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Learnt to Drive in a 1997 Volvo 850 turbo(estate) everyone moves out of the way of a volvo with L plates!!!

First car 1999 Fiat Brava 80(R.I.P)
now driving 02 Fiat Stilo 1.9JTD:)

Only been driving since feb 2008
 
Oh and just incase anyone is interested...a few cars I have driven, but never owned(eg friends/boyfriends cars and hire cars)

Bentley Turbo R (FUN FUN FUN!)
smart roadster (brabus bluewave)
Audi A8 4.2L v8
Alpha 156
Mitsubishi FTO
Evo vii
Ferarri 360 Spider
M3 Convertible
Astra 1.6 Twinport
Honda Civic type R(I persuaded the local garage to let me test drive it 3 days after passing my test!:)
Vogue range rover
Bmw 318is
Ford escort replica cosworth

I have some very very trusting friends!!
 
Current:
FIAT Uno 45-S '87 (late late 87)
SKODA 105 L '88
SKODA 120 L '89

Future: (maybe :/ one of these.)
Honda Civic (sedan) '87
FIAT Uno 45-Sting '89
FIAT Regata '89
 
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When I was young I used to change cars frequently so:

1965 Rover 2000 (when they were old nails and not classics)
1974 Mini 850
1972 Capri 3000E
1978 Alfasud 1.5ti
1979 MG Midget
1982 Fiesta XR2 (first new car - well almost it was an ex demo)
1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am & Fiat 126 (couldn't afford to run the Pontiac all the time)
1982 XJ12 (still with Fiat and later with Capri)
1974 Ford Capri RS2600
1963 Austin Healey 3000 (sold Capri to buy & kept for 12 years)
1979 Ford Granada 2.8 GL (All I could afford after selling XJ to cover wedding costs)

Fortunately the company cars kick in not long after
1983 Ford Cortina Mk V (hand me down)
1984 Ford Orion 1.6 GL (another hand me down)
1986 Vauxhall Cavalier Diesel (Granada traded for a Citroen Visa)
1987 Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
1990 Ford Sierra 2.0 Ghia (missus had 1989 Rover 216 SE - last of the box shape)
1992 Vauxhall Senator 2.6 (plus had a 1993 Rover 216 GTI for the missus)

Redundancy in 1995 sees me buying my own cars again
1994 Volvo 850 Estate 20v

Divorce in 1997 sees the demise of the Healey
1998 Chrysler Neon SLX (plus Triumph Stag to play with until 2008)
2003 Rover 75 1.8T

Currently own
2005 Fiat Croma 150 Eleganza
1993 TVR S3

Looking at this I seem to have had a subconscious love of the V6 Ford
 
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Oh gee... well, I'll try my best!

Renault Clio mk2 - First car
Vauxhall Vectra SRI 2.0
Vauxhall Vectra GSI 2.5 - Superb car!
Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo - 300bhp, would spin up in 6th gear!
Vauxhall Omega MV6 3.0 - Very quick and sublime comfort, looks the nuts too

In between the middle of those I had a stage where I worked for Renault and changed cars every week, so in the space of a year I had some 70 cars lol, can't list them all but basically every renault model made I had
 
ChrisWall said:
Oh gee... well, I'll try my best!

Renault Clio mk2 - First car
Vauxhall Vectra SRI 2.0
Vauxhall Vectra GSI 2.5 - Superb car!
Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo - 300bhp, would spin up in 6th gear!
Vauxhall Omega MV6 3.0 - Very quick and sublime comfort, looks the nuts too

In between the middle of those I had a stage where I worked for Renault and changed cars every week, so in the space of a year I had some 70 cars lol, can't list them all but basically every renault model made I had
Click to expand...

Including an Avantine? Always loved the design of those but ........well it's French isn't it?
 
MK3 VW Polo CL Coupe 1.0 - First car. Never let me down but use to get ripped because it was almost as old as I was at the time.

MK2 ph1 Renault Clio 1.2 8v - Again, never let me down. Got rid because gearbox went.

Mk2 ph2 Renault Clio dCI 65 - ****ing ****box. Fine, 70mpg but spent THOUSANDS repairing it. No garage could diagnose the problem it had so kept throwing money at it for a full year until the diff went. Got rid and that will be the last French/Diesel car I ever own.

Grande Punto Active Sport 1.4 8v - :)

Bit of a **** car history, I know.
 
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well ive been driving a year and a bit and ive had a few cars, haha

Vauxhall corsa 1.2 merit,(never drove it )

Renault megane 1.6 coupe alize , (first road legal car , loved it until i crashed it :( )

vauxhall corsa 1.4 merit auto,, (brought due to the megane being up the creeek and i hated this car , auto is not for me )

fiat punto mk1 1.1-sport ,, ( wikked car this was paid near on bugger all for it done a fair bit of milage for me tooo :p )

honda civic 1.3 dx, (i loved my civic shame i got ripped of and never knew it till the M.O.T , thats when it went to the scrap yard,)

NOw i own a fiat punto 1.2 elx 5door, (i love the look of this , and i shal keep it tuntillll i can afford my child hood car )

several cars in a year eeeeek...
 
Renault Clio MK1 1.4RT: (My first car, handled well)
Fiat Punto 60S MK1: (Work car)
Fiat Punto GT MK1: (This was my first quick car, ordered it with the full Abarth kit then paid a fair whack to a tuning company who got it up to about 185BHP, then stupidly nearly killed myself a year later in it by hitting a bridge head on at 30mph after being nearly blinded by someone's full beams :bang: I survived which was more than could be said for the Punto :cry:)
Kia Mentor: (2nd Work Car, have to say, very reliable)
Suzuki Swift GTi: (Surprisingly fun wee car)
Alfa Romeo 146 Ti: (Loved this car, unfortunately the steering felt far too vague)
Alfa Romeo 33 Cloverleaf Permanent 4: (Bought it from an Alfa specialist in Edinburgh. She was a beauty, 4WD & a tuned boxer engine, it just never lost grip or stopped pulling. If my memory serves there was only 4 left in the UK when I had her, unfortunately as I was getting married I could no longer afford to fork out on average £500 per month in repair bills):cool:
Volvo 460 2L GLT: (Nice car felt like a tank after the Alfa)
Peugeot 307 Sport: (I thought Alfas could be troublesome, this heap even though it was brand new was forever back & forward to the garage, worst car ever!)(n)
Fiat Punto MK2 1.2: (Bought as my wife’s first car, kept her amused for 6 months)
Panda Dynamic 1.3JTD: (The wife’s one)
Panda 100HP: (The Go-cart, guaranteed to put a smile on your face, great wee car) :D

Current:
Punto Evo Sporting 135 MultiAir: (So far so good)(y)
Doblo 1.9JTD Cargo: (Work Vehicle, ultra reliable… if only all Fiats were like this) :worship:
 
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Well I may have posted already but didnt put the list...

1992 Fiat Tempra- My first car was a free motor! (y)
1992 Seat Ibiza- Absolute rubbish
1989 BMW 525i SE- Black with limo black windows, a car Ive wanted since a child and I still have it with no intentions of ever selling it :D
1994 BMW 520i SE- Totally spotless car, showroom clean. Pity about the Vanos and HG...
1992 BMW 520i- 5 speed manual. True sideways action tested :devil:
1998 Fiat Punto 60- Best car ive ever owned (like a new car)
1999 Fiat Punto Sporting- Broken cat=Absolute rocket above 3.5k rpm (n) rolled at a horrendous speed and walked away...
1993 Subaru Impreza- Riot of a car untill it broke :mad:
1991 Honda Civic- It was free and brown (shudder) :yuck:
2002 Renault Laguna 1.8 16v- Cheap and cheerless with a long list of problems. Went on fire and scrapped it (y)
1996 Ford Escort- Worst car EVER :mad::mad::mad:
1998 Fiat Seicento- Cheap and cheeky especially with the 2x800w subs and yellow xenons, I want another one!!
1999 Fiat Bravo- My modded and rebuilt daily hack :) retired now and shredded... :cry:
1998 Fiat Bravo TD100- A rocket that never took off :(
2000 Fiat Bravo- The current project...
2001 Fiat Punto Sporting- Feels much faster than a 1.2!!!

Not bad for a 21 year old (y)
 
In 2007; 03 FORD FIESTA 1.4 TDCi Zetec, learnt to drive and owned this car. terrible handling and build quality, body panels quite literally fell off.. plus the turbo failed:bang:

In 2009; 57 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.3 CDTi ECOflex, excellent little car, was only a part owner in this car at purchase. drove on a regular basis, was nippy, reliable and strange to say, Fun.

In 2009; 02 SEAT LEON 1.6, first full owned car. was a impluse buy after the Corsa. wasnt reliable, but was a lot of fun. The oil pump failed at one point costing a lot of money. But its fate was ultimately sealed when in early 2010 in was crashed into by a car while it was parked. majority of engine bay, steering and passenger side needed replacing costing 2.5times the value of the car, so was a Cat-B write off if i remember meaning the car was scrapped. Sad day :cry:

In 2010; 06 FIAT PUNTO 1.2 ACTIVESPORT. Quick replacement for the Seat. was purchased in a rush and at an economical value to replace the written off car. Tested 2 cars, both punto's one a 5dr active the other a 3dr AS. fell in love with the ActiveSport, and here we are today (y)
 
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S Reg Punto S60 1.2, Stewie - Great little car, literally cost me nothing to run. Owned for 1 year. Sold to buy the Alfa.

P Reg Alfa 145 2.0, Greg - Amazing car, put so much money and time into my 145. Loved every minute of owning this car and it never broke down on me once ;-) I uprated the brakes, bodykit, whole new leater interior, ECU remap and exhaust. Owned for 2 years. Crashed it and couldnt afford to take it off the road to fix it :(

'60 Reg Fiat Punto Evo 1.4T, Roary - only 4 months of ownership so far just coming up for 5k miles, loving having a turbo :)
 
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