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[R1 nur]

Wow some selection! Did you drive all those or were you a passenger?

[ShinyAndy]

Mostly passenger/instruction unfortunately although driven all the Lotus variants many, many times as well as the more humble cars in the list ! Was offered the keys of the Radical but bike engined cars worth £60K scare me and somehow I couldn't see the racing truck owners giving us a go !!

[paulb]

Time for my hall of shame then... 1990-91 Opel Kadett Coupe 1991-1995 Car free (University years) 1995-1997 Nova GTE with Pipercross cam, Magnex exhaust and induction kit 1997 Astra 2.0 SRi - too sensible, lasted 3 months 1997-1998 Astra GTE 16v - fun car. Pretty quick for it's day 1998-2000 More car free time. Bought house near work and commuted by bike. No need for a car! 2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - great fun little car 2001-2003 Audi TT225 Coupe - modded to 275 bhp, with uprated shocks & springs and Porsche 993 turbo brakes 2003 - Vectra 2.5 V6 Estate Auto (still have - my commute wagon) 2003 - VX220 2.2 Paul

[ChasB]

Got to think about this one; Massey Ferguson tractor x 3 (lived on a farm) New Holland Tractor Massey Ferguson combine harvester Land Rover Kawasaki AR50 Ford Escort Mk1 VX Polo Fiat X19 Chrysler Avenger Nissan Cherry Volvo P1800s Ford Escort Mk1 Ford XR2 mk2 Kawasaki Gpz600R Suzuki GSXR 750 Peugeot 205 gti Fiat 500L (1969 model bought from friends uncle in Italy & driven back in 2 days over Alps mid-December) Still got. Austin Montego Astra Fiat Punto Scooby Legacy Turbo Est. Westfield SEw (race prepped but used on road) Ford Focus 2.0 ESP Ford Focus 2.0 ESP (yes another) Jaguar X type (onto 3rd one of these at moment) Ford Mondeo (onto 4th of these) VX220 - Most fun out of all of them (except maybe the tractors) Not looking to get anything else until next month when new Jag/Mondeos arrive.

[Dave T-S]

Ah! If we are talking about *other* people's cars driven on track, I can add: Pug 306 S16 at Silverstone Formula Ford at Silverstone Astra Coupe Turbo at launch at Brands (cheers Vauxhall) Astra Coupe at Jerez GP track (cheers Autocar) Ferrari 308 at Mallory Park (cheers Autocar again) Lotus Elise at Mallory Park (ditto) Formula Ford at Mallory Park (ditto) Formula Vauxhall Lotus at Mallory Park (twice, ditto again) Tyrrell F1 at Mallory Park (ex Jonathan Palmer car) (ditto) VX220 Turbo at Bedford, twice (cheers evo mag and Vauxhall)

[mal_dun]

I think one of the most unusual cars I've ever been in was an old sit up and beg style Ford Popular (1950's) fitted with a 3.2L Jaguar engine and gearbox. You had to sit where the back seats had been to drive the thing. It could see off most cars at traffic lights etc. trouble was it ate half shafts.

Edited by mal_dun, 09 August 2003 - 09:42 AM.

[MRK30]

Maestro (not an MG) 1.3L (B reg) Nova SR (great car!) 1.3 (F Reg) Toyota Celica 2.0 GT (E Reg) Ford Escort RS Turbo (awful car!) (E reg) Volvo 440ES (don't ask me why) (J reg) Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 (N Reg) Spec. Edition Impreza Turbo 2000 (R reg) - brilliant until run-in with crash barrier Saab 900 2.0i (due to insurance..see above line) (R reg) Nissan 200SX (V reg) - v.tail happy VX 220 (Lightening) next...who knows? always fancied a Marcos?

[caleebra]

May as well add my 2p... End of School Days...............Astra 1.3L (Still going somewhere) Early Uni Daze .....................Astra 1.4LX (Still have, no MOT, to be sold eventually) Mid Uni Daze .......................Cavalier 1.6GL (Still have, no head gasket, ready to be ) Near end of Uni Daze ..........Astra 1.3 Merit - Auto (Still have, no solid metal, ready to be ) Start of work Eternity...........Calibra 16V (Want to keep forever!) Within next year ..................VX220/Lotus Carlton (Not yet decided!)

[rje]

Okay I'll have a go at my list, since 17. 1 Citroen Visa (first car 597 cc engine) 2 Renault 5 3 Austin Maxi (great for carrying windsurfing stuff and seat fold flat....) 4 MG Metro (first proper warm ish car to go with first job) 5 Citroen BX 6 Renault 19 7 Landrover Discovery 8 Renault Laguna 9 Rover 220 Coupe (great fun but even less suspension than VX220) 10 BMW 3 Series Tourer 11 Renault Megane Cabriolet 12 Ford Escord Ghia (day to day car whilst sun did not shine) 13 Renault Lagune RTI 14 Saxo VTS 15 Mercedes A Class 16 Lexus IS200 (one of my favourites) 17 Audi A4 18 VX220 2.2 N.A. 19 Volvo S40 (day to day car whilst VX is weekend toy) What next , if I ever get rid of the VX 220 would like a Ferrari, although Volvo would probably be changed for an X type diesel first. R

[ic33]

Here's my paltry contribution. 1. Nissan Micra (5 door, one of those silver/black two tone numbers, bought out of necessity as I was faced with a 16 mile journey to work and no public tranport. Not that I'm ashamed or anything). 2. Peugeot 306 (six years and only let me down twice - thermostat and clutch cable). 3. VX (shortly after hitting 30....).

[ic33]

Here's my paltry contribution. 1. Nissan Micra (5 door, one of those silver/black two tone numbers, bought out of necessity as I was faced with a 16 mile journey to work and no public tranport. Not that I'm ashamed or anything). 2. Peugeot 306 (six years and only let me down twice - thermostat and clutch cable). 3. VX (shortly after hitting 30....).

[PhilK]

Here goes excluding company cars starting in 1989:- 1] Mk 2 Ford Escort Van (old V reg) - crashed 2] Morris Ital Estate (old X reg) - fell to bits 3] Citroen Visa Gti (C reg) - burnt out 4] VW Jetta 1.6CL (B reg) - given to girl friend 5] Peugeot 405 GTXi (F reg) - part-ex'd due to liking for oil 6] Citroen AX GT 3 dr (H reg) - crashed then sold to mate 7] Peugeot 106 Rallye (M reg) - part-ex'd for 306 8] Peugeot 306 XSi 3dr (N reg) - sold to sisters boy friend 9] Lotus Elise (R reg) - sold to dealer for profit 10] BMW Z3 2.8 (R reg) - sold to dealer 11] BMW Z3 M Coupe 321bhp (T reg) - sold to dealer 12] BMW Z3 M Roadster 321bhp (W reg) - sold to dealer 13] Westfield Megabusa (Y reg) - sold to bloke up north 14] BMW M coupe 325bhp (02 reg) - sold to dealer 15] Vauxhall VX220 2.2 NA (03 reg) - still got it Current co car is an BMW X5 4.4i Sport. Other Co cars since 1997: - All BMW's including E36 323i Coupe, E36 323i Convertible, E36 328i Sport Coupe, E36 323i Saloon, 523i, 528i, 535i, 540i, E46 328i Saloon, E46 328 Ci Coupe, E46 330 Ci Coupe, New 735i. No prizes for guessing who I'm employed by!!! Phil

Edited by PhilK, 23 August 2003 - 10:55 PM.

[R1 nur]

Loved my MCoupe. Wicked Mota!

[PhilK]

I agree, awesome car. However, my last one did have to have a new engine at 8,000 miles!!! I'm sure the two trips to N'burgring, day at Imola, and evening at Silverstone had nowt to do with it.........

[coolio]

If anyones interested: CB250 Superdream AR80 My mums Allegro (Quite good at the time (W Reg)) Reversed it into bollard and wrote it off even though the damage was minimal GT500 Scirroco GTI Z1000Mk2 (1100 Morawaki) Golf GTI DR400 Astra Estate Scirroco GTX (great car, very predictable handling, little roll, pretty stiff and would have another) ZX9R Passat (Could get a Kart in the back and one on the roof rack) Polo Golf GTI Land Rover 109 S3 R1 AX Echo GPZ550Mk1 (still got it and still to be restored) VX220 Apart from the bikes I have never spent more than £2k on a car till now and it hurts me. Nice trip down memory lane, thanks.

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[Purebob]

PhilK, isn't having an X5 as a company car like financial sodomy under kind Mr. Brown's rules?

[P9 CJW]

Well lets see!!!! Nova 1.2 A-reg, then put a 1.8gls belmont engin in it, this woz back in 92 it didnt half go! B-reg cav SRi pile of pap! H-reg nova GTE bright red stunning, K-reg cav turbo 4x4, loved it comfy and fast but prone to problems later on in life, Whils in posession of above "runabouts" 1 B-reg Montego 1.8 what a bag of spanners but fun to thrash! blew up but made it to the scrap yard with only 3 pistons, 2 E-reg Astra estate £50 special lasted 8months then went bang made it back home the sold it for £30 as it stood, not bad eh? 3 F-reg fiesta lasted 1 week then bang this one didnt make it to the scrappy!!!! 4 H-reg Fiat uno 85 flat as a fart! funny rattle from rear started, opened boot to c shocker with no top support wat so ever, hole woz that big y could put hand threw it!!!! time to get shot, 5 G-reg Rover 214 very reliable car still got today, By this time Cav turbo blew up timing belt tensioner give way bent 12 valves, straight swap for P reg 1.8TD LX escort!!! 6 VXT so as they say everthing happens for a reason, out with the old in with the new!!!! Thats the list so far, a total of 11 years, Now in my prime at 28!!!

[PhilK]

PhilK, isn't having an X5 as a company car like financial sodomy under kind Mr. Brown's rules?

Well it would be, if our scheme wasn't based on interest free loans.... making it probably the most tax efficient scheme on the planet.

Another "downside" is having to change cars every six months. So in October my X5 is no more and will be replace by a rather nice Carbon Black M3.......

Still addicted to my VX all the same.........

[BYD]

1. Austin Allegro 2. Capri MK2 3. MK2 Escort 4. MK1 Escort 5. Rover 216 6. MK2 Escort RS2000 (Had for the last 8 years....rotting in the garage) 7. Fiesta RS Turbo (until some scum nicked it off my drive) 8. Vauxhall Carlton (OVER 220K miles before it gave up) 9. Astra GTE 10. Fiesta SI 11. VW New Beetle 2.3 V5 (Never again........fed up of being called a girl!) 12. VX220 13. TBA - The vx goes in May next year after the twins arrive!

[Dragracer]

Starting off in 1984... 1. Mk 4 Cortina 2. Mk 1 Fiesta 3. 1966 Ford Mustang 4. Reliant Scimitar 5. Diahatsu Fourtrak 6. 1970 Dodge Challenger 7. 1968 Chevrolet Stepside pick up truck 8. 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 9. Audi Coupe GT 10. Peugeot 205 diesel 11. 1967 Chevrolet Camaro 12. 1978 Chevrolet El Camino pick up truck 13. Triumph Spitfire 14. 2.8i Capri 15. Vauxhall Carlton 16. 2.9i Sierra 4x4 17. MG Metro 18. GP Mk II swb beach buggy 19. VW Golf Diesel 20. BMW 318is coupe 21. VW Passat diesel estate 22. Mazda MX5 1.8is 23. VX220 + 1 Ducati Monster + 3 Honda CBR 600's Most were bought expensive and sold cheap...and some overlapped Chevy

Edited by Dragracer, 18 September 2003 - 05:58 PM.