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2nd Car - Green 1996 Pontiac Sunfire - (base model... cheap... could afford.)

-1973 Mustang (351 Cleveland...WHY did I sell it?)

-1977 Mustang Cobra (it kicked butt)

-1979 Mustang sedan (traded the Cobra in because of the high insurance cost...another mistake...this Stang had a gutless 4-cyl)

-1980 Mercury Zephyr (This car was not long for the world...3 weeks after I bought it, a drunk driver ran into me and totaled it. Luckily my 2 passengers and I escaped with minor injuries. The drunk's 1965 Ford pickup was unharmed, unfortunately.)

-1980 Mercury Zephyr (to replace the totaled one above)

-1983 Thunderbird (looked sportier than the Zephyr)

-1986 Thunderbird (bought it because the interest rates went down)

-1992 Ford Ranger pickup (got tired of hauling film in the front seat or trunk of the car)

-2000 Ford Ranger

-2002 Ford Ranger (traded in the 2000 because of the 0% interest financing)

Lately I've been walking more. Averaging 6 to 10 miles per day trying to loose weight so I can climb the Grand Teton later this summer. Its a healthier mode than any of the above. I hope to win the Film-Tech weight loss contest next year at Showorst.

Actually though.... My personal 4WD Vehicle is a Kia Sportage. I like it cause it can fit down backroads that full size P.U.'s just can't go down! It was really cheap and is super dependable. If it goes off a cliff its no big loss, I'll just go pick up another one really cheap at one of the 100's of State Street Auto Dealers!

My work vehicle is a 4WD 1996 S-10 Chevy Blazer. Got studded tires put on this thing for the winter and it can just about climb trees. Really comfy and not fatigueing to drive on long trips.
Fun vehicle is a 1992 Harley Sportster 883 bored out to 1200 with straight pipes and S&S carb. Nothing compares for a ride through the mountains. The neighbors are quite aware when I arrive home!!
Mark @ GTS

If memory serves me, (which it doesent, sometimes...)
Beaver's dad never drove a '65 Polara. The show died in '63 after they refused to let Beaver grow up...

Ward did drive Plymouths there at the end of the series, though...

I have added another vehicle to the growing stable of cars here at the dump. A 1986 Pontiac Grand AM from Canada (Speedometer reads kilometers) with tons of rust and stuff. This is the original rust-bucket. It has the 151 cu. in. OHV 4 cylinder banger, and the automatic transaxle, loaded with all the options except air conditioning.

With the gas prices approaching $1.45 for regular around here lately, I'm glad to have a car that gets 30 mpg to drive back and forth to work. Besides, it's the smallest car I've owned!

1st car- 89 Ford Tempo(WHITE); Had 70,000 miles when bought got rid of it a 110,000 miles 2 1/2 years later. (45 minute commute to school every day)

2nd car- 97 Ford Escort (RED); Had 65,000 miles on it traded in at 135,000 miles on it three years later.

1962 Mercury Comet (zero to 60 in 2 minutes flat; engine would die on foggy days)
1969 Volkswagen Beetle
1972 Toyota Celica
1975 Toyota Celica
1977 Toyota HiLux Pickup
1979 Volkswagen Scirocco
1982 Toyota SR5 Longbed Pickup
1985 Toyota Supra
1986 BMW 325i
1987 Ford Bronco II
1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Camper
1988 Volkswagen Jetta 16-valve (best regular car I've owned, except for that little incident with the broken timing belt at 30K miles)
1990 Ford Ranger Pickup
1993 Nissan Pathfinder SE (my all-time favorite vehicle and the only one I wish I still had)
1996 Ford Ranger Pickup
1998 Nissan Pathfinder SE
1999 Toyota 4-Runner SR-5
2001 Nissan Pathfinder SE

The majority of these were purchased brand new. I, uh, ahem, have a tendency to change vehicles often. Though I am currently very happy with the 2001 Pathfinder. 240 horsepower. Heh heh.

I like how the Toyota Celicas look, their performance numbers are decent for that kind of car, they're built well and not too expensive. The Nissan Altima V6 is fairly impressive, but popular enough that you might actually get a Maxima and a few more ponies under the hood for less. PT Cruisers are neat looking, but that engine is way too weak and with it having a Dodge Neon chassis I wonder if the paint job is just as chip prone as Neon's only a few years old. I've heard too many complaints about newer model Camaros to want any of those, and the rest of the Chevy cars are just boring looking to me. Honda? The Accord has great build quality to it, but it just seems bland --particularly for what you have to pay to get a well equipped Accord.

Anyway, I'm trying not to spend more than $25,000 (any more than that and I'll really be stretching myself financially). If I had $10K to $15K more to spend there are a lot of other car models I would consider (such as a Chysler 300M). But I gotta be realistic.

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you might wanna take a look at the Subaru Impreza WRX. I was looking at them today and the size of it plus it's 227 ponies under the hood, you could fry the tires right off it. The price seems reasonable as well.

On another note, the new Minis are extremely overpowered and overpriced. The " Sport " model has 163 horsepower.

>>> Phil