So we all did not always drive BMW..

[ozarka1905]

2001 Ranger (4cyl 5spd)

1991 VW GTI(8V, 5spd) probably my favortie car that I've owned. Not very fast but it was a BLAST to drive and it was mint. Sold it to a buddy who ended up trashing it. First and last time I sell a car I care about to a friend

2000 Jeep Cherokee (4.0 Auto) 6 inch long arm lift with 35's, front and rear lockers, chromoly front axle shafts, numerous other supporting mods. Was a blast to drive off road but 12MPG highway just wasn't cutting it with the amount of driving I was doing at the time so I bought another car and eventually sold it

2002 VW GTI (1.8t 5spd) threw a slightly larger turbo on it with all supporting mods; intake, exhaust, FMIC, Tune etc. B&G coils (AMAZING BTW), stock caliper brake upgrades. was a fun car until I was driving like a jackass and took a turn to sharp that landed me a week in the hospital and surgery on my arm. (learned my lesson the hard, but it was certainly learned)

2004 Jetta GLI (2.8 24V VR6, 6spd) minimal mods other than coilovers and wheels, the engine has outstanding potential (450hp safely on the stock bottom end) but it is also an extremely expensive engine to modify. If you are savvy you can turbo it the right way for about 7k. (mounts, axles, clutch, plus all neccessary turbo hardware/software)

2008 VW GTI (2.0t DSG) still have this one. Im essentially maxed out on the stock turbo at about 265 whp and 300 wtq. Now that we are in Italy and couldn't bring my wifes car without paying for the shipping out-of-pocket, She drives the GTI most of the time whilen I drive the BMW. I just put the ECU in stock mode for her.

Also had a 1986 ranger with a 5.0 swap that wrenched on for a few years before selling it.

[jca]

Coolest car I ever owned prior to my ti was a 1973 Mazda RX-3 with a 90 hp wankel engine and a four speed manual transmission. Bought it new in 73 and sold it in good running condition 11 years later. Used oil and drank gas from the beginning, but was it ever fun to drive! Geared low...4k rpm at 70 miles and hour. Rebuilt the wankel twice during my ownership, but the transmission and rest of the car were bullet proof. Red with white bucket seats. Any other wankel owners out there?

[Crashaddict]

Originally Posted by jca

Coolest car I ever owned prior to my ti was a 1973 Mazda RX-3 with a 90 hp wankel engine and a four speed manual transmission. Bought it new in 73 and sold it in good running condition 11 years later. Used oil and drank gas from the beginning, but was it ever fun to drive! Geared low...4k rpm at 70 miles and hour. Rebuilt the wankel twice during my ownership, but the transmission and rest of the car were bullet proof. Red with white bucket seats. Any other wankel owners out there?

haha, im doing a rotary swapped ti right now, check out my epiphany swap thread if you havent already (sorry if you've posted on it, its like 29 pages long)

[pdxmotorhead]

Originally Posted by jca

Coolest car I ever owned prior to my ti was a 1973 Mazda RX-3 with a 90 hp wankel engine and a four speed manual transmission. Bought it new in 73 and sold it in good running condition 11 years later. Used oil and drank gas from the beginning, but was it ever fun to drive! Geared low...4k rpm at 70 miles and hour. Rebuilt the wankel twice during my ownership, but the transmission and rest of the car were bullet proof. Red with white bucket seats. Any other wankel owners out there?

In High school I drag raced a Rx3 with a bud.. Got into the 11's with it... Peripheral ported it myself..

IN 2001 I got the loan of a ITA road race Rx3 and ran it for 2 years including a 12 hour enduro...

Great little car especially after it gets disc brakes on the rear...

Cheers.

Dave

[zoner]

In chronological order:

1972 Ford Pinto Hatchback- my first car; bought it for $150!
1972 Lincoln Continental Landau Coupe- Bought it from someone's grandma; super clean
1973 Mercury Capri GT- 2.6L V-6; this car was fast; I regret getting rid of it
1965 Pontiac Le Mans Convertible- 326 V-8; 2-spd auto; the only other car I regret getting rid of
1979 Ford Mustang- 2.8L V-6; auto; clean car but I hated it; no power, 15 MPG
1983 Mazda RX-7- This was a fun car but PO's were not kind to it.
1980 VW Rabbit- My college car; economical transportation and nothing else
1983 VW Jetta I- Gutless, but coupe + Neuspeed suspension made it fun
1989 Chevy Camaro RS- Solid car for me but 170HP V-8 says it all.
1990 Chevy Camaro IROC Convertible- One of the last IROC's off of the line; jinxed from the start
2001 Dodge Ram Sport- Still own it; problems early on but been a good truck over the past 10 years
1995 BMW 318ti- my first BMW; met an untimely death last year
1997 BMW 318ti- liked the first one so much I bought another, much cleaner one. Current DD

[Daffy]

Wow some real nice cars have been listed..
1989 Vauxhaul nova
1991 Vauxhaul Astra mk2
1998 Fiat bravo
1998 Vauxhaul Vectra
2001 Proton satria
2003 Vauxhaul Astra Turbo mk4 ( Fastest car i ever owed)
2001 Holden Commodore SS mk2 5.7ltr v8
1998 Holden Commodore v6
1991 Toyota Piseo
1997 Holden Commodore ute 5ltr v8
1997 Zzr250 (bike)
1998 Zx6r (bike)
1999 Toyota Rav4 (current)
1998 318ti (current)

[sooky123]

97 Toyota Corolla
93 325is S50 swapped
96 318ti
98 318ti M52B25 swap

[trikzta]

98 f150
98 ti
99 528i
95 ti
All like in the last 5 years sold the pickup after I got my first ti. Lost that ti January this year and well have the 5er and the 95 now

[borkanel]

Hi guys. Well, in chronological order:
-1980 Lada 1200 - it was a junk so I sold it fast
-1981 Lada 1500 - best car ever I regret selling it. I bet you guys are not familiar with the Lada make
-1971 Mercedes W115 200D - boy this car was slow...
-1978 Mercedes W123 200D - broken timming chain after 6 months of usage
- Mercedes 300D. I don't the year of the car as I had to get rid of it fast...I suspect the car was stollen and I did not want to be the one to ''discuss'' with the police
-1987 BMW E30 316. It had 2 engine and both failed due being overheated by previous owners. I finally fitted a good engine in it and an LPG tank and used it for 2 years.
-1995 BMW E36 316 compact with LPG tank. Imported from Germany in 2010 and now the clock is reading 170.000km/106.000miles

[Daffy]

Originally Posted by borkanel

Hi guys. Well, in chronological order:
-1980 Lada 1200 - it was a junk so I sold it fast
-1981 Lada 1500 - best car ever I regret selling it. I bet you guys are not familiar with the Lada make

I am mate! I lived in the UK for 11 1/2 years, and worked in a few scrap yards. Also worked on the docks. Russian ships used to come into the dock, and the crew would go and buy all the Lada's they could find and spare parts. They said it was cheaper to buy them in the uk than back home... so they stocked up

Not bad little cars imo

[BimmerBum]

82 320i
84 318i (E30 M3 interior)
97 318i
99 Z3 Coupe
00 323 wagon
98 S50 ti
95 Club Sport

[BlackBMWs]

In order:
1969 Fiat 850
1974 Toyota Celica
1984 Honda Accord
1984 BMW 533i
1988 Volvo 540 GL
1997 Dodge Caravan
1988 Ford Bronco
1984 BMW 318i
1999 BMW 540it
1991 BMW 318ic
1994 BMW 325i Sedan
1985 BMW 635csi
1995 BMW 318ti
1997 BMW 318ti

A few boats too, but that's a different forum...