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W reg Cortina 2.0GL(not bad for your first car-given to me by my girlfriends dad!!)
Y reg Transit(I was in a band for a bit!!)
B reg 1.1 Fiesta(got me to work and back)
G reg 1.3 Escort(cheap from the firm my dad worked for)
K reg 1.6 Cavalier(don't fall asleep)
E reg 1.6 Escort(we become a 2 car hosuehold because I'm p####d off picking my girlfriend up off nights all the time)
H reg 1.6GTI/TC 216(my fave until the scooby)
S reg Impreza Turbo(uk)
R reg 1.4 Corsa(my girlfriends-never ever buy one of these cars they are c##p!)
W reg Impreza Turbo(uk)
next???

Graham

AllanB

1) First car reolvting signal yellow Mk2 escort my dad found in his garage. V reg banana hell!! 1988-1989
2) MK1 Astra 1.6SR ( nice car in its day) Gold and black 1989-91
3) Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC (the best 80s hot hatch if not the best all time) 1991-1999
4) Another Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC 1994-1999 ( Yes I had two)
5) Rover 200GTI ( SH*TE, UTTER UTTER RUBBISH, DESIGN BY MORONS, TERRIBLE QUALITY AND CRAP DEALERS !!) 1997-1998
6) Subaru Legacy Turbo Saloon 1998-2000
7) Subaru Impreza Turbo April 2000

Still want another Strada Abarth....mmm twin 40s and amazingly silly Recaro seats.... Nealry as much fun as my Scooby


AllanB

pnebbs

In order

1980 Lancia HPE (great car, but not the most reliable!!!!!!!!!)
1985 Ford Scorpio 2.8i 4*4 (Solid and comfortable but so slowwwwwwww)
1984 Mazda RX7 (go-kart and revs!!)
1986 Supra 3.0 (smooth)
1985 Audi Ur-Quattro (MAGIC)
almost forgot 1987 Mazda 323 4*4 Turbo (Pocket quattro - but only over 4000rpm)
1984 BMW 635CSi )comfortable and the most economical!!)
1989 Supra 3.0 Turbo (very fast and tail happy )
1994 Legacy GT-B (comfortable, fast, reliable sleeper)

The Best - Ur Quattro without a doubt, Legacy, Supra Turbo and BMW draw for 2nd

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Badger

In no particular order

Rover
MG Maestro Turbo
Great in a straight line, couldn’t stop it and it wouldn’t go around corners.

MG Montego Turbo
Moto-Build Engine/Turbo/Breaks/suspension upgrades- could go round corners and it would stop - but it rusted faster than a Lancia.

820 Turbo
Motorway magic 160k miles no probs - apart from only got £1k for it trade in 4yrs old

Ford
XR4I Great RWD Fun
XR3I

Peugeot 309 GTI excellent car loads of fun 90k miles no problems

Nissan 200sx Touring
Lovely car 200BHP RWD total fun 87k miles no problems until I tried to trade it for a new one £4.5k (4 yrs old).... so I tried a Scooby for a weekend.... never stopped

So I’ve now got a MY99 UK Scooby, until Wednesday when it goes for a service. & I get a courtesy car for the day.... P1

Paul.

sasim

Bit boring, but here goes.

1987 - 1982 Honda Civic 1.3 (borrowed from
mumsie)
1989 - 1986 Metro Turbo (pocket rocket)
1992 - 1989 Astra 1.3GL (err....practical)
1997 - 1991 Landcruiser VXTD (The beast!!)
2000 - 1996 Scooby impreza turbo (WOW!!!)

Have to say the Metro was the best fun, you could burn off practically any car with it, but the scoob is in a different league.

Landcruiser was a great machine, 85MPH top speed, even with a 2 ton trailer.

Stuart

Kevin Tree

1976 - Suzuki AP50 - deristricted Moped
1977 - Honda CD125
1978 - Yamaha XS500
1979 - Vauxhall Viva HB & HC - WOW
1980 - Renault 5 & Yamaha 200
1981 - Kawasaki 600 Big WOW for the first time
1982 - Fiat Strada
1984 - Maestro Zzzzzzzzzzzz!
1985 - Honda 50cc Cor Blimey guv'n what a stormer
1987 - Reanult 25
1989 - Volvo 740 Estate
1989 - Honda VFR750
1992 - Honda CBR600 - Poetry in motion (on 2 wheels - you have to try one to believe it)
1993 - Yamaha XJ900 - for 2 months, accident on the VFR finally put paid to biking days
1993 - Toyota Previa, Fiat Uno Eek!
1995 - Seat Toledo (underated)
1998 - MY97 Green - as close as I could get to the CBR - a bike with a roof
2000 - P1 (Still got the Previa - wife drives it most of the time)

Top 5:
1. P1
2. CBR600
3. MY97
4. VFR750
5. Fiat Strada - Busy little car, greta engine, rubbish bodywork

D Noble

in 12 years of driving ive had:
mini pick up - big wheels,whippy arial!
opel kadette C coupe-white over yellow,my dream car
opel manta - loved that car
peugeot 205gti - would like another,but probably cr4p after 5 years of running imprezas
impreza sport
impreza turbo(ive always said i wouldnt buy same car twice,but this dosnt count!)

regards
D

robs

Bright yellow Lada Riva estate - best car I ever had. Reliable as anything, and noone nicked it. Or tried to. Or would have wanted to....Trade it in for my scooby anyday if I could find it again....

not.

Chris L

D

I wouldn't write off the 205Gti just yet. Drove one for the first time in ages a few weeks ago. OK it rattled like hell and has nowhere near the power of the Subarus - but it was still outstanding.

Took one on a track day a few years ago and it was the first time I really understood what it meant to steer a car on the throttle - magic!

If you get a chance, try a 1.6 with non-power assisted steering - a true classic.

Chris

Kramer

74 Ford escort 1.1 L first car
74 " " Mexico
80 " " RS 2000 custom
80 Lotus sunbeam
83 Ford escort RS 1600i
80 " " RS 2000 custom( cossie engine)
86 Ford escort RS series 1 turbo
86 " Sierra Cosworth 3 door
88 Lancia Integrale 8v
88 BMW M3 Evo 2
93 Lancia Integrale Evo 2
96 UK Scooby
94 WRX
99 Audi TT ( don't like it who wants to swap for a Sti V4-5 Type R)

Mick

iTrader: (1)

Honda C90
Honda CB125RS
Honda CBX550
Kawasaki GPX750R
Kawasaki GPZ900R
Ford Fiesta 1.1
Rover 216SE
Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Sport
Subaru Legacy 2.2GX Saloon - Still here
Subaru Legacy 2.0 Turbo Saloon - Died upside down 150 yds from work
Subaru Impreza 2.0 Turbo Saloon - Still here

paul w

not too many motors in past 15 years
k reg mini 1000 (no money then)
s reg mini 1000
x reg fiesta super sport (got paid a bit more)
d reg uno turbo (first bargain mota )
c reg uno turbo (getting to like em)
f reg uno turbo (owned 6 years 160 bhp,cam,boost ect superb mota)
j reg 200sx 220 bhp (best mota i've owned,sold to my mate and did turbo gasket for him last week took it out and still makes the scoob feel slow )
v reg scoob (handlings ok but performance nowt special,the uno felt quicker)

EdwardH

-84 D Polo Classic Derby Saloon ( I thought cool at the time but no one else did.)

-92 L Nissan Micra 1.0l ( bubble model and I still think this a decent motor.)

-97 P Peugeot 306 GTI6. What bits didn't fall off (mostly screws but also the odd cam belt )the thieving !%#?tards at the Peugeot dealers stole - I would never buy another Peugeot.

-00 V UK Scooby Turbo. My first of many!!!!!!!!!

simes

Here we go...

1) 81-90 Morris Minor, what a great car! Family heirloom, my Dad's still got it, still on its original engine. Avoid if you like braking or going round bends.

2) 90-91 Morris Ital. Look I was skint alright. Handled worse than the moggie I think.

3) 91 -95 Nissan Sunny. Bought it 2 years old at an absolute steal. Boring, but soooo reliable. Actually had the confidence to sell it to a friend who's still got it, still no problems!

4) 95-96 Audi 80 Sport. Now we're getting there, loved it to bits, but in the end couldn't afford to keep it in tyres and service history (doing > 30k a year at the time)

5) 96-97 Rover 214. Back to cheap and cheerful motoring. Not. What a mistake. This 2 year old service historied low mileage example spent more time in the garage than on the road. It's peice de resitance was when the engine blew up. Never again. Decided it was cheaper to buy a new car than keep it going (God I pity the poor mug who's got it now) so...

6) 97-00 Nissan Almera GTI. The GTI cognoscenti amongst you will know that this car was a cracker in its day. I really liked it a lot, and once again soooo reliable. However they don't hold their value too well (don't understand why really) so as the miles were mounting it had to go while it was still worth something. Quite sad to see it go.

7) 00- MY99 Scooby 5 door. Aaah, that's put the smile back on me face...

Cheers

Simon

pslewis

This will be fun as I'm an old git!!
1970 - Ford Cortina MK2 1.6 DL Auto - wowie
1973 - Ford Cortina MK3 2.0 GT Auto - Cool
1974 - Ford Granada MK1 3.0 GHIA - police car
1977 - Ford Capri MK2 2.0 GL - early Calibra
1983 - Ford Sierra 2.0 GL - pile of turd
1982 - Vauxhall Cavalier SR - didnt cost a penny
1984 - Ford Sierra 2.0 GHIA - smart and still going
1988 - Ford Sierra 2.0 GHIA - still immaculate!!
1989 - Ford Sierra 2.0 GHIA - dying of rust
1992 - Vauxhall Calibra 16V - NOW we are talking ... stunning/40mpg/fast/loaded - best car I ever had
1997 - Nissan Primera 2.0 GT - good at everything .. master of none .. BTCC winner
2000 - Subaru Impreza Turbo 5 door - quirky/fast/18mpg sob sob/spartan - hoping it will be as good as the Calibra!!

There have been a few motorbikes and stop-gap cars but thats about it

Pete

RVeiga

Burton 3.1 Capri Mk2 (Fast in a straight Line) My first Car - Excellent

Vauxhall Viva 1.3L

Cortina 2LGhia -

BMW 3.28iCoupe - but slow!

MY99 -

JohnH#2

The horse power progression roll of fame (shame?)

'T' reg Vauxhall Chevette 1.2. First car so a bit of a soft spot. RWD in the snow - nice! About 55hp

'D' reg Seat Ibiza. Nice engine shame about the rest (or what was left of it after 3 years very gentle use ) 64hp

'G' reg Ren 5 GT Turbo. Excellent fun. 129hp

'F' reg Lancia HF Integrale 8v. Even more excellent fun. 185hp

'Q' reg V6 Sylva Striker (Caterham replica) Very frightening. Even worse in the wet. Only!! 160ish hpt effectively with just a seat bolted on the engine and wheels.

'H' reg Pug 405 Mi16. Great chassis and engine 165hp

'N' reg BMW 323 coupe. Great build quality. Took a lot of abuse from new but was evn better when I sold it 3 years later.175hp

'T' reg Porsche Boxster. Fantastic car if slightly under-powered. But baby on the way 204hp

'P' reg P1. Not yet run in but things are looking good. 276?hp

Ranking ex P1

1 Boxster
2 Integrale
3 BMW!

Andy Tang

iTrader: (3)

In my 10 year driving life:

(17) '87 Metro 1.3
(18) '88 VW Golf 1.3 C - GTI'd and then stolen!!
(20) '89 Volvo 340 - What car won't be stolen in Manchester??
(23) '95 Citroen ZX 1.8 Furio
(26) '97 Subaru Impreza Turbo UK
(27) '99 Subaru Impreza Turbo UK

Yes, I know there's a Volvo there, but if you lived in Manachester for 3 years, what car would you choose, that would get over looked????

I dare say that my next car will be a Subaru, but I would love a new beetle, or a Smart car just to run around in!!!

blubs

Righto then;

Escort Mk1 1.1 - (didn't even have a temp gauge)
Escort Mk2 Mexico - (loved it, sold it, got nicked)
Escort Mk1 2.1 rally car - (bubble arched, poo in the wet)
Escort Mk2 RS Custom - Wish I still had it
Talbot Avenger Rally Car - Stop laughing, (Skip Brown engine), 7 out of 8 class wins. 3 top five finishes.
Vauxhall Chevette Rally Car - Great fun. Loadsa trophies aswell!
Escort 1.6 Ghia - oh dear
Astra GTE Mk1 - Ace car. Crashed it in an underground car park........don't ask.
Manta i200 - Rothmans edition, mega rare number 1 of 25. Handled like on rails, drank like a locomotive.
Corolla AE86 RWD - Scary fun. Unbreakable.
Nissan Silvia Turbo - Great cruiser. Handled like a cathedral.
Chevette 1256 - You can laugh now. Rusty beast for commuting
Vauxhall Astra SRi - FSH, all previous MOT's, all false, It was a ringer. Gutted.
Nissan Primera 2.0eGT - Stunning car. Leather, went like stink, very underated.
Orion 1.6 Ghiai - Mint condition, saving for the Scoob.
Scoob MY99 - nuff said
Ford Ka - the good ladies.

There are others I may have forgotten.

blubs

ps - Mr.Felstead.....good to hear you rallied the best front engined rear wheel drive rally car ever - the HS. What spec was it?

Julie

82-85 1980 Nissan Cherry coupe
85-90 1985 Nissan Silvia
I loved the Silvia but driving in the Peak District in winter in a RWD car was just toooo hairy.
90-95 1989 Subaru Legacy 2.2 Estate
Surpisingly good fun, although it suffered badly from body-roll. Got me hooked on 4WD.
95-00 1984 Impreza Turbo 5dr
00-?? 2000 Impreza Turbo 5dr with PPP. The most fun you can have in public

After 10 years of driving Subarus, I'm not sure I'd be safe driving a 2WD car

barge

This will be fun, as I'm not an old git [34] they are in no order.

Most of these have been scrapped due to crashes or rust,in total I have had over 37 cars, no I'm not in the moter trade.

I cant decide what was [is] best, I describe best & fun as the same thing.

Scooby is close to the top, but its still not on the road after being vandalised.

1 X Opel Kaddett
4 x Mk1 Escort's best was RS2000
3 X Mk2 Escort's best was RS2000 with Cossie Turbo
1 X Mk1 Fiesta
1 X XR2I
1 X Mk4 Escort XR31
1 X Ford Onion 1.6I Giha
2 X Ford Angle Box, best had 351 CI Ford big block. didnt do corners but 1/4 mile in 11.88
3 X Opel Manta's Best had full race 16V 2.2 engine.
2 X Opel Monza's. 3.0E & 3.0 GSE
1 X Nissan Bluebird Turbo
3 X Ford Serria, 2.0 ghia estate, XR4I, 4X4
3 X Ford Serria Cosworths, RS500 [Stolen] Saphire 2WD [Crashed] Saphire 4WD sold
2 X Ford Granada, 2.8I & 2.9 4X4 Ghia
1 X Mk1 Ford Crappie
1 X Mk2 Ford even Crappier
1 X Mk3 280 Limited Ford Capri
BMW 3 series, 320,325 M3
BMW 6 series
Shogun
Scooby WRX

chuckster

Ok,

Suzuki Rg125FUN - Blew up
Cagiva Mito Evo 125 - Blew up
Aprilia RS125 - Blew up
Yamaha Thundercat - Crushed by truck
Yamaha R6 - too small
Suzuki SV650S - too slow
Honda NC35 - too slow/fragile
Kawasaki ZX6R - daily commuter now.

And

Morris Minor - rusted to death
Triumph Spitfire mk4 - rusted to death
Nissan Micra 'G' reg, still in the car pool
Ford Escort Ghia Cabrio'N' reg - rattled too much
Ford Mondeo 'P' reg - adequate people ferry.
Subaru Impreza Turbo Catalunya - nice
MY99 with PPP - nicer
22B UK - current - nicest!
Escort 'R' reg - current supermarket car, not nice .
Regards
Chuck

Lars

1964-Morris Marina
1968 Mini Cooper 998
1972 Fiat 127
1972 Fiat 124 Special T
1959 Morris Minor pickup ?
1970 Morris Mini Van
1977 Alfasud 1.3 TI Here the fun start
1981 Ford Escort XR3i Here is stop
1983 Alfasud sprint and start again
1985 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0
1986 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0
1991 Alfa Romeo 75 TS
1994 Renault Twingo ( for my whife)
1980 Alfasud 1.5 TI Race car I still have it 1997 Alfa Romeo 145
1999 Subaru Impreza Turbo

Next car proberly an Alfa Romeo 147 selespeed

Regards from an Alfa Romeo lover, but the Scooby is not so bad.

andy_w

Over the last 10 years:

- E Reg. Ford Escort 1.4L 3-dr (OK for a 1st car)
- J Reg. Ford XR2i (Fun car - pity about the insurance!)
- M Reg. Ford Escort 1.6 16v (mainly to save on insurance!)
- P Reg. Peugeot 306 2.0 XSi (nice handling, a bit under-powered)
- P Reg. Nissan 200SX Touring (great car, sorry to let it go, but I HAD to have a scooby)
- W Reg. Subaru Impreza Turbo (only had it 2 months, but it must be the best so far!)

BTW, the 200SX is still within the ScoobyNet community (until Gary gets another scooby or an Evo!).

Cheers,
Andy

Paulie

Hmm... I thought there would be more 205 GTi owners in this thread... it's only that and the scoob which I've had that go-kart feel in!

My meurtas:

1981 Fiesta 950 beige poo (though the log book claimed the colour was 'tuscan')...
1987 Pug 205 1.9 grey - the fruits of a misspent student loan
1996 Golf GTi - bright yellow with matching yellow leather and stereo - limp lettuce
1998 Scoob UK Turbo - red nutter which also doubles as an ice cream van for the first 10 minutes

Greg Jones

Mini 850cc
Mini 1000cc
Peugeot 205 Gti 1.6
Golf Gti Mk2 1.8
Honda Civic Vtec
Toyota MR2 1993
Subaru WRX MY96 260bhp
Subaru Sti 3 MY97 280bhp

Still smiling

Ian S

My score :

couple of bikes, then :
1969 Mini Cooper 998
1972 Midget 1275 RWA
1971 Holden HT Station Wagon (186 cu inch straight 6, 3 speed column change) - fell off a dirt road in South Australia
1970 Holden HT (179 this time !) Cost £500, 20,000 miles in 6 months exploring Australia.
1971 Crysler Valiant coupe (frightening in the wet - 318 V8, auto, 175 section tyres)
1971 BMW 2002 - beautiful
1974 Holden HQ station wagon (257 V8, extractor exhaust manifolds - sounded great)
1976 Cortina 1600 estate (back home again - need a job !)
1982 Cavalier 1.6gl 120k - no problems
1985 Citroen BX GTI - fast but fragile
1985 Carlton Estate - Kids !
198? Citroen 2CV -
1991 Cavalier 1.8 gl
1994 Xanita 1.9 td (a year of back ache)
1995 Citroen Synergie (what was I dreaming of)
1996 Vectra 2.5 sri estate (nice noise, ate its gearbox)
1990 Saab 9000 2.3 (no more company cars)
1996 Golf Cabrio (faster than its 112 bhp suggests, but typical cabrio handling - Mrs S's car !)
1999 Turbo 5 door - 25500 miles and still makes me grin !

Ian

Toby C

T Reg Talbot Horizon (Very Hollie Car, but with a Turbo sticker))
A Reg Cavalier GLS (Goes Like ****)
H Reg Escort Sport (Some thiefing git nick it)
L Reg Cavalier Diplomat (Some Scooby passenger broke it to and nick my Stereo)
R Reg Impreza (MY97, With Traffic light)
R Reg Impreza (MY98, Still looking good)

adamson

My list:

C reg Astra 1.8 GTE 5dr
H reg Astra 2.0 GTE 16v 3dr
G reg BMW 318is
H reg BMW 325i
D reg BMW 528i SE
J reg BMW 320i convertible
H reg BMW M5
M reg Mercedes Benz E220

Saving up for a Scoob next.

Craig.

XRS

My list is as follows (I think), subject to an increasingly poor memory. Of these, 9 were owned during 1975 alone.

1964 Triumph Herald (flat out everywhere)
1963 Mini Cooper
1966 A-H Sprite (followed over the years by 11 other Spridgets including modsports racers)
Mk I Escort Mexico (2)
Lotus Europa twin-cam (hey man this WAS 1975)
Coke-bottle Cortina 2000 GT
850 Mini
1000cc Mini
Escort RS 2000 (kept for 9 years)
Escort XR3 (2 - don't ask me why, I'll never live it down)
VW Golf Mk2 GTi (lovely car, so strong) - company car
Sierra Cosworth 3-door (kept for 11 years, originally my company car)
Vauxhaul Cavalier GSi - company car
Peugeot 205
Peugeot 405 DT Estate (Still with it)
WRX STi IV - what a pity I can't get a company car these days!

I'll edit if I remember any more.


Oh yes, forgot a Fiesta 1.1GL




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