This comes up on most car forums, has there been a similar thread here?

It would be interesting to see what people have come from to end up in a 100hp..

Brava 1.2 16v.

Real old friend and I haven't actually 'owned' anything else although I've had many cars in my custody.

Came from a modded Mondeo diesel which was a great car but just a bit too big for my needs!

Chris

Golf Diesel
Panda Diesel
Panda Petrol
Panda 100HP

I'm really imaginative, me

Austin Healey Sprite
Mini
Metro
Manta + Mini
Cavalier
Citroen BX 16v
Mondeo
3 x Cinquecento
Seicento
Mazda 626 (Sorry, was the wife's, honest!)
Marea 20v
Alfa 156
Panda 100hp

Audi 80
MG Metro (what a horrendous piece of scrap)
Mini 1000 with 1275 fitted (a real oil burner)
Citroen AX GT
VW camper
Citroen Berlingo Multispace ( I still have it and it's great)
Panda 100 HP (the dogs pods)

I've had..

Nissan Micra 1.0
Mini Cooper R50
Vauxhall VX220 2.2
Fiat Panda 100hp

Loved them all!

Triumph Herald 12/50
Talbot Horizon
Mazda 323
Peugeot 309
Volvo 740GL Estate
Ford Maverick LWB
Nissan Terrano 2 LWB
Panda 4x4 Climbing

Owned over a period of 31 years of car ownership, i.e. kept each car for an average of almost 4 years. Once comfortable with a car I don't like to change (some would say I'm just stingy).

Right you asked for this:-

Ford Escort Mk1 (modied 1600 engine)
Ford Orion 1600Ghia 1njection
Renault 5GT Turbo ( Go cart on steriods)
Fiat Panda 4x4
Fiat Panad 4x4 Sisley
Suzuki Vitara JLX
Range Rover 4.2 Overfinch Mk2 (Super Tanker on Steriods)
Isuzu Trooper 3.2V6 LWB
Mitsubishi Pajero 2.8 TD SWB
Fiat Panda 4x4

On refelction not a bad hand, bar the odd exception !

Cars and the year of manufacture of the car.

Golf 1.6 1979
Firenza 2.3 Sport SL 1972 (Heavily modified)
Cavalier 2.0 Sports Hatch
MK1 Kadett SR 1981 (GTE Running gear)
Astra GTE 16v 1988
Mk1 MR2 1987 (Supercharger conversion)
Mk1 MR2 1988 (supercharger conversion)
MK1 MR2 1986
Rover 214sli 1990
Hilux Surf 1993
BMW 325i Coupe 1994
Integra Type-R 1996
Panda MJ 2007
Panda 100Hp 2008

My cars since 2004 when i passed my test:

1. Perodua Nippa 850cc (write off)
2. Perodua Nippa 850cc again
3. Suzuki Ignis Sport 110bhp (write off)
4. Daihatsu Charade
5. Panda Multijet

next i will buy Panda cross or 500, not sure yet but i like dreaming...

1. Ford Ka Collection - good
2. Citroen C2 VTS* - better
3. Fiat Panda 100HP :slayer:- best!



*and many different hire cars at the numerous times this car stopped working!

Being only 22, my car history isn't all that exciting:

1. Toyota Corolla 1.3 DX (1988, bought 2004, sold 2006)
2. Fiat Panda Multijet (2008, bought new)

judging by the list so far there are a fair few young onwers, lured by the cheap insurance no doubt. Not enough space for my list of cars !

Mini i
vauxhall viva 1300
Datsun 140j
Vauxhall vx490
opal manta
Bmw 316
Renault 21 Turbo(Awesome)
Renault 21 Txe
Renault 11 Txe
Renault 9 Txe
3 fiestas
Escort 1300L
Capri 1600L
Cavalier 1600GLS
2 Granadas 3lt Ghia+2.8GL
Golf 1600 GLS
Bmw 520i Mk2
Rover 820si
Clio 1.9DTI(Quite rare and stil in family)
Laguna privlidge 1.9dci (traded in for 100hp)
We won,t even start on my motorcycles
MIght seem like alot but i have been driving for 28 years.

Panda 100HP
Polo GTI 1.8T
Seat Altea TDI 170 FR
Celica T Sport
Seat Ibiza TDI 130
MX5 1.8
MINI Cooper
MINI One
Fiesta Zetec S
VW Lupo SDI
Fiat Punto 60s
Fiat Cinquetento
MG Metro
Fiesta XR2 mk2
Citroen AX GT
Fiat UNO 55S
MGB GT
Alfa Sud 1.5 ti
Mini (original)

Cars we've owned:

Fiat Cinquecento
Vauxhall Cavallier
VW Golf 1.6 GL
Daewoo Matiz
BMW Z3 2.8
VW Golf VR6
Ford FRP
Audi S4
Ford FRP (we loved the earlier one so much, we got another)
Renault Clio V6 Mk I
BMW Z3 M Roadster
Renault Clio 182
Renault Clio V6 Mk II
Renault Scenic 1.5 dci
VW Polo 1.9 tdi
Westfield
Nissan 350z Nismo
Mini Works GP
BMW E60 525d

And at the moment we have:

100hp
BMW Z3 M Coupe
BMW 320d Touring

I think that's everything.....seems a bit much considering we're only 25 & 27 yrs old!!

1973 Mini 850
1978 Mini 1275GT
1973 Mini Marcos
1978 Camaro Z28
1980 Range Rover V8
1987 BL Maestro
1953 Chevrolet Bel-Air Sports Coupe
1997 Punto 55s (RIP mate!)
1972 Mini 850

2005 Panda Eleganza
2007 Panda 100hp

It surprises me how many of you have come from high powered cruisers, etc to the 100HP. What's the change over like?

I'm not a Panda owner (yet, maybe soon, not sure ) but so far my list is:

'91 Renault Clio RT 1.4 8v
'04 Fiat Punto Active mk2b 1.2 8v
'99 Fiat Bravo HGT 2.0 5cyl 20v
'98 Fiat Punto GT3 1.4 8v Turbo
'07 Fiat Grande Punto Sporting 1.9 MJTD

Next up................. maybe Panda 100HP

That's an acceptable list for 4 years driving I would say.