What cars have you owned

[Lunchmoney]

Wouldn't it be nice if we could get a list from the DVLA of all owned vehicles.....

From what I can remember:
Started driving in 1996...
1986 black Metro
1988 beige Nova S
1988 red Golf C
1979 white Golf GTI
1986 black Golf GTI
1988 black Golf GTI
1989 green Golf C
19xx silver Vectra SRI
19xx white Volvo Turbo something
1988 black Golf GTI
1994 Impreza WRX STI
1998 Impreza WRX STI (current one)
2007 Hyundai I20 (the wifelet's car)

 

[obi_waynne]

Thats a nice collection, You got some pretty quick cars quite early on. I might copy this to a new thread as it will be interesting to hear from others....

 

[Lunchmoney]

Yeah, I loved those GTIs, but they all had problems (mostly age related) and never really lasted beyond a year of me thrashing them. The GTIs were in my street racing days.... (yeah yeah, I know, young and dumb etc )

 

[obi_waynne]

My list is not actually that impressive.

Renault 9 TLE 1.3
Vauxhall Nova 1.3
Vauxhall Astra mk1 EXP 1.3
Vauxhall Nova 1.4
Vauxhall Astra 1.4
Toyota Corolla GL 1.3
Rover 220 Gti
Audi A3 1.8T Mk1
Audi A4 Quattro Avant
Audi A3 2.0 TDi

 

[stamford]

Oh, my list goes on, best find a copy!

Quite a variation there!

 

[SLEEPER]

No idea what the total is but some of the more interesting ones (that I can remember)
Still have
32GTR
1973 Porsche 911
OS giken powered stagea
Autech axis stagea
mercedes slk kompressor
V12 XJS carbriolet
owned and driven
Lots of stageas
1967 tiptronic 911
jensen interceptor
alvis TD21
Toyota caldina N spec (2)
1961 TVR grantura Mk IIa with twin am mga motor
BMW 2002
Escort Rs turbo Mk 1 and 2
Citroen DS21
Citroen Safari
E Type V12 and 3.8
chevrolet nova
mitsibishi chariot
daf55 marathon
nissan pulsar
XJS
mark 2 jag
mark 10 jag
S type jag
Daimler V8
Range rover
Humber sceptre
Mitsibishi starion
singer gazelle
sunbeam alpine
MGBs 2 or 3
austin maxi
austin allegro
triumph dolomite
sit up and beg ford pop
van den plas 3 litre
worsey hornet
sunbeam stilletto
minis (a few)
reliant robin
vw beetle
golf GTi
and for goodness sake dont ask about the bikes

 

[TCJBOLDIE]

That's a mighty impressive list
I see you have a Starion in your driving history as well. Do you remember if it was a wide body or a flatty like my JB and was it Astron = 4G54 or Sirrius powered =4G63 ?

 

[obi_waynne]

@SLEEPER - your neighbours must think you are are car dealer! Do you have any firm favourites?

 

[SLEEPER]

to TCCB
it wasnt wide bodied and to be honest Im not sure which engine it had

@SLEEPER - your neighbours must think you are are car dealer! Do you have any firm favourites?

it would have to be the GTR ,1973 911 and the citroen safari.
The alvis was the nicest to drive by a fair way though and to be fair the if I was to be sensiblle the slk would be in there as well.
forgot an early sunbeam rapier which was good in its day

 

[Lunchmoney]

citroen safar

Had to google that. It certainly looks looooong

 

[obi_waynne]

Legendary suspension on the Safari, and looks stunning even by today's standards.

I'd love a 70's era 911 but not sure I could afford the running costs!

 

[SLEEPER]

If you have a decent 70s 911 they are pretty unbreakable . If you take the insane incease in value into account there are no running costs .

 

[SLEEPER]

I has a Ds23 Safai with the larger 2.3 engine . Its was even bigger than the stagea . Not at all quick but an amazing car to drive. Huge estate and the suspension compensates for any load you put in it.

 

[obi_waynne]

If you have a decent 70s 911 they are pretty unbreakable . If you take the insane incease in value into account there are no running costs .

I never looked at it that way but that makes sense. Should I view it as an investment or just a bit of fun at zero cost. In other words do you think the values will keep going up?

 

[TCJBOLDIE]

I has a Ds23 Safai with the larger 2.3 engine . Its was even bigger than the stagea . Not at all quick but an amazing car to drive. Huge estate and the suspension compensates for any load you put in it.

I was spectating at a rally and drove a mates Citroen and remember the brake button on the floor that was strange but soon got used to it.

 

[SLEEPER]

very strange car
zero boy roll and i mean zero, brakes that are really good (for its age) but have far less feel than normal , headlights that follow the car round corners, and of course you can drive it on 3 wheels and quite quickly if it isa back wheel off. finally changing a wheel was interesting but somewhat. bizairre.
best bit has to be th 3 wheel bit - i once drove it around for 2 days , couldnt resist

 

[obi_waynne]

That's an interesting tyre saving tip, take one wheel off each week @SLEEPER and swap them round

 

[thexav]

Beetle 1303s - fully rebuilt, Porsche engine - My first car.
Peugeot 106 GTi
Peugeot 206
Peugeot 306
Renault Clio 172

 

[cdykit001]

thanks for your article