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Old 12-26-2012, 04:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Dime - '95 Chevy S10 LS ExtCab RWD
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90 day: 18.23 mpg (US)

G/A - '96 Pontiac Grand Am
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90 day: 32.74 mpg (US)
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What vehicles have you owned?

Seems everyone has fond memories of this car, or that old truck that they had. Why not get a thread going listing all of the vehicles you've owned?


For me, it is:
1997 Grand Am, 2 door, 2.4L auto
2001 Regal GS, supercharged, rare edition (1 of 150 made)*
1992 Regal, 2 door
1987 Isuzu P'up, 1.9L (or 1.8L?), 4spd stick, 2WD (40+ mpg)
1995 S10, ext cab, 2WD, 4.3L auto*
1996 Grand Am, 2 door, 2.4L, 5 speed*
* = still own

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Old 12-26-2012, 04:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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VX - '94 Honda Civic VX
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My first car was/ is my 70 Chevy El Camino. Then it was my 2000 Neon, and third is my 94 Civic VX.
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Old 12-26-2012, 05:01 PM   #3 (permalink)
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CruzeRS - '15 Chevy Cruze LT RS
90 day: 41.29 mpg (US)
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1995 ford explorer xlt 4.0 ohv 4wd (1st car)
1996 ford Taurus gl (lemon car)
2000 olds intrigue (1st ecomodder car)
1999 ford escort zx2 HOT (still have)
2002 Pontiac grand am se (current DD)

in the span of 3 years ive had all of these
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Old 12-26-2012, 05:19 PM   #4 (permalink)
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CLaero - '97 Acura CL Premium
90 day: 34.59 mpg (US)

CR-v - '03 Honda CR-V EX
Team Honda
90 day: 26.52 mpg (US)
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1986 Chevy S-10
1993 Ford Taurus
1991 Honda Accord Coupe
1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1991 Mazda Miata
1997 Honda Civic
1996 Yamaha Seca II
1998 Ford Mustang
1995 Mazda Miata
2002 Nissan Xterra
1993 Mazda Miata (Track Car)
1987 Toyota 4Runner
1986 Ford F-150
2004 Jeep Wrangler
*1993 Mazda Miata
*1982 Honda CL500
1979 Pontiac Firebird
2004 Dodge Ram QC
1982 Honda XL350
*1997 Acura CL
*2003 Honda CR-V

*=Still Own

I'm sure there are a couple that I am missing, First one I owned was at 15yrs old, Currently 26. Cars I miss the most: 1997 Civic EX & 1993 Miata (Track Car.)
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Old 12-26-2012, 05:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Jenny - '02 Chevrolet Prizm Lsi
90 day: 25.21 mpg (US)

Crowley - '23 Ford Maverick XLT
90 day: 27.73 mpg (US)
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In order, daily drivers:
1988 Buick lesabre, 3.8 auto-18mpg
1993 Chevy silverado 2wd standard cab 8ft bed 350 auto-8 mpg
1988 Chevy Cheyenne 2wd standard cab 8 ft bed 305 auto- 15mpg
1994 ford ranger st cab short bed 2.3 manual * -25mpg (still a work in progress)
1999 ford f250 xl st cab 8ft bed 5.4L auto 4wd- 11mpg
1996 ford f150 xl st cab 6.5ft bed standard 4wd- 16mpg
2005 Chevy silverado z71 extended cab 6.5ft bed auto 5.3l 4wd- 16mpg
2011 Toyota Tacoma st cab 6ft bed 2.7l manual 4wd- 23mpg
2012 Chevy silverado w/t crew cab 5.5ft bed 4.8l auto 4wd (just bought two week ago) * - 16mpg so far
*=still own
Project cars, none still owned, in order:
1968 ford f100- st cab 6.5 Bed 240ci 6 cyl 3sp manual on column- 17mpg
1988 Chevy corvette- 350 auto targa top- 20mpg
1973 Plymouth duster- 318 bored .30 over, hot cam, bunch of other stuff done to motor auto- 7mpg
1986 ford f250- st cab 8ft bed 300 strait 6 auto 2wd- 14mpg
1989 ford mustang 5.0 convertible manual- 12mpg

Btw... I've been driving for 7 years
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Old 12-26-2012, 07:07 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 60.16 mpg (US)
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Oh, fun! I was just thinking about this last week - wondering if we'd done this thread before. I don't think we have - at least I haven't replied to one before.

We have done this one though:

I've had quite a few, mostly because all through school, I would buy a car, fix it up, keep it for ~6-12 months, then sell it. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat... The money I made covered my fuel/insurance and maybe left a small profit, so I drove for "free" (minus cost of the initial car) for quite a long time.

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Cast, in order of appearance:

1964 Pontiac Catalina 4-door hardtop, 389 automatic (one and only automatic transmission owned)

1979 AMC Spirit
2.0L 4-speed (rusted out hand-me-down from an aunt, horrid, horrid car!)

The VW Rabbit Frenzy Years!
  • 1977 2-door 1.6L 5-speed (Mexico Beige!)
  • 1980 4-door 1.6L 5-speed (silver, sunroof, sold to my brother)
  • 1982 2-door 1.7L 5-speed (dark green)
  • 1984 2-door 1.7L 5-speed (not a GTI, but had GTI wheels on it, which is why I bought it, so I could put them on: )
  • 1981 Cabriolet 1.7L 5-speed (silver, black top)
  • 1982 2-door 1.7L 5-speed (white, Aunt Charlotte's car)

1974 Volvo 240 sedan, ??L 4-speed -- field car

1983 Datsun/Nissan Sentra wagon, 1.5L 5-speed

1985 Toyota Tercel 4-door hatchback, 1.5L 5-speed

1984 Honda Civic hatchback, 1.5L 5-speed

1985 Toyota Camry sedan 1.8L 5-speed

1989 Honda Accord LX 1.8L 5-speed

1997 Kawasaki Ninja 250

1998 Pontiac Firefly (Geo Metro) 1.0L 5-speed

1998 Pontiac Firefly (Geo Metro) 1.0L 5-speed *

1992 Suzuki Swift 1.3L 5-speed (parts car / abandoned donor for the ForkenSwift EV)

1992 Geo Metro (converted to ForkenSwift EV)

1991 Pontiac Firefly convertible 1.0L 5-speed (in the project queue, awaiting restoration) *

1991 Suzuki Swift GT 1.3L 5-speed (parts car)

2000 Honda Insight 1.0L 5-speed

2006 Honda Civic 1.8L 5-speed

2004 Toyota Prius 1.5L CVT

2004 Toyota Echo 1.5L 5-speed

2000 Chevrolet Metro 1.0L 5-speed *

1990 Mazda Miata 1.6L 5-speed *

2014 Mitsubishi Mirage - The Fancy Metro - 1.2L 5-speed

2014 Mitsubishi Mirage - The Even Fancier Metro - 1.2L 5-speed

1999 Pontiac Firefly - driveable parts car - 1.0L 5-speed

2008 Honda Fit - 1.5L 5-speed

2014 Mitsubishi Mirage base model - Appliance Car - 1.2L 5-speed

(* still have)

Fun fact!
1.8L = car fleet average engine displacement, incl. 389ci Pontiac
1.5L = car fleet average engine displacement, excluding 389ci Pontiac
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Old 12-26-2012, 07:13 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Will get back to you on this one! Will take some time and effort for 70+ vehicles
to remember all!
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Old 12-26-2012, 07:27 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 60.16 mpg (US)
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70 vehicles... that's funny.

I've been telling people the last few years that with the vehicles in my current fleet, and considering how little I drive, I may not need to buy another car for the rest of my life!
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Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater
Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage.
Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown



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Old 12-26-2012, 07:55 PM   #9 (permalink)
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KLR650 - '10 Kawasaki KLR650

6.4 - '19 Ram 3500

All Black - '19 Kawasaki Vulcan S
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1984 Civic Wagon 2wd, w/1.5L & 5 spd stick
1976 Datsun pickup 2wd, w/2.2L & 5 spd stick from an 82 Nissan
1981 Toyota pickup 4wd, w/2.4L & 5spd stick
2005 Sunfire, w/2.2L & 5spd stick
*1979 Honda CM185T, w/181cc & 4 spd manual
2009 Vibe 2wd, w/1.8L & 5spd stick
*2010 Kawasaki KLR650, w/650cc & 5spd manual
*2012 Silverado 4wd, w/4.8L & 4spd auto

* - currently own
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Old 12-26-2012, 08:47 PM   #10 (permalink)
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my first car cost me 25.00 in 1964ish, a 1951 custom Delux Chevrolet from my brother, I was 14-5 years old, I came home from school a week later and the chrome wheels and interior tuck-n-roll were missing. my brother said he had sold me the car not the wheels and interior 2. 1960 renault dalphine 4 door $10.00 3. 1959 vw bug $450.00 4. 1968 Fiat 124 sport coupe $1500.00 5. 1956 vw bug $182.00 Im now up to about 40 plus only one new car in all those years 2003 toyota techoma $16004.00

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