Am curious -
What were your family's cars during your lifetime?

Dad:
1985 Chevrolet Astro (1990-1995)
1989 Ford Bronco II (1995-2001)
2002 Chevrolet Tracker (2001-2009)
2009 Toyota Corolla (2009-present)

Mom:
70s or 80s Audio Hatchback (198x-1994)
1995 Plymouth Neon (1994-2000)
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier (2000-2003)
2004 Toyota Corolla (2004-present)

Can'r drive, I take the bus!

Renault Twingo up until 2009
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Z3YvC0Za00/maxresdefault.jpg

https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ltd-front-e1502119450486-630x394.jpg
My Father used to drive a Ford LTD from the 1970's.

I can't remember the early cars. My mother usually drove a station wagon, my dad a convertible.


The ones I remember:

Mother:

I'm not sure the first station wagons.
She had 3 AMC Hornet Sportabouts

After she moved in with my step-father, they had a Ford LTD and something else (can't remember).

Father:
I can't remember his first convertible.
Alpha Romano
A 1964 (?) Plymouth Valiant convertible named "Pwecious" (after Lord of the Rings) that he bought in the mid '70s.  He had that for the longest time. The last time I rode in it was about 1999/2000 or so and I could just feel everyone's eyes on us as we drove around D.C.

Finally "Pwecious" gave up the ghost after Dad driving her for probably about 2 or 3 decades and he bought a Toyota Celica (yeah, another convertible named "Princess Summerfall Winterspring" from Howdy Doody.)


As for me, I have had 2 Nissan Sentras.

Since being with Carlos:
He has had:
Dodge Colt
Dodge Shadow
Toyota Celica
4 Honda Civics

Oh, and a camper van.


Cat

My paternal grandpa and maternal step-grandpa (two different sides of the family) both drove Plymouth Reliants as a kid, so I've always thought of that as an older person's car. Back in the 1960s, my maternal grandpa drove a 1963 Buick LeSabre. He had it from at least 1962 to 1967.

Mom or Family Vehicles

1989 Chevrolet Cavalier: 1989-1998
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/240/1641/38098320002_original.jpg

1999 Mercury Villager: 1999-2007 (we were on the Interstate in January 2008 and this van literally died off)
http://zombdrive.com/images/1999-mercury-villager-7.jpg

2008 Toyota Sienna: 2008-present (bought in January 2008 for above reason)
http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/49721742.jpg


Dad's Vehicles

1994 Geo Prizm: 1994-2001
http://bestcarmag.com/sites/default/files/24012921994-geo-prizm-6.jpg

2002 Ford Ranger: 2002-2015 (bought in Christmas 2001; first car I EVER drove; it's still at the house but haven't driven it since the end of 2015 because of transmission issues; I miss it)
http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/68800702.jpg

2012 Toyota Corolla: 2012-2013 (car accident damaged it permanently)
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2013 Toyota Camry: 2013-present
http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/113930173.jpg

Moms cars
Plymouth Reliant Abt 1984-1993
Blue 1991 Toyota Tercel 1993-early 2001 had a car accident in 1998 and the radio stopped working by 1999
Red 1993 Toyota Corolla 2001-2010 dad gave mom his Toyota Corolla and bought a new car.
Grey 2011 Toyota Scion Xb 2010-

Dads cars
Gold Mazda GLC Abt 1981-1992
Red 1993 Toyota Corolla 1992-2001
Grey 2001 Toyota Corolla 2001-2017
Grey 2017 Toyota Corolla 2017-

When I was born, in 1980, both of my parents had Dodge cars from the 1970s: a '73 Dart and a '78 Diplomat. We had 'em both until 1986. Then we replaced them with a used '85 Nissan Sentra (which my dad primarily drove) and a '77 Chrysler Newport (which my mom primarily drove; it was a "tank" because it used up gas so much, but my grandparents sold it to us).
In 1989 we replaced the Newport with an '83 Chevrolet Cavalier (which my grandparents also sold to us) and in early 1990 replaced its stereo with one that had a tape player so we could listen to cassettes in the car. Then in November 1991 we replaced it with a brand new '92 Toyota Camry (which we kept for over 20 years; we were diligent about having it maintained regularly, which is why it lasted a long time).
In early 1992 we replaced the aforementioned Sentra with an '86 Cavalier coupe (which my grandparents sold to us), which we kept until the end of 1995; we then got another car from my grandparents: a '91 Buick Skylark, which we didn't want in the first place, but my dad accepted it anyways (and we had to keep forking out money to have that car repaired) and we had it for seven years.
On the first day of April 2003 we got rid of that Skylark and replaced it with a brand new Toyota Sienna minivan, which came in handy for transporting more than five people at a time or carrying things that wouldn't fit in the trunk of a sedan. We kept that van until late 2016, when we sold it to a musician friend of ours and bought a new '17 Camry Hybrid.
And in June of 2013 our Camry of more than 21 years finally conked out to where it would cost more than its worth to repair, so we "donated" it and bought a used '07 Altima from a car dealer; we still have that car today. I usually drive it to where I need to go.

Those that I remember:
Dad:
VW Golf I
VW Passat B2
Opel Kadett D
Audi 50
Mazda 323 (known as GLC in the US)
Mazda 323 Sport (I believe they were called GT X or something...)
Mazda 121

Mom:
Mazda 323 (Sedan)
Mitsubishi Lancer
Mazda 3 (2004)
Mazda 3 (2011?)

My mum didn't learn to drive until she was in her 50s and never had her own car. There was no need - she didn't have a long commute (either cycled or caught the bus) and shortly after she learned to drive my dad retired and didn't need the car every day (or could drive my mum somewhere).

cars I remember my dad owning

Vauxhall Victor
Renault 16
Vauxhall Viva
Ford Consul
Lada ?

There was probably a Ford Cortina somewhere in the mix as well. All these were second hand.

Then he suddenly decided to buy a brand new Vauxhall Nova (Corsa) in the early 90s and has owned remained loyal to this car ever since, buying his last one about 4 years ago.

My mum has never owned her own car, but here are my dad's:

1987 Fiat Uno (1987-1999)
https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/gallery/FIATUno3Doors-2400_2.jpg

1999 Skoda Felicia (1999-2010)
https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/Xa8AAOSwewJToZyN/$_86.JPG

2009 Kia Rio (2010-present)
https://www.jamvs.co.uk/admin/uploaded_photos/142444_19_big.jpg

And here are my grandad's:

Unsure of year - Toyota Corolla (late 80s? - 2000)
https://imganuncios.mitula.net/medium/toyota_corolla_1991_for_sale_toyota_corolla_gl_red_91_model_2930111536240425024.jpg

2000 Toyota Corolla (2000-2013)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/2000_Toyota_Corolla_%28AE112R%29_Ascent_sedan_%282015-06-03%29_01.jpg

2011 Seat Ibiza (2013 onwards)
https://www.jamvs.co.uk/admin/uploaded_photos/165245_11_big.jpg

So.Many.Cars. So I will narrow it down a bit.  ;D

My Dad was a Chevy man and he loved his '55. He bought it in around 1964 I would say, and had it is whole life. It was his passion project and his baby; when he bought it, it was white with yellow fins (IMO the '55 doesn't have true 'fins' like the '57, but that is what he called it so I'm going with it). The first time he could afford to paint it, it became white with red fins. And then he continued to work on it and it evolved until it's last look was glossy black and chrome. My brother owns it now and it continues it's life with him and looks the same as when my dad passed. I consider it the true love of my dads life; for regular driving about he owned a series of Chevy Blazers and trucks for hunting/piddling around in. This is not an actual pic of his car but looks exactly like it (except the wheels- Dad used rally wheels):
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ff/ef/17/ffef17a09a97429e7ce39540dde14619.jpg

My mother's first real car was a 66 Chevy Chevelle SS. She didn't have it long because she always has been and always will be certifiably insane and sold it. She usually just buys what's cheap-but I would love to have had this car. Again, not the actual car, but it was this yr/make/model. The red on her car was deeper.
https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Chevrolet/66-Chevy_Chevelle_Coupe_DV-07-Kruz-01.jpg

I was mostly raised by my paternal g'parents and I don't really remember much that was special about the cars, during my lifetime grandpa had a big old station wagon, then a Toyota, and finally an El Camino.

Not during my lifetime but a bonus: He would tell a story about the first car he owned was a Model T that you had to hand crank to start and my grandmother hated that car, she could never crank it no matter how hard she tried. And my grandmother would talk about riding in the rumble seat of their car and how her skirt would inevitably get dirty so she would only wear grey and brown skirts and dresses and would insist on using a blanket to cover her skirt if she had to ride in that seat. I don't know if that was the same model T or something else TBH; I don't know enough about that type of car. I have this pic of them with one of their vehicles but don't think this one is the rumble seat one- as that one had a convertible/open top.
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b568/DanaanTD/gpa%20gma_zpsqka04mmf.png?t=1546273645

I have only owned a few cars myself, mostly a series of Ford Explorers as I have found them to be dependable and I like four wheel drive. My newest car, however, is a white 2014 Chevy Cruz that I bought last year because my job requires occasional long road trips to the office. And it's pretty cute to me; I like the compactness of it. Not brand new, but in great shape.

Funny for you: My maternal grandmother never learned to drive. She had no need as someone always drove her where she needed to go. About 10 years after my maternal g'pa passed away, my Uncle decided it was time to teach her- she would have been in her 60s at this point. Well, they tried. He would tell her what to do and she became more and more flustered and finally he decided the lesson was over. I don't even think we got around the whole block.  ;D ;D And I'm pretty sure my uncle was a bit buzzed (he usually was).

1965 Chevrolet Biscayne
1972 Buick Sport Wagon
1974 VW Bus (they owned this van for over 30 years...man, the stories I could tell about that thing ;D)
1977 Pontiac Ventura
1983 Buick Century (probably the worst out of them all)
1996 Pontiac Grand Prix
2003 Toyota Camry
2001 Buick LeSabre (current vehicle)

In the Philippines, as far as I remember:
A 1990s Nissan by the looks of it, I don't exactly remember
A Mitsubishi Pajero, likely from the 2000s
There may be other cars as well


In the UK:
2004 Peugeot 206
2006 Vauxhall Zafira (many in Europe will know Vauxhall as Opel)
2015 Toyota Auris (my dad's current car)

I remember my dad owned a Volkswagen Beetle around 1982. It was red.

In chronological order
1980 or so El Camino. Only new car we ever got and what a lemon.
70s AMC Hornet
1967 Cadillac Calais
1977 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
1984 Chevy Cavalier wagon (ended up being my first car)
1985 Jeep Cherokee
1988 GMC S15 Pickup

Then mom and dad split up in 1997.  She kept the GMC. He maintains a fleet of Jeep Grand Cherokees to this day. She got a Century, Focus. Now a 2014 Escape .

My dad recently picked up a used/refurbished Mazda6 because the catalytic converter of our Auris kept getting stolen at a parking lot (it had valuable metals in it, and this is true for many Toyota hybrids). This Mazda 6 is quite spacious but I hate the white interior, and the fact that it's probably a little worse for the environment and/or fuel economy since it's not really a hybrid I think.

I don't remember too many of them but I know my dad use to have a red Volkswagen Beetle in 1982. Then later he owned a Ford Contour in teal. I learned to drive once in that car when I was 16. I was so proud of myself because I was careful! Wish I could relive that day.

I don't remember too many of them but I know my dad use to have a red Volkswagen Beetle in 1982. Then later he owned a Ford Contour in teal. I learned to drive once in that car when I was 16. I was so proud of myself because I was careful! Wish I could relive that day.


Yes I was careful too. Teen drivers got such a bad rap but that was my best time. I never had any accidents or tickets or was even stopped by the cops. It wasn’t until 4 years later when I got an engineering job in the city and had to start driving with the crazy commuters that I started getting tickets and accidents. That and after my kid’s mom left and I had to start driving with the crazy weekend tourists. Thankfully those days are over. I have a simple 9 mile drive on a side road with nothing but 2 stop signs.

Right now I have an old Jeep for winter and for towing. My pretty Olds Cutlass wagon for summer. And A Chevy celebrity as a backup for either time.

Yes I was careful too. Teen drivers got such a bad rap but that was my best time. I never had any accidents or tickets or was even stopped by the cops. It wasn’t until 4 years later when I got an engineering job in the city and had to start driving with the crazy commuters that I started getting tickets and accidents. That and after my kid’s mom left and I had to start driving with the crazy weekend tourists. Thankfully those days are over. I have a simple 9 mile drive on a side road with nothing but 2 stop signs.

Right now I have an old Jeep for winter and for towing. My pretty Olds Cutlass wagon for summer. And A Chevy celebrity as a backup for either time.


I've NEVER driven a jeep, lol.

I remember what they looked like (for the most part) but not all of the brand names lol. Well, a few of them I will talk about.

At some point in the early 90’s my mom got a navy blue tbird. She had it for a few years. After that, there were a couple of other cars before she got a Chevy Impala. It was a light brown color. I believe I was already 18 when she got it. A few years later, in 2007, she got a green Saturn Vue. Then in 2013 she got her black Chevy Corolla.

My grandparents had their Crown Vick for several years. The navy one replaced a maroon colored one. My grandpa had his baby blue pickup since I was young. He had to get a newer one back while I was in my twenties. It was red. I don’t recall the brands.