passed test in 1991 and have had (in order as far as I can rememeber)
small red Ford Fiesta White Fiat Uno Red Ford Escort Blue Ford Fiesta Red Ford Fiesta Silver Ford Ka Blue Mazda 323 Black Ford Fiesta Silver Vauxhall Vectra Silver Saab 93 Sport (had this from nearly new with all the extras on it, first real decent car I ever owned as funded by work - still miss it) Black Ford SMax Titanium Sport X - current car only 4 years old White Toyota Aygo - 2 months old from brand new, love it - it's like driving a go kart (also current car that the missus uses)
never been massively into cars, when the kids are older and I no longer need car seats etc I wouldn't mind a nice Audi
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.2 D reg I think Ford escort 1.1 L reg Various company car golfs Rover 200 or something - P reg Ford Cougar - V reg ish BMW 325 i M Sport convertible 2005 plate BMW 428i M Sport convertible 2014 - current motor
Ford Anglia 105E - first car Ford Cortina MkII - 1600E Triumph 2500 PI x 2 Lotus Elan +2S 130/5 Ford Cortina MK III Mini Metro Rover 416 (4 door) Rover 416 (3 door) Mercedes A Class Rover 75 Jaguar X Type Jaguar XK8 BMW 5 Series Saloon BMW 5 Series Touring Jaguar F Type BMW X5 - current car
Probably missed a few early bangers!
You bought a metro after owning a lotus?
Might have been a Metro 6R4 - that was a tasty bit of kit !!
Datsun 100A Opel Ascona 2.0 (Opel version of cavalier) Fiat X19 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 Ford Fiesta 1.3L (got married / first house) Ford Escort (first child) Rover 400 Audi TT (first managerial position) Audi A4 estate (first dog) Mini Cooper S convertible (first 2nd car) Ford Focus ST in Orange BMW 1 series M Sport convertible Ford Focus ST in silver Audi A6 estate (A4 estate written off) Ford Mustang 5.0 V8 in Orange
The worst car - the BMW The best car - Mustang Most reliable - Audi A4 estate Most unreliable - the BMW One missed the most - Focus ST in Orange and Audi A4 estate
Hmm, the new mustangs give me the horn. As a matter of interest, what sort of mpg are you getting out of the V8?
First up - get one - they are a hell of a lot of car for the money
Second - get the 5.0 V8 - Ford have been making that engine for years and its bullet proof
Third - it's not as bad as you would imagine on thirstyness - sensible motorway driving you get around 25mpg - if you have a lead foot however it's thirsty - town driving it's probably just under 20 mpg
Third - don't be fooled by the gadgets, at its heart it's still a muscle car - it can still bite !!!
Fourth - They sound fucking great
I have an aftermarket Roush exhaust on mine - sounds like nuclear war - you hear me long before you see me - must make it around 5 times louder than the standard exhaust
I don't think I'll ever grow up !!
One went past me on the A2 a while back - bloody thing nearly woke me up!
Datsun 100A Opel Ascona 2.0 (Opel version of cavalier) Fiat X19 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 Ford Fiesta 1.3L (got married / first house) Ford Escort (first child) Rover 400 Audi TT (first managerial position) Audi A4 estate (first dog) Mini Cooper S convertible (first 2nd car) Ford Focus ST in Orange BMW 1 series M Sport convertible Ford Focus ST in silver Audi A6 estate (A4 estate written off) Ford Mustang 5.0 V8 in Orange
The worst car - the BMW The best car - Mustang Most reliable - Audi A4 estate Most unreliable - the BMW One missed the most - Focus ST in Orange and Audi A4 estate
Hmm, the new mustangs give me the horn. As a matter of interest, what sort of mpg are you getting out of the V8?
First up - get one - they are a hell of a lot of car for the money
Second - get the 5.0 V8 - Ford have been making that engine for years and its bullet proof
Third - it's not as bad as you would imagine on thirstyness - sensible motorway driving you get around 25mpg - if you have a lead foot however it's thirsty - town driving it's probably just under 20 mpg
Third - don't be fooled by the gadgets, at its heart it's still a muscle car - it can still bite !!!
Fourth - They sound fucking great
I have an aftermarket Roush exhaust on mine - sounds like nuclear war - you hear me long before you see me - must make it around 5 times louder than the standard exhaust
I don't think I'll ever grow up !!
Me neither. Despite owing my MG for over 20 years, I still take every opportunity to drop down a gear and accelerate when I go through a tunnel (especially with the roof down)
Datsun 100A Opel Ascona 2.0 (Opel version of cavalier) Fiat X19 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 Ford Fiesta 1.3L (got married / first house) Ford Escort (first child) Rover 400 Audi TT (first managerial position) Audi A4 estate (first dog) Mini Cooper S convertible (first 2nd car) Ford Focus ST in Orange BMW 1 series M Sport convertible Ford Focus ST in silver Audi A6 estate (A4 estate written off) Ford Mustang 5.0 V8 in Orange
The worst car - the BMW The best car - Mustang Most reliable - Audi A4 estate Most unreliable - the BMW One missed the most - Focus ST in Orange and Audi A4 estate
Hmm, the new mustangs give me the horn. As a matter of interest, what sort of mpg are you getting out of the V8?
First up - get one - they are a hell of a lot of car for the money
Second - get the 5.0 V8 - Ford have been making that engine for years and its bullet proof
Third - it's not as bad as you would imagine on thirstyness - sensible motorway driving you get around 25mpg - if you have a lead foot however it's thirsty - town driving it's probably just under 20 mpg
Third - don't be fooled by the gadgets, at its heart it's still a muscle car - it can still bite !!!
Fourth - They sound fucking great
I have an aftermarket Roush exhaust on mine - sounds like nuclear war - you hear me long before you see me - must make it around 5 times louder than the standard exhaust
I don't think I'll ever grow up !!
One went past me on the A2 a while back - bloody thing nearly woke me up!
looks and sounds great
Errr that was probably me - I live in Dartford - I sometimes take it for a blast down the A2 (did it this Sunday just gone)
Ford Anglia 105E - first car Ford Cortina MkII - 1600E Triumph 2500 PI x 2 Lotus Elan +2S 130/5 Ford Cortina MK III Mini Metro Rover 416 (4 door) Rover 416 (3 door) Mercedes A Class Rover 75 Jaguar X Type Jaguar XK8 BMW 5 Series Saloon BMW 5 Series Touring Jaguar F Type BMW X5 - current car
Probably missed a few early bangers!
You bought a metro after owning a lotus?
Yep - two incomes down to one and extra mouths to feed!
I was footloose and fancy free when I had the Elan.
Ford Anglia 105E - first car Ford Cortina MkII - 1600E Triumph 2500 PI x 2 Lotus Elan +2S 130/5 Ford Cortina MK III Mini Metro Rover 416 (4 door) Rover 416 (3 door) Mercedes A Class Rover 75 Jaguar X Type Jaguar XK8 BMW 5 Series Saloon BMW 5 Series Touring Jaguar F Type BMW X5 - current car
Probably missed a few early bangers!
You bought a metro after owning a lotus?
Might have been a Metro 6R4 - that was a tasty bit of kit !!
1966 Triumph Spitfire Mk2, me an dad renovated it then, he borrowed it and wrote if off when he was a bit pissed. 1972 Mini Clubman, tuned to the eyeballs. Great car 1978 Chrysler Alpine - dont ask. 1985 Fiat Mirafiori - cracking car. 1974 Mini Cooper. - Top motah. 1984 Ford Transit - was in a band and couldn't afford two cars. 1991? Ford Mondeo - again dont ask. 1994 Vauxhall Astra Estate - Kids came along 1997 Vauxhall Zafira - More kids came along 1989 Nissan Sunny, got divorced and all I could afford, the old man gave it to me, he was deaf as a post and had those really loud indicator alerts fitted, they lasted about 10 mins when I got it. 1999 Ford Focus 1.4 Zetec - one of the best cars I have owned...seriously, it handled like a go kart. loads a fun. 1956 Hotchkiss Jeep - Cracking car. 2004 Vauxhall corsa - Meh! 1973 Lightweight Military Landrover, I rescued it from a fella in Clapham, he'd used it in his off road club and it had sat in his garden with no roof on it for 3 years, I renovated it back to its military spec, except added a V6 Granada Cologne engine mated to the double Landrover Gearbox, this thing used to go like stink, didn't like corners though, but could climb a mountain. 2003 VW Golf 1.6 - good old Hitler, blew it up 2 weeks before Xmas last year.... 2003 Alfa Romeo 147 T-Spark 65k miles from new, leather everything, proper Italian style, FSH, immaculate, been told that there maybe a Q mark over reliability, picked it up 3 weeks ago, goes like stink for a box. So far so good.
For me though bikes are the real deal, you get off a Superbike after a good thrash and you can feel the adrenaline pumping...no car has ever done that for me and no car is fast compared to those things, ultimate 2 dimensional travel for me.
BUT I am still waiting for my dream car, a WW2 dated Willys Jeep fully loaded...maybe just maybe.
Passed 88. S-reg Cavalier - bought for £300 in 1989 written off after it was hit outside the house after I'd spent £300 getting it through the MOT. B-reg Escort mk 4 - sort of inherited it in 96. It had had one careless driver and the engine was gone. R reg Ford Ka - bought after the Escort expired in 99. Nippy and suited me for a while but we had a kid and outgrew it. And I found it made me car sick while driving. 2004 Ford Focus - 2005 to now. Changed jobs and didn't need to drive to work so haven't done the miles. It's had a few scrapes and looks terrible, but runs OK. Got to decide on whether I get another as it falls foul of ULEZ even though it's petrol. Still runs OK though.
Not really a car person as you can probably tell - for me it's a thing to get from A to B not an extension of my image.
My 2002 petrol Focus passes the ULEZ test, so slightly surprised. Mine is a 1.6
I checked the number plate. It's a 1.3 which might be why. We've outgrown it so I need to knuckle down and get something else or give up having a car and hire one for holidays
Escort Mk3 Peugeot 405 VW Caddy van Lambretta LI150 Siler Special Ford Courier van Mercedes CLK Jeep Wrangler Sahara Fiat Doblo van Renault Kangoo van Mercedes C Class estate Suzuki Samurai pickup
My own cars in order from 1977 onwards, not that many as I've not included all my company ones..
mini 3L JPS Capri (effing loved that car) 2.8 injection special Capri 318 beemer 323 coupe beemer M3 beemer 5 series tourer beemer 3 series tourer beemer 911 Porsche
Datsun Cherry A120FII Coupé (boring) Datsun Cherry 1500 (Very boring) Triumph Spitfire 1500 (Very tail happy in the rain) Honda Prelude (boring, but it got me about) Lancia Delta GTIe (My first brand new car) Subaru 1800 Coupé (very weird) Mercedes E230 (Great for long distances) Audi TT Coupé Audi TT Roadster Mercedes B Class (for the wife) Mercedes 300SL (my mid-life crisis) Smart Roadster (for the wife) Mercedes CLA Shooting Break
Passed 1985. Triumph Spitfire mk 4 1973 reg in red Fiesta xr2 blue (old shape) Fiesta xr2 silver (new shape) Rover red (my dad’s old car as we needed something bigger once our first was born) Focus (blue) 2002 VW Touran (silver) 2005 Focus (blue) 2008 Peugeot 308 (silver) 2011 Peugeot 3008 (shark grey) 2015 Peugeot 3008 (Amazon grey) 2018
All since the first Focus have been lease cars through work.
Favourite is the current car. Love the new shape, the smaller steering wheel, and all the modern trickery like blind spot detectors, parking assists, in built sat nav - superb!
Too many to list but learnt in a mkII Zodiac, had a 1962 PA Cresta, a Morris 2200 land crab (brilliant) and a mkI Scirocco with a weber carb conversion that went like the roadrunner.
Escort k1 Mexico blue and white my 1st car in 84(sadly stolen) Escort mk2 rs2000 orange (wrote it off ) Fiesta mk1 xr2 red Fiesta mk2 rs Escort mk3 rs 1600i white (awsome car) Next a Shogun 2.3d for some reason (filled it up with petrol on 2nd day of owning!!) Golf mk2 gti in black Golf mk3 gti colour concept in a sort of sick pastel green Golf mk3 vr6 high line in purple(like shit of a shovel at that time) Bmw 1.8 is couple black Frontera sport Freelannder sport(looked nice but was shocking to own) Mini Cooper s (The early supercharged version) Then I must be suddenly realise im getting on a bit as next a octavia estate in beige!! But next brought a Lexus is 200(another awsome car if the arse end would stay put! Fun in the wet/ice though) Audi a4 advant sport(forever breaking down) Then black volvo v50 2.0 d estate Now a silver v50 d5 (beast for an estate car) Also had a Willy jeep for about 3 Years as a 2nd car /project (late Sunday night eBay purchase say no more !! Drove it back from Swindon and somehow made it back to tonbridge on freezing march day electrics that stopped working 5 mins after taking ownership and gearbox and steering that gave me muscles like popeye)was sad to see it go though Then as a 2nd fun car A bmw black z3 2.8 And now a black bmw z4 m sport That hasn't moved for 3 months Wow writing this has taken me back Wish I still had some of them now P.s (Missed out a dihatsu sportstrack what underpowered piece of crap that was meant to be 1.6 but was truly shocking)
Escort Mk3 Peugeot 405 VW Caddy van Lambretta LI150 Siler Special Ford Courier van Mercedes CLK Jeep Wrangler Sahara Fiat Doblo van Renault Kangoo van Mercedes C Class estate Suzuki Samurai pickup
Ford Escort Mark 2 Ghia Fiat Panda 1000S VW Golf Cabriolet BMW 318i Saab 9.3TSE Cabriolet Saab 900S Volvo C70 Convertible Aston Martin DB9 Porsche Cayenne 2019 Feb onwards.... tbc
Ford Anglia 105E - first car Ford Cortina MkII - 1600E Triumph 2500 PI x 2 Lotus Elan +2S 130/5 Ford Cortina MK III Mini Metro Rover 416 (4 door) Rover 416 (3 door) Mercedes A Class Rover 75 Jaguar X Type Jaguar XK8 BMW 5 Series Saloon BMW 5 Series Touring Jaguar F Type BMW X5 - current car
Probably missed a few early bangers!
You bought a metro after owning a lotus?
Might have been a Metro 6R4 - that was a tasty bit of kit !!
The 6R4, unbelievable car. The price of a one today is also unbelievable, most super cars don’t command these prices.
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small red Ford Fiesta
White Fiat Uno
Red Ford Escort
Blue Ford Fiesta
Red Ford Fiesta
Silver Ford Ka
Blue Mazda 323
Black Ford Fiesta
Silver Vauxhall Vectra
Silver Saab 93 Sport (had this from nearly new with all the extras on it, first real decent car I ever owned as funded by work - still miss it)
Black Ford SMax Titanium Sport X - current car only 4 years old
White Toyota Aygo - 2 months old from brand new, love it - it's like driving a go kart (also current car that the missus uses)
never been massively into cars, when the kids are older and I no longer need car seats etc I wouldn't mind a nice Audi
Ford escort 1.1 L reg
Various company car golfs
Rover 200 or something - P reg
Ford Cougar - V reg ish
BMW 325 i M Sport convertible 2005 plate
BMW 428i M Sport convertible 2014 - current motor
looks and sounds great
VW golf gti 2004 - loved it
Audi TT 3.2L 2008 - beaut of a car was very sad to give it up.
BMW 320i m sport 2011 - current car, needed something more practical after son was born and love it so far.
I was footloose and fancy free when I had the Elan.
1966 Triumph Spitfire Mk2, me an dad renovated it then, he borrowed it and wrote if off when he was a bit pissed.
1972 Mini Clubman, tuned to the eyeballs. Great car
1978 Chrysler Alpine - dont ask.
1985 Fiat Mirafiori - cracking car.
1974 Mini Cooper. - Top motah.
1984 Ford Transit - was in a band and couldn't afford two cars.
1991? Ford Mondeo - again dont ask.
1994 Vauxhall Astra Estate - Kids came along
1997 Vauxhall Zafira - More kids came along
1989 Nissan Sunny, got divorced and all I could afford, the old man gave it to me, he was deaf as a post and had those really loud indicator alerts fitted, they lasted about 10 mins when I got it.
1999 Ford Focus 1.4 Zetec - one of the best cars I have owned...seriously, it handled like a go kart. loads a fun.
1956 Hotchkiss Jeep - Cracking car.
2004 Vauxhall corsa - Meh!
1973 Lightweight Military Landrover, I rescued it from a fella in Clapham, he'd used it in his off road club and it had sat in his garden with no roof on it for 3 years, I renovated it back to its military spec, except added a V6 Granada Cologne engine mated to the double Landrover Gearbox, this thing used to go like stink, didn't like corners though, but could climb a mountain.
2003 VW Golf 1.6 - good old Hitler, blew it up 2 weeks before Xmas last year....
2003 Alfa Romeo 147 T-Spark 65k miles from new, leather everything, proper Italian style, FSH, immaculate, been told that there maybe a Q mark over reliability, picked it up 3 weeks ago, goes like stink for a box. So far so good.
For me though bikes are the real deal, you get off a Superbike after a good thrash and you can feel the adrenaline pumping...no car has ever done that for me and no car is fast compared to those things, ultimate 2 dimensional travel for me.
BUT I am still waiting for my dream car, a WW2 dated Willys Jeep fully loaded...maybe just maybe.
Peugeot 405
VW Caddy van
Lambretta LI150 Siler Special
Ford Courier van
Mercedes CLK
Jeep Wrangler Sahara
Fiat Doblo van
Renault Kangoo van
Mercedes C Class estate
Suzuki Samurai pickup
How did you fit in?
mini
3L JPS Capri (effing loved that car)
2.8 injection special Capri
318 beemer
323 coupe beemer
M3 beemer
5 series tourer beemer
3 series tourer beemer
911 Porsche
Datsun Cherry 1500 (Very boring)
Triumph Spitfire 1500 (Very tail happy in the rain)
Honda Prelude (boring, but it got me about)
Lancia Delta GTIe (My first brand new car)
Subaru 1800 Coupé (very weird)
Mercedes E230 (Great for long distances)
Audi TT Coupé
Audi TT Roadster
Mercedes B Class (for the wife)
Mercedes 300SL (my mid-life crisis)
Smart Roadster (for the wife)
Mercedes CLA Shooting Break
Ford Zodiac Mark IV Executive V6.
Proper geezer car, for a proper geezer!
Use to drive it in 3inch Platforms, Bell Bottoms, and a Cheese cloth Shirt....Oh nearly forgot the polaroids
Triumph Spitfire mk 4 1973 reg in red
Fiesta xr2 blue (old shape)
Fiesta xr2 silver (new shape)
Rover red (my dad’s old car as we needed something bigger once our first was born)
Focus (blue) 2002
VW Touran (silver) 2005
Focus (blue) 2008
Peugeot 308 (silver) 2011
Peugeot 3008 (shark grey) 2015
Peugeot 3008 (Amazon grey) 2018
All since the first Focus have been lease cars through work.
Favourite is the current car. Love the new shape, the smaller steering wheel, and all the modern trickery like blind spot detectors, parking assists, in built sat nav - superb!
1991-1997 Toyota Celica
1997-2002 Honda Accord
2002-2012 (used) Mercedes E320
2012-2013 Honda Civic
2013-now (used) Lexus RC350 SUV
The Celica and Accord back in the day were tiny compared to now. I'll never buy anything but a used car ever again.
2004 Fiat Punto - my favourite car I've owned, previous owner spent decent money on it so I didn't have to!
2012 KSR Moto Worx first MC.
2010 Yamaha XJ6 Still got it.
2014 Nissan Juke Still got it, brilliant run around.
2000 Ford Puma temporary run around... Loved it for some reason!
Escort mk2 rs2000 orange (wrote it off )
Fiesta mk1 xr2 red
Fiesta mk2 rs
Escort mk3 rs 1600i white (awsome car)
Next a Shogun 2.3d for some reason (filled it up with petrol on 2nd day of owning!!)
Golf mk2 gti in black
Golf mk3 gti colour concept in a sort of sick pastel green
Golf mk3 vr6 high line in purple(like shit of a shovel at that time)
Bmw 1.8 is couple black
Frontera sport
Freelannder sport(looked nice but was shocking to own)
Mini Cooper s (The early supercharged version)
Then I must be suddenly realise im getting on a bit as next a octavia estate in beige!!
But next brought a Lexus is 200(another awsome car if the arse end would stay put! Fun in the wet/ice though)
Audi a4 advant sport(forever breaking down)
Then black volvo v50 2.0 d estate
Now a silver v50 d5 (beast for an estate car)
Also had a Willy jeep for about 3 Years as a 2nd car /project (late Sunday night eBay purchase say no more !!
Drove it back from Swindon and somehow made it back to tonbridge on freezing march day electrics that stopped working 5 mins after taking ownership and gearbox and steering that gave me muscles like popeye)was sad to see it go though
Then as a 2nd fun car
A bmw black z3 2.8
And now a black bmw z4 m sport
That hasn't moved for 3 months
Wow writing this has taken me back
Wish I still had some of them now
P.s
(Missed out a dihatsu sportstrack what underpowered piece of crap that was meant to be 1.6 but was truly shocking)
Fiat Panda 1000S
VW Golf Cabriolet
BMW 318i
Saab 9.3TSE Cabriolet
Saab 900S
Volvo C70 Convertible
Aston Martin DB9
Porsche Cayenne
2019 Feb onwards.... tbc
https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/950068596253796846?q=metro+6r4&client=safari&sa=X&hl=en-gb&biw=375&bih=635&tbs=vw:g,ss:44&prmd=ivsn&prds=epd:17916257226291774563,paur:ClkAsKraX6Ov-hF6RashyYsOTvFseYGNT14gD_8LH4Bci0vQgEsM-OiqrtTacDJ2BNY5M7OUmE4asbftZxJi4bxioR7tbTq_fwfO5mtL8R5Cyp4qzA3fpO8-IhIZAFPVH71Wg_qGXemPZLiqs5wP8E8n-OzbBw,cdl:1,prmr:1,cs:1&ved=0ahUKEwjL6vmY7YTgAhXbXhUIHfmrBxAQgTYI8gM
Current car: BMW 420i M Sport convertible in black. Got it in November, not been able to put the roof down yet :-(
Morris Marina (1985)
Mini (1987)
Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 gls sporthatch (1988)
Vauxhall Astra 1.3 merit (1990)
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 gli (1994)
Renault Laguna (1996)
Ford Mondeo (1998)
Ford Mondeo (1999)
VW Bora (2000)
Rover 75 (2002)
Jaguar Xtype (2005)
Renault Laguna (2005)
Rover 75 (2006)
Honda FRV (2007)
Jaguar XF (2013)
Jaguar XE (2016)
I think that's it. I've had almost as many houses too !!