Cars from your past

[Erick]

(2002- ) My father gives me his white '89 325i

(2003- ) I purchase my own e30, the '90 325i

[cramer]

October 91-
74 Chevy Luv w/ small block 350 and a bunch of other goodies. The vehicle i regret selling most

Summer 92-
84 CRX white/grey

Summer 94-
86 Prelude SI Red

Jan 97-
90 Corrado G60 Tornado Red



June 99-
84 Scirocco Barbados Yellow



Nov 01
91 Jetta GLI Alpine White



August 02-
91 M3 - Diamond Black



August 03-
98 GTi - Candy White



Still have the Corrado, M3 and GTi.

[Jon '92 325ic]

I was a poor boy and didn't get my first car until I was 25. My mom died and I got her 1986 Plymouth Reliant (a Chrysler K car clone).

Prior to that I had a Honda motorcycle which I had to sell for rent money my first semester in college.

I bought a 10 speed to get around but got broadside by a pick up truck on PCH one night on my way home from work. Figured I wouldn't push my luck anymore and decided to stay off 2-wheel vehicles for the rest of my life. So I took the bus everywhere (RTD and OCTD).

Despite not owning a car, I put myself through college as a valet and got to drive all kinds of stuff. It was a nice/expensive restaurant so I'd get to drive all the latest luxury cars and sports cars. Ferrari testarosa, lamborghini, porsche, mercedes, bmw.... I once parked a 1940's era Bentley that was a right hand side steering wheel. The manual transmission had the shift lever on the steering column. One joker asked me to park his custom chopper and another comedian/truck driver let me valet his big ol' Peterbuilt rig. Scary as hell moving that rig next to all the luxury models. Then the truck driver's dog (which he didn't bother to warn me about) jumped from the cabin and started weaving between my legs while I was parking the rig. It was while I was a valet that I got to park the brand new BMW 325ic. It was love at first sight. Before that day I had never been interested in cars. Couldn't afford one for myself. Just washed, parked and fetched other peoples. I said to myself, "one day I'm gonna own one of these". The rest is history.

Boy, reminiscing about my mom dying, getting hit by a truck while riding a bicycle, having to take buses everywhere until I was 25 and owning (not just driving -- owning) a f*ckin' Plymouth Reliant....... Hey, this was a fun trip down memory lane..... we should do this more often. Anyone got any good Holocaust memories?

[Super Eta]

2001-2004

1986 325eS with right now 213k on the clock.

Kinda in the mist of looking for a new car. 8)

Cramer, have you had any problems with your G60?...seems like a theme is going with them breaking down alot.

[cramer]

Cramer, have you had any problems with your G60?...seems like a theme is going with them breaking down alot.

Nope, probably the most reliable car i've owned (the prelude tied that.. the CRX had issues.. so for the most part Honda's hold up to their rep)

Most people say corrados are unreliable because either they are unwilling to maintain them (simple oil changes and fix little things when they go wrong keep the car on the road) or simply don't have the knowledge to do so. I have 185k+ on mine and the orginial motor and charger (seals have been replaced)

[e30Matt]

1989 325i
1994 740i
1999 Civic EX (temporary car)
1991 318is
And of course the Gary Fisher Supercaliber :)

Cars I have access to:
(Dad's)
1997 328is
1997 M3

[SykoBMW]

1st Car- 92' 318ic
Bought November 03'.

[Kondour]

1988 325is
July 21st 2000- Present

[BingM3]

First car, 1986 Renault Reliant Sedan

2nd Car, 1988 Chevrolet Corsica

3rd Car, 1982 BMW 528E

4th Car, 1985 BMW 635csi (still have it)

https://www.hometown.aol.com/nogy

5th car, 1989 BMW M3 (still have it)

Vehicles hoping to buy in the future, an SUV or van, an e34 525 or 535i (Silver or Black)and 1997 e36 4-Door M3 in Estoril Blue.

[BingM3]

Oh, I forgot I also owned a 1985 Mitsubishi Tredia two years ago as my daily driver.

[rayz]

1993- shared a mazda b2200 extra cab. slammed, shaved door handles/key holes, full Stillenl "ground effects", Mazda 4x4 chrome wheels, full chrome front end. shaved roll pan, frenched licsense plate. momo steering wheel. (just sold in 2003)
1996-83 corolla rear wheel drive! alot of people wanted to buy it from me. (handed over to brother)
1997- 88 Mazda 323 hatchback- weapon R intake, custom SS strut bar, clear front sigs, Intrax 1.5" drop springs, 5Ziggen DIV3 16" wheels/Nitto rubber. universal muffler. alot of Audio components. (donated last year)
1998- '93 Honda Del Sol - intake, 2.25" drop springs with two coils cut. (totalled)
currently
1990 325i bronzitbeige sedan,
tan interior with black interior door handles.AATuning chip, GC 2.5F/2.25R, Bilstein Sports, conical filter, custom ram, clear front sigs, full red tails, Jamex alu. pedals, Hella H4 upgrade, minor ICE.

[krisco]

1971 Fiat 124 Special
1981 BMW 320i
!988 BMW 325is

Cramer, That is one of the nicest looking a2 jetta's I have seen.

[mgold]

1981 Pontiac Lemans 2 door (metallic brown, cream interior....eeewww). I blew the motor overrevving it. Lasted me 6 months

1984 Pontiac Bonneville 4 door (metallic blue, blue interior). Lasted me from Junior year of high school through senior year of college (2 years in upstate New York...eeech). May perents kept it when I moved out here.

1985 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door (are we seeing a trend here) (white, burgundy interior). Had that car from late 1991 till 1999 when I got my cabrio. Sold it for $1,000.

1991 BMW 318iC (Lagoon Green metallic, Natur interior). Got this on my 30th birthday in 1999 and have owned it ever since.

And my wife's cars...

1987 Ford Escort. When we sold it in '96 it wouldn't drive faster than 45mph (seriously).

1996 Chevy Cavalier coupe. 4 head gaskets and a lot of AC work later we finally dumped this for her current ride.

2004 Toyota Matrix. Slow but dependable. It gobbles up people and cargo.

[89325iturbo]

84 5.0 mustang
95 s-10
91 5.0 GT mustang
89 5.0 Saleen mustang
93 tempo
87 cavilier
89 325i turbo

[Rob]

88 acura legend, v6 5speed
95 Jeep wrangler, bleh
71 bronco
95 eddie bauer exploder
72 porsche 911 (just sold it about a week ago)
1998 Integra Type R
now my weak ass 318is