76210Guy

We all know we drive SCs, but what have you driven before?

My first car was in 1972... I know, I know.. I have luggage older than some of you but... Discuss:

1964 Plymouth Valiant (slant 6 w/push button automatic tranny!)
1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 (421ci w/3 2BB carbs)
1973 VW SuperBeetle (8 track, wouldn't start after a rain.. loved it)
1975 Pontiac Firebird (400ci automatic, American muscle/babe car)
1974 Pontiac LeMans (400ci Automatic)
1969 Corvette Convertible (4sp, 454ci, divorce maker - yeah, she got it ;()
1976 Ford Mustang II (4 banger... huge mistake)
1965 Ford Mustang (289ci, auto... regret ever selling it)
1976 Oldsmobile 98 Coupe (big pimpin)
1973 Triumph Spitfire (change of life car)
1975 Cadillac Sedan deVille (Bigger pimpin)
1977 Cadillac Fleetwood
1978 Cadillac Sedan deVille
1985 BMW 528e (1st Euro, 5spd)
1980 Olds Cutlass (Whooptie to drive to the BART station when I lived in SF Bay Area)
1985 Toyota Celica (see above)
1986 Cadillac Coupe deVille (see above)
1988 Nissan 300zx (5sp, t-tops, one of my favorites)
1991 Infiniti Q45 (185K miles when I let it go)
1999 Chevrolet Pickup Z71 Extended cab (my “Bubba” period)
2001 Mitubishi Eclipse GT (no plausible explanation other than bad judgment)
2003 Acura TL Type S
2000 Mercedes E320 (“Janis” .. miss her still)
2007 Toyota Prius (trying to be green only made me unhappy)
2007 Toyota Highlander Limited (still have it for hauling when the SC can't)
2007 Lexus SC430 (in love with a car again! )

OBP

Well 76210 Guy you have me beat in experience but at least we have more than our SC430s in common - Triumph Spitfire !!!

1980 Triumph Spitfire ( Canary Yellow with a TR6 engine shoehorned into the engine bay - wild ride )
1989 Honda Prelude 2.0 (Navajo Red - Mostly stock except for upgraded rims)
1994 BMW 318iS Coupe (Boston Green on black - all stock)
1990 Jaguar XJ6 2.9 liter ( Gunmetal Gray on gray - riding on a cloud )
1996 BMW 520i Individual ( White on White - always something breaking down )
2001 Honda Prelude 2.2 ( Neutron Blue - all stock - I went back to school so no more luxury cars for a while. She was faithful and always true - sold at a great price when I let her go in 2006 )
2006 Acura RL ( Opulent Blue Pearl on Ebony - still in my garage, still running smoothly )
2005 Lexus SC430 ( Twlight Amethyst Pearl on Ecru - in my other garage - daily driver )
2010 Acura MDX Tech/Ent ( Crystal Black Pearl on Black - latest addition to the family - wife's ride )

JerryB

Hi Guy,

It would take way too much time to list all of them.

The three that 'got-away' & that I wish that I had kept:

1932 Ford 5-window coupe - A real one & not a repro; I had it my senior year in high school

1965 Porsche 356C coupe - Almost showroom condition; my 2nd 356 coupe, the first one was a 1956 model that I had while stationed in France

1957 Chevy 2-dr hardtop - black, stick w/o'drive; my 2nd '57 Chevy 2-dr hardtop but the one that I should have kept

The most amazing car was my 1997 BMW 840Ci; computers everywhere.

JerryBaumchen

Ice350

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I know this is an SC430 thread but I wanna play. Let's see if I can remember them all. SOme of these were wifey's but all were in my name and purchased by me.

1969 Plymouth Satellite
1973 Chevy Monte Carlo
!977 Chevy Monte Carlo
1985 Nissan Sentra
1990 Nissan Sentra
1993 Chevy Camaro
1994 Ford Escort
1996 Chevy Camaro
1994 Infiniti J30
1996 Infinti G20
1996 Mercedes C280
1996 Lexus SC300
1997 Lexus ES300
2006 Infiniti G35
2006 Lexus GS300
2007 Lexus GS350

I have spent a lot of money modding all these cars. I hate to even think about it.

grabber2

I'm kinda young in this SC thread:

2000 Toyota Corolla - First car at 17
2005 Infiniti G35x - First car I paid every dime myself
2003 RSX Type-S - First MT car, very fun to drive
2004 sc430 Pebble beach - have not have the chance to enjoy it yet.....too much snow here..

Cliff1F2

I have owned 29 cars since I started driving, but to see my favorites, go here.

Solman

Wow, a real memory test. Ok here we go. I suspect I will leave out a few....

50 plymouth sedan
58 chevy sedan
57 Buick 2 dr ht
57 ford 2 dr post
57 ford 2 dr ht-Told this story 2many times-bought it for $25 because it wouldn't start-pd the guy $25 opened the hood, turned the distributor slightly, cranked it over and drove away-my best deal ever.
66 chevy caprice 2dr ht
67 Plymouth fury 2 dr ht
66 buick wildcat
66 buick skylark
70 buick lesabre
67 buick electra
70 buick electra-best riding car until lexus-took trips driving 16 hour days and not so much as a sore butt-even had a factory 8 track tape
71 buick lesabre
68 ford fairlane ranch wagon-wow 3 sp and no PS
74? chevy vega (???)
67 ford van
77 chevy caprice
74 gmc safari van (somethin about knockin?)
81 datsun 310
75 chevy van-1 ton camping
81 buick skylark
80 cadillac seville (huge mistake)
82 olds wagon
82 buick lesabre
86 300 ZX
93 honda del sol (red 5-sp)
86 gmc safari
93 honda del sol (green 5-sp)
95 honda del sol (black-auto)
99 buick regal
2000 honda odyssey
05 honda odyssey (current)
08 infiniti ex 35 (current)
02 sc 430 (current)

Thats 90% of them the other I forgot or are forgettable. Certainly brings back memories though. Like the 82 buick that was perfect in every way, except that the drivers window could drop 6" without notice. That happened with my wife and she was so concerned with the window that she went straight when the left arrow only went on and hit a brand new mercedes (1 week old) and it hit a minivan. $20K damage with no injuries. All for a window-The buick didnt even look like it was damaged.

Sorry for owning so many cars. Its lengthy-not interesting!

mak89

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Another young gun;

1992 Lexus LS400 Black w/ tan int. (had +250k miles when I sold it about 3 yrs ago.)

2006 Merc. C350 w203 auto. Pewter w/ black int. (Beast)

1999 Lexus SC300 auto 2JZGE NA white w/ tan int. ( First car I bought myself)

After having that 1992 LS400 I knew Lexus was superior.

76210Guy

".......... but at least we have more than our SC430s in common - Triumph Spitfire !!!"

Man that Spitfire sat at the mechanic for months trying to find carbs for it.. I finally sold it to a guy for a restoration. He asked me if I wanted the kittens that had been born in it while it sat! I graciously included them in the deal. It was a fun car for a year or so while I kept it running! Nice to see some commonality among us!

76210Guy

Wow Jerry... A BMW 840Ci is like a fantasy car.. nice. My dad had a '32 Ford 5'er as well that he bought in the very early 50's. Kept it for years and only sold it when I was already gone off on my own, so a long time owner.

huy33

Short list for this young lad too:

2000 Honda CRV (shared with parents)
2001 Acura CL (first car paid for by myself)
2007 Lexus ES350
2009 Lexus SC430 PB (last and final car )

scdroptop

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I'll just do a greatest hits because I don't want to bore you all....I've owned over 30 cars plus about ten company cars...

8 Lexus
2 sc430- Alexa 02 red/ecru 19" staggered ADR, Vais, K&N, DRL's and Ebony (current)
99rx300 blk on tan...average run-of-the-mill base RX with roof rack
04rx300 silver on blk...put the red huge bow on it for Christmas 2003 for my wife!
94sc300 5spd red on tan, factory 16" chromes, love the Nakamichi System
95sc400 red on black...should have kept this too...had factory chromes, Nakamichi
93gs300 pearl on tan...so smooth...was the two tone pearl/gray, Nakamichi, spoiler
93es300 black on tan...yellow fog lights! LOL

3 Infiniti
2009 fx35 "raven" black on chocolate 22" verde kaos nav, tech, premium pkgs, paddles
2005 g35s 6mt with aero...had very cool orange stitching on leather
2003 fx35 silver on blk 20's, base model with wheels...drove till 94k LOVED THIS SUV!

5 rx7's- 4 88-91 convertibles and one 93 montego blue twin turbo ***My all time favorite cars I owned were the 1988-1991 Mazda Rx-7 Convertible. 165hp, 3300lbs...but a BLAST!!! Headrest speakers, mute, dual exhaust 9k redline, power top, targa middle panel WOW...the 93 twin turbo wasn't bad either! LOL Rotary engines were $ to replace

1991 300zx twin turbo red on blk ttops, bose, hicas 4 wheel steering Amazing Car! GodZilla they called it. Bad beast. I had lots of mods on this...Greddy intake, turbo timer, Stage IV mods, 19" konig wheels

1995 Acura Legend LS Coupe Red on tan, bose, rare six speed

Toyotas
1993 Supra Twin Turbo, Targa Automatic red on black factory chromes
1987 Celica GT red on black coupe, not hatch...leaking sunroof
1985 Celica GTS red on black, roof, 5speed, tape with equilizer

Hondas
2004 S2000 red on black, six speed, first year of oval tailpipes, headrest speakers!
1999 Accord Coupe black on gray leather, spoiler front lip with fog lights
1991, 1992 Accord Coupes-Champagne/Teal both with tan interiors, spoilers with LED!

A bunch of other boring cars...blah blah blah company cars, SUV's nothing special...I'll attach a few pics

76210Guy

Boy you have had a few!

I love the RX7 convertibles. Had a friend with one in the Sf Bay area when I lived there who would occasionally let me drive it for a weekend... great cars.

scdroptop

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silver bullet, another rx-7 convertible and most importantly forgot about my baby "Alexa"

Ah...forgot to mention (embarrassed a little to do so) 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST Spyder red on gray leather black top...infinity sound system...thought it was cool at the time

jomo3640

I've had more than I can remember, going all the way back to a '63 grand prix, but as a long time fan of the topless ride, my favorites have been my 1975 fiat spider, my 2002 t-bird, and of course my latest 07 sc430.