Whats your history?

[ProgRocker]

Only seven in 26 years: 😒

1979  Austin MorrisMini 1000

1986 Ford Escort 1.4 GL

1990 Fiat Tempra 1.4

1990 Rover Mini 1000 'Racing Green' 

1999 SEAT Ibiza 1.4 S 

1994 Ford Escort 1.8 L diesel saloon

2003 Nissan Almera 2.2 dCi SXE.

[Parky]

1991 - Mark 1 Renault 5 TL - rusty

1992 - Vauxhall Chevette L - total shit

1995 - Peugeot 106 Aztec (girlfriends car but I paid for it so it counts) - quite good

1996 - Renault 5 Campus - was alright

2000 - Fiesta Zetec - liked this, knocked out wishbone bushes for fun though.  Odd electrical faults

2002 - Honda Civic 1.5 (1987 Japan import) - not so keen on this

2003 - Toyota Corolla 1988 - regretted this.  Sold a pup by a lying bastard 

2004 - Toyota Corolla executive auto 1993 model - thoroughly excellent.  Several years family service from this

2005 - Kia Picanto - surprisingly good

2008 - Seat Leon (kept to 2020) - superb

2011 - Mini Cooper - fun, bits fell off regularly but fun

2012 - Fiat 500 Twinair - nice noise

2016 - Fiat 500x - impressive all rounder, hard to sell though and took a mega loss

2019 - New Mini Cooper Classic (written off 3 months later) - good while it lasted 

2019 - Mini Cooper R56 2008 model - bit nervous about this but was ok

2020 - Suzuki Swift Sport - excellent car

2020 - Mitsubishi Mirage - utter shite but I am bonding with it now, like a scabby stray dog That’s never had any affection 

With the exception of the 2019 Mini, I have never owned a really nice car!  I think I am fully converted to Japanese cars now

 

[SiC]

6 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I have had very few cars compared to most, mainly because I tend to keep them....

The first one I actually had to my name was a 1973 VW K70L, followed by:

1985 Audi 90CD

1983 BMW 635CSi (and for, about four years, a 1973 NSU Ro80 during the BMW period)

2004 VW Borat TDi 100 and 1988 Citroen CX GTi Auto - the current pairing which I suspect is going to remain for a good long while because there's very little out there that would interest me, unless it was another NSU Ro80 (but that's unlikely to happen now).

Christ. What made you think of this particular thread from 8 years ago?!

[SiC]

My list in no particular order: (Bold are ones I currently own)

2003 Clio II Ph2 1.2 16v (First car)

2003 Civic Mk7 1.7CTDi (Second car)

2002 Clio II Ph2 1.2 16v (Wife first car)

2005 Mazda RX8 192

2005 Saab 9-3NG 1.9CTDI

2007 Civic Mk8 2.2CTDi

2002 Laguna II Ph1 1.8

2005 Laguna II Ph2 V6

2008 Audi TT MK2 2.0TFSI

2004 Smart Roadster 0.8

2004 Scenic II 1.6 Auto

2005 Scenic II 2.0

2004 Golf Mk5 1.6 FSI

2004 Saab 9-5 2.3 LPT

2003 Astra MK4 1.6 16v

1974 MGB GT

1972 Austin 1100 mk3

1968 Austin 1100 mk1

2000 Porsche Boxster 986 2.7

1993 Mazda MX5 MK1 1.6

2006 Mazda MX5 MK3 1.8 (Wifes second car)

2010 Audi A4 2.0TDI

1996 Jaguar XJ6 3.2

1974 Triumph Dolomite Sprint

2002 Clio II Ph2 172

1985 BMW E28 520i

[Shite Ron]

Morris 1000 given to me and my brother to share when I was 12

Mini Clubman with all 1275 bits except engine, bought for £40 when I was 16

Mk4 1977 Cortina 1.6GL bought when I was 16, learnt to drive in and passed test in when I turned 17

1972 Escort 1.3 2 door ( bought for £50 to sell for profit, did not make much!! how times have changed )

1982 Cortina 1.6GL bought 4 months after turning 17 and starting work (daily driver 1986 to 1988)

1980 Cortina 1.6GL bought cheap out of free ads to sell but used at same time as above briefly used by my Mum

1982 Cortina 2.0GL auto, bought cheap at auction to sell with money from selling the above (also used by my mum as too expensive for me to insure)

1977 Chrysler Alpine, taken in part exchange for above, again briefly loaned to my mum.

1977 Cortina 1.3 base ( taken in part exchange for the 82 1.6 GL)

1977 Cortina 1.6 L

now it gets harder to keep track of order as I started to own more than 2 or 3 at a time

1980 Cortina 2.3 GL replaced the 1982 1.6GL as insurance cost came down when I turned 19 and I also realised it was time to start saving for a house. Daily driver on off 1988 to 1992

1981 Mini van

1979 Granada 2.8 GL

1981 Cortina 2.0Ghia S bought in poor condition to do up, used for my first foreign holiday.

1982 Cortina 2.0GLS (still own)

1984 Escort 1.6L (sold the 2.0Ghia S to buy this as too cheap to refuse)

1985 Cavalier 1.6GL bought at auction with profit from selling Escort.

1972 Mini Moke

1984 Anderson Cub

1982 Austin Ambassador 1.7 HL

1979 Princess 1.7 HL bought as engine doner for above

1980 Escort 1.3 Linnet 4 door 

1986 Sierra 2.0 Ghia -first of a run of boring modern cars bought to sell for profit to supplement income

1989 Escort 1.4 L

1983 Escort 1.3L (trade in on above)

1989 Metro City

1989 Cavalier 1.6 L

1990 Astra Merit- ex metropolitan police CID

1988 Sierra 2.0 GLS

1989 Sierra 1.6L

1983 Daimler 4.2 Sovereign

1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia auto estate daily driver from 1993 to 1998

1983 Cortina 3.0 GLS

1992 Sierra 1.6 LX

1992 Sierra 2.0i Ghia Sapphire

1993 Mondeo 1.8 LX

1976 Cortina 2.0GT

1988 Montego LX (taken in part exchange for Mondeo)

1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia auto

1982 Cortina 2.0 Ghia daily driver from 1998 to 2002 bought for £180
1973 Cortina 1.6 XL

1995 TVR Chimaera

1982 Cortina 2.0 Crusader estate

1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia manual estate daily driver 2002 to 2006

1991 Cavalier 1.6L

1979 Cortina 2.0 GL

1979 Cortina 2.0 Ghia daily driver 2006 to 2007

2005 Mondeo 2.0 Ghia estate bought as work daily from 2007 to 2011

1994 Volvo  940 estate

1989 Volvo 740 GLE estate

2008 Mondeo 1.8 Zetec replacement work daily 2011 to 2016

1982 Cortina 1.6L I originally bought for my dad in 1997 then swapped the Mondeo estate for it.

1977 Cortina 2.0 Ghia estate

1979 Cortina 1.6L estate

1977 Granada 2.0 L estate

Alvis TA14 shootingbreak

1978 Cortina 2.0S

1972 Jaguar XJ6 2.8 manual

1964 Cortina Super

1978 Granada 2.8GL

1978 Citroen CX 2400 Pallas

1969 Capri

1980 Rover 2600

I have probably missed some so may need to edit later, bold are still owned. Order is as close as I can remember.

 

 

 

[155V6]

9 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

Morris 1000 given to me and me brother to share when I was 12

Mini Clubman with all 1275 bits except engine, bought for £40 when I was 16

Mk4 1977 Cortina 1.6GL bought when I was 16, learnt to drive in and passed test in when I turned 17

1972 Escort 1.3 2 door ( bought for £50 to sell for profit, did not make much!! how times have changed )

1982 Cortina 1.6GL bought 4 months after turning 17 and starting work (daily driver 1986 to 1988)

1980 Cortina 1.6GL bought cheap out of free ads to sell but used at same time as above briefly used by my Mum

1982 Cortina 2.0GL auto, bought cheap at auction to sell with money from selling the above (also used by my mum as too expensive for me to insure)

1977 Chrysler Alpine, taken in part exchange for above, again briefly loaned to my mum.

1977 Cortina 1.3 base ( taken in part exchange for the 82 1.6 GL)

1977 Cortina 1.6 L

now it gets harder to keep track of order as I started to own more than 2 or 3 at a time

1980 Cortina 2.3 GL replaced the 1982 1.6GL as insurance cost came down when I turned 19 and I also realised it was time to start saving for a house. Daily driver on off 1988 to 1992

1981 Mini van

1979 Granada 2.8 GL

1981 Cortina 2.0Ghia S bought in poor condition to do up, used for my first foreign holiday.

1982 Cortina 2.0GLS (still own)

1984 Escort 1.6L (sold the 2.0Ghia S to buy this as too cheap to refuse)

1985 Cavalier 1.6GL bought at auction with profit from selling Escort.

1972 Mini Moke

1984 Anderson Cub

1982 Austin Ambassador 1.7 HL

1979 Princess 1.7 HL bought as engine doner for above

1980 Escort 1.3 Linnet 4 door 

1986 Sierra 2.0 Ghia -first of a run of boring modern cars bought to sell for profit to supplement income

1989 Escort 1.4 L

1983 Escort 1.3L (trade in on above)

1989 Metro City

1989 Cavalier 1.6 L

1990 Astra Merit- ex metropolitan police CID

1988 Sierra 2.0 GLS

1989 Sierra 1.6L

1983 Daimler 4.2 Sovereign

1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia auto estate daily driver from 1993 to 1998

1983 Cortina 3.0 GLS

1992 Sierra 1.6 LX

1992 Sierra 2.0i Ghia Sapphire

1993 Mondeo 1.8 LX

1976 Cortina 2.0GT

1988 Montego LX (taken in part exchange for above)

1982 Cortina 2.0 Ghia daily driver from 1998 to 2002 bought for £180
1973 Cortina 1.6 XL

1995 TVR Chimaera

1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia manual estate daily driver 2002 to 2006

1991 Cavalier 1.6L

1979 Cortina 2.0 GL

1979 Cortina 2.0 Ghia daily driver 2006 to 2007

2005 Mondeo 2.0 Ghia estate bought as work daily from 2007 to 2011

1994 Volvo  940 estate

1989 Volvo 740 GLE estate

2008 Mondeo 1.8 Zetec replacement work daily 2011 to 2016

1982 Cortina 1.6L I originally bought for my dad in 1997 then swapped the Mondeo estate for it.

1977 Cortina 2.0 Ghia estate

1979 Cortina 1.6L estate

1977 Granada 2.0 L estate

Alvis TA14 shootingbreak

1978 Cortina 2.0S

1972 Jaguar XJ6 2.8 manual

1964 Cortina Super

1978 Granada 2.8GL

1978 Citroen CX 2400 Pallas

1969 Capri

1980 Rover 2600

I have probably missed some so may need to edit later, bold are still owned. Order is as close as I can remember.

 

 

 

You should try a Cortina,you might like them 😉

[Shite Ron]

36 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

You should try a Cortina,you might like them 😉

Apart from a week in 1986 when I sold my mk4 then went to the auction and bought the mk5 I have not been without one since I was 15. If I had to have only one car there would be no doubt it would have to be a Cortina, Always first choice for holidays and fantastic for long journeys, I have driven to Gibraltar and also to Italy several times in a Cortina, always top choice for holidays. I once drove over 1000 miles in one day from Spain home in a Cortina, I would not fancy doing it in many other cars. It is fair to say I know what I like and like what I know 🙂

[155V6]

12 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

Apart from a week in 1986 when I sold my mk4 then went to the auction and bought the mk5 I have not been without one since I was 15. If I had to have only one car there would be no doubt it would have to be a Cortina, Always first choice for holidays and fantastic for long journeys, I have driven to Gibraltar and also to Italy several times in a Cortina, always top choice for holidays. I once drove over 1000 miles in one day from Spain home in a Cortina, I would not fancy doing it in many other cars. It is fair to say I know what I like and like what I know 🙂

I can't compete with you,but they're the car I've had most of too.Five or six Mk 3s,a Mk4,& a Mk5.Brilliant cars 😎

[rmt87]

My list since 2005. 

1990 Vauxhall Nova expression

1989 BMW 318is

1995 Peugeot 106 1.1

2002 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 club

1996 BMW 318is

2007 Citroen C2 Code

2006 Mini cooper

1998 Rover 216 coupe

2005 MG Z-TT

2001 Mercedes Slk 

2009 Citroen C5

2016 Citroen C1

1998 Hyundai Coupe

2011 Citroen Berlingo

2008 Vauxhall astra

 

 

 

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

4 hours ago, SiC said:

Christ. What made you think of this particular thread from 8 years ago?!

Wasn't me. Look at the couple of posters above me, and ask them!

[SiC]

19 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Wasn't me. Look at the couple of posters above me, and ask them!

Forum software says 8 year gap between your post earlier today and John F in December 13, 2012!

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 minute ago, SiC said:

Forum software says 8 year gap between your post earlier today and John F in December 13, 2012!

 

In that case, fuck knows. The topic appeared on my screen as having recently been contributed to, so I just followed it. So did everyone else, by the looks of things, so there clearly was some life left in the oul dog.

[iainrcz]

Don't look at me, I'm mental.

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[LightBulbFun]

10 minutes ago, SiC said:

Forum software says 8 year gap between your post earlier today and John F in December 13, 2012!

 

thats strange I do seem to recall someone posting recently before @Tadhg Tiogar responded

maybe they realised "oh shit this is a thread from 300 years ago" and nuked their post for some reason?

[DVee8]

Umm bloody hell 34years  here goes

1977 Ford cortina 1.6L red 4 door

1976 Mini clubman 1000 in yellow with Datsun 120Y seats

1977 VW Sirroco 1.6 LS in green with green seats and carpets

1979 Ford Escort 1.3 van hand painted in black

1976 Ford Capri 2.0 auto in whate with a peeling black vinyl roof

1983 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6GL in gold with gold/yellow dash,seats,carpet

1984 Toyota Camry 1.8 GL in met blue

1986 Ford Serria 2.0IS in blue (Total heap of shit)

1988 Ford Serria cosworth in moonstone blue  insurance crippled me

1989 Nissan Bluebird 1.8 ZX Turbo 4 door in red

1994 Nissan Primera 2.0D 5 door in grey (First ever new car)

1996 Nissan Primera eZX 2.0 4 door in green

1986 Peugeot 205 in silver (bought for then GF to learn in)

1998 Nissan Primera EGT 2.0 4 door in red

Ford Capri 3.0 ghia mk2  in orange

2000 Renault Clio 172 in silver (I fucking hated this car)

2000 Renault Clio si 1.6 in blue (the new miss v8) car

2001 Renault Megane 1.6 floppytop in silver (bought new by miss v8)

1992 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 expression 5 door in met red

1996 Renault Laguna 2.0 rxe in green

2001 Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 SRI 5 door in petrol blue

2004 Nissan X-trail 2.0 SE 4x4 in silver

2001 Peugeot 306 1.4 meridian 5 door

1968 Daimler 250V8 2.5 in silver

2006 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 sxi sporthatch in silver

2009 Nissan X-trail 2.0dci adventura in purple

2004 Jaguar S Type R in silver

2000 Jaguar S type 3.0 SE in silver

2014 BMW 3GT 2.0D M-Sport in blue(MrsV8's)

2014 Nissan X-trail 1.6 dci N-Tech in black

2018 MINI Cooper sport 1.5 auto (Mrs V8's)

2009 Fiat 500 in white(No1 sons)

I think there is more.

 

 

[Burnside]

I brought my first car at 15 back in 1999. 

Although I did half share a 1985 C reg Fiat 126 FSM with my Brother before that if it counts? 

Otherwise from my own 1st Car.

1986 C reg Talbot Samba Style. 

1989 G reg Fiat Uno 45S 3dr.

1991 H reg Peugeot 205 1.8 TD 5dr.

1992 K reg Ford Escort 1.4 LX 5dr.

1989 G reg Fiat Uno 45 5dr.

1991 J reg Renault 19 GTD 5dr.

1992 K reg Renault Extra 575 1.6D. 

1993 K reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 LS 3dr.

1991 H reg Ford Escort MK4 1.4 L 5dr.

1990 G reg Fiat Tipo 1.4 DGT.

1993 L reg Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 LS 5dr.

1991 J reg Renault 19 GTS-X 1.4 5dr. 

1998 R reg Peugeot 406 2.0 GLX 4dr

2000 X reg Fiat Fiorino 1.7 TD Business. 

2004  04 reg Fiat Scudo 2.0 JTD. 

2005 05 reg Fiat Punto 1.4 16V Sporting.

2006 06 reg Fiat Stilo 1.6 16V Active Aircon SW.  Current Car. 

[Split_Pin]

I tended to hold onto cars for a long time in my 20s and 30s so at 41 I'm still catching up.

1996 Vauxhall Corsa Vegas 1.4 8v (2001 - 2005)

2003 Astra Coupe 1.8 (2005-2018)

1999 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 LS (2008 - 2013)

2000 Vauxhall Corsa B 1.0 Envoy (2010 - present)

2012 Chevrolet Aveo1.2 LT (2012 - 2017)

2017 Dacia Duster 1.6 Ambience (2017 - 2019)

2001 Renault Megane MK1 1.4 Authentique (2016 - 2018)

2003 Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur  SE (March 2018 to July 2018)

2002 Renault Clio 172 (2018 - 2020)

2003 Rover 75 CDT Classic SE (2018 - 2019)

2000 Audi 80 Cabriolet 1.8 20v (2019 to present)

2007 Mini Cooper 1.6 R56 (2019 - present)

2004 Rover 75 MK2 CDTi Contemporary  SE (2020 - present)

1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 8v LS (2021 -)

[phil_lihp]

The order gets a bit uncertain as I started to lose track after the 220 landed for the first time.  I don't expect anyone to actually read this but it was interesting to find out how many I'd actually had since I started driving in 2001, never listed them out before.

1993 Citroen AX 1.0 Debut

1998 Ford Fiesta 1.25 LX

2000 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec

2001 Honda CRV 2.0 LS

2005 Peugeot 307 SW 1.6 HDi

2005 Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1.6

1998 Renault Kangoo 1.9D

2012 Kia C'eed 1.4 VR7

1988 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 L

1994 Rover 220 SLi - Autoshite bike

1998 Mazda 323F 1.5

1995 Honda CG125

1992 Honda CG125

1995 Volvo 940 2.3LPT

1988 Ford Escort 1.4 LX

1988 Honda CG125

1994 Rover 220 SLi - Autoshite bike (again)

1994 Jaguar XJ40 4.0

1992 Honda Prelude 2.0 Auto

1998 Toyota Hiace 2.4D

1994 Rover 214Si

2000 Skoda Octavia 1.9TD SLX

2001 Ford Puma 1.7

2004 Rover 45 1.4

1995 Rover 214 SEi

2002 MG ZR 1.4

1999 Rover 420SLi

1994 Honda Accord 2.3

1991 Daihatsu Charade 1.3 Auto

2004 Ford Focus ST170

1992 Seat Marbella 900

1998 Ford Fiesta 1.25 LX 

1996 Toyota Granvia 3.0TD 4WD

2002 BMW F650CS

2005 Skoda Octavia 1.8T VRS

1977 BL Princess 1.8 HL

2003 Ford Transit 2.4TD XLWB Minibus

2001 VW Transporter 1.9TD

38 so far that I can remember...doesn't count Philibusmo's Lancia Y10 and RobT's Astra diesel which I had on loan for a few weeks each. 

[JMotor]

I'll list what I can remember. 

Ford Escort Mk3 GL (very first car)

Peugeot 205 GR

Ford Sierra 2.0 GLX

Ford Sierra 1.8 

Rover Metro

Rover 214 R8

3x MK2 VW Polos

5x Peugeot 306's

Vauxhall Nova 

Vauxhall Calibra XE

3x Vauxhall Cavaliers

Proton Satria GTI 

Proton Coupe

Proton 1300 GLS

Vauxhall Omega Estate

2x VW Boras. 

Vauxhall Combo

4x MK4 Vauxhall Astras

5x Vauxhall Corsa B's

Vauxhall Vectra B

Vauxhall Vectra C

MG ZS 

MG ZR

Rover 25

2x Rover 45's

Honda Civic VTI-S MB6 

Honda Civic SE Executive

Fiat Seicento Sporting 

3x Vauxhall Corsa C's

Daewoo Nexia

Citroën C3

13x MK3 Vauxhall Astras

3x Skoda Fabias

Peugeot 406 GLX

[Eyersey1234]

Passed in 2005 in a Mk2.5 Renault Clio 1.5dci.

My cars. 

1994M Fiesta 1.3 Equipe

2006 56 Fiesta 1.25 Style 

2005 54 Fiat Panda 1.2 Eleganza 

2007 07 Focus 1.8tdci Zetec Climate Estate (still own) 

2006 56 Chevrolet Matiz 1.0SE+

[BL Bloke]

I passed my test in Feb 1980 in a BSM Dolomite 1300 (those were the days) but by then I already had my own car as my Dad didn't want me driving his Austin A60.  Here's my list, which is quite short compared to some on here, current fleet in bold.

1970 Austin 1300 2 door

1970 Morris Oxford

1976 Vauxhall Chevette

1970 Morris 1300

1965 Austin A35 van with rear seat/window conversion

1958 Austin A35 2 door

1969 Austin 1300GT

1981 Audi 80 GL

1992 Rover Metro 1.1 (my first and so far only brand new car)

1969 Austin Maxi 1500

1978 Vanden Plas 1500

1981 Austin Maxi 2 1750 HL

1975 Austin Maxi 1750

1980 Vanden Plas 1500

1974 Austin Maxi 1500

1980 Austin Allegro 3 1.3

1978 Austin Maxi 1750

1981 Austin Allegro 3 1.5

2001 Skoda Fabia 16v Elegance

2013 Skoda Fabia SE

2003 Rover 45 Impression

1986 Peugeot 205 GL

1998 Ford Fiesta 1.25 LX

1999 Citroen Saxo East Coast

I think that's all of them. 🙂

 

[Lord Sterling]

Mine; Still own the ones in bold.

1993 K Vauxhall Astra Cesar - Before I had a licence and never properly drove.

1989 F Ford Sierra Sapphire - A freebie. Didn't know much about cars then.

1989 F Rover 827Si - Equipped with TWR bodykit

1995 N Rover Sterling

1990 G Rover Sterling - Blew its engine. Recently sold.

1987 E Rover Sterling - Blew its engine.

1987 E Rover Sterling - Replacing the one above. Identical car.

1987 D Rover 820e - Never had this one on the road but I have driven it.

1997 R Rover Sterling

1995 N Rover 827 Coupe - Didn't gel with this car. Seen by many shiters at chumley.

1995 M Meredes E280 Estate S124 - Best car I ever owned. Sadly crashed into and eventually sold.

2003 03 BMW 316i SE - First of post Millennium cars.

1998 S Volkswagen Passat - Freebie and given away. I owned it for a matter of of a week or two.

1995 Rover 820i SE - Subsequently broke down on me during a particularly difficult time in my life. Sold to a breaker sadly ☹

2002 02 Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 DTi SRi Estate - Another one of the nicer conditioned cars I owned. Sadly I just found it a tad boring to drive.

2001 51 Peugeot 406 2.0 HDi - Buy/sell fodder.

2005 55 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi estate - A car I fondly remember. Loved it but sadly the engine went on it ☹

2005 05 Vauxhall Zafira - Great car. Not very fast. Did return some missing OEM items. Eventually swapped for below car. Then ended up back in the fold and now with a member of a shiters family. Maybe buy it back one day?

2008 Peugeot 407 SE 2.0 HDi saloon - Originally buy/sell fodder but became my boring daily as Vectra blew its engine. So far so good. Repairs have worked and been easy and it seems to be getting better.

[eddyramrod]

I somehow didn't know about this thread when I started my own the other week!

So there's my history, with pics and even models.  Current fleet is listed in my signature; .having nowhere to go, the only one that's seeing any use is the Motability bus.

[RichardK]

Haven't we done this before?

1981 Austin Allegro 3 1.5HLS
1984 Vauxhall Chevette L 4dr
1982 Vauxhall Chevette L 2dr
1980 Renault 5TL Cleveland Cabriolet
1968 Austin 1100 4dr
1985 MG Metro 1300
1983 Austin Metro VP
1982 Citroen Dyane 6
1982 Citroen Dyane 6 (spares car for above)
1988 Citroen BX16RE
1986 Fiat Panda 4x4
1980 Land Rover 109" Petrol H/T
1990 Fiat X1/9 Grand Finale
1981 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Pop Plus
1985 Opel Manta 1.8S
1994 Seat Terra D
1978 Renault 5
1978 Vauxhall VX1800
1978 VW Beetle 1200L
1975 Vauxhall Victor 2300
1980 Ford Escort Mk II 1600
1985 Audi 90 Quattro
1990 VW Jetta Syncro
1984 Audi 100CS
1983 VW Polo 3dr
1970 VW Beetle LHD
1983 Mazda B1800
1990 Citroen XM
1982 Vauxhall Chevette 2dr
1985 Ford Escort Mk III
1982 Citroen GSA Special Estate
1984 Citroen BX16 Series 1
1978 Fiat 128 1.3
1990 Fiat Tipo 1.4DGT
1985 Ford Fiesta Mk II
1985 Ford Fiesta Mk II
1986 Ford Sierra 2.0 GLSi
1988 Citroen BX16RS
1982 Volvo 240GL
1982 Citroen CX2400 Pallas Auto
1973 Humber Sceptre Series III
1972 VW Beetle 1302LS Cabrio
1990 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 Estate
1972 Ford Capri Mk1
1983 Ford Capri Mk III 1.6LS
1997 Fiat Punto Sporting
1997 Fiat Marea Weekend
1989 Citroen CX22TRS
1988 Citroen CX GTI Turbo 2
1985 Citroen Visa 11RE Decapotable
1985 Porsche 924S
1985 Citroen CX GTI Turbo 1
1988 Citroen CX22TRS Croisette
1982 Passat 1.6CL Estate
1993 Volvo 480ES Auto
1984 Ford Capri 1.6LS
1972 VW Transporter
1969 VW Transporter
1986 Volvo 360GLT
1987 Citroen AX14TRS
1985 Fiat X1/9 VS
1984 VW Scirocco 1.6 Auto
1986 VW Scirocco 1.8 GT-S
1987 Honda Accord Aerodeck 2.0EXi
1985 Ford Sierra 1.6L
1985 Subaru Brat
1987 Mitubishi L200 4WD
1986 Volvo 240GL Estate
1980 Buick Regal Ltd 3.8
1982 Cadillac Eldorado 4.1HTi
1986 Citroen Visa 10E Relfex
1990 Citroen BX4x4
2000 Peugeot 306 1.8S Cabrio
1983 Alfa Romeo 1.5 Sprint
1982 BMW 520i
1985 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro
1975 Vauxhall Ventora FE
1991 Skoda Rapid Coupe
1990 MG Montego 2.0i
1975 Rover P6B 3500S
1986 Ford Sierra XR4x4
1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4
1988 Isuzu Piazza HBL
1990 Subaru Legacy 2.2GX Estate
1990 Ginetta G26
1991 Fiat Tempra 1.8ie SX
1988 Vauxhall Carlton GSi3000
1977 Vauxhall VX2300 Estate
1985 Vauxhall Nova 2dr
1991 Golf Gti 16v
1985 Golf Gti 8v
1986 Ford Capri Laser
1985 Peugeot 305 GR Estate
1990 Renault 19 Chamade
1990 Vauxhall Astra Expression
1988 Citroen CX25GTi Auto
1986 Subaru 1.8 Turbo
1983 Datsun Laurel 2.4SGL
1993 Subaru Legacy 2.0 4Cam Turbo Estate
1986 Volvo 240GLT
1993 Subaru Legacy 2.0GL 4dr
1995 Citroen XM 2.0cT Turbo
1991 Honda Accord 1.8 Auto
1988 Citroen CX25i Safari
Suzuki Vitara (Red/White)
1985 Ford Sierra XR4x4
1992 Ford Scorpio 2.9i Estate
1992 Volvo 480ES 2.0i Manual
1992 Citroen XM 2.0i Estate
1989 Golf GTi 8v 5dr
1983 Mercedes 200
1989 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i Auto
Suzuki Vitara (Black)
1990 Toyota Sera 1.5 Auto Phase I
2004 VW New Beetle Cabriolet
1989 Toyota Supra 3.0i Auto
1990 Toyota Sera 1.5 Auto Phase I
1989 Volvo 740 Estate
1999 Subaru Legacy Outback
1992 Toyota Sera 1.5 Manual Phase III
1983 Ford Sierra XR4i
2006 Mazda RX8 190
1999 Vauxhall Astra Envoy TD Estate
1993 Mazda Eunos Roadster Auto
1995 Volvo 850 GLT Estate
1996 Mitsubishi Delica Jasper 2800TD
1997 Toyota MR2 GT T-bar
2004 Suzuki Ignis Sport 1.5VVT-I
2008 Citroen C6 2.7 HDI Exclusive
1968 Sunbeam Alpine SV
1992 Mercedes 500 SL
1991 Golf Clipper Cabriolet
1991 Golf GTi 8v 5dr
1999 Citroen Xantia 1.8i LX Estate
1989 Mercedes 190E
1985 Reliant Scimitar SS1
1993 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 LTD
2011 Citroën C3 Aidream+
1997 MG MGF VVC 1.8i
1975 NSU Ro80
1995 Rover 114 Cabriolet
1976 Rover SD1 3500 S1
2002 Chrysler Grand Voyager LTD XS
1998 Mercedes SLK 230 Kompressor
1998 Citroën XM 2.0 Turbo VSX
1990 Mazda MX5 (Eunos) 1.6 Manual (technically I also owned a Lexus around this time - but as I never drove it far it doesn't count - LS400 with LPG that I swapped for this amazing MX-5, which was purple).
1996 Saab 900iS Convertible
2000 Chrysler Grand Voyager LX
2007 Chrysler 300C Hemi Touring
2002 Mercedes A170 LWB
1994 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 LTD
1999 Citroén Xantia 2.0i Exclusive
2001 Alfa Romeo 2.0TS Sportwagon
1991 Mercedes 300CE
1998 BMW 528i Touring
1997 MG MGF 1.8i
1989 Chrysler Fifth Avenue
2003 Renault Avantime
2002 Mercedes E320 CDI
2002 Renault Twingo2 Expression
1993 Jaguar XJS V12
1999 Honda Accord 2.0ES Coupé
1999 Peugeot 406 V6 Coupé
1992 Vauxhall Eagle Statesman Hearse
1995 BMW 525i
2002 VW New Beetle 1.6
1985 Citroen CX25GTi Auto
1993 Mercedes 500 SEC
1998 Smart Pulse+
2009 Citroën C5 Exclusive HDi Estate
1989 Mercedes 230TE
1991 Toyota Sera 1.5 Auto Phase II
2006 Mazda RX8 190
2000 Mercedes SLK 320
1989 Volvo 740 GLE Estate
2017 Fiat Fullback 180 LX Auto
1996 Rover 214 Cabriolet
2004 Jaguar XJ6 X350

Italics are Six-cylinder's cars - but I count them in the list because I had them for ages and they were significant to my life at the time. Bold are cars I owned from new.

Also since getting a job in the motoring press, I haven't really owned cars (not by choice, unrelated life factors now gone) so I had test cars; the Fullback lease ended in 2019 with only 8,000 miles out of a 40,000 mile allowance used and I couldn't afford to keep it.

Since the start of 2018:

2016    Volvo V40 D4 R (loved it)
2018    Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 4 (hated the idea, loved the reality. BROWN CAR)
2019    Ssangyong Musso Saracen (wonderful beast)
2017    Mercedes C250d Cabriolet (AdBlue kept breaking, sunniest period was lockdown )
2019    Jeep Wrangler Sahara (two-door, diesel, hardtop, LOVED IT and buying one)
2020    Jeep Wrangler Night Eagle (Unlimited four door with full-length sky roof, petrol amazing - can't afford this spec though)
2021    Mercedes CLA 220 d Shooting Brake (I really do not understand this car at all)

The CLA goes back soon and I really cannot face another Mercedes diesel with LED-but-not-active headlights (the lights have a short beam, super bright, that cuts off abruptly. Absolutely awful for my eyesight. C-Class was the same).

Excluding short-term test cars, which have been everything from Skoda Scalas to Ford Mustang Steeda ridiculous-power things.

[R1152]

Passed my test in April 1982.

First car was the 1974 Renault 16TL, which came via my brother during 1981; his wife found it too heavy to drive so I got it for the princely sum of £38.50 and then spent several months prior to passing my test doing it up a bit.

Then came the 1982 Renault 18GTL, which unfortunately got written off during some spirited cornering and I and a passenger ended up in a ditch, narrowly missing a tree.

This was hurriedly replaced with the 1981 Datsun Sunny Fastback estate. Later rust was becoming an issue and it was rather uncomfortable for my late wife, so that gave way to -

A 1989 BMW 520i.

This in turn was replaced with a 1994 BMW 525i. When that started to get crunchy round the rear sills and it developed a fault a local garage couldn't fix (so they gave it back to me) it got replaced in 2009 with the current 2004 BMW 530i.

Cars owned in parallel were a 1990 Renault 5 Campus which I scrapped (and regret doing so, perhaps the 525i should have gone for scrap instead) and I also have a shed on the drive which is my MoT failure 2001 Ford Ka. Both the Ford and the Renault came via my sister.

The Sunny was given away in the end to a member of the Datsun Owners Club; scrap had an almost negative value at the time so I contacted the owners club and someone kindly took up the offer of a free Datsun and took it away.

I briefly owned my late father's 1980 Cortina Ghia, which I sold at way over book price and it still exists to this day.

[AndyW201]

Pretty shit show for 30 years driving, but sod it, I'll play!

1982 Nissan Sunny B11, a bargain trade-in at the Rover dealer I was doing my YTS at. 2 owners, low mileage, near mint. Sadly, I was still taking driving lessons, my sister passed her test before me, so the parents sold it to her from under me. Forgetting the fact I got it at trade price and could have nearly doubled my money if I actually wanted  to sell it...

1982 Metro 1.0, bought the day I passed my test in desperation because there was sod all about at my meagre price range. Had MG stripes and interior. They were about the only good bits. Needed floorpan welding and new sill, brakes needed work, front tyres rubbed off so were replaced with a nearly new set of TD rims and tyres from a scrapper. Looked pretty decent by the time I'd finished and was pretty nippy for a 1.0.

1984 Escort 1.1 bASe, was renamed the Popular by then and got decadent cloth seats with a-frame headrests, full length door trims and mono-radio. Was only 8 years old but had already had two wings and a respray, welding near the battery tray and a bit of pudding in one rear arch. And this was one of the German built ones.... The 1.1 rattler hauled the bulk of the Escort shell okay, and it got pimped early '90s style with a set of Stylistick 'graphics' and some Capri Ghia alloys. Went great with the panda car blue paintwork...

1988 Fiesta MK2 1.4 S. I loved this one, the first used car I got that didn't have bits falling off it or rusting. In white/grey with the dé rigeur white wheel trims, front driving lights and red bumper trims. With the 1.4 engine, 5 speed box and almost XR2 spec suspension, it felt like a proper little rocket compared to the Escort.

After this came a distressing period of new cars, a few models of which though, have grown (or sunk) to become Autoshite favourites. First was,

1994 Rover Metro Rio Grande. Came in a nice shade of metallic blue (Kingfisher?) and came with a good spec for a supermini at the time. I really wanted a GTA though, so it got a set of 5 spoke alloys and green bumper stripes...

1995 Rover 100 Kensington. Nightfire red metallic. Only car I've ever got on the new reg day. Pimped up again with the alloys from the previous Metro, written off when 5 months old when faced with a VW T4 van doing a U turn on a country road just after a bend. I still wince when I watch that crash test video with the nightfire 100. Luckily mine didn't fold up as bad!

1995 Rover 100 Kensington. Replacement car from the insurance, in Caribbean blue.

1974 Escort 1300L, in Daytona yellow. Was a bit different to what I was driving at the time, but it was up for sale for ages, ('more-doors' weren't really sought after back then) and I felt it need saving. Was rock solid with a great shell and loads of panels replaced. Had been upgraded a bit with a 1600 X-flow, sports exhaust and RS 4 spokes. I got the few bits it needed and drove it a few times but had to move it on sadly, as I was doing two jobs at the time and didn't really have the time for it.

1996 Nissan Micra 'sport', in white, a dealer 'limited edition'. Basically a 1.0 Shape base model, with a Nissan body kit (front and rear aprons, side skirts, rear lip spoiler,) and a hideous rear 'tailblazer' between the tail lights. I test drove one and liked it, and was told I could have the 'sport' one at  a special price, basically a bit less than a standard Shape one. I bought it, got them to remove the tail blazer, frizbeed the pound shop trims , took off the fake wood trim they'd put on inside, then modified it a bit with a set of lowering springs and a set of 15" DTM alloys. 

1998 Nissan Micra 1.3 Si. As nice as the white one was, I did fancy a bit more power. I test drove one of the new facelifted K11s, and promptly ordered a 1.3 Si, the model that replaced the old Super S, and it was another nippy little thing. I also lowered this one with 15" Super Touring alloys, and upset a few more powerful car owners.

1999 Nissan Micra 'Mystique'. A proper limited edition, this one, Nissan built one for each main dealer. Kind of a mini version of the popular Primera GT Chromoflair, the Mystique was a 5 door version of the 1.3 Si and came with colour change paintwork, and everything off the equipment list thrown on. In a predictable pattern, this one got lowered, alloys..... This one turned heads in a big way.

2002 Vauxhall Corsa SXi, I really liked the Corsa C when it came out, it felt like a big leap over the B. I looked over one in a local dealer and was offered a delivery reg SXi with optional Irmscher pack for about 2 grand less than list. It was a nice car, (Not AVAS) and the Irmscher pack gave it a bit more show (Deeper front bumper, rear tailgate spoiler and twin pipe back box), if not more go. 

That was the last brand new car I would buy. I'd rediscovered a liking for retro cars and fancied something a bit '80s feeling, but something fairly reliable I could daily. A mechanic mate said a Mercedes 190E might fit the bill. So I got one!

1991 Mercedes 190E. Was a lowly 1.8 with 5 speed manual box. Was clean as a whistle, still the best 190 shell I've come across, and had something called a 'sportline package'. This was an expensive option, and was quite an effective factory suspension upgrade. Uprated Sachs shockers, special 22mm lower uprated springs, firmer bushes, thicker anti roll bars and 1" wider rims with 205 tyres gave fantastic handling on the Twisties but the ride was still sublime. This car was rare in also having the four seater sportline interior with bolstered sports seats front and rear, making nearly £3k of options back in 1991. I was over the moon with it, but from the start it had a tiny flat spot that I wanted to fix, so that it was perfect. Could not sort the bastard! Had it on a tuning machine, replaced practically all of the ignition system, new fuel filter, followed by a new Bosch fuel pump, injectors out and tested, still the bastard misfire persisted. Discovering oil in the coolant tank then joining the owners forum, and reading about the common fault of 1.8s corroding the heads and blown head gaskets was the last straw. Dejected I headed to a mate of my brothers' car lot and ended up with,

1999 VW Golf MK4 1.6 SE. This was actually a good car. 6 years old when I got it with 42k on the clock, full VWSH, and was clean as a whistle in and out. I could actually not fault it. But the Mercedes bug had bitten.

1977 Austin Allegro 1300 Super. While I owned the 190 mentioned above, I was surfing eBay one night with a mate after a few Tallisker single malts. The next morning, it transpired that I was the highest bidder on said Allegro and said mate had gone off the idea of it being a joint project. For £225 it was a cracking buy. 50,000 miles and 3 owners from new, an amazingly solid 2 door shell,  very tidy interior, stacks of history and a fetching Antique gold and brown exterior/interior combo. With a full years test, it proved to be a cracking little fun car for the money.

1998 Mercedes C200. Another one that was just great as 'an car'. Was an Esprit spec, which was a slightly sported up version of the base Classic, with factory lowering springs and carbon look trim replacing the wood. It was still fairly well specced with air con, leccy windows,  a nice dealer fit Blaupunkt head unit and 16" CLK alloys. Being a W202, it had a few small areas of bubbling, so had those sorted. Then a huge household bill came up, and it reluctantly had to be sold, and a cheaper replacement found. Like I said the Merc bug had bitten...

1993 Mercedes 190E 2.0. Another 5 speed manual car. Bought blind on eBay, believing it to be Bornite metallic in the pics. It wasn't. It was a super rare shade of brown called Nutria, which was only available for the last year of production. I went to pick it up and once I got past the colour I realised that for my £700 I had got a real minter with 11 months ticket and a full service history with 15 years worth of bills, the majority from Mercedes. I loved that car and the colour really grew on me. Never went wrong, only really needing general servicing. A broken coil spring lead to a set of used sportline springs from the forum being fitted, with a set of period deep dish alloys. One of the best cars I have ever owned.

1991 Mercedes 190E 2.0 auto. This however came up for sale. In my sought after colour scheme of Bornite, with genuine period Zender boot spoiler, mushroom leather interior and all sorts of options, including an original sought after Blaupunkt Cambridge radio cassette, and this was another with the sportline suspension pack. This came with another massive history file and the first owner's personal reg number, J500 JRS. Not quite as mint as the previous 190s, I had to replace a wing (I was lucky enough to find a mint one in the right colour), and have two jacking points seen to. Was worth it though for the colour and spec.

2001 MG ZR. Was a cheap bit of fun. I had a good offer for the Merc and fancied a ZR as a Winter beater, as the wife had had one brand new. Found one on eBay, with 70,000 miles, history and  a brand new head and MLS gasket. Looked smart in Anthracite with optional 17" Straights alloys and electric pack. Thanks to the engine work it was trouble free, and I love how those little cars drive, it was a hoot.

1991 Mercedes 190E 2.6. Yep, back to 190s. The ones I had previously were all four cylinder models. I had read a lot on the owners forum about the 2.6 straight-6 variants and how good they are. I found a likely example on eBay. Signal red, factory 15 hole alloys, black leather interior with front armrest and rear headrest options, genuine Cosworth boot spoiler, 11 months test and £500 starting bid. Which I won it for. However I went to pick it up and it was clear it was a project. Rust on the wings, faded paint, welded jacking points, musty interior. However I noticed the alloys were the 7" sportline/Cosworth items, I popped the bonnet and checked the plate with the option codes; option 650, sportline chassis pack! I couldn't believe it. Though it was sitting higher than usual at the front, so I suspected generic replacement front springs. After starting it and giving it a rev though, I was hooked, what a noise! Over time, I tidied up the bodywork best I could, cleaned and fed the leather, fitted ribbed mats from a C Class, found some genuine sportline front springs from the forum, and it ended up a decent enough car. I even got invited to show it on an MB Club stand at a show...

2003 Vauxhall Astra SXi. Er yes... The 190 got through another test without issues, but by the next one, it was clear it was going to need a bit of work including a small amount of welding, so it was sold to a 190 forum member, and a hunt for a daily driver led me to a decent looking MK4 Astra, locally on Facebook. The SXi was a model I liked with its sport suspension, nice 16" alloys, I-cant-believe-theyre-not-Recaro seats and white dials. It was cheap because it was highish mileage, but with recent cambelt and service. It sounded horrible though. I suspected something wasn't quite right after the belt change as it was very tappy. Was generally a good cheap car though, and did me well.

1993 Mercedes 190E. Surprise surprise. I'd been following this one on the forum and when it came up for sale I didn't hesitate. Mainly because it was another Nutria brown example, one of only a dozen or so that were sold in the UK. By now I was a member on here, and was charmed by the base spec on this one, a complete opposite to my other 190s. 1.8, manual box, manual sunroof, originally manual windows all round (fronts sadly converted to electric), cloth seats, no rear headrests or front armrests, steel wheels with trims. Only nods to luxury were a Blaupunkt Cambridge and electric aerial. Sadly when trying to make a turn out of a junction with bad visibility, I caught the side of a passing car, ripping the n/s front corner off. Over a couple of weekends my brother and me stripped the front corner off, repaired the inner wing rail, straightened the bumper mounts, repaired the bonnet, and replaced the front wing, bumper and headlight with good used items from a mate in the forum, and an indicator I had 'in stock' and I found a cheap set of period 15" AMG monoblock alloys, again through the forum. Bolted back together it looked good again, although the wing and part of the bonnet had to be rattle canned. But it lived again, and is still alive today.

1993 Mercedes 190E 2.6. But this, to me, was the 190 holy grail. 2.6 engine, Bornite paint, mushroom leather, and the sportline chassis option again. This one was a really nice example, despite being a cat D write off for fairly light rear quarter damage. The previous owner bought it from Copart and had it properly repaired. I ran this for a couple of years, however a different automotive itch developed, and after an advert on Pistonheads, a guy came to pick it up to take it home to Northern Ireland. He set off, and the fuel pumps packed up. Sadly he couldn't get it recovered home, so had to fly home empty handed. I was a bit pissed off, so the 190 stood for a while as I searched for some replacement pumps. Being poor, I couldn't afford brand new from the dealer and it took a while for a set of good, warranted pumps for a 2.6/Cosworth to come up. There was also the current daily, a C-Class I had somehow ended up with and some domestic problems I had to deal with at the time meant one car had to go, and fast. A neighbour's father messed about with retro cars and by chance he was visiting, offered cash, and instant pick up, meaning a tidier driveway and a thaw in the domestic situation. Reluctantly, I let the 190 go. Have regretted it ever since, and can't even look at 190s for sale any more. The prices they go for nowadays upset me too much...

1998 Mercedes C200. While running older cars, I always liked to have a back up vehicle, in case one went wrong. I got this off eBay for £495. It was described as in excellent condition, but in truth, it wasn't, though it wasn't the rustiest W202 out there. It had a full MOT, ran and drove. It seemed a decent half a bag's worth. When it needed pressing into service, it need 3 tyres, a bigger battery and a new boot lock. It had an occasional fault with the gear selector whereby it would hesitate to change up from 2nd, but I soon adapted to that and learned how to use the selector to stop it happening. I tidied the worst of the cosmetic rust, luckily the underside was nice and solid, and it served me very well, and has since passed onto a few shiters on here.

2004 Skoda Octavia vRS. Since these were launched, I wanted one. (Sadly it took until 2015 until I had the cash to get one...). Back in the day, the idea of a performance Skoda was the preserve of shit 1980s comedians. But thanks to the VAG parts bin, it became reality. And when the police started ordering them in droves as undercover pursuit cars, you knew they were onto something. After much trawling through the sales sites, I came across this one on eBay, but thankfully just up the road from me in Redcar. The owner was a performance car enthusiast and had done a lot of work to this one. As a result, it drove perfect despite its high-ish miles and in the four years I ran it, it was faultless, only really  needing a new cat and front pipe outside of regular maintenance. Sadly it failed it's MOT on a few minor things. I had the use of a modern car at the time so thought I'd work on the Octavia at my leisure, but work, family, lockdown, lack of arse, etc, etc. And I'm just taking steps now, 2 years later to getting it back on the road. And if it's not back on the road by July, I'm a dead man...

2016 Vauxhall Corsa SRi. And sadly, this where it currently ends. After a family member had a bit of a windfall, I was given a bit of money to get a car with. Somehow I ended up with a former Cat S Corsa E but so far, I'm actually pleased with it! 2 years and 17,000 miles down the line, faults have been few. I've had to fork out for 2 services, 2 tyres, a set of brake pads and a coil pack. As said before, Not orl Voxhalls are shit M8!

This one appealed as thanks to being a repaired Cat S, it was stonkingly cheap, especially compared to how much an unbent one would cost from a dealer. And being the VX line version of the SRi, it has a very nice spec. As a car to just get me to work and back every day, it just works.

 

[prepace]

Here we go......

(all now sadly long gone....)

1979 Escort Mk2 1.3L

1978 Cortina M4 2.3 Ghia

1982 Granada 2.8i Ghia X

1983 Alfasud Ti X

1986 MG Metro Turbo

1983 BMW 323i

1984 Rover SD1 2600 VP

1985 Rover 216 Vitesse

1986 Cavalier CDi

1988 Belmont 1.6

1988 Cavalier SRi

1983 Sierra 2.0 Ghia

1983 Sierra XR4i

1979 Jaguar XJS

1988 Alfa 33

1988 Jaguar XJ40 2.9

1994  Jaguar XJ40 3.2s

1994 Jaguar XJ40 4.0s

1992 Jaguar XJ40 XJR

2003 X-Type 2.5 Indianapolis

2003 X-Type 2.1 x 2

2002 S-Type 2.5 SE

1996 Rover 820 Si

1995 XJ 3.2 Sport

2003 406 Coupe

1999 Rover 75 2.0 V6

2002 Rover 75 2.5 

1994 Rover R8 214 SEi

1990 Rover R8 416 GSi

1990 Rover R8 214 Si

1998 Rover R8 416 Tourer

2004 Ford Galaxy V6

2008 Jeep Patriot (WTF happened here!)

2002 MG ZT 190

2005 MG ZT 120 

2005 MG ZT 160

2002 Alfa 147 2.0 Selespeed

2004 Alfa 147 2.0

2006 S-Type 3.0 SE

1997 BMW E39 523i

2004 Honda CR-V

2007 X-Type 2.0D Estate

2012 Fiat 500 Twinair

2013 Citroen DS3 Sport

2015 Citroen Cactus

2000 Alfa 145

(Still with me.....)

1998 Rover 618is

2016 Jaguar XF

 

 

 

[artdjones]

1968 Viva HB 

1972 Cortina 1600L

1975 Vauxhall Magnum 2300

1979 Princess 2.0HL Auto 

1973 Mini 1000 

1977 Dolomite 1500HL 

1979 Dolomite 1850 HL 

1983 Citroen Visa Super E 

1982 VW Passat 1.6D 

1983 VW Passat 1.6D 

1987 BX 1.9RD Estate 

1988 BX 1.9D Hatch 

1992 ZX 1.9D Advantage 

1996 Rover 620 SDi 

2000 Xantia 2.0 HDi 

2005 Citroen C5 1.6 HDi 

2013 Mégane 1.5 DCi 

That's just the main car family cars. There have been  multiples of that in terms of work cars, spares cars, sale cars and hobby cars.

The worst were the Cortina and the first Passat.

Can't say which I liked best. I really liked the Dolomites, the Princess, the Visa, the second BX and the Xantia.

[Milk]

My list is a short one.

 

2001 Ford Fiesta which I rolled it and destroyed 

 

2004 corsa which blew up

 

2006 Vauxhall Astra H which I traded in

 

2008 Alfa 147 which the cam belt snapped destroying the engine

1999 rover 416 which was sold

1999 Jaguar xj8 which blew up after 2 days owning it.

 

2006 Mazda 2 recently sold

2004 Vw Passat which I’m in now 

[Gareth Hughes]

Mini 1000 NDE148M

Metro HEP592W

Metro B941 TWL

VW Polo saloon D889 SNT

Volvo 440 GLi H845 WWU

Peugeot 405GLX L681 CAY

Rover 400 N845 SAC

Rover 400 R232 UOJ

Focus Estate T430  NAW

Rover 2600 VP D603NWL