What cars have you owned?

[bimmerd00d]

1998-2000: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette L-82 4-spd
2000-2001: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
2001-2005: 1993 BMW 525i 5-spd
2005-2008: 1998 BMW 540i 6-spd
2007-2008: 1990 BMW 525i 5-spd project

[spyrot1]

1985-1992 1985 BMW 325e (2dr)
1990-1998 1990 Nissan Maxima SE
1997-2000 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1995-2000 1990 Toyota Celica (wife's car)
1999-2003 1999 Mitsubishi Galant
2000-present 2000 Dodge Durango 4.7
2003-present 2003 Infiniti G35
2005-present 1995 BMW 525i

[repenttokyo]

Oh and I own this as well:

1977 Mercedes-Benz 350SE V8 Auto

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k178/barnoaucamp/MERC013.jpg

I have a 76 450 SE sitting due to firewall corrosion. Transplanted a grey market Euro 4.5 V8 into it just before the suspension gave way at the firewall. Very frustrating.

hmm, what have I owned - in order:

1980 Malibu
1985 F150
1986 F150
1987 Celebrity
1984 LTD Wagon with 1993 Mustang 5.0
1966 Lincoln Continental
1967 Lincoln Continental
1976 Mercedes 450 SE
1993 Crown Victoria
1994 Lincoln Mark VIII
1987 Volvo 244
1986 Buick Regal - owned it for less than 24 hours before I sold it
1991 525i - current car

13 cars in 12 years of driving. Man.

[repenttokyo]

'70 ‘Cuda - 440 6-pack with 4:11 Dana rear end (a rocket on wheels)
'72 Jeep CJ-6 - 304 V-8 (AMC engine)
'74 Pontanic Grand AM - White on white 7.4 (455 V-8)
'76 Toyta Celica GT - 5-sp Car of the Year
'78 Mazda RX-7 - Nice sports car
'81 Honda Civic sedan
'88 Honda Accord sedan
'88 Ford Areostar
'78 Jeep CJ-5 - Straight 6
'89 Chevy Silverado 4X4 - (225K and still running)
'88 325i Cabrio
'90 535i
'90 27' Class-C RV on Ford F-350 Running gear (only 17K on the clock)
'03 Honda CRV - Dingy for the RV

Probably one or two more that slip my mind at the moment. Guess which one I'd give my eye teeth go have back...


mad respect.

[525iZA]

My first car in 2003 was this:

1996 VW Citi Golf (Golf Mark I) 1.3 Carb. Price: R29 000 (US$ 3866)

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k178/barnoaucamp/Chico.jpg


2005, more of the same!

1999 VW Citi Golf 1.3 Carb with updated interior. Price: R35 000 (US$ 4666)

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In 2006...

1992 Honda Ballade 150 16V. Loved this little car, but rusted away under me! Price: R28 000 (US$ 3700)

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In 2007...

1981 Mercedes-Benz 200. Loaded with a/c, p/s, cruise control, central locking, the works. Bought with 119 000km (74 000miles) on the clock. Absolutely pristine, showroom condition. Price: R22 000 (US$ 2900). Loved this car to bits and I miss it very much.

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[525iZA]

2008:

1992 BMW 525i manual with 190 000km (118 000miles). Price: R35 000 (US $ 4666)

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k178/barnoaucamp/BMW/BMW021800x600.jpg

Interesting that the BMW only cost R 6000 (US $800) more than the crappy POS Citi Golf did!

And yes, the Golf Mark I is still being produced in SA!!

They look like this now:

http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop-460x274/golf_R_dw.jpg

[525iZA]

Oh and I own this as well:

1977 Mercedes-Benz 350SE V8 Auto

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k178/barnoaucamp/MERC013.jpg

[Morgenster]

2005-2006: 1990 BMW 316i (800 euros)
2006-2008: 1991 BMW 520i (2500 euros incl. LPG)
Now: 2008 audi A3 (leased by employer).

[Monastie]

In 2005
1985 Kawasaki GPZ900


In 2006
1991 535iM

[Mitch90535im]

'70 ‘Cuda - 440 6-pack with 4:11 Dana rear end (a rocket on wheels)
'72 Jeep CJ-6 - 304 V-8 (AMC engine)
'74 Pontanic Grand AM - White on white 7.4 (455 V-8)
'76 Toyta Celica GT - 5-sp Car of the Year
'78 Mazda RX-7 - Nice sports car
'81 Honda Civic sedan
'88 Honda Accord sedan
'88 Ford Areostar
'78 Jeep CJ-5 - Straight 6
'89 Chevy Silverado 4X4 - (225K and still running)
'88 325i Cabrio
'90 535i
'90 27' Class-C RV on Ford F-350 Running gear (only 17K on the clock)
'03 Honda CRV - Dingy for the RV

Probably one or two more that slip my mind at the moment. Guess which one I'd give my eye teeth go have back...

[scott540]

78 Ford Fiesta
79 Ford Fiesta
84 Pontiac 6000
85 Audi 5000
87 BMW 635 - killed by Chevy Silverado
93 NIssan Altima
1995 540 - Still have
1979 Porsche 911SC - still have

2006 Pacifica - wife's

[whiskychaser]

I cant give you dates let alone pictures so will have to make do with comments.
Mini (the one with the umbrella gearstick and push-button starter)
Triumph Herald ( back wheels go \ / on corners:) )
Cortina 1600E (everbody wanted aubergene for some reason)
Cortina 2000GXL (see the Sweeney but not the Granada NHK 295M. Yes sad!)
Mini Cooper S (nuff said)
Cavalier SRi (got stolen too often)
Cavalier SRi (as above but company was buying)
Mondeo 2.6 Ghia (would have like the ST24)
Honda Concerto 1.6 16V ( Engine out of this is best one Rover produced:) )
Escort XR3i (loved it)
Must be missing some as I dont think I kept each one for four years:)

[leicesterboy15]

1982 Austin Princess 1.7hls (hand me down from old man)
1984 Nissan Praire 1.5 - (2nd hand me down from old man- preferred the princess!)
1986 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 (first car with my own money - loved it!)
1987 Ford Escort 1.4L (Held together with rust, **** car, blew engine doing 110 downhill on the M1)
1986 Ford Fiesta (didn't learn my lesson from the Escort, **** drive but utterly reliable rust bucket, taught me a lot about DIY maintenance)
1993 Ford Sierra 1.6 (No PAS, still didn't learn my lesson from the Escort, again **** to drive but utterly reliable, rear wheel drive fun in the wet).
1983 VW Golf Mk1 3 Door (came along so I bought it, retro classic).
1995 Rover 214SEI (nice car when it worked and you didn't worry too much about the build quality).
1993 Honda Prelude 2.2i (lovely car, cornered like it was on rails apart from the time I spun it on a roundabout).
1988 Mercedes 190e (in light Ivory with dodgy bodykit, looked like a failed pimps car, but bought on 176k for £600, sold on 200k for £400, never broke down once, can't say fairer than that).
1997 Mercedes CLK 200 (very nice but very dull).
1989 BMW 535i Sport Manual (superb).
1996 BMW 540i Touring Auto Individual (had a hard life, sold soon after buying).
1996 BMW 540i Touring Auto (had an easy life, looked for a 6 speed manual touring but couldn't a good find one, still love it though.

The years given are the years of the cars, I only started driving in 1996, 14 cars in 12 years sounds bad but some were second cars bought because they came along or I just liked them.

[Jr ///M5]

1957 Ford Pickup (rattletrap)
1964 Chevy Impala (used a quart of oil every 200 miles)
1967 Galaxie 500 (first decent car)
1969 Mach 1 Mustang (first cool car)
1978 Olds Cutlass (why?)
1980 Camaro (ordered it brand new from the dealer)
1966 Chevelle SS (radical 475hp muscle car)
1979 Z28 (bought it for my wife)
1970 Covette Roadster (summer nights were great, 350/350hp L46)
1989 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (brand new off showroom floor for Lori)
1989 Jeep Cherokee Limited (Illinois winter vehicle)
1993 Jeep Cherokee (another winter vehicle)
1996 Jeep Cherokee Limited ( yet another winter vehicle)
1989 BMW 535 (I hate winter vehicles, I loved this car!)
1991 BMW M5 (I loved this one too!)
1991 BMW 318iS (BMW's best kept secret)
2001 BMW 525i (Lori's 120 mile a day commuter)
2004 BMW 530i Sport (the family car)
1995 BMW M540i Sport (my current lover) ;)

Then there were about 4 F150 Pickups in there that I used for work, and of course my daughters 1993 190e Mercedes Special Edition.

To all the cars I've loved before....this is over my lifetime and starts out when I was 14 in the old '57 pickup, that thing rattled like there was no tomorrow. So the list is over a time period of 37 years.

[BMWDriver]

From 1989 to 1991, I owned a rusted as hell 1981 Toyota Starlet.
It's a model that survived only one year or two in Canada. The equivalent of a Toyota Tercel of the day.

After that I used public transit only. Until e34 came along of course, two and a half year ago.

[hlenoble]

OK, my turn, I've been driving since 1977... These include cars that were sort of my wife's...

'63 Olds Starfire. 394 ci, Leather, Tach in Center console (1977)
'70 Plymouth Duster. Moved "3 on the tree" to the floor... (1979-82)
'71 Datsun 510. Sort of a sport sedan, independent rear, 5 speed (1982-83)
'70 VW Beetle. Autostick (1983)
'72 Duster. Automatic & Air, livin' large (1983-85)
'83 Plymouth Horizon. 1st new car, BIG mistake (1983-86)
'85 Dodge Caravan. Beginning of family time (1986-87)
'83 Mazda GLC Wagon. I don't know why either (1986)
'87 Plymouth Voyager. 2nd new Car (1987-88)
'76 Plymouth Volare. Fancy, P/W, P/L. (1988-90)
'82 Ford Crown Vic Wagon, actually a great car (1988-94)
'84 Plymouth Horizon. I'm a slow learner, but more on that later... (1990-93)
'81 Dodge Aries K Wagon. Among the worst, but traded a computer for it... (1995-96)
'86 Plymouth Voyager. Yes, another Chrysler minivan (1994-97)
'84 Olds Cutlass. Needed to replace company car & had no $$ (1995)
'93 Chevy Low Top Conversion Van. 6 Cyl unfortunately (1997-99)
'85 Dodge Omni. I never learn... (1995)
'81 Volvo 240. Boxy but good... (1996)
'97 Suzuki Sidekick Sport. 3rd new car (leased) (1997-99)
'86 Chrysler LeBaron 2 dr Turbo. Problem after problem... (1997)
'84 BMW 325e. Finally! Ultimately became my 2nd son’s car (1997-2003)
'96 Chevy High Top Conversion Van. Needed a V-8 to tow my larger trailer (1999-2001)
'99 Hyundai Elantra. 4th New Car, replaced leased Suzuki (1999-2000)
'00 Suzuki Grand Vitara. 5th New, replaced Elantra (2000-2002)
'01 BMW 325i. 6th New, (leased) Awesome! (2001)
'01 Suzuki XL-7. 7th New, 3 rows of seats needed (2001)
'95 BMW 530i, Very cool, V-8, 5 speed, low miles (2001-02)
'02 Kia Sedona Minivan. XL-7 was too small... (2002-05)
'89 BMW 535iA. Not as nice as the 530, but no payments. (2002-03, 2003-04)
’97 BMW 540i/6. Awesome, simply awesome (2003-04)
’95 Geo Tracker LSI. Now my 3rd son’s car (2004-06)
’90 BMW 535i 5 Speed. It’s no 540i, but again, no payments after layoff (2004-?)
’95 Ford Explorer Sport. Bought for upstate NY winters, put lots of miles on it (2005-06)
’00 Dodge RAM 1500 Low Top Conversion Van. To replace wrecked ’02 Kia minivan (2005-06)
’93 Subaru Legacy L AWD Wagon, bought as my wife won’t drive the Dodge conv van (2006-?)
’03 Ford Explorer XLT. Replaced ’95 Explorer and ’00 Dodge conv van (2006-?)
’96 Subaru Legacy LS AWD, ’93 Subaru became 5th son’s car (2006-?)
’01 Ford Escape XLT, To replace Explorer (2007-?)

The current cars are the '90 535i, '96 Subaru, and ’01 Escape

Oh, I have also owned 11 motorcycles (one currently), 7 RV's (one motorhome and 6 trailers), and 3 boats.

’72 Suzuki GT185, ’71 Honda CB500, ’73 Suzuki GT750, ’77 Honda Goldwing 1000, ’83 Honda VT500 (new), ’81 Honda Goldwing 1100, ’79 Suzuki GS850G, ’87 Suzuki Intruder 700, ’96 Suzuki Marauder 800 (new), ’79 Honda Goldwing 1000,’79 Suzuki GS850G (different one)

’81 Viking Popup, ’97 Aerolite 25’ TT (new), ’99 Aerolite 30’ TT (new), ’94 Allegro Class C Motorhome 27’, ’04 Mallard 40’ Dbl Slide TT (New), ’96 Rockwood Popup, ’00 Trail Lite Bantam B-17

[Eagle]

'92 Toyota Corolla AE92 GLX' (work hack)
'89 BMW E34 535i
'88 BMW E34 535i
'84 BMW E28 525i
'92 BMW E32 730i
'89 BMW E32 750i
'89 BMW E30 325i (current)
'89 BMW E30 320i

Not as big as some but im only only 22 though :)

[Lordsneldon]

1990 VW Golf 1.3 (hand me down from parents, friend went into back of it
1991 VW Golf GTD T Diesel (still have it (in boxes!) loved every minute of it
1986 VW Golf C Diesel (my first ebay purcahse, rotten as a pair!
1992 VW Golf 1.8 CL (ebay again chavved right up sold for a big profit!
1994 VW Vento GL TDI (ace wish i still had it, a bit more boring than the golf)
1990 Mercedes 190e (piece of **** lowered to the floor looked like a twat in it!
1991 BMW E34 520i manual (Ebay again, ace ace ace shitty paintwork though
1997 VW Transporter 1.9tdi (after putting a new engine in my mate had it)
1995 BMW E34 520i Auto (EBAY!!mint, couldnt get air con working ...sold it!)
1995 BMW E34 525i Auto (all the toys on this one, new engine it though!!!)

and i'm only 23! and i'm still paying silly insurance premiums, probably because the insurance companys think i should be driving a bit of modified french **** or something like a 1.0 saxo.............yeah right!!!

[525i winter driver]

1986 Dodge Ram B150 4spd
1975 Cadillac Hearse awesome car
1984 Dodge Colt

[tim s]

1988 chrysler lebaron black turbo/auto convertable 70,000mi. ( totaled it after having it 3 months )
1987 nissan sentra red 5 speed 160,000mi. (no a/c, but cheap on gas, traded on second camry)
1989 toyota camry maroon auto 160,000mi. (Dad still has it.)
1989 toyota camry blue auto dlx. 202,000mi. ( tranny died )
1987 325e silver 5 speed208,000mi. ( still love it & cannot let myself be-rid of it)
1995 540i/a jet black 220,000mi. ( hope to have it a long time yet if i can get the doors to hold up from rust )
2001 chevy suburban lt gold 4wd just bought it yesterday 102,000mi. ( needed more room for the kids )
i know, i never would have thought i would ever buy a chevy.
the local chevy dealer goes to my church & he gave it to me for a really good price.
tim s.

[winfred]

75 240d benz (not totally mine, hand me down parent car)
83 rx7 gs (with a 82 gsl for parts)
67 122 amazon volvo (have had for 12 odd years and still don't have time to turn into a car again)
88 760 turbo volvo
84 240 turbo wagon (should of kept and sold the 760 instead)
87 300sdl benz
90 325is
90 535
currently have/drive
96 dodge 3500 cummins
81 633
91 328is stroker baby :D

[dennyg]

1964 International truck 6mpg
1969 Fiat 124 spider looked pretty alfa clone POS
1965 Bell Telephone van full set of tree pruning tools and electric connectors 100.00 bought a lot back then
1969 olds cutlass brother let water pump go and burned up motor nice car
1974 Land Rover....bought in Chicago one of the last real rovers imported nice if you liked going 45 miles an hour but would drive up a brick wall if needed
1980 rabbit diesel
1990 voyager mini van. Ex wife ran it out of oil. Had teflon additive in the oil Saved the motor three quarts low
1990 pontiac bonn. sse
NOW:
2003 525 sport
1989 535 auto
1995 740I Why do I need three cars? My wife doesn't even drive! Bimmer obsession here

[nizmainiac]

lets see

hillman imp, can't remember the year
1971 mini clubman 1.3
y reg ford sierra 1.6
a reg ford sierra 2.1
b reg nissan silvia turbo
b reg nissan silvia turbo(red) hybrid turbo and a few other mods
d reg nissan silvia 2.0 white, rare aspirated engine only 276 in the u.k.
1991 nissan pulsar gtir, 2.0 turbo 4x4, stupidly quick car
1989 bmw e34 525, current car

[filip00]

only 320i e30 1988.

[karl1171]

I'm confused by Nizmainiac:

Perhaps something else was called the Sierra outside the UK, but the (Ford) Sierra was only introduced here in 1983??

Anyway my cars:
1978 BL Morris Marina 1.3 - a bin and it was orange!
1981 BL Morris Ital 1.3 - I Kind of liked the marina and this was less of a bin! Nice metallic bronze colour too!:p
1985 Ford Sierra 1.6 Dark blue- Interesting car this one Original 1.8 engine was replaced by a 1.6, still had 1.8 ECU and some wierd nopn standard carb??
1992 Ford Sierra 2.0 GLX Blue- Nice car, had for 5 years but went a bit smoky and chain started to rattle. Depreciated by 95% in the time I had it!
1991 BMW 520 White - OK car not enough get up and go
1989 BMW 535 White - Bought for only for recaro leather interior to go in my 520, later moved into my...
1991 BMW 525 Glacier Blue- Liked a lot but wanted aircon so now I have a...
1993 BMW 525 Black - with aircon and sunroof, and let me tell you it was a job to find that spec in the UK!

(Never had an auto and don;t want one!!)

[e34.535i.sport]

First Car - 1994 Ford Fiesta mkIII - Good car.

Second Car - 2004 Ford Fiesta mkVI - Great car (Girlfriend has it now!)

Third Car - 1999 e46 316i - Comfortable ride, but way to slow!
http://img30.picoodle.com/img/img30/4/4/23/f_IMG0084m_a514152.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/4/23/f_IMG0084m_a514152.jpg&srv=img30)

Current - 1990 e34 535i - THE ONE!
http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/4/4/23/f_BMW2535im_d7d4512.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/4/23/f_BMW2535im_d7d4512.jpg&srv=img33)

Next car - e34 540iA when I can afford the swap and find a good enough example!

[nizmainiac]

[QUOTE=karl1171]I'm confused by Nizmainiac:

Perhaps something else was called the Sierra outside the UK, but the (Ford) Sierra was only introduced here in 1983??

i can never remember the exact years of all the cars i've owned over the years ( not the bad ones anyway) but i do remember the reg plates, sorry for any confusion caused

[Rusty Bavaria]

84 Olds station wagon (hand me down)
89 Chevy Z-24 Loved that car at the time, now I see them in junk yards and wonder why?
73 BMW Bavaria 4 speed, poured my heart and soul and bank account into that car, while it rusted out from under me
73 Bavaria auto with no engine which I bought and sold within 3 weeks.
86 BMW 325 sold this last summer after the E34 came in my life, favorite snow car (when the snow tires were on it). Need to buy another E30 someday
74 Bavaria very slow restoration happening currently, Dinah stage 3 suspension
95 530i 5 speed, current daily driver

From Wife's side of the garage
98 Ford Escort, I tried to make this car cool, my wife loved it.
02 Saturn first "new" (for me) car bought in 03, SO happy to see it go
97 328i for the first time I don't mind taking her car! First automatic to shift the way I think it should

Jim

[bmwrp8]

My first car was a 1976 toyota corolla SR
1984 toyota crown supersaloon lux.edition
1987 toyota MR2
1979 m.benz 200 (123body)
1996 honda civic esi
1997 honda civic vti
1997 gmc suburban (diesel)
1997 mazda miata
1998 316i e36
1994 325i e36
2003 525i e39
1996 nissan patrol safari
now i drive a 1989 e34 525i and soo happy with it :D
currently eyeing for a 1992 750il or 1998 735 or 740i/il or a 1997 m.benz s320L

[DaveVoorhis]

1954 Plymouth Savoy
1966 Pontiac Laurentian V8
1967 Oldsmobile Toronado (two of them)
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1978 Chevrolet half ton
1984 Ford Ranger half ton
1980 Ford Bronco (full size)
1975 Jeep CJ5 V8
1984 Ford Bronco (full size)
1995 Ford Bronco (full size)
1959 Peugeot 403
1985 Chevrolet Corvette
1985 Austin-Rover Mini
1987 BMW 520i
1990 BMW 525i
1992 BMW 525i
1989 BMW 318i

[Hal]

1967 Ford Mustang 289 (auto trans) driven until 225k mi and sold
1979 BMW 528i manual, sold at 215k miles
1984 Merkur Scorpio (same as European Scorpio) head gasket failure at 140k miles, given away
1990 BMW 535 auto, given to charity at 175k miles
1994 BMW 530iT (Nikasil), still going, but with issues, at 178k miles
1999 BMW 528iT, (wife's car) pretty nice still at 108k miles

For 34 years of ownership, only 5 cars for me.

[Robin-535im]

1956 Ford F-100
1963 VW Bug
1964 MGB
1972 Chevy K-10 Pickup (still have it)
1980 BMW 320i 5-speed
1985 Jeep Cherokee Chief
1986 Jeep Cherokee Chief
1990 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer
1990 BMW 535i 5-speed
1991 BMW 535i 5-speed
2001 Chevy Tahoe
2006 Chevy Suburban Z71

[Jehu]

1973 Olds Cutlass S White with Blue Vinyl top ,coupe. Owned by my elderly aunt who gave it to her brother a Priest.. who sold it to me for $300.00 in 1980.. 350 4bbl "Rocket" was decal-ed on the Air Filter housing..

I sold that for $1.00 in 1982 when I moved to California and didn't own another vehicle till I obtained a 1991 Dodge cargo van Caravan in 1995.
Next i bought brand new off the showroom floor as it were a 1998 Chevy G2500 cargo van.. POS deluxe. Went thru SIX Tranny's P O S!
Sold that for $500.00 with 330,000 miles in 2003 and bought a 1999 G3500 Chevy cargo van with the Big 5.7 ltr V8 with 191,000 which I had till the head gasket gave way with over 350,000 miles back in 2006 just after i bought my beloved 540.

[AngryPopTart]

1928 Ford Model A
1937 Ford Truck
1946 Ford DeLuxe 5-window
1963 Chevrolet Bel Air wagon
1964 Ford Galaxie 500
1964 Ford Thunderbird
1968 Plymouth Fury III
1972 BMW 2002
1987 Mitsubishi Mighty Max
1989 BMW 525i

... I miss my old cars! :|

[stargazer_61]

71 Dodge Challenger (Wish I still had it!)
77 Chrysler Cordoba 360ci
74 Dodge Challenger
78 Datsun 280z 2+2 5 speed
84 Ford Escort Wagon
94 Ford Ranger
95 BMW 540i (197k, Current and love it)

Other side of the garage:
07 VW EOS 2.0 w/DSG Trans (A very cool, fun car)

[Dave M]

1985 vw golf
1885 vw scirroco
1992 chevy pick-up 4x4

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/dave_macisaac/Chevy2.jpg

Dave

[Ross]

It would be a very long list so I'll cover the brands only;
Alfa Romeo,American Motors (Metropolitan), Audi, BMW, Bitter, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Datsun, Dodge, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Infinity, Jaguar, Jeep, Kaiser, Maserati, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, Rambler, Toyota, Volkswagon.