The best Cars you've Owned List

[+Steve]

Name all the cars that you have ever owned? Also note the ones you have loved?

[Lorna2]

Had a Vauxhall Corsa years ago - they've always seemed a bit boring and dated looking.Don't like the staff in the local vauxhall dealership and didn't like the corsa.

Had a Ford Ka, for around a year and a half, from new and it took rusty screws on the back window.

Got my first Toyota Yaris T3 - loved it :D :)

In a moment of madness I got a chevrolet matiz absolutely hated it, worst 'car' on the road! I was glad to see the back of the matiz - only kept it for a year. lots of things wrong with it and the dealers were the worst I have ever come across :ffs:

Got another Yaris TR, still have it and still love it

Next car.... the new Yaris or an iQ.

Best cars I've had Toyota Yarises!

[Norfolk n Chance]

This is easy....

1st Car - Yaris 1.0 GS

2nd Car - Corolla T Sport 1.8 VVTL-i

10 years of driving and i've only owned those!

Had the Yaris from new for 6 years and i'll have had my Corolla 5 years in Feb next year.

I like to get my money's worth out of cars

[Bos]

Testing the memory this is !! Hopefully in order.

1962 Triumph Herald Estate - 2 out of 5

1962 Riley Super Elf - 0 out of 5

1963 VW Beetle ( 1200cc ) - 4 out of 5

1967 Fiat 850 Sport - 1 out of 5

1969 VW Beetle ( 1600 Super ) - 4 out of 5

1971 VW Fast Back ( 1600 E ) - 4 out of 5

1976 Toyota 1000 - 5 out of 5

1978 Toyota Corolla 30 - 4 out of 5

1980 Toyota Starlet 1000 - 5 out of 5

1982 Toyota Corolla saloon - 5 out of 5

1985 Toyota Corolla Hatchback - 5 out of 5

1988 Toyota Corolla Hatchback GL - 6! out of 5

1994 Peugeot 306 - 2 out of 5

1999 Toyota Corolla Hatchback ( 3 door ) 5 out of 5

2003 Honda Jazz 2 out of 5

2005 Toyota Corolla 5 out of 5

2008 Yoyota Yaris TR - 4 out of 5

[jw67]

Renault 12 TL 1977R

Datsun Sunny 120Y 1978T

Skoda Estelle 105S 1987E

Skoda Estelle 120L 5 1989G

Skoda Favorit LS 1991H

Skoda Favorit LS 1992K

Skoda Favorit LS 1993L

Skoda Favorit Silverline 1994M

Skoda Felicia LXi Plus 1995N

Skoda Felicia LXi Plus Estate 1996P

Skoda Felicia LXi 1997R

Rover 618i 1997 P

Rover 620 SLi 1997 P

Nissan Primera 1.6GX 1997R

Toyota Corolla 1.4GS 2000W

Must admit,I've loved and looked after every single one of these cars.The Skodas were all brand new but had to get larger cars when 3rd child arrived.Rovers,especially the 2 litre were the rebadged Hondas so were great cars and the Primera was a great and reliable car.

[Jan&tone]

Start in 1965 with an Isetta bubble car

Then....

Ford Zephyr mk1

Ford Anglia 105e

Triumph Herald

Ford Zephyr mk2 plus a 100cc Suzuki bike when I was hard up!

ford Cortina Mk2

Cortina mk4 Estate

ford Capri 1600e

Toyota Corolla 1.6 executive

2 x Carina's both 1.8 gls

2 x Avensis 1.8 gls plus a 100cc scooter for fun and because I could

1 Avensis 2.0 T-spirit

1 Gen2 Prius

currently 1 Gen3 Prius and 1 Aygo Blue.

[Phoenix999]

1962 and 64 Cortina Mk1 1200.... I had two of these but they were always going wrong

1969 Cortina Mk2 1600.... a real rust bucket

1976 Cortina Mk3 2000.... my first 'decent' car

1979 Cortina Mk4 2000 auto.... nice car until it caught fire and was a total loss

1981 Cortina Mk4 2300 auto.... fantastic car with a great engine I had this for 15 years

1992 Primera 2000 diesel auto.... nice car that was my Dad's until he died

2000 Primera 2000 M6 estate auto.... my first new car

2002 Primera 2000 M6 auto.... ugly but bloody comfortable

2005 350Z Nismo.... simply a bundle of fun but too fast for town driving

2007 Land Cruiser.... what a comfortable monster car

2009 Avensis T4.... current car that is great

1972 Rover P6B 3500 V8..... I only owned this for a short time but it was fun

2011 Avensis T4.... this car is on order for September delivery

Oops I forgot.... I also owned a Vauxhall Chevette, 1980's I think, I owned this for a day as I sold it for a huge profit as it was given to me :)

[korat102]

oooer...

First car was a little 1.2 litre Vauxhall Chevette, metallic blue and so slow it annoyed the milkman.

Swapped that for a 1.6 Vauxhall Astra, that was black and soon turned into an unreliable and impossible to keep clean pain in the neck.

Got rid of that and bought a little rocket propelled roller skate known as a Renault 5 Turbo. Tissue paper thin bodywork didn't inspire confidence so I soon got rid of it.

Went upmarket after that and bought a 2.9 litre Granada. Nice car that was.

Went mad and swapped the Granada for a whopping great Citroen XM. Sorted out all the wonky electrics and the suspension system then the auto transmission packed up.

Bought a 2 litre Ford Mondeo. Brightest red I've ever seen. Another nice car though not up to Granada or XM comfort levels.

Then went even madder than usual and bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee. A 4 litre engine from the ark, accelerated faster than it slowed down - nothing stopped it...except the price of petrol...

A few years ago, swapped the madness for a Prius.

[oakridge]

1934 Hillman Minx Coupe - Christine learned to drive in this and took her test in Cheltenham on Gold Cup Day in a Morris Minor, and passed first time. Car, insurance, lessons and test cost less than £50.

1946 Austine 8

1963 Vauxhall (Victor?) Estate

1967 Triumph 2000 - crabbed so we sold it quick.

1969 Triumph 2000

1973 Triumph 2.5PI - the dream car, but 17mpg would be a bit rough nowadays. Terrible at trying to tow a caravan off wet grass, so.....

19?? Land Rover IIA LWB 2.4 petrol - no syncho on first and second and 3 gear sticks. A culture shock, but it would have taken the caravan to the top of Ben Nevis.

19?? Land Rover III LWB 2.6 6 cylinder petrol. Could frighten boy racers to death at traffic lights.

197? Austin Allegro at the same time as the Land Rovers. We hated it and used to leave the keys in whilst it was in car parks, but nobody was stupid enough to steal it.

1975 Land Rover III SWB 2.4 overdrive. When it was 17 years old we sold it for more than we paid for it, great car.

1990 Land Rover 90 diesel, a great vehicle.

1999 Land Rover Freelander, bought as we were giving up livestock as a transition back to 'proper cars'.

2002 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Diesel, nice car, a bit sluggish.

2005 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Diesel, a much better car, 76,000 miles of abolutely trouble free drive.

2010 Toyota Prius T-Spirit. The best car since the 2.5PI 35 years peviousely, but the Land Rovers were 'horses for courses'.

So the age span of our cars cover 76 years, but Christine has not been driving quite that long.

To be really bored you can see some pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/norwichhouse-oakridge/, see the 'Cars' set down the right-hand side.

Malcolm

[Leeky]

In the order i owned them....

1993 Vauxhall Astra LS 1.7D

1996 Citroen Xantia SX 1.9 TD

1998 Toyota Celica GT A/C (UK Model)

1996 Toyota Celica GT4 Castrol WRC Replica ~ 308bhp

1996 Lexus LS400 Blue

1994 Toyota Supra TT Auto (UK Model) ~ 400+bhp

1988 Toyota MR2

1995 Toyota Supra NA 5 Speed Track Car

1992 Toyota Estima Lucida G Limited 2.4 Petrol

1988 Lotus Esprit HC Turbo

1995 Toyota Celica GT4 - Standard expt Kakimoto Exhaust

1995 Toyota Aristo Twin Turbo

1985 Toyota Celica Supra MK2 1UZ V8 + 5 Speed MK3 Supra Turbo Gearbox ~ 350bhp

1998 Ford Scorpio Ghia X Estate 2.5TD

2007 Toyota Aygo Black 3DR

1996 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 with Ralliart Upgrade Pack

1993 Mitsubishi Shogun V6 5DR

1993 Toyota Supra Aerotop NA Auto

1996 Lexus LS400 Gold

1994 Mitsubishi Pajero 5DR V6 with 5" Lift and 33" Mud Tyres

2000 BMW 330i M Sport Saloon

1997 MGF

2002 Ford KA

1995 Toyota Celica GT4 Lightweight ~ 330bhp - Current Car

I also had a 2001 Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 Motorbike and currently ride a 1994 Yamaha FZR600R.

Ones i've loved the most are my current GT4, the Lotus Esprit, the Castrol WRC Replica GT4 and my V8 Conversion MK2 Supra.

[Bizarra]

[1] Morris Minor

[2] Renault Dauphine

[3] Heinkel Bubble Car

[4] Sunbeam Rapier Convertable

[5] Mk 2 Jaguar

[6] Mk2 Jaguar

[7] Hillman Imp

[8]Chevrolet Monza

[9] Toyota Corolla Executive GL 1989

[10]Toyota Corolla Executive GL 1991 Present transport

Next? Thinking about & looking @ Ads for a Cynos. Corolla Executives are like hen's teeth now. There used to be several on E-Bay at any given time. Now, unless I go to the Phillipines

[Phoenix999]

.... unless I go to the Phillipines

Ah but there could be other attractions should you visit ;)

[Karma Supra]

In Order... from memory so I may miss some...

Opel Kadett GTE (lol)

Austin Metro

MG Metro

ST162 Celica

Soarer TT (GT-T) Import

Red MKIII Supra UK N/a Auto

Import SW-20 MR2 N/A

Barried up Fiesta Van

XR2i

Polo mki while the above supra was being converted to turbo and manual my first engine swap at 18 :D

Black Supra TT Aero (the one I kept for years and spent a small fortune on.) Import

Soarer TT (GT-TL) Import (awesome car, BBS rims, still on the soarer site, really rare greeny grey blue color.)

Gun Metal SW-20 MR2 T Top (UK car)

Gun Metal MKIII UK Supra Turbo

Red AW-11 MR2 (Later Tegan's car, I think its still on this forum? Great example!

Red MKIII UK Supra Turbo

White MKIII UK Supra N/A manual.

Ford Probe (worst car ever, bought while I fixed the black supra, but that broke too so I bought...)

Lada Samara, lol!

Mitsubishi FTO (nearly as bad as the probe)

Mki Eunos Roadster V-spec (awesome fun, slightly camp)

BMW 635CSi 240,000 miles, drove flawlessly, awesome - they don't make them like that any more!

Porsche 944 (the best handling car ever! Huge huge fun without going too fast)

Hilux Surf SSR-X Limited

E46 M3 - Fast, practical, Doesn't look out of place when I'm playing profesional on site, or at a race track, which is quite hard to pull off.

Hilux Surf SSR-X Limited (I missed it so I bought it back, I bought it twice so I’m listing it twice)

I've had 12 Toyotas!

What's next?

I want to get an LS400 as a donor car for V8ing the Hilux,

then possibly sell the BMW for something slower with less grip that is more fun. Tempted with a late hard top mkii MR2 and fit either a back top Beams or Camry V6. -then throttle bodies..

Shame I bought the Celica- if I hadn't all my Toyotas would have been correct wheel drive.

[Bizarra]

.... unless I go to the Phillipines

Ah but there could be other attractions should you visit ;)

Under active consideration

[Brandane]

Passed test 1986 and bought first car...

1978 VW Derby (Polo with a boot) Piece of junk, lasted a month, then....

1984 Vauxhall Astra 1200. Good wee car.

1985 Vauxhall Astra 1300. Liked to drink oil...

1984 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi. Great car, kept for 3 years but after 2 crashes in a year insurance company weren't amused, so...

1986 Vauxhall Nova 1200. Did what it said on the tin, just.

1986 Vauxhall Cavalier 1600. As above.

1987 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi. Good, but not nearly as good as the Belgian built 1984 model.

1990 VW Golf GTi. OK car but think it had been seriously clocked.

1991 VW Golf GTi. Simply the best car ever. Kept for 6 years, sold with 152K miles on clock, and it was still as good as when I bought it with 32K.

1998 VW Golf 1600. OK but missed that GTi.

2003 VW Polo 1200. Only bought due to a failed attempt at becoming a driving instructor.

2001 VW Bora diesel. OK, but water leaks annoying.

2003 VW Golf diesel. OK, but more water leaks, so fed up with VW now....

2006 Toyota Corolla 1600. A pleasant surprise, much better than expected!

[daf-fy]

hi

mainly Fords at first............

Capri 1.6 GL 1980 got '82 sold '90 - had modded with alloys, stereo, stripes...

great fun and fab 1st car if dodgy handling..... 6/10

Orion 1.4 Equippe 1990 got new '90 sold '05 - again alloys, stereo, RS bodykit, RS Turbo bonnet, Janspeed exhaust/manifold, RS Turbo Recaros....

just as quick as capri and handled better! more modern, big boot...... 7/10

Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 1990 got '95 sold 2000 - mega modded, too much to list, basics- 400bhp (lots engine work), 18" alloys, s/s exhaust, £4k audio

unbelievable power, fab handling, eat gearboxes! loved it but got married so had to go! ........ 11/10

Seat Leon 1.9TDI 110 SE 2001 got new 2001 sold 2007 - 18" alloys, centre armrest, 6 disc changer, Alpine stereo/ sat nav, subbox

more sensible again, great torque, good handling, well made........ 8/10

Toyota Aygo VVTi MMT 3 door Blue 2007 got new 2007 and still have.... got Style pack (alloys, fogs, kickplates), Custom pack (full leather interior)

used for the daily commute with the wife using her bigger car and kids etc all pile in/ hols etc

fun and nippy, like the MMT, no leaks (yet?!)...... 7/10

wife - VW Touran 2.0TDI 140 Sport 7seat '05 got '09 & still got! - roomy, practical, ok handling, powerful, just the job for tent/4 bikes etc!. 9/10

got a midlife crisis now and thinking of a classic like MX5, MGB, Herald, Mk2 Escort.........

[shoney]

Been driving 5 years,

Ford fiesta 1.3 lx :-(

Only had it 4 weeks and it was very very poorly

Vauxhall corsa c 1.2 :-)

I class this as my first car and loved it, easy to drive and

cheap

Vauxhall astra sri 1.7 cdti :-(

Wish I'd got the 1.9 instead, to heavy and not enough power

Toyota corolla tsport :-)

Loved it, fact still love it, only got rid of it because I needed better mpg

Toyota auris Tspirit 2.0 d4d :-S

Unsure on this one, it's good on fuel, I like all the gadgets like auto lights, wipers etc but the performance is lacking for a 2.0 diesel

[Rob1980]

I will try and do this from my first car when I was 17, I have had quite a few cars so its hard to remember!

1. B Reg Ford Escort 1.1L - Loved it as it was my first car, I did not know any better!

2. C Reg Ford Escort XR3i - I was 17 in 1997 so I grew up in the boy racer era. You had to have one of these.

3. E Reg Ford Fiesta XR2 - As XR3i.

4. G Reg Vauxhall Astra GTE - Cornered like a shed.

5. C Reg Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 - Loved this car but I killed it with high motorway mileage.

6. H Reg Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI - Probably the best car I have ever owned.

7. C Reg Ford Fiesta XR2 convertible - Not factory made, terrible car!

8. H Reg Ford Escort XR3i cabriolet - Average car

9. M Reg Ford Escort MK V Cabriolet - I liked this one as it has a power roof!

10. R Reg BMW 325i - I was only 21 when I bought this, it was only 3 years old. Good solid car.

11. 52 Reg Peugeot 306 cabriolet - Bought this brand new in 2002, aged 22. I only kept it for 6 months though as my daughter arrived.

12. 03 Reg Citreon Saxo VTR - Bought to save money, again brand new. Good little car in my opinion.

13. 55 Reg Mitsubishi L200 Warrior - Wanted and Evo VIII But my Girlfriend could not get insured so I went for something totally different. Very disappointed with it.

14. E Reg Renault 5 GT Turbo - I never had this during the era so I bought this as a project. Spent 9k on it but recently broke it for parts as the Shell went rotten. I only did 1300 miles or so in it so it spent its time just sitting in my Barn. Loved the retro look and power it produced.

15. N Reg Renault Clio Williams 3 - Split with Girlfriend who took me to the cleaners! About all I could afford after that!

16. 08 Mini Cooper D - Present car that girlfriend primarily drives. Excellent MPG, averaging 70mpg combined.

17. 06 Reg Toyota Corolla T-Sport Compressor - Good car but its now up for sale as I do not use it.

I was a 90 teenager and I loved the late 80s hot hatches. Thats what all the "cool" kids drove around! Cost me a fortune in insurance etc but I loved them cars.

[John_T_Sport]

this thread is useless without pics!!

ive had

2000 Citroen Saxo

1999 Peugeot 106 GTi

2004 Corolla T Sport..

[jirehn]

I want 2006 Toyota Corolla 1600 Toyota Corolla Executive GL 1989 1998 Ford Scorpio 1999 Toyota Corolla Hatchback.These are all my favorite.

[jw67]

I want 1998 Ford Scorpio.

Why??

[jw67]

this thread is useless without pics!!

ive had

2000 Citroen Saxo

1999 Peugeot 106 GTi

2004 Corolla T Sport..

Wheres your pics then ?

[Cyker]

Only owned two cars so far:

1) Ford Fiesta Flight 1.3 - Very nice handling and road feel but everything else was terrible; Engine totally gutless and less power than a 1.0 VVTi!

2) Toyota Yaris T-Spirit 1.4 D4D - Current car, love it to bits Better than the Fiesta in every single way, except the handling is a more lurchy and the road feel is virtually non-existent due to too much power assist (I do find this tends to be the case with Electric Power Steering vs Hydraulic). Does make parking manoeuvres a doddle tho' :)

[dangermooser]

Right here is my list from when I started driving, this doesn't include cars I have had through work as that would be a prettty epic list

Austin Rover Metro 1.0 City

MG Turbo Metro

Fiesta XR2 (Mk 2)

Fiesta RS1800

Citroen BX 1.9 Gti

Golf Mk 3 Gti 8v

Audi A3 1.8T Sport

Audi A4 1.8T Quattro Sport

Audi A4 2.5Tdi SE

VW Bora 1.9Tdi (150) Sport

Vauxhall Signum 2.2 Diesel

Ford Mondeo 2.0 Diesel

Ford Mondeo Zetec Estate

Saab 95 2.3T

Golf Gti 8v Mk3 Still own this

Celica 2.0GTI Still own this

Corolla T Sport Still own this

MR2 Roadster... my OH's car but she lets me drive it too B)

I have just had a bit of a trip down memory lane there and I can be honest and say that every car there I enjoyed/ loved owning, my first car was rubbish but it gave me my independance and me and my mates had some great trips in that car.