[10kpharo]

Just realized I'm the only user online right now. I feel like a late night DJ in a small market. So I will entertain myself by listing all the cars I have ever owned...in order.

1978 Ford Pinto wagon (bright orange!)
1968 Volvo 144S (B18B engine with twin SU carbs) 1 of 2 cars I got from my great uncle.
1986 Ford Escort GT (drove it 150,000+ miles then sold it to a Ford mechanic. Great car!)
1969 Austin Healey Sprite (faster than a French border guard with tracks shoes and a coupon for American cigarettes).
1959 Simca Aronde Plein Ciel (apparently that's French for 'as is, where is' -- don't ask)
1993 Subaru Loyale 4WD wagon (as bland a car as was ever produced)
1996 Subaru Legacy AWD wagon (the AWD stunk - I spun this car 360 degrees at 20 mph - twice!)
1988 Plymouth Horizon (2nd car I got from my great uncle. Got it in '96 with just 18,000 miles on it. Best car I ever drove in snow - hands down).
2001 Ford Escape - love it
2003 VW New Beetle convertible - surprised my wife with this for her 40th B-day. The rest of the guys in my neighborhood hate me now.
1976 MGB roadster. Great fun, drive it work every day and enter it in car shows on the weekends. Great parts availability, great online support (MGExperience.net).

I'm thinking that's the complete list...

 

[10kpharo]

Man, that jpark guy sure likes emoticons!

 

[10kpharo]

Time to update the list... Traded in the '01 Escape and sold the MGB last month...

1978 Ford Pinto wagon (bright orange!)
1968 Volvo 144S (B18B engine with twin SU carbs) 1 of 2 cars I got from my great uncle.
1986 Ford Escort GT (drove it 150,000+ miles then sold it to a Ford mechanic. Great car!)
1969 Austin Healey Sprite (faster than a French border guard with tracks shoes and a coupon for American cigarettes).
1959 Simca Aronde Plein Ciel (apparently that's French for 'as is, where is' -- don't ask)
1993 Subaru Loyale 4WD wagon (as bland a car as was ever produced)
1996 Subaru Legacy AWD wagon (the AWD stunk - I spun this car 360 degrees at 20 mph - twice!)
1988 Plymouth Horizon (2nd car I got from my great uncle. Got it in '96 with just 18,000 miles on it. Best car I ever drove in snow - hands down).
2001 Ford Escape - love it
2003 VW New Beetle convertible - surprised my wife with this for her 40th B-day. The rest of the guys in my neighborhood hate me now.
1976 MGB roadster. Great fun, drive it work every day and enter it in car shows on the weekends. Great parts availability, great online support (MGExperience.net).
1982 Mercedes 380SL. It's true, nothing is more expensive than a cheap Mercedes. But I love it anyway.
2012 Ford Escape (it's a lease. Let's just leave it at that. And I call the Synch, 'Stynch')
and less we forget...a 1964 Motobecane Mobylette moped.

Now THAT'S the complete list...

 

[10kpharo]

Time for another update...how did I get to the point in life where I own six cars and a moped, all at the same time? Just bought my father in law's (JP's dad) 2005 Honda CRV. With the Escape coming off lease in Feb '14, and no desire to own or lease another new vehicle, it made sense. Dad wanted to downsize, and i need an SUV for commuting in Buffalo winters. The rest of the year, I drive the 380SL. My youngest is driving the Escape to high school every day. She's the only one in the family who actually likes it. In all fairness, neither the '12 Escape or the '05 CRV can hold a candle to my Gen 1 Escape ('01 model). I really miss that truck.

1978 Ford Pinto wagon (bright orange!)
1968 Volvo 144S (B18B engine with twin SU carbs) 1 of 2 cars I got from my great uncle.
1986 Ford Escort GT (drove it 150,000+ miles then sold it to a Ford mechanic. Great car!)
1969 Austin Healey Sprite (faster than a French border guard with tracks shoes and a coupon for American cigarettes).
1959 Simca Aronde Plein Ciel (apparently that's French for 'as is, where is' -- don't ask)
1993 Subaru Loyale 4WD wagon (as bland a car as was ever produced)
1996 Subaru Legacy AWD wagon (the AWD stunk - I spun this car 360 degrees at 20 mph - twice!)
1988 Plymouth Horizon (2nd car I got from my great uncle. Got it in '96 with just 18,000 miles on it. Best car I ever drove in snow - hands down).
2001 Ford Escape - loved it (traded in 11/6/11, only because of an electrical short that no one could find & fix)
2003 VW New Beetle convertible - surprised my wife with this for her 40th B-day. The rest of the guys in my neighborhood hate me now.
1976 MGB roadster. Great fun, drove it work every day and entered it in car shows on the weekends.
1982 Mercedes 380SL. It's true, nothing is more expensive than a cheap Mercedes. But I love it anyway.
2012 Ford Escape. It's a lease. Let's just leave it at that. And I call the Synch, 'Stynk'.
and lest we forget...a 1964 Motobecane Mobylette Type AV88 moped (still undergoing sympathetic restoration).
1955 Austin A30 Countryman Estate, right hand drive - a little 3 door British station wagon, a/k/a 'Ned Lud'. Look it up.
2012 Honda Fit Sport
2005 Honda CRV AWD AT

 

[10kpharo]

Yet another update....12/18/19...realized I forgot my company car back in the '80's

1978 Ford Pinto wagon (bright orange!)
1984 Buick Century station wagon (company car) FWD - great in snow with weight in the back
1968 Volvo 144S (B18B engine with twin SU carbs) 1 of 2 cars I got from my great uncle.
1986 Ford Escort GT (drove it 150,000+ miles then sold it to a Ford mechanic. Great car!)
1969 Austin Healey Sprite (faster than a French border guard with tracks shoes and a coupon for American cigarettes).
1959 Simca Aronde Plein Ciel (apparently that's French for 'as is, where is' -- don't ask)
1993 Subaru Loyale 4WD wagon (as bland a car as was ever produced)
1996 Subaru Legacy AWD wagon (the AWD stunk - I spun this car 360 degrees at 20 mph - twice!)
1988 Plymouth Horizon (2nd car I got from my great uncle. Best car I ever drove in snow - hands down).
2001 Ford Escape - loved it, electrical gremlins killed it at 169,000 miles
2003 VW New Beetle convertible (surprised my wife with this for her 40th B-day).
1976 MGB roadster. Great fun. Great parts availability, great online support (MGExperience.net).
1982 Mercedes 380SL. It's true, nothing is more expensive than a cheap Mercedes. But I loved it anyway.
2012 Ford Escape (lease)
2005 Honda CRV (my late father-in-law's car) transmission in a Honda goes at 139,000 miles?
2012 Honda Fit (bought for my oldest daughter. Incredible how much this cargo this car holds)
1955 Austin A30 Countryman (RHD, one of 2 known in North America...roadworthy and street legal) traded away July '19
2014 VW New Beetle convertible (finally convinced my bride the '03 Beetle had to go)
2016 Hyundai Elantra GT (really nice little car I bought for my youngest daughter this past Sunday)
2017 VW New Beetle convertible (#3 for my wife)
2007 Ford F150 XL longbed (purchased today...83k, matching Leer cap)
1948 Ford 8N tractor, with rear blade, disc, single bottom plow
2005 Ford Mustang convertible...60,500 miles, 3 prior owners who all babied the car
1967 Austin Gipsy 4x4 (also FWD & RWD, depending on how you throw the transfer levers). Traded my A30 for it. 1 of 6 in US
2019 VW New Beetle (#4)
and less we forget...a 1964 Motobecane Mobylette moped.