Cars you have owned:

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Originally Posted by Greg

My wife gets the newer car and I get the POS.

Well she deserves it..she tolerates your beard...Spent 18 months pregnant with your offspring where she couldn't drink...and she lets you ski alot..and all you have to do is make $$$$ and mow the lawn..not a bad deal..

[Moe Ghoul]

[quote=Skier75;265795]Let's see my first car was

"69 Pontiac Bonneville convertable, teal w/white top, auto, shift on the floor(as if you couldn't tell that was the greatest, at the time, first car), oh yeah I had a spiffy 8-track with this car, I was stylin back then

I always wanted one of those. That or the Cutlass SS convertible. My college buddy from NY used to go into the Bronx every year and pick up a beater bonneville for a few hundred bux. When it died beyond repair, he'd get another one.

[deadheadskier]

Originally Posted by GrilledSteezeSandwich

I imagine us hardcore skiers and riders are spending money on skiing/riding and not on our vehicles..

Trust me I could spend half as much skiing or riding even give it up for that matter and I still wouldn't drive / couldn't afford a luxury vehicle. I suppose I could afford one if driving one really mattered to me, but I pretty much think that given my income, 25K is about the limit I would consider spending on a car. Actually, more like 15-20K.

I spent 23K on the Hyundai new and I kind of wish I got one that was a year or two old with low mileage in the 16K range. The extended warranty only available when new is what pushed the decision to go new. So, if something happens between 60-100K mileage on the vehicle, I'll be glad I bought a new one. If nothing happens, I'll have wished I bought a used one.

[Trekchick]

70's VW bug(with a sign post welded to the frame to keep the thing from falling apart)
70's Plymoth Duster
76 Gremlin with a piece of plexi glass duct taped in the drivers window and glass packs. I looked like a nerd, but I sounded tough!!!
74 Ford Torino (Big Engine with gobs of power 8 MPG)
^^^All of these were beaters I owned during my high school/college days^^^
80 mazda 626 First keeper car!!
1984 Pontiac Fiero (still own it, low miles, mint)
86 Ford Ranger pick up
88 Ford Bronco II
91 Ford Exlporer
94 Jeep Gd Cherokee
2000 Jeep Gd Cherokee Limited
2004 Jeep Gd Charokee Overland (SkiGeek Mobile)

* this does not include the two classic Chevys we have, nor the work trucks.

[SKIQUATTRO]

VW Golf
Acura Integra
VW Jetta
Audi A4
Saab 9.3
Jeep Wrangler
Audi A4 Avant

[campgottagopee]

'71 Honda Civic
'73 Honda Civic
'72 Grand Prix
'72 Olds Cutlass
'80 Chev Caprice
'78 F250
'80 F250
'83 Toy PU
'89 Ranger
'89 Toy PU
'88 Toy PU
'81 Triumph TR7
'82 Triumph TR8
'78 Corvette (best thing I ever did was sell that)
'95 Nissan PU
'97 Nissan PU which was the last car I ever had to buy. Have had company car since then.

[roark]

I'm surprised how many cars people go through/how fast people switch.

96 Civic (gave to my mom when I moved, still driven every day, ~200K miles on it now)
02 Hyundai Acccent (current daily driver, ~40mpg if you don't put your foot in it)
05 Mitsu Outlander AWD

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Originally Posted by roark

I'm surprised how many cars people go through/how fast people switch.

It just depends on the person..My buddy Dan is 30 and he's only on his 2nd car...alot of people lease so they can get a new car every 2-4 years and mainly be covered by warrenty..some people pass on their older cars to a spouse/child and then buy something new. Getting a new car is exciting..in my life I want to own lots of different cars...and if I can afford it, not keep cars much past 4-5 years because that's when the expensive maintenence starts..Just like with skis..there always seems to be a ski that catches my eye...which I usually buy even if my skis are perfectly fine..Anyway..I need to be careful and not get any girls pregnant or I'll be driving a minivan and my ski quiver will be replaced with a quiver of diapers...Maybe it was a good thing I didn't get any action on my last date..doh

[ckofer]

Originally Posted by roark

I'm surprised how many cars people go through/how fast people switch.

96 Civic (gave to my mom when I moved, still driven every day, ~200K miles on it now)
02 Hyundai Acccent (current daily driver, ~40mpg if you don't put your foot in it)
05 Mitsu Outlander AWD

Maybe you haven't bought enough crappy used cars yet!

[o3jeff]

72 AMC Hornet
75 Camaro
84 Camaro
79 Mazda P/U
88 Nissan P/U
94 Nissan P/U
98 Dodge Ram 1500
99 Dodge Ram 1500
01 Durango
04 Acura TSX(current car)
05 Chrysler Pacifica(Company car)