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RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - Coop - 05-24-2024
I actually forgot a few, but technically they were the former wives cars. Lol!
I also agree with VulcanWerks on the E30 M3. Fantastic car, and they only made so many of them, unlike virtually every BMW I see now days that has an M badge on it.
Mine was pretty built up, made almost 300hp. It wasnt a 1/4 mile car, but on the highway it was hard to catch. I out ran Firebirds and Camaros regularly.
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RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - VulcanWerks - 05-24-2024
(05-24-2024, 11:35 AM)Coop Wrote: 1983 Dodge Omni
1985 Dodge Ram pick up
1980 Mercury Bobcat
1976 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Isuzu Impulse
1993 Honda Civic VX
1988 BMW 325is E30
1988 BMW M3 E30
1988 BMW M5 E28
1987 Chevy S10 Blazer
1985 Honda Civic sedan
2002 Mazda Protege
1990 Mazda 626 coupe
2004 Ford Taurus
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2007 Chevy Trail Blazer
2007 Grand Cherokee Laredo
2007 Grand Cherokee Limited Hemi
2008 Grand Cherokee SRT
2018 VW Passat SE
2020 Audi A5 coupe
The ones I miss and wish I'd never parted with? The M3 and the M5.
I get it.
My e30 m3 was bored to 2.5 liters, CF DTM airbox, Schricks, you name it. It was a blast.
I’ve always loved e28 m5s. The S38 is a really cool engine (and easily one of the most expensive BMW engines to maintain) but those m5s are hard to come by these days.
The s85 v10 on my 2006 m5 was fantastic.
I, like you, would have kept my e30 m3 and e60 m5 out of the lot I listed for me. Amazing cars.
(05-24-2024, 12:14 PM)Coop Wrote: I actually forgot a few, but technically they were the former wives cars. Lol!
I also agree with VulcanWerks on the E30 M3. Fantastic car, and they only made so many of them, unlike virtually every BMW I see now days that has an M badge on it.
Mine was pretty built up, made almost 300hp. It wasnt a 1/4 mile car, but on the highway it was hard to catch. I out ran Firebirds and Camaros regularly.
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Love that!!!
RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - Coop - 05-24-2024
The E30 M3 and the E28 M5 have appreciated so much since I had mine.
The M3 would be worth over 50k and I bought for 10k.
I paid 12.5k for the M5, and nice examples are going for over 100k!!
Edit: the M3s are going for over 100k as well.
RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - putnam6 - 05-24-2024
(05-24-2024, 12:14 PM)FlyingClayDisk Wrote: I hope you didn't take my post as criticism, it wasn't at all. One car I always wanted back in the day was one of the Ford Capri's. I remember when they first came out back in the 70's. My mom got a Mustang II instead of a Capri, and I knew from the start that was a mistake. That thing couldn't get out of its own way, but the Capri was a much better car (I thought anyway). When I turned 16 I was into old Jeeps and Chevy's. I had about 2.5 Jeeps back in the day, but never really got one restored satisfactorily. And I just realized I left (2) vehicles off my list; I also once had a Jeep CJ-8 and a Jeep Wrangler (YJ series). Those were much newer than my 2.5 Jeeps in my teens (which languished in the shop before being sold).
I'm not really motivated with the A8 project, and probably should just sell it; it's more of a project I feel like I 'should' do, more so than I 'want' to do. The project I'd really love to find is an old mid to late '50's Dodge Power Wagon. I've got my feelers out for one of these, and if I find one I'm going to do a 5.9L Cummins DI swap into it. This would be my dream truck.
Not at all FCD, glad to see you here BTW. Just trying to jog my memory, Im kind of proud I got high mileage out of my vehicles.
We just got started trying to remember all of my Dad's cars still trying.
My older sister had a Mustang II, it was gonna be my hand-me-down car. It was that ugly peachy tan color, but she totaled it.
But yeah I loved my Capri, I don't know where my Dad found it, he helped me get it and gave him 150 bucks a month till I paid him back. Dad was cool though he took that money and and had my insured white paint job upgraded and changed the color to black
and had a sun roof put in. It was like a new car
Drove the hell out of it though, I turned 16 before most of my friends and we took trips all the time.
Always, wanted a Jeep Rubicon, Dad had a Cherokee Chief I drove sometimes and he traded it in for a Wagoneer, which he kept for almost 30 years.
RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - Raptured - 05-24-2024
great thread idea!
Between my wife and I
78 Civic
81 Plymouth Horizon
84 Pontiac Fiero
83 Pontiac T1000
85 VW Golf
89 Mazda 323
96 Hyundai Elantra
92 Mazda Protege
2000 Hyundai Sonata
2003 Mazda MPV
2006 VW Jetta
2007 VW Rabbit
2011 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
2013 VW Tiguan
2013 Hyundai Veloster
2015 VW Passat
2017 VW Jetta
2019 VW GTI
due for new. Looking at a Genesis G70 Sedan
RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - putnam6 - 05-24-2024
(05-24-2024, 12:14 PM)Coop Wrote: I actually forgot a few, but technically they were the former wives cars. Lol!
I also agree with VulcanWerks on the E30 M3. Fantastic car, and they only made so many of them, unlike virtually every BMW I see now days that has an M badge on it.
Mine was pretty built up, made almost 300hp. It wasnt a 1/4 mile car, but on the highway it was hard to catch. I out ran Firebirds and Camaros regularly.
[Image: https://i.postimg.cc/1nwhBFzJ/thumbnail-05022024-093.jpg]
LOL yes, ex-wives, ex-girlfriends, a couple for the kids too. I had a blended family where we had 6 vehicles on the road 2 adults 4 teenage daughters at one time.
RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - schuyler - 05-25-2024
1948 Chevrolet Fleetline
1957 Ford Fairlane 500
1962 Ford Galaxie 500XL
1956 VW Bug Oval window
1960 Ford Econoline Van
1967 VW Bug
1972 Datsun 1200
1978 Datsun B210
1985 Ford Thunderbird
1992 Acura Legend
1967 Jaguar 340 Sedan (Mk II)
2000 Acura RL
20XX Acura TL
20XX Acura RL
2007 Silverado Duramax (current)
2014 Cadillac CTS VSport (current)
2017 Corvette Stingray (current)
RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - KKLoco - 05-25-2024
86 Isuzu Trooper
91 Isuzu Trooper
99 Land Rover Discovery
92 Ford Econoline van
98 Lincoln Navigator
00 Land Rover Discovery
98 BMW 528i
04 F150
13 Kia Soul (the exes idea) still my daughters car 11 years later.
10 Toyota Tundra
15 Lincoln Navigator
16 Mercedes sprinter 2500
Current cars:
2018 Cadillac Escalade ESV
2016 Mercedes sprinter 3500
2015 Mercedes sprinter 3500
2014 Mercedes sprinter 3500
2011 Mercedes sprinter 2500
2004 Lincoln Navigator (stretch limo)
BTW, don’t ever buy a Mercedes sprinter. Biggest pieces is shit on the planet.
RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - putnam6 - 05-25-2024
(05-25-2024, 12:34 PM)schuyler Wrote: 1948 Chevrolet FleetlineThats a helluva fleet of cars 8 different decades worth. Dig your current rides too
1957 Ford Fairlane 500
1962 Ford Galaxie 500XL
1956 VW Bug Oval window
1960 Ford Econoline Van
1967 VW Bug
1972 Datsun 1200
1978 Datsun B210
1985 Ford Thunderbird
1992 Acura Legend
1967 Jaguar 340 Sedan (Mk II)
2000 Acura RL
20XX Acura TL
20XX Acura RL
2007 Silverado Duramax (current)
2014 Cadillac CTS VSport (current)
2017 Corvette Stingray (current)
Good to see you here...
(05-25-2024, 01:12 PM)KKLoco Wrote: 86 Isuzu TrooperLOL you will be more than fine once the world joins the Mad Max timeline? I have to ask are you a ride service or chauffeur?
91 Isuzu Trooper
99 Land Rover Discovery
92 Ford Econoline van
98 Lincoln Navigator
00 Land Rover Discovery
98 BMW 528i
04 F150
13 Kia Soul (the exes idea) still my daughters car 11 years later.
10 Toyota Tundra
15 Lincoln Navigator
16 Mercedes sprinter 2500
Current cars:
2018 Cadillac Escalade ESV
2016 Mercedes sprinter 3500
2015 Mercedes sprinter 3500
2014 Mercedes sprinter 3500
2011 Mercedes sprinter 2500
2004 Lincoln Navigator (stretch limo)
BTW, don’t ever buy a Mercedes sprinter. Biggest pieces is shit on the planet.
RE: What's your motor vehicle history? - KTemplar - 05-25-2024
Not sure what years they were but here goes
Buick Regal
Monte Carlo (loved that car)
Chevy chevette
Buick regal
Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry
Honda accord
Chevy cavalier (tried to kill me)
Hyundai sonata
All of them were used, I’ve never owned a new car.
