The Car Ownership History Thread
Sep 7th 2007, 7:07 am
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The Car Ownership History Thread
For no good reason at all really ...
My 15 year car history list just for the hell of it:
- Talbot Sunbeam (written off in traffic oggling schoolgirls)
- Talbot Alpine (just died ... leccy windows AND sunroof though)
- Triumph Dolomite (pensioned off, dodgy exhaust manifold)
- Mark 1 Vauxhall Astra (dodgy head gasket)
- Peugeot 309Gti (tweaked to the nth degree and it went bang)
- Rover 216 (company car ... horrible thing)
- Rover 416 (company car to replace the 216 ... still horrible)
- Vauxhall Vectra (company car ... nastier than the Rovers)
- Nissan 200SX (looooooovely ... but the gearbox was on the way out)
- Audi Quattro (solid but not overly reliable)
- Renault 21 Turbo (fast, French and fragile ... head gasket went)
- Another Renault 21 Turbo (faster but I wrote it off in a double roll ...)
- Another Audi Quattro (solid but not overly reliable ... a pattern here)
- Mazda MX-5 (my best car EVER ... sold due to quitting job, selling flat and moving to dodgy area)
- Saab 9000 (great car but on it's last legs, got me to, around and back from Ireland though)
- Volvo 590(?) Turbo (my pre-emigration car, nasty but effective)
Better than a car a year, can anyone beat that?
My 15 year car history list just for the hell of it:
- Talbot Sunbeam (written off in traffic oggling schoolgirls)
- Talbot Alpine (just died ... leccy windows AND sunroof though)
- Triumph Dolomite (pensioned off, dodgy exhaust manifold)
- Mark 1 Vauxhall Astra (dodgy head gasket)
- Peugeot 309Gti (tweaked to the nth degree and it went bang)
- Rover 216 (company car ... horrible thing)
- Rover 416 (company car to replace the 216 ... still horrible)
- Vauxhall Vectra (company car ... nastier than the Rovers)
- Nissan 200SX (looooooovely ... but the gearbox was on the way out)
- Audi Quattro (solid but not overly reliable)
- Renault 21 Turbo (fast, French and fragile ... head gasket went)
- Another Renault 21 Turbo (faster but I wrote it off in a double roll ...)
- Another Audi Quattro (solid but not overly reliable ... a pattern here)
- Mazda MX-5 (my best car EVER ... sold due to quitting job, selling flat and moving to dodgy area)
- Saab 9000 (great car but on it's last legs, got me to, around and back from Ireland though)
- Volvo 590(?) Turbo (my pre-emigration car, nasty but effective)
Better than a car a year, can anyone beat that?
Sep 7th 2007, 7:17 am
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
I've had a 95 Renault Megane in the UK and a 92 Holden Barina here - not bad for someone who can't drive yet 
Sep 7th 2007, 7:24 am
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Gutter Gob!!
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
1989 Cavalier 2.0 GLX
1992 Rover 216 SLi
1995 Peugeot 306 1.9 TD
1985 Golf GTi (2nd car owned at same time as Peugeot 306)
1993 BMW 320i
1995 Volvo T5
1997 Peugeot 406 2.0
1995 Peugeot 106 Key West (2nd car owned same time as above Peugeot)
1999 Ford Fiesta 1.25 LC
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3litre Laredo
2001 Peugeot 307 1.9 TD
1999 Ford Focus 1.8 LX
2004 Mazda Tribute 3.0 l
I like threads like this.
1992 Rover 216 SLi
1995 Peugeot 306 1.9 TD
1985 Golf GTi (2nd car owned at same time as Peugeot 306)
1993 BMW 320i
1995 Volvo T5
1997 Peugeot 406 2.0
1995 Peugeot 106 Key West (2nd car owned same time as above Peugeot)
1999 Ford Fiesta 1.25 LC
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3litre Laredo
2001 Peugeot 307 1.9 TD
1999 Ford Focus 1.8 LX
2004 Mazda Tribute 3.0 l
I like threads like this.
Sep 7th 2007, 7:27 am
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
1989 Cavalier 2.0 GLX
1992 Rover 216 SLi
1995 Peugeot 306 1.9 TD
1985 Golf GTi (2nd car owned at same time as Peugeot 306)
1993 BMW 320i
1995 Volvo T5
1997 Peugeot 406 2.0
1995 Peugeot 106 Key West (2nd car owned same time as above Peugeot)
1999 Ford Fiesta 1.25 LC
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3litre Laredo
2001 Peugeot 307 1.9 TD
1999 Ford Focus 1.8 LX
2004 Mazda Tribute 3.0 l
I like threads like this.
1992 Rover 216 SLi
1995 Peugeot 306 1.9 TD
1985 Golf GTi (2nd car owned at same time as Peugeot 306)
1993 BMW 320i
1995 Volvo T5
1997 Peugeot 406 2.0
1995 Peugeot 106 Key West (2nd car owned same time as above Peugeot)
1999 Ford Fiesta 1.25 LC
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3litre Laredo
2001 Peugeot 307 1.9 TD
1999 Ford Focus 1.8 LX
2004 Mazda Tribute 3.0 l
I like threads like this.
T5 ... now THERE was a car ... did it have those dark alloy wheels?
Sep 7th 2007, 7:28 am
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Gutter Gob!!
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
Dunno, I hated that car and we only had it 3 months. My husbands bright idea that we needed some big estate car when we had our eldest daughter and traded in my prized BMW for that heep of swedish crap! Can you tell I have issues about that.
Sep 7th 2007, 7:34 am
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Sep 7th 2007, 7:51 am
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
Morris Ital [terminal head gasket]
Austin 1800 vanden plas [Deb's dad gave it away]
Ford Cortina [written off in accident]
Ford Transit mini bus [sold in good condition
]
Ford Sierra [bought by gypsies who ran uo thousands on parking & speeding tickets]
Series 2 Landrover [stolen! probably by the same bloody gypsies]
Vauxhaul Cresta1957 E Series [first of many customs/classics & hotrods]
Ford Anglia [still running]
1929 model A roadster hotrod [cool car]
Rover 213 [written off in a crash]
Ford Anglia [still running]
Ford Anglia [used for spares]
Rover 213 [Dad gave it to me]
Ford Anglia [borrowed, never returned]
Ford Zephur
Ford Anglia [bought by collector]
55 Ford Pop [chromed jag rear blown Rover V8. 13sec 1/4's]
Commer Cob [exported to a remote Scottish island
]
Rover P5 [sold as seen]
Austin Cambridge
Rover P4 [sold before Deb knew I'd bought it
]
Willy's Jeep [unfinished project]
Vauxhall PA Cresta
Ford Zodiac
Hillman Hunter
Ford Consul
Hillman SuperMinx
WW2 Troop Carrier
Pontiac Grande le Mans
Amc Pacer
23 Ford T bucket
Vauxhall Velox
Ford Anglia
Ford Fairlane [US version]
Wrangler Jeep [swapped for the Midi]
Bedford Midi
At one point I owned 15 cars at the same time & had 5 Ford Anglias on the road outside the house, the neighbours loved me [not]
Since I've been here I've had just 2 Ford Couriers
Austin 1800 vanden plas [Deb's dad gave it away]
Ford Cortina [written off in accident]
Ford Transit mini bus [sold in good condition
]Ford Sierra [bought by gypsies who ran uo thousands on parking & speeding tickets]
Series 2 Landrover [stolen! probably by the same bloody gypsies]
Vauxhaul Cresta1957 E Series [first of many customs/classics & hotrods]
Ford Anglia [still running]
1929 model A roadster hotrod [cool car]
Rover 213 [written off in a crash]
Ford Anglia [still running]
Ford Anglia [used for spares]
Rover 213 [Dad gave it to me]
Ford Anglia [borrowed, never returned]
Ford Zephur
Ford Anglia [bought by collector]
55 Ford Pop [chromed jag rear blown Rover V8. 13sec 1/4's]
Commer Cob [exported to a remote Scottish island
]Rover P5 [sold as seen]
Austin Cambridge
Rover P4 [sold before Deb knew I'd bought it
]Willy's Jeep [unfinished project]
Vauxhall PA Cresta
Ford Zodiac
Hillman Hunter
Ford Consul
Hillman SuperMinx
WW2 Troop Carrier
Pontiac Grande le Mans
Amc Pacer
23 Ford T bucket
Vauxhall Velox
Ford Anglia
Ford Fairlane [US version]
Wrangler Jeep [swapped for the Midi]
Bedford Midi
At one point I owned 15 cars at the same time & had 5 Ford Anglias on the road outside the house, the neighbours loved me [not]
Since I've been here I've had just 2 Ford Couriers
Sep 7th 2007, 7:51 am
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
I had a clapped out Yugo when I first passed ...it was red, and looked like a Noddy Car 
I then had an old Astra while I was doing my Nurse training ...it was a star - the drivers wing mirror was held on by Micropore (tape used to secure dressings) for 2 years
Then I had a new Daewoo Lanos - which was heavy and sluggish
Then I had a Fiat Punto...which was great, but a bit small.
The last car I had in the UK was a new Toyota Celica Sportspack...which I adored - it was dark blue, sexy and very fast.
Came here and had a Lancer, which a very mistakenly sold for a 4X4 which I didn't have time to use fully, and I don't thing they are worth having unless you are going to do loads of off-road - we'll hire one when we need one.
I now own a 17 year old Ford Fairmont ...which is bloody brilliant.
when I first passed ...it was red, and looked like a Noddy Car I then had an old Astra while I was doing my Nurse training ...it was a star - the drivers wing mirror was held on by Micropore (tape used to secure dressings) for 2 years
Then I had a new Daewoo Lanos - which was heavy and sluggish
Then I had a Fiat Punto...which was great, but a bit small.
The last car I had in the UK was a new Toyota Celica Sportspack...which I adored - it was dark blue, sexy and very fast.
Came here and had a Lancer, which a very mistakenly sold for a 4X4 which I didn't have time to use fully, and I don't thing they are worth having unless you are going to do loads of off-road - we'll hire one when we need one.
I now own a 17 year old Ford Fairmont ...which is bloody brilliant.
Sep 7th 2007, 7:52 am
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
Austin Metro 1.0 City (limped to garage for trade in with carburation problems 90,000 miles on the clock)
Vauxhall Astra Belmont 1.4 (forget the name but it meant had nothing above standard - limped to garage for trade in with carburation problems 90,000 miles on the clock - is it my driving style? Tight arse won't change cars until I have to)
Rover 400 1.6i (great car to drive but shocking build quality (limped to garage for trade in with carburation problems 60,000 miles on the clock - are you getting a theme here? Crap build meant it packed up before the others)
Ford Focus 1.6i Zetec (seriously good little car - sold 5 days before emigration)
Mazda 3 Maxx (even better car but probably a mistake given it only goes to and from the station) Will probably use this rather than the old Rav4 to trade in for perhaps a new Sorrento or 3/4 year old Pajero.
Vauxhall Astra Belmont 1.4 (forget the name but it meant had nothing above standard - limped to garage for trade in with carburation problems 90,000 miles on the clock - is it my driving style? Tight arse won't change cars until I have to)
Rover 400 1.6i (great car to drive but shocking build quality (limped to garage for trade in with carburation problems 60,000 miles on the clock - are you getting a theme here? Crap build meant it packed up before the others)
Ford Focus 1.6i Zetec (seriously good little car - sold 5 days before emigration)
Mazda 3 Maxx (even better car but probably a mistake given it only goes to and from the station) Will probably use this rather than the old Rav4 to trade in for perhaps a new Sorrento or 3/4 year old Pajero.
Sep 7th 2007, 8:33 am
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
Holy crap! How do you guys remember the dates!
Can just about remember mine
Triumph 1500 (left to me in a rellies will - fell apart before I drove it)
Renault 5
Ford Fiesta
MG Midget (refurbed and sold for profit)
Citroen 2CV (refurbed and sold for profit)
Cortina MK3
Citroen Dyane (refurbed and sold for profit)
Cortina Mk4 (sandwiched between 2 lorries)
Cortina Mk4 (rescued from death and restored)
Ford Mondeo (company car)
Vauxhall Cavelier (company car - crashed)
Austin Maestro (as punishment for crashing the cavalier!)
Toyota something (large!)
Hiace (for work)
Fiat Bravo (what a heap of absolute crap!)
Skoda Estelle (it was given to me, honest!)
Renault Scenic (wife worked for Renault, great price!)
Renault Laguna (wife worked for Renault, great price!)
MOVED TO OZ
Kia Sorrento (petrol bleeding me dry!)
Ford Focus
Andrew
Can just about remember mine
Triumph 1500 (left to me in a rellies will - fell apart before I drove it)
Renault 5
Ford Fiesta
MG Midget (refurbed and sold for profit)
Citroen 2CV (refurbed and sold for profit)
Cortina MK3
Citroen Dyane (refurbed and sold for profit)
Cortina Mk4 (sandwiched between 2 lorries)
Cortina Mk4 (rescued from death and restored)
Ford Mondeo (company car)
Vauxhall Cavelier (company car - crashed)
Austin Maestro (as punishment for crashing the cavalier!)
Toyota something (large!)
Hiace (for work)
Fiat Bravo (what a heap of absolute crap!)
Skoda Estelle (it was given to me, honest!)
Renault Scenic (wife worked for Renault, great price!)
Renault Laguna (wife worked for Renault, great price!)
MOVED TO OZ
Kia Sorrento (petrol bleeding me dry!)
Ford Focus
Andrew
Sep 7th 2007, 8:47 am
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
I am runnning the risk of having the p!ss taken out of me but here goes...!
1st car - my dream car - Fiat Cinquecento (!!) Poor old thing had to be sold off for parts on ebay, as I accidentally run out of petrol one day, which had a major impact on the running of the car...! It was like a horror movie - I put my foot down to go, & I just literally rolled around a major roundabout - my whole life flashed before me !!! pmsl !! The petrol thing amongst some other things would have worked out more than what I paid for the beast, so I had to bid her farewell.... sad story really !! RIP the Cinqy !! (never did learn how to park it between 2 cars either !!)
Currently have an Excel, good reliable runabout, but eyeing up the Toyota Echos/Yaris that are over here... When I say eyeing up - what I mean is trying to persuade the OH - I mean you'd think I had expensive taste or something wouldn't ya ??!!
1st car - my dream car - Fiat Cinquecento (!!) Poor old thing had to be sold off for parts on ebay, as I accidentally run out of petrol one day, which had a major impact on the running of the car...! It was like a horror movie - I put my foot down to go, & I just literally rolled around a major roundabout - my whole life flashed before me !!! pmsl !! The petrol thing amongst some other things would have worked out more than what I paid for the beast, so I had to bid her farewell.... sad story really !! RIP the Cinqy !! (never did learn how to park it between 2 cars either !!)
Currently have an Excel, good reliable runabout, but eyeing up the Toyota Echos/Yaris that are over here... When I say eyeing up - what I mean is trying to persuade the OH - I mean you'd think I had expensive taste or something wouldn't ya ??!!
Sep 7th 2007, 8:50 am
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Gutter Gob!!
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
I am runnning the risk of having the p!ss taken out of me but here goes...!
1st car - my dream car - Fiat Cinquecento (!!) Poor old thing had to be sold off for parts on ebay, as I accidentally run out of petrol one day, which had a major impact on the running of the car...! It was like a horror movie - I put my foot down to go, & I just literally rolled around a major roundabout - my whole life flashed before me !!! pmsl !! The petrol thing amongst some other things would have worked out more than what I paid for the beast, so I had to bid her farewell.... sad story really !! RIP the Cinqy !! (never did learn how to park it between 2 cars either !!)
Currently have an Excel, good reliable runabout, but eyeing up the Toyota Echos/Yaris that are over here... When I say eyeing up - what I mean is trying to persuade the OH - I mean you'd think I had expensive taste or something wouldn't ya ??!!
1st car - my dream car - Fiat Cinquecento (!!) Poor old thing had to be sold off for parts on ebay, as I accidentally run out of petrol one day, which had a major impact on the running of the car...! It was like a horror movie - I put my foot down to go, & I just literally rolled around a major roundabout - my whole life flashed before me !!! pmsl !! The petrol thing amongst some other things would have worked out more than what I paid for the beast, so I had to bid her farewell.... sad story really !! RIP the Cinqy !! (never did learn how to park it between 2 cars either !!)
Currently have an Excel, good reliable runabout, but eyeing up the Toyota Echos/Yaris that are over here... When I say eyeing up - what I mean is trying to persuade the OH - I mean you'd think I had expensive taste or something wouldn't ya ??!!
Sep 7th 2007, 9:14 am
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Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
My first car was a V reg Lada 
Mind you it had a sunroof (used to call it a skip
)
Bought for 300 pounds and sold it 12 months later for 325 (not bad eh - OH was a mechanic / body man)
Ford fiesta pop 1.1
Ford Fiesta 1.3
Metro 1.3
Fiesta XR2
Escort XR3
Nissan Micra auto
All of the above I drove for 12 months or more and sold them for more than I bought them for
Vauxhall Vectra (hated it)
Citroen Picasso (loved it to bits and is about the only thing I miss from the UK)
Have a Toyota Prado now but would love a Peugeot 307cc or a Mercedes SLK
Mind you it had a sunroof (used to call it a skip)Bought for 300 pounds and sold it 12 months later for 325 (not bad eh - OH was a mechanic / body man)
Ford fiesta pop 1.1
Ford Fiesta 1.3
Metro 1.3
Fiesta XR2
Escort XR3
Nissan Micra auto
All of the above I drove for 12 months or more and sold them for more than I bought them for
Vauxhall Vectra (hated it)
Citroen Picasso (loved it to bits and is about the only thing I miss from the UK)
Have a Toyota Prado now but would love a Peugeot 307cc or a Mercedes SLK
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Sep 7th 2007, 10:07 am
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Location: Lost in space...
Posts: 2,834
Re: The Car Ownership History Thread
Started on bikes...!
Suzuki GT 125 - How I'm still alive I've no idea...
Honda CB 250 superdream...
Suzuki GS 550...
Cars...
Mini...
Datsun Cherry -
Renault 5...
Ford Escort GL - 1st company car...
Austin Allegro -
(started own biz...)
Ford Fiesta - wrote off the Allegro...!
Toyota Supra...
Jaguar XJS-V12 - Complete pig... Lawyers involved, etc...:curse:
Mercedes E300 - Great car...
Discovery V8i - Build quality...? WHAT BUILD QUALITY...!!!
Range Rover Vogue - See above...
Toyota Colorado (Prado for those in Oz) Fantastic...!
Mercedes ML270 CDi - rubbish...
Lexus LS400 - simply brilliant...
Mercedes S430 - should of stuck to the Lexus...
Lexus LS 430 - Phew, back with the best...
Aston Martin DB7 Volante - weekend toy and what fun...!
Moved to Oz...
Toyota LandCruiser 100 GXL - Great for over here...
Nissan Navarra ST-X diesel auto - ordering tomorrow...!
Suzuki GT 125 - How I'm still alive I've no idea...
Honda CB 250 superdream...
Suzuki GS 550...
Cars...
Mini...
Datsun Cherry -
Renault 5...
Ford Escort GL - 1st company car...
Austin Allegro -
(started own biz...)Ford Fiesta -
wrote off the Allegro...!Toyota Supra...
Jaguar XJS-V12 - Complete pig... Lawyers involved, etc...:curse:
Mercedes E300 - Great car...
Discovery V8i - Build quality...? WHAT BUILD QUALITY...!!!
Range Rover Vogue - See above...
Toyota Colorado (Prado for those in Oz) Fantastic...!
Mercedes ML270 CDi - rubbish...
Lexus LS400 - simply brilliant...
Mercedes S430 - should of stuck to the Lexus...
Lexus LS 430 - Phew, back with the best...
Aston Martin DB7 Volante - weekend toy and what fun...!
Moved to Oz...
Toyota LandCruiser 100 GXL - Great for over here...
Nissan Navarra ST-X diesel auto - ordering tomorrow...!