What are your automotive "firsts"?

[white_goodman]

If you’re anything like me, then you like to own/experience as many different cars (manufacturers), as well as types of vehicle as possible, so over your driving career in terms of ownership, what have been your automotive “firsts”. Feel free to add/delete categories as they apply to you. What boxes do you still hope to “tick” and how do you think you’ll achieve this? For me:

First car mk3 Astra 1.4
First performance car 205 GTi 1.6
First RWD car NB MX5
First sports car NB MX5
First convertible NB MX5
First“premium” car BMW 325i
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) BMW 325i
First coupe Corrado VR6
First diesel Polo TDI
First turbo Polo TDI again sadly but petrol, Impreza WRX Wagon
First estate Impreza WRX Wagon
First AWD/4x4 vehicle Impreza WRX Wagon
First automatic Mercedes C-Class
First SUV/4x4 WJ Grand Cherokee
First 6-speed manual R56 MINI Cooper
First motorbike Kawasaki Z400

First "classic" (pre-1980) -
First V8 -
First mid-engined car -
First supercar -
First EV/hybrid -

Would still like to own a V8, a mid-engined car and another coupe or convertible. A 458 Spider would tick those boxes (and the supercar box) but probably never going to happen but I think a V8 and a mid-engined car would be doable separately. Not particularly excited about an EV/hybrid but it’s inevitable.

ETA, would love to own a "proper" 1960s/1970s classic car too. Alfa, Lancia, Lotus Cortina, mk1 Escort RS, that kind of thing...

Edited by white_goodman on Saturday 6th May 19:15

[Gad-Westy]

Had to rack the brain for some of these!

First car 87 Polo Coupe S
First performance car 91 Rover 220 GTi
First RWD car Westfield 1700
First sports car Westfield 1700
First convertible Westfield 1700 if having no windscreen counts as convertible! Otherwise an Elise.
First“premium” car BMW 328i Sport
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) BMW 328i Sport
First coupe BMW 328i sport
First diesel Smart CDi
First turbo Golf GTi 1.8t
First estate BMW 330i
First AWD/4x4 vehicle Panda 4x4
First automatic BMW 328i
First SUV/4x4 Nothing yet
First 6-speed manual Seat Leon Cupra I think…
First motorbike Nothing

First V8 - Alpina B10
First mid-engined car - Lotus Elise
First supercar - Nope unless a 911 counts
First EV/hybrid - Nissan Leaf

Edited by Gad-Westy on Friday 5th May 08:20

[rotarygoth]

First car Peugeot 205xl
First performance car Mazda RX7 FC3S Turbo II
First RWD car MX5 NB 1.8
First sports car RX7 FC3S Turbo II
First convertible MX5 NB 1.8
First “premium” car Audi A5 3.0 TDI quattro
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) Audi A5 3.0 TDI quattro
First coupe Audi A5 3.0 TDI quattro
First diesel Audi A5 3.0 TDI quattro
First turbo RX7 FC3S Turbo II
First estate - Subaru Impreza WRX STI
First AWD/4x4 vehicle - Subaru Impreza WRX STI
First automatic - Jaguar XE 30t AWD r-sport
First SUV/4x4 -
First 6-speed manual Audi A5 3.0 TDI quattro
First motorbike -

First V8 -
First mid-engined car -
First supercar -
First EV/hybrid -

A V8 is still on the to do list....

[carlove]

First car 2007 Ford Ka
First performance car - None yet, 150bhp is the most I've owned, on my current Astra
First RWD car Not had one yet,
First sports car Not had one
First convertible Never had one
First“premium” car Never had one
First “multi”-cylinder car There's a theme emerging here
First coupe Nope
First diesel Yes! An Astra 1.6CDTI
First turbo The Astra CDTI above
First estate Not had one
First AWD/4x4 Not had one
First automatic Not had on, want one
First SUV/4x4 Not had one
First 6-speed manual The Astra 1.6 CDTI
First motorbike Not had one

First V8 - Nope
First mid-engined car - Nope
First supercar - A massive nope
First EV/hybrid - Nope, but probably will come before a supercar, or even sports car

I can only really afford one car, and I need to prioritise running costs over fun for now, hence I'm driving an Astra, the diesel one was changed for a 1.4T after being a diesel and despite 20k miles a year on motorways it got clogged up with carbon and needed massive repairs, which weren't quite worth doing with it's high mileage, so since it was faultless before and my mileage has reduced quite a bit with a job change, I changed for a petrol model.

[Husaberk]

First car mk1 Cavalier 1.6L
First performance car Capri 3.0S
First RWD car Cavalier 1.6L
First sports car Nope
First convertible Nope
First“premium” car Alfa 164 3.0 24V
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) Capri 3.0S
First coupe Capri 3.0S
First diesel Mk3 Mondeo ST 155
First turbo Impreza Turbo 2000 estate
First estate Impreza Turbo 2000 estate
First AWD/4x4 vehicle Impreza Turbo 2000 estate
First automatic Mk7 Golf R
First SUV/4x4 WJ Nope
First 6-speed manual HSV GTS UK
First motorbike Kawasaki GPz550

First V8 - HSV GTS UK
First mid-engined car - Nope
First supercar - Nope
First EV/hybrid - Nope

Edited by Husaberk on Thursday 4th May 23:44

[Chris944_S2]

First car Peugeot 306 Dturbo
First performance car Porsche 944 S2
First RWD car Porsche 944 S2
First sports car Porsche 944 S2
First convertible Mercedes SL600
First“premium” car Porsche 944 S2
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) Mercedes C43 AMG
First coupe Porsche 944 S2
First diesel Peugeot 306 DTurbo
First turbo Peugeot 306 DTurbo again sadly but petrol, Maserati Ghibli 2.8GT
First estate Mercedes C43 AMG
First AWD/4x4 vehicle Mercedes G55 AMG
First automatic Mercedes C43 AMG
First SUV/4x4 Mercedes G55 AMG
First 6-speed manual Maserati Ghibli 2.8GT
First motorbike -

First V8 Mercedes C43 AMG
First mid-engined car -
First supercar -
First EV/hybrid -

[WonkeyDonkey]

I love these threads as no one actually reads anyone else's posts, they just posts massive lists.

[Roberty]

WonkeyDonkey said:

I love these threads as no one actually reads anyone else's posts, they just posts massive lists.

Yep utterly pointless



But here’s mine!

First car - Renault 5 GTL
First performance car - Mazda RX7
First RWD - Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.6L
First sports car - Mazda RX7
First convertible - Lotus Elise
First“premium” car - Porsche 944 Turbo SE
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) - Ford Falcon (Aussie 4ltr Straight 6)
First coupe - Mazda RX7
First diesel - BMW X5 3.0D SE (E70)
First turbo - Porsche 944 Turbo SE
First estate - Ford Falcon Stationwagon
First AWD/4x4 vehicle - Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
First automatic - Porsche 928 S4
First SUV/4x4 - BMW X5 3.0 Sport (E53)
First 6-speed manual - Toyota Celica T Sport 190
First motorbike - Honda Monkey Bike

First V8 - Porsche 928 S4
First mid-engined car - Lotus Elise
First supercar - No quite yet (closest is my current GT4)
First EV/hybrid -

Edited by Roberty on Friday 5th May 07:21

Edited by Roberty on Friday 5th May 07:44

[cobra kid]

First car 1978 Allegro 1300 Super

First diesel Golf 1.9 2007

First turbo As above

First estate Hyundai i40

First 6-speed manual As above!

Very very tame.

[resolve10]

WonkeyDonkey said:

I love these threads as no one actually reads anyone else's posts, they just posts massive lists.

I skim them, and nod in approval at anyone who shares my taste! I also start to realise that my own list is not very 'cool' compared to others, probably because I'm too risk averse when it comes to age so I'd rather put £25k into a nearly new hot hatch than some 15-year old Italian exotica.

First car - 1998 Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec
First performance car - 2017 Focus ST TDCi
First RWD - 2007 BMW 325d E90
First sports car - 2017 BMW M2
First convertible - Not owned
First“premium” car - 2017 BMW 325d E90
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) - 2017 BMW 325d E90
First coupe - 2017 BMW M2
First diesel - 2007 Citroen C4 VTS Diesel
First turbo - 2007 Citroen C4 VTS Diesel
First estate - Not owned
First AWD/4x4 vehicle - Not owned
First automatic - 2017 BMW M2 DCT
First SUV/4x4 - Not owned
First 6-speed manual - 2007 Citroen C4 VTS Diesel
First motorbike - Not owned

First V8 - Not owned
First mid-engined car - Not owned (I will have a Cayman or A110 one day!)
First supercar - Not likely
First EV/hybrid - Driven O/H's Mercedes EQA but not owned

My current Renault Megane doesn't feature at all, nor does the Alfa Romeo Guilietta I had a few years ago (should have been a first Italian car question!)

Edited by resolve10 on Friday 5th May 08:10

[parabolica]

First car J-reg Clio 1.2 RN
First performance '05 Saab 93 Aero
First RWD car '04 BMW 645ci
First sports car '03 BMW Z4 3.0
First convertible Z4
First“premium” car 645
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) 645 (my first V8)
First coupe 645
First diesel '18 V60
First turbo Saab 93
First estate V60
First AWD/4x4 '14 Land Cruiser V8 (company car whilst working in Africa)
First automatic 645
First 6-speed manual Pretty sure my '07 Clio was a 6 speed

Strangely the one car I've not been able to mention above is the 640i which replaced my 645ci.

First motorbike -
First mid-engined car -
First supercar -
First EV/hybrid - likely to be the Megane e-tech when I move to NL in the summer

[NortonES2]

white_goodman said:

If you’re anything like me, then you like to own/experience as many different cars (manufacturers), as well as types of vehicle as possible, so over your driving career in terms of ownership, what have been your automotive “firsts”. Feel free to add/delete categories as they apply to you. What boxes do you still hope to “tick” and how do you think you’ll achieve this? For me:


First motorbike Kawasaki Z400

What did you pass your bike test on?

[DaveH23]

First car 93 Corsa 1.0
First performance car 106 GTi 1.6
First RWD car Not Owned
First sports car Not Owned
First convertible Not Owned
First“premium” car Not Owned
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) Not Owned
First coupe Corrado Not Owned
First diesel Not Owned
First turbo Polo Mk I Mazda 3 MPS (Current Car)
First estate Not owned
First AWD/4x4 Not Owned
First automatic Not Owned
First SUV/4x4 Not Owned
First 6-speed manual Mk I Mazda 3 MPS (Current Car)
First motorbike Not Owned

First V8 - Not Owned
First mid-engined car - Not Owned
First supercar - Not Owned
First EV/hybrid - Not Owned

Not to shabby for nearly 20 years of Motoring. I'll not let the door hit my arse on the way out.

[brillomaster]

>scrolls to bottom, adds own list without looking at anyone elses<

First car peugeot 306 1.4 LX
First performance car Nissan 300ZX twin turbo
First RWD car NB MX5
First sports car NB MX5
First convertible NB MX5
First“premium” car BMW 335i
First “multi”-cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) Nissan 300ZX
First coupe Nissan 300ZX
First diesel BMW 330d
First turbo Nissan 300ZX
First estate - n/a
First AWD/4x4 vehicle - n/a
First automatic BMW 335i
First SUV/4x4 - n/a
First 6-speed manual Nissan 350z (i think)
First motorbike n/a

First V8 - n/a
First mid-engined car - porsche boxster S
First supercar - n/a
First EV/hybrid - n/a

[toon10]

First car Suzuki Swift 1.3GS
First performance car Vauxhall Calibra 16v
First RWD car BMW 325i mSport
First sports car n/a
First convertible n/a (I'm a bloke)
First“premium” car BMW 325i
First “multi”cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) Ford Mondeo 2.5 GhiaX
First coupe Vauxhall Calibra 16v
First diesel VW Transporter T32 204 Highline camper (current vehicle)
First turbo BMW M135i
First estate n/a
First AWD/4x4 vehicle BMW 540i xDrive
First automatic BMW M135i
First SUV/4x4 Volvo XC90
First 6-speed manual Ford Mondeo 2.5 GhiaX
First motorbike n/a

First V8 n/a
First mid-engined car n/a
First supercar n/a
First EV/hybrid n/a

[Limpet]

First car Mini 850
First performance car Vauxhall Cavalier SRi
First RWD car Ford Sierra 1.6L
First sports car Mazda MX-5 NB
First convertible n/a Mazda MX-5 NB
First“premium” car BMW 318i
First “multi”cylinder car (ie more than 4 cylinders) Volvo S60 T5
First coupe Ford Puma 1.7
First diesel Peugeot 306 D Turbo
First turbo Volvo S60 T5
First estate BMW 320d
First AWD/4x4 vehicle Volvo XC90 D5
First automatic BMW 320d (same estate referenced above)
First SUV/4x4 Volvo XC90 D5 (same as above)
First 6-speed manual VW Golf GT TDI 130 mk4
First motorbike Kawasaki ZZR600

First V8 TVR Chimaera 400
First mid-engined car n/a
First supercar n/a
First EV/hybrid Mrs Limpet has a 9 month old Yaris on a work car scheme so it's not mine technically, but I drive it pretty regularly.

[C70R]

WonkeyDonkey said:

I love these threads as no one actually reads anyone else's posts, they just posts massive lists.

So true.

[NDA]

First 12 cylinder - Murcielago
Second 12 cylinder - Vanquish
Third 12 cylinder - Bentley


Am I doing this right?

[so called]

First crash - 1972, dads old Vauxhall Viva van, me head first through the windscreen.OUCH
First breakdown - Subaru Forester - 1989
First me driving crash - Rover 820 saloon - M25 1995
First love - TVR Tuscan Mk1 - 2006
First Import - Mitsubishi FTO - 2001
First time above 150mph - TVR Chimera 400
First drive to Germany - Rover 820 saloon - 1995
First drive to Switzerland - TVR Tasmin - 1999
First crash in Germany - TVR Chimaera 2008
First drive to Spain - TVR Tuscan Convertible - 2009

[Retro_Jim]

First car - 1965 Triumph Herald 12/50
First hot hatch - 1984 Golf GTI 8v (the only car I regret selling)
First 6 cylinder - 1991 BMW E36 325i
First Diesel - 2003 Golf GTTDI PD150
First V8 - 2003 Jaguar XJ8 3.2 (my current daily driver)

First mid engined - Toyota Previa