Mini 850
Vauxhall Chevette
Ford Fiesta
Mini Cooper
Fiesta XR2
Escort XR3i
Orion 1.6i
Rover 820
Lancia Delta Integralie
Toyota Corolla
Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
Fiat Punto Cabriolet
Fiat Multipla
Fiat Punto 55
Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo
Fiat Seicento Sporting
Fiat Panda 100HP

Sure i have missed a few out lol

Si - Punto said:

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

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The 100hp is one of the most fun car's I've ever driven although it can't really be compared to the likes of the M Coupe and Clio V6 etc....but it shocked me at how bloody good it actually is!!!!

Si - Punto said:

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

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Had a Lancia Delta Integralie and a Coupe 20v Turbo

The 100HP is obviosly not as quick as these, but for the running costs and fun that can be had the 100HP rules.:slayer:

Oh and not to mention the reliability of the above cars

I have had:
seat ibiza 1000cc
fiat seicento 900cc
toyota corolla 1400cc :bang:
fiat panda 1.2 dynamic :slayer:
fiat panda 100HP :worship:

87 VW Passat
90 Alfa 164 V6
91 Alfa 164 V6
94 Alfa 164 V6 cloverleaf
94 Alfa 155
92 Saab 9000 Turbo
98 Alfa GTV
Alfa 166 V6
01 Alfa 156 S/W
06 Suzuki Swift

and now

Super Panda! :slayer:

Escort MK1 1.3 Sport
Escort MK1 1.3 GT
Escort MK1 1.3 XL
Escort MK2 1.6 Sport
Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 L Prept night rallys
Escort MK2 1.6 Mexico
Land Rover SWB Series 2A
Land Rover SWB Series 1
Mini 1000 1.3 GT motor
Opel Manta MK1 1.9
Fiat 126
Punto 55
Punto 1.6 Sporting
Punto Active Sport 1.2
Brava/o HGT
Renault 21 Turbo
Golf GTI 1.8 MK2
Cortina 1.6 ?
Fiesta MK1 950
Sierra 1.8 LX
Grande Punto 1.9 Sporting
Citroen Pluriel
Mitsubishi Pajero 3.5 swb
Freelander 1.8 swb
Multipla 1.9 ELX
Panda MJ Sporting
Panda 100hp
Might have missed a few, loads of bikes too.

My 100hp can't compare with my old VX220 for acceleration and pace, but on real roads in good old British weather it's probably as quick a lot of the time once it's up and running.

Overtaking won't be the same as it used to be, though I enjoy the challenge of keeping the speed up and using well timed overtakes rather than just punching the throttle, more satisfaction to be had I reckon..

Great lists of cars coming out, it's always interesting!

1993 Pug 205 diesel (learnt to drive in it and only gotten rid of in May this year!)
1973 BMW 2002
1973 Escort 1300E
1983 Vauxhall Chevette Hatch (still got it, in the process of a 2.0 16v swap)
2008 Panda 100hp

doctorchris said:

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).

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For me, 4 years is an awfully short time... I drove my old 1992 Polo for 11 years before buying my Panda. (I kept the Polo too, it's still going well 14 years on and driven daily by my hubby...) You'll probably still see me driving the Panda many years from now...

Citroen 2CV6 - red/white (87-88)
Citroen AX - metallic blue (88-89)
Austin Rover Mini 1000 - black (89-91)
Toyota Starlet - red (91-92)
Citroen 2CV6 - maroon/yellow (92-93)
Kia Pride - red (93-97)
Fiat Cinquecento Sporting - black (97-99)
Citroen Saxo Automatic (simply dreadful!) - dark blue (99-00)
Rover Mini Cooper Sport - BRG/silver (00-02)
BMW Mini Cooper - silver (02-05)
Smart Roadster - blue/silver (05-07)
Citroen C1 - red (06-07)
Fiat Panda 100HP - electroclash grey (07 on)

Mini Clubman (original)
Talbot Samba
Ford Fiesta MK 2 Ghia
Ford Escort 'Bonus'
Fiat Panda 1000s
Escort XR3i (Early life crisis)
Fiat Uno 45
Fiat Cinquecento SX
Rover 216 SLi (company car)
Rover 618i (company car)
Vectra SRI (company car)
Ford Focus 'Ebony'
Alfa 147 (black/tan leather)
Stilo Mjet 150 (very quick with remap!)
Alfa 147 (silver/red leather)

Cars now....Panda Mjet, Cinq Sporting and '94 Panda Fizz

All that cash.......

Favorite car.......Panda of course......although the Alfa's were rather special....

Cars and bikes:

1934 Austin 7 Nippy
1986 Honda VT250 (re-engined after a rod failure in the 'fast' lane of the M6 )
1992 Citroen Ax Gti
1996 Ford Fiesta 1.25 LX
1993 Honda Fireblade CBR900-RRN
1997 Ford Mondeo 1.8LX
1988 Van Diemen RF88 Formula Ford
1996 Lotus Elise (now re-engined with a Cosworth Duratec from a Caterham CSR)
2007 Fiat Panda 100hp

A bit of an eclectic mix , but I've enjoyed (or continue to enjoy) every one.

Wee Smurf said:

For me, 4 years is an awfully short time... I drove my old 1992 Polo for 11 years before buying my Panda. (I kept the Polo too, it's still going well 14 years on and driven daily by my hubby...) You'll probably still see me driving the Panda many years from now...

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Good for you, Weesmurf. For a long time I've been self-employed and well paid so changing cars didn't cost me so much due to tax advantages. My circumstances are now different and I wil be inclined to keep my cars for longer.
I feel that if you have a car that you've looked after and found to be reliable it's a good idea to keep hold of it. The longer you keep it, the less per year the depreciation. Put aside the money you might have put into a loan for a new car and when your old one dies you'll probably be able to afford a new or nearly new one.

Fiat Panda 1.3 Multijet - My Mum's car, I drove it for about a year after passing test.
Fiat Punto Mk2 1.2 8v - drove for 2 years with countless problems and ridiculous amounts of money put into it, now my sisters car.
Fiat Panda 100HP - Quite a step up from the Punto, absolutely awesome!

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Good for you, Weesmurf. For a long time I've been self-employed and well paid so changing cars didn't cost me so much due to tax advantages. My circumstances are now different and I wil be inclined to keep my cars for longer.
I feel that if you have a car that you've looked after and found to be reliable it's a good idea to keep hold of it. The longer you keep it, the less per year the depreciation. Put aside the money you might have put into a loan for a new car and when your old one dies you'll probably be able to afford a new or nearly new one.

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You hit the nail on the head there... That's why I kept the Polo...

And as for the Panda - I didn't originally set out to buy a new car, but decided that I might as well since I tend to keep my cars so long. And the extra couple of thousand I spent allowed me to get the exact car that I wanted (Skydome, sliding rear seat, extra air bags etc).

Triumph Herald (fitted Vitesse Engine)
Triumph Spitfire
Minivan (fitted full Cooper S setup)
Mini 850 (fitted MG 1100 engine)
Hillman Hunter 1725
Austin 1100 (fitted 1300 engine)
Allegro (blah!)
MK 2 Cortina (tuned 1600, twin Webers etc)
MK 1 Escort (stage 1 engine + all the go faster bits)
MK 2 Capri 3 Litre
MK 3 Cortina
Peugot 104
Peugot 104 - must have liked the first one!
Nissan Sunny
Suzuki Swift
Panda 1.2 Dynamic
+ various company cars (all Fords)

In 12 years. inc year of model

Fiesta 950cc 1987
Astra 1.4 1992... Bleurgh!!
Punto TDSX 1996
Ka collection 2000.. written off :0(
Mitsubishi colt 1.3 1999
Punto 60sx 1998
Honda Civic 1.6 2004
Smart ForTwo 2006
Panda 100HP 2007.. yay!

A lot of eyebrows were raised when going from Honda to Smart.. Just wouldnt be happy til I'd had one!

tifosi V8 said:

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..

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There has been a similar tread on here already but just cant find it

Here's my list!

VW Golf GTI 1.6
Citroen AX GTI
Peugeot 309 1.9 GTI
Toyota MR2 1.6
Toyota MR2 2.0
Lotus Esprit 2.2 Turbo
BMW/MINI Cooper 1.6
Daewoo Matiz 1.0
Audi TT Roadster 1.8 Turbo
Fiat Panda 100HP

All have been great cars and I would gladly own any of them again. Only one of them stranded me at the roadside..

The Golf, twice! Once when the points failed, and once when the clutch cable snapped!

Stand-out cars are the 309 for it's mix of power delivery, steering and handling..

and the Lotus, an unbelievable ride quality with almost no body roll and steering from a go-cart, no go below 5000 rpm though, but always an occasion to drive.

Electric/electro hydraulic power steering is the worst thing that has happened to cars in the last 20 years.. AAAGGGHHH. Horrible.

Here.s my list - mostly in order

Ford Escort mk1 1100cc Estate
Renault 30
Skoda Estelle 120 LS (well someone had to have had one)
Fiat Regatta
Vauxhall Mk1 Carlton 1800
Seat Toledo TDI SXE
1986 Ford Escort 1.6
Honda 2.2 Prelude VTEC
Toyota 3.0 Surf (1993)

and now the Fiat Panda 1.2 Dynamic