What cars have you owned or driven regularly?

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

So what did you pass your test in and what have you owned or driven
regularly since.

My first car which I bought to pass my test in after my mum bought auto
Maestro was a ford escort mk2 estate on an ex miitary y reg despite being
a '76. Mum also had a w reg escort estate mk 2 which I drove on
provisional until the Maestro was purchased.

Then after passing traded my rot box for 1.3 escort mk ghia 4 door.
Mum then upgraded to a newer Maestro auto, so traded in my ghia
and cascaded the first maestro to me. yep 19 yr old student with
a 4yr old maestro, pals must have thought i was well off, yep in debt
buying it off mum!

then got my rangey at 21, though was off road with rotten chassis
more than it was on but it was mine, all mine, and gave lease/purchase
back to mum who traded the older maestro for a vw transporter mk4
camper. With rangey off road in repair the camper became my prefered
vehicle and kept me trucking.

left home and married, mrs had a fiat 127, the rangie sold for scrap
though saw it few years later on road.

we bought a sierra 2.0 gl, which was rotten so it gained a much
newer shell with running gear transferred to then be scraped after
a coming to gether with a tram! during this period i drove the 127
more than mrs, which suited me as got her into bigger cars and
away from the attitude of i cant drive this only happy with say a
fiesta learnt in....the 127 went for scrap/banger racing!

our 3rd sierra 1.8lx served us about 3 years then a daewoo nubira
aquired as higher kerb to tow a bigger caravan. 4 yrs sterling service
sold to a work mate as got more than as a trade in against the t2.

t2 still with us 4 yrs later and another 37k on clock. no finance on
it and stll best truck for the money ploughed its replacement cash
into the caravan.

 

[tezzer]

after passing test drove a mk1 cortina 1500, then several land rovers, cortina 1600e over the years bought and traded 10 lotus cortinas, i wish i had put a couple in storage now, 3 mk1's and 7 mk2's a couple of 3.0lt capri's, sierra sapphire, 2 discovery's, transit camper, nissan t2. and loads more i bought to sell on. :doh







tezzer

 

[lacroupade]

Passed test in 1971 in a Bedford HA van (ex-post office!)
since then, not necessarily in order:
Honda CB175
MkII Vauxhall Cavalier
Morris Ital (orange with a black vinyl roof! oo-err)
MkII Escort 1.6
Mk11 Astra 1.6 (crashed)
2 1/4 petrol SWB SIIA L**d R**er
Chrome bumpered MGB roadster
Jaguar XJS V12
Jaguar XJ Coupe V12
Citroen 1.4 HDi (totalled while parked in layby by someone who fell asleep at the wheel!)
Nissan Micra (16v - great fun and very reliable! ploughed up and down the M6 for 18 months between Barrow in Furness and Oxford to save my 'proper' car)
MkIII Cortina (revolting green!)
Mercedes C-class estate
Expensive Saracen pushbike (stolen)
VW Passat estate
Toyota Celica MkII
Maverick 2.7 TDi LWB (aubergine!!!)
Honda HRV VTEC (brilliant on tarmac)
B*W Z4 (late mid-life crisis!)
and his 'n hers T2s!

Next target new Scoobydoo Forester with the flat-four diesel motor....but the T2s will remain for as long as they run!

Jesus think of all the depreciation over the years!

 

[nejones]

Well i've owned in excess of 70 cars in the past 20 years and I can remember every one and the order I owned them in:clap:clap

Had some great cars and some rubbish ones too.

wish now I'd kept these:doh:doh
Mk1 Ford Granada
Mk2 " "
Mk3 " "

Mk1 facelift Capri, 1600gt
Mk3 Capri 1600gl

Mk4 Cortina Ghia

Mk2 Escort estate

Mk3 Escort Xr3i

2 x Opel Manta Berlinetta 1800's

Fiat 131 Mirafiori Sport, with tuned Lancia engine

Renault Fuego with tuned Gordini engine

Mk1 Astra with 1300 tuned engine, 105bhp @ wheels

Morris Marina, 1 owner, 24,000 miles

1973 mini 850 in rare tulip black

Volvo 760 turbo tuned by myself to 220bhp

Volvo 850 Glt

Carlton cdi

Citroen XM td

Ones I'm glad I sold
Maestro

MG Montego

Lada

Talbot

Mk4 Escort x2

Rover 213

Maestro van

Fiat Ulysse

Toyota Estima

 

[Bat21]

My first car was an old Transit ex bakery van.

Had many vans since then including a twin wheel 3.0L V6 which I fitted to a Scimitar GTE gear box and modified it so I had over drive in all forward gears... an 8 speed box

Then there was the Volvo 260 that I fitted a Rover 3.5 V8 in that was from an old SD1.... fitted it complete with front sub frame, the front track was 4" wider than the rear, a quick trim with an angle grinder sorted the arches out Painted it Matt Black and fitted a Bedford TK front bumper and cross hairs in the windscreen.... nobody pull out in front of this baby :thumbs

Still got a Lada Niva that I play in the mud with now and then

Lost count of the bikes I've had.
1978 17 years old and fearless

1980 My modified CB750K0 after I met a Capri on a bend.... 3 months in hospital sorted me out but the bike never made it

1982 Easy rider.... yeah right, well it looked cool at the time... looks fekin painfull now

I brought this one new in 1999

Still looks as good as new today :augie

 

[zippy656]

mini, 1275. 4 su carbs..
hustler6 1275 4 carbs, see above...
cortina 1.3 realy SLOW and rubish in the wet
uno died after 100 mph from london to wiltshire
bedford CF camper dads
renault camper dads
VW camper dads
mgbgt dads
mg roaster dads
astra wife KILLED my loverly car..
escort died mot
largo
806
T2

 

[Terranosaurus]

Mk2 Fiesta 957cc - twin weber and other mods, doubled the output at the wheels.
Mk2 escort 1300 sport rally car - 115bhp
95N Cinquecento sporting from new
various other Mk1 and Mk2 escorts rally cars and road cars too many to remeber
A handful of sierra, hateful 18 cvh, 2.3 diesel estate (drove everywher in 3rd), 2.0L DOHC rwd and 2.0L DOHC xr4x4 (really liked that one)

Drove then girlfriends 306 1.9 D (non turbo) for a while

Mk1 Mav 2.4 Petrol
Mk3 T2 2.7Tdi

Also drive Ali's scooby a fair bit and my works van


Over the years through motorsport I've had the chance to drive a good number of rally cars on the road. Minis, Cortina Mk1 1500GT, Mk1 & 2 Escorts including a few fully house Group 4 cars and 1 that cost £120K, that was built where I was working at the time, wide track 2.0L nova. Plymouth Barracuda with 330bhp, Gp N scoobies and Evo. 205 GTis. Imp, There'll be more but can't remember.

Got to drive a Scooby WRX Sti PPP S11 at Prodrices test track once, not sure how quick I went but ran out of th and was in 6th for a while.


Best of all got to navigate on Rally Eifel in a proper Lancia Stratos Rally car - if you don't know what one is google it and shame on you.

 

[Paul]

Pased my test in 1981.
Started out with a mini... had 9 of them since.
Ford escort mk1, 2, 3.. about 8 + of them. (Best one was my mk2 RS2000 Custom) :thumb2
Ford cortina's mk3's about 10 of them.
Ford anglia van..1off.
3 Landrovers. series 1 +2.
2 Porsche's (God I miss them):sly
2 Toyota mr2's.
2 Mav's
1 Volvo.
And alot I cant put here.
Those are not in order..:augie

 

[jims-terrano]

Started learning in my dad's MK1 Escort which I thought was a great motor until the bonnet buckled due to strut coming through inner wing.
Then he bought a mini which was great fun, then he spoilt the fun of driving by buying a Lada Don't ask me why but he got an MG Metro which was ACE!!!!!! I felt like a real boy racer.
Then started on the wife to be's Chevette, then on to a Mk2 950 pop Festa.
After that came my first car (on the reg docs) a 1.4 Astra which I loved. Then along came a 1.8 diesel Orion which being a ford was a heap and soon got wrote off by a Twoker.
With the insurance and a bit of finance I bought a N reg Primera which was a real nice car and then in 2002 along came my other woman as the wife refers to the Terrano:thumbs.
In the mean time I bought wife a K reg Polo which on the whole wasn't a bad shopping trolley and then due to work 2 1/2 years a go we made a huge mistake and bought a Scenic:doh boy this car has a lot to answer for. Currently the Scenic has nasty messages coming from the ECU saying Turbo Pressure System. Then the wipers keep stopping in heavy rain and now to top is all off the electronic dash has started to stop working which is a £500 repair. there's stories on the net and confirmed by a renault dealer of your mileage increasing by thounds of miles each time the dash goes out. Can't afford to keep the Scenic and can't afford to sell so wife can have the Scenic and I'll have my truck back thank you.:clap:clap

Jim T

 

[willow]

Ok heres my list
mini traveller 2 days after passing test drove from northamptonshire to cornwall for a summer job in one of the hottest on record
VW beetle 1
VW beetle2
VW beetle3
Hillman imp a real racer:lol:lol
Cortina 1600E
Lotus Cortina
MK 3 Cortina 2000E:nenau
granada estate
MGBGT


Jaguar E Type full leather ummmm

Children
Volvo estate
VW polo1
VW polo 2
VW Golf
VW Passat
Smallholding
Land rover series 2 short wheel base safari back
VW Caddy van
Ferggi t20 tractor

VW Polo3
T2 5 door:clap

 

[Paul]

Ok heres my list
mini traveller 2 days after passing test drove from northamptonshire to cornwall for a summer job in one of the hottest on record
VW beetle 1
VW beetle2
VW beetle3
Hillman imp a real racer:lol:lol
Cortina 1600E
Lotus Cortina
MK 3 Cortina 2000E:nenau
granada estate
MGBGT


Jaguar E Type full leather ummmm

Children
VW polo1
VW polo 2
VW Golf
VW Passat
Smallholding
Land rover series 2 short wheel base safari back
VW Caddy van
Ferggi t20 tractor

VW Polo3
T2 5 door:clap

When I was18 I rebuilt a gear box on a Hillman imp :doh was told not to do it but!! ended up with 2 reverses!! got the shimes wrong..:augie

 

[willow]

When I was18 I rebuilt a gear box on a Hillman imp :doh was told not to do it but!! ended up with 2 reverses!! got the shimes wrong..:augie

:lol:lol:lol

My dad and I bought 2 one for spares we ended up rebuilding the spare one and we raced eachother round town:lol:lol
I loved it :thumbs

 

[Toolbox]

My first car was a Mk2 Escort estate, followed by an Alfa Romeo Sprint Green Cloverleaf 1.5, that I wished I kept. This was followed by a Vauxhall Chevette van and then a Maestro van that I did 170k in and hardly spent a penny on, the cheapest vehicle I have ever owned, but the body fell off. Next came a Nissan Sunny that blew up closely followed by a Montego that again like the previous British built Austin rusted out. Then came a VW Passat I.8 GT great car when the central locking would let me in. Then the first Lwb Terrano followed by my present one. Also used the wife’s cars if I really needed to these have include a Rover Metro that didn’t rust out!! A Toyota yaris and the present Citroen C2.

 

[extreme-4x4]

renault 5 gordini
transit 15 seat minibus old p reg
sierra p100
escort mk5
escort van
bluebird
volvo 460
trafic minibus
renault master
serina diesel
hyundi coupe
new kangoo
rover 214
pug minibus
vitarra
sj
t2
mav
freelander
300zx

too many to remember

but loved the zx the mav:sly the coupe:thumbs and the p100:nenau

hated the serina freelander and the kangoo

all others were boxes of meal with wheels on

 

[andrewk]

I passed a motorcycle test on a Lambretta LI125 scooter (in the 60's when they were cheap - paid £45 for it). I cannot remember about the car test - it was a driving school car.

In pretty much the order in which I had them:

Lambretta LI125 scooter
Hillman Super Minx 1600
Hillman Imp 875
Hillman Minx 1600
Hillman Imp 875
Volkswagen Beetle 1200
Vauxhall Viva 1300
Vauxhall Cavalier 1600

All up to here were ancient when I bought them and falling to pieces when I got rid. All those following were either new or less than two years old when I acquired them.

Austin Montego 2.0 Auto
Peugeot 405 1.9 petrol (company car)
Peugeot 405 1.9 TD estate (company car)
Peugeot 406 2.0 petrol (company car)
Isuzu Trooper Citation 3.0D LWB
Nissan Patrol 3.0D SVE

As a road car, the best by a mile was the Peugeot 406. The worst was probably the Vauxhall Cavalier (due to decrepitude, not inherent lack of talent). It also used the most engine oil - half a gallon on a trip from Liverpool from Blackburn (most of it leaked). The slowest was the Beetle or maybe the scooter (but not by much). The most fun was probably the first Hillman Imp I had. Amazing engine - would do nearly 8000 rpm!!! Thirstiest - the Patrol, 25mpg on a good day, as little as 17mpg towing a caravan.

The best caravan tug is a close call. The Trooper or Patrol - haven't made my mind up. Best offroad - the Patrol without any doubt.

Cheers
Andrew

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

have to agree about the pug 406, may father has a 2.0? common rail estate and its
goes like stink when I drive if he is on hol etc one of a few cars that would draw me
away from a 4by but only for quick motorway sprints or airport pick up/drop offs. not
giving up on proper truck 4wds like the t2 ever!

 

[Deleted Member S]

MK1 Fiesta 1100 spot - fitted XR2 suspension, wheels, rejetted 1300 webber carb & K&N
MK2 Metrol 1.3L (my Mams old car:lol) Fitted polished & ported MG head, twin 1.5" SU carbs, Montego MG ingnition coil, Jack Knight 4 speed straight cut box with AP 4 paddel clutch, Custom mechined desplacer units to lower suspension but to maintain preasure & MG Turbo ARB & shocks
MK4 Escort 1.3 Bonus - Fitted rejetted webber carb, Turbo Technics engine remap for ingnition (HCS engine) 4 subs(2x10" & 2x12") 3 amps, 6x9" in rear shelf, 4x4" 2 way speakers up front & 1.5" tweeters (ended up replacing windows every 4-6 weeks:lol:lol:lol untill the sounds got stolen:doh
M2 Orion 1.3L -fitted Engine remap & carb from escort, clear lghts, elec every thing inc sunroof right off after 6 months due to hit & run:doh:doh
MK3 Capri 1600 laser - fitted stage 3 RS200 Head, twin 40 webbers, transit ingition system, lowered 3", brooklands 2.8 rear axel with LSD, wider tyres, diamond cut wheels & painted inner spokes, Austin prinsess AP 4 pot calipers & 3L disc's died when no2 piston left via bonnet (had 280,00 on the clock)
MK4 Escort 1.4 GL -fitted 1600 rejetted webber carb with home had induction system, XR3i suspension, clear lights, twin after burner rear lights, fully colour coded outside with smoothed & blended RS Turbo bumpers meshed up, 90's RS Turbo rear spoiler, cossie wheels, full window tints, front & rear sun strips & fully colour coded interior, 2 subs, amp, 6x9" speakers & 4" 2 ways in front & volt gauge
MK5 Escort 1800 GSI- fitted same sound system, colour coded interior with 3 point harness, RS 2000 side skirts, front spliter (off laguna) colour coded, green indicator (car was green) scooby bonnet vent, K&N, front sun strip & volt gauge
MK2 Mondeo 2L zetec S - fitted clear lights, volt gauge, sun strip, dried air box & Tar-ox brakes. Had the horrid thing for just over a year & got the T2:thumbs:thumbs:thumbs

 

[iandouglas]

What cars have you owned /drove regular

HI.
First thing i had on road legal at 16 yrs old was
FORD 4000 TRACTOR to pass my test on.
first bike 125 BSA Bantam
2nd bike 175 BSA Bantam.
3rd bike ROYAL ENFIELD Continental GT 250.
4th bike SUZUKI 250j. passed test on this one.
5th bike NORTON Commando 750ss Fast Back.
6th bike Triumph 500 Speed Twin
7th SUZUKI 500
8th bike jawa 350 dont ask.
9th bike TRIUMPH Bonniville 750 US SPEC.

CAR learned to drive in familys
Hilman Husky.
1st car FORD Galaxy COUNTY SEDAN 5.7 ltr YANK TANK
2nd Mini Traveler. (Woody)
3rd Reliant Regal 600 cc (cat Killer)
4th Ford Cortina 1500 GT mk 2.
5th Rover 3500 V8
6th Vauxhall VX 490
7th Volvo 240 estate
8th Ford Granada 3000 ltr GLX
9th Morris Mini van
10th Austin Maxi 1750
11th Austin Montego est 2yrs old (wrote it off ) only accident to date)
12th Audi 100 BOAT
13th VW Golf 1.3 passed to Sheila as her first car kept it 4 yrs
14th MG Miget Ford Saffire 2000 Ghia
15th Ford Mercury Yank straight swap a Ford Capri 2000gxl
16th Ford Escort 1.8 Ghia
16th Vauxhhall Vectra 1.8 slx (Sheila now has had this 5yrs out of the 8yrs ownership now on 66k.
17th Nissan Terrano 2.7 swb still owned
18th Landrover Discovery 300 tdi present motor

driven Ford Mustang Caddie sedan deville, Oldsmobile cutless ,Buick riveara. Camero 350 z

 

[floyd500b]

Cars I've had

'82 Mk 2 Chavalier 1600
'85 Montego 1600HL
'84 Metro 1000 City - In "Clove Brown"
'89 Metro 1000 City X - honest it was lots better - 5-door
'91 Metro GTA - the Rover one, bit of a tool, but I got bored of sitting at 4500 revs on my 100 mile a day commute, so i bought a;
'91 Mk3 Chavalier 2.0CDX - eventually died with shot ABS leading to;
'97 Rover 620Sli - I wish I had kept it.
'98 Rover 825 Sterling - absolute tool - eventually gave it to my father and it ended up with dead head gaskets - £40 from Scrappie
'01 Audi A4 TDI - Company Car
'03 Lexus IS200 - Company Car
'05 Honda Accord 2.2iCDTi - Company Car
'03 Hyundai Santa fe 2.7CDX - still got it, but it's dead
'05 Navara

I occasionally drive;
My wife's Fiat Panda 100HP - high-powered Skateboard
My father's Mitsubishi Gallant - old but fun

Cheers

Graham

 

[Darwin]

Nissan Terrano
Astra Mk5
Astra Mk4
Corsa C
Frontera LWB
Lotus Excel
Honda RVF400R
Vauxhall Cavalier
Mondeo Estate
GOLF GTI Mk1
Suzuki RG125
Opel Manta
FSO Polski Fiat
ALFA GTV
Fiesta XR2
VW Beetle
Mk1 Escort