What other cars do you own?

[Prospeeder]

We all know you have a TGP or TSTE, but what else do you drive?

Mine of course is my Mazda 323 SE Sedan

[TGPilot]

Sorry...only a TGP and a TSTE in my garage.

Sorry if I am kinda highjacking your thread...but I was trying to remember the other day all of the cars  I have owned in the past 18 years of driving.

Started driving in 1988:

1978 Malibu Classic (swapped in a Olds Rocket 350 3speed manual)
1976 Lincoln Town Coupe with a 460 CID. Was Red with a white landau roof and WHITE leather interior inside. It was my dad's and mine. We called it the pimp mobile. Could easily fit 10 guys/girls inside and another 8 guys in the trunk to go to the drive-in!
1979 Malibu Classic Landau (305 original but swapped in a 454 dual 4 barrel high rise intake and converted to a 4-speed muncie rock crusher)
1984 VW Rabbit GTI that I converted to a turbo setup.
198? Colt turbo. Had an economy and performance shift in it! There was a lever next to the gear shift to change the final drive ratio.
1965 Chevrolet ShortBed stepside pickup. I miss her! 454 4x4 with the lowest low drive I have ever seen. The truck would idle up the side of a mountain in granny 1st gear low 4x4 slower than you would walk and NOT bog if it rolled over a rock!!
1990 GMC Sonoma ST with 2.8 HO motor. Bought it brand new in 1991 (was a left-over for $5200) Only option it didn't have was a CD player...was a $1800 option in 1990.

Joined the military in 1992

1988 Bonneville
1985 or 86 Turbo Toyota 4x4 jacked up 4" with 33" tires on it.
1970.5 Pontiac Trans Am (restored and sold in 1998 )
1986 RX7 that I turbo charged and ran a 12.1 1/4 mile in Chicago back in 1996
1998 Town and Country van (the newer one that's shape looked like a suppository )

OTR/regional truck driver for 2 years 1998-2000
1985 Jeep Cherokee

Returned to electronics repair 2001

Bought Waskie's TGP
1989 Toyota Celica GT
1990 Spirit ES
1994 Eagle Talon TSi
Bought GPChief's 1990 TSTE
Bought back my TGP from Luke

18 cars in 18 years and I can assure you some where kept for a couple of years and some for only 6 months! 

[LukeZ34]

1987 Suzuki Samurai (my DD)


1991 Grand Prix GTP (wife's DD)
(Previous owners pic)

[Prospeeder]

dang thats a clean GTP. Like the little suzuki, we drove one of those for a day as a rentle when we had a windsheild fixed a long time ago

[LukeZ34]

thanks, it makes a great daily driver to get around town.

The pic of the GTP makes it look clean.. but the paint is pretty trashed. Front bumper needs completely repainted (complete clearcoat failure), I just spend 4 hours on the hood tonight wet sanding and buffing the oxidiation out of the clearcoat, and while it looks better than it did, it's still in pretty sad shape. The rest of the car isn't bad, aside from the clearcoat failure on the driver side fender flares, and the obvious paint runs on the passenger side door. I'll clean her up as good as I can outside and then work on the interior. I purchased some professional leather rejuvenator that I'm going to try that should soften the seats back up (feels like your sitting on cardboard now).

[TurboGTU]

Well since "we're" TurboGTU. Well mostly Me..Alex.

Heres mine..TGP is mine though..
87 T-bird Turbo Coupe (too many mods to list)
90 Taurus Staton Wagon-giving to uncle this week.
Non drivable now..but own:
63 Short Fleet side Chevy PU.
79 SHort bed Chevy PU -Parts vehicle to 63.

Cars owned...
91 Taurus GL- FIST car in 2000 also started driving, grad high school-got for fixing projection TV. Car was a fire damage..did wiring and worked. Quite dramatic life after selling and getting back and selling again...What a life that car had.
81 Caddy SDV with the 8-6-4 v8 pops gave to me. Restored and then engien locked.
90 Black SHO-I LOVED that CAR. Sold and wrecked..got back after non-payments.
90 Gray SHO- I HATE that SOB. Eate my black SHO trans too. Was faster too but leaked oil everywhere. ALso..sold got back and sold...DAM what a PITA.
90 Blue Lumina-Was trade in for some cash for my 90 gray SHO to my then g-friend  .
86? Mayo looking Long bed PU. Had the intergrated manafolds in the I-6.
87 Mercury Cougar-5.slow EFI V8 with AOD trans.
-then got 87 Turbo cupe
- then got 63
88 Mazda MX-6 GT Turbo. Did turbo cupe RHB 55 swap, Vam swap , fuel injec and twiking on vam spring.
-TGP
-Station wagon
-79 PU.
13 cars in less than 6 years..wow.

Brother..
88 Beretta GTU
65 Long bed Chevy PU
Non driable or taged yet but own:
87 Dully Quad Cab PU with Goose neck hole! Not taged yet due to having 65 taged.
91 Red Metalic BMW 750il- Engine overhaul and trans overahaul.
88 Gray Metalic BMW 750il - Just got this weekend...can you tell he likes them!


Out of all the cars I've owned..I would have to say I had more fun in my Black 90 Taurus SHO. Worst car I owned was the 90 Gray SHO  .

[grinders_18]

Well, here I go, in order of ownership:

1. 1987 Mitsubishi Montero, alot like the Samurai. Got old and it started acting up. Sold after a year or so.
2. 1989 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix. Went to hell and had ZERO mechanical skills, but I sold it for 2500 DEAD. Not too bad...
3. 1978 Ford Fairmont Futura. 2 door hardtop, blue with white vinyl roof...Bought for $200, put in a water pump and fixed the leaky radiator, turned around and sold it for $750. Fun car, no front suspension.
4. 1993 Chevrolet Camaro. V6, 3.4, but extremely good on gas. I still have her, and I can pull of over 400 miles on a tank on the highway...rebuilt engine and the works
5. 1994 Ford Taurus. I know. Ford. I bought this for $500 for a winter car while I had the Camaro stored. Surprisingly enough, this car was awesome. Really fast, not an SHO, and it sat unreasonably high due to the wrong shocks being installed in the rear. Crashed her into a pole one icy morning. Sold it for $75 to my buddy's dad who was rebuilding his Sable.
6. Bought BACK the Montero, the same one, from a salvage yard. The people who bought it from me decided to junk it after the couldn't get the carb to work...Well worth it. Fun and dangerous
7. 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon. 350 V8, Posi rear end, seats 8...we took her out to Ohio last February to pick up my new TGP, and we pulled off over 400 miles to the tank on this thing. Runs great and purrs that oh so sweet small block sound.
8. 1989 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix. My dream car. I couldn't want any other car. Just like my old one, only better. Currently has running issues, but I will soon have the cash and time to fix that.

I'm acutally not exagerating the gas mileage on those cars, I just drive them good and take great care of them...lol.

[GPChief]

TOOOOOOO darn may over the years.

I'll only list the Pontiac's
- 1977 Grand Pr ix SJ 400 SBC
- 1984 Grand Pr ix 2+2
- 1985 Grand Pr ix SJ (355 SBC)
- 1989 TGP - sold when went to college
- 1992 4-door Grand Pr ix (bought for wife)
- 1994 Grand Pr ix SE
- 1995 Grand Pr ix GTP (3.4 DOHC)
- 1997 GTP - still own 31K 14.2 @ 5200 Ft
- 1990 TSTE - sold to TGPilot 
- 1989 TGP - getting 80% rebuilt when it returns from IT.

- 1984 Fiero GT
- 1986 Fiero GT

- 1993 Sunbird

- 1979 Firebird Formula (455 SD transplant  )

- looking to get a 2006 GXP but will wait to find the right one.

[flybynite]

Here is the hotrod I drive most.Since I wont be driving the TGP that much anymore I will be back in my acura integra 1.8 v-tech 8000 rpm redline and yes it's been tuned

[z284pwr]

Newest.....Me and the Parental Unit drive this one to school, she is almost done though :)


'04 TSX, no new ones of Tint and Spoiler....*26,xxx* miles

Next, sister drives this one ONLY to work and back, which is about 5 miles round trip


98,5xx miles, '90 INDY Beretta, Euro spec tail lights

Dad drives this one to work now, this car is why we got the TGP actually...


It went a long way as you can tell , '88 Beretta GT, 3.1/5spd, Haltech E6K EMS, 257,xxx miles

No pictures.....but '79 Suruban Towing Edition I guess its called?  Built 454, killler heads and some other stuff done, transmission shifts SO damn hard, its awesome!!

The oldest and funnest.....


'73 Trans-Am, only 62,xxx miles, now a 468 built very nicely, damn insurance doesn't allow "timed events" though :(

[Prospeeder]

taht green berreta is awsome!

[TurboGTU]

No kidding. Your cars are always mint.

[z284pwr]

Well thanks guys :) 

We are anal about our cars, they all get washed and waxed regularly, plus cleaning inside and out.  No beaters allowed.  Grandpa has a MINT '83 Datzun 280zx we also want to get but there is no garage space left :(  I tried convincing dad to taking the Haltech stuff and other mods off the white Beretta and getting rid of it, since it has no A/C and getting something else and use the Haltech for an experiment.  I would like an LSx swap in the Datsun or try making our own Fuel Injection for the Suburban.

[pontiac6ksteawd]

I will see if I can remember all the cars I have owned... Starting in 93 when I got my license..

86 Pontiac 6000 STE
86 Dodge Colt Vista
81 Cadillac Coupe DeVille 6.0 8-6-4
86 Dodge Diplomat
83 Buick Riveira (sp) convertable
88 Subaru XT6 Turbo AWD
88 Pontiac Grand Am
88 Chysler Lebaron Convertable
83 Lincoln Continental
89 Acura Intergra
93 Chevy Cavalier (co-owned)
88 Buick Skylark T-Type
88 Jeep Wagoneer 4.0 HO
90 Eagle Premier
89 Pontiac 6000 STE AWD
85 Subaru GL Hatchback (co-owned)
87 Pontiac 6000 LE (co-owned)
85 Toyota Tercel (co-owned)
97 Ford Expedition
89 Pontiac ASC McLaren Turbo Grand Prix
89 Cadillac Allante Convertable
90 Pontiac ASC McLaren Turbo Grand Prix
93 Chevy Corsica
06 Subaru Tribeca B9

24 cars? holy shit,,, I need to quit buying cars I think.. But at least they were mostly American made or built cars (and that includes the 06 Subaru)

[GOT2B GM]

Starting from my first car:

1987 Cavalier RS 2.0 TH125 (still own)
1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 350 Rocket TH350 (junked due to rust)
1987 Cavalier Z24 2.8 Getrag 282 (still own / g/f drives it / kinda rusty tho)
1993 Lumina Z34 3.4 DOHC 4T60E (still own / stripped right now ready for bodywork & paint)
1992 Lumina Z34 3.4 DOHC Getrag 284 (parts car)
1990 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix (obviously)