mbs Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Well done MickJ owning up to a MG Montego, me too Ford Thames 100E van Austin Mini Mini Cooper got married had kids Austin 1300 Estate (yes the one with the wood back end) Cortina got divorced Nissan Cherry MGB GT Capri MG Montego Got married again Rover 800 BMW520 BMW 525 350Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickJ Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 Well done MickJ owning up to a MG Montego, me too Ford Thames 100E van Austin Mini Mini Cooper got married had kids Austin 1300 Estate (yes the one with the wood back end) Cortina got divorced Nissan Cherry MGB GT Capri MG Montego Got married again Rover 800 BMW520 BMW 525 350Z Now't wrong with the MG Montego the Maestro Turbo was one of the quickest cars about then! and you have reminded me I had a Datsun Cherry as well lol and another I missed was a Rover P6 3.5S V8 lol happy days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ming Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Emperor Ming, you must be a similar age to me or very close looking at what you have driven and also I see you are a fan of Leon, a great film! one of my favourites! 49 mate. But a hard paper round!! LOL Ming the Old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ming Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Ming - Sunbeam and Proton??? come on!!! Glad your taste has improved recently Sunbeam = care with blown engine and a NEED for a replacement Anything would do! Interesting car with 1725 engine and overdrive in third and fourth. Just remembered that I had a fiat 132 GLS before the sunbeam and it was the fiat that dumped a cam belt. Heap of crap that went like a rocket. The protons were during the wife and kids stage and came with long warranties and free servicing. The only problem was they were worth **** all when it came time to sell em. Hence the need to buy another! Saying all that they had 1500 mitsubishi engines and the body was a straight lift from the colt sigma so not all bad. Ming the Settled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 This hurt my head remembering this lot. Bikes K FS1E (65cc!) T TS125ER B VF750C F EX500 K NX650 Dominator P SZR660 (Tenere engine + FZR400 frame) T DT250MX R GSXR600R Y XJR1300 04 TTR250R 03 CCM R30 55 R1150R Cars V Lada 1300 B Ford Fiesta 1.1 F Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI (great cars) G BMW 318SE G Citroen 2.0 XM F Alfa 75 2.0 G Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI (still great cars) K Rover 416GS N Alfa Romeo 155 2.0TS (still miss it) R BMW 323i 02 Lexus IS200SE 55 350z GT Pack 280 57 350z GT Pack 313 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Yellow 2000 Renault Megane Coupe Black 2003 Nissan 350z GT Yellow 2006 Nissan 350z GT4 Orange 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Passed test 4 weeks after my seventeenth birthday(passed motorcycle test one week before ) 1st car...Honda N360 (yes 360cc engine twin cylinder ended up rolled on it's roof approx after 8 weeks ) 2,,Mini1000 3..MGBGT(red) 4..MGBGT(white) 5..Ford RS2000 6..Datsun 260Z 7..Ford Granada 2.5 Ghia nearly forgot this A Sweeny type 3.0S Granada Mk1 8.. Truimph TR7 drophead 9..Ford Capri 3.0S 10 Ford Capri 3.0 GXL Mk1 (went retro even then ) 11.Ford Capri 3.0 GXL (another ) 12 .Porsche 924 13..Ford Cortina 2.0 GXL Mk3 (retro again ) 14..BMW 323i 15.. Mercedes 300E 16 .Porsche 944S 17 .BMW 635i 18.Jaguar 3.6 Soveriegn 19.Daimler 3.6 20..Jaguar XJS 21.Toyota Celica Supra 2.8 Mk1 22. Toyota Celica Supra 2.8 (flared arch model ) 23.Toyota Supra 3.0 24.Mercedes G-Wagen 25 Range Rover 3.9 ( with Janspeed Twin Turbo conversion,quickest thing to a petrol station I have ever owned ) 26.Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee (had four of these cant be bothered to split them up ) 27.Various 4 wheel drives of no note whatsoever (Isuzu Troopers , Daihatsu Sportraks, Ford Explorers etc. ) 28 Mercedes 420 SE 29.Chevrolet Blazer 30- Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo 31. 350Z in between times I have had other cars just bought and only used for a few weeks etc so I dont count these , like I had a spell of buying old Mk1 and Mk2 XJ6's , MG Midgets ?? (why ? God knows ) BMW 535, Citroen 2CV (everyone ought to drive one of these once to realise how good everything else is ), Rover 820, Mercedes 300CE-24 etc etc. I am just a sucker for unusual motors Motorbikes, I've had bloody loads too many to list...First was a Garelli Tiger Cross when I was sixteen though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWZ Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Vauxhall Astra Mk1 1.3s Citroen AX GT Renault 5 Turbo (Raider in blue) - V.nice Rover 216gti Nissan Almera GTi I liked this a lot Audi A4 1.9tdi BMW 320dse Lexus IS200 se Best all round quality car Honda Accord 2.2d Nav - fantastic value for money Alfa 156 2.0 (only had for 3 months - it had to go ) 350Z - had to have one of these in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 bloody ell mick you sure? here my list: Bike: Dawes XC mountain bike Cars in order Puma Thunder Ltd Ed Toyota Celica vvti 190 Audi TT 3.2 DSG Quattro Audi TT Quattro Sport 240 Ltd Ed 350Z GT Gunmetal Veilside 350Z GT Kuro Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Mine is as follows:- 1. 1986 Ford Escort 1.1 (Beige) 2. 1983 Ford Fiesta MkII (Ceramic Blue) 3. 1989 Volvo 440 1.7 (Petrol Blue) 4. 1996 Volvo 440 LE 1.9 TD (Olive Green) 5. 1997 Volvo S40 2.0 (Blue) (I slightly broke this one and went back to number 4!) 6. 2003 Ford Focus 1.6 (Ink Blue) 7. 1995 Volvo 440 1.8i (Green) 8. 1996 Volvo 440 2.0 GLT (Dark Red) 9. 2004 Nissan 350Z GT (Gun Metal) From car number 4 I have had two cars, so a mix of 4 to 8. Don't you have an Elise? Oh yeah!! 9. 1999 Lotus Elise (Nautilus Blue) 10. 2004 Nissan 350Z GT (Gun Metal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 LOL you guys Ok, cars I'm not even going to attempt to list because I have 52 right now LOL. I've had most cars on the road more than once including some flashy stuff and my fair share of the tediously mundane. Cars I've bought specifically to run, as opposed to stock : Morris Marina 1.7 ( first car, thanks Dad ! ) Rover 3500 Auto ( P6 ) ( first car I bought, after I put the Marina through a wall ) Rover 3500S ( P6 ) Jaguar XJ4.2 S3 Jaguar XJ12 5.3 S2 Ford Capri 3.0 S ( at least 4 of these ) Ford Capri 2.8i ( 3 or 4 of these ) Half a dozen Minis Several Toyota Supras A few Nissan 300ZX but one very nice UK car which I kept for a while Mitsi 3000GT ( several of, used to import them, but had a couple to keep for a while ) Rolls Royce Corniche ( ex Cliff Richard ) Rolls Royce Silver Shadow x2 Bentley Mulsanne Bentley Brooklands M3 Convertible ( E46, over rated ) Nissan 350z GT Azure ( my first 350 I bought to run, not for stock ) Vauxhall Monaro 6.0 VXR I could go on LOL. The line between stock and "my car" blurs sometimes. Bikes. Honda VT500E Yamaha FZR1000Genesis Kawasaki GPZ1000RX Ducati 906 Paso Honda CBR600 Ducati 750SS Ducati 900SS Yamaha R1 Carb Honda CBR900RR Fireblade Yamaha R1 Injection Ducati 999 Yamaha R1 ( 06 ) Some maybe out of order, but thats about it for my own bikes. Had a couple of dozen for stock over the years, taken in swap against cars etc. Currently don't have a bike but getting the craving more and more, so it won't be long. Fancy a Monster S4R or a Tuono R or maybe even a noisy bad ass Harley shock horror. Mid life crisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 you like your big engined cars Dan! 1.7 for your first motor, thats not bad back in the day of Morris Marina's. Rolls/Bentleys era? what was going on there lol Tuono R sounds nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I suddenly don't feel as old as I did looking at some of those cars! My list: Fiat Uno Peugeot 309 Golf GTI Mk2 Suzuki Vitara Soft top fat boy version Mazda MX3 V6 BMW 3 series compact Golf GTI Mk4 Jaguar X Type Peugeot 206cc Honda Civic Type R 350z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 First was a Garelli Tiger Cross when I was sixteen though Ahh, the days of unrestricted mopeds. The Garelli was one of the best, but pretty fragile. My fizzie with a 65cc kit, some not so subtle porting and a K&N bodged on was good for over 55mph on the flat and 65mph downhill I'm still tempted to do a James Whitham and buy a 72-73 yellow restored minter just for the hell of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 First was a Garelli Tiger Cross when I was sixteen though Ahh, the days of unrestricted mopeds. The Garelli was one of the best, but pretty fragile. My fizzie with a 65cc kit, some not so subtle porting and a K&N bodged on was good for over 55mph on the flat and 65mph downhill I'm still tempted to do a James Whitham and buy a 72-73 yellow restored minter just for the hell of it. here's a minter for sale here and now only £5000 CLICKY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I win for the shortest list: Cars: 55 SEAT Leon Curpra FR 53 350z Bikes 52 Yamaha R6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 £5000 This is taking the p*ss. Mine cost £180 but it was back in 1981 when the impending "no pedals but 30mph" law was coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam@Z1auto.com Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Cars Celica GTS Celica GT4 Prelude Si Datsun 280ZX Turbo (1979 - still have) Mazda RX7 (1988) Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS - eventually swapping a STi V4 RA motor, built, and STi trans (before WRX was sold in the US) Subaru Legacy Turbo Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Galant VR4 (1992 version) Audi S4 (2001) Honda S2000 (had 2 of them! - rolled the first, sold the second) Audi V8 Quattro Audi A4 Turbo Quattor Avant (2006) Saab 9-3 Aero Sport Combi (2007 - current daily driver, just got it) Bike - just one, a Ninja 600R (1995). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 998cc Metro - Brown XR2i - Red - Written off (non-fault!) Cougar 2.5 V6 - Silver - Modded and pretty sweet car! Corsa 1.2 - Company Car Fiesta 1.6 Si - Runabout XR3i Cabriolet - What was I thinking! Mk1 Golf - Restoration Project Nissan 350Z Have normally had 2-3 cars at any one time for some reason!!! The Mk1 was probably my favourite car bar the Z purely as it went from a scrapper to a minter!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 you like your big engined cars Dan! 1.7 for your first motor, thats not bad back in the day of Morris Marina's. Rolls/Bentleys era? what was going on there lol Tuono R sounds nice Yeah I do love big torquey motors, not my scene to bounce them off the redline to get anywhere. I love effortless mid range wallop most of the time, and yet I still get a buzz from thrashing some little rev happy sports car around the place from time to time. Silver Shadow is still my favourite car of all time and I still plan to find one of the best in the country somewhere along the line and just put it away for sunny Sundays. Very sad I know I would love to have an old Rolls or newer Bentley in the showroom all the time, I need a source for these cars. I could never be happy with just one car though, I would always need a good sports car aswell as the Roller. And a Bike. And a truck for the Rotties. And a soft top. And a motorway mile eater...oh here we go again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmmackfc Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 998cc Metro - Brown Do you think brown will ever make a comeback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 998cc Metro - Brown Do you think brown will ever make a comeback Dear god I hope not!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincolnbaggie Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 In no particular order (cos my memory is not what it was): Renault 18 Turbo (v quick for its day) Opel Manta (great fun) Metro 1.0 (bought for 50 quid and the floor pan was two road signs welded together...) Rover 216 GTi (awful car) Rover 2600 SD1 (seized camshaft when I bought it, but freed off and lasted for many more miles before going bang) Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse SD1 (heavily modified and around 300 bhp) Rover 827 V6 ("like being the mayor of somewhere sh*t") Jaguar V12 XJS (averaged 9 mpg around London...) 1975 Granada 3.0 stretch limo (just for a laff, and took it to Goodwood a couple of times; had an exhaust made out of scaffold poles...) Peugeot 406 V6 coupe (great car but doesn't like brick walls) Vauxhall Corsa 1.7 DTi (good workhorse and still going) Nissan 350Z..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Cars ----- 2002 Audi TT coupé nimbus-grey 2006 Nissan 350Z coupé gun-metal-grey Motorbikes ------------- 2003 Ducati Monster 620S 2004 Benelli Tornado Tre 900 2005 Kawasaki ZX6R 1996 model 2007 Suzuki Gsxr750 2006 model the last three bikes are still in my possession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Suzuki Vitara Soft top fat boy version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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