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01-03-06, 05:37 AM

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mmarshall

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I've owned a fairly good cross-section of the regular passenger car world:

1964 Plymouth Barracuda...white
1965 Buick Electra 225....silver
1965 Buick Skylark....white
1967 Chrysler Newport....dark blue metallic / black roof
1975 Plymouth Duster....white
1978 Plymouth Horizon...silver metallic
1980 Chevrolet Citation....white
1982 Plymouth Reliant.....sea green metallic
1983 Chrysler Lebaron..... smoke gray metallic / silver roof
1984 Mazda GLC....silver
1988 Mazda 323....white
1990 Mazda Protege.....light bluish-silver metallic
1995 Toyota Celica....Iris ( medium blue ) pearl
1997 Toyota Tercel......coral rose pearl
1999 Saturn SL2.....blackberry ( extremely dark red )
2001 Saturn SC2....chrome yellow / black roof
2001 Lexus IS300 ( joined CL in 2003 )...bright solar yellow
2006 Subaru Outback.......Atlantic Blue pearl

In addition I regularly drove and took care of my dad and mom's:
1962 Cadillac Sedan De Ville....tan
1963 Plymouth Valiant......mint green
1966 Plymouth Barracuda.....bright red
1965 Ford Thunderbird.....dark teal metallic
1968 Plymouth Valiant.....medium blue metallic
1977 Plymouth Volare.....cherry red metallic
1982 Plymouth Horizon....silver / gray metallic two-tone
1988 Mercury Tracer....silver
1994 Toyota Corolla....light baby blue

What were my favorites?:
For comfort.....the 1965 Electra, 1965 Thunderbird, and 1962 Cadillac
For overall quality.....the 2001 Lexus IS300 and the 2006 Outback
For practicality and versatility...the 2006 Outback
For ruggedness......the 1963 Valiant
For handling and driving feel......the 1984 Mazda GLC ( the non-power steering felt like a BMW)
For beautiful looks.....the 1995 Celica
For economy and commuting...the 1997 Tercel

If I could have any one of them back again...the Electra restored to mint condition.
The car I wanted the most that I could not afford: a new 1970 Plymouth Road Runner...purple ( plum crazy ) metallic

In addition I have reviewed and test-driven literally hundereds of vehicles...far too many to list here.

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01-03-06, 05:58 AM

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11 Years of Driving in order:

85 Accord(1st Car)
93 Civic EX(Mildly modded)
02 Sentra (Stock)
97 240sx(BT sr20det w/hks 2540)
92 SC300 (Garage Queen)
01 Rodeo(Current Daily)

01-03-06, 07:05 AM

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1. 1993 Nissan SE-V6 pick-up
2. 1996 Lexus ES300 (Coach Edition)
3. 2001 Lexus ES300 (current)

01-03-06, 07:15 AM

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79 Chev Monza
81 Corvette
82 Corvette
81 Ford EXP
81 RX-7
83 RX-7
85 RX-7
85 RX-7
85 Toyota Supra
86 BMW - After market turbo
86 Blazer
86 300ZX
87 300ZX
89 300ZX - currently still have
91 300ZX
93 RX-7
94 Mazda 626
99 Jeep Grand Cherokee
99 Mercedes 230 Kompressor
2002 Taurus - currently is my daily driver
Have not decided yet?

I can also list all my offshore performance boat's and there are just as many. My wife wants to know when I am going to grow up?.
Boys will always have toys.

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01-03-06, 09:13 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by QikSilvr

I will be 60 in Sept. (sign of the Virgin)
My wife says I am obsessed, or possessed, I forget which.

1. 49 Chevy Burgundy
2. 65 Mustang Burgundy
3. 66 Pontiac Barrier Blue
4. 61 Galaxie White
5. 62 Chevy II Turquoise
6. 57 Chevy Red
7. 56 Chevy Truck Primer
8. 62 Grand Prix Midnight Blue
9. 64 Volks Blue
10. 67 Impala Blue
11. 68 Maverick Midnight Blue
12. 66 Chevelle Met-Blue
13. 68 Chevy Wagon Met-Blue
14. 68 Pontiac Golld
15. 74 Grand Prix Beige
16. 76 Grand Prix Brn & Tan
17. 75 Buick Sky Lark Brn & Tan
18. 79 Volks Dasher Beige
19. 78 Ply Volarier Silver
20. 77 Grand Prix Black
21. 81 Grand Prix Beige
22. 76 Buick Century Dk Blue
23. 77 Buick Limited
24. 78 Cadi Red
25. 82 Mazda 626 White
26. 80 Olds Diesel Beige
27. 80 Buick Electra Burgundy
28. 84 Cadi Eldorado Fawn Tan
29. 85 Lincoln LSC Burgundy
30. 85 Mazda RX7 Silver
31. 89 Mustang Convt. Black
32. 88 Thunderbird Gray
33. 87 Lincoln Mark VII Blue
34. 89 Jeep Cherokee Gray
35. 91 Lincoln Mark VII Gray
36. 89 Mazda Rx7 Black
37. 91 Mazda 929 Taupe
38. 95 Mustang Cobra White
39. 99 Miata
40. 00 Porsche Boxster S
41. 01 Chevorolet Corvette
42. 02 BMW M3
43. 01 Mustang Cobra
44. 05 Miata MazdaSpeed
45. 05 Lexus IS300
46. 06 Lexus IS350 (On Order)

I thought I was bad and I have a few years on you. Here they are:

Mercedes That I Have Owned ( Not in order of purchase)

Family Model Year

W198 300 SL Gullwing 1956
W188 300 SC Roadster 1957
W188 300 SL Roadster 1962
W115 220 1968
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe 1971
W113 280 SL 1971
W115 220 D 1972
W108 280 SEL 4.5 1973
W116 450 SEL 6.9 1977
W124 300 CE 1988
W126 560 SEL 1991
W201 190 E 2.6 1992
W210 E320 1996
W210 E430 1998
W208 CLK 55AMG 2002
W220 S55AMG 2003
W215 CL 55AMG 2003
W209 CLK 500 2004
R230 SL55AMG 2005

Other cars that I have owned

Corvette 365 HP 1964
Corvette 375 HP Fuel Injected 1965
Corvette L88 427 CI 1967
Jaguar XKE 1968
Jaguar Mark X 1966
Corvette 1971
BMW 2002 Tii 1973
Mini Innocenti 1973
BMW 530i 1976
Buick Skyhawk 1976
Datsun (Not sure of model) 1982
Ford Taurus 1986
Ford Taurus 1989
Ford Taurus SHO 1992
Chrysler LHS 1994
Oldsmobile Aurora 1995
Mazda Miata 1990
Honda Prelude 1992
Honda Passport 1995
Toyota 4 Runner 2002
Lexus SC 430 2004
Lexus LS 430 2004
Toyota RAV 4 2005

Still not finished buying.

01-03-06, 09:37 AM

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I'll tell you guys in 20 years

01-03-06, 09:51 AM

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We have some major car enthusiasts on this site!!

Here is my list after 9 Years of driving.

1) 1989 Lincoln Continental Gold Auto
2) 1986 Oldsmobile Tornado Red Auto
3) 1996 Honda Accord LX 5spd Black
4) 1996 Nissan Maxima SE 5-spd Gold
5) 1997 Volvo 850 GLT 5-spd (very rare) White
6) 1998 Lexus GS400 Bronze.

I think I need a car from 2000 or newer...

01-03-06, 10:08 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AmethySC

I'll tell you guys in 20 years

Tell us now....that is what this thread is for.

01-03-06, 10:19 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mmarshall

Tell us now....that is what this thread is for.

I' ve posted my previous cars here before, if you know where to look

(not nearly as long as some of the lists here LOL), all Honda's & Acura's . . .

01-03-06, 10:23 AM

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OK...sorry, I maybe should have searched.

01-03-06, 10:31 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rominl

you were working for lexus and you drove all those non-lexus cars? that's so wrong

LOL...The early cars were high school and college days. The cars in middle of list I worked at a mom 'n pop Lexus store so I didn't make much money. It wasn't until '98 I made my first 6 figure salary so that's where the Lexus' start showing up. Happy now?

01-03-06, 10:32 AM

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Nice! Some car fanatics..

So far I've owned 4 in 5 years.
90' LS400 (first car)
03' IS300 (sold, miss it much!)
01' GS430 (current)
95' SC300 (current)

01-03-06, 10:45 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AsianGirl007

. It wasn't until '98 I made my first 6 figure salary so that's where the Lexus' start showing up. Happy now?

In Liz's defense, it's only fair to say, too, that even though $100,000 + a year is not chump change, it doesn't stretch very far with SoCal's cost of living ( especially real estate ) ...and not much further here in the DC area either. Take that kind of money, however, and move to Arkansas or West Virginia and you will live like a king...or queen.

If both my house and my car were not already paid for I couldn't afford to live where I do either..in one of No VA's nicest suburbs.

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01-03-06, 10:53 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mmarshall

Yes that's true. Single, no kids, no house, after 401k and almost 40% taken out in taxes I was left with just under half of that. Not a lot in Los Angeles, but enough to get some very nice cars.