car history

[250vrs]

Ok, yes we have done this before but new members have joined. What is your car history and dream car!!!

I will go first

Ford fiesta 1.1

Ford serria 2.0

Clio 1.4

Clio 172 cup

Clio 182 cup

Megane 225 cup

Megane 250

Octaves vrs estate petrol

S4 advant

Dream car for all round ability, speed and practicality an audi rs6 advant

[JerryT]

Triumph Dolomite 1500 HL (wrote it off)

Renault 5 rust bucket

Ford Capri 2.0 GL

Vauxhall Cavalier 1600

MG BGT

Rover 214 SLi

Ford Escort Ghia

Mondeo

Subaru Imprezza

Peugeot 307 Hdi and a Peugeot 206 SW

Vauxhall Vectra and Corsa

Fabia Mk2 VRS

Now we have a Mk3 Octy VRS oil burner, a Fabia Monte Carlo and tomorrow a Mazda MX-5

Dream car, I am not really sure what I want. I think deep down I'd like a Morgan, really not fussed by out and out performance cars anymore, although perhaps a GTR for its all round ability.

[Girardi]

Shame about the Dolly Jerry! Always loved the look of those.

Me:

'91 Mini Cooper

Mk2 VW Polo Coupe

Pug 309 Goodwood

Hyundai coupe f2 evo + supercharger conversion

Mk1 MX-5

Alfa 156 2.0

Alfa 156 GTA

Ford Puma

Punto HGT

Alfa 147

Octavia vRS mk1

Dream car? Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale. Failing that an Alfa 8C. If we had to restrict it to something achievable then an Evo 6

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Edited 25 April, 2014 by kiscix

[AndersNordh]

Hi, walking down memory lane here ... leaving out cars that I only bought to fix and flip ...

 

- 1971 Saab 99

- 1973 Saab 99

- 1978 Saab 96

- 1973 Saab 96 Rally Car

- 1978 Saab 99

- 1978 Saab 96 Rally Car

- 1967 Ford Mustang HT, 289cui V8

- 1968 Ford Mustang HT, 302cui V8

- 1972 Ford Mustang Sportsroof, 351cui V8

- 1984 Saab 900 CC (worked for Saab until 1991)

- 1999 Ford Focus

- 2001 Ford Mondeo Ghia

- 1998 Volvo V70 Estate

- 2007 Dodge Caliber

- 2014 Skoda Superb Estate

 

Dream car of the day is the Lotus Evora ... :think:

[dbg400]

I seem to remember doing one of these when I joined Briskoda. It's only slightly different now, as I'm on my second Skoda.

 

'72 1.1 Escort Mk I

'76 1.6 Cortina Mk IV

'79 1.3 Escort Mk II

'84 1.1 Escort Mk III

'90 1.6 Orion Mk II

 

Have you spotted a theme there?

 

'03 Octavia 1.9 TDI

'12 Yeti 2.0 TDI

 

That lot covers 30 years of driving - anyone else had as few cars, or been similarly unadventurous?

 

Dream car? If I had the space & money to buy and look after it then an Austin Healey 3000 Mk III in Ice Blue over Ivory. If you're not going to give me the money I'll stick with the Yeti

[Web Ferret]

A few similar threads around

Many thousands spent on cars over he past 25 years

 

Nissan Micra 1.0 -used

Renault Clio 1.2 - New

VW Polo 1.4 - New

Subaru Impreza 2.0 - New

Subaru Forester 2.0 - New

Skoda Octavia 2.0 - New

Skoda Octavia 1.6 - New

[jme808]

Citroen BX

Citroen CX

Datsun Bluebird

Astra mk3 Estate

Renault something - a 4?

Fiat Panda

Transit

Saab 900

Saab 9000 Turbo

Saab 900 Turbo

Mercedes 180e

Fiat Panda

Hyundai Lantra

Ford Mondeo

Peugeot 205 (running on cooking oil)

BMW 518

Astra MK4 hatch

Ford Ka

Astra Mk 4 Estate

Skoda Fabia

 

I'm sure I've forgotten a few - used to work for a car auction so would get the ones due for scrap with a few months MOT for next ot nothing...   had a few years off driving cars and went through 7 motorbikes in the middle somewhere.

 

Dream car... I'm pretty happy with the Fabia.  Maybe a mint Saab 900 8v Turbo - I loved the saabs that I drove.

[gallego1968]

Here goes

1978 Mk2 Escort 1.3L

1978 Mk2 Escort RS2000

1984 Mk1 Astra GTE

1968 Lotus 7

1990 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9

1993 Renault Clio RSI 1.8

1996 VW Polo 1.4 CL

2002 Skoda Fabia 16v

2010 Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI

[sigarland1987]

Had quite a varied selection in the time have been driving:

 

1990 1.0 Fiat Uno (Amazing Car)

1997 1.4 Vauxhall Corsa

2000 1.4 Pug 206

2001 2.0 Shogun Pinin

2003 1.6 Xsara

2006 1.8 TDCI Focus estate

2007 2.2 DCI X Trail

1995 4.0 Dodge Ram Day-van

2002 Octavia mk1 VRS 

2006 Octavia mk2 VRS 

 

Dream car well a Dodge Viper GTS or failing that a Merc E class AMG Estate

[mdon]

My cars:

1991 Skoda favourit 1.3

1992 Skoda favourit 1.3 - rolled on to its roof

1995 Ford Escort 1.6 zetec

1998 Skoda Octavia 1.8 20v

2001 Nissan Primera 1.8

2002 Renault Laguna 1.8

2002 Hyundai elantra 2.0 diesel wrapped around a gate post

2002 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi

2004 Hyundai Elantra 2.0 diesel

2000 Citroen Xantia 2.0 HDi

2003 Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDi

2008 Renault Laguna estate 1.5 DCi

2009 Mazda 6 Estate 2.2d

That my history from 2000 to present day, I've also had a fiat grande punto but it was really the wife's as I traded mine in for it for her to learn in.

Some were good, some were not so good, all of them were pretty reliable. When I rolled the favorit back in 2001 the bobbie said 'how did you manage to get that thing fast enough to roll!'

Edited 26 April, 2014 by mdon

[Bcc212]

2005 - Ford Fiesta Si - 1.6

2005 - Ford Fiesta Si - 1.6

2006 - Ford Fiesta RS turbo - 1.6 turbo

2006 - Ford Escort Si - 1.6

2006 - Peugeot 106 1.3 diesel plopper

2008 - VW Lupo - 1.0

2009 - Honda Civic - 1.4

2011 - Peugeot 207 GT - 1.6 turbo

2013 - Skoda Octava vRS - 2.0 turbo diesel

Lot of cars in a short period of time!

[Aspman]

1989 Vx Astra mk2 1.3

1997 Vx Astra mk3 1.6 16v

2001 Ford Focus Mk1 1.9td (90hp)

2003 Renault Clio 1.5dCi (100hp) actually a 2004 model registered on 31/12/2003 which was a PITA every insurance renewal

2007 Skoda Octavia VRS

[mdon]

2005 - Ford Fiesta Si - 1.6

2005 - Ford Fiesta Si - 1.6

2006 - Ford Fiesta RS turbo - 1.6 turbo

2006 - Ford Escort Si - 1.6

2006 - Peugeot 106 1.3 diesel plopper

2008 - VW Lupo - 1.0

2009 - Honda Civic - 1.4

2011 - Peugeot 207 GT - 1.6 turbo

2013 - Skoda Octava vRS - 2.0 turbo diesel

Lot of cars in a short period of time!

2006 ford escort? They stopped making them in 2000. Or does that refer to the year you bought them, not the age?

[Bcc212]

Sorry yeah, these were when I bought the cars!

[MudPuppy]

Short list:

1998 - Rover Metro 1.1C

2004 - Clio 1.2 Authentique

2008 - Fabia vRS

2013 - Focus 1.6 Zetec

Dream car - Triumph Stag

[Outofthi5world]

-2001 Peugeot 206 1.4 Auto

-2011 Skoda Fabia 1.2 Manual

 

1 year and 3 months of motoring there, not much of a list but a step up.

[ruffday]

Way too many to list on here as well over 150 but in the last few years.

 

My own Cars.

Land Rover Discovery 2,5 TDi

Land Rover Discovery 2.5 TDi

Passat 1.9 TDi

Passat VR5

Jaguar 3.2 XJ8

Mercedes C200

Land Rover Discovery 3.5EFi

Volvo V70 T5

Volvo C70 T5

Jeep Chrokee 2.5TD

Land Rover Discover 2.5 TDi

Shogun LWB 3.2TD

 

Current Skoda 1.8T 4x4 Estate.

 

Bikes.

Kawasaki ZRX1100C3

GSX1100EFE

Yamaha FZR1000

Suzuki GSXR750WN

Suzuki Bandit 600 with GSXR750 motor.

ZRX1100C4

 

Company Cars. (last 12 years)

Honda Civic 1.4

Skoda Octavia 1.9TDi 90

Skoda Octavia 1.9TDi 130

Skoda 1.9TDi 105

BMW 118d

Skoda Octavia 1.8TSi

 

Current Skoda Superb 1.6 SE Greenline.

Edited 26 April, 2014 by ruffday

[250vrs]

Top list of cars,I bet they brought back some memories good and bad!!

Be interesting to hear how diesel cars have changed and how different they are looked at nowadays compared to years ago..

[tweenster]

Starting from the first they are as follows:

VW Polo in pale blue - 895cc! Well we all had to start somewhere!
VW Scirocco Mk 1 GTI in white - 1600cc 110bhp modified with Sachs sports suspension, ATS Cup wheels (my all time favourite wheel design), Janspeed manifold and system.  A fantastic little car; really light (certainly by modern standards) and handled brilliantly.
VW Golf Mk 2 GTI 16v in Atlas Grey. An all time classic.
Mazda MX-5 Mk 1 in red. We moved to Cyprus so we just had to have a new MX-5. Another all time classic car.
Mitsubishi Galant GLSi in white. Super smooth engine and all the toys, but harsh ride, uncomfortable seats and small boot did not make it the family car we needed now that children had arrived.
Ford Mondeo Mk 1 1800 GLX Estate in green. The original Mondeo and a quite brilliant car. We kept it for 9 years and it never let us down and was always a pleasure to drive.
Vauxhall Zafira Mk 1 1600. We nicknamed this 'The ****box'; neither Mrs T nor I liked it and it was neither fast nor economical. It did have 7 seats which suited us as we had 3 children who seemed incapable of sitting on the same row without fighting.
Vauxhall Astra 1400cc. I bought this for £395 to commute to work. It was 12 years old when I bought it; I used it for 2 years and it returned almost 50mpg and I sold it for £250. It wasn't a great car but it was bangernomics at its best.
Ford Focus Mk 1 1800 Ghia. I bought this to replace the Astra but we only kept it for 3 months as it was not big enough, so I traded it in for a
Ford Focus Mk 1 2-litre Ghia Estate in Met Green with heated leather, cruise control etc. Another car I kept for a long time and over the years it was modified with Bluefin, Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks, ST200 alloys, ST170 front brakes, ST170 headlights, ST170 airbox and snorkel, custom made stainless steel cat back exhaust and upgraded Sony head unit with ipod connection.
Meanwhile, the Zafira had been traded in for a Ford Ka Zetec Climate in Apple Green. This now has Eibach springs, SportKa front brakes, Ka embossed leather seats, upgraded head unit and an awful lot of sound insulation.
In Dec 13 the Focus suffered a catastrophic rear wheel bearing failure on the M62. I decided to sell rather than repair and the buyer has broken it for parts. I replaced it with a Mk 4 Mondeo Titanium X with 2-litre Ecoboost engine and Powershift gearbox. Mrs T liked the automatic gearbox so much she decided that she wanted a new car as well, so she now drives a Skoda Fabia vRS - 1.4 litres of supercharged and turbocharged madness!
We still have the Ka that our son is using to learn to drive but once he passes his test he can either buy it from us or it will be sold.

 

Dream car is slightly off the wall as it is not the best of its genre, but I've always had a soft spot for the manufacturer since I first saw the Bora as a young lad: Maserati Granturismo.

[tweenster]

Way too many to list on here as well over 150 but in the last few years.

 

Are you a dealer? Or do you just get bored really, really easily? Or are you, like, 300 years old?

[ruffday]

Are you a dealer? Or do you just get bored really, really easily? Or are you, like, 300 years old?

I get bored very easily. But I am 44 and got my bike licence in 1987 and car licence in 1988.

I have had a company car for the last 12 years but in that time I have had around 30 cars of my own and about 8 bikes as well.

I have only had my Octavia estate a few months and I keep looking at other cars already.

The longest I have kept a car of my own was 3 years and that was a Mk2 flat front RS2000 but I had other cars at the same time.

I think the most I have had at the same time was 4.

[DGW]

Regurgitated from 2003 and updated.

1954 - Morris Minor (Handed down from my parents)

1953 - Mercedes 220 (One of only 6 RHD imported. Owned by Jack Barclay - the RR Dealer. Possible rad leak so it had to go. It is still registered with the DVLA)

1958 - Jaguar 3.4 Mk 1 (Lethal in a straight line above 100mph on Michelin X tyres, and an absolute rust bucket. And the tea chest backing (literally) to the wood veneer used by Jaguar was an eye opener)

1952 - Mercedes 300 (2½ tons of Teutonic luxury including side curtains)

1963 - Morris 1100 (Owned briefly in Malta. A dog of a car)

1966 - Fiat 600D (new) (An aberration which the RAF expunged by posting me back to the UK)

1965 - Lotus Elan S2 (Not as fast as Lotus claimed - but they removed the rev limiter on the road test car (and have done the same since). Very exciting when it aquaplaned!)

1966 - VW1300 (A snake exhaust upped the top speed from 75 to 85mph, and camber compensators allowed me to drive around corners)

1969 - VW411 (new) (VW's Edsel. Another aberration, bought on the basis of a VW brochure saying how advanced the car was going to be)

1971 - Renault 16TL (The most comfortable seats of any car I have been in)

1973 - VW Passat TS Auto (Sporty. Changed gear at 6700rpm when kickdown used. Used to give MGBs a run for their money)

1975 - Audi 100GL Campaign Auto (Spacious and well-appointed but persistent misfiring problems)

1978 - Peugeot 504GL Estate (new) (A bit agricultural, especially under the bonnet)

1980 - Audi 100CD5E Auto (new) (Nice to drive, but problems with leaking power steering, crankshaft oil seal, torque converter and rust. Depreciated by 75% in 4 years)

1984 - Peugeot 505GR Family Estate (new) (Impressive carrying and towing capacity, ie 8 people and a 1450kg caravan)

1989 - Metro City (The rustiest car I have owned)

1989 - Peugeots 205 1.9GTi (Noisy beyond belief and very unreliable. One of my sons' cars in which I had a 1/3 financial interest and drove!)

1992 - Nissan 200SX. (Tuned to 300+bhp. In beautiful condition and fun to drive. Also one of my sons' cars in which I had a 2/3 financial interest and drove!)

1993 - Vauxhall Senator 3.0 CDi 24V Auto (Impressive in most respects and very under-rated. My favourite. Major rust sent it on its way)

1997 - Skoda Felicia 1.6 GLX (Reliable etc but dreadfully heavy steering when parking)

2002 - Skoda Octavia 1.8T 4X4 Estate (A Jabba custom remap and a 1.4MPI badge on the back turned this into a 'sleeper')

2007 - Skoda Fabia vRS. (The torque is addictive but it is not a sporty hatch when cornering)

2010 - Skoda Octavia II 1.8TSI 4X4 Estate (A worthy and refined successor to my Mk 1 4X4)

Dream car: The original Mercedes 300SL Gullwing.

[Claireysmurf]

I just looked to see if the spreadsheet that I did of cars owned still exists but I can't find it. I have stalled at 74 but I think 90-100. My mind is going

[Mikek3111]

Oh god here goes.

Mk2 fiesta XR2

escort XR3

Mk4 golf GTI

Mk1 mondeo

Nissan cherry turbo

Nissan 300zx

Mk2 mondeo st24

Corolla GTI-16

Mk4 astra estate

Mk2 Skoda Octavia pre F/L 1.6 fsi

[mccarf]

Bit of a boring list compared to the ones above

Corsa B 1.0 - SO SLOWWWWWW, but first car so I enjoyed

Fiesta mk5 1.3 - Tiny bit faster, much more fun to chuck into corners!

Focus mk1 1.6 - Yay I can overtake things now!

Octavia vRS mk2 - Such a nice cruiser