Here's a little lounge talk:

What kinda cars have you owned along with your current one?

 

82 Mustang GT
87 Mazda RX-7*
92 VW Corrado VR6
96 Toy Celica GT
01 Toy Rav4
05 Mazda3*

* Mazdas have been most fun
-Corrado and Mustang had many problems!

 

I have had alot of cars that I was possibly going to get but ended up with the mazda

1993 Ford Ranger Ext. Cab 4x4 5spd manual V6
1988-89 Nissan 300zx auto V6
a couple of 240sx's

 

O boy...
'75 Porsche 914
'87 Mitsubishi Starion
'87 Toyota SR5 4x4 Wagon ( the ones with the atm machine on the back )
'85 Subaru GL10 4x4 wagon
'80 Toyota Tercel hatchback
I got married around this time, so I'll post both of our cars, since they're "ours"
'99 VW Jetta VR6
'91 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
'01 Miata
'02 Protege5
'91 FC3S

I hate to admit it, but I can't stop looking at 914s. I have a feeling I'll have another one soon. I might even trade in the RX7 if I can find a clean enough one.

 

How was the Corrado? I'd always kinda liked them...

And I've never really seen a 914 before but just looked at pics of it, it looks really cool! Different, I like it!

 

yikes, where to begin....


1985 Ford Ranger
1989 Ford Aerostar
1992 Ford Aerostar
1984 Porsche 928S4
1976 Mustang II (turbo pinto)
1967 Mustang GTA (k-code 289 hi-po)
1970 Mustang BOSS 302 (sold in under 6 days)
1994 Mustang GT vert
2000 Contour SVT supercharged
1997 Chrysler LeBaron (gift)
1990 Taurus SHO
1995 Honda Civic
2003 Mazdaspeed Protege
2003 Protege5
1986 Mazda RX7
1990 Taurus SHO

(soon to be another 1990 SHO)

If I went into the cars my wife and I have owned together it's a different story...Add in :

1998 Taurus SHO w/ nitrous
1999 Mustang LX
2004 Mazda RX8
2004 Mazda 3S
2005 VW Beetle TDi

 

94 protege dx, loved the hell out of it
90 cavalier, couldnt make it up hills and was falling apart
98 civic, absolutely NO power
02 protege, my other love (dont tell the girlfriend)

 

'83 cutlass supreme (drk blue) - 1st car my parents bought
'86 toyota p/u (burg) - dad's hand-me-down
'88 mustang lx conv (canyon red) - loved this car... well, except for the 4cyl part...
'?? Taurus (gray) - not sure what year, wife's 1st car, was a piece of crap
'92 protege dx* (green) wife's 2nd car, still running, just smokez *
'94 toyota p/u (blue) still running, just likes to overheat **
'97 honda odyssey (tan) still running, no problemz **
'01 protege es (silver) wife's current car *
'03 protege lx (blue) running around Atlanta somewhere... full "Wings West" bodykit.
'03 mazdaspeed (tigray) R.I.P. - little old lady from Pasadena kill'd it ... haha
'03 mazdaspeed (black) my current car *

* - still have these
** - still in the family

 

fudge LOL das alotta freakin cars haha

my list is an impressive 1

1. 1999 Mazda protege 1.6L

 

The Corrado was awesome! Great power with V6, great handling and looks. I had it in a plum color which made it look better. However, had some problems with it including VW replacing the engine itself under warranty, and also replacing a few oxygen sensors.
If it wasn't for the problems, I would rate it a 9 out of 10, but with them only a 6!

 

'84 pontiac 6000 STE (mom set a cap of $2000 for my 1st car -- my dad bought the 1st $2000 piece of trash he found)

'95 mazda protege LX (mom chose this for me after letting me believe i had any say at all -- i dont even know why i bothered to test drive it)

'03 mazda protege ES (after i wrecked the old protege, this was an unbeatable pre-owned deal -- i wasnt planning on another mazda)
-meGrimlock

 

91 Mustang LX, Red (coupe, nifty for a first car, but no power)

91 Beretta GTZ, Red (an absolute blast! 180 hp Quad4, great looks. still want a black one!)

96 Beretta, Light Blue (2.0 Liter, slow as hell, awful handling. Good Riddance)

92 Diamante, Gold (Barracks community car, had 20 key copies made and handed them out. A beater, but a great car. launched fireworks out the sunroof, raced a silverado down a 4wd trail and won, been wrecked by half a dozen different people. still running)

03 Protege ES, Laser Blue (love it. period.)

 

I agree 100%. Our Jetta was bought back under the lemon law because of faulty/crappy wiring. We'd be driving on the freeway, when all the gauges would die. About 45 seconds later the car would die, never to start again until the VW tech fixed it. This happened about 1/2 dozen times, once with the tech IN the car with me. Even he had to tow it back to the dealer to get it running again.
Damn, that VR6 sounded good though. I also loved the ergonomics, the good looks and little things like the quality of the paint and the placement of switches/ etc. was nice too.
Nice car when it was running, but pretty frustrating to depend on.

oh yeah here's a pic of a 914-6...I guess they are getting kinda rare, huh?


914-6s are basically 914s with 911 running gear. Brakes, suspension, wheels, engine, tranny... all 911 stuff, but in a MR car that weighs about 800 pounds less than a 911.

 

In reverse order:

03 Protege ES
02 Neon SXT (the wife's, bought it from little old lady hella cheap only has 9000 miles on it now)
96 Nissan Sentra ( beat the HELL outta that 1.6)
97 Honda Accord (currently driven by daughter)
90 Honda Accord
93 Subaru Impreza (I loved that car...)
92 Toyota Corolla (currently the beater, still only 90k miles on it)
89 Mistubishi Mirage (got rid of it w/only 35k miles, the tranny was a POS)
82 Toyota Corolla SR-5 (great car, to bad it was an auto)
83 Nissan Sentra (another car I beat into the ground)
78 Toyota Corolla SW (the slowest car I ever drove in my life -- wife's first car)
74 Chevy Nova
68 Chevy Chevelle (wish I still had it)
64 Buick LeSabre (400ci four-barrel in the hands of a 17 year old, can't believe I lived)
( and yes, it was already OLD when I bought it--first car)

 

'85 Chevy Cavalier (never again GM)-stolen, but a piece of crap
'78 Datsun 280Z (I miss her )-sold,couldnt keep
'93 Mitsubishi Eclipse (never again dsm)-lost oil seals,totally lost compression
'91 Ford Taurus (Police Package)-blown head gasket
'92 Mercury Capri Xr2 (basically a turbo miata)-broke the CRANK
'81 Datsun 280ZX(miss her too ) sold-too much rust
'88 Mazda MX-6 GT(very fast)-sold, too much rust
'87 Mazda RX-7 (gotta have a rotary)-sold,couldn't keep
'90 Mazda MX-6 GT(very fast)-currently not running,undiagnosed ignition problem
'00 Mazda Protege (my baby, my first brand new car)