calgonis

Bit o fun

Basically what cars have you owned and driven from the date you passed your test.

Metro City (First car, Horrible, actually got written off by the amount of work needed doing for the second MOT)

Audi 80 SC (Blinding car, lasted 3 years and did at least 60k in that time, never missed a beat)

Sierra 4x4 Turbo Technics (Engine let go after 2 years of ownership part of the engine (conrod) flew out the block ouch)

Audi Quattro (Non Turbo) My initiation into the difference between a car with a great chassis and a car with 4x4 handling see above.

Ford Sapphire Cosworth 2wd (Heavily Modified 430 bhp) a very special car when bits of it didnt break.. and sadly that was often the case, this one taught my how to respect a performance car.. oh and how to loose your savings fast.

Company car a V reg golf GTI (New at the time). Should never have had a GTI badge on it, heavy, slow, and unbelievable boring to drive, went like a sack of potatoes.

Ford Mondeo (Auto) Does what it said on the tin... A-B car... nuff said, no problems, even more boring than the golf.

Scooby WRX RA, so far so good, I actually feel alive for the first time since I sold the cosworth, what a capable car

Anyway thats my history, who's next?

Cheers

Andrew

DMC12

Ford Fiesta 1.1 - Given to me by my Grandad when he gave up driving and I was at Uni. Amazing how popular you become when you're mobile. Later written off by my sister.

Vauxhall Nova 'Snap' special edition. Basically a 1.2 Merit with alloys and colour coding. First new car.

Peugeot 306 SLDT

Nissan Almera GTi - Fantastic car and very under rated. It was great right up until I was flooring it onto a dual carriage way and a Scooby passed me like I was standing still. Time to change...

Toyota MR2 T-Bar - Very disapoining. I always wanted one but ended up with a lemon. I also found out what 'lift-off oversteer' meant the hard way. Should have brought a Scoob.

Golf GTi 1.8T - Company Car with virtually every option. Nice but definately no GTI. Only had it 2 months before changing jobs.

Audi A3 TDI - Another Co Car. 85k miles in 2.5 years and averaged 55mpg.

Fiat Multipla - This is the wifes car. People either love it or hate it, there's no in between. A great family bus; six seats and a decent boot.

Next - will probably take the cash when the Audi is due for renewal and buy something cheap as a run about and something fun for the weekends.

A couple of nice cars but nothing too excitng. I also get to borrow my boss's SLK when he goes on holiday. Who's next?

Cheers

Steve.

Duck_Pond

Citroen BX 1.9 D (D reg) - amazing on the fuel, very comfortable, unless you wanted to kip across the back seat - there was an iron support-bar underneath! Just had to be patient while the air suspension woke up...


Citroen ZX 1.9TD Avantage (L or M reg, can't remember!) Ooh the excitement of having a turbo... Less economical though, maybe because I thrashed it. Still - got me from the Midlands to St Ives (Cornwall) in less than 3.5 hours!

Toyota Celica 2.0 GTi (J reg) Loved it. Still love the look of them now. Bright red, pop-up lights, brakes that work, great sound from the stereo, and not too bad on the petrol either. Just liked to drink the oil! Was sorry to see it go.

Impreza Turbo MY97 - current. Haven't stopped grinning yet. Owned for over a year now. Wake up each day and consider selling it for a more sensible motor... then I drive it, and all such ideas are drowned out by the whistle of the turbo and the burble of the flat four.

Bats-Wrx

iTrader: (1)

Nova 1.3sr

Clio 1.2

Tigra 1.6

Nova 1.4sri

Escort Rs Turbo

93 Impreza wrx

Steve V8

Probably easier to post this link than write down every one I've had.

Currently at 21 cars in the last 11.5 years and soon to rise again I'm sure.....

http://www.btinternet.com/~steve.dwe...uregallery.htm

DOUGEE

MANY MOONS AGO A MINI, WHITE WITH BLACK ROOF SUBFRAME PACKED IN IT WAS GOOD FUN.
NEXT MK1 CORTINA A HEAP OF CRAP .
AUSTIN MAXI, PRACTICAL NEVER LET ME DOWN UNTIL GEARBOX BLEW UP HAD IT 3YRS.
1600 MK1 VX CAVALIER HAD IT 2YRS GAVE IT TO MY SON WHO SMASHED IT .
2000 SRI 130 VERY GOOD CAR SOLD IT AT PROFIT.
2600 CDX VX CARLTON VERY COMFORTABLE A TO B ALL THE GADGETS.
3000 24V SENETOR NOW I KNOW WHY POLIS LIKE EM.
3600 LOTUS CARLTON F--K SAKE IT WAS FAST HAD IT MORE THAN 6YRS AND NOT ONE BIT BOTHER DECIDED TO SELL BEFORE MY CREDIT CARD GOT BURNED .
WENT JAPANESE BOUGHT AN EVOV11 FQ300 WOW CAN THIS THING EAT TWISTY ROADS GREAT FUN BUT DRINKS S/UNL LIKE G.BEST

Da Booga

I Started off with a D reg red Fiesta 950 popular, it got modified with blue(!) Weller 8 spoke 13" wheels, XR2 springs & more ICE than you could shake a big stick at. Oh it also had a Fido Dido and Kenwood graphic in the rear window

After a year I moved onto a G reg black Orion 1.6i Ghia. I had this for a few years and as parts needed replacing they were uprated. In the end it had Peco BB4 backbox it was lowered 60mm on a full Jamex kit, had the full RS bodykit & again more ICE than you would believe This car was so low with the bodykit on that I had to change my route to work to avoid speed bumps PMSL

After the Orion I decided to grow up and bought a P reg Mondeo TD Ghia X with every single toy, leather interior and electric everything! This was a nice car but after 3 months I decided I wanted a faster car

After a short search I bought an L reg tahiti blue Rover 220GSi, it was absolutely immaculate. It had 30k miles from new and full service history and was totally standard. The first things I added were a K&N induction kit and full Powerflow exhaust. After that I had uprated EBC brake setup on the front and splashed out on a set of 18" alloys. Not long after fitting the alloys a deal came up that I couldn't refuse for my current car, a highly modified Rover coupe turbo.

I bought the car from London with a blown gearbox. Me and a mate managed to replace the gearbox and away I went I have receipts totalling over £20k for the modifications to the car and I paid only a quarter of that!

Not long after buying the coupe I decided that I wanted a track car so bought a Fiesta XR2 from a mate with the intention of rebuilding it and simply using it as a fun trackday car. It is still sat at the end of my drive awaiting fettling

I also recently bought a Rover 216 cabriolet as a runabout, to save me stacking loads of miles on the coupe. This is totally standard and is used as the daily hack. As it has the Honda twin cam engine it's highly reliable and I don't ever care where I leave it. It's also good fun on sunny days to be able to drive around with the roof off

Steve3drALS

18- A reg Sierra 1.6 runaround and Renault5Turbo (owned both before i even passed test).
19- Another Renault5Turbo with well over 200(RR proven!)bhp, Pug205GTI runaround, Turbo'd 2.8 V6 moonstone blue 3dr cossie rep with all genuine parts and big spec engine (low comp, 7th injector, T4, external wastegate, etc).
20- Std black 3dr Cosworth and 2litre Cavalier runaround.
21- Same 3dr but with 350bhp and Anti Lag.
22- Same 3dr but with well over 400bhp.
23- Same 3dr but totaly stripped out, buckets, harnesses, rollcage, and nitrous, and a R reg 1.8 Mondeo Air-Conned Rep-Mobile.

And in a few days, providing its as good as its ment to be, somthing else

Not bad for 23y/o!

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Wheelman

I feel indequate compared to that lot. I'm 33 and this is what I've had:

1984 Metro City X
1990 Citroen AX GT
1994 Vauxhall Tigra 1.6
1988 MG Metro
Another 1990 Citroen AX GT
1989 Lotus Esprit
1998 Vauhall Astra 1.8 Sport
1994 Subaru Impreza Turbo (UK)

dingy

well over 400bhp ?

Is it ? what spec ?


My cars....

1st. MK 2 escort Harrier
then a collection.....
1600 sport mk2
1.4 ghia mk2 festa - 1.7 on 45's fitted
1300 sport mk2 with a 2l fitted
rs2000 x 3
strada abarth
caliver winter run about - worse car i have even had or driven
astra belmont sri - 2nd worse car ever.
honda crx

Had my RS2000 for ten years and its costing me a furtune lol

glen4

Mini - 998, Cooper head, LCB exhaust, twin 1 1/4" SU carbs.

Escort MK 2 1600 sport - piper cam, twin 40s.

Escort MK 1 Mexico - with RS 2000 engine, rally prepped.

Escort MK2 RS2000 - Group 1 engine on twin 45 webers, 180 BHP, LSD, Bilsteins, quick rack etc, etc.

Mini 1275 GT

Fiesta XR2 MK1

Peugeot 309 GTi

Escort MK 3 1600 Ghia

Fiesta XR2 MK 2

Cavalier SRi MK3

00my Subaru Impreza Turbo 4 Dr

00my Subaru Impreza Turbo 5 Dr

dingy

Best car u owner tho

BOBBY G

1.3 POPULAR ESCORT
PEUGEOT 306 XRDT
PEUGEOT 306 GTI-6
TOYOTA CELICA 2.0 GT-16 (WHILE WAITING ON THE NEXT CAR)
LOTUS ELISE MK2
STI-7 PPP
.........NEXT SKYLINE GTR 34 V-SPEC

TVR Gary

Two tone Mini 1340
1071 cooper S
Cortina 1.6GL
1275 GT fitted with avonbarr 1400
1275 GT
Mark 4 spitfire 1300 cc ....(dont tell everyone)
Capri 2.0 ghia
Capri 3.0s Janspeed
MG metro
1.3L escort
1.4 chia fiesta
Astra estate diesel
Mk 2 golf GTi
Astra GSi
Mondeo 1.8gl
Pegeout 206 LX
Passat (company car)
Saxo VTR
TVR S3
Clio 172.....2 of them
STI8 Scooby
Mini cooper S cabriolet on order
Spec C, maybe as from Monday. ;-)

Think thats about it ...... there may be more i have forgot though

ADP

Citroen ZX 1.4 "reflex" - surprisingly ok first car
Peugeout 106 Rallye 1.3 Mk1 - Great car, plan to get another for track days etc
Peugeout 306 GTI6 - Damp Squib, never did it for me after the raw 106
Integra Type R - Red, full options list, sadly written off, only had it 6 months or so, very sorry to say goodbye
Citroen Xsara VTR - Auction car, bought while the insurers mucked around, totally reliable car, now in my sisters hands and still going strong
Subaru Impreza WRX my01 -
Porsche Boxster S (arrive Feb )

MARK MORRIS

1984 opel manta gte, black, later fitted with 2.1 16v 240 bhp astra engine, lsd , big brakes etc
1988 opel manta i240, red
1997 impreza turbo, red
2001 p1
2002 sti 7 prodrive ppp, wr blue


mark

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

Here is my list:

1) 1.0 Metro biggest piece of sh!te I have ever owned
2) 1.6 Mark 3 escort fitted with XR3 carb, suspension, dash etc on 14" steels, no spoilers & a 1.6 badge
3) 2.0 Manta GTE. Got crashed into and stolen in a few months of buying it
4) 2.9 Sierra GLS 4x4 with 4x4 badge removed to look like crappy 2.0
5) 2.0 Manta GTE at the same time as above
6) 2.9 Sierra XR4x4 with a £7000 engine very stealthy ex track demonstrator & ex-turbo tecnics car It was converted back to normally aspirated but with higher power then I bought a twin turbo conversion to re-fit with mental engine but got bored
7) 2.8 Sierra XR4i. This lead to fun because once I forgot I was driving a rear drive instead of my 4x4 which I owned at the same time Had a spectacular spin in that one
8) 2.0 Lancia Delta Integrale 16 valve. Probably the worse mistake in my life buying this 2 weeks after buying it I got a company car and I still owned the two above too and it just sits in my garage I spent far too much money on it
9) 1.8 Mondeo diesel estate company car. Strangely loved it to bits
10)3.0 Mark 2 3.0s Capri. Bought dirt cheap with no miles on it and dry stored in my garage with my lancia to this day.
11)1.7 Puma company car. Love this one to bits even with it's faults and lack of power.
12) 2.8 Sierra XR4i again I bought this as a track car but met my fiancee and gave up with cars
13) 2.0 Sierra bought just because I collect crap
14) 2.8i Capri. Never had time to drive it did 500 miles in that one.

Hence why I don't own a scoob & generally can't be arsed with cars

Paul

dingy

DJ140 - harrier was 1979/80 only limited edition to celebrate ford winning the rally title

zilch

Here goes,,

the years are the car regs not the year i had them

1972 Triumph Toledo (not bad for a first car)
1983 Triumph acclaim (relatively nippy for 1335 cc car)
1985 Audi Coupe GT (great until the head gasket went)
1985 Rover SDI (V8, could shift, auto gearbox bit ropey on mine)
1988 Cavalier 1.8 (1st company car and a pile of cack)
1989 Peugot 405 (forever broken down)
1992 Volkwagen Sirocco GT2 (looked good with the BBS alloys)
1995 Audi 80 1.9 TDI estate (pearl green, and good at wheel spinning)
The year 1998, waiting 6 months for the scoob, so the company gave me over the period

BMW 318I for 3 months, absolute pile of cack..started my hatred off for the 3 series and served well for red mist syndrome when i got the scoob, just to rub it in they then gave me

BMW320I AUTO ESTATE nuff said

August 98, Brand new 99 model UK turbo in silver
July 2001, UK300 with PPP, just 10 months to go and the lease is up, so....
2004.. STI, EVO, JAG RD6 ??

MattOz

1 - Mini Cooper. First of the classic Mini revival Coopers back in 1990. Black with 13 inch Revolutions, 1293 stage 3 autosprint engine. Lightened, balanced, knife edged etc etc. Wicked!
2 - Mk2 8v Golf GTI. Big bumpers, stainless exhaust, 17's, smoked lenses. Nice!
3 - Corrado G60. Much quicker than the Golf and better built. Had the charger rebuilt. Still see it around and it's going well
4 - MY94 UK Turbo. One of the first Imprezas to hit the UK. Had the tweed interior LOL. Took it to Amsterdam!
5 - STI Type R V-Ltd. Sonic blue beastie. Widely recognised as one of the quickest standard STI's around. Sold it to a bloke from Wolverhampton who parked it on the street! It's probably been stolen several times by now!
6 - Audi A3 TDI Sport. Fantastic little car. Had it for a month, as a BMW was attracting my attention at a local dealer!
7 - 330d Sport. Best all-rounder I've had (apart from my other one!) 8min47 lap of the Ring, and 43k miles in 15 months. Ace.
8 - Mini Cooper. New MINI to go with car number 9.
9 - GTR33 V-Spec. Sold the 330d and had the MINI and the Skyline. it was good but not great. Needed more power, but the handling was sublime.
10 - 2nd 330d Sport. The slightly revised version with different steering rack etc. Went as well as the first one, but never felt as emotionally attached to it as the previous car. Only had it for 5 months
11 - E39 M5 - Without doubt the Daddy. This is the best car that I've owned. Does everything you could ask for and more. If you have the means, buy one. However, it cost a fortune in Optimax, so I've sold it and await a new 330d Sport.
12 - VW Jetta! ROFL! I've bought a Jetta as my 330d has been delayed! It'll be for sale in a few weeks time. It's a 1990 car with only 1 owner and 47k miles with FVWSH. It's very strange driving an honest old (ish) car that has foibles. I'm really quite attached to it already!

I've also had quite a few bikes........

GSX 600-F . Teapot by name and flaccid by nature! Still, it was my first bike
ZXR750 J2 - Gorgeous Gitane Blue with rock hard suspension. 2nd best handling bike I've owned
ZX9-R B2 - Bit of a bus, but awesome acceleration and induction noise
CBR900 RRT - Ex-IOM proddy bike. Totally sorted chassis and a spot on engine tune. Shame some numpty in a Vauxhall Belmont wrote it off!
CBR900 RRV - Not as quick as the previous Blade, but nicer. had it for 4 years until I fell off! Oops!
Aprilia RSV-R - Wow! Titanium race pipe and chip. Best hadling bike I've had courtesy of Ohlins and OZ Racing.
Hayabusa - Currently for sale as I fancy another Aprilia. Awesomely fast and capable bike. Eats tyres and small children for breakfast. Recently clocked at 186mph at Bruntingthorpe

Matt

CooperS

1) B Reg Fiat Uno 1.0 - Bought from scrapyard for £200
2) D Reg Volvo 340 1.4 GL - What a heap
3) F Reg Fiesta 957cc - Shared with my bro (nightmare)
4) F Reg Peugeot 405 1.9 Diesel - Ex taxi!
5) K Reg Astra 1.9 Diesel - Nail
6) R Reg Renault Laguna 1.8 RT - Nice to drive
7) 02 Reg BMW MINI Cooper S - AWESOME!!

CHRIS_D

passed test at 18, im now 29

1992 @ 18 = A reg, Ford Fiesta MkII 1.1L - £910

1993 @ 19 = F reg, Ford Fiesta MkIII 1.1L - £2900

1995 @ 21 = M reg Ford Escort MkVI 1.6 Si - £9,500 (brand spankers, tax free )

1996 @ 22 = P reg Ford Escort MKVI 1.8 Si - £11,000 (brand spankers, tax free again )

1997 @ 24 = C reg, Ford Sierra 2.0 Ghia £350

1997 @ 24 = F reg, Ford Granada Scorpio 2.9 V6 - £2500 (almost as bad fuel consumption as my scoob)

1999 @ 25 = N reg, Ford Mondeo 1.8TD GLX - £4500 (800 miles on 60L)

2001 @ 26 = S reg, MY98 Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 AWD - £13,500 (current car)


chris

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[Edited by CHRIS_D - 9/10/2003 9:03:49 PM]

gurnE

1. Mini Clubman 1100, ****e, never made it (legally) on the road
2. 1.3 X reg Metro, also ****e, never made it (legally) on the road
3. X reg VW Polo, owned 1 week, clamped & towed, couldn't be ****ed to go get it!
4. 1.3 X reg cavalier saloon (lowered with a blow torch, GTE alloys, mission aborted gone for a spliff on the windscreen, 3ft high ganja leaf on the bonnet, limo tinted windows, i thought it looked good @ the time, kids eh....lol)
5. B reg Cavalier 1.8 GLSi, custom exhaust, SRi130 head, blew the crank, fixed it, gearbox blew 500miles later!
6. C reg Cavalier 1.8 CDX
7. E reg Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign, 3.6 straight six, leather, air con etc...****in' loved that car.
8. Peugeot 405 1.9.....automatic!
9. A reg 1.8 Sierra bought for £45 @ auction
10. Yamaha FZR400 Streetfighter, one off frame, single sided swinging arm, feautured in Streetfighters magazine.
11. Ford P100 pickup, company vehicle
12. Suzuki GSXR750F
13. Honda CBR900RR Fireblade
14. VW Jetta GTi 16v
15. Yamaha YZF1000-R1, Everyone should own an R1 in their life!
16. Honda VFR400NC30
17. Yamaha FZR1000Exup
18. Mercedes Sprinter, company vehicle
19. Vauxhall Cavalier V6
20. Ford Sierra Cosworth, stage 2, 2wd sapphire )

Not bad for a 25 year old.

Will be keeping the cossie for a few years now tho.

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AllanB

MK Ii Escort 1300. First car , very crap
MK1 Astra 1.6 SR, very nice.
Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC. The daddy of hot hatches
Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC, another one had two at the same time.
Rover 200GTi. Big mistake. Total crap
Subaru Legacy Turbo. Wish I'd never sold it
Impreza Turbo err bought brand new as an impulse buy !
Charade GTti ( grey) the first project
Charade GTti ( red)

Currently running the MY00 Impreza Turbo abd the two Charade GTtis. Don't drive the Impreza much as the Charades are far more fun.

AllanB

CHRIS_D

also, I forgot some of my company cars:

Spartan, Tracked Recce vehicle, 4.2l petrol Jaguar engine, 7 speed, max speed 60kph (both forward and reverse) across country, green & black. Also had a cupola mounted General Purpose Machine Gun (AKA Gimpy).

432 Armoured personal carrier, **** off Roll Royce TD engine, room for 8 tooled up passengers. Gimpy as standard fitment.

Also, countless numbers of Land-Rover defenders, majority have been green. had a white one once or twice whilst visiting yugoslavia in 95

calgonis

Dingy,

Are you the rs2000 from the Performance Ford Mag timing runs, if so.. you will know my cozzy anyway as I sold it to Keith Brooks. You and he appear in the performance listings.

Anyway enough of my own thread hyjack - please continue with the car ownership history's folks it makes good reading

Cheers

Andrew

Gary VR6

Mini 1000 (broke down whenever there was a "y" in the day)
VW jetta 1500
VW golf 1100
VW Polo 1300
Austin Metro 1275 (worst car of the lot)
Peugeot 205 gti 1.6 (c reg, red, dead ace)
Honda Civic 1.4 (first brand new car)
Peugeot 205 gti 1.6 (another one, H reg, black, crap)
Honda Civic 1.6 ESi
Honda Civic 1.6 VTi (second best car so far)
VW Golf VR6 (heaviest, most thirsty, but most refined so far)
Renault Clio Cup (best car so far, falling to bits but very loveable)

dingy

Yes mate, i know keith and thats me in the listing's lol

bobbyh

respect to those who had the 1275GT's, great little car. i had one when i was 17 and thought i and it were the pooches privates! had one of those 2cv style massive sunroofs, ace!

audinut

Erm.....
Nova 1.2 Pants - written off by joy(?)riders.
Pug 205 1.4 GT (Great and still going 14 years and 200K later...)
Audi Coupe 2.2 - written off avoiding a bl***dy cat
Another Audi Coupe 2.2 - well I only had the first one 5 minutes
Audi 90 Quattro 20V - Really getting into 5 pot engines by this point but a bit sensible.
A proper Ur Quattro - What a car. Should have kept it.
Audi S2 - Much under-rated car with a fabulous engine.
TVR Chimaera - Oh yes.

Mustnt grumble.....