What cars did you ever own?

[DrW]

As we have currently several threads addressing the history of the message board members, I thought it would be interesting to see how their preference in cars would develop over time.

 

To go first (the years given are when I bought the car, not the production year; all cars were bought used):

(in Germany)

1980 Volkswagen Beetle - the 50HP version with a semi-automatic, a good beginner's car

1983 Opel Kadett station wagon

(in US)

1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon - probably the car I loved most; it took us from Rochester to far-away places like California, Florida, and Newfoundland

1996 Pontiac Safari station wagon

2003 Ford Windstar 1 - In a new place (TX), with two kids, a minivan seemed the smart choice

2008 Ford Windstar 2

2014 (and current) Honda Odyssey - the most reliable car I ever owned

 

In addition, back in Germany I had a motorcycle

1981 Honda  CM400T

Edited May 14, 2023 by DrW

[Not at the table Karlos]

87 Monte Carlo

91 Pontiac Bonneville

92 Toyota Camry

96 Toyota Camry

99 Cadillac STS

03 VW Passat 

03 Audi A6
08 Audi A6

13 Audi A6

19 Audi A6

21 Audi RS6

I like the A6 lol

Edited May 14, 2023 by Not at the table Karlos

[WhoTom]

1976 Cutlass Supreme

1984 Dodge Diplomat

1991 Plymouth Voyager

1994 Ford Ranger

1997 Plymouth Voyager

2001 Saturn SL2

2004 Saturn Vue

2009 Toyota Corolla

2015 Dodge Grand Caravan

 

 

[f0neguy]

I owned a bunch of junk as a kid but my first car was a beat up 1966 Triumph TR4a.  God I loved that car.

[PastaJoe]

1972 Buick Skylark I bought for $300 in 1984 the week before my first job after college. Just needed a muffler.

Datsun 280Z

Mazda MX-6

Ford Windstar minivan

Dodge Grand Caravan minivan

Chrysler Town & Country minivan 

2015 Dodge Caravan minivan

2022 Dodge Durango

 

[Another Fan]

How do I know this isn’t a ploy to find out a common security question for passwords 😁

[Just Jack]

22 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

How do I know this isn’t a ploy to find out a common security question for passwords 😁

 

That was my first thought also. 

 

[SinceThe70s]

1973 Dodge Dart, Used, Powder Blue -  awesome in it's non-awesomeness with a slant 6 that wouldn't die

1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, New, Gun Metal Gray - loved it, but a poor choice once I started skiing

1994 Ford Explorer Sport, New, Cayman Green - two-door, manual tranny, my fave

2002 Ford Explorer, New, Mineral Gray -a concession to starting a family - my least fave

2013 Santa Fe Sport, New, same color as 2002 - very well appointed but a bit small and definitely under powered

2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Used, Red/Burgundy - still happy 3 months in.  

 

[frostbitmic]

1970 Ford Maverick

1973 Ford Mustang ... 302 hi performance engine, 3 speed standard, speedometer went to 120, buried the needle.

1978 Datsun 200SX

1976 Chevy Monte Carlo ... 350, nice car until it was viciously attacked by a tree

1986 Ford Thunderbird

1995 Ford Thunderbird ... 4.6L V8, Nice car, great ride

2006 Ford Escape

2006 Mercury Milan

2018 Ford Escape ... I've had it for 3.5 years and have put nothing but gas, oil and brakes into it.

Edited May 20, 2023 by frostbitmic

[ExiledInIllinois]

1972 Dodge Tradesman...

 

...Down by the river!

[Kevbeau]

1976 Ford Chateau Conversion Van. Forest Green with green plaid interior (hand me down from parents)

1986 Mazda 626 (from parents)

1973 Pontiac GTO (sold to friend, wish I kept it)

1993 Mazda 626 (Totaled when rear ended)

2000 Honda Accord V6 coup (Almost made it to 300k miles before “totaled” in minor fender bender)

2007 Acura TL (trade-in)

2007 Toyota Tundra (still have…great truck)

2015 Toyota Camry SE Hybrid (gave to in-laws)

2022 BMW X5 45e (current)

[davefan66]

74 AMC Hornet

73 Monte Carlo

78 Toyota Corolla SR5

Renault Alliance

76 Cutlass

92 Dodge Dakota (first new car)

96 Caravan

98 CRV - the one with the small table in the back!  Great for tailgating 

2001 Caravan

Honda Accord

2002 CRV

Honda Civic

Another CRV

Ford Focus

GMC Envoy

Another CRV

2017 Honda HRV

2018 Silverado

2021 Silverado

 

 

 

 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

‘71 mustang Mach 1👍

’76 mercury cougar XR-7

’78 mustang king cobra 👍

‘74 Vega GT

’81 Ford Escort 

‘85 Ford tempo 🤮

year unknown Chevy monza 🤮

year unknown Ford ranger 👍

’88 Ford Taurus 

‘91 Ford windstar 🤮

’03 Jeep wrangler 👍

’05 mustang gt 👍

’16 Toyota Tacoma 👍

 

 

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

37 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

‘71 mustang Mach 1👍

’76 mercury cougar XR-7

’78 mustang king cobra 👍

‘74 Vega GT

’81 Ford Escort 

‘85 Ford tempo 🤮

year unknown Chevy monza 🤮

year unknown Ford ranger 👍

’88 Ford Taurus 

‘91 Ford windstar 🤮

’03 Jeep wrangler 👍

’05 mustang gt 👍

’16 Toyota Tacoma 👍

 

 

 

No full sized Ford Bronco 1992-96?! 🤔🤨😁

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

9 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

No full sized Ford Bronco 1992-96?! 🤔🤨😁

I was sworn to never mention ownership of said bronco by legal representation 😂

22 hours ago, PastaJoe said:

1972 Buick Skylark I bought for $300 in 1984 the week before my first job after college. Just needed a muffler.

Datsun 280Z

Mazda MX-6

Ford Windstar minivan

Dodge Grand Caravan minivan

Chrysler Town & Country minivan 

2015 Dodge Caravan minivan

2022 Dodge Durango

 

Four minivans in a row? Handy, yes but my condolences anyway 😂

[SinceThe70s]

6 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

I was sworn to never mention ownership of said bronco by legal representation 😂

Four minivans in a row? Handy, yes but my condolences anyway 😂

 

I've rented minivans a number of times and have nothing but good things to say about them, they are effin great. And yet I have no interest in owning one. Probably a stupid stigma of how I'd be perceived if that was my ride,

 

 

[boyst]

2019 Saturn Monte Carlo

1976 Toyota F350

1992 Kia Chevelle

Edited May 15, 2023 by boyst

[PastaJoe]

1 hour ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

I was sworn to never mention ownership of said bronco by legal representation 😂

Four minivans in a row? Handy, yes but my condolences anyway 😂

They were handy for transporting my and my son’s hockey gear through the years, and our yearly trips to the Jersey shore. I liked being able to open the sliding door for easy access in the garage, especially in winter. The Ford was crap, but the Chrysler/Dodge vans with the stow and go seats were great.

[PromoTheRobot]

Gonna try to remember every car in order since age 16...

Rambler Ambassador

Toyota Corolla Station wagon

Dodge Dart

Chevy pickup

VW Ghia wagon

Ford station wagon

Volvo station wagon

Chevy pickup

VW Diesel Rabbit

Another VW Rabbit

Chevy Astro Van

Mercury Sable station wagon

Sable sedan

Dodge Caravan

Ford Windstar

VW GTI

Nissan Altima

Another Altima

Hyundai Sonata.

 

I'm sure in forgetting something 

[Just Jack]

2 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

I've rented minivans a number of times and have nothing but good things to say about them, they are effin great. And yet I have no interest in owning one. Probably a stupid stigma of how I'd be perceived if that was my ride,