Well ummm this is kind of an interesting question....

My first car was a 96 Jeep Cherokee sport. Some genious had decided to custom order a jeep in 2wd. Ok how bloody usefull is that?! Well I decided to build the thing up and race it, due to the fact that it was REALLY lightweight and it had a big motor in it. Good for drag racing! After some minor mods, I, like a total idiot, let my friend park it. I did say PARK, right? Well he crunched the front end so bad that it wouldn't make right turns...goody gumdrop. We managed to get the stupid thing repaired enough to drive and then I (another idiot move) didn't read my specs properly and blew the motor installing an oil cooling system (do'h). The motor got replaced and now dad is using it as the loaner mobile (basically anyone in the family carless drives this thing) Oh and some moron ripped the stereo off and blew half the elecronics in it while we were waiting for the estimites on the motor swap.

My current car (Ford festiva 93) was kind of a wreck when I got it. Total abuse case. Bent up fuel and break lines, almost no exhaust system, failing clutch and a cracked windsheild. The breaks, clutch, exhaust and window have all been replaced and Im working on the fuel system now. It has a whole new electrical system and I took out that gosh awful nasty broken factory sound system out of it This thing was a lemon but I turned it into a cherry!

The car we are TRYING to get on the road is an 83 or 84 Toyota Tercel. Ugly car really but one heck of a off roading machine. We bought the POS for $250. Good body, great interior, gold transmission. The previous owner said it had a slight rod knock . We turned the thing over and it shot a rod through the block....TWICE! Then the jerk wouldn't refund our money even though it blew up as we were trying to get it off the property. Pfft. We crammed a Chevy motor in it though, and the only thing holding the works up is we need to custom weld an entire new exhaust system. But slowly, this lemon is turning into a cherry too.

Ive given up on a few cars though, not all of my wrecks turn into running machines. My husband had a Toyota Camry that got left to rot. The crank kind of well rusted. Time to trash that POS! My MILs 88 Chevy nova got used as parts for the Tercel when its transmission blew. Im a firm believer in recycling whenever possible!

Sigh Ive been way too long winded. I spend too much time on cars Sorry to bore you all