Nope not really mostly just had a love for cars problem! Also was over a span of 15 years.
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My conclusion…
Nothing is a Porsche! Especially the thrill of a 911. There is no contender.
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I had an overnight with a loaded Taycan 4S this week…
Want. 
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Everyone always says to look at Porsche, BMW is just unbeaten in my eyes.
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Gone:
2008 Honda Accord LX-P
2013 Acura ILX Hybrid Tech
2010 Acura TL Tech
2016 Subaru Crosstrek (Unfortunately, this came with the wife)
Current:
2014 Lexus GS350 - CPO off-lease - unlimited mileage warranty through 12/2024
2019 Volvo XC60 T6 Momentum - Lease
My cars:
1987 Firebird Formula 350 ( this was a fun car!)
91 Mitsubishi Gallant (crap)
95 Maxima (Great car)
2006 525i (still love that design)
2012 G37 Coupe ( love this car as well)
2015 Mazda 3 ( actually really enjoyed this car)
2018 Volvo S90 ( Great car not fun to drive)
2020 BMW M340 (Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it)
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I only had 3 cars. First there was an old Volkswagen Käfer, then I drove an Audi A8, now I have a Toyota RAV4.
One night stand??
Bought used:
1980 Jeep CJ5 - A toy I tinkered with and sold a few years later
1986 Chevy S10 Blazer - First car a rare 5 speed 2.8 pile of junk
1992 Pontiac Grand Prix
1999 Pontiac Grand Prix
2005 Dodge Dakota - Given to me by my grandfather
2007 Lexus RX 350 - wife’s
2013 Lincoln MKT - biggest regret - fast but many nagging issues
2014 Chrysler Town and Country - current family truckster; has Chrysler lifetime maxcare warranty
Bought new:
1996 Chevy Cavalier
1998 Toyota Tacoma
2002 Jeep Liberty - wife’s - hated and traded in for:
2003 Chevy Trailblazer - wife’s
2007 Chevy Avalanche
2012 Cadillac SRX - wife’s
2017 Buick Encore - wife’s
2020 Chevy Spark - drove for a year and sold to Carvana
2020 Chevy Trax - drove for 2 months and sold back to dealer for $$$$$
Leased new:
2015 Buick Encore - wife BEGINNNING OF MY LEASE HACKING LIFE!! - did these 3 all at once
2015 Buick Encore - BEGINNNING OF MY LEASE HACKING LIFE!! - did these 3 all at once
2016 Chevy Cruze BEGINNNING OF MY LEASE HACKING LIFE!! - did these 3 all at once
2018 Encore
2021 Chevy Camaro - sold back to dealer after 3 months for $$$$
2021 Chevy Trax - wife’s current
2021 Chevy Camaro - just leased this week!
1996 Toyota Corolla
1999 VW Golf (cool car, bought used. Not very reliable and I still have nightmares about taking it to the service shop for repairs. Ended up learning how to wrench on this thing)
2011 Lexus CT200h (first new car. loved the compact hatch look but not a fast car at all)
2018 Mercedes c300 (first lease and didn’t get shafted thanks to this forum, really good car for a small family)
2020 Mercedes e350 (like this car a lot, though don’t know if my next lease will be as good as this one)
1986 Saab 9000 Turbo (manual)
1996 Saab 9000 CSE Turbo (manual)
2001 BMW 540i (manual)
2003 BMW M5 (Imola/Caramel 
)
2003 Honda S2000 (Spa Yellow 
)
2018 Honda Accord EX-L 2.0
2021 Acura TLX Advance SH-AWD
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Best 2003 2 car garage right there.
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My first few cars became classics. I sold them for essentially nothing:
1964 VW Camper Van
1966 Mustang Convertible
1966 Ford F100 (small bed/flareside)
1972 Mazda RX2 (rotary engine)
1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (with bucket seats)
1963 Volvo sedan (floorboard so rusted you could see the road if you looked down)
1977 VW Rabbit
1978 Volvo 240
1984 Jeep Cherokee (with manual transmission)
1983 Mercedes 240D 4-cylinder Diesel sedan
1987 Volvo 700 Wagon
1968 Volvo Wagon
1971 Cadillac Sedan de Ville
1981 BMW 528
1992 Infinity J30
2002 Mercedes C320 Wagon
2012 Mercedes E350 Blue Tec
2010 Mercedes ML350
2013 Volt (PHEV)
2016 Volt (PHEV)
2019 BMW 530e (PHEV)
2021 Honda Clarity (PHEV)
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- 2004 Nissan Frontier XE (not owned, but my old man entrusted the truck to me to drive during high school and college. Gave it back after graduating college.)
- 2011 Honda Accord
- 2012 Mercedes Benz C250
- 1994 Ford F150 XL (Wife had an accident in C250 right before the completion of our first house. Car totaled; Couldn’t touch credit. A friend from the jobsite sold me the pickup for $1K, and it was actually an amazing truck. Fired up every morning and had AC. I cleaned her up and sold her for a little over $1,200 to a young roofer after closing.)
- 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro (First lease, first level up after upward career move. Fond memories.)
- 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4Xe
S2000
Evo8
S13 x7
Terminator Cobra x3
Camaro SS x3
350z x 2
Mk4 Supra x 2
Jeep Wrangler Willys
Current
S14
Model 3
Oh man how I miss the Supra
(only new cars I’ve purchased…no used or handme-downs. Leases are bolded)
2008 Volvo C30
2010 GMC Terrain
2012 Chevy Volt
2013 CMax Energi
2016 Chevy Cruze (1/2)
2016 Chevy Cruze (2/2)
2016 Chevy Spark EV (1/2)
2016 Chevy Spark EV (2/2)
2017 Chevy Volt
2017 Chevy Bolt EV
2019 Honda Pilot
2019 Chevy Bolt EV
2021 Tesla Model 3
Current cars are the Pilot and Model 3. I have my eye on a Rivian R1S as a replacement for the Pilot, but that’s likely not happening till 2023.
1974 Plymouth Valiant - had to learn on something
1982 - Subaru GL wagon - from my parents
1984 Toyota Tercel Wagon 4wd - loved this car - from parents
1995 Mitsubishi Galant - first new purchase (MT, only option installed was AC, didn’t even come with a radio or power windows)
2003 Toyota Camry - (used) gift from my parents when my wife was pregnant and didn’t want a car with a manual
2011 Subaru Forester bought new, my daughter is now driving it
2018 Toyota Highlander - bought new
2017 Lexus ES350 - CPO bought with only 2500 miles on the clock (10 months ago)
I’ve never leased a car, but love reading the forum.