CMDR_Dave wrote:
Current Gasoline Price as of 9/21/05 6:00PM $2.47
*sigh* Oh the days of affordable gasoline... lol..
I don't have anything nearly as cool as most of the people in this thread. I have a 2002 Chevy Impala... It is paid off and gets 24 miles to the gallon... I only have to fill it up every payday (2 weeks). Sometimes every 3. I think the hail damage makes it more aerodynamic, like a golf ball. It is still under its extended aftermarket warranty, so the head gaskets and transmission were replaced for nearly free (I had to pay tax and fluids). Everything is running like new on it now. I put in a nice stereo, and enjoy my drives to and from work.
My Car History:
1986 Jeep Comanche Pickup (Dang near indestructible). ($2,000) Sold out from under me by my dad (co-owner) to get me something more dependable... It is still driving to this day and I sometimes see it out in their small town. Sold for $4,000.
1994 Ford Taurus. ($4,000) Had transmission issues early on. Sold it to buy my next car. Sold it for $4,000.
1991 Chevy Caprice Limited Edition. (Family deal, $6,000) Number 22 of only 101 made. Corvette Engine. Nice car. I loved it. I got hit by a helicopter in it. I fixed it. Then, it was totaled when a semi carrying cars for the car lot jack-knifed and slid through the stop sign where I was sitting.
1999 Ford Taurus. ($5,800) 24V DOHC. Transmission started having issues right away. Got ripped off by the transmission place and it made me resent the car, so I sold it. ($5,800).
Current Chevy Impala. ($4,000)
We have also owned (Wife's Cars):
1997 Chevy Malibu. (Free) This was given to her as a gift by her parents when she graduated college. They decided they couldn't afford it a couple years later, and repossessed it from her. (They gave us the option to take over the payments, but they had gotten ripped off and were paying about 3 times what it was worth, so we couldn't afford it either.)
1988 Buick Roadmaster. ($1,800) Was a cheap, temporary (yet really luxurious for being a boat) car after we lost the Malibu.
2005 Dodge Caravan. ($10,000) 31 days after we bought it, the transmission literally exploded. We fixed it under warranty. Less than a year later, (and less than a month after having it serviced, checked, tune up, oil change, etc) we went on a family vacation where, while in the middle of nowhere Arkansas, it suddenly threw a rod through the engine block, causing it to instantly drain all of its oil. Within 30 seconds (the amount of time it took to pull over) The engine had totally seized up. Sold it to a salvage yard for what we owed on it. ($2,800)
1999 Ford Explorer, Eddie Bauer Edition. ($1,800) Had to replace the fuel line ($400) and the Master Cylinder ($100). Paid off and running great...
So yeah, our car luck has not been awesome... But I got great deals on all of them except the Dodge... With no car payments though, and cars that are running great, I guess I can wait a while to buy my Synergy Green Metallic Chevy Camaro... lol