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Too many, including such "winners" as a '74 Pinto wagon and '78 Fairmont wagon. Real winners are '65 Corvair Monza 140hp 4 sp convertible, '66 Mustang fastback, '72 351C Gran Torino, '99 Z28 6sp, and '04 'Vette coupe. In retirement, we finally got it down to just the 2 vehicles it should be; wife's '09 Traverse and my '11 Silverado. With the amount of (or rather, lack thereof) mileage we drive, these two should outlast us.

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82' S-10

89' Mustang LX 5.0

88' Mustang GT convertible 5.0

91' Mustang GT 5.0

92' Acura Integra

94' Silverado

99' Honda Accord Ex

06' Lexus 400h

11' Silverado

 

that many lol

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67 Chevy Stepside (pic below)

92 F150 Shortbed

02 Silverado Extended Cab

08 Serria (pic below)

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I am 40 and have had 23 here is the list, I also have pictures of all of then except the citation.

 

 

1975 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme 260 v8 slow impossible to keep the windows from fogging up in bad weather.

 

1967 OLDSMOBILE delta 88 custom 425 v8 huge boat but fun to drive was a collector’s when I had it.

 

1968 Oldsmobile cutlass S 330 v8 2 speed auto fun and fast car , was an collector’s item when I got it, made it faster by build my own 455 v8 and 400 turbo 3 speed tranny in it.

 

1974 Oldsmobile delta 88 455 v8 boat bought to keep my 68 off winter roads ended up building the engine and putting it in the 68.

 

1980 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme v8 260 ran forever almost 200,000 when I sold it bought to keep the miles off 68 nice handling and looks.

 

1985 ford escort 4 or 5 speed wife car unbelievable mph out of first gear good gas mileage.

 

1982 Chevy citation bought to keep miles off 68.

 

1986 Subaru bought to keep miles off 68 and save gas $

 

1989 Dodge shadow wife’s car something always was going wrong with it first and last dodge.

 

1993 Chevy cavalier 5 speed bought in 93 to keep miles off 68 first newer vehicle ever owned nice car great mpg.

 

1993 Ford f150 5.0 v8 auto supercab 4x4 XL 8 foot box very long truck poor back seat very reliable truck rusting at 5 years old..

 

1992 Eagle summit wagon wife’s car good for starting family no problems.

 

1996 Chevy ck 1500 silverado extended cab 4x4 5.7 5speed loved this truck one of my favorites just got tired of shifting.

 

1998 Chevy Malibu base 2.4 nice car good power from a 4 cylinder heated/ac would always flash back and forth between recalculate and fresh air couldn’t stop it very annoying very nice riding car.

 

1999 Chevy Silverado LS 2500 extended cab 4x4 6.0 nice truck best interior of any truck I have owned worst mpg of any vehicle I ever owned exhaust bolts were rotting off unacceptable to me.

 

2002 Ford focus wife’s car ok at best I hated it but she liked it.

 

1998 Pontiac firebird 5.7 auto very fun and fast car t top my new toy after selling the 68 to buy our house.

 

2005 Chevy Malibu maxx LS 3.5 wife’s car she loved it best mpg ever and she loves hatchbacks for easy loading.

 

2006 Chevy Malibu LT2 3.5 nice car no problems lacking infotainment system, these 3.5 engine I think were some of the best ever made both our cars could reach close to 40 mpg on trips and have 30 plus on average this is not the same 3.5 that is in the impalas.

 

2007 GMC sierra SLE2 5.3 extended cab 4x4 new body very nice truck worst interior I have had in a vehicle it is like a lint magnet, otherwise it might be my favorite truck.

 

2008 Toyota rav4 2.4 wife’s car ok at best she is ok with it, I think it is one of the worst vehicles we have owned time will tell. Very rough ride worse than my 2500 truck mushy breaks, very touchy accelerator.

 

2000 Chevy Malibu bought for my daughter 3.1 LS nice car smooth ride better riding than both of the 05 and 06 Malibu’s nice visibility only one thing against it the 3.1 yes it knocks like crazy until warm GM never after all the years this engine was in service fix it unbelievable.

 

2011 Chevy Malibu LT2 3.6 ,6 speed auto just got it so far love it all except the 18” wheels for one these big wheels only worsen the ride and they are plastic. If this one stays reliable for me it may be one of my favorites. I believe with 16” tires this one would ride nicer than my daughters, the way it sits it is close but the 2000 is still smoother.

 

 

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I am like Zembones when I was gowing up my dad had a dealership and you never knew what was going to be at our house. At one time there were 4 people in the house and we had 7 cars and trucks parked at the house? Never did figure out how that happened but we had a place to put them. Since then I have had more than I care to think about because I kick my self in the butt for getting rid of some ot them. The ones I wish I could have back are: 68 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed, 67 Camaro 6 cyl with factory air, 69 El Camino SS 454 auto, 67 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed, 68 Camaro 482 (drag car), 72 Camaro 482 (drag car). :jester:

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I've slowed down for the past couple years but I haven't had nearly as many as some of the people on here

 

1990 Mercury Cougar - my first car total grandpa car

 

1997 Jeep TJ - Loved that Jeep but some old lady hit me and it rolled and got totaled out

 

1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Luxary at it's finest that thing was loaded

 

2000 Jeep TJ - Bought that one on a whim at the same time I had the Grand Cherokee..I still have it to this day but it has many different parts from when I bought it

 

1999 Dodge 1500 4x4 - Got that one to replace the Grand and tow my TJ...Reg cab short box 4x4...loved the truck but it was nickel and diming me to death, oh and the 360 had a healthy apatite for fuel lol

 

2007 GMC 1500 - My current truck - I love the truck but made the mistake of going with 2WD instead of 4x4...I will never do that again...also I'm not happy with the crank windows

 

2006 Saturn Vue (Wife's car) was an accident waiting to happen (6 times before they totaled it) I only put my name on these as these are the one's she had since she's been with me and I drive them regulary

 

2011 Dodge Avenger (Wife's car) - nice little car and it's loaded

 

Still to come I'm looking for a small 4x4 for gas mileage I'm thinking the liberty crd

Diesel pickup to replace my current 5.3 for better towing

And a motorcycle will be in the mix somewhere.

 

and that's not to mention the work cars in the past 4 years I've had a 2006,2007,2008,2004 and one more but I can't remember the year...all crown vics and i'm about to get a new one

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well im still young....BUT what separates me from other kids with alot of cars is i worked for all mine

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in order:

1989 ford mustang 2.3l 5 speed (best car ever, indestructable beat the **** out of it on many logging roads)

I was stupid and sold it cause I was too lazy to change the fuel pump :(

1990 oldsmobile cutlass cierra v-6 (RIP POS)

 

Currently drive 2 vehicles

2001 pontiac sunfire 2.2 ohv

2007 gmc sierra 1500 w/t

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well im still young....BUT what separates me from other kids with alot of cars is i worked for all mine

 

A lot of kids work for their cars... It is just now parents are more willing to cosign, so more kids have nice cars

 

In order:

 

1996 S-10 regular cab, short bed, absolutely no options, total grandpa truck. But it took an outrageous beating and never let me down.

1999 Sierra- Also a stripped regular cab short bed, still my favorite truck...

2008 Silverado- current ride

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4

 

2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, kinda miss it.

'07 Chevy Silverado (love it & still have it)

'99 Jeep Cherokee (off-road && work vehicle)

'08 Pontiac G8 GT (fast & sexy) (Still got it)

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I've had 9 cars/trucks in 24 years of driving

 

81 Datsun 210 Station Wagon (1st car given to me by my parents--had over 200000 miles on it)

86 S10 Blazer (1st vehicle I purchased on my own--got it a few days after graduating high school)

86 Monte Carlo (bought when I totalled the Blazer)

89 Bronco II (bought when the Monte Carlo reached 275000 miles--I put 198000 of those miles on it)

98 GMC Sierra (traded the Bronco in and got the Sierra brand new)

96 Dodge Ram (wife's truck)

01 Honda Accord (wife's car--traded the Dodge for it when our oldest daughter was born)

05 Chevy Tahoe (got the Tahoe when the Honda was totalled when someone decided to pull out in front of me)

10 GMC Sierra (got the Sierra when the 98 Sierra finally started going crazy with electrical problems)

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I'll try to do this in order (I'm 28, btw):

 

'84 Chevy Monte Carlo CL

'92 Chevy S-10 Tahoe

'95 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS

'99 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS OZ (10th anniversary model)

'90 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST (track car)

'90 Eagle Talon TSI AWD

'94 Plymouth Laser RS

'86 Toyota 4Runner SR5 (off-road use)

'05 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

'02 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro (loved this car but couldn't keep it out of the dealership)

'08 Chevy Silverado LTZ (current)

'12 Chevy Cruze LS (current)

 

Out of all my previous vehicles, I really wish I still had my '90 GST and the '86 4Runner. I had more fun with those two than any of the others combined.

Maybe I should be heading for eBay or Autotrader now that I'm sturring up all those old feelings?

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72 nova 6cyl, mothers car

75 C10 chev 6 cyl, p/u,i got this when i joined the army

75 nova SS 4spd std ,yellow w/flat blk trim, awesome car

79 chev 4x4 p/u

79 Z28,black,t-top 4spd std ,,,,car was stupid awesome

83 chrysler reliant wagon,

82 pontiac j2000

91 Berreta GT ---1st new car

85 diesel C10 burb

some ford festiva lol

03 toyo echo-still have ,walmart beater

93 C10 diesel,-still have and has 85 engine in it lol

2010 toyo Rav4 sport ,beautiful tuscany red---our new traveler veh,awesome

 

holy cow ,after ya write them down ,seems like im old or sunfin !!!

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83 Old's Cutlass Supreme

84 Buick Skyhawk T-Type Turbo 1.8

88 S-10 2.5 5 speed RCSB

81 Olds Cutlass Supreme

82 Chevy Cavalier

94 Beretta 3.1 5 speed

86 S-10 2.8 auto RCSB...owned this one twice

84 K-20 8.5" lift 38.5" tires

88 GMC Jimmy 2dr 4x4

87 Chevy IROC Z 5.7 5 speed

96 Beretta GT

88 Pontiac Grand Am

93 S-10 4.3 5 speed ECSB

95 GMC Jimmy 4dr 4x4

97 GMC Yukon GT 2dr 4x4

05 Chevy Equinox

06 GMC Canyon 4x4

08 Siverado Z-71 ECSB

93 Jeep Grand Cherokee

88 Suzuki Samurai

2000 Jeep Cherokee

2005 Jeep Liberty

2006 Yukon XL 4x4

2008 Ford F150 Super Crew 4x4

1965 Chevy Malibu SS

 

I think I am forgetting a few

 

I just turned 35

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