Post your previous cars...

[MeFryRice]

Every forum I have visited in the past has one of these threads so why not add one on here as well.

Post your very first car to what you currently enjoy driving today!

I'll start it off.....

- '01 VW GTi GLX (Cosmic Green). Unfortunately I do not have a picture with me at the moment.

- '78 Nissan 280ZX (Project Car). No pictures of this either.

- '91 Nissan 240SX (Project Drift Car). I'll have to get pictures off a cd once I get home on Friday.

- '92 Acura Integra GSR in Aztec Green Pearl. This was the first year of vtec in America with the B17A motor.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/92%20Integra%20GSR/BlackandWhiteDB2.jpg

- '81 BMW 320i in monkey **** brown. It had the more rare 5-spd tranny as well.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/Misc/DSCN0763.jpg

- '93 Toyota MR2 Turbo. This is still one of my favorite cars I've own to this day. I knew i would regret selling this the night I handed over the keys to the new owner.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/93%20MR2%20Turbo/DSCN0195.jpg

- '06 Honda S2K. This was the third Laguna Blue Pearl in the state of GA when I bought it.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/06%20Laguna%20Blue%20S2000/DSCN0716.jpg

- '97 BMW M3 in Dakar II Yellow.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/97%20Dakar%20II%20M3/IMG_0874.jpg

- '97 BMW M3 in Cosmos Black.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/97%20Cosmos%20M3/DSC_4752-1.jpg

- '04 Honda S2K in Suzuka Blue.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/04%20Suzuka%20Blue%20S2000/_MG_0896.jpg

[Stealth97]

In order from most recent, sorry no pics....

Current - 97 miata duh, 93 accord, 04 prius.

past

'06 Scion xb. total POS bought new, traded on current OTM '93 honda accord
'84 faded red Ford Ranger - this was one of my favorites. 2.8 V6, automatic, 200k miles and ran perfect. bought for $500. My wife left the key in it and let a crackhead steal it, miss that truck. If you hit the brakes hard it would spin, but you could wrap the speedometer all the way around on the freeway. boatloads of fun.
'03 Sonic blue Ranger - bought it new, totaled it 3 years ago, got more than I paid for it. Still miss it.
'92 Red Saturn SC 2 - awesome car, ODO stopped turning at 178k, A-hole in a F150 hit me and squashed it, totaled
'85 Copper (aka doodoo) brown chevy cavalier sedan, the POS that would not die

wanting a corvette now...

[RotorNutFD3S]

I only have pictures on old school film, you know that stuff that they had to print out. lol
Anyway, I began my driving career in a 1987 Buick Park Avenue. lol But the damn thing was comfy as hell, had good power, front and rear plush leather bench seats, touchpad climate and radio controls, fully loaded.
From there I bought my dad's '86 RX-7 GX-L, and the rotary craze was on! The steering column locked up on me on the way home from a road trip, I was literally 30 seconds from my driveway, and I nailed a fire hydrant dead center. (Steve and LB, the hydrant on Ridley Rd around the first sharp curve just after you come off 29, you know the one. lol)
Then I got my '91 convertible RX-7, wanted more power, so got a TurboII front clip and swapped the engine into it, upgraded the turbo, and got a PowerFC for tuning.
Sold it for my '94 RX-7 R2. Had it pretty much built the way I wanted it and loved having a reliable 475wp RX-7.
Then my parents forced me to sell my pride and joy since I was moving to Tulsa, OK to go to flight school and made me get something new and under warranty. I ended up with a 2002 Saturn SL Sedan. From 475whp to 86whp. That didn't last long. I finally built that car up and got 250whp out of it with a GT2560R. About a week or so after completing the build, someone smashed into me while I was sitting in traffic and sandwiched my car with the car in front of me.
And now I have a boosted Miata that's currently on jack-stands. :)

[ben91]

Hmm, I doubt I can remember them all. I'll hit some highlites

10-12 miatas, to include the current turbo car, a 20K mile 90 I had last year, a 96M I sold with 20K a couple years ago, some parts cars, hell I dunno...
4-5 different Benz products, mostly E class
94 RX7 with touring package
2 Eddie Bauer Explorers
70 Olds 98 LS Holiday Sedan
71 Cutlass S convertible
6 different bikes, mostly Honda, 1 GSXR750

I used to buy/swap several cars around every year. Not so much lately though.

[Sawyer]

(Steve and LB, the hydrant on Ridley Rd around the first sharp curve just after you come off 29, you know the one. lol)


Oh! Yeah, I know exactly where that is! Not good!

As for me,
I'm only 19 so it's not that many!

I bought my first car when I was 18 on July 27th, 2007.
A 2003 Sunlight Silver Miata with 39,251 on the clock, cloth interior and the Convenience Package.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/snowbrdpenguin/2003%20Sunlight%20Silver%20Mazda%20Miata/07-28-07_1657.jpg
Sold that to a lady a couple miles north of me and bought my MSM from a guy a couple miles east of me!

Got it on July 12th, 2008. A little less than a year after the silver car.
2005 Lava Orange Mazdaspeed Miata Grand Touring
Number 474 of 1428.
Bought it with 24k on it. Fully loaded with every upgrade, leather, Bose speakers etc. Many more creature comforts than the silver car.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/snowbrdpenguin/2005%20Lava%20Orange%20Mazdaspeed%20Miata/P1020017.jpg

[nderwater]

I move on to a new ride every year or two. Here's the list:

1979 Honda Civic CVCC Wagon
1981 Plymouth Reliant K
1989 Pugeot 505 Wagon
1996 Saturn SL2
1987 BMW 325is
1988 BMW 325is
1987 BMW 325is
2001 VW Jetta GLS TDi
1994 Mazda Miata
2001 BMW 530i
1999 Mazda Miata turbo
1999 BMW M3 Coupe

On the current wish list:
FD RX-7
S2000
E46 M3
996

Some Pix:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p304/nderwater/Back%20in%20the%20day/ian-roadatlanta.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p304/nderwater/Back%20in%20the%20day/new04.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p304/nderwater/Maryland/Snow04.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p304/nderwater/Maryland/driveway1.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p304/nderwater/Beater%20Miata/cars73.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p304/nderwater/cars34.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p304/nderwater/m3_and_viper.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p304/nderwater/Beater%20M3/2008-05-31_Autox_107.jpg

[Doppelgänger]

First car was a hand-me-down 1990 Mazda B2200 ext. cab truck. I lowered it, had it repainted, bought new bumpers and threw some 12's in it and drove it around. Loved that little tuck...it took a absolute beating, looked brand new and never skipped a beat.

Next was my 1991 RX-7 GT-U, which i bought from my highschool german teacher in 2000. I just threw some springs on it, sway bars, a straight exhaust (threw 3ft flames between shifts) and painted it pearl white...and got some TII seats. I also restored the interior of all it's missing/broken parts. I also had some VOLK GT-N's, but they got stolen when i dropped the car off for paint.
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/1/web/337000-337999/337218_22_full.jpg


Next came my 96 that later because the infamous white Miata drift car all over youtube and Atlanta. That car saw a lot of changes from it's purchace to it's death. I'll post a couple pics, but to see it from start to finish, my cardomain is REALLY worth checking out.

http://memimage.cardomain.com/id/droptopdrifter

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/247000-247999/247483_138_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/247000-247999/247483_67_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/247000-247999/247483_125_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/247000-247999/247483_132_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/247000-247999/247483_144_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/247000-247999/247483_207_full.jpg

Then I had 2 Corolla GT-S. It was a 87' GTS coupe lightweight (SR5 interior, no sunroof) it had 420xxx miles and LSD. I bought it for $1000 just to drive around while my 96 Miata was getting a fresh motor. It was all original, rust and accident free. Sometimes I wish i would have kept it and just used it for a DD.
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/715000-715999/715158_7_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/715000-715999/715158_10_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/715000-715999/715158_5_full.jpg

And the 85 I bought off eBay for $300 and sold a week later for $1000 lol

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/287000-287999/287934_130_full.jpg

After my 96 died, i bought a 99 off eBay. It had a good number of parts and made a good base to start with.

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/768000-768999/768118_42_full.jpg

With Jenn's MINI
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/85/259386142_873dffd92b.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/768000-768999/768118_54_full.jpg

And we've all seen my current car. Sorry if it's long, i wanted to share a few pics of each car :) I like to remember them sometimes too...

[metalman]

Ahahaha...I dont know if there's enough bandwidth on this forum to list the cars I have owned. :lol:
Even the Miata list would take a page and I cant remember them all.

Lets start with the first...
1969 Dodge Dart 2dr hdtp 273 ci v8

A few other misc in random order...

1972 MGB
1956 Thunderbird
1962 Thunderbird conv
1970 Chevelle SS
1956 Chevy Belair conv
1972 Plymouth Duster
1967 Plymouth Fury Conv
1968 Coronet RT
1968 Dodge Charger(s)
1969 Charger(s)
1970 Charger RT-SE
1970 Roadrunner
1969 Coronet 500
1980 Plymouth Volare
1986 Dodge Dakota Indy 500 Pace truck
1978 Toyota Corona wagon
A ****load of full size Chevy and Dodge pickups, one with an 8ft snow plow :lol:
1985 & 1986 Toyota SR5 4x4
1986 Corvette

and on...and on...and on...

[Doppelgänger]

Ahahaha...I dont know if there's enough bandwidth on this forum to list the cars I have owned. :lol:


would it look something like.........

http://blog.leasetrader.com/images/blog_leasetrader_com/WindowsLiveWriter/Repolotsoverflowwithreclaimedcars_B974/Car+lot_thumb.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

This was my first love, a 2001 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS with about 50k on the clock when I got it.

A brisk winter's day in its stock (to me) form
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/AtlantaImpreza/100_0187.jpg

I then spent money modding it to perfection, got to autox it once.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/AtlantaImpreza/mycar.jpg

And then I thought I would buy some cheap lightweight autox rims

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/AtlantaImpreza/IMG_0137.jpg

Bad tyres, cold morning, and lack of concentration led to this

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/AtlantaImpreza/10-27-07_0803.jpg

The tree was fine. So she got totaled for $600 less than we paid for her 2 years previously.

And now I'm with my second lover

stock and waiting for the mountain run:
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/AtlantaImpreza/IMG_0148.jpg

now:
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/AtlantaImpreza/park/pic009.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/AtlantaImpreza/dsc00013ho4.jpg

[Roadster]

1973 Chevy Nova

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/P10102152.jpg

1990 Volvo 740 Turbo

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/P10301522.jpg

1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/P1030260_edited.jpg

1986 BMW 325

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/P1070563.jpg

1990 Miata

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/mountain%20run/IMG_7066-1.jpg

1991 Miata parts/half-assed engine swap car.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/P1090126.jpg

1996 Mustang GT

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/DSC_0033page.jpg

1972 Datsun 1200 Coupe

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/datsun%20for%20sale/DSC_03911.jpg

1997 Ranger (current)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/DSC_02191.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

A nova is such a badass learner car, in England people learn on tiny 1 litre engines.

[Roadster]

5.7 liters of pushrod, carbureted, gas guzzling fury.

[Otto]

mine is pretty uneventfull

started off in a 88 Pontiac Bonneville LE, midnight blue with a blue interior and a bench seat, perfect starter car, hauled all my friends around during high school.

well got rid of that and bought a 98 Chevy S-10 new, and it remained stock until i got a bit of a minitruck bug and started to mod it.
4 inch drop all around and some colorado custom wheels
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/otto8032/autox/t-frontcorner.jpg

then the autox bug bit me and stayed with me so it started to be modded back that way, so over a few years i got it to this before i realized itd never be what i wanted so it got parted and eventually i got the miata
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/otto8032/autox/truck1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/otto8032/autox/afi.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/otto8032/autox/agg.jpg

and now the miata, which has remained stock cept for an extra set of the stock wheels i use for autox and fun
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/otto8032/miata/DSC01954.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/otto8032/miata/DSC00097.jpg

[thx712517]

2003 Saturn Ion 1
Modded to hell and back, made as much torque at the wheels as she was rated for at the crank. Intake, throttle body, header, high-flow cat, catback exhaust, Eibach lowering springs, 16" alloys off an Ion 3, Fidanza 7 lb. flywheel, Spec clutch, strut tower brace, swaybars, heavy duty end links, and a full Recaro interior shamelessly taken from a trashed Ion Redline. Damn interior was worth a third of what I got for the car when I traded it in on the Mazda. Note to self: Buy a great car stock and leave it freaking stock!

On a positive note, the first Ion on saturnfans.com to receive the full bolt-on treatment, the first to be dyno-tested with results posted, the first Ion to be drag raced with results posted, the first to receive an upgraded clutch and flywheel (one dude had just the flywheel), the first to.... you get the idea. For a short time, it was possibly the fastest and strongest n/a Ion in the US. Not like that's saying much, but I loved the car and wish I had kept it.

[simontibbett]

I'll get pics but:

-81 Honda Accord "race car" project (I was 14 lol)
-89 Honda Civic SCCA ITC race car
-87 Honda CRX autocross car
-88 Honda CRX Si autocross/track day project/bolt on V8 killer (it was fast)
-89 Nissan 240SX drift project y0
-92 Honda Civic hatch, mountain car. It handled like a DREAM.
-...and then went to my Miata and have had it since.

[Grantri]

Yeah... most of my pictures predate digital photography

In order , as I remember them including motorcycles the wife's cars

1970 Triumph GT6+
1969 Triumph GT6+
1969 Austin Healy Sprite
1984 Renault Alliance (ugh)
1976 MGB
198x Yamaha 400
1969 Suzuki 500 oil injected 2 stroke
198X Honda Rebel 450
1977 Triumph Spitfire
1982 Mazda RX7
1986 Acura Legend
1988 Ford Thunderbird
1991 Ford Ranger
1976 Jaguar XJ6
2000 Ford Exploder (current)
1996 Miata (current)
1992 Miata (current)

[JennB]

I haven't owned too many cars. I tend to buy newer stuff, play with it a little, get bored and move on.

Car #1 - 1995 200SX SE-R - Bought with about 29K on the odometer. Really great car. I have always been into cars and at the time, I wanted something fun but really reliable and somewhat practical (it was very practical to me, it actually had a back seat). No problems with it at all. It got a new alternator at about 85K miles and that's it. I just got tired of the same car and once it got up to about 120K, I wanted to get something newer and avoid any upcoming maintenance. If I had only known....

I have no digital pics of the 200. It was Vivid Teal Pearl Metallic and looked just like every other 95 SE-r.



Car #2 - 1997 Honda Civic EX Coupe, manual (of course). I think I bought it in February of 2001.. or was it 2000? I don't know. My goodness I hated that car. I liked it at first. I was a college student wanting something cute, economical, somewhat fun and instead I got a car that ended up needing about $8000 in repairs and was a complete nightmare. I am soooo glad i bought that extended warranty. Bought it with about 35K miles on it and by 39K it needed new brakes and rotors for some odd reason, next came the transmission that was replaced under warranty and then the broken axle, then the mysterious broken windshield wiper relay (I replaced it once, it broke again and I ended up having to pull the fuse one day to turn the wipers off so I just removed it all together and my wipers wouldn't run intermitenly or park themselves for the rest of the time I had the car), then there was the alternator, some leak that I can't remember right now, car got broken into, $2000 in hail damage, hit in a parking lot.... twice. You get the point. I hated that car. I tried to get rid of it once I got out of college and could afford more but I couldn't figure out what I wanted to replace it with and then I moved up north and that meant had to put off any new purchases for a little longer. I actually started looking at cars again and had gone to a few dealerships. I found the car I wanted to replace it with and was thinking over the purchase and getting together more downpayment money. (I'm an accountant, I think out my car purchases for a while). So, I told the sale girl at the place I wanted to buy my new car from that I would get my finances together and call her back in a month or so. I meant it, I really planned to do so. But... instead I ended up calling her about a week later with "The Civic is dead. How fast can you get me in a new car?"

I don't have any digital pics of that car when it was alive. Well, I might but not at work.

This is the last time I saw it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/P5170195.jpg


Car # 3 - 2004 MINI Cooper S - Supercharged, 6-speed (the only came in 6-speeds at the time). Bought it brand new in May of 2004. Loved it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/Trixandbuilding.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/Trix1.jpg

Car #4 - 2006 MINI Cooper S - Supercharged, 6-speed, factory LSD and better gearing than the 04. Purchases in December of 2005. Awesome car. I really miss it some times. Must faster than most people ever knew and handled like a dream. Both of my MINIs ended up back at the BMW dealership for service way more than I could deal with, that's why I don't have either one anymore. It certainly isn't because I don't like the cars. Some people have them and never have any issues but for some reason, I had tons of troubles with mine. Little things that just annoyed the crap out of me and I couldn't deal with for what the cars cost.

I modded the crap out of both of my MINIs, fyi.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/IMG_1929.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/IMG_2486.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/IMG_2505.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/RedMiniresize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/IMG_2830.jpg

Hey Mike... remember this?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/DSCF0145.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/Jenndawg7/D40-1.jpg

Bought the MSM in April of 2007. It's black, we've all seen it. I like it but I'm constantly tempted by Supras and maybe an E46 M3. I keep telling myself to be patient, pay the car off and by an Elise.

[metalman]

Ahahaha...I dont know if there's enough bandwidth on this forum to list the cars I have owned. :lol:


would it look something like.........

http://blog.leasetrader.com/images/blog_leasetrader_com/WindowsLiveWriter/Repolotsoverflowwithreclaimedcars_B974/Car+lot_thumb.jpg


Exactly!!! :lol:

[jesseealexander]

Ahahaha...I dont know if there's enough bandwidth on this forum to list the cars I have owned. :lol:


would it look something like.........

http://blog.leasetrader.com/images/blog_leasetrader_com/WindowsLiveWriter/Repolotsoverflowwithreclaimedcars_B974/Car+lot_thumb.jpg


Exactly!!! :lol:


why did you always have such ugly cars...? :lol:

[CaveRacing]

Oh lord....here's my list. My obsession began when I was 15...well, probably well before, that...and I have found my way through 15 cars in the past 17 years. Finally, the buying streak has slowed.

88 Honda Prelude Si
92 Acura Integra GS
78 Triumph Spitfire
94 Acura Integra GS-R
87 Porsche 944 Turbo
88 Mazda 323
89 Honda Accord LX-i
99 VW Jetta GLX
02 VW Jetta 1.8T (sports pkg)
00 Honda Passport
04 Honda CRV
91 Mazda Miata b-pkg
04 Mazdaspeed Miata
04 Mazda 6s
06 Mazda MX5

I currently own the last two. I can't remember the order of the vehicles in the middle....it's all a big jumble in my head. But they were all fun!!

[Doppelgänger]

what happened to the MSM?

[CaveRacing]

what happened to the MSM?


Eh, something about it just didn't feel "right." I owned it for a few weeks. I changed the seats from the black leather to the red/black cloth (faux suede stuff), changed the wheels, and tried to make it click with me. It never did. I drove the '06 and it felt right. So, I traded. I loved the look of the MSM, though. Now, however, I love the look of my NC. I finally got it where I want it.

[ToddN]

I'm in there with Kurt, a bunch over the years.

Current

95 Miata
10AE Miata
02 Mini Cooper S
65 Zink C4 Formula Vee
70 Mustang Fastback (Project)
97 Crew Cab Dually Powerstroke
83 Jeep CJ7 (Project)

First Car
67 Cougar

Past
69 Chevelle Conv
55 Chevy Nomad
V8 Vega Wagon
81 Mazda Rx7
60 something MGB
Several first gen camaros and firebirds
Several Pickups
Several Bikes

[Doppelgänger]

Man, i feel bad, been driving just about 10 years and i've only had 7 cars :lol:

[JennB]

^What ever, dude. :violin:

I'm on 5.


;)

[Doppelgänger]

Well, i kinda don't count one of the Miatas... so that'd be 6

[Roadster]

2003 Saturn Ion 1
Modded to hell and back, made as much torque at the wheels as she was rated for at the crank. Intake, throttle body, header, high-flow cat, catback exhaust, Eibach lowering springs, 16" alloys off an Ion 3, Fidanza 7 lb. flywheel, Spec clutch, strut tower brace, swaybars, heavy duty end links, and a full Recaro interior shamelessly taken from a trashed Ion Redline. Damn interior was worth a third of what I got for the car when I traded it in on the Mazda. Note to self: Buy a great car stock and leave it freaking stock!

On a positive note, the first Ion on saturnfans.com to receive the full bolt-on treatment, the first to be dyno-tested with results posted, the first Ion to be drag raced with results posted, the first to receive an upgraded clutch and flywheel (one dude had just the flywheel), the first to.... you get the idea. For a short time, it was possibly the fastest and strongest n/a Ion in the US. Not like that's saying much, but I loved the car and wish I had kept it.


Hey Kevin, I'm off topic here, but I saw a letter you wrote in the current issue of Sport Compact Car. Didn't know if you'd caught it yet. Thought it was kinda cool. :P

[MeFryRice]

Hey Kevin, I'm off topic here, but I saw a letter you wrote in the current issue of Sport Compact Car. Didn't know if you'd caught it yet. Thought it was kinda cool. :P

Welcome to last week! :whistle:

[metalman]

Man, i feel bad, been driving just about 10 years and i've only had 7 cars :lol:



7 is about my driveway average at any given time. :lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

I remember the first time I went to your house to get some parts. The GPS was incorrect about the house number, so I started looking, came around the curve, and saw Miatas. I was like :jawdrop: .

[Roadster]

Hey Kevin, I'm off topic here, but I saw a letter you wrote in the current issue of Sport Compact Car. Didn't know if you'd caught it yet. Thought it was kinda cool. :P

Welcome to last week! :whistle:


D'oh. :lol:

[MoD_Scotty]

My first car was a 1989 Plymouth Sundance RS Turbo. No pics, sorry it was before the internet.

After the Sundance got totalled, my parents pawned off their lame 1997 Mitsubishi Mirage (92hp auto) on me. It eventually looked like this:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/IM000008.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/DCP_4328.jpg

Eventually couldn't take it anymore and picked up an 03 SpecV:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/IM000188.jpg

During that time, I wanted boost, and had $$$ to spend, so I had to make a decision: Boost the SpecV, or buy a project car. So I bought a 1989 Mirage Turbo (one of only 1500 in the US):
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/dumped2.jpg

Decided to give the SpecV to my wife, and pick up a 240 as a DD. The goal was to leave it stock and then concentrate on Mirage. That never happened. The Mirage stagnated and the 240 got an SR, suspension, Skyline seats, rims, electronics, etc. Here's what it looked like:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/SH240SXSR/180sx.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/SH240SXSR/180sx2.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/SH240SXSR/new****.jpg

Finally decided I wanted something newer and more DD-like, so I sold it and picked up my 99 Miata.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/99Miata/IM000004.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I like all of your cars, I think that silver mirage looks pretty badass actually. Don't they bear some relationship with the evo's?

[MoD_Scotty]

Thanks. Yeah the 97-01 Mirage was the same unibody as the Evo IV-V-VI. As a matter of fact, my wife owned another '97 Mirage...which had the full EVO IV body kit. Check it out:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/disevo/100_0047i.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/disevo/disevo2.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

That's so cool. I would love to build an evo replica, no doubt it's really expensive though. I assume the mirage was only fwd too?

[MeFryRice]

That body year EVO is awesome. I'd like to have one!

[MoD_Scotty]

That car was a total POS. Exhaust was loud as hell, body kit was cheap fiberglass, previous owners had done all kinds of ridiculous ricey things that I spent years fixing, etc. I sold it to a kid a couple years ago...who immediately smashed the brand new front bumper we gave him, blew half the speakers, and tried to "rally" it. He's since moved, and it's changed hands a couple times. I saw it recently with like 6 Mexican dudes in it.

Sadly, it won both a 2nd and a 3rd place at NOPI while we owned it. And yeah, FWD with about 120hp.

[MoD_Scotty]

OH YEAH, my old 240 is for sale again, I guess the guy that bought it needs the $$ to buy a house. Here's the link:

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196943

[Greg]

I had a 78' CJ7 in high school.
After I graduated I got this:
99' GSR
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/100_1938-1.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/100_1926-1.jpg
Then my 90' 240 hatch with an SR:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/100_0681.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/100_0683.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/100_0682.jpg
And now this:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/k007copy.jpg

[RotorNutFD3S]

You posted pictures of a smashed up 240 and don't tell the story of how it got that way, or show it in it's prime?! Let's hear it!

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

:jawdrop: Is that your blood on the ceiling??

[Greg]

lol yes it is. Its what you call being young and dumb. I was 18 or 19 when that happened. Just out being dumb one night sliding on the street. I came around a corner sideways and there was a broken sprinkler that was running across the street. When the back tires hit it, it just came around on me and threw me into the ditch. I went end over end 4 1/2 times.

[MeFryRice]

Wow, your lucky it didn't end up being worse.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Figured something as much. I feel like I should have lost my old suby in a more glamorous manner than spinning out at low speeds sliding across grass and hitting a tree. I learned from it though and here I am today... completely in love with my Miata. What kind of injuries did you get?

Really impressed that you're okay.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Wow, that's a hell of a wreck to live through!

[MoD_Scotty]

Glad you made it out of that with all your limbs!

[lance]

1956 Olds Holiday
1962 Oldsmobile
1967 Datsun Bluebird
1973 Honda Civic
1975 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe
Meyers Manx Dune buggy on 67 VW chassis
1978 Jeep CJ 5
1980 Honda Prelude
1976 MG midget
1981 Plymouth Arrow pickup
1981 Toyota 4wd pickup
1980 Triumph TR8
1981 Morgan Plus 8 (current)
1989 Honda Prelude 4 wheel steering
1963 Austin Mini
1989 Honda CRS-SI
1990 Mazda Miata
1968 Triumph tr-250
1994 Mazda Rx-7
1994 Mazda Miata
1967 Chevy Corvette
1996 Dodge Dakota 4WD pickup
1996 Chrysler Sebring convt.
2000 Ford Sport Trac
1935 Morgan SS trike
2000 Mercedes SLK 230 (Current)
2002 Mini Cooper S
2004 Chevy Avalanch (current)
2004 Honda S2000
2006 Chevy SSR
2008 Mazda MX5 (current)

[Roadster]

If we had reps, I'd rep you for having a TR-250 on the list. :P

[Doppelgänger]

that's a lot of cars :lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

Yeah, that's quite the list. Good amount of roadsters too.

[MeFryRice]

Not too shabby of a list...

[lance]

that's a lot of cars :lol:



Took a lot of years to get that many.
Have a bit of age on most of the people on this forum.



Life is too short to drive boring cars.banana

[RotorNutFD3S]

^This guy is definitely cool! :)