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1. 1979 Chevy Malibu 2-door (aka, the White Zombie- first car :heart:)
2. 1984 Pontiac Grand Prix (aka, the Ghetto Sled)
3. drove around a couple cars that belonged to my parents, including both a 94 and 96 Isuzu Trooper
4. 1997 Nissan 240SX (the wife's car)
5. 2000 Nissan Xterra
6. 2001 Isuzu VehiCROSS
7. 1999 911 Porsche Cabriolet
8. 1991 Isuzu Trooper
9. 1976 Ford Falcon XC Coupe (coming soon)
Bart
Cool Tom. You went through the exact same transition I did right there. How long did you have your X for? I had mine for almost 6 years, blew up the engine, and bought the VX. A horrible event was turned into the best vehicle purchase of all time for me. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tomdietrying
Bart
funny, my daughter (8) asked me this 2 days ago and i struggled at first but think i finally got all 20 of them (forgot the 911 on my first pass):
1. 1972 Toyota Corona (not the typewriter)
2. 71/72 Maverick (welded 2 wrecks together)
3.1972 Super Beetle
4. 1961-69 VW Beetle with rag sunroof (built from junkyard and my 72 engine)
5. 1st Gen. Scirocco
6. Ford Fiesta
7. Toyota Cargo Van
8. 2nd Gen Scirocco
9. Honda Accord (does it really matter what year?)
10. VW Jetta " "
11. Jeep Cherokee
12. Jeep Cherokee (limited...wahoo)
13. 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee (finally got a V8)
14. 87 911 Targa
15. 92 BMW 750IL (Lead sled)
16. 98 Crown Vic (don't ask...came with mirrored shades)
17. 99 Ford Explorer Sportrac
18. 2001 Audi TT Coupe
19. 02 Jeep Liberty
20. 2002 Mercedes CLK 55 AMG
21. 1999 Isuzu VX # 1397
I think that gets everything 'cept for bikes and boats (didn't count the wife's cars since they are dull and i rarely drive them)
17.
This thread is interesting in what makes of cars are missing from the list.
None of the members here have ever owned the dream car from my yoot (until I first laid eyes on a VX).
78 Triumph Spitfire (Foxfire wulda been the color of choice).
I know - a mechanical nightmare but ya gotta admit, it was really sharp.
almost had a Triumph on my list, a TR6 but i had a windfall and bought the 911 instead
Awwww, days gone by....
1. '72 Chevy Vega Hatchback (Custom Silver - High Schoolers Project)
2. '71 Cougar XR7 (351 Cleaveland - Crap Brown, but it was FAST!)
3. '82 Mazda 626 Sedan (Blue)
4. '87 Acura Integra (Silver)
5. '88 Acura Integra SE (White)
6. '99 Isuzu VehiCROSS (Astral Silver)
7. '00 Isuzu VehiCROSS ( Proton Yellow - MONCHA!!!)
The memories!
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Originally Posted by tom4bren
When you can own a Jensen Healey? A SBC but with a Lotus Motor. Of course also had many contributions from Lord Lucas
Had a friend in high school that had one and I towed him to the garage or home so many times I got cured of British cars without ever having had to go through the pain of owning one. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by tom4bren
This is what I sold to buy my VX
1986? Cadillac Cimmaron
1981 Mazda RX7
1977 Porsche 924
1977 Porsche 924 (parts)
1986 Mitsubishi Starion
1986 Mitsubishi Starion (not for parts...at first)
1986 Bertone X-1/9
1991 Toyota MR2
2000 Chevy Impala (Company Car)
198x Honda CRX
1986 Chevy El Camino
19XX Jeep Cherokee Sport
1998 Porsche Boxster
1990 Chevy AstroVan
2001 Chevy Corvette
1998 Isuzu Rodeo
1999 Jeep Wrangler
I'm sure I'm missing a couple in there somewhere.
'77 Powerwagon
3 chevette's ('84, '85, '85)
'91celebrity station wagon
'93 Grand Am and '93 Grand Am sport
5 Fieros (all slant back and over time)
2 '94 4runners
'94 MarkIII Astro van
'89 Iroc Camaro
2 fox body Mustangs (trunk and conv)
2 geo metro's
'95 thunderbird
'00 kia sephia
'00 Dodge Ram
'01 Vehicross
that's more cars than years i've been alive haha :cool:
Hey Littlebeast. It just occurred to me that you have never experienced the pleasure of selling a car.Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleBeast