How many boxes have you ticked?

[8IKERDAVE]

On my dull commute to work today following another Kia Picanto with seemingly plastic tyres I started to think about the cars I've owned in the past and which boxes they've ticked. Admiteddly I've never gone thoroughly exotic but quite a few boxes have been ticked along the way:

Hot Hatch: Clio 172
Straight 6: 3 x E36's
V8: Jaguar XJ8
2 seater sports: Toyota MR2 / Mazda MX5
Wafter: XJ8 again and Mercedes E Class
Boy Racer: Modified Corsa 1.2
RWD: Various BMW's, Jaguar XJ8, Mercedes E Class
Turbo: Saab 9-3
Supercharged: Audi S5
4WD: Audi S5
Dull stbox: Passat TDI / Mondeo Lx / Ford Escort
Automatic: Jaguar XJ8 / Vectra / Audi S5
5 cylinder: Volvo V70
Van: Astravan / VW T5 / Mercedes Vito / Citroen Dispatch / Vauxhall Vivaro

Not particalarly categorising them very well but you get the picture.

[brillomaster]

had a Hatch, Saloon, 2 seat coupe and 2 seat FR convertible and 2 seat MR convertible.
petrol and diesel. no evs or hybrids yet
I4, I6, V6, flat6. no I3s, V8, V10 or V12 yet
manual and torque converter auto - no DCT or automated manuals yet.
naturally aspirated, single turbo and twin turbo - no supercharger yet

[alscar]

My attempt - which might show my age.

Hot Hatch: Fiesta XR2 or Escort XR3.

Straight 6: E46 , 2 x X5.

V8: 3 x Aston Martin Vantage , 2x Porsche Cayenne.

2 seater sports: Exige 410.

Wafter: Offhand nothing - 518 Touring maybe ?

Boy Racer: Modified Capri 3.0S , Mountuned Focus ST.

RWD: Various BMW's.

Turbo: Various Audi's ie RS3 /4 ,Aston Vantage.

Supercharged: Exige.

4WD: X5's , Cayenne's , RS's , R8.

Dull stbox:Focus Zetec , various Fiestas's.

AutomaticIsh ) Some of the above.

5 cylinder: ST , Defender TD5.

Van: None - unless you count the Defender.

Add: Various 911's etc.

[TheOctaneAddict]

Here's my rough list:

Hot Hatch: Clio 197, Mini Clubman Cooper S
Straight 6: No, but I currently have a flat 6 if that counts
V8: No
2 seater sports: Mazda MX5 x2, Porsche Cayman
Wafter: 4 Series GranCoupe
Boy Racer: Modified Mk2 Golf
RWD: 4 Series, MX5s, Cayman
Turbo: Mini Clubman Cooper S
Supercharged: MX5
4WD: No
Dull stbox: Astra Diesel
Automatic: BMW 4 Series
5 cylinder: No
Van: Nope, but not that bothered

Must try harder!

[Limpet]

Hot Hatch: 106 XSi, 306 XSi, Golf GTI, BMW M140i, Hyundai i30N
Straight 6: BMW M140i
V8: TVR Chimaera
2 seater sports: Mazda MX5, TVR Chimaera
Wafter: S60 was good at this, but not a proper wafter in a big Jaaag sense.
Boy Racer: None
RWD: Ford Sierra, MX5, 4 BMW's, TVR Chimaera
Turbo: M140i, i30N
Supercharged: None
4WD: Volvo XC90
Dull stbox: Loooooads….
Automatic: M140i, 320d, XC90
5 cylinder: Volvo S60 and XC90
Van: None
MPV: Renault Grand Scenic
Estate: Renault Megane, BMW 320d, MINI Clubman

[Justin85]

Hot Hatch: 205 GTI / Clio 182
Straight 6: not yet
V8: Mercedes SL500, 560SEL, Range Rover P38, E38 740i
2 seater sports: Lotus Elise S1
Wafter: Mercedes 560SEL , Citroen DS, BMW 740i
Boy Racer: Golf GTI Mk3 c/w ABF 2.0T and lots of mods for about 300bhp..
RWD: Mercedes SL500, 560SEL, BMW740i, Porsche 944
Turbo: Golf GTI Mk3 Turbo
Supercharged: Nope.
4WD: Porsche 996 C4S, Range Rover P38
Dull stbox: Loads of company Volvo's
Automatic: Mercs, BMW E38, Range Rover
5 cylinder: Volvo V70T5
Van: loads of different ones through work

[PomBstard]

Kinda, sort of…

Hot Hatch: Mk6 Golf GTI
Straight 6: Volvo V70 T6
V8: Holden Calais, 928S4
2 seater sports: Mazda MX5
Wafter: Holden, Volvo, BA Falcon
Boy Racer: Modified Mk2 Escort w 2.0 litre engine
RWD: the mighty Datsun 160J SSS Coupe plus Holden, Falcon, MX5, 928, 968, mk2 Escorts, mk3 Cortina
Turbo: Subaru Liberty x2, Volvo T6, Golf GTI, Hyundai i30
Supercharged: Nope
4WD: Forester, Liberty x4, Outback, Volvo
Dull stbox: Volvo V70 T6, Bora TDI, plus a few other ropey things
Automatic: Holden, Falcon, Volvo, CX9
5 cylinder: Nope
Van: Renault Extra

Would like to add a V12 or V10 at some point

[pti]

Hot Hatch: Clio 172 / Focus ST
Straight 6: E46 330Ci
V8:
2 seater sports: 2 x Toyota MR2 Turbo / 3 x Mazda MX5 (1 Supercharged, 1 Turbo, 1 NA) / Mercedes SLK
Wafter: V70? (maybe a stretch)
Boy Racer: VW Polo GT Breadvan (modified, badly) / 2 x FI MX5
RWD: E46 330Ci / 2 x Toyota MR2 Turbo / 3 x MX5
Turbo: Focus ST / Mazda MX5 / 3 x Saab 9-5 Aero
Supercharged: Mazda MX5
4WD: Audi TT V6
Dull stbox: Renault Megane 1.5dci
Automatic: Audi TT / Saab / Volvo
5 cylinder: Volvo V70 D5
Van: VW T4 Camper

[DaveyBoyWonder]

Hot Hatch: Golf GTI, Mini R53 x 2, Polo 6N2 GTi x 2
Straight 6: 1 x 330i E91
V8: weirdly, never had the urge to
2 seater sports: Mazda MX5 mk1 (x3)
Wafter: merc c-class estate and does a Mondeo ST count? Wafted very well
Boy Racer: Polo 6N2 GTi slammed on god awful coilovers
RWD: BMW, MX5, Merc C-Class
Turbo: loads
Supercharged: Mini R53 x 2
4WD: nope
Dull stbox: dull (not really a stbox) but current C-Class is as boring (but reliable) as they come, loads of stuff when I was younger - Escorts, Corsas etc
Automatic: loads
5 cylinder: none
Van: current VW T5.1 was camper, now kombi with loads of stuff that would probably feature in lots of people's entries to the badly modified thread

[cerb4.5lee]

Hot Hatch: 1992 Escort RS2000/2017 MINI Cooper S.

Straight 6: E90 330d/E90 330i/Z4M/F82 M4/F13 640d/GLE400d.

V8: TVR Cerbera 4.5/X5 4.8iS/E92 M3

2 seater sports: Z4M Roadster/370Z Roadster.

Wafter: F13 640d/GLE400d. Not had a proper wafter like a 7 series/S-Class though.

Boy Racer: Modified RS2000/Modified 200SX.

RWD: Skoda Estelle/S14 200SX/330d/330i/520d/640d/E92 M3/F82 M4/370Z/Z4M/Cerbera.

Turbo: Petrol...200SX/Cooper S/F82 M4/Audi TTS...Diesel...330d/640d/520d/GLC350d/GLE400d.

Supercharged: No.

4WD: 2x XR4x4's/X5 4.8iS/GLC350d/GLE400d/Audi TTS.

Dull stbox: Mondeo 1.8 LX.

Automatic: 330d/330i/640d/GLC350d/GLE400d/TTS(S-Tronic)/M4(DCT).

5 cylinder: No.

Van: No. Driven loads over the years though because my Dad always had them.

I definitely need to tick the Supercharged and 5 cylinder box for sure.

[Axionknight]

Hot Hatch: Honda Civic Type R FN2, Honda Civic Type R FK2, Clip 200 Cup
Straight 6: never owned one
V8: never owned one
2 seater sports: Honda S2000
Wafter: never owned one
Boy Racer: does my boggo Citroen Saxo count?
RWD: Honda S2000 (I crashed it )
Turbo: several, per list
Supercharged: never owned one
4WD: never owned one
Dull stbox: Volvo V50 2.0 diesel
Automatic: BMW 118i auto
5 cylinder: Volvo 850 T5R (manual, estate)
Van: never owned one

[Jaaaag]

Good way to pass 5 minutes. Here's mine:

Hot Hatch:

Xsara VTS (x3), Now - Yaris GR

Straight 6:

e92 325d, X6 40d,
(V6 - CLK 350 Cab, CLS350 Shooting Brake, Ford Cougar, Audi A8 2.8) Now - Jag XJ TDVI
(Flat 6 - Now - 991.2 Targa 4 GTS)

V8:

1998 Camaro Z28, 1998 Cadillac STS, 2000 E38 740i, 2 x s550 Mustang GT

2 seater sports:

Yet to tick!

Wafter:

2000 E38 740i, Cadillac STS, Audi A8, XJ, X6 40d, company Passat Bluemotion, Saab 9-5 wagon

Boy Racer:

Modified 106 1.1, modified 206 Roland Garros, 3 x Xsara VTS, modified Accord Type R, Yaris GR - not sure that counts

RWD:

Z28, 2 x s550, XJ, e92, 320d E93, CLk 350, CLS 350CDI, E38

Turbo:

Saab 9-5 diesel, XJ, e92, e93, Company Passat, Company Megane, Company Insignia, Company 508 SW, Now - XJ, 308, 991.2 and Yaris GR

Supercharged:

Yet to tick!

4WD:

Audi A8, X6, Now - 991.2, Yaris GR

Dull stbox:

Company Passat, Megane, Insignia, 508, Now - 308

Automatic:

Z28, Cadillac, E92, CLK 350, CLS350, E38, Audi A8, X6, 1 x s550 Mustang, Company 508 Now - XJ, 911

5 cylinder:

Yet to tick!

Van:

Yet to own, many driven.

[Stick Legs]

Hot Hatch:
R56 Mini Cooper S

Straight 6:
BMW E24 635CSi x2
BMW E28 528i
BMW E30 320i
BMW F10 530d x2
Jaguar XJ-S 3.6

V6:
Capri 2.8i
Vectra B V6 SRi
Omega Elite

V8:
Range Rover P38 Rover V8
Range Rover L405 SDV8

V12:
Jaguar XJ-S HE

Japanese Sports Car:
Nissan S13 200SX

Working class hero:
Mk.2 Cavalier SRi

[C5_Steve]

Hot Hatch: Honda Civic ESi/Peugeot 306 GTi6
Straight 6: Nope
V8: Corvette C5
2 seater sports: Corvette C5/Nissan 300ZX/Nissan 350z
Wafter: Nope
Boy Racer: Honda Civic ESi
RWD: Nissan 350Z/Nissan 300ZX/Corvette
Turbo: Nissan 300ZX/Evo 8
Supercharged: Nope (although maybe the Corvette in the future....)
4WD: Evo 8
Dull stbox: Nope
Automatic: Nope
5 cylinder: Nope
Van: Only ever driven a rental Vivaro/Transit but thoroughly enjoyed it!

I've got a few more boxes to tick! I do try and tick off engines mainly when looking for new cars. A V10 would be next on the list.

[simon_harris]

Hot Hatch: Vauxhall Astra GTE (digital dash version)
Straight 6: Nissan Skyline R33 GTs25T (multiple), Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0
V6: Audi S4, Nissan GTR R35, Ford Probe, Audi A5
V8: Audi S5
V12: DB9
2 seater sports: Mazda MX5
Wafter: DB9, Audi S5
Boy Racer: Audi A4 1.8t full reiger bodykit and audio "install"
RWD: Various Skylines, DB9, Vauxhall Chevette
Turbo: Skylines, Nissan GTR R35, Audi A4 1.8t
Supercharged: Audi S4
4WD: Audi S5, S4, A5, Nissan GTR R35, Jeep Grand Cherokee
Dull stbox: Ford Orion (Ghia!)
Automatic: Nissan GTR, Jeep Grand Cherokee, DB9
5 cylinder: Nope
Van: nope

[TikTak]

Hot Hatch: Golf GTI
V8: VXR8
2 seater sports: MGF / RX8 / 350z
Boy Racer: Mondeo ST24
RWD: MGF / RX8 / 350z / VXR8
Turbo: Octavia vRS / Golf GTI
Dull stbox: Renault Laguna 1.8 / Mondeo Diesel Estate
Automatic: Golf GTI
Van: VW Transporter / Ford Transit

No I5, I6, AWD or Supercharged.

Something like that I think.

[IroningMan]

Hot Hatch: Mk2 Golf GTI 8v
Straight 6: assorted 2500 & 2000 Triumphs
V8: NGTC V8 kit car, LR 101
2 seater sports: Boxster S plus the NG
Wafter: nope
Boy Racer: Scimitar GTE hillclimber
RWD: 4 Triumphs, 2 Scimitars, 1 BMW, 1 Porsche, 1 NG
Turbo: SAAB 900 T16S, SAAB 9-5, Audi S2 Avant plus some diesels
Supercharged: nope, but there's one sitting on my office floor
4WD: Audi S2 Avant, LR Discovery 3, LR Series 3, LR 101
Dull stbox: Passat 20v
Automatic: LR Discovery 3, BMW 520d, Boxster S
5 cylinder: Audi S2 Avant
Van: nope

I think I'd have included:
Convertible
Mid-engined
Italian
if it were my list.

[t.boydy]

Hot Hatch: 1967 mk2 mini road rally car

Straight 6: 1972 Triumph 2.5pi saloon

V8: 2001 Jaguar XKR

2 seater sports: MGTF

Wafter: Mercedes 190E

Boy Racer: Mk4 Escort chavved up

RWD: Sierra, MGTF, 190E, XKR, E350, 2.5pi, Z3

Turbo: Saab 9-3 convertible

Supercharged: Jaguar XKR

4WD: VW Touareg 5.0 V10

Dull stbox: Mondeo

Automatic: Jag x-type

5 cylinder: Volvo V70

Van: VW Caddy

[Hoofy]

Hot Hatch: Leon 2.0 FR(?)
Straight 6: Skyline R33 GTS-T and Skyline R32 GTR
V8: TVR Chimaera 4.0, CLK55 AMG
2 seater sports: TVR Chimaera, MR2 Turbo, MGF
Wafter: CLK55? Volvo S60 2.4T (it's a motorway crusher)
Boy Racer: No. I'm tempted to get a Lambo and go mental with it or at least get one that's already been boy racered. The justification being that Lambos aren't subtle so you might as well go mental.
RWD: Most of the above and below.
Turbo: Skyline, 200SX, MR2, S60 2.4T, 911
Supercharged: C180K Sports Coupé
4WD: 911T, Skyline R32 GTR, Lexus RX300
Dull stbox: Mondeo 1.8 LX, Golf Cabriolet, S60 2.4T, Nissan Cherry 1.3GS, C180K Sports Coupé (and C220)
Automatic: 911T, R33 GTS-T, CLK55 AMG, C180K Sports Coupé (and C220), Leon FR
5 cylinder: Volvo S60 2.4T
Van: Hired some random large white van 20 years ago. No idea what. Does this count?

Thought you might have included a supercar category but I guess that opens the tired can of worms.

[LimaDelta]

Not had anything with more than 8 cylinders, but pretty much every configuration and car type below that. Might need a V12 Jaguar to rectify that...