Before the 3, what have you owned/driven?

[jamnmon66]

78 Plymouth Volare station wagon with fake wood panels & ugly red interior
79 Toyota Celica
74 Datsun 260z
84 Toyota 4runner
89 Mazda 323
86 2wd Toyota pickup
96 Yamaha FZR600
99 Kawasaki ZX9
00 Honda Civic si
97 Toyota Tacoma 4x4
96 Honda Accord
04 Honda Superhawk
02 Nissan Maxima
12 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
18 Tesla Model 3

Wife
64 1/2 Ford Mustang
96 Ford Focus
07 Mazda 3
12 Infiniti G37x (totaled in hailstorm)
11 Infiniti G37x
{possibly} 18 Tesla Model 3 awd

 

[veg8]

1987 Toyota Camry
1999 Honda Civic
2004 BMW 325i
2014 BMW X1

 

[Thomas Edison]

Sometimes I do miss my manual transmissions, though. Wonder if you could add a simulated stick shift to an EV...?

Shouldn't be too hard

 

[RyanS]

 

[bay74]

1966 VW Bus Blue with Sunroof and 23 windows I picked up from the Wolfsburg factory when I was 5 (left for my sister)
[some other cars]
-Randy

Nice!

More generally, I am amazed at how many cars some of you have owned. For me, it's:
From ~2003: 1974 VW Bus (baywindow standard 'Kombi', with boosted disc brakes!)
From ~2009: 1967 VW Bus (double-door split screen with the new 12V electrics)

I am replying in anticipation, as I've not yet got my Tesla. Hope that's OK. Had just about enough crawling around on my back under a car, looking forward to the future - but I won't be able to bring myself to sell the busses, they'll still be needed for trips away.

 

[Stellavator]

Curious how people who previously drove BMWs, especially 3 series, like the Tesla M3 compared to their Bimmer? My current car is a 2011 335d with the sport package (not M). It's a monster, and I love to drive it. I haven't driven a Tesla M3 yet, and am currently awaiting my VIN after configuting 4/18. I'm just hoping it is as exciting to drive.

 

[nvx1977]

Curious how people who previously drove BMWs, especially 3 series, like the Tesla M3 compared to their Bimmer? My current car is a 2011 335d with the sport package (not M). It's a monster, and I love to drive it. I haven't driven a Tesla M3 yet, and am currently awaiting my VIN after configuting 4/18. I'm just hoping it is as exciting to drive.

I had an E36 M3. My Model 3 (18" Aero) is more responsive but a bit less grippy on the corners. Pretty sure with better tires it would come really close.

 

[Blu Angel]

Fellow Tesla enthusiasts,
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[amoney805]

2000 Honda Civic EX
2008 Infiniti G37s Coupe
2008 Lexus IS350
2014 Lexus IS350 Fsport

Currently driving the model 3. It comes up short slightly in the fit and finish category but overall its the best car I've ever owned. I cant imagine going back to an ICE vehicle.

 

[scrapps]

Counting bikes too, as I used to live in London and a car wasn't suitable
Honda CG125
Kawasaki SR125 race tuned
Aprilia SR125
Honda 600 Hornet
Honda CBR 600F Sport
98 BMW 528
2008 Civic Si
2011 WRX - still own but going to sell
2018 Model 3

 

[iwannam3]

1930 Model A Ford purchased in 1966, still have it.*
49 Dodge PU
73 142 Volvo
84 Volvo 245 Turbo
84 Nissan PU
94 Astro van (kids etc)
1923 Ford Model TT truck, 3rd owner, grandfather bought it used in 1925 *
01 Chevy PU*
06 Mini cooper S sold for the Tesla
12 plug in Prius*
18 Model 3*

*current vehicles

 

[devilmountain]

85 Buick Skyhawk 1989-1990
81 Buick Skylark 1990
83 Mazda RX7 1990-1992
87 Mazda RX7 1992-1994
94 Nissan Sentra 1994-1995
95 Nissan Truck 1995-1996 (Biggest piece of junk I have ever owned)
96 Ford Escort 1996-1998
98 Ford Ranger 1998-2001
83 Chevy K10 Blazer 98-2000
2000 GMC Sonoma Highrider 2000-2003
2000 Pontiac Grand Am 2001-2008
2003 GMC Sierra 2003-2008
2007 Saturn Aura XL 2008-2010
2007 Chevy Tahoe 2010-2013
2009 Ford Fusion 2008-2017
2013 Ford Edge 2013-2015 (rear ended at 60 mph and totaled)
2013 Ford Explorer 2015-Present
2017 Ford Fusion 2017-Present
1969 Camaro 1994-Present

I feel like I am missing a few cars....

 

[djplong]

Going back from the present... All cars were bought used unless otherwise noted.

2006-2018: 2002 Camry
1996-2006: 1996 Dodge Intrepid
1990-1996: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo (dealer demo)
1985-1990: 1985 Chrysler Laser XT Turbo (dealer demo, twin of the Dodge Daytona)
1981-1985: 1981 Dodge Omni O20 Miser (new)
--------------- Everything above this line, combined, cost $2000 less than my Model 3
1980-1981: 1978 Chevy Caprice Classic Landau
1978-1980: 1976 Pontiac Ventura
1978-1978: 1976 Fiat 131S Wagon

So, yeah, delivered with 6.9 miles on the odometer, my Model 3 is the first NEW new car I've bought for myself in 37 years.

 

[Sam123]

Ooh, wayback machine! I'll play!

Back in Europe:
1975 Fiat/SEAT 133 (mom's, a genuinely terrible car)
1976 Saab 96 V4 (mom's, now that was a cool car and I kinda want one again today)
1989 Peugeot 309 GT (company car, zoomy and a ticket magnet)
1990 Peugeot 405 Break (company car, nice spacious wagon)
1992 Toyota Carina (company car, yawwwnnnnnn)
1994 Renault Twingo (company car, weird but not in a good way)

In the US:
1995 Dodge Neon Coupe (kept 8 years, was actually reliable, but every mile felt like an implosion was imminent)
2000 VW Passat GLX V6 Wagon (kept 6 years, was just an excellent car)
2003 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T Wagon (still have it, 80k, fun and fast after ECU chip re-flash added 40 horsepower)
2006 Honda Odyssey Touring (still have it, 90k, minivans are awesome for basically everything)
2018 Tesla Model 3 (zOMG LOL i cant even)

Favorites in order of how much I enjoyed them at the moment:
#1 Tesla, duh. It's the day the original iPhone shipped and every other phone on the market turned fundamentally obsolete.
#2 Saab 96. Sure it was already old but it was fabulously eccentric.
#3 VW Passat Wagon. Switching from cheapest Dodge of the time to the most expensive VW of the time was fabulous.

 

[ZipByICE]

Cannot recall exact years for some cars, but I owned and driven:
Fiat 550, Fiat 125, Peugeot 504 and 505, Ford Escort, Ford Taurus, Dodge Stealth, Nissan Altima Hybrid, Lincoln Mariner Hybrid, 2013 Model S, 2015 Mercedes B-Class Electric, 2017 Model S, and my current daily driver and favorite: 2018 Model 3.

 

[smicker]

1984 Mazda RX-7
1992 Mazda RX-7
2006 Lotus Elise
2009 Lotus Exige 240S
2010 Tesla Roadster 2.5
2017 Model S
2017 Model 3

I really really miss the Exige.

 

[RTPGiants]

Only my 3rd car...

1996-2000 - 1984 Camry LE (parents bought new, I got it in college)
2000-Present - 2000 Celica Gt-S 6spd - Still my present ride. I still love it, and as the first car I ever bought it's still sentimental. But 18 years is a long time and there are plenty of issues at this point although not many panel gaps

Model 3 LR in early June...the next 18 years?

 

[dgaultiere]

2012-15:
2004 Mazda3

2015-2016:
2012 VW GTI

2016-2018:
2011 BMW 328i

Apr 2018:
2018 Tesla Model 3

 

[tpatana]

In Europe:
1993-2000 -79 Vauxhall Cavalier (RWD)
2000-2002 -89 Audi 100 2.0 (RWD)
2002-2005 -96 Audi A6 2.6 V6 (RWD)

In Usa:
2006-2017 -06 Chrysler 300C 5.7 V8 (RWD)
2017-present VW Beetle 1.8T (FWD (yuck!))
5/23/18 -> Model 3 (RWD)

By far, by any measurement, the Chrysler has been both the most fun, and most reliable car I've ever owned. I'm expecting Model 3 to top that on the first category, and hopefully not too far on the second.

 

[erock1111]

1989 Ford Ranger
2001 Ford Focus
2009 Honda Insight
2012 Honda CR-V
2015 Scion FR-S