Passed my test in 1987, 2 months after my 17th birthday. 17 cars in 16 years!

Cars to date:
1. Datsun 120Y Coupe
2. Mini 1000
3. Mini 1000
4. Vauxhall Cavalier
5. Mini 1000
6. Triumph Herald 1360
7. Fiat Uno Turbo ie
8. Triumph Herald 1360
9. Vauxhall Cavalier SRI
10. Vauxhall Cavalier SRI
11. Vauxhall Carlton
12. Vauxhall Cavalier GL
13. Mini 1000
14. Mini 1000
15. Seat Ibiza
16. Mini Cooper S (MY02)
17. Scoob WRX (MY03)

 

Passes november 99

escort 1.3
fiesta 1.4 si
another si
xr21 16 v
calibra turbo
saph cosworth
scoob uk2000

present cars

saph cosworth
5 turbo

 

Passed Car Test in August 1996 & Bike test August 2003:

1990 Rover 414 SLI
1988 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI
1989 Peugeot 205 Turbo Technics
1994 Renault Clio 16v
1997 Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000
1995 Peugeot 106 1.1
1990 Vauxhall Astra GTE 8v

2003 Suzuki GSX-R 600 K2

 

Passsed test in 91,
Toyota starlet
Ford orion b reg
Ford orion g reg
Ford orion h reg
Ford escort xr31 130 bhp k reg
Bmw 316i l reg
Subaru turbo wagon n reg
vw passat turbo s reg
pug 206 gti v reg
Subaru my00 turbo
vw golf gti h reg
Susuki sj413 g reg
Subaru wrx ppp x reg
rover 214si still got l reg
Subaru terzo still got r reg

Bikes;
Bandit 600
zx6r
vfr400
fzr600 streetfighter

12 years 15 cars
4 years bike, 4 bikes

Must admit though, i cant beat my first car for enjoyment!
1.2 rear wheel drive and with 5 gears no less

 

Rev

'Vauxhall Magnum 2300 coupe'

We had one of those (my uncle), it was well cool in livid Orange, Could it be the same one as they were very rare ?

It was very quick having been fettled by a specialist with Janspeed exhausts and other bits, it would keep up with a BMW 325i back in the eighties/early nineties.

HEC 949N I think the reg was

 

Over 40 cars owned in last 12 years since passing test, 4 current.

Highlights:
4 Scoobys (capable)
2 205 GTi's (wonderful)
Capri 2.8i, (hairy)
3 Golf GTi Mk2's (dependable)
Rav 4 (don't laugh)
Nissan S-Cargo (amusing)
MX5 Mk2 (sideways),
2 Nova rally cars (tough).

Lowlights:
Astra GTE (canine)
Not much else.

[Edited by Olly - 11/23/2003 7:34:08 PM]

 

Bought first car at 14,been driving 20 years,owned 10 cars.

 

Licence for 11 years and had
Astra Mk1
Honda Prelude
Ren 19 16v
Bugeye Imprezza

fecking 4 cars.......... and I love cars....geez thats sad, in my defence I did drive the missus's cars about but dont wanna admit Punto etc
Spooks

 

21 years driving

18 cars scooby is by far the best (just thirsty)

 

17 Years

XR3 - 1 year
XR3i - 5 years
Orion Ghia i - 6 months
E30 BMW 320 - 2 years
E30 BMW 325 MotorSport - 2 years (great car, sold on a whim for the convertable, foolish schoolboy error,see below)
E30 BMW 325 Motorsport Conv - 2 years (for something so special, 500 imported only, so im told , what a **** car,although it handled well for a conv, alas stolen 2 weeks after a Subaru test day at Millbrook, which was handy )
MY98 Scooby - 5 years 104,000 miles and counting - best one of the lot by a distance

[Edited by Funkii Munkii - 11/24/2003 7:57:41 AM]

 

J4CKO,

RE: Magnum coupe

Mine was yellow with black vinyl roof, Vauxhall DTV alloys (I was told they were magnesium, off a Chevette HSR) and DTV "ducktail" spoiler, full Peco ( ) exhaust and Corbeau seats.

I remember it as quick, thirsty and rotten. It looked amazing when I bought it, like a minature muscle car, the stance etc. was spot on. Pity the floor, inner wings, bulkhead fell out of it within about 6 months

Unfortunately in those days I didn't have the money to save it so I sold in the local paper and never saw it again (assume it was scrapped or parted out). I think it was L reg, but I'm not too sure (too many cars to remember)

 

Bravo,

I think you are better off with the R1. I got my 12R as an ex demo bike which saved a fair bit. It was a very good bike and due to the low CG felt smaller than it was, the gearbox was a bit "clunky" though. Mine was the green one. If I start biking again it may well be an R1 just for interest.

Les

 

Been driving 11 years and had:

1) metro god awful piece of ****
2) 1.6 escort
3) manta GTE
4) sierra 2.9 gls 4x4
5) manta GTE again
6) sierra 2.9 xr4x4
7) sierra 2.8 xr4i
8) lancia delta integrale
9) capri mark 2 3.0s (stilll got/stored & never used)
10) mondeo td estate (company car)
11) kawazaki gpz 500
12) 1.7 puma (company car/still have)
13) sierra 2.8 xr4i again
14) 2.0 sierra gls
15) capri 2.8 injection
16) carlton gsi 300 (still have) most fun of the lot

Not bad for 11 years

That means I change my cars every 8.25 months

 

Driving since 1998 6 years

Had 8 cars

 

9 years !

1) Fiesta Mk 1 T plate
2) Citroen ZX "Reflex" 1.4 J Plate
3) Peugeot 106 Rallye M plate (top top car)
4) Peugeot 306 GTI 6 R Plate
5) Honda Integra Type R (wicked car)
6) Citroen Xsara VTR (Integra got totalled, had insurance arguement for 6 months so bought this, sis now runs it!)
7) Impreza WRX bugeye(now sold to another scoobynetter)
8) Honda S2000 (current car, first ever brand spanker)

Nearly 1 a year!

Next car, er no idea, Porsche 996?

 

8 years - 3 cars owned

 

9 years
renault 5->loved it
Astra->hated it
Celica
206CC (now the wife's)
Impreza GX->liked this one a bit
Impreza 01 wagon WRX ->Like this one a lot

 

Rev, dopesent sound like the same one, suppose they werent that rare, does sound familiar though, quite a looker even now with the right wheels, nice bluff front with twin headlamps and the most elegant looking rear section.

I just looked at my seventeen, seven were Golf GTI's, must break the cycle as it has been a car followed by a GTI followed by a car followed by a GTI.

Will start on bikes next year !

 

I have been driving 6 yrs and Ive had 7 cars!!!!

Started out wiv a MK1 Golf GTi then had a Charade Turbo then got a MK1 Golf Cabbrio and sold her for my 205 Dimma.

However bought 3 more cars to drive whilst the Dimma was off the road for 6 months (Rover 213 (blew her up!!) then got a 405 Mi16 (now engineless!!) and the wonderful rear wheel drive BMW 316i (also blown up thanx to Blowy!!!))

Not bad eh!!

 

9 Cars (On my 3rd Scoob)in 14 years.

 

driving since 92, how many cars? let's see

1988 Nissan Micra (not a bubble shaped one), had that for a few months then wrote it off.

1992 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2e Merit. nice rainbow blue color, great little car. Smacked it into a tractor, and it survived, then t-boned some numnuts who drove in front of me, grrrr.

1996 Saxo VTS, amazon green, my first 'quick' car, loved it to bits, miss it to this day. First car of mine to survive my ownership

2000 Mondeo ST24, nice car, really liked it, kept it for oooh, 6 months lol

1994 WRX Wagon aka The Blackbeast. My beloved black wagon. Modded and loved, miss her a lot. but had to go due to moving from the UK. hope she has a good home *sniff*

1992 VW Passat, ok, not as groovy as other cars, but it's cheap, and costs less on the already totally insane insurance here (aprox 1500 quid! i kid you not! )

 

mk II escort car
mk II escort van
Bedford HA van
Meastro Van
Metro 1.0
Fiat Regatta
Fiat Tipo
Mondeo 1.8
TVR S3
MINI Cooper
STi7
Peugeot 406 dad mobile

(erk - more cars than women. shurely shome mishtake? more of the cars were dogs though )

 

Got my drivers licence in '91..

Renault 5 GTL
Vauxhall Cav 1.6L
Peugeot 1.6XS
Golf VR6
Fiat Coupe 8v Turbo
Golf 1.8GL
Peugeot 106 1.1l
MX5 1.8i
MX5 1.8iS Sport
Impreza UK Turbo
P1
Impreza WRX (UK)
Impreza GX Wagon
Impreza STi8 UK

14 cars in 12 yrs ish...

 

MTX50 (Y reg?)
RD125LC (D reg)
Metro Turbo (B reg)
Rover 216 Vitesse (D reg)
Citroen ZX 1.4i (L reg)
VFR400 (NC30) (M reg)
Escort Cabriolet (D reg)
MR2 GT-T (H reg)
Saab 900SE Turbo (N reg)
ZX7R (R reg) still got
Scooby (K reg WRX) still got

Riding / driving since 1990 - 14 years

[Edited by Scooby96 - 11/24/2003 3:57:33 PM]

[Edited by Scooby96 - 11/24/2003 4:02:06 PM]

 

Driving 16 years, owned cars for 9 years and had 3 in that time

 

being driving for 5 years (now 22yo) and have owned the following cars:-

Mk1 fiesta
Rover Metro
Fiat Punto
Renault clio
Escort rs turbo
ford mondeo x2 company cars
vauxhall astra company car
Lexus IS200 SE
Fiat Stilo abarth
Lexus IS200 Sport (cos the stilo was ****e)

AND NOW MY FAVOURITE OF THEM ALL

2000 Subaru Impreza Turbo hmmmm

p.s i am skint!

 

Since I was 15 so 15 years.

34 cars (4 Scoobs) + 4 motorbikes.

Had 8 cars at once at one point because I got bored quicker than I could sell them.

No I'm not a dealer.

Being mechanically minded I was always buying cars a little beyond my means that were a little tired. Then I'd restore them and move on to the next project. All good fun till you get a wife.

 

Driving 5 years and had 12 cars and 2 MX bikes OMFG!!

 

8 years - 9 cars. That means I change cars every 10 2/3 months