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[Jase_MK]

FWIW...
(years purchased, not manufactured)

1. Fiat Tipo 1.4 (1999)
2. Fiat Punto Sporting (1999)
3. VX220 (2003)

What's next? maybe a family wagon of some description in a few years. Needs to perform and handle though. Quite like the Alfa 156 estate. The missus won't let me have a Scooby or Evo, she says they're too ugly

1. Vauxhall VX220 

Where do you go from there!!

[Jim_Cross]

I think that's a problem a lot of us will face in a few years time Jase. If it was now, money permitting, and I couldn't replace it with another VX, maybe a Noble M12 GTO. But that would require some serious cash, and even more self-restraint!

[Vespillo]

Mini Fiesta (mk 2 I think) Fiat Punto (old knakcered one) Astra Estate Rover 216Gti Mazda MX5 1.8is (sold du to son beingborn) Peugeot 406 Coupe 3.0 V6 (got as a family car ) VX220(got cus my mrs gave up from my persistant "I want another 2 seater" chat)

[Duncan]

Trimuph Acclaim Fiat Bravo VW Beetle + Angle Grinder =Beach buggy Mk4 Golf GIT Vx220 Wahoo! I'm not the only beach buggy owner on here! Think it made the Vx look practical!

[streetboy]

Listed by my age: 16) Yamaha RD 50 - drove out in front of a truck (broken wrist) 17) Yamaha TZR 125 - drove into stationery car at 70mph (fractured pelvis) 18) Honda VFR 400 - highsided in the wet at 90+mph (exposed bones in foot) 19) Ford Escort 1.3 - blew it up (it needs oil?) 20) Mitsubishi Colt 1.5 - blew it up (it needs oil too?) 20) Ford Orion 1.3 - survived to resale! 21) Mercedes 190E - survived to resale! 23) MGF VVC - still got 25) VX220

[TangoAlpha]

Passed my test in a Nissan Micra 1.0 Owned: Fiesta 1.0 Fiat 131 Mirafiori 2.0l Ford Escort XR3 Peugeot 1.9GTi Polo 1.4i 16v Vauxhall VX220

[iandhd]

Bloody hell you lot have have it good. * Talbot Simca Van 1100 (Hand painted with a paint brush in metal primer - it went darker in the rain) * Opel Kadet 1200 (The starter motor used to kick in when going along and you hand to disconnect the battery to stop the car running. Oh and the windscreen wiper spindle had snapped because the bonnet was held down with rope so you had to work the wipers by hand - I'm not joking) * Ford Fiesta Bravo 1300 limited edition. (Hit from the rear twice on seperate occasions by females in 4x4's on the same roundabout) * Rover 214i (nuff said) * Rover 216 coupé * Audi A3 1.8Turbo * VX220 2.2 I quite like the way the engine sizes have increased 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.2. I'm saving up for a TVR

[mags993tt]

1) Suzuki SJ413 2) Peugeot 205 1.9GTI 3) Wrangler 3) Griffith 500 4) Wrangler 5) 993 Turbo 6) VX What's wierd is that nobody's ever owned a TVR which is probably the most similar car to a VX u can get bar the elise.

[JimH]

I seem to remember saying this before but: Talbot Sunbeam (Pre- licence which funded the purchase of-) VW 1500 notchback (restoration case) MK1 Golf Diesel (I'd got a licence by this point) VW1500 notchback (restored it but sadly - ) Mini City E (replaced the notch after an unfortunate incident in the snow) Suzuki GS 500E (my first bike, bless) Yamaha TRX 850 (yes, someone DID buy them) Metro GTa (enforced replacement for the Mini which died after nearly four years of faithful service) Porsche 944 Lux (that's better) MGF 1.8i Honda Fireblade MX5 1.8iS (54,000 miles in 18 months!) Bimota SB6 VX 220 Triumph T955i

[Huntsman]

1964 Austin Mini - Sold 1978 Toyota Corolla K20 1.1 - Sold, then broke in half 1982 Nissan Micra 1.1 - Blew up 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.6D - Moved jobs 1983 Nissan Sentra - Collapsed 1982 Opel Ascona - Just faded away 1981 Ford Fiesta 1.0 - Died 1983 Volvo 340 - Died 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 SRi - Nicked 1993 Toyota Carina II 2.0GLi - Sold 1996 Toyota Carina II 1.8CD:blink: - Sold 1999 Rover 75 2.0 Club <_< - Company Car 2000 BMW 318i SE - Company Car 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible - Company Car 2003 Vauxhall Astra Turbo Convertible - Company Car On Order - Vauxhall VX220 2.2i Is it here yet? 37 days to go....... (Poop Poop )

[Jim_Cross]

Huntsman...please stop counting down the days in your sig...you're reminding me how few days of freedom I have left!

[Huntsman]

Sorry Jim - to me it sounds like an awfully long time...... Still 37 days to go (Shhhhhh....)

[Huntsman]

Sorry - that's the last one, I promise....

[rubber]

How many days left?????????? Ian

[TurboTomato]

How many days left??????????



Ian

37 I believe (Poop-poop )

[TurboTomato]

OK here is my route to the VX and beyond:

1: Viva ha
2: Austin princess
3: Austin allegro
4: Toyota celica 20st
5: Vauxhall astra
6: Porche 911 turbo
7: Ford escort
8: Audi 100
9: Austin montego
10: Scorpio
11: Astra diesel estate
12: Rover 400 turbo diesel
13: 1968 Lotus elan+2
14: 1973 Lotus elan+2s 130/5
15:Rover 400 still have
16: VX220 still have
17: Renault laguna 20rt still have

I was bored so I thought I would join in. Don't know if the mish-mash of cars is a reflection of my personality??

Ian

Why the massive blip of 911 turbo between astra and escort??

[helsam67]

Here's my small fleet of memories (1) BROWN mini clubman estate - Suspension wreaked after escorting '8' young ladies to there front doors........ (2) Blue escort van - blew engine racing! :ph34r: (3) Green VW polo - by marriage!! (4) Red Escort (new) - it looked nice. (5) Silver freelander with all the extras (full body-kit, bull bars etc etc) - still got and totally LOVE!! (6) VX...................... never sell! Steve

[Huntsman]

37 I believe (Poop-poop  )

 

I'm not allowed to say...

(but it's less than 36 and more than 34 )

[SPLAM]

1992 mini 1000. 1993 Ford fiesta 1300 super sport. 1994 Ford escort RS series 1 custom. 1995 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI. 2002 VX.

[waverunner]

Here's some of the many Triumph Herald Ford Prefect (canary yellow - Yuck) Ford Escort Van (with 6-inch dunlopillo foam in the back ) Mk2 Cortina Estate V6 Savage Vauxhall Firenza Droopsnoot Firenza Mk3 Cortina 2000E Ford Granada Ghia '63 Mini (with floor starter! - Had to sell the Granada - Got married ) Cooper S with blue printed engine (stolen after 2 weeks!) Triumph TR7 Lotus Elite S4 Opel Manta GTE Opel Manta 400 replica Mercedes 190E (company car) Mitsubishi Shogun lwb (company car) Land Rover Discovery (company car) MGB GT and MGB Roadster with stage 2 engine (simultaneously) Mislaid the wife around here sometime too Heavily modified MX-5 turbo VX220 Sure I've missed a couple somewhere <_<

Edited by waverunner, 27 July 2003 - 11:43 AM.