It is interesting to see what kind of cars you used to before your Scoobie.
I had :
1. Peugote 205 GTI- fun to drive but fell apart from day one.
2. Mazda MX-3 V-6- Liked it a lot, could use more grunt but otherwise, good looks, good handling and reliable.
3. Subaru Impreza Turbo (GT)- Great Great car, everything I want from a car, reliable, handles like a dream and goes like a rocket (5.5 0-60).

1983 Pontiac Bonneville Station-Wagon, Sunshine Yellow (CHEESE WAGON!). What a hog.

1993 Escort LX: Very nice car. Got me there every time, lasted past 200,000 miles (!!) and still running. Not very fast but a lot of fun to drive before I ever drove my scooby. That just ruined it.

2000 RS blue 4-dr: hehehe

1986 Honda Civic Hatchback (DX?)
though its a piece of trash...it kicked ass..I could push it and push it and it would never break down...hehe

soon to be (end of the week)
2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5rs http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

1974 Olds 98 Regency Hardtop, 455 Rocket, Was reffered to as both an immovable object and an unstoppable force. Could go fast, carry 6 in comfort and 5-6 stiffs in the trunk.

1983 Dodge Ramcharger, 318, RWD. Huge storage, handled decent, loads of power, fell apart due to cheap dodge interior, doors, etc.

198X Lebaron GTS Turbo. Very nice car, leather, 50 series tires, fast as all hell. Bad tranny and brakes constanty went.

1991 Ford Escort. Bad tranny, AAmco messed it up more, and i had it in there every month during the 2 year warranty. Eventually they scratched it up good, and their insurance company bought it from me.

1997 Isuzu Rodeo. Best car I've ever owned. Beat the piss out of it for 3 years, 115K miles, and only did 1 set of tires, 2 sets of brakes, and oil changes. Runs like the day I took it off the lot.

1988 Subaru XT6. Second best car i've owned. Handles like a dream, tons of power, and all the bells and whistles.

Next.... 2000 Subaru Legacy GT Limited, my first stick, we'll see what happens with it. I'm taking a vote, Black or Timberline Green? Cast your vote today!

-mike

98 Acura Integra Type R

now... 2000 2.5RS sedan.

nizz

1981 BMW 635CSI (Euro spec)220hp
5sp Sport Getrab
1971 Datsun 510 2.2L turbo, 5sp, fully adj. susp, 15" wheels, perfect sleeper
Thanks,
Nativo

85 Ford Tempo - It sucked. Nuff said.

Suby

86 MR2 N/A. Auto. I thrashed that thing.

93 MR2 Turbo. Still got it. Still modifiying it.

Needed a 'normal' car. So I got the scooby. http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

I'll never sell the MR2 or the Impreza. In my book, they're collectables!

2 1966 Mustangs(1 Shelby GT 350)
69 Mustang Mach 1
70 Camaro RS
72 K5 Blazer
77 Ford F100 Desert Truck prerunner
2 1980 Mustang(1 Cobra)
1982 Mustang GT
1985 Escort GT Turbo
1985 Bronco II
1990 Dodge Shadow
1991 Explorer
1991 Honda Accord SE
1996 VW Jetta VR6 (Wifes Car now)
2000 Subaru RS..(my fav by far)

88 Dodge Caravan
92 Nissan Sentra
96 Dodge Intrepid
97 Civic Si (EX coupe in US)
98 Cavalier Z24

and the only one I owned entirely

99 Impreza TS

1990 Dodge shadow (threw a rod)

MY00 2.5RS with 12,000 on it already.....

Hmmm....

'84 Escort Red ---- Engine was trashed in 38,000 miles
'85 Thunderbird LX
'84 Mercury Capri (Mustang) <----- my favorite car until the Scooby
'86 LeBaron GTS (non-turbo)

1970 Souped up V-8 Dodge Dart (1st car, very fast, mom was very mad when I brought it home)
1976 Datsun B-210 (it had the cutest little live axle in back)
1972 Chevy Blazer (big, blue, lifted, chevy 350)
1980 Buick Skylark (I fought the tree and the tree won)
1972 Cadillac Sedan De Ville (472 sumthin like 580 lb/ft of torque)
1978 BMW 530I (auto, accelerated like a glacier)
1978 Toyota Carolla (150$ cheapest car I ever bought, sold for $300)
1971 Porsche 911 (still own this one)
2000 Subaru RS

Motorcycles
1980 Honda CB-750
1981 Suzuki GS-750 (still own)

Tim

@ the ripe young age of 16-

1) my parents old 1987 Acura Legend.
2) My sis moved, so I got her 1996 Volvo 850. (No Turbo)
3) My job was hella far, so I needed a car w/ better gas mileage - 1999 Civic Dx *auto*... Hey, look guys, I had no choice on this one.
4) Last sunday, I just got a fatty scholarship from my college, so well, my new Baby Blue Ridge Pearl '00 2.5RS coupe, with a virginal 7 miles on it. THis one's a keeper!

1978 VW Panel Van
-aka "The Shaggin Wagon". Bright green paint, black and white checkered linoleum floor, wood panelled interior, fake sheepskin headliner, 68 HP 2.0L flat 4, over 3500 lbs. I learned to drive a stick in this thing, and loved every minute of it!

1969 Ford F250 Camper Special
-paid $250 bucks, sold 3 months later for $200. Averaged 8 mpg with a 360 V8. AM radio only and NO front brakes (they were disconnected). Not fun in the rain.

1980 BMW 320i
-my first little rocket. Felt fast, very low with BBS rims and really wide, bald tires. Very fun in the dry, not fun in the rain (again). 360 spins were laughably easy to achieve.

1971 Datsun 240Z
-a race car for the street. Snarly straight-6 with 7500 rpm redline, supremely balanced handling, debadged and painted bright red, more than a few people asked me if it was a Ferrari http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif I loved that car, but alas my confidence grew too rapdily and I sideswiped a telephone pole. Totaled, no collision insurance http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/frown.gif Rear drums brakes are bad.

1984 VW Rabbit GTI
-peppy and fun, lots of exhaust pops and crackles (woohoo!), the best steering feel I've ever experienced. 2100 lbs, light and nimble. A money pit, though, as older VWs tend to be.

1988 Toyota MR2 Supercharged
-why did I sell this?! 1.6L supercharged twin-cam 16 valve 4-cylinder, 0-60 in 6.7 seconds, 7500 rpm redline, mid-engined. Didn't quite live up to it's exotic specifications, but FUN FUN FUN!

2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS
-no doubt, the best of the bunch. Feels the most like a big fun toy, able to conquer anything. I've done things in this car that I would never have attempted in anything else. Never ceases to amaze me.

3 Volvos 240's (82 GL, 80 GT, 85 Turbo)
before that, 80 Ford Bronco (parents)
before that & first, 81(?) AMC Eagle SX4

somewhere in the middle I owned a 78 Triumph TR7
forgot current, MY00 RS Coupe

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1. 84 nissan PU- ran great but only had 1st, 2nd, and 5th
2. 81 nissan 4x4 PU- everything worked but rotted to hell so dismantled 84' and made one good truck with the two
3. 83 Cavileir- bought for $50 to drive whilst changeing the Nissans and sold it to a junk yard for $30
4. 85 Toyota MR2- which i still have to this day and will never get rid of!!
5. 86 Audi 5000s- great car but alot a little problems
6. 94 Toyota PU- should have never got rid of it but if i didnt, I wouldn't have the Sube
7. 98 Subaru RS- just like you
and then i still went and got
8. 70 Austin Mini- what can i say?!

All this and im only 23

87 Subaru Gl 200K and still puilling strong!

Oh yeah I have a 95 Impreza Ls Now......Duh!

Mid eighties Plymouth Horizon(a real piece of s$%#) and then a bullet proof '91 Toyota Camry. Never did much too it except change the oil at a regular interval. Boring to drive but never gave me problems.

OH Yeah!!! Now I have a MY00 Silverthorne Metallic RS. http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif I have lived in bliss ever since.

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Beginning at 15:

87 Honda Civic 4dr, fast as 87bhp could take you. Totaled by idiot in a Blazer

69 Mustang 302, Lowride thing, 13x7 Dayton WireWheels and System.

98 Forester S, Was going to be First US turbochared Forester by Minnam, then my aunt liked it so much she bought me an RS for it.

Now at 20yrs old.
99 RS coupe(currently)
91 Civic LX (bucket daily driver)

I WASNT GONNA DO THIS... BUT...

may as well embarass myself..

'92 VW Jetta
'82 Nissan Sentra
'70 VW Superbeetle
'70 Dodge Duster!!! olive green even!! http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif

It seems like this thread came up a long time ago, but oh well, it's still fun.
1st car: '82 Chevy Pickup LWB, it had a straight six in it and sucked gas, but it was cheap, $500 from my grandmother.
2nd car: '65 Mustang, 289 V8, plenty of go, not so good stop (4 wheel drum brakes http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/eek.gif ), I still have it. Anyone wanna buy it? http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/wink.gif Hey Scooby South, don't you love the looks you get in old muscle cars?
3rd car: '78 Corolla SR-5(the SR-% was the "hot rod"), this car was free and I drove it like I stole it everyday. This car refused to die, and it ran better the day I sold it for $750 than when I got it. Hey Boxerman, don't you love the looks you get in clapped out old Jap cars? http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/tongue.gif
4th car: '99 Impreza 2.5 RS, what can I say, it beats the pants off all my previous cars.
5th car: (looking into my crystal ball) '02 Impreza Turbo, what can I say it's going to blow the doors off of all my previous cars (and alot of other peoples cars too). http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif
Travis

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65 mustang
73 Mazda RX-3
72 Datsun510- multiple units
78 GMC van
79 Fire Arrow 2.6
77 Arrow 1.6
75 280ZX
73 Catalina (roach car)
84 300zx
80 RX7
85 200sx FJ20
85 200sx Turbo
84 300zx second car
88 GTi 16v
79 200sx (back to college)
88 Mazda 323GTX (still driving today
175k on original turbo and trans!!!)
88 Mazda 323GTX (yellow and fast)
88 CRX
74 Mazda B1800 pickup
95 S-10
96 Civic EX
96 Toyota Tacoma 2wd
99 GMC Sierra 4x4
99 Subaru RS-just purchased this week


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Here we go:

1st: 1988 Ford Escort Pony
2nd: 1988 Toyota Celica ST
3rd: 1993 Ford Probe GT (first car w/165hp!)
4th: 1989 Nissan Pathfinder
5th: 1998 Subaru Impreza RS(2nd car w/165hp)

The RS is most fun car I've ever owned...but the Probe had some 'git up and go too.

1971 VW Beetle
My first car, paid $500. Baby Blue w/ stock 1.6L. Had cool Formula Vee 15" rims and a short-throw Hurst shifter with custom steering wheel. Leaked oil like a sieve so I ended up buying the "How to Keep your VW Alive for the Compleat Idiot" book to fix it. Ended up rebuilding the entire engine while I was at it. Great learning experience.

1968 VW Beetle
"Midnight" Blue. Lowered it with "shorty" KYB struts and by adjusting the rear trailing arms. Got a set of wide 15" rims with 205 tires all around. Handled much better and I built the 1.6L to 1776cc with dual carbs and stinger exhaust. It was LOUD, but it was fun.

1954 VW Beetle (YES 1954)
Bought for $500 with no interior, but it had the original steering wheel and the pan and body #'s matched. 2nd year of the "Oval" rear window, last year of American version with semaphore turn signals. Lowered it, installed a custom interior and installed a home-built 2180cc engine. That thing could jump off the ground in 1st gear. What a blast to drive. Sold for $6K and bought the Porsche from a neighbor.

1971 911 Porsche
Pretty tired when I got it, but it ran and was fun to drive. Ended up rebuilding part of the engine, but it needed more work. I was going to school at the time and Porsche parts cost a ton of $$$, so the Porsche wasn't really ideal for me. Grudgingly sold it for $7K and bought the Honda. Promised myself I would own another someday.

1991 Honda Civic DX
Bought it with 30K miles for $5500 and drove it until it had 75K miles. At which time I bought and installed myself a built-up 1.8L Acura Integra NON-Vtec. That thing went from mundane commuter to fun to drive. Crashed it on a Fwy one night, totalling it.

1972 Datsun 240Z (current)
Bought for $1500, currently have $10K invested. Fully adjustable coil-over suspension with polyurethane bushings. Professionally built 3.0L L-6 engine dynoed at 290hp (gross). Best handling car I've ever driven, and is faster than 90% of the cars out there. Quite a blast to drive, especially at Laguna Seca (NASA driving school) This is easily my favorite car ever.

2000 Subaru 2.5RS (current)
Bought for $20K. Easily the most expensive car I've ever owned. Have yet to see how much fun it is, but it certainly beats the Honda for daily driving duties.

Dave
'00 2.5RS Sedan
'72 Datsun 240Z

First drive?

1-1981 NIssan Maxima Station Wagon. Piece of crap. End of story..

2-1971 240Z. I will keep this until the day I die. I will get it from my dad after he's done with it. Original car bought in '71 with original paint!

3-1985 Honda Prelude. Great car. Has lasted throughout college and was a workhorse for me.

4-2000 Impreza 2.5RS. My new "play toy". I only have 750 miles on it so I'm taking it easly. I feel like a little kid now.. I wanna getta new suspension.. I wanna getta new suspension.. WAAAAHH WAAAAAHHH WAAAAHHH. http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

Tim

1981 Pontiac T1000 (it was a Chevy Chevette really!) – 4 doors, 4 cylinders, 4 wheels, 5 gears and you could slide it like nobody's business! Learned all about 4-wheel drifts in it, It was great in the snow and a capable off-roader as well.

198? Datsun 310 – Beat to hell and eventually caught fire on the Parkway (It was my sisters and she gave it to me)

1984 Renault Alliance – Absolute, total, utter P.O.S. Automatic to boot. 0-60 somewhere around 15 seconds!

1984 Nissan 300ZX - Not a turbo but at least a stick! My first real car after college and boy did I get a lot of tickets. Fast enough and handled well enough. Dash looked like a fighter plane cockpit – one of the first all-digital cars and also one of the first cars that talked to you – "Lights are on" "Fuel level is low" and such a sexy voice...

1989(?) Suzuki Samurai – Couldn't kill it and it was nice having a little convertible at the beach.

1987 Dodge Colt – Surprisingly quick and agile and absolutely reliable. Go figure. Body rusted all to hell but it started every time.

1994 Honda Civic DX – Yes, I KNOW Honduhs are evil, but they are also reliable, get good gas mileage, are reasonably priced and perform well for the money!

1995 Toyota 4-Runner V6 – Needed it to tow a pop-up camper, haul 4 mountain bikes and 2 dogs and generally beat up on. Still have it!

2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS Coupe – Absolutely a blast (like you needed me to tell you that!)

2000-2001 Toyota MR2 (Spyder) or Honda S2000 or BMW Z3 2.8 or Mazda Miata – My wife is dying for a little convertible!

1988 Subaru GL Auto. That thing didn't stop running. The tranny gave out, and it wouldn't shift into gear, but the engine never stopped. The tranny got fixed, and it's still on the road in NJ.

1995 Ford Escort Lx Auto. Neat little car, it was fun to tinker with and I added some toys to it, (don't ask why, I like to tinker with my cars) including a body kit, nice stereo, alarm, etc. I was hit by a toyota 4runner which totaled the car.

1994 Ford Escort Lx Stick. My first manual, and it was fun to learn in this car. I toyed with this one too, new suspension, muffler, and some custom paint work. The stereo from the old car was transplanted. I traded this one in for my 2000 RS http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif I paid 6,600 for it, got 6,337 on the trade in after a year of ownership. I wasn't complainin.

Joel
2000 Aspen White Impreza RS Sedan

1995 mitsubishi eclipse rs
automatic, slow, 360'd in the snow, and rattled everytime i went over a bump


matt

1984 - Chevy Chevette (sort of a dog, but built like a tank)

1990 - Geo Metro (3 cylinders, 55HP, 5 speed, drove like a go-kart!!)

1992 - Saturn SL2 (DOHC, auto, my first auto-x car)

2000 - Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS Sedan Blue Ridge Pearl (5 speed, AWD, is there anything else that needs to be said?!?!?!?) http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

67 RS SS 350
70 Mach 1 351 C with Shaker Hood Skoop (Stock)
70 Trans Am 455 Ram Air 3 8 track (Why did I ever sell this?)
82 Skyline (In Okinawa)
88 4Runner V-6 (Sold it in Auz)
84 Volks Jetta (Maybe a 83)
Owned and sold around 50 cars while stationed in Japan (93-96)Of course all Jpn Spec
Fav's were
89 Familia H/B
92 Familia H/B Turbo AWD, 323 in states
(Still have complete interior and bod parts)
88 CRX Si
88 Twin Turbo Toy for got what it was but a full size car
95 Mitsubishi Pajaro Jr 1.1 ltr
and a cpl doz honduh's
forgot more thanI mentioned I think.

Strange I wasn't into Sube's when I was there.

Jim

First car - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. Real dz 302 with dual hollies, 4 wheel discs, 4 speed transmission, 12 bolt posi, LeMans Blue w White rallies, and black and white houndstooth interior. Bought as a fixer upper at an auction. 3 years of auto shop and hard work, and I had the nicest chick magnet in Santa Monica. Was perfect before I was hit by drunk driver and it was totaled. I didn't have full coverage, and the other guy had no insurance.

2nd - 1982 Datsun 280ZX coupe - nothing special

3rd - 1986 Porsche Carrera. Many Ruf parts on this car, breezed the 1/4 in around 13.5 secs. Handled twice as well as it accelerated. Was my father's car, and was give to me as a gift (yes you may hate me now). He got tired of the noise, and bought a Mercedes. I guess he saw how depressed I was losing my Z28 and driving the 280ZX.

One night I'm crossing an intersection with a stale green light. Midway through a P.O.S.
70's Ford pickup full 'o lawnmowers broadsides me at 50+ m.p.h. My beautifull Carrera was destroyed. The guy driving had at least a 12 pack of empty corona bottles in it. I still remember as he stumbled from his truck, ranchero music blasting slurring "?que pasa muchacho wey?" and laughing his ass off.

Sure enough, no I.D., No insurance, etc. This time I had comp/collision/Unisured motorist and was set. I used part of my compensation to put a 50% down payment on my Impreza. The rest is history....Later all

Tyrmeltr
98 Impreza turbo (2.2l)
SPD and Renner tuned

Hmm... let's see here

1. 73' Toyota Corona (Valdez)
2. 69-72 Datsun 510 (9 of these)
3. 81' Nissan 200sx (P.O.S.)
4. 73' 260Z (by far the funnest on the road)
5. 87' VW Golf GTi 16v (Never will I buy a front wheel drive car again)
6. 94' Kawasaki ZX-7 (what a rush!!)
7. 87' Nissan Hardbody Long bed V-6 (Set up to Baja, this was the funnest car off-road)
8. 98' Dodge Durango 4x4 (Still got this one)
9. 99' Impreza RS (doing the torture test to this one and it's still going)

My '00 BRP Sedan is my first new car. I don't think I made a bad choice on this one.

Both my former cars were driven till over 200,000 and served me well.

1. 80 Toyota Corolla
2. 86 Chevy Nova

1-89 Powder Blue pontiac Le Mans
2-91 Nissan PU (nice offroad toy)
3-92 Suped Up VW GTI (Meanest Loudest car I've driven)
4-91 Suped Up VW Cabrio (for the girlfriend)

finally, 98 RS best car yet, (unless I buy a WRX)

See Ya
Doom

1987 Silver Chevy Blazer... oh that AWFUL 2.8L!

1972 British Racing Green MG Midget... still got it! WOO HOO!

1989 Black Honda Accord Lx-i... Front wheel drive sedan made me get my...

2000 Silverthorn Subaru Impreza 2.5... oh YES! The MG is more fun, but the Subaru wins in every other catagory.

In the past I have owned:

1966 Volvo 122S - ran for one week, before blowing the engine. Sold it immediately.

1974 Volvo 164 - POS

1966 VW Bug - I still own this, it's sitting in my garage, on jackstands, with a half-completed suspension/brake job. Because of some injuries I'm not able to wrench on it anymore.

1975 BMW 2002 - Still own this as well, same story as with the Bug... It's been sitting in my driveway for a year because I haven't been able to drive it. My shoulders just won't deal with non-powersteering cars anymore.

2000 RS Coupe, new last saturday.

Also owned a 1963 Lambretta TV175 Ser. III (sold to a friend) and a 1970 Vespa Rally 180 (stolen).

'85 Ferio
'88 Dodge 600 turbo
'89 Grand AM

and the scooby

'86 Isuzu Trooper.
Dented on three corners when I got it.
Which made it the perfect car for Boston driving.

Before that, a bunch of older cars my parent had. Oh, and a '85 Dodge Omni GLH for a summer. My introduction to fun sporty cars.

-Luis

1978 Ford F150 Ranger 4X4-loved it but it got stolen
1969 Oldsmobile 442-fast as hell and mean looks but a drunk hit it while parked on the street
1989 Honda Accord (while in Japan)
1994 Integra GSR-POS cam seals leaked and everybody drove them
1999 Impreza RS-Love it and it is in storage
1998 WRX-drunk hit me and totalled it
1993 Nissan Primera-ran off the road about two weeks ago now.
Currently using a friends Honda Ascot until my car is fixed

1959 Porsche 356A, 1963 VW Bus, 1963 Alfa Romeo Gulietta Spyder, 1961 Saab GT 750, 1970 Renault 16, 1977 VW Scirroco (1st new car), 1967 Porsche 912, 1982 Porsche 924 Turbo, 1973 Porsche 911S (w '73 Carrera engine), 1986 VW 16V Scirroco, 1994 Suzuki Sidekick (sailboat reggata car), 1998 Subaru OBS, 2000 Subaru 2.5RS. In order. Seems as if there were others I've forgoten.

I really can't pick a favorite as they all have their strong and weak points.

All Out Power: Talon/Dart
Comfort with Power: '84 Maxima
Fun to drive: Maxima and 2.5RS.

1967 Plymouth Fury III Convertible (360ci)

1974 Dodge Dart (Started life as a 318...transplanted 360 from above into it...wheeeee)

1981 Subaru DL 4Door Brown

1982 Subaru GL Wagon (Red)

1984 Subaru GL-10 (2 door blue with digital dash)

1983 Subaru DL Brown

1989 Pontiac LeMans

1984 Nissan Maxima

1989 Toyota Corolla SR-5

1995 Eagle Talon TSi

1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS

'83 Omni
'89 Camaro IROC-Z
'90 Shadow (still have)
'00 2.5 RS

LOved them all http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif

1. Hyundai Excel 5 door
2.Civic Wagon
3.Golf GTI 16V 200bhp All-motor full track tuning
4.VR6 Jetta 2 door 225bhp full track tuning
5/6 .summer car Corrado G60 245bhp
.winter car Omni (loved it)
7.Acura EL Premium not too many mods
8.The SCOOBMEISTER... soon to be one hell of a bruiser... http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/wink.gif
www.therapysubb.net/cars (http://www.therapysubb.net/cars)

O/...

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OK...here we go from first to current...
BTW I'm 27...

1. 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88
2. 1987 Mitsubishi Mirage (Yup...the Lancer)
3. 1993 Ford Mustang
4. 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo
5. 2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS (Whoo Hoo!)

1992 Legend
1993 Explorer
1993 Probe GT
1999 2.5RS

Ok I don't have the RS yet, but since I *will* I thought I'd jump in.

1985 Pontiac Fiero GT V6 (loved it!!! FUN!!)
1996 Mirage LS (ACK!!!)

Omar

78 Buick Skylark - 231 V6. Drove it into the ground. http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif

72 VW Pop-top Camper. Much fun, always a project. I still have the engines, perhaps for a dune buggy! http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

84 Ford E150 van, 302 V8, short wheel base, 5 capt's chairs. The styling band hauling mobile, went to many gigs, hauled much equipment, took out a brick wall with just a couple dents, drove it to a rusty exhaustion. Cheapest and easiest to work on. http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/cool.gif

89 Pontiac LeMans - Only redeeming quality was that its first and only owner was a dealer's elderly father (really), so it was in great shape at 84K miles. At 140K, it ain't looking too good inside, but it still runs. http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/redface.gif

98 OBS - RIP. Totalled, last month. http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/frown.gif

MY00 OBS - Picking it up at the end of the week. Woo-hoo! Been looking at those Raceline's and Pirelli's sitting in my foyer for a month (slow-*** insurance company). Time to use them! http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/tongue.gif

DuneHopper

Here's my list so far.....still want to build http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/wink.gif

AUTOS:

1) 1969 Chevy Elcamino SS
2) 1970 Volkwagon Squareback
3) 1985 Toyota Pickup (1-ton)
4) 1986 Toyota Corrola FX (Japan model)
5) 1988 Toyota Terenno (Japan Model) THis would be a Toyota Corolla GT in USA
6) 1987 Toyota 4WD LightAce Van (Japan model) Great van....almost rolled in on the beach....was going 80KM on the sand http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/wink.gif

7) 1997 Jeep Wrangler Sport (still have this ;-) (wiffy will be driving this)
8) 2000 Subaru BRP Coupe (2110 miles as of today) THIS IS "MY" NEW TOY!!!

MOTORCYCLES:

1) 1984 Yamaha YZ80
2) 1985 Honda Aero50 Scooter
3) 1987 Yamaha YSR50
4) 1989 Yamaha FZR600
5) 1991 Honda CRM250R (Japan Spec)
6) 1988 Yamaha FZR750 (Japan Spec)
7) 1992 Honda CR250R
8) 1995 Yamaha YZF600 (Still Own)
9) 1988 Yamaha YSR50 (Still own)
10) 1988 Honda TRX250R Fourtrax Quad (Still Own)

Cheers

Eddy L.

Faraz:
"'85 Ferio"

You mean a Fiero? So I'm not the only one!! WHOOHOOOO (I hope it really is a Fiero cause im already celebrating http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif )
Did yours explode like everybody says Fieros did? http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif

Omar

from the begining,

197X Honda QA 50
1971 Yamaha JT1 MiniEnduro
1978 Yamaha YZ 80
1982 Yamaha YZ 100
1988 Dodge Dakota 4X4
1986 Nissan Maxima
1991 Subaru Legacy
1993 Subaru Impreza (wife)
1995 Nissan 240 SX SE
1996 Volvo 850 Wagon (wife)
1997 Subaru Legacy
1997 Suzuki Katana 600
1999 Ford Explorer (wife)
1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS

Next up for me
2002 Subaru Impreza Turbo

and for the wife
200X Subaru Legacy (GTsedan) w/H6
-if they dont make this car, I may have to
drop a OBsedan and monotone the paint job.

Then dirtbikes for me and my son.

Eric
Silver 99 RS

Got:
86 Prelude SE, still chunking around well.
Selling it pretty soon.

Want (to try at least):
S4, 911C4... (at least the S4 isn't that out of reach), and maybe the new Eurospec M3

Hey, the 4WD/AWD version of the Diablo doesn't hurt either http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

1990 Legend Coupe (thoroughly trashed & sold)
1995 BMW 325i 5-spd (living with parents)
1997 2.2CL 5-spd (the wife's)
2000 2.5RS 5-spd (mine!)

I'm planning on moving back to CA next year, so I doubt I'll take the RS with me, unless I turbo it, but then I'd have to pass CARB. So, I'll probably just sell it here & get myself a Mustang GT or a BMW ///M Coupe if I get a really good paying job! Wife wants an S2000...

~G

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I had a POS 97 Chevy Lumina
Now I have my dream car...MY00 2.5 RS Blue ridge pearl (just bought 2 days ago)

Amongst the more interesting ones

Sunbeam Alpine Mk1 ( that's gotcha)
Lotus Elan S3
Jaguar Xj6 ( 5 speed MANUAL )
BMW 3 series

98 Impreza 22B
oh and the black car and the yellow car http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

Wow. where do I start..... http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/rolleyes.gif

91 Legacy Lsi 200k+ runs like new.

3 more months. http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/frown.gif MY00 BRP 4-door RS http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

I forgot to add the current loaner car I got today from the insurance company. I will post why I have it at a later date though.
A nice shiny black Silvia-nice car, looks good, has the HP to back up the looks and it handles well for a RWD. I got a great chance to flog the crap out of it this afternoon and I must say it is a fun car! Think they will notice if I return it with bald rear tires? This is one car you won't be seeing in the US either. Put it in the list with the GTR and the WRX. Well gotta go for a drive.....

hey...

I've had mixed selection.. half you wont have heard of http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/frown.gif

Ford Fiesta 1.1
Peugeot 309 injection
Kit car (same shape as caterham)
Peugeot 306DT (my ickle tractor)
Vauxhall (Opel) Cavalier (6speed 4x4 turbo - 300bhp)
Impreza Turbo
Impreza STI

I miss my Fiesta http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/frown.gif

I think the order is about right...

J.

-76 Dodge Aspen SE 318
(slightly modded - cams/carb), Sold it recently...loved it...fast in a straight line...but unbelievably scary in the corners. And it caused reaction...since most of my friends had Volvo's...(I'm from Sweden) or small GTI's. Opened a couple of cans of whoopa$$ with it.

-76 Opel Ascona B 1.8 S

A very fun car, bought it cheap as a winter alternative to the Dodge. Put a Weber 36/36 on it, and got a limited slip diff for it, and went slideways, great fun, and unbelievably shortly geared, 3500 rpm at 60 mph, made it quick, but topspeed was around 100 mph....and the mpg...man...I was lucky to get above 15...

-91 Opel Kadett Caravan 1.6 S ("estate")

My worst purchase ever...bought it in almost mint condition, got it cheap...2 yrs later it fell apart from rust...underpowered cheap-o wagon, great mileage and good economy. But o-so boring. I was lucky to get it sold...


-96 Volvo 960 2.5 E

An impulse purchase...got it from a colleague who had ordered a new S80...fairly cheap...car had a lot of mileage on it, but was in great condition.
Lot's of grunt from the smooth inline six. And it was quite fast and nimble for it's size...and RWD...lot's of fun in the winter.
Sold it recently...for my..

MY00 Subaru Impreza GT (turbo) sedan, silver.
I love this car, will never sell it. It's perfect in almost every way...I'll change the wheels (OZ Superleggera 17":s), maybe get some Eibach's...and the exhaust.
...the it'll be perfect.

So far I've done about 1200 miles in it...and it's brutal already, even though using only about 4k rpm...with some peaks going a tad higher...

I'll probably get another car for those shopping rounds later on...but this is a "keeper".

http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

//SAM - Sweden

'69 Opel GT
Had a Ford V8 in it - That car was FAST.

'68 Renault 10
Turned on a dime.

'76 Honda Civic
Another quick car. It had an amazing 2-speed manual "Hondamatic" – no clutch.

'75 Toyota Corolla
Paid $50 – the best investment in a car I'd ever made.

'83 Toyota Corolla SR5 Hatch
My first 'practical' car. What was I thinking?

'79 Mercury Cougar
A boat of a car. It was 18 feet long, but looked cool – low slung and wide. If it'd only had the 350 Cleveland (had the Windsor instead). It was my first automatic.

'90 Hyundai Excel CXL 4-door hatch
My first new car. Totaled it in '94.

'83 Toyota Camry
I bought with 300,000km on it. It still gave me 80,000 more.

'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS
Need I say more http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif

Ed.
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'99 Rally Blue 2.5RS (http://208.9.184.110/MembersList/ViewMemberPics.cfm?MemberID=230) - Mods (http://208.9.184.110/MembersList/ViewMemberMods.cfm?MemberID=230) - My Site (http://members.home.net/edekker/rs/rs.htm)

In order:

84 Mazda LX coupe
(5spd. and 2.0L, fun for 1st car)
88 Subaru RX sedan
( turbo, AWD, still own and a lot of fun)
85 Subaru GL Wagon
(4wd beast, looked like crap but could go anywhere, still own engine and other various parts!)
85 Subaru BRAT GL
(Still own and will never sell, how could I)
99 Subaru RS
(Rally Blue Pearl 5spd., love it but might have to get the turbo in a couple years)

All right, let's see:
early 80's VW Passat fastback
67 VW Bug 1200
65 VW Bug 1200(34 hp!!350k mls documented, 1 engine)
79 Mercury Cougar XR7
86 Nissan Sentra Stationwagon(barf)
74 Buick LeSabre 2DR HT
77 Datsun 280Z
78 Datsun 280Z
97 Neon
98 OBS
99 2.5 RS(still have this one)

Bikes:
mid 80's Honda CM 400T
78 Honda CX500
85 Yamaha SR500(POS)
77 Kawa KZ1000 (want it? 300.-)

Marius
99 RS blue

In decending order: 97' Jetta VR6, 93' Sentra SE-R, 92' Sentra SE-R (was totalled, salt water damamge), 89' Corolla GT-S, 87' 944 Turbo (FUN!!...but expensive), 85' Jetta GLI.

From current to first:
2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS

1994 Isuzu Spacecab Pickup - Very reliable & fun. Was tricked out; custom paint, 17" wheels, lowered, built 170HP motor. Featured in Sport Truck Magazine.

1993 Eagle Talon - Fast & fun. Also tricked out; custom paint, stereo, 17" wheels. Featured in Sport Compact Car Magazine.

1987 Chevy Chevette - Enough said! http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/frown.gif

1976 Chevy Nova - V8, fast in a straight line, couldn't stop very good! LOL http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

1985 Renault Alliance - The french cannot build good cars! http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/mad.gif

1977 Chevy Chevette - Cream puff, given to me by my Great-Grandmother as a first car, it was 9 years old and had only 20,000 miles on it....I rolled it 5 months after I got it trying a 4 wheel drift at 80mph (top speed)! http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/tongue.gif

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Yes, this thread has come up before, but d@mn, is it fun. Anyway, here we go.

1979 Chevy Blazer K5 - Easily the vehicle with the most attitude. Just imagine cruising up to the drive-through with 12 of your friends in the truck. Nuff said. It was large and in charge.

1980 Toyota tercel - would not die

1989 Tempo - POS
1987 RX7
1991 RX7
1997 OBS
1990 Eclipse GSX - mean & nasty after mods
1990 Pathfinder SE-V6 - Fell apart after I had it for 6 months
1997 Jetta GT
1993 Legacy

Current - 99 silver coupe. I have also had a couple of bikes. I currently have a YZF600. I like to refer to it as "instant rice" http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/wink.gif Very fun and fast.

-Diz

1972 Fiat 850 Spyder
1978 Fiat 128 2dr Sedan
1979 Fiat 128 Sport Coupe
1979 Honda Accord hatchback (wife)
1980 Subaru Brat
1982 Subaru 4wd wagon (wife)
1982 Subaru Brat
1974 Porsche 914 2.0
1990 Subaru Justy
1987 Nissan Stanza 4wd wagon (wife)
1974 Ford Econoline van
1993 Ford Aerostar 4wd mini-van (wife)(current)
1994 Toyota 4x4 truck
2000 Impreza RS 2.5 (current)

My god - have I really owned that many??!! http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif

73 RX-3 Mazda (Blue)
82 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce (beige)(high school http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/smile.gif
88 Alfa Romeo Milano Verde 3.0L V6 (red)
88 Alfa Romeo Milano Verde 3.0L V6 (red) many mods on this one, very fun&fast

1998 Subaru Impreza RS many mods too (Rally Blue)
All great cars!
Davis

1) 1977 Mercury Cougar XR-7
(400cu (6.6L) V8 automatic RWD)

It sucked severely and weighed TONS but I wanted a car and was in a hurry to buy (stupid!). Power windows and seats but they didn't work (except the passenger window). It was missing on one cylinder (a burnt valve I think). Later hauled off by those "free removal" people when it no longer would run.

2) 1991 Plymouth Laser RS
(2.0L DOHC I-4 5-speed FWD)

LOTS of fun, quite nimble, overall a great little car. A few minor problems. Currently sitting in my yard with transmission problems (synchros).

3) 1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS
(2.5L SOHC H-4 5-speed AWD)

Wheeeeeeeeeee! http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/biggrin.gif The first car I've owned that I've actually modified (or felt was worthy of buying modifications for).

Shane "Warp3" Warren
1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS
http://jump.to/warpthree

MY84 Nissan/Datsun Sentra station wagon.
It was nice except that the hoses needed replacement all the time after 100K mi. I flipped it taking a street corner at 14 MPH and not 2 seconds after I walked away and people started to slow down to look, the gas tank exploded. Piece of S H I T !!!

QUOTE:
------------------------------------------This is one car you won't be seeing in the US either. Put it in the list with the GTR and the WRX
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Hey N/A,
The silvia is basically the same as the S14 Nissan 240SX. Just stronger (of course).

WTH. I'm in for a try.

77 Toyota Celica Liftback
74 Toyota Celica Coupe
83 Toyota Pickup 4X4 Mojave (brown)
77 Toyota Celica Liftback
80 Honda Predule
82 Mazda RX-7
89 Yamaha FZ600
79 Datsun 280z
94 Fiat Bravo (when I lived in London)
99 Civic Si (I know...I know I cut down Hondas all the time. http://208.9.184.67/NonCGI/redface.gif)
05 Subaru Impreza WRX RS ver.VIII 22B STI R Coupe (You got to see this car.)
Note: The rest of the list is true.

-Mel

1980 Lancia HPE 2 litre (Big side draft dellortos)
1986 Ford Scorpio 2.9 4x4
1985 Mazda RX7 (TWR) - Like a go kart
1987 Toyota Supra 3.0
1985 Audi Ur-Quattro - stunning car
1986 Mazda 323 16V Turbo 4x4 - another go kart
1983 BMW 635CSi - most economical car I've owned
1989 Toyota Supra Turbo - most power after mods
Legacy GTB - current car - lots of potential

Paul

This is fun!!! Here we go 1st to latest since 15, now I'm 27. people have cool rides so far. Nice VWs Catfish!

71 VW Superbeetle, 1941cc, hot cam, 45 heads, dual Dells, stinger exhaust, hurst shifter, lowered 1", Bus transaxle, Empi 15" rims, 205 60 Comp TAs, dechromed, no bumbers or goofy signals, one piece side windows, pop out side rears, fog lights in front vent, "custom" interior and stereo, striped silver front to midnight blue rear, oh and kewl "OAKLEY Thermoneuclear Protection" sticker. Would take just about anything off the line.

72 Chevy Monte Carlo SS454 (beater). Paid $1800 for while doing up the beetle. Rear ended by drunk body shop owner, very litle damage but he repainted, restitched and cleaned it up for me not to call the cops. Sold it for $3600 Could have kicked myself. Was worth about $10,000 during muscle car craze of 92.

89 Honda 750 VFR Intercepter, Vance&Hines Pipe. Had for Spring and summer of senior year in high school. Sold due to fear after a friends really bad crash.

78 Chevy Monte Carlo. Beater 2nd car to beetle.

83 Subaru GL Hatchback. Bulletproof except to rust. Next beater 2nd to beetle

83 Toyota Tercel 4wd wagon. Originally purchased as next beater, but ended up becoming only vehicle when I blew the motor in the beetle and parted it out. Went to college and needed the $$$$ Had the Tercel through most of school and put 60,000 miles on it in 3 1/2 years. Again a victim of rust.

84 VW GTI. Rearended and totaled after just 4 months.

91 Nissan stripped down 4x4 PU. Seemed good when I got it in 95. Ownly had 45,000 miles.

72 Porche 914. Finally another project!, or so I thought. It needed a lot of work and though mechanically similar to beetle, but parts were like 4 times as expensive. The head gasket in the Nissan blew after just six months causing major engine damage and I got only half what I paid for it after threatening the dealer with a law suit. Got rid of the truck and the Porche to have a nice downpayment for my 1st brand new car.

96 Subaru Impreza Outback 5sp Hunter Green. 15" alloys, Pirelli tires and PIAA fog lights. Loved this car. one of the first in my area to have an Outback or an Impreza. Would still have it but got married and wife refused to learn to drive a stick so,

99 Subaru Outback Sport Auto Arcadia Green. No mods(yet)except a bike rack. Looking to get another car in a couple months. I'm thinking of the Impreza RS, Civic Si, or VW GTI VR6/1.8T.

typos, sorry so long



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1965 Ford Pickup - lots of plate steel, bent a rod, fixed it.
198x Honda Civic - orange with vinal and roof rack, blew the head gasket, replaced engine, warped head, head on into a vw hatcback
197x? Datsun 510 - Rolled it
1969 BMW 2002 - fun fun! t-boned an El Camino but it still ran but eventually died from rust in the gas tank
Yamaha 125 street bike - cheapest thing I could find, then I blew the engine
Suzuki 450 - better than the Yamaha, friend slid it, never the same after that, sold it
1969 BMW 2600 4dr straight 6 - big ol beast, lotsa power, bad electrical, sold to ecology
1988 Honda Hawk NT650 (still have) - light and fun
1993 RX-7 TwinTurbo Brilliant Black R1. - *cry* totally sweet and fast, handled like it was on rails except in the rain where I rolled it.
Now debating what to get next, another RX-7, a turbo RS, a M3, a Z3, a 911? Hmmm choices.
-Jedon

1982 AMC SX4 (my first 4wd coupe!! too bad it was built by AMC.. lossa problems.. huge tires though!)
1985 Buick Regal LTD (inherited from my grandpa, comfy, good for making out.. again none to reliable.. maybe if I changed the oil on occasion?)
1986 Jetta GL (5-speed, bought in 1991 for $4000 -- lotsa fun, manual sunroof, installed cool JVC stereo which had a face that tilted down so that you could insert the casette -- moved to Hawaii so had to sell it after only 6 mos -- sold it for $4500)
1987 Toyota Tercel (bought in Hawaii from an old chinese guy who was going to trade it @ the same dealership that I was checking out cars at -- we snuck out drove out of the parking lot with one of the salesman yelling @ us saying that what we were doing was "illegal" -- adequate transportation -- bought it for $2500, sold it one year later for $3500)
1978 International Scout II (Mom's old car, REALLY BIG TIRES -- had a 30lb chain that I used to drag people out of the snow in the Phila blizzard of '93, my second stick)
1984 Subaru GL 2Dr hatchback (My first subie! Literally bought it from a LOL with only 40k on it in 1994 for $800 -- threw a $1000 clutch in it and it drove great until the engine seized a year later on I84 in CT - doh!)
1996 Dodge Neon Highline Sedan 5-spd (bought brand new from a slimy dealership in Danbury, CT -- saw an add in the paper listing it for $9800 NEW -- went there and was told it was sold, BUT they had another one that was only $13,000 -- while I was leaving they suddenly found out that it WASN'T sold! Gee, imagine that.. drove it, liked it, agreed to buy it, told that I didn't qualify for the $400 recent grad discount that had been factored into the price (not listed in the ad, of course) -- but @ $10200 it was still $3300 under MSRP -- financed it, brought it home, found out that they had added $3000 to the price while reviewing the paperwork -- brought it back, had several discussions with several people, threatend to sue, call BBB, etc -- original negotiated price restored -- enjoyed until sold 2 weeks ago with 80,000 miles for $4000
1999 Impreza 2.5RS Black, 5-spd (needed 4wd for move to Buffalo, it was this or an Audi A4 2.8 quattro -- price was deciding factor -- nonetheless SWEEET!!)