My Auto-Biography....

[Local Hero]

I'm not a Wheeler Dealer. I build or buy stuff for the long haul and either drive it until it dies or keep it forever.

1968 Cougar XR7, first car and still have it
1966 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible, sold to get a more reliable college commuter
1973 Olds Cutlass, replaced Bonneville but only for about three weeks
1974 Ford Torino Elite, replaced Cutlass because it was much nicer and more reliable, Elite eventually became an Enduro Stock Car after college
1986 Grand Prix, replaced Torino but got totaled when I got T-Boned by a carload of drunk teens
1988 Thunderbird Sport, still have it
1982 Mustang purchased as a parts car for some upgrades to the Cougar
1977 Monte Carlo, sold to buy...
1984 Olds Delta 88 that I drove 10 years and 150,000 miles and parted out
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue, Wife's daily
2007 Toyota Sienna van, another Wife's daily
1975 Olds Delta 88 Convertible, Wife's summer cruiser, still have it
1994 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, beater
1977 Pontiac Grand Prix that I drove up to 290,000 miles before parting out, several parts ended up on my 78 Delta 88 and the wheels are my wagon's winter wheels
1978 Olds Delta 88, replaced Grand Prix, Spring, Summer, Fall daily, and still have it
2015 Toyota Sienna van, Wife's current daily
1983 Regal Wagon, daily driver, winter beater, parked right now
2010 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, #1 Son's daily
2006 GMC Sierra 4X4, #2 Son's daily and my daily currently while I get it all sorted before turning it over to him when he gets his license later this year

 

[GP403]

*Makes notes for password challenge question hacking purposes*

But anyway, I'll play: ** current livery

1980 Monza hatchback (first car in HS, technically *I* didn't own it, but whatev, Fern was mine.)
1979 Cutlass Supreme (donor car for my current bellhousing/clutch setup, former 5-spd. drove until the frame cracked)
1986 Grand Prix LE, parted and junked after the V6 esploded and come to find out the entire back half of the car was welded on badly and started cracking the fenders(!)...)
1993 Mustang (I know, it was the wife's car at the time and she didn't like it much either)
** Bought the 81 GP off Dad somewhere in here, 1996.
1996 Saturn SL2, put 200k on this one
1996 Geo Metro 3-cyl (fun little car but got tired of fearing for my life on OK highways)
1999 Dodge Caravan (here starteth the tiny kids years)
2005 Dodge Magnum SXT ...I still kinda miss her, sold after 200k
2007 Chrysler Pacifica holy hell buying tires for this thing was a nightmare $$$. also sold after 200k
** 2011 4Runner (still going at 260k miles)
2014 Prius V (not a bad little car, freakishly blew a head gasket at 120k miles and NOBODY would work on it besides the dealer$$$... so she had to go.)
** 2016 Chevy Cruise
** One 1987 Cutlass and one 1981 El Camino
** 2017 Ram 1500

and this doesn't count the kids' cars atm
2012 Ram (sold it and like a month later the rear end exploded on the guy, doh!)
2008 Chevy Equinox (what a pile of crap, sold)
** 2016 Jeep Patriot (couldn't talk her out of it)
** 2014 Sonic

And technically there's a 78 Cutlass in the backyard rotting bc I had to buy it as a package deal with another GP parts car (long gone) but theres a 455 in it that I need to yank still.

 

[88AZSS]

I probably have the shortest list of the bunch. I have a hunch that I'm a tad bit younger than the average member here so my list is not going to look the same.

'93 Civic DX sedan - high school car, same car my mom drove when growing up. Thing was absolutely bullet proof, as necessary for a high school driver. Drove the piss out of it, did little upgrades here and there as budget and limited knowledge would allow. Drove 200 miles round trip on three cylinders, didnt shake at all as long as I kept it above 2k rpm. Parked it after that and later on it got traded for some quads.
'98 Civic EX Coupe - I learned a lot about working on vehicle with this car. I bought it as a shell, no engine and only part of the transmission set up. Spent a summer with my dad sourcing an engine and all other missing items and getting her running. He did most of the work but I did learn a lot. Drove the piss out of this one too, auto trans started slipping and I sold it for $1k same day.
'11 Malibu LTZ - first "adult" purchase. Learned about how dealerships are scummy and will do anything for a sale. Also learned about refinancing for the best rate once you purchase a vehicle. This car was nice, I wish I still had it. V6 did its job.
'90 C1500 Single Cab Short Bed - my first truck. I did SO much work to this thing. I had limited space and tools at the time so the name of the game for me was getting it clean and running good. I learned a lot about GMs part interchangeability with this one. I sent it down to my parents for a while for my brother to drive but he wanted nothing to do with it. I just recently got it back now that I have the space and money for it and am slowly working on that as well as the Monte.
'13 Silverado Crew Cab LT - I really enjoyed this truck. But it didnt like me. The engine had that variable valve timing/displacement on demand crap and was a ticking time bomb. The engine was rebuilt once under warranty at 70k miles because of a collapsed lifter and chewed up camshaft. I hit 110k miles and lifter collapsed and chewed up cam again, this time not under warranty. I knew a guy at the dealership so he did the work for me on the low but still, left a bad taste in my mouth and as soon as he finished rebuilding the engine I traded it in.
'18 Silverado Crew Cab LT - my current daily. Nothing special, just comfortable and useful. My old faithful so far.

 

[565bbchevy]

1972 Nova SS (gold with black vinyl) bought with paper route money
1972 Impala 4 door (gold)
1971 Nova (black with Rallaye stripe)
1972 Chevy wagon (donated drivetrain to 71 Nova)
1973 Grand Am (white with 400 Pontiac)
1976 Ventura (white with 260 Olds)
1974 Grand Am (white with 400 Pontiac) traded for 74 Nova hatchback
1973 Grand Am 4 door (donated drivetrain and front clip to my first 73)
1974 Nova hatchback (burgundy with 350 and nitrous)
1977 Plymouth Fury (daily when I moved to Texas for a bit)
1978 Grand Prix (started my Gbody addiction)
1981 Regal (400 SBC my 1st Gbody engine swap)
1983 Monte my current one with the 565 BBC Still have
1981 Regal (gray with V6)
1981 Regal T-tops and a V6 to 305 swap
1979 Monte T-tops (blue with V6)
1979 Monte T-tops (burgundy with a 327 SBC)
1981 Cutlass (black with the slowest 260 Olds ever)
1977 Olds 98 (with a 455 Olds 650 Holley spreadbore and dual exhaust)
1984 Dodge Aries wagon (my daily for many years and my engine ,& rearend hauler)
1996 Ford Taurus (burgundy daily driver)
1994 Lincoln Continental (white with custom lowered suspension and 17" wheels) in storage at friends garage Still have
2003 Ford Taurus (black with leather and 32 valve DOHC) my current daily driver Still have
1983 Buick Lesabre with a SBC swap ( was going to use the drivetrain but parted out after finding the block was .080 over and had a sleeve)
1985 Regal (blue and was going to be my project car but sold it)
1986 Regal (currently black with a 355 SBC swap) parked next to the Monte. Still have
1986 Monte SS with t-tops and half *ss LS swap (parted out and tripled my money)

Honorable mentions:
1979 Monte I bought for the T-tops when one of mine broke while in the trunk.
1988 Monte SS I parted out but bought to get the bumper cover and tail lights for my 83" Monte (love the later style)

Also I have never spent more than $3,000 to buy any car ever, apparently with prices now this will probably not apply to my next vehicle

 

[abbey castro]

Here I go:
My 1st car ($350) bought in 1966: 63 Ford Galaxie 2 dr post (406 4spd)
70 SS (454 LS6 4spd)
70 Maverick (170 6Cyl Auto)
76 Laguna S3 (400 Auto)
63 Ford Falcon Sprint V8 (260 4spd
75 Toyota Corolla
81 Corvette (350 Auto) Still Have
84 Ford LTD II Wagon (302 Auto)
77 Cutlass Supreme (350 Auto Winter Car)
89 Celebrity
92 Cavalier Z24 (3.1 Auto V6)
87 Monte Carlo SS (ZZ4350 Auto Still Have)
99 Pontiac GTP (3.8 V6 Supercharged)
03 Pontiac GrandAm GT (3.4 V6)
06 Pontiac GTO (6.0 400Hp Auto)
09 CTS-V (6.2 559Hp Auto Current)
20 Audi RS5 (444 Hp Twin Turbo V6 Auto ) Current)

 

[08Malibu]

I was going through and found a pic of my first car, 97 golf. Saved up like $5k for a used car and wanted a VW. My mom decided I should get a new car so I’d have a warranty. We struck a deal and she co-signed for this car. I blew up 3 transmissions, because I did burnouts like a maniac. and countless wheel bearings because I had it way too low.

 

[Tuffregal83]

83 regal still have
84 gn
86 linxs
00 s10 extreme first new truck/car
86 parisienne
90 s10
02 gmc k2500hd still have
93 Bonneville
95 Bonneville
95 Bonneville ssei
94 Bonneville ssei
95 suburban
01 ford f350 crew cab long bed 7.3L still have
08 enclave trade it on the next one
05 gmc yukon xl still have
83 regal wagon still have
83ttype
86 regal daughters project car/still have
84 4dr lesabre still have
Ive had a few more Regals and Bonnevilles as parts cars never transferred titles
And a few cars drove around dirty with fake plates no insurance when the daily drivers didnt start but that was when i younger and dumb

 

[Texas82GP]

1984 S10 Blazer 2-door 2wd 2.8/5-speed. Bought in fall of 91. Totalled in the spring of 2000.

1989 C1500 Cheyenne regular cab/long bed 305/700R4. Bought in spring of 2000. Traded in spring of 2005.

2005 GMC Sierra SLE regular cab short bed 2wd 4.3/auto. My first new vehicle. The truck I could afford new. Traded spring of 2008.

2008 GMC Sierra SLE regular cab short bed 2wd 5.3/auto. Still have. My daily driver.

1982 Pontiac Grand Prix Brougham. Bought in fall of 2014. Hasn't run since December 2014. Still have. Work in progress.

1996 Buick Roadmaster Limited Collector's Edition sedan. LT1/4L60E. Bought in the last days of 2019. Still have.

I guess I hang onto my stuff. 4 daily drivers in 30 years.

 

[Supercharged111]

The old guys have the stuff on the best and worst ends of the spectrum having lived through both ends of the emissions era.

1984 S10 Blazer 2-door 2wd 2.8/5-speed. Bought in fall of 91. Totalled in the spring of 2000.

1989 C1500 Cheyenne regular cab/long bed 305/700R4. Bought in spring of 2000. Traded in spring of 2005.

2005 GMC Sierra SLE regular cab short bed 2wd 4.3/auto. My first new vehicle. The truck I could afford new. Traded spring of 2008.

2008 GMC Sierra SLE regular cab short bed 2wd 5.3/auto. Still have. My daily driver.

1982 Pontiac Grand Prix Brougham. Bought in fall of 2014. Hasn't run since December 2014. Still have. Work in progress.

1996 Buick Roadmaster Limited Collector's Edition sedan. LT1/4L60E. Bought in the last days of 2019. Still have.

I guess I hang onto my stuff. 4 daily drivers in 30 years.

I think more people would if it would last the way they do in TX.

Fixed my post as the first part was a half typed thought I didn't submit earlier.

 

[Cauterize]

1985 Pontiac 6000
1982 Camaro Z28
1977 Vega GT Drag car
1985 Daytona Turbo Z 5speed
1987 Dodge Dakota
1997 Chrysler Intrepid
1997 Silverado (best truck i ever owned)
2000 Pontiac Grand AM 2dr
1974 C10
1984 Firebird
1987 Jetta
2004 Jetta (ony car I regret selling)
2008 Silverado
1964 Olds Dynamic 88 2dr Hard Top
1975 Nova
2000 Silverado
Currently own;
2012 GMC Sierra
2008 Cobalt 2dr
1999 GMC Savana (wife's camper conversion project)
1984 Regal
1988 S10 Wifes toy