Your lifetime car history

1991 Toyota Camry - purchased in 2000. My first car. Served me very well. The only reason I gave it up was because it was at the point where it just wasn't worth sinking more money into.

2007 Toyota Prius - purchased in Feb 2007. My second car (and first new car). Love at first drive! Or close enough anyways.

And that's all there is.

 

1978--first car '69 VW Bug.

1981--some other VW that was a hunk of junk.

1982--1979 Mercury Bobcat.

1994--Mazda 323 (1st brand spanking new car and negotiated on my own)

2000--Mazda Protege (First car to pay cash for)

2005--Prius (First car that I've named)

Not a bad record-- 6 cars in 30 years.

 

~1969 '58 bug, 67 vw bus, 66 bus, 58 bus, 69 bmw 1600
~1973 72 Saab 99, '57 chevy pickup, 58 Volvo 544 67 BMW R50/2 cycle (Still have it!)
~1975 64 Volvo 544, 63 Volvo 544, 65 GMC School bus, '71 f-250 55 chevy 4 door
~1980 76 datsun pickup, ~80 ford f-250 Saab 99
~1985 ~85 f-250 4x4, '68 Porsche 911 soft window targa
~1990 76 porsche 912e
~1995 85 Chevy diesel suburban, 88 saab 900 turbo 82 Porsche 911sc 86 e 350 van
~2000 96 Chevy suburban, 86 Vanagon Westy syncro 4x4 (back to the future!) 99 Subaru outback, 82 Vw Rabbit truck
~2007 07 Prius The only new car we've ever owned! Most were work trucks!

Probably forgot a few in there!

Icarus

Forgot the '58 Edsel Ranger, 73 BMW 2002 that I owned for 20+ years, a few more work trucks, couple of other motorcycles, plus the dozen or so bugs/busses I owned as I rebuilt them to sell, the '39 Mack Fire Truck I gave to my mother for her birthday! Interesting how many people had bugs as their first car. Next generation had corrollas.

 

1986-1988 1977 used Oldsmobile station wagon
1991-2000 1989 used honda accord
2000-2008 1997 used honda accord
(waiting to get my wife's 2006 prius when the plug in comes our way)

 

I'm going to be guessing dates sometimes

1961 - Born
1977 - Yamaha DT100A Motorbike ($100)
1977 - Drivers licence (car then bike same year)
1978 - 1969 XW Ford Falcon 6 cylinder 4 door sedan (ex News Limited) ($800)
1979 - New Honda CB250T ($1500)
1980 - 1969 Leyland Mini panel van (ex post office) ($800)
1980 - wife with 1974 Corona came into my life (?)
1981 - Yamaha DT175H Motorbike ($1090)
1983 - Honda CB350/4 Motorbike ($350 but I fixed it up)

1985 - 1983 Toyota Tercel SR5 4x4 wagon ($11,000)
1986 - 1966 Toyota Crown sedan ($200)
1988 - 1964 Humber Super Sniper Saloon ($300)
1988 - 1972 Mazda Capella (installed 13B rotary, roll cage, wide wheels, 4 wheel disc brakes, 5 speed trans and other mods) ($1000 plus mods of about $2000)
1989 - 1971 Mazda Capella sedan (this time left stock) ($1500)
1990 - 1979 Honda CB250T Motorbike (free gift from my brother as that's all it was worth)
1991 - 1975 Toyota Crown Super Saloon. (Rust in roof) ($900)
1992 - 1976 Toyota Crown Super Saloon (Made 1 good car from 2) ($800)
1993 - 1990 Toyota Camry Wagon ($15000)
1998 - 1992 Mazda 626 Sedan ($7000)
2003 - 1982 Honda CX500 Motorbike ($500)
2003 - 1996 RAV4 3 door Auto (hard to find in Australia) ($20,000)
2005 - 1968 Toyota Crown (Australian built) ($3000)
2006 - New Hyosung GV650 Aquila (Best bike I ever rode) ($11,000)
2007 - 2004 Toyota Prius (Basic) ($24,900 including costs)
2008 - 1986 Toyota Celica (son's car but I own it) ($500 needs work)

I may have missed a couple. Oh you should know this is my wife and I not just me. We share cars although the Prius is my car but she drives it when I don't need it.
Prices aproximate.

I'm not really a car person.

 

86 Olds Cutlass Ciera 2.5L 4 - loaner while in high school
93 Dodge Caravan 3.0L Mitsubishi V6 - loaner for part of college
91 Toyota Camry 2.5L V6 - hand me down from parents
02 Nissan Maxima 3.5L V6 - 1st car I bought
04 Nissan 350Z 3.5L V6
06 Toyota Prius 1.5L 4

 

1962 - 1954 Chevy Bel-air

1963 - 1956 Mercury

1965 - 1956 Chevy

1965 - 1965 Honda CL-72 Scrambler motorcycle

1967 - 1967 Triumph T-120 Bonneville motorcycle (purchased while I was still serving in Vietnam)

1969 - 1969 Chevy El Camino (my first new car - 350 cu. in. 300 hp 4-speed)

1971 - 1964 Ford (something to drive during the cold winter months when the motorcycles weren't practical)

1971 - 1971 Yahama XS 650 motorcycle (Yamaha's attempt to capture the magic of the British twins. Didn't happen)

1973 - 1973 VW Beetle Sports Bug (sport seats, Pirelli tires and no horsepower)

1974 - 1974 Mercury Capri (the worst car I've ever owned)

1975 - 1974 Chevy El Camino

1976 - 1955 Chevy Bel-air (a true hotrod. 396 cu. in. 375 hp. 4-speed out of wrecked 1969 Chevelle. Bought this car in San Francisco and drove it home to Michigan. Stopped in Las Vegas on the way home and got married.)

1977 - 1977 Dodge van (purchased to tow boat and haul motorcycles)

1980 - 1980 Mazda RX-7 (cute car but not a sports car. horrible gas mileage)

1982 - 1982 Kawasaki Gpz 750 motorcycle (rode this bike from Michigan to N. California in 1982. Stayed in California until 2003. At which time, I retired and moved back to Michigan)

1983 - 1969 Datsun 510 (a real hot little car)

1983 - 1984 Mazda B2000 pickup (one of the most bullet proof cars ever made. I tried to break this truck and couldn't do it. Sold it to a guy who drove it to Nicaragua.)

1986 - 1986 Ford Taurus (worst brakes of any car I've ever owned)

1988 - 1988 Acura Integra (best car I've ever owned. I gave it to a friend when it had 176,000 miles on it. He's still driving it at over 225,000 miles)

1990 - 1969 Ford Pickup (a real Sanford and Son beater. perfect for trips to the landfill)

1993 - 1992 Ford Explorer

1997 - 1998 Ford Taurus

2007 - 2008 Toyota Prius (only car I've owned that exceeded my expectations)

 

1972 Orange VW Bug named "The Millennium S--tbox"
1973 White Toyota Corolla named Falkor. This was after it was owned by my Mom, my Dad, and my brother, respectively.
1977? Green Dodge huge car I forgot the model of named Enola Gay
1988? Tan Datsun I also forgot the model of named Craig
1993 Blue Geo Metro named The Smurfmobile (first "New" car!)
2000 Bluish Toyota Echo named The Huevo
2006 Metallic Grey Toyota Prius named Tommy

 

1974 Ford Courier (aka Mazda) Pickup - Everyone should own one crappy vehicle during their lifetime to make you appreciate the others - this was my crappiest vehicle and was my vehicle when I was in college in the early 80"s. I learned how to work on autos from owning this vehicle. I think the next owners blew the engine in less than a year.

1982 Toyota Pickup - A luxury vehicle compared to the first one, sold it after buying:

1989 Ford Ranger Pickup - Bought new, owned for 11 years, sold to gypsies

1997 Ford Explorer Sport - I still own it. I like everything about it except for the horrific gas mileage. It is really bad, much worse than its size would lead you to believe. Just drove it through a snowstorm up to Tahoe and back last Saturday.

1993 Toyota Pickup - inherited from my GF when she bought a 01 Avalon. It was my commute vehicle before I bought the Prius. Only problem was that I could barely fit into it. My head touched the roof, my knees touched the door and gearshift and if I had gotten into a minor accident, I would likely have died at the scene. Sold to a farm - perfect application.

2007 Toyota Prius - I am planning on testing out if the battery will outlast the 10yr/150k mi warranty.

 

From my reply to the poll on the same topic, June last year:

1st: 1964 Chevy Corvair -- 900 Monza coupe ***muy especial***
then in approximate order...
1969 Ford econoline van -- favorite target of police everywhere
1970 Datsun 210 wagon -- soulless reliablility
1972 Ford Ranchero CalSpcl 351 Cleaveland, 4 brl, hoodscoop etc -- obscene HP, "the Beast"
1969 Datsun pickup -- stupidly loyal
1970 Mercedes 280C -- "Beauty"
1984 Nissan 4x4 pickup. No redeeming features
1982 Ford Bronco 460-something cu in engine
1985 Mercedes 300TD wagon "Super Beauty"
1965 Porsche 912 -- a haiku on wheels
1991 Toyota Camry (now my middle daughter's)
1987 Honda quaalude xx 2.0 -- self destruct button
1985 Toyota doublecab pickup -- indefatigable, now hunting pigs in the ureweras
1998 Jeep Cherokee (pulls the horse trailer)
2004 Prius

also currently running a 1940s Massey-Ferguson tractor and a 199? Yamaha quad bike on the farm.
Didn't bother to count all the motorcycles (Hondas, Yamahas, Penton, Husky, CanAm,etc).

(Here's the link to that poll, I hope)
http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-m...ny-cars-have-you-previously-chosen-owned.html

 

1962 Ford Falcon - bought used in November 1964 - first & only used car

1965 Dodge Dart - bought Sept 1965 - loved that slant 6 - probably still running somewhere

1971 Volvo 144 - purchased March 1972 - looked great, ran like crap (automatic transmission, 2 mufflers that fell off with amazing regularity)

1980 Pontiac Phoenix - ordered out & waited 5 months for delivery in April 1980 - (remember the X-cars?)

1984 Buick Century Wagon - November 1984 - gave to my son in 1990 - he donated it to a homeless shelter in 1998 - still running OK. Both kids learned to drive in the Buick.

1989 Eagle Summit - March 1990 - first car I bought by myself after my husband died (really liked that little car & so did Consumer Reports)

1998 Chevy Cavalier (purchased in Nov 1997) - given to my daughter in November 2006 - traded by her in August 2007 for a 2007 Yaris

2007 Prius Touring - November 2006 - my Fiona - the start of a long & happy relationship (I hope)

All except the Falcon were purchased as new cars. Falcon & Dart purchased in Pasadena, California - all others purchased in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 

1964 Dodge Polara Class (bought used from neighbor in '78 or '79, rebuilt engine)

1975 Pontiac LeMans (Dad bought new. I started driving it in '80. Reason I won't buy a Pontiac.)

1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 bought new

1989 Oldsmobile Delta 88 bought new (Dad drove it later and I kept it after he died. Spent way too much in restoration.)

2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue (Reason why I won't buy another GM.)

2006 Toyota Prius (Gave the '89 to the neighbor. It lasted longer than he did.)

 

1984 Dodge Omni (used, manual, driven 60,000 miles, fun first car)

1994 Ford Taraus LX (new, automatic, driven 109,000 miles, had issues)

2001 Prius (new, kick-nice person hybrid, driven 60,000 miles, loved it)

2004 Prius (new, still kicking at 92,000 miles)

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Since I didn't notice anyone mention any AMC products(other than a Jeep) I thought I'd jump in. I inherited my great-grandfather's '71 AMC Hornet in 1980. It had 52K on the odometer and it was on it's second clutch that was starting to slip. Great-grandpa was hard of hearing and revwed until he could hear the engine speed up then he let the clutch out real slow. The really sad thing was that my grandfather had owned the car before and had driven it the first 15-20K miles. I replaced the clutch and drove it over 40K and never even had to adjust the clutch. It was a straight 6-cyl with a speed manual with a column shift.

My next car was a '73 AMC Hornet hatch that I transplanted the engine and trans from the '71 into. Those cars were deceptively fast as a guy who in a Rally Sport Camaro who tried to cut me off by forcing me into oncoming traffic found out. I should note that these cars would easily return 25 MPG tanks. This was even before I discovered FASing.

My next car was a '76 AMC Pacer that my grandmother loaned me $450 to buy. The car would have been an FE machine if it were a MT car. It handled like a go-cart. I could take 90* turns at 30 mph and never slide any at all; and this with bald bias ply tires. Imagine the death-turns Wayne Gerdes could have managed in that?

My next car was a '67 Rambler that I transplanted the engine from the '71 Hornet into. I guess I was into recycling back then.

Then, I purchased a '74 Hornet with very low miles and drove it for 2 or three years until somebody pulled out in front of me and I T-boned them in the driver's door. I think that car would still be on the road today if it wasn't for the crash.

After the '74 Hornet, I broke with my previous pattern for a bit and bought an '83 Plymouth Reliant. I drove that for a few years until the head gasket started leaking and I traded it in on my first new car.

The first new car was an '87 Plymouth Horizon 5MT. This car was special to me in several ways. It was my first new car, it brought both of my children home from the hospital when they were born, and I drove it longer than any car before or since for that matter;139K+. This car achieved a best tank of 42 MPG and this was still a carbed engine. In '88 They all went to EFI.

During the time of the Horizon, I had a slight relapse and got another AMC. It was an AMC Eagle station wagon. The car went great in snow up to the headlights and could still get 20+ MPG on the highway.

When the Horizon came to the end of it's time with me, I traded it in on a '95 Neon 5MT. I got it in May(?) of '94 so it was a first year of the new model and I had virtually no trouble with it until it hit ~100K and blew a head gasket. The car could consistently return low 40's MPG and got a best of 47+ going from Cadillac, MI to Elkhart, IN.

~One year after getting the '95 Neon, I got a '96 Neon automatic for the wife.

When the '95 Neon blew the head gasket I traded it in on a '00 Neon. My mom was driving it when a kid in a Ranger blew a stop sign and caught her in the rear passenger side door and totaled it.

While we still owned the '00 Neon, I slipped to the dark side and bought a '98 Durango. I was able to consistently get 20mpg on the highway with it since I was , by then, starting to get more serious about my driving techniques. Other than that 'nough said.

When the '00 Neon got wrecked, I found a '92 Gran Prix for $3K and it is still being driven mostly by my mom.

When gas started rising in the early '00's I sold the Durango() and bought my '97 Saturn.

The next car was my '99 Saturn that my son is driving.

On May 19th of 2007 I bought my Prius. Sorry for being so long winded.

 

I can't remember the year of purchase, but I can remember the order-

1972 Toyota Corona
1969 Ford Mustang
1977 Datsun B-210
1984 Chevy Cavalier
(?) Mazda 929
1996 Suzuki X-90 - tons of fun and super cute; loved it, but married DH, and he can't drive a stick... he was gonna kill the poor thing
1999 Honda CR-V
2007 Toyota Prius

This is my personal car history, and doesn't include any vehicles that were mostly driven by other members of the household

 

1967 Chevy Nomad Wagon, was my parents that I learned to drive in. They paid around $2700 used back around 1970.

1963 Cadilac Fleetwood Eldarodo, was my moms she bough from the estate of a relative for $1500 and my first to have nearly full time use of beginning around 1975.

1980 Ford Pinto Wagon my dad let me drive quite a bit as well.

1971 Pontiac Tempest T37 was my first car in my name sometime early 1976 as a gift from one of my favorite uncles (the words "one of" added just in case one of my other uncles reads this). It was sky blue color until I painted it Midnight blue. Similar to this.


After highschool, I restored cars for a while, so most close relatives traded cars with me while I painted theirs or did some engine work, I had the following on loan for 3-6 months at a time while they drove my T37:
1968 Ford Torino,
1975 Ford Pinto,
1977 AMC Hornet,
!963 VW Bug.

To be continued after dinner. I'll get into the boring 80. Thank God for the 2007 Prius.

OK, I back now, and true, nothing could be more boring than the 1980 Pinto Wagon already mentioned.

1977 Pontiac Sunbird hatchback, metalic red with window loovers added on the back. Purchased for my wife in 1982 for $3500 while I was finishing college. Dealer signed it over to me and gave me a receipt without collecting any payment, and I didn't remember until I left and was filling it up with gas. I had to go back and knock on the locked up showroom doors to remind them I had not payed them and they were very thankful.

1982 Pontiac J2000 Wagon, beige, purchased in 1985. OK, I take it back, that car was more boring than the 1980 Pinto Wagons.

1984 Plymouth Voyager, two tone brown and gold, around 9K in 1986.

1980 Pontiac Sunbird hatchback, white

1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE (loaded), ICE Blue, FIRST NEW CAR purchased for $19k from a flaky auto broker who didn't pay the dealer. When I took it in for first service, the dealer called the auto broker and told them they were going to reposess the car if it wasn't paid for by the end of the day, and then when I arrived to pick it up, they told me the whole story and that the broker had just paid about 15 minutes prior to my arrival.

1987 Red Hyndai Excel (Pony Car) bought for $750 from a family that was moving to Africa.

1995 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE (loaded), Metalic Red with quad captains seats in grey, $25 K from a better auto broker.

2000 Dodge Grand Caravan ES, bright metalic silver

Mid life crisis begins to set in
2003 Dodge Grand Caravan ES, bright almond metalic

Mid life crisis kicks into full gear
2005 Honda Accord LE with Leather interior and V6, almond color. Gass mileage was too low for my comute.

2001 Toyota Corrolla, bought for my son, but it is in my name, so it counts

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid white, mileage not good enough for a hybrid.

2007 Prius Package 5 in Silver Pine Mica, and mid life crisis is ended.

 

Knew I forgot one, I had a 1964 Fiat 850 coupe in my 20s some time too.

 

1965 Cutlass convertible -- V8 & 3-on-the tree !

1965 Chev. Impala -- from Grandpa

1967 MG Midget
(twins -- different mothers, same dad)
1964 Austin Healey Sprite

1972 Datsun 1200 -- 20 yrs later, on the cover of a Joni Mitchell CD !

1982 Renault LeCar -- mais oui !

1993 Honda Civic -- stolen & chopped for the ricers

1995 Jeep Wrangler -- still grieving

Current:

1990 Miata -- sunday driver; zum-zum

2008 Prius