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Having a chat with a mate earlier about cars we used to own and he thought he was doing well with 30 or so, I thought I'd had a few more than that and after going through my old pictures (I scanned the old stuff years ago and always add an image to my drive whenever I buy a new one) and it turns out I've owned 56 in my 49 years on this planet which isn't bad going really as I didn't buy my first one till I was 16! 

This does not include the 7 company cars I had and the 5 vans, the wife's dozen or so cars I have bought or any of the kids vehicles as they were gifted to them, oh and the 40 odd motorbikes! 

List below, some interesting stuff, some not so much

Alfa Romeo 147 2.0
Audi A4 tdi
Audi TT Cab 1.8t
Audi A3 2.0t
BMW 320ci
Bmw 528i
BMW 540
Chrysler PT cruiser 2.0
Citroen Berlingo Van 1.6
Citroen ZX Volcane 2.0 16V
Citroen ZX 1.9TD
Ford Sierra 1.6 GL
Ford Escort MK5 1.8 Ghia
Ford Escort m6 1.8TD
Ford Mondeo estate 1.8 TD
Ford Focus mk1 1.6
Ford Focus mk2 1.6
Ford Fiesta mk5 1.4tdci
Ford Escort mk4 1.6GL
Ford Focus Mk1 1.4
Ford Puma 1.7
Ford Ka
Honda Accord 2.0
Jaguar XJ6 3.2
Mercedes C200 2.0
Mercedes 300E-24V
Mercedes E270 CDI
Mitsubishi Spacestar 1.6
Nissan 200SX S13
Peugeot 106 1.5

Peugeot 306 DTurbo ph1

Peugeot 306 2.0 xsi ph2

Peugeot 307 estate 2.0hdi
Peugeot 405 1.6
Peugeot Expert van 2.0hdi
Saab 900 T16
Saab 9-3 cab 2.0t
Skoda Superb 1.9tdi
Skoda Octavia VRS 1.8t
Talbot Samba 1.0
Toyota Avensis mk2 1.8
Toyota Avensis mk1 2.0
Toyota Supra Turbo 3.0
Vauxhall Astra mk5 1.6
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 CDi
Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 base
Vauxhall Insignia 2.0cdti
Vauxhall Zafira 1.6
Volvo 360 GLT 2.0
Volvo S80 2.4
Volvo V70 2.4
Volvo 850 2.0
VW Golf GTI MK4 x 2 1.8t/2.0
VW Polo breadvan
VW Bora 1.9tdi

Some were forgettable, others I wish I still had, 9 of them were bought off this forum and 9 others were sokd/roffled through the forum the common theme is that apart from one car I have never spent more than £2k on anything and have never sold at a great loss apart from one (the shit 307 estate) 

The favourite (and most expensive at £8k) was probably my 200sx which I owned in my 20's and went 'cossie' hunting a lot as it had 280 bhp and weighed 1200kg's which was quite a bit in 1996! I used the deposit for my house to buy it, not my smartest decision long term but I have happy memories. 

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The worst was the PT Cruiser, I have no idea why I bought it. 

There must be a few on here who can at least double my tally. 

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Forgot the 106, formatting knacked now
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  • Jazoli changed the title to So... Just how many cars have you owned?

13 years driving, I’m sure I’ve missed a couple 
 

#1 - Ford Escort Mk4 1.3

#2 - Peugeot 106 1.1

#3 - Ford Escort Mk6 1.8 Ghia X

#4 - Rover 416i 

#5 - Peugeot 106 1.1

#6 - Nissan Almera 1.4

#7 - Citroen AX 1.1

#8 - MK3 Astra 1.4 GLS

#9 - Citroen AX 1.1

#10 - Peugeot 306 1.9 DT (Ph1 Diablo)

#11 - Renault Clio 1.2 

#12 - Rover 220D 

#13 - Fiat Cinquecento 900cc

#14 - Peugeot 206 1.4 Quiksilver

#15 - Peugeot 306 1.9 DT (Ph2 Blaze)

#16 - Peugeot 306 1.9 DT  (Ph1 Diablo)

#17 - Peugeot 306 1.9 DT (Ph2 Nile)

#18 - Renault Laguna 1.6 

#19 - Vauxhall Astra 1.6 

#20 - Ford Fiesta 1.3 

#21 - Mazda Eunos 1.6

#22 - Vauxhall Astra 1.6

#23 - Citroen ZX 1.9 DT 

#24 - Vauxhall Astra 1.6

#25 - Peugeot 306 1.9 DT (Ph2 - Silver)

#26 - Peugeot 306 1.9 DT (Ph1 - Sigma)

#27 - Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Sport

#28 - BMW 318CI

#29 - BMW 318TI 

#30 - Peugeot 306 2.0 HDI>1.9DT

#31 - Peugeot 306 GTi6 (Blaze) 

#32 - Suzuki SJ

#33 - Land Rover Discovery

#34 - Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 SRI CDTI

#35 - Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDI

#36 - Peugeot 306 GTI5 cabriolet

#37 - Peugeot 306 HDI Cabriolet

#38 - Vauxhall Astra 1.7 SE CDTI

#39 - BMW 320D E90

#41 - Peugeot 205 1.8TD

#42 - Peugeot 206 GTI 180

#43- Vauxhall Astra 1.7 SRI CDTI

#44 - Renault Laguna 1.9 DCI

#45 - Peugeot 309 1.3 GL

#46 - BMW 325D E90

#47 - 306 1.9 DT

#48 - Mazda Eunos 1.8 V-Spec

#49 - Volvo S40 2.0D R-Design

#50 - Volkswagen Golf GT TDI 

#51 - Land Rover Discovery TD5

#52 - F11 520D M Sport Touring

#53 - Nissan Primastar camper 

#54 - Land Rover Discovery TD5

#55 - Mitsubishi L200 

#56 - E92 BMW 335D

#57 - E30 BMW 318i

#58 - Land Rover Discovery TD5

#59 - Ford Transit Jumbo camper

#60 - F11 520D M Sport Touring

#61 - VW T4

#62 - VW Scirocco

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I bet the Six Cylinders are frantically scribbling away even as we speak! I've owned surprisingly few and most of them have been co owned with or passed on to Mrs Doblo. No more than 25 we've actually bought to use and a few what I call "rescue cars", I've bought for a bit of "fun". Getting worse though since I fell in with you lot! 

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1, 88 Fiat Panda.

2, 91 Vauxhall Calibra.

3, 89 Fiat Tipo.

4, 69 Wolseley 16/60.

5, 97 Renault Clio.

6, 01 Renault Mégane.

7, 74 VW Camper.

8, 93 Renault Espace.

9, 94 Peugeot 405

10, 96  VW Golf GTI.

11, 94 Peugeot 205.

12, 91 Citroen BX.

13, 72 Austin 1100.

14, 88 Citroen BX.

15, 94 Land Rover Discovery.

16. 86 Nissan Cherry.

17. 95 Peugeot 405.

18. 97 Vauxhall Astra estate.

19. 90 Dacia 1310.

20. 97 Rover 214.

21. 95 Rover 220.

22. 11 Ford Focus.

23. 93 Renault Safrane.

24. 88 Freight Rover Sherpa

 

 

 

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1982 Mk 1 Fiesta 1.1L (new)

1984 Mk 1 Orion 1.6GL (new)

1989 Mk 4 Escort 1.6LX (2 yo)

1990 Mk2 Sierra Sapphire 1.8D LX (3 yo)

1988 Mk 2 Golf 1.6 D L (new)

1995 Daihatsu Fourtrak Independent 2.8 TDL (new)

1995 Mk 1 Mondeo 1.8D LX ( 3yo)

1998 Mk 1 Renault Laguna RT 1.9dti (1yo)

2000 B5 Passat 1.9TD S ( new company car)

2000 Jeep Cherokee 2.5TD Classic (new)

2004 Honda Accord 2.2 TDCi ( new cc)

2004 Subaru Impreza WRX blobeye wagon (new)

2008 Toyota RAV 4 2.2 D4D XTR ( new cc)

2012 B8 Passat SE 2.0TDi (new cc)

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GD3 ( new cc)

2015 Mini Countryman Cooper D All 4 (2yo)

 

 

 

 

 

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Over the last 11 years (Sierra aside), this is my list.  Somehow, I've never bought anything from this century.

  • 1991 Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.6 (owned before passing my test) - RIP
  • 1985 VW Polo 1.0
  • 1989 Volvo 240 GL saloon - RIP
  • 1980 Austin Princess 1.7 HL  - owned ten years and counting
  • 1984 VW Golf cabriolet 1.6 - RIP
  • 1981 Austin Princess 2.0 HLS - RIP
  • 1997 Ledbury Maestro 1.3
  • 1989 Citroen BX 1.9TGD estate - RIP
  • 1997 Citroen Xantia 1.9TD estate
  • 1979 Austin Princess 1.7 HL - RIP
  • 1993 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Swing
  • 1994 Rover 414SLi - RIP
  • 1987 Citroen BX 1.7RD
  • 1975 Renault 6TL
  • 1972 Austin 1100
  • 1988 Rover Maestro 1.3 City X - Owned 1.5 years and counting
  • 1951 Lanchester LD10 - Owned 2 years and counting

 

 

 

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Nearly 19 years of driving in rough chronological order:

2003 Clio II Ph2 1.2 16v (First car)

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

2003 Civic Mk7 1.7CTDi

1993 Mazda MX5 MK1 1.6

2006 Mazda MX5 MK3 1.8 

2005 Mazda RX8 192

2005 Saab 9-3NG 1.9CTDI

2007 Civic Mk8 2.2CTDi

2005 Scenic II 2.0

2003 Astra MK4 1.6 16v

2004 Golf Mk5 1.6 FSI

-- Joined Autoshite 15th Dec 2015--

2004 Scenic II 1.6 Auto

2005 Laguna II Ph2 V6

2004 Saab 9-5 2.3 LPT

2010 Audi A4 2.0TDI Avant

2004 Smart Roadster 0.8

1974 MGB GT

1996 Jaguar XJ6 3.2

1972 Austin 1100 mk3

2008 Audi TT MK2 2.0TFSI

1974 Triumph Dolomite Sprint

2000 Porsche Boxster 986 2.7

2002 Laguna II Ph1 1.8

1968 Austin 1100 mk1

2002 Clio II Ph2 172

1985 BMW E28 520i

1957 ('62?) Morris Minor 1275

2004 Mini Cooper S

2005 Skoda Fabia MK1

1968 MG Midget MK3 

2015 Honda Civic Tourer 

2005 Audi A4 2.0TDi Avant

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24 since 2004. Must try harder:

99 Ford Ka 2 

00 Ford Fiesta zetec s

04 Vauxhall Corsa 1.8 Sri

00 Renault Clio 172

00 Ford Fiesta zetec s

04 Renault Laguna 2 Dci

90 Saab 900 T16s

84 Porsche 924 2.0

93 Mazda Eunos 1.8i 

04 Renault Clio 2 

08 Mazda 3 MPS

04 Volvo V70 T5 

16 Citroen C4 Cactus 

2000 Mazda Mx-5 1.8 Sport

17 VW Golf R Estate

16 VW Up!

19 Volvo V90 CC T5

(Joined AS)

03 Peugeot 406 Coupe

99 Lexus LS400

74 Triumph Toledo

68 Austin 1100 Mk1

08 Mini Cooper 

97 Mazda Mx5 1.8 

21 Nissan Navara 

 

 

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12 minutes ago, Gerrymcd said:

24 since 2004. Must try harder:

99 Ford Ka 2 

00 Ford Fiesta zetec s

04 Vauxhall Corsa 1.8 Sri

00 Renault Clio 172

00 Ford Fiesta zetec s

04 Renault Laguna 2 Dci

90 Saab 900 T16s

84 Porsche 924 2.0

93 Mazda Eunos 1.8i 

04 Renault Clio 2 

08 Mazda 3 MPS

04 Volvo V70 T5 

16 Citroen C4 Cactus 

2000 Mazda Mx-5 1.8 Sport

17 VW Golf R Estate

16 VW Up!

19 Volvo V90 CC T5

(Joined AS)

03 Peugeot 406 Coupe

99 Lexus LS400

74 Triumph Toledo

68 Austin 1100 Mk1

08 Mini Cooper 

97 Mazda Mx5 1.8 

21 Nissan Navara 

 

 

Quite a few very fast cars in there ... until you joined AS 🤣

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Off the top of my head

2001 Ford Ka 1.3

2005 Renault Clio 1.2

2005 Corsa Sri 1.8

2006 Astra Sxi 1.6

2008 Civic 1.8

2000 Audi A4 1.8

1999 Seicento Sporting 1.1

2004 Astra G Coupe 1.6

2007 Hyundai Coupe 2.0

2007 Focus 1.8

2013 Peugeot 208 1.4

1998 Honda Civic Aerodeck 1.8

2005 Astra G 1.6

1994 Merc W202 1.8

2007 Panda 100HP

1998 Mazda 323 1.6

1992 Honda Prelude 2.0

1995 Jag x300 Sport 3.2

2006 Mitstubishi Lancer 1.6

1998 Audi A8 v8 4.2

2003 BMW 320 

2000 Saab 9-3 1.8

1996 Nissan Primera GT 2.0

2003 Peugeot 406 Coupe 2.0

2009 Honda Civic 2.2

2007 Vectra Sri 1.9

2006 Saab 9-3 1.8t

1997 Merc SLK 2.3

2001 Saab 9-3 1.8t

2003 Skoda Octavia 1.8

1996 JagX300 3.2

1998 Volvo C70 2.5

2007 Saab 9-3 estate 1.9

2004 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4

2003 Mini R50 1.6

2007 Peugeot 306cc 1.9

2004 Merc W209 2.4

2005 Mini R50 1.8

2005 Subaru Outback 2.5

1999 Merc w208 1.8

1999 Astra G 1.8

2004 Honda CRV 2.0

2003 Toyota Avensis 1.8

2007 Saab 9-3 1.8t

2003 Honda Civic 1.6

2007 Honda Civic 1.8

I've missed a few I think

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A rather feeble 8 in 34 years of driving and only 4 in the last 30 years!

Fiat 127 903cc, my first car in 1988, UME13S
Lancia Fulvia Coupe NMG472L
Fiat Uno 60S C619UPE
Ford Fiesta 1.1 THM507S
Fiat Uno 60S D474PVH from 1992 to 2001, 77k to 235k
Fiat Punto 55SX N734AHJ from 2001 to 2008, 30k to 150k
Nissan Almera 1.5 YS53BOV from 2008 to 2016, 45k to 172k
Nissan Note 1.4 2016 to date, 89k to 162k

I'd love to know what happened to the Fulvia, although scruffy it was solid, running and MoT'd and I sold it to a restorer, but never went back on the road as far as I can tell from DVLA.

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I have probably missed a few and have excluded cars bought for parts and also those kept less than a week.

Company cars also excluded and cars bought for friends and family. I have included my girlfriends cars bought since we lived together. Those in bold are still owned by us.

I may need to edit later if I notice some missing.
 

Morris 1000 (my mums car given to me and my brother when my dad had a company car and mum had his Viva)

K reg Mini Clubman with all 1275GT bits

R reg Mk4 Cortina 1.6 GL The car I learnt to drive and passed my test in

K reg mk1 Escort 2 door

82 X Cortina 1.6GL main car from 17 to 19 years old bought after starting work

80 V Cortina 1.6 GL

82 X Cortina 2.0 GL Auto

S reg Chrysler Alpine

R reg mk4 Cortina 1.3

R reg mk4 Cortina 1.6 L

80 V Cortina 2.3 GL 

W reg Mini van

81 X Cortina 2.0 Ghia S

84 A Escort 1.6 L

V reg Escort Linnet

82 X Cortina 2.0 GLS

89 F Escort 1.4 L

83 A Escort 1.3 L

C reg Cavalier 1.6 GL hatch

F mk3 Cavalier 1.6 L x 2

X  reg Ambassador 1.7 HL

72 K Mini moke 

Q reg Mini Cub

82 X Cortina 2.3 Ghia estate auto

82 Cortina 2.3 Ghia 

85 Rover 2600S

C reg Sierra 2.0 Ghia auto

F reg Sierra 1.6 L

E reg Sierra 2.0 GLS

K reg Sierra 1.8 LX

K reg Sierra Sapphire 2.0i Ghia

K reg Mondeo 1.8 LX saloon

F reg Metro 5 door 

mk2 Astra Merit 5 door

83 A Daimler 4.2 Sovereign

83 A Cortina 3.0 GLS

76 P Cortina 2.0 GT

82 X Cortina 2.0 Ghia

82 X Cortina 2.3 Ghia 

96 N TVR Chimaera

82 Y Cortina 2.0 Crusader estate

82 X Cortina 2.3 Ghia estate manual

Eagle jeep kit car

72 L Cortina 1.6 XL

79 T Cortina 2.0 GL

79 V Cortina 2.0 Ghia 

05 Mondeo Ghia 2.0 diesel estate

M reg Volvo 940 estate

F reg Volvo 740 GLE estate

58 Mondeo 1.8 Zetec diesel

77 R Cortina 2.0 Ghia estate

Y reg Seicento  Sporting Abarth

04 Panda Dynamic

82 Y Cortina 1.6 L

77 S Granada 2.0 L estate

48 Alvis TA14 shootingbreak

79 T Cortina 1.6L estate

77 S Cortina 2.0S

H reg Jaguar XJ6 series 1 manual

64 mk1 Cortina 1500 Super

13 BMW  Z4 M sport

78 S Granada 2.8 GL

78 S Citroen 2400 CX

69 G Capri 1600

80 Rover 2600

51 Mercedes E320 CDi estate

96 P Rover 216 coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I've been driving only 7 years and have had 5 cars. Compared to all of you it's nothing to write home about. 😅

Although many people have said that I change car wayyyy too often.

1995 Mercedes-Benz E200 W124 (2016-2018)

1989 Toyota Corolla GL (2018-2020)

1995 Volvo 850 T-5R (clone) (2020-)

1986 Mazda 626 LX (hairnet ride which due to the event he never get to see in metal) (2020-2022)

1979 Toyota Corona Liftback (2022-)

Not counting others that I have at my disposal but not actually in my name.

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I honestly don’t know , I know my first car was a 1968 Dyane 4 that my Mum gave me when I was 16 (1980) when I actually turned 17 I discovered I couldn’t insure it because it was LHD . So I resurrected a 1970 Cortina 1600 deluxe from the wood below our house .  That was my first car, the last car I bought was a Mercedes E250 CDi Sport 125 Edition Convertible , on Thursday. 
In the intervening 42 years my life has revolved around cars and I must have had 100’s.  Do you count cars bought to sell? Everything I’ve ever owned is for sale for the right price.  Cars bought to scrap or to use for parts. Cars that never got on the road , despite “ I’m doing it up” Cars rented out as cabs? Cars bought by me but used by offspring? Company cars?  Motorbikes ?  Vans?
At one point in 1982/3 , me, a mate and one of my brothers had 40 cars parked all over Milton Keynes, all Fords - Escorts, 2.0 Cortinas, Capris and a couple of Corsairs.  One day I was trawling the estates looking for an engine when I spotted a Mk3 GXL in a communal parking area. I started knocking on doors … Eventually a woman admitted it used to be hers but she sold it to some lads, who hadn’t moved it.  That night in the pub I mentioned to my brother about the GXL on Bradwell Common, he looked a bit thoughtful , went out to his car ( 2.0Capri Mk2) came back with a handful of log books- “ Fuck me ! I’d forgotten that one, we already own it!
I can count on one hand the ones I regret selling.

 1973 Facelift MK1 1600 GtT with a shit hot 2.0, would eat 2.8 injections. Sold 1988

1970 XJ6 2.8 manual overdrive. Didnt have a legit MOT due to rot but looked and drove perfect. Sold 1986

1989 Discovery 3.5 manual 3 door. Sold 2002

1998 E240 Elegance . Sold yesterday.
 

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Feel like we've done this one before and not that long ago, but "about 180" since 1992. I have a spreadsheet of them mostly because remembering when I had a particular car is handy for remembering what my life was at the time.

It is not a source of pride. In 2006ish I worked out over leases, finance, maintenance and losses I'd sunk about £200,000 into this addiction. It's been driven by ADHD, bad advice, shitty garages and just occasionally actually bad cars that I needed to change, and some aspects have been good and enjoyable but a lot of it has just been a really negative distraction from other issues. While driven by the love of cars, very little of it really yielded great experiences - in fact most of the best car experiences were more to do with being young and exploring life and relationships and so forth, and the cars themselves could have been swapped for anything.

With that in mind, I'll drag out some positives:

Vauxhall Chevette - 1984 saloon in red, the car I passed my test in so obviously important, it was a great example (and the first example of a garage giving bad advice/ripping me off setting off car changes). The brakes wore out and I was told it was dangerous - my dad took this as I needed to replace the car. Anyone else, myself included if I'd known anything, would just have fixed the damn brakes.

BXs - always awesome.

Fiat X1/9 Gran Finale. I was 19 and had a dark blue metallic targa-topped mid-engine sportscar that was just four years old. Fortunately I owned it and loved it for the driving experience, the handling and precision, the involvement, because though it might seem like a poser car, it merely added to my natural ability to repel humans.

Audi 90 Quattro, B2. Black, B reg, and when boy racers were paying four figures to insure an Astra Merit it was £325 fully comp. Not as quick as I could be in my Manta but great in winter.

Citroen XM - I felt like the absolute dog's bollocks driving an XM at 21. They were obscure enough that no-one had to know it was a 2.0 carb... That lead to CXs which were my life for a while.

Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe - 4100HTi so '82 MY with independent rear suspension, white. Owned in Oklahoma, my second American car and way better than you'd imagine bar a misfire.

(2015 I had a Chrysler Fifth Avenue in Oregon. Same energy. Wish I could have kept it).

Mitsubishi Delica L400 - not sure there is a vehicle in the world that is more "me" except perhaps pickups. Similarly felt very at home in my Fiat Fullback.

Other notable happiness cars. RX-8 (new 2006 and current 2004), Toyota Seras, original air cooled Beetles, the Yellow SLK, the Twingo I fixed, the Vauxhall Senator hearse, Golf Mk1 Cabriolet, Chrysler 300C Hemi Touring, Cherokee XJs and the modern Jeep Wranglers I got to use but aren't in my owned stats, and Subaru Legacy 4Cam Turbo Estate.

Notable mistakes I would take back if I could; MG Metro, Citroen C6, Volvo 480 (liked it but stupid), rotten X1/9.

Upshot? If I could go back to being 17 I'd frogmarch myself to a Mazda dealer to buy a brand-new MX-5 and a lot of waxoil, then after a couple of years pick up a secondhand Mitsubishi Shogun or similar for hard work and stuff, pay main dealer to maintain so I could explode at a big company if they cheated/lied/messed up, and focus on learning more/making better choices elsewhere. In 1998 I'd buy an S-reg yellow Mercedes SLK knowing that in 2012-2018 it was what I'd end up being immensely happy and comfortable in, and would do everything I could to keep it perfect (like having enough money not wasted on cars to buy a house with a big garage to keep it in).

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