How many cars from dead/orphaned brands have you owned?

"fhrblig" (fhrblig) 07/13/2015 at 11:04 • Filed to: None

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I’m talking about marques that have been ended by their manufacturer, or brands that have left the market you live in. I’ve had 4, and so has my partner:

Pontiac - 1 (1980 Pontiac Phoenix LJ)

Mercury - 1 (1991 Mercury Sable LS)

Geo - 1 (1993 Geo Prizm LSi)

Oldsmobile - 1 (2001 Oldsmobile Alero GL1)

My partner has owned a Plymouth (Sundance Duster), a Saturn (SL2), and 2 Suzuki SX4s.

I think by far the Alero was the best. The Prizm was ok, but the Alero was a decent car for the money. I think they were underrated.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:08

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me personally, none.

mother has owned two Pontiacs, both of which are a LeMans and a Montana

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:11

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Parents have a few Saturn and a Mercury

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:11

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Izuzu!!!

My citroen won't start > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:14

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My parents owned an Infiniti FX45 for a couple years, but the Infiniti brand never came to Brazil, just private imports.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:15

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I’ve owned two Toyotas and two Hondas. It could be argued that they’ve been “dead” for a couple of decades now.

Vimto > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:15

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Suzuki Esteem and Mercury Grand Marquis, so two.

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:15

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I have had two dozen Saabs over the years. Dad drove an Eagle Premier, mom had an Eagle Vision. There was a Plymouth Voyager back in the mists of time, too.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:17

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None so far, though Land Rover has a comedy string of external ownership. VW, MB, Ford, Buick, all still going strong.

Party-vi > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:19

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Willys - one.

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Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:19

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1981 Pontiac Firebird
1987 Mercury Cougar
1988 Plymouth Sundance
1995 Saturn SL1
1988 Isuzu pickup (Pulled out of consumer market by GM)
1999 Pontiac Grand Prix (best of the bunch)

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:20

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My dad’s owned two MGs - a B and the modern F. Dearly miss those two cars.

McMike > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:20

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If you can count “Austin Mini” and “pre-Ford Jaguar” then two. I have owned two.

Tohru > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:22

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5.5

‘98 Bonneville, ‘00 Grand Am (never titled, fixed and sold), ‘91 Olds Custom Cruiser, ‘76 Delta 88, ‘75 Delta 88 (parts car).

The 0.5 is the ‘86 Nissan 720. The 720 was a Datsun until 1983, then was a Nissan Datsun in 1984, before becoming just Nissan in 1985.

EL_ULY > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/13/2015 at 11:26

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I was going to say the same about my old bimmers, mercs, and audi. Nowadays, they are a joke and an insult to past.

Sn210 > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:28

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I’ve only had one, a Saturn SC2

citizennick > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:32

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my last car was a Mitsubishi.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 07/13/2015 at 11:35

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Are we talking a Daewoo rebadged LeMans? That could count double.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:36

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Peugeot 505 turbo wagon (Peugeot has been dead in the usa for a long time)

Steve in Manhattan > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:37

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‘83 Olds Custom Cruiser wagon;

1/2 a Lancia Beta Scorpion.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/13/2015 at 11:38

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yes. That LeMans.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 07/13/2015 at 11:43

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Daewoo and Pontiac both being out, I’d say it’s on the double word score square.

JustAnotherG6 > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:49

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5 so far. 6 if you count bastardized Models (‘12 VW Routan)

‘84 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham

‘84 Mercury Cougar

‘00 Saturn SL2

‘02 Saturn VUE

‘08 Pontiac G6

Liam Farrell > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 11:53

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1987 Saab 900

2005 Saab 9-5 wagon

2006 Saab 9-7x

2011 Saab 9-3 convertible

And a few others I can't think of

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 12:02

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At one point someone in our family had a couple Mercury Sable wagons.

It wasn’t me, however.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/13/2015 at 12:03

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What ever happened to that Buick Century you were driving?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 07/13/2015 at 12:06

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It circulated back into the family pool, then either got sold or passed on to more distant relations, I don’t remember which. It *was* rather awesome, in a beigeness-wearing-a-suit kind of way.

RallyWrench > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 12:06

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I’ve had an Austin Mini, and have a Lancia, which is basically a dead brand at this point, so that makes 2.

How did your partner like the SX4s? They seem like pretty neat little cars.

XJDano > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 12:10

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All the brand of cats I have owned are still going. Although if you count rebadging a Suzuki to a Chevy. Then only that one.

RallyWrench > EL_ULY 07/13/2015 at 12:10

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True. BMW as it exists now is dead to the E28, and the W126 is laughing at its grandchildren.

Wacko > RallyWrench 07/13/2015 at 12:13

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I had my SX4 for 5 years new in 2010 till feb 2015.

Loved mine, and miss it. Fun to drive, easy to park, easy to hoon. biggest cons, was the lack of space in the trunks, when you have passengers. That and the small gas tank.

well made cars, made to last. unlike the brand did here.

Wacko > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 12:18

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dead brands only a saturn sc1 and a suzuki SX4.

Dead models, A manual 1985 sentra Wagon, manual Hyundai s’coope, 1991 Cavalier Z24(V6 and 2 door)and the protege5.

And I would have to add a 1991 honda civic, you know when a Civic was the size of a civic, and light too.

fhrblig > RallyWrench 07/13/2015 at 12:25

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They were both good little cars, especially fun in the snow. I hated the 4-speed automatic though. He liked them so much that his mom bought one, hers has the CVT. The CVT is better than the geared auto, sorry to say.

EL_ULY > RallyWrench 07/13/2015 at 12:26

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damn I miss my e28. That thing was so pimp

fhrblig > Wacko 07/13/2015 at 12:26

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If we count dead models, I’ve had way more of those. Also, I’ve owned a bunch of cars that aren’t made anymore.

fhrblig > XJDano 07/13/2015 at 12:28

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I decided not to count my two Chevy Sprints even though they were Suzukis, because the Chevy brand is still sold here.

fhrblig > My citroen won't start 07/13/2015 at 12:28

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I’ll allow it.

fhrblig > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 07/13/2015 at 12:29

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I didn’t mind the Sable so much. Problem was it had no working A/C, and the defrosters could not handle any kind of rain or humidity. I frequently had to stop driving in the rain because of it.

fhrblig > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 07/13/2015 at 12:30

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Someone in Lakewood (west side of Denver) has 4-5 Peugeot 505s. I really want to meet them.

fhrblig > Steve in Manhattan 07/13/2015 at 12:35

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There’s a Lancia Beta wandering around my neighborhood. I’m always impressed at its ability to not be on fire, and also that it moves under its own power.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 12:41

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I’ve owned a Geo Metro.

Takuro Spirit > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 12:45

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In my family, plenty.

75(?) AMC Gremlin (my uncle)

Several 90’s and early ‘00 Grand Prixs (my aunt and uncle)

76(?) Pontiac Grand Prix (my other uncle)

77 Pontiac Firebird Esprit (my aunt, then me)

77 Pontiac Trans Am (me currently)

91 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais (girlfriend now wife)

94 Plymouth Voyager (wife’s mom)

94 Eagle Talon DL (me)

95 Plymouth Neon (me)

97 Oldsmobile Bravada (wife/me)

98 Isuzu Hombre (me)

My mom’s friend and my babysitter when I was young had a Phoenix LJ. Thing was cool with all the vents and gauges and stuff on the dash. I think it was a hatch, too.

Justin Hughes > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 12:49

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My first car was a Pontiac 6000, followed by a Mercury Tracer and a Saturn SC2. I must've gotten the knack from my dad, who had Oldsmobiles, a Pontiac, Mercuries, and an AMC Jeep.

fhrblig > Justin Hughes 07/13/2015 at 12:53

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My de facto first car was a Celebrity. A-bodies for LIIIIIFE!!!

fhrblig > Takuro Spirit 07/13/2015 at 12:58

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‘Cool’ is not the word I’d use for mine. It was a 1980 5-door, and it was an abomination. I had warned my stepdad that it would be a POS but he got mad at me, thinking I was just turning my nose up at it because it wasn’t a Honda. I don’t know where he got that idea from, I’ve never been a Honda fanboy.

It leaked every fluid a car can leak, the 4-speed manual sucked, the gas gauge (or since it was a GM car, the “gage”) read 1/4 tank when empty, which stranded me a few times. The vacuum hose would come off and have to be replaced daily. My stepdad finally gave up and traded it for a Celebrity, and he actually apologized to me for buying it.

Takuro Spirit > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 13:04

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I was 5 or 6, I didn’t know any better.

Under_Score > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 13:11

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1994 Isuzu Rodeo S. My parents had one years ago, and they loved it.

Steve in Manhattan > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 13:41

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The Scorpion was a 2-seater with a lift-off roof - ran like a bigger, poorly-tuned Fiat X1/9. The key to getting it started was: 1) wait for a warm day; 2) push it out of the garage into the sun; 3) wait some more.

I remember as a kid seeing the Beta in a print ad, and it really hit me. To my mind, it’s one of the most handsome coupes ever designed.

fhrblig > Takuro Spirit 07/13/2015 at 14:11

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If it had been as good as a Cavalier (!) It would have been good enough, but they couldn’t even do that.

Motorhead119 > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 14:30

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Does Datsun count? i have a ‘77 620 pu

also had and 1970 International Scout

had a ‘94 Pontiac Sunbird.

Also Ford killed the Ranger, i have a ‘95 Ranger.

kanadanmajava1 > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 14:53

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I have a Packard and a PMC (Prince Motor Company) but I also half owned one Plymouth. The rest of the brands that I have owned still exist.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 16:52

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there is one 505 turbo sedan up the hill near Union City. Darn thing is near mint but the tail light is cracked. I left a note when I was 18 that I was genuinely interested in it and that I wanted to give it a good home. Put my number on the note, no response. The sedan model has irs while the wagon is dual coil solid axle. Darn wagons had a good payload too.

X37.9XXS > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 17:26

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1. 1953 Hudson Hornet Convertible

2. 1952 MG-TD

3. 1963 Mini-Cooper S

4. 1969 Triumph Spitfire MkIII

5. 1970 Plymouth GTX

6. 1989 Plymouth Acclaim Turbo (married)

7. 1999 Plymouth Voyager ( had two kids)

jmalek > fhrblig 07/13/2015 at 22:31

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Six pontiacs, an Eagle Summit DL, and an MG MGB in the US.

Tons of fond memories in the Summit. No OD, no reverse, no AC, but man did we have a good time in that little crap can.

Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) > fhrblig 07/14/2015 at 02:45

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Just the one for me - a Saab 9000

pip bip - choose Corrour > fhrblig 07/14/2015 at 04:31

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none.