List all, and comment on, motor vehicle's you've owned.

[Dracula]

This is excluding the cars that I've owned for less than a month. If I were to add those, then it'd be several pages longer.

1955 Ford F-100 <-- First and only time I've ever had a truck. Traded it on the Chevy
1951 Chevrolet Bel-Air Sport Coupe <--Swapped the motor to a hopped-up 350.
1981 DeLorean 6982 <--Half of my current DeLorean came from here.
1979 Cadillac Coupe de Ville <--The most reliable, problem-free car I've had. Low-optioned car and started to burn a quart of oil a week at 230k
1981 DeLorean 1601 <--My current dream DeLorean and the car I learned stick with.
1989 Cadillac Seville <--Terrible car; an utter disappointment.
1994 Ford Crown Victoria <--My shin kept hitting the lower dash pad, so I sold it.
1999 Pontiac Grand Prix <--Brother wrecked it while I was in Basic Training.
1998 BMW 528i <--The worst car I ever owned. Never was right and what a money pit.
1982 Harley-Davidson FXRS <--Motorcycle for summer fun.
1970 Cadillac De Ville Convertible <--My feasible dream Cadillac; 375HP 472 stock motor.
1975 Bricklin 2645 <--Because I can.
1974 Dodge Monaco Brougham <--Used as the workhorse of my fleet; a great car.
1981 DeLorean 1265 <--Project
1976 Cadillac Eldorado <--40,000 miles on a 500 Cu.In. 8.2L motor. BEAUTIFUL!
1974 Dodge Monaco Custom <--Being rebuilt as the Bluesmobile
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD <--Daily commuter; sitting due to transmission issue.
1967 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow <--Sitting last 25 years; my new project.

[Notifier]

Side note - can we please please please stop pluralizing with apostrophes? (vehicle's, parent's, Firebird's, etc.) It grates to read. Just sayin'.

Sorry! I will double check my punctuation next time!

[pezzonovante88]

-1998 BMW 328i M-Sport 4-Door - My first car. MY current winter/every day driver --> Great car, but at 186000kms it is starting to need some work
-2001 Jaguar XJ8 Vanden Plas - One of my many dream cars. Love it. Am currently trying to sell it so I can get my next dream car; DELOREAN!

[08087]

Parents: 1965 Ford Falcon 4 dr. SLOWEST
Parents: 1978 Dodge Aspen 4 dr. Not bad for a kid

My: 1975 Ford Granada 4dr. My first car, what can I say, still love her.
My: 1981 Chevy Cavalier 4dr. My first New car 5 sp.
My: 1984 Chevy Cavalier RS 4dr. My first car with any looks at all
My: 1978 Dodge 100 panel van Old faithfull, many years of reliable service and heat.
My: 1977 Dodge Aspen wagon Junker to knock around in with my dog
My: 1975 US MAIL JEEP For $100 how can you go wrong, sliding doors too
My: 1992 Mercury Tracer Practical
My: 1994 Ford Escort More practical
My: 2004 Nissan Stanza Up to date again with NEW
My: 2006 Toyota Corolla Practical and the fastest car I ever owned
My 1996 Crownline 202 Boating
My: 2005 Seahunt Boat Fishing anyone?
My: 2009 Kymco Scooter Great on gas, and nice to ride!

[Jonathan]

- 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GT, black paint, black leather interior. 1st car I ever owned. Would love to own another car with a Heads Up Display.

- 2001 Mercedes Benz C240 Orion blue metallic, black leather interior. This was the 1st year of the redesigned "baby Benz" and by golly it had more electrical problems than my DeLorean has had! I loved it, but when you're young and dumb and have quite a bit of extra cash, this seemed like a good idea.

- 2001 BMW 330Ci, slate grey paint, light grey leather interior. Great car, but had a bad taste in my mouth after dealing with BMW Mississauga. When I sold it 3 years later, the Cadillac dealership informed me it had been in a $16k accident before I owned it. Huh, funny considering it was a Certified Series and that in itself guarantees it was not to have been in any accidents. I would later learn that their Used Car Manager was a crook and was frauding customers with a little side business he had going under the table with a body shop. Thanks a lot. BMW can lick my choda for every after. Nice car, bad experience.

- 2006 Cadillac CTS, blue metallic, black leather interior. Nice car, but very average/mediocre in many categories. The newer, redesigned ones on the other hand I hear pretty good things about.

- 1981 DeLorean DMC-12, automatic, black interior. My poor used car buying experiences continued after getting a car that was not as advertised by Transworld Auto in St Louis. First two+ years were painful and expensive fixing an endless list of issues on a car advertised as being "the cleanest example we've ever seen." It's all water under the bridge now, car runs like a champ and looks pretty good too.

- 2009 Pontiac G8, sport red metallic, black leather interior. Best car I have ever owned. Factor in price and performance and it is the clear winner.

[Rich W]

As Dave Swingle mentioned...this is a bit of a memory test.

Below is the list that I can recall...I am sure I forgot one or more:

1974 Ford Maverick (pre-power brakes) Rolled it Senior Year HS
1975 Ford Maverick (replacement for the roll-over)
1973 Ford Thunderbird with 460 V8 (huge 2-door, over 20ft long)
1979 Ford Mustang (V8, automatic, 911-style turbo wing)
1980 Ford Mustang Turbo (fun car, my first stick shift)
1981 DeLorean (my first D, purchased in 1985)
1958 Corvette Convertible (I built up from old drag car)
1986 Ford Escort GT (first new car, daily diver, 38mpg)
1983 Ford Mustang GT (5-spd, my last carb Mustang)
1986 Ford Mustang GT (5-spd, my first FI Mustang...fast)
1984 Jeep Pioneer (first Winter 4x4)
1979 Jeep Wagoneer (full-time AWD)
1988 Ford Mustang GT (second new car, still have it)*
1981 DeLorean (my second D, still have, garage queen)*
1987 Suzuki Samauri (Winter car and GF liked it)
1988 Suzuki Samauri (Winter car and same GF liked it)
1991 Suzuki Samauri (2WD, hauled a Jet Ski)
1989 Suzuki Sidekick (hauling two Jet Skis)
1990 VW Corrado G60 (still have, company car, long story)*
1988 VW Fox (Winter car, with snow tires)
1991 Chevy S-10 (good little truck, bad paint)
1983 Porsche 944 (great commuter, in Winter with snow tires)
1980 Porsche 928 (white, needed body work, turned out OK)
1982 Porsche 928 (black, drove to FL when gas was $0.99 gal)
1982 Porsche 928 (Corvette Grand Sport Blue, with S4 look)
1994 Ford Crown Victoria (great tow vehicle)
1981 DeLorean (at DS 2000) (traded 1980 Porsche 928 - white)
1982 DeLorean (at DS 2000) (traded 1982 Porsche 928 - black)
1981 DeLorean 4x4 (now DeLorean Monster Truck, the D Rex)*
1981 DeLorean project car (now the Roadster Convertible)*
1983 DeLorean (Canadian spec...Grand National engine)*
1992 Mecury Marquis LS (after the CV wore out)
1981 DeLorean (red, the one and only painted D that I owned)
1981 DeLorean (traded red one for this early 81 project car)
1995 Mercury Marquis LS (still have, work car)*
1981 DeLorean (automatic...now primary donor for D Limo)*
1990 Ford F350 Ext. Dually (still have, best truck owned)*
1981 DeLorean (early 81, automatic, parade use show car)*
1994 Ford F250 Ext. 4x4 (still have, needs work, at farm)*
1990 Ford F250 Ext. 2WD (still have, not used much)*
1982 DeLorean project car (former Marty Maier project car)*
1995 Ford F150 2WD (used for a couple Winters)
1983 DeLorean (traded for 1982 Porsche 928 - S4 Blue)
1992 Ford Explorer 2-door 4x4 (used at farm, needs work)*
2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara (new, traded F150 as Clunker)*
1981 DeLorean project car (sold as an EV conversion donor)
1998 Ford Explorer V8 AWD (great Winter snow vehicle)*
1999 Ford F350 Dually Ext. (my newer "big" tow vehicle)*
1998 Lexus GS400 (current Winter car, with snow tires)*
1994 Ford E-350 Diesel Coachman 28ft RV mobile home*

Plus a dozen DeLorean Parts Cars purchased in the past decade.
(several cars were partial or full burned and/or crashed vehicles)

* denotes the vehicles that I still own (as of February 1, 2012)

Later,
Rich W.

[Ozzie]

* denotes the vehicles that I still own (as of February 1, 2012)

"Crossing the streams" on two recent postings...
DMCTalk's Official Jay Leno: Rich W.

[dvonk]

my cars:

1986 Jaguar XJS V12: got it in 2001. 56k original miles, red, auto, leather, chrome wire wheels. awesome beast of a vehicle, Lucas electrical system. it wasnt the most practical car for a poor college student.

2001 Hyundai Elantra: traded the Jag for this practical car in 2003. i did not like this vehicle. i made sure it was a manual so i could learn how to drive in anticipation of one day owning a manual DeLorean.

1952 Pontiac Chieftain Deluxe: my first project car, bought on ebay for $200 in 2004. i had a 'cool car' void after selling the Jag. this vehicle was a rust pile and a half, but i learned alot of mechanical skills tinkering with it. it was too far gone to repair and sold it for scrap in 2010, but will always remember what i learned from it.

1958 Buick Special: purchased in 2006 because i wanted a running, driving project car. this is the vehicle in my avatar. i still own it, but will be selling it eventually to add to my "DeLorean Fund." (see my signature below)

2000 Jeep Wrangler: traded the Hyundai towards the Jeep in 2010. with winter weather in Omaha, i have no idea why this was my first 4wd... i like my Jeep, but its not a vehicle for everyone.

1981 DeLorean DMC-12: stay tuned...

[dvonk]

...1972 Pinto Wagon <==actually a lot of fun for what it was...

that reminds me, i saw this just yesterday...

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[thirdmanj]

1.) 1978 Datsun 280Z- First car, learned a lot, loved working on it. Sold it for a pittance. I wish I would've kept it.

2.) 1992 Geo Metro- While the Datsun was laid up my father gave me the Metro. Beat the shit out of that car in frustration over not having my 280Z. It was a great car, I used and abused her and she still got great fuel economy and would not quit on me.

3.) 1998 GMC Sierra 1500- My current daily driver. A most reliable truck. It's nothing fancy, just the 4.3L Vortec 4x2. Bought with 70,000 miles in 2005 now running to 125,000 and she hasn't let me down yet.

4.) 1968 Fiat 500F- Purchased this when I was without a classic car to tinker with. Remarkably simple and fun to work on. Got her into better shape and sold her to help finance the "dream". I regret it as she was a great head turner, reliable, and paid for. But she maxed out at 55 on the freeway!

5.) 1981 DeLorean DMC-12- The problem with realizing ones dream car. Sometimes I hate it more than I love it. Stage II makes her a lot more peppy and fun, but its still a 30year old exotic with exotic problems, and occasionally just goes a little over this amateur mechanic's head. The only thing that keeps me hanging on to her is my devotion to my #1 dream car. I figure if I regret selling the Z and the Fiat, I'd never forgive myself for selling the DeLorean.