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[nthngd2say]

76 Toyota pickup
86 Oldsmobile Cutlass
90 Plymouth voyager
92 Nissan sentra
01 Dodge neon
02 Hyundai Santa Fe
02 F150
02 Dodge Durango

[stainbuster]

WOW! Impressive lists going here. Here`s mine:

77 Cadillac Eldo Biarritz (Black over red. 425ci, FWD, 24` long sporting 5 hotties trough the sunroof at once.)
86 Volvo 244DL (drove to 340k miles)
86 Camaro (GM`s ugly cream yellow, 2.8L V6)
88 Volvo 244GL (daily beater)
86 Civic DX 3-door
86 Hyundai Excel 3-door (engine exploded at 90k miles)
82 Camaro Z-28 (Triple red, t-tops, 350 TPI, modded, LOVED this ride until her back end swapped places with the front at high speeds during rain. Got lucky that night, I`m still here.)
96 Grand Prix GTP Coupe (Wife`s car)
98 Grand Prix GT Sedan (Hmm, this one swapped ends on me, too. Back to Volvos.)
90 Volvo 745GL (Perfect family wagon. Safe, reliable, 30mpg)
00 Ranger XLT (Work truck)

Dang that was theraputic. Conjured up a whole lotta memories. Thanks for the great idea Frank!

Regards,

[onthespot]

1974 Pontiac Astre
1976 TransAm
1976 Plymouth Fury (It barely ran! No exhaust and covered with rust)
1980 Chevy Monza
1980 Chevette (We all had one of these... right?)
1971 Harley Davidson Sprint (Made in Italy!)
1976 Ford Mustang
1969 VW Beetle - (With Rolls Royce front end...)
1971 Chevy Impala (Was rear-ended in this)
1982 Malibu Classic
1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra
1988 Taurus
1999 Mazda Protege
2000 Mazda Protege
1996 F150 4x4
2002 Kia Sedona

(Probably a few more in there that I missed.....)

[AutopiaAdmin]

1971 VW Super Beetle
1969 Ford Mustang
1984 Dodge Charger
1982 Pontiac Firebird
1985 Chevy Celebrity
1988 Pontiac Firebird
1997 Dodge Dakota
1999 Pontiac Firebird
2003 Chevy S-10
Another 2003 Chevy S-10

And... my next car will be a BMW 3 Series

[CharlesW]

Originally posted by BaDm0theR
So Charles...based on the info you gave us, i take it your roughly like 26 years old?

Roughly describes it to a "T".
Not in my second childhood, still in the first one.

Charles

[mirrorfinishman]

Originally posted by CharlesW
1926 Ford Model "T" Coupe ($2 at a farm sale. Broke a wood spoke wheel and left it in a ditch)

Hey Charles,

Was that you in the movie, `It`s a Wonderful Life`? You know the scene where George Bailey crashes his Model T Ford into a tree and then just leaves it there. Sounds a lot like your story.

[clean4u]

1975 `````en Camaro,1984 Camaro Z-28, 1987 Iroc Z-28, 2000Silverado

[Totoland Mach]

What an interesting topic! Here`s my list (probably forgot a few)

1941 Buick 4 dr sedan Stright 8 bought from Dad in 1961
1955 Ford Convert with Merc Turnpike Cruiser engine (purchased when I was at Ft. Campbell KY)
1965 Volkswagen Squareback (bought in Germany)
1971 Dodge Van with flame paint (out of the Army in 68..wanted to be a long-haired biker with a van)
Went to work for AMF Harley-Davidson..lots of bikes both company and personal: 100 cu.in. Sportster drag bike, FLH with sidecar, 47 Knucklehead chopper, H-D`s awful dirt bikes (Sprint, etc)
1976 Pontiac Trans-Am Anniversary Gold edition
1977 Dodge van with 440 cu. in motor..ate gas for a living
1979 Dodge van with small v-8 (lesson learned)
1984 GMC Suburban (ate gas for a living)
1991 Mazda MPV van 4 cyl (lesson learned) Still driving with 294/k miles
1996 Pathfinder (wife`s vehicle)
1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara (purchased from bank...NEVER, EVER co-sign on a car for your children..EVER)
2003 Mustang Mach 1 (which got me searching for Detailing)

[BaDm0theR]

Totoland: How do you like the Mach 1? What were your other possible options before you purchased the Mustang?

[Totoland Mach]

BaDmOtheR: I actually started looking at the Bullitt edition Mustangs from 2001. I`ve never owned a Mustang and ended up with the Mach because of the increased power and distinctive shaker.

I also looked at the Cobra Stang...but pricing + higher insurance kept me from it.

[norahcrv]

Short but Sweet: 1975 Honda Civic w/Trunk - not a hatchback!
1985 Honda Civic Wagon - 152K & still going
2004 Honda CR-V EX

[MadWax]

1980 Chevette, broke my back in 2 places in it...
1973 Duster, dad`s idea of a good car=````box
1971 Plymouth Valiant, not bad, blew it up
1983 Escort Wagon, couldn`t kill it, and boy did I try
1986 Toyota Tercel, quick lil zipper in it`s day
1986 Dodge Daytona, first financed, miss it
1987 Jeep Comanche 4X4, gas hog 4 banger, fun
1977 Pont Bonneville 2 door+big block=16 year old with wood!
1980 Toyota Tercel, 45 MPG
1990 Dodge Colt Vista, AWD go any where rig
1988 F150 4X4
1966 Bronco, miss it bad
1990 F150, plow beast
1973 Nova
1977 Nova
1990 Cavalier Z24, built motor, suspension, waste of time and money
1992 Honda Civic AWD Wagon, still have it, winter beast
1993 Subaru Legacy, gave to sister, nice car in all
1994 Ford Escort GT, Cleanest car I ever owned at time, peppy little ````box, fun!
1980 F150 4X4, toy
1993 Jeep Wrangler renegade, 4" lift, guy at work baby`s it now
1996 Nissan Maxima, nice stereo, brutal passing power, handled like a lawnmower IMO
1996 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD, never part with it, brutal little car, modded
00 Ford Focus ZX3, wish I never parted with it, was paid for!
02 Olds Bravada, fancy ````box through and through
00 GMC Z71 shortbed, 6" lift, awesome truck, slow and steady get me anywhere
04 Ford Focus ZX5 duratec, missed ZX3 so much got rid of Bravada for it, completely happy with it
Many $50 blow em up rigs, never made it long enough to register!!

A lot of new cars are coming out in the next year, I have done well by not buying a new Mitsu Evo, I am waiting for the new Eclipse AWD in 06! Gonna buy me a muscle car resto-rod!

I know I forgot many of them, I have had too many for only 16 years driving.......

[Jngrbrdman]

1972 Datsun 240 Z
1978 Subaru Wagon
1979 Subaru Wagon
1988 Hyundai Excel
1992 Ford Taurus
1997 Ford Mustang
1990 Honda Accord EX
1994 Toyota 4 Runner
1999 Acura Integra GSR
1999 Honda Accord LX

I tried to keep moving up on the food chain. Jennifer had the 90 Accord when I met her and we sold that when we bought the 99. I`m pretty sure we are done buying cars for awhile. I haven`t driven anything lately that I want more than what I currently have. My cars may not be the nicest cars in the world, but they do everything I want them to do and I`ve learned to be content with what you have because the grass is always greener....

[AMDin93103]

94 Grande Prix LE: "The UFO" (headlights across the whole front), blew the tranny. Held a lot of drunken High Schoolers.
94 Accord EX: Couldn`t make it go any faster. Sister got it and totalled it.
92 BMX: flat black. More fun than the Accord.
87 Volvo 240 DL: Clean body, perfect metallic blue original paint, 268k/mi. and 12mpg.
94 Volvo 850T: Dayumm fun! Modded at ~265HP made a lotta people mad. . . beat by a Volvo?!
97 4Runner 4WD Ltd: A lotta body to keep swirl free. It`s black/anthracite, but not always swirl-free. Slowly getting higher, and faster, and shinier.

[Below Reality]

1989 Pontiac Grand Am SE

-In the shop damn near every other day to fix the stupid thing.

1986 Dodge Daytona
-These cars plain rock!

1994 Ford Probe

1985 Ford Thunderbird
-This was a sweet show car, fully customized, etc, etc, etc.!
Lost this car to the building it was in being a victim of arson.

1987 Ford Thunderbird
1988 Ford Thunderbird
1995 Ford Thunderbird

1983 Mercury Cougar SVT
-This one is my baby. 80% restored, and heavily modified.

1989 Saleen Mustang
- hrmmm, paint would be nice. Primer just doesn`t shine too well.


Currently have:
1995 Ford Thunderbird
1983 Mercury Cougar SVT
1989 Saleen Mustang


Pretty much brand loyal here. Based on the extremely good luck I have had with the Fox Chasis Cars, I don`t see that changing.


I`d love to find another 85 Tbird like my old one sometime in the near future.

Otherwise, My other half would love a brand new GMC Yukon, loaded to the hilt. Definately a kick ass truck.


too many cars, so little time......