As I'm new, here goes: First vehicle driven Mitsubishi L200 circa 1980 Leant to drive in Maestro 1.6 Mayfair Owned: Mk1 957cc Fiesta X reg Mk2 Fiesta 1.4S D reg Mk2 Cavilier 1.6LX E reg Mk3 Golf GTi 8v K reg Mk1 Sierra Estate 1.8L F reg Mk1 Almera GTi R reg Mk3 Golf estate 1.8 CL N reg Mk1 Jazz 1.4 SE 06 reg Mk1 Touran 1.9TDi 55 reg Mk2 Golf GTi 8v F reg (finger trouble in my first post)
New to this scene so here goes: Golf Mark I 1600 Gti (Mars Red) Lancia Beta Spyder Golf Mark II 8v (White) Golf Mark II 16v (Grey) Porsche 911 CS Subaru RB5 Prodrive Subaru P1 Subaru WRX Sti Porsche 996C2S BMW E46 M3 Mercedes SL55 AMG BMW E92 M3 Range Rover Vogue and Golf Mark II 16v
Here's mine in order, 1989 Ford Sierra 2.0i Ghia - bought when I was 16 and still own it now, 1991 Ford Orion 1.4 Equipe - first car after passing my test, 1989 Ford Escort RS Turbo series 2 - first hot hatch - bag of s**t as I rushed into it, 1993 Ford Escort 1.6 LX - runaround after the Sierra developed a fault, 1996 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX - daily car for 4 years - brilliant car, 1991 Ford Fiesta RS Turbo - second hot hatch - loved it - sold it to buy my Cosworth, 1993 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth - still own it and currently being rebuilt - my moneypit, 2002 Ford Focus Ghia 1.8 TDDI - nice car but hated the diesel engine - sold to buy my straight cut box for my Cosworth, 1997 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX - another good car - sold to a mate and still going, 1997 Ford Mondeo ST24 - good car but had a couple of bodywork issues so got rid, 1991 Ford Sierra 2.0i Ghia auto - had it 2 weeks and the box blew - sold to a mate and it fixed itself - been fine for over a year!, 1997 Ford Mondeo 18 LX - stop gap when the Sierra packed up - sold to my mates brother in law - still going, 1996 Ford Mondeo 2.5 Ghia X - still own it and must get round to fixing it, 1993 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 estate - grim as hell but handy to load with c**p, 1994 VW Golf GTI 2.0 8v - haven't driven it yet as literally only just bought it, And that's it for now!!
1999 Austin Mini Mayfair (Black)- Modified head and manifolds 61BHP 1989 Rover Mini Racing Green (Ltd Ed) - Was crap..sold it back to seller after plague of faults 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sport 500 (Flame Red w/Silver roof and stripes) - loved it...wrote it off 1990 Rover Metro GTa (Red) - Written off due to black ice 1983 Austin Mini Mayfair - Project...Scrapped 2003 Renault Clio Dci 90 (Burgundy) - Company Car 1992 Peugeot 205 Diesel (white) - sold 1992 Fiat Uno 1000 - sold 1990 Saab 9000 2.0 16v - Wow that used a lot of fuel! 1991 Rover Metro GTi 16v (Red)...was fun 1994 Peugeot 106 1.4D...**** and slow 1998 Seat Ibiza TDi 90..Ran on veg oil (I was a student...) 1996 Peugeot 205 Diesel - Green 1998 Peugeot 306 DTurbo (Black) - Heater was knackered 1999 Seat Ibiza TDi 90 (emerald green) nicknamed kermit. 1998 Peugeot 306 DTurbo - Bought as project...complete money pit! 2000 Seat Leon TDi 110 - Leo was great! 1999 Seat Ibiza TDi 90 (emerald green) - yes I bought kermit back!
1976 Mini Clubman - first car... learned to weld pretty quickly. 1980 Mini Marcos - rebuilt the mini into this after writing it off on a road rally 1980 Alfa Giulietta 1.8 1983 AlfaSud 1.3SC - Stuck a 1.5 TI lump in it. 1978 AlfaSud Ti Series 1 - modded 1350 Ti lump with a 1.2 Ti gearbox. 8000 rpm in top = 100 mph! Should have kept it, but had to move house in a hurry. Left it in the bushes. '94 Rover 220 Coupe company car - pranged it in the snow at 2 weeks old '83 Alfetta 2.0 '96 Rover 214 SLi Company Car '96 Rover 216 SLi Company Car '98 Rover 200 vi company car '92 Alfa 75 TS LE '91 Golf GTI 8v '77 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 (still got it) '89 Golf GTI 2.0 16v '92 Scirocco Scala (still got it - for sale soon) '89 Scirocco Scala Track Car (still got it) '72 Porsche 914-6 3.0 (still got it) '85 Scirocco GTX (still got it - for sale soon) '77 Scirocco GLS - Classic touring car racer one day (still got it) '94 Audi 80 Avant TDI - daily hack / barge. (still got it) ... nearly bought a 1964 Elva Courier Coupe a few weeks ago... glad I didn't! Plus a few that I bought to break, without ever intending to drive them....
1989 Ford Escort 1.3 L, metallic green, 3 door (scrapped) 1986 Vauxhall Astra Belmont 1.6, white/rust (scrapped) 1989 VW Golf 1.6 CL, tornado red, 5 door (sold) 1998 Peugeot 306 1.9 td Meridian, light blue metallic, 5 door (sold) 1992 VW Golf GTI 8v (MK2), Pearl Grey, 5 door (written off) 1990 VW Golf GTI 16v, Royal Blue, 3 door (now the missus's car) 1995 VW Corrado VR6, Classic Green (now retired from daily duty, and used as a weekend car) 1998 Audi A4 1.9 TDI, Laser Red (current daily driver) And maybe a new addition later this week in exchange for the Audi..?
Had a 1.4 polo first, P reg just as a first car. Clutch was fecked though. Then had a black MK2 golf GTI 8v which i wrote off Then an astra (but we wont talk about that) Then my current car which is a peppermint green MK2 golf GTI 8v. Stuck on MK2's. Just so much fun, so much character.
My car history VW Scirocco mk2 VW Golf MK3 1.8 VW Golf MK2 1.6 carb VW Golf MK3 2.0 gti Audi S4 biturbo Company/shared cars VW caddy pickup MK2 VR6 (supercharged 8psi kit, Bilsteins, poly bushed etc) bbs splits .used for track days on a set of bbs standard rims.
passed first time in my dads old Renault 6 1977 T reg this car later appeared in the tv series Life without George see utube silver C reg polo red L reg polo mk1 golf x reg white free off my sister a 1.1 with a second engine 200k+ mileage ran it for a couple of yrs but a rust bucket a real mess mk2 golf 8v mk4 cab
been a while so since the mk2 8v; pug 205 TD Golf Mk1 gti Golf Mk2 16v Audi A4 avant sport 20vt (best car of them all) Passat B3 Golf Mk2 2.0 16v Seat leon Cupra Nissan 200sx S13 BMW E39 528 sport and Iv kept them all apart from the Leon Cupra
just to update my list I missed out my '97 Honda CBR600FD from my original list. The two golfs gone now and the current list is.... Audi A3 1.8T Sport Mk1 Golf GTI (in garage slowly rusting away!) Jaguar S-Type
Right here goes if memory serves me well 1/ Ford Cortina Mk3 MUT362P 1st Car Totalled by Mini when stationary on Burton Rd,Littleover,Derby 2/ Ford Escort Mk1 1100L Drum brakes all round 3/ Reliant Scimitar GTE totalled against big oak tree Sandiacre A52 4/ Ford Escort Mk2 1300 Sport DRY 1T(Wish I,d kept that plate!!) 5/ Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico(With Clubman pack) Concours winner sold for 1100 in '83 worth 10 times that now!! 6/ Ford Cortina MkIV 2.3 Ghia(with 2.8 transplant)Hit stationary truck at 50mph at Cockpit roundabout ,Derby Hmm can you see a common failing in my earky formative driving tears!! 7/ Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000(with RS500 running gear) LTE 77K 8/ Porsche 944 JOW 1X 9/ Volkswagen Golf Gti Mk2 10/ Vauxhall Astra GTE Mk1 11/Citroen AX GT Fantastic car but made of Balsa wood !! 12/ Volkswagen Golf GTi 16v Mk2 F571 SLK Loved this car sad when had to sell it [:^(] 13/ Fiat Brava say no more engine went 14/ Volkswagen Polo 1.0 (Breadvan) 15/ Volkswagen Golf Mk2 1.3 been used as a van took me 3 days to clean out all the screws nails and spilt adhesives !! 16/Bmw 318i E30 17/ Peugeot 205 Diesel needed to commute to N london from kent 18/ Mercedes 190E 1.8 19/ Audi A4 1.8T Avant Great family car did numerous trips around europe 20/ Alpina C2 21/ Volkswagen Golf Mk1 Clipper Cabrio 22/ Smart ForFour 1st Company car 23/ Mercedes B200 CDi GF56PXZ 2nd Company car 24/ Volkswagen Golf Mk1 Track Car JR0 952Y STILL OWN 25/ Volkswagen Golf Mk3 GTi A29 ROW STILL OWN 26/Mecedes Vito 115 Sport Met Silver 3rd C/C 27/ Mercedes Vito 115 Sport Carbon Black 4th C/C 28/Mk2 1.3 converted to ABF Track car 29/ BMW 318TD E36 engine failure cracked piston 30/VW Golf MK3 2.0 8v bought for 50 did 14000miles in 7 months sold for 550 31/Mercedes Vito 115 Sport Met Black 1st C/C at new employers 32/ Mercedes Vito 115 Sport Met Silver STILL OWN 2nd C/C Plus around 20+ bikes over the last 28 years!!
1: 1972 VW Beetle 1200 in orange - That got t-boned, and written off 2: 1.1 1995 ford fiesta in faded blue, which I bought from the scrappy for 300 till I got the insurance cash through. 3: 1966 VW Beetle 1300 - white and rust, I locked up on black Ice and slid into the back of a new mini, started rest, and lost enthusiasm and money, recently sold it. 4: Pug 306 Dturbo in red - Cracking car until the turbo blew up and then it was slow as sh*t. 5: 1988 Mk2 Golf GTI 5 door in white - had weitec coilovers on, didn't adjust the proportioning valve and the rear locked up entering a roundabout, hit the curb, took off and hit a lamp post while 3 foot in the air and spun 180 mid flight, just stripped that and weighed the shell in on saturday. 6: 1989 Mk2 GTI in black, building a nice motor for it with standalone and xflow conversion, soon to be getting coilovers. (will adjust the proportioning valve this time)
R-Ford Fiesta Ghia x 1.4 M-Bmw 520i 55-Mitsubishi Animal 56-VW Passatt 2.0 tdi 57-Audi A3 Sportback TDI sport R-Honda Civic VTI EK4 S-Subaru Impreza STI Wagon S-BMW 323i M-tec S-Subaru Forester STB Back to the 323i after i stuffed the Forester And my current and 1st Golf below
My first car was a H reg Ford Fiesta Popular. It was so crap it didn't have a ciggy lighter or dash clock. Come to think of it, it hardly had any interior trim at all.. I have also owned; Golf Mk2 Driver Golf Mk2 GTi 8V Golf Mk3 Driver Golf Mk3 GTi 16V (this wasn't used for the abf conversion on the MK2 but thinking of it I guess it could of been used) Volvo 340 GLE Toyota Corolla GTi Nissan Primera GT I still own my MK2 golf GTi now abf conversion. (Had it since sept 2000)
First car, in 1992: This beige 1983 Ford Escort 1.3L 5dr Current car (2012): This Volkswagen Polo Coupe 1.6S 16v
