Today's My Birthday, so Here's All the Cars Introduced in my Birthyear

"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke) 07/26/2018 at 09:30 • Filed to: None

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Today, I celebrate the 23rd year of my living. It’s been a troublesome 23 years indeed, but one thing in particular has always kept me going: cars. So, let’s take the time to wish a happy 23rd birthday to the cars that were introduced and debuted in 1995!

Acura SLX

Alfa Romeo 146

Alfa Romeo GTV/Spider

Audi Ur-S6

Bentley Azure

Bentley Turbo S

BMW 5 Series [E39]

BMW Z3

Chevrolet Corvette [C5]

Chevrolet Express

Chevrolet Tahoe

Chrysler Cirrus

Chrysler Minivans [Third Generation]

Dacia Nova

Daihatsu MOVE

Dodge Stratus

Fiat Barchetta

Fiat Bravo/Brava

Ford Freda

Ford Galaxy

Ford Taurus [Third Generation]

Holden Commodore [VS]

Holden Frontera

Honda CR-V

Honda Odyssey

Infiniti I30

Lexus LX450

Mercedes-Benz E-Class [W210]

MG F/TF

Mitsubishi Carisma

Nissan Almera

Proton Perdana

Proton Satria

Renault Megane

RUF CTR2

Suzuki Cultus Crescent

Suzuki X-90

Toyota Corolla [E110]

Toyota Ipsum

Toyota Tacoma

Vector M12

Volkswagen Sharan

Volvo S40

For those who are keen on some of the non-American models here, you’ve got two years until they’re legal here! Otherwise, let’s wish a big happy birthday to these cars for turning the big 23.

$kaycog > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 09:34

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Happy Birthday!  Have some cake!

Takuro Spirit > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 09:37

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happy birfday! You probably forgot/missed a few, but here’s the first one I thought of

Debuted in early 1994 as a 1995 model, the only “1994" models were race cars.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2014/12/04/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1994-dodge-neon-acr/

Chariotoflove > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 09:43

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Don’t worry, there’s lots more trouble ahead. Happy birthday. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 09:43

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happy birthday!

KnowsAboutCars > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 09:43

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Happy birthday from a fellow 23 year old. I actually own one these cars.

And here’s a look into 1995 Tokyo Motorshow by Nissan and Subaru .

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Takuro Spirit 07/26/2018 at 09:57

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Yeah I hit up the Wikipedia list which mostly dealt with cars that were revealed at auto shows in 95. I know of some other cars that were revealed beforehand but didn’t hit showrooms until 95, like the Olds Aurora, but putting together this list was pain enough as it is.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > KnowsAboutCars 07/26/2018 at 09:57

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Which one, pray tell?

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Chariotoflove 07/26/2018 at 09:58

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Never doubted it for a second!

KnowsAboutCars > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 09:58

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Almera, although mine’s a sedan.

Ash78, voting early and often > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 10:01

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Bought my first car in 1995 brand new while working for $4.25/hour. It was about $16k. A/C, 5MT, alloy wheels (a big deal), 4-wheel disc brakes (also a big deal). No cruise control or keyless entry, no antilock brakes, no glovebox (!) . Just to put in perspective the ratio between minimum wage and car prices for you, this would be like a Nissan Versa costing $30k today. Cars are deflating in price in so many ways...

Not my actual car, but virtually identical:

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > KnowsAboutCars 07/26/2018 at 10:06

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We never got Almeras in the states, but Top Gear’s review of them makes them sound interesting.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Ash78, voting early and often 07/26/2018 at 10:06

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Hnnnng, MkIII

Ash78, voting early and often > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 10:08

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Believe me, I wrung out all 115 horses as much as possible. And within about 3-4 years, it was in rough shape. High school and college don’t always equate to good maintenance practices...

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Ash78, voting early and often 07/26/2018 at 10:09

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I got a stripper Golf GL from 1996 (year of my birth, yes this was a terrible idea) and I love  it. $1400 got me five seats, a steering wheel, an ABA, a five speed, some brakes, and a cool set of wheels wrapped in bald tires. 

KnowsAboutCars > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 10:18

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At least the non SR engined variants aren’t what I’d call interesting. It’s a good basic car though. And the facelift version even looks quite good to me.

I think the closest car Nissan gave to you guys was the B14 200sx/Sentra.

Urambo Tauro > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 11:05

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Happy birthday! Both of my vehicles are ’95s.

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  > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 11:14

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Happy Birthday!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 11:42

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That E39 is such a classic design... Just like you, DaftRyosuke. Have a good one!

facw > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 12:10

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Feeling old when I saw the bubble Taurus, which is the first one I recognized the year for (I could have gotten to that point with simple match, but where’s the fun in that.)

In any event Happy Birthday!

It’s not my birthday, but I’ll play this game (according to Wikipedia’s list which seems to be a bit of mess regarding first production year vs. first model year) :

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/26/2018 at 13:04

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Oh you, to even be compare me to the beauty of the E39 is unspeakable.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > facw 07/26/2018 at 13:05

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Now THAT’S a year I can get behind.

facw > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 13:08

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There’s some nice angular cars, and some exceptional wheels.

duurtlang > facw 07/26/2018 at 13:47

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Thats 1982, right? I’ve owned 2 of those; the Citroën BX and the BMW E30. Had my mom hurried up with the pushing I would’ve been born in 1982 as well.

facw > duurtlang 07/26/2018 at 13:54

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Yep. Meanwhile, I’ve never owned anything from my list, but from the 1995s, I dearly miss my S40, and came perilously close to inheriting my grand father’s bubble Taurus (my parent’s almost bought one as well, though they ended up with a previous-gen Taurus instead, which was an appallingly bad car.)

duurtlang > facw 07/26/2018 at 14:17

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From my 1983 list I currently own two Peugeot 205s and a mk2 Golf. I like that era of cars.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2018 at 16:23

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Happy birthday! (I would post some cars from my birth year, but seeing that’s also 1995, I think you’ve got most of them covered)