I think I've got the years right for these - passed my test in 1986 and spent 6 months driving Mum's Renault 5 GLX until one night the road decided to go a different direction to the tree line I was following and a deep ditch stopped my attempted high speed entry to the field ahead :(

Since then its been:

1987 - Citroen Dyanne - Vivid 'Kermit' Green - 1978 model - owned for 6 months until MOT time when it disintegrated while they were trying to find any solid metal!

1987 - Skoda Estelle 120LSE - Terracotta/Orange - 1982 model - owned for 14 months until I rolled it. (Ooops).

1989 - Skoda Estelle 120LSE - Beige - 1981 model - immaculate car, bought for next to nothing with dead engine, fitted engine from rolled model above!

1989 - Skoda Estelle 130 Sport - Yellow/Black vinal roof - 1986 model - 4 years of fun and expense - brillant handling, but ate gearboxes at a rate of one every 6 months!

1993 - Opel Manta GT/E - White/Red/Green (Castrol Rally paint scheme) - 1984 model - not as much fun as expected, nor as quick as expected, only kept it 3 months!

1994 - Skoda Rapid 136 Sport - White - 1989 model - really nice car, reluctantly sold to buy...

1995 - Skoda Estelle 130LR (Group B Rally Car) - Works colour scheme - 1986 model - awesome performance and fun, but not very practical, hence it spent a lot of time in the garage while the next 2 cars were everyday transport.

1995 - Skoda Rapid 136 Sport - Orange/Black vinal roof - 1989 model - it ate 3rd gear after 3 months, then started flattening the end of spark plugs as soon as you got above 4000rpm, so it was swapped for...

1997 - Skoda Estelle 120LX - White - 1987 model - fitted with a tuned 136 Sport engine.

1999 - Skoda Favorit 136L - Beige - 1990 model - owned for just 7 days before I sold it on!

1999 - Skoda Felicia Fun Pickup - Yellow - 1999 model - ex demonstrator, had 17 inch alloys and big stereo install.

2001 - Skoda Felicia 1.3 LX - White - 1999 model - 16 inch speedlines, coil overs, arch kit, works lamp pod, looked just like a road going version of the Felicia 'Kit Car' Rally Cars, and went well too with work done to the head, cam, exhaust and induction system.

2003 - Skoda Fabia vRS - Yellow - 2003 (53 plate) model - ex-demonstrator, clocked up 90,000 miles in 3 years, lots of fun!

2007 - Skoda Octavia Sport (140 TDi PD) - Red - 2007 (07 plate) model - first brand new car, owned it for 4 months and 11,000 miles before deciding it was too big for me and I missed the previous Fabia, so did a straight swap at the dealers for...

2007 - Skoda Fabia vRS SE - Blue - 2007 (07 plate) model - ex-demonstrator, clocked up almost another 90,000 miles of fun over 3 years!

2010 - Skoda Yeti CR 170 TDi Elegance - Red - 2010 (10 plate) model - ex-demonstrator - bought in September 2010 with 4,000 miles on the clock, its just passed 12,000 miles today!

My list as follows

1976 Suzuki AP50 - 12 months at full throttle and never an issue

1977 Kawasaki KH250 - 2 stroke with an exhaust note that made the hairs on your neck stand on end

1979 Yamaha RD400 - mental 2 stroke, engine ran in reverse when wet - good party trick but soon got fed up!

1980 Suzuki GS550 - Lazy 4 stroke tourer

1981 Toyota Corolla - Bought cheap with 6000 miles on - Excellent buy - Never an issue

1982 VW Polo (Breadvan) - First new car and a tough little bugger

1984 MG Metro - Fun but very fragile, was on first name terms with all Dealer's Service staff

1985 Renault 5 TSE 1.4 - Refined and comfortable

1987 Renault 5 GTX 1.7- As above but a little more rapid

1988 Renault 5 Campus 1.1 - As above but snail like ( Change in circumstances meant I had to change down)

1980 Renault Clio RT 1.4 - Grown up Renault 5

1983 Citroen ZX 1.4 Avantage (New arrival to family meant more space needed) - Dull and Comfortable but far too fragile - Never Citroen me again

1995 VW Golf MK3 SE1.4 - Built like a brick outhouse compared to all before

1997 VW Golf Mk4 1.4S - Excellent car

2000 VW Golf Mk4 1.4S - As above, but dropped a valve under warranty - lost a little faith in the dealer then due to wrong diagnosis

2002 Renault Scenic 19.DCI Fidji - Growing family needed more space - Cracking bus

2004 Renault Scenic 2 1.5DCI Dynamique - Dull but did everything I expected

2007 Renault Grand Scenic 1.5DCI Dynamique - as above but bigger

2010 Suzuki VX800 (20 yr old classic bought to satisfy a "Mid Lifer")

2010 Yeti Arrived - What a cracker!

I guess it's a boring list to most but compiling this brought back quite a few memories!

Garth

I think I've got the years right for these - passed my test in 1986 and spent 6 months driving Mum's Renault 5 GLX until one night the road decided to go a different direction to the tree line I was following and a deep ditch stopped my attempted high speed entry to the field ahead :(

Skoda

I have never seen so many Skoda's. You certainly have a brand affinity

Mike