Members car history.

[Breaker]

I've had more motorbikes than cars, but my list looks like this in ascending order:

1. Vauxhall Viva Sport! (First car I ever drove on the road. Hired to me by a mate so I had something to drive while I was learning. I never took my car test until I was 28 and that was only through necessity! I wasn't interested in them as they were too slow compared to motorbikes! ).

2. Opal Manta Coupe (First car I ever owned. Pre fuel injected model. Great car!).

3. Opel Manta GTE Estate (first one got written off in a motorway shunt!! Not my fault! I was annoyed!!).

3. Ford Escort Van (beat up old one to transport my guitar gear as I was now in a Rock Band!).

4. Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (the Smokey and the Bandit type). 6.6 ltr V8!! (I still had the Escort Van for the shopping car).

5. Ford RS2000 (bull-nose model). Great car! I traded the Trans Am for this (Fuel prices were getting OTT and 12MPG on a run was getting silly!!).

Escort van was killed off. Lent it to my then sister in law while I was away on holiday. It got involved in a head on smash caused by a joy rider!! Driver OK, car written off! (Found out where the joy rider lived. Went round mob handed to get money off him. Joyrider had skipped town)!! Apparently the police did find him as he owed rent to some landlords. They probably just slapped his hand!

RS2000 stolen outside my house!! Shell found 3 days later in a farmers field completely stripped!!

6. Suzuki Jeep SJ1300.

7. Ford Escort Turbo MK 2. Great car!!

8. Ford Probe V6. That was my first purchased new car. (yes I know, a Probe, but it was a good car to drive!).

9. Ford Maverick 4x4.

10. Ford Mondeo ST24. Now that was a good car!

12. MINI Cooper (bought in first year of production. Loads of faults over 7 months. MINI took it back and built me another one for free!!).

11. Second MINI Cooper!

12. Mini Cooper JCW S. (The supercharged one. Still probably the best car I have ever owned and a true A to B fast car! I wish I had kept that!!).

13. Diahatsu Terios 4x4. Bought as a general runaround car. Still have it. It just keeps going!

14. BMW Z4 3.0si Coupe.

15. BMW Z4 E89.

16. Range Rover Evoque.

 

[martynports]

Here we go;

Ford Capri 1.6 Laser
Vauxhall cavalier
Ford Orion Ghia
Peugeot 405
Peugeot 406
Vauxhall vectra Sri
Ford sierra estate
Volvo 440
Vauxhall vectra diesel
Rover 420gsi
Citroen xantia
Ford Mondeo auto
Ford Mondeo
Audi coupe 2.6
Audi 100
Mg midget
Mg BGT
Volkswagen passat tdi
BMW 320 coupe
Audi a3 3.2 Quattro
Mazda mx5
Audi a6 tdi
Vauxhall Astra twin top
Vauxhall omega
Peugeot 306 cabriolet
Peugeot 306 diesel x3 (at various points)
Alfa Romeo 156
Jeep grand Cherokee
Volvo 240 estate
Peugeot 206 grand tourisme
Ford focus
BMW 330d
Volvo c70 cabriolet
Ford Mondeo diesel titanium
Ford Mondeo petrol
Volkswagen bora 1.8t
Volkswagen bora tdi
Land rover defender
Volvo 850 estate
VW golf GTi
BMW z4

Without looking at the list I have at home, I can't remember the other 12 ish that need to be on there! I'm pretty sure 55 is the current total...

 

[zerocool82]

Citroen Saxo 1.1
Volkswagen Golf MK4 1.6
Audi A3 1.9 tdi
Volkswagen Beetle 1.8 turbo
Audi A3 1.9 tdi
BMW 325ti
BMW 120d
Audi TT 225
BMW 330d
BMW 335i
BMW Z4MC

 

[Markcoopers]

Vauxhal chevette
Rover 216
Skoda favorit
Renault Clio 1.4rt
Westfield SE
Renault Clio rt
Rover 400
Rover 400
Escort ?
Escort ?
Honda civic SE
Vindicator Vulcan V8
Westfield sei
mk4 golf GTi
Westfield se8
Mini Cooper s
Westfield sei (4age conversion)
Saab 9000
BMW 320d SE saloon
Westfield sew
BMW 320i m sport saloon
Westfield SE
BMW 320d Es touring
Merc c200 komperesser saloon
BMW 123d SE
BMW e36 M3 EVO cab
Ferrari mondial t coupe
BMW 118d coupe
Mk1 mk5
Z4M R

 

[edd_jedi]

1986 Ford fiesta 1.1
1986 Fiat Regatta 1.6
1988 Ford Orion 1.6
1994 Hyundai Lantra 1.5
1992 BMW 316i saloon
1992 BMW 325i coupe
2005 VW Polo 1.0 (my first and last attempt at a sensible car - it lasted about a month!)
1997 BMW Z3 1.8
1996 BMW 328i convertible
2002 BMW 540i Sport
1999 BMW 323i Sport convertible
2002 BMW 530i Sport
2008 BMW Z4 coupe 3.0si

 

[DPG]

1. Vauxhall Nova

2. Vauxhall Nova SR

3. Pug 306 TD

4. MK4 VW Golf TDI

5. MK 1 Audi TT

6. BMW Z4 Roadster

7. MK5 Golf GTI

8. Suzuki SS

9. BMW 120D Coupe

10. BMW Z4 Coupe

11. Suzuki GV1600

 

[BRC]

1. 1965 Rover P6 2.0 litre comfy but full of fault
2. 1960 Austin mini, bomb proof and loved it
3. 1968 (I think) Ford Zephyr Mk 1V 2.0, vile car
4. 1972 Ford Cortina 2.0 GXL, 2 door and now worth serious money
5. 1977 Triumph TR7, not as bad as some would have you believe
6. 1979 Ford Cortina Mk 1V, basic motoring and first sole use co car
7. 1984 Vauxhall Cavalier, good car with huge boot, second co car
8. Ford Capri 1.6, hated this car more than anything else I've ever hated, would I get home without AA assistance....... no!
9. 1988 Ford XR3i 1.6 good car and my first brand new co car
10. 1994 Rover 600 2.0, best car I've ever had, went on to cover 187K miles without fault
11. 1998 Alfa 156 2.0, loved this car, it was utterly reliable and good fun
12. 2005 VW Passat 2.0 TDI, my first diesel and that's when I discovered the meaning of torque
13. 2009 Vauhall Insignia 2.0 diesel, better than what you've heard
14. 2008 Z4 Roadster, my current weekend car and new found hobby!
15. Currently on order Skoda 2.0 TDI, have a feeling this is going to be my last co car - yippee!

 

[Rob s]

1. Ford KA - First car, really liked it sadly written off after being hit by drunk driver
2. Ford Fiesta Ghia 1.4l - replaced the KA.
3. Ford Kuga 2.0 - Great car (first new car owned for 18 months then sold for £1200 more than i paid) wish I’d kept it longer.
4. Fiesta Zetec-s 120ps - really good fun
5. BMW E92 335I SE – very quick but had loads of engine problems, Vanos, HPFP, coil packs all went in the space of 9 months. Luckily was BMW AUC.
6. BMW 123d msport Coupe – quick, fun, economical, cheap(ish) to run
7. Z4MR – 2 weeks in and loving every drive

 

[Beetlegav]

My first car
1972 1300a VW Beetle


Second car
Vauxhall corsa b 1.0
Actually really loved this car, seriously good fun to drive





And now my bmw z4 3.0

 

[Transmat]

1) 1988 Fiat Uno turbo 1.3ie (death trap, always stank of petrol)
2) 1987 Honda CRX 1.6 (face lift model, excellent car, mint as it was previously owned by my dad)
3) 1996 Citroen Saxo VTR (very fun car)
4) 2001 MG ZR 105+ (the most horrendous car ever, I was pleased to see it go)
5) 2002 Renault Clio 172 (quite fun but seemed dated)
6) 2004 Renault Clio 182 (dull)
7) 2007 Renault Clio 197 (nice car, one of my favorites)
8 ) 2007 BMW Z4 Si Sport Coupe (good car)
9) 2010 Porsche Cayman 2.9 gen2 (engine written off at 6k miles, rubbish)
10) 2010 BMW Z4 sdrive30i (nice, a bit unreliable)

 

[JohnDonovan]

1. Fiat Panda 1000
Put in great service & many miles to/from Uni and to/from early gigs

2. Citroen ZX estate 1.4i
Great car: did 3 years & 70000 miles, didn't even need to change a bulb. Only problem was inflicted by a run in with a fox one night...

3. Citroen Xsara estate 2.0 HDI
Terrible car: multiple electrical & engine management problems with 13 trips to dealer in first three months of ownership.

4. Audi A6 2.4i
First of the curvy A6 saloons. Nice car but start of dubious Audi customer service

5. Audi TT Mk1 S-line (225)
Loved the car, but had terrible customer service from Audi during ownership: hence initial move to BMW

6. BMW 535i (E39) - Great motorway cruiser with a lush V8

7. BMW 530i (E60) - Another fab motorway cruiser with all the toys as first owner had specced the lot including HUD & night vision etc

8. BMW Z4 sDrive35i (2011 E89) - current wheels! Still putting a smile on my face on a regular basis. About to embark on a year long UK theatre tour in it!