monel12

First Car: 1966 Red/Red GTO
Current: 2003 Honda S2000.

Anonymous

Ahh the S2000 I would love one of those. How do you like it?

dizforprez

whats the word on this car ? how long do they normally hold up for, i dont think my truck will last much longer.

old geezer

first car I bought - 66 289 HiPo Mustang
present car - 97 ext.cab full size Chevy pick-um-up truck
present bike - 98 XL 1200
wife's cars - 92 Stealth
- 04 Trail Blazer

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Heavens2kadonka

First and Current car: 1997 Buick Skylark. Rusted trunk, put about 10k miles this year alone. Don't think this clunker will last much longer.

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Yoder

First car was a 1962 Rambler American. Then many since including 1941 Chevy PU, 1950 Dodge PU, a VW, . . .

Now I drive a 1999 Saturn SL2. My 1998 Saturn was destroyed when a drunk hit me head-on when I had my two young daughters with me. They said the car saved us, so I figued why give up on a good thing.

My next car will be a hybrid or I may get a Honda Element or Toyota "Box Car." Either way it will be my last car.

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nieuwguyski

1st: 1965 International Harvester half-ton pickup. Bought it with 200,000 miles on the odometer and sold it 7 years later with 270,000 miles on it.

Current: 2000 Chevy Metro hatchback. I've put almost 100,000 miles on it and have averaged 40 mpg. More money for horns and mouthpieces!

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trumpetmike

First car - Mini (a classic - not the current BMW things with the Mini badge - these modern things are NOT Minis). It didn't like the wet, nor hills - I was in Huddersfield - we got on famously (a little joke for the UK members )

Current car - Ford Focus. It gets me from A to B very comfortably and has a boot that seems to have been designed to fit trumpet cases.

Lawler Bb

Jason,

Well, I've heard mixed reviews on these VWs. This is my second Passat (had a 96 TDI before this one), and my father has driven VWs since he started with the Beetle as his first car. Guess I am carrying on the tradition.

My 2002 has had no problems whatsoever. A complete joy to drive, and it's actually fairly quick with the 5-speed and 1.8 turbo. Most people I talk to love the 2001.5-present Passats, with the occaisonal few hating them. Not many in the middle. There are a good number of people out there with over 100k on the clock and no problems.

My family has owned three Passats, a Quantum(precursor to the Passat), two or three Rabbits, and a Beetle. The only car that gave us any problems was the first Passat (1991 I believe). It was a lemon, had some electrical and transmisson issues (the only automatic VW we've ever had, go figure).

What would you like to know exactly? I'm no expert at all, but I'd be happy to tell you what I've experienced. I am sure others have good information too.

Eric

Tootsall

Oh yeah... the original Mini, Cooper, and Cooper S. THE car to have in the late 60's/early 70's if you were at university. I had a buddy who drove one of those... he was an "adult student" who had his stock car racing licence. I loved to navigate for him on rallies.... he only knew one direction..........SIDEWAYS! Great fun. One of the guys in our residence rebuilt his engine in his dorm room.....ON THE THIRD FLOOR! He lost one of the flywheel bolts so went back and torqued the other three up an extra 10%! Got the engine back in the car, blew down the block and tried a right angle turn. Took both front wheels off when he hit the curb sideways! So much for that engine job.