Other cars.....dare I say it here....

[MMacD]

Great post Richard. Here are some of mine...

1983-87 1972 BMW 2002 (rust bucket but I loved it)
1987-88 1980 BMW 316
1988-89 2 Ford Sierra 1.6L's
1989-90 Austin Maestro 1.6L (I was 23 at the time and absolutely hated it)
1990-91 2 Peugeot 405 1.6GL's
1991-92 Cavalier 2.0GLi
1993 Cavalier SRi
1994-95 Mondeo 1.6
1995-96 Rover 620Si
1997-99 Escort Si (great fun)
1999-01 VW Golf GTi
1999 1974 911 2.7S (it had been abused and I got rid fast)
2000-02 1991 964 C2 cab (also not a v good one, but great car)
2001-03 collection of Jeeps/Shoguns & other cheap cars
2003-04 Merc 270 CLK
2005-present 1998 996 C2
2005-present 2003 Impreza WRX tuned (significantly quicker than the 996)
2006-present Cayenne S (it gets better the faster you drive it)

Unfortunately I think that the 996 will be going shortly, but it has been a great experience. It is my favourite of all the cars, although I have to say that the Impreza runs it fairly close.

 

[jukn]

From 1974 onwards to date here they are

Daf 33 (6 volt battery, variomatic drive belts)
Hillman Avenger (caribbean blue with black vinyl roof and go faster stripes!)
Toyota Corolla 2 door
Toyota Corolla 4 door
Toyota Corolla 5 door
Audi Avant
Audi coupe
Landrover Series 3 + BMW Z3 2.8
Discovery mk 2 + TVR Chimaera
Discovery mk 2 + TVR Tuscan red rose spec
Discovery Mk 3 + Porsche 911 Carrera 4 cab (current)

 

[thboxster]

Starting in 1988:

1974 (M) Triumph Dolomite Sprint (Rust brown colour - engine blew in 2 weeks, fixed and ran for 18 more months).
1978 (S) Triumph Dolomite Sprint (British Racing Green - engine went after 12 months, didn't bother fixing it)
1982 (B) Ford Capri 1600 Laser
1990 BMW 3 Series
1995 Another BMW 3 Series (Yawn)
1998 Yet another 3 Series, but with as many toys as possible
2002 Porsche Boxster 2.7
2005 Porsche Boxster S
2005 Volvo V50SE

 

[Diesel130]

Oh dear, Richard ... you wanted the full list ... from learing to drive in 1980 ... here it goes

1967 Moris 1100 (sort of creamy whitish rusty colour)
1973 Renault 12
1978 Citroen GS (the yellow banana!)
1976 VW Golf 1100 (Mk1 of course - also yellow)
1978 Matra-Simca Bagheera (mid engined, 3-seat abreast, French pseudo-sports car)
1976 Ford Escort MKII RS2000 (rear wheel drive, droop-snoot - orange)
1972 Clan Crusader (Plastic Imp-engined 70's sports car - red)
1973 Opel Manta (Type A; original 1973 model - red)
1976 Ford Transit (purchased for £250 to be useful for moving house / setting up new home and rebuilding engine on Manta, sold 9 months later for £300!)
1974 Triumph Spitfire 1300 (red / black roof - fun car for honeymoon in south of france)
1978 Fiesta 950 (with towbar and caravan that I almost got stuck at the bottom of the dartford tunnel because it only just had enough power in 1st gear to get up the slope on the exit!)
1980 Vauxhall Cavalier Sports hatch (automatic, yuk!)
1985 Ford Escort MKIII Cabrolet
1976 Mini 1000
1986 Toyota Corolla 1600GT (fwd, twin cam 16v)
1986 Audi Coupe Quattro (5cyl, 4wd, but non-turbo charged - stolen and wrecked)
1993 VW Golf GTI (MK3 - 2.0l)
1991 Toyota Celica GT4 (4wd turbo)
1996 Subaru Imprezza Turbo (sportshatch)
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee (6cyl, 4.0l)
2002 VW Golf (MK4) TDI 130bhp (only car bought new - now done 95,000 miles!)
2000 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo (5cyl, 220bhp)
2000 Porsche 996 C2.

BTW: My vote for most embarrassing car goes to Julie's Daf 33. My dad had one of those (briefly) and it was truely basic.

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

ORIGINAL: Diesel130
1978 Fiesta 950 (with towbar and caravan)

BTW: My vote for most embarrassing car goes to Julie's Daf 33. My dad had one of those (briefly) and it was truely basic.

Yep, I reckon it's a tie between Julie and Adrian at the moment, but the caravan element of that combo gets you close to the top 3 (or should that be bottom 3).

 

[jamma]

I had an s2000 for 3 years before I bought the Porker, it was a great car.

 

[ubertub]

Yep, Condor Man was responsible for my Porsche yearnings, too.
I've had some chronic cars, but some fun ones.
Sorry about long list of crud. We were poor!


'79 Mini 1000. Pushed it further than I drove it.
borrowed dad's Volve 340... the girls loved it. Not!
'75 Beetle. never saw the road. hateful thing.
'84 Mini 1000 25th aniversary. still in my shed rotting away.
'80ish Fiesta 1.1 van made into a car. every panel bent including the roof. but great fun.
'80ish Fiesta 1.1 car. rubbish!
'84 Fiesta 1.1 25k miles. no wonder. it was horrid to drive.
'86 Fiesta XR2. rust mobile but first taste of sporty motoring.
'65 Morris Cooper. sold on eBay after 7 yrs ownership and regretted deeply ever since.
'88 mk2 Golf GTi... the start of a slippery slope.
'88 mk2 GolfGTi with lots of mods... money pit!
'90 mk2 Golf with 2.8 VR6 engine.... 150mph and sounds fantastic. Still have in bits in garage.
'90 VW Polo 1.1. £40 so can't really complain.
'95 Mk3 Golf GTi... slooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
'82 mk1Golf 1.6. great!
'83 mk1 Golf 1.3 still got in garage awaiting a 20vT motor.
'95 Corsa... first and last Vauxhall!
'83 mk1 Golf 1.8 GTi
'02 Lotus Elise 120... still hard to beat this budget racecar... but drove it under a truck!
'54 Lotus Elise 180...frighteningly fast and flimsy.
'04 Renault Megane 1.9 DCi.... La French Sh1t!
'95 993.... not before time!
off to look at a 1979 mk1 Golf GTi tomorrow... will I never learn?
mik

 

[Peter_Bull]

Richard - you fail me!!!

My beloved bubble car must surely win!! See post above.

After I rolled it (after 1 week of ownership - I decided that it needed sprucing up so I put a full size black racing circle on teh side with a ver large number 5 in the middle. I have no idea why I chose that number - but hell - I had some fun in tat little car.

Wish I still had it. [:-]

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

Sorry Peter, you are on the list! My brother had one too - bright yellow, and a death trap!

My bottom 5 so far (in no particular order, as they say):

DAF33
Citroen 2CV
Ford Fiesta Mk 1 (wouldn't normally qualify, but the caravan combo gives it the edge)
BMW Isetta (rolled, even better)
Viva Van (I have to admit, it was cr*p)

Sooner or later we might have to vote on it, maybe after another page or so - I'm sure there are more skeletons in the cupboard. Come on guys and gals - own up!

 

[jukn]

RE my Daf 33 i should point out that for the first 6 months i thought the red button was the hazard warning lights (far too sophisticated for that car) it was in fact the low ratio hold button which i found out when my brakes failed going down hill!!

It wasn't much use for that either!

 

[poprock]

ORIGINAL: John Ware

I had a Raleigh Grifter when I was a kid.......

Grifter XL here "¦

 

[drummerboytom]

Lambretta Li150
Triumph 1500
Austin Healey Sprite Mk111
Audi 80 Auto !
Lancia Fulvia
Dolomite Sprint
Ford Corsair V4
Lancia Delta 1300
MG Maestro
BMW 320
Austin Maestro 1300 [&:] (company car )
Austin Montego Countryman diesel Estate [:'(][:'(][:'(] ( co. car )
Various Peugeot diesels 309 , 405 , 406 company cars
Renault Espace ( co. car )
MG Midget ( 1340cc and 2" SU's )
Porsche 914
Alfa 155 V6
Mk I Golf GTi
Porsche 914/6 *
Jeep Grand Cherokee ( co. car)
Porsche 914 *
Alfa 155 2.0
Porsche 944
Porsche 944 Turbo lhd
Landrover Freelander ( co. car )
Alfa 155 2.0
Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth
Porsche 944 Turbo
Porsche 944 ( same car as before - bought it back ! )
Alfa 155 2.0 *
Porsche 944 Turbo 302bhp
Porsche 911 Targa 1970 *
Mercedes ML 270 * ( co. car )

* still got these !

I'm sure i've missed a few

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

Excuse the rubbish photochop:

 

[toals]

1968 Hillman Hunter
1970 3.4 Mk2 Jaguar
1972 MGB Rodster
1973 Lotus Europa Big Valve Special JPS

Company Cars
1976 Fiat Mirafiori
1978 - 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L x 3; Cavalier CD x 1
1990 BMW 520
1994 BMW 320
1997 BMW 325
2001 BMW 330 Tourer

Retired
2004 Porsche 996 C2

The Lotus was great but required a lot of tlc ! Picture attached hopefully.

 

[Peter_Bull]

ORIGINAL: Richard Hamilton

Excuse the rubbish photochop:

Thats cool Richard great collage.

My Bubble car also had the large hoop style chrome bumpers (fenders to our colonial cousins) either side at the front.

Now that we are chatting about it - I find that I really miss the little chap. I bet the wife would execute me if I bought one now. Certainly she wouldn't get in it !!

 

[Peter_Bull]

Whilst I am here I nearly forgot that I also had a 1970 Lotus Europa S2 - the one with the Renault engine.

It broke down so often, that in the end I was so proficient in getting out the engine and gearbox that I could do the job in 1hr 20mins!! And that was including dismantling the back suspension that pivoted on the gearbox!!

I took the little beast off the road to fully restore it (new front end, re-gel coat all over, retrim etc etc) so I need another car. I was a hard up sailor in those days (1985) and I managed to find myself the perfect run around in a 1968 Renault 4 "" it had a 6v electric system. What a comfy and fun car that was. I juts loved the dash board gear stick. I had it for 6mths until MOT time when it failed due to severe tin worm. I sold it to the local breakers for £30 scrap.

The Lotus was still being rebuilt so I needed another car.

Next was an Austin A40 which I was given that was even taxed and MOT'd. They couldn't get it started and wanted rid of it. All it needed was a set of points. Free motoring for 3 months and then £40 in my pocket from the scrap yard when the Lotus was back!!

Hey up!!! Those were the days eh!!

 

[topgear253]

What a great thread, my cars were:

Renault 18 (My Dad owned a Renault Garage)
Renault Feugo
Renault Feugo Turbo
Vauxhall Calibra 16v
Audi TT 2.2 Coupe

Before my 996 I looked at all the cars you did and they all had good and bad sides, the S2000 was superb for handling but I prefer more torque to high revs.

By the way, I know what you mean about Condorman with the black 911's, but it was our own Michael Crawford not Gene Wilder!

Alex

 

[patch]

I too had an RS 2000 in 1979, black - it was a hoot.
Des

 

[Rodney Naghar]

2004 Porsche Boxster 2.5 Tiptronic (MY '98)
2006 Porsche 996 C4 Cab' Tiptronic (MY '02)
2008 Porsche 996 GT3 MKII (MY '04)

I do like my Pork![8D]

 

[robbosliding]

Alexoctagon,

Yep, its been pointed out to me it was our own Michael Crawford, someone kindly attached some footage of Condorman. I thought when I started this thread everyone would think I was stark raving mad and never heard of Condorman, how wrong I was! I remember the Renualt Feugo, it looked very similar to a current Mazda with a large glass hatch, I really liked the look of those cars when I was younger they looked well ahead of their time, cheers.