Just a little mid-week humour while waiting for "Smudge" (somewhere in Mid-Atlantic).
So what were you driving to get to where you are now????

Currently 1996 Mazda Protege DX- stickshift, electric nothing, 170000 miles
plugs leads ac timing belt at 93000, since then nothing done except oil and tyres(Jersey City roads kill tyres).
0-60 in about a week, handles like it has been derailed, stops eventually.

Switching soon to "Smudge" read my sig
Have fun posting Tim

 

Ohhhh the list is long and boring, with no excitement added.

Here ya go....from the time I was 16 until present.

Chevy Camaro
Pontiac Sunbird
Pontiac Fiero
Honda Accord
Ford Explorer
Ford Explorer - Eddie Bauer
Ford Expedition - Eddie Bauer
Toyota Sequoia
Honda Pilot 4x4

Until....

2006 MCSC "LilTiger" - THE BEST MOTORING EXPERIENCE EVER!!

 

In desending order:

06 MCS-JCW / 2004 Honda Element
04 Suzuki Sidekick
96 Saturn
94 Nissan Quest
88 VW Rabbit Cabriolet
78 Toyota Corona Wagon
86 Hyundai Excel
68 MGC-GT
69 MGC
75 MGB (Still have)

 

Far too many to list, but I was driving my wife's Lexus ES 300 when I bought my MINI, we got her a new Audi allroad with the twin turbo V-6.

The Lexus is a quiet comfortable competent handling car that I really enjoy, but I need to sell it as I have too many cars now.

I also have a 69 Jaguar XK-E that I rebuilt from the ground up and an 05 Tundra for work.

Here's a link to the resto I did on the Jag if anyone's interested to look.......

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/505677

The MINI is now my daily driver - let's motor!

 

The list, in order of appearance.

68 Falcon Station Wagon
67 Mustang Fastback
69 Road Runner
55 Volkswagon
72 Camaro
68 New Yorker
73 Celica
68 Falcon Coupe
69 Dart
66 Impala
67 Ranchero
72 Ford Van
79 Firebird
81 300Z
85 Taurus SHO
91 300ZX Twin Turbo
95 Infiniti I30
01 Volvo S60
06 Lexus IS250
07 Mini 'Romi' Cooper

Many of them have over-lapped. The list spans 37 years of driving.

 

'59 Chevy 1/2 ton
'73 Chevy Impala
'69 Chevy Camaro (rebuilt/pieced together from the ground up-my last real fun car)
'73 Jeep CJ5
'87 Chevy S10 Blazer (202K miles, world record biggest POS)
'00 Pontiac Bonneville (79K miles... oh wait-this was an even bigger POS)
'93 Chevy Suburban (current, 217K)
MINI? maybe 6 weeks away?

Ohhh... Forgot-we have 2 '39 Pontiac 4 doors, '49 ****** pickup, '51 Olds Rocket88 4 door, all waiting restoration... didn't add those because they aren't drivers. time time time...

I also have had '73 Honda CB360, '79 Honda CB750F, '87 Ducati Paso, '95 Triumph T3 Daytona, '97 Triumph T3 Roulette Green SIII/Daytona hybrid, '95 Triumph Speedmaster, '05 Harley Road King Classic (current), '98 Ducati ST2 (current-my "work truck/commuter)

I didn't count any of the "family cars" I got to drive when I was at home, or wifes cars/bikes...

 

I jumped from a MINIvan to a MINI Cooper.

Since it's a MCS cabrio, I guess I could have done that literally.

 

I didn't list my motorcycles. I figured the car list was scary enough.

 

In order of ownership:
67 Chevy II station wagon w/ inline 6 (sold)
58 Austin Healey Sprite (sold, fun to drive)
78 Toyota Corolla hatch (new, now dead)
73 Toyota Corolla (sold)
86 Nissan Sentra (new, donated)
89 Mazda 626 (new, now dead)
00 Mazda 626 (new, wife's)
96 Saturn SC2 (daughter #2)
96 Nissan Sentra (dead)
01 Mazda Protege (daughter #3)

and now my

 

'74 Capri (RIP)
'76 Capri
'74 Capri (project car)
'85 CRX (still kickin' at 204K)
'91 Miata (blue toy at 65K)
'92 Miata (yellow toy at 63K)
'98 Subaru (for wifey and camping)
'04 MINI

 

It all started back in 63...growing up in Cali. That must give you an idea, so I will skip a few.

49 Jeep Station Wagon
54 Chevy 2Dr Coupe -- classic 6
55 Ford Victoria
54 Ford Pickup - rodded
53 Studebaker - rodded
57 Chevy Post - rodded
60 Austin Healey Bugeye -- restored. -- before the AF and before the cold of Nebraska and the AF.
63 Ford Falcon 2 dr cpe (260 V8) -- rodded -- my car while in the AF.
68 Barracuda -- Fastback (family car)
68 Porsche 912 - mild performance enhancements
78 VW Scirocco - Limited edition (white with body kit)
82 VW Scirocco - (family car)
85 Mazda - (family car)
88 Mazda - (family car)
91 Izuzu - trooper (first suv - it was great)
95 Chevy Tahoe (family suv and tow vehicle)
98 Chevy Blazer (family suv and tried to be tow vehicle)
99 Ford 250 Deisel (tow vechicle and daily driver for me--- ouch)
67 Alfa Romeo GTj - vintage race car
63 - Alfa Romeo Spider - fun driver
88 - Alfa Romeo Milano - daily driver - fun but qwerky
69 - Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider -- current restoration project
04 - Jeep GC Limited -- (current family suv)
04 - Jeep GC SE -- (current suv for son afer 94 Prelude with 161K)
04 - Jeep Liberty -- (current small suv for daughter was my daily driver)
98 - Honda Accord -- my daily driver, was my daughters HS and College car see above, why I'm buying my MCSa. It's a no-brainer

And I really did skip a few from my early days before 1970 and my Alfa days. That should give you an idea why my BB name is old81.

I still have two kids in College and I'm more or less retired

 

Hmm, not very many, really:

92 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible
96 Jeep Wrangler

The above two were when I was a teenager and I didn't own any of them...my dad traded the two in for a 94 Corvette (don't get me OR my mom started on that topic!)...so then I bought:

96 Chevy Cavalier (totalled)
02 Chevy Cavalier (sold to pay for...)
06 MINI Cooper!

 

This is my tally over 28 years of driving:

1. High School: '85 Toyota Tercel - what a beaut! Eventually owned by 4 of 5 siblings.
2. College: '74 Cutlass Surpreme - 4 wheels, 3 different types of tires, all bald.
3. Early Dating Years: '88 VW Cabriolet - dubbed the Monday car because it was built on Monday while the workers were hung over. A constant headache.
4. Early Marriage: '86 Cutlass Ciera - nothing to say about this one!
5. The Family Years: '94 Nissan Altima - a trooper, but no soul
6. Mid-life Crisis: '07 MCS - the wait is over - I am looking for a big enought plot so I can be buried in this thing

 

Wow-I thought I kept my cars too long! lol

 

wait....why haven't I considered that yet?

 

You might want to read this thread https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=21435

I think this guy wins ...

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...&postcount=226

Countach

 

In order of appearence

68 Chevy Biscane(sold)
67Cadillac Sedan De Ville (dead)
86 Kawasaki 440ltd(Living in OK no car; Sold)
78 Dodge Omni(got 2 for $50 made 1, hated that car but it just would not die; traded for parts)
71 Chrysler Newport Classic( Favorite car of my youth; blown engine should have fixed it)
78 Volkswagen Beetle( traded for scat 2095 engine )
71 Volkswagen Super Beetle ( w scat engine and semi auto trans much fun; Sold)
78 Dodge Van( dead)
71 Ford Van ( the first and only Ford I will ever own)
94 Saturn Sl (11 years 286000 miles Traded in for MINI got $1000 not bad)
05 MINI Cooper ( will probably trade in for MCS later this year)

 

I won't list the whole collection but I did trade my wife's Honda Odyssey for my MCS-that is a pretty big change!

 

1979 Dodge Omni (P.O.S) -highschool
1986 Nissan Sentra-my dad"it'll last forever" whatever, gone in 5 months
1978 Datsun 280Z
1979 Subaru Wagon (Sold the z car for a horse)
1978 Chevy 3/4 ton truck (horse)
1978 Fiat Spider (started an obsession)
1975 Fiat X19
1974 Fiat Spider
1975 MGB
1977 Fiat Spider
1983 Peugeot 505 (suprisingly nice car)
1980 Fiat Spider
1977 Datsun 280z 2+2
1978 Datsun 280Z
1979 Alfa Romeo Spider
1985 Audi 5000
1974 MGB
1977 Alfa Romeo Spider
1992 Geo Tracker
1977 Fiat Spider
1983 Porsche 944
1982 Porsche 944
1983 Saab 900 Turbo
1973 Mercedes 2door (model?)
1988 Saab 900 Turbo
1985 Jaguar XJS (got struck by lightening in the driveway)
1985 Pinifarina Azurra Spider
1979 BMW (another 2 door...model?)
1983 BMW (same)
1995 Geo Tracker
1991 Geo Tracker
1992 Geo Metro Convertible
1997 Geo Metro
2002 MINI S:thumbsup ::thumbsup :

OK, this is pathetic. I only own the MINI, Pininfarina, and two Trackers now (soon to be made into one super one)!
This is only my list too. My husbands is probably equally as long, and includes three planes he's rebuilt, as well as numerous British cars as well as trucks. This is what happens when your husband is a mechanic, and knows foreign cars like the back of his hands. You can buy the non-runners for much less, and with a little work have them on the road again. I imagine my son will have the same affliction, he got the bad car genes from both sides. He has a 1970 (fugly)Dodge Truck...BUT, hes fixing it up to sell and buy a CLASSIC Mini!!! Yeah! (Maybe I'll steal it when hes sleeping, and take it for a drive or two)!

 

I've owned several Mazda Rotary's starting with an R-100 back in 1970, untold numbers of Volkswagens from air-cooled to the current New Beetle, 15 different Porsche's, 7 different Jeeps including 2 Rubicons and probablly a few that got lost in the shuffle.

Now to answer the question we bought "Squirt" out right, paid cash. I had just traded a loaded 2006 3500 Dodge with a Cummins and everything else except the Nav system on a 37' Monaco Caymen XL motorhome and I didn't have a vehicle to drive, finally got my Lady to look at MINI's and the rest is history.

 

First car owned...'67 Camaro, bought used in 1976 from a school teacher. Absolute BASE model. In-line 6 with 3 on the tree & no radio.
From the mid '70's thru early '90's, in no particular order:
Chevy Chevette (Owned 2, as I wasn't bright enough to have learned my lesson after the first.)
Mercury Capri
VW Rabbit Diesel
Subaru DL
From Early '90's to present:
GMC Jimmy
Ford Ranger
Chevy S-10 (Still own. 98K on the clock & no significant problems)
AND
"Dorothy", '06 MC BRG/W (& #151 in the GWRR)
After reviewing the list above, is it any wonder I finally smile everytime I get behind the wheel?
Jeff

 

Double post, sorry

 

Oh, boy...... My list stands at 20+ cars and trucks over the years starting when I began driving in 1979 with:
1965 Dodge Dart
1965 Caddy Coupe DeVille
1972 Toyota 2 door
1971 Toyota 3 door
1976 GMC Jimmy 4x4
1965 Chevy Impala ($98 transportation special in 1982, for real!)
1968 Kaiser Jeepster
1973 Caprice Classic
1972 Chevy Vega
1970 Ford Ranchero (towed from Key Largo to Miami w/ Jeepster one night)
1971 MGB Roadster
1972 MGB Roadster
1977 MGB Roadster
1969 MGB Roadster (still got it)
1969 MGB Roadster (still got it, not a repost)
1984 Honda Prelude
1986 Honda Prelude
1973 VW Super Beetle (still got it)
1965 Caddy Convertible (pink)
1969 Ford Galaxie Convertible
1957 Chevy 4-dr wagon
1973 Buick 454(?) Convertible
1982 Honda Twinstar (MC)
1993 Isuzu Rodeo 4x4
1998 Dodge Durango 4x4
2002 Dodge 1500 Quadcab (still got it)
2003 MINI Cooper S
2007 MINI Cooper S (just got it)
+ a few other minor forgetable funky cars

 

Been driving since 1981..

1972 Chevy Caprice
1979 Pontiac Trans Am
1970 Chevy Chevelle (winter beater)
1987 Toyota MR2
1979 Ford Thunderbird (winter beater)
1990 Geo Tracker
1984 Chevy Corvette (boyfriend's car, but I drove it a lot)
1990 GMC Safari Van (dog hauler)
2002 VW Jetta
2005 MCS

 

1985 Tracker? I thought 1989 or 1990 was the first year?

I loved my Tracker. I had it 13 years and it never broke down and never had any major problems. I really regret selling it.