Your Car History?

[ToonArmyMick]

Hi All,

I've seen this on other motoring forums and it's quite fun to see everyone's car history. Let's see what you've owned since passing your test and see if anyone's owned something unusual!

Mine,

1997-2000 - Ford Orion 1.4 LX (E reg.)
2000-2001 - Ford Escort 1.3 Popular (K reg.)
2001 - 2003 - Ford Escort RS Cosworth (K reg.)
2003 - 2005 - Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth (H reg.)
2005 - 2009 - Ford Mondeo ST220 (04 reg.)
2009 - 2016 - Ford Kuga TDCi (58 reg.)
2016 - Mercedes CLS 350 CDi (61 reg.)

 

[turbopete]

i cant remember the years I had them but most of my past cars are in my signature. that's not counting ones that weren't owned by me but were used by me on a daily basis for periods of a few months (or even years) at a time, alongside my own cars (and I'm not talking about work owned vehicles either)

 

[Craiglxviii]

Ermmm

Ford Orion IV
Ford Escort III
Volkswagen Golf Ii
Vauxhall Astra Belmont
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Vauxhall Vectra
Volkswagen Golf IV
Ford Mustang
Audi A3
Nissan X Trail
MB CL500
MB E220
MBE320

 

[littlebrooklyn]

Mini, green & white
Hillman Hunter, silver
Morris Marina, some awful shade of sand
Sunbeam Alpine, blue
Ford Escort, beige, yuck
Ford Escort, silver
Renault 5, blue
Vauxhall Nova, blue
Peugeot 106, gunmetal grey
Peugeot 106, rolland garros green
Peugeot 206, rolland garros green
Mercedes C Class, blue
VW Golf, silver
VW Golf V5, blue
Mercedes C Class, silver
Porsche Boxster 3.4S, blue
Mercedes A Class, black
Mercedes C Class, tenorite grey
Fiat 500, white

 

[EmilysDad]

Honda CD175
Suzuki GT250A
MKIII Cortina
Cavalier Coupe
Manta B Coupe
2.2 Carlton
12v Senator
24v Senator
3.0 Omega, A couple of Astra Gs Bangernomics for commuting in
R320, 451 Smart, 452 Smart Roadster, Yamaha TDM850

Not a very long list, compared to some, for 37 yrs of driving

 

[bembo449]

I'd be here half the night doing a list of my car history and still probly forget a load

 

[EmilysDad]

I'd be here half the night doing a list of my car history and still probly forget a load

I'm waiting for Malcolm's list

 

[christopherwk]

2003 Mercedes E320 CDi Avantgarde
2007 Mercedes E320 CDi Avantgarde
2013 Mercedes E220 CDi SE
2016 Mercedes E220d SE

 

[Vehementi]

Renault Clio MK1
Ford Focus MK1
Ford Fiesta MK7
Ford Fiesta Zetec S MK7 (Face lift, got written off)
Ford Fiesta Zetec S MK7 (Face lift, Replacement)
Nissan Juke Acenta Premium.
Mercedes C-Class Coupe C250 CDI AMG Sport.

 

[steve_k243]

Yamaha RD 250
Yamaha XS 250
SuzukiGT380
Suzuki Katana 1100
Morris Marina
BMW 520
Chevy Blazer
Buick Riviera
Nissan Patrol
Yamaha FJ1200
Ford Sierra
Peugeot 605 V6
Ford XR4X4
Peugeot 406 V6
Ducati 900SS
Laverda Jota 180
Suzuki Bandit 600--commuter
Nissan Micra--commuter
Ducati 996BP--
Merc 300E W124
Merc E320 W210
Merc E320 CDI Sport / 2014 BMW 520D

 

[Alex M Grieve]

Since you asked

Year Manufacturer Model
1 1965 Morris 10 Series M
2 1965 Rover 75 P3
3 1966 Wolseley Four/Forty-Four
4 1967 Rover 105S
5 1968 Triumph TR 3A
6 1969 Austin A 105
7 1970 MG 1100
8 1971 Renault 1100
9 1971 MG B Tourer
10 1972 SAAB 95
11 1975 SAAB 99 L
12 1978 Citroen 2 CV
13 1979 SAAB 99 EMS
14 1979 Mitsubishi Lancer Mk1
15 1980 Mitsubishi Lancer Mk2
16 1982 SAAB 900 GLS
17 1983 Volvo 340 DL
18 1983 Peugeot 505 GTI
19 1985 Peugeot 205 GLD
20 1998 Peugeot 405 GTDT
21 1989 Citroen BX GTD Turbo
22 1991 Mercedes 190 L
23 1991 Peugeot 405 GTDT
24 1992 Toyota Camry
25 1994 Toyota Carina Executive
26
27 1996 Volvo 850 CD
28 2000 Volvo S 80
29 2000 Mercedes W 124 Estate
30 2002 Mercedes W 202 Estate
31 2003 Mercedes W 211
32 2005 Mercedes R 129
33 2006 Mercedes W 220
34 2007 Mercedes W 203 Estate
35 2010 Mercedes R Class
36 2012 Skoda Superb
37 2016 Skoda Superb

The year column is the year I bought it, and not the year of manufacture. Some of these cars were quite old. Instead of "Running in", they were "Running out".

 

[Yugguy]

Er,the ones I can remember:
Marina
Civic
Cavalier
Regatta
Cavalier
216
Mondeo
406
Vectra
Vectra
Clio 172
Zs180
Vectra
Accord
Bora
Focus
C220

 

[steve_k243]

I'm waiting for Malcolm's list

Is there enough disk space?

 

[Craiglxviii]

Is there enough disk space?

He will just put "Rolls Royce Silver Ghost x 7" etc to save the storage requirements

 

[LostKiwi]

Here's mine (bound to forget a few)

1962 Mini Traveller 850 (with wood sides)
1965 1275 Cooper S (Rally car)
1968 Morris 1300 (check the petrol and fill the oil!)
1968 Mini 1000 Van
1981 Datsun Cherry
1982 Nissan Sunny ZX
1983 Daihatsu Charade Turbo
1983 Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo (Colt in the UK - quirky 4 x 2 transmission)
1973 Valiant Pacer (I wish I still had this - bonnet like an aircraft carrier and surprisingly quick!)
1974 Capri 3000GT (Roundabouts have never been so much fun....)
1985 Holden Barina GS (Suzuki Swift in the UK)
1988 Vauxhall Astra 1.3 Merit
1990 Citroen BX 14RE (Much under rated cars - would love another but in GT 1.9 16v form)
1990 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.4 (duller than a dull thing)
1990 Mazda 323F GT (incredibly reliable car and a lot of fun)
1995 Saab 900 Turbo SE (blistering quick in straight lines - corners...???)
1998 Mercedes C240 (everything I expected it to be)
2001 Audi S3 (Awesome ground coverer - stolen)
1998 Mazda Xedos 2.0 (smoothest engine ever!)
2002 Fiat Punto Sporting (Far far far better than expected - FUN!)
1999 Volvo S70 T5 (awesome beast)
1995 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro Sport (comfortable fast and with a superb V8)
1999 Mercedes C240 (as good as the first one - actually better as it was a better spec)
1992 Range Rover Classic 3.9 EFi (bought unseen for £600 and used as an off road hack and sold 2 years later for £600)
1992 Defender 110
1977 Land Rover FC101 Ambulance (ex Gulf War 1 and totally original).
1976 Land Rover FC101 GS (all four Land Rovers were concurrent)
2004 Volvo S40 2.0d (hateful Ford based sh*te)
2002 Toyota LandCruiser Colorado 3.4GS (I thought Toyotas were supposed to be reliable?)
2004 Smart Roadster Coupe (pure fun and more practical than expected)
1993 Mercedes 500SL ('nuff said )
2002 Mercedes C180
2001 Mercedes E240 Estate (Bus to haul stuff round and down down to France)

 

[robparker]

MERCEDES- 240TD
190D 2.5
300D
230CE
S320
E280
190E 2.3-16
C240
250SE
280CE
E220CDI
220D
300TD
E320CDI
450SEL 6.9
C220CDI

Some over-lapped, 3 i still have. There are probably others with which I "flirted" for a short amount of time

 

[Craiglxviii]

Here's mine (bound to forget a few)

1962 Mini Traveller 850 (with wood sides)
1965 1275 Cooper S (Rally car)
1968 Morris 1300 (check the petrol and fill the oil!)
1968 Mini 1000 Van
1981 Datsun Cherry
1982 Nissan Sunny ZX
1983 Daihatsu Charade Turbo
1983 Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo (Colt in the UK - quirky 4 x 2 transmission)
1973 Valiant Pacer (I wish I still had this - bonnet like an aircraft carrier and surprisingly quick!)
1974 Capri 3000GT (Roundabouts have never been so much fun....)
1985 Holden Barina GS (Suzuki Swift in the UK)
1988 Vauxhall Astra 1.3 Merit
1990 Citroen BX 14RE (Much under rated cars - would love another but in GT 1.9 16v form)
1990 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.4 (duller than a dull thing)
1990 Mazda 323F GT (incredibly reliable car and a lot of fun)
1995 Saab 900 Turbo SE (blistering quick in straight lines - corners...???)
1998 Mercedes C240 (everything I expected it to be)
2001 Audi S3 (Awesome ground coverer - stolen)
1998 Mazda Xedos 2.0 (smoothest engine ever!)
2002 Fiat Punto Sporting (Far far far better than expected - FUN!)
1999 Volvo S70 T5 (awesome beast)
1995 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro Sport (comfortable fast and with a superb V8)
1999 Mercedes C240 (as good as the first one - actually better as it was a better spec)
1992 Range Rover Classic 3.9 EFi (bought unseen for £600 and used as an off road hack and sold 2 years later for £600)
1992 Defender 110
1977 Land Rover FC101 Ambulance (ex Gulf War 1 and totally original).
1976 Land Rover FC101 GS (all four Land Rovers were concurrent)2004 Volvo S40 2.0d (hateful Ford based sh*te)
2002 Toyota LandCruiser Colorado 3.4GS (I thought Toyotas were supposed to be reliable?)
2004 Smart Roadster Coupe (pure fun and more practical than expected)
1993 Mercedes 500SL ('nuff said )
2002 Mercedes C180
2001 Mercedes E240 Estate (Bus to haul stuff round and down down to France)

I forgot about these, they were really weird going around corners. Did yours have the V8? Those things could backfire like a panzer.

 

[LostKiwi]

I forgot about these, they were really weird going around corners. Did yours have the V8? Those things could backfire like a panzer.

They only came with V8s

Cornering was fine. Braking when empty in a GS could be 'entertaining' as they have enormously powerful brakes and will stand on their noses (literally) if not careful.

I had the Ambulance MOTed and the tester asked me to reverse up the drive then accelerate to 20MPH and pull the handbrake (not great for transmission brakes but hey ho...). It duly stopped with rear wheels locked solid having ripped two 20 foot sections of his tarmac up! He then asked to repeat with the foot brake at which point it added another 4 sections of ripped tarmac

It passed.

 

[Craiglxviii]

They only came with V8s

Cornering was fine. Braking when empty in a GS could be 'entertaining' as they have enormously powerful brakes and will stand on their noses (literally) if not careful.

I had the Ambulance MOTed and the tester asked me to reverse up the drive then accelerate to 20MPH and pull the handbrake (not great for transmission brakes but hey ho...). It duly stopped with rear wheels locked solid having ripped two 20 foot sections of his tarmac up! He then asked to repeat with the foot brake at which point it added another 4 sections of ripped tarmac

It passed.

 

[ShinyF1]

As far as I can remember...

Ford Escort Mk 1 - can't remember what model
1979 Mini 1000 Auto - just like a go kart
Austin Allegro - in some horrible mustardy colour
1984 VW Golf C MK 2 [Company Car]
1989 VW Golf C Mk 2 [Company Car]
1970 Triumph Spitfire Mk III
1987 VW Golk GL Mk 2 [Company Car]
1988 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0i GLS [Company Car]
1990 Vauxhall Vectra 1.6L [Company Car]
1989 VW Polo Ranger
1997 VW Golf GL Mk 3
2000 BMW 320d Touring E46
1994 BMW 520i SE Touring E34
2000 Mercedes E320CDI AG Estate W210 - current
2010 Mini Cooper Convertible R57 - current [wife's really, but fun to borrow]