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dougl65 · 28th November 2007, 14:39

I am a serial car changer.... Must stop now!

1975 Renault 5 TS- 1300 cc and fast 0-60 in 12 secs which for those days was a rocket. 15mph per 100rpm in 4th though!
1978 Datsun Something-Awful-or-other
1980 Opel Kadett Agricultural German version of the Vauxhall Shove-it
1979 Golf GLS Mk1 Great Car 1500cc of rapidity!
1983 Golf GL Newer Version of the last!
1986 Volvo 340 (Awful)
1986 Fiat Uno (Nippy but badly built) Relatively stylish for its day
1987 VW Polo Smooth but slow
1986 VW Golf GL Mk2 Lovely car but soggier and more luxurious than Mark1
1984 VW Scirocco Auto (Great) Looked stylish and relatively rapid 90 bhp 1800
1987 Golf GTi Overrated
1990 Golf Driver Lovely pale blue Mk2
1991 Audi 80 1800 Auto. Nice luxurious big car feel but leggy on the miles
1995 VW Polo My first new car. OK but only just. Won all the comparative tests at the time.
1994 VW Golf Mk 3. Soggy but comfy and well equipped.
1996 VW Polo 1.4cl. OK
1998 VW Golf Mk4. Well built luxurious. First diesel! 90bhp and 60mpg around scotland
2000 VW Golf 4 GTTDi. PD engine. Unrefined six speed.
1994 Mercedes 320CE. What a car! Expensive to run and fuel.
2001 Smart Passion. A lot of fun. Second car.
2001 BMW Compact. Horrible styling, well built but boring.
2001 Skoda Fabia TDi. Fastish and economical.
2002 Skoda Octavia TDI. Well built non PD engine. Got seduced by the MINI.
2003 Mini Cooper. Fun but always having something repaired under warranty
1998 Mercedes SLK. Great car, but impractical.
2001 mercedes S320CDi. Unreliable but comfy (and cheapish)
2001 Mercedes SL Splodgy, like a jelly with the roof down.
2006 Hyundai Coupe 2.7 V6 Auto (Best car of the lot, believe it or not) STOLEN. Really impressed with this. Great build only let down by the quality of the finish in some places.

Replaced by Civic ES CTDi. So far impressed but have only done short journeys til now. Will be intersting to see how tired I feel when I get out of this after a London to Edinburgh overnight jaunt at Christmas. Best car for not feeling tired so far was the Hyundai Coupe. Not sure if the Civic's seats are supportive enough to cope in the same way.

28th November 2007, 14:39	#23 (permalink)
dougl65 Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 18th October 2007 Location: Wanstead, London Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I am a serial car changer.... Must stop now! 1975 Renault 5 TS- 1300 cc and fast 0-60 in 12 secs which for those days was a rocket. 15mph per 100rpm in 4th though! 1978 Datsun Something-Awful-or-other 1980 Opel Kadett Agricultural German version of the Vauxhall Shove-it 1979 Golf GLS Mk1 Great Car 1500cc of rapidity! 1983 Golf GL Newer Version of the last! 1986 Volvo 340 (Awful) 1986 Fiat Uno (Nippy but badly built) Relatively stylish for its day 1987 VW Polo Smooth but slow 1986 VW Golf GL Mk2 Lovely car but soggier and more luxurious than Mark1 1984 VW Scirocco Auto (Great) Looked stylish and relatively rapid 90 bhp 1800 1987 Golf GTi Overrated 1990 Golf Driver Lovely pale blue Mk2 1991 Audi 80 1800 Auto. Nice luxurious big car feel but leggy on the miles 1995 VW Polo My first new car. OK but only just. Won all the comparative tests at the time. 1994 VW Golf Mk 3. Soggy but comfy and well equipped. 1996 VW Polo 1.4cl. OK 1998 VW Golf Mk4. Well built luxurious. First diesel! 90bhp and 60mpg around scotland 2000 VW Golf 4 GTTDi. PD engine. Unrefined six speed. 1994 Mercedes 320CE. What a car! Expensive to run and fuel. 2001 Smart Passion. A lot of fun. Second car. 2001 BMW Compact. Horrible styling, well built but boring. 2001 Skoda Fabia TDi. Fastish and economical. 2002 Skoda Octavia TDI. Well built non PD engine. Got seduced by the MINI. 2003 Mini Cooper. Fun but always having something repaired under warranty 1998 Mercedes SLK. Great car, but impractical. 2001 mercedes S320CDi. Unreliable but comfy (and cheapish) 2001 Mercedes SL Splodgy, like a jelly with the roof down. 2006 Hyundai Coupe 2.7 V6 Auto (Best car of the lot, believe it or not) STOLEN. Really impressed with this. Great build only let down by the quality of the finish in some places. Replaced by Civic ES CTDi. So far impressed but have only done short journeys til now. Will be intersting to see how tired I feel when I get out of this after a London to Edinburgh overnight jaunt at Christmas. Best car for not feeling tired so far was the Hyundai Coupe. Not sure if the Civic's seats are supportive enough to cope in the same way. Last edited by dougl65; 28th November 2007 at 15:17.