What other vehicles did you own before owning a Mercedes?

[Alfie]

In my early years I had a couple of BMW's then I upgraded.......To a series of Mercedes.

 

[harlequin2]

Last count was up to about 80! So I'll only mention a few:
Memorable was the first, a 1934 Austin 7. Most memorable was a thing called a U2 which was a steel tube space frame, Al body, looked like a Lotus 7 and was meant to be powered by a Ford 1600, but this one had a 4.2 litre Studebaker V8 shoe-horned in. No brakes to speak of, but very, very quick.
Various Ford Escorts, some of which were rally cars.
A Porsche 928, well ahead of its time, best Porsche model ever!
A BMW 318 (E30) that I converted to electric power, went well with a 0-100 (kph) time of about 8.5 seconds and a top speed of about 120 (kph).
Current daily drive is an AMG C63 Coupe which is absolutely phenomenal. It replaced a 2006 Jaguar XK 4.2 Coupe. Which replaced an Audi RS4.
Also currently, a 190E 2.3-16 and an Audi A3 and a Nissan 350Z.
Would like a Tesla model S!

 

[Rotorhead500]

Good selection!

Had a 350Z - much fun!

Loved the 928 in my youth, GTS especially.

 

[gramey]

1966 Mk1 Ford Cortina - 1200 Deluxe with 1500GT Burton tuned engine, twin Webbers and Lotus Cortina suspension & brakes, a real sleeper in it's day.
1966 Ford Corsair 1500GT
1967 Mk.II Ford Cortina 1500GT
1972 Saab 96 V4
1966 Saab 96 Monte Carlo Sport (2 stroke triple)
1968 Triumph Mk.II Vitesse 2.0 litre with O/D
1976 Triumph 2500TC
1978 Austin Princess 2200HLS Auto - complete with brown interior
1980 Mk.V Ford Cortina 2.3 Ghia -Swaymar heads with tubular manifolds etc.
1978 Series 2 Jaguar XJ6 auto
1981 Series 3 Jaguar XJ6 auto
1982 Volvo 240GLT
1981 Toyota 2.8 Crown Super saloon (the most gutless 2.8 straight 6 I've ever driven!)
1983 E28 BMW 525i manual
1985 E28 BMW 528i SE manual
1987 Audi 100CD 2.2
1986 E28 BMW 528i SE manual
1989 Mk.II Volkswagen Golf GTi
1982 Jaguar XJ12 Sovereign 5.3 auto
1989 Vauxhall Senator 3.0 GSi
1992 Mercedes 2.0 190E
1986 BMW 635 CSi auto
1996 W124 Mercedes 220TE estate
2001 B6 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T 20V saloon
2002 B6 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T 20V estate - had a large GSD by now - AMD remap, Forge Motorsport intercooler & dump valve quick for what it was.
1993 Porsche 928GTS 5 speed manual - not many manuals around
2000 Mercedes R129 SL320 (current car)
Probably a few that I've forgotten and as many motorcycles as cars.

 

[LostKiwi]

...Various Ford Escorts, some of which were rally cars.

You'd probably know the guy I used to service for years ago - Dave Strong?
I also built his B&H series winning Mini Clubman 1275GT around 1984/5 as well as being part of the service crew for his Daihatsu Charade Gtti 1985-88.

 

[turbopete]

metro (first car, we all make mistakes) at least 1 version of almost every ford car built during the 80s and 90s sold in the UK (I skipped the Ka, Probe, Cougar, Scorpio and the badge swap stuff like the Galaxy and Maverick) and a $hitroen ZX (it was a £50 car!) I had 7 or 8 Escort/Orions, the current is the 3rd Mondeo........It wouldn't make great reading to list them all individually

 

[bembo449]

jeez , I don't think there is enough room in this box too list all my old cars

 

[harlequin2]

You'd probably know the guy I used to service for years ago - Dave Strong?
I also built his B&H series winning Mini Clubman 1275GT around 1984/5 as well as being part of the service crew for his Daihatsu Charade Gtti 1985-88.

Yes, I used to know him way back when I did rallying. He was always a Mini proponent.
You might be interested to hear that the 50th Anniversary of Rallying in New Zealand was this year and they had a celebratory dinner in Hamilton last Saturday. 500 people turned up! Quite a night.

 

[LostKiwi]

Yes, I used to know him way back when I did rallying. He was always a Mini proponent.
You might be interested to hear that the 50th Anniversary of Rallying in New Zealand was this year and they had a celebratory dinner in Hamilton last Saturday. 500 people turned up! Quite a night.

That was him. After the Minis he bought the Paul Adams Toyota Starlet before moving onto Daihatsu. These days he runs a V6 Civic I believe.
I used to run s Mini myself.at the time Dave ran Minis... mine was a pure white one. Happy days.
That must have been quite a do with that many people!

 

[MalcQV]

First car in 1980 whilst I was learning (I did pass my test in my MKIII).
I was Ford mad at school and wanted a Capri followed (I hoped) by a Mustang. Today I have not owned either and only had two Fords.

1975 Ford Cortina MKIII
1978 Opel MantaS Berlinetta
1983 Ford Sierra 2.0 Ghia
1989 Mazda 323F Executive
1994 Honda Civic 1.5
1995 Rover 414i (Lease)
1996 Rover 420sd (Lease)
1996 Rover 416si (lease)
1997 Rover 420si (lease)
1997 Rover 618i (lease)
1994 Honda Accord 2.0i
1987 Volvo 340 1.7
1989 Renault 14 Energy
1996 Honda Accord 2.0i
1983 Ferrari Mondial QV
2003 VW Passat 2.0S
1997 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
2003 Rover 1.6 iXL
1997 Alfa Spider 2.0 (Still own)
2005 Alfa GT 1.9
1998 Audi A4 1.6
2001 Ferrari 360 Modena (Still own)
2006 Alfa 159 2.4
2004 Mercedes CLK (Daily Drive)

I'm late to Mercedes and a bit of a Ferrari fan. Cars first and later F1. I also adore Alfa Romeos, they're not the rusty unreliable cars everybody who's never owned them think. That's great for me who buys secondhand because it keeps them exclusive and cheap.
That is about to change I think with the Giulia. The QF (or QV) is the best sports saloon on the market today IMHO. I would take one over a C63 (Alfa's quicker round that NerdyRing thing too )

The Alfa Spider I gave to my Fiancee who doesn't drive , unfortunately that means I have to .
That car is by and far the best value for money car I have ever owned. Followed closely by my CLK.

 

[00slk]

Yes, I used to know him way back when I did rallying. He was always a Mini proponent.
You might be interested to hear that the 50th Anniversary of Rallying in New Zealand was this year and they had a celebratory dinner in Hamilton last Saturday. 500 people turned up! Quite a night.

Oh, another racing buddy from the old days most of my friends were in Escorts, but I had to be different and run a Vittese

 

[00slk]

I might have to find my original list PB wont let me download any more