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#1 ·
I saw a post that got me wondering yesterday, do all of you know every vehicle you've owned before you got your first Jeep? I've had a fairly small list in my 37 years of owning vehicles.. I'll kick this one off.. let's see if it has legs.. :dance:

1967 Mercury Comet Capri
1970 Pontiac Le Mans Sport
1979 Dodge Omni 024
1985 Chevy Camaro
1989 Ford Mustang GT
1993 Chevy Blazer
1997 Chevy Tahoe
2000 GMC Yukon
2003 Ford Explorer Sport-Trac
2006 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab

and in 2013 I finally found the right vehicle - my JKU Sahara.
 
#2 ·
1982 Honda CR80
1984 Bronco II
1994 Hyundai Tiburon FX
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
2002 Honda CBR 600F4i
2004 Honda Civic VP (still own)
2005 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4
2006 Honda S2000
2010 Toyota Rav4 Limited
2010 Nissan 370z Sport Touring
2012 Kia Sorento SX (still own)

And finally my 2012 JK Sahara
 
#3 ·
1972 Buick Skylark
1978 Nissan 280z
???? Chevy cavalier (why did I even mention that one?)
1985 Chevy Sprint
1989 Mazda 323 (inherited when I got married)
1994 Saturn S
1999 Saturn L
2003 Chrysler Town & Country (the wife's bus)
and now my 2010 Jeep Wrangler
 
#4 ·
1969 2-Dr Chevy Impala
1973 Chevy Nova
1967 Ford F100 PU
Postal DJ2a Jeep w/sliding doors (forgot year)
1969 Ford F100 SB
1976 CJ-5
1972 Ford Courier PU
1979 CJ-7
1987 Suzuki Samurai
1983 Jeep CJ8 Scrambler
1988 Suzuki Samurai
1996 Suzuki X-90
1995 Ford F150
1994 Mazda PU
1993 Jeep Wrangler YJ

And thats not counting the wife's cars....
I kept coming back to Jeeps. Think I'll stay here!
 
#7 ·
I saw a post that got me wondering yesterday, do all of you know every vehicle you've owned before you got your first Jeep?
I assume you mean MOTOR vehicles. I've had many bicycles, which technically are vehicles as defined by the DOT, but most non-riders don't see it that way. :)

This is fairly easy, since I post a similar list on a car forum not too long ago and I just copied and pasted it from there.

'72 Yamaha 125 Enduro (bought new)
'74 Chevy Vega
'72 VW Beetle
'72 Chevy Impala
'80 Yamaha XT500 Enduro (bought new)
'72 VW rail dune buggy
'84 Yamaha FJ1100 (bought new)
'77 Isuzu Opel
'86 Ford Escort (bought new)
'91 Chevy Camaro (bought new)
'85 Buick Regal
'98 Dodge Neon (bought new)
'98 Mercury Mystique (bought new)
'03 GT Cruiser (bought new)
'02 Chevy Cavalier

Ones I currently have:

'99 Viper RT/10
'07 Chrysler Sebring (bought new)
'08 Honda CBR1000RR (bought new)
'13 Jeep Wrangler Sahara (bought new)
 
#8 ·
1989 Bronco 2
1988 Mustang GT
1994 Camaro Z28
1988 Corolla
2004 Ford Lightning
2004 Kia Optima
2004 Mustang GT
2007 Saturn Aura
2008 Wrangler 2 door
2012 Volkwagen Jetta tdi
1993 Jeep Wrangler
2011 Harley Sportster
2013 Kia Optima SX

The most recent 2 are current vehicles I own
 
#10 ·
1993 Mazda Protege (I still miss that car occasionally, and its 41 mpg on the interstate)
1997 Ford Explorer 2-Door (Sold because of gas mileage)
(2) 1998 Chrysler Sebring JXI Convertibles (The first caught on fire while I was filling it with gas; parents' neighbor just happened to be selling the second one for cheap, and I needed a cheap vehicle)
 
#11 ·
Cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc. 1975 to present...

1. 73 Yamaha 100
2. 76 Hodaka Wombat 125
3. 74 Chevelle Malibu Classic
4. 74 AMC Hornet X
5. 73 Ford Courier
6. 76 Yamaha XT 500
7. 71 Chevy Vega
8. 81 Jeep CJ7 Renegade
9. 74 Chevy Vega - V8 Transplant
10. 80 Datsun Pickup
11. 83 Kawasaki KL 250
12. 76 Chevy Monte Carlo
13. 66 VW Bug
14. 72 Datsun Pickup
15. 67 Chevy C10 Stepside
16. 78 Yamaha TT 500
17. 88 Toyota Pickup
18. 77 Yamaha XT 500
19. 71 VW Baja
20. 78 Yamaha XT 500
21. 72 VW Bug
22. 88 Suzuki Samurai
23. 86 Monte Carlo SS
24. 95 Z-28
25. 89 Suzuki GS 500 E
26. 83 Datsun Pickup
27. 98 C1500 Pickup
28. 98 Pontiac Formula
29. 86 GMC Jimmy
30. 84 Chevy Van
31. 99 Z-28 (affectionately known as the GLUMAKR)
32. 93 S-10
33. 97 C1500 Pickup
34. 71 El Camino
35. 71 El Camino SS
36. 04 Jeep Wrangler Sport
37. 04 Chevy Silverado
38. 06 Chevy Cobalt LT
39. 88 Chevy S-10
40. 06 Jeep Wrangler X
41. 94 Chevy Astro
42. 90 Suzuki Samurai
43. 00 Jeep Wrangler SE
44. 00 Jeep Wrangler Sport (my daily driver)

I think I'll keep this one... :rofl:
 
#12 ·
74 Ford 1/2 Ton PU
78 Ford 1/2 Ton PU
81 Ford 1/2 Ton PU
86 Ford 1 Ton Dully PU
92 Chevy 1/2 Ton PU
94 Dodge full size Van
98 Chevy 1 Ton PU 4 door
2003 Dodge 1/2 Ton PU 4 door
90 YJ Jeep Wrangler
99 TJ Jeep Wrangler

(The last three vehicles are still mine. I will never own a jeep newer than a 2006 and plan to rebuild my 99 as often as needed to make it a lifetime vehicle. The 90 has been turned into the ranch ATV. These do not include hubs vehicles)
 
#13 ·
1977 Ford LTD 351C V8
1983 Camaro Berlinetta 2.8 V6
1991 Ford Ranger 4x2 2.3 I4
1989 Ford F-150 4x4 4.9 I6
1986 Ford Mustang LX 3.0 V6
1978 Pontiac LeMans 5.0 V8
1993 Dodge Dakota 4x2 3.9 V6
1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4-door 4.0 I6 & 1993 Corvette 5.7 V8
1998 F-150 4x4 5.0 V8 & same 1993 Corvette 5.7 V8
1998 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0 I6
2001 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4-door 4.0 I6 & 2008 Dodge Charger Daytona 5.7 V8
2009 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Unlimited 3.8 V6 & same 2008 Charger 5.7 V8
2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Unlimited 3.6 V6

I miss the XJ's and Ford LTD the most I think...
 
#14 ·
64 Mercury Comet Caliente
79 Ford Mustang Cobra
72 Olds Vista Cruiser
85 Ford Escort Diesel
79 Ford Mustang #2
76 Mercury Marquis
65 VW Bug
82 Plymouth Horizon
94 Ford Aerostar
87 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
79 Jeep Cherokee WT
92 Mercury Topaz
79 Jeep Wagoneer
83 Jeep Wagoneer
73 Jeep J-2000
80 Jeep Cherokee
81 Jeep Cherokee
88 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
99 Toyota Carolla
79 Jeep J-10
03 Chevy Silverado
87 Jeep Grand Wagoneer #2
87 Jeep Grand Wagoneer #3
99 Jeep Wrangler
 
#17 ·
Lets see,,,,since 1984 I've had,

''74 ford maverick
'74 ford f100
'74 vw bug ( owned 10 others at the same time, project cars)
'72 Chevy truck
'79 amc concord
'77 chevette
'84 bronco 2
'84 Aries k car
'80 Mazda b2000
'81 ford f150
'86 ford f150
'86 astro van
'77 ford f150 4x4
'92 Harley sportster
2000 ram 1500
'07 Kia sportage
'07 Kia spectra 5
'01 z71 suburbon (still have)
And now my
'03 TJ

Think I missed a couple??
 
#18 ·
1. 88 Oldsmobile firenza
2. 98 Kia sportage
3. 85 dodge Aires
4. 96 Buick century (wife's)
5. 95 Pontiac grand prix (wife's)
6. 86 BMW 325 (other then my tj, my favorite car I've owned)
7. 94 Pontiac sunbird (wife's)
8. 98 Ford ranger
9. 07 Hyundai sonota (wife's current vehicle)
10. Yamaha xs400
11. 98 Jeep Wrangler(obviously my current vehicle)
 
#19 ·
Well my very first car was a Jeep. It was 1980 and just out of high school and I bought a 1963 Willys CJ5 with a Buick V8, Warn overdrive, Warn front hubs.
This thing would haul a$$! It would out climb all my friends rigs at the time and whoop them in any race.:punk:

On my 4th Jeep now.
 
#22 ·
First car was an '02 Pontiac Grand Am. After that was an '05 Dodge Neon. Shortly after buying the Neon, I traded it in for my first Jeep, an '02 TJ. I was absolutely in love with it. Had it for a couple years and then went through some big life changes, and decided I needed to change other things with it (foolish). So I traded it in for a new '09 Subaru Impreza. Fun little car, drove it for a couple years. Got deployed, came home, wanted something new. So I traded that in for a new '12 VW Beetle Turbo. The new Beetles are awesome. An extremely fun car. But it wasn't what I wanted. I always found myself dreaming of my old TJ. So January of this year I went back to the dealer and traded my Beetle in for my current JK and haven't looked back. Nothing but Wranglers from here-on-out.
 
#24 ·
71 honda SL125
72 Susuki 90
72 SL175
73 CB175
74 XL350
75 CB500T
73 Hodaka wombat combat
77 750F
38 Plymouth
78 Ford F150
78 Suzuki DR370
80 CX500
80 Honda prelude
82 Honda sabre 750
83 Z28
83 Isuzu pup 4X4
86 Honda Accord
88 F250
91 ford ranger
90 Honda Accord
91 Buick Park Ave
96 F150
97 GMC 2500
97 CRV
98 Durango
98 Honda shadow
98 R1100R bmw
99 R1100S bmw
2000 Subaru outback
2002 Ford Supercrew F150
2002 R1150R bmw
2002 KLR650
2003 ST1300
2003 Honda van
2004 ElectraGlide
2005 Honda Van
2007 Honda Van
2009 Accord
2009 Civic
2009 KLR650
2011 Roadglide ultra
2013 JKU
oh and my favorite and rarest of all a 1985 Oldsmobile calais.
I know I have forgotten a few motorcycles and few cars every one was new except the 38 ply, suzuki 90, CX500, hodaka and the oldsmobile...crap I have wasted a lot of money on vehicles lol.
 
#25 ·
1978 Datsun 810 wagon (parents hand-me down - my brother and I shared this through high school)
1976 Camaro (bought used - rebuilt this one from the ground up and it got me through high school, college and then some)
1985 Honda Accord (bought new)
1986 Cavalier Z24 (bought new - POS!)
1986 Mistubishi pick up (bought new)
1990 Honda Accord coupe (bought new)
1992 Ford F-150 (bought new)
1992 Ford Thunderbird (bought new)
1994 Ford Explorer (bought new)
1997 Chevy Camaro (bought new and lost to hurricane Irene)
2000 Ford Ranger (bought new)
1998 Ford Taurus (hand-me down after my dad passed away)
2004 Dodge Intrepid (bought new and lemon law'd 8 months later for electrical demons)
2005 Focus ST (bought new)
2005 Kawasaki Vulcan (bought new)
2007 Ford Mustang (bought new)
2006 Kawasaki Ninja (bought new)
2001 Ford Mustang GT Bullitt (bought used)
2013 Jeep Wrangler 2 door Rubicon (bought new)
 
#26 ·
Great topic :) This is gonna take some serious thinking (and I'm not sure if these are all in order....I'll add more as I remember them....been driving for over 34 years, so I've had a LOT of cars!)

19?? Plymouth Fury - used (my purple boat & very first car)
19?? Lemon Yellow Chevy Vega - used (it truly was a LEMON!)
196? Plymouth GTX - used
1972 Dodge Challenger - used (WISH I STILL HAD THAT CAR!!!!! :( )
197? Plymouth Barracuda - used (wish I still had this one, too!)
1986? Ford EXP - new
1990 Ford Mustang - new
1992-3 Ford Taurus - new (piece of CRAP!)
1995-6 Chevy Monte Carlo - new (got totalled by a drunk driver that rear-ended my husband)
1998 Dodge Purple Caravan - new (for when my kids were little)
1999 Dodge Dakota - new
2000 Dodge Durango - new
2002 Dodge Durango - new
2003 Dodge Conversion Van - new (husband's car)
2004 Dodge Ram 1500 - new (wish I still had that one as well!)
2006 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T - new (TorRed....# 20 of 2,000 made.....yep, miss that one, too :( )
2006? Jeep Grand Cherokee - new (husband's car)
2009 Dodge Journey - new (husband's car)
2010 Dodge Nitro - new (husband's car)
2012 Dodge Journey - new (husband's car)
2000 Dodge Durango - used (had it for one year & then sold it for exactly what I paid for it)
2013 Jeep Wrangler Sport 2 door - new, 6 speed
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic - used (still have & will NEVER get rid of! ;) )
2013 Chrysler 200 - new (husband's car, still have)
2013 Jeep Wrangler Sport 2 door - new, automatic (mine & still have)
 
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