May have had a thread similar to this, but what the hell. During lockdown, what else have I got to do. 1) Vauxhall Viva HA (belonged to my girlfriends brother, learnt to drive & passed my test in this in 1978) 2) 1976 model Ford Escort 1100 Popular Plus ( plastic seats & rubber floor) 3) 1974 model Ford Escort 1300E ( brilliant) 4) Audi 80 auto 6) Simca (dreadful) 7) Hillman Imp (2nd car for wife) 8) Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia (Thirsty) 9) Ford Escort Estate ( family luggage room needed -awful) 10) VW Passat ( good family car) 11) VW Golf Gti Mk1 (2nd car) 12) Triumph Stag (2nd car, mistake) 13) Rover V8 P6 (2nd car, mistake) 14) 1991 model Nissan Micra (wife’s car v boring but functional) 15) BMW 518 ( great family car, bit under powered but covered tens of thousands of miles) 16) 2002 model Mercedes E320 CDI Estate (tank) 16) 2004 model Subaru Legacy 2.5 Touring (brilliant) 17) 1995 model Audi A8 2.8 (2nd car - the barge - brilliant) 18) 2008 model Honda Accord 2.4 Sports Tourer ( still have this car, 12 years old, 80K. Brilliant) 19) 2007 model Mazda MX5 ( wife’s car - track day car for me) 20) 2019 model BMW i3 all electric (efficient - bloody quick 0-50) Seeing as many of you have a lot of time on your hands at the mo. Get the grey matter going, delve back in time & let us know your historical to present day list of motor cars owned
I'm an ancient person and was never very flush, so there's some real horrors in my list (I'm forgetful too so they may not be in order (list starts in 1967)! Austin A30 van (rubbish but got stolen anyway) Austin A35 saloon (I never learn) Ford Consul Mk 1 (column change, bench seat in the front nudge nudge) Morris Minor (with Sprite head and twin SUs - nippy) Ford Anglia 105E (basic but reliable) Ford Anglia 1200 (but with Cortina 1500 engine - v. nippy) Austin 1300 Hillman Avenger 1600 Hillman Hunter 1500 Hillman Minx 1725 Vauxhall Chevette (don't ask) Renault TX 3.0 (rusty as f*ck but great engine) Ford Cortina 1.6L Ford Cortina GL 2.0 Estate Ford Cortina Crusader 2.0 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia (great car - stolen) Renault 9 (wife's) Mitsubishi Colt 1600 (excellent) Fiat Uno 60 (v. reliable) Honda Civic 1.5 (excellent) Volvo 460 (zzzzzz) Ford Fiesta 1.6 Ghia (wife's - still got it - great car) Jag S type 3.0 (great until rust killed it) Jag S type 3.0 (later model - great until rust ...- you get the picture, as stated before I never learn) Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4TB (superb car still got it after 2 years and 40k) Stay safe everyone !
This might be a long list: 1950 Buick Super Rivera Hartop 1956 VW Beatle oval window 1954 Ford Crestline V-8 4 door 1953 Plymouth Club Coupe 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible 1960 VW beatle 1965 VW beatle 1963 VW Karman Ghia Convertible 1954 VW beatle oval window sunroof (very modified) 1960 VW Kombi Bus 1965 VW beatle sunroof (came with a new bride attached) 1967 Volvo 122s Amazon wagon 1967 Ford Ranchero 390/335hp pickup 1970 Saab 99 2 door 1967 Dodge A-108 Cargo van 1978 Plymouth Horizon 4 door 1966 Dodge D-200 pickup w/ 8' Six-Pac cabover camper. 1974 Chysler Newport 2-door hardtop 1967 VW beatle 1978 Dodge passenger van 1977 Fiat 124 Spyder 1984 Dodge passenger van 1987 Dodge D-50 (Mitsubishi) pickup 1984 Ford passenger van 1981 Datsun 280zx T-Top Coupe 1969 VW 7 passenger bus 1995 Dodge Dakota 4 cylinder pickup 1977 Dodge Commander 27' Class "A" Motorhome 1987 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS (2.0 liter) 1995 Ford Windstar mini van 2001 Ford Windstar mini van 1984 Mercedes 500 SEL (European version) 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT convertible 3.0 liter V-6 (Still have it) 2005 Nissan Titan Crew Cab (still have it) 2007 Volvo S-80 (Yamaha V-8) w/AWD (still have it) 1962 VW beatle (Project car to restoration...if I live that long) I don't THINK I missed any. Not sure ...J.D.
@Wire-Wheels omg that’s a handful!! In all fairness I’ve lost count being in the motor industry of what I’ve had although it started with a Regal supervan 111 (3) !!
1968 Mk 2 Cortina 1.3L, learned to drive in it, blew up the engine and fitted a 1.6, passed my test in it in 78 Triumph Vitesse, bought with a friend as a project...fecked it up and sold it on to a 'proper' mechanic 1972 Mk 3 Cortina 1.6GXL Mk 3 Capri 1.6S 1985 Capri 2.8i Metro 1.3 van Sierra 2.0 estate Peugeot 305 estate Sierra 2.0 estate (another one) Vauxhall Cavalier sri MG Maestro 1986 Capri 2.8i Special 1990 BMW 320 Touring 1995 BMW 520 Touring 1999 Citroen Xsara estate Volvo V40 estate 2002 BMW 320 saloon 2000 Peugeot Partner 1.9 Van 2002 Renault Kangoo 1.5 Van 2009 Citroen Berlingo 1.6 Van, the only four wheel vehicle I now have and used for work Not sure of all the years so have just put in the years I can remember
My first car was a 1990 Ford fiesta 1.1 litre. Freedom! Second was my most favourite that I've owned, citroen ax GT. Only a 1.4 but made of plastic, so therefore super light and (I believe) had the same drag coefficient as a maclaren F1 (the road car). Was also my last carb'd car, I love carbs over fuel injection, it feels so much more instant/connected! 3rd was a Peugeot 306xsi, amazing handling, quite quick, but a bit bland. Kept the Peugeot but at the same time bought a VW T3 campervan to spend a year living in, travelling around Europe. Windsurfing and mountain biking every day! Actually, that's probably my favourite, life went wrong after that......I got a job, mortgage etc Sold the campervan and Peugeot, bought a VW T4 van. Then a T5 van. Now have a T6. And my Thunderbird sport
Coo. See if I can remember VW Beetle 1303 Austin Mini 850 from 1966 (very rusty) Hillman Hunter 1725 (very very rusty) Vauxhall Viva Land Rover SWB (biggest pile of crap. Worst thing I ever bought) Ford Fiesta mk1, 2 and 3 (had 3 of these. Great little cars. The mk 1 was petrol, the other 2 diesel) Ford Escort GL Rover 216 SE Rover 420D Rover 420i Toyota Yaris Toyota Corolla Citroen C4 coupe Diesel Skoda octavia estate Alfa Romeo Spider Audi A1 BMW 320D BMW 320 petrol estate car BMW X1 Toyota Aygo Fiat Ducato Motorhome and out of all of the above, I loved my Citroen the best, funky, stylish, economical and reliable. Apologies to any of my cars I’ve forgotten about.
Short list for me; 1996 Rover 200 (99-00) 2000 Vauxhall Corsa CDX (00-02) 1986 Daimler S3 4.2 Vanden Plas (00-02) 2002 Seat Leon 1.8 Cupra (02-04) 2001 BMW e39 525 (04-09) 1996 BMW e34 540 Touring (09-16) 2004 BMW e46 325 compact (16-)
Mk3 Cortina brown with vinyl roof 1974 VW Beetle 1300 orange Ford Capri 1.6 MkII yellow 1974 VW Jeans Beetle 1302 orange 1980 Honda Accord grey Vauxhall Astra Belmont SXi red Peugeot 406 1993 blue Vauxhall Astra 1996 blue Mitsubishi Colt GLXi 1.6 16v grey Alfa Romeo 147 1.9 JTD blue Ford Explorer Sporttrak 4.0 V6 Twincab pickup black Volvo V50 R Design black Volvo V70 R Design white Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV blue Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian twincab pickup black
1971 Mk1 Escort van 1300 4 1968 MK2 Cortina 3l V6 1979 XD Fairmount 4.2l 6 1994 VR HSV V8 • 2004 BMW 324i 2.4l 6 • (Mrs) 1974 RX2 Capella 12B Rotary 1996 VS Commodore 3.8l 6 1996 Prado TX 6 Diesel 4x4 • 2017 Highlander 6 petrol • Much use out of all and still own (•) some
All the right cars but not necessarily in the right order. Austin mini van 850. ( 633 DXM ) Sunbeam rapier. Triumph dolomite 1500. Mini cooper s. (228 GOL) Renault 16. Renault 18. Austin maxi 1500. Austin maxi 1750. Ford Cortina mk4 1.6 gl. Ford Sierra 2.0 GL. Triumph dolomite sprint. Golf GTI mk 2 8v x 2. Golf GTI mk 2 16v. Vauxhall astra gte 8v. Vauxhall astra gte 16v. BMW 325i. Ford XR2i. Wife's. Ford escort XR3i cabriolet. Wife's. Saab 9.3 convertible. Wife's. Discovery 2.5 diesel x 2 Range rover vogue 3.9 V8. Jeep grand Cherokee CRD. Audi a3 2.0 TDi. Alfa giulietta 2.0 diesel veloce. Mercedes CLK 220 CDi. Mini cooper convertible. Wife's. BMW x3 2.0 M sport. Alfa Giulietta 1.4 MA speciale.
My cars : 1960's Mini van BPOS 1960's Triumph Spitfire with Vitesse 6 cyl engine. Hillman Imp Sport Sunbeam Holbay Rapier - 2 x 45 dcoe's; 4 speed + overdrive Followed by a number of company cars : Ford Escort 1.3 x 2 For Cortina 1.6 x 3 Then self employed : 1969 Ford Mustang Convertible - black with cream roof, sidewinder exhausts, 2 x 4 branch headers. Back to company cars : Rover 216i vdp Cavalier SRi Saab 900 Rover 825i top of the range Personal: 1987 Porsche 911 3.2 carrera convertible, wide body. (sold at £4000 profit !!) 1989 Land Rover Defender 90 diesel 1989 Land Rover 3 door Discovery Peugeot 205 diesel Citroën ZX 1.9 diesel Mercedes 190e Daihatsu Fourtrack swb Landy Discovery 5 door TDi 200 Series of Discoverys TDI 300 & TD5 Mercedes CLK 270 cdi Jaguar X358 XJ tdvi 2.7 diesel ( bootiful) Probably missed a few ????
An interesting topic ! Many of the youth of today would be scratching their heads about some of the British cars mentioned here ! I guess it shows the average age of the forum members ...!
Yes but on the other hand, all cars look pretty much the same to me these days. Then again, to me, a car is just a way of getting from A to B.
I’ve had a few really great cars in my time but the one I remember most was my Fiat Strada. The 2nd car that I owned. A shocking orange colour but it had a digital clock ! It was the only car I’ve ever owned that got faster as it got older, mainly due to the rapid weight loss regime it went on . Not through performance parts installed by me but due to the rate at which it rusted.....it was truly shocking. Also it was not good at starting in the morning. I had to park it on a hill to bump start it every day . Italian I guess, not the best at getting out of bed in the morning but great at reversing ...! On the plus side I had a lot of sex in it !
Too many to list One year I got through so many cars the tax man wanted me to fill in a return I tended to like the classic ones a few P6s including a 2000 tc couple of v8s and a mk3 zodiac the 2000 tc worth over 10k now if only
