Do you have an addiction?

[Lord Sterling]

I think I had 5 Rover 800s at one point. 

1. Mk1 Sterling G615 HVP (sold)

2. Mk1 Sterling E745 MMT then E50 UKJ (UKJ currently garaged, MMT scrapped)

3. Mk1 Rover 820e D280 OOH (currently garaged)

4. Mk2 827 Sterling N181 AWP (currently garaged)

5. Mk2 825 Sterling R642 EGD (sold to a breaker)

I still have 3 of them.

[HMC]

Cars. Big, small, embarrassing or embellishing; I love them all. Its a curse.

If it has an internal combustion engine I cant resist. If not I cant be bothered as its a white good.

[S2000]

4 Mazda RX7 FB including an early V reg and an elford turbo

3 Mazda RX7 FC turbo cab, turbo coupe, na coupe

1 FD

not sure if it was addiction or masochism, I do know I will never ever own another.

[cms206]

Twenty two Volvos have passed through CMS towers, numbers 2 and 22 remain on fleet.

 

I've owned one Saab...

[warninglight]

No problems here...

27 Volvos (since 2011)

9 Land Rovers (since 2012)

3 MGs (2016-17)

2 Rovers (2014 ish)

1 Skoda (2022)

1 Citroen (2011)

1 Austin (2007 - present)

Think I just need to stick with Volvos.

[IronStar]

I have 16 cars, and I spent a last couple of days moving them around, spending probably more than most of them are worth. 

If it’s quirky or boxy or unloved or misunderstood I probably want it. Same thing applies if I’m saving it from the scrapper, even if it’s realistically a lost cause.

Problem? Addiction? Never! I can stop any time! 

[jamescarruthers]

Eight Volvo 480 over the years. Just one now and never more than three at a time. 

[comfortablynumb]

Oh, I forgot to mention land rovers.

I'm convinced they breed when no one is looking.

Currently 4 here, rrc's and an s2a.

Probably had around 15, every time I checked there was another one!

[Mally]

I used to be able to remember  them all.

Now I'm not sure what day it is.

I've had my share of Minis, Allegros and Kit Cars though.

[reb]

1 hour ago, Mally said:

Now I'm not sure what day it is.

It's Thuesarday

[Grumblespeed]

On 07/12/2024 at 13:52, sheffcortinacentre said:

Was searching through some stuff today & came across this pic of my late friend Richards panda collection from the 00's. 

Doesn't seem like 10 years since we lost you.

1 std, 2 " colour" ( limited edition) & 3 4x4 ( the silver 4x4 in front of the garage is now in a museum in America, oh & there was a 126 in the garage!

 

I don't ,I only own 7 1/2 cortinas & a falcon  but I could stop anytime 🤪🤪🤪

"Urchin" on the Fiat Forum, remember hearing the news. Good guy. Got a similar obsession with small Fiats although not the time, energy or space to cope with that many. Had 10 cars over the years with the little FIRE engines - Y10, mk1 Uno, 4 proper Pandas, 2 newfangled Pandas, 2 Seicentos and a mk1 Punto with the Panda I was taking to shows back then still in the garage looking sorry for itself.

On an unrelated note my other addiction extends to about 150 watches kicking about now.... not including the parcel due to arrive today😉

[Mally]

4 hours ago, reb said:

It's Thuesarday

That's cleared  that up.

Seems I've missed my plane home.

[24vdiamond]

So what are we we talking about here, how many over a life time or how many you own at this moment in time? just asking for a friend...

[sheffcortinacentre]

I originally ment how many  at the same time.

[sheffcortinacentre]

3 hours ago, Grumblespeed said:

"Urchin" on the Fiat Forum, remember hearing the news. Good guy. Got a similar obsession with small Fiats although not the time, energy or space to cope with that many. Had 10 cars over the years with the little FIRE engines - Y10, mk1 Uno, 4 proper Pandas, 2 newfangled Pandas, 2 Seicentos and a mk1 Punto with the Panda I was taking to shows back then still in the garage looking sorry for itself.

On an unrelated note my other addiction extends to about 150 watches kicking about now.... not including the parcel due to arrive today😉

Yes that was urchin, I'd know him over 15 years when he passed was roughly a week before Christmas & the funeral was between Christmas & new year, think  there were half doz real pandas attended I drove the one that I'd driven as his wedding car .

Eerily the Van Aiken turbo Cinquecento prototype he was restoring at the time has just been for sale on faceache as a project.

He owned it twice first time we fetched it from Scotland behind a sierra est( it had been vandalized)  he had to sell it part done due to loss of storage then he bought bit back & we fetched it from the south coast about 18 months later this time behind my MK3 estate .

 

[24vdiamond]

Here you go then everything at present, 1968 Viva HB GT,  1970 Viva HB rolling shell, 1971 Firenza, 1989 Carlton 1800 estate, 1992 Carlton Diamond Estate, 1992 Carlton GSI, 1994 Astra MK3, 2000 Discovery TD5, 2002 Astra G, 2003 Astra G, 2012 Mercedes E250 and a 1970s Leyland 154 tractor if that counts! 

[sheffcortinacentre]

Oh yes they all count.

[warch]

9 hours ago, comfortablynumb said:

Oh, I forgot to mention land rovers.

I'm convinced they breed when no one is looking.

Currently 4 here, rrc's and an s2a.

Probably had around 15, every time I checked there was another one!

This is a common condition. I remember going somewhere in Telford I think and driving past a suburban semi that had about 9 and a half Landrovers stuffed into his tiny front garden. I absolutely love Landrovers, but I do remember thinking 'There but for the grace of Glod'....

Thus far I've managed to resist the urge to fit another Landy or five on the driveway, although I am losing the battle to avoid buying an early 90 or 110 (or even better a 100 inch hybrid).

The main issue is accumulating spares, once you've got spare body panels, engines, gearboxes and axles forming an immovable trip hazard behind your shed it is a quick descent into facial hair, cable knit sweaters, real ale festivals and involuntary celibacy. 

 

[plasticvandan]

I've had 28 Reliants, though never more than three at the same time, comprising of:

1957 Regal MK3 soft top

1959 Regal MK4 van (sole survivor)

2 supervans

2 21/E saloons

Various MK1.and MK2 Robins

Rialto saloon,estate and vans

Four kittens

Four foxes

An ss1

Etc 

[Steviemillar]

I think the fact that I have owned almost 90 Ford Capris suggests that I might have a problem.....

6 in the fleet currently

[comfortablynumb]

@MiniMinorMk3 those minis are amazing, here's a pic of my mum's, unfortunately sold a few years ago, she'd given up driving.

Well she is 90

[Dj_efk]

I’ve owned 11 Vauxhall Viva HC’s in my time, all 1256cc versions. This is the late 90s / early 2000s when they were cheaper than economy onions and still pretty plentiful. My favourite was bought for 50 quid off a council estate spotted parked in the middle of a roundabout with an old TV in the open boot! Luckily I had a spares car or three and almost no money spent saw it back on the road with a fresh MOT. Loved that one - it was a battered deep metallic blue 4 door SL version with huge fat black vinyl seats and extra soundproofing so that it didn’t scream so loudly at 70mph.

I love the styling, but realised in the end that they’re mechanically hopeless in a number of ways (in terms of power and reliability).

I’d love another.

 

Side note - I  had a few mk5 Cortina’s  before all this and have actually met Mr @sheffcortinacentre when I drove up to his gaff to get some spare parts for it - I forget what now! Small world.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Did you know my mate Lee had planty of HC Vivas.

[High Jetter]

6 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Did you know my mate Lee had planty of HC Vivas.

No, how does that go?

[comfortablynumb]

Had an HC viva and a Firenza

Getting twitchy just thinking about them, not in a good way 😱

[MrBig]

Mk2 Golf/Jettas

Think I’ve had 9 now in pretty much every connotation.

2 door, 3 door, 4 door and 5 door.
FWD and 4WD (Syncro)
Petrol and Diesel
1.3, 1.6, 1.8
8v and 16v

The only reason I don’t have one now is that the prices have gone nuts and I don’t want to pay £3k for a crusty one 😭 

[Boycie]

On 07/12/2024 at 15:00, Gaffer said:

🤐

 A man with a garage full of discoverys ..... You must like pain 

[Aitchbee]

On 07/12/2024 at 13:52, sheffcortinacentre said:

Was searching through some stuff today & came across this pic of my late friend Richards panda collection from the 00's. 

Doesn't seem like 10 years since we lost you.

1 std, 2 " colour" ( limited edition) & 3 4x4 ( the silver 4x4 in front of the garage is now in a museum in America, oh & there was a 126 in the garage!

 

I don't ,I only own 7 1/2 cortinas & a falcon  but I could stop anytime 🤪🤪🤪

Love this collection! I always did like a Panda, especially a 4x4. Land Rovers were what first got me into cars, but values + insurance are stopping play. For quite a while. So I'm now starting to think a lot about Panda 4x4s. 

As for being addicted? That's what the family keeps telling me... None of them really get the whole 'old car' thing. I've only owned one car so far, but I'm always thinking about more. Unfortunately, being a penniless student, my budget is rather restricted, even when it comes to shite.

[Aitchbee]

On 07/12/2024 at 13:52, sheffcortinacentre said:

Was searching through some stuff today & came across this pic of my late friend Richards panda collection from the 00's. 

Doesn't seem like 10 years since we lost you.

1 std, 2 " colour" ( limited edition) & 3 4x4 ( the silver 4x4 in front of the garage is now in a museum in America, oh & there was a 126 in the garage!

 

I don't ,I only own 7 1/2 cortinas & a falcon  but I could stop anytime 🤪🤪🤪

Love this collection! I always did like a Panda, especially a 4x4. Land Rovers were what first got me into cars, but values + insurance are stopping play. For quite a while. So I'm now starting to think a lot about Panda 4x4s. 

As for being addicted? That's what the family keeps telling me... None of them really get the whole 'old car' thing. I've only owned one car so far, but I'm always thinking about more. Unfortunately, being a penniless student, my budget is rather restricted, even when it comes to shite.