How many cars have you driven?

[bugo]

My dad gave me a shell of a '55 Bel Air 2 door hardtop when I was born, so I guess technically that's my first car.  My second car was my '62 Ford Galaxie 500 2 door hardtop that I still have.  Third car was a very underpowered V6 powered '78 Mustang II fastback.  At the same time, my dad had a '75 V8 Mustang II with a 302/5.0 in it that would smoke the tires for 50 feet.  I was 14 when he owned it, so I had a lot of fun peeling out in that one.  My grandparents had a nice '85 Impala sedan with a surprisingly powerful 305 V8 with a 4bbl carb.  Then they had a very nice '86 Cutlass Supreme that was like new (this was in 1994) but was dog slow (307/5.0 Olds Rocket V8) and then a 1995 Taurus 3.0.  They also had countless Volkswagen Beetles and Super Beetles that I drove (at least 5) and a '73 VW Type 3 Fastback (look it up.)  My mom had a '75 Granada sedan during this time period as well as an automatic Geo Metro that I think was an '89.  My next car was a 1980 Mercury Cougar XR7 also with a 302.  It wasn't nearly as quick as the Mustang because it had a first year AOD transmission (stay away from AODs until 85 or so) but I remedied that by installing a C4 which made the car much peppier around town.  Then I drove my dad's '86 Suzuki Samurai, '85 Buick Sky Hawk 4 speed, and '83 Ford F100.  My next vehicle was a '77 Ford pickup with a 302 (see a pattern?) and fucked up 3 on the floor, then I bought a '93 Probe 5 speed, then a '91 Mazda 323 5 speed, then my current car, a '98 Chevy Cavalier.  My sister has had a 90something Lumina sedan, a 90something Geo Storm (surprisingly fun to zip around in,) a '97 Plymouth Neon that I put tens of thousands of miles on, a POS Camry that she had for about a month, an '03 Mustang V6/5 speed, and now an '05 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

I've also driven many of my friends' cars: many miles on my friends' '89 Cutlass Supreme, '91 Cougar XR7 5.0, 199something Buick Century, various Durangos, an ugly '97ish Taurus, a 90something supercharged Buick Riviera, a wimpy Scion XB, a horrible '77 Monte Carlo, an equally bad 80something Ford Fairmont coupe, a '74 GMC half ton with a 454 in it, a turbo Saab that was way past its prime, a VW Jetta of some sort, a horribly underpowered '90something Dodge Ram V6, and other cars that I've forgotten about.

I've also driven many cars once or twice and I can't begin to remember all of them.  I test drove cars for fun back in '92 and I drove several sporty cars.  My favorite was a front wheel drive (I also drove the AWD but the FWD was more fun) turbo Eagle Talon.

[formulanone]

If I had a bank account that could keep up with the Talon (it didn't at the age of 20), I would have enjoyed keeping it. I dumped a lot of money on a short block when the timing belt broke well short (on time and mileage) of its replacement period, but after the warranty. I've had a negative feeling for Mitsubishis since then. When I realized it need another three grand in repairs after it was running again, I traded it in. But it was a seriously fun car to drive, and was competent in a straight line and very agile on dirt roads thanks to AWD. There was nothing like it for sale at the time.

[Takumi]

I've heard negative things about Mitsubishis/DSMs for years, such that there's even a joke that "the only realistic thing about The Fast And The Furious is that the DSM breaks in the first race." Of my three Preludes, I would say I enjoy the 1993 model the most because of the manual transmission. The 91 feels like a go kart, while the wrecked 95 had a VTEC engine that peaked at 220 HP (an eye-popping number for a normally aspirated 4-cylinder from the 1990s), an I'm thinking of getting one like it for my 93 down the road. My dad's 1997 Prelude is bigger and feels more like an Accord, and his 91 has a blown engine so I've only driven it once.

[PHLBOS]

Own cars:
2007 Ford Mustang Pony Package convertible (2007-present)
1997 Ford Crown Victoria LX (1996-present)
1976 Ford LTD Landau coupe (1993-2010)
1989 Chevy Caprice Classic (1992-1996)
1985 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (1988-1992)
1976 Ford LTD sedan (1985-1988)
1974 Chevy Impala 4-door hardtop (1984)
1969 Ford LTD Brougham 4-door sedan (1982-1984)

Family/relative's vehicles (father, mother or older brother) since 1982:
2001 Ford Escort (mother's)
2007 Ford Escape (father's)
2003 Mazda B2300 SuperCab pick-up (brother's)
1990 Nissan Sentra coupe (brother's)
1998 Ford Ranger (brother's)
1996 Ford Ranger (brother's)
1990 Ford Crown Victoria sedan (brother's)
1995 Ford Taurus wagon (brother's)
2004 Ford Escape (father's)
1994 Lincoln Mark VIII (father's)
1994 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4-door (father's)
1987 Lincoln Town Car (brother's)
1969 Ford LTD coupe (brother's)
1988 Ford Country Squire (brother's)
1983 Chevy Caprice Estate wagon (brother's)
1990 Ford Thunderbird (father's)
1983 Ford Thunderbird (father's)
1994 Ford Escort 2-door (mother's)
1987 Ford Escort GL 4-door (mother's)
1970 Pontiac Tempest 2-door hardtop (brother's)
1984 Buick LeSabre sedan (brother's)
1989 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat (brother's)
1985 Olds Delta 88 sedan (brother's)
1972 Buick Centurion convertible (brother's)
1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (brother's)
1986 Ford Escort LX 2-door (borther's)
1979 Olds 98 Regency coupe (brother's)
1978 Olds Cutlass Cruiser wagon (brother's)
1972 Ford Galaxie 500 4-door sedan (brother's)
1976 Mercury Marquis sedan (brother's)
1978 Ford LTD Landau sedan (brother's)
1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham sedan (brother's)
1972 Buick Skylark 2-door hardtop (brother's)
1973 Chevy Caprice Classic sedan (brother's)
1971 Ford LTD Brougham coupe (brother's but originally mother's)
1977 Ford LTD II sedan (mother's, used this car for my driver's test)
1983 Ford Escort 2-door (father's)
1977 Ford Econoline van (father's)
1979 Ford Econoline van (father's)
1972 Ford Pinto wagon (father's, 1st car I learned how to drive a stick (manual))
1972 Ford Country Squire wagon (brother's)
1971 Chrysler Newport (brother's)

Friends' vehicles since 1984:
2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser 4-door
2009 Chrysler 300
1994 Ford Crown Victoria
2007 Pontiac Vibe
1998 Dodge Neon sedan
1990(?) Dodge Dakota pick-up
1987 Chevy Cavalier Z24 convertible
1985 Lincoln Town Car
1974 Ford LTD Brougham coupe
1977 Honda Accord hatchback
1994 Ford Thunderbird
1980 Ford Fairmont wagon
1981 Ford Fairmont sedan

Rentals (excluding moving vans) since 1982:
2012 Ford Focus SE hatchback
2011 Chevy Aveo sedan
2011 Dodge Charger
2010 Kia Optima
2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2008 Mercury Sable
2008 Mini Cooper coupe
2008 Mazda Miata convertible
2007(?) Audi A4 sedan
2007 Ford Focus sedan
2006(?) Hyundai Accent coupe
2005 Chrysler Town & Country
2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2007 Chevy Cobalt coupe
2004 Subaru Outback wagon
2004 Toyota RAV4
2004 Chevy Cavalier sedan
2002 Ford Mustang coupe
2002 Nissan Maxima
2001 Kia Sedona
2002 Chrysler Town & Country
2002 Ford Taurus sedan
1998 Mercury Mystique
1995 Lincoln Town Car
1990 Mercury Sable sedan
1997 Ford Contour LX
1987 Ford Escort wagon
1983 Dodge Diplomat (first rental under my name)
1984 Buick Regal wagon (father rented)
1982 Mercury Zephyr coupe (mother rented)

Company/work vehicles since 1985:
2009 Toyota Prius
2008 Toyota Prius
2005 Ford Escape
2004 Ford Taurus
2003 Chevy Impala
2002 Mercury Sable
2001 Ford Taurus
1999 Chevy Lumina
1998 Mercury Sable sedan
1996 Ford Taurus sedan
1992 Mercury Sable sedan
1992 Ford Taurus sedan
1990 Chevy Corsica hatchback
1989 Ford Taurus sedan
1991 Ford Club Wagon (extended length)
1989 Ford Club Wagon (extended length)
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS sedan
1988 Mercury Grand Marquis LS sedan
1985 Chevy Astro
1982 Dodge Ram (1500(?)) van
1984 Audi 4000 sedan
1984 Chevy S-10 pick-up
1983 Toyota pick-up
1982 Ford Escort 4-door
1981 Ford Escort wagon

[Ian]

-1999 Oldsmobile Aurora (mom's old car)
-2007 Chevrolet Impala (mom's current car)
-2010 Ford F-350 (dad's current truck)
-2007 Nissan Sentra (my current car)

[akotchi]

Cars my family have owned:
2009 Hyundai Sonata (my car)
2004 Suzuki Forenza (older son's car)
2000 Mercury Villager (wife's old vehicle, now younger son's vehicle)
2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid (wife's current car)
2001 Saturn L-200 (my old car)
1993 Plymouth Sundance (wife's old car)
1988 Chevy Cavalier (wife's old car)
1994 Geo Prizm (my old car)
1984 Chevy Chevette (my wife's car when I met her)
1987 Pontiac Sunbird (my first car)

Parents' Cars
1982 Nissan Sentra (mother's car, long ago)
1984 Nissan Pulsar (father's car, long ago)
2006 Jeep Liberty (stepfather's vehicle until he passed away last September)

Various rental cars, including 1987 Lincoln Town Car on our honeymoon.  Most of the others were not that memorable . . .

[Takumi]

A bit of a bump. My dad and I have each acquired yet another Prelude; he bought a red 1991 while I traded my 1991 to him for use of parts; I got his 1997 in return.


Also drove a 2010 Civic Si on vacation last month.

[ARMOURERERIC]

Parents

1964 Pontiac Catalina Convertable
1968 GTO Convertable
1973 Monte Carlo
1977 Monte Carlo

Then I moved out and lost track

For me:

1971 Impala Convertable
1972 El Camino SS
1983 Coupe Deville
1985 Eldorado
1985 Olds Toronado
1989 Lincoln Town Car
1995 Grand Caravan
1999 Grand Caravan
1992 Fleetwood Brougham

[oscar]

Cars I've owned, or in one case a family car:

1972 Datsun 1200
197x Datsun B-210 (my sister's car, which I occasionally drove)
197x Datsun 510 (bought used, the no-fun automatic version I drove while in college)
197x Plymouth Valiant (bought used, first car since I moved to the D.C. area)
1986 Honda Prelude
19xx Toyota Corolla (cheap used car, short-lived replacement for the Prelude, which I had to sell to qualify for a mortgage)
1982 Honda Accord (bought used, I added 180,000 miles before it died at 282,000)
1996 BMW 328i (194,000 miles, before it was totaled by a drunk driver)
2006 Nissan Titan pickup (still own it, almost 120,000 miles)
2008 Toyota Prius (still own it, almost 130,000 miles)

I've also driven many rentals, almost all of them forgettable.  The most memorable one was when the Thrifty rental counter at the San Francisco airport said they were out of the compact cars I had reserved, they asked if I could drive a stickshift (yes), and would I mind terribly much if they let me rent a Shelby Turbo at the same price (fine with me!).  Another was the Ford Explorer, with Firestone tires, I drove to explore Nome's mostly unpaved and isolated highway network.  That was in 2001, just after a controversy about Explorers rolling over and/or their Firestone tires failing, but I got by just fine. 

[Henry]

Excluding rentals, I've driven the following cars:

• 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme convertible (my father's car)
• 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais (my first car)
• 1994 Honda Accord (my wife's car)
• 1994 Ford Explorer (my second car)
• 1998 Cadillac STS (my mother's car)
• 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe (my second car)
• 2006 Ford Five Hundred (my wife's current car)

[golden eagle]

From what I can remember right off...a paltry 28. I'll add a 29th should I decide to rent a car when I go to California this summer or fall.