Favorite car you've owned

This is easy. 2002 Dare TG Sport. Built by the Walklett Brothers after they sold Ginetta. It has the Ginetta G4 chassis with a more modern front suspension from a Dare DZ. All solid bush bushings but drove quite comfortably. Zetec. Basically the same as a Seven but with an aerodynamic body/windshield, which made a huge difference Pic is not mine.

Company video but my TG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQxPRvrO-JY

The car that I remember most and will always have a place is my first car. I bought it with my own money and it took a huge beating. If I could find another one I would probably buy it and do the modifications to make it that much better. What is that car -- it was a 1980 Toyota Tercel hatchback. With the big glass rear window. The car was not extremely fast but it was reliable.

Mitchell wrote: I'm still on the first car I consider "mine." It has served me well through high school, college, and beyond. It has helped me get through 6 moves. On separate occasions, it has has hauled a motorcycle, a 400 pound cast iron and steel stand mixer, a few thousand eggs, hundreds of pounds of produce, bicycles, and many more people than seatbelts. I have slept in it at the Daytona infield during the Rolex 24, somewhere on the highway in Louisiana at a rest stop, and in Savannah after a very productive St. Patrick's day. It operated without a hitch through 5 years of complete neglect. She may not be so pretty now, but I think that I'm still attached.

Awesome looking car, I love those

Another 87 MR2 owner in the past. Loved that little car.

It's a tough one for me as well. The 1980 FIAT 124 Spider I drove from 2003-2005 was pretty special. Despite FIAT's reputation, it ran like a champ, in all weather (including 6" of snow). Girls loved it, people would wave as I passed them on the street, it was a great car.

That said, the 1994 Mazda Miata R I bought last year with only 23,000 miles is better in every single way. Came already prepped for E Stock and it is a ball in the new E Street. Biggest thing that holds it back, though I really like the looks of NA Miatas, is that it doesn't have that beautiful Pininfarina coachwork of the FIAT.

Hasbro wrote: This is easy. 2002 Dare TG Sport. Built by the Walklett Brothers after they sold Ginetta. It has the Ginetta G4 chassis with a more modern front suspension from a Dare DZ. All solid bush bushings but drove quite comfortably. Zetec. Basically the same as a Seven but with an aerodynamic body/windshield, which made a huge difference Pic is not mine. Company video but my TG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQxPRvrO-JY

Great looking car!

Hmmm, Ive gotta go with my old 94 Jeep Cherokee, had it as an offroader and it worked awesome for the 3 years I had it. Had the 4L, 5spd manual, 33" BFgoodrich mud terrains, locked rear, winch, custom bumpers, custom skidplates and armor around the perimeter. I miss it, I could follow guys with way bigger rigs through anything...

I loved my TJ Rubi, but it was a PITA. Same with my Miata. My RSX-S was quick and made all the right noises, but I couldn't keep from fragging transmissions. My first Accord in High School was neat(at the time, EX V6 Leather, coupe, dark green) but also, transmissions issues(beautiful car though). I do miss the general nimbleness of my Integras, but really, when it all boils down to it, I've made my current pile 'me' and I've grown to really love the thing. I regularly give it the ol' dashboard pat-on-the-head and say "That'll do, pig, that'll do." or "Good pig." or "I love you, turdbox."

I just wish it was a bit cleaner and I had more money.

My 99P11 G20...most fun in a slow car, ever.

This is "Precious", named after how I longed for this version of this car like the characters of LOTR did for the ring. She serves diligently in daily duty commuting. I think when this one dies, I will buy another, even if its more for a fun car than anything else.

Two for me also. 1962 Dodge Dart 440 station wagon, 318 Poly head V8 push button automatic, power seat and power windows, no radio when we got it. And a 1969 Dodge Dart GTS, 383 auto. No power steering or power brakes!

1986-1989 Accords. I've owned 3 that I've daily driven, and several that have gone through my hands as parts cars.

1985 Mazda RX-7

I owned a second gen as well, but the 1st gen with a 12a took so much abuse and just kept going.

I'm torn between two different versions of pretty much the same car: 1998 SVT Contour and 2004 Jaguar X-Type.

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the Contour hosted right now. I should never have gotten rid of either. The plan was to pick up another X-Type this year but I stumbled across something else that may end up very high on my fun list and it's about half the cost of a decent X-Type. Going to go take another look at it tomorrow.
I dumped entirely too much money into the Contour and it was an absolute blast to drive, fast on the track but not reliable at all. The Jaguar lacked aftermarket support but with decent sway bars and wheel/tire combo it was a looker and performed admirably, even with a slushbox. EDIT: found some pictures of my old Contour (the second SVTC I had, third Contour overall):

Miss the car, miss the wheels.

Alfa GTV6. Would of liked it more if parts were easier to find. Should of bought a 944 S2.

This is a tough one...

I think it's a toss-up between my 1989 Maxima SE and my 2002 WRX wagon.

The Maxima was the 1st Japanese car I ever owned. I was skeptical when I was offered the car cheap because it had 200k miles on it, but it ran like new and drove really, really nice. It handled great, was comfortable to drive, super easy to wrench on, and was such an awesome daily driver. My only two complaints were that I wish it had a 5-speed (mine was an auto) and that it had about 40-50 more HP (they fixed this with the 92-94 DOHC models). I haven't seen one around here in about 10 years.

My first WRX was the first car that I really went nuts modifying, and even though it was quirky, ever little thing I did to it made it more rewarding to drive. Like the Maxima, wrenching on it was easy, and it got wrenched on a lot as a result. I did all sorts of stuff to it: full suspension, turbo-back exhaust, a tune, interior and exterior mods, etc. and it was just a blast to drive. The best part: it was fast and had the functionality of a wagon, which I used all the time when I was regularly gigging with my band. It would swallow my full drum kit, the bass player's gear, and even the bass player!

My current daily driver Mazda 3 is creeping up on my favorite car scale too. Although I've been getting bored of it lately, it has been a fantastic car and reminds me a lot of my Maxima. I even bought a white one with a sunroof and Bose stereo, just like the Maxima was equipped. It's not the fastest car on the road, but it drives great and handles really, really well fully stock.

When it ran well (which wasn't often), my favorite car was the 1978 Mazda RX-3.

Number 2 would be the MINI Cooper S I sold two years ago (that was a mistake, should have kept that for a track rat).