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limepro, your post got me thinking how "many" cars I have owned (and paid for) so far:
Listed in order of purchase: 1972 Datsun pick-up 1972 Mercury Capri V6 1976 Renault R17 Gordini (dont ask) 1982 Mazda RX7 (the love affair begins, had nitrous and killer bee set up from Rotary Reliability) 1970 Cadillac Eldorado 500 cu. in. V8 (600 foot pounds of torque at 2500 rpm). 1962 Toyota Corona 1987 Dodge Shelby CSX (very fast car, sleeper. 225 hp with stage 2 package) 1989 Dodge Caravan (good camping vehicle) 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 1997 Dodge Dakota 1998 Infinity G20 (wifes car) 1976 Fiat 124 Spyder (again, dont ask) 1971 Dodge Charger RT/SE 440 Magnum 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 1998 Isuzu Trooper 1999 Lexus GS300 2002 GMC Sonoma 2002 Honda Civic ES 2002 Mazda Protege' (wifes car) 1990 Mazda RX7 2004 Lexus IS300 (wifes car) 2004 Mazda RX8 Sport package Ridiculous..... |
wow - this is a great (and fun) question!
Most expensive - Acura NSX (production #203 - was shelfish enough to keep my production book even when I sold it...so sorry to the next owner...) reason sold: 1000.00 a pop for tires (not wheels - tires!) plus needed to get new sound system, started getting a tear in the drivers side leather, and some jerk rear ended me at a stop light.... this after just getting it back 6 months previously from some lady who was in an SUV ahead of me at the drive thru at the bank, decided to switch the lane she was in - didnt see me and literally (and I mean litterally) threw it in reverse and DROVE right on top of my front end (me laying on the horn) ... so I'd pretty much just kinda had it at that point and traded it in - rear bumper damange and all -- bot an suv, silverado and paid off tons of bills with the left over cash... Reason for the 8? SUV after a few years turned out to be a p.o.s. - sunk more into that - that - THING...than if I'd kept the NSX.... and I just flat out missed being low to the ground and fast! Gotta say - the 8 is just as fun, sometimes I think it's more zippy than the NSX - and is deff more cost effective - I absolutely LOVE it!!!! Age - dont you know better than to ask a woman that question :grin: |
I had a BMW 325i coupe before this. The transmission broke and I decided to sell rather than fix it. It had 187,000 miles on it. I still have another '88 325i convertable in the driveway that I'm working on (valve job). I had a '94 Miata as my first sports car. I wore that out too. I love BMW's and Mazdas, I guess I just have to alternate. They both have soul but are very differant from each other.
I also own a 1950 Chevy pickup and a 2004 Honda CR-V. The RX8 is my first rotary and I love it. |
Originally Posted by otherside
limepro, your post got me thinking how "many" cars I have owned (and paid for) so far:
Listed in order of purchase: 1972 Datsun pick-up 1972 Mercury Capri V6 1976 Renault R17 Gordini (dont ask) 1982 Mazda RX7 (the love affair begins, had nitrous and killer bee set up from Rotary Reliability) 1970 Cadillac Eldorado 500 cu. in. V8 (600 foot pounds of torque at 2500 rpm). 1962 Toyota Corona 1987 Dodge Shelby CSX (very fast car, sleeper. 225 hp with stage 2 package) 1989 Dodge Caravan (good camping vehicle) 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 1997 Dodge Dakota 1998 Infinity G20 (wifes car) 1976 Fiat 124 Spyder (again, dont ask) 1971 Dodge Charger RT/SE 440 Magnum 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 1998 Isuzu Trooper 1999 Lexus GS300 2002 GMC Sonoma 2002 Honda Civic ES 2002 Mazda Protege' (wifes car) 1990 Mazda RX7 2004 Lexus IS300 (wifes car) 2004 Mazda RX8 Sport package Ridiculous..... |
The RX is the most expensive to date, I have a hard time paying a 200 to 300% premium for a 10% performance increase.
Other cars I have owned, some of the dates may be a little off. 1966 VW Bug 1968 Fiat 850 spyder (850cc engine) 1974 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe (I loved this car) 1974 VW Bug 1976 VW Rabbit 1972 Fiat 124 Spider 1979 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT (Loved that plastic body) 1994 Nissan Altima (the wifes) 1994 Ford Probe GT 2001 Subaru Outback 2005 RX-8 In our family I also was able to drive the following: Fiat 131 Fiat 128 TR-7 MGB Nissan 300ZX Bugatti replicate 67 GTO Toyota MR2 1st Generation 7? Camaro Mazda Miata |
Bought a Lexus 430 sedan for 60k....should have had my head examined!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice car....if you're an old fu#$er. I'm NOT!!! |
lol, the OP was owned by the forum
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3000 GT VR4 then went to sedan then Eclispe, never did like it much.
Went to 8 and I'm happy, but sometimes miss the GT |
The RX-8 is the cheapest car I've owned in the last 16 years. The second cheapest was a '93 RX-7, bought new in '93 for a few grand more than I paid for the 8.
Since '88, it's been almost all BMWs and Mercedes, the most expensive is a $78k Benz, which we still have. Funny thing is, I missed the rotary engine and light weight handling feel of the RX-7 so much I decided to get the RX-8 over an E46 M3. It's been well over 2 years, absolutely no regrets and I still love it! The RX-8 taught me that one can love a $30k car just as much as a $50k car or even an $80k car. So why pay more? Enjoy the 8 folks, it's a great car. |
Wow, some of you guys have had some really nice cars.
My humble list, all manual except the impala: 71 Chevy Impala 350 (most powerfull)free 80 BMW 518 83 BMW 520 87 Renault GTA (supped up alliance) $9k 89 dodge Daytona ES ( I loved the way this one looked, had T-tops) $12K 91 Mitsu Eclipse GSX turbo ( not impressed) $9K 95 dodge stratus -manual (most room and still handled decent) $15K 86 Porcshe 944 (best handler) $8K 04 RX-8 manual (most fun, and most expensive) $25K Also the family cars: 91 Lumina (spacemobile) minivan (amazingly reliable) got for eclipse 91 Eagle Summit (fun little rocket) $10K 89 Mitus mirage (wifes first car) $8K 90 Chrysler New Yorker (pimping ghettos style) $3K 98 Chevy Venture (decent for what it was) $18K 04 Kia Sorento ( best out of this bunch, maybe the best car reliable wise, I ever owned) $24K |
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