car history

[hoppo4.2]

i was thinking the other day that ive had a fair few cars for my age (25). so i though i would try and list them all in order and then try and post some old pics of them all fo hear goes.


MG Metro white with turbo body kit

Triumph Spitfire still have this now with 2500 bmw engine

Rover 214 dull but cheap ish to insure at 17

Metro GTI brill fun

Ford orion 1.6 ghia auction buy made a few quid

Rover 220 gsi same again good car

Volvo 480es my mums old one

renault 19 16v ph1 cost me £180!!!!! but they wanted 10 times that to insure it.

Alfa 33 cloverleaf i picked this one you have to have an alfa to be a petrol head

Rover 200vi very much a stelth car

Pug 106 Gti poss the most fun on 4 wheels

Pug 306 gti6 disipointing slow and very thirsty

Pug 205 gti mi16 lost of fun in this one

lotus elan se turbo proper sports car

vauxhall fronteera 2.8 D company car dont ask SHED

vauxhall carlton 3000gsi just for a trip round europe and the ring. (not bad)

TVR chimeara 4.5 sounds soooooooo good

Evo 4 gsr the fastest way a to b

Bmw m3 evo coupe interesting car but ended badly

porsche 944 s2 cabrio another money maker

106 gti needed a run about and they are so much fun

TVR cerbera 4.2 allways wanted one since i sat in one at the motorshow when i was about 14

[plumAJP]

since i was 16 to now 27 yrs old mine were:

1973 vw beetle, sprint blue, 1303s,(dad taught me all about mechanics it was my job to restore it)
1993 vauxhall corsa sri,carabic blue, first boy racer car which i max powered or tried to lol.
1994 renault 19 16v cabriolet, burgundy, leather, soft top, 2litre valver, crashed it, repaired it, sold it
1996 vauxhall corsa gsi, gun metal grey, got stolen 2 days into having it, thieving twunt came and stole it back.
1991 vw corrado 16v, white
1989 e30 325i sport,lachs silver, mtec 2, restored it, put leather in it, and made 2k profit.
1994 e36 318is full m3 replica with vader leather the lot, sold it and made 1.5k profit to an irish lad.
1990 e30 325i sport, in white, restored it, new leather and made 1.5k profit (then people caught on to what they were worth and selling prices shot up everywhere)
1990 e30 325i sport in dolphin grey, right mut so sold it for a few quid extra.
1996 rover coupe 1600 in grey, stooped this low because i wanted a bike
1989 honda vfr 400 immaculate bike sold to get a bigger one
1998 suzuki gsxr srad 600, crashed it, 3rd party so had to let it go.
2001 seat ibiza cupra in purple/blue
2002 citroen saxo vtr, too little seat adjustment so it had to go
1996 vw golf gti 8v, project feature car, 20vt'd.
1995 peugeot 306 xsi, wrote it off due to a sunday driver not using slip lane and bursting into traffic
1997 vw golf gti 8v daily runner
1996 peugeot 106 mardi gras diesel, amazing economy, would have one anyday for a daily
1999 vw golf gt tdi, red, used currently as my daily along with my tvr
2001 e46 bmw e46 coupe sport, black with black leather, swpped it for :
1995 TVR cerbera 4.2

[fridaypassion]

I've not had all that many these are the ones I remember anyway:

Y Reg Mk1 Fiesta (first car!)
G Reg Nova 1.3SR
N Reg 106 XSI (technically my now wifes car - the only car I've crashed!)
N Reg Fiat bravo (rolling on 17's)
03 Clio 172 (only brand new car I've ever had and a brilliant car it was too)
54 Megane 225
52 reg VX220
S Reg 106 Deisel (daily drive when had VX)
W reg Paxo VTS (as above)
02 reg 307 XSI (as above)
06 reg Megane 225 F1
02 Reg VX220
06 reg Z4M Roadster (leaving me shortly)

Next up E46 M3

[E36]

From the age of 14-21, in chronological order:

1990 Ford Fiesta 1.6 RS Turbo
1996 Rover 414i
1989 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Driver
2004 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 SXI
1987 Volkswagen Golf 1.3C
1995 Rover 420 GSI Tourer
1995 Volvo 850 2.0S Auto
1991 Rover 216 GSI
1988 BMW E30 320i
1996 Volvo 850 2.3 T-5
1994 Volvo 850 2.0S Auto
1991 Peugeot 309 1.1 Trio
1993 Volkswagen Scirocco 1.8 GTII
1997 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TS
1991 BMW E36 320i

[prEVOke]

Short and sweet for me, age 17-24

Pug 306 TDi
Fraud Mondeo
Subaru Impreza STI-400bhp TD05/06 20G
Mitsubishi EVO 9-380bhp Basic bolt ons
Nissan R35 GTR-Current car

[BriC175]

I would give you my list, but it would be a little something along these lines:

Renault 5
Renault 5
Renault 5
...*5 minutes later*...
Renault 5
Nissan 200SX
Renault 5
...*another 5 minutes later*...
Renault 5
Renault 5

[6potdave]

Aged 18 - 27

1985 Peugeot 205 1.1 CL in Beige
1991 Renault Clio 1.4 RT
1995 Hyundai Lantra 1.5
1995 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2LS
1994 BMW 325i Saloon
1998 Vauxhall Astra Van
1999 Rover 620
1998 BMW 328iSE Saloon
2007 Chevrolet Kalos (company car, please don't judge - I would rather have owned my very first car than this incapable heap)
1998 Vauzhall Vectra 2.0CDX Auto (bought as no longer had company car and spent money from BMW on a GSXR600)
1996 Ford Escort (bought because Vectra blew up)
1996 - BMW 328i Coupe (current)

Edited by 6potdave on Tuesday 28th July 17:15

[smithmi81]

Mk1 fiesta 1.1 pop
Nova Sr
S2 Escort Rs turbo
Crx VT (great fun)
Nissan pulsar gtir (horrible car)
Mk2 fiesta xr2 turbo technics
DC2 integra type r (amazing and a proper drivers car)
Mk2 golf gti 16v oak green
EG civic vti
DC5 integra type r
EK civic vti
EK9 vivic type r
R26.R renaultsport megane (current car)

[v15ben]

'02 Nissan Micra 1.0 Tempest
'97 Micra 1.0 Vibe
'99 206 1.9 L Diesel
'04 Clio Sport 182

Need to swap more often

[abooth]

1996 to Date

1994 Hyundai Pony X2 Sonnet - Red
1998 Ford Escort (Orion Shape) - Metallic Blue
2000 Citroen Saxo VTR - Posiedon Blue
2000 Mk4 Golf 1.6S - Silver
2002 Mini Cooper S - Dark Grey Metallic
1999 Ford Mondeo Zetec (runabout waiting for next one to be built!) - Silver
2006 Porsche Boxster 987 - Seal Grey metallic
2002 Range Rover Vogue - Monte Carlo Blue
2003 Porsche Cayenne Turbo - Basalt Black
2005 Porsche Boxster 987 - Basalt Black
2005 Volkswagen Golf Gti (first child forces family car!) - Black metallic
1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye (Track / daily car) - Indigo Blue
1998 Peugeot 106 GTI as above - cobalt blue
2005 Lexus RX300 (second child forces sensible family wagon!) - Aleutian grey
2009 Smart 451 Passion (sensible daily car) - Grey / Silver

Edited by abooth on Wednesday 29th July 11:42

[AdamGP86]

07 Pug 107 : Nice first car cheap to run
06 Fiesta Zetec-S : Much more fun than the 107 not too costly to run and insure

[Spleeble]

This is my short list from 19 to 27.

1989 Seat Malaga 1.5 GLS
1995 Rover Metro 1.1 Rio Grande
1997 Honda Civic 1.6iSR Coupe (current)
Ginetta G27 S4 2.0 Duratec (current)

I seriously need more cars!

[Jeffmaniac]

From 17 to 28

1993 VW Polo 1.05 (first car for cheapo insurance and kept until I finished uni)
1997 Toyota MR2
1994 MX5 1.8 (brilliant modified suspension mods and the only car I miss)
1997 Volvo V40 T4
2001 VW Polo Gti

Not many cars as had the Polo for almost 5 years

[Xenocide]

18 to 21

Astra 1.4 - what I learned with
Civic 1.5
Dutton Melos - in bits - still not fixed ops:
Integra Type R DC2 - love it
CG125
Astra van 1.7 tdi
KTM EXC 200
Yamaha Thundercat
KTM LC4 400

[59fan]

From 1986 to today.

Rover P6 2000SC (First car, Mexico brown, SO comfortable, cornered on its door handles)
Rover P6 2200TC (first project)
Rover P5B coupe (daily hack for 3 years)
MGB roadster (Pants)
21 assorted minis (I had a problem, I'm better now...sort of)
Rover P5 Saloon (manual box, bit of a shed, loved it)
1961 Supercharged mini (Body dissolved, kept engine and blower)
Lancia Delta Integrale (nothing comes close)
Lancia Thema (never got it running)
Alfa 164 V6 (shed)
Jaguar XJ12 (shed and deeply uncomfortable)
Alfa 2000GTV Bertone (Lovely drivers car)
Nissen Primera estate (188,000 miles LPG banger)
Nissan Maxima (what was I thinking?)
TVR V8S :-)
Rover P5B Coupe (4.6 Overfinch Engine, current and a keeper)
Rover SD1 Vitesse (black)
Peugeot 205 GTI (Current normal car, probably back up for sale soon)
Mini Pickup (current running mini)
Mini Countryman (Current project)

Ian

[OlberJ]

Never actually thought this out properly before.

• 1994 Black Vauxhall Corsa GLS - had to start somewhere.

• 1990 Charcoal Grey 205 GTi - then became Mi16

while i bought...

• 1989 Silver 205 GTi 1.9 - LEMON! Ended up cutting it into tiny pieces and putting the good bits on the Mi.

• 1994 Meridian Blue 306 1.9D - I ran till i put another engine in the mi16 after i blew the 1st one up at Knockhill.

• 1995 Green Mazda 323F 1.5

• 1989 Super White Mr2

• 1989 Super Red Mr2 converted to V6.

• 1990 Green Mr2 2.0 - Never made the road and ended up costing me £300 in fines when it was crushed by the man (long ste story)

• 1996 Pearl Blue Grey SS-III ST202 Celica

• 1986 Black Mr2 also converted to V6

And now i'm selling up evrything and going all hairdressery.

[sleven75]

Hi iam New to this site so hi everyone
I've stumbled in to a bit of predicament wondering if you guys have any suggestions here goes Iam 40 sadly just past past my test I love hot hatches some modern but mostly from 1990's but at present I have the chance to buy my mate's Renault Megan f1 do you reckon I would get insurance for it? Just looked at the list of cars you guys have had some very impressive bits of kit considering your age range and Ian sure there is something in insurance policies about over 25's

[gazz81]

From 1998 to today

Ford 100e Prefect
Skoda 120 Estelle
Fiat Panda 750
Skoda 130 Rapid
Ford Fiesta mk2 XR2
Citroen Visa GTI
Ford Fiesta Mk1 1.1
Vauxhall Cavalier mk2 1.6
Sierra 2l GLSI
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3 SRI
Stanbury TT
Porsche 924 lux
Lancia Thema 16v i.e
Citroen ax gt5
Escort XR3I Mk4
BMW 520i e34
Renault clio mk1 1.4 fidji
Renault Clio mk1 1.1 oasis
Renault Clio Mk1 1.8 16v
Ford Focus 1.8 tddci

And the current fleet

Peugeot 106 Quicksilver
Mitsubishi Legnum vr4
Mitsubishi gto tt
Peugeot Expert
Iveco Daily

[ehonda]

Ford Escort mk2 1.1 popular plus
Ford Capri 1.6 Laser
Renault Clio 1.8 RSi
Fiat Coupe 20vt LE
Renault Clio 172
Lotus Elise s1 135 sport
Land Rover Discovery 1 v8
Mazda Bongo Camper - Current
Porsche Boxster S (986)
Lotus Elise s2 SC
Land Rover Disco 3 - Current
Mazda MX5 mk2 1.8is
MINI JCW
911 996 C4S - Current

That's 27 years of car ownership.

[jimmymidnight]

17-28 (in order)

1993 Peugeot 205 - 1.3 petrol
1994 Metro - 1.1 petrol
1997 Rover 416 sli - 1.6 petrol
2000 Land Rover Freelander - 1.8 petrol
1997 Renault Clio - 1.3 petrol
1989 Jaguar Sovereign - 2.9 straight 6 petrol
2001 VW Bora - 2.0 petrol
1990 VW Corrado - 2.0 petrol
1998 Audi A4 - 1.8t petrol
2001 Mercedes E320 cdi - 3.2 straight 6 diesel
2009 BMW 118d - 2.0 diesel
2003 Mercedes CL500 - 5.0 V8 petrol
2002 Mini Cooper S - 1.6 petrol
2001 Audi A8 - 2.8 V6 petrol
2001 Audi A6 Allroad - 2.5 V6 diesel
2008 Mercedes S350l - 3.5 V6 petrol