Reading this thread I see a lot of long histories and a lot of interesting/unusual cars... cool stuff..
My vehicle history is a lot shorter.
1983 Honda Accord (1993)
First car was the '83 Accord I mentioned above. Dad bought it for me when I was a junior in high school. All of 72 hp 4 cylinder, 5 speed. I drove that thing from 120k to 185k or so before it rusted out so bad in the rear that it wouldnt pass inspection and we had to junk it. Along the way I almost totalled it, replaced the clutch, wheel bearings, all the breaks, couple shocks, fuel pump and had the carburettor rebuilt twice. (carb job was the only thing I ever had a shop do).
1987 Dodge Charger (1996 ?)
Second car was the first I bought myself. Junior year of college and dead broke I paid $200 for this car with a set of snows and 220k miles (!). This was the 1980s hatchback charger that was based on the Omni and had absolutely no relation to the old Charger muscle car. There was a Shelby Turbo Charger that actually moved pretty good but this was the plain vanilla version, a 90hp iron block slant 4, 4 speed manual. It had a bit more power than the Accord but in every other way felt like a step down... unvented solid disk brakes, simple trailing beam rear axle, crap vinyl interior, gauges that never worked. This was one of the last carburetor cars but it actually had a computer controlled auto mixture carb... but even so was nearly impossible to start in the winter and I burned out the starter twice. I also had the shift linkage break on the road once and I jury rigged it back together with cable ties for a 200 mile road trip before getting the part to fix it. This was another car that I did all kinds of work on including new struts, bearings, brakes, etc. but surprisingly for an 80s Chrysler product it kept going and going and I sold it off around 250k.
1987 Honda Accord Hatchback (1999)
Another cheap buy. Another small step up in power to a 110 hp 4 cylinder. Manual 5 speed. But being a Honda and having a nice suspension, good brakes and real electronic fuel injection this car felt like a hot rod after the Dodge. Trick 80s pop up headlights, AC that never worked. Like the previous 2 cars this one stranded me once - starter motor. I ended up selling it in 2003 for $500 bucks to a guy and then a week later it had a complete electrical system failure and died
2003 Acura RSX Type S
This is still my daily driver and the only car I ever bought new. Probably the best driving FWD car I have ever driven. 200hp 2.0 I4 naturally aspirated 8000rpm screamer. No turbos, but the Honda iVTEC variable timing works very well and even though its not very tourqey the torque curve is dead flat and it pulls all the way to redline with a bit of a kick at 6000PRM when it switches to the hot cam. Smoothest shifting 6 speed manual I have ever driven. I have a second set of wheels with Goodyear F1 rubber for summer driving that makes it corner like a go-cart. Respectable mid 6 second 0-60 while still capable of 30+ mpg if driven moderately. Bulletproof at 9 years and 90k miles, only had 2 issues to date -a bad secondary O2 and a blown power lock actuator, both of which were easy DIY fixes.Only things I don't like about it is that its not RWD and the seats are uncomfortable on long distance trips.
Sadly, sooner or later this needs to get retired for a family hauler.
2008 Honda Pilot
My wife's car, bought CPO. The baby hauler. Big, reliable, comfortable, and drives well now that I replaced the crappy OEM tires with better Michelin LTXs.