What was the best car you owned?

[iamwhatiseem]

I also had a 1972 Oldsmobile 98...now why is this one of my favorites?
Let me tell you about the back seat... this was my 2nd car, I was 17.
What a boat, thing road like a dream. My friends and I affectionately called it the brown bomber.
Had a 455 olds 4bbl.
Ugly as hell... but I loved it.

 

[longknife]

My dad bought it new from the factory. My cousin bought it when e couldn't drive any more and she sold it to be for $300. I drove it 100k miles for 10 years and sold it instead of doing a major front end job.

 

[DGS49]

I don't keep my cars long enough to comment on reliability, but my wife's BMW 3-series (330GT X-drive) is an absolutely fabulous car. It is fast, economical, comfortable, loaded with features, perfectly sized, and good to look at.

I choose my cars carefully and check everything out before deciding what to buy, but I've never had anything with this combination of good-ness.

 

[DamnDude]

After I graduated high school, I bought a 79 Ford F150 short bed, 3 speed on the tree.
I was just the most amazballs thing I ever owned... It ran like a raped ape and just wouldn't die... Until I let my onlaws use it while stationed overseas. One of them blew the engine.. (On purpose, I'm pretty damn sure) and when I had it rebuilt it just wasn't the same.
Damn I miss that thing.

 

[Muhammed]

The best cars I ever had weren't cars but trucks. The first was a 1972 Ford F100, 360 V8, three on the tree similar to this one.

Much later I had a 1998 Ford F150, 300 inline, three on the tree similar to this one.

Both road like sedans with that old, awesome Ford truck suspension.

I hate that three on the tree bullshit. Anytime I've had a truck like that I would install a Hurst shift kit and a steering wheel knob.

 

[Ringel05]

The best cars I ever had weren't cars but trucks. The first was a 1972 Ford F100, 360 V8, three on the tree similar to this one.

Much later I had a 1998 Ford F150, 300 inline, three on the tree similar to this one.

Both road like sedans with that old, awesome Ford truck suspension.

I hate that three on the tree bullshit. Anytime I've had a truck like that I would install a Hurst shift kit and a steering wheel knob.

Hey, to each their own. The 98 I picked up used at a Dodge dealer with 14 miles on the odometer......... It was stripped down, no AC, no rear bumper and the three on the tree. They had put it in their show room next to a fully loaded Ram 1500 as a "comparison" then sold it used, I paid $7K for it....... Got a Chevy bumper from a friend for $50, modified the mounts and I had a rear bumper. Unfortunately a few years later a girl in a Camaro pulled out in front of me, turned that flat Camaro back end vertical......... While I was able to pull the front bumper away from the wheel enough to drive it to work the collision had folded back the frame, the insurance company totaled it. I eventually ended up with a Ford Ranger, 4 banger, 5 speed. I eventually ran that thing into the ground, great little truck though under-powered with any kind of load, got good gas mileage though.
Now I have my dad's 2004 Ram 1500, fully loaded, full automatic, 4x4.

 

[jwoodie]

1963 Corvair
1964 Cutlass 442*
1960 Porsche (Germany)**
Toyota Pickup
1970 Mustang
1975 Volvo**
Datsun Pickup
1970 Ford F100
1980 Honda Civic Wagon
1984 Honda Accord
Jeep Wagoneer
1978 Cutlass
1975 MG Midget
1969 MBG
Chevy Astro Van (2)
1990 Lexus LS400*
Merkur Scorpio**
MB Convertible
Mustang Convertible
Jeep 5.9 Limited
Cadillac SRX V8
2004 Trailblazer EXT V8*
GMC Acadia (current)
Chevy Volt (current)*
*Best
**Worst

 

[Godboy]

2019 Honda Civic Sedan Sport with aftermarket suspension, wheels and chrome delete. The handling in this car is perfection.

 

[Ringel05]

2019 Honda Civic Sedan Sport with aftermarket suspension, wheels and chrome delete. The handling in this car is perfection.

Looks like a fancy lawn mower.......... Bet it sounds like one too.......

 

[Manonthestreet]

1983 Mazda RX-7 GSL
https://assets.shannons.com.au/Y94F.../585x438x1/vehicle/1984-mazda-rx7-limited.jpg

 

[skye]

I won't tell.

 

[Godboy]

2019 Honda Civic Sedan Sport with aftermarket suspension, wheels and chrome delete. The handling in this car is perfection.

Looks like a fancy lawn mower.......... Bet it sounds like one too.......

With its sport exhaust, it sounds a lot better than youd think. I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[Thunk]

1995 ford Bronco! Drove it for 17 years.

I still miss that vehicle! I kept the owners manual and the spare tire cover as a keepsake.

 

[westwall]

GT40 MKI

 

[fncceo]

Atomic batteries to power ... turbines to speed ...

 

[bluzman61]

Mine was a 2000 Saturn Sport Coupe with a sunroof. I had it for about 7 years, then the exhaust system AND the brake system went out. It would've cost me more to repair it than what it was worth. I miss that little car!

 

[DGS49]

As Click 'n Clack pointed out many years ago, when faced with a repair that exceeds the value of the car in question, the real issue is how the repair cost stacks up with the REPLACEMENT cost - not the value of the car.

Say you have a $2,000 car that you love and it needs $2,200 of work to make it "like new" (sort of). And to replace it with something similar you would have to spend $6,000. The answer is clear: spend the $2,200 and keep it. Unless the car is rusting, which is a cancer that will never be cured.

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

The best cars I ever had weren't cars but trucks. The first was a 1972 Ford F100, 360 V8, three on the tree similar to this one.

Much later I had a 1998 Ford F150, 300 inline, three on the tree similar to this one.

Both road like sedans with that old, awesome Ford truck suspension.

I have a nearly showroom condition '95 with the 5-speed. 140,000 Original miles.

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

Now what I have is this:

2004 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 with around 45,000 original miles on it.......... It was my dad's, he rarely drove it.

Beauty. That's a keeper. I have a 2018 3500 I drive the shit out of. It has more miles than that.

 

[maybelooking]

2001 Toyota 4Runner with almost 300k miles on it. Its now my sons truck.

I liked it so much I recently bought one for myself. 2001 4 wheel drive version with 150k on it. It will probably last me the rest of my life.