What did you drive before your Mazda 3

[ZOOM ON 3]

Hey guys and girls,

What were your previous cars?

I drove a 1998 Mercury Mystique (V6) from 1998 to 2000, then I drove a 2000 Ford Focus ZX3 (with a Jackson Racing Supercharger) from 2000 to 2004. Now I got my Mazda 3. So far no regrets.

[bluntman]

My first car was a red 91 Acura Integra GS coupe which I lowered, added an exhaust, headers and intake. Lots of fun even if it was an automatic! :D

My second car was a 97 Toyota RAV4...check it out here (http://rav4world.com/gallery/gallery0text/f2.html).

[super_vixen]

1997- My first car at age 16, was a 1990 Pontiac Sunfire LE. Then I got T-boned the early in 1998 when a guy ran a stop sign.

1998-2001 I was then given my parents other car, a 1991 Pontiac 6000 LE.

Aug. 2001- Sept. 2003 My baby..my 1992 Toyota Paseo. I loved that car. My little 5spd rocket.

Sept. 2003-August 2004- 2000 Cavalier Z24 which I traded in for my M3

[midnightfxgt]

In order:

1991 Ford Escort GT 1.8L - Exhaust, milled head, MX3 seats, stereo etc

1995 Ford Ranger XL 3.0L - Fiberglass tonneau, stereo

1993 Ford Probe GT 2.5L - Turbo kit (maybe 1 of 5 in canada), body kit, wheels, tired exhaust, etc etc etc...

1985 Bronco II 2.8L - Winter beater for the kitted, lowered Probe :) Beefy mud tires

2004 Mazda 3 2.3L - Will be turboed and modded after the warrenty is out :)

~JOHN

[MazdaTree]

i drove a 92 VW GOLF and i drove my dads mazda tribute 2001 now and then when the golf wasnt around

[teambedlam]

1995 - Received hand me down 1988 Subaru GL from my parents. Artic White 4x4. it was awesome in the winter
1997 - bought 1994 Ford Escort GT. Red
2001 - bought 2002 Protege 5. Red
2004 - My Mazda 3 Sport. or course red

[majic]

i always wondered how ppl go through so many cars and when they do list as theirs whether they were in fact theirs.. but then again.. none of my business..

it\'s just that sometimes u go to a board (not only mazda) and you see ppl with at least 3 cars all \'04s or 03s maybe an \'02.. how do they do that? i don\'t bel.ieve EVERYONE is filthy rich.. oh well anwyay

first when we came to canada.. we had a 17yr old cadillac :D for 400 bux..

so i guess a 1976 caddie - its muffler was almost gone sounded like a tank but it had power seats .. power mirros and crazy tints :p

then there was the 1993 cavalier - it was pretty cheap at the time and got me learning to drive - and a speeding ticket

got rid of the cavalier and then came the 1999 GrandAm SE - i liked that car a lot.. but the AT was kinda boring, we put about 190K on it in 3.5 yrs and traded it in for the current 2004 Accord LX-G

umm still waiting for my first own car - the mazda3 :)

EDIT: i guess i keep thinking that everyone on the message oards is 16 or something - no offence guys - and i keep forgetting that if someone\'s in their 30s they probably have worked for 10yrs or so and that would be roughly 3 car cycles (every 3-4 years a new one)

[wtom]

Parents\' \'92 Buick Regal ever since I got my license at age 16. No other car in between, other than occasional driving the parents\' \'02 Honda Accord. Now it\'s all Mazda3 ... errr, okay maybe once in a blue cheese moon the parents\' \'02 Honda Accord if we\'re going out together.

[FLIPDADY]

1986 Mazda 626 piece of crap car.

1993 Eagle Talon AWD Turbo-Front mount IC, HKS upgraded turbo, all DSM upgrades

1993 Honda Civic DX coupe

1999 Honda Civic SE-DOHC VTEC engine swap, plenty of mods

1988 Acura Integra LS-Current vehicle

2005 Mazda3 sedan or Sport-coming March 2005 color undecided......

[midnightfxgt]

All my cars listed were mine lol..... who would lie about an Escort, Ranger or Bronco :p

I am not very luxurious lol, but I loved the Probe!

~JOHN:D

[Dr Butcher]

1988-1992 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier 4 speed a piece of junk but it beat walking....

1992-1996 1985 Oldsmobile 98, oh yeah this car was pimp, power everything....

1996-2004 1996 Mazda B3000 my first new car...

2004-? 2004 Mazda 3

[midnightfxgt]

1988??? Dr, most of us were in kindergragten or below! :p

~JOHN

[majic]

lol.. i wasn\'t even in canada yet..

1981-1993 foot/bus/streetcar/trolley/bicycle/tricycle :D

[Dr Butcher]

Originally posted by midnightfxgt


1988??? Dr, most of us were in kindergragten or below! :p

~JOHN

Yeah, I still remember when I got it, barely. It had about 100 000 km\'s on it and needed body work badly, I don\'t know what the owner did to it but I didn\'t think it was possible for a car to rust that much in 5 years. I had the body all fixed up and got the tape player working properly (it cut out every time I went around a corner) and I was the man! I had some good times with that car, ahh the memories....

*funny story*

I\'d gone back to Waterloo for my second year and the car was in the shop because of transmission problems. The mechanic told my mom and dad that it wasn\'t worth fixing. They went to clean all my stuff out of it and they found this picture I\'d hidden in the glovebox of a stripper sitting on my lap at Tony\'s East. I was trashed, huge smile on my face and a handful of right titty. :) My old man still asks me what I ended up doing with that picture......

[teambedlam]

Originally posted by midnightfxgt 1988??? Dr, most of us were in kindergragten or below! :p ~JOHN

1988 was when i was taking my drivers Ed course. I learned how to drive in the 1988 Subaru that would become mine in 1995.

This past weekend made me feel real old. I realized that i have been driving longer then some of the campers have been alive.

:(

[majic]

lol.. lets see the pic :D

[billyfo]

all cars are/were under me and my family members;
92-97 Accord
93-97 Civic
95-97 Sidekick
95-00 Altima
98-00 528i
00-03 328ci
00-0? 323i
03-0? Protege 5
03-0? Protege
04-0? X3
04-0? 3

don\'t be surprised, I have 5 ppl including me living the same house:D

[bluntman]

Originally posted by teambedlam


This past weekend made me feel real old. I realized that i have been driving longer then some of the campers have been alive.

:(

Don\'t worry, we can still teach them a thing or two! ;)

[rsx_r04]

\'00 - \'02 - Learned how to drive in family\'s Camry
\'02 - \'04 - RSX Type S (sold)

Ordered an \'05 GT, GFX. Can\'t wait for it to be here!!!

[Xenon]

This is my first car....

But cars that I have driven before

My Mom\'s 1992 Subaru SVX LS AWD
My Brother\'s 1994 Acura Integra GS
My Dad\'s 1994 Subaru Outback Limited
My Brother\'s 2001 Lexus IS300 SportCross
My Dad\'s 2001 Subaru Outback H6-VDC
My Mom\'s 2004 Subaru WRX

Ya... Ssubaru runs strong between my Mom and Dad... My brother and I are Japanese Car fans... He likes Toyota, I like Honda.... But I am the sole owner and driver of a Mazda.... which will always have a special place in my life...

[///M]

The 3\'s my first and only car. E90 330Ci next? I\'m only dreaming. :p

Cars I\'ve driven (test drives, learning, loaners, rentals) before my own:
04 Mazda3 Sport GT m/t - my own car :)
00 Corolla VE - first car I ever drove, learnt to drive in it
00 626 - learnt to drive stick in this one
04 Mazda3 Sport GS - first ever test drive
04 Mazda3 GS Sedan - loaner from dealer while I waited for my car - most fun I ever had driving! I finally had the freedom of a car!
04 Mazda3 Sport GT (auto) - test drive
04 Mazda3 Sport GT manual - test drive
98 Prelude SH - test drive / my dislike of Honda stems from here
04 Jeep TJ Unlimited - test drive
04 300C HEMI - test drive / most powerful car I\'ve driven
04 Crossfire - test drive
04 Liberty Sport - test drive
04 Mini Cooper - test drive
04 Corolla CE - drove as a rental
03 Lancer OZ Rally - friend\'s car - it\'s weird too...my friends tend not to let me drive their cars...I really want to try one of my friends\' 323Ci

I\'ve yet to drive a BMW. Closest I got was the Mini.

If I go home next summer I\'ll get the chance to drive my parents\' 04 ES300 and 99 Corolla.

[///M]

Originally posted by rsx_r04


\'00 - \'02 - Learned how to drive in family\'s Camry
\'02 - \'04 - RSX Type S (sold)

Ordered an \'05 GT, GFX. Can\'t wait for it to be here!!!

RSX-S -> Mazda3? Why? Isn\'t that a downgrade?

[///M]

Originally posted by bluntman



My first car was a red 91 Acura Integra GS coupe which I lowered, added an exhaust, headers and intake. Lots of fun even if it was an automatic! :D

My second car was a 97 Toyota RAV4...check it out here (http://rav4world.com/gallery/gallery0text/f2.html).

Very very nice RAV 4! Probably one of the nicest I\'ve seen. When you told me you had a RAV4 before I pictured a stock one in my mind. :p

[majic]

Originally posted by autoexe

04 Jeep TJ Unlimited - test drive
04 300C HEMI - test drive / most powerful car I\'ve driven
04 Crossfire - test drive
04 Liberty Sport - test drive




so i guess you went to the gold medal tour at downsvew or hershey park ;)

that 300C and magnum were POWERHOUSES but FUGLY!!!

I ended up driving a cheerokee with some old lady and i was going pretty slowly to feel the car whereas she was going fast over bumps.. we stopped on a sideways incline and she was all giddy.. lol.

[majic]

Originally posted by autoexe



Originally posted by bluntman



My first car was a red 91 Acura Integra GS coupe which I lowered, added an exhaust, headers and intake. Lots of fun even if it was an automatic! :D

My second car was a 97 Toyota RAV4...check it out here (http://rav4world.com/gallery/gallery0text/f2.html).

Very very nice RAV 4! Probably one of the nicest I\'ve seen. When you told me you had a RAV4 before I pictured a stock one in my mind. :p

lol .. same.. i didn\'t even see the link till now.. nice rav4!! [i didn\'t think i\'d ever say that ;) ]

[teambedlam]

gee here i was thinking this thread was about what cars you drove/owned before the 3.

If i had known then i would have listed all the trucks i used to drive as part of my job.

or all the rental cars i\'ve had.

Or how about all the cars i\'ve test drove in 15 years of autoshows and dealer visits...

Naw, i\'ll be nice and save the bandwidth......

[Grifter]

Not much going on for me. My 3 is the first car I\'ve personally owned myself, but I\'ve driven my parents\' Topaz (two of them...one 92, one 94) and their 98 Grand Caravan. The \'rents just bought a Vibe a few days ago and we\'ll be picking it up next week so I\'ll be taking a few spins in that too. Just to see, of course...my 3 is still my baby :D :D

[midnightfxgt]

Yeah, I am keeping my list to just MY cars.... The list would be huge of cars I have driven lol. Everything from my uncle\'s viper to my mom\'s TJ :)

~JOHN

[///M]

Originally posted by majic



Originally posted by autoexe

04 Jeep TJ Unlimited - test drive
04 300C HEMI - test drive / most powerful car I\'ve driven
04 Crossfire - test drive
04 Liberty Sport - test drive




so i guess you went to the gold medal tour at downsvew or hershey park ;)

that 300C and magnum were POWERHOUSES but FUGLY!!!

I ended up driving a cheerokee with some old lady and i was going pretty slowly to feel the car whereas she was going fast over bumps.. we stopped on a sideways incline and she was all giddy.. lol.


lol...I went to the Hershey one...also, the Jeep TJ was actually driven as a test drive at the dealer before I got the 3 - my friend wanted me to go test it for the hell of it

being driven in a Viper SRT-10 was fun too

[majic]

even th srt-4 was ok.. BUT IT\'S A NEON :p

[MAZDA Kitten]

My first and only car was my 1999 Golf Wolfsburg Edition and still have it. Its my baby ... I dont have the heart to get rid of it so I gave it to my mom

[bluntman]

Something for Autoexe to dream over...

http://www.maybach.ru/bmw3_e90/bmw_e90_3.jpg

[FLIPDADY]

When I was an apprentice at Honda they actually let me drive the owner\'s NSX and later the S2000 IMO true Japanese sports cars. Mazdawise I\'ve driven a 93\' RX-7 with upgraded turbo. Gotta love that psssssssshhhhhh sound.

[///M]

Originally posted by bluntman


Something for Autoexe to dream over...

http://www.maybach.ru/bmw3_e90/bmw_e90_3.jpg

seen it before...I wonder if they have any pics of the coupe?

[wtom]

Originally posted by Grifter

The \'rents just bought a Vibe a few days ago and we\'ll be picking it up next week so I\'ll be taking a few spins in that too.

I still say EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[majic]

was looking at the vibe/trix befor ethe 3 came out.. glad i didn\'t have enough money then :p :D :D

[Dr Butcher]

Originally posted by majic


was looking at the vibe/trix befor ethe 3 came out.. glad i didn\'t have enough money then :p :D :D

I looked at the Matrix as well, it\'s got a huge interior for the size of the car. The standard features and overall price turned me off when I saw what the 3 offered.

[majic]

yeha totally.. we went with the accord instead :D

a little less power but pretty smooth car and decent set of features

[Xenon]

Originally posted by bluntman


Something for Autoexe to dream over...

http://www.maybach.ru/bmw3_e90/bmw_e90_3.jpg

Actually... that\'s a 2006 BMW 3-Series

[Xenon]

Originally posted by majic


was looking at the vibe/trix befor ethe 3 came out.. glad i didn\'t have enough money then :p :D :D

Vibe was Alright.. Trix... back window was tiny and the dorrs were too high. The styling was so so... i didn\'t quite like the way the windows were shaped.

If you look at our 3 hatch, that back window is a simple triange and it gives the car this nice profile.

[rsx_r04]

Originally posted by autoexe

Originally posted by rsx_r04

\'00 - \'02 - Learned how to drive in family\'s Camry
\'02 - \'04 - RSX Type S (sold)

Ordered an \'05 GT, GFX. Can\'t wait for it to be here!!!

RSX-S -> Mazda3? Why? Isn\'t that a downgrade?

Yeah, people may seem it is, but the ride quality (from my test drives) of Mazda3 is far superior than the harsh ride of the RSX.

Not to mention that there\'s so many little neat things i\'ll be getting like auto lights, auto wipers, so much storage! Streering wheel mounted audio controls...

The only thing i\'ll dearly miss would be the 6 speed tranny. I won\'t miss the leather seats, but will probably miss the 6-in-dash CD changer.

Reason i went from RSX to 3 is \'cuz of high insurance. I\'ll be saving close to $2,000 a year just on insurance!!! :) And i won\'t have to fill the car with premium. :D

[rsx_r04]

Oh, if i had the extra $10,000, i woulda probably gotten the TSX. Insurance for a year on TSX is about $300 more than the Mazda3, for me.

But i\'m still happy with the 3!

[Xenon]

Originally posted by rsx_r04



Originally posted by autoexe

Originally posted by rsx_r04

\'00 - \'02 - Learned how to drive in family\'s Camry
\'02 - \'04 - RSX Type S (sold)

Ordered an \'05 GT, GFX. Can\'t wait for it to be here!!!

RSX-S -> Mazda3? Why? Isn\'t that a downgrade?

Yeah, people may seem it is, but the ride quality (from my test drives) of Mazda3 is far superior than the harsh ride of the RSX.

Not to mention that there\'s so many little neat things i\'ll be getting like auto lights, auto wipers, so much storage! Streering wheel mounted audio controls...

The only thing i\'ll dearly miss would be the 6 speed tranny. I won\'t miss the leather seats, but will probably miss the 6-in-dash CD changer.

Reason i went from RSX to 3 is \'cuz of high insurance. I\'ll be saving close to $2,000 a year just on insurance!!! :) And i won\'t have to fill the car with premium. :D

Some people like the harsh ride... they\"feel the road\" :P

[rsx_r04]

Yeah. That\'s true. But after about 30 months of driving that car, i\'ve had enough of it!

Also, i wanted 4 doors this time around. I wonder which car i\'d be driving if the 3 wasn\'t around...?

[majic]

nice choice.. u might miss the 40 HP but meh.. u\'ll be ridin\' in style :D

[aabase]

a \'92 nissan sentra.

[miggiddy]

\'88 Sentra 2dr. hatchback
\'90 Stanza

Then finally a new car my 3 :D

[oh_bs]

Yup - I have driven all types of Ferrari, Porsche, Lotus, Rolls, MB, BMW . . . while in university I used to detail cars at BCE place - mostly excutives.

But personally I have owned/driven on a regular basis:

86 tercel wagon (the one with bank machine on back)
93 MX3 GS V6
91 Civic Wagon
96 Civic Hatch CX
98 Civic Hatch DX
2002 - 2003 - rented about every type of car under the sun.
2004 Subaru Outback Sport
2004 Mazda3 Sport GT

Gotta love hatchbacks/wagons!!

[Newlook]

Cars I\'ve driven on a regular basis other than my 3:

95 Mercury Villager GS
96 Nissan Altima SE (retired, replaced by the 3)
03 Ford E450 V8-diesel cutaway... considered half a car? :D

Non-regular basis: Dodge Caravan (the Villager is a much better van), Grand AM, Corolla, 04 Buick Centry, 04 Chev Impala....

Not going to list others that are not \"cars\" http://www.msprotege.com/vbb225/images/smilies/drive.gif

[hotgo]

I had a 93 Mazda MX6 before the shiny new titanium 04 Sport GT.

It\'s surprising how \"similar\" the Mazda3 \"feels\" on the interior. That\'s the main reason I liked it so much... I know most of you will say \"WTF, the 2 cars are totally different\". I test drove a bunch of different cars before selecting the Mazda3, and I can say that the Mazda3 is the only one that gave me the same satisfaction in the driver\'s seat.

Almost 4000km and still loving it...

[Saphress]

Hmmmmmm... this would be MY first owned car... but previously

\'00 Civic sedan (Hated this thing... hard to deal with going from stick to auto... it drove me nuts)

\'93 Civic Sedan

In comparaison, the 3 is a much easier drive... it\'s smooooooooth unlike the civics I\'ve known. Driven a lot of different cars... my buddy\'s RSX wasn\'t bad.... but he had a short shifter... but still not as smooth as the Mazda

[Gatekeeper]

Wow, this brings back wonderful memories. The first was my grandad\'s \'73 Olds Delta 88 in which I learned how to drive. The second car which I inherited was my mom\'s old \'76 Plymouth Valiant, which I had nicknamed CHRISTINE( you figure that one out). Finally, a 1987 Olds Cultass Supreme V8, which I ordered new from the factory and still own, but it\'s parked in my friends driveway.

My 3 is a breath of fresh air compared to all the others.

[Black3]

lets see -
1990 Honda civic si - felt real bad to give it up
99 Toyota corolla
93 Chev cavalier
89 S-10 the most fun to drive - 5 speed workhorse engine. inline 4 - good times!!!
88 chev cavalier - my first.

[rsx_r04]

Originally posted by majic


nice choice.. u might miss the 40 HP but meh.. u\'ll be ridin\' in style :D

Yeah... but after test driving the car again, i\'m really thinking of getting the TSX... ???

Any comments?

[dredd2099]

Originally posted by rsx_r04




Yeah... but after test driving the car again, i\'m really thinking of getting the TSX... ???

Any comments?

my vote would be an \'aye\'
its a rsx w/ 2 addtnl doors
:D

[///M]

Originally posted by rsx_r04



Originally posted by majic


nice choice.. u might miss the 40 HP but meh.. u\'ll be ridin\' in style :D

Yeah... but after test driving the car again, i\'m really thinking of getting the TSX... ???

Any comments?

Get the TSX. Really nice car. If I had the extra $10000 I\'d be considering it.

Also take a look at the 2004.5 Jetta GLI 1.8t (the one that comes from the factory with 18\" BBS RCs)...that car\'s pure hotness. I want one bad.

[rsx_r04]

Originally posted by autoexe



Originally posted by rsx_r04



Originally posted by majic


nice choice.. u might miss the 40 HP but meh.. u\'ll be ridin\' in style :D

Yeah... but after test driving the car again, i\'m really thinking of getting the TSX... ???

Any comments?

Get the TSX. Really nice car. If I had the extra $10000 I\'d be considering it.

Also take a look at the 2004.5 Jetta GLI 1.8t (the one that comes from the factory with 18\" BBS RCs)...that car\'s pure hotness. I want one bad.

Acura dealers sucked. Naww... i don\'t wanna just get the TSX yet. I\'ll wait few more years and then see how it goes.

I test drove the Jetta 1.8T but i didn\'t really like the interior that much. Plus, i heard horror stories about realibility of that car.

:)

[mEtH]

TSX is not worth the money, you add alot more then the RSX Type-S and yet you still have the same engine. I would never pay more money for a car to have the same engine as a lower coupe unless it came with I.C.E. in the headrests :D and on top of it all Insurance is a pain just for owning an Acura :sarc

Oh and I drove a hand me down 95 Plymouth Colt GL. Not those ugly boxed hatches, it was a red coupe.

[///M]

The TSX and RSX-S don\'t share the same engine.

[mEtH]

No it is not the same engine, i\'ll correct myself on that one but it\'s specs are quite close

a 200HP 2.4 litre DOHC with 166TQ

compared to...

a 210HP 2.0 litre DOHC with 143TQ

[Xenon]

Originally posted by methodyst


No it is not the same engine, i\'ll correct myself on that one but it\'s specs are quite close

a 200HP 2.4 litre DOHC with 166TQ

compared to...

a 210HP 2.0 litre DOHC with 143TQ

Still... RSX Type S has more horsepwer... and it\'s a helluva lot lighter than a TSX. It\'s cheaper too.

[///M]

You\'re missing the point. The TSX has a much higher level of interior trim and has 4 doors. More torque too.

[rsx_r04]

I seriously thought of getting the TSX. I test drove it a bunch of time, and oh boy, the ride is 100x better than RSX-S!

It also has VSA, traction control, 8 airbags, awesome stereo, and a wicked interior.

For me, the insurance increase is only $300 b/w Mazda3 ($2,250) and the TSX ($2590), but it is a $2,000 difference for RSX-S ($4,150) a year!

If you have a 2-door, the ins. co. will rape you.

Anyhow, i\'d much rather drive the TSX than the RSX-S, and i would much rather have a 3, than a TSX.

Simply \'cuz the 3 is a much better value.

Consider this:

If you have Mazda3, throw in a CAI, header, exhaust, Eibach Springs and you\'ve got a car which is lighter than TSX, and will trump the TSX in terms of acceleration. I\'m not too sure about handling though \'cuz the Acura has some great handling.

Anyhow, even after these mods, the 3 would be about $10,000 cheaper than TSX yet will be better than, or equal to TSX in terms of handling/acceleration.

:)

[rsx_r04]

Originally posted by methodyst


TSX is not worth the money, you add alot more then the RSX Type-S and yet you still have the same engine. I would never pay more money for a car to have the same engine as a lower coupe unless it came with I.C.E. in the headrests :D and on top of it all Insurance is a pain just for owning an Acura :sarc

Oh and I drove a hand me down 95 Plymouth Colt GL. Not those ugly boxed hatches, it was a red coupe.

BTW, it\'s cheaper, way cheaper to insure the TSX than to insure RSX-S.

You\'re right though, after putting considerable amount of effort and energy into deciding what car to get, i\'ve come to realize that the TSX is not worth the money. But is definitely worth buying TSX over RSX-S. Simply \'cuz insurance will kill ya!

Let\'s all be happy with our 3\'s! :D

[mEtH]

Go! Go! Mazda 3 Rangers!

[dredd2099]

mazda3 rangers eh?
goooooooo rangers!
:D

[mEtH]

I\'m the black mica ranger!!

[majic]

i\'m a velo red ranger in training :p

[mEtH]

Who going to be the first Ti Grey Ranger, all you others can be his stunt men.

[BETRTHNU]

Drove a 93 Honda Prelude SR...lots of JDM goodies, and nitrous....miss it somedays...hope my mazda 3 is just as fun to drive.

[BETRTHNU]

oh and I\'ve driven both the RSX-S and TSX and I\'d take the TSX with no hesitation. Alot more fun to drive and looks better IMO.

[fat mike]

First car i owned was a 1988 nissan Sentra HB wiht a mind blowing 66 HP

Second Car Was a 1991 GMC Astro Van

Third was a 2002 Protege5

And that brings me to my Mazda 3 GT

[mikespike]

THE first thing i owned was a bike 1975 kawasaki 500 h2
then a 1981 mustang, 1982 olds cutluss show car won 1st place in show,
then pontiac fiero, 1985 merucury capri turbo 180 hp .nice car, 1987 jetta, 1995 ford
winstar (crapstar).

[al01]

damn.. i was driving a Toyota 1994 Tercel.. =S dont laugh lol.. i hv NO regrets gettin the m3 so damn much better even tho the wipers and tires are crap.. my tercel had better wipers n tires then the stock m3

u can see a bit of it in my pic =D

[Mayhem]

1991 Honda Accord was my baby.....poor thing got killed when a driver behind me didn\'t notice a traffic jam up ahead. Just went full throttle into the back of her......She was a good car, but I LOVE my three. Christmas came early :D

[triplezoom]

1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra!!! :D
That baby was actually running great for 16 years until engine started to choke and not startup during the cold seasons. :(

[S.F.W.]

My 3 is the first car I have driven. Well owned, I dorve my mom\'s Corolla for 2 months before I bought my 3. My main transportation was a Ninja ZX-6R. Sold it when I got the 3...but I think I may pick up another bike this summer.

[Kager]

I have a 2002 Impreza WRX be4 Mazda 3, and I love it..but couldn\'t afford the insurance on that car~
too expensive..lol :)

[wtom]

Originally posted by BETRTHNU


Drove a 93 Honda Prelude SR...lots of JDM goodies, and nitrous....miss it somedays...hope my mazda 3 is just as fun to drive.

Just curious if the NOS was only ever for \"track\"? Or would you ever use it during regular driving?

[ng3]

In order:

96 Jetta GL - Nice car but slow....
96 Cavalier 4dr - Cause my mom traded in the Jetta
98 Cav Z24 - Changed clutch twice (First cheap Dynapak then Stage 2 Bully), Iceman Intake and Mangaflow exhaust, 2X12 Clarion, Power Acoustik Amp (After 2 Sony stolen) sony 6x9 and Sony deck.
04 GS Auto Air PowerPack. - Changed nothing yet and planning to keep it that way

Occasionally 02 Grand Am V6

[car_demon]

I drove an 82 Dodge Omni
85 Dodge Omni
86 Nissan Micra
89 Honda Accord
02 Protege 5
...then T.B.A. after the 05\' C.I.A.S. for next years purchase.

[TheProfessor]

For me:
First car - 1990 Honda Civic Si Hatch lightly modded (white)
Second car - 1993 Honda Civic Coupe Si fully done including turbo (white)
Current car - 2004 Mazda 6 GT14 w/only custom stereo so far (white)

Wife:
First/current car - 2002 Protege5 (5 speed), custom stereo (white)
Soon to be current car - 2005 Mazda3 Sport GT (5 speed) (white)

Can you tell we like white cars;)

[lukel90]

i had like 2 newer cars in like 3 years, but what the hell

2002 nissan s-er spec v.......sold to my brother

2002 rsx-type s................had to sell becasue of insurance..(650 a month, bite me *******s)i hate the damn insurance company.

2004 mazda 3 sport..............this is a keeper..i love it. and its about 420 cheaper on insurance then the ****in acura...so im pretty happy.

[Airman Jack]

I drove a Schwinn Moab 2 :p
Modded it up zoom zoom styles with some Mavic rims, an Avid front hydraulic disk brake, rear Avid V-brake... needs a new chain, rear cog set, front crank, new fork.... she\'s been with me since 2001 and I haven\'t ridden easy! But it was still my first set of wheels that was \"mine\" (i.e. not purchased by my parents for me :D )

[Ex-Rolla]

First car was a 87 corolla (loved that car)

Then bought myself a 2001 corolla, had that thing handling like a go Kart.

[///M]

Originally posted by Ex-Rolla


First car was a 87 corolla (loved that car)

Then bought myself a 2001 corolla, had that thing handling like a go Kart.

Corolla - handling like a go kart?! First time I ever heard \"go kart\" and \"Corolla\" being used in the same sentence. I\'ve driven 99 and 04 Corollas and they were they floatiest cars I\'ve ever driven. Especially the 04 - that thing felt extremely disconnected from the road.

[Ex-Rolla]

Originally posted by autoexe



Originally posted by Ex-Rolla


First car was a 87 corolla (loved that car)

Then bought myself a 2001 corolla, had that thing handling like a go Kart.

Corolla - handling like a go kart?! First time I ever heard \"go kart\" and \"Corolla\" being used in the same sentence. I\'ve driven 99 and 04 Corollas and they were they floatiest cars I\'ve ever driven. Especially the 04 - that thing felt extremely disconnected from the road.

Well I had it dropped about an 1 1/2 inches all around, TRD strut bar, lower profile tires and front/rear sways (300% stiffer rear and about 100% stiffer front). Maybe the word \"go Kart\" is a slight exaggeration, but it handled really well. They weren\'t the most costly upgrades, but the difference in handling was like day and night, but it was still slow.

[Whos ur dadd]

Originally posted by mikespike

1982 olds cutluss show car won 1st place in show

Impossible, you liar. There is no way to make a Cutlass into a show car. There\'s a better chance of someone inventing anti-gravity in my lifetime than you winning first place with a Cutlass.

I demand to see pics!!!

[bubba1983]

Originally posted by methodyst


Who going to be the first Ti Grey Ranger, all you others can be his stunt men.

Ti Grey Ranger Reporting for duty!!

[Kager]

Subaru WRX

[majic]

Originally posted by Kager


I have a 2002 Impreza WRX be4 Mazda 3, and I love it..but couldn\'t afford the insurance on that car~
too expensive..lol :)


Originally posted by Kager
Subaru WRX

LMAO.. another one.. maybe you should come here more often and you won\'t forget what you write :hoho :p

[swales]

Here\'s a list of my old cars:

91 Honda Prelude - first car, 16 b-day present
91 Impulse Turbo AWD - had until last year (project car) when it was totalled :(
93 Mazda MX-3
91 Mazda RX-7 Turbo - Wish I had kept :(
94 Eagle Talon TSi Turbo AWD - car was stolen and totalled
96 Honda Prelude VTEC - again stolen
97 Ford Mustang GT Conv. - hated it, traded in
98 Jeep TJ - Don\'t know what I was thinking
99 Honda Prelude SH - Sold it, needed some money

[wab8611]

damn.. i had a 2004 mazda6 sports that i got for graduation. then on my 18th brithday it became a write off:( ... so i baught a mazda 3 sport waiting for it right now... (april 2nd cant wait)

[skunk2]

1985 Mazda RX7 GSLSE - autocrossed this puppy on PITL

1992 Civic EX - worked on it a little bit, it got stolen once blew and engine twice.

2005 Mazda 3 GT GFX - currently stock, just got it a week ago.

[Lonte]

before this it was a 1998 Pathfinder SE Now I drive a 2004 Blue Mazda3 GT. I also have a Yamaha R1.

[Freshjive]

Family Car :
Mazda Protege 1998
Oldsmobile Alero 2000

[M34ME]

I drove a 94 Nissan Sentra with exhaust, A real pearl white paint job, system (deck and a 10 inch sub, infinity speakers all round), seat belt covers :) a painted white dash and trim. It was a good car mechanically, it took a beating and never gave any major problems. Thats why I wanted to buy the Spec V but I hated the \"Bubble Butt\" but I loved the speed (Is faster than the 3). But anyways overall the 3 seems like a much better car.

[cookie]

My 3 is my very own first car (*^_^*)V. Before drove one of my dad\'s SUV\'s. I want to get a bike soon!! Yayaya!!!

[Illmatic]

Originally posted by lukel90


i had like 2 newer cars in like 3 years, but what the hell

2002 nissan s-er spec v.......sold to my brother

2002 rsx-type s................had to sell becasue of insurance..(650 a month, bite me *******s)i hate the damn insurance company.

2004 mazda 3 sport..............this is a keeper..i love it. and its about 420 cheaper on insurance then the ****in acura...so im pretty happy.

You\'re paying $230/month in insurance for your Mazda 3? Wow! That seems high!

[majic]

Originally posted by Illmatic



Originally posted by lukel90


i had like 2 newer cars in like 3 years, but what the hell

2002 nissan s-er spec v.......sold to my brother

2002 rsx-type s................had to sell becasue of insurance..(650 a month, bite me *******s)i hate the damn insurance company.

2004 mazda 3 sport..............this is a keeper..i love it. and its about 420 cheaper on insurance then the ****in acura...so im pretty happy.

You\'re paying $230/month in insurance for your Mazda 3? Wow! That seems high!



he might be under 25.. that plays a big role on my insurance :( $2200/yr

[cookie]

I\'m paying $5200 a year (T___T). I only have my G2 and I\'m primary driver. Oh and I\'m under 25. *Sigh*.

[majic]

Originally posted by cookie


I\'m paying $5200 a year (T___T). I only have my G2 and I\'m primary driver. Oh and I\'m under 25. *Sigh*.

i thought you were female.. anyway.. 5K a year.. wow.. i\'d rather take the bus.. and what\'s up with these things?!?

(*^_^*)V (T___T)

[SoopaBanana]

Originally posted by cookie


I\'m paying $5200 a year (T___T). I only have my G2 and I\'m primary driver. Oh and I\'m under 25. *Sigh*.

Ouch... I thought I had it bad... ($4200 after totalling my last car...)

Cookie you might want to switch insurance broker though... I\'m pretty sure that you can get a cheaper rate unless you\'ve got a Corvette in your garage...

[RedRaptor]

Originally posted by majic



Originally posted by cookie


I\'m paying $5200 a year (T___T). I only have my G2 and I\'m primary driver. Oh and I\'m under 25. *Sigh*.

i thought you were female.. anyway.. 5K a year.. wow.. i\'d rather take the bus.. and what\'s up with these things?!?

(*^_^*)V (T___T)

Bugger off man...seriously.

Why are you such a forum nazi?

Here is my question to you:

What\'s up with your novel of a signature?

I can see that you were excited when you first got your car but now its just over kill that I have to scroll through your signature just to read the next post.


:sarc

[TheProfessor]

$5200 ain\'t bad when you consider that I know people who spend that much to insure 8-10 year old Honda Civic\'s! Still a crapload of cash though:(

[DeLaY_NoMoRe]

My driving experiences are full w/ ZOOM-ZOOM!

1st car at 18 yrs old:
1991 MAZDA PROTEGE DX (I bought it at used, I forgot how I stand this car coz it has no A/C, no stereo, no POWER everything :D )

2nd car: 1991 MAZDA MPV V6 (Family car, it was actually a pretty good car, comfortable seating and powerful V6, except it was pretty costy on fuel!)

3rd car: 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE GT (my first owned-car, this car has pretty attractive options back in that time: 16\" alloy, 4 wheel disck brake, moonroof)

4th car: 2005 MAZDA 3 GT SPORT (I supposed had bought a MAZDA 6 V6 instead, but I found out that car wasn\'t MADE IN JAPAN, and also the 2nd hand price isn\'t that good as the 3)

[g_g]

1998: First car was a 1989 dodge colt....that was a right off barely 2 months into owning it

1998: Second car was a 1993 pontiac sunbird, so much rust and the engine had a terrible tick. She should have died years ago, but she just kept going and going and going. I actually got to trade her in for a small amount off my 3.

2004: Mazda 3 sport GT.

[whodilly]

1. 1983 Volvo GL: Family car that served for 16 yrs god rest her soul! It was a tank, called the \"Racing box\"

2. 2000 Suzuki esteem wagon: Family car. Love the wagon, can fit a pant load of shit!

3. 2001 Nissan Pathfinder: ohter family car. Unfortunately got wrecked and was a write off last year :(

[Fuman]

Originally posted by DeLaY_NoMoRe


My driving experiences are full w/ ZOOM-ZOOM!

1st car at 18 yrs old:
1991 MAZDA PROTEGE DX (I bought it at used, I forgot how I stand this car coz it has no A/C, no stereo, no POWER everything :D )

2nd car: 1991 MAZDA MPV V6 (Family car, it was actually a pretty good car, comfortable seating and powerful V6, except it was pretty costy on fuel!)

3rd car: 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE GT (my first owned-car, this car has pretty attractive options back in that time: 16\" alloy, 4 wheel disck brake, moonroof)

4th car: 2005 MAZDA 3 GT SPORT (I supposed had bought a MAZDA 6 V6 instead, but I found out that car wasn\'t MADE IN JAPAN, and also the 2nd hand price isn\'t that good as the 3)

wtf, then where is the mazda3 made? I thought its assembled in japan.

1/current car - 1991 Protege LX, full-loaded (minus moonroof and leather, auto).
207,000km. I\'m gonna miss her.

[Optimzer]

Currently driving:
92 Dodge Caravan
4 steelies but only 2 hub caps
Purple in colour
Purple tints (faded from when we got them..)
425,000+km logged on the girl
Still going strong w/ no signs of imminent death...that\'s actually my dad\'s car but we share

can anyone say \"ghetto\"? :D

[Fuman]

Originally posted by Optimzer


Currently driving:
92 Dodge Caravan
4 steelies but only 2 hub caps
Purple in colour
Purple tints (faded from when we got them..)
425,000+km logged on the girl
Still going strong w/ no signs of imminent death...that\'s actually my dad\'s car but we share

can anyone say \"ghetto\"? :D

dun feel bad
I had two different sets of hub caps on my car for a while.
Then one fell off, and I was too lazy to take the other one off.

Now I just took them all off

[Optimzer]

Originally posted by Fuman



Originally posted by Optimzer


Currently driving:
92 Dodge Caravan
4 steelies but only 2 hub caps
Purple in colour
Purple tints (faded from when we got them..)
425,000+km logged on the girl
Still going strong w/ no signs of imminent death...that\'s actually my dad\'s car but we share

can anyone say \"ghetto\"? :D

dun feel bad
I had two different sets of hub caps on my car for a while.
Then one fell off, and I was too lazy to take the other one off.

Now I just took them all off

hehe - true ... but imagine the combined effect of everything...dark purple van...purple tinted windows...missing hubcaps...I hate driving it around the neighbourhood cause I keep thinking it\'s scaring off all the parents and kids into thinking its a drug van

[Fuman]

hahahahahaha... no comment man...

at least we can find our cars in the parking lot....
1991 baby blue protege is easy to find... lol. (my guardian picked colour, so dun jump on me =p )

[Eurojet]

1988 chrysler lebaron
1994 chev cavalier
1996 chev cavalier
1999 saturn sc1
2001 Jetta 2.0
2002 jetta 1.8t
2005 saturn Ion red line
2002 Saab 9-3 Se hot

[SourcE]

Got my liscense and bought this pile of junk:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/SourcE2/metro.gif

Drove this for about a year, then smashed the sump off and wrote the engine and gearbox off..:D

Went to uni and got this bad-boy: :p

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/SourcE2/Uno.jpg

Sold it about after my 3 years was up and got this:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/SourcE2/Almera.jpg

Then when I started making some real money I bought a used one of these:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/SourcE2/alfa.jpg

Shame you can\'t get Alfa\'s in North America...very nice, peppy, and not too pricey

Then I moved to Canada and bought a Civic, only to realize that 99% of the population also had one...:(

So, once I got established with job, house etc bought my MZ3....suffice to say, its the second nicest car I\'ve ever owned :D :p

[breakfastfood]

I cruised with a 98\' Ford Escort Wagon. It was gasping for breath around 250,000+ KM\'s and deemed \"unsafe to drive\".

[LADY5SPD]

\'95 VW golf...installed Pioneer deck and add MagnaFlow performance exhaust. Traded it in last summer for my 3.

[Optimzer]

Originally posted by Fuman


hahahahahaha... no comment man...

at least we can find our cars in the parking lot....
1991 baby blue protege is easy to find... lol. (my guardian picked colour, so dun jump on me =p )


man I don\'t even want to find it in the parking lot. I\'d rather that the Caravan just \'disappeared\' while it was in the parking lot.. lol

[billyfo]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/SourcE2/alfa.jpg

is it the 155?? I forgot.

I never drove an Alfa before, but there are tons of nice Alfas on the road in Hong Kong. and always want to have one. Fiat said it would bring Alfa back to NA sometimes later, but for now Fiat finacial trouble, I don\'t think so.

[Flagrum_3]

Here we go...

First car : 1967 Buick Skylark Coupe (Chocolate Brown Metalic)...sweet ride and my first.
2nd : 1972 Nova SS (Red) 327-400hp 4sp-RockCrusher,Posi-trac....killer fast.
3rd : 1973 VW Super Beetle 5sp (Red)....lots of fun and a chick magnet.
4th : 1981 Honda Prelude 5sp (Silver)....very nice handling.
5th : 1987 CRXsi 5sp (Black) Tint, Borla exhaust, RF Punch45 system with 2-10\'subs...I Loved this car!!
6th and present 1991 Sunbird LE V6 300k (white)....birth of my little girl, needed family car.
Soon, hopefully in 2 weeks my \'05 Mazda3 Sport 5spd (Indigo Blue)...zoom zoom


_3

:)

[Zaku_4]

well,
the 3 is my first own car. before this i drove a 99.5 pathfinder, 1987 accord ex-i, and of course the 02 325xi.

i love bmws lol. i loved how the old accord was... old =D lol i dunno i got this funny feeling when driving it XD. and the pathfinder is a nice car, i learned hwo to DRIVE with a pathfinder, so it make parking with the 3, or any smaller car for that matter, alot easier.

[Fuman]

Originally posted by Optimzer



Originally posted by Fuman


hahahahahaha... no comment man...

at least we can find our cars in the parking lot....
1991 baby blue protege is easy to find... lol. (my guardian picked colour, so dun jump on me =p )


man I don\'t even want to find it in the parking lot. I\'d rather that the Caravan just \'disappeared\' while it was in the parking lot.. lol

lol... no comment...
just leave it at vaughan mills... plenty of caravans there...

[chinsterr]

Originally posted by RedRaptor



Originally posted by majic



Originally posted by cookie


I\'m paying $5200 a year (T___T). I only have my G2 and I\'m primary driver. Oh and I\'m under 25. *Sigh*.

i thought you were female.. anyway.. 5K a year.. wow.. i\'d rather take the bus.. and what\'s up with these things?!?

(*^_^*)V (T___T)

Bugger off man...seriously.

Why are you such a forum nazi?

Here is my question to you:

What\'s up with your novel of a signature?

I can see that you were excited when you first got your car but now its just over kill that I have to scroll through your signature just to read the next post.


:sarc

lol. forum nazi . hahahah

majic aka search button master aka forum nazi. j/k

ohhh ya, i drive a 96\' altima to work (highway) ... the the 3 is used for cruising
my dad and i sorta traded for the time being, didnt want to get the new car filled with stone chips

[DivineWind]

2000 Passat 1.8T (sister\'s)
2001 BMW 325i (gift)
Hoepfully 2006 Mazda3 GT 5spd

I\'ve had alot of luxury options since i started driving, sohopefully mroe options to the 3 in Canada will be better for the transition.

[-STRiFE-]

The first vech I drove was the family van a 1991 Safari EXT, had a slightly longer wheelbase then the regular Safari so learned to take nice wiiiiddde corners...:p

The van was sold...and we got a 2002 Maxima SE for mom....6-spd...but I\'ve been taken off the insurance since I\'d barely drive it...living downtown for school

I drove a 1990 Accord EX the most...lowered it an inch and tucked a decent set of summer rims under it. After a few years it ended up being a hell of a lot bigger than a 1\" drop..haha
Chinsterr was questioning if it was legal...:sarc

[DeLaY_NoMoRe]

Originally posted by -STRiFE-

The van was sold...and we got a 2002 Maxima SE for mom....6-spd...

:p MOM\'s driving a 6spd!!! Damn.....I will really be ashamed if my mom can drive a 6sp while I am only be able to drive 5spd on my 3......haha......:hoho

[-STRiFE-]

Mom\'s got skillz! don\'t get it twisted!:p


I\'m 19...only been drivin stick for a few weeks and only on weekends I go home

[DeLaY_NoMoRe]

Originally posted by -STRiFE-




Mom\'s got skillz! don\'t get it twisted!:p


I\'m 19...only been drivin stick for a few weeks and only on weekends I go home

um....well, it\'s not too surprised if the older generations got skillz on sticks.....like my dad always teased me how I don\'t know how to drive a stick b4 i got my stick 3! :D he told me he was driving since he was 16, and never came to know there was something called \"AUTOMATIC\" transmission until he\'s 36......:p

[Domokun]

89 K-Car, burgundy, 3 spd auto, FM radio, A/C, seat belts! :hoho
-- It was a hand-me-down car from my parents when I was 17.

97 Camry V6 CE, black, 4 spd auto, A/C, power groups, alarm.
-- Went through university with this car. The back seats were spacious. :p

04 Mazda 3
-- First car I bought.

[oroboru]

1995 Grand AM SE; first car bought... sort of. Well it was second hand, and I only paid 50% of it, so there ya go.

[HEVNSNT]

I don\'t have a 3 but my sister does.

94 Olds Cutlass (my dads)
97 Acura EL (my dads)

Cars that were mine

86 RX7
90 RX7
90 RX7
94 RX7
92 Civic

[Broli]

B4 my current three (05 5-door)

i had

04 Mazda3 sedan (auto - dropped 2 trannies - traded in and got a new one)

Cars i drove that were my parents

93 Dodge grand caravan (big pimpin!)
87 Buick LeSabre (u thought the caravan was HOT!)

[flyboy]

Gonna amaze you:

Car 1 - 1968 Dodge Polara (city block long, and bought when 10 yrs old)
Car 2 - 1983 Honda Accord
Car 3 - 1987 Mazda Rx-7 (whoa baby)
Car 4 - 1993 Honda Accord
Car 5 - 1998 Toyota Camry
Car 6 - 2005 Mazda3

:p

[Hazy]

Cars i drove before that were also my parents;

98 Dodge grand caravan SPORT!
1999 Volvo S70 Turbo -> this car was funto drove especially with the turbo.

2005 -> Mazda 3 5-door

[ahhh]

1st car I drove - dad\'s 1977 Chev Impala 350

1st car of my own - 1982 Olds Omega which was given to me. a few weeks after i had it, one day it just wouldn\'t start, so we kinda just had it towed. not really sure where it ended up

1st car of my own - 1984 Pontiac 6000 STE. I loved that car, 2.8 HO engine, fully fully loaded, and 4-wheel disc brakes...on an 84 !!!

2nd vehicle - 1988 Chev Shaggin-wagon, errr custom van ( gas was cheap then )

3rd vehicle - 1989 Mercury Cougar. the most comfy car i ever had, lotsa power too. Too bad i kept getting hit by quite a few morons. car was bad luck

4th car - 1995 Jetta. this piece of crap cost me more a month in repairs than my 3 does including insurance. i must say though, things worked well, upto about 100K.

5th car - 05 3 Sport 5-speed. so far so good, except for the LF power window, crappy AC, and not too good gas mileage.

last week, i did drive a buddy\'s new A3 tiptronic, with PADDLE SHIFTER. you believe that? but the gear changes were quick and smooth. also another friends 05 Mustang GT. Lotsa juice, but slushbox of a shifter.

[akherad]

2003 - 2005 1993 Toyota Camry V6
2005 - ? 2005 Mitsubishi Outlander (My wife\'s car)
2005 - ? My own Beautiy 06 M3 GS (I traded Camry in for this car)

:D

[dabomb519]

1st car: 1992 Ford Taurus :(
2nd car: 1994 Nissan Altima :)
present car: 2004 Mazda 3 :D

[Seliina]

Replying to the locked thread by dr1ft3r...

'83 Datsun 280ZX :chuckle
?? K-Car
?'90 Chevy Sprint Turbo
'93 Chevy Blazer Tahoe
'93 Ford Escort GT (Mazda made the engine - and it's at almost 250,000km and still running)
'01 Toyota 4Runner

[Zubbie]

1986 Honda Accord
1995 Pontiac Firebird

[Byaaahhh]

1990 Ford Thunderbird Supercharged
1993 Eagle Talon TSI
2003 Chrysler Intrepid R/T
2007 Mazda3 GT

[zedtech]

'86 Chevy Celebrity
'92 DOdge Shadow
'98 Grand Prix GT
'04 Mazda 3 Sport GT

[IMHIP2]

Parents cars (all purchased new)
1969 Dodge Monaco Convertable (learned to drive in this at 13 - gotta love Alberta)
1976 Colony Park (passed drivers test in this) (Grande Marquis wagon with wood grain!)
1981 Chrysler 5th Ave (Two Tone now that was pimp'in)
1981 Honda Civic
1982 RX7 GX
1984 Colony Park LS (more woodgrain)
1984 Honda Accord S

Parents cars since I moved out (but I drive when in Calgary)
1987 Honda Accord S
1987 Ford F150 XLT
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
1994 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo (still have)
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
2000 Chevy Silverado (still have)
2004 Chevy Trail Blazer EXT
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 (new in Nov)
2007 Lexus RX350 (new in Jan)


Mine (all new)
1985 Honda Accord LX 5spd
1991 Honda Accord ER-R 5Spd
1995 Ford Windstar LX
1999 Mustang Convertable (still have)
2000 Honda Odyssey LX
2000 Honda Civic SE
2005 Honda Odyssey EX-L (still have)
2007 Mazda 3 GT Sport (New in Apr)

[Mazda3_06]

1989 Honda Accord Ex-i

best car i ever drove
800 kms on a tank

[Wild Weasel]

My first car was a 1990 Z24. It had a 3-speed automatic and no A/C but I loved it anyway. The 3.1L V6 sounded amazing when you mashed the pedal, though the influence on the car's motion wasn't so dramatic.

I traded that in as soon as I finished school and landed a full time job. I got a 2000 Sunfire GT. I didn't do much to that car before writing it off 8 months after buying it.

I replaced that with a nearly identical 2001 Sunfire GT. That's the one I still have today.

Then I recently got the MS3.

[Garu]

I drove 2004 Chevy Optra for 3 years. That was my first car. Then I got the MS3 about 2 months ago. Man what an upgrade.

[adnan]

2005 Mazda 3 (current ride)
1992 RX7 turbo (2000-2006)
1990 Toyota Supra twin turbo (1998-2000)
1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SL (1995-1998)
1982 Toyota short box truck (1995-1995)
1990 Nissan Pulsar NX (1994-1995)

[sauga_kid]

2004 Mazda 3 (current ride)
2002 Shoebaru (depending on what kind of runners I felt like that day)
1998 Honda Civic (1998-2002)

[Flagrum_3]

1.) 67' Buick Skylark Coupe (bought at 15), my first and still wish I had it!
2.) 72' Nova SS 450 bhp (dynoed) Killer fast, but handled like a boat.
3.) 73' VW Super Beetle, Super fun car, but froze my ass in the winter.
4.) 81' Honda Prelude, all around nice car.
5.) 87' CRXsi, another super fun car and 40mpg to boot.
6.) 91' Sunbird LE 3.1 V6, needed family car (still have as winter beater 300k)
7.) 05' Mazda Sport GT.



_3


.

[1flycdnM3]

'99 Electron Blue Civic Si-R (bought in '00, drove for 8 months, ins. killed me)
'95 Pearl White Honda Accord LX (JDM H22-turbo @ 15psi, modded to teets)
'05 Black Mica Mazda3 GS (bought summer '05, slightly modded)

future: 2010 Mazdaspeed3?? (hopefully)

[Sean80]

1990 Jeep Cherokee -- got rid of it at 420,000 kms.... older jeeps go forever (had it from new, was passed on to me from my mom when she bought her 99 protege)
1997 VW Jetta GT -- piece of junk, broke down so many times, cost me over $7000 in repairs during the 15 months I owned it.
2006 Mazda3 GT -- loving it!

[starwind]

1995 Saturn SL2 (1997-2000)
2001 Saturn SL2 (2000-2007)

[Virgy]

1996 Checy Cavalier - RIP
1992 Mazda 323 - still kicken

[Alan]

1999 Toyota Corolla VE (the most basic Corolla you could buy)
options: AC

[mogul_pro]

1995 Acura Integra RS with the following (it ws a project car)
tein ss coilovers
brembo BBK
bbs 18" rs wheels
bomex kit
silver paint with blue perl
b20z motor with b16b head
greddy bolt-on turbo kit (i know i know not the best way to go for the money but it was an ez install and tune at least)
And a few other bolt ons/upgrades but u get the picture..

[b3GS]

1982 Pontiac 6000LE (yes a GOOOLE :chuckle) - Blew this engine at 250,000
1986 Ford Ranger Reg Cab, 5 speed - Sold it at 150,000km
1989 Chevy Cavalier Z24 2dr - Cracked both heads, then sold at 230,000kms
1999 Toyota Corolla VE Touring (with lots of modifications) Traded in at 235,000kms and it was still running strong!!!

[nicker]

I thought this may be a fun thread and be interesting for people looking at new cars and hey ITS FRIDAY up your count!!!!!

Post all the cars you have owned in with 1 being the first car etc.


1. Nissan Pulsar, I think it was a 82. Peice of shit but I only paid $900.00 certified. Got a year out of and sold it for $300.00.
2. Toyota MR2 forget the year but this was a rocket! I loved this car, but it was more for fun being only a 2 seater. But still loved it.
3. 1989 GMC Tracker, another peice of shit. Don't know why I bought it, how ever one thing, it was suprisingly good in the snow. you could plow though snow banks and deep snow pretty well.
4. 1994 Ford Ranger, I did love this truck. It was good to me the entire time I owned it. Got ride of it becuase only a 2 seater and NO air.
5. 1989 Ponitac Sunfire GT (Loaded up). This too was a great car. Never had one issue with it at all ...and it was pretty quick.
6. 2002 Volkswagon Jetta TDI. Great car, great on fuel. The only issue id say is the interior was CHEAP!. Arm rest flopped around. The material on the arm arm rest was cheap and would wore very easily. Seats were not that comfortable on long trips.
7. 2002 Ford Windstar Sport - ****ING PIG on gas. Otherwise it wasn't that bad of a van. Nice to drive. Bought it when our son came thinking id need a big vehicle. And it was nice to have but I hated how much money I spent in gas. Not to mention, seemed to rust very easily.
8. 2007 Mazda 3 Sport GT - so far I love the car. Good on gas, very FUN to drive and very peppy. So far the only thing I complain about is the interior carpet seems cheap. But I love it!!!!!!!!

[Wild Weasel]

Was the Sunbird the 2L Turbo?

The first car I drove regularly was actually my dad's but it was practically mine for a few months. It was a POS late 80's Thunderbird that tried to kill me a couple times.

First car I bought was a 1990 Z24. I loved driving it, but got rid of it because it didn't have A/C and was a 3-speed automatic.

Then I got a 2000 Sunfire GT. That's when the modding bug caught me, though I didn't really do much to it before writing it off 8 months after I bought it.

I replaced it with a nearly identical 2001 model. That's the Sunfire I still have and it's been nothing but good to me.

Needing a less conspicuous and more practical daily driver, this year I got my MS3.

[IMHIP2]

There is already a thread like this somewhere on here. I think Majic even combined it with another one back in the day

[b3GS]

I love these kinda of threads.. fun to hear what everyone has driven before the 3, and their thoughts on it.. lol.

we've all had to drive pieces of shit back in the day!! :chuckle

1st Car - 1981 Pontiac 6000LE - Paid $400 for it, drove the shit out of it for a year before I cracked the block with 220,000kms on it

2nd Car - 1986 Ford Ranger - 5 speed.. was fun to boot around town in, but was gutless as hell.. I liked driving it in the snow with the rear wheel drive! Never gave me any problems.. but the heater stopped working at one point, and I had NO money to fix it.. so I froze all winter.. lol, and had to scrap the inside of the window.

3rd Car - 1989 Chevy Cavalier Z24 - V6 2.5L, 2 door. Loved this car.. was fast and loaded with all the power options. Cracked both heads on it though once, and spent $1500 to replace them. then it started to give me trouble though after 200,000kms, kept stalling and it was something electrical that would have cost way to much to diagnos, let alone fix

4th Car - 1999 Toyota Corolla VE Touring editing - my first BRAND new car, and the best car to date that I have ever owned as far as fun to drive, mod, great on gas and incredibly reliable.. never gave me any problems. It pained me to trade her in, and I miss the car still :(

5th Car - 2003 Toyota Rav4 - bought this as a second car with my now ex-fiance. Drove nice and was handy to have all that space to pack shit in.. but it was very bad on gas, and not fast at all. Full time AWD was nice in the winter though. Traded it in with the Corolla as well, for the Mazda 3

6th Car - 2007 Mazda 3 GS Sport - great car so far.. although I owned it for about 3hours before some dumb bitch rear ended me. Not a good start. All fixed now though.. and we're starting to build a relationship.. hopefully it will last a long time :chuckle

[Wild Weasel]

89 Z24 was a 2.8 L v6. :)

[b3GS]

89 Z24 was a 2.8 L v6. :)

you're right... it was a while back :bang :chuckle

they also made a 3.0L for the next year didn't they?

[Cardinal Fang]

1. Big Wheel - kwel green paint job. The girls loved it in kindergarden
2. 1978 Honda Civic Hatch - girls didn't like it as much.
3. 1984 Mazda 626 - my first car with power everything.
4. 1983 Oldsmobile Cutless Supreme - I needed a car badly as the Mazda had died and was hungover when I made the deal so back off.
5. 1991 Acura Integra GS - I loved this car. Had if for 15 years without any problems. Age finally got the better of her.
6. My current Mazda 3. The love affair has begun again.

[MazdaTree]

http://torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=7906

:gone

[S.F.W.]

threads merged.

[Wild Weasel]

you're right... it was a while back :bang :chuckle

they also made a 3.0L for the next year didn't they?


No, the next year it was a 3.1L version of the same engine. That's what I had in my 90 Z24. Then they changed the body style slightly in 91, getting rid of the silver skirts among other things.

[ptwonline]

1986-88: '83 Dodge Aspen. Used car my parents bought for me in high school

1989-92: '84 Olds Cutlass Ciera. Hand me down from my father. Nice car, hard to drive. Drove that in my last year of high school and first 2 years of university before it got totalled on a bad gravel road one summer.

1993: '90 Pontiac Grand Prix. My brother's car that I got to use for a summer.

1995-98: '95 Chevy Calvalier. First of the redesigned models. My first new car, and I still smile to think of it. Fun car to have. Teal!

1999-04: '96 Chevy Cavalier. Replacement to my '95 after some bozo T-boned my car. Never liked this one as much...had to get a used one with the insurance money and it didn't run as well.

2004-07: Chevy Malibu. Definition of a "car". As basic and bland as white bread on white rice in white kitchen of a white house with a white picket fence. Handling felt soft. Acceleration felt soft. Braking felt soft. This was the car that made me forget that I loved to drive.

2007-??: Mazda3. Love it. Finally remembered why I used to love to drive my Cavalier all around town.

[Wild Weasel]

heh. Looks like the new Malibu is actually going to be a nice car.

I think you described the one you had pretty much perfectly though. :chuckle

[WLS ZMZM]

Ahhh.... my old cars *tear*

1985 Buick Regal - learned to drive in this car when I was 13 and even got stopped ina parking lot by an officer.... at 6am... with my dad teaching me. Man was that funny "is your son old enough to be driving" (My dad) "nope he's 13 but I figured at least if he decided to steal the car he'd know how to drive" the officer laughed said good point and walked away. I burnt through 2 sets of tires and two transmissions doing burnouts to impress the girls!!
(Still have the car in my garage and am finally selling it)

1989 Plymouth Voyager Burgundy with wood panelling
My parents bought this van when I was 17 so it was used got it from a good family friend, man o man did I run this thing into the ground....
it was given to me when I was 19 as my first own car, I put a nice crack in the head, doing 160 km/h with 7 people in the van.... at this point I start modding the van put in a 3.0L mitsubishi v6 and turbo'd the van, we won't discuss the amount of money I put into this lemon.... between transmissions and replacing oil as it pissed out... but **** did I love this thing!! oh and the heater core died.... so I used one of those little defrosters that plug into the lighter !! I sold the van to my good friend for $500 when she was down on her luck and needed a car for her kids, plus I was getting my next car, still see the van around... and I know its mine cuz of the nail holding part of the license plate holder together... *tear* mand did I love that thing!!

1993 Honda Civic - 4dr (Too Fast Too Furious :chuckle)
Still have this car, it is a project car, pulled a motor swap putting in a D15b so I could start the "mini me turbo project" did headers, custom 2.5" mid piping, Vibrant street flow performance exhaust (for an integra gs-r), full compustar, short shift, upper front strut bar, rear lower tie bar, front lower tie bar, rear upper strut bar, civic type-R suspension, SiR rims painted gun metal, Vibrant SRI, full stereo system (now out of the car) Auto meter Phantom Gauges (voltmeter & Air/Fuel Ratio) .Stage 2 Clutch, rebuilt Tranny, lightened flywheel. Still take this car out as its sitting in storage, waiting to sell the buick (above) so I can put it in my garage, stopped driving this baby as I couldn't deal with being stopped by the police all the time(the weekend before I got my 3 I was pulled over 5 times), and I got my 3... I love my civic to no end.... and don't plan on getting rid of it anytime soon

2005 Mazda 3 GT w/GFX ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CAR and have already started modifying it and have big plans for the car!!

[MikeyGT]

this is my first car YAY.. i'mm loving it

[theurgy]

1990 Civic LX - Engine blew at 300,000KM
1991 Cavalier 4 door - Sold at 210,000KM
2000 Saturn SL1 - Still my daily driver and it's at 91,000KM
2007 Mazda3 GS - Loving my new car and it's already at 27,000 KM's

[garboui]

1995 Saturn SL2 (1997-2000)
2001 Saturn SL2 (2000-2007)

parents 2000 honda odyssey

1993 honda civic dx hb 5sp

[WhiteSpeed3]

first car my moms 97 purple malibu bone stock got into an accident on prom weekend

then bought 2005 mazda3 had an intake had it for 2 months then some lady hit me with the same car and colour as my mom i thought my mom hit me

then i got another 05 mazda3 with intake, lowered and custom dual exhaust and some punk lost control of his dads BMW and hit me

now got my speed

[stevenlung]

1989 Honda Accord EX
2000 Honda Civic EX
2001 Acura 1.7EL Premium
2002 Honda Civic LX
2004 Mazda RX8 GT
1989 Honda Accord LX Coupe
2007 Mazda 3 GX
Next? MS3 or Lancer Ralliart (not out yet)

[hotgo]

1993 Mazda MX6... bought it used in 1997, sold it in 2004.

[lancesir]

RX-8. Rotary rules, hahaha :)
They just need to make it use less gas!

[M3!]

1987 Honda Civic
1991 Acura Integra LS

While I was in College I worked Valet Parking Company.
Driven pretty much every luxury vehicle you see on the road today.

Most Notables are:
Maxda RX-8 - First car at this job. Never drove one again
Mercedes SL55 AMG
Mercedes CLS 55 AMG
Mercedes ML 320
BMW M5
BMW M3
BMW X5
Audi RS4
Audi RS8
Acura RSX
Acura MDX - Far better drive than the X5, in my opinion
Jaguar X-type
Porsche Carrerra 4S - Took this for a spin on Eglinton, by far the best handling car I've driven
Porsche Boxter
Ranger Rover
Land Rover
Mini Cooper
Saab 93
Saab 95

And many more that I don't remember. I wish I could drive that damn Porsche again.

[Houndskull]

my first car when i was 18 before i moved to canada
78 VW beetle
1990 mitsubishi L200 pick up

when in canada

1990 jimmy (gas gusler)
1998 neon CRAP
2004 corolla which i traded it in after 2 yrs for my

Mazda 3

[lamerking]

When I first drove, it was an 87 Dodge Aries aka K-car. After we got the 2000 Camry, we got ride of that car and I ended up driving the next older car which was the 91 Dynasty. Then I needed a car for school so they purchased a 98 Malibu and I have been driving that since till I got my 3.

[TGH]

Previous vehicles to the MZ3:

Mazda 323
Mazda B400 4x4
VW Jetta VR6

[MAZDA Kitten]

My 99 VW Golf and I still have it (grocery getter)

[Edmonius]

What can I say? I've always been a Nissan guy...
1987 Nissan Pulsar
1990 Nissan Stanza
1993 Nissan 240SX
1997 Nissan Maxima

Although when I lived out west I spent a lot of seat time in my housemate's car, so I've got bit of a German fetish. I've also got a fetish for going 1100Km on one tank of diesel...
1997 VW Jetta TDI
2001 VW Golf TDI

Alas, Nissan's cars are soul-less again, and the Rabbit's kindof like a long-term gf who's settled in and developed an addiction for ice cream and fried chicken.

I like my 3. =)

[Dan Da Man]

first car 1995 milan red acura integra rs. put the basic honda mods, header exhaust, cai, lowered, rims.

second car 2003.5 mazdaspeed protege, titanium grey. loved that car had it 8 months and then some lady ran a red light and wrote it off. Only had 75 k.

[Gizzmo_jr]

1990 Jeep Cherokee 4x4
Great in the winter, horrible on gas. It was about to roll 300k but said enough is enough and got my 3.

[crazycanuck]

2000 Corolla CE...Drove it the other day, feels so much lighter and weaker.

[Garu]

2003 Chevy Optra.

Then moved up to.
2007 Mazdaspeed3

Now I'm driving 2008 Corolla CE for god knows how long!

[azn_outlaw]

When I was learning to drive I had either the following to drive:

96 Saturn SL2 (riced up even before well the word riced up and the first fast and the furious was released....basically it had clear front bumper turn signal w/ blue bulbs, APC since they were the only ones who made hyperwhties at the time and even before a HID kit, I even got hyperwhite bulbs + the standard tape deck + cassette adapter for my portable Disc Man LOL!!)

- future plans was to get custom rear clear tails or alteza's tails frome a late 92 ish Prelude and custom fit them and an aluminum spolier, yet thank God somewhere in 00 i get rear ended and wrote the car off

The other car is a 1990 Dodge Caravan, identical pimpin styles as Broli, but it had red bulbs in the parking lights LOL + the 98 Interpreid Premium cd player + tape deck

oh god was i such a ricer....I am laughing my ass of just thinking about these old cars..

then after the rice was final done and over sort of...

my next tails was a 1997 Acura 1.6 EL..yet another trend starter, had the JDM thing going before JDM was even a trend, I had numerious suspenion setups on it and the car was dumped, I am retareted dumped like 2.75 front and 2.5 rear..

then I sold that and drive a the 06 Mazda3 Sport or nicknamed Fatso

that is all, god still cant get over I was such a ricer....oh wait I still sorta am

[alhope34]

'02 Saturn L200 when on my G1

Then I got my G2 and had to wait till I had money for insurance

'06 Yaris RS (dad's car)
Got my own '94 Ford Probe GT (died at 299,995kms...just couldn't do 300k!)
Back to the '06 Yaris RS again

Then I bought my '08 mazdaspeed3 and picked it up Tuesday.

[Thunder 3]

1999 Nissan Maxima ES...it was my first car and I drove it for 3 years. Loved it!

[GGM3]

82 Civic
86 Stellar
92 Accord
03 Civic
07 3

[wingnut12]

My last car was a 2000 Protege
Before that, a 95 Neon.

I'm thinking of moving up a category next time.

[Cruella]

Prior to 1992 What Daddy bought for me.
1992-1996: 1988 Mazda MX6 Turbo "5 speed"
1996-2004: 1995 Dodge Neon Sport "5 speed"

[phattires]

1987 Ford Ranger

1991 Ford Tempo

Now if Ford released another Tempo, I would gladly dump this Mazda 3 for it.

Guess you can tell I am not all that pleased with my 2005 Zoom Zoom.

Or could it be the sorry a$$ service that I have gotten from my selling dealer in Brampton.
Did try servicing it once at Mississauga Mazda and was not impressed with them either.

[Thetoaster99]

2002 Hyundai Sonata! all 125 hp of it! lol

[Nick]

1991 Dodge Shadow baby!!!

[dj_chinaman2097]

I learned to drive using our 1992 Mazda MPV; drove our 1994 Corolla to work; and learned to drive manual transmission on our 1992 240sx.

The MPV was barely used after the first five years, and had about 80,000 KM when it was traded in for the Mazda 3.

The Corolla has no acceleration and vibrates if going faster than 120km/hr, but it is still reliable.

I never liked the suspension in the 240sx. Handles real well though. PM if interested in purchasing it. It passed the emissions test two weeks ago.

[ptfire]

I had a 1989 Dodge Colt turbo, it dynoed at 302whp and 315wtq and weighed 2300lbs. It was an awesomely fast car, it did the quarter mile in 12.7 @122mph which I was pleased with because I had set the car up for track days at Mosport and Shannonville.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/ptfire/100_0283.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/ptfire/100_0287.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/ptfire/100_0292.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/ptfire/100_0286.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/ptfire/100_0291.jpg
Now I am driving a 2007 Mazdaspeed3.

[Donutz]

2002 Protege 5

[M3Nick]

I know its not a car ... but I was a proud owner of a bicycle. Lol... Thats why I have an emotional attachment to my 3, it's my first one!

[WTKAOS]

'73 Ford F100 Pickup
'78 Ford Bronco
'78 Olds Cutlass Supreme 2dr
'85 Chevrolet Spectrum 2dr hatch
'92 Geo Metro 2dr hatch
'92 Geo Storm 2dr hatch
'95 Ford Mustang GT (still own)
'92 Vollkswagen Jetta 4dr
'00 Dodge Dakota extended cab
'00 Honda CBR600 F4
'97 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 4dr
'99 Pontiac Grand Am GT 4dr
'04 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
'02 Honda CBR600 F4i
'05 Mazda 3 Sport (currently own)
'07 Pontiac Montana SV6 Extended (currently own)

That's about it for now.

[sunset_orange]

92 Pontiac sunbird, it was a POS, still sitting in the garage collecting dust.

[ronjon]

I drove a 1992 Nissan nx 2000 for my first car my second car was a 2000 civic sir my 3rd car was 2003 nissan xterra witch I still have and we just traded in our 2001 celica GT for the 2007 mazda 3 GT.

[06GT]

my first car was a '91 mazda 929, fully loaded. then i drove a '02 hyundai elantra, then i drove past a mazda 3 one day, looked at it, went back the next day and bought it.

[qycxzerqp]

Heres mine...

94 Civic
01 Civic
99 Accord

[Mica3SGT]

'66 Oldsmobile Cutlass
'72 Ford Pinto
'72 Datsun 240Z
'81 Mazda GLC
'81 Volvo DL
'83 Pontiac Firebird
'87 Volkswagen Jetta GL
'87 Chevy Camaro Z28 IROC
'92 Pontiac Grand Am GT
'95 Saturn SL2
'95 Pontiac Trans Am
'97 Pontiac Transport
'97 Audi A4
'99 Saturn SC2
'02 Mazda Protoge5
'04 Ford F150 XLT
'05 Ford Taurus SE
'05 Mazda3 Sport

[JashiK]

Regarding my own cars...

first car
Acura 1.6 EL

now
2007 Mazdaspeed 3

:)

[OnkelHans]

First Car: 69 VW Bettle (doors poped open unanouced)
Then: 1986 Chevette (had taken apart each part and replace at least twice)
Then: 1999 Civic SiR (modified just enough to make it nice)
Now: 2007 Mazda3 Sport GT (so far best of the bunch - although the bug and vette probably had more character!)

Oh yeah and my g/fs 1996 Corolla (very dependable but boring)

[azn_outlaw]

hey I remember a guy named Dave who also drove a 1.6 EL....

it was hella riced up....damn Dave was such a ricer, but sold the 1.6EL due to headgasket failure, something tells me he was doing too many ricer fly by's and hitten VTEC at the same time....LOL (Guess who dude)

[JashiK]

hey I remember a guy named Dave who also drove a 1.6 EL....

it was hella riced up....damn Dave was such a ricer, but sold the 1.6EL due to headgasket failure, something tells me he was doing too many ricer fly by's and hitten VTEC at the same time....LOL (Guess who dude)

uh huh... i knew that guy too. it wasn't riced out. :P

[RallyPlaya]

99 Mazda Millenia...... Was A Good Car It Got Totalled By This Crazy Lady who Blew A Red & Smashed the Side of My First Car Lasted 3 Days =( Had To Mississauga Transit ....... 5 Months Later 07 Mazda 3 =)

[1970gizmo]

1978 Pontiac Parisienne
1989 Chev Z24
1997 Chev Z24
1985 Fiero kit car
1989 S-10 Blazer
1993 Metro (with nitrous)
1989 Lebaron Turbo (12 second sleeper)
2001 Kia Rio
2004 Kia Sedona (still got it)
1995 Nissan P/U
1985 Celica GTS Turbo Drift car (still got it but for sale)
1976 Austin Mini (with Cooper raqe engine)(still got it)
2008 Mazda 3 (got it 4 days ago!)
and there was 4 motorcycles in thee too.

[RemaerdLacidar]

1988 Toyota Supra
1994 Saturn SL1

And now:

2008 Mazda3 GT

[futon]

'91 Mazda 323
'98 Ford ZX2
'08 Mazda3 (starting this Wednesday!)

[130hp]

my previous cars before the 3:

'01 Mazda Protege ES
'00 Mazda Protege LX

[cosic]

1998 Honda Civic

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e338/cosicosic/Sept1.jpg

[Axela]

i had a 2002 BMW 325i Touring

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/1404202e46325it_0_.jpg

[SirWanker]

91-93-> 91 Civic Si
93-2000-> 92 Civic Si
2000-2002-> 2000 Jetta GLX
2002-2008?-> 2002 Land Rover Freelander S

[BLKOUT]

my first car was a 1986 mazda rx7, when you sit in the drivers seat, you feel like you are in a cockpit, the seats are soooo comfortable!

my second car was a 1988 toyota celica gts...loved it until i got a ticket for no insurance/licence....lol

[p-o-g-i]

In order:

1. 'xx Plymoth Reliant (3 weeks)
2. '94 Cheverolet Cavalier Z22 (8 yrs)
3. '91 Honda Accord EX (2yrs)
4. '92 Honda Civic Hatchback DX (2yrs)
5. '00 Chrysler Intrepid (8 mths)
6. '01 Toyota Rav4 (2.5 yrs... CURRENT)
7. '96 Acura EL (10 mths)
8. '92 Honda Prelude S (6 mths)
9. '07 Mazda3 GT Sedan (10 mths... CURRENT... for now... hehe)

16 years of driving-> 9 cars

[RX9]

89 RX-7 --------------(totally swap everything moded, stay)
91 proterge-----------(gone)
97 CBR 929 RS--------(long gone, cost me 10yrs cant touch bike)
07 3s GT--------------(gone)
08 speed3-------------(current...)

does company car count?

[BrentC172]

05 Saab 9-2X Aero
97 VW Jetta VR6
94 VW Golf

[SpliffstaR]

First car was a 1999 Ford expedition, then a 1989 civic si, then 2005 cavalier RS, then a 2002 GMC Savana 3500 (tricked out), then 2007 cadillac DTS deville, Know i am currently driving a 2007 Mazda 3 Sport GT, With HID and luxury package.

[Mr. Dalvin]

Here are my previous cars:

1990 Mazda RX7 GXL
- loved this car. It was fun to drive, handled well, silky smooth motor . . . and best of all, it was reliable! Not a single problem with the rotary for the many years I had it.

1999.5 Audi A4 1.8T
- the interior was awesome. The stock motor was great, but left much to be desired in terms of power. Highly moddable engine . . . just never got around to it because it was plagued with motor issues and got rid of it before it really became a money pit.

1995 BMW e36
- my first "real" project car: M3 motor swap, M3 tranny, M3 suspension, and a tonne of other mods.
- fastest and best handling car I've ever driven. Ran the 1/4 in 14.1 and with the 3.91 LSD, could pretty much hang with most cars in the first few gears!

then, I got married :loco haha. buh-bye bimmer! hellooooo . . .

1991 Acura Integra GS
- umm, ya. it was good on gas.

2007 Mazda 3 GT Sport
- fun, fairly frugal, and practical. It'll do for now.

I'm lookin' to get back in a bimmer soon . . .

[Bean]

1978 Ford Fairmont I LOVED that car!!
1986 Ford Tempo Nice car but stupid choke was faulty
1989 Dodge Shadow NO Comment
1994 Ford Escort LX Nice little car. Brought my daughter home from the hospital :)
1991 Honda Accord EX-R BEST of the bunch
2007 Mazda 3 GS Leased, so technically not mine

[Ghost]

2003-2006
* 1992 Toyota Paseo I never realized just how much fun I had with this car until I dug up pictures to post...what a fun fun car that was :) right up until the crankshaft pully ate away the keyway and the engine blew up AFTER getting me to my driveway for the last time. That's the mark of a good car, never leaves you stranded.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d84/Strete/Strete/JeromeSideTWM.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d84/Strete/Strete/StretePaseo.jpg

2007- Present
* 2007 Mazda3 GS Sport

[Nova 3 GT]

My previous car was a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire 2 door. It ran great but one day, the engine died at 99500km only. The culprit: the infamous head gasket :flaming

[b.rabbit]

1997 Ford Escort LX Sedan - ~183000km
Was a good car, didn't want to pay $100 to find out what's wrong with it. Figured it was on its last legs anyway!

[SP33D 3]

first car was a mz 3 sport, but it died on me 2 too many times so i got the speed

[FONZ]

My first car was a 97 Neon, Until it got totalled due to a guy for careless driving, torn my entire driver side off.

[drey]

1986 Toyota Celica GT
1989 Honda Accord EXi
1991 Honda Accord EX
1999 Honda Accord ULEV
2003 Mazda Protege 5 (gf's but I drove it half the time)

[-gb-]

1st - 1984 Toyota Tercel - wasn't much of a car but it sure beat walking
2nd - 1988 Toyota Celica GT - this was a sweet ride and still the funnest car I've ever owned.
3rd - 2000 Honda Civic - first new car
4th - 2004 Honda Civic Si - I'm still driving it until the end of the month when I pick-up my new M3. It's been a good car but I'm looking forward to the new ride.
5th - Mazda 3 GS with sport pack. - can't wait!

[Malcolm991]

1970 Pontiac Trans am
1984 Chev Camaro
1982 Toyota Celica
1978 Chev Z28
1981 Chev Z28
1982 Datsun 280 ZX
1986 Honda Civic
1986 Toyota Celica GTS
1988 Toyota Celica GTS AWD
1986 Honda CRX
1991 Honda CRX
1984 Mazda RX7 GSLSE
1988 Chev Celebrity
1991 Pontiac Sunbird GT
2002 Chev S10 SS
2005 Pontiac Grandam GT
2006 Mazda 3 GT

[el_pana_m3]

year
2003
1993 automatic jetta gl

it sucked , too many electrical problems

2006
2000 honda civic

very reliable car , engine is amazing , gas saver, however it doesnt offer many options and it has a poor acceleration

[kevcol74]

I'll Jump in here, starting with my first at 13 years old!! Sorry for the long List! lol

1965 Oldsmobile Dynamic88 Convertible (owned 7 years, written off on an Escort!!! Dumb chick!)
1981 Toyota Tercel (sold it for the turbo)
1987 Plymouth Sundance 2.2 Turbo (loved it, sold it)
1987 Nissan Pulsar NX (sold as soon as I could!!)
1987 Acura Integra LS (sold)
1986 Mustang GT Convertible (sold for house in 2007, owned 9 years)
1987 Chevrolet S-10 (sold)
1990 Acura Integra GS (stolen)
1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 (sold)
1989 Chevrolet S-10 (sold)
1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 (sold)
1993 Honda Civic LX (sold)
2001 Pontiac Sunfire SE (sold)
1998 Subaru Impreza Sport (sold)
1998 Ford Contour SVT (sold)
1996 Ford Probe GT (sold)
1966 Mustang 289 Coupe (for sale currently)
2003 Mazda Protege5 ES (sold)
2004 Mazda Mazda3 GT Sport

Those are the ones I've owned AND driven... others I've owned just to fix and sell:

1984 Ford Thunderbird
1980 Mustang Hatchback (4 banger)
1980 Mustang Custom Convertible (6 cylinder)
1989 Toyota Celica (ended up scrapping it, too rusty!)
1989 Mustang Convertible (4 banger)
1966 Mustang 289 Coupe (yes, another one, but a basket case!)

I think I got them all, and as with the OP, the wife's vehicles aren't in the list. Also, me 5 demolition derby cars aren't included either...

[lightingwhite32008.5]

1993 accord LX 2 Door
1993 mx percida
1993 toyota camary....
The camary was good sold it to get my
2008.5 mazda 3 gx

[aris]

1992 Jeep was my first vechile
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r272/aristeidis/jeep4.jpg
then i bought my 2000 Dodge dakota R/T brand new and i had a 1992 tercal and then a 01 grand am for winter beaters
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r272/aristeidis/ebaypictures002.jpg
Then i sold my truck and bought another one 2001 Dodge dakota quad cab...

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r272/aristeidis/1111truckwashedandwaxed008.jpg
Then gas got to crazy for since i live out in the country so i traded my quad cab for my zoom zoom:)

[Mazda3X2]

I started another thread on this in the "Other Vehicles" section. Didn't know this one was up here. I included the wife's this time around from when we started living together. In order of purchase...

- 1978 Chevy Malibu
- 1977 Chevy Malibu
- 1982 Plymouth Horizon
- 1986 Ford Mustang GT 5.0
- 1984 Ford Bronco II (winter beater)^
- 1988 Toyota Tercel
- 1989 Honda Accord Ex-i
- 1994 Acura Integra GS-R (stolen )
- 1994 Toyota 4Runner
- 1994 Chysler Intrepid (wife's)
- 1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT (I know.....)

- 1985 Honda Magna 500 (first bike)
- 1993 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6
- 1995 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6 (wife's)

- 1999 Audi A4 2.8
- 2003 Mazda Protege (wife's)
- 2003 Saturn Vue (wife's, had baby, hated it)
- 2005 Ford Escape (wife's)
- 2004 Mazda 3 Sport GT (my 1st brand new car )
- 2008 Mazda 3 GT Sedan (wife's)
- 1992 Toyota Supra Turbo (toy)
- 2008 Mazdaspeed 3

I'm slowing down now.

[SL3VIN]

1993 Toyota 4 Runner, broke down about 2 months ago so we got a mazda 3

[Luxury_Tax]

In the order I owned them (or drove them)

1979 Ford Thunderbird ... aka the Big Bird (first car I ever drove)
1982 Chevy Malibu
1986 Olds Delta 88
1986 VW Jetta Carat (first car I offically owned myself)
2002 Mazda Protege 5 (first new car)
2005 Dodge Caravan
1978 Ford Thunderbird (my nostalgic toy)
2007 Mazda 3 Sport

[thermoregulate]

I'm new but I thought I'd chime in here:

1998-Present, my first and only and current car:
1998 Ford Excort ZX2. 399999 kms and still going (relatively strong).
I hope to be a Mazda3 owner in the very near future.

[Krakor]

Well here goes my list!

1977 Grand Prix
1981 Honda Accord
1984 Cutlass Supreme
1984 Cutlass Brougham
1996 Honda Civic EX
1999 Honda Civic EX
2002 Mazda Protege 5
2005 Mazda3 Sport GT
2008.5 Mazda3 Sport GT

Now the year of the cars don't tell my age.

I was 16 when I got a used 1977 Grand Prix.

And so on...

[Terrible3]

1994 Lumina Van.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z245/mberescik/800px-1994-1996_Chevrolet_Lumina_AP.jpg


It was cool since it looked like a high speed train
http://www.stephenfung.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/taiwan_hsr2.jpg

[mdass52]

1) 1989 Toyota Camry le
2) 1991 Honda Accord EXR
3) 1989 Mercedes 190e 2.6
4) 2000 Chrysler Neon lx
5) 2008 Mazda 3 sedan
6) ????????????? 20xx Mercedes s65 AMG ???? lol

[GHANNAH86]

2002-2005 -1996 Pontiac Firefly
2005-2007- 2002 Chrysler Neon- Reliable car until someone rearended me in my parking garage
2007-2007 - 1996 Plymouth Voyageur-2nd vehicle until the elctrical system fried itself got it as a beater.
2007- Present- 2008 Mazda 3 GS Sedan.

[kleigh]

hmmm, i don't remember the years, but:

Mazda RX7 (coolest car ever....before that year they changed them)
Mazda RX7 (first one got killed in an accident)
Honda Civic
Mazda MX3 Precidia
Mazda Protege 5
Mazda Tribute
2008 Mazda 3 GT Sport.

Someday I'd like to have an RX8 for a summer car :chuckle

[Iceman_F1]

From when I first started driving...

- 1999 I drove a '95 Honda Accord (Sister wrote off in a wreck sometime in 2002...)
- 2002 I drove a '98 Toyota Corolla (officially "owned" it in 2005..."sold" to sister in a family trade)
- 2007 I drove a '98 Toyota Camery (Got from Mom in above trade...later "sold" to sister once again)
- 2008 I bought a 2008.5 Mazda 3 Sport GT (First car "bought" and brand new)

Pretty minimal driving experience...but all the cars were pretty good while they lasted (Camery started to have problems which prompted me to get Mazda)

[Dave_The_BMXER]

First car:
1985 BMW 325e
http://www.havokproductions.ca/e30/night3.JPG

Recently sold it, sort of regret not doing everything I wanted to it. Did the basics though, rims, paint, short shift, intake, exhaust, system

Second Car:
1992 Chevy Blazer
http://www.madwhips.com/upload/images/slammed_oldschool_blazer_2-568-426.jpg

Wanted to go all out with this, really it was a pile of cursed junk. (Stolen stock, broke down a bunch, brakes didn't like to work over 100 for awhile)

But I was willing to drop the coin. 5/6 drop, irocs, had a roll pan waiting to go in, viper 5000 alarm.

Went all out on my stereo with the help of my neighbor:
http://www.havokproductions.ca/blazer/system/finishedtrunk.jpg
http://www.havokproductions.ca/blazer/system/ampcoveropen.jpg
http://www.havokproductions.ca/blazer/system/system/consoleopen.jpg
http://www.havokproductions.ca/blazer/system/driverskick.jpg

Then someone went and stole all the stereo, writing it off in the process while I was at work.

So I left it here

http://www.havokproductions.ca/blazer/done.jpg

and bought my 3, which is below.

Really wish i still had my stereo.

[Go_Habs_Go]

I have wistful memories of my 1992 Acura Integra! Man that car was a BLAST to drive. You were so low to the ground and the handling was absolutely amazing even with crappy tires on 14 inch rims.

As much as a I love my Mazda I can honestly say my Integra handled better.

[Brammer]

67 Biscayne 2 dr
69 Ford Cortina
74 Vega (had to carry a case of oil in the trunk :bang)
72 Scamp
85 Merc Capri
89 Tempo
96 Contour
05 M3GX

and in a few weeks...

08.5 M3GS :bana2

[Go_Habs_Go]

Here's a complete list of the cars I had before my Mazda3 (and yes they were ALL over 10 years old when I bought them!).

1. Dodge Aries Station Wagon 1987 (paid 1000$)

2. Dodge Aries Station Wagon 1988 (loved the first one so much I got another LOL!! Ok seriously, I had a window washing summer job when I was in school and the K car Station Wagon was perfect for loading equipment in the wagon and ladder's on the roof). (paid 800$)

3. Acura Integra 1992 (paid 2200$)

4. Mazda3 - first brand new car I've ever bought LOL!!!

[bluemazda3]

2003 Mitsubishi Lancer ES
2007 Mazda 3 GS