Car History

[Prilliant03]

Vauxhall Nova 1.2 Swing 3 door. Utter pile of crap, but I l,oved it.

Fiat Punto 1.7 TDSX. Quite brilliant. Hauled me all the way to Tuscany and back without drama.

Citroen ZX 1.4 Avantage. Not a bad car until I got a tankful of dodgy fuel

Citroen Xsara 1.9 TD. Faultless, but so dull.

Renault Clio 1.2 Mk2. Gearbox faults from day one. Rubbish car.

Fiat Brava 1.2 SX. Lovely car. Passed on to a friend when I left Ireland.

VW Golf Mk3 1.9 D. Slower than a slug on crutches, but incredible economy. Died when the MOT cost more to pass than the car was worth.

Volvo 340. Given it by a friend. Drove it twice. Loathed it. Scrapped it.

Citroen AX 1.0. 20 years old and only 30,000 miles. Another freebie. Sold after a year for £125.

Ford Fiesta 1.3 Encore. Basic but great to drive. Still got it as my commuter car for when the weather isn't bike-friendly.

Fiat Bravo JTD105 SX. Bought a few weeks ago. Mrs Prill's daily driver. Lovely car with a few minor niggles.

 

[Rawb]

1.) Fiat Punto 75 SX - love this car, going to keep it and rebuild it

2.) Fiat Punto 60 S - Remarkably a fantastic engine. It seemed to be indestructible. Sold it for £180 more than I spent on it in total.

3.) Citroen Xsara 1.9 TD - Bland car, but the turbo is addictive, Boring to drive. Therefore im selling it.

All 3 of those in about a year of driving

It's been an eventful year. Still yet to crash, I find that quite good

 

[yoshismart]

Past test in 1998.....

1. vauxhall nova 1.2 with full gte kit and gsi interior
2. pug 205 gti 1.6
3. fiesta rs turbo tuned to 160bhp and on coilovers
4. pug 106gti
5. mercedes 300ce
6. another fiesta rs turbo but late k plate and engine built to 195 bhp
7. pug 106rallye mk1 1.3 tunned to 130bhp wiv big ole brakes to and alloy mag wheels
8. rover mini cooper (sport) x reg
9. lupo gti 6 speed (way before thay became populer by dubbers etc)
10. 250 cc quadzilla quad bike 5spd manual
11. smart fortwo passion
12. citreon c2 gt
13. toyota yaris 1.5 t sport
14. crap renault megane basic shed yuk
15. ford fiesta 1.25 ghia
16. another smart fortwo passion (07 plate) got me and my lovely gf to isle of white and back though
17. and finally my lovely panda 100hp....LOOKING TO KEEP THIS THOUGH

 

[Lloydy19880]

1. Ford Fiesta 1.1L A -Reg (Cheap insurance!)
2.Peugeout 205 XS 1.4 H-Reg (Very underated car, stick with a 1.9GTI to 80MPH!)
3. Escort RS Turbo H-Reg (200BHP, 0-60 in 5.77 Secs@Trax 2002) Rolled it @ 95mph :-(
4. Escort 1.4L ripper (Required as a backup for the joys of having an RS Turbo!):bang:
5. Escort RS Turbo Series One C-Reg brought to make money on and did, £1700 profit )
6.Sierra 2.0 Pinto Ghia Hatchback F-Reg (For those days of country lane dicking about, all the electrics worked which is rare for a Ford!)
7.Escort Diesel TD Saloon (Awesome cheap car to use and abuse, loved to run on vegetable oil with no mods, went better to!) Cambelt snapped :-(
8. Escort Diesel Estate (Slowest car known to man, had it 4 weeks)
9. Escort Bonus 90 built with all the gear from the rolled RS Turbo (Greatest street sleeper ever!) Got totalled by a runaway car on my driveway!:bang:
10. Honda Civic 2.2 Type-S 07 Reg (Had from new, 48k miles without a hint of a problem, just a clutch re-call)
11.Westfield SEI (Powered by the RS Turbo engine + Cosworth Management) Evil!
12. Golf 1.9 Tdi 105 (Temporary car, very slooooooow)
13. Saw the light, Fiat Bravo 165 Sport in Maserati Blue. No problems as yet, K&N filter and thats it!

 

[jenks69]

Time for an updated list.

2005 Fiat Punto 55s (Dead)
2005 Fiat Brava 1.4 (Dead)
2006 Ford Escort (Sold on)
2006 Vauxhall Meriva (HP was way too much)
2007 Citroen C15 (Dead)
2008 Fiat Scudo (Dead but on my Dads drive)
2008 Fiat Cinquecento Black (Sold on)
2008 Fiat Cinquecento Yellow (Dead but lives on in various parts boxes in attic / workshop)
2009 Landrover Defender (Alive and kicking)
2009 VW Bora (Sold on, but ultimately probably dead)
2010 Fiat Brava (Died yesterday, repairable but I have no interest in it anymore)

 

[levemircento]

since 1988

1000cc mini Preg
1000cc mini Sreg
talbot horizon 1100cc
1000cc mini Preg
talbot horizon 1300cc
toyota hiace van 2l
1000cc metro
2L granada mk2
mg metro
mk2 cavalier
mk1 1300cc fiesta
mk1 1100cc fiesta
mg metro turbo
fiat strada cabriolet
1600 sierra laser
mk3 escort xr3
mg maestro
1600 ghia mk3 escort
1600i cabriolet mk3 escort
1800cc sierra lx
1.8 peugeot 405 estate
1600 diesel escort mk4 van
2l sierra sapphire

2006 - present - fiat cinquecento :yum:

 

[jaffa89]

Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 - Passed my test in this.
Rover Streetwise 1.4 S - Had this for 3weeks then some lorry decided to drive into me.
Fiat Stilo 1.6 Dynamic - the car im driving at the mo

 

[smokeyjoe03]

Prior to passing my test:

1.0L Metro, manual choke
1.0L Metro, Auto choke
2.0L Peugeot 205 XRDT

Passed my test and got the Fiat bug:

1.1L Mk1 Punto 55s
1.2L 8v Punto mk2 Active
1.2L 16v Punto Mk2B Active Sport
1.2L 8v Grande Punto Dynamic

Next car.....probably a 1.3Mjet grande punto

 

[marcusp13]

Passeds my test beginning of 2008 and i've had:

1. Fiat Cinq L reg.
2. VW Polo M reg 1.4 8v
3. Fiat Bravo 1.6 100sx - current

 

[Freebo]

Passed my test November 2008

1. Fiat Punto Mk2 8v

That is all short and sweet!

 

[garyskisplym]

Passed test late 2008

2008- 106 pug 1.5 d (dead)
2008- Mitsubishi colt 1.6 glx (dead but lives on in parts)
2009- Mitsubishi Colt 1.6 mirage (Sold miss this babi)
2010- Lexus is200 sport ( Loved this car bar the 20mpg- sold)
2011- Abarth punto evo (Waiting deleivery)

2011- Hopefully getting caterham aswell

 

[TrueBlueAngel]

L reg Renault Clio - grey
J reg Suzuki Vitara soft top - white
R reg Renault Megane Scenic - red
L Reg Suzuki Vitara soft top - white (regretted getting rid of the first one)
02 reg Fiat Stilo 2.4 20v Abarth - yellow (bought today )

 

[LineaRaceNo1]

87 D 5dr Metro City White
89 F Fiesta XR2 Red
88 E RS Turbo Series 2 Red
85 C MR2 Mk1 Red
(Y 306 HDI 90 Red)
(Y 306 HDI 90 Silver)
(03 Clio Dci65 Van Silver)
97 R Alfa 155 1.8 16v Widebody/Sport Pack Red
96 P Alfa 155 1.8 16v Widebody/Sport Pack Red
(05 Clio Dci80 Red)
(05 55 Accord Sport 2.2 Ctdi Indigo)
(07 57 A3 2.0TDI Sport 140 Black)
06 56 Micra 1.2 Sport Grey
05 55 Clio 182 Silver
00 X Saxo VTS White
02 02 MG ZS 180 BRGreen
06 06 Punto Sporting 1.9 MJet 130 Linea Race #1 Orange

Company vehicles in brackets. Took some remembering.

 

[blitz7287]

Passed my test a week before my 21st birthday May 2008 Since then:

1. 2001 Y - Ford Fiesta 1.3 (Red, Because we all know red cars go faster) First Car
2. 2003 52 - Audi A3 1.6 SE (Blue Pearl, Supped Fuel and cost me loads)
3. 2011 60 - Fiat 500 1.2 Pop (BNW, Italian Stripes) Present Car (But if they put that Zagato 500 into production i might have to get me one of those )

 

[SoKal]

Racking my brains now....but since 1983 :

Vauxhall Viva Saloon (1970?)
Vauxhall Viva Estate (1971?)
Vauxhall Cavalier Hatch (1986)
VW Polo Mk2 Squareback (1988)
VW Polo Mk3 GT (1991)
VW (new) Beetle (2002)
VW Type 2 (1974 - Bay Window)
Seat Altea
VW Type 2 (1964 - Splitscreen - with a 2.1 race built motor)
VW T4 Transporter
Fiat Scudo

Plus the wife has had (since about 1990) :

VW Golf Mk2 Driver
VW Golf Mk2 GTi
VW Golf Mk2 Gti
VW Golf Mk1 (GTi copy)
Beetle (1974)
Corrado 8v (1995)
VW Polo Mk4 16v (1996)
Alfa 147 2.0 Lusso
Renault Megane (2007)

 

[CiaranONeill]

Citroen Diane
Fiat 131 1600
Metro 1.0
Fiesta 950
Metro 1.3
Escort xr3i
Honda Concerto Twin Cam
Alfasud Ti Cloverleaf
Alfa 75
Rover 420
Bmw 325
Alfa 156 V6 (still owned)
Alfa Giulia GT Junior (still owned)
Porsche Boxster (still owned)
Alfa 156 2.4JTD
Alfa 159 Ti (still owned)
Alfa Giulia GTV project (still owned)
Range Rover 4.6 (still owned)
Panda Sisley project (still owned)
Fiat 238 Camper project (still owned)

 

[johnstoke]

Pre 1990, tons of bikes, in size rather than date order
Yamaha FS1E
Honda SS50
Yamaha YB100
Yamaha RS100 and RS125 (several), one with a dt175 engine in it
MZ ETZ125
Yamaha DT175MX
Yamaha IT175
Yamaha RD200 x 2
Suzuki X5 200
Yamaha RD400
Honda 400/4
Honda cbx550
Honda CBX750F
Suzuki GSX750ES
Suzuki GSXR 750
Suzuki GS 850

1989 - 1990 W reg chevette (blistein suspension, piper 285 cam, weber dcoe, PMC dizzy, EARS (macclesfield ) exhaust). great fun, but needed a car with a boot that would take a wheelchair for a disabled family member

1990 - 1993 A reg cav sri (blydenstein A pack head, ansa exhaust, spax suspension kit) did around 70k miles in it, no mechanical problems, but was rotting back then!

1993 to 1996 G reg Cav 2.0 GLi Kept fairly standard, though fitted BBR starchip which did nothing, apart from reduce 40+mpg down to less than 30. did 90k miles in it, less than £100 in repairs on it

1997 to 2004 M reg Cav V6CDX. Wish I still had it, though 33mpg at today's petrol prices.... Very underrated car, and far better than the vectra v6. Omega 3lt inlet cams, scorpion exhaust. In a dark metallic grey colour, as discreet as it gets. Did 140k miles in it, again hyper reliable, but got through 2 alternators, a pain to replace.

2004 to 2009 51 reg punto JTD ELX. Once got through the initial niggles (wiper linkage, bottom pulley breaking up, dealer said this didnt happen often ,but had 6 in stock.....)was hyper reliable. again I did well over 100k miles in it. Unfortunately, I killed it. I was out hill walking near to lake vrynry, and when setting back, took a wrong turning, up a farm path, before I could turn round, I had ripped a hole in the sump! Fair play to the car,it actually ran for 6 miles with no oil in it whatsoever and a hole in the sump you could put your hand through! This was bought by one of the maintenance guys at work. He welded the sump up, new mains and big end shells, no other work needed.It was still running fine, with over 200k miles on it, until got written off last winter in a smash on the A556. Tough car!!

2009, for a few months. M reg cavalier sri16v. A complete shed, heavily bodged, didnt keep it long, when it was running right it was good fun though.


2009 to date. M reg astra 1.7TD (isuzu). Bought purely as a stop gap, but drives far better than I though it would, and is hyper reliable. Most expensive MOT bill has been £80. Ive decided to keep it until it gets unreliable, and batter my mortgage while interest rates are what they are at the moment. Not the most dynamic or sophisticated car ever made,but incredibly cheap to run.

Next car planned. I'm waiting for the price of mulitjet bravos to come down, or maybe the last shape Fabia Vrs

 

[wellsy87]

Since December 2007:

97 R Fiat brava 1.4sx
98 P Hyundai accent coupe 1.3i
99 T Hyundai accent coupe 1.3i
97 R Fiat bravo HGT 2.0 20V
97 R Fiat bravo HGT 2.0 20V
00 W Fiat bravo 1.2sx (current car)

Soon getting 00 X Fiat bravo 1.8HLX

(I like my bravo's )

 

[grm]

P Mini 1000
P Toyota 1000
P Renault 5 TL
X Renault 14TS
X Escort 1.6 XR3i
Y Fiesta XR2
D Escort XR3i Convert
F Alfa 33 Green Clover
F Renault 5 GT Turbo
F Astra 1.4 Merit
P Fiat Coupe 16v Turbo (First new car)
K BMW 320
P Merc E Class 200
R Ford Ka
P BMW 523
Y Lotus Elise S2
52 Freelander 2.0 Diesel
52 Merc CLK 320 (still own)
08 Skoda Fabia Diesel
11 Skoda Fabia Estate Greenline (still own)
53 Fiat Stilo (Daughters)

Bikes
N Suzuki RGV 250
R Suzuki GSXR600
W Yamaha R1 (still own)

Gulp. Think I've wasted a few £££££ on cars

 

[MiniDan]

Right, are you ready... *deep breath*

1985 Austin Mini Mayfair
1994 Vauxhall Corsa
1994 Rover Mini 35 LE (Still own)
1976 BL Mini Clubman
2001 BMW Mini Cooper
1994 Ford Escort TD
1992 Nissan 100NX
1990 VW Jetta Mk2 TX (Still own)
1976 Triumph Dolomite 1850HL (Wish I never sold)
1991 VW Golf MkII
1978 BL Mini 1000
1990 BMW 520i SE (Wrote off outside my house Wish I still had it)
1973 VW Beetle 1303
1988 Mazda RX7
1985 Peugeot 205 GTi
1995 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Limited
1985 Audi 100 Avant cc
1996 VW Polo 6n
1971 BL Mini Clubman
1994 VW Golf Driver
1994 Jaguar XJ40 3.2S
1965 Land Rover Series IIa
1994 Saab 9000 Griffin
1996 Ford Fiesta Quartz
1990 Skoda Estelle 120L
1989 BMW 525i SE
1984 BMW 316
1997 Fiat Punto 60
1995 Ford Transit 80 SWB
1998 Fiat Punto 85
1998 Saab 900XS
1983 Fiat Strada Cabrio
1986 VW Jetta Mk2
1996 VW Polo 6n
1996 Vauxhall Corsa Sport
1991 VW Jetta Mk2 GTI
1990 VW Golf Mk2 GTI
1988 VW LT40 Recovery Truck (Still own)
1995 Rover 214 Si
1997 VW Golf GTI 16v (Mk3)
1989 VW Scirocco Scala
1999 Skoda Felicia Cube Van (Still own)
1997 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
1999 Fiat Punto Mk2

and thats it to date. For now