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

[Dracula]

It's interesting to see just how diverse the automotive taste is on this board. I've also marked the cars I still own with bold text.

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.

[DDeNeef]

Lets see.. Currently all my owned cars were merely to get to work.

previously owned:

1992 Volkswagen Golf Mk2 1.6 Diesel --1st car. Already had ran 387.000 km's when i bought it. But it was a great car.

1998 Volkswagen Polo 1.6i --75hp lightweight go kart. Got this one when my mother bought a new car. It actually had an aircon but the transmission and clutch were completely worn.

2006 Hyundai Getz --1.4i 100hp --meh. The car was quite fast and reliable. But not really something you want to drive... Value for money.

2010 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TDI Bluemotion. 3-cylinder turbodiesel Veery economical but sloooooow. Sold it when i moved closer to my job. -lemon

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Currently own a 1985 Volkswagen Golf CL Diesel. It has a sunroof, optional 4+E Geabox and a analog clock where the rev counter should be. it's two years older than i am.

[xbrules]

Here's my list, You'll notice a trend before long lol

1992 Ford Falcon GLi (EBII) 1st car, was fantastic, ran on LPG, cost less than $30 to fill it up for a week

1978 Ford Fairmont GXL 4 door, Was my first foray into muscle cars. was a factory 302 Cleveland, rebuilt the motor and stroked it 351 cubes... loved that car went like the clappers and looked grandpa-tastic

1976 Ford Fairmont GS Hardtop, My coupe... 351 V8, worked C4, 9 inch with tramp rods. still have it and love it dearly, has made me some great friends around Australia.

1992 Ford Falcon Wagon aka Little Red Wagon... bought it for $400 off the scrappers, drove it for 3 months until it blew a head gasket at which point I sold it back to the scrap yard I bought it from for $200...

1983 Ford Fairmont Ghia V8 - was going to build it into a replica of the Dick Johnson Greens Tuf racecar but lost my job and it had to go.

1975 Ford LTD. 351, FMX, 9 Inch. epically awesome car. could carry 6 people on a pub crawl with ease. could manage 100mph without issue. but was rusty and I sold it to help finance the DeLorean purchase... next owner dismantled it... Not happy about that one

1983 Ford Falcon aka the Beige Cardigan, runabout, rusty, beige... not much to talk about.

1981 DeLorean DMC 12 - 02065, one family car from Sacramento, has done 3,800 miles in 18 years. Living the Dream =D

[Karin]

Here's my list of the cars that honestly my dad owned, not me. They're just cars that have had an impact on my life.

1987 Cadillac DeVille: A brown, almost golden Cadillac coupe that used to be used as a family car for as long as I can remember more than our van before that. During that time, it traveled many far places several times without much of a problem aside from one time. It's gone to Colorado, New Mexico, and Florida at least once. For years though, it hasn't been used; just turned on every once in a while to keep the juices flowing. Now it spews blue smoke. As much as this one had a bigger impact on my life, it does deserve a better home now.

1993 Ford Taurus: It used to be my sister's car. Then it sat in our driveway for a while until Dad and I used it to help me practice driving while I was learning. It did have a bad transmission but it was able to behave during my short driving lessons. After he got a new transmission and more A/C fluid, I used it to go to University of Houston as soon as I got my under-age-21 license. The comfortable A/C didn't last long though. We finally sold it over three years ago.

1997 Ford Explorer: Again, another car that has put some impact in my life. Not as much as the Cadillac had but it is in second place. It ended up becoming a reliable ride for me after the Taurus' A/C went out while attending UH and bit into when I went to Houston Community College. It, too, has made quite some miles to faraway places like the Alamoso white sands. My dad did try to sell it nearly a year ago, which he actually did, but it was returned when the buyer needed that money for something more important. Now Dad has used it for some of his dirtier jobs so he doesn't have to use the other Explorer for that type of work.

2007 Ford Explorer: This one, never was exactly a big fan of. Why? Cuz its alarm goes ballistic sometimes. One time after class, I was contentedly enjoying a Reese's in the SUV before starting it up. Once I did start it up after finishing, it went nuts. I will never forget that evening. Oh, and this one is red just like the '97. Our neighbor thought he was seeing double when he noticed the two Fords in our driveway shortly after this one was bought. My dad decided to name it 007 after those movies for fun. It did take us on our vacation over a year and a half ago, from New Mexico to Arizona to Utah and reverse back to Texas.

2005 Chrysler Sebring: Yes, the trend of Fords has ended. Now I got this sedan as my daily driver. With an awesome sunroof and the ability to pick up speed quickly despite it being a 4 cylinder, I never thought I would take such a liking. Course it doesn't come anywhere near my thoughts for my dream car. It's been reliable for me since 2008 shortly after the Taurus was sold. It was somewhat a trade, you might say, but more like a way for Dad to get some money for selling the Taurus so he can buy another car I can use. I love its vicious shark face.

[jawn101]

1993 Ford Taurus SHO 3.2
- Loved this car immensely. That aluminum Yamaha engine was a thing of beauty that was not only bulletproof, but fast as hell too. The car was the ultimate sleeper - looked almost exactly like any other Taurus at the time. It had a more agressive body kit, subtle SHO badging and those awesome Italian fan-blade wheels. And the best shade of red paint I've ever seen on a car. It could smoke anything I ran across at the time, but still had a comfortable leather interior with power everything (even a 10-way power driver's seat! In 1993!), a great stereo, automatic climate control and headlights, etc. Way ahead of it's time and I *VERY* grudgingly sold it in 2000 with almost 200k miles on it. Did I mention it also never had a single repair outside of scheduled maintenance, an insatiable lust for sticky high-performance rubber, and a broken power antenna? Damn I miss that car.

2000 Ford Escort ZX2
- Sigh. I traded the SHO in for this because I couldn't afford to keep up with the expensive tires and premium gas anymore. Plus having a new car with a warranty was appealing. The guy at the dealership who came out to switch my license plates over looked like he wanted to cry when he said "really? you're trading this... for THAT?"
This car was a COMPLETE lemon. I'd go into the details but it would take months to type it all. Suffice it to say that I traded this in in 2005 with 36,000 miles on the clock. I paid $16k for it new. Repair bills from 2003-2005 (after the warranty ran out) totaled almost 10k. It spent more time in the shop than on the road, even under warranty. My favorite stories were when I slammed on the brakes to avoid a semi that had just jacknifed and the head fuse blew. The car went completely dead and only the e-brake and about 18" came between me and certain death. Or the fact that 1st gear shredded itself (in an automatic) into a pound of steel filings and I couldn't afford to repair it. Or the time I propped the hood up and the shitty weak steel just gave out around the prop rod and the whole thing came down on me. I took 1500 bucks and was glad to see it go.

2003 Honda Civix EX (wife's current DD)
- Reliable, basic transportation. Got the one with all the options because honestly, why not at this price. 130,000 miles. I'm convinced it will run forever.

2006 Acura RSX
- This is another great car that hits all the right buttons and is my current DD. Bulletproof, virtually maintenance free, handles like nothing else I've ever driven. Comfortable, quiet, lots of gadgets. It's got 65,000 miles on it now and hasn't needed a single repair. It looks, feels, drives and smells like new. Not a rattle or squeak anywhere, even the chassis and interior. Honda knows how to build 'em. It isn't as fast as I'd like, but when I bought it I was living in downtown Boston and didn't think the 6-speed Type S was the right way to go for that kind of driving.

1981 DeLorean DMC-12 #2100
- What can I say? Living the dream.

[08087]

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[Jimmyvonviggle]

1982 BMW 320i: My 1st car that we bought for $1,500. Great car, but no AC and needed work towards the end. I couldn't afford the restoration so we sold it. Sometimes I miss it.

1996 Corolla: Owned from 2000 to 2004. Great car and very reliable. Great on gas (32mpg).

1988 Toyota Tacoma: Owned from 2004 to present: Great truck with 186k miles on it now. Will be needing a few age realted fixes and some new tires, but still alive and kicking!!

Hopefully a Delorean will be next on the list!!

Hey Jammer my first car I bought was a 1978 BMW 320i. Similar to yours except I believe my bumpers were more pronounced. I loved that car but it also became too expensive to maintain for that period in my life.

[Mike C.]

1984 Pontiac Trans Am - Overheated, burst into flames. Put out flames, still drove home. (traded for Ford ranger splash)
1985 Pontiac Trans Am - Stolen during restoration (barely knew her)
1996 Ford Ranger Splash - Too small, knees hit dash. Sold to brother in law. (horrible gas mileage)
1987 Pontiac Trans Am - Bent a push rod, removed push rod, sold car...lol (least favorite trans am)
1996 Pontiac WS6 Formula - Favorite car, nitrous fed daily driver (most memorable car)
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 - replaced blown tranny WS6 (EXCELLENT commuter)
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 #2 - Got from my dad when he passed away. Free car! (still have, only 55k miles on it, driving it til it's dead)
2000 Chrysler LHS - The yacht. Got when my uncle passed away. low cost family car! (sold because I had too many cars)
1983 DeLorean DMC-12 I hate waxing my cars, figured this was an acceptable alternative

[Jimmyvonviggle]

1981 Ford Zephyr (the slowest car)
1978 BMW 320i (old and rusty but cool)
1990 Acura integra
1998 Saturn sl1
1998 Pontiac transport
2002 Saturn L100
2006 Chevy Uplander
2009 Hyundai Elantra (surprising faster than my integra)
1981 DeLorean (the only car on this list that matters)

[Bitsyncmaster]

1969 Chevy Nova, 4 cly, torque drive
1974 Chevy Vega GT, bought new
1980 Dodge Mirada, 318 V8
1990 Dodge Dynasty
2005 Chevy Malibu
1981 DMC-12


Before I was 16 I learned to drive standard on my dads 1956 Anglia and my brothers 1962 Corvair.