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History of vehicles owned

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?

Re: History of vehicles owned

Reply #1 –
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
National Meet - 18-20 July 2025 @ Curborough Sprint Course

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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

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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

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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

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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)
1988 8v GTI, 3 door in black.  It's a bit like me, doesn't look too bad from a distance but up close.......:D

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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.

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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.

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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
Mk2 Driver
Mk2 Silver 8v
Corrado G60 Turbo
Mk2 Red 8v
Mk2 Grey 16v
Mk2 BBM ABF
Bora 20vt
Mk2 Green VR6
Mk2 Green ABF
Mk2 BBM 20vt
3.2 TT Roadster
Mk2 Red 16v
225 TT Coup
3.2 TT Coup
Mk4 Anniversary
Mk7 Red GTI Performance
Mk2 Red GTI Restoration
Mk2 BBM R32
911 Carrera 4S

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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.




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Reply #11 –
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.

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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.

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Quote from: t2000 on
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.

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Quote from: Eddypeck on
Quote from: t2000 on
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