What vehicles have you owned?

[Juggernautz]

I'll post some pix of some of my vehicles when I can find them.

[JohnC1908]

87 Chevy Blazer
98 Nissan Sentra
97 Jeep Cherokee (totaled it and got another)
97 Jeep Cherokee
05 Accord

[ThomasGoldkamp]

Originally Posted by chrisleakfan4life

1998 Acura Integra
2005 Mazda 3
2004 Mazda RX8
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS
2006 Volkswagen GTI

I really like the Mazda 3, considering getting one. How did you like it and how well did it hold up for you?

Anyone else have any experience with the Mazda 3?

[ThomasGoldkamp]

My list is pretty short.

1993 Toyota Corolla

Hoping to add another to the list in the next year or so.

[OaktownGator]

I drove a Mazda 3 rental a few years ago and liked it alot. Good utility, and the handling for a car in that segment is probably the best, which is what I really liked. Pretty good on gas, too.

[mvt_gator]

short list for me too - I have kept my cars for a while so far:

1991 acura integra (served me very well through college/grad school and a couple years after)
2002 subaru wrx wagon (still going strong and a fun car to drive that can still be good for trips to places like home depot or ikea)

[MJGator8104]

Not sure I remember the year of each car, but this is close. Man, we've went through a lot of cars in 35 years.

1973 Gran Torino - First car in HS from dad
1976 Pontiac Firebird bought new
1981 Pontiac Trans Am - V8 but carb didn't do well. Bought new
???? Ford Grenada - Wife's car when we got married. Horn on turn signal stalk a disaster
1966 Porche 912 - No not a 911, it's 4-cylinder brother. Like a short VW bug with similar performance, but still a Porche. Inherited.
1979 Ford Thunderbird - Not a good era for the T-bird.
1984 VW Jetta - Great car, best manual transmission I've ever had. Bought new
1986 Ford Taurus Station Wagon - Started the family. A pretty good car overall. Bought new
1986 Olds Something. Big and cheap
1988 VW Jetta
1992 Ford Probe Turbo - fun car
1996 Ford Windstar minivan - family traveling continues
1989 Lincoln Continental
1989 Lincoln Town Car
1992 Ford Bronco
1992 Ford Ranger
1994 Ford Explorer
1999 Mercury Mountaineer - Son's car
1999 Ford Explorer - Still own
1994 Subaru Legacy Wagon - Daughter's car
1999 Dodge Ram
2004 Hyundai Sonata - bought new
2006 Hyundai Elentra - Daughter's car bought new
1999 BMW Z3 - Still own
2011 Chrysler 300 - Still own bought new

[chrisleakfan4life]

Originally Posted by ThomasGoldkamp

I really like the Mazda 3, considering getting one. How did you like it and how well did it hold up for you?

Anyone else have any experience with the Mazda 3?

Well mine was an 05, not the current model but i loved it.

There are times i wished i kept it

Of all the cars, the GTI has been the best experience of driving and comfort.

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[jdrgator]

1988 Buick Regal
1994 Chevy Cavalier
1996 Chevy Cavalier
1997 Olds Cutlass
1999 Ford Explorer (still driving; only 69k miles on it)
2003 Honda Civic (bought it in grad school still driving; only 38k miles on it in 9 years)

[phatGator]

72 Ford Gran Torino Sport (car I had at UF)
75 Datsun 280-Z
75 Toyota Celica (came with a wife)
84 Jeep Cherokee (wife car)
84 Volkswagen Caravelle (as the Vanagon was called in Europe)
89 Dodge Caravan (wife car)
96 Ford F150
97 Chrysler Town and Country (wife car)
00 Jeep Cherokee
95 Ford Tempo (kid car)
96 Ford Escort LX (kid car - purple with a flame down the side))
04 Olds Aurora (wife car)
97 Toyota Corolla (kid car)
06 Chrysler Sebring (kid car)
09 Toyota Yaris (kid car)
11 Subaru Forester

[gotime51]

Originally Posted by chrisleakfan4life

Well mine was an 05, not the current model but i loved it.

There are times i wished i kept it

Of all the cars, the GTI has been the best experience of driving and comfort.

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considering im a volkswagen tech, its good to hear people actually liking their vehicle rather than complaining about them. this is true for any manufacturers techs though. if you ever have any questions about your vehicle, just let me know

[Juggernautz]

I really liked the Passat I had but the repairs were expensive so I had to get a newer car.

[1993R]

Too many too list but a couple of favorites
M3
WRX STi
1993R (still own and race)

[GatorAbe7]

1. '92 Cadillac Seville - Grandfather died and parents let me use it as a high school car

2. '89 Mazda 6 - first car ever purchased. Bought it for $800 and after an alternator replacement this car worked awesome until the transmission failed two years later.

3. '89 Chevy Celebrity - bought this for a Taco Bell Burrito. Literally. My enlisted Air Force friend was handed a two year assignment to Korea at the last minute and had to unload his ride. He wanted $200 for it, but after I helped him box and mail his stuff he instead had me buy taco bell for him while we signed it over. Best car I've ever had.





4. '02 Nissan Altima - this deal went south fast. Never buy a with a cracked windshield car off a dirt lot. But after about $1500 of repairs this has been an awesome ride, although my Dad and Brother use it more than I do.

[bakaduin]

Between my wife and I"

02 Dodge Dakota
04 Mercedes C230
07 Yukon Denali (lease)
08 Scion tC
10 Dodge Nitro
11 Mazda CX-7
13 Mazda GX-5 (Bought today)

[bakaduin]

Originally Posted by ThomasGoldkamp

I really like the Mazda 3, considering getting one. How did you like it and how well did it hold up for you?

Anyone else have any experience with the Mazda 3?

I spent a large amount of the last three days in the Mazda dealership in Gainesville before purchasing a CX-5. I will say that Bobby was very enjoyable to deal with and didn't overly pressure me into purchase. I will also say that I looked at a bunch of Mazda 3s while my wife was looking at cars. They really are a nice little car especially with the new Skyactiv technology. They have a pretty much fully loaded one in the showroom that is still only 22k. Great car and you can haggle pretty well with them.

[Juggernautz]

Got my Olds Cutlass out of mothballs but the wx hasn't been cooperating for me to drive it.

[g8r925]

Originally Posted by g8r925

94 S 10- first truck, then totaled it
95 T-bird, loved that car, had over 400k on it when I sold it
95 S 10
03 F 150
04 Mustang Mach 1, still have it, only has 20k on it
05 Toyota Tacoma
06 F 150 fx4
06 F 250 King Ranch power stroke, (Work Truck) yeah a King Ranch work truck who would have thought
99 F 250 XLT 4x4
85 Monte Carlo SS project car (work in progress)

I have to update my list, my 99 XLT 4x4 just took a dump, and its parked, so I've had to get another truck.

Got a sweet little 02 S-10 SS, its my daily driver now, and man I didn't realize how much gas I was putting in that monster of a 4x4 until i stopped driving it.

[jrz1g8r]

In rough order of ownership (current in bold):

1979 Datsun 280zx
1986 Dodge Omni GLH (one of the truly ugliest cars around)
1989 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L
1991 Nissan Sentra SER
1993 BMW 325i
1996? Jeep Grand Cherokee V8
1995 Mazda RX7 R3 (tweaked to ~375 hp; simply one of the funest cars I've had)
1997? Ford F150
1998 BMW M3 w/full Dinan pkg including supercharger
2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Diesel
2005 Ford Excursion Diesel
2002 Chevy Corvette Z06
2006 Chevy Corvette Z06 (tweaked suspension, exhaust/intake ~ 585 hp)
2008 Ford F250 Diesel
2008 Audi A3
2001 Panoz GTS (track only race car)
2011 Honda Oddysey
2011 VW Jetta TDI2011 BMW M3 Coupe

[FearNoSpear]

95 Chevy blazer my first car got it in 97 when I turned 16
01 Ford Lariat first new vehicle I bought
03 Ford Lariat
08 Jeep Wrangler
09 Chevy silverado Z71
11 Chevy Suburban

And about 60 trucks for my company over the years. Chevy s-10's held up to 300,000 miles. Ford rangers did about the same. Chevy silverado's and ford f250's were good until 250,000. Big diesel isuzu's will last for about 500,000 miles. Have some new Nissan frontier and Dodge full size pickups that are pretty good so far. Being work trucks that employees abuse I was happy with the results I've gotten over the years. Especially with the smaller trucks