How Many Cars Have you Owned?

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Now motorcycles;
1983 Suzuki DR500
1982 Suzuki DR250
1981 Suzuki PE175
1984 Honda CR500 (death machine)
1973 Honda CB350 (x 2)
1976 Suzuki GT750 (street death machine)
1981 Yamaha 850 Special
2003 HD Heritage Softail
2014 Indian Chieftain
2019 Indian Roadmaster
 
Including all of my RVs and motorcycles, 30:

1953 Chevy
1960 Chevy 2 dr, 283 cu pwr glide, ex company car
1966 Chevy Biscayne, 2 dr, 283, stick, 1st new car for $2200
1967 Jeepster, V6, several maint. probs.
1968 Toyota Corona - poor rear traction
1970 Squareback -- great car
1970 Toyota Crown- very pretty but a disaster
1972 Plymouth Satellite -- vinyl covered top
1958 Ford pickup, old, sorry looking -- "Manure Wagon"- shared with a friend
1973 Dodge mini-motorhome (class C now)
197? Ford pickup, used, stick, BIG engine, soon traded for
197? Ford Courier pickup (Mazda), used
1978 Oldsmobile
1978 Honda Hawk 400cc with Vetter fairing and saddlebags
1986 Oldsmobile
198? Suzuki 850, used- nice bike
1987? Ford Tempo
1988 Ford Festiva (Wrecked)
1979 Ford F150 with shell, used
1989 Ford Ranger pickup with shell
1994 Ford Crown Victoria (T-boned in 2002)
2002 Mercury Marquis
2003 Ford Sport Trac
2006 Trailmanor 2720
2007 Ford F-150
2010 Fleetwood Bounder (33' gas)
2003 Jeep Wrangler Sport, used
2007 Beaver Patriot Thunder (45' DP), used
2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
2016 Newmar Ventana 3709 (38' DP)
 
since 1965 I've had 27 cars and 4 trucks and 5 motorcycles
nothing exotic but back in 1980 I did buy my uncle's unique 58 ford f-100 six that one of his buddies installed 2 hydraulic cylinders and made a dump bed truck.
 
Very few.
1970 Mustang fastback, used from Avis in '71, 103K now, doesn't run but I still have it.
1967 Falcon Futura 4dr. Dad bought new, he put a 100K on it, I put 200K more on it, doesn't run but I still own it.
1988 Jeep Comanche pickup, used, but nearly new. Gave it away finally after mechanical problems got to be too much. 160 something K on it.
1984 Ford LTD (small body, based somewhat off the Fairmont) Dad bought new, I inherited it at 17?K, drove it to 286K, head cracked, not worth fixing, one of Ford's throwaway engines. Sold for $100.
1991 Ford Ranger used with 19K on it, now has 322K, drive it frequently. Very good condition.
2004 Pontiac Vibe. (restyled Toyota Matrix) bought used at 50K and now has 274K. Daily driver, Best car ever.
2003 Dodge RAM 2500 bought in 2018 with 86K on it, now has 117K, use almost totally for pulling the travel trailer. Drive it otherwise to keep it running.

One new car, a 2 yr lease, 2015 Nissan LEAF, good car, not enough battery.

3 RV's 2007 Winnebago View motor home, bought in 2015, sold in 2019, a Thor Freedom Express 180 trailer, re did the roof, made two camp trips, found more rot, sold cheap to a co-worker, and the current trailer, a Bigfoot 21RB.

Charles
 
Wow lets see, I'm 74 and started with the first car at 16: wrote them down and could not probably recall every one, I stopped at 34 cars. had 5 motorcycles and 5 boats, then 2 trailers, 2 5th wheels,and 5 motorhomes. WOW, that was a fun process of trying to remember. Thanks for asking the question.
 
Counting was a nice trip down memory lane. Over the 59 years since my first car in 1965, the total is 30 cars, 17 as daily drivers and 9 were purchased new. Also 4 motorcycles with 2 still in the garage. Kept the new cars for at least 10 years each with one exception, The exception was a 2001 Lincoln LS 5 speed manual. The first manual transmission Lincoln since 1954. Probably still have it, but wife had a run in with a semi that sent the Lincoln to the junkyard. I've ridden the 1999 Road King Classic in or through all of the lower 48 states. The 2 current daily drivers are 5 and 21 years old, but the 21 year old will probably be replaced this year. Last new was 2018. Too old to justify another new vehicle. Still have 5 old cars and the towed. The old ones share time going to cruise ins in nice weather.
 
Ohiosnowbird said:
I misread the title. I thought it said how many cats… 14 in case you were wondering.
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No one "owns" a cat. It's like sponsoring a child in the Congo. You pay for everything, they don't appreciate it, and they make contact with you twice before they decide to up and disappear.
 
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67 Gt6 triumph (great car)
69 Buick LaSabre
69 Ford 1/2 ton w 3 on the tree
72 LTD brougham (great ride)
77 VW rabbit
85 Ford escort (really bad car)
87 Acura integra
84 Toyota tercel (perfect car for SF, CA...neighbor bought new and sold it to me for $50...did some restoration on it ...changed a fender and rear hatch, new paint, etc...)
87 Mitsubishi mighty max (traded it for the 84 Toyota tercel plus 500 bucks and sold it making several grand)
84 GMC sierra 1/2 ton (loved it...bought it for $500 in 1998 and restored it...lots of body work and new paint plus other stuff)
85 Chevy Silverado 3/4 ton (loved it)
64 Ford T-bird (great car/very low miles...sorry I sold it...like new when I bought it in 1998)
2000 Honda accord (bought new)
2000 Honda civic (bought new)
2004 Honda civic hybrid (bought new)
2005 BMW 5 series (loved it until started to get high repair bills with only 50K miles on the thing)
95 Chevy Silverado 1/2
2012 Honda crv (bought new/still own)
2010 GMC sierra 1/2 (still own-love it)
19 total. That was fun to remember.
 
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This trip down memory lane should be fun!!

1969 Ford LTD (was supposed to be mine, but a$$ of a stepdad kept it in his name)
1974 Chevy Vega (let my sister borrow it, and the ledfoot blew the engine)
1965 Plymouth Fury III (great car, same sister blew that one also...she never borrowed any of my cars again)
1967 Dodge Polara
1971 Honda Sport Coupe (drove for 18 months in Japan)
1970 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon (came back from Japan and wanted the biggest, gas-guzzlingest car I could find.)
1978 Ford E-150 Custom Van
1978 Dodge Aspen Station Wagon (girlfriend/fiance/wife/ours car)
1978 Chevy Blazer K10
1986 Mercury Lynx
1988 Oldsmobile Ciera
1978 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon (beater car)
1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (beater car)
1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic convertible (beater car)
1994 Chevrolet S-10
1986 Ford F-150
1978 Chevrolet Malibu (junker)
1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette Mini-Van
2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
2003 Ford F-250
2008 Ford F-250
2011 Ford F-250
2019 Ford F-250
2011 Chevrolet 2500
2015 Dodge Charger
2016 Ford Edge
1966 Chevrolet Impala SS (bought to restore, but could not finish it)

I also had 3 motorcycles throughout those years. Wow, it's hard to believe I had that many cars!
 
Tulecreeper said:
No one "owns" a cat. It's like sponsoring a child in the Congo. You pay for everything, they don't appreciate it, and they make contact with you twice before they decide to up and disappear.
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I didn’t say owns in my post.

I’m sad you’ve had such bad experiences with cats. All of ours came to us sick and or starving. We turned that around for them. They are all very appreciative and stick around. Four of them travel with us.
 
Ohiosnowbird said:
I didn’t say owns in my post.

I’m sad you’ve had such bad experiences with cats. All of ours came to us sick and or starving. We turned that around for them. They are all very appreciative and stick around. Four of them travel with us.
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No bad experience with cats, I just don't have any use for them. They don't do what you tell them to do, you can't train them to sit/stay/heel/fetch/come, and they won't retrieve a downed bird for me. A well-trained hunting dog will do all of that, as well as protect me and the household should some nefarious character break in, and be a companion to boot . A cat will just scat the other direction and leave you hanging. No honor or true loyalty. Just pretense because you feed them.

We had one cat when I was a teenager. Very cool cat. If I could be guaranteed that any cat I get would be just like that one I'd get another one in an instant.
 
Tulecreeper said:
No bad experience with cats, I just don't have any use for them. They don't do what you tell them to do, you can't train them to sit/stay/heel/fetch/come, and they won't retrieve a downed bird for me. A well-trained hunting dog will do all of that, as well as protect me and the household should some nefarious character break in, and be a companion to boot . A cat will just scat the other direction and leave you hanging. No honor or true loyalty. Just pretense because you feed them.

We had one cat when I was a teenager. Very cool cat. If I could be guaranteed that any cat I get would be just like that one I'd get another one in an instant.
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Wow. Why was the one cat very cool?
 
Ohiosnowbird said:
Wow. Why was the one cat very cool?
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He was laid back, he had no problem with being picked up and moved about if he was in the way, he never bit, he did his business outside where he spent most of his daylight hours, and he and our hunting dogs got along well. And strangely, he would come when you called him most of the time. Big, fluffy orange tabby named Simba.
 
Tulecreeper said:
He was laid back, he had no problem with being picked up and moved about if he was in the way, he never bit, he did his business outside where he spent most of his daylight hours, and he and our hunting dogs got along well. And strangely, he would come when you called him most of the time. Big, fluffy orange tabby named Simba.
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Fun. That’s how my cats are, except for the dog part.

Our last dog died a few years back, working dog, farm dog. Good egg. He was before I started taking cats in. People dump cats at our farm. We rehabilitate them and most of them turn out to be great guys once we get them fixed. I have one in particular that is inseparable from me, follows me everywhere, will bolt at high speed to come when I call him. Sits on my lap when it’s cold. Sits at the edge of the garden when I’m gardening. Occasionally brings me a snake or a squirrel. Maine coon/forrest mix. He travels with me. The other three who travel with us are similar. It’s why they travel with us.

The other cats are rodent control in the barn, but all will come when they’re called.

I guess it’s how much you work with the critter to get the results you want.
 
edjunior said:
This trip down memory lane should be fun!!

1969 Ford LTD (was supposed to be mine, but a$$ of a stepdad kept it in his name)
1974 Chevy Vega (let my sister borrow it, and the ledfoot blew the engine)
1965 Plymouth Fury III (great car, same sister blew that one also...she never borrowed any of my cars again)
1967 Dodge Polara
1971 Honda Sport Coupe (drove for 18 months in Japan)
1970 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon (came back from Japan and wanted the biggest, gas-guzzlingest car I could find.)
1978 Ford E-150 Custom Van
1978 Dodge Aspen Station Wagon (girlfriend/fiance/wife/ours car)
1978 Chevy Blazer K10
1986 Mercury Lynx
1988 Oldsmobile Ciera
1978 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon (beater car)
1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (beater car)
1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic convertible (beater car)
1994 Chevrolet S-10
1986 Ford F-150
1978 Chevrolet Malibu (junker)
1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette Mini-Van
2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
2003 Ford F-250
2008 Ford F-250
2011 Ford F-250
2019 Ford F-250
2011 Chevrolet 2500
2015 Dodge Charger
2016 Ford Edge
1966 Chevrolet Impala SS (bought to restore, but could not finish it)

I also had 3 motorcycles throughout those years. Wow, it's hard to believe I had that many cars!
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Oh dang, I forgot a couple of beater cars.

2003 Toyota Corolla (The Crayola)
2005 Infiniti G35

These two were my daily drivers to work. The Crayola was just too small and uncomfortable, so I sold that and found the Infiniti. I drove that for a couple of years, and ended up giving it to my son after his car was rear-ended and totaled. He drove it for probably another 4 or 5 years. The driver's seat was just about gone in it, but otherwise was a pretty solid car.
 
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