What is your car history?

[richw]

Following on from the other car threads which appear popular, how about showing us a list of your car history?
Here is mine to start us off (Its probably incomplete). Many have been owned at the same time as others- If I see a decent old car being threatened with scrap, and I think its too good I've saved it. I've also bought stuff at auctions cheap to make a quick few quid- My wife gave me hell at one point when I had 4 cars at once! I've put in bold type cars which were our main drivers at the time.

1990 (H) Renault 5 1.1
1993 (L) Renault Clio 1.2
1996 (N) Ford Fiesta 1.1 Classic
1993 (L) Citroen ZX 1.9 Turbo Diesel
2004 (53) Rover CityRover 1.4 (worst car I’ve owned, it was dirt cheap)
1996 (N) Ford Escort Estate 1.8 Ghia
1996 (P) Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi
1998 (R) Citroen Xsara 1.9d
1998 (S) Skoda Felicia 1.3
1999 (T) Skoda Felicia Estate 1.3
2006 (56) Vauxhall Astra 1.6
1993 (L) Renault Clio 1.9D
2005 (55) Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTI
2007 (57) Vauxhall Corsa 1.4
2006 (56) Seat Leon 1.9 TDI
2011 (11) Nissan Note 1.4
2007 (57) Saab 9-5 1.9 TID
2008 (08) Renault Scenic 1.6
2012 (61) Peugeot 107 1.0
2008 (58) Vauxhall Vectra 1.8
2012 (12) Citroen Berlingo 1.6 HDI
1999 (V) Citroen Saxo 1.6 VTS
2003 (03) Seat Toledo 1.8 20VT
2005 (55) Peugeot 206 1.4 HDI
2007 (57) BMW 118d
2014 (64) Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 1.8

 

[GusB]

1978 (T) Ford Fiesta 1.1
1982 (Y) Ford Fiesta 1.1
1986 (C) Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6
1988 (E) Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.8 (probably my all-time favourite)
1990 (H) Citroen BX 1.7D
1993 (L) Nissan Micra 1.0
2000 (X) Citroen Zsara 1.4

 

[ainsworth74]

2014 (V) Toyota Corolla 1.6

And, er, that's it!

 

[sk688]

In our familly , since I was born at least

2001 Peugeot 406
2001 Audi A4
2005 (55) Peugeot 407
2005 (55) Range Rover Sport
2009 (59) BMW 320d
2010 (10 ) VW Polo
2011 (11 ) BMW 3 Series
2012 (12 ) Audi A1
2013 (13) BMW 320d ED
2015 (15) Lexus IS300h
2017 (17) Lexus RC300h

There we have it

Ovr :
3: BMW
2 Lexus
2: Audi
2: Peugeot
1: RR
1: VW

In future , will probably continue down the Lexus route

 

[Bromley boy]

2000 (W) Fiesta Finesse (first car, written off by a Lunatic on a motorbike)

1985 (C) Renault 11. The version Roger Moore crashes into two pieces in Paris, and continues to drive, in James Bond film "A View to a Kill". My only Bond car, so far, at least until I can afford a DB5

2002 (02) Renault Clio Dynamique 1.2

2004 (54) Renault Cliosport 182 (probably the best handling car I've ever driven).

2003 (03) BMW 330ci sport auto (great car and engine, let down by the lazy slush-box auto)

2004 (04) Seat Leon Cupra TDI (first and only diesel. Quick but quite a boring, linear torque delivery

2004 (04) Alpina Roadster S 3.4 (Alpina version of the Z4. M3 level of performance, one of only 150 in the UK. I wish I'd kept it)

2001 Ford Focus Zetex (150k miles, I added 12k and sold for as much as I paid for it)

2001 BMW 330ci sport manual (current car). Manual box is far better than the auto version of the same model I owned previously.

 

[GB]

2 Wheels
2001 Piagio Zip 50cc scooter
2003 Honda NSR125 (Written Off)
2004 Honda CB500s
2005 Honda CBR600RR

4 Wheels
2004 (9?) 1.8 Golf Mk3 Driver
2006 (02) 1.8 Vauxhall Vectra (Tarted up Chav style )
2009 (52) 2.0 TT 225 (Quattro)
2014 (64) 2.0 Hyundai iX35 (Nice car but bloody boring)
2015 (61) 2.0 TT (Current car - Mapped and modified)

 

[EM2]

Fiat 900E Caravelle SPC358X
Vauxhall Chevette L DKE188T
VW Golf Driver Mk1 DFO505W
VW Dormobile D4/6 GYH195J
Ford Fiesta Mk1 ??????Y
Triumph Acclaim CD A944BFG
Lancia Y10 E44JBP
Fiat Uno 45 D??????
Renault 11TL B119VKP
Mazda 626 coupé GL C666EKC (?)
Daihatsu Domino
Citroen AX11RE
Renault 19 Chamade 1.4RT
Ford Fiesta S147SKU
Ford Granada Scorpio J364UMO
Fiat Panda 1.2 Easy+
Citroen C15 1.7D Romahome Hylo motorcaravan

 

[DarloRich]

Peugeot 205 GTI
Peugeot 205 Rallye
Citroen AX
Seat Ibiza 1 ( written off in a car v tree v fence v ditch interface)
Seat Ibiza 2 (as i walked away from said car v tree v fence v ditch interface without major injuries i bought another one!)

Train

 

[Lrd]

Renault Clio 1.2 Petrol T reg - Cheryl Clio (as in Cheryl Cole)
VW Passat 1.9TDI 53 plate - Petra Passat
Mini Cooper 1.6 Petrol 51 plate - Unnamed
And now nothing as the Mini was sold to a mate as I wasn't using it enough

The Passat was my favourite and most comfortable by far but it suffered with turbo problems and was scrapped, along with the Clio.

 

[jp4712]

1987 (X) Austin Allegro 3
1990 (F) Ford Sierra
1991 (J) Rover 214SLi
1994 (M) Rover 218SLD
1997 (R) Ford Sierra GLX
2000 (V) Ford Sierra GLX
2002 (51) Ford Sierra Ghia X (lovely car, only got rid as I moved job)
2003 (03) Saab 9-3
2005 (05) Jaguar X-type
2009 (09) Jaguar XF
2012 (12) Audi A6
2014 - present (1951) AEC Regent III
2015 - present (15) Jaguar XE

If you don't know what an AEC Regent III is, Google it...

I gave the Allegro a name: I called it Baldrick because it was small, dirty and useless!

 

[richw]

1987 (X) Austin Allegro 3
1990 (F) Ford Sierra
1991 (J) Rover 214SLi
1994 (M) Rover 218SLD
1997 (R) Ford Sierra GLX
2000 (V) Ford Sierra GLX
2002 (51) Ford Sierra Ghia X (lovely car, only got rid as I moved job)
2003 (03) Saab 9-3
2005 (05) Jaguar X-type
2009 (09) Jaguar XF
2012 (12) Audi A6
2014 - present (1951) AEC Regent III
2015 - present (15) Jaguar XE

If you don't know what an AEC Regent III is, Google it...

I gave the Allegro a name: I called it Baldrick because it was small, dirty and useless!

Your Regent is to me certainly the most interesting on here. A friend of mine has a 1978 open top VR, which we've recently taken up to both Bournemouth and southsea rallies from Devon.

 

[DarloRich]

2014 - present (1951) AEC Regent III

Interesting! Is that a useful conveyance for the supermarket ?

 

[507021]

My car history...

1994 (L) Volvo 940 (2010).
1996 (N) Volvo 940 (2010-10).
1997 (P) Renault Clio (2010-11).
1999 (T) Mazda 626 (2013-14).
2005 (05) Ford Focus (2014).
2003 (03) Renault Laguna (2015-pres).

 

[EM2]

Deleted - more complete reply below.

 

[EM2]

1997 (R) Ford Sierra GLX
2000 (V) Ford Sierra GLX
2002 (51) Ford Sierra Ghia X (lovely car, only got rid as I moved job)

Are you sure you mean Sierras? They stop making them in 1993, and they were replaced by the Mondeo.

 

[gordonthemoron]

1984 Ford Escort
1987 Ford Escort
1990 Volvo 440
1994 Rover 220
1997 Vectra
1998 Vectra
2000 Ford Ka

Not owned a car since 2001

 

[90019]

2002/02 VW Polo 1.2 S [ac] - Been in the family since 2008, shared between me and my brother, but it's been mine since 2012. Currently at 133k and still going strong.

2003/03 Ford Ka Style - The first car I bought myself. It was a bucket, but I bought it just after the end of the scrappage scheme, so there were almost no cheap cars available.

2001/Y Volvo V40 1.8i SE - One of my favorites. It was silver with black leather and wood trim and lovely comfy seats.

1997/P Mazda MX5 1.8 Dakar (no. 224/400) - Looked clean and tidy, but turned out to be totally rotten underneath. Sold it after 18 months, having only done 5000 miles, having spent way too much fixing it and after two attempted thefts; the first smashing a window and smashing the steering column cowling, the second cutting the roof and destroying the ignition switch.

2003/03 VW Golf 1.6 Match - Bought at short notice, a very clean, rust free and low mileage car (about 54k when I bought it in 2015) in metallic black.

1994/M Peugeot 306 1.6XR - Bought recently for £375. One owner from new, and it's just ticked over to 58k. Everything is original, even the original wheeltrims and Peugeot headlight protectors.

 

[EssexGonzo]

Some of this is a while ago but.....Many of these were company cars. I've probably missed a few of my wife's out.

1985 1976 Triumph Spitfire
1986 1983 Vauxhall Nova cos the Spitfire visibly disintegrated daily.
1988 ?? Renault 18 diesel, better than it sounds
1989 1989 Ford Sierra 1.8LX x 2 - my wife had one too.
1991 1991 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi in boy-racer white, of course!
1992 1992 Rover 416 GSi auto cos of a long term knee injury. Very accommodating employer!
1994 1994 Audi 80 Tdi Avant - kiddie wagon!
1997 1997 VW Passat TDi - the good looking bulbous one. Well it was then!
1999 1999 VW Golf TDi
2001 2001 Renault Espace. Bigger kiddie wagon. Like driving an armchair but went wrong 24 times in 28 months. Disaster!
2003 2003 Golf GT TDi. Just fantastic!
2004 2004 Honda Jazz. Given to my Mum in 2005 as my wife got a company car.
2004 1987 Audi Ur Quattro. As in "Fire up the quattro!" Got it for peanuts off a mate who had to offload it. Did it up over 3 years and still have it. This will be with me until the day I can no longer drive. The car I will always love the most and it cost me less than a 5 year old Fiesta at the time.
2005 2005 Wife's Honda Accord CDTi. V Smooth for a diesel.
2006 2002 Audi A2 TDi - we still have it. Epic car.
2007 2007 Audi A6 3.0 TDi. Kept this one for 8 years.
2014 2004 Got the Honda Jazz back from my Mum for the teenagers to drive.
2014 1972 Karmann Ghia Convertible. An indulgence before prices got silly. Wheeler Dealers has a lot to answer for!
2015 2015 Audi RS6 Avant. For the engine, I love estates and hate SUVs, talking of which.....
2017 2017 Lexus NX300h on order for my wife. Not my cuppa tea but I won't be seen dead in it!

Probably missed a couple but I've never sat down and remembered all this stuff before. Good walk down memory lane! Especially the Spitfire.

 

[D365]

Train

What kind of car is that?

 

[thejuggler]

In our household over the years.

Four Fords
Three Audis
Three smart cars
Two Mercs
One Toyota, well a Peugeot/Citroen with a Toyota engine, gearbox and badge!
One Hyundai
One Jaguar
One Subaru

Best? I agree with the above, an Audi A2 1.4 TDi. Truly brilliant. A definate future classic, just wish I had somewhere to keep one as I'd buy one and pamper it!

Worst by far the Hyundai i20. What an absolute pile of do do.

 

[pdq]

First few are parents' cars before I moved away and bought my own.

Learnt in D reg Fiat Panda 1000 CL
Changed to E reg Astra 1.3 Merit a week before my test in 1990

Now my cars. Had 2 cars in family fir a few years, so shown with 1 and 2.

1995 - D reg 2CV (was mine to drive but belonged to a friend who was disqualified!)
1996 - 1983 Y Capri 1.6 LS
1999 - N reg Fiesta 1.25 LX (1)
2002? - F reg Micra LS (2)
2005 - M reg Cavalier 1.8 auto (2)
2007 - 51 Mondeo 1.8 LX (1)
2008 Cavalier sold
2011 - 11 Fabia 1.2 tsi SE+ estate
2015 - 15 Octavia 1.4 tsi SE estate

So not a long list. Wish I'd had space and money to have kept the Capri.

 

[Ploughman]

Singer Gazelle D reg Import from Jersey
Hillman Minx Estate H reg
VW Beetle 1300 J Reg
Ford Capri Mk1 G reg
Ford Capri Mk2 N reg
Ford Capri Mk3 T reg
Opel Kadett V reg
Austin Montego Estate
Ford Sierra Written off
Ford Sierra Written off
Ford Sierra Estate
Isuzu Trooper
Isuzu Trooper
Nissan X Trail

Family cars including
Corsair,
Cortina,
Hillman Hunter,
Hillman Avenger,
Fiat 128,
Renault Dauphin
Hillman Husky
Cavaliers,
Mondeos,
VW Dormobile D4/8
Transit Dormobile.
Bristol LL6G
Leyland Titan
Leyland Tiger

Work vehicles (most of which belonged to Auntie Betty)
VW Transporter vans
Bedford CF
Thames Trader
Land Rover series 1, 2 and 3 plus 9os and Defenders
Bedford MK
Bedford Tk
Aveling Barford Tipper 30 ton
Haulamatic Tipper
Aveling Barford Grader Super MGH and AFG 113
Champion Grader
Cat D4, Cat D6 and Cat D8 Dozers
Muirhill A5000 digger
100b Tracked loader.
JCB digger
Allis Chalmers, Michigan 275, Terex 7271, Volvo D400 Bucket Loader
Atlas MH4 Excavator
APC 432
CVRT Sultan
Saracen Armoured car
Alvis Stalwart
Hamm road roller
Ford Power wagon
Deuce and a halfs


Railway vehicles
Leyland Sherpa minibuses
Transit Minibuses and vans
Escort estates
Ford Connects
Ford Fiestas
Merc Lorry 16t gross with HIAB

Thats what I can recall off the top of my head probably more.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I've had that 1996 Suzuki Swift of mine since 2003...

 

[Bromley boy]

Originally Posted by DarloRich
Train

What kind of car is that?

One that handles like it's on rails?!

 

[Cowley]

Singer Gazelle D reg Import from Jersey
Hillman Minx Estate H reg
VW Beetle 1300 J Reg
Ford Capri Mk1 G reg
Ford Capri Mk2 N reg
Ford Capri Mk3 T reg
Opel Kadett V reg
Austin Montego Estate
Ford Sierra Written off
Ford Sierra Written off
Ford Sierra Estate
Isuzu Trooper
Isuzu Trooper
Nissan X Trail

Family cars including
Corsair,
Cortina,
Hillman Hunter,
Hillman Avenger,
Fiat 128,
Renault Dauphin
Hillman Husky
Cavaliers,
Mondeos,
VW Dormobile D4/8
Transit Dormobile.
Bristol LL6G
Leyland Titan
Leyland Tiger

Work vehicles (most of which belonged to Auntie Betty)
VW Transporter vans
Bedford CF
Thames Trader
Land Rover series 1, 2 and 3 plus 9os and Defenders
Bedford MK
Bedford Tk
Aveling Barford Tipper 30 ton
Haulamatic Tipper
Aveling Barford Grader Super MGH and AFG 113
Champion Grader
Cat D4, Cat D6 and Cat D8 Dozers
Muirhill A5000 digger
100b Tracked loader.
JCB digger
Allis Chalmers, Michigan 275, Terex 7271, Volvo D400 Bucket Loader
Atlas MH4 Excavator
APC 432
CVRT Sultan
Saracen Armoured car
Alvis Stalwart
Hamm road roller
Ford Power wagon
Deuce and a halfs


Railway vehicles
Leyland Sherpa minibuses
Transit Minibuses and vans
Escort estates
Ford Connects
Ford Fiestas
Merc Lorry 16t gross with HIAB

Thats what I can recall off the top of my head probably more.

That is an excellent list Ploughman. Very impressive and varied.

 

[Bromley boy]

Singer Gazelle D reg Import from Jersey
Hillman Minx Estate H reg
VW Beetle 1300 J Reg
Ford Capri Mk1 G reg
Ford Capri Mk2 N reg
Ford Capri Mk3 T reg
Opel Kadett V reg
Austin Montego Estate
Ford Sierra Written off
Ford Sierra Written off
Ford Sierra Estate
Isuzu Trooper
Isuzu Trooper
Nissan X Trail

Family cars including
Corsair,
Cortina,
Hillman Hunter,
Hillman Avenger,
Fiat 128,
Renault Dauphin
Hillman Husky
Cavaliers,
Mondeos,
VW Dormobile D4/8
Transit Dormobile.
Bristol LL6G
Leyland Titan
Leyland Tiger

Work vehicles (most of which belonged to Auntie Betty)
VW Transporter vans
Bedford CF
Thames Trader
Land Rover series 1, 2 and 3 plus 9os and Defenders
Bedford MK
Bedford Tk
Aveling Barford Tipper 30 ton
Haulamatic Tipper
Aveling Barford Grader Super MGH and AFG 113
Champion Grader
Cat D4, Cat D6 and Cat D8 Dozers
Muirhill A5000 digger
100b Tracked loader.
JCB digger
Allis Chalmers, Michigan 275, Terex 7271, Volvo D400 Bucket Loader
Atlas MH4 Excavator
APC 432
CVRT Sultan
Saracen Armoured car
Alvis Stalwart
Hamm road roller
Ford Power wagon
Deuce and a halfs


Railway vehicles
Leyland Sherpa minibuses
Transit Minibuses and vans
Escort estates
Ford Connects
Ford Fiestas
Merc Lorry 16t gross with HIAB

Thats what I can recall off the top of my head probably more.

Isn't a Leyland Titan a 1980s double decker bus?!

 

[Cambus731]

1993 - 1996. 1966 Ford Cortina mk2 1500 Deluxe auto
1996 - 1999 1973 Ford Cortina mk3 2000 GXL
1998 - 1999 T reg Ford Cortina mk 4 1.6 Ghia auto
1999 - 2003 1972 Ford Cortina mk3 2000 GXL auto
1999 - 2002 1973 Ford Cortina mk3 2000 GXL
2001 - 2003 T reg Ford Cortina mk4 2.0 ghia auto
2002 - 2003 X reg Ford Cortina mk V Estate
2002 D reg Vauxhall Astra
2004 - 2005 C reg Ford Granada mk2 2.8 Ghia Auto
2005- present no car

 

[Cowley]

From what I can remember in order:

Mk2 Escort (wrote it off within the first two weeks of driving)
1968 VW camper (original but lowered with tuned engine, had it for eight years)
Mk 2 Golf GTI (had a couple of those)
VW Passat
A Bedford Angus Fire Engine (seemed like a good idea at the time)
Audi 80
Skoda van (works van that I used out of work too actually, as well as a VW Transporter sometimes)
Mazda 323
Mazda 626
Hymer motorhome
Audi 100 estate (two of those actually, one ran on LPG)
Talbot Express camper
Seat Toledo
Mk3 Golf tdi
Audi A4 estate
BMW 320d estate (W Reg, lovely to drive but damaged the suspension drifting in a car park in the snow)
Mazda Bongo
Nissan Micra
BMW 325d estate (older shape P Reg but nice)
Merc Sprinter 312 LWB
Merc Vito 108
Nissan Serena (stupendously good because it was cheap, rugged and you didn't care too much if the kids snapped bits off it)
Peugeot 308sw (remind me never to buy French again)
VW Touran (still got it, it's fairly good)
Merc Sprinter LWB 313 (still got it and love it)

I've included my wife's cars in this since we've been together. I didn't quite realise how many vehicles I'd had until I wrote them out. I've owned other things that I've just driven once and then stripped them for bits too but I didn't count them.

 

[robbeech]

They did indeed discontinue the Sierra in 92/93.

1987 Renault 5, though I never actually drove it, it was given to me but it broke before I started having driving lessons.
1988 Austin Maestro 1.3, learnt to drive in this and the following.
1990 Rover 214.
1993 Rover 214 - first car i had after passing my test, did many miles in this and only 1 head gasket change.
1995 Proton Persona 1.5 - bought this during aforementioned head gasket issues above.
1996 Citroen Xantia 1.9td - hydropneumatic suspension at its best.
1996 Mercedes C36 AMG
2003 Mercedes Sprinter 316cdi van.
2001 Mercedes S320 cdi (lwb version).
2004 Rover 75 1.8t - slowest car ever manufacturered.
2000 Mercedes Sprinter 313cdi
1997 Volvo V70 R AWD (stolen)
1999 Mercedes Sprinter 310d
2000 Volvo S80 T6
2007 Vectra 1.9 cdti
And tomorrow I am going to look at a 2008 Mercedes S320 cdi as I miss my last S class.

 

[skyhigh]

In no particular order:
58 reg Vauxhall Corsa
54 reg Vauxhall Corsa
52 reg Vauxhall Agila (utterly terrible)
08 reg Citroen C4
V reg Vauxhall Vectra
65 reg VW Polo
66 reg Toyota Aygo
15 reg Nissan Leaf

Some of those I only had for a short while, others stuck around longer - the list consists of rather a wide range of reasons for obtaining the vehicles (e.g family hand-me-downs - the Vectra, or needing a second car - the Aygo).