How Many Cars Have You Driven?

Wow, some of you people have good memories. I'll see what I can remember

These are all vehicles that have gone faster then the normal speed of walking, so I've omitted the ones that I've had to just "Move around"

1989 Ford Ranger 2.9 4X4 (First car ever driven)
1994 Ford Taurus wagon
1974 VW Beetle (First stickshift, first car owned)
1997 Saab 9000 CS (spent alot of time perfecting stick on this one)
1994 Volvo 850 Wagon (this one too)
1999 Chrysler Concorde (Uncles car, learners permit to him=his personal chauffeur)
About 8 Ford Foci (auto-school cars)
mid 2000s Ford Taurus (another auto-school car)
1986 Saab 900 8v (POS beater car that my dad bought, still running to this day)
1996 VW Jetta
200? Subaru Forester
2001 Ford Mustang V6 :)( )
1996 Ford Mustang GT 5-speed (Fun, fast and dangerous)
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee
200? Toyota Echo
1987 Saab 900 Turbo hatchback
2005 Ford Ranger
1994 Mitsubishi Galant
2004 Ford F250
199? Pontiac Grand Am
2003 Dodge Ram Hemi 1500
200? Mercury Marauder (Not bad, for a land barge)
2005 Saab 9-5 Aero Wagon (Automatic)
2001 Saab 9-5 Wagon (Manual)
1988 Saab 900 convertible (first convertible)
200? Jeep Cherokee XJ
1997 Saab 9000 Aero
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX (This one I enjoyed very much, despite it being very uncomfortable.)

Keeping the bikes seperate

197? Honda Hobbit PA50 (First motorbike ever ridden)
1994 Honda Nighthawk 250 (MSF Bike, and first bike ridden with a clutch)
199? Honda Nighthawk 250 (Didn't pass my test on the first try)
1983 Honda Shadow VT500c (first bike owned)
2007 Suzuki GSXR600 (Caught this on video)
1993 Suzuki VX800 (Heavy and Slow)
2004 Kawasaki KLR650 (Also heavy and slow)
2003 Suzuki Bandit GSF600S (my current daily rider)
 
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I've been driving for 35 years, so I'm bound to miss a few. But here are the ones that stand out.

1973 Chevy K20 pickup (First car I ever drove.)
1958 GMC 370 2 and 1/2 ton dump truck
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1977 Chevy K10 pickup
1980 GMC C20 pickup
1976 Dodge Dart sedan
1978 Chevrolet Chevette 5 door
1975 Ford Granada coupe
1975 Dodge Coronet sedan
1974 Chevrolet C20 Camper Special w/7.4L (454 cid)V8
1972 Ford Mustang Mach 1
1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1985 Dodge Ram W250 pickup
1983 Dodge Ram Van 4x4
1986 Chevrolet G20 4x4 van
1987 Chevrolet C20 Crew Cab pickup
1977 Pontiac Firebird Esprit
1984 Subaru BRAT
1986 Chevrolet Sprint Plus 5 door hatchback
1974 Buick Regal coupe
1988 Chevrolet Corvette convertible
1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL
1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E
1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo
1985 Ford Bronco II
1982 Buick Electra Park Avenue
1987 Ford F150 Lariat 2wd
1989 Porsche 928S4
1988 Lincoln Town Car
1990 Buick Regal Limited coupe
1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1995 Subaru Legacy Lsi sedan
1995 Buick LeSabre
1996 Ford Thunderbird LX 4.6L V8
1997 Geo Prizm
2010 Ford Mustang GT Premium coupe

Bikes:
1974 Kawasaki F11 250
1972 Honda CB450
1979 Suzuki TS185
 
Was the Toronado you drove the one with the touch screen?
 
Yep. I worked for an Oldsmobile/Mercedes dealer in 1989, hence all the Olds models.

I soon learned to only use the CRT while the car was parked.
 
198x Mitsubishi Colt

1991 Holden Commodore VN Berlina
1996 Holden Commodore VS
2003 Holden Commodore VY
2008 Holden Commodore VE
2008-9 Holden Craptiva
2010 Holden Commodore VE SV6
2011 Holden Commodore VEII SV6
2011 Holden Colorado (dads)

2007 Ford Territory
2008 Ford Falcon BF (station wagon and sedan)
2009 Ford Falcon FG XR6
2010 Ford Falcon FG XR6

2011 Toyota Aurion
2011 Toyota Camry

200x Nissan Patrol

2009 Honda Accord Euro

All the Fords, Toyotas and most of the Holdens from 2008 are work cars. Basically the depot I work for had a falling out with Holden and somehow decided it would be cheaper to rent cars from Hertz :p. Since then the depot's strategy has been to purchase hail damaged written off cars for a couple of thousand, give them to us to flog them into the ground then get rid of them.
 
My own cars:
1994 Opel Vectra 2.0 16V (did 230km/h on the Autobahn ^^)
1998 VW Golf MK 4 1.6 Automatic Gearbox (sucks!!!)
still driving:
1983 VW Golf MK 1 GTI Pirelli (completely original)
2007 VW Passat Variant 2.0 TDI 140hp

Rented Cars
Chrysler Crossfire Convertible
Audi A8 4.2 Quattro
Many many Mercedes Sprinter Vans :D
VW Golf MK 5 1.6 (sucks :D)
Chevrolet Spark (suuuuuuucks!!!!)
VW Golf MK6 (great car, especially the oil temp function!)

Family's cars I was allowed to drive more than 5km's
1995 Volvo 850 2.5 20V 170hp Automatic
2000 Volvo V40 T4 200hp Automatic
2005 Mercedes A-Class 200 136hp Automatic
2004 Audi S4 344hp convertible Automatic
2009 Mercedes A-Class 200 Turbo 193hp Automatic
2005 Smart ForFour 1.1 Passion (75hp, slightly boring, but much better than a VW Fox)
2010 Honda Accord 2.4i Executive Automatic 200hp


Motobikes I've driven in the past 10 years (partly not my own bikes. My father's or from a good friend)
2004 Honda Varadero 125cc
2006 Honda Varadero 1000
2007 Yamaha FJR 1300 A
2008 Yamaha FJR 1300 AS
2008 Yamaha FZ6 (rented)
2008 Honda CBF 1000
2005 Honda Goldwing 1800
2009 Honda Goldwing 1800
2009 Ducati Hypermotard (rented)
2007 MZ 1000 S (rented on a guided tour)
2009 Yamaha R6 (A friend's)
2011 Ducati Monster 696+ (In Australia on a 3-day roadtrip with 1500km's in total)
2011 BMW K 1600 GT (absolutely awesome!)
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2012 Ducati Monster 1100 EVO

Am I a "petrolhead"? :D
 
This is what I can remember, definitely more than this though:


2004 Audi A4
2005 Audi S4

2007 BMW 325i
2010 BMW 328i

1972 Buick Skylark

2005 Chevrolet Aveo
1991 Chevrolet Beretta GT
1999 Chevrolet Cavalier
1988 Chevrolet Corsica
1980 Chevrolet El Camino
2004 Chevrolet Malibu
2009 Chevrolet Traverse

2007 Chrysler 300
2008 Chrysler 300C

1996 Dodge Neon

1990 Eagle Talon 1.8

2006 Ford E-250
2006 Ford E-350
1995 Ford F-150
2010 Ford Fusion
1988 Ford Mustang GT
2011 Ford Mustang GT
2010 Ford Mustang V6
1991 Ford Taurus GL
1990 Ford Taurus SHO
1990 Ford Tempo

2006 Harley Davidson Sportster 883

2007 Honda CBR600 RR
2004 Honda CBR600 RR

2011 Infiniti G25
2008 Infiniti G35x

1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee

2010 Kia Rio

1990 Mazda Miata
2005 Mazda 3s

1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

1987 Oldmobile Delta 88

2011 Porsche Boxster

2000 Saab 9-3

2003 Suzuki GSX-R 600
1992 Suzuki Katana 600

2008 Subaru Impreza
1998 Subaru Legacy

1988 Toyota MR2
2010 Toyota Prius
1993 Toyota Tercel

1990 VW Cabriolet
1990 VW Corrado G60
2000 VW Golf GL
1987 VW Golf GT
2003 VW GTI 337
2010 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI

1987 Volvo 740 Wagon Turbo
2009 Volvo C30

2005 Yamaha FZ6

Only about 4-5 cars a year if you think about it...

EDIT - Top 10, in no particular order (except alphabetical):

1972 Buick Skylark - If you've driven an old muscle car, you'll know why
1991 Chevrolet Beretta GT - Very torquey, fun car. Handling was ahead of its time.
1988 Ford Mustang GT - Modded, probably the first car that made me crap my pants
2011 Ford Mustang GT - Meh it's alright
1990 Ford Taurus SHO - The ultimate sleeper, learned stick on this
1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX - I owned this one, modded it, fast as hell
2011 Porsche Boxster - Awesome handling
1988 Toyota MR2 - Also awesome handling, and learned to drive in it
1990 VW Corrado G60 - Heavily modded, handled like a race car
2005 Yamaha FZ6 - Best all around bike I've ridden
 
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I'm sure there are several I'm forgetting, but these were the 40+ I could come up with off the top of my head.

Drivers Ed:
1994 Ford Escort
1994 Ford Tempo
1994 Ford Taurus

Family/Friends' Cars:
1986 Buick Century
1993 Ford Aerostar
1999 Honda Accord
1999 Ford Contour
1997 Chevy S10 Blazer
1998 Chevy S10
1998 Chevy K2500
1988 Ford F350
1986 Ford F350
199x Saturn SL2
199x Nissan Sentra
199x Nissan Altima
199x GMC C1500
1987 Plymouth Horizon
2000 Mercury Cougar
199x Chrysler Town and Country
1989 Honda Accord

My Cars:
1989 Chevy S10 Blazer
1968 Ford Bronco
2000 Mercury Cougar
1995 Lincoln Mark VIII
2007 Ford Explorer

Test Drives:
2003 Ford Mustang
2004 Jaguar X type
2005 Ford Explorer

Driving Events:
200x Chevy Corvette Z06 (C5)
200x Mazda 6
200x Mazda Mazdaspeed Prot?g?
200x Cadillac CTSV (1st gen)
200x Cadillac STS
200x BMW M3 (E46)
200x BMW 528

Rentals:
200x Mercedes C200
200x Nissan Altima
200x VW Jetta
200x Volvo S40
200x Volvo S40
200x Chevy Malibu
200x Chevy Uplander
2011 Chevy HHR
 
1998 Dodge Stratus *
1997 Dodge Ram
2004 Dodge Ram Quad-Cab 4x4 *
2009 Dodge Ram
2009 Ford Escape
2001 Chevy Blazer
1999 VW Jetta
2009 VW Jetta Wagon *
2005 VW Passat Wagon
2007 Pontiac G6 V6
2005 Toyota Echo
2004 Chrysler Intrepid
2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT *
2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser *
2012 Toyota Highlander
2012 Mitsubishi Outlander
2012 Dodge Journey
2012 Dodge Durango
2012 Ford Edge
2013 Ford Explorer *

* Own(ed)

Other:
U-Haul truck :p
Commercial freezer VAN (Bog standard long wheel base Ford Van, no idea of year or model name)
 
2000 Crown Vic P71
1988 Acura Integra
1995 Lexus SC400
1996 Toyota Camry (a friend's, POS)
1996 Volvo 960 Wagon
2004ish Hyundai Sonata (Driver's Ed)
1996 Mustang GT
2004 Grand Am
2004 Lexus ES330
1995 Infiniti Q45
2006 Chevy Silverado 2500
 
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With my many weeks of experience I've driven:

2010 Fiat 500 (Diesel)
2009 BMW X3 30d
2004 Ford Fiesta 1.6
2003 Ford Mondeo 2.0
1999 Citroen Saxo 1.1

:drums:
 
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My own cars:

1988 Nissan Skyline GXE (also technically the first car I drove)
1984 Suzuki Sierra 1.0L LWB (pretty damn terrifying)
1994 Honda Accord VTi

Friends/Family cars:

2005 Subaru Impreza WRX (SIC EM)
1994 Nissan Bluebird (Altima) SSS
1990 Nissan 180SX (Sileighty lookalike)
1999 Nissan Skyline GT-T (R34)
2008 Honda Accord Euro Luxury
2012 Nissan Pathfinder Ti 550 (amazed my dad actually let me drive this thing considering he'd only bought it several hours ago)
1990 Eunos Roadster (Mazda MX-5 in the old money; this is my sister's grey-import model)
1986 Nissan Skyline Silhouette (R31)
1995 Nissan Patrol 2.8 turbodiesel
1978 Holden VB Commodore SL/E 253 Tri-matic
2005 Toyota Avalon Advantage (absolutely hated it after about 10km...)

Test Drives (excluding cars that I've then subsequently bought):

2005 Mazda6 Luxury Sports
2001 BMW 320i
2005 Honda Accord Euro MY06 Upgrade
1977 Ferrari 308 GT4

Driving Lessons:

2006 Toyota Corolla Ascent (hated to drive it as soon as I turned the steering wheel)
2009 Mazda2 Neo (fun little car)
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer ES (bleh)
2006 Kia Cerato Sedan (car I passed my VORT on. Also bleh)
 
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Too many to count... Used to sell them... Test drove alot. Probably well over a hundred cars just as a sales guy, mostly Buicks.

Highlights:

'97 Honda Accord (First car driven)
'00 Ford Ranger (First car of my own, first speeding ticket)
'80 Ford Mustang (First car I worked on)
'84 MB 500SEC (First car I paid for, first burnout)
'83 Saab 900 (First stickshift, first autocross)
'?? Saab 97x (First car sold)
'00 VW Jetta 2.0 (Worst car sold)
'97 Porsche 993 Targa (had my first date with my wife in this)
'04 Isuzu Axiom (First car I did "other stuff" in, towed home my Eagle Talon and Triumph Spitfire)
 
Interesting, I see a lot of people here are like me. I thought about it a while back, and figured, "a lot of people ask me to drive their cars for one reason or another, they must think I'm a good driver."

Some cars I've driven (M)for Manual (which is different in the US):

?? Chrysler New Yorker
?? Case 580 SK Turbo (not a car, but I drove it over 5 miles)
197? Volvo 245 DL
1974 Chevy C10? Scottsdale, 454ci, dual tanks
1984 Mazda 626
1988 Ford F-150 (M)
1990 Jeep Cherokee (Mine)
1990 Honda Accord
1992 Chevy C1500
1994 Ford F-350 15' box truck
1994 Chrysler Town & Country
1995 VW Jetta GLS (M)
1995 Ford Mustang GT
1995 Mercury Villager
1999 VW Jetta 2.0
1999 VW Jetta 1.8T (M)
1999 Jeep Cherokee
2000 Chrysler Cirrus
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2001 Ford Focus SE
2002 BMW 328i (M)
2002 Toyota Avalon
2004 Toyota Highlander Limited
2004 Mazda RX-8 GT (M)
2005 Jeep Liberty (M)
2006 Mazda 3 2.4
2007 Toyota Corolla (Girlfriend's)
2009 Mercedes E350 (drove in snow, terrible)
2009 Toyota Corolla S

I wonder how many different cars average people drive.
 
electromage said:
I wonder how many different cars average people drive.
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Far, far less unless they rent on a frequent basis. The only time they drive more cars is when theirs is so unreliable that they end up renting a bunch of others or have to keep buying more cars. I even suspect many don't even bother test driving competing cars with the one they're thinking of buying. Your perspective on cars I think changes as you drive several different models, I thought I'd be hating the Hyundais and the Kias, but no, its actually the Chryslers, bare bones VWs and really boring stuff like Corollas and Civics that I ended up hating to drive.
 
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Far, far less unless they rent on a frequent basis. The only time they drive more cars is when theirs is so unreliable that they end up renting a bunch of others or have to keep buying more cars. I even suspect many don't even bother test driving competing cars with the one they're thinking of buying. Your perspective on cars I think changes as you drive several different models, I thought I'd be hating the Hyundais and the Kias, but no, its actually the Chryslers, bare bones VWs and really boring stuff like Corollas and Civics that I ended up hating to drive.
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I think it's nice to have perspective. I totally agree an VWs and Chryslers. I love Jeeps though, at least the older ones I've driven. The Liberty is very mellow and undramatic. I'd imagine the new Compass, GC, and Patriot are similar. The Corolla is certainly boring, but it's also efficient, reliable, quiet, and spacious, it's a great car to have. It's engine has a lot of low-end torque for it's size (1.8), it's much more responsive than the Mazda 3 with a 2.4L, for example. I was surprised by how high you have to rev that to get anything out of it. I drove one across the state and it was hard it was to get it up to 100MPH when the Corolla does it so easily.
 
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Lets see:

- 200x Toyota Corolla diesel (@ driving school) manual
- 2006 Toyota Auris petrol (still @ driving school) manual
- 2000 Chrysler PT Cruiser (and still am driving it) automatic
- 2006 Post VW Transporter automatic
- 1993 Nissan Micra 1.3 manual
- 200x Volvo S80 manual
- XXXX Some small commercial vehicle [lorry/truck] (@ driving school) manual
- 2008 Post VW Caddy automatic
- 2008 Post VW Caddy with nothing working automatic
- 2010 Post VW caddy maxi automatic
- 2010 Post VW transporter automatic

very very small list of cars
 
around 50. bmw 1,3,5,6,7,x1,x3,x5,x6 (2004 and 2011 models). mercedes a,b,c,e,clk,slk,ml,g,s,cls, maybach. jaguar xf, xk, xj. landrover discovery 3,4, defender, freelander. range rover, evoque, sport. alfa romeo mito, guilietta, audi a3,a4,a6 ford ka, fiesta, mondeo, kuqa, focus, ranger. that's all I can remember
 
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