This covers 31 years :eek:

Morris 1000

Austin Cambridge Auto

morris 1300

Ford Corsair

Austin J4 van

Austin A40

Ford escort Est 1300 mk11

Ford escort mk3 1300

Vauxhall Astra 1300 mk1

Vauxhall Astra 1300 mk2 white

Vauxhall Astra 1300 mk2 Red

Vauxhall Astra 1300 mk2 White

Peugeot 206 diesel (awful car)

Peogeot 306 est

Skoda Octavia 1.9 sdi classic estate

Skoda Octavia 1.9tdi pd elegance hatch

This covers 31 years :eek:

Morris 1000

Austin Cambridge Auto

morris 1300

Ford Corsair

Austin J4 van

Austin A40

Ford escort Est 1300 mk11

Ford escort mk3 1300

Vauxhall Astra 1300 mk1

Vauxhall Astra 1300 mk2 white

Vauxhall Astra 1300 mk2 Red

Vauxhall Astra 1300 mk2 White

Peugeot 206 diesel (awful car)

Peogeot 306 est

Skoda Octavia 1.9 sdi classic estate

Skoda Octavia 1.9tdi pd elegance hatch

It took you that many astras to realise your mistake???

OK.....

1976 R Toyota Celica 2000st Liftback (Red)

1990 G Renault 19 GTS (Red)

1991 H Rover 416SLi (White over Grey - nice!!)

1993 K Mazda 323f GLX (Met Blue)

1993 L Toyota MR2 GTS (Yellow)

1996 P Golf 2.0 GTI (8v) (Black)

1998 S Ford Mondeo 2.5Si (Met Green)

1996 P Golf VR6 High Line (Black)

1999 V Honda Integra Type R (black)

2001 Y Audi S3 (Red)

2002 51 BMW 325i Coupe (Black)

And finally -

2005 54 Skoda Octavia vRS (Yellow)

It took you that many astras to realise your mistake???

They were all company cars

The cars were fine but the dealers needed shooting!! all the astras covered over 180,000 each in less than 3 years and only the last one broke down (2 clutches 2 heads 1 gearbox 2 wheel bearings) frequently :thumbdwn:

Worst one was the 206 that just tried every day to kill me...it used to leap a foot sideways if pushed around corners :eek:

Citroen Dyane (aka The Beast - handpainted black)

Citroen 2CV (burst into flames driving down M66)

Renault 5 - 5dr (written off)

Renault 5 - 3dr (sold)

Suzuki Jeep 413 LWB (sold)

Mondeo Estate (company car)

Toyota Picnic (company car - saw sense and changed jobs)

Volvo V40 (temporary with new job)

Alfa 156 Sportwagon (current company car)

.... and due end May

Octy vRS Estate (getting more and more excited)

Am I imagining things again, or did we do this exact exercise a couple of months ago? Or maybe I need to go lie down again

Steve

Citroen Dyane (aka The Beast - handpainted black)

Citroen 2CV (burst into flames driving down M66)

Renault 5 - 5dr (written off)

Renault 5 - 3dr (sold)

Suzuki Jeep 413 LWB (sold)

Mondeo Estate (company car)

Toyota Picnic (company car - saw sense and changed jobs)

Volvo V40 (temporary with new job)

Alfa 156 Sportwagon (current company car)

.... and due end May

Octy vRS Estate (getting more and more excited)

Fiat 127 1050c W

Fiesta 1.1 Popplus C

Escort 1.3 Popular F

Cavalier 1.8L J

Mondeo 1.8GLX Estate M

Sereena 2.3GLX (Don't ask 3 kids Wife wanted it... Stamped feet threat of withdrawl of rights!!!!!

Avensis 1.6 old shape (Company car) V

Zafira 1.6 (Company car) 02

Galaxy 1.9tdi R (Wife sees sense)

And awaiting Octy 2.0fsi elegance A.S.A.P

Vauxhall Nova 1.0 G

Vauxhall Nova 1.2 F 5door

Ford Escort 1.4 F

Rover Metro 1.1 N

Ford Fester mk3 1.1 N

Vauxhall Astra mk3 1.4 J

Skoda Felicia 1.3lxi+ P

Seat Ibiza 1.2 GL

MG Maestro 1600

MG Maestro 2.0 EFI

Mk1 Golf Gti 1.9

Escort RS Turbo series 1

Mk1 Golf Gti 1.9

Peugeot 306 (SWMBO)

Proton Satria GTi

Skoda Octavia 1 Eleg 110

Fiat Cinquecento (SWMBO)

Skoda Octavia 2 Eleg 140

Citroen Xantia (hugely practical but massively unreliable)...

Renault Megane Coupe (yellow, good-looking, but rubbish for transporting anything other than 2 people)...

Skoda Fabia vRS

Ford Escort Mk1

Ford Cortina 2.0 Ghia

TR7

Fiesta 950 ahem..

Fiat Uno 60s

Fiat Uno Turbo

XR3i x2

Vauxhall Astra GTE 2.0

Renault 5 Turbo

MG Maestro 2.0 EFI

Ford Escort RS2000 Mk5

Octavia VRS

Not to mention about 10 bikes and 2 jet ski's! Wish i could have all the money back!!

Vauxhall Astra RI

I am only gonna list a few cars, as some or quite embarrasing.....

Rover Metro GTI mpi - cam'd, chip, zorst and filter. Bought from the Skoda dealer i worked at as a trade in. Very quick until it blew up lol.

306 d-turbo - Nice economical car. Recomended as a 1st / 2nd car.

BMW E30 325. Loved this car, bought it as a stock 4 door. Added a bilstein and eibach - 60/40 set up and some 15" Sport wheels. A few other little tweaks and she looked gorgeos. Sold it for more money than i bought it for. Would love another.

BMW E30 M3. What can i say, a gorgeous car indeed. Looked, sounded and went very well indeed. Had it over last summer, sold it for what i paid for it. One of those cars to have before you die i think !!!

Volvo 850 T5. Money pit. Not really the car, it was just my modifying addiction. The car was bought as a brisk family estate, but some thousands of pounds later it had replacement wheels, suspension, brakes, ECU and various other bolt on items, to make a 300+ bhp monster. I miss this car cause it had a lot of

It has been done before, here

..but here's my list, for completeness:

Starting with the bikes:

1970 Honda PC50

1974 Yamaha FS1-E

1969 BSA Starfire 250

1962 Triumph 5TA

1972 Triumph TR6 Tiger 650

1972 Suzuki TS125

1976 Suzuki GT250

Cars:

1967 Vauxhall Viva HB 1159

1974 Vauxhall Viva HC SL 1256

1979 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L

Now the company cars......

1984 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L

1984 Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia (XR3i without the medallion!)

1984 Ford Sierra 1.8L

1987 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8GLi

1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 20iL

1989 Peugot 405 1.6GL

1992 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6l

1994 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8L

1995 Ford Mondeo 2.0LX

1996 Ford Mondeo 20i GhiaX

1998 Mitsubishi Galant 2.5V6

2001 Skoda Octavia Vrs

2001 Skoda Octavia 1.8T Lauren and Klement estate

...Back to my own cars...

2000 Vauxhall Omega 2.5V6 CDX

2004 Vauxhall Signum 3.0 CDTi Elite

I'm quite old, as you may have guessed!

Phil

I used to lust after the orion ghia 1.6i

Talbot Horizon 1.3GL

VW Beetle 1300 1973 - loved it until the first rigth suspension decided to crumble

VW Beetle 1200 1971

Skoda Estelle 120L

Mini - with full length Webasto sunroof

Mini Clubman estate

Skoda Estelle 105S

Skoda Favorit 1.3 Forum

Citroen AX diesel

Rover Metro GTI - great fun had the suspension movement of a Go Kart

Peugeot 306 DTurbo 2.0HDI - my first and only brand new car, unfortunately it was a company car

Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Merit - I know the shame, on 4 gears and no rear wash wipe

Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec

Skoda Octavia vRS - current

Ive had

Fiat Uno 45 S

Fiat Punto Sporting (GT look alike K&N 57 kit)

Corsa 1.7 DTi SXI

Seat Ibiza 130 TDI Sport

Seat Leon Cupra 150 TDI

Seat Ibiza Cupra 160 PD (car rejected after 5 months)

Seat Leon FR 150 TDI (leather)

Fabia VRS

Citroen AX

Citroen Saxo VTS

Skoda Octavia vRS

Vauxhall Cavelier 1.6 LSI Auto (old Y Reg)

Toyota Carina II 1.6 Auto (D reg) Seats like a sofa

Hyundai Accent 1.5 GLSI Auto (P reg) Now my girlfriends 8-)

New Skoda Fabia Vrs Black Magic. Nice

First car a Triumph Vitesse 6

Latest car Octy vRS.

Lots in between - you're talking about 30 years of driving :eek:

My first car, bought two months ago:

a X Reg, Skoda Fabia 1.4 16v Comfort

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What will be my second in 2/3 year time?

Rover SD1 2300

Renault 5 gordini (non turbo)

Rover 216 gti coupe

volvo 440 GLS

Ford mondeo 1.8

Fiat 127

Ford fiesta 1.4 zetec (new shape)

Citreon C3

Citreon C2 VTR

Skoda fabia VRS

Skoda octavia VRS

Skoda Octavia MK2 2.0 TDI Elegance

Skoda Octavia MK2 2.0 TDI Sport

Thats a lot of money wasted on cars over the years (lots of them crap).

There have been many more I cant think of at the mo, but needless to say the skoda's have been the best

I would hate to buy another brand, but i have been thinking about the leon cupra R, will wait and see what the new octy RS is like first.

x reg 1.1 Fiesta pop plus (full boy racer spec)

b reg Honda Civic 1.5S triple valve

e reg Honda CRX 1.6 16v (sublime)

g reg (first second hand car :eek: ) 8v Integrale (John Whaley RHD)

L reg (near new)Nissan Primera eGT 5dr Mk1 series2

p reg Subaru Impreza turbo 5dr

v reg Subaru Impreza turbo 5dr (personal import)

? reg Rover 214 GSi briefly while waiting for Pug

02 reg Peugeot 307Dturbo110 5dr (personal Import)

54 reg (near new 15 miles) 140pd Octavia Ambient

been very choosey and lucky to have some great cars, apart from Second Subaru which spat out gearbox once out of 1 year warranty, and 307 which was dire for reliability

Y reg golf 1300 cl (written off in bad crash - not my fault !!)

H reg ford orion 1600 ghia (1986 manu - 1 off ford paint scheme, seagrass green)

H reg cavalier SRI (colleague still has it, sold it to him 7 year ago)

K reg accord 2.0 LS (reliable !!

Austin Allegro (orange, had been imported from Belgium and converted from LHD to RHD, death-trap)

Skoda S110L (orange again - hugely prone to spinning as tail-heavy) - ate engines

Morris Ital

Renault 5 (original shape)

Renault 5 (newer shape) - then passed on to her indoors

Renault 19 RSI TD

VW Golf TDI (company car)

Citroen Xantia TD SX

Vauxhall Vectra (company car - urgh!) - driven into by drunk lorry driver in hit and run when 5 weeks old but unfortunately survived

Skoda Favorit - for her indoors - written off by pensioner (female) on A40 near Goodrich

Renault Laguna (old shape)

Citroen AX 1.5D - for her indoors

... (and her indoors had a Yamaha Passola moped - urgh - and then an MZ Simson 50cc motorbike style moped - nice! - before she passed her car test).

We still have the Laguna and the AX but the AX should be replaced by the (almost definitely black) Fabia vRS sometime this year. Then her indoors can have the Laguna.

A reg Polo 1.3 coupe

Y reg Mk1 Fiesta XR2 ( little go-cart!)

Y reg Mk1 Golf GTI (restoration project)

D reg Escort RS Turbo (ah to be 20 again!)

F reg Citroen BX 1.6RS (dont ask)

D reg peugoet 205 1.9D

S reg Rover 200 2.0TDI

Skoda Octavia Elegance 1.8T

Overall loved each of my first 4 cars for different reasons but will definately be sticking with VW group from now on, the Skoda has been the most reliable and the best balance between practicality and fun!