informal survey

----------------------------------------- All USED unless (New). Nobody gets a 10. I don't remember what I had for dinner yesterday much less how many years I owned a car. This list is sorted by vehicle year, not when I got it. After marriage, I owned two at a time.

1953 Learned to drive on a 1939 Studebaker 4 dr. straight 6, 3 speed. 4 1941 Ford 4 dr Drk Green My first car at 16 YO. It was almost as old as I was when I got it. 5 1952 Ford 2 dr HT Black 5 1953 Mercury Monterey 2 dr HT 2 tone Green. My first bought car in 1958. 5-8 1954 Ford 4 dr Black (bought in 1961 as a second car - got married) 6 1956 Ford Sunliner Conv Red/Black repainted all Black 5 1957 Ford Sunliner Conv Red/White repainted Burgundy. 312 V8 2 bbl carb. Sold it to my brother. If I could afford a classic, this would be the first I'd buy. 8-9 1960 (New) Ford Falcon Futura Black 8 1961 Lincoln Continental 4 dr Maroon. A boat. 7 1961 Lincoln Continental 4 dr Black (for leather interior). Never drove. 0 1964 (New) Opel Kadett SW White. (cute wagon) Could outrace a VW :-) 7 1968 Lincoln Continental 4 dr Maroon. 5 1968 Ford Mustang coupe V8 Lime Green repainted Black. I just wanted a Mustang and bought it in 1980. 7 1970 (New) Ford Maverick 2 dr Red. I put split black glare reducing panels front to rear and named it "Mach 1/2". I wish I still had it. 9 1975 (New) Ford Elite 2 dr Blue 9 1984 (New) Plymouth Voyager minivan Silver 4 cyl. stick, not enough power. 8 198? (New) Dodge Grand Caravan Maroon. auto trans 4 cyl. not enough power. 8 198? (New) Chrysler Town & Country van 6 cyl auto Green 5 1985 (New) Nissan Pulsar 1.6, 5 speed, 2 dr, Blue. Great car - ~35 MPG 160,000 miles. Gave it to daughter. 9 1993 (New) Nissan Sentra XE 1.6, 5 speed, 2 dr Red - another great ~35 MPG car to 130,000 miles. Gave it to other daughter. 9 1989 (New) Nissan Maxima SE Silver 9 1997 (New) Pontiac Firebird Grape. My wife wanted a Firebird. Looked great, required a lot of service. 5 1997 (New) Nissan King cab 4x4 XE Green. Still own. Looks great, no rust 56,000 miles 9 2000 (New) Nissan Maxima SE Gold Wife's car Still own Great car. Only brakes and muffler replaced. 9

On 2/22/07 6:19 AM, in article OTfDh.83$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net, "Larry and a Cat named Dub" wrote:

Here's my list, in the order owned. Used cars wedged between new ones were(are) throw-away cars for the teenage drivers (4 girls). 1960 Pontiac Catalina 1 u 5 8 (paid $50, sold for $150) 1963 Oldsmobile F-85 wagon 1 u 3 7 (burned oil, ate clutches) 1960 Chrysler Imperial 2 u 5 10 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire 1 u 1 1 (threw a rod) 1963 Oldsmobile 88 7 u 6 8 1972 Mercury Capri 5 n 6 8 1977 Chevrolet Malibu wagon 5 n 7 7 1971 Ford Torrino wagon 1 u 5 7 1979 VW Rabbit Diesel 11 n 3 9 1982 Olds Cutlass Ciera diesel 8 n 1 7 1985 Ford Bronco II 2 n 9 8 1987 Ford Aerostar 5 n 5 8 1990 Mazda B2200 pickup 10 n 9 9 1992 Oldsmobile Silhouette 4 n 5 8 1982 Honda Accord 6 u 7 8 1980 Mercury Capri 3 u 5 4 1987 Honda Civic 5 u 9 9 1995 Infiniti G20 2 n 9 10 1996 Honda Odyssey 11+ n 8 8 (handed off to daughter) 1997 Infiniti I30t 10+ n 8 10 (handed off to daughter) 2000 Acura 3.2TL 6 n 10 7 (boring after i30t) 1995 Nissan Altima 0 u 8 5 (totaled in 3 mo.) 1991 Nissan 240sx 5+ u 7 9 (daughter loves it) 2002 Nissan Pathfinder 5+ n 6 7 (wife's daily driver) 1996 Infiniti i30 4+ u 8 9 (daughter still uses it) 2006 Honda CR-V 1+ n 9 8 (my daily driver)