What cars have you driven?

fjon

Just for fun, what different cars have you driven, and what are your favourites?

Preferably cars you have owned or rented for a few days, rather than mate's or family cars you've had a spin in or test drives.

As far as I can remember:

Owned:
Seat Ibiza 1.4
Seat Leon 1.4
Ford Mondeo
Alfa 147 1.6

Rented:
Toyota Yaris Saloon
Renault Twingo
Opel Corsa
Opel Astra
2007 Seat Leon TDI
Nissan Micra
Volvo S40

Think that's about it. Favourites are the Alfa 147 and Leon TDI I think.

TestTransmission

Quite Pathethic really.

Owned:
Fiesta 1.25

Rented:
Toyota Hiace Campervan
Toyota Landcruiser Troop Carrier

zale

Mine
Opel Astra 1.4
96 Vaxhall cavalier 1.7 TDi
Seat Leon Sport 1.9 TDi
Peugeot Partner 2.0 HDi

Wife
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Corolla Verso
Renault Grand Scenic

for comfort the Cavalier, for speed the Leon, hated the Astra & Renault

cyrusdvirus

Owned
1.0L Fiesta.
1.25L Fiesta
1.8L Mondeo

Rented/Regular Access to

Focus, not too sure of engine, think it was a 1.6
Vectra, automatic.
Patrol LWB
Almera 1.4
Opel Astra


Fairly short and sad.

kippy

Mine:
Ford Focus 1.8 TDdi (current)

Girlfriends:
Ford Fiesta 1.4
Fiat Cinquicento 1.0

Parents Cars:
Ford Sierra 1.6
Ford Cortina 1.4
Ford Transit 2.0

Rented:
Honda Civic 2.2 TDi


Favourites, the Civic and my current Focus. The Sierra was the car I learned in, Liked that as well.
The Civic was rented last week for a ski trip in the pyrennes. Rented it at Girona. A really really good car, the only thing I found lackin was visibility out the back but no major issue.
Kippy

nialler

Owned
1990 Pontiac LeMans
1983 Opel Corsa Saloon 1.1
1997 Opel Corsa 1.2
1995 VW Passat 1.6
1995 Rover 620 2.0
2000 Mercedes S320 LWB 3.2 petrol

Driven
Numerous rentals including fiat, pontiac, chevy and chrysler
Porche 944 convertible in florida (wow)
Camero
300zx/280zx
BMW 750il (new)
S500 (new)
Big Mofo Land Rover with tv and the works (horrible car)
Rover 414 (enough said)
Nissan micra (enough said)

samo

Hmmm, quite a few

Owned:

Honda Accord 2.0L
Honda Civic 1.4/1.5
Honda Stream 2L
Nissan Almera 1.4 (hated that)
Ford Focus 1.4 L old version and new (old was a nice car)
Mondeo 1.8
Peugot 307 1.4 (not nice)
Yaris
Avensis 1.6 (old style - great handling if I remember right!)
Volvo V70 2.0L (loved that car but electric and transmission broke my heart)
VW Polo Fox 1.2
Micra 1.0
Volvo 340


And driven regulary apart from that an 88' Montego, Chysler Sebring for a month on holidays (very nice car actually) Mazda 3 and a Ford Focus estate (07 which I hated), have yet to drive a beemer though.

peasant

The list is as long as my arm ..here are some of the more interesting ones:





owned all but the first one ...that owned me for a year

farva

I'm still on my 1st car a 97' Pajero 2.8 commercial, have it for nearly 4 years!

I've driven a fair few, the best are:

Lamborgini Murcielago LP640
Ferrari F430 Spider F1
Porsche Cayman
BMW 740i (new model)
VW Golf MK1 GTI
VW Golf MK4 GTI 150bhp and 230bhp
BMW E39 530d Sport Auto

My favourite car that I have ever driven is a 2007 Porsche 911 (997) Turbo manual... that car is AMAZING!!! So fast, handles so well and the grip NEVER seems to run out! The steering is weighted perfectly and the suspension isn't particularly hard! I'd sell my soul for that car!!!

Max_Damage

Drove quite a few when I was a valeter for a garage. Altogether, here's a list:

- '90 Micra (my own)
- '93 Ford Sierra (parent's old car)
- '00 Mazda 626 (mother's current car)
- '88 Fiesta (father's old car)
- '95 Fiesta
- '97 Fiesta (father's current car)
- '02 Fiesta
- Fiat Punto (various models), Panda, Ducato, Scudo, Croma, Stilo, Multipla, Idea, Doblo, Ulysse
- Opel Astra, Vectra, Corsa, Combo, Zafira, Omega, Tigra, Vivaro, Movano, Meriva
- Alfa Romeo 145, 147, 166, 156, 159, GT, Brera
- Daewoo Nubira, Lacetti, Matiz, Kalos, Lanos, Musso, Korrando
- Ssangyong Rexton, Rodius, Kyron
- Land Rover Freelander V6
- Subrau Impreza, Forester
- Volvo S80
- BMW 520i, 316i, 318i
- Mercedes C180 Kompressor
- Toyota Corolla
- VW Polo, Golf GTI
- Reliant Rialto
- Dodge Neon, Stratus, Durango

There's more, but I just can't think of them now.

whippet

owned:

00 Focus 1.6 - good boring car
03 Seat Ibiza 1.2 - cheap as chips but reliable
07 Golf GTi DSG - savage!!

As for cars that I have driven, there's plenty:

99 MB A140 - awful, awful
95 Citroen AX 1.1 - no comment needed
01 Daewoo Lanos 1.4 - boring
51 Riley RMA - entertaining
73 Jenson Interceptor MKIII - loud, thirsty (7.2L) and not very quick
88 MB 190E Cosworth (2.5L) - dangerous and quick
88 MB 300SL - under whelming, but beautiful
05 VW Toureag 3L TDI - comfy, slow and very well speced
02 Honda Jazz 1.4 - superb car, but not for blokes
05 Renault Modus 1.5dci - Rental - boring
07 Land Cruiser 3.0Ld - Rental - big, meaty and thirsty
07 Mitsubishi Pajero 3L - Rental - as above
04 Peugeot Partner 2L D - Rental - slow, cumbersome and not very comfy
06 Alfa Romeo GT 1.9Jtd - Rental - nice, quick and well speced
06 Ford Mondeo 1.6L - Rental - does what it says on the tin
06 Ford Focus 1.4L - Rental - as above
05 Street Ka (Conv) 1.6L - Rental - great fun
05 Kia Sorrento 2L - Rental - awful, spongy and very plastic
07 VW Golf 1.4L - Rental - a golf !
06 MB E200 - Rental - very nice
05 Toyota Avensis - Rental - boring but did the job
00 Volvo S40 T4 - quick, quick and very quick
97 BMW 325Ci - great motor, if thirsty
07 Audi TT 2L - lovely engine, gearbox and handling
07 MX 5 Roadster - great fun
95 MB C250 Cdi - boring and unrealiable
95 MB S500 - monster on petrol and eats the road
97 Jaguar XKR (4L non supercharged) - not very nice, bitch to park
05 Volvo S40 T5 (2.5L) - quick but does not like corners
06 MB A150 - bland, well speced
02 Honda CRV 2L - it's a honda
98 VW Polo 1L - wouldn't pull you out of bed
89 Ford Sierra 2L - loved this motor - RIP


They are just some of the cars I have driven for a few days or more, there is plenty more that I have taken for a spin.

If I think of more I will add them on

whippet

deleted as double posted

Volvoboy

02 Honda ITR - poxy
98 Honda CTR -poxy
89 Starlet turbo - loved it
03 Honda Accord 2.4 - Love it
99 Mecedes S500 - alright
02 Mercedes ML270 - poxy
98 Seat Arosa (mammy mo-mo) Great craic like a little go cart
06 Mercedes S320CDi - Meh
Various Carinas (loved them all) see sig
97 Nissan Primera - woefull!
99 Nissan Almera - Frist car, thought it was the dogs.
00 BMW 318i - NO
99 BMW 320i - NO!
94 Pug 106 - Fun
91 Honda Civic - Fun
01 Ford Mondeo - Nice driver with 180k miles!
99 Misty Lancer - Poxy was rolling on 17's
94 Honda Civic auto - no thanks!
97 Renault Megane- poxy
01 Opel Astra - Ok
91 Volvo 440- horrid
89 Volvo 740 - see username!
84 Volvo 760:D
91 Volvo 940
02 Honda ITR - poxy
04 Honda Civic - poxy
06 Mercedes S320CDi - Meh
Various Carinas (loved them all) see sig
06 Saab 93 - LOVE IT!
97 Mercedes S320 - Loved it
95 Mercedes S280 - wee bit under powerd!
90-07 All of the Toyota & Lexus range
02 Opel Vectra - no comment
99 Toyota Altezza Beams- Lovely drive
94 Citroen ZX Volcane 2.0 turbo diesel- loved it!
92 Honda Civic SiR - bumpy and scary fast!
00 Seat Ibiza - bland
Varios Micras - its a Micra
98 Opel Corsa - does the job!



-VB-

_Kaiser_

Owned:

99 1.3 Mitsubishi Mirage Hatchback
98 1.3 Mitsubishi Mirage Coupe
02 1.9 TDI VW Passat

Driven:
Late 80's Citreon BX
99 1.2 Nissan Micra
03 2.0 VW Golf
00 2.0 Mercedes E200
01 2.0 Mercedes C200

All in all, despite the problems I've had with it, my favorite is the Passat.

The E200 was very comfortable but the adapative power steering (or whatever Mercedes called it) took a bit of getting used to, as it was ridiculously light at low speeds, and slightly too heavy at higher ones. Plus it was a petrol so (like the C200) cost me a fortune for the time I had it while my own was being servced.

The Mitsubishi's came with most of the toys (Jap imports) and didn't put a foot/wheel? wrong while I had them.

I'm not a big Golf fan anyway - think they're way overpriced for what you get.

Cionád

Owned:
98 Nissan Almera 2.0d (150,000 miles now, quite slow but i love it!!)

Driven:
05 SEAT Leon(150bhp) - fast and handles well
01 SEAT Toledo(110 bhp + chipped) - acceleration just as good as the Leon, but the handling is not the best
01 Kia Sedona - Auto, slow
00 Ford Fiesta 1.25 - Lovely little car, a lot faster than the almera
93 Nissan Micra(March) - It sounds like the engine dies when you put on the a/c but its actually not a bad car
01 Citroen Picasso - Mammy wagon

Favourite would be the Leon.

Future (hopefully):
Alpha 159 [ i deliberately misspelled Alfa to piss off some people ]
Skoda Octavia VRS
Fiat 500 & Saab 9000

who_ru

how can you remember the exact year of the car, exact engine size?

i mean do you keep a diary or what?

_Kaiser_

who_ru wrote: »

how can you remember the exact year of the car, exact engine size?

i mean do you keep a diary or what?

Well it is a Motors forum.. stands to reason that people posting here would like their cars!

Oh and "coming soon" (hopefully):
05/06 2.0 VW Passat SE
07 2.0 Audi A6 - ok, if I had the choice (and the money!) I'd be getting this now!

vengeance52

owned
95 Nissan Sunny 1.4
01 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDDI
04 Honda Accord 2.2 i-CTDI

Rented
Sebring convertable
06 Mustang

optiplexgx270

Mazda 323F 1.5
Ford Focus 1.6
BMW 323i
Nissan Bluebird 1.8 GLX
BMW 325d
Dodge Magnum SXT 3.5l
Mitsubishi Galant 2.4l (US)
Jeep Wrangler 4.0l I6
Toyota Highlander 3.5l V6
Ford F150 5.6L FX4
BMW M3

markymac

Owned:
Citroen AX
Opel Corsa
Renault Megane

Rented/Hired:
VW Touran
Citroen Berlingo

S**T list really.

Rowley Birkin QC

Owned:
Toyota Corolla 1.5
Vectra 1.6

Driven:
Skyline 2.0T
Altezza
Integra Type R
VTi Civic
Mivec Lancer
Audi A4
VW Transporter
Golf TDi

But my favourite, and also current :D

fjon

Some impressively long lists here, but I wasn't expecting anything else!
And some nice exotic stuff from nialler, peasant, farva!
Keep them coming

TheBazman

yeah nice drives farva
my own
mitsubishi colt
hyundai coupe
bmw 318
nissan 350z
bmw e60 520d
bmw e60 535d ( current)

Others
golf 1.4 and gti
carina and avensis
transit
astra
scenic
discovery
audi a3
335i & 335d
jaguar xkr (track)
911 (track)
caterham (track)
M5.......most exciting!

the magician

Some pretty cool stuff on the lists here alright.
Here's what i have driven fairly regular at one stage or another.

Mine:
05 ford focus zetec siena 3 dr(current)
99 ford focus h/b (first car that i owned)
drive volkswagen transporters in work.(hate them awful to drive.)

Girlfriend:
93 suzuki swift(best car ever for 300 euro)
99 ford puma (one of my fav cars)
06 suzuki swift

Family:
86 ford fiesta xr2 (with twin webber carbs)
91 ford fiesta rs turbo
91 suzuki swift gti
87 vw golf gti mkII
88 vw golf gti mkII
peugeot 106/206/207/307
99 audi a4 1.9 tdi
02 audi a4 1.9 tdi
05 audi a4 avant 6 speed 1.9tdi
1990 bmw 520i
2002 bmw 745d
various isuzu troopers

Also like plenty of others here got to drive a host of mazda's at the zoom zoom challenge in mondello. the Mazda 3 mps and the rx-8 being my fav.

ImDave

Cars I've owned:

01 Renault Laguna Sport
00 Peugeot 206
00 Fiat Punto (:rolleyes:)

The nicest cars I've drove (family/friends/work):

04 BMW 325 Ci M Sport
07 Range Rover Vogue
03 Golf GTi

Tropheus

Cars I've owned:

88 Fiat Uno 1.0
90 Fiag Uno 1.1
94 Fiat Punto GT
98 Fiat Punto GT
99 Fiat Coupe 2.0 Turbo Limited Edition
96 Porsche Carrera 4S
03 Audi Allroad 2.5 TDi (Current)

Cars I've driven
96 Open Astra (wifes)
98 Volvo S40 (wifes)
00 Alfa 156 Selespeed (wifes)
00 BMW 330ci (wifes)
00 BMW 330ci convertible (wifes)
03 Audi A2 (wifes)
02 BMW M3 (test drive)
95 993 Turbo (test drive)
Many American rental cars (all sh1t)
06 Hummer H3 (US rental)
06 VW Touran (Spanish rental)
05 Skoda Octavia (Spanish rental)

993 4S definitely the best of the lot. BMWs were nice cars to doddle around in, but ropey when driven hard. Allroad is a great all rounder which is the reason I have it for the last 5 years.

cianclarke

Owned:
1998 Hyundai accent 1.3 (Great starter car, barely moves though)
2000 VW Passat 1.6 (Present - fairly nimble, moves enough considering the small engine).

Driven:
2005 Toyota Landcruiser Amazon (4.7 litre petrol V8, so comfortable to drive - so high up!)
2003 Jaguar S Type 2.5litre (Automatic alas, but my god does that thing move)

Only been driving with a bit over two years, so I hope to expand that list a lot.

mthd

Seat Ibiza
Renault 5
Ford Escort
Citroen Xsara
Renault Laguna
Toyota Celica
Toyota Levin
Fiat Punto
Fiat Panda
Alfa 147
Alfa 147 GTA

Pretty boring:( but I'v only been driving a few months

ozypozy

Owned
Peugeot 205 GTi
Fiat Punto Sporting
Hyundai Coupe x 2

Driven
Fiat Coupe 2.0 Turbo
Golf GTTDI
plus various other heaps of scrap from time to time!

05 Hyundai Coupe for sale by the way!

richardsheil

Best of the lot.

1988 Austin Montego.. Pure class

Longrangedriver

The ones I've owned:

99 Fiesta LX 1.25 Zetec 75 BHP (First Car)
00 Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 100 BHP (Speeding tickets all the way)
03 Fiesta 1.4 Ghia 80 BHP (It done for a year)
04 Focus 1.8 TDCi 115 BHP (Fast enough, good handling, got first points on this)
05 Focus 1.4 LX (Only had for a while, just as well, too slow)
07 Focus 1.6 LX TDCi Connection Estate (Everything inc indash DVD/TV/Mp3 except leather, remapped to approx 120 BHP, doesn't need it)
07 Mondeo 1.8 Zetec TDCi 125BHP
Poss 09 Ford Ranger Wildtrack 3.0 TDCi/Mondeo Zetec 2.0 TDCi 140 BHP (depends on work commitments)

The ones I've driven/or access to:

07 Focus 2.5 ST 225 BHP (Family - Class car)
07 Golf 1.4 Sport 80 BHP (Family - How so-sport?)
07 Golf 2.0 GTi 200 BHP (Family - Hot and better equiped, but not better than Focus ST)
07 Mondeo 1.8 TDCi 125 BHP Zetec (Family - Good car)
07 Migrane 1.5 Diesel 90 BHP (Family - Pathetic)
06 Micra 1.2 (Family - Least said)
05 Fiesta 1.25 Zetec Steel 80 BHP (Family - No better)
04 Migrane 1.5 Diesel 90 BHP (Family - Crapola)
02 911 S Carrera 4 S 3.6 320 BHP (Family - Thats mad Ted!)