This is the best thread ever!
Most of my early cars were utter crap (mk 2 cavaliers, rover 414, peugeot 106, 1.0l polo), but my first half-decent car was a peugeot 306 1.9tdi, this was followed by an Audi A3 1.8T, a Renaultsport Clio 182 Cup (best handling car I have ever owner!), an Audi A3 3.2 V6 (quick but very clinical), a Skoda Fabia vRS ( ) and finally the zed!
The zed is easily the most fun, but after the diesel it's still making me cry every time I fill up!
p.s. the only car other than the zed I have a picture of is the 3.2 A3 and it didn't look very exciting to be honest...