This was partly inspired by the "If there was no MINI what would you buy?" thread. It got me thinking about how much steel has rolled through my garage in the nine years since I turned sixteen:

Current car:

2004 MINI Cooper S

Past new cars:

1996 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
1997 Dodge Neon Sport Sedan
1998 Saturn SL2 (dark blue)
1998 Saturn SL2 (white)
2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS VR6

2001 Volkswagen New Beetle TDI
2003 Honda Accord LX Sedan
2004 Subaru Forester 2.5XT

Past new trucks:

1997 Dodge Dakota SLT+ Club Cab 4x4
1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara JLX+ 4x4

Used cars and trucks - as best as I can remember, there's some I'm forgetting

1968 Plymouth Road Runner (383-4bbl, A833 4spd)
1971 Plymouth GTX (440-6bbl, TF727 automatic)
1979 Chevrolet Caprice (straight six, given to my sister)
1982 VW Rabbit 4dr (1.7/4spd)
1983 VW Rabbit convertible (1.7/5spd) - Still own!
1984 Dodge Caravan (2.2/auto)

1984 Dodge Caravan (2.6/auto)
1985 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo (2.2 T1/A525 5spd)
1985 Chrysler Laser Turbo (2.2 T1/auto)
1985 Dodge Shelby Charger (2.2 T1/A525 manual)
1985 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4 (2.8/auto)

1986 Dodge Daytona (2.2 T1/auto)
1986 Chrysler New Yorker (2.2 T1/auto)
1986 Dodge Colt Vista AWD (??/5spd)
1987 Chrysler LeBaron coupe (2.2 T1/auto)
1987 Chrysler LeBaron convertible (2.2 T1/auto)

1987 Ford Taurus MT-5 wagon (2.5/5spd)
1987 Chevrolet Astro CS (4.3 TBI/auto)
1988 Dodge Shadow ES Turbo (2.2 T1/auto) - Still own!
1988 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z (2.2 T2/A555 5spd)
1988 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z (2.2 T2/A555 5spd) #2

1988 Dodge Daytona (2.5 TBI/5spd, T-tops)
1988 Chrysler LeBaron convertible (2.2 T1/auto)
1988 Ford Taurus L sedan (2.5/auto)
1988 Ford Taurus GL wagon (3.0/auto)
1988 Shelby CSX-T #782

1988 Shelby CSX-T #839
1989 Chrysler LeBaron convertible (2.5 T1/auto)
1989 Chevrolet S-10 longbed (4.3 TBI/auto)
1989 Chevrolet Spectrum
1989 Dodge Caravan SE (2.5 T1/auto)

1989 Geo Metro LSi (1.0/5spd)
1989 Geo Metro LSi Sedan (1.0/auto)
1990 Dodge Shadow (2.5/auto)
1990 Dodge Daytona (2.5 T1/auto)
1990 Geo Metro XFi (1.0/5spd)

1991 Hyundai Excel (1.5/auto)
1991 Mercury Tracer LS wagon (1.9/auto)
1991 Mercury Tracer LS sedan (1.9/auto)
1991 Buick Park Avenue (3.8NA/auto)
1991 Chrysler Imperial (3.3/auto)

1991 Dodge Spirit R/T (2.2 T3/A568 5spd) (vin 558454)
1991 Dodge Spirit R/T (2.2 T3/A568 5spd) (vin 551382)
1991 Geo Metro LSi (1.0/5spd)
1991 Saturn SL2 (1.9 DOHC/5spd)
1992 Geo Prizm (1.6/auto)

1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX (2.0T/5spd)
1992 GMC Sierra SL longbed (4.3 TBI/auto) - Still own!
1992 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi (3.8SC/auto)
1993 Ford Taurus GL wagon (3.8/auto)
1993 VW Passat GLX VR6 (2.8/auto)

1993 Saturn SL2 (1.9/auto)
1994 Eagle Talon TSi AWD (2.0T/auto)
1994 Dodge Intrepid ES (3.5/auto)
1994 Chevrolet Lumina (3.1/auto)
1997 Ford Contour SE (2.0/auto)

I know I'm forgetting at least five to six cars, but I can't wrap my mind around them right now.

Ah, yes, cars. Kind of like cocaine, but without the telltale nasal crust.

 

^ I don't get it...that's like 60 cars in nine years!!?? What are you, a used car dealer?

I kind of figure that if I like a car I need to keep it for about 10 years...and drive it nearly every day. Clearly we have somewhat different philosophies.

 

Big damn garage, huh?

 

Wow, that's quite the list. Mine is significantly shorter:

1) 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass S, copper in color (hand-me-down, big V-8 power...and fuel consumption)
2) 1988 Mazda 323 hatchback, gold in color (bought new, vinyl seats and no power steering)
3) 1992 Acura Integra LS, black in color (bought new, that was a nice car)
4) 1993 Dodge Dakota Sport pickup, white in color (bought new, even with the V-6, the rear wheels spun like crazy...lol)
5) 1994 Mercury Cougar XR-7, white in color (bought used, 4.6 liter V-8, that car was a total sleeper...looked like a grampa's car but was pretty fast, very comfortable too)
6) 1997 Dodge Intrepid, green in color (bought new, piece of S**T, it'll be a long time before I buy a Dodge again unless it's an old Charger or Challenger)

Which brings us to #7...

7) 2004 MINI Cooper, CR/W/Union Jack (bought new, the first car I've ever ordered, by far the COOLEST car I've ever owned!)

 

I'm only 22, yet I have a fair sized list. I can't even begin to list what all my family combined has had, so I'll list what we have now.

Cars I've owned, starting with the first:
1929 Model A Ford pickup
1992 Jeep Wrangler S
1998 Jeep Wrangler SE
1998 VW New Beetle 2.0L GLS
2002 Mini Cooper
2003 Mini Cooper S

Cars the family owns now *switches on brag mode*...

1931 Nash Sedan (forget the model)
1934 Packard Deitrich LeBaron Convertible Victoria (say that 10 times fast...)
1934 Packard LeBaron towncar
1953 Jaguar XK120 FHC
1956 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
1966 Jaguar E-Type 4.2L Series I roadster
1989 Ford Thunderbird SC
1989 Ford F-150 short cab long bed 4x4
1989 Ford F-350 crew cab long bed dually
1995 Chevrolet Tahoe Sport 4x4 3-door
1995 Jaguar XJS V6 convertible
2003 Audi Allroad
2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT LE
2003 Mini Cooper S
2004 Dodge Ram 3500 Extended Cab Long Bed 4x4 dually

Plus...
1993 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide motorcycle
2003 Harley Davidson 100th Anniversary Sportster motorcycle (for sale, PM if interested)
Two forklifts
1991 Fountain 35' speedboat

*brag mode off*

Teehee

 

>>1953 Jaguar XK120 FHC
>>1966 Jaguar E-Type 4.2L Series I roadster

DAMN YOU! You should have warned me to get the drool bucket ready. Now I have to replace yet another ruined keyboard!

 

Sarcux, you are a lucky bastard.

Check out my extraordinarily lame list:

1982 Chevrolet Chevette
1984 Volvo 240 DL Wagon
1988 Toyota Camry V6
1992 Volvo 240 DL Wagon
1999 VW Passat Wagon (still have it)
2004 MCS

Note the absence of any vintage Jaguars. I came really close to buying a beat-to-hell 1971 MGB in high school, but it didn't happen.

 

^ countrym, nothing lame about that at all...in fact, it's totally normal (and that was my point in my first response to this thread).

Seems like this thread subject comes up every couple of months, but apparently it remains entertaining...so here's my list:

1972 Buick LeSabre (college car and maybe the most fun car I've ever owned...I think)
1980 Chevy Luv Pickup (wife's "car" brought into the marriage)
1984 VW Rabbit Diesel (ok...it was the 80s and I was even more broke than I am now...)
1988 Isuzu Trooper II (we wanted a Trooper I, but heck, those are collector's items)
1972 BMW 3.0 (still have this one...it's a long-term corrosion experiment)
1993 Nissan Sentra SER (10 years of driving fun...and then the rust started)
1996 Saturn Wagon (definitely the most boring, if not most reliable, car I've ever owned)
1998 Volvo V70 AWD Wagon (I'm still finding parts that have fallen off around the house)
2002 Chrysler T&C AWD (it's why I'm able to have the MINI too)
2002 MCS (I'd LIKE it to last 10 years....)

All were bought new except for the Buick. All have gone to meet their makers except for the BMW, Van, and of course, the MINI.

 

1985 Mitsubishi Truck
1985 Mazda RX-7 GXL-SE
1987 Mazda RX-7 GXL
1990 Buick Regal California Custom
2000 Volkswagen Beetle
2001 Ford Escape
1993 Mazda RX-7 R1 (The most beautiful car ever made IMHO!)
2003 Mini Copper


If it ain't a rotor it ain't a motor!

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Parklife: Good lord!!!!

71 Dodge Demon (handed down from my mother)
71 Mercury Comet ($150 first car)
82 Subaru 4WD wagon (awesome little car, but only a 4spd and no a/c)
73 Dodge Charger 318 AT (had title, never drove, then sold)
72 Dodge W100 4x4 (owned, wrenched on, never drove, traded for 71 Ford below)
71 Ford F100 4x4 (owned, wrenched on, never drove)
78 Ford F150 4x4 (owned for a few years: lifted 6" & put on 36" tires)
86 Toyota 4x4 p/u (owned and abused for almost 10 years; wish I still had it when it snows, would consider buying another as a snow-beater/work-truck)
91 Acura Integra GS 2dr (drove for 150k miles - loved that car...)
90 Ford E150 conversion van (the perfect "SUV" - still own)
98 Audi A4 Avant 2.8 (the great mistake...)
03 VW Jetta Wagon TDI (still own)

I like having multiple vehicles for specific uses which is the root of my distate for SUV's. They try to be everything, and end up good for nothing.

 

The list doesn't need to be long (just good) to prove you're a gearhead.

Starting from my oldest (and incidentally first) car (bold = still owned)

1962 MGA 1600MKII ROADSTER

1969 MGC ROADSTER (2912cc 6-cyl. 4-spd o/d)

1969 American Motors AMX ( 2-seat coupe with 390ci V-8 4-spd Go-pack)

1971 Lotus Elan +2 S/130

1985 Toyota 4-Runner

1993 Mazda MX-5 Miata

1996 AUDI A6 AVANT

2000 VW Golf GTI VR6

2003 MINI COOPER S

Of interest, the MGA, Lotus Elan, Mazda Miata and MCS were all 1.6 ltr. I-4s,
while the MGC, Audi A6 and VW GTI were all 6 cyl. +/- 2.8trs.

My favorite years for vehicle production have got to be 1962, 1969 and 1967. Gimme a million bucks, Marty McFly's modified DeLorean and send me back to the sixties. I'd be set for life.

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BLUBELLE - 2003 MCS IB /W Premium, Sport, Cold pkgs, Lapis blue interior, Magnecor wires, Alta Pulley, Moss Skid Plate, Chrome Trim Interior

 

I'm 33. I'm a construction project manager/estimator so I have had a few company trucks as well.

1986 - 1988 '76 Honda Civic hand me down from my dad as first car, not really mine though
1988 - 1988 '78 Chevy Vega station wagon
1988 - 1990 '77 Toyota Corolla
1990 - 1996 '90 Diahatsu Charade 3cyl (my first new car)
1995 - 1998 '95 GMC Sonoma pickup
1997 - 1998 '97 Chevy full size pickup (company vehicle)
1998 - 2000 '97 Toyato RAV4 (company vehicle picked by a woman who left the company and saddled me with it)
2000 - 2001 '00 Ford Explorer (company vehicle)
2001 - 2003 '01 Jeep Cherokee
2003 - ? 04 MINI Cooper S

Also, since I met her in 94, my wife has had a '89 Thunderbird, a '91 Taurus and a 2002 Jeep Cherokee.

 

Parklife, get your drool bucket ready... )

1988 Acura Integra (used)
1987 Honda Accord hatchback (used)
1995 Geo Prizm (used)
2003 MINI Cooper (new!)

The Integra was a great car, and I was sorry to see it go, especially since a teenage girl bought it and ran it into a tree and killed her friend in it.

 

1963 Sunbeam Alpine Why did I sell this?? Oh yeah, Brithish electrics w/ tailfins!!
1978 Toyota Celica Telephone Pole
1979 Toyota Celica Just would NOT die
1976 Toyota Celica
1985 Toyota P/U
1976 Datsun 280Z (actually a Fairlady Z RHD) What was I thinking selling this?
1995 Saturn Wagon
1996 Toyota P/U
1987 CRX Si another bonehead choice to sell
1997 Miata
1999 Miata
2001 Honda Accord
1985 CRX Si
1992 Olds Acheiva
1993 Miata
1992 Miata Dropped by my insurance co. Sold
2002 Saturn Vue Still have Family Truckster
2003 MINI Cooper (days may be numbered...)

 

1966 VW Beetle (Otto)
1969 Karman Ghia Coupe (Gretchen)
1992 Mitsu Galant (Betsy)
1988 Suzuki Samurai (Chuck)
1999 Dodge Dakota R/T (???)
2000 Dodge Dakota Quadcab 5.9L (???)
2002 MINI Cooper S (???)

 

Oldest to current:

1967 VW Bug (slightly modified, best ET in 1/4 mile of 13.04 seconds)
1970 Karmann Ghia, showroom stock!
1979 Porsche 924 (auto-x car)
1997 Jeep Cherokee (rockcrawler!)
2001 Chevy Tahoe

Current - '03 MC

 

Parklife, DAAAAAM! That is a large assortment of cars!

Starting from High School-

1986 Pontiac Grand Am SE (3.0L V6, stick, ohhhh!)- high school beater
1989 Pontiac Bonneville SE- college car thru junior year
1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LT (for a winter), was good for hauling massive
amounts of stuff, and deep, deep snow. hated it otherwise.
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GL- liked it overall, but wanted leather
2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS- selling to my sister, nice options, but
slushy powertrain. Stupid purchase.
2002 Corvette Coupe- In process of buying out lease, then selling

Current- 2004 Mini Cooper S :smile:

Vehicles I've had significant access to.

1995 Blazer LT, extra car, overlapped a Tahoe lease at the time.
2000 Blazer LT, moms, but she rarely used it on weekends
2001 Corvette Z06, dads former car. When I was really good I got to drive it :smile:
Mitsubishi Carisma, Audi A3, Mercedes A Class--> rentals I had in Europe
for long-term. Liked the A3, quite a bit. Carisma, great diesel/trans,
A-Class, different, thats it
2002 Chevy Prizm, lease overlap until March, so it's my winter ride so my
MCS roosts in the garage till then

 

OK, I'll try not be shy. :smile:
84 Volkswagen Scirocco Wolfsburg edition
85 Porsche 944
86 Merkur XR4ti
86 Citroen BX16 (overseas)
87 Lancia Thema Turbo (overseas) :smile:
87 Porsche 944 Turbo
88 Ford Taurus SHO :smile:
89 Jaguar XJS
89 BMW 750 iL
90 Mercedez 300E
91 Range Rover :smile:
92 Porsche 911 Turbo :smile:
96 Jeep Grand Cherokee
96 Land Rover Discovery
96 BMW Z3
98 Acura Integra
00 Lexus RX300
02 Volvo S60
02 Lexus ES300
02 Toyota Tundra Ivan Stewert Signature Edition w/ Supercharged V8 :smile:
04 Lexus RX330
04 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
02 Porsche 996 Turbo X50


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04 IB/W JCW MCS

 

Here´s my list (new and used):

2003 MINI Cooper (new)
2001 Honda Civic EX (new)
1998 Ford Contour (used)
1991 Ford Escort Wagon (very used)
1994 VW Beetle (used)
1984 Ford Mustang GT (very used)
1991 VW Golf GTi (new)
1990 Nissan Sentra (new company car)

Of these bunch, I do have good memories of the Civic, Escort, Beetle, Mustang and Golf. The other ones I´d rather forget them

 

I saw this post and decided to see if I could remember them. Hopefully in order of first to last...
1965 Chevy Nova (first car in 1973, $150)
1972 Plymouth Duster, (bought as a wreck in 74 and fixed her)
1973 Plymouth 340 Cuda, (first good car, bought used in 75, $2500)
1976 Ford Pinto wagon, (don't laugh, first new car and I was still a teenager, great for drive ins!, lasted over 120,000 miles)
1980 Dodge Omni O24,(2nd new car, ended up being first car I wrecked 6 months later)
1971 MGB GT,(got towed home 7 times times in 1 year, kept it for 10 years though)
1979 Toyota Corolla SR5, (bought used in 1980,probably one of the best cars I've had)
1960 MGA 1600, (bought it as a basket case in 1981, put her together and had it for 5 years, still kicking myself for selling her)
1975 Plymouth Valiant, (sold the Toyota in 1984, needed something right away, $300)
1974 MGB, (bought wrecked, fixed and still have 20 years now)
1979 Chevy C1500 4X4, (bought in 1984, slightly modified, great truck, had almost 200,000 miles when sold to a kid that blew her up first week)
1983 Chevy Monte Carlo, (bought as a wreck in 1990, fixed her and ran her for 4 years, great car, $1100 total investment)
1986 Toyota pickup, (bought as a wreck in 1993, fixed her and drove for 6 years, great truck!)
1986 Chevy El Camino, (always wanted one, big mistake, bought used and was way abused)
1993 Ford Ranger, (bought as a wreck in 2000, fixed and still have, great truck)
2002 MCS, (first new car since 1980 Dodge, she's a keeper!)
There were a few others I bought, fixed and sold...1985 Cadillac Seville, 1985 GMC, 1976 MGB (terrible year for MG's). Plus the wife's cars 1985 Dodge Aries,(JUNK!), several Tauruses and 2 Caravans. Also several motorcycles thrown in to the mix

Wow these lists pile up fast!

 

...and it's time to update the list again.

Cross out "2004 MINI Cooper S" and replace it with... nothing. It just sold this afternoon. I now don't currently own a "new" car.

The only daily driver in my possession is this:


No car payment for the first time in... eight years! Woohoo!

 

*denotes currently driving

1986 Mercury Tracer (0-60 in 42 seconds after I hit 60K miles on it. That's not a typo)
1991 Honda CRX Si - Fun!
1995 Mazda Millenia
2001 Acura TL
2003 MINI Cooper S*

The family:

1979 Datsun (of some kind)
1987 Ford Escort 1.6 (UK version LHD)
1976 Jaguar XJS
1988 Mazda 323 (UK Version LHD, shipped from United Arab Emirates)

and since moving to the US in 1991

199? Mazda 626*
1988 Mercedes 190E 2.6
1990 Mercedes 190E D* 5 speed manual
1994 Nissan Pathfinder
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited*
1991 Mazda Miata* (traded a $1000 Amplifier for this car, runs great, roof in great shape!)
1993 Mazda Miata
2001 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Sport
2001 BMW 740iL*
2002 BMW M-Coupe* (Laguna Seca Blue - modded with 361 WHP)




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GO NAKED! - Debadge :smile:

 

Oldest to current

88 Opel Record 2.0
95 Acura Integra
01 Lexus IS 300
02 GMC Envoy
02 Mini Cooper S

 

OK I'm embarrassed by my short list...but remember its not about the size, but how you use it.



Cars I grew up driving (parents cars):

'77 Mercedes 300D (77hp)
'80 Rabbit Diesel (45hp)
'88 Merkur Scorpio (very cool car actually)

Those diesel cars are probaly the biggest reason I am still alive today....if you want to keep your teenage boy alive give them an old diesel!!! Hard to go fast enough to do any significant damage... (except to your ego)

My cars:
67 Volvo p1800s
65 Mercedes 220se
99 Passat
2003 MCS

 

1985 bmw 318i
1984 VW Rabbit 4dr (gti 8v mtr, 16v trans and brakes)
1984 VW Rabbit GTI (1.8, 5spd)
1894 VW Rabbit (1.7 4 spd)
1989 VW Golf 4 dr (8v, then 16v w/ nitrous, then Vr6 aka Mom's golf...the ultimate sleeper)
1998 Dodge Stratus (company)
2000 Dodge Intrepid (company)
1984 VW Jetta coupe (1.7, 5 spd)
1988 VW Cabriolet (1.8, 5 spd)
2002 Ford Taurus (company)
:smile:2002 Mini Cooper S

Hopefully getting another older VW soon

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Doug


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