Cars your family has owned over the years

[watto]

2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Dad:
1951 MG TD (2nd hand)
1964 Series 1 Jaguar E-Type (2nd hand)
1979 Lancia Beta HPE Coup? (New)
1983 Porsche 944 (New)
1989 Porsche 944 Turbo (New and current)

Mum:
1960's VW Beetle (2nd hand)
1970's Toyota Corolla (2nd hand)
She drove the Beta when they got married.
1985 Nissan Bluebird GXE Wagon (New) <--I was the cause of them buying that heap of shit. And the Lancia was rusting.
1992 Volvo 240 GLE Wagon (New)
1996 Volvo 850R (New)
2002 BMW E46 320i (2nd hand and current)

 

[Banii]

Peugeot 505
Opel Kadett
Saab 900i
Saab 9-3 Aero
Hyundai Tuscon

 

[Necx0]

1982 VW Scirocco- My Dad in the early 80s
1989 BMW 535i- My dad in the late 80s
1993 Toyota previa- Mom's car
1996 Chevy suburban- replaced the previa
1997 BMW 840Ci- dad's car, kept the 535 as a babysitter car
1999 Chevy Suburban- old one was totaled by a pickup
2001 BMW X5 4.4- leased this one, suburban became babysitter car, mom drove the X5
2002 Maserati Coupe Cambiocorsa- replaced 840, didn't sell it though
2003 Infiniti FX45- Replaced the X5, also leased
2004 Mini Cooper S- Straight trade for the 840, my dad's second car
2001 Ferrari 456MGT- Assumed the lease for this car from someone else after the Maser was totaled.
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR- Traded mini for this
1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello- leased for three years after the end of the 6 month 456
2004 Nissan Pathfinder Armada- Suburban kept breaking. Traded it and got the nissan
2007 Audi A3 3.2 S line- Traded evo for this, the evo's suspension was starting to hurt my dad's back
2007 Audi S6- Replaced FX45
2007 Ferrari F430- Replaced 550.

Damn! high roller!!!

My parents have had (this will be a long list I think)......

1990 Toyota Hilux 2.4 Petrol
1985 Ford Falcon Station Wagon
1970's Nissan Patrol
1977 Toyota Landcruiser
1990 Ford Fairlane
1995 Mazda 121
1986 Toyota Corolla
1998 Toyota Corolla
HZ One tonner with 253 V8
Volkswagen Beetle
Datsun 1200
Holden HT Sedan
Some 1000cc Kawasaki thing

ok so maybe not that long....but I'm pretty sure there are many I have forgotten...

oh my brother has had
1985 Ford Falcon
1977 Honda Civic
1995 Ford Falcon Station Wagon
heaps of work cars the bastard!

 

[Hidden_Hunter]

Holden Commodore (SS, Berlina, Acclaim)
Holden Camira (urgh)
Subaru Liberty
Mitsubishi Pajero
Toyota Prado
Holden Gemini
BMW 320i
BMW 335i
Honda Integra (GOGOGOGOGO)
Toyota Celica

My parents stand by the fact that the commodores they've owned are some of the best cars they've ever owned, both my parents loved the v8

 

[Zesty]

My parents have both tended to hold onto their cars for as long as possible, and I don't have much knowledge of the cars they had before I was born.

Dad

Late 1970's Mazda 929 in Lime-Yellow. (70's - tastic!) - Sold, replaced by Volvo.

1986 Volvo 740 GLE - bought new as family car when I was born. Cruise control never worked but it was otherwise awesome, I kind wish we still had it. It was light blue and one of the first of that type sold in Australia. Traded-in for Saab #1 in 2000.

1996 Saab 900 2.3 V6 in silver aka 'Sven' - cool car - we went on a family trip to Perth and back in it and somehow managed to stuff all our gear into the hatch. Dad traded it for Saab #2 in 2003 when my parents divorced so he could buy a new place with his girlfriend.

1994 Saab 9000 CD in white aka 'Gus' - his current car. Not as fast as the 900 but the leather upholstery is nice LOL!

Mum

Early 1970's Ford Falcon - was her father's. Traded in for Mazda #1.

Late 1970's Mazda 929... in bright purple! Bought new, traded for Mazda #2.

1984 Mazda 323 Hatch - was crappy, paint faded and interior fell apart within a year, but because we had the Volvo she held onto it. It also refused to die, surviving being rear-ended by a ute at a stop sign and a close encounter with a poplar when mum span it on gravel. First car I ever drove (paddock bomb). Scrapped in 1998.

1998 Peugeot 306 XT Hatch - Bought as six-month old demo, her current car. Both my brother and I learnt to drive in it. It's currently being shared between her, my brother and I. So far it's stood up to the abuse of two P-platers, but it will probably be traded soon, most likely for an ex-demo Mazda of some kind, or a 307. My brother and I will hopefully be getting a used Mitsu Magna wagon to share - he needs to be able to transport a drum kit around and it's hard to stuff into the Pug. I want my own car but that probably won't happen anytime soon.

Dad's Partner

1989 Mazda MX-5 in red - was her and her husband's car, which she lost when they divorced. Replaced by Excel.

1992 Hyundai Excel aka 'Ethel' - I learnt manual in it and helped to finish it off mechanically LOL! I feel really sorry for her that she went from an MX5 to an Excel, but she needed a hatchback to carry stuff for her business. Traded in for the Honda.

2006 Honda Jazz GLi in silver - Her current car, very nice.

 

[JipJopJones]

I don't know all of my family's car history, but I'll go as far back as I can.

Dad:
1967 Camaro SS
1969 Camaro Z28
1969 Camaro SS
1967 Impala
1987 RX 7
1993 Rx 7
1997 SL500
2000 Grand Cherokee
2007 911 Turbo

Mum: (i know much less about my mum's car history)
1975 Le Car
1985 Civic
1989 Accord
1993 Astro Van
1998 ML320

That's not all of them, but only the ones I know, and I know alot more of my dad's...

 

[DTMracer]

Well, my family has had a number of cars over the years, split between asia and Australia

Asia:
1998 Mercedes Benz S600 (got rid off it as it was quiet unreliable, especially for a merc. We didn't need something so big as well)
2006 Lexus IS250 (replaced the S600. More than enough for short commutes)
2000 Mazda MX5 (something fun for trackdays. We own it with a friend 50:50)
2000 Mercedes Benz SLK (My sister wants a convertible. I absolutely hate this thing)

Australia:
2002 Lotus Elise (now written off thanks to a distracted dumbshit running into it)
2004 Honda Jazz VTi (great city car, surprisingly good to drive)
1998 Mercedes Benz E55 AMG (Very comfortable, good for long journeys. I don't drive it much though)
1988 Mini Cooper (I absolutely love it. Really easy to park as well...)

 

[Necx0]

Can't how many expensive cars are on these lists!!!! Some rich mums and dads here!

 

[tedb43o2o3]

1985 Mazda 626 2.0
1998 Land Rover Freelander 1.8
2005 Toyota Camery 3.0G
2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5

 

[tedb43o2o3]

Can't how many expensive cars are on these lists!!!! Some rich mums and dads here!

exactly

 

[DTMracer]

Not all of us are born in money. My family have worked out asses off to get to where we are today

 

[TC]

1968 Shelby GT350 Mustang (currently own)
1968 Plymouth Hemi GTX (currently own)
1968 Shelby GT500 Mustang (currently own)

No, no, no. Someone is going to have to bust out the digital camera and bless us all with some good high-res pics.

Too much American muscle there to ignore. 8)

 

[DTMracer]

Let's seem some old school american muscle. Shame they're so overpriced in Asia and Australia.

 

[Austere]

My Dad bought his fist car when he moved here from Ireland. It was second hand and it was older than most other cars on the road so he and my mother were embarrassed by it and got rid of it pretty much as soon as they were settled. It was, wait for it, an FC Holden. A rare classic these days...

Then he had company cars from then on:

He had a 1970's ex-council Chrysler Valiant that he bought at auction for a while.

Then they moved back to Ireland (where I was born) and while he was there he had a few Escort panel vans.

Then they moved back here where they were given an XD Falcon by the company.

By this stage my Dad was allowed to choose his own car within budget so he bought a white VL Commodore station wagon.

Then he bought one of the very worst cars ever made: A 4 cylinder 1994 Mitsubishi Magna with an automatic transmission. This car's very existence is a crime. It's a hateful little car built by a hateful company in a hateful factory in a hateful way by hateful little people who hate you. It was literally impossible to make any kind of journey in this car without it reminding you of how awful it was and how much it hated you for owning it.

After that, in 1998, my Dad was keen to by another Magna but thankfully I was old enough to take some interest in the whole process and I found a car that I thought was 100% better. The only problem was that it was made in Japan and he had never owned a foreign car and was very, very reluctant. He said we had to support the
local Mitsubishi factory but I knew that the real reason is that my Dad is terrified of change and risk and the unknown. So I made reasoned arguments based on sound logic and facts. I presented my arguments in a clear concise manner and in a well though out way. I used magazine articles and reviews to help him see that there was little risk in buying this foreign car and I explained to him that there was no point at all in supporting Mitsubishi Australia because they're a lumbering dinosaur that needs to die off in order for the fitter, healthier Australian manufacturers to thrive. None of this worked.

So I did what any twelve year old would do; I broke things and yelled a lot.

Two months later he took delivery of a Subaru Forester.

And he liked it so much he bought another one three years later.

Then another.

In a few months he'll be up for another new car and guess what he wants?



And that folks is how you pad-out a very short, uninteresting list. Sorry there were no Ferrari's.

 

[DTMracer]

Hey, Foresters are good cars. You don't need to be rich to enjoy cars (e.g. My mini)

 

[IceBone]

Can't give you per year, cause i'm not THAT pedantic.


Mum:

Zastava 750 aka Fi?o

Zastava Koral aka Yugo

Zastava Skala aka 101

Skoda Favorit

Renault Clio 2

Renault Megane (current)

Dad (list starts after marriage to mum; i may updated with previous, i may not)

Lada Samara

Peugeot 405

Kia Clarus

Mercedes E-class

Audi A8

Audi A6 (current)

Me:

Daewoo Nexia

Hyundai Sonata (had it for 3 weeks, sold cause it was utter garbage)

Mitsubishi Carisma (current)

 

[3Colin]

Since Canada, it's been...
1991 Volvo 760, GLI I believe
1991 Mercedes 190E 2.3
1993 Mercedes 300SE, SWB
1999 Mercedes ML320
2000 Mercedes S430, LWB
2002 BMW X5
2003 Land Rover Freelander (current)
2005 BMW 525xi (current) and
2007 Mercedes E550 4-MATIC (current).

2005 Subaru Legacy is my own car, but it can be counted in here.

 

[Austere]

Hey, Foresters are good cars.

Yup, that's why I recommended it to him. It's so much better than the Mitsubishi Magna that the two cars should only be used in the same sentence in situations such as this.

 

[Necx0]

Can't how many expensive cars are on these lists!!!! Some rich mums and dads here!

Just to clarify, I wasn't saying that as a negative comment. I don't care how people get their money, if they have it enjoy it.

It was just a surprise comment, I was expecting legions of beige vauxhalls and maroon fords. But we have had AMG Mercs, Astons, Ferraris and American Muscle.

 

[DTMracer]

You are on a car forum Nexc0, so expect some of us to spend a fair bit on cars.