Just a list of some of the cars I have owned over the years.

[foghorn67]

1983 Honda Accord 5spd. Yes the model was called 5 spd. Biggest POS I have driven. Hand me down from parents. They babied it too. The gearbox/transaxle managed to jettison synchros on a yearly basis. Two alternators at 450 bucks each in 1991 dollars. Eff that car.

1988 Toyota pickup. Still in college, my dad gave me his truck. Stripped with a vinyl interior. No a/c. Later added an aftermarket a/c. And my uncle reupholstered the interior and reprinted the body. My dad had this done after I gave the truck back to him when I moved out.

1995 Dodge Neon Sport. Fun little car. Great steering. Fast for an economy car for that era. POS. glad it was leased. The head gasket, radio, fog lamp harness were replaced under warranty. Couldn't imagine that car long term.

1967 Ford Mustang. This little C code car turned into a beast. Just shy of 400hp. Force 10 brakes, adjustable suspension.

2003 Ford Focus ZX3. Bought it to DD while enjoying the Stang. Really great car that was fun to drive. Great at long distance hauls. Cruises quietly and tracks like a bigger car. Reliable to the last. Car was totaled a couple months ago.

2009 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ. Love this car. My first fully loaded car. Very weird having stuff I first thought was a gimmick. Auto climate control, heated seats. Now it's hard to imagine a car without them.

 

[jme5343]

I was thinking about doing this the other day, just so I wouldn't forget all of them. Wish I'd taken a picture of each one.

Started in 1992...

1980 Ford Fiesta 4cyl
1972 Chevy Nova 6cyl
1982 Datsun Maxima 6 cyl
1986 Honda CRX Si
1990 Volkswagen Corrado G60 4 Cyl w/ supercharger
1992 Toyota Celica 4 cyl
1999 Hyundai Elantra 4 cyl
1996 Ford F150 6 cyl
2000 Chevy Malibu 6 cyl
1994 Chevy Suburban 6 cyl
1991 Chevy Corsica 6 cyl
2000 Chevy Venture 6 cyl
1992 Saturn SL 4 cyl
1979 Dodge Ram Power Wagon 8 cyl
1994 Volkswagen Corrado SLC 6 cyl
1984 Buick Park Avenue 6 cyl
1994 Kawasaki Ninja 250
2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2001 Chevy Venture 6 cyl
1998 Buick Regal GS 6 cyl w/ supercharger
1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 6 cyl
1999 GMC Yukon 8 cyl
2002 Chevy Venture 6 cyl
1986 Ford Ranger 4 cyl
1990 Chevy 1500 8 cyl
1991 Toyota MR2 turbo 4 cyl of fury
2005 Buick Terraza 6 cyl
2000 Honda Insight 3 cyl

 

[SpunkyJones]

1986 Chevy Celebrity
1984 Buick Skylark
1992 Toyota Corolla
1986 Saab 900 Turbo
1996 Isuzu Rodeo
2002 Toyota Sequoia
2012 Mustang V6 premium

 

[KMc]

1975 Datsun B210
1979 MGB (still own)
1988 Honda Civic Hatchback
1990 Chevy Cavalier Z24
1995 Saturn SL2
1995 Chevy S10 Ext Cab 4X4
1996 Pontiac TranSport
1996 Pontiac Grand Am SE
1998 GMC Sonoma Reg Cab
1998 Pontiac Montana
2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT
2000 GMC Yukon
2004 Chevrolet Impala
2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
2008 Audi A4 Avant (still own)
2008 Hyundai Accent (still own)
2009 Chevrolet Silverado Ext Cab 4X4 (still own)

 

[exar333]

1992 Pontiac Sunbird SE - 3.1L V6 drove pretty well, and I had the premium white leather interior. Fun first car, although not the most reliable. Tranny died at 160k...
2003 Mazda 6S - Extremely reliable and pretty fun to drive until rust issues caused me to abandon it
2009 Nissan 370Z - Great car, fun to drive, and has been rock-solid stable
1989 Honda Prelude Si 4WS - Good, reliable winter car to drive when the Z was garaged. Sold this year.
2011 WRX - Great car in summer/winter and has been a blast to drive

 

[Alienwho]

1994 Nissan Pickup (first car ever, who doesn't love their first car?)
1992 Subaru SVX (awesome car, very unique and rare)
1998 Ford Probe (mostly POS)
2001 VW Jetta (very satisfied with it)
2012 Mustang (I'm in love)

Loved all of my cars, except the probe which was only a temp car I used for 6 months until I bought the Jetta. Haha I remember that POS probe had the ford symbol removed and replaced with a radioactive symbol. It had cheapass walmart spinners on the wheels, and the engine would die if there was less than 1/4 tank of gas every time you would come to a stop. It as pretty fun to drive though and the headlight open/close action was smooth as silk and freaking sweet.

 

[Viper GTS]

1983 Toyota Tercel (wrecked)
1989 Honda Accord Coupe (wrecked)
1985 Honda Accord Hatch (got the motor from the 89)
1985 Ford F-150 (moved me from Portland to Pittsburgh and back again)
1995 Subaru Impreza
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Presently owned:

2002 Ford Mustang GT
2001 Dodge Viper RT/10

Looking to ditch the Mustang soon and get something more practical. It's absolutely pointless as an entertaining daily driver now that I have the Viper. Current object of lust is a Cherokee SRT8.

Viper GTS

 

[natto fire]

Let's see haven't done this in a while, but now that I don't switch cars as often should be easier.

1984 Toyota Cressida (Couldn't ask for a better first car, I6 engine love)
1986 Toyota Tercel (4wd fun)
1987 Toyota Corolla (first 5 speed car I owned, learned on a MF tractor many years before)
1976 Buick Skylark (Friends and I split this 3 ways and we destroyed it in a couple weeks)
1987 Volvo 740GLE (still refuse to even think of buying a Volvo after this POS)
1994 Acura Integra GSR (only car I have had a car payment, sold after a year)
1990 Acura Integra (did a full OBDI conversion on this to save money on a distributor)
1987 Acura Integra (got this for next to nothing, wanted to own all three available generations at the time)
1981 Ford Ranger (fuel injected!)
1989 Honda Prelude Si (It was even MSY, total junker)
1992 Jeep Cherokee (love that striaght 6)
1980 Toyota Corolla Wagon (2200 lbs of RWD goodness)
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee (meh, got a good deal on it, Chrysler has all but ruined the reliability on the 6 at this point)

 

[manimal]

1979 Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth
1970 Cuda Convertible 340
1972 Firebird w/ 454 swap
1982 Chevette
1988 Prelude
1991 Maxda MX6GT Turbo
1987 Mr2 Supercharged
1991 Mr2 Turbo
S13
1987 Grand Cherokee
1990 Lexus LS400
2001 Toyota Avalon
1998 Boxster
1991 300zx
1995 Mustang GT Roller project car
2008 G35X
2008 Sienna LE

 

[waggy]

oh shit..

1970's (i think) VW beatle
1974 Datsun 260Z
RX7
1974 Datsun 260Z (the guy sold it back to me for very cheap)
Datsun 280Z
1980 honda accord
1982 Honda Accord
1990 (i think) Ford mustang 5.0 with tons of mods (no i didn't do any of them)
1990 Honda accord
1995 Honda Accord
some old ass huge Mercedes
1997 Ford Taurus
1997 HOnda prelude
mazda 323
1999 Ford Ranger
1995 Ford F150
2002 Ford ZX2
2002 Ford taurus (wife totaled it =( )
1989 pontiac firebird
2000 windstar
2003 Taurus


I am sure i am forgetting some. having family own car dealerships i got cars cheap and would sale them fast for a slight profit.

edit; thinking on it there is another taurus, blazer, grand cherokee, and some huge SUV

 

[Rezist]

1985 mustang GT
2006 Honda Civic DX-G
2011 GMC 2500HD (I do not own this truck but it's my work vehicle I use for all my personal driving, I've put about 500 km on the civic this year).

 

[exdeath]

2012 GT-R









:awe:

 

[HAL9000]

Question: based on this thread a lot of you Americans by American cars... why is that?

 

[alfa147x]

Question: based on this thread a lot of you Americans by American cars... why is that?

1) Most members on this forum are American.
2) More American options at the time of purchase.
3) They prefer it.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I have no idea why, but I just love the LS to death.
As for the Civic and Cavvy, the Civic was waaay too much money for too little. Sold it, bought the Cavvy and pocketed the change.

 

[natto fire]

Question: based on this thread a lot of you Americans by American cars... why is that?

I know the only reason I bought an American car is so that I could one day answer this question on an internet message board. A catch 22.

In case you were wondering, by my rough counting based solely on where the company is headquartered and not where the car is actually made. At this posting, it shakes down to 163 American, 98 Asian, 21 European, in case your post was not just flame bait thread derailment material.

 

[KentState]

Not a long list but:

1988 S-10
1998 GMC Sonoma
2003 Pontiac Vibe GT
2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege
2005 Pontiac GTO
2008 Cadillac CTS
2010 Corvette Grand Sport
2011 Cadillac CTS-V

 

[KentState]

Question: based on this thread a lot of you Americans by American cars... why is that?

When I've purchased a car, the American model was the best fit for me expect when I got the Mazda. I'm also a fan of the LSx engines and endless amount of upgrades available.

 

[Meghan54]

Question: based on this thread a lot of you Americans by American cars... why is that?

Same thing could be asked of Euro. drivers....why do they own so many Euro built cars?

 

[HAL9000]

Same thing could be asked of Euro. drivers....why do they own so many Euro built cars?

That's simple, other than Japanese cars the only cars available in Europe are european.

Edit: Also pacific rim cars but they are shit.

 

[natto fire]

That's simple, other than Japanese cars the only cars available in Europe are european.

Edit: Also pacific rim cars but they are shit.

So are you seeing now how your question didn't actually need to be asked?

 

[HAL9000]

So are you seeing now how your question didn't actually need to be asked?

Well yes, it did, because you guys have all the cars we have here, and American cars. There seems to be this kind of patriotic thing in America when it comes to buying products, buying American cars because you are American and love America, I'm not saying that's a bad thing, in some ways It's a very good thing, more jobs, supporting the manufacturing industry etc.

Fair enough, but I do find it strange that you guys seem to buy (not always, but sometimes) worse cars, because you are being patriotic, when I was in the US the first rental car I had was 2009 Chevrolet Impala, it was an unbelievable piece of shit, I was blown away buy how cheap and crap and tacky it was, and yet I saw them everywhere! I assumed they were really really cheap but they really aren't, they aren't exactly expensive but you can get other, far better made cars for similar prices, So I began to wonder is it this patriotism thing that makes you guys buy American cars.

Then after reading this thread it was apparent that you guys do own more American cars than anything else.

 

[LTC8K6]

Well yes, it did, because you guys have all the cars we have here, and American cars. There seems to be this kind of patriotic thing in America when it comes to buying products, buying American cars because you are American and love America, I'm not saying that's a bad thing, in some ways It's a very good thing, more jobs, supporting the manufacturing industry etc.

Fair enough, but I do find it strange that you guys seem to buy (not always, but sometimes) worse cars, because you are being patriotic, when I was in the US the first rental car I had was 2009 Chevrolet Impala, it was an unbelievable piece of shit, I was blown away buy how cheap and crap and tacky it was, and yet I saw them everywhere! I assumed they were really really cheap but they really aren't, they aren't exactly expensive but you can get other, far better made cars for similar prices, So I began to wonder is it this patriotism thing that makes you guys buy American cars.

Then after reading this thread it was apparent that you guys do own more American cars than anything else.

A 2009 Impala would be made in Canada, by Canadians. It was the very end of the old W body platform and there was really nothing else like it still being made except the old version Buick Lacrosse.

So you are using a poor example in several ways.

 

[HAL9000]

A 2009 Impala would be made in Canada, by Canadians.

Did not realise that. Interesting, it was just an example though. Why buy a Chevrolet average car when you can buy a BMW etc...? Is it patriotism?

 

[satyajitmenon]

Did not realise that. Interesting, it was just an example though. Why buy a Chevrolet average car when you can buy a BMW etc...? Is it patriotism?

Because the BMW costs twice as much here.