Club Arnage

I Think this has been done before, but im interested in what you all drive
(and im a little bored at work ::) )

i have owned/driven the following -
1989 Austin Metro
1997 Peugeot 306
1999 Vauxhall Astravan (company vehicle
1998 Rover 100 (Metro)
1996 Honda Civic Coupe
1988 Nissan Silvia ZX

i have also had (quite) a few courtesy cars as well! ;)

Volvo 245 GL (X plate)
VW polo C (F plate)
Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 Auto (G plate)
Saab 900 T16S (K plate)
Honda civic 1.4i (P plate)
Saab 9-5 2.3t SE estate (Y plate)

In order of acquisition, when we got the Carlton we became a 2 car household, and the Honda's going very soon to make room for a Fabia VRS.

A TR7 , 3 Minis, Mk1 Golf, Renault 14, Citroen BX 14 an 16, Citroen ZX TD. Current ones are a Citroen Synergie TD and a BMW Mini Cooper S. My 'company car' cost £350K and out does Porsches etc for its bird pulling power. Here it is

Rob!  :o

All these cars are absolute and utter rubbish, you should be embarrassed!!  :-[ You might just as well have started a threads entitled "How many times have you suffered erectile dysfunction?" or "How can I stop wetting the bed?".  ;)

theyre all not too bad - my first metro was a good car and my first, the 306 is a good car, nothing wrong with that, the astravan was a company vehicle,as a tempory car after i wrote the pug off, the rover was a pile of sh**te that i bought as a cheap option when the van died(cambelt not my fault ::)), the civic was a really nice car(until i wrote it off), and the silvia is a really cool car(imo)

anyway apart from the obvious commer thing(!) what others have you had?

my list isn't really impressive either...

Renault 5 / Ford Escort / Pontiac Grand Le Mans / Ford Sierra / Ford Fiesta / Fiat Ritmo / Renault 25 / VW Polo / Reliant Scimitar SE6b / Mitsubishi Galant / Ford Mondeo / VW Golf

The Pontiac was great, very thirsty though :-\

you seem to have had an unhealthy amount of fords :D ;)

A SE6B no less, wouldnt like anouther would you paddy got an early SE6 sat on my drive doing very little, mind you, you would have put back together! ::)

Well, the one missing on that list is of course is the GT43 :(
At least I don't drive Opel/Vauxhall/Holden ;)

That's exactly why I sold mine. DfH takes up too much time, no time for restauration :(

In chronological order:

Moggie Minor
Triumph Herald
*MG TA (1938)
*TR2
*XK150 Drophead
Cortina
Corsair

Sundry Cortina's, Sierra's, Cavalier's and Audi 80's (all Company cars over 20 year period)

Volvo 240 estate
Volvo 940 Estate
Audi A4 Estate (V6 TDi)

The only ones I've really enjoyed are those marked * - I suppose I should include the company cars in that - they were sh1t but at least they were free!!

Del

Dad's cars, which I could drive when I just had my license:
MGB
MGBGT
Jag Double Six
Jag MK1
Lancia Fulvia

My own cars, after crashing dad's MGB:

Peugeot 504
Alfa Romeo Alfetta (series 1) 4x
Volvo 242
Mini
Citroen 2CV
Renault 5
Ford Sierra
Renault Megane
VW Golf
Ford Focus
and currently Ford Mondeo station

Wolsey 15/50
Morris 8 1936
BSA 3 wheeler 1934
MG TA 1936
Ford Pop
MGTC 1947  - first motoring trip to France in 1970
Morgan 4/4 Series V
VW Beetle 1200, then 1500
Ford Sierra - firms car
MG Montego - firms car
Fiesta S
MGF
Currently - MX5, Fiesta Zetec, Westfield and Yamaha XT125R.

My son's CBR, the strimmer and mower make me a 19 spark plug family
 ;D
What petrol crisis...........! See you at Arnage on Mad Friday in the Westie.

Regards

Bryan C

Grrr - i typed it all and lost everything when the system logged me out!! - will try again later  >:(

68 Mustang GT  390CID 4spd.
72 Maverick Grabber
71 Mach 1
64 Chevy Impala
66 F100 4X4 351Cleveland 4brl.
72 BMW 2002
95 F150
96 Aerostar

I know there are more just cant recall.

HA viva....Dad gave it to me after passing my test a fwe years ago.
mk2 cortina
mk3 zephyr 4
mk3 cortina
Jensen healey
Triumph Spitfire
Triumph Stag....owned this for  22 years sold it last year
Consul
Mini
Skoda Estalle
Skoda Rapid
bedford CF
2 X "Sheds"
and....finally new project which I might start one day  Alfa GTV 2.5 V6

Try again!

Rover 110 (big old tank - underage and unlicensed)
Fiat 500 (old style soft top with 2 latches for hitting your head on)
Vauxhall Viva (first crash)
Fiat 1500 (old model with column shift and odd accelerator pedal)
Vauxhall Chevette x 2
Triumph Spitfire x 2 (yes you can make the same mistake twice)
Ford Escort Harrier
Triumph Spitfire (will i never learn! - pushed further than it drove)
Ford Escort 1600 sport (second crash)
Ford Fairlane 5.5 litre (2 mpg but went sideways v nicely thanks)
Ford Granada 2.8 xi Ghia (better car than my boss at the time)
Vauxhall Astra GTE
XR3i Cabriolet (in my defence this was a company car)
Vauxhall Astra GTE (company car again, with the snazzy digital speedo)
Vauxhall Astra Jubilee (an attempt to reduce my motoring costs!)
Toyota MR2  :-* *
Toyota Corolla (reducing my insurance costs in Manchester!!)

* MR2 was my favourite, bought on impulse one Friday afternoon when I got off work early! (damn instant credit), kept for over a decade and made 9 trips to Le Mans - in fact it was a flyer put on my windscreen by someone from MR2 Drivers Club that got me to LM for the first time - never travelled with the club again after first time tho cos they started camping off circuit!!


Hopefully not a totally disgraceful list - for a girl!

Fran

P.S.   My wishlist thoughout (since about age 12!!) has always been one of the beefier models of Marcos - actual model changed over the years as new ones come out - dont ask why Marcos tho!!

various minis
MK1 cortina gt
MK2 cortina 1600e x3
Mk2 lotus cortina
various MK3 to include 3.1 savage
mk4/5
sheds x loads
65 289 mustang
various escorts s2 turbox3
focus RS at mo and an old Mk 5 derv van

gotta say had most fun in the minis

First car - Vauxhall Viva (HB), also the car in which I had my first crash. (I spot a theme there somewhere Fran ;))
Mini 1000
Triumph Herald
Triumph Spitfire Mk III - my god what an evil handling car!
Austin Allegro - in gloss primer grey, still it provided transport (just). Oh! the shame.....
Renault 16TX - a pretty radical car for it's time but the electrics were truly f*cking awful!
Ford Escort 1300GT (fitted with 1600 engine and other mods)
Triumph Dolomite Sprint - fun but flawed, especially when tuned, as it was to ever improbable power outputs. Eventually succumbed to the dreaded head warping and bolt seizure problems, followed by:
VW Polo
Peugeot 205
Peugeot 205 XS
Peugeot 309GTI
Prodrive Subaru Impreza - probably the most practical performance car ever, until the Chavs made it unbearably uncool :(
Nissan 350Z (current car) - my excuse for a mid life crisis, and no, I'm not ashamed...

There have been a couple of company cars in between the last 3 but too forgettable to mention.

I had forgotten also what a Skoda freak Wishy was when those cars were truly cr*p. Thanks for reminding me Wishy  :)

Ok, not owned but I have driven one of these, or a similar one built by Dennis when I was about 14 and in the air cadets. It was great fun driving it at 90 mph down the main runway at BAe Warton, where I happen to now work.  Sadly I don't get to drive it though now, but then again I don't have to put out blaizing fires either.

Embarressing, but it goes something like this
Mum's Ford Pop
Dad's HB Viva
Triumph Courier (Herald Van)
Bikes
Rover 2000 TC
Morris Ital 1.3 (Oh the shame, but I was given it)
Ford Sierra 1.8GL
Ford XR3i
Ford Sierra 2.0 GLX
Peugeot 405 GRDT estate - before people had diesels
Ford Galaxy - before people had MPVs, and a bit big for the 3 of us
Westfield SP (2nd car)
Ford Granada - out of the company car scheme
Peugeot 406 16v

What a strange mix

Vauxhall Viva HA
Vauxhall Viva HB (first crash and first two speeding tickets)
Transit van
Triumph Vitesse 1600 (taught me how to get out of a skid)
Mk 1 Escort (great car)
Datsun 1600 (mustard but even better car)
Triumph Spitfire Mk 111 (Vitesse 2 litre engine) Spitfire brakes...oops!
VW Beetle
FX4 Taxi (manual, no power steering)
FX4 Taxi
Porsche 924 in 944 clothing
Now on to my third Renault Megane Scenic (Company car)
Austin Healey Sprite (Frogeye)

Nice and simple for me:-

Swift Carrera 4 Motorhome.

Only car/van and had for almost 7 years despite being 25!

25!  You are just a pup. :o

Ford Anglia
Austin 1100
Simca 1300 - all the above were mum's when I was learning & borrowing

Triumph Toledo
Vauxhall Chevanne
Triumph Herald
Ford Escort 1600
Austin Montego
Rover 1600
Vauxhall Cavalier SRi
BMW 520i (x 2)
Jaguar S Type
Audi A4
Audi A6 S line (current)

Oh, forgot the Tiger Super 6 currently languishing in my garage in desperate need of some kind person who can help me with the finishing touches.........I live in hope........

1956 Beetle
1963 Cooper S 1071
1974 Mini 1000
1967 Ford Cortina 1600E
1970 Ford Zodiac Mk 4
1974 Pontiac Formula 400 Firebird
1982 Golf GTI Mk 1
1982 Mercedes 200E Estate
1984 Mercedes 280 TE Estate
1987 Range Rover Vogue
1982 Porsche 928 2S
1988 Mercedes 300E
1989 BMW 325 Touring
1989 Porsche 911 SE
1990 Porsche Carrera 2 Cab
1993 Mercedes 300CE
1993 Range Rover Vogue EFI
1994 Range Rover 4.6HSE
1997 Freelander (huh?)
1999 Land Rover Defender 90 50th Anniversary V8 (hurrah!!!)

The Defender is definatley the best motor I've every owned, closely followed by the Pontiac and the 928 was stonking. I wish I still had the Cooper tho....sigh. I don't know what the f**k  I was thinking with the Freelander, I was splitting up with the wife at the time so that may explain my confusion.
Rusty

Seems to be quite a high number of Vivas.

My first car was a 1971 Viva HC, got it to an indicated 100mph , twice !

Downhill of course, brakes weren't up to much though so carefull use was required before the bends approached.

I also had a 79 Dolomite sprint, somewhat prone to head damage though.

Then followed by a White Sierra 1.8 (wouldn't start after it was washed !)

Renault 5  1.4 TSE - great little car but didn't like snow (or starting after 134000 miles).

E28 BMW 528i - Nice car but liked snow even less than the R5.

Toyota Carina e 1.6 hatchback -  practical but "tinny"

Currently VW Passat estate - practical and reliable


Next car -  BMW M5 (someday) (but don't tell Mrs Redstu).

VW Beetle (learned to drive in Germany)(1980)
VW Fastback (lasted 3 months) (1980)
1980-84 - '74  MGB GT (first real car - sold to my mother)
1981 and still got it - '61 MGA Coupe
1984-1987 - '72 MGB
1987-1988 - '77 Vauxhall Viva
1988-1990 - '77 Reliant Scimitar SE6B
1990-1991 - '87 Ford Sierra Sapphire (hated it but the then wife demanded a family car)
1991-1994 - '77 Mecedes 230TE estate LHD - back in Germany again.
1994 and still got it - '94 Land Rover Discovery TDi - 183k miles and still going strong.
1994 - 1995 - '74 MGB GT (bought back from my mother)
1995-1996 - '64 Triumph Herald convertible
1996 - '96 Fiat Punto (which the then wife got on separation and divorce, and then cooked the engine - hurrah!)
1998-2000 - '92 Rover 214 - new missus car
1999 and still got it - '70 MG Midget (awaiting restoration or sale!)
2000 and still got it - '98 Fiat Bravo 1.6SX
2003-2004 - '57 Berkeley SE328 (another excursion into classic land)

And that's about it.

MG Mark

Wasn't going to play, rather see others instead but here we go!

Late sixties,

Anglia van (105E type)[free]
Austin A35(no grooves in roof)[free off dad]
Hillman Imp [free off dad] even less cash then than now!
NSU 1200
NSU1200
NSU1(anyone see a pattern here?)200
Hillman Imp
Singer Chamois
Ford Escort Mk1 (stolen never ever recovered)
Ford Escort Mk1 (given to son when he passed his test)
Triumph Dolomite 1854 (warped heads and siezed head studs as usual)
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2
Saab 9000S
MG Midget (Bill's toy car, fun fun fun...)

And at the time of the Dolomite we had a new driver in the family, missus passed on April 1st! So a new line of old cars...
Ford Escort Mk2
Triumph Dolomite 1300
Honda Accord (the best car we ever had a crash in, blarry shame)
Vauxhall Astra Mk2
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3 and the present Ford Mondeo 2ltr Zetec That'll fit nicely in a Midget won't it?  ;D

78 Datsun B210
75 Jeep CJ5
89 Ford Escort
93 Toyota Corolla
96 Toyota Camry
97 Honda Civic
98 BMW 328
98 Nissan Pathfinder
01 Porsche 996
01 Audi TT
01 LandRover Discovery
03 BMW 330
03 Porsche 996 TT
05 Honda Oddyssey
06 BMW M5

'kin ell.  What a strange exercise. I know I'm missing something here, but ah well.

Right, in chronological order...

Renault 11 (First car - shite too)
MG Midget 1500 (loved it but too small)
MGC GT (Oooh, that straight 6 noise, but a shed)
Volvo 340 (eurgh...)
Mini (old shape - fun!)
Ford Mondeo (clit-car, but was a good drive)
Vauxhaull Zafira (kids - need I say more?)
Volvo V40 (practical for daily grind)
Westfield Megablade (YEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAA!!!!!)

Ford Cortina Mk5
Ford Orion Mk4
Ford Escort Cabriolet x2
BMW 325 Sport coupe (E30)
Vauxhall cavalier GSI
Vaux calibra
Ford Focus estate
BMW 325i Coupe (e36)
VW golf convertible
renault 19 16v
Renault 19 convertible
BMW 328i Sport coupe (E36)
Escort RS2000 x 3
Escort RS Turbo x 4
Sierra Cosworths x 7
Toyota Celica GT4 WRC
Toyota Supra MK4
BMW M3 (E30)
Escort Cosworth
Mitsubishi Evo 6
BMW 330 Ci Sport coupe (E46)
Subaru impreza P1
Subaru Impreza WRX MY05 (current car going to this years event)

Probably many more but these are the ones that stick in my mind.
I can't keep a car for more than 6 months before i get bored, shortest ownership is 1 weekend  ;D

7 Cosworths !  Just wondering why 7, did you sell then regret it as you clearly like fast Fords.
Or were you unlucky with the Scourge of the time "TWOCKERS"?

I appear to have had a wealth of rather dull cars (until this one)

1990 Astra Van from Dad's work (wrote it off after 3 weeks)
1990 Mum's Escort 1.6i Ghia (very, very heavy)
1990 Volkswagen Golf 1.1N (L was the most basic but I believe the N came below it!!!)
1993 Renault Clio 1.4CL (Lots of fun in this including 8 people up after England beat Spain on penalties in Euro '96)
1997 Some sort of sh*t cavalier saloon
1998 Slightly better Cavalier 2.0GL hatchback
1999 Honda Civic 1.4 (work car)
2000 Volkswagen Golf Gti 1.8T (hooray the first car with some power)
2003 Audi A4 1.8T
2004 Volkswagen Golf R32 3.2 V6 (and the car going to Le Mans)

No just liked them, had a couple that went wrong, but kept going back to them, more power each time.. :o
Only ever had 1 car nicked, and i got that back complete with the screw driver they used to start it with.

'82 Opel Kadett (lasted 9 months)
'89 Hyundai Pony (lasted 16 months)
'86 Ford Fiesta (5 months crashed, not my fault)
'86 Mazda 323 sedan (2 months, had to sell cause diieel became more logical to drive due to changing job)
'88 Citroen BX Break 1.9D (engine broke down after 15 months)
'93 Renault 19 (4 months rental till the new car arrived)
'98 Renault Kangoo 1.4 RN (lasted bout 4.5 years, driven for 236000 km, first company car)
'01 VW Golf IV 1.9 SDI (still running it, went to Le Mans last year with it, and will prolly this year to, company car)

To be fair, they are all shocking cars , end of. And i am authorised to say so, I bought a BRAND NEW MG ZS 1 year before they went bust and now the cars falling apart.....

Dream Machine!  Always wanted one of the more modern Defenders...

Basically a RHD NAS90 if I'm correct?  How do you find the fuel consumption in this age of the £1 litre, or have you changed to LPG?

I'm not to sure about that, I think the NAS was a 3.5 V8, this one is the 4litre with the 4 speed auto.
As I only do 3000 miles a year in it I hardly notice the 12-14mpg but with only a 57litre fuel I do spend a lot of time in the filling stations. I did notice it cost me £50 to fill her up the other day which was a first, when I bought her new in 99 a fill up would cost well under £35. I'm glad Mr. Brown is spending all that extra cash wisely >:(

LT in a Hyundai Pony. I wish I'd seen that!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D

I take it it had a sun roof for you to put your head through?  ;)

The damn thing indeed had a sunroof. ;D But I preferred hanging backwarts with the chair instead of sticking my head through the roof. ;) That would have been way to cold in the winter....

Okeydoke, my two pence-worth..... (in order of ownership):

1977 Ford Cortina Mk IV 1.6
1969 MGB Roadster  :)
1975 Mini Clubman Estate
1972 Ford Cortina Mk III 2.0 GTS
(Multitude of Transit vans, minibuses at this point)
1986 Ford Fiesta XR2 hairdresser-mobile (co. car honest!)
1988 Renault 5 1.4 GTS (plus various co. vans as I co-owned a courier co. in London!)
1964 Mini (project car and registered the same week I was born!!)
1988 Renault 5 Turbo  ;D
1989 VW Golf 'Driver'
1989 VW Golf Diesel
1986 Fiat Strada 105TC
1988 Metro GTA
1997 Rover 214Si (left this with the missus when we split last year!)
1983 'Gulf' Mini 1380 - highly modded project car and LM transport for 3 years!  ;D  ;D
1996 Peugeot 806 SVDT (my current wheels!)
.... and in about 3 hours, hopefully I will be the proud owner of a Peugeot 406 3.0 V6 Coupe!!!!  ;D  ;D  ;D

I'm sure I've missed one or two and there have been so many others driven but too many to list here (plus I am a bear of little brain these days due to alcoholic brain-cell depletion).

Morris 1100 Mk 1   :)
Peuguot 504 Ti
Fiat 124  1100
Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1200 Ti   ;D
Beettle 1300
Volkswagen LT 35 2500 petrol   :)
Fiat Uno
Renault 11 1700 GTL
Renault 5 Turbo
Golf GTI Mk 2
Renault 19 16v saloon    ;D ;D
Ford Orion 1600 Ghia
Volkswagen Passat 1.8 20v
Citroen Xantia 1.8
Kawasaki KH 250     :)
Ducati M750 Monster     ;D ;D
Audi A6 Avant TDI
Kawasaki KV 75

Plus various commericals to mundane to mention, except the LT, straight six 2.5 petrol engine that drank fuel, but when empty could surprise cars at the lights, and you could have a party in the back. ;D

Favourite car is a close call between the Alfasud and the Renault 19 16v, both went round corners as if on rails, and the Sud had a breathed on engine that meant it really went for a 1200.
But the 16v was a real rocket ship, so that's my no 1, even though it nearly cost me my licence. :)

I'm sure we've done all this before, however, here we go -

1978 Ford Escort mk2
ancient Ford Anglia
1973 Ford Cortina mk3
1980 Vauxhall Cavalier mk1
1983 Vauxhall Cavalier mk2 SRi 
1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (kicked serious bottom - engine lives on in the Dax)
1962 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (vast ocean liner of a car)
1976 Triumph Spitfire (it's still here somewhere around the house and garage in numerous cardboard boxes - long term project  ::) )
1984 Pontiac Fiero
1997 Audi A4 (slight hiccup in a strict diet of US vehicles)
1997 Chevrolet Camaro
2002 SAAB 9-3 (another hiccup)
2000 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (5.7 litres of growling V8 - my better halfs current 'commuter' car)

.... and of course DAX Tojeiro Cobra replica, complete with aforementioned 1976 Pontiac 6.6 litre V8 (trusted Le Mans transport and all round fun car)

plus a Honda and a couple of Kawasaki motorcycles (now gone)

company cars -
3 x Ford Escort
1 x Ford Focus
1 x Vauxhall Vectra old shape
1 x Vauxhall Vestra current model (good for carting about bath tubs and bits of wood - and 180 bhp to boot!)


In financial terms, that's a hell of a lot of car tax / insurance / fuel costs  ::)

Currently knocking about in Audi RS6 for the daily chores and 996 Turbo if I want to go fast !!!!

Jem

Jem, the RS6 doesn't go fast enough for you then?

in chronological order:

1966 Humber Sceptre - Beautiful
Sierra P100 pickup (company) - Gearbox blew locking the back axle at 85mph outside Hull
Transit flat bed (company) - Brilliant great barge for getting people around in teh back
Escort van (company) - just the right length for sleeping in
F plate Honda Prelude 2.0 EX - first newish car
H plate Honda Prelude 2.0 16v ES 4 wheel steer - brilliant value and quick
R plate Lexus GS300 Sport - Puff daddy gangster wagon, loved it
02 plate mini cooper- one of the first and brilliant fun
05 plate mini cooper S - love it pops and bangs and goes very fast in all directions, soon to be striped up and in a field in France

In no particular order:

1985 Mini - the least reliable car in Britain
1991 Metro GTI - blinding. Used to get a cuppa at the garage when it received its monthly litre of oil
1995 Mini Cooper - exhaust fell off, indicators packed in. Was BRG though.
2000 Saxo VTR - crap. Friday car.
1996 Escort Cabrio (girlfriends at the time - not mine honest)
1998 Lotus Elise - (now covered 55,000 in it and have the stonechips, clam cracks, rattles, squeaks etc to prove it)
1991 Lotus Elan - bought in 2001 with 12,000 on the clock. Time warped gem which I sold out of guilt because I was spoiling.
2000 Lotus 340R - blew head gasket on way to my wedding
1983 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus - still got in pieces accross a few different locations.
2000 Impreza P1 brilliant alrounder. 4 up for camping to Swanage
1986 Fiesta XR2 - in diamond white. Loved it.
2002 Evo 7 FQ300 - lot of lag, noise etc. Good fun.
1998 Porsche 996 C2 - great cruiser but bought the first one I saw which was a mistake as it was a bit lacking in spec.
2003 Impreza STI PPP - great workhorse, image a shame.
2004 Porsche 997 Carrera S - love it, a huge step forward and the pccb are amazing.
1999 Smart - awful. Blew the engine day 1 and never returned.
1999 Alfa Romeo 156 - fab interior. steady.

Best laugh was the wife and me - Lands End to John O Groats in the Elise. We did the route overnight, 3 stops for fuel 835 miles, 11 hours 37 minutes. A brilliant experience, sunset by the sea at Lands End and sunrise somewhere around Wick. Felt a bit numb afterwards as Elise seats aren't renound for padding!

As a releative minor to you old codgers.

I have owned a 2000 1.0 Corsa and I know have a 2002 Alfa1.8 TS which i love but gives me no end of little problems. Clarkson is right, you aren't a true petrolhead till you have owned an Alfa, and if you aren't one and you buy one then be prepared for your engine to expire whilst going down the motorway as you followed Alfas advice about cambelt replacement. The book says 72k, my local Alfa indy garage says 36k. I am 25k and fully intend to get mine done at the next service.

Good point M'Lord, the RS is a mighty quick motor and one that has wiped the smile of the face of many a determined young man, but ........and I take a deep breath at this point, it is slow compared to the pork chop.

Not that I would ever admit to breaking any speed limits on this or any other forum.

Jem

Jem:

I've never been in the Audi but obviously attest to the ferocity of the Turbo - I just launched mine for a nice sensible family car.

VQ

You have just reminded me of at leat 3 cars I had forgotten on my list

1972 Humber Sceptre.....alias "harry humber" managed 200,000 miles before the big ends went coming off the M20 a Maidstone taking her indoors home,when we were still courting.!!!!!
1972 renault 5
and a ..........1983 sierra estate.

Dave

And would that sensible car have 4 exhausts, 19'' wheels and a button marked ' push me and pray ', in which case hats off to you sir.

Jem

Oh err - yes, there is that button isn't there?

Trying to get them roughly in order:-

FS1E - the legendary 50cc
KX125 full on moto crosser
Mk1 Escort - Daytona yellow, naturally.
Range Rover (on loan from my dad) - put it in a ditch.
Mk3 Escort in fetching CID light blue.
Dutton Phaeton
Mk3 Escort Cab' - it leaked.
Nissan Bluebird - only company car I ever had. I think it put me off.
VW Beetle
Orion
VW Fastback
Yamaha 650
TVR Griffith
BMW 320 E36
Yamaha V-Max
VW Split Screen Camper
Kawasaki 750 Streetfighter
Audi 80 Quattro
Audi 80 TDi Estate
Yamaha XS250 with sidecar - in complete Desert Rat livery, complete with machine gun, jerry can, pick axe - the lot.
Triumph T509 Speed triple.
Merc E300
Porsche 996 C4S
Audi A6 Estate

I know there's more, but don't want to think about them!

Interesting topic, think this list could be long...

Austin Allegro - not with square steering wheel
Ford Cortina MK4 - good car
Ford P100 pick up - good pick up
UVA Fugitive - my LM transport in '98, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05 and '06!
Saab 900 Turbo - fast enough but expensive to run
Austin Mini - rear subframe rot, rear left held on by shock & brake pipe - fun!
VW Beetle - nothing to be said
Jago Geep / Sandero - another kit do I never learn!
Rover 213 - fibreglass body - chance it was a damaged repaired job!
Volvo 345GL - given to me by my grandad - honest!
VW Polo - nothing to be said
Land Rover Series 3 SWB - LM '97 transport - diesel from Cherbourg SLOW!
Citroen BX Diesel - heap of crap!
Peugeot 306 - good car
Range Rover Vogue SE V8 6.2 diesel - awesome!
Austro Formula Vee - not a raod vehicle!
Renault Megane Coupe - had air con & a cd player!
VW Beetle (x2) - scrapped for bits
Yamaha FZ600 - 10 owners none of them careful!
MBC Charger - another kit, do I need medical help?
Honda CBR900RR Urban Tiger Fireblade - superb
Honda Accord 1.8 vtec - not as quick as the 2.0
Royal Enfield Crusader Sport - old
Vauxhall Cavalier - killed it
Yamaha XT600e - still got it
VW Polo - transport
Vauxhall Astra - bigger transport
CCM604 Supermoto - stupid lean angles

...and in the last 7 days...

Honda Accord 2.0 vtec - quicker than the 1.8
Suzuki TR50 street magic - small.

...I think that is all!

Cheers! Adrian.

After reading this I think I need to get myself some more cars!

Citroen AX GT
Corsa Sport
Mitsubishi FTO GPX

and that the lot.

Fugitive 4000 has reminded me of my pick up experience...
Add to the list

VW Caddy
P100
Ford Ranger
Nissan Navara on order.

its a shame you cant add the 205 to the list :(

Here's my lot -
Open Manta 1.9SR
Opel Manta GTE (Stolen, but recovered - never felt the same)
Vauxhall Astra GTE (Stolen and burnt out by joy riders)
Reliant Scimitar SS1 1600
Ford Sapphire Cosworth 2WD
Ford Sapphire Cosworth 2WD tweaked to about 330bhp
Ford Sapphire Cosworth 4WD tweaked to about 480bhp (stolen - god I miss that car!)
Renaut 19 16v (to drive whilst the above Cosworth was in the garage, which was very often!)
Mitsubishi EVO 6 (great car but a bit clinical in getting the job done)
Lotus Elise S1 (Current car bought as an antidote to the Evo, and in a (vain) attempt to keep the license clean)
VW Polo 998cc - 'The Beast' (The wife's cast-off, now she has a Civic Sport. For use when it's really raining and when I need to carry more than a toothbrush)
Looking for a change in the not too distant future, but can't for the life of me think what to try next. Seriously tempted to buy a trevor but not sure i can live with poor reliability and big bills (been down that road before with the tuned Cosworths)...

Ford 100E and 105E vans
Mini Traveller, Pickup and GT
Hillman imp 875CC, 998CC and a Hartwell 1100!
2 Ford rs1600's LVX 958J and BLG 99K
Mk1 Lotus cortina
TR7 V8
Fiat 124 special T
Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Sunny
BMW 528,535
Dodge Challenger
Chevi pickup
Lotus élan se sprint
And may be a few I cannot remember

1962 singer Gazelle
1964 Ford Corsair GT ( straight 4)
1965 Ford Cortina Mk1 (1500)
1971 Ford Cortina MKIII ( 2Litre)
1972  Mini (Originally 998 but ended up with a 1098 Cooperised lump)
1972 Austin Maxi
1978 Chrysler Alpine- set the tappets once-still rattled like b*ggery so never bothered again. 1 Trip to Le Mans
1980 Ford Cortina MKV (2 litre)
1989 Ford Sierra 1.8
1990 Vauxhall Belmont. 2 trips to Le Mans
1992 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi (written off returning from Le Mans in 1993)
1994 Fiat Tempra 1 Trip to Le Mans
1994 Rover 214 - last 5  were company cars
1981 Ford Granada 2.8 ghia saloon. 1 Trip to Le Mans
1989 Ford Sierra estate (2Litre)
1984 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia X Estate- THE BLACK GRANNY! Made 5 trips to Le Mans in that one.
1984 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia X Estate only in blue
1993 Mitsubishi Sigma Estate- 1 Trip to Le Mans
1991 Ford Sierra 1.8 -bought when I started my own company
1997 Vauxhall Omega 2.5 Tourer (running on LPG)

Bikes include
BSA Bantam
Ducati 350
Triumph T100- one trip to Le Mans (my first)
Triumph Bonneville- 2 Trips to Le Mans
Moto Guzzi G5- 4 Trips to Le Mans
Moto Guzzi Nevada
Moto Guzzi California- 1 Trip to Le Mans (so far)
Kawasaki W650

Still have the last two bikes in the garage

Skoff,

I had a Saphire Cossie in 1990, great car and went like stink, trouble was bits kept falling off it.

Jem

2003 MG ZS TDi - Sounds like a racing tractor
1994 Rover 214 SEi - BRG
1988 Ford Fiesta 1.1 SE
1990 Volvo 340 DL - Rear wheel drive  :D
1979 Mini 1000 - Purple
1980 Mini 1000 City in Starlight Blue
Ford Fiesta DPU473X - The first car , lasted 3 weeks after my test !!
1981 MiniClubman Estate in White - lasted 3 months then rust killed it !!

I think thats it.

I cant really call company cars mine but... ALl would be less than 3 years old and some new !

BMW 330 TD
Volvo T5, saloon and estate
Skoda OCtavia VRS - WOW
BMW 325i
BMW 335 Trial TD
BMW 535 TD 6 speed box - good car
Honda Accord 2.4 VTEC
Ford Mondeo ST165 TD and 130 TD
Mundeo ST220 - HORRID
Merc Sprinter
Pug 806
VX AStra / Omega / Vectra / Corsa - All horrid
Ford Fiesta - Yikes 1.4 TDCI
Ford Focus TDCI - Horrid and killed it TWICE

Just waiting new trial car - Focus ST all painted up i'm told

Work cars are cheats, as you just jump into anything most of the time


Bikes

KWAK ZZR600 E
Honda CBR600 FX, tuned to 111bhp at rear wheel - racing tune - current bike and ace
Yammy XJ400 - Engine lasted 1 month
Suzuki 50cc thingy
2 mini motos
Work Bike - Smith and Wesson Custom 24 speed


Trying to find a CBR1100XX Super Blackbird in black now  ;D

I'll chuck some bikes in too then Robbo.

Yamaha DT125 - well you have to learn on something I guess. not very good at anything. Always started, well that's something I suppose.

1993 Fireblade - raw and beautiful, out of the frying pan and into the fire so to speak.

Suzuki 350DS- crashed the Blade and needed transport, top off road, not on it though. Got the Blade back and crashed the Suzy, oh well.

Ducati Monster 900 - looked great, total f**k*ng rubbish though.

Yamaha YZ125 + YZ250 - f**k*ng mental motocrossers ...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

Honda RC45 - absolutely stunning - f**k*ng stolen - f**k*ng bastards - couldn't outrun Arnie Webb though. Good for 95 in first gear,  very loose rear end as I found out nearly taking out a placky cobra at Arnage, whoops. Steered suprisingly well on 1 wheel, resultant loose end on my behalf. Phew.

Honda Blackbird - s'not that fast nor comfy, much faster when jetted and piped, just about outran Arnie Webb in his disgusting orange ( now yellow ) Caterham second time around.

Suzuki Bandit 1200 - that's more like it, I scared the sh*t out Kimey at Le Mans on this beauty, ha. When I say 'hold on' I f**k*ng mean it you tit.

Yamaha 1200XJR - one of the best, tear your arms out of their sockets. Owey

1998 Honda Fireblade. S'alright, replaced the RC45, quick but dull and very painful on 2 trips to Italy. Nothing like the original, far to silky.

Yamaha Fazer 1000 - Carved my first tarmac on freshly laid Italian blacktop with this baby, sweet and 200 miles to a tank. Also stolen.

2002 Yamaha R1 - beautiful in silver and matt black, properly quick.

BMW 1150 GS - 40000 miles, 3 trips to Italy, still going strong and just going. I'll take on any sporty bike rider on this behemoth and still ride around the outside of you, ha ha. Probably the best bike I have owned. Bye bye baby I'll miss you.

KTM 640 SM - A&E express, replaced the R1 and much more fun, still here and still scary. Very dangerous. Makes you ride like a complete c**t.

BMW 1200GS Adventure, my new baby (?) arrives in 2 weeks, I can't wait.

Rusty 8)

Yeah great fun, but as you say bits would drop off them all the time, I went through 1 engine, 2 gearboxes, 2 AP racing clutches, a driveshaft, a fuel tank  :o , and it seemed everything would cost multiples of £500... Heady (if expensive) days!!! Nice to meet a fellow Cossie fan!