'74 mustang II - It was the mach 1 version
4 speed solid lifter v-6. an utter POS. not one of ford's better ideas.
'78 fiesta - awesome little car. a blast to drive and it was the sport edition with a racing stripe and a pop out sunroof. loved that car.
83 honda nighthawk 550 - my first new vehicle. had a great time on that thing. should have kept it, but with winter coming I traded it on a ...
'80 fiesta - this one ran a little stronger than the first, but, it was a POS. bought from a shiester used car dealer. had damage from a previous accident and electrical gremlins that probably were related to the crash.
'79 toyota supra - i thought this thing was the cat's ass when i bought it. a buddy ran it low on coolant a few weeks after i bought it and it developed a rod knock. that's when i got to learn how to rebuild an engine....twice. never, ever put main bearings in with the oil passages blocked. they're kinda important!
'80 f-150 - aka, the beverly hillbillies truck. prior owner put a very stout wood bed on it with pickup side tool boxes for side rails. it was so ugly, it was cool. bought it for 500 bucks, ran it about 4 years and sold it for 550!!! awesome truck. dirt cheap to work on.
84 accord hatchback - awesome car other than the worlds most complicated carb with approximately 27 miles of vac hose. when it ran right, it was awesome. when it didn't, the cat glowed so hot, i thought it would melt the car.
'86 taurus wagon - got lucky as it was one of 12 made with a decent auto tranny. served us well for over 100K miles. saw it a few years later being driven by the woman who bought it from us. it just wouldn't die.
'86 taurus wagon - first was so good, i bought another....with the biggest POS engine ever made, the ford 3.8 v-6. a little more torquey than the trusty 3.slow, but, it was a POS.
'85 dodge d-150 - last of the indestructible slant sixes. loved that truck. ran perfectly. then the smog plumbing pipe rotted out. i pulled the smog pump, it still passed emissions. so, i chucked the smog system. next year, it failed. couldn't get it to pass, didn't want to put money into it so i sold it. should have just parked it for a few year until it was exempt from emissions. i am certain that thing would have outlasted me.
'97 mercury villager - best car i ever owned. daughter wadded it up a week after she got her license. put over 100K on it without a bit of trouble.
'91 accord - great car. more fun to drive than new sonata. unfortunately it had those ridiculous motorized seat belts that started acting up. that, a cracked windshield and a few other things and i sold it. shouldn't have.
'09 sonata - only new car ever bought. great car. probably won't buy another new one though.
'02 grand caravan - i got lucky on this one. tranny still shifted like new after 120K. probably the single best example of the AOD transaxle mopar ever made. sold because we just didn't need a minivan anymore and my daughter was going broke feeding it.
'97 ranger. great truck if a bit nutless. looked good till a suicidal buck tried to run through my radiator last fall.
'97 saturn SW2 - awesome little car so far. daughter likes it.
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