Cars in your past

[swits]

I'm not sure if this has ever been posted before, but I'd like to know what other cars you guys have owned in the past. =)

Here's my story:

(1999-2001) 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra when I was 16

(2001) 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calias when I was 17 (with power leather seats and 70k miles! Almost a classic till it was stolen 4 months after I got it.) Yes, I used to be a big old V8 junkie. I don't know how I ended up loving a hatchback, hahaha.

(2001-2004) 1990 Ford Tempo - Hey, it was free, and despite all the work it needed it let me save up all my money to buy a ti!

(2004-now) 1996 BMW 318ti =)

I'm pretty young, so my story is pretty short, but I'd like to hear what other ti fans used to be into driving! Sorry if this has already been posted before!

[joebiv318]

1964 Chvelle
1982 Escort
1982 M.B. wagon
1986 Aerostar
1987 T-bird
1987 Suburban
1992 F-150
1978 Ram Charger
1990 aerostar
1988Aerostar
1992 Aerostar
1987 Caravan
1987 Omni
1987 audi
1990 LeSabre
1982 Vett (Chevette)
1990 16v GTI
1984 BMW 318
1995 Ti (own now)
1989 Ranger (own now)
1999 Cavalier (own now)
This is to the best of my knowledge...I may have missed a few. Since I'm only 25 years old these were mostly junkers. If you think that is crazy I'll also tell you that I've been pulled over more than 30 times.

[bimmerboi318]

1987 nissan sentra: red, 4 door, 1.6l carburated, 5 speed. i absolutely LOVED it as it was my first car.

1986 buick electra park avenue: blue, 2 door, 3.8l, 4 speed auto. another car i loved. comfortable ride, good power, and huge leather bench seats.

1980 datsun/nissan 280zx: gray/silver 2 tone, 2 door 2 seater, 2.8 I-6, 3 speed auto. drove it for a summer. a few problems with it but i still loved it. still have it actually. should get rid of it...any takers?

1995 bmw 318ti: and here we are. hellrot, 5 speed. love it. had it for the past 3 years. now totaled by hail and STILL driving it :D

not too long of a list but it's 4 cars in 5 years. and the ti is by FAR my favorite.

[hotdog19d]

84 ranger
94 toyota 4x4 truck
95 lumina
95 Cosmos Ti
94 jetta
97 camaro
95 mitsu mirage
96 TI (current)
I'm 22 :D

[2ndBimmer]

1982 BMW 320i, 5 speed, from 1998-2002
Bought from neighbor, original owner with 209000. RIP 261000.

1997 BMW 318Ti, 5 speed. from 2002-present
Bought in Lancaster PA, original owner med student in NY, 89000. Current, 125000

[montjuic]

i've been spoiled for being 27yr.:

1978 320i (auto!), topz-brun. Inherited from Dad :); died at 160K in 2002.
1972 2002. inka-orange. 2 yrs of fun while living in Spain. Miss it.
1998 Ti, avus-blau. Current machine; bought the weekend after the 320i died in the berkeley hills.

[Dusty]

1972 Ford Maverick (1st car)
1988 Ford Mustang LX (RIP, was stolen and sold for parts)
1995 Eagle Talon 16v, DOC 5spd-pretty quick...once got it up to 125-130mph on IH35 here in Texas. Whew!!! won't try that again!
1984 Honda CRX...No frills just a get me work and back car.
and NOW!!! a 1996 BMW 318ti Active, Boston Green, 205 55 16's off of a 2000 323i. 165000+and running strong. Not too many ricers will mess with me here...was in Houston a while back cruising down Richmond Ave. and took a VW Jetta, Eclipse and Honda CRX off the line and I'm only running stock right now. Will fog my intake soon with other mods soon coming.

[my318ti]

Hmm... Interesting thread here :)

1985 Ford Thunderbird LX 5.0
1993 Nissan 240SX
1991 Toyota MR2 (current)
1998 318ti Sport California (current)
2003 530iA (current)

[tastade]

year, model, engine/tranny, miles acquired, miles driven
1981 Ford Mustang Lx (I6 4-spd manual) 110k miles, 4k miles
1972 Ford Mustang coupe(v8, 3 spd auto) 120k, 100 miles
1984 Nissan 300zx (v6, 5 spd manual) 250k, 15k miles
1985 Toyota Celica GT (I4, 4 spd auto) 105k, 50k miles
1985 Toyota MR2 (I4, 5 spd manual) 110k, 2k miles
1985 Toyota MR2 (I4, 5 spd manual, yes I had two) 93k, 3k miles
1986 Nissan 300zx turbo (v6, 5 spd manual) 45k, 30k miles
1983 Toyota Tercel 4x4 (I4, 6 spd manual) 220k, 10k miles
1991 Honda Prelude SI (I4, 5 spd manual) 110k, 13k miles
1993 Acura Legend (V6, 5 spd manual, yes manual!) 150k, 13k miles
1995 BMW 318ti Club Sport (I4, 5 spd manual) (current car) 115k, 8k miles
1988 Toyota Pickup 4x4 (I4, 5 spd manual) (current car) 194k, 3k miles

So total miles when purchased 1.622 million, miles I have driven 151k. Not counting the two vehicles I own, the sale price - the purchase price adds up to about $3,500 expense to me for all the vehicles. I am a fan of cheap used cars. I don't think I will ever buy new.

[saxman0321]

88 Honda CRX (first car)
86 Mazda 323, horrible car!
78 Ford F150 2WD, very unreliable
89 Mazda RX-7, loved it until the motor went out
95 Jeep Wrangler, one of those real big loud ones you see some guy riding in the rain with no doors and looking proud to do it
93 Honda Prelude Si, second best car ever owned until driven off a cliff at 80 MPH, (no exaggeration)
90 Honda Pacific Coast motorcycle, driven through winter after loss of Prelude.
94 Toyota truck
87 BMW 325 (hand-me-down)
03 Nissan Xterra, (current) great vehicle
95 BMW 318ti (current) best yet.

[96cali]

I'll throw in the girlfriend-later-wife's cars too, since we've always shared...

1983 Dodge Omni, auto, AM radio, college car from mom. The thing was like a mule- drove it 70K miles around the country till it blew a head gasket at 101K. RIP.

1986 VW Golf, 5 spd, 82k - 162k learned to drive stick on it, manual crank sunroof!

1988 Acura Integra, 3 door, 5 spd. One of the best all around cars ever produced IMO. Cheap, practical, fast, classic clean design, handled like a go cart and still fit 10' 2x4's INSIDE the car. Bought at 62k, rear ended at 186k. RIP.

1992 VW Corrado SLC, VR6, 5 spd, owned 20k-68k. A monster of a car. Cannot understand why VW did not follow with another sport coupe given it's cult following. Fun as hell till 60k when it got very expensive to maintain.

1996 BMW 318ti California Edition (current)

1999 VW Passat GLS VR6, tiptronic. Bought new, now at 57k. Solid sedan, enjoy long tips, now valued same as my older ti. (current)

[tach]

1990 Ford Taurus Station Wagon
1998 Ford E-350
1992 Buick Skylark
1995 BMW 318ti

[nflo2603]

89 Nissan Sentra
1993 Honda Accord LX
1998 Honda Civic LX
2001 Honda CBRF4i (crochrocket) currently own
1996 318 ti (Helrot?) currently own

[ElementalFiend]

(1995-1999) 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme - huge tank of a car, got it when I was 12 and it sat in the garage for a few years.

(1999-present) 1995 BMW 318ti - Bought it when it had 32k on it, and it has just under 80k on it right now. Now i'm looking to fix it up nicely, sell it, and buy a 2004 WRX STi !!

[J!m]

Hey, E.F. The STI is quite small inside. You will miss the room of the ti...

Let's see. I may have to add cars to this list as my memory returns...

1965 dodge dart GT
1983 Chev cavalier
1968 chrysler imperial lebaron
1967 Plymouth Belvedere (sleeper from hell...)
1978 VW rabbit
1971 Plymouth Barracuda
197? Plymouth Roadrunner (74 maybe? don't remember)
198? RAM 50 p/u
1971 Plymouth Roadrunner
1969 dodge dart
1971 Plymouth fury convert.
1966 plymouth belvedere (as well as a dozen other belvederes 66-67 for parts)
1971 dodge charger super bee
1980 dodge ram p/u
1968 dodge dart
1974 dodge dart sport
1971 dodge dart
1971 dodge demon
1989 dodge daytona (1st car I bought new- just scrapped it w/185K miles)
1971 Land Rover series II-A 88"
1998 318ti sport (2nd car I bought new)
1995(ish) Land Rover Defender 110 3-door

I think that's it. I'll chek back and add any I forgot later...

There's a nice silver R32 near here (in WV) That I should be able to get cheap (It's been sitting for four weeks now...). Maybe the 3rd new car?

[joebiv318]

I guess you like your Mopars?

[J!m]

Yeah, you could say that.

I've resigned myself to something more tame than a bored big-block...

I'm searching for an (original) 1971 340 demon in curiuos yellow. I'm guessing less than ten were made, so I may waste my life looking for one.

This color was special order only. It was SO bright that it actually HURTS your eyes to look at in sunlight. It was BANNED by the DOT and was never re-used again. I MUST have it...

I have seen it live. It's a nasty-ish highliter yellow. It really does HURT your eyes to loook at on a sunny day. No kidding. Awesome color.

If you see one (and you won't soon forget it if you do) let me know!

[ElementalFiend]

ooo R32s.. those are nice. I looked at those, but I'm still in love with the 300 all-wheel drive horsepower the STi puts out. 0-60 in 4.6 seconds makes me cringe :D

I'd give anything just to drive some of the cars you've owned though J!m. The '71 Cuda especially, love roadrunners too..

[J!m]

Don't get too jealous. The 'cuda was nice (and fairly rare- factory black with green interior, six cylinder with air, but manual brakes and steering- really weird build. HAD to be special ordered.

The 71 RR was a 383 car, again manual brakes (crazy) and steering. But I always liked that body style of the '71 B-body.

The later RR was a 360HP I think. Sold it to a guy I worked with who drove it into a guard rail... He bought my '71 Demon as well. Maybe I can get that back and make a replica of my dream car... I have the RARE front dics brake set-up and 8 3/4 rear with the german helmet brake drums... Hell, I'll throw a 440 in it if it's going to be a faker anyway. That'll peel the paint off yer house when it goes by when I get done with it... :twisted:

[RAiMA]

1993 BMW E36 318i (186rwhp), 5spd manual
1995 BMW E36 318ti, 4 spd auto stocker
1996 BMW E36 318ti Sports (258rwhp), 5 spd manual

[1985mercurylynx]

This is fun. Painful, but fun:

1985 Mercury Lynx wagon (go figure)- oh, that was a bad car. Got 186k out of it, but it hurt me more than I hurt it.
1984 CRX- fun
1976 280Z- more fun. Brother totalled it and gave me a guitar.
1984 Chevrolet Chevette- don't ask
1987 Honda Accord Lxi- Great car until totalled
1988 Honda Accord Lxi- Great car until totalled
1986 Taurus Wagon- bad, bad, bad. Lost a transmission during a really good first date.
1987 Acura Integra- really good car until it died at 175k
1993 Honda Accord SEI- Great car and I didn't even total it
1993 Lexus LS400- Great car until totalled
1992 Honda EX- Great car, sold it intact
1992 Lexus SC400- wow, that was fun
1997 Lexus LS400- very nice, like the nicest Buick ever made.
1999 VW Passat- surprisingly addictive, my wife's car
1997 BMW 318ti- my new favorite.

[schussey]

1st car- 98 avus ti, and still have it!

- im only 18, so still on my first

[DCSean8]

I'm 18, and the only other car I've ever owned (currently using it for pizza delivery job, and trying to sell) is a 1986 Audi 5000s. I bought it for $400 in horrible, smashed up shape, and me and my dad fixed it up into the $1500 car it is today. Its still a pile and it still breaks down alot, but it was the car that introduced me to alot of the basic and more advanced (swapping power steering racks) car mechanic techniques.

[GDB]

1993 Geo Storm GSi. This was my baby and still the best car that I have ever owned. It was the only auto that I've ever had but it would out burn out anything else (3700 rpm stall TC will do that)

1982 Datsun 280ZX got this right after the geo got in a wreck. It was a decent car, but it had some rust bebbling through and it was a PITA to work on. But when it ran it was awesome, LSD for a 1st gen 300ZX, 4.33:1 rear end, and 235/60/14's :2gun:

1996 BMW 318ti It was pure chance that I got this car. It was sitting in a used car lot and I went in thinking it'd be kinda fun just to drive. Anyways long story short I owned the car 4 days later :joy:

[TiPerformance]

1987 Olds Cutlass supreme
1997 cavalier convertible ( bought to resell)
1998 S-10 Pick up 2.2L 5 speed

Current
1998 BMW 318ti active package loaded with heated seats, sunroof, leather 5 speed
1967 Dodge Dart 318 ci V-8 auto

[clex2]

1975 911S targa (now with a 3.0L SC motor) owned since new, still have it
1996 Toyota Tercel.....owned since new, the most reliable car ever! ( My beater)
1995 BMW 318ti base (Wife's daily driver)
1995 BMW 330ti Club Sport (My other fun car)
2004 Honda Element SSM EX-S 4WD 5-spd

Tercel had an accident, insurance totaled it, I bought and sold it to the body shop guy down the road. I see it every time I drive by and makes me feel good that it's not scrap metal by now. I got a Honda Element to replace it.

[Nelly_318ti]

:wave: Hi!

:? Does rental counts? How about driving a friends car more often then they do? I'll list it anyway!

1999 Toyota Rav4 -rental
1999 Ford Contour -rental
2000 Ford Focus -rental
2001 Ford Focus -rental
1989 Nissan 240sx
2002 Dodge Grand Caravan SE -rental
1995 Dodge Neon
and now my very first car! a Green 95 Ti!!! :dance:

Now only if I can hard wire my ipod to the stereo:x

[tborr2]

1985 BMW 318i(first car)
1989 Honda CRX SI(current winter car)
1995 BMW 318ti(current car)

[brentmiller]

1980(something) VW Fox wagon
1992 Golf
1969 VW Type 2
1963 VW Type 2
1962 VW Type 2
1971 VW Type 3 Fastback
1970 VW Type 3 Squareback
1990 Legacy wagon
1976 BMW 2002
1985 Volvo 240 Turbo
1971 BMW 1602
1975 BMW 2002
1986 BMW 535i
1985 BMW 735i
1995 BMW 318ti

that oughta do.
man I wasted some time and money over the years.
brentmiller

[sydeshow]

89 mazda 626
96 ford crown victoria (own now...broken)
91 honda accord lx (own now...pos)

...hoping to make the ti the next on the list. but it would actually be the only car i got because i wanted it. the other three are because i needed cheap transportation. and look where that got me. pieces of crap...all of them...

[maurolin]

1966 VW Bug (still own it)
1988 Eagle premier sold
1989 Acura Legend sold
1993 525i sold
1997 Montero Sport sold
1999 Montero Full size Sold
1998 M3 cabrio totaled
1998 M3 4d sedan current
1995 318Ti 3.2 S52 just got.

[318tibimmer]

71' F250 w/390 v8
86' Subaru GL XT
87' Subaru GL XT
97' Saturn SC1
97' BMW 318TI

[slacker]

Showing my age here...so bear with me, USED:
52 Ford flathead 1st car at 16...did my first engine rebuild & oh yea, u-joints from burning out!
53 Chevy...changed my first manual transmission.
59 Oldsmobile 98...I was still 18, what was I thinking?
Come home from Air Force
59 Jaguar 150 Fixhead Coupe my first sports car!
72 Datsun(pre Nissan) 240Z my first NEW car...BRE style
AR wheels, custom duel exhaust, Talbot mirrors, driving lts.
60 ElCamino 427...got in BIG trouble with the Z..nuf said.
60 VW Bug....got married...nuf said.
Together we owned:
74 Merc Capri wifes first NEW (a BIG lemon) & the V dub
78 Mitsubishi Wagon & the Capri
85 Mazda RX-7 NEW for wife & the Mitsu Wgn
87 Taurus Wagon-my photog. hauler & the RX
99 M-Coupe (First New BMW) replaced the wifes RX that ate the rotor seals.
95 M3 My first BMW-used...could't live with wife having the only "M"...alas, job cuts and reality...hunted for something to console me....
95 318ti sport: PSS9s, Brembo 320mm BBK, BimmerWorld brake cool kit, BavAuto c/d rear rotors, SS brake lines, ATE Blue, X-brace, Tower brace, "Fogged", 17" 330 whls w/Conti 225f 245r, tires, RedLine/trans, Mobil 1/engine.
DASC....next
I still miss the 95 M3, but have the MCoupe to flog when the wife lets me, lol. But do love my 318ti and am setting a goal to do DE's at most ALL of the left coast tracks.
Gary (slacker)

[prd318ownr]

1963 vw bug. fully restored and custom

2002 vw jetta, just totaled it a few months ago..

1996 318ti with the m3 upgrades

[precisiongrafx]

in order
1968 mustang beater yellow with black vinyl top 302
1970 cuda bright orange with a 318
1970 nova in grey primer color the whole time i owned it 350
1978 ford fairmont wagon real winter beater
1978 mustang2 6cyl
1979 camero rally sport 350 silver black and orange
1982 subaru gl wagon the best snowboard hauler
1985 caddy seville metalic gold big pimpin
1989 dodge ram 150 work van still going strong 240000 miles (still own)
1989 saab 9000s first new car
1995 saab 900s second new car (totaled in a head on)
1995 jeep cheroke sport black just replaced
1999 jeep cheroke sport (still own)
and my baby 1998 318ti 81000 miles on her bought with 48000

[L84THSKY]

1977 Toyota Corolla 5spd, Given to me when I was 17.
1983 Peugot 305 5spd, stationed in Germany 1985-1988.
1980 Triumph TR-7 Convertible 5spd, stationed at McGuire AFB, NJ 1988-1990.
1985 VW Scirocco 5spd, stationed in Germany, 1990-1997.
1988 VW Scirocco 16V 5spd, just recently decomissioned.
1998 BMW 318ti 5spd, current car.

[mrnine]

1978 Pontiac LeMans Stationwagon (Oh ya)
1965 Rambler American Convertible refitted w/ Chevy 305 V8
1969 Volkswagon Karmann Ghia Convertible
1973 Volkswagon Camper
1979 Volkswagon Camper w/ Pop Top
1980 Dodge Tradesman Van (bought for $600 in OH; drove 25k in 30 days out west; sold for $550 in Seattle)
1984 Subaru Wagon (best $400 car ever bought)
1967 Chevrolet Impala Convertible (still own) w/ 327 V8
1984 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup
1992 Toyota 4-Runner
1998 BMW 318ti M-sport Cali top

Not bad for just 15 years in the car-owning "business"

[NEKO]

87 Volkswagon Scirocco 16V
97 BMW 318ti

These are the cars I have owned in my 9 years of driving.

[NEKO]

1977 Toyota Corolla 5spd, Given to me when I was 17.
1983 Peugot 305 5spd, stationed in Germany 1985-1988.
1980 Triumph TR-7 Convertible 5spd, stationed at McGuire AFB, NJ 1988-1990.
1985 VW Scirocco 5spd, stationed in Germany, 1990-1997.
1988 VW Scirocco 16V 5spd, just recently decomissioned.
1998 BMW 318ti 5spd, current car.

What happened to your Scirocco? I really miss mine. I might buy another scirocco or a corrado sometime soon.

[woody underwood]

53 Chevy 210
57 Chevy Bel Air (Yep, the best)
62 Corvair Monza
66 Impala 2 door hardtop
66 Corvette Roadster
72 Vega GT (Yikes)
72 BMW 2002tii (Yummy)
78 Chevy LUV
78 Harley Sportster
82 BMW 320i
78 BMW 633ci
76 Triumph TR-6 (Current)
88 BMW 325ix
89 GMC Jimmy (Current)
58 BMW Isetta
95 BMW 318ti Club Sport (Current and for sale)
02 Saturn VUE (Current)
04 BMW 330ci/ZHP (Current)

[2ndBimmer]

Woody, you gotta tell me something bout the Isetta!
That has to be an experience! :icon_pist

[Phil Marx]

'58 BMW Isetta 300 S/W coupe
'57 BMW Isetta 300 B/W coupe
'57 BMW Isetta 300 S/W convertible
'64 BMW 700S Cabriolet
'62 BMW 700S Cabriolet
'63 BMW 700S Cabriolet
'70 BMW 1600 Cabriolet
'70 BMW 1600 Cabriolet
'71 BMW 2000
'72 BMW 2002tii
'73 BMW 2002tii
'73 BMW 2002
'76 BMW 2002 2.3L
'86 BMW 535i
'88 BMW 535is
'98 BMW 318ti
'67 BMW R27
'68 BMW R69US
'72 BMW R60/5
'81 BMW R100CS

All current, some even driveable!
We won't discuss what I have owned, past tense.

[mickd]

I have never owned a domestic car, been partial to German and Swedish cars.
Past cars:
'72 Opel model 57 sport coupe (Manta)
'75 Opel model 51 sedan (Ascona)
'74 Opel Manta
'77 SAAB 99EMS
'71 Opel model 57 rallye (Manta)
'72 Volvo 144
'71 Volvo 142
'84 VW GTI
'88 VW Scirocco 16V
'91 VW GTI 16V
'92 VW Corrado VR6
Present cars:
'88 Porsche 911 Carrera
'71 SAAB 96 V4 (ground up restoration by me)
'95 BMW 318ti Sport (purchased new early '96) w/ M Technic body parts, '95 M3 double spoke wheels

I have to say the 318ti has been my favorite car, will never get rid of it. Other cars I have owned have had more power but don't come close to the balance of the ti. The ti reminds me alot of the Opel Manta's I have owned, rear wheel drive, light weight, and great handling. And the Opel ruled SCCA showroom stock (when this class was created) in the early 70's. I waited a long time to afford a BMW, and will always own at least one.

[L84THSKY]

I still have the 1988 16V Scirocco. In fact, I am currently selling off on Eaby all of my excess parts. The next step is to auction off the car. Love the car, still in the driveway. Here are a few pics of it now.




What happened to your Scirocco? I really miss mine. I might buy another scirocco or a corrado sometime soon.

http://www.geocities.com/l84thsky/4sale.JPG http://www.geocities.com/l84thsky/4sale1.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/l84thsky/4sale2.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/l84thsky/4sale3.JPG

[L84THSKY]

I just realized, we made the same upgrade, one decade newer.

Me: 1988 VW Scirocco to 1998 318ti
You: 1987 VW Scirocco to 1997 318ti.

I actually wanted the 1999 318ti. Something about having the last year is cool. My Scirocco, had every option there was and was last year for USA


87 Volkswagon Scirocco 16V
97 BMW 318ti

These are the cars I have owned in my 9 years of driving.

[NEKO]

I just realized, we made the same upgrade, one decade newer.

Me: 1988 VW Scirocco to 1998 318ti
You: 1987 VW Scirocco to 1997 318ti.

I actually wanted the 1999 318ti. Something about having the last year is cool. My Scirocco, had every option there was and was last year for USA

You're right, thats pretty crazy we did the same upgrade. That scirocco was a pretty damn fast little car. Lighter then the ti I think its faster then the ti too. I can't compare the 2 though. Since you have both what do you think? I know the scirocco is faster at going from 0-60 then a 944 Porsche.

Your scirocco looks good. Its not that often you see a nice looking scirocco. Ill have to post a few pics of mine if I can dig them up. Mine was the silver color which had a tint of gold in it. I still see mine driving around every now and then. Its funny because I put a universal exhaust on it back in 97 and it still on it and its a fart mobile, it's so loud.

[mickd]

From what I remember, the specs Road and Track gave for 0-60 on the Scirocco 16v was 7.6, so it is a bit quicker than the ti, but it doesn't handle as well. The 1.8 16V was rated at 127 hp, I think the Scirocco weighed approx. 2300 lbs (don't have my library here at work to check), so it only beats the ti because of the weight advantage. I raced an E30 M3 off the lights in my Scirocco in downtown Milwaukee around 1989-90 and kept even for a block or so. Oh, the memories.

[NEKO]

From what I remember, the specs Road and Track gave for 0-60 on the Scirocco 16v was 7.6, so it is a bit quicker than the ti, but it doesn't handle as well. The 1.8 16V was rated at 127 hp, I think the Scirocco weighed approx. 2300 lbs (don't have my library here at work to check), so it only beats the ti because of the weight advantage. I raced an E30 M3 off the lights in my Scirocco in downtown Milwaukee around 1989-90 and kept even for a block or so. Oh, the memories.

I would deffinetly agree that the ti handles a lot better then the Scirocco does. Just the fact that the suspension was knide squirly and front wheel drive cars pull to the right I think the right, I havent driven a front wheel drive car for years. Thats sweet you were able to keep up with the E30 M3. The E30 M3s are hard to find. The 4 cylinder M3s were dope. If I could find one for sale Id buy one.

this link is to an awesome scirocco fan site:

http://scirocco.org/

[NEKO]

This scirocco has M3 mirrors on it. It looks really good.

[L84THSKY]

The 318ti may handle better when comparing both cars stock, but the 318ti I have now is scary compared to the Scirocco I have. The first time I took my BMW out for a drive on the parkway, it scared me. I took a few curves at about 60mph, and the body sway almost gave me a heart attack. My Scirocco has lowered springs and sport struts/shocks, it handled great. The one and only other rear wheel drive car I have owned was a Triumph TR7.

When I noticed what a pig the 318ti was to drive, I compared the weights of the two cars on my titles. If I recall properly, the BMW is about 500lbs heavier. More safety features add weight, among other things.

My car is for sale, checkout the pics if interested. I was considering a Carrado, but I heard they are expensive to fix, and parts are scarce.

Later
Eric




I would deffinetly agree that the ti handles a lot better then the Scirocco does. Just the fact that the suspension was knide squirly and front wheel drive cars pull to the right I think the right, I havent driven a front wheel drive car for years. Thats sweet you were able to keep up with the E30 M3. The E30 M3s are hard to find. The 4 cylinder M3s were dope. If I could find one for sale Id buy one.

this link is to an awesome scirocco fan site:

http://scirocco.org/

[mickd]

[QUOTE=NEKO] Thats sweet you were able to keep up with the E30 M3. The E30 M3s are hard to find. The 4 cylinder M3s were dope.

NEKO,
Check out this site: http://www.roadfly.org/bmw/classifieds/cars/listads.php?cat=206
If you are interested in an E30 M3, there are 28 of them for sale across the states right now. I always liked these cars too. I think the reason I kept even with the guy was the tall gearing of the E30 M3. He probably would have killed me from 60mph up.

[nick_hegel]

1991 Buick Century(High school is all I should have to say)
199? Olds Aurora (Free Car provided by my company) 296,000miles!!!!! super fun motor
1999 Chevy Malibu (Again free work car)
1996 318ti alaska blue
This was the first car I actually bought. Bought the ti back in September 2003 and have loved it ever since. I will own it til she dies. Then bring her back to life with a new larger motor. It has around 140,000 miles now so plenty of happy years to go.

[NEKO]

[QUOTE=NEKO] Thats sweet you were able to keep up with the E30 M3. The E30 M3s are hard to find. The 4 cylinder M3s were dope.

NEKO,
Check out this site: http://www.roadfly.org/bmw/classifieds/cars/listads.php?cat=206
If you are interested in an E30 M3, there are 28 of them for sale across the states right now. I always liked these cars too. I think the reason I kept even with the guy was the tall gearing of the E30 M3. He probably would have killed me from 60mph up.

Sweet. Thanks man!

[Rhys]

1985 BMW E30 316 coupe Zinnobar red, webber conversion (scrapped)
1988 BMW E30 320i auto, Alpine white, lowered, piper cross induction kit (sitting outside rusting)
1995 BMW E36 318ti auto, Boston green, sand grey leather, Viper 2 chip, awaiting BBTB.

Just a few, not as many as most on here.

[weezer]

1984-85: 1984 Ford Laser (Australian ford derived from Mazda 323)
1984-1984: raced in 1981 Honda accord hatchback with ported heads, new cam, header, suspensions, no noise, but fast, bumped from 1600-1800. Can do 135 on straightaway easily, until it rolled over seven times on a hairpin turn.
1984-84: rallied in 1979 toyota corolla RWD, no mods just elevated suspensions. Solid car and engine never broke down. Even when driven in mud many times.
1986-92: 1986 VW GTI loved the car, no mods but got it up to 120MPH on I-70 Ohio
1992-94: 1986 AUDI 4000, no frills, solid car, got it when 50,000, totaled at 130,000
1994-95: 1984 VW GTI rabbit, awesome car, ported the heads, new cam didn't know the mileage, got it with Odo meter not working, totaled one year later
1995-1998: Merkur XR4Ti, my first turbocharged car ever (maybe last), really fast....going straight. Got it at 90K, turbo went out at 135K
1998-2001: back to 1986 GTI, loved the car, no power steering, ported intake and exhaust........Got it up to 130 MPH on I-495 In washington
2001-2004: 1991 Audi 80 with 2.3 L 5 Cyl. Solid engine, funky electricals, replaced cam, removed resonator, ported exhausts, Bilsteins, still waning at high speeds. Got it at 78K sodl it for $500 at 156K
2004-present: 1997 318ti.....yippppeee!!!! Never driven such a solid, welt designed and built car.

[Super Phil]

PAST

1995 Pontiac Firebird
1993 Pontiac Trans Am
1976 Pontiac Trans Am (455)
1978 Pontiac Trans Am (455)
1989 Pontiac Formula 350
1994 Pontiac Formula
1989 Taurus SHO
1981 DeLorean DMC-12
1982 Porsche 928
1987 Buick Turbo T


PRESENT

1988 Pontiac GTA (355 + nitrous)
1988 GMC Van
1989 Taurus SHO
1996 BMW 318ti

[sacramentophil]

'72 Plymouth Duster
'72 VW Super Beetle
'76 Chebby El Camino (ultimate white trash rig...I didn't know any better)
'71 VW Beetle
'89 Chebby Cavalier Z24 (POS)
'95 Toyota Corolla
'85 Toyota Tercel
'94 Nissan 4x4 P/U
'92 Saturn SC2
'88 Isuzu Trooper (my favorite of all)
'97 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic

Currently:
'95 Ford Explorer :ford:
'93 Trooper RS (2-door, SWB) :holden:
'98 BMW 318ti (jackstand racer)

[John W]

Past (least to most recently owned):
'80 Volvo 242 GT
'84 VW Rabbit GTI
'84 Audi 4000S
'84 VW Rabbit GTI
'85 Audi 4000S quattro
'87 VW Fox GL
'73 BMW 2002 tii
'76 BMW 2002
'84 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE

Current:
'91 Nissan Sentra SE-R
'72 BMW 2002
'97 BMW 318 ti (new to me as of last Friday)

[TYL]

Past:
1980 Ford Fiesta Ghia
1985 VW GTI
1990 VW Corrado G60
1997 BMW 318ti Sport (most reliable car I ever owned, 7 enjoyable years) :)

Current
2004 BMW 330i Performance Package :biggrin:

[sikbrik]

I'll try to start at the beginning...looks like a lot of you shared the same storied path of car ownership that I have! These are not in exact order since some of them came and went so fast I barely remember them.

1: 1971 Chevy Chevelle (dropped a 350 in it...first easy swap - learned not to judge a book by it's cover: shiny red paint = nasty bondo underneath!)
2: 1984 Chevy Cavalier (learned to drive stick)
3: 1987 Dodge Dakota (Dropped a 360 in it...first moderately difficult swap)
4: 1976 Plymouth Trailduster (beast)
5: 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan (pimp..long wheelbase,tint,fugly wheel covers, futon mattress in the back)
6: 1991 Ford Festiva (sister gave it to me - dropped a DOHC 1.8 in it...first very hard and unsuccessful swap)
7: 1989 Ford Festiva (got a 5-spd this time, ripped out the interior and went nuts)
8: 1985 Chevy Celebrity wagon (police auction - $200)
9: 1990 Honda CRX Si (totalled)
10: 1987 Volvo 740 turbo wagon (dropped a chevy V8 in it - moderately difficult but successful)
11: 1987 VW Jetta GLi
12: 1993 Honda Del Sol
13: 2002 Mazda Protege 5 (wife's car - current)
14: 2001 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T
15: 1990 Volvo 740 turbo wagon
16: 2001 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro (nice car - hated the payments)
17: 1976 BMW 2002 - black
18: 1976 BMW 2002 - green (current parts car)
19: 1976 BMW 2002 - blue (current)
20: 1996 318ti auto (current)
21: 1996 318ti 5-spd (picking up this week)


I think there were a few more and my dad and my wife could rattle them off but these are the ones that left any impression on me. We've always wanted one or two ti's though, ever since they came out, and they're finally affordable. So I started out Chevy and ended up Bimmer. I guess that's a good progression. Fun thread! Memories...

[AutoM3otives]

My list is not as extensive as most of the other members here:

First Car:
1991 Mercedes Benz 190E 2.6
(wrecked after falling asleep at the wheel)

Second (and current) Car:
1989 BMW M3

Third (current as well):
1998 318Ti Sport

[JedzE36/5]

hmmm...

99-01: Toyota Van and Jeep Cherokee Laredo (parents cars)
01: 1995 VW Jetta GLX
02: 1996 VW Golf
03-Present: 1996 318ti woohoo! i like the power in the VR6 Jetta but i wouldnt trade it for my Ti.

[BMWbeauty416]

Oh wow all the cars I've had

'84 Benz 190E - POS
'92 525i M50
'94 Eclipse
'88 M3
'96 Land Rover Discovery SD
and my '98 318ti M-sport

[gadgetphreak]

Too many cars in my past...

'70 Chevy Nova (454cu in of big block love)
'67 Chevy Camaro
'72 Dodge Ramcharger
'77 Toyota Landcruiser
'81 Mazda RX7
'92 Kawasaki Ninja ZX600R - C5
'89 Toyota Supra
'97 Mustang Cobra
'97 Ford Explorer Limited
'01 Ford Supercrew
'91 Mazda Miata
'98 BMW 318ti M-sport

There are probably a few missing and is not counting my wife's cars...

[AutoM3otives]

Oh wow all the cars I've had

'84 Benz 190E - POS
'92 525i M50
'94 Eclipse
'88 M3
'96 Land Rover Discovery SD
and my '98 318ti M-sport

Still got your E30 M3?

[Panzer_M]

91 Saturn SL2, blew engine and scrapped
00 Honda Civic Coupe. Selling, in storage now
89 VW A2 Jetta Carat scrapped
90 VW A2 Jetta Carat Totaled < used to race water-cooled VWs
67 VW Type I Sold
79 Porsche 924 Sold

my bimmers.
84 BMW 318 coupe sold
88 BMW M3 sold after S14 troubles
97 BMW 318ti Most recent car I've purchased

I can't believe how many e30 Ms owners are here, the reason I like the Ti is the handling got me to remember the M3. funny I got the car for 5k in Cooca Beach and Sold it 2 years later for 5k with a temperment engine.

[BMWbeauty416]

Still got your E30 M3?


No I don't if ya check out my website you can see a pic and a little blab about what happened but a sum up is a warped crank shaft :no:

~*Teg*~

[AutoM3otives]

I personally think that the Ti is a great companion car for the E30 M3. Small, nimble, very fuel efficient (thank God!). Mines gunna stay in stock form, so it may lack the high-revv power of the M, but it has BMW's signature handling.

Plus, its practically in a class of its own for being a rear-wheel drive hatch.

I love my Ti!

[Tiger323ti]

I get 1st a 1994 Mini Cooper MkII with 63Hp,
2th was a 1989 BMW E30 318i Coupe with 115Hp,
3rd was a my 323ti from 1998 with 170Hp,
In the winter i get a 1994 Fiat Panda with 34Hp, a follow winter i get a 1982 Ford Fiesta with 45Hp and in this winter i get a 1981 BMW E28 518.
Now i converting my Compact this winter the second to time. i look forward to the sommer!

[PettitWC]

2001-2004 ~ 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (my first car, got it when i was 17, one time the interior caught on fire while I was driving b/c my friend forgot how to flick his cig out of a top-less car, a lot of good times with this one)
2004-2005 ~ 1995 Plymouth Neon (my little sisters car that I used to drive to school b/c the Jeep sucked on long cold commutes and the Neon got 40 mpg)
2005 - Now ~ 1997 318ti (just got it after New Years and it's my favorite yet)

:weee:

[CirrusSR22]

1991 Ford Escort LX Hatchback - Sold at 132,000 miles
1996 BMW 318ti M-Sport - Current

[ChrisS]

1992 Honda Accord LX (shared with my brother from 1996-1998 when I got my license)
1995 Mercedes C220 (traded the Accord for my grandfathers C220, now sold)
1978 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 (sold)
1998 VW Jetta GLX
1987 VW Golf GTI 8V race car (SCCA ITB class - kills me financially but I just can't stop it)
1991 BMW 318is (girlfriend's car - sold)
1988 BMW M3
1997 BMW 318ti Sport (girlfriend's car)

[ChrisS]

AutoM3otives, I totally agree... the ti is a fantastic complement to the E30 M3, for exactly the same reasons you said.

Wow, guys, I'm impressed! There's a lot of good taste on the board.

[PettitWC]

I finally found a picture of my old jeep so i hope this works...if not oh well

F:\Pictures\Sam's Car\jeep.jpg

[Boxbrownie]

Heres goes, pardon the length (don't often get to say that! LOL )

1965 Austin Mini 850
1967 Austin Mini Cooper S Mk2
1972 BMW 2002tii (new with twin headlamp conversion)
1972 Mini Cooper S Mk3
1973 Mini Clubman 1275GT
1974 Triumph Dolomite Sprint 16v
1978 Ford Escort Mk2 1300L (new….started working for Ford)
1978 Citroen 2CV
1978 Citroen CX 2400 Pallas C-Matic
1973 Lotus Elan Sprint DHC Big Valve (rebuilt from ground up)
1978 Citroen GSA Pallas
1980 Alfa Romeo Guilietta 1.8TC
1979 Citroen CX Gti Auto
1983 Citroen Visa Special
1984 Citroen Visa GT
1985 Ford Fiesta XR2
1983 BMW 323i 2dr manual
1978 Citroen 2CV
1978 Citroen Dyane
1978 Citroen BX Gti
1979 Citroen BX Gti
1985 Ford Orion Ghia Injection
1983 Ford Sierra Ghia (converted to 2.8Efi Manual cosworth suspension)
1990 Vauxhall Senator 3.0L Auto
1989 BMW 525E Se
1989 Citroen XM 2.0L
1991 Citroen XM 2.0Sei Turbo Auto
1993 Citroen Xantia 1.9TD VSX
1992 Jaguar XJ6 3.6L
1993 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L
And recently I have had numerous new cars such as
Ford Mondeo 2.0L Zetec
Ford Galaxy Ghia 1.9Tdi (chipped)
Ford KA Luxury
Ford Mondeo 2.0L Tdci
Ford KA Luxury (again)
Landrover Freelander TD4 Auto
Ford C-Max Tdci (current)

1998 BMW 318Ti………..

Now I remember why I loved those BMW's all over again <BG>

The list will be incomplete I am afraid, there are definately some gaps in it but I cant think of what the hell I had all the time!

Oh yes, and of course from 1977 there were the wifes cars too.....but I won't go there! LOL

Best regards David

ah yes.there were another three Citroen 2CV's in there somewhere, and three Citroen BX Turbo diesels....

[Andrew_Debbie]

1955 Packard Clipper. Never ran while I owned it.

1968 Fiat 850 Spyder. Bought it not running. Got it running. Owned it 5 years. Guy I sold it to commited suicide in it.

1978 Fiat 131S. My father bought this for me new. Had this one for a very very long time. Drove the crap out of it. Lots of off roading! 2 engines, 2 suspensions. I still have the title. Last time I saw the car it was sitting at a friend's shop in Palm Desert. That was years ago.

1983 Renault Fuego Turbo. First new car I ever bought. Only car I regret buying. Transmission went a week after the waranty. Renault wouldn't help out at all. It kept breaking down, I kept driving my Fiat and I kept making payments.


1972 Fiat 124 Spyder. Bought with salvage title. Got it running. Drove it about a week. Used for parts. Traded as junk.

1972 Pontiac Catalina. Bought this for $500 when the Renault broke down again and there weren't any parts available. I had a garage full of Fiats, but neither of them had motors. Kept for a few years eventually gave it to friend.

1968 Saab 95. Good beater car. Would have been great if the parts were less expensive. Another backup for the Renault that rarely ran.

19?? Saab 99. Another salvage car. Never got this one running. Too expensive.

At this point I had a back yard full of cars. I'm sure I've left out a few.

1974 Fiat 124 Spyder. Another Salvage title car. Flipped the guy for double or nothing and I won. Free car. Put the High performance engine that was supposed to go in my 131 in it. Drove for a while, pulled the motor out when I got my

1978 Fiat 124 Spyer. Bought from a customer at a friend's shop. Paid very little. Debbie and I drove this one for about 4 years before we sold it. Nice car.





1986-1987 Fiat / Bertone X1/9 Bought this one grey market. Guy that sold it to me got about a dozen from Malcom Bricklin as part of a settlment over the right to import the Yugo. My car was originaly an auto show car. It was shown first as an '86. The next year they put an '87 interior in it and took it around to the shows again. I kept this little car 9 years. My favorite Fiat.


1991 VW Jetta GLI. The one with the 16V motor and the good gearbox. Not an e30 but fun to drive. BBS rims, Recaro seats. Great stereo. Car was stolen twice. I'm not doing that again.

1994 Dodge Ram 2500 P/U. Pulled a horse trailer with it.

1990 BMW 535iA. Still own it.

1996 BMW 318ti. In my garage with a blown motor.

2004 BMW 325i. Notice a trend?

[manhands78]

My History is pretty short and not painless at all:

first - BMW 1995 318ti (5 speed)

[robbie-z]

1979 jeep wagoneer
1985 ford exp
1984 mazda glc
1985 vw jetta gl
1985 vw jetta gli
1981 vw scirocco s
1987 honda crx
1985 vw scirocco
1988 vw fox
1987 vw scirocco 16v
1988 mazda 323
1978 fiat x1/9
1988 mazda rx-7
1992 ford festiva
1994 vw jetta gl
1988 suzuki samurai
1995 vw golf sport (surf green)
1987 vw scirocco 16v and finally
1997 bmw 318ti

plus a 1963 lambretta motorscooter and a kawasaki ninja 250

[BMWbeauty416]

well we can add to my line up a '98 M3 - it's Anthony's daily driver though

~*Teg*~

[97Hellrot318ti]

My list is pretty short

'92 Cadillac El Dorado - given to me with little over 100k on it... was a blast. Very comfortable, mean sounding v8... Gas guzzler, 9-10mpg, haha. Was definitely fun though, still miss it, but not really in light of my new love-affair... traded in towards the first car I bought on my own ---

'97 318ti Active, Hellrot - Got with 37,811mi on it, had it for less than a year and now I'm over 46k, haha... still under warranty. I went on my car-hunt for college knowing exactly what I wanted; German, Manual, Low Miles, relatively recent. I went to Audi, and almost bought an A4 sport package (2002 I believe) for 19,500... I was about to purchase it after the test drive, and they bait 'n switched me up to 23,000 for the price. Dealer claimed he pulled the wrong card. May be so, but bad business, I reported them to the better business bureau. After that I went to VW, and BMW at the same day. At the Bimmer dealership, I walked in not execting much luck. I asked them if they had anything late nineties, 3-series, low-mileage, manual tranny... They directed me to the lot, where my barely driven baby was sitting, looking more mint than some of the cars in the show room. Whoever had it before me really took great care of it. They said there were other interested parties, and I told them not anymore. Bought it the next day. I lucked out big time with this one, barely had to look for it.

[sKunkman]

1987 nissan sentra: red, 4 door, 1.6l carburated, 5 speed. i absolutely LOVED it as it was my first car.

1986 buick electra park avenue: blue, 2 door, 3.8l, 4 speed auto. another car i loved. comfortable ride, good power, and huge leather bench seats.

1980 datsun/nissan 280zx: gray/silver 2 tone, 2 door 2 seater, 2.8 I-6, 3 speed auto. drove it for a summer. a few problems with it but i still loved it. still have it actually. should get rid of it...any takers?

1995 bmw 318ti: and here we are. hellrot, 5 speed. love it. had it for the past 3 years. now totaled by hail and STILL driving it :D

not too long of a list but it's 4 cars in 5 years. and the ti is by FAR my favorite.


My friend actually wants to buy a 280zx...he doesn't have any money of course but I'm sure if I got him an offer he'd get a job and save. :)

My old car was my dads, 87 cutlass cruiser wagon! It wasnt the v8 but the v6 was a 2.8L monster that I drove into the ground. Good times. Got my ti maybe 2 1/2 months ago (im only 17) and still loving it. No major problems beisde my stupid regulator arm being bent, and my front grill falling off....but those are fixable with a small amount of cash.

[BMWaffectSean]

85 e30 325i (rebuilt everything) --when i feel in love with bimmers.
88 e30 325ix
94 Nissan 300zx TT (ecu,chip,exaust,turbos,injectors,cooling system) 470hp!! blown engine. >=o(
96 e36 325i (ecu,chip,exaust,intake,susp,brakes) 231hp --sold it
97 e36 318ti (brakes,exaust,susp and soon to be HIOP SC!!)

[ekMpower]

1997 E36 325i 65k miles (first car,I hit a wall at 45mph headon)
1997 Acura TL 2.5 89k miles(2nd car, hit by an acura integra totaled )
1989 E30 325i 112k miles (3rd car engine blown in my back yard now)
1987 E28 535i 185k miles (4th car gone gone GONE !!! )
1999 E36 318ti sport 110k miles (5th and what I have now !!)
2001 E38 740IL SPORT !! 40k miles ( my dad's car )

[30yrMbr]

58 Chevy Bel Air 2dr Hardtop, 348ci, 2sp Auto - First Car.
64 Renault Caravelle Convertible
62 Olds Cutlass F-85
67 Opel Rallye Kadet - First New car
70 BMW 2002 - Red - First BMW
54 Chrysler 2dr Coupe
63 Chevy BelAir Wagon
67 BMW 1600
70 Ford Pinto
73 BMW 2002 - Golf (yellow) Second New Car
69 Pontiac Bonneville Wagon
70 Volvo 245
77 Volvo 245
85 Honda CRX
86 Nissan Stanza
89 Acura Integra
90 Mazda Miata
90 BMW M3
95 BMW M3
99 Mazda Miata - for sale
99 Nissan Frontier
02 BMW M3 - track use
96 BMW 318Ti - daily driver
98 BMW M3 Convertible - own now

Might have missed a few, but nothing significant.

[DaNO]

two years ago-86 Toyota 4-runner (best car ever)
last year-87 240sx (donated to me)
present-318

[m-technik_ti]

Past:

92 Mercedes 300e

94 Mercedes s500

Current:

96 BMW 318ti (in sig)

01 Porsche Boxster

02 Jeep Grand-Cherokee

[jmoti]

1987 Audi 5000s
1966 Corvair Monza (110 hp, 2 speed auto on the dash!)
1965 Corvair Corsa (140 hp, 4 carbs, 4-speed)
1983 533i (5-speed)
1973 Bavaria (5-spd conversion, Webers, headers, etc. etc.)
1988 Toyota Supra (5-speed, terrible car)
1987 325is (5-speed)
1995 318ti (as of this Saturday, 5-speed)

Not bad for being 25, eh? :biggrin:

[marcus2116]

1984 ford bronco 11

[Drew325ti]

In order:

1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic (auto)
1985 BMW 535i (5 Speed)
1987 BMW 535is (5 speed)
1993 BMW 325is (5 speed)

Current:
1993/1996 BMW 325ti
1984 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa (restored)

[Biggins]

Current:
1995 BMW 318i

Former:
1999 Honda CR-V
1997 Honda Civic

[ischia]

Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 1.3
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 1.5 QV
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Berlina 1.2
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 1.5 QV
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Aprint 1.5
Alfa Romeo 90 V6 2.5
Alfa Romeo 75 V6 3.0
Alfa Romeo 75 2.0 TS
Alfa Romeo Montreal
Alfa Romeo Giulia Super
Alfa Romeo Giulia GT 1600
Alfa Romeo 145 1.6
BMW 1802
BMW 320/6 E21
BMW 323i E21
Maserati Biturbo
Lancia Beta Spider 2000 FL
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP

Currently

Maserati Biturbo E 2.5
BMW 318 Ti

[city]

OLD:
2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
1992 BMW 325i
1995 BMW 318ti

CURRENTLY:
1998 BMW 318ti

[andy]

1989 Acura Integra
1984 VF500F Interceptor
1987 VFR 700
1991 BMW 318is
1985 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
1986 VFR 750
1995 BMW 318ti daily-> sold-> bought-> track car-> race car (present)
1993 VFR 750
1999 BMW M Roadster
1972 BMW 2002tii (won 1st autox series in this car)
1997 BMW M3
1989 FZR 400S
1991 Madza Miata (current commuter / autoxer / someday SM)

Oddly, I find myself thinking about an e34 M5 or a STI or something as a commuter, although I can get ahold of a '91 318is on occasion...

[twentysixknots]

What fun!

'78 Datsun 510 Wagon (thanks dad, sorry about getting it t-boned)
'79 VW "Wabbit"
'74 Plymouth Valiant (driving couch)
'86 Honda CRX Si (miss it)
'87 Jeep Wrangler
'88 Ford Bronco II
'95 Saturn SL2 (killed it when I drove it like an M3)
'97 Isuzu Rodeo
'98 BMW 318ti .... coming soon!

[bmwpwr]

Ok heres my list:
Past:
1982 Cutlass Supreme - first car it was a tank!
1984 Honda Prelude - I thought Honda's were suppose to be reliable??POS
1990 Ford Bronco II - Practically brand new after I replaced everything at least once
1995 BMW 318ti - Purchased new I liked it so much I had to get another one

Current:
1968 Austin Healey Sprite - Scca race car. Never driven a car thats more fun car to drive. I laugh everytime I climb out of it. There is nothing better than have faster lap times than cars that have 300 or so more horses.

1988 Mitsubishi Starion - Very cool car still looks and I never knew you could get so much torque out of a rear drive 4cyl turbo

1997 Isuzu Rodeo - Been a very good Truck and tow vehicle

1996 BMW 318ti - Purchased in march with 52,000 miles on it. I just had to have a sport package ti

[H3_2.1-ti]

OLD:
'74 BMW 2002
'93 Nissan 240sx (Turbo conversion)
'99 BMW 328

Current:
'96 H3 2.1
'02 BMW 325
'05 NISSAN Sentra SE-R (wife's)

[Blackie]

80 80 Chevy Chevette (Chevy's answer to Yugo and a rust bucket!)
84 84 Toyota Corolla (great car! Had it for over 250K miles and was running strong)
96 96 Toyota Camry (another great japanese car)
01 99 Lexus RX300 (current, one of the best SUV on the road)
03 01 BMW 330CI (current weekend driver)
05 98 BMW 318ti (current daily driver)

[dano670]

Old
70 VW Beetle
90 Honda Civic (260K+)

Current
95 318ti (daily) 134K
93 Mazda RX7 R1 (autocrosser) 63K
65 Mustang Fastback
72 Datsun 240Z

[stormos]

Old:
85 1.0 Nissan Micra (Ceased Engine, i was young, i didn't know cars needed oil! :) )
93 1.2 Renault Clio (Sold to Bro, he wrote it off 2 months later)
95 1.2 Renault Clio (Sold April "05)

Current:
"96 316i BMW compact

[parttimer]

in no particular order

1984 Chevy Celebrity
1969 Ford Torino
1969 Ford Ranchero
1988 Chevy Corsica
1984 Chevy s-10 Blazer
1991 Ford Ranger
1992 Ford Explorer
1984 Ford E-150 Conversion Van
1968 Ford Torino
1994 Ford Explorer

and now

1997 318ti sport
1993 Ford Explorer

[Tyler]

I've only had 3 all blue

87 Ford Escort LX 4dr (engine seized once i hit 100,xxx miles or atleast 2cylinders seized--Ford Rubbish)

92 Saab 900s (traded this in with 206,xxx miles,I loved this car)

98 Bmw 318ti (Still running strong)

[bluebastion]

'98 318ti Avus Blue Sport (only owner bought new)

Wife has a 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander AWD... fun to drive too believe it or not.

[toast27]

very similar to this one, same color and year



http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/3372/larry.html

[jflip2002]

My only other car was a red 1984 318i. I blew the engine, because I didnt have any oil in the motor, coming home from Fresno lol. $1400 later for a rebuilt engine, and 3-4 months later, I sold it on ebay and got about $3050, sadly. A little more than I put into the engine and stereo.

My current girlfriend didnt like the fact that my ex girlfriend had been in the backseat of it though lol. It wasntworth hearing her bitch about it over and over and over. So I bought the TI...... Nice little upgrade I would say, only costing $950 more.

[myblueTI]

First car ferrari 360 modena fi 2000
second car lambo dioblo 2001
third car r34 skyline with 1200hp 2001
last but not least my current cars are a brand new ferrari enzo a rare yellow one and an avus blue ti
not to bad i suppose:)

[mickd]

First car ferrari 360 modena fi 2000
second car lambo dioblo 2001
third car r34 skyline with 1200hp 2001
last but not least my current cars are a brand new ferrari enzo a rare yellow one and an avus blue ti
not to bad i suppose:)
You would think that if you owned the car you would know how to spell Diablo.

[myblueTI]

dont hate cause im RICK JAMES BITCH!!

[toast27]

i know a guy that owns one among a few other cars like bently gt ,ferrari 360, porche turbo. ferrari asked him if he wanted one.he got his in red.

[toast27]

Enzo in the garage of a house I have worked at. Many of my clients have exotic cars but this is the only one that really impresses me.

[swits]

I'm suprised this thread is still going! :) It's cool to check in and read what's new every once in a while.

[myblueTI]

ya i was asked to buy mine. Really they begged me to buy it. I really didnt want to buy it but they basicly gave it to me.

[nick_hegel]

ya i was asked to buy mine. Really they begged me to buy it. I really didnt want to buy it but they basicly gave it to me. So when will I get a ride on that monster down at Uny??? :wink:

[myblueTI]

sorry got rid of it yesterday and all my other cars besides my Ti to settle all my gambling debts.:(

[96cali]

ya i was asked to buy mine. Really they begged me to buy it. I really didnt want to buy it but they basicly gave it to me.

Were you serious? I thought that was so BS it HAD to be sarcasm. :confused:

That reminds me, Snoop Dogg an me wuz gonna ride together but I got real busy and called him up an sed naw cuz J Lo was comin over instead.

[bluedub]

All your cars are on the wrong side of the pond!!!
Here's my English take on this:
1: 1986 Ford Fiesta 1.4s (with the engine out of an XR2 - don't tell the insurance man!) which I swapped for:
2: 1972 VW Beetle - always been obsessed with the Bug since I was a kid, so had to have one when the opportunity arose (by the way - hence the name bluedub, cos it was a blue dub!) This sadly died of the cancer that is called rust.
3: 1986 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia - given to me by a mate whilst I looked for another car.
4: 1985 BMW 325i - also always wanted a bimma, so jumped at the chance of this. Unfortunately it only lasted 3 months, as a daft woman in a Toyota Supra wrote it off for me!
5: 1991 Renault 19 16v - seriously quick car, was so happy with it right up to the point that the head gasket blew, was never the same after that!
6: 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR - wanted something small & quick, and this is what I came up with. Great little car but had many problems for a 98 car! Cost me a bucket!!!!
7: My current trusty 318ti Sport. Had it a year now, best car I have ever owned (I think!!!!)

[nick_hegel]

Were you serious? I thought that was so BS it HAD to be sarcasm. :confused:

That reminds me, Snoop Dogg an me wuz gonna ride together but I got real busy and called him up an sed naw cuz J Lo was comin over instead. yes cali hes was being sarcastic :biggrin:

[96cali]

yes cali hes was being sarcastic :biggrin:

That's weird! Last night there was a post above mine blasting the guy for being a BS'er. Now it's gone and I look like the guy comin out swinging. :rolleyes:

Glad my sarcasm sensors are still functioning.

Had a good time with J Lo too. :tongue:

[JPerfect]

well, back to the subject at hand here...

My first car when I turned 17 was a 1996 Hyundai Accent.
Crappiest car ever. Blew 2 automatic trannys in 2 years :mad: , and after the second one, i junked it and got my Black 1995 318ti, which was in October of 2004. I got it in Manual too, because I don't trust Automatics anymore.

Learned how to drive a stick in two and a half hours. :biggrin:

[DustenT]

-1984 Ford LTD (sucked ass)
-1986 Z24 Cavalier 5 speed (fun)
-1986 Cadillac Eldorado (big pimpin')
-1993 Isuzu Amigo w/soft top
-1994 Acura Integra
-1995 Honda Civic EX (TURBO!!)
-1996 Pontiac GrandPrix GT (worst car ever!)
-1997 BMW 318ti (supercharged)

[Desertboat]

I may be new to the forums but I'll contribute here.....

1956 Chevy 210 2 door sedan
1957 Jeep Willys pick up 4x4
1971 Jeep CJ V8
1972 Chevy impala 400 big block 2 door (HUGE)
1982 Saab 900 base
1987 Jeep Wrangler
1984 Saab 900 S
1986 Buick Somerset Custom GT (yea it was lame)
197?? VW Beetle with a '42? Ford looking grill. ;)
1985 Saab 900 S
1989 Jeep Wrangler
197??? VW dunebuggy.
1991 Ford Ranger 4x4 reg cab long bed
1989 Chevy Astro van (temp pimp ride!)
1989 Chevy 2500 4x4 full size work truck
1976 BMW 2002
1974-75 2002 Tii (it was assembled of two into one)
1984 VW Rabbit GTI.
1986? VW Quantum SW 5 cyl 5 speed
1985 Audi Coupe GT
1993 Jeep Wrangler
1985 Jeep Scrambler
1961 Jeep Willys station wagon 4x4
1985 Audi 4000s quattro
1986 Saab 900 turbo
1990 Saab 9000
1963 Jeep military 4x4 1.25 ton "M715" with FI Chevy and auto overdrive
1992 Dodge Dakota 4x4 ext cab V8
1986? Suzuki Samuri, fully custom and offroad beast.
1999 Dodge Durango
1997 Saab 900 se turbo
2000 Audi A4 Avant 1.8T Quattro
1996 Dodge Ram 4x4 Cummins diesel running on bio diesel with 400+ hp and about 800 lbft torque. @ 22 mpg------ ;-)

I know I forgot some in there.... and that does not include my wife's cars!! BTW, I grew up with a father who owned a small special interest car dealership but every car I listed I OWNED and PAID FOR myself--it was just easy to do with him in the business. And some or many of these I owned at the same time, but these are ALL running driving cars... I had others as parts/projects....

[Matt-UK]

bluedub you forgot the Novas! since im 21 i aint had many cars but here they are-

Ford escort 1.3 91 (whaked xr3i intirior and RS series 2 alloys on it! lol!
wrote it off on way home from pub with my mate and 3 birds in
the back... ahhhh the plesures of underage drinking. NOT!)

Vauxhall NOVA! 1.3SR 1988 old skool rokka! (It wos well quick for a 1300cc)

another Vauxhall NOVA! 1993 1.2 mint white bitch hoping for a engine transplant from a 2.0l calibra engine.

another Ford Escort. It wos so funny Im gunna show some pictures i still have from when it wos being sold. Feel free to take the piss, when i wos younger i thought it wos "COOL".

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Matt-UK/myesc-frontsmall.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Matt-UK/myesc-backsmall.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Matt-UK/myesc-sidesmall.jpg

And finally afer the accident- I got this-

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Matt-UK/mybmw-sidesmall2.jpg

1995 318ti - The Nuts. Gonna get another if god-forbid anything happens to it!

[drkblu318ti]

Although i am 17 this is my second car. My first car was 2003 Hyundai Accent. What an unsafe feeling car. Kinda fun to drive becuase it was really nimble but not very comfortable or nearly enough power. Then i found my 318ti. SO i sold the Accent and bought the ti, actually made some money too.

[Clegg]

1984 Mercury Lynx Station Wagon (typical POS first car)
1995 Dodge Stratus (not a bad car... got 100,000k miles on it before she croaked)
2002 Subaru WRX (so much fun... unfortunately I sunk it in a lake ice racing back in '03)
1997 Saturn SL2 (had to get a ****ty car to cover some of the costs of dropping a 20+k$ car into the drink)
2002 Ford Focus SVT (Exhaust, Brakes, Intake, ECU, and some suspension bits massaged. Supercharger soon. Its my autoX,track day toy, handles better than the WRX did!)
1993 Mazda 323 ( daily/winter driver, absolute POS!, bought it for under 100$ hehe, 215k miles on it! gets 35Mpg in the city)

[OrangeSoda]

'82 Mazda GLC
'86 Jetta Carat (caught fire after 3 weeks of ownership)
'87 Jetta GL
'95 Golf GL
'98 Jetta K2
'99 Volvo V70 GLT (current - wife's car)
'87 BMW 325is (current - summer car only)
'95 BMW 318ti (current - new toy)

[Clemente]

94 Accord with H22 swap. 93 Integra with ITR swap. 92 civic hatch with CTR swap. 99 accord v6 turbo. 97 Bmw Ti with M3 swap (current)

[nick_hegel]

94 Accord with H22 swap. 93 Integra with ITR swap. 92 civic hatch with CTR swap. 99 accord v6 turbo. 97 Bmw Ti with M3 swap (current)
Clemente, have you ever had a car without a swap?? wow:biggrin:

[Clemente]

Umm! No. My accord v6 had the stock motor, until I touched it.

[S10mafia50]

2000 S10 4cyl, 5sp. (first and hopefully last lemon)
1965 Mustang coupe (I made a huge profit on that one!)
1989 Taurus SHO v6 5sp (Paid 50 bucks for a 15.5 car)
1998 S10 4.3L ho, 5sp. (n2o fed 13 sec. monster, my favorite of them all!!!)

Yes, I am willing to sell my baby for a 1995 318ti sport!!!!
Andrew

[Calgary98TI]

83 VW Rabbit GTI (1991 - 1993) 90k km - 200k km, 5spd Fantastic first car, beautiful shape when I bought it, cheap to fix and fun to drive.

88 Mazda 323 GTX (1993 - 1995) 5 spd 16v turbo all wheel drive, very fun car to drive only had to rebuild the tranny once.

89 Toyota 4Runner (1995 - 1996) 5spd 4x4 V6 Very useful, but hard on gas when I was a student.

86 VW GTI 5spd, (1996 - 1998) great car should have kept it.

94 VW GTI 5spd (1998 -2001) I have a thing for GTI's

99 Subaru Outback (2001-2001) automatic, good car, but the automatic really really sucked.

95 Honda Accord EXR (2001 - 2004) 5spd happy to have a manual again, it was a very nice car, boring but nice.

98 BMW 318ti, (2004 - current) 5spd, sport M package, unbelievable car, absolutely love it.

[andyman7931]

my cars list...

84 olds delta 88 //first car, big, old, sucky
96 ford ranger //second car, nice, first 5 speed, dad took it from me when parents split up, ended up getting it back 4 years later with 100k more miles on it
85 bmw 528e //first bmw, beater car, got me into working on cars
87 bmw 325is //first cool bmw, rebuilt everything, new engine, 5 speed swap
87 bmw 325i //first parts car, bought because I needed parts for above car
88 bmw 735i //rare 5 speed e32, loved it, sold it in Canada
88 bmw m5 //still have, working on engine currently
86 jeep cherokee//first jeep, bought to replace the 528e beater duty
86 bmw 325e //bought a week before my wedding because I didn't want to drive my mom's buick to Canada. (long story) ended up being wife's first car after an automatic swap
84 bmw 325e //bought for wife, ended up parting out instead due to above car
84 bmw 325e //bought to be a daily driver, had broken t-belt. replaced head, installed m3 suspension and sold to friend without ever driving it
98 jeep wrangler //bought because I didn't want to have to keep working on 260k mile cherokee
98 bmw 318ti //bought last year because I didn't want to keep working on wife's e30.
98 bmw 318ti //got a couple weeks ago for me since wife doesn't like me driving her car all the time ;-)

anyone want to take a guess at my favorite make of car?

[davep-uk]

i'm 24 and the list so far:

'81 MG Metro 1300 Turbo - blew up

'98 Citroen saxo VTR - got embarrassed with all the mod's i'd done..had to go!

'98 Citroen Saxo VTS - faster! then got bored

'96 Mitsubishi FTO GPX MIVEC DOHC - VERY FAST - too expensive to insure again

'92 Toyota Hilux Surf - Cylinder head blew - Scrapped

'98 Peugeot 106 GTI - FAST - great handling - sold to Mum

and finally.......

'96 BMW 318ti Sport

ive paid an obscrnr amount to insure these cars but i wouldnt change a thing!

[baron]

I just turned 23 this week. Here is the list of cars own for over a year.

1973 vw thing
1969 chevy chevelle -Totaled
1989 plymouth reliant le K car
1994 honda del sol s (for slow) -Totaled
1988 chevy s10 blazer
1995 honda civic
1973 international scout II -All original- current
1993 honda del sol si (Fiencee drives it)- current
1962 international scout 80- current project
1965 international scout 800- current parts for project

Here is the list of cars owned less then a year.
1951 chevy suburban
1974 chevy nova
1967 chevy impala wagon( got for free sold for $5k next day)
1936 ford woodie sold to Dad
1950.5 ford 2dr woodie also sold to Dad

In search of 1997 bmw 318ti so i can build a compact 6

I should probibly mention that I have worked on cars most of my life, hot rods tuners and 4x4s and that I went to school to be a mechanic and automotive painter. Remember I just turned 23.

[angel318ti]

89 Pontiac Grand Am
89 Honda Accord
85 BMW 318i
88 bmw 320i
88 bmw 325i
90 bmw 325i-Mtech converted into a 2.7 motor using the 325e block.
94 bmw 320i
96 bmw 318ti 2 time best in category in German car shows
What can I say I love bimmers. My next car..... 2003 M3 already in the works maybe by friday I get to take it for a spin.

[318tifan]

check my sig

[95_White_ti]

In past 6 years:

- 1987 Toyota Tercel - Sold for $100 CND
- 1995 Eagle Talon ESi - Totalled
- 1997 VW Golf CL - Totalled

Current:

1995 BMW 318Ti

[jmir14]

Im 18 and so far this is how it stands for now:

1988 Chevy Monte Carlo SS w/ 383 stroker(my beginner thrills, I started working on it when I was 14)
1998 Chevy Camaro Z28 LS1 (ran a 13.4 sec 1/4 mile stock <automatic>...then I had got ride of it before I could run another 1/4 mile with mods.)
2005 Ford Focus ZX3-(Got this car to go to college..that didnt last long I got bored with it.)

Current:

97 318ti with ///M package (My first european car... and I love it!)

[cossieturbo]

72 Bavaria (got @ age 14)
66 Pontiac GTO (tickets a-million)
81 528i (reliable)
83 533i (heavy mods for track mostly)
93 Nissan NX2000 (still have. heavy mods for street/track)
90 325is (Wednsday engine. fast!)
95 318ti (still have)
98 328ic (still have)
05 Subaru Outback XT (still have. 250 HP with mods coming)

The fun bit was the old days when I was in the Exotic car industry. I never owned the fun cars, but I drove them and kept the overflow at the house. Please note that the 318ti is really one of the most enjoyable street cars I have ever driven. Sounds crazy, but it's true.

Next on list is an 06 Elise. Can't wait.

[SDKmann]

Lucky enough to have the ti as my first car.

[stormos]

micra, i know, i know
1.2 clio
another 1.2 clio wearing big wheels, induction kit, and 2k in ice.
bmw compact :)

18 months - 2 years time - Hond Civic Type R

[IndianaTravis]

I love these threads.....I'm 33, by the way. Here we go.

'81 Mercury Cougar
'52 Chevy Business man coupe
'84 Chevy Camaro 6 cylinder
'69 Chevy Camaro w/350
'66 Ford Mustang w/289
'91 Ford Topaz
'84 Ford Mustang 4 cylinder
'95 Saturn SC1
'95 Firebird
'96 Pontiac Grand Prix
'91 Jeep Cherokee
'86 Alfa Spider Quadrifoglio
'87 Alfa Milano Gold
'98 BMW 318ti Sport
'82 BMW 320i
'86 BMW 325es
'85 BMW 535i
'00 BMW Z3 2.3
'01 Chevy Tracker
'01 BMW 325Ci
'02 Mazda Protege 5
'02 Mazda Miata SE
'03 Jeep Liberty
'03 MINI Cooper S
'91 Mazda Miata
'95 BMW 525i
'06 Audi A3 2.0t
'96 BMW 318ti

Cars in italics were primarily driven by either my first wife or my second wife (second wife starts with the 325es.) Boldface cars are cars that I really wish I still had. Some (many) of these were simultaneous.

The '69 Camaro is still in the family, in Dad's garage. It just might get restored (again) this summer.

28 cars and I've had my license for 17 years. I can't think of a better way to get into debt.....really.

[ctborder]

1991 - Subaru Loyale
1996 - Ford Ranger
1987 - Porsche 944
1988 - Mercedes Benz 560SL
1997 - VW Jetta
1997 - VW GTI VR6
1999 - VW Passat 1.8T
2003 - Mini Cooper S
1991 - BMW 318is

[campaiar]

Whew, let's see if I can remember them all:

1982 Mazda RX7
1987 Camero These three were in high school so
1989 Camero (Nicer) cut me some slack.
1989 Camero (Best)
1986 Nissan 300Z
1988 Honda Civic In college, hence the SERIOUS downgrade
1986 Honda Civic
1989 Mazda MX6 Turbo
1989 Honda Prelude
2001 Toyota Celica GTS
1995 Geo Prizm Built a house.
1995 BMW 318ti

There are a couple of Harleys in there too, but this is a four wheeled forum.

[Stanimal]

91 Toyota 4x4 Lifted.
99 Toyota Tacoma
91 Prelude
90 CR-X Si; LS Swap.
89 Civic Si; totalled.
2001 Nissan Frontier SE 4x4; Dad totalled it.
2005 Scion XB
92 Civic Si; B16a3 Turbo
96 BMW 318Ti- Sport Package

heres my civic:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/verseone/helen.jpg
http://imageserver1.textamerica.com/user.images.x/15/IMG_380815/_0213/T520060213011244325.jpg

[kelso]

1st car was 89 240sx, got hit and totalled it. then a 90 240sx....want to seel it soon...got my ti yesterday

[ahebron]

The following list doesn't include all the cars I bought as non-runners or parts cars

Fiat Bambina
DKW 1000 SP
Fiat 124 Special T
1966 Triumph Vitesse 6 (still own, first car I ever bought in 24 years ago and been off the road 23 years)
1974 Triumph Spitfire Mk4
Vauxhall Viva HB
Vauxhall Victor FD
Rover P5B 3500
Fiat 130(V6) Saloon
1985 Lancia Delta HF Turbo (carb)
Ford Falcon XD Ute
1971 Triumph Vitesse Mk2 convertible (still own)
1985 Landrover 110 County
1969 Triumph 2.5PI Mk1 Estate Car
1969 Lambretta GP150 scooter
1986 BMW R80 G/S motorbike
1990 Peugeot 405
1992 BMW 525i (E34) (still own)
1995 BMW 318 ti (still own)


Thanks
Adrian

[FATHER]

1986 Isuzu Trooper(in high school)
1988 Oldsmobile Cultass Supreme (the cut as*** in the college)
1991 Honda SI CRX
2001 Daewoo Lanos (broken by a 110hp of nos.... a piece of @#$%^^&%)
1998 Civic SI (own now) also is turbo charge(only 8 lbs, not much)
1997 BMW 318TI ...dahhh, supercharger

Oh I'm 24 and my birthday is in april 13 ....jejejej

[icegs]

See if I can remember them...

'58 Austin A35 (still have)
'79 Datsun 210
'86 Mazda B2000
'89 Suzuki Swift GTi
'80 BMW 320i
'60 Triumph Herald coupe
'82 Toyota Starlet
'71 Toyota Corolla coupe (still have)
'86 Toyota Corolla GTS
'94 Dodge Dakota 4x4 (still have)
'84 Toyota Corolla SR5 -- converted it to a GTS
'71 Toyota Corolla 2-door wagon (still have)
'95 BMW 318ti (still have)

[albi901]

Good thread, interesting to see how many cars people have had!

My list:
1988: Austin Mini Clubman 1100
1991: Vauxhall Nova 1.2 Swing (only thing i could insure at the time)
1993: Renault 5 1.9Gtx (1.9litre engine made this pocket rocket fly, surprised quite a few people in its time and ate Fiesta XR2's for breakfast, great thing about it woz that it not a lot of people knew wot they had under the bonnet until i blew them away. Lowered 40mm and would stick to road like **** on a shovel)
1996: Renault 19 16v (Loved this car so much I kept it for 10years but sadly engine blew up December 2005 :frown: 17" OZ supertourismos gave it the touring car look and sportspack made it handle and drive like a dream, full stainless exhaust system which even my mum loved the sound of. Oh how i miss him :mad:) but......
2006: BMW 318ti Compact Sport (Slowly making me forget my 19)

albi

[Mothman]

1988-91 Plymoth 2.2 Turizmo 168k
1991-94 My Feet (USMC)
1994-98 Mirage Sport Coupe 180k
1998-2001 Government Car (Recruiting Duty)
2001- BMW 318_ti Sport (Current Miles 199k) :rockon:

Mothman :_peace:

[Couverman98682]

62 VW beatle
73 Audi 100
78 Ford Pinto
80 Chevy malabu
88 Honda prelude
95 BMW 318TI


Whish I still had the beatle...

[cali-ti]

hmmm ... let's see what i can remember ...

87 Fiero GT (maroon red) - sold to my dad, he's putting a kit on it
8? toyota corolla (pos rust box, hit a chunk of ice on the highway and it damn near busted right through the passenger floor board!) ... sold!
84 Fiero (dog-box, POS 4-cyl) - gave to my dad, he swapped in a 6 cyl and it's now been given to one of my nieces
87 Fiero GT (blue) ... sold!
88 Fiero Formula (yellow) ... sold!
*** guy i was working with gave me a ride in his 4-cyl z3 ***
i got back in my 84 fiero and knew i needed a bmw ...

96 BMW 318ti cali package purchased in oct 96 ... still going!

[Etienne]

My really long list:

88 Corolla GTS (RIP)
95 BMW 318ti (RIP)
96 BMW 318ti

[jetblackbimmer]

1983 Ford LTD (16)
1999 Mazda 626 (17)
2000 Nissan Altima 3.2 (19)
1995 318Ti (21)

()= my age

[jetblackbimmer]

I used to drive but not own Hummers. In the USMC. Funnest car I have driven besides my Ti. But the Ti doesn't clear ditches or rivers. :bigggrin:

[pdxmotorhead]

1967 Chev impala. (Dad gave it to me for transport)
1965 Datsun L320 Pickup - 60 Freeway burning horsepower... :) Bought with my own hard earned dishwashing money!
1965 VW Baja Bug w/german rally motor. (Wheelie machine, I lightend the car to 1600 wet with me in it!)
1978 MGB AKA the lightless wonder....
1985 Toyota 4x4 (First brand new car.) Shouldn't have sold it.
1968 Buick Skylark 475 Wildcat and 8 MPG downhill. Sold to buy 911.
1969 Porsche 911 Lightweight Touring (RIP due to rust...)
1992 Ford F150 4x4 - Lemon special.
1994 Jeep Wrangler. - My toy Bought new Still have it.
1978 Toyota Carolla hatchback. - Died on the freeway due to unisured idiot.
1996 Honda Civic - Had kids and it had to go!
1991 Trooper - RIP due to chain pileup on a bridge, the only one that left on its own power.
1978 Datsun pickup pumkin orange and rust traded for Mustang. (Helping out Mother in law...)
1994 Trooper - RIP due to dummy in a mini van so bought the TI>>>
1981 Ford Mustang - The piece of cr** Watched the crusher do it in :biggrin:
1978 Datsun pickup pumkin orange and rust - MIL gave it back! For Sale :) 250 bucks.
1995 BWM318TI - Wifes daily kid getter. My toy on the weekend.

[Will'sBimmer]

i owned a 1985 318 BMW when i was 18 then a year and a half later i wrecked it
now i own my 1997 318 Ti

[AnGeLuS]

318i E30 '91 - SOLD
Opel Astra Station 1.7d - SOLD
Renault CLIO 1.2 - Someone wrecked it and I got big $$$ dor it :D from the insurrance
Toyota Celica STi 1.6 - RIP
AND know - finally 318ti :D:D:D

[davendeb]

going for the longest list here - in order of purchase, as well as I can recall

1972 Vauxhaul Viva
1969 VW Beetle
1973 Ford Pinto
1973 Ford Capri V6
1975 Ford Capri V6
1979 Mazda RX7
1981 Mazda GLC
1983 Ford Escort GT
1977 Ford Capri V6
1975 VW Beetle
1985 Hyundi Sonata (scary car)
1972 Dodge Dart (318 i think)
1986 Buick Lesabre
1988 Pontiac Tempest
1990 Cutlass Supreme
1986 Mazda RX7
1989 Pontiac 6000
1993 Pontiac Bonneville
1993 Ford Taurus SHO
1996 Pontiac Bonneville
1985 Pontiac Fiero
1985 Pontiac Fiero (different car)
1993 Eagle Talon
1999 Honda Accord
2003 Chrylser Sebring (problem car)
2005 BMW 325xi
1995 BMW 318ti
1993 Saturn (winter car)

total 28

top 3 most reliable, in order

Honda Accord
1996 Pontiac Bonneville
Mazda RX7

top 3 crap boxes in order

Pontiac Fiero (both)
Eagle Talon
1993 Pontiac Bonneville

top 3 fastest in order

1975 Ford Capri V6 (with mods)
1993 Ford Taurus SHO
1979 Mazda RX7

slowest in order

1985 Sonata
1981 Mazda GLC
1993 Saturn

[thesk8nmidget]

sorry to bring back old thread but thought this would be cool to continue with the newer users

in order
1983 toyota pickup 4x4
88 suzuki samurai
8* yugo
87 toyota supra turbo
90 nissan sentra (own)
1987 saab turbo 9000
95 honda civic
1994 ford ranger
2006 honda ruckus(own)
1996 bmw 318ti (own)
1995 bmw 318ti(own)
1986 bmw 325e has every feature available(own)

and hopefully isetta soon.

[cev12]

1997 Ford Explorer P.O.S. but it got me safely through high school
1996 318ti. Simply put, I freakin' love this car!

[SKenduser]

I only had two cars before my Compact...

1988 - 1.0 Nissan Micra (Matchbox version :rolleyes:)
1991 - 1.6 Peugeot Cti (Fast car, but many problems, idle, water leaks...)

[teetime4one]

1979 honda civic cvcc 2-speed honda-matic...sold
1975 ford explorer f-150 (gave it back to dad)
1991 accord lxi (RIP)
1995 accord lxi...girlfriend t-boned a vw beetle (RIP)
1997 nissan XE pick-up (lease return)
1968 mustang fastback w/302...sold for a healthy profit
1967 dodge coronet 500 383/727 torque flight (sold on EBAY)
1988 toyota 4x4 (now in storage)
2002 mustang GT (wifes ex-husband now has it)
1995 318ti active (in the driveway!)
2002 330ci cabrio (also in the driveway)

[bullmand]

1973 Opel Kadett - donated to the scrap yard due to broken clutch cable and excessive body rust
1981 Opel Record - the ex kept that one and I have no idea what became of it
1991 Ford Escort GT - a perfectly adequate car that I sold to buy my ti
1998 318ti - ordered in the summer of '97 and just had his 10th birthday

It's a short but distinguished list. Those Opels were both great cars. I wanted to keep the Kadett as it ran really well for it's age and was fun to drive, but it was coming up for inspection and probably wouldn't have passed with all the rust.

[marko]

1989 Mitsubishi Galant (RIP)
1991 Acura Integra (sold)
1991 VW Gti 16v (RIP - the love of my life)
1991 Ford Explorer Sport (RIP)
1999 BMW 318ti - current
2007 Land Rover LR3 - current/wife's

[the governor]

'89 Chrysler Sundance I4
'93 Plymouth Duster 3.0 V6
'89 Chevy Celebrity (best daily ever)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/503000-503999/503968_34_full.jpg
'96 Jetta 2.0 8V OBDII
Exterior:
smoked tail lights and side markers
European VR6 Lip Spoiler
debadged
painted calipers
Interior:
Sparco globe x shift knob
Sparco carbon pedals
Sparco 4pt. driver harness
Sparco 2" harness pads
"custom" Home Depot diamond plated dead pedal
Eclipse CD/MP3 Headunit CD3403
Engine & Exhaust:
K&N drop-in panel filter
GIAC chip
New Dimensions 8mm Spark plug wires
Ported OBDI head
-TT 268 cam
-TT dual valve springs
-TT 7mm valve stem seals, lower spring seats, keepers, and retainers
-TT adjustable cam gear
180 degree low temp thermostat
185 degree low temp fan switch
2.25" stainless steel cat-back exhaust w/ DTM tips
Turn 2 stage II front upper and lower motor mounts
Transmission:
VWMS heavy duty transmission mount
Sachs 16v 210mm disc
Sachs 16v 210mm pressure plate
TRM 210mm lightened and balanced flywheel (8.5 lbs.)
BSI Racing built 16v close ratio tranny (code 2Y) w/ differential bolt kit
BSI Racing .75 fifth gear conversion
BSI Racing 80% limited slip differential
Suspension:
VWMS VR6 Upper Strut Bearing
SPAX springs (2.5" front and 1.5" rear)
SPAX VSX shortened shocks and struts
Neuspeed front upper strut bar
Autotech 25mm lightweight front swaybar
Autotech 28mm lightweight rear swaybar
Wheel & Tire:
Borbet Type E's 16x7.5 et35
Yokohama AVS ES100 205/45-16
Brakes:
SK Motorsports cross drilled & slotted rotors
ATE Super Blue Brake fluid
Hawk HPS pads
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/503000-503999/503968_74_full.jpg
'98 Chevy S-10
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/503000-503999/503968_82_full.jpg
soon: '97 318Ti DASC

[Sparticus]

Only 3 cars so far...

1994 Honda Del Sol - D15A DOHC non-VTEC... Slow, but nice lookin. (sold)
1999 Honda Prelude si - H22A1 JDM swap, 240 HP, fast as hell! (traded)
1999 BMW 323is... DAMN!!! I will probably never own anything other then bimmers now...

[tybate]

95' Eagle Talon TSI awd (fun)
93' Del Sol (40+ mpg)
95' 318ti (summer ride)
95' LR Disco (thirsty winter beater, best 4x4xfar)

[wolferj]

1. 1960 MGA (RIP) Learned to drive in this car!

2. 1970 VW Bug (w/914 engine) RIP from rust and abuse!

3. 1969 Ponitac GTO (from my brother)

4. 1967 Plymouth GTX (was a stripped down drag car)

5. 1967 Plymouth Barracuda (one of my favorites)

6. 1982 Dodge Charger (lemon! sold as new but was a Chrysler loaner...returned due to scandal... got $ back and car, lost it in a flood while getting it's 3rd clutch in 3 years)

7. 1977 Chevy Caprice Classic (inherited from Grandfather)

8. 1986 Mazda 323 (put 170k miles on it, drove it into the ground)

9. 1980 BMW 320i (very fun car until it spun the bearings... RIP)

10. 1986 VW Jetta GLI (Maintenance Hog!)

11. 1993 Honda Prelude S - put 120k (212K total) on it, never once quit running or broke down... great car

12. 1986 Toyota 4runner w/ removable top - sold it when the tranny dropped out...

13. 2002 Subaru WRX wagon - blue pocket rocket for trips to Costco!

14. 1993 Toyota 4 runner -bought it to replace 1st 4runner... Tranny died on that one too...

15. 2001 Lexus IS300 - Solar Yellow w/ 2-3" drop... Great head turner and very quick, but the damn thing wouldn't go over a crack in the pavement w/o scraping the frame - sold it when a set of car ramps collapsed under it, tearing the nose of the car off... missed me by inches... Kragen paid me some serious $$$ for that.

16. 1988 Toyota 4runner - Missed having a convertable top - totaled by a rearend accident - truck was hardly damaged at all, but not enough value to keep and fix.

17. 1995 Honda Prelude SI - POS - kept it only 1 month - stupid impulse buy...

18. 1995 BMW 318ti (!!!!!) Having great fun!

19. 1994 Toyota 4runner (current)

20. 1999 Mazda Miata (Current)

21. 1986 Nissan 300zx (Current Project)

Currently keeping my eye out for the next project, a 320i or 320is, to turn into a copy of the Roy Lichtenstein-designed track car... http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2006/03/23-bmw-art-car-1977-roy-lichtenstein-320i/bmw-art-car-1977-roy-lichtenstein-320i.php The only car my late father, a modern artist himself, called "Beautiful"...

[gimp]

I don't think I've posted in here yet...

Going backwards from the ti... (I still have my 1981 Camaro)

2004 SRT-4
1999 Hyundai Accent with home made turbo...

http://www.teamziptie.com/misc/reunited.jpg

1989 Buick Lesabre
1998 Chevy Lumina
1988 Chevy Blazer
1988 Oldsmobile Delta 98

and I think that's it...

[elfhearse]

I'll try the newest to oldest category...(I'm OLDE so I might forget a few)

Present: 96 318ti, 00 M Coupe, 07 GTI MK5

03 325Ci Sport/Prem.
03 Mazda Protege5
03 Ford SVT Cobra (co-owned with wife)
00 M Roadster
99 Z3 2.8 Coupe
99 Miata 10AE
00 Celica GT
98 Integra GSR
96 Integra GSR
94 VW GTI
92 VW Golf
72 Triumph TR6
00 Fiat Spyder
82-90: a few VW Jetta's & Golf's
85 Mercury Topaz POS
79 Fiat Brava 2000
80 Ford Fiesta
69 Fiat 850 Coupe (stationed in Italy, Abarth mod's)
65 Ford Mustang
FIRST CAR: 67 VW Bug (heavily modded during the 10 years I owned it)

[ronomonroe]

1965 Ford Fairlane
1964 GTO
1966 VW Bug
1965 GTO
1970 Charger
1969 Firebird
1974 Pontiac Grand Am
1973 Pontiac Grand Prix
1978 Chevy Monza (V8 sleeper)
1982 Civic
1988 Camaro
1993 Dakota
1998 F-150
1998 318ti (oops, totaled)
1998 318ti

[elchicano318ti]

2006-Now- 1998 318Ti
2005- 2001 Dodge Neon
2004-1992 Chevy Suburban
2004- 1988 Geo Prizm (only had it 3 months before i wrecked it)

Im only 19:biggrin:

[tiFreak]

1994 Ford Probe, red, 98k when I sold it, 2.0L 4 cyl., 5 spd.
-18" Scorpion rims on 225/40R18 Nankang tires
-custom white back guages w/ "Big Nick's Ride" printed on the tach
-Akimoto hot air intake that came out right near the exhaust manifold (great design, huh?)
-radio didn't work
-door locks didn't work
-really bad key marks down both sides
-badges removed

1996 Subaru Legacy L wagon, green, 114k, 2.2L 4 cyl. boxer, auto
-OEM Subaru rims with 205/60R15 Hankook Zovacs
-180w Sony cassette deck
-10" Orion XTR sub
-WRX seats in front
-lots of stickers (my favorites were the trucker ladies and the Hurst logo on the shifter)
-1 Bosch Icon wiper on the drivers side
-blacklight mounted on the dome light
-BMW roundel glued to the grill

1990 BMW 325ix, Alpine White, 116k, 2.5L straight 6, 5 spd.
-Style D rims with Winterforce tires
-sold after only one week due to a non-working airbag (dad made me :mad:)

[naustin]

In the beginning:
1987 Nissan Pathfinder 2 Door 4x4: Mom traded in for her new car thus I got her:
1999 VW Passat: Got tired of the family car so i sold it to get:
1995 318is Hellrot: Rear ended after 2 months = Totaled so i bought:
1997 318ti Schwarz II and loving it

[DJ Skillz 187]

1996 Ford Explorer (blown head gasket)
1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT Base (slipped timing, bent a valve)
1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT Vr4 (current car)
1986 Honda Accord (got for free, sold for $300)
1994 Honda Passport (current car, soon to be sold)
...and soon to have 1999 318ti :biggrin:

[2cam16]

In the Philippines:
1981 Toyota Corona with mods

Over here:
1980 Dodge Challenger/Plymouth Saporro
1987 Toyota Truck with mods
1991 Honda Civic DX with mods
1981 Toyota Starlet with mods
1987 Toyota FX-16 with mods
1992 Mazda MPV
2001 Honda Odyssey with mods
2002 Honda Civic DXwith mods
2004 Subaru WRX with mods
2006 Mazda 5
1997 Ti

[Petex]

Ok.

Ford Escort 1.3 -81
Lancia Prisma 1.6 -87
Peugeot 405 1.6 -89
Ford Escort 1.8 -96
Opel Astra 2.0 -99
BMW 320i E36 -91
BMW 525i E34 -93
BMW 316i E46 -99
BMW 523i E39 -98

and now...318ti -97

[318tifan]

check my sig

wow... i guess i really haven't bought anything else but the spyder since i joined the board... maybe secretly i wanted the ti to be next...

in chronological order... cars i've regularly driven... cars i own/owned with *

90 legend*
91 legend
97 s320
98 clk*
00 forester*
89 pulsar*
92 celica gts*
92 svx*
91 mr2*
93 urs4*
94 626*
00 mr2*

hoping to add ti to this list soon...

[anthonyl]

97 acura integra
92 acura integra
98 acura integra
97 bmw 318ti

[Sam]

1991 toyota mr2 non-turbo. i owned it for 1 year and 68 days till this happend. it was an amazing car, took it to my first autoX had many good times. i loved it (in a way a guy can love a car lol)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b215/racer2si/100_0215.jpg

[thesk8nmidget]

ouch what happend? did someone hit it fromt the side? or did you slide into something?

[DueceMcCracken]

Here's my car list.

1989 GMC S-15 4x4 ext cab, digital display. Huge rust bucket

1987 Olds Cutlass Salon. Power bucket seats, Floor shifter, carb'ed 307 block

1988 VW Jetta Carat 5spd. all wheel disc. 36 mpg no matter how hard it was driven.

1987 Acura Integra, 5 spd, Tokico Illuminas, DC sports strut bar. P&P head. 4-2-1 header, full exhaust, Intake. 7.8 lbs flywheel. BMW bottlecaps, MSD ignition, Short shifter. Energy Suspension Poly kit all way round. One of my fav cars of all time!! 1st gen FTW!!

2000 Saturn LS2, loaded. Huge piece of crap. Bought for 2k sold for 3800.

1998 BMW 318ti. 5spd. Active package. Leather. I LOVE IT!!!

[autoxerwgn]

Hmmm, Lets think about this one a bit....

1985 Buick Riviera
1992 Oldsmobile Achieva SCX W41 Quad4 M/T
1986 Honda CRX Si
1987 Honda Civic Sedan
1995 Honda Accord LX Wagon
1987 VW Scirocco
1986 BMW 325
1998 Ford Contour SE 4cyl A/T
1966 VW Beetle
1991 Infiniti G20
1995 Dodge Neon Sport Coupe
1991 BMW 318is
1987 BMW 325es
1995 Volvo 850 GLT Wagon
1996 Volvo 850R
1995 Ford Contour SE V6 M/T
1998 Volvo V70 AWD
1990 Mazda Miata
1998 Ford Contour SVT
1997 BMW 318ti Sport

I think thats it, stopped counting a while ago and I'm only 26.

[tol4o]

1978 Lada 2101 1.2L 60HP 4 Speed (back home in Bulgaria 10 years ago. This russian car is my age and believe it or not it's still alive and running strong! LOL :)
1991 VW Passat GL 2.0 140HP 5 Speed (USA)
1992 Mitsubishi Colt Hatchback 1.5L 80HP 5 Speed (USA)
1997 Audi A4 1.9TDI Turbo Diesel 110HP 5 Speed - Present (Bulgaria)
1996 BMW 318ti 1.9L 140HP 5 Speed SOLD (USA)
2004 BMW X3 2.5L 190HP Auto-Steptronic - Present (USA)
2001 BMW E46 M3 3.2L 333HP 6 Speed - Present (USA)

[Chuck 120d]

64 Rambler American
68 Olds 442
69 Plymouth Baracuda
75 Ford Mustang
94 Chevy Z28
95 Honda Civic
98 BMW 318ti [still have and drive]
07 BMW 120d

[Yeppers]

84 Honda CRX (first car)
93 Honda Civic CX with b16c Greddy turbo(sold)
98 Acura Integra b18c Type R Greddy turbo...Stolen
95 BMW 318ti DASC

all been red 3 doors lol

[Mikel]

cant remember if i posted in here already but just incase i havent...

97 Honda Prelude (Totalled :cry)
95 BMW 318ti

[Maverix]

Nissan Sentra GXE 1998 (2007) 17 years old
BMW 318ti Sport 1997 (2008) 18

[wv318ti]

Being 29 I've had a few cars, who can say they still have their first car I do.

1975 Triumph TR7 over half restored and for sale if anyone is interested I can send pics
1985 Volvo 240DL station Wagon, built like a tank
1992 Ford Explorer, I'll never own a for again
1998 GMC Yukon
1998 318ti

[stirlsilver]

Mine is very very short.

2002 to Present - 1981 Series 3 Stage 1 Land Rover.
At the start of 2002:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16/stirlsilver/103_0354.jpg

To present:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16/stirlsilver/IMG_6722.jpg

If you are at all interested in seeing the things I have done to the car and the 4wding videos you can find them here:
http://stage1v8.org.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=391


2008 <-- as in two days ago to present - 1996 BMW 318ti
I posted the photos for this one here:
http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23329

[M-technik-3]

72 Plymouth 340 Cuda rust bucket
66 Ford Mustang convertible (pony)
73 Mercury Capri x3 one was unique as it was an Ex Works Cosworth Capri 3.1L quad cam mechanical injected car Ex US Army guy imported it in 1982 I got it in 84
72 VW square back
84 VW Scirocco II with 2.0l built by Dick Shine or SRS fame
90 VW Corrado G60
78 Mini Cooper panel wagon Japan
Nissan Skyline R32 GT not a GTS
71 VW Bus I brought to Japan had a 2.5L 911 engine in it, sold and bought Skyline
Nissan Sunny aka sentra winter beater
couple of Yamaha TZR 250's and 500's
Honda Prelude 4 wheel steer crap boxes
Honda Accord End Japan
94 VW Passat VR6 later got 3.1 kit
my 84 VW Scirocco was into third engine....It's still out there as well
86 Audi 4000CSQ Calloway
85 BMW 323i E30 Germany tossed a rod
88 BMW 325iT X Rolled it on B50 toatled it wife snapped
87 BMW 325i M-technik I car BBS/Koni/Alpina long tube Facherkrummers car had everything extended range fuel tank dismantled it for parts when I moved back to states
85 BMW 320i airport car would leave it at Rhein Main for 4 months at a whack
92 BMW 518i fuel miser
92 BMW M5 3.8L Nurburgring edition blown suspension and exhaust MONEY PIT...sold for profit to GI End German
BMW 325i and iS and eS x ? Have 6 right now and have bought and sold 10 over last 5 years
88 BMW M3 not for sale please don't ask
BMW E36's bunch of flips.....buy them to sell em
BMW E34 525i parts cars
99 BMW 318ti

[Mr.Squeelerz]

Past
1976 Chevy nova auto
1964 Chevy impala SS auto
1990 chevy lumina eurosport auto
1995 pontiac grand-am Gt auto
1995 chevy cavalier auto
1996 camaro z28 6-speed supercharged
1988 Mercury Topaz 5-speed
1990 Acura integra GS 5-speed
1997 Pontiac Trans-am 6-speed
Current
1965 Chevy Corvair corsa 4-speed manual
1996 Camaro SS 6-speed
1996 BMW 318ti 5-speed