Agent 00J's Cars I have owned
Listed below are all the cars I have owned in the past starting from the first car I ever owned.
1982 Dodge Ram Pickup - this was the Mitsubishi version, it was a rust bucket I bought for $100 on July 4th, 1993. I drove it until it died (about 3 months) and replaced it with the next vehicle listed.
1993 Ford Ranger XL - My first new car (truck). It was a teal green with gray interior. It was a 5-speed manual, and had 14" aluminum rims. It DID NOT have A/C, as such was replaced by the following...
1994 Ford Escort GT- This car was a lot of fun, but the side windows were never installed correctly at the factory, and as such driving above 40 MPH produced noise that was not enjoyable. Although this car was a blast to drive, the noise got the best of me and after several conversations with the area Ford rep, a nice incentive was offered to buy another Ford product, and the following was acquired...
1995 Ford Contour SE - I know what you are thinking, but the Contour SE made Car and Drivers 10-best list that year. If you recall, the interior was a virtual clone of the current generation BMW 3 series. This car was eventually sold for cash to a buyer with a little over 150k miles on the odometer.
1997 VW Jetta GLX - This was a cool car, black with black leather, and the VR6 coupled with the 5-speed manual, this was my first foray into German cars. I sold this to my boss for his daughter when I got my first BMW.
1999 BMW 323i - Steel Blue with gray leather, 5-speed manual. This car was a blast, although the brakes were replaced several times that year as BMW did not have a hard enough rotor on that car. A change was made however when this lease ended and I got my next BMW.
2001 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro - Silver with Black Leather. My wife and I bought this car for her to drive. She loved the car, and to this day still talks about how much she loved her A4.
2002 BMW 330ci - Steel Gray with Black leather, 5-speed manual. I kept this car for 2 years before getting a new BMW.
2003 Mini Cooper S - Red with white roof, and the cloth interior. This car was bought as a toy, and it was fun. I sold it in 2004 because although it was fun to drive, it rattled way too much and drove me nuts.
2004 Honda Accord - We bought this when the lease ended on the Audi A4. We both hated this car, we actually wanted to get the Acura TL, but the local Acura dealer sales force drove us to Honda as they were arrogant and a complete turn off to deal with. Let me reiterate, we hated the Honda. I spent a week or so however in a TL, and I can honestly say I hated that car as well.
2004 BMW 330i - Silver with gray leather. This was my first automatic, as my wife insisted she wanted to drive it. I hate driving automatic!!!
2005 Nissan Titan LE 4x4 - Bought this because I thought I needed a truck if I was going to be in construction. It was too big, and was quickly sold and replaced.
2006 BMW 330i - Sparkling graphite with Black Leather automatic. By far the best 3 series to date, this car hustled where ever it drove, and the sport package really enhanced an already great car.
2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S - Seal Gray Metallic with the 2 tone Gray & Black full leathter inerior. 6-Speed manual, sport chrono package, Bose stereo along with a few other options. This car was a blast to drive, however it simply was not practical with my newborn baby boy. This was traded for my current ride, the '08 M3.
The BMW M3 was totaled in early 2009, and it was replaced by a 2009 Honda Civic Si. In addition, the Audi my wife drove was given back at the completion of that lease, and she now drives a Acura MDX.