What Motors Have You Owned?

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Not very many:

2005 Vauxhall Astravan 1.7CDti Sportive
2006 Vauxhall Combo 1.7CDTi
2003 Mercedes E320 CDi Avantgarde
2007 Mercedes E320 CDi Avantgarde (current)

2003 Honda Varadero XL125V-3
2004 Honda CBF600SA-4 (current)
 
This list is on order, and as you can see I've not always changed cars for newer one's, and some have been a second daily driver. Basically whatever has took my fancy I've gone for it. Not all my purchases have been good one's as you can imagine. ;)

1982 Ford Cortina 2.0GL
1986 Ford Fiesta 1.4S
1987 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 LXi
1984 BMW 318i
1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0GL 4x4
1986 VW Scirocco 1.8 GLS
1992 Rover 820Si
1995 Ford Escort 1.6Si
1997 Ford Escort 1.8GTI estate (brand new)
1998 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 Arctic II (brand new)
1987 Vauxhall Belmont 1.2 8v
1991 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 Club
2001 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SRi 3dr (brand new 51 plate. Midnight pickup from dealers)
2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 12v Club
2002 Ford Mondeo TDCi LX (hateful car)
2004 Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 CDTi 150 SRI (brand new)
1997 Vauxhall Vectra B 2.0 SRi 140
2001 Volvo S80 2.4SE
2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Design
2003 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Coupe Edition 100
1997 BMW 735i
1999 Mercedes Benz CLK 320
 
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Quite a few.. those with a (W) belong to the missus

1. Hillman Imp
2. Ford Anglia
3. Sunbeam Stiletto x2
4. Ford Consul GT
5. Ford Capri
6. Volvo 264 GLE
7. Ford Escort 1300E
8. NSU Prinz 4L
9. Opel Manta 1.8
10. Astra GTE MK2 1.8
11. Saab 9000i (W)
12. Volvo 740 turbo
13. Cavilier 4x4 2litre (W)
14. BMW 325i M sport
15. Peugeot 605 SV
16. Omega 2 litre
17. Omega V6
18. Vectra super touring (W)
19. Honda Integra type R (W)
20. Mits Galant V6 sport estate
21. Nissan 350 Z 286 bhp (W)
22. Subaru Impreza STi type UK 304 bhp
23. Subaru Impreza STi JDM version 350 bhp
24. Nissan 350 Z 313bhp (W)
25. Porsche Cayenne
26. Mercedes 350 CDi estate (current)

Also had a '71 MGB GT as a classic (sold)
Now have a VW '90 Scirocco as toy
 
tbnguyen , I would like to hear how you grade them [ or rate them ]..? Whats your top 3 of the lot for reliability, longevity and general ease and comfort ?
 
Phantom 211, Would I be right to say that the Focus 1.8 [ 2003] was The Best car youve owned in all your driving history ? That is £ound for pound for the money spent.
 
Toolman 1954,
Whats yr verdict on 508 van Merc ? Strengths and faults etc. I'm looking at a 410D or 420D [not sure] to buy. Its 1992 and a 5-cyl van. Perhaps you can offer some ' buyers pointers ..' Thank you. ponton.
 
Wow! There must be dealers who'd be happy to turn over half as many cars as some of you guys have done!

You can see how my attitude has changed over the years. The fleet seems to have gotten older! Here's my little line up in as it happened.

1985-1987 1969 Renault 10 (man/sedan) - was a one owner, deceased estate
1988-1988 1988 Suzuki Mighty Boy (ute or golf buggy, depending on your generosity)
1988-1989 1982 Mazda 626 (auto/sedan)
1989-1991 1985 BMW 323i (man/coupe)
1991-1992 1991 Honda CRX (man/coupe)
1992-1996 1969 Mercedes-Benz 250 (auto/sedan) -was a one owner, deceased estate
1997-2004 1997 Suzuki Baleno (man/hatch)
2004-2009 2004 Peugeot 206CC 2.0L (5spd/cabrio)
2005-cont. 1974 Citroen DS23 (auto/carby with A/C)
2005-cont. 1985 Mercedes Benz 230E (auto/sedan) - bought new by Dad, still nice, see my sig.
2007-2009 1996 Classic Mini Cooper (man/1.3 SPI with A/C, Japanese import)
2007-2009 1995 Mazda 121 1.3L (man/Bubble) - urban assault vehicle! :devil:
2008-cont. 2008 Suzuki SX4 2.0L (5spd/hatch)
2009-cont. 1972 Citroen DS21 (5spd man/EFI)
2010-cont. 1996 Mercedes-Benz E220 (auto/coupe)
 
Forgot to add the wife's daily driver -

1982 Ford Cortina 2.0GL - my first car. Fantastic machine! Brown with beige interior!
1986 Ford Fiesta 1.4S - kept dumping engine oil onto clutch. Dog of a car!
1987 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 LXi - a great car.
1984 BMW 318i - a dog. Simples!
1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0GL 4x4 - ate tyres.
1986 VW Scirocco 1.8 GLS - great car. Took this to Germany.
1992 Rover 820Si - worse car I've owned.
1995 Ford Escort 1.6Si - average
1997 Ford Escort 1.8GTI estate (brand new) - loved this.
1998 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 Arctic II (brand new) - average
1987 Vauxhall Belmont 1.2 8v - awesome car. Went like the clappers for a 1.2
1991 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 Club - average.
2001 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SRi 3dr (brand new 51 plate. Midnight pickup from dealers) - loved this and clocked up serious mileage.
2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 12v Club - could take it or leave it. 3 cyl engine aweful.
2002 Ford Mondeo TDCi LX (hateful car)
2004 Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 CDTi 150 SRI (brand new) - awesome but overtuned and ruined by me.
1997 Vauxhall Vectra B 2.0 SRi 140 - average
2001 Volvo S80 2.4 140 SE - wasn't for me. Had gearbox issues anyway.
2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Design - will miss this car for along time
2003 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Coupe Edition 100 - Irmscher trip star car.
1997 BMW 735i V8 - loved it but feared nikasil problem made me sell her
2005 Vauxhall Vectra SXi 1.9 CDTi 120 - still own this.
1999 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 - my current beast.
 
88 Polo 1.0 saloon
93 1.4 golf mark3
96 GTI 16v mark 3
99 GTI 1.8T mark 4
99 CLK 320 (still with us)
02 330i saloon (Hers)
03 320 CDI AV Est full spec (still with us )
04 330i touring (hers and still with us)
08 R32 mark 5 ( best car in the world , 3 child seats dont fit in these ..it had to go dam )
08 Audi A8 ( pisses all over an S class and 3 child seats in the back no probs and goes through as much snow as you want. Recently left us)
Almost forgot, our Golf GTI ED 30 with 375 bhp. Unbelievable performance.

She wants a new shape ML.... I told her I'll have to sell my body for that, she replied, I dont want a toy model of it LOL.
 
mine in order

vauxhal viva manual
ford escort 1100 manual
cavalier sri manual
peugot 405sri manual
golf gti mk2 8v-0 brilliant car
bmw 328i auto
bmw 728i auto
mini cooper s manual - tuned it till i ruined it with suspension upgrades
bmw x5 4.4v8 auto
bmw e46 M3 - back to a manual, then wished i hadnt
Merc CSL55 AMG current

AMG is by far the best overall car i have owned, and the best looking, though the M3 comes close
 
Driving 14 Months
1st Car BMW 318i Avus Blue ( 1570 Insurance 10month plan 157 a month) managed 11 months
2nd Car Neon RT 2.0l ( 1270 Insurance 10month plan 127 a month) ) Managed 8 days
3rd Mercedes CLK 230 K ( 1750 Insurance 10month plan 175 a month) ) Managed 4 months so far
 
My first car was a blue Vauxhall Chevette reg LOR 669R that I kept down my uncles farm when I was 13, miles and miles of dirt tracks with most covered in thick crushed cockleshells to thrash it around on. Great fun untill I cut a corner too much and rolled it into a potato field :doh: my mate broke his arm and mummy banned me from having another car down there :( but did let me have a CR250 scrambler :)


Vauxhall Chevette

Cavalier mk2 1.3 first car on the road

Cavalier mk2 SRi saloon

Cavalier mk2 SRi 130 hatchback

XR2 mk1

Sapphire Cosworth

Astramax van for work

Astra estate for work

W202 esprit

W203 C240

W203 C32

W124 E220
 
1) Datsun Sunny (remember them ??)
2) Nissan Stanza
3) Rover 216 SLi
4) Nissan Carina 2.0 GLi
5) Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0
6) Vauxhall Astra 1.6
7) VW Golf GTI
8) Rover 214 SLi
9) Rover 400 1.6
10) Ford Mondeo 2.0 LX
11) BMW 318i SE Saloon
12) BMW 320i SE Saloon
13) BMW E92 M3 Coupe (absolutely loved this car!)
14) Mercedes C220 CDI Sport Saloon (My first Merc!)
 
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1979 Hillman Avenger
1981 Volvo 340DL
1988 Skoda Estelle
1992 Escort 1.8LX
1993 BMW E30 325i cabrio
1995 BMW E34 540i
1994 Mondeo 1.6LX (taken in p/x for the 540, owned for 3 weeks, until...)
1999 Peugeot 306 Rallye (modified)
1990 MX-5 (2nd car, modified, overlapped Pug and 320d)
2005 BMW E90 320d (company car)
2003 W209 CLK55 AMG (2nd car, modified, overlapped 320d and Fiesta)
2009 Fiesta TDCi (company car)

:)
 
65 Triumph 2000 MkI
65 Prince Gloria 6 (S40)
6x MkII Ford Cortina 3l Essex V6
69 HT Holden Monaro 253 cu.i
67 Ford Falcon XR 170 cu.i
68 HK Holden Premier 186 cu.i
63 EH Holden Panelvan 161 cu.i
71 Vauxhall Viva
55 Ford Customline 272 cu.i
56 Ford Customline 390 cu.i
76 Chrysler Valiant Ranger 245 cu.i
62 Chevrolet Belair 400 cu.i
78 Chrysler Valiant Regal 265 cu.i
74 XA Falcon Coupe 429 cu.i
68 HT Holden Ute 186 cu.i
71 Ford Fairlane 302 cu.i
76 Volvo 164e 3.0l I6 <-- 1st european car, and what a car
84 Toyota Celica 1.8l
8? Honda Civic 1.6l
91 Saab 900i 2.1l
97 Holden Commodore 3.8l
02 Ford Falcon BA 4.0l
03 Mazda 323 SP20 Estate
01 Golf GT 2.0l
04 Holden (Vauxhall) Vectra CDXi 3.2l
05 Subaru Outback 3.0l
82 Toyota Hilux ute
96 Mercedes/AMG W202 C36
07 Honda Civic 1.8 SE (current family car)
96 Mercedes/AMG W210 E36

There's over 30 bikes in there too, and I'm sure I've missed a few cars. :bannana:
 
Passed my test in 1991, and bought my first car with first job in 1993:-

88 Rover 216S (Rusty and turned out to be a ringer)
90 BMW 318i Lux
97 Fiat Bravo 1.8 HLX with Arbarth kit (awful car!)
92 Citroen ZXD Reflex (One of my favourite cars - windy windows, no rev counter, 60 MPG all day!)
95 BMW 328i SE (Great Car! Smooth engine. New block due to nikasil problem)
88 BMW M3 (Bought from Spain, no rust, not great bodywork, only 70k miles. Biggest regret was selling it instead of the 328i - ended up giving it away for £3.5k when I bought my first house in 2002. Would be worth over 10k now!!)
97 Peugeot 406 1.9TD LX (No. 2 Conrod went through the block at 80 on the M1!)
95 Audi A4 1.8
98 VW Passat 1.8T Sport
94 Citroen ZX 1.9D Avantage (W)
97 BMW 325TDS SE (A great car, lots of shove and chipped to get more)
99 Ford Focus 1.6i Ghia (W)
00 Focus 18TDdi Zetec (W)
00 Focus 1.8 TDdi Estate Zetec
90 Porsche 944 Turbo SE (was a third car. Fast but brutal Turbo lag. Was too mint to use, hence I sold it.)
02 Focus 1.8 TDCi Zetec
02 Focus 1.8 TDCi Ghia
04 Zafira 2.0 DTi Design (Worst car ever. Acres of plastic falling off trim)
04 Mercedes E270 CDi Avantgarde
01 BMW 330d SE (Second worst car ever. Impossibly hard suspension and a very dissapointing engine)
08 Ford S-Max TDCi Edge (Company Car. Very good and useful car! 80k in 3 years!)
04 Mercedes E500 Avantgarde (W) (Amazing that this car could do 30MPG on a run!)
05Ford Focus 1.8TDCi Sport
08 Ford S-Max 2.0 TDCi Titanium X Pack (W)
89 Mercedes SL 500

Anything with W was technically the wifes' car. I've never owned a bike and never intend to.
 
1) Volvo 360 GlS ( terrible!!)
2) Citroen Xantia (almost as terrible as Volvo)
3) Saab 900 SET Convertible
4) Fiat Coupe
5) TVR Chimera
6) Saab Aero Convertible
7) Porche Boxster
8) Mercedes CLK Convertible 320
9) BMW 330 Coupe
10) Saab 9-3 Aero
Had Twins...
11) Saab 9-5 Aero estate
12) Mercedes E320cdi Estate
13) from next weekend.. Mercedes CLS 320cdi:)
 

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