[Closed] How many cars have you owned?

Escort Mk3 1.3 x2
Golf Mk1 1.1
Polo Mk2 1.3
Golf Mk1 Gti
Citroen Saxo 1.1
Berlingo 1.6 petrol
Berlingo 2.0 hdi
Mazda Bongo

First one I got in 1991, last one 2 1/2 years ago. So nine cars in 22 years. Never had finance to buy one.

4

Mk111 diesel eccy on a c, ace on fuel
Mk 1v petrol eccy on a d, twin choke went like stink, wrote it off
P plate diesel clio, simply the hottest car inside I've ever owned
X plate 206 1.4 petrol god it was dull
52 plate wrx first taste of proper speed.
55 plate wrx300 fully loaded 0-60 in under 5, I miss her so badly
And now the sensible mans car Mazda 6 diesel estate (sigh) sport model tho thankfully.....
So 7 is the answer.

3 cars in 16 years of continuous car ownership (bar the odd week or two between one dying and a replacement being found).

About 15 in 23 years but at times I had 2, well Ok twice I had 2.

Datsun 100A
Triumph Dolomite 1800HL
Renault 12
Renault 12
Talbot Horizon 1300
Nissan Stanza
Citroen BX 1400
Ford Escort 1300E
Citroen LNA
Talbot Horizon
Ford Capri 1600
Citroen BX 1400
Renault 21 estate
VW Golf mk2
Renault 21 saloon
Renault Espace
Citroen Xsara estate
Vauxhall Astra
VW Golf Diesel
Nissan Vanette
Ford Transit
Ford Transit
Renault Master
Ford Transit
Mercedes Sprinter

19 cars and 6 work vans since 1986

2

Pug 306 (awful car)
Seat Leon Cupra not the R boy racer version (not bad at all)

need to replace it though with something new

7 in 24 years on the road, started with m/c's but quit them (Honda express, FS1E, GP100, Z250, Superdream 250 then converted to 400, KMX200, & a Yamaha FZR1000) so cars..

Talbot Dodge van (?P) [Simca car with a box on the back]
Ford Escort Mk2 (1.6 P)
Renault 11 (1.4 P)
Vauxhall Corsa (1.5 D)
Peugeot 306 (1.9 D)
Ford Focus Estate (1.8 P)
VW Golf + (1.9 D)

Man their boring, but I use cars as transport not 'fun'

Mini 850
Nova 1.3 SR
Peugeot 205 1.6 gti
VW Golf Gti (mk1)
Audi 80 Estate
Volvo v70 T5
Volvo xc90

You can almost see me getting older and children arriving on the scene!

Chevette
Micra Mk1 1.0L
Mitsubishi Colt GLXi
Fiat Coupe 16v Turbo
Honda Integra Type-R (UK model)
Lotus Elan (M100)
Subaru Impreza WRX
Audi RS4 Avant

Not that many really. Only new one was the Integra.

3 in 26 years of driving. Like Zippy, I was a bike man and only got a car when the kids came along. After riding bikes, all cars (except race/rally and stupidly expensive ones) are boring to drive.

1. Peugeot 309 (died)
2. Vauxhall Corsa (bought for her to learn to drive in - traded in for a Meriva only last week - again for her).
3. Passat Diesel Estate (perfect bike transport - still going strong).

I only passed my test last year, but I've owned 3 already, two before I could drive!

Mini Cooper - won it in a raffle when I was drunk, sold it two days later

Ford Escort - bought it from a friend when I was drunk, certain I could make a profit. Sold it two days later for the same price I bought it for...to a man who was arrested the next day for armed robbery.

Mercedes C Class estate - bought it last year, the day after finally passing my test. Was unable to drive it home that day due to being too hungover after a wedding (there's definitely a theme here!).

🙂

Hillman Imp
Fiesta 950cc
MG Metro Turbo - 2 weeks only, main dealer sold me a shed - they were "persuaded" to take it back
Fiesta Finesse
XR2
Suzuki 4wd
Suzuki Capuccio
Suzuki Jimney
Peugeot 106
Renault 19 - company car
Peugeot 106 GTI - company car
VW Golf 2.0 GTI - company car
Peugeot 206 GTI - same as Metro!
Peugeot 206 Diesel
VW Golf 2.0 TDi
VW Tiguan
VW Tiguan

All since 1984

X reg Metro - Rubbish
Y reg Escort 1.1 - Ace
C reg Golf - Utter rubbish
J reg Citroen AX GT - Don't know how I survived it
V reg Fiat Bravo HLX - Fell apart
54 reg Vectra - Middle aged

1985 Vauxhal Cavalier 1.6 GLS (8 owners, 36,000 miles when. G to it)
1995 Vauxhall Cavalier diesel
1995 Vauxhall Calibra
1996 Mazda 626
1996 Vauhall Cavalier Sri
1999 Saab 9-3 turbo (fast)
1999 Saab 9-5 turbo (comfy)
2002 Ford Ranger
2004 Frd Mondeo TDCi
2009 Skoda Vrs Lmited Edition (unreliable junk)
2005 BMW X3 (it actually gets used on site, poor thing)

In terms of "sensible daily drivers", it’s 5:
1986 VW Polo Ranger
1991 VW Golf Driver
1999 Seat Ibiza GTI Cupra Sport
2005 Renault Clio 182 Cup
2009 Honda Civic CDTi

In addition to the above, I'd also like to mention a small supporting cast which were all fun in their own little way, but I was glad I never had to rely on any of them as regular everyday transport:
1983 VW Golf GTI
1989 VW Scirocco Scala
1976 Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior
1988 Peugeot 205 GTI (1.6 flavour)

2 Since 2007*

MG Midget
Ford C-max

*the midget was dad's until 2009, but I got more use from it 🙂

Two ... pictures not mine but those are similar ones.

1997 Daihatsu Nippa 660cc.

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Now ... 2005 Toyota Corolla 1.6 auto.

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Looks like I have double the size and engine capacity.

😆

I can even tell you the reg numbers!
5 cars plus the use of two belonging me mam before I could afford my own
8 bikes from 50-1050cc.

Mum1 shitroen AX - m68 lat
Mum2 Renault Clio - x something lbe
Suzuki ignis 1.3 16v - x523 Awe
Escort estate 1.6 - v496lua
Disco 300 - m640jdf
Disco 300 auto - p987lwa
Vauxhall signum 2.0T - not telling you that one as it is current.

Peugeot speed fight - x853enu
Suzuki gs500 - l907uvl
Yamaha Tdm850 - p364mrf
Kawasaki kdx200 - f440mra
Honda vfr800vtec - this is where it gets tricky as bikes started hiding under a personal plate... Dx54tvk
Honda cbr1000rr4 - lc04xed
Triumph tiger 1050 - current one
Suzuki gs500 - commuting tool soon to be up for sale, as I now don't burn 15mpg to get to work!

And yes, that is three vehicles for one single bloke - to go with the four push irons in the house! 😀

+30 years of cars and motorbikes:

Renault 4 - company
Renault Fuego - company
Renault Fuego - company
Renault 5 - company
Renault 20
Renault 5 - company
Triumph 2500TC
Ford Sierra - company
Metro 1.0
Ford Sierra
Citroen AX
Peugeot 309GTI
Citroen BX 16 valve - company
Ford Mondeo 2.0 estate - company
Vauxhall Frontera 2.4 - company
Ford Mondeo - company
Citroen Xantia - company
Nissan Primera - company
Ford Mondeo - company
Vauxhall Vectra - company
Peugeot MI16
Vauxhall Omega MV6
Vauxhall Vectra SRI - company
BMW 535i
Jaguar X-Type
VW Passat

Motorbikes alongside:
Garelli Tiger
Garelli KL100
Yamaha RD250E
Yamaha RD350LC
Yamaha RD350LC
Yamaha RD350LC YPVS
Yamaha FZ600
Honda C90
Ducati 750 Monster
Kawasaki ZX9R
Yamaha Fazer 1000
Triumph Tiger 1050
Triumph 1050GT

9

Ford Sierra Ghia Estate
Ford Transit
Ford Escort Estate
Ford Sierra Estate
BMW 520i
BMW 328i coupe
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Fiat Punto
Volvo V40
Honda FRV

Double Post

In 22 years it's 10 cars and I don't want to think about the depreciation on some of them, although oddly it's not necessarily most on the ones you might think.

Austin Allegro - awful thing
VW Polo 1.0l - great little car I ran for a number of years
Fiat Punto x 2 - silly cheap lease deal through a discount from my dad
VW Golf GTi MkIV - company car and was used for everything, loads of miles put on to it
Porsche 911 993 - great toy
Subaru Impreza - soulless and tinny, only kept it 11 months
BMW M5 (E39) - best car I've ever owned, unbelievably capable at so many things
BMW 530d (E61) - practical but disappointing after the M5
BMW 335d (E91) - not as capacious but entertainingly quick.

Since 1987...some personal, some company

Chevette (rusted to nowt)
Capri (just the 1.6l one, but German built, so decent electrics and paintwork EDIT: and it was given to me, so I didn't choose it!)
Cavalier (first decent car, very quiet even by modern standards)
Saab 900 (loved it)
Mitsubishi Galant 2.5l V6 estate (brilliant car)
Saab 93
Saab 95 estate (favourite car)
Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai Santa Fe

1995 Proton Persona 1.6 XLi
1993 Peugeot 306 1.9 XLD
1998 Ford Mondeo 1.8TD LX
1994 Toyota Corrolla 2.0
2003 Hyundai Trajet 2.0 GLX
2004 Ford Transit T300
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Proton was an excellent first car. 1.6 and didn't weigh anything so surprisingly quick. Lasted 8 months and 12,000miles but not bad for £200.
Shouldn't have bought the Peugeot, long story.
Mondeo was excellent, had it 4yrs and took it from 91k to 140k
Only had the Toyota a couple of months, was given to me but was too small
Hyundai OK, but thirsty and parts expensive
Transit. Should have had a van years ago.
.
That's in 9yrs. Total purchase price of first 4, which is 6-7yrs and over 80k miles was £1,450

A reg Fiesta. Awful awful awful thing.

F reg Panda 4x4. Less refined than a Trabant - but brilliant fun in 4wd.

Rover Metro. Surprisingly nice.

Pug 106 diesel. Horribly underpowered uphill, but handled surprisingly well.

Rover 400 2.0 Turbo Diesel. Fast for a diesel, brilliant MPG, and the most reliable car I have ever owned. Ran and ran and ran and only ever needed brake pads and tyres. 160K on clock and still running perfectly when an oaf in a Focus pulled pulled on me and ripped the engine bay out.

MGZS. Absolutely fantastic car to drive. Handled like it was glued to the road, and huge fun. Sadly the engine was the Rover K series - therefore made of cheese - and terminally disintegrated in February.

BMW 3 Series. Nice. Very nice. Not as much fun as the MG though.

Plus 1979 MGBGT - restoration project. Had to sell due to lack of finances meant that it was just rusting away on the drive. Gutted.

1.1 Nova Saloon
1.4 Escort Estate
1.4 Xsara Estate
1.8 Vectra Estate
1.4 Corolla
1.6 TDI Octavia Estate.

And a T4 camper.

In no particular order...

Vauxhall Nova 1l
Nova 1.2
Nova 1.4 sr
Nova 1.6 gsi
Cavalier 1.8
Cavalier 2.0 Gsi
Vectra Gsi
Carlton GSI
Ford Granada Cosworth
Ford Sierra Sapphire
Vauxhall astravan
Renault Trafic
Ford Transit
Mercesdes Vito
Vw Transporter
Audi 80
Honda Civic
Toyota Supra Renault 5 Turbo
Escort turbo

So 19 that I can remember

Me? None

My dads? Get ready, this is one hell of a list!

Ford cortina
Ford cortina
Ford cortina
Ford sierra
Ford sierra
Ford sierra
Ford mondeo
Ford mondeo
Ford mondeo
Ford mondeo

My dad is nothing if not consistent. All these are company cars, but he's always had a say in what he has....

9. Driver's licence since 1978.
'53 Morris Minor
'54 Morris Minor (1300, van axle, Riley 1500 brakes, Koni shocks, 13"x5j alloys)
MG Midget
Mk1 Opel Manta
Talbot Horizon
Chevette 1.2
Nova 1.0
Puma 1.7
Octavia 1.9 TDi

Only two:

Bought a Corsa 1.5TD in 2003, put 185,000 miles on it

Then a Golf V6 4 Motion, in 2002 and put 120,000 miles on that

Scrapped the Golf last August and been car free since.

Ford escort (company car)
LR freelander (company car)
LR defender
LR freelander
Vw t5

Mini 1000
Ford Escort Mk1 1.3l
Mini 1275GT
Metro 1.3 HLS
Peugeot 205 Lacoste Edition
Fiesta XR2
Nova SRi
Ford Escort Mk3 1.4LX
Citroen ZX Furio
Renault Clio RSi
Ford Puma 1.7
Vauxhall Astra Mk5 SRi
Audi TT 2.0 TFSi
Audi A6 Avant SLine 2.0 TDi

and in September

Audi A6 Avant Black Edition 3.0TDi V6 Quattro

Four in 38 years, although I didn't actually own one for about 18 years of that time.
Renault 6 (with an 850cc engine -surprisingly fun to drive)
Sierra
Mondeo
Astra (14 years old and given to me)

From start to present.

G reg Red metro GTA it died 😥
T reg Corsa 1L
02 plate Clio 172 Sport
53 plate Frontera Sport
53 Plate Vectra 2.0 SRI Turbo
05 Plate Astra 1.7cdti SRI
06 plate Beetle convertible
06 Plate Astra 1.7 cdti SRI estate
56 plate Vectra 1.7 cdti SRI
56 Plate Astra VXR
08 Plate SAAB 93 estate sporty type
58 Plate Corsa CDTI
61 Plate Astra 1.7 cdti SRI sports tourer
62 plate Vauxhall Mokka SE.

I have been a right pig and wasted so much money on cars.

I'm keeping the one I have now until I retire in 4 years (41) and i will have my Land Rover 90 station wagon. 8)

Since I passed my test in 1993...

Mini 1000
Mini 1000
Uno SX
Uno Turbo ie
Alfa 33 Cloverleaf
Lancia Delta ie Turbo
Alfa 155
AX GTi
Alfa 145 Cloverleaf
Alfa Sprint
Alfa 33 Cloverleaf
Golf GTi
Hartge Mini Cooper S
Subaru Impreza WRX
Mercedes ML350
Mercedes C63 AMG

Mk2 Scirocco 1.6
Mk2 Cavalier 1.6
Mk3 Cavalier 2.0 4x4
Mk3 Audi 80 1.8 Automatic
Nissan Micra 1.1 (winter runabout that was ace with snow tyres)
Mk3 Astra 1.6
Vectra 1.8 (truly awful motor, shudders)
Mk1 Focus 1.6 Zetec (great wee car)
And currently an Audi A4 1.9 TDI Quattro

Crew cab van next year though 😀

On my 8th in 39 years. Always had a car.

A Mini.
A mini pickup
A 1600E Cortina Mk 2
A 2.0ltr Cortina Mk 5
A Sierra diesel estate
A Puegeot 405 diesel estate
A Passat 1.9 tdi estate
Another Passat 1.9 tdi estate.

Off the top of my head, in no exact order

Renault 16
Morris Minor van
Fiat 131
Mk 2 Escort RS2000
Cortina mk3
Astra GTE
Nissan bluebird
Golf mk2 1.3
Audi 80 Sport
Mk2 Laguna
BMW 325 coupe
Audi Coupe
Mk 2 Golf gti
3.2 911 Carrera LHD
Accord estate
Polo
3.2 911 Carrera rhd
Civic aerodeck vti
Integra DC2
E30 M3
200SX
Peugeot 205 gti brscc class 2 road saloon
3 x Clio 182's
964 Porsche C2
Rover diesel thing
2 x Subaru Foresters
Saab 9-5 estate
Honda accord type r
berlingo
Saab 9-3 estate
X-Trail

That's 34. I may have forgotten a few.....

Mine so far 25 since 1992

MK2 Escort estate
Austin Maestro 1300
Mk2 Escort RS2000
Rover 213 x 2
Ford fiesta XR2
Vauxhall Astra 1600
Vauxhall Astra 1400
Vaxhall Zaifra 2.0 DTI
Land Rover S3
Range Rover classic 2 door
Peugeot Partner van
Renault Kangoo Van
Subaru Impreza WRX PPP
Range Rover classic Vouge
Land Rover Discovery V8
Nissan Narvara
BMW X3 2.0D
BMW 328i coupe
Audi A4 2.0 TDI S Line
Land Rover 90 V8
Ford Focus 1.8 TDCI
Ford Focus 1.6 TDI
Ford Mondeo ST 2.2 TDCI
Subaru Legacy

and a few bikes

1.0L orange metro
'68 Vauxhall Viva (drums all round, 1275cc, RWD, lap belts: Awesome)
Nissan Silvia (forerunner to 200sx, lots of fun in the snow)
1275 chevette, chopped up to make.....
Locost (called Lucy)
2.0 granada (donated its engine to Lucy)
1302s beetle in orange
306 D turbo - excellent, despite shocking build quality
Fisher Fury in orange
320D estate in blue
Fisher fury II in green (with orange bits)
320D compact in red

So 12 cars in 15 years, from £11 to £5k, no finance / loans. Never sold one as a runner, always either crashed or run into the ground.

Really got me thinking about how many I can remember (sort of in order)

1948 Mercury (first car, it was 12 years old when I got it)
Corvair
VW Beatle
Austin Healey
Porsche Speedster
Fiat 124
Lotus Elan
Toyota (don't remember model)
Datsun pickup
Mustang
Datsun sedan (don't remember model)
Porsche 924
VW Scirocco
Nissan Pathfinder 4X4
Chevy pickup 4X4
Dodge 4X4 pickup
Ford 4X4 pickup
Toyota Tundra 4X$
Toyota Tacoma 4X$

Once I moved to the desert SW, I gravitated to the 4X4 world to accommodate MTB, camping, hiking trips, etc.

Fiesta
Focus
C-Max

😳

Mini Van
Mini 1000
Mini 1000
Mini 1275GT
VW Golf Mk1 LE
VW Scirocco 1600 Mk2
VW Scirocco 1600 Mk2
VW Golf Mk2 GL
Citroen ZX Aura
Citroen ZX Volcane
VW Golf 2.0GT Tdi
VW Golf 2.0GT Tdi
Audi A3 Sport Tdi
Audi A3 Sport Tdi
VW Tiguan SE Bluemotion

As woody, my first car was a ...

Hillman Imp
Austin 1100
Austin 1300
Renault 4 (2 days)
Cortina 1600E (1 week)
Triumph 2000. (still the best car I've owned!)
Peugeot 205 XR (company car - crap)
Escort diesel estate (cos I killed the Pug)
Triumph 2000
Triumph 2000
Triumph Acclaim
Triumph Acclaim
Honda Accord Aerodeck
Audi 80 Coupe
Ford Focus
Saab 9-3
Saab 9-3 Touring
Mondeo Estate

I'm sure i've forgotten a coupke of early ones.

A reg metro
E reg metro
Fiat punto
Renault clio
No car for 18 months
Fiat 500
Berlingo

Escort mk11
Escort mk111
Escort mk111 Ghia
Capri laser
Escort mk4
Fiesta XR2
Escort mk4 ghia
Golf mk2 driver
Golf mk2 gti
Golf mk2 gti
Golf mk2 gti
Golf mk3 gti
Golf mk2 gti 16v
Seat Leon 1.8T that I spent about £10k modding & scary quick (would do a 911 in a straight line)
Audi S3

The list does not include family & company cars, there were a good few years where I just took a car from 'stock' so they could change on a daily/weekly basis, on the plus side they were all Porsche's 🙂

Driving since 1993 Most have been the Mrs' cars driven by me occasionally.

Nissan Micra
Vauxhall Astra 1.4i
Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SXi
Peugeot 306d
Peugeot 306d-Turbo
VW Golf MK2 Driver
VW Polo 1.4i
VW Golf MK4 tdi
Mini Cooper S - Current
VW Transporter T5 Camper - Current
Peugeot Expert Van - Current

Started in 84:
1969 1200 Beetle 6v
1969 1500 Beetle
1969 Beach Buggy
1969 Bay Window Camper
1972 Reliant Scimitar SE6A
1972 Cal Look Beetle 1200
Arrival of 2 kids
Peugeot 407 Estate
1985 VW T3 Westy camper (still got)
1969 Karmann Ghia Coupe self assembly kit (still got)
2003 Beetle Cabriolet (still got)

Various motorbikes inc lots of RDs, CX500, XT500

Various company toys.

Took me a long while to get started, then...

Alfa Romeo 146 twin spark
Alfa Romeo 147 (rejected after a week)
Subaru impreza Turbo
Subaru Impreza WRX PPP
Skoda Octavia Diesel
Skoda Fabia II VRS

Rachel

Alfa Romeo 147 (rejected after a week)

I bet that dealership loved you!

Ford Sierra Sapphire
Renault 11 turbo
Mini 1275 gt
BMW 318 tourer
BMW M3
BMW 740
Porsche 911
Bedford estate - abandoned on RAF base
Ford fiesta - scrapped
Vauxhall vectra - srapped
VW passat estate - scrapped
Ford mondeo
Renault Kangoo

Drivin for 10 years now :/

Learned and had a 1.8d fiesta - no gizmos . Did 50mpg and none of the doors locked + could get in boot with a spoon . Became a pump in a field - bodywork failed at 200k

Replaced with a 1.6 escort on an m plate bought at 40k and scrapped at 80 with hgf

Replaced with my parents owned since new hyundai lantra 1.6si on a w place - was a grad present. Lasted 3 weeks before it lunched its ecu

Bought a peugeot partner van on a 56 plAte and have been using it as main car since

The mrs has had a mazda 323- rusted to death , a mk4 golf - hgf after waterpunp impellor failed) and is now on a 2.2 td frontera - the most surprising car ive driven if im honest. Expected to hate it but dont.

Got a pair or project land rovers in bits on the drive as well an 86 90 and an 1990 disco engine donor rot box

Bought my first in 1983.

15 others since then.

One or two... in order ( I think)

[*]Peugeot 106 1.1 (tinny but fun)
Astra GTE (felt very fast at the time, digital speedo was ace, seats comfiest ever, l0ved that car)
Golf VR6 (still miss this one, most fun and best looking car I've ever had (was lowered).
VW Polo (1985 B reg) almost as much fun as the VR6 at much much lower speeds. Swapped it for a bed.
Mini Cooper (new BMW version, quite dissapointing after the noelty of a new car wore off)
VW Golf Mk2 1.3 (had two of these, one after the other. £500 each. Slow but comfy and not bad to drive)
Smart FourTwo (bought for a long commute, sometimes fun but harsh ride and terrible gearbox put the mockers on it)
Seat Toledo Tdi (Huge boot and economical. Failed MOT massively so sold for scrap).
Corsa 1.0 (wifes car mainly, was OK but head gasket went so sold on ebay for spares/repair).
Peugeot 106 diesel (incredible economy, incredibly uncomfortale on a long run. My first 106 must was almost new, this was old and knackered)
Golf Mk2 GTI (loved that car, wish I still had it)
Seat Cordoba (Ibiza Estate, diesel, commuting workhorse, did huge mileage and was..... OK).
VW Type 2 Camper (ace in so many ways, terrible in so many others)
VW Mk1 Golf Cabrio (lots of fun and lots of bills)
Honda Civic (boring but practical, no alarms and no surprises there)

Think that's the lot, lots of good memories there and lots of visits to the garage, hate to think how much money went on that lot!
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since 1989

in order

ford escort x reg
ford fiesta a reg
vauxhall belmont dreg
golf g reg
golf l reg
golf t reg
golf g reg no.2
alemera p reg
almera 54 plate
honda civic estate x reg (2000)
merc 220 estate s reg
honda stream 52 reg
vw touran 55reg
merc c270 estate 52 reg
mazda 323 gti g reg

now we have

almera tino 55 wifes
micra w reg mine
VW camper y reg (83)

about 50 between myself and mrs over 22 years I think it is, but then I like cars, of that I think around 5 or 6 were company the rest we have owned and sold.

Passed car test in 94, since then I've had

Datsun cherry 1.3
Ford escort 1.3
Xr3i cabriolet
1.9 205 gti
Sierra cosworth 'replica'
Suzuki sj410
Orion ghia
Metro mg
Fiesta xr2
Sierras Xr4x4
BMW 320
Audi 80 2.3
Nova sr
Seat Ibiza
Rover 25
Focus st
Toyota hilux surf
Pug 309 estate
Nissan terrano
Peugeot boxer
Mercedes sprinter
Mk1,2 ,3 & 4 golf gti
Mk 2 golf 1.3 thing
Mg zt-t
Renault traffic

I've had the traffic forv4 years. By far the longest I've kept a vehicle

Had a fair few bikes too, trials, motocross, race rep, supermoto, scooters. Had fun on them all!

Of course there was the bit between passing my test and being able to afford my own car (several years in fact)

Cars that my parents were [s]generous[/s] insane enough to give me the free use of:

Ford Escort
Rover 214
Rover 400
Rover 800
Jaguar XJ8

Silly, silly people.

I bet that dealership loved you!

Probably should have checked that the car actually worked before giving it to me, then... 😉

It had an annoying habit of alerting me that there was moisture in the diesel tank. It was a petrol car.

Rachel

1980ish Triumph Acclaim - beige
1992 mk3 Golf
1997 Passat 1.8t estate
2002 Ford Focus mk1
1990 Honda Civic
1999 306gti6
2005 golf tdi
1998 406 v6 estate
2004 mondeo estate tdci

Of those I have had the Mondeo longest (5.5years) and most miles (85000 in my ownership, 130000 in total).

306gti was the most fun and the 406 had a certain stealth appeal and luxury for a £1300 car!!!

In 13 years, I have only owned two cars; that's a bit odd given how interested in cars I am.

But anyhow...

- 1994 Ford Fiesta Si 1.4 in Mallard Green, bought in 2000. Slow, but handled like a roller skate.
- 2003 Ibiza 1.9 TDi Sport 130, bought in Sept 2006. Plenty quick (but should have got the Cupra), economical, very reliable. Perfect car for me really, but I will replace it with an estate I think when the time comes.

stumpy, we must be the tieing for least number of cars owned in the last 20 years!

Rover 218 Turbo Diesel, feel the power
First Gen Ford Ka
Ford Fiesta 1.25
VW Golf Bluemotion

It's safe to assume I'm not that into cars.

footflaps - Member
stumpy, we must be the tieing for least number of cars owned in the last 20 years!

Every time I see something like this online I have an urge to go and buy something completely impractical and stupid like a Mazda RX-7 or a 740i...

Fiat Strada
MGB Gt
Marina Van
Peugeot 205
Mercedes 190e
Wifes Fiat Uno
Astra Belmont auto
VW Passat diesel
Honda accord
Honda shuttle
Toyota Corolla verso

Pretty much all of those are cap 😆

Bikes
KMX200
Guzzi v50
cbr400 aero
BMW R100gs
Honda Firestorm
BMW r1100rs
Honda Varedero
Triumph t100 bonneville
BMW k1100lt
Kawasaki gt550
1968 bantamn 175
honda c90

all a bit better than my car collection (bar the k1100lt - horrible thing)and still got the last three on the list

In order of ownership...

1996 Renault Clio 1.2 cost £500
1999 Peugeot 306 1.8 cost £1500
1992 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.0 V6 cost £1200
1997 Fiat Barchetta cost £2800
1990 Peugeot 205 Auto cost £280
2013 Dacia Duster cost(ing) £15500

So 6, although still have the last 3.

It's only remotely interesting when you include the car I borrowed from my uncle when I learned to drive..
1944 Willys Jeep
1991 Peugeot 205
1999 Fiat Punto
2002 Honda Civic Type-R - bought new and still going strong at 120k miles

Golf VR6 (still miss this one, most fun and best looking car I've ever had (was lowered).

If you want another my dad is about to sell his 1996 Flash Red one, only 60k miles!

3 for me:

93 1.1 Fiesta
02 1.4 Peugeot 206
03 Golf IV GT TDI 130

Ford Cortina Mk3 Estate
Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico
Ford Escort Mk1 2.0l
Vauxhall Astra Mk2 1300
Ford Granada 2,0l
Ford Escort Mk1 2.0L rally Car x 3
LWB Ford Transit
Rover 216
Citroen BX
Ford Escort MK 2 Van
Ford Escort MK3 Van
Ford Escort Mk3 1300
Ford Mondeo
Mercedes 300TE
Seat Alhambra

6 in 24 years......

Astra mk2 1.3 great fun little car
Volvo 340GL 1.7 what was I thinking?
Rover 827SLi Fastback, back on track god it was quick
Rover 827 Sterling Saloon not as quick but all the toys!!
Mitsubishi Challenger great workhorse
Nissan Navara Aventura practical and comfortable all in one

If you want another my dad is about to sell his 1996 Flash Red one, only 60k miles!

Would be tempted if I had the cash to buy and, more importantly, run it. Great car, always fancied a Corrado VR6 too but the Golf was awesome. Happy days!

Blimey, thinking about it scares me:

Ford Cortina Mk 3
Mini 850
Ford Escort 1600 Sport Mk1
Ford Escort RS2000 Mk 2
Afla Romeo Alfasud Ti Cloverleaf
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
Ford Fiesta Supersport
Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk 1
Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk 2
Ford Orion Ghia X
Ford Escort RS1600 Mk 3
Vauxhall Cavalier SRi
VW Golf GTi Mk 1
Peugeot 205 GTi
Saab 900 SE Turbo
Vauxhall Astra TDi
Rover 216 GSi
Rover 220 Coupe
Vauxhall Astra GTE Group N Spec
Renault 19 16v
Subaru Impreza 22B
Toyota Corolla GTi
Toyota Avensis
Citroen C5
Mazda 6
Saab 9-3 Vector Sport
Saab 9-3 Aero
Saab 9-3 Aero Sportwagon
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce

A few motorbikes too over the years.

Some were company cars so often had 2 at a time but even so, that's all in 29 years of driving.

Mk2 Fiesta 950cc
MK1 Polo Estate/Hatch 1.4 (best car)
Peugeot 309 (Worst car)
Seat Cordoba Vario 1.6
Passat Estate, 1.9tdi Sport (best engine)
Mazda 323 (teh old coupe one)
.
Still got:
Touran 1.9tdi
Yaris 1.3 D4D

12 years of driving cars:

Astra Diesel 1.7
Renault Clio RSi
Mitsubishi FTO
Renault Clio 1.2
Honda Accord Type-R
VW Passat
Honda Civic 1.4 (EK Type)
Pug 305
VW Polo
VW Scirocco 2.0
BMW 320d
VW T5.1

With a few motorbikes thrown in for good measure:

Kawasaki AE50
Kawasaki KMX200
Honda CB-1 400
Some piece of crap moped
Suzuki GSXR600
Kawasaki ZX6R
Honda VTR1000

1989 1.2 Vauxhall Nova
1993 1.4 Vauxhall Astra
1996 1.6 Vauxhall Astra
1993 2.3 Volvo 940
1996 2.0 Nissan 200sx
1996 2.0 Ford Mondeo
2002 2.0 Ford Mondeo
2004 2.3 Saab 9-5

I've had my own car since 1999 and they seem to last between 1 and 3 years before getting replaced.

Does anyone read these lists? Been driving 20 years and owned 10, still own the last 2.

1982 Fiesta 1.1 popular plus
1989 VW Polo CL 1.0
1988 Golf GTI Mk2 8v
1996 Golf GTI Mk3 8v
2004 Golf GTTDI Mk5 (Got new)
2007 Volvo V50 2.0 D (Got new)
2005 Octavia L&K 2.0TDI
2006 Seat Ibiza Sport
2006 BMW 330i*
2010 Skoda Yeti*
*Current

I bought a Volvo once, my list is short.

Signed, a 40-something old Volvo owner 😉