# Shaler compares every car he's ever owned **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 8, 2005, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189 "2005-02-08T09:15:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/1 "2005-02-08T09:15:52Z")
1. 1989 Honda CRX DX Ah…the 1989 DX. My first car. 92 horses and a hardcore four-speed auto tranny. It was mint when I bought it, and three steps below salvageable when I sold it. No one ever told me you had to change oil… So after 30K miles, we parted ways. Est. 1/4-mile? 12 seconds flat… from a 75mph roll. 2. 1991 Mercury Capri XR2 The fastest car I ever owned. Fuel economy sucked, so I sold it. A lot of fun anecdotes revolve around this car, but I couldn’t handle 19mpg. 3. 1990 Mazda 323 Tokico HP shocks, Eibach Pro-Kit springs, Corksport strut + sway bars, Hella fog and driving lamps…and 88hp. The most fun car I ever took a corner in… but probably an 18 second 1/4 mile 4. 1995 Geo Prizm Old reliable just won’t die. Probably the best car I’ve ever owned, and definitely faster than any of my Hondas, but it’s about as thrilling as riding the Kangaroo at Kennywood. I’ve now owned this car longer than every other (aside from my #1) and I’ll probably still have this car in five years. Not that I’m particularly excited about it. 5. 1993 Saturn SC1 A rolling Tupperware container with 85hp… does it get any better than that? 6. 1987 Honda Accord LXi The very HEIGHT of LUXURY in 1987! Power windows AND power steering! Two entire LITERS of motor cranking out a beefy 100 HORSEPOWER. A POWER MOONROOF! Driving this car was like being the king of Micronesia. Too bad it couldn’t hold an alignment and became the General Ree. Accord jumping: [http://www.performancemod.com/vision/files/videos/v/accord\_jumping\_a\_bridge.rm](http://www.performancemod.com/vision/files/videos/v/accord_jumping_a_bridge.rm) Accord as battering ram: [http://www.performancemod.com/vision/files/videos/v/FIRETURD.RM](http://www.performancemod.com/vision/files/videos/v/FIRETURD.RM) 1. 1990 Honda CRX HF All the looks of a sports car with none of the pesky horsepower. 62 horses and about 62 mpg on the highway. But don’t get me wrong: I miss the Bondomobile. Especially since I forgot some laundry in it when I sold it. 2. 1984 Honda Civic 1500S The smog machine. The 1500S was the performance model for 1984, so this thing was at least as fast as the Saturn… Too bad it had 340000 miles, and my dad let a hack rebuild the engine (forgetting to do the piston rings and forgetting to put the oil plug back in). Engine blew up less than 50 miles after I picked it up. 3. 1994 Geo Metro XFi The car that lost me my license. With its 45 horses (noticing a trend?), I don’t know how I expected to keep my relatively clean driving record. I was clocked doing 60 in a 25. I was only doing 40. So I asked the cop what he was smoking to think that I could possibly be going that fast in third gear in a three-banger Metro. Five points on my license and nearly $400 bucks. That’s more than I paid for the car. 4. 1986 Honda CRX DX Yet another old Honda. 5. 1985 Honda Prelude Si See #10. 6. 1986 Toyota Hilux 2WD Found it in a field behind one of my dad’s apartment buildings. My dad found the owner and he gave the truck to me. For three weeks in July I did nothing but drift it (on studded snow tires) around the North Hills. Then the engine blew up and shot massive fireballs from the exhaust. Now that I think about it, this one should be #1 for the initial investment-to-fun ratio. 7. 1988 VW GTI 16v Fucking garbage. Electrical nightmare. 8. 1981 Ford Crown Victoria Worst car ever. Tranny shit itself after four hours. I think this thing went through a tank of gas from Etna to Wexford. This thing was Found On Road Dead shortly after I bought it. ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/2 "2005-02-08T09:24:26Z")
haha. funny thread. thats quite a collection. ---
**Author:** ![BlackZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackz28/32/5932_2.png) [@BlackZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlackZ28)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/3 "2005-02-08T09:41:18Z")
i’m sure i know who some of the guys in the video were. good read… funny ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/4 "2005-02-08T10:58:58Z")
the car you call the worst was better than any of that other junk you owned. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/5 "2005-02-08T11:06:42Z")
> [@Cutty](#): > > the car you call the worst was better than any of that other junk you owned. :jerkit: I hate to break it to you, but morbidly obese 80s American steel isn’t the pinnacle of automotive achievement. ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/6 "2005-02-08T11:28:08Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > :jerkit: > > I hate to break it to you, but morbidly obese 80s American steel isn’t the pinnacle of automotive achievement. nope but they ride so much nicer than any junk honda. smooth ride \> econo box ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/7 "2005-02-08T11:54:31Z")
hondas ride really nice ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/8 "2005-02-08T11:57:07Z")
they don’t ride like no full frame caddy thou. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/9 "2005-02-08T11:59:51Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > 1. > 2. 1991 Mercury Capri XR2 > The fastest car I ever owned. Fuel economy sucked, so I sold it. A lot of fun anecdotes revolve around this car, but I couldn’t handle 19mpg. hahahahahaha my truck barely gets 8 MPG and i’m pretty happy with it. damn enviromentalists 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/10 "2005-02-08T12:02:20Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > hahahahahaha > > my truck barely gets 8 MPG and i’m pretty happy with it. damn enviromentalists 😃 my GS gets 8 on the highway. damn 800 holley double pumper!!! ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_WS6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Silver\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver_WS6)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/11 "2005-02-08T12:06:54Z")
i get like 12 around town but 24-6 on the highway aqnd no more cats 🙂 dam tree huggers ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/12 "2005-02-08T12:08:43Z")
> [@Silver\_WS6](#): > > i get like 12 around town but 24-6 on the highway aqnd no more cats 🙂 dam tree huggers i can’t wait for earth day. I’m organizing a group burnout. ---
**Author:** ![oneslowbowtie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@oneslowbowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oneslowbowtie)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/13 "2005-02-08T12:12:54Z")
> [@Cutty](#): > > i can’t wait for earth day. I’m organizing a group burnout. x2 ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/14 "2005-02-08T12:18:01Z")
> [@oneslowbowtie](#): > > x2 maybe it can be soon so we can pop the ozone and let some light and warm weather in. ---
**Author:** ![ferrari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@ferrari](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ferrari)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/15 "2005-02-08T12:18:05Z")
you could have saved up all the money from buying those shitty cars to buy one decent car. just kidding i like the hondas!!! ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/16 "2005-02-08T12:49:54Z")
> [@Cutty](#): > > i can’t wait for earth day. april 22, 2005 top off the tank, waste it all for no reason, gut your cat, cut the smog pump belt, melt off a set of polyglass GT’s, change your oil and dump it in the river aiming for a duck, cut your grass with a gas mower at high noon, water your grass in the light, steal grandma’s aqua net and light some styraphome on fire and lastly burn your garbage ( if you don’t already do so) ---
**Author:** ![oneslowbowtie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@oneslowbowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oneslowbowtie)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/17 "2005-02-08T13:02:28Z")
> [@Cutty](#): > > april 22, 2005 > > top off the tank, waste it all for no reason, gut your cat, cut the smog pump belt, melt off a set of polyglass GT’s, change your oil and dump it in the river aiming for a duck, cut your grass with a gas mower at high noon, water your grass in the light, steal grandma’s aqua net and light some styraphome on fire and lastly burn your garbage ( if you don’t already do so) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/18 "2005-02-08T19:57:06Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > 1. 1989 Honda CRX DX > Ah…the 1989 DX. My first car. 92 horses and a hardcore four-speed auto tranny. It was mint when I bought it, and three steps below salvageable when I sold it. No one ever told me you had to change oil… So after 30K miles, we parted ways. Est. 1/4-mile? 12 seconds flat… from a 75mph roll. > > 2. 1991 Mercury Capri XR2 > The fastest car I ever owned. Fuel economy sucked, so I sold it. A lot of fun anecdotes revolve around this car, but I couldn’t handle 19mpg. > > 3. 1990 Mazda 323 > Tokico HP shocks, Eibach Pro-Kit springs, Corksport strut + sway bars, Hella fog and driving lamps…and 88hp. The most fun car I ever took a corner in… but probably an 18 second 1/4 mile > > 4. 1995 Geo Prizm > Old reliable just won’t die. Probably the best car I’ve ever owned, and definitely faster than any of my Hondas, but it’s about as thrilling as riding the Kangaroo at Kennywood. I’ve now owned this car longer than every other (aside from my #1) and I’ll probably still have this car in five years. Not that I’m particularly excited about it. > > 5. 1993 Saturn SC1 > A rolling Tupperware container with 85hp… does it get any better than that? > > 6. 1987 Honda Accord LXi > The very HEIGHT of LUXURY in 1987! Power windows AND power steering! Two entire LITERS of motor cranking out a beefy 100 HORSEPOWER. A POWER MOONROOF! Driving this car was like being the king of Micronesia. Too bad it couldn’t hold an alignment and became the General Ree. > > Accord jumping: [http://www.performancemod.com/vision/files/videos/v/accord\_jumping\_a\_bridge.rm](http://www.performancemod.com/vision/files/videos/v/accord_jumping_a_bridge.rm) > Accord as battering ram: [http://www.performancemod.com/vision/files/videos/v/FIRETURD.RM](http://www.performancemod.com/vision/files/videos/v/FIRETURD.RM) > > 1. 1990 Honda CRX HF > All the looks of a sports car with none of the pesky horsepower. 62 horses and about 62 mpg on the highway. But don’t get me wrong: I miss the Bondomobile. Especially since I forgot some laundry in it when I sold it. > > 2. 1984 Honda Civic 1500S > The smog machine. The 1500S was the performance model for 1984, so this thing was at least as fast as the Saturn… Too bad it had 340000 miles, and my dad let a hack rebuild the engine (forgetting to do the piston rings and forgetting to put the oil plug back in). Engine blew up less than 50 miles after I picked it up. > > 3. 1994 Geo Metro XFi > The car that lost me my license. With its 45 horses (noticing a trend?), I don’t know how I expected to keep my relatively clean driving record. I was clocked doing 60 in a 25. I was only doing 40. So I asked the cop what he was smoking to think that I could possibly be going that fast in third gear in a three-banger Metro. Five points on my license and nearly $400 bucks. That’s more than I paid for the car. > > 4. 1986 Honda CRX DX > Yet another old Honda. > > 5. 1985 Honda Prelude Si > See #10. > > 6. 1986 Toyota Hilux 2WD > Found it in a field behind one of my dad’s apartment buildings. My dad found the owner and he gave the truck to me. For three weeks in July I did nothing but drift it (on studded snow tires) around the North Hills. Then the engine blew up and shot massive fireballs from the exhaust. Now that I think about it, this one should be #1 for the initial investment-to-fun ratio. > > 7. 1988 VW GTI 16v > Fucking garbage. Electrical nightmare. > > 8. 1981 Ford Crown Victoria > Worst car ever. Tranny shit itself after four hours. I think this thing went through a tank of gas from Etna to Wexford. This thing was Found On Road Dead shortly after I bought it. only you man, only you ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/19 "2005-02-08T20:19:36Z")
> [@SHAG](#): > > only you man, only you lol… you know what i’m building right now too… i’m thinking about painting it bright fucking pink if i can afford the turbo kit. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189/20 "2005-02-08T20:27:06Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > lol… > > you know what i’m building right now too… > > i’m thinking about painting it bright fucking pink if i can afford the turbo kit. You dont have the balls to make it pink 🤣 infact i bet a happy meal and a mcflurry 🙂 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaler-compares-every-car-hes-ever-owned/172189.md?page=2)