[ghost.M]

1. 1994 Ford Taurus SHO 5MT
2. 1990 Acura Integra LS 5MT
3. 1994 Ford Probe GT 5MT
4. 1993 Acura Integra GSR (Stolen)
5. 2000 BMW 323i Premium 5MT
6. 2015 BMW M235i M-Sport 6MT

The M235i is by far my favorite! I'd definitely still have GSR if it hadn't been stolen though. I bought it from the 2nd owner (parents gave it to him) with 376K miles. It didn't burn oil, the AC still worked, and VTEC screamed from 5000rpm to the 8300rpm fuel cutoff. It was a blast to drive!

[RotorOver]

I am 53 and have a relatively short list. Drove one of my parents cars while in high school, 1973 Impala. Rode a bicycle in college until 6 months before graduation when I bought the Honda CRX:

1988 Honda CRX Si (Purchased my first car, 1988, hit from behind and totaled 1995, bought the Blazer)
1984 Saab 900 Turbo (Bought used in 1990, sold in 2001 when I bought the Lexus)
1995 Chevy S10 Blazer (Bought new 1995, sold in 2006- needed more seats for kids, bought the Jeep)
2001 Lexus IS300 (Bought new in 2000, sold in 2016 with 117k miles, bought the BMW new)
2007 Jeep Commander (V8 Hemi) (Bought new in 2006, sold in 2016, failing apart by then with only 70k miles, bought the Audi Q5)
---------------------Gone/Still have line ------------------
1999 Mercedes E320 (Bought used ~2015 for the kids to drive in high school and kept it, currently ~245k miles)
2017 BMW M240i (Bought new 2016)
2017 Audi Q5 2.0T (Bought new 2016)
2017 Cayman S (Bought CPO 2019 w/5k miles)

[baege]

Originally Posted by ArcticFormula

That Omni GLH, my uncle, had a new one back in the day, I wasn’t old enough to drive, but holy molly, that was the quickest car I had ever been in at the point, hands down, just sick

yah I didn't have the turbo in the glh but had the same motor in the shelby charger and it was pretty quick and back then turbo lag didn't bother me all that much...ah youth

[aaaaah]

1. 1991 Ford Laser 1.8S - 5MT
2. 1996 Mazda 323 Astina V6 - 5MT
3. 2007 VW Golf GTI - 6MT
4. 2008 Honda Super Dream - 4SAT
5. 1978 Honda 67 - 4MT
6. 1998 Toyota Corolla - 5MT
7. 1991 BMW 325i - 4AT
8. 1995 BMW 540I - 6MT
9. 2016 BMW M235i - 6MT

[tripitz]

1. 1995 E36 M3 (still in family.. will come back to me as is in mint condition)
2. 2002 330Xi 6spd
3. 2003 E46 M3 SMG
4. 2004 Toyota 4Runner
5. 2005 E46 M3 6spd
6. 2008 Cayman S
7. 2012 Jetta
8. 2012 911 4S
9. 2013 Cayenne Diesel
10. 2016 Subaru WRX STI
11. 2015 228i
12. 2016 C63S

Other... 1997 E36 M3 track car that now lives on as a 1994 race car

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by tripitz

1. 1995 E36 M3 (still in family.. will come back to me as is in mint condition)

As an old guy who's had two of them (one a pro-built race car & the other an amateur-built, two-time Solo II SM national champion), I think the longer you hold that one, and the mintier you keep it, the more you'll find enough of us still left to make it worth your while.

Of course, possibly the most rewarding thing would be to simply keep it for yourself, which it sounds like what you may be planning.

[CP911]

Since 2004...

1. 2001 Nissan Xterra (hand-me-down high school car)
2. 2005 Chevy Equinox (hand-me-down college car)
3. 2012 Kia Optima (1st car after graduating and getting a good corporate job)
4. 2007 Porsche Carrera S (1st sports car as a reward to myself)
5. 2016 Subaru WRX (What I bought after having a child and selling the Porsche)
6. 2012 Volvo XC70 (stop-gap DD after moving into a new home and selling the WRX)
7. 2018 BMW M240i (fun car for weekend cruising and track days)
8. 2019 Nissan Armada (replaced Volvo as DD and tow vehicle for the M240i)

It has been a fun journey, but I'm planning to hold on to #7 and #8 for as long as humanly possible. Hoping to add #9 in a few years - either a 911 GT3, Cayman GT4, or next-gen M2 Competition/CS/CSL. It will have an automatic transmission more than likely since the M240i is a 6-speed. No other car plans beyond that.

[tripitz]

Originally Posted by dradernh

As an old guy who's had two of them (one a pro-built race car & the other an amateur-built, two-time Solo II SM national champion), I think the longer you hold that one, and the mintier you keep it, the more you'll find enough of us still left to make it worth your while.

Of course, possibly the most rewarding thing would be to simply keep it for yourself, which it sounds like what you may be planning.

I plan on keeping it. It was my first car I ever bought for myself (hence first on list). It was a CPO car and I remember how hard it was to make the payments right out of college with my first real job. When I was about to trade it in for the 330XI my Mom decided that the trade in was so low that she would buy it off of me. She still drives it (about 3-4k miles per year) and it is garage kept. She is German so she loves cars.. even though she is almost 80 now she still hand washes it and waxes it. A few years ago she bought a set of replacement original wheels for the car. You should see how many people are surprised to see someone her age driving a car like that! Either way, we all love the car.

As I have now built from the ground up 2 E36 track cars, I have all the tools and experience to work on these cars. I plan on doing a full OEM restore/refresh of the suspension and major components when the time is right. Either way, the maintenance is up to date and done on schedule. Glad my mom loves this car so much.

[Miata13]

Here's my auto history.....New 2 series is hopefully the "next" one!
Kids cars omitted; * are currently in the garage.

1975 Plymouth Duster
1977 VW Rabbit
1980 Volvo 245 DL 4 sp OD (European Military Sales Order; US Delivery)
1981 Toyota Tercel 4 sp.
1985 Subaru GL AWD Wagon 5sp
1987 Acura Integra 5 sp
1992 Dodge Grand Caravan ("Kid transporter #1")
1994 Ford Probe GT 5 sp
1999 Dodge Grand Caravan.("Kid transporter #2")
1999 Mazda Miata Sport 5sp.
2005 Volvo V50 T5 AWD AT (Gothenburg Factory Delivery)
2008 Mazda MX5 Miata PRHT 6 sp
2014 BMW 328xDrive SportWagon AT (Munich Factory Delivery; Spartanburg Re-Delivery)
2015 Volvo V60 Cross Country *
2015 MINI Roadster S AT *

Really enjoying this thread!

[Nyorky2428]

1. 1999 Saturn SC1
2. 1996 Honda Civic EX
3. 2005 Hyundai Tiburon GS
4. 2016 BMW M235i

All MT because life's too short to not

[NateDog07V]

1999 Pontiac Grand Am GT
2003 Pontiac Grand Am GT
2007 Cadillac CTS-V 6spd
2012 BMW 335i m sport
2016 Cadillac ATS-V 6spd
now 2015 BMW m235i auto

[Dylan86]

Originally Posted by arhoads335i

Wow that b5 Audi must have been so much fun! I still miss mine! Though mine was special because it had the AEB engine code. It took everything I threw at it and thought me how to work on cars.

Funny you mention that. It was a ported AEB cylinder head with +1mm OS valves, and a lumpy turbo cam. The bottom end was a built 2.0L ABA engine out of a pre 98 Golf. It was a lot of fun, stupid fast, when the clutch held up! lol

[gnjlee]

I have an M235i and a Jeep Wrangler Rubi atm. A few of my previous vehicles are: BMW 550i, 325i, and a small fleet of Ford Broncos.