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Old 04-16-2011, 03:57 PM
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Question What other cars have you owned?

The Next Car Thread and a recent poll on Jalopnik have me thinking. I'd love to hear from guys like Mike and Jerry who've owned hundreds and I'm curious how many are driving their first car (I wish I got an SVX for my first car ). This being an enthusiast's site, I imagine there will be a lot of great cars in this thread. It'll be interesting to see what brought you to the SVX. Was it a history with Subaru, like me, or do you love Italdesign and drove a Scirocco prior to this?

My first car was a 1973 International Scout II with a 345 V8 and some substantial off road modifications. My Dad had built it when I was a kid. When he moved he gave it to a friend for "safe keeping" until I turned 16. It was hardly road-worthy by the time I got it, so aside from tooling around the trails near my house I didn't get to drive it much. My Mom owned a '87 GL wagon and a '92 Justy so I used those to get to town. I sold it after 6 months to buy something a little more drivable, and I still owe my Dad a built Scout someday.

This is one of my first black and white prints.


With the proceeds of the sale I bought a 1987 GL-10 Turbo sedan (FWD). My first Subaru, although I'd grown up in them. I drove it out to California with all my worldly possessions in it and it served me very well at the start of college. At about 210K miles it blew a head gasket and I sold it to the mechanic at the local Subaru dealership for $1000.

The only photo of my GL-10 known to exist. My sister took this the day I got it home. No laughing at 16 year old Kit.



That's when I picked up the ill fated 1979 Volvo 242 GT. It was a blast to drive. So I did. A lot. In two months I'd put over 4 thousand miles on it with my 50 mile a day commute and 3 road trips. It overheated two miles from my house and I decided to keep running her all the way there. It never started again. I had big plans to install a new motor with IPD goodies on it but with no money and no facilities it sat outside my apartment for six months. I walked. A lot. Finally it got towed to the impound. I didn't want to pay $250 to get a dead car out of hock, so I ended up giving them the title and they sold it to the county fair. I sat on the hill the night it was run over by monster trucks, listening to the roar from the distance. I was sad. A lot. That Volvo made it to Valhalla.

Again, the only photo ever recorded. This was at Marin County Headlands overlooking the Golden Gate.



I spent a couple months searching for an XT. A 1987 XT Turbo 5-speed popped up 400 miles from me so logically I rented a car and drove out with a friend to pick it up, sight unseen. It was a mess, and even though I still had time to back out of the deal I bought the thing anyway. The previous owner had a stack of paperwork from various auctions in various states instead of a title, the tags were from Oregon and two years expired, and it lurched really bad under heavy acceleration. At the time I fancied myself an undiscovered Petter Soldberg and went out "rallying" every weekend. It managed to survive the end of college, although the air-ride collapsed and I'd broken five axles over a year and a half. I moved back to Colorado with it and commuted a 20 mile canyon in it for a year. With the flat suspension I could drift it by flicking my wrist. Tires were cheep and expendable. I remember it breaking 200K miles sometime before the fuel pump died one night in the middle of nowhere and I just took everything out of it and left it there. It sat there with its four year old out-of-state tags for about a month then disappeared. I never heard from it again. Not my most responsible era.

This car was heavily photographed. This was it's natural habitat.



I bought a 1992 Legacy L sedan in "geezer-pleaser gold" for a whoppin $3400, the most I've ever paid for a car. That thing was a tank. None of my normal car abuse would even faze it and it ran for 4 years with nothing more than oil changes, brake pads, and the occasional axle (it is a Subaru after all). In the time I owned it I went from mountain commuting daily in Colorado to a sedate commute through LA traffic and it excelled at both. In it's life it saw dirt roads in eleven states. At 225K miles some little things started going bad and I wanted to upgrade. It did one more crazy road-trip/rally for old time's sake and the radiator cracked on a jump. It leaked slowly but got me home 350 miles that night, stopping to refill the water every twenty minutes. I tried selling it on Craigslist for a while but there were no takers, so eventually it went to Pick-a-part although it still drove when they came to pick it up. What can I say, I was distracted by my new car.

Here it is stretching it's legs in the High Sierra.



1992 Subaru SVX. Coming up on three years of ownership and over 215K miles, it's the first car I've ever babied. It turns twenty years old some time this month. I should get it something special.

I've posted a lot of pics of this car here, but I just can't help it.



My post was a bit long winded, but I had fun trying to recollect them all. Let's hear what you've driven, even if it's just a headcount.
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Old 04-16-2011, 10:39 PM
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Re: What other cars have you owned?

89 dodge colt
94 civic hatch
94 acura integra
01 civic sedan
08 audi A4
09 VW GTI -- current
92 SVX -- Current
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:01 PM
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Re: What other cars have you owned?

94 svx L -still have
90 civic hatch- bought with bad head gasket and sold week later
90 acura integra-bought with bad timing belt sold week later
92 svx lsl-front diff blew sold it
94 s10 blazer- sold to buy a wrx
02 wrx sti swap-money pit and 2 trans later
98 silverado-still have
92 svx lsl sold to my buddy then he sold it to a guy in canada
99 crown vic police intercepter-daily
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Old 04-17-2011, 12:16 AM
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Re: What other cars have you owned?

1975 MG BGT
1979 VW Golf GL (still have)
1985 Mercedes 200 (E series)
1987 BMW 325i Cabrio
1990 Jeep Cherokee
1994 Subaru SVX (Will never part with)
2005 Nissan 350Z (still have)

(Future owner of a Classic SL Mercedes ... well hope I can find it )
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Old 04-17-2011, 12:47 AM
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Re: What other cars have you owned?

Im not sure if I missed any . I got my 1st subaru in 2003
List includes some parts cars.

1 Leone DL Station wagon 1982 1600cc Carb 5 Speed FWD Gold & Silver. Run. SOLD

2 Leone GLF5 SEDAN 1984 1600cc Carb 5 Speed FWD White. Ran STRIPPED FOR PARTS (Was dads car till rust claimed the body)

3 Vortex 1986 2 Door coupe 1800cc Turbo MPFI 3 Speed Auto 4WD on demand Blue & White. SOLD

4 Vortex 1986 2 Door coupe 1800CC Turbo MPFI 3 Speed Auto 4WD on demand Red & Silver Never Ran. SOLD

5 Vortex 1987 2 Door coupe 1800CC Turbo MPFI 3 Speed Auto 4WD on demand Silver & Black. PARTS CAR ONLY STRIPPED DOWN

6 GT Omega 1987 2 Door coupe Hatch 1800CC MPFI 5 Speed FWD Maroon PARTS CAR ONLY. STRIPPED DOWN

7 Ayclone XT6 1987 2 Door coupe 2700CC MPFI 4 Speed Auto Full Time 4WD Pearl White Metalic. SOLD RUNNING CONDITION

8 1400GL 1973 2 Door coupe 1600CC Carb 4Speed FWD White PARTS

9 Omega DL 1988 Station Wagon 1600CC Carb 5 Speed FWD Blue Runs SOLD

10 Leone DL 1981 High Roof Station Wagon 1600CC Carb 4 Speed 4WD On Demand Blue PARTS ONLY. STRIPPED DOWN

Vortex 6 (XT6) 1988 2 Door coupe 2700CC MPFI 4 Speed Auto Full Time 4WD Black PARTS / RESTORATION PROJECT

12 Omega RX II 1987 2 Door Hatch 1800CC MPFI Turbo 5 Speed Full Time 4WD Silver. SOLD CAR

13 1400 DL 1974 Sedan 1400CC Carb 4Speed FWD Yellow RUNNING

14 Vortex 1989 2 Door Coupe 1800CC Turbo MPFI 4 Speed Auto Full Time 4WD Silver Air Suspention on Front RUNS SOLD

15 Omega DL 1988 Station Wagon 1600CC Carb 5 Speed 4WD Blue Runs SOLD

16 Ayclone 1986-87ish 2 Door Coupe 1800CC MPFI 5 Speed Manual 4WD On Demand White PARTS ONLY. STRIPPED DOWN

17 SVX 1992 2 Door Coupe 3300CC MPFI 4 Speed Auto Full Time 4WD Maroon & Black Metalic ON HOLD

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18 Toyota Hilux 1981-82ish Extra Cab 3Y 1800cc? Carb 4 Speed RWD Flat Deck Yellow Runs SOLD

19 Brumby Ute 1983 1800cc 4Speed 4WD Hi/Low/FWD Blue Runs Sold

20 Alcyone SVX 1992 2 Door Coupe 3300CC MPFI 4 Speed Auto Full Time 4WD Silver 4WS PARTS ONLY. STRIPPED DOWN

21 Alcyone SVX 1992 2 Door Coupe 3300CC MPFI 4 Speed Auto Full Time 4WD Gunmetal/Charcole Was Running

22 Brumby Ute 1990 1800cc 4Speed 4WD Hi/Low/FWD Silver Targa Top Runs PROJECT SOLD

23 1400 GSR Coupe 1400CC Twin Carb 4 Speed FWD Yellow Runs AWAITING REPAIRS & RESTORATION

24 Vortex 6 ( XT6 ) Coupe 1989 2 Door coupe 2700CC MPFI 4 Speed Auto Full Time 4WD Maroon Runs

25 Legacy SW 1990 Mi 1800CC 5 Speed Part time 4wd Grey runs

26 Suzuki Alto 1985 4 Door Sedan 800cc 4 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive White Daily runner (Cheap transport due to being a student again)


Future...

I want a running 4WS Alcyone SVX

Also kean for a Toyota/Subaru FT86




Motor Scooters

1 Suzuki F50
2 Yamaha Jog
3 Suzuki F70
4 Suzuki F70
5 Suzuki F50
6 Suzuki FA50 1982
7 Fuji Heavy Industrys Rabbit
8 Victa MkII Rabbit 1965 S102 49cc RWD lol
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Old 04-17-2011, 03:53 AM
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197X Bannana Yellow VW Karman Ghia with a Porshe 914 engine (totaled)
1974 VW Super Beetle with a Porsche 914 engine (rusted to dust)
198X Chevy Citation (left for someone to tow it away)
1992 Ford Probe GT (sold when I went to grad school)
1994 Ford Escort GT (sold to get our first Outback)
1992 Subaru Legacy (donated to charity)
1997 Subaru Legacy Outback (sold to get my trouble child SVX)
2002 Subaru Legacy Outback (traded in on our Tribeca)
2006 Subaru Tribeca Limited
1996 Subaru SVX
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2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil
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Old 04-17-2011, 07:10 AM
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1980 Toyota Celica Hatchback - R.I.P. Rear Main Seal
1979 Volvo 242GT - R.I.P. confiscated by the city
1979 Porsche 924 - Traded in for SVX
1992 Subaru SVX - Sunday Driven
1980 VW Rabbit - Gas Auto to Manual Veggie Conversion SOLD
1979 VW Rabbit - Parts Car JUNKED
1996 Subaru Legacy Outback - Current DD
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Re: What other cars have you owned?

Cars I have OWNED:

1989 Honda Prelude Si 2.0 4WS - European Import (from Cypress)

1988 Toyota Celica SX 2.0 Australian Delivered (FWD)

1993 Toyota Corolla SR5 AWD (Sprinter Carib in other markets)

1992 Subaru SVX (Australian Delivered)
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Cars that came before the first SVX:
1966 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe, 390 2bbl., 3-speed auto, PS, no AC
1968 Ford Mustang coupe, 289 2 bbl., 3-speed auto, AC, PS
(That Mustang was my DD for over a decade. I want 'em both back)
1986 Subaru GL wagon, 1.8, 5-speed manual, 4WD, AC, cruise, no PS
1990 Subaru Legacy LS, 2.2, 5-speed manual, AC, cruise, full power, ABS, AWD

Cars that belonged to the wives:
1978 Chevrolet Chevette, positively the vilest piece of automotive crap ever foisted upon the buying public.
1985 Isuzu Impulse
1990 Subaru Legacy L
1992 Honda Civic delSol Si
Wife #2 also piloted the aforementioned '86 Suby as her DD for several years; I inherited it with about 100k on the clock when she split.

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Many of my cars were EITHER mine or my wife's (whichever wife that was LOL) but I drove them enough that I can give some comments... OK, in order;

1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle. Was a terrible car that vibrated horrendously at anything over 45 miles an hour, but carried me and my friend to Dublin quite frequently on a drinking binge... then carried me and all of my worldly possessions to a new home in London. Sold it because I started a job that provided me a car which was a...
1990 Ford Mondeo Diesel Hatchback. Not much to say about this... it was a company car so it was... meh. Then I upped and move to the lovely US of A and got;
1972 Dodge Charger with a 392 Hemi that occasionally blew flames out the exhaust pipe. Occasionally had to stop to reattach bits with duct tape and/or wire. Finally got shot of it when I started it one morning and the muffler exploded. Decided then it was time to move on to...
1990 Ford Probe. Yeah, it looked as bad as it sounds... and it didn't last long. Three months because it had LOADS of problems... thankfully the dealer had given me a 90 day money-back guarantee which led me to;
1992 Subaru Loyale. It was what I could afford, and despite being slower than molasses, got me to work and back with a lot less drama than the Charger. I had actually purchased this for my wife, but drove it for a bit until I got a;
1993 Pontiac Grand Am V6. I think it was the only year they put the 3.3L V6 in it; the next year they went to a 3.1 that made more horsepower but seemed slower. After carting much of my crap from Oklahoma to St. Louis via a 3 month stopover in Lake of the Ozarks, I traded this for...
1995 Subaru SVX L. Tada! My first SVX, second Subaru. Yeah, the start of the horrors
1996 Subaru Outback. After the Loyale gave its life for my wife, we got the Outback because she had walked away from being t-boned by a Ford F-150. She owned this car for another decade, holding the damned thing together with prayer I think... meanwhile we got divorced.
1996 Saab 900 Turbo. After my SVX had been wrecked by the shop that was supposed to be doing an alignment, the car was fixed but never felt the same. Rather than continually fight to get it fixed right, I got rid of it for my Saab. Loved that car; hauled just about everything I owned from my last apartment to my first house, got great gas mileage but burned out ignition modules about every six months (so it seemed). I ended up giving this to my second wife while I got myself;
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. My first NEW car I ever owned, and it was a great car. I would probably still have it had my (now ex) wife not hated it so much. Traded it for;
1994 Subaru SVX LSi. Pearlie... my favourite LOOKING SVX I ever owned, and one I think Halistan has a picture of somewhere. Still, it was problematic as hell and just drove me crazy. Meanwhile my financial situation worsened. Then my wife wrecked the Saab which led me to;
1996 Chrysler Town and Country LXi. Actually this wasn't half bad, and I actually enjoyed driving it. Hauled a lot of stuff and drove really nice for a minivan. The interior was also nice with the second row Captain's chairs and third row bench. With two kids and a dog, this was a pretty practical vehicle. Again though, finances worsened (my own business went under) so I sold the SVX and bought;
1993 Ford Escort LX sedan. The only saving grace of this car was the 5 speed. Oh and the fact that I paid $1200 for it. It was transport... got me from A to B with minimal fuss and bother except for air conditioning that leaked badly (half-assed R134 conversion kept it functional with frequent top-ups). Paint peeled off the car in large pieces but the car still ran at 186,000 miles when I sold it to a local farmer. Last I heard the odometer stopped working just over 200,000 miles and he's still driving it.
1999 Acura TL. God that car was good. Front-wheel drive, but powerful engine and really poised suspension. The interior was also gorgeous, and the GPS was quite amusing during a thunderstorm when it often claimed I was somewhere in Ohio. I purchased this after my wife wrecked the Chrysler. Hmm... detecting a pattern here. I only stopped driving it when I gave it to my wife (she'd been driving the Ford) 'cos I got;
1996 Subaru SVX LSi. I loved this car from the get-go. I flew to New Jersey with Halistan to get this car and the two of us drove it back to St. Louis. Well, I drove and he kept me company. However, it became electrically odd... had all kinds of Check Engine lights I could never seem to diagnose or fix, even after spending a fortune on sensors and parts. Finally got parked for a year when it couldn't pass Missouri emissions.
2000 Chevy Venture. Yeah, not much to say about it because it was always just there. I didn't like driving it at all. I was also never happy that my wife traded the Acura for it. Yeah, don't get me started. Finally sold it to a friend of mine in Oklahoma.
2001 Volvo S60. Yeah, not as fun as the SVX but it was a comfy and reliable car for puttering around town on business. It handled pretty decently for a front-wheel drive sedan with very little power. I got it to replace the SVX while it was parked, and it was good reliable transportation. My (now ex) wife still has the car, but she's let it go to crap by not maintaining it. I think the cooling system blew out and she overheated it... who knows? Either way she trashed the interior, too.
2001 BMW 330i. Five speed... fantastic car. I got rid of the SVX after it had been repaired mostly because this little silver Bimmer just caught my eye. It was truly a blast to drive and own, despite blowing out a head gasket while driving home from Chicago after flying back from Belfast from my grandmother's funeral. It was in the shop for 6 weeks while they rebuilt the top end of the engine. I sold it almost exactly a year ago because I was going to do a European Delivery on a new BMW. That's a whole 'nother story but led me to;
2004 BMW 545i. The car I drive now. Loaded up with iDrive, Premium, Cold Weather and Sport packages... so it's got adaptive suspension, adaptive headlights, sport wheels, a 6 speed and a really stupidly powerful engine. Still, as of this morning I think I might've just sold it which will leave me with my current...
1996 Subaru SVX LSi. Currently my girlfriend's brother is driving it because I'd rather it get some use than sit around waiting for me to get shot of the Bimmer. His CRX currently has no engine in it... well it does but it's not attached to anything yet. He's been rebuilding it for months... I should be getting Saffron back sometime next week 'cos he now has another car to drive around in.

As well as this, there have been a couple of motorbikes in this lot, too; a 1992 Kawasaki Ninja 250, a 1992 Honda Nighthawk 750, a 2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 and a 2004 BMW R1150GS. I might also be getting shot of the GS and buying a new Connie... stay tuned

Beyond all this there have also been some other cars I've driven for a time but not owned. Ford Explorers, and even my girlfriend's Jaguar X-Type (which is a far more fun car than it's given credit for sometimes). Still, I'm sure this list is FAR from finished for me
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1996 Acura 3.5RL: 3rd owner, handmedown from my dad's father, who then handed the car down to me when he got his dad's LS430 (which I want to own when his father stops driving his LS460). Hated the car at first, but as I drove it everywhere in highschool, I grew to love it's ride, and it's power. FWD but it handled great. Drove it the Kern River more than once for rafting, hauled bicycles with it, and pretty much all over california. Crashed it on the way to school one morning. Took a canyon road short cut too fast and wound up on top of a guard rail next to a cliff. Trashed the subframe, engine, oil pan, axles, and transmission housing. left it with the insurance company and still went to school with a possible concussion, idk, everything passed very slowly and weird.
1973 Opel GT: Mother's father's car, it seemed to be plagued with gremlins, various electrical problems throughout it's life, brake cable failure which caused a fender bender. Headgasket failure finally sidelined the car around 1981, and I coveted it since I was a little kid. Waiting on getting the cash together to put it together with toyota running gear from a mid '80's corolla.
1992 SVX LSL: first truly owned car, paid $2000 for it from a fat guy in syracuse. Said he couldn't fit in it anymore and wanted cash to pay off a 90's escalade. Got a free set of rims out of it. Drove it with minor mechanical problems until december, when I left it at a local repairshop (dodge/chrysler/jeep). They left it out in the snow for 4 weeks, killed the battery, and never did a bit of work on it. Picked it up and didn't pay anything for it. The motor spun a bearing in february and the rest is history here, nearly finished with the swap and new parts.
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79 gl wagon
85 gl10 wagon
86 gl wagon
86 XT turbo
90 legacy
90 legacy 2wd
88 xt6
92 legacy turbo
86 gl hatch back
86 gl hatch back
90 corsica v6 5 speed hatch
70 beetle
73 beetle
83 vanagon
92 legacy ls
95 neon
88 merkur XR4ti
91 mercury capri
91 mercury capri
97 passat TDi
02 OB (bought new)
99 Cirrus LXi
00 forester L
04 forester xs (bought new)
95 OBS 1.8 5 speed
05 OBS (bought new)
95 impreza cp
87.5 XT turbo
83 GL (54k miles)
05 Wrangler X (bought new)
99 legacy 30th annevsary
06 Baja (bought new)
92 legacy turbo
07 Corolla
91 mercury capri
95 SVX L
04 Chrysler Crossfire

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My list is kinda short; I am kinda young.

1996 Altima, maroon. Hand-me-down from my dad. Fender bender and totaled by insurance. A beater basically, like most first cars.

2006 Sentra SE-R, black. Totaled. A surprisingly quick little car.

1992 SVX, pearl white w/ black roof. Wrecked and stripped for parts. First car I loved and I was broken hearted when she died.

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1994 SVX, blue. 6-speed makes for a more fun driving experience than a stock SVX.

1997 SVX, black. This one feels really together compared to my blue one.

Also my wife has a 2008 lancer GTS, aqua (greenish blue). Could be faster. My wife gets great gas mileage when she drives it, but I don't. It's CVT, which I still really don't like. Really pretty car though. It handles very, very well for a sedan.
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3.3 H6, got any pics of that opel? I should have added that to my list but I only had mine a short while. Great little car. K_Dub any pics of your 242gt? I loved mine and did a full restoration, I miss that car so much. I had to abandon it due to family problems. 10 years of work went into it
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3.3 H6, got any pics of that opel? I should have added that to my list but I only had mine a short while. Great little car. K_Dub any pics of your 242gt? I loved mine and did a full restoration, I miss that car so much. I had to abandon it due to family problems. 10 years of work went into it










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