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This is a bit of fun - you’ve all had some interesting cars!
Thought I’d have a go too - here’s some of my past cars:
Personal - all new except the Viva:
- Vauxhall Viva HC SL red, black vinyl roof
- Ford Fiesta XR2 Black
- Ford Fiesta XR2 White
- Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk2 Red
Then some (mostly) new company cars:
- Vauxhall Cavalier Auto Black (hand me down)
- Peugeot 405GL Blue
- Audi 80 White
- Rover 416GTi Green (hand me down)
- Vauxhall Calibra 8v Blue
- Vauxhall Calibra 8v White (used)
- Vauxhall Calibra 8v Blue
- BMW 523i Green (long term hire)
- Honda Accord Coupe 3.0 Green (USA built - great car, very thin bodywork, picked up loads of car park door dents)
Personal again - a very brief golden era!
- BMW 530d MSport Blue (bought used but glorious - sold to pay for kids education!)
- Honda NSX LHD Red (also bought used - sold to pay for kids education! If only I could have bottled the noise!).
Was I mad or what?! Bought myself a very cheap, very old, very high mileage, but very good:
- BMW 528i Blue (tarted-up to look younger than it was to help my low self-esteem at the time)!
Company again:
- Nissan Navara double cab pick-Up Grey (cheap tax - supposed to be for the outdoor life, camping etc - great until the kids lost interest!)
- Volvo 1800S White of course - (mid-life crisis 1968 car bought off Wheeler Dealers - always wanted to be The Saint!).
Current:
BMW Z3 2.2i Red (2001)
Thought I’d have a go too - here’s some of my past cars:
Personal - all new except the Viva:
- Vauxhall Viva HC SL red, black vinyl roof
- Ford Fiesta XR2 Black
- Ford Fiesta XR2 White
- Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk2 Red
Then some (mostly) new company cars:
- Vauxhall Cavalier Auto Black (hand me down)
- Peugeot 405GL Blue
- Audi 80 White
- Rover 416GTi Green (hand me down)
- Vauxhall Calibra 8v Blue
- Vauxhall Calibra 8v White (used)
- Vauxhall Calibra 8v Blue
- BMW 523i Green (long term hire)
- Honda Accord Coupe 3.0 Green (USA built - great car, very thin bodywork, picked up loads of car park door dents)
Personal again - a very brief golden era!
- BMW 530d MSport Blue (bought used but glorious - sold to pay for kids education!)
- Honda NSX LHD Red (also bought used - sold to pay for kids education! If only I could have bottled the noise!).
Was I mad or what?! Bought myself a very cheap, very old, very high mileage, but very good:
- BMW 528i Blue (tarted-up to look younger than it was to help my low self-esteem at the time)!
Company again:
- Nissan Navara double cab pick-Up Grey (cheap tax - supposed to be for the outdoor life, camping etc - great until the kids lost interest!)
- Volvo 1800S White of course - (mid-life crisis 1968 car bought off Wheeler Dealers - always wanted to be The Saint!).
Current:
BMW Z3 2.2i Red (2001)
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I'm not suggesting that I'm getting on a bit, but here's my list:
Horse and cart
Penny Farthing
Boneshaker
Model 'T' ford
Benz Motorwagen
Austin Seven Top Hat Saloon
After the last one I decided that this new motoring lark wouldn't catch on and went back to a horse and cart.
Colin
Horse and cart
Penny Farthing
Boneshaker
Model 'T' ford
Benz Motorwagen
Austin Seven Top Hat Saloon
After the last one I decided that this new motoring lark wouldn't catch on and went back to a horse and cart.
Colin
Bloody hell!
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Here is my list, all 2nd hand to dodge the first big depreciation hit.
Ford Pop
Mini van
Moggy 1000 van
Austin A40
Sunbeam Imp Sport
MG Midget
Mini
Austin Maxi
Triumph 2.5pi Estate
Rover 2.6
Range Rover Vogue
BMW Z3 2.0 garage queen kept for 9 years should never have sold.
Renault Laguna
Mercedes 350 CLK Convertible
Jaguar 3.0 XF. current
BMW Z3 2.8. current
Bikes. Mostly new cos it's a hobby innit?
Honda 50 Bog seat
Honda CB160
Velocette 350 Mac
BSA 650 Lightning
Suzuki T500 2 stroke
Suzuki GS750
Honda CB900
Suzuki GSXR1100
Yamaha TY250 trials
GasGas 250 trials
Buell Lightning 1200. current
Triumph Explorer XC. current
Possibly missed some but it's near enough.
Ford Pop
Mini van
Moggy 1000 van
Austin A40
Sunbeam Imp Sport
MG Midget
Mini
Austin Maxi
Triumph 2.5pi Estate
Rover 2.6
Range Rover Vogue
BMW Z3 2.0 garage queen kept for 9 years should never have sold.
Renault Laguna
Mercedes 350 CLK Convertible
Jaguar 3.0 XF. current
BMW Z3 2.8. current
Bikes. Mostly new cos it's a hobby innit?
Honda 50 Bog seat
Honda CB160
Velocette 350 Mac
BSA 650 Lightning
Suzuki T500 2 stroke
Suzuki GS750
Honda CB900
Suzuki GSXR1100
Yamaha TY250 trials
GasGas 250 trials
Buell Lightning 1200. current
Triumph Explorer XC. current
Possibly missed some but it's near enough.
Redcon1
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Wow, some interesting lists! I'll give it a stab. In chronological order of purchase:
1973 Plymouth Duster (3 on the floor!)
1979 Oldsmobile Starfire (see Chevrolet Monza)
1976 VW Rabbit
1979 VW Dasher (Passat) Diesel Wagon
1980 Datsun/Nissan Sentra (badged both ways)
1981 BMW 316
1982 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint Veloce 1.5
1988 Honda Civic Si
1990 Saab 9000S (first car purchased new, delivery in Sweden)
1986 Dodge Omni
1989 Suzuki Swift GTi
1991 Geo Storm GSi (see Isuzu Impulse)
1992 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce (rust bucket)
1997 Subaru Outback Limited
1999.5 VW GTI VR6
2002 Dodge Caravan
2008 Audi A4 Avant S-line Quattro
2013 VW Touareg/V6 FSI (wife's daily driver)
1998 GMC Sonoma
2012 Toyota Tacoma - daily driver
2000 BMW Z3 Roadster ;-)
Motorcycles (road only):
1973 Honda CB360T
1979 Kawasaki KZ-400
1983 Suzuki GS-550E
1985 Honda Interceptor 500
1986 Suzuki GSX-R 1100
1987 Honda VF-R 750
1988 Kawasaki EX500 (converted to track duty)
2001 Kawasaki ZRX-1200 (sold in 2008 and never rode on the street again!)
Might have missed a few..
1973 Plymouth Duster (3 on the floor!)
1979 Oldsmobile Starfire (see Chevrolet Monza)
1976 VW Rabbit
1979 VW Dasher (Passat) Diesel Wagon
1980 Datsun/Nissan Sentra (badged both ways)
1981 BMW 316
1982 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint Veloce 1.5
1988 Honda Civic Si
1990 Saab 9000S (first car purchased new, delivery in Sweden)
1986 Dodge Omni
1989 Suzuki Swift GTi
1991 Geo Storm GSi (see Isuzu Impulse)
1992 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce (rust bucket)
1997 Subaru Outback Limited
1999.5 VW GTI VR6
2002 Dodge Caravan
2008 Audi A4 Avant S-line Quattro
2013 VW Touareg/V6 FSI (wife's daily driver)
1998 GMC Sonoma
2012 Toyota Tacoma - daily driver
2000 BMW Z3 Roadster ;-)
Motorcycles (road only):
1973 Honda CB360T
1979 Kawasaki KZ-400
1983 Suzuki GS-550E
1985 Honda Interceptor 500
1986 Suzuki GSX-R 1100
1987 Honda VF-R 750
1988 Kawasaki EX500 (converted to track duty)
2001 Kawasaki ZRX-1200 (sold in 2008 and never rode on the street again!)
Might have missed a few..
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ford prefect
Austin A40 farina
Austin a60
Vauxhall victor a rust heap
Wolseley 1500
Austin A60 estate
Audi 100
company cars
Hillman avenger X 2
Vauxhall Astra X 2
back to my own
MG midget
Vauxhall cavalier coupe
VW camper
Triumph 1300 rear wheel drive version
Austin Princess 6 pot yuk
Allegro no holds barred this one had the 1750 engine
company cars again
Rover 216
Renault Chamade 16 valve
citroen Xantia
ford Mondeo
Nissan terrano great for the trip to Le Mans that year
Cavalier 2.5
Astra 2.2 sri
back to my own again
Mk2 cavalier
Fiat Marea estate 2.Ltr
rover 600
Mitsubishi Carisma
BMW Z3 1.9 M44 at last
BMW Z3 2.0 six pot
and finally my daily Jaguar S type
don't think I have missed any.
boy have I had some crap over the years
Austin A40 farina
Austin a60
Vauxhall victor a rust heap
Wolseley 1500
Austin A60 estate
Audi 100
company cars
Hillman avenger X 2
Vauxhall Astra X 2
back to my own
MG midget
Vauxhall cavalier coupe
VW camper
Triumph 1300 rear wheel drive version
Austin Princess 6 pot yuk
Allegro no holds barred this one had the 1750 engine
company cars again
Rover 216
Renault Chamade 16 valve
citroen Xantia
ford Mondeo
Nissan terrano great for the trip to Le Mans that year
Cavalier 2.5
Astra 2.2 sri
back to my own again
Mk2 cavalier
Fiat Marea estate 2.Ltr
rover 600
Mitsubishi Carisma
BMW Z3 1.9 M44 at last
BMW Z3 2.0 six pot
and finally my daily Jaguar S type
don't think I have missed any.
boy have I had some crap over the years
My list is much shorter than many here - Must have led a sheltered life.
Ford Escort 1100L Mk1 - Signal Yellow
Mini 1000 - Orange
MG Metro (Written off) - Red (well it would be)
Ford Escort 1600L Mk2 - Red (Written off)
Rover 216 -? (Gail's - Company temporary car)
Rover 216 Vitesse EFI - Red
Fiat Uno - Green
Peugeot 405 1.9 (Gail's company car) (Written off) - White?
Fiat Uno Turbo - Red
Renault Scenic 2.0 - Claret Red
Vauxhall Cavalier 2L GLS - Silver
Vauxhall Astra 1700D (Company car) - White
Peugeot 405 1.9 (Gail's company car) - Silver
Peugeot 405 3.0 V6 - Dark Blue
Citroen Xantia 1.9L Diesel - Red
Audi A4 Avante 2.7 TDi V6 - Dark Blue
Land Rover Freelander TD4 GS (Gail's company car) - Blue (I think)
Jaguar X series Classic 2.0 turbo diesel (Gail's Company Car) - Black
Land Rover Freelander2 2.2 TD4 HSE - Silver
Audi A3 Sportback 2.0L Turbo Diesel (Gail's company car) - Red
BMW 180i Convertible (Gail's) - Black
BMW Z4 E89 20i SDrive Msport (Gail's - Current) - Mineral Grey
BMW Z4 E85 3.0SI Sport Auto (Current) - Montego Blue
Ford KA (Current) - Silver
Land Rover Discovery 4 SD4 HSE (Current) - Siberian Silver
Not entirely sure of the order and there may be more!
Ford Escort 1100L Mk1 - Signal Yellow
Mini 1000 - Orange
MG Metro (Written off) - Red (well it would be)
Ford Escort 1600L Mk2 - Red (Written off)
Rover 216 -? (Gail's - Company temporary car)
Rover 216 Vitesse EFI - Red
Fiat Uno - Green
Peugeot 405 1.9 (Gail's company car) (Written off) - White?
Fiat Uno Turbo - Red
Renault Scenic 2.0 - Claret Red
Vauxhall Cavalier 2L GLS - Silver
Vauxhall Astra 1700D (Company car) - White
Peugeot 405 1.9 (Gail's company car) - Silver
Peugeot 405 3.0 V6 - Dark Blue
Citroen Xantia 1.9L Diesel - Red
Audi A4 Avante 2.7 TDi V6 - Dark Blue
Land Rover Freelander TD4 GS (Gail's company car) - Blue (I think)
Jaguar X series Classic 2.0 turbo diesel (Gail's Company Car) - Black
Land Rover Freelander2 2.2 TD4 HSE - Silver
Audi A3 Sportback 2.0L Turbo Diesel (Gail's company car) - Red
BMW 180i Convertible (Gail's) - Black
BMW Z4 E89 20i SDrive Msport (Gail's - Current) - Mineral Grey
BMW Z4 E85 3.0SI Sport Auto (Current) - Montego Blue
Ford KA (Current) - Silver
Land Rover Discovery 4 SD4 HSE (Current) - Siberian Silver
Not entirely sure of the order and there may be more!
The Peugeot 405 was blue!
The silver Peugeot was a 406.
The Renault Scenic was another of my company cars and came after the
Xantia!!!
Ok here we go. In order best I can remember.
Escort MK2 1100 pop plus in red.
Escort MK1 1300 GT in purple.
Cortina MK4 2.3 Ghia in met red.
Capri 2.1 Pinto S imported from Germany in orange.
Capri 3.0 Ghia in Bronze.
Capri 3.0 S in Red.
Granada 2.8i Ghia X in Met blue.
Granada 2.0 LX in Met blue.
Escort MK3 XR3 in black.
Fiesta MK1 XR2 in Met blue.
Golf GTI Mk1 1800 in Mars red.
Golf MK2 16v GTI campaign edition in Schwartz black.
Austin Metro in red (Jues car)
Fiesta XR2i in white (Jues car)
I'll have to add the rest later! Out of time.
Escort MK2 1100 pop plus in red.
Escort MK1 1300 GT in purple.
Cortina MK4 2.3 Ghia in met red.
Capri 2.1 Pinto S imported from Germany in orange.
Capri 3.0 Ghia in Bronze.
Capri 3.0 S in Red.
Granada 2.8i Ghia X in Met blue.
Granada 2.0 LX in Met blue.
Escort MK3 XR3 in black.
Fiesta MK1 XR2 in Met blue.
Golf GTI Mk1 1800 in Mars red.
Golf MK2 16v GTI campaign edition in Schwartz black.
Austin Metro in red (Jues car)
Fiesta XR2i in white (Jues car)
I'll have to add the rest later! Out of time.
My list is also not as long as some as I have kept two of the cars ie: Vauxhall Vx1800 estate and the Omega CDX for 10 years plus, so here goes.
1949 197cc Excelsior maroon
1955 650cc Triumph T110 in Bonneville 1959 export colours light and mid blue. (120mph)
1955 Vauxhall Velox with Cresta panels black & white.
1964 Vauxhall HA Viva white
1060 Rover 80 black
1964 Humber Hawk black
1967 Humber Imperial black
1967 Vauxhall Viva HB light blue
1973 Vauxhall Victor 1800 white black vinyl roof alloy wheels
1978 Vauxhall VX 1800 estate red (owned for 10/12 years)
1977 Vauxhall Viva HA van light blue (ex gas board) for work
1985 Bedford CF2 beige (for work) (owned for about 15 years)
1984 Vauxhall Carlton 1800 estate gold.
1989 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CDX estate metallic maroon
1991 Vauxhall Senator 3.00 CD 24 valve metallic light blue (went like!!!!!! very fast)
1995 Vauxhall Omega 2.5 CDX estate mid/dark blue (owned about 10 plus years)
2007 Vauxhall Astra 1800 estate silver (current)
2002 Vauxhall Astra Club 1600 diesel estate mid/dark blue (for work)
1964 Triumph TR4 red owned 6/7 years sold 15 months ago which had been rebuilt back in the 1990s to look like a TR4a
1998 BMW Z3 1.9 red roadster (current)
Whats next ? an SUV to replace the Astra estate, which one ? suggestions please and maybe a 2.8 or 3.00 Z3 to re[place the 1.9 but I have got attached to my 1,9 and done some mods, think the 3.00 might use to much fuel ? as I do use it as a second car.
1949 197cc Excelsior maroon
1955 650cc Triumph T110 in Bonneville 1959 export colours light and mid blue. (120mph)
1955 Vauxhall Velox with Cresta panels black & white.
1964 Vauxhall HA Viva white
1060 Rover 80 black
1964 Humber Hawk black
1967 Humber Imperial black
1967 Vauxhall Viva HB light blue
1973 Vauxhall Victor 1800 white black vinyl roof alloy wheels
1978 Vauxhall VX 1800 estate red (owned for 10/12 years)
1977 Vauxhall Viva HA van light blue (ex gas board) for work
1985 Bedford CF2 beige (for work) (owned for about 15 years)
1984 Vauxhall Carlton 1800 estate gold.
1989 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 CDX estate metallic maroon
1991 Vauxhall Senator 3.00 CD 24 valve metallic light blue (went like!!!!!! very fast)
1995 Vauxhall Omega 2.5 CDX estate mid/dark blue (owned about 10 plus years)
2007 Vauxhall Astra 1800 estate silver (current)
2002 Vauxhall Astra Club 1600 diesel estate mid/dark blue (for work)
1964 Triumph TR4 red owned 6/7 years sold 15 months ago which had been rebuilt back in the 1990s to look like a TR4a
1998 BMW Z3 1.9 red roadster (current)
Whats next ? an SUV to replace the Astra estate, which one ? suggestions please and maybe a 2.8 or 3.00 Z3 to re[place the 1.9 but I have got attached to my 1,9 and done some mods, think the 3.00 might use to much fuel ? as I do use it as a second car.
2.8 and 3.0 are remarkably economical Geoff.
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Mine is simple as i had the 318Ti sport for 14 years.
BMW 323 i (1978) Boy that was tail happy and so much fun.
VW 1.3 CL (Co. car and rubbish)
Toyota Celica 2.0 GTE
Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Ltd
BMW 320
BMW 318 Ti (Hatch to get the fishing rods in) Stolen :0( after 14 years Loved that engine.
Bmw 318 Touring (Mistake) but as the Ti had just been stolen
BMW 730 (ebay special bought for £ 500 and 3 years later sold for £ 500) as fuel price went through the roof.
Toyota Celica 2.0 GTE (Another ebay special for £500) Drove it all the way back from Wigan in the ice and snow
2 years later sold for 500.
BMW 120i Sport (Current)
BMW 1.9 M43 (Ebay special bought for £ 1500) as featured on Zroadster Calander 2018 (December) and will be bombing round Silverstone this March.(Current)
As a kid the bikes were.
Yamaha FS1-E Brand new and one of the first ever restrcted bikes
Yamaha DT 175 MX Brand new and the first in the country with a mono rear shock absorber.
Yamaha RD250LC. The first liquid cooled 250 and the first delivered to Suffolk. {Most excellent classic, got me thinking i must get one now and get it back to original)
Suzuki TS 125 (OK it was a run around}
Had Minimum of 2 of these at the same time upto 5
BMW 323 i (1978) Boy that was tail happy and so much fun.
VW 1.3 CL (Co. car and rubbish)
Toyota Celica 2.0 GTE
Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Ltd
BMW 320
BMW 318 Ti (Hatch to get the fishing rods in) Stolen :0( after 14 years Loved that engine.
Bmw 318 Touring (Mistake) but as the Ti had just been stolen
BMW 730 (ebay special bought for £ 500 and 3 years later sold for £ 500) as fuel price went through the roof.
Toyota Celica 2.0 GTE (Another ebay special for £500) Drove it all the way back from Wigan in the ice and snow
2 years later sold for 500.
BMW 120i Sport (Current)
BMW 1.9 M43 (Ebay special bought for £ 1500) as featured on Zroadster Calander 2018 (December) and will be bombing round Silverstone this March.(Current)
As a kid the bikes were.
Yamaha FS1-E Brand new and one of the first ever restrcted bikes
Yamaha DT 175 MX Brand new and the first in the country with a mono rear shock absorber.
Yamaha RD250LC. The first liquid cooled 250 and the first delivered to Suffolk. {Most excellent classic, got me thinking i must get one now and get it back to original)
Suzuki TS 125 (OK it was a run around}
Had Minimum of 2 of these at the same time upto 5
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Some nice cars there Ian, surprised you admitted to the MaxiOK, here goes in date owned order:
Triumph herald convertible (passed driving test in that).
Spitfire 4 (MK1).
MGBGT
Spitfire MK3
Ford Capri (1600GT)
MGB
Austin Healy sprite
Triumph GT6
Reliant scimitar SE5a
Austin maxi
Rover P6 (2ltr)
Rover P6 (3.5ltr)
MG Maestro EFI (2ltr) (bought new on posting to Germany in 1985, did 100K miles in it).
Reliant Scimitar SE6A
Renault Laguna
BMW 320I (E36) and Z3 1.8/later M roadster.
BMW E30 touring (also kept 320i)
BMW M Coupe (still have)
VW Sirocco (new)
MGBGT
BMW 325i touring (new)
BMW E36 323i convertible (still have)
BMW Z3 1.9 (still have).
Think that makes 25 cars, just less than one third being BMWs.
Have 1/43 scale models of 12 of above, 1/18 scale of 6 and 1/87 scale of 4.
An interesting exercise, thanks OP
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You're not alone me too
yes I am getting a regular 16mpg in my 2.8.
I could probably do a lot more if I was to travel 50 miles to work rather than the 1.2 miles I do.
On a run 35 is no problem, but I don't go on runs 97% of the time....
Yes most of the time it’s short runs except when we go on a trip. The 1.9 I find very economical and fast enough for me but it’s the bigger engine models that are going up a bit
Some nice cars there Ian, surprised you admitted to the Maxi
Nothing wrong with a Maxi, I had one as well. Just working on my list at the moment, not a huge list but it does go back to 1965!!!
Me too Pete, and racking my brain trying to remember them all.
Tony.
Tony.