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Rotax · 8th December 2007, 01:25

Well here goes mine. I have not included any of my motorbikes (guessing must be around 15 - 20 as been riding since '81) or any of my vans which I use for work.
My present bikes are Buell Firebolt XB12R and Yamaha R1.
My present van is Renault Master

So here are the cars:

1968 Escort Mk1 1300 – Given to me as the core plug had popped out. Full of rust and a Police magnet
1975? Austin Allegro – And yes they did have a square steering wheel! Didn’t like right handers much, stuffed it into a wall
1973 Hillman Hunter Estate – Big end went after running low on oil
1971 Escort Mk1 Mexico – Brilliant car but kept going through gearboxes and clutches (I was still only 18-19 at the time)
1982 Honda Civic 1300 – Was my first newish car, only 3 years old. Great car until lost 1st, 3rd and 5th gears.
1984 Escort Mk3 XR3 – Paid top money for this, but part ex'd the above for it. Was out of there like a scalded cat!
1987 Austin Montego 1300 - We had 2 children by this time and decided I needed something easier to get them in & out. Hated it. Lasted a couple of months
1986 Peugeot 205 GtI 1.6 – Superb car. Thought I was Nigel Mansell in that, until lost it big time and written it off (Another wall situation) TPTF insurance, so was paying for that for next three years. Sad time of my life!
1983 Fiesta 1300 Ghia – the rusty coloured one, which hid most of rust quite well
1986 Honda Prelude 1.8EX – Bought this car in 1990, kept it 1 year and sold it to my father-in-law who kept it till 2005! It was a GREAT car.
1988 Peugeot 309 GTI – Was OK, but not up to 205 standards
1987 Granada 2.9 Ghia – Decided we would have a go at caravanning, and needed a big heavy car. Holidayed once and my wife hated it. So sold the car and caravan. Lost a small fortune.
1989 Escort Mk4 XR3i – Had only done around 10k and due to insurance costs paid £2000 for it. Later became wife’s car
1993 Rover 220 Gti – Wasn’t a bad car at all
1994 Nissan Primera 2.0 Diesel – Never out of the garage (head gasket, cam belt snapped, gearbox) Was nice to drive though when it was on the road
1997 Rover 214i – My 1st NEW car (All have been since). Paid £12,500 in 1997, for wind up windows, no central locking, 2 speaker stereo. Just before Rover went bump around 2005, they were selling the MG version for around £8k!
1998 Rover 416 Si – Our daughter was born and we couldn’t get a buggy in the 214 so needed a bigger car.
2000 BMW 316iSE – Very nice car, not a single problem
2003 BMW 318iSE – Very vice car, not a single problem (and did 80k miles in that)
2007 Honda Civic 1.8EX – A bargain at the price of £16k. When you look at what the Rover was 10 years previously, it shows how cheap cars are at present. And for the first time in my entire driving life, I am debt free. Only covered 800 miles up to now, so time will tell with this one.

8th December 2007, 01:25	#38 (permalink)
Rotax Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 26th November 2007 Location: Oldham, Gtr Manchester, UK Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Well here goes mine. I have not included any of my motorbikes (guessing must be around 15 - 20 as been riding since '81) or any of my vans which I use for work. My present bikes are Buell Firebolt XB12R and Yamaha R1. My present van is Renault Master So here are the cars: 1968 Escort Mk1 1300 – Given to me as the core plug had popped out. Full of rust and a Police magnet 1975? Austin Allegro – And yes they did have a square steering wheel! Didn’t like right handers much, stuffed it into a wall 1973 Hillman Hunter Estate – Big end went after running low on oil 1971 Escort Mk1 Mexico – Brilliant car but kept going through gearboxes and clutches (I was still only 18-19 at the time) 1982 Honda Civic 1300 – Was my first newish car, only 3 years old. Great car until lost 1st, 3rd and 5th gears. 1984 Escort Mk3 XR3 – Paid top money for this, but part ex'd the above for it. Was out of there like a scalded cat! 1987 Austin Montego 1300 - We had 2 children by this time and decided I needed something easier to get them in & out. Hated it. Lasted a couple of months 1986 Peugeot 205 GtI 1.6 – Superb car. Thought I was Nigel Mansell in that, until lost it big time and written it off (Another wall situation) TPTF insurance, so was paying for that for next three years. Sad time of my life! 1983 Fiesta 1300 Ghia – the rusty coloured one, which hid most of rust quite well 1986 Honda Prelude 1.8EX – Bought this car in 1990, kept it 1 year and sold it to my father-in-law who kept it till 2005! It was a GREAT car. 1988 Peugeot 309 GTI – Was OK, but not up to 205 standards 1987 Granada 2.9 Ghia – Decided we would have a go at caravanning, and needed a big heavy car. Holidayed once and my wife hated it. So sold the car and caravan. Lost a small fortune. 1989 Escort Mk4 XR3i – Had only done around 10k and due to insurance costs paid £2000 for it. Later became wife’s car 1993 Rover 220 Gti – Wasn’t a bad car at all 1994 Nissan Primera 2.0 Diesel – Never out of the garage (head gasket, cam belt snapped, gearbox) Was nice to drive though when it was on the road 1997 Rover 214i – My 1st NEW car (All have been since). Paid £12,500 in 1997, for wind up windows, no central locking, 2 speaker stereo. Just before Rover went bump around 2005, they were selling the MG version for around £8k! 1998 Rover 416 Si – Our daughter was born and we couldn’t get a buggy in the 214 so needed a bigger car. 2000 BMW 316iSE – Very nice car, not a single problem 2003 BMW 318iSE – Very vice car, not a single problem (and did 80k miles in that) 2007 Honda Civic 1.8EX – A bargain at the price of £16k. When you look at what the Rover was 10 years previously, it shows how cheap cars are at present. And for the first time in my entire driving life, I am debt free. Only covered 800 miles up to now, so time will tell with this one.