So, I can't scroll through the 2,632 posts in this thread to see if something like was already posted in the past. Just thought that an interesting topic would be a list of all the vehicles you have owned in your lifetime, along with basic data, and any facts about them that others may or may not find interesting. Feel like I have a relatively short list compared to most people I've known throughout my lifetime. Anyway, here's my list:
1970 Dodge Charger 500, 318 V8, 3-Speed Automatic. All original. Pretty sweet first car. Was decently quick with the small block and a two-barrel carb that was rated 230 HP stock. Pretty big car, but a fairly light tin can.
1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Rocket 350 V8, 3-Speed Automatic. Quite a boat, but it was fast with 310 HP stock. All original. Think it even had A/C if I remember correctly. More than a decade passed before I owned another car with A/C.
1967 Ford Mustang Coupe, 302 V8, 4-Speed Manual. Not at all original. Came original with a 200 Inline 6 and a 3-Speed Manual. Replaced it with the 302 V8 and a Borg-Warner T-10 4-Speed Manual. Required a custom driveshaft, since the Borg-Warner transmission was longer than the Toploader that would've been original equipment. Fun car!
1985-1/2 Ford Escort L, 1.9L CVH, 4-Speed Manual. My first brand new car purchase. Needed something reliable that got good gas mileage, since I had just taken a new job with a 65-mile commute in Boston traffic. Great car that was surprisingly peppy and fun to drive. It got totaled when my girlfriend accidentally drove it off the road into the woods at high speed at around 3:00 AM in the morning on her birthday. Amazing that we both survived. She had a complicated break in her left arm that totally dislocated her elbow. Took surgery and hardware to fix that. I smashed my head into the windshield and ended up with a lifelong seizure disorder due to that. The car was beyond totaled, with the driver's side front quarter including the wheel and suspension completely torn off and separated from the rest of the wreck. Rest of the car was completely misshaped like someone tried to fold it in half. I remember that we snapped a telephone pole before shooting off into the woods. Of course, neither of us were wearing seatbelts at the time. Last time I ever rode in a car without wearing a seatbelt.
1986 Ford Mustang LX Hatchback, 5.0L V8, 5-Speed Manual, 3:08 gears. Pretty original other than a set of Saleen wheels, a short-throw Hurst shifter, an amazing aftermarket sound system, and the usual external engine mods of the time, like pully kit, fuel regulation overrides, K&N filters, etc., plus super sticky aftermarket Yokohama tires with some silly treadwear rating of like 40. My street racing car, with occasional visits to the track. Nothing amazing by today's standards, but that car would run consistent low to mid 13s in the quarter mile. Even got some 13 flats on the drag strip. Raced many Buick Grand Nationals back in those days. It's the car I moved to California with.
1993 Toyota Tercel DX Coupe, Standard 4-Banger, 5-Speed Manual. This was mainly my girlfriend's car, but we bought it together. I remember buying it at the dealership in North Hollywood. Had a price in mind, and wasn't budging on it. As the game goes, the salesperson told us that was impossible and had many private conversations with the "manager" before settling on our offered price. Who knows if we actually got a great deal, but it felt like we did. No complaints about that car. Nothing exciting about it. I never took it on any long road trips, so don't have much data to offer an opinion on its performance. It was just used as an around town car.
1996 Honda Civic DX Coupe, Standard 4-Banger, 5-Speed Manual. I just needed a new reliable, fuel-efficient car at the time. Served its purpose. No complaints other than I thought that it was rather underpowered. Couldn't hold highway speed on hilly terrain with the A/C on.
2001 Mazda Protege5, 2.0L DOHC, 5-Speed Manual. Such a great car! Really nice looking. Plenty of power. Handled great. Never had any issues with it. Actually, went shopping for it on 9/11. I knew what was going on, but showed up to work anyway. Well, turns out I was the only person to show up, so I left very early. Buying a new car was on my to-do list, so got it done on that sad day. Only car that I ever leased. Wasn't intending to do that, but somehow got talked into it. Last time I'll do that, not that it was a bad experience or deal, but I didn't like the pressure of keeping the car in perfect condition.
2004 VW Touareg AWD with Hi-Lo Ranges and Locking Rear Differential, 3.6L VR6, 6-Speed Automatic. This was mainly my wife's vehicle, but we bought it together. Super offroad-worthy, luxury SUV. Very attractive design, lines, and blue paint color. Really comfortable with beautiful interior design and features. We kept this vehicle until 2020, and took it on countless MTB road trips. Could fit two mountain bikes inside, along with all the luggage, gear, etc. that you could need for a month-long trip. Great driving car with plenty of power. Really loved it. It just started to feel like a ticking time bomb as the miles racked up and extended warranty expired. Very expensive vehicle to maintain and repair. Also, a gas guzzler.
2004 Mazda 3, 2.3L I-4, 5-Speed Manual. What can I say, another great Mazda offering. Much like the Protege5, but with a little more power and even better handling. I still think that the Protege5 is a better looking car, though, but had to trade in my lease on that. Bought the Mazda 3 outright, and should've kept it longer than I did.
2007 Nissan Murano SE AWD, 3.5L V6, CVT. Comfortable. Good power and handling. Never had any issues with the CVT transmission. Opted for the Bose sound system upgrade, which had good sound, Sirius/XM integration, and a six-disc CD changer, but why the heck did it also have a cassette player instead of an auxiliary input of any kind, in 2007? Had to plug a USB adapter into one of the 12V power outlets to charge a phone. Another gas guzzler. Not great in the wet, even with AWD. Vehicle never completely won me over. I ended up gifting it to my niece when she was moving to Montana for college. She didn't keep it for very long before selling it and buying an older Toyota pickup truck that more suited her sporty, outdoorsy, mountain girl persona and lifestyle.
2015 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4WD, 3.2L V6, 9-Speed Automatic. Inherited this vehicle when my dad passed away in 2020. Flew out to Massachusetts to deal with all that comes with that, since he lived alone in an apartment. Drove the Jeep back to Arizona, and it replaced the Nissan Murano. No complaints about it. It gets amazingly good gas mileage for a vehicle of its kind. Nice to have an offroad-worthy 2nd vehicle in the household, since our other current vehicle is a minivan - see below.
2020 Chrysler Pacifica Limited with S-Package, 3.6L V6 24V VVT, 9-Speed Automatic. Bought this to replace the VW Touareg that we kept for 16 years. Needed a vehicle suitable for MTB road trips, and a minivan made the most sense to me. My wife was not in agreement at first, but she finally saw the light. First completely loaded vehicle I've ever owned, with every possible upgrade option/package available. Super comfortable, quiet, great driving vehicle. Lots of power, with excellent handling. Like the Jeep, it get's incredibly good gas mileage for such a bulky, heavy vehicle. Easy to mount two bikes inside with loads of extra space. Can load up everything needed for a two-month or longer road trip, and it's not like trying to put together a puzzle when packing/unpacking. Love that the 2nd row seats fold flat into the floor, so no need to manually remove them ever. The 3rd row seat is power-operated and also folds flat. Can easily fit three bikes inside with seating space for three people if need be. Been very happy with it. Only issues have been the USB port that controls Apple Car Play going out twice, and both batteries have had to be replaced, at least one of them twice. All was covered under warranty.
Side Note: I made my first trip back to SoCal in late May/early June of this year. Been away for over four years. Seemed like every third car I saw was a Tesla or Rivian. Don't see that here in Arizona, not even down in the Scottsdale/Paradise Valley area. Just found that interesting.
. Hope the brother heals quick.
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). $350 to buy it, $50 back to me to junk it, no costs in between. 
