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1972 chevrolet monte carlo
1977 ford fairmont station wagon
1980 chevrolet chevette
1988 nissan maxima
1990 ford escort
1995 oldsmobile cutlass calais (a quad 4 no less)
1999 chevrolet lumina eurosport
2001 ford explorer sport trac (first purchase out of college)
2007 audi a6
2013 mercedes ml350 bluetec (current)
2011 toyota land cruiser (current)

Loved every car, they all had something to offer and I learned a ton. Not in the order purchased (I couldn't accurately remember which came first) but listed by manufacture date. Funny to see a trend from pre-college income to post-college income - some of those older cars were definitely beaters.
 
Present:
2013 ML63 PP Black
2014 CLS63s Black
2015 C400 Gray
2014 LAnd Cruiser Gray


Past in close order:

Cars while I was in high school-

-1992 Toyota 4x4(black)(first car)
-1995 Camaro IROC(red)(taken away from Pops for speeding too much)
-1996 Toyota Corolla(brown)(replacement to stop speeding) didn't work...lol
-1994 Geo Metro(white)(replacement for speeding in Corolla and to embarrass me) that worked but I spent about $5k of my working money turning the car into a bass monster.

After high school-

-1996 Honda Accord-green-new
-2000 Toyota 4x4(sorta red)-lifted-used
-2001 Jetta VR6(white)-loved it-used demo

Married-
-2001 BMW 325i(silver)
-2005 BMW 330ci (white)ZHP "performance pkg"really loved this car-new
-1998 Isuzu Rodeo(silver)-wife's car

Married with kids-
-2005 Audi A4 wagon(silver)-new
-2005 LR3(black)-new(it loved the shop) I really liked it anyways
-2008 BMW 328i(blue)-used
-2009 BMW 528i(blue)-new
-2008 Land Cruiser

I still miss my LR3 but not the suspension problems and the electrical gremlins. I may eventually buy a certified pre-owned(longer warranty) G550 in the future but it will not replace my Land Cruiser.
 
1977 VW Dasher
1966 Ford Mustang
1982 Chevrolet Chevette
1986 Mazda RX7
1990 Jeep Commanche
1999 Chevrolet Cargo Van
2000 Ford F-250 4x4
1986 Jeep CJ7
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1998 Audi A6
2006 Saab 97x
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer
2011 Mercedes ML350 Diesel
2005 Volvo XC90
2008 Audi A6 Sline
2003 Saab 93
2000 VW Jetta TDI
2011 Audi Q7 TDI
1991 Toyota Land Cruiser

Current:
2007 BMW 328i Convertible
1996 Toyota Land Cruiser
2002 Toyota Land Cruiser
 
kevinfoutch said:
1972 chevrolet monte carlo
1977 ford fairmont station wagon
1980 chevrolet chevette
1988 nissan maxima
1990 ford escort
1995 oldsmobile cutlass calais (a quad 4 no less)
1999 chevrolet lumina eurosport
2001 ford explorer sport trac (first purchase out of college)
2007 audi a6
2013 mercedes ml350 bluetec (current)
2011 toyota land cruiser (current)

Loved every car, they all had something to offer and I learned a ton. Not in the order purchased (I couldn't accurately remember which came first) but listed by manufacture date. Funny to see a trend from pre-college income to post-college income - some of those older cars were definitely beaters.
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Ah, another Chevette owner. Mine was great it never broke down and got great gas mileage! It's bad reputation is not deserved.
 
Past:

1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle
1980 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel
1988 Honda CRX
1990 Honda Accord EX
1993 BMW 325i
1998 BMW 540i Sport
1983 Toyota FJ60
1998 Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series
2005 Toyota Seqouia Limited 4x4
1992 Toyota FJ80
2011 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series

Current:

1962 Toyota FJ40 FST
1965 Toyota FJ40 (parts truck)
1981 Toyota FJ40 (money pit)
2014 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series
 
Strand4x4 said:
Ah, another Chevette owner. Mine was great it never broke down and got great gas mileage! It's bad reputation is not deserved.
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It was the Geo Metro of the 80s. It was unloved because it was soooooo underpowered (and because 90% of them were painted poo-brown):

http://jalopnik.com/you-wont-guess-how-much-horsepower-a-1976-chevrolet-che-1760564165

I had a buddy who drove one, and it was hilarious how my 1980 Celica with 230k miles on the ~90hp engine (and a clutch which slipped so bad you could shift to 3rd and keep the tach at 4k rpms while driving 5mph) would completely smoke him.
 
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1971 Olds Cutlass (My parents made me buy their car) sold it after 6 months
1973 Torino - same as Starsky and Hutch short the paint job
1974 Toyota FJ40
1984 Tourismo ( My first new car)
1990 Honda Civic
1993 Jeep Sahara
1999 GMC Jimmy
1977 Toyota FJ40
1997 FZJ80
2006 Jayco Baja
2008 Adventure Trailer Horizon
2003 BMW Z4
2002 Kimberley Kamper
2004 100 series
BMW 2009 Z4

Current: (Links in sig line for more details)
2014 Land Cruiser 200 series
1977 FJ40 (different than one above)
2016 Kimberley Karavan

Toys.webp
 
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linuxgod said:
It was the Geo Metro of the 80s. It was unloved because it was soooooo underpowered (and because 90% of them were painted poo-brown):

http://jalopnik.com/you-wont-guess-how-much-horsepower-a-1976-chevrolet-che-1760564165

I had a buddy who drove one, and it was hilarious how my 1980 Celica with 230k miles on the ~90hp engine (and a clutch which slipped so bad you could shift to 3rd and keep the tach at 4k rpms while driving 5mph) would completely smoke him.
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Chevette Vs. Celica 1980 according to http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/toyota/celica_2gen/celica_2gen/1980.html
    • Chevette How fast is this car ? top speed: 159 km/h (99 mph) (theoretical);
    • accelerations: 0- 60 mph 13.4 s; 0- 100 km/h 14.4 s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 19.2 s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com
        • Celica how fast is this car ? top speed: 160 km/h (99 mph) (declared by factory);
        • accelerations: 0- 60 mph 14.2 s, 0- 100 km/h 15 s (declared by factory), 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com)
 
1970 Toyota pickup
1978 Datsun 280Z
1997 Honda Prelude Si
2005 Toyota 4Runner Limited
2008 Toyota Landcruiser
2005 Toyota Tundra Limited Access Cab
2012 Toyota Tundra SR5 Double Cab Longbed
2013 Toyota Sequoia Platinum
2013 Toyota Tundra Limited Crewmax
2012 Toyota 4Runner Limited
2008 Toyota Landcruiser (current)
2013 Toyota Camry SE (current)

Obviously, I'm pretty Toyota loyal.
 
steenh said:
Did not know you owned a KK. I just bought a house in Ft Collins... going to rent it out for a few years before I find a way to move out there permanently. Really wanting to see a KK in the flesh sometime. It's on my radar once we get out there.
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there are at least fourof us Kimberley Owners on here. BTUMAN I believe has a Kamper. Slee has one. I use to have a Kamper and now have a Karavan. Cruiserdan doesn't have a 200, but he has a Kamper.
 
Tight good driving cars, expensive to fix. The Lexus of VW.
 
Angelo1 said:
Present:
2013 ML63 PP Black
2014 CLS63s Black
2015 C400 Gray
2014 LAnd Cruiser Gray


Past in close order:

Cars while I was in high school-

-1992 Toyota 4x4(black)(first car)
-1995 Camaro IROC(red)(taken away from Pops for speeding too much)
-1996 Toyota Corolla(brown)(replacement to stop speeding) didn't work...lol
-1994 Geo Metro(white)(replacement for speeding in Corolla and to embarrass me) that worked but I spent about $5k of my working money turning the car into a bass monster.

After high school-

-1996 Honda Accord-green-new
-2000 Toyota 4x4(sorta red)-lifted-used
-2001 Jetta VR6(white)-loved it-used demo

Married-
-2001 BMW 325i(silver)
-2005 BMW 330ci (white)ZHP "performance pkg"really loved this car-new
-1998 Isuzu Rodeo(silver)-wife's car

Married with kids-
-2005 Audi A4 wagon(silver)-new
-2005 LR3(black)-new(it loved the shop) I really liked it anyways
-2008 BMW 328i(blue)-used
-2009 BMW 528i(blue)-new
-2008 Land Cruiser

I still miss my LR3 but not the suspension problems and the electrical gremlins. I may eventually buy a certified pre-owned(longer warranty) G550 in the future but it will not replace my Land Cruiser.
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Run from the G-class, I had two and they will leave you stranded monthly.
 
I nave to add a little more to the g-class comment. I was so disgusted with Mercedes after the second one I bought a new ford sport track explorer tjat I was ashamed of owning that is why I did not mention it. I needed a car that would actually start every day so I could go to work. I was towed so many times AAA started charging me for service calls.
 
This is my 460 body one, junk!
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And the 462 gas burner in its natural state.
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So much bad emotions with those trucks, almost cost me my wife in a divorce.

Sorry for the rant.
 
jblatl said:
I nave to add a little more to the g-class comment. I was so disgusted with Mercedes after the second one I bought a new ford sport track explorer tjat I was ashamed of owning that is why I did not mention it. I needed a car that would actually start every day so I could go to work. I was towed so many times AAA started charging me for service calls.
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That would certainly turn me off as well. When was the last time you owned a Merc.? I know for a fact if any of my Mercs broke down one or 100x's under warranty they would would never charge me to pick it up. Even out of warranty so long as I bought it after Jan 2014 and purchased from a Merc dealer their is no charge for road side service/towing. I would only buy one slightly used "under 10k miles" and buy the additional warranty that gives you unlimited mile warranty and gives you between 5-7yr warranty. I'd opt for the 7yr but I would only keep it full term of warranty if I was having issues...no issues maybe 8-10max

But you got me thinking
 
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jblatl said:
So much bad emotions with those trucks, almost cost me my wife in a divorce.

Sorry for the rant.
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Wow, that's pretty dang bad. No car is worth that. What year were they?
 
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