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[x25xe]

Replying to the thread "1970s" got me thinking about the cars I have owned in the time that I have been driving (since 1992):

Here goes:

First car - I tried to stick to Rootes (or at least the old Rootes company) as Dad had a Hillman Minx which I loved.  I got a Talbot Horizon which was the closest I could manage. The reg was A 332 GPJ.  This lasted me all of 8 months before the rear suspension collapsed because of rust.  This number plate stood for "General Pile of Junk"  The sloppy gear change was the thing I remember most and the clattery engine.

I had a Fiesta which I paid £25 - this had 4 months of MOT and gave me 4 months of virtually free motoring.  I did not like it though.

I then moved over to Vaux, getting a MK3 Astra F 68 NNO.  I clocked up a huge milage in this - around 70K in 2 years.

Then got a Cavalier CDX, which I still have, in 1997.  This has 130K on the clock.

Nearly a year ago, I then purchased my Omega 2.5 CDX.

Which cars do you remember (fondly or otherwise)?

[Timbuk]

Bit of a long list this, but here goes:-

Austin 1800
Datsun 120Y
MK1Escort x2
Mini Clubman Estate
Triumph 2.5s
Cortina MK3 2.0GT
MK 5 Cortina
Capri MK3
Austin Princess
Marina x2
Ital
Escort Mk3
Sierra XR4i
BMW 7 series x2
SD1 x3
Solara
Alpine x2
Orion
Nissan Cherry
Toyota Corolla
Pug 405
Pug 406
Renault 21Savanna
Renault Laguna
Citroen Xantia
Citroen AX
Mondeo
Mazda 626
Vauxhall Magnum
Volvo 850
Vauxhall Omega

PLus a few vans and i'm sure i've missed a few

[Big Rod]

Hokay!! I like these posts.................

I'm assuming this includes company cars so.................

Passed my test in '86, (Sheehit!! twenty years ago!!)................

- Cortina 1.6 GL Saloon, LNS384Y. One of my father's company fleet. Lasted a week before I had an escapade with a sharp right hand bend and two fields.)

- Cortina 1.6 Crusader estate, LNS387Y. Another one of the family company cars, but by this time I was working for the copany!

- Escort 1.6 L. C768XMS. Absolutely horrendous POS in every way, but it was faster than the Cortina!

- Cortina MKIII 1.3L 2 door. Absolutely rotten. Bought for £20 and a stereo, scrapped the following weekend

- Cortina MKIII 1.3L 2 door. MOE664P. Bought as project. Learned how to weld on it then gave it away. Shame! They're worth a fortune now.

- Montego 1.6 L. E548HFS. Started falling apart the minute I got it and just got worse. Surprisingly good on motorways once it got up to speed tho'.

- VW Polo 900CC. TLS414X. Bought for £100 as Xmas pressie for then G/F. Split up and she sold it for £600. Did I see any of the profit? I don't think so!!!

- Cortina 1.6 GL. HLS11V. Bought as a favour for someone then he ripped me off. Long story!

- Fiesta somethingorother. Bought to make a quick £20 profit! Suceeded.

- Rover 3500 Auto. NGF502P. Acquired by odd means. Rotten as a pear and only went backwards. Fixed it up, straight through pipes used to set car alarms off, great fun. Traded for my first Trans Am.

- Sierra 1.8 LX, H825SMS. Nice car, bad time in my life. (Preferred the 2.0 twin cam GLX I got on loan tho'!!)

-'77 Pontiac Trans Am. T177TRV. Guy saw me coming. traded Rover for it, worst thing I've ever done. Took it for an MOT and the guy told me I'd die if I drove it home. I did and I didn't. Tried to restore it, but ended up breaking it.

- Escort Van. J567FAS. Hated with a passion.

- '75 Pontiac Firebird Esprit 4.2. Dog leg 3sp gearbox, no frills. Weird. Bought and broken for spares for the T/A.

- Vauxhall Astra 1.7 Merit N/A, L139LSG. One of my few brand new cars. Quite liked it, but it was replacing an Escort van.

- Cavalier 1.6 L saloon. Talked my boss into upgrading me after a week.

- Cavalier 1.8 LS hatch. K76CBM. Liked this one, lots of extras.

- Cavalier 1.7 TD CD hatch. Liked this one too although it was fairly slow!!

- Cavalier 2.0 GLS. M177YNG. Flying machine, bright red! Loved it!!

- '79 Pontiac 4.9 Turbo Trans Am Indy Pace Car replica. Wonderful except for it's appetite for engines.

- Peugeot 405 Style estate 1.9 N/A, M138???. Veeeeery comfy but wouldn't pull you out of bed.

- Peugeot 306 GLX TD. R679ABW. Faster than the 405 but too small. Quite liked it.

- '73 Pontiac 5.7 Esprit/Formula. Recieved in trade for pace car, then traded for running Merc'.....

- '79 Jag XJS pre HE V12. Spent a fortune repairing the bodywork then gave it away for £300 when it wouldn't run right!

- '89 Toyota Supra N/A Auto. G528RSR. Great fun, suited me to the ground. moneypit, but would have another.

- '73 Mercury Cougar 351. OFL51J. Ugleeeee! Fast as f*ck with drum brakes! You had to make an appointment to stop!! Eventually evaporated #1 piston then moved house so couldn't keep it anywhere, sold in a hurry for a fraction of it's worth. still running, saw it at the beginning of the year.

- Ford Orion. The less said the better!

- Mazda 626 GTi 2.0 16v 2 door. Great car real quick too! Swapped for............

- Carlton GSI 12v. G111SKX. 1st Carlton, nice but dodgy MOT when I bought it. retired at the end of it's MOT then sold for £200.

- Carlton 1.8 GL estate. Bought as a package along with..........

- Carlton 2.0 CD estate. made one car out of two and sold the spares. Got a car for nothing! Great! Indestructable. Sold on eBay for £75 to a fireman from Lewisham.

- Carlton 2.6 Diplomat. Bought during a spate of unemployment to make a profit. Suceeded.

- Carlton 2.0 GL estate. Bought during a spate of unemployment to make a profit. Failed!

- Carlton GSI 24v, G900NNS. Exchanged for a set of leather seats. Rotten as a pear. Still currently owned and awaiting the removal of it's running gear before being scrapped.

- Senator 3.0 24v. H287MSX. 1st Senator. Spent a fortune on the engine only to have it lunch it's bottom end.

- Senator 3.0 24v. J944USC. 2nd Senator. Spent a fotune on the engine, recorded 230 BHP on the dyno'! Sadly expire a week afer I sold it to a bloke from Newcastle.

- Omega 3.2 MV6. LW02OZO. Current ride. Love it, but it does cost me!!

There's probably a few missing, but that about covers it.

Ahhh it's nice to reminisce!!  8-)

[CaptainZok]

Vauxhall Victor 1600 NWH852G My dad gave it to me instead of scrapping it. We lived about a mile up a private road and it saved walking to the shops when I was about 15 left it when we moved house.

Ford Cortina Mk4 1600 first car paid £325 for it mostly cause it had a cool stereo, scrapped when the back end of the chassis rails cracked.

Opel Ascona 2.0 nice motor, nicked off a pub carpark.

Volvo 245 GL another I scrounged off my dad.

Vauxhall Astra 1600 got it off a mate of the wifes for sod all ran it for a couple of years then scrapped it when parts of the chassis were handed to me in a box by my mate the MOT tester.

Ford Sierra 1600 was given this one by the landlady of a pub me and a mate were djing at as scrap. We went to pick it up and with the logbook she handed us a 4 month MOT got a couple of years out of that one for nothing.

Volvo 240 2.3 C88OVL was written off by fathers insurance but a new headlamp and a bit of hammering out the wing and it lasted a while.

Vauxhall Carlton 2.0GL Was my dads till he had to stop driving sold off to a mate when I got the Omega.

Vauxhall Omega 2.5 Reflection my current toy.

[Doughboy]

Here go's

1.0l Austin Metro (B plate but free)
1.1l Ford Fiesta (D Plate £1200)
1.0l Austin Metro again (B plate £50)
Company Motors
Escort Van (R Plate 75)
1.7Td Astra Estate (R Plate) First Alloy wheels
Escort Van Again (V Plate 75)
1.7Td Astra Estate (V Plate) x2 Changed Job and got a crap one off another engineer
2.0Dti Vectra Estate (51 plate) Great Motor
New Job
2.0Dti Auto Zafira (Hire Car whilst waiting on Company Motor) hit the brake with both feet and headbutted steering wheel.
2.2Sri Vectra as above but manual
Lost Job
1.2 Nova Hatch (J plate but free) Broken into (Bas*****)
1.8 Mazda 626 Saloon (H plate £395 ish) total heap but fast as .....
1.6i Astra Hatch (M plate but free) another heap
2.2cd Omega (51 plate £?? on finance) Current Car (loads of minor problems)

Shed loads of hire cars when company motors went in for repairs/services.
Also Driven neighbours F355 Berlinetta down the City Bypass, git won't give me a shot of his 360

[Salty]

Started out with a 1200 Lada I bought off my dad when I passed my test
Fiat 131 mirafiori, met its end when hit by a 7 series BMW
Mk1 Ford escort, rusty as hell
Mk1 Ford capri, 1600 with auto box lasted a good few years
Humber Sceptre, hillman hunter shaped one
Mk1 Vauxhall Cavalier, only the 1256 engine though
VW camper van, split screen and everything
Mk4 Cortina, sold it to my brother who killed it
Renault Fuego, excellent but a bit of a rust trap
Vauxhall Chevette, you could see the road through the drivers foot well and the gear lever kept coming off in your hand
Datsun/nissan 240KGT skyline, had the straight 6 from the 240z, another one my brother got and killed
MK1 RS2000 Escort, great fun but fell prey to the rust bug
Opel Kadett 1.3 sr, astra MK1 shape
Ford sierra, dull
MK2 Astra GTE sold this and bought a Kawasaki GPX750
Mk1 Ford fiesta, cheap and cheerful
Mk2 Ford Granada estate
Rover 820 auto, lovely comfortable drive sold to get a car the wife could learn to drive in
Mk3 Ford Escort, which the wife then refused to drive
Mk1 Nissan micra
Vauxhall cavalier 2 litre, swapped the bike for this when my son arrived
Vauxhall Senator 2.6, always wanted one and wasn't disappointed
Daewoo Matiz, mainly for her
Volvo S40 T4, very quick
and finally
Vauxhall Omega estate

Think I've got them all, and I'm sure I'll get a few more yet

[Robin Hood]

Triumph Spitfire mkIII.
Escort mkI – now a Dutton Melos kit car.
Jaguar E-type Series II roadster.
Vauxhall Cavalier mkII
Vauxhall Carlton CDX.  
Vauxhall Omega Elite.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Mk1 Fiesta 998 (Chicken Shed, never could get the dam naff pushrod engine quiet for longer than a week)
1.0 Nova L, great little motor which was actualy quite nippy and had a pushrod engine that did stay quite!
1.2 Nova Merit, the 9 year love/hate affair!
2.0 Turbo DTM Calibra in white - need I say more, think there are all of 12 left now, short ownership though  :-/
1.8 Cavalier Ls (mainly the wifes car, I just pay for it), great motor, had it for 5 years, never a problem with it.
2.5 V6 Cdx 2001 Omega Saloon manual - bought to replace the Cav because Vectras are so crap, again, mainly the wife using it.
3.0 V6 Explod Omega Saloon Auto - My project run around, the family workhorse.

[Chopsdad]

Y reg Astra 1.2. Sold ti buy a rover 414 but fell through so..
F reg Nova 1.0 saloon - nasty gutless wonder..6m later bought
G reg Belmont Expression 1.3 - first car will alloys
K reg Cavalier SRI 8v - crashed into a rock face after 3 weeks.. dad was right..
M reg Cavalier SRI 16v - First introduction to EML problems- Cam sensor...
R reg Vectra 1.8 LS - More EML issues so fed up with Vx I switched to..
V reg Peugeot 1.9 D - no guts - bought a caravan...
Went to dealer to buy Frontera - walked out with...
W reg Omega 2.0 GLS - a proper car
03 reg Omega 2.2 CD - Same colour, same reg, just nicer.

Time for a change but don't fancy a Signum so I'll keep the old bird and with your help it'll run forever.

[MikeDundee]

Chrysler ALPINE £70
Nissan Sunny £30
Ford p100
honda?
Sierra saphirre
escort mrk 1
escort mrk 2
escort mk3
daewoo espero
omega 98 model cdx
omega 2000 cdx

[Goonlord]

Passed my test in 1972
Opel Kaddet (old square shape)
Opel Kaddet (Chevvette shape)
Opel Ascona 1900SR (God i still miss that car)
Opel Kaddett (First Astra shape)
Vauxhall Cavalier (stopped selling Opels)
Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 GL 1983
Nissan Bluebird 1.8
Vauxhall Carlton 1.8GLI
Vauxhall Carlton 2.0GLI
Mitsubishi Charisma (The most boring car in the history of the world)
Vauxhall Omega 2.5 Elite (The love of my life)
I have also had the following projects
1962 Caddilac fleetwood  this car had everthing my omega has today i bought it for £30.00 with the engine in pieces rebuilt and sold on
1960 Mercury Cougar bought for £20.00 from a guy in Stockport when i paid him apart from the log book i got the handbook and the original service book complete with a full service history and the import papers
1972 Opel Ascona 1600 This car was kept in a railway arch that the car firm i worked for in manchester owned the guy had a lot of work done on the car then just never came back for it so it was stored in this arch which had its own running water through the walls,roof and every where else .When i bought it the car had been untouched for about 4 years it was green mouldy inside due to the damp i put a new battery on it turned the key and it started first time a good valet and service and it was perfect sold it on to a freind who kept it and ran it into the ground.

[Markie]

okaaaaaay

Only the cars i bought to drive ( ie not the buy to sells)

Passed my test in 1991 -

Yugo Zastava
Nissan Cherry
MK2 Escort
xr2i
xr3i
Renault 21 tl
Renault 21 Turbo
BMW 735SEI
Rover 214 si Bought Brand new
Rover 200 vi Bought ex demo in1997 stolen 3 months ago
Rover 216 GTI
Vectra 1.8ls
Pug 605 srdti
Renault Safrane 2.5 Exec ( now wifes)
Vauxhall Omega MV6


Others bought not for the purpose of being domestic cars.......

Rover 200vi, Rover 214sli, Rover 214sei, rover 414si, Rover 25il, Rover 25 gti, Renault Megane Fiji, Renault Megane RT, Vectra 1.8 sxi, Vectra 2,6 v6 sri, Omega 2,5 cdx, Rover 620si, Rover 620sli, Rover 827.

[Markie]

thats errrr 29 cars in 14 years.

Ooops forgot Cav GSI 2000 2wd  

[RonaldMcBurger]

I will make a list over the next few days. I can tell you it is LONG!!!!!! We may need some more server space!

[Bo Bo]

Not that many in 22yrs driving

1 ltr Fiesta (shed)
2.8 Granada
2.8 Granada
Renault 5 GT Turbo
Triumph 2.5s
2.0 Sierra
2.9 Scorpio
Omega

[Allenm]

Started driving my Mum's mark1 escort when I was 14 (shhh)

A few Motorbikes Kawazakis and Yamahas

Passed my test in a Nissan Pickup truck which I drove for about a year

Cars I bought

Escort 1.3l
Honda Accord 2.0 EXI  -- this was a great car!
Rover 820 SE - Pile of crap
Nissan Bluebird 1.6
Rover 820 SI - Would have thought I would have learned from the last one but no!  - pile of crap
Austin Maestro 1.6 (times were hard!)
Honda Accord 2.0 EX
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7 TD - Company car
Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 GLS - Company Car
Vauxhall Omega 2.5 CDX  (RIP)

Now looking for the next car !

[peterjohn36]

This thread took me back some years, here we go.

Ford popular side valve year 1956 took my test in this one in 1972
Ford anglia 1962
Humber sceptre 1965
Hillman hunter1970
Ford Zodiac 1971 bought this in the fuel crisis in the mid 1970's can anyone remember when they issued fuel ration books at that time.
Volvo 244 GL 1984
Landrover series 3 LWB Safari
Ford Granada 1985 the most unreliable car I have ever owned
Rover 620 1996
Ford Mondeo estate 1997
Vauxhall omega CDX estate 2002 present car at most favoriate to date

So have only had 11 cars since I started driving in 1972  not bad over 34 years.

Pete

[Martin_1962]

Honda Moped
Suzuki GP100 - genuine 80
Suzuki GS250T - knocked off it
Reframed - however 80mpg and 80mph was cool
That got arsoned so got another - was car delivery driver at the time
GSX250 as well
a CB200T (horribly slow) - a spare bike
GSX600F - lost my licence on totting up
Red pedal bike, various DMUs, foot, bus
Renault thing my dad found - VERY unreliable got written off by a lorry
Chrysler Sunbeam - £100
completly rebuilt with a new engine ect ran for 5 years
Carlton 2.0 GLi high comp ran for 5 years
Omega 2.0 GLS written off
Omega 2.0 CD Auto - the blue one
Omega 3.0MV6 - a cursed car - screwed up by a local company, had some serious tracking problems which ended up rolling on a diesel spill
Facelift Omega 2.6 CD

Favourites were the GP100, the 600, the SUnbeam and the two V6s

[Admin]

Too many, so will just give a list of the more memorable...

1972 Hillman Avenger 1.3
First car... lost 3rd gear after a week! Ran it for 9 months and scrapped it. truly terrible thing that refused to die!

Various Capris and Cortinas.

4 Rover Sd1s... 2.6 sucks (damn head gaskets!). 3.5 V8 was wonderful, especially in manual form but couldn't do bends!

5 Senators. All brilliant, one of the best cars ever made, simple as that.  

Jaguar XJ12. Iron fist in velvet glove is a great description of it. Lovely car, just the running costs were terrifying!

2 Alfa 164's. A 3.0 V6...tempremental. Then a year later the wonderful 3.0V6 Cloverleaf  
Damn fast, handled well and sounded sooooo good!
Only sold because a stranger came up and offered me 3 times what I paid for it!
All car lovers MUST own an Alfa at some point!

2 Citroen Bx's
A 1.9 diesel that was amazing on fuel. Nice car as long as you were not in a hurry.
At the other end of the scale....
1.9 MkII 16v... Wow!  8-) What a car! Not that fast until you hit 4k rpm (redline at 7.5k) then really shifted.
Handling was nothing short of breathtaking. Gripped like nothing I have driven this side of £40k!
Will buy another sometime, truly wonderful hydro-pneumatic system (when it works!)

3 Peugoet 405's. All very very good and completely reliable. As a cheap runaround, hard to beat, and way ahead of the Cavalier/Mondeo.

Too many Omegas!

2 Saab 9000's (including current beast). Tough, fast (scarily so with this one!) and don't handle as well as they should! Still love them though.

And a Vauxhall Royale 2.8 that saved my life when a double decker bus t-boned me after going through a red light!

[raw]

these are the cars have owned i think i may have missed a few!


FORD FIESTA 1.1L    XRH 346X (scrapped)

FORD CAPRI 1.6 CALYPSO    BWX 919Y  (burned 2 pints of oil a day)

FORD CAPRI 2.0 CARBERET    UHG 559Y (sold it)

FORD FIESTA 1.3 POP+    D362 DPY (died sump gasket went and seized the engine scrapped it)

FORD ESCORT 1.4 LX       L??? UTL  (sold it)

FIAT PUNTO 1.6 ELX        M??? BTL ( owned it for a week put it up for sale piece of sh*t)

VW GOLF 1.3L     B???  (scrapped it)

FORD FIESTA XR2     E142 HEF (wrote it off rolled it)

FORD ORION 1.6 GHIA      D369 JHK (sold it)

PEUGEOT 309 1.3 GL       D??? (work car scrapped it)

VAUXHALL CAVALIER 1.8L   G195 LDT (sold it)

VAUXHALL CAVALIER 2.0GL   H?? (sold it)

FORD FIESTA 1.0 POP    G593 FHG (failed MOT welding sold it for £50)

PEUGEOT 405 1.6GLi   L??? SRW (peice of cr*p sold it)

FORD FIESTA 1.1 L       BLUE    D674 TDL (sold it)

ROVER 216 SI       R357 BJW  (traded in for fiesta)

current cars at the moment
FORD FIESTA FREESTYLE(MISSUS CAR) HW51 ///

VAUXHALL OMEGA 2.0 GLS N--- ---

[Jay w]

well here is my list, i have been driving since 1987!!!

'72 Mini Clubman (first car i bareshelled and resprayed) FOB161L
'74 Austin 1300 (aka the boat, hydrolastic syspension made the ride very choppy)
'80 Fiesta 1300 sport (less said the better it is ) FEP131W
'77Capri 1600L (my first Capri and i should have learnt at that point)
'78 Datsun 120Y coupe (Pea green metallic, although it was a rot box it went well) BDD115T
'76 Capri 2.0S (i went back for more trouble, it was the last time)
'77 Mini 1275GT (Second car i bareshelled and restored, only did 80 miles after rebuild and someone hit me head on, nearly killing me!!) WPG623S
'67 Austin Seven Mini (Mk1 mini the orignial and the best) NAC629F
'77 Mini Clubman estate (fantastic for 'entertaining the ladies in' )
'91 Mini racing green (turned out the be a stolen car that had been rung, nearly got done for it as well!!)
'76 Vauxhall Magnum Estate ( bought for £50 as a stop gap after losing all my money on the stolen Mini)
'81 Cavalier 1.6GL (my first Mk2 and i loved it to bits) BYD161X
'78 Mini 1000 (after aquiring 9 points i had to get something a little more 'insurance friendly')
'87 BMW 318i (i always wanted an E30 BMW, lovely car even though it was the base model) D586MOP
'85 Mini 1000 (bought a house and needed something cheap and cheerful) B115JAL
'83 Audi 80 5S (i have always loved 5 cylinder cars, the noise is awesome) UIA4631
'86 Cavalier SRi (bought for peanuts with a blown gearbox, fixed the box and ran it for years)
'85 Cavalier SRi (bought this shortly after buying the first one, was ruinning 2 at the same time)
'87 Cavalier CDi (the 2.0 model, ex vauxhall car, lovely bit of kit for £500) E660YVS
'92 Nissan Sunny ZX (not the coupe!! this was a little pocket rocket, bought with a snapped cambelt, put a new head on it and away we went) H29CBA
'82 Porsche 924 (everyone knocke the 924 but it was a nice, well balanced car 125BHP left it a little under powered) SYG31W
'86 Cavalier CDi (returning to something i knew and it was given to be by my dad)
'83 Porsche 924 turbo (a wolf in sheeps clothing, not by todays standards, 177 bhp and a torbo that would lag like hell and then come on boost halfway round a corner, life was always interesting) VPG31W
'85 Audi 90 (back to the 5Cyl cars again)
'84 Audi Coupe 5E (bought this to play around with whilst i had the 90 as well)
'88 Nissan Bluebird (blew the engine up on the 90, this was given to me just after we had bought our first house, money was tight)
'95 Citroen Xantia (Yes thay are french, but hell they are comfy) N511WRW
'86 Cavalier Convertible (a summer car that i still have) NKZ2514
'97 Citroen Xantia estate (ditto the comment above)
'00 Zafira 1.8 (got bored of it quickly so modded it with 17's, lowered, tints, DVD's, big sound system, Stainless exhaust!!!) NKZ2515
'00 Omega 2.5 (there isn't much i haven't said about this car already, aside from what do i replace it with!!!) V48HVS

So there we go 31 cars in 20 years.

This doesn't include those that have been bought for spares or to sell on

[Gwilym]

Passed test in 1997 but change vehicles regularly, often had 2 or 3 on the go at any one time

Cars

1.0 Fiat Uno E reg
1.4 Vauxhall Astra J Reg
1.8 Vauxhall Vectra N Reg
2.7TD Ford Maverick P Reg
2.0 Ford Mondeo Estate N Reg
1.8 Skoda Octavia Vrs 04 Reg (Bought Brand New, sold 6 months later and lost 3.5 grand. Ouch)
2.5 Series 3 Landrover 1977
3.1TD Isuzu Bighorn Auto K Reg (kept for 3 weeks)
4.0 Jeep Cherokee Auto R Reg
2.5V6 Vauxhall Omega CDX Leather M Reg
2.0 Renault Espace M Reg

3.0V6 Vauxhall Omega MV6 Estate Auto W Reg (My only car at the moment)


Bikes

Yamaha TZR125
Yamaha FZR600
Honda VFR800 (Wrote of in France)
Honda XLR125 (For playing Off Road)
Honda Varadero 1000 (Bought New, sold 1 year later and lost 3k - must stop doing that)
Triump Tiger 955i
Suzuki RMX 250 (For playing Off Road)
Honda Africa Twin
EVT Electric Scooter (Excellent Fun and free to run)

Have just sold last bike and looking for BMW 1150GS
 

[Lawman]

Passed my test in.....2005!

Had a '93 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4i It was crazy fast for what it was - L288 KJS....I killed it by running it when it had a dodgy CHG! It lasted a month and went with a pop  

Now have a 2000 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 16v GLS Quite well specced wee car, but I'm on the hunt for a Vectra or Omega in the new year  

[rpmmatt]

Passed my test in 1997, in 9 years I've had:

Learnt on my mums D reg 1.6 Belmont.  This car lasted nearly 15 years with minimum maintinance only failed to start once in taht time, a lovley car.  

L 709 SFB reg 1.0 lt Fiat Uno, first car, not bad for cheap little car but being Fiat repair bills were hidious.  This one survived me to move on to a new owner.

G 509 KWD  E30 BMW 316i.  My first BMW and first rear wheel drive car.  A beautiful machine, spent thousands on it but blew the engine.  Eventually scrapped. Converted me to a BMW Driver.

W 495 SAC 1.8 Ford Focus Zetec with climate pack.  Lovley car, but lost so much money on it I will never buy new again.  This one survived.

Y reg Vx Astra 2.0 turbo deisel.  Had it one hour before it broke down.  NEVER EVER GO TO CARCRAFT WEST MIDLANDS!!! They are a bunch of crooks.

Got the focus back.

D 498 FYP  BMW 635CSi, £1300 ebay bargain, Sold my focus to help pay for this to be done.  http://www.qvrefurb.co.uk/gallery_car.asp?carId=64&ListType=2

Shes sick at the moment, needs a new head gasket after catastrophic coolant leak.  2 months after I had a new head gasket fitted.  Sigh.

K 916 XGS  2.0 CD Carlton Estate, lovely car, indestructible engine, topped the ton with only 2 cylinders and no exhaust manifold.    Used to much fuel but this one survived me.

M reg Laguna 2.2 Diesel.  Had it one month before the gearbox lunched itself.  Scrapped.

And of course.

M 535 SWE 2.5 V6 CD Estate.  nice to be back in a big Vauxhall.  Fingers crossed this might survive a while.

Next car to be either ALPINA B10 Bi-Turbo or a Lotus Carlton, Identical performance, identical used prices, both as rare as each other. Will be a tough choice if I ever get hte money.  Go to www.mcp-motorsport.co.uk if you want a look, they have one of each.


Matt

[Matchless]

62 Ford Zodiac (to learn in)
53? Ford E93A (first car I owned, complete with woodworm in the floor)
64 Hillman Imp Super
998 cc Space frame Imp (didnt survive being rolled end over end in a Welsh forest)
74 Morris Marina 1.8 TC (understeer city)
70 Mk III Spitfire
59 Matchless G2 (like a car but only 2 wheels and with a bit more wind noise)
62 Renault 4
74 Renault 6
72 Renault 4
84 Austin Maestro (best forgotton)
84 Renault 11 TXE ( the electronic dash one with sexy female voice)
90 Renault 21 TXI  (got to be the best engine ive had except for the 998 imp)
96 Omega 2.0 estate (got to keep it above 3k rpm)
95 Omega 3.0 Elite estate (love the power, great handling but where does all the fuel go?)
98 Omega 2.5 CDX estate (in kit form)
And for the last 30 years : a 57 Matchless G9 500 twin

[HI2DVY]

could be a long list...

1.3 Hillman Avanger LS LTS551J - only £60 and lasted me 3 years!
1.5 Hillman Avenger GL TST507L
1.6 Hillman Avenger GL BSF733W
1.2 Seat Malaga D406ESF
1.6 Rover Montego Estate P567SOP
1.8 Modeo LS L667LJM
2.0 Vauxhall Omega CD (S reg - company car)
2.5 Vauxhall Omega V6 CDX Auto (W reg - Company car)
3.0 Jaguar S-Type T884BGB
2.0 Honda CRV LX (Petrol 2004 - company car)
2.2 Honda CRV (Diesel 2005 - company car)
1.8 Land Rover Freelander S***CKS
1.8 Citroen C5 LS Y***JSF
1.8 MGTF (04 reg)
2.5 Vauxhall Omega V6 CDX Auto (W reg facelift)


Hmmmm - not as many as I thought! Maybe missed a few....

[bob.dent]

Starting from 1970
1.1 Ford Anglia - chavved up 70's style with 5 1/2 J Rostyle wheels, twin choke carbs and other bits.
1.6 Singer Vogue Auto
1.7 Singer Gazelle
1.6 Ford MkII GT Cortina
Then company vehicles.....
Ford Transit MkII or MkIII (can't remember)
1.3 Ford Escort MkI vans (3 of these - wrote the first one off after 3 weeks in the job!!)
1.3 Ford Escort MkII Estate (3 of these)
1.6 Ford Capri
1.3 Ford Escort MkIII hatch
1.3 Vauxhall Astra MkI hatch
1.3 Vauxhall Astra MkII Estate (3 of these)
1.6 Vauxhall Astra MkII Estate (2 of these)
Back to privately owned......
1.6 Vauxhall Astra Estate (facelift)
2.2 Peugot 605 SVDT saloon
1.9 Citroen Xantia SE TD estate
2.5 V6 Vauxhall Omega CD Estate (currently driving)

Phew.....had the rack the memory a bit for those.

[Martin_1962]

could be a long list...

1.3 Hillman Avanger LS LTS551J - only £60 and lasted me 3 years!
1.5 Hillman Avenger GL TST507L
1.6 Hillman Avenger GL BSF733W

Good taste apart from the small one!

My mum used to have a 1.3 Estate reengined with the GLS 1.6 (80bhp) that was quick - the noddy engine had blown up!

I ended up fitting a 1.6 axle as well - briliant car

I took it to my dads work for some welding and was followed on the way home - by an off duty cop - I just wish I had booted it - tosser was thrashing his Escort struggling to keep up with an ancient estate car (with good handling) being driven ordinarily

[Del Boy]

I'll have a think and get back to you tomorrow

[TheBoy]

Y reg 1.3 Triumph Acclaim - decent little car really, mega reliable, went well for what it was, though suspect handling.
D reg Vauxhall Belmont - only had 3 months, hated it even before I bought it. wrecked first engine by putting it in 1st gear at 70mph. 2nd engine never went as well.
G reg Vauxhall Astra GTE MkII 2.0 8v - fun, but hopeless handling. Only had a year, insurance was silly.
G reg Rover 216GSI - good reliable workhorse. As fast as GTE, but handled and stopped better.
A reg Vauxhall Nova 1.2 - found it in garage, completely forgot I put it in there...
W reg Rover 25 1.6 - great little car let down by suspect build quality. Goes well, handles amazing for FWD.
R reg Vauxhall Omega MV6 - only meant to keep 6 months, had it 3yrs so far...

Mrs TheBoy, since I've known her, has had
B reg Metro Vanden Plas. Not bad, certain fun in thrashing it non stop.
A reg Nova - the one that got put in garage and forgotten about  
P reg Rover 400 diesel - Excellent car.
R reg Rover 400 diesel - Excellent, until a Mondeo rearranged back end, was never same after.
51 reg Ford Focus 1.6 - Absolute junk. I've driven some crap in my time, and this equalled them.
W Reg Rover 25 - yep, my old one.

Had the following bikes - Yam RS125, Kawa ER-5, Kawa ZX-10

Also had the following works vans - Morris Ital, Austin Maestro, Ford Escorts, Transits, Fiesta.

[x25xe]

Nice to see the old Rootes names being listed - Singer Vogue and Gazelle plus the various Hillman Avengers.

I forgot in my list above the vans.

I had a 92 transit 190 - J 967 AWE.  That was a great van, having done over 200K when I sold it.  Looking back, should never have sold it.

Now got a 98 Transit Hi Cube (the really tall and long one).  This has 150K

Also have a transit minibus, a 98 Transit.

Great to read about the cars that have been owned - I just wish I was old enough to drive when cars like the Avenger, Imp, Hunter, Sceptre etc. were still being produced!