How old are you and how many cars have you previously chosen and owned?

I'm with jgills240... wow!! Some serious inventories in this thread!
38 yr old:

a. (Dad's) 1974 Toyota Celica 3-speed coupe, with 170K miles at the time, loaned as my get-to-work/school car, high school & early college. Great little car, even if you had to have a tailwind downhill to break 80mph. Probably wise, he didn't loan me the Olds coupe, which really flew, or the 68 Mustang convertible... Then again, I did total the Olds later in a very silly/preventable Christmas Day accident.
1. My first purchase: '86 Honda Civic hatchback (bought used in '88, kept 10 years.) Still miss that car to this day, and the $161/mo car payment that went with it... followed by 6 years of no payment!
2. Leased: 1998 Honda Civic sedan
3. Leased: 2003 Honda Accord 6-cyl coupe
4. Bought: 2007 Prius, Classic Silver, Pack. #2, June 14, 2007. MFD lifetime average 50.1 (granted only 9 days on the car!)

 

1) Peugeot 504 Diesel - 60+ Kmiles - warped the head block
2) Dodge Challenger - 100+ Kmiles - smashed right front
3) Nissan Sentra - 25 Kmiles - lease expired
4) Ford Probe - 240 Kmiles - going and going and going
5) Prius 2004 - 69 Kmiles - traded it in
6) Prius 2006 - 23 Kmiles

 

Wow, I need to think about this one. I hope i get it right..

34 years crazy!!

1) 1976 Chevy monte carlo-junk yard
2) 1986 Ford Mustang GT-traded it in for..
3) 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA-had to sell it.. too many tickets
4) 1991(i think) Ford Escort GT(mazda made)-3 transmissions later.. gone
5) 1981 Toyota Celica-bought for $200.. sold for $200
6) 1976 Olds Cutlass-Baby blue with WHITE vinyl interior.. ) -junk yard
7) 1991 VW GTI 16V-loved this car-didn't survive 100mph crash.. luckily we all did!!!
8) 1998 VW GTI 8V-crashed it.. fixed it and sold it
9) 1989 Chevy G20 work van-dad gave it to me when he left for Vegas. Luckily for me, soon afterwards, I quit my "corporate" job and started doing handyman type stuff for cash. Which turned into the business I curently have.. which is very good thank you very much Thanks dad!!
10) 1985 Cadilac Fleetwood-aka "sofa" aka "couch on wheels" aka "pimp daddy mobile"-sold it to a 16 year old future pimp ))
11) 1999 Mercedes ML320-It felt so good to be able to buy a vehicle like this-Just put a "for sale" sign on it. Anybody?
12) 2003 Chevy 3500 work van to replace the old G20-still running strong at 11.5 mpg!! LOL
13) 2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 Double cab fully loaded-Currently for sale..
14) 2007 Toyota Pruis Touring Package 3-I love this thing

I might be missing one or two.. I'll update if I remember..

 

Old enough to know better...

1st: 1964 Chevy Corvair -- 900 Monza coupe ***muy especial***
then in approximate order...
1969 Ford econoline van -- favorite target of police everywhere
1970 Datsun 210 wagon -- soulless reliablility
1972 Ford Ranchero CalSpcl 351 Cleaveland, 4 brl, hoodscoop etc -- obscene HP, "the Beast"
1969 Datsun pickup -- stupidly loyal
1970 Mercedes 280C -- "Beauty"
1984 Nissan 4x4 pickup. No redeeming features
1982 Ford Bronco 460-something cu in engine
1985 Mercedes 300TD wagon "Super Beauty"
1965 Porsche 912 -- a haiku on wheels
1991 Toyota Camry (now my middle daughter's)
1987 Honda quaalude xx 2.0 -- self destruct button
1985 Toyota doublecab pickup -- indefatigable, now hunting pigs in the ureweras
1998 Jeep Cherokee (pulls the horse trailer)
2004 Prius

also currently running a 1940s Massey-Ferguson tractor and a 199? Yamaha quad bike on the farm.
Didn't bother to count all the motorcycles (Hondas, Yamahas, Penton, Husky, CanAm,etc).

I'm pretty sure there's no life lesson in here anywhere

 

Age: 56

Cars:

0. Until 1972 -- My own 2 left feet / Many Western Flyer Bicycles / Mom's taxi service / etc.
Then:

1. 72 Plymouth Fury II (Nice car)
2. Fiat 128
3. Chrysler Newport (Excellent car)
4. Mitsubishi Galant Σ (Sigma) Only time I purchased Extended warranty -- I won! Lots of problems (electrical AND transmission problems) -- Horrible car. :angry:
5. Honda 5xx (Donor-cycle -- A.K.A. motorcycle)
6. Oldmobile Delta 88 -- diesel engine
7. Cadillac Sedan DeVille (Stolen in CA.)
8. 96 Pontiac Grand Am -- Good, comfortable car -- didn't complain about 22 -> 26 mpg city/highway until Parent's '06 Town & Country (LARGE SUV) was showing 24 mpg at 75 mph! :blink:
9. 07 Toyota Camry Hybrid (TCH) B)

Gee, I can't REALLY complete survey/poll: It says BEFORE I a purchased PRIUS, which I haven't -- I got the TCH. (I cheated, I did the poll anyway.)

 

1985 Honda Civic (great car)
1989 Nissan 240SX (handled like a dream)
1994 Ford Mustang (It was a ford, enough said)
1997 Audi A4 (mechanical issues under 30k miles)
2000 BMW 323i (loved it but spent too much time at the mechanic)
2004 Acura TL (good car, no major issues)
2007 Prius (so far so good)


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ystasino @ May 24 2007, 01:49 AM) [snapback]448849[/snapback]</div>

 

56 yo

2 cars prior to the Prius.

 

32 years old and have had way too many cars. Well, some my wife drove, but still too many.

81 Honda Accord
70 Ford Mustang
90 Subaru Legacy
87 Mazda B2000
94 VW Golf (lemon law - swapped for car below)
94 VW Jetta GLX - totaled shortly after Done with VW's
80 Honda Civic
95 Honda Civic
84 Volvo 240 Wagon
99 Subaru Forester
99 Ford Econoline E150
84 Ford Ranger
00 Hyundai Sonata
94 Ford Ranger
05 Ford F150
06 Ford Explorer

--- enlightenment ---

99 Toyota Tacoma (mine)
07 Toyota Prius <strike>(hers)</strike> OURS

 

I'm 25.

-1986 Buick Skyhawk (bought it for $300, rode it into the ground like any 16 y/o and sold it for $300 2 years later!)

-1998 Saturn SC2 (first new car, taught myself to drive a manual on it)

-2000 BMW 323 (was boyfriends, made him take saturn, took bimmer) (it worked out for him as I am now his wife!)

-2002 Audi TT (Almost arrested for speeding in this car, oops - loved it!)

2005 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible (Perfect car. Love it. Had to buy family car (Prius) as I am now knocked up)

2007 Prius (Loving my Pretty Prius, love the benefits to environment, love the gadgets, love that I can put a baby in it )

 

Several of these purchases over lapped ... 2, 3, 4, cars at a time, for property in different states.
Starting at age 17 through age 51
22 cars over 34 years of driving

1973 - a '64 Ford Falcon Window Van
1974 - a '73 Ford Econoline Customized Van
1975 - a '74 Chevy Vega
1976 - a '76 American Motors Jeep CJ5
1977 - a '75 Datsun Pickup
1978 - a '73 Ford Pinto with Shelby V8
1979 - a '74 Ford Pinto
1980 - an '80 Toyota Pickup 4x4 conversion
1981 - a '72 Honda 2 cylinder Coup 'Z'
1982 - a '78 Ford Econoline straight Propane fuel
1985 - an '83 Honda Civic
1986 - an '86 Dodge Ram Pickup
1989 - an '87 Honda Accord
1990 - an '89 Porsche Speedster
1995 - an '89 Honda Accord (colision replacement)
1996 - an '87 Mercedes 300E
1997 - a '94 Ford Ranger Pickup
1998 - a '96 Ford Explorer 4x4
2000 - a '99 Ford Explorer 4X4
2002 - an '02 Range Rover
2004 - an '04 Toyota Prius
2006 - an '06 Lexus RX-400h SUV

(and various honda / harley / yamaha motor cycles)

 

1. ’68 Plymouth Road Runner (383 auto) used
2. ’70 Plymouth Duster (225 auto) used
3. ’67 Ford Mustang GTA (289-4v auto) used
4. ’71 Dodge Dart Swinger (318 to 340 auto) used
5. ’80 Ford Fiesta
6. ’80 Yamaha 400 Special II
7. ’82 Mazda RX-7 (5 speed)
8. ’70 Plymouth Duster (225 auto) used
9. ’82 Ford Mustang GT (4-speed)
10. ’84 Chrysler LeBaron convertible (2.2 auto) ordered
11. ’84 Plymouth Colt E 2-door
12. ’85 Honda Accord 4-door (5-speed)
13. ’85 Ford Mustang GT (5 speed) ordered
14. ’85 Chevrolet Corvette (auto)
15. ’86 Chevrolet Nova 4-dr sedan (5 speed)
16. ’87 Ford Ranger 4x4 (5 speed)
17. ’87 Harley Davidson 883
18. ’87 Ford Crown Victoria 4-dr (ex-police car) used
19. ’89 Mercury Tracer 2-door (5 speed)
20. ’90 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4 (5 speed)
21. ’92 Toyota Xtra-Cab 4x4 pickup (V6, auto) ordered
22. ’94 Pontiac Firebird Formula (6 speed) ordered
23. ’96 Dodge Neon Sport Coupe (DOHC, 5 speed)
24. ’97 Chevrolet Cavalier convertible (DOHC, 5 speed)
25. ’99 Mazda Miata (5 speed)
26. ’01 Mazda Tribute
27. ’01 Ford Mustang Cobra convertible (5 speed)
28. ’02 Mazda MPV LX
29. ’03 BMW 330Ci (5 speed) ordered
30. ’04 Mazda MPV LX
31. ’06 Toyota Prius

 

26 Y.O.

1) '84 Plymouth (un)Reliant (my first car. Totaled when I was rear-ended by Ford F150 going 45MPH while I was sitting at a stop light...only had it 1 year)
2) '86 Chevy Blazer POS Edition (replaced Reliant. Sold when gas prices began going up real high back in '04)
3) '04 Acura RSX-S (replaced Blazer. Still have it. Strictly a track car now.)
4) '07 Prius (replaces RSX as daily driver.)

 

1. 1979(?) Ford Pinto hatchback (with rear louvers) Got a great deal as it was after the redesign but they just couldn't get over the bad publicity.

2. 1984 Nissan 200sx hatchback( with rear louvers) Had it 11 years. Was rear ended and the ins. totaled it.

3. 1996 Saturn SC2 Coupe. Worst designed trunk in the world. After this car I vowed to go back to hatchbacks. Had it 9 years.

4. Prius 2005. Ah, the joys of a hatchback. Now if I could only get some rear louvers.

I also owned a 1960 Cadillac Sedan de Ville four door hardtop for about 3 years as a second car. Only drove it on the occasional weekend. It was a great car but probably got about 3 miles to the gallon. I think a family of four could live under the hood there was so much room in there compared to modern cars, especially the Prius.

That makes 5; 4 daily drivers and one for occasional recreation. BTW I bought the Caddy for $1500 and sold it for $3,000. I replaced the battery, spark plugs and wires, had the carborator cleaned and tuned and timing. Ran really great for the time I had it. I'd still have it now except I needed my garage back; parking on the street sucks.

 

I am a 1960 model who has owned the following vehicles:

57 Chevy truck
74 Honda MT 250 Elsinore (new)
75 Honda CB 550 Super Sport (new)
66 Mustang
67 Ford Fairlane “High Performanceâ€
76 Grand Prix (new)
77 Grand Prix (new)
78 Chevy pickup 4x4 (new)
74 VW Superbeetle
74 Datsun 280Z 2+2
80 Ford truck (new)
74 Ford 4x4 lift kit, body lift, 17:35 Monster Mudders (owned 1 week)
81 Pontiac Firebird (new)
83 Honda 750 Magna (new )
81 Chevy truck
77 Corvette
85 Chevy truck (new)
84 Honda Silver Wing
87 Nissan Maxima (new)
88 Chevy truck
90 Pontiac Bonneville
91 Nissan Maxima (new)
95 Lincoln Continental
96 Nissan Maxima (new)
00 Nissan Maxima (new)
04 Toyota Solara Convertible
01 Nissan Frontier crew cab
2000 Honda Insight (currently)
2005 Toyota Prius (currently)
2007 Honda Civic Hybrid (currently)

 

Age is 70+, lots of cars.

1947 Plymouth club coupe ( first car at age 18)
1954 Plymouth four door sedan ( replaced 47 Plymouth)
1957 Plymouth two door hardtop ( replaced 54 Plymouth)
1961 Valiant station wagon
1963 Plymouth two door hardtop ( replaced 57 Plymouth)
1965 Plymouth station wagon ( replaced 61 Valiant)
1970 Plymouth station wagon ( replaced 65 Plymouth)
1973 Plymouth station wagon ( replaced 70 Plymouth)
1947 DeSoto club coupe (show car, I still own this one)
1947 Dodge club coupe (show car, I still own this one)
1963 Chrysler New Yorker (show car, I still own this one)
1974 Mazda 808 (gave to daughter)
1979 Honda Accord four door sedan ( replaced 73 Plymouth)
1982 Honda Accord four door sedan ( replaced 79 Accord)
1984 Honda Accord four door sedan ( replaced 82 Accord))
1985 Honda Accord hatchback (replaced stolen 82 Accord)
1986 Hyundai Excell
1988 Honda Accord two door coupe (wife's car, we still own this one, only has 30K miles)
1980 Mazda RX7 (we still own this one)
1985 Ford F-150 pickup truck (replaced 86 Hyundai)
1984 Lincoln Town Car
1995 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck (replaced 85 Ford F-150, still own this one)
1988 Lincoln Town Car (replaced 84 Town Car)
2003 Honda Civic Hybrid (replaced 88 Town Car)
2005 Toyota Avalon (still own this one)
2007 Toyota Prius (replaced 03 Honda Civic Hybrid, still own this one)

 

This is a fun post. B)
Right now I am 21 years young. the downward spiral started on my 16th B-day!


Age
16 1. 1971 Mercury Comet GT 302
17 2. 1986 Honda Accord (Replaced Comet)
17 3. 1990 Honda Accord (Replaced '86 Accord)
18 4. 1992 Honda Accord (Added to the Fleet)
18 5. 1995 Mazda Millenia (Replaced '90 Accord)
18 6. 1994 Buick Century (Replaced Millenia)
18 7. 1992 Saturn Coupe (Replaced Buick)
18 8. 1970 Ford F150/100? W/460 (Project Truck, SOLD 1 Month later )
19 9. 1991 Isuzu Trooper (Project/Parts Truck for 92 Trooper)
19 10. 1992 Isuzu Trooper (Project Truck, SOLD 6 Months Later)
19 11. 2002 Audi A4Q (Replaced '92 Accord)
19 12. 2007 Nissan Versa (Added to Fleet)
20 13. 2002 Chevy S10 (Replaced Audi)
20 14. 2007 Toyota Prius "this is a keeper" (Replaced Nissan)
21 15. 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer (Replaced Chevy)
21 16. 2007 ZENN 2.22LX (Will Replace Lancer)


Cars are my passion....wait?,An addiction is a passion right?

 

The Prius is really the first car I chose because it was the first time I bought a new car.

No clue on the years but:

1st: Chevy Chevette. Drove it til the floor rusted out.
2nd: Toyota Celica. Two-toned blue and grey, loved that car.
3rd: Toyota Corolla
4th: Toyota Cressida
5th: Toyota Camry
and 6th - my Pri.

ETA: I'm 42.

 

30

1. Prius... and it's only because I haven't been able to find an EV that fits my budget and my needs... YET. I'm really hoping that my next will be EV.

I like seeing the lists that are a bunch of big-a$$ trucks and then a Prius at the bottom! Well done, guys

 

I'm 51. I've only ever bought new cars.

1979 Plymouth Horizon
1982 Honda Accord
1991 Honda Civic
2002 Honda Civic (gave it to my brother earlier this year)
2007 Honda Civic Hybrid.

 

i am 33...

1. 1980 pontiac grand prix
2. ford probe (huge piece of crap)
3. saturn sedan
4. nissan xterra
5. vw touareg v6
6. toyota prius