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I actually did this exercise a couple of months ago to calculate how many miles I had driven. So these are cars I have owned since 1971 (Aaaaah!)

· 59 Mini
· 64 1100
· 66 1100 Wolsley
· 64 Mini Traveller
· 76 Citroen GS
· 78 Citroen GS
· 61 Mini
· 83 MG Metro
· 84 MG Metro
· 84 Audi 100 Avant
· 89 Mercedes 230TE
· 93 Lexus GS300
· 93 Lexus LS400
· 00 Golf TDI
· 99 Mercedes Vito110
· 98 Audi A8
· 00 Skoda Fabia
· 54 Mercedes C180
· 04 Vauxhall Vectra Design
· 05 Vauxhall Vectra SRI
· 05 Mercedes E220 est
· 06 Mercedes SLK180
· 06 Mercedes E280 est
· 07 Mercedes S320
· 08 Mercedes ML320
· 59 Mercedes CLS320
· 12 BMW 520SE est
· 57 Vauxhall Signum CDTI
· 97 Land Rover Defender 300TDI.
· 07 Mercedes C180 est
· 61 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8
· 14 Audi A6 Avant 2.0tdi Ultra
· 16 Mercedes GLE 350d
· 11 Mazda MX5 2.O Sport Tech
· 69 Volvo V90 D4 est
· 69 Audi A8 50 TDI
· 14 BMW X3 2.0se

Then there were the company cars from 1973 to 2015...

1​
73 Mercedes 408 van
2​
74 Mini Clubman
3​
80 Datsun sunny coupe
4​
80 Citroen CX est
5​
85 VW Passat est
6​
85 MG Montego est
7​
86 Montego Mayfair est
8​
88 Mazda 626
9​
89 Mazda 626
10​
91 Jaguar XJ220( x 2)
11​
92 Toyota Celica GT4
12​
93 Toyota Previa x 3
13​
94 Toyota Carina
14​
95 Toyota Previa
15​
96 BMW 323
16​
96 BMW 3 TDS
17​
99 AUDI A6 Avant
18​
99 AUDI A6 Avant
19​
99 AUDI A6 Avant
20​
00 Audi A6 Avant quattro
21​
01 Audi A4 Avant 2.6
22​
03 Audi A6 Avant
23​
10 Eterniti Armetis
24​
63 Skoda Superb est
25​
63 VW Scricco 2.0 tdi
26​
14 Audi A6
27​
14 Audi Q3
28​
64 Audi A6 Avant Ultra
29​
64 Audi Q3
30​
64 Seat Leon 2.0tdi
31​
64 VW Golf 2.0 tdi

You might just spot who I was working for in given periods!
 
What's your car history.... here is mine...


1972 VW 1303s Beetle (Red)
Opel Manta GT ( White)
Mazda RX7 (Gold)
Audi Coupe Quattro (1984) ( blue)
BMW 323i (Red)
Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi (red)
Mercedes 2.3 16v Cosworth (black)
Chevy Corvette C4 (red)
Audi ur Quattro (blue)
BMW 320i coupe ( red)
Vauxhall Vectra (green)
Mercedes C coupe (black)
Mercedes A class (red)
Audi A4 Quattro (silver)
Mercedes B Class ( black)
Mercedes CLK 320 cdi AMG ( black)
Mercedes E 350 cdi Coupe AMG ( black)
Mercedes G wagen 280GE (black)
Mercedes SL55AMG (black)

Few motorcycles in the mix too...
Which was the sh!test one you had in that list?
 
Which was the sh!test one you had in that list?
The A Class...bought it from main dealer, low mileage, 3 owners.. constant issues.. hated it.. sold it after 6 months.. shortest time I have owned a car!
 
I actually did this exercise a couple of months ago to calculate how many miles I had driven. So these are cars I have owned since 1971 (Aaaaah!)

· 59 Mini
· 64 1100
· 66 1100 Wolsley
· 64 Mini Traveller
· 76 Citroen GS
· 78 Citroen GS
· 61 Mini
· 83 MG Metro
· 84 MG Metro
· 84 Audi 100 Avant
· 89 Mercedes 230TE
· 93 Lexus GS300
· 93 Lexus LS400
· 00 Golf TDI
· 99 Mercedes Vito110
· 98 Audi A8
· 00 Skoda Fabia
· 54 Mercedes C180
· 04 Vauxhall Vectra Design
· 05 Vauxhall Vectra SRI
· 05 Mercedes E220 est
· 06 Mercedes SLK180
· 06 Mercedes E280 est
· 07 Mercedes S320
· 08 Mercedes ML320
· 59 Mercedes CLS320
· 12 BMW 520SE est
· 57 Vauxhall Signum CDTI
· 97 Land Rover Defender 300TDI.
· 07 Mercedes C180 est
· 61 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8
· 14 Audi A6 Avant 2.0tdi Ultra
· 16 Mercedes GLE 350d
· 11 Mazda MX5 2.O Sport Tech
· 69 Volvo V90 D4 est
· 69 Audi A8 50 TDI
· 14 BMW X3 2.0se

Then there were the company cars from 1973 to 2015...

1​
73 Mercedes 408 van
2​
74 Mini Clubman
3​
80 Datsun sunny coupe
4​
80 Citroen CX est
5​
85 VW Passat est
6​
85 MG Montego est
7​
86 Montego Mayfair est
8​
88 Mazda 626
9​
89 Mazda 626
10​
91 Jaguar XJ220( x 2)
11​
92 Toyota Celica GT4
12​
93 Toyota Previa x 3
13​
94 Toyota Carina
14​
95 Toyota Previa
15​
96 BMW 323
16​
96 BMW 3 TDS
17​
99 AUDI A6 Avant
18​
99 AUDI A6 Avant
19​
99 AUDI A6 Avant
20​
00 Audi A6 Avant quattro
21​
01 Audi A4 Avant 2.6
22​
03 Audi A6 Avant
23​
10 Eterniti Armetis
24​
63 Skoda Superb est
25​
63 VW Scricco 2.0 tdi
26​
14 Audi A6
27​
14 Audi Q3
28​
64 Audi A6 Avant Ultra
29​
64 Audi Q3
30​
64 Seat Leon 2.0tdi
31​
64 VW Golf 2.0 tdi

You might just spot who I was working for in given periods!
x2 Jaguar XJ220's !!:rock:😎😎😋😋🤩
 
1968 Mk11 Lotus Cortina
1965 Mk1 Lotus Cortina (A frame)
1970 Ford Cortina 1600E
1972 Ford Mexico
1966 Mk 1 Lotus Cortina
1972 Lotus Elan Plus 2S
Vauxhall Firenza Droop Snoot
Ford Capri RS3100
1987 Audi UR Quattro
Mazda RX7 Mk11 UK Car
Mazda MX6
BMW E46 M3
Audi TT 225
BMW 330 Touring
Land Rover Freelander 3.2i
Land Rover Discovery 3 V8 (current)
Lexus ISF
Mercedes AMG E63 S212 (current)

A few company cars to add to the above, most too boring to mention.
 
Ha
The A Class...bought it from main dealer, low mileage, 3 owners.. constant issues.. hated it.. sold it after 6 months.. shortest time I have owned a car!
Oh really! I’ve had so many cars I’ve lost count. Don’t ask me why, but I once bought a 6 month old Hyundai Amica to use as a work car around the city. It had less than 1000 miles and and they out the warranty back to full… I think it was 5 years at the time. 3 months later I took it back to the dealer. It was the most hideous thing to drive I have ever driven. Just a weird slab sided thing that was so uncomfortable and underpowered that I couldn’t cope. I chopped it in on another car with the same dealer and they gave me what I paid for it! Lucky!
 
So what has changed in over half a century of my motoring life?
I thought it might be fun to compare my first and current car with some statistics.

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In the same period, I seem to have gained 8kgs and reduced in height by 25mms, and I was never very tall to start with!

The tyre pressures we all use appear to have remained very similar, but that's inflation for you....
 
Excessive I know!
But, I was chief development engineer for the car, so have some excuse;)
That's impressive to have worked on such an iconic project... the XJ220 is one of my fantasy garage cars! Kudos 😎
 
:D😎🤩🤩didn't that engine (or numberplate) end up on the Supervan.. a transit van with an XJ220 engine and transmission in it?

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So what has changed in over half a century of my motoring life?
I thought it might be fun to compare my first and current car with some statistics.

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In the same period, I seem to have gained 8kgs and reduced in height by 25mms, and I was never very tall to start with!

The tyre pressures we all use appear to have remained very similar, but that's inflation for you....
8 pence per litre! Holy sh** 👀
 
Yes, the number plate came from the van to make that more of a sleeper.
The car is still in kit form after it’s big shunt 18 months ago when a white van forced it off the road.
I get to sign it off for the insurance company once the rebuilt is complete.
 
:D😎🤩🤩didn't that engine (or numberplate) end up on the Supervan.. a transit van with an XJ220 engine and transmission in it?

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Just imagine how much quicker it would have been if they'd squeezed the XJ220 lump into an Astramax; a van that would see off most other vehicles on the road in standard spec 🤣
 

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