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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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1997 Mitshibishi Eclipse GST yes i had all the stuff on it. body kit, rims/tires, intake, exhuast, tint, cam, and a $2000 polk audio sound system. i miss it it was some good memorys in it.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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OK, here goes -
60 Mini 850 2 yr restoration
60 Mini 850 project, autox
64 Mini 960 autox
65 Mini Cooper S 1275 fast, nimble - real deal
65 Austin Healey 3000 cool - bmoc
67 MGB-GT coupe/hatch - a refined Healey
75 BMW 2002 well balanced, good investment
76 Subaru common sense
79 BMW R80/7 m/c, rode for 24 years - sweet
82 Audi 5000
85 Audi 5000 many problems
90 Mercedes 190 well made very boring
90 Audi 100 mistake
93 Volvo 740 good family truck.. err car
93 Nissan Maxima did well
96 Integra RS reliable, fun
01 BMW Z3 Coupe more fun, sexy, head turner
05 Mazda6 sporty family car - current
07 Mazda MX5 PRHT fun, reliable - current
05 Mazda RX8 - current
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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'95 Nissan Altima - Auto
'91 Toyota Corolla - Auto
'97 Ford Mustang - Manual
2005 Mazda 3 SP23 - Manual
2007 Mazda RX8 - 6Speed
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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Heh, I am all over the place with my previous cars, but have always lusted after a rotary, the 8 is that car. The rest in chronological order (bikes not included):

1974 VW Super Beetle (Orange)
1979 4WD F150 (with custom wood bed, as the original bed fell off in a corner, rusted to hell)
1978 F100 (cost me 250 bucks and a pizza-true story)
1980 something Turbo Prizm (and I thought it was fast)
Break in here when I lived in South GA and only owned bikes
1988 Pontiac 6000 (300 dollars and a dent in the side big enough to park an 8 in)
1993 Mitsubishi Mirage (first new car, good salesman, bad idea)
1993 Miata (first taste of AutoX, ofc within 3 weeks of buying it, discover my wife is pregnant )
1999 Plymouth Breeze (two weeks before delivery of my first, had to sell the Miata for it)
2005 Eclipse Spyder (my wife's, not mine)
2008 BB 6SPD Man GT RX8
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 09:36 AM
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2002 celica gts, but to much of a chick car.
http://www.car-catwalk.com/cars/Toyo..._Celi-Jens.jpg
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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1995 Mazda MX-6 V6 5 Speed: Several Bolt-Ons. Fun 1st Car.
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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Year - 2005
Make - Infiniti
Model - G35C 6MT
Color - Diamond Graphite
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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^ reason for death: crashed by retarded owner
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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91 Corolla, Toyota 4-Runner landed on the hood after being airborne
91 Corolla (nearly identical to the first) ran it into the ground and traded it for
02 Corolla well built, best year of the Corolla IMO, but engine blew due to defect, then crappy Toyota techs blew the tranny when re-installing it after rebuilding the engine... got tired of the service, junked it, sued them
99 Tercel (wife's, hated it)
02 Protege5 (current, trying to sell it)
06 Mazda5 Touring (Wife's current, if i have to drive a van at all... it isn't a bad one to drive)
05 WW GT Manual RX8 (stole it from the dealer for nearly 9k less than it is worth 2 weeks ago ... im in love ... there is no other)

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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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Here goes:
'79 Mustang
Dodge Omni (it was a cash flow thing)
VW Scirocco
Toyota Supra
RX-7
Chevy Blazer
GMC Sonoma (Chevy S-10 Extreme equivelant)
Ford Ranger
Mercury Cougar
Subaru WRX Wagon
Mitsu Evo RS (see Avatar)
RX-8 very recently acquired

Almost forgot the work beaters:
'90 Buick LeSabre Estate Wagon aka the ******* Wagon (Hey, I could tell the ladies that I had a 20' Woodie and I wasn't lyin')
'00 Ford Escort 155K and runnin strong when I sold her
'04 Ford F150 for the tow rig
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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Speedy400
OK, here goes -
60 Mini 850 2 yr restoration
60 Mini 850 project, autox
64 Mini 960 autox
65 Mini Cooper S 1275 fast, nimble - real deal
65 Austin Healey 3000 cool - bmoc
67 MGB-GT coupe/hatch - a refined Healey
75 BMW 2002 well balanced, good investment
76 Subaru common sense
79 BMW R80/7 m/c, rode for 24 years - sweet
82 Audi 5000
85 Audi 5000 many problems
90 Mercedes 190 well made very boring
90 Audi 100 mistake
93 Volvo 740 good family truck.. err car
93 Nissan Maxima did well
96 Integra RS reliable, fun
01 BMW Z3 Coupe more fun, sexy, head turner
05 Mazda6 sporty family car - current
07 Mazda MX5 PRHT fun, reliable - current
05 Mazda RX8 - current
Nice list! I especially like the Mini's and the Bimmer 2002
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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Smile last car

Last car was a 2005 RX8 GS 6 speed black. New car is a 2007 RX8 GT 6 speed Stormy Blue Mica, performance package. Next car will aslo be a RX8.
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 10:49 AM
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last car was a 91 Nissan Primera which was an excellent car but the one before that was a Nissan Laurel . If you want the ugliest worst handling POS on the road that was it .
I used to use at as motivation - my work mates would laugh at it (and me I guess) . I knew however that I would soon leave work and make enough money to own an awesome car .
The thing that continually amazes me now is how people now think I'm rich because I drive an RX8 when most of them are in cars that cost the same anyway
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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Smile My Last Car....

Hmm, my last car was a Mazda 626, 2002. I wanted something faster and sportier. Thank god its sportier. Ok my stock 8 is a little faster but I am disappointed in performance, of course I didnt really read up to much before I purchased it either. Howver, this is my favorite care I have every owned adn I plan on keeping it forever. lol Now if I can just find ways to get it to be a bit quicker withour spending 5000k.....
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 04:21 PM
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Both my previous cars were 5spd chevy cavaliers, 96 and 97. Reliable cars with pretty good gas mileage. First one was totaled, bought second one, had it for about 2 years and then it met the same demise as the first. Used insurance money as a down payment on my 04 Winning Blue 6spd with appearance package and I don't mind the less impressive gas mileage at all
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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My last car was 2000 mitsubishi eclipse and I total-ed it. :D
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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I had a few others but these were most significant...
1974 Ford Escort - 1.3 Ghia (I restored it for a year before I could drive and then scrapped it a year after I got my license. RIP)
1965 Ford Escort - 1.6 Twin Carb (wish it was twin cam)
1992 JDM Honda Prelude VTEC - striped, coilovers... my fav round tracks
1997 JDM Toyota MR2 Turbo - a true 245BHP - 220lb/ft in a light car
2006 Porsche Cayman S - I should never have bought a house
2007 Mustang - Rented this for 6months before I bought the RX8
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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1. 94 Pontiac Trans Am
2. 93 Jeep Wrangler
3. 77 Jeep CJ-7
4. 68 Kaiser M35A2 (Duece and a half)
5. 03 Dodge Ram 1500
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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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1999-summer of 2001 I drove a 90 Honda Accord
Summer of 2001- March 2003 I drove a DUBBed out 95 4 Runner (I miss sometimes)
March 2003 - May 2007 I drove a 2003 Toyota Matrix XR



May 2007 - current 2005 Silver RX8

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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 05:42 AM
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well i've had 1993 Mitsubishi Diamante silver
then to a 1987 Jeep Wrangler black/red on chrome
and a 2000 Ford Mustang black on black
and a 2002 Suzuki Bandit 400 blue on black
and now my 2004 Mazda RX-8 Noriack Green On Black Chrome 19' Ziniks Rims
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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My first car (at 16) - 1995 Camaro Z28
Second - 1990 Suburban
Third & Current - 2006 BB 6Spd A/T
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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my list
95 Chevy S-10 decent truck never gave me any problems
86 Mazda Rx-7 5 speed. my favorite. i miss that car. had that baby restored and running like a dream.
87 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II 5 speed. what a major headache but was fun when she wanted to run.
88 Toyota Supra auto. that car was a beast. i was never nice to it and it always ran hard
05 Mazda RX-8 speed. my baby. nuff said.
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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1996 200sx Ser, about three inches off the floor. I Spanked Some Si's In it. I did 150 on the High way once, on the way to work, and I busted the stock water pump.
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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90 eclipse gsx, 99 millenia S. I sold the millenia, now i have the GSX and my RX
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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(Taking a deep breath)....

First car ever.. '88 Mazda RX-7
'95 Mitsubishi Eclipse also '90 944 Porsche (after blown valve..fixed and got rid of)
'95 M-Edition Mazda MX-5 Miata
'98 Mazda Millenia
'90 Mazda MX-5 Miata ( Project Car...never finished )
'04 Mazda RX-8

From what you see.. I made a full circle to Rotary and Mazda has dominated my choice in cars.... Zoom-Zoom...!
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