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Name your cars game!!

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#1 ·
Just bored and thought I would start a thread that pops up on forums from time to time. So, lets play the name your past and present vehicles. Lets keep it to actual cars trucks and vans etc. no bikes and quads and boats etc. So here is my list in order that I owned them.

87 Toyota Celica GTS
1988 Toyota Tercel
1999 Honda Civic SiR
2001 Chev Cavalier
1997 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
2001 Jeep TJ
2005 Chev Silverado 4x4
1997 VW Golf
1991 Toyota Celica GTS
1997 VW Jetta
2005 Jeep TJ
1996 Eagle Talon TSi sucker for punishment lol
1997 Audi A4 1.8T
2003 Mini Cooper
2006 Cadillac CTS
 
#5 ·
1996 Chevy silverado
1984 lincoln
1994 ford Taurus wagon FTW!!! Lol
1987 dodge d50
2002 dodge neon
2003 Honda civic ex
1997 jeep tj
1993 Toyota 4runner.
2001 Mitsubishi eclipse GT
1999 ford Econolone van (work vehicle)
2003 Cadillac CTS.

Quite a list for only being 25 I guess. I drive um hard put them away wet. Expect the caddy I love her and treat her right. :).
 
#9 ·
1987 Olds Cutlass Ciera
1983 Honda Accord
1980 Monte Carlo
1986 VW Jetta
1967 Rambler American
1990 Ford Escort
1985 Cadillac Fleetwood
1979 Pontiac Grand LeMans
1988 Jeep Cherokee
1992 Olds Custom Cruiser
1991 Chevy Cavalier
1991 VW GTI
1993 Ford E250 Van
2007 Cadillac CTS

The 1st seven I owned all in one combination or another in the same year or so. I still own the Rambler.
 
#10 ·
How did your fleetwood treat you? I am thinking of getting an 80's fleetwood myself as a project/show car and was just wondering how your experience was with your fleetwood. Havnt done any research on them yet to see what their strenghts and weaknesses are.
 
#11 ·
As much as I hate to say it, it was terrible. If it is pre-85 than you are ok because it is still RWD conventional engine and should be fine. Mine was the first year for the FWD Fleetwood, and it had the infamous 4100 engine which was just an expensive boat anchor. It overheated within a week of me owning it and it destroyed the engine requiring replacement. Even after that it always had some gremlins that would drive me nuts, Vacuum leaks, electrical, belt tensioners etc.

I loved the ride and all the toys, like the self leveling ride, and the interior was ridiculously comfortable. I just couldn't get past the mechanical demons.

After they moved past the 4100 it seemed that they improved with the 4.9 which I have heard is a fairly solid motor.

But if you open the hood and it says 4100 under there, slam the hood and run away!
 
#13 ·
1987 Honda Accord
1999 Chevy Camaro
2001 Chevy Camaro Z28
1988 Ford Bronco XLT
1999 Chevy S10 Xtreme
2003 Chevy Silverado LS
2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
2002 Chevy Corvette Z06
2006 Chevy Colorado LT
1999 Honda Civic LX
1999 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor
2004 Chevy Trailblazer LS
2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK320
2005 Cadillac CTS 3.6
 
#16 ·
1979 caprice classic
1996 Saturn coupe 4 12's comp audio
2001 Dodge Stratus
2003 Chrysler Sebring coupe
2005 GMC Sierra pickup
2006 Ford Expedition
2005 Honda Accord
1998 Chevy 2500 ext cab
1979 Pontiac Bonneville 2 dr
1976 Ford Ltd 2 Dr. 4 pump 10 battery hydros
1992 Caprice
1980 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
1972 Impala Full Custom lowrider
2005 Cadillac SRX
2003 Cadillac CTS
 
#17 ·
Seeing as I am a brit, I've only owned a few UK vehicles

1961 Austin mini
1963 Ford anglia van.
1964 Ford anglia car
1964 Ford Galaxie 4 door
1971 ford transit van
1971 Plymouth fury III
1958 Ford F100
1976 Bedford (GM) van
1968 Chevy camaro 307
1972 Ford LTD
1975 Cadillac seville
1981 cadillac seville
1996 cadillac sedandeville
1992 cadillac fleetwood sixty special
1996 mercury grand marquis
2007 ford transit connect
2007 cadillac CTS sport luxury.
 
#18 ·
1977 Buick Skyhawk new - ran to 102K when odometers had only 5 digits
1982 Datsun 310- self disintegrated (except for engine) after 12 years and only 85K
1989 Olds Calais to 132K
1994 Olds Silhouette to 135K
1994 Olds Achieva to 116K
1994 Saturn SL2 - odometer stopped, but probably 145K and Still running
2000 Olds Intrigue expensive to maintain, but has 170K and still runs well
2004 CTS Still running strong!
2008 Saturn Vue
 
#19 ·
Blayne said:
Just bored and thought I would start a thread that pops up on forums from time to time. So, lets play the name your past and present vehicles. Lets keep it to actual cars trucks and vans etc. no bikes and quads and boats etc. So here is my list in order that I owned them.

87 Toyota Celica GTS
1988 Toyota Tercel
1999 Honda Civic SiR
2001 Chev Cavalier
1997 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
2001 Jeep TJ
2005 Chev Silverado 4x4
1997 VW Golf
1991 Toyota Celica GTS
1997 VW Jetta
2005 Jeep TJ
1996 Eagle Talon TSi sucker for punishment lol
1997 Audi A4 1.8T
2003 Mini Cooper
2006 Cadillac CTS
I forgot to mention that out my cars I still have the 05 TJ which is all done up for offroading. And my wife's car is the Mini Cooper which I am about to make even faster and turn better......please don't tell her lmao. And obviously the Caddy which is getting some treatment also!
 
#20 ·
This made my head hurt and I may have forgotten one or two ..
Not counting various Wives' cars, or pickup trucks and in roughly chronological order :

'37 Chevvy 4 door sedan
'63 Corvair
'64 Pontiac Catalina conv.
'54 Ford Panel Truck
'57 Volvo PV444 twin carbs
'63 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spyder
'67 Firebird H.O.
'64 Porsche 356c
'70 BMW 2002
'40 Ford coupe chevvy 283 powered
'87 Toronado
'84 Mercedes 240D
'94 Cadillac Seville sls
'07 Cadillac CTS
 
#21 ·
I like this game! Here's what I've had since I was 16:

The Ghosts of Driving Past...

1966 Mustang 200cid (Total lemon, but it got me all the way through college)
1988 Chevrolet Cavalier (A car. Yep. Not much else to say about it.)
1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (Every single wacky 60's option, 36k miles... Kicking myself for selling that!)
1996 Mercury Tracer (Ugh...)

And the ones I've still got...

1986 Lincoln Town Car: Call me insane, but I absolutely love this thing. I've had it for eleven years and it has never, ever, not once broken down. When my other cars died, this one was quietly waiting in the garage and has never failed to start on the first turn of the key. It gets 8 mpg, but... I just don't care. I will never get rid of this car! It's flawless inside and out, black with a black top (and it's hand painted the way they used to make 'em. NO orange peel like you see on even high-end cars today!) and red leather interior / pinstripe. Everything works, even the loud, buzzing power windows. (You HAD to have loud buzzing power windows back then so you could show everyone what a high-roller you were.) Honestly it's built pretty cheaply, lots of vinyl and 'wood' so fake it's probably made of imitation plastic. But it is smooth, fast, and looks like nothing else on the road!

1995 Cadillac SLS: If cars could count as 'gateway drugs' then this one fits the bill. My first Cadillac, it got me hooked on the brand and brought me to this site! Except for continual headaches over a mystery-clunk in the front and the dreaded 'Ride Control' bug, it's a fantastic car. Everything works, and to me at least it looks incredibly sporty for a large sedan. The Northstar has seemingly endless amounts of power and what's better, it has that classic V-8 growl! When I got my latest car, I just didn't have the heart to trade the ol' girl in and decided to give it a second lease on life. Now my brother and his two girls are enjoying -their- first Caddy. Sending that beauty to the crusher would have ranked among man's most awful crimes.

2005 Cadillac CTS: My new baby, as of three weeks ago. 3.6, Dark charcoal metallic with cream, full service history, and nearly every option. Thanks to the many useful threads :) on this forum I was able to pick one that was just right! This one has 74k miles, but it still doesn't have its first scratch yet, and even the door handles and gear knob have no wear and tear - when I showed it off to my parents I had to show them the sticker because they couldn't believe that I hadn't bought a brand new car. The only flaw I've found is that the grille-badge had fallen off... Now I'm on the lookout for upgrades and details to improve and personalize it; besides a new badge (something fun perhaps) I'm looking to modify the entertainment system.

There are a lot of good sources here on adding an input-jack through the XM module, but I am curious: I've heard that it's possible to tinker with the OnStar to get Bluetooth capability. Has anyone tried this? I'm one of those that won't talk on a cell-phone when I'm moving but frankly, pulling over is even more dangerous. Hands-free kits mar the aesthetics of the dash, so this would be a great option, that is if it actually works well.

(Will post some pics when I'm able!)
 
#23 ·
1953 Willys Jeep (still have)
1987 Ford F-150 (crashed)
1987 Nissan Maxima (crashed)
2006 Chrysler 300c (gf's car now)
2005 Cadillac cts (still have)
1985 Ford F-150 (still have)
the 1987's where crashed with in a week of each other and thats what i used as the down payment for the cts
 
#24 ·
1st car:
[$900] 1995 Chevy Beretta 3.1L V6 Coupe-
Mod'ed intake/K&N filter, 2.5" exhaust w/ cat-delete, clipped springs, resurfaced/slotted OEM front rotors, Platinum 4 spark plugs (too hot, didnt care), constant diet of E93... drove it like I stole it.

That car was a lot of fun. I didnt ever put a chip in it, or tune it, so it governed at 110mph. I was young and dumb and immature and drove that thing around with the cruise control set at 107. Handled great, was quick enough to be loads of fun. I hated that car. I vowed never to own another FWD/transverse engine vehicle.

2nd car:
[$9,000] 2005 Cadillac CTS 3.6L V6 Sedan-
Volant cold air intake, breather cap, tranny cooler w/ gauge, debadged, constant diet of E93.

This is the car I was looking for. I had criteria set; Front engine, RWD, auto, sedan, V6. It was either this or a 1999 Lexus GS300 (I love the 2jz), but the Lexus looks exactly like a Camry, exactly like a KIA, exactly like BMW, exactly like everything else in the parking lot. Enter the Cadillac CTS. The car that looks exactly like the Cadillac CTS. I love this F-ing car.
 
#25 · (Edited)
1st - Age 19 - 1995 Cadillac STS ($5,100) - Purchased at 135k totalled by a wrath of god hail storm in 2006 at 165k, we're talking baseball sized. Do a YouTube search for "Northfield MN 2006 hail storm" for some nice vids taken by residents...
2nd - Age 20 - 2001 Cadillac STS ($11,995) - Pruchased at 84k. Bought this before my 95 got destroyed, drove her up to 233k before parting with her for $1,500.
3rd - Age 25 - 2004 Cadillac CTS 3.6 ($13,500) - Purchased at 46k. Bought her to replace the aging 2001.
4th - Age 26 - 2006 Cadillac STS V8 ($15,999) - Purchased at 71k. Got her last year once the CTS started developing timing chain slack, also wanted the added interior room (which isn't much).

Noticing a trend here??? Cadillac for life! :cool:

Next up is an STS-V I think...but that is a few years out at least...
 
#28 ·
Oh boy...not so impressive a list

1970 caprice
1973 Buick Electra 225 (2 1/4)
1975 Chrysler cordoba
1970 mercury cougar
1983 Pontiac Phoenix
1976 Lincoln mark 6
1995 ford probe GT
1996 ford Taurus
1984 Toyota supra
1997 Buick Le Sabre
2002 Monte Carlo
2006 caddy DTS
2007 Caddy DTS

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BlueAngel#07 said:
Oh boy...not so impressive a list

1970 caprice
1973 Buick Electra 225 (2 1/4)
1975 Chrysler cordoba
1975 Dodge Dart
1970 mercury cougar
1983 Pontiac Phoenix
1976 Lincoln mark 6
1985 Lincoln Town Car.
1995 ford probe GT
1996 ford Taurus
1984 Toyota supra
1997 Buick Le Sabre
2002 Monte Carlo
2006 caddy DTS
2007 Caddy DTS
So far...
 
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