I would like to take a informal survey with 1 being poorest and 10 the best.
Follow the format and lets see where it goes.
This is for all the cars you have owned This is not a sponsored survey only
mine to determine my next purchase.

Car years owned?new /used / reliability/satisfaction
53 Chevy Bel Air 3 u 8 10
55 Ford Sunliner 1 u 10 10
61 Corvette 2 u 1 3
Note: bought as is Young and dumb!
64 Impala 7 u 10 10
Note: saw this car on road 20 years later still going strong
68 BelAir wagon 4 u 6 7
66 2+2 Pontiac 3 u 10 10
71 Datsun 10 u 9 10
76 Impala 13 n 10 10
Note: Best vehicle I have ever owned
94 Ford van 2 n 2 4
85 4x4 Nissan 13 u 10 10
Note :Best truck I have ever owned.
94 Ply Voyager LX 13 n 9 10
Very good vehicle
97 Dodge Dakota 3 n 4 0
Note Worst vehicle I have ever owned a %# nightmare
Worst Customer service Dealer Satisfaction and reliability
2004 Lexus RX 330 1 u 10 10
2001 Silverado 7 n 6 6

Larry and a Cat named Dub wrote:
All USED unless (New). Nobody gets a 10. I don't remember what I had
for dinner yesterday much less how many years I owned a car. This list
is sorted by vehicle year, not when I got it. After marriage, I owned
two at a time.

1953 Learned to drive on a 1939 Studebaker 4 dr. straight 6, 3 speed. 4

1941 Ford 4 dr Drk Green My first car at 16 YO. It was almost as old as
I was when I got it. 5
1952 Ford 2 dr HT Black 5
1953 Mercury Monterey 2 dr HT 2 tone Green. My first bought car in 1958.
5-8
1954 Ford 4 dr Black (bought in 1961 as a second car - got married) 6
1956 Ford Sunliner Conv Red/Black repainted all Black 5
1957 Ford Sunliner Conv Red/White repainted Burgundy. 312 V8 2 bbl carb.
Sold it to my brother. If I could afford a classic, this would be the
first I'd buy. 8-9
1960 (New) Ford Falcon Futura Black 8
1961 Lincoln Continental 4 dr Maroon. A boat. 7
1961 Lincoln Continental 4 dr Black (for leather interior). Never drove. 0
1964 (New) Opel Kadett SW White. (cute wagon) Could outrace a VW :-) 7
1968 Lincoln Continental 4 dr Maroon. 5
1968 Ford Mustang coupe V8 Lime Green repainted Black. I just wanted a
Mustang and bought it in 1980. 7
1970 (New) Ford Maverick 2 dr Red. I put split black glare reducing
panels front to rear and named it "Mach 1/2". I wish I still had it. 9
1975 (New) Ford Elite 2 dr Blue 9
1984 (New) Plymouth Voyager minivan Silver 4 cyl. stick, not enough power. 8
198? (New) Dodge Grand Caravan Maroon. auto trans 4 cyl. not enough power. 8
198? (New) Chrysler Town & Country van 6 cyl auto Green 5
1985 (New) Nissan Pulsar 1.6, 5 speed, 2 dr, Blue. Great car - ~35 MPG
160,000 miles. Gave it to daughter. 9
1993 (New) Nissan Sentra XE 1.6, 5 speed, 2 dr Red - another great ~35
MPG car to 130,000 miles. Gave it to other daughter. 9
1989 (New) Nissan Maxima SE Silver 9
1997 (New) Pontiac Firebird Grape. My wife wanted a Firebird. Looked
great, required a lot of service. 5
1997 (New) Nissan King cab 4x4 XE Green. Still own. Looks great, no rust
56,000 miles 9
2000 (New) Nissan Maxima SE Gold Wife's car Still own Great car. Only
brakes and muffler replaced. 9


--
Bill
in Hamptonburgh, NY
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On 2/22/07 6:19 AM, in article OTfDh.83$tv6.19 (AT) newssvr19 (DOT) news.prodigy.net,
"Larry and a Cat named Dub" <hdyman58 (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:

Here's my list, in the order owned. Used cars wedged between new ones
were(are) throw-away cars for the teenage drivers (4 girls).

1960 Pontiac Catalina 1 u 5 8 (paid $50, sold for $150)
1963 Oldsmobile F-85 wagon 1 u 3 7 (burned oil, ate clutches)
1960 Chrysler Imperial 2 u 5 10
1963 Oldsmobile Starfire 1 u 1 1 (threw a rod)
1963 Oldsmobile 88 7 u 6 8
1972 Mercury Capri 5 n 6 8
1977 Chevrolet Malibu wagon 5 n 7 7
1971 Ford Torrino wagon 1 u 5 7
1979 VW Rabbit Diesel 11 n 3 9
1982 Olds Cutlass Ciera diesel 8 n 1 7
1985 Ford Bronco II 2 n 9 8
1987 Ford Aerostar 5 n 5 8
1990 Mazda B2200 pickup 10 n 9 9
1992 Oldsmobile Silhouette 4 n 5 8
1982 Honda Accord 6 u 7 8
1980 Mercury Capri 3 u 5 4
1987 Honda Civic 5 u 9 9
1995 Infiniti G20 2 n 9 10
1996 Honda Odyssey 11+ n 8 8 (handed off to daughter)
1997 Infiniti I30t 10+ n 8 10 (handed off to daughter)
2000 Acura 3.2TL 6 n 10 7 (boring after i30t)
1995 Nissan Altima 0 u 8 5 (totaled in 3 mo.)
1991 Nissan 240sx 5+ u 7 9 (daughter loves it)
2002 Nissan Pathfinder 5+ n 6 7 (wife's daily driver)
1996 Infiniti i30 4+ u 8 9 (daughter still uses it)
2006 Honda CR-V 1+ n 9 8 (my daily driver)

Wow I had forgot I owned a 5? Opal SW while stationed in the service
overseas
It had primary wire for the plug wires when I bought it. I replace the wires
and wiper blades drove it for 1 1/2 year until a Army Duce and a half back
in to the side pushing it sideways about 3 foot.
"Willshak" <willshak (AT) 00hvc (DOT) rr.com> wrote