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Your parents' cars


Inspired by/stolen from a C/D thread: Name as many cars as you can remember your parents having. Some C/Ders could remember the years that the cars were owned; until recently my parents' were used, so I remember few.

Here are the cars, in order of acquisition (may have missed a few, and some of the years may be off):

1966 Chevrolet pickup
1969 VW Bus
1966 VW Beetle
1977 Ford Pinto
1976 VW Squareback
1979 Dodge Colt
1985 Ford Escort hatch
1986 Ford Escort wagon
1984 Mazda pickup
1995 Ford Escort
1996 Dodge Caravan
2004 Scion xB
1988 Toyota Camry

Name yours.

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  • 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix

  • 1982 Chrysler Cordoba

  • 1982? Chevrolet Celebrity

  • 198- Buick Wagon (no idea what it was **rolls eyes**)

  • 198- Olds Wagon (same^)

  • 1990 Lincoln Continental

  • 1995 Chevrolet Impala SS

  • 2002 Pontiac Grand Am


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I can remember a few.
1976 Chevy pickup
1977 Pontiac Ventura II
1982 Chevy 4x4 pickup
1984 Chevy Suburban (diesel)
1986 Chevy Suburban 1/2 ton (loaded, at the time)
1987 Chevy Suburban 1/2 ton
1988 Chevy Suburban 3/4 ton (work horse)
1989 Dodge Omni

There are several in between, and a few since, but I can't remember them all. All I can say is I developed a hatred for Suburbans.

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I dont remeber all the cars my Dad has owned (dont know any cars my Mom owned), but it includes these:
65 Mustang - he drove it in college, it died when it and several dozen other cars were parked in a field for some event, the dry grass in the field caught on fire and destroyed all the cars (it was in arizona, not much rain)
VW Rabbit
Chevy Celebrity
Mazda 626?
90 Honda Accord (90-november 01, currently being abused my my uncle)
95 VW Jetta (95-98)
96 Toyota Camry (98- present) - Moms current car
02 Camry (nov 01 - sometime later this year, its being traded in after its paid off) Dad's current car
90 Nissan Maxima (June 04 - present) I drive it, but my dad owns it

some of the cars my uncles have owned:
Jag E-type
Triumph TR4
C2 Corvette

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Oh yeah, those were my mom's cars (except the 79 Grand Prix).  Dad's:



  • 1968 Chevy Pickup
  • 1977 Chevy Pickup
  • 1980 Jeep Laredo
  • 1984 GMC Pickup
  • 1953 Willys (had it around mid '80s)
  • 1971 GMC Pickup (Same^) 
  • 1990 Chevy Pickup
  • 1989 Toyota Pickup
  • Early '90s Toyota Pickup
  • 1972 Chevy Cheyenne (Show car)
  • 1997 Chevy Silverado
  • 2004 Dodge Ram

My mom says we might have had another Jeep or Willys in there somewhere but she can't remember.



-- Edited by Kevin at 18:00, 2005-04-12

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quote:
Originally posted by: Kevin

"Oh yeah, those were my mom's cars (except the 79 Grand Prix).  Dad's:

1968 Chevy Pickup
1977 Chevy Pickup
1980 Jeep Laredo
1984 GMC Pickup
1953 Willys (had it around mid '80s)
1971 GMC Pickup (Same^) 
1990 Chevy Pickup
1989 Toyota Pickup
Early '90s Toyota Pickup
1972 Chevy Cheyenne (Show car)
1997 Chevy Silverado
2004 Dodge Ram
My mom says we might have had another Jeep or Willys in there somewhere but she can't remember.-- Edited by Kevin at 18:00, 2005-04-12
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He bought a new Ram?!? How could a GM loyalist like yourself allow that to happen?

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Originally posted by: thewizard16

" He bought a new Ram?!? How could a GM loyalist like yourself allow that to happen?"

At the time there was no Quad Cab Chevrolet, and he liked it better.  You might notice in the Car Shopping thread that I haven't requested hardly any GM vehicles.

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quote:
Originally posted by: Kevin

"At the time there was no Quad Cab Chevrolet, and he liked it better.  You might notice in the Car Shopping thread that I haven't requested hardly any GM vehicles."

That's because we thought you wanted to buy the BEST available car.

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1992 Toyota Corolla Sedan DX (in Pink )


198# Nissan Sentra Coupe in black


2000 Honda Odyessy EX (Granite Green)


2003 Honda Accord EX V6 (Satin Silver Metallic)


Some Indian built POS's



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"At the time there was no Quad Cab Chevrolet, and he liked it better.  You might notice in the Car Shopping thread that I haven't requested hardly any GM vehicles."


Forgot the Avalanche, didn't you?

Also, there have always been crew cabs of the Silverado/Sierra 2500 and 3500, just not the 1500.

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quote:

Originally posted by: thewizard16

" That's because we thought you wanted to buy the BEST available car. "

We want the best for us, and the Dodge was the only one with six seats.

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Originally posted by: ifcar

" Forgot the Avalanche, didn't you? Also, there have always been crew cabs of the Silverado/Sierra 2500 and 3500, just not the 1500."

We didn't like the Avalanche, too much plastic, either they didn't offer it without at the time or something, but it wasn't very appealing no matter what (to them).  I meant 1500 by the way.

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Originally posted by: Kevin

"We didn't like the Avalanche, too much plastic, either they didn't offer it without at the time or something, but it wasn't very appealing no matter what (to them).  I meant 1500 by the way."

The huge plastic side panels are very practical, but also very ugly. The ones without don't look much better though, in my opinion.

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Since I've been alive, my parents have owned:

1982 Subaru Wagon (can't remember the exact model)
1987 Taurus Wagon
1992 Crown Vic
1994 Taurus Sedan
1997 Taurus Sedan
2000 300M
2004 Mazda6s sedan

plus 4 F150 pickups, a 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2005.

Just prior to my time my parents had a 1975 or '76 Toyota Celica GT (fastback, I think), which I believe was the first car they got after getting married. They also had a winter beater which was some kind of large Ford sedan (LTD maybe?).

Prior to marriage, my father had quite a few cars, especially considering he was married young. Ones that I know of include a 1967 Corvette, a 1970-something Porsche 914, and a Chevy Corvair. I don't know the exact year on the Corvair, but it was a second generation car, so mid to late '60s. I want to say it was a Monza Spyder version. It still kind of amazes me how my old man went from owning several pretty fun and sporty cars to a series of some of the most boring, practical cars on the market.

I don't believe my mother really had her own car prior to getting married, but her parents had a Ford Pinto as a second car that she drove around in.

-- Edited by MX793 at 00:21, 2005-04-16

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