Cars you have owned...same or different?

[doctor924]

Musing in cars I have owned in the last 15 years, I wondered if there was something common in them
My answer - yes- 80s pointy(ish) coupes !

Mk1 scirocco Gti, GLS
Mk 2 scirooco Gt,Gtl, Gti, storm, Scala
Porsche 924, 944, 944s, 944s2
Fiero 2m4
Fiero spm 286
Matra murena 2.2s
Matra murena 2.2
Matra bagheera X
Mr2 mk1
Fiat x1/9 - current
Crx mk2
Tr7
Alfa gtv spider
Mx5 mk1
TVR S2



Still on my list- piazza, montecarlo, subaru xt, del sol, esprit(!)
Anyone else?
Ian

[gazz81]

They only thing in common with all of mine is they're curse word!

[Del]

Mostly small hatches, because I was skint and they were cheap!
Mk5 Fiesta, Renault 19, Citroen AX, Daihatsu Domino.

[fordperv]

The thing most of mine have in common is the ford badge, i currently have a sierra sapphire, mk1 sierra 3 door and a mk3 capri. Before them I have had mostly blue ovals with the exception of an e21 bmw a 2 door e30 bmw, a mk2 golf, 4 rover r8 214, an r8 414

[carledo]

My cars tend to go in phases, a brief and not necessarily inclusive history starting in 1970

1956 Mg Magnette ZA
1963 Vauxhall Victor FB
1965 Ford Cortina MkI Woody
1964 Humber Sceptre
Ford Consul Classic 315 4 door
Ford Consul Classic 2 Door 1500
61 Ford Galaxy
Ford Classic Capri 1500GT (Later Lotusised)
64 Ford Thunderbird
11 assorted Zephyr and Zodiac MkIIs and 8 Assorted Zephyr and Zodiac MkIIIs
72 Australian Ford Fairmont wagon
4 triumph Heralds, 3 Vitesses, 1 Spitfire, 2 Gt6s 4 Triumph 2000s and a 2500S Estate and 1 1850 Dolomite
9 assorted MkII and MkIII Cavaliers (3 still owned)
3 Triumph Toledos, 1 1500HL and 1 Dolomite Sprint auto (all still owned)
2 Saab Turbo convertibles (still owned)

I guess if there IS a theme here it is biggish saloons with sporty aspirations

Steve

[mjphotography2016]

Toyota celica
Datsun Laurel
Ford granada (mk2)
Ford Granada (mk2)
Ford Fiesta (mk1)
Ford Scorpio
Vauxhall cavalier Mk2 h/b
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 h/b
Vauxhall cavalier Mk3 h/b
Vauxhall Cavalier mk2 H/b
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 saloon
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 convertible
Citroen AX
Vauxhall Cavalier mk2 h/b
Ford Sierra XR4x4
fiat Doblo Cargo
Vauxhall combo mk1
Mercedes w124 300e
Vauxhall Combo Mk2
Vauxhall Frontera
Mercedes S124
Ford Puma
Vw Polo
Subaru impreza
Mercedes S203 c220 cdi

A fair mix 6 fords - 10 vauxhalls - 3 mercs - 6 other

[doctor924]

So far, it is uncommon to have no relationship between the choices of our retro rides...

[Mercdan68]

Cant go all thru listing them yet again! But since 1984 when I was 15 I've owned somewhere around 500 cars, managed to pi$$ off my parents, two wives, countless neighbours.....but I've enjoyed every moment and my 12 year old lad is now joining in and the wife has come round to my addiction, now the cars, well mainly ford escorts,cortinas, capris, my love is now with 90s mercs, my lad has just got a mk6 escort , a future classic I'm sure,,...just enjoy it were only on this planet for a short time, now I need that stag I've always wanted!

[undernutter]

Blue BMW 520i (Not going anywhere)
Gold BMW 528i
Red Peugeot 205
Silver Mercedes 190e (wish I'd kept it)
Red Rover 416 (best all-rounder)
Red Skoda Felicia (curse word)
Red Alfa 156 (best to drive by miles, but the only one I've ever got so mad at I've struck it with a hammer...)

Total coincidence of course, but I've been told I need to keep this "red" pattern going now...

[dodgerover]

Sept 27, 2015 18:11:04 GMT carledo said:

My cars tend to go in phases,

72 Australian Ford Fairmont wagon

I guess if there IS a theme here it is biggish saloons with sporty aspirations

Steve

Got any more details on the Fairmont wagon, I think at one point they were collecting details over on the AusFord website of the ones that were sold in the uk. Quite a few have survived!

[waveman1500]

Most people do tend to buy almost the same car over and over again. I want to try as many different driving experiences as possible!

1990 Nissan Pintara TR.X
1970 VW 1500 Beetle
1973 VW Type 3 Squareback
1984 Holden WB Ute
1971 VW S-Bug
1995 Suzuki Sierra
1990 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185
2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STI

I'm on a turbo 4wd thing at the moment, but I'm very tempted to buy something with a V8 in it, possibly another ute. And one day I want a proper vintage pre-war car, and two seater sports car, and generally check off the list of all possible types of car. Maybe even an Italian supercar if I'm lucky!

[markgenesis]

No

Pretty eclectic in the last 15 years, do go through phases though.

Cant list them all here but.

Yank muscle cars.

Hillman Imp's

Ford Capri's

One MK2 Granada

Mini's

VW MK2f Polo's

One Alfa (155)

BMW E38's

One Citroen (XM)

Currently own a jacked up Disco 1, a BMW E34 525i and a Lotus Elite.

Never owned anything newer than 2000.

[igor]

There is definitely a certain commonality to my list of past and present cars.
3 Minis, long gone but would have another one if the opportunity arose,
3 BMC 1300s, inc. Wolseley as my daily from 2006-2013, still got that and an Austin which sadly is now too rusty to ever be recovered,
'51 Standard Vanguard, was my semi daily in the mid '80s along with one of the Minis, still got it put away in a garage but I haven't driven it since then,
'47 Austin 3 tonner with a recovery crane, bought as a project in the late '80s, gave it to my brother in the mid '90s and he sold it on, supposedly for pulling logs out of the bush,
'74 TK Bedford 5 tonner flat deck, was my work truck in the mid '90s, sold after 3 years for what I paid for it,
'78 Allegro 1300, always liked these, would have another one,
'79 Toyota Cressida, ex wife got this in '99, wish I'd had the money to pay her out and keep it,
'80 Honda Civic, first registered in '81 and been in the family from new but now too rusty to ever legally go back on the road, always starts though, plus '82 (I think) parts car,
4 Ford Falcon station wagons, in order of purchase (all as daily use cars this century) '78 '91 '89 '90, still got them all in varying states of repair with the '90 being my current daily,
'57 Fordson Major E1A, my current main project on the rare occasions that I get time to work on anything,
'78 Mercedes Benz 0305 bus, bought it cheap minus engine and trans to strip out for use as an on site caravan but the number plates are still alive so I guess it counts.
Does that list suggest I like BMC stuff and Oz Fords or just that I collect a lot of junk?
Never had a new car and probably never will. The closest I ever got was a 6 year old Mini Clubman 1100 when I was 19.

[avengertec]

Mini
Opel manta mk1
Mini van
talbot avenger
Mini
Mini mk1
Astra Sri
Cortina mk5 estate
Cavalier Cdi
Audi b7
Astra mk3 diesel
Lexus is 200
Transit tipper
Transit recovery
Scimitar get
Hillman avenger
Ford Anglia
Suzuki sj
Suzuki sj
Toyota hi ace
Toyota hilux
Toyota hiace
Toyota hiace
Ford sierra
BMW 318
Mx5
Rover 216


The only common theam is they all had wheels

[retroade]

My car ownership went in phases, starting with cheap 1.3s (Allegro and mk2 Escort) when I was learning, bunch of mk2 and mk3 Cavaliers once I'd passed my test as the old man worked for Vauxhall, buses and trains when I went back to College to do my HND, then as the money started to come in in the mid 90s came the hot hatches, a heavily modded mk3 Fiesta 1.6S, Scirocco GTi and the best hot hatch ever, a really minty Pug 1.9 GTi.

I'd always been in love with BMWs and German cars in general, and I popped my Bavaria cherry in style with an E23 728i followed by an E24 635 CSi. This would have been late 90s.

In 2000 I began travelling for work so along came a raft of company cars, most shocking (Auris hybrid = misery) but I had two good ones, a Mondeo Ghia X and an Alfa 156 2.4 MJet Veloce fully loaded to TI spec.

Between jobs I ran a right mix of p/x bargains bought from mates in the trade including an Alfa 155 2.0 TS an E36 320i and my Del Sol which I kept for years plus cars bought off neighbours including a mint W124 230E and a Nissan Bluebird ZX Turbo which I bought for £200.

So, bit of an eclectic mix. The fleet today consists of my E30, E93 320d and my LT35 van - my love of Bavarian metal shining through again.

[lusciousthelock]

BROWN! All my recent cars over the last 10 years have been brown. Not sure why but it's a popular period 70's colour in various shades! From Mk2 Escort to Capri, V8 Rover to Sierra to Datsun, a few Mk1 Fiests's, Allegro to Toyota, Marina back to Escort. Wife thinks it's hilarious and an obsession but its just bad luck. My current car is burnt orange but even a recent parking ticket stated brown!

Brown car's possibly cheaper than the red ones? I honestly believe the brown ones are the fastest!

[The Jackeria]

my ownerships have been reasonably varied.

Golf mk1
3 golf mk2's all different specs
Nova saloon
Jetta mk2
Corsa b
Mgf
Discovery v8
Volvo s70 2.5t
Triumph Toledo 1300

Though it looks like 3 box saloons are the most common reoccurrence (other than golfs) mostly poverty spec cars with next to no luxury. Back to basics driving!

[RA40tony]

'86 Renault 5 TL
'90 Ford Sierra Estate CVH
'98 Toyota Corolla G6
'98 Nissan Primera GT
'00 Ford Galaxy TD
'98 Ford Cinquecento Sporting
'79 Toyota Celica
'90 Toyota Starlet GT Turbo
'75 Toyota Celica
'07 Mitsubishi Colt CZ3
'63 VW Karmann Ghia
'11 Skoda Octavia Scout
'65 VW Fastback
'53 VW Beetle Ragtop

Not sure what to say really

[pauly22]

Retros in order,

Ford escort mk2 (still own)
Ford Capri mk3 2.0 (still own)
Ford Capri mk3 2.8 (broken for spares scrapped)
BMW e34 520i kinda retro (sold)
Ford Capri mk3 2.9 cosworth (broken for spares scrapped)
Ford Capri mk3 1.6 (for sale)

Safe to say I like classic fords.

Really fancy a Morris marina van for work.

Paul.

[eternaloptimist]

Roughly in the right order from 1975 to date.

1961 Consul Mk2 at age 14
1973 Marina 1800 Estate
1970 Cortina Mk2 1600 Super Estate
1973 Maxi 1750
1974 Mini Van
1972 Mini Van
1974 Simca 1100 Special
1967 Cortina Mk 2 1500 estate
1969 Corsair 2000E
1972 Cortina Mk3 1.3 XL
1972 Cortina Mk3 1.6L Estate
1969 Cortina Mk2 Savage Estate (Top of the 'should never have sold' list)
1973 Marina 1.3 SDL Coupe
1972 Viva HC
1974 Viva HC
1968 Cortina Mk2 GT Estate
1978 Cavalier Mk1 1.6L
1976 Cortina 2000E Estate
1976 Chrysler Alpine
1965 Hillman Super Minx Estate
1978 Peugeot 104GL
1968 Triumph 2000TC
1973 Triumph 2000 Estate
1973 Hillman Imp
1980 Citroen CX Athena
1969 Sunbeam Imp Sport 998
1983 Citroen 2CV
1989 Cavalier Mk 3 2.0CDi (Co. car)
1974 Renault 15TL
1959 Triumph Herald 948
1978 Fiesta 1.1 Millionaire
1988 Citroen CX Croisette (Back to cash instead of Co car)
1996 Saab 9000 CSE (Back to Co car)
1967 Volvo Amazon Estate 122S (Back to cash again)
1981 Saab 99GL
1965 Singer Chamois
1968 Volvo 145S (Wish I could find that one again)
1993 Citroen SM Sei Turbo
1990 Rover 216 R8
1990 Volvo 240 Torslanda estate
1994 Mercedes E200 Estate (W124)
1968 Jaguar XJ6 2.8 MO/D
1965 VW Split Screen Crew Cab (Still got it)
2004 Renault Vel Satis 2.2dci
1996 VW T4 Caravelle 2.4 diesel
1986 Mercedes 280 GE (Still got it)
1972 VW Bay Window
1995 Volvo 960CD Estate
2006 Smart ForFour 1.5 cdi (utterly brilliant)
1983 Mercedes 300TD Estate (W123)
2009 Saab 9-5 1.9tdi (Hirsch chipped) (Still got it)
1955 Standard 10 (Still got it)

One x flat twin, one x three cylinder, two x flat fours, one x V four, lots of straight fours, two x five cylinder, one x V Six, five x straight sixes.