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JYacinaC4S wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:20 am This is a fun exercise, going way back to 1975:

75 - first car - 1967 GTO
76 - traded titles for a 1970 GTO in Black
78 - Datsun 240Z (Can't recall what year the car was)
81 - Datsun 280Z
82 - This was the year I drove a Guards Red Porsche 930 Turbo.
But couldn't afford one.
83 - Fell in love with my college roommate's Alpha Spyder
85 - 90 NO CAR - living in the City
91 - Saab 900 Turbo
94- Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon and Red Alpha Spyder Graduate Edition
96 - Added a Volvo 850 Turbo Sedan
00 - Audi A6 6sp Biturbo 6.
04 - Audi A6 4.2 V8
08 - BMW 550I
12 - BMW 550IX M Sport
17 - Added a 2004 Porche C4S
20 - BMW X5M - still have that 911.

I love my cars, love to drive, and I need a car that I am excited to get behind the wheel of. The EV's have come a long way, but I'm not ready to make that leap just yet. The longer I wait, the better they get. So maybe in a few more years.

Love the bits of backstories in your list.

Welcome to Carpokes!

My memory is not that good:) Still,here goes:
Early junkers:
1956 Ford 100E
Lancia Fulvia HF
Porsche 911E
(All were rustheaps)
Fiat 124
1978 Camaro
1979 Toyota Celica
1985 Honda Prelude
1986 BMW 528E
1988 Buick LeSabre
1990 Buick Park Avenue Ultra
1992 Buick Park Avenue Ultra
1994 Buick Park Avenu Ultra
1997 Olds Aurora autobahn edition
1997 BMW 528i
1999 BMW 540i
2000 BMW M5
2003 Mercedes SL500*
2004 BMW 645ci
2005 Smart ForTwo*
2005 VW Touareg V8
2006 VW Touareg
2006 BMW M6
2008 Porsche Cayenne S
2008 Porsche GT3RS*
2010 Porsche GT3RS
2013 Jeep Wrangler*
2016 Porsche GT3RS *
2018 Porsche Panamera ST Turbo*
2022 Porsche Cayenne GTS*
2023 Porsche GT3RS *

I still have the cars marked with an asterisk. I

That's quite the 3RS lineup RDMcG!

Arne2 wrote: Fri May 05, 2023 10:35 pm Let's see, just cars (and trucks)? Not motorcycles? And only the keepers, not the temporary projects I sell afterwards? OK. Starting in 1973...

1959 Ford F250 - 9 mos
1963½ Ford Galaxie 500XL 2-door Fastback 390 - 2 yrs
1959 Fiat 600 rag sunroof (high school party car) - 1 yr
1971 Chevy Vega GT (better car than its reputation) - 1 yr
1975 Chevy Cosworth Vega Twin Cam #0859 - 3 yrs
1974 Datsun B-210 (came with wife) - 2 yrs with wife, 6 mos with me
1978 VW Scirocco - 2 yrs
1981 VW Scirocco S - 10 yrs
1969 Chevy K10 4x4 - 3 yrs
1967 MGB roadster - 6 yrs
1991 VW Jetta GLI 16v - 16 yrs, then gave to son who still drives it
1979 Chevy K20 4x4 - 5 yrs
1986 VW GTI 8v - 10 mos
1990 VW Corrado G60 - 9 mos
1981 BMW 323i euro - 5 yrs
1996 BMW 328i - 8 yrs
1971 Datsun 240Z - 6 yrs
2010 VW Golf TDI - 6 yrs
1984 3.2 Carrera - 7 yrs
2016 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron - 7 yrs and counting
1996 Tacoma 4WD - 4 yrs and counting
1972 911T - 3 yrs
2018 Cayman 2.0 - 18 mos and still counting

I figured I may as well add the transient projects—the ones purchased solely to fix/restore and resell. Most are with me for 10-12 months, then gone.

1984 944 - 5 mos
1973 914 2.0 - 10 mos
1964 FJ40 Land Cruiser - 11 mos
1981 VW Rabbit Pickup 16v swapped - 2 yrs
1964 Chevrolet C10 Stepside - 10 mos

And the bikes/ATVs

1978 Kawasaki KZ650 - 4 yrs
1981 Kawasaki KZ1100 - 4 yrs
1984 Honda 700 Sabre - 2 yrs
1984 Kawasaki Tecate - 1 yr
1986 Honda TRX250R - 4 yrs
1983 Kawasaki GPz750 - 6 mos
1991 BMW K75RT-A - 20 yrs

Start January 1971
• 1965 Ford Mustang, 289 V8, Convertible, Red
• 1972 Chevrolet Vega GT
• 1974 Mercury (Ford) Capri, V6
• 1970’s something Chevelle 4-door, straight six, POS, rain car
• 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo
• 1992 Nissan Maxima SE, Manual
• Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi) hatch
• 1994 BMW 318i
• 1994 Mazda Miata, Red
• 1995 BMW 325i
• 1997 BMW 328
• 2001 Mazda Miata LE, Red
• Buick Lucerne (my dad’s car)
• 2006 Porsche Boxster S, Red
• 2022 Porsche Boxster GTS, Red of course

Left off the motorcycles

1990 Toyota 4 Runner
1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT
1989 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer
1992 Acura Integra
1996 GMC Jimmy
1997 Chevrolet Camaro SS 30th Anniversary
2003 Nissan Altima 3.5
2006 Infiniti G35 Coupe
2004 Audi A6 2.7t
2004 Audi S4
2008 BMW 550i M Sport
2015 Infiniti Q50 Red Sport
2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1987 Porsche 944 (LS1) - Currently own
2023 Dodge Durango R/T - Currently own

This could be interesting since my wife commented to friends the other day that I was so addicted to getting vehicles that early in our marriage I could no longer buy any more cars without getting a " Dealer's License " but here goes. My first car I bought when I was 18 after saving up from the time I started working at 15. I got it after I graduated HS in 1970 and it was only one year old.

1. 1969 Datsun 2000 roadster
2. 1963 VW Westphalia Camper
3. 1972 Blue Gremlin X V8 manual
4. 1972 Blue Gremlin X V8 auto
5. 1973 Orange Honda Civic
6. 1974 White Honda Civic
7. 1974 Black Ford Pinto , manual, no A/C but it had a sunroof, ha!
8. 1975 AMC Pacer X, manual
9. 1975 Black Chevy panel Van, with custom white mag wheels
10. 1976 Triumph TR7
11. 1977 Brown Pontiac TA 6.6 Trans Am
12. 1977 Red Honda Civic 5 speed
13. 1978 Dark Maroon Datsun 280Z
14. 1978 Gold Honda Accord 5 speed
15. 1979 Silver VW Bug convertible
16. 1972 Maroon Honda 600
17. 1979 Blue Honda Prelude 5 speed
18. 1980 Beige Honda Accord 4 dr 5 speed
19. 1981 Gold Mazda RX-7
20. 1981 Pontiac Phoenix SJ manual
21 . 1982 Blue Mazda RX-7
22. 1984 Tan Mazda RX-7
23. 1983 Lt. Gold Mazda 626 5 speed
24. 1984 Dark Gray Metallic Pontiac 6000 LE Station Wagon with buckets/console and HO V6
25. 1986 Blue Mazda 626 GT Turbo , 2 dr
26. 1986 Mazda RX-7, Light Gold
27. 1988 Black Mazda 626 LX
28. 1989 Mazda Protege Lt. Gold
29. 1989 White Pontiac Formula 350 auto
30. 1990 Pontiac Bonneville Bronze
31. 1990 Red Miata
32. 1994 Black Miata
33. 1992 Bonneville Light Blue
34. 1994 Black Dodge Neon, manual

Here was somewhat of a stopping point for reality, because in 1994 I got back into the car business and this meant every time a great lease came out, or a new model, or a whim, or I was consumed by newcaritis we had something else in the garage, so since this is taxing my brain, I will list models of various machines we ended up getting and finally I will list our vehicles in the garage as of today.

2 PT Cruisers Turbos ( 1 manual, 1 auto ), Jeep Liberty, Ford Expedition ( 2 ) , Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler 200, Ford Fusion, Silver Chrysler SRT8, 3 Jeep Grand Cherokees, 2 Dodge Ram Diesels, Blue Ram 1500 CrewCab, Silver Dodge SRT10 P/U 2dr. 6 speed, 1998 Red Viper GTS, 2000 Black Viper GTS, 2003 Silver Viper convertible, 2004 Yellow Viper , 2006 Red/White Viper GTS, 2008 Venom Red Viper ACR, 2001 Yellow S2000, 1990 Civic HB engine transplant for the track, 3 White Spec Miatas ( 90,91, 92 ), 1992 White Escort GT, 2012 Boss 302 Comp. Orange, 2013 Boss 302 in School Bus Yellow, 2013 Boss 302S ( #18 of 50 factory built race cars ), 2017 White Shelby GT 350, 2021 Silver Mach 1 with the Handling Package,, Black Chrysler 300 AWD............................

I know I missed something, but I have slowed down a lot in recent years and I am sure it will be that way in the future as I am now retired, The garage currently holds the following :

1. 2022 Ram 1500 4x4 Laramie Crew Cab in Silver
2. 2013 Viper GTS Blue with White stripes ( Launch Edition )
3. 2020 White Macan S
4. 2024 Chalk Cayman GTS with full CF buckets and a PDK


Sure I wasted a lot of money on vehicles but I was selling for 4 years early in my life , and then later I spent another 27 in automotive sales, so please have some compassion, it is hard to be sensible when you work in the " Candy Store " every day, ha!

Money well-spent Willy - no such thing as wasting money on cars. That's an old tale from many centuries ago that's long been debunked. Pay no attention to the detractors.

And a majority of those machines saw autocross or track time over the past 42 years, so driving fast had a lot to do with the passion. A ride in a 356 at a German Hillclimb in the 1960s may have started my addiction!!

I did rewrite the last sentence as I actually got to ride in a 356 up the " Hillclimb Route " after the event was over. My dad's wingman ( a bachelor ) took me for a fast ride up the Eiffel Mountain's course and he was heavy on the gas. European track concerns were much looser than in the US. We paid 1 Mark at the time to do this ( about a quarter ) and my dad waited at the bottom until we came back.

PS -- I forgot my son's first car , which had to have both my name and his on it , a 95 Red metallic Probe GT. He still has the car, though modified with a handmade turbo set up he built. Plus a couple of motorcycles ( Honda CB350 and a Yamaha 250 dirt bike )