Your Cars and Driving - The History

[v15ben]

Here is mine - this thread should make for some interesting reading

Driving Test passed : August 2003
Number of cars owned : 4
Number of cars crashed :0
Penalty Points amassed :0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Blue
Most expensive car bought : '02 Micra 1.0 £6000, '04 Clio 182 £5000
Least expensive car bought : '97 Micra - free!
Most Powerful : 182
Least Powerful : 1.0 Micra - both of them
Quickest : 182
Slowest : Micras
Best Looking : 182
Worst Looking : 206 Diesel
Best Noise : 182 with Janspeed Supersport exhaust
Worst Noise : Diesel 206!
Most Reliable : '02 Micra - now on 64k miles with no major issues
Least Reliable : 182 - all the mechanics know me and wave when I drive past!
Most Money Spent on : 182 - see above!
Least Money Spent on : '97 Micra - got it for free and put nothing into it except fuel!
Overall Favourite Car : 182
Overall Least Favourite Car : 206 Diesel

Over to you

[ookware]

I'll play

Driving Test passed : January 2006
Number of cars owned : 3
Number of cars crashed :1 - well crashed into me thus writing it off
Penalty Points amassed :0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Red
Most expensive car bought : '09 Auris 1.6 £14000
Least expensive car bought : K reg Rover 216 - free from family
Most Powerful : 1.6
Least Powerful : 1.2 Corsa
Quickest : ~140
Slowest : Corsa
Best Looking : Rover
Worst Looking : Auris?!
Best Noise : Rover
Worst Noise : Auris, no noise!
Most Reliable : Auris, though only done 8k miles
Least Reliable : Rover
Most Money Spent on : Hmm... Corsa. Turns out speedbumps at 40mph = new front springs!
Least Money Spent on : Rover including money to get car in first place
Overall Favourite Car : Corsa
Overall Least Favourite Car : Auris!

Edited by ookware on Monday 8th February 20:14

[Gad-Westy]

Driving Test passed : Feb 1998
Number of cars owned : 11
Number of cars crashed :2
Penalty Points amassed :6
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Blue
Most expensive car bought : Lotus Elise £8000
Least expensive car bought : Mk3 Polo £250
Most Powerful : 220 bhp ish, Westfield
Least Powerful : 55 bhp polo
Quickest : Westfield number 2 by some margin
Slowest : Polo, any of.
Best Looking : Elise
Worst Looking : Rover 200 maybe
Best Noise : BMW 328 for quality noise, Westfield number 1 for angry volume
Worst Noise : Golf GTi 1.8T, dysons make better noise
Most Reliable : Current MX5
Least Reliable : Rover 220 GTi
Most Money Spent on : Westfield number 2 on upgrades, Rover 220 in terms of repairs.
Least Money Spent on : I spent nothing at all on two Polos in a row.
Overall Favourite Car : Elise
Overall Least Favourite Car : Rover 220 GTi

[hooperpride]

Driving Test passed : September 2007
Number of cars owned : 1
Number of cars crashed : 1 - on two occasions neither my fault
Penalty Points amassed :0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Green
Then every thing else the answer is kia pride as I've only had the one car, kind of makes my replying pointless but oh well.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Driving Test passed : August 1987
Number of cars owned : 20sih
Number of cars crashed :0
Penalty Points amassed :9
Penalty Points now : 6
Most Popular Colour : Black
Most expensive car bought : 97 F355 £39k
Least expensive car bought : 1972 dolomite
Most Powerful : F355
Least Powerful : hillman imp
Quickest : F355/Chim
Slowest : austin 1300
Best Looking : Chim/F355
Worst Looking : austin 1300
Best Noise : F355 with Tubi's
Worst Noise : Pajero
Most Reliable : ST probably but only knew car
Least Reliable : BMW 320 ci cab
Most Money Spent on : F355 ( clipped a kerb driving back from buying it hence one new wheel and tyre and full geo setup )
Least Money Spent on : peugeot 405 inherited from dad sold for £2500
Overall Favourite Car : ST/Chim
Overall Least Favourite Car : Pajero

[Nash_wrx]

Driving Test passed : March 1995
Number of cars owned : 39
Number of cars crashed :1
Penalty Points amassed :0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : BLack
Most expensive car bought :2002 Impreza wrx 9.5K
Least expensive car bought : 1994 Renault 19 Cabrio £60
Most Powerful : 1996 Impreza STI
Least Powerful : 1.0 Renault Clio
Quickest : Impreza STI
Slowest : Renault Clio
Best Looking : Mazda rx7
Worst Looking : 1992 Jeep Cherokee
Best Noise : Imprezas
Worst Noise : 2.8 SBW Pajero
Most Reliable : 2002 Impreza
Least Reliable : 1999 Alfa 156
Most Money Spent on : 2002 Impreza
Least Money Spent on : 2.8 Pajero SWB
Overall Favourite Car : 2002 Impreza
Overall Least Favourite Car : 1.0 Renault CLio

[Adcuz]

Driving Test passed : September 2008
Number of cars owned : 6
Number of cars crashed :0
Penalty Points amassed :0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Red
Most expensive car bought : 205 GTi - £1200
Least expensive car bought : 1998 Fiesta Zetec LX - £200
Most Powerful : 1.6
Least Powerful : 954cc (205 Junior)
Quickest : ~120 (205 GTi)
Slowest : 205 Junior
Best Looking : 205 GTi
Worst Looking : 205 Junior
Best Noise : 1982 Austin Mini City - Stage 1 tuned
Worst Noise : 205 Junior
Most Reliable : Both classic minis I've owned.
Least Reliable : 205 GTi
Most Money Spent on : 1982 Mini - loads of mods
Least Money Spent on : 1998 Fiesta Zetec LX
Overall Favourite Car : 205 GTi
Overall Least Favourite Car : 205 Junior

[SiC2]

Here we go then!

Driving Test passed : October 2005
Number of cars owned : 4
Number of cars crashed :1 - Written off unfortunately
Penalty Points amassed :3
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : All different. Had blue, black, Red, Grey
Most expensive car bought : Mazda MX5 - £9000
Least expensive car bought : Ford Ka - £4,000
Most Powerful : MX5
Least Powerful : Citroen C2 1.1
Quickest : Mazda MX5
Slowest : Citroen C2 1.1
Best Looking : MX5
Worst Looking : Ford Ka
Best Noise : MX5
Worst Noise : Citroen C2 1.1/1.4 or Ford Ka (All about the same to be honest)
Most Reliable : Citroen C2 1.4
Least Reliable : MX5 (but it has done 50,000 miles compared to a max 20k of the other three.
Most Money Spent on : If this includes depreciating and insurance the C2 1.4. If not then the MX5.
Least Money Spent on : C2 1.1 (only did 3k miles so that probably shouldnt count)
Overall Favourite Car : MX5
Overall Least Favourite Car : Ford Ka (Was a stop gap to get me mobile after writing the C2 off)

[Slinky]

Driving Test passed : December '96
Number of cars owned : 13
Number of cars crashed :2
Penalty Points amassed :0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Black
Most expensive car bought : Smart Brabus Roadster Coupe Xclusive : £11,999
Least expensive car bought : '91 Renault 5 Campus : Free
Most Powerful : MX5
Least Powerful : VW Polo (1l)
Quickest : MX5
Slowest : Renault Scenic 1.6 Auto
Best Looking : Smart Brabus Roadster Coupe Xclusive
Worst Looking : Renault Scenic
Best Noise : MX5 : Jap import with Decat and jap spec exhaust
Worst Noise : Renault Scenic
Most Reliable : Smart ForTwo
Least Reliable : MX5, went terminal
Most Money Spent on : Fiat Seicento : New gearbox
Least Money Spent on : Renault 5
Overall Favourite Car : MX5
Overall Least Favourite Car : Ford Escort 1.3 (Mk5)

[gamefreaks]

Ahh...why not...



Driving Test passed : Sep 2006
Number of cars owned : 4
Number of cars crashed : 0 - Touch wood!
Penalty Points amassed : 3 (SP30, unmarked car)
Penalty Points now : 3
Most Popular Colour : Red, and I don't even like red!
Most expensive car bought : '00 Volvo V70 SE T5 £2000
Least expensive car bought : '94 Renault 19 RT. My dad gave it to me when I passed.
Most Powerful : V70 T5. 247bhp.
Least Powerful : Renault 19 RT. 75 rather starved ponies.
Quickest : The T5. Limited to 155mph. Apparently.
Slowest : That Renault 19 RT again.
Best Looking : Phase1 Renault 19 16v. Looked like a big go kart. Sort of.
Worst Looking : Volvo S40. Not bad looking per se. Just anonymous.
Best Noise : Renault 19 16v or T5? Only one way to decide this...
Worst Noise : Volvo S40. Sounded like a hoover.
Most Reliable : Renault 19 RT. I thrashed that car like a ginger stepchild, and still it went on...
Least Reliable : Renault 19 16v. Oh boy.
Most Money Spent on : Renualt 19 16v. Suspension bits, leather interior. many many bits!
Least Money Spent on : Volvo S40. I topped up the oil. Once.
Overall Favourite Car : V70 T5. I like it.
Overall Least Favourite Car : Volvo S40. Never put a foot wrong, But still left me cold.

[Nero601]

ok here we go

Driving Test passed : March 1987
Number of cars owned : 15
Number of cars crashed :2 (neither were mine )
Penalty Points amassed :6
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Red
Most expensive car bought : Saab 9000 2.3 lpt £1500
Least expensive car bought : Seirra sapphire 2.0 free !
Most Powerful : Saab 9000 (170bhp)
Least Powerful : 1.1s metro
Quickest : AX GT (0-60)
Slowest : Metro 1.1s
Best Looking : Alfa 155
Worst Looking : Ford escort mk3 estate
Best Noise : Alfa 155
Worst Noise : Ford escort mk3 estate
Most Reliable : No major issues with any car
Least Reliable : As above
Most Money Spent on : Alfa 155 (routine stuff)
Least Money Spent on : Primera eGT
Overall Favourite Car : Alfa 155
Overall Least Favourite Car : Ford escort mk3 estate



edited to add another car to total , forgot about the classic mini

Edited by Nero601 on Monday 8th February 20:58

[The Lukas]

Driving Test passed : October 06
Number of cars owned : 11
Number of cars crashed : 1
Penalty Points amassed :0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Red
Most expensive car bought : 1990 TVR S3 £3000
Least expensive car bought : 1990 Toyota Starlet Free
Most Powerful : 1990 upgraded TVR S3 190bhp
Least Powerful : 1995 Proton Saga 1.3
Quickest : TVR S3 0-60 6 seconds
Slowest : Proton Saga 1.3 Saloon 0-60 13 seconds
Best Looking : TVR S3/BMW 316i E36 Sedan
Worst Looking : Proton Saga 1.3
Best Noise : TVR S3 by far!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg1-BlN3HY4
Worst Noise : 1996 Rover 416 on startup - fan belt makes a horrid noise
Most Reliable : 1996 Proton 1.5 Hatch - nothing went wrong whatsoever
Least Reliable : 1980 Triumph TR7 - never really had it 'reliable'
Most Money Spent on : TVR S3 - engine, chassis, you name it.
Least Money Spent on : Protons - nothing whatsoever. Cheapest motoring going
Overall Favourite Car : BMW E36 316i Sedan (I was 18 at the time, and I loved it more than anything. I have not yet forgiven myself for writing it off over a year ago and for this reason, my favorite car and I miss it. TVR S3 is neck and neck due to sheer excitement.)
Overall Least Favourite Car : Proton Saga 1.3 Saloon (Utter crap. Needed to spend a small amount of cash to get my back on the road after the BMW died. It leaked, was slow, handled bad, looked AWEFUL. Scraped it and happy I did!)

Edited by The Lukas on Monday 8th February 20:54

[halo34]

Driving Test passed : Sometime in 1994
Number of cars owned : 22 (eek)
Number of cars crashed : 1
Penalty Points amassed :3
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : N/A
Most expensive car bought : Volvo V70
Least expensive car bought : VX Nova Saloon
Most Powerful : R33 Skyline GTST (modified)
Least Powerful : Mk1 Golf Driver 1.4
Quickest : Skyline
Slowest : MkIV Golf 1.4
Best Looking : BMW 330d M Sport
Worst Looking : Nova !
Best Noise : Subaru STI
Worst Noise : Ford Granada 2.0
Most Reliable : Volvo 850 tdi
Least Reliable : Skyline
Most Money Spent on : Skyline (never ever ever again)
Least Money Spent on : 850 Tdi
Overall Favourite Car : Volvo 850 tdi - banger economics at its best, good car and never ever let me down

[Cub911]

Driving Test passed : April 2000
Number of cars owned : 5
Number of cars crashed : 0 (but a belgium chap tried his hardest at one point)
Penalty Points amassed :0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Grey (thats pretty boring in retrospect - )
Most expensive car bought : 996 C4S £38,000
Least expensive car bought : '90 Metro 1.1c - Shared with sister and bro, so a third of not a lot = even less.
Most Powerful : 996
Least Powerful : Mighty 'Tro
Quickest : 996
Slowest : 'Tro
Best Looking : 996
Worst Looking : 'Tro
Best Noise : 996 - switchable PSE was never switched off.
Worst Noise : 'Tro
Most Reliable : 'Tro (996 had coolant leak and I honestly never had a problem with the little 1.1 - despite a healthy dose of 'overworking' on every drive.
Least Reliable : Audi TT - seemed to need 'something' every time it went to Audi!
Most Money Spent on : If you take out depreciation (it would be 996 otherwise) the Audi TT - see above
Least Money Spent on : 'Tro - never failed an MOT and only required an additional set of spark plugs in its two years with me.
Overall Favourite Car : 996 C4S
Overall Least Favourite Car : none of them really. Wheels are wheels - and currently I have none - give my left arm for the 'tro right now!

[JayPee]

Driving Test passed : November 2004
Number of cars owned : 5
Number of cars crashed :0
Penalty Points amassed :0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Red
Most expensive car bought : Puma 1.7- £2850
Least expensive car bought : 87 Fiesta Pop 1.1- free!
Most Powerful : 205 (GTI-6)
Least Powerful : Fiesta
Quickest : 205
Slowest : Fiesta
Best Looking : E30 318IS/P1 306 XS
Worst Looking : Fiesta
Best Noise : 205
Worst Noise : 306
Most Reliable : 318IS
Least Reliable : 205- 132k and cost £500 so no real surprise
Most Money Spent on : 205
Least Money Spent on : Fiesta
Overall Favourite Car : 318IS
Overall Least Favourite Car : Fiesta

[Cotty]

Driving Test passed : June 1988
Number of cars owned : 9
Number of cars crashed : 1 just a fender bender
Penalty Points amassed :6
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Red
Most expensive car bought : TVR S1 £8000
Least expensive car bought : Austin A30 £250
Most Powerful : TVR S1
Least Powerful : Austin A30
Quickest : BMW 325i E30 touring
Slowest : Austin A30
Best Looking : Cortina Mk1
Worst Looking : Ford Escort Mk3
Best Noise : TVR S1
Worst Noise : Ford Escort Mk3
Most Reliable : BMW 325i E30 touring
Least Reliable : BMW 325i E30 touring
Most Money Spent on : BMW 325i E30 touring
Least Money Spent on : Vaxhaull Chevette
Overall Favourite Car : BMW 325i E30 touring
Overall Least Favourite Car : Ford Escort Mk3

[Papa Hotel]

Driving Test passed : 1998
Number of cars owned : 7 (or 8, depends how you want to look at it)
Number of cars crashed : 2
Penalty Points amassed : 0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Blue
Most expensive car bought : £17,700 Renaultsport Clio 197
Least expensive car bought : £650 mk2 Ford Escort 1600.
Most Powerful : 197
Least Powerful : Toyota Starlet, 74 bhp
Quickest : 197
Slowest : Starlet (or the Escort?)
Best Looking : Puma
Worst Looking : MG ZR
Best Noise : 197
Worst Noise : Fiat Bravo
Most Reliable : Starlet, by a country mile.
Least Reliable : MG ZR
Most Money Spent on : 197, little prang.
Least Money Spent on : MG ZR, all work fixed under warranty.
Overall Favourite Car : Puma
Overall Least Favourite Car : MG ZR

[Waugh-terfall]

Mine's probably not worth doing, but I'm bored...:

Driving Test passed : September 2008
Number of cars owned : 2
Number of cars crashed : 0
Penalty Points amassed : 0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Red
Most expensive car bought : '03 Megane II 1.4 £3,000
Least expensive car bought : L-reg Mazda 323 - free from family
Most Powerful : Renault 1.4 (100bhp)
Least Powerful : Mazda 1.3 (75bhp)
Quickest : Renault (close call)
Slowest : Mazda (as above)
Best Looking : Renault
Worst Looking : Mazda
Best Noise : None sounded great, but I think the Mazda sounded better
Worst Noise : As above, but Megane
Most Reliable : Mazda (faultless in the 10k I did in it)
Least Reliable : Renault (Major breakdown and a long list of other repairs in 10months/6k)
Most Money Spent on : Renault - as above
Least Money Spent on : Mazda - (1x MOT, 1x, 1x Tyres(set) & Oil-drain
Overall Favourite Car : Undecided right now (Renault's pissing me off)
Overall Least Favourite Car : Love(d) both, but the Megane is causing much agro

Edited by Waugh-terfall on Monday 8th February 21:11

[edo]

Driving Test passed : 1990
Number of cars owned : 29 approx
Number of cars crashed :1 minor..
Penalty Points amassed :6
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Blue
Most expensive car bought : 2005 997 C2S £40k
Least expensive car bought : Renault Laguna for £200
Most Powerful : 355bhp (997)
Least Powerful : 45bhp (polo fox)
Quickest : 911
Slowest : Fox
Best Looking : 911 or possibly cayman, or possibly Exige,
Worst Looking : Laguna
Best Noise : Chimaera
Worst Noise : Laguna (exhaust knocking)
Most Reliable : Most of them
Least Reliable : 206 GTi
Most Money Spent on : Laguna
Least Money Spent on : Many zero.
Overall Favourite Car : 911, or Cayman, or E39 M5 or Exige
Overall Least Favourite Car : 206 GTi

[sebhaque]

Driving Test passed : 2008
Number of cars owned : 3 (technically 4 but I bought one at 17 to learn about the engine, not to drive)
Number of cars crashed : 0
Penalty Points amassed : 0
Penalty Points now : 0
Most Popular Colour : Silver/Grey
Most expensive car bought : £12,000 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
Least expensive car bought : £200 Nissan Micra (that technical one) - otherwise the MG ZS for £4000
Most Powerful : Scoob
Least Powerful : Micra
Quickest : STi
Slowest : Micra
Best Looking : I'll be honest and admit it's the TT
Worst Looking : Micra or... actually the Subaru isn't exactly a looker
Best Noise : Subaru... although the TT comes a close second
Worst Noise : Micra
Most Reliable : Starlet, by a country mile.
Least Reliable : MG ZR
Most Money Spent on : 197, little prang.
Least Money Spent on : MG ZR, all work fixed under warranty.
Overall Favourite Car : Puma
Overall Least Favourite Car : MG ZR