POST THE CARS YOU HAVE OWNED HERE .The twisty road that leads to a 997

[phil993]

Using this as a memory exercise:
1964 Mini Cooper 997
Porsche 356 Super 90 (cost £500 in 1971)
Honda S800 convertible
1972 Mini Cooper 1275 S Mk 2
Triumph Vitesse
Ford Granada XL (Sweeney style)
MGB
MGB GT
Ford Cortina 2000 mk 3
Alfa Spider 2000 Veloce
Opel Manta GT (wife's)
Saab 99 Turbo
BMW 528i
Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet
jaguar XJS V12
Porsche 944 Turbo (bought new 1986 - one of first in UK)
Ford Escort cabrio (wife's)
BMW 323i (wife's)
Ford Granada
Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 ltr
Jensen Interceptor Mk 3 (fully restored)
Jaguar Mk2 340
Porsche 911T 2.2
Jensen Interceptor Mk 3 (not so fully restored)
Jaguar E Type MK2 fhc
Alfa Romeo GTV Bertone 2000
Dax AC Cobra rep with jag V12
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9
Range Rover
BMW 535i
BMW 540i
Volkswagen Golf VR6 (wife's)
Alfa Romeo 156 2.5
BMW 330CI (wife's current)
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5
Porsche 993 Carrera2
Porsche 993 Turbo (my current)

Porsche 997 Turbo on order

Each one brings back memories:
Aggravation - Saab
Pride - E Type
Fun - Alfa Spider and GTV and 993 carrera 2 and Cooper 1275S
warpdrive gobsmacking torque and all round drivers delight - 993 Turbo

 

[Guest]

God Phil993 you must be ages old!!!!![]

here's mine....poor to start.....better ending!
Ford Cortina MkII 1600 Super
Ford Escort MKII 1100 base
MGC GT
Avenger (very crap)
Hillman Hunter 1750 HL
Ford Escort MkI rally car
Ford Escort 1300 base Estate
TR6
Cavalier 1300 base
TR7
Cavalier 1300 L
TR7 Convertible
Carlton 2.5 L
Ford Sierra 2.0 GL
Carlton 2.0 GL
BMW 520i
SAAB 95 thing
BMW 735i
Porsche 996 C2
Porsche 997 C2S
Aston Martin DB9

 

[c4sho6]

I saw your Aston on the circuit and I was not far behind you. Very nice car indeed!!

1976 MK1 Golf (Australia)
1981 MK1 Golf GTi (Australia)
1985 MKII Golf GTi 16v (Australia via special import)
1986 Subaru Sportwagon 1.8 (USA 10,000 miles in 3 months on surfing tour)
1986 Porsche 944 Lux (UK)
1989 Porsche 964 C4 (UK)

I've still got my 80's Magnum PI sun glasses as well.

 

[phil993]

Thanks for that comment Nick - your just trying to make me feel good....I got my first mailshot from Saga 3 years ago to sell me car insurance. I told them it was for a 911 and there was a long pause........

 

[dixhuit]

Mini 1000 (bought from parents)
Triumph Spitfire 1500
Dolomite Sprint
Lancia Beta 2000 HPE
Mini 1275 GT
Range Rover vogue
Jag 4.2 Cab V12
E Type 3.8 series 1 covertable
Range Rover vogue
Merc 300 TE 24 Valve Estate
Golf 1.6
Peugeot 1.9 Deisel Estate
Range Rover 3.9 EFI vogue
Audi Quattro 2.5 Tdi
Audi 225 TT quattro
BMW Mini (Seriously tuned and debadged)

All serious machinery listed below (except the E Type !) You will no doubt work out the cars owned whilst the kids were growing up !! Along with those during the Thatcher 80's followed by the 90's recession and restoration of coffers in the 21st century

 

[RichardLW]

Beetle 1200
Alfasud 1200 ti
Citroen GS
VW Passat
VW Type 3
VW Scirocco GLi
Audi Coupe 2.2 (modded by GTi Engineering)
VW Golf GTi Mk2 + Mk 1 Escort
Audi 1800 + Fiat Uno
VW Corrado G60
Carrera 3.2
944 turbo (250)
964 Celebration
993 C4S
..and there it stops. I don't think that I will ever own a watercooled 911.