what Cars have you owned?

BnA

Mc-BigE wrote:

1976 Triumph spitfire 1500 for the summer months!

What is that Spitfire like BigE. I have been looking at them over the last few weeks and they can be picked up pretty cheap in the UK. £1,200 would get you something fairly decent. And if you manage to pick up a pre-76 you'll escape VRT and tax.

What's it like to drive ? Is it very small inside ?

Anyawy..

The cars I have owned

1992 Ford Escort
1995 Pug 405 - for 3 days. It met a sad end. Lucky I didn't go with it
1996 Mondeo - Served me well. I bought it with 60k on it, sold it with 165k
2002 MG ZS - Still Have - For Sale
1999 BMW 318iS Coupe
1995 VW Corrado - Just Sold
2000 Saab 93 Turbo Coupe - Still Have - For Sale
2000 VW Passat 1.8 Turbo - Still Have - For Sale

Eoin

1989 Mini - only 998CC but had all the cooper styling. Looked great but was in terrible condition - definitely a "project" car. Only lasted 6 months or so - was gutted.

2001 Peugeot 206 1.1 - Bought this new. Nice little runner, nice to have some mod-cons after the mini. Great resale too, lost very little over 2 years.

1999 VW Golf 1.4 - Wasn't mad on this car. Good few niggly problems with it - all apparently quite common with the Golf.

2000 Alfa Romeo 156 1.6 - Great car, but lost a lot through depreciation over the 2 years I had it. Lovely handling & styling, and not ONE problem.

2000 BMW 320D - current car since April: Enjoying it so far, fuel economy not quite what I hoped for though. Has cruise control and aircon which makes for a confortable cruiser on the motorways. And insurance is about 1/6th of what it was on the Peugeot 206!

bennyx_o

00 Smart City Coupe
06 Smart ForTwo Cabrio
04 Smart Roadster Coupe

All since last October

kikel

95 Corrolla
97 318is (current)

Looking for a beetle (to be my first classsic)

smash

98 Renault Megane HB
05 Renault Megane Sport Saloon
01 Toyota Celica VVTi
01 Toyota Celica 190 - That's what I have now, might look into importing a 05 GT though.

thewing

95 Opel Vectra

00 Golf GTI

wailers_irl

'99-'01 '95 Ford Fiesta 1.3, Everybdoy should learn to drive in one of these!!
'01-'02 '94 Honda Civic VTi, Boy Racer Blue wish i Still had it.
'02-'03 '98 Ford Escort Van, a loaner.
'03 Summer '89 Renault 5, Bought For E40 sold for E60.
'03-'04 '99 Toyata Hiace for work
'04-Current '96 Mits Carisma, Daily Driver.
'05-Current '77 VW Beetle, Weekend Driver

mike65

That I have owned (as opposed to driven a lot).

Ford Escort Mk 3 1.3
Citroen BX 17 RD
Ford Fiesta Mk1 1.1
Isuzu Aska 2.0 TD
Opel Corsa Mk A 1.0
Opel Corsa Mk A 1.0
Opel Corsa Mk B 1.2
Mercedes 190e 2.0
Audi A6 SE 1.8

Mike.

Robbo

2003: 03 MG ZR 105++, Stacked
2006-present: 00 VW Polo GTI

gstonesmx5

84 merc g waggon 3ld on and off road bliss nothing compares.
90 polo 1l
91 legacy estate 1.8
96 seat ibiza 1.4
company cars/vans/jeeps for last 6 yrs

my wife had
90 micra
9? fiat uno
97 fiat punto
02 punto from new (trying to sell)
98 mazda mx5 1.6 second lady owner (trying to sell)
and now for something with room in the back.

Praetorian

Short and sweet list

00 VW Golf 1.4
02 Subaru Impreza WRX

Looking for something nice now

toomevara

hmmmm none, never had a car in me life (i'm 33) never learned to drive and probably never will....way too much hassle......

wailers_irl

toomevara wrote:

hmmmm none, never had a car in me life (i'm 33) never learned to drive and probably never will....way too much hassle......

Not as much hassle as public transport!!!:D

Anan1

toomevara wrote:

hmmmm none, never had a car in me life (i'm 33) never learned to drive and probably never will....way too much hassle......

So what are you doing on a motors board?

wailers_irl

Kersh, How did you find the GTO overall? I was considering looking into one.

Fozzie Bear

1991, 1.1 fiesta van
1992, Civic 1.5 VTi
1998, 1.4 Golf
2002, Audi A4 1.9 Tdi (130bhp) pride and joy, I'd marry it if were not a violation of God's law.......:D

ToxicPaddy

Short and sweet

86 Fiesta 1Ltr - Rustbucket held together by the paint, but still managed to get 40k miles out of it in 19 month before it all came to an end.

96 Polo 1ltr - Bought from new, 14 miles on the clock when I bought it, 96k miles on it when I finished 3.5 years later. It kinda "bumped" into a ditch..

97 1.6ltr Mondeo LX - Has served me very well, 42k miles on it when I bought it in Dec 99 and just passed the 163K miles. Still going, just a few bits and pieces need to be sorted and a good service. Gonna see can I get it to the 200k miles mark cause its not worth selling.

Would love a new car, but I bus it to work 4 days a week, kinda pointless to buy a nice new car and have it sitting idle for most of the week.

Tox

Pherekydes

Austin METRO 1.0L 1981
Austin METRO 1.0L 1987
Volvo 740 GL 1989
Volvo 940 SE 1994
Hyundai Trajet GLSi 2001

Nothing to shout about, I'm afraid. Going from the Metro to the Volvo was some experience.

mike65

I bet - the old 740 was the defination of a barge.

Mike.

dubtom

70 something Lancia beta, 1600 double overhead cam twin carbs,cost me 50 quid.
82' ford Fiesta
something Nissan Sunny
several company cars
96' Opel Omega
96' Toyota Camry 2.2 TD auto (selling at the moment, see my adds)
06' Ssangyong Rodeos, Beautifull car:D

Sh it, I forgot my mustang, 72' 5.7 v8.

toomevara

Anan1 wrote:

So what are you doing on a motors board?

Oh dont get me wrong and didnt mean to ruffle your feathers, i'm not a sandal wearing, bearded tree hugger or anything, (though i do have a problem with some of the more preposterous 4x4's doing the rounds) actually love cars from a design perspective, particularly Italian motors just never had the time or inclination to buy, drive or own one...

vorbis

RHD 98 Toyota Starlet 1.3L
LHD 02 Ford Focus 2L

Wish the focus didn't drink so much petrol.

maidhc

Only have had two:

1995 Ford Mondeo TD
2003 Ford Focus TDCi

pburns

Anan1 wrote:

1968 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 sport Zagato
1984 FIAT Uno 70S
1989 VW Golf GTI 16V
1986 Audi 200 turbo
1988 Lancia delta HF integrale
1990 Nissan Maxima 3.0
1996 Peugeot 406 2.0
1993 Mercedes 320E
1994 Mercedes C280
2003 VW Beetle 1.8T
1971 Mercedes 280SL

That is the coolest & most eclectic mix i've seen so far!

Me?

'95 Nissan Almera hatch - bought in '00. Ugly, boring but great handling. Way better to drive than Escorts/Corollas of that era.

'01 Avensis Aura - got a good deal on an ex-lease car, good spec. Hated it though, bland, old mans car, woeful handling.

'04 Mazda 6 Sports Tourer - it's an Alfa 156 substitute in a way. ..Good loking/sporty-ish saloon without the tears. Love it actually, can't think what I'd replace it with. Lexus IS200 /Audi A4 / next Mazda 6 maybe (?)

mloc123

Anan1 wrote:

1988 Lancia delta HF integrale

Got a lift in one the other day, my neck is still sore from been thrown back. Huge kick when the turbo spools up.

Anan1

toomevara wrote:

Oh dont get me wrong and didnt mean to ruffle your feathers, i'm not a sandal wearing, bearded tree hugger or anything, (though i do have a problem with some of the more preposterous 4x4's doing the rounds) actually love cars from a design perspective, particularly Italian motors just never had the time or inclination to buy, drive or own one...

And don't get me wrong, I was just genuinely curious!;) Looks like we share the same likes & dislikes too!

junkyard

I'll just put the ones I kept for a while or ment anything to me.
1971 Fiat 850
1963 Jaguar mk2. 3.4
1979 Fiat 127 van
1982 Fiat 127 car
1978 Ford Granada
1963 Mini 850
1973 Volvo 144 (still have)
1985 VW Golf GTI (still have)
1982 Nissan Sunny
1980 Saab 900 turbo
1986 Range Rover Vogue 3.5
1985 Saab 900 turbo
1985 Volvo 360 GLT
1997 Jeep Cherokee
1967 VW Beetle (still have)
1996 Lotus Esprit
1994 Mercedes S600
1997 Range Rover 4.6V8
1990 Mercedes 500 SL
1967 Mercedes 280 SL
1978 Jaguar XJS 5.3 V12
1966 Daimler Majestic Major 4.5 V8 (still have)
1963 Daimler Majestic Major 4.5 V8 Hearse (still have)
1963 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 2 (still have)
1976 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
1981 Bentley Mulsanne
1986 Porsche 911 Turbo
1985 Porsche 944 Turbo
1993 BMW 745i
1972 Citroen DS
2000 BMW 530d touring
1963 Cadillac Fleetwood deville (still have)
1972 NSU Ro8o (still have)
1977 Rover P6 3.5 VIP (still have)
2001 BMW M5 (have)
2006 BMW X5 (have)
There's loads more but I'd be here all night, in fairness though I wouldn't have kept some of them for long as I buy and sell.:)

Anan1

mloc123 wrote:

Got a lift in one the other day, my neck is still sore from been thrown back. Huge kick when the turbo spools up.

The guy I bought that car from told me a great story about taking his mother for a spin the day he bought it. A very elegant lady by all accounts, she (very discreetly) got sick in her handbag..

Hagar

I don't remember the years or the order, the memory is is the first thing to go.;)

Ford Fiesta
Toyota Corolla K20
Toyota Corolla K30
Skoda Sports ( I kid you not )
Lancia Prisma
Volvo 440
Volvo S60
BMW 316
Nissan Primera
Fiat 124 Sports
Citroen Zx Esate
Ford Sierra
Mini Metro
VW Passat
Toyota Landcruiser LWB
Citroen Diane
VW Derby

There may be more. Favourites were the Landcruiser and the BMW.

SouperComputer

ehhh.

1978 FIAT Ritmo (1995)
1978 Audi 80 (1996)
84 Yugo of some description (1999)
93 Nissan sunny (2003)
88 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (2003)
97 Ibiza & 97 Passat (2005-current)

I like old cars