Your 'car' history

[ianjpage]

Seen this on another site and what with peeps talking about mods done to cars etc - lets give this a try!

List all the cars YOU have owned from 1st car to current, and if they were sold, scrapped etc  -  should be interesting to see what pepole owned in the past!

here's my list!!

198? Vauxhall Nova Saloon (my first car!)
1992 Rover 214SLi (Accident write off)
1990 Rover 416Gti (Part X on below)
1998 Jeep Wrangler Sahara (Part X on below)
1994 Mitsubishi Shogun TDi (Part x on below)
1973 Ford Mustang Grandee (eventually PX for the Typhoon)
1994 Mitsubishi Pajero TDi "customised" (sold on)
1994 Ford Mustang GT Convertible (Swopped for the Safari)
1996 Mustang Cobra SVT (Current car)
1994 Jeep Cherokee Ltd (PX on the Typhoon)
1997 GMC Safari (current car - for sale)
1988 Chevy Astro (current car - for sale)
1992 GMC Typhoon (current car)

[55starchief]

ok here is my list

1988 Skoda Estelle bought for £50 (traded for £1000 against the SAAB 9000)

1988 SAAB 9000 CDE ex SAAB GB Car Fully loaded (sold for £900)

1999 SAAB 9-3 Cabrolet (Sold to a dealer when i bought my apartment)

1994 Ford Escort Turbo Diesel bought for £500

***edit***

Forgot the 1990 range rover V8 vouge that i drove for 6 months after the top motor mount gave way on the saab after a hard launch also took out the drive shaft. The range rover was the family tow vehicle so technicaly not mine

[FUBAR]

2001 Peugeot 306 Meridian (Sold to buy)
1987 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Sold to buy)
1989 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z (NOT being sold)

Short 'n' sweet!

[sixpack2639]

You trying to give me writers cramp Ian?!? LOL Here goes...

1976 Chevy Chevette Coupe (Part X on 84 Olds below)
1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon (sold)
1976 Chrysler Cordoba Coupe (gave to my sister)
1974 GMC Short Box Step Side Pickup (sold)
1977 Chevy Short Box Step Side Pickup (sold)
1977 Chevy Long Box Pickup (sold)
1986 Chevy Sprint Sedan (sold)
1978 Olds Delta 88 Sedan (Part X on 88 Pontiac below)
1969 Chevy Belair Sedan (gave to nephew)
1975 Olds Omega Coupe (sold)
1988 Pontiac 6000 Wagon (Part X on 89 Olds below)
1989 Olds Cutlass Calais Sport Coupe (sold)
1984 Olds Cutlass Supreme Coupe (Part X on 84 Toyota below)
1976 Chevy Monza Coupe (gave to B-I-L)
1978 Buick Regal Coupe (sold)
1984 Toyota Vanwagon (Part X on 91 Dodge below)
1986 Toyota Camry Sedan (gave to other B-I-L)
1955 Chevy Pickup (sold)
1991 Dodge B250 Conversion Van (sold)
1995 Ford F150 Ex-Cab Pickup (totaled)
1996 Ford Ranger Splash Pickup (current)
1995 Buick Park Avenue Sedan (current)
1986 Toyota Corolla Sedan (just sold 2 weeks ago)
1986 Plymouth Reliant Sedan (current)
1981 Olds Delta 88 Royale Coupe (current)
1965 Ford Mustang Coupe (current)
1965 Ford Mustang Coupe (current)
1960 Karmann Kabriolet (current)
1951 Buick Special Sedan (current)

I hope yer happy, now my friggin brain hurts!!!!

[Rob]

1983 Mini Sprite Ltd Ed - bull bars 'n'all, ported,polished big SU carb and peco exhaust. Tinted windows and groundshaking sounds.....
Sold to a friend who wrapped it around a lampost in Wolverton....

1974 GMC Sierra Pick-up.  350 Chevy (from Camaro) Sold cheap after squashing an xr3i on an MK roundabout.

1983 Escort Van Bright metallic green, RS bodykit and alloys

1971 Dodge Charger 383 HO Loads of performance parts. 160mph plus on childs way (not really) Blew the bottom end out so went on holiday to states to buy new bits.  Engine rebuilt to over 550bhp on dyno. Got it back in the car and never finished it. reluctant sale and last heard engine in Cobra and body scrapped.......

1984 Ford Sierra 1800 L.  bog standard....bog being the operative word.

1984 Ford Sierra 2000is.  still standard but a bit rarer and quite a bit quicker....where did you get to PC Plod in ya Mondeo....?

1987 Ford Granada Ghia  Bog standard apart from the ear splitting Kenwood ICE

1995 Peugot 306 xsi 2.0  Standard and great fun to drive. Passive rear wheel steering for that driving on rails experience

1997 Mazda 323 1.4  A good looking coupe paid for with my redundancy cheque. sensible sporty and reliable.....what was I thinking...?

2002 PT Cruiser 2.0 LTD Leather Looks and a return (sort of) to the Yank scene.....Nice car but seriously sluggish

1999 Pontiac Trans-Am 5.7 LS1  My current ride is as standard as it could be....and thats how I like it....!

[ianjpage]

Quoting: 55starchief

ok here is my list

Erm wot about the 55

Quoting: FUBAR

(NOT being sold)

Not yet anyhow hehe

Quoting: sixpack2639

I hope yer happy, now my friggin brain hurts!!!!

That is a kewl list of cars there mate, some very nice motors there i must say (current and past!)

Likewise rob - good ol list of cars there!!

[55starchief]

Quoting: ianjpage

Erm wot about the 55

Well its neither finished or registered mate so it dont really count

[HardRockCamaro]

1998 Focus 1.8 Ghia - All riced up with bodykit, big wheels and whatnot.  Spent thousands on that car...

Sold to buy:
1988 IROC-Z - Fun car
1992 Ford Orion 1.6LX - Daily car

Sold the Orion to buy the Cadillac thus ending up with:
1988 IROC-Z - Fun car
2000 Cadillac STS - Daily car

[Pod]

Quoting: FUBAR

1989 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z (NOT being sold)

Where have I heard that before? *cough*PhilO*cough*

[Kenny]

Hmmmm... no american cars... yet  but here goes...

1987 Peugeot 309 1.3 (PX on below)
1995 Ford Escort Mexico 1.6 (Got smashed up by idiot on motorbike on 'devils elbow' – write-off)
1996 Renault Laguna ('Someone' drove it into the back of a Nissan. In my defence it was a Nissan, so it deserved it....)
1983? Audi Coupé 2.0 (was Incursus', then mine, then I gave it to Shifty)
1992 Jaguar XJ6 (Not actually mine, but drove it for 3 months before buying...)
1997 Rover 820 Si Auto (Great car, can't fault it... but it just wasn't fast enough...)
1990 Toyota GT-four (Uber 2.0 Turbo 4WD rally car... great at hedge jumping, I have the scars to prove it)
199x Renault x (Cant remember much about this one, it was THAT interesting... Bought off of Losty, sold to Incursus)
2002 Hyundai Accent 1.5 MVi (Current)
1999 Hyundai Coupé 2.0 SE (Current)
1979 Corvette Stingray (FUTURE )

Wow that's more than 1 a year

[55starchief]

Quoting: Kenny

1995 Ford Escort Mexico 1.6

sorry but the mexico was only ever made in a MK I all others were craping on the mexico name

[F Body]

1971 Puch 3 speed Moped £20 – no suspension, rear brake only and 45 mph ! – Sold £15.
1973 Gilera Moped 55mph & candle electrics - Sold £45.
1975 CZ 175 Trials - Scrapped ( big end came through the crankcase ).
1978 Yamaha 185 - px.
1975 Honda 350 – Sold to my Brother In law.
1979 Yamaha XT500 - px.
1980 Kawasaki Z1000 - px ( Got 12 points without a ban ! – time for something slower ).
1982 Yamaha IT175 Induro – Stolen.
1972 Reliant 3 Wheeler - Sold.
1973 Ford Escort 1300E Purple metallic with black vinyl roof - Written Off by a Lada.
1967 Ford Commer Van - Scrapped.
1968 Singer Vogue - Scrapped.
1966 VW Beetle - Scrapped.
1972 Hillman Imp - Scrapped.
Four different 60's Mini's - All scrapped.
1974 Dolomite Sprint Black with Martini racing stripes & 4 twin choke delortos - Written Off and given 6 points ( Sorry )
1973 Yamaha RD350 – Written off by a Saab.
1980 Opel Manta – Sold.
1981 Yamaha RD400 skimmed head, race pistons, Micron race cans, clip on's, rear sets – Melted a piston running it on Methanol LOL – Sold.
1960 something Humber Septre, bench front seat , me love you long time – Scrapped.
1965 VW Camper Van – Abandoned in Germany.
1971 Triumph Toledo – Scrapped.
1969 Rover P100 coupe – Scrapped.
1975 Triumph Spitfire 1500 – px.
1981 Mini City , my 1st new car ! Bought for £1,800 px after 2 yr's for £3,000 In the early 80's UK new car prices were going through the roof !
1983 Ford Fiesta 950 – Written off by being rear ended.
1984 Ford Escort 1300 – 1st Company car.
1985 Ford Sierra 1.8LX – cc..
1987 Ford Sierra 2.0GLX – cc..
1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CD, my 1st auto cc.
1980 TVR S3 - Sold.
1983 – Dutton Kit car – Sold.
1992 – Joined General Motors – Every type of Vauxhall company car going changed every six months until 2004 when I dropped out because I couldn't handle "mundane" any more !
2000 – Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Current.
1993 – Dodge Day Van – Sold.
1995 – GMC Safari – Current.
1998 - GMC Ambulance - Sold.
2006 – Fiat Panda – Current.
1981 – Pontiac Trans Am – Sold.

Probably missed a few out, in case your wondering why so many were scrapped ? All we did was buy a car for about £30 with a couple of months tax & MOT and then scrap it and get a £10 back. Add in a drive any car or motorbike insurance policy for £25 a year = cheap motoring.

So what do I still want ?

Gotta get a Pickup truck sometime soon and I quite fancy a convertible for the summer LOL

My overall ambition is to own a car which is so powerful that I have to really careful with the throttle even in the dry !

[Kenny]

Quoting: 55starchief

sorry but the mexico was only ever made in a MK I all others were craping on the mexico name

True... it was just a special edition (uprated suspension, wider wheels), nothing special.

[EDGE]

ok...

so i've had:

1999 focus 1.8 3 door, no body kits just engine mods... hence where EDGE Motorsport came from - sold

1975 ford f250 - sold

1996 Saleen s281 - still own

1987 fiesta xr2 near on mint, fantastic car - sold

1996 chrysler neon - written off by a saxo, still on my drive waitng to be scrapped

1990 oldsmobile toronado trofeo - just looking pimp !!

I think thats about the right order... i seem to have 2 or 3 cars and they seem to be bought and sold overlapping so i cant remember exactly what was going on...... plus ive got man flu right now and Im ALL fu**ed up on lemsip !!!!!

EDGE

I htink thats about it... there was a blue mk2 xr2 i bought for spaers but that's not realy counting...

[Incursus]

1984 Toyota Camary (technically my parents)
1983 1.6 Volkswagen Santana ( officially my first car, at least three shades of brown loved it...was writen off by a local farmer)
1985 1.6 Austin Maestro HLS? (fantastic..a speed demon..electric everything. failed MOT for...everything
1985 Rover 216 Vitesse (fast rust bucket was good fun till I blew the engine up...still got a part exchange on it though
1992 (i think) 1.6 Peugot 405...Yawn...crashed it a little then part X'ed
1995 Rover 220D ( nice car but cost to much per month...car finance is a bad thing)
1983 Audi coupe 2.2 ( bought from the scrappy, lot of fun but had a bent chassis.
1984 Toyota corolla ( gift from the inlaws)
1986 Honda civic (gift from inlaws ex-wife learnt to drive in it)
1986 Audi Coupe 2.0 ( loved this car great to drive, ex-wife says cost to much on fuel so sold to Kenny...who broke it)
1996 Rover 820i ( nice car stayed in the family for quite a while.)
199? Rover 825D (good work horse)
1972 Plymouth Duster (money black hole) Current
1986 Pontiac Fiero (money black hole so sold it)
1995 Renault 19d ( did the job, cheap and reliable)
1995 Ford Mustang (bit heavy on fuel but cant fault it and the chicks dig it) current.

I've missed a few I know...

[Roadkill]

In this order - I think.

1985 Audi 80 1.6L,

Then From 2000 . . . .

1960 Humber S/S SII 3.0L,
1987 Vauxhall Astra 1.3L,
1989 Vauxhall Cavilier 1.6L,
1959 Humber S/S SI 2.6L,
1957 Humber Hawk SI 2.3L,
1993 Rover 820i 2.0L,
1985 Jaguar XJ6 2.8L,
1986 Rover 213 1.3L,
1990 Renault Chamade 1.5L,
1967 Dodge Dart 4.2L (V8),
1994 Chevy Camaro 3.4L (V6),
1958 Cadillac DeVille 6.0L (V8),
1983 Chevy Camaro Z28 5.0L (V8),
1993 Ford Escort 1.4L
1961 Humber S/S SIII 3.0L.


Fifteen in 6 years.

Sixteen in total.

There may be one or two I missed . . . . .

[Cunning Plan]

1986 Hyundai Pony Pickup - RANDOM!!!  was found on a farm and i didnt know enough then to get it running so scrapped it.

1989 Volvo 340 1.4 (bought for £200, done a bit to it, used as first car - then sold for spares or repair)

1990 Vauxhaul Carlton 1.8 Estate (bought for £150, used for a bit, so rusty, - sold for £200)

1992 Fiat Panda 800cc (was given it by my sister - after working on it and getting it MOTd sold for £450)

1987 VW Transporter T3 Wedge ratlook dayvan/camper project 1.6D now a 1.9D (bought for £200 - current daily. Agreed-value insured for lawts!!!)

FORGOT 1990 VW Polo 1.2 with a pants piersburg carb (bought for £50 when van engine quit to use as a daily, used to a bit, sold for £75)

1988 Ford Escort 1.3 (bought for 200 - current *was the daily whilst changing the engine on my VW wedge.  Now no MOT and im not sure what to do with it*)

F-body and 6pk - HOW MANY CARS?!?!??!  

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

F-body and 6pk - HOW MANY CARS?!?!??!

They're a bit older then us, Mate . . . . Especially F-Body.

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Roadkill

They're a bit older then us, Mate . . . . Especially F-Body.

ahh right

Im hoping to add 2001 Dodge Ram V8 5.0 to my list REAL soon

[Kenny]

Quoting: Incursus

1986 Audi Coupe 2.0 ( loved this car great to drive, ex-wife says cost to much on fuel so sold to Kenny...who broke it)

and fixed it at huge expence!!!

[Amey]

Here's mine - I've not included the GMC as Ian has it in his list.

1983 Ford Fiesta Popular Plus 1L(Manual) - Bought for £350 as my 1st car. Spent about £1000 getting it through MOT's in the 3/4 years of owning it. Insured on provisional license for 3 years. - Scrapped

1994 Renault Clio 1.4L - 1st Auto car bought about 6 months before passing my auto test (passed in Sept 2003). Lovely little car - sold for £700 to someone at work who broke it and had it scrapped.

1996 Rover 416Sli 1.6L - Bought to replace the Clio. Was excellent, nice smooth ride. It was also used to tow the caravan to billing a few times. - Sold to buy the Pontiac

1992 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.1 V6 - 1st yank, bought so I didn't have to drive the Grandee to one of the Calais cruises Took ages to get used to the size of it. Was really comfortable though. - Sold

1984 Chevrolet Camaro Iroc 5L V8 - Christmas present from Ian as I wasn't getting on that well with the Pontiac. Lowered springs, only got to drive it for about 3-4 months before the fuel pump broke. Had lots of fun in that car

1996 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L V6 - Current car. Very comfortable, but fun to drive as well

[Jamieg285]

Not hugely interesting, but here goes :-


At 16 (er 1990ish)

Mini - given for free with intention of fixing up to get through MOT.  Hopeless case, ended up rotting on parents front garden until another mug took it for spares.
Yamaha DT50 - not going to be content with a moped, I had to have a decent bike. This one had been bored to 65cc and very well looked after (until I got it)    It was nicked from in front of the house despite having a massive lock on the wheel (3 lads picked it up and carried it away) Ended up with the police driving them off the road, and recovering it to a scrap yard. I optimistically went to get it back, but it was trashed.

At 17(ish)

Kawasaki KDX 125 - A relatively rare beast, and one of my favourite bikes.  Had a progressive power valve that propelled it to a stonking 83 mph - not bad for a 125cc trials bike. Sold to upgrade.

Cavalier MK3 - Inherited the family car. One of my favourites, as not only did I learn to drive in it, but the engine was damn good (only a 1300, but went more like a 2ltr) Sold for scrap.

(Can't remember the years any more)

'The Shove-it' - classic car for early uni days. A 1200cc Vauxhall chevette, initially with 2 different colour panels (door didn't match), became 3 colours after I hit a cat and it destroyed the front wing (and got up and ran away!)  Claim to fame? - was slower than my 125 bike.

Metro 1 - Cheap run-around while at uni.  Ran around with no rear suspension(low-rider?!) until the old bill pulled me for it. Killed the engine.

Metro 2 - In decent condition when I got it, wasn't when it died.

Kawasaki KDX250 - Thought that upgrading to a bigger bike was a good move - wrong.  It was a lumpy 4 stroke, heavier and less agile, a bitch to (kick) start, and to top it all, slower than the 125.  Biggest regret.

Astra MK4 - Ex-company car - Had been well and truly thrashed before I got it, and was well and truly thrashed when I had it.  Served me well.

Suzuki RF600 - Much better bike. Proper racing bike, although one of the lower rated in it's class it was more than enough for me.  Strongest memory, trying to find the top speed down the Leighton Buzzard bypass and having the front wheel hop off the ground due to the bumps - Parp!

Megane - Company car - horrible - diesel - french. Off loaded as soon as possible.

1980 Firebird - Fitted with 350SBC, custom black with blue pearl paint, with airbrushed eagle and dummy cowl on the hood. Introduction to the Yank scene, and the 1st car that made me realise I really could do the mechanics myself.  Killed the engine (craked heads).  Put some better ones on, but that was so I could sell it so didn't really find out what the benefit was.

Honda CRV - Company car - good decent run around.  Handed back when made redundant.

Vauxhall Corsa (Debbies)

1979 Camaro - you might know it

Vauxhall Astra (Debbies)

Honda CRV

[300bhp per ton]

1994 Land Rover 90 300Tdi (first car :) and still the one I most regret selling!)
1978 MGB GT (restored and fun)
1996 MGF 1.8i
1997 MGF 1.8 VVC
1982 Jaguar XJ-S V12 HE
1976 Triump TR7 2.0 FHC (ripped rear axle off and twsited shell)
1990 MG Meastro EFi 2.0 (very good f*ing car, with 3 up it was still quicker to 95mph than my mates modified 2.9 XR4x4 Sierra with only 2 people in. Very reliable also)
1977 Triumph TR7  - current (started out as 2.0 FHC, now modified V8)
198x Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 EFI
1993 Nissan 200SX TURBO
1991 Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi 3dr - current
2000 Camaro z/28 - current (99 model year)
1998 Peugeot 106 - current (DD & does 60mpg!!!)
1991 Ford Transit high top SWB - current (but not running)

I think that's the main ones, although I've had other boring DD's and bought and sold a few, plus had access to some other cars on a daily basis but wheren't actually mine, such as a Jaguar 6.0 XJ12.

-Ford Orion Ghia 1.6
-Peugeot 106 XND
-VW Golf
-Vauxhall Cavalier
-BMW 318i auto

Not too bad in less than 10 years....

[F Body]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

F-body and 6pk - HOW MANY CARS?!?!??!  

Including the bikes & company cars well over 60

Quoting: Roadkill

They're a bit older then us, Mate . . . . Especially F-Body.

F Body " The Sage"

Here's my pick of the best from the list so far :

Quoting: Rob

1971 Dodge Charger

Quoting: Cunning Plan

1992 Fiat Panda 800cc

Dam missed my old Panda off my list, went well, the electrics blew and it rotted away before my eyes !

Quoting: 55starchief

1988 Skoda Estelle bought for £50 (traded for £1000 against the SAAB 9000)

Just because I can imagine the look on the Salemans face

[55starchief]

Quoting: F Body

Just because I can imagine the look on the Salemans face

That skoda was awesome, 1300cc with a twin choke weber and group N exhaust, also rear wheel drive and rear engine made for great powerslides in the wet. It also had a kilowatt of light on the front end as i used to rally it across the backroads at night