Mini 1000cc
Mini Clubman
Mini Cooper
Mini Innocenti
Metro 1000cc
Maestro Diesel Van
Escort mk2 pickup with 2.0l pinto
Fiat Supermirafiori 2.0 twin cam
Lada yellow ex taxi for 15 mins ( wrapped into tree )
Escort mk2 1.6 super sport
Escort mk2 RS2000 signal orange
Escort mk2 2.1 rally prep
MG Maestro 2.0
Escort RS1600i
Escort XR3i red
Escort XR3i black

Post Children cars:

Escort mk3 1.3
Escort mk3 estate
Sierra 2.5 diesel estate
Honda Prelude
Ford Escort 1.3 mk4
Ford Fiesta mk3
Ford Mondeo 1.8
Ford Focus 1.6
54 plate Astra – the worst car I’ve ever owned
Golf mk4 1.6
Golf mk5 1.9 diesel – the best car I’ve ever owned

That’s 27 but I’m positive there’s been more

passed my test aged 25 in ’91. Since then I’ve had:

1982 Renault 5 Mk I
1988 Renault 5 Mk II
1992 Renault 19
1996 Alfa 146
2001 Alfa 156
2004 BMW 320d Touring
2007 Saab 9-3 Sportwagon

gave the saab up 2 years ago, currently driving mrs_d’s 2006 Citroen C4.

10 yrs driving:

Nissan Almera
Nissan 200sx s13
Nissan 200sx s13 tuned to 350bhp
Vauxhal astra estate
Nissan 200sx s13
Honda Integra DC2
SAAB 95
Audi A4 saloon
Nissan 200sx s13 with skyline engine @ 400 bhp
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New Baby
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Audi A4 avant

Been driving since 1993, so in order…

1982 Fiat Panda 0.9?
1979 Opel Kadett Coupé 1.2
1986 Fiat Strada 1.6
1982 VW Polo 1.2
1986 Ford Sierra 1.8
1995 Ford Escort 1.6
1993 Saab 9000 Aero 2.3
1997 Ford Focus Estate 1.8
2005 Ford Focus 1.6
1996 VW Golf Estate 1.8
2003 Pug 206 1.4

Apart from the slight blip with the Saab, “Oooh the glamour”, I hear you say.

MG metro 1.4 – Mums car but i drove it into the ground, literally
Renault 5 GT Turbo – F reg from memory, red, fast as all buggery. My dad rolled it.
Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi – Fantastic car, sold when at Uni to pay for beer and it was not used much
Sappire Cosworth – why not ? Moonstone blue, bought for a song as ‘turbo was blown’, except it wasn;t and was fixed for 20 quid.
*gap*
Subaru Leone 1989 – snow tyres and dents, perfect skifield car when i was a ski instructor in NZ
Diahatsu 4×4 thing – massive mistake.
WRX hatch – Black and fast
Wrx Hatch – Green and faster/more modern
Subaru Forester XT – Turbo, was like driving a high speed boat
Subary Legacy 2.5 – nice, bought as a tax avoidance strategy – later gifted to now wife
Wrx Hatch – Blue even more moderner
Audi S3 – hateful thing, shocking ride quality
Porsche 993 Targa – best investment ever
Audi RS4 Avant – nice car, large bills when it went wrong
Porsche GT3 – amazing – if i lived on a race track
VW Transporter T5 – Useful, ate driveshafts
VW Golf R DSG – nice chassis, hateful gearbox
Ren Megane RS225 – boxy french high speed hairdryer
VW California – can stop en route to work and make a cup of tea.
(pending) 993 Turbo – sold to my wife as an investment in reality if I survive a few years without a fireball i will be doing well.
I really need to not buy cars.

Cars owned over the years, don’t think I can remember all of them but here goes:

Datsun 1200
Datsun 120Y
Volvo 1800S
MGA
Escort Mexico
Mini 1275GT
Mini Cooper
Rover P5
About 4 x Land Rover Series I
1 x Land Rover Series II
1 x Land Rover Series III
1 x LandRover/Range Rover hybrid
3 x Land Rover 90
1 x Range Rover
2 x Freelanders
Citroen Berlingo van
Toyota Hilux truck
Toyota Hiace van
Plus a variety of company cars over the years.

Saab 96V4 ( Great)
Volvo 340 (Awful)
Citroen BX Est 1.9 D (Awful)
Audi Coupe 2.0
Renault 5 GTX (pocket rocket)
Skoda Felicia Est
Vaux Nova (made £30 profit in 9 mths)
Skoda Octavia Est (Nail)
VW T25 (a total nail!)
VW T4 1.9D (We converted)
VW T4 2.5TDi (We converted)
Mazda Bongo
Citroen Picasso
VW T5 130 Kombi
Hyundai Terracan
VW Golf VI 1.6 TDI.

In 19 years of ownership.

Cars I’ve bought

Hill man hunter estate bought in 1979
Morris marina 1700
BMW 3 series
2x BMW 1 series

That’s it!

Loads of company cars though , tried to count them but stopped at 50!
Not helped by working in a car dealership for some years where I actually had 17 cars in one year! They got changed before they got washed 🙂

3 in 20 odd years.

Mk 1 Astra 1300s estate (don’t forget the s, stands for shite)
Cavalier 1600l
Clio
Fiat Brava
Ford Transit Camper
Audi TT convertable
Renault Master Camper
08 Audi A4
12 VW Passat
59 Audi A6 avant
62 VW Golf

I’ve still got the last two, and I owned a car and camper at the same time. I’ve also put a new golf GT on order, should be here in September.

Mini Metro
Mk 2 Golf GTI
Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI
Vauxhall Corsa SRI
Audi A3
Audi Allroad
Mercedes W124 E220*
Honda Civic Type-R
Mk2 Audi TT
Audi Q5*
VW Caddy Sportline*

* still driving these 3

90 vw polo 1litre, got written off
99 fiat bravo sx to replace the vw
2001 mazda mx 5 as a 30th birthday present to myself
Audi a2 company car
Audi a4 avant replaced the a2 and still got it
Land rover defender 90 replaced the mx5 and still got it
Just had a spin in an s4 and feel the need to upgrade though a 350 slk would be nice

85 Vauxhall Astra 1.2
92 VW Golf Driver 1.6
01 VW Golf GTi 1.8T
<move to Denmark, 180% tax on cars>
88 VW Scirocco 1.8 gtx
06 Peugeot 307 2.0 sw
11 Mazda 6 2.0 sw

How boring is my list? 🙁

Mazda is the best but I loved my old Scirocco the most…

Vauxhall Chevette
Ford Escort Mk 3
Austin Montego
Fiat Tipo
Rover 416
Rover 620
Ford Focus Mk 1
VW Golf GTD Mk 6 (girlfriend’s company car)

mini 1000
Fiesta
Volvo 343
Volvo 340
Volvo 340 (all three came to a combined cost of about £900 and each lasted at least 2 years, actually the one I wrote off may have been less, cant remember).
Citreon ZX
Escort Diesel
Peug 306
Skoda Fabia
Skoda Fabia Estate

A fair few (in 8yrs of driving). Is all that I will say. I dont want another Subaru..but it will be my third 8)

Just added another ,2 litre Accord hatch £400 full service history 54000 on an x reg . I m planning for my 50th by buying an old mans car