Please tell us your age and then list your cars in order and feel free to tell us how much you paid and any other stuff you'd like us to know about them

I am 23 and have had 8 cars...

1987 Dodge Shadow $800 - First car, flipped it over
1988 Dodge Daytona Turbo $800 - POS spent more time broken then running
1991 Escort GT $2300 - I actually liked this car
1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z $3800 - Put a nice paint job on it...beautiful car
1986 Chevrolet Chevette $350 - Winter ride
1996 Pontiac Trans Am $16,000 - Thought I was hot-**** getting a loan on my own when I was 19
1999 Hyundai Accent $2500 - Bought off of ebay with only 33K on it...to use for work
2003 Jetta TDI $20,745 - My first brand new car and how I love getting 45MPG

1993 VW Fox Polo - great fun car...brother got it when he got married (shared car) and proceeded to thoroughly kill it in less than 8 mos. Got it new for $8000 and it was dead by 1998

1993 Subaru Legacy - great car, could have used the AWD system though. Logged close to 60K on that thing in 2.5 years. Paid $8000 for it, sold it for $2500 with a bad clutch and worn tires.

1991 Ford Ranger X-Cab - not a bad workhorse...has its quirks. Paid $2000 for it...probably going to sell it for upwards of $3000 soon.

1982 VW Rabbit Diesel - project car...details too many to list here...paid $50 for the car.

Im 21

1984 Renault Alliance
1989 Nissan Sentra
1979 Porsche 924 (M471)
1980 Porsche 924 Turbo
1970 Mercedes 280SEL
1984 Porsche 944
1987 VW Scirocco 16V
1990 Geo Tracker 5-speed 4x4
1986 VW GTI
1993 Subaru Impreza
1975 BMW 2002
1995 Subaru Legacy AWD

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Love is eternal til it isn't anymore.

That's a short list compared to the rest of you.

Quote, originally posted by PrupleGTI »

DogWithArms lost his testicals to a rare disease I can't pronounce it Its starts with a W

Current cars here in Baltimore:

'02 PT Cruiser Touring Edition
'81 Fiat 124 Spyder
'86 Jaguar XJ6
'76 BMW 630CS
'75 Dodge Motorhome (ex Ambulance)

Back in Seattle:
'63 Comet convertible project
'73 Pinto coupe
'70 VW Bug
'61 Renault 4CV

Past Rides:

Cars:

American:

'86 Cadillac Fleetood Brougham
'99 SVT Contour
'62 Falcon 4dr driver
'86 Mazda/Ford RX7 (the Rex)
'62 Comet 2 dr sedan (my first car)
'63 Comet S22 hardtop
'72 Pinto (my first autocrosser)
'70 Mustang Sportsroof (autocrosser)
'70 Mustang Mach1 (drag car)
'70 Mustang BOSS 302
'71 Torino GT 429
'73 Euro Capri (road racer)
'51 Ford coupe
'70 Pontiac Ventura (drag car)
'76 Pontiac Grand LeMans (lowrider)
'89 Pontiac Grand Am
'78 Trans Am (autocrosser)
'84 Monte Carlo (lowrider)
'85 Monte Carlo (lowrider)
'75 Corvette/ Ferrari Daytona Spyder replica (TV car)
'81 Citation (323k miles!!!)
'71 Dodge Charger
'84 Dodge Daytona Turbo
'86 Dodge Daytona Turbo
'56 Dodge Hemi Coronet
'56 Rambler Wagon

Imports:

'86 Jaguar XJ6
'77 MGB
'73 Porsche 914
'74 Porsche 914 (autocrosser)
'66 Porsche 912 (autocross and road racer)
'69 Porsche 911T
'74 Porsche 911S (driver and autocrosser)
Custom Bugs too numerous to list individually... (over 30)
'71 VW Karmann Ghia
'63 Ghia
'72 Ghia
'69 Squareback VW
'69 Fastback VW
Bradley GT kit car
'77 Scirocco
'77 Rabbit
'80 Jetta (custom, w/Cabrio grille)
'83 Jetta
'59 Jaguar Mark IX
'71 MG Midget
'58 MGA
'59 TR3
? TR-7 (with Ford 2.8 V6)
'84 Renault Alliance
'72 Audi 100LS
'75 Fiat X-1/9
'78 Fiat X-1/9 (autocrosser)
'72 Fiat 124 Spyder (autocrosser)
'74 Fiat 124 Spyder
'66 Datsun sedan
'72 Datsun 240Z
'74 Datsun 240Z (autocrosser)
'84 Toyota Corolla GTS (autocross and road race)
'74 Subaru Coupe
'82 Subaru 4x4 wagon
'84 Subaru 4x4 wagon
'70 Mazda R100 (autocrosser)
'73 Mazda RX-2 (autocrosser)
'73 Mazda RX-3 (autocrosser)
'75 Mazda RX-3
'79 Mazda RX-7
'86 CRX Si (custom)

Bikes:

'81 Honda CB750-F
'86 Yamaha Radian
'89 Suzuki Katana

Trucks

'92 Toyota lowrider pickup
'96 Ford Ranger Splash
'77 Courier
'78 LUV (lowrider)
'74 LUV (lowrider)
'71 Datsun
'73 Datsun (lowrider- magazine truck)
'66 VW panel bus
'66 VW 21 Window Deluxe bus
'68 VW Westfalia camper bus
'72 Suburban (lowrider)
'68 GMC intercity bus/motorhome conversion

The list spans 25 years and now 2 coasts. The largest single group of cars was the VWs, with over 30 custom VW bugs owned, as well as a few water pumpers and other aircooled. There were also a LOT of parts cars bought and sold in and amongst these...

This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

In order:

1981 Rabbit D (1st car. 1987)
1978 Rabbit C
1987 Golf GT
1989 Prelude Si
1972 Super Beetle
1965 Beetle
1964 Dune Buggy
1995 Integra GSR (bought new)
1969 Deserter GT*
1992 Corrado SLC
1974 Dasher
1998 Passat (bought new)*
1981 Rabbit Pickup
1989 Cabriolet
1978 Scirocco
1969 Meyers Manx
1979 Rabbit D
1975 Rabbit*
1980 Rabbit Pickup
1981 Rabbit Pickup*
1984 Rabbit GTi
1984 Rabbit GTi
1982 Rabbit L
1972 Porsche 911*
1979 Rabbit C
1982 Rabbit Pickup
1976 Rabbit
1979 Rabbit D
2003 Protege 5 (bought new)*

* (still own)

1969 Austin Mini 1275
1994 Toyota Camry
1966 Ford Mustang Hi-Pro 289
1992 VW Corrado VR6

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1983 Volvo 240 GL wagon
1988 Acura Legend LS
(...time living in NYC, no car...)
2001 Audi S4
1987 Volkswagen GTI 8v

#5 should be coming soon.

-s

1992 Honda Accord EX 5-speed - Bought for $1200, drove it for a year and sold it for $2200

1996 Mazda MX-6 Mystere LS V6 5-speed - Love it, cost me less than half what a new Civic would've cost, and all the Civic owners at my school are jealous

Hopefully I'l be breaking this trend and hold on to the GTI for a while.

Quote, originally posted by vw_jason79 »

What does mike type that isnt funny. Hes like the top resident smart ass of the vortex.

86 Peugeot 505 Gl Wagon
85 Jetta coupe
93 Fox polo 2-dr
94 corrado SLC
86 Jetta coupe

The corrado is by far the best of the bunch in every possible category in which cars are judged. Well, I suppose the peugeot had more room.

'76 Triumph TR-6 - truly awful, that one - not TR-6's in general.
'76 Pontiac Grand Prix & '74 Pontiac Grand Prix - First loves, wish I still had 'em.
'79 Oldsmobile Delta 88 - I actually broke the frame - a POS that looked nice but had some nasty secrets.
'72 MG Midget - Claustrophobic and unhappy.
'80 AMC Spirit - beaten up in the worst way, but still a runner.
'85 Cadillac Eldorado - not very good at anything except being comfy.
'84 VW Sciroccos (2) - neither here nor there.
'88 Ford Escort "Pony" - $300, ran like a top, sold it on very quickly.
'89 Ford Taurus - suitable for scrap metal drives only.
'74 MGB/GT - One of my very favorites, my reward for being a 90's tech lackey.
'60 Simca Aronde - never ran at all.
'64 Renault R4 - never ran properly.
'84 Datsun 200SX - deeply nice to drive, ugly to look at.
'89 Peugeot 405 S - one of the best cars I've ever owned, delightful to drive and be seen in.
'73 Citroën SM - too expensive to keep.
'91 Peugeot 405 Mi16 - Drove like a dream, Upkeep a NIGHTMARE.
'78 Fiat 128 - Cheap and cheerful, the car that hooked me on Italy.
'81 Fiat 131 Brava - Perhaps the best condition car I've ever had, damn good.
'86 Dodge Diplomat - Truly awful. The worst car I've ever had. Couldn't get rid of it fast enough.
'83 Bertone X1/9* - Great grin-inducing machine.
'81 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel* - the best car I've ever owned.
'79 Chevrolet Impala* - Nice, but can't get out of it's own way, and very needy.

* current

I can't do this, I keep adding ones that I've forgotten!

Modified by Taimar2 at 12:16 PM 10-21-2003

1) 1987 Chevy Camaro (305ci V8 engine)
2) 1991 Chevy Camaro (350ci V8 engine... LOTS of mods)
3) 1999 Chevy S-10 xtra cab (Lifted 9" with 33" tires)
4) 2001 Volkswagen Jetta GLS VR6
5) 2001 Mazda MP3
6) 2002 Volkswagen GTI 1.8T *
7) 1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0 *

* Still own

Vertical Doors, Inc.

Cars and years owned
76 Chevette 83-84
78 Celica GT 84
84 Omni 87-92
8 year gap with nothing
00 Golf 00-present

1974 Caprice Classic
1978 Trans-Am
79 Prelude
78 Civic
83 Civic
81 Supra
81 Mazda 626 (RWD!)
85 Omni GLH Turbo
84 Scirocco W.E.
81 Scirocco
85 GTI
87 Jetta Coupe
87 Sciroco 16V
92 Passat 16V
98 GTI VR6
92 Passat G60 Syncro

Clearly, you can see when my love affair with VW began...

86 Jetta GLI - $1500 - 186k - rear ended + electrical issues
86 Mercury Topaz LS - $1200 - 60k - sold to brother, brother sideswiped a tree within 1 week
02 VW Golf TDI - $193xx+stuff - 33k - running strong (current)

Modified by landrumdh at 2:01 PM 10-20-2003

1991 toyota tercel (crashed)
1976 gremlin x (disaster)
1986 honda civic si (died 18 miles short of 245,000 timingbelt pully froze)
1986 honda civic si (for parts)
1988 honda prelude si (broken timing belt killed engine)
1997 honda civic cx hatch (traded in for)
2000 honda civic si (first new car traded in 6 months later for)
2000 volkswagen gti glx (drove across the country 3 times and racked up 87,310 miles in 2 years then traded in for)
2003 volkswagen gti 1.8t (traded in for)
2001 audi TT 225 roadster (current)

i've owned more japanese cars but kept the german ones much longer

1989 Honda Civic SI (It's actually in Moron, Spain at the moment. No pictures consequently).

1998 Ford Escort Wagon SE (Inherited this one from my Grandfather. I use this one when I go Cycling, especially when I have to travel down dirt roads..which is often)

1997 Camry LE (This is my daily driver. When I go to the beach with more people than myself, I take this instead of the Escort...that car smells like feet )

2003 Jetta GLI (The reason I'm here! It's been an absolute gem. No rattles, no shakes, no shimmies, no CEL's, no broken coil-packs, no dead window regulators..just lots of fun!)

And in the corner is my starter bike..my 1981 (older than myself..he!) Honda CM400. I bought it for $250 bucks, spent 20 bucks on spray paint an primer and 140 bucks on parts. Should be good to go

Where is the "This thread is useless without pics" gif? It's always fun to see what other people drive

There will be NO justice til everything u love DIES !!!

1987 Toyota Camry LE - from parents - gone
1990 Toyota Corolla DX - from parents - gone
2001 Saturn SC2 - bought when the Corolla got crushed by the crane
2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8t - wife's car

I'd still have the Corolla today if it wasn't for that damn crane.

Modified by Hostile at 12:25 PM 10-20-2003

Quote, originally posted by DIAF »

In related news...what are the cabbies always talking about? Are they providing tech support for Dell or something?

1965 VW Karmann Ghia
1974 Porsche 914
1986 VW Rabbit Convertible
1995 VW Jetta GL
1963 Chevy 1/2 ton P/U
1968 VW Beetle
1992 VW Golf GL
1983 VW Rabbit GTi
1982 VW Jetta Diesel
1971 Datsun 510

From here on out I lean to Japan.
Thanks, Nissan!

Modified by Astronaut3000 at 5:27 PM 10-20-2003

1973 Superbeetle: pd $2000, sold $2500 - sold because i couldn't haul anything with it
1990 Corrado G60: pd $3000, sold $4500 - ate me alive with repairs, sold because i was going to marching band and couldn't do that plus pay the car payments (dumb idea to say the least)
1988 Scirocco 16v: pd 1300, traded for rabbit - didn't have it long enough to know anythign about it
1983 GTi: pd a scirocco and $1000, sold for $3500 (i think) - had twin webers and lots of other goodies. sold it because driving a race car every day got old
1988 Scirocco 16v #2: pd $1300, sold $1700 - this thing ate me alive worse on parts than the corrado did. i really shouldn't have bought this car but i dealt with what i got and sold it to a friend. it's quite solid now.

-The Awakening-

1990 Nissan 240SX: pd $3000 - my favorite car i've ever owned. i'll drop a new engine in it before i sell it