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8 since January 1974. Plus 3 'field/disused quarry' cars between being 13yrs old & passing my test.
Passed my test in early 1999:
Vauxhall Nova x2
Rover 414 si 16v
Peugeot 106 Quicksilver
Nissan Sunny GTi
Nissan Pulsar Gti-r
Ford Escort XR3-i
Company cars for about 5 years
Cavalier SRi
Escort van
Vauxhall Calibra
Renault Clio sport 172
Alfa Romeo Mito
Audi A4
BMW E46 M3
Honda Civic Type-R
Peugeot 206
Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo (current car)
Suzkuki TL1000 R (hibernating for winter)
Mk 2 Nissan micra - great car we miss it!
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla
First company car - 2010 Astra Ecoflex estate
2nd - 2014 Focus Estate
And just bought 2 weeks ago - dream car for me 1997 Volvo 940CD Estate - 2.3 turbo petrol. Naughty things are going to happen to it one day!
15 that I can think of since 1981, obviously including an Octavia estate.
DAF 66
Volvo 245
Peugeot 205
Cavalier GLS (co car)
Fiat Brava
Fiat seichento
Fiat Punto (co car)
Fiat Punto
Fiat Panda
9 in 32 years driving .
passed my test in 1984.
2 motorbikes (Honda 125 and 250)
currently on 8th car
2 Citroens - GSA, BX
2 Peugeots - 205 GTIs
1 VW GolIIGTI Mk!!
2 Saabs - 900 and 900
have an Octavia estate
Since 2000,
AX GT - 6 months, wrote off.
AX GTi - approx 3½ years, sold.
Honda Prelude 2.2 Si VTEC - approx 4 years, broke for parts.
Peugeot 106 1.5D - one year, got me out of debt.
Citroen Saxo VTS - 2 years, sold.
Honda Civic Type R - approx 3 years, sold.
Honda Accord Tourer - coming up 2 years.
Buying and selling cars is a ballache so I generally stick with what I've got.
4 cars
4 motorbikes
1 horticultural crawler
It's funny how these things make you think isn't it, here are my cars since I passed my test in 1987;
Mini, deseamed, fibreglass front, 1440cc engine
Another mini
Mk1 Capri 1600GT
Fiesta XR2
2.8i Capri
Cavalier SRi hatchback
Lancia Beta Spider
VW transporter pickup with 2000cc Lancia engine
Audi 80 sport, square shaped one
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9
Audi Coupe Quattro, rounded one non turbo
Audi 90 2.6 V6
VW Corrado VR6
Audi S2
TVR Chimaera 500
Peugeot 206 diesel
Peugeot 206 GT diesel
Honda CRV
BMW Mini Cooper S JCW
Nissan Qashqai
20 in total plus 9 motorbikes
Ford fiesta
VW polo
Golf GTI mk2
Golf GTI mk3
Peugeot 106
Golf GTD
Mini one
Volvo V50
Skoda Octavia
Seat Ibiza
BMW 330i
Skoda Yeti
BMW M135i
13 cars in 23 years and includes 2 cars for most of the time since 2000
2 in 20 years. Mini Cooper*, then Smart Forfour.
*A proper Mini, not a SUV with a Mini sticker on it.
Honda MT5
Suzuki AP50
Passed test in 83
Renault 5
Austin Allegro
Mk3 Cortina
Mk2 Escort Linnet
Mk2 Granada 2.3
Mk3 Escort 1.6 Ghia
Mk2 Granada 2.8 Ghia
Mk2 Cavalier SRi
Sierra 1.8 Ghia
Mk3 Cavalier SRi
Then kids came along, money got tighter and function became more important than style!
Citroen BX
Mk2 Mondeo
Citroen Xantia
Galaxy 2.3 (3 kids by this time)
Another Xantia (I had a genuine affection for these things and if wasn't for the fact that replacing hydraulic lines are more than the car's worth I'd probably still have one)
Mk3 Mondeo (current family car)
Transit Connect
Fiat Doblo (current commuter/bike hauler)
The one that got away - before we were married the wife and I used to babysit for a couple the wife of which had a Mk1 1.3 Escort Sport. Metallic purple, quarter bumpers, bucket seats etc. I coveted that car and made the husband promise to give me first refusal if they ever sold it. Hadn't seen them for a while and asked after the car, to be told the wife had hit a dog and he'd sold it for virtual scrap because he'd thought I wouldn't want it. It had only needed a new valance and wing, I could've killed him!
Sorry over thirty cars and motor bikes by thirty and stopped counting. Sprog James, just twenty is on his tenth car/bike and my old man was the same. Lots of turn over but a few long term keepers had my Midget for sixteen years and now my biz partner has it a few years and it may return home soon, faithful Vito van 5-6 years (bought off here!). Petrolheads here, well anything mechanical that moves!
Ps some ace collections here...
7, I think.
Edit: *waves*
Vauxhall Astra
Renault Twingo gt
Ford focus
Vauxhall corsa (mrsoath's)
Since 1994
Mini
3 x Citroen Saxo VTR (no, no massive sound system or bean can exhaust)
Citroen ZX
Mazda MX-5
Mazda 3
Oh also registered keeper of a couple of Mrs North's:
(New) Mini Clubman Cooper
(New) Mini Convertible Cooper S
Used to love cars and driving when younger, then fell out of love with it/them - just cycled everywhere. Now about to turn 40 and heading into mid life crisis territory and need to start owning some interesting cars.
In 17 years of driving in on my 35th car and 7th motorbike ranging from a Toyota celica gt4 to 406hdi estate.
I guess I like cars!
5 since 2004:
1993 Fiesta
2002 Peugeot 206
2002 Golf GT TDI
2008 Golf GT TDI
2012 Golf GTI
I like Golfs, which I inherited from my dad, who has had at least 12 different ones spanning every generation.
I surprised myself, but since 1990, I have had 14 cars.
I suppose the real measure (to level the playing field), is the average cars per year , so divide total number of cars by number of years since you passed your test , which takes me to 0.54 cars per year.
In order :-
-talbot samba rallye
-peugeot 405
-Renault clio
-Peugeot 306
-MGF
-Lotus Elise
-TVR Cerbera 4.2
-Caterham 7 (still got this one)
-Fiat Coupe 20V turbo
-Honda S2000
-Audi S3
-Honda Civic Type R - FN2 (still got this one)
-BMW M3 (E92)
-BMW M135i (still got this one)
Fiat Uno
Citroën AX (don't ever want a French car again)
Toyota Yaris (the Japanese original that wasn't made in France...)
Hyundai i30
Mini Cooper (current)
Not bad in 25yrs of car ownership..?
1995 Proton Person 1.6XLi
1993 Peugeot 306 1.9XLD
1998 Ford Mondeo 1.8TD LX
1994 Toyota Corrola 2.0D
2003 Hyundai Trajet 2.0SI
2004 Ford Transit 2.0 T300(current)
Since 2005. Getung bigger and slower as time goes on
Fiat strada
Mgb gt
Marina van
Peugeot 205
Mercedes 280
Astra 1.8
Passat diesel
Honda Accord
Honda shuttle
Toyota verso
Combo van
Not a quality list
Bikes
Kmx200
Guzzi v50
Cbr400
Bmw r100gs
Honda firestorm
R1100rs
Honda varedero 1000
Bonneville 800
K1100lt
Mz250
Kawasaki Gt550
Bsa bantam
Honda c90
Still got the bantam, 550 and the Honda 90
205xs
Beetle
205 1.1
205 1.6gti
Yamaha TT250R
HondaXR600R
Husaberg FE400
KTM200exc
Ducati Monster 400
Fiat Coupe 20v turbo
Peugeot Expert
205xs
The circle is complete.
Passed test 1982. Became 2 car family with acquisition of Saab.
2CV6 Charleston - cheap car to fit large student
Citroen Visa
Citroen AXGT 1.4 - go kart
Citroen AXGT 1.4 - as above
Citroen ZX 1.4 - sensible 3 door
Saab 9000 2.0lpt - lost in flood in Cambridge sob
Citroen ZX 1.9TD - driven until worth 300ukp
Subaru Legacy 2.0 petrol - driven until scrappage scheme
Skoda Fabia VRS 1.9Tdi - Current
Skoda Octavia 1.8Tsi 4x4 - great car dodgy audi engine
Skoda Octavia Scout - Current
So 11 in 34 years (0.32 cars per year). Tend to drive them until they start to get unreliable so the Subaru, Saab and the ZXs were all 8-10 years old when they went. The VRS we have had from new and is 11 years old this year.
Ford Fiesta Popular 950cc,
Ford Fiesta XR2,
Ford Esccort XR3i 90' spec,
Renault 19 GTR,
Ford Fiesta RS1800,
MZ ETZ 125cc,
Kawasaki EN500,
Honda CBR 600,
Honda Fireblade 900,
Ford Mondeo 2.0 Si,
Audi A4,
Ford Mondeo Zetec S 2.0,
BMW 320i,
BMW 520i SE,
BMW 540i sport,
BMW 530i SE
and now want a Z4 but can't afford it as savibg to buy a small yacht.
Cars since 1976
Triumph Herald
Austin 1100
Mark 2 Cortical
Mark 4 Cortical
Saad 900
Citroen Xantia
Peugeot 306
Skoda Felicity
Peugeot 405
Citroen C5
Ford Focus
Citroen Xsara?
Bikes since 1974
Honda CB175
Kawasaki GPZ 500
Kawasaki GPZ750
ZXR750
ZX7R
ZX7R
ZXR750
ZX7R
Hornet 600
Honda Firestorm
Laverda 750S?
Laverda 750s
Triumph TT600
Yamaha R6?
Aprilia RSV1000R?
Still got the ones marked with a ?
12 since '92
Mini
VW Golf 1.3
VW Golf Driver
Vauxhall Vectra (company)
Vauxhall Astra (company)
VW Golf 1.6
VW Golf Cabriolet GTI
VW Passat Estate TDI
VW Passat Estate TDI
Audi A4 Cabriolet
Mazda MX5
Skoda Octavia VRS Estate
I feel a bit like a STW stereotype reading that list.
1997- 1989 Citroen AX GT.
1999- New Fiesta 1.25 Zetec.
2001- New Focus 1.6 Zetec.
2004- New Focus 1.8 tdci Zetec.
Had that for 6 months, split up with the girl I lived with so sold it to Mum as a cost cutting measure and got:
2004- 51 Focus 1.6 Zetec.
2008ish- Got the 04 Focus back off Mum.
2011- GF's 2010 Mini Cooper.
2012- New Focus 1.0t Zetec.
2014- New Ford Kuga Titanium.
2015- GF's 2012 BMW 1 Series.
Looking to move on the BMW atm and get a newer car for my wife. Pretty dull list when you think about it.
All vehicles in order (from 2000) bike regs get hazy after the VFR as they started having personal plate on them...
Peugeot speedfight 2 50NP X853ENU
Suzuki GS500E L907UVL
Suzuki Ignis 1.3 X523AWE
Yamaha TDM850 P364MRF
Kawasaki KDX200 F440MRA
Ford escort estate V446 LUA
Honda VFR800 Vtec DX54 ???
Honda CBR1000RR-4 LC04XED
Land Rover discovery 300 M640JDF
Land Rover discovery 300 Auto P987LWA
Triumph Tiger 1050 07
Vauxhall Signum 2.0T KT04 GWM
Suzuki GS500E V907WUB
Vauxhall Vivaro (ex-AA) EJ08XSA
19
Ibiza
19
Clio
Astra
Passat
Combo
Civic
Mazda6
Mondeo
Ranger
Astra
Discovery
Yaris
206
206 (second one)
Transporter
Insignia
Giulietta
Defender
Freelander
Some concurrently owned. Need to slow down now. Since 2001.
Since aged 17 - 2004
Alfa 147 1.6 - shared with and then bought off mum
Alfa mito 1.4 -135 Bhp. Pcp new car
VW Golf gti mk7 performance pack - pcp again -current car
Alfa 166 3.0 v6 - shed/ barge to do work mileage with. Just sold
Not much really, but from an 'Alfa family'. My dad has had about 17 alfas!
Adding significantly to my figures ATM, if my new car is delivered on time next week that'll be the 3rd in 3 months!
Three cars woop.(age 36)
1. Fiat Punto. Gasket troubles so went Japanese .
2. Mazda2 for 5 years. Good little car apart from front seat being attached with cheese.
3. Hyundai Santa Fe 2010 model (current).
Wife has an electric car which I'm very jealous of.
9 in 35 years:
Mini 850
Vauxhall Nova 1.3SR
peugeot 205gti (1.6) - 2 years before I stuffed it
Volkswagen Golf Mk1 Gti - 3 years
Audi 80 Estate - 3 years
Volvo v70 T5, new - 5 years
Volvo XC90, new - 12 years(!)
Porsche Cayenne - 11 months
You know that every now and then we have 'brand loyalty' threads? well I think my Dad wins on the commitment to a brand.
On starting his first proper job in 1972, aged 20, he was given the keys to a Ford Cortina company car. after that he had a new Ford (cortinas, sierras and mondeos) every 3 years, until he retired, aged 62. (i should say, he had a choice in what car he had, not just get what he was given) What did he buy as his first, non company car? A Focus.
Peugeot 205 Style D
Eunos Roadster (MX5 import)
Mazda MX5
Renault Megane
Ford Ka
VW Golf Plus 1.9
Freelander 1 TD4
Yeti 1.6 Greenline
8 at forty-ish
27 since '98, just wrote down the list:
Micra 1.0GL (lovely tin can of freedom)
Fiesta XR2 (broke down a lot)
Escort 1.6 Ghia (dull)
Escort RS Turbo S2 (better as a dream)
Mondeo ST24 (fine for getting up and down the motorway)
Escort Cosworth Lux ( a dream realised, still miss it)
Focus 2.0 Zetec (loved it)
Focus RS (adored it, hated Halfords interior)
Golf GTI Mk4 (truly woeful)
Elise S1 (loved it)
Elise S1 Sport 160 (loved it more, engine had so much character)
Focus Mk1 (go to everyday car)
M3 (E46) (wonderful)
911 Carrera (996) (great until you try and get anyone in the back)
Exige S1 (VHPD) (loved it, should have never of sold)
M3 CSL (wonderful)
Exige S1 (Supercharged K20a) (converted myself it was a work of art by the end)
Exige S S2 (my baby)
M3 (e92) (good, but getting a bit too big)
V8 Vantage (loved the idea, reality was different)
Z4M (didn’t know what it wanted to be, but loved the engine)
Focus ST ( stop gap car I fell in love with despite being chavy)
C250d (a symbolisation of everything that can be wrong with a modern car, pure style over ability)
330D (F30) (loved it, best real world car I ever had)
335D (F30) (lovely power handling ruined by 4WD and drove like an Audi, was glad to get rid of it)
330D (F30) (as per first one)
430D GC (better than the three, more usable)
Doesn't include other half cars, those are all mine but I have normally run a fun car and a normal car for everyday for me for the last 15 years or so. So day to day I have been driving a focus or golf most of the time with a fun car in the garage which get changed more frequently, normally changed at a point when I won't loose money or have crept in value slightly so it doesn't cost as much as some think. And 4 of them have been company cars
I know enjoying cars is frowned upon on here and I accept every time I have enjoyed getting in a car, a baby or kitten has died a horrible death somewhere...
5 since 2003.
- Peugeot 306 Dturbo. Got nearly 100,000 miles out of it (bought with 30,000 odd on the clock). Loved that car, not just 'cos it was my first.
- Skoda Octavia Estate 1.9TDi 4x4. Nearly got to 200,000 miles (bought ex-demo).
- VW California 180PS. Traded in after a year and a bit with 15,000 miles on it, for not much less than it cost.
- Skoda Octavia Scout 2.0Tdi 4x4. Bought to replace the estate that died.
- VW California Beach 140PS. Bought as a toddler friendlier replacement for other van.
Fingers crossed there won't be any need for changes to the fleet for at least the next 5 years...
I didn't start driving until I was about 19 or 20. When I passed my test I used my Mum's car on her insurance for a bit.
Then a friends of the family gave me his old Renault 5 - what a heap of shit that turned out to be, cost me a fortune in repairs!
So:
Renault 5 (C reg)
Nissan Micra (K reg) my grandfather's old car given to me when he had to stop driving. Had very scratched bumpers and corners...
Citroen Berlingo (V reg). Finally a decent quality car that was only 3 years old capable of carrying bikes and of me sleeping in the back of it and that shouldn't be costing me thousands in garage bills each time but I had to sell it 18 months later due to financial problems.
Fiat Marea estate (R reg) Another banger that ended up costing loads in garage bills although it did at least run on veg oil!
Ford Mondeo estate (V reg) Again, a bit of a banger but very reliable. Got written off when I hit some debris on the motorway one night.
Vauxhall Vectra estate (58 reg). The old works pool car; it's 2-year lease expired a couple of months after I'd written off the Ford so I bought it direct from the lease company.
Had that for 5 years now, longest I've ever owned one car.
Cars have never been anything other than functional for me - the Mondeo and Vectra are about as boring as you get! Just pure motorway cruising big estates for carrying bikes and camping gear.
Passed my test in 2004, and since then I've had:
H reg VW Golf, 1.3 petrol
E reg Ford Sierra, 2.0 petrol
X reg Ford Focus, 1.6 petrol
N reg Land Rover Discovery, SVO commercial, 2.5 300TDi
Smart car, work vehicle
R reg Ford Escort
54 reg Hyundai Coupe, 1.6 petrol (wife's car really, and our current vehicle)
61 reg VW Caddy, work van
And as of Friday, the 61 reg Caddy has gone and been replaced with a 65 reg new model Caddy
In the last 8 years I have had:
Vauxhall Astra 1.9 SRI
Ford Focus 1.8 TDCI Style
Alfa Romeo 147 JTDM Lusso
Currently have a Citroen C4 Picasso Exclusive 2l petrol
Will be getting something with a bit of poke for my next car but I do not know what yet...
Bookmarking this thread for when I need to answer all your "what was your first car" security questions on website logins.
I've had half a dozen I think, passed my test in 1990 or thereabouts. Mk1 Fiesta, Mk3 Escort, MkFroggy Scorpio and three Cavaliers. Oh, and a CB500 if we're including bikes.
I've spent half of my driving life in company cars though. A succession of truly dreadful normally-aspirated diesel Fiestas, an Astra when work finally caved in to the idea that the Fiestas weren't fit for purpose, a Vectra, Passat, Mondeo and the current Hyundai i40. Probably a number of others as stop-gaps at varying points too, had an A6 for a few months, and some dirty great big Merc (E-class I think).
Out of the lot, the best I've owned was probably either my first Cav (I adored that car) or the Scorpio (terrible exterior design but you don't see that when you were driving it and the interior was luxurious). Best including company cars has to be the mighty Mondeo, head and shoulders the best motor I've 'owned' for any length of time.
Since I passed my test in 1975, just the four:-
Renault 6
Sierra
Mondeo estate
Astra
So I've had way more bikes* than cars 🙂
*That's proper bikes, not those horrible noisy things with engines!
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6 VW
5 Audi
3 Alfa Romeo
3 Citroen
3 Fiat
2 Peugeot
2 Seat
2 Honda
1BMW
1Skoda
The most interesting were the 3 Alfa Giulia Coupes, the best all rounder was the last A4, the least reliable the BX 16v
Passed test in 1991. Since then I've had :
Renault 5
Renault 5 auto
Fso polonez
Citroën bx
Citroën ax
Renault 21 turbo
Citroën zx td
Ford Sierra sapphire
Toyota mr2 na
Ford mondeo 2.0
Toyota mr2 turbo (still owned)
Citroën xantia estate
Vw t5 transporter (still owned)
Yamaha fzr 600r
Yamaha r6 (still owned)