Passed my test in 98 at 17. Did most of my learning in my dads 1994 p38 (one of the very first, in fact is was in the brochure)

Then, in some sort of order

Vaux nova 1.3 sr 1989
Vaux nova 1.6gsi 1991
Vw golf gti 1988
Subaru impreza sport 1999
Citroen ax gt 1990
Citroen zx 1.9 d 1991
Ford sierra 1.6 1990
Ford Capri 2.0 1986
Vaux Astra van 1998
Vaux vectra 2.0 lx 1999
Honda civic type r 2002
Vaux vectra 2.0 Sri 2000
Mini one 2003
FFRR vogue td6 2005



Strange selection, some of these I had for years, and had several of them at the same time. some were bangers to get to work. The sierra was an actual banger for banger racing.

The mini is the only one I have at the minute, and technically that's the other halves. FFRR has just paid for a deposit on another house. Just have to save up now as I'm not really one for financing cars. Will probably buy another Cheapy until I've got a bit of cash to get Myself something nice. Apologies if i've posted this on my phone and it contains strange spelling and punctuation.. i just can't be bothered to correct it

TugRR wrote:

C56 DBU - Vaux Nova 1.3 SR - Jamaica yellow / brown checked Recaro int - absoluteley brilliant

Sorry Tug, looks like its been offroad for a while and scrapped

OK here goes

BAW571L Vauxhall Viva - bought for £40 in 1983 and sold to my brother for £250!!!
BOU262V Datsun Cherry N10 3 door, maroon - my first newish car
NDH749V Datsun Cherry N10 5 door, gold - from my mum and dad when they stopped driving
A493KWD Mini City green - only 6k on clock when I bought it at 3 years old
D reg 1986 dodgy Mini City silver from car auction, only 6 months old, bought for £2,400 traded to ford at £3k
E455PWD 1987 Ford Escort Pop - my first brand new car
F reg MG Metro - BR Green with big stickers that made it go faster! Steering wobble at 70mph garage told me not to go so fast!
DGM971V MG Midget 1500 blue - my first true love
Mental Mini Clubman estate -engine ran when you took the keys out!
1990 G Fiesta XR2i - most entertaining drive to work ever - yob jumped on roof and bonnet - jerk
1987 E reg Volvo coupe - looked great but it tried to kill me with fumes in cabin!
1993 K reg Ford Escort cabriolet - fun but only 1.4 engine
1997 Peugeot 406 - nice and big
1997 Peugeot 306td - jet propelled but service every 6k miles, expensive but a company car
1986 Renault 5 - hated job, put Peugeot keys through letterbox and walked, walked again when Renault broke down!
1999 Renault Clio - nice new shape with new job
2000 Ford Mondeo - nice car, gave it back when I fell out with Colleagues in new business
2000 Ford Focus estate - my business now I have what I want ... And it's cheap
2000 Toyota Avensis - its bigger and quieter
2002 Rover 75 Tourer - posh Connosieur model with TV and BMW engine, leather too... I have arrived !
MG Roadster - nice car but didn't use it
2003 Ford Streetka - nice car, but way too girlie! Didn't use it!
2005 Range Rover vogue - gold, garage scratched it before delivery and gearbox blew up at 6k miles - stick it!
2005 Range Rover Vogue - black - not too bad this time
2007 Disco - too many things wrong - in garage for 3 months, but still a nice car
Old N10 Datsun Cherry coupe for old times sake
Saab 93 convertible for sunny days
MG TF 180 - cylinder head went as soon as I got it, fixed it and passed it on
2009 Toyota Land Cruiser - perfect but cheap plastics and way too noisy
2010 Mazda MX5 20th Anniversary - love it, covered in union jacks, still got it
2011 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 - the way it should have always been, love it best car yet

I'm sure there were more! 2005 L322 Vogue Gold gone
2006 L322 Vogue Black gone
2011 L322 Vogue Silver gone
2011 L322 Autobiography Black gone
2015 L405 Autobiography LWB Black gone
2019 L405 P400e Range Rover Autobiography LWB Eiger grey / black roof gone
2001 P38a 30th Anniversary Wimbledon Green gone
2019 L405 P525 Autobiography LWB British Racing Green

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Renault 5 5dr auto
Renault 5 Campus 3dr
Rover Metro Auto
Ford Orion(1990) 1.4gl
Renault 5 GTTurbo (rustbucket with tomcat turbo and big boost!)
Renault 19 16v Chamade with TD Gbox
Citroen Xantia 1.9td
Citroen Xantia 2.1 Td
Citroen Xantia 2.1 Td
Fiat Coupe 20vt GT28RS, big FMIC, 3" back box only system from the turbo, LPG, chipped, approx 330bhp but very torquey as i drove it on base boost most of its life
Citroen Xantia 1.9td
Citroen Xantia 1.9td
Citroen Xantia estate HDi90
Citroen Xantia Activa
FFRR TD6 Vogue

all of the 1.9td Xantias ran on SVO, the 2.1tds on bio and the ffrr runs on bio mostly as well.

Usually ran the older cars right into the ground and then sold them on or made them decent and sold them on.

My mother had a Xantia for about 8 years, bought it at 8 month old, most reliable car in the world, pedestrian n/a 1.9d but bearable once wound up and on a motorway, soooo comfortable to drive though.

Are the Activa's really as good as people say? 2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

Oh yes..

Be ready to spend on front tyres mind!!

i think i got nearl 30mpg out of it just once but that was slow going and carrying LOTS of speed through corners!
As i live near a rural area with lots of twists, camber changes and so forth it was a great drive. The engine was a poor choice from Citroen UK as i reckon the HDi engines could be quicker and the V6! well nuf said!

If they did a more modern version it would be scarey with the 3.0 S/TDV6 under the bonnet!

I once drove a 1.6 xantia, that was a very very slow car! and they are very comfy when the spheres are in good order and the fluid is still green!

My dad got me 3 mk1 ford escorts and I had to make 1 out of them... Had many a great weekend building it. I put the rally wide wings on it and got the whole lot spray painted gloss black... It was the coolest looking car I had ever seen. Downside was the 1100cc engine! Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

From 17yrs old upto now 29 years old

83 Yellow metro 1,3 HSE
84 Black MG metro 1.3
84 Black Mini Classic mini convertable 1293 stage 2 (fully restored it plus still got it)
92 White Metro
92 White Citreon AX Jive
02 Black Mini Cooper
94 Red Ford Escort 1.8TD LX
96 Grey (ex BT) Ford Escort Van 1.8TD (for work as a plumber)
96 White Ford Mondeo 1.8TD
99 Silver Rover 400
2000 Silver Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 GLX
2003 Black TD6 HSE 2003 Range Rover HSE 3.0 TD6
Java Black, Cream Leather Heated seats all round, Sat Nav, Rear TV's.
2013 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 SDV8
Black, black and piano black. Rear entertainment system. 22 inch turbines

1966 Ford Anglia 105e. Cool, long before Harry Potter as well.
Then a similar vintage Triumph Spitfire. CHC 376 D I think. That was a long time ago.....

M44K TS wrote:

npikey wrote:

Volvo 340 ?? 2.0

340 if it's a 1.4 or 1.7 Renault engined car, 360 if it's a 2.0l Volvo engined one. I only know this as my mate has a 360 that we put in a fuel injected 2.3 turbo from a 940.


My first car was/is my Mini

Yeah 360 then as it deffo had a volvo engine, went like stink, for an old un

Yeah they surprise a few people, my mates had been sat in some old boys garage for 12 years and was a proper time warp car, didn't last long until it was lowered 3 inches, welded diff and the 2.3 turbo put in lol 2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

Hillman Avenger 1250 (grasshopper green) 1st Car 1984
Mk1 facelift Ford Capri 1600 GT - 1973 Daytona Yellow + Vinyl Roof
MK1 facelift Ford Capri 3000 GXL -1973
Mk1 VW Scirocco 1600-auto
Mk3 Ford Escort 1600 ghia (3 door) - 1982
Ford Excort XR3i -1985
Ford Fiesta XR2- 1984
Ford Ecort RS Turbo series 1 -1985
Ford Orion 1600 gls -1990
Ford Orion 1600 ghia -1988
Vauxhall cavalier 1.8 gls -1993
Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 CD- 1999
VW Bora 1.9TDI -1999
Ford Fiesta 1.8D -1990
VW Sharan 1.9TDI Carat -2000
Kia Sorento XT -2006
BMW X5 3.0D sport - 2005
FFRR - Current

Honda XR75 - 1st bike 1978
Yamaha TY50
Yamaha FS1-E 1972
Suzuki RM100
Honda CR250 x 2
Kawasaki GPZ 600R x 2
Suzuki RG500 gamma
Kawasaki ZXR750 H1
Kawasaki ZX9-R C2
MZ 251
Kawasaki ER-5
Honda ST1100P
Honda ST1300 A8 - current

I don't suppose caravans and work vehicles need to go in.............................

Autobianchi A112
Autobianchi A112 70HP
VW Golf GTI
Peugeot 205
Fiat Tipo
VW Passat
VW Multivan
LR 110 (1986)
Smart City Coupe
LR 101 (1976)
FFRR (2003)

Mk 1 Escort
Mini 850
Vauxhall Viva HC
Mk 3 Cortina GLS (as in Life on Mars) - loved this car but it rusted to nothing.
Mk 4 Cortina
Opel Ascona
Vauxhall Astra Cabriole
Peugeot 205
Renault Megane Coupe Sport Alize
Full Fat.

That's for well over 30 years of driving - I tend to keep cars for years. No longer FF owner but still interested. Present car Jaguar XE
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Previous car Td6 SE
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Previous LR- Disco 300TDi Auto

Hi All,

Here's the list of all the cars I've owned and loved (I've not included the wires cars as they are all )

1965 Triumph Herald (body off rebuild in 1990 and completed in time for my 17th birthday)


197? Truimph 1500TC (bought for the engine and gearbox and then scrapped)


1987 Vauxhall cavalier 1600 (SRI everything including the interior and badge )


1989 Ford Sierra (Originally gold so I resprayed this fella)


1991 Citroen BX 16valve (160BHP - it was quite quick in its day)


1987 Jaguar XJ-S V12 (With Aston Martin 18inch Alloys)


1992 BMW 535i Sport (very high spec (leather memory seats, EDC (electronic suspension), rear blinds, air-con etc)


2002 Audi TT 225 (chipped to approx 265BHP - my first and only brand new car)


2003 Mercedes ML 270CDI Inspiration (this event sealed its fate)


2006 Range Rover Supercharged
 
Gone - Range Rover Supercharged 2006


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