Has this been done? Cars you have owned!

[01rangerxl]

2001 Ford Ranger XL, 2WD, 2.5L, 5-speed manual - got it with 48K miles and sold it at 93K miles. No mechanical problems ever. I see it driving around south Charlotte sometimes.

1995 Ford Explorer Sport, 4WD, 4.0L, 4-speed auto - got it with around 147K miles and sold it at 158K miles. Original engine, trans, and everything else were great, but rust from 13 years in PA was destroying it.

2002 Ford Ranger XLT, 2WD, 3.0L, 5-speed automatic - got it with 49K miles, currently at a little over 85K miles. Not as bulletproof as the '01 Ranger, but close.

 

[Tdbo]

1968 Mercury Montego MX Convertible
1974 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe
1979 Ford LTD 2D
1982 Nissan Stanza Hatchback
1985 Honda Accord LX 4D
1989 Honda Accord LX 4D
1986 Chrysler Town&Country Wagon
1993 Chrysler 5th Avenue
1987 Chevrolet Nova
1998 Mercury Villager Van
1996 Geo Prizm
1993 Ford Ranger Regular Cab 2.3 L 5sp.
1994 Ford Explorer 4WD
1995 Ford Ranger Supercab 2.5 L 5sp.
2000 Honda Odyssey
2000 Ford Taurus SE 4D*
1994 Chrysler Lebaron LX Convertible
2004 Ford Ranger Supercab 4.0 Auto 2WD
2006 Honda Odyssey*
2008 Ford Mustang Convertible, Pony Package*
2003 Ford Ranger Supercab 3.0L flex fuel Automatic*
* = Currently Own

 

[John_K]

1977 Chevy Nova, POS
1978 Chevy Chevette, always started and ran but rusted badly by 1984
1983 Ford Fairmont, POS
1999 Buick LeSabre, POS
currently,
1991 Dodge Dakota, pretty good except peeling paint
2005 Hyundai Sonata, good so far

John

 

[ls1mike]

Keep 'em coming. I usually have four or five cars at one time. My wife tells me it is a condition. After reading this and seeing the amount of cars other of had, I am staring to think she may be right. I won't show her this thread.

 

[SAJEFFC]

Originally Posted By: ls1mike
Keep 'em coming. I usually have four or five cars at one time. My wife tells me it is a condition. After reading this and seeing the amount of cars other of had, I am staring to think she may be right. I won't show her this thread.
Ok you asked for it.

1.1971 Ford Pinto (first car, parents car)
2.1975 Ford Mustang II Mach I V8 first new car
3.1977 Ford Granada 351 V8
4.1976 Toyota Celica ST
5.1973 Ford Pinto bought from brother
6.1969 Ford F250 390 V8 with cabover camper- bought from parents
7.1980 Toyota Corolla
8.1983 Fiat X1/9 bought new, terrific car!
9.1980 Chevrolet Corvette
10.1986 Ford Mustang GT
11.1988 Ford Aerostar
12.1989 Ford F150
13.1989 Ford Mustang GT
14.1988 Subaru DL sedan
15.1989 Subaru DL wagon
16.1991 Mazda MX6- turbo
17.1993 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer
18.1995 Ford F150 I-6
19.1996 Ford Ranger 2.3 4cyl dog!
20.1998 Ford Ranger 4cyl, another dog!
21.1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
22.2001 Ford Mustang GT convertible
23.2001 Ford F250 crewcab V10
24.2003 Ford Mustang GT Mach I
25.2004 Ford F150 crewcab xlt
26.2004 Ford F150 crewcab Lariat....turd...Ford bought back!
27.2005 Ford F150 crewcab 4X4 Lariat
28.2008 Ford Mustang GT 5spd just sold
29.2000 Ford Escort ZX2 ( just inherited from mom, dad cant drive anymore)
And now the motorcycles!
1.1976 Honda CB 175
2.1983 Honda CB 1000 4CYL
3.1982 Yamaha 55 Maxim
4.1997 Honda CBR 600 F4
5.1994 Honda Goldwing interstate
6.1997 Honda goldwing Aspencade
7.1997 Harley Road King ( I was busy in 1997! )
8.2003 Honda Rancher 4X4 ATV
9.2005 Honda Rincon 650cc 4X4 ATV
10.2005 Honda XL650R dual sport m/c
So thats all I can remember and doesnt include 8 or 10 of my daughters car's the last 6 years. So...do I win???

 

[Virtuoso]

RIP:

1988 Plymouth Sundance with the n/a 2.2 - Slow! Poor car lived a hard life, and eventually popped it's headgasket @ 98k miles.

1988 Ford Mustang GT - Not near as slow Probably the toughest car I've owned. Totalled it at 187k miles.

1989 Dodge Shadow ES - 2.5 turbo and five-speed. I have a soft-spot for these Turbo Dodges too, probably the most fun car I ever had. Sold it with 225k miles on it. Still regret that decision.

1996 Dodge Avenger ES - Drove great but kinda slow. Was totalled at 75k.

(two) 1994 Taurus SHO's. - One was an automatic and the other a manual. Stoplight supriser if there was one. Third gear on the MTX was where it's at! Huge maintenance hogs though.

1996 Saturn SL1 - 1.9L SOHC crop duster. Burned a LOT of oil but never broke down on me. Eventually sold it at 203k when it started firing on only 3 cyls.

Still own:

1998 Ford Windstar - 3.8L 142k AFAIK it still has the original tranny! Enough rust and electrical gremlins that it will probably be taken out of service in a couple years..

1999 Chevy Malibu - 2.4L 173k Daily commuter, 35 miles each way. Nothing fancy but it does the job wonderfully. Not bad for a four-banger in a midsize really.

 

[xxch4osxx]

1982 Buick Lesabre 1990 Pontiac Firefly 1993 Chev Beretta 2001 Chev Malibu 2004 Chev Silverado, my current vehicle.

 

[donz26]

In model year order:

1966 Pontiac Tempest (had a 1972 Trans Am engine and tranny)--totaled by my dad.
1968 Olds Cutlass (6 banger)--was on its last legs when I bought it.
1973 Chevy Caprice (SB 400)- totaled by my brother.
1979 VW Rabbit ---totaled (my fault)
1983 Plymouth Reliant--pile of dog doo.
1988 Pontiac Grand Am(2.5 tech4) Bought new--underpowered but trouble free for 6 years)-totaled (not my fault).
1990 GMC S-15 (another tech4)--This one survived me, traded it for my Frontier.
1994 Pontiac Grand Am(3.1 v-6) Bought new---had all kinds of problems with this car--finally the LIM gasket caused engine failure at 102k mi.---junked it.
2001 Nissan Frontier(3.3 v-6 ) Bought new--a little underpowered (and a gas hog too), but I love it anyway.
2005 Nissan Altima 2.5s- Leased it after the Grand Am blew up. Should have bought it, but turned it back in.
2007 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE- bought this instead. Incredible drivetrain .

 

[Benzadmiral]

Ten cars in some thirty-three years of driving:

'75 Ford Maverick -- first car (actually then-fiancee's car); sedan; metallic green inside and out, with the 250 CID six, A/C, power steering (but not power brakes), and AM radio

'65 Mercury Park Lane -- white w/ maroon leather; the giant four-door with the power back window and the big 390 CID T-Bird engine

'75 Volvo 164 -- white w/ blue interior; troublesome, then broke a fuel line and burned while I was driving it; put me off foreign cars for quite a while

'84 Ford Escort -- the four-door hatchback "world car"; white with gray check interior; stranded me or stuck me with a $$ repair nearly every year of the seven I drove it

'89 Olds Cutlass -- silver-gray over gray velour; the coupe with the invisible door handles in the B-pillars; never a problem in four years. Traded it for . . .

'94 Olds Cutlass -- same body, but gold over beige velour, and with a bigger engine. (I told people it was so similar to the '89, it was like remarrying your first wife, but she'd lost some weight and learned a few tricks.) Lovely car, but then I got into . . .

'84 Mercedes 280CE -- the Euro coupe W123, gas engine, midnight blue over tan leather; fun to drive, but I was seduced by . . .

'86 Mercedes 420SEL -- steel gray over light gray leather; looked like a German battleship, hence my username; drove it from 138K to 198K miles, at which point it was totalled while parked by a drunk teen driver

'97 Mercedes C230 -- gold over beige MB-Tex; the sturdy little 4-cylinder sedan; solid and reliable, until its transmission began to go out at only 89K miles. Traded for . . .

'03 Buick Park Avenue -- the one in my signature line; 69,600 miles, fantastic looks, ride, and smoothness. (And it's paid for!)

 

[raffy]

Let's see:

1978 Honda Civic 1500 CVCC - hatchback, yellow with black interior, nicknamed by mom the "Little Yellow Submarine"; bought with 75K miles, engine started having problems at 102K miles, sold for a measly $400

1986 Honda Civic - 1.5L, 4-door sedan, light blue with dark blue interior; bought with 30K miles, sold at 111K

1991 Honda Accord - 2.2L, 4-door sedan, burgundy with black interior; wife bought it new and sold to my in-laws at 132K, still on the road with 214K

1993 Nissan Pickup - 2.4L, regular cab, dark red with red interior; bought with 26K, sold at 104K

1996 Dodge Caravan - 2.4L, short wheelbase van, dark blue with gray interior; bought new by my mom, bought by us at 49K, given away to needy family at 106K

2000 Saturn SL - 1.9L, 4-door sedan, medium blue with gray and black interior; bought at 52K, now at 77K and running great!

2002 Mazda MPV - 3.0L, tan with tan interior; bought new by my mom, bought by us from her with 47K, about to be sold at 79K

2008 Honda Ridgeline - 3.5L, RT pickup, cherry red with tan interior; bought new - great vehicle!

2004 Honda Odyssey - 3.5L, silver with gray interior; bought at 53K - our latest addition!

That's 9 vehicles and I've been driving for about 28 years!

 

[silverrat]

1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham
1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Z34 SS
1991 Honda Civic CX
1988 Honda Civic LX
1994 Honda Accord LX


My parents'
1975 Ford Mustang
1976 Chevrolet Nova
1983 Chevrolet Caprice
1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS
1988 Chevrolet Corsica
1995 GMC Safari
1995 Mercury Cougar XR7

 

[dhise]

1978 Olds Cutlass
1976 Pontiac Trans Am
1970 Opel GT
1967 Camaro rs convertible
1977 Ford ltd
1984 Dodge Shelby Charger
1987 Mustang
1991 Chevy S10
1992 Olds 98
1999 Ford F150
2000 Subaru Legacy GT ltd
1993 Subaru Loyale
1986 Subaru GL
2003 Toyota Corolla

 

[fdcg27]

Yeah, it has ben done before, but it still is fun.
In model year order:

'64 Corvair, powerglide
'65 Corvair, powerglide
'67 Datsun 1600 convertible, 4 spd
'67 Corona, 4 spd
'70 Nova, 230 six, powerglide
'72 Spitfire (with factory hardtop), 4 spd
'73 Mercedes 220, gas, carb, automatic
'76 Nova, 250 six, turbohydramatic
'76 Civic CVCC, 4 spd
'76 MGB, 4 spd, still have
'76 280Z 2+2, converted to 5 spd
'78 Mercedes 240D, 2X, both automatic
'80 Citation, V-6, automatic
'81 Vanagon, 4 spd
'84 BMW 733I, 5 spd, still have
'86 Civic Wagon, 2X, both 5 spd
'88 Mercedes 190E, 2.2, automatic
'96 Ody, 2.2 VTEC, automatic
'97 Accord LX (no VTEC), 5 spd, still have
'97 Aerostar, shorty, 2WD, Vulcan, automatic, still have
'99 Accord LX (VTEC!), 5 spd, still have
'09 Forester, Premium Package, automatic, still have.

 

[ryster]

1988 Chevrolet Beretta, traded at 45K miles for:
1992.5 Plymouth Sundance Duster (yes, it actually said model year "1992 1/2" on the sticker...LOL), traded at 39K miles for:
1995 Pontiac Grand Am, traded at 36K miles for:
1998 Pontiac Grand Prix, traded at 10K miles for:
1999 Volkswagen New Beetle, traded at 11K miles for:
1999 Chevrolet Camaro, traded at 24K miles for:
2000 Ford Explorer, traded at 26K miles for:
2002 Ford Focus, traded at 17K miles for:
2003 Dodge Durango, traded at 43K miles for:
2006 Chevrolet Impala, currently at 48,800 miles.

 

[xtell]

1965 Pontiac GTO (still own it)
1966 Pontiac Catalina
1974 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1978 Pontiac Catalina
1978 Chevrolet 4x4 3/4 ton pickup
1987 Chevrolet 4x4 3/4 ton pickup (still own it)
1989 Chevrolet Cavalier
1991 Chevrolet Corsica
1999 Chevrolet Cavalier (still own it)
1999 Pontiac Trans Am (still own it)
2004 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 pickup (still own it)

Now if I could just get a five car garage I'd be set.

 

[LS2JSTS]

xtell,

What color is your '65?
Care to get rid of that old clunker?.....I'll take her off your hands....j/k.
I love the 65-67's, best car Pontiac ever built!

 

[speedyswede]

1983 Chevrolet Chevette 2dr
1983 Volvo 240DL Wagon
1987 Chevrolet S10 longbed p/u 2.8
1994 Suzuki Swift 4dr
1993 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi
1993 Volvo 240 Wagon(current daily driver)
2003 Volkswagen Golf GL 4dr

 

[440Magnum]

I don't buy and sell very often, so I've really only owned a few compared to the 30 years I've been driving

-1949 Plymouth coupe- granddad's car, learned to drive on it, still own, awaiting restoration, hot rod project, or other.

-1968 Ford Ranchero 302/C4. Dad's former car, my first ride when I got my license. Needed a short block due to a seized oil pump at ~200k miles, so it was also my first big mechanical project. The rest of the truck was falling apart, so I sold it to a guy who put the fresh 302 in his early 70s F-150 and drove that for many years.

1973 Plymouth Satellite 318/904. Another family hand-me-down, but saw me through the rest of HS, college, graduate school, and the first 10+ years of marriage. 436,000 total miles. Still own, still driveable but stored. Debating whether to hemi-fy it or go with a 5.2 Magnum/A518 from a mid-90s Dodge truck- super cheap option now that the Hemi is the more desirable transplant for most people and will only get cheaper in the future.

1984 Chevy Cavalier 2.0- wife's first car, and very special to her. Unfortunately it was a pretty awful car and we sold it for next to nothing in the early 90s.

1993 Eagle Vision TSi 3.5/42LE. Only brand-new car wife and I have ever bought, and one of the best I've had next to the Satellite. 260k relatively trouble-free miles. Sold last year.

1966 Dodge Polara- originally a 383 2-barrel/727. Drove it to 270k miles on the 383, then built a 440 for it. Currently semi-regular driver. Good thing I have a short commute, because its no gas mileage champ!

1999 Jeep Cherokee 4.0/5-speed - bought used for daughter. LOVE it, hate to hand over the keys, but know it will take care of her.

2005 PT Cruiser 2.4/41TE- Wife's current ride. She'd wanted one since they first came out and she's absolutely in love with it. I miss the power of the Vision TSi when I drive it, but its a solid and extremely versatile car.

1965 Chrysler 300L, 413/727. Only owned it for a few months- bought as a package deal with the next car and then sold to focus on only one.

And my toy: 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T convertible, 440/727- the eternal restoration project. Its "done" but the stuff I restored back in 1994 needs re-doing now... :-/

 

[addyguy]

In order of ownership:

1985 Buich Skyhawk 4-door;
1986 Honda Civic Hatchback;
1991 Toyota Corolla SR-5 2-door;
1994 Mazda 323 2-door;
2002 Chevrolet Cavalier 4-door (current car, all others gone)

 

[crw]

1978 Subuaru Brat - Fun car, my first car. Leaked oil, a lot.

198X Chevrolet Citation - Boredom on wheels.

1979 Toyota Celica - Had timing chain problems, was never the same. My sisters killed it after I bought...

1978 Triumph Spitfire - I had the top down all the time, even in winter in Utah. Fun! But it broke every two weeks.

1979 Chevrolet Pickup - solid

1989 Nissan 240 SX - Solid, but had to sell when the first baby came.

1991 Ford Taurus - Solid.

1985 Mustang GT - Fantastic. The T5 transmission went out on it, but was easy to fix.

1991 Mustang 5.0 LX - Incredible acceleration. Never had any issues with it, except that it was downright dangerous on icy roads.

1999 Chrysler 300M - Great car! My wife is still upset that I traded it for...

1998 Mustang GT Convertible - Solid. But it eventually gave way to...

2001 VW Jetta - Love it when it runs. Enough said. Still have it, my daughter's car.

Other's that I still own:

2001 Suburban - Fantastic vehicle. Can do anything, never breaks down... ever.

1988 Chevrolet Pickup - Same deal, 207K miles and runs great.

1995 Mazda Protege - Good car, but leaks and burns oil like crazy.

1975 BMW 2002 - A long term project. Good car, needs some clutch work.

My current daily:

1993 Lincoln Mark VIII - 32V V8, great freeway cruiser. I got it for a great price. Appears to be solid.