mercrocker Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 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 - 1Austin - 6 Ford - 9 Citroen - 1 Fiat - 1 Vauxhall - 1Pontiac - 1Opel - 1Morris - 4Mercedes - 4Bedford - 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. RayMK, eddyramrod, Tamworthbay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Lots of Citroens A MiniAn MG 1100A 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 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Rover 3Volvo 1Honda 1 90s 480s 1 Saloon 2Hatch 1Estate 1 Coupe 1 Auto 5 Velour seats 5 You get the idea. Has to be the R8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Mini1 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Here goes. Nissan Sunny (twice)Peugeot 406Nissan PrimeraFord PumaKia MentorRover 75 Volvo V70Citroen XantiaRover MiniBMW 728MG ZT Saab 93Rover 220DSaab 9000 VW GolfVauxhall OmegaKia MagentisMazda MX-5 Hatchback 9Saloon 7Coupe 1Estate 1Convertible 1 Nissan 3Rover 3Kia 2Saab 2Peugeot 1Ford 1MG 1Volvo 1Citroen 1BMW 1VW 1Vauxhall 1Mazda 1 So, I'm most likely a Nissan hatchback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 mini 1000- 2maestro- 2montego- 2peugeot 106- 1vexhall vauctra- 1nissan primevil- 1renner 19- 1nissan sunnay -1hunda civic- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy F Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Citroen - 8 (mostly Xantias)Rover - 1Seat - 1Austin - 1 Im clearly a Citroën diesel of the xantia variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Rover 800 - 10BMW 316i - 1Mercedes E280 (pointed out by Merc rocker!)Ford Sierra Sapphire - 1Nissan 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Austin Morris - 3Citroen - 2Volkswagen - 2Rover - 1Vauxhall - 1Ford - 1Volvo - 1Ledbury - 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. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 In food terms that sounds like some slightly out of date Angel Delight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Rover 800 - 10BMW 316i - 1Ford Sierra Sapphire - 1Nissan 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! Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Wolseley Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I find buying, selling and owning cars too stressful so I have only owned a paltry selection: Fiat StradaFiat UnoPeugeot 205Peugeot 309Citroen ZXVW GolfVW PoloRover 200Honda JazzFord FiestaHonda Jazz So a four way tie, though I'm feeling more like a rusty Strada these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formula Autos Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I think this is my history from 1977 to date Fs1e RD250Ford cortinaVw Derby205gtiGranada 2.3 GLRD400Granada 2.9iFiat X19Toyota celicaRenault LagunaPeugeot 406 executiveMondeo STAudi A8 4.2QGSX750Nissan navaraMX5 Focus diesel MX5Honda VFR800Jaguar XK8Subaru Legacy bandit 1200Subaru Impreza 2.0Subaru Impreza WRXMaserati 4200Mercedes B220MX5Range Rover HSE Ford Mustang GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 So (all years are approximate); 87 Golf MK295 Seat Cordoba95 Polo Coupe01 Fiat Punto87 Opel Manta GTE Hatch87 Opel Manta GTE Exclusive Coupe85 Opel Manta 1.8 GT87 Nissan Silvia Turbo88 Nissan Bluebird 1.6 LX Hatchback85 Porsche 92488 BMW E30 318 Touring97 Ford Escort 1.6LX99 Ford Fiesta 1.3 Flight05 Citroen C4 SX So I'm an 80s sexy German Coupe, or a sour german hatchback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 1 Rover - 820 pez saloonSurely you've got a pic of this somewhere??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formula Autos Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 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 ..... Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_senator Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Reliant Regal (ohv) :1Reliant Regal (sv) :1Reliant Rialto :1Citroen 2cv6 :1Vauxhall Viva HC :1Triumph Herald estate :1Renault 12 :2Renault 20 :1Hyundai Stellar :2Hyundai Sonata :2Citroen CX GTi Turbo2 :1Citroen GSA :1Citroen Dyane :1BMW 520 (E28) :1Ford Fiesta MK1 :1Ford Escort Mk2 auto :1Skoda Rapid/Estelle :4Nissan QX auto :1Ginetta G26 auto :1Volvo 66 auto :2Mitsubishi i turbo auto :1Peugeot 205 auto :1Mitsubishi 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. Brodders and catsinthewelder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey79 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Rover -2Vauxhall - 4Renault - 3Citroen - 1BMW - 3Audi - 1Saab - 1Ford - 6Nissan - 1Toyota -1Peugeot-2Alfa -1VW-2Volvo -1Jeep-1Mercedes -1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_k Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Peugeot: 2Opel: 2Volvo: 3Citroën: 2Nissan: 1Renault: 3Mitsubishi: 2Seat: 2Toyota: 1Fiat: 2Suzuki: 1So 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Well let's see..Vauxhall x4Rover x5Opel x1Austin x4Lada x3Volvo x2Peugeot x2Hillman x2 Wolseley x2Renault x1Citroën x1BMW x1VW x1Mercedes x1Singer x1Oh god.. I'm a fwd Rover aren't I.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 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 - 2Audi - 1BMW - 5Citroen - 1D - 0E - 0Fiat - 3Ford - 2G - 0Honda - 3I - 0J - 0K - 0L - 0Mitsubishi - 5N - 0O - 0P - 0Q - 0Rover - 1Saab - 3Skoda - 1T - 0U - 0Vauxhall - 3Volkswagen - 1W - 0X - 0Y - 0Z - 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Alfa 12Rover 6Fiat 4Lancia 3BMW 2Vauxhall (1960s ones) 2Renault 2British Leyland 1Austin 1Wolseley 1Honda 1Citroen 1Daimler 1Triumph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Of the cars that I have owned:By number I am a RenaultBy favourite I am a SkodaBy nature I am a Volvo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 2003 Peugeot 406 HDi Saloon2003 Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur Saloon2003 Toyota Yaris T Spirit 2002 Mitsubishi Carisma DI-D2001 Rover 75 CDT Tourer2000 Rover 75 CDT Saloon2000 Honda Accord SE Executive1996 Citroën Xantia Dimension1996 Volvo 940 SE Turbo Estate1994 Volvo 850 GLT Saloon1994 Volvo 850 SE Saloon1993 Citroën AX Neon1989 Volvo 740 GLE Saloon1988 Volvo 740 GL Saloon So that's Citroën 2Honda 1Mitsubishi 1Peugeot 1Rover 3Toyota 1Volvo 5 Estate 2Hatchback 4Saloon 8 2000s 71990s 51980s 2 Diesel 5Petrol 9 Automatic 2Manual 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Shall I include all the cars that mess and the wife have owned. Suzuki 1VW. 1Citroen 1Mazda 1Triumph 1Bini. 1Nissan. 1Ford. 2Metro. 2Mini. 4Vauxhall 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Audi 1 Ford 7 Commer 1 Citroen 2 Land Rover 2 Saab1 Jeep 1Subaru 1Jag 2Volvo 3VW 4Vauxhall 1AMC 2MG 1Chevrolet 1 adding ex wifes (when we were together) -Alfa 1Citroen 1Mercedes 1 Looks like Ford - makes sense my current Jag and Disco date from the Ford (PAG) era and have plenty of Ford content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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