Cadillac DTS. He got it when the band's third album "War of Worlds" have released in a successful start. However, the Cadillac's woeful handling and sub-par reliability made him hated the car. In 2013, he sold the DTS and bought a German large luxury sedan...
...a 2012 BMW 740i. The car was more expensive to own, but also offered more creature comforts and handled better. In 2015, it was joined in the garage by a 2010 Chevrolet Corvette roadster. However, after 3 years, Foster's further successes led him on a search of a new European luxury sedan. He chose a...
...Mercedes Benz S65 AMG as his replacement for his old BMW. Later, he bought a Mclaren 720S in 2017 to replace his Corvette in 2018, and they still owned the cars even until today. NEW STORY: Mahesh Rajapradu Born in Bangalore, India, in 1976, he is the founder of the technology company Technobeat, which produces medical machines for large hospitals. In 1996, when he was studying medicine in New Delhi, he bought a Maruti Suzuki Baleno as his first car. Later, in 1999, he moved to San Francisco for further studies, and he bought a Toyota subcompact, a...
...Toyota Echo sedan. It wasn't a bad car, but as time went on, he started expecting a bit more from his car, something more like his friends' Accords, Civics, Camries, Tauruses, etc. Finally, in 2003, he bought a...
1999 Toyota Camry. The Camry served him well, and was very reliable. By 2009, however, he had a better job, had moved in with his girlfriend and was getting bored of the now ten year old Camry. He sold it to buy a luxurious SUV. The car he got was a...
Acura MDX. He have founded his own company in 2010 and he used it as a work vehicle and in 2011, he also bought a Mazda Miata MX-5 as his weekend car. He still owns the Miata until today. In 2014, his business was flourishing, so he bought a more luxurious SUV, a...
...BMW X5. It was a nice blend of practicality and luxury, even despite some shortcomings. He still has it, though the lease is due in July this year, and he is thinking of an Audi Q7. New story: 1923 Ford Model T: In 1923, Grover Orbison from Central City, CO, bought a Ford Model T 2-door sedan as a cheap, but basic, new runaround. The Ford was nothing special, but did the job of getting its owner from A to B until 1926, when it got sold to...
...farmer Bernie Johnson. When he got the car, his farm is doing well enough to have a second car of his own, alongside his 1922 Chevrolet Ton Truck. But when the Great Depression happened in 1929, his farm made a big loss and he had to sold his car. But as he found no owner, Bernie was forced to keep the car inside a barn somewhere. 70 years later (1999) his grandson, James Johnson, found the car at the barn. As he don't have the time to restore it, the car was then sold to...
...Steven Aronovich, a man who wanted a cheap project antique car. The Ford was cheap, but it turned out that nearly 70 years in a barn damaged the frame and body a lot. Because of that, Mr. Aronovich bought another Model T, this time a drivetrainless shell, and used the 1923's drivetrain in the rebuilt. The rest of the 1923 was either parted or scrapped. New story: Trevor Somersby. Trevor, a teenager from San Diego, got his first car for his 16th birthday in 1972. It was his father's hand-me-down 1965 Imperial Sedan. The car was OK on its own, but its owner wanted something smaller, especially after the 1973 gas crisis. Finally, in 1975 he got a smaller car as a graduation gift - a...
...new-gen Chevrolet Nova hatchback. It was a fine car by his standards, but was good enough for long trips with minor adjustments for a more comfortable ride. In 1981, he decided to sell his Nova for a mid-size sedan, a 1980...
...Oldsmobile Cutlass. It served well as a car for him, his wife Cassandra (since 1982), and their son Benjamin (b. 1984), but in 1986, he began searching for a different car. The final choice was a...
...Dodge Omni. It was a downgrade from the Nova, but the vehicle did last for a bit. In 1989, the vehicle stalled drastically at a exit towards San Jose under unknown circumstances. He sold the unusable Dodge in place for a nice land-boat...
...a 1985 Lincoln Town Car. While its air suspension was an improvement over the 60s stuff represented by his Imperial, it still wasn't as good as he wanted, so in 1992, it was replaced by an import luxury car - a...
...Volvo 164. Although it was pretty dated and was already sold in the US, he loved the vehicle even with it's European differences. In 1998, a speeding Explorer rammed into the passenger's side of the 164 while at a busy intersection. The wife was severely injured, and the car was deemed for scrap. He decided to go back to American vehicles, with a Mercury...
...Grand Marquis. The comfort and the reliability of the car made him loved it, and he often took his family for road trips with this car. He still owns it today, although he also owns a used 2010 Audi R8 as his weekend driver. NEW STORY: 1989 Nissan Skyline GXi sedan Kenji Iwata, a JSDF officer from Niigata, bought the red Skyline new in 1989. He wanted a car to drive when he was off-duty. The car's great handling made him loved the car. Later, he installed a factory spoiler to the car. In October 1993, he bought a brand new car to replace the Skyline, which is a Toyota Windom (Lexus ES). The Skyline is sold to a new owner...
...Nintendo employee Sakura "Sprinter". She needed a vehicle that would fit her sporty needs. The Skyline did it well, and she kept it until 2003, when she sold it in place for a nice, recovered Crown S100. The next owner was Chinese-Japanese...
...businessman Zhang Hao. He used it as his trackday vehicle, and also he have replaced the suspension and install a turbo kit on the engine. In 2006, he moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and he took the car with him. But on 2007, he had to sell the car due to bad economy, and the next owner will be...
...car museum owner Adolf Hackett. He decided that the vehicle was good enough to be presented in his museum "Around the Car World" based in Westmoreland, Virginia. It has been still in the museum ever since, getting good amount of maintenance by Hackett and the employees there. New Story: 2006 Lada Kalina Hatchback In late 2006, a Serbian-Russian car critic decided to try out the new Kalina recently released some few months ago. He found the car to be a mediocre vehicle, yet was servicable at getting to Point A to B. He sold it in March 2007 after deciding to go back to his home-country, and the new owner would be...
Anna Kalanova, a singer from eastern Russia. She used the car as a prop for her MV. After the video was shot, the car was sent to the music publisher as a company car, and the company still uses it even until today. NEW STORY: 1985 Ford Granada MK2 2.8i The police force of Bristol, England bought several Granadas as police cruisers in 1985. One of the units were gave to Ian McDonald, a police officer who mainly deals with drugs and narcotics. He used it for duties, and occasionally did pursuits in order to catch criminals. On 1990, he was promoted as a chief officer, therefore the police car went to another officer...
...Barry Sawhold, who used it as part of motorway patrol. It was used for the normal duties - pulling speeders over, accident scene cleanup, occasional chases... Finally, in 1995, the car was retired from the force and auctioned to...
