What cars have you owned?

[Lord Steve]

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

[vqdave]

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

[R88lot]

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!

[Jay (Team Cannonball)]

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.

[Jem]

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

[Dave H]

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.

[wishy]

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.

[Jem]

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

[Dave H]

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

[Nobby Diesel]

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!

[fugitive4000]

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.

[Dan Lowe]

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.

[Nobby Diesel]

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

VW Caddy
P100
Ford Ranger
Nissan Navara on order.

[Rob]

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.

its a shame you cant add the 205 to the list

[Skoff]

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)...