Time for something fun: a car memory test

[HariK]

I keep my cars a while too
1984 Toyota camry bought new. 1998 114k miles
1982 Datsun maxima wagon bought used in 1993 sold in 94
1994 Mercury villager aka Nissan quest aka maxima minivan retired for new life 2015 175k miles
1998 Lexus LS 400 till 2012 145k miles
2005 Toyota Sienna 2007 and still GOING 123K
2006 Lexus LS 430 Since 2012 still going 91k
2023 Lucid Air Pure till 2045 400k?

 

[BJR]

• 1966 Rambler American (used, bought by Dad for $600)
• 1968 Plymouth Valiant (used, bought by Dad after I wrecked the Rambler; thanks, Dad)
• 1974 Datsun 260Z ($6,300 new, to celebrate my first job after college; sold 3 years later, used $4,000 proceeds as part of the $7,000 down payment on my first house)
• 1972 Olds Cutlass (used, couldn’t afford new after buying the house)
• 1984 Mazda 626 (new, but declined optional A/C—BIG mistake)
• 1985 Mazda 636 (wife: “Well, if you’re getting a new car, I want one, too.” Fair enough.)
• 1995 Honda Accord (new, until it slid across a pile of wet, newly fallen leaves on a rainy Autumn night—totaled. Did you know ABS doesn’t work when tires can’t find traction on wet leaves?)
• 1999 Nissan Maxima (new, loved that car, gave it to my son at 105,000 miles; he drove it for another 100K)
• 2002 BMW 530i (new, but free. Company car. I was in heaven.)
• 2000 BMW 530i (used; lost that job and the company car)
• 2013 BMW 535i (new, still driving it today, only 87,000 miles)
• 2020 Tesla Model Y (new, wife drives; also new wife drives—remarried in 2019!)
• 2023 Lucid Air Touring Grey (awaiting production)
  
  Fun exercise. Thanks, Bobby!

Oo oo another Rambler owner!

 

[BJR]

Not sure how I forgot my beautiful 2008 Audi RS4- gotta keep a manual tranny around. It’s my back up vehicle.

 

[EVCar]

Nothing exotic or fancy, just boring stuff:
1969 used Plymouth Fury ( first car. 1 quartz of oil/100 miles, on top of the gas)
1970 used Plynouth Duster (super reliable)
1978 Ford Mustang (left a calculator in the car and someone at the Ford service department got rid of that for me)
1985 Ford Tempo
1986 Acura Integra (this one and the Legend were just super solid)
1990 Mercury Sable
1991 Acura Legend (engine cracked because a shop screwed up when servicing radiator; otherwise I may still have it now)
1994 Nissan Maxima (great car for the price)
1997 Dodge Grand Caravan (rear brake caliper always red hot. Dealers gave up)
2000 ML 430 (new model with typical issues. The ML mailing list then even managed to get personal email of MB CEO to send in complaints)
1985 used MB 300 SD TurboDiesel (bought for son to learn, but I ended up being the sole mechanic here. Vacuum leak was my nemesis)
2003 E class
2003 Odyssey
2004 Honda Accord
2006 Honda Crosstour (I believe Honda may still make this. Beware of blind spots)
2013 Accord Hybrid
2014 E class
2014 Odyssey
2017 Nissan Maxima
2022 EQS
2022 Air

 

[Tesla2.0]

This was fun exercise to dig out my old memory…

Memory lane:
1982 Oldsmobile Nighty-Eight grey (pre-own)
1985 Chevrolet Caprice station-wagon navy/oak (pre-own, terrible memory in mechanic shop I like to forget)
1990 Honda Accord LX white (first new car, co-own w/ sister)
1988 Honda CR-X blue (preown, first free spirite)
1997 Honda Civic EX blue (first fully owned new car)
2002 Mercedes Benz SLK230 roadster red (My 2nd free spirit)
2000 Mercedes Benz ML320 silver (preown)
2003 Ford F-150 Lariat Sport maroon (preown)
2006 Honda Odyssey Touring blue (was wife daily but got sandwiched wrecked)
2007 Volkswagen EOS 20 Turbo roadster silver
2016 Mercedes Benz GLS 4Matic white (preown, rear-ended, gave up bc too many mechanic issues)
2005 Porsche Boxster S roadster red (preown, garage kept low miles)


Currently driving:
2019 Ford F-250 Platinum Turbo-Diesel 6.7 lifted 39” white (my daily, more HP than Model-3 & Model-Y)
2020 Honda Accord Hybrid-EX white (was wife’s daily now daughter took to college)
2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon avocado green (wife’s daily driver now)
2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring zenith red/tahoe 21” (my daily)
2022 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motors Plus Package midnight blue (high school son’s daily)


Reservation Holder:
202? Tesla CyberTruck
202? Aptera
202? Rivian R1S
202? Lucid Air Pure


Email Wait list:
Lucid Gravity
Lotus Eletre
Hummer EV SUV

This list all the sudden changed fast for me….

I just won a Rivian R1S Launch Edition on Carsandbids.com, I’m flying out tomorrow to California to drive back to Texas. I am SUPER STOKED NOW!!!


Reservation Holder:
202? Tesla CyberTruck
202? Aptera (on fence)
202? Rivian R1S (intend to cancel)
202? Lucid Air Pure (intend to cancel)


Email Wait list:
Lucid Gravity
Lotus Eletre (intend to not bother)
Hummer EV SUV (intend to not bother)


First time I bid car online. It was lowest R1S winning bid in the history of carsandbids.com. I feel so .
And if wife prefer R1S over Wrangler Rubicon, maybe we will sell the Jeep. Our family is transitioning ICE to EVs.

 

[Tim-in-CA]

This list all the sudden changed fast for me….

I just won a Rivian R1S Launch Edition on Carsandbids.com, I’m flying out tomorrow to California to drive back to Texas. I am SUPER STOKED NOW!!!


Reservation Holder:
202? Tesla CyberTruck
202? Aptera (on fence)
202? Rivian R1S (intend to cancel)
202? Lucid Air Pure (intend to cancel)


Email Wait list:
Lucid Gravity
Lotus Eletre (intend to not bother)
Hummer EV SUV (intend to not bother)


First time I bid car online. It was lowest R1S winning bid in the history of carsandbids.com. I feel so .
And if wife prefer R1S over Wrangler Rubicon, maybe we will sell the Jeep. Our family is transitioning ICE to EVs.

Congratulations. What did you pay? Color, options, mileage?

 

[Tesla2.0]

Congratulations. What did you pay? Color, options, mileage?

What my winning closing bid…
(900 miles)

What was winning bid 2 weeks ago…

$35,500 difference. I feel so ！

Local dealers are marked up to $125k ~ $135k.

 

[Tesla2.0]

Here is what Doug DeMuro’s Car Memory Test.

 

[Cosmo Cruz]

Ok I"m not even going to open that video. He probably has Herpes automotus.

 

[noobzilla]

Here's my very exciting long list of cars owned.

2013 Mazda3
2023 Lucid Air Pure

 

[xponents]

Here’s mine:





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[xponents]

Then again, I am building my own Personal Transporter which is essentially a 40kw go kart with a roof and doors. So maybe add the VENOM PT?

 

[suchluke]

Here is my list:
1. 1986 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 5 Speed Manual
2. 1994 Pontiac Firebird Formula 5.7 Auto (I wish it was manual)
3. 1995 Honda Civic Ex Coupe 5 speed manual
4. 1995 Mercedes W140 S350 Turbo Diesel
5. 1993 Mercedes W124 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel
At this point wife said no more time spend working on old cars.
6. 2016 Honda Accord Sport 6 Speed Manual
7. 2022 Tesla Model 3 LR (wife took over)
8. 2023 Lucid Air Pure AWD SSP DDP

Also own 2017 Toyota Highlander Limited (now used for family trips, ski trips, and towing trailer)

 

[Daniel2022AT]

1980 Buick Skyhawk
1983 Honda Accord
1985 BMW 533i (used)
1987 BMW 535is
1990 Acura Legend
1994 BMW 318is
1997 BMW 528i
2000 BMW 545i (Euro delivery)
2003 BMW M5 (second best car all time)
2007 BMW 550i
2011 BMW 530ix
2017 Audi Q7
2019 BMW 530ix
2023 Lucid Air Touring (best car all time)

 

[xponents]

1980 Buick Skyhawk
1983 Honda Accord
1985 BMW 533i (used)
1987 BMW 535is
1990 Acura Legend
1994 BMW 318is
1997 BMW 528i
2000 BMW 545i (Euro delivery)
2003 BMW M5 (second best car all time)
2007 BMW 550i
2011 BMW 530ix
2017 Audi Q7
2019 BMW 530ix
2023 Lucid Air Touring (best car all time)

That list has me thinking, whats up with that Legend and Q7 in the middle of those wonderful BMW's?

 

[hydbob]

That list has me thinking, whats up with that Legend and Q7 in the middle of those wonderful BMW's?

Don't diss the Legend. Was a better car than some of those BMWs

 

[Shishkip]

Here’s my list!

2011-2015: 2000 Ford Ranger
2015-2018: 2005 Hyundai Elantra
2018-2023: 2005 Mercedes Benz C230K
2023- : 2023 Lucid Pure AWD

 

[BACamster]

Here is my humble list of cars:

1979 Pontiac Sunbird
1993 Honda Accord SE coupe
1995 Honda Civic
2001 BMW 330ci convertible
2003 Subaru Outback
2005 Subaru Impreza RS
2007 Mini Cooper S
2010 Subaru Tribeca
2017 Tesla Model S 70D
2023 Lucid Air Touring

 

[xponents]

Don't diss the Legend. Was a better car than some of those BMWs

I know! Same goes for the LS vs the s class! The thing I was confused about was, if you were THAT loyal to one brand, why the switch? And if you did have reasons, why the switch to the 3 which could be a segment "downgrade?" Genuinely curious!

 

[BACamster]

I know! Same goes for the LS vs the s class! The thing I was confused about was, if you were THAT loyal to one brand, why the switch? And if you did have reasons, why the switch to the 3 which could be a segment "downgrade?" Genuinely curious!

This is classic! I wish Honda manufacture more great cars.