Hi all, Here we go....

My Cars:

1990 Ford Sierra LX

1994 Ford Escort Minstrel

1998 Ford Escort Si

1996 Audi A4 Quattro

1993 Subaru Imprezza STI

1999 Lexus IS200

(kids arrived) 2005 Ford Focus Cmax(current and for sale)

2014 Skoda Rapid Sport (Current)

Comapny Cars

Pug 307

Ford Mondeo

Skoda Octavia

Several Vans

_{before marriage:}

 

 

_{Triumph Herald 12/50}

_{Triumph 1300}

_{Saab V4 96 & V4 95}

_{Ford Capril 1600 GTXLR}

_{Triumph Dolomite 1850}

_{Rover P6 V8}

_{Jaguar E-type S 2 4.2 FHC}

_{another Rover P6 V8}

_{Jensen Interceptor Mark 3 convertible}

 

_{after marriage (sometimes owning two cars at once0}

 

_{Vauxhall VX 4/90}

_{Saab 900 8v Turbo}

_{Saab 9000 LPT}

_{Volvo 245 estate}

_{Suzuki SJ 413 VJX}

_{Land Rover Defender 110 V8}

_{Land Rover Defender 90 2.5 300TDI}

_{Saab 900 16v Turbo}

_{Land Rover Discovery 300TDI}

 

_current:

 

_{Skoda Superb Elegance Estate 2.0 TSI}

_{Nissan 370z 40th Anniversary edition}

_{Suzuki Jimny}

 

_{Dream cars:}

 

_{Classic, Gordon Keeble GK1}

_{Current, Jaguar F-type coupe - just love the look of them.}

_{before marriage:}

 

 

_{Triumph Herald 12/50}

_{Triumph 1300}

_{Saab V4 96 & V4 95}

_{Ford Capril 1600 GTXLR}

_{Triumph Dolomite 1850}

_{Rover P6 V8}

_{Jaguar E-type S 2 4.2 FHC}

_{another Rover P6 V8}

_{Jensen Interceptor Mark 3 convertible}

 

_{after marriage (sometimes owning two cars at once0}

 

_{Vauxhall VX 4/90}

_{Saab 900 8v Turbo}

_{Saab 9000 LPT}

_{Volvo 245 estate}

_{Suzuki SJ 413 VJX}

_{Land Rover Defender 110 V8}

_{Land Rover Defender 90 2.5 300TDI}

_{Saab 900 16v Turbo}

_{Land Rover Discovery 300TDI}

 

_current:

 

_{Skoda Superb Elegance Estate 2.0 TSI}

_{Nissan 370z 40th Anniversary edition}

_{Suzuki Jimny}

 

_{Dream cars:}

 

_{Classic, Gordon Keeble GK1}

_{Current, Jaguar F-type coupe - just love the look of them.}

You must be about my age then with the above list.

Here goes:

 

Morris Minor van 1100 (lasted 3 weeks before I rolled it into a ditch)

Wolseley Hornet (Mini with leather seats and a boot) - ran for 8 years in total, converted by me to 998 Cooper.

Austin Allaggro 1750 Sport (Didn't believe it could be as bad as reputation? It was worse!)

Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000, Daytona yellow

Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000, Diamond White + blue decals

Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000, Modena Green (also ran 8 years alongside company cars. Loved this one!)

Ford Escort Mk3 1.6 (company) - rolled & kebabed onto a fence post.

Vaux Astra series 2 1.6 (company)

Vaux Astra series 2 1.6 (company) different colour.

Rover 214Si (rare 3-door version. K-series engine with no issues)

Citroen Xantia 1.9D (company), loved the trick suspension, when it was working.

Austin Maestro 2.0D (stop gap. Ugh! But cost £0 apart from a set of front disks. Scrapped for £25)

Renault Laguna 2.2D (company) -

Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.9TD (company)

Rover 216 GSi (Honda Concerto clone). 5 years

Renault Grand Scenic 1.9dCi (from new to 140,000 miles)

Rover 220 Gsomething (Nice but unreliable and couldn't cure its oil leaks) - 2 years

BMW 323i SE E36 - from 132,000 to 240,000 miles over 5 years. Only sold due to thirst.

BMW 330d M Sport E46 - currently on 150,000 miles

Skoda Yeti S TDi CR110 - just approaching 100,000 miles

 

Dream car?  Aston Martin V8 or current V12

Ok, here we go

 

My own cars -

Morris Marina

Triumph Dolomite Sprint - unbelievable car to drive - so much traction

Triumph Stag - :love:

Jaguar XJS 5.3 manual - pre HE version - money pit that I nearly forgot about

Rover P6 3500S

Ford Cortina mk5 2.0 Ghia - just got married

Ford Escort mk2 RS2000 Group1

Citroen CX2.5 GTI - needed a tow car - really surprisingly good car that became infectious to drive

Vauxhall Senator 3.0

Vauxhall Cavalier Sri130

Nissan Primera P10 srI - really good car that got wrote off by someone in a traffic queue.

Nissan Primera P11 GT - such a good handling car for it's time

Current car Skoda Octavia Mk1 VRs.

 

Company cars

Citroen AXGT

Citroen BXGTi 16v

Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo - original rear wheel drive one - was modded by Dave Brodie - very quick for it's time

3 Vauxhall Astras

Rover 220 Diesel - hatefull car that was - used to arrive at destination lighter than it left - bits used to fall off on route!

 

Dream car - Audi Quattro 5 cylinder - early S1 would be nice

You must be about my age then with the above list.

My friends used to say that I always fancied older women - the problem is, there's none left now.

My friends used to say that I always fancied older women - the problem is, there's none left now.

Plenty of younger ones though   My old gal hits 50 this year.

I always lusted after an Interceptor,  always wanted tell a girl  ----- "I'll pick you up in my Interceptor"!

Edited 2 May, 201412 yr by Soot1e

Mine, Don't laugh,

 

Morris Marina  1.3 ''Deluxe''

Ford Escort L mk3 1.3

Ford Fiesta XR2 1.6

Nissan Stanza GL 1.6

Nissan Bluebird LS 1.6

Nissan Primera SGX 2.0 Auto

Nissan Primera 2.0 SRI

Skoda Octavia TDI Elegance

 

 

Dream car would have to be Nissan GTR 

Plenty of younger ones though   My old gal hits 50 this year.

I always lusted after an Interceptor,  always wanted tell a girl  ----- "I'll pick you up in my Interceptor"!

The Interceptor was without doubt the most unreliable car I ever had. If it wasn't breakdowns caused by purely bad design faults, e.g. Relays under the soft top which corroded because the drain pipe was too short and made of poor quality rubber causing soft top failure at the most inconvenient moment it was the "donuts" on the drive shafts that destroyed themselves at regular intervals due to the power from the engine it was general engine management faults which were the most annoying. BUT the sound of the 7.2 V8 still made it worthwhile although 8-10 to the gallon was a killer.

And a short list:

1989 - 1998: VW Polo 10 24 cc (use of)

1998 - 2000: ditto but donated by parents. Died at around 106,000 miles.

2005 - 2012: Ford Focus CL 1.4 (wife's) but maintained by....?

2012 onwards: Skoda Octavia PHD 1.9 2009 pfl

2014 onward: Skoda Fabia SE 1.2 for Mrs H.

Done.

Really not sure about a dream car although I love landie 110's.

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Edited 6 May, 201412 yr by MattHunt

2007 - Renault Clio RT 1.4 (J reg)

2007 - Fiat Punto S 1.2 (V reg)

2008 - Nissan Almera S 1.5 (03 reg)

2009 - Ford Fiesta Zetec S (07 reg)

2013 - Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 (10 reg)

 

Dream car: Koenigesegg Agera R

Not that interesting:

 

FIAT Punto 1.2  - (not a bad car, used it to learn it, then sold it to my uncle. Still see it around town sometimes since he sold it)

 

Skoda Fabia 1.4 16v Comfort  - (very unreliable and never fully working. Went well and had some decent spec for a 17 y/o

 

Polo GTI - epicly reliable car. Needed less than £100 in parts over 3 years of hard driving

 

Mazda RX-8 (231) - awesome car. Not much fun on the highways due to lack of torque and never pushing it's handling limits. Lovely place to be though

 

Golf GTTDI PD150 - worst. car. ever. Terrible chassis and suspension, meh interior, shocking build quality, unpleasant engine and soooooo many problems. Sold to WBAC as no-one else would take it and I didn't have the conscience to sell it privately. 

 

BMW 330d - best all rounder I've had. Decent on fuel, fast enough for most things and amazing handling for a family car

 

BMW E30 325i - mostly made of rust. Promises to be awesome once welded back together.

 

Dream car? Not sure. Maybe something like an e28 M5? Something old school and quite powerful. Or a 640d or something for everyday driving.

• Polo Mk II 1.0 Fox (1993)
• Polo Mk II 1.3 CL (1994)
• Escort Mk VI 1.8 TDDi LX (1996)
• Ka 1.3 Zetec (2004)
• Ka 1.3 Endura (1997)
• Punto 1.2 (1999)
• Vectra 1.8 TD Saloon (1999)
• Escort Mk VI 1.8 TDDi (2000)
• Octavia Mk II Combi 1.6 MPI (2011)
• Passat B5 1.9 TD (1997)
• Fabia Mk I Elegance 2.0 MPI (2003)

Some belonged to SWMBO or shared between us. Favourite until we got the Skodas was probably my first Escort - first turbodiesel I owned and was a big step up from the old Polos. Got the second one as a cheap commuter years later and was a bit disappointing. Quite liked my Passat but needed lots of work and glad I replaced it with the Fabia. Worst was probably the Punto (with the infamous power steering, clutch/gearbox eventually borked and scrapped) or the Vectra, which was a total lemon (luckily Skoda dealer took it with only a cursory inspection!).

 

I always wanted a 911 growing up but dream car is a bit more modest now! Have lusted after a VRS (either kind) for quite a while, and once I have a garage I'd like a bit of a project to work on - Land Rover or an early Range Rover, Mini, or a VW bus maybe?