What did you drive in the 90s?

[cerb4.5lee]

This is such a great thread. Great memories of some cracking cars I reckon.

There are so many cars on the thread that I really wanted.

[hungry_hog]

passed test in 95, but was a student until 2001 so no need for my own car
In hols I drove my Mum's 214SLi - I remember the folks at 5 a side being impressed by it (sad I know)

by way of proxy my best mates had;
Cavalier Mk3 1.6 (was decent at the time)
Golf 4 TDI (we thought this was the biz when he got it)
205GTi (that really was the nuts)
And one rich g1t had a Mercedes 380SEC, he drove it to dental school every day...

[Terminator X]

Got my first car, Mk 1 Golf GTi. £1400 to buy and £1500 to insure!

TX.

[Roaringopenfire]

May 1990 - 1993 205 GTI 1.6
1993 - 1995 BMW 318i
1995 - 1997 Mercedes C220
1997 to end of decade, VW Polo CL and Mazda MX5.
Company cars from 90 to 97 then private, commuting by train at the time thus a station car and weekend car. I was lucky all were new except the Mercedes which I got when my boss left. Then changed jobs in 1997, no company car.

[Tannedbaldhead]

Mazda RX7 Turbo
VW Corrado 1.8 16v
Mazda MX5
Ford Sierra 2.9i 4x4 Ghia Estate
Peugeot 306 XND
VW Passat 110 TDI

I was born in the 1960s so was able to afford fairly decent stuff by the 1990s. All were new of fairly new.
The 90s started off well but ended up in rather dull diesel company cars.

[300bhp/ton]

90

[swisstoni]

Goodbye Chimaera. Hello new son.
XC90, then Citroen C5 and Renault Vel Satis.

[CambsBill]

'89/90 - all brand new on a G plate:
Cavalier GL - had this about 2 months before switching jobs
BMW 316i - T-boned some idiot tourist who turned across my bows so got swapped for
Mercedes 200E - Bloody tank! Best-built car I think I've had to this day

'94:
Mercedes C180

'96 - temp cars whilst working in States for 6 months:
Mercedes 300E - boring, detuned PoS
BMW 530 - much better but prone to things going wrong or dropping off

'97
Mercedes C250 diesel estate

I did work for a group of companies that included a MB dealership mind you

[TheAngryDog]

I passed my test in 1999, my only car that I owned in the 90 was a 1991 Ford Sierra Sapphire 2.0 GLSi twin cam.

[survivalist]

The cars I owned in the 90s were







These are some cars I got to regularly drive in the 90s





Out of the ones I owned the Mitsubishi Colt was the best. 950kg and 130hp made it quite sprightly and the four wheel drift and lift-off oversteer were easily accessible. Toledo was like most VAG products of the era - well built but dull.

The stuff I didn’t own was also great. 850 looked nice, but the M3 was more inspiring.

Haven’t owned a car with 4 cylinders since (although I did have a company 4 pot diesel for 9 months before opting out of the company car plan).

[AlexRS2782]

Passed my test in '97. First car in '97 was a Mk5 Escort 1.3 LX that i bought off a teacher at my sixth form, followed by the purchase of a R5 GTT in late '98.

[300bhp/ton]

I'm another that passed their test in 1997.

Also over the past summer I have been scanning in old photos so can show the actual vehicles too.

Pre 1997 I clearly wasn't driving on the roads, but I did drive across the fields (on the farm) in these two vehicles.



My first "car" at 17 was this. Which if I'd had a crystal ball I'd have not sold!

300Tdi Defender 90


My Dad & I also restored this, which I had free access too. Learnt how to drift and powerslide in this.


Both the above sold for this as I wanted something "fast". Base spec 1.8


Then I had this VVC one after selling the 1.8i. The VVC was my Dad's but I had it for a while.


Which then made way for this


And this (5.3 V12)



1997-2000 I also had access and drive these quite a lot which belonged to my parents.

2.5TD (VM)



6.0 V12 - to date this is still one of the Best cars I've ever driven.


4.6 V8

[StuntmanMike]

Hmm, dry spell for me.

Started with a 2.8 Capri.

Replaced with an XR4i.

Then because by now I was in the Army I downgraded to a Escort Mk3 1600 Ghia.

Then I sold that and was car less for a few years ( long periods away plus could not afford one ).

Then a girlfriend bought me an Escort Mk3 XR3i for a surprise birthday present ( it was a Y reg and absolutely immaculate).

I kept that till the end of the decade ( couple of years) it’s the car I had the fondest memories of.

[r159]

Passed my test in 1990, the list below are cars with my name on, due to family and work I did get to drive a lot more (some better) cars.

Mk2 Golf C 1.3
Mk2 Golf Gti 8v
Civic 1.6 16v
Alfa 155 2.0L 16v

[200Plus Club]

Metro turbo- pinking it's way to higher boost
Uno turbos- modified and like mini rocketships :-)
205gti in both 1.6 and 1.9 versions
Very highly modded rover coupe turbo - loved that car.
A few fast bikes including an FZR1000
A good era for quick cars.

[Tim bo]

Fiat Mirafiori 131 1600 Estate.
Piece of st. Engine blew up.




Ford Escort 1.4 Estate
Piece of st. Crashed it into a ditch full of water and it never ran again.




Mk1 Golf 1.6 Convertible
Piece of st. Engine blew up.





BMW E30 316i coupé.
Loved this car, but it was still a piece of st. Engine blew up.




(representative pictures, not my own)

Edited by Tim bo on Friday 26th February 07:48

[sawman]

Citroen ax gt
Fiat uno 45
Citroen ax gt
Toyota MR2 mk1
Ford Puma
Fiat punto gt turbo

[andygo]

I drove this for a couple of years, 93 & 94. Mk5 RS2000.

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

1985 Metro City X 1991-1992
1992 Citroen Ax Echo 1.1 1992-1994
1994 Peugeot 106 Rallye S1 1994-1998
1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye S2 - 1998-present day.

They were all great at the time, but the Rallye's I loved ( and still do)

I was 17 in 1991

[Man of gas]

Just realised I totally forgot about my Mx5 so I have just edited this


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Edited by Man of gas on Tuesday 2nd March 12:21

Edited by Man of gas on Tuesday 2nd March 12:23