Cars You Have Driven

[ChrisHunt]

Reading through a debate (war) on another forum about the use of safety aids in cars got me thinking of the cr@p I've driven in the past where safety didn't come into it. So, preferably in the order you have owned/driven, list the cars - even those you have hired, borrowed etc. Include bikes (motorized) for the two wheel enthusiasts.

Vauxhall Victor (first car - no license)
Triumph Herald (second car - still no license!)
SWB Landrover (in the army now - still no license though!)
Bedford RL (not telling)
Hardtop Landrover (license at last!)
Austin K9
Proper Landrover!
Ford Escort Mk I
Ford Escort Mk II
Austin 1100 (hire car - very dodgy, only company prepared to hire to people with license less than a year)
Austin Maxi (hire car - as above but possibly worse)
Ford Cortina Mk II (company car - someone elses)
Ford Fiesta Mk I (hire car)
Moggy (borrowed)
Mitsubishi Colt (hire car - much slower than it looked)
Ford Sierra Mk I (hire car - ugh)
Austin Princess (hire car - truly terrible)
Ford Escort Mk V (hire car)
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk 1 (hire car)
Austin Montego (hire car - somewhere in this box there are gears!)
Honda Vision (two wheels - own transport again)
Fiat 128 (own car but very second hand - went about 3 months with 3rd gear only!)
Triumph Stag Straight 6 (own car, even more second hand - lovely to drive but extremely frustrating to own!)
Vauxhall Astra/Belmont (company car - borrowed)
Triumph Acclaim (rebadged Honda, got written off after an accident with uninsured driver going through a red light)
Vauxhall Cavalier SRi (own car - much more like it!)
Citreon BX (company car - short term)
Vauxhall Vectra 1600 (company car - rubbish)
VW Golf Mk 1 (wifes car - put down during a Halfords Service - kind enough not to charge us)
Mini Clubman (wifes car - 70's version, needed more welding than Blackpool Tower)
Ford Sierra Saphire (wifes car - actually not that bad)
Volvo 440 (company car - for some reason wanted to write Vodka 440???)
Renault 21 Savanna (company car - 4 kids so more seats needed, start of a trend - interesting fault in ECU would be recalled today)
Renault Laguna (as for Savanna)
Seat Alhambra (as Savanna but kids got bigger)
Ford Mondeo (temporary - just shove the kids in the back somehow)
Citreon Synergie (another people carrier)
VW Sharan (same as Alhambra but much much less reliable)
Honda FRV (still 4 kids but wanted something smaller)
Honda Civic (2 kids have left home - yippee, but proved to be too small as the b*ggers still want to come on holiday with us!)
Honda Accord

Of that long list only the last three have the safety aids (Electronic Stability Control) much debated elsewhere.

Regards,
Chris

[WhisperJet]

YES!! I always wanted to do that!
Here we go in chronological order:

Childhood / youth

Daihatsu Charade (Mum's car I learned to drive in when I was ten)
Mercedes-Benz 380 SE (Dad's car who let me drive it after gaining some experience on the Daihatsu)
VW Passat Mk III (hire car I was allowed to try)
Ford Escort Mk IV (hire car I was allowed to try)
Opel Corsa (hire car I was allowed to try)
Austin Montego SW (hire car I was allowed to try)
Rover 216 (hire car I was allowed to try)
Triumph 2000 (borrowed on repeated holidays in Wales)
Triumph TR7 (dto)
Mini Clubman 1275 GT (dto)
Hillmann Avenger Station (dto)
Peugeot 205 (hire car I was allowed to try)
Mazda 121 (Mum's later car)
Mazda 626 (during test drive)
Citroen BX (during test drive)

After holding a license:

Suzuki Swift (borrowed for 1 month)
Mitsubishi Galant (borrowed)
VW Golf Rabbit Mk II (my first own car)
BMW 318 (borrowed)
VW Passat Mk IV (borrowed)
Honda Accord Shuttle (hire car)
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Ford Sierra Sapphire 2.0 (my second car, finally felt like an adult)
Honda Civic (my third car, new but boring)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class (borrowed for 1 month)
Toyota Corolla (borrowed)
Lada Samara (borrowed in order to experience why they lost the cold war, now I know)
Alfa 145 (borrowed right after the Lada to set things right again)
Opel Astra Station (hire car)
Renault Twingo (hire car - shoot it!!)
Peugeot 306 Cabriolet (test drive)
Mazda MX-5 (test drive)
Fiat Barchetta (test drive)
Lexus LS300 (test drive)
Ford Escort Cabriolet (test drive)
Ford Puma (test drive)
Rover 214 Cabriolet (lovely but cost me a fortune)
Mitshubishi Pajero (borrowed)
Range Rover Vogue (borrowed, lovely machine)
Seat Cordoba (hire car, crap)
Renault Clio (in a process of cost-cutting)
Ford Focus X-Trend (company car)
Ford Focus RS (borrowed for 2 days, glad I survived it)
Ford Fiesta Mk V Diesel (company car)
Ford Mondeo Ghia (company car)
Ford Anglia (borrowed, broke my heart)
Ford Transit (company car, occasionally)
Ford Galaxy (company car, occasionally)
Ford C-Max (company car, occasionally)
Audi TT (company car, occasionally, feels like dunkirk)
Audi A4 (company car, occasionally)
VW Lupo (company car, occasionally)
Citroen C3 (hire car, shoot that one too)
Lancia Ypsilon (hire car, makes you feel like a woman)
Triumph Spitfire 1500 (borrowed)
BMW 323i (1982) (borrowed)
BMW 850i (borrowed, fantastic)
Mercedes M-Class (borrowed)
Ford Fusion (Mum's current car)
Seat Leon (test drive)
Mercedes-Benz CLK 270 CDI (Dad's current car - fabulous)
Lotus Elise (3 days, as a gift to my 30th birthday, my all-time ever greatest driving experience!!)
Ford Fiesta Mk V (girlfriend's car)

and currently:

Ford Fiesta Sport MkVI (my all-days hot-hatch, still love it)
Ford Escort Mk1 1969 (my current playtoy for summer weekends)

Many to come, I hope!

Cheers,

nick.




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*must have been at this time, when my Dad's 380 SE went lost.
And I was at controls...

[ChrisHunt]

Good one Nick - did you actually need driving lessons before you took your test?

I forgot a couple in my list and talk about chalk and cheese: Fiat 128 (own car but very second hand); Triumph Stag Straight 6 (own car but even more second hand and only ever got 4 out of the 6 cylinders to run reliably and tuning the twin carbs was a real b*gger).

When the cars are listed in order it's easy to spot trends, e.g. income (or lack of).

Regards,
Chris

[Buggyman]

Horse and cart ( my dad taught me so I could help round the harvest season on the farm)
Fiat 850 (learning to drive)
Hilman Imp (driving lessons)
Mini Clubman (I used to borrow it from a friend)
Ford Cortina II (first car after passing test)
Triumph Herald (with rotten rear hangers)
Vauxhall Cresta (with rotten sills)
Ford Zodiac (just rotten all through)
Datsun 120Y (First ever brand new car - tax free on posting to Belgium)
Triumph Dolomite 1850HL (Second brand new car)
Ford Fiesta (special loan of one of the first of the model in Belgium)
Ford Escort II (interim car)
Vauxhall Cavalier (hire car)
Morris Marina 1.8 (brand new)
Morris 1800 Land Crab (Company - Army - car)
Landrover Safari (Company car)
Morris Marina 1.3
Morris Ital 1.8 Estate (brand new)
Renault 16
Triumph Dolomite 1850HL
Triumph 2.5 PI
Audi 100 (given to me by a colleague who was fed up being towed home!)
Austin Allegro
Hilman Hunter
Audi 100
Fiat Strada
Lancia Delta (one ton of rust in close formation)
Triumph Acclaim
Citroen (a knackered old banger I was going to do up - failed)
Mitsubishi Lancer (Brand new tax free car in BAOR now and one of the best I have had with over 135000 trouble free miles)
BMW 320 (second car - brilliant drive)
Ford Escort II (second car - gave to son)
Austin Princess (error of judgement - bag of nails)
Datsun/Nissan 180B (company car - my company!!)
Mitsubishi Carisma (brand new - another corker)
Nissan Micra (2nd car - roller skate with engine)
Vauxhall Sintra (major error of judgement - computer continuously posting error messages)
Mitsubishi Space Star (brand new - not the best of the bunch)
Nissan Micra (2nd car again 1.3 and very nippy)
Renault Scenic
Hyandai Getz (2nd car)

Currently:
Renault Scenic (another one!)
Renault Modus (2nd car - very nippy but today I got a £900 servicing bill!!!)

And that encapsulates 40 years of driving. Think I'll go and lie down now.

Regards


Allan

[cstorey]

Well, I have no idea how many cars I have driven in all, but it runs into many hundreds. I have owned 72 cars, and here is a list of the more memorable ones driven or owned ( if owned I give the Reg No in most cases)

1934 MORRIS 8 DHX 374
1935 MORRIS 8 2 DOOR BG 2909
1957 VAUXHALL VICTOR ( Mother's)
1958 JAGUAR MARK VIII ( Father's)
1931 MORGAN MATCHLESS SV 3 WHEELER HL 6185
1934 WOLSELEY HORNET
1940 MORRIS 8 SERIES E 4 DOOR HUM 931
1934 AUSTIN 10/4 BLY 209
1948 MG TC (Friend's)
1963 JAGUAR MARK 10 3.8 (Father's)
1958 STANDARD PENNANT 145 DLG
1962 MINI MBG 829
1965 JAGUAR MARK 10 4.2 (Father's)
1963 AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE YDB 375
1964 SUNBEAM ALPINE SERIES IV SCM 469
1967 AUSTIN 1100 AUTO LAE 270 E
1965 ROVER 2000 SC EHW 983 C
1969 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE MK III VYD 942 G
1969 JAGUAR 420G ( Father's)
1969 TRIUMPH 2.5PI MARK 1 MNF 753 G
1970 TRIUMPH 2.5 PI MARK 2 VKF914H
1971 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE MK IV TCA 698 J
1970 TRIUMPH 2.5 PI MARK II AUTO EFM 800 H
1973 MGB PMB 989 L
1973 DAF 44 PHF 439 M
1973 PEUGEOT 504 TI AUTO OUN 152 M
1978 MGB BFM 444 S
1978 ROVER 3500 DNO 882 T
1977 DAIMLER 4.2 PED 242 R
1980 TRIUMPH TR7 ROADSTER TMA 293 V
1983 VW GOLF GTI 1.8 FLV 425 Y
1984 BMW 323i A 208 VFM
1985 BMW 535i B 959 MCM
1987 MG METRO D 439 CPH
1985 MERCEDES-BENZ 500 SEC B 46 NFD
1958 TRIUMPH TR3A LHD YSU 397
1989 BMW 320i CONVERTIBLE G 300 CKA
1992 WESTFIELD S EIGHT Q 753 GCM
1992 BMW 750i J 437 SRX
1965 JAGUAR E TYPE 4.2 FHC BVT 366C
1993 NISSAN MICRA 16V 4 DOOR L 565 SCM
1993 MERCEDES-BENZ SL 320 L 2 ACR
1969 JAGUAR E TYPE S2 4.2 ROADSTER TKF 108G (ALB 4G)
1995 MERCEDES-BENZ S 500 L M 34 JNH
1993 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R
1964 MGB PMB 434 B
1997 BMW 323i CONVERTIBLE P 610 GDA
1998 PORSCHE CARRERA 2 TIPTRONIC 996 R 255 KFS
1998 MERCEDES CLK 230 (Son's)
1957 JAGUAR XK 150S (Friend's)
2000 LOTUS ELISE (Son's)
2004 TVR TAMORA (Son's)
2004 MERECEDES CLK 320 CABRIOLET
2005 HYUNDAI GETZ
2008 LAMBORGHINI GALLIARDO SPYDER (Son's)
1967 JAGUAR E TYPE 2+2 ( Friend's)
1964 JAGUAR 3.4 ( Friend's)

[cjw50310]

I've only owned 4:

1980 Buick Skylark
1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
1996 Volkswagen Jetta
2006 Mini Cooper

The most memorable drive would have been in Belize - went on a bit of a Land Rover trek in a Defender 110.

The newest was just last weekend when I took the Mini in for a service. Asked for car for the day to putter about Omaha expecting a Mini of some fashion, ended up with a BMW 328ix. It was okay, but I wouldn't have one.

Chris

[TSR2]

Vauxhall Caviler Mk3 1.6 (drove it in a supermarket car park under Mum's watchful eye when I was 16)
Vauxhall Carlton 1.8 GLS Estate (supermarket car parks when I was learning to drive and then again when I was back in Belfast visiting the folks some years later)
Vauxhall Nova 1.2L 2 dr saloon - My First car.
Vauxhall Cavilier 1.3L E-reg - bucket of shit - second car
Vauxhall Vectra A 1.7TD - Pool car from work
Landrover Discovery - Boss's car
Jaguar XKR - Boss's car
Golf Mk5 - Hire car
Toyota Carena E - Hire car (crap)
Rover 420 GSI - Pool car I had for 9 months - Superb!
Rover 420 TD - Hire car
Daewoo Matiz - Hire Car - don't ask
Mercedes Sprinter (several)
Ford Transit
Iveco Daily
Fiat transit type thing - its a Fiat - says it all really
Vauxhall Zafira - Dad's car
Golf Plus - Dad's car (although I don't get the whole plus thing)
Nissan Micra - Hire car
Skoda Fabia - Mum's car
Pugeot 205 1.9D - Car number 3 - really good we car, but Deisel - yuk
Lotus Excel 2.2 B-reg - my one time pride and joy :-)
Vauxhall Nova 1.2 Hatchback (had to get it when the timing belt on the Lotus snapped)
Rover 620 Ti - the best car I have ever had - I love it and can't bare to get rid of it, but shes on a SORN parked infron't of the new car as the Diff has gone
Rover 220 Turbo Coupe - nice enough, but was a bit of a lemon that I paid too much for so got rid of very quickly
Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 - current car and pretty good to be fair - but not as good as my Ti.

[DaveB]

I'm not into this car lark but I understand this..

Rover 620 Ti - the best car I have ever had - I love it and can't bare to get rid of it, but shes on a SORN parked infron't of the new car as the Diff has gone

I feel the same about my ZX9R. I'd let it go to someone I knew but other than that.. it may well be in my name for the rest of MY life

Not seen anyone mention a Mini Moke yet. Spent many an hour in the hot rain of the Seychelles in one of these many moons ago

ATB

DaveB

[TSR2]

Not seen anyone mention a Mini Moke yet. Spent many an hour in the hot rain of the Seychelles in one of these many moons ago

Now thats a lot of fun. Never driven one myself, but been driven in one and it was nuts.

[emfrat]

Not seen anyone mention a Mini Moke yet. Spent many an hour in the hot rain of the Seychelles in one of these many moons ago
DaveB

Been in a Moke many a time, but I have never been to the Seychelles.
Some years ago I was told that in the Seychelles Motorboat Club, the loo doors are labelled "Inboards" and "Outboards".

If that isn't true, it ought to be - can you confirm?

ATB
MikeW