Cars in your past

[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]

Originally Posted by 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

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?

[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