what cars have you owned?

CiB

mudcow007 wrote:

what about an RS200? just for sheer naughtyness an "dont know if i will survive driving it" thrill

Doesn't fit into the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing metaphor though does it? It's more like an angry wolf in werewolf's togs with a knife up its back and a large banner in blood that shouts out "I'm gonna kill you very soon", and then does. RS200? Um - no ta.

estampida

1977 Mini (same colour as the one that killed marc bolan)
1986 Mkii golf gti
1990 3 series touring (e33)
1990 Mkii Golf driver
1992 Renault 5
1977 Siii land rover swb
1993 subaru legacy - only car I have ever blown up
1994 Vauxhall senetor 2.5
1994 Ford mondeo

err i think there is 2 more but I cant remember the exacts .......

CiB

essex-commuter wrote:

some soft porn...

I used to help out with a fellah who built engines and we often had twinky engines in, but I only ever went in one once and it was a bit quicker than my Mk1 1500 GL. When I had the 1600E a bloke at work had a tweaked Lotus equivalent and it really was sh!t off a shovel territory.

There was a MKII in the Lotus place round the corner here a couple of years ago, with a Mondeo 5 speed box, modern discs all round and injection instead of the two buckets that used to pour fuel down its neck. Neat car. Haven't seen it since.

Anyway. Back to lists of Metros, company cars and bikes.

mudcow007

CiB wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

what about an RS200? just for sheer naughtyness an "dont know if i will survive driving it" thrill

Doesn't fit into the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing metaphor though does it? It's more like an angry wolf in werewolf's togs with a knife up its back and a large banner in blood that shouts out "I'm gonna kill you very soon", and then does. RS200? Um - no ta.

tis true!

i did once hear of an engineer creating a monster "Moggy" (Morris Minor). So the legend goes they mounted an aeroplane engine supposedly a Merlin (of Spitfire fame). the engine was that big the driver had to sit in the rear of the car

now that truly is a sheep in wolfs clothing :shock:

sketchley

CiB wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

what about an RS200? just for sheer naughtyness an "dont know if i will survive driving it" thrill

Doesn't fit into the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing metaphor though does it? It's more like an angry wolf in werewolf's togs with a knife up its back and a large banner in blood that shouts out "I'm gonna kill you very soon", and then does. RS200? Um - no ta.

Wolf in sheep's clothing you how about

proto

VW Beetle

VW Golf GLS Mk1

VW Golf GTI Mk1

Vauxhall Cavalier

VW Golf GL Mk2

Peugeot 406 GLS

VW Passat GL Estate

Peugeot 505 Estate

VW Golf GTI Mk1

Volvo 740 Estate

VW Golf GL Mk3

Saab 900S

Volvo V50 D5

Saab 9-5 1.9TDi Estate

Plus loads of 'second' cars, family runabout things, including: VW Beetle, Mini, Mini Metro, Peugeot 205 (x 2), 306 (x2), VW Golf SE Mk4

ince

BG2000 wrote:

Love the old Citroen style. Would love to own a classic DS.

meanredspider

essex-commuter wrote:

Page 104 is dedicated to the 1963 Lotus Cortina....0-60 10.15s, 108mph top speed. They made 3301 of them and the price new was £910.

And thoroughly thrashed by the Alfa Giulia GTA... 8)

0-60 8.8s 137mph.

shouldbeinbed

BG2000 wrote:

I wish: no it was this sex on wheel beast: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30797788@N03/3191899131/

Nik Cube

Audi A8 4.2 V8
Volvo S80 2.4
VX Senator 3.0 24v

various A4's V6 and TDI's

Hot Hatch's
Golf GTI Mk 3 & 4
Fiat Bravo HGT 2.0 5 clyinder (OMG was it a bit nutty)
Seat Leon Cupra
Rover 216 GTI
Astra Sport 1.8 16v

I had a 1.6 16v Tigra once for a few weeks

Subru Imperza 2.0 ltr Turbo (yuk!!!)

Toyota Celcia 1.8 VVTIL

Saab 93 Convertible
Alfa Romeo Twin Spark (lovely to drive but often broke down)

BMW 318 is and a 325i coupe

Vectra 2,5 Supa Tourer in white with great big yellow flashes down it!

now I dont own a car I just find them boring and I've grown to hate driving - I also have far more money

Limburger

ince wrote:

BG2000 wrote:

Love the old Citroen style. Would love to own a classic DS.

Do it! Do it now! You won't regret it (much)

essex-commuter

You'll enjoy owning it twice, the day you buy it and the day you sell it! :?

Limburger

^ :roll:

I pity the fool

Blacktemplar

meanredspider wrote:

Something like 25 years of continuous Alfa ownership

Chapeau sir - I'm afraid I only managed the one ruinous affair with a 156...

1972 Morris Marina (Fireball XL5 - petrol tank leaked onto exhaust going round corners)
1984 VW Polo
1985 VW Jetta
1987 Seat Ibiza GLX (designed by Guigaro & Porsche, built by Spaniards )
1990 Mini (stolen)
1991 Mini (replacement)
1986 Saab 900 (mint with only 15K miles on the clock)
1994 Saab 900
1998 Rover 420 (oh, the shame)
2000 Alfa 156*
2001 Galaxy 2.0 petrol
2001 VW Bora 2.0 TDI
2005 Audi A6 3.0 TDI

Wish list;
Any from: Audi RS3, RS4, RS5 or RS6 (can't afford my own refinery though)

* Fab car when it went - I had it a whole year, during which time it had so many faults - including an entire new engine - that it was only on the road for 5 months. Traded it in for a new Galaxy which (a) didn't make the kids motion sick or (b) break down. Ever.

Blacktemplar

Sketchley wrote:

CiB wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

what about an RS200? just for sheer naughtyness an "dont know if i will survive driving it" thrill

Doesn't fit into the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing metaphor though does it? It's more like an angry wolf in werewolf's togs with a knife up its back and a large banner in blood that shouts out "I'm gonna kill you very soon", and then does. RS200? Um - no ta.

Wolf in sheep's clothing you how about

Pussy in sheep's clothing more like.....

How about a family saloon with a detuned (just the 571 bhp) version of the Gallardo V10....?

The Rookie

1976 Morris Marina 1.3 deluxe (hate to have seen a basic car!)
1981 Metro 1.0 HLE
1982 Sierra 1.6L
1976 Mini Clubman
1981 Escort 1.6 Ghia
1988 Montego 2.0 HL Diesel
1988 Sierra XR4x4
1986 Nova 1.2 Merit (commute hack)
1988 Peugeot 309 Diesel (commute Hack)
1981 Sierra 1.8LX (commute Hack)
1993 Seat Toledo 1.9 TD (commute Hack)
1998 Forester s-Turbo (finally retiring the XR4x4 as main car)
6 years later I'm still in the Forester.

That's in 28 years of driving.

fossyant

Starting wth first car at 17

T plate Escort Mk2 1.3 GL - red (10 years old when bought) Lasted approx 18 months before it was stolen never to be seen again.

B Plate Escort 1.6 Ghia (bought 4 years old) - Plush and quick
J Plate Metro GTa (bought new) - Fast, bit basic but folk kept crashing into it.
M plate Nissan Micra Super S (bought 10 months old) - Fast and had a good spec
S Plate Vectra 2.5 v6 SRI (Company car) - fast, and sounded fabulous
Y Plate Alfa 147 Selespeed (company car) paddle shift, hoot to drive, but was in and out of dealers for a variety of faults - glad it wasn't my money.

51 Plate Nissan Primera 1.8 SVE saloon - bought 10 months old. Fantastic car, easily takes 4 bikes and a family's worth of stuff for a week away. Excellent spec. The car is nearly 10 years old and I still have it.

Also have an early Toyota Yaris GLS - bought new, now 12 years old. That's been fab too.

pastey_boy

vauxhall vx220 y plate 2001 extravagant first car
citroen c4 vtr coupe 56 plate
hyundai coupe se (current car)
currently weighing up audi a4 estate, not buying new though as i bought my first 2 cars brand new and the money i lost was eye watering. i fancy a peugeot rcz but totally impractical.

ZippyBungleGeorge

Had a clio years ago but figured that since I was not using it enough it wasn't worth the tax I was paying for it.

I'm lucky in that I can walk, cycle or occasionally use public transport to get to everywhere I need to go. Whenever Ive needed to transport things in the past, such as TVs, dishwasher etc I've either got a friend to pick them up or a single day van hire covers it. Never looked back, never thought about buying a car again