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[Vamps]

Right, here we go, may have missed one or two. At a young age, first company cars I was in the motor trade so took home anything with tax and petrol, mostly.

1.      196?  Ford Pop 100E   Age 13 years.
2.      Fiat 600 Age 14 years.
3.      1963 Mini woody estate, floor start, first car after passing test at 17 years.
4.      1972 Mini Van, ex plod.
5.      1965 Humber sceptre Mk1
6.      Company cars
7.      19?? Mini 1000
8.      1065 Ford Anglia
9.      197? Ford Escort estate Mk1
10.      Company cars for many years, during this time I had a 1971 Bedford J series Ambulance which I used for ‘Cubs’ Later a 1974 LWB Transit Crew Bus, also used for Cubs.
11.      1963 Riley Elf.
12.      Company Cars
13.      19?? Fiat Panda
14.      19?? Matra Rancho
15.      1971 Rover 2000
16.      1979 Landrover Series 3  ex MOD, used for ‘Cubs’
17.      1982 Landrover Series bought from North to sell in South
18.      1990 New, RSP Mini Cooper, alongside MOD Landrover
19.      1987 Ford Sierra
20.      1985 Renault Traffic Mini Bus, along side the Sierra
21.      1989 Rover 827
22.      1992 Pug 405
23.      1996 Mig Estate
24.      19?? Mini 1000 project.
25.      1960 Ford 107e Project
26.      Rover 800
27.      Mitsubishi Gallant V6 24V
28.      1998 Mig Estate, secondary car. Sitting rather forlorn....
29.      2007 PT Cruiser
30.      2007 Citroen C4 Grande Picasso
31.      Current cars in the family are the Mitsubishi, Mig estate, C4 Picasso and recent addition Citroen Saxo, currently being abused by Master Vamps

And still going strong?

Well that's how it felt, fair cop.....

[unlucky alf]

im sure im going to miss some but here goes

1957 100e ford prefect
1959 100e anglia
1968 HB viva
1966 corsair v4
1966 HA viva sl90,,, x2
1969 HB viva sl,,,,x4
1958 victor F type
1962 victor FB estate
1969 victor FD
1972 vivaHC 1256cc
ford anglia estate
 zodiac exec
 rover 2200 tc [p6]
 mini with 1300gt fitted
 vanden plas 1300
 vw golf
vx cavalier mk1
vx cavalier mk2 sri ....x5
opel kadett sr[vx astra mk1 with boot]
 vx royale ....x2
vx carlton 2.2
cortina mk1 1500GT
cortina mk2 1600E
capri mk1 xlr
capri mk2 3.0
cortina mk4
cortina mk5 2.0
cortina mk5 ghia 2.3 v6
granada mk2 2.8
volvo 244...x2
sierra 2.8
opel monza A
opel monza gse
ford corsair with 3.1 savage
senator 2.5
senator 3.0
rover 214
rover 216
citroen xantia TD
mondeo TD
rover 220D
 omega 2.5 td estate

still yet to have anything with a v8 in
im sure ive left some out somewhere but i`ll be here all night otherwise

[Vamps]

I forgot a 1965 Cortina GT......... in the early years

[Vamps]

im sure im going to miss some but here goes

1957 100e ford prefect
1959 100e anglia
1968 HB viva
1966 corsair v4
1966 HA viva sl90,,, x2
1969 HB viva sl,,,,x4
1958 victor F type
1962 victor FB estate
1969 victor FD
1972 vivaHC 1256cc
ford anglia estate
 zodiac exec
 rover 2200 tc [p6]
 mini with 1300gt fitted
 vanden plas 1300
 vw golf
vx cavalier mk1
vx cavalier mk2 sri ....x5
opel kadett sr[vx astra mk1 with boot]
 vx royale ....x2
vx carlton 2.2
cortina mk1 1500GT
cortina mk2 1600E
capri mk1 xlr
capri mk2 3.0
cortina mk4
cortina mk5 2.0
cortina mk5 ghia 2.3 v6
granada mk2 2.8
volvo 244...x2
sierra 2.8
opel monza A
opel monza gse
ford corsair with 3.1 savage
senator 2.5
senator 3.0
rover 214
rover 216
citroen xantia TD
mondeo TD
rover 220D
 omega 2.5 td estate

still yet to have anything with a v8 in
im sure ive left some out somewhere but i`ll be here all night otherwise

Done that.... and yet I am the same.....

[Steve Brookman]

Hello all, I'll see if I can remember.

1-1982 Cortina 2.0GL-written off by a reversing lorry
2-1981 Granada 2.8 Ghia-brother blew up the engine.
3-1986 Granada 2.8i Ghia-had it for 10 years.
4-1972 Daimler Sovereign 2.8 Mod-wouldn't pull Granny off the p*** pot. Replaced with
5-1973 Rover 3500s-flying machine.
6-1983 Capri 2.8 Injection-couldn't keep up with the Rover.
7-1984 Capri 2.0S-swapped the 2.8 with my brother.
8-1972 Jensen Interceptor-always wanted one-but this one was full of holes.
9-1987 Renault 9-what a car!!(I mean it)
10-1993 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Dull
11-1993 Mazda MX5. Made me look like a hairdresser.
12-1998 Omega 2.5 GLS auto estate-two years old when bought-still have it for spares-stopped using it 3 months ago-never let me down.
13-1999 Range Rover 4.6HSE-Love it.
14-1999 Omega Elite estate-bought 3 months ago to replace the other Omega for the wife-what a car. £900 same colour as other Omega so when she bashes in anything I can easily swap it over.

Steve

[Jimbob]

very short list for me, I tend to keep cars some time 

1991 1.4 Astra Estate
2001 1.8 Astra Estate
1997 2.0 Mazda 626 Estate
1998 3.0 Omega MV6 Estate

[platty]

1. Ancient Talbot Van - age 10
2. 1975-90 Mini 1000cc x ? Possibly 10 or more? (many ended up as grass track cars)
3. Metro 1000cc x 5
4. 1988 MG Metro x 2
5. 1992 Vauxhall Novavan
6. 1989 Nissan Sunny 1.2
7. 1996 Vauxhall Omega 2.5TD

Bit of a random collection - I've just turned 25 this year

[TheBoy]

14. 1991 Fiesta XR2i (split up with g/f and her kids so single man again, single mans car.....)

think you mean WOMANS car


Also, the crappy BMW mini - this is very common for them to be rejected, I guess you had to sign the disclaimer about accepting the faults may be on the new car, yet did not constitute a design problem?  The poor sod who bought your rejected one (they just get sold on, as deemed nothing to repair) is the unlucky one, as they are buying 2nd hand, so cannot reject as easily

[TheBoy]

I tend to keep cars until I kill them, so here goes

1982 Triumph Acclaim HLS - great engine, pretty rapid, didn't do corners. Did around 30k, gave to my brother.
1986 Vauxhall Belmont 1.8GLSi - first engine, WOW! Replacement engine shite. Only had car 3 months, hated it. Covered around 15-20k in that time though.
1990 Vauxhall Astra GTE - girls car. Abysmally bad chassis, couldn't handle the engine. Bought it just under 2yrs old, started to rust before its 3rd birthday, sold it after a year due to the hassle (police pulls, breakins etc) and the £3k insurance renewals!
1990 Rover 216GSi - one of the best cars I've owned, for what it was, went like stink (quicker than the GTE, only it handled, and could stop!). Awful economy (averaged 25mpg ), but it lived on the redline all the time. No PAS though, kept me fit! Sold to my brother when he got divorced.

In this era I was carless for a while - Mrs TB had company/lease cars, I had a works supplied van.

2000 Rover 25 1.6iS - first new car (that I've paid for myself), and one we still have on the drive.  HG issues aside, its been a great car. Build quality is, errr, 'Longbridge', but being one of the very first 25s, it has the handling.
1998 Vauxhall Omega MV6 - only intended to keep it a few months, still have it 5.5yrs later
1996 Vauxhall Omega CD - Project TB1
1999 Vauxhall Omega Elite - Project TB2, well known on this site, and the current owner is a member. I miss that car, despite the grief it gave me for the first 9 months.

[TheBoy]

I tend to keep cars until I kill them, so here goes

1982 Triumph Acclaim HLS - great engine, pretty rapid, didn't do corners. Did around 30k, gave to my brother.
1986 Vauxhall Belmont 1.8GLSi - first engine, WOW! Replacement engine shite. Only had car 3 months, hated it. Covered around 15-20k in that time though.
1990 Vauxhall Astra GTE - girls car. Abysmally bad chassis, couldn't handle the engine. Bought it just under 2yrs old, started to rust before its 3rd birthday, sold it after a year due to the hassle (police pulls, breakins etc) and the £3k insurance renewals!
1990 Rover 216GSi - one of the best cars I've owned, for what it was, went like stink (quicker than the GTE, only it handled, and could stop!). Awful economy (averaged 25mpg ), but it lived on the redline all the time. No PAS though, kept me fit! Sold to my brother when he got divorced.

In this era I was carless for a while - Mrs TB had company/lease cars, I had a works supplied van.

2000 Rover 25 1.6iS - first new car (that I've paid for myself), and one we still have on the drive.  HG issues aside, its been a great car. Build quality is, errr, 'Longbridge', but being one of the very first 25s, it has the handling.
1998 Vauxhall Omega MV6 - only intended to keep it a few months, still have it 5.5yrs later
1996 Vauxhall Omega CD - Project TB1
1999 Vauxhall Omega Elite - Project TB2, well known on this site, and the current owner is a member. I miss that car, despite the grief it gave me for the first 9 months.

My brother had it for a few years, used it as a 'van' when he was rebuilding his house. Other than petrol and tyres, he never did anything to that car, not even check the oil, let alone change it. I used it when I moved house, and it still went like stink .  Eventually scrapped due to needing more done to it than it was worth (welding, pads and discs all round, a bloody good service). Engine was still strong at 140k when it was scrapped - not bad when you consider that in my ownership, it had spent its life up around 7000rpm.

[sidewaysmv6]

1970 mk2 cortina
1984 toyota camry
1990 toyota starlet
1991 nissan micra
1990 vx cavalier
1991 vx nova
1989 vw jetta
1993 nova sr (first car on the road!)
1995 corsa sri
1998 pug 306 dturbo
1998 bmw 318is
1997 sub impreza wrx
1996 sub impreza sti
1996 nissan skline
1991 bmw 325i sport
1990 vx nova (redtopped!)
1998 ex cop mv6
1999 mitsubishi evo 6
2001bmw 325ci
1999 bmw 740i
1997 bmw m3
200 citroen dispatch
2001 vw caddy
2004 astra van
2004 citroen berlingo
2003 ex cop 3.2
2005 bmw 530d sport

i've missed loads though!!thats the most memorable cars in my 8 years of drivin!

[bigboykarl]

1987..76 ford escort 1.3gl (stolen and burnt in 1988)
1988 -1995 mtx80 mbx125 rd125lc ar125lc c90(about 5)gpz550,cg125(x2),gt550,xtz750
1995-1998..90 volvo 740gle (covered over 90k miles in 3 years.. until radiator cracked on the m1 coming back from edinburgh and boiled the head)
1998..88 sierra xr4x4 (blown engine)
1998..89 rover vitesse 2.7(smashed into while parked )
1999..92 sierra 1.8gl (blown engine m40 just south of birmingham)
2000..96 previa 2.4gx (traded in 2002)
2002..98 rover 620 ti (2 engines and a load of grief eventually smashed in summer 2005)
2002.. 92 scorpio 2.0 auto (sold in 2003)
2003.. 97 rover 825 si (head gasket)
2003.. 96 toyota lucida 2.2td (sold in 2007)
2004..91 carlton 2.0 (stolen 2004)
2004  04 citroen c8 (traded in 2005)
2005..01 galaxy 2.3 16v auto (still got ..got to mot and sell)
2006..97 saab talledaga 2.0turbo convertable(burnt to a crisp while sat on my drive by daughters ex b/f 15yrs in 2008  )
2008 96 omega 2.5td (sadly diesel pump died)
2008 97 mondeo 1.8td glx(scrapped by juev6 in 2009)
2009 99 omega 2.5 elite lpg
2009 98 corsa 1.4 auto(wifes little run around)

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I have to include company cars along with privately owned as I was a business women for all too many years and they formed the bulk of the cars I used:

1.  1960 Austin Farina bodied A40
2.  1970  Ford Escort 1.1
3.  1972  Ford Escort 1.1
4.  1974  Ford Escort 1.1
5.  1976  Ford Cortina Mk3 1.6
6.  1977  Ford Cortina Mk4 1.6L
7.  1979  Ford Cortina Mk5 1.6L
8   1968  BMC Wolsey Hornet III
9.  1958 Duple 56 seater road coach (joint owned)
10.1981 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GL
11.1983 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GL
12.1983 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 SRi
13.1984 Vauxhall Carlton 1.8 GL
14.1986 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 GL
15.1988 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD
16.1990 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD
17.1992 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD   
18.1994 Ford Mondeo 2.0 GHIA
19.1990 Vauxhall Senator 3.0 CD
20.1997 Mercedes Est. C220
21.1996 Vauxhall Omega 3.0 Elite
22.1989 Toyota Corina II Est. 1.6
23.2000 Vauxhall Omega 2.5 CDX

 

Cars also driven long term:

1958 Humber Hawk
1965 Austin Westminster
1968 Ford Cortina Mk2 1.6
1970 Ford Cortina Mk2 1.6
1972 Ford Cortina Mk3 2.0 GL
 

[dippydave]

This takes me back, mostly I run cars to the ground or until they're written off too. So not that many really for 17 years of driving! Recently taken to storing them as 'projects' 

1978 Renault 12 - cost £250 in 1993. All sun-bleached red and black vinyl. lasted a few months before brakes failed and wrote it off along with a clit and an escort!

1978 Mini 850 - Leyland variety. Family heirloom that was passed from great grandfather to nanna to mother, to me. Clocked well over 100000 miles! Many happy days learning in it and driving until 1999 when a Carlton came along. Still got it sitting in a lock up as I refuse to part company.

1988 Carlton 2.0 GLi saloon - a £700 runabout that lasted ages (40k in 3 yrs) until it needed a new floor, steering rack, exhaust .....

1996 Omega 2.0 16V Select manual saloon - The absolute base model possible. Still, driving 16k in 2 yrs I found it great to drive and a great replacement for the Carlton as no problems or costs during ownership. Not long after discovering the autobahnstormers website I was hankering after an Elite though!

1999 Omega 3.0 Elite auto saloon. Beautiful. Star silver, black leather, did a fantastic 3 years (20k?) in this before writing it off with a Micra   Still miss it, and wish one day for another 3 litre....

1996 Omega 2.5 V6 CDX auto saloon. bought as a project/elite fund making idea as it'd only done 65k, run for about 200 miles, couldn't sell it and it's still sitting on the lawn as a parts supplier. wish i'd never laid eyes on it!

1999 Omega 2.5 V6 Elite manual saloon. Bought as a replacement for the 3.0, like the performance and the toys but never truly loved it.

1999 Omega 2.0 16V manual estate. excellent runaround & load shifter with the bonus of being sourced from and LPG converted by a fabulous forum member. Has given me the bug for an Elite estate, and LPG always!

[Mr Hagon]

1. 1982 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GLS
2. 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GL
3. 1993 Ford Granada Scorpio 2.0
4. 1999 Vauxhall Omega Elite 3.0
5. 2002 Vauxhall Omega Elite 3.2 Estate

Nothing much to write home about, guess I'm a Vx man at heart, apart from the Granada!