1. 1982 Renault LeCar standard 4 spd(lasted 4k till the block cracked)
2. 1985 Dodge Omni GLH turbo standard 5 spd(Fastest car I have ever had until my latest. Could blow the doors off of a late 80's Mustang) sold for $1400 hundred. Still on the road - I still see it and regret ever selling it.
3. 1984 Mercury Capri believe it was a 4spd. 302 and the worst piece of crap I have ever ever had. Gave that one away.
4. 1986 Dodge Omni 5 spd.(was a great car until I was hit from behind by a tractor trailer)
5. 1984 Honda Civic 4 spd.(probably would still be driving it if my ex girlfriend did not bury it into a four foot ditch)
6. 1990 Plymouth Sundance. First automatic!!Probably the cleanest car that I owned until it was T-boned
7. 1987 Mazda RX-7 turbo 5 spd.(sold it for $2500 waaay to tickets)
8. 1989 Isuzu Trooper II 5 spd.(Just like Aaron - leaked about a quart every week from the rear main seal.) Blew the clutch. (junked once again)
9. 1986 ex-police package. Dodge Diplomat. Automatic. 360 with a 727 tranny. K frame rusted right off. Junkyard anyone?
10. 1971 Chevy Suburban. 3onTree. I believe it was a 300 i-6. Had the old ambulance swing out doors and all. And once again ex-girlfriend wreked.
10. 1972(3?) Dodge Dart Swinger automatic. with the engine tranny combination from above. Carb fire. Junked once again
11. 1991 Chevy Caviler(sp?) auto. Got 25 thousand out of this car in a year. Still have it up on cinder blocks
12. 1989 Saab 900 turbo. 5 Spd. Lost the tie rod against a curb. Too much money to fix. But what a great car. Noo compaints what soo ever.
13. 1993 Dodge 5 spd!!!(see a commen theme almost?) Spirit twin turbo. Not an RT version of the same but a heavily modified wonderfully fast car that has a horrible tranny leak. I think this one I think will be it for another 40k. As long as I can keep up with the payments.

Of course one day I will buy new. But why bother? LOL

Yes, I have seen your car. HOWEVER, I have not heard your car. You sneaked into the parking lot while I was not looking, and left after I left in my Toronado. For all I know, your car was teleported in and out of the Waffle House. Of course, you never saw my car running either, so for all you know, my car is a permanant part of the lot!

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Other uses for the name FORD:

Fix Or Repair Daily (Thanks Jonathan!)

Found On Road Dead (My personal favorite! )

Full Of Rotton Defects

++And this one is from a Ford Lover. He's a nut:

First On Race Day

And heres another:

Second Car - 1973 VW Bug auto-stick. Damn i loved that car, but it was not good for running field service calls. Sold it for $50 more than I paid for it.

Third car - 1991 Saturn SL-2 5 speed. That car kicked ass.. a lot of people have mixed opinions of saturns.. but i loved mine. I ended up selling it to my friend's wife to give to their 16 year old daughter a couple months ago. It had 185,000 miles on it and is doing great!

Fourth Car - 1969 VW Bug convertible.
Currently undergoing restoration. I have all the parts.. I just need to put it together and have my killer paint job applied to it!

Fourth Car - 1988 Plymouth Voyager. This was my parent's van. They wanted to trade it in on mom's new 2000 Saturn.. but it needed brakes and they weren't going to get but chump change for it.. so I bought it for $500 and I love it.. runs great.. 150,000 miles - original transmission, 3.0L V6 and working A/C (that i converted to R134 freon)

car wishlist -
1994 Plymouth Sundance/Duster 5 speed 3.0L V6! i test drove one once, and i LOVED it!.. hopefully i can have one some day. The 1994 was the last year of the sundance/duster. it was replaced by the neon

-sean

Car Acronyms
* Does Contain Profanity *
GMC
Got Mechanic Coming
Generally Mediocre Cars
Garbage Man's Companion
Garage Man's Companion
Get More Chicks
Got More Crap
BUICK
Built Under the Influence of Captain Kangaroo
Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer
CADILLAC
Can't Always Drive In Lanes Like Average Cars
CHEVROLET
Cheap Heap, Every Valve Rusts, Oil Leaks Every Time
Car Has Extensive Valve Rattle On Long Extended Trips
Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Each Time
Constantly Having Every Vehicle Recalled Over Lousy Engineering Techniques
Crappy Hot-Running Engines, Very Rusted Out, Lose Every Time
CAMARO
Cobras And Mustangs Are Really Optimal
Can't America Make A Real One?
Cool American Made Automobile, Runs Outstanding
IROC
Italian Retard Out Cruising
I'd Rather Own a Corvette
OLDSMOBILE
Overpriced, Leisurely Driven Sedan Made Of Buick's Irregular Leftover Equipment
Oh Look Dammit, Some Massive Oil Burning Idiot's Leaking Everything
Old Loose Dented Sheet Metal Outdated By Infamies Like Edsel
Old Ladies Driving Slowly Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late Everyday
Old Ladies Driving Slowly Mostly Offa Bridges Into Lake Erie
PONTIAC
Poor Old Nitwit Thinks It's A Cadillac
GTO
Gas, Tires, & Oil
SATURN
Supposedly American Technology, Unfortunately Really Nissan
CHRYSLER
Cheap Huckstering to Rowdy Youth Save Lee's Early Retirement
Car Having Really Yucky Stupid Lazy Engine Runs
Could Have Remained Your Sickly Lame Elderly Relative's
PLYMOUTH
Please Let Your Mother Out from Under The Hood
Please Leave Your Money Out Under The Hood
DODGE
Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere
JEEP
Junky Electrical & Emissions Parts
Jump Excitedly in Every Pothole
AMC
Afro Motor Company
MOPAR
Most Often Passed At Races
Mostly Old Parts And Rust
Mostly Old Paint And Rust
Move Over Power Approaching Rapidly
FORD
First On Race Day
Found On Road Dead
Fucked Over Rebuilt Dodge
Fix Or Repair Daily
Fraternal Order of Restored DeSotos
Fucking Owner Real Dumb!
MUSTANG
Mostly Used Summers To Attract Naked Girls
PINTO
Put In New Transmission Often
Please Insert Nickel To Operate
COUGAR
Crafted Of Upholstery, Garbage, And Rust
DeLOREAN
Don't Ever Let One Rich European Acquire Narcotics

IMPORTS:

AUDI
Accelerates Under Demonic Influence
Another Uninformed Driver Insulted
Another Useless Device Installed
Always Unsafe Designs Implemented
BMW
Babbling Mechanical Wench
Bavarian Manure Wagon
Bayerisher Mist Wagen (Bavarian shit-car, in german)
Beastly Monstrous Wonder
Big Money Waste
Blasphemous Motorized Wreck
Born Moderately Wealthy
Break My Windows
Bumbling Mechanical Wretch
Bowel Movement Wagon
FERRARI
For Every Really Rich American Racing Idiot
FIAT
Fucking Idiot Assembled This!
Fucking Italian Attempt (at) Transportation.
Failure in Automotive Technology
Feeble Italian Attempt at Transportation
Fix It Again Tony?
Fix It All the Time
Fucking Italians Ain't Trustworthy
HONDA
Helping Out Nips Destroying America
How Odd-No Damn Acceleration
Hold Overs Not Doing Anything
Hell Of a Nice Damn Automobile
Hand Over Dollars to Asians
Historically, Orientals Never Drove Automobiles
ACURA
Automobile Causes Universal Road Accidents
All Cars Usually Require Adjustment
Awful,Crappy,Unreliable, Rusty Automobile
Asian Car, Uses Rice Activation
JAGUAR
Jews And Germans Usually Argue Retail
HYUNDAI
How Young Urban Nitwits Drive Automotive Imports
Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive
LOTUS
Lots Of Trouble - Usually Serious
MAZDA
Major Asshole Zooming Down Alleyways
MERCEDES
Men Expressing Real Cocky Egos Driving Expensive Sedans
MITSUBISHI
Maybe I'll Trick Some Unsuspecting Babe Into Some Heavy Intercourse
NISSAN
No Intelligent Service Station Accepts Nissans
PORSCHE
Pretentious, Obnoxious Rich Shits Can't Have Everything
Puts Out Really Smokey Carbonate Hazardous Emissions
Pulled Over Regularly So Cops Have Enough
RENAULT
Retarded Engine No Acceleration Ugly Lump of Trash
SAAB
Still Ain't A Beamer
Swedish Automobiles Always Break
SUBARU
Send Undercover Boat And Radioactive Uranium
TOYOTA
Take Out Your Own Trash Akamoto
Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto
LEXUS
Lousy Engine, Xplodes Under Stress
TRIUMPH
The Risk Involving Useless Machinery Pays Heavily
VOLKSWAGEN
Very Old Lady Kills Someone, Waves Adios, Gets On Ninety-five
VOLVO
Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object
YUGO
Young Ugly Guys Own'em

First car, 1978 MustangII, given to me by my grandpa, would not run, dad rebuilt the 2.3 liter four banger. Got great gas mileage, could easily sqauk the tires (four speed manual) and ran a 18 second quarter mile (down a small hill). Still own this car, its tarped up and dad is building a 351W for it this summer (fingers crossed) may opt for a beefy 302 instead.

Second Car was a 1982 Monte Carlo, V6, limo black windows all the way around, rust all around too. Had a sunroof though! Only 400bucks, drove it for 6months and sold it for 350 bucks, good deal I think. Got my first speeding ticket in it too.

Third car, this began my facination with small cars, 1986 Ford Escort. Bright red. Great gas mileage and CHEAP to insure.

Fourth car, 1991 Escort GT. This thing was sweat, four wheel disc breaks, same engine Ford Cart race cars use, tinted windows. Had this car for a year, insurance was a lot for a college student also got myself a second speeding ticket. 55 in a 25, but the officer only wrote the ticket for 5 over. HE RULES! Sold the car to my parents, who bought it for me for the same price they paid for it once before. They love me.

Current Car: 1988 Chevy Sprint (Import) this is a Suzuki motorcycle with a car body put on it. I cannot get parts for it's three cylinder power house that cranks out 45 base horsepower. It actually uses a motorcycle carb that pushes gas like a mofo in the city. I get 20mpg in the city and 45MPG on the highway. I will drive this car until I win the lotto or it dies. If I win the lotto I am using the motor to build a gocart!
A damn fast one that!

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'90 Poniac Grand Prix (5 Speed)

Now I have:

2nd Car: 1970 Ford Capri 1600GT Red with two white racing stripes on bonnet and roof. I love this car, nowadays my fiance drives it.

3rd Car: FIAT X-19 This was a real classic, had to get rid of it as was too impractical with only 2 seats.

4th and current car: Ford Laser TX3 4WD Turbo, is probably known in the US as a Mazda 323. This is the rally version and it certainly is a little rocket.

I have to go now and burn a little rubber.

For fun: Volvo 164 '73 B30 3litres 130 Hp
Back-seat removed and replaced with wooden floor - othervise doggie falls down...

1st car I drove on a regular basis: '79 Volvo of some sort, mustard yellow with brown interior. Automatic. Handled more beautifully than anything else I've driven.
Wish I still had it, but my parents kept it when I moved out, then gave it to my younger brother as a graduation gift.

1st car I owned: 89 VW Golf, dark blue. Fun little car to drive, decent on gas. Seems to be plagued by gremlins. Throttle sticks when its cold (SCARY to drive in winter here!). Would rather drive it than current vehicle.

2nd car I can call my own: 85 Chrystler 5th Avenue, white. This thing is a freaking land-yacht! Its also a gas-hog, and has issues with highway driving. But hey, it was given to me. Plus, I drive less than 8 miles from home to work and back…

What would I want for a car? Err, something that doesn't look like a boat, something that isn't a cop-magnet, something that gets decent gas mileage… But hey, I work at a cinema, I don't get paid enough to be able to afford to go out and buy what I want for a car!

~GLB

Many "second" cars, theoretically for hauling crap around, or when the GT6 has its carburettors in the kitchen:

1971 Chrysler Newport midnight blue 4 door - beautiful floating interstate starship with air conditioning that would keep Walt Disney solid-froze with all the windows down on a Gulf Coast summer. I had a VERY life-changing experience in that car: was late once (forgot about losing an hour going across a time zone change) & realized that the only way to be on time involved: 60 mph = a mile a minute, thus -- 120 mph = TWO miles per minute. Buried the speedo on an interstate past 120 into invisibility...then set the cruise control. As it cushily, confidently, & silently loafed like that through the whizzing landscape, I was transfixed, thinking about & SUDDENLY UNDERSTANDING ALL ABOUT EINSTEINS THEORY OF RELATIVITY, previously it had been just rote memorization. Speed = distance/time, BUT THE EQUATION CAN BE WRITTEN ALSO as TIME = DISTANCE/SPEED, the equation we were given in elementary school; THEY ARE THE SAME THING, not discrete. The epiphany is that Time is not a constant. Suddenly, everything else starts lining up.

1964 Dodge 440 Station wagon - wonderful for hauling anything. Cool, Raymond Loewy-looking aero rear end, lovely blue the color of the sky on a hot summer day (it was invisible in parking lots on such days). Pushbutton transmission, massively fast when already rolling & would out-accelerate & top end foolish 80's & later products, of course. Required three days' written notice for stops from speeds above 90 mph. Spontaneously one night while driving at 90 when the radar detector went off, I reached down & turned off the headlights. The cop when he came around the bend, must have thought it was an invisible UFO. The Dodge Wagon & Chrysler Newport were terminated (while stationary!) by family members while on extended loan.

A Yugo! Actually, a very good car, but like Mini Coopers, they suffered from being cheaper to replace than repair, & most folks didn't even go to the expense of changing oil or cam belts. The transmission lever felt like stirring sewage with an oar, though. The Yugo was the last carburetted auto sold in the U.S. ! How long has it been since you heard a backfire? I may hear an old truck backfire somewhere maybe once or twice a year now, & it is a nostalgic sound.

1957 Jaguar XK 140 Drophead coupe - everybody wants to succumb to the need for a convertible at some time. The XK 140 seemed like it would be the perfect cross between the enjoyment I have for both small sports cars & big Chrysler products: weighed a ton, steel I-beam ladder frame, steering wheel like you'd find in a bus, monstrous 16" wheels. Front bumper miles away from steering wheel, turning computations were like gunnery computations. Incredibly powerful, was fun for pulling pickups out of the sand at the beach. Too beautiful though: you couldn't park it anywhere. Too many times I'd get gas, go inside to pay for it, come out, & someone, male or female, woulld be *sitting in my car*, touching the burled walnut dash, fingering the gauges, etc. I'd get to the driver's door, look at them, they'd look up sort of dreamily & say "is this your car?" Do you know how hard it is to repress the need to yell "GET THE F*** OUT OF MY CAR!" As a second car, it was unworkable, because you couldn't take it or park it anywhere. Also, after the restoration, I was just too intimately familiar with every nut & bolt, but did not have an emotional attachment commensurate with the over-familiarity. Knew it so well I was tired of it; you know how that goes.

I tend to drive lots of different cars, & find GM's, BMW's, & Mercedes boring, appliance-like vehicles. Like driving refrigerators.

I need another Dodge Wagon or Chrysler Newport (sniff, sniff). Or maybe a Jeep, if AC is acceptable in the things. Maybe an Amphicar, they're homely enough to park anywhere:
http://www.amphicar.com/previous.htm