Your route to your current car

[00slk]

Ohhh the Morris Minors, how could I forget those Lol

1952 Morris Minor 4dr grey
1957 Morris Minor 4dr green
1959 Morris Minor 1000 4dr blue

 

[turbopete]

They were my first make, plus I started out working for a Triumph garage after the engineering apprenticeship.

similar here with ford. left school as soon as i could, served my time n the spanners at a ford dealers. ive had over 20 so far (plus a few others thrown in) in 23 years and thats NOT counting ones i used as my own but werent mine, ones i stripped out for banger/grasstrack racing etc (i lost count of all the cars that were used for that!)

 

[00slk]

similar here with ford. left school as soon as i could, served my time n the spanners at a ford dealers. ive had over 20 so far (plus a few others thrown in) in 23 years and thats NOT counting ones i used as my own but werent mine, ones i stripped out for banger/grasstrack racing etc (i lost count of all the cars that were used for that!)

It sounds like we had a similar start in the motoring world
I have forgotten lots of makes that I broke up as well, some went for banger racing, which reminds me 1980 Triumph Acclaim HL blue, 1984 Triumph Acclaim CD gold..................I still own the same make as I started out with :lol:

 

[Pedro11997777]

I had one in Tornado Red, H plate, really regret selling it

 

[Pedro11997777]

I had one in Tornado Red, H plate, really regret selling it

Like this one

whoops, I also forgot about a less than 1 day ownership I had of a Golf GTI16V - bought from Benfield motors, Newcastle, stolen from the driveway of a friends house that very evening! G752 VJR in 1990 which was eventually replaced with G880 STS - 12 miles on the clock when I parked it up, never to be seen again!!

 

[Rob76]

1993 Ford Sierra 2.0 GT Estate (Absolute dog of a car)
1993 Vauxhall 1.7TD Astra Estate (better)
2002 Rover 25..........
1999 W203 C220 CDI Estate
2006 VW Camper (Awesome)
2009 E280 CDI Sport Estate

 

[LostKiwi]

1962 Mini Traveller,
1965 1275 Cooper S
1968 Morris 1300 (had so much blowby I'm amazed the oil cap never flew off!)
1972 Mini 1000 Van
1983 Daihatsu Charade Turbo (redefined the term 'bump steer')
1973 Valiant Pacer - 265 ci of Hemi goodness coupled to a 4spd box and LSD
1986 Capri MK2 3.0GT.
1984 Mitsubishi Mirage (Colt) Turbo with 'Super Select' dual range gearbox.
1988 Holden Barina (Suzuki Swift) GS with digital dashboard

1988 Vauxhall Astra 1.3 Merit
1990 Citroen BX 14RE
1990 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.4L (refined but gutless)
1990 Mazda 323F GT
1995 Saab 900 Turbo SE (more rattles than Mothercare, more understeer than anything, but so quick in straight lines)
1998 Mercedes C240 (the addiction begins)
2001 Audi S3 (quick but somehow lacking soul)
1996 Mazda Xedos 2.0 V6 - smooth...
2002 Fiat Punto 1.2 Sporting (surprisingly good!)
1996 Ford Fiesta 1.6Si
1999 Volvo S70 T5 SE
1995 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro Sport
2000 Mercedes C240
1992 Range Rover Classic 3.9
1992 Defender 110
1977 Land Rover FC101 Ambulance
1976 Land Rover FC101 GS
2002 Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado 3.4 V6
2004 Smart Roadster Coupé
1993 Mercedes 500SL
2002 Mercedes C180 Elegance. Came free with a set of alloys.
2001 Mercedes E240 Estate 7 seater. £600 bargain still going strong after 40k miles.
2002 Mercedes SL500. Malcolm's car.

 

[rf065]

1996 Mazda Xedos 2.0 V6 - smooth...

I had one too!
As standard, the 2.0 litre V6 was built to such a high spec, that it was used to power the Ford Mondeos in the British Touring Car Championship. The rule book at the time stated you only had to use an engine from the same family of manufacturer, Ford had a stake in Mazda, so the Mondeo engines were junked in favour of the Mazda engines!

 

[LostKiwi]

I had one too!
As standard, the 2.0 litre V6 was built to such a high spec, that it was used to power the Ford Mondeos in the British Touring Car Championship. The rule book at the time stated you only had to use an engine from the same family of manufacturer, Ford had a stake in Mazda, so the Mondeo engines were junked in favour of the Mazda engines!

It was a superb engine. My only complaint was it was lacking in torque so you had to nail it everywhere which caned the economy.
They also had a susceptibility to blocked oilways in the hydraulic tappets which could cause them to tap badly.
Other than that they were decently powerful, superbly refined and smooth.

 

[rf065]

It was a superb engine. My only complaint was it was lacking in torque so you had to nail it everywhere which caned the economy.
They also had a susceptibility to blocked oilways in the hydraulic tappets which could cause them to tap badly.
Other than that they were decently powerful, superbly refined and smooth.

For BTCC purposes though, they were built as standard with tuftrided cranks, polished conrods etc, way above normal road car requirements.
For a normally aspirated 2.0 litre V6, this meant from a standard 144HP, you could tune it to get over 300HP easily and still keep reliability. The equivelent Mondeo engines would have blown up after 6 or 7 laps.

 

[LostKiwi]

For BTCC purposes though, they were built as standard with tuftrided cranks, polished conrods etc, way above normal road car requirements.
For a normally aspirated 2.0 litre V6, this meant from a standard 144HP, you could tune it to get over 300HP easily and still keep reliability. The equivelent Mondeo engines would have blown up after 6 or 7 laps.

They also had a ladder frame support for the main bearing caps making the lower block extremely rigid. I have a full set of design drawings somewhere. It's a beautiful thing.

 

[rf065]

They also had a ladder frame support for the main bearing caps making the lower block extremely rigid. I have a full set of design drawings somewhere. It's a beautiful thing.

And used something like 27 coats of paint, better standard than Rolls Royce, they really flew under the radar of most car buyers!

 

[Wearsafoxhat]

My first car was a Morris 1300 GT way back in 1978, bought it off a mate in the local, £30. Left the pub and drove 150 miles back to Portsmouth.

Moved onto Fords, Escorts 1.3 and 1.6 ohc’s,
Capri’s 1.6, a few 2.0 including a nice black JPS and two 3.0,

Most of these where bought cheaply with a bit of tax and used when I was in the UK, then left in the dockyard until my return or sold, passed on or sadly abandoned.

4.2 E. Type in red, J Reg so 1972 one. A bit of a scruffy one though. Sold it to buy our kitchen

Mk3 Cortina’s, 1.6 and 2.0.
Few Mini’s too, one a quick and moded 1275 GT, mainly for the wife at the time.

Then found Fiat Supermirafiori’s. 1.6 twin cams and two 2.0 twin cam Sports. Very quick cars, but not fast enough to outrun the rust.

Back to a Cortina Mk3, 2.3 bought for £360. Just divorced

(what a waste of a Jag)

Sierra 2.8 1982
Honda Civic
Honda Civic 1.6 saloon
VW Bora 2.0 Sport. (V Reg)
Mercedes Clk320 cab (208)2001 and kept for ten years.
Mercedes SL 500 (129). Still have this
Mercedes A200d
Mercedes E55k (S211). Still have this
Mercedes V220 and this
Mercedes B180. My wife’s car.

and many Vauxhall Astra’s and Vectra’s as company cars over the past twenty years.

So all in all, not as many as some, though in my defence I did spend many years away.


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[V6Matty]

Suberu Justy mk2 (stolen and never recovered)
Peugeot 306 1.6 meridian
Peugeot 406 coupe (SE with all options, a car that I shouldn’t have changed to the next one in hindsight)
Volvo V40 1.9 D4
Renault Clio 3.0 V6 mk2 (the one car I should never have let go)
Mercedes E370 estate
Peugeot 508 RXH
Mercedes E350 estate

not too bad I don’t think to say I’ve only been driving 20 years (yes I’m late thirties)

 

[JBell]

View attachment 61237
Like this one

Just like that but I had Borbet C wheels on. They look like Azev A

 

[barnaclebill15]

My list in order as I remember them.

Cars owned

1. 1931 Austin 7 (bought for £13 sold for £15)

2. 1954 Ford consul Mk I (Bought for £16 at a car auction)

3. 1957 Ford 7cwt van

4. 1956 Ford Consul Mk 2

5. 1958 Ford Consul Mk 2 Delux (front discs)

6. 1956 Rover 90 (overdrive on top gear)

7. 1958 Austin Cambridge A55

8. 1957 Austin A30

9. 1955 Morris minor

10. 1959 Austin A40

11. 1956 Morris Oxford

12. 1956 Sunbeam Rapier ( overdrive on 3rd and 4th) (first car I had with seat belts)

13. 1957 Sunbeam Rapier (overdrive on 3rd and 4th)

14. 1959 Sunbeam Rapier (overdrive on 3rd and 4th)

15. 1965 Humber Sceptre (overdrive on 3rd and 4th)

16. 1973 Ford Cortina Mk3 1.3

17. 1977 Ford Capri 2.0

18. 1972 Reliant Scimitar GTE 3.0 (overdrive on 3rd and 4th)

19. 1976 Fiat 127

20. 1972 BMW 3.0 SI

21. 1978 Opel Ascona Berlina 2.0

22. 1980 Ford Orion 1.6 (5 speed) (new car)

23. 1987 Rover Vitesse 1.6 (new car)

24. 1988 Ford Escort 1.6 (company car)

25. 1992 Toyota MR2

26. 1998 Toyota MR2 GT (new car)

27. 2001 BMW Z3 2.2

28. 2004 BMW Z4 3.0

29. 2007 BMW Z4 3.0

30. 2006 Mercedes CLK 2.2 CDI (first diesel)

 

[brandwooddixon]

1972 Series III LWB Land Rover 2.25 Diesel
1978 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia
1976 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia
1978 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia
1984 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CD
1990 Vauxhall Senator 3.0
1994 Mercedes E320 Avantgarde
1998 Mercedes E430 Avantgarde
2004 Mercedes CL500
2012 Mercedes CL500

 

[Blobcat]

1972 Series III LWB Land Rover 2.25 Diesel
1978 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia
1976 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia
1978 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia
1984 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CD
1990 Vauxhall Senator 3.0
1994 Mercedes E320 Avantgarde
1998 Mercedes E430 Avantgarde
2004 Mercedes CL500
2012 Mercedes CL500

Good start... downhill from there

 

[d215yq]

1994 Rover 214 SLi (fastest cheap/insurable car for an 18 yr old)
1995 Rover 214 SEi (as above after first one was crashed into and written off)
1996 W124 E220 auto coupe (always loved the shape)
1996 W124 E220 auto estate (needed an estate and was impressed with the coupe's reliability/build quality/ride comfort)
1987 W124 300D manual saloon (needed a Spanish regd car and second cars here are generally diesel, manual and very expensive, hence the downgrade)

 

[Austy]

1997 Corsa 1.7D
1994 Astra 1.7D
2003 CLK 270CDI
2006 CLS 320CDI
1996 Micra 1.0
1998 SL320 still have it
2004 E320CDI still have it
2012 Clio 1.1 bought for the other half still have it