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[geofflowe]

Current Car: 2004 Vauxhall VXR220 Turbo Last updated 25th Nov 2004 Current Car: 2003 BMW 330d Touring Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Current Car: 1988 Ferrari 328 GTS Last updated 3rd Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 2000 Peugeot 406 HDi 110 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1991 Volkswagen Polo Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1987 BMW E30 M3 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1986 Ford Escort RS Turbo Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1986 Volkswagen Polo C Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR Supercharged Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1990 Ford Fiesta 1.25 LX Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1986 Nissan Cherry Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1998 Citroen Saxo 1.1LX Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1998 Land Rover Freelander Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1990 Ford Fiesta 1.4 LX Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1986 Fiat Uno 70 CL Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1981 MG Roadster Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1990 Kawasaki GPz600R Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1993 Nissan Primera eGT Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1976 MG Roadster Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1988 Ford Escort XR3i Cab Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1978 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1988 Fiat Uno Turbo ie Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1976 MG Midget 1500 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1987 Fiat Uno Turbo Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1986 Fiat Uno Turbo Mike Spence Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1984 Fiat 127 GT Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1979 Triumph Spitfire Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1979 Honda CX500 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1969 MG Roadster Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1985 Kawasaki GPZ600 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1979 Fiat 127 Palio Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1975 Fiat 127 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1975 Fiat 127 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1974 Triumph TR6 Pi Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1984 Peugeot 205 GTi Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1984 Opel Manta GTE Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1983 Ford Escort XR3i Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1974 BMW 2002 tii Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1980 Honda CB900 FZ Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1980 Suzuki TS185 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1979 Yamaha DT100 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1976 Ford Cortina Mk1 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1975 Racing Car Westford Clubmans Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1971 Ford Escort RS1600 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1970 Ford Escort Mexico Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1966 Austin Cooper S Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1966 Morris Cooper Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1965 Austin Cooper Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: 1961 Ford Anglia Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: Honda SS50 Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: AC Raleigh Runabout Last updated 23rd Sep 2004 Previously Owned: Triumph Trials Cub Last updated 21st Sep 2004 Previously Owned: BSA C15 (first mode of transport aged 9) Last updated 21st Sep 2004 As you may gather, I'm an old git..........but not slow!!!!!!

Edited by geofflowe, 27 November 2004 - 10:31 PM.

[Macca]

Macca How old are you? or do you just change your cars instead of washing them

I know, I know

Im 36 and not a dealer or anything. I guess i just get bored of looking at the same dashboard

At one stage my insurance broker saw his arse with me cos i'd be ringing him to change my car before i'd received the cover note for the last one!!

I also have a company Toyota Avensis which is due for change in July 05. i've had it on 3yr contract so as you can imagine im tearing my hair out with the thing by now Next co. car is from vauxhall / saab stable but my boss has already told me not to raise my hopes........ Nothing with 2 doors

Gonna try and push for a Zafira GSI otherwise its a "sporty" vectra

[Macca]

Geoff Lowe And here was me thinking I had a problem...

[kipper]

Well Here's my list, guess Ive been bit of a triumph man ! Triumph Herald estate (with spitfire engine) Triumph Vitesse 1600 (handled well as long as you had a bag or two of cement in the boot) Triumph Vitesse 2.0 Lt Triumph GT76 Mk 3 (mini 'E' type, beat the pants off the MG) Triumph Stag (a good concept car, shame about the engine and build quality) VW Storm (while in USA) CJ5 Jeep 4.2 Lt (really evil road handling) VW Sorrocco (wife's car) Tolbot Horizon 1.1 (slime green, a really terrible car, bits fell off all the time) Triumph TR4A (3 years of restoration, more rattles than the VX, but really liked it as it had the same engine as my T20 tractor ) Volvo 240 GLT (longest owned, and still going !) Skoda Fabia 1.9TDI (a really excellent car) Citreon BX (didn't change the timing belt at 67,000 miles, now at crushers) VX 220 turbo (just brilliant )

[geofflowe]

Geoff Lowe


And here was me thinking I had a problem...

Even sadder is I have a modest website at www.m18eut.co.uk or www.power-matters.co.uk for those wanting more info!!

[vee ex]

God I love this thread...... Let's play 'Guess my age' winner gets rude smilie pm'd Austin A 35 (first car - I was 18 ......) Minis.. Grey one , 2 green ones Alfa Guiliette (?) triumph TR 2 (two of these) Austin 1100 (yes..sorry..) Morris Traveller ( 2 again - loved these) Series 4 Lotus 7 (1600 GT Ford..rare now) Bedford van MG Midgets (4 - Grey, purple(!) yellow and a red one) Ford Escort MK 2 Ford Prefect !!!!!!! Jaguar XJ6 Golf x2 Ford Fiesta x3 Ford Focus oh yes, and a VXT So, you have 48 hours to get your entries in.

[dude]

i knew a thread like this would show up some day this is not in a chronological order and i hopefully have forgot the worst ones i´m just a kid with my 37years. cars: austin allegro vauxhall victor -?? bmw 2002 -73 bmw 1602 -7? bmw 320 -79 bmw 320 -84 bmw 335 ti -90 bmw m3 -93 opel kadett coupe -77 opel kadett city -76 opel kadett estate -78 opel kadett coupe -75 opel kadett -74 opel rekord -71 opel rekord coupe -74 opel rekord coupe -75 opel rekord estate -75 opel commodore coupe -69 opel rekord -82 opel rekord -84 vw golf -75 vw golf -80 vw passat -74 vw polo -77 honda civic -79 honda civic -80 ford cortina -65 ford cortina -66 ford escort -79 ford escort -85 ford escort -88 ford taunus -79 ford taunus -72 ford taunus gxl -72 ford taunus -74 ford taunus -81 ford granada -77 ford consul -77 ford sierra -88 ford sierra -90 ford scorpio -89 ford aerostar -92 mb 280 -76 dodge aspen -77 chevrolet camaro -70 1/2 cadillac -79 chevy van -88 chevy van -89 chevy pick-up -88 chevy pick-up -92 dodge van -87 dodge van -90 ford bronco -88 ford bronco -87 ford f150 pick-up -87 ford van -88 ford van -93 ford van -98 citroen c3 -02 renault clio -02 opel speedster -01 opel speedster -01 opel speedster -03 motorcycles: yamaha xt350 -87 yamaha xt350 -88 yamaha tt350 -88 yamaha rd125 -74 yamaha dt125 -84 yamaha rd125 -83 yamaha tt600 -90 yamaha xj600 diversion -93 yamaha wr250 -02 yamaha xt600 -02 yamaha dragstar 650 -98 husaberg 400 -98 husaberg 650 supermotard -01 suzuki 750 -87 kawasaki 600 -87

[Richy]

well i aint had many but im still only..erm.. 27 years young. mk2 xr2 [first car] mk5 orion(rs2000 running gear) corsa gsi(EX girlfriend wanted one) clio 1.8 16v(blue) clio 1.8 16v (red) 2.0 williams clio(awsome car) clio 172(not as good as above)silver mk 2 golf gti road rally car ------current cars include------ peugeot 205 road rally car(its up for sale) A 95 scooby wrx(i bought last week to use for the winter) my pride and joy vx220. Bikes... zxr600 g1 anouther zxr600 g1(after totaling the first one) zxr400(for insurance see above) honda fireblade 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------- I could do a seperate page on the amount of motocross/enduro bikes i,ve had!! but i currently own a 04KTM450sx and a yamaha r6 variety is the spicy of life

[Whiteboy]

Astra 1.2 Nova 1.0 Astra 1.4 nova 1.5td 306 bmw 318i sierra cosworth divorse pikey orion diesel calibra mondeo V6 astra coupe 2.2 bmw 320ci vx220 2.2 vx220 vxt

[Leo]

Vauxhall Nova 1.3SR Vauxhall Corsa 1.4i Sport Vauxhall Astra Coupe Turbo Vauxhall VX220 (n/a) Hopefully my next car won't be a Vauxhall.

[kipper]

[QUOTE]God I love this thread......

Let's play 'Guess my age'

winner gets rude smilie pm'd


Austin A 35 (first car - I was 18 ......)
Minis.. Grey one , 2 green ones
Alfa Guiliette (?)
triumph TR 2 (two of these)
Austin 1100 (yes..sorry..)
Morris Traveller ( 2 again - loved these)
Series 4 Lotus 7 (1600 GT Ford..rare now)
Bedford van
MG Midgets (4 - Grey, purple(!) yellow and a red one)
Ford Escort MK 2
Ford Prefect !!!!!!!
Jaguar XJ6
Golf x2
Ford Fiesta x3
Ford Focus
oh yes, and a VXT

So, you have 48 hours to get your entries in.

Huuuum... let me guess a former classic car owner who has now seen the light of modern enginering.. your in your prime

[Toe]

chevette hatch 1.3 1st car after passing test mk 3 cortina 1.6 mk4 cortina 2.0 mk2 capri 1.6 mk3 capri 2.0 mk3 capri 3.0 mk 2 mustang 5.0 V8 cavalier 1.6 corsa 1.2 corsa 1.4 mk3 astra gsi 2.0 corsa 1.6 mk4 astra 2.2 mk4 astra gsi turbo vx 220 2.2 - currant car mk 4 astra van runaround

[cyberman]

This is a *very sad list* (but strangely compelling). I find I can't really remember quite a few by name as they were in foreign parts and the names mean nothing here anyway. The best of these was a magic Ford Australia station waggon based on a Cortina but stretched to a 4 litre straight 6. It was really worth driving. Daimler Light 16 ~ 1934 Jowett Bradford ~ 1947 BSA Scout Series 1 ~ 1929 - FWD, independent suspension Jaguar SS 1.5 litre ~ 1947 - gun metal grey - beautiful car Hillman Hunter - more than it sounds Hillman Imp - mini eater... Triumph Spitfire / MG Midget - err, least said Triumph TR2 - rough and tough Triumph TR3A - faster and rougher and tougher Austin Healey 3000 - oh god was this a rough tough bad ass motor Lotus Elan S4 SE - try one and sell the rough and the tough that afternoon Ford Capri 3000 - great road car. Not bad for lapping the Nordschlieffe if it belonged to Avis Lotus Elan S3 - simpler than S4 but an excellent car MGB GT - crap car that worked and worked MGB V8 GT - a good car that worked and worked and blew most into the weeds Jaguar Mk 10 - a great car particularly for towing Mini Cooper - London whizzer Jensen Healey - Only "sports car" you could buy new in Oz - bit of a parson's egg Ford Escort Mexico - great little car Bolwell Nagari - you won't believe me if I tell you - a sort of antipodean Elan with a 350 V8 and a 3 speed gear box. Err, it had enough power. Lamborgini Espada - When it was on song (which wasn't often) the sound and the fury made up for everything else. The cost of keeping it that way caused me to sell it before criminality set in. Ford Falcon V8 GT - Very sound heavy weight Aus road car. Fast. Holden Monaro - Very sound heavy weight Aus road car. Fast. Rover 3500 S Pug 305 Pug 406 Daimler Double Six Jaguar XJS V12 Cabriolet Jaguar XJS V12 Jaguar XJS V12 Toyota Celica Gt Toyota Land Cruiser Amazon Renault Horse Box VX 220 Turbo Lotus type 51 Lola T202 Lola T270 (Super Vee) Royale RP14 March 733 (movable feast as a model) The Matich A51 A few bikes - Ducatti 900 SS most exciting (terrifying) I hope that causes a certain amusement. As to age, I'm not sure now I think of it there wasn't a 1934 Lanchester and 1928 Austin 7 in there somewhere. Wilson pre-selector gearbox. Yes, must have been the Lanchester. Yes, 16th birthday. Hrrm, its not as bad or as long as I thought. Regards - Ian

[cyberman]

Hrrm. It sort of occurs to me that most people will never have *heard* of some of the v.old cars I had as a teenager / student let alone know what they look like. I have found some archive snaps n the web for disbelievers in the existence of Jowett and BSA etc.

Here is what the Daimler looked like:

http://www.gdfcartop...temid/285249069

Here are some Jowetts although I can't find a Bradford:

http://www.jowettjup....uk/jup_pix.htm

And here is a BSA Scout - a series 6 very sophisticated:

http://www.motorbase...id/-1961935245/

and here is the blessed Jaguar SS 1 & 1/2 litre:

http://www.motorbase...icle/by-id/905/

They really did make cars like that and they smelt wonderful!

Kind regards - Ian

Edited by cyberman, 30 November 2004 - 08:08 PM.

[androo]

ok only been driving 8 years so not many: Nova 1.4SR Suzuki Swift GTI Peugeot 106 1.3 Rallye ( Rolled three times hence wrote off ) Peugeot 106 1.3 Rallye ( Bought the day after rolled other one ) Peugeot 306 DTurbo S Peugeot 106 GTI Smart Passion VW corrado Peugeot 106 1.6 Rallye Renault clio 172 Peugeot 306 Rallye Vauxhall VX220 NA the last five are all from the last year............ just couldn't decide what i really wanted then i discovered the VX

[s1oww]

All my main cars have had far far far to much money spent on them. Nothing stays standard for long. All have had competion stereo installs, except the westfield. Nova SR: Fisrt car so built for handling as insurance was expensive, it did have a 188BHP 2.0l 16v in the end. Renault 5 Gt Turbo: Everything removed and smoothed, 191BHP Cavalier GSi Turbo: Front wheel drive, Loads done, 321BHP, BANG at 1.8bar, new engine 268BHP Subaru Version 5 Sti Type R: 317BHP, 0-60 in 4.3, spent loads and loved it with all my heart Yamaha R6: New rear can and stolen before i could mod it. Golf GTi Turbo: 221BHP, 19's,suspension,etc. Bored me to tears. Westfield SEW: 170BHP, loads and loads done to it. Never used it. VX220 Turbo. There has been plenty of boring run around cars awell, but nobody is interested in them.

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[s1oww]

Another pic and yes it did have a smoke machine in it. I'd also like to point out it wasnt only a show car. I drive all my cars hard, a bit too hard sometimes as my engines could probably tell you.

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Edited by s1oww, 07 December 2004 - 01:17 AM.

[s1oww]

Stereo install.

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[s1oww]

Westy with my Elise leather seats that were a bitch to fit,but had to do it after everybody told me it wasnt possible . It went sideways a treat, but not as well as the scoob.

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Edited by s1oww, 07 December 2004 - 01:21 AM.

[s1oww]

Golf

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