What cars have you had? Good and bad!

[gus the bus]

Folks, <BR><BR>We have had threads on Jobs, pets and mods. <BR><BR>So,I thought it would be interesting to find out what other cars folk have had/driven in their driving lives before they got their Scoobs! <BR><BR>I'll kick off but be prepared this is a long, long, long list. In 19 years of motoring I have had the following: <BR><BR>VW Beetle (original) Dashboard Fire!!! <BR>Mini Van <BR>Opel Ascona <BR>Fiat Panda <BR>Metro Van <BR>Vauxhall Nova SR <BR>Mini Cooper S <BR>Pug 205 GTi <BR>Citroen AX Gt <BR>Renault 19td <BR>Renault Megane Coupe <BR>Fiat Cinquecento (Sporting!!!?) <BR>Renault Laguna TD <BR>Fiat Bravo Abarth (the worst car of all!) <BR>Pug 106 GTi <BR>Subaru Impreza classic (The start of my Subaru career) <BR>Citroen Saxo VTS <BR>Subaru Forester Turbo (lots & lots of fun!!) <BR>Mitsubishi Shogun (pile of poo!) <BR>Citroen Xsara VTS (ditto!) <BR>Subaru Forester turbo (my old man drives this now!) <BR>Citroen C5 td <BR>Subaru Legacy 2.5 4cam (mmm! nice!) <BR>Skoda Octavia (good to go!) <BR>MGZR <BR>MGZT 1.8 Turbo <BR>Citroen C2 GT <BR><BR>and the daddy of them all..... <BR><BR>Subaru Impreza WRX 300 PPP (well worth the wait !!!) it will only get replaced with??? Another Scoob! <BR><BR>(on top of those I've had the following as SECOND cars: Mk1 Golf Gti, BMW M-series, Austin Mini Cooper, Saab 9000 turbo (x2), a 900s (and a 1.1 Saxo!!!) <BR><BR>Don't think I've missed anything! <BR><BR>what about bikes?..... well er I think I'll leave it @ that. <BR><BR>So, what have other folk had? (Be honest now!) <BR><BR>Do I have a car problem? <BR><BR>Gus

Edited January 4, 2008 by Gus the Bus

[Bing]

First car - 1964 VW beetle - great car (except when the accelerator got stuck to the floor occasionally). Fully reconditioned inside and out& 1303S engine

Then a 1991 Mk 2 VW Golf 16v Campaign Ltd Edition- will always be one of my favourites

Ford Mondeo ST24- nice V6 noise but a bit boring

Scoob - now my fav

[st3ph3n]

I've only had 3 cars. First one at 17, kept it for 3 years, changed and kept that for 3 and a half, and then the Impreza.

98-01 Honda Civic 1.4i - great fun, handled like a go-kart and wasn't too slow. Would have loved a 1.6 vtec though. Fantastic first car.

01-04 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 Club - got loads of money off it through GM credit card points, so it was dead cheap. Very comfortable, great base for a good stereo install, cruise control was magic on the motorways. Front end was useless, tyres lasted 8-10K. Did the job when I needed it really.

04-current - Impreza. Got first full time job after uni after being a contractor whore and ploughed my ill gotten gains into this. 5 years at uni all to buy a car. Worth it? Damn straight.

[clutdav]

Well I've not done too badly considering I am only 26!!!!!!!!!

1.) A Mark 2 Vauxhall Astra 1.3 - loved it to bits as it was my first car and I put loads of bits on her.

2.) A Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 Sport - I put a huge bodykit and stereo in this one as the modding bug bit hard.

3.) A Peugeot 306 1.6 Meridian - see below...........

4.) A Honda Civic Type R - my first properly fast car............

5.) THen the beast................

Dave

[dan_jess]

My first car was a Corsa sri which was a gr8 1st car at the time, b4 they turned in2 the new nova and every1 got 1. Had it for 6 months.

Then i got a 106Gti which was surprisingly quick for the size of it, a rite wee pocket rocket! Kept it for 3 years but no mods.

Now ive got my terzo, which i got in feb this year, 1st real car a suppose and im more than happy with it. Dont really no what i'd replace it with 2b honest.

Belter!

[RS Grant]

I'm 22 and have been through 9 cars in 5 years... Plus countless extended-rental and company owned cars, 10+ anyway.

'87 XR2 - 100bhp

'93 BX GTi 16v - 150bhp

'00 Mondeo 2.0 Zetec - 130bhp

'92 Series 2 RS Turbo - 195bhp

'99 Impreza Turbo (UK) - 260bhp

'99 Civic 3dr VTi - 175bhp

'98 Impreza Turbo (UK) - 230bhp

'94 Civic 3dr VTi - 173bhp

'94 Celica GT4 - 400bhp

Cars in bold are the ones I currently own.

Cheers,

Grant

[ScoobyAndy]

Ive had some majorly different things..

1990 Landrover 90

1996 Discovery (too soft for what i wanted)

1994 Saab 9000 turbo (fantastic car)

1992 Izuzu trooper (rough ready went like a train)

2000 VW Passat (still have it but dont drive it)

1996 Ford Maveric (crap gear box but took major punnishment from me)

2004 Suzuki Ignis sport (Fast as feck, handles well, smokes most things through twisteis and FOR SALE)

1986 Landrover 90 (in bits in my workshop getting new chassis, engine, gearbox)

Thats ones ive owned, driven alot of other different things too some really nice to drive and some that were crap

[Johnny50]

Here`s my list so far !

1988 MG Metro Turbo

1983 MG Metro 1300

1987 MG Metro 1300

1978 MK2 Escort 1300

1987 Vauxhall Cavalier Sri 130

1990 Vauxhall Cavalier Gsi 2000

1992 Vauxhall Nova Gsi

1992 BMW 520i (company car)

1993 Ford Mondeo 2.0 LX (company car)

1997 VW Golf Tdi (company car)

1998 Vauxhall Vectra Sri 140

1989 Ford Sapphire Cosworth

1998 Subaru Impreza Turbo

1999 Honda Civic Vti

2000 Subaru Impreza Turbo

[sharon_mccall]

My list:-

Vauxhall Cavalier

Opel Ascona (ar$e oot in the wet - magic)

Vauxhall Cavalier

Vauxhall Astra

Vauxhall Calibra 16v 4x4 Chipped

Mini

Renault Megan Sport

Rover 216i

Rover 420i

Honda Accord 2.2 Type R

Rover 216i

Rover Coupe T-Bar

Pug 306 TD Sport (Blew the engine up.........oops)

Subaru Impreza Sport - Ruby

Fav cars are the scoob and the accord.

[oobster]

1st was an A-reg chocolate-brown 1-litre mini, that i forward-rolled into a ditch 3 months after passing my test

2nd was a W-reg bright-orange (Vermillion?) 1-litre Metro, that i crashed into a fence on the Western Approach road, Edinburgh. That got traded-in for..

3rd car was a E-reg black 1-litre Fiat Panda. Someone ran into the back of me on the City Bypass.

4th car was a G-reg 1.0 Citroen AX. I ran into the back of someone @ the Roadhouse roundabout, Whitburn

5th car was a brand-new (L-reg @ the time) 1-litre Fiat Cincquecento. As far as i can remember, this was never in an accident. It had limo-tinted windows, lowered suspension & 15" alloys.

6th car was an L-reg white Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7 Turbo-Diesel. This was also lowered with 16" alloys.

7th car was an R-reg 1.8 Petrol metallic-silver Audi A4. Lowered, Alloys, tinted windows etc

8th car was a 51-plate 2-litre Diesel Apple-green Peugeot 307. Lowered, alloys (18" American chrome ones), tints etc.

9th car is the current scoob.

Moan the scoobs

[st3ph3n]

A rather eclectic selection oobster. A good crash ratio on the first cars as well!

[gus the bus]

<< 1st was an A-reg chocolate-brown 1-litre mini, that i forward-rolled into a ditch 3 months after passing my test

2nd was a W-reg bright-orange (Vermillion?) 1-litre Metro, that i crashed into a fence on the Western Approach road, Edinburgh. That got traded-in for..

3rd car was a E-reg black 1-litre Fiat Panda. Someone ran into the back of me on the City Bypass.

4th car was a G-reg 1.0 Citroen AX. I ran into the back of someone @ the Roadhouse roundabout, Whitburn

5th car was a brand-new (L-reg @ the time) 1-litre Fiat Cincquecento. As far as i can remember, this was never in an accident. It had limo-tinted windows, lowered suspension & 15" alloys.

6th car was an L-reg white Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7 Turbo-Diesel. This was also lowered with 16" alloys.

7th car was an R-reg 1.8 Petrol metallic-silver Audi A4. Lowered, Alloys, tinted windows etc

8th car was a 51-plate 2-litre Diesel Apple-green Peugeot 307. Lowered, alloys (18" American chrome ones), tints etc.

9th car is the current scoob.

Maon the scoobs >>

Andy, your list is as good as mine in terms of cars! one thing tho, your theme is slightly different. I've had a few less crashes (so far!!!)

Werent the wee cinquicentos a laugh!!?

Some interesting and very varied cars from all the postings. Lets keep it going.

Gus

[col666]

Here goes

VW Jetta 1.5CL, X reg- not bad first car and was pretty quick off the mark (no mods)

Ford Capri 1.6 LS, A reg- 2.8i lookalike!, 13" RS Wheels, Peco Exhaust, even took it round Knockhill!

Fiat Uno Turbo, F- reg, 3 spokes(yes i know!) lowered,induction kit,bleed valve, bloody quick but a bit

flimsy, put diff through gearbox casing and it took a year to get a replacement!

VW Golf GTI 8v- E reg, 3 spokes off fiat(honestly!),lowered, ashley exhaust, big stereo, best car i have

owned, drove it like a madman for a year and nothing went wrong.

BMW 318i Coupe-F reg, great solid car, fun in the wet but pretty slow, full 325i replica, great for pulling

the burds

Ford Sierra 2.0 Ghia- F reg, Full cossie replica! looked the part at went pretty damn well too, rust bucket!

Ford escort RS turbo- G reg, still have nightmares about this! absolutely mental when it went, had every-

thing done to it spent thousands, broke down every few weeks though.

3 gearboxes, 2 rebuilds, was approx 250bhp, used to rip the steering wheel

out your hands changing into 3rd! snapped needle off speedo on bottom of

dash coming down the A9 one night!

VW Golf GTI 16v, G-reg, nice car but had to thrash it too death all the time, 8v much better, headgasket

let go at 120+ one night , Jetta grill,lowered,big alloys,big exhaust.

Subaru Impreza Turbo, L-reg, one of the first uk cars, had alloy bonnet and boot as standard, 16"

wheels, blitz exhaust, was supposed to be standard but was pretty quick,

Stripped first gear playing in a field! later on broke a diff playing at Crail!

Alfa GTV 2.0 TS, R-reg, Great looking car with red leather (bling!) too small and no boot,wasnt quick

enough either, only had it 3 months, traded it in for-

Subaru Impreza Turbo, N- reg,5dr, Had her over 3 years now, keep going to sell her but dont know what

to replace her with. Never had any probs really and i havent been kind

either! track days, crail etc. done 90k now so expecting probs soon.

done a 12.9 1/4 mile this year but is now retired cos gearbox is feeling

a bit notchy

Col.

[Fee]

LOL

1990 Ford Fiesta 1L (Please note there is no point....its just a 1!!! Caused much embarassment when I took it to garages and they asked me what it was....a 1.4??? no, its a 1.......oh, a 1.1??? no, just a 1!!!!) 4 gears.....super!

1998 Peugeot 306

1994 Punto GT ...... great wee car.....162BHP, 190lbs Torque ......it loved those 1/4 miles!!! It just never seemed to want to die!

1997 Impreza WRX STi TypeR....needs no comment

[the squiggle]

A reg Suzuki SJ 410 convertable....Top speed of 55 mph but could ford rivers and climb mountains

F reg Suzuki SJ 413 hard top.........Top speed of 90 mph and taught me how to donut and power slide

G reg Ford Orion............................Top speed of 118mph {off a cliff} and was Citrine Yellow

L reg Honda Civic VTI.....................Top speed of 138mph and taught me lift off over steer

K reg Subaru Impreza WRX ...........Top speed of 112mph and had it 3 weeks before ex friend wrote it off

M reg Subaru Impreza WRX STi......Top speed of 149mph and got it running super quickly

N reg Subaru Impreza WRX STI Version 2 Limited.....Current car and could not be happier

Only car i would venture from the Subaru brand is a R32 GTR Skyline

Grant

[pedals]

Nice list of cars there Gus

In my 3 and half years of driving i have had:

Pug 306 dturbo

Corsa SRI

Saxo VTR

Impreza WRX

Cant see myself parting with my scooby!

pedals

[frank c]

I've only had four cars...

1; Mk2 Escort 1.6 sport

2; Mk1 Escort 2.0 pinto

3; Mk1 Golf gti 1.8i Campaign

4; Subaru Impreza Turbo my99

[irish al]

Ford Sierra 1.6 - This car wouldnt die, it was my dads. He drove it for three years, then my older bro got it for three years, i had it for three years and my younger bro had it for three years, we all learned to drive in it and after twelve long years of serious abuse arround the farm/fields/back pothole lanes and it failing another MOT it wasnt worth fixing. However it still went and only stopped after we ripped the complete arse out of it arround my dads field for a week

My own cars over

1995 Ford Mondeo 1.8 - blew the enging up, got a replacement engine, ford didnt change the timeing belt at the same time and it broke. They wouldnt cover me so got another engine by some dodgy guy. Never went the same again.

1990 Peugeot 409 1.6 - went faster than the knackered mondeo sitting in my drive. Eventually traded both in

1998 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 - Knackered the gearbox, got it fixed, then the bolts stripped the cast housing and ended up with a rachet and strap holding the gear box to the engine. Drove it for 6 months then sold it.

1995 - Ford Escort 1.3 - Cost me £250. Drove it for a year andnever had any trouble. (Was the sierra coming back to haunt me)

2003 Subaru WRX - A dream come true.

Future Cars: S U B A R U

[Big Daz]

Right then:-

1. Astra Mk 1 1.2 in Metallic Green - Changed the carb for a weber one and didnt put on a return spring - foot to the foor and the throttle stayed wide open :eek: 115ish mph before I figured out how to stop it without blowing the engine fook know what revs it was at

2. Golf GTI Mk1 bought it on my 18th birthday - fastest car on the go at the time by a good bit

3. Astra Mk2 was blue 1.3 then became 1.8i in Original Aston Martin Black paint

4. Cavalier 1.4l ex company car - sold it for more than I bought it 1 year on

5. Cavalier 1.6GL same as above

6. Calibra 2.0 8V Clutch used to freeze in cold weather, pedal stuck to the carpet

7. Cavalier SRI Mk3 Ex Vauxhall MSport car - very quick & comfy too

8. Calibra Turbo 4x4 - Top speed in excess of 170mph Modded it to 280+ bhp- broke 2 transfer boxes, ate 3 turbos (2 in 9 days) and required a full rebuild when a certain local "tuning" company caused untold damage fixing a simple problem

9. Isuzu Trooper 3.1 treid to get away from the modding bug

10. Mercedes C class AMG Stunning to look at but terrible handling, so i filled it with Stereo Gear

11. Subaru Impreza Wagon The fastest thing fron 0-60+ so far. had her for 3 years and modded about everything on her.

12. Mitsubishi Shogun 2.8 Towing vehicle for the track puggy

12.5 Peugeot 205GTI stripped, lightened, tuned, slicked & nos'd

Currently own the last 2 but fancy a v6 or v8 pickup of some kind

Daz

[rossyboy1]

I just cant believe Johnny 50 had 3 MG Metros Glutton for punishment surely!

Mine:

1. '88 Mini

2. '88 Pug 309 SRI

3. '91 Rover 216 GTI Twin Cam

4. '93 Fiesta RS 1800

5. '93 Rover Coupe Turbo

6. '94 BMW 325I

7. '93 Subaru WRX (current)

8. '97 Mondeo 1.8 (current)

[2559B]

Vauxhall Astra 1.4L

Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 GLS

VW Golf 1.6 ( gti lookalike )

Vauxhall Astra GTE 8v ( wrote this off in bathgate ........ but the engine was saved )

Vauxhall Nova ( the above engine was then put into this !!! ) followed by a couple more engines !!!

Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v

Peugeot 306 1.4

Renault Clio 1.2

Subaru Impreza WRX ( blobeye )

Peugeot 206 GTI

Subaru Impreza RB5

[scientific steve]

Saab 900 turbo felt like a boat going roud corners, no confidence whatsoever in it

nissin 200 sx 1.8 turbo damm good fun, point and squirt, good at getting the back end out, also liked the pop-up head lights

toyota celica gt4 that was on rails, chipped and pop-up head lights again

bmw 323 coupe very nice car, but lacked the punch, bit too heavy i think

audi s2 loved the sound of the 5 pot with the Loud exhaust i put on it, 4 wheel drive again, cant beat it

bmw m3 evo perfect all round car, apart from when it snows, thats why i had a 1.1 fiesta at the same time

now

98 wrx sti type R love the damm thing

i think i have a thing for turbos

[oobster]

I just remembered.... the Cinquecento WAS in an accident - my ex-fiance ran it into the back of a BWM 3-series. Scratched the back valance of the BMW, the Cinq needed new bonnet, bumper & headlight.

Women eh! Tsk

[dipsy]

fiesta 1.1 first car, fiesta 1.4 with mods, escort 1.8 rubbish ,escort 1.8 si fast, 1997R Seat ibiza 2.0 litre 16 valve brand new ,MY2000 V Subaru impreza uk turbo with mods excellent brand new and next week JDM 05 wrx sti even better .It will be an 05plate

[Gumball]

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