Cars I have owned

[brendy]

5 door red/pink 89 1.2 vauxhall nova hatchback. Stickers covered the rust.
1996 Seat ibiza 3 door 1.4 salsa (requested the removal of said salsa stickers before picking it up from dealer)
1999 Seat Cordoba Coupe 2.0 16v 150bhp, loved it for track days but went through heads and gearboxes frequently.
2004 Seat Leon Cupra 1.8 20vt , modified for performance (no external clues whatsoever) loved it.
2008 Skoda Octavia VRS pdtdi massive boot and very torquey, surprises a lot of supposedly faster cars too.
2003 BMW X5 4.6iS v8 powerrr! Great for getting the family about safely in all conditions.
2001 Subaru impreza WRX, all wheel drive, turbo, fantastic noise. Enough said.

 

[RichardC]

Old X Reg Terracotta Ford Escort Mk3
B Reg White Vauxhall Nova (Pimped )
J Reg Miami Blue Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti (Fantastic Car)
R Reg Reddish Blue Subaru Impreza Turbo (Pimped, LOUD, Loved it)
55 Grey Honda Civic 2.2 CDTi (Hated it)
09 Black Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 (loved the snow )
11 Red Mini CooperD (Fun Fun Fun)

 

[Imurg]

Imurg, you have had some dull cars. Lots of them.

Couldn't agree more.
The majority were all that was affordable/available when required.
7 of them are Driving School cars so they're never going to be fun.
Only 2 fun ones were the Fiesta Supersport and the Corolla GT. They were fun!!

 

[alnecosse]

vauxhall chevette
datsun cherry
opel manta berlinetta 1.8s hatchback (all time favourite)
volkswagon golf (blew up vorsprong dorch technic my a**e)
ford escort mI
renault 9 broadway
renault 19
ford escort mII
fiat marea
citroen xantia 1.8td (comfiest car ever)
renault laguna mII
vauxhall vectra
renault laguna mIII 2.0d at present still never had a new car some day when my six numbers come in.

 

[rickg]

Starting in 1977:
Cars:
mini
Zephyr 4
hillman Minx
Avenger
Escort
Austin Allegro
Citroen BX Gti
Peugeot 205 (new)
Renault 25 GTX
Ford Capri
Dutton Phaeton kit car
Mondeo
Skoda (don't ask)
Vauxhall Omega
mercedes C class (new)
Mercedes E class
Mazda RX8 Kuro
BMW 3 series M sport coupe (new) (current)

Bikes:
Kawasaki KH250
Yamaha RD250
Suzuki GS500 (new)
Yamaha FZR600 (new)
Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R (new)

 

[USER1999]

The hairdresser is no more.

 

[rickg]

The hairdresser is no more.

Couldn't get in and out of the damn thing any more. .......plus it slowed it down having to be permanently attached to a fuel tanker!!!

 

[Crow]

• Mini 850 (Leaked water like nothing on earth but luckily the holes in the floor pan let it all drain out)
• Ford Escort Mark 1 1300 (Great car)
• MGB roadster (no power but a nice car, written off on ice)
• Vauxhall chevette (written off when someone went into the back of it)
• Talbot Sunbeam (ditto)
• VW Polo (The door lock mechanisms broke so I used to climb into it via the hatch for the last few months)
• FSO Polanez (I hoped it would have the quality of a Skoda but it was absolute junk, my wife ended up being towed into into a garage in tears after the umpteenth breakdown and buying the next car on the spot)
• Mazda 323
• Mini Metro
• Fiat Punto

The rest are Company cars

• Toyota Carina
• Vauxhall Zafira
• Daewoo something automatic
• Ford Mondeo
• Renault Laguna estate
• Vauxhall Cavalier
• Skoda Octavia saloon (I'll hear nothing against them)
• Skoda Octavia estate (I was that happy with the first)
• VW Passatt Estate (current)

 

[TXL]

Couldn't get in and out of the damn thing any more.

Could that be something to do with the amount of "junk" in the car??

 

[USER1999]

Could that be something to do with the amount of "junk" in the car??

More likely the ever expanding six pack.

 

[SimonS]

Mini Clubman
Dihatsu van
Peugeot 205GTI 1.6
Peugeot 205GTI 1.9
Mini Clubman
Mitsubishi Colt GLX
VW Golf GTi mk 2
Lancia Y10
Citroen BX
Citroen AX GT
Vauxhall Cavalier
Rover 214S
VW Polo 1.6CL
VW Passat
Volvo S60
Renault Megane
Mazda RX-8
Mini Cooper S
Freelander Td4eGS
BMW Z4
BMW 520D

 

[Region3]

Vauxhall Cavalier Mk1.
Bought off my Dad for £400 after he spent £400 on parts for me to re-build the engine after it ran out of oil while I was driving it! Actually rebuilt the engine twice as after the first time it was put back together we found the woodruff key that was supposed to be in the crankshaft on a shelf in the garage. Sold it when I decided it felt like some fool had let oil get on the clutch while putting it back together.

Austin Allegro Estate.
Inherited from my Grandad.

VW Scirocco Mk1.
Against all the advice from my Dad. Insurance was more than the car but loved it. Only 4 gears, needed about 7k rpm to get to 100. Wrote it off on my 22nd birthday going home to get something to eat in my lunch break.

Renault 11.
Horrible but the only car my parents would be guarantors on a loan for. Near the end the red was so badly faded that I stayed behind one Saturday afternoon after work and resprayed it myself. It looked awful but I had to laugh when the salesman that sold me my next car said it looked like I'd done a good job!

Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3.
First car I had with electric windows. Nice but dull.

Renault Laguna Mk1.
Only a 1.6 and heavy so it was very slow, and it went round corners like a speedboat on springs, but it was very comfortable. Drove to Bordeaux in it and only had a bit of an ache in my knee when I got out the other end.

Vauxhall Calibra.
First car in a while that was only mine rather than shared with the missus. 2ltr Redtop engine so was quite nippy, but would get mid 40's mpg on a decent run.

Seat Leon Cupra Mk1.
The Calibra was nippy but this was quick, especially after it was remapped.

Seat Leon Cupra Mk2.
The LC was quick but this is silly, especially after........

 

[Snelly]

Mini Metro
Ford Escort
Golf TDI
Golf GTI
Renault Laguna
Vauxhall Vectra
Volvo V70R
Subaru Impreza Turbo
Isuzu Trooper
Land Rover Defender (still got it)
Audi A6 Avant
Toyota Hi-Lux
Nissan Navara
BMW 520d Touring (current car)

I have also had a ZXR400, a CBR600 and a ZZR600.


I would ideally like a Bugatti Veyron, a Range Rover Autobiography, a DB5, a S65 AMG L and a Bowler Wildcat.

 

[DaveM]

Started off with a Royal enfield 350, Lambbretta 250(mod years)
Lotus7
Volvo P1800 (had for 30yrs just for shows)
ford Corsair
ford Mk1 escort
Mk2 cortina
Volvo 144
Ford Orian & renault 5
BMW compact
Present cars Nissan primara SE plus. Ford mondao.

 

[Tommo21]

1x Mini
2x Nova
1x Corsa
1x Audi A4
9x VW Passat.

 

[StuartD]

1x Mini
2x Nova
1x Corsa
1x Audi A4
9x VW Passat.

And your car of choice is

 

[CallawayKid]

Red Austin Maestro (B) - Sold it when the gearbox fell out
Silver Toyota Starlet (Y) - Sold it before it blew up
Silver Daihatsu Charade (Y) - Scraped it when the head nearly came through the bonnet after lending it to my brother
Black Vauxhall Astra GTE Mk1 (A) - Was stolen, and set alight
Gold Ford Fiesta Mk1 1100 (Y) - Sold it to a mate that paid me £20 a week to pay it off
Blue Ford Orion 1600LX (F) - Water pump amongst other things were going so used it for banger racing
Black Porsche 911 Turbo Targa (A) - Owned for about 10 days as someone offered me way more than I paid for it...still wish I had it!
Maroon Ford Escort Diesel!!! (L) - This was my sensible car when I had the Porsche! Sold it to get...
White Toyota MR2 Twin Turbo Targa (M) - Too much fun!!! Sold this as new girlfriend had 2 kids...no space!
Gun Metal* Ford Focus Ghia (52) - Very sensible but still fun to drive car, sold as mileage was getting astronomical!
Gun Metal* Ford Mondeo TDCi (07) - Cracking car...still miss the Porsche!

Quite a few but I'm sure there'll be more!

It's amazing how us guys can remember each of our cars in details but not the ex girlfriends!!!

CK

*For gun metal read grey...looks cooler!!!

 

[Aztecs27]

It's amazing how us guys can remember each of our cars in details but not the ex girlfriends!!!

Haha. I can even give you the number plates of mine! (cars that is, not ex-girlfriends)

 

[MizunoGreyhound]

Mark II Escort, first car shared with my mom and gave my half to my bro when he was 18.
Skoda Estelle, the one with the side opening bonnet, rear engine rear wheel drive like a Porsche (in theory, sadly nothing like in practice).
Astra Estate.
Mini with a sliding vinyl sunroof (looked great with a Doberman`s head sticking out)
VW Passat
Merc C class 250D, 0-60 eventually but what a car.

Rest company cars

1 x Astra
1 x Astra Estate
3 x Cavalier
1 x Transit
2 x Escort
3 x Mondeo
2 x Vectra
1 x Nissan Primera Sport
1 x Mazda 6
1 x BMW 520 D
1 x BMW 320D

 

[CallawayKid]

Haha. I can even give you the number plates of mine! (cars that is, not ex-girlfriends)

I could even give you the approximate mileage of mine...only the cars though!

CK