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Here is my short list. 79 Plymouth Colt (mitsubishi front wheel drive)86 Honda CRX 90 Acura Integra GS92 Honda Civic EXV2003 VibeAll bought new, all manual shift 5 speeds except for the Colt which had a 2 speed transfer case, 8 speed forward and two reverse!The 1.8 Vibe is the biggest car I have owned. At this rate I might get a 6 cylinder by the time I retire, but it will probably be a hybrid.

1987 Subaru GL, 4 door, 2.0? 4-cyl 5 spd, maroon w/gray interior1987 Nissan Pulsar, 3 door, 2.0? 4-cyl 5 spd, silver w/blue interior1991 Mazda MX-6, 2 door, 2.4 4 cyl 5 spd, black w/ gray interior1992 Chevy Lumina Z-34, 3.4 V-6, bright red w/gray interiorMy beloved Vibe!

Boy is this an old thread.... But with our many new members that have arrived, I figured it would be cool to revive it. I'm surprised I never posted to this... Here's my list:1982 Monte Carlo: 3.8 V6, 3-speed auto, big, heavy, slooow!1990 Cutlass Supreme 4-door: 3.1 V6, 4-speed auto. 1995 Corsica: 2.2 4-cyl and 3-speed auto... ugh!1998 Malibu LS: 3.1 V6, 4-speed auto, first new car - and ironically it was the worst car I've had thus far. 2003 Vibe!

I've never been much of one for "mainstream" cars. The day I buy a Camry or an Accord will be the day I intend to commit suicide by massive kinetic energy transfer in it. *wink*1987 - In the Marines, stationed at MCAGCC 29 Palms...1979 Fiat X 1/9 - gold. Blew the engine and abandoned in Riverside. $5001976 Jensen Healey. Was an officer's car. Had the original Lotus 4+manual swapped for a Ford V-6+auto. MAN could that thing GO. $12001990 - back in Cali. after mustering out of the service. 1979 Chrysler Newport. Maroon 4 door 318 V8. Glad to see I'm not the only person to have owned one... Sadly lacking in performance and fuel economy. This is the closest to a "normal" car I've owned, I think. $12001969 Opel GT. Fixer Upper...never did get it running. $5001993 - Moved to McMinnville, Oregon, thence to Ft. Lauderdale, FL1978 Chrysler Lebaron. Same engine as the Newport, but peppier. $5001997 - Moved to Phoenix1976 Buick Skyhawk - MAN that thing had a lot of glass for Phoenix! Nothing quite like coming out at the end of the work day to a car that ran 135-140* inside...and no A/C. $2501998 Moved to Colorado1987 White GMC Suburban with Rancho 9500 shocks all the way around. Was 6'10" tall. Named Moby. (The Great White Whale) $650020001990 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD. $750 from a friend who couldn't keep it running after a year of trying. (It was an alternator FUSE! *LOL*)2004 2 years without a car, because the Talon died, and the bus is *SUPER* convenient for me to commute on...and the Grocery Store delivers. 1980 Jetta Wolfsburg edition. $3002003 Pontiac Vibe GT.Man, it sure feels good to own a car that costs more than $2000 for once...

Although I have been driving for 28 years, my list is small. 1. 1969 Pontiac Beaumont 307 V82. 1969 T-Bird 429 V83.1980 Pontiac Phoenix 2.8 V64. Another 1980 Pontiac Phoenix 2.8 V65. 1983 Ford F150 351 V86.1993 GMC Sierra 4x4 350 V8 NEW7.1999 GMC Sierra 4x4 5.3 V8 still have NEW8. 2004 Vibe 1.8 I4 NEW

great thread to revive! 1983 Toyota Tercel SR5 4wd wagon 5 spd- actually was my parents' car but all us kids got to drive it and it ended up being my transportation in high school (sr year) and college (freshman)1998 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2 dr 5 spd- my very first car I ever bought was brand new with 32 miles, bought from my family's car guy and great deal!1992 Chevy S-10 Blazer 4.8L Vortec 4wd auto- traded the RELIABLE car in for this POS cause i wanted to go 4xing! it's NOT made to go off roading 1998 Kia Sephia sedan 5 spd- picked this up about 3 months after I had the blazer from the bank's repo lot with less than 2000 miles. paid well under trade in and sold it 2 months later for $1500 more (to recoop my losses in the 92 Blazer also sold the month before)2000 Mercury Cougar v6 5 spd- ordered it from Seattle and had it shipped up. fun and great looking car, very unique lines and a beautiful laser red color. unfortunately it also landed me my one and only speeding ticket! 2001 Toyota Tundra V8 4wd Access Cab (Ivan Stewart Edition) auto- traded in my cougar when i got stuck in the parking lot at work. Outside sales means driving a lot outside (imagine that) and needed a vehicle that would get me around. LOVED my truck! it was awesome!!!!! but finances made me give it up sadly, still the longest i've owned any vehicle.2003 Pontiac Vibe GT 6 spd- went back to the more economical yet fun car to make my pocket book easier to breathe! so far, it's been a good car. i've met plenty of great people because of it and that includes the love of my life, Phil. awwww..... isn't that sweet? loli've got some great pics of my first cars but i'll have to find them and scan them in later.

[EDIT] 521. 1974 Audi Fox (my first car - with a manual sunroof)2. 1980 VW Rabbit (square-headlight 'Westmoreland' Rabbit, built in Pennsylvania)3. 1975 Chevy Nova V8 (by marriage - wife's first car)3. 1986 Olds Cutlass Ciera (wife's second car)4. 1988 Ford Escort GT5. 1991 Pontiac 6000 LE (wife's third car. The GM A-bodies were NOT exciting to drive, but roomy economical family cars)6. 1988 Saab Turbo SPG (Nicknamed J.C. because when the turbo spooled up in in 3rd gear, you'd yell "Jesus")7. 1996 Ford Taurus GL* (wife's fourth car)8. 1984 VW Rabbit Convertible*9. 2003 Pontiac Vibe*Purchased new*Still own these

1987 Buick Skylark (gift from my grandmother)1974 Chevrolet Vega GT (my first new car)1976 Firebird Trans-Am1976 Chevy Impala "Spirit of America" edition1978 Pontiac Sunbird Wagon (the Vibe's ancestor?)1984 Corvette1985 Corvette1986 GMC Safari1988 Pontiac Bonneville SSE1994 GMC Safari1998 Olds Intrigue2003 Pontiac Vibe

notice how a lot of vibe owners have a history or either GM or Toyota (sometimes both) vehicles?

1989 Pontiac Bonneville (tranny went)1992 Pontiac Grand Am (steering went)2002 Pontiac Sunfire (everything went - totalled)2003 Pontiac Vibe (still goin!)

OK...here we go:'74 Datsun P/U'74 Mustang'93 Isuzu P/U'96 Camaro RS'99 Grand AM GT sedan'02 Mustang V6'96 Mustang Cobra Convertible'91 Escort LX'01 Grand Am GT coupe'04 Vibe'97 Rivieraand motorcycles:'00 Harley FXDX'01 Suzuki SV650S

Cool thread...It's always interesting to see what people have driven throughout their lives.1976 Ford LTD Country Squire Wagon - 3 speed auto, light blue with fake wood paneling. Inherited it from my Stepdad.1987 Hyundai Excel L - 4 speed manual, GREAT gas mileage. Replaced the LTD.1993 Hyundai Excel GS - 5 speed manual, replaced the '87 Exel. As sporty as a Hyundai could possible be with a spoiler. 1995 Dodge Neon Sport 4 door - 5 speed manual. Replaced the '93 Excel. (What was I thinking?!?!) It died a horrible smoky death when the timing belt shredded causing a piston to bounce and crack the head. Cost more to fix than it was worth.2001 Saturn SL2 - 5 speed manual, power package, sunroof, spoiler, rims, all the toys. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!! Still have it, lives in the garage. Gets driven about once a week.1998 Chevrolet Tracker Convertible - 5 speed manual. (see a pattern?) Fun car, but bouncy as hell. Had it six weeks, then traded it for the Vibe.2004 Pontiac Vibe GT - 6 speed manual - Fusion monotone. Daily driver, coolest car in the lot at work.

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Mine is a mixed bag:69 VW Bug (Dec 84 to spring 86; semiautomatic transmission...hated that feature)79 VW Rabbit (spring 86 to Dec 88) 4 speed manual...loved the car89 Toyota Tercel (Dec 88 to July 94) 5 speed...BORING car94 Dodge Dakota 2WD Reg Cab (July 94 to July 96) V6 & 5 speed combo was fun!96 VW Jetta GLX (July 96 to June 00) VR6 & 5 speed was a BLAST! Loved it!00 Dodge Dakota 4X4 Club Cab (June 00 - present) 4.7L V8 is a sweet engine92 Hyundai Elantra (Aug 02 to Nov 03) Beater car for Korea...hated it...dull02 Kia Visto (Nov 03 to present) Replacement for the beater...much nicer and funAnd my Vibe gets made next spring...I'll pick it up when I return to the states in July 05.

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »notice how a lot of vibe owners have a history or either GM or Toyota (sometimes both) vehicles? I guess I'm an exception to that...I've never owned a GM vehicle, and I never liked the Toyota that I had...REALLY dull car...it was an appliance to me, kinda like a washing machine, and it had about as much personality as a washing machine.I like cars with personalities...they have to speak to me when I drive (and not the old "your door is ajar" thing)...they have to entice me to want to drive them with the way they go about their business...lively steering, willing engine, responsive brakes, or at least a quirky attitude. The Toyota and the Hyundai were the only cars that never said a word to me...guess that's why I didn't like them.Fact is, I'd love to get another VW because they really speak to me, but until their quality goes back up, I'm staying away. WAY too many irritating things go wrong on recent VWs...nothing that leaves you stranded, but lots of little things that would drive me up a wall.

awww. i had that 83 tercel wagon that i loved! it was a grandma wagon, but hey, i could do 80 mph on a 55 zone and no one would pay any attention to me! lol. plus w/ 4wd, got me around anywhere i needed! fun to drive in the snow. now my best friend has a 94 tercel auto and it's very very boring and slow. but good car!my tundra was an awesome truck! i loved that much more than i love my vibe! great vehicle! if not for the cost to opperate and own it, i would have kept that forever, slapped in the s/c and been one extremely happy girl! but then, i wouldn't have met the love of my life so..... it's a good trade off!but my family owns almost all GM's. 02 chevy impala LS, and a new 04 Chevy 2500 HD.

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »awww. i had that 83 tercel wagon that i loved! it was a grandma wagon, but hey, i could do 80 mph on a 55 zone and no one would pay any attention to me! lol. plus w/ 4wd, got me around anywhere i needed! fun to drive in the snow. Ya know, it's funny...I always liked the tercel wagons you had. Those were the ones with the funky hatchback door that looked like an ATM machine right? I always thought those were cool, and I used to want one really bad. Maybe it's because they looked like they had a quirky personality. I mean, when it comes right down to it my Kia is a dull, slow car. But it's got loads of personality...it makes me laugh when I drive it, and it starts ALL kinds of conversations with complete strangers. My 89 Tercel was just bland all the way through.

1992 Ford Aerostar Minivan (sold for 62 Cad)1962 Cadillac Sedan DeVille (sold when I joined the Navy)1958 Cadillac Sedan DeVille (sold b/c it needed too much help and I wanted something reliable)2002 Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme (traded in with wifes 97 Mercedes that was a POS for VIBE!)2004 Pontiac Vibe (base)I sure miss those Cadillacs, though!

Quote, originally posted by soldierguy »Ya know, it's funny...I always liked the tercel wagons you had. Those were the ones with the funky hatchback door that looked like an ATM machine right? I always thought those were cool, and I used to want one really bad. Maybe it's because they looked like they had a quirky personality. I mean, when it comes right down to it my Kia is a dull, slow car. But it's got loads of personality...it makes me laugh when I drive it, and it starts ALL kinds of conversations with complete strangers. My 89 Tercel was just bland all the way through.well, if i could FIND my pic of the car.... ya, it was a funny looking box hatchback. we bought it when i was 5 or 6 yrs old, had 7 miles on the car. sold it when i was 19 with 285K miles (7 time coast to coast, all over the UK, England, Scotland, Wales, 2 times up the Alaska-Canada hwy, all over AK, and ID, CO, and inbetween). it was the first one with that wierd backend and people used to stare! i thought it was cool.... got to ride in the very back and since i was small, i'd just curl up in a sleeping bag and sleep there. it did have it's own quirky personality which is why i loved it. my sophomore yr in college, i didn't have a car, but i drove my friends 84 corolla. (removed), if only i'd taken pics of it! LOL. the door was falling off, the bumpers were tied on with wire and duct tape, etc. piece of crap, but man we had some fun!

This is a cool thread!1981 Mercury Capri RS (used)1984 Mercury Lynx (used)1987 Pontiac Sunbird GT but too many problems (used)1996 Chevy Cavalier (new)2003 Pontiac Vibe (new)

Cool thread, here is my list..1st - 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham - 2nd - 1977 Porsche 924 3rd - 1982 Camaro Z-284th - 1978 Chevette - (owned concurrently with the Z-28 - winter car so I could park the Z-28 and not have to take it to college)5th 1984 Pontiac Fiero - gave the chevette to brother for school and got a fiero for a 'winter' car. (Note to self, Fiero not a good winter car)6th - 1988 Camaro Iroc-Z with the 350 engine. Sold the 82 Z-28 and traded the Fiero in on this one. 7th - 1990 Chevy Beretta GTZ. 8th - 1991 Hyundai Excel SE (Got married this year and bought a house had to drop car payments Oh well.)9th - 1991 Dodge Daytona wife got a new car, I got this one, her old one.10th - 1997 Dodge Stratus 11th 1994 Pontiac Grand Am (once again, wife got a new car, I took her old one, do you see a pattern?)12th 2000 Pontiac Sunfire 13th 2004 Pontiac Vibe.

1967 AMC Rambler (Fugly, but got me out of the house)1976 Dodge Coronet1982 Chevrolet Impala (my first purchase)1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport (that's a TransAm spoiler on it BTW)1992 Mitsubishi Expo (would still be driving it if the tranny didn't fail on me)2004 Pontiac Vibe (first "new" vehicle)

66 Chevrolet Stepside84 Olds Cutlass94 Chevrolet Pickup96 Dogde Ram92 Jeep Wrangler97 Jeep Wrangler99 Toyota Tacoma00 Jeep Wrangler88 Jeep Grand Wagoneer99 VW New Beetle03 Pontiac Vibe

85 Chrysler Caravelle use about +-7 years93 Ford Taurus about +-3 years04 Pontiac Vibe +-10 months and continue

1964 Chevy Impala1988 Chevy Cavalier1993 Saturn SC2 (still own the purple rocket!)2000 GMC Jimmy SLE 4WD2004 Pontiac Aztec (wife's current car)2005 Pontiac Vibe AWD (My favorite of all!)

1981 cutlass supreme (v8 auto)1985 ford ranger 2wd (4cyl manual)1988 ford ranger XLT 4x4 extended cab (6cyl manual)2001 saturn L200 (4cyl auto)2004 pontiac vibe (4 cyl auto)

In order:1976 Chevy Impala - owned 3 months and stopped running1977 Chevy Malibu - owned 2 weeks and was offered more then I paid1974 Chevy Monte Carlo - owned 1.5 years, sold for $200 less then I paid1977 Olds Cutlass - Totalled by stop-sign-runner after 3 months1974 Ford LTD - owned for 2 weeks, sold for $50 more then I paid1984 Monte Carlo - drove for 2 years, traded in on Tracker1992 Geo Tracker 2wd - Sold1993 Mercury Sable - given to me by my wife (we were engaged at the time) for a work car, sold for Sunfire2000 Pontiac Sunfire GT - owned 2.5 years, traded in on Vibe 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT

Well, I should be doing my expense report but will take time:72 Olds Cutlass Supreme70 Chev Nova80 Chev Citation80 Buick Skylark 2door82 Cavalier Type10 Hatchback86 Ford Escort87 GMC S15 Reg Cab88 GMC S15 Ext Cab86 Pontiac Grand Am90 Chev Astro77 Chev Impala78 Chev Caprice92 Ford Escort Wagon92 Chev Silverado Reg Cab93 Ford Escort Wagon90 Dodge 92 Chev Astro96 Chev Lumina APV98 Chev Venture98 Suburban93 Ford Escort Wagon95 Ford Taurus Wagon01 GMC Yukon XL03 Pontiac Vibe

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »1964 Chevy ImpalaI LOVE the 64 Impala! Growing up my next door neighbor had a 64 Impala SS and it was beautiful! 2 door, that GM bronze / gold color, black interior with bucket seats and center console with the floor shifter. I think hers had the smallest V8 available at the time and the 2-speed powerglide, but it was still a beautiful car! I'd love to get my hands on one...do a resto-mod on it to keep it looking completely stock, until the hood is opened...maybe a 350 or 383 under the hood, hooked up to a TH350. I'd LOVE to play with something like that...loads of fun!

First Car: Hand me Down '92 TaurusDied in 99 when hit a deer the night b4 thanksgiving.Second: '00 s-10 ZR2 x-cab3rd: Current Vibe tradded the s-10 better fuel economy and passenger capacity.2.5 car: Wifes Cavalier1.5 wifes previous '80 Pontiac Phoneix

1976 Ford Courier with 302 V81971 Dodge Dart with 318 V8 1981 Ford F100 - 351 modified V81991 Chevy S-10 2.8 V6 5-spd1993 Chevy Blazer 2-dr 4.3 V6 CPI1994 Toyota Corolla - 5-spd 1.8 1996 Chevy Astro Van - 4.3 V61990 Honda CRX - 1.5 Auto1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse - GS-T 4G63 turbo 5-spd(still have)2000 GMC Sierra Reg cab - Auto 4.3 V6 (still have)1976 GMC 4x4 LWB reg. cab - 400 sb. V8 - Auto1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse - 1.8 Auto (was given to me w/ blown engine) (still have)1995 GMC Vandura Conversion Van - 4.3 V6 TBI Auto(still have - wife drives)DANG!!!

1974 Austin Marina (POS)1978 Fiat 128 3P1983 Mazda 6261985 S-10 Blazer (wife's car when we married)1990 Ford Aerostar (worst POS ever owned, traded after 22K miles)1992 Lexus ES300 (traded in on Quest)Currently have:1993 Toyota Previa (extra car, son age 16 just got license wants my Vibe - I say he can drive the Previa, not cool, but I'm paying.)2003 Vibe GT 2004 Nissan Quest

First car...2004 Vibe!

Short but sweet!

http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=1Just for fun, not collecting any info, just curious.....and I moved my list to the other post, MODERATOR, feel free to kill the thread.

Mase - 21Past owned:'96 GEO MetroCurrently have:'03 Pontiac Grand Am GT'04 Toyota Matrix XRS

relax, im sure its just for fun man!

DOH!!!!!! Sorry, can someone merge this with the orignal????

Quote, originally posted by rasermon »1st - 1975 AMC Gremlin (304 V-8)WOW Rasermon.....was your's An 'X' too??

2082 Chevrolet K10 4x486 Chevrolet K5 Blazer 4x403 Pontiac Vibe AWD

2388 ford taurus gl95 pontiac cavalier 2dr03 vibe awd

Age 41Cars Owned'76 Buick Lesabre Coupe (Backseat bigger than a room at the Motel 6)'76 AMC Gremlin "X" V8 with a 3 speed and Wheelie Bars'81 Pontiac T1000 4 Speed Coupe'83 Pontiac Grand Prix SE V6'88 VW Rabbit Diesel (bought & sold at a profit within 24 hours!!)'39 Chevrolet 5 Window Business Coupe (See above)'86.5 Toyota Celica GT-S'89 Toyota Supra Turbo '78 Toyota Corona Mark II (Pre Cressida)'59 GMC Pickup (another bought and sold at a profit within 24 hours)'76 Toyota Celica GT hatchback'81 Toyota Cressida'85 Mazda 626 Sedan 5-speed (owned the longest time of any; 7 years, 150,000 miles)'98 Chevrolet Tracker Convertible'92 Daihatsu Charade DX'95 Chevrolet Prism'93 Geo Metro'92 Nissan NX1600 5 speed, with T-tops'00 Nissan Sentra SE 2.0'80 Dodge D250 Pickup'93.5 Infiniti G20'89 Pontiac Firebird'97 GMC Jimmy SLE Current Stable'02 S10 Extended Cab Pick-up'03 Pontiac Vibe AWD (newest Addition)

251996 Ford Aerostar minivan1962 Cadillac Sedan Deville1958 Cadillac Sedan Deville2002 Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme2004 Pontiac Vibe(base)

Age = 2485' Chevy Cavalier ( Sold for $250 )88' Buick Park Avenue (Given to me by mother ) ( Traded for Corsica )95' Chevy Corsica ( Wrecked 5 days later )93' Chevy S-10 ( replaced Corsica ) ( Sold )85' Pontiac Fiero Sports Coupe ( Replaced S10 ) ( Totaled )88' Toyota Pickup ( Replaced Fiero ) ( Sold for $1200 )84' Chevy Camaro Berlinetta ( Replace Toyota ) ( Sold for $1500 )95' Chevy Silverado 1500 ( Replaced Camaro )( Still have selling to father )89' Ford Bronco II ( Was practicaly given to me, but I hate Ford )( Sold for $500 )99' Chevy Tracker (Replaced Silverado) ( Traded for Vibe )86' Pontiac Fiero SE V6 ( Bought in junk yard $350 ) ( sold on Ebay $500 )02' Pontiac Sunfire GT ( Still have wife's car)04' Pontiac Vibe GT ( Mine ) I have owened these cars in that order, and some at the same time.

Age - 221979 Chevy Malibu...with the sport package. Whatever that was. 1995 Buick Century2000 GMC Sonoma2003 Pontiac Vibe

1970 Nova SS, yes it was a true SS 3501982 El Camino 400 small block2000 S 10 2004 Vibe GT and I'm 26.

Lets see here. 22. I still have most of these.1985 Monte Carlo SC - 305; project car, getting drag strip treatment with a 3831983 Caprice - 305. 200k miles. For sale.1993 LeBaron - 3.0v6, came with a burnt up A604. Put an A670 in it, fried it. Sold.1983 Monte Carlo SC - Parts car for the 85. 4.3 and vise grip start (theft repo)1995 Eagle Talon ESi - Fancy dodge neon. Died, still need to figure out whats wrong with it.1992 Chevy S10 - 4.3, 226k, daily driver.1994 GMC S15 Jimmy - 4x4, 188k, 4.3 vortec, For sale.2005 Pontiac Vibe - 4k miles.So there's my list, combined with my fiancees (my name is on all the titles). Since she is the primary driver, her list would be:Jimmy, S10, Vibe.

1985 Dodge Reliant1988 Dodge Daytona1988 Chevy s-101991 Toyota Truck2003 Ford Ranger Edge (first new vehicle)2005 Pontiac Vibe( first child)

Age: 361980 Plymouth Champ (1988-1991)1984 Chevy S-10 (1991-1994)1995 Honda Civic VX (1994-present)2005 Vibe (soon!)

341987 Cavalier RS1998 Cavalier Z242000 Blazer2001 Jeep Cherokee2003 PT Cruiser2003 Vibe1998 Corvette1991 Mazda Miata