The 24 Hours of Lemons Forums → Other Random Car Stuff → Brand and/or model loyality . How may of the same POS have you owned?
1983 RX-7 GS
1983 RX-7 GSL
1984 RX-7 GSL-SE
1985 RX-7 GSL-SE
1985 RX-7 ??
1969 Cadillac Calais
1976 Cadillac Sedan deVille
I'm not really brand-loyal. I've owned a bit if everything.
My brother and I (now team mates) started with everything SBC for our first 10 cars, then a series of whatever chevys that blossomed (for me) to all commonly found things for the next 500, rarely anything German/ Swedish, never french, or British.
Then came Crap Can racing where I have acquired/destroyed my first and now a identical second infiniti. It is safe to say I do not drive nor was I familiar with what we race.
Hmm....
I had a
1987 Trans Am 305
1986 Camaro V6
1989 Turbo Trans Am 3.8 V6 Turbo
1987 IROC 305
1991 Firebird V6
1993 Camaro V6
1999 Trans Am LS1
2010 Camaro SS LS3
Yeah I am glutton for punishment
Wow, only now realizing that I've been comparatively schizophrenic with my 'loyalty'. Probably because almost every car I've owned, with few exceptions, I've been ticked off at.
3 - Honda (Del Sol VTEC, Civic SI, Odyssey) Yamaha (TT600, FJ1100, Virago 750) Dodge (Dakota, Van, Challenger)
2 - Porsche (944, '72 911T), Ford (Econoline, '67 Rustang), Chevy (Z28, asS-10), Triumph (GT6+, TR7)
1 - Toyota Prius, Pontiac T1000, Jeep CJ7
2- Fiat 850 Spiders one '67 and one '69
3- Ford Fiestas- one '78, one '79 and the second '79 I currently own.
2- Mercury Monarchs- one '75 and one '76
2 Ford E150 Clubwagons- One '78 and one '86
1- '83 Ford Fairmont Futura
3 Dodge Caravans
Current daily driver is an '03 Crown Vic
7 - Triumphs 2 - TR4s, 1 - TR250, 3 - TR6's, 1 - TR8 (still have 1-4, 2-6's & 250)
6 - Mazdas, 2 RX2s, 1 RX4, 1 RX7 (all over 25 years ago) plus current Lemons RX7
4 - VW - 1 Notchback, 1 23 window bus, 1 very early Rabbit, 1 Scirocco
3 - Saab, 2 - 900T, 1 - 9-3 conv (current DD)
3 - BMW, 2 -2002's, 1 - 745i turbo
Honorable POS Mentions - Austin America, Peugeot 604 diesel, Audi 100LS, Hyundai Excel 1st gen, Cosworth Vega
I suspect this is merely a ploy to find out who to scrutinize more during BS inspection...
I'm staying out of it.
What if my wife reads this?
I, for one, have never been obsessed with any one brand.
At all.
Hey, you're back online. I thought you were having problems with the forum?
Hey, you're back online. I thought you were having problems with the forum?
Someone at HQ must have sacrificed the right flavored goat! Yeay!
Glad to have you back online Pete.
I was going to add my list of 30-odd cars until I saw Fabtoys list and my jaw dropped.
I have this thing for Astro vans. I currently own the last three.
1986 Astro (Moby, daily)
1994 Astro (Red, daily)
1987 Astro (Part-E, parts van)
2000 Astro (Blue, AWD daily)
1999 Astro (Green, daily)
1997 Astro (Grumpy, AWD toy)
1997 Astro (25% Off, parts van)
I've been looking and I just can't find anything that I'd want to replace my vans, they're just such great do-it-all vehicles without being too big or bad on gas.
in the space of about 5 years in my teens/20s:
'79 Fairmont Futura 2 door
'78 Mercury Zephyr 2 door
'79 Mercury Zephyr 2 door
'81 Fairmont wagon
'80 Fairmont Futura 2 door
'79 Fairmont Futura 2 door
<18 year gap>
'81 Ford Fairmont Durango pickup
I just realized that since starting my Lemons obsession a couple years ago, the number of cars that I've owned has like quadrupled or quintupled. This thing is a disease. A horrible, wonderful disease.
I've owned 37 cars (27 of which moved under their own power when I owned them), but a recurring theme is Dodge pickups for daily drivers, and Italians for non-daily cars. I have owned Lancia, Fiat, Maserati, and one lone old Ferrari.
I currently have a Chevy truck, Dodge truck, Dodge Challenger, GMC Yukon, Chrysler PT Cruiser all insured and driven. A Mustang drag car and a Ford lemon's car. The list of Ghosts of cars past is not doable due to early onset alzheimers. Being one brand loyal is boring! I even like and have had foreign cars. British German doesn't matter. But my quest is to get and race a 2-stroke Trabant.
I am definitely a repeat offender: I get a bad idea and stick to it.
3 1972 240Zs between 2000-2007. I had a 30k mile/yr commute in the first 2.
3 Saab 9000 Turbos, 1994-2000. First cost $4k, last was free, see a pattern?
The Benz Train:
3 W123s, 3 W126, a W115, and one R107 SL. As I currently have W123,W126,R107 on driveway from '83-'84-'85 sequence, it's like "collecting the whole set"...
Audi. Ah, Audi.
Joined the team b/c of my Audi background. a 1993 S4 graces the driveway next to the Benz fleet. It took a long time to get there. Had to go through:
2 5000TQs + 1 5000T
2 Coupe GTs + 1 4000Q
1 200Q20v
Most of these were during a time I lived at a particularly disreputable gearhead bachelor pad. If you counted other fools' Audis at the same address, you could add:
1 80Q, 2 90Qs, 2 more Coupes, and another 200Q.
I've owned three Pontiacs, that's about the limit of brand loyalty with me. With the luck I've had with all three, I do not mourn Pontiac's demise. The three Camaros (68, 72 and 76), however, were always fun and nothing serious went wrong.
I need help. All Mercedes. Almost. I think this is all of them, cant really remember anymore.
current:
1980 500SE Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 500SEC Euro
1983 300TD
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3 (24HoL)
1987 300D
1997 C36
2003 C320T 4matic
and one 1989 Peterbilt 13-210 
past:
1969 280SE 4.5
1978 240D
1978 300D
1981 300SD
1981 300SD
1982 300CD
1983 300CD
1983 300SD
1983 380SEC
1984 300D
1984 300D
1984 300TD
1984 500SEL
1984 300SD
1985 300D
1986 300E
1986 560SEL
1986 560SEL/Carat
1987 560SEC
1991 300D 2.5
2006 R350
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