How many/Favorite car?

“How many cars have you owned in your life and what was your favorite?


I’m on my tenth (eleven if you count the one I sold before I had my license and which never ran).

I think my favorite was my 1993 Miata. Top down stylin’, not a care in the world. People think small cars are impractical but I carried some pretty big items with the top folded down. They made me sign a release before they’d help me load a new couch onto it. You should have seen the looks I got carrying a ladder home in a heavy snowstorm with the top down!”

“7 I think my 89 jeep wrangler, lots of fun and a total babe magnet”

“1947 Willys complete with a 289 mustang engine...had a blast with that one!”

“(1)1983 Pont T-1000.That care sucked.
(2)1987 Chev S-10 Truck was fun but blew up.
(3)1990 Dodge Neon.That car sucked after 30,000 miles.
(4)1999 Hunday accent.I love this car.”

“Five... #2 was a 1970 Mustang Convertible, white over red. It was 10 years old at the time and had only 30,000 miles on it (and the original spare in the trunk).”

“7, not counting the ones I bought for my ex. Favorite was a '95 Thunderbird.”

“17 cars and trucks so far!
Only Own 2 at this point...
2000 GMC Sierra 2500 Extended Cab
2002 GMC Envoy”

“Lets see...
before I had my license I had a 1966 Buick Special (4-door) that never made it on the road legally due to me blowing a connecting rod right through the wall of the engine and splitting the starter in half!

Then after I got my license:
198something Buick Skylark
1990 Chevy Cavalier (brand new)
1980 Jeep CJ7
1989 Suzuki GSXR 750 (motorcycle)
1993 Mitsubishi Mirage
1977 VW Beetle Convertible (triple white with factory air)
1972 VW Beetle with sunroof
1989 VW Jetta (sill have it after 200,000 miles)
1996 Dodge Neon
2001 Subaru Forester (wife drives it)
1974 Harley Davidson Sportster (still have it)

My favorite: 1977 VW Beetle Covertible! Unfortunately after owning it for less than a month some brat that just got his license ran through a stop sign doing about 40 in a 25mph zone and totalled it!

Loved the GSXR too! Got it going over 150 mph!!!!”

“8 So far...my favorite is my 84 Landcruiser fj60 4 speed with the 2f engine...A real SUV...pure utility..power nothing...Next I want a fj40(the jeep style cruiser) I really liked the Jeep wrangler we had..except it was gutless and a total gas hog...”

“1. 1978 VW Rabbit (despite burning a quart of oil a week, ran for two solid years)
2. 1984 Chevy Crapalier, I mean Cavalier (actually had 124k on it before it died, and my Mom gave it to me and she rarely changed the oil)
3. 1971 VW Karman Ghia (total chick magnet, had cool hole rusted through the floorboard behind the passenger seat)
4. 1987 VW Toyota Corolla (great car, until the transmission fell out of it)
5. 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass (lasted two months, biggest piece of crap of all time)
6. 2000 Saturn SL (inexpensive, solid, dependable, comfortable, six cupholders... it rocks!!!!)”

“lets see...

85 Ford escort (sister totaled it)
84 Cavalier great car
87 Buick Skylark comfy
91 Chevy S-10 Tahoe SUCKED
68 VW Beetle AWESOME CAR...did a 3400 mile solo road trip in it.
87 Escort so-so
79 Olds Delta 88 pimpmobile
93 Ford Ranger 4x4 gas hog
79 Jeep Wagoneer GARBAGE
74 VW Westfalia (camper-bus)fully restored and sharp
96 Ford F-150 4x4 great truck
88 Ford E-350 work van 6mpg say no more
93 Jeep Cherokee ,my current ride I love it!

Thats 13 and I am 29....”

“6 total, favorite was a 1984 Monte Carlo with 16 switches pruple purl coat, custum interior, swivel bucket seats, 6 hydraulic pumps, and 20 , yes 20 batteries in the back seat, and a fully rapped frame!

I spent 18K on this car and sold it for 4k! i just didnt like it any more!

I did do all the work myself thow, it took me 9 months to rapp the frame.”

“Forgot one, 84 Ford EXP burned in my driveway...

That makes 14”

“Birch I'm 29 too and I thought I have had a lot so far!”

“2 so far...
Favorite is the 98 LandRover Discovery.”

“Being the last of 4 kids in the family, I got to drive alot of hand-me-down/kids cars, some good others great.

We had 2 powder blue Rabbits 80's (auto,4sp-manu.). Great on gas, hated the hills.

'72 Cutlass Supreme, Bronzey gold color. This was a grandparents car. It had @ 14k miles on her when picked up in '84. Older sister wrecked it. On a phone pole on what USED to be called "Deadmans Turn" Route 50. Broke the better vertebra's, and a femur, had full recover.

Had a earlier 80's Newport, ugly green color, along with a another ugly green colored Cutlass. A brother finished wrecking the Newport and the Cutlass got lost in the mix(donated).

My personal cars, '84 Monty, underpowered V6, mpg was average, the memories priceless!!!! It was donated as well.

I got a used '85 300zx turbo w/30k in the earlier '90's, put about 25k on it before a friend wrecked that car on a "test drive". He had just finished doing some work on it when he t-boned a new 4 door Benzo. Driven by a Country Club going drunk Blue hair and his wife. No serious injures, he paid, no DUI(richbastard). I was lucky enough to sit out that last test run. Third time is a charm.

Because after that I purchased a new 94 Nissian 4X4 extra cab w/some bells and whistles. And too this day its running like a top. In many cases it is a home away from home. It beats all other pervious auto's hands down except for a '81 Morgan +8 that tours the road a couple of months a year. This is a joint "work in progress" type of venture with a brother. Its heII on wheels.”

“Surprisingly few cars:
1)1976 Toyota Corolla
2)1982 Toyota Corolla
3)1986 Jeep Cherokee
4)1989 Toyota Camry Wagon
5)1997 Plymouth Voyager Van”

“1967 Karman Ghia (really my Dad's but we drove it)
1972 Jeep Wagoneer-POS but I loved it.
1973? Mazda RX2
1978 Ford Fiesta
1982 Bronco II
1967 VW Camper (2000cc Porsche engine)
1984 Ford Ranger
1992 Nissan Pathfinder
1999 F-150 PU (current)
2002 Subaru Forester (current and potential all time favorite, next to Jeep Wagoneer)”

“i'd have to say 20 - 25 but it will strain my head to much to count them. i'll try to make a list and see. my favorite was a 62' impala super sport, 409 with dual quads, 4-speed. never should have sold that one.”

“Yo Pathman..
Isn't it unbelievable how peppy the Forester is for a 4 cylinder?”

“65 Mustang (maroon) first car, needed engine work
70 Maverick (dk green) tried to do my own body work, so I added primer grey and baby blue.
68 VW bug (red) the ex totalled it when I was pregnant. Legs weren't long enuf, belly was too big so I couldn't drive it. I drove his Cutlass at the time
79 Subaru DL (white) Donated it to the Hemophelia Society
89 Toyota Corolla SR5 (white) bought it new, gave it to my son in '98. He got rear ended in 2000.
92 Toyota Pickup ex-cab (white) needed 4WD, tired of getting stuck in snow and mud
99 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD (black) bought it w/1 mile on it, now its over 83K (mostly fwy miles), its my dream car & my weekend home.”

“1974 pontiac gto
1977 pontiac grand prix
1970 pontiac lemans sport
1962 chevrolet impala ss
1968 chevrolet camaro z28
1969 chevrolet chevelle ss
1967 pontiac gto
1984 ford bronco
1980 chevrolet citation
1988 cherolet blazer
1980 ford fiesta (blue)
1980 ford fiesta (red)
1984 oldsmobile cutlass
1984 ford f150 pu
1985 chevrolet cavalier
1978 pontiac trans am
1986 ford taurus
1983 dodge d150 pu
1986 ford bronco
1995 ford bronco
1998 ford expedition


and a 1885 yamaha maxim 700”

“59 vw
53 chevrolet
66 mustang
65 jeep cj5
65 austin healey 3000
70 duster 340
70 vw
73 chevrolet van
72 pontiac firebird
41 packard 120
63 ford falcon station wagon
69 chevrolet 1/2 ton stepside
72 mercury capri
55 buick special
70 bmw 2002
68 oldsmobile toronado
66 plymouth barracuda
68 peugeot
56 gmc 3/4 ton stepside
77 chevrolet malibu classic
71 valiant (with wooden bumpers)
80 chevy luv pickup
87 ford escort gt
84 ford tempo
83 dodge ram van
96 ford escort station wagon
94 ford aerostar xlt”

“68 GTX
2-70 Challenger's
67 Le Mans
87 Sunbird
95 Nissan Pick up
98 Dodge 3500 Quad Cab Diesel truck

I really like my Dodge truck it will pull anything I hook it to like it's not even there, It's comfortable on really long drives, It's Great! on fuel mileage, there's plenty of room for luggage, dogs, an kids, an it's dependable.”

“
"Yo Pathman..
Isn't it unbelievable how peppy the Forester is for a 4 cylinder?"
Adventurist
09:36:39 PM
02/05/02


Very true. It rides nice and quiet on the highway and the all wheel drive is awesome.”

“I've only had three....

1987 Diesel mercury lynx (escort dressed up) ran forever on a tank of fuel and I got to act panicked whenever some old dude at the gas station would say "honey, do you know you're putting diesel in that car?" My standard responce was "OH NO! What should I do? Should I call a tow truck?"

A 1990 tempo (my dad picked it out for me and it sucked, old lady car)

1994 Ford Ranger, that truck took me on my first backpacking trips, slept in the bed numerous nights and it would go places it never should've been able to (up jeep tracks in the rockies...was a 4 banger)

1996 Taurus wagon. It's nice, comfy and is excellant for road trips and sleeping at trailheads. The back seats fold down and you're left with sleeping space roughly the size of a double bed. I'd buy another one in a heartbeat if they still made them. Am hoping they'll start producing them again before mine croaks. Should be awhile, only 50,000miles on it.”

“oops, that's four.:o)”

“I got to about 35 and quit counting, first was a 49 Chevy, currently a 97 Grand Cherokee. Favorite car was a 56 Beetle, 36 horsepower, 50 mpg. Worst was 72 LTD company car, 5 mpg but big enough to sleep 6.”

“1) 1971 Plymouth Fury Grand Coup Friends called it BOB for short. Bucket of Bolts. Thing went over 120 mph.

2) 1979 Suzuki 850 motorcycle.

3) 197? Plymouth van.

4) 1978 Chevy Monte Carlo.

5) 1983 Camaro Berlinetta.

6) 1978 Chevy Blazer.

7) 1988 Ford F250 Extended cab. POS

8) 1985 Eagle Vision. (wife drives)

9) 1998 Chevy 1-ton crew cab. Will be used on the MontanaPalooza to shuttle TTers.”

“LOL, my parents had a 1971 Sport Fury we got to drive. 383, I think. I was a light beige and we could pull up behind people and they though we were an unmarked state trooper. I still can't believe my sensible parent bought that car.”

“I can't want to see the new Mini's. I would love to have an older one but now that the new ones are coming out and will have all the new age stuff for just a few fractions more. Tough decision. They're like driving a gocart on 'roids.”

“SUZUKI SV650S Sport Bike
with JARDINE EXHAUST

top speed 130mph

Can you say.... HOLY #&%!$!!!!!!!”

“My PLymouth Fury had the 360 in it. Once I stomped on it and I broke an engine mount the torque was so great. Used to find little pot plant sprouts growing under the floor mats. Damn seeds! LMAO

'Once' I got my Suzuki 850 up to 130 mph. Scared the Sh!t out of me.”

“Are you guys counting your wife's cars as well? How is it that some of you who are younger than me, have had so many cars? Bad luck, easily bored, or spare-time car salesmen?”

“Counting my wife's, I'd have to through in a 1994 Chevy Suburban and a 1999 Ford Expedition and her current 1999 Dodge Intrepid. She loves it. Leased the 'Burban, too big for her, so got rid of it and got the Expedition. Great vehicle, but we left it in Alaska. It was black, bad color for 100 degree days in the desert.”

“hmm...in order

1975 honda xr75
1980 kawasaki 100
1969 malabu
1983 K-car station wagon
1988 daytona
1985 D-100 dodge truck
1978 toyota sr5
1972 vw bug
1978 vw sorroco
1979 vw sorroco wolfsburg edition (i think)
197? gran torino station wagon I dont rember the exact year
197? oldsmoble omega
197? buick something that looked like a nova
1970 satelite My favorite
1988 yamaha fzr 1000
1980 yamaha yz 400
1964 oldsmobile f85 stationwagon with aluminium 403 big block
1981 isuzu Imark
1989 honda gb500
1989 plymouth horizon
1985 daytona turbo
1985 lazer turbo
1986 dodge GLH (go's like hell)
1980 buick regal
1987 formula 350 firebird
1992 dodge shadow es 3.0
1985 plymouth horizon
1988 chrysler new yorker turbo
1993 d-150 dodge truck
1999 dodge neon acr
1988 dodge shadow
2000 suzuki intruder
2001 honda XR400
1995 dodge dakota slt
I know I have forgotten some though.”

“65 Mustang
69 BSA
63 Cadillac (rusted out POS)
57 HD Sportster
6? Chevy Stationwagon
7? Ford Stationwagon
67 Cougar
63 Corvette
75 Chevy pick-up 4WD
66 4WD Bronco
76 4WD Blazer
65 Mustang HT
76 Honda
79 HD
?? Buick LeSabre*
79 HD Sportster
74 Chevy pick-up*
83 HD Sportster*
86 Pontiac Fiero
36 HD
67 HD
?? GMC Pick-up*
?? Nissan Pick-up*
92 Isuzu Rodeo
9? Sentra*
94 Pathfinder
98 Isuzu Rodeo

* Susan drove these more than I did.

I liked them all at the time (even the Buick that had been backed into a phone pole at about 20 MPH just before I bought it)We put the blazer in deeper water than all the rest.The Rodeo we have now in deeper snow than the rest and rolled the Bronco more times but I think the 79 HD would have to be my all favorite, I put more miles on that than any other 2 combined.”

“I have just come back from the dealer's. I have just bought my 5th car from him and I hope it will be my favourite - but I don't care because it's a male menopause/second childhood/empty nester purchase: a Jeep TJ. It has two tops, rigid and folding, two sets of doors, folding back seat and a big-ass CD/cassette radio with surround sound and subwoofer. I got the smallest engine with a five-speed gear box for at least reasonable mileage. Can't wait for delivery.”

“Hey gremlin, I wanna go for a ride!”

“maybe a dozen or so.

My favorite is my current SUV.”

“1980 Ford Escort. Manual. First car. This used car came w/ a fancy horn. The kind that played 144 different songs. (Including the Dukes of Hazard/General Lee ditty) I absolutely loved that part. I don't think the rest of my high school did. Or, my parents neighborhood, for that matter.

1988? Dodge Colt. Nothing to write home about.

1990? Dodge Shadow. No big deal, either. This one died while Max was dowtown (Detroit) at school. I shouldn't admit this, but... We let it sit on the side of the street for 3 months before we donated it to Mother Waddles. Guess we were kind of hoping they would tow it!

1998 Plymouth Neon. This is still around.

2001 Stratus. Company Car - Cost to me is next to nothing... So, I guess that makes it my favorite car!!!!”

“I had a Plymouth Fury, and it sucked, I wrecked it coming off an on-ramp in the rain, went to adjust the stereo and suddenly I was doing a 360 in the middle of the interstate. The steering on that thing sucked!”

“Speaking of Sportbikes,

Who here can do a rolling multigear burn out followed by a 2nd gear wheelie, followed by an endo?

I can hardly light up my back tire, and the only wheelie I can get is a first gear clutch dumper!”

“In high school I drove a 57 Ford 2 door. Had the Y block 312 that I bored and stroked to 338. Blew it up doing about 150 racing a 'vette, was kicking his ass till the engine went.”

“On my GSXR I did a did a burn out with the front end up in the air the whole time. (had a witness)”

“That's pretty sweet! I only have about 70 hp, but my bike only weighs 380pnds, so the torque is huge!”

“Favorites, it's a toss up:

'75 candy apple red Fiat Spyder
'70 GTO
'86 560SL red Mercedes”

“"and a 1885 yamaha maxim 700"
baume 66
11:04:05 PM
02/05/02

Wow baume ! That must be worth some bucks...I didn't know Yamaha made an 1885 model :)”

“in process of getting rid of my 83 dodge van,364+k miles slant 6 4spd ... waiting for my saraecen 4wd to show up...now there's an orv !”

“Splash -

I didn't count my wife's cars though several of them ended up being hers before long. Who can resist big brown puppy eyes? When I bought the 2000 Durango I swore that it would always be mine but then the price of gas went up and we had the third baby and she needed the space so it went to her. Now, with gas around a buck, she won't give it back!”