Rate my car history???

[Ligier26]

Rover Montego!!!!!

Enough said!

[bucketp]

Originally Posted by Ligier26

Great list - all manner of cars - you must have been smitten by those AX's in the early days.

What happened in 04 - There seem to be no 04 or 54 cars!!!

Honda V VW - No contest! honda all the time!!!

My Renault Megane was an 04, worst car I have owned spent a fortune on replacing broken parts, the final straw was having to replace the gearbox when it was two weeks out of warranty, Renault didnt want to know. Absolute pile of S!&t

Rant over
love my Civic

[dougl65]

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.

[Woette]

The civic is my first car but i will share the list of cars i have driven so far and my opinion on them.

1. The car i learned to drive in was a ford fiesta 1.2 with 67 BHP. At the time that was all i needed but after driving in other cars you start to dislike it. Acceleration in first gear was ok, then it sucked. Not to mention the cornering (well not cornering actually, more like a deviation of going straigt on )

2. 2002 VW passat TDI with 136 BHP. Great car, the ride comfort and interior(especially the available space) were incredible. The engine was brutal and fast Cornering was not its most preferred style because it had quite a lot of weight on the front.

3. 2004 Audi A4 with also 136 BHP. Also a very good car but we had some problems on ours. Engine is less brutal then the passat but pretty much the same. Cornering is a lot better though. Like the car very much.

4. VW Golf TDI 4motion with 150 BHP. I have been told this is a pretty rare car (only 10 in belgium, according to the dealer ) but DAMN this thing goes and keeps on going. I liked everything about that car but never took it to the limit since it was the car of my girlfriends parents. Even for a diesel it had a great engine sound.

5. My milano red 1.8 Type-S. Fell in love with it and still happy together

grtz

[MickJ]

Giving my age away with these, I know I have forgotten the odd one or two, but here goes, and I'm not going to try and rate them, take toooooo long

1. ISSETA BUBBLE CAR
2. AUSTIN A30
3. HILLMAN MINX (1956)
4. MK1 FORD CONSOUL
5. ROVER P5 3 LITRE
6. JAGUAR MK7M
7. WOLESLEY 6\110 MK1
8. WOLESLEY 6\110 MK2
9. HILLMAN IMP
10. HILLMAN IMP
11. HILLMAN IMP
12. SINGER CHAMOIS (YES ANOTHER BLOODY IMP!)
13. RILEY ELF
14. MK2 CORTINA 1600
15. FORD CORSAIR 1500
16. ROVER 2000SC
17. DAIMLER SOVEREIGN 4.2
18. TRIUMPH 2.5 Pi
19. HOLBAY HUNTER 1725
20. BRABHAM VIVA
21. HILLMAN HUNTER GT
22. HILLMAN AVENGER
23. HILLMAN AVENGER
24. HILLMAN AVENGER (SHOULD HAVE LEARNT AFTER THE 1ST ONE)
25. ALLEGRO (SAY NO MORE)
26. ROVER SD1 V8
27. ROVER SD1 2600SE
28. FORD XR4I
29. MG MONTEGO
30. VAUXHALL ROYALE 2.8
31. VAUXHALL NOVA
32. ROVER 820I
33. SUZUKI 125
34. KAWASAKI GPZ600
35. HONDA VFR 750m
36. KAWASAKI ZZR600
37. SUZUKI GSXR1100M
38. VAUXHALL CAVALIER 1600 (’89)
39. VAUXHALL CAVALIER 1600 (’90)
40. VAUXHALL CAVALIER SRI (’90)
41. VAUXHALL CAVALIER 2.0 GLs AUTO (’90)
42. PUNTO 55ELX
43. PUNTO 60SX
44. VAUXHALL CARLTON 3000 Gsi 24V
45. VAUXHALL CALIBRA V6
46. PORSCHE 944
47. PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 3 SPORT (RARE-ISH CAR APPEARED IN ‘JUST 911’ MAG) GOOD HISTORY
48. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.0 GLS
49. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.5 V6 SPORT
50. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.5 Gsi V6
51. VAUXHALL ASTRA Sxi
52. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.5 Gsi V6 (FACELIFT)
53. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.5 V6 ‘DESIGN EDITION’
54. NISSAN MICRA
55. BMW E46 328SE ‘STEP’
56. BMW E46 325SE ‘STEP’
57. BMW E46 330SE
58. BMW E46 M3
59. BMW E60 530D ‘STEP’
60. PEUGEOT 206 SW
61. PEUGEOT 407 COUPE GT V6 Hdi (CURRENT CAR)
62. NISSAN 350Z GT
63. NISSAN 350Z GT4
64. HONDA CIVIC TYPE ‘R’ (CURRENT CAR)

[Dimplyred]

Originally Posted by MickJ

Giving my age away with these, I know I have forgotten the odd one or two, but here goes, and I'm not going to try and rate them, take toooooo long

Now that's a list, how old are you about 102 Only joking!!!

Saved the best till last, or not?

[MickJ]

Originally Posted by Dimplyred

Now that's a list, how old are you about 102 Only joking!!!

Saved the best till last, or not?

Lol i'm 54 and while there's breath left in me there are more cars to be had.... but don't let my wife see this thread!

Yes got to admit i'm impressed with the Civic, we still can't get over how much room there is in it, probably change the Pug for a 2.2 before long, shame they don't do it as an auto.

[Unknownsoldier]

1.) Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 16v Breeze [Silver] - Hmmmmm, nice little car but I got bored of it after a while (plus it wasn't safe, sounded like it was made from coke cans).

2.) BMW E36 318i [Metallic Black] - Beautiful car, fast, handled great, and very comfortable (and pretty, partially Schnitzer-styled).

3.) BMW E39 520i (late 2000 pre facelift post engine change, not 2.0 but 2.2) [Metaalic silver/blue] - Lovely Car, comfortable, smart, fast-ish (once it got going), but people gave me too much grief in it (20 year old + 5 series = Jealousy! ).

4.) Honda Civc - Nuff said

Oh and a;

5.) Ford Escort Van, 1.8d (NO turbo), [Red] - Bl**dy greta thing to drive, I love it. (I still drive it....)

Not bad for just under 4 years driving.....

Tom

[Ligier26]

Awesome list!

Cant't really think of anthing else to say!!!!



Why not try adding an S2000 to list?

[alanwalne]

Originally Posted by bucketp

My Renault Megane was an 04, worst car I have owned spent a fortune on replacing broken parts, the final straw was having to replace the gearbox when it was two weeks out of warranty, Renault didnt want to know. Absolute pile of S!&t

Rant over
love my Civic

Similar Horror stories (inc a guy I used to work with whose engine on a 3 year 1 month Lauguna Dci blew up and Renault didn't want to know then either) scared me into selling my Scenic.
In fairness the French government would be bankrupped if Renault did any out of warranty repairs!!!

[alanwalne]

Originally Posted by MickJ

Giving my age away with these, I know I have forgotten the odd one or two, but here goes, and I'm not going to try and rate them, take toooooo long

1. ISSETA BUBBLE CAR
2. AUSTIN A30
3. HILLMAN MINX (1956)
4. MK1 FORD CONSOUL
5. ROVER P5 3 LITRE
6. JAGUAR MK7M
7. WOLESLEY 6\110 MK1
8. WOLESLEY 6\110 MK2
9. HILLMAN IMP
10. HILLMAN IMP
11. HILLMAN IMP
12. SINGER CHAMOIS (YES ANOTHER BLOODY IMP!)
13. RILEY ELF
14. MK2 CORTINA 1600
15. FORD CORSAIR 1500
16. ROVER 2000SC
17. DAIMLER SOVEREIGN 4.2
18. TRIUMPH 2.5 Pi
19. HOLBAY HUNTER 1725
20. BRABHAM VIVA
21. HILLMAN HUNTER GT
22. HILLMAN AVENGER
23. HILLMAN AVENGER
24. HILLMAN AVENGER (SHOULD HAVE LEARNT AFTER THE 1ST ONE)
25. ALLEGRO (SAY NO MORE)
26. ROVER SD1 V8
27. ROVER SD1 2600SE
28. FORD XR4I
29. MG MONTEGO
30. VAUXHALL ROYALE 2.8
31. VAUXHALL NOVA
32. ROVER 820I
33. SUZUKI 125
34. KAWASAKI GPZ600
35. HONDA VFR 750m
36. KAWASAKI ZZR600
37. SUZUKI GSXR1100M
38. VAUXHALL CAVALIER 1600 (’89)
39. VAUXHALL CAVALIER 1600 (’90)
40. VAUXHALL CAVALIER SRI (’90)
41. VAUXHALL CAVALIER 2.0 GLs AUTO (’90)
42. PUNTO 55ELX
43. PUNTO 60SX
44. VAUXHALL CARLTON 3000 Gsi 24V
45. VAUXHALL CALIBRA V6
46. PORSCHE 944
47. PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 3 SPORT (RARE-ISH CAR APPEARED IN ‘JUST 911’ MAG) GOOD HISTORY
48. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.0 GLS
49. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.5 V6 SPORT
50. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.5 Gsi V6
51. VAUXHALL ASTRA Sxi
52. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.5 Gsi V6 (FACELIFT)
53. VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.5 V6 ‘DESIGN EDITION’
54. NISSAN MICRA
55. BMW E46 328SE ‘STEP’
56. BMW E46 325SE ‘STEP’
57. BMW E46 330SE
58. BMW E46 M3
59. BMW E60 530D ‘STEP’
60. PEUGEOT 206 SW
61. PEUGEOT 407 COUPE GT V6 Hdi (CURRENT CAR)
62. NISSAN 350Z GT
63. NISSAN 350Z GT4
64. HONDA CIVIC TYPE ‘R’ (CURRENT CAR)

Wow someone who has had more Vauxhalls than me!!!!!

[czechplastik]

Um...

2004 Renault Megane 1.4 (was a good idea at the time, first car and all that...)
2006 Honda Civic 2.2 EX - Nuff said.

Short and half sweet

[lobey dosser]

Starting from when Pontius was still a pilot....another old fart writes......

67 Honda CD 175cc - Decent bike, did 11,000 miles in 1st year
?? Zundaap Bella scooter 250cc? - Temporary aberration
61? Royal Enfield Constellation - bored out to 750cc, wish I'd kept it
63 Austin Mini 850 - great wee learner car - gearbox failure killed it
63 Ford Cortina Mk1 1500 - heap of cr*p scrapped in 1970 when floor fell out (that's right - only 7 years old)
65 Ford Zephyr 4 - relaxed cruising passion-wagon with bench front seat & column change (ask your dads)
68 MGB Roadster - pretty nice, but had to hit the fuel pump with a spanner from time to time. Stolen after trade-in and found sunk in a Highland loch.
68 Rover 2000 - another relaxed cruiser. Had fun working out the tappet shim sizes.
75 Fiat 127 - felt faster than it was. Killed the engine when flat-out for 30 miles to see my son being born.
78 Opel Kadett - 1st New car, new family needs new car, kept it 11 years.
?? Honda CB 250cc - transport to station and to work in good weather,
80 Rover SD1 3500 - badly-built big rumbler that succumbed to a terminal crankshaft oil leak.
79 Volvo 343 auto - worst car I've ever had. 1.4l Renault engine and rubber belt drive. Yuck!
91 Citroen BX 1600 - quite cool, although demonstrated "galleon in full sail" tendencies when cornering.
98 Ford Focus 1800 - decent spec, decent price and did > 100,000 with little trouble.
07 Honda Civic 2.2 - simply wonderful engine!

[slowhand]

Giving my age away here but here goes

Cortina mk2 1500- loved it
Cortina mk1 1500- I thought it was great at the time
Escort mk1 1100 -blew the engine
Vauxhal viva mk3 1200 - hated it, never had a vauxhal since
capri mk2 1600gt -great fun in the wet
capri mk2 3000gt - chopped springs, tiny steering wheel, very wide tyres 13in on the rear, brilliant for 20 mins then it was just too damn uncomfortable.
cortina mk5 2000gl-best motorway cruiser I've had
orion 1600L- hated it
orion 1600glsi- limited edition liked it
toyota corrola 1600 gl boring but soooooo reliable
civic 1.8- 11 months and 14000 miles and still not sure?

My civic is the first car I have owned that I just cant decide if I like it or not. I guess that means I wont buy another, which is a shame cos I do like the interior, it is just everything else.

[hlxbravo]

Datsun cherry 100a, green
Mk2 Escort 1100cc, red
Mk1 Escort Mexico, bright orange with white stripes
Opel Manta 1.8s Berlinetta Coupe, red
Montego Estate 2.0, burgundy
Rover 216Gsi, blue
Rover 220Gti, black
Fiat Bravo HLX 1.8, black (where my username comes from)
MG ZR 1.8 120bhp, silver
MG ZT 2.5 160bhp, silver
Honda Fr-v 2.0 Sport VTec, Milano Red
Honda Type-R, Alabaster Silver

[uncler]

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

Me too! Been driving for just over 10 years and have owned:
1) 1981 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 5 litre V8
2) 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupe 5.7 litre V8
3) 1981 Honda Accord 3dr EX
4) 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier CD 2.0i
5) 1989 Toyota Corolla 3dr 1.3 GL
6) 1988 Honda Accord Aerodeck 2.0 EXi
7) 1988 Honda Legend Coupe 2.7 V6
8. 1988 Toyota Corolla GTi-16
9) 1993 Honda Accord 2.0i
10) 1991 Toyota Corolla GTi-16
11) 1994 Toyota Corolla 3dr 1.3 GLi
12) 1994 Toyota Corolla 3dr 1.8 GXi
13) 1991 Audi 100 Avant 2.3 CD
14) 1993 Toyota Celica GT
14) 1993 Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC
15) 2003 Vauxhall Corsa Elegance
16) 1996 Audi A4 1.8 SE
17) 1994 Mazda 323F 1.5 GLX
18. 2007 Honda Civic Type R GT

Phew. What have I done?! I wish I'd just bought a new car right from the start!

[terry]

F reg Morris 1100....dark blue with yellow bonnet and big whip aerial.
Ford Cortina Mk2, 1300.....easy to make the back wheels lock when braking if no-one in the back.
Ford Escort Mk1 1100.
Ford Escort Mk2 1300.....ex police car so had added extras like anti-roll bars and bigger battery, and zip in the roof lining!
Hilman Avenger. Broke a head bolt while refitting the cylinder head.
Fiat 132 2000 auto. Lovely car with all the gadgets of the time.
Fiat Strada auto. Almost my worst ever car.
Pergeot 405 (My choice of company car). Good car but poor engine...only time I've ever called the RAC. RAC call centre: "You're at Stonehenge. Where exactly?" Me: "In the car park near a big pile of rocks, it has been here a while".
Volvo 440(I think) (Temporary company car). Worst car. Gutless and grey with not much room inside.
Vauxhall Cavalier 2L Mk2 (I think) (Temporary company car). Liked it so much I bought it.
N reg Ford Mondeo 1.8L Mk1. Good car.
W reg Ford Mondeo 2L Mk2. Another good car.
52 reg Honda Civic Type S. Good for beating Golf GTi's, 33MPG not good compared to Mondeo, even with carefull driving. 4 alloys replaced, assorted rusty bits repaired under warranty.
56 reg Honda Civic 2.2 ES. Great car, if only it was assembled without all the squeeks and creaks.

Terry

[Rotax]

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.

[norton]

Mk 4 escort 1.4
Mk 3 fiesta Si 1.6
Seat leon cupra R 225 (stolen after 6 months)
EP3 type R prem
FN2 GT rages, skirts

[cb550]

Hillman Imp - good car
Escort van mk1 - good van
Triumph Gt6 mk3 - exellent car (ran for 7 years)
Escort mk1 - good £100 car
Cortina mk3 estate-good £60 car
Granada mk1 - good car
Peugot 305 SR - good car (taxied)
Montego 1600 - good car (taxied)
Granada mk3 - ok
Mini sprite - brilliant car
Mini clubman - ok
Metro - ok
Allegro- not really
Peugot 309 GLD - exellent car
Cavalier 1.6 D - exellent car
Peugot 309 GLD - ok
Tipo 1.7D - exellent car (taxied)
Triumph Gt6 mk3 - good car
306 turbo - good car
Civic Type S pre facelift- not a good drivers' car
Alfa 147 m jet - brilliant car
Alfa 159 2.4 jdtm - poorest car out of the lot
Merc Ce 230 W123- elegent lady
Civic ES 2.2 - exellent car
Civic Type S 2.2 - brilliant car