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Richie London

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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #30 on: 31 October 2010, 20:16:58 »
27 yrs and about 15 cars
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« Reply #31 on: 31 October 2010, 20:34:28 »
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40 Years on the 30th November ;)

Driven so many cars cannot recall them all, but my basic list is:

1970 Mini 1.0 (Driving school car)
1960 Austin A40
1956 Humber Hawk (Father-in-laws)
1960 Austin Westminster (Father-in-laws)
1970 Ford Escort L
1969 Ford Cortina Mk2 1.3 L (ex's car)
1970 Ford Cortina Mk2 1.3 L (ex-car  )
1972 Ford Cortina Mk3 1.3 L (   "    "  )
1972 Ford Escort L
1974 Ford Escort L
1975 Ford Cortina Mk3 1.6 Estate
1977 Ford Cortina Mk4 1.6 Estate
1979 Ford Cortina Mk5 1.6L Estate
1958 Duple 56 seater road coach (joint ownership)
1968 Wolsley Hornet III
1980 Vauxhall (all new) Cavalier 1.6L
1982 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 SRi
1984 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 GL
1986 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 GL
1988 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD
1990 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD
1992 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD
1995 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ghia
1997 Mercedes C220 Estate
1990 Vauxhall Senator 3.0 CD
1996 Vauxhall Omega 3.0 Elite
1989 Toyota 1.6 GL Estate
2000 Vauxhall Omega 2.5 CDX
2000 Vauxhall Omega 3.0 ELITE (current car)
2009 Mercedes E320 CDI (loan car)
:) i take it you liked the carlton?


Yes absolutely loved it, and they never let me down  :D :D ;)
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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #32 on: 31 October 2010, 20:37:18 »
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40 Years on the 30th November ;)

Driven so many cars cannot recall them all, but my basic list is:

1970 Mini 1.0 (Driving school car)
1960 Austin A40
1956 Humber Hawk (Father-in-laws)
1960 Austin Westminster (Father-in-laws)
1970 Ford Escort L
1969 Ford Cortina Mk2 1.3 L (ex's car)
1970 Ford Cortina Mk2 1.3 L (ex-car  )
1972 Ford Cortina Mk3 1.3 L (   "    "  )
1972 Ford Escort L
1974 Ford Escort L
1975 Ford Cortina Mk3 1.6 Estate
1977 Ford Cortina Mk4 1.6 Estate
1979 Ford Cortina Mk5 1.6L Estate
1958 Duple 56 seater road coach (joint ownership)
1968 Wolsley Hornet III
1980 Vauxhall (all new) Cavalier 1.6L
1982 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 SRi
1984 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 GL
1986 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 GL
1988 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD
1990 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD
1992 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CD
1995 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ghia
1997 Mercedes C220 Estate
1990 Vauxhall Senator 3.0 CD
1996 Vauxhall Omega 3.0 Elite
1989 Toyota 1.6 GL Estate
2000 Vauxhall Omega 2.5 CDX
2000 Vauxhall Omega 3.0 ELITE (current car)
2009 Mercedes E320 CDI (loan car)


Oh dear ...Lizzie.. :-/ :-* :-* :-*


That is one car I really miss Opti.  It was so cute and a pleasure to drive 8-) 8-) 8-) My ex bought it just for fun and it certainly was, with all its original paperwork and brouchers complete.  We sold it for more than we paid for it, which I / we never have with any other car! ;) ;)


The mutant love child of A Mini (front) and Austin 1100/1300 (rear)..... ::) ::) ;) :-* :-*


Yes but with a Wolsley grill, and a "Wolsley" badge that lit up!  Real class!! 8-) 8-) 8-) :D :D :D ;)
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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #33 on: 31 October 2010, 21:20:36 »
12 Years...

Ford Orion 1.6 - Complete POS purchased from the dodgiest 2nd hand car dealer in Swindon
VW Polo 1.0 - Complete Wreck - Loaned by the dodgiest 2nd hand car dealer in Swindon when he carried out the necessary rectification work on the Orion when it failed its MOT on 13 points (2 weeks after being sold with full 12 month MOT)...
Ford Sierra Saphire 1.8 - Old, basic and worn out, but...  Drove very well and did me well, missed it when I sold it.
Peugeot 309 1.3 - Actually drove very nicely and I don't have a bad word for it..
Ford Mondeo Saloon 1.8 TD- Again a car I enjoyed very much, had some wonderful memories of the car until its untimely demise when the Cam Belt tesioner failed...
Toyota Avensis 1.8 - Company car poorly maintained, uncomfortable and thrashed...  Boring Drive too...
Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 DI - It drove comfortably enough, and went reasonable well, but, I personally never took to it, despite having some nice memories of the travels made within...  Rolled 1 mile backwards down a road on Anglesey after Green Flag determined they had "sorted" its problem...
BMW 316i - Short term replacement for the Vectra, Loved driving the car, drove beautifully, until the rear suspension went pair shaped, leaving me driving the car sideways for 50 yards after leaving a roundabout onto a dual carraigeway...
Vauxhall Omega 2.5TD - Current car, which is my favourite of all the cars I have had and driven...

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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #34 on: 31 October 2010, 22:46:26 »
hmm,  28 years


cars


hmmm

not necessairly in precise correct order  and can't recall all the reg nos and years...

starting in 1983 ish..

ford corsair 2.0 V4 (later became 3.0 V6)  green
1600 Mk1 facelift capri.  yellow
RS1600 Escort Mk1   white & blue
2000 V4 Mk1 capri  Red.
2000 pinto Capri Ghia  purple
RS2000 Escort. orange.
3.0 V6 Capri.  black
2.8i Capri   blue/silver
1725 Holbay Hillman hunter ...Blue.
2.2cdx Carlton A   burgundy metallic.
3.0 Senator A ex plod,   white
Citroen AX GT  white
3.6 Senator A ex plod , PMC conversion.....   white
3.0 Sennie B  ex plod (later fitted with the 3.6) white
2.5 Sennie B  burgundy metallic.
Peugeot 505 GTi 7 seat Estate   silver
pug 106 snot coloured roller skate   snot green
3.0 V6 Sintra   Red,
3.0 elite estate  Black
3.0 elite estate   Black
3.0 elite estate  Black
3.2 MV6 estate  Silver.

and somewhere in there, was a Lada....   bought for the wife at £150 sold for £450    3 months later.... 


just been reminded, by other posts..

mentally brutal Rover 3500 Vitesse.  turboed....

lasted 2 weeks....  blew it , it was shagged to start with though.

Jag Xj6  rusty rat mobile,  painted matt black,   bought for £400, just to have some silly fun with.... 

scrapped 3 months later...


company cars have also included....  in no particular order other than as they come to mind... 
Granada 2.8 GhiaX.   (box shaped)
Granada 2.8 jelly mold.
Sierra 1.6L estate
Montego 1.6
Nissan Bluebird 1.6
Carlton B 2.0 Cd
Senator 3.0
Landrover 110
Astra van
escort van
Transit , assorted variants.
Renault Traffic.
Bedford van.

i did however also get to drive an ex boss around in his ferrari 400  for a couple of months when he broke his leg skiing.





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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #35 on: 31 October 2010, 22:58:30 »
Fair share of years and, sadly in some respects, an unfair sample of assorted motoring history from the cheapest of the cheap to the classiest of the most classy, courtesy of my previous employ.

Currently, truth be told, it does not faze me in the least what car I drive.  The Gaffer allows me a set of keys and off I toddle.  Sometimes its a basic crust earner Defender, sometimes a top of the range Vogue, sometimes a glossy trade in Porche/Jag/Maserati/Mini/dog turd but, who cares?  Its wheels, and legal....   ;)
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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #36 on: 31 October 2010, 23:13:33 »
28 years
Ford Cortina 2.0GL - rubbish
Ford Granada 2.8Ghia -ok sold to brother who blew the engine.
Daimler 2.8XJ6 manual o/d - wouldn't pull granny off the p*** pot.
Granada 2.8iGhia-superb kept for 10 years.
Rover 3500S-the car I wish I kept.
Ford Capri 2.8i-ok
Ford Capri 2.0S-ok
Jensen Interceptor 3-good apart from the rust.
Renault 9-surprisingly good.
Ford Fiesta-ok
Rover 3.5SD1 manual-not a patch on the 3500S
Vauxhall Omega 2.5GLS auto estate bought at 2 years old-kept for 9 years.
Range Rover 4.6HSE-Cracking car
vauxhall Omega 3.0 Elite estate-bought to replace 2.5 estate-better tow car than the Range Rover.
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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #37 on: 31 October 2010, 23:20:58 »
20 years and 7 cars - 3 were written off - 2 my fault - I don't change much

Had 10 bikes I think over the years, 1 bike was W/Off by a car, another arsoned

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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #38 on: 01 November 2010, 00:26:20 »
Just coming up for 23 Years "in the saddle".

Cars:

1987 - 1990 1984 Volvo 340GL - it was technically my mum's :-[
1990 - 1994 1981 Morris Ital 1.7HL estate  :-[
1994 - 2000 1992 Rover 214  :-[
2000 - 2007 1997 Renault Laguna 1.8 RT Sport   :-[
2000 - present 2000 Westfield 2.0 Zetec  :y
2007 - present 2003 Omega 3.2 MV6 saloon :y

Haven't managed to kill any of them, touch wood, although a couple were getting pretty ragged at time of sale. ::)

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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #39 on: 01 November 2010, 08:29:06 »
Driving for nearly 9 years (had a new company car every 3-6 months)

The Company Cars...

Citroen saxo Desire
Citroen C3 1.4 SX
Citroen Saxo VTR
Citroen C2 1.6 VTR
Citroen C2 1.6 VTS
Citroen C4 1.6 sx
Citroen Berlingo Multispace 2.0 HDI
Citroen C3 Pluriel 1.6 Sensodrive
Citroen C5 3.0 V6
Citroen C4 2.0HDI VTS Coupe
Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 HDI Exclusive
Peugeot 207 1.4 SE
Peugeot 207cc 1.6 Sport
Peugeot 207 1.6 HDI 90 SE
Peugeot 308 1.6 HDI 110 Sport
Peugeot 308 1.6VTI se

My owned cars aswell

1992 Citroen AX 1.1 Echo
1998 Citroen Xantia 2.0 16v sx Auto
1992 Volvo 240 Torslanda Estate
1995 Nissan Micra 1.0 Tropic
1992 rover 214 si
1995 BMW 525ise
1996 BMW 525ise
2005 Citroen C2 1.4 Furio
2003 Renault Megane 2.0 16v Dynamique
2002 Suzuki swift 1.0 GLS
2000 Omega 2.5 V6 GLS (current)

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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #40 on: 01 November 2010, 09:16:10 »
31 years driving, 38 of my own cars, 22 company cars, 14 motorcycles, 1 coach, and one lorry.

oh, and a glider............................................... ;D ;D
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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #41 on: 01 November 2010, 10:35:15 »
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20 years and 7 cars - 3 were written off - 2 my fault - I don't change much

Had 10 bikes I think over the years, 1 bike was W/Off by a car, another arsoned



i think ive wrote off 8 and scrapped 3. sold the rest
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« Reply #42 on: 01 November 2010, 11:15:01 »
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20 years and 7 cars - 3 were written off - 2 my fault - I don't change much

Had 10 bikes I think over the years, 1 bike was W/Off by a car, another arsoned



i think ive wrote off 8 and scrapped 3. sold the rest


Lorry reversed infront of me - only witless was his mate >:( >:( >:( >:(
Next write off was due to being tired and lost concentration at a difficult junction (naughty children)
Last was oily road on a corner
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Re: how long have you been driving and how many cars ?
« Reply #43 on: 01 November 2010, 11:18:08 »
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20 years and 7 cars - 3 were written off - 2 my fault - I don't change much

Had 10 bikes I think over the years, 1 bike was W/Off by a car, another arsoned



i think ive wrote off 8 and scrapped 3. sold the rest


Lorry reversed infront of me - only witless was his mate >:( >:( >:( >:(
Next write off was due to being tired and lost concentration at a difficult junction (naughty children)
Last was oily road on a corner

I did that in a VW Caddy Van...  Straight down a dyke and through someones garden fence...  Not a write off, but £3000 damage...
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« Reply #44 on: 01 November 2010, 11:25:22 »
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oh, and a glider............................................... ;D ;D

Snap. :D

What type? I have 1/3rd of a 1981 LS-4.

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