What have you driven/are driving?

I drive a Freightliner 112. Helps pay for camera GAS.😀
I have an old 72 ford pickup & am looking at a 84 Mercedes 300 turboDL right now.
 
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My current car is a Chevrolet Impala 9C1.
Previous vehicles (in order):
VW Super Beetle
Mini 1000
Ford Pinto
Ford Thunderbird
Ford LTD
Mercury Topaz
Chrysler Dynasty
Ford Escort

Peter
 
kully said:
I've always wondered - why do you always put the year with a car model in America? Do they change every year?

Seems strange, I wouldn't know whether a 1997 Seat Ibiza was a MkII or MkIII.
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Yeah, we don't identify cars by their generation, but by the year. I guess it's because they're new each year (even if only cosmetically). Perhaps this also panders to a materialistic urge to have the newest and best, even if it's really the same car as last year.

It seems strange to many North Americans, I think, to use generations like MkII or MkIII. I had no understanding of the concept until last year, when I bought a Golf II in Germany; now I can't even remember what year it was made, only that it was a II!
 
1983 ae86 toyota levin - 660 000kms and was still going strong.
1984 ae86 toyota levin - mint but slow
1983 ae86 toyota levin - first real step into rwd circuit and mountain racing
1993 Nissan Laurel - really fast rb20det - quicker in a straight line than a mitsubishi evo 9
1999Nissan Stagea - like a skyline wagon - 2.5 single turbo awd - fantastic car.
1986 Japanese import ae86 levin GTV circuit car - Insane little car with full cage, tuned twin cam 1600 motor etc etc.


and now-

1994 honda accord aerodeck - made in the US! auto is an absolute slushbox but otherwise a nice car
 
Writing this list reminds me how long I've been driving;
Austin Ambassador 2.0 HLS
Ford Cortina 2000E
Chevrolet Camaro
Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1.5Ti
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 HLS
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 SR1
Vauxhall Belmont 1.3 Merit
Volvo 440
Ford Mondeo
Renault Laguna
Renault Laguna
Renault Laguna
Honda Accord
Toyota Avensis and another on order to replace it.

On two wheels, the list is shorter;

Suzuki ZR50X1
Honda CB125T
BMW R100RS
Honda CBR600F which is currently resting in the garage.
 
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Lomax 223 if I'm not mistaken! I have a 2CV that's currently off the road awaiting some attention. The other "wheels" is a Suzuki Bandit 600S
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I'm a bit surprised anybody recognised the little 3-wheeler!
But dead right, Lomax 223.
For guys not in the know this is based on the Citroen 2CV. You scrap the body, modify the back end (a bit!) drop on a new glass fibre body, and detail to your hearts content.

I cheated and bought my jalopy virtually ready made and then did a fair amount of the extra detailing. The front bumper (fender) came from a scrap towel rail found at the local tip.

My first dog thought it was great and always wanted a ride when he heard it start up - the present dog couldn't abide it, a bit sad really!

Gone up in the world now!
Drive a Skoda Octavia Tdi!!

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Either we're as much weird-car fans as weird-camera fans here, or most of the people who drive 'normal' cars haven't chimed in.

Mine, in mostly chronological order:

-- Saab GT-850
-- Saab 96 V-4
-- another Saab 96 V-4
-- Saab 99
-- Ford Fiesta
-- Mazda 323
-- Ford Escort GT
-- Fiat Abarth 1000 (for one week)
-- Saab Sonett III (still have)
-- Saab 95 V4 (still have)
-- Honda Fit (Jazz to you Europeans; have had for just a few months)
 
Cool thread; we had similar one over at Nelsonfoto Forums, and it's interesting the see the wide variation. Unfortunately, most of the cars belonging to me and my wife have been pretty bland:

Currently driving:
2001 Mitsubishi Montero (4 door Pajero)
1992 Volvo 240

Previously owned:
1999 Dodge Durango
1994 Nissan Altima (Bluebird)
1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
1988 Mercury Tracer (Mexican-built Mazda 323)
1997 Honda Civic
1981 Audi 5000
1987 Chevrolet Cavalier
 
Driving a 1983 Mercedes 300d (Turbo Diesel)...just painted it 2 months back...looks pretty clean...awsome cars and easy to work on.

Owned in the past:
1990 Honda Accord EX
1991 Civic SI w/ an Acura Integra engine in it...Too fast too many tickets...Sold! Camero Killer!
 
Wreckers...most of these had seen better days, long before I got them 🙂
1990 - Morris Mini 1968 version
1991 - Truimph Vitesse
1992 - Austin Mini 1275 GT
1992 - Triumph Dolomite
1993 - BMW 318
1995 - Renault 5

Bit Better
1998 - Peugeot 206 GLX
2001 - Peugeot 307 XSi
Happiness....
2006 - AUDI S4 Avant
 
VW Passat 🙂
Peugeot 205 🙁
Mercury Monarch (during my two years in the USA) 😕
Hyundai Pony :bang:
Mitsubishi Lancer 😱
Mitsubishi Galant 😀
Mitsubishi Galant 🙂
Volvo V40 😀
Researching a Volvo C30 :angel:
 
jlw said:
-- Fiat Abarth 1000 (for one week)
-- Saab Sonett III (still have)
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not a 1000 but close and not a rangefinder but 3 fps came in handy

Funcar!
 
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What I've owned. No need for a car, I rent, since I live in NYC.

66 MG Midget - my first car
69 Datsun 2000 - my all time love
71 Toyota Corona - the last car I owned

I have driven many, many others.
 
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Current: Mitsubishi Montero, BMW 318i, but mostly public transport in town
Past: Dodge Raider, Porsche 914, Ford Fiesta, VW Jetta (x3), VW Golf, Isuzu PU, MGA, MG Midget, Fiat 124 Coupe, Opel 1900, Fiat 128, Fiat 500, Morris Mini-Minor, Simca 1000, Datsun 510, Mercedes 250S
Motorrad: Yamaha DT2/175, Honda FT500, Kawasaki EX500
 
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65 Austin Mini,
Ford Fiesta (piece of junk!)
Honda Civic hatchback
94 Subaru wagon
89 Honda Civic Wagovan (favorite car of all time. Bought it in college for $1,300 with 136,000 mi on it. Ran it until just over 250,000 mi with no more than regular, scheduled maintenance. It was still getting 30 mpg when I gave it away to charity [for a $1,500 tax write off] two years ago.)
91 Subaru Loyale wagon (needs a head gasket... leaks oil)

ROn
 
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