Cars your family has owned over the years

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CrzRsn

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What are some cars your family has owned (not including you)



Since we came over to America from Russia, my family has owned

  • 1986 Ford Taurus
  • 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity
  • 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity
  • 1991 Volvo 740
  • 1996 Toyota Camry
  • 1996 Subaru Legacy
  • 2001 Volvo V70 XC
  • 2001 Honda Civic
  • 2002 Honda Civic
  • 2004 Honda Accord
  • 2007 Toyota Rav4
Before we didn't have a car, but if you go back far enough, my grandparents owned a GAZ-M20 Pobeda at one point.
 
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Classic Opel Gang here:

My Parents had:
- White VW Beetle
- Grey Opel Kadett (same as Hammond's Oliver) but they called him "Badewanne" (Bathtub) because there was allways water in the boot.
- Orange Opel Kadett Kombi (Rumors had that I was "made" in that one)
- Orange Opel Rekord Kombi (was a long time with us, but from shiny new to his rust dead it only took 10 years...)
- Silver Subaru Forrester now

You can guess what car I have?...You guessed right. It's an Opel. :D
Greetings, lip
 
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-Saab 99 (dads)
-Ford Escort (moms)
-Volvo 245
-1994 Ford Scorpio Estate
-1990 VW Golf (used by me, but technically belonged to my mom)
-2003 Saab 9-5 Estate
-1988 Volvo 480 (replacing the Golf)
 
Let me conjure up the family history :D
- 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88 w/ 455
- 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 w/ 350
- 1984 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia (when we lived in Germany)
- 1985 Chevrolet Chevette
- 1987 Chrysler LeBaron
- 1988 Chrysler New Yorker Turbo
- 1990 Ford F-150 Lariat
- 1995 Ford Contour GL
- 2000 Cadillac SLS
- 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24

Now:
-2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
 
during my lifetime:

Key: [date purchased][name][year of car]

1973 Datsun 510 (1972)
1984 Nissan Sentra (1982)
1988 Nissan Sentra (1987)
1992 Subaru Legacy (1992)
1997 Subaru Legacy (1997) [currently in fleet]
1998 Alfa Romeo Spide Veloche (1986) [currently in fleet]
2000 Subaru Loyale (1995)
2004 Subaru WRX (2004) [currently in fleet]
 
What we've owned since I was born:

  • 1965 Volkswagen Microbus
  • 1983 Mercedes 300D
  • 1986 Ford Thunderbird Elan
  • 1986 Mercedes 560 SEL
  • 1993 Mercedes 400 SEL
  • 1997 Mercury Mountaineer (leased)
  • 1997 Lincoln Mark VIII
  • 2002 Infiniti Q45
  • 2005 Infiniti Q45
  • 2005 Scion xB
 
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.
 
Since I was born.

Dad:
1970 Plymouth Valiant - wrecked
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 - sold
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu 350 (aka, green hornet) - sold
1993 Ford Bronco XLT 351 - currently own
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse - sold

Mom:
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu 350 - sold
1989 Dodge Caravan - sold
1994 Dodge Caravan - sold
1998 Dodge Neon - sold
2001 Chevrolet Blazer - sold
2002 Mitsubishi Outlander - currently own

Brother:
1979 Jeep CJ5 - sold
1981 Toyota Celica GT 5spd - sold
1984 Toyota Pickup 4WD - sold
1988 VW Fox - sold
1988 Ford Bronco II - currently own
2004 Honda Civic - repossessed lol

Sister:
1987 Toyota Corolla hatchback - sold
1998 Dodge Neon - sold
2001 Honda Civic - currently own

Me:
1981 Toyota Celica GT 5spd (bought off my brother) - sold
1985 Toyota 4Runner 4WD - currently own
1988 VW Fox (bought off my brother, then sold back to him, then bought it back) - sold
2002 Pontiac Grand Prix - sold
2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser - currently own
 
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I cant remember all the model-years but my father had:
Hillman IMP
Vauxhall viva (lots of problems)
Datsun 100A
Opel Ascona A
Opel Ascona B -81 (i own this car now)
Opel Ascona C -86
VW Jetta diesel -88 (this car was rubbish)
Opel Vectra voyage -01
 
Chronologically

Syrena 101
Fiat 125p
Fiat 125p
Fiat 126p
Nissan Sunny
Fiat 126p (cause I crashed the other one)
-- hop over the Atlantic
1984 Chevy Celebrity
1983 Chevy Celebrity
1989 Ford Thunderbird
1993 Ford Thunderbird
1995 Ford Thunderbird
1997 Ford Thunderbird (current)
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (current)
 
Hmm, this will be a vauge list of the ones I've been told of;

VW Beetle
VW Camper van
Hillman Imp (respect to my mother for that one)
VW Golf GTI mk1
Ford Sierra
Ford Escort
Ford Fiesta (5 of them from each of 3 generations)
Jaguar X-Type
Toyota Corolla (a couple, one of which is now mine)
911 (80's)
Land Rover disco'
Caterham type kit-car (not a Caterham though)
 
Forgive me not knowing the years. I have no idea prior to 1980, and in my step-mother's case - anything before she married my Dad

Dad:
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (c3 white, T-top, 427, sold it for a down payment on the family home)
Nissan Maxima (gen 1)
Jeep Cherokee (XJ - around 1990 model)
Caddilac Seville STS
Caddilac Seville STS
Caddilac Seville STS (I'm not kidding, 3 of them - 2 4th Gen, 1 5th Gen)
Mercedes S55 AMG (W220, the 493hp one)
Subaru B9 Tribeca (the ugly pre-face-lift first gen)
Mercedes ML350 (current)


Mom:
Some Datsun or other
Honda Accord LX (3rd Gen)
Honda Accord LX (5th Gen)
Mercedes C280 (W202 1994, pictured in avatar- passed on to me)
Mercedes C240 (W203, current)


Step-Mom:
Nissan Pathfinder (1st Gen, 4 door)
Corvette Z06 (c5)
Infiniti QX4
Lexus SC 430
Infinti FX45 (current)
Mercedes CLK500 (W209, current)


Me:
Mercedes Benz C280 (1994 avatar, was mother's)
Subaru Legacy 2.5GT (current)
 
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Nothing in Poland that I know of.

Germany:

80s Ford Granada
1980 VW Golf (Awesome little car, totally redone with a new interior)

Canada:

1986 Ford Aerostar (sold)
1988 GMC Safari SLX (Junked)
1992 Pontiac Sunbird Sedan (sold)
1994 Pontiac Grand Am Sedan (sold)
1997 GMC Safari SLX (sold)
2003 Ford Taurus (totaled)
1988 Ford Tempo 5-speed (Junked)
1986 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4 5-speed 2-door (Junked)

Current:

2006 Pontiac Grand Prix SE
2002 Dodge RAM Quad Cab Long Bed 4x4
2006 GMC Canyon
2007 Suzuki GS500F (Brother's bike)
 
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This is only from what I remember, I'm probably missing at least a dozen cars. My dad's gone through a lot of cars over the years.

Chronologically:

1956 Chevy Nomad (died)
1965 Dodge Dart (sold)
1967 Mercury Cougar (rolled)
1969 Ford Ranchero (sold)
1975 Ford Pinto (drag car, currently sitting in a field)
1968 Shelby GT350 Mustang (currently own)
1966 Corvette Stingray convertible (sold)
1968 Plymouth Hemi GTX (currently own)
1983 Dodge Power Ram (sold, totaled a week later by a hit&run)
1990 Chevrolet Astro (sold)
1992 Chevrolet 1500 (sold)
1996 Chevrolet Astro (sold)
2004 Ford F150-7700 (currently own)
1994 Mercury Grand Marquis (sold)
1968 Shelby GT500 Mustang (currently own)
2007 Ford Freestyle CVT-AWD (currently own)
 
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Here's what I can remember my dad telling me he's owned, my mom never drove anything cool :lol:.

- 1950 Chevrolet coupe - First car, bought in early '60s for $100.
- 1958 Chevrolet 2-door station wagon - Mild "kustom", used for work.
- 1965 Ford Mustang - Hated it, traded it for the Tempest.
- 1965 Pontiac Tempest - Driven right into the ground, he regrets it now.
- VW Bugs - One was literally ran over by a semi, fortunately dad wasn't in it.
- 1970 Chevrolet Impala coupe - Real nice car, got t-boned at a light by a drunk.
- 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass coupe - Replaced the Impala, owned it for nearly 15 years.
- 1972 Ford F250 - Big block, 4 speed, 4X4 monster of a truck.
- 1985 Chevrolet S10 - Reliable, got a little better gas mileage than the Ford.
- 1994 Plymouth Acclaim - The best thing that car did for us was die :lol:.
- 1981 Chevrolet C10 pickup - My old truck, eventually killed just like the Impala, with over 250k miles on it.
- 1998 Dodge Dakota - Replaced C10, wasn't nearly as reliable :p.
- 2004 Pontiac Grand Am - UAW build quality aside, it's good little car.

I know I'm missing several cars in there, he also had a handful of Japanese motorcycles through the seventies, iirc mostly Honda CB bikes, but he quit riding with his first marriage.
 
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I think there was another thread like this...oh well. My dad is the only other main driver other than me.

1967-1970ish Mercury Cougar (already dying and died eventually, traded in at a garage)
1970s Plymouth Fury II (engine died, likely junked)
1980 Pontiac Phoenix (a car with lousy brakes, sold because it was terrible but held a lot of value)
1986 Toyota Cressida (now mine, definitely the best of my dad's cars)
1996 Toyota Avalon (returned after lease, my dad didn't really like this one)
2000 Toyota Avalon (returned after lease, this car was rather unlucky lots of minor accidents in its last year)
2004 Toyota Avalon (my dad's current)
 
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Okay, from what i can remember (and i don't remember everything, because my parents had a high car turn-over, although it became a bit calmer in later years) the list is from what i can remember, they've obviously owned some cars before these.
a Renault 4
a couple of late 1970s Volvo 244s
an Opel Ascona
a bunch of 1980s Mazda 626s
a 1990-ish Mazda 929
1985 Audi 90
1987 Audi 100cc
1991 Audi 100 2.8E
1988 Audi 100cc
1993 Volvo 460 GL
1998 Renault Megane Scenic
2003 Renault Scenic
2001 Citroen Xsara Picasso
2005 Renault Scenic
and they've got a 2008 Nissan Qashqai on order atm.
 
My Parents: (starting in 2000, because I can't be bothered to find the rest)

2001 Dodge Grand Caravan
2002 BMW M3
2003 Chevrolet Suburban
2005 BMW M5
2006 Nissan X-Trail
2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV
2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie

My dad pretty much gets new cars for him and my mum every 2 years because he writes them off through his company as "company vehicles"

I bet you can tell which cars are my mums and which are my dads, lol.
 
Reverse chronological order:
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All exact colors, as well.


And lastly, the coolest car ever, the one my father bought for 400 bucks when he came right off the plane:

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/03/BZR_Skyhawk_1.jpg

$2k for that thing? Damn, I blame inflation. I wish I had a $400 beater that I could toss the keys in a trash can when it gets impounded, like my father did.
 
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Since I can remember

1990 Honda Accord
1994 Honda Accord
2000 Honda CR-V
2005 VW Touran
2006 Honda Accord
2006 Honda Pilot

a very honda family :)
 
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