john parker

sheesh!
When I think about it, how have I fitted so many cars in over the years ?
Loads of cr*p but those of note include.....

In the 70's
1st ever wheels, 1963 Chevy C10 stepside pick-up with 'vet 327 V8 (black 'n flames man)
Mk2 1600E
In the 80's
Dolomite Sprint
Escort 1600 diesel (of note for it's slownes)
Reams of dog slow company cars, all seem to be the same in hindsight
In the 90's (now we're cooking)
Mid 70's Ford Pinto (usa) with 351 Mustang engine (yehaa)
2.9 4x4
Mk1 RS2000 with nitrous (bang...there go's a piston)
MK2 RS200 with nitrous (bang...etc etc)
V6 Mondeo x 2
Mk 4 Mustang 5.0
2.8i Crapi (no mistake)
Ford Maverick diesel (ran consistant 21's @ the pod Harj !)
KMX 125
Bandit 600
My 99 UK 5 Door
Today, turbodiesel mondeo pool car...Scoobies at the body shop and off the road for the next few weeks (all over the 'kin holidays)
Thinking of buying "the wife" an MR2 any views ?

Andy G

Only been driving for 3 years but, my cars in order....

'P' Fiesta SI (Oops, write off)
'E' Escort 1.6
'P' Saxo 1.4
'P' Puegeot 306 GTI-6
'T' Impreza Turbo RB5 (Company Car - expensive)
'R' Mondeo 1.8 Turbo Diesel (My bosses car)
Waiting for a 'N' WRX - approx 4 weeks away

Worst thing is that I got the Pug in January.....

Andy G

Markus

Let me see, here's what I had and what happened to them

88? E Red Nissan Micra 1.0l (hey it was my first car! - rear ended into back of truck.

92 K Rainbow Blue (No, it's [b]not</B> purple )Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i Merit E-Drive. - T boned by some idiot.

96 P Amazon Green Citroen Saxo VTS - (my first 'performance' car - sadly missed! - Sold!! Blimey, I actually got to sell a car I'd owned!

98 S Pepper Red Ford Mondeo ST24 Saloon (no body kit, but chrome effect alloys!) Ok, ok, it's a ford, and a modeo at that, but hey 2.5 V6 aint bad, should have got a imported scooby from Holland instead though, learnt <B>BIG</B> lesson when came to sell it and lost loads. Good car though. Had to go as the puppy would not have fitted in the boot!

94 L Black Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon (**** me! what a mouthful! oh-er ) My current baby! love her to bits, hope to have her for a very long time.

Next car, umm, well SuzyQ says a) it's her turn for a new car (probably Grand Cherokee, or Volvo 850 R, though might be persuaded into Legacy GT-B), and b) SuzyQ says I can't have another car for a long time

harryh

1991 Peugeot 205 SX 1.1 (bought new to get free insurance to save money over a 2 year old car + paying for insurance - yes, really!!)
1990 Red Volkswagen Corrado 16v - loved every minute of owning this car, but 97 was a bad year for it. Broken into, CD player nicked, pranged while parked in public car park (bast@rd who did it remains anonymous) Written off by storm toppled tree at 70mph on Christmas Eve '97, Damn)
1994 Renault Laguna 2.0 RT This was a mistake but I was watching a lot of BTCC races at the time and I needed a car. Unreliable heap of merde.
MY00 Impreza Turbo - Awaiting delivery, and it's taking too long. I am currently suffering the indignity of driving my dad's Corolla snore-mobile as the Laguna's radiator is painting the driveway orange with cooling water and anti-freeze (see, told you it was a piece of cr@p)

Also 1987 Honda VFR400 NC24 (I noticed Moray said he had one of these too, a cracking little bike, bought it after 6 hours lessons on a riding school Suzy GN125 - what a difference, white knuckles on the way home from the dealers
1997 Suzuki GSXR600 Vrrroooommmmmm Vrrrooommmmm (Nuff said)

jac

i) 1988 E Reg Astra 1.3L (for sale - only 3 rusty wings)

ii) 2000 4dr Impreza Turbo (on order)


I don't hang about!!

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DaveU

Only been driving for just over 4 years but:

19-19) Nissan Micra Super S (1.3 16v - company car)
19-22) Rover 214si (1.4 16v - company car)
22-22) Rover 220 Turbo Coupe (2.0 turbo - my car, fast but couldn't handle!)
22-23) Hyundai Coupe F2 (2.0 16v - brilliant car, just not that fast)
23-23) Impreza STI-V TypeR (2.0 turbo - blew up!)
23-24) Skyline R33-GTR (2.6 twin turbo - not baaaaaad currently for sale)
24-?) not sure yet!

Dave

DocJock

hhmmm,

Hillman Imp (998, twin Stroms, uprated brakes, suspension)
Vaux Viva HC
Talbot Samba (I know.......)
Sunbeam Lotus (sold to makeroom for Scoob)
Fiat Uno 55
Fiat Uno 70SX
Nissan Sunny 1.6
Honda Quintet
BMW 520i
Fiesta 1.1 (wifey's)
Cavalier 1.8
Honda civic 1.4 (wifey's)
Honda Accord 2.0iS
MY97 5 door

Currently parked outside,

Hillman Imp (mad car)
Daewoo Matiz (drive like a nutter @30mph)
Scoob
(wish I'd kept the Sunbeam though)

zoog

pug 205 1.9 gti unbelievalble car
then
pug 205 gti again

then integrale evo1 mods ++++ utter beast!

then integrale evo2 standard except decatted.
(must be getting older)

Never bought a subaru.

blp

Maestro 2.0i Vandanplas
Fiesta 1.1
Fiesta XR2
Old style cavalier (in brown!!! Mmmmmm!)
Daewoo Espro 2.0i
WRX Sti V5 MY99

In fact Im sure you can map my lifes fortunes to these cars....a true reflection!!!

Chu

ok....
1. ford siarra saphiar 2.0 GLX
2. Alfa Romao 33 Green clover leaf (1.7 boxer engine!!)
3. Vaxhall Cavaler 2.0 diplomate
4. subaru impreza 2.0 turbo (UK)
5. Lexus 400
6. subaru WRX STI TYPE-R

Jonesy

Renault 12 Estate
MK2 Escort 1600 Sport
MK1 Fiesta XR2
Peugeot 309 GTI
Vauxhall Carlton 3000 24v (manual)
MY99 Impreza Turbo

All great in their own right apart from the first... but hey, when it's all you can afford.

Neil

Big Bear

Started off with a mk1 cav then went to a mk 2 celica (great for wheel spins as I can remember , at a time when I was an imoture boy racer). Then I went to a sierra 2.0l GLSI modified with cam , exhaust , head , and finally a super chip . Then I had a Saphire Cosworth (fantastic car in the wet loads of oversteer) , then I went for a 93 legacy turbo (brilliant on the motorway), then the first of then Impreza`s a MY93 WRX after I`d written that off I got a MY96 STI2 by far the best car I`ve ever driven.

Cheers Dave
P.S. I`ve also had loads of bikes and riden loads of bikes.

DarkForce

98 S Peugeot 106 GTi (bought new, amazing car)
00 X Subaru Impreza Turbo 4-dr (still waiting, grr)

I also have this habit of picking up really cheap/free cars "for a laugh", in chronological order of when i got them:

87 D Austin Montego 1.6 Mayfair (bought for £75, cost £150 to get through MoT, sold for £550)
82 Y Citroen 2CV (got it for free, its still sitting round the back until i decide what to do with it)
90 G Citroen AX GT-5 (I'm chuffed with this one, 60k miles, 1 owner from new, MoT'd til March, bought it for £250. Excellent car to run about it until the scoob arrives. After that, its the navigational rally life for it )

The worst part about having had all these cars is that I'm still only 19 :/

Chris

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StevieP

porsche 924
porsche 924 turboII -
golf 1.8 gti mk1 -
porsche 944 turbo - fastest car 160mph
suzuki gsxr 750 wt - great brakes + front end
bmw 352 ise E36 - best build quality
yamaha r1 - fantastic the best
scooby wrx sti 5dr - great fun

next car BMW M3 evo

Mark Rowley

Viva HB estate(67)white
Marina 1.8 super(78)
RoverSD1 2.6(78)
RoverSDI 3.5(76)
RoverSD1 3.5(80)
RoverSD1 3.5(84)
Rover220 coupe(94)
SubaruWRX (95)

Liked all previous steeds except 2.6 rover it
was a real nail and canary yellow,all the rest have been red.Scooby BEST so far!!!

longun

I'm only 20.

A Vauxhall nova 1.2GL Not as bad as people think, Just don't go round any bends. (Sold to friend and he wrote it off gutted)

P Vauxhall Astra 1.6 16V GLS Better than the nova, Still can't go round any bends though (Compay Car)

W Vauxhall Astra 2.0 16V SRI Due to turn up on Thursday, Then I can go round some bends!!!!!!!(Company Car)

Next on the list well I think you all should know SCOOBY!!!! Got to get some no claims first. Then some money.

LeeMac

iTrader: (1)

now 94 UK Turbo as seen here

gary lee

3 pug 205's
astra 1.3
escort 1.3
fiesta xr2i
escort rs2000 (ok but i stacked it)
sierra (shed but real wheel drive was fun)
IMPREZA WRX (the best car ive had by far. im not to happy a dear decided to run
infront of my car on friday night)

adyhicut

Golf GTI (89F)
Toyota MR2 T-Bar(90H)bought it for 17,053 sold for £18,500 to sucker who couldn't wait for one.
Toyota Double cab pick up (90H)3.5ltr V8 260bhp monster truck 36" wheels good fun except went through 8 gearboxes!
Golf GTI Conv (91J)
Toyota Celica Carlos Sainz (93k) Superchipped
Toyota 4-Runner V6 (94M)
Nissan 200SX (95N) BBR Chipped
Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 straight 6 (97R)
Scooby turbo (99T) great fun. Even though it has had 3 sets of engine gaskets, 2 sets of valve seals, new turbo (just), new ECU not to mention the amount of time off road. But dispite all this it is still bloody good fun to drive!
Suzuki GSXR600 (99T) which i still have.

Ady

DavidP

NDM200T - grass green Fiat Strada 65.
First car and not bad for a 1300. A slight propensity to chew front tyres and brakes, but I suppose I could have had something to do with that. Eventually blew gasket & cracked the head. How much to repair?? I'll have that car over there please :-

A920ANT - red Fiat Strada 105TC.
Lovely sound, not quite as manic as an Abarth but drank like a fish (18mpg average). Police magnet cos they all thought it was an Abarth!
Also blew gasket & cracked head so traded in for :-

D884TBG - blue/grey Fiat Uno Turbo (1.3 Mk 1).
Belting little car, could seriously embarass people in far more expensive machinery. 97,000 happy miles then traded for :-

J484MJU - white Fiat Tipo 16V 5dr.
First one I saw 2nd hand I bought. A truly superb car although sometimes a little fragile (had one particular valve and pipe replaced under warrenty at EVERY service). Great sound, great handling, rare and although Performance Car rated it highly, most mags completely ignored it.
Sadly it's life ended by a 60mph excursion into the side of a BMW 318 who chose to not spot it when pulling out if a side road (despite road being a 1 mile straight and my full beam headlights!). Having been impressed with Performance Car being the only people to rate the Tipo I followed their advice and bought (without a test drive) :-

N94XNN - red Subaru Impreza Turbo 5dr.
First ever new car and just blew my mind. Red lined it accidentally within 50 yards of ownership at the first roundabout, struggled manfully to stay below 4000 for 1000 miles then yee-haa! 3.5 years of total satisfaction with just one blown interior light the only fault in all that time. Car totally transformed by fitting Prodrive drivers seat - how did I drive fast without it? Without doubt the finest car I have owned. Better in some regards than :-

T500BRU - red Subaru Impreza Turbo 5dr.
Disappointing sound compared to previous car (fixed by application of ScoobySport back box) and whilst being undoubtedly faster than MY95 car it just doesn't seem so sorted. Much more twitchy and just doesn't inspire quite the same confidence as the older car Still, I'm glad I have it, and apart from needing a new 5th gear on delivery, it has so far run faultlessly. Ad how many other performance cars can you move house in?

Next car in 2 years time?? I so far have no need to look beyond another Impreza (5 door of course)