How many cars have you owned?

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How many cars have you owned?

Reply #30 – February 16, 2006, 01:16:35 AM

I've had my license for 17 years:

In that time I've owned (get ready...it's a big list!!)

'77 Ford Pinto - $150: daily driver til I killed it after 4 years
'87 T-Bird - $6200: Yep...the hot rod
'83 Ford Fairmount - $700: What a great all year beater
'92 Cougar LS - $3100: Current all year driver
'89 Mustang LX - $2700: The parts car for the Bird's 5.0 swap

You could say I get my money's worth out of my cars! I drove the Pinto though High School and still drove it when I got the Bird when I was 20. That Pinto was the best winter car I ever had and I spent maybe $100 on it over the years I owned it.

The Bird was bought for $2000 and after all was said and done after rebuilding it, I had $6200 into it. Drove it daily for the first summer I had it (never in the winter) and then it became my weekend toy from then on.

The Fairmount was another steal.....only money I spent on that car for the 7 years I had it was tires and an exhaust and one set of brake pads. That car was dead reliable too with it's straight 6. It had over 400,000 kms by the time I got rid of it. It ALWAYS started no matter how cold it was and never got stuck in the snow. Never did an oil change on it either (only filters) because it leaked a litre a week so I just kept adding it! LOL!!

The Cougar has been great so far as well.....haven't spent much on it at all to keep it going. Currently has 205,000 kms on it and I'm confident the body will rot away before mechaical woes ever catch up to it.

The Mustang.....picked that up soley to pillage the parts I needed for the 5.0 swap. After I took what I needed I sold various stock engine parts from it that I wasn't going to use and the rolling chassis to recoupe $1300...which of course was promptly spent on the T-Bird!

And if that list says anything about me, it says I don't give a rats ass what I drive back and forth to work....as long as it runs and is reliable.........and cheap so I can spend the money on the Bird.

So my secret's out. I often get asked how I afford all the stuff on the Bird and the simple answer is I drive cheap cars for transportation, I do ALL my own repairs and the most important two things are the fact that the Bird was built to it's current state from '91 til now and it's my only guilty pleasure....I don't spend a lot of money on other things.

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Reply #31 – February 16, 2006, 01:51:39 AM

Lets see.... Licensed for 8 years, and heres the cars in order of ownage LOL

1981 Chrysler Lebarron - $200, and I put about 8K on it before it died.
1986? Dodge Langer (Yes it was the shelby) $800 it blew a fuel pump, and i left it for dead :(
1984 Cadillac Eldorado $1000 was a wonderful car, died in an accident, i came out without a scratch, other car was an unreconizable lump of plastic and metal.
1988 Buick Regal Limited, $50 Good car until the rack went out at 65 MPH
1988 Thunderbird V6 $650 Great car, lasted me for about 2 years, then i sold it for $800
1987 Thunderbird TC $950 Got a year and a half out of this one, and it still runs. Its currently in storage, delegated to parts car duty because of rust.
1997 Toyota Corolla $10,145 Low miles, wifes car, we recently got rid of it because we couldnt afford payments anymore....Plus she hated that it didnt have much power (she used to have a 97 Pontiac Grand Prix GT)
1988 Thunderbird TC $2900 My griggs t-bird, immaculate, i love it...unfortunately being driven this winter due to lack of money for storage
1994 Chevey Beretta Z26 $750 had a blown intake gasket, and needs rod bearings right now. Selling it soon!

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Reply #32 – February 16, 2006, 02:06:34 AM

Appparently I missed this post the first time, so I shall do it now.
I got my licence: April 2000
I got my 1987 Cougar LS: December 2001
It is the only car I have owned (prior to its purchase I drove my parents backup 1985 Chevy Caprice Classic [350] and my brothers 1988 Ford Taurus [3.0 so gutless I can't even imagine the 2.5 in one (sure made the 3.8 in my other brothers Sable feel like a rocket)])

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Reply #33 – February 16, 2006, 02:07:55 AM

Looks like I have one of the shorter lists here...

I've had my license since '97, but I wasn't allowed to get a car til I was a senior in high school ('98-99).

Anyway cars I've had:

1988 Plymouth Reliant- wasn't really mine, my dad's old POS that I drove for a couple months before I got-
1990 Mustang 2.3L- $2000. Didn't even want this car but ended up with it anyway. It was a turd, but it was reliable. I drove this car for 5 years (putting 80K+ on it), sold it last october for parts for $100.
1987 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe- $1250, best purchase I've ever made :)
1984 Turbo Coupe- $150- didn't really own this, just bought it to pull the engine out of & stripped out the interior and sold it. Didn't have a title or keys. Got the empty shell hauled off by someone.
1994 Tempo- $650- current winter beater. This thing sucks, I can't wait to get rid of it and get something better.

A month or so ago I was thisclose to buying an '89 Dodge Raider for $500 until I went to look at it and found big holes rusted in the frame :disappoin

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Reply #34 – February 16, 2006, 02:48:40 AM

Got my license in 1999....

1971 F100 302 4X4 12"lift 35" boggers
-Payed $1,000
-SOLD, DOA guy trashed it 2 days after he got it from me

1971 F100 302 2 wheel, auto, PS, PB, A/C
-Payed $300.00
-Selling, -->300.00<--

1984 Pontic Sunbird 2.2 Auto.
-Payed $300.00
-DOA, the day I got it

1985 Bronco XLT 351W 4X4 Auto.
-Payed $3,000.00
-Selling, I yanked the engine to replace and lost interest -->$500.00<--

1986 Cougar XR-7 2.3 Turbo Auto
-bought w/ 59,000 miles for $1200.00
-SOLD DOA, very rusty!

1986 Cougar XR-7 2.3 Turbo Man.
-bought for $1,000.00
-Own currently

1986 Cougar XR-7 2.3 Turbo Man.
-Paying $1050.00
-Just bought, rust free!!!!

1986 Cougar XR-7 2.3 turbo Auto.
-Payed $400.00
-Own currently, sitting after I replaced the engine, gotta put in correct throwout bearing:(

1987 Thunderbird Turbocoupe Auto
-Payed $500.00
-SOLD, parts car never did get it running:(

1988 Thunderbird Turbocoupe Man.
-Payed $400.00
-No engine or wiring, but rust free and only 43,000 orginal miles. Plus new tires and 140 mph gauge!!

1989 F350 Dually 7.3 turbo diesal Man.
-Traded F100 4X4 for it
-Own currently, towing is a brezze w/ this truck will haul tons and tons of and will drive anywhere!!

1991 Cougar LS 3.8 Auto.
-Payed $500.00
-SOLD, DOA by next owner, very rusty

1999 Cougar V6 MTX
-Payed $3200.00
-DOA, wifed wrecked it got 6900.00 from insurance good trade.

1999 Cougar V6 MTX
-PAyed $6800.00
-Own Currently, great gas milage 28-31

I'm sure I proply for got a few but this is the just of it all.

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Reply #35 – February 16, 2006, 03:29:47 AM

I've had:
1974 Jeep J-10 truck, with 360 that I rebuilt in high school, it needed new crank, and couldn't find a 360 crank, so it got a 401 crank and cam

1986 Escort GT, fun little car, got lai......nevermind!

1985 Dodge Aries sw, you talk about a pile of with wheels...

1986 Mustang lx, this car....did it all, took it muddin', drove across a crick with it, too see it, it looked like not less than 17 people got killed in the wreck that it was, but wouldn't ya know, after I got rid of it, some guy put a Dominator front clip on it, and painted it up, it looked real sharp after that

1992 F-150-currently MIA, as a result of the damage incurred on a snowy road not long ago (need driver door and fender...

1988 Thunderbird lx-my first one, the maroon, met it's demise at about 120 mph one night, shortly thereafter, it was parked for a good long while, till i stripped last summer.

1989 Thunderbird-the wife's car, this one gave us thousands of miles, serving us faithfully till the end.....? end of what, she still runs!

1988 Tbird-the white one-I honestly say I have abused this little V6 car that couldnt keep up with a snailed nailed to the floor (either the car OR the snail) SOOOOON going to get 5.0, and some other long overdue goodies

1988 Chevy 1500 4x4 with only! 40,000 miles
or the 1994 Caprice with the 4.3 liter LT1 that will outrun most stock Tbirds (it outran a '97 with a 4.6, and he got the jump on me)
Basically that's it, unless ya count about three more Ford trucks to the list...
'99 Super duty with V10
1989 F-150 5.0/M5
1972 F-100 390/4 speed 4x4-straight up mud slinger and ear ringer
bunch of atv's and motorcycles too many to list em all

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Reply #36 – February 16, 2006, 08:48:07 AM

driving for 19 years, i've had, hope your ready-

1971 dodge dart
72 dart
73 mustang grande
73 mach 1
73 standard hardtop
71 mach 1
70 mercury monterey
76 corolla
65 f100
85 f150 4x4
95 isuzu truck
95 nissan truck
96 nissan king cab
97 toyota t-100 x cab
96 dodge ram
98 f150 x cab
02 f150 supercrew 5.4
04 silverado
79 mustang pace car
85 capri 4 cyl
85 capri rs
86 5.0 capri
88 lx 5.0
70 ranchero
92 mustang notch
93 mustang notch
68 fairlane
03 mustang gt
79 fairmont futura
79 merc zephyr
86 linc mk7
88 mustang gt
85 tbird elan 460
86 tbird elan
70 cutlass

i'm sure there's a couple more, just can't remember right now

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Reply #37 – February 16, 2006, 09:03:21 AM

I just added the Volvo, TC, Dakota, two snowmobiles and a 4-wheeler to my list on page one. Been a busy year :D

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Reply #38 – February 16, 2006, 09:08:46 AM

Got my license in '84

(cars bought(or given) and driven...no "parts" cars)

'73 Volvo 145 Wagon
'75 VW Scirocco TS
'76 VW Scirocco
'76 VW Scirocco
'84 VW Jetta GLi
'82 Mustang GL 5.0
'79 Mustang 2.8
'79 Mustang Pace Car (2.3T)
'80 Capri RS Turbo
'58 F100
'74 F100
'86 Ranger X-cab 4x4
'87 Ranger 4x4
'87 Ranger XLT 2wd
'83 Tbird (5.0/AOD)
'83 Tbird (the silver car)
'85 TBird TC
'85 Tbird 30th Anny
'84 Cougar XR-7
'80 Cougar XR-7
'80 Merc Zephyr Z7
'62 Mercury Monterey
'86 Merkur XR4Ti
'87 Merkur XR4Ti
'88 Merkur Scorpio

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Reply #39 – February 16, 2006, 10:05:30 AM

In chronological order, got liscence in '99

1987 Monte SS (totaled) Hand me down
1985 Mercury Cougar 5.0L CFI Hand me down
1986 Mercury Cougar Blue Max 5.0L EFI -> 5.0L H.O $600
1988 Mercury Cougar XR7 5.0L -> 5.0L H.O -> 5.8L EFI 5 speed $650
1996 Mercury Cougar 4.6L $6,300 in '02
1988 Mercury Cougar XR7 5.0L -> 5.8L EFI 5 speed (current car) 1,800.00 with 93K at time of purchase
1987 Mercury Cougar XR7 5.0L $450
1998 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC Cordovan (Burgundy) 4.6L DOHC $9,399, sold for $9,000
1993 (built in '92) Lincoln Mark VIII Deep Jewel Green 4.6L DOHC (current car) $3,000
2004 Pontiac GTO LS1 6-speed (current car) (use your imagination)
Yeah, 10 cars so far before the age of 23. Someone has a problem . . .

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Reply #40 – February 16, 2006, 10:16:42 AM

I personally have only had two...an '87 TC for $1K and an '88 TC with a 351 for $400. Although my 22 year old brother has quite a list:

'87 Cougar XR-7--3,000
'87 Mustang GT--500
'89 Mitsubishi Galant--60 yes, 60
'95 Pontiac Grand Am--50 yes, 50
'87 Ford EXP--900
'87 Mercury LN7-200

Decent list, but doesn't measure up to mercoug302:)

By the way...he sold the $60 Galant he bought for 600, and the $50 Grand Am for 550. If I'm thinking right, thats around...oh say, 1000% value increase? This is too big for my brain. Someone please correct me, that can't be right...

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Reply #41 – February 16, 2006, 10:56:29 AM

Holy , you want me to remember all of them???

Ok, I've benn licenced for 17 years...Oh , now you can guess my age. Dang it!

Anyway...

First car was a 1980 Chevy Malibu Classic--$500
Chevy Celebrity$500
Oldsmobile something $800
77 Pontiac Grand Prix $700
Ford Escort $500
Oldsmobile Station Wagon $2000
Chevy S-10 $1500
92 Dodge Spirit (even trade for station wagon because of mechanical problems)
90 Dodge Caravan $4000
94 Dodge Caravan $3000 (AKA the Cougar Van)
'84 Cougar $1700
94 Chevy Astro(current)
94 Ford Aspire(current)

I think there were a few more that I can't remember.

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Reply #42 – February 16, 2006, 11:02:26 AM

Since my last post in this thread I've aquired/sold:
'89 Mustang 2.3
'93 VW Passat
'92 Escort wagon
'85 Dodge Omni GLH-T

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Reply #43 – February 16, 2006, 11:21:14 AM

Wow I'm boring. I got my license on February 12, 1996 and here are the cars I've owned since then:

'85 Cougar 5.0 (totaled in accident on 4/8/2000)
'87 20th Anniversary Cougar (Sold)
'90 Cougar XR7 (Fast but rusty. Sold it too.)
'87 Cougar LS 5.0 (My current car)

That's it. If you count cars that have been in my name but have not been for me to drive then I've also had:

'96 Kia Sportage
'01 Mustang
'85 Jeep CJ-7
'01 Mustang Convertible

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Reply #44 – February 16, 2006, 11:23:14 AM

White '91 Subaru Justy 4X4 (not AWD) CVT 1.3L 3-cyl

Red '89 VolksWagen Fox 2-dr coupe 1.8L 5-spd

Navy '91 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L AOD

Burgundy '95 Toyota Tercel 4-dr 16v DOHC 1.5L 5-spd

*Red '87 Ford Thunderbird TurboCoupe 2.3LTi 5-spd

*Blue '86 Chevrolet C10 LWB 2WD 305-4bl TH350 (now has 383 w/propane)

Blue '87 Chevrolet C10 LWB 2WD no motor (box now on other truck TH350 in my garage)

*White '91 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L HO I6 AOD 4X4

Red '87 Chevrolet C20+ LWB 2WD 383 TH350 (gave its heart to my blue '86)

*still own