I have owned 72 cars in my life (so far, I am 63). I bought my first car when I was 14. Before 2006 I never owned a car newer than 1972. I have NEVER bought a car from a dealer. I have owned 1956-66 Thunderbirds. I have owned Galaxies, Falcons, Mustangs, Fairlanes. Mercury Monterey. Dodge Darts and Plymouth Valiants. I have owned Pontiac Le Mans Catalina, Chevy Malibus, Buick Skylarks, Rivieras, Electras, Wildcats and Gran Sports, and a couple of GMC pickups. After 2006 I stopped buying classic cars. I have mostly owned 1990s and early 2000s GM cars, such as Cadillac DeVille, Eldorado and Fleetwood. Oldsmobile Aurora and Buick Riviera since 2006.
All that to get to this: I currently own two 1994 Buick Roadmaster Limiteds and one 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon. Why? along with the 3 previously and recently owned 1994-1996 Cadillac Fleetwoods, they are the BEST cars I have ever owned or driven. With only minor improvements to the suspension, (stiffer shocks and larger anti-sway bars) they handle very well, they are very comfortable, they have plenty of power, they are quiet (especially the Fleetwoods) you can carry 5 dead people in the trunk (ha ha), and they get 22-25 mpg on the highway 15-20 around town. I buy cars to cover 1000 miles a day on a vacation. I do buy cars for reasons such as "easy to park" "get great fuel economy" "have cup holders" "go off-road" "have blue tooth and other silly gadgets" "have lane drift warnings" "will brake for me if I am not paying attention" (Heck I have even driven my 1956 and 57 T-Birds on 5000 mile round trips, as I have done with most of my cars). Well you get the drift.
I have driven plenty, but have never owned a foreign car. (Having driven them is the reason I have never owned, Mercedes, BMW, Volvo, Toyota, Subaru, Kia, Nissan, Audi, and Honda). NOTHING rides like a GM rear wheel drive, V8).
Oh, I forgot to mention, I restored many of the 1972 and earlier cars myself, some total body off frame restorations. And what I mean by "myself" is I did not pay for anyone else to do it except for seats, chrome and machining. And I ALWAYS have a tool box in the trunk, especially on long trips. The cars from the 90s and early 00s, do not need restoring, but I have done some upgrades to most of them to suit my tastes. I do maintain them myself of course.
