1 was an 87 chevy nova (you know, the ones that were toyota corolla's with chevy badges)

2 was an 86 buick regal t type (damn I loved that car...I miss it) Had to get rid of it in high school because I got caught drinking and driving and my old man sold it.

3 was a 73 monte carlo that I yanked the motor out of and rebuilt to about 400 ponies, but the body couldn't handle it, it was so rusted out.

4 was a 88 pontiac 6000

5 was an 88 chevy s10 with the 4tech motor in it...got that one for free and had to replace the dustributor

6 was my baby...84 monte SS, couldn't afford to drive it on E-1 pay anymore so I traded it for the next car

7 was my most hated car ever, a 96 cavalier [:'(]

8 was my 93 Z71 but once again the whole 100 a week in gas was killing me

now I have a 2001 civic ex and I am loving it, but I think when I get done with it I will keep it and start looking for a 87 Grand national

 

what was the deal with the 96 cavi?

 

waht more is there to say it was a cav. that pretty much says it

 

well ntx where do I start, first off auto tranny...nuff said there. Front struts blew the day I got it. Non-ecotec or however you spell it. chevy must have left all the HP and TQ in their trucks and camaros that year....I did beat an eclipse though, guy couldn't drive. No leg room. AC went out when it was about 105* In Utah. My brother ended up with the car and 2 months after he got it he dropped the tranny, locked the keys in the trunk and pried it open with a crowbar, and then sold it for $500...I hear the new ones are actually pretty good cars but they sucked in 96

 

I'm almost sorry i asked. Sometimes you come across a car that's just trouble from day one.

 

Mine was a very Modified 1990 Mini Cooper with just over 120bhp at the flywheel. Doesn't sound much power but as it didn't weigh much more than a empty can of coke it was dangerously quick.
It had a straight cut 5 speed gear box and loads of other race/fast road mods on the engine and suspension, I spent thousand of pounds on it and rebuilt the engine several times but after breaking down five times in one day I decided enough was enough and I should get a more reliable car.

 

My first car was a bike,
an old Yamaha,
after that I bought a VW bus, way cool for school and after . . .
but that was a long time ago.

One of my favs was the 84 Accord I bought for $550 with 120K already on it.
I drove that 'til almost 330k, when I made a mistake and blew it.
But I had that for a lot of years.

 

Its all about power to weight ratio!

 

hehehehe i know what your saying. this guy is dropping his 96 cavi off at the shop for a complete engine build up. but aftermarket sux on the 2.4, all ive found so far is rods and pistons. also were having to make a turbo kit for it cause no one has one for the 2.4. this guy will be boosting 12psi at the track while on a 75 nx direct port shot. wonder hoe it will hold up [&:]

 

My first car was a 1985 Ford Tempo[:'(]

I hate it but at that time any car is better than taking the public transportation