93 Acura Integra GSR

97 Honda Prelude

and now

03 Mini Cooper S

 

1972 CJ 5 Jeep with 304 V8
1974 Harley Davison Sportster
1974 Porsche 914
1974 Porsche 911S
1976 Triumph TR6
1978 BMW 320i
1983 Chevy S10 Blazer
1987 Ford Bronco
1992 Saturn SL2
1988 Mercedes 560SL
199x Mitsi Diamante
1996 Volvo 850R
2002 BMW 330i Convertable
2002 Mini S
2002 BMW M3 Convertable
2003 BMW 530i

 

Fun exercise. Thanks.

1950 Studebaker Land Cruiser 4-door 6 cyl
(overheated under 80 mph)
1953 Studebaker 2-door tiny v-8
1953 Mercury flathead v-8
(OK, first 3 were pa's, really)
1964 Opel wagon (MINI-size, great car!)
(transmission welded atop Going-to-the-Sun Highway)(coasted down!)
1964 Norton 750 featherbed frame
(rod through cylinder)
1967? Triumph Tiger Cub
1966 Mustang (still own)
1970 Honda 350 road bike (new)(reliable)
1973 Datsun pickup (new)
(ride like being dropped on a teeter-totter)
1973 Datsun 240-z (new)
(highest expectations for any car I've owned. Worst experience.)
1973 Yamaha 360 Enduro (new)
(climb anything. Kick-starter kicked back harder.)
1976 Opel sedan
(Injection, fouled plugs fast)
1976 Ford van (new) (just worked)
1974 Jeep v-8
1980 Subaru wagon (new)
(1.6 liter low-power. Kids. Sold.)
1976 Bronco. More room.
1986 Ford Taurus (new) (still own)
1988 Ford Ranger pickup (still own)
1987 Bronco II
1986? Honda 360 Scrambler
1978 Cadillac (kid's car)(sold)
1991 Infiniti G-20 (kid's car)(sold)
This is 2004. 18 years since I bought a new car.
Mini-time?

 

1971 Mustang
1970 Mustang Mach 1
1985 Mustang GT
1987 Mazda B2000
1993 Nissan Pathfinder
1991 Saleen Mustang
1993 Mustang GT Convertible
1985 Toyota Tercel
1987 Toyota 4Runner
1997 Dodge Ram Sport 1500 4x4
1999 Dodge Ram Sport 1500 4x4
I hope to be getting a Cooper S in the fall.

 

First purchase to current:

1983 BMW 320i
1987 Mazda 323
1972 BMW 2002tii
1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo
1973 BMW 2002tii
1988 Toyota MR2 Supercharged
1994 Mazda Miata R-type
1981 BMW 320iS
1996 Nissan SE-R
2000 VW Jetta VR6
1998 Audi A4 2.8
2004 MCS

 

1st to newest
68 roadrunner(383 4speed)shared with my dad
68 mgb(shared with my dad)
71 porsche 914-4(mine)
60 356 B porsche coupe
72 911T gulf blue coupe
64 356 C coupe black
71 914-4
several vw 63,67,65,couple of 36hp 60,61
78 jeep cherokee
dodge charger to pull a boat(big mistake)
85 nissan maxima se(black) 5speed
89 pathfinder
91 nissan sentra
85 nissan sentra
94 infiniti g20
95 j30 infiniti
couple chevy tahoe 95and 97
95 mustang cobra(black coupe)
99 mustang gt conv 35th annv.model
pt cruiser turbo and regular
also sometime while i had porsches i bought a 63 cooper 850 for autocrossing....the 911 was a lot of fun but the mini was a blast....
i proudly now own a 04 S pepper white/pepper/white this is a blast also i am a lot older and hopefully wiser....i will keep this one for a long time.
i'm sure i forgot some but it has been a long time from the roadrunner to the S

 

Between my wife and myself we've owned, in chronological order:

1967 Dodge Dart
19?? Audi 100LS
1975 Audi 100LS
1977 VW Rabbit
1977 Audi Fox
1958 VW Bug
1950 Chevy Pickup
1969 VW Beetle
1980 Mazda RX-7
1969 Toyota Land Cruiser
1981 Isuzu P'up
1972 Mazda RX-2 (part owner)
1975 Mazda REPU
1983 Mazda GLC
1981 Honda Civic
1962 Studebaker Lark SW
1967 Dodge Dart GTS
1955 Studebaker Commander
1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk
1952 Studebaker Pickup
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
1972 Pontiac LeMans
1972 Plymouth Barracuda
1986 Pontiac Grand Am
1987 Buick Grand National
1991 Ford Ranger Pickup
1991 Pontiac Grand Am
1996 Geo Tracker
1987 Suzuki Samurai
1993 Isuzu Trooper
1998 Jeep Wrangler
1997 Jeep Wrangler
2000 Jeep Wrangler
1984 Jeep CJ-7
1981 Jeep Scrambler
2002 Jeep Liberty
1998 Honda Civic
2004 MINI Cooper S
Plus a 1997 VW Jetta that my oldest son drives.
I THINK that's all of them...

 

1977 Saab 99
1981 Toyota SR5 4x4 P/U
1981 Mazda RX-7
1987 Honda Civic Si
1989 Chevy C/K 2500 4x4 P/U*
1991 Volkswagen GTI 16v
1991 Ford F250 XCab 4x4*
1994 Dodge Ram Extra Cab 4x4 (Cummins)*
1997 Jeep Wrangler
1997 Mazda Miata MX-5(W)
1998 Ford Explorer(W)
1998 BMW M Roadster
1998 Dodge Ram Extra Cab 4x4 (Cummins)*
2001 Acura TL(W)
2001 Ford F250 Crew Cab*
2002 BMW X5(W)
2003 Mini Cooper S
2004 Dodge Durango SLT HEMI(W)

* - Denotes Company Work Truck
W - Denotes Wifes Cars

 

In chronological order, present to past... Just mine and the Wife's cars.. If I left any out, then it didn't mean much to me....heh...

What we've got:
2004 MINI Cooper S
1995 MB C36 AMG
2004 Audi A4 Avant Quattro, 1.8T Tip (Wife)

What we've had:
1998 Subaru Outback LTD (was winter wagon, now sold to sister)
2002 VW Jetta GLI 6-speed
2003-4 VW Passat(s) (wait... those were just loaners while S4 was in shop for repeated engine warranty issues)
2000 Audi S4 6-speed
1998 Audi A4 Avant Quattro, 2.8 Tip (Wife)
1992 MB 190e 2.6 Sportline
1989 Toyota Corolla 5-sp (to get used to manual trans)
1998 MB ML320
1995 Honda del sol Si (Wife)
1998 Honda Prelude
1986 Honda CRX (Wife)
1990 Honda Prelude Si

 

Ok.. this will include cars that I bought but never actually drove

1967 VW Beetle (given to me as a project car in 1986 when I was 15 - needed more work than I could handle at that age - never drove)
1980 Ford Grenada (got for free at the age of 16 - couldn't fix - never drove)
1980 Chevy Chevette (I think it was a 1980 - Bought for $50 from neighbor at the age of 16 - tried to fix it, made it worse.. sold for $75)
1978 Chevy Malibu Classic Wagon (got this when my mom bought a new car. drove it for a number of years. powerfull V8 in that one... lots of good times in that car... ah.. the teenage years!)
1977 Chevy Camaro (Bought it when I was 19 - fixed it up and drove for a few years)
1980 VW Dasher (Bought for $100 and took it to college. Had a zillion rediculous problems)
1974 Volvo 164 E (got for free from a friend.. started to fix up and then sold it before driving it)
1973 Porsche 914 (had been sitting in a garage for 10 years. Spent a summer fixing it up and then drove it for 2 years. Great fun.. but developed too much rust.. so I sold it)
1986 Golf (not much to say.. fun car)
1987 Jetta (same as above)
1992 Jetta (same as above)
2004 MINI Cooper S - This one should explain itself! My first new car purchase!)

 

1953 Ford F-100 PU:smile:
1965 Pontiac Bonneville:smile:
1973 AMC Gremlin X (with the 401 c.u. V-8 Lost my license )
1977 Dodge Powerwagon PU
1976 Mercury Cougar
1969 VW Fastback (suitcase engine)
1976 Honda Civic
1978 Toyota Corolla (totally undependable)
1986 Toyota PU (321K miles--still have it):smile:
2005 MCS

 

Cars past
1979 Datsun P/U - High school/college car
1987 Honda CRX Si - Bought used after college
1976 Alfa Romeo Spider - First Alfa
1989 Honda Civic LX - Wife's car when we got married
1991 Alfa Romeo 164L - First new car, sold it after 10 years, hated to do it
1996 VW Passat GLX - Wife's Honda replacement

Cars present
1973 Alfa Romeo GTV - 13 years of ownership, will be burried in it
2002 Mazda Protege5 - the anti-Alfa transportation module
2004 Toyota Sienna LE - Family truckster

Cars Future
2005 Mini Cooper S - Will order in the next month, bye Mazda
2010 Alfa Romeo ??? - I hope they come back to the US for their 100th :smile:

I have a lame website with a few pics of the above:
http://home.comcast.net/~ccburrows/index.htm

Thanks for listening,

 

Past:
1990 Skateboard
1987 Honda Aero (scooter)
1990 Mazda Miata
2002 Pure Silver MCS


Currently:

2003 Darksilver MCS

 

2000 Oldsmobile Bravada (Brandy - my first love. I still miss her)
2003 MINI Cooper (Beanie - my true love. RIP )
2000 Audi A4 Quattro 1.8T (Richard Gear... ambivalent)

I'm still a baby. Give me time and the list will grow... Ideally to include a 2005 MCS replacement to poor Beans

 

First to most recent, certainly not the last.


'67 Pontiac Catalina convertable.:smile: dad got it for me, sled,boat. A lady killer at 16
'73 Vega GT. new, silver w/black racing stripe, woohoo fun car until it started to use oil
'68 Pontiac Lemans. POS, nuf said
'59 Cadillac black hearse mobile, big fins, I couldn't resist. Leaked water on the way home, discovered warpped block and cracked heads. It sat for years, then somebody couldn't live without it.
'67 MGB:smile: fun car, tinkerer's delight, I didn't want to tinker at the time. It never really ran right.
'62 Chevy station wagon $200.00, shock mounts where rusted away in the rear. Held about 50 people though. Left it sit somewhere.
'68 Olds Delmont w/455. Fast in a straight line. Turned 21 in this car. Lots of spilled beer and puke in this one, EWWWW
'72 Olds Toronado w/455. Like driving a Lazy Boy w/wheels across country. Paid $250.00
'87 Toyota P/U. great truck but too small and 2WD
'90 Ford P/U 351 and 4WD, loaded. Loved that truck, got stolen
'98 Chevy Metro. No choice, I had an awful commute. My current daily driver. It gets amazing mileage. Still have it.
'01 Honda S2000. A blast to drive. 19k miles. Wanna get rid of it for a MINI, wife thinks I'm nuts. I want a fun daily driver.
'04 Mazda 6. The family cruiser. Nice car, really. It likes to go 90MPH. Crappy in the snow,though.

 

Pathfinder,YOU NEED A MINI

 

1953 Plymouth-my Dad bought it for me
1967 VW Bug-my first
1972 Chevy Camaro
1975 Pontiac Lemans
1978 Pontiac Sunbird
1982 Ford EXP
1987 Suzuki Hatch
1990 Chevy Cavalier
1993 Nissan Altima
1997 Mazda Miata
2003 MINI Cooper
2005 MINI Cooper Cabrio

Lois

 

In approximate chronological order:

1981 Honda Civic 1500
1987 Renault GTA
1984 Toyota Toaster Van
1982 Honda Prelude
1976 Olds Delta 98
1984 Nissan 300ZX
1983 Honda Accord
1987 Dodge Colt
1987 Hyundai Excel
1984 Nissan Pickup
197? Chrysler Newport
1983 Buick Skylark
1987 Honda Civic Si
1987 Volkswagen GTI
1983 Ford Bronco II
1981 Ford Bronco
1986 BMW 635Csi
1983 BMW 528e
1972 BMW 2002
1973 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40
1990 Mazda Miata
1998 Nissan Maxima
1976 Toyota Pickup
2000 Jeep Cherokee
2003 Mazda Protege5
2001 Toyota Tundra
2004 MINI Cooper S
2001 Audi TT Quattro
1994 Sentra SE-R
1995 Audi 90 Quattro
2006 MINI Cooper S
2005 Subaru Legacy GT

Bikes in case you're interested:

1971 Honda CB175
1977 Honda 750 Supersport
1978 Honda 750 Supersport
2000 Aprilia RSV Mille
2000 BMW R1200c Euro
2003 Kawasaki Ninja 250
1996 BMW R1100RTL
2002 Aprilia SR50
2004 BMW R1100S

I bought my first car at 18 twelve years ago. Not sure why I bought all the POSs from the 70s and 80s, I think I just have a car buying problem . I was averaging about 1 car every 6 months for a while, and had at least 4 or 5 for no reason for the better part of 5 or so years.

Now someone needs to tally all the different cars listed and figure out the most popular previous car for current Mini owners :smile:

 

1995 Nissan 200 SX SE
1997 Honda Civic EX
2004 MCS


yep... that's all.

 

early apex,going from a 98 Maxima to a 79 Toyota pick-up,that was a big change:smile:

 

Vehicles owned now...
04 Cooper S(my third new S and fourth new MINI)
04 Toyota Scion xB
00 Mini Cooper(Rover)
1972 Leyland Mini Clubman
1969 Mini Cooper
2004 BMW K1200GT
2003 Harley Davidson 883R
2003 Kawasaki ZG 1000
2000 BMW R1100R
1982 BMW R65
Mark doesn't have the bandwidth for me to list all
the vehicles I've ever owned....
Contemplating an 05 BMW 1200 GS....and an 05 Suzuki GSX R 600...

 

No long list, but here they are:


1995 Honda Prelude VTEC which I still have
2002 MINI Cooper S


Danny

 

1981 Volvo 242DL rustbucket but still a tank\
1985 Volvo 244 Turbo/IC money pit
1981 Volvo 242 Turbo/IC/racer
1983 BMW 320i
1973 BMW 2002 hot rodded (still own!)
1971 BMW 2002 parts car
1988 BMW 325is
1981 BMW 320is
2003 MINI Cooper S

who knows what's next...

nothing until the MINI is paid off!

Marty

 

OK this is my list..

1954 Fiat 500 white
1979 Mini Coper or MiniMorris (Innocenti) Silver with black Top
1988 MiniCoper Club - Still Mini Morris white with wood finish
1992 Audi 2000
1985 WV Rabbit
1989 Alfa Romeo Graduate
1990 WV Cabrio
1994 Camaro Z 28
2003 MINI COOPER S (Dark Silver Black Top)
2005 Arriving in December MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE DARK SILVER with Black Top) and in a few weeks (2??) 2005 MiniCooper CoolBlue Blue Top !!!

 

Wow! Some really great lists here. I don't change cars nearly as often as most folks so my list is fairly short.

Current cars:

1991 Miata base model - I will probably own this until I die. Dropped 1.5" with Eibach springs and Koni shocks, 15x7" Panasport wheels, 120hp at the wheels from 97 cubic inches. More mods than space to list.
2004 MINI Cooper S+ Totally fun! 11.2 lb Volk Racing wheels, lowered with H-Sport springs, H-Sport competition rear sway bar, weighs in at 2525lbs with lots of performance additions. Dyno test to come.
2001 Camaro SS - The wife's car. A very good "girl's car" with a 6-speed and 353ft/lbs at the rear wheels. Lowered 1.5", relocated trailing arms, long-tube headers, and MTI airbox with bottom breather air pickup, LS1-Edit computer tuned by MTI of Houston.

Past new cars:

1985 Toyota Supra - The "bolt-on special" Was there any part of this car that was coordinated with any other design group? The only reason I bought the car is that it was less that 1k more than a Honda CRX at the time.
1995 Camaro Z28 -6-speed Black on black on black. Wife's car. Slammed 2" with 17" OZ rims from day one. Bad to the bone. Good "girl's car' with lots of torque and no need to rev the engine or downshift.


Used cars

1967 MGBGT Great experience restoring this one with lots of help from my wonderful older brother. I had the opportunity to give him a Miata that I restored a few years ago as a "thank you" to complete the cycle. It was a great MGB with a "hatchback full of oversteer".
1971 Ford Pinto (High school hand me down from my father) My father once stated that his '63 Falcon 6cyl was the "best handling car he had ever driven". Enough said.
1978 Mercury Capri (hand me down from my father) Biggest P.O.S. ever known to mankind. The classic and definitive vehicle of the plaid and stipe over 70 crowd. Once beaten in a drag race by a U-Haul truck (the big one with the exposed driveshaft) while redline speedshifting.
1929 Model A Highboy Coupe - Full-house Edlelbrock equipped '53 flathead with 3 Stromberg 97s, T-10 4 speed box, Smithy glasspacks, '35 Ford wires, and flat black paint. Sold to a good friend of mine. Long may she run.
1957 Ford Thunderbird. Very rare 312 "big valve" engine with a 3-speed manual transmission. Raped and nearly destroyed by a "christian" restorer who promised a full 100 point perfect restoration, but spent almost as much time painting murals of jesus on his trucks as he did in prison after I and a few other folks got through with him. I'm planning on resto-rodding the remains when I retire.

Future Cars

2005 Mazda 3 5-door (wife's car awaiting delivery. Will replace the Camaro SS)
2005 Lotus Elise (my chrome orange, sport package toy, awaiting delivery. Planning on modifying to a great extent to eliminate the "Pokemon" appearance.)
1932 Ford I will keep this as far away from any "fraud restorer" as possible. Open to any body style, but prefer the looks of the 5-window coupe. Edsel Ford knew what he was doing when he designed this year's Fords.

John