Cars I’ve Owned

[Vagophile]

Excellent. Swiftune are top notch. I bought Glynns personal Metro Turbo many years ago and still have motor stashed in the garage.. Possibly go into my Innocenti hatchback when I get round to it. Didnt know Glynn had died until talking to his son at the Pau Classic a couple of years ago.

As long as you keep the B you'll never get round to the Innocenti mini!

 

[Karlos]

So here's our list, may take a while.

1981. 1975 Yamaha FS1-E (yes I know its not a car but I was sixteen)

1982. 1974 Morris Marina Estate 1.8 Super (parents old car)

1983. 1979 Skoda Estelle (crashed a lot)

1986. 1984 Skoda Estelle, this time with a 12.74 race engine and uprated lowered suspension. (gave the rep mobiles a run for their money)

1987, 2 became one, far too young to be married
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1988.1965 Triumph Herald 1200 convertible (the affair begins)

1987. 1963 Triumph Herald 12/50 I still have the reg on my current Herald
1987. 1969 Morris Minor Pickup

1988. 1966 Triumph Herald 12/50
1988. 1967 Triumph Spitfire Mk 111(bought for restoration, won best paint job in show when finished in 1992)

1989. 1969 Vauxhall Victor FB 1970 Triumph Herald 1200

1990. 1967 Triumph Spitfire Mk 111 1969 Triumph Herald 1200

1991. 1969 Triumph Herald Pickup

1992. 1976 Jaguar XJ6 (should never have sold this)

1993. 1970 Triumph Vitesse convertible (had the boot floor from an estate so the fuel tank was in the floor rather than against rear wing which came in handy a couple of years later for a pram.)

1994. 1980 Triumph Dolomite 1500

1995. Birth of our daughter, my toys and time slowly disappear and unlike Borris we knew exactly what had caused this situation and I self dispatched to the vets.

1996. 2 x 1970 13/60 Triumph Heralds Convertibles for restoration.

1996. 1996 Ford Fiesta 1.8d

2002. 1999 Daewoo Lanos. Needed a cheap car bought at auction for £500.

2003. 2003 Ford Fiesta 1.3l
2003. 2000 Peugeot 306 1.8cc.

2005. 2005 Ford Focus 1.8 tdi
2005. 2001 Peugeot 307 2ltr HDI

2012. 2009 207 1.6HDI (lovely car loaded with all extras including heated leather & Panoramic sun roof. think it might have been a Christmas present originally as it was registered on 24.12.2009.)

2015. 2015 Audi A3 1.8d convertible.

2016. 2016 VW LWB T6 van converted into campervan. (Toured Europe and UK, sold after a year)

2018. 2014 Citroen DS3 1.6 d to replace 207 after 180k. (both cars used for work and have great fuel economy)

2019. 2019 VW California Ocean.

My head hurts now. We still have the Herald Pickup and the 306 as well as the Audi, Citroen and Cali.

 

[Vagophile]

First car. Renamed all agro after a few months of owning .

Sometime in the '70s I had a work colleague with an Allegro. Apparently, wheels were prone to falling off (rear wheels I think?) and there was a recall. He took his for a check, no problem. As he was driving it home, a wheel fell off.

 

[Borris]

So here's our list, may take a while.

1981. 1975 Yamaha FS1-E (yes I know its not a car but I was sixteen)

1982. 1974 Morris Marina Estate 1.8 Super (parents old car)

1983. 1979 Skoda Estelle (crashed a lot)

1986. 1984 Skoda Estelle, this time with a 12.74 race engine and uprated lowered suspension. (gave the rep mobiles a run for their money)

1987, 2 became one, far too young to be married
.
1988.1965 Triumph Herald 1200 convertible (the affair begins)

1987. 1963 Triumph Herald 12/50 I still have the reg on my current Herald
1987. 1969 Morris Minor Pickup

1988. 1966 Triumph Herald 12/50
1988. 1967 Triumph Spitfire Mk 111(bought for restoration, won best paint job in show when finished in 1992)

1989. 1969 Vauxhall Victor FB 1970 Triumph Herald 1200

1990. 1967 Triumph Spitfire Mk 111 1969 Triumph Herald 1200

1991. 1969 Triumph Herald Pickup

1992. 1976 Jaguar XJ6 (should never have sold this)

1993. 1970 Triumph Vitesse convertible (had the boot floor from an estate so the fuel tank was in the floor rather than against rear wing which came in handy a couple of years later for a pram.)

1994. 1980 Triumph Dolomite 1500

1995. Birth of our daughter, my toys and time slowly disappear and unlike Borris we knew exactly what had caused this situation and I self dispatched to the vets.

1996. 2 x 1970 13/60 Triumph Heralds Convertibles for restoration.

1996. 1996 Ford Fiesta 1.8d

2002. 1999 Daewoo Lanos. Needed a cheap car bought at auction for £500.

2003. 2003 Ford Fiesta 1.3l
2003. 2000 Peugeot 306 1.8cc.

2005. 2005 Ford Focus 1.8 tdi
2005. 2001 Peugeot 307 2ltr HDI

2012. 2009 207 1.6HDI (lovely car loaded with all extras including heated leather & Panoramic sun roof. think it might have been a Christmas present originally as it was registered on 24.12.2009.)

2015. 2015 Audi A3 1.8d convertible.

2016. 2016 VW LWB T6 van converted into campervan. (Toured Europe and UK, sold after a year)

2018. 2014 Citroen DS3 1.6 d to replace 207 after 180k. (both cars used for work and have great fuel economy)

2019. 2019 VW California Ocean.

My head hurts now. We still have the Herald Pickup and the 306 as well as the Audi, Citroen and Cali.

Let's hear it for the humble Triumph Herald . I think it had the tightest turning circle of any car in it's day.

One of our's, a mint example, kept getting a dirty engine compartment caused by the ill fitting rubber seals on the integral inner under bonnet wings. I replaced them with sections of discarded rubber skirt from the huge SRN 4 car carrying hover crafts that were based at Dover at the time. Problem solved.

 

[Borris]

Sometime in the '70s I had a work colleague with an Allegro. Apparently, wheels were prone to falling off (rear wheels I think?) and there was a recall. He took his for a check, no problem. As he was driving it home, a wheel fell off.

 

[Karlos]

Let's hear it for the humble Triumph Herald . I think it had the tightest turning circle of any car in it's day.

One of our's, a mint example, kept getting a dirty engine compartment caused by the ill fitting rubber seals on the integral inner under bonnet wings. I replaced them with sections of discarded rubber skirt from the huge SRN 4 car carrying hover crafts that were based at Dover at the time. Problem solved.

Yes the rubber wheel arch seals are a pain but more than made up for by the access to the engine and suspension when the bonnet is open.
Re the turning circle Borris I remember being on a small role on role off ferry once which had a problem with the bow doors and all vehicles had to turn round. The crew applauded as I did a U turn.

 

[Vagophile]

Well done Triple Bee for resurrecting this thread. What a pit full of petrol headed campers this club has, and such an eclectic mix of car ownership, with the common thread being a California.
Here's my list, plus wife's cars designated with *:
Austin A30
Austin A35
Morris 1100
MGB GT
Morris 1000 Traveller *
Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5
MGB GT*
Reliant Scimitar GTE SE6
MGB GT Rubber bumpers*
Leyland Sherpa panel van
VW Kombi camper
Austin Mini*
Volvo245 estate
Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5a
Ford Escort Ghia*
Mercedes 206D Bariban camper
VW Polo*
Vauxhall Cavalier SE
Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 130
Mercedes 406 7.5 tonne box truck
VW Polo*
BMW 525
VW Golf VR6
VW Polo GT*
Hymer 550S motorhome (Merc)
Ford Mondeo Ghia
Hymer 534 motorhome (Fiat)
Honda Accord 2.2 coupe
VW Polo*
Skoda Fabia VRs
Rapido 972M motorhome (Merc)
Reliant Scimitar GTE SE6a
VW California
This list has taken some time to compile and is somewhat longer than I expected as I tend to keep a car if I like it and it is not giving problems. One thing I've noticed, my wife likes Polos!

 

[soulstyledevon]

^^^^^^^
Vauxhall Cavalier SRi. My old man had one of them, we were the envy of the council estate I grew up on...
He also had an ex police van, escort.
I remember it had the handcuff bars in the rear...

 

[TripleBee]

Well done Triple Bee for resurrecting this thread. What a pit full of petrol headed campers this club has

You are welcome.
And for petrolhead, the only petrol was the Golf MkII. Just the plain 1,6 with 75hp .
Was doing 140km/h in 3rd gear, not even touching the red line.
Only managed 60 km/h in 3rd gear on a steep hill, like this one:

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But if I see some litst here, I should need some more lifes to collect as much as you guys did.

 

[Vagophile]

^^^^^^^
Vauxhall Cavalier SRi. My old man had one of them, we were the envy of the council estate I grew up on...
He also had an ex police van, escort.
I remember it had the handcuff bars in the rear...

Had been a lease car, fitted with a brand new engine just before the lease time was up. Bought for a good price from a quality car dealer who couldn't resist a bargain at auction and was prepared to flip it in a day for the sake of £200. Sadly it was written off before its time by a bus that just kept on coming when it should have given way at a T junction.

 

[Cwcltd]

Three of mine from the late 70’s; Triumph Spitfire (put a hardtop on it to carry skis), Matra Simca Bagheera and a BMW 1802 Touring.

 

[Karlos]

Three of mine from the late 70’s; Triumph Spitfire (put a hardtop on it to carry skis), Matra Simca Bagheera and a BMW 1802 Touring.

Matra Simca, they were rare when they were new.

 

[sidepod]

Im impressed with your Cayman R...
Do you still have it...?

Oh no, that went a couple of years ago. Lovely car, carbon buckets etc. Swapped it for a GTS981 which I sold a few weeks ago, just wasn’t using it. Bought a KTM SMCR which is magnificent. Deffo recommend a Cayman R. Zero comfort but great fun.

 

[pjm-84]

Got to hand it to you guys. If I wanted a fast car with a bit of poke I would go with an SVR Range Rover. Even that would be a compromise as the boot is a little small for two dogs. (Yep I've looked)

I looked at the Husky 701 SM but was disappointed when I could sit on the bike and put both feet flat on the floor. (And I have short legs relatively speaking).

 

[Christine Kirk]

Morris Minor series 2
Triumph herald 1200 estate
Riley 1100 Kestrel
Wolsley 1800 auto
Mini clubman estate X 3
MGA 1600 mk11 ( still have this one)
Austin allegro 1500 estate
MGB roadster
Saab 95 (V4 engine)
MG ZB varitone ( great drive)
Saab 99 X 2
VW polo E reliable but soulless
Ford XR2 great driving car
Austin allegro estate used as a van whilst renovating our first home.
Austin Montego 2.0L estate kept for about ten years a great family car
Volvo 2.5 850 Estate great family transport.
Saab 900 turbo (original 900!) superb car everything worked and apart from regular servicing every 5K reliable and quick wish I still had it!
Pug 205 GTI wonderful
Mercedes A class 170 D a truly crap car which I couldn't get rid of quickly enough!
Diahatsu Charade auto , bought as a stop gap for £400 and lasted for 3 years 36000mls only scrapped as it had a leaking fuel tank! Bangernomics motoring
Subaru 2.0 legacy estate great drive but servicing was expensive
MG B rubber bumper roadster
MG TF LE500
Diahatsu Sirion SX 1300 great car cheap motoring, scrapped after tank started to leak!
Skoda 4x4 TDI Yeti
MG 6 Tl
VW T4 2.4 panel van
VW T4 Panel van 2.4 turbo , conversion to people carrier
VW T4 Caravelle 2.5 turbo , Still have this
VW California T6

 

[sidepod]

I looked at the Husky 701 SM but was disappointed when I could sit on the bike and put both feet flat on the floor. (And I have short legs relatively speaking).

You could easily alter the seat height.
Go and ride one. I guarantee you won’t be able to stop laughing inside your helmet.
I’ve never owned a bike that handles so well and gives you confidence. I’ve done 300 miles in cold weather and I’ve already scrubbed the tyres all the way to the edge! Never managed that before on the road. It’s blindingly quick too. Hopeless above 60mph due to riding position but around the lanes it’s awesome.

 

[pjm-84]

Always hankered after an SM so to say I was disappointed when I even had SWMBO permission for the purchase, was an understatement.

Ridden a few Husky 450s in Enduro trim. Hoot a second. Wheelie in every gear

 

[jts46]

Austin A35 van
Ford prefect
Ford Anglia
Triumph Herald
Ford Escort Estate x 2
Saab 99 x 2
Saab 900
Saab 93
Citroen Berlingo van
Citren saxo
Peugot 205
Peugot 106
Renault Clio
VW golf 1998 estate ( still have)
VW polo 2000 (still have)
VW T3 van
VW T4 2.5 1996 home build campervan
VW T4 Bibos Nektar high top 2001
VW T4 Bilbos Nektar pop top 2003
VW California 2006
NOT CARS Vespa 125, Honda C90 and a Honda 125

I also wished i still had the Saabs

 

[Amarillo]

A very short list for 35 years of driving.

‘B’ reg Ford Orion
‘G’ reg Peugeot 309 diesel
‘V’ reg Peugeot 406 diesel
‘62’ reg Peugeot 5008 diesel
‘17’ reg California Beach
‘19’ reg Skoda Citigo

I don’t expect to buy another car for 5-10 years.

 

[steve_b]

The only notable car I owned was a 1958 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud - owned for exactly one day. I bought it, got it transported to Tilbury and put on a ferry to northern Sweden for the uncle-in-law, or some distant relation to restore. Stunning job he has done of it too

 

[soulstyledevon]

Oh no, that went a couple of years ago. Lovely car, carbon buckets etc. Swapped it for a GTS981 which I sold a few weeks ago, just wasn’t using it. Bought a KTM SMCR which is magnificent. Deffo recommend a Cayman R. Zero comfort but great fun.

Picked a 2011 S in 2014, which only had 5k one owner.
However, I’ve needed a more practical car since the little one turned up 4 years ago...
Still haven’t had the heart to get rid of it. 2 seats, 3 people, it’s not ideal...

 

[Vagophile]

This doesn't count as a car I owned, but I travelled in it quite a lot when at university. One of the lecturers, a Scotsman, christian name Willie, owned a 1934 Rolls-Royce that he had found being used as a tow truck. It was pillar box red and had been fitted with a Perkins diesel engine. Rolls Royce didn't want to know when he contacted them. Whenever we went on field trips, a select few would travel with him, waving regally from the rear seat. On one occasion when stopping for fuel, the attendant (remember those days?) refused to fill it up with diesel, asking if he was on Candid Camera. Willie was incensed. "Look here laddie, I'm a member of the Perkins diesel drivers club" proffering the four ring badge in his lapel as proof. It certainly was a head turner.
Willie emigrated to New Zealand and the Roller went with him and is still going strong to this day as far as I know.

 

[pjm-84]

Having lost a small fortune on cars I've sort of gone with the head rather than the heart over the last 10 years. For a 20 year period between 1995 and 2015 = 155k in depreciation. One car cost 33.5k in 3.5years. Whilst my Defender over the same time period only lost £400

Hence I'm more of a tight bugger now.

 

[Prycey13]

This will probably be the shortest and most boring list on here...

BMW F800s sunset yellow
Mini Cooper S
BMW X1 25D
BMW i3 94ah (still have)
VW Cali Ocean (still have)

 

[TripleBee]

This will probably be the shortest and most boring list on here...

BMW F800s sunset yellow
Mini Cooper S
BMW X1 25D
BMW i3 94ah (still have)
VW Cali Ocean (still have)

You haven't seen my post?