Reply to: What is your car history?

[WindyAnna]

No idea on years or costs but ..

Fiat 127 bog standard
Fiat 127 souped up BHP jobbie
VW Beetle with upgraded engine and suspension (Porsche!)
Renault 11 GT Turbo
Caterham 7
Citroen BX Gti
Rover 220 Turbo Coupe
Rover 220 VVC Coupe
Mitusbishi Galant VR4
Lotus Elise 111S
Mitsubishi Evo 7 FQ300
Lotus Exige
Another Lotus Exige cos so many probs with first
Noble M12 GTO
Citroen Pluriel (really!)
Peugeot 309 GTI goodwood
Subaru WRX Wagon (current)
BMW 316 (current)
Citroen C8 (current)

Also Yamaha FS1E RD250LC

[DimPrawn]

I heard the Triton 750 was a complete shower.

[darmstadt]

Ford Cortina 1600 Super (with 1600 GT clocks set in a furry dashboard and hand painted green. Changed the colour scheme to red primer and stick on vinyl roof.)
Ford Capri 3000E (actually a 3.1 made by Savage called the Capri Commanche, only 12 made. Bought from a rather attractive croupier)
Ford Capri 3000 GXL (all yellow, lights clocks, windows, etc.)
A Wolsey thingie (big with leather seats and all Walnut inside)
A Singer thingie (bought for 3 quid from a mate as it was a red ticket MOT failure. Used as the pub car and sold to the scrappie for 15 quid. Profit!!!)
Daimler Double 6
Vauxhall ... (the one with the 1800 engine. Had a window or 2 missing)
Ford Cortina MK IV 2.0GXL
Ford Escort MK I 1300 (with 3.0 V6 engine inserted. Got stopped by the police on the M25 who thought it was quite cool apart from the fact that it was registered as a Talbot Horizon)
Lincoln Continental MK IV (red, white vinyl roof, blue leather and original 8-track)
Ford Maverick 4.2 (the womans Mustang apparently)
Oldsmobile Cutlass (with Leopardskin interior)
Mercedes 350 SLC
Mercedes 190E
Mercedes 190E
Mercedes C220 estate
Mercedes C200 Esprit
AMG Mercedes C32

There's probably more...

Yamaha DT250
Kawaskai z400
Honda 550/4
Maico 125 MX
Numerous Jawa CZs and MZs
Yoshimusa 460/4
Rickman Honda 1000
Triton 750
Triumph 750 (lowrider, built in a day with cardboard number plates and held together with Polyfilla)
Yamaha XS650 (chopper with sheeps skull on handlebars, eeeh)
Various Honda 750/4 (inluding the obligatory matt black one)
Various Kawasaki GPZ1100 (inlcuding an old B1 which was built like a tank)
Numerous Kawasaki z650
Kawasaki GPX750
Lots of old mopeds and scooters for doing 'crash and burn' runs

[Bagpuss]

Square steering wheel tastic

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[DimPrawn]

Austin Allegro 1300 Vanden Plas
Bugatti Veyron Estate

No point messing about.

[poser]

fiat punto ltd edition
punto
punto sporting
rover 214 si
rover 216si
bmw 318 ( 1 week ) didnt want a carp car
alfa romeo 147
alfa romeo GT

and you cant even imagine the amounts of oil ive bought in 5 years - except the rovers that is - great workhorses - and they were family hand me downs!

[lukemg]

Car history is
Old Mini - Cost = free, kept 1 yr, sold for 25 (scrap) - rubbish.
Old Marina - Cost = 425, kept 2 yrs, sold for 250 - awful.
2 yr old XR2 - Cost = 5200, kept 3 yrs, sold for 3200 - Loved this, naff or not.
2 yr old Honda Crx Vti (Hatchback coupe) - Cost = 9k, kept 3yrs, sold for 5k Favourite car ever, couldnt sleep for days before I got it.
1 yr old Toyota MR2 - Cost 18k, kept 3 yrs, sold for 13k - naff but I liked it.
1 yr old 911 Targa - Cost = 62k, kept 3.5 yrs, sold for 30k (ouch) v fast (you ease off before it does), manual not fun in traffic and you never relax.
1yr old Merc SLK 320 - Cost 32k, kept 2 yrs, sold for 20k (ouch) - very smooth till I crashed it, never right after
2 yr old Golf Tdi - Cost 11k, still got it after 3yrs Market turned against me...I am back coining it but not blowing it on cars again, need it to shorten working life !
Oh - Also Volvo 340GL - for use as tip/pub car when I had nice motors, awful, slow, blancmange handling, scrapped after cambelt fun.

[Bagpuss]

Reg year of car, Model
1974 VW Beetle 1300
1976 Ford Capri II 1.6
1980 Ford Cortina V 1.3L (0-60 20 seconds!)
1981 Mk1 Golf Gti 1.6
1983 MG Maestro 1.6
1987 Vauxhal Cavalier 1.6L
1989 Fiat Uno 1.1
1983 Ford Cortina V 1.3 crusader
1987 Vauxhall Astra 1.3L
2001 Peugeot 206 GTi
1994 Rover 220
1995 Citroen Xantia 1.8
2002 Toyota MR2 VVti
1998 Citroen Xantia 2.0
2005 Honda S2000

[DodgyAgent]

My god there are some old people on here

[NotAllThere]

1990-1992 - R reg 1.0L Talbot Sunbeam. Had trouble with it overheating; learned a lot about fixing cooling systems. £500
1992-1994 - W reg 1.3L Skoda Estelle. £1000 Great value for money. Got rid of it as required welding to get through MoT. Part-exd for next car. Got £500. Saw it a few weeks later on sale through same trader for £600.
1994-1998 - H reg 2.0L Vauxhall Cavalier. £3000. It had a 100'000 miles on the clock. I did another 80'000 before a wheel fell of as I entered client car park, partially blocking said carpark entrance for a couple of hours before AA turned up.
1996-1999 - Vauxhall Nova £2000. Good runner.
1998-2000 - M reg Saab 900. Looked nice. Drove like a tank. Grew to hate it. £6000.
1999-2002 - R reg 2.0L Mondeo GLx. Only car ever bought from new. Very comfortable, great handling. Loved the front windshield demister. Sold it cos we left the country. £15'000.
2000-2001 - Volvo 940, company car. Most comfortable car I've ever had. Very sad to have to give it up.
2001 - Peugeot 406, company car. Totalled while wife driving it.
2001-2002 - Ford Focus 1.8l. company car Lots of fun.
2002-2004 - VW Passat estate. Hated it. The most uncomfortable car I've ever had. £7000.
2005 - present. Volvo V70. £12000. Lovely.
2005-2007 Peugeot 2.0l HDi 206. Also quite fun. Blew the turbo on it once. £7000.
Future - Volvo XC90 diesel. Or, when the kids leave home, some nice 2 seater, Porsche or such like.

Also had a couple of bangers that lasted a few months. But don't recall the details.

[Churchill]

My own cars.

2 * Capri 3.0 Ghia - seized both engines, automatics and very nice.
1 * Porsche 924 - I was 19 and loved that car!
1 * Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 Litre Clover Leaf - FFFFFast!
1 * Ford Escort XR3i - Company car. was fun.
1 * Granada Cosworth Scorpio - Another Company Car - also fun.
1 * Ford Explorer - Loved it, did 110,000 miles!
1 * Range Rover Vogue - Brand New, expensive but worth it.
1 * Range Rover SC - Also Brand New, Very Expensive, Also worth it.
1 * Range Rover Sport SC - Brand new, very expensive, also worth it.
1 * Land Rover Discovery - Ex Land-Rover prototype - very nice indeed for a left hooker 4.0 litre V8 Oh yes, thank you very much.
1 * Skoda Superb V6 Diesel - Nice, like it!
1 * Porsche 911 Carrera 4 - Even nicerer!

[xoggoth]

Gordon Bennet, somebody even meaner than me. I spent a whole £2450+VAT on my last van.

[Chantho]

1974: 1959 Rover 90... gift.

1975: E reg Singer Chamois... £80... lasted 6 whole weeks...

1975: 1962 Rover 100... £80... lasted about 18 months...

1976: 1969 Ford Zodiac MkIV... £450...

1980: Vauxhall Chevette 2 door saloon... £1500

1982: Dutton Phaeces kit car... £450...

1985: Ford Granada MkII 2.3 Auto. £800

1987: Vauxhall Chevette 4 door saloon £2k

1994: VW Polo Classic 1046cc £2k2.

1997: Fiat Croma 2.0ie... £300

2000: Fiat Tempra 2.0ie... £1500

2004: Fiat Marea 2.0ie... £1200 (duff engine... lasted about 2 months..)

2004: Volvo 940 Wentworth 2.0 turbo automatic... £150 (died this year in the testing station <sob>)

2004: VW Passat 2.0GL.. <spit> £2k2. (anyone got some matches?)

Chan

"Phaeces" - is that a posh word for carp?

[zeitghost]

1974: 1959 Rover 90... gift.

1975: E reg Singer Chamois... £80... lasted 6 whole weeks... 2017 equivalent £880

1975: 1962 Rover 100... £80... lasted about 18 months... 2017 equivalent £752

1976: 1969 Ford Zodiac MkIV... £450... 2017 equivalent £3800

1980: Vauxhall Chevette 2 door saloon... £1500 2017 equivalent £8000

1982: Dutton Phaeces kit car... £450... 2017 equivalent £1560

1985: Ford Granada MkII 2.3 Auto. £800 2017 equivalent £2300

1987: Vauxhall Chevette 4 door saloon £2k 2017 equivalent £5300

1994: VW Polo Classic 1046cc £2k2. 2017 equivalent £4000

1997: Fiat Croma 2.0ie... £300 2017 equivalent £500

2000: Fiat Tempra 2.0ie... £1500 2017 equivalent £2350

2004: Fiat Marea 2.0ie... £1200 (duff engine... lasted about 2 months..) 2017 equivalent £1700

2004: Volvo 940 Wentworth 2.0 turbo automatic... £150 (died this year in the testing station <sob>) 2017 equivalent £215

2004: VW Passat 2.0GL.. <spit> £2k2. (anyone got some matches?) 2017 equivalent £3140

2009: Toyota Corolla 1.3 GL Auto £1700 2017 equivalent £2100

2010: Fiat Seicento 1.1 SX £1400 2017 equivalent £1700

2015: Toyota Corolla 1.6 Auto: gift.

Which adds up to about £40k (2017), or £1000 (2017)/year.

Gosh.

[brollyman]

This is going to be long - I change my cars as often as I change my socks:

1986 - Triumph Herald Vitesse. 25 years old £850
1986 - Mini 1000. 10 years old £750
1987 - MG TC. 30 years old. £1000ish
1988 - Mini Cooper S. 20 years old £950
1989 - Cortina MK2 1600E. 20 years old £1000
1991 - Fiesta Mk3. New. £3500
1993 - Honda Civic. New £6000
1995 - Toyota Corolla - 2 years old £4000
1997 - Honda Civic. New £7000
1998 - Golf GTI Mk3. New (company car). £lots
2000 - Vauxhall Vectra SRI. New (company car) £buttons
2002 - Subaru Impreza RB5. New (company car) £lots
2003 - Alfa Romeo 156GTA. New (company car) £lots
2004 - Honda Accord 2.4SE. 1 year old £8995
2005 - Saab 95 2.4HOT Aero. 4 years old £10000
2006 - Golf GTTDI. 5 years old. £8995
2007 -Maserati Bora 4.7V8. 33 years old. £nothing (inherited)

I think I may have missed out a couple of bangers......