What Car(s) Have You Bought More Than Once?

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Lots of car consumers (carsumers™) are single-make buyers, steadfastly loyal to Toyotas or Fords or Hondas or whatever. No big deal there. Repeat model buyers are a rarer breed, but hardly uncommon. Yours truly owned not one but two Dodge Omnis (full disclosure, one was a Plymouth Horizon, but come on). My Dad was a Volkswagen guy for a good bit before going all-in on Toyotas. He started with a used Type 3 which (according to my Mom) made 2-year-old me cry because I saw it belch fire from the exhaust and I thought it was going to explode. That squareback was followed by two consecutive Beetles, but I only remember the last one–a red convertible Super with a black top. Now that was a car. Would Paul Newman lie to you?  Vw Newman

So tell us: which car models have you purchased more than once? Or enough times to extend to near-infinity, like whoever assembled that impressive fleet of Nissan Figaros in the top shot? What made you such a fan–or did you, like, just happen to end up getting two Honda Civics in a row? And FYI, it’s cool if your tale of multiple-models isn’t actually yourself but your mom, dad, brother, friend, weirdo on the outskirts of town … we’re not policing this thing.

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  1. Two times Passat B5 Variant owner, both in 1.9 tdi flavour but one with 130hp and one with 100hp. The second one was available nearby when looking for a replacement for the first one and they are robust cruising machines with a lot of space. Still own the second one as a workhorse to pull my trailers with.

    1. To expand on this, 3 of those Yaris were (are, I still have one) black and 2 silver. The Mk4 is white with red and black stickers from the factory.

  4. My parents didn’t just buy two Triumph Spitfires, they bought the same exact car twice. Sold it and bought it back 20ish years later. And they have a parts car.

    They’re also on their fourth Camry, but that’s less exciting. Buy it, put about 250K on it, rinse, repeat.

  5. You can question my motives, but I did buy three well used mk3 Golf’s in a row. Best series of junkers I ever owned. To the opposite though, two brand new Mazda 3s in a row as well, and they were simply excellent. I had two Mazda MPVs sprinkled in as the family hauler, along with two Ford Flex. Could have done without the Flex’s, but man they were/are sharp looking cars that drive damn nice.

  6. Hmmm… shades of David Tracey here…

    The Jeep Cherokee XJ’s:
    1985 Laredo – my first (and last) new vehicle – awaiting transmission (AX5) swap
    1995 Country – this one went to the ex wife
    1994 Sport – crashed by daughter
    1997 Sport – crashed by daughter
    2000 Sport – front differential went out, told my daughter to get it to the mechanic when it started leaking, parts vehicle
    2000 Sport – gave its life to protect my daughter
    2000 Sport – “my” daily driver (guess who’s driving it)

    The Jeep Comanche MJs
    1992 – retired (actually, needs tires, brakes, ball joints, body work…)
    1986 – just plain fun to drive – 2.5 Liter, manual (AX5) transmission

    Oh, almost forgot, 1946 Willys Jeep CJ2-A

    2. For god’s sake, don’t let your daughter drive that other 2000 Sport XJ. Give her a Honda Element or something until she learns the error of her ways.

  8. 2 Mustangs (2006 GT, 2007 GT500)…3 if you count the 2021 Mach-E GTPE
    2 Focuses (2008, 2011)
    2 Fiesta STs (2016s, matching his n’ hers)
    3 F-150s (2011, 2019, 2022)
    2 Ram 1500s (2005, 2008)

  9. I have had 2 Jeep CJ5’s. Between my brother and I, we have owned 4 XJ Cherokees.
    My mother may be the only person in history to own a series of 4 Ford Escorts. From the late 80’s through about 2010, she only drove Escorts. All 4 of hers were manual.

  10. Lots and lots of them.

    Pintos, more than I can count/remember
    Buick Skylark – 2
    Buick Electra – 2 (different generations though)
    Buick Lesabre – 2
    F-series 5 (1 – 1, 1 -150, 2 – 250, 1 – 350 all different generations)
    Econoline/E-series 6 (1 -1st gen, 4 – Nantucket, 1 final gen)
    Aero Crown Victoria – 5
    Aero Grand Marquis – 2
    Marauder – 2
    Tempaz – 3
    C-Max – 2
    Scout II – 2
    Foxstang – 2
    IH “D-series” – 2

    That isn’t including parts vehicles to support some of those above that were never driven.

  11. 1971 VW van. Sold it, missed it, so bought a ’70 VW van a few years later. It got totaled in a minor fender bender and I replaced it with another used ’70. That one ended up in the scrap yard, in the early ’90s. Still might buy another one . . .

  12. Three Honda accords (83, 92, 94) and an 88 Acura integra, which I believe was sold as an accord overseas.

    Just got home with my third Miata, this one a 40k mile NB whose former owner didn’t take it out on days he feared it would rain. It’s nearly perfect.

  13. Porsche Cayman GTS to Porsche Boxster Spyder. To hopefully replace with a Porsche 718 Spyder RS where I fully intend to swap in a 992 GT3 manual transmission.

    Then that’s it for Porsche.

    But they’re the right size, practical for mid-engine sports cars, pretty comfy for what they are, reliable. and zingy high revving NA engines with a great manual are a thing worth buying.

  14. S13: 1991 240SX SE (champagne coupe!–wrecked, repaired, sold)
    S14: 1997 240SX SE (black–totaled in a multicar accident)
    S14: 1997 240SX SE (champagne–hit a freeway patch covered in mud, flipped into a ditch and totaled)

    After that I went to a C5 Corvette. Then I saw someone who had a turbo S14 sale, which would have been my fourth….but having come out of a roomy Corvette I found I was less tolerant with the cramped cockpit than I was in my youth.

  17. I never thought I’d be one of those folks, but … yeah, I’m on my fourth Subaru Legacy in a row. Why? I prefer sedans over crossovers, I live in a hilly part of upstate New York so the AWD helps a lot, it’s comfortable for me and any passengers, and it offers great value for the money. It’s also made in the USA. I don’t care that the car magazines give the Legacy bad reviews; it fits my wants and needs, and I enjoy driving it.

  18. It hit me the other day that I owned four 2003+ Saab 9-3s, never having more than one at a time, and I’m not sure how that happened. Outside of those models, I’ve had a handful of others as well. No matter the age of the car, I have trouble getting excited about any other brand.

    Volvo catches my eye, but it’s probably because they were only 40 minutes away from Saab. After the company shut down, lot of the engineers switched to Volvo. Fun Fact: this is exactly why they switched from a four gauge to a three gauge binnacle not too long ago.

  19. My first car was a 1960 Volvo PV544. I now own a 1962 PV544 – Mildly customized and currently getting a 5 speed overdrive transmission transplant.

    Also on my 3rd Datsun/Nissan pickup truck (1975, 1992 Hard Body & 2012 Frontier).

    Russ

  20. For your perusal: 3 ’55 Chevy 2dr sedans with a six and 3 on the tree. Followed by 2 Triumph TR3’s and finally 4 VW Beetles of various displacements. In the case of the TR’s the 2nd on was a parts car. The Chevies showed up in highschool, basic training, and finally one bought to fix up and later abandoned. Nothing special about the VW’s except that one was in Okinawa and had been a direct import from Germany to Okinawa and thus not eligible for shipment to the states.

  21. Does it count if it’s platform cousins of successive generations? If so, I had a 1989 Oldsmobile 88 Brougham and later a 1995 Buick LeSabre Limited. Both had the 3800 V6, natch. I miss them both.

  24. I have owned 4 Miata’s. I have owned 3 Fiat X1/9s. I have also owned the same exact car 3 times. That was a Mini Cooper Clubman S that I kept buying back.

  25. So my answer to this is a hard “sooooooorta.”

    I used to have a NA8 Miata and replaced it with a 124 Abarth. I loved both and hope to one day have another NA.

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