What other cars have you owned?
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Topic: What other cars have you owned?
Posted By: Eamo
Subject: What other cars have you owned?
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 10:04
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I'll get the ball rolling on this one so you can see how mad I actually am - These are in order too!!
89 VW Golf 1.6dsl 88 Toyota Carina II dsl 88 Mazda 626 Dsl 84 OPel Ascona 1.6 Dsl 94 Renault 19 1.4 98 Ford Escort Gti 1.6 92 Bmw 318i 97 Opel Vectra 1.8 96 Opel Vectra 2.0CDX 95 Golf Gti 88 Golf Gti 90 Audi Coupe 2.3 88 Toyota Coralla Dsl Van 92 Mitsubishi Pajero 85 BMW 323i 86 Bmw 316 90 325 sport 88 325 sport 90 325ise 90 Toyota Hilux 91 Toyata Hilux 94 Bmw 320 coupe 90 BMW 520 94 BMW 525 94 Rover 216 90 Honda Accord 88 325ise 88 M3 Evo 2 91 BMW 318is 95 E36 m3 89 Cecotto M3 90 Toyota Corolla Dsl Van 94 E36 M3 88 320 00 Isuzu Trooper 02 Audi A6 2.5tdi 90 Audi Quattro Coupe 2.3 20v 88 Audi Quattro Coupe 2.0 10v 87 BMW 318 M10 86 BMW 325I Coupe 90 318 Touring (Current) 91 318i Coupe (Current) 88 320is (current) |
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Posted By: Dergside
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 10:17
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82 Fiat Ritmo 105tc 83 VW Polo 88 Ford Escort mk4 1.4L 89 Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.8L 90 VW Golf mk2 GTI 91 BMW 320i 2d e30 92 BMW 325i Coupe e36 97 Volvo S40 2.0 91 BMW 320i Conv e30 90 BMW 316i auto e30 96 Audi A4 2.6 V6 Avant 97 BMW 523i 91 BMW 325i SE e30 98 BMW 316i SE e36 93 BMW 325i Coupe e36 01 BMW 318Ci 00 BMW 330Ci e46 98 BMW 323i SE e36 93 BMW 325i coupe e36 ------------- Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93. Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |
Posted By: Bayerische
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 10:39
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91 VW Golf 1.3 cl 96 BMW 323i coupe (current) 97 VW polo 1.9 dsl 89 BMW 635csi 00 BMW 330ci 87 M5 (current) 89 M635csi (current)
------------- Current: 1989 E24 M635csi 1996 E36 323i coupe Previous: 1989 E24 635csi 2001 E46 330ci 1987 E28 M5 |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 12:10
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some people seem to change cars more often than their clothes in my 40 years (omg!) of motoring I have only had a... Morris Traveller - including woodworm Austin Mini - green with a white roof (reg 1944 FD - if only I'd kept that) Sunbeam Alpine - white, and generally with only 3 working cylinders Vauxhall Viva *2 - both run into the ground, when they used as much oil as petrol Opel Manta * 3 - one crashed by son#2, other passed to son#1 E30 325iSE - sold to pay for the M3 E30 315is (SWMBO's) - written off by son#2 E30 M3 E36 325i (SWMBO's) errr - that's it ------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
Posted By: MorganIRL
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 13:23
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Jaysus Eamo! Whats the longest you've kept a car?
93 Ford mk Escort 98 VW Golf 00 Peugeot 106GTI 77 Ford mkii Escort 98 Honda Civic 90 BMW E30 M3 (current) 98 Nissan 200sx 00 BMW 520i (current & for sale!!) ------------- 1990 BMW E30 M3 18" BBS Split Rims Trekmiester Suspension Full Miltek S/S Exhaust Carbon Fibre DTM Mirrors (sweeeeet!!!) |
Posted By: flyingalexf68
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 13:26
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Jesus Eamo. How do you remember them all?
I bought my first car in August '02 having been a named driver on my parents car since my 18th birthday in 1998. '96 Fiat Bravo 1.4 '02 Fiat Stilo 1.2 '00 Toyota Landcruiser SWB '98 Ford Fiesta 1.3 '00 Nissan Patrol SWB '01 BMW Z3 2.2 '95 BMW M3 3.0 (current) '99 Renault Clio 1.4 (current) ------------- 1995 e36 3.0 M3 Coupe, Daytona Violet, AP Racing BBK, CCFL Angel Eyes, M3 Spoiler, M-Tec 3 Steering Wheel. 2000 530d Steptronic, Poverty Spec, 18" Alloys. |
Posted By: larzyh
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 13:31
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My only car not a BMW was a 1990 Volvo 740 SE; lots of things I rather liked about it, especially the seats; comfortable on long journeys as well. ------------- Larzyh. Previously or currently, in the family: '77 E21 320, '78 E21 320, '79 E21 320, '87 E28 520i, '88 E30 325iC, '95 E34 525i, '98 E39 528i, '98 Z3 2.5, '98 E38 740iL, '95 E36 Compact, '99 E36 318iT, '02 E46 318iT, '96 E34 525tdsT, '98 E38 740iL... |
Posted By: larzyh
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 13:32
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Eamo - how did you go from an E34 to a 216! ------------- Larzyh. Previously or currently, in the family: '77 E21 320, '78 E21 320, '79 E21 320, '87 E28 520i, '88 E30 325iC, '95 E34 525i, '98 E39 528i, '98 Z3 2.5, '98 E38 740iL, '95 E36 Compact, '99 E36 318iT, '02 E46 318iT, '96 E34 525tdsT, '98 E38 740iL... |
Posted By: Rhys
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 13:46
Was wondering that myself.  ------------- V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet... |
larzyh wrote:Posted By: Eamo
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 14:14
dont ask!!! ------------- |
Posted By: Ben O Brien
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 14:24
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Since I started driving on the 18th July 2005 ( Monday after my 17th Birthday ) 90' 520i SE with Mtec Kit and interior - Alpine white, still miss it 94' 525TD, M5 Kit, Alpinas and chipped it.. 89' 535i SE * 82' Mercedes 240TD - forgot about this one! 96' 850 T5-R - Weapon, dangerous in fact. 95' Volvo 960 2.5 CD 24 Valve 01' Toyota Landcruiser D4d LWB 94' M3 Convertible. 92' 525i Sport 00' Volvo V70 LPT 94' 525i Sport * 1977 MGB GT 1.8 - Forgot this too, worst car ive ever owned! 97' 523i SE Touring 97' E36 318iS - Dont get me started 96' Jaguar XJ6 96' Toyota Celica GT4 ST205 00' Landcruiser Passenger LWB 98' M3 Convertible Just bought a 99' 740iL collecting it saturday. A lot of these ran concurrently, still have the 01 'cruiser as a daily driver and the two M3's and the E39 are still here too. I havent mentioned some of the non runner's, i.e. collection of old volvos that dont see the road. A 75' 164E, 82' 242 Cal Import, 89' 240 GLT and the 78' 262C thats just been broken! ------------- 99' 740iL 99' 728i Sport 98' E39 M5 - Avus Blue, Dec Car! 96' M3 Saloon - Estoril Blue 94' M3 3.0 Convertible 91' E34 M5 - 3.6, Macau Blue *E36 M3's Breaking* |
Posted By: Eamo
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 14:29
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I just added up the aggregrate cost of all the cars I have bought and it comes in at a shade under €180,000!! ------------- |
Posted By: stephen520i
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 15:39
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89 Golf 1.4 4 speed 96 Astra 1.4 H/B 00 Almera 1.5 93 e36 316i salon 96 e34 520i auto (current) Can't match the wheeling and dealing that seems to be the norm for everyone here. ------------- E34 520i auto leather Previous: E36 93 316i M40 Boston Green |
Posted By: Dergside
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 16:50
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That would imply that money was made on transactions! Not so in most of my examples ------------- Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93. Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |
Posted By: Dergside
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 17:06
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My total comes to touching eur160k. Worringly, the buying price minus the selling price comes to a total of close to euro80k! Fuel for the mileage that those cars covered, at todays prices, adss up to approx euro90k, insurance comes to maybe 20k and other running costs (assuming a repair, maintenance and road tax cost of 7.5c per mile - not unreasonable) of 36k. Grand total - euro226k over the past 15 years or so. Assumptions - avg fuel consumption of 32.5mpg, fuel cost of euro1.30 per litre. Hopefully Mrs D won't have a look in here to see that figure! ------------- Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93. Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |
Posted By: Coasting
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 18:23
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Some of the years might be a bit sketchy here, but I'll give it a go...
79 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.3L 87 Austin Montego 1.6L 78 Opel Kadett 1.3 Coupe 85 Ford Granada 2.0L 86 Ford Granada 2.0i GL 89 Ford Fiesta XR2 90 Ford Fiesta XR2i 87 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTi 88 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi 85 Toyota Corolla 1.6 GT-Ti Hatch 90 Toyota MR2 91 Ford Fiesta 1.0 L 79 Morris Ital 1.7 HLS 94 Mazda MX-5 1.8i 96 MGF 1.8i VVC 98 Honda Civic 1.4i LE 99 Honda Accord 1.8i ES 99 BMW 318i SE 02 Jaguar X Type 2.5 V6 SE 04 BMW M3 Coupe 54 BMW M3 Convertible (SMGII) 05 BMW 645Ci Convertible 54 BMW 320d SE Saloon 95 Renault Megane 1.4 Paris 57 Lexus RX400h SE-L 03 Ford Focus 1.4 TDCi 53 Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDi 03 VW Bora 1.9 TDi 00 VW Passat 2.0T 20v Turbo 54 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDi Sport 99 Mazda Xedos 2.0 V6 02 Peugeot 406 D 02 Nissan Primera 1.7 TD 89 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7 TD 77 Bedford HA Van(!)
I know there are a lot more, but I can't think of them right now. There is at least another 6.
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Posted By: Andy Butler
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 19:58
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93 Renault 19 16 valve 3 door 72 BMW 2002 89 E30 320i touring 94 E34 525tds 90 E30 325i sport 98 E36 323i coupe 81 E21 316 98 E39 525tds 96 E30 523i 99 E38 735i 99 E46 323ci 95 E34 520i touring 00 E39 M5 02 E53 X5 01 E46 320ci cabrio 74 2002 03 E39 530d 04 E60 530d 05 X3 - current wifey car 06 E60 530d - current 94 E34 525i touring - current for sale XX Secret - due in country in a couple of weeks xx Secret - being restored 93 Honda Civic - Current Track car 03 Mitsubishi L200, 2 no Scania trucks, 1 no Isuzu truck - work current Does not include any company cars_____---- ------------- Andrew Butler |
Posted By: lukeduke
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 21:31
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in order 90 Peaugot xrad car van 86 Ford sierra 2.0 ghia 89 Honda accord 2.o (lhd) 89 Nissan micra 95 Nissan primera 2.0 sri 97 Nissan primera 2.0 sri 95 Mitsubishi Fto 1.8 95 Toyota Supra 3.0 twin turbo (one of my best cars) 00 Subaru Impreza Wrx 02 Subaru Impreza Wrx 04 subaru Impreza Wrx (s/r) 01 Bmw M3 04 Bmw M3 CS 07 Bmw 318 D se saloon (current car) 1978 Ford Capri 2.0 1972 Bmw 2002 2.0 05 Citroen Berlingo van (current work van) i think thats the lot!!!
------------- Previous: 2001 M3 2004 M3 CS. Current: 2007 318D SE SALOON. |
Posted By: Bayerische
Date Posted: 12-June-2008 at 21:46
Andy, Can't wait to see what these secret cars are going to be. Might one be ready for the Terenure car show July 6th. Regards, Bayerische ------------- Current: 1989 E24 M635csi 1996 E36 323i coupe Previous: 1989 E24 635csi 2001 E46 330ci 1987 E28 M5 |
Posted By: irelandoffline
Date Posted: 13-June-2008 at 03:09
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Previous - '96 Rover 214i Current - '00 BMW 520i(Pre-Sept) ------------- E39 Black, DSG off. http://www.elara.ie - elara.ie - http://www.boards.ie - boards.ie |
Posted By: Barry_Mc
Date Posted: 13-June-2008 at 04:55
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Those lists are unreal On the road 3yrs: 98 Mazda 121 95 BMW 318i Saloon 00 Ford Ka 01 BMW 320i Saloon BMW Wish list - E30 325, e39 530 - '88 635 and 2002 |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 13-June-2008 at 09:01
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How the chuff can folk have owned so many cars? Passed my test in Nov 1995. 1st 91 H Rover Mini Mayfair 998cc 1995 to 2000 (the student years) 2nd 90 H Vauxhall Senator 3.0i 24v CD Auto 2000 to 2004 (fast, vast and impressive) 3rd 98 S BMW E39 523i SE Auto 2004 to 2007 (refined but not quick enough) 4th 03 53 BMW E60 545i SE Auto 2007 to 2008 (which was stolen with the keys from a BMW Dealership Douglas Park in Glasgow) 5th 04 04 BMW E60 545i SE Auto 2008 - (scarily quick and sooo comfy) No nasty front wheel drive, belt driven camshaft, shopping carts in that lot! Mini was a great wee front wheel drive go kart. It went to my sister who had it another 2 years until you could put your hand thru the floor. Andrew ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: T.J.
Date Posted: 13-June-2008 at 09:40
The Misc milage would include an Alfa 155 2.0 I owned, & 2 other E34s I briefly had, my wifes Alfa 156 Sportwagon, rental cars etc etc. Started driving in '97 briefly & full time in 99, with 188,696miles done to date. ------------- Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon http://www.bmwcarclubireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-3254"> 
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i |
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Posted By: keithc
Date Posted: 13-June-2008 at 09:44
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Nissan March Bolero (1st car, 997cc and £3,500 to insure 1st time..9yrs ago!) (current)
Renault Laguna (current) BMW E28 520i (now dad's) BMW E28 520i (non-runner) BMW E30 318i coupe (current) and about 430 diecast models!! |
Posted By: Andy Butler
Date Posted: 13-June-2008 at 22:11
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@ Bayerische I am doing my best to get one of the cars in before the Terenure show. It is an unusual one too, I think you will like it. ------------- Andrew Butler |
Posted By: denishogan
Date Posted: 13-June-2008 at 22:20
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1990 Honda Civic 1.3 1993 Honda Civic 1.5mx 1990 Diahatsu Charade 1.3 1989 E30 316i 2dr 1986 Mini Jet Black 998cc (current - restoring soon) 1992 E34 520i 1994 E36 M3 3.0 (current - comp car) 1998 E39 525tds 130k (most recent road car - just sold  )On the prowl for a low mile loaded E39 530d Sport! ------------- 
http://www.irishhillclimb.com - Irish Hillclimb and Sprint Championship |
Posted By: agaafear
Date Posted: 14-June-2008 at 14:21
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91 Golf 1.3 (so slow, but first car bought in 1997) 98 Opel Astra (bought brand new - rubbish - opel bought it back!) 98 Mazda 323F (to replace the Astra, knee jerk purchase but loved it) 00 Golf 1.6 (waited 8 weeks but loved it!) 01 Audi A4 1.8T (first premium car - a real flyer) 03 Audi A4 TDI 130bhp (company car - a great machine) 01 BMW 320d 136bhp (did not feel like 136bhp!) 01 BMW 320ci (bought on a whim and sold on a whim!) 00 320i (current - ok but wish I had bought a 323 or 325) |
Posted By: 1989 520i
Date Posted: 16-June-2008 at 19:09
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Impressive lists. 1st: VW beetle 1968 2nd: VW Golf (mk2) 1991 3rd: Fiesta Rs1800 1994 4th: BMW 520i (E34) |
Posted By: wiseguy
Date Posted: 16-June-2008 at 21:13
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Let's see...in 10 years I've had: 81 BMW 323i 87 Porsche 944 98 Alfa Romeo 164 89 BMW 320i Touring 98 Alfa Romeo 145 Cloverleaf 89 BMW 635CSi 94 BMW 530i Touring (current) 00 BMW 318tds Compact (current)
You can see which side I've come down on in the BMW v Alfa dilemma! ------------- Previous: E36 318tds Compact E34 530i Touring, E24 635 CSi, E30 320i Touring, E21 323i |
Posted By: larzyh
Date Posted: 16-June-2008 at 22:41
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Nice selection, wiseguy; I am always tempted by Alfa Romeo whenever I am changing cars, I just haven't had the courage yet! 00 would make your Compact an E36, right? I seem to have spotted an unbelievable number of E36 Compacts in the last few weeks (especially on a drive to Dublin a couple of Saturdays ago); are they turning in to a bit of a cult-car? ------------- Larzyh. Previously or currently, in the family: '77 E21 320, '78 E21 320, '79 E21 320, '87 E28 520i, '88 E30 325iC, '95 E34 525i, '98 E39 528i, '98 Z3 2.5, '98 E38 740iL, '95 E36 Compact, '99 E36 318iT, '02 E46 318iT, '96 E34 525tdsT, '98 E38 740iL... |
Posted By: Rhys
Date Posted: 16-June-2008 at 22:48
I'm noticing more and more, there is also a website for them as well (in the US). Click my sig pic below to find out more..  ------------- V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet... |
Posted By: irishwoody
Date Posted: 17-June-2008 at 17:11
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89 Opel kadett 1.2
92 Opel Vectra 1.6 93 Mazda 626 1.8 94 Toyota Supra 3.0 (non turbo) 95 Saab 9000 2.3T (200 bhp in fwd...torque steer) 00 Saab 95 2.0t 97 BMW 523i 97 BMW 740i Currently driving 523i, still have 740i ------------- '06 X5 Comm. '97 740 '97 523 For sale Dublin |
Posted By: Don520
Date Posted: 18-June-2008 at 10:30
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86 Peugeot 206 1.0 3 door - Brilliant first car
88 Peugeot 206 1.1 4 door - Now with 55bhp! Car Magazine Car of the Decade, what more can you say? 96 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport - Loved the looks of this car, solid motor 91 BMW 520iA - Holy cow, bought impulsively, start of the Celtic Tiger, when I took it to my mechanic he asked me if I won the lotto! 99 Seat Toledo 1.8 Signum (new shape) - Quick, comfy, looked great, it's biggest failing was not being an E34. 95 BMW 520iA - Current, bought a year after the Toledo after an exhaustive search for a pristine example, been driving it for 8 years. ------------- 95 520iSE Auto (sadly missed) |
Posted By: Bopsy
Date Posted: 18-June-2008 at 10:45
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Driving since 2004 1996 Renault Clio 1991 BMW 320iSE 1996 BMW 316 SE 1981 BMW 735 2000 Alfa 166 (Current) Kind of all over the shop on the car front. Next on the list.... Nice Jag XJS
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Posted By: Fey!
Date Posted: 18-June-2008 at 11:42
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Driving since Dec '92 (Day of my 17th B'day), Full license since Mar '94, own car since Apr '97. Apr '97 to Oct '99; 94k to 130k; Paid £3,000 (to my father!), sold for £900. Had just gotten new engine (1.9 non-turbo diesel). 1989 Peugeot 405GLD Estate (Red); clutch went, and the mechanic broke the radiator when fixing the clutch! Eventually the electrics (lights, mainly) went belly up. Ended up with a row of spotlights on a switch because the full beams had had it!
Oct '99 to Apr '02; 96k to 135k; Paid £5,000 (with 12 month warranty), traded in for €2,000. 1.5 petrol. 1995 Honda Civic Coupe (Black). There were only about 6 around at the time, and they were all different colours. Got it tinted and put 17's on it; no bodykit. Left the alloys into a local tyre centre for tyres, and they "left them outside and someone robbed them". Never got any compensation, and I no longer use their tyre centre or their motor factors on the Tuam Road in Galway. Stuck a set of cheap 15's on it (still had the standard steel 13's for it in my shed until last year). Would love to get it back.
Apr '02 to Oct '04; 92k to 130k; Paid €2,000 + €2,500 trade in (ripped off, and 3 month warranty from current Galway dealer wasn't worth the paper it was written on), sold for €1,200. 2.0 petrol. 1995 Honda Accord Coupe (Green). Nice car, intorduced me to cruise control. No alloys, bodykit, or anything else done to it (aside from reversing it into a pole and almost turning it into an accordian!!!). Quick, but not an especially exciting car. Sold to an Eastern European.
Oct '04 to Mar' '05; 60k to 67k; Paid €0 (was my mothers, and she was getting nothing for it on trade in, and I had sold my Accord), sold for €0 (gave it to a family member who was in need of a decent car). 1.6 petrol. 2000 Fiat Marea Weekend SX. This was my mothers second one of these, and were actually a really good car. Had a split rear door which, if you were carrying something long, you could leave the bottom half open and close the top half. Also had a removeable towbar. The only problem was leg positioning on a long run (I'm 6'5"); your right leg tended to get numb!!! Only a problem for people over 6'3", though! Very underrated car, and still going strong in the family. If you need something cheap with good space that won't let you down, you'll get a fairly fresh one of these for small money. (My mother only changed it as she bought a 1998 BMW 520i (in red), which was the car that inspired both myself and Digweed to buy ours.
Mar '05 to Present; 69k to ?; paid €12,000 (God knows how much more spent on it!!!), not sold. 2.0 petrol. 1998 BMW 520i (Black). Now with Angel Eyes, Celis rear lights, ACS bodykit, ACS 17" alloys, smoked repeaters, chrome dials, sport interior, and a few other bits and pieces, including a (still unfitted) short shifter!!!
Others driven long term but not owned: 1983 Austin Maestro 1.3 petrol. 1983 Nissan Cherry 1.3 petrol (the boxy one). 1988 VW Jetta 1.3 petrol. 1989 VW Golf 1.6TD (broke down when I was driving it back from Scotland; had to tow it at 1am from Enniskillen to Galway (not an experience I ever want to repeat). Was supposed to have a new engine, but the garage had lied. 1993 Rover 214SI 1.4 petrol. 1998 Nissan Sunny 1.3 petrol. 1989 Opel Corsa 1.0 petrol. 1993 Opel Astra 1.4 petrol. 1998 Fiat Marea SX Weekend 1.6 petrol. A couple of Fiat Tempras and Tipos (Burn them all!!!). Fiat Cinquecento (not all that bad). 1995 Nissan Almera 1.4 petrol (190k and still going strong at the time). 2000 Rover 45 1.4 petrol (now with 160k and still going). 2002 Kia Sedona Combi 2.9TD (excellent vehicle, although back seats for shorties only). 1998 BMW 520i 2.0 petrol. 2003 Rover 45 1.4 petrol. 1999 Hyundai Accent 1.3 petrol. 1999 Landrover Freelander 1.8 petrol. And a little pile of vans. Forgot about a Mark I Golf I owned for a while, too. And another couple of oddball cars like that. ------------- "http://www.tempoantiques.com""> 
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Posted By: wiseguy
Date Posted: 18-June-2008 at 21:51
With any luck larzyh! I may not actually lose my shirt when I sell it... On Alfas, all the cliches are true. For the 10% of love and adoration you will feel, you will get 90% heartache. If you think you've found a good one, half the selling price, half it again...and still run a mile!!! ------------- Previous: E36 318tds Compact E34 530i Touring, E24 635 CSi, E30 320i Touring, E21 323i |
Posted By: fitzer
Date Posted: 25-June-2008 at 22:04
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started driving in 2000 the list goes- 95 fiat pinto 96 fiat bravo 01 toyota corrolla 00 toyota celica 03 lexus is200 99 evo 6 96 323i sport 95 m3 now a 02 e46 m3
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Posted By: b318isp
Date Posted: 26-June-2008 at 13:30
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Passed my test in 1987 in my Uncle's Fiesta. Unlike Eamo, I tend to hang on to my cars:
1979 Opel Rekord E 2.0 (51 LZL) hand me down from my dad. Real bus. Drove it until the inner front wings failed. Did all the Berlina things to it - alloys, rear headrests, velour interior, etc. 1986 Opel Rekord E 2.0S (433 WZV) was my first car I really loved. Kept it immaculate and did everthing on it from engine strips to suspension work to rebuilding diffs. Really comfy and handled quite well. If you kept the revs up it actually moved forward. Eventually sold it on when it had around 165,000 miles on it. Still was a solid as ever - would love to know where it is now. 1987 BMW 316 - first hook into BMWs. Had some serious quick drives in it. Only kept it 18 months as I wanted something even better. 1990 BMW 318is. Have it since 1999 and still love it. Other cars that have passed through my hands (usually the wife's): 1981 Talbot Samba 1.0L and 1.1L (overlooked cars at the time) 1979 Ford Cortina 2.0S (should never have scrapped this) 1976 Ford Escort RS1600 (shouldn't have let this go) 1973 Ford Cortina 1.3L (rusted away) 1986 Ford Fiesta 1.1L (good crack) 1988 Opel Ascona 1.6D (crap) 1993 Vauxhall Cavalier (Vectra) 1.7TD - one of the most hassle free cars I've ever run 1999 Opel Omega 2.0CD100 - full spec, absolute beauty, if underpowered. 1999 Nissan Primera 1.8 Sport (fabulous drivers car for FWD, terrible styling) 2001 Seat Alhambra 1.9 PD TDi, chipped :-))), current family car Years ago, my dad had a Cortina Mk. II 1600E - sent to Ringsend.
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Posted By: GusK
Date Posted: 27-June-2008 at 16:15
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’94 Honda Civic LX (My mothers car, drove it really hard!) ’96 Fiat Cinquecento (Cheap to insure first car) ’88 BMW E30 318i ’88 205 GTI 1.6 ’90 Golf GTI 16 Valve (Big Bumper) ’94 Rav4 (Dunno what I was thinking) ’90 BMW E30 318is ’94 Renault Clio Williams (Great car, written off by a woman in a Pajero crashing into the back of me, I still haven't got over the loss) ’01 Golf GTI 1.8T Mk IV ’03 BMW 318ci Sport ’02 BMW X5 3.0i Sport ’06 BMW 330d Sport (Just lost my shirt on it!) ’02 Merc SL500------------- Currently: E90 330d Sport Previously: X5 3.0i Sport, E46 M3, E46 318ci,E30 318is. |
Posted By: Bear
Date Posted: 09-July-2008 at 23:18
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1981 Ford Fiesta 1.1
1982 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 1978 Renault 17 1986 VW Jetta 1.6 D 1990 VW Golf 1.6D (First new car) 1993 VW Vento 1.9D 1995 VW Vento 1.9 TDI 1997 VW Passat 1.9 TDI 110bhp 1990 Opel Omega 2.0 Diamond. 1989 Izuzu Gemini 1.3 1990 Peugeot 305 Van 1999 Mercedes A140 Avantgarde 1995 Mercedes E300D (W124) 1999 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDi 110bhp 2002 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDI 130bhp 1999 Volvo S80 2.0T 2002 VW Passat 1.9 TDI 130bhp Variant 2001 BMW 530D (E39) 2006 BMW 535D (E60) Oh and 5 or 6 motorcycles along the way. |