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What did you drive before the Intrepid?

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#1 · (Edited)
I thought this might be interesting to see what kind of cars people have had before thier LH cars.

As far as I can remember, these are all of the cars that I've ever owned.

'73 Toyota Corolla (My 1st car @16)
'74 Ford Maverick
'85 Toyota Corolla LE
'85 Lincoln Mark VII
'87 Nissan Sentra
'83 Chevy Monte Carlo
'95 Mazda 626
'93 Geo Storm
'95 Chevy Camaro Z28
'97 Pontiac Grand Am SE
'95 Ford Thunderbird LX
'98 Dodge Intrepid ES(present @ 36)
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Future...
'08 Dodge Challenger
 
#3 ·
First car was a 1985 Jeep Cherokee 4 door, 2WD, auto, blue vinyl interior, 2.8L V6. Had a lot of fun with it.

Second car was kinda shared with my sister... 1981 AMC Condcorde Limited, only had like 48K miles on it in 2000. Was a real nice car. Too bad I wrecked it.

Third car was a 1983 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbo Diesel. I LOVED this car, is truely bulletproof. 257,000 miles on the original motor, just had the tranny rebuilt this week actually. Car has a lot of character, and I miss it a lot - my mom drives it now. I'm actually wanting to get another Mercedes, so selling the R/T is on my list of things to do.
 
#4 ·
1983 Olds Ninety Eight Regency Brougham: rolled it, pushed the roof back up, drove it for another year: demolition derby (took 1st)

1982 Olds Ninety Eight Regency: sold it when I bought the next one, repo'd it and stripped it out for a demo derby, traded it for a bed

1984 Olds Ninety Eight Regency Brougham: sitting in the garage, probably gonna sell the motor (455 rocket i put in) and the rest for parts and derby it next spring. As much as I loved it, I cant justify keeping it around anymore.

1999 Olds Alero: actually bought it to replace the trep, but sold it to my brother.
 
#9 ·
2001 Intrepid SE (current - purchased Jan 2003)
2002 Intrepid SE
2000 Caravan
1998 Intrepid
1996 Intrepid
1994 Intrepid
1992 Pontiac 6000 SE
1989 Pontiac 6000 SE
1988 Chev Lumina
1986 Chev Lumina
1984 Buick Regal
1981 Buick Regal
1979 Pontiac Bonneville

1968 Pontiac Parisienne 2+2 w/327 (purchased in 1974)
1967 Pontiac StratoChief (?) w/283 (purchased in 1973 - first car)
 
#10 ·
Let's see, my daily drivers...

-High school 1990+
1988 Grand Voyager LE
1991 Mark VII LSC 5.0 HO
-College 1994+
1990 Bonneville LE
1993 Intrepid 3.3L Base
1995 Dakota 318 2wd
-Then 1998+
1997 Dakota 318 2wd
1999 Intrepid 2.7L Base
2002 Intrepid 2.7L SE (current, since 10/03)
-Also had a few toys I drove sparingly
1999 Neon R/T (only one bought new)
1995 Trans Am LT1 6-spd
1994 Firebird Formula LT1 6-spd
1969 Roadrunner 383 Torqueflite (still have it, since 03/95)
-Wife's
1990 Chrysler LeBaron GTC
1997 Intrepid Sport
1997 Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L
1998 Grand Voyager Expresso
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (current, since 09/04)
 
#11 · (Edited)
1972 Skylark, killed by a white Honda, looked like a banna split
1972 Monte Carlo, killed it when the tranny burned up.
1976 Olds StarFire, oh what a fun car that was, traded it on
1984 Olds Cutlass, oh I loved that car, traded it on a 86 Taurus
1992 Ford Mustang, oh I loved that car, traded it on a 92 Corsica
OK, so this is where the family came in
1986 Ford Taurus, it was cheep but ran ok
1992 Chevy Corsica, it was actually a decent car
The 86 Taurus became a 93 Taurus
The Corsica became a Jeep Cherokee 4x4
The 93 Taurus became a 96 Taurus
The Cherokee became my wonderful 03 Durango (4.7 SLT 4x4 oh what a blast)
The 96 Taurus just became by 00 Intrepid, and now we are having fun again, got this car with the idea that it would become #1 sons in a few years. Yes I was on a Taurus kick, they were cheep, and would run for ever, but I was over them and #1 son said, uh nope no way am I driving one of those things. I was actually looking at Grand Am's and Prix's when we found the Intrepid.
 
#12 · (Edited)
Before my Current Intrepid, I've owned 10 Mopars, Two GM's and two Fords.

First car starting in 2002:

1989 Chrysler Lebaron 2.5 Turbo convertible. Worked since I was 15 at a crummy supermarket to afford it. Sold in 2005.

1988 Chevrolet Corsica 2.0. Got for free from a relitave in 2003. The car was poorly maintained and the motor threw a rod...junked.

1986 Dodge Aries K 2.2. Bought for 50 bucks in 2003. A true tank! Had over 200K on the original everything. Rusty as hell but ran great. Junked it when the gas tank rusted off.

1986 Dodge Aries K 2.5. Bought for 200 bucks for a friend, but he didn't want it so I drove it for a while. Pretty good, had to change the head gasket. Sold.

1987 Plymouth Reliant K 2.5 Saved from the junkyard. The guy was just dumping it off at the junkyard when I offered him $150, $50 more than what the junkyard was going to give him. I drove it home with no brakes and bad front struts. I fixed the brakes, they worked for a week and they went out again. So I parted it out.

1990 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5. Bought in 2004. I loved this car. I regret selling it every day. I did a ton of mods to it, and a lot of repairs. My mechanical knowlege grew by working on that car. I'd buy another in a heartbeat. Sold 2006

1990 Ford Taurus GL 3.0. I traded a riding mower for it. It needed some work. The power steering leaked, the rear struts were shot, the tires were dryrotted. I put some work in to it and it ran great. Sold in 2004

1986 Blowsmobile Cutlass Supreme coupe 307. Free. I beat the crap out of this car. I reinacted many 'General Lee' dukes of hazzard stunts in it. The first transmission explodedm, put a junkyard one in it, continued to beat the crap out of the car until the trans got stuck in 1st, drove it at 50 MPH until the motor overheated soo much that it cracked the block between two freeze plugs and the motor seized. Junked

1992 Ford Escort LX. Free with a dead starter. Replaced the starter, but I realized what an econobox POS it was, sold it in 2005.

1994 Dodge Intrepid base. Bought in 2005 from a coworker. Loved it. The most reliable car I've ever owned. Only repair I had to make to it was a leaky water pump gasket. Regret selling, but I had to when I moved. Sold in 2005.

1990 Chevy Lumina Euro 3.1 Free car! My friend gave it to me because he couldn't afford to insure it and he was about to get a nasty fine from the state. I fixed it up and sold it.

1996 Nissan Altima 2.4 One word can sum it up...LEMON

I bought the current Intrepid in 2006, and then I later on bought a 1994 Sable too. I prefer Mopar. I can work with fords but GM's I'm lost.

I also had the following parts cars:
1989 Chrysler Lebaron Coupe
1991 Plymouth Acclaim
1996 Dodge Intrepid
 
#13 · (Edited)
  • January 1984 - October 1986: A 1975 Pontiac Gran Prix (yes, "Gran". They didn't have the d on the end at the time). It is, perhaps, my favorite car of all. For one thing, it was my first when I got it back in January 1984. It was silver with a charcoal colored hood and trunk and the rear half of the roof was that vinyl covering. The interior was black with crushed velour POWER bucket seats, cruise control, an AM/FM/8-Track/23 Channel CB combination AC Delco radio. 400 cu. in. engine with a 4-barrel carb that got a whopping 10-11 MPG, 350 tubro-hydromatic tranny. A trunk that I swear in my memory seems even bigger than the one on my current 99 LHS.
  • January 1987 (I was in USMC boot camp for the missing months) - can't remember 1990: A Mazda B2000 pickup.
  • 1990 - 1993: 1986 Ford Tempo GL
  • 1993 - 1999: 1990 Ford Ranger
  • 1999 - April 2006: 1999 Ford Escort ZX/2 "Cool"
  • April 2006 - Current: My baby, my 1999 Chrysler LHS.
I would like to point out for the record that I never totaled any of my cars. The Gran Prix was still running last I heard in the mid 1990s. The B2000 died at 140K+ miles. The two Fords crapped out in the low 120Ks each. The ZX/2 is going strong and great as ever. Sold it to a friend who babies it quite nicely. The only car I ever totalled was my brothers 1971 (or 73?) Camaro Z28. :D
 
#14 ·
IntrepidBus IV said:
Let's see, my daily drivers...

-High school 1990+
1988 Grand Voyager LE
1991 Mark VII LSC 5.0 HO
-College 1994+
1990 Bonneville LE
1993 Intrepid 3.3L Base
1995 Dakota 318 2wd
-Then 1998+
1997 Dakota 318 2wd
1999 Intrepid 2.7L Base
2002 Intrepid 2.7L SE (current, since 10/03)
-Also had a few toys I drove sparingly
1999 Neon R/T (only one bought new)
1995 Trans Am LT1 6-spd
1994 Firebird Formula LT1 6-spd
1969 Roadrunner 383 Torqueflite (still have it, since 03/95)
-Wife's
1990 Chrysler LeBaron GTC
1997 Intrepid Sport
1997 Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L
1998 Grand Voyager Expresso
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (current, since 09/04)
You forget to mention the SS Camaro?
 
#16 · (Edited)
I'm only 20, so my list won't be nearly as long as you guys' :p

1992 Plymouth Laser RS AWD - 1st car! (@15)
1986 Shelby Charger - Went like hell!
1995 Eagle Talon TSI AWD - Engine go boom!
1998 Mitsu. Eclipse GS-T FWD - Engine go boom, also
1998 Dodge Neon R/T - Engine go boom...yet again
2000 Eclipse - Had it for all of 6 months, sold
2002 R/T - My current ride!(20)

My Trep is the only Auto. car I've owned :p
 
#17 ·
99 Neon Highline 2.0 ATX-Swapped Mom for the Intrepid sold at 70K miles for an 04 Neon. Good car, although we did replace a transmission in it (What it really needed was a flush, but Ford (the dealer and warranty company) said it was the trans...which I doubt, since the 3 speeds are known to be bulletproof oh well, 100 bucks later it had a new trans)

93 Water Blue Intrepid ES 3.5L- Sold at 80K miles for an 02 Dakota. Car was pratically original through and through except for the water pump, tires and brakes. Never had to even replace a lightbulb. Very solid car.

02 Dakota Quad Cab Sport- Sold at 60K miles. Tires, brakes (horrible warping problem), ball joints (recall/warranty) only things I ever replaced. 3.9 was a dog in it, although I'll say that it never failed me once. Crappy gas mileage though.

06 Dakota Quad Cab SLT- Present. Gets better mileage than my 02, is faster and more comfortable (and bigger too). 4.7 is silky smooth (and fairly quiet) up to redline. Very fun to take out into an open parking lot after a good rain and spin `round and `round.
 
#19 · (Edited)
Well, the Intrepid was my first car. In Denmark, cars are insanely expensive and I couldn't afford even the damn gas. So I'll give you a list of my mother's cars over the years. :D: I can't name the year of the cars for sure, but it's within a few years either way:

1978 DAF something (later they were sold as Volvos - DAF used to be Volvos truck-section but apparently they also made this thing.... two speed automatic.... forwards and backwards! :D:D:D)
1982 VW Polo - only I could start it in the winter... 10 minutes of shaking the car back and forth while pumping the gas and cranking the starter a million times.
1984 Ford Escort. 1.3L monster. Sunroof, spoiler... it was pretty nice. Much nicer than the US version. Btw, I can't believe how shitty the Escort was in the US before the Focus came into the picture. The European version was 1000 times better and used in the Rally WC and everything. Not like the shitbox from here.
1986 Opel Kadett (US version was called the Pontiac Lemans) Very reliable car, but it has this fun problem where the car couldn't idle for too long without overheating. Every single car made had the same problem.
--- then she didn't have a car for a while (incidentally when I was there for vacation...grr)
And now she has a 1987 Toyota Camry with 180.000 miles on it. Party on. :D

My dad had a 1969 Volvo Amazon (fricking cool car and I'd love to have one) and a 1980 something Lada 1300 - Russian car, 4-speed manual.... shitty car, but pretty reliable. Top speed 100 mph. He always drove too fast even with us kids in the car. At least the damn thing could go that fast.
 
#20 ·
I'm only 47 but my list isn't any longer than 02R/T's list.
  • '72 Plymouth Duster 318 (1st car at age 17)
    '75 Duster 318
    '81 Dodge Omni
    '87 Plymouth Horizon
    '88 Plymouth Reliant
    '94 Intrepid
    '03 Intrepid (current)
 
#21 · (Edited)
Heres an incomplete list:
62 Lancer Wagon
57 plymouth
60 Fury wagon, 413 out of a Chrysler 300, Heavy and fast, big fins
62 Valiant
64 Valiant Convert
66 Valiant, 2 of these over the years, still have one
66 Coronet 500, 318 Poly motor
67 Coronet , 383 Fast
70 Challenger Convert, 340 4spd was a great car
71 Barracuda, 318 auto, traded it for the above Challenger
73 Volvo
71 B-300 Maxi Van (still have)
72 Honda 600
67 Fury
76 Aspen Wagon
73 MG Midget
81 Le Baron cop car
93 Caravan (last car before the 93 E/S, was totaled in head on by a Chevy carry all that turned left in front of my wife. No one seriously hurt, and we bought the Intrep with the other guys insurance check)
Next car ( 2007-8? Challenger) hey the kids are all growed up, I dont need the back doors any more
 
#22 ·
jedgxe said:
I'm only 47 but my list isn't any longer than 02R/T's list.
  • '72 Plymouth Duster 318 (1st car at age 17)
    '75 Duster 318
    '81 Dodge Omni
    '87 Plymouth Horizon
    '88 Plymouth Reliant
    '94 Intrepid
    '03 Intrepid (current)
Wow. Die hard Mopar dude!
 
#23 ·
I have had 1 chevy, 1 ford, 1 caddy and 1 Olds

79 Ford Granada
75 chevy monze (350 cid)
80 olds cutlass
78 coupe DeVille

The caddy was when I blew up my 318 in my truck, had to have something, didnt have the 96 yet. The Chevy was when my Oldsmobile had issues with the catalitic, didnt know it then, cut it off and was good to go. The Ford was free, who wouldnt pass up a free car, then I killed it.....heh
87 Dodge Ramcharger, wife totaled
92 Power Ram, still own
75 New Yorker, lifter issues, still own
74 Imperial LeBaron R.I.P.
96 Intrepid, wife totaled
03 Intrepid

I told her she isnt allowed outside the city limits with the Intrepid anymore.....
 
#24 ·
1. '98 Chevy Cavalier (16-18)

First ever car, was parents. Got my license in it at 16, drove it around for about two years until...

2. '98 Dodge Intrepid SE (18-19)

Got it for for $2000 at 104k miles, drove it around for 10k miles and loved it. Read up on a lot about treps, and ran across all the horror stories with the 2.7's and sludge problems. Considering the previous owners of the car didn't treat it quite well (I switched to full synthetic right as I bought the car), I got rid of it for $2300 and got...

3. '01 Dodge Intrepid ES, 3.2L (current - 19-20 just turned in July)

Got it for $6400 at 74k miles, has every single stock option you can name... leather, sunroof, alloy wheels, power everything, premium audio... etc. Sapphire blue, great condition, mechanically and cosmetically. I love it except for the gas mileage. I get 20 mpg at best with city/highway miles combined. Oh well, there's a downside to every car.

In summary, I love these cars. Much thanks to this site for the wealth information it has provided as well.
 
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