Complete car ownership history since passing test...

Post by **AdrianD** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:18 am

Am working away from home at the mo and was bored last night so sat down and went though all my cars since i passed my driving test at 17, some ahem 22 years ago...
There's some quite embarressing ones in there lol and they're not necessarily in the right order although it's mostly correct...

Austin Mini
Vauxhall Chevette 4 door saloon (a pooey brown one)
Ford Escort Mk3 (drank more oil than petrol lol)
Austin Mini Mayfair
Vauxhall Astra GTE (loved this motor)
Renault 5 GT Turbo (v v fast when it was working)
Opel Manta GTE
Ford Fiesta Ghia
Sierra Sapphire Ghia
Ford Escort XR3i Mk3
Ford Escort XR3i Mk4
Ford Escort XR3i Mk3 Convertible
Vauxhall Astra Sri
Vauxhall Cavalier Sri
BMW 318 E36
Nissan Micra (Bought for the wife to learn in)
BMW 318 E46
VW Golf Gti
BMW 325 Coupe E46
Audi S3
BMW 330 Sport Convertible E46 (loved this one as well)
Mercedes A Class (wifes car)
Subaru Impreza Sti Prodrive
Saab 93 Convertible (Wife made me sell it cos it was an old mans car lol)
Ford Fiesta Zetec (wifes car)
Ford Focus TDCI Titanium
Porsche Boxster S
FN2 Honda Civic Type R - Currently selling
BMW Mini Works Convertible (the wifes current car)
Porsche 911 C4 - still have and love
Audi RS4 - Yeah, the latest and greatest so far

Post by **Jules** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:44 am

Heres mine

Xr3i
seirra 4x4 turbo technics
3 door cosworth
e30 M3
saph cosworth x 3
escort cosworth
supercharged golf
evo6
e46 m3
b5 rs4
b7 rs4

and lots of others that i got for the misses,my insurance was a killer as a kid lol

Post by **richyb66** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:43 pm

Sunbeam Imp Sport
Sunbeam Stilletto
Ford Cortina 1600E
Hillman Avenger Tiger
Rover SD1 3500
Opel Senator 3.0E
MG Maestro
Jaguar XJ40
Chevrolet Corvette C4 Z51
Austin Maestro Van
Peugeot 306 Roadster
Ford Escort Van
Peugeot 205 Diesel
Audi 80 Avant
VW Transporter T4
Audi S6

a few howlers in there but they served the purpose at the time. With the exception of the T4, the vans were second vehicles and I had the Jag, the Vette and the Maestro van all at the same time (probably the best combination - a car for every occasion)

Post by **sevy** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:46 pm

AdrianD wrote:Am working away from home at the mo and was bored last night so sat down and went though all my cars since i passed my driving test at 17, some ahem 22 years ago...

That's quite some list Adrian! Like you I've been driving 22 years, but my list of previous cars seems a bit pathetic in comparison...

Ford Fiesta Mk1 (in two-tone brown & gold with lots of rust thrown in!)
Volvo 340 (bought for £75, sold for £80!)
Peugeot 205 GTi
Peugeot 306 XSi
Audi S3
BMW 130i M Sport
Audi B7 RS4 (easily the best by an absolute mile!)

I guess it shows I just don't change cars very often...with the exception of the Volvo (which only lasted 3 months) and the Beemer, I owned each of the others for at least 4 years. Have had the RS4 for just over 2 years and still love it, so can't see me letting go of it any time soon!

Post by **AdrianD** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:10 am

sevy wrote:
AdrianD wrote:Am working away from home at the mo and was bored last night so sat down and went though all my cars since i passed my driving test at 17, some ahem 22 years ago...
That's quite some list Adrian!

Yeah, I'm starting to think that maybe the wife did have a point after all.... I usually keep them for around 18 months, a couple i kept for longer but there's also some doubled up as well. At the mo, including my wifes Mini we have 4 lol!!! I *had* to get my RS4 there and then as it was likely to be snapped up before i sold my Type R.... which is still for sale btw

Post by **Maximo** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:41 am

Some interesting cars on the lists so far. Mine are all quite dull.

Renault 18 GTX Estate (Suprised a lot of people in it's day, as no one seemed to know it had a 2litre engine under the bonnet)
Sapphire 2.0i Ghia
Renault 19 16v Chamade
Vectra SRi V6
BMW E36 M3 Saloon (3litre, so one of only 50)
Audi C5 RS6 Avant

Not a lot of cars in my list. I've been driving since 1987, so it works out at me changing cars every 4 years.

Post by **Ian_C** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:30 pm

Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 (bought in 2006)
B6 Audi S4 Avant (bought in 2010)

Another short list, still got the Pug too, meaning I've never actually sold a car.

Post by **RSKiwi** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:33 pm

1960 beige vw beetle full adjustable front end, kept rat style (1.3 no performance engine)

Peugeot 405 mi16 ex nz Touring car engined. Fun but electrically the worst car I have ever owned.

Peugeot 106 gti. Huge grin factor on nz windy roads.

Jeep Cherokee full off road kitted. Was a complete POS.

2006 WRX (2.5) another for massive grin factor.

Audi A6 2.8 banger, served a purpose for getting four lads and four mountainbikes around

A4 3.0 B6 qs. Actually miss this car it was fantastic and I still love how they look. Perfect for easy driving but still went well enough for some fun.

Now the RS, enough said.

Post by **Jules** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:46 pm

Jules wrote:Heres mine

Xr3i
seirra 4x4 turbo technics
3 door cosworth
e30 M3
saph cosworth x 3
escort cosworth
supercharged golf
evo6
e46 m3
b5 rs4
b7 rs4

and lots of others that i got for the misses,my insurance was a killer as a kid lol

If i add the cars i got for the misses then

rs turbo
mk2 golf
m1 cab
mk1 cab rivage
mk4 gti
mk4 4motion
bora tdi
a3 tdi
a3 sportback
passat tdi

Yep its a bit of a vag list

Post by **Jonesy07** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:27 pm

Well here is mine and a little history to the changes :

Escort eclipse ( kindly donated by the parents )
Renault 5 ( paid for by my job through college )
Renault 5 gt turbo ( loved this car and paid for while working through uni)
Renault clio 16v ( first job, first pay packet ! )
Suzuki vitara ( gay drunk moment, lasted 2 weeks )
Escort 1.6 (company car)
Vectra ( company car)
Calibre (company car)
Peugeot 107 gti (company car)
BMW 318 coupe(company car)
BMW 320 coupe (company car)
BMW Z4 2.0 (company car)
Golf gti ( opted out of company car option plus got a dog )
VW R32 ( gti was not special enough )
BMW Z4M ( stuff the dog )
Porsche cayenne ( got 2 dogs but sold to buy 2 cars, one for the wife )
VW R32 ( Back to the old faithful )
RS4 Sal ( On my list since i saw it on top gear against the climber )
Rs4 Avant ( still got 2 dogs and was not happy with them in the car )

Post by **Mr V10** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:18 pm

Fiat Punto 1.2
Audi A6 1.8T quattro
Audi A8 4.2 quattro sport
Audi S6 quattto
Audi S8 quattro
BMW 535 V8 E39
BMW 335D M Sport
BMW 320D M Sport Coupe
Audi A8 4.2 quattro sport
BMW 320 D M Sport Coupe
Audi RS 6 Plus

I've had a few straight six E36s too but I mainly just bought these to fix and sell on for profit so haven't included them. I've only had my license four years, so not bad going really.

Post by **MattyB1** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:54 pm

Er...

106XSi (x2)
Lupo GTi
Lotus Elise Sport160
Mk1 Golf GTi
Honda Integra Type-R
Alfa 147 GTA
Audi Coupe 2.0
Lotus Exige S1
Audi A3 1.8T
Audi RS2

Post by **RSphantom** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:28 pm

Here goes, it gets better as it goes along

Renault 5 1.3 GTL (V Plate 1979)
Ford Escort 1.3L (W Plate 1981)
Ford Escort XR3i (Y Plate 1983)
Ford Escort XR3i (E Plate 1987)
Astra GTE (G Plate 1990)
Astra GTE 16v (H Plate 1991)
Cavalier SRi 16v (L Plate 1993)
Vectra SRi 16v (T Plate 1999)
Vectra GSi (W Plate 2000)
Astra Coupe Turbo (X Plate 2001)
Golf GTi Anniversary (52 Plate 2002)
BMW 325i Sport (02 Plate 2002)
Honda Accord 2.4 Executive (04 Plate 2004) Company Car
Astra VXR (06 Plate 2006) Company Car
Audi TTS (09 Plate 2009)
Audi TT RS (10 Plate 2010)
Audi RS5 (60 Plate 2010)
Audi RS5 (11 Plate 2011)

Worst car on the list was the first XR3i, proper dog of a vehicle, followed by the Honda Accord, the most boring car I ever drove!!! Best on the list excluding the Audi's was probably the Astra Coupe Turbo, went like stink for its day.

Post by **MEV** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:14 pm

This took a while ( prob a couple missing) some good memories from 89 onwards but when I think of the money....

1. Capri in red black vinyl roof - Leg end
2. Mini Coper S "lookalike" in BRG and gold roof- Hysterically loud all thu twin pipes and several wheel nuts missing!

3. VW Golf GTI Mk1 Karmann in Guards red - True Love
4. GTI Mk2 in White - My first and last white car
5. GTI Mk2 in Dark Green - 20k in 6 months never missed a beat
6. Sierra Cosworth Saphire 4x4 in Gunmetal grey - WOW 3k a year to insure. Loved it.
7. Pug Mi16 in Met Green - Fast pug with all the toys. I felt grown up but wasnt.
8. GTI ( 2.0) Mk 3 in Black - my first new car cost me 11k tax free, complete crap
8.5 Astra GTE 16V in Grey - Tried to nick it 3 times
9. MR2 16V in red - Blew the head gasket great fun in the twisties but couldnt get a hairdressers job and realised I wasnt gay

10. BMW 320i in Green - Drove for about 6 months on 5 cyclinders

.... sold it to a vicar
11. BMW 318is in Met Blue - Good car this shouldnt have sold it and bought a
12. MX5 Inport with all the mods on! Great laugh in summer but pointless. Maybe I was gay!?

13. Alfa 156 Veloce in met Grey - Every petrol head must have one. Loved it. Blew the engine on the m4 cried for a week.
14. E36 M3 conv in techno violet - Sold it to drug dealer on IOW. Great police interviews!
15. E46 M3 conv in met blue - I hated this car ( belonged to Roger Moore apparently) fast but wouldnt stay on the road and shook me to death.
16. GTI Mk 4 in Met Blue - A-B work car good 1.8 T
17. Shogun SWB 3l V6 in a Blue I think - Better off road than you think. Great for dogging!!!

18. RR 4.6 V8 Vogue in BRG - Scratched to buggery going off road unreal got me invites to strange parties.... so I sold it for
19. Merc Clk 55 AMG in Silver - 70k in this in 2 years. Dont lock your keys in the boot...
20. RS4 B5 in Avus - Should have kept it.... Now know Im not gay otherwise it would have been a TT
21. RS4 B7 in Daytona - Best car Ive had, the ex made me sell it

21.5 Mini Coopers conv - Xmas pressie for the ex! nuff said.
22. Golf 4 motion in Silver - mmmm for 2 years and never spent a penny on it...
23. RS6 Plus in Black - Still on honey moon

24. Ford SMax 2.0 TDCI in some sort of blue when clean.... engine fine everything else is pants and falls off. The battle wagon!

Post by **Cap_Scarlet** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:09 pm

Here's mine - not as many as some but more than others!

Renault 9 GTL
Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V
Golf GTi 16V
Austin Maestro 1.6 (company car)
Ford Sierra (cmpany car)
Vaxhall Astra GTE
Ford Modeo V6
Ford Mondeo V6 (company car)
Mazda 323 16V
BMW 520
BMW 328 Coupe
Audi RS4
Porsche 911 C2S
Porsche 911 C4S
Gold GT Diesel
Porsche 911 C4S
Mercedes C63 AMG (current)
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