Mine was easy - the 308 found me right after a divorce. It helped me keep my sanity. But otherwise: 1973 Ford Pinto 2l 4cyl 4sp red/black Runabout w Mag wheels 1st car in college 1982 1980 Pontiac Sunbird auto, 4l maroon then wife brought to marriage 1978 Buick Skyhawk red/red 6cyl 4spd Junk Yard due to electrical issue 1986 Honda Civic 1.488l 5spd 4-DR Sedan then wife totaled 1990 Mazda 626LX 2.2l 4cyl 5spd apple red/grey cloth seats alloy wheels engine flush ruined engine & repair bills mounted 1995 Honda Civic DX 4dr Sedan 4cyl 5spd gone in divorce 1999 Ford Contour cabernet Red Metalic clearcoat/greystone 2l 4cyl 5spd engine seized during stay at EWR park & fly 2005 Mazda 6i charcoal grey/grey cloth 2.4l 5spd Still going strong
Im quite Young (22) so the list is short: From 16: 05 Nissan 350Z & 08 VW Jetta 2.5 04 Mini cooper S Supercharged 6spd 12 Audi A4 S-line 10 BMW 335i (current) 12 E63 touring (current) 99 F355 Blu TDF B. (Current) 94 Carrera 993 tip(wish it was MT) (current) 12 SYM 300 scooter 12 HD Nightrod special And looking forward to a 500 Abarth
'85 Isuzu Impulse Turbo (LOVED it!) '86ish Honda Prelude 2.0 si (liked it) '87 Mazda RX-7 (Loved it!) '90ish Honda CRV (Meh) '84 Honda Accord (I was broke but it was a good car) '01 Toyota Rav4 (my first suv, too slow) '05 Subaru Forester Turbo (still own as my snow car, modded and fast) '86 Porsche 911 (miss it) '85 Porsche 930 (still own and track it) '97 Ferrari F355 Spider (still own) '05 Lexus LS 430 (still own as my DD) There were brief times, I drove my parents cars ie: Mazda 626, Volkswagen Fox. But the list was or is cars I owned. I'm on the hunt for a Isuzu Impulse for nostalgia reasons but they are impossible to find.
Started with a Datsun pickup 75 Trans Am 74 Corvette Saab Sonnet Porsche 365 Porsche 924 Miata 78 Rx7 BMW 735 96 M3 (fav of all time) 06 M3 Fiero Fiero GT (thought it was a Ferrari) 1500 series GMC Truck (never again, not a truck guy) Dodge Stealth Dodge Daytona Turbo 3 Cobra replicas Infiniti J30 Ford Excursion (for the wife to haul kids) MB 450 Ferrari 355 Currently building a 64 Shelby Daytona replica
Lovely looking car minus the bra! I will get one at some point, always been on my list along with an mgb or c. The 365 - wow! I could get the kids in too!
Fair play, that is an impressive list for anyone let alone 22 years of age. At 22 I was in a Citroen AX GT!
Cars I've owned how long I've owned them. 1973 Olsmobile Omega (1 year) 1984 BMW 318i (6 years) 1989 Porsche Carrera 4 (16 years) 2003 Range Rover HSE (7 years, current) 1997 355 Spider (<1 year, current) ketel
Just the enthusiast cars: '69 TR6 '59 Vette '80 Vette '85 BiTurbo i '89 Legend '91 Vette Z07 '69 Vette 427 '95 BMW M3 Dinan '94 348 Spider '01 996TT '93 348 Serie Speciale '94 348 Challenge (w/plugzit) Each brings back such memories and all have a story.
This is a very short list, and I think it's because when I love a car, I can never let it go... OK, and the budget also matters - Citroen AX - when I was 18 (minimun age to drive in Spain) Many stories in it but, SOLD! - Honda CRX Del Sol - Since 20 years old and Still own. I love this baby beautifully modified and my daily. "el chiquitin" 15 years and 190.000 km having fun together, and still clicking like a Swiss watch. - Ferrari 348 Ts - Current. My dream came true when I was 29 and I wish I never have to wake up. - Honda S2000 - Current. I bought this high precision machine to stay forever with me. I'm sure it will become a collector's car.
First post! 92 chevy crap-sold 93 Ford mustang-sold 95 Ford mustang GT-sold 99 Ford mustang GT-sold 04 Ford mustang GT-sold 05 Ford F150 Roush 94 Ford mustang GT 08 Shelby GT500 12 Ford Fiesta On the hunt for a 348 or a 355 if I can swing a 95 for DIY purposes. Still doing my research though. Love the site and plenty of info to get me started for my next purchase.
The only car, non-Ferrari, with an engine more expensive to repair than a Ferrari. Ever check the price of those titanium internals? 9000 rpm has a price.
Oh Boy - where to start? '58 Hillman Minx '69 Triumph GT6 MkII '73 Triumph GT6 MkIII (Unrestored original National concours winner - still got it after 34 years!) '79 Ford Capri 2.0S '82 Ford Escort XR3i '82 Ford Escort XR3i '87 Rover 820i '89 Rover 827 Vitesse '93 Land Rover Discovery '73 Triumph Stag '92 Jaguar XJS 4.0 '98 Range Rover '93 JaguarSport XJRS 6.0 V12 '92 Ferrari 348 TB (Still owned after ten years) '07 Range Rover TDV8 (current daily drive since new) '11 VW Polo Bluemotion (my current conscience!) All in all - 800,000 miles..............
The list would be to long for all the vehicles(classics,trucks,SUV's). I have lived in the seat of a mid engine 1990's car since 1997. (60+) Civic/CRX/Integra's (26) MR2's GenII. Turbo mostly. 1 BEAMS (3) Supra's GenIV Turbo S2000 NSX 348SS/Challenge 348 project car will hopefully be picked up in a week or two.
'79 Mustang '84 BMW 318i '79 Porsche 911SC '90 BMW 528i '86 Lamborghini Jalpa '80 308 GTSi '86 328 GTS '00 BMW 328 '99 355 GTS F1 '00 BMW 528 '97 993 C4S '03 Merceds E320 '99 355 GTS F1 '12 Range Rover Sport SC
Here is my list so far: 1979 Mercury Zephyr (First Car....hated it) 1987 Firebird Formula (Banger Mobile.....loved it) 1965 Buick Skylark (First Project Car) 1985 Toyota Celica GTS (Going to School Car) 1987 Ford Escort GT (Better Going to School Car) 1990 Honda Prelude (First Job Car) 1999 Chevrolet Silverado (Junk Hauling Wagon) 1987 Mazda RX7 Turbo (Second Project Car) 1990 Mazda RX7 Turbo (One Project Car Too Many) Still Owned: 1953 Kaiser Frazer Manhatten (Restored - Dads Old Car) 1973 Volvo P1800 ES (Cool Resto Mod) 1973 Porsche 914 (Project Widebody Track Car) 1977 Toyota Celica Liftback (Japanese Mustang Project) 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo (V8 Conversion Donor) 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo (My First Porsche) 1993 Mazda RX7 Turbo (R1 Spec) 1993 Acura NSX - Supercharged ( Licence Plate is JPN 4RE ) 1994 Porsche 968 -Turbo (Featured in Excellence) 2001 Lotus Turbo Esprit V8 (Deal too good to pass) 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo (500 WHP Winter/Summer Driver) 2003 Chevrolet HD2500 Duramax (Bigger Junk Hauling Wagon) Pending: 1997 F355 Challenge (Waiting Patiently)
This should be fun: 1972 Ford LTD (bought new when I was three, driven through college) 1976 Peugeot 504 diesel (dad turbo'd it) 1984 Chevy cavalier - wife's car when we married 1982 Olds 98 - also a diesel, my car when we married 1984 Ford F150 - bought with money the wife won in a radio contest 1988 Ford Taurus SHO - bought from my parents 1991 Ford Taurus SHO - bought from my sister (same motor, rod linkage shifter ) 1997 Ford Windstar - first new car!!! 2000 Honda Odyssey - our second new car!!! 2001 Audi allroad - My first new car 2004 Audi S4 1998 Dodge Ram 1998 Ferrari 355 GTS 6-speed 2003 Audi allroad 2001 Audi allroad (manual) 2007 Lotus Exige S 1982 Ferrari 512TR 2007 Audi RS4 1998 Ferrari 355 GTS F1 2001 Mercedes CLK AMG cabriolet 2001 Mercedes CL600 AMG 2008 Audi RS4 Cabriolet 2009 Honda Odyssey 2004 BMW M3 2011 Audi S4
1979 - Bolwell Mk. 7 1984 - Alfa Romeo 105 1989 - Alfa GTV 4 1995 - Alfa GTV 6 1998 - Alfa Montreal (also had Alfa 90 Super as family car and later replaced that with a 156 Selespeed) 2009 - Ferrari 348ts Have/had other family cars (currently Lexus), company cars etc. but not mentioned here ! This is more my sports car linage to the 348
Jeep wrangler 1989 Porsche 911 cabriolet 1987 Porsche 928 S4 1991 Acura nsx (stolen) 1995 dodge viper 2001 Chevy blazer 1991 Acura nsx 2004 jeep Cherokee 2003 Lincoln aviator 1998 Ferrari 355 F1 Spider 2008 Lexus RX350 2004 Porsche 996 C4S cabriolet
So true, Vince. The S2000 is a really expensive car to repair; engine, body panels, gearbox, many parts can be even more expensive than Ferrari's... But there's a nice thing, the maintaining is very easy and cheap (just oils and filters), and if properly done, this car NEVER breaks down. I've driven many cars, and I can say IMO the S2000 is one of the best engineered / built for its price.
1975 Ford Maverick in puke green 1972 Toyota Corona when I learned to swap engines 1976 Ford Maverick Sedan, brown and got me through my first job 1985 Maserati Biturbo an absolute POS 1988 BMW M3 very sorry I sold it 1984 Porsche 911 Cab in Fly Yellow, hence Yelcab 1987 Ducati Paso 750, beautiful and slow 1994 Acura Integra GSR, rolled into a ball 1998 BMW M3 Sedan Daily Driver Lumber Getter 1975 Ferrari GT4, my cherry Ferrari 1980 Porsche 911SC, trailing throttle oversteer teacher 1989 Ferrari 328 rescued from a hiatus 2002 Ducati 998, gorgeous and fast 1996 Ferrari 355 Spider, how I hate the top 1994 Ferrari 348 TB Factory Challenge, to be pried from my dead cold fingers in one week, 2005 Porsche GT3
84 Honda CRX HF (held 8 people) 91 Honda CRX Si 90 Kawasaki Ninja 750 91 Toyota MR2 Turbo 94 Honda Prelude 92 Toyota pickup 94 Toyota Supra Turbo 98 Mitsubishi Eclipse 00 Volkswagon Jetta 99 Kawasaki ZX-7R Ninja 02 Audi A4 04 Toyota 4-Runner 01 Mitsubishi Montero Sport 01 Jeep Grand Cherokee 04 Chevrolet Tahoe 08 Honda Accord EX 08 Honda Civic EX 08 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 99 Ferrari 355F1 GTS
I know I'm forgetting a few, these are pretty much in order 1987 VW Jetta Carat 1991 Chevy Lumina 1987 Mazda RX7 1991 BMW 318i 1972 BMW 2002 1971 BMW 2002 1972 VW Bus 1974 Toyota FJ55 1972 BMW 2002 1968 BMW 1600 1974 BMW 2002 1983 BMW 533i 1974 BMW 3.0CS 1988 BMW 325is 1962 BMW 700 coupe 1995 BMW 525it 1983 BMW 520i euro 2000 BMW M5 1991 BMW 325ic 1971 Datsun pickup 1998 BMW 528i - Still own 1991 318is - Still own 1980 Mercedes Benz 450sl 1998 BMW 750il 2003 BMW X5 3.0 - still own 1995 Ferrari F355 GTB - still own
What a great thread. I'll try to remember everything. 1985 Mustang convertible (first car. Same colors as my 355- blue and tan) 1988 Audi Quattro 1991 Honda CBR1100 1969 Jeep Commando Convertible - still own 1999 Volvo S70 2000 Mercedes ML 320 2002 Mercedes CLK 320 convertible 2003 Mercedes C 240 1997 Ferrari F355 still own 1999 Ferrari 456M 1990 Porsche 944 S 2004 Maserati coupe 2007 BMW 5 Series -still own 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 - still own 1990 Porsche 944 S2 cab - still own
I don't like change very much, so.... 00 A4 (first car when I was 16; still own) 08 WRX (current daily driver) 95 F355 (sunny days) I have never sold a car. Huh. Great thread. I think.
1973 MGBGT re-built it myself when I was 15 to 17 (including the motor) 1979 Porsche 924. Purchased with a bad "clutch" (actually bad cable) for $1,100 1989 RX7 GTUs (only car I've ever borrowed money to purchase) 2003 Porsche Boxster S (still have it) 1995 Ferrari 355 Spider (purchased in 2010 with 124 miles)
