I started this just for fun on the old forum, so I thought I’d bring it across. Sorry to anyone that posted before, I haven’t copied over your posts.
I’ve made a list of the various vehicles I've owned. In chronological order starting in 1990 when I bought a 13 year old TR7 as a fixer upper whilst I was just 15 myself (A month before my 16th) - 2 years in the garage and ready to drive when I was 18!
1977 Triumph TR7
1982 Yamaha DT50MX
1981 Suzuki GP100
1977 Yamaha RS100
1981 Datsun Cherry
1981 Mk3 Ford Escort Van
1990 Peugeot 405 GD
1994 Mk5 Ford Escort LX
1987 VW Mk2 Golf GTI 8v (GTi Engineering)
1980 VW Scirocco (For the gearbox for ^^^ )
1990 BMW 318i lux touring e30
1999 Peugeot Speedfight 100
1997 Yamaha YZF Thundercat
1997 BMW 318i SE e36
1988 Yamaha FZR 1000 Genesis
1997 Vauxhall Omega Estate
1989 Ford Transit SWB
1993 Kawasaki ZZR600 E1
2002 Ford Fiesta 1.6 Ghia
2003 Seat Leno 1.6s
1997 Kawasaki ZX-7r P2
2001 Kawasaki ZX-9r E2
2008 Ford Focus Zetec Est.
1986 VW Mk2 Golf GTI 8v
1993 BMW e30 318i lux Touring
1993 BMW e30 316i lux Touring - parts car for the above
1988 VW Mk2 Golf GTI 8v "one in ten million"
2003 VW Mk4 Golf GT TDI PD130
2004 Honda CRV - was given to my wife by a friend, nothing to do with me!
1971 VW Beetle 1302S
1980 Suzuki GS1000G
2006 Audi A3 2.0 TDI (170bhp mapped to 210)
2007 Polo 9n3 1.4 S Petrol
2005 Kawasaki ZRX1200s
2006 VW Mk5 Golf GTI 2.0 TFSI DSG
1991 VW Mk2 Golf GTI 8v
I don't think I've missed anything out.
I've also had a couple of JetSki's Kawasaki 400 (with a custom sonic the hedgehog paint job) and Yamaha Superjet 650 - awesome machine.
2 x banger racing cars (Mk2 Escort and Chevette)
and long term borrowed or had shares in a mix of other vehicles including:
Series 2a Land Rover LWB Safari
Hillman Avenger
Shocking choice in vehicle Viva Estate (Which later got banger raced by my mate when I had the chevette.
And shared a few off-road bikes.
Hope you enjoy, how many of these have you had?
My first car was a Volvo 340GL
Mini
Micra (that was BRIGHT green)
Babyblade 250cc
Then I forget the rest in between
2016 VW Jetta 07
2019 VW Golf 8v Gti
Re: History of vehicles owned transferred from old site to help me remember
Starting in 1977
1972 Garelli Record moped
1968 triumph 1300
1976 Citroen GS
1972 Austin Healy sprite
1976 Lancia beta coupe
1973 Mgb gt V8
1979 mk1 golf gti
1972 Volvo p1800e
1981 mk1 golf gti
1976 BMW 2002
1976 Saab 96
1981 Triumph Spitfire
1968 Ford Anglia estate
1988 Porsche 994 Turbo
1990 golk mk2 gti
1990 Nova GTE
1991 Corrado VR6
1976 triumph Stag
1976 Kawasaki z1000
1997 Vectra Vr6
2002 Audi ttr
2002 landrover TD4 freelander ES
2005 Passat
2004 Honda CBR 1100
1988 Mk2 Gti
2003 Lupo
2006 Mini Cooper
2001 freelander
2005 Vw transporter T5
2007 polo s
2008 Porsche C4S
2004 TT 3.2
1989 E30 318i
2010 Freelander
2007 defender 110
2004 tt v6
Added a few more , memory loss is such a sad thing
That's all I can remember at the moment, the early ones the youngsters will have to google
The car's I've owned since buying my first car in 1981
74? Ford Escort mk1 1100L
'82 VW Polo CL (Breadvan)
'86 Opel Kadett GSI
'89 Astra GTE 16v
'90 VW Golf GTI mk2 8v
'93 Astra Cesaro 1.4
'95 Astra 2.0 Sport
'99 Nissan Almera 2.0 GTI
'02 Honda Civic Type R EP3
'05 Honda Civic Type R EP3
'08 Honda Civic Type R FN2
'09 Honda Civic Type R FN2 CWE
'12 R-sport Clio 200 Raider
'10 Honda Civic Type R FN2 Mugen 200
'14 Ford Fiesta ST2
'16 Ford Fiesta ST3
'89 VW Golf GTI mk2 8v - current
'10 BMW Mini One
'14 Ford Fiesta ST2
'17 Ford Fiesta ST3- current
Theres a few to add to this from the last time I did it! Starting from about 2005.
94? Peugeot 405 GTX (Dturbo)
06 Peugeot 206 1.1
98 Peugeot 306 1.4
02 Renault Clio 1.2 16v
96 Peugeot 306 Dturbo
01 Peugeot 106 1.1
01 VW Polo 1.9 SDI
03 VW Bora 1.9 TDI Sport
90 VW Golf 1.3
91 VW Golf GTI 8v - Still here and always be
02 VW Golf 1.6
96 VW Golf 1.6 Rolling Stones Edition
00 VW Golf GTI 2.0
02 BMW 318i Touring
01? BMW 316i Touring
03 VW Passat 1.9 TDI Sport
75 Beetle 1200 - Still here but a in million pieces
04 Land Rover Discovery TD5
89 Honda CBR 600
92 VW Polo 1.0 breadvan
06 Audi A4 Avant S-Line
98 Peugeot 306 XSi (2.0 16v) - Still here as well
03 Skoda Octavia VRs estate
09 Ford S-Max - Just bought this so hope its still here
Passed my test in 1987 so here goes.......
1973 Ford Cortina 1.6L in orange (written off & scrapped)
1978 Lada 1500S in dark blue
1986 Austin Montego 1.6L in proper BL beige!! (incredibly rusty for a 3 year old car!)
1987 MG Montego Turbo in white (stupidly fast and had very wild torque steer when it was given a proper boot 8) )
1984 Suzuki SJ410 in a lovely hand-painted green
1986 Fiat Panda 1000CL in black & rust
1989 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Firefly in red
1991 Rover 820 Se in gunmetal grey (who knew you could get so much car that would last for 2 years for £200!)
1995 Rover 820 SLi in champagne
2003 Vectra 2.2 SXi in dark blue (purchased new as had a new baby but lasted 6 months before getting written off!!)
2004 Vectra 2.2 SXi in dark blue (replacement from insurance company)
2001 Vectra 1.8LS in silver (the wife's old station & shopping car)
2001 Vectra 1.8 SRI in red (bought for the 1/2 leather & alloys for wife's LS then sold for nearly as much as I bought it for)
1969 Triumph Spitfire MK3 in red (in our family from 1985 then passed onto me in 2005 but too much work so sold to fund my GTI)
2008 Zafira 1.9 CDTi in gold (the old family hack)
2005 Volkswagen Golf GT TDi in black (the wife's old shopping car)
1988 Volkswagen Golf GTI 8v in black (owned since 2013 and will not be sold)
2016 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 R-Line (shoppng & school run car)
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 240 BiTDI in grey (family car and caravan tug)
seira estate
cavalier 130 saloon sri
cavalier 2.0 sri
vectra 1.8ls
vectra gsi
vectra sri 150
peugeot 105 sxi
Lotus elise
astra 1.7tdi
peugeot 406 v6 coupe
peugeot 307 hdi xsi
nissan almeria gti
corsa sri
bmw 320 coupe
330 clubsport
freelander 1 td4
320d touring
audi s3 quattro
vw r32 mk4
vw golf 1.8 turbo gti mk4
bmw 330d touring
mk1 cabby gti
mk1 cabby clipper
mk1 cabby gti sportline
mk1 cabby gti
mk4 gti 1.8t
mk2 16v 3 door
mk1 tintop v5 power
mk2 rocco 1,8carb
mk2 rocco 1.8kjet
t25 camper
polo 1.4 tsi bluemotion
mk1 cabby gti
hundreds of hire cars, when on site, from 1.0 pandas to 6.5 litre yukons.
Thought I'd bump this for the new members
Nice idea. Passed in 2000 i think
2000 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 12v Club
1994 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 16v SRI
1999 Vauxhall Corsa 1.6 16v Sport
1992 BMW 325i (with m-tech kit!)
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.5 V6 Creseo
2005 Seat Leon 1.4 16v Sport
1999 VW Polo 1.4 CL
2003 VW Golf 1.9 TDI Match
2010 Seat Leon FR 170ps TDI
2013 Seat Exeo ST Sport Tech 170ps TDI - current
1995 VW Corrado VR6 - current
2001 VW Golf PD130 GT TDI
1994 VW Corrado 16v - on ebay now oct'21
1996 VW Golf 16v - current
2010 LR Discovery 4 - current
1991 VW Golf 16v - current
not a lot really.
Not sure what happened to my list. But I've generally stuck to the one brand
1988 Nissan Micra
1990 Mk2 Golf Driver
1989 Mk2 Golf GTI 8v Silver
1991 Corrado G60 Turbo
1989 Mk2 Golf GTI 8v Red
1991 Mk2 Golf 16v Grey
1991 Mk2 Golf ABF BBM
1989 Mk2 Golf GTI 8v Red (again)
1996 Polo
1999 Passat 20vt
2003 Bora 20vt
1991 Mk2 Driver VR6 Green
1989 Mk2 Golf ABF Green
2000 Audi A4 TDI
2005 Bora TDI
1991 Mk2 Golf 20vt BBM
2005 3.2 TT Roadster
1989 Mk2 Golf 16v Red
2000 225 TT Coupe
2016 Skoda Octavia VRS
2003 3.2 TT Coupe
2002 Mk4 Golf Anniversary
1990 Mk2 Golf R32 BBM
2015 BMW 420d
1990 Mk2 Golf 8v Red
Passed test 1971!
MG Midget (stage 2 head)
Ford Cortina GT (mk3) 2000cc (ex Dover taxi)
E Type Jaguar 4.2 (always broke down)
Ford Capri GXL (1600cc)
Marcos GT (3 litre Kent Ford)
MGB GT
Triumph Herald 13/25
Nova 1600 cc (futuristic kit car)
Ford Escort 1300 cc (use in London)
MGB GT V8 (sadly rubber bumper spec)
VW Golf Formel E
VW Golf GTI mk2
BMW 316i (new)
VW Scirroco (ice cream van)
Peugeot 205 GT (would not start when hot)
Toyota Corolla
VW Golf mk4 (ex Father in law’s)
Honda Civic Sport (new)
Toyota Rav 4
Toyota Yaris (new)
MGB Roadster (1972)
Volvo D2
BMW Mini Cooper S (JCW pro-pack) still have this one.
BMW E46 M3 (SMG) convertible
VW Golf GTi mk2
Several motorcycles thrown in for ‘need for speed’ moments. Still want to get my hands on Corvette C3 before it’s too late.
This will be a relatively short list as I buy cars and keep them until they run no longer or somebody writes them off.
1977 Mini 1000
1984 Mini City
1985 Mini City *
1986 Fiesta XR2
1989 Golf Gti *
2003 Audi A2 *
2007 Porsche Boxster *
* bought new and still have it.
I'd be here all day, passed in 90 after failing twice in 88, first was a mini clubman estate 1976 but since then I totalled up the cars I had about 5 years ago and it was over 60, probably more like 80 now, sounds a lot but had my mini when i was 15 so 37 years just over 2 a year, I will make another list one day.
I'd be here all day, passed in 90 after failing twice in 88, first was a mini clubman estate 1976 but since then I totalled up the cars I had about 5 years ago and it was over 60, probably more like 80 now, sounds a lot but had my mini when i was 15 so 37 years just over 2 a year, I will make another list one day.
Well I don’t know about anyone else but I’d love to see the full list.
I'd be here all day, passed in 90 after failing twice in 88, first was a mini clubman estate 1976 but since then I totalled up the cars I had about 5 years ago and it was over 60, probably more like 80 now, sounds a lot but had my mini when i was 15 so 37 years just over 2 a year, I will make another list one day.
Well I don’t know about anyone else but I’d love to see the full list.
Oh damn now you've done it, ok give me a few days lol
OK, so, this is quite an odd collection, as I have had various jobs that had required specific cars,
I also have loved old cars since I was a kid, so when I was 18 in 1987 my first car was a
1957 Austin A35 (for sale about 2 miles from where I lived, and only it's 3rd owner!).
1988 Vauxhall Astra
I then became a mobile caterer, pulling a snack caravan so I bought a
1971 LWB Landrover Safari series 2A
1979 Volvo 340
1975 Rover 2200TC which I then restored and used for pulling the caravan.
I then started the training to became a driving Instructor and had a 1975 Ford Escort MK2 for a few months before ordering my first new car, which I order and chose the colour of and was very excited about:
1991 VW Polo Fox Coupe in Mint metalic
1992 VW Polo 1.0 Genesis
1995 & 1996 VW Polo 1.3/1.4L in Dragon Green Pearl Affect with a sunroof
1997 VW Polo 1.9D CL
1999 Seat Arosa 1.0
I then stopped being a driving instructor and part ex'd the Arosa for a 12 month old
1999 VW Golf Mk4 1.9E SDI
My wife then became eligible for the Motability scheme so we had
2004 VW Golf 2.0 S SDI
2007 VW Touran 1.6S
2010 Renault Grand Scenic Prestige (the dark years)
2013 VW Touran 1.6TDI S Bluemotion.
We then decided to buy a used wheelchair accessable car for my wife and I had a second car
2001 VW Bora Sport 1.9 TDI PD 130. I abolsutely loved this car and my interest in old cars was rekindled.
2006 VW Touran 1.9 TDI SE, I only kept this for 7 months when I found:
2006 VW Touran 2.0 Sport PD140 DSG with a sunroof! This is currently daily
In July I bought 1991 VW Golf Driver 1.6
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Not had too many myself...
Passed my test in March 83 5 months after turning 17. Should have focussed on my studies!
1976 2CV that was fun but rotten!
1979 Talbot Horizon - ex company car which was discustingly dirty but cheap. 2nd gear crunch
1980 Ford Fiesta base in pale blue with XR2 alloys!
1982 Opel Kadett GLS. Burnt oil and needed main bearings and cam fixing while I had it
1965 VW Beetle chassis welded to body and a smattering of filler and fibreglass bodge which I had fixed/restored.
1989 Golf C - after years of reading VW mags!
1991 Golf GTI * current
2000 Seat Toledo 1.6
2004 Vauxhall Zafira DTI
2002 Beetle TDI surprisingly quick
2008 Skoda Octy Scout TDI * current
76 Mini Club Estate 1100cc fastest thing on the planet!! 90mph downhill
7? Hillman Avenger 1.8 sticky vinyl
85 AR125 fell off a lot
85 XR2 white colour coded
85 RS Series 1 Turbo nicked 3 times
86 Golf GTI 16V BRM tuned, one of first demo's Ft Cars and Car Coversions 86/7
83? Suzuki Sj410 reversed into bouncers car on car park
85 Fiat Panda with moonroof 4 speed but 3 was fooked until I rammed it in one day and it got 4 gears back lol
89 Metro GTA Cat D I found out and I bought it off my mates mom, swapped for Beetle Wizard
85 Golf Gti 8v crunch front DS, repaired inner outer and painted with rattle can and damn heater matrix
73 Beetle Wizard Convertible fun but rotten, got nicked, I heard it someones house foundations?
83 Mk1 Golf GTI white Rocky what a tool until filler neck fecked it
85 Audi 80 Sport 1.8 Lots of raving transport
85 Peugot GTI 1.6 205 Clutch went within 2 miles, returned as I swapped it for Rocky
7? Mg Midget rear qtrs were poop, hammered filled and rattle canned, swapper for Jago
8? Jago Jeep pure poop
89 Mini 30 convertible, so sweet but Missus lost it and spun, had to sell it as she didn't want to drive it again
83 Mk1 Golf Campaign Helios, well, sold it for stupid cheap because pram wouldn't fit in it, bought Mk2 Helios
89 Mk2 Golf GTi 8v Helios owned 20 years until 2019
90 Mk2 Golf GTi 8v BB Tornado cut out MF
76 Fiat 126 AC mint restored, missus hit someones rear and bent it, tbf brakes were poo
8? Fiat 126 WC Overheated, fixed it but sold to my sis and it boiled again
8? Merc 190 2.5D non T lovely but a slow turd
93 Merc 220 2.2 Petrol loved it until the BJ snapped and killed wing
7? Beetle 1303s Baby Blue! No brakes but still ran it, bought by a gay guy from Dublin
99? Citreon Xantia TDi top car, like a magic carpet ride but still had some poke
9? Honda Accord I think petrol, poo paint, bought for 200 quid when I was in the garage, wasn't worth fixing for the customer so I bought it and fixed it, nice but boring
98 Mk 3.5 Golf convertible, dorve it home and sold it
9? Rover 216 convertible, inner knuckle loose, wandered, but nice motor
85 Mk1 Golf Carmen Convertible, nice but had issues, MOT'd it and sold to a woman who was taking it to Spain
9? VW Passat Estate 1.8 MK4? Sold to Taxi man
95 BMW 525i Daytona, Dead, Auto Box
01 Audi TT 225 MK1, sold, still going
07 Fiesta Ghia 1.4 (Just sold) runaround, nice car but not for me
09 Skoda VRS Limited of 500, I should never have sold this!
03 Passat 130 estate, remapped myself put 40k on it
03 Passat 130 saloon hmmm
03 Bora Spert ARL 150 'awseome car'
04 Bora Highline 130 nice leather
9? Audi 80 sport 2.0 sold to taxi man
98 Mk3.5 Golf Cab non starter
06 Honda Civic 2.2 ex manifold crack
07 Honda Civic 2.2 s type gt big roof bit odd on steering
08 Honda Accord 2.2 Sport solid car but boring
11 Subaru Outback D died after 500 miles
04 Subaru Outback P rotten
95 Vento 2ltr bought for 2.0 in Mk2 but sold car
9? Volvo 440 overheat
08 BMW 320D M SprtTouring feck you BMW, just poo, yeah poo
82 Mini in Orange with no floor
8? Rocco GT2, green
87 Golf 2 1.3cl, swapped with 240gl nice clean car
03 Skoda Superb 1.9TDI 68k miles, proper boat but I wanted a speedbaot
04 Audi A3 BKD, red flaky, quick and 220k
82 Polo Breadvan Blue, wouldnt turn fast enough lol
93 Mk3 Golf GTI Dragon, nice but when sold got killed
04 Honda Accord 2.2 Exec cracked manifold, sold it
00 new beetle tdi, cheap flip
01 Passat estate 1.8t, rapid but heavy on fuel
00 Ford Ka (from new), skip this lol, I worked for them so got it cheap
99 Skoda Fabia Estate, slight nudge, fixed, sold to my sister
8? Volvo 240gl swapped for MK2 1.3
82 MK1 GIT (ringer, easy forgot) just don't go there
9? Isuzu Trooper 3.0? My Dads really but I bought it and transported it here, poo MPG but just felt it needed a gun on the roof!
8? GS550 didn't get to ride it, bought sold
01 Stype Jag 3.2 probably one I built, Line Leader Jag 99=01
85 Saab 900 Bought damaged, ran it, sold it
05 Audi A6 S LIne 140 (current)
Started off in order but my brain got befuddled, will sort them out later in a timeline but this is 90% of the cars I have had, there are more that I will add in when I remember them but some I had for like 3 days
I had Suzuki Hayabusa 2004
I had FORD ENdevour
Passed my test 20 years ago, and have had in order...
Ones I still own *
1989 VW Golf GTI 8V
1990 Audi Coupe 2.3
1965 VW Notchback
2005 VW Passat wagon
1994 Audi Coupe 8V
2008 Volvo V50 estate
1993 Audi Coupe 16V
1974 VW K70 LS
2010 VW Passat wagon
1997 Mercedes E Class TD estate
2018 Skoda Citigo *
1989 Audi Coupe 2.2 *
1965 VW Notchback * (until Monday!)
2019 VW T6 Danbury camper *
2019 Audi A4 tfsi Avant *
1990 VW Golf GTI 8V *
my list from what I can remember vaguely in order,
Lambretta sx200
mk1cortina
triumph spitfire mk2
mk2 mini
mk3 mini
mk1 marina
mk2 marina
mk1 astra
mk2 astra
mk2gte astra
golf 1.6cl
mini clubman estate
xr3i
mini metro
mg mini metro
mg midget
mgbgt
mk2golf16v
1.5 honda civic
1.6 honda civic
vauxhall vectra
bmw 318is
bmw325i
bmw 330d msport
vw t5 california
porsche 911 c4s
volvo xc40
golf gti 8v
probably some more that I have fogotten about
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