Wednesday, November 6, 2024

The Actual List...

 


The other night Colleen and I were trying to remember the actual progression of cars that have spent time in our driveways the past eight years. It was harder than either of us realized. 

Occasionally I run the list over in my mind, with some success in recall and some confusion as to model year and exact order. With that in mind, it seemed a good idea to try and put the full list down somewhere - and where better than this occasionally updated blog where I set out to chronicle this journey over 10 years ago!

So here it goes... with a couple of notes:

  • I may fill in some details in the future, but to start it's just a list.
  • I've linked any cars to related blog posts.
  • Not all of these cars were primarily mine - some I shared ;-)

High School/College 1980-85
1964 VW Beetle
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS
1974 Mercury Capri 2.0

US Army West Germany 1986-89
1984 VW GTI
1977 Porsche 911S
1987 Ford Mustang GT
(Not  counting a bunch of M1 and M1A1 Abrams or M3 Bradleys as the Army only loaned them to me)
 
US Army Virginia/Washington State 1990-1992
1989 Acura Integra LS
1990 Jeep Cherokee Laredo
1990 Chevrolet Corvette

US Army Germany 1992-94
1991 Eagle Talon TSi All Wheel Drive Turbo (gotta be a record long car name)
1989 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro

North Carolina 1994-present
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
1994 GMC Sonoma LS
1995 VW Jetta GLX
1997 Ford Contour SE
1996 Mazda Miata M Edition
1998 Ford Explorer XLT
2000 Mazda Protégé
2004 Mazda Tribute ES
1988 Porsche 944S2
2001 VW Passat GLS wagon
2003 VW Jetta GLS
1994 Porsche 968 coupe
2002 Porsche 911 Carrera
2002 Volvo S60 T5 sedan
2006 BMW 330i sedan
2004 BMW X3 3.0si
2005 BMW 330i convertible
1988 Porsche 924S
1996 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4
2011 Acura MDX
2012 Porsche Cayenne
2012 Volvo C70 Signature Edition convertible   
2015 Porsche Macan S
2018 Volvo S60 T5 wagon
2005 Acura TSX
2004 BMW 330i ZHP sedan
2019 VW GTI SE
2018 BMW 430i convertible
2018 Porsche Macan S
1996 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 (bought it back!)

Motorcycles
1970s Kawasaki 175 dirt bike
1982 Honda CB 125S
1976 BMW R75/6

1989 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster
20012 Triumph Bonneville T100
2016 Triumph Bonneville T120
2018 Triumph Speedmaster 1200

By Brand
Porsche - 7
VW - 5
BMW - 5
Ford - 4
Acura - 3
Ford - 3
Volvo - 3
Mazda - 2
Jeep - 2
Chevrolet - 2
Eagle - 1 
GMC - 1

By Type
Two door sports cars - 12
Sport Utility Vehicles - 9
Sports sedans - 7
Convertibles - 3
Hatchbacks - 3
Station wagons - 2
Pickup trucks - 2
Just plain economy cars - 1
Beetles - 1

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