How many cars have you owned?

passatman86

Was thinking the other day ive had 20 cars.
Handy for me to make a list cause id like to know to be honest

Primera sri
Levin bzr
Civic sir ek
Passat
Hyundai elantra "worst car ever"
Bora tdi
Golf gti
Aygo
Almera 1.5
White civic ek
White civic ej
Avensis verso
Celica vvtli
Green civic ej
Purple civic ek
Silver civic ej saloon
Silver civic ej standard
Silver civic ej white
Almera gti sr20
Avensis d4d t27 "current car"

Buddy Bubs

12 in 20 years from age 19 to 39

Last 2 in the list are currently owned by me.

Peugeot 206
Peugeot 307
Bmw e36 318is coupe
Bmw e46 318i
Bmw e46 320i
Bmw e39 530i
Alfa romeo 156 1.6
Bmw e39 525i
Bmw e60 523i
Bmw f10 530d

Audi A6 c7 tdi 2014
Merc SL500 Convertible 2004

Knine

I've owned 9 cars in 13 years

BlakeS94

5 cars in 8 years

2000 Fiesta 1.25 zetec written off (broke my heart)

2003 Focus 1.6 (broke my wallet)

2010 Suzuki SX4 (most reliable I've owned even though I thrashed it)

2009 Audi A4 (burned my wallet)

2013 Hyundai i40 (stole my wallet, robs my lunch money, burned my house down and killed my family)

I'd like to look back on this post in years to come and hope I get a decent car for my next one

passatman86

BlakeS94 wrote: »

2000 Fiesta 1.25 zetec written off (broke my heart)

2003 Focus 1.6 (broke my wallet)

2010 Suzuki SX4 (most reliable I've owned even though I thrashed it)

2009 Audi A4 (burned my wallet)

2013 Hyundai i40 (stole my wallet, robs my lunch money, burned my house down and killed my family)

I'd like to look back on this post in years to come and hope I get a decent car for my next one

I did lol
Honestly what was the sx4 like, was it the saloon or one like a mini sized crossover

BlakeS94

passatman86 wrote: »

I did lol
Honestly what was the sx4 like, was it the saloon or one like a mini sized crossover

The hatchback version, 1.6 diesel 90hp, I redlined it regularly and almost on every journey, never caused a bit of bother and held onto it for a year or so until the idea of an audi corrupted my naive mind

sydthebeat

Vw polo hatch
Renault zafira
Mazda premacy
Kia rio
Fiat punto
Mazda demio
VW polo saloon
VW caddy
Nissan note
Hyundai i30

Over a 20 year period

KaneToad

2.
I'm not that old...I had my previous car for 12 yrs, current one will likely be similar...

Knine

Mine were

Fiat Punto 00D My first motor, fond memories of smoke coming out of it every so often
SEAT Ibiza 1.4 sport 05D - nice car, clutch went a week after I got it

Followed by 08D Ford Focus hatchback, then 10, 12 hatchbacks, In 2014 moved to Focus Estate, same in 2016 & 2018.

Last Year I changed to Hyundai 202 i30 Tourer. So far so good.

theteal

98 Micra (great learner)
05 Focus (3 door, looked well. 1.4 engine gutless though)
03 Fiesta (3 door 1.4, was a fair bit of poke for a little car - lost a game of timing belt roulette though)
07 Mazda 3 (great car, bit of rust I've treated, just shy 65k miles, long may she live on)

I've bought the wife's cars so I should probably add those

00 Micra (not such a great learner, car was fine, the student not so much)
15 Mini (new lease through work, 1.6 diesel iirc, was quick but was a poor car e.g. had to go back to the dealer in first week coz the bonnet wouldn't open, it rattled to fcuk too. We actually paid to end the lease early.)
05 Yaris (1.3, quick enough and rock solid car. We'd still have it if it was bigger.)
10 CR-V (2.0 petrol ex model, super comfy family carrier. Absolutely guzzles fuel. Thankfully our needed mileage is low)

PsychoPete

1991 Starlet
1985 Starlet ( currently own)
1986 Starlet
1988 Starlet ( currently own)
1994 Corolla ( currently own)
1996 Corolla
1996 Glanza
1997 Glanza
1999 Glanza ( currently own)
1998 Levin
1997 Civic EK4
1985 Twin cam (currently own)
2012 Swift Sport
2012 3 series F30
2014 A6 ( currently own)

homewardbound11

Year. Car name. Kms done

1988 Opel corsa ( 20 k )
1989 Toyota Corolla ( 120k)
1994 Citroen xantia (75k)
1997 Toyota Corolla 30k)
1999 Toyota avensis ( company)(390k)
2003 Ford Mondeo ( company)(340)
2007 vw Passat ( company)280)(
2010 vw Passat ( company)(65k)
2011 Opel insignia ( company)(240k)
2016 Skoda superb ( company)218k)
2016 Hyundai Tucson( 40k
2019 seat ateca (45k)

Enjoyed the most . Citron xantia Skoda superb
Hated Opel and vw. Passat
Most Boring avensis , Ford mondeo
Most reliable . Skoda superb.
Most economical Skoda superb
Most unreliable . Opel , Passat Citroen

07Lapierre

Datsun 240z
Toyota Sprinter/corolla*
Toyota Celica 1997
Auditt 2007
Current car 2012 Toyota GT86

*sorry about the corolla!

Signore Fancy Pants

Owned:
1990 Nissan Micra
1998 Hyundai Coupe
1999 Audi A6
2004 Audi A4
2007 Audi A8
2010 Audi A6

Not very exciting.

passatman86

07Lapierre wrote: »

Datsun 240z
Toyota Sprinter/corolla*
Toyota Celica 1997
Auditt 2007
Current car 2012 Toyota GT86

*sorry about the corolla!

You like 2 doors lol
Still have the 240z

passatman86

Signore Fancy Pants wrote: »

Owned:
1990 Nissan Micra
1998 Hyundai Coupe
1999 Audi A6
2004 Audi A4
2007 Audi A8
2010 Audi A6

Not very exciting.

What engine A8 - how'd you find it

07Lapierre

passatman86 wrote: »

You like 2 doors lol
Still have the 240z

I like doors that don't have window frames too!

The 240z my first car. It was a bit of a junker really. I was working in the USA at the time and I bought it for 200 dollars. It had no glass in the sunroof, the brakes were shot and the clutch was on the way out! I only had it for about 8 weeks. It broke down on the highway and I ended up paying the recovery truck driver 100 dollars to scrap it,as I was heading home the following week.

I Loved that car.

passatman86

07Lapierre wrote: »

I like doors that don't have window frames too!

The 240z my first car. It was a bit of a junker really. I was working in the USA at the time and I bought it for 200 dollars. It had no glass in the sunroof, the brakes were shot and the clutch was on the way out! I only had it for about 8 weeks. It broke down on the highway and I ended up paying the recovery truck driver 100 dollars to scrap it,as I was heading home the following week.

I Loved the car.

What would you say to your young self now huh lol
See the price of a good one
Very cool car. Was the insurance crazy

murphyebass

Ford Fiesta 1.25 detective 1996
Seat cordoba coupe 1.6. I think it was 2001
VW Passat 2000/01 can’t remember which. Was a 1.9 tdiiiiiiiiii red of course
A Ford Focus (company car) newish at the time.
Alfa GT 2010 1.9. Still best car I’ve ever owned. I miss it to this day.
Mazda 6, 3 of them in a row. 1st was a 1.8 petrol and then two 2.2 diesels, which imo get more stick on boards for dpf issues that’s warranted but that’s my experience.
Then two ford galaxys, the latest being the current car 2016. Ugly as sin but with 3 kids it was the best decision ever. Grand to drive and room to fit your house in it.

Irishcrx

Wow actually haven’t sat back and thought about that one ...right driving 16 years let’s see ...

Rover Metro 1.0
Ford Escort 1.4
Honda Del Sol SIR
Peaugot 206
Volkswagen Passat 1.6
BMW 3 Series
Alfa 156 TS
Alfa 166 V6
Alfa 159 TBI
Porsche Boxster S
Cupra Formentor

I’m probably forgetting one but that’s an even ten , not too bad .

07Lapierre

passatman86 wrote: »

What would you say to your young self now huh lol
See the price of a good one
Very cool car. Was the insurance crazy

I was in the US..I really wanted a muscle car, but the 240 was all I could afford. I really wanted a Dodge Challenger (too many episodes of the dukes of hazard!) I was going to weld the doors shut too!

Insurance was peanuts! Something like 70 or 80 dollars! Sure when I scrapped the car I sent the registration back and I got a refund as I only had the car for a few weeks!

Looking back, I've no regrets as the car really was a bit of a junker. I'm seriously considering buying a 240z as my next car.

Mind you, I love my GT86! Not surprising really as it's a modern day 240z.

RonanG86

Only 4:

1998 Mazda 323
2000 Mazda Millenia (Japanese import Xedos 9 - 2.0l engine)
2004 MG ZT-T
2011 Saab 9-5

TheQ_Man

99 Fiat Brava
95 Volvo 460
96 Subaru Impreza
93 Honda Civic
96 Opel Vectra
01 Fiat Punto Sporting
98 Seat Córdoba
97 Seat Ibiza
95 Ford Escort
99 Ford Mondeo
00 Renault Megane
99 Honda Civic
99 Fiat Punto
06 Seat Leon
06 Nissan Primera
99 Volkswagen Polo Classic
06 Ford Mondeo
09 Ford Focus
01 Ford Puma
142 Ford S-Max

micah537

Only 4 cars in 11 years.

Focus van (tragic sh#tbox) 14 months
Altezza 3 years
Aristo 3 years, loved that beast, comfy with a Supra TT engine and insurance was only 2,800 at 22 years.
2010 E92 M3 currently have it for the last three years.

90s Toyota's just didn't know how to break down, thankfully. Shame BMW are so pathetic.

onrail

Boring record in comparison to some on here!! On my 2nd car since 2006.

2002 Ford Fiesta
2008 VW Golf

Golf had an engine change, but still going strong.

Rows Grower

Driving over 30 years and probably had a couple of dozen cars, insured on three at the moment.

ednwireland

4 in 28 years

1988 Corolla (scrapped)
1998 primera (scrapped)
2005 octavia (traded in)
2013 ceed

secman

Escort 1971
Mini 1974
Escort 1976
Celica 1981
Carina 1990
Gallant 1994
Gallant 1997
Mercedes c180 2001
BMW 320d 2006
Volvo s60 2011
All manual gearbox
10 cars over 44 years driving

kmc25_1

7 cars in 24 years. Still have the last 2. Won't change for another 5 years or so. Won't know what to buy as mondeos are being phased outðŸ˜႒
88 Orion (stolen)
94 Mondeo
99 Bora 1.4 (used oil constantly)
02 mondeo
10 Mondeo

82 944
161 Mondeo

Miscreant

So, in 25 years, I have had 8 cars. I have also had 9 motorcycles in that time.

Cars:
1999 Daewoo Lanos
1997 Peugeot 106 GTI (regret selling it)
2004 Fiat Punto (written off by a hit and run driver)
2007 Suzuki Swift
2004 Volvo S60
2012 Toyota Auris Hybrid
1994 Suzuki Cappuccino
2019 Hyundai Ioniq PHEV

blackbox

A mixed bag...

Fiat 127 Brown
Fiat X1/9 1.5 Red
Fiat Uno 70S Red
Toyota MR2 MK1 Red
Citroen BX GTi 16V Black
Mitsubishi Spacewagon Dark Blue
Toyota Yaris 1.3 Sol Dark Green
BMW 316 Black (Company)
VW Passat 1.6 Black (Company)
Porsche 928 GTS Dark Blue
Opel Insignia Diesel Ecoflex Brown (Company)
Toyota MR2 Roadster Blue *
Kia Optima Diesel Silver (Company)
Lexus LS430 Black
Hyundai Tucson Silver (Company)
Lexus RX400h Grey *

* - still have these.

4Ad

26 years..
5 Cars
Daihatsu Charade Diesel (Legendary Van)
Daihatsu Charade
Nissan Pulsar
Toyata Avensis
Skoda Octavia (Current Car)

NickNickleby

1969 Triumph 1300. Bought 1976, for £375, sold it for scrap 9months later:mad:
1971 Ford Cortina MK3. Bought 1977 for £600 Traded-in for brand new:
1980 Toyota Corolla. Paid about a million times more than it was worth. Traded the rust bucket in for SFA against brand new:
1982 Datsun Violet. Traded-in, in 1986 against:
1984 Ford Escort MK3. Traded in in 1990 against 6mth old:
1990 Opel Kadette. Traded in in 1994 against car for MrsN. Bought bicycle - traffic killing me. Bought Brand new:
1999 Ford Focus, mainly driven by Mrs N. me using mix of bike and motorbike
2006 Ford focus, bought in 2009, still mainly used by MrsN
10WW Merc E=Class for MYSELF in 2015 :pac: Treat it well and hope it lasts forever. Still using the motorbike as well. Mrs N wants the bike to go. As in, get rid..... not while I'm wearing the trousers, and I have her permission to say that :o:D

MacDanger

18 years driving:

2003: 97 Astra
2006: 92 Ford Laser
2008: 95 Astra
2009: 72 Mercedes 250CE*
2012: 09 Vectra*

*still have these two

Toyota Corolla 1.4
Mazda 6 1.8
Mazda 6 MPS
VW Golf 1.9D
Vauxhall Omega 2.0D
Audi A6 2.5D
Audi A6 2.7T
Audi A3 2.0T
Audi A3 3.2
Toyota Auris 1.3

0.

micah537

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Toyota Corolla 1.4
Mazda 6 1.8
Mazda 6 MPS
VW Golf 1.9D
Vauxhall Omega 2.0D
Audi A6 2.5D
Audi A6 2.7T
Audi A3 2.0T
Audi A3 3.2
Toyota Auris 1.3

What was the Mazda 6 MPS like? Weren't they Mazdas answer to the Evo?

IrishZeus

02 Fiesta Ghia
04 Civic
04 Celica (190)
01 Honda S2000
06 Lexus IS250
06 BMW 320i
06 Astra OPC
08 Nissan Murano 3.5l
08 Insignia 2l 240bhp
171 Superb econobox
141 BMW F11

Roughly speaking, I’ve changed every 1.5years or so. I must start looking again

heroics

Probably got years slightly wrong but driving since 1999.

94 Astra
01 Astra
02 Peugeot 406
02 Golf
06 Golf
04 A4
08 A4
99 IS200
03 E240
06 A6
131 520d
171 A6 Avant
171 520d Touring

CianRyan

1998 Nissan Almera "sport" 1.4
1990 Eunos Roadster (JDM MX5)
2001 Nissan Micra (990cc auto)
Shared a 1998ish BMW 318is
Shared a 1997ish Mercedes Benz C200
2005 Mazda RX8 6 port
2008 Volvo XC70 2.4 D5
2007 Suzuki Swift Sport.

Can't say which is my favorite because I've loved each and every one for their own reasons.
I regret selling the Mazda's most and was delighted when I sold the Volvo because I was never going to do the work it needed.

My current swift is fantastic and exactly what I need right now, although I do want to start changing parts of it.


Edit: worth adding.

While between cars I borrowed
2005 Renault Megane saloon 1.4
2009 Mazda 6 1.8 which instill borrow when I need space.
My Fiance's 2005 Nissan Micra 1.0 which is a real work horse and will do over 160kph on a long hill.

irishgrover

1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Turbo, 2lt petrol
1995 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 2.4lt petrol
1997 Mitsubishi Galant 2.5lt petrol
1998 Toyota Avensis 1.6?lt pertol
1999 Alfa 166 2.5lt petrol
2003 Hyundai Sonata 2.0lt petrol
2006 Renault Grand Scenic 1.9lt D
2008 Renault Grand Espace 2.2lt D (unexpected twins!)
2008 Saab 93 estate 1.9lt D
2007 Subaru Tribeca 3.0Lt Petrol
2011 Renault Laugna Initiale 2.0lt D
2018 Hyundai Ioniq (28kW EV)
2017 BMW 530i (2lt pertol + Batt)
2021 Kia Soul (64 Kw EV)

AlfaZen

97 Fiesta Ghia 1.2l petrol maroon
00 Rover 25 1.4ie petrol silver
01 Focus Ghia 1.6l petrol blue
05 Citroen C4 vtr 1.4l 3dr silver (only brand new car I ever bought)
04 Alfa 147 1.6l petrol red
06 Focus Ghia 1.6l saloon
04 BMW 316ti msport 1.8l silver
08 VW Golf match mkV 1.9l diesel silver
07 Alfa GT 1.9l diesel black
08 Toyota RAV4 Luna 2.0l petrol blue
08 Mondeo titanium x 2.0l diesel black
08 BMW 520d Monaco blue
12 Audi A5 sportback s line 2.0l diesel black (current car no.1)
161 Ford Kuga titanium x 2.0l diesel grey ( current car no.2)

Ciano35

In order of purchase, still own most.

94 Peugeot 205 n/a diesel
03 focus tdci
99 Peugeot 106 gti
07 Corsa OPC
93 Peugeot 205 gti
06 Impreza sti (also the most reliable, still dailying it!)
02 Silvia Spec R
97 Peugeot 106 gti

gizabeer

89 charade diesel van
91 corrola
00 impreza
99 316i coupe
99 323i coupe
94 supra targa top
2006 almera
2007 almera
2005 523i
2006 650i cab
2012 mini cooper s
2018 xc60
2017 430i

still have the last 3

somebody_else

Renault Scenic '99
Renault Laguna '00
Renault Clio '97
Renault Clio '97
Renault Megane '97
Renault Megane '99
Nissan Primera '00
Mercedes W202 '00 and VW Polo '97
Skoda Octavia '00 and Toyota Prius '05
Honda Civic '04
Volvo S40 '08 (looking to change to something smaller due to work from home permanently)

NickNickleby

CianRyan wrote: »

........
My Fiance's 2005 Nissan Micra 1.0 which is a real work horse and will do over 160kph on a long hill.

Cian, this is NOT an admonishment.

My Cortina 1300 did exactly 100mph down a hill outside Castleisland in 1978. I got the feeling it wasn't designed for that speed when the passenger window popped inwards on top of* the soon to be MrsN. She didn't say ANYTHING till our next stop. Then she made up for it.

OK exaggeration, it didn't land on her, it just popped out of its runners and flapped a little, but it sounded like Armageddon.

edit to say : sorry for the off topic post. won't do it again.

Frynge

98 Izuzu Big Horn (Trooper)
90 BMW 320 coupe (Technically still own)
06 Toyota Avensis (Still own, engine replace in 06 and now it just won't die)
07 Corsa 1.2 (a sneeze would have written it off)
06 BMW 630 (Still own)
06 BMW 325 (Disaster)
05 Nissan Navara (Technically Still own)
131 BMW 320 (With dreaded N47 engine that never skipped a beat with 300,000km in 3yr)
161 Nissan X Trail (Loved)
171 Nissan Micra (fantastic car)
182 VW Arteon (Still own, daily)
181 Toyota Aygo (Still own, bought end of Feb last year and haven't put 500km on it)

quokula

2003: '95 Peugeot 106
2007: '97 Skoda Fabia
2009: '99 VW Polo 1.6
2012: '08 Mini Cooper D
2018: '14 BMW 320D (kept the mini for my partner and we became a 2 car household)
2020: '20 VW ID3 1st Edition (replaced the mini but we're basically both using this and the BMW is mostly dormant, since lockdown and WFH)

The Royal Scam

84 Navy Charade
99 Metallic Dark Purple Vectra (Company)
03 Gold Mondeo (Company)
06 Black Passat (Company)
09 Orange Mondeo Estate (Company)
13 Black Peugeot 508sw(Company)
13 Blue Peugeot 508sw (Company)
17 White Peugeot 508sw (Company)
211 Black Peugeot 5008 (Company)

It's all about the colours lol

phelimb

Ah, I remember the good old days when I was young and had loads of disposable income I used to change the car every 2 - 3 years. Started with a Peugeot 205 then went through a phase of Honda/Toyota/Mazda. When I got married and had kids, bought the Mrs a 306 and a Celica for myself...kept that for 17 years...

Probably just a total of 6 cars in 30 years of driving - the Celica really throws out the average

Chiarrai92

8 years of car ownership

2003 mazda 323. 1.6p

2011 hyundai i30 1.6d, Worst car il ever own I bet. Constant breakdowns and repair bills

2015 skoda octavia 1.6d, 3 years so far and nothing spent outside of yearly service. Well needed after the horror show that was the i30