What other cars besides fieros do you own/have you owned? (Page 3/15)
Rick 88 JUN 20, 01:44 PM
This may tax my brain.....not necessairly in correct order

69 El Camino SS bought it from my father
73 Vega GT Kammback. purchased stock swapped in an Aluminum Buick 215 V8 mated to a Saginaw 4 speed with Saginaw electric overdrive.
73 Pontiac Grand Am 7.4 Litre (455) Coupe. (bought it from my father and would love to find another one)
75 Chevy Monza 2+2 262 V8, 4-speed, F-41 swapped intake to a 4bbl with quadrajet, and installed a better exhaust system. Big difference.
75 Trans Am Buccaneer Red bought from my brother, Swapped in Ram Air III 400 engine and Switch Pitch Turbo 400. Woo Hoo!
80 Turbo Indy Pace Car Trans Am bought from my brother, bone stock
71 Trans Am 4-speed beat to hell, but ran great.
83 6000 STE bought it from my father, drove it stock
68 GTO convertible Triple Black, loaded, sold it like a dummy for what I though was a lot of money
69 GTO Coupe, Ram Air III auto with A/C, same as above.
72 455-HO Trans Am Lucerne Blue "The Blue Meanie" matching numbers car (owned it since 1981)
69 GTO Convertible 428 HO, Switch Pitch Turbo 400, factory A/C power everything, Hideways, still have it.

Pause for married life......

87 Trans Am GTA Tuned Port 5-speed manual. Ordered new, Owned it 11 years, sold with 11,000 actual miles. Wife called it the "Museum Piece"
83 Ford Tempo, wife's first, and last Ford
85 Toyota Camry LE wifes car, boxy, slow, but much better than Tempo
94 Honda Accord EX pretty nice car
83 S-10 "Tahoe" Extended Cab 4X4 5-speed (swapped in an injected 4.3 V6) Ran great
94 Infinity Q45 Big fast sedan Glad I bought the extended warranty.
98 Infinity Q45 Big fast sedan II (See above) These cars are expensive to service but great road cars
99 Corvette Coupe, wifes first toy, she still has it.
00 Honda CRV SE AWD, grandkids hauler, still have it
02 S-10 Crew Cab 4X4 stock driver
03 Honda Accord EX (total lemon, worse than the Tempo, Honda had to buy it back)
04 Colorado Z71 Crew Cab stock driver
04 Mallibu LT Sedan. wifes car, nice driver
06 Malibu SS Sedan White, 3.9 V6, much more fun than the previous LT
68 El Camino original 327 factory A/C, PS, PB, still have it.
08 Cadillac CTS Performance, wife's weekend, and trip car, only 20k miles (for sale in the mall right now)

Fiero's are following:
88 GT 5-speed white, gray cloth, performance sound,
88 GT 5-speed yellow, gray cloth, sunroof performance sound
88 Mera 8011 (built on GT chassis) 5-speed red, tan factory leather, sunroof, performance sound, still have it.

Whew..........

Wife's latest 2015 Mazda CX5 Grand Touring AWD. Pretty fun to drive for a small SUV. Got to get used to all the technolgy these new cars have........

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jimbolaya JUN 22, 08:02 AM

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Originally posted by GreenPlatypus:

Replaced it with a 2003 Mini Cooper S tuned to 201 whp, day I got the car



Replaced that with a debadged 2013 Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works, day I got the car, some mods are planned, plus it has a warranty



I love Mini Cooper's, and 200 HP on a little car like that is just stupid crazy. I love it!

Jim
jimbolaya JUN 22, 08:06 AM
I've never owned a noteworthy car other than my 04 Ram Hemi, and the Fiero. Everything else has been boring family mobiles or econo, get to work, transportation. My noteworthy car years are ahead of me as soon as I get rid of all these kids. They are not leaving as fast as I would like though.

Jim
br1anstorm JUN 23, 07:27 AM
I happened to see this thread, so thought I would post my list. Some cars may be less familiar to Stateside forum readers. In chronological order, they are

Bedford van - former Post Office mail delivery vehicle, bought when I was a penniless student
Hillman Avenger GLS - not many of them left now, even in UK
Peugeot 504 saloon - I owned two in succession. Tough, comfortable French cars
Honda Accord hatchback - smooth engine, poor paintwork, prone to rust
Reliant Scimitar GTE - great car to drive, my first plastic (well, fibreglass) bodied car. Still regret selling it.
Range Rover - goes anywhere, but with a huge thirst for fuel
Peugeot 505 saloon - another fine French car
Dodge Intrepid - my first American car. Interesting and stylish, great airconditioning

And the more recent and current vehicles

1983 Matra Murena - similar configuration to the Fiero but (I think) more stylish - 2.2 mid engine, fibreglass body, drives like a dream




1990 Mercedes Benz 560 SEC - brilliant engineering, phenomenal performance, great long-distance cruiser.... and very fast




1993 Jeep Cherokee - old faithful, has been halfway across the world, copes with deserts, mountains, snow and rocks, and keeps going. That's a roof tent on top



The most recent acquisition is a Lexus IS300 Sportcross - no pics yet, but it's solid, stylish and practical, great for daily driving.

Finally two others worth a mention

mid-1970s Pontiac Firebird - nearly killed me. Good in a straight line, rubbish roadholding, slides round corners like melting ice-cream on a stove.
mid-2000s Toyota Land Cruiser - saved my life. Off-roading and exploring in the deserts of the Middle East, no other vehicle could have got me through and out of those dunes.

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br1anstorm JUN 23, 07:47 AM
Can't understand why the image links in my post are not working. I used the "image" button when composing my post, and PFFCode is apparently on, and the pics are on the internet (on the Snapfish site, which is like photobucket) so the links should work....

What am I doing wrong?

EDIT: problem solved. It was a matter of copying the correct link for the image - I had to get "under the hood" of the website.

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tonycampbell86gt JUN 26, 04:30 PM
Currently in the stable....


1989 Cavalier Z-24 First car, still have it, lots of fun! Still makes me feel like a teenager when I get it out!


1986 Fiero GT 39,xxx miles, 2nd fiero I have owned.


1999 Trans Am Never knew destroying tires could be so much fun!


2004 Aviator Wife's ride, AWD V8


1977 F-150 Latest toy, 4x4 Automatic Factory Air

Don't have pics of my bike, 94 Yamaha Seca 600
Tony
sleevePAPA JUN 28, 08:06 AM
Im bored, so....

In order of ownership...

'79 Ramcharger

'89 S10 p/u 4.3

'91 S10 p/u 2.8

'86 Sunbird Turbo GT

'90 S10 p/u 4.3

'92 S10 p/u 2.8

'83 Regal T Type LC2 swap

'85 S10 blazer 2dr, 3.4

'87 Mustang GT

'97 Ram SS/T

'86 Fiero SE 2m6

'13 Dart Rallye

'86 Grand National
V8 Vega JUN 28, 11:02 AM
I had a 89 Cavalier Z-24 and a 87 GT both at the same time, both 5 speed's. Its impossible to tell by seat of the pants as their considerably different cars even if the engines and trans are essentially the same. But I think the Z-34 may have been a little faster, it was a little lighter. The Z-24 had almost 200,000 miles on it and ran real good. I've never compared road test 1/4 mile times but I bet it would beat most 3rd gen Camero's. I did put new spark plugs, wires, fuel filter, and air filter when I got it. It was completely reliable but failed smog once due to a leaky exhaust pipe to manifold connection.
tonycampbell86gt JUN 29, 12:47 PM
Both of mine are automatics, and I would say the fiero is a little quicker, but it has a fresh rebuild on the motor. The Z has 180,000 (hard) miles and extra weight from the stereo to drag around.

Tony

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starlightcoupe JUL 06, 02:47 PM
Despite my advanced age(76), I have had very few cars over my lifetime especially when compared to others here. I like cars but I always seemed to hang onto my cars until they became maintenance hogs and then I'd sell. this list is in order of when I bought them(and I think you'll like the second one--I did)

1946 Ford V8 "Business Coupe (no back seat) I paid $150 or it--my first car

1957 Corvette with 283 engine and 270hp (wrecked and sold for parts in 1959 or early 1960)

1949 Chevy coupe

1950 Chevy 4dr

1955 Olds--a very good car in my estimation

1964 Chevy Bel Air

1964 Mustang

1968 Chevelle (my first new car)

1967 Datsun Ex wife's car

1971 Mercury Comet (second new car) Ex wife's car

1964 Mustang My car after divorce

1967 Pontiac Tempest inline 6

1970 Sabaru (bought in Okinawa from a wrecking yard)

1971 Dodge pickup

1964 Chevy Bel Air (bought back from my Mom)

1985 Opel sedan--not exported to the US. Used in Germany while employed there
1982 German Ford for my wife to use in Germany

1993 Olds Cutlass Ciera
1953 Chevy pickup for me to drive

1988 Buick Le Sabre for me

2003 Chevy TrailBlazer for wife
1984 Fiero with 3800SC for me (still for sale $2000)

2008 Pontiac Grand Prix for me
1989 Chevy 1500 pickup

After looking at the list, I suppose I have had more than I thought but I spent nearly 18 years overseas in the Army and nearly nine years in Germany after the Army so I still have far to go to catch up with some folks here.

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