I like flat engines ...
Current:
- 2009 Porsche 911
Past:
- 2003 Subaru Outback
- 1999 Subaru Legacy
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Great question!
I currently drive a 2014 Corvette with a few track mods.
370z (amazing steering)
Acura MDX
Honda Odyssey
Toyota Camry
Pontiac 6000
Saab 900 (with a turbo but no label)
Mitsubishi Eclipse (2nd Gen)
Toyota Tercel
Plymouth Valarie
Bike
- 1997 Mazda Miata (current)
- 2017 Ford Focus RS
- 2015 Scion FRS
- 2002 Subaru WRX
- 2005 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
- 1992 Mazda Miata
- 1986 BMW 325e
- 2001 Toyota Celica GTS
- 1990 Mazda Miata
- 1988 Pontiac Fiero (the worst)
- 1989 Mazda MX6 GT
Swapping from a 17 Focus RS to a 97 Miata is interesting. Normally that swap goes the other direction. What was the attraction to change?
Mostly because the RS was just too heavy and too powerful to have fun on the roads I'm driving, and the computers mean you barely have any feel anyway. The RS was purchased when I lived in Kansas City, but now I'm back up in the mountains of Southern California. Plus it was impossible to work on and parts were difficult to source. Plus as I list, this one's not my first and I knew I loved Miatas. So I sold the Ford and bought this 97 NA with 90k miles on it, one owner, and had more than enough money left over to dump $10k into a full refresh and mods. It was fun for a bit to have power, but there's nothing like driving a slow car fast.
The NA gets far more smiles per gallon than the RS, and anything that breaks I can fix in my own garage on the cheap. I fully intend to own this car until I die.
Also, pop up headlights.
Hell yeah! Out here there is a Miata spec series my son and I have been looking at getting into. We think an NA or NB is what we want to race in the series.
I test drove an NA at one point with 150k miles and I loved it right away. Mazda absolutely nailed the formula with this car!
Spec Miata is rad. Miatas are the most-raced cars in the world, and they dominate in AutoX as well. I almost bought an NB, they're technically the better car; a little wider, stiffer, and faster. This one was so clean though and the NA is just so classic.
And the NA has charm not recaptured since. But the ND is sexy AF particularly in the Mazda red.
My first car was a 2004 Outback. Good riddance, it was a mechanical clusterfuck.
Currently I still have:
- 1991 Honda Accord, my solid daily
- 1977 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, the summer weekend boat (yea I'm a bit block cadillac guy lol). 425 cubic inches of Fuck OPEC.
On the back burner are a couple others.
- 1999 Subaru Forester, 5spd manual. Originally my high school daily. I lifted this one 2" and drove it in the gambler 500 a few times, it's transmission sounds like a blender and is blowing up so I parked it until I get a chance to swap a new 5spd in - which is hard because they're hard to find these days.
- 2000 VW Golf TDI, 5spd manual. Got it for free, snapped timing belt at 300k. This was going to become a highway daily but life got in the way and I never had the time or mental energy to really dig into it.
- 69 Dodge Dart GT
- 77 AMC Gremlin
- 68 VW Type II (Bus)
- 86 Ford Aerostar
- 89 Ford Aerostar (Extended length)
- 86 GMC 3/4 ton cargo van
- 86 Mercedes 380 SEL
- 94 Volvo 940 Estate
- 98 Volvo V90 Estate
- 06 Honda CRV
Current: 90 4Runner (running), 00 Malibu (not running)
Previous: 73 240z, 88 RX-7, 89 Golf Wolfsburg Edition, 89 CRX Si, 87 Civic sedan, 88 Civic sedan, 96 Civic hatch.
I want another 240z and an FD RX-7.
Good taste. The FD is the most beautiful car ever made but it sucks to maintain. I have a friend who has had every gen RX7 and he complains about the FD constantly.
Yeah, sounds similar to what I've heard. Like you said though, they are absolutely beautiful. Even if I barely drove it, it would make me soooo happy to just see it in the driveway every day.
Oh for sure. I drive an NA Miata, which is like a smaller, cheaper copy of the same design, especially with a hard top. Mazda doing good work in the late 90s.
I’ve had a whole ton of cars in my life, but I’ll start with my current car and go backwards:
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL AWD, 2011 Pontiac Vibe AWD, 2002 Dodge Dakota SXT 4x4, 2012 Suzuki SX4 AWD, 1994 Suzuki Swift, 1994 Geo Metro, 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4, 1984 Subaru GL Station Wagon 4x4, 2002 Ford F150 XLT Longbed 2x4, 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo, 2007 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, 2013 Hyundai Elantra, 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse AWD, 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara, and a 1994 Suzuki Sidekick Sport (First Car).
I’ve loved every car I’ve owned for a variety of reasons, but always had one complaint or another about some lack of functionality that the car had. The Santa Cruz is the first time I’ve not felt the need to pick up an old beater as an alternative, since it meets all my needs pretty well now.
I also have a motorcycle now as well, so I’m no longer as concerned with speed in my cars since I get it on the bike. I ride a 2011 Yamaha Raider.
In date order:
- 1984 bmw 3.18i
- 1991 Toyota Camry
- 1991 Honda Prelude si
- 1997 vw Passat vr6
- 2002 Subaru wrx wagon
- 2003 Mazda speed protege
- 2008 Honda civic si coupe
- 2014 Honda crosstour v6
- 2023 Acura RDX aspec (current)
- 2024 Toyota GR86 premium (current)
Prelude takes me back. My dad had an '89 I think, gray with red interior. If I ever strike it big, I'm gonna buy one and restore it for him.
I had it back in 2005, so it had a few years on it when I owned it, but I still miss that car; it was a lot of fun and wish I owned it longer.
I currently drive a 2006 rav4, 2002 sequoia, and a 2023 hyundai kona.
All at the same time?
1968 Ford Galaxie 500 2dr
Only car I've owned, only car I've needed.
First car I had was a 2003 Chevy Malibu. Picked up my first solo purchased car in 2011, a Honda Civic Coupe. 3rd car in and I'm on a 2014 Toyota Prius. Still kicking, although slight battle damage and minimal upkeep. Really wanna go for a full EV next time around, and I could probably lease since I drive well under 10k miles/yr.
First car was/is my grandfathers 2001 Toyota Tundra, got it stock with 67k miles on it and it now has 297k it is not stock anymore... Supercharged, custom long travel suspension, 4wd conversion, dual battery, solar, onboard air, lots of other stuff. Trying to wrap up the engine management and digital dash setup now.
I then bought a new 2011 Mini Cooper S as a commuter car and drove that until 2019 when it finally became to unreliable.
I sold that car with 125k miles after doing a ton of repairs for my current dd.
2019 Subaru WRX Series Gray with 67k that I paid off last Friday. Mostly stock but I did install STI 4 piston brembos that I color matched to the paint.
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Oh boy, here we go. Not in chronological order.
- 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88, 350 2bbl, TH400
- 1978 Oldmosbile 98, 350 4bbl, TH350
- 1986 Honda CRX DX 5sp
- 1987 Acura Legend
- 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L
- 1993 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria Police
- 1978 Cadillac Coupe Deville (dirt track)
- 1980 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser wagon (dirt track)
- 2002 Saturn L200
- 1974 VW Super Beetle
- 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2015 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2021 Mazda CX-9
- 2015 Honda Civic
- 2018 Ford Focus
- 2016 Honda Odyssey
- 2013 Honda Odyssey
- 2009 Saturn Vue
I'm probably forgetting a few. Now ask me about motorcycles.
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1973 Chevy Vega
1978 Dodge Aspen
1982 Honda Accord
1990 Acura Integra
1999 BMW 323i
2007 MINI Cooper S
2013 MINI Cooper Countryman
2018 Tesla Model 3
- 2022 ford maverick
- 2015 hyundai genesis
- 2007 Mazda speed3
- 20something Chevy cobalt ss
- 2002 vw jetta
- 2001 Nissan frontier
- 1987 Mazda rx7
- 1980something Chrysler le baron
Throw in a 2002 kawasaki ninja 636
2003 Toyota Prius (passed down through the family, finally gave up the ghost)
2015 Toyota Yaris (still have a special place in my heart for this but I ended up selling it)
1993 Chevy K1500 (learned manual on this, still drive it!)
2023 GR Corolla
Edit: not sure if this counts as a car but I've recently acquired a 1986(?) Honda Fourtrax 350!
Currently: Cadillac XT4, 370Z
Past: Toyota FJ Cruiser, Honda Element, Saturn Ion, Pontiac Grand Am, Pontiac Grand Prix
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Chronologically ordered (past to present) :
Škoda 125L
Škoda Favorit 135LX
Peugeot 206
Audi A3 3.2 V6
Mercedes C43 AMG Coupe
Toyota Yaris Hybrid + Toyota Hilux
My first car was a 2009 Nissan Sentra, my current is a 2017 Fiat Spider Abarth. Loved both cars for different reasons. I hope to upgrade to a used manual 2023+ Supra one day, but that's just my current dream as it's not really financially wise.
I've also got a 2013 Suzuki gladius, I have a knack for picking good vehicles with poor customer reception
1st car -Chevy Corsica (total junk but I loved it) 2nd car - Toyota Matrix (OK) 3rd car - Subaru WRX (love it)
1994 Holden Commodore
2000 Kawasaki GPX250R
2007 Mitsubishi Lancer ES Velocity
2003 Suzuki GSXR600
2001 Honda Shadow VT1100
2010 Triumph Rocket III Roadster
2009 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R
2015 Hyundai Veloster Turbo
2020 Kia Sorento S
2005 Triumph Rocket III
Currently only have my first car which is a 2017 civic, although my mom did let me drive her Ford fusion for several years before I got it
- 1988 Jeep Cherokee
- 1996 Eagle Talon ESi (turbocharged with Hahn Racecraft stage 2 kit)
- 2002 Nissan Altima 2.5
- 2003 Mazda6
- 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe
- 2015 Hyundai Sonata (still have it)
- 2025 Subaru Forester Premium
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1996 gmc truck 1998 firebird 2001 trans am ws6 Eclipse (dont remember the year) Altima 3.5L Acura mdx 2013 ford explorer (best year) 2016 lexus rcf 2021 audi rs6 avant
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Currently have:
- 2018 Nissan Murano (family car)
- 2013 Nissan Titan LWB
In the past, in descending order:
- 2019 Ram 1500
- 2008 Nissan Versa
- 1992 Ford Escort
- 1989 Toyota Pickup V6
- 1990 Toyota Previa
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