What car would you buy again, if it were once again available?
Over hereTess of the Derbyville mentions having a Honda CRX that never had things break on it. I found myself nodding.
I drove a CRX for 9 years, and other then expected stuff like belts, breaks, and mufflers, I had to spend very little on that car. On top of that it got 40MPG . I could drive from Minneapolis to Chicago on 1 tank of gas. And it was fun to drive. If Honda made the CRX again, I’d be in line to buy one.
I loved my '69 Datsun 2000 roadster. Hot little car, one of the first with 5-speed shifter, very fast. Only complaint was putting up the top; if it started raining, just forget it, as by the time it was up and snapped together, you were soaked anyway. Not as bad as the old Brit sports cars, but…
Subaru chopped the top of the standard model by just over an inch and put a fuel-efficient 1.0 liter engine under the hood. Don’t know why, but with 61 cubic inches that car was peppier than hell, and when I sold it in 1984 was still getting over 45 miles to a gallon of gas.
I sold it for a 1984 Camaro - another great car that I miss. The '84 Camaro was recently voted one of the best handling production cars of the 20th century.
I really miss my first car, an '83 Peugeot 505S. I bought it in '93 for $2000. Funny looking thing, but so very comfortable. It even had a sunroof. I loved that car!
Loved it so much, I ran the transmission into the ground so badly that reverse was the only gear that worked. And then I abandoned it on a street. But I was young and stupid and wouldn’t do that again, I swear!
ETA: Crap, I skimmed and thought this thread was about cars we’d previously owned, not cars that had gone out of production. My apologies.
Don’t apologize; I’d buy my Civic all over again and not put a scratch on him this time. I had just learned to drive and I was…a klutz. So I’d love to have another chance at it.
'81 Celica Supra. Beautiful car. Mine had a 10-channel equilizer and at night with everything lit up inside, looked like a spaceship console. Loved it. Well-built, too - rarely had any trouble, until the day the engine seized on the Mass Turnpike.
Do this day, I still argue with my parents about whether their was enough oil in it (there was, I swear).
I too am a big fan of the CRX. I had a 1989 HF CRX. It was great and even at the end of its life it was getting in the 40s MPG. It went anywhere in any weather.
You’re not alone. My second car was a '65 Ambassador with a 232 CID 6 and 3-speed stick + overdrive. At least two previous owners (that I know of) tried their damnedest to kill it, but when I gave it away at ca. 125,000 miles it was still plugging right along. Arguably the best car I ever owned, though my current chariot ('97 Mazda Protégé) is an awfully close second.
On reflection, maybe it’s as much nostalgia — for a time when I lived semi-happily on $100 a month in Montana and could fit all my worldly possessions in said car — as anything else (these days, I couldn’t fit my worries in the car, let alone my chattels). Be that as it may, I’d be sore tempted if I found one for sale anywhere locally.
If I’d taken better care of my 1990 Toyota Celica GT, I’d still be driving it.
For nostalgia’s sake, I wouldn’t turn down my first car, a 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (any Pete & Pete fans out there? It’s the make/model they found buried in the sand at the beach. “Started right up.”)
Not a sexy cool car, but we have a Nissan XTerra we bought in 2000, and we’ve often remarked we’d buy another when it comes time for a new car. Just the right size for us, not a gas hog, has been very reliable, and it was relatively cheap.
I’d say I’d buy another BMW Z3, but they don’t make 'em anymore, and I’m planning on babying the one I have until I’m 102. My precious…
Yeah, I just replaced my '93 Saturn SL2 a few months ago when I started my new job, and I’d have gladly bought the exact same thing if it were possible. I am absolutely convinced I’d have broken 300k with no major mechanical problems, but I just couldn’t take the risk with my new commute. Ah, well. It was suprisingly fun to drive, too.
