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Old 10th October 2012, 07:59 AM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
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Mine's a surprisingly short list, I'm sure I've missed some out (probably a Rover 800 or 2 - we usually had a couple on the drive!).
Some are mine, some company cars (many of which I then bought at end-of-lease)

Though when younger I lived in Central London and just used to rent cars when I needed them, so haven't always had one (or 2 as for most of the last 30 years).

Mini 850 (still at school!)
Triumph Dolomite 1850HL (with overdrive) - only car I've ever bought new with my own money!
Austin Princess 1800 (no PAS!)
Ford Cortina saloon (2.0 MkIV I think)
Austin Ambassador 2.0 manual
Vauxhall Carlton MkII (forgot that, but it was 100% forgettable!)
Austin Montego Estate 1.6 (I think) with extra child seats - 7 seater!
Austin Montego Estate 2.0 + extra child seats (moved from previous car)
Rover 800 saloon
Rover 800 hatchback
Rover 800 hatchback #2
Ford Fiesta (for the station run and kids to learn on)
Rover 800 saloon #2
Ford Focus (still have)
Rover 75 Estate
Audi A6 Avant diesel Multitronic (very odd moving off, other wise OK)
Audi A8 D3 4.0TDi
Audi S8 (still have)

Updated to include several more I remembered - including a totally forgettable Vauxhall Carlton.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!

Last edited by HPsauce; 10th October 2012 at 09:59 AM. Reason: Add more cars I forgot, and to tidy up.
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