only you would think that way, 70spop.

(just saw this post today).

 

Previous vehicles:

98 Saab 900S
91 Nissan 300ZX 2+2
85 Nissan 300ZX
94 Chevy Blazer 4x4
91 Nissan 300ZXTT
06 Suzuki SV650S
94 Yamaha FZR600
02 Suzuki SV650S
00 Ford Ranger 4x4

Current:
05 MCS

 

that's a challenge i do believe

'62 MG Midget (from a basket)
'66 Mustang (from Mobile, AL)
'56 Jaguar XK150 (don't ask - it breaks my heart still! WHAT a car!)
'69 Rover TC
'67 Alfa Guietta (never fully assembled)
'74 Spitfire (a bank will write a loan to a young serviceman - the first new one!)

then bikes

'77 Yamaha XS 500
'79 Honda 550F
'80 Suzuki GS1000 (Melbourne Australia - the Great Ocean Road!)
'82 Honda CB1000F
'88 BMW K75S (San Francisco - the Sunday Morning Pt. Reyes ride!)

then back to cars (my son was a year old, and i started feeling mortal again)

'92 Subaru Justy (3 cylinders and 4 wheel drive - still wondering about that)
'97 Neon Twin Cam
'04 Cooper S Works

frankly the MCS is a very tough act to follow, so I'm in for the long haul on that one!

a lot of memories in that list...

 

Let's see....
1982 Plymouth Horizon (used - auto - something broke)
1990 Ford Escort Pony (bare bones new - 4speed stick - totaled)
1994 Toyota pickup 2wd(pre-Tacoma, new, 5 speed stick - torched)
1994 Toyota pickup 2wd(pre-Tacoma, new, 5 speed stick - sold @200K mi)
2000 Toyota Tundra 2wd xtra-cab (new, auto, currently own)
2003 Toyota Highlander 4wd v6 (new, currently own)
Someday - MCS stick w/sunroof

 

How's this for boring?

Me:

'88 VW Golf (great third gear, got 13 people in it when cops showed up at a collee party); got run off road, totaled
'90 Civic SI (too much torque, but fine enough...); sold at 110k
'99 RAV4 L (good for hauling surfboards, but low power, ok torque); sold at 118K
'08 MCS JCW!

The much better half

'84 CRX (which she loved); sold at 130K
'94 Del Sol (also she loved, peppy, fun); sold at 110K -- it was really starting to come apart
'04 Scion XB (which she loves, even though it's the first automatic)

But... she's very jealous of the MCS so has her eye on a Clubman!

 

1970 Mustang
1975 Mustang
1976 Toyota Celica
1979 Thunderbird
1981 Jeep Cherokee
1984 Jeep Cherokee
1987 Jeep Cherokee
Mazda Miata (first year production)
1990 Suburban for my shop
1998 Mustang
1999 Suburban (still have)
2000 BMW Z3
2001 BMW M3
2002 BMW M3
2002 BMW 330Ci convertible (for sale now, 5,740 miles)
2005 Nissan Titan (still have)
2008 MINI Clubman

Guess that's it. Some of the dates may be wrong. Getting old.

 

Hmm, here's mine, all bought new with only 7-9 miles on them:

1983 Honda Accord LX 5 Spd Manual my sis totaled it with over 300,000 miles
1985 BMW 325e 5 Spd Manual my dad totaled it with over 350,000 miles
1991 Toyota 4x4 5 Spd Manual had over 150,000 sold it
1998 Toyota Rav4 5 Spd Manual had over 100,000 gave it to my niece who just rear ended someone last week
2005 BMW 325Ci Automatic (Yuk) but still love it, has 34,000 miles still have it
2007 Mini Cooper S 6 Spd Manual has 2987 miles on it, just bought it last month

I like to drive alot and keep my cars for awhile. Thats why my list isn't too big.

 

85 Ford Escort (Cracked Frame)
90 Ford Escort (Totaled not my fault)
90 Dodge Shadow (Totaled not my fault)
86 Ford Escort (Traded in) 140k miles
88 Dodge Omni (Blown engine) 160k miles
78 Ford Granada (Junk Yard)
94 Ford Ranger (Traded in)
02 Liberty (still have)
94 Geo Metro (Traded in)
99 Chevy Cavalier (Given to nephew) 310k miles and still going (Nothing but oil changes performed no replacement parts including clutch)
97 Chevy Cavalier (Traded in)
03 MINI Cooper (Still have)
80's Chevy Chevette (Junk Yard)

 

1974 Mustang II (engine blew up)
1972 Chevelle (stolen)
1966 Nova II (sold)
1999 Dodge truck (trade in)
2006 MINI Cooper S (still have)

 

My list is short:
2001 Subie Forester (traded it in last year at 85k)
2007 MCSC (still happily motoring)

 

1974 Plymouth Duster (my brother put it together for me, had a 220 slant 6 engine out of a 72 Dart, slower than a snail, but kept me out of trouble)
1976 Chrysler Cordoba (with a 400)
1977 Chrysler Cordoba ( another 400 and holley carb)
1984 Olds Cutlass
1992 Chevy Regular Cab Short Bed P/U
1997 Chevy Regular Cab Short Bed P/U (my first one bought new)
2001 Dodge Ram Extended Cab (my fav)
and now..
2008 MCS Coupe
we are keeping the truck and my husband has an 05 Jeep Liberty diesel

 

My first car was a 93 Ford T-bird, my second was a 99 Honda Prelude, and now i have an 03 MCS.

 

1983 Dark Brown Metallic Firebird (305 cu in)

1997 Black Pontiac Grand Prix SE

2001 White Dodge Durango

1997 Cosmos BMW E36 M3 Sedan

2008 DK Silver MCSa

 

1986 Porsche 944 - First car (and I paid for it myself!). Only regret- crashing it into a stop sign going sideways at about 70 mph... yes I was young(er) and stupid(er) Oh, and I also regret it not being the turbo...

1991 BMW 318I - Sweet car. Tight chassis, but just not enough power.

1988 Audi 90 Quattro - What a piece of junk. Paid 500 bucks for it, and although the motor seized, it started my love affair with 4wd.

1995 Audi 90 Quattro - Had to go back for more. Crashed that car into one of my best friends car when the brakes died. That was not fun.

1994 Audi 90 Quattro - The 3rd and last one. The drifting in the car... beautifullll. Sold her for the MINI!

Mmm... German cars. It's all I really see myself owning. The MINI works because of it's now mixed heritage!

 

1966 MGB (totally restored it and then totaled it)
1974 Vega GT (the most reliable one they ever built ...it went 150K miles)
1977 Capri V6
1975 Volkswagen Rabbit
1974 Mustang II (this made the Vega seem like a Ferrari)
1982 Civic S (my first new car)
1987 Integra
1990 Accord
1999 Accord V6 (still have, now my daughters car)
2006 MCS

Not many cars considering I've been driving for 33 years. I put a lot of miles on them.

Dean.

 

A most interesting thread , indeed!

And now for my list (began driving in 1976)

*(purchased new)

1964 Impalla convertible (327 300hp 4 spd) rust bucket
1970 Datsun 2000 roadster
1974 Chev Monte Carlo
1978 Ford Pinto (pos)*
1978 Pontiac Phoenix (pos)*
1979 Pontiac Trans Am*
1980 Cadillac Fleetwood*
1966 Ford LTD (mint)
1971 VW Super Beetle
1966 Cadillac Fleetwood (mint)
1981 VW Rabbit LS*
1979 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1984 BMW 318I *
1983 BMW528e
1974 Mercedes 280c (mint)
1965 Ford Thunderbird (10th anniversary model, should have kept, mint)
1982 VW Rabbit cabriolet
1991 VW Golf gti*
1993 VW fox*
1993 Mercury Sable LS wagon
1988 Bmw 528e
1994 Acura Legend ls coupe*
1996 Acura 3.5rl (just sold)
1999 Mercedes c280 sport*(totalled by the Mercedes dealer!)
2002 Mercedes e320 (still have, only 27K miles, mint)*
2005 MINI Cooper S (by far, my favorite car)

 

Holy moly you guys had a lot of cars. here is my list:

1991 Dodge Spirit (cousin gave it to me, it died in the summer of 2006 RIP)
2008 MINI Cooper S (will be born May 7, 2008)

 

Jumpin' Jesus on a pogo stick..I forgot a couple of cars..


1978 Audi Fox 2dr
1980 Toyota Supra*
1981 Audi 5000s Deisel
1982 Audi 5000s Turbo
1973 Pontiac Grand Safari wagon (beater)
1984 Cadillac Cimmaron (pos)

There might be one or two others....but by far the MINI is my all time favorite!

And 1 motor bike (1976 Harley Davidson 125cc dirt bike) I still have it in a barn with 44Miles! Yes, only 44 miles...a 16th birthday gift that I couldn't get started, and never learned to ride!! Still new.

 

Fun list... I'm going to have trouble remembering some from my years in my late teens in the 70s ... too many burnt braincells

Coming:
DS/DS or DS/B '08 or '09 Mini R56S.

Current: First new car, '98 MB C43 AMG: 5.4L engine from a crashed '01 E55 AMG, Penske 8100 Racing dampers and custom adjustable spring perches, all adjustable rear links and no rubber bushings, full MBenzNL treatment, more... dang proud of this car w/its power-2-weight ratio and handling is insane. Still, I don't know if I'll keep this. Wish buyers who want a mod'ed car were willing to pay for it...First $25K takes it.

Current: '88 MB 560SL: quite stock; wife's car.

Current: '97 Jeep Wrangler: headers, exhaust, intake, piggy-back ECU, Accel ignition, killer stereo, other stuff; foul weather car but will be going when the Mini arrives as my daily driver.

A few years ago: 2001 MB SLK320 w/6-sp. Wish I didn't lease this and started w/a purchase. Buying the lease out was about $10K too high above if I'd started w/financing however.

In the mid 90's: Cadi Seville passed down from the wife's Grandpa ... 5years old & 15K miles on it when we got it.

Late 80's to early 90's: 4WD Toyota Cargo VAN... the old one that looked like an armadillo... I loved that thing. OK, so what I had to floor it to take off from a light. Frigg'n thing was as thin as a razor and short as a bicycle, squeezed in spaces the width of a bicycle's handlebars...

Somewhere between: Some sort of Saab, a 99 or 900, I forget. I loved this thing, but the tranni sucked. Totaled (also).

Way before that... '69 Roadrunner ! Tranni had a 2:1 gear reduction w/something like 1:1.6 or so rear gearing... basically ready for big oval track! Totaled it... badly.

Before that a couple of or Toyota's ... Celicas I think ... couldn't tell you the models or years.

Before that and on and off until the Toyota Cargo VAN was a late 70s Ford F150 Pick-up that was way way underpowered; vehicle makers hadn't figured out how to keep emissions down and power-up yet (well, computers designing, and in vehicles, had a lot to do with changing that).

Oh ya, and some small engine'd Honda commuter bike for a while there, until I seized it. (ugh)

Until the last 10 years, Lame collection of vehicles compared to many's lists.

 

Let me see...

1999 Chevy Malibu
1992 BMW 520i
2003 BMW 325xi
2003 BMW M3
2005 BMW X3
1999 BMW M5 (euro spec)
2006 Mini Cooper
2007 Chrysler Town & Country (have 3 kids) (still have)
2007 MCS (still have)
Contemplating:
2008 BMW M3 Sedan (will trade in MCS)

 

I think I have a fairly short list... fairly...

1984 Mercury Topaz
1991 Mercury Tracer
1994 Ford Probe GT
1997 Ford Probe GT
1993 Ford Probe GT
2002 Subaru WRX Sedan
2001 BMW 330Ci
2002 BMW 330Ci
2007 Forester XT Sports
2006 MINI Cooper S

(had a couple years of churning thru cars, but I actually had the WRX for over 5 years - kept getting offers on the 330's for more than I paid for them! )

Love the WRX and the MINI best of all. I wish I could have a WRX for the winter - that would be IDEAL for me!

 

1972 Nova
1971 Chevy Caprice (best AC in any car I've owned)
1984 Pontiac T1000
1987 Cavalier Z24 (don't laugh, it was actually a really good car)*
1972 K5 Chevy Blazer
1974 BMW 2002
1989 GMC Jimmy (full size)
1989 Ford Taurus SHO (cool sleeper)
1979 Ford F250
1988 Pontiac Fiero GT (still own)
1979 Ford F250
1997 Jeep Wrangler (still own)
2000 Saab 9-5 wagon (absolutely loved this car)
1980 Ford F150
1976 BMW 2002 (still own)
1997 Ford F150 (still own)
2006 MINI (still own)*

1982(?) Suzuki 450GS (still own-up in the barn in a few pieces)
2002 Yamaha V-Star Silverado (still own)*
1975 Kubota L185DT (still own-yeah, I know I'm stretching it here)

*bought new

 

Mines very short compared to most of these lists.

1998 Jeep Cherokee with big lift (first car)
2005 Saab 92-x (decent amount of goodies installed)
2004 MC40

Im only 20 so I plan on making this list much longer by the end of my car days.

 

1985 Audi 4000s (Free, crashed the one time I drove it in 1998)
1984 Audi 4000s ($250 1998-1999)
1972 VW Beetle (1999-present stored on Grandparent's Farm 2000-present)
1992 Toyota Celica GT Coupe (2000-2005)
2006 Mini Cooper S (2005-present)

 

Listing these makes me feel old. Some I still own, most I wish I did.

1968 VW Beetle
1959 Peugeot 403
1968 Porsche 912 (crashed - not my fault)
1978 Honda Civic CVCC 5-Speed
1980 VW Scirocco S
1985 VW GTI
1989 VW GTI 16V
1985 Saab Turbo SPG (modded, super-fast and with super-torque-steer!)
1968 Saab 96
1986 Saab 900 Turbo
1967 Mustang Fastback (crashed - my only American car)
2002 VW GTI VR6
2004 Mini Cooper S
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser (lifted, off-road monster yet family car)