[Earl]

Since I am on this car "high" with the new ride, I thought I would see who could list all the cars they have owned. For me, it's a lot. for some, maybe only a few. lets test our memories.

First car ever I got when I was 17:
1970 Bug (1986 - 1988)
1984 Isuzu 4x2 pick up (PUP) (1988 - 1990)
1974 VW Super beetle (1990 - 1993)
1984 Honda Accord hatchback (1993)
1984 Nissan Sentra (1993 - 1995)
1988 Pontiac Grand Am (1995 - 1996) Biggest peace of crap ever)
1992 Toyota Camry LE (1996 - 1999) Most luxurious car I owned, it had leather
1986 Honda Accord (1999) rough times, had to sell camry to get cheap car)
1995 Toyota 4x4 Pick up (1999 - 2001) Loved this truck,
1995 Ford Windstar Van (2000 - 2002) First gimp vehicle, had hand controls)
1996 Ford Explorer (2002-2004) (friend bought it, still has it w/250K on it)
2000 Ford Explorer (2004 -only owned it 3 months)
2003 Chrysler T+C Wheelchair Van (2004 - 2008)
2009 Ford Fusion - FELIX 2009 - forever- I will own it until the wheels fall off

14 car's, not too bad. some I miss, some were terrible.

how's your memory?

[Snoopy]

Your list is longer than mine, Earl

1979 Camero
1988 Jeep Cherokee
1998 Suburban
2006 BMW

All of the above I kept until buying the next one - all of them were new.

About 5 years ago we bought a 1964 Pontiac GTO for fun and it is

[FinLady]

1972 Dodge dart
a suzuki jeep
Ford tempo
Chevy cavalier
Chevy corsica
Dodge stratus
Nissan Murano

[Kitty]

My first car (when I was 17) was a 1977 Camaro. Then, after I married, we had a 1980 Cutlass Supreme. My DH worked for GM so he liked to change out cars every two years or so. He had a Camaro SS at all times....whatever year it was. I drove the Cutlass for probably four years. As we got older we had more family type vehicles. I think my favorite was the Chevy Z71 truck......I loved that truck. He sold it and ordered a Pontiac WS6 Ram Air that I think I drove probably 3 times total. It was a 6-speed and I didn't like manual transmissions. That car could fly, though!

Since I've been on my own I've had a Toyota Camry (was totaled in a wreck in 2005) and a Honda Accord. I know.....I'm a traitor.......

[AfterMyNap]

Heh! I can't remember! Mostly Hondas, most MADE IN OHIO!

There was a Toyota, 2 Pontiacs, 2-3 (???) Chevies, one Jeep CJ-7 Golden Eagle, an Acura, geez, that's all I can remember! In college, my gang and I were seriously into the "3-hour" cars.

[Jomar]

61 bug
68 mustang
74 duster
76 cordoba
78 cordoba
82 volvo
84 volvo - 353,000 miles and still fast too.

and we have bought more Volvo's for the kids all 82's -84's and most are turbos and 3 are turbo diesels.

[SallyC]

Mah very first car (I didn't own it) was a 1958 Chev Impala..1959 till 65

My first owned car = 1963 Chev Belair (stick shift)..1965 till 1968.

My first new car = 1968 Pontiac Lemans..1968 till 1998 Sold it as an antique, for what I paid for it.

1993 Chev Caprice Classic..1998 till 2003.

2001 Chrysler T&C Minivan w/scooter lift..2003 till I die probably. Haven't driven since 2005.

You can see, I was a loyal American and even ate Apple Pie..

Good thread, Earl and you are definately the King O the Used car lot.....until now..

[AZjanie]

Would you believe I am 60 years old and NEVER had my own car in my name??

The cars I've driven belonged to either a boyfriend or a husband but never at the same time.

[Ivy2]

2 ford mustangs
A Toyota celica
A few ford escorts
1 nissan sentra

And my current 2001 pt cruiser w/hand controls which now has 27000 miles – don’t drive much in heat or winter or ever.

[Erin524]

The first car I ever had that was mine was a 1985 Nissan King Cab pickup truck. I learned to drive stick shift on that truck, and I miss it...I think I only had that truck for about 9 or 10 months. I never had an accident in it, but I nearly slid into things with it twice. First time I ever drove on snow or ice with it, I nearly slid into a dumpster in a parking lot.

First time I drove in heavy snow conditions, on my way out to the community college for class, I was coming up to the turn for the highway, and couldnt stop. Started to spin and slide into the intersection. Heading straight for an 18 wheeler. I lucked out. The 18 wheeler got past before my truck could slide into it and I ended up on the front lawn of the house on the corner. No damage to me, and I think, no damage to the lawn. I was scared out of my mind tho.

Next day, my dad took me to the Toyota dealership and bought me a 1985 Honda CRX (yeah, dad, that's a much safer car...not!) The Honda came with a cracked head gasket (dealership paid for it when I blew the engine coming home from school...at 125mph. Got home, went inside for something, came back out, started the car and BOOOOOOM! It still drove tho, so I called the dealership and they were waiting for me with fire extinguishers)

The Honda was a crap car, but it was a sports car, and gosh, was it fun to drive at 125mph. Got rid of it after I witnessed an accident that another Honda CRX was in. Driver was killed...the steering column went thru his chest. My dad gave me his 1988 Camry All-Trac after that and we sold the Honda.

I loved the Camry. (my favorite car!) We had bought it used in mid-1988. It had been a dealers car. So, it was the closest my dad had had to a brand new car since my mom totaled his 1984 Toyota Tercel. I acquired the Camry in 95 or 96. It was my car until July of 1999 when I totaled it. (uninsured motorist turned left in front of me and I t-boned her car...so she totaled it, I didnt) I was hurt, and couldnt afford to replace the car. My dad took the Camry, had it rebuilt and kept it for himself again, and he bought me my 1996 Toyota Tercel.

The Tercel was a worse car than the Honda had been. Nothing mechanically wrong with it, but it was only a 4speed stick shift, and if I drove it in winds that were stronger than 30mph, I couldnt go any faster than about 35mph otherwise the Tercel wanted to launch itself off the road. I didnt care for it much.

When my dad decided we were going to move to the house we're at now. He decided he wanted to downsize the number of cars he had. I didnt like my Tercel, so I let him use it for a trade in. He got rid of my mom's old car and his 4Runner, and got himself a Toyota Rav4, and I loved his Rav4, so he used my car and his other car to trade in on my Rav4. (dad's Rav4 is a 2000 and automatic, mine is a 1999 and stick shift and much nicer than my dad's)

I love my Rav4. It's been the best car I've had since the 88 Camry. It drives exactly like the 88 Camry All-Trac (fulltime four wheel drive) The Rav4 has the same chassis as the Camry had, so it handles almost exactly the way that the Camry did. I feel in love with the Rav4 the first time I drove it.

I plan to drive the Rav4 until either it doesnt go any more, or until I dont go anymore. After that, I dont know what I'll do for transportation. I love stick shift vehicles, so I'm going to try to keep my Rav4 for as long as I can manage to work a clutch. (hopefully the MS wont screw around with my legs for a looooong time)