What is your Car evolution:

[Mondo]

Mazda 626 (used hand me down family car) - High School
Eagle Premier (used hand me down family car) - College
Dodge Pick Up Truck (my first new car) - Senior Year College
H2 Hummer - 8 Years after College
BMW 5 Series - 10 Years after College.

So far Im real happy with the BMW and imagine re-leaseing another one, once this lease runs out.

Thnx
Mondo

[ODBmw]

1986 Subaru XT (168 hp)
1989 Saab 900 Turbo (189 hp)
2000 Nissan Maxima (220 hp)
2005 BMW 530i (225 hp)

[skylolow]

1980 Pontaic Grand Prix 2DR (each door was about 250lbs.) (hand me down from mom)
1985 Fiero (Modded out and ran low 13's)
1986 or 87 (I believe) IROC-Z
1989(think that is right) Caddy Coupe deville
1993 Audi 90
1992 BMW 735i
1997 Lexus LS 400 (still drive it as my work car)
2000 Toyota Land Cruiser
2004 BMW 545i
Next car ???? good chance another BMW when the Lexus dies.

[///M Rakete]

1973 Toyota Corolla
1979 Dodge Omni O24
1981 Pontiac Firebird Formula Turbo
1982 Saab 900
1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1985 Toyota SR5 4WD Pickup
1977 Dodge Monaco - ex-California Highway Patrol
1989 Chevrolet Blazer 4WD
1994 Chevrolet Blazer 4WD
1994 Land Rover Defender 90
1995 Volvo 850 Wagon
1997 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
1986 Chevrolet Impala SS
1999 Volvo S80 T6
2000 BMW M Roadster
2001 Volvo V70 T5 Wagon
2001 Volvo S60 T5
2002 BMW M Coupe
2004 Volvo XC90 T6
2005 BMW 545i
2005 BMW 330Ci
2006 BMW 530xiT
2008 BMW 550i

[jsimon7777]

1986 Benz 300SD hand me down
1995 Dodge Neon first new car
2005 Scion xA
2008 528i

Can you guess which one was a horrible mistake?

[TXE39]

1977 Mercedes 300D
1992 Saab 9000 Turbo
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 4x4
1996 Mercedes S500
1996 Volvo 850R
1998 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71
1999 Land Rover Discovery
1997 Land Rover Defender
2000 BMW 528i
2001 Land Rover Discovery
2000 Range Rover 4.6HSE (current)
1995 Land Rover Defender (current)

I think I forgot some in there...but those where the ones I kept for at least a year.

Miss the BMW...so possibly a 535xiT to replace the aging Range Rover soon.

[myfootsmells]

1998 Honda Accord EX
2002 Nissan Sentra Spec-V
2003 Dodge SRT4
2004 Audi S4
2005 BMW M3
2006 Toyota Prius
2007 Dodge SRT4 (Again)
2008 BMW 535i

[iversonm]

1980 Mercury Capri, 4 cyl, 4 speed, 88 hp (in theory; reality was more like 60 hp)
1987 Ford Escort GT, 4 cyl, 5 speed, ~110 hp
1990 Chevy Beretta, 4 cyl, 5 speed, ~180 hp
1995 Dodge Stratus, 4 cyl, slushbox, ~140 hp (A nightmare of a car)
1999 Chevy Malibu, 6 cyl, slushbox, ~150 hp
2002 BMW 325, 6 cyl, 5 speed, 183 hp
2005 BMW 330, 6 cyl, 6 speed, 235 hp
2008 BMW 550, 8 cyl, 6 speed, 360 hp

The only car that did not live up to expectations was the Stratus, which consumed 4 transmissions in 45,000 miles. (It actually needed a 5th when I dumped it before the warranty expired.) I now know why I'm a bit of a luddite when it comes to transmissions.

I also just realized that the 550 has about the same amount of power as my first three cars combined.

[CJ9999]

I'm sure you will not know a lot of these cars. Holden is the Australian division of General Motors. HSV is Holden Special Vehicles. I think a VW Golf is called a Rabbit in the US.
1965 Ford Falcon 6 cyl
1968 Holden Monaro (Coupe) 6 cyl
1974 Mazda RX4 Rotary engine
1975 Ford Escort 4 cyl
1980 Ford Escort4 cyl
1985 Mitsubishi Magna 4 cyl
1985 Ford Laser 4 cyl
1989 Holden Calais V8
1990 Toyota Camry 4 cyl
1993 HSV Senator V8
1995 BMW 318iS 4 cyl
1996 Holden Calais V8
1999 Holden Calais V8
2000 BMW 525i 6 cyl
2001 BMW 325Ci cyl
2004 Ford Falcon 6 cyl
2005 BMW 545i V8
2008 VW Golf V8 (3 days old!)

[CJ9999]

Whoops
The Golf is a 4 cyl not a V8 (maybe that was wishful thinking)

[GolferEngineer]

1968 used Ford, loaner from my parents after college
1974 Ford Pinto - no flames!:D
1982 Chevy Citation II - the worst car I ever owned, a money pit!:mad:
1986 Taurus, under powered but I liked it:dunno:
1998 Toyota Avalon XLS - rock solid!
2007 530xi - my favorite, it cost more than our house we purchased in 1979.

[dwlink]

98 Nissan Altima (one of my parents cars) - High School
None, lived in a fraternity on campus - College
93 Grand Cherokee - Right after college
04 BMW 530i - 1 year after college

[goodchip]

1958 Chev Bel Air (Paid $100)
1967 Ford Custom
1966 Mustang
1965 Pontiac Parisienne Hard Top ( a real beauty!)
1978 Chev Malibu (company car)
1979 Pontiac LeMans (company car)
1981 Chev Citation (company car, worst car ever. GM oughtta be ashamed)
1983 Ford Escort (no more company car - times were tough!)
1983 Pontiac 6000
1986 Ford Taurus LX
1991 Chev Sprint (Geo Metro) (times were tough again!)
1991 Mercury Topaz
1995 Dodge Caravan (the ultimate take the family to Disneyland vehicle)
1998 Acura 1.6 EL (Only in Canada = upscale Honda Civic)
2001 Nissan Maxima GLE
2004 BMW 325i
2008 BMW 528i

I think that's it!

[arh1000]

1990 Pontiac Bonneville (gift from dad-cured me of any desire to buy American)
1990 Yamaha Virago
1983 Mazda RX-7
1992 Mazda 626 (had a kid)
1995 Acura Integra
1988 BMW 528e
1992 BMW 525i
2002 BMW 325i
2005 BMW 545i (love the thing)

[fran403]

1971 Mustang Mach1 --- awesome car...no brakes (4 wheel drums) ...still have it
1981 Mazda Rx---awesome car...incredible acceleration
1986 Mazda Rx --- not as good as the original
1993 Mercedes SL ---nice
1998 Mercedes ML430 - adequate
2008 BMW 535xi --- best car I ever owned

[jschulman]

1981 Mercedes 300D (family car)
1987 Acura Legend (family car)
1994 Toyota 4Runner (my first car I purchased)
1997 Honda Prelude
1999 BMW 323i
2008 BMW 535i

[calpalmer]

'65 Mustang 289 4M (in family)
'71 Capri 2.0 4M (current)
'76 Buick Century AT
'78 Ford E250 11-pass van
'80 Ford Escort 4M
'84 BMW 533i (in family) :thumbup:
'86 Ford F250 AT
'91 Ford F250 4x4 AT (current)
'02 Ford F350 4x4 6M(current)
'05 Volvo VNL 42T 630 10At (current) :thumbup:
'08 BMW 550i SAT (current) :bigpimp:

[Llando88]

1963 Dodge Dart
1983 Plymouth Horizon
1985 Mercury Lynx Wagon
1985 Honda Civic
1986 Honda Accord
1988 Honda Accord
1992 Honda Accord
M Reg (1994) Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i
1967 Austin Mini Cooper S 1275
2000 Mercedes Benz C280
2003 BMW 330i

[jaspendlove]

1991 chevy s10
1995 nissan sentra
1995 grand jeep Cherokee
1998 ford f150
1998 BMW Z3----still driving only has 48K miles
2002 infiniti g20
2004 nissan 350 (350whp)----still driving
2005 GMC Duramax Diesel----still driving
2006 Chrysler Pacifica---still driving

[jeffnnj]

78 Z28
80 Corvette
84 Corvette
90 Volvo 740 Turbo
92 Jeep Cherokee
94 Jeep Grand Cherokee
98 BMW 328i Conv.
02 BMW M3 Conv.
06 BMW 550i
08 BMW 550i

[bmrboy2008]

1967 Ford Falcon - Paid $600
1974 VW Super Beetle
1981 Mazda 626 (Company car)
1987 Nissan Sentra Sport Coupe
1994 Chevy Camaro
1998 Chevy Camaro
2001 Chevy Camaro Z28
2003 Chrysler Sebring Coupe (I must have been intoxicated, a real piece of crap)
2005 BMW 525i
2008 BMW 535i - Paid $58K

Can you believe it!!!

[Stevej2001]

'63 Valiant
'73 Duster (weeding present new, from my parents) $2273
'74 Fiat 128 Ouch
'80 Accord
'81 Prelude
'86 Legend (that was a really great car)
'95 Accord
'98 Suburban (a family and a horse trailer)
'05 Lexus ES
'08 535i

I'm coming up in the world.

[Billd104]

Whoops
The Golf is a 4 cyl not a V8 (maybe that was wishful thinking)

:wow: I was going to move to Australia post haste if there was a V8 in a VW rabbit down there. I had a friend that had a mid 80's GTI that was scary fast with a 4 cyl so a V8.... whew!!

[Billd104]

'63 Valiant
'73 Duster (weeding present new, from my parents) $2273
'74 Fiat 128 Ouch
'80 Accord
'81 Prelude
'86 Legend (that was a really great car)
'95 Accord
'98 Suburban (a family and a horse trailer)
'05 Lexus ES
'08 535i

I'm coming up in the world.

+1 on the 86-87 Legend... other than the NSX it's the best car that Acura has built to date!!

[quackbury]

1964 Chrysler 300 (hand me down)
1973 Datsun 240z (bought new for $3,200, my sophomore year in college)
1977 - 1981 Various company cars: Plymouth Volare, Pontiac Grand Prix, etc.
1982 Audi Coupe
1984 Audi 400 quattro
1979 Alfa Romeo Spyder (gorgeous, but what a nightmare to maintain!)
1983 Porsche 911 SC (started as my daily driver, became a track car. Wish I still had it).
1986 (?) Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 valve - one of the first in the US. Great fun!
1993 (?) Mercedes C280
1998 (?) Mercedes C43 AMG (great ride but the repair costs killed me!)
2003 Volvo XC-90 (family hauler)
2003 540i SP
2006 X5 3.0 (family hauler)
2006 550i SP

Life's been good!:thumbup:

[topspin627]

1969 VW bug (bought in 76 with 100K on odo) "Fill it up and one quart of oil please". Kept running on a hope and a prayer.
1978 Chevy Monte Carlo (garbage)
1979 Caddy Coupe de Ville (8 mpg and so quiet)
1981 Caddy Sedan de Ville
1982 MB 300 D
1986 MB 300D
1991 Infiniti Q 45 - the first one (not 100% sure of the year but I had one of the first ones in the area.) When I drove it home, my wife said "what the heck is that?". Great car. Like a big Z. Loved it
1993 or 94 Lexus GS 300- again the first model. I thought the looks were amazing. Like nothing else on the road. Got bored of it after first year, though.
1998- Toyota 4 Runner- I caught the SUV craze- Very solid reliable and great value.
2001- MB- ML320- Great ride but a few mechanical issues.
2001- BMW 330 i- one of my all time favs. Fast, solid, great looking and comfortable
2003- X5 for the wife- Great car but twice went dead.
2004- Lexus LS 430- solid, reliable, all of the tech toys but Boring to drive. (I wanted the MB S class as my first choice but the lease rates were crazy)
2008- BMW 550i with sport- Love it.

[iversonm]

1991 Infiniti Q 45 - the first one (not 100% sure of the year but I had one of the first ones in the area.) When I drove it home, my wife said "what the heck is that?". Great car. Like a big Z. Loved it


I remember that car. I drive both it and the first-gen Lexus LS back to back. I felt that the Lexus couldn't hold a candle to the Q, and Lexus wouldn't take off as a brand. Based on how wrong I was, I now understand that I'm not an average car buyer.

IMO, Infiniti could kick the snot out of BMW if they would stop designing their cars by committee. The styles lack consistency and direction, and it seems they are trying to cater to every possible buyer. On paper, there recent offerings should be real contenders. However, when I see them in person, I want to say, "Yuck."

They could learn something from Cadillac's recent resurgence in that respect.

[bucksbud]

1981 Pontiac T-1000 4M
1976 Cougar XR-7
1985 Ford Escort
1992 Mazda Mx-5 Miata M5 (first new car I purchased myself)
1996 Honda Accord V6
2000 Mazda Miata Mx-5 M6
2000 Volvo S60 T5
2004 BMW X-5 3.0
2005 LandRover LR3 V8 SE (beast)
2008 BMW 535 xit

[Billd104]

1969 Mercury Cougar 390 Eliminator (Wish I'd kept it)
1986 Mustang SVO
1989 Mercur XR4Ti (Wish I'd never bought it as it temporarily warped my view of German cars)
1989 Honda CRX-Si (By marrage)
1993 Mustang GT
1996 Steeda Mustang Cobra
1996 Honda Accord Coupe EX-L
1999 Honda CRV EX
2007 BMW 530xiT

[TMQ]

It's interesting how few who posted are long time BMW owners.

[WhiteTrash]

When I drove it home, my wife said "what the heck is that?".

:rofl:

[jsimon7777]

IMO, Infiniti could kick the snot out of BMW if they would stop designing their cars by committee. The styles lack consistency and direction, and it seems they are trying to cater to every possible buyer. On paper, there recent offerings should be real contenders. However, when I see them in person, I want to say, "Yuck."

I came close to buying a G35, old model and new model, twice over the past 6 years, but never pulled the trigger. They're nice and quick yet they don't have the visceral impact of a BMW or certain other cars out there. They just don't feel exciting. The interiors are also a bit cheap feeling, even with leather.

The Cadillac CTS feels like a G35 with great styling inside and out. It still doesn't have the flow-down-the-road feel of great cars like many BMWs, the GTI, and the RX-8.

This thread is fun but exhausting.

[WJGreer]

Fun thread idea.


1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1981 Oldmobile Delta 88
1987 Audi 4000
1993 Ford Probe GT (My first new car, bought with with my Andersen Consulting offer letter as I graduated from the University of Texas)
1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
2001 BMW X5 3.0
2004 Porsche Boxster S (a leisure car owned in parallel with the X5)
2005 BMW 545i


...and my wife's cars, those in which I had influence:


1995 Honda Accord
2001 Volvo S60
2004 Audi allroad

[KWStandard]

'78 International Scout II, 304 V8 4WD -- the ranch truck hand-me-down
'82 Buick Rivera
'84 Chevrolet Pickup
'89 Pontiac Grand Prix
'92 Toyota 4WD Pickup (wish I still had it)
'95 Mazda MX-6
'97 Ford Expedition 4WD
'99 BMW 528i -- hooked me on BMWs, have had at least one in the garage since
'02 Ford Excursion, V10 4WD
'02 BMW X5
'04 BMW Z4
'04 Chevrolet Suburban
'05 BMW X5
'08 BMW 550i -- best one yet...

-- Kelly

[iversonm]

I came close to buying a G35, old model and new model, twice over the past 6 years, but never pulled the trigger. They're nice and quick yet they don't have the visceral impact of a BMW or certain other cars out there. They just don't feel exciting. The interiors are also a bit cheap feeling, even with leather.


I too looked carefully at the G35 before I bought my 325 and 330. I reached the same conclusion...


The Cadillac CTS feels like a G35 with great styling inside and out. It still doesn't have the flow-down-the-road feel of great cars like many BMWs, the GTI, and the RX-8.


I curious how the new V-model will stack up. However, BMW's strong resale usually makes it a far better deal than most of the competition, especially when leasing.

[doclionel]

1981 Isuzu Impulse
1988 Honda CRX
1992 Honda Civic Coupe
1992 Honda Civic Hatcback
1995 Volkswagen Golf
2000 Volkswagen Jetta
2002 Audi A4
2005 BMW 330Ci ZHP
2007 Nissan Pathfinder
2007 BMW 530i

[wesleyan92]

1998 Honda Accord LX (put 96K miles before being totaled by a drunk driver :mad:)
1997 Maxima SE (loved the car; used my insurance settlement from the Honda)
2005 Infiniti G35 (wanted a 3 series but my work had employee pricing because we were consultants at Infiniti; could not justify shelling out $10K more)
2008 BMW 528i (thank God we were no longer consultants at Infiniti - made my choice to switch so much easier :D - the best car I have ever driven)

[5Thirty]

Interesting thread but boring posts....come on people...no one has pics of their old rides? hehe :D:D:D:D

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a209/authsells/Carevo.jpg

[rclimbing]

1988 Toyota Corolla (college car, eventually totaled)
1989 Honda Accord (college car)
1996 - 2002 Ford Taurus & Chevy (all company cars)
2003 Honda Accord (My first car I ever bought - great car still)
2008 BMW 535i - on order

What a fun thread!

[goodchip]

It's interesting how few who posted are long time BMW owners.

Hey it's an evolution!
Interesting as well though that several went away from BMW then went back!

[The_Missile]

'84 - a '82 Beta 125 2 stroke
'85 - a '85 Honda XL600Lm Thumper
'88 - a '69 Porsche 911 T - owned 11 days before throwing it off a mountain road and into a tree
'89 - a '72 Mercedes Benz 280SE - a safe option whilist recovering from the Porsche
'91 - a '84? BMW 320 - white with puke brown/orange upholstry - inherited from a friend
'93 - a '93 Mazda MX-6
'98 - a '91 BMW 530 Touring - had to let it go when i moved to the UK
'00 - a '00 Chyrsler grand Voyager - What a POS! Lasted 5 months - Company car
'01 - a '00 VW Golf 1.6 - my wife's mistake - never listen to your wife about cars - lasted 1 month, traded in for a BMW and Motorbike !!
'01 - a '92 BMW 525ix Touring - best car yet
'01 - a '98 WR400 - funnin the mud
'06 - a '92 BMW 525ix Touring - just a tad too old, pumped it full of repairs and then sold
'07 - a '06 KTM 525 EXC ( I like 525's) - even more fun in the mud
'08 - a '08 BMW 525xD Touring - fabulous ....

So apart from the company car and my wifes overruled decision to buy a golf, my last 4 cars have been Bimmers.
My score : 5/10 cars as bimmers - am I winning ?? Whats you're ratio ?

[uncle ken]

I'll play; I only ever had four wives but I was always a whore for cars:

1949 Ford
1958 Morris Minor Convertible
1962 Triumph TR4
1957 Mercury Monterey
1963 Chevy Impala 283 Two Dr Hardtop
1962 Chevy 11
1965 Corvair Corsa 4 spd/4 bbl coupe
1968 Olds Cutlass V8 Sedan - only one I ever had with a vinyl roof.
1969 Datsun (now Nissan) 510 4 spd (divorce 1)
1969 Alfa 1750 Spyder (Weber Carbs) the one I miss most, I drove it off a cliff.
1971 Alfa 1750 Spyder (divorce 2)
1972 Mercedes 250 Coupe
1974 Mercedes 450 S Sedan SWB
1975 Mercedes 350 LSC (divorce 2)
1974 Impala 4 dr hardtop
1978 Buick Regal Turbo
1979 Cadillac Eldorado
1979 Porsche 911
1965 Porsche 356 C
1979 Volvo (spousal unit)
1980 Mercedes 500 SEL hardtop (grey market car)
1982 BMW 733
1984 Mercedes 230 S (spousal unit)
1985 BMW 325 Bauer convertible conversion - another old favorite.
1986 Nissan Pathfinder (lived at SLC airport for skiing)
1988 BMW 735 sedan (spousal unit)(divorce)
1988 E30 M3 (car featured in that year's Houston Auto Show)
1990 BMW 750il
1991 Porsche 964
1996 Porsche 996 TT
1998 Audi A4 5 spd.
2 Ford Explorer spousal units - I think 1992 and 1995
2000 Audi A4 Avant
1995 BMW 325 ci (spousal unit)
2001 Ford Sportrak - good for 200,000 miles
2001 BMW 330 ci 5 spd (another spousal unit lost in divorce)
1989 Ferrari 328 GTB (one of only 35 - also lost during divorce)
2004 Audi A8L
2003 BMW 540i/6 speed currently completing conversion to 4.6L ++ special.
currently running a 1985 735 (Betsy Mae) during construction of 540 MSport Special above..http://gallery.mac.com/rentiers#100015&bgcolor=black&view=grid

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=148088&stc=1&d=1211798055

I finally learned how not to get married but I am still very promiscuous with cars.

[Mysticblue325i]

1973 Buick Apollo 350 V8
1980 Ford Mustang V6
1987 Toyota Corolla LE
1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1992 Chevy Camaro RS V8
1994 Ford Mustang GT
1996 Chevy Corvette
1998 Chevy Camaro Z28 Conv.
1995 Mitsubishi Montero SR
2002 Hyundai Sonata LX
2003 BMW 325i (finally, 1st BMW!)
2004 Infiniti G35 6MT
2006 VW Touareg V8
2007 Toyota Camry
2008 BMW 535i (on order)

[beden1]

Takes some thought to go down memory lane and I'm sure I missed a couple!

'67 MG Midget with chrome wire wheels and Abarth exhaust
'71 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
'75 MGB
'77 Oldsmobile Cutlas Convertible (wife)
'79 BMW 320i - red and got a lot of tickets
'79 Mercedes 300D - (wife)
'83 BMW 533i
'84 Mercedes 420SEL (wife)
'86 Corvette C4 Coupe
'89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer (wife)
'90 Nissan 300ZX 2+2
'92 Audi 100S (wife)
'94 Chevy Blazer - 3d car
'96 Ford Expedition (wife)
'99 Chevy Suburban
'01 BMW 740il (wife)
'01 Chevy Corvette C5 Coupe
'02 Chevy Suburban custom - current
'04 Mercedes S600 - current
'04 Infiniti M45 (wife)
'04 Subaru WRX (son) - current
'04 VW Jetta (daughter) - current
'08 BMW 535 xi - (wife) - current
'08 Chevy Tahoe - current

[bmwquest87]

uncle ken THTS IMPRESSIVEEEEE range of cars there.... well how old r u anyways,if u dont mind?!?!

[SemajT]

1986 Ford Bronco II
1995 Toyota Tercel
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2008 550I

Wow, just had another pinch me moment, I love my car!

[uncle ken]

uncle ken THTS IMPRESSIVEEEEE range of cars there.... well how old r u anyways,if u dont mind?!?!

I'm 64 outside, but still about 15 inside.

[chrischeung]

1984 Toyota Tarago (shared family car)
1989 Toyota Cressida (shared family car)
1989 BMW 525i (post grad driver)
1990 BMW 535i (post grad driver)
2000 BMW 323ci (single with a stick)
2003 BMW 325i (totaled via Tricolor)
2003 BMW 325i (engaged - married - first boy)
2006 BMW 530i
2007 BMW 525i (second boy)
2008 BMW 535i

[5Xwen]

Interesting thread but boring posts....come on people...no one has pics of their old rides? hehe :D:D:D:D

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a209/authsells/Carevo.jpg


OK...5Thirty gets my vote for most interesting post with his automotive family tree. :thumbup:

Now who wins the top prize for owning the most BMWs?

[No12]

I'm 64 outside, but still about 15 inside.

Like uncle ken, I am 64 outside, but young inside. My current 535xi is Car #56 and I do have a complete listing of them, but a bit long to post on here, at least right now. I have likely wasted (enjoyed, is better term) a small fortune on cars over my life. ;):)

My current 5er is Number 12 BMW.

[Smokey550i]

So far ... but still working on the list;

1963 Plymouth Sport Fury
1967 Chevy Camaro Rally Sport
1970 Chevy Z28
1971 Jeep CJ
1967 Ford Van
1972 MGB
1967 Jeep Cherokee
1972 Buick
1975 Ford Station Wagon
1980 Mercury Capri
1985 Chevy C10 Van
1985 Porsche 944
1991 S10
1993 Chevy Camaro
1995 C4 Corvette
1997 C5 Corvette
2001 PT Cruiser (still have it)
2003 Z4 (wife’s car)
1999 C5 Corvette (replaced by 550i)
2007 Suk M109R (toy)
2008 550i

[MN2828]

1969 Plymouth Fury III
1976 Chevy Cheyenne pickup
1985 Buick Skyhawk
1991 Dodge Stealth (fun -- but lots of repairs)
1998 Audi A4 (one of my all time favorite cars)
2002 Audi A6
2008 BMW 535i

My wife's in which I had input
1992 Mitsu Galant
1997 Ford Explorer
2004 Saab 9-3 (bad, bad car)
2008 GMC Acadia

[DE#58]

1989 Hyundia excel
1997 Honda accord coupe
2003 Acura MDX
2008 BMW 535xi

wow, I finally reached the promised land

__________________________________________________ ___________________
535xi deep sea blue. pp, nav, L7, ipod

[prospector]

I think I win the dubious honor of holding on to my cars longer than anyone, especially since the first two were pretty used when I got them:

1981 '66 Plymouth Barracuda
1983 '78 Toyota Corolla
1989 Plymouth Laser (125+)
1998 Nissan Maxima

Next week 535i

[lsleelee]

2000 - Jeep Green 92 Jeep Cherokee Limited
2001 - Rioja Red 97 Land Rover Discovery SE7
late 2007 - Crystal Red 05 Cadillac SRX V8 (loaner from mom after the sad death of Disco)
next week - Platinum Gray 08 BMW 535i

[patb23]

'79 Monte Carlo
'86 Benz 300 Diesel (not sure of year)
'87 Monte Carlo SS
'90 Grand Prix SE
'99 Grand Prix GTP
'62 Corvette Convertible (Still have)
'08 BMW 550i

[iversonm]

'62 Corvette Convertible (Still have)


Nice! '62 is a great year.

[fastkevin]

My wife(as long as I've know her):
MBZ C-class
Porsche Cayenne
Audi S4
Land Ropileof****ver LR3
535

[mrfva]

1988 Nissan Sentra
1996 Toyota Camry
1998 BMW 528i (E39) and 2002 Cadillac Escalade V8
2004 BMW 545i (E60) and 2007 Audi A4 Avant

[danna]

What an interesting thread!

1965 Mustang fastback, Poppy Red, auto (Daddy bought it when I was 15)

1977 Bonneville (Daddy wouldn't let me take the Mustang to college...the COUPE had the 250 lb. doors mentioned above, if parked the wrong way on a hill, I had to get out the passenger side.)

1986 Mazda 626 Turbo (1st car I paid for any of, first stick, surprisingly nice car)

1988 BMW 325e (total POS, swore I would never buy another BMW)

1991 Nissan 300 ZX black, stick (I LOVED that car, put 100k on it)

199? Ford Explorer Sport ( 14 months automatic POS while my leg was broken)

1999 BMW 328i, manual

2005 BMW 545i, manual, sport, black/auburn (best car ever, totaled)
2005 BMW 545i, auto (already dreaming of a 535 manual)

[tex_phil]

I'm young so I haven't racked up the number of cars as you guys. But I was previously big into nissans.

96 Nissan Maxima
2002 Nissan Maxima SE
As of last week:
2004 BMW 525i

[niftyhawk]

05 Corolla
07 Camry
06 BMW 530XI

[babikes]

Interesting thread. Here's my rides:

1988 Olds 88 vert (school car)
1967 VW Karmann Gia (a 2-seater coupe) MT
1971 Saab 96 MT
1974 Fiat Spyder MT
1977 Fiat Spyder MT
1981 Renault Fuego MT
1988 Mazda 626 MT
1994 Volvo 850 MT
2002 MB C230 Coupe MT
2008 BMW Z4si vert Paddles

[Wag]

1973 Dodge Charger (300k miles and that little 318 still ran great)
1976 Chevy Monte Carlo (The 1st year of the boat carlo)
1974 Ford Elite (Junk)
1979 Ford Capri (Right Hand Drive-Stationed in England...AWESOME little ride)
1984 Dodge Shelby Charger (My 1st new car. Nice machine. Actually had it on the Autobahn)
1979 Vauxhall Viva (totalled-rolled like 9 times)
1987 Plymouth Colt Vista (first Family Truckster)
1989 Honda Integra (Rt hand Drive-Okinawa)
1987 Toyota HiAce (Rt hand Drive-Okinawa)
2000 Pontiac Montana (being replaced by my new 535i-kids are gone)
2001 Dodge Ram 4x4 (gotta move the boat)

[kelhasna]

1986 Renault 5 GTI (awesome ride)
1987 Toyota Tercel
1988 Nissan Sentra
1991 Ford Taurus
1996 Dodge Cirrus
1999 Acura TL
2004 BMW 530I

wow!!! that is not bad for 15 years of driving expereince

[stavman]

1967 Mercury Cougar
1973 Ford Capri
1975 Cutlass Supreme
1984 Camaro Z28
1987 Camaro V8 5spd
1994 Cadillac STS
1995 Honda Civic (the penultimate 'divorce car' - but more leg room than the caddy!)
1998 528i - (thought the 'ultimate driving machine' was marketing BS - til I drove one and was hooked)

[Irvin88]

1984 BMW 318i
1985 BMW 320i
1984 BMW 325i
1988 BMW 320i
1986 BMW 320i
1986 BMW M3 (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2036155)
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/655000-655999/655051_17.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/655000-655999/655051_18.jpg

1992 BMW 318i (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/655051/7)
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/655000-655999/655051_22.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/655000-655999/655051_23.jpg

Went back to college:
Astro (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/655051/7)
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/655000-655999/655051_15.jpg

Another Astro
VW Golf
Ford Sierra
1996 Ford Taurus
1993 Dodge Stealth (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/655051)
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/655000-655999/655051_213.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/655000-655999/655051_214.jpg

2003 Infiniti G35 (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2797043)
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/1/web/2797000-2797999/2797043_24.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/1/web/2797000-2797999/2797043_23.jpg

I'm back out of college, so my next car will finally be a BMW again!

I've had 7 BMWs and I owned them all from the age of 18-23.

Edit: Just realized this is my first post on here; hi everyone!

[hts]

1970 Olds Cutlass (high school hand-me-down from 'rents)
1978 Toyota Celica (college)
1973 Datsun 240Z (after college)
1987 Toyota Supra
1995 Acura Integra GSR
2001 BMW 330i
2008 Porsche Boxster S (2-yr company car lease)
Next: 2003 540iA M-sport or 2005 545?

[p3style]

AGE Range: 16-21
Car: 93.5 Infinit G20 modded out

AGE Range: 21-25
Car: 96 Q45T Stock, but loved this car!

AGE Range: 25-27
Car: 95 LS400 Stock

AGE Range: 27-30
Car: 98 GS300 modded out

AGE Range: 30+
Car: 04 545i

Already decided my next car will be a M5:D

[mrfva]

I'm in my early 30s, so a short list too:

2004 BMW 545i M-tech (mine)
2007 Audi A4 Avant 2.0T (wife)
2002 Cadillac Escalade V8 6.0L (wife)
1998 BMW 528iA (mine)
1996 Toyota Camry (hand-me down)
1992 Nissan Sentra (hand-me down)
1988 Nissan Sentra (hand-me down)

[jmsod]

1979 Ford Mercury Zephyr (high school)
1990 Nissan Sentra (High school into college) -- 1st car with manual transmission
1996 Mazda MX-6 (Optom school)
2002 BMW 330Ci (first car after finishing all of my education)
2005 Audi S4
2008 BMW 535i

[Sailpony]

I can't remember all the years, but this is the order
Fiat OTAS (because this was my first car I can still out-corner anyone).
57 MGA
Chevy 3/4 ton Pickup
Chevy Vega
59 Dodge truck
Honda Hawk
84 VW Rabbit
65 Mercedes 190D
Ford Escort Wagon (this is where I got married)
Mercury Tempo
91 Nissan Pickup king cab
Ford EXP (this is where I got divorced)
89 Toyota Pickup
83 Mercedes 240D
88 Nissan Pickup
94 BMW 525i

Island Cars
Ford Station Wagon
Mitsubishi Mirage (had to go to court for that one)
Some other car that was so rusted it no longer had an identity

One Night Stands
49 Dodge Step Van ( I lived in it, sounded like an airplane)
Chevy Chevette
Suzuki Samurai

I love the BMW and will probably get a speeding ticket soon.

[fat cat boy]

85 Toyota Camry
86 Toyota Supra
89 BMW 325i
03 Acura MDX
04 Lexus RX 330
BMW 535xit or X5d (still debating which one to get)

[Corgidog]

Here goes:

61 comet
64 Ford Galaxie
71 Impala
66 LeMans
74 Vega
71 Catalina
68 LeMans
77 Firebird
84 Nissan ZX
89 Celica
95 Nissan 240
79 corvette
68 corvette
95 BMW 540
00 BMW M roadster
05 G35
09 BMW 535xi

My only regret was selling the 68 427 big block convertible Vette which was all original and fully documented.

[Elk42]

83 Ford Thunderbird
Pontiac Grand Am
Pontiac Grand Prix
2002 Silverado
2005 5er

T-Bird and Silverado were my dad's hand me downs. I let him trade my Prix in for his Tahoe.

[AggieKnight]

This is one of the most interesting threads I've seen in a while.
Edit: Just realized this is my first post on here; hi everyone!
WELCOME! :thumbup:

1969 Plymouth Duster, Canary Yellow - "shared" it with friends as a tinkering car
1979 Toyota Corrolla - Got it with 220k miles on it. Wrapped it around a tree. Aaahhh...to be young and dumb again.
1995 Toyota Celica GT - The first car I bought myself. Got it my senior year in college, spent time modding it and chasing women with it. Or was it modding women and chasing cars with it?
2002 Acura RSX Type S - Bought it right out of college (the first time). Faster than my modded Celi, handled better, fun to drive. First experience with a 6 speed, it was love at first clutch.
2004 Acura MDX - Bought it for my finacee after a freakin moron in a big truck totalled her Infiniti G20, which Infinity was too stupid to keep around (the G20 was a great car).
2005 Acura TL 6 Speed - The first car I owned and truly loved. I thought I had been in love before, but I hadn't. Very fast, very comfortable, and all the bells and whistles you needed.
2009 BMW 335i xDrive (on order) - Been drooling over this car for a year, had to wait until my lease ran out to order it. Picking it up in April on an ED.

[kopchelli]

Here would be my list.
Cause we have 4 drivers in our household, many cars been obtained (and sold) throughout the years. Listed in order they've been obtained and comments for current status:
1974 Fiat 124 (VAZ 2101) -sold
1989 Volvo 240 GL - sold
1993 Mazda Protege - sold
1995 Volvo 850 GL - sold
1997 Honda Accord LX - sold
2003 Daewoo Nubira - sold
2001 BMW 325i Sport/Premium package - sold
2001 BMW X5 4.4i - still in posession
2008 Acura RL Tech package/A-spec - sold
2007 Volkswagen Beetle - still in posession
2007 BMW 550i - still in posession

[bbal]

1985 Dodge Lancer
1988 Jeep Cherokee
*2000 Jeep Cherokee
2001 Audi A4
2004 BMW X5 3.0
1978 Alfa Romeo Spider
*1997 Jeep Wrangler top off all year
2008 BMW 535xiT bought back by BMW
*2008 Nissan Frontier
*2009 BMW 535xiT
* are current; all cars manual except Nissan truck...nanny can't drive a stick

[jbehler]

'88 GMC S-15 (First Car)
'92 Pontiac Grand AM (College)
'96 GMC Jimmy (Post College)
'99 Nissan Maxima (Married and wife Had SUV Already)
'00 Porsche 911 Cabriolet (Dream car becomes reality)
'05 BMW 545i (3rd baby on the way)

[yahtzee5]

1985 Ford Escort
1985 Ford Thunderbird
1988 VW GTI
1988 Saab 900T
1996 Mercury Mystique
1999 Audi A4 1.8T
2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2003 Acura TL-Type S
2006 Acura TSX
2006 Acura TL
2004 Toyota Land Cruiser
2006 Acura RL
2008 BMW 535i
2008 BMW M3
2008 BMW 550i

[aficionado]

1977 Plymouth Fury III
1980 Ford Mustang
1987 Cougar
1994 Mazda MX-6
1987 Pontiac Grand Am, wife took the Mazda in divorce, :mad: Soooooo

2001 Corvette :thumbup:

2008 BMW 535i :thumbup:

[Elias]

Ok here goes in order:

1) 1970 mercury cougar
2) 1971 Olds cutlass
3) 1977 chevy camaro
4) 1967 chevy camaro SS vert (Loved that car)
5) 1984 pontiac trans am
6) 1991) nissan frontier
7) 2000 nissan frontier
8) 1999 bmw 323i
9) 2005 nissan titan
10) 2009 bmw 535i

[FitzLA]

Oh gawd. This is a hard question for me. Lots of cars. All these cars and I'm only 38. Not bad! lol.

1) 1983 Honda Accord Hatchback
2) 1985 Honda Accord 4 door
3) 1989 VW Cabriolet (H.S. graduation present)
4) 1991 Chevy Camaro RS
5) 1992 Camaro RS V8 (totaled)
6) 1993 Oldsmobile Ciera
7) 1994 Ford Probe
8) 1996 Ford Mustang
9) 1997 Ford Explorer Sport
10) 1998 Ford Mustang
11) 2000 Ford Explorer XLT
12) 2001 Ford Expedition
13) 2003 BMW 530i
14) 2004 Infiniti M45
14) 2006 Infiniti M35
16) 2006 Infiniti FX35
17) 2008 BMW 535i

[BayArea545]

1991 Chevy Camaro RS
2000 Nissan Maxima GLE
2005 BMW 545i

Maxima was a great car. The BMW is a badass car.

[JT 550i SD]

1977 VW Rabbitt
1980 Puch Moped
1984 Honda Accord LX coupe
1987 Honda Accord LXi sedan
1989 Honda Spree scooter
1990 Nissan Maxima SE
1993 BMW 325ia
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited V8 (Wifeys)
2001 Audi A6 2.7t
2004 Acura MDX (wifeys)
2005 BMW 545i
2008 BMW 550i

[RMK]

1951 Chev coupe
1960 Plymouth
1968 Plymouth
1972 Plymouth Sebring
1978 Chrysler LeBaron
1978 Datsun 280
1985 Chrysler LeBaron
1987 Acura Legend
1995 Acura Legend
1997 Chev S-10
1999 Mercedes ML 320
2001 BMW 530i
2008 BMW 550
2008 Honda CR-V

[Elias]

1951 Chev coupe
1960 Plymouth
1968 Plymouth
1972 Plymouth Sebring
1978 Chrysler LeBaron
1978 Datsun 280
1985 Chrysler LeBaron
1987 Acura Legend
1995 Acura Legend
1997 Chev S-10
1999 Mercedes ML 320
2001 BMW 530i
2008 BMW 550
2008 Honda CR-V

Gave up on Chrysler after 1985 Hmm......... I wonder why?

[stmoore01]

h1978 Chevy Impala (Dads old company car)
1980 Chevy 1 ton long bed
1983 Pontiac Grand Prix (College Car)
1980 Kawasaki 400 (college Bike)
1976 Pontiac Catalina (got when my great ant died in 1987 had 2300 miles on it left me with 2 cars and a bike at college but my dad just couldn't see it go somewhere else)
1983 Kawasaki 750 LTD
1987 Pontiac Grand Am (My first new car out of college)
1987 Ford Bronco 2 (probably the funnest car I ever had except for BMW)
1990 Dodge K car (2nd car traded for something, can't remember)
1983 Mazda RX7 (future wifes car )
1994 Chevy 1500 extended cab
1996 Dodge ram 1500 extended cab
1998 Ford F150 Extended cab
1998 Chevy S-10 extended cab
2002 Acura TL
2000 Dodge intrepid (took back to car max 2 days later because of problems)
2002 Dodge Intrepid (to replace the above)
2002 Chevy trailblazer
2005 Pontic Grand Prix (sons first car, I know I'm an idiot, later totalled only going 30mph)
2002 GMC Envoy( now my sons replacement car was my wifes)
2003 Acura MDX (wifes Car)
2003 BMW 530i (first real car, turned me into a German Car Snob)
2007 Yamaha VSTAR (thought I would save some money on gas, Bad idea)
2006 BMW 530i (current)

Wow, that's 21 cars and 3 bikes in 24 years of driving (scary thing is only 4 of those were my wifes)

Do they Have a twelve step program for guys like me?

[mismaloya]

1977- Dodge Charger ( would be nice to have now)
1980- MGB Convertible ( a fun little car)
1985- VW Jetta
1989- Mercury Cougar
1993- Volvo 240 (slow and boring but liked the look)
1997- Saab 9-3 Convertible (expensive to maintain)
2000- BMW330cic
2003- BMW x-5 3.0 (solid but truck like to me)
2006- BMW 530
2008- BMW 528 (first sports package and stick- great car)
Already thinking about my next one: Maybe Euro Delivery

[That Guy]

1987 - Mazda B2200 (High School hand me down, 2wd, 5-speed)
1988 - Mazda MX-6 (black over black, 5-speed, great memories)
1997 - Jeep Grand Cherokee TSi
2003 - VW Passat Wagon GLS (first new car, still think beautiful but auto with turbo lag)
2003 – BMW 325i (sport 5-speed, hooked)
2006 – Chevy Tahoe Z-71 (in current stable)
2008 – BMW 535xi (in current stable for wifey)
2005 – Z4 3.0i (6-speed, in current stable)

[Ugly Bear]

1986 Lada Samara 2108 (engine died since I had no idea it was necessary to change timing belt)
1991 Lada Samara 2108 (brand spankin' new, stolen 6 months later, found and returned!)
1991 Lada 2109 (sold)
1991 Volvo 440 1.6i (sold)
1995 Alfa Romeo 155 2.0 Twin Spark (loved it, completely unreliable, high maintenance) (sold)
1998 BMW M3 (sold - stupid, stupid, stupid)
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited - sold
2003 Infiniti FX 45 - current
2005 Toyota Prius - sold
2007 BMW 530xi - current

[530goinon850]

1991 Chevy Beretta GT 3.1
1993 Honda del Sol Si
2000 Toyota Celica GT-S
2001 Lexus RX 300
2000 Audi A6 2.7T
2001 Audi A6 2.7T
2006 BMW 530Xi

(not gonna list all the loaners I've had when I was working in auto sales industry - the list would be ten times as long)

[dmackdaddy]

The last 3 are actual pictures:

[1991 - 1994] 1976 Convertible Bug:
http://beetle.cabriolets.online.fr/gallery/bicent.jpg

[1994-1999] 1986 VW Golf:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1029/1438487542_dec1798c0c.jpg

[1999-2003] 1996 325i:
http://www.advancedcarsjapan.com/images/IMG_7641.jpg

[2003-2005] 1998 540i:
http://b5.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00016/55/22/16972255_l.jpg

[2005-2009] 2002 540i:
http://i42.tinypic.com/f9ji2g.jpg

[Current] 2008 535i Twin Turbo:
http://i43.tinypic.com/hsmlw4.jpg

[100$ GUY]

I wonder if u guys have the same accurate memory for women also...:rofl:

[xdrivepl]

1986 Fiat 125p (anyone remembers this car?)
1991 Ford Fiesta Diesel
1994 VW Passat 1.9 TurboDiesel
1996 Audi 100 2.0
1999 Audi A6 1.8T
2002 Audi A6 3.0
2004 BMW X5 3.0d
2008 BMW 530 xdT

P.

[mismaloya]

I wonder if u guys have the same accurate memory for women also...:rofl:

Actually , I remember allot of the highlights.......:)

[gliu2008]

Below is mine:

Elementary school: walking
Middle school: bicycle
High school: bus
University: walking, bicycle, bus, train
2000: Mazda 626
2001: Chrysler Grand Voyger minivan
2004: Toyota Sequoia
2005: Infiniti QX56
2007: Acura RDX
2008.5:MB R350
2008. 8: BMW 535i

[Ryan...]

15.5 years old: 86 Buick Park Ave~ $550
16 years old: 91 Buick Olds~ $120
17 years old: 91 Jeep Cherokee~ $700 (still got it)
18 years old: 1998 328is~ $6400 (sold to girlfriend, she's still got it)
19 years old: 2000 //M5~ $8200 (project car, still in the works!)
Next up--- 28-30 years old: Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera~ $Does it matter?

[blufinz]

I bought my first car in 1968--a '66 Cutlass Convertible for $1400. My first new car was a '74 TR6 that I purchased in England. My hat's off to those who can list every cat they ever owned. My memory is not that good.

[mike check]

1st car-1981 AMC Concord Brown/Beige-drove for a few months before sold and transmission fell out of the car
2nd-1982 Ford Crown Victoria Wagon Navy/Navy-engine blew @130,000k somewhere in Wisconsin
3rd-Saab 9000 Turbo 5-speed MT Sandstone/Colorado Red- drove for 12 years- retired it @375,000 miles!!! Great car, first one i picked out..bought used with 113,000 miles on it.
4th-2000 Audi A6 2.7 T 6-speed MT Black/Black- drove for 60k miles, bought used with 42k miles on it.
5th-2006 BMW 530 XiT 6-speed Monaco Blue/Black-leased new....never wanted to be a BMW snob but now I understand!
6th-hopefully ordering a 2010 535i xdrive sports wagon in a few weeks....can't wait to get back into a turbo!

[AggieKnight]

I wonder if u guys have the same accurate memory for women also...:rofl:

I think that thread sounds almost as interesting as this one.

I'm not sure i could remember all of them, but I could definitely catch the highlights.

[Blk530]

1982 Ford F100
1987 Nissan Sentra XE
1986 Ford Bronco XLT
2000 Ford Mustang GT
2001 Honda Accord EX
2002 Ford Explorer XLT
2002 BMW X5 <-- wife's current car
2004 BMW 530i <-- my current car

[TX530i]

Toyota corolla (college car, don't remember year, but you couldn't hurt this thing not matter what you did to it)
Jeep wrangler - grad school car - red (1995)
Mitsubishi eclipse - first used car - red (1994)
VW Passat (2000) - silver - flooded and totaled
BMW 330 (2001) -silver - stolen and found, unfortunately.
Audi A4 (2003) - blue - hated
BMW 530 (2007) - silver - love