Vince70 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Last week I sold my little low mileage Audi A3 to a car dealer within a couple of hours of advertising it in the Friday ad for no other reason other than I wanted a change... I think I mean I had done everything I could to it and got bored with not having something to to tinker about with and needed another everyday runner for work and I just couldn't get rid of my gorgeous Z3 even though the only time seems to come out the garage is just to wash it from time to time. So this is what I bought. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=321819074144&globalID=EBAY-GBI think I was just lucky to be at the right place at the right time...and the couple I bought it from were lovely but I can't get rid of this one in an hurry as I promised the owner I would look after it so it's got to be a keeper for a good few years but now I'm also to scared to use it just like the Zed lol The thing is we already have an identical one in the family and it's actually also parked just over the road from mine so it's going to get bloody confusing in the mornings lol..So my drive now looks like a 1997 BMW showroom lol.So now there's 3 Roostybroon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foeux Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I did a lot of 205 buying when younger. Had 8 or 10 total I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryoldcortina Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I've probably owned every ford made between 1960 and 1998.... Oh, hang on no, I've never had a galaxy. It's a VW anyway, so I reckon it doesn't count. Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Well yes. I'm considering buying a Xantia activa and flogging the rover. skattrd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yes. 4 x XR4i3 x lancia HPE2 x Rover 600ti3 x Skoda Octavia7/8 x capris there's probably more..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 7 Volvo 240 estates, 11 Morgans, 4 Austin A40 Devon/Dorset, 4 A35s, 3 Mk1 Fiestas, 7 Land Rovers. I know what I like, but, I have bought lots of other things as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 3 renault 4's. Want another.Am I ill? Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I've had 4 Viva's,still own 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Well yes. I'm considering buying a Xantia activa and flogging the rover. DO IT ... Can I have a borrow when you do please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 5 2cvs7 saab 900s16 various mercedes5 xj40s I'm definitely guilty of that. I'm not sure exactly why. Addiction is not a rationalProcess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 About 6 or 7 Fiesta mk2, still have 22 mk1 fiesta, still got 13 escortsThen er think just odd ones of other stuff, how boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimothyClaypole Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I'm on my 5th Astra estate, sucker for punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I've just sold my sixth Mercedes 190e. But they number of variations in engine sizes and the amount of options available on them meant that each one was so different to the one before. I've replaced it with a Mk1 Skoda Octavia, the second one we've had now. But if you count all the Octavias I've driven over the years when I was on the taxis... Back in the days when I bought new cars, I had a new Rover Metro, followed by two Rover 100s in succession. Although the first 100 was written off and replaced by the second. Then after that came three K11 Nissan Micras... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 30 plus hillman Imps or variants off saidmust be nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 No.. *hides latest e30 and pretends its not there..* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 No. But I think a decade of serial company car driving cured me of it early on. I had every shape Astra and Cav through many of those years punctuated only by a Renault 19 (so basic I thought it had not been finished), a BX and a Xantia (both shockingly troublesome for brand new cars) and a Honda Civic that, to quote a disgraced motoring journo, was 'so bland I almost forgot I had it'. Please God, that I don't have some mental aberration and opt in to another company car scheme, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 The only car I've tried twice is the Citroen BX, My first one was an utterly knackered N/A estate I found on freecycle, scraped through an MOT and ran for two years until the engine gave up at over 200k. I wasn't expecting to like it but really did. It was really rotten around the bulkhead so I knew it wouldn't last long but I was sad to scrap it. I replaced it with the blue estate that is currently with FPB7. It was a far better car but didn't have as much character. There were a few irritating faults that I couldn't get my head around so I passed it on after a year or so to DW who fixed most of them that day. I would love to try another Tipo or 405 but I think it would be a similar story Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 8 5 Series BMWs4 Discoverys10 Granadas8 Montegos7 Capris7 SD1s6 Cortinas4 Espaces4 MkIV ZodiacsThese are cars actually owned to use not bought to sell which would be many many Escorts,Fiestas and that sort of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I often buy the same car twice if the first one I bought was knackered in some way - for some reason I delude myself into thinking that a different example of the same car will be better. That's why I own two Mk2 Mondeo TDCi Zetecs, and why I've owned three Mk2 Lagunas and two Mk2 Scenics. I am evidently an idiot. skattrd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Not as bad as some on here but as my forum name suggests there have been a few ds in my ownership. Currently just these twoCitroen DS23 Pallas efi by Jean-Pierre Declemy, on FlickrBought in 1985 but laid up for about twenty years from 1990 to 2010.And this1970 Citroen Safari & 1977 Renault 16TS by Jean-Pierre Declemy, on FlickrBought about three years ago from the guys who maintain the blue one. NorfolkNWeigh, gm, alf892 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Not had more than one of anything. So far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Serial offences of mine include 5 Minis (4 x Mk1 Austin, 1 x Mayfair) 2 Zephyr 6 MkIIIs and one Zodiac ditto. Four Granadas from Mk1 3.0XL to Mk3 2.0 Ghia. The Grannies led to a parade of 4 Mercs - W123/W116/W124/W201 saloons. I would happily have another of any of the aforementioned again, apart from the Mk3 Granada. Not a bad car but just a tad modern for my tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Oh, I have had around 30 Citroen Axs, 2 Zxs, 5 Xantia estates, 2 Delicas and 2 C5s. So no, not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keymaster Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Not so much a make or model (although there have been a couple of repeat purchases) but for the last 12 years I have constantly had something French parked on the drive. This is despite telling EVERYONE who asks not to buy French, because gallic electrics and build quality are a guaranteed path to automotive misery. Must need my head testing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I don't tend to change cars very often but this question has made me realise that, like Benny Hill, i like them big. So Sierras, E34 5 series, W210 Mercedes, VW van, Ford Falcons, mostly in estate form have all sat on my drive. Also a massive Pontiac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manbearpig Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Thank go for this thread I thought I was alone and a wierdo. I've had multiples of quite a few cars, my amateur psychological diagnosis was that it was some nerdish obsessive compulsion to finding the ultimate colour/trim/engine spec. I also think most cars are pish with very few standout exceptions (which tend to end up on the drive). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I had 7, 7 series Beemers on the trot! Ran them then stuck them on the forecourt and bought another. I really loved them but then all the cocks started driving them (trendsetter me! ) so I went back to Jaguars - three XJ-S' on the trot (white, green and red) then Sierra 4x4s two reds and a black one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Saab 9000's were my steed of choice. 3 of. 2x 205's and 2x 306's when times were hard. I would like to replace the Jag with another, but it would have to be an 'R'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 CXs when CXs were plentiful and affordable. (7, 22 TRS to GTi Turbo 2) FE Vauxhalls when I optimistically hoped I could get people to weld them for me and not rip me off. (4, VX 1800, Victor 2300, Ventora and VX2300 Auto Estate) Mk 2 Fiestas when I realised I could buy 'em for £50 and sell 'em for £400 to fellow students (hate them otherwise) (4 I think, all shitty ones) Capris, because I love Capris (4, 2 1.6LS, one Laser and one Mk 1 2000 Pinto swap with Cologne kit (oh, 5, but the red Laser I had to sell quickly in favour of an XR4i)) XMs, just because (5, no V6 yet) Jeep Cherokees - XJ 4.0 only (3, I think. I keep thinking it should be 4 but can't remember why). Just realised. Shit. 6 Sierras.3 x 4x4 (2.8 white, 2.8 facelift blue written off, 2.9 panther black), 1 x XR4i, 1 x 2.0 GLS, 1 x 1.6L But the real repeat offence is just "Mercedes". There are once I like more, and ones I like less, but I've never had a Mercedes I actively disliked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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