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    I had emotional attachments to all my cars!

    When I met my husband he had a
    1964 ford fairlane (wish we still had that) then a
    1974 Datsun B210


    My first car....my dad picked it out. it was a great deal he said.
    1972 Chevy Nova with a rag top sun roof and boy was it a nice car!! I wished I knew what size motor but at that time...it didn't make a difference to me. I traded that in cause I wanted a "cute car" (WHAT WAS I THINKING!) Anyway the guy who bought it...wrapped it around a telephone pole a month after he got it. I cried.
    The "cute car"
    1978 Honda accord hatchback. I LOVED that car.
    Got married....my husband had something in his back pocket that ripped the seat. So we went to a dealership to see about replacing just the back part of the seat cover....walked thru the showroom(big mistake) Salesman gets my husband to test drive a Brand new
    1983 Honda civic 4dr. drove it off the showroom floor. Ended up buying it that day. Traded the hatchback in. I cried.
    Both kids learned to drive a stick in that car. We had that 1983 till 2002
    Pretty much drove it to the ground and then someone else was driving it till 2005..after Hurricane Katrina we didn't see it anymore. Figure it didn't survive.
    1989 Plymouth Voyager Mini Van. LOVED that Van! We had documented proof from the the first service on it that the Transmission had slight problems. The dealer worked on it did everything but give us a new transmission. Drove that till 2006...Transmission finally went. I cried when they towed it away. 17 yrs later it was still a nice car inside. We had covers on the seats...no major spills in it and we had 2 boys!

    2000 Plymouth Breeze came into the picture as a 2nd car when #1 son took over the honda. We still have it.
    Son may buy this from us....It will kill my husband...especially if its not taken care of properly...so son is having 2nd thoughts!!

    a 1996 buick lesabre for #2 son. sold it
    a 1995 Jeep Cherokee for #1 son. son totalled it.
    another 1995 Jeep Cherokee for husband cause he fell in love with son's. It was to become his "project car" along with the parts of the totalled one. Ended up selling all of it since we were moving.
    1993 Mercury Sable #2 sons car

    2006 Ford Focus. First Ford i've owned or been around. its ok. Its noisy to me not a quiet ride. But its good gas mileage and fun to drive. Just not sure i'd buy another one.
    Husbands new baby
    2007 Dodge Dakota quad cab truck.

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    Re: How many cars have you owned?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hans Deventer View Post
    Well, I've never heard anyone in the US driving a Peugeot. I know about VW's, Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Saab, Volvo, Jaguar, about the expensive Italian cars. But I never heard much about French cars like the Peugeot, Renault, Citroen.
    Hans,

    My dad had a renault back in the mid 60's while we lived in St. Louis, Mo. It was a small little gray thing. with a stick shift on the floor (a three speed I think) that was fun for 2 but not 4. He bought it used and worked on it himself and had it for a couple of years. Precious memories

    Just added this to say I know renault's have been around the U.S. as well as the others you mentioned.

    Dave
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    Re: How many cars have you owned?

    We had eight, including a mini bus, first one cops used to stop us, just to ask how we kept it running LOL Before that had three motor bikes, and a motor Scooter! One motor bike exploded in flames when I kick started it, ah those were the days LOL.
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    Re: How many cars have you owned?

    In 1984 I bought a junk 60 Chevy that I wanted to restore because they looked a lot like 59 Chevy's. I sold that car before I ever got it on the road. It needed an engine and I bought a 65 Chevy with a good 283 in it and a lot of other good parts.

    When I bought that 63 Plymouth Valiant, it needed a lot of body work like most of my cars. I fixed it up and painted it and it was a cute little car. I still had some of the chrome from that 65 Chevy. When I painted the Plymouth, I took all of the chrome off that said Plymouth or Valiant. Then I put Chevrolet and the trunk lid and grill and a pare of those little flags that Chevy's had back then on the fender behind the front wheels. I had a lot of fun with that car because people couldn't figure out what it was. I had it parked up town one day and when I came out of the store, there were several guys standing around my car scratching their heads. I went to the muffler shop to get a tail pipe. The guy looked thought his parts books several times and then asked me what year Nova that was. I opened the hood and showed him the slant 6. He has never forgotten that.

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    Re: How many cars have you owned?

    Not sure that I can remember all of them...

    1. 1955 Cadilac (given to me by my Aunt Mary Jane)
    2. 1956 Plymouth
    3. 1961 Chevy Impala
    4. 1965 Chevy Bel Air
    5. 1969 Ford Pinto
    6. 1974 Ford Pinto
    7. 1971 Dodge ? Slant 6
    8. 1947 Chevy Town Coupe
    9. 1974 Buick Century
    10. 1974 Volkswagon Hatchback
    11. 1978 Chevy Van
    12. 1977 (?) Nissan F-10
    13. 1984 Dodge Omni
    14. 1987 Nissan Sentra
    15. 1989 Plymouth Sundance
    16. 1987 Volkswagon Camper Van
    17. 1989 Toyota Camry
    18. 1993 Honda Accord
    19. 1991 Ford 5-150
    20. 1995 Nissan Maxima
    21. 1997 Ford F-150
    22. 1997 Nissan Maxima
    23. 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
    24. 2006 Volkswagon Jetta, TDI, Diesel

    My two favorites are the two we have now. The '97 F-150 has been fabulous for pulling the horse trailer and lots of other hauling. We really like our Jetta...40+ MPG and very comfortable.

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    Re: How many cars have you owned?

    1976 (first car, 16 years-old)
    '69 Chevelle - bought from man in my church

    1978
    '73 Chevelle (not nearly as cool as my '69)

    1982
    '77 Datsun 280z (Awesome 5-Speed)
    (traded just a few weeks later because 2-seater wasn't adequate)
    '80 Mecury Zephyr (very un-cool)

    1983
    Got married sold Zephyer to my Dad
    We kept wife's Ford Pinto Hatchback

    1984
    ?? old Ford Falcon ($50 back-up car, only kept a couple months)

    1985
    Junked Pinto
    Bought Zephyr back from Dad

    1988
    '83 LeSabre (bought from my Dad)

    1992
    ?? Inherited Chevy Eurosport from wife's grandmother

    about 1997
    1993 Plymouth Voyager (bought from wife's Dad)
    (Most reliable I ever had-- my record for most miles: over 198,000)

    about 2003
    1998? Taurus Wagon

    about 2005
    2000 Ford Windstar (bought in Iowa when Taurus transmission went out on a trip to MNU)

    2007
    '08 Toyota Corolla (My first ever new car!)
    (I currently have Corolla and Windstar (about 160,000 miles now.)

    Photos of 69 Chevelle and 77 280z

    (Last pic is engine I installed in '69 Chevelle... Man could she fly!)

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    Re: How many cars have you owned?

    55 Rambler
    56 Ford
    58 Chevy
    64 Ford Fairlane 500
    68 Chrysler
    68 Oldsmobile
    72 Mercury
    69 VW
    71 Gremlin
    69 Plymouth
    70 Plymouth former state patrol car
    72 Dodge
    74 Chevy
    80 Datsun 510 Wagon
    84 Datsun pickup
    83 Oldsmobile
    80 Ford econoline van
    82 Pontiac
    86 Buick LaSabre
    80 Plymouth coupe
    86 Jeep
    90 Ford van
    84 Volvo
    92 Volvo
    98 Ford Econoline van
    96 Chevy van
    94 Town Car
    95 Cadillac
    03 Nissan Murano
    03 Chevy van
    94 Ford Boxtruck
    03 PT Cruiser
    07 Toyota Avalon

    I think that's 34.
    Last edited by Dennis M. Scott; 12th January 2008 at 01:21 AM (01:21). Reason: memory improves with time

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    Re: How many cars have you owned?

    Quote Originally Posted by Wilson
    (Last pic is engine I installed in '69 Chevelle... Man could she fly!)

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    Re: How many cars have you owned?

    1950 Studebaker Champion
    1963 Rambler Classic
    1965 Dodge Coronet
    19?? Fiat
    1969 Dodge Dart
    1969 Ford Galaxie
    1969 Chevrolet
    19?? Ford Fiesta
    1979 Ford Futura
    1981 Dodege Challenger
    19?? Toyota
    19?? Plymouth Colt
    1982 Mazda 626
    1981 Yugo
    1986 Cherolet S-10 Pickup
    1983 Subaru
    2000 Ford Taurus
    2001 Hyundai Sante Fe

    Over 50 years of supporting the US oil industry just to get from here to there. How many miles I could not even hazzard a guess.

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    Re: How many cars have you owned?

    I have no idea. My favorites have been
    A 1966 Ford Mustang

    A 1982 Cadillac Cimarron

    My present car, a 2005 Volvo S40

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