What's your car history?

[Gimpster]

I actually had to make this list for a post on FB. Doesn't include a LOT of cars ive parted out Lot of motorcycles over the years too.

1964 Chevrolet Corvair
1981 VW Jetta 2dr
1989 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24
1987 Honda Accord LX-i Hatchback
1995 Honda Civic EX 2dr
1994 Mazda B2200 P/U
1990 Acura Integra RS
2000 Ford Contour SVT
1990 Honda Accord LX 4dr
1991 Honda Accord LX 4dr
1987 Ford Mustang GT
1992 Honda Civic CX Hatchback
1995 Mustang GT
1990 Ford Festiva
1987 Ford F150 4x4
1993 Honda Civic DX
1992 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
1991 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
1992 Ford Crown Victoria (ex police car)
1990 Plymouth Laser Turbo FWD
1994 Honda Passport
1994 Pontiac Sunbird
1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
1992 Honda Prelude Si
1993 Honda del Sol (non Si)
1983 Mazda RX7
1995 Acura Integra GS-R
1993 Toyota MR2
1994 Toyota MR2
1991 GMC Cyclone
1995 Eagle Talon TSi FWD
1997 Nissan P/U 4x4
2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS/TC 2dr
2000 Ford Ranger
1999 Volvo S70 T5
2010 Honda Insight
2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS/TC 4dr
1994 Toyota P/U (GM 5.3 swap!)
1991 Toyota MR2
1998 GMC Sonoma (GM L98 swap)
2008 Nissan Frontier NISMO (Stillen S/C)
1995 Lexus SC400 (1JZ swap)
1992 Honda Civic EX 2dr
1996 Ford Cobra
2012 Chevrolet Sonic Turbo Hatchback
2001 Dodge Ram Turbo Diesel
1996 Honda Civic EX (GS-R Swap)
2007 Audi A4 Avant
2004 Pontiac GTO
2008 Mazda Miata
1997 Honda Prelude
2008 Cobalt SS/TC (2dr)
2005 VW GTI
2015 Toyota Corolla
2013 Chevrolet Volt
2014 VW Beetle (current, wife drives in summer)
2016 VW GTI
1994 Mazda Miata (current)
2016 Nissan Leaf (current)
1999 Jeep Wrangler
2013 Chevrolet Sonic Turbo Sedan (current)
1997 Honda Civic HX (daughters car)

 

[Papasonic]

Gimpster,

That's a lot of vehicles! How many do you have right now, licensed and insured?
I have 6 licensed and insured, including 1 motorcycle for just the two of us, and need to reduce the fleet at some point. Insurance is devastating.

Also your opinion of the 2016 GTI? Is it worth the price of 2 Sonic's?

 

[Gimpster]

Currently licensing 4 cars, and 1 motor cycle. I only have 3 insured though, one of those being my kids Civic. I dropped the Miata and the wifes Beetle since they are under covers for the season.

So I disliked that MK7 GTI so much that I got rid of it in 5 months. I got really lucky and was able to bail out of it for exactly what I owed. I bought it as kind of an impulse in December 2015 when dieselgate was going on still. My daily driver at that time was a '08 Cobalt SS/TC that I had worn out, but it was still pretty quick.

Keep in mind my GTI was a base model, no options other than bi-xenon lighting. It was a manual transmission.

I found the GTI to be lacking in power, and my car had a ton of interior rattles and fit issues VW couldn't resolve. The infotainment system was also buggy as heck, perhaps thats been resolved now with updates. I added a JB1 piggyback to it, and that brought the car up to "acceptable power". VW also engineered like ALL of the feels out of the car IMO. To the point where they put a fake engine noise speaker up in the cowl, which I realize is not new to VW's.... but I was like what is this?!

IMO, if you're going to get a GTI/Golf, get an R model. If I had bought an R, I'm pretty sure I'd still be in it today. Those things are 11 second cars with basically only a tune...

Sorry for the ramble.

Gimpster,

That's a lot of vehicles! How many do you have right now, licensed and insured?
I have 6 licensed and insured, including 1 motorcycle for just the two of us, and need to reduce the fleet at some point. Insurance is devastating.

Also your opinion of the 2016 GTI? Is it worth the price of 2 Sonic's?

 

[Papasonic]

Not what I expected to hear about the GTI; The R is nice except pricey. I think I'll just keep the GTO a while longer.

 

[Gimpster]

As you can see I am very brand un-loyal, so I feel like I'm able to dole out criticism where its due. The bottom line to me is your original question: is the GTI worth 2x a Sonic? And I think its a resounding NO, and the cult of personality built up around the GTI is unwarranted IMHO. Especially if the purpose of the car is to just daily drive like I do.

My Sonic with a tune and some small boltons is a much more fun "feels" car than my MK7 was.

Not what I expected to hear about the GTI; The R is nice except pricey. I think I'll just keep the GTO a while longer.

 

[EyeluvSmegma]

1993 mustang cobra (first car, bought it myself when I was a Senior in HS. Still have it....
2002 Ford Lightning
1973 Ford 3/4 ton 2wd 460cid 3 speed with granny gear
2015 sonic LT 1.8
2013 sonic 1.4 6spd ..... My second favorite.

 

[Bruiser350]

1) 1994 Grand am coupe
2) 2003 Mitsubishi lancer ex 5spd
3) 2006 Nissan 350z coupe track edition 6spd
4) 2006 Ford Focus Coupe Hatchback 5spd
5) 2004 Jeep Liberty Limited
6) 2009 Chevy Silverado dual cab 4x4 lifted
7) 2009 Acura TSX tech package
8) 2015 Chevy Sonic LTZ hatchback

the 350z and the silverado were by far my favorite to drive.

 

[EyeluvSmegma]

1) 1994 Grand am coupe
2) 2003 Mitsubishi lancer ex 5spd
3) 2006 Nissan 350z coupe track edition 6spd
4) 2006 Ford Focus Coupe Hatchback 5spd
5) 2004 Jeep Liberty Limited
6) 2009 Chevy Silverado dual cab 4x4 lifted
7) 2009 Acura TSX tech package
8) 2015 Chevy Sonic LTZ hatchback

the 350z and the silverado were by far my favorite to drive.

The 350/370 are fantastic cars.

 

[tobypine2]

1984 Buick Skyhawk, bought for $250 with 160k on it already, I put another 100K on it before it died.
82 Mercury Cougar terrible car with a loose ground that shorted out at every big puddle, only had 5 months.
84 Dodge Charger Loved the 2.2, put 100K on that hatchback, had the title for a month before being rear-ended by an F-150 . . . nuff said.
'94 Plymouth Acclaim, went through 2 engines . . .
2001 Kia Optima
2006 Kia Optima First New car, put 120K on it
2011 Chevy Silverado, still have it, always will. 115K on it
2012 Chevy Traverse wife's vehicle, but I wrecked it and walked away, so . .
2014 GMC Acadia, which she wrecked this time
2014 Traverse, hey, go with what saves your bacon
2008 Kia Rio5 daughter's first car
2013 Sonic LT, daily driver

 

[JTee2017]

Here are a few. . Not counting the trucks, mini van or two, and SUVs in along with them in various years.

1974 Chevrolet Vega GT - 4spd Man
1978 Toyota Corrola SR-5 Liftback - 5spd Man
1987 Nissan Sentra GXE - 5spd Man
1991 Pontiac Firebird w/TA FX - 4spd Auto
1995 Chevrolet Impala SS - 4spd Auto
2002 Olds Alero GL2 - 4spd Auto
2005 Malibu Maxx LT - 4spd Auto
2009 Saturn XR4 - 6spd Auto

 

[mja]

1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, olds 307 (first car). Chevy 388 swap/full manual th350, then Olds 455 swap. 1/8th mile car. I hope she's still on a track somewhere.
1990 Honda Civic DX sedan, 1.4. B16 swap. RIP.
1984 Camaro, 2.5 iron duke, auto. Chevy 350 swap. Good riddance.
1986 Jaguar xj coupe, some type of British motor. Chevy 350/th350 swap.
2005 Silverado 1500 RCSB, 4.3, 5MT. Supercharged, NV4500 swap, 4.30 rear. Was a quick truck in '06. RIP.
2007 Ford Focus, 2.0, auto.
2012 Chevy Sonic, 1.4t, 6MT.
1990 Isuzu Pickup, 2.3, 5 MT.
... next car will be either Buick Encore 1.4t, Buick Verano 2.0t, or Mercury Mariner 3.0

 

[Portusteve]

1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R coupe. my first car. It wouldnt start half the time but I loved it anyway.

2004 Mazda 3 hatch. Fun to drive and lasted for 250,000km

2008 Impreza wagon. Boring. A corolla with awd.

2018 Sonic rs turbo hatch.

 

[UltimaSanctus]

Well as of last week I can add a third vehicle to my history

1) 1993 K1500 Blazer (lasted all through college before oil pump gave out and didn't have time or money to get it fixed. Sat for 2 years before I sold it)

2) 2015 Sonic RS (waaaaay too much money invested in aftermarket parts, probably why I couldn't afford to fix the truck)

3) 2004 Tahoe Z71 (Bought to be a tow vehicle and slowly build mild overlanding rig. And I missed have a V8)

 

[TrueNorth18]

RE: car history

Well, as far as I can remember, here goes: '79 Ford T bird with a 351 Modified, Olds Toronado, 2 Chev cavaliers, 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix sedan, followed by a 2003 Grand Am sedan, and now the proud owner of a 2018 Sonic RS Turbo!
Oh and my summer driver/cruising truck, a '63 Chev shortox stepside, spearmint green, with a 350 V8, Q-jet carb (at least until I can afford an aftermarket EFI, this ethanol blended fuel is crap lol)

 

[92dakota]

82 Dodge Ram (rolled it)
85 Mustang 5.0(wrecked)
85 dodge omni GLH blew engine
85 plymouth horizon died never got it to run again..
89 shelby dodge shadow went on to be a show car in southern ontario
93 dodge shadow caught fire
89 ford probe gt blew transmission
95 dodge neon stolen
2002 dodge grand caravan caught fire
2004 ford freestar written off in accident(hit form someone running a stop sign )
2009 Dodge Nitro(purchased brand new arbitration, lemon went back to chrysler)
2001 dodge neon (cause nitro spent more time in shop.. subframe eventually let go)
2002 dodge dakota(2wd was useless in canada winter with the posi..)
1995 dodge neon (yes another) only had 50k km's drove repainted and sold...
1997 cavalier rear frame rot
2005 jeep liberty mpg..
2008 pontiac G6 wife crashed it (atleast wasnt her fault this time)
1992 Dodge Dakota LE 318 Xtend 4x4 (built running 33X15 tsl boggers got an offer i couldnt refuse...)
1998 jeep tj se ..(snapped frame running 35's )
mitsu lancer rally art awd turbo.. wife wrecked it before first oil change (running red light)
2013 jeep patriot .. wife wrecked it 5 ish months after the lancer (again her fault)
1998 jeep tj.. built, Armour, 5.2L (318) swapped in... spent to much, evensold a kidney..
sold it off got my kidney back.... hahaha
2005 chevy cobalt (neighbour wanted it..lol)
2004 focus wagon .. rear subframe(rot) went 2 weeks after inspection, won lawsuit against dealer/inspecting mechanic got purchase price and all expensis refunded..
1999 ram shortbox 4x4 ... was winter beater ..
2005 ford freestar transmission failed
2002 Sunfire front subframe
1999 dodge neon spent to much on it...
2007 dodge caliber rear subframe
2003 dodge dakota quad cab AWD ... .. 8mpg... argh..
1999 VW bug GLH fun little speed bump to drive around
2012 Chevy Sonic LTZ HB (sold from an offer i couldnt refuse)
2014 Grand Caravan current
2019 Kia Sedona
2019 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon FINALLYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EVERY vehicle listed is only ones i have plated insured and driven longer then just home on temps LOL i have had others, parts cars ect... that i got rid of within a week due to needing to much for inspection and or Canadian winters rotting out ...

Still searching for replacement to the Sonic for the wife but not in a rush, she wants another sonic, i want my Jeep Wrangler back... and give her the van..lol

April 2019 update.. bought 2019 Kia Sedona for the wife... and i await the Delivery of My New Jeep

unfortunately only sonic right now in the family is my parents.. haha

 

[SuperFudd]

I bet that 85 Horizon was "playing possum" so you wouldn't wreck, blow up or burn it.

 

[Lazza]

Plymouth Horizon, .. oh my. Not one of Chrysler's finest achievements.

 

[92dakota]

wife started driving the horizon... i think it got off easy in the end HAHAHA

but to add insult to injury.. that list is 1997 to 2018 .. 21 years.. more then 1 car per year LOL but most of these were 500.00 or less beaters.

from the Dodge nitro down.. is when we owned 2/3 vehicles at a time..

 

[Sailurman]

Let's see......
1962 International Travelall
1967 Chevy Biscayne
1980 Triumph Spitfire - Totaled...Icy Hill...No control...1 pole on whole hill...BAM Not at fault
1979 Triumph Spitfire - Sold with Tranny in trunk...didn't like 3 years in the Philippines
1964 Chevy Impala 2 Door....gifted from Aunt. Sold to some Vatos for low rider material (hey, at least i knew it would be loved)
1982 Subaru Wagon 4WD... sucker would go and do whatever I wanted while in the Philippines
1986 Subaru GL Wagon...Great car, totalled when rear ended
1996 Pontiac Grand Am 3.1 V6...nice car, but brakes every 30K
2000 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0 AWD... Great Little SUV
2004 GMC Yukon XL 2500 8.1L 4WD... A True Beast. Still have it.
2013 Chevy Sonic LT 1.4T Hatch...unmodded except Cruze ECO wheels and gave to son
2015 Chevy Cruze CTD... Daily Driver 118K

 

[Downforce]

re: car history

i've left out some of the point A to B boremobiles

2005 Ford Focus ZX4 ST
2001 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 coupe -- lightweight stripper model with no power windows or door locks, no T-tops
1998 Saturn SW2 wagon
1997 Ford Contour LX V-6 5 speed
1996 Ford Mustang GT hardtop -- silver 5 speed, mostly gutless 4.6 V-8
1995 Saturn SC1 -- teal 5 speed. I miss Saturn
1993 Chevrolet Corvette LT1 40th anniversary coupe -- easily best car i've owned
1990 Plymouth (Mitsubishi) Colt GT, 16 valves and 4 wheel disc brakes
1989 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA
1988 Merkur XR4Ti -- disappointing car, turbo lag, soft-ish suspension, rear drum brakes, discordant instrument panel
1984 Dodge (Mitsubishi) Colt GTS Turbo -- fun little pocket rocket, but inferior brakes and manual steering
1978 Buick Skyhawk V-6
1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit -- 400 V-8, should have kept and restomodded
1973 Plymouth Barracuda 340
1973 Chevrolet Vega GT hatchback -- surprisingly fun. Vegas were good handlers
1970 Mercury Cyclone GT -- 351 Cleveland, Mercury's version of the Ford Torino.

a Sonic is next. i've finally figured out that the fastest street car is one that can pass gas stations opcorn: