I remember those,

How on earth did you get it to go fast enough to roll it?

I had the MG version with the digital display and the talking computer

I remember in my youth there was an MG Maestro Challenge rally series.

Damn, I wish I had kept a record to this sort of detail for my cars :(

Here goes;

A reg Talbot Samba 18th birthday presant (1988) from mum+dad, sold 1990 back to dad £1000 Deprciation + £1000.

D reg Renault 11 Turbo (1990)-(1992)did 17857 miles, cost per mile 20.8p

H reg Renault 5 Campus (1992)-(1993)did 7923 miles, CPM 30.5p

K reg Renault Clio RL D 1.9 New (1993)-(1997)did 55772 miles, CPM 13.8p

N reg Fiat Cinquecento s (1997)-(1998) did 7883 miles,CPM 18.5p

P reg Nissan Almera 1.6 SLX (1998)-(2002) did 32615 miles, CPM 32.9p

X reg Nissan Primera 2.0 S Auto (2002)-(2004)did 12130 miles, CPM39.3p

04 Reg Skoda Fabia 1.9 Elegance new (2004)-(2005) did 7214 miles, CPM 53.4p

N reg Skoda Felicia 1.3 LX (2004)- (2006) did 2731 miles, CPM 36.2p

05 reg Skoda Octavia 2.0Tdi Ambiente (2005)- (2007) did 17757 miles, CPM 42.3p

51 reg Land Rover Discovery2 TD5 GS Auto 7 seats (2007)- (2008) did 6545 miles, CPM 73.4p

02 reg Skoda Fabia 2.0 Elegance (2006)- Presant.

57 reg Skoda Roomster 3 1.9 TDI (2008)- Presant.

All cost's per mile (cpm) inc serviceing, sundries and depreciation.

Mini 1293cc built by me with mostly Cooper S bits as a stage rally car

Mini 1275GT (unofficial ex works) rally car, very tired when bought, so completely rebuilt / improved (beam axle. Metro vented discs, new belts and seats etc) by me

Not a car, but my Transit LWB service barge with 3ltr V6

BMW 318i E30 (photo taken before it was repainted with the bumpers and mirrors colour coded)

BMW E30 325i Touring, really regret selling this (cant find a photo)

Subaru Legacy Turbo, a big money sponge, so got rid pretty quickly

BMW E30 318is

BMW E30 M3

BMW E36 323i coupe

2001 Skoda Octavia Elegance (110 TDi)

Fiesta 1.3 Ghia X (not strictly mine, but registered in my name for SWMBO)

Current car 2004 Skoda Superb Comfort 130 TDi (see avatar)

Great thread, makes me feel better about the fact that I am about to buy my 5th car... I've not been driving 6 years yet..

Soo, here we go then

Car #1

2002 Fiat Seicento EL Apr 2003 - Feb 2004

(Think this is what they sold in Ireland).

Name - Sylvia

Price - £3,299

Start Mileage - 12,700

End Milage - 27,000

Sold for - £2,400

Bought it in April 2003, passed my driving test in it. Loved this little car, I went everywhere in it Was pretty cheap to run as it did like 40-45 MPG even on petrol, tyres were dinky, so they were cheap to replace.

Bought it with about 12,000 on the clock, sold it privately with 27,000 on the clock 1 about 1 year later when I got the opportunity to inherit Car #2 from a relative who passed away...

Car #2

1998 Nissan Almera GX Feb 2004 - Oct 2004

Name - Dawn

Price - Errr, nothing

Start Mileage - 22,000

End Mileage - 30,000

Sold for - Part ex'ed £1000 for the Octavia

So yeah, inherited this from my Aunt. It was a 1.4 Twin Cam GX, so quite moderately specced. Had 23,000 on the clock because it was never driven. Wish I'd kept it until the death because this car supposedly is one of *the* cheapest to run and maintain.

Trouble was.. I got bored of it after 10K (33K) and because I'd gotten my first job... I decided to trade it in for Car #3...

Car #3

2003 "03" Skoda Octavia Ambiente 2.0 Oct 2004 - Oct 2006

Name - Olivia

Price - £7999

Start Mileage - 13,000

End Mileage - 47,000

Sold for - part ex'ed £4000 for Ibiza

Bought this in October of 2004, had 13,000 on the clock. Pictured here alongside my fathers Skoda Octavia Mk2 Elegance DSG shortly after he bought it. (I have ALWAYS been envious of Dad's Octy with DSG, and this is why Car #5 is going to be one of these for me!! see below )

I did 34000 miles in this car bringing it up to 47000. Sold it because the inlet manifold broke and I wanted to change to diesel as I was then doing something like 27,000 miles a year. It was a brilliant car, and again I regret selling it... Car #4 was a bit of an impulse buy as well (I should have gotten a cheap diesel as opposed to what I did...)

Car #4

2006 "06" Seat Ibiza FR 1.9TDI Oct 2006 - Jan 2009

Name - Imogen

Start Mileage - 9600

End Mileage - 59600 (ish)

Sold for - should get 5200-5500 in part ex for Car #5

So, car #4 was my first proper performance car. It's a diesel, did 55mpg which was great for me due to my mileage.

Bought it as an Ex-Fleet, had 9,000 on the clock and was 6 months old when I got it. It now has 59,000 on the clock, so I've certainly driven it a bit . Excellent car, bags of fun. Only complaint is that it's a bit "cheapy" feeling inside, being a SEAT. Oh, and it's too sodding small really. I do 4-5 LAN parties a year, and generally completely fill the little Ibiza.

Soo, as the economy is now meaning that cars are silly cheap, and I've now moved up a few notches in terms of salary, I've decided to go and buy a car like my dad's Started looking into VRS's but knew it would be a silly purchase.

Car #5 - POTENTIAL

2006 "06" Skoda Octavia II Elegance DSG, 2.0 TDI PD 140 Jan 2009 - ?

Well I've only got a deposit down on this car so far, but pretty sure I will be buying it soon

Looking forward to getting in and testing it, making sure all is well with it

Edited 2 January, 200917 yr by gorebrush

Here goes;

A reg Talbot Samba 18th birthday presant (1988) from mum+dad, sold 1990 back to dad £1000 Deprciation + £1000.

D reg Renault 11 Turbo (1990)-(1992)did 17857 miles, cost per mile 20.8p

H reg Renault 5 Campus (1992)-(1993)did 7923 miles, CPM 30.5p

K reg Renault Clio RL D 1.9 New (1993)-(1997)did 55772 miles, CPM 13.8p

N reg Fiat Cinquecento s (1997)-(1998) did 7883 miles,CPM 18.5p

P reg Nissan Almera 1.6 SLX (1998)-(2002) did 32615 miles, CPM 32.9p

X reg Nissan Primera 2.0 S Auto (2002)-(2004)did 12130 miles, CPM39.3p

04 Reg Skoda Fabia 1.9 Elegance new (2004)-(2005) did 7214 miles, CPM 53.4p

N reg Skoda Felicia 1.3 LX (2004)- (2006) did 2731 miles, CPM 36.2p

05 reg Skoda Octavia 2.0Tdi Ambiente (2005)- (2007) did 17757 miles, CPM 42.3p

51 reg Land Rover Discovery2 TD5 GS Auto 7 seats (2007)- (2008) did 6545 miles, CPM 73.4p

02 reg Skoda Fabia 2.0 Elegance (2006)- Presant.

57 reg Skoda Roomster 3 1.9 TDI (2008)- Presant.

All cost's per mile (cpm) inc serviceing, sundries and depreciation.

Jesus, I bet you're fun at dinner parties

First car was a Nova GSI, the bloke had started to get it ready for rallying but it never got used

Peugeot 106 Quick Silver

Peugeot 306 DT

Vaulx Astra 1.8 SXI

Golf MK4 GT TDI

Golf MK3 Anniversary GTI

Octavia VRS

1. Vaxhall Nova 1.0 Merit 1988

2 Peugeot 309 Style 1.3 1991

3 Peugeot 205 Dturbo 1992 (met a sticky end:()

4 VW polo GT 1991 (Hit a deer:()

5 VW Golf GTI 16V mk2 1988:thumbup:

6 VW Golf 1.9 TD Mk3 1994

5 Renault Clio 1.4 16v Dyn. 2006

6 Fabia VRS 2006 my current car:D

1 1984 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 Swing

2 1985 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 l (15 years old with 19k miles on the clock form new)

3 1997 Ford Mondeo 2.0l Ghia X

4 2000 Honda Accord 2.0l SE Executive

5 2004 Skoda Fabia vRS

6 2007 Skoda Octavia vRS TD (due to collect it next week)

Jesus, I bet you're fun at dinner parties

Thanks

Just something i do, possible because my Dad always kept a record, needed to as he had company cars.

I just find it interesting to see how much money i have spent ( or wasted ) on cars.

Toyota Carolla 1.3 :thumbdwn:

Ford escort 1.8i zetec :confused:

Pug 206GTI

FIAT Punto sporting 1.2 :really:

FIAT STILO Abarth 2.4

Octy TDi vRS

My sad, pathetic list is as follows:

A-Reg 1.0 VW Polo

G-Reg Fiat Uno 1.0 Fire

F-Reg 1.0 VW Polo (With Scirocco Alloys)

T-Reg 1.0 VW Polo (Alloys, Induction Kit & Abt Exhaust)

04 Reg Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Design

F-Reg Mk2 VW Golf Gti 8v

M-Reg Vauxhall Omega 2.0 Auto Estate

L-Reg Audi Coupe 2.0 16v

03 Reg Octy vRS Estate - Current Car

Also Various Work Vehicles

Vauxhall Astravan 1.9D

Nissan Navarra 2.5D

Toyotta Hilux 2.0D

Landrover Defender 110

BMW 318is

I've also worked as a vehicle delivery driver so I've driven pretty much any car ever made in the last 10 years!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I've had a variety of cars over the years. Started off with a 1986 Fiesta 1.0, then on to 2 Pug 106's, 2 Skoda Octavias, then on to this:

Fabia vRS, great car, never should have sold it when I did.

But instead I bought this!

Fabia Sport 1.2 - which was pants :(

So I moved on..

Swift 1.5, really enjoyed this car, and it led the way to ...

Swift Sport I've never had a car with so much fun-factor, awesome, but too many problems. :(

So on to my latest:

Hyundai Coupe SIII 2.0 which I am currently enjoying very much!

Hey, i posted a while back stating that i had owned 2 cars (84" Suzuki SJ410 + 97" Skoda Felicia) but now, im moving on to a 91" BMW 525i (E34)! Bought for £150.

It is a brilliant car, and i just love doing donuts and powerslides (Not on the roads, im still just 15;)) and the funny thing is, is that its more powerful than both my dads cars (Land Rover Discovery 3(Beast) + Subaru Forester), my mums car (Renault Clio) and my big sisters (Citroen ZX):eek:! I know, lots of cars, but now my big bro is learning to drive in a few months, hes getting my Felicia:thumbdwn:

Anyway, heres a photo: