What cars have you had? Good and bad!

[gus the bus]

<< 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 ned bonnet, bumper & headlight.

Women eh! Tsk >>

Definately a theme going there Andy!!!!

I think I must have a car problem going by the list so far!!!

Oh well what the hell!

One thing said tho ye canny whack a Scooby

[alistair_learmonth]

Cars I have had,

Triumph Toledo 1.3

Ford Carpri 1.6

Ford Cortina MkIV 2.3 V6

Vauxhall Nova 1.3SR

Vauxhall Astra Estate 1.4 I think

Vauxhall Cavilier 1.6L

Vauxhall Cavilier 1.6GL

Vauxhall Cavilier SRi

Vauxhall Carlton 2.0GL

Vauxhall Senetor 2.8CDX

Nissan Primera 2.0GT

Nissan Almera 1.6 I think

Mitsubishi Shogun 2.8 D longbase

Mitsubishi Carisma 1.8GDi (Still got it)

Citreon Saxo VTS (160BHP) Just sold it

Citreon Saxo VTR (Still got it)

Impreza WRX Prodrive STi Uk Spec

I could mention vans and trucks

[gordyN01]

right my first car was a 1.4 sr had full janspeed exhaust and k+n

great little car

2] 1992 ford escort rs2000 nice car spend loads on it

3] subaru impreza terzo had this for 6 months

4] subaru p1 what a car had to sell it too buy my first house

5] volvo 480 turbo i know needed a car to get too work ended up using this when i started working for myself never let me down in a year

6] and now the wr1 love it just need more power and better handling lol

[G.Mac]

well heres my shortish list from about 7 and a bit years of motoring

1) Mums old F reg Astra 1.6L Estate (not too bad, lots of fun from just passing my test)

2)Renult 5 Prima (1.1) total balls, had headlights with ignition on but when you started the car headlights went out??????

3)After rolling the 5 I got a Clio 1.4 RT, again a load of baws (had this for about 5 yrs )

4)205 Gti had this for a few months till it fell apart

5)Mazda Rx8 230ps, great car till the gearbox went and the other long list of problems (mods - K&N Typhoon induction kit, lowered front no plate and HKS Legamax cat back system)

6)My current car - STi 9 in crystal grey or whatever the colour is

also got a 1985 Kawasaki GPz900r with loads od mods (just hope to get it out of the box and back on the road soon!!!!)

Graeme

[fai17]

My list goes something like this......

1.My dads Fiat Uno Formula in red(alright for first car that took me & my pals everywhere)

2.Vauxhall Nova 1.4SR in breeze blue.Done loads of mods to it.Lowered suspension,big whaals,big tunes,GSI body kit.and believe it or not i had it featured in Max Power November 1994.

I must say i am proud of it as back then Max Power was actually a good modifed car magazine.

And here is the prove but don't tell anyone.

3.VW Vento 2.0 GL in dusty mauve.Great German quality car.

4.BMW 325i E36 in montreal blue.Supersprint exhaust,Bilstine suspension,more tunes,Superchipped and tinted windows.I love this car till it got written off right outside my house due to flood damage...

5.VW Golf MK2 16V in Schwartz Black.Great car but engine was drinking oil when i bought it so i spent loads of money getting a G60 engine transplant.Was fun at the time.G60 engine sounded superb but loads of wheel spin in the wet.

6.VW Sharan 1.9 TDI Auto in silver.Family came so i bought a people carrier.My wife must have been thinking of a 5 a side team when we went to buy this.I still have this car and it has been great for doing everthing in.45mpg plus.Can't complain.

7.Mini Cooper Auto in Silver.Chilli pack.Brilliant car and cheap to run.Wife loved it and i washes it.Mini service was top class.Bought it for £12800 then traded it in for my battle ship.I got £10300 after 2 full years which meant i lost £1250 per year which is feck all in car ownership terms.

And here it is.

8.Subaru Impreza WRX STI8 TypeUK in WR Blue(the best and fastest colour).I have been wanting one of these for a long time.Since i am now thirty something i can actually afford to insure one.Yous probably know what i have done to my battle ship and if yous don't i'm not going to tell.Since buying the car i have joined SIDC.It has been great here meeting new friends and sharing info.I can probably go on and on but i'm not as its getting late.Looking at my posting time.

And here is a few shots of my Scoob.

I am still very happy with my car now all the mods is complete.Thanks all for the advice

[Johnny50]

Never realised that was you with the Nova Peter...

Am sure i met you a good few times up at KAS in Falkirk way back in the days...

[jcscoob]

Ok here goes !! lol

1. Festa super sport (sold)

2. Mini (crashed/rolled/fixed/crashed/fixed/sold)

3. Escort Mk3 ghia ( smashed )

4. Escort Mk3 ghia ( smashed )

5. Astra sr (broke down me m8 towed it and ripped the front end off)

6. Festa van done like an xr2 (sold)

7. Honda civic (smashed )

8. Honda civic (smashed )

9. subaru brat 3 bad ones made 1 good one (sold)

10. subaru justy (sold)

11. Astra esate (sold)

12. Cinquichento sporting (sold)

13. honda civic (sold )

14. Almera run about for work ( still got)

15 Scooby

[fai17]

<< Never realised that was you with the Nova Peter...

Am sure i met you a good few times up at KAS in Falkirk way back in the days... >>

Yes Johnny.I used to go there on Sundays back then

[colinj]

VW Golf Mk2 Cl - was still at school & my dad got me it & think it lasted 2 months before I broke it

Corsa GSi - bought this when I got my 1st job, nice wee car & enough power for a 17yr old, kept it for 2 years

MR2 Tbar - only good to pose about in on a hot summers day with the roof off....so that counts for a week or so of the year had it about 18 months!

BMW E30 325iS - great fun car for a few hundred quid....until the wheel fell off!! It was rotton underneeth! lasted a couple months!

Scooby MY96 PPP - current car, great fun, love it....best car ive owned yet!!

Clio 1.2 16v - 2nd car - used only for going to work!

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Next car - Shortlist is P1, Evo6 or a BMW 330Cd

[Scooby Dooby Blue]

1980 Ford Granada 2.8

1989 Peugeot 205GR 1.4

1990 Peugeot 205GTi 1.9

1997 Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 (UK)

1999 Peugeot 306 Rallye

2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0

2001 Subaru Impreza UK300 (#174) written off 5weeks out of showroom!

1994 Citroen AX GTi 1.4

2001 Subaru Impreza WRX

1993 Subaru Impreza WRX

1997 Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000

2004 Ford Fiesta Zetec

1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo

2001 Subaru Impreza WRX

Liked them all in their own way except the Citroen (bought at auction pending insurance payout on UK300), and both UK Impreza Turbos which were just plain sh!te.

[moto]

A Reg Vauxhall Astra 1300GL

Y Reg Opel Kadett 1.6 SR (lowered, janspeed exhaust, twin headlamp grill, sound system, loved it!)

E Reg Audi Coupe 1.8GT (lowered, sound system, good car should have kept it longer)

H Reg Fiat Uno Turbo (mad fast in a straight line, scary round bends, license loser)

A Reg Volvo 340 (all I could afford at the time, scrapped after a year)

D Reg Ford Sierra 1.8GL (another cheapy)

R Reg Audi A3 Turbo Sport (job change allowed me to move up in the world)

52 Reg Subaru Impreza WRX (bought from new, a few mods on and loads more to come. Best car I've owned by a mile)

[gus the bus]

Some excellent lists here folks!

Peter, I think I met you a couple of times @ KAS in Falkirk and remember your Photoshoot in Max Power. Might still even have that copy hiding away somewhere

As you said, thats when MP was a good modding magazine OR am I just getting old???

Andy I remember your wee Cinquecento and your Pug!!! ooot n about in WL.

Gus

[chris_c201]

Short list compared to most (only been driving 5 years)

Pug 106 Quiksilver (1.4, loadsa mods, great first car!)

Astra 1.8 SRi (nice car altho nothing special)

Mazda RX8 231ps (lovely car, bit thirsty tho!)

And now a Bugeye WRX, standard altho not for long!

[oobster]

<< Andy I remember your wee Cinquecento and your Pug!!! ooot n about in WL. >>

Aye, the wee cinq got some stares..... my mate has seen it a couple of times in edinburgh, still looks the same minus the tints.

I also remembered this the other day too: the Cinq went back to the dealers 16 (yes, 16!!) times to have valves replaced in the engine. AND my ex-fiance reversed into a fence, which required a new rear bumper + off-side light cluster to put right. Then she managed to kerb both near-side wheels (plus wrecked one tyre) while adjusting the interior mirror driving past bangour hospital. Once i'd replaced both wheels + the tyre, she done the same again & managed to wreck another alloy!!

The guy in the parts department @ Fiat once asked if i'd like him to keep a couple of alloys in stock for me @ the dealers instead of having to order them in from the central warehouse.

[scoobykev]

started at aged 8 with a Fiat 500L, was a christmas present, broke it so got another one, broke it too so went jap and bought a datsun 100A.

road legal, onto:

mk3 escort 1.3L

'83 cavalier sri

'88 astra gte

'88 sapphire cossie

'94 celica gt

'98 volvo v40td

'98 uk turbo impreza, current.

plus several cavaliers,escorts and astras for work.

[st3ph3n]

You don't seem to have the best of luck with Alloys oobster.

I went through 5 sets of Gas lifters on the civic's hatchback as I kept telling the garage they were rattling.

Turned out it was the parcel shelf fitting + lots of bass. Whoops.

The civic is the only car I've had an accident with, but it wasn't my fault. A bus turning left ran a red light. The backend swung out and collected my car which was stopped at the junction. Rear bumper and every panel on the passenger side was completely wrecked. About a square foot of the bus was actually wedged into the gap between the door and the rear panel. You get some tremendous looks driving home with a car so badly damaged though.

[gus the bus]

The guy in the parts department @ Fiat once asked if i'd like him to keep a couple of alloys in stock for me @ the dealers instead of having to order them in from the central warehouse. >>

So was he yer rally backup team!!!????

[sharon_mccall]

Gus - i see you also owned an Opel Ascona.

I had mine lowered and it was brilliant in the wet, especially on roundabouts.

Did you like yours?

[gus the bus]

Oh yes! I had the i200 wide body "rally kit" fitted too. Looked the dogs danglies

One of these days I'm gonna add up the cost of all my cars (and their mods!) and see what I have actually spent on cars over the years! I think I might even shock myself

Gus

[fai17]

Gus:I still got my copy of Max Power stashed away

[West R X]

Toys so far:-

Peugout 205 GT (Killed by halfords!)

Nova 1.2 (No cash)

Golf GTi 8V

Golf GTi 8V (went up in smoke!)

Golf VR6 (Lovely V6 - only car I didn't loose money on!)

Mazda 323 V6 ZXi

Honda CRX Sri (Imported 200bhp!)

Toyota Mr2 (Original 1985 - but still sits in the garage!)

54 WRX

next...Hmmm?

[sandyRS16i]

I have had 3 cars and still own them all

1983 Mk3 escort RS1600i

1988 Mk4 escort RS turbo

1999 wrx sti V5 trype RA Vltd

[Boyakasha]

1. VW Sciroco 1.6

2. Citroen AX GT

3. Vaxhaul Nova 1.1 GL

4. Corsa GSi 16V

5. Mitsubishi Evo VI GSR

6. Honda Civic Type R

7. Subaru WRX STi

8. Audi A3 2.0 TDi S-Line

3 years to go till lift off...........

[Gumball]

<< 8. Audi A3 2.0 TDi S-Line >>

lol

[oobster]

<< I have had 3 cars and still own them all

1983 Mk3 escort RS1600i

1988 Mk4 escort RS turbo

1999 wrx sti V5 trype RA Vltd >>

oooo......my mate had an A-reg RS1600i, and it was in absolutely mint condition. It was red, and he regretted selling it within 2 mins of the buyer driving off in it.