Rate my car history??? - Page 3

FWH · 8th December 2007, 14:08

1. Volvo 244 GL -81 - I liked it, fun on snow! Bit of a tank - but I like that.
2. Volvo 245 DL -85 - This one too, more economical than the 244
3. Volvo 745 GL Auto -89 - A little more sofisticated than the 200s
4. Mazda 626 Auto -97 - A nice car, bit slow.
5. VW Beetle -70 - A classic, not quite my cup of tea
6. MB 300TE24 -92 - Great. Expensive to run. Still have it.
7. Civic Executive -07 - Spaceship!

Photos and more here:
My Cars

cfcnick · 8th December 2007, 16:39

Mk 1 Escort – passenger footwell filled with water when it rained
Mk 2 Escort 1600 Sport – lovely car, rubbish re-spray (before I got it), had to go after I crashed into the back of a skip lorry
VW Beetle – good fun until I discovered that the body was not actually attached to the frame!
Mk 2 Escort Estate – used as a mobile skip whilst renovating a house, saved a fortune, gear lever kept coming off in my hand
Volvo 240 Estate – 2 kids, big prams and a dog, found other drivers giving way to me a lot!
VW Jetta – fantastic car, huge boot and great fun to drive
Ford Sierra 1.8 – used as a taxi for 4 years, virtually faultless
Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 – great tow car, the most comfortable car I’ve ever driven
Renault Clio 1.4 – took the chance to downsize for 3 years of cheap, fun motoring
Alfa Romeo 147 1.6 – beautiful car, great to drive, fragile build quality and poor dealers let it down
Civic 1.8 EX – driver’s seat is still a great place to be, good looks and quality, happy to keep it for another few years yet.

I am a bit of a ‘keeper’, usually only changing after 3ish years. I also don’t really have any brand loyalty, just try to buy what I fancy at the time. Have also been pretty lucky over the last 10 years, with only 1 breakdown actually leaving me stranded (Clio with a failed alternator, fixed under warranty).

jamo9017 · 8th December 2007, 17:48

here is mine

1975 mini 850cc
metro
talbot horizon
mini mafare 1.3 turbo
fiat uno
metro
citreon bx
very old datsun chery
metro vdp
fiat uno
1998 ford fiesta ghia
2004 ford focus
and now my 2007 civic 1,4 se

Dawson · 8th December 2007, 18:19

I'm only 24, but here's my car history for what it's worth

2002 - 2002 : 1993 Mitsubishi Colt 1.6 - Rolled into a field
2002 - 2005 : 1993 Mitsubishi Colt 1.6
2005 - 2006 : 2005 Ford Focus 1.8
2006 - 2006 : 2006 Ford Focus ST-2
2007 - Now : 2007 Civic Type S 2.2
2007 - Now : 2005 Skoda Fabia vRS (our first second car)

Not too bad. Both of our current cars do 25k miles a year so I can't have anything silly.

slick · 17th December 2007, 11:42

nearly 26 ,mines a little different

1st car - rover 214 - first ever car, blew the head gasket and everything
2nd car - pugeot 306 gti6 - a beast of a car
3rd car - toyota mr2 roadster - rebuilt engine lots more power than standard
4th car - soon to be civic type S gt (pick up this friday)

swapped from petrol to diesel to cope with the now 24,000 miles i do a year.

JIMBO7268 · 19th December 2007, 09:56

Here's mine
1979 Talbot Avenger - Blue. Absolute nail, kept 3 months.
1983 Vauxhall Nova 1.0 - Blue. First real car, slow but great fun.
1988 Ford Fiesta 1.0 - Silver dreadful colour never shone.
1991 Vauxhall Nova 1.0 - White. 0% finance. Cheap to run, got high by a lorry had to be jigged never the same.
1988 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS - Blue. Reasonably fast, bit thristy. Boring.
1994 Honda Civic 1.5 Lsi - Milano Red. fasy and great fun. Thrashed mercilessly and nothing ever went wrong.
1993 Citroen ZX - Blue. Dreadful, have french cars.
1993 VW Vento 1.6 - White. Slow, slow, slow, boring and poverty spec.
1996 Suzuki Baleno - Blue. Felt quick until you came to stop, scary to stop on the motorway. Horrendous depreciation.
1999 VW Golf 1.4s - Canyon Red. Quality, reliable and confortable.
2000 Rover 25 2.0TD - Black. A complete shed.
2003 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDDi - Silver. Comfortable, ok when you got in moving. Economical, very reliable. Nothing failed in 90k. Although very dull.
2007 Honda Civic 2.2CDTi - NHB. Fun, economical and good looking

sambuca2907 · 20th December 2007, 12:17

Thought I'd continue this with mine - who can spot a trend?? lol

Sep 2003 - Oct 2004: Citroen Saxo, 3dr, 1.1i, Silver - Very nippy car with the pin immobiliser!
Oct 2004 - Nov 2005: Pug 206 Quicksilver, 1.4, 3dr, Silver - Had larger alloys and lexus lights fitted - pimped my ride!
Nov 2005 - Aug 2007: Civic VTEC Sport, 3dr, 1.6, Silver -
Aug 2007 - Now: Civic Type-S, 2.2 i-CTDi, Silver!

I'm hoping to keep this car for a few years!

JONNYPLEE · 8th April 2008, 15:25

I love cars so thought i would share my list.

Rover metro L 1.1 (mums car i got when i turned 1

Fiat Punto ELX 1.2 16v (my 1st brand new car when i got my 1st job)
Ford Focus 2.0 ESP (top of the range before the ST170 and RS)
VW Corrado 2.9 VR6 (one of my favs, loved the sound and speed)
Ford Fiesta XR2i (Lady wrote my VW off, so got this untill i got ncb back)
Alfa GTV 3.2 v6 (nice and quick but scared it would break)
Smart Roadster Brabus (had one as a hire car in spain and fell in love lol)
HONDA CIVIC 2.2 GT (Smart was 4yrs old and i needed somthing new)

Everything else lasted less than a year, apart from the Smart which i really did enjoy owning ! so what do you rec ?

8th December 2007, 16:39	#42 (permalink)
cfcnick Wheelnut Join Date: 4th October 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mk 1 Escort – passenger footwell filled with water when it rained Mk 2 Escort 1600 Sport – lovely car, rubbish re-spray (before I got it), had to go after I crashed into the back of a skip lorry VW Beetle – good fun until I discovered that the body was not actually attached to the frame! Mk 2 Escort Estate – used as a mobile skip whilst renovating a house, saved a fortune, gear lever kept coming off in my hand Volvo 240 Estate – 2 kids, big prams and a dog, found other drivers giving way to me a lot! VW Jetta – fantastic car, huge boot and great fun to drive Ford Sierra 1.8 – used as a taxi for 4 years, virtually faultless Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 – great tow car, the most comfortable car I’ve ever driven Renault Clio 1.4 – took the chance to downsize for 3 years of cheap, fun motoring Alfa Romeo 147 1.6 – beautiful car, great to drive, fragile build quality and poor dealers let it down Civic 1.8 EX – driver’s seat is still a great place to be, good looks and quality, happy to keep it for another few years yet. I am a bit of a ‘keeper’, usually only changing after 3ish years. I also don’t really have any brand loyalty, just try to buy what I fancy at the time. Have also been pretty lucky over the last 10 years, with only 1 breakdown actually leaving me stranded (Clio with a failed alternator, fixed under warranty).

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8th December 2007, 14:08	#41 (permalink)
FWH Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 3rd June 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,786 Thanks: 3 Thanked 22 Times in 19 Posts	1. Volvo 244 GL -81 - I liked it, fun on snow! Bit of a tank - but I like that. 2. Volvo 245 DL -85 - This one too, more economical than the 244 3. Volvo 745 GL Auto -89 - A little more sofisticated than the 200s 4. Mazda 626 Auto -97 - A nice car, bit slow. 5. VW Beetle -70 - A classic, not quite my cup of tea 6. MB 300TE24 -92 - Great. Expensive to run. Still have it. 7. Civic Executive -07 - Spaceship! Photos and more here: My Cars

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jamo9017 Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 25th November 2007 Location: manchester Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	here is mine 1975 mini 850cc metro talbot horizon mini mafare 1.3 turbo fiat uno metro citreon bx very old datsun chery metro vdp fiat uno 1998 ford fiesta ghia 2004 ford focus and now my 2007 civic 1,4 se

8th December 2007, 18:19	#44 (permalink)
Dawson Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 7th December 2006 Location: Turriff Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm only 24, but here's my car history for what it's worth 2002 - 2002 : 1993 Mitsubishi Colt 1.6 - Rolled into a field 2002 - 2005 : 1993 Mitsubishi Colt 1.6 2005 - 2006 : 2005 Ford Focus 1.8 2006 - 2006 : 2006 Ford Focus ST-2 2007 - Now : 2007 Civic Type S 2.2 2007 - Now : 2005 Skoda Fabia vRS (our first second car) Not too bad. Both of our current cars do 25k miles a year so I can't have anything silly.

17th December 2007, 11:42	#45 (permalink)
slick Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 14th December 2007 Location: Ipswich, UK Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	nearly 26 ,mines a little different 1st car - rover 214 - first ever car, blew the head gasket and everything 2nd car - pugeot 306 gti6 - a beast of a car 3rd car - toyota mr2 roadster - rebuilt engine lots more power than standard 4th car - soon to be civic type S gt (pick up this friday) swapped from petrol to diesel to cope with the now 24,000 miles i do a year.

19th December 2007, 09:56	#46 (permalink)
JIMBO7268 Valve Cap Join Date: 16th September 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here's mine 1979 Talbot Avenger - Blue. Absolute nail, kept 3 months. 1983 Vauxhall Nova 1.0 - Blue. First real car, slow but great fun. 1988 Ford Fiesta 1.0 - Silver dreadful colour never shone. 1991 Vauxhall Nova 1.0 - White. 0% finance. Cheap to run, got high by a lorry had to be jigged never the same. 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS - Blue. Reasonably fast, bit thristy. Boring. 1994 Honda Civic 1.5 Lsi - Milano Red. fasy and great fun. Thrashed mercilessly and nothing ever went wrong. 1993 Citroen ZX - Blue. Dreadful, have french cars. 1993 VW Vento 1.6 - White. Slow, slow, slow, boring and poverty spec. 1996 Suzuki Baleno - Blue. Felt quick until you came to stop, scary to stop on the motorway. Horrendous depreciation. 1999 VW Golf 1.4s - Canyon Red. Quality, reliable and confortable. 2000 Rover 25 2.0TD - Black. A complete shed. 2003 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDDi - Silver. Comfortable, ok when you got in moving. Economical, very reliable. Nothing failed in 90k. Although very dull. 2007 Honda Civic 2.2CDTi - NHB. Fun, economical and good looking

20th December 2007, 12:17	#47 (permalink)
sambuca2907 S29 AWS Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 17th September 2007 Location: SW London Posts: 397 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	Thought I'd continue this with mine - who can spot a trend?? lol Sep 2003 - Oct 2004: Citroen Saxo, 3dr, 1.1i, Silver - Very nippy car with the pin immobiliser! Oct 2004 - Nov 2005: Pug 206 Quicksilver, 1.4, 3dr, Silver - Had larger alloys and lexus lights fitted - pimped my ride! Nov 2005 - Aug 2007: Civic VTEC Sport, 3dr, 1.6, Silver - Aug 2007 - Now: Civic Type-S, 2.2 i-CTDi, Silver! I'm hoping to keep this car for a few years!

8th April 2008, 15:25	#48 (permalink)
JONNYPLEE Valve Cap Join Date: 5th January 2008 Location: MANCHESTER, UK Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I love cars so thought i would share my list. Rover metro L 1.1 (mums car i got when i turned 1 Fiat Punto ELX 1.2 16v (my 1st brand new car when i got my 1st job) Ford Focus 2.0 ESP (top of the range before the ST170 and RS) VW Corrado 2.9 VR6 (one of my favs, loved the sound and speed) Ford Fiesta XR2i (Lady wrote my VW off, so got this untill i got ncb back) Alfa GTV 3.2 v6 (nice and quick but scared it would break) Smart Roadster Brabus (had one as a hire car in spain and fell in love lol) HONDA CIVIC 2.2 GT (Smart was 4yrs old and i needed somthing new) Everything else lasted less than a year, apart from the Smart which i really did enjoy owning ! so what do you rec ?