Four or five	40	14.93%
Six or seven	30	11.19%
Eight to ten	39	14.55%
Eleven or more	108	40.30%
Voters: 268. You may not vote on this poll

05-30-2006, 02:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
sheepish Dodgy Post Whore - eh! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In my mostly stock 1998 S/tb 4EAT, North Island, New Zealand Posts: 1,186 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	How many cars have you owned? And which provided your fondest memories? __________________ 98 S/tb AT 100Mm stock but 4 the odd gorse scratch

05-30-2006, 02:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
I Want Candy! Westie Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 3,736 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Last count was 38. Of all of them (4 cylinders, 5 cylinders, 6 cylinders, 8 cylinders and as flats, V's, east-wests, in-lines boxers in sedans, wagons, utes, hatches, trucks) I'd have to say a 1954 Morris Minor. I took it from nothing (cost me $15) and totally rebuilt it, body, engine and all. Finally sold it for $1200 (many years ago). None of the 6 other Morries I owned came close to it. Edit - I should have posted the list Vanguard 6 (x2) Morris Minor (x7) Austin A30, A35, A40 Somerset and A40 Devon Triumph Herald (850 and Vitesse) Trumph 2000 Ford Cortina (MK1x3 and MK2x2) VW Beetle Landrover (Series 1x2 and Series 2x3) Karmann Ghia Holden Torana GTR Nissan Sunny and Pulsar BMW 323i Holden Commodores (4's, 6's and 8's) Ford Falcon Subaru Legacy (x2) Ford Falcon ute Toyota Corolla (1990) Subaru Forester XT Golf GTI DSG (current) __________________ GTI Goodness - launch control rocks (but missing the Fozz) OzFozz.com Last edited by I Want Candy! : 07-24-2008 at 07:47 PM.

05-30-2006, 02:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Subifreak The convert formely known as Lexusfreak Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St. Thomas, Ontario Posts: 4,217 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	My 06 FXT is my 5th ride.....others I have owned were - Blue 1991 Olds 88, White 1991 Buick Riviera, Pearl White 2001 Nissan Maxima, Cashmere Beige 2001 Lexus ES 300 & now my Crystal Grey 2006 FXT. 8-) __________________ Bren Proud owners of a 03 XS & 2005 Lexus ES330

05-30-2006, 03:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dan Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: La Crosse area, Wisconsin Posts: 3,244 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	14 cars over the past 20 years, purchased in this order: '72 Chevy Impala 2-door '74 Honda CVCC with two-speed Hondamatic! '83 Toyota Celica GT '84(?) Audi 5000 '88 VW Cabriolet '93 Probe GT '95 Probe GT '91 MR2 Turbo (still have) '96 Nissan Maxima SE '94 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Nissan Sentra Spec-V '02 Nissan Xterra SE Supercharged (still have) '04 Forester XT (still have) '88 RX7 convertible (still have) Favorites: For driving, the MR2 hands-down Sentimental value, the Celica. That's the car I owned in Spain when I met my wife, proposed to her in Granada, and married her in Gibraltar. __________________ SHIFT_to_Subaru '04 XT, 5spd

05-30-2006, 04:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
psklenar 04 XS Prem Gold Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southern New England, USA Posts: 267 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I learned on my folk's '72 Plymouth wagon (thing was a battleship!). I actually paid for and owned: '73 AMC Gremlin (used) '79 AMC Hornet (used) '84 Plymouth (Mitsubishi) Colt (new) '88 Mitsubishi Montero (new) '94 Saturn SW2 Wagon (new) '04 Subaru XS Premium (new) hmmm ... have always had a wagon or hatchback ... __________________ *pat----* Car: 1 2 3 4 5 -- Ham: 1 2 3

05-30-2006, 05:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
bbottomley Engineer Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New London, NH Posts: 3,750 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 1 / 100%	First car: 1965 Mustang (new)! 1968 VW Bus: Drove across the country and back. Camped in it while in grad school. Love-hate relationship: 1972 Saab Sonnet, orange in color (slightly used)! Well built, long lasting: 1983 VW Quantum, 1995 Geo Prizm (both new) Indestructable workhorse: 199x Toyota pickup (extremely used) Others along the way, none particularly memorable. Our current rides are listed below the line. Never buying anything other than Subies again! __________________ 2003 XS Premium MT - 2005 Impreza 2.5 RS MT

05-30-2006, 06:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
Roo Dr. Detour Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Foresters' favorite town!! Posts: 5,189 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 7 / 100%	Let's see... 1. '84 Nissan P/U 2. '72 Plymouth Satellite 3. '75 REPU (Mazda) 4. '87 Nissan Pulsar 5. '98 Forester 6. '01 Forester 7. '94 SVX __________________ -There is no such thing as can't, only won't.

05-30-2006, 06:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
SA_FORESTER Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: JHB South Africa Posts: 434 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	1) 1990 Mazda 323 130 "Buzz Lightyear" Got it used when I started university in 1995 sold at the end of 2001 with 200 000km + and still going strong. 2) 2000 Renault Megane 1.6 - Loved the car but hated dealing with Renault 3) Forester (04 2.5 XSel) Will always have fond memories of my Mazda - No power, rattled like nothing else, no aircon but It was my first car. I obviously like the Forester best but to be fair it is in a different league! __________________ Rod 2004 XSel Silver Whatacar!!

05-30-2006, 07:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
N10S Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Warrenton Mo Posts: 464 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I originally thought the count was 47, but going back over the list I came up with a total of 52 cars over the past 32 years. My favorites: 1963 Falcon Sprint 1963 Triumph Spitfire 4 1971 BMW 2002 1981 Scirocco "S" 1984 Rabbit Gti 1987 Buick GN 1991 Taurus SHO ltd 1991 GMC Syclone 1998 E36 M3 2000 S4 2000 MCoupe 2001 S4 2002 337 GTI 2003 Evo VIII 2004 Golf R32 Top 3 starting with my favorite MCoupe Evo VIII R32

05-30-2006, 07:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
GIT-R-DONE 2BUSY2POST Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: brampton Ontario Posts: 1,624 Gallery: 2 iTrader: 1 / 100%	well I got to say my fav car was the 93, so many good times, I loved the looks of people would give me. well heres my cars 1- 1986 hynudai Pony came with out floors 2- 1990 subaru Legacy L awd - drive till it died 470000km 3- 1993 suabru Legacy L Fwd wagon - became a Ver4 spec C 300Whp (sold it) 4- 1993 Subaru loyale 4WD - bought it for $50 never ran 5- 2002 Subaru Forester S sport - My baby the wifes cars 1989 honda civic great car body rusted out New 1996 Subaru Legacy L got it last week only 69000KM __________________ GIT-R-DONE 2002 S sport 5spd

05-30-2006, 07:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
sirwilliam BLUE WASABI (#2 Info Provider) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Wild Serengeti Suburbs of NoVa Posts: 7,701 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 13 / 100%	Well, only 5 cars over the past 14 years...had a bunch of bikes before that '88 sentra 2 door(bottom of the line 4 speed MT...ran that car hard and it held...got some great highschool memories w/ it) '91 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 1.8L (handled great at 130MPH but other than that is was a piece of crap money pit) '95 Nissan Maxima GXE (ran great w/ low maintance costs until I got a tank full of bad fuel giving me the bucking bronco affect...3-4 bottles later of dry gas and it runs perfect...hehe but that got me on the suby bandwagon) '04 Forester XT (R.I.P) '08 Forester Sport XT (very stealth...haha) __________________ BLUE WASABI Last edited by sirwilliam : 07-24-2008 at 02:49 PM.

05-30-2006, 07:47 AM	#12 (permalink)
SubaJew aka: Boca_Yid Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 2,907 Gallery: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	1980 Ford Fairmont straight 6 - Dad's old car 1968 Ford Galaxy 500 convertible 390 V8 - my first purchase 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme 350 V8 198? Mercury Topaz (I'm still trying to forget this POS) 1996 Saturn SC2 (traded in for FXT) 1995 Saturn SC1 (still have) 2005 FXT is #7 __________________ '05 FXT 4EAT (SG9CYBT) PSM Stage 1

05-30-2006, 07:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
pleiad7 The Seventh Sister Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Redneck yard of the week, near Forest(er)ville, CA Posts: 11,783 Gallery: 8 iTrader: 14 / 100%	85 Ford Tempo (worthless heap of crap) 94 Mitsu Eclipse (POS money pit, just like sirwilliam said) 00 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport (most reliable car I ever owned) __________________ -Silke 04 FXT PP PSM ~ "Subed" 98 Forester S ~ "Slynki" 92 SVX LS-L ~ x2

05-30-2006, 08:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
DrCloud Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 224 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	62 Sunbeam Alpine (beater, but I loved that poor thing) 74 VW Dasher (fun, but prone to vapor lock) 88 Audi 80Q (a lemon, but that didn't deter me) 91 Audi 90Q 94 Audi 90SQ (a V6) 97 Audi A4 (one of the first 30valves in the US) 99 Audi A4 99 Subaru Forester L (wife's, mostly) 01 Audi allroad (V6 TT -- best all-around car ever, IMO) 04 Subaru Forester XT (wife's, but I use it a lot) 05 Subaru WRX STi (woop woop, left it in Santa Fe) 05 Honda S2000 (for Florida, another woop woop) Definitely having fun now! :Banane01: :Banane01: HPH

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JTAdams Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Weaverham, Cheshire, UK Posts: 47 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Just look in the signature. __________________ MY 06 2.5XTEn Black / Black Leather

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