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[MICHELINMAN]

Ok here goes..
from 1985 to now....... :question
Mk 2 1974 escort
Austin Metro
Austin Allegro
Austin Maestro
Escort 1.3
Sierra Sapphire 1.8GL
Mondeo 1.8LX
Mondeo 1.8GLX
BMW e46 328SE 8-)
Volvo 850CD (2.5 petrol)
Fiesta Zetec-s 1.6
.....and finally our current cars....
Golf Plus 1.9 diesel...hers
and, of course, Omega 2.2GLS 2001/Y

BEST ONE?.........the BMW
THE WORST?......Metro,Allegro & Maestro...take your pick!
SHORTEST TIME OWNED...Metro for 2 months!
LONGEST OWNED....the BMW, almost 6 years!

[blackviper90210]

1989 to now......

Morris Ital
Mk2 Escort Estate
Mk3 Cortina
Vx Chevette
Mk4 Escort 1.4
Sierra Sapphire 1.8
Sierra Hatch 2.0
Rover 214si
Mondeo 2.5si
2x Granada Scorpios 2.5
Omega mv6 3.0
2x Omega elite Saloons

Currently...

Omega Elite Estate 3.0 LPG

Could of had a showroom by now!!   

[Steve Brookman]

I owned the following-sometimes owning more than one at any time.

1982 Cortina 2.0GL-full of rust at 4 years old
1981 Granada 2.8Ghia-sold to brother who blew engine.
1970 Daimler 2.8 Sovereign manual-wouldn't pull granny off the p***pot
1986 Granada 2.8iGhia-3 years old when bought-owned for 10 years.
1975 Rover 3500S-wished I kept it-wheelspin in 2nd.
1983 Capri 2.8I (Rover left it for dead)  ;Dswopped it for my brothers-
1984 Capri 2.0S
1970 Jensen Interceptor 6.3-wish I still had it.
1987 Renault 9-suprisingly good car.
1978 Rover 3500 SD1 manual-again wish I kept it.
1998 Omega 2.5 GLS auto Estate-bought at just over 2 years old-kept for 9 years.
1999 Range Rover 4.6 HSE-still have it after 5 years
1999 Omega 3.0 elite estate (wifes) kept for two years replaced with???
1999 Ford Fiesta 1.3 Finesse (no electric windows )

[999gsi]

after passing my test in 1989 a year later i bought a y reg cavalier 1.6gl saloon in met gold,top car only had £5 a week for fuel to run it(i was a student) then.........in order...
1987 cavalier glsi
1988 cavalier sri 130
1988 astra gte 16v
1989 nova gte
1991 astra gte 16v
1993 astra gsi
1983 chevette (bought as i  hated parking the gsi in city when at work)
1984 astra gte mk1
1991 cavalier gsi,(sold for deposit for house)
1989 escort rs turbo
1991 astra gte 16v (i love em)
1988 metro (used for goin to work)
1989 cavalier cdi
1992 golf vr6
1999 escort 1.8(needed something to replace above)
1992 carlton gsi 24v
1999 lexus is 200
2003 vectra 3.2 gsi
2004 signum 2.0 turbo design
2002 saab 95
1986 rover sd1 vitesse (bought as wedding present to myself,sold it when got divorced )
2003 saab 95 aero estate
2001 volvo c 70 coupe
1999 bmw 523 se
2003 renault laguna 1.9 dci
2001 mercedes e240 estate

currently have omega 2.6 cdx and a fiat 500

best car; carlton gsi or aero estate
worst car;vectra gsi or golf vr6
shortest time owned ;chevette it threw a big end at 94 mph,was tring for 100 :-? lasted 6 weeks.
longest owned;merc 18 months..

[Del Boy]

I've had way way over 100 cars, partly because of being in the motor trade and partly because I like a change.

First was a Black Ford Granada 3.0
The best was a 2007 '57' BMW M3 Coupé 4.0 V8
The one everyone liked the most was a 1996 Aston Martin DB7 Coupé
And the one that gave me the biggest surprise was a Sportive SE Astra Van.
The ones I've loved the most - '57' M3, 06 SAAB 93 2.8T Aero V6, 3.0 MV6 Manual.

Actually the one people commented on the most was my 2007 '07' Astra Van, that was heavily modified mind you.

[ianu]

..great thread by the way.. 

OK - starting with the car my Dad effectively gave to run me shortly after passing my test:
1966 Rover P5 Coupe Mk3 manual  13mpg 
1967 MG BGT  bit cramped 
198ish Saab 99 GL Combi Coupe 5dr  :-?
back to the MG 
1984 Saab 900 GLE Sedan - very nice car
1986 Saab 900 CD Turbo lwb - 'twas a dog - kept it 4 weeks. 
1986 Saab 900 Turbo 8v 5door - mint - went like stink - possibly the most stunning looking car I've owned  8-). Fabulous car - rust killed it  .
Saab 900i 5 dr G plate -  functional...timing chain broke ..oops - not terminal but getting tired of it  :-/.
2001 f/l Omega 2.5 CD Estate -  hit a deer -  resulting in:
2003 Omega 2.6 Elite  - every cloud 
..also own since new:
2004 Volvo XC90 D5 SE - probably the most versatile and complete car I've ever owned 

Company cars along the way in parallel:
98 Astra 1.4L - OK
99 Vectra 1.8 GLS - nice car despite what people say
2000 Volvo V70 (Classic shape  :exclamation) It was either this or an Omega CD - the Volvo clinched it on comfort and build quality. Probably the most comfortable make of car I've owned. 
2001 Volvo V70XC - even better than the first one...   I handed this back when I got my XC90..

With the exception of a few Company cars and the 9000i - every car I've loved and always had that 'look back at it' as you walk away feeling about them. I've done huge mileage in all these - but the most expensive by a country mile I'm afraid to say has been the Omega  - but I love them to bits..and they look fantastic..

Cheers
Ian.

[V6 CDX-er]

1994 to present;

Nissan Micra 1.2 GS
Citroen BX 1.6 TGS Estate
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6
Seat Toledo GTI
Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD
Fiat Cinqecento 900cc
Renault clit Mk2 1.2 RN
Vauxhall Frontera 2.8TD
Vauxhall Vectra SRI V6 Estate
Vauxhall Corsa 1.2
Suzuki Swift 1.6 GT 4x4
Peugeot 309 GTI
BMW 318is E30
Volkswagen Golf GTI 8v Mk2
Volkswagen Polo MK1 with 1.6 lump
Ford Puma 1.7
Peugeot 309 GTI Goodwood
Volkswagen Golf VR6
Audi A4 TDI
Saab 93 2.0 SE
Jaguar XJS V12 Convertable
Nissan Vanette 2.3D
Land Rover Discovery 300TDI
TVR Chimaera 4.0
Rover 75 1.8 Classic
Skoda Felicia 1.3, (the wifes)
Seat Toledo TDi

[Jimbob]

Again mid 90's on..
H reg Astra Merit 1.4 Estate
X reg Astra CD 1.8 Estate
R reg Mazda 626 2.0 Estate
S reg Omega 3.0 MV6 Estate
52 reg Omega 3.2 MV6 Estate

I dont change very often 

[Vamps]

Done to death.........

[tonyyeb]

From 1981 to present:-

1971 MG 1300 - bouncy. Gearbox failed after 6 weeks.

1968 Cortina 1600E - tatty, but terrific fun. Really loved this car...

1973 Opel Ascona 1.9

1978 Triumph 2500S - gorgeous. Would love another one of these, actually...

1975 Rover 2200TC - the start of a P6 Rover obsession that still lingers....

1974 Rover 3500S - bit of a pup. kept blowing head gaskets. Got shot for:-

1973 Rover 3500S - the most fabulous car I've ever owned. Drove up the M1 to pick this up from Flitwick, Beds, and still remember the huge perma-grin it induced on the journey back. A one-owner, no-expense-spared car, flawless and completely unmarked. I used to show this one at club events...hard times in 1985 meant I let it go, but for more than twice what i paid for it. Guy who bought it actually knocked on my door and begged me to sell it to him....

1978 Fiat 132S - full of rust (laughably so), bought for £65 at auction! Never let me down....remember it with fondness...

1975 Rover 3500S

1968 Jaguar 420G - awesome, and a rare manual model. Horrible colour tho....

1975 Triumph Dolomite Sprint - great when going, which sadly wasnt often enough...

After this one, sensibleness took over for a while, and I went through a period of buying throwaway cars from auctions - quite a few Renaults and Peugeots, until the desire to run something nice again took over....

2002 Peugeot 406 3.0 Coupe - the car with the biggest ticket price I've ever paid. Totally lovely, flawlessly reliable, and the sweetest-riding car i've ever owned. The V6 was sweet revving and eager, but could have used a bit more flat-out grunt. Kept it for 7 years, and still see it out and about now....

2001 Vectra B SRI 150 2.2 - bought very cheaply from a desparate seller. Never let me down in any way, but this only engendered grudging respect, not love. Harsh riding and undynamic, boring to look at. The measure of what I thought of it is that I washed it once in 14 months of ownership. Flogged it on with a new ticket for 3 times what I paid for it....

1995 Omega 2.5 GLS Estate - bought for £400 at auction as a cheap tow-car. The journey home from the auction opened my eyes! What a fabulous car! I had no idea! The start of the current Omega obsession! She ran for three years pretty much flawlessly, until the drivers door catch failed, the EML started coming on intermittently, and a major oil leak became apparent from the back of the engine. Scrapped with a heavy heart last year....

2000 Omega 3.0 Elite Auto - my current baby. Gorgeous. When money becomes available, I'll be making her even better. Really don't think I'll ever part with her. As somebody else mentions above, when I park it, I always look back at it. That means only one thing - auto-love!!

[Teebee]

As said done to death but i've never bothered to list mine so....

MK1 2.0 L LHD Granada (yes I learned to drive in a LHD car in the UK!)
MK1 3.0 Ghia Granada
MK1 3.0 Consul (aka Granada) GT
MK2 2.8i Granada (seeing a theme yet  )
Now it changes a little....
Chevy Blazer K5, 350 engine
Chevy Vega Wagon tube front end, flip front, 350 engine
MK2 1.1 Escort estate
Rover SD1 3.5 VDP Janspeed turbo
Mk3 (I think) Mustang 2.8 hatchback
MK1 Carlton 1.8L
MK1 Carlton 2.0CDi
MK1 Carlton 2.2CDi
MK2 Carlton 2.0CDi estate
Omega 2.5 Elite
Omega 2.5 CDX estate
TBA..........

I'm sure i've missed some there but I plead old age

Longest owned/best the Elite, coming up on 9 years now
Shortest driven the CDX, 2 months before I cooked it getting it home from Devon
Most fun, now that's tough. Watching black cabs avoid the K5 on Hyde Park corner was memorable , the Vega & the SD1 were both awesome in there own way.
If I could choose one pulled back in time it would have to be the Consul GT, blue over silver, manual box, it's the one I miss the most.

[Mart280]

1981 - 1985 I had a few cars but didnt pass my test untill 85
81
Ford Anglia
Vauxhall Ventura 3.3
Ford Cortina Mk1
Triumph 1500
85 passed driving test 

Hillman Avenger 1600
Triumph Dolomite I think
Peuguot 504 Estate
Ford Cortina MkIV
Peuguot 604 2.7
Datsun ? Tiny sporty thing cant remember the number
Renault ? again cant remember the number small hatchback not a 5
Datsun 180B SSS
Ford Escort MkII 1600
Vauxhall Chevette
Opel Manta
Vauxhall Cavalier 1600 CD I think
Austin Maestro
Mini 1000
Ford Escort XR3 Bodyshell but a 1300 
Ford Mondeo
Vauxhall Omega

I think thats all of them 

[sujole]

Since 1973

1955 Austin Cambridge
1958 MkII Zephyr
1966 Fiat 600D
1965 Anglia
1965 Mk1 Cortina
1963 Triumph Herald 12/50
1967 Austin 1100
1967 Triumph Herald 13/60
1962 Jaguar 3.8 MkII with overdrive
1961 Jaguar MkII 2.4
1967 Jaguar 420
1967 Humber Sceptre
1974 Humber Sceptre
1974 Jaguar XJ6 series II
1974 Austin Allegro 1300 DL
1966 Rover 2000 TC
1967 Rover 3500
1976 Rover SD1 3500
1982 Rover SD1 2600
1987 Orion 1.6 Ghia
1983, 1984, 1986 and 1989 Jaguar XJ-S V12
1983, 1994, 1995 XJ6/XJ40/X300
1995, 1996, 1999 Omega 2.5 V6 CDX, Elite, CD
2000, 2003 Omega Elite 3.0 (current), 2.6 CDX

Youv'e probably spotted the Jag fixation 

[henryd]

from 1976
1963 morris 1100
1974 marina 1.3
1978 marina 1.3 (I know,glutton for punishment)
1979 allegro 1.3
1981 allegro 1.3 (as above ^^)
1982 renault 9 1.4
1984 citroen gsa 1.3
1987 renault 9 diesel
1985 mazda 626 auto
1986 granada 2.0 auto
1987 granada 2.0 i
1988 rover 825 sterling
1989 bmw 520i
1989 rover 827sli
1989 rover 827 vitesse
1987 toyota camry td
1987 alfa 90 v6 (that was quick but quicker at rusting)
1997 renault espace 2.0
1992 citroen bx 19 tzd
1994 cavalier td
1996 vectra td
1993 rover 620 ti (lovely car)
1998 mitsubishi galant v6(loved it and miss it
1998 jeep grand cherokee)
2001 fiat ulysses (still got it)
2000 citroen xantia hdi
2000 peugeot 406 hdi (still got it)
1997 fiesta 1.3 encore (yuk and still got it :-/)
and of course miggy 2000 2,5 v6 elite estate

ther are others that I haven't included cause they weren't kept long  :-?

[DaveA]

Past test in 1972, had more cars than I thought

Triumph Herald 1250

MK 1 Cortina GT

Triumph 2000 Estate

BMC Mini

MK 111 Cortina 2.0

Triumph Toledo

Triumph 2500S

Ford Fiesta (won in a raffle)

Ford Escort

Fiat Uno

Fiat Regata Weekend Estate.

Ford Sierra Estate 1.8

Cavalier 2.0 5Dr

Carlton 2.0 GL

Cavalier 2.5 V6 (Irmscher Body Kit De-badged)

Present Motor Omega 2.2 Auto 02.

Cars I liked best

The Triumphs 2000 and 2500S Both straight Sixes, Very' very smooth

Loved all the Vauxhalls, I think the Cavalier V6 just, shades the Omega as my "liked the most"    

Hated the Fiats