How much have you spent buying your cars?

[DaGonz]

If you posted on the car history thread... how much$$$$$ have you spent buying your cars (just the purchase price...not including interest on vehicle loans or modifications?

1969 Volkswagen Beetle named "Daphne" $1500 in 1973
1968 Chevy Nova sedan named "Abigail" $500 in 1976
1973 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus Coupe : $3000 in 1977
1980 Datsun 310 GX : $6000 in 1980 (new)
1977 Chevy C1500 pickup truck: $3500 in 1982
1973 Chevy Malibu Laguna Coupe: $1200 in 1982
1986 Ford F-150 XL: $10,500 in 1986 (new)
1988 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport wagon: $12,200 in 1988 (new, with GM discount...my father in law worked at GM's Framingham assembly plant)

1992 Ford Explorer: $21,502 (new)

The present fleet..

2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo: $29500 (new)
1977 Ford F-150 Supercab 4X4: $21700 (new)
2001 Ford Mustang $12,500 (gently used)
1985 Nissan Maxima aka "snuggles": $250

Total spent on vehicle purchases: $102,350 As Bart Simpson would say.. Aye Carumba!

[DaGonz]

Wowsers...has everyone gotten a free car?

Don't be afraid to post on this thread..and don't worry, I won't tell the IRS!

[gb387]

Bought in 1995: 1989 Chevrolet S10: $2500 (used)
Bought in 1997: 1994 Oldsmobile Cut Supm: $9000 (used)
Bought in 2000: 2000 Chevrolet S10 Xtreme $21,000 (new)
Bought in 2004: 2003 Ford Lightning: $28,888 (new)

Total $61,388 Ouch

[Don]

1) 1972 Dodge Coronet $400
2) 1975 Ford Pinto $200
3) 1979 Plymouth TC-3 $1,595
3) 1970 Ford Fairlane $500
4) 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo $2,000
5) 1983 Chevy Camaro Berlinetta $6,300
5a) 1977 Datsun B210 $200
6) 1988 Chevy Beretta $6,000
7) 1989 Chevy Camaro RS (new) $14,000
7a) 1975 Olds Cutlass $150
8) 1990 Plmouth Laser Turbo $7,000
9) 1991 Ford T-Bird 5.0 $11,000
10) 1986 Toyota 1/2 ton pick up FREE (gift from father in law VERY USED)
11) 1996 Jeep Cherokee (new) $18,000
12) Plymouth Neon $9,000
13) 2002 Chevy Cavalier LSSC (Z-24) (NEW) $16,500

[Beercan31]

If I Can Turn Back Time.

1965/45 ford fairlane 4dr $500
1970 barracuda grende coupe $3000
1972 chevrolet malibu 4dr $1500
197? oldsmobile delta 88 $800
197? buick skylark $1500
198? pointic safiri wagon $2500
1977 ford ltd 2 $3500
1982 toytoa pick-up $1000
1989 chevrolet caprice pi $100
1998 dodge dakota sport 4x4 $18.500
2003 dodge dakota sport+ 4x4 $27.500

What one do I miss the most? The cuda
what one did I have the most fun in? The cuda
What one do i like the most? 2003

[JGV]

You guys are so lucky...

You get 1/4 price gas, and almost 1/2 cost cars.....

I'll just post my last (and current)

2001 Volvo V70 T5 - € 55.000 ~ $65.000USD

[Patrick]

1965 Chevy Malibu (Grandpas) used obviously
1981 Toyota pickup $7,600.00 new
1983 Chevy Z-28 Iroc $ 9800 dads
1987 Toyota Corolla $10,000 new
19?? Pontiac biggest peice of **** i ever owned LeMans $ $1 was too much! new
1993 Dodge Caravan, by far the best car ive ever owned....13,800 new
19?? Nissan Pulsar What a pile !! $500.00 used
1999 Dodge Ram Cuad Cab 1/2 ton $12,500 used
2000 Ford Taurus SE $13,400 used

We own the last two......

[gb387]

Re: You guys are so lucky...

Originally posted by JGV
You get 1/4 price gas, and almost 1/2 cost cars.....

I'll just post my last (and current)

2001 Volvo V70 T5 - € 55.000 ~ $65.000USD

I have never understood that!


I checked a 2004 Volvo V70 T5 on www.carpoint.com and fully loaded in the US was about $47,000 usd (I am sure you could get it cheaper than that) and you had to pay $65,000 for a 2001, ouch!