a 2003 M5, warranty was up, was looking for cheaper fun car for NYC driving. traded to the MINI (and an R1200)

 

2005 Audi S4, 4.2L V8 AWD, 400Hp with mods. Miss the car, I don't miss the 17mpg!!!

 

I sold my 1996 GMC Sonoma (2.3 auto = dog) for a 2003 Ford Ranger 4.0 auto (much faster but now I didn't like it because it was 2wd), then traded for a 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 I found on ebay, which was traded in on my 2009 MCSa.

Wife had a 2001 GMC Sonoma (2.3 auto as well, lol), traded her Dad for his 2004 Pontiac Vibe with tons of highway miles but more room inside and better fuel mileage, tragically got t-boned and it was totaled. She wanted slightly bigger and perceived safer so we found a 2008 Mazda CX-7 (jumped the gun on this as we needed a car and the rental was going away), ended up saying it was too big and hated driving it, traded in on current 2002 R50.

 

Honda Fit Sport. Thought I could pretend it was a MINI. It isn't.

 

1978 Ford Fiesta
1980 Datsun 310GX
1983 Volvo DL
1987 Acura Integra
1994 BMW 525iT
1999 Porsche Boxster
2002 BMW 540i
2004 BMW 645i
2007 BMW 335i Convertible
2011 MCS

 

I'll list all of them.. at some point I had a few at the same time
1. 1980 Ford LTD (2yrs)
2. 1968 Volvo P1800s (5 yrs)
3. 1956 Cadillac Sedan devile (10 yrs)
4. 1973 Plym. Satelite (3 months)
5. 1982 Plym. Grand Fury (Police Car) (6 months totaled/ gave its life for me)
6. 1985 Dodge Diplomat (State Trooper Chase car) (8 yrs very fast)
7. 1969 Cadillac Eldorado (4 yrs) (elegant gas guzzler 5-6mpg)
8. 1971 Datsun 240Z (10 yrs )(still have it, being restored)
9. 1971 VW Super Beetle (10 yrs)(never drove it still have it, needs love)
10.1989 VW Jetta (1yr)( auto 3spd wanted stick)
11 1993 VW Fox (modified nicely)(had lots of work done ran great, kid that owns it now loves it)
12. 2011 JCW (nov. 20th 2010) (first new car)

oh..um 1975 honda CB 750 mc(not running), 1999 Kawi KZ1000P Police mc(sold), 2009 Triumph Bonnieville mc...

and on the weekends a 15,000 lb box Ambulance... I could probably put the JCW in the back)

 

I don't like to think about the days before my MINI.

But if I must recall them, I've had:

Civic Si
Infiniti J30
Acura CL Type-S
Volvo S60R

 

Woah. Some of these are pretty impressive.. Here's mine in order.

2000 Mercedes-Benz E320
2002 Audi A4 Quattro
2003 MINI Cooper
And last but not least, 2007 MINI Cooper S

 

1977 Buick Skylark
1970 VW Beetle
1980 Ford Cortina
1983 Volvo 240 Turbo
1983 Jeep CJ7
1970 Chevy 1500
1993 GMC Sonoma
1978 Chevy 1500
1993 Chevy 1500 reg cab, SWB, 350, 5spd
1997 Chevy 3500 ext cab dually
1970 VW Beetle conv
1968 Cadillac hearse
1974 Jenson Healey
1998 Chrysler Sebring
1999 Chrysler Sebring
2003 Mini Cooper R50
2009 Mini Cooper R56

It was a big mistake getting rid on the Jenson Healey. That was a fun car!

 

Most recently.......2005 Acura TL, which is one of the best cars I've ever owned. Now it belongs to my 21 year old daughter.

 

1970 Datsun 510. 300K miles and very worn out.

Keith

 

Sold the white one. Traded the yellow one. White one is currently in the process of getting a cammed LS1, and once he's bored with it I'll be buying it back.

 

I had one of them years ago. She just ran and ran and ran. Think I had about 280K when I sold it, still running. Good little car.

 

Ford Fiesta 1300 Super Sport (United Kingdom)
Ford Fiesta XR2 (United Kingdom)
Mitsubishi Galant (USA)
Ford Taurus (USA)
Ford Taurus (USA)
Mercury Mountaineer (USA)
Mercury Mountaineer (USA)
Acura TSX (USA)
Lincoln Zephyr (USA)
Lexus IS350 (USA)

In the UK I has various company cars (Granada, Sierra, Cavalier, etc) but I don't count them as I didn't own them

 

1995 GMC Jimmy
2008 Subaru Legacy GT

Ironically the Jimmy was way more reliable than the Legacy and it was 12 years old and had about 130K miles on it when I trashed it.

 

Well I consider the MINI my "fun car" or "weekend toy" mostly, but I do drive it much more than any in the past because of the good mileage.

Here are some pics of some of the other "toys" over years...

2010 Mustang GT, just a CAI and Tune for mods. I traded this for the MINI as I had grown tired of Mustangs and only kept this one for 6 months (burned out on them I guess):


2009 Mustang GT, Vortech Supercharger (putting out close to 500hp):


2007 Mustang GT, CAI and tune:


2005 35th Anniversary 350Z:


2003 Subaru WRX. Cobb Tuning Stage 2 setup, full exhaust, Eibach springs, KYB shocks, Stage 2 brake kit and lots of exterior and other bits. By far the most modified car I've ever had:


2000 Chevy Z28 6-speed. This car just had a "whisper lid" on the intake and a Borla catback exhaust, and man was it fast as hell!!! I wish I'd never sold it.

 

2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser, fully loaded. Loved taking this vehicle on the Sierra Nevada mountain trails. Hated putting gas in it. I love our MINI's now.

 

2007 335i convertible to 2011 MCS. Not lookin back either.

 

Porsche Cayman S , I still drive it, but I also enjoy the MCS.

Cheers

 

1996 Acura Integra (sold)
2005 Honda Civic (sold)
1989 BMW 325i (sold)
1989 BMW 325i Convertible (sold)
2001 Suzuki Sv650s (sold)

Still own my MINI and a 2008 yamaha fz6, both are tons of fun.

Some pics of previous rides.

Suzuki


civic




Bmw, this was totaled and I brought her back to life. Should have never of sold it :(




Strange no pics of the integra on this box.

 

2006 Saturn Ion Redline

 

I traded My 2003 Harley Davidson Road King Classic for My 2008 MCS. I was getting bored with it and wanted something new. My Mini is my toy/hobby. My primary vehicles are a Ford Expedition and a Dodge Charger SRT.

 

2006 Jeep SRT8 All bolt ons with Heads, cam and 150 shot of nitrous.
2008 BMW 335i well over 400whp - Every bolt on + Meth. Pretty upset I got rid of it before installing the upgraded turbos.
2010 Dodge Ram CC Blacked out. Had it for 5 months then got the MINI!!!

 

2003 TOYOTA RAV4 MK1 facelift
2004 TOYOTA RAV4 MK2 facelift

 

A 1998 Chevrolet S10 pick-up with the 4.3 vortec V6, got 17mpg :/ only paid 500 for it tho in 2006. Picked up and 08 MCSa in pepper white in december of 2010 now I dont have to fill up twice a week!