How many cars have you owned?

[AZjeff]

Got curious so made a list. Most were at least 5 years old when bought. A few interesting, most just transportation.

77 Formula Firebird (came with girlfriend now wife of 42 years)
67 GMC dogbox van
67 GMC pickup
68 VW fastback
69 El Camino
80 Chevy Big10 pickup
80 Citation X11* - totalled
80 Suburban 1500
81 Chevy 1500 stepside
82 Citation*
85 Chevy S10 - son
85 Jeep Cherokee Sport 2 dr
85 Suburban 1500
86 Suzuki Samurai tintop
89 Saab 900S
90 Chevy Metro
92 Ford Explorer
93 Ford Tempo
95 Dodge Stratus
98 Chevy C1500
00 Silverado 1500*
00 Chevy Tracker
00 Nissan Frontier crew
02 Saturn L200 - daughter
02 Nissan Xterra - current DD
02 Toyota Solara*
02 Chevy Blazer Xtreme
05 GMC Sierra 1500
06 Jeep GC
07 GMC Sierra 2500 LBZ
14 Toyota RAV4*
16 Chevy Silverado 1500 WT
18 Nissan Titan S*
21 GMC Sierra 3500 SLE*

+A handful of motorcycles and travel trailers

*bought new

 

[atikovi]

90 Chevy Sprint

Canadian?

 

[Kennedy01]

If we aren't counting flips and horse trades...
1970 Chevrolet Malibu 4 Dr
1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88
1995 GMC Sierra 1500
1999 Cadillac Escalade (current and only vehicle)
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

If we are counting flips and horse trades...
1964 Chevrolet Biscayne 4 Dr
1967 Chevrolet Corvair
1966 Chevrolet C10
1975 Chevrolet K20
1990 Chevrolet Camaro
1980 Chevrolet Camaro
1977 Pontiac Firebird
1993 Chevrolet Lumina Eurosport
1987 Ford F250
1975 Dodge D200
1967 Chevrolet Camaro convertible
1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1972 Plymouth Satellite
1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
2002 Dodge Ram 1500 sport
2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT

 

[AZjeff]

Canadian?

Chevy Metro maybe? 3 cylinders, it was tired when I bought it at 175K for an errand runner but I never couldn't find a place to park. Never left town with it.

 

[atikovi]

Chevy Sprint to 1988, then GEO Metro from '89 in the U.S.

 

[OVERKILL]

And the record goes to Atkovi. But how many vehicles did he actually keep for more than a year?

I've been married 46 years and have owned 44 vehicles, including those purchased for kids living at home: 4 Acuras, 1 Alfa Romeo, 1 AMC, 1 Audi, 2 BMWs, 1 Datsun, 1 Fiat, 3 Hondas, 2 Hyundais, 3 Infinitis, 2 Isuzus, 1 Jeep, 1 Mazda, 4 Nissans, 1 Pontiac, 1 Range Rover, 2 Saabs, 1 Sterling, 4 Subarus, 5 Toyotas and 3 VWs.

A year? You are being generous, he flips cars, Many of these are probably days at the most.

 

[OVERKILL]

I have 75-80 of those now and all but maybe five for more than a year.

Your list yields an average of 18 car purchases a year, that's more than one a month. You'd have to turn over 16 cars a year on average to end up with 80 on-hand.

But as @Astro14 noted, somebody who deals/flips cars/runs a used car lot or whatever it is you do, really isn't in the spirit of this thread.

 

[WeyounDS9]

2004 Nissan Sentra SER SPEC-V
1991 Infiniti Q45
1992 Infiniti Q45
1992 Infiniti Q45
1994 Infiniti Q45
2002 Nissan Maxima
2009 Nissan Maxima
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe
2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe
2015 NIssan Xterra PRO4X
2005 NIssan Xterra Offroad
2011 NIssan Xterra PRO4X
2012 Nissan Pathfinder Silver Edition , 4x4
2008 Nissans Pathfinder V8, 4x4
1983 BMW 528e
1984 Saab 900S
1994 VW Passat GLX with the 2.8 l V6. required winter oil of 15w-40 and summer oil of 20w-50

 

[WylieCoyote]

All Cars — Postimages

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[CR94]

Only 4 (see signature below) in 51 years, only two of which I bought new.

During my life, my parents owned, in order of first appearance, and including two pickup trucks:
1 Willys,
6 GM,
1 AMC,
1 Ford,
3 Chrysler,
1 Subaru, &
1 Toyota.
Of those 14, at least four died before reaching 100k miles. Only one, the oldest GM, made it past 100k miles while they owned it; the Toyota did later. (Others indeterminate, because sold while still running.)

 

[ATex7239]

This is a fun thread. Good job to all those who put in the effort; I won’t be.

 

[eljefino]

If we are counting flips and horse trades...

1993 Chevrolet Lumina Eurosport

Was this one of those deals where someone starts with a paper clip and trades junk up until they get a car?

 

[fisher83]

I double checked my list and I forgot to add 1 Subaru. So 27 for me.

 

[Kennedy01]

Was this one of those deals where someone starts with a paper clip and trades junk up until they get a car?

No. Every car on the flip/trade list was either sold for a profit or traded for a car that made a profit. The Eurosport was a nice car. Black with red interior, low miles.

 

[Blueshound]

This was fun! So interesting to see all of yours. I started driving in 1984. Did not include vehicles of my wife and kids but tossed my bikes in as they were at times my daily drivers.
1976 Datsun B210
1979 Toyota Celica
1982 Suzuki 500cc (MC)
1979 Ford Fairmont wagon
1986 VW Quantum wagon
1996 Ford F150
1980 Honda 100cc (MC)
1999 Chevy Venture
1986 VW Jetta diesel
2003 Kawasaki GS500 (MC)
2008 Mazda3
2018 Mazda CX-5
2021 Ford F150

 

[mez]

We keep cars until they are worthless

73 Plymouth Barracuda
82 Nissan Sentra
78 Datsun 810 wagon (wife's)
87 Plymouth Sundance
94 Plymouth Caravan minivan (wife's)
87 Chevy S10
00 Toyota Sienna (wife's)
10 Acura TSX (wife's)
06 Honda Ridgeline

 

[IndyIan]

One of the guys I autocross with can not keep a DD car for much over year since he started driving, he's had about 40. Ever wonder who bought a Turbo Scoupe new? He was that guy!

I've had a lot fewer since my first car in 1998. I'm a run it until its done guy I guess.
1. 1981 Olds Omega
2. 1995 Plymouth Neon
3. 2007 Focus Wagon
4. 2006 Focus Wagon

All the money I've saved has gone somewhere though!

 

[ATex7239]

2004 Nissan Sentra SER SPEC-V

Had one too. Such a fun car.

 

[fisher83]

This has been a fun thread! Thank you all for chiming in!

 

[eljefino]

This has been a fun thread! Thank you all for chiming in!

I especially like the forgotten econoboxes. The world wasn't all full size, chromed out V8 American iron with whitewall tires like the movies would have you believe.