Cars and Trucks I've Owned

"nerd_racing" (nerd189)
08/07/2015 at 12:52 • Filed to: CarsOwned Ownership Collection

So I’m finishing up lunch at work today and decided to list the vehicles I have purchased or have had given to me. Granted I’m only 27, but it’s an interesting list. I wish I had pictures of them all.

1979 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Canary Yellow Low Rider 350 v8 —Free Gift from my old Pastor (it was rotted pretty bad)

1979 F150 302 V8 — $850

1978 Ford Bronco (Donor for the F150) 400m block — $300

1989 F150 XLT Lariat 300 Inline 6 — Traded the 79 F150 for it (Mistake)

1988 Ford Festiva LX — $30

1981 Dodge D150 Slant 6 4 speed short wheel base — $400

1990 Dodge Shadow 2.2L Converted to 2.5L Turbo I — $800

1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo (donor for the shadow was demo’d) — $150

1988 Plymouth Horizon — $25

1995 Ford Aspire 1.8L 16 valve and F series trans swapped — $202.50

1996 Ford Aspire — Free, needed ball joint and fender fixed

1993 Mazda MX3 RS — $350 Fixed extensive rust and sold for $1200

1997 Ford Aspire — $500 Sold on ebay after replacing muffler for $2200

1994 Ford Aspire 1.8L DOHC swapped and then 2.5L DOHC swapped — $300

1993 Mazda B3000 — $1000 (Mistake)

1995 Ford Aspire — $400

1990 Mazda Protégé 4WD 1.8L DOHC swapped with JDM GTX transmission $500 Provided my own engine from the 94 Ford Aspire

2012 Mazda 2 Touring — $16,500 New traded in on the BMW $8800 left on the loan

1989 Ford Festiva L Attempted 4WD swap, then attempted tube framed rwd miata suspension, got kicked out of the garage and got scrapped. — $300

1964 Plymouth Barracuda 360 V8 push button 904 automatic — $2500 Sold for $3000 lost my butt on performance suspension parts I put into it.

2011 BMW 128i *Current Daily Driver — $17,900 Traded the Mazda 2 towards it.

1990 Mazda Protégé 4WD — $1200 Put in brakes all the way around and sold for $2000 to a guy who was looking for a clean one for 10 years.

1987 Toyota MR2 *Current Project/Fun Driver — $3200 Cleanest AW11 I’ve seen in person so far.

DISCUSSION (28)

Jake Girardet > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 12:56

Quite the array..

Could you update it with the price you paid for each vehicle, by chance?

nerd_racing > Jake Girardet
08/07/2015 at 12:57

working on that.

BeaterGT > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 12:58

With all the Fords, no wonder you went through so many cars. Please tell me you have a pic of the 64 Barracuda.

OPPOsaurus WRX > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 12:58

Mine is significantly shorter.

95 Explorer

04 Explorer Sport Trac

14 WRX

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 13:07

Tagline for the Ford Aspire:

The Ford Aspire, The Car That Makes You Aspire For A Better Car!

nerd_racing > BeaterGT
08/07/2015 at 13:10

I have many. It looked better in pictures than in person.

Kinja'd!!!

After I swapped some parts...

Kinja'd!!!

nerd_racing > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/07/2015 at 13:10

I actually want another one. Liked them a bit and they were always reliable.

Viggen9er3 > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 13:13

2005 GMC Jimmy - should have kept it.

2006 Saab 9-3 Aero - current DD

2008 Mazda 3 - Wife’s car soon to be sold.

Tripper > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 13:14

Haha damn, I’m 30, just bought car #12. I thought that was a lot.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 13:15

First person I’ve ever heard say those two things.

I’m glad they were good for you though.

BeaterGT > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 13:24

Thank you! Here’s a picture of a relatives. It’s a tad different than yours ;)

Kinja'd!!!

AM > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 13:45

That’s a lot of damn cars. My car list is much shorter.

‘98 BMW 540i - gift from my stepdad. He had it from brand new, gave it to me in 2002.

‘03 Oldsmobile Alero GLS V6 - Replaced the 540 because I couldn’t afford the repairs anymore. Bought this in 2007 for a good price.

‘03 Yukon SLT 5.3L - Bought in 2010 for $10,000 with under 100k km. Currently my weekend driver

‘13 Jetta TDI Highline - My current daily driver, bought for $23k in April with only 17k km on it.

nerd_racing > BeaterGT
08/07/2015 at 13:54

66 Barracuda! I liked those a lot better from the front end than the 64/65 barracudas.

nerd_racing > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/07/2015 at 13:55

I actually maintained them when I owned them. I mean they were no luxury or power house cars but they did the trick and got 40+ mpg when stock.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 13:57

Fair enough, the majority of Aspire owners most likely did NOT take care of them.

nerd_racing > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/07/2015 at 13:59

Shockingly accurate statement. I’ve literally scooped burned chunks of oil out of heads with a wrench before.

marshknute > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 14:02

I’m at 4 cars:

1995 Mazda Miata ($3550)

2001 BMW 330xi ($7500)

2007 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro ($9000)

2015 Subaru WRX ($29000)

Jake Girardet > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 14:11

I’m 24 years old, and while my list is much shorter, it is unique in that I have never parted ways with one of my vehicles. I still own and drive all of them regularly:

1995 Audi 90 Quattro (5-Speed, 250,000 Miles, Very First Car Ever) - $1200 (But sentimentally priceless, to me, because first car)

2001 Audi S4 (6-Speed, heavily modified, twin-turbo 2.7L , w/ Sport Package) - $10,400

1972 BMW 2002 (4-Speed, Malaga exterior, black and natural-leather-color interior) - $5,500

nerd_racing > Jake Girardet
08/07/2015 at 14:14

While there are vehicles I wish I had never parted with, my philosophy has always been that I wanted to sample a variety of cars, enjoy them, and then pass them on to people who will enjoy them just as much or more. I was able to do that with at least the Barracuda and the second 4WD Protege.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 14:15

Also shocking. My 68 Mercury Montego that spend a very,very long time sitting or being sparingly used by a little old lady, when I took the valve covers off for the first time (original gaskets under neath, I almost got 1 in 1 piece too!!!) there weren’t any globs or burned chunks in there. It looked perfectly fine/clean. First time I took off the covers was 2 summers ago in 2013.

nerd_racing > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/07/2015 at 14:17

I love surprises like that. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the body condition of the MR2 so far. Few little paint flaking spots I need to touch up over the winter, but other than that it’s spotless. Now if it only idled that well too...

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 14:22

Haha, I mean there’s plenty else wrong with it.....but it was clean in there!

nerd_racing > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/07/2015 at 14:23

Gotta have a good heart to start with.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > nerd_racing
08/07/2015 at 14:29

Haha, the engine runs STRONG it’s had overheating issues that I’m narrowing down. New radiator just be all set this weekend, despite snapping a trans line, putting in a temp fix until I get new lines. But after this I have a new 10* cooler thermostat, a new super cool water pump, and a new 4 core radiator. if that doesn’t do it I’m screwed.