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Posted 12/10/2015 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
First Car - 1965 Studebaker Daytona ("The Stude") - Lot's of good memories

Daily Driver: 2001 Nissan Xterra

Favorite Car: 1999 BMW 540i (w/6 speed manual) - current highway cruiser

My Baby - 2015 BMW 1200 GSA (motorcycle, of course!)

Other Project Cars along the way:

1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk
1968 Mustang
1988 BMW M5 (current project)

Many more cars and motorcycles along the way. . . . .
Posted 12/10/2015 9:29 PM (GMT 0)
First car that was actually mine: used 1971 Chevy Vega--- a real piece of sh@t.
Current vehicles: 2015 GMC Canyon and 2015 Subaru Crosstrek XV.

Tom
Posted 12/10/2015 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
69 Camaro, 80 Camaro Z28 and a 1982 Vette......
72 yrs old
pre op psa 4.8
Davinci op 1/31/11
T2cN1Mo seminal clear, no margins
3+4=7
psa's post op...02, .02, .17, 1.17 yearly tests.
37 radiation treatments (Linear)
bone, Cat and MRI all clear, lymph nodes all normal
1/19/15 psa test.....will see then
Taking AVE/Ultra, Tumeric and Ginger root supplements.
Minor incont., erections a thing of the past....lol
In good health otherwise....
Posted 12/11/2015 2:59 AM (GMT 0)
Reltnie...glad to see someone who admits to having a Vega. That was early 70's US auto makers: Vega, Pinto. No wonder Toyota and Datsun came over and kicked their butts.
Posted 12/11/2015 7:21 AM (GMT 0)
First car I owned was a 1970 Datsun which I totaled in less than six months. A whole bunch of cars since that time. There have been a couple of favorites including a Chrysler Cordoba with T-Tops and rich Corinthian leather as Ricardo Montalban used to say. And there was a Corvette in 1979 that I owned for a short time and ended up having to sell because I couldn't afford the payments. My dream car has always been a muscle car from the 60s-70s. And wouldn't you know it...I just bought my wife a new car and she chose a Dodge Challenger. At least she lets me drive once in a while.
Posted 12/11/2015 3:24 PM (GMT 0)

halbert said...
Reltnie...glad to see someone who admits to having a Vega. That was early 70's US auto makers: Vega, Pinto. No wonder Toyota and Datsun came over and kicked their butts.

Until my current 2015 GMC Canyon (which I love by the way), I have NEVER owned anything but Japanese built vehicles--all because of the Vega. It took a lot for me to switch from my previous Toyota Tacoma trucks, but after 11 months and 11,000 miles I have no regrets so far. The wife still loves her Subaru vehicles. Ironically, her first car was a Pinto, so I guess she still holds a grudge sad

Tom
Posted 12/11/2015 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
First car:
1968 2 dr hard top pontiac parisiene, fenders rusted out. Dad said I could have the car if I got it running. Started on fire at the choke when I got it to start. Successfull run. If I got over 50mph the front fenders would shake like they were going to fall off and the oil pan leaked like crazy. I had a part time job at a garage doing oil changes and would save the oil from cars that came in for service to put in my car. about 12 mpg

BiG Boat Car: Bought a 1985 Mercury Marquis from an estate sale, 4 door fully loaded in 1998 with 30,000 miles. Had to change the original tires because mechanic was worried about age. Once you had it above 65 it was like riding in couch. Gas guzzler...wow....about 18 mpg. Head gasket went first, too much time sitting in the barn....

Best Car: 2000 Chev Cavalier......drove that car 800 miles every two weeks....the doors rusted out but other than oil changes and tires I| only had one mechanic bill for $250 in 8 years. about 35 mpg...

Worst Car: Bought a 1994 Ford Explorer, fully loaded for $2500 in 2001. Yup...drove it for a year and found out the frame was rusted out and not safe...thats when I bought the cavalier
Posted 12/12/2015 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
There are some great cars in this group ...make me smile.

I'm a Detroiter with a European fetish, myself ...

First car ... bought from my uncle and still have it: 1962 Volvo P1800 (the two door 'Saint' coupe) formerly owned by Buster Keaton (so family lore has it) ... I rebuilt it as a project while in college, but needs some more work to be roadworthy again.

Had a number of Detroit cars growing up that were either hand me downs or bought used. Most of them i trashed, one way or another ...

'The Jet' affectionately named by the guys in high school, a '69 Chrysler Town and Country wagon with a 440 4bbl. I think one of the longest cars, there was about a foot between radiator and the grille. I crashed it ...

'The Staff Car', a black on black '74 Lincoln town car ... great for college, er outings ..
Peugeot 505 diesel .. .blown engine
Dodge Shadow Turbo ... blown engine (not my fault) and front end couldn't hold the torque fatigued
1988 Olds 98 Diesel ...blown engine
Pontiac 6000 ... blown engine

Then I switched to German cars ...

1991 Audi Coupe Quattro ... fun car,especially in the snow
'Black Beauty' 1995 Audi S6 wagon 5 cylinder turbo and 5spd manual ... lots of fun and car pooling too
'the Beast' 1988 Porsche 928 ... lost the timing belt, and not worth fixing previous owner f'd it up

Current:
'The Starship' 2001 Audi S8 my current driver, it doesn't like to go slow
'Rocket' 2006 Audi A3 3.2L V6 ... like a go kart
'Firefly' 1999 Saab 9-3 Stage 3 turbo (for my daughter the engineer)

I get through this next year, i'll need some more toys. We're down to only 4 cars now, and i feel a little deprived. Wyohawk that's a nice idea -- 1988 M5 project,make me drool.

Ray
Posted 12/15/2015 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
Great reading about cars I can ' see' in my mind..
Posted 12/21/2015 4:55 AM (GMT 0)
This conversation would make Dave smile up in heaven. He was a true lover of a great car . His first car was a English Zhepher before me so I didn't ride in it . His car when we started dating was a 63 Vallient with a slant 6. It had a push button panel for gears that was very unique . It was a beautiful black and had a split back window. Next up was a 1970 Plymouth duster 340 . It was 1vyrs old when he found it and and when we went to the garage I was more than a bit scared .Vin# and paperwork seemed good so yes he come home so happy. We married in 72and the car was decked up in purple and white wedding flowers and of course it had to have Micky Thomson tires , hood pins, matt black hood and 50 coats of wax. His Dad won a car and gave us his Ford 74 Maverick 4 door car. It was bye bye Duster as family style of 4 doors won out for a couple of years . Then it was another Plymouth Sport we had that car for almost 10 yrs it never even needed a battery, or brakes until the last year we owned it .After that we went to the Honda Prelude ,in 84 he got his dream car a 80 Vette and its a good thing i am not the jealous kind because he was in love . We had that car for 4 years we got back every cent we paid for it. At the time he wanted a new bigger house so the car had to go💧. Then we owned a Chysler intrepid and then another Chysler intrepid followed by a Toyota 4 runner a 2006 up to current a lexus 350 f sport as well as a 2007 corvette.
Now the corvette , I have to say is something I am so very happy that Dave did have in his lifetime x2 times. When Dave died in August at 64 I regretted that this summer he was in such a bad way he just couldn't get in and drive it. We bought the car in 2010 and I am sure it lovingly has over 50 coats of wax on it .it is like a black mirror. Life for him was cut off way to short but I know he had a thrill in his life just owning some of the cars he had. He spent hours of sweat labour in the garage washing and meticulously waxing every inch of the cars I wished he could have gone just once this summer to have the testosterone kick of going 0 to 100 in those point blank seconds to feel alive and to feel free like we could forget about his cancer the stress and enjoy the thrill of the ride!
Posted 12/21/2015 7:35 AM (GMT 0)

sue saddened wife said...
This conversation would make Dave smile up in heaven. He was a true lover of a great car . His first car was a English Zhepher before me so I didn't ride in it . His car when we started dating was a 63 Vallient with a slant 6. It had a push button panel for gears that was very unique . It was a beautiful black and had a split back window. Next up was a 1970 Plymouth duster 340 . It was 1vyrs old when he found it and and when we went to the garage I was more than a bit scared .Vin# and paperwork seemed good so yes he come home so happy. We married in 72and the car was decked up in purple and white wedding flowers and of course it had to have Micky Thomson tires , hood pins, matt black hood and 50 coats of wax. His Dad won a car and gave us his Ford 74 Maverick 4 door car. It was bye bye Duster as family style of 4 doors won out for a couple of years . Then it was another Plymouth Sport we had that car for almost 10 yrs it never even needed a battery, or brakes until the last year we owned it .After that we went to the Honda Prelude ,in 84 he got his dream car a 80 Vette and its a good thing i am not the jealous kind because he was in love . We had that car for 4 years we got back every cent we paid for it. At the time he wanted a new bigger house so the car had to go💧. Then we owned a Chysler intrepid and then another Chysler intrepid followed by a Toyota 4 runner a 2006 up to current a lexus 350 f sport as well as a 2007 corvette.
Now the corvette , I have to say is something I am so very happy that Dave did have in his lifetime x2 times. When Dave died in August at 64 I regretted that this summer he was in such a bad way he just couldn't get in and drive it. We bought the car in 2010 and I am sure it lovingly has over 50 coats of wax on it .it is like a black mirror. Life for him was cut off way to short but I know he had a thrill in his life just owning some of the cars he had. He spent hours of sweat labour in the garage washing and meticulously waxing every inch of the cars I wished he could have gone just once this summer to have the testosterone kick of going 0 to 100 in those point blank seconds to feel alive and to feel free like we could forget about his cancer the stress and enjoy the thrill of the ride!

SSW--Thanks for sharing this beautifully poignant story about your late husband, Dave. May countless wonderful memories like this sustain you in your grief....Tim
Posted 12/21/2015 3:44 PM (GMT 0)

sue saddened wife said...
His car when we started dating was a 63 Vallient with a slant 6. It had a push button panel for gears that was very unique . It was a beautiful black and had a split back window.


Thanks for sharing. I'm glad to read that Dave got his Corvette. The '63 Valiant made me smile. I had a '62 for for a couple of years. In addition to the quirky push button shifter on the dash it also had reverse-threaded lug nuts on the driver-side wheels, which took a bit to figure out the first time I changed a tire on it.
Jim
Posted 12/22/2015 2:56 PM (GMT 0)
Ah, the Valiant. My first car was a fire engine red '64 with the slant 6 and push button auto. The little engine was surprisingly powerful and it had a cavernous trunk but my underage drinking buddies and I transported our beer on convenient fender shelves under the hood with the Rolling Stones blasting from the 8-track. I wrecked it once and rebuilt it, handed it down to my sister who rolled it in a snowy ditch and drove it away without a scratch and a cousin used it as a winter "beater" for years after it should have expired.

Along with hand me down family sedans, a succession of minivans while the kids were in the nest and a fleet of work trucks, a '76 Dodge Charger stands out as my first new car. It was long past the very cool '68-70 Chargers but still (I thought) stylish and fast. I dressed it up with mag wheels and a powerful cassette stereo and it liked to cruise at 80 mph which resulted in a few speeding tickets.

My current rides are a '08 Chrysler Pacifica (last year you could get one and a great SUV) and a '11 Dodge 3500 diesel truck (pretty much a tank). I stick to the speed limit these days but the Rolling Stones are still blasting from the stereo.
Posted 12/22/2015 6:18 PM (GMT 0)
Now here's the personal car history I would like to give!

When it comes to cars, I'll certainly never forget my first one, that 1970 Ferrari. What a beauty she was! What a ride!

I followed that up a few years later with a 1975 Lamborghini. Was lucky to get it brand new in a great deal! Loved driving it for years!

Then followed the Porsche and the Mercedes Benz that I had for a while, they were pretty good, but I must say I really fell in love with the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost that I got in 2001. Just a real creampuff of a car!

Currently I really love my 2015 Lexus (just got it) and am sure looking forward to taking it out on the road to see just what it can really do!

Hey, a fella can dream can't he? smilewinkgrin
Posted 12/22/2015 8:21 PM (GMT 0)
I've owned cars from BMW (330ci) to Volkswagen (2 Bugs and a Rabbit), as well as those from Datsun, Ford, Honda, Saturn, and Toyota.

First car: 1968 Austin Healy Sprite convertible

Worst car: 1977 Chevrolet Chevette

Current car: 2013 Audi A5 convertible
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