1973 Baracuda Loved the car until I couldn’t find anyone who could keep her running
1982 Buick Skylark. My daughter inheritied it from us a drove it to the car’s grave. A very forgiving car.
1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager. 283,000 miles and still going. Not the pretty thing she use to be but sporting a new headliner she makes a great utility vechicle.
1995 Cadilac Seville Love my pearl lady. Only trouble with her is the window motors All had to be replaced.
1978 GMC motorhome. If you have seen the movie Stripes than you have seen our Urban Assult Vechicle.
1972 250 Benz. Inherited it from a wonderful Aunt. Still trying to make heads or tails out of the lovely thing. Runs great. Needs better seatbelts!
1985 Toyota Camry
1986 Toyota Camry
1995 Honda Accord
“It had 30,000 miles on it and the dealer had “just ground the valves” on it. That was enough reason for me not to buy it.”
Wow, that’s really late! I did a top end job on it at around 15,000 miles after my sister burned 2 valves (she drove it while I was at college). But it really wasn’t her fault. One of my college roommates enjoyed laughing about the car, especially since he saw it running roughly about town occasionally (new owner). At one party he regaled the crowd with the burned valve story. A Brit said that was SOP. They always did a top end job with all cars built in GB at 5000 miles because the heads were so often warped straight from the factory. It ran fine for me after I replaced the head with a rebuilt one.
58 Hillman Minx
63, 67 and 68 Falcons
67 Galaxie
67 Comet
74 Maverick
76 Supercab
78 Aspen
an old Dodge pickup
several Chevy trucks, bought on bid from work
81 Dodge van
81 Crown Vic wagon
83 Supercab
78 Vandura
88 Aerostar
88, 97, 98, 00, 04 assorted Chrysler minivans
91, 05 and 07 Taurus
an old S-10 and an old Ranger
98 Contour
Pretty ridiculous, actually!
1987 Subaru GL-10 Turbo 4WD…always in the shop but I loved that car
1990 Buick Skylark…small tank (handled like one too…lol)
1994 Nissan Pickup…company truck…had almost 300,000 miles on it when I left
1995 Nissan 240SX…funnest car I had
1995 Toyota Corolla…drove for 2 months and tranny went out
1999 Ford Ranger…current truck…not the greatest but gets me from A to B
oddly enough all my vehicles have been 4 bangers
1966 Dodge Coronet,1966 Plymouth Belevdere(both at the same time),1968 Plymouth Road Runner,1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring,1969 Dodge Coronet 440,1974 Chrysler New Yorker,1981?Plymouth Reliant k-car,Chrysler LeBaronGTS,1974 Ford Thunderbird,1979 Pontiac Trans Am,Buick le Sabre,1985 Plymouth Horizon,1990 Plymouth Horizon,1997 Plymouth Breeze(last three,wife cars)1985 Dodge D-100,1991 Dodge D-150,1991 Dodge Dakota(still own,modified)FordF-250(junk)
Sixty-one starting in 1973 and I won’t list them between the 65 Fairlane and the 2005 E-150. I’m still driving the 02 GMC Sierra.
85 Toyota Camry (ate tie-rods for breakfast)
95 Nissax 200SX se-r (least fave)
02 Subaru WRX (fun 'till I wrecked it)
98 Ford Contour (actually handles better than the Nissan)
Two-wheeled: Honda Nighthawk 250
I?m 26 now, but I only have been driving for the past 3 or 4 years with an actual operable vehicle in my possession for the past year and a half.
The first car I owned was my 1968 Olds Cutlass, which I have mentioned previously on this board. A fun, though not very comfortable or practical vehicle, it is actually my most reliable, which is to be expected when both the engine and transmission have been replaced and all other necessary items checked and addressed.
My second car, a 1990 Blazer full size, was given to me by my aunt who had kept it for sentimental reasons but terminal rust forced her to give it up. It?s a blast to drive with a manual trans and I used to hoon around with it over dips and bumps until a particularly quick right turn knocked out a rusted body mount or two (out of eight) and screwed up my alignment. I?m much more careful with it now. Mechanically sound for the most part, poor MPG and lack of structural integrity means I will nevertheless have to replace it soon. I really like the new Jetta TDI Sportwagen, hmmm?
My wife has owned two cars as well, both Special Edition Honda Accords (1997 2D four banger automatic and 2003 4D V6 automatic). They were reliable and all, but (I feel) pretty stiff and boring. The 1997 was cramped, AC didn?t work and factory radio was crap. It was also terribly underpowered. The 2003 is better, more interesting with a V6 but again, a crappy, glitchy radio. When the Special Edition badge fell off the trunk on the 1997 I mocked it relentlessly as officially ?common,? causing much irritation to my wife who was absolutely sure the special edition had a completely different body design than any other 2D Honda Accord and had a wider, higher trunk. Meh.
I turned 16 and got my license in 1979. I have owned the following cars:
1949 Cadillac 4 door (Series 61) (inherited from my grandfather, the original owner)- I drove this car the second half of my freshman year of college (1982) and a litle bit up through the early 90’s. It is currently unlicensed and awaiting 2 components (time and money) for a proper stock restoration. It still runs and has 87,000 miles.
1977 Lincoln Mark V. A great, comfortable car. Parents bought it new and it became mine in 1986 with 140,000 miles. I drove it until it wore out in 1996 with 274,000 miles and for most of those years it was my main driver. I was sad to see it go but my wife wasn’t.
1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL/SE. A fun sports car but terrible in the snow. Sold it many years ago.
1962 Cadillac Sedan DeVille (inherited from my grandfather, the original owner, in 1989). 92,000 miles - needs minor restoration.
1984 Mercedes Benz 380SL (2 seater roadster) I’ve owned this for 13 years and it’s in great shape. We’re about ready to sell it because we don’t drive it much (not enough seats!).
1992 Mercedes Benz 300 E. My main driver which I’ve had for 12 years.
1997 Chrysler Town and Country LXi minivan. My wife would rather drive this than any car. She loves the visibility and driving position. It’s a great vehicle for parents.
Although I didn’t own the following cars, I did a substantial amount of driving in them (most were family owned):
1973 Buick Century Luxus. My parents actually sold a 1966 Mustang they’d owned since new and replaced it with this brand new lime green/white vinyl roofed 4 door sedan. You can guess which car I would have rather driven during my high school years.
1978 Mercedes Benz 300D. My parents ordered this car and then we all went to Germany to pick it up and toured around Europe. My dad had been stationed in Europe in the 1950’s with the Air Force so he and my mom were our tour guides. They kept this car for many years.
1981 Chevy Citation. A bare bones, 4 on the floor car.
1983 Chevy Citation. A step up; this one had cloth seats, A/C, power brakes, dual outside mirrors and an automatic transmission.
1964 Chevrolet truck. 3 on the tree transmission and no options.
1967 VW beetle. My brother’s car–he had me tend the car one summer while he went to California in the mid '90’s. I enjoyed tending it.
1972 Buick Electra 225. Large, responsive and comfortable on the highway. Felt like the Queen Mary, but I liked the car.
1999 Mercedes E class. Nice, comfortable car my parents owned for a few years.
197? Ford based Jartran full sized rental moving van. When my parents moved from Cincinnati, Ohio to Southern California in 1985 I drove this truck (1 of 3 trucks) to California. It had no air conditioning and was standard shift.
199? International based full sized U-haul moving van. When my parents moved from California to Utah in 1997 I drove this truck for them. It was an automatic with air conditioning, a definite improvement over the Jartran of years before.
There are many other interesting cars I’ve driven through the years, though not substantially like the ones above.
Lord, how much room do I have? (First car bought in 1970 when I was 16.)
1963 Chevy II, blue/white, only car I regret selling
2 1960’s Chevy pickups, pieced the best together to make one
2 Isuzu pickups
197(?) Plymouth
197(?) Buick
1968 Oldsmobile
1976 Toyota Corolla
1978 Corolla hatchback
2000 VW bug
2003 Tacoma
1999 Sentra
2005 Mini Cooper
1999 Maxima
1998 Maxima
1994 Accord
This is just what I can remember.
I will try to remember them all, not in chronological order…
1983 Z28 Camaro (should have never bought the piece of rust, but I was 15…)
1987 Dodge Ram pickup 318 2wd (great truck)
198? Dodge Ram Van (free, never did replace the tranny, junked it)
1971 GMC 3/4 ton pickup (should have never gotten rid of it)
1968 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup (ditto)
1988 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup (worst vehicle I ever bought, best vehicle I ever sold. Wish I still had it)
2002 Ford F-150 (nice)
2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee (also very nice. My brother owns it now and loves it)
1996 Mercury Sable (my current beater)
1990 Buick Skylark (now my mother’s. The iron duke won’t die!)
1992 Plymouth Sundance (my brother gave it to me, I gave it back after two weeks since I couldn’t stand it)
1991 Mercury Sable (gave it to my sister for her first car)
1995 Pontiac Grand Am GT (built it from a wreck for my wife’s first car)
2006 Dodge Grand Caravan (wife’s current daily driver)
1992 Chrysler LeBaron (paid $300 for it, fixed everything wrong with it, then sold it for $175 to a family in need. Drove it for three weeks)
1986 Chevy S10 Blazer 4x4 (fun in the snow with new A/T tires and limited slip rear differential)
I know there’s more, I just can’t think of them now…
Since I only started driving late (28 when I started learning and got my license, and I’m still not 30 yet), I don’t have much to say here. In fact, I’ve only owned one car: a secondhand (and I really am only the second owner from new) 1994 Volvo 940. Sure, it’s a two-ton brick with a measly 114hp four-banger, but it’s mine, and I know how to make driving the thing fun. I can tell you about the other cars I’ve driven, though, both of them; a 2008 Ford Focus which was fine for surface roads but really didn’t like going above 50, and my wife’s Scion tC, which was probably too much car for me as a newly-licensed driver, but I didn’t even put a scratch on it (and I haven’t even wanted to drive it since getting the Volvo…)
'53 Plymouth Cranbrook 4 dr
’55 Chev Bel Air Cpe
’56 DeSoto Adventurer Cpe
’56 Continental Mark II
’57 Ford T/Bird - both tops
’60 Cad. DeVille Convt
’62 Cad. DeVille Convt
’62 Chev. Impala SS Cpe
’62 Pont. Bonneville Convt
’63 Chev. II SS Cpe
’63 Buick Electra 225 Convt
’65 Pont. Bonneville Convt
’65 Buick Riviera Cpe
’66 Cad. Cpe DeVille
’67 Lincoln 4 dr Convt
’70 Cad. DeVille Convt
’75 Cad. Eldorado Convt
’76 Car. Eldorado Convt
’78 Lincoln Town Car
’80 Lincoln Mark IV 4 dr
’82 Lincoln Town Car
’86 Mercury Grand Marquis Wagon
’90 Pont. Bonneville SSE 4dr
’93 Buick Riviera Cpe
’96 Buick Regal 4dr
’99 Ford Taurus 4dr
’05 Mercury Mariner
Plus a number of motorhomes including:
‘75 GMC Elaganza
’76 FMC “J” floor plan
’77 GMC Royal Rear Bath
’78 GMC Royal Center Kitchen
’85 Diplomat 33’
‘87 Executive 36’
'89 Holiday Rambler Imperial 33’
I’m sure there are some I’m missing on this list, but I just can’t seem to remember any more.
1984 Mercedes Benz 380SL (2 seater roadster) I’ve owned this for 13 years and it’s in great shape. We’re about ready to sell it because we don’t drive it much (not enough seats!).
You shouldn’t have much trouble selling that car. You wouldn’t happen to live in Ohio, would you? 
Actually, I was born and raised in Ohio (Cincinnati area) but moved out west in my early 20’s. When people ask me where I’m from I still feel like saying “Ohio” even though I have now lived in Utah for almost as many years. I have traveled back to 2 high school reunions and am still a Cincinnati Reds fan. My Lincoln was an Ohio car which was why I fought rust on it even after moving out west (cars rust much more slowly here).
This Mercedes is actually a California car and I’ve never driven it in salt (I can’t say that about my other cars). I hope whoever ultimately buys it will take equally good care of it and keep it stock, although once it’s theirs I know they can do what they want.
Is their a pattern of those who drive Japanese brand cars keep their cars longer and go through fewer cars in the same number of years as their domestic counterparts ? Honda/Toyota are killing the economy.
One more thing: I got married 26 years ago, and I list my wife’s cars after than date. I selected them all! After receiving proper instructions, of course!
“I have now lived in Utah …”
You obviously have at least 3 children if you live in Utah.
Buy a Chrysler and save Obama’s presidency!