Your car history..

[gunner]

Thought it might be interesting to see the history of peoples rides have been.

Let me kick off.

[Dads Audi 80] - not mine, but my first wheels I had access to, managed to smash it up good by trying to overtake on the outside of a roundabout.

Astra 1.6i 1990 - my first pride and joy, was pretty nippy when I was 17, schooled a lot of the wimps in their Nova SR's. Saw its eventual demise when I decided I was to bust to scrape down the windscreen, went round a corner, sun hit the frost, could not see anything. Did I stop? Did I hell, well, untill I drove into a parked car. Then the bonnet got damaged, and did not clip down, and flipped up when I was driving round the M25 - pretty scary. Think it was sold for scrap.

Astra GTE 2.0i 1991 - I doubt I will ever love a car more in my life. Quick as fuck when you were 18, cost £2500 to insure. Installed my first real stereo system, Inifinity setup, 15" sub - then proceeded to get caught on the M25 doing 117mph, got banned for 2 months, then proceeded to crash into a roundabout and got towed away by the police before the AA could save me. Then the stereo system got robbed in the compound, and the car was declared a write off - and I got paid £2100 - bugger.

Fiesta 1.0l 1982 (Orange) - this was given to me by my uncle as a sympathy vote as I was without car. I refused to drive it for 2 weeks, realised I lived in the sticks, and a 2 hour walk could be achieved in 10 mins in this monstrosity, so swallowed my pride and drove it. I must say it was great fun, especially when the breaks went after a couple of weeks. Ended up driving it for 6 months with no breaks, using only the hand break and 4 gears to slow me down.

Clio 16v 1992 - this was before all clios had 16v and this was a little GoKart. Loads of fun, but its biggest downfall was the fact it was french. Did not crash this one, but it eventually got consigned to the drive as I upgraded.

Calibra 2.5 v6 1994 - A lovely car, heated seats, leather interior and pretty rapid. Served me well until..

BMW M3 E36 1995 - my present car, I love it, but it just sits on the road gathering dust and having chavs kick off the windmirrors. Should really sell it as I do about 2k per year, but I just can't let go.

The future...

I had my heart set on the new Skyline, but the more I think about it, the more I realise I do not really need to spend £50k on a car that will never get driven, and likely get stolen. I still get the urge to get an newer M3/M5, but alas, it would be a waste of money also.

[Spennyboy]

Pug 306 1.4 XN 1995 - First car, bought it a month after i passed and only paid £500 for it.
Done me well, hit loads of problems along the way i didnt even know about, breaks/oil leaks etc etc - all cost me in the garage.

Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 2001 - current motor - lovely drive, nothing to fault it on performance wise.
Its got a few niggles, hoping to upgrade by christmas

Note to self... avoid Gunner near roundabouts....

[Goldberg]

Ford Escort MkIII - First car bought for me (not long after passing test first time after my 17th Birthday in 1995). Did me well, was tidy two tone red and silver. Used to break down whenever it stopped in the rain! Plus electrics were not the best lol. Got written off one day when I was pulling into a road and some cock was trying to beat the lights (he was not insured!!). Got car repaired and sold on.

VW Polo Coupe (D Reg) - Bought this a few years later (got a job where didn't need a car after the Escort). Black car, cost £400. Used to lose power at times, a quick shake of the distributor cap and it was off again?!?!? Petrol tank had been replaced but was leaking fuel. You got high driving to work and back lol.

Rover 25 - Too many headaches forced me to trade the Polo in for a Rover 25, burgundy. Was a luxury compared to the rest, CD player, Power Steering, Electric Pack etc.... I got £500 trade in for the Polo lol. Had this a couple of years, in that time it was involved in two accidents when it was parked up! One was a bus hitting it, the next a wagon or something smashed it an wrote it off Cost about £3000, got £2500 insurance back on the fella.

Renault Megane Diesel 52 Plate - With the insurance cash I managed to get this for about £8000 on a clearance deal, black car againl! At the time I was commuting from London to Milton Keynes so a Diesel made sense. Again was all electric, fancy keyless entry etc... and shifted for a diesel. I was involved in two accidents with this on the M1 in a single month! Both not my fault, people hitting me in the rear for not watching the road!!! That said it was repaired and after I got a job in the Centre of London I sold it on for £8250!

BMW 1 Series - 2 litre petrol, 55 plate sliver. Very nice! As soon as I got in it I knew I had to have it. Immaculate with 8000 miles on the clock, has all the toys etc... and has made my mind up that I will probably stick with cars of this class from now on. Touch wood to date this has had no accidents! Although some cock popped the side window a few months back , only to find you cannot open the doors on these when the alarm is going off..... It loves speed, but loves fuel at the same time lmfao! Got this for another 2 years before trade in. It was a compromise over a Z4.... I sometimes still wish I got one of them

[Nibb]

Mk1 Vauxhall Cavalier hatchback - The first car I drove after passing my test in 1983. Was my parents car but they lent it to me in order to travel back and forth to Uni in Cardiff. I then proceeded to ignore an oil light which led to a con-rod exploding from the side of the engine. All the money my Grandfather had left me in his will then had to go on a recon engine!

Fiat 127 - the Cavalier was traded in for this! Absolute bag of shite..the brakes werent worth the cardboard they were printed on! Proceeded to almost write this fucker off when I slid into the back of some cunt turning right when the brakes were about as much use as a chocolate teapot!

Vauxhaul Nova - sold the Fiat (thank fook) and bought a Nova A which still is the only car I made money on due to a mileage clocking incident!!

Peugeot 205 XLD - Red brought brand new from a dealer after getting more or the Nova that I paid liked it but it had no gumption or style at all!

Peugeot 205XSI- White....sporty brand new after trading in the diesel...traded it in after my divorce.

Renault Clio 1.8 RSI - Burgundy....nice car nippy enough untill the fucker decided to start conking out for no apparent reason.

Renault Laguna - Green...traded in the Clio (dumped it on dealer forecourt...conked out)....more of a family car..suited the purpose but the missus didnt like it as it was too big

Renault Megane 1(phase 2) Dyamique Sport - Nice enough car looked OK for the time, never let me down, but never grabbed me!

VW Golf MkIV TDI - From new imported best car I have ever had.....build quality superb, nippy as fook, 48mpg driving like a loon and never failed me as yet.....Ive had it 5 years now and no intention of getting rid as yet!

[Roach-Rampino]

Starting with first car..

1992 1.0L Metro X-reg, so basic the seats didn't even recline. It had been owned by an old boy and been kept in his garage for years so had fuck all miles and was pretty tidy. I spent a fair bit of money buying stuff from a local scrap yard for it; I put an MG Metro interior in it which included handbrake cover and chunky steering wheel lol. I also got a set of MG Metro alloys for it which would rub the arches when I turned corners. I had house speakers in the boot for the stereo. The car served me well though, I went all over the place in it and only got rid of it when it was time to move on.

Next was a Fiesta 1.3 Finesse in metallic green on a '93 plate. Had a few bits and bobs and only 3k when I got it. It cost about £6k and was a pretty smart car for a bloke of my age (18 ish). Drove all over the country in it and fucked the upholstery by burning in it too much.

Then got a 1800 16v Clio in metallic blue with a grey leather interior. Paid just under £9k for it and the insurance was £1800 for the year!!!! I loved the look of the car but it never drove that well to be honest.

After this I got a MkII Red XR2 which was a noisy but fun drive. I paid £1200 for it with the intention of selling it on. I didn't hold on to it for more than 3 months and then sold it on. I then bought and sold all manner of heaps of shit from Lada, Old Cavaliers, Escorts, Maestros to name but a few. I made a decent bit of dough but was ploughing into property and had started lending money so wasn't too fussed about cars.

Then someone who owed me some money offered me an Escort Cabaret (some special edition) which was a tidy 5 door hatchback with a lot of extras on it. I still have this car as it came in handy as a station motor for my missus when she was working in the City. It has only just hit 50k on the clock and runs perfectly. It's got some bad rust but it wouldn't be worth paying to get it sorted.

During my buying and selling phase I had a 4.6 HSE Range Rover which I realy enjoyed for size and driving position so I hung onto it for a while.

Then 5 years ago I bought a 2.5DSE Range Rover (as the petrol was dear on the 4.6) for £15k which I loved but was a beast to drive, even though I had it chipped.

Spoiler:

Then I made the very stupid mistake of lumping out for a 9 month old Td6 for which I gave £47k. It was the Vogue and it had everything on it from heated rear seats and steering wheel, 20" Vogue alloys to the upgraded 13 speaker Harmonn Kardon sound system, sat nav, tv, dvd etc. Black was a bastard colour to keep clean though. I also had the 5 year VIP servicing package which saved me a bucketload of cash.

Spoiler:

Then I sold that for £29k after 20 months of having it and bought a BMW 330d.

Spoiler:

I then got a ML CDi as the baby was due but it was a piece of shit to drive so got rid of it after 6 weeks:

Spoiler:

And got an X5 instead with which there is just no comparison.

Spoiler:

[wtaylor]

Then I sold that for £29k after 20 months of having it and bought a BMW 330d.

Oh my fucking god

[Roach-Rampino]

Oh my fucking god

I know! I think that's about £30 per day depreciation...a lesson learnt lol

[Soulassassin]

First car was a Mk2 Escort 1.3 (red) probably shit but as it was my first car it was mint. Had a few bumps and scapes but ended up lending it to my brother as I got another car. Then my brother decided that I actually said he could have it.????

Next up was a mk1 Fiesta 1.3 sport. This was the chavmobile in my life, blacked out windows, twin eye level brake lights, the type of car I just laugh at nowdays. Crashed it several times the last of which was into a mates mk1 Fiesta. The front of his and the rear of mine however made a half decent car to sell and go halfers on.

3rd car was a Mk2 Escort 1.6l, Beige with a nice dark brown interior. Didnt keep that long. Got a better job and was able to get finance as I'd also just turned 18.

A citroen AXGT was my first new car. Proud as punch, pissed all my mates off cause it beat there XR2's. Had electric windows!!!!!. Only had that 4 months tho as the £120 a month insurance and £230 hp payments were a pretty hefty cut into my £720 monthy pay. Bought for £7500, sold for £5900.

Mini 1000 was then borrowed from a mate for a few weeks. Beige, brown interior. That was until he hand painted it black with some spare paint from a previous fiesta, and the roof painted white with some dulux brilliant white emulsion.

Then came my Maestro, 2.0 MG (ex CID). Got sick of paying for fully comp insurance for the AXGT and not using it, so decided to go 3rd party fire and theft on this. Bit pissed off after six days when I drove straight into the rear of a cortina which stopped at some lights. Luckily tho all the damage to the front of my car I just un-bolted and rebolted parts from the scrapyard. Kept this a couple of years and after trying to convince the sales person that the slipping clutch was in fact traction control I part ex'ed it for...

XR2i, black. After promising to myself I wouldnt buy another ford, the look of this in the showroom changed my mind. Was'nt really owt special tho. After an old lady driver thought it best to pull out in front of me and side swipe me I was advised by the repairer to sell it. So part ex'ed that for

Mazda 626, Really liked this car. Nice to drive and massive. The 1.8 engine was a little underpowered tho. Not really anything to add to this tho, sold it private as I got a lease car from work.

Nissan Almera 1.8s, leased from work for a year. Quite nice but nothing special. Prefered to own a car tho so got a

Renault Megane 1.9 Tubo diesel. Without doubt the worst car I have ever owned. This is the car that has put me off all french cars. It actually pains me to talk about it. Had it six months cause thats when the tax ran out.

Ford Focus 1.6 Ghia. Absolutely mint car, would defo consider another focus. Kept it 4 years and all I bought was 2 front tires. Only got rid of it as the mileage was upto 98k and thought it would be worth nothing once the big 100k was up.Pt x'd it for.

BMW 320d, so far so good. I used to be a bit sterotypical about BMW drivers but then thought I'd give one a go and liked it, thought why give a toss what other people think.

[woody_44]

First Car

Way back in 1988 was Volkswagon Derby 1.3s , Metallic Light Green in colour was on the T registration , and absoulty hanging , I sold this car to a mate who then proceeded to spray it pink and have the Magic roundabout characters drawn all over it, needless to say he got more attention in it than I did

After that came

Renault 21 Estate ... I am still wondering why on that one ?

Then moved onto

Mk III Escort , red in color not a very lucky car at all , was going over a mates house one day and some guy was reversing out of his drive so I did the polite thing and stopped , he then proceeded to wave me on , so I started to move , when he just came hammering out of his drive totalled the all the drivers side of my car and hit another car 10 yards up the road, Must admit though I felt quite guilty on this one , as my immediate reaction was get out and start shouting , wasnt until his wife came running over that we realised he had had a heart attack at the wheel, so off went the escort to be repaired , I had it back 2 days when some ass ran a red light and totalled the passenger side !! it never lived again after that , and I have not had a red car since.

From there I went for

Ford Sierra 2.0 GLS , it was white , big and like sitting in your armchair in the house, I must admit i did like that car but alas a big MOT failiure sent to the scrap grave yard.

moved up in the world so to speak

1994 Cavailer SRI 130 , again white in color and boy did that go like the preverbial shit off a shovel , unfortunately the engine seized on that one , and after a re-con one was fitted it never felt the same .

So i moved onto

renault Laguna 2.0 RXE .. why ... because the dam thing spoke to me when I opened the door and didnt put my seatbelt on ... See big kid at heart , I might have looked like a Laguna but in my eyes it was big ol Pontiac Trans Am Firebird called KITT ... Although I cant ever remeber Kitts gear box dying whilst in the middle of rush in pontyprid !!

So from there

Vauxhall Corsa .... hangs head in shame , was all I could afford and as punishment the local vicar in our village pulled put of a junction in front of me and I came to a sudden stop
as the front of my car hit his !! , had some good compo for that one

moved upto then to

Vauxhall Astra Bertone 2.2 , quite a nice car pretty quick but only a 3 door hence new baby shortly after the purchase forced the sale

then moved on to

Landrover Disco .. nothing much to say apart from I will never but anything from landrover again !!

Moved onto

Mitsubishi Shogun - still own this one and I love it no complaints there ...

and over the last 2 years after hitting the old mid life crisis I have

1, Passed my bike test and own a Yamaha 600 Thundercat
2, Owned a bright Yellow 1991 MR2 MKII
3, A 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT ( now theres a quick car for you )
4, A Subarau Impreza 2.0 awd Sport , T plate , looking to sell this if anyones interested
Full service history etc etc £2500

And Thats about it .....

Boys and there toys HuH

[Nibb]

Nice post mate where in Ponty did your Laguna snuff it?

[woody_44]

On the top road , by the traffic lights , just up from the Bus Bay !!

[willp2003]

ermm nothing to be proud of here......

learnt to drive in my mum's Nissan micra F reg 1.0l bag o' shite - had one the old radio's with the LLMMM button's and no cassette tape. ICE didn't exist in those days - well not in micra's. Banged the side door on a parked car in a tight car park.

Shortly after mum "upgraded" to a 1.0L VW polo - hey it seemed great - it had a tape player

First car of my own - Ford Fiesta 1.1L M Reg - drove that into a telegraph pole, late one night. still driveable even with a V shape in the front end.

Then got my current car a Pug 306 1.6L V reg. Had 10k on the clock (2 years old) and it's done an extra 110K in 7 years
Great little car, but no grip on the front end, with the slightest bit of moisture on the road - can be fun though.
It's overheating now, and time for a new one, but can't bring myself to buy one yet.

[rikbar]

Big mix of things here

1st car a 1975 MKII Escort in lime green, bought when I was 14 in order to get some practice at taking it to bits etc and driving. Scrapped after 2 years due to damage and rust from hooning around mates fields.

Car 2, Opel Manta GTE 1985 in red and the Hatchback. Solid car that seemed to live forever. Had a few minor knocks and added an uprated blydenstein head. Was great fun and pretty quick for a 17 year old. Ended up giving it to a mate who also tried his best to kill it, in the end it died after having a JCB driven into it.

Car 3, R5 GT Turbo, most fun I have ever had in a car, plenty of upgrades and around 150-170bhp after I had done with it. Kept it 4 years as a run around and leant it to a mate who wrote it off within 2 days. Want to get another and rebuild it from ground up.

Car 4 Daimler Double 6, crazy car that was crazy thirsty. Got shot due to cost of petrol

Car 5 BMW 518, little bit gutless, but comfortable for long commute

Car 6 Ford Granada Scorpio Estate, perfect car for going surfing in, as boards can go in the back easily rather than having to go on the roof. Makes the run to Cornwall a lot easier.

Car 7 Fiesta Zetec s, fun, handled well, until it was T-boned a couple of years ago by some nut in an Audi A8. After rolling 3 times and putting me in hospital it kind of lost its looks, killed the Audi though.

And finally my current motor, Mazda 3 Sport saloon bought brand new in Sept 06 with all the bells and whistles. Its comfortable and reliable but not really got enough grunt. Looking forward to the next change, probably in the next 6 months.

there have been a couple of others, but these are my key motors, probably looking for a classic Porsche next, but need to reduce my mileage first as I don't want to kill the car if I get one

[crazyadi]

ok first car...

Vauxhal magnum....totalled by an ambulance going through a red light!! lol

citroen and i cant rmemeber what type CV comes to mind but it was small and shit and the day after i bought it the engine blew so had to get a new one for it!!

montego...say no more

astra 1.6 old body

vauxhall zafira

vauxhall astra 1.6 SXi

MG ZS 120+ ...amazing drive

vauxhall astra 1.7tdi 07..bag of shit!!!

have also driven lots of different cars, BMW, jaguar, range rover blah blah....

the best car i have ever owned or driven??? the MG by a mile!!!!

crazy

[ACE_UK]

First car ..

VW golf 1.1
Fiesta 1.3 supersport
Peugeot 205 1.1
Astra 1.4
Peugeot 205 d
Escort Xr3i
Suzuki Sj410
Orion 1.6 ghia
Escort 1.6 Cab
Escort Van
Escort xr3i Cab
Mr2 mk1
VW Golf gti
BMW 1.8s
Suzuki Vitara
Mr2 mk1
Mr2 Mk2
Mr2 Mk3
Porsche Boxster
Audi TT 3.2 cab
Audi Tt Quattro Sport
Porsche 911 c4
Porsche 911 Carerra S (this one Im Keeping)


I think thats the lot but im sure I have missed a couple out somewhere

[Tammer]

Mine's been a pretty dismal history so far... but it should be looking up soon(ish).

Car 1.

Started off life with a navy blue Peugeot 406 1.8LX when I was 17. Well, I say 'mine'... was my old mans really, but he worked offshore for 9 months of the year, so it was pretty much mine.

Car 2.

BMW E36 316 coupe. Had to get the 1.6L engine (halfed with my dad) as it was the only one they'd ensure me on at 18 yrs old. I loved driving this car - looked the bollox when I first got it. Granted, it aged pretty badly, but it was a scream to drive, even with the lack of power. Slight mishap when I smacked it into the lamp post at a roundabout one day...police were called and breathalysed me as they assumed I was drunk. Turns out that at 12pm on Thursday afternoon, I was JUST under the limit. I hadn't drank since 3am Tuesday Night/Wed morning... bit of a shock there!

Car 3.

'95 5 door Ford Escort 1.4L. Bought this car off the local windowcleaner for £450, scratched to fuck (some kids had ran over the bonnet with rollerblades). The only reason I bought this was to piss off my dad. He tried to pull rank one night on the BMW when I was going to see a late night showing at the cinema. Apparently I had to 'ask his permission' to use the car... so I bought my own. Had this car for almost 2 yrs until my mum wrote it off one morning when I was in bed hungover. The reason she was driving my car? It had more petrol than hers!

Car 4 (current).

'99 Ford Ka 2, nickname: The Beast. Bought this car just before the start of my final year at uni. Wanted something cheap as hell to run and repair. Had it for 3 yrs now and in this time have had 4 minor crashes, have reversed into a parked police car, have run it the 1000 mile round trip from London-Glasgow at least a dozen times, and it's never failed me yet. Drivers door no longer opens from the outside, and the paintwork is as rusty as Chris Evans pubes. The Beast's nearing the end of its life now, but it's had some damn good times, and I'll honesty be sad to send it to the big scrap yard in the sky.

Future options:

Just passed my motorbike test, so that'll be the next purchase. As for cars, I'm aiming to buy the new Nissan 390Z next summer when it's released (replacement for the 350Z).

[big man]

First 'car' was a D reg1.6l "Bedford" Astra van. I wasn't one of these sad bastards who bought vans because they were cool at the time. I had it because it was an old works vehicle that my dad had used for years and eventually gave to me. It was worth about £200 and was the most fun i'd ever had driving. 1.6 in what was effectively a large sardine tin meant that i could beat XR2's in it (which was always funny) and it handled like it was on rails (in the dry). When i left it behind when i went to uni, it stopped working after about 3 months and was given away

Second car. The useage of my mum's Volvo 340 when i was home from uni. My god - what a piece of shite that was. Looked horrible, drove worse. Still - it was free to use, so i never complained that much

Third car. Bought myself a G reg Mk2 Golf GTi 16v for 4k. Absolutely loved this car. Was basically a large, road legal go kart. Sold it 2 years later for 2k

Fourth car. 05 plate Vectra SRi CDTi. Got myself a diesel as i was doing a lot of miles to work and back and the way i drove the golf it was costing my a bloody fortune! Got an 18 month old ex demo, for about 8 grand under book price. Actually a really nice car. Interior was a bit 'plasticy' but it was a vauxhall, so expected. Drove really nicely, had plenty of power (got the 150bhp not the 130 model) and was almost as quick as the old GTi. Moved to london at the start of the year and couldn't justify the payments on it as i now take the train everywhere, so sold it to my old man

The future. No plans to buy another car for a while as it's not needed (never thought i'd say that!) and i'd like to be able to make my mortgage payments every month !

[maltloaf]

the ones i can remember here - in a roughly the right order

renault 9
nissan cherry
mini x 5
astra sr mark 2 x 4
astra gte mark 1 x 2
fiat uno turbo
renault van
nova gte
fiesta xr2 mark 1
fiesta xr2 mark 2
land rover lwb series 3
land rover swb series 2a
montego turbo
maestro
suzuki sj410
vw camper (bay window type)
micra (dont ask)
vw beetle
metro turbo
metro gti
sierra 4x4
mr2 (supercharged)
mondeo v6
focus
lotus excel
lotus esprit
lotus elise (for abnout 2 weeks!)
peugeot 205 diesel
cavalier diesel
vectra
saab 9-3 turbo

there must be shit loads more, i might update later

[Fear345]

Ford escort mk3
Suzuki jeep type thing (cant remember the proper name of it)
Mini metro
Ford XR2i
Peugeot 205 Gti
Ford orion
vauxhall cavalier
Renault clio williams
Honda accord
Honda hrv
honda crv
toyota rav4
kia sedona (presently owned but fucked)
Mitsubishi L200 Warrior (present)

May be one or 2 others in there that i forgot especially in the 90's

[WRATH OF BOD]

as i used dads car to drive in about 1984 started with a mk1 capri 3ltr then a citron 2cv.then mk1 escort estate.lol

my 1st own car in 1986 was
an import from jersey mk 2 escort 2 door 1300 in mint condition in red

then 12 months later a ford fiesta mk 1 1100 in good nick made to look like a white xr2

6 months later a mk 1 escort 2 door mexico look alike loved this car

then in 1989 i moved to croyden to work on the building sites.a mate i rented a flat off told me his sister was moving to usa and had left her car & did i want it.i said yes with out thinking...
i had to go to brighton to pick it up.
when i got there i got a big shock.
it was a late 1970s marine coupa 1800 tc in mint condition big fat back tyres & jacked up at the back
only done 12000 miles.t&t had ran out.
it had stood for 4 months & never started.
my mate had some jump leads and his van.we jumped it & started .great .it had full tank of gas.great.breakes where fine.drove it back to croyden got mot & taxed next day.lasted me 2 years driving from london to hartlepool & back every weekend.till a skip wagon hit he side of it with the feet from the back of the truck.opened up like a can of beans.lol.i was in a corner shop at the time.lol

then i got a mini cooper.what a rust bucket lasted me couple months till engine dropped out.

then i met my wife and had company cars(mostly small vans.then astra estate & mondao est ) up till about 3 years ago
then i got akia sadona 2.9 desial lovely big and heavy on desial.
& now the car my wife got me for my 39th birthday.
my black debil car skoda ovtavia 18t VRS
& what a beast.