GCollier

In chronological order:

(1) Ford Escort XR3i
First car - I thought this was the business when I was 21 (I know, young and foolish). Despite horrendous plough-on understeer, I managed to keep it accident free, but that didn't help much as it generally rusted away and dropped to bits. Mechanically very reliable though.
(2) Astra GTE 16v
Kept this for 18months and made a 20% profit when it came to resale! Very quick (in its class), super engine. I even thought handling was okay at the time, cornered flat and quickly, could drift it around roundabouts, but I hadn't driven many other cars for comparison, so maybe it was as $hite as everyone told me!
(3) Porsche 944 2.7Lux
The prettiest and best built car I've ever owned. Not the quickest, but beautifully balanced, with great feel and weight to all the controls.
(4) MY99 Impreza Turbo, DBM 4-door
I waited 9 painful months for this car, and only kept it for 10 months before being seduced by a test drive of an Evo 6, which I waited for 5 months for (Ralliart) before cancelling in frustration.
(5) Nissan 200SX Touring
Interim car while I moved house. Great for cruising, oversteer on demand meant great fun when in the mood, but tail-happiness meant it was a bit tiring to drive when you needed to make good progress on twisty wet roads. (Could have been my "teflon" rear tyres as Don Palmer described them
(6) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo6 GSR
Easily the best car I have ever owned for the sheer adrenalin buzz of driving. Awesome acceleration and brakes. Steering is so sharp and direct it's almost unbelievable, no understeer at all (yet, maybe I just haven't driven it hard enough). Those people who talk about active "yawn" control just don't know what they're talking about: for sheer thrills nothing I've ever driven comes close!

Gary.

RB170

Mini Countryman (estate version in white with the wood on the outside, big end went)
Marina 1.5 super (was nicked)
Chevette (Gear stick came away in my hand whilst going for 2nd one day)
Metro (Head gasket went sold it for scrap)
Astra (sold it)
Subaru 1.8 GLF ( monster of a car that got attacked, whilst being parked, but still started first time)
Cavalier 1.8 L
Pug 206
Subaru RB5 ppp.

I think that's it...

Mike

CraigH

MK1 Escort Mexico - so rotten it fell apart. Looked cool though

MK2 XR2 - first colour coded one around. 15" RS alloys, Twin 40DCNFs, fast road head/cam & Janspeed. Those were the days......

Fiat Strada Abarth - twin 45s, head and cam done wwith exhaust. Hairy *****

Vauxhall Chevette HSR 2.6 - geared to do 100mph - VERY hairy *****

MK1 XR2 - koni suspension & Yoko A008Rs. That handled sweetly. In the summer you could hear the tyres sucking tarmac

MK3 Cav SRi 16V - cammed, chipped, Bilstein suspension, HKS induction, head done + exhaust of course. Then swapped engine for a turbo lump.

UK Impreza Turbo, 97 - SS back box and Prodrive 17s

STi V, 99 and a few mods

Markus

88 E Red Nissan Micra 1.0l
my first car, was my parents but they gave it to me and 'upgraded' themselves to a Kia Pride! - was written off when fiesta rammed me into back of truck.

92 K Rainbow Blue (<B>not</B> purple ) Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 merit E-drive
First car I purchased, was an ex-demo but in good nick. Had it for 2 years before some idiot pulled across two lanes of oncomming traffic and caused me to t-bone him, thus the corsa was written off.

96 P - Amazon Green Citroen Saxo VTS
1.6 16v, 120bhp, little monster! my first performance car, and I still miss it. Little cracker! had a few issues with it, but on the whole a great car, was a bit too small for me (I'm 6ft 4 and 15 stone) but I loved the seats, handling, just about everything about it. Did not get written off, which was unusual for a car of mine, used it as part exchange for...

98 S Pepper Red Ford Mondeo ST24 Saloon
Ok, so its a mondy, but 2.5l V6 was nice, it di <B>not</B> have the tacky body kit as it was a saloon,did have the 16 inch chrome effect alloys though, which were really nice. Great car, comfortable, fast(ish) lots of fun. Sold it back to Ford dealer around 7 months later, lost huge amount of money on it, and learnt a very, very, very hard lesson about buying cars, we all make some big mistakes and this was one of mine. Why did it go? well I reall wanted a scooby instead of the mondy but could not, at the time, afford one (but really I could have if I'd waited a little while), also, if I wanted a scooby SuzyQ would want a puppy, and a saloon aint going to fit a puppy in the boot, so a five door was needed, which lead to me buying....

94 L Black(beast) Subaru Impreza WRX Turbo Wagon
My current steed, and I must say it ties in first place with the VTS for the best cars i've had. It's modified and mean, and it's called the blackbeast. Love it to bits. OK, so I went from a 98 S to a 94 L and from luxury to plastic heaven, but it's worth it. convinced me that scoobies are the way to go. Even got SuzyQ hooked on scoobies, so much so that she says she'd love one as her car (cool, she has the blackbeast, i'll get a 22b )

So there you go, the not so brief history of my cars.

any questions?

DrEvil

Ermm... let me see...

(old)S reg Renault 5 GTL
F reg Cavilier 1.6L
M reg Pug 306 1.6XS
L reg Golf VR6
N reg Fiat Coupe 16v Turbo
P reg Golf 1.8GL
S reg Vectra 2.0 CDX
N reg Pug 106
P reg MX5 1.8i
T reg MX5 1.8i Sport
W reg Impreza UK Turbo
X reg P1

I'm nearly 27, crashed a couple of the above

Alex

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Big Den

Okay here goes!

1980 J MKII Ford Cortina 1300 - this was the only car I sold for more than I paid for it.

1981 N MKIII Ford Cortina 1600XL

1982 T MKIV Ford Cortina 1600

1982 V OPEL MANTA 1.9SR Berlinetta

1984 T MKII ESCORT RS2000 (Group IV engine)

1984 V OPEL MANTA 1.9SR Berlinetta (No not the same one)

1985 X Ford Escort XR3

1986 L MKI Ford Capri (needs must!!)

1986 V MKII ESCORT RS2000

1987 - 1988 Back to college NO cars!!

1988 T Ford Granada 2.3Ghia (Heh! it was a car!)

Start of a low period of Vauxhalls now!!!

1990 C MKII Cavalier 1.6 (Yes it did burn oil - surprise! surprise!)

Company Car Period:

1991 E MKII Cavalier 1.6 Hatch
1991 G MKIII Cavalier 1.6 Hatch
1993 K Rover 220SLD
1995 M Rover 216
1996 N Rover 220
1996 N Mercedes C180
1998 R Subaru Impreza Turbo (Reddish Blue) - After endlessly mentioning it to my boss, he gave in after 18 months!!!
1999 T Subaru Impreza RB5
Would you believe I changed jobs & had to give back the RB5 after 5 months. Worst still I was going to a job with NO car never mind an Impreza Turbo!!!!!!!

Couple of months in a hire car then as was travelling while relocating bought a Peugeot 306 1.6 Meridian. Had it 11 months and put 21,000 miles on it - 14,000 of that was in four months!!! Just about as bad as when I was a service engineer!!

2000 R Impreza Catalunya & it's mine!!! Still standard however but I've got time to work on this. It was a one owner with only 18.5K miles on it!!

There you have it, Big Den's car history. Some interesting, some sad, some just hanging in there.

Cheers

Big Den

(edited cause I forgot to put the Reg's of the first two Suzies in!)

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Andrew O'Hara

Driving for 16 years so here goes:

84-86 Golf GTI Mk1 Convertible
86-89 Escort RS Turbo Custom
89-90 Golf GTI 16V Mk2
90-91 Lancia Delta 8v Integrale
90-91 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI
91-93 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI
93-97 BMW 635CSi
97-98 BMW E30 M3 EVO II
98-99 Lancia Delta Integrale EVO II
99-00 BMW E36 M3 Evo
00 to date P1



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Robertio

iTrader: (1)

Being just a youngster:

&lt;98 At college so had to use other family members cars.
'98 R - Saxo VTR: Bought new, 2 years free insurance (worth £1500 to me) sort of swung it. Collected the car on my 21st birthday. Brilliant handling, fuel economy and cheap insurance Ended up needing more performance, as the car spent most of its time sitting at dubiously high speeds.
'00 W - MY00 Scooby, excellant all weather ability (as long as it is not dark) less feedback and attrocious petrol consumption.

chiark

Saxo VTR has more steering feel? In all seriousness, get your geometry checked ASAP!

The VTR that we (wife and I) test drove was distinctly unimpressive. The 106 GTI was a completely different car that had *me* wondering...

Good to see that Shoveits are well represented as first cars . Bet no-one else had a "Silouhette" special edition...

Blackscooby

B reg Volvo 340DL (first car)
E reg Fiat Panda 4*4 (complete hoot)
G reg Renault 19 14 GTS
B reg Audi Quattro (UR) Turbo (bonkers totally bonkers )
Current M Reg Scooby (UK) The best think I've ever owned
and 1988 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi Hillclimb car.
Mad and truely fantastic ;-)

Bit a step up from Renault 1.4 to 2.2l turbo Audi !!! But then I went from student to a proper wage


Mark




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cullenj

28 now, been driving since 17

W Reg Fiesta 1.1L
D Reg Orion 1.6i
F Reg 205 1.9GTI first experience of lift off oversteer
L Reg Corrado VR6 fantastic engine/road holding
R Reg Porsche 996 awesome/popular with the ladies!
T Reg Porsche Boxter S the only car I have made money on
W Reg Scooby Wagon in need of some mods!

Robertio

iTrader: (1)

chiark, I dont know whether I had a very good VTR, or you drove a bad one, but the performance up to 4,000 rpm was such that it could stay with a 106GTi through the gears if the 106 had a passenger and I did not, the VTR did have shockingly slow acceleration above 90mph, and braking from above 130mph made for a very light back end of the car (not done on UK roads I may add). But the steering although being as light as the Scoobs gave a better idea of what was happenning under tyre (for all 7000 miles that a front set lasted) and overall cornering speed was not that far below the Impreza, possibly because I could drive up to the limit better in it. Having done the WTB last month I mentioned to Don that I was waiting to put it in to the dealers to get a couple of problems sorted, and he said that there was nothing wrong with the car, which does imply that it is not dis-similar to what it should be. The car should make it in shortly to get the geometry set to prodrive settings, but the tyres have worn fairly evenly on both of the sets it has had up until now, so I can't see it being out by much.
But hey, the bbs would be boring if we all shared the same opinions

Silver Surfer

Here goes

1969 MG roadster
Fiesta Supersport - very good
Vauxhall Nova 1.3 SR
Citroen AX GT - suprisingly good
Cavalier SRI - heavily modded
Golf VR6 highline shame about the chassis
Impreza RB5

AllanB

30 now but driving since 17, driven lots of differnt car but these are the ones I have owned !!

1st Mk II Escort 1.3GL in horrible signal yellow
2nd Astra 1.6SR in metalic gold, great car
3rd & 4th Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC, bloody marvelous the best hot hatch makes Golf GTI and Pug 205GTis look pants.
5th Rover 220GTI
6th Subaru Legacy Turbo
7th MY00 W Reg Turbo 2000 4dr

AllanB

SKYMAN

Here we go. Deep breath. In reverse order from 1987: -

'D' Mini 1000
'E'MG Mtero (sorry)
'F' 205 GTI 1.6
'G' 205 GTI 1.9
'D' BMW E30 M3
'F' Mitsubishi Shogun 3litre (an aberration)
'L' BMW 320i
'M' M3 Saloon (E36)
'P' BMW 728i (aberration 2 - the return of aberration)
'P' BMS 328i Cabrio (division 2 footballer's car)
'R' BMW M3 Evo Coupe
'R' BMW 535SE
'T' RB5 WR Sport (best car so far)
'R' Porsche Boxster
'S' Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (996) - not vale for money
Now, MY00 with S/S full system and planning or Possum.

I make that more than one per year - very sad!

That's it. For now!

SKYMAN

Geoff P

First Car
Fiat X19 - death trap
MG Midget - black and beautiful
Mazda 323 - quite a good car
Ford Mondeo - absolute shed
Merc E280 - Co car very refined
Renault Laguna -first car new business
Jeep Grand Cherokee - still got it!
Saab Convertible BRG cream leather 2.3 V6 Hmmmm!
RB5 - My wife adored, it so easy to drive quickly
22B Type UK - I'll let you know, if I am still alive this time next year!!
Geoff aged 34

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GMAY

Since 1974 have had...

Truimph 1300 (budget luxury!)
MGB GT (1973 vintage - chrome bumper model)
Datsun 260Z (smoooth straight six engine)
TVR Taimar (137,000 miles and still going!)
Impreza Sport (has the most mods of all my cars)

Ari Max

Age 39 passed at 17
Mk 1 escort 1100 GRB384H
Mk 2 Escort 1100 MOE691P Modified to 1600 Then built into first rally car
Mk 2 RS 2000 AAB380W Built on my moms drive into a really successful rally car .Still is.
BMW 3 Series Touring G62WVT
BMW 5 Series Touring ??????? Diesel
Peugeot 205 Gti Group A 1900 Rally car Frightening on bumpy tarmac flat out!
Subaru MY 99 UK Just a fantastic fun safe car

Steve Williams

Hey guys thanks, loads of good info

Nice to see that most of you (like me) have been through your share of Fords, Vauxhalls, Fiats and Rovers (or similar).

Just a question for the people who have had more than their share of Mercs, Porsches etc... HOW DO YOU AFFORD THEM, rich parents, rob banks or just really good jobs at a young age ??


Lets all keep the memories flooding back.

MARK MORRIS

1984 opel manta gte with 260 bhp 16 valve
1988 opel manta i240 with 162 bhp 2.4
1997 impreza turbo with ss exhaust
my first manta, bought in 1989 , lasted until 1999, 2nd bought in 1999, sold one month ago (sob), scoob bought a year ago, planning on a sti or evo 7 next
mark

IntegraR

This first list is cars Ive owned in the past year:
1. Honda Civic 1.5LSi Coupe'
2. Vauxhall Corsa (after 2 major shunts in the Civic, Insurance didnt want to know me come renewall, so I decided to get something cheap for 1 year and get my NCB going, kept it for about 5 months, then it had to go)
3. Civic VTi 5Door (4 months)
4. Integra Type-R (current)
Prior to 12 Months ago, going through my 10 years of driving
1. Mazda 626 (Boat)
2. Vauxhall Cavalier (Titanic)
3. Vauxhall Astra (old shape)
4. Ford Orion (no comment)
5.Vauxhall Astra GLS (sedan shape 4 door)
Ive got through so many cars in the last year, its frightening, especially if I think about how much I lose everytime I change.
Oh well, variety is the spice of life, or is that sex?

legacyb4

Wanna know what's strange? My older brother owns a '97 NSX and though he has said that I can drive his car anytime, I find myself always coming back to my B4.

Not that the NSX is anything to cough at! Without doubt, his car benefits from the 3.2 liter NA V6 and can outrun my B4. Suspension is awesome and body rigidity is unparalleled; yet, I find that I'm more comfortable in my B4 and find it easier to drive...

Cheers.

adyhicut

Here goes.

Been driving 12 years.

89 Golf Gti
90 Toyota Mr2 T-Bar (new shape at time)
90 Toyoya D/Cab Pickup V8 270bhp monster truck
91 Golf Gti Cabrio Speedline
93 Toyota Celica GT4 Carlos Sainz (superchipped)
94 Toyota 4 Runner v6
95 Nissan 200sx (BBR chipped)
97 Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 (had kids)
99 Subaru Impreza (yeehaaa)
01 Subaru Impreza wrx (yee!!)

Owned 2 Mini during that lot.

67 Mk1 Mini Cooper s 1340cc
65 Mk1 Mini Seven (still got)

Ady

mikefyfe

Mini Clubman Estate
(at college with fake walnut trim, bent subframe ,from transporting 9 rugby players to and from training, and a small garden growing out of rear window frames)
Rover 216i Vanden Plas (leather seats were only redeeming feature)
Fiat Tipo (bought in a hurry in PX for Rover due to rust breaking through everywhere)
Vauxhall Frontera (short term company car)
Vauxhall Astra GTE (company car)
Peugeot 306 XSi (ditto)
Vauxhall (ditto)
Peugeot 306 XSi (ditto)
Peugeot 306 XSi (bought from company)
Scoob ... all mine!

The Zohan

Assuming i am not allowed to include Scalextric or Tamyia types here goes
Suzuki TS50ER
Mk 3 Cortina 2000GT
Opel Manta A series 1.6
Opel Manta A series 1.9 SR
Yamaha IT 175 (stolen)
Yamaha IT 175
Mk 2 RS2000 Custom
Opel Manta GTE
Toyota Corolla GTI (88)
Another IT 175 (old habits die hard)
'72 Austin Healey Sprite (Cosworth built engine)
Ford Sierra x 2
Vauxhall Astra
'64 Austin Healey Sprite
Toyota MR 2
Vectra
Honda Civic VTI
Scoob

Richard Askew

......my hall of shame:

E reg Nissan Bluebird 1600 LS - snapped in half round a tree - broke my neck ......ba5tard

E reg Pug 309 1300 GL - sold to little bro'

Not in hall of shame:

J reg Golf 1600 Driver - modified.... still got


MY97 Scoob Wagon Turbo

.....not bad for a 22yr old....finished degree and bought proper car

The Zohan

Richard A - MacDonalds must be paying top money then

Dyney

My hall of shame.

25 driving since 17,

B- Uno 55 (55bhp)good body work so got rid before the rot showed.

K- Rover Metro 1.1s c/coded spoiler,bumpers & mirrors as std. Too slow for 60 miles a day on the M4.

S-Mini 1000 bought as project(unfinished) scraped after 5 yaers on the front lawn.

J-Metro Gti (Go-kart)Used to leave a mate in his Uno turbo through the twisty bits!!

L-MkIII Golf Gti Something to last till I could aford a Scooby, it did 106,000 miles without a hicup!!

P-Scooby Turbo(UK) nearly 2 months and still grinning, only frown when I have to fill her up.(petrol)...

I never crashed any of them except the Golf. An Escort decided to enter the round about befor I was clear and hit my rear arch and bumper (no real visable damage but the Escort was a mess)!!!

Iain.

RobBBB

Driving since '96

Y reg 1.3 metro, complete shed but had some good times in it,

B reg Vauxhall cavalier 1.6L which was quicker than the citroen I later owned,

A reg Nova SR (the shame!!)
Saxo VTR
97 Impreza :-)

Craig Mac

Passed my test in 93 aged 17.

Y reg Fiesta 950cc. Met a wall/fence/tree after 2 weeks
C reg 950cc fiesta
E reg Rover Vitesse EFi
F reg Nova GTE
MY96 Scooby
MY99 Scooby