What car are you?

[mercrocker]

Nudging 60, I should be able to list an impressive array of shite.   Sadly, 'tis not the case and I can only muster a miserable few - scarcely enough to form a sample group on which to base my one-ness.    Must try harder, which probably sums me up better than any car comparison....

 

VW - 2  

Hillman - 1

Austin - 6 

Ford - 9 

Citroen - 1 

Fiat - 1 

Vauxhall - 1

Pontiac - 1

Opel - 1

Morris - 4

Mercedes - 4

Bedford - 1 

 

Thats 32 cars split across 25 saloons, 4 hatchbacks, 1 estate and 2 vans.

Total of 49000 roaring ccs... 

 

Overwhelmingly, then I am a saloon.  A Ford saloon.  Of approx 1568cc.  Blimey - a Mk1 Cortina Lotus.  I will take that.

Er, in the sense that I feel faster than I am actually going, apt to be a bit of a handful in the wet, need careful lubrication and may not live up to past glories.  I'm not worth fuck all though, so there the similarity must end.   

[Frogchod]

Lots of Citroens

A Mini

An MG 1100

A mk1 Fiesta.

A Spitfire.

An R4 van.

Reliant Rialto.

Pug Expert.

Lots of dull company cars, mostly Vauxhall s and Ford's .

Oh and a rubber band 343

And loads of motorcycles

 

As to what car I am, I'd like to think I'm a DS, smooth and majestic. In reality I'm probably more like a Simca 1100, rusty and claterry .

[Ghosty]

Rover 3

Volvo 1

Honda 1

 

90s 4

80s 1

 

Saloon 2

Hatch 1

Estate 1

Coupe 1

 

 

Auto 5

 

Velour seats 5

 

 

You get the idea.

 

Has to be the R8.

[FakeConcern]

Mini

1 BL Mini 1000 (saloon)

2 BL Mini 1275GT (saloon)

1 Renault 5 (hatch)

1 BL Mini Clubman Estate (estate)

1 BL Metro (hatch)

1 BL MG Metro (hatch)

1 BL Allegro Estate (estate)

2 Ford Escort XR3i (hatch)

1 VW Golf GTI (hatch)

1 Volvo V70 T5 (estate)

3 Citroen C4 VTS (coupe officially, but clearly a hatch)

1 Citroen XM V6 (hatch)

 

I feel like I should be the C4 VTS (different from everything else, almost but not quite in contention with contemporaries, and ageing)

[fatharris]

Here goes.

 

Nissan Sunny (twice)

Peugeot 406

Nissan Primera

Ford Puma

Kia Mentor

Rover 75

Volvo V70

Citroen Xantia

Rover Mini

BMW 728

MG ZT

Saab 93

Rover 220D

Saab 9000

VW Golf

Vauxhall Omega

Kia Magentis

Mazda MX-5

 

Hatchback 9

Saloon 7

Coupe 1

Estate 1

Convertible 1

 

Nissan 3

Rover 3

Kia 2

Saab 2

Peugeot 1

Ford 1

MG 1

Volvo 1

Citroen 1

BMW 1

VW 1

Vauxhall 1

Mazda 1

 

So, I'm most likely a Nissan hatchback

[Noel Tidybeard]

mini 1000- 2

maestro- 2

montego- 2

peugeot 106- 1

vexhall vauctra- 1

nissan primevil- 1

renner 19- 1

nissan sunnay -1

hunda civic- 1

[Andy F]

Citroen - 8 (mostly Xantias)

Rover - 1

Seat - 1

Austin - 1

 

 

Im clearly a Citroën diesel of the xantia variety.

[Lord Sterling]

Rover 800 - 10

BMW 316i - 1

Mercedes E280 (pointed out by Merc rocker!)

Ford Sierra Sapphire - 1

Nissan Micra - 2 (technically)

Vauxhall Astra - 1/2

 

I'm clearly a Rover 800. Yeah, I even feel like one sometimes

 

I need to broaden my horizons a bit I reckon.

[vulgalour]

Austin Morris - 3

Citroen - 2

Volkswagen - 2

Rover - 1

Vauxhall - 1

Ford - 1

Volvo - 1

Ledbury - 1

 

 

I was almost a veg-powered white Citroen estate but at the last minute I managed to be a problematic Austin Princess HL in manual flavour.

[Fumbler]

In food terms that sounds like some slightly out of date Angel Delight...

[mercrocker]

Rover 800 - 10

BMW 316i - 1

Ford Sierra Sapphire - 1

Nissan Micra - 2 (technically)

Vauxhall Astra - 1/2

 

I'm clearly a Rover 800. Yeah, I even feel like one sometimes

 

I need to broaden my horizons a bit I reckon.

 

You forgot Merc, M8!

[eddyramrod]

I honestly daren't.  Not least because my headache's coming back just reading this thread!  Maybe I'll give it a go over the next few days.  There are several groupings of six or so.

 

What am I?  Lada or Vauxhall, probably.

[Cardinal Wolseley]

I find buying, selling and owning cars too stressful so I have only owned a paltry selection:

 

Fiat Strada
Fiat Uno
Peugeot 205
Peugeot 309

Citroen ZX
VW Golf
VW Polo
Rover 200
Honda Jazz
Ford Fiesta
Honda Jazz

 

So a four way tie, though I'm feeling more like a rusty Strada these days.

[Formula Autos]

4 Fords - Escrote mk4 pez, Cougar V6, Mongdeo dizzler hatch x2

 

1 Volvo - 460 pez

 

1 Jag - X-type dizzler estate

 

2 SEAT - Ibiza mk2, Arosa. Both pez.

 

1 Peugeot - 106 dizzler

 

1 BMW - E30 base 2 dr pez saloon

 

1 Rover - 820 pez saloon

 

So that shakes out as something mostly Ford, possibly saloon, and definitely pez powered.

 

Mk 5 Escrote/Onion Ghia? Preferably with velour seats and wood-you-believe-it trim.

[Wack]

I think this is my history from 1977 to date

Fs1e

RD250

Ford cortina

Vw Derby

205gti

Granada 2.3 GL

RD400

Granada 2.9i

Fiat X19

Toyota celica

Renault Laguna

Peugeot 406 executive

Mondeo ST

Audi A8 4.2Q

GSX750

Nissan navara

MX5

Focus diesel

MX5

Honda VFR800

Jaguar XK8

Subaru Legacy

bandit 1200

Subaru Impreza 2.0

Subaru Impreza WRX

Maserati 4200

Mercedes B220

MX5

Range Rover HSE

Ford Mustang GT

[Sir Snipes]

So (all years are approximate);

 

87 Golf MK2

95 Seat Cordoba

95 Polo Coupe

01 Fiat Punto

87 Opel Manta GTE Hatch

87 Opel Manta GTE Exclusive Coupe

85 Opel Manta 1.8 GT

87 Nissan Silvia Turbo

88 Nissan Bluebird 1.6 LX Hatchback

85 Porsche 924

88 BMW E30 318 Touring

97 Ford Escort 1.6LX

99 Ford Fiesta 1.3 Flight

05 Citroen C4 SX

 

So I'm an 80s sexy German Coupe, or a sour german hatchback.

[Lord Sterling]

You forgot Merc, M8!

Bah! How could I forget that car!? The one car that really put a smile on my face!!! Thanks for reminding me!

[Lord Sterling]

1 Rover - 820 pez saloon

Surely you've got a pic of this somewhere???

[Formula Autos]

Surely you've got a pic of this somewhere???

The only picture of it appeared in Auto Trader in about June 2001.

 

I bought the ex Mayoral Rover off the Local Authority where I work. It was a P reg, and had just racked up a big bill for brakes, tyres, and a battery. So, just consumables then. But the accounts department got scared and suggested a change of car.

 

No service history, so I negotiated hard. The bloke in charge of selling it said no to my offer. Only advertised on the staff intranet, so no-one else was interested, and he came back to me a week later inviting me to put in a sealed bid. By which time I'd gone off the idea of pursuing the car, so I put an even lower amount in as a bid.

 

I was the only bidder, so it was mine.

 

The Council's garage were responsible for its upkeep so I rang them to see what history, if any, they had on the car. The bloke in charge of selling it obviously hadn't thought of this. I was invited to pop round and collect " the file". Which was chock full of checklists from every time the car was inspected by them ( which was every time it was about to go on a long journey by the looks of it), every receipt, and a fully stamped up service book. Stamped by the local Rover dealers, and every 5,000 miles or so at that.

 

Result!

 

I used it a bit and got it tidied up over the next few weeks and stuck it in AutoTrader. The phone rang off the hook all day when I was out at work, and my Mother (who stayed in to answer the phone for me) reckons there were at least four people wanting it sight unseen when she mentioned "the file".

 

The only drawbacks? High mileage, DieYoung Ditchfinders all round ( which squealed when cornering above sedate pace), and a small hole above the centre of the windscreen where I filled in the mounting point for the Council's crest with a blanking grommet (of the type boy racers use to fill in the holes left when they take off their back wipers).

 

"The file" contained something from the dealer's about it being a special order with the (small) engine it had for the spec, and about how they'd done the hole for the crest free of charge after it was PDI'd. I think it might have been Sterling spec. High up in the range, at least. It was un or de-badged though, so the spec was uncertain.

 

IIRC I made any easy £1600 profit.

 

T'was black, on a P plate, with a grey leather interior. I sold it to a guy who came down from Dumfries for the full asking price. I think he may have had a limo company.

 

17 years on, the details are a bit hazy. I remember the juicy profit though.

 

The next mayoral car was leased though, so I wasn't able to buy the Omega that replaced it.

 

Anyhoo, drifting back to the point of the thread .....

[uk_senator]

Somewhere north of 200 cars over the last 30 years, my 16k memory stick doesnt enable me to list them without me undergoing major regression therapy, but, I`d say I`m likely to be very Fiat indeed, probably with Vauxhall bringing up the rear, matron.

[RayMK]

Reliant Regal (ohv)       :1

Reliant Regal (sv)         :1

Reliant Rialto               :1

Citroen 2cv6                 :1

Vauxhall Viva HC          :1

Triumph Herald estate  :1

Renault 12                    :2

Renault 20                    :1

Hyundai Stellar             :2

Hyundai Sonata            :2

Citroen CX GTi Turbo2 :1

Citroen GSA                 :1

Citroen Dyane              :1

BMW 520 (E28)            :1

Ford Fiesta MK1          :1

Ford Escort Mk2  auto :1

Skoda Rapid/Estelle    :4

Nissan QX auto            :1

Ginetta G26  auto        :1

Volvo 66 auto               :2

Mitsubishi i turbo auto  :1

Peugeot 205 auto          :1

Mitsubishi Mirage auto :1

 

From this, I appear to have unstable leanings (three-wheelers, rear engines and swing axles), rubber bands, LHM and Mitsubishi engines (inc. 2x Stellars, 2x1995 Sonatas) in my blood.  I feel like a Skoda Estelle with rusty sills and a suspect head gasket . 

 

Excuse the edits.  I had forgotten the QX, Fords and Ginetta....oh, a Citroen Dyane as well.

[blakey79]

Rover -2

Vauxhall - 4

Renault - 3

Citroen - 1

BMW - 3

Audi - 1

Saab - 1

Ford - 6

Nissan - 1

Toyota -1

Peugeot-2

Alfa -1

VW-2

Volvo -1

Jeep-1

Mercedes -1

[s_k]

Peugeot: 2
Opel: 2
Volvo: 3
Citroën: 2

Nissan: 1
Renault: 3
Mitsubishi: 2
Seat: 2
Toyota: 1
Fiat: 2
Suzuki: 1

So that's a tie for Volvo and Renault. But since two of those Volvo's were 440s, so half Renaults, I guess that makes 2 Volvo's and 4 Renaults .

I guess I am some understated yet pleasant Renault. Like a 19 or a first gen Clio. 
Although I guess the Citroën BX fits my character better. It's also my favourite car to drive. 
Not sure if this list works for me, I just prefer to buy something as different as possible every time.
 

[Amishtat]

Well let's see..

Vauxhall x4

Rover x5

Opel x1

Austin x4

Lada x3

Volvo x2

Peugeot x2

Hillman x2

Wolseley x2

Renault x1

Citroën x1

BMW x1

VW x1

Mercedes x1

Singer x1

Oh god.. I'm a fwd Rover aren't I..

[Ohdearme]

Must try harder on my alphabet completion project

 

Most of those Mitsys were Mk1 Shoguns, the BMW's were various generations of 5 series.

 

 

Alfa Romeo - 2

Audi - 1

BMW - 5

Citroen - 1

D - 0

E - 0

Fiat - 3

Ford - 2

G - 0

Honda - 3

I - 0

J - 0

K - 0

L - 0

Mitsubishi - 5

N - 0

O - 0

P - 0

Q - 0

Rover - 1

Saab - 3

Skoda - 1

T - 0

U - 0

Vauxhall - 3

Volkswagen - 1

W - 0

X - 0

Y - 0

Z - 0

[flat4alfa]

Alfa 12

Rover 6

Fiat 4

Lancia 3

BMW 2

Vauxhall (1960s ones) 2

Renault 2

British Leyland 1

Austin 1

Wolseley 1

Honda 1

Citroen 1

Daimler 1

Triumph 1

[Sloth in a bowl]

Of the cars that I have owned:

By number I am a Renault

By favourite I am a Skoda

By nature I am a Volvo

[rml2345]

2003 Peugeot 406 HDi Saloon

2003 Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur Saloon

2003 Toyota Yaris T Spirit

2002 Mitsubishi Carisma DI-D

2001 Rover 75 CDT Tourer

2000 Rover 75 CDT Saloon

2000 Honda Accord SE Executive

1996 Citroën Xantia Dimension

1996 Volvo 940 SE Turbo Estate

1994 Volvo 850 GLT Saloon

1994 Volvo 850 SE Saloon

1993 Citroën AX Neon

1989 Volvo 740 GLE Saloon

1988 Volvo 740 GL Saloon

 

So that's

 

Citroën 2

Honda 1

Mitsubishi 1

Peugeot 1

Rover 3

Toyota 1

Volvo 5

 

Estate 2

Hatchback 4

Saloon 8

 

2000s 7

1990s 5

1980s 2

 

Diesel 5

Petrol 9

 

Automatic 2

Manual 12

 

I'm something I've never had, a 2000s era petrol manual Volvo saloon. Since my current is a 1990s petrol manual Volvo saloon I'm going to cheat and claim to be an 850.

So there.

[New POD]

Shall I include all the cars that mess and the wife have owned.

 

Suzuki 1

VW. 1

Citroen 1

Mazda 1

Triumph 1

Bini. 1

Nissan. 1

Ford. 2

Metro. 2

Mini. 4

Vauxhall 10

[AMC Rebel]

Audi 1  

Ford 7 

Commer 1 

Citroen 2 

Land Rover 2 

Saab1 

Jeep 1

Subaru 1

Jag 2

Volvo 3

VW 4

Vauxhall 1

AMC 2

MG 1

Chevrolet 1

 

adding ex wifes (when we were together) -

Alfa 1

Citroen 1

Mercedes 1

 

Looks like Ford - makes sense my current Jag and Disco date from the Ford (PAG) era and have plenty of Ford content.