Previous cars What were yours ?

[amalgamated users from prior forum]

Message originally posted by: Lee Hunter
Just discussing at work today with a fellow petrolhead what our previous cars were.

Here is mine in order i had.
1,Fiesta 1.0
2,Polo 1.0cc
3, Rover 216 vitesse 1.6 (great car)
4, pug 306 XSI 2.0
5, Pug 306 XSI 2.0
6, MGZR 160 1.8
7, Subaru impreza turbo 2.0 (fantastic Car)
8, VW Bora 1.9

And of course the roadster which will never be sold....

[neilryland]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

Her's my list, in the same order starting in 1972.

Austin A40
Morris Minor
Triumph 1300 Front Wheel Drive (1968 Model)
Austin 1300GT
Triumph 1500 Front Wheel Drive
Saab 99 EMS (had some great fun in the snow with this one)
Rover SD1 2600
Saab 900 4dr
Saab 900 3dr Hatchback
Saab 900 Turbo 16S (frighteningly quick in its day !!)
Saab 9000 2.0 Turbo
Saab 9000 2.3 Turbo
Discovery Series 1 (for towing the boat)
Rangerover P38 4.0 litre (LPG) (for towing the boat - then sold the boat)

And of course the Marlin (currently very bent).

[amalgamated users from prior forum]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

Message originally posted by: Sue Roedel (MOC Editor)
Here's my sad order:

1. Hillman Avenger
2. Marlin Berli 1.3 then 1.6, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0 (same car)
2.5. Vauxhaul Countryman Estate 1.8 TD(Inherited)
3. Ford Escort Estate 1.8 TD

I will be a little old lady driving my Marlin.

[amalgamated users from prior forum]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

Message originally posted by: Julian
I don't like modern cars so:
starting as a boy in 1989:

Mk 1 Escort (1100cc gutless)
Mk 2 Escort (1600cc wish I'd kept it)
Mk 2 Vitesse convertible (endless repairs but it was regularly abused, I was 20 and out to impress at the time!)
Mk4 1500 Spitfire (Fantastic long distance tourer)
2 x 1500 Dolomites (winter cars whilst running high milage in Spitfire)
Pug 205 GTI (brief flirtation with modern stuff)
Marina Based 1275cc Marlin (Baptism!)
Mk 2 Crayford Cortina GT (brilliant concept and dare I say better than the vitesse?)
Vitesse Marlin (torque, torque and more torque)
Vitesse Mk 2 Conv (better one this time with tuned 2.5l in)
The marina based marlin again, Well it was a good one!

[Patrick]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

Honda Civic 1.4i
E36 BMW 316i Compact (this now has a 6 cylinder 2.8 as it should have been from the factory )
E46 BMW 320Ci Coupe (2.2 6 pot)

Marlin Sportster - that's nearly finished (M20B25 engine)

Patrick
www.msportster.co.uk

[dogoncrazy]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

Here's mine from around 1971:
Austin A35 [midly modded by Janspeed parts,used to drive that one from Swindon to Edinburgh and back in a weekend!]
Split screen Minor [fitted A35 engine to this one]
MG Magnette ZA[underated sports saloon and highly regarded for courting ]
Ford Zephyr [underpowered and crap!]
MG Midget Mk1 [for pulling the opposite sex and it worked]
Hillman Super Minx
Ford Cortina Mk1 GT[again modded with Janspeed bits and a great motor]
MGB-GT{reliable mechanics-shame about the rot]
Saab 96
Saab 99[4speed]
Saab 99[one of the last 5speed-super car]
Saab 900Gls
Saab 900i 16v
Saab 9000 turbo[quick!!]
Saab 900i 16v convertible[classic shape-lovely car]
Ford Puma
Ford Mondeo tdci Ghia x
NOT FORGETTING MARLIN ROADSTER AND NOW CABRIO

[macdonald.dm]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

DUTTON MELOS (self-built) yep, my first car was a kit (really wanted a Berli, tho', but couldn't afford it). Used it for 5 years,, and sold it for a profit!
YUGO 45 (Thiiings, can only get bett-ur...)
AUSTIN MONTEGO 2.0 (quite liked it - it was luxury after the Yug)
FIAT TIPO ('nuff said)
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA (for two kiddies)
MARLIN BERLI!!! 25 years later! (And an NG TF - making up for lost time, now)

Not many cars for 30 years of driving - I basically ran them all into the ground!

[dogoncrazy]

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Forgot the following:
850 Mini[nicknamed the 'yellow submarine' except there was more water on inside when it rained
2x Volvo 340's-not as bad as Clarkson would have you beleive
Volks Beetle 1303-you need thermals in winter -appalling heating/ventilation
Opel corsa-very reliable but needed 5 speeds

[Dane_Rescueman]

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Ah...nostalgia is not what it used to be...

starting in, er..1967:
Mini van (willow green of course) Known by my pals as "The Fornicatorium&quot
Frogeye sprite (996cc formula junior) rebuilt
Another mini van! (first of the travelling disco kings!)
Morris minor 1000
MGA (wooden floors = no floors!)
TR4a rebuilt (trashed - tent pegged into stone wall at ~115mph. only injured when fell out of door into gorse bush!) Very nice long distance cruiser.
TR3a
Morris 1100 (after pranging the 4a)
Maxi 1750 - mine went OK.
TR2 1958 longdoor ex Alpine rally car. Went like roasted mucus - always broken somewhere.
Mk1 GT6 eek!
**** got married ! ****
Spitfire 1500 - inherited with wife - contents lovely but engine ghastly!
Chrysler Alpine horrid
Chrysler Alpine replacement under guarantee for above, also horrid
Peugeot 305 estate. - excellent hard working car.
BMW 320 series 1- very nice in those days.
Rover 2600 SD1. Once one got the hang of tuning the Maserati derived straight six engine this was a great car. Easily tuned to provide the same BHP as the V8 SD1.
FIAT Panda 1.2 (joint owner with her!)
Peugeot 205 GRD ( Job required 320 mile commute. Very quick economical and reliable car. Drove it in to the ground after 275000 miles with just routine servicing!)
Citroen BX (I learnt a lot about servicing with this one)
Citroen Xantia Top of range racer. very good!
Mitsubishi L200 single cab pick up (bought a smallholding!)
Mitsubishi Pajero SWB 2.8 fieldmaster - sold L200, bought trailer, now travel in comfort.
Mazda Tribute. Wife's wheels but very underrated vehicle. Better than Honda CRV in it's day.
MF35x - well, I did buy a smallholding!
Bought clapped out Berlinetta in 90s. Gradually changed everything mechanical. Got a new engine now which will go in soon once I have sorted out the car's diabolical wiring.
Next car ?.. Nice Gordon will have us all in Trabants or donkey carts by then!

Best wishes all.

[daniels917]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

Going from about '77,
VW Beetle (61body,59 engine, 63 Box yuk!!!)
Mini 850, grew into 1100 cooper
Avenger, 1250, again grew to 1500, blew it up
Triumph 2000 mk2 Luxury
Opel Manta, 2.0 CIH (great fun car)
Ford Sierra 2.0IS God help us
Citroen BX Turbo D (300000 and still going)
Pug 205 GRD x 2
VW Golf GTI
Metro ( commuting 600 miles a week, it lasted quite well)
Roadster, 2.0 pinto goes very well.

[pdm_engineer]

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I must be same age as Alan. Here's mine from 1971:
1956 Austin A30 (wreck of a car)
1966 Triumph herald 1250 (Ok exept for the very weak transmission)
1970 1600L Ford Capri (Loved that one)
1976 2000 GL Ford Capri (Hated it)
1976 MGB GT (Loved that too)
1985 Vauxhall 1.3L Astra (First front wheel drive car - YUK)
Saab 900GLS (Oil every where but where it should be)
Quantum saloon Kit car (Good car lousy engine)
Honda Civic 1600 VTEC (Cracking screamer engine)
Marlin Cabrio (At last, real driving pleasure)
2003 1.25LX Ford Fiesta (Nicknamed rolly-polly because thats what it does best)

[b_caswell]

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I have just typed a list of cars since1965 and just as I sent the reply the line dropped. So you will have to wait until after Stoneleigh as its 0017 on Saturday morning !!

[christineackroyd]

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Austin A35 Van, Rear leaf spring through floor
Ford Anglia 105E Engine went bang
Triumph Shitspire MK1 everything went bang
Ford Corsair V4 Engine went bang
Morris Marina 1.8 Don't know why
Triumph 2000 Estate, lovely motor
Morris Marina 1.8 ?
Morris Ital 1.7 Estate, glutten for punishment
Rover 820, lovely motor
Ford Granada V6 2.8 Too thirsty
Ford Sierra
Ford Sierra
Ford Sierra Estate
Ford Mondao
Rover 420
Ford Fiesta, Slower than my Anglia
Jaguar XJ6 could pass anything exept filling stations
Rover 416 Tourer
Toyota Avensis Estate
VW Bora
Renault Laguna Estate, Current
YKC ROADSTER, Will never be parted

[08dents]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

Ford Anglia 105 started as a 998cc ended 1.6GT (written off during night rally).
Ford Consul 375 Three gears and vacuum wipers (luxury).
Hillman Imp Started 998cc ended 1340cc (rolled and written of practicing for Rally).
Mini van only thing i could afford after write offs (loved it Great fun).
Triumph 2000 Mk1 luxury great tourer Leather seats.
Hillman Hunter fast but loose lincage to carb, kept falling off when in fast lane on M6.
Mazda 1300 sedan (family man)
Mazda 323 estate (bigger family)
Triumph Dolomite nice and fast but liked blowing head gaskets.
Triumph Acclaim wife wrote it off after 8 weeks 1 week before touring France.
Austin Maestro supplied by mate in trade just in time to go to France.
Austin Montego comfortable and faster than Maestro.
Mini 25 Wife using montego all time.
Rover 216 very comfortable.
Rover 216 vittesse even more comfortable (leather).
Diahatsu Charade (replace mini wife using Rover).
Citroen Bx (son using Charade for college)wrote off after 6 weeks (son borrowed it for college run).
Mazda 323 fastback to replace written off Rover wife loved i was driving.
Rover 214 to replace written off Citroen.
Rover metro 1000 (why did i bother).
Rover metro Diesel (same as above).
Suzuki vittara Crap on the road and crap off.
Honda civic Type R replaced mazda Fantastic car.
Honda Civic Type R love them. wife wrote it off after 8 months.
Volkswagon Bora 1.9 D very good very economical (wife not happy).
Mazda RX 8 231bh fantastic car (wife happy again).
and not forgetting Marlin Roadster.

[GaryW]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

Marina 1.3 (they call them Marina because they're always full of water - well mine was).
Hillman Hunter 1500 (owned by my Wifes family from new - cracking car)
Escort 1300 hatch
Bluebird 1.8 (B-reg)
Bluebird 1.8 (F-reg) - can't fault these for reliability
Primera 2.0 eGT (cracking car to drive - until the cam chain snapped and bent most of the valves)
Renault Megane 1.6
Ford Maverick (we go camping)
Marlin Berlinetta (Sierra based) - my daily drive now