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196. 1985 BMW M6 M635 CSi

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Seen outside a BMW dealer in Finchley, North London.  I have no idea why I failed to get the whole car into the photo!

Offered for sale in 2014 with the following description:
"This delightful UK supplied BMW M635 CSi has covered a mere 50,755 miles from new with a total of three owners. The car was first registered on the 19th October 1985 and purchased by the first owner from H.E. Averill and sons in Norwich. 
After 18 months the car was sold to L M T garages in Cardiff, where it was purchased by the second keeper who owned the car for over 27 years. He had it serviced with LMT Newport every year right up until 2004. 
Following 2004 it was serviced and looked after by a local specialist. Having only covered less than 4,000 miles in the last ten years... "

A20 GCP
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 15 November 2018
✗ No MOT - Expired: 24 September 2019

Vehicle make: BMW
Date of first registration: 19 September 1985
Year of manufacture: 1985
Cylinder capacity (cc):3453 cc
Fuel type:PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Not taxed
Vehicle colour: WHITE

Current owner since June 2016
Mileage at last MOT: 53,097
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,644

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8 hours ago, adw1977 said:

193. One owner 1991 Rover Metro 1.1 C

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Seen in Barnet, North London.  I've photgraphed this car before (No. 32 in this thread) but I like it, so here it is again, looking much the same as last time!

H194 GLL
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 13 July 2020

Vehicle make: ROVER
Date of first registration: 1 February 1991
Year of manufacture: 1991
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1118 cc
Fuel type:PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: WHITE

Number of owners: 1
Mileage at last MOT: 56,818
Mileage since previous MOT: 259

I thought the 1.1C had that odd metal rear bumper, perhaps that one has been replaced with a normal one.

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8 hours ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

I thought the 1.1C had that odd metal rear bumper, perhaps that one has been replaced with a normal one.

As far as I know, the early C had the full bumper and full wheel trims, but was later downgraded to metal bumper and hub caps.

EDIT - This video is all about a slightly later 1.1C and the rear bumper is discussed at around 14 minutes in.

 

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197. 1992 Ford Escort LX

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Seen in Morden, South London.

K401 ADP
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 19 February 2015
✗ No MOT - Expired: 8 April 2015

Vehicle make:FORD
Date of first registration: 3 August 1992
Year of manufacture: 1992
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1392 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Not taxed
Vehicle colour: BLUE

Current owner since April 1998
Mileage at last MOT: 65,690
Mileage since previous MOT: 920

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17 hours ago, adw1977 said:

196. 1985 BMW M6 M635 CSi

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Seen outside a BMW dealer in Finchley, North London.  I have no idea why I failed to get the whole car into the photo!

Offered for sale in 2014 with the following description:
"This delightful UK supplied BMW M635 CSi has covered a mere 50,755 miles from new with a total of three owners. The car was first registered on the 19th October 1985 and purchased by the first owner from H.E. Averill and sons in Norwich. 
After 18 months the car was sold to L M T garages in Cardiff, where it was purchased by the second keeper who owned the car for over 27 years. He had it serviced with LMT Newport every year right up until 2004. 
Following 2004 it was serviced and looked after by a local specialist. Having only covered less than 4,000 miles in the last ten years... "

A20 GCP
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 15 November 2018
✗ No MOT - Expired: 24 September 2019

Vehicle make: BMW
Date of first registration: 19 September 1985
Year of manufacture: 1985
Cylinder capacity (cc):3453 cc
Fuel type:PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Not taxed
Vehicle colour: WHITE

Current owner since June 2016
Mileage at last MOT: 53,097
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,644

Hexagon are or used to be BMW main dealers, so if they were selling this one they'd be wanting top dollar for it. Probably about 50 grand.

I remember when Hexagon were trying to sell the Z8s when those were new. They started at eighty grand, later going to eighty-six grand. Some of those were on the books for a very long time, to the extent that you could at one stage have had one for sixty grand and Hexagon would have fallen over themselves to hand it over to you. Nowadays, things are much changed, and Z8s are more like £150,000.....

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198. 1988 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 L 5 door

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Seen in Barnet, north London.  Silks of Walthamstow number plate and Grove Motor's Fiat dealer sticker.

Registration number: F649 RMH
✗ Untaxed Tax due: 01 September 2010
✗ No MOT Expired: 30 June 2010

Vehicle details
Vehicle make VAUXHALL
Date of first registration 24 August 1988
Year of manufacture 1988
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1196 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Not taxed
Vehicle colour SILVER

Number of owners: 5
Current owner since May 2002
Mileage at last MOT: 45,276*
Mileage since previous MOT: 4,516
* 5 digit odometer, could be 145,276.

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199. 1992 Rover 800 Sterling

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Seen in South London.

K867 YJT

✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 February 2020

✗ No MOT - Expired: 22 February 2019

Vehicle make: ROVER

Date of first registration: 17 December 1992

Year of manufacture: 1992

Cylinder capacity (cc): 2675 cc

Fuel type: PETROL

Export marker: No

Vehicle status: Tax not due

Vehicle colour: BLACK

Current owner since April 2003

Mileage at last MOT: 99,890

Mileage since previous MOT: 1,656

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200. 1999 Rover 820i auto hatch

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Seen in Colliers Wood, South London.  Registered after the end of Rover 800 production, the replacement 75 went on sale in June 1999.

T461 KTW
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 24 February 2020

Vehicle make: ROVER
Date of first registration: 1 March 1999
Year of manufacture: 1999
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1998 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: GOLD

Current owner since Sep 2019
Mileage at last MOT: 77,696
Mileage since previous MOT: 2,033

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201. 1992 Peugeot 309 GRDT

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Seen in Merton, South London.

J278 FGC
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 27 March 2020

Vehicle make: PEUGEOT
Date of first registration: 27 March 1992
Year of manufacture: 1992
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1769 cc
Fuel type:DIESEL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: GREY

Current owner since Oct 2014
Mileage at last MOT: 108,081
Mileage since previous MOT: 2,636

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202. 1997 Vauxhall Vectra DI 16v

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Seen in Reigate, Surrey.  Became untaxed 8 days later when it changed keeper.

R183 DGK
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 8 October 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 11 December 2019

Vehicle make: VAUXHALL
Date of first registration: 22 September 1997
Year of manufacture: 1997
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1998 cc
Fuel type: DIESEL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Not taxed keeper change
Vehicle colour: WHITE

Current owner (at date of picture) since Mar 2019
Mileage at last MOT: 158,108
Mileage since previous MOT: 4,530

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203. 1990 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet Clipper auto

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Seen at Newlands Corner, Surrey.   Whitehouse dealer plate.

H659 TGJ
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 30 June 2020

Vehicle make :VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration: 3 August 1990
Year of manufacture: 1990
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1781 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: WHITE

Current owner since Nov 2011
Mileage at last MOT: 107,604
Mileage since previous MOT: 849

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Interesting spots. How do you find out how long the current owner has owned the vee-hic-le for? 

Posted
2 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

How do you find out how long the current owner has owned the vee-hic-le for? 

I go to Sure Thing insurance and start a new quote.  Usually works for cars that are on the road, but often fails if the car isn't taxed.

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Posted
16 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

I go to Sure Thing insurance and start a new quote.  Usually works for cars that are on the road, but often fails if the car isn't taxed.

on top of this Carnaza will tell you the previous keeper count if you right click and show page source, and search for "previous owners" and it will show up :) 

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204. 1989 Austin Maestro 1.3 L

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Seen in Colliers Wood, South London.

G324 LGC
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 26 April 2020

Vehicle make: AUSTIN
Date of first registration: 14 August 1989
Year of manufacture: 1989
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1275 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: WHITE

Number of previous owners: 1 (Thanks for the tip  @LightBulbFun )
Current owner since Aug 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 79,811
Mileage since previous MOT: 284

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205.  1969 Riley Elf Mark III

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Seen in Colliers Wood, South London.  Registered after the end of the Riley marque had been announced in July 1969.

Wheels and plastic wheelarches seem to be from a late 1980s Mini Mayfair.

NMA 200H
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 1 July 2005

Vehicle make: RILEY
Date of first registration: 1 October 1969
Year of manufacture: 1969
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1100 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Not taxed
Vehicle colour: RED

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206. 1989 Toyota MR2

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Seen in Colliers Wood, South London.  Last taxed when it was less than 7 years old!

G747 MGC
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 31 March 1996
MOT - No details held by DVLA

Vehicle make: TOYOTA
Date of first registration: 9 August 1989
Year of manufacture: 1989
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1587 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Not taxed
Vehicle colour: RED

Posted
1 minute ago, adw1977 said:

206. 1989 Toyota MR2

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Seen in Colliers Wood, South London.  Last taxed when it was less than 7 years old!

G747 MGC
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 31 March 1996
MOT - No details held by DVLA

Vehicle make: TOYOTA
Date of first registration: 9 August 1989
Year of manufacture: 1989
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1587 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Not taxed
Vehicle colour: RED

...and the G-Swiz behind it?

Posted
1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

...and the G-Swiz behind it?

No idea!  I didn't get the number plate.

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207. 1993 Volvo 440 Xi

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Seen in Colliers Wood, South London.

L475 CPA
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 28 October 2020

Vehicle make: VOLVO
Date of first registration: 27 August 1993
Year of manufacture: 1993
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1794 cc
Fuel type:PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: GREEN

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since Jan 2019
Mileage at last MOT: 61,662
Mileage since previous MOT: 2,524

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208. 1964 Mercedes 280 SE Cabriolet

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Seen in Merton, South London.  The engine size is correct for a 280, but apparently that model didn't launch until 1967, so there is a discrepancy in the data.

CBC 761B
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2020
✓ MOT - Expires: 11 September 2020

Vehicle make: MERCEDES
Date of first registration: 10 November 1964
Year of manufacture: 1964
Cylinder capacity (cc) :2778 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: BLUE

Number of previous owners: 5
Current owner since May 2004
Mileage at last MOT: 19,034
Mileage since previous MOT: 526
No current MOT between May 2007 and September 2017.

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209. 1996 BMW 520i SE auto

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Seen in Morden, South London.  One of the last of the E34 generation 5-series.

N674 MFG
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 3 September 2020

Vehicle make: BMW
Date of first registration: 23 January 1996
Year of manufacture: 1996
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1990 cc
Fuel type:PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: RED

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Sep 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 138,504
Mileage since previous MOT: 7,642

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210. 1989 BMW 316i

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Seen in Burgh Heath, Surrey.

F469 LMY
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 22 September 2020

Vehicle make: BMW
Date of first registration: 3 April 1989
Year of manufacture: 1989
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1596 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: WHITE

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since Mar 2019
Mileage at last MOT: 88,444
Mileage since previous MOT: 620

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211. 1993 Volkswagen Passat CL

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Seen in Crawley, West Sussex.

L203 CPH
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 26 April 2020

Vehicle make: VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration: 27 September 1993
Year of manufacture: 1993
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1984 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: BLUE

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Aug 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 149,050
Mileage since previous MOT: 3,437

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212. 1995 Honda Legend V6 auto

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Seen in Tadworth, Surrey.

N343 FCC
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 12 June 2020

Vehicle make: HONDA
Date of first registration: 9 November 1995
Year of manufacture: 1995
Cylinder capacity (cc): 3206 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: BLUE

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since Dec 2011
Mileage at last MOT: 124,980
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,714

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4 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

211. 1993 Volkswagen Passat CL

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Seen in Crawley, West Sussex.

L203 CPH
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 26 April 2020

Vehicle make: VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration: 27 September 1993
Year of manufacture: 1993
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1984 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: BLUE

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Aug 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 149,050
Mileage since previous MOT: 3,437

Almost all these Passats I see have a damaged driver's door mirror.

Posted
11 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Almost all these Passats I see have a damaged driver's door mirror.

I haven't seen another Passat of this generation for ages.

Posted
23 hours ago, adw1977 said:

I haven't seen another Passat of this generation for ages.

There's a green one near Hanger Lane on the route I drive home from work.

Here it is!

 

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213. 1987 Ford Fiesta 1.4 L

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Seen in Crawley, West Sussex.

D349 PGK
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 2 August 2020

Vehicle make: FORD
Date of first registration: 21 January 1987
Year of manufacture: 1987
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1392 cc
Fuel type:PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: RED

Number of previous owners: 7
Current owner since Dec 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 55,363
Mileage since previous MOT: 655

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214. 1995 Nissan 100 NX Pacific

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Seen in Horley, Surrey.

N191 DHG
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2020
✓ MOT Expires: 5 August 2020

Vehicle make: NISSAN
Date of first registration: 1 August 1995
Year of manufacture: 1995
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1597 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: BLUE

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since Aug 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 41,833
Mileage since previous MOT: 4,782

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