The list of vehicles I've owned.
We start with the 1979 Chevy Suburban. Mine was solid blue and lacked the back door on the driver's side so it was a three door. The back seat was a bench that was bolted to the floor. It was either meant as work truck or it was going after the serial murder market. The gas gauge didn't work so I just put a few dollars in it every couple of days. It eventually died while I was pulling out of the driveway.
Next up is the Chevy Malibu. I don't remember what year mine. I do remember it was a dark brown which was appropriate because it was a piece of shit. It took about a mile to get up to 35 mph. On the plus side whenever I attempted to accelerate I left a smoke screen that James Bond would've envied. I kept a case of oil in the trunk for this one. Whenever I came to a stop I had to brake with my left foot so I could keep the rpms up with my right foot otherwise the car would stall. It was good training for driving a manual transmission though.
Next up was an old Ford LTD. I don't remember much about this one except that the fan would occasionally nick the radiator hose. I do not recommend finding a nick in a radiator hose on an engine that's been running awhile by using your hand. Also guzzled oil.
Next up is the first new car I bought. Continuing my trend of crappy cars I chose a Dodge Charger. Mine was silver and did not have Shelby on it like the one pictured does. I actually managed to get 99k miles on it before it went belly up. It was my first car with a manual transmission. I bought it before I knew how to drive one. It was good incentive to learn. With this car I discovered that you can drive a manual transmission car without using the clutch. I discovered this after the clutch cable broke when I was getting on the highway. A also learned that if your headliner starts falling you can put it back up with thumbtacks.
Next up was my first foreign car. A Toyota Camry (or was it Corolla? anyway it looked like the picture). I sold a car with 99k miles and bought one with over 100k miles. It made sense at the time. I had it a week before the timing chain broke. It was fixed free of charge though. I put another 40k on it I think.
Then came my next new car. A 1996 Saturn SL2. By the way buying a new car right after you mother dies is not recommended. However I was not in the mood to deal with a car salesman so Saturn's no haggle thing appealed to me. I put over 100k miles on it and until the end never really gave me any problems. I was sad to see it go.
Since I had pretty good luck with Saturn I bought another. A 2006 Saturn Ion. It has a sunroof. Do you know what happens when you put a hole in your roof? It leaks. After finding a foot of water in my car after a storm Saturn kept it for a week to let it dry out and fix it. The night I got it back there was a storm. Why, yes it did leak again. After another two days in the shop it was fixed again. I'd had the car less than a year at this point. It hasn't leaked since but I still get nervous when there's a heavy rain. I smarter man would've considered that an omen and gotten rid of it. I am not a smart man. The highlight is when, the night before my girlfriend and I were to leave on vacation, I discovered that I couldn't turn the key to the off position. Neither could I pull the key out. So I had a car that I could not shut off. Of all the car troubles I've had this was a new one. Eventually it was discovered how to shut the thing off and I got the car to the dealer in the morning. Two hours and $500 later I had the car back. This July the air-conditioner died. It will take $1000 to repair. My girlfriend pointed out the money would be better spent on a down payment for a new car.
Next up? Probably a Toyota Rav4.
