Car History - What have you had?

[PetrolDave]

Since 1976 the cars I have owned (excluding company cars) -

 

1969 Renault 6

1969 MG 1300

1972 Mini 1000

1979 Mini 1000 (my first new car)

1980 Austin Metro HLS

1982 MG Metro Turbo

1984 MG Metro Turbo facelift - a total dog which made me vow never to buy a Austin/Rover/WHY again

1985 Renault 5 GT Turbo

1994 Vauxhall Corsa 1.5D (non-turbo!)

1994 Vauxhall Corsa GSi 16V

2000 Audi S3

2003 Audi S4 Avant

2004 Audi A4 1.9TDi Avant Sport

2005 Audi S4 Avant

2006 Audi RS4 Avant

2008 Citroen C1 Code (daily driver to reduce mileage on the RS4)

2015 Skoda Octavia 1.4TSi Elegance Combi

 

[Wildmoose]

1981 Vauxhall Chevette 1.3 L

1986 Ford Sierra 1.8 GL

1991 Ford Sierra 1.6 LX

1994 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7TD GLS 

1997 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0Di CDX

1996 Saab 9000 2.3 LPT CSE

2000 Saab 9-5 2.0 LPT SE

2004 Ford Mondeo 2.0Di Ghia X

2011 Skoda Superb 2.0TDi 4x4 Elegance

 

9 cars over 30 years not too bad I suppose.

 

Chevette weighed about the same as a tank. Sister totalled a lamp post with it.

 

Cavalier was decent.

 

Vectra was bloody awful...felt like it was assembled by Noddy & Bigears, hands down the worst motoring decision I've ever made.

 

Saab's were awesome, wish I'd kept the 9000 longer.

 

All manual up to the DSG Superb...4.5 years, 70k on & not regretted the purchase for one second. Only the Saabs came close.

 

[shyVRS245]

5 minutes ago, Wildmoose said:

1981 Vauxhall Chevette 1.3 L

1986 Ford Sierra 1.8 GL

1991 Ford Sierra 1.6 LX

1994 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7TD GLS 

1997 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0Di CDX

1996 Saab 9000 2.3 LPT CSE

2000 Saab 9-5 2.0 LPT SE

2004 Ford Mondeo 2.0Di Ghia X

2011 Skoda Superb 2.0TDi 4x4 Elegance

 

9 cars over 30 years not too bad I suppose.

 

Chevette weighed about the same as a tank. Sister totalled a lamp post with it.

 

Cavalier was decent.

 

Vectra was bloody awful...felt like it was assembled by Noddy & Bigears, hands down the worst motoring decision I've ever made.

 

Saab's were awesome, wish I'd kept the 9000 longer.

 

All manual up to the DSG Superb...4.5 years, 70k on & not regretted the purchase for one second. Only the Saabs came close.

 

Passed my test in the instructors 1.3 Chevette. The clutch was bloody awful, stalled it many times. Instructor was called Wally yet I passed 1st time.

[robt100]

I've only been driving 12 years and have no money, so my list is quite short:

1) Ford Capri (still have it!)
2) Vaxhall corsa 1.0 (pile of ....rubbish, that I had to use for work)
3) Fabia 1.9PD (did 70k miles in it before P/X-ing for the octavia)
4) Octavia 1.9PD (234k on the clock, bought with 85k in 2015, still going strong!)

[Aspman]

1989 Vauxhall Astra Mk 2 1.3 Merit

1995 Vauxhall Astra M3 1.6 Arctic

2001 Ford Focus TD 1.9 (90)

2003 Renault Clio 1.5TdCi (100)

2007 Skoda Octavia Mk2 VRS TFSI

2010 Honda Accord Estate 2.2d

2015 Mazda 3 2.2td

2016 BMW 335d M-Sport*

2012 Mini Clubman Cooper 1.6*

 

* Current cars

 

[maffyou]

Learnt to drive in an Austin Mini, about 1989, forget all other specs. Passed in January 2005 and had no car for a number of months, being a poor student. 

 

1. 2006 - 94 Ford Escort 1.4 cheap as chips - about £500 IIRC - and £10 used to get me between Birmingham and Cardiff at the weekend and the rest of the week around town. 

 

2. 2008 - Y Reg Ford Puma 1.6. Brilliant car and great fun. Bought off my sister in law. Engine died 6 months later, put a reconditioned one in. That died 13 months later (just out of warranty). 

 

3. 2009 - 57 Reg Skoda Octavia 1.9tdi Elegance. Replaced the Puma, baby was due in 3 months so needed a dad car anyway. Fantastic car, did about 90k in it over 7ish years. 

 

4. 2016 - 66 Reg Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci. First ever new car. It was fine but never really loved it and after the Octy it always felt small. Written off by a drunk driver on Good Friday this year, leaving me with no car for 3 months while I waited for...

 

5. 2019 - 19 Reg VW Arteon 1.5tsi Elegance DSG. Had it 7 days and been abroad on holiday for 3 of them but I love it. 

 

Not a very exciting history!

 

 

[Lady Elanore]

On 22/07/2019 at 21:36, robt100 said:

I've only been driving 12 years and have no money, so my list is quite short:

1) Ford Capri (still have it!)
2) Vaxhall corsa 1.0 (pile of ....rubbish, that I had to use for work)
3) Fabia 1.9PD (did 70k miles in it before P/X-ing for the octavia)
4) Octavia 1.9PD (234k on the clock, bought with 85k in 2015, still going strong!)

 

You have a Capri and so are a winner in life  

[shyVRS245]

On 22/07/2019 at 21:36, robt100 said:

I've only been driving 12 years and have no money, so my list is quite short:

1) Ford Capri (still have it!)
2) Vaxhall corsa 1.0 (pile of ....rubbish, that I had to use for work)
3) Fabia 1.9PD (did 70k miles in it before P/X-ing for the octavia)
4) Octavia 1.9PD (234k on the clock, bought with 85k in 2015, still going strong!)

No wonder you have no money (unless you are a Taxi driver) if you have covered 149,000 miles in the last 4 years.

[Zlin]

Austin Metro

Skoda Rapid 130 (I really wish I'd kept this car.)

Skoda Favorit 136L

Volvo 340 1.7GL

Volvo V40 SE

VW Beetle 1200L (1976 model year and aircooled engine.)

Skoda Octavia 2.0 L&K Estate (That was a nice car, I traded it in at 206,900 miles a couple of years ago and I still see it around.)

Skoda Octavia 1.4TSi Elegance

Skoda Citigo

 

I still have the Beetle and it use it occasionally, the Citigo is my everyday car.

Edited 10 August, 2019 by Zlin

[skinnyman]

These are the cars I can remember but I'm sure there's a couple missing.

 

1979 VW Rabbit diesel

1981 Austin Maestro 1.6

1988 Fiat Panda 1.0

1985 Mk3 Ford Capri 1.6 Laser

1995 Citroen AX diesel

1977 Mk2 Ford Capri 1.3l

1979 Mk3 Ford Capri 3.0s

1983 Mk1 Golf Gti

1981 Mk3 Ford Capri 2.8i

1981 Mk3 Ford Capr 3.0s X Pack

1995 Nissan 200sx S14

2002 Ford Ka

2004 Citroen C2 GT

2006 Mk1 Octavia vRS

2005 Honda FRV 2.2 diesel

1995 Peugeot 106 Rallye

2005 Suzuki Ignis Sport

2009 Vectra VXR

2007 Mk2 Octavia vRS estate 2.0 petrol

2005 Suzuki Ignis Sport

2018 Citroen Spacetourer van

2003 Mk1 Octavia vRS - Stage 2

 

I only made money on one of these cars, the rest either broke even or I lost money.  Now I look back at the list though, I've got some amazing memories and no regrets.

Edited 18 August, 2019 by skinnyman

[KenONeill]

On 11/08/2019 at 11:18, skinnyman said:

I've got some amazing memories and no regrets.

Not even the Au'tin Oxymoron? 

[skinnyman]

6 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

Not even the Au'tin Oxymoron? 

 

Funnily enough Ken, that car saved my life!  I was t-boned by a lad in a fiesta and the old tank is the reason I'm still here.  It may not have been the most exotic of cars but it's got a special place on the list for that reason.

[KenONeill]

On 11/08/2019 at 11:39, skinnyman said:

 

Funnily enough Ken, that car saved my life!  I was t-boned by a lad in a fiesta and the old tank is the reason I'm still here.  It may not have been the most exotic of cars but it's got a special place on the list for that reason.

Well, reliable for values of "never actually failed to proceed" and that testimony are the only good things I could say about them and the Montego. And yes I have driven fairly new examples (my Dad's and company cars).

[skinnyman]

1 minute ago, KenONeill said:

Well, reliable for values of "never actually failed to proceed" and that testimony are the only good things I could say about them and the Montego. And yes I have driven fairly new examples (my Dad's and company cars).

 

I didn't really have it long enough to find out if it was reliable or not. Having said that, my dad had a 1.6 Montego and it was one of the most unreliable cars he's ever owned. 

Out of the others on my list, the only car that let me down was the 2.8i Capri.  It had a mystery fault that meant it may or may not start, depending on which way the wind was blowing.  Other than that, all the others were very reliable cars.

[Gaz]

1972 Austin 1300 Van Den Plas (First car)

1973 Renault 16TL (very versatile, unfortunately developed a habit of changing into reverse at 40mph)

1976 Ford Cortina Mk3 1.6XL (Pile of poo - same colour too, gutless, handled like a barge, but it was cool at the time, or so I thought)

1979 FIAT 132 2.0 (Favourite car)

1981 FIAT 132 2.0

1982 Opel Ascona 1.6S (Heard a loud 'boom' while sat in it at Pevensey traffic lights - found out later that it was the bomb that killed Ian Gow)

1982 FIAT 132 2.0 (Tried to kill me three times)

1984 Nissan Bluebird 2.0 SGL (Fantastic car)

1981 FIAT 132 2.0 (the proverbial rust bucket.  Rusted so quickly I couldn't save it)

1990 Honda Civic 1.4 (Best holiday car, three door and touring northern France with two young kids in 2001)

1989 VW Golf GTI Mk2 16v (got me into ClubGTI)

1996 Honda Accord 2.0

1999 VW Passat 1.9TDI Estate (Great family car, got me into UKPassats)

2001 Saab 9-5 2.3 HOT Aero (projectile - favourite car moment; Dad's response from the passenger seat on a fast overtake; 'Jeeeeesuzzzz!!' 😎)

1981 VW Golf Mk1 1.5

1992 Honda CRX Del Sol (First cabby - brilliant summer fun, and oddly astonishingly good in snow and ice)

2005 Skoda Superb V6TDI (still miss it)

1994 Honda CRX Del Sol

2015 Skoda Octavia III vRS Estate (still think about it)

2018 VW Golf GTI (Current car)

 

Gaz

 

Edited 11 August, 2019 by CallmeGaz

[KenONeill]

On 11/08/2019 at 12:21, CallmeGaz said:

1976 Ford Cortina Mk3 1.6XL

DO you remember the registration at all? My dad had one that would generally conform to this description, MGB ???P.

[Gaz]

32 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

DO you remember the registration at all? My dad had one that would generally conform to this description, MGB ???P.

 

SGC 482 R - I'm quite surprised that I can remember the majority of car number plates I've owned, just maybe not all the cars though! 

 

Gaz

[KenONeill]

On 11/08/2019 at 13:12, CallmeGaz said:

SGC 482 R

Cheers; different car though, but still stranger things have happened...

[shyVRS245]

I can still remember the reg from my first new car. 1985 Vauxhall Astra bought for £4,800 C465 RNR. Bet it no longer on the road.

[Gaz]

1 hour ago, KenONeill said:

DO you remember the registration at all? My dad had one that would generally conform to this description, MGB ???P.

 

Well I'll be blowed, I've just found the only surviving photo of it. Taken by my Mum in 1983, with it next to the Renault 16 it replaced.  And me getting it it!

 

Gaz

[camelspyyder]

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Edited 11 August, 2019 by camelspyyder

[KenONeill]

On 11/08/2019 at 14:05, CallmeGaz said:

I've just found the only surviving photo of it.

Different shade of brown now I see it.

[skomaz]

OK so here goes with my list of cars owned in 34 years...  just 8, of which I still have 3...

 

1982 Vauxhall Chevette 1.3l in pea green (inside and out!) - bought with money in a year out after finishing A-levels and before going to University.  I added big speakers and a stereo tape deck as well as go-faster red stripes that didn't work!  Had it a couple of years then bought my sisters Nova off her when she tradered it for a Nova SR.

 

1983 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 GL in silver - they only made them for a short while in GL spec and it had the SR dashboard with rev counter and other guages.  The sills rusted so they were cleaned off with a disc grinder and painted in hammerite silver.  I also added a better stereo and some huge driving lights on the front as well as a red pinstripe (that didn't work either!).  Had it a couple of years.

 

1990 Mitsubishi Colt 1.5 GLX in dark Twilight Blue - bought new with lots of extras - metallic paint, sunroof, uprated stereo, cross spoke alloy wheels.  I added fog lights.  I eventually sold it to my girlfriend (Now wife) when I bought a Mazda MX5 and between us we had it 11 years.

 

1995 Mazda MX5 Mk1 1.8 iS in Laguna Blue - bought at three years old in 1998 and I still have it 21 years later.  It's had a lot of extras added in that time including cosmetic bits plus intake, stainless exhaust and Koni adjustables and its still a great drive to the extent I can't see me ever replacing it.

 

2001 Skoda Fabia 1.9TDi Comfort Estate in red - bought new to replace the Mitsubishi and kept pretty much bog standard.  We kept it 13 years in the end until my father changed his Civic and we had that off him.  I believe it's still going strong up in the North East somewhere.

 

2007 Skoda Octavia 2.0TDi 4x4 Estate in Anthracite Grey - bought as an ex-dealer car with lots of extras at a few months old.  We still have it 12 years later, it's still going strong and is a fantastic all-weather machine.

 

2005 Honda Civic 2.2ctdi Sport in silver - this was my father-in-laws car that we bought off him after he got a new Civic tourer.  A great engine in a futuristic shaped body but with trim and ancillary electrics that weren't up to the same quality as the mechanicals and kept breaking.  It was sold when I bought the Swift.

 

2017 Suzuki Swift 1.0 Boosterjet SZ5 SHVS hybrid in Burning Red.  This was bought a year old with next to no mileage from a dealer that had used it as a showroom car so it has quite a few extras.  So far it's a great little thing!

Edited 11 August, 2019 by skomaz

[Blackcountryman]

Managed to get through  eleven different cars,over 40 plus years of driving.Most noteable was the MG Midget.bought from new. Now in the great knackers yard in the sky......

 

[Lady Elanore]

I posted my list a few years ago, but here is an updated one, although I can't remember all the dates I owned them  I was lucky enough to have a few interesting cars when i was in car sales, but I haven't included them as I didn't actually own them

 

 

Hillman Hunter 1725 GLS (my first love)

Fiat X1/9 my first heatbreak (I killed it 😞 )

Lancia Beta Coupe 2.0 (Carb version, good to drive but fell apart faster than BoJo when asked questions about Brexit)

Fiat Uno 55S mkI (brilliant and quirky)

Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC (hero car, but rusty. Spent a fortune modding it the old fashioned way))

Fiat Uno II Turbo (turbo turned up to 11-literally- the turbo dial wound itself so far around the dial it rested at the 50% position when there was no boost  )

Renault Clio 16V mkI (the original, great handling funster)

Scooby Impreza Turbo - 94 (one of the first 400 imported-major understeer though)

Scooby Impreza Turbo - 97 (massively improved suspension and engine)

VW Golf Gt Tdi mkIV - 110 version (Sat Nav, Auto Wipers and Auto lights in a family car in 1999!)

Seat Toledo 130 TDI SE (hyper economical)

Skoda Octavia mkII 140TDi DSG - WIllberpog!!

BMW 123D mkI

Fiat Sedici 1.9 tdi 4x4 (because I owned a rwd BMW )

Audi A4 3,0 TDi Quattro S-LIne (B8 model with a lot of toys  )

Mercedes C350CDI AMG Sport Plus (W204)

Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.4 3dr (coz I owned a rwd Merc )

BMW M135i LCi

Suzuki Vitara SZ5 4x4 (coz I have a BMW again  :D)

BMW M4 (coz I am having a midlife crisis - as well as several mid corner ones  )