I know not everyone is a car enthusiast, but we like our cars. We like them a lot. Now, we don’t keep them clean nor do we typically keep them a long time, but we sure do enjoy driving them around.
We typically buy them because they’re fun, not because they’re smart. Below is a “family tree” of our cars.
LEGEND:
M = Mine = my primary vehicle
H = His = MMC Racing’s primary vehicle
O = Ours = we both drove it around or we carpooled in it so it was mostly his.
Starting in 1998 (because life didn’t really happen before we got together)
1990 Geo Metro – M
1997 Monte Carlo Z34 – H
1999 Chevy Silverado Z71 4×4 extended cab – O
2000 Chevy Monte Carlo SS – H
2000 Dodge Neon – bleh.. – M
2001 Ford Lightning – First vehicle with real power. – H
2001 Chevy Monte Carlo SS – M – first car I took down the drag strip
2002 Ford F150 Harley Davidson Edition – Pulley and tune.. Pretty respectable – H
Some Buick Century.. Can’t remember the year.. Bought it used and didn’t keep it long – O
2003 Ford F150 – regular cab, V6.. pretty plain. – H
2003 Ford Lightning – 650HP/775TQ – H
2004 Nissan 350z – Mark the date – first import – Supercharged 390HP/315TQ – M
2005 Chevy Cavalier – bought when Chevy was dumping them to prepare for the cobalt. With all discounts, paid 1/2 of MSRP.. Sold it a year later for more than I paid. – O
2007 F150 FX4 extended cab – M
2008 Mazda CX-7 – Turbo lag made this thing a death trap getting out it traffic. Liked the utility though.. – M
2009 Acura TSX – M
2009 Infiniti G37 Coupe – H
2009 Nissan GT-R – H
2006 F150 FX4 4×4 Extended cab – picked up used for some off-road fun and utility (SOLD!) – H
2010 Ford F150 Raptor SVT – M
2012 Nissan 370Z – H
Honda Accord – Lease/Sold- O
Coming soon – 2014 Mazda CX-5 – M
And that is the carstory of our life —
What is yours?!
HOLY CRAP!! Your life is a used car lot storybook~!!!
So true, Dana! There were even more BEFORE 1998!
Wow so you get the Raptor and the new CX, sweet
Well, not quite. The Raptor will be sold soon. I am expecting to have to drive to work everyday soon, so I needed a vehicle with better gas mileage.