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Postby AuthorTony » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:28 am

My list in order of purchase:

Ford Aspire (can't recall the model year)
93 Audi 90 Quattro
93 Jeep Grand Cherokee
99 Ford Mustang
09 (I think) Kia Sportage
13 Jeep Wrangler

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Postby dodint » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:31 am

The girl I dated through high school had an Aspire. You can get a lot done in there.

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Postby AuthorTony » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:32 am

Ha. I never had the opportunity to break it in that way.

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Postby faftorial » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:34 am

The girl I dated through high school had an Aspire. You can get a lot done in there.
Isn't that your wife?

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Postby dodint » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:52 am

No. I dated the same girl all through high school, but the girl was in college. I was friends with my wife in high school and a few months after my graduation it fizzled out with the college girl and I started dating my wife. My wife was a year behind me.

My wife taught me you can get a lot done in a 3-series.

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Postby RonnieFranchise » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:59 am

1979 Ford Granada

1994 Geo Prizm (yeah laugh at the Geo but it was a rebadged Corolla, had only one problem ever, clutch wore out and left me stranded, and only traded it because Mrs. F wouldn't learn to drive manual and we needed a larger vehicle)

1999 Dodge Stratus (hand me down from Mrs. F when she got the new minivan we traded the Prizm for)

2012 Mazda5 (also hand me down from Mrs. F when we she got the new Subaru Tribeca we traded the Stratus for)

2014 Mazda5

2021 Mazda3

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Postby skullman80 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:03 pm

89 Chevy celebrity
04 Chevy cavalier ( first car I bought myself brand new)
07 Subaru Forester
Jeep Grand Cherokee limited ...cant remember the year but it had a V8 And a 10 disc changer I'm the back
13 Subaru Forester
16 Subaru Crosstrek
19 Subaru Crosstrek
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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:21 pm

This is fun!

85 Jeep Cherokee
95 Chevy S-10
97 Chevy C1500
99 VW Passat
03 Honda Civic
08 Honda Accord
08 Honda Odyssey (after the second kid, I switched from the Accord to the Odyssey)
2020 Pilot

Can you guess which year I got married? :lol:

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:58 pm

Let's spice it up a bit. My best slip (left lane), in my GSX @ 16psi.

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Postby OutofFoil » Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:28 pm

Let's spice it up a bit. My best slip (left lane), in my GSX @ 16psi.

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Nice 60’ time! I had a 92 Laser 6/4 combo in blue. Too lazy to go find my slips, host them, to post them. Best was 10.9/131. John Shepard transmission/tc (after twisting/breaking output shaft of tc too many times). DSMlink piggyback, 1150 FIC injectors, Walbro 255 fuel pump, Holset HX40 turbo (🤣), fmic/hardpipes, eagle rods/wiseco pistons, wideband o2 in 3” turbo back stainless exhaust, BC cams, springs, Ti retainers, 1mm os TiCN coated valves, faded paint, temperamental beast. Loved/hated that thing. Oh, since I was a dick back then, I vented blowoff to atmosphere, ran 26 psi. Head gaskets hated it.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:42 pm

Source of the post Loved/hated that thing.
:lol: Definitely a DSM owner. And I'm glad to find somebody who spent more money on his than I did mine. Met Shepard a few times at the track - always a nice guy, and his cars absolutely flew. I've seen Buschur race once or twice, as well.

For the life of me, I can't remember the guy's name who basically built my GSX. He was a big 4G63 guy, had his car in a few magazines, etc. Pretty sure it was a Galant VR4. At any rate, this was all on a Big 16G... which was nice, but I kinda regret not going with something like a Green back in the day.
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Postby NTP66 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:51 pm

**** hell, I just went back and found my mods list. This hurts my wallet even today.
Ported Big 16G w/ TRE 34mm Wastegate Valve
Buschur Manual Boost Controller
AutoMeter Phantom Boost Gauge
AutoMeter Phantom EGT Gauge
AutoMeter Phantom Fuel Pressure Gauge
AutoMeter Phantom Water Temperature Gauge
TRE EGT Probe
GReddy S-Type BOV

94 Spec Tranny
ACT 2100 lb. Clutch
Extreme Braided Stainless Steel Clutch line
KYB AGX Shocks
Suspension Technique Springs
Buschur Racing Strut Tower Brace

Ported 2G o2 Housing
Ported 2G Exhaust Manifold
Buschur 2.5" Downpipe
Buschur 2.5" Mandrel Bent Exhaust

RRE Griffin/Spearco FMIC
K&N Filtercharger
Buschur Upper IC Pipe and Ported TB Elbow
Al Blaha Modified MAS
Fluidyne Aluminum Radiator
Buschur 9" and 12" Slimline Radiator Fans

A'PEXi Super AFC
TMO Datalogger
Jumptronix Digital Air/Fuel Ratio Meter
GReddy Turbo Timer

Denso 150 lph Pump
RC/Lucas 550cc Injectors
Extreme Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator

RRE Big Brake Upgrade w/ Power Slot Rotors (Front)
RRE Braided Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Power Slot Rotors (Rear)
Metal Master Brake Pads

Magnecor 8.5mm Wires
NGK BPR7ES Plugs

Fluidyne Aluminum Radiator
Buschur 9" and 12" Slimline Radiator Fans

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Postby dodint » Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:54 pm

My mom had a Laser. It was bright red and she got way too many tickets with it. Cried when she traded it in. :lol:

I think it was the first car she had with an airbag.

My grandma owned two different Celebrities. So I have a stupid soft spot on the very rare occasion I see one.

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Postby OutofFoil » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:02 pm

Damned money pit, but still the fastest car I’ve driven. It was violent, but when it ran, it ran like a raped ape. 534 on the dump will do that. RRE/Buschur! Blasts from the past. Shep was a good guy who is a genius on transmissions. I was pretty active on columbusdsm.com back then. Only reason it’s gone is passing 5.0 going other way when doing third gear pulls on straight backroad tends to get one in trouble. Didn’t get got, but they knew the car. Parted it out and sold out that weekend for 76 911 w/blown motor, which I REALLY wish I still had.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:07 pm

Yeah, tickets are the #1 reason I got rid of mine. I also got tired of a manual in Philly traffic. I think I miss the sound of a turbo more than anything else these days, and would love to get something with one again. Acura kinda killed that for me, though.

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Postby iamjs » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:03 pm

My list in order of purchase:

Ford Aspire (can't recall the model year)
93 Audi 90 Quattro
93 Jeep Grand Cherokee
99 Ford Mustang
09 (I think) Kia Sportage
13 Jeep Wrangler
Cars I drove but did not own

85 Ford Escort
78 Dodge Monaco

Cars I owned

88 Ford Festiva. Bought while in the navy. Did not know much about car maintenance, so I may or may not have gone 20k without an oil change in this car, all while driving it up and down the east coast. When the oil was finally changed, a friend of mine said it "poured like cold maple syrup." :o
86 BMW 325. Probably not my smartest buy as a 23 year old kid soon to be without a job. How does that phrase go, "the most expensive car is a cheap luxury car?" Was fun for two years, then the electronics went, then the transmission went. Oops.
85 Chevy Citation. Before you ask how does one go from a BMW to a Citation, I used this car when I was doing rural mail delivery when I was still in school. Hearing how rural delivery chews up cars brakes and transmissions, I wasn't subjecting the BMW to that, even if it was 10 years old and had it's own issues.
87 Ford T-bird/88 GMC Jimmy/94 Ford Ranger/98 GMC Jimmy. Every one of these leaked fluid, or in some cases leaked more than one type of fluid. I think the 88 Jimmy may have even checked three of those boxes: leaked coolant, power steering fluid, and gas if you filled it past 3/4. At one point I think the brake line leaked too and it definitely reeked of hockey equipment.
00 Subaru Forester. Loved this car and it felt unstoppable in the winter but the rust did a number on the underside. Might even go as far as saying it was my 2nd favorite Subaru despite having zero options.
04 Jeep Liberty, aka the deer hunter. Hit two different deer with this one. Even prior to the deer, it was surprisingly terrible in the winter.
09 Subaru Legacy. Would have kept it much longer except somebody rear ended me on the Green Tree onramp and it never drove the same.
09 Audi A4. Six months later, somebody hit me on the same onramp, probably within ten feet of where the Legacy was rearended. Neither time was I approaching the parkway and decided to stop. Was at a full stop both times. This time somebody hit me hard enough to bend the frame, give me random warning lights on the console and concussion number... something.
13 Subaru Impreza. Hated this car. Had starter issues within six months of buying it. Took it to four different dealerships and none would replace it because "well it's not doing it. It starts right up cold or warm."
13 BMW 328. Really nothing to say about this car except it was reliable and when I took it in for service that they treated me like a superstar despite not going to that specific dealership.
17 BMW 228. Probably my favorite car of the bunch when it ran properly. Warranty was coming up on it and it was starting to have some issues. The transmission failure alert outside of Bedford where I had to drive that thing in limp mode for 30 miles might have been the point of no return for me.
17 Subaru Outback. Liked the car when I bought it, then realized it had zero power.
20 Subaru Outback Onyx. Current car. This upgrade allowed for another 120 hp, a hell of a lot more options, and a lower payment. Yay buying cars early into the pandemic.
02 Mazda Miata

I feel like I'm missing a truck and an additional car somewhere on that list.
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Postby dodint » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:05 pm


17 BMW 228. Probably my favorite car of the bunch when it ran properly. Warranty was coming up on it and it was starting to have some issues. The transmission failure alert outside of Bedford where I had to drive that thing in limp mode for 30 miles might have been the point of no return for me.
This happened to us with our 535xi. Same place, taking Rt. 30 from Breezewood to Latrobe. After the first few hills it went into limp mode, gave us like 130hp to get that boat of a chassis up and down the ridges. :lol:

We thought it was a twin-turbo issue. Turned out to be the spark plugs, go figure.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:30 pm

Man, that’s a lot of cars.

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Postby count2infinity » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:46 pm

'98 Ford Escort (technically my parents owned it...)
*graduated college and got a job*
'07 Pontiac Vibe
*married and finished grad school... got a job*
'15 Subaru Forester

Not too shabby... we just paid off the forester, so as long as we can go without a new car payment, we will.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:53 pm

Didn’t somebody here say they owned a Kia Cube? If so, reveal yourself and tell us what drugs you were on when you made that purchase.

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Postby mac5155 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:58 pm

In order of purchase..

92 Jeep Cherokee
89 Chevy K1500 (Silverado)
03 Jeep Liberty
09 Ford Fusion
05 Honda Accord
08 Jetta 1.8T
03 Honda Accord
11 F-150
11 Jetta TDI (made money on this one, thanks VDub)
98 Ram 12v Cummins
14 Cherokee
18 Ram Cummins
18 Expedition Max (just brought this home today. :lol:)

Welp,I've had a lot of cars. Towards the latter half, they were copurchases with my wife. But we drove them both equally.

My favorites were definitely the 03 Accord (sold it with 339k miles), the 12v Cummins - sooo much power in this truck and had the NV4500 in it, and the TDI. Prior to covid I was looking to get back into a TDI but the mileage I was putting on was the only reason.

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Postby dodint » Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:46 pm

I have had 25. I have been driving for 21 years. :lol:

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Postby Shyster » Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:56 pm

Cars I drove but didn't own:

'79 Plymouth Horizon
'92 Jeep Wrangler

Cars I bought myself:

'03 Hyundai Elantra GT
'15 Kia Forte5 GT

My mother and grandparents had a practice of not buying anything new until a prior car was well and truly driven into the ground, and I think you can see that I've adopted that practice as well. I probably won't buy as many cars in my entire life as dodint has bought in the last five years.

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Postby meow » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:15 pm

Looks like I’m boring

00 Ford Focus ZX3
08 Hyundai Tucson
08 Acura MDX
14 Acura MDX
20 Acura MDX

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Postby dodint » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:17 pm

We plan to keep the MINI until it collapses into a pile of dust.

My numbers are inflated by hobby cars. I owned a Mustang for one summer. And the SRT-4 for a few months. Both were only used for racing, but were titled and plated.

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