What cars have you owned?

[johnjohnhealy]

Thought i'd do a little list of the cars i've been lucky enough (mostly) to own,

What cars have you guys had? mine are in no particular order -

AlfaSud 1.5 Ti Green Cloverleaf (awesome 1st car)

Ford Fiesta 1.1 Popular (served its purpose)

Opel Manta GTE (good RWD fun)

Renault 5 GT Turbo (poo)

Renault 18 Turbo (2 paving slabs in boot to stop it spinning!!)

Fiat Uno Turbo ie (dog sh*te)

Pug 205 GTi 1.9 (nice but fragile)

Renault 19 16v (equally poo as R5)

Lancia Delta 1.3ie (couldn't afford integrale at time)

Lancia Delta Integrale Evo (woo hoo, could afford one)

Lancia Thema 8.32 (V.rare ferrari engined beast)

Alfa 164 Super V6 (nice Luxo barge but dodgy elecs)

VW golf GTi MK2 big bumper (good fun)

Alfa GTV6 (best sounding car ever)

Alfa 75 V6 (see above)

Ford Sierra Saphire Cossie (quick but that was about it)

Vauxhall Astra GTE mk1 & mk2 (dont like corners)

Vauxhall cavalier SRi (not bad really)

Mercedes E180 (sooo basic)

Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC (new shape, amazing engine)

Toyota MR2 Turbo T-bar & Hard top (really liked em)

Nissan Sunny (Pulsar) GTiR (proper UK one, rubbish handling)

Nissan Skyline R32 (mental but cost a fortune to run)

Porsche 944 S2 cabriolet (bullet proof)

Pug 406 GLX 1.9TDi

Skoda Superb 130pd (amazingly the most unreliable car i've owned!)

Thats all that springs to mind immediately, there are undoubtedly more though

[devonutopia]

Fabia Mark1.... destroyed that.

On Fabia Mark II... hopefully won't destroy that.

and that's it. (uni etc delayed me getting my own first true car)

Oh, forgot about the White octy I had for 2 months, and the blue fabia SDI I owned for about 12 hours... lovely story that.

[ScoobyChris]

In no particular order....

- Lightly modded Scooby turbo

- Corsa 1.2 Vegas (cheap and economical )

- Heavily modded Disco 300 TDI

- Lightly modded Skoda Fabia Elegance

- Lightly modded Ford Mondeo Ghia X

Also had the pleasure to drive various Nissan Micra's and a Hi-Torq Astra

Chris

[Auric Goldfinger]

Skoda Felicia 1.3 pacific

Octavia hatch back 1.4 16v

Octavia Vrs

Volvo S80 2.4 auto (170bhp) :thumbdwn:

Octavia L&Kestate

Furbie Vrs

And the wife..Felicia 1.3......Fabia 1.4 16V.......Fabia silverline 1.2 Estate (with vRS wheels)

[kenny]

Golf GTi mk2 8v - modded, fantastic car, wish i still owned it :( see my avatar

Octy vRS - modded, again great car!

Current car

Audi A4 S-Line quattro - standard :eek: (see my sig)

[mannyo]

Austin Mini 1000

Austin Metro City 1.0

Vauxhall Astra 1.2 Merit

Vauxhall Astra 1.4 Celebrity 88

BMW 320i

Rover 216 VDP

Ford Granada 2.8i

Jaguar XJ6 2.9 LHD

Citroen XM 2.0 SEi

Ford Escort XR3i Cabrio

BMW 520i

BMW 320i SE

Mercedes C180 Classic Auto

Skoda Octavia vRS and Ford Mondeo 2.0i Ghia

Currently

Porsche Boxster 3.2S and Ford Mondeo 2.0i GhiaX Auto.

[Moose]

G Vauxhall Astra (1.3 on logbook, 1.4 under bonnet) - more rust than metal

G Nissan Sunny ZX Coupe (1.8 DOHC 16v, quick and then my nan turbo'd it, so mental) - blew cylinder head

51 Smart & Pulse (Cool car by a mile) - got smashed

K Rover 216 SLi (Cardboard seats) - was falling apart

C Ford Fiesta XR2 (Quick but wanted quicker) - ran engine with no oil

G Renault 5 (1.2 nippy bugger) - sold on with smashed windscreen

03 Renault Clio (oh dear) - wish i'd smashed it

51 Skoda Fabia (refined tractor) - dunno how this one will die

Hmm, I'm a bit of a car killer

[Puddenchucker]

Renault 18TS - Indestructable engine, bio-degradable body.

Vauxhall Cavalier (Mk2) 1.6L - Very reliable, very dull.

Toyota MR2 GT - Possibly the best car I've ever owned. Just needed more power.

Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo - Fantastic car, and very well built & reliable.

Honda S2000GT - Awsome engine, but overall just a bit of a disappointment.

Vauxhall Cavalier (Mk3) 1.8LS Auto as runabout to keep the S2000 off the road in winter.

Currently:

Skoda Octavia 2.0 Elegance Auto - Can't fault it

Nissan 350Z GT - did someone say oversteer?

[Dr Zoidberg]

D reg Fiat Panda 1.0

N reg Citroen AX 1.0

W reg Ford Ka 1.3

03 reg Octy 1.9 tdi

Bit of a change from my usual motoring there.

[bengie]

in order of buying:-

1988 Mk2 fiesta popular plus - actually really enjoyed this car

1989 metro GTa - the 'MG' style not the new shape

2000 1.0 3cyl corsa - not a bad car but sounded funny

2001 1.1 106 - was decent fun that one

1999 1.6 focus estate - the start of the big cars, decent car and very reliable

2001 4x4 octavia estate - still got and still playing with, definitly the fastest car with the best spec but not the most fun i've owned

1992 1.5TD nova - totally stripped, upped fueling and upped boost. was great fun till i blew it up

1992 1.8 sierra saphire - never driven it yet so can't say a lot about it, hopefully won't be a 1.8 forever though

[Makefish]

That's a hellava list you have there JohnJohn, anyway here goes, if I can remember!!:-

Mini Van: Slow and caught fire!

Escort Mark I 1.3: Slower than the mini, and bits kept falling off it.

Escort Mark II 1.3 Ghia (2dr): Rare and one of the nicest cars I've had.

Austin Montego 1.3: Ugh, whatever possed me?, eventually blew up!.

Escort Mark I 1.1: Cost me

[Swirly182]

02 Fiat Punto 1.2 Active- modded but couldnt pull the skin off a rice pudding. Went through 4 'quality' clutches from Fiat and with lowered suspension it rattled- alot. Not a bad first car though

05 Fabia vRS. Loving it.

Thats it!

[DaveI]

E Reg, White, Metro Sport 1.3 with MG Gear ****! When I was 17

K Reg, Met Green, Escort 1.4CFi, Spax Sport Kit, Mondeo Si Wheels, Big Stereo. When I was 18

S Reg (Brand New) Met Silver, Corsa 1.2 16v SXi, Worst mistake I ever made when I was 20, still digging myself out of the debt I got myself into, gave it to my mam who took over the finance.

L Reg, Met Blue Cavalier 2.0 16v CDX Hatch, Loved it but didn't love the various sensor faults :( Bought that when I was 22.

51 Reg Astravan 1.7DTi, Company Van.

05 Reg Skoda Octavia 1.9 Elegance Estate, Company and current car.

[ChrisRs]

Hillman Imp

Datsun 100A

Mini 850

Mini 1000 (With 1300 Cooper S Engine)

Citroen GS Club :thumbdwn:

Mini Clubman

Mini 1275 GT

MG Midget

Mini 1275 GT (Dunlop Denovo Tyres !!) :confused:

Chrysler Sunbeam :eek:

VW Golf 1100 Mk1 :confused:

VW Golf Driver Mk1 (My first new car)

Fiat Uno Turbo 1300

Fiat Uno Turbo 1300

Fiat Tipo TDi

Fiat Uno Turbo 1400

Fiat Punto 1.6 ELX

Fiat Tipo TDi

Fiat Bravo 1.4 SX

Fiat Bravo 1.6 SX

Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Sport

VW Bora 2.0 Sport

Renault Megane 1.9 DCi 120 Dymanique :thumbdwn:

Skoda Fabia vRS TDi 130 (1/9/05)

I'm NOT ptoud of the Fiat years BUT the Uno Turbo's were fantastic !!

[KLB]

I'm getting a feeling of deja vu - but to be fair that thread was well over two and a half years ago

[Mark Pinder]

In order of ownership:

From 1990.

VW Polo saloon, horrid, horrid, horrid and very thirsty

LHD BMW 1802, (same as 1602/2002 but 1.8 and never distributed in UK joint fav'

Skoda 120L given in part ex for.....

Audi 80 Sport (1.8 8v injection), reversed at speed into low bollard.

Audi Coupe GT5 just stopped working one day, with horrid noises.

LHD Mk2 Golf GTD, loved and sorely missed, cracked head at 220,000 miles.

Citroen Xantia 1.9td, comfy, worthy, reliable but dull, dull, dull. Driven into.

Audi 80 2l 16v, fast but not as nice as the 8v, (no low down torque).

Another Mk2 golf GTD, loved dearly until driven into.

Audi A6 Avant 90tdi, huge, practical, reliable......but being replaced on Friday with a new Fabia VRS....Oh god what have I done. Actually it's the closest thing I have driven to the two Mk2 Golf GTD's which I loved dearly.

[DaveU]

Nissan Micra 1.3 Super S

Rover 214si 16v

Rover 220 Turbo Coupe :thumbdwn:

Hyundai Coupe "F2"

Subaru Impreza WRX STi-V Type-R

Nissan Skyline R33-GTR

Smart Passion "Silver" ltd edition

Peugot 605 SVE 3.0 v6 :thumbdwn:

1969 Ford Mustang "Mach 1" Fastback

Skoda Octavia vRS (the beast!)

BMW 740i 4.4 V8

Jaguar S-Type 4.2 V8 SE :thumbdwn:

...and just about to join the Octy: Ford Explorer 4.0 v6

[gallego1968]

Here`s my little list:-

Mk2 Escort 1.3 GL

Mk1 Escort 1.8 Mexico

Mk2 Escort RS 2000

Mk5 Cortina 2.0 GL estate

Mk1 Astra 1.6 SR estate

Renault 14 GTL

Lotus 7

Lotus Eclat

Peageot 205 1.9 GTI

Mk1 Nissan Micra

Renault Clio 1.4 RT

VW Polo 1.4 CL

Skoda Fabia 1.4 16v

[sharkrider]

some of you have had some great cars! (some I've owned, and some I've wanted to) here's my list in order of ownership....

Vauxhall Chevette (Truely awful car)

Renault 18 GTS (I loved this car... university years..)

Fiat Uno Turbo (I had this chipped, 140bhp in a car that ways a few Kg! didn't handle though! taught me how to handle an unruley car this one! had it to 60 in 6 seconds though! see some others of you have had these..)

Izuzu Piazza Turbo (another truely awful car..)

Citroen BX 1.9 TRS (surprisingly good car, loved this one too!)

fiat Croma Turbo (good, but constantly fell apart..)

Saab 900 Turbo (damn cool car, broke the engine though when I messed with the wastegate!)

Lancia Thema Turbo (220bhp) (probably the most loved car I've ever had! same engine as the integrale that some have owned on here.. nearly cried when this one went!, still miss it..)

Citroen Saxo VTR (had two of these, ran one from new, to 150,000 miles and it never broke! amazing..)

Citroen C2 GT ( great car, but the gearbox died at 40,000 miles, so I gave up on Citroen...)

Skoda Fabia vRS (Great car, 13,000 miles so far since new, and no complaints. got to keep this for at least three years, when the warrenty runs out in two, I'm having it re-mapped, to give it a new lease of life !)

best of all?! : The Lancia Thema Turbo...

sharky.

[beeftech]

My Cars have been:

Ford Mk2 Fiesta 950 L- Quality 1st wheels, Thanks Mum and Dad

VW Mk2 Golf GTI- Bit of a jump from 45bhp to 120!!!

VW MK2 Golf GTI 16V- Had to have the Ultimate Hot Hatch Golf!

VW MK3 Polo GT- Frickin' Quick little bugger, 75 horses from 1300cc :eek:

VW Corrado 16V- Always promised myself I'd have one, It is Fab!

Skoda Fabia vRS- V.Quick commuting tool!

I will have a Porsche too.....just not sure when :( It'll be Yellow too

Had bikes too:

Kawasaki AR50- Modded with Micron Pipe and taller gearing, Would do 45mph

Honda H100S- The bike I passed my test on

Suzuki RGV250- GP bike for the road, love the way it came on the pipe! Sounded like Kevin Schwantz at Assen!!! Sold to buy a sette :eek: I hate wimmin sometimes!!!!!

[balgate]

dave u , what a collection i love my octavia vrs but i dont know if i would choose it over a skyline and a full spec imprezza sti, surely they must be better drives.you have owned some awesome motors.

[Johnnyc]

Cars owned in order from 1992.

82 Audi 80 1.6 CL- Comfortable but a bit slow

84 Mini 1000 - Everyone should try one of these at least once

86 Vauxhall Astra 1.3 - Fantastic car -Bank robbers used to use these

86 Mini metro 1.0L- Awful to drive but indestructible engine

1995 Honda Civic 1.4i - Great handling & gearbox but not much power

2002 MG TF 135 - Cramped, unforgiving, but all the fun of a proper british sports car

2003 Landy Freelander Td4 - Loved it but crazy money to service or repair it.

2004 Renault Megane Extreme 1.5 dci - Good car but underspecced.

2004 Renault Megane Rush 1.5 dci - Surprisingly very very good little car.

Next car

2005 OctyII Can't wait

[Tech1e]

Cars owned since he tender age of 16 (1992)

1976 BL 850cc Mini Deluxe

1980 BL MG Metro Turbo

1990 Rover 214 SLi

1994 Peugeot 306 XRDT

1995 Vauxhall Cavalier CDX V6

1999 Vauxhall Astra SRi

1990 Vauxhall Nova GSi

1993 Vauxhall Nova GSi

1990 SEAT Ibiza System Porsche

2004 Skoda Fabia vRS

1999 Skoda Felicia Fun Pick up (still own)

1995 Skoda Felicia LXi (still own)

[51octytdi]

1976 Vanden Plas Princess 1300 (not, not a rubbish 1500 or wedgie 2200, the upmarket model of the really-large-Mini Austin 1300, with leather seats, chrome lined walnut picnic tables, burr walnut dash and a twin-carb 1275cc A-series engine. Only did about 60 though)

1990 Metro CityX 1300 (14 years of automotive progress gave me a car with a 1275cc single-carb A-series, no wood, no leather and about 60 mph. 'nuff said. *shudder*)

1994 Peugeot 205 1.8 D (non-Turbo. Drove it from 100,000 to 140,000 miles, then gave it away after it let me down one weekend. Was always a bit funny after that rear-end shunt too...)

2001 Octavia TDi 110 Elegance. Now that's a proper car

Was anyone else's first car 5 years older than they were?

J

[Shifty]

I have a tendancy to break cars, and as a consequence have had far too many to list or indeed remember.

My first car was a mini clubman 1100 in orange

In order after that I have owned and sold as scrap....

Fiesta 950:thumbup:

Toyota Camry:thumbdwn:

Cavalier 1.8 CDi:thumbup:

Other Vauxhalls

Land Rover 88inch:thumbup:

Fiat 126's:thumbup:

Fiat 127's:thumbup:

A crazy shagged old transit powered by a TVR 4.2 V8 :thumbup: :P

Various Citroen Bx's, favourite being a late model 16Valve. A very very good car in handling, stopping and going. Had reliability issues. :thumbup: :thumbdwn:

A couple of knackered old volvo's that I managed to finish off.

A new Citroen Xsara Coupe that Citroen had more than I did.

Ford Granada 2.9 v6 24valve, hate fords with a passion, BUT......

An Allard super tuned Pug 306 Hdi Estate - suprised an awful lot of folks, i can tell you

Latest is the Fabia which after a few mods and tweaks, is probably one of the most entertaining cars I have driven, let alone owned.

I have missed alot of junk off my list due to a fading memory, but have had experience of Lancia Thema's , and Alfa V6's:thumbup: and quite a few other cars that you guys have had. It's funny how many cars alot of people have had, with massive variations, but we have all ended up with a Skoda.

Just goes to show what a broad appeal they have.

Good thread.