Autos I've owned - anyone top this?

[Sharpie]

I was digging through some old pictures and found 4 of my 5 single life cars. Since this thread didn't seam to want to die, I though I would post here rather than starting a new one.

It's the now famous truck and I'm pretty sure John Cusack is getting in the driver side of that Acura.

[Titus]

It's the now famous truck and I'm pretty sure John Cusack is getting in the driver side of that Acura.

LOL

[Sharpie]

Small list here:

85' Diesel VW Golf - previously wrecked by my brother. Primered hood and fender, no grill or bumper cover, turn signals coat hanger wired to the radiator.

82' Trans Am -305- a blast, got stolen and beaten with sticks, insurance totaled it, they got my wheels, tires, and t-tops

87' CRX- HF-

85' Jeep Cherokee 2 door

93' LE - still own

97' Civic - bought to do the engine swap and turbo on the LE

I know that many of your lists have been added to since this thread began, sadly for me I bet when my post is 7 years old my list will still be the same.

[Nails]

I know that many of your lists have been added to since this thread began, sadly for me I bet when my post is 7 years old my list will still be the same.

That's not sad, that's wonderful. It means you aren't filling up landfills and creating more junkyards.

I have a short list too.

79 Honda Prelude first car in 84 developed a head leak traded for an
80 Honda CB750 Custom was totaled and bought an
81 Honda CB900F then after about 7 years of Indiana winters I got an
88 Chevy S10 and went through two engines on this one. And then got my
95 Harley FXSTS Springer
Sold truck and Honda 900 to move to Texas almost 11 years ago. Brought the Harley with me. Then got a
92 Cadillac Sedan Deville which was totaled so I bought an
02 Dodge Ram Van 1500 which was a big POS I had maybe 6 months that spun a bearing stranding me in Custer State Park SD. I then got a
99 Mazda Miata 10AE which about a month later sold to my girlfriend for half price. Then got an
02 Chevy Dually which was a POS I owned maybe 3 months tops before selling it for a loss due to $4 a gallon gas. Then I got an
06 Mazda Miata and think it will be a very long time before I find a vehicle at this price/performance/reliability level.

[sammm]

I had to amend my list...

Let's see if I can remember....

4-Wheels...
'75 Ford Pinto Wagon (powder blue )
'77 Toyota Corolla (inherited)
'83 Toyota 4x4 Pickup
'86 Mazda 626 LX
'88 Mazda Pickup
'68 Ford Mustang
'69 Ford F150 w/360 (Ethyl was her name )
'88 Buick Regal
'83 Ford Bronco XL (full size)
'86 Chevy Z-24 (Don't laugh..I was poor)
'73 Pontiac Lemans Sport Coupe (Still poor, but it ran like a bat outta hell!)
'93 Ford Explorer Sport
'97 Ford F150 XL Flareside (Still mine)
'99 Mercury Sable (wrecked/fixed/sold)
'99 Toyota Camry
'00 BMW 323I
'92 Mazda Miata

(Since Original Post back in 2004)
'99 Mazda Miata
'95 Mazda Miata
'03 Corvette Z06
'07 Honda Civic EX
'95 Mazda Miata-M Edition
'09 Lexus IS250 (Wife's)
'07 Mazda MX-5 (Mine)

2-Wheels...
'82 Yamaha 550 Maxim
'83 Honda Sabre 700
'98 Kawasaki Concours
'89 Honda NX-250 (bought for wife...no really :P )
'00 Honda Valkyrie Standard
'99 Honda VFR Interceptor (Best bike I ever owned!)

[Jim m]

’29 Chevy Coupe
’37 Ford Coupe
’28 Ford Roadster – on ’32 rails w/flathead
’52 Hudson Hornet – Mold green – shortlived
’41 Plymouth Coupe
’46 Ford Coupe
’53 Studebaker Coupe w/265 Chevy
’63 Corvair Monza Coupe
’65 Corvair Corsia Coupe
’60 Bugeye – TR-4A powered
’64 TR-4
’67 Dodge Van
’68 Ford Van
’71 VW Beetle
’66 Ford Cortina
’75 Camero
’75 Civic
A string of bland, smooth riding, dependable company cars and family type things, as well as my wife’s ’68 Firebird, which we traded in on a ’76 Dodge Aspen. Oh well...

’01 Jeep Cherokee
’06 Jeep Liberty
’03 Miata
’07 Motorhome

Scooters...
'52 Indian Warrior - 500cc vertical twin
'55 Ariel Red Hunter Scrambler - 500cc single
'68 Kawasacki 250 - bug smoker
'68 Bultaco Matador
'70 Penton 125
'71 Husky 250CR
'74 OSSA 250cc MAR Trials bike

I started earlier than most of you.

[cone-cerned]

Without Goggling it, I know what a 1974 OSSA MAR is. I had a 1970 250cc OSSA Plonker.

(For the rest of you, MAR stood for Mick Andrews Replica.)

[Jim m]

Hi Doug,

I found it a good home, and gave it away, only days before my oldest discovered he was big enough to start it. Saved us both a ton of grief.

Jim

[cwisenheimer]

Now that this thread is back and everybody has their lists updated, would you like to see the brochures of the cars you owned?

http://www.lov2xlr8.no/broch1.html

[cone-cerned]

Cars I’ve owned. IIRC

1949 Ford V8 2dr sedan
1957 Ford Fairlane 500 2dr HT
1959 English Ford Thames panel truck Mercury V8 drag car (part owner)
1959 Rambler Rebel V8, 4brl carb, std trans, (parts books said it didn’t exist)
1959 MGA 1600
1962 Chevy Biscayne (ex-taxi)
1971 Pontiac Ventura II
1972 FIAT 124 wagon
1973 Toyota Hilux pickup
1974 Ford F100
1968 Chevy Malibu wagon
1983 Chevy Celebrity
1989 Plymouth Voyager
1995 Ford Escort Wagon
1989 Ford Escort
1993 Ford Escort
1987 Ford Escort
2008 Mazda3
2000 Ford Escort*
2000 Ford Escort S/R*
1963 Chevy Impala 2dr HT*
2002 Honda Odyssey*
1997 Chevy C2500*
1994 Mazda Miata M-Edition*
1948 Ferguson TE20*

Motorbikes

1948 Harley-Davidson 125 cc Hummer
1949 Harley-Davidson 125 cc Hummer
1952 Cushman scooter
1960 Vespa 180cc scooter
1959 Triumph 650cc Thunderbird
1960 BSA 650cc Lightning
1970 OSSA 250cc Plonker
1973 Montesa Cota 123
1975 Yamaha TY175
1973 Suzuki TC125
1975 Honda 50cc

* = currently own

[Keifersmith]

Well, decided to give it a shot. Here's my list...

1965 Ford Mustang Convertible
1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback*
1964 1/2 Ford Mustang
1974 Ford Courier Pickup
1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1985 Ford Mustang GT
1988 Chevy Corsica (or a Chevy "Course it's Crap" as I called it)
1988 Nissan Stanza
1995 Ford Windstar Minivan <-- Guess when the kids came along...
1998 Plymouth Voyager Minivan
1998 Nissan Altima*
2001 GMC Yukon XL*
1990 Mazda Miata
1991 Mazda Miata
1999 Mazda Miata*
2007 Chevy Cobalt*
2005 Ford Mustang*

Motorbikes

1970 Honda Trail 70*
196? Honda 90
1995 Yamaha PW50*
1990 Suzuki DR250*
2000 Honda CR70*

* = still own.

The only car in the list that I regret letting go now was my '70 Cutlass. I'd love to have that car back.

[boisking]

No particular order, since there is plenty of overlap between some of these.

1964 Chevy pickup. Never ran. Learned to disassemble a vehicle.

1972 GMC Sierra Grande. It was missing the guts in the left rear brake drum... PO wired the slave cylinder down. I drove on 3 brakes for a few months before discovering this. You could literally see the fuel gauge move when you floored it. Mildly warmed-up 350, towing gears, 8-gallon tank, no overdrive. 5MPG. Learned to floor it in tunnels. Learned drum brakes.

1994 Ford Ranger. I got rear-ended in this truck by the daughter of the Wylie Driving School owner/instructor. Insurance did not total it, but paid me what I paid for it. I drove it dented until I flipped it and sold to a guy living in a tent for $500. I came out ahead. Learned to flip a truck.

1996 S10 Blazer 4x4. My first venture into jumping a vehicle. Learned to rebuild a front end after a fender-bender. Learned about girls (Fold-flat rear seat). Learned seller's remorse.

1988 Ford Ltd. This car got more air than the Blazer after I watched the music video for Sabatoge (Beastie Boys). Learned to get in a trunk and kick out a dent. Learned about tire blow-outs.

1996 Volvo 740. Automatic transmission, but shifted hard enough to scratch 2nd gear. Learned to do a timing belt. Re-learned seller's remorse.

1985 Chevy pickup. Learned to tune a Quadrajet.

1994 GMC pickup. Learned about battery corrosion.

1979 Porsche 924. Rescued from a junk yard. Learned about spending more than a car's worth on repairing it. Learned to paint. Learned to weld. Learned to bondo. Learned brakes. Learned suspension. Learned electrics.

1994 Miata ARRRGH package. Learned to drive on a racetrack (only once). Learned to rebuild/replace/re-gear diffs. Re-learned seller's remorse.

2005 F-150. Learned what reliable really means (It's OK to be surprised).

1994 Altima (married it). Learned that my wife can always find a place to hide a candy wrapper.

1966 Toyota Land Cruiser. Learned about Rust. Learned more welding. Learned panel fabricating. Re-learning that thing about spending more on a vehicle than it is worth. Learned how to search for discontinued parts. Learned how to make parts from another vehicle work. Learned new cuss words. Learned new first-aid techniques. Learned the importance of eye and ear protection. Learned about rust.

2001 Suzuki SV650. Learned to ride a motorcycle. Learned to do a wheelie.

2006 Suzuki GSX-R600. Learned how to slide across the road on my butt. Learned that the world looks like a cartoon above a certain speed. Learned to slow down.

[Jim m]

It's a little scary... My first six cars are the six oldest listed in this entire thread. Oh well...

Jim

[Keifersmith]

Here's a sweet brochure from the site cwisenheimer posted....

Always fashioned myself as a "mustanger" and I'm feeling pretty invincible... includes "vinyl interior". guess Ricardo Montalban hadn't invented "rich corinthian leather" yet

[sammm]

Back from the dead!

I had to update my list again...

4-Wheels...
'75 Ford Pinto Wagon (powder blue )
'77 Toyota Corolla (inherited)
'83 Toyota 4x4 Pickup
'86 Mazda 626 LX
'88 Mazda Pickup
'68 Ford Mustang
'69 Ford F150 w/360 (Ethyl was her name )
'88 Buick Regal
'83 Ford Bronco XL (full size)
'86 Chevy Z-24 (Don't laugh..I was poor)
'73 Pontiac Lemans Sport Coupe (Still poor, but it ran like a bat outta hell!)
'93 Ford Explorer Sport
'97 Ford F150 XL Flareside (Still mine)
'99 Mercury Sable (wrecked/fixed/sold)
'99 Toyota Camry
'00 BMW 323I
'92 Mazda Miata A-package

(Since Original Post back in 2004)
'99 Mazda Miata (Home made Sport package)
'95 Mazda Miata (PEP)
'03 Corvette Z06
'07 Honda Civic EX
'95 Mazda Miata M-Edition
'09 Lexus IS250 (Still hers)
'07 Mazda MX-5 (Home made MS-R package)

(Since Post back in 2012)
'13 Ford Mustang (My DD)
'96 Mazda Miata Base
'93 Mazda Miata LE (Current)

2-Wheels...
'82 Yamaha 550 Maxim
'83 Honda Sabre 700
'98 Kawasaki Concours
'89 Honda NX-250 (bought for wife...no really :P )
'00 Honda Valkyrie Standard
'99 Honda VFR Interceptor (Best bike I ever owned!)

(Since Post back in 2012)
'07 Honda VTX1800 (Wild hair-sold)

[stinkydragon]

Short list

07 Pontiac G5- Red- Got the job done for 7 years
04 Mazdaspeed Miata- Velocity Red- And the addiction starts. I'm sure this one will move on eventually, but I hope to keep at least some kind of Miata from now on.

[MadMonkey]

Wow, I got in late...

1979 Mercedes 300SD Turbo (5 cylinder diesel). Pretty much a ship on wheels... 0-60 in 22 seconds (20 with powerbraking ). It would drift on gravel roads and was surprisingly controllable.

1986.5 Toyota Supra Naturally aspirated, automatic, and the most unreliable car I've had. I would break down almost every time I went to the mall... everything from electrical problems to transmission problems. The transmission would accelerate through 1st just fine, then jump straight to overdrive... wtf? I never could race anybody... Once I was driving down the airport road near my house when the power steering, AC, and brakes went out. I said "Uhhhh...". Pulled over, and heard a clank. Looked under the car and the crank pulley had fallen off. It's life finally ended when I blew the head gasket and it got turned into a parts car... but I didn't learn my lesson because my next car was a...

1988 Toyota Supra Turbo Turbo, targa top, 5spd, and FUN. Came to me with a custom exhaust already installed; I modded it out pretty nicely and am guessing I was running about 300hp when I finished (conservatively). Took it on cruises and to car gatherings... I loved that car. Significantly more reliable than the previous one, too Sold it to a numbnuts kid who promptly blew the engine then blamed me for it, and then got royally owned on Supraforums for it

1995 Acura Integra A friend of mine who flies for Continental Express sold me this for a steal.. his wife was the driver and she drives pretty much like a granny. It had about 135k when I bought it and still ran like it was new. Sold it to my brother.

1992 Mazda Miata Yes, this is my baby... you know the story of this one (I became a member here right before I bought it), Wrecked it, fixed it, repainted, and now she's my weekend and autocross car. Nothing like a convertible

1995 Acura Integra Bought it back from my brother recently for a daily driver and airplane carrier... needs a brake job, but I haven't had the extra money to run it up to Rogue yet

Not an impressive list, but I'm working on it. A new daily driver will probably be next on the list, then an Elise

Okay, I'll update...

2000 Mazda MPV

2009 Lexus RX350

Yep, I'm boring

[CosmosMpower]

Yikes, my list went from 10 to 23 in 7 years. Am I the new ken o?

92 Acura Legend LS
00 Civic EX turbo
01 Acura CL Type S
92 Sentra SE-R
93 LE Miata
97 Miata
05 RX-8
00 S2000
06 Elise SC
07 335i sedan
07 335i coupe
10 335i sedan M sport
95 M3 coupe
95 M3 coupe SC
97 M3 sedan
09 M3 sedan
10 M3 sedan
10 GT-R
06 Cayman S
03 330i Zhp
05 330i Zhp
09 Cooper S
10 Cooper S

I think that's it for now.

[mtrx804]

4 wheels:
1999 - Nissan Maxima (first car)
1993 - Ford F-150 (when someone decided to drive the wrong way on george bush ant take out the Maxima)
2002 - Chevy Cavalier
1990 - Miata (Base)
2001 (i think?)- Ford ZX2
1993 - Miata (unsure what package)
1999 - Eclipse GS-T (you know... when fast and furious was "cool")
2002 - Toyota Camry (currently)
2001 - Toyota 4Runner
1990 - Miata (currently a work in progress )

2 Wheels:
2007 R6
2007 R1
1999 GSXR 600
2004 Ninja 250
2006 FZ6

Not bad for only driving 8 years? lol

[modernbeat]

Hi, my name is Randy, and I have a problem .......

These are the cars that I have owned since I was 16 (now 39). Can anyone top this??? (21 vehicles)...

Randy, I'm about to turn 45 and I just bought my 260th car, a 1973 Standard Beetle. For a while in my 30s I was restoring vintage VWs and Porsche 356s and I'd buy five cars just to get the best parts off each one, usually part out the worse one, sell the three runner ups, and have fun with the best one.

From memory, these are the ones that actually ended up being drivers.

It all started with a 1971 Datsun 240Z
Then a rare 4x4 '54 Ford truck
1978 Dodge Van, to tow the Z, now converted to a racecar
1970 Datsun 510
1976 Fiat Spider
1989 Merkur XR4ti (Ford Sierra, bought new)
1976 Ford 3/4 ton 4x4 (beat to hell)
1981 Corvette (worst car EVER!)
1984 Mercury Capri (Fox body)
1967 VW Bus, Standard Microbus, went to South America in it
1973 Fiat X1/9
1966 VW Bus, Panel
1984 VW GTi (Rabbit)
1989 VW Jetta (Mk2)
1953 Chevy Truck
1949 Chevy Truck
1948 GMC Truck
1967 VW Bus, Westhalia Camper
1958 VW Bus, Kombi
1957 VW Bus, Kombi
1955 VW Bus, Panel
1970 Chevy Suburban 3/4 ton 4x4, ex-govt truck
1955 VW Bus, Standard Microbus
1974 VW Bus, Westhalia Camper
1967 VW Bus, Westfalia Camper from original owner
1990 Mercury Capri (FWD roadster)
1965 Porsche 356C
1961 Porsche 356B
1999 Chevy Camaro V6, track prepped
1964 Beetle from original owner
1951 Chevy Coupe
1992 VW Jetta (bought new, bad car)
1984 GTi (same car, bought it back)
1955 Porsche Continental
1976 VW Double Cab, El Salvador import
1962 VW Westfalia (went to every Canadian Province and every Mexican state)
1959 Chevy Station Wagon
1970 Chevy Truck
1972 Chevy Truck
1964 Chevy Suburban
1987 Mercedes Wagon V8 twin turbo Hammer replica
1967 VW Beetle Cal-Look
1955 VW Bus, Delux Microbus bought from original owner
1955 Chevy two-door post in original black paint
1970 Chevy truck already restored
1965 Mustang fastback
1999 Mazda Miata
1997 Ford truck
2001 Mazda Miata
1984 VW GTi (same car the third time)
1929 Ford Roadster Pickup project
1959 Cadillac model 62
1928 Ford Phaeton
1973 Porsche 914
1978 GMC 1-ton Box Truck with Banks Prepped turbo diesel
1939 Ford Coupe
1948 Ford heavy truck
1928 Ford AA heavy truck
1955 Porsche Coupe Outlaw
2003 Chevy truck (bought new)
1962 VW Bus, Westfalia Camber (same one as before, bought it back)
1989 Toyota Tercel
1989 Ford Festiva (last carbureted car sold in US)
1991 Mazda Miata
1972 Porsche 914
1976 VW Bus, Westfalia Camper
1940 Ford Sedan
1955 Chevy hardtop
1976 Corvette
1970 Lotus Europa
1948 Jeep
1969 Lotus Europa
1965-ish Lotus Seven (racecar, not street driven)
1995 Subaru Coupe
1998 Subaru Coupe
1990 Mazda Miata (gave to owner of the first Spec Miata to replace his bent tub)
1991 Mazda Miata track rat
1999 Subaru Forester
2005 Subaru STi (racecar)
1995 Subaru Coupe (racecar)
1963 SAAB (rally car)
1993 Subaru Sedan (rally car)
1980 Toyota Celica, bought from original owner with 55k miles
1976 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4
1977 Chevy truck, lowered
1992 Mazda Miata
1999 Subaru Forester
1973 VW Beetle

I know there were some driver's in there I'm missing. And there were a LOT of other pre-war Fords and VW Buses that weren't driven.