Car History

Here goes............

Mini 1000cc
capri mk 1 1.3
marina (fastback) purple
Supermirafiori sport (fiat crap)
alfa sud
alfa 33 sport
rover vitesse 1.6i
ford orion 1.6i ghia
ford sierra xr 4x4 2.8i
peugot 205 gti 1.9
vauxhaul senator 3.0i
BMW M5
Honda fireblade 900RR
nissan cabstar
mercedez sprinter
calibra
peugot 405 (ex taxi 225,000 miles )
shogun v6 4x4 lwb
mitsibushi pajero lwb 2.8tdi
audi a4 1.9tdi
audi A8 4.2 Quattro...................
Suzuki Gsx 1400

[sloss]

16 I got an ex Post Office BSA Bantam 125cc, passed my test and went onto 250cc then a BSA Gold Star 650cc - dogs bollocks in these days!

At age 17 I bought a Wolseley for £17 -10 Shillings, skimmed all the brake drums at school as a Project then sold it on for £25.

Now that I was a car dealer I used to buy cars from the Glasgow Market, do any work and re-sell. That helped with University expenses ie drink and wimmen and worked for a year or so until I had the Police at the door about a ‘cut ‘n shut’. I lost out on that so decided Car Dealer I was not!

20ish I fell in love with Mk 11 Jaguars – had lots of them and every one needed constant attention for summat or other.

24 or so I got married and my missus liked Minis – we had about 6 or so over 10 years, while I had a Cortina Classic, Hillmans inc a few Imps and a Triumph TR6 IRS – fast in a straight line but did not like corners!

30 odd – 3 kids so we needed big family things, mostly Ford Estates.

40s – graduated to Land Rovers/Range Rovers – still got 6 but only 3 Road Legal ones at the moment.

50s – back to Jaguars, XJ6s – I had to try but they still needed lots of TLC. BMW’s I only ever had one, a 525, hated the seats and driving position – all squint I found. A Merc or 2 – my E300 was a lovely car.

60s – found an A8 4.2 Quattro – I still try other things but it’s my favourite by far – currently looking for another one.

Present fleet:
Land Rover Discovery 300 TDi Auto 98/99
Range Rover 3.9 EFi (Bobtailed) 91
Range Rover L322 Vogue 06
Peugeot 307 (wife’s)
Ex Green Flag Recovery truck – for taking my Offroad Trialer Cars to Events
Ford Dexta 3 cyl ’58 Tractor
’02 A8

[Oli18]

1999 - Peugeot 106 Rallye
2000 - Peugeot 106 GTI
2002 - Rover 600 (with 1.8L Honda engine)
2004 - Mini Clubman estate
2004 - Ford Mondeo (cheap runaround after someone wrote off my Rover 600)
2007 - Audi A8 3.7 FL QS
2009 - AUdi A8 4.2 FL QS

- Oli

[CliveH]

BMW 318is
Audi A4 B5 2.6 quattro
Alfa Romeo 3.0 Gtv
Mini Cooper S
Porsche 924S
(all gone)

Audi S4 B5 saloon
Audi S2 ABY coupe
(still a proud owner)

[tonupkid]

1971 1967-E Singer Chamois (posh way of saying Hillman Imp) Head gasketsssss
1972 1972-L Mini 1000 future wife wrote off while I teaching her to drive. Whoops!
1974 1974-N Mini 1000 To be honest I can't stand Minis.
1975 1974-M Ford Capri Mk2 1.6 L. White with black vynal. Loved it
1976 1968-E MGB GT. Marriage brought me down to this (and that) Had to rebuild it in plastic padding
1977 1974-M Ford Cortina Mk3 2000GT. Def my fave until the current motor
1977 1972-L Ford Eccy estate. While the above was repaired aftyer buying wreck back from insurer
1979 1976-M Ford Cortina Mk4 2000 Ghia. Green inside and out
1980 1978-T Ford Granada 2.8 GL. Good for 3 kids. If only there were MPV's then
1982 1979-V Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia Sapphire. Pretty but knackered
1983 1980-W Ford Granada 2.8i Ghia Manual. This car flew, loved it
1985 1982-Y Ford Granada 2.8i Ghia X. Bought when ill. Couldnt bear to look at it
1985 1981-Y Audi 100CD. Grey car, Grey Interior. Yawn in evey way booring
1985 1982-Y Audi 200 Turbo. Huge torque steer, incredibly noisy early climate system. Nope
1985 1982-Y Rover SD1 3.5 Vitese. Wow and Ow! Bits would fall off as you drove it
1986 1982-Y Vauxhall Royale. I was well suckered, needed wipers on the side windows. Scarey but outwardly immaculate
1988 1985-C Renault 25 V6 Bought this for the stereo. Standard kit and stunning sound
1990 1987-D Renault 25 V6 Had to have another one of those stereos. Unfortunately this one come with a Renault auto box
1991 1988-E Vauxhall Senator 3.0CD. Very quiet & switchable suspension. Loved it
1992 1988-E BMW 730. I resisted, wife insisted, thought what the hell & I liked it
1993 1998-G BMW 750iL. The dogs nads in black
1994 1991-J BMW 750iL. It had everything except cred... Gold! Writen off when it ingested water while belting thru a shallow puddle!!!
1999 1998-R Ford Explorer (embarassing but puddles no prob) Ford forgot to fit a clock, but it had a compass. Hmmm
2000 1998-R Renault Laguna 3.0. What was I thinking. The stereo was crap too
2000 1998-R Vauxhall Omega 3.0 Elite. Basicly a streek of silver 5h1te
2004 1994-M Lexus LS400. Needed a reliable comfortable miler. Twas both plus a Toyota, say no more
2009 2002-02 Audi S8. I'm in love with motoring again, having never fallen out of it, but I was lost for a few years
And next... I see S8's stretching to a glorious eternity . Possibly not so far off the way these things move
Think I've missed a few. Plus some bought to sell, and a few of the dates are a bit hit and miss. Used to spend too much time hanging around car auctions.

[CliveH]

BMW 318is
Audi A4 B5 2.6 quattro
Alfa Romeo 3.0 Gtv
Mini Cooper S
Porsche 924S
(all gone)

On the drive :-
Audi S8 D2 FL
Audi S4 B5 saloon
Audi S2 ABY coupe

[jmw748]

1990 MK4 2 litre Ford Cortina - I thought it was soooo cool!
1991-1994 no cars - Honda CBR600, followed by CBR900 Fireblade (evil handling - 16" front wheel)
1994 Honda Civic VTi
** Tax free in Germany days!***
1995 Toyota Rav4
late 1995 Another Toyota Rav4
1996 Volvo V40 2.0T
late 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 Lusso
1997 Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 Lusso 6 speed
late 1997 Golf Convertible Avantgarde (wife's choice!)
***Back to Blighty!**
1997 BMW 325 Coupe
1998 BMW 328 Coupe
1999 no car - Ducati 748 (loved it!)
2001 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 LHD V6 Turbo (import)
2003 BMW 325TDS ('96 Ol' Faithful)
2006 Kia Sorento XT (wife's Chelsea tractor!)
2008 Audi S8 FE (02) - still loving it!

Looking at this list, I've spent half my riding/driving life having maintenance and repairs done on beautiful (but made from toffee) Italian kit - I never learn!

P.S. Tonupkid - there's some absolute classics in your list - lucky man!

[cozza]

My list [passed test '86, now at the grand ole age of 43! ]:

1. 1983 Mazda 626 "A" [1.6]
2. 1990 Ford Sierra "G" [1.8]
3. 1993 Ford Mondeo "K" [1.8Lx]
4. 1998 Ford Mondeo "R" [1.8TD]
5. 1998 Ford Mondeo "S" [1.8TD] [Owned a 3rd 1 due to work rules ]
6. 1995 Renault Laguna "N" [1.8]
7. 1997 Rover 600 "P" [2.0]
8. 2000 VW Passat V6 "W" [BEST CAR EVER [second to the mighty A8] Can't remember ES ]
9. 1995 Audi A4 "M" [1.8, early model and first Audi I owned!=)]
10. 1999 Volvo V40 "V" [1.9D]
11. 2001 Alfa Romeo 156 "Y" [1.6, bought brand new and written off after 6months!]
12. 1995 Audi A6 Avant "N" [2.6, cheap runabout as some1 writ off the Alfa!]
13. 2003 Saab 9-3 "03" [1.9TiD]
14. 2002 Vauxhall Vectra "52" [2.2DTi, steering wheel fell off!]
15. 2005 Audi A4 Avant "55" [2.0TDi]
16. THE BIG 'UN: 2008 "58" A8 3.0TDi "58"

[cozza]

Current fleet:

Audi A8 3.0TDi [mine]
Audi A5 2.0TDi "61" 2012 BRAND NEW
Octavia 1.9TDi "04" Estate [missus's]

I am also restoring a 1980 Audi Quattro 2.1 "V"

It is in my garage, and has been since summer 2003 =D

[sarg]

Originally Posted by cozza

My list [passed test '82, now at the grand ole age of 43! ]:

That would make you 13 when you passed your test!