What cars did you ever own?

[DrW]

As we have currently several threads addressing the history of the message board members, I thought it would be interesting to see how their preference in cars would develop over time.

 

To go first (the years given are when I bought the car, not the production year; all cars were bought used):

(in Germany)

1980 Volkswagen Beetle - the 50HP version with a semi-automatic, a good beginner's car

1983 Opel Kadett station wagon

(in US)

1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon - probably the car I loved most; it took us from Rochester to far-away places like California, Florida, and Newfoundland

1996 Pontiac Safari station wagon

2003 Ford Windstar 1 - In a new place (TX), with two kids, a minivan seemed the smart choice

2008 Ford Windstar 2

2014 (and current) Honda Odyssey - the most reliable car I ever owned

 

In addition, back in Germany I had a motorcycle

1981 Honda  CM400T

Edited May 14, 2023 by DrW

[Not at the table Karlos]

87 Monte Carlo

91 Pontiac Bonneville

92 Toyota Camry

96 Toyota Camry

99 Cadillac STS

03 VW Passat 

03 Audi A6
08 Audi A6

13 Audi A6

19 Audi A6

21 Audi RS6

I like the A6 lol

Edited May 14, 2023 by Not at the table Karlos

[WhoTom]

1976 Cutlass Supreme

1984 Dodge Diplomat

1991 Plymouth Voyager

1994 Ford Ranger

1997 Plymouth Voyager

2001 Saturn SL2

2004 Saturn Vue

2009 Toyota Corolla

2015 Dodge Grand Caravan

 

 

[f0neguy]

I owned a bunch of junk as a kid but my first car was a beat up 1966 Triumph TR4a.  God I loved that car.

[PastaJoe]

1972 Buick Skylark I bought for $300 in 1984 the week before my first job after college. Just needed a muffler.

Datsun 280Z

Mazda MX-6

Ford Windstar minivan

Dodge Grand Caravan minivan

Chrysler Town & Country minivan 

2015 Dodge Caravan minivan

2022 Dodge Durango

 

[Another Fan]

How do I know this isn’t a ploy to find out a common security question for passwords 😁

[Just Jack]

22 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

How do I know this isn’t a ploy to find out a common security question for passwords 😁

 

That was my first thought also. 

 

[SinceThe70s]

1973 Dodge Dart, Used, Powder Blue -  awesome in it's non-awesomeness with a slant 6 that wouldn't die

1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, New, Gun Metal Gray - loved it, but a poor choice once I started skiing

1994 Ford Explorer Sport, New, Cayman Green - two-door, manual tranny, my fave

2002 Ford Explorer, New, Mineral Gray -a concession to starting a family - my least fave

2013 Santa Fe Sport, New, same color as 2002 - very well appointed but a bit small and definitely under powered

2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Used, Red/Burgundy - still happy 3 months in.  

 

[frostbitmic]

1970 Ford Maverick

1973 Ford Mustang ... 302 hi performance engine, 3 speed standard, speedometer went to 120, buried the needle.

1978 Datsun 200SX

1976 Chevy Monte Carlo ... 350, nice car until it was viciously attacked by a tree

1986 Ford Thunderbird

1995 Ford Thunderbird ... 4.6L V8, Nice car, great ride

2006 Ford Escape

2006 Mercury Milan

2018 Ford Escape ... I've had it for 3.5 years and have put nothing but gas, oil and brakes into it.

Edited May 20, 2023 by frostbitmic

[ExiledInIllinois]

1972 Dodge Tradesman...

 

...Down by the river!

[Kevbeau]

1976 Ford Chateau Conversion Van. Forest Green with green plaid interior (hand me down from parents)

1986 Mazda 626 (from parents)

1973 Pontiac GTO (sold to friend, wish I kept it)

1993 Mazda 626 (Totaled when rear ended)

2000 Honda Accord V6 coup (Almost made it to 300k miles before “totaled” in minor fender bender)

2007 Acura TL (trade-in)

2007 Toyota Tundra (still have…great truck)

2015 Toyota Camry SE Hybrid (gave to in-laws)

2022 BMW X5 45e (current)

[davefan66]

74 AMC Hornet

73 Monte Carlo

78 Toyota Corolla SR5

Renault Alliance

76 Cutlass

92 Dodge Dakota (first new car)

96 Caravan

98 CRV - the one with the small table in the back!  Great for tailgating 

2001 Caravan

Honda Accord

2002 CRV

Honda Civic

Another CRV

Ford Focus

GMC Envoy

Another CRV

2017 Honda HRV

2018 Silverado

2021 Silverado

 

 

 

 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

‘71 mustang Mach 1👍

’76 mercury cougar XR-7

’78 mustang king cobra 👍

‘74 Vega GT

’81 Ford Escort 

‘85 Ford tempo 🤮

year unknown Chevy monza 🤮

year unknown Ford ranger 👍

’88 Ford Taurus 

‘91 Ford windstar 🤮

’03 Jeep wrangler 👍

’05 mustang gt 👍

’16 Toyota Tacoma 👍

 

 

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

37 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

‘71 mustang Mach 1👍

’76 mercury cougar XR-7

’78 mustang king cobra 👍

‘74 Vega GT

’81 Ford Escort 

‘85 Ford tempo 🤮

year unknown Chevy monza 🤮

year unknown Ford ranger 👍

’88 Ford Taurus 

‘91 Ford windstar 🤮

’03 Jeep wrangler 👍

’05 mustang gt 👍

’16 Toyota Tacoma 👍

 

 

 

No full sized Ford Bronco 1992-96?! 🤔🤨😁

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

9 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

No full sized Ford Bronco 1992-96?! 🤔🤨😁

I was sworn to never mention ownership of said bronco by legal representation 😂

22 hours ago, PastaJoe said:

1972 Buick Skylark I bought for $300 in 1984 the week before my first job after college. Just needed a muffler.

Datsun 280Z

Mazda MX-6

Ford Windstar minivan

Dodge Grand Caravan minivan

Chrysler Town & Country minivan 

2015 Dodge Caravan minivan

2022 Dodge Durango

 

Four minivans in a row? Handy, yes but my condolences anyway 😂

[SinceThe70s]

6 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

I was sworn to never mention ownership of said bronco by legal representation 😂

Four minivans in a row? Handy, yes but my condolences anyway 😂

 

I've rented minivans a number of times and have nothing but good things to say about them, they are effin great. And yet I have no interest in owning one. Probably a stupid stigma of how I'd be perceived if that was my ride,

 

 

[boyst]

2019 Saturn Monte Carlo

1976 Toyota F350

1992 Kia Chevelle

Edited May 15, 2023 by boyst

[PastaJoe]

1 hour ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

I was sworn to never mention ownership of said bronco by legal representation 😂

Four minivans in a row? Handy, yes but my condolences anyway 😂

They were handy for transporting my and my son’s hockey gear through the years, and our yearly trips to the Jersey shore. I liked being able to open the sliding door for easy access in the garage, especially in winter. The Ford was crap, but the Chrysler/Dodge vans with the stow and go seats were great.

[PromoTheRobot]

Gonna try to remember every car in order since age 16...

Rambler Ambassador

Toyota Corolla Station wagon

Dodge Dart

Chevy pickup

VW Ghia wagon

Ford station wagon

Volvo station wagon

Chevy pickup

VW Diesel Rabbit

Another VW Rabbit

Chevy Astro Van

Mercury Sable station wagon

Sable sedan

Dodge Caravan

Ford Windstar

VW GTI

Nissan Altima

Another Altima

Hyundai Sonata.

 

I'm sure in forgetting something 

[Just Jack]

2 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

I've rented minivans a number of times and have nothing but good things to say about them, they are effin great. And yet I have no interest in owning one. Probably a stupid stigma of how I'd be perceived if that was my ride,

 

 

 

 

 

[Royale with Cheese]

1992 Toyota Tercel

1998 Ford Mustang

1998 Ford Ranger

2000 Honda Accord

2008 Toyota Corolla 

2009 Nissan Altima 

2004 Toyota 4Runner

2017 Toyota Tacoma

[ArdmoreRyno]

(in order, damn that's a lot of vehicles)

 

1987 Toyota MR2 Turbo

1992 Chevy Camaro RS

1989 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) - Got this up to over 155 mph... I was a moron doing that too.

1999 Chevy Tahoe 

2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee

2004 Chevy Tahoe

2007 Scion tC - (Went through a divorce, cut back BIG on what I bought and how I paid for it)

2001 Ford Explorer

2012 Chevy Blazer

2019 Cadillac CTS-V

2021 Jeep Cherokee (still own)

2013 Nissan Quest (still own, fiancé drives)

 

On 5/13/2023 at 8:42 PM, f0neguy said:

I owned a bunch of junk as a kid but my first car was a beat up 1966 Triumph TR4a.  God I loved that car.

 

My late grandfather collected TR's. It's made me one to restore one someday. 

[ArdmoreRyno]

On 5/13/2023 at 10:14 PM, ExiledInIllinois said:

1972 Dodge Tradesman...

 

...Down by the river!

 

 

Frankie: "Is this Seinfeld's van? Seinfeld's van? Seinfeld's van?!"
Rhisa: "Wait. What' she saying?"
George: "I think he's saying 'Son of Sam'! Oh, my God!"
Rhisa: "No, they caught him."
George: "I knew it wasn't Berkowitz!"

 

[ArdmoreRyno]

12 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

I've rented minivans a number of times and have nothing but good things to say about them, they are effin great. And yet I have no interest in owning one. Probably a stupid stigma of how I'd be perceived if that was my ride,

 

 

 

I felt the same way... would never own one. That was until the transmission in my fiancé's RAV4 died. With 3 kids and both of us, we drove a Nissan Quest with under 50,000 miles and it's GREAT. Fast AF for a freaking minivan and a TON of room. 

[Toomstone.Part.Duex]

1984 Chrysler LeBaron.   (1992 graduation present)   aka   The LuvBaron.    

1982 Chevy S-10  (Drum hauler) 

1991 Mustang GT  (black/black)

1997 Dodge Dakota Sport (1st new car) 

2001 Mustang Bullitt Edition (summer car) 

2006 Nissan X-Terra  (and Bullitt)

2010 Ford Edge 

2012 Mazda 3  (sold Bullitt) 

2013 Ford Edge ( I like them lol) 

2018 Nissan Rouge  

[LeviF]

2007 Mazda Speed3

1999 Chevy S-10 Longbed (RIP Gramps)

2015 Chevy Impala (Mazda got rear ended by a texter at a stoplight and subsequently totaled out 😡)

2022 Chevy Tahoe (family man)

[Toomstone.Part.Duex]

5 minutes ago, LeviF said:

2007 Mazda Speed3

1999 Chevy S-10 Longbed (RIP Gramps)

2015 Chevy Impala (Mazda got rear ended by a texter at a stoplight and subsequently totaled out 😡)

2022 Chevy Tahoe (family man)

I wanted the Speed3 but the insurance was crazy expensive!!   Got the regular 3 with the 2.5L.  Still pretty quick.   

[LeviF]

2 minutes ago, Toomstone.Part.Duex said:

I wanted the Speed3 but the insurance was crazy expensive!!   Got the regular 3 with the 2.5L.  Still pretty quick.   

 

Weird. I got quotes for a few cars and don't remember the Speed3 being high compared to the others. But I was a teenager so my dad was going to be on the insurance to control my cost and he'd been a customer for like 40 years lol.

[Toomstone.Part.Duex]

5 minutes ago, LeviF said:

 

Weird. I got quotes for a few cars and don't remember the Speed3 being high compared to the others. But I was a teenager so my dad was going to be on the insurance to control my cost and he'd been a customer for like 40 years lol.

The STI was even cheaper than the Speed3.    But at the time they didn't have the hatch and I needed something to haul drums around.   

[LeviF]

1 minute ago, Toomstone.Part.Duex said:

The STI was even cheaper than the Speed3.    But at the time they didn't have the hatch and I needed something to haul drums around.   

 

Should have seen the salesman's face when I asked if it could fit a drum set 😂

[LewPort71]

1969 VW Beetle

1976 Firebird

1978  Ford Fairmont (hated by  Mrs. Lew)

1982  Buick Century

1986  Ford Aerostar  (2 kids )

1991  Toyota Camry  (stick shift)

????  Saturn L200

2009  Chevy Impala

2018  Subaru Outback

 

Is  Abc123  a strong password?

 

 

[Captain Caveman]

On 5/13/2023 at 10:34 PM, Another Fan said:

How do I know this isn’t a ploy to find out a common security question for passwords 😁

to be sure please include your mother's maiden name and the city your father was born in

[Bulldog]

I may be older than many of you -- I don't have the time (or sometimes the memory) to list all the cars that I have owned. However, my favorite car was my first - which was a 1966 Plymouth Valiant with a push button transmission. How I loved that car. Fun to drive & it had a roomy backseat area - which often came in handy in my teenage years. Those were the days .... 😊 

[qwksilver]

Too many to list but here are the interesting ones:

 

78 Ford LTD 1st car owned, green 2 door, 351W Beat the hell out of it. Lasted a few years, a true boat. 

84 Dodge Daytona, non-turbo 😪 Would to get a hold of one now in good shape and a turbo.

90 Mustang LX 5.0 5 manual, top 5 car for me. So fun to drive. 3.08 gears from the factory

87 Buick Grand National, very quick but very moody. Should have kept this one as values are through the roof.

99 Corvette Silver Auto. Had this for about 14 years. Top 5 for me.

2015 Hemi Challenger Manual, heavy as crap but still a blast to drive

2021 Challenger ScatPack auto as no human can shift faster than the computer. Top 5.

[ExiledInIllinois]

15 minutes ago, Bulldog said:

I may be older than many of you -- I don't have the time (or sometimes the memory) to list all the cars that I have owned. However, my favorite car was my first - which was a 1966 Plymouth Valiant with a push button transmission. How I loved that car. Fun to drive & it had a roomy backseat area - which often came in handy in my teenage years. Those were the days .... 😊 

Same... But this thread did get me to start a note file and build a chronological list of the vehicles I have owned, still own... BUT probably won't share them publicly... LoL... Too eclectic to be released into the wild. 😆 Right now up to 14 different vehicles over the last 40 years. That's about a vehicle every 3 years, right?  The "American Dream?"

 

"...The percentage you're paying is too high priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car..."

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Just Jack]

2 hours ago, ArdmoreRyno said:

(in order, damn that's a lot of vehicles)

 

1987 Toyota MR2 Turbo

 

Turbos did not come out until the second generation (MK2).  Do you mean supercharger?  

[Toomstone.Part.Duex]

30 minutes ago, qwksilver said:

Too many to list but here are the interesting ones:

 

78 Ford LTD 1st car owned, green 2 door, 351W Beat the hell out of it. Lasted a few years, a true boat. 

84 Dodge Daytona, non-turbo 😪 Would to get a hold of one now in good shape and a turbo.

90 Mustang LX 5.0 5 manual, top 5 car for me. So fun to drive. 3.08 gears from the factory

87 Buick Grand National, very quick but very moody. Should have kept this one as values are through the roof.

99 Corvette Silver Auto. Had this for about 14 years. Top 5 for me.

2015 Hemi Challenger Manual, heavy as crap but still a blast to drive

2021 Challenger ScatPack auto as no human can shift faster than the computer. Top 5.

Whoa!  Nice list!   Love Grand Nationals!  I see one out in the wild locally sometimes.   Loved my 91 GT also.  

[jayg]

22 minutes ago, Just Jack said:

Turbos did not come out until the second generation (MK2).  Do you mean supercharger?  

They were supercharged. My friend had an 88 , fun little car.  His brother a had a Supra Turbo. 

[Augie]

On 5/14/2023 at 2:16 AM, WhoTom said:

1976 Cutlass Supreme

1984 Dodge Diplomat

1991 Plymouth Voyager

1994 Ford Ranger

1997 Plymouth Voyager

2001 Saturn SL2

2004 Saturn Vue

2009 Toyota Corolla

2015 Dodge Grand Caravan

 

 

 

I had a Cutlass Supreme maybe a year or two ahead of yours. That thing could FLY! Or maybe it was just because it could get up a hill and that seemed super cool after having a Chevette for my first car?    🤷‍♂️ 

 

I don’t know how you guys remember the year of the car. I’m lucky if I can remember the car and the color! Not really into cars as long as it’s comfortable and reliable. I’m still driving a 2014 Toyota Avalon with about 105k miles. Nice ride, and I hope I double that mileage at least despite the wife suggesting I get a replacement. 

 

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On 5/14/2023 at 5:14 AM, ExiledInIllinois said:

1972 Dodge Tradesman...

 

...Down by the river!

 

Does @HOUSE live with you? Have you seen his wallet? 

30 minutes ago, Just Jack said:

Turbos did not come out until the second generation (MK2).  Do you mean supercharger?  

 

You may be correct, but please don’t be upset if I mention, and I think I can speak for most hear, that you sir, are no Marisa Tomei. But then, who is?  

[ArdmoreRyno]

41 minutes ago, Just Jack said:

Turbos did not come out until the second generation (MK2).  Do you mean supercharger?  

 

Yes! Was thinking about the 944. It might have been the 1988 model? It was my first car, I bought it from my parents (had to save money for 3 years working).