Am I the only original 7G owner left on the board?

[IHateMyGalant]

Just wondering if anyone else on here has owned their car since new. I drove mine away from the dealer in Feb 1996. I don't really "hate my Galant" as my user name suggests. I just had some VERY bad dealer maintenance along the way. 217k later, it's doing great and makes a daily 90 mile round trip to work, even through icy Alaskan winters. 8)

[laxinwarrior]

Very impressive, all I can say is that i'm NOT the original owner i'm #2... but i do know the original owner and i am related to him so that's gotta count for something right :P

[Kalamidad]

wow, that's impressive....

[shovelman]

Technically my car is still on its first owner (my mom) because it hasn't been put in my name, yet.

[rez887]

even through icy Alaskan winters. 8)

Man I love to see the Alaska's winter!

[evil-G-nius]

I think I am 2nd as well

[T-double]

well I am 3rd but I feels just like I am the one and only

[peanotation]

my dad bought the car brand new in florida back in 1994. i've been living with it ever since it rolled out of the dealership, so i'd like to consider myself the original owner :o

[mapid145]

wow.. that hot.. 217k.. i always wanted to go to alaska

[dudj]

I bought my car brand new (1996) and still driving that baby... 134K mileage

[jake26]

i am a second owner bought it with 64k miles now it has 118k

[kolio]

second owner bought it with 50k now it has 80k. while on the track i hit 80k exactly!

[IHateMyGalant]

Man I love to see the Alaska's winter!


You sure? It's going down to -3 degrees tonight, and it's not even winter yet! I have to plug the car in, at night now.

[mitsueclipse2019]

Just wondering if anyone else on here has owned their car since new. I drove mine away from the dealer in Feb 1996. I don't really "hate my Galant" as my user name suggests. I just had some VERY bad dealer maintenance along the way. 217k later, it's doing great and makes a daily 90 mile round trip to work, even through icy Alaskan winters. 8)

im the 2nd owner of mine



Very impressive, all I can say is that i'm NOT the original owner i'm #2... but i do know the original owner and i am related to him so that's gotta count for something right :P


same here, the car belongs to my uncle


Technically my car is still on its first owner (my mom) because it hasn't been put in my name, yet.

same here, the car is under my uncles name though i think hes gonna put it under my name some time soon :)

[Bezzle]

2nd owner.1st owner lives on the opposite end of my hallway.she had it for 100k...to this day, 148k.

[laxinwarrior]

luke thats twisted man i got mine from my uncle too :rockon:

[Cheenoh]

I bought my '96 7g w/ 21k miles as a lease return back in '98.. I took this shot sometime last week- still on the original engine!

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h138/chinois9/odo1.jpg

[4-G-rim]

my dad bought the car brand new in florida back in 1994. i've been living with it ever since it rolled out of the dealership, so i'd like to consider myself the original owner :o



Hey Peano...just curious. If your 7g was bought in Florida and since its a federal spec emissions car not the Cali spec, how does that work in Cali if your car wasn't orginally from Cali and a Federal Emissioned vehicle? Because a Federal emmissioned car would not pass California inspection since Cali has a more strict emission regulations compared to the rest of the normal United States. Just Curious

Oh and concerning the original Topic...I am the 3rd owner of my 7g. It was originally purchased somewhere between New York and Maine, then to Virginia to where the 2nd owner moved to Florida because she was in the Army then her parents sold the car to me because she got stationed to Cali and couldn't take the car with her.

My GVR4..I am the 4th owner. Originally from Tennessee , then bought buy a guy in Miami as a Race Shop project car, then to the previous owner who lived in North Carolina and garaged majority of his ownership and then to me. 8-)

[peanotation]

Hey Peano...just curious. If your 7g was bought in Florida and since its a federal spec emissions car not the Cali spec, how does that work in Cali if your car wasn't orginally from Cali and a Federal Emissioned vehicle? Because a Federal emmissioned car would not pass California inspection since Cali has a more strict emission regulations compared to the rest of the normal United States. Just Curious

i wonder the same thing myself. up until recently i always thought that they knew my car was fedspec from the VIN, and they would switch to fedspec standards on the smog machines. after just going through the state referee hoop-jumping bullshit, i'm pretty sure they test my car as a calispec, because i was one number away from failing, and my car was dead stock with stock timing..... fucking california

[Kenneth G]

im the second owner... and i must say, the previous owner took absolutely HORRIBLE care of this G.. got it a year ago yesterday with 124,015 miles, it has 124,832 now... been fixing it for a year...restoration in progress... almost finished with my babyG, only struts left to install :D :D :D so ive been rocking my '01 Dakota in the meantime.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w176/dienekes1982/jason_8.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w176/dienekes1982/CIMG1910.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w176/dienekes1982/jason_6.jpg

[frag_daddy_2007]

im second owner on mine
got it from my uncle for $2000 with 130k miles on it....

[milo111000]

and yet you hate your G.

[Predat-R]

whats up guys,I've been busy with work and all.I'm the second owner I got it at 60k and its now at 120k.

[2ply]

2nd owner. bought @ 50k, now @ 128k. and peep the local hatemygalant, i live in wasilla. we should hookup and talk g's sometime. :wink:

[98ACR]

I'm owner #2 on mine. I bought it at 100k miles and now has 193k miles...though it needs an engine now.

[Cheenoh]

Update: I'm at 230,930 as of today =o]


I bought my '96 7g w/ 21k miles as a lease return back in '98.. I took this shot sometime last week- still on the original engine!

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h138/chinois9/odo1.jpg

[mitsueclipse2019]

im almost up to 211,000 miles on mine right now

[eksz]

I am the original owner and have 232K on my 1994 ES. I rebuilt the auto trans at 200K but other than timing belts, spark plugs, plug wires and oil changes have done nothing to the engine. Car still going strong despite the fact that last week I messed up something with the electronics when trying to check codes from the OBD. jjj

[IHateMyGalant]

Wow, I started this post awhile ago. I'm quickly approaching 229k and am still the original owner. I put about 500 miles a week on it and it's still doing fine. I changed the clutch slave cyl last weekend for $29. Other than that, it's doing great.

[mitsueclipse2019]

im almost up too 212,000 right now and am having problems out the ying yang :?

[ohgrfreak]

I'm the second owner, the car had 55k in 2003 when I bought it, it just hit 100k in March. Still running strong, as reliable as any Honda or Toyota I have owned.

[MR.G]

I'm the 2nd owner, I buy (save) mine 1994 GS with 177,200mi , probably was destinated to be sell to junk yard , it had a bad engine and few interior parts missing, I fixed and what can I say, I love It.

[Crim]

I am the second owner on mine. Bought it for $25 last year. And thats not a type-o, twenty five dollars. The girl thought she fried the transmission (which she did screw up the torque converter) and she was moving and going to buy a new car and decided to leave me the title :twisted:

[AWDsuperstar]

I got my 98 ES with 14 miles on it. But I am parting it out so....


Joe

[IHateMyGalant]

Almost made it to 300k miles (297k). I was taking an off ramp and downshifted when the timing belt jumped. It did all kinds of damage in the motor. The car's in great shape, so I'll source a good used engine and keep it going. 7G Galants are quickly becoming a rare sight on the roads.

[Bloody Arro]

Freakin kudos man! I'm impressed. Have you considered dropping a different motor in her?

[Galanttuner10]

Freakin kudos man! I'm impressed. Have you considered dropping a different motor in her?

he said he was looking for a good used motor so yes he has.

[kolio]

Almost made it to 300k miles (297k). I was taking an off ramp and downshifted when the timing belt jumped. It did all kinds of damage in the motor. The car's in great shape, so I'll source a good used engine and keep it going. 7G Galants are quickly becoming a rare sight on the roads.

yes they are, even in the junk yards!

mines only at 118k lol

[disgruntled_knome]

It was bought new by T'old fella, but it was me as a child who spotted it in the lot next door when he was looking at manky GM crap (as in I dragged him to it).
So although not the lifetime driver consider it mine.

I took it off him, who never really looked after it properly (seriously getting that man to change anything that is broken is a nightmare) but its served me well and giving back to it all the loyal service it has given to me. Sat on stands undergoing a major overhaul, fixing anything and everything I can find wrong and hopefully slap 10 more years of care free motoring onto it.

As to rare,,, should try the UK, they had issues trying to import. At best only a few thousand of the 7g (as you call it) were ever imported, and only about double that of the 8g.
Finding parts at scrap/junk yards is a nightmare, actually been gathering a list of mutually exchangeable parts from other models over the years from hubs to bearings, brakes (cables etc) to wheel pins when a kind tyre salesman ripped snapped several with a air wrench apparently set to 300nm (200 over the torque setting required by just about every manufacturer when it comes to wheel bolts/nuts).

And you cannot find new parts for sale here, at least nothing substantial, talking basic parts where 3 years ago you could replace cross members. Cannot even get body panels anymore, its a custom job.
So yeah, labour of love (that keeps trying to make me bleed to death cutting me).

[eksz]

my 94 now has 293K and still going strong motor wise. She is becoming a bit of a beater now because got rear ended at a stop light, dash cracking and the paint is starting to let go. Trying to convince myself it is worth getting it all fixed up because I have had her since new but I have there other 7gs that I have picked up along the way so it is an uphill battle.

[IHateMyGalant]

I dunno if anyone even still checks this forum lol. Still driving the Galant 27 years later and now with 335k miles on it

[kitefighter]

I dunno if anyone even still checks this forum lol. Still driving the Galant 27 years later and now with 335k miles on it

I think you just became my personal hero. We're a rare breed.