What did we all drive before??
07-09-2008, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by i<3e60' post='619026' date='Jul 9 2008, 12:03 AM
that lsb m3 really brought a tear to my eye...
i drove the family civic before my dad bought a new car and gave me his 530i
i drove the family civic before my dad bought a new car and gave me his 530i
07-09-2008, 04:08 PM
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Here is my complete car history. As you can see, things have accelerated since the wife started working,
1984 - 1964 Chevy Impala 327/4spd (high school)
1986 - 1984 Chevy Camaro 2.8L/5spd (high school)
1987 - 1964 Chevy Impala SS 327/TH350 w/150hp NOS (college)
1989 - 1989 Pontiac Firebird V8/auto (college)
1992 - 1992 Chevy Stepside Pick-up V6/5spd (grad school)
1994 - 1994 Pontiac Formula 350/Auto (first job)
2000 - 2000 Chevy ExtCab Silverado 4.8L/Auto (second job)
2003 - 2001 BMW X5 4.4i Sport
2004 - Wife Starts working! Wooo Hooo!
2005 - 2006 Lexus IS350 (too many problems with X5, so I went Japanese)
2006 - 2007 Toyota Camry 2.4L/auto (went into downside mode)
2008 - 2005 BMW 530i/6spd (missed having a driving experience. upto this point, favorite car ever was X5 4.4i)
Anyway, that's it.
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1984 - 1964 Chevy Impala 327/4spd (high school)
1986 - 1984 Chevy Camaro 2.8L/5spd (high school)
1987 - 1964 Chevy Impala SS 327/TH350 w/150hp NOS (college)
1989 - 1989 Pontiac Firebird V8/auto (college)
1992 - 1992 Chevy Stepside Pick-up V6/5spd (grad school)
1994 - 1994 Pontiac Formula 350/Auto (first job)
2000 - 2000 Chevy ExtCab Silverado 4.8L/Auto (second job)
2003 - 2001 BMW X5 4.4i Sport
2004 - Wife Starts working! Wooo Hooo!
2005 - 2006 Lexus IS350 (too many problems with X5, so I went Japanese)
2006 - 2007 Toyota Camry 2.4L/auto (went into downside mode)
2008 - 2005 BMW 530i/6spd (missed having a driving experience. upto this point, favorite car ever was X5 4.4i)
Anyway, that's it.
Mike
07-09-2008, 07:14 PM
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@Mike
What a long list with lots of variety there!!
I see that a lot of you guys have a list of interesting rides.
Anyway here's mine .. all gone except for the 645ci and the 523i.
2002 BMW X5 3.0
2002 BMW M3 Coupe
2004 Audi S4
2005 BMW 645ci
2006 BMW 523i
some pics of them...
What a long list with lots of variety there!!
I see that a lot of you guys have a list of interesting rides.
Anyway here's mine .. all gone except for the 645ci and the 523i.
2002 BMW X5 3.0
2002 BMW M3 Coupe
2004 Audi S4
2005 BMW 645ci
2006 BMW 523i
some pics of them...
07-09-2008, 08:20 PM
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Okay I wanted to add to this thread again...I was a little disappointed because I am missing some pics of certain cars. I was searching in the attic for a while. Here is what I have...please feel free to laugh at the one of me in my late 80's guido style in front of the Mustang and the one of my 80's guido girlfriend in front of the Talon 
Starting with my first car in high school the Celica...sorry a lot of these are grainy scans since some of the pics are over 20 years old! WOW...
The interiors were fantastic in these cars for back then. Not bad for a 1983!
Next came my Mustang GT (notice my buddies IROC-Z in the background? )
I know I'm going to get roasted for this next pic...
Sweet interior in those Mustang's huh? 
Starting with my first car in high school the Celica...sorry a lot of these are grainy scans since some of the pics are over 20 years old! WOW...
The interiors were fantastic in these cars for back then. Not bad for a 1983!
Next came my Mustang GT (notice my buddies IROC-Z in the background?
)I know I'm going to get roasted for this next pic...
Sweet interior in those Mustang's huh?
07-09-2008, 08:21 PM
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Continuing on...since we are only allowed to post so many pics in one post...
Next was my first and only new car that I have ever purchased. The Talon Tsi. This car was ridiculously fast for 1990!
my 80's chick is in this one
The interior in the Talon was fantastic for back then...way ahead of it's time IMO. (Notice "The CLUB" )
After that here is my Fiero disaster. I took these the day I finally sold this POS. You can actually see my Eclipse GS in the back left of the first pic.
Nice interior This car was such a piece of crap!
The next few are the ones that I am missing pics of. 90 Eclipse GS (the only pic I found is the one in the background of the Fiero), 90 MR-2 I'm really pissed since that was one of my favorites of all time! 95 Civic EX (who cares) 95 Accord EX (same)
Pathfinder
99 Accord
Next was my first and only new car that I have ever purchased. The Talon Tsi. This car was ridiculously fast for 1990!
my 80's chick is in this one
The interior in the Talon was fantastic for back then...way ahead of it's time IMO. (Notice "The CLUB"
)After that here is my Fiero disaster. I took these the day I finally sold this POS. You can actually see my Eclipse GS in the back left of the first pic.
Nice interior
This car was such a piece of crap!The next few are the ones that I am missing pics of. 90 Eclipse GS (the only pic I found is the one in the background of the Fiero), 90 MR-2 I'm really pissed since that was one of my favorites of all time! 95 Civic EX (who cares) 95 Accord EX (same)
Pathfinder
99 Accord
07-09-2008, 08:24 PM
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Lastly...
Here is where I started to care about what I drove again. My Infiniti Q45t...I bought this when it had 55K miles on it, when I traded it in it had 203K miles on it...yes you read that right. It was the most reliable car that I have ever owned. I never had a problem with it. I never replaced a thing except for oil, brakes, and tires...I'm not kidding. These pics were actually taken the day that I was trading it in. It was in great shape. I just couldn't justify keeping it with the mileage. I felt like I was very lucky and decided to let it go before something major did fail. This was a great classic look luxury car.
My Acura TL type-S...this was a fun car to mod. I had so much bolt on crap under the hood it was silly! It was funny to see the looks on people faces when I would tear away on the highway.
My M45 was next...most of you said this car was ugly when I first joined the forum. yes this car has a cult following. To me it had a little bit of classic muscle car looks with a 340hp beast under the hood. I miss this car...well not that much compared to my 530i
I wanted to post this one because this is the delivery area of the Infinity dealer that I bought it from...cheesy huh? This is the day I picked it up.
A few from the front...
That's it! I'm not going to put up any more of my 530i...I've whored that car enough on here
It was fun for me to stroll down memory lane and find these in various boxes up in the attic. My wife got a kick out of them too. I can't believe this spans 21 years of me driving!
I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did!
Here is where I started to care about what I drove again. My Infiniti Q45t...I bought this when it had 55K miles on it, when I traded it in it had 203K miles on it...yes you read that right. It was the most reliable car that I have ever owned. I never had a problem with it. I never replaced a thing except for oil, brakes, and tires...I'm not kidding. These pics were actually taken the day that I was trading it in. It was in great shape. I just couldn't justify keeping it with the mileage. I felt like I was very lucky and decided to let it go before something major did fail. This was a great classic look luxury car.
My Acura TL type-S...this was a fun car to mod. I had so much bolt on crap under the hood it was silly! It was funny to see the looks on people faces when I would tear away on the highway.
My M45 was next...most of you said this car was ugly when I first joined the forum. yes this car has a cult following. To me it had a little bit of classic muscle car looks with a 340hp beast under the hood. I miss this car...well not that much compared to my 530i
I wanted to post this one because this is the delivery area of the Infinity dealer that I bought it from...cheesy huh? This is the day I picked it up.
A few from the front...
That's it! I'm not going to put up any more of my 530i...I've whored that car enough on here
It was fun for me to stroll down memory lane and find these in various boxes up in the attic. My wife got a kick out of them too. I can't believe this spans 21 years of me driving!
I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did!
07-09-2008, 09:25 PM
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Loving that Fiero interior, Mark!
I didn't realize how bad the old American cars looked, inside and out....not so long ago. And I used to want the Fiero more than anything when I was 14!
I didn't realize how bad the old American cars looked, inside and out....not so long ago. And I used to want the Fiero more than anything when I was 14!
07-09-2008, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by providenceleaf' post='620109' date='Jul 9 2008, 09:20 PM
I know I'm going to get roasted for this next pic...
07-09-2008, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by providenceleaf' post='620109' date='Jul 9 2008, 11:20 PM
I know I'm going to get roasted for this next pic...