what did u drive before the FIT???
#164
02-14-2009, 01:41 PM
A lot of these posts had me LOL'ing, especially when the car lists were going back to the 1970s (props to the dude with the pinto).
For some reason it brought this video to mind:
Dodge 88 AriesVideo
For me, it was a 2002 BMW 325i - just too much on the wallet after 60K in miles and almost everything needed to be replaced. That, and I couldn't get it to pass emissions.
For some reason it brought this video to mind:
Dodge 88 AriesVideo
For me, it was a 2002 BMW 325i - just too much on the wallet after 60K in miles and almost everything needed to be replaced. That, and I couldn't get it to pass emissions.
#167
02-14-2009, 07:39 PM
-87 Plymouth reliant K!
-89 Mercury Topaz!
-91 Dodge Spirit R\T (Still the fastest car i've had!!) Wrecked it because of a snapped timing belt that destroyed the rare 2.2 16v
Body was still pristine but try to find one of those engines just for fun!
-98 Dodge Neon EX DOHC (Third fastest car!)
-95 Plymouth Neon base!
-99 Dodge Neon R\T!
-92 Honda Civic DX Hatch!
-95 Mazda 626 LX-V6! (Second fastest car!)
-97 Dodge Neon Sport (I miss my Konis!)
-08 Honda Fit
Well that's that... Mainly 'lil Mopars!
Marko!!
-89 Mercury Topaz!
-91 Dodge Spirit R\T (Still the fastest car i've had!!) Wrecked it because of a snapped timing belt that destroyed the rare 2.2 16v
Body was still pristine but try to find one of those engines just for fun!-98 Dodge Neon EX DOHC (Third fastest car!)
-95 Plymouth Neon base!
-99 Dodge Neon R\T!
-92 Honda Civic DX Hatch!
-95 Mazda 626 LX-V6! (Second fastest car!)
-97 Dodge Neon Sport (I miss my Konis!)
-08 Honda Fit
Well that's that... Mainly 'lil Mopars!
Marko!!
Last edited by DOHCtor; 02-14-2009 at 07:42 PM.
#170
02-14-2009, 10:42 PM
This is a great thread! It got my mental wheels turning. Here we go, in chronological order, earliest to latest. I've almost always owned more than one vehicle at a time so some of these overlap:
1. 1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero, "the rauncho". 200ci 6cyl with a 2-speed automatic (really).
2. 1965 Austin Mini Clubman station wagon. 850cc 4cyl fwd 4spd. It was painted red, white and blue, and it had stars on the roof and a Union Jack painted on the hood.
3. 1966 Volkswagen Westphalia camper van, "the bus". 1500cc 4cyl -20hp or so it seemed. A barn door with no brakes.
4. 1968 BMW 2002. 2L 4cyl 4spd. Didn't have it long, cost too much for a poor boy like me to keep.
5. 1960 VW Beetle. 1.2L 4cyl 36hp 4spd. Had a canvas sunroof that was so big you could stand straight up while driving down the road.
6. 1966 VW Beetle, 1.6L 4cyl ?hp 4spd. Painted a Canadian flag on the (metal) sunroof. Bought it with 60K miles, drove it another 100K miles until rust claimed it. This and the next car are the reason I dislike anything with the name 'Bosch' on it to this day.
7. 1967 Saab 95 station wagon, "starship saabsurprise". 1.7L V4 4spd on the column. Freewheel between the engine and transmission. The ugliest car ever made. Sturdy and reliable, with the exception of the Bosch electrics.
Things get a little foggy right through here. (Must have been all the drugs.) I had a succession of English cars but I am not sure of the exact order...
8. 1966 Austin Mini Cooper, "the cooper". 998cc 4cyl 4spd fwd. A project car, the engine came in boxes in the back seat. I took it all the way apart and put it all the way back together again, fixing everything as I went. Cam, pistons, header, bigger carbs, Konis, fat tires on 10 inch mag wheels. I sold it for 5 times what I originally paid for it and probably 1/5 of what I put into it.
9. 1971 MGBGT, "the midgabidget". 1.8L 4cyl 4spd. White with tan interior. A thing of beauty, a joy to drive, and a pretty darn reliable piece of machinery. I still thinK the BGT was one of the loveliest cars ever made.
10. 1973 MGB roadster" the b". 1.8L 4cyl 4spd. Rust bucket. Perfect 50/50 weight distribution with the bulk of the weight between the axles; open the hood on any 'B' and look at where all the stuff is relative to the wheels and you'll see what I mean.
11. 1967 Morris Mini 850, converted into a pseudo Cooper S by stuffing a 1275cc engine in it. Another basket case; I never actually got this one running.
12. 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, "the bomber". 350ci V8 3spd auto. A complete barge, which was just the ticket because I was working away from home at the time and had a huge commute at the beginning and end of each week. People moved over when they saw it in their rear view mirror. When I was finished with it I gave it away.
13. 1978 Toyota Celica. 2.2L 4cyl 5spd rwd. Picked it up at auction. A fine little car that carried me many many miles and sold me on the sturdiness of Japanese vehicles.
14. 1984? Peugeot 505 sedan. 2.2L 4cyl 3spd auto. My first 'luxury' car. No power but oh what a lovely suspension. Always ran hot in the summertime. Safe as houses but always having some little thing going wrong (Bosch electrics again). My son drove it to college for several years, finally burned the engine up and sold it for parts.
15. 1990 Peugeot 405 station wagon. 1.6L 4cyl 4spd fwd. My first 'new' car, actually a factory demo car with only 400 miles when I bought it. I loved this car but Peugeot bailed out of the US market shortly after I bought it and there very few imported, so I worried about getting parts for it. Besides, I was able to trade it even up for the Peugeot I really wanted...
16. 1988 Peugeot 505S Turbo sedan, "the pooj". 2.2L turbocharged 4cyl 5spd. It was everything my first 505 was, plus it had power. Cars like this won SCCA Showroom Stock National Champion several years running. I hated to part with this car.
17. 2000 Subaru Legacy sedan "the subie". 2.5L 165hp 4cyl 5spd awd. My first AWD car. A fine, sturdy piece of machinery, comfortable and practical. We still have it.
18. 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STi, "the loud car". 2.5L 300hp 4cyl 6spd awd. AWD with THREE, count 'em, limited slip differentials, the cener one of which can be controlled from inside the car. An absolute beast. Everything you've read about them is true, and then some. I have never had so much fun behind the wheel in my entire life. I plan on never selling it.
19. 2008 Honda Fit, "the fit". 1.5L 109hp 4cyl 5spd. Tinny little Honda minicar, cute as a button and cheap as hell to own (I hope). I bought it to drive back and forth to work; I have a very long commute and the STi isn't exactly happy as a commuter. An absolute hoot to drive. When it comes time to decide what to drive to work -- the STi or the Fit -- I honestly have a hard time deciding. Mostly I choose the Fit and I don't regret it.
Well that's it so far. I left out my wife's vehicles because, well, they're hers. Two Jeeps. We still have one of those too. And I may have missed one or two in there as I was buying and selling pretty regularly for a little while. And I didn't put any of my bicycles in there either, some of which have more miles on them than the cars.
If I had a bazillion dollars and a big storage garage I would have kept all of them except 6, 12, 13, and 14.
1. 1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero, "the rauncho". 200ci 6cyl with a 2-speed automatic (really).
2. 1965 Austin Mini Clubman station wagon. 850cc 4cyl fwd 4spd. It was painted red, white and blue, and it had stars on the roof and a Union Jack painted on the hood.
3. 1966 Volkswagen Westphalia camper van, "the bus". 1500cc 4cyl -20hp or so it seemed. A barn door with no brakes.
4. 1968 BMW 2002. 2L 4cyl 4spd. Didn't have it long, cost too much for a poor boy like me to keep.
5. 1960 VW Beetle. 1.2L 4cyl 36hp 4spd. Had a canvas sunroof that was so big you could stand straight up while driving down the road.
6. 1966 VW Beetle, 1.6L 4cyl ?hp 4spd. Painted a Canadian flag on the (metal) sunroof. Bought it with 60K miles, drove it another 100K miles until rust claimed it. This and the next car are the reason I dislike anything with the name 'Bosch' on it to this day.
7. 1967 Saab 95 station wagon, "starship saabsurprise". 1.7L V4 4spd on the column. Freewheel between the engine and transmission. The ugliest car ever made. Sturdy and reliable, with the exception of the Bosch electrics.
Things get a little foggy right through here. (Must have been all the drugs.) I had a succession of English cars but I am not sure of the exact order...
8. 1966 Austin Mini Cooper, "the cooper". 998cc 4cyl 4spd fwd. A project car, the engine came in boxes in the back seat. I took it all the way apart and put it all the way back together again, fixing everything as I went. Cam, pistons, header, bigger carbs, Konis, fat tires on 10 inch mag wheels. I sold it for 5 times what I originally paid for it and probably 1/5 of what I put into it.
9. 1971 MGBGT, "the midgabidget". 1.8L 4cyl 4spd. White with tan interior. A thing of beauty, a joy to drive, and a pretty darn reliable piece of machinery. I still thinK the BGT was one of the loveliest cars ever made.
10. 1973 MGB roadster" the b". 1.8L 4cyl 4spd. Rust bucket. Perfect 50/50 weight distribution with the bulk of the weight between the axles; open the hood on any 'B' and look at where all the stuff is relative to the wheels and you'll see what I mean.
11. 1967 Morris Mini 850, converted into a pseudo Cooper S by stuffing a 1275cc engine in it. Another basket case; I never actually got this one running.
12. 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, "the bomber". 350ci V8 3spd auto. A complete barge, which was just the ticket because I was working away from home at the time and had a huge commute at the beginning and end of each week. People moved over when they saw it in their rear view mirror. When I was finished with it I gave it away.
13. 1978 Toyota Celica. 2.2L 4cyl 5spd rwd. Picked it up at auction. A fine little car that carried me many many miles and sold me on the sturdiness of Japanese vehicles.
14. 1984? Peugeot 505 sedan. 2.2L 4cyl 3spd auto. My first 'luxury' car. No power but oh what a lovely suspension. Always ran hot in the summertime. Safe as houses but always having some little thing going wrong (Bosch electrics again). My son drove it to college for several years, finally burned the engine up and sold it for parts.
15. 1990 Peugeot 405 station wagon. 1.6L 4cyl 4spd fwd. My first 'new' car, actually a factory demo car with only 400 miles when I bought it. I loved this car but Peugeot bailed out of the US market shortly after I bought it and there very few imported, so I worried about getting parts for it. Besides, I was able to trade it even up for the Peugeot I really wanted...
16. 1988 Peugeot 505S Turbo sedan, "the pooj". 2.2L turbocharged 4cyl 5spd. It was everything my first 505 was, plus it had power. Cars like this won SCCA Showroom Stock National Champion several years running. I hated to part with this car.
17. 2000 Subaru Legacy sedan "the subie". 2.5L 165hp 4cyl 5spd awd. My first AWD car. A fine, sturdy piece of machinery, comfortable and practical. We still have it.
18. 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STi, "the loud car". 2.5L 300hp 4cyl 6spd awd. AWD with THREE, count 'em, limited slip differentials, the cener one of which can be controlled from inside the car. An absolute beast. Everything you've read about them is true, and then some. I have never had so much fun behind the wheel in my entire life. I plan on never selling it.
19. 2008 Honda Fit, "the fit". 1.5L 109hp 4cyl 5spd. Tinny little Honda minicar, cute as a button and cheap as hell to own (I hope). I bought it to drive back and forth to work; I have a very long commute and the STi isn't exactly happy as a commuter. An absolute hoot to drive. When it comes time to decide what to drive to work -- the STi or the Fit -- I honestly have a hard time deciding. Mostly I choose the Fit and I don't regret it.
Well that's it so far. I left out my wife's vehicles because, well, they're hers. Two Jeeps. We still have one of those too. And I may have missed one or two in there as I was buying and selling pretty regularly for a little while. And I didn't put any of my bicycles in there either, some of which have more miles on them than the cars.
If I had a bazillion dollars and a big storage garage I would have kept all of them except 6, 12, 13, and 14.
Last edited by wdb; 02-14-2009 at 11:07 PM.
#175
02-16-2009, 03:15 AM
My first car was a 1995 Subaru Legacy Sedan with an EJ22. It was a reliable car and I drove it for over 8 years. I only had one minor accident in it when I was backed into by an 80 year old man on 9/11. He was way too old to be behind the wheel.
Last January I sold it to my coworker when it had 165k on it. He totaled it a month later. How is it that I can drive it for almost 9 years and he totals it after a month???
Last January I sold it to my coworker when it had 165k on it. He totaled it a month later. How is it that I can drive it for almost 9 years and he totals it after a month???
#176
02-16-2009, 03:27 AM
lets see this will be a long list lol
first car: 1974 mustang II
1965 mercury comet hardtop
1965 mecury comet cyclone
1976 chevy nova
1978 ford thunderbird
1993 ford tempo
1987 mustang lx 4 cylinder
1989 mustang lx 5.0 5-speed
1991 mustang gt 5.0 auto
1993 mustang gt 5.0 5-speed
2001 mustang gt bullet edition
2002 civic si
2003 isuzu rodeo < big mistake
2004 ford explorer sport trac
1993 civic coupe
1992 civic hatch
1998 ford escort wagon < my wifes car
2006 accord vp 5 -speed
2007 civic lx sedan
2008 fit sport milano red
current: 2009 fit sport blue sensation auto
first car: 1974 mustang II
1965 mercury comet hardtop
1965 mecury comet cyclone
1976 chevy nova
1978 ford thunderbird
1993 ford tempo
1987 mustang lx 4 cylinder
1989 mustang lx 5.0 5-speed
1991 mustang gt 5.0 auto
1993 mustang gt 5.0 5-speed
2001 mustang gt bullet edition
2002 civic si
2003 isuzu rodeo < big mistake
2004 ford explorer sport trac
1993 civic coupe
1992 civic hatch
1998 ford escort wagon < my wifes car
2006 accord vp 5 -speed
2007 civic lx sedan
2008 fit sport milano red
current: 2009 fit sport blue sensation auto
Last edited by peg_leg; 02-16-2009 at 03:29 AM.
#177
02-16-2009, 03:54 AM
lets see this will be a long list lol
first car: 1974 mustang II
1965 mercury comet hardtop
1965 mecury comet cyclone
1976 chevy nova
1978 ford thunderbird
1993 ford tempo
1987 mustang lx 4 cylinder
1989 mustang lx 5.0 5-speed
1991 mustang gt 5.0 auto
1993 mustang gt 5.0 5-speed
2001 mustang gt bullet edition
2002 civic si
2003 isuzu rodeo < big mistake
2004 ford explorer sport trac
1993 civic coupe
1992 civic hatch
1998 ford escort wagon < my wifes car
2006 accord vp 5 -speed
2007 civic lx sedan
2008 fit sport milano red
current: 2009 fit sport blue sensation auto
first car: 1974 mustang II
1965 mercury comet hardtop
1965 mecury comet cyclone
1976 chevy nova
1978 ford thunderbird
1993 ford tempo
1987 mustang lx 4 cylinder
1989 mustang lx 5.0 5-speed
1991 mustang gt 5.0 auto
1993 mustang gt 5.0 5-speed
2001 mustang gt bullet edition
2002 civic si
2003 isuzu rodeo < big mistake
2004 ford explorer sport trac
1993 civic coupe
1992 civic hatch
1998 ford escort wagon < my wifes car
2006 accord vp 5 -speed
2007 civic lx sedan
2008 fit sport milano red
current: 2009 fit sport blue sensation auto
dang that is a long list.
#179
02-16-2009, 07:15 AM
Where to start....
1st vehicle I had was a gray 86 Dodge Ram truck w/ a 4 sp manual (no pic)
2nd- 76 Silver Lincoln Mark IV w/ red interior (no pic)
3rd - 93 Red Mazda Mx-3 w/ j-spec 2.5L v-6 swap (no pic)
4th - 97 green Cadillac eldorado
5th - 06 silver Chevrolet HHR (wife's car)
Traded in the Eldorado for 03 Silver Saab 9-3 (no pic) which then got traded for my current 08 MR Fit base. Sorry no pics of the car yet.
Wife currently has an silver 07 Honda Element SC which the HHR got traded in for(pic taken after an off roading excursion, in where I did get it stuck!)
1st vehicle I had was a gray 86 Dodge Ram truck w/ a 4 sp manual (no pic)
2nd- 76 Silver Lincoln Mark IV w/ red interior (no pic)
3rd - 93 Red Mazda Mx-3 w/ j-spec 2.5L v-6 swap (no pic)
4th - 97 green Cadillac eldorado
5th - 06 silver Chevrolet HHR (wife's car)
Traded in the Eldorado for 03 Silver Saab 9-3 (no pic) which then got traded for my current 08 MR Fit base. Sorry no pics of the car yet.
Wife currently has an silver 07 Honda Element SC which the HHR got traded in for(pic taken after an off roading excursion, in where I did get it stuck!)
