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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 11:34 PM
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Sold/Traded In:
1979 Ford LTD - hand me down. My great grandfather gave it to my grandfather, and my grandfather gave it to me for my first car.
1995 Dodge Dakota SLT 4x4 - First truck, and the first vehicle I paid for. Uncle sold it to me at about 2/3 of its actual value.
2001 Kia Rio - When I first met my wife (when we started dating), she had this car. Fun little stick shift, she bought it cheap before Kia became well-known. Never had a real problem with it, we used to make fun of it by calling it "baby car" and talking about how we had to wind it up before we went on a trip. It only weighed a little over one ton. Great gas mileage... one time with a tail wind, we got about 45 MPG on a three hundred mile trip doing 65-70 MPH. It usually averaged mid to high 30s depending on speed.
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 - Wife's second car, we got it for her as a replacement for the Kia Rio and a graduation gift when she graduated with her B.S. in Nursing. She loved this SUV, but she never quite got used to a rear-wheel drive. Growing up, her parents never had any RWD vehicles, either FWD or AWD.
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Laramie 4x4 - When it came time to trade in the '95 Dakota, I remembered all those nights during my high school years building Ram 1500s on Dodge's website, and decided to give it a go. Took me forever to find a 2nd Generation Ram 1500 with less than 50,000 miles on it around here.
2006 Durango SLT AWD 4x4 - Got this to replace the wife's 2004 Grand Cherokee which we totaled on an icy bridge. My wife at first said it was a bit to big, then decided there was no such thing. She didn't like all the little problems we started having with it, but she loved the AWD.

Currently:
2010 Dodge Dakota Big Horn 4x4 - My first truck with any sort of warranty. I decided I wanted to go back to a smaller truck, as they suited my needs quite a bit more than a full-size. I have been loving it ever since.
2012 Jeep Compass 4x4 - After the Durango started showing signs of its age (more so mileage rather than age), and considering the fact it had been a "great deal" emergency purchase after totaling the Grand Cherokee, we traded it in for a more fuel efficient SUV. It won't be winning any races, but it has yet to get under 20 MPG. Our first brand new vehicle purchase, and my wife loves having a Jeep again. She also likes the FWD with the option of 4x4.
 

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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 10:07 PM
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1981 Honda Civic-first car
1983 Mazda GLC
1983 Honda Prelude
1978 Datusn Pickup(first truck)
1973 Dodge 1/2 ton, club cab, short box 4X4, very unique, my favorite, miss it lots
1976 Ford Mustang II hatchback with a hopped up 289, got in lots of trouble with that one
1981 Grand Wagoneer LTD, dual fuel, lifted w/winch, thirsty bugger, even on propane
1981 AMC Eagle Wagon LTD
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4, was a gift for the wife prior to getting married
1985 Amc Eagle Wagon LTD, those Eagles were all awesome cars
1989 Jeep Cherokee Larado, first "nice" vehicle I ever purchased that didn't need work and took a loan out for, first co-vehicle purchase after getting married had it longer than any others, drove it it for years then modded it for offroad, then rolled it
1986 VW Golf- cheap and reliable
1989 VW Jetta, lowered with a 2L 16V Passat motor, lowered, fun in the summer, sucked in the winter
1986 Audi 5000 turbo, quattro. Best AWD drive system I've driven, even had a rear diff lock, used gas like a V8, moved like a V6(except over 100km/h, then it hauled butt), was a pain to work on
1985 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4-tow vehicle
1992 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4 Diesel-tow vehicle, first diesel, I was hooked!
2001 Dodge 1ton Dually Diesel
2003 Dodge 1ton Dually Diesel(current)
1997 Plymouth Voyager AWD, smashed, got another just like it
1998 Plymouth Voyager AWD- cheap, reliable, awesome in winter
1995 Subaru Leagacy Wagon- bought for cheap to fix and flip, EASISET CAR EVER TO WORK ON, liked it but was gutless so sold it to our nanny
1997 Subaru Leagacy, liked to first so much bought another to fix/flip
1998 Audi A4 Turbo AWD, HATE Audis, didn't learn my lesson the first time
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8(heavily modded for offroad/ current)
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 LTD(modded for speed, current DD)
2008 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab 4x4, wife's snow drift buster

I didn't bother with vehicles I bought for parts or toys(bikes, quads, etc).
 
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by clayh
1981 Honda Civic-first car
1983 Mazda GLC
1983 Honda Prelude
1978 Datusn Pickup(first truck)
1973 Dodge 1/2 ton, club cab, short box 4X4, very unique, my favorite, miss it lots
1976 Ford Mustang II hatchback with a hopped up 289, got in lots of trouble with that one
1981 Grand Wagoneer LTD, dual fuel, lifted w/winch, thirsty bugger, even on propane
1981 AMC Eagle Wagon LTD
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4, was a gift for the wife prior to getting married
1985 Amc Eagle Wagon LTD, those Eagles were all awesome cars
1989 Jeep Cherokee Larado, first "nice" vehicle I ever purchased that didn't need work and took a loan out for, first co-vehicle purchase after getting married had it longer than any others, drove it it for years then modded it for offroad, then rolled it
1986 VW Golf- cheap and reliable
1989 VW Jetta, lowered with a 2L 16V Passat motor, lowered, fun in the summer, sucked in the winter
1986 Audi 5000 turbo, quattro. Best AWD drive system I've driven, even had a rear diff lock, used gas like a V8, moved like a V6(except over 100km/h, then it hauled butt), was a pain to work on
1985 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4-tow vehicle
1992 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4 Diesel-tow vehicle, first diesel, I was hooked!
2001 Dodge 1ton Dually Diesel
2003 Dodge 1ton Dually Diesel(current)
1997 Plymouth Voyager AWD, smashed, got another just like it
1998 Plymouth Voyager AWD- cheap, reliable, awesome in winter
1995 Subaru Leagacy Wagon- bought for cheap to fix and flip, EASISET CAR EVER TO WORK ON, liked it but was gutless so sold it to our nanny
1997 Subaru Leagacy, liked to first so much bought another to fix/flip
1998 Audi A4 Turbo AWD, HATE Audis, didn't learn my lesson the first time
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8(heavily modded for offroad/ current)
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 LTD(modded for speed, current DD)
2008 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab 4x4, wife's snow drift buster

I didn't bother with vehicles I bought for parts or toys(bikes, quads, etc).
that is quite the list! damn.. here's mine
2006 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L 4x4
 
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by clayh
1981 Honda Civic-first car
1983 Mazda GLC
1983 Honda Prelude
1978 Datusn Pickup(first truck)
1973 Dodge 1/2 ton, club cab, short box 4X4, very unique, my favorite, miss it lots
1976 Ford Mustang II hatchback with a hopped up 289, got in lots of trouble with that one
1981 Grand Wagoneer LTD, dual fuel, lifted w/winch, thirsty bugger, even on propane
1981 AMC Eagle Wagon LTD
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4, was a gift for the wife prior to getting married
1985 Amc Eagle Wagon LTD, those Eagles were all awesome cars
1989 Jeep Cherokee Larado, first "nice" vehicle I ever purchased that didn't need work and took a loan out for, first co-vehicle purchase after getting married had it longer than any others, drove it it for years then modded it for offroad, then rolled it
1986 VW Golf- cheap and reliable
1989 VW Jetta, lowered with a 2L 16V Passat motor, lowered, fun in the summer, sucked in the winter
1986 Audi 5000 turbo, quattro. Best AWD drive system I've driven, even had a rear diff lock, used gas like a V8, moved like a V6(except over 100km/h, then it hauled butt), was a pain to work on
1985 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4-tow vehicle
1992 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4 Diesel-tow vehicle, first diesel, I was hooked!
2001 Dodge 1ton Dually Diesel
2003 Dodge 1ton Dually Diesel(current)
1997 Plymouth Voyager AWD, smashed, got another just like it
1998 Plymouth Voyager AWD- cheap, reliable, awesome in winter
1995 Subaru Leagacy Wagon- bought for cheap to fix and flip, EASISET CAR EVER TO WORK ON, liked it but was gutless so sold it to our nanny
1997 Subaru Leagacy, liked to first so much bought another to fix/flip
1998 Audi A4 Turbo AWD, HATE Audis, didn't learn my lesson the first time
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8(heavily modded for offroad/ current)
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 LTD(modded for speed, current DD)
2008 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab 4x4, wife's snow drift buster

I didn't bother with vehicles I bought for parts or toys(bikes, quads, etc).
winner, winner, tv dinner!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by clayh
1981 Honda Civic-first car
1983 Mazda GLC
1983 Honda Prelude
1978 Datusn Pickup(first truck)
1973 Dodge 1/2 ton, club cab, short box 4X4, very unique, my favorite, miss it lots
1976 Ford Mustang II hatchback with a hopped up 289, got in lots of trouble with that one
1981 Grand Wagoneer LTD, dual fuel, lifted w/winch, thirsty bugger, even on propane
1981 AMC Eagle Wagon LTD
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4, was a gift for the wife prior to getting married
1985 Amc Eagle Wagon LTD, those Eagles were all awesome cars
1989 Jeep Cherokee Larado, first "nice" vehicle I ever purchased that didn't need work and took a loan out for, first co-vehicle purchase after getting married had it longer than any others, drove it it for years then modded it for offroad, then rolled it
1986 VW Golf- cheap and reliable
1989 VW Jetta, lowered with a 2L 16V Passat motor, lowered, fun in the summer, sucked in the winter
1986 Audi 5000 turbo, quattro. Best AWD drive system I've driven, even had a rear diff lock, used gas like a V8, moved like a V6(except over 100km/h, then it hauled butt), was a pain to work on
1985 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4-tow vehicle
1992 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4 Diesel-tow vehicle, first diesel, I was hooked!
2001 Dodge 1ton Dually Diesel
2003 Dodge 1ton Dually Diesel(current)
1997 Plymouth Voyager AWD, smashed, got another just like it
1998 Plymouth Voyager AWD- cheap, reliable, awesome in winter
1995 Subaru Leagacy Wagon- bought for cheap to fix and flip, EASISET CAR EVER TO WORK ON, liked it but was gutless so sold it to our nanny
1997 Subaru Leagacy, liked to first so much bought another to fix/flip
1998 Audi A4 Turbo AWD, HATE Audis, didn't learn my lesson the first time
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8(heavily modded for offroad/ current)
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD V8
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 LTD(modded for speed, current DD)
2008 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab 4x4, wife's snow drift buster

I didn't bother with vehicles I bought for parts or toys(bikes, quads, etc).
that is one insane list my friend lol
 

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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 11:46 AM
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1999 Ford Taurus
1997 Toyota Corolla
1991 Nissan 300ZX TT
1999 Acura Integra
2001 Toyota Celica GTS
2007 Honda Civic SI
2006 Mitsubishi Raider Durocross

Lately I've been eyeballing the Honda s2000. I will NEVER trade my truck in, but might be cool to have a second rear wheel drive car with a 4 cyl. and 6 speed =p
 
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Originally Posted by VPad54
that is one insane list my friend lol
Haha thanks. Scary thing is I'm only 36 years old. Will probably double that by the time I'm too old too drive. Well maybe not. I've slowed down and started buying nicer vehicles and keeping them longer. Like the Dakota. It's the newest, lowest mileage thing I've owned.
 
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Originally Posted by clayh
Haha thanks. Scary thing is I'm only 36 years old. Will probably double that by the time I'm too old too drive. Well maybe not. I've slowed down and started buying nicer vehicles and keeping them longer. Like the Dakota. It's the newest, lowest mileage thing I've owned.
And then you get to the point where you want to rebuild something so you sell all your nice cars and buy a couple of beaters to sink money into doing rebuilds....at least thats the way I went....lol
 
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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40 yrs of cars in Order:

65 Dodge Dart GT- 273 4 spd
62 Plymouth Valiant- 6 cyl 3 on the column
64 Chevy Belair- 6 cyl 3 on the tree
59 VW Bug (last year w/football rear window)
63 Ford Galaxy ragtop- 390 4 spd (bad a$$)
66 Chevy Van(Corvair motor in rear)(worst pos ever, that motor filled whole van with smoke, good thing all 8 windows rolled down, sucked in winter tho)
72 Ford LTD(bought from mom)-351
73 Jeep CJ 5- 360 out of an AMX (also bad a$$)
78 T-Bird- 351
79 Dodge Conversion van(love shack)- 318
77 T-bird- 302
78 T_Bird- 351
88 Ford Taurus wagon(had to sell to qualify for mortgage)
79 Olds Cutlass- 305 auto
88 Crown Vic- 5.0(302)
86 Jeep Cherokee(the little one)- 3.4L auto
94 Jeep Cherokee " " " - 4.0 HO auto
00 Intrepid ES- 3.2 auto(still have)
05 Dakota
 
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Vehicles I have owned:

1969 Yamaha AS2C - twin cylinder, 125 cc 2-stroke, one of the first enduros - bottom end dropped out so moved on to:
1976 Honda CB125 - single cylinder, 125 cc 4-stroke, lost the top end on that (over heated), evetually went away to university and sold it.
1987 Ford Escort GT, bought new just before I was married, 200,000 kms and the head gasket blew and the head cracked - scrapped it.
1982 Toyota Tercel - given to us by my MIL, frame eventually fell out of it, sold it to some guy for too much money
1995 Dodge Neon, 4-door, 5-speed - actaully had a lot of fun with that one. Traded it in on a:
1999 Ford Taurus wagon. Needed something larger for the kidsWorked pretty well for us.
1992 Tercel, auto, inherited when my MIL died.
2003 Dodge SX2.0 (Canadian Neon), had to go when I bought my Dakota,
Wife decided she needed a 2006 Volvo V70 - still have it
2006 Dodge Dakota, SLT, Quad-Cab, 4x4, 4.7l V8.
 
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