Cars in your past

[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

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...

[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

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

[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]

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!!!

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

[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...