YOUR HISTORY OF CARS you've owned!

[mogo]

2006 pontiac Solstice First American car! New
2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport New
1999 Mitsubishi 3000GT Sl New
1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX Turbo New
1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT Vr4 Spider New

Not sure on years now on the rest...

I had 2 Toyota MR2's 90's
I had 2 Mazda RX-7's 80's

[shenvalley]

Let's see if I can even remember!

1966 Pontiac LeMans (wrecked)
1974 Chevy ???? (something with a big engine) (sold)
1980 Datsun ???? (overseas) (sold)
1984 Dodge Omni (ex got it)
1985 Chevy ???? (traded)
1987 Buick Skylark (traded)
1994 Hyundai Sonata (traded)
1998 Saturn SC2 (gave to kids)
2001 Ford F150 Supercrew
2001 Harley-Davidson Electraglide Classic
2003 Ford Explorer SportTrac
1989 Yamaha Virago (sold)
2007 Saturn Sky Redline

[mena661]

1989 VW Fox (sold)
1992 Nissan Sentra SE-R (sold)
1998 Toyota Camry (4 cyl) (sold)
2001 Infiniti G20t (sold)
2004 Toyota Tundra (still have it)
2004 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V (sold)
2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP (first American car for me, wife's second)

[wife of cdb]

Wow, this is quite the list, I keep my cars till they look like crap or stop running

'65 corvair - my brother totaled it
'72 audi 100LS - what a beautiful lemon, african teakwood dashboard
'75 Datsun B210 hatchback-afater the audi i wanted reliable, and it was
'86 ? Mazda 626
'91 mazda mx6
2000 bmw 323i-transmission died at 50,844 miles
2005 solstice

[Red Devil]

1990 Honda Accord EX - sold
1987 Mazda RX-7 TurboII - wrecked
1993 Mazda RX-7 Twin Turbo - stolen
2001 Nissan Sentra SE - end of college daily driver, ugh - sold
2004 Mazda RX-8 - current car

Coming next...don't know, maybe a Chevy SUV so I can convert the RX-8 to street legal/Time Trial car.

[Gizmo]

Originally Posted by David Dougherty I probably missed one or two, at my age the memory is the second thing to go, I can’t remember what the first thing is????????????????

Ummm, mystein and GreyFox, do y'all still own all those cars? Must be VERY big garages!


Cars that I've paid for (first car at age 21):
1. New 1969 Fiat 850 Spyder (totaled by me)
2. New 1973 Fiat 850 Spyder (traded)
3. New 1974 AMC Matador Coupe (traded)
4. New 1975 Fiat X1/9 (traded)
5. New 1978 Fiat X1/9 (traded)
6. Used 1976 Delta 88 for wife #1 (totaled by me)
7. New 1980 AMC Spirit (traded)
8. New 1982 Fiat X1/9 (totaled by me)
9. Used 1980 Olds Cutass for ex-wife #1 (stolen)
10. Used 1979 Chevy Nova (sold)
11. Used 1982 Chrysler LeBaron (sold)
12. 1986 Pontiac 6000 STE for ex-wife #1 (she sold it)
13. Used 1988 Plymouth Voyager (given to my brother, 'expired')
14. Used 1990 Chevy Cavalier Convertible (traded)
15. New 1995 Geo Prizm (given to my step-daughter)
16. New 1996 Chevy Blazer for my ex-wife #1 (she sold it)
17. New 1997 Dodge Neon for my wife #2, now ex-wife (she traded it)
18. New 1998 Ford Taurus for my brother (he still has it)
19. New 1999 Ford Mustang for my wife #2, now ex-wife (she still has it??)
20. New 1999 Ford Taurus (traded)
21. Used 1997 VW Jetta for my daughter (traded)
22. New 2001 Ford Taurus (traded)
23. New 2001 VW Jetta for my daughter (was leased)
24. Used 2001 Ford Explorer for step-daughter (still has it ??)
25. New 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix (traded)
26. New 2003 VW Jetta for my daughter (totaled by her- broken oil pan)
27. Used 2001 Chevy S-10 for ex-wife #1 (still has it)
28. New 2006 Pontiac Solstice (still have it)
29. New 2006 Saturn Ion for daughter (totaled by her- other driver's fault)
30. New 2006 Ford Ranger for daughter (still has it)

next will likely be a new VW Beetle for my new wife #3 when she arrives from Colombia

Hmmm, I wonder if I've discovered the reason I am always broke????

.

[PAO]

umm lets see...driving for 40 years now.....so the list as best I can recall in roder of ownership....

1) 1976 Toyota Celica GT....new, traded
2) 1979 Pontiac Formula Firebird....new, traded
3) 1975 Fiat Sedan...., used, sold
4) 1980 Datsun 510....new, traded
5) 1978 Opel Sedan......used, destroyed in bomb attack in Germany
6) 1983 Buick Century....new, traded
7) 1985 Nissan Altima....new, traded
8) 1985 Nissan P/U....new, traded
9) 1976 Toyota Celica GT
10) 1985 Honda Civic....used, sold
11) 1986 Honda Accord Hatchback....new, traded
12) 1988 Honda CRX....new, traded
13) 1988 Honda Accord Coupe....new, traded
14) 1991 Ford Explorer....new, traded
15) 1977 Honda Civic CVCC....used, restored, sold
16) 1992 Dodge Dakota P/U....new, traded
17) 1995 2- Chrysler LeBaron Convertibles....new, traded
18) 1985 Ford Ranger P/U...used, sold
19) 1984 Toyota Corolla,,,, used, traded
20) 1996 Honda Passport...new, sold
21) 1999 Ford Mustang GT....new, traded
22) 2003 Kia Sorento....new, still have
23) 2004 Chevy Malibu Maxx....new, still have
24) 2006 Pontiac Solstice.....new, still have (actually its UNEED2's car

[Gizmo]

Originally Posted by PAO 5) 1978 Opel Sedan......used, destroyed in bomb attack in Germany

Ummm, Paul,

I believe there's a story that needs to be attached to this one?

Inquiring minds need to know!

.

[GTJay785]

Jeez, I'm just a pup compared to all of you...

1) 1994 Ford Probe base model
2) 1995 Probe GT <---Fun, fast, and cheap!
3) 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT
4) 1996 Ford Probe GT (Racer, had J-Spec motor, many racing parts)
5) 2007 Pontiac Solstice N/A

[PAO]

Originally Posted by Gizmo Ummm, Paul, I believe there's a story that needs to be attached to this one? Inquiring minds need to know! .

1983...then West Germany, before the wall came down....Army Captain serving with a Field Artillery Brigade in Giessen West, Germany....was the community duty officer that night......one of the terrorist groups of the time...red brigade or some such..dont remember....had been targeting US Facilities......had warned of a pending attack.....werent out to kill, just harass and destroy property......Germany and US Military Police were patrolling.......someone slipped into the housing area (open post no gates or fencing) and got to one of the parking lots...slid an acetylene bottle packed with explosives under one of the cars in the lot....the Opel was parked across the lot...probably 25 feet from the car they rolled the bottle under.....blew it with a timer just as a young MP rounded the corner of the housing area......about 4AM....destroyed all 15 cars in the lot..and shattered probably a 100 windows in the housing complex.....

by 6Pm that night..all the windows were boarded up...all the glass removed from the grounds and the parking stripes repainted in the parking lot..thanks to Germany and US authorities.......you never would have known something happened......US Govt reimbursed me for the cost of the car..got more than I paid for it... and saved me from selling it..as I was transitioning back to the states to a new assignment in two months.........so thats the story

[ccrgxp]

WOW, I haven't checked this topic since I posted it and was totally impressed with the listings. See... this is what I like to know about everyone and wanted everyone to share the history a little. For a guy who is almost 31 yrs old I have owned a lot of cars in my time. Compared to certain members who had more, it goes to show you that some have had the car experience ventured out. I would take advice from any person who had more than one car in their life. It's easy to help people to relate to the ride or even drive when you have owned or driven different types of cars. Either way it goes, I am glad to see people who have a history with vehicles. Cheers to all!

[MITCH]

1957 chevy bel air/ yellow
1960 impala/ blue
1964 rambler american/ silver-black
1965 chevelle/white
1966 chevelle/white
1969 dodge dart/ blue
1977 Monte Carlo/ firethorn red/white top
1978 hondamatic 750/teal
1979 puch/red
1980 corrola/red
1981 plymouth reliant/red
1983 plymouth reliant/ brown/gold
1985 plymouth voyager/blue
1985 buick park ave/white
1988 plymouth grand voyager/silver
1993 mitsubishi/red
1994 dodge shadow/silver
1996 ford ranger
2002 dodge stratus/white
2003 suzuki volusia 805/silver/pearl
2006 pontiac solstice/red

I think that's it! The worst junk was the 1977 Monte Carlo bought new in 1977. Nothing but problems.

The Rambler started on fire, I wish it had been the Monte Carlo instead.

Mitch

[ccrgxp]

Originally Posted by PAO 1983...then West Germany, before the wall came down....Army Captain serving with a Field Artillery Brigade in Giessen West, Germany....was the community duty officer that night......one of the terrorist groups of the time...red brigade or some such..dont remember....had been targeting US Facilities......had warned of a pending attack.....werent out to kill, just harass and destroy property......Germany and US Military Police were patrolling.......someone slipped into the housing area (open post no gates or fencing) and got to one of the parking lots...slid an acetylene bottle packed with explosives under one of the cars in the lot....the Opel was parked across the lot...probably 25 feet from the car they rolled the bottle under.....blew it with a timer just as a young MP rounded the corner of the housing area......about 4AM....destroyed all 15 cars in the lot..and shattered probably a 100 windows in the housing complex..... by 6Pm that night..all the windows were boarded up...all the glass removed from the grounds and the parking stripes repainted in the parking lot..thanks to Germany and US authorities.......you never would have known something happened......US Govt reimbursed me for the cost of the car..got more than I paid for it... and saved me from selling it..as I was transitioning back to the states to a new assignment in two months.........so thats the story

WHAT AND AWESOME STORY!! Now that is something you don't hear everyday. "Well I had this car, but some terrorist blew it up..."lol

[Stitches040]

Me -

1 - 1984 Jeep CJ 7 - Lifted
2 - 1988 Nissan King Cab P/U
3 - 1989 Chevy Sportside P/U
4 - 1996 Chevy Silverado Ext.Cab 4X4
5 - 1998 Volkswagen Jetta - Wolfsburg Edition
6 - 2001 Dodge Ram Quad Cab - Off Road Edition
7 - 1998 Ford Crown Vic - P71 Police Interceptor (Current) (Best Beater on the Road!!!)
8 - 2004 Chevy Silverado SS (Current)

Wife -

1 - 1992 Mazda 323
2 - 1996 Ford Explorer
3 - 1998 Chevy Tahoe
4 - 2002 GMC Yukon Denali (Current)
5 - 2006 Pontiac Solstice (Current)

[idkfa]

good stuff..

Been driving for a little over a decade

16-18 1985 plymouth voyager (super wagon)
16-18 1983 volvo 240 (super box)
19-27 1956/72 VW Karmann Ghia (just sold last month
26-present 1981 Mercedes 300d (vegoil project)
26-present 2006 Pontiac Solstice