What car did you drive before u bought a TSX?
07-03-2004, 03:41 AM
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- start off with '88 Thunder Bird..
- seccond was '99 Cougar (didn't know any better then..)
- third was '01 RAV4
- forth was ...'03 S2K!!! :'( still thinkin 'bout her EVERYDAY!!!
- then '04 Civic Si
- now TSX
- seccond was '99 Cougar (didn't know any better then..)
- third was '01 RAV4
- forth was ...'03 S2K!!! :'( still thinkin 'bout her EVERYDAY!!!
- then '04 Civic Si
- now TSX
07-03-2004, 06:20 AM
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My FIRST car was a 1964 Rambler American 220 with the "high performance" OHV 6 (the base engine was still a flathead 6, the very last flathead sold in the US!). It had no (optional) cigarette lighter, just a plug in the dash. It cost me $180. You do NOT want to know more!
My LAST car before the TSX was (is) a Volvo V70 T5 turbo with a manual transmission. I ordered it with the factory HD suspension and cloth seats (so I don't slide around when I go into a corner too fast) and I've added the optional Volvo strut tower brace, IPD stabilizer bars (I'm currently running the front IPD bar with a factory HD rear bar), and Bilstein HD struts and shocks. They imported the V70 with the combination of the T5 and manual transmission in the smaller P-1 body for all of 2 model years, 1998 and 1999, before Volvo North America regained their sanity. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at the meeting when the Volvo product development committee signed off on this!
Now with close to 150,000 miles, it suffered a cluster of two long distance flatbed tows and several repairs late last summer.
No Volvo built has so deeply warmed the cockles of my heart, before or since!
My LAST car before the TSX was (is) a Volvo V70 T5 turbo with a manual transmission. I ordered it with the factory HD suspension and cloth seats (so I don't slide around when I go into a corner too fast) and I've added the optional Volvo strut tower brace, IPD stabilizer bars (I'm currently running the front IPD bar with a factory HD rear bar), and Bilstein HD struts and shocks. They imported the V70 with the combination of the T5 and manual transmission in the smaller P-1 body for all of 2 model years, 1998 and 1999, before Volvo North America regained their sanity. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at the meeting when the Volvo product development committee signed off on this!
Now with close to 150,000 miles, it suffered a cluster of two long distance flatbed tows and several repairs late last summer.
No Volvo built has so deeply warmed the cockles of my heart, before or since!
07-03-2004, 06:49 AM
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My FIRST car was a 1964 Rambler American 220 with the "high performance" OHV 6 (the base engine was still a flathead 6, the very last flathead sold in the US!). It had no (optional) cigarette lighter, just a plug in the dash. It cost me $180. You do NOT want to know more!
My LAST car before the TSX was (is) a Volvo V70 T5 turbo with a manual transmission. I ordered it with the factory HD suspension and cloth seats (so I don't slide around when I go into a corner too fast) and I've added the optional Volvo strut tower brace, IPD stabilizer bars (I'm currently running the front IPD bar with a factory HD rear bar), and Bilstein HD struts and shocks. They imported the V70 with the combination of the T5 and manual transmission in the smaller P-1 body for all of 2 model years, 1998 and 1999, before Volvo North America regained their sanity. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at the meeting when the Volvo product development committee signed off on this!
Now with close to 150,000 miles, it suffered a cluster of two long distance flatbed tows and several repairs late last summer.
No Volvo built has so deeply warmed the cockles of my heart, before or since!
My LAST car before the TSX was (is) a Volvo V70 T5 turbo with a manual transmission. I ordered it with the factory HD suspension and cloth seats (so I don't slide around when I go into a corner too fast) and I've added the optional Volvo strut tower brace, IPD stabilizer bars (I'm currently running the front IPD bar with a factory HD rear bar), and Bilstein HD struts and shocks. They imported the V70 with the combination of the T5 and manual transmission in the smaller P-1 body for all of 2 model years, 1998 and 1999, before Volvo North America regained their sanity. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at the meeting when the Volvo product development committee signed off on this!
Now with close to 150,000 miles, it suffered a cluster of two long distance flatbed tows and several repairs late last summer.
No Volvo built has so deeply warmed the cockles of my heart, before or since!
07-03-2004, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ric
my cars are all provided by my firm, and have to have auto and four doors, which takes some fun out of it.
2001 VW Jetta GLX with 17" wheels and sports suspension; wonderful car to throw around, but terrible electrical system failures, turning it in early
1999 Mazda Millenia, "inherited" from someone who left my firm, underpowered luxoboat
1996 Mercury Mystique, a fully loaded small V6 with European underpinnings from Ford Europe. Nice car that never caught on in the US under the Contour or Mystique badge, survives in Europe as the Mondeo, fun to drive, fully loaded interior
Nissan Altima: an unfortunate experience best not remembered
Mercury Sable: Had several before they bloated the size up, decent roadworthy car, but not fun to drive.
2001 VW Jetta GLX with 17" wheels and sports suspension; wonderful car to throw around, but terrible electrical system failures, turning it in early
1999 Mazda Millenia, "inherited" from someone who left my firm, underpowered luxoboat
1996 Mercury Mystique, a fully loaded small V6 with European underpinnings from Ford Europe. Nice car that never caught on in the US under the Contour or Mystique badge, survives in Europe as the Mondeo, fun to drive, fully loaded interior
Nissan Altima: an unfortunate experience best not remembered
Mercury Sable: Had several before they bloated the size up, decent roadworthy car, but not fun to drive.
1971.5 Toyota Celica, one of the first of that line in the country (bought from my then-future wife), great runabout car, spiffy handling
Chevy Vega of indeterminate age; I bought it for a $1.00, which is still no excuse
Saab 93 three-cylinder two-cycle engine, great rally car, but no freeway cruizer
1966 Ford Custom, a true land yacht
1967 Mercedes 250S, orginally my father's and a wonderful car to run on the local cross-country motorcycle racetrack..............
07-04-2004, 02:34 AM
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1st
1998 Honda Civic DX
Taffetta White 2 dr 5 Spd
Sept 1998-June 2003
93,000 miles when I sold it....
Flawless Paint pefect condition.
Totalled out by the girl I sold it to
6 months later.
2nd car
2003 RS-X Type S
Nighthawk Blak Pearl
June 2003-April 2004
16000 miles when I traded it in.
3rd Car
My CL9
Nighthawk Black Pearl on Ebony
6spd Nav
1998 Honda Civic DX
Taffetta White 2 dr 5 Spd
Sept 1998-June 2003
93,000 miles when I sold it....
Flawless Paint pefect condition.
Totalled out by the girl I sold it to
6 months later.
2nd car
2003 RS-X Type S
Nighthawk Blak Pearl
June 2003-April 2004
16000 miles when I traded it in.
3rd Car
My CL9
Nighthawk Black Pearl on Ebony
6spd Nav
:buah:
07-06-2004, 08:01 PM
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1) 82 Plymouth Omni (3 speed & two-tone)
2) 92 Dodge Neon
3) 95 Eagle Talon Tsi (blew the engine... damn DSM motors!)
4) 94 Olds Cutlass (blew the tranny... still paying for the Talon...damn GM trannys)
5) 03 S2000 (my play car... screw forced air induction)
2) 92 Dodge Neon
3) 95 Eagle Talon Tsi (blew the engine... damn DSM motors!)
4) 94 Olds Cutlass (blew the tranny... still paying for the Talon...damn GM trannys)
5) 03 S2000 (my play car... screw forced air induction)
07-06-2004, 10:03 PM
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'79 Camaro 350 4BBL (most of you probably don't even know what a carb. is!)
'89 Escort GT
'91 Mustang LX 5.0L Vert
('87 Chevy Nova Beater, so Stang could sit in winter)
'97 Talon TSI
'00 SVT Contour
'02 Mustang GT Vert (fun car)
'04 TSX
Wife has pretty much been SUV's, so pretty boring with the exception of a '91 Geo Storm GSI. That car was actually pretty fun. Go-cart like.
'89 Escort GT
'91 Mustang LX 5.0L Vert
('87 Chevy Nova Beater, so Stang could sit in winter)
'97 Talon TSI
'00 SVT Contour
'02 Mustang GT Vert (fun car)
'04 TSX
Wife has pretty much been SUV's, so pretty boring with the exception of a '91 Geo Storm GSI. That car was actually pretty fun. Go-cart like.
07-07-2004, 09:58 AM
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82 Nissan Datsun
89 Chevy Cavalier
89 Mercury Sable
88 Chevy Celebrity
95 Pontiac Bonneville
97 Nissan Altima
01 Isuzu Rodeo
03 Honda Accord
04 Acura TSX
The TSX is a result of my 2 years Honda Accord experience.
Accord and TSX are the best cars from these list so far.
89 Chevy Cavalier
89 Mercury Sable
88 Chevy Celebrity
95 Pontiac Bonneville
97 Nissan Altima
01 Isuzu Rodeo
03 Honda Accord
04 Acura TSX
The TSX is a result of my 2 years Honda Accord experience.
Accord and TSX are the best cars from these list so far.
07-08-2004, 12:16 PM
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Long list ..... I guess I really am old....
1969 Camaro (396 with 2 Holly 650 double pumpers and open headers) RIP
1970 Eldorado (500 cu in front wheel drive) RIP
1973 Bug (couldn't wait to give it away)
1972 Honda 600 (2 cyl air cooled stick in the dash, but fun!) RIP
1974 Firebird (350 Big Block) RIP
1984 Dodge GLH Traded
1990 Plymouth Voyager yuck
1996 Plymouth Voyager RIP Drunk Driver
1999 Hyundai Accent (Happy Birthday Melissa)
2003 Honda Accord EX RIP
2004 Honda Oddessy (moves the kids around nicely)
2004 Acura TSX (Finally) no kids in this car!
1969 Camaro (396 with 2 Holly 650 double pumpers and open headers) RIP
1970 Eldorado (500 cu in front wheel drive) RIP
1973 Bug (couldn't wait to give it away)
1972 Honda 600 (2 cyl air cooled stick in the dash, but fun!) RIP
1974 Firebird (350 Big Block) RIP
1984 Dodge GLH Traded
1990 Plymouth Voyager yuck
1996 Plymouth Voyager RIP Drunk Driver
1999 Hyundai Accent (Happy Birthday Melissa)
2003 Honda Accord EX RIP
2004 Honda Oddessy (moves the kids around nicely)
2004 Acura TSX (Finally) no kids in this car!
07-08-2004, 02:50 PM
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'97 Corolla all through HS, stock except for speakers and stereo.
'95 Camry DX when I went to college, was a nice car and it was a shame to trade her in - but she started having tranny problems and the repairs would've cost more than the car itself if I kept driving it.
'04 TSX Navi 5AT
'95 Camry DX when I went to college, was a nice car and it was a shame to trade her in - but she started having tranny problems and the repairs would've cost more than the car itself if I kept driving it.
'04 TSX Navi 5AT
07-13-2004, 01:04 AM
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I think I might be missing some, seems to me there should be a couple more Fords on the list, but this is what I can remember. Just my own cars that I've held title to, not counting any of my parents vehicles that I drove. In more or less the order I acquired them:
68 Plymouth Fury III
74 Datsun B210
78 Toyota Pickup
80 Pontiac Acadian (Chevette)
74 MGB
68 Rambler American
77 Honda Civic
82 Mazda RX-7
8? Chev Van
85 Mercury Topaz
89 Honda Accord
85 Chev Malibu wagon
85 Chev Corsica 5-door
93 Chev Suburban
63 Mercury Comet convertible
04 Acura TSX
82 Toyota Camry
68 Plymouth Fury III
74 Datsun B210
78 Toyota Pickup
80 Pontiac Acadian (Chevette)
74 MGB
68 Rambler American
77 Honda Civic
82 Mazda RX-7
8? Chev Van
85 Mercury Topaz
89 Honda Accord
85 Chev Malibu wagon
85 Chev Corsica 5-door
93 Chev Suburban
63 Mercury Comet convertible
04 Acura TSX
82 Toyota Camry
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