How many cars have you owned in the last 10 years?

[drgav2005]

Okay - so I'll admit it, I'm an addict. A car addict. Over the last 10 years I've owned the following:
1. 1966 MGB - Chrome wheels, updated SPAX suspension, awful brakes, great fun on a decent B road
2. 205 GTi - great car, unfortunately spoiled by crazy exhaust system that made your ears bleed at any revs <4000 rpm, and a immobiliser that cut the engine from me crossing a roundabout in front of an HGV - scary moment... rapidly replaced with...
3. 306 XSi - decent runabout - but lacked soul of 205, competent but didn't quite put the grin on your face that it's predecessor did
4. Minari kit car - built using Alfa 33 1.7 16V engine and gearbox. Bit like a mini-TVR, 200 BHP/ton, impossible to get into or out of looking cool
5. Golf Mk3 VR6 - silver with black leather, one of my favourite engines. Bought after leaving house to buy bread and milk! Great car until some muppet crashed into me whilst I was stationary at a roundabout
6. Golf Mk4 1.8T GTi - kept the longest I've ever had a car - almost 3 years Darn those company car schemes! Needed a bit more oomph so decided to import an...
7. Audi S3. Top Tip - buy it in Germany, save £6k over UK list price and get to drive it back on the Autobahn. Eventually bottled it at ~145 mph / 250 kmph, despite the fact it was pulling strongly in 6th gear. Suspension too hard for UK back roads - almost bounced off the road...
8. BMW330D manual - 184 BHP. Great walls of torque!! 40 mpg true wolf in sheeps clothing... Only traded up to my dream car....
9. 996 Carrera 4... truly awesome, when it worked. Porsche reliabilty?!?! All this from an Official Porsche Dealer. Unfortunatley one of their Friday cars, satin silver metallic, should have been bright yellow to match 'Lemon' status... Dream shattered, returned quickly to...
10. BMW330d - yeah I know, safe choice. Kept it for 18 months until every other car I spotted seemed to be a 3 series...
11. Audi A4 3.0 Quattro Sport convertible - Summer Madness... decent with the roof down, but heavy, slow and thirsty compared to last few cars. Not particularly involving to drive...

Don't want to think how much ££ I've blown over the last few years!!

Looking for Car #12. Any suggestions?
Currently thinking about Mk5 Golf GTi or R32, 5 door, possibly DSG...

Anyone else out there as nuts as me in terms of changing your cars? Is there a cure? ;-)

[Abz1324]

haha nice one, yep the old mrk 3 VR6's were awesome & I had a 205Gti way back which I bought for £400 to sell for £900! I've not owned that many interesting cars, but I've driven a heck of a lot of cars! At least 100 different cars... One of my fav has to be the new E Class (us mates tend to hired out a lot of cars!) Which I clocked up 900 miles over the weekend, brillant drive...never got tired of it, triptrontic gearbox & fuel was excellent even though it was a petrol!

We hired out 4 Saab 93's two weeks ago, 3 of them was the 1.8t & I had the 2.0t... Cars looks sexy, the 2.0 lump with the light pressure turbo was amazing for a 2.0 lump! Drives really nice & overall I thought it was v.good!

What about an Audi A4 Quattro? Don't get the mrk 5 Gti! I could go on all night but here are my two for you, considering what you brought in the past & what I am guessing you wanting!

[drgav2005]

Thanks for the suggestions Abz! I'll steer clear of the A4 quattro - pretty much the same as I have now, but with a roof The E class is an interesting choice - but I've got friends who have had a nightmare with build quality and endless factory recalls... Currently thinking about a Mark 4 Golf R32... Spotted someone else in the forums has just bought one, so I'll drop them a note to see what they think ! Cheers

[mattiselvis]

That's a great list! I'm suprised you didn't find the 306 XSI so entertaining though, my GTi-6 never fails to put a smile on my face, and I didn't think their set ups were all that different...

[rotarypower]

What an interesting collection! Shame about the 996 though! I risk getting flamed here but..... I've always hankered after a 993 (last of the air cooled - and IMHO "proper" 911s)

Anyway here goes my rather diverse selection
1) 86 Pug 205 XL (died)
2) 94 Mazda MX5 (ran for 5 yrs then sold)
3) 95 Pug 306 XL (sold)
4) 93 Metro GSa (sold after my wife scared the sh*t out of me in it!)
5) 95 VW Golf GTi 8v(p/x for #7)
6) 96 Subaru Impreza WRX STi V4 555 edition (sold)
7) 89 Mazda RX7 Turbo II (still have)
8) 84 LHD Mazda RX7 gen1 (bought as project, sold as a runner)
9) 82 Mazda RX7 (sold)
10)80 Mazda RX7 (bought as project - sold unfinished)
11)00 Ford Puma 1.7 (still have - daily driver)

[texasjohn]

'83 Mini 1380cc (MG Metro engine bored out)
'90 MG Maestro - first proper car - when I say proper I mean 100hp+
'87 205 GTi 1.9 - this was about the time insurance went silly on hatches, hence the next car:
'90 Civic 1.4GL - quite nippy actually, I think it was twin carbs?
'91 CRX VTEC - the fastest I have ever been in a car was in this little monster, an indicated 143 leptons.
'91 Accord Auto - I needed a cheap runabout
'91 205 1.9 GTi
'96 106 1.5 Diesel. Nope, I dunno what I was thinking either.
'97 106 GTi.
'96 Civic VTi hatchback.
'01 Z3 3.0i
'01 Pontiac Trans Am WS6. Stone age tech but 350hp
'02 Saab 93 Aero Stage 2.
'02 S2000.

Bikes:
'84 Kawasaki Z550. It was cheap.
'93 Kawasaki KR1-S. It was quick.
'89 Suzuki RG500. It was very quick.
'88 FZR250R. It was cheap.














>> Edited by texasjohn on Sunday 30th April 13:07

[clapham993]

Including company cars:

Polo 1.0 - cheap student days hang-over it took me a long time to get round to binning
Golf GTi Mk 2 - what a car
Lancia Beta Spyder - wow what a car; still have it
Lancia Fulvia - Hoot-tastic; if anyone offers you one, bite their hand off
Rover 218SD - how did they get away with it?
Peugeot 405 STDT - and you think that the french make interesting cars....
Citroen Xantia Activa - unpleasantly odd
Saab 900 - pleasantly odd
Vauxhall Omega 2.0 CD - 10 weeks was too long
Saab 9-3 - amazing how you can dress a Vectra up
Fiat Barchetta - great fun - shame the ex-wife nicked it really...
Saab 9000 - staggeringly competent
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo R - it proved that there were worse cars than the Rover 218SD
Porsche 911 Targa - what a gem; why did I sell it?!
Porsche 993 - still my baby
Shogun - great for wadi-bashing
Audi A8 - larger than my flat and much more expensive to run
Jeep Cherokee - cheaper than a garden shed

CBR600 - I tired of staring up at the paramedics
Ducati Monster - because I'm sure of my sexuality
Mercedes S Class - for playing the plutocrat

>> Edited by clapham993 on Monday 23 January 19:01

[BossCerbera]

15. Tend to hold on to cars rather than trade. Have had 'short-term custody' (which is usually enough to get something out of my system) of many more.

Currently got 7 with more on order. I'll stop at 10. I think.

[drgav2005]

Wow - some serious lists out there !! It looks like I have a lot of catching up to do... I'd better check out those classifieds! Looks like my list is fairly normal - but there's obviously no cure for the addiction!

Anyone want to p/ex a Mk4 5-door Golf R32 for a A4 3.0 Quattro Sport Convertible

[Monster26]

1984 Mini Mayfair (first Car had my initials as the reg.....)
1963 Mini Van, Now a Turbocharged www.bmcc.co.uk/nav03cars/nav08dexter/1.jpg
Currently owned
1972 Clubman Saloon (University Hack)
1966 Mk1 Mini Cooper (Basket case, sold to brave young lad)
1988 MG Metro Turbo (Best Handling Car ever....!!! NOT)
1982 Metro Vanden Plas (First Experiment with raising compression)
2001 Ford Ka Collection (Sorry)
1998 Ford Escort Ghia Currently Owned
2000 B10 Alpina 3.3 (Bit of Leap...never seen another 3.3 B10 in Bristol) Currently Owned

Next car will either be an E39 M5 for the wife! or a 330 Touring with the Aero kit.


>> Edited by Monster26 on Monday 23 January 20:07

[ben1888]

mk2 escort 1600 ghia(great car to learn in with back wheel drive)
xr2(not bad)
xr3i(better)
cavalier gsi2000(good cars)
309gti(quick up the box, handles great)
another gsi2000( liked the 1st so bought another)
bmw 318is coupe(wouldn't pull me out of bed but nice looking)
golf v6 4motion( excellent car, well happy with it for now)

and thats it.....

[davidy]

Too many!!! in no particular order for myself and wife

1) Vauxhall Astra 1.8 16v
2) Subaru Impreza Turbo - fantastic
3) Audi A8 - great when it worked
4) Land Rover Defender - ultimate 4x4
5) Saab 9-5 Estate - still have as everyday hack
6) Porsche 944 - superb handling - underrated
7) TVR Griffith 500 - time machine
8) TVR 3000M - non-runner
9) TVR Taimar - 12 years of heavy modification
10) TVR Vixen S1 - amusing
11) TVR Grantura Mk1 - bought in bits - should have kept it
12) Volvo 240 Saloon - leave anywhere car
13) Volvo 260 Estate - carry anything car
14) Volvo 240 Estate - another carry anything/leave anywhere car
15) Volvo 240 Estate - bought for spares for 14!!
16) Toyoya Avensis - Wife's everyday hack

Haven't changed the current fleet for two years now

davidy

[pdV6]

Pah! You're all amateurs compared to silverback mike

[flasher]

Bennno will win this one by Miles!!
heres mine:
1. Fiesta XR2
2. Escort XR3i
3. Mondeo 1.8LX
4. Mercedes E200
5. TVR Tasmin
6. Mercedes E240
7. TVR Griffith
8. TVR Cerbera
9. Volvo S40
10. Mercerdes SLK
11. Toyota MR2
12. TVR Tamora
13. TVR T350
14. Ford Mondeo
15. Maserati 3200 GTA
16. Peugeot 307 XSi
17. Mercedes CLK
18. Ford Focus ST
19. Audi A4 Avant

Total cost £300,500

I could have had 2 Murcielagos!!!

[turbos7903]

OK Here it goes I have never put this in writting before.
1995)Jeep grand cherokee
1997) Jeep Grand cherokee ( young kids)
1999) Ferrari 308 GT4
2001) Audi S4 ( I am makin the move!)
2001) Audi allroad (wifes car)
2002) Porsche Boxster S
2003) Porsche 996 Turbo (sell the Ferrari)
2003) Porsche 1979 930 turbo (track car)
2004) Porsche 2001 996 turbo (second track car)
2004) Porsche GT3 ( sell the 996 turbo)
2004 Porsche GT3 RS ( couldnt help myself)
2004) Audi S4 Cab (wifes new car)
2004) 1970 Chevelle SS 454 (sold)
2004) 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible
2004) 1960 Camaro Indy Pace car Convertibe (sold)
2004) Ford F350 Dually pick up truck ( for hauling show/track cars around in a trailer)
2005) Audi S4 ( have to have a daily driver)
2005) 1957 Porsche speedster
2005) Ferrari Testarossa
2006) Lotus elise Factory prepared race car ( track car)
2006) Noble m-12 GTO 3R

Still own nine of the twenty

I cant wait to here the comments. Jon

[GregE240]

Not that many.....

1) Fiesta 1.3 Ghia (sold with 43,000 on the clock. Sadly the odometer didn't have a 6th digit)
2) Fiesta XR2 - nice car, no trouble with it at all
3) MK1 MX-5 1.6i - bit gutless, but a great driver
4) Toyota Avensis - yuck yuck yuck
5) Ford Ka - 4 people with luggage to Edinburgh. Easy, didn't like hills though.
6) MK2 MX-5 - better than MK1, though not as pretty.
7) Mercedes E240 Avantgarde - still got it.
8) Porsche Boxster S - superb car, ex took it when she left.
9) Mercedes 500SL - GT car par excellence. Old school Merc. Roof comes off.

[FUGatso]

Including the odd company car

BMW 520i SE
Porsche 944 2.7
Porsche 944 Turbo
Peugeot 106 (Wife's)
Porsche 911 Turbo (930)
Porsche 911 Turbo 2
Peugeout 306 XSi (Wife's)
Porsche 993 C4S
Porsche 993 TT (GT2 engine upgrade)
Range Rover 4.6 HSE
BMW 740iL
Mercedes ML270 CDi (Wife's)
Porsche 964 RS
Porsche 928GT
BMW 330i Touring
Volkswagen Golf v6 4Motion
Alfa Romeo 156 1.8 Veloce (On it's way)
Porsche 911 3.2 Targa (Now)
Range Rover Vogue (Now)

[plasticpig]

Again not that many and one company car:

Landrover Series III
Vauxhall Senator
Lada Niva (only for 3 Days)
Range Rover Vogue (Classic)
Reliant Scimitar GTE
Ford Explorer
1/3 of two Maserati Merak's
Reliant Scimitar GTC (Sill Own)
Volvo 850
Jaguar XJ6 SIII
Vauxhall Monterey (Sill Own)

[singh911]

I tend to keep my cars for longer than average. I've had:

XR2i (1990) - 1990 to 1993
190E (1987) - 1993 to 1994
Merc 420 SEC 1988 - 1994 to 1998
Porsche 993 (1995) - 1998 to 2004
Jaguar XJ8 - 2003 to now, still got it
Mercedes 320 CDI estate - 2004 to now, still got it
Porsche GT3 (1999) - 2004 to now, still got it, its a keeper!

[v15ben]

Not been driving 10 years so I will go on what we have had at home. Think this shows I don't get car inspiration from my dad!

1992-2000) 86 BMW 316 1.8
1996-1999) 87 BMW 525e Auto
1999-2003) 91 BMW 518i
2003-2005) 95 BMW 520i SE Touring
2002-Now) 02 Nissan Micra Tempest
2005-Now) 05 Mini One Convertible

He loves variety too
Hopefully I will have a very long and daft list in a few years time