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17 Dec 2003, 14:16 (Ref:814083)
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What cars have/do you own/ed?
)I have my first car, an MG Maestro.
My Dad has got a Mazda 6, but he's had: Ford Capri MK1 Ford Escort MK1 (with a Twin Cam) Vauxhall Astra GTE Citroen BX GTi Vauxhall Cavalier 2.5 V6 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi Volvo 850R Renault 5 Turbo Renault 19 (with a Clio 16v engine) VW Golf MK1 (as seen before on here) Ford Sierra Saff Cossie (2wd.....slidey slidey!) And some more. Most have been modified (either engine mods, bodykit, alloys, or trees have been added.  )
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17 Dec 2003, 14:45 (Ref:814105)
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Mine is not a long list...
Past:- Mk 3 Escort Estate 1100 Series 2 Dutton Melos (1300 Crossflow) Mk 4 Escort hatchback 1300L Series 1 Dutton Sierra (1300 Crossflow, later 1600) Bedford Ambulance 2l auto Series 2a swb Landrover (2.25 litre Petrol) Now:- Mk 2 Granada 2.3LX Vincent Hurricane (1500 Spitfire engine) Quantum H4i (1800 Zetec) And.... my old Dutton Melos came back home to roost! Last edited by Bluebottle; 17 Dec 2003 at 14:50. |
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17 Dec 2003, 15:20 (Ref:814141)
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Morris 1100 Traveller
Spitfire Jensen Healey Spitfire Polo Polo Scirocco BMW Compact 316 BMW Compact 318 (Seems like once I find something I like I tend to repeat myself  )Regards Jim |
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17 Dec 2003, 15:36 (Ref:814164)
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And the shortest list so far....
Vauxhall Nova 1 litre saloon (it was cheap, I was skint) Vauxhall Nova 1.4 hatchback Peugeot 306 D Turbo The first Nova provided a lot of bits for the second (it got smacked and got stripped for spares before getting binned). The Pug is the current set of wheels and has so far been an excellent car - I've had it 4 years now. |
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17 Dec 2003, 15:44 (Ref:814173)
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Oh dear... the brain's going I think...
Let's see... 1970 Austin 1100 Mk2 BJD239H barely ran in my possession but as I'd bought it to take apart and try to put together again it did very well considering. I still have the bootlid and glass if anyone wants them. 1971 Volkswagen 1600TL Fastback I loved this car - evil handling in the snow with a big heavy VW bus engine hanging over the back wheels. But great fun. Survived being rammed by a Vauxhall Chevette, and being jumped on by a student vandal, but it eventually died on the back of an AA tow truck when hit by a VW Golf. 1973 Hillman Avenger 1500GL Say what you like - I like Hillman Avengers. And this was fine, reliable student transport until the uninsured git in the Vauxhall Viva smashed into me at a traffic light in Kinmel Bay, North Wales. 1973 Rover P6 3500S Magnificent car. I'd have another one in an instant. The manual listed the recommended tyre pressures for "sustained motoring in excess of 115mph"! Trouble was, V8 fuel consumption was doing no good at all to my student grant so it was sold on and replaced by 1974 Morris 1800 Mk3 The Landcrab, or better known as Icky Morris. Basically sound, it was mustard coloured and the previous owner had filled in the inevitable rust holes with glassfibre matting, didn't sand it smooth and instead brushpainted over the "repairs" with gold paint. Not a pretty car by any means. Sanded down, repainted and sold (with a dodgy sounding clutch) to buy... 1978 Chrysler Avenger 1.3LS What did I say about Avengers? Trouble was, Chrysler took the perfectly good Hillman design and put several new glitches into it. Best of all was the passenger door which took to flying open under heavy braking. Enough was enough so... 1978 Toyota Corolla 50 Liftback You don't see many of these. They look like a lengthened, narrowed Ford Mustang II with a hatchback. Very odd. Mine was left hand drive, which actually resulted in the classic situation where I was flagged down by the police whilst my passenger was "recovering" from a night in the pub and the policeman attempted to interview him about driving under the influence. 1975 Triumph Toledo Notorious, this one. I always thought it handled weird until I took it in for new tyres and was shown that the front left had been riding on a wheel from a Morris Marina. 1982 Renault 30 V6 By far the worst car I ever had. No redeeming features whatsoever... Next! 1969 Ford Zodiac Mk4 V6 Now this is more like it. Wouldn't steer, wouldn't stop, took an age to get to a decent speed and when it did was spectacularly unstable. I loved it. You had to concentrate for every moment that you were driving it. Would I have another? You bet! 1984 Austin Metro City X Never look a gift horse in the mouth? Alright, I won't. But it was a Metro, it was yellow, it had a misfire I just couldn't pin down and some thoughtful soul tried to write it off for me and did nothing more than put a huge gouge in the back corner. I sold it to my newsagent for his son's first car and I'm amazed he still speaks to me. 1982 Volvo 240 Everything they say about Volvos is true. As sturdy as a glacier, twice as heavy and half as fast. 1983 Ford Capri Mk3 2.0LS I bought it from a hairdresser and it gave surprisingly carefree service. The only thing being that when I mentioned to Bluebottle that I'd bought the last car he'd ever imagine me driving I seem to recall the response was "Oh no - he's driving a Capri!" 1981 Volkswagen Golf C Almost nothing to say about Alfie the Golf. He was entirely dependable if a little slow, but the very model of a handy hatchback around town. I needed something with a little more... er.... Mercedes Benz 220 W115 This car is my pride and joy - even though in the 14 years of my ownership she's been in storage for six of them! I doubt if I'll ever sell her, but the question is whether I'm going to get around to restoring her. 1984 Talbot Tagora 2.2GLS This car was big, cheap, unreliable and a lot more entertaining than you might imagine. The guy who bought it from me was going to take it banger racing, and I'm almost sorry about that. Almost. 1998 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 Starbug the Corsa was a little less reliable than a new car had a right to be. The central locking packed up at three months, a cold start problem manifested at five. Besides, a city car wasn't really what I needed, so... 1995 Rover 216GSi My current car and I adore it. But watch this space! |
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17 Dec 2003, 22:20 (Ref:814586)
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sorry but the shortest list goes to me now - I've only ever owned one car - soon to be 2 (see current fiesta thread).
I probs have the british record for taking the longest time to buy a car after passing a driving test - 5 & half yrs! Mainly due to still being at school when I passed so had no money; couldn't decide what car to get; whether to buy 2nd hand/brand new/PCP and to actually commiting myself to repaying a loan etc. |
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18 Dec 2003, 01:33 (Ref:814753)
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Oh boy ... roughly one a year if you average it out
 1983 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L 1984 Austin Maestro 1.6HLS 1984 Mazda 626 2.0 Coupe 1992 Nissan 200SX 1992 Vauxhall Senator 3.0CD 24V 1986 Ford Escort Mk3 van 1988 Nissan Bluebird 1.6L 1996 Subaru Impreza 2.0 Sport 1997 Subaru Impreza 2.0 Sport 1971 Triumph Spitfire mk4 1300 1998 Subaru Impreza Turbo "Terzo" (no. 265) 1994 Nissan Maxima 3.0 V6 SE 1998 Nissan Primera GT 1998 Mercedes E320 Avantgarde 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX Sportwagon (current) |
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18 Dec 2003, 08:02 (Ref:814876)
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1975 Toyota Corolla Hardtop
1978 Holden Ute 1994 Ford Futura Classic 197? Toyota Corolla (competition car) plus heaps of old corollas that i stripped for bits and crushed 
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18 Dec 2003, 11:00 (Ref:814977)
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1979 Mazda 626 coupe
1971 mazda rx3 race car 1975 galant coupe auto 1989 Nissan Pulsar sss sedan 1975 Mini clubman 1981 Subaru leone coupe 1982 Nissan Bluebird trx 1985 Nissan Bluebird(wifes car when i met her) 1994 Ford Falcon XR6 1998 Ford falcon XR6 1978 Mini Clubman 1275ls 1972 Mini clubman 1982 Mazda Rx7 race car (borrowed) Mine works out at one a year since i bought my first car. But at the moment i have the last 4. |
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18 Dec 2003, 20:00 (Ref:815484)
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Short list for me, since I've only had my licence 5 1/2 years.
Past: 1998-2000 - Peugeot 205 1.4 GR 2000-2003 - Vauxall Astra 1.4 GLS Present: Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 SRi |
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18 Dec 2003, 23:49 (Ref:815660)
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i'm gonna cheat, and count the company cars i've driven while i was at home with the parents cause i don't actually own any of the cars i've driven
1988 or so bmw 316i (lhd) h reg bmw 520i estate j reg bmw 735i automatic p reg vw caravelle tdi p reg bmw m3 evo convertible d reg suzuki sj413 jeep thing p reg vw golf vr6 out of the above, my current car the vw golf is my favourite, closely followed by the 520i estate. that was a superb car just to hang around in, mainly cause the back seats made camping a comfortable affair. loved the sunroof though, it either opened at the back (ideal for lairy back seat passengers to stick their heads out of) or at the front (perfect to rest your hand on whilst driving). engine was poop, but it still did 120mph. |
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19 Dec 2003, 01:25 (Ref:815691)
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74 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV (105 series)
78 Ford Cortina 3.3 litre 6 cyl (don't laugh, it was my student car and it manfully suffered all manner of abuse) 78 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 (116 series) 88 Alfa Romeo 33 1.7IE 88 Alfa Romeo 75 Twin Spark 95 Subaru Liberty Rallye 98 Subaru Impreza Wagon 99 Subaru Outback 00 Ford Falcon Ute That lot is spread over 13 years. Currently have the first one and the last two. Hard to believe only three marques in that list - the Fords are anomolies though 
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19 Dec 2003, 04:26 (Ref:815754)
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1980 Toyota Corolla station wagon was my 1st.
That wasn't the car to have in high school so my parents bought me a 1988 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 with 5 speed. I kept that for 10 years then bought a 1998 Audi A4 1.8 Quattro. That's worked well and I'm quite happy with it. I've always wanted a Red Porsche 944. Hopefully if I can buy a house with a garage in the next few years, I'll buy one. I like the monaro, so when the pontiac gto lands over here, I might buy a used one in a few years. I'll scrape the pontiac badges off and get some proper holden and monaro badges from oz. |
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19 Dec 2003, 08:43 (Ref:815853)
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Ok, starting back in 1968 when I passed my driving test:
1958 Ford Popular Van (1172 side valve and 3 speed gearbox arghh) 1959 Morris Oxford (1500cc engine, column change, full leather) 1962 J4 Van 1969 MG 1300 1972 MG 1300 1977 Austin Allegro 1978 Fiat Miafiori (2000cc fab car) Then I lose track of the years but in succession Volvo 245 Estate Volvo 245 Estate Volvo 740 Estate Volvo 740 Estate Turbo-Intercooled Volvo 740 Estate Turbo-Intercooled Land Rover Discovery Volvo 740 Estate 2000 low pressure turbo Volvo 850 Estate 2500cc 10 valve Honda CRV Honda CRV Honda Civic Type-R |
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19 Dec 2003, 10:36 (Ref:815919)
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1978 Datsun Sunny 1.2
1980 Mk5 Ford Cortina 1.6  1981 Vauxhall Chevette 1.25 Automatic  1978 Mk3 Ford Capri 1.6  1995 Ford Fiesta 1.1 2003 Ford Ka 
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19 Dec 2003, 11:39 (Ref:815959)
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1985 Austin Maestro 1.6 Vanden Plas
1989 Austin Maestro Camper Van 1990 Austin Maestro 1.3L 1989 MG Maestro Turbo. Still own all 4. I'll get my coat...
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19 Dec 2003, 11:44 (Ref:815965)
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1963 Vauxhall Viva
1963 Ford Cortina GT 1965 BMW 1800TI 1968 Ford Cortina GT 1973 Ford Escort Mexico 1976 Ford Fiesta 1.1L 1983 Ford Escort 1.6L 1984 Ford Orion Ghia 1.6i 1990 Peugeot 405 SRi 1094 Peugeot 106 Diesel. I've gone more or less full circle performance-wise! |
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19 Dec 2003, 13:15 (Ref:816050)
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19 Dec 2003, 13:18 (Ref:816053)
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I was going to comment but thought better of it Dave
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19 Dec 2003, 13:40 (Ref:816086)
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19 Dec 2003, 17:22 (Ref:816254)
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19 Dec 2003, 17:28 (Ref:816258)
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1989 - Fiesta XR2 (stolen twice, burnt out the 2nd time)
1990 - Citroen AX GT (which we kept till the golf. Is this a record?) 1995 - Various company Vauxhalls inc Vectra 2.5 V6 estate 2000 - Golf TDi 2003 - Impreza WRX turbo (best of the lot) 2005 - Impreza STi8 PPP (already saving )
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Right:-
Owned A-Reg Ford Fiesta E-Reg Vauxhall Astra K-Reg Ford Fiesta Current 52-Reg Rover 25 Also Driven (ownd by the Parents) H-Reg Ford Serria K-Reg Vauxhall Cavalier R-Reg Ford Fiesta R-Reg Rover 214 02-Reg Rover 25 Nearly forgot was taught to drive in a Nissan Micra Last edited by rdjones; 19 Dec 2003 at 20:18. |
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19 Dec 2003, 23:16 (Ref:816487)
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A 1980 Ford Fiesta 1.3 Ghia
A 1986 Vauxhall Nova 1.3 SR A 1995 Vauxhall Corsa SRi A 1997 Vauxhall Corsa Sport A 1999 Ford Mondeo ST200 (current) Last edited by yorkie; 19 Dec 2003 at 23:16. |
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