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  1. CHKMINI

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    #21 CHKMINI, Jan 16, 2012
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    Can't count them all but last 5 were:
    2004 MINI S
    2002 M5 Sedan
    2000 M3 Coupe
    1998 540i Sport
    1996 530i

    My three favorite cars were a 1960 Chevy Biscayne with a 348, 1966 Olds 442, and my 1969 Plymouth Hemi Roadrunner. Yeh, I was a gear head!
     
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    #22 dc6532, Jan 16, 2012
    I'm still trying to get my head around Big blocks small blocks, 348, 443 etc! Over here we go off what litre a car is, for example a Ford Focus is usually a 1.8l (1800cc) a MINI is 1.6 (1600cc) Range Rovers slip in at anything from 3.9l - 6.0l in V8 guise etc
     
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    #24 t3hwookiee, Feb 13, 2012
    I've had a couple, first two are in the pipeyard by my brother's house, we call it the car graveyard.

    1986 Pontiac 6000 STE (after the 4th engine blew, we junked it)
    1995 Chevy Corsica (transmission went kaput)
    2001 Ponatic Sunfire (put over 110k miles on that car, then totalled it)

    2003 Ford Harley F-150, two tone nicknamed Shamu with a 5.4L V8 Supercharged engine. I loved that truck so bloody much, but we sold her to put a down payment on our house. But man do I miss that engine and the SC whine (hence why I bought a Gen 1 MINI!)
    2008 Saturn Astra (hated it, traded it in for MINI May this last summer)
     
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    #25 Commander Dan, Feb 21, 2012
    1970 Malibu
    1974 Vega GT Wagon
    1975 Corvette
    1978 Ford Granada
    1981 Buick
    1960 Corvette
    1985 Thunderbird (30th Anniv.)
    1989 F-150
    1991 Corvette
    2000 Mustang GT Conv.
    2007 MINI Conv.
     
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    #26 west7, Feb 21, 2012
    1989 mercury grand Marquis purchased for $50 back in 06' Not a spot of rust on it, it just had tranny issues that were later fixed. Now a proud owner of an '06 pure silver MCS!
     
  6. iwashmycar

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    #27 iwashmycar, Feb 21, 2012
    First car: 93 Corsica
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    Second: 94 GT Auto 5.0
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    Third: 90 GT 5 spd 5.0 25th Anniversary
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    The MINI: 09 S
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    Traded it for my current FJ

    Also just picked up an XTerra
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    #28 Webmist, Apr 10, 2012
    I started out as the family chauffeur, so I drove what everyone else did or as the case maybe not driving.

    Cars I've actually been on the title :)

    1986 Ford LTD (met an untimely garbage truck)
    1989 Hyundai Excel (didn't survive the husband, but a great car that floats)
    1991 Nissan Truck(also didn't survive the husband)
    1989 Honda Accord 4d (ditched the husband and got the car)
    1995 Honda Accord Coupe
    2000 Honda Accord EX
    2001 Cadilac Catera bad mistake (had 6mos and in the shop 4 of those)
    2002 Honda Accord LX
    2003 Honda Accord EX
    2004 Nissan Maxima
    2006 VW Beetle Vert 2.5 (converted to the dark side topless)
    2008 Mini Cooper S Vert

    I know had a few there I changed more often than socks. Most are manuals. So definitely had to go back to that. The beetle had a little over 5 yrs until I dented my sisters car and she totaled mine. So now I'm moving on up to more fun.
     
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