Bodyflight.Net 0 #1 September 3, 2005 What kind of cars have you owned/driven... 1st - 79 Pontiac LeMans... LOVE MUSCLE CARS, even still :) - Used $500 2nd - Oldsmobile Cutlass - Used $600 3rd - Datsun B210 (i think) manual drive hatchback (LOVED THAT ZIPPY CAR) - Gift from exboyfriend 4th - Audi YUCK - $2000 Used LEMON 5th - 89 Ford Taurus - $2000 OK till I cracked the head 6th - 90 Bronco II - $3.5K - Totalled by my roommate (you KNOW who you are) so I got a 7th - 99 Ford Taurus - $18k - drove for 4 years (the white one) 8th - 05 Ford Taurus (current car) - $23k - still driving it under warranty added: 6th cuz I forgot about it!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #2 September 3, 2005 1st - 1998 Jeep Wrangler - Loved it....decked it out it every way I could think of, then traded it for... 2nd - 2003 Dodge Durango - Wonderful vehicle, horrible gas mileage 3rd - 2006 Toyota Corolla S - Couldn't be happier with it so far. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenz 0 #3 September 3, 2005 1st - 1994 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Fire Engine Red :) that car was awesome - sucked on gas but i couldn't have been prouder of buying my own car :) 2nd and current - 2001 Toyota Echo - so i drive a toy car but it is amazing on gas (i get about 40 mi/gallon highway) which is great :)"life does throw curveballs sometimes but it doesn't mean we shouldn't still swing for the homerun" ~ me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #4 September 3, 2005 1st- 1979 Chevy Nova- brown worst car ever and ugly too 2nd- 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera- beater college car 3rd- 1990 Subaru Legacy- loved it. 4th- 2000 Chevy Cavalier- piece of crap car lemon 5th- 2005 Hyundai Elantra- verdict not in yet... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #5 September 3, 2005 1st....87 Chevy Nova....when I totalled that I got.. 2nd...94 Mazda Protege....when I totalled that I got... 3rd...96 Mazda Protege...when Medic's car died I gave him mine and got 4th...99 Nissan Altima...now Medic's car 5th...04 Chrylser Pacifica...love it! ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #6 September 3, 2005 Cars: -74 MGB. The last year with chrome bumpers. British racing green -76 Ford Courier. Red -74 Ford Pinto. Green metalic. Smoked like a chimney. Broken seat-slide latch -'68 Camaro Z-28. White with black mean streaks. Blew up the 302 and put in a 327/350 -'85 Corvette. Black. Lost my license for three years running 137 in a 55 in it. -'83 Toyota HiLux 4x4. 22" lift, 44" swampers, 350 chevy/turbo 350 auto "High Anxiety" -'87 Mustang GT. Red -'96 Corvette. Red/Red. ZR-1 wheels -'97 Corvette. Black/Black. 1st C5 in North Carolina. A complete lemon. Dealer ate it. -'87 Volvo 240 DL Sedan. Silver. Died at around 350,000 miles. -'87 Volvo 240 DL Wagon. White. Blew engine two years ago and still waiting on repair! -'98 Chevy C3500 crew cab dually. White, 454, incredibly cool and gas guzzly We currently still own the dually, the still-broken Volvo, and Katies '01 Jimmy SUV Bikes: -two briggs-powered mini bikes -'74 Yamaha MX 80 -'75 Honda XR 125 -'80 Kawi 400 street bike -'87 ATC 250R -'87 Harley Davidson FXLR "the redbone express". incredibly custom 21-time show winner -'86 Harley Davidson FLHT bagger. Silver with blue/white "taxi cab" stripes -'01 Harley Davidson FLTR Road Glide. Bronze pearl, pro pipe, 95" waiting to install -'03 Buell XB9S Lightning. Black. Jardine pipe, "pasta eliminator", open airbox We currently still own the Road Glide and the Buell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #7 September 3, 2005 1988 Chevy Cavalier 2001 Ford Windstar 2001 Ford Taurus (Present Vehicle) Almost paid offSudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #8 September 3, 2005 Quote4th...99 Nissan Altima...now Medic's car Wait - are you saying that if guys get married, we can get a free car out of it? If I'd known that, I'd have married a few times by now. '82 F-150 - mom's car. Semi hit me. Totaled. '93 Chevy Spectrum. Mom gave me. I drove the crap out of that thing - was pretty reliable. Traded for: '99 F-150. Still have it. Still love it. Needs some work. '95 Gulfstream Sunvoyager. What can I say? It's my house on wheels. Handles great, poor gas mileage. Ford Chassis - some electrical problems. Transmission is touchy. Next car will probably be a small, easily towable, good gas mileage car. I've driven a lot of cars and rented (long term) a lot of cars. I like Fords. Don't know why - they just work well for me. Cars I've rented, just this year: 2005 Chrysler 300M - Motortrends car of the year, rented for one month. What a piece of shit! I've never seen a new car with more manufacturing defects. Defective brakes. Defective exhaust manifold. Engine stalls periodically. Looks great, good turning radius, big engine. Everything else sucks. My neighbor, the president of the Colorado Auto Dealer's Association, got a free one of these - top of the line. He's already had some problems with it. 2005 Dodge Stratus, rented one month - OK car. Pretty zippy. Touchy on brakes. Not very comfortable seats. 2004 Dodge Durango, rented 3 weeks. Nice car! Very fun to drive. Pretty bad gas mileage, but I had a blast sucking down that gas. 2005 Nissan XTerra, rented one month - This turd was reminiscant of crappy 70's japanese cars, not the nice ones you see today. Felt like driving a toy. Lawnmower engine, cheap plastic interior. Every time I stepped into it, I thought "o no! Godzirra!" 2005 Ford Taurus, rented one month. Best car I've ever rented. Reliable, comfortable, not flashy.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hungarianchick 0 #9 September 3, 2005 #1 1998 Suzuki Swift (back in Hungary) tiny engine , great on gas #2 1989 Nissan Sentra - awesome car, I bought it with 110000 miles on the clock, drove it for two years with no problems whatsoever #3 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara - gave me problems from the beginning #4 2005 Acura RSX 5sp - very nice so far, I hope this will be the car to drive to the ground! "I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodyflight.Net 0 #10 September 3, 2005 QuoteI like Fords. Don't know why - they just work well for me. Cars I've rented, just this year: I'm very happy with my fords as well.. the only other type I would consider is a subaru.. Fords are predictable.. in my experience an alternater around 110K, newer ones with a tranny repair around 150k depending on how you drive it.. and I love the horsepower.. couldn't live without it in such a sturdy vehicle, and to drive to 100K without a concern is worth the price to me! The motor should last to 300K if you take care of it.. what more could anyone want? I think if I owned a subaru I wouldn't worry about any repairs until over 150k.. that isn't worth the extra price for me yet.. but here in the mtns, 4 wheel drive would be nice, it will be the next on my list.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #11 September 3, 2005 84 Olds Cutlas 91 Olds Cutlas ?? Geo Storm (94 I think?) 92 Chevy S-10 92 Jeep Charokee 03 Ford ZX2 FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #12 September 3, 2005 Quote1st....87 Chevy Nova....when I totalled that I got.. 2nd...94 Mazda Protege....when I totalled that I got... 3rd...96 Mazda Protege...when Medic's car died I gave him mine and got 4th...99 Nissan Altima...now Medic's car 5th...04 Chrylser Pacifica...love it!Did we learn to drive together? In our defense I would like to point out that most Chevy Nova's really should just be totaled. I mean come on... that's a crap car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflycracker 0 #13 September 3, 2005 -72 Honda 750 FOUR- weighed like 17,000lbs -75 Honda 550 -83 Suzuki GS550 -82 Ford Escort 4 door- I was 16 and it was free -72 Monte Carlo- 454ci I was 16 and it was a hell of a lot faster than an escort -66 Ford Bronco-302 3 on the tree. Loved this thing. Would go through schools -82 Yamaha 400 special. $300 transpo -83 Mazda RX-7- 270000 miles. the last 70k without an oil change. 0 problems -93 Suzuki GSXR1100- pipe, jetkit,yosh exhaust OMG thats not slow 87- Chevy Baretta- So much body roll, a swift lane change would result in a barrel roll. Kept it 3 months -94 Ford Probe GT- great performance for the buck.(I think designed by Mazda) Nice in corners. Reasonably safe. Got rearended with me at a dead stop and a jeep cherokee doing 60mph. No injuries at all. -98 Ford Mustang GT- Quite possibly the biggest hunk of crap Ive had. Slow, Handled like s***. crap interior(Why would you put a cup holder right where second gear is).(decided no more American cars) Got stolen,recovered(pic) Led to me buying the -97 Nissan Maxima- Pretty good car. Was looking to buy a newer version when I test drove 99 BMW 328IS- My next car will be a Beemer. This thing is the best of what I want in a car Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skolls081102 0 #14 September 3, 2005 1st- 1982 Pontiac J2000 2nd- 1986 Ford F-150 3rd- 1975 Cadillac Hearse (still the cooles car I ever owned) 4th- 1991 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 5th- 1991 Oldsmobile Regency (I think thats what it was called) 6th- 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup 4x4 7th- 1997 Nissan Pickup XE 4x4 (my wifes- ours when we got married) 8th- 2003 Dodge Durango SXT 9th- 2005 Hyundai Sonata Still have 8 and 9. Hopefully #10 will be a Dodge Ram Quad Cab Pickup. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
padalcek 9 #15 September 4, 2005 1 - '70 VW Golf 1.6 (crashed) 2 - '88 Mustang LX (sold) 3 - '95 Mustang GT (sold) 4 - '85 Dodge van (crashed) 5 - '88 Honda Shadow 800 (sold) 6 - '03 Kawasaki Concours (crashed - now rebuilding) hmm... you think there's a reason why nobody will let me drive their vehicle?Padalcek - CCO, HF-17 http://www.theflyinghellfish.com I'm not a real skydiver - but I do play one on dz.com. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,679 #16 September 4, 2005 1. 1946 MG TC (and I still have it) 2. Morris Mini 3. Ford Cortina 4. Ford Cortina GT 5. VW Bus (Camper) 6. Chevy Cavalier 7. Pontiac 6000 8. Piper Cherokee 140 9. Toyota Camry (hated it) 10. Mooney M20 (still have it) 11. Mercury Sable GS 12. Mercury Sable LS 13. Pontiac Fiero 14. Suzuki Swift 15. Saturn SC2 16. Mercury Sable LS 17. Mercury Sable LS.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluheelrtx 0 #17 September 4, 2005 1st - 69 Toyota Corolla 1200 (even the dealer didn't know they existed) 2nd - 79 Toyota Celica Coupe (still have it - tricked and stationary) 3rd - 77 Toyota Celica Hatchback (4/5 Mustang clone - I'd love to have another one) 4th - 86 Honda Nighthawk 700 (died from a stupid broken exhaust manifold bolt!) 5th - 88 Mazda MX6 (only vehicle I ever sold...and to my brother) 6th - 93 Ford Ranger 4.0L (225K and going strong) 7th - 04 Mazda Mazda3 (Zoom, Zoom, Zoom) -- Jason ---- Jason -- Some people never go crazy. What truly boring lives they must lead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #18 September 4, 2005 In order of ownage since age 16 (I'm 33 now): '79 4dr baby blue Datsun B-210. Totalled, but dependable as hell. '84 Chevy Blazer 2dr Sold '89 Camaro IROC Sold '87 Isuzu Impulse Blown engine '88 Dodge Daytona Pacifica Turbo, Totalled '88 Nissan 300ZX turbo, sold '93 Mustang LX 5.0 Flooded and hydrolocked the engine '95 Mitsu Mirage sold '00 Hyundai Tiburon, hit deer, totalled, favorite car ever! '03 Ford ZX2, still have it, runs great! For bikes: Moped at age 14, took a beating. '82 Kawasaki 125CC enduro at 16 '87 Kawasaki EX500 at 18 '85 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6 at 22 '02 Suzuki GSX-R600, bought April '04, sold Aug '04Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #19 September 4, 2005 1. '81 Camaro 2. '85 Olds Toronado (My parents gave it to me) 3. '91 Grand Am Quad 4 (blew the head gasket at 90K) 4. '96 Acura Integra Special Edition 5. '99 Acura 3.2TL 6. '01 Acura MDX 7. '03 Acura RSX Type S 8. '04 Honda Civic EX Still own 7 & 8. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitational 0 #20 September 4, 2005 1st 1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Diesel Station Wagon $1000 - and it was still cramped with all my friends. 2nd 1973 Buick Century 350 4 barrel V8. Got this one from a little old lady in 1987. She bought it new in 1973 and had very carefully peeled off the window sticker and left it in the glove box. Original sticker was $2990, I bought 17 years later for $1000. It had just over 10k miles on it and had all of the records from oil changes etc. that were done religiously every 3 months (since she never put 3k miles on it). It was a fun car to beat the Iroc Z's at the time with. 3rd 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum $6000 - I needed to cool my jets after the Buick. Got this one when I was working at a Chevrolet dealership. 4th 1991 Buick Skylark - It was my Dad's company car that he was offered when it hit 40k miles. I was in need and it was a deal at $5k. 5th 2002 Chevrolet S-10 - didn't like this one, don't recall how much I paid either. only put 7k miles on it. 6th 2003 Ford Ranger XLT Supercab $18k Had fun with this one and added a fiberglass tonneau cover with a sport wing. Hey, it was a sportscar with a big trunk. 7th 2005 Subaru Outback 2.5i $25k - Best hill climbing vehicle I've ever driven in the mountain. Hands down. Wanna race? 8th 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT $29k - Just got this one and like it (when I'm not at the pump filling it up). Got it during the Chevrolet employee plan. Didn't think it was a bad deal since the sticker said $38k. Motorcycles 1985 Honda Shadow - Was nice to ride back and forth to work and get out in the mountains at times. 2005 Honda Shadow Spirit 750 - My play toy. Nice to get out on when I need a break from a stressful day.------ Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitational 0 #21 September 4, 2005 QuoteCars I've rented, just this year: All 2005's Pontiac Matrix - I'm way too old for this thing Ford Escapes - pretty much all versions of it. Was looking at buying one, but just couldn't put my finger on why I didn't like it - so I kept getting another one. Chevy Trailblazer - The longer version. This one I liked the best out of all that I got, guess that's why I bought one. Toyota Highlander - This this is peppy...Very peppy. Oldsmobile Alero - fun one to drive Subaru Outback - Automatic. Ended up buying one of these too, albeit without the Automatic. The auto is a dog in the mountains, the stick is very peppy. How many hills can I climb out here and not be going 90 in 5th gear at the top? I had a few others in here too, but I'd have to look at all my expense reports to figure out what I had.------ Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallen 0 #22 September 4, 2005 I’ve owned and/or wadded up a few cars in my time: '66 Plymouth, 440, 4bbl, 4 speed '54 Chevrolet Pickup – threw a rod – note to self, check the oil '68 Ford Torino – TOTALED – Hoo wee, rain is slick '73 Dodge Challenger – TOTALED – Late for school, didn’t make it '76 Dodge Charger Daytona – WRECKED – my sister and a power pole got in my way '76 Datsun Pickup – what was I thinking? '66 Chevrolet Chevelle, 350 Auto '72 Chevrolet Chevelle, 350, 4 speed '69 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – WRECKED – Hoo wee, snow is slick '68 Ford Pickup '83 Buick Regal – TOTALED – OH, bright RED means they are stopping '84 Buick Skylark '85 Buick Skylark '84 Ford Mustang, 5.0, - TOTALED – 18 wheeler - NASTY '83 BMW 318i, AMG, - TOTALED – Don’t ask - embarrassing '83 Chevrolet Pickup – TOTALED – 18 wheeler again. '84 Saturn SL2 '86 Chevrolet Pickup 2003 Saturn VUE - pos 2000 Saturn SL2 2004 Ford F150 Crew Cab Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmanpilot 0 #23 September 4, 2005 1…1949 Dodge ¾-ton pickup (slowest and ugliest) 2…Jeep CJ-5 3…Toyota Corolla 4…Chevy Chevelle 5…Mercury Bobcat (worst car) 6…Mazda 626 7…Nissan 300ZX 8…Jeep CJ-7 9…GMC Jimmy 10…87 Toyota Landcruiser CJ-45 (best vehicle…wish I still had it) 11…91 Infinity Q45 12…Ford F-150 (worst truck) 13…Ford Thunderbird 14…Dodge Dakota 15…91 Mercedes 300CE 16…79 Cessna 172XP 17…99 BMW M Coupe (coolest and most fun to drive) 18…79 Grumman Tiger (most fun to fly) 19…01 Dodge 2500/ Cummins (best truck) * Still have 17&19._________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #24 September 4, 2005 8/8/2000 - Current: 2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS. It was great for the first year, after which it started falling apart. It can still be fun from time to time, but it's just too bloody unreliable. Next car: 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited wagon. Should put in the order in the next couple of months, and pick it up in January or so.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #25 September 4, 2005 I wonder how many of us have totaled our first car, or at least one car. That would make a good thread too sometime. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
