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By heck that's a lot
Don't drive...... so none:Dlol

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Not bad going, think im doing quite well

1. VW Golf
2. VW Scirrocco
3. Vauxhall Nova
4. Audi (Can't remember model but was a shed)
5. Vauxhall Cavalier
6. Peugeot 306
7. Skoda Felicia (and it was bright green, got it given though!!)
8. Skoda Roomster

Still a long way to go to catch up though lol

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My latest car is only 4 month old so hoping it will last a while :o

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1. Vauxhall viva
2. Ford Fiesta
3. Vauxhall Astra
4. Ford Fiesta
5. Peauget 309
6. Ford Fiesta
7. Daewoo Lanos
8.Ford Ka

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1. VW Polo
2. Nissan Micra
3. Leyland Atlantean
4. Dennis Dart
5. Leyland Olympian
6. Leyland Tiger
7. Leyland Leopard

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Shillelagh numbers 3 to 8 are buses not cars LOL :) :p

will have to think about cars for me though LOL

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Ooo,

I have always had bikes as well but heres my list of cars covering the last 18 years I've driven them

1976 escort Mk2 1.6 Ghia - written off bottom of lonsdale street
1975 Mk2 escort 1.1 pop (£40) autotested to death and scrapped
1974 Mk1 Escort 1300GT Rally prep'd and driven like a lunatic
1963 Ford Zephyr4. Sold to a plod who nicked my private number plate
1975 MGB GT sold to a bloke who cancelled the cheque, got money through small claims
1968 Triumph Vitesse Mk1 2 litre ( one of my favourite cars with the Zephyr ) bought for 400 quid and absolutely loved it, a proper Q car.
1981 Fiesta 1 litre ( swapped vitesse for it as they wouldn't insure Julie to learn in the Vit) written off on boxing day at huncoat on black ice at 15 mph
1988 Citroen BX - non descript but reliable old bus
1959 Austin A40 - written off when kids smashed window and let handbrake off on Westwood street.
1968 Moss Malvern ( Herald 13/60 based kit car like a morgan - was cursed! - given to friend to just get shut of.)
1995 Rover 418 SLD - written off at J19 by a 3.5 tonne vito 40mph rear shunt)
1986 VW golf - given to friend after standing unsed for 12 months as I'd bought..
1993 Alfa 155 Twin spark - converted to lpg in 2000
1994 Saab 9000 - gain LPG'd
1997 Volvo V70 2.5 turbo - yep, LPG'd

Not too bad I guess. Soem intersting and varied machines.

The vit was a hoot. grandad looks in a car with a 2 litre straight six, sod all weight and such low gear it beats a Sierra cossie top gear 40-80 time. OK it only did ~110 top end but boy how it got there. Handling was for teh brave. The rear suspension was teh most basic independant you could get with a single leaf spring transvervly across the rear. problem was if you went in a corner a bit too quick and lifted off the gas 'the car would decide' if it was going to either spin off backwards into a hedge or flip over and show its belly to teh world. Basically the rear wheels would both 'tuck underneath' teh car leaving you no grip whatsoever. The way to drive it was if you were going too fast to accelerate more and get the back end to slide round. Fun if you know what you're doing but not for new drivers!

I was sad to see that car go as I was the Zephyr. The Mk 1 escort was a lovely car and I'd love another but at the time I was young and stupid and drove like a complete lune everywhere. I sold it as I realised I'd lose my license if I carried on.

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emmmm would have to ask me fella on that cuz i dont drive....thankgod, too many nutters on the road for me to start:p

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1. Escort xr3i - bought when i was 15 with the idea of fixing it up for once i got my licence, stripped it sold a load of parts scrapped it. And 5years later i still dont have a licence.

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1. Toyota Turcell 1300
2. Renault 19
3. Morris Marina
4. Ford Fiesta 950
5. Metro 1.0
6. Ford Fiesta 1400 S
7. VW Golf 1800 GTI
8. Vauxhall Nova 1200
9. Ford Fiesta 1600 Zetec S

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at a guess about 10/12 since 75, dont remember em all as its of no real interest to me, its just a means of getting from A to B.:)

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metro jet black (albert 0ne)
metro jet black (albert two)
merc and jag (but wouldnt drive em cus they were too big) so hubby at time got shut:D
ford escort
volvo think 3 series
bmw real ladies car loved it
pergeout
vauxhall cavelier
toyota corina and a couple inbetween that i cant remember names of ( well i do only drive em ):p:D

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Well im riding in them arent and paying for my journey in them so why not say they are part of my motoring history....... by the way if my ex boss aint reading this i did have a go in a leopard when i was working there. I think i moved it 5 foot :D

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1. Ford Fiesta XR2i
2. Peugeot 106
3. Citroen Saxo with "abit" of money spent on it
4. Ford Escort
5. Ford Escort
6. Proton Satria
7. Vauxhall Corsa Diesel
8. Volvo 440 SXi (stop laughing)
9. Vauxhall Astra Sport

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Hmmmm, not to many but will try to remember...
1. Nissan Sunny van (£50 and only got rid of it cos a wheel fell of at 50mph)
2. Ford Escort 1.1
3. Austin Meastro 1.3 Economy (3 gears plus the magical economy gear!)
4. Volkswagen Beetle 1968 (1500 model with an 1800, had front disks but found that they didn't work very well)
5. Citreon BX Diesel
6. Suzuki Vitara 1.6 Softtop
7. Peugot 306 GTI6 (very fast, unfortunately the thieves couldn't handle it)
8. Lada Samara Saloon 21099 (cant remember year but it was pants)
9. Land Rover Defender 90 1996 300TDI (best car I've ever had)
10. Land Rover Discovery 300TDI ES 1998
11. Lada Niva 1.7i 2005 (bought brand spanking new in Moscow for only 3.5k)
12. Land Rover Defender 110 300TDI 1991
13. Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE 2004

I can't see myself ever owning anything but a land rover in the future!

* Forgot about the 1981 Ex Police Range Rover V8 that I half own with wingy!

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Without listing motorbikes (before I passed my test at 24), and without listing work vans (which have had to double as family transport on occasions) and a pathetic memory having interest in only the current mode of transport.
1 Vauxhaul Viva estate
2 Ford escort Mk2
3 Nissan Cherry Europe
4 Ford Cortina estate
5 Granada 3l ghia auto
6 Granada 2.3 auto
7 Volvo 360
8 Granada scorpio
9 Vauxhall vectra
10 Nissan mpv
11 Peugot 306 estate
12 Mitsubishi shogun
13 Landrover
14 Ford Galaxy (current, but I am usually in Transit van which was wrote off on monday, just bought a Merc Vito for work, already have a sprinter and another vito)

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I shall answer this one by request of the master himself... this could take a while for me to remember them all though...

1. 1985 Sierra 1.6 (early 18th pressie from big bro. ex bfg)
2. 1986 Vauxhall Belmont (by force because my dad made me buy it of him when i crashed it)
3. 1989 Peugeot 405 1.9 gri (crashed in first week)
4. 1988 Astra GTE
5. 1989 Suzuki SJ 410 soft top
6. Peugeot 205 1.6 gti
7. 1988 Astra gte (same one as before actually, swapped it with a mate)
8. 1989 VW scirocco for £75
9. 1988 VW Astra (temp while the gte was off the road)
10. 1991 Peugeot 405 1.9
11. 1986 peugeot 205 1.9 gti
12. 1988 Ford Granada 2.4 V6
13. 1989 Rover 820 fastback (smashed up while towing the next car on a trailer.SCAREY)
14. 1993 Rover 820 Vitesse
15. 1995 Ford modeo 2.0 ghia
16. 1989 Suzuki SJ 413
17. 1996 Peugeot 306 Dturbo
18. 1991 Land Rover Discovery
19. 1998 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8
20. 1995 peugeot 306 Dturbo
21. 1996 Land Rover discovery ES (was bitten by the land rover bug by this point)
22. 2002 Peugeot 307 HDi Dturbo (lovely but bloody expensive to keep!)
23. 2001 VW Passat V5. ( probably the best car ive owned but some stupid bint ran into it and wrote it off!!! grr)
24. Finaly and currently 2000 Land Rover Discovery TD5. Love it to bits, leaks water in at the top and oil out or the bottom... what more can you ask for.

Oh and the co-owned wit Roy, Clasic Rangie, THE PIG!

Doesn't seem that many reading it but being that i'm only 29 and only passed my test in 1995 it's not too bad.

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my hubby has had..
austin mini
nsu prinz
mini van.
hillman imp
mini
reliant rebel
viva
fiat 126
morris marina
austin alegro
escort van
austin van
astra mk1
escort mk1
yugo nastrova
ford escort mk3
2 x fiesta mk2
fiesta mk1
nissan prairi
metro
3 x nova
cavilier
rover metro
2 fiat panda
2 x fiat uno
2 x peugeot 205
and now driving a peugeot 306

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Well seeing im only 23 this should be quite a list...

1. 1996 Ford escort 1600 zetec (Mk6 in a rather nice deep metallic purple) writen off in rawtenstall.
2. 2000 Silver Ford Escort 1600 Zetec. Lightly modified bodywork, heavy engine mods. Show car at ford fair 2004/2005. Kept this till end of 2006.
3. 1998 Escort 1.8 Ghia in white. Shed. Bought from auction at £300, sold 2 days later for £800
4. 1993 Escort 1.4i in White, Total turd of a car. Bought from auction for £80, sold 2 days later for £300.

(Are you seeing a pattern yet? lol)
5. Vauxhall Corsa. Another shed, used super glue to hold it together (im not kidding) Bought at auction for £300, sold week later to some unsuspecting girl for £850. (I almost feel bad... actually no i dont im heartless)
6. 1996 Fiesta 1.3i in black, great little motor and quite nippy.
7. 2001 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TS Selespeed. WHAT A MACHINE! loved this car, bought as a replacement to No. 2
8. 1987 2.8 V6 Injection Capri in Crystal Blue metallic. I love it, but i've already had complaints about the noise lol.

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I dont have the ford galaxy now, I have a nissan terrano 2, and a chrysler grand voyager.

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1. fiat uno
2. citreon saxo
3. VW golf mk4
4. subaru impreza wrx
5. bmw 1 series m sport (awful car)
6. ford escort diesel (current work hack)
7. Subaru Impreza STI PPP (current car)

thats my list of cars i have had in 10 years, wife has had some too

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1Triumph herald
2 Mini
3 Ford Fiesta
4 Ford Escort
5 ford escort RS
6 Citroen C4 VTR+ recalled by manufacters last october
Present car VolvoV50 RDesign 58plate so hoping this lasts me

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What was it recalled for? Did you get it back :confused:

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Vauxhall Victor
Vauxhall Viva
Vauxhall Viva
Frog Eyed Sprite (Austin Healy)
Rover 2000 TC
Fiat Panda
Fiat Uno 1200
Fiat Uno 1000
Rover Mini City

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Lol neil how long have you got
Brand new 5miles on clock last march,by April it needed a new gear box just couldnt get reverse gear and it jumped out of 2nd gear. by june the garage had
1Fitted a new gear box
2 A new clutch
3 Rear suspension arm
4 NEW Bearings in every wheel new brake pads
2 new front tyres
In the end citroen offered me a ful refund which i took

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Not sure if I'll get these in the right order and I've definitely missed some sheds out.

White Chevette
Lime green Dolly
Blue VW Fastback (classic old car and attracted a lot of attention at traffic lights)
Red Fiesta (very old and battered)

Company cars
Green Corsa
Dark Green Laguna
Grey Laguna
Dark Blue BMW 3 series

Then after giving up the corporate life

Bright blue Ford Ka

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1. Vauxhall Nova 1.2 Merit - 1988
2. Ford Escort XR3I - 1988
3. Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v - 1991
4. VW Golf GTI - 1986
5. Mitsubshi Colt 1.6 GLXI - 1993
6. Citroen Xantia D - 1994
7. Peugeot 306 D - 1995
8. Vauxhall Vectra V6 GSI - 1998

Current Car

Ford Fiesta 1.8D - 2000 - For Sale.

Car Wanted

VW Passat TDI 130 Estate.

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As I have a new bus I thought I'd best update this

1976 escort Mk2 1.6 Ghia - written off bottom of lonsdale street
1975 Mk2 escort 1.1 pop (£40) autotested to death and scrapped
1974 Mk1 Escort 1300GT Rally prep'd and driven like a lunatic
1963 Ford Zephyr4. Sold to a plod who nicked my private number plate
1975 MGB GT sold to a bloke who cancelled the cheque, got money through small claims
1968 Triumph Vitesse Mk1 2 litre ( one of my favourite cars with the Zephyr ) bought for 400 quid and absolutely loved it, a proper Q car.
1981 Fiesta 1 litre ( swapped vitesse for it as they wouldn't insure Julie to learn in the Vit) written off on boxing day at huncoat on black ice at 15 mph
1988 Citroen BX - non descript but reliable old bus
1959 Austin A40 - written off when kids smashed window and let handbrake off on Westwood street.
1968 Moss Malvern ( Herald 13/60 based kit car like a morgan - was cursed! - given to friend to just get shut of.)
1995 Rover 418 SLD - written off at J19 by a 3.5 tonne vito 40mph rear shunt)
1986 VW golf - given to friend after standing unsed for 12 months as I'd bought..
1993 Alfa 155 Twin spark - converted to lpg in 2000
1994 Saab 9000 - gain LPG'd
1997 Volvo V70 2.5 turbo - yep, LPG'd
1997 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro Sport - LPG - lovely when it worked
2005 Honda Accord CDTI - boring white goods but reliable as the sun, died 12/2/2013 M6 J21 thanks to a Focus driver not seeing brake lights

My new Bus

VW Phaeton 3.0 V6 TDI - built on the same platform as a Bentley Conti GT, stunning build quality mile munching luxo barge..

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A lot of car there Entwisi,

Not many about,

And cost new about £46k+

You will get a lot of drivers having a nosey

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Not many really.
I only began driving aged 24. I had a black corsa first, which then was sold to my friend because I bought an old Renault campervan for festivals and UK camping trips. I realised I couldn't be bothered driving the campervan all the time especially for shorter (supermarket) trips and stuff so I got another corsa, which I covered in ladybird and sunflower vinyl like a proper little hippie.The insides were ladybird themed as well, steering wheel cover, the lot...

That died and I got my ex-police Ford Focus and sold the van when I got a fulltime job in an office and it wasn't getting used. I still have the focus and have since bought another van which I am now considering selling due to house move and not getting much chance to use it...Camping trips aren't the first thing on my mind now I need to buy a house again unfortunately.

I also had my Mother's old cast off BMW very briefly before I got the focus, when she got a new one but that didn't last long. Mostly because I park in a lot of questionable places and was paranoid after it was vandalised once (not badly, I guess the scratbags were just angry that it was alarmed and they couldn't get into it).

My scruffy focus seems to attract far less attention. Still costs almost as much to run though!I don't know what I want next-I think this car might be mine until it's absolutely knackered, I've had less problems with it than any other vehicle.
I apologise for not remembering dates, I'm pretty much useless with things like those! :D

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I'll go with the memorable ones:

A fifty something Hillman Minx ... A '61 Morris Minivan ... A '64 Mercury Meteor convertible ... A '67 Mustang with a 390 ci ... '69 Dodge Charger: 383 ci Magnum (383 with 440 heads), 6 pack carbs, hooker headers, hood tach, hurst shift, Thrush mufflers AND:theband: and an 8-track ... '71 Cougar XR7 convertible (may last ragtop:() ... assorted Fords and Chevs in my married years ... an old IH half ton ... and then a whole bunch more ... and now, in my Golden Years:D ... a classic Caddy Sedan de Ville ... 5.5 V8 ... only 120,000 original klicks on it:cool: And for two wheelin': 2009 Harley Dyna Street Bob; and a sweet little '78 Yammahammer 650 XS, which has the soft tail off and a hard tail put on ... kicked out a few degrees ... peanut tank ... new mikuni carbs ... solo seat ... lagged ground pounder pipes ... forward controls ... and lots of other neat stuff.

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I started with a 1931 Austin Seven( NO it wasn't new!) and had a few of my own before I went on Company cars in my twenties. For many years company policy was a new car every six months so I dare say I've had over seventy cars- all makes, all sizes.
A new car every six months sounds nice but you had to keep them like new(no supermarket car park encounters) and as I towed a caravan for many years fitting a new tow bar every six months wasn't funny either.
Now a nice big, comfy 4x4 does for me, although it broke my heart having to pay for it.

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;)Ya lost me at Thrush Mufflers Eric.:eek:

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It's a sound thing ... still love it.;)

Thrush mufflers - YouTube

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There's no lovelier sound than a V8.

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Or maybe a V-Twin:

Sound effects Harley-Davidson Motorcycle - YouTube

I have a Corvette muffler on the Caddy ... got a deal on it a couple of years ago. Some guy ordered it, and didn't come to pick it up. Gives the old beast a nice rumbling sound.;)

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The one I like doesn't make a noise - but it tastes nice... ;)

V8 Juice

V8 (beverage) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Yes I remembered your HD this afternoon- they sound best with straight through pipes-tingles up your spine!

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I replaced the stock pipes with Bassanis ... but wasn't all that happy with them. Sold them to a buddy of mine and put Samson Street Sweepers on:theband:. Loud pipes save lives.


2010 Harley FXDWG Samson BIG GUN Street Sweepers - YouTube

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And make you deaf!
What a sexy sound and when it revs up- gorgeous.

It's a man's thing, I'll bet most women would just call it noise

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There's an old thread in the "Nostalgia ain't ..." section. "Old Motor," Post #56 has a pic of my Harley ... it's hibernating right now.;)

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I want to buy my first car. What advice can you give for a novice motorist? I have heard that some check VIN number vincheck.expert when purchasing. Why?

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possibly come a bit late to help you. however no matter what your age i,d check the actual cost of different cars, makes and models before you actually look to buy anything. do not get your mind set on a certain vehicle if money is short. even knowing a vehicle is in a certain insurance group can be of little help. over 100 quid difference between two popular cars in the same group even for someone like me with years and years of experiance and no claims bonuses behind me. buying a car is the easy part. its the insurance thats the killer.

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yes but only the older ones. so much sound deadening in modern cars its hard to hear the sound even with the pedal to the metal. even on tick over stood outside they have not the burble of old.