How many cars have you driven?

[artyman]

BMW Isetta.. does that count as a car
Berkley 3 wheeler
Austin A40 Cambridge
Jaguar Mk10
Austin A40 Farina Mk1
Austin Mini Cooper S (the original one)
Ford Cortina GT mk2
Vauxhall Victor 101
Vauxhall Chevette
Hillman Avenger
Vauxhall Cavalier mk1
Rover 213
Vauxhall Nova
Ford Orion
Rover 414
Hyundai Lantra
Skoda Octavia
Skoda Superb
VW Passat
BMW 3 series
Audi A4

May be more but the memory isn't what it was

 

[andylinney]

Thanks all for sharing, it's good to see I'm amongst folk who like me, love cars. I've always had a complete fascination with them although I'm just as fond of avgas I simply can no longer afford to burn it.

Must admit too that I'm a little jealous looking at a few of your lists. My wish list just got a lot longer.

 

[SilverSaloon]

Probably forgetting plenty but off the top of my head;

several "original" mini's
Ford Focus
Citroen C3
1994 mk1 mondeo
1999 mk2 mondeo
2005 mk3 mondeo
1990 ford orion
1991 toyota corolla
rover sd1 vitesse
several R107 mercs
CLK320 cabrio
CLK230 coupe
E65 BMW 735
Alfa 156 2.5
Lots of Merc 124's
Merc S500L
Citroen C5
Citroen Xsarra Picasso
Hyundai Accent
Hyundai Coupe (mk1)
Alfa 156 selispeed
several corsas
alfa 146ti
1993 transit van
2004 transit van
E65 BMW 745
Merc W203
Several Merc A classes
Several BMW 1 Series
Volvo V50
Volvo S60
Renault 5
Several Renault Lagunas
Several Mitsubishi Galant
Mazda MX6
Mitsubishi Space Wagon
several Merc W210 E Class
Rover 75 Tourer
1996 Rover 420
Volkswagen Beetle Cabrio (new style)
W211 E320 CDI

now i'm struggling but i am sure there are more...

 

[st4]

My C230k should be on that list!

I knew I missed one out, I meant to put that one, that means bar a 201 I have driven every Mercedes C class model then.

Bar yourself, was I the last forum member to drive that car? It was every so much fun that wee drive.

Silversaloon has missed my car on the list (e220cdi), I leant it to him and LTD at a meet in 2009. LTD leant me the S500L and Silversaloon the SL, twice.

 

[John]

You can gauge a lot of people's ages looking at some of the cars driven - especially when they appear in a rough date order...

 

[Charles Morgan]

Cars I have driven

Saab 900 Turbo
Audi 80
Golf 1.3 GL Mark 2
Audi 100
Golf GTi Mark2 8V
BMW E30 325i
Fiat Coupe
Bentley Turbo R
Mercedes 350 SEL 6.3
Lotus Elise
Lotus Exige
Honda Integra Type R
VW Golf VR6
AC Cobra
Chevrolet Corvette
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
Caterham 7
Caterham 7 Superlight
Mazda Mx5
Mercedes 190e 2.6
BMW 528i Touring E39
Maserati 3200 GT
Maserati 4200 GT
BMW 330d
BMW 320d
Mercedes C32AMG estate
Mercedes SLK32 AMG
Mercedes E55 AMG
Mercedes S55 AMG
Mercedes ML55 AMG
Audi A4 Quattro 2.8
Audi A4 2.O TSFI
VW Golf Mark V GTi
Skoda Octavia 2.0 Tdi
Morgan Plus 8
Subaru Impreza Sti
Mercedes SLK 230K
Porsche Boxster S 3.2
Porsche Boxster S 3.4
Porsche 911 Carrera 2
Porsche 911 Carrera C4S
Range Rover 4.4 Vogue
Vauxhall VX220 turbo
Jaguar XJS 5/3 V12 Le Mans
Honda Civic cTdi
Mercedes E500 W211 Estate
Mercedes W124 Coupe and Estate
BMW 2002 Tii

Numerous others missed I'm sure - mostly hire cars or similar. All the above have either been owned or driven on track days and I have no doubt I have missed a whole load from those days too. I notice I have not driven a Ferrari or similar, I suppose I ought to at some point.

 

[Mactech]

I guess the winner of this particular thread will be someone ‘in the trade’ like Jay, but it may well be one of the guys employed to park new cars on one of these huge export ships. They must get through hundreds a day!
I must have driven a thousand different cars some of the more memorable being:

McLaren F1
Ferrari F40
Jaguar XJ220
Mercedes S, CLS, SL, SLS

I’ve also been privileged to drive a few Le Mans winners (although not at racing speeds!) including Jaguars and Bentleys.
The most surreal experience has got to be getting stuck in traffic in the middle of Monaco in Martin Brundle’s F3 car on the way back to the paddock! With the French plod blowing whistles and conducting the traffic and me trying not to stall this thing with the super sharp racing clutch…I remember thinking ‘Am I in the wrong play here!’

 

[renault12ts]

46.

 

[davidjpowell]

Hmm.

Ford Fiesta
Rover Metro
Volvo 343 1.4
Cavalier (MK1)
Cavalier (MK II)
Renault 5
Rover 827 Vitesse
Rover 216 efi Vitesse
Vauxhall Carlton
Ford Escort
Ford Sierra
Pug 306
Audi 80
Pug 406
Renault Laguna
Merc ML
Pug 607
VW Passat
Audi TT
Merc E (W210)
Pug 407 SW
Volvo V70
Lexus IS 200
Renault Espace
Merc C (W203)
BMW 7 (E65)
Saab 9-5
Merc E (W211)
Volvo S60 T5
Volvo S80

Seat Corrado
Ford Focus
Lincoln Town Car
Chrysler Sebring
Ford Taurus
Ford Ka
Rover 820
Audi A4
BMW 3330d
BMW M3
Toyota MR2
Chrysler Voyager

Think I am running out now. Have not included a few vans and 7.5 ton trucks...

 

[kusanku]

FX4 (London taxi)
Morris Marina 1.3L
Renault Fuego 2.0L
Vauxhall cavalier 1.6l broke down a lot
Vauxhall cavalier 18 SRi well I thought so at the time
vauxhal nova 1.0L (slowest of the slow)
Renault 5
Ford Orion Ghia 1.6i
Ford Capri 2.0s (like the one Bodie had in the professionals)
Ford Cortina 2.0 Ghia broke down every two weeks)
Peugeot 205 1.1L
Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia
Mercedes 230E (123 series)
Mercedes 500 SEC (126 series)
Honda Accord 1.4L
Mercedes C-class 220cdi (202 series - least favourite Merc)
Mercedes E320cdi saloon (210 series - loved this one, shame about the rust)
Mercedes E320cdi saloon (211 series - courtesy car for several weeks)
Mercedes E320cdi estate (211 series)
Mercedes CLK 320cdi

Hire and courtesy cars, so no idea about realibility or ownership costs etc.
Mercedes A-class x 3 (ok, but would never buy one at current prices)
Toyota Camry 1.8 (underpowered and uneconomical, drove badly, horrid all round)
Skoda Octavia 1.8 (not as bad as you might imagine)
Ford Mondeo 1.6 (every bit as bad as you might imagine)
Bright orange SMART car - attracts more attention than any other vehicle I have driven
Vauxhall Omega 2.0L - quite a reasonable attempt at a big wallowy car
Mercedes c-class 180k (203 series) - quite liked this, but economy was dreadful for such a small engine

The one car I always wanted but never got round to owning was an Opel Manta GTE. Too old now: both me and the cars!

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Way into 3 figures, probably not 4.

 

[John]

The one car I always wanted but never got round to owning was an Opel Manta GTE. Too old now: both me and the cars!

I was fortunate enough to have one as my first car.

In my list, it is third from top as I drove the other two cars first but the Manta was the first owned car.

Mine was also an Exclusive 2.0GTE - so had a different rear bumper / number plate setup.

Great when everyone else is running around in MK1 Fiestas / MK2 Escorts / MK5 Cortinas etc.

 

[BlackC55]

Thousands of cars. From fiat pandas to Ferraris. Race cars to top end MB's. I could never list them all.

 

[Gareth]

Mini Metro (not proud of that one!)
Ford Sierra 1.8
BMW 5 Series (can't remember which year)
Renault Scenic 1.6
Renault Scenic 1.5
Renault Clio 1.2
Renault Clio 2.0 172
Renault Megane 225
Renault Megane R26
Renault Clio 197
Renault Laguna (various)
Renault Megane DCI
Renault Clio V6 MK2
Renault Modus
Mercedes E-Class 280 Sport
Mercedes CLK 320
Citroen C3
Ferrari F355 (2)
Ferrari 348
Nissan 4x4 (forget the model)
Vauxhall Corsa
Toyota Corolla
Subaru Impreza (Pro-drive)
Lotus Elise
Porsche 911
Mitsubishi Evolution
Vauxhall Astra VXR
Vauxhall Vectra VXR
Vauxhall Zafira VXR (i think?)
Vauxhall Corsa VXR
Vauxhall VXR8
Volvo S60
Peugeot 106 GTI

 

[126-valeter]

starting with my first car and so on
ford escort 1.4 lx 1991
mercedes w124 200e 1991 owned after one year of driving
and my current car is my 1991 mercedes w126 300se use every day
and to my day job as a chauffeur i must be the most lucky 25 year old in the uk started as a chauffeur as soon as i had my licenice 5 years ago here it goes
mercedes 300td
bentley arnarge t
bentley turbo
rolls royce silver shadow
rolls royce phantom IV
rolls royce phantom open tourer 1932
rolls royce silver spur once owned by the hon kong hotel perninculer
farrari 355
vintage charabanc
bentley gt
lincoln town car limousine's
vw passat estate
range rover
hummer

 

[st4]

How did you start into the chauffering business?

 

[ypkx]

Mercedes S class 2.8 (?)
Renault Megane 1.8
Volvo
Skoda VRS
Mercedes Sprinter (do these count?)
Mini Cooper 1L
Golf GTI
polo GTI
VX astra 1.6
VX astra sri_T
Audi a4 1.6
Mercedes C class (current)

only the audi a4, astra, and c class is/was mine, rest are either company vehicles or my friends

 

[crockers]

Wouldnt know where to start. Also spent a few years in States and used to shuttle cars for Hertz for extra money.

 

[126-valeter]

How did you start into the chauffering business?

i started out as the valeter when i was about 15 started out as just a weekend job and then summertiem came and school holiydays i was ther most days so must of been doing something good i guess as ive been there ever since i just love the satisfaction of detaliing a car thats come back ditched from a hire or when a costomer brings his/hers rolls/bentley in and needs it valerting to a high spec ie concours or just because they let the paint fade or leather get minging an i bring it back to life and as for the chauffeuring i just love to drive vintage classic and moden cars that i know i might never own and get paid to do so with out the worry of the running cost's and i get a big satisfaction of making peoples day/night ie a wedding birthday or justa special ngiht out

 

[bpsorrel]

When I owned my Jag Sovereign in the 90s I seriously thought about doing wedding hire at weekends, but due to insurance costs I decided against it, but I wish I had now 'cos a friend of mine does it with his Bentley and not only gets his annual running costs covered but thoroughly enjoys the day!