My motors over 32 years

Sky-drive said:
:thumbsup: definitely an interesting exercise and now I know where most of my hard earned ended up ... don't get me started on my motorcycle ownership, the thought of that & how much dosh I shelled out on those is something I have no wish to contemplate!! :roll:
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What I've found interesting with past cars is running the reg no's through the DVLA and seeing what they failed the MOTs on, also gives you an idea when the car was taken off the road or scrapped.

Tim.
 
Sky-drive said:
:thumbsup: definitely an interesting exercise and now I know where most of my hard earned ended up ... don't get me started on my motorcycle ownership, the thought of that & how much dosh I shelled out on those is something I have no wish to contemplate!! :roll:
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I must of owned around 50 motorbikes over the last 35 years, the rest of my money I just wasted :lol:
Rob
 
Some nice cars in particular the MK1 MR2. Brings back some fun memories of when I had MR2's. Always regret letting my MK1 go they are fantastic cars and pretty rare now.
 
philip27 said:
Some nice cars in particular the MK1 MR2. Brings back some fun memories of when I had MR2's. Always regret letting my MK1 go they are fantastic cars and pretty rare now.
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Certainly a great motor, never had a any probs over the 4 years I had mine, I was always letting people out of junctions just to flash the lights :)

Just a shame most have rusted away :(

Tim.
 
I wish I'd had the forethought to take photos of my cars and from more or less the same locations !
 
ronk said:
I wish I'd had the forethought to take photos of my cars and from more or less the same locations !
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To be honest Ron it wasn't intentional, just a coincidence over all that time as I've been at the same house and just happen to take a pic of the car on the drive at the time, I should need to subsitute the 118d M Sport and Z4 pics as they're the odd ones out :) I've actually forgotten one car :roll:

1985 Mazda 323 1.3 which I inherited from my dad in 1990 and sold it in 2005.
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The photo was taken when the car was 20 years old with 68,000 on the clock.

Wind up windows, no power steering, manual choke and a push button radio :)

Tim.
 
Wish I had pics of all my old vehicles, some of the earlier ones I never bothered.
Since I was 16 I havnt actually owned that many bikes or cars.
Honda MBX50 1984
Honda CB125 1983
Yamaha DT125LC 1985
Yamaha RD200
Yamaha DTR125 1990
Honda CB250RS
Kawasaki GPZ600R 1986
Kawasaki GPZ900R 1985
Yamaha FZR1000 Exup 1989
Yamaha TDM850 1996
Yamaha XT660X 2007
Yamaha YZF1000 R1 2006
In amongst all that have only been a handful of cars I have actually owned
Honda Accord 2.0i 1994
Peugeot 307 1.6hdi 2007
Mini Cooper 1.6 2007
BMW X6 2010
 
Nictrix said:
Wish I had pics of all my old vehicles, some of the earlier ones I never bothered.
Since I was 16 I havnt actually owned that many bikes or cars.
Honda MBX50 1984
Honda CB125 1983
Yamaha DT125LC 1985
Yamaha RD200
Yamaha DTR125 1990
Honda CB250RS
Kawasaki GPZ600R 1986
Kawasaki GPZ900R 1985
Yamaha FZR1000 Exup 1989
Yamaha TDM850 1996
Yamaha XT660X 2007
Yamaha YZF1000 R1 2006
In amongst all that have only been a handful of cars I have actually owned
Honda Accord 2.0i 1994
Peugeot 307 1.6hdi 2007
Mini Cooper 1.6 2007
BMW X6 2010
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I see a Yamaha theme going on there :thumbsup:

I was never allowed a bike :( the only Yamaha I owned was a guitar :cry:

Tim.
 
TitanTim said:
Nictrix said:
Wish I had pics of all my old vehicles, some of the earlier ones I never bothered.
Since I was 16 I havnt actually owned that many bikes or cars.
Honda MBX50 1984
Honda CB125 1983
Yamaha DT125LC 1985
Yamaha RD200
Yamaha DTR125 1990
Honda CB250RS
Kawasaki GPZ600R 1986
Kawasaki GPZ900R 1985
Yamaha FZR1000 Exup 1989
Yamaha TDM850 1996
Yamaha XT660X 2007
Yamaha YZF1000 R1 2006
In amongst all that have only been a handful of cars I have actually owned
Honda Accord 2.0i 1994
Peugeot 307 1.6hdi 2007
Mini Cooper 1.6 2007
BMW X6 2010
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I see a Yamaha theme going on there :thumbsup:

I was never allowed a bike :( the only Yamaha I owned was a guitar :cry:

Tim.
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Yep, bit of a Yamaha fan, got 2 in the family now and had at least 1 for the last 18 years.
Turning out to be a BMW fan now too with 2 in the family as well.
 
I'm having problems with the concept of living in the same house for as long as you have :o I've probably moved house more times than you've changed cars , maybe that's why I have very little furniture :lol:
The driveway shots over time are just amazing to me as they've evolved :thumbsup:
 
Paulwirral said:
I'm having problems with the concept of living in the same house for as long as you have :o I've probably moved house more times than you've changed cars , maybe that's why I have very little furniture :lol:
The driveway shots over time are just amazing to me as they've evolved :thumbsup:
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I nearly moved to Australia once :lol:

I've just never felt the inclination to move to be honest, I live in a nice neighbourhood in a quiet cul-de-sac with low crime overlooking the town, good neighbours whom I've known for over 20 years all which I think all counts for alot these days. I think I would always worry moving to an area thats potentially worse with neighbours from hell. Plus its just the cost of moving and starting all over again with a new property which has never appealed. I would only move if I had too or to the coast :)

Tim.
 
The post stirred a few memories !
Cars Since 1965 and there are some I wish I had now. Some I wish I'd never clapped eyes on.
1937 Fiat 500 Topolino
1937 Fiat 500 Topolino
Split back screen VW
Ford Y Type
Triumph Gloria Vitesse
1960 Mini
1963 Mini
Full Race spec 999 s
Full Race spec 1293s
Series 1 Landrover
Ford Cortina 1500
Ford Corina - Rally spec
Ford Capri - Modified 3.0l
Ford Rs 2000 Mk1
MGB Roadster
Citroen 2cv
Ford Fiesta Supersport
Saab 99 Turbo
Saab 900
Volvo 740 Gle
Volvo 740 Gle
Mitsubishi Shogun 2.3
Mitsubishi Shogun 2.8
Mitsubishi Shogun Pinnin
Landrover Discovery
Mercedes C class
Audi A4 Quattro
BMW Z4 3.0 E85
BMW Z4 3.0 E89
BMW Z4 35 is E89 - current
BMW 335 xd - current
 
Blimey Ron I've some catching up to do there :) I bet you wished you still had the RS Cortina, would probably be worth a bob or two now.

Tim.
 
There are a few on the list I wish i had now but the Rs 2000 is a definite - it was a proper one with AVO id plates.
The Cortina was ex RAC Rally car .
 
Oh dear, my car history is a bit sparse over 34 years...

Ford 1979 mk2 escort (traded in for the below)
VW 1981 mk1 golf (traded in for the below)
VW 1984 mk2 golf (sold privately)
Rover 1989 216gsi (went with the ex)
VW 1983 mk1 golf (purchased as a project as a divorce distraction & still own)
BMW 1991 325si (sold privately)
VW 2003 Polo (purchased new & still my DD with 157k on the clock)
BMW 2006 Z4 roadster E85 (only owned for 9 months)

The year shown is the year that the car was new.

The Fiat 500 in my profile pic is my wife's car - she get's all the goodies :o
 
My list is quite long due to being born in 1948
Austin A30
Austin A55
Triumph Vitesse
Ford Cortina
Ford Cortina
Ford Anglia 1300 (Escort gt engine)
Ford Escort 1650 Rally prepared
Escort Mexico
Morris Marina 1.8 Tow car for autograss racing
Avenger 1.6
Ford Cortina est 2.0
Ford Cortina
Sunbeam 1.6

Volvo 240
Ford Escort 1.6
Vauxhall Cavalier
Ford Siera 1.8
Volvo 240
Vauxhall Cavalier
Ford Siera 2.0
Toyota Carina 2.0
Toyota Carina 2.0
Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0
Toyota Avensis 2.0
Toyota Avensis est 2.0
Bmw Z3 2.0
Mazda 626 2.0
BMW Z4 3.0 which I still have
Mazda 6 1.8
Mazda 6 2.0
Toyota Auris 1.6
I passed my test at 17,I would sell a car before 12 months ownership and try and make a few bob or minimise any losses.I have never bought new,six months old being the newest.Since buying the Z4 I have tended to keep the Mazda cars for 3 yrs.As I mentioned above I still have the Z4.
Alongside the cars I have owned a few motorcycles.
I know the list is not very exciting ,but I always try and pay for motors out of savings thus no super cars .
 
Thanks for ther replies all :thumbsup: so really I've hardly owned any cars at all :D Think I need to change a little more often :)

I have a neighbour a few doors who has an 1995 Escort Cosworth 4x4 tucked away in the garage and has been there since around 1996, I've only seen it venture out a few times but must be worth over 20k now :o

Tim.
 
TitanTim said:
I have a neighbour a few doors who has an 1995 Escort Cosworth 4x4 tucked away in the garage and has been there since around 1996, I've only seen it venture out a few times but must be worth over 20k now :o

Tim.
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I wonder if he has actually enjoyed the car in the time he has owned it. :(
 
Nictrix said:
TitanTim said:
I have a neighbour a few doors who has an 1995 Escort Cosworth 4x4 tucked away in the garage and has been there since around 1996, I've only seen it venture out a few times but must be worth over 20k now :o

Tim.
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I wonder if he has actually enjoyed the car in the time he has owned it. :(
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Probably not, I know I'm bad hiding the M140i away during the winter but at least its used the rest of the year but thats more to do I can't be arsed with winter tyres :roll: . I think the Escort is purely an investment which for some there lies the appeal of not using a car but enjoying the fact its value is going up over the years as the car gets rarer. Part of me though thinks life is way too short.

Tim.
 
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