Beltfed

Yup, just took the STI out of my sig today.........was picked up last night.

The Evo was nicely damaged in an accident (thanks to someone else).

So I made the switch.

01_CL-S_COUPE

1978 Caddilac Seville(before the hunchback)
1986 Chevy Monte Carlo SS
1987 Buick Grand National( still my favorite car, sold it before I joined the Navy, dumb ass)
1992 Acura Vigor
1993 Honda Civic EX( still have it, entered it in shows, but never won anything)
2001 Acura CL Type S

Treblig

Previous Cars
1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1981 Nissan Maxima
1983 Nissan Maxima
1978 Dodge Aspen Wagon (Wife's Car)
1983 Nissan 280Z Turbo
1985 Nissan Maxima
1987 Nissan Maxima
1989 Mercury Cougar (Wife's Car)
1989 Honda Accord Lxi Cpe (Wife's Car)
1990 735 iA (still have)
1990 750i
1999 Honda CRV (Wife's Car, still have)
2000 Volkswagen Passat 4Motion

Current Cars
2003 Honda Pilot (Wife's Car)
2005 Acura TL

RSA_Secure

90 Integra LS
04 TL

Scott in Houston

These kind of threads are fun. I'll re-post one I used on another forum that's even got pics of my recent cars...

I'll list cars I've owned and a quick summary:

'65 Mustang Shelby - The Reason I love cars today

'89 Mustang GT - One of the best cars I've owned. 150k miles, only replaced water pump. It got me through college and to and from there to home quickly! Handles poorly. Dad totalled. Kind of ironic b/c when we bought it (well, my dad paid for most and I paid for as much as I could + gas/insurance) My dad was worried it was too much car for me. hehe

**'94 Ford Escort - First car to buy out of college. My wife really bought it right before we got married. It was just fine for its purpose. Reliable and comfortable.

'94 Mustang GT - Sucked balls. Owned for 4 months. First new car out of college. Totally let down by Ford. After my '89, I was so in love w/ Mustangs I didn't read or test it enough pre-purchase.

'95 SHO - Loved that car! Friend who bought a Ford dealer got me out of the crappy '04 Stang and into this without killing me financially. Only problem, FWD. Other than that, solid as nails and ran like a bat out of hell. (For its day) Comfortable and easy to mod. Handled well too for a giant pig of a sedan. It was the last of the cool SHO's then Ford ruined it like they did the Mustang.

**'95 - Eclipse GS-T = POS! Hated this car. Rattle trap piece of garbage with stuff falling apart constantly. Wish we had kept the Ford Escort it replaced.

**'96 - 240SX - Loved this car. You guys know this car better than me probably. It was a fun car to drive and well balanced. Even without leather, it had a decently fun interior.

'97 (I think?) Z3 - POS... hated it. Car had no balls. Only looked cool... to some.

'99 SLK 230K with AMG stuff (skirts, wheels, etc) - LOOOOOVED this car. Quick, kinda.. and handled very well. Fun to drive. New at the time and got a lot of attention, which I usually hate to get, but had fun with it in this car. It was silver with 2-tone black/red interior. The hard top convertable is the only way to go for a drop top!

**'99 Lexus GS300 - Excellent luxury car. Quiet and cushy.. is that a word? Only complaint was that it lacked a soul. It was too much like driving a cloud.

'00 911 996 C2 - Ah, the good old days. My first 911. I finally got a digital camera, so I have pics of the rest of the cars I'm listing.
This car was my first big purchase of a car. It speaks for itself. It was an incredible car! I ordered it, and waited 6 months for its arrival. That was one of the longest 6 months of my life.



'01 Explorer Sport Trac 4x4 - This was my daily and/or hunting truck, etc. It served a true utility purpose and for the money, you can't beat it. You can see it out the window of the 911 in this pic.


'02 911 996 C2 - Porsche updated the engine to a 3.6l and gave it another 24 HP. I was able to sell the '00 for $1500k under what I paid new, so it was a no-brainer. This car was a significant improvement from the '00. It had a bit more torque, slightly stiffer chasis and finally a tolerable stereo. hehh



**2002 BMW 330i - Kick @ss sedan!! Handled almost as well as the 911's... it felt like it anyway. It also felt like it was cut from one piece of stone. It was extremely fun to drive.



2003 Explorer - A daily and ultimately a mommy SUV when my daughter came along. Not worth posting a pic or describing much. It's a nice AWD Eddie Bauer but who hasn't seen an Explorer?

'02 996 Twin Turbo - Not much to say other than the best car in this range you can buy IMO. I evaluated 355's (used abviously because everyone knows they weren't made after '99 except for 1 guy on this board ) and 360's. I also somewhat considered an NSX and Viper, but ruled those out quickly. The Ferraris lost to the Turbo because I like to
1) drive my cars relatively frequently... relative to F-car guys
2) I track 'em, and it's a much better car around the track IMO.
3) I don't like attention drawn to me for a car generally.
4) Dependability, the Porsche owns... it's like driving a Honda in those terms... sorta.

This car is a pure joy to drive!


'05 Acura TL - My recently acquired daily driver. This best sedan for the $ today by far... IMO. I love this car so far. I only have 400 miles, so not a lot of comments other than it's awesome to drive and I love the blue tooth and other toys these are fitted with...



Lastly..... '02 (if they have model years) EZ-Go 9 battery 18 mph beast!!
Seen here next to the Acura. I used it play golf but at times, we take it to the pool...

** <--- wife mainly drove

TL260power

1989 Honda civic LX (96-01)
2002 TL-S (01-Current)

Well not much cars for me but well of course TL-S is my favorite car.....

Colin

'80 Celica GT: 5-speed
'84 Corolla SR-5: 5-speed
'84 Corolla Sedan: Auto (Wife's Car)
'87 Celica GT-S: 5-speed (was mine, became wife's when I got the MR-2)
'88 MR-2 Supercharged: 5-speed
'93 MR-2 Turbo: 5-speed
'94 Integra GS-R: 5-Speed (Wife's Car)
'97 Integra GS-R: 5-Speed (Wife's Car)
'99 Integra GS-R: 5-Speed (Wife's Car)
'00 Honda S2000: 6-Speed
'01 Honda S2000: 6-Speed (Wife's car)
'04 Honda S2000: 6-Speed (Wife's car)
'05 Honda S2000: 6-speed

subinf

1967 ford mustang convertable
1991 infiniti q45
1990 infiniti q45
1992 infiniti q45
1994 integra
1994 integra
2004 acura TL

i still have the mustang and the TL. favorite is the mustang on the weekends...the TL for pretty much everything else although I do miss my Q's.

astro

1988 Subaru Justy AWD.--crashed, fixed, then it burned to the ground on me.
1985 Honda Civic hatchback--bought for $500 with 440k on the odo...sold it with one door screwed shut for $400 at 493k.
1990 VW Golf--bought with a gf, she sold it when we broke up! LOL
1995 VW golf CL--dropped in a VR6 and to this day still remains one of my all time favs.

2000 Toyota Camry Solara--had for 2 months, junk. took it back.
2000 Toyota Celica GTS--had for 3 weeks, and wrote it off while chasing a friend who was driving my VW...crash ruled not my fault as other driver cut me off.

2001 Acura CL--S-the start of the addiction

2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 LT Extra Cab--traded it back to the guy i bought it from for the new truck

1996 Porsche 911 Turbo--Still have it, by far the most brutishly powerful vehicle i've ever driven

2001 Honda S2000--let my sister use it mainly, sold it at 60k

2002 Acura TL-S--mrwiggs pimps it daily

2003 Chevy Silverado 2500HD LT Crew Cab--my daily driver

Altho these days my Cannondale R2000si sees a lot more miles

Xenogen

First car I ever bought: 1986 Volvo 740 -Gone
Second Car I ever bought: 2000 Accord -NYC beater
Third Car I ever bought- 1999 BMW M3- NOVA Summer Car
First Car ever given to me: 2001 Acura 3.2 TL - Graduation Present, Told my parents the car would get fucked in NYC...It now my brothers weekend ride.

JnC

iTrader: (12)

1. 86 Daihatsu Charade (Ditamasu Bianca) 1.0 Diesel Turbo (First ever car, btw i was born n raised in England so you guys might not know this car as well as i do).
2. 96 Toyota Corolla GLi 1.6
3. 1990 Nissan Maxima
4. 1992 Nissan Maxima
5. 1998 Nissan Maxima
6. 2001 Nissan Maxima
and yes i still like those Maxima
7. 2000 Acura TL
8. 2001 Acura CL-S (bought from another AZ member named JZ)
9. 2003 Acura TL-S (beater)
10. 2006 Infiniti M45 Sport (weekend ride)
11. 2005 MB S55 AMG

Xenogen

I was about to say that

F23A4

....and that's without having had a VQ35DE powered Maxima, which raises the fun quotient.

JnC

iTrader: (12)

^^ I have always been a big fan of the Maxima and the VQ series. My last one had 250K miles on it before this jackass pushed me into the wall with his SUV , I miss that car.

Scott in Houston

Astroboy,

How long have you had the 993 Twin Turbo? That is my favorite looking Porsche ever made still today.

Do you track it? If not, you should start!

Nicky Pass

1989 Pomtiac Sunbird GT
1995 T-Bird LX V8
1993 Mustang Cobra (I miss it every day!)
2001 CL Type S
2003 Mustang Cobra Vert (Current Toy)

(daily drivers)
1989 Cavalier
1994 Grand Am
1989 Cutlass Supreme (Current Beater)

astro

I have had the car for about 5 years now. it's also my fav body style. When i got it, i had the choice of a 996, or the 993, it was no contest, air cool all the way.

I have been to several track events and DE's put on by the local Porsche club, there are several planned for this summer

Scott in Houston

Nice.

GreenMonster

Le Circuit Mont Tremblant ??

JWhite1301

Now this is a great thread. First of all, I love the Porsche's!!!!!!!!!! Astro---that is the first pic I have seen--NICE!!!!

89 Civic
91 Accord
90 Eclipse Turbo
92 Accord
96 Camry
99 4 Runner
2001 Land Rover Discovery
2002 Pathfinder
1992 Olds (Commute car)
2004 Explorer (worst SUV ever)
2004 BMW 330ci with SMG (worst car ever)

Still have:
2004 4 Runner (now my wife's car)
2005 TL
1972 Triumph TR6---Restores--frame off.
1976 Porsche 911s--FULL restore. RSR race conversion motor (had to eliminate the 2.7)

heyitsme

1st

1990 maxima, 160hp.

Man that car was put together and moved fine. I remember being next to an acura coupe(1994) at a red light, never made anything serious out of it, red lights used to be a fun thing, punch it n go. Anyways I put this Acura in its place till 60( car length ahead) where I was willing to back off, but before I backed off, this Acura clearly had something my Nissan did not. I think it had a combination of a manual and an engine(vatack) but in the end this two door put a couple bus lengths on me after 60mph- as he gave me the finger( was an older guy-probably hurt that he couldn't beat an auto 160hp family sedan to 60).

Would have been nice if I had that manual 190hp se though, just shrugged it off though, like what was up his ass, heh.

SouthernBoy

Oops, I left off my 2001 Ford Ranger pickup which I still own and drive pretty much on a daily basis to work to protect my TL.

Now as for the quickest, it was the 1966 SS 396/360 Chevelle without question. In box stock condition (well, a simple alteration to the Holley's secondary throttle arm and the Delco distributor and tires) it was good for 13.2's.. After the addition of Hooker headers, an R3310 780 CFM Holley dual-feed carb, and LS-6 valve sprints and retainers.. 12.8's were in order. Next was my 1988 Mustang and, of course, it also received the requisite mods.

As for handling, my two Ford Contours top the list.. especially my 2000 SVT. There is just no way an Acura TL can hope to match the handlling prowess of an SVT Contour.. most sedans can't .

And as for reliability, it goes to my 1988 Mustang LX 302 and my 2001 Ford Ranger. The TL is tied for reliability with my 1996 Contour SE.

Finally for overall satisfaction and sheer joy of everything (and I mean everything, from the sound system to the looks to the ... just everything you can think of) the winner is my 2004 TL. This is saying something with me.

TheMirror

In order:

1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS, Black, lowered, 4 speed, built 350, 15x7 American Racing mags. (8mpg, ultimate rich girl chick magnet. Trust me)
1979 280 ZX 5 spd., Cam, header, exhaust, throttle body (not exactly reliable, lied to parents about needing engine rebuild to get hot rod parts. Fast ass car)
1988 Integra 5spd., Bassani exhaust, Jackson header, Susp. Techniques suspension, 15x6 TSW baskets. (met its maker with a broken timing belt at 108K)
1990 Ford Taurus SHO 5spd., Borla exhaust, Tokiko shocks, Eibach springs (Borla exhaust added a true 35hp, suspension upgrades transformed car)
1988 Ford Mustang Police Issue 5spd., Global West subframe connectors, welded pickup points, tower brace (you would not believe the difference those mods made to the handling, otherwise an unreliable piece of crap. And this one was never put into Police use!)
1995 VW Golf 2.0 5spd., Neuspeed Suspension, crappy 15x6 Konigs (rearended on 880 with 133K on it, guy did me a favor)
1997 Subaru Legacy L 2.2 5spd., 16x7 Raceline RL-7s (the utterly indestructable car)
2003 Subaru WRX 5spd., Prodrive springs, Koni's, Samco Intercooler hoses, Prodrive exhaust, Helix rear endlinks, Enkei RPF-1s 17x7.5 (built at 5:00pm on a Friday afternoon apparently)
2004 Mazda 3 hatch back 2.3 5spd. (bad back forces sale of manual trans. car)
2005 Acura TSX AUTOMATIC, Gram Lights (more mods surely coming)

TheMirror

Very nice, I'm liking the Ford theme here! My 1988 Mustang experience excepted.

TheMirror

100mpg

Brilliant engines, handling.

No arguement here.

Piss off.

Cheers,
-Mirror

TheMirror

SVO
GN
5.0
GN
SHO
Boss
GT500
930 Turbo
GN
ZR-1
Big ass Diesel Pickups......

TheMirror

Someone who understands world class engines clearly......

TheMirror

Unquestionably the most eclectic collection in this thread.

TheMirror

Fairly aggressive climb up the ladder there, Gib.

TheMirror

Brand loyalty. 9 out of 14 cars in my family have been Hondas since 1990.

TheMirror

Whole buncha Chevys in a very short period of time. Access to fleet?

G

1999 Checy Tahoe
1999 Chevy Suburban
2001 Honda Civic
2001 Mazda MP3
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2001 Acura CL-S
2004 Acura TL
2004 Hummer H2
2000 Dodge Viper RT/10
2000 Porsche Boxter S
2001 Convertible Corvette
2002 Mini Cooper S
2003 Corvette Z06

The Hummer, Porsche, Vert Vette, and Mini were my company cars-I owned a rental company.

The rest were cars that I bought and sold. Currently sportin the Z06 and lovin every moment of it!

fedlawman

Personally owned (in order):

1979 Alfa Romeo Spider
1986 Honda CRX Si
1988 Honda CRX Si
1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R
1994 Mazda Miata (still have)
1993 Honda Accord EX
2002 Buick Rendezvous
2004 Acura TSX
2001 Volvo V70
2004 Volvo V70 (still have)
1988 BMW 325is (still have)

Company cars (in order):

1993 Chevy Lumina 3.4 Euro
1992 Pontiac Firebird Formula
1994 Pontiac Firebird Formula
2002 Chrysler LHS Limited
1998 Chevy Lumina 3.1
1995 Mercedes Benz S420
2002 Mercury Sable

m&b6speed

1st car was a gift 86 olds cutlass supreme, never drove it, sold it to buy my first car
94 civic hatch
then bought my dads 94 blazer for a second car

now have (between me and the fiance)
(mine)
03 cls 6 speed
99 NSX
00 NSX(one will probably be sold soon)
03 dodge ram 2500 Cummins TD
03 ford F350(for sale soon)
05 Yamaha R1

(hers)
03 CL65 AMG
04 SL55 AMG(for sale)
04 TL 6 Speed(gone this tuesday)
04 H2(also gone soon)

in the works, 05 F430 spider 6 speed

mclarenf3387

Musta been some company

fedlawman

The M-B was a seizure.

I'd still be driving it but the A/C is inop, and it's too expensive to repair.

fedlawman

mclarenf3387

My company truck is a 2001 S-10 Pickup 4 Cyl w/heavy ass bed cap

phipark

1993 Ford Taurus.

FiftyFive

1. 1994 Mazda 626 LX
2. 1989 Toyota Tercel
3. 1989 Honda CRX Si B16A built
4. 1989 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II built
5. 1990 Honda CRX Si B18c
6. 1994 Honda Civic Hatchback Widebodied B16A
7. 1993 Honda Civic Del Sol
8. 1990 Acura Integra B16A JDM Conversion
9. 1990 Chevy Sprint Turbo built
10. 1991 Honda CRX Si B18b
11. 2001 Acura 3.2TL

in that order
and all that were built were done by yours truly :huckle: