The Cars I've Owned List

[Philip Lewis]

I'm a noob here so I figured I'd join in!

1) '98 Mazda 323F (1.8l) - Still own, and track it occasionally.

2) '94 Vauxhall Corsa (1.4l) - Don't laugh at the bodykit, it was on when I bought it and never got round to fitting the GSi kit I bought for it.

3) '96 Hyundai Accent (1.4)

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4) '97 Mazda 323f (2.0v6) - Bottom end went. :(

5) '01 Lexus IS200 S (2.0l) - Current daily, and biggest bargain of my life!

[lelandv]

1978 Ford Capri

1976 BMW 318 (I think it was the 318, didn't last long when the piston went flying through the bonnet on the M23)

1971 Datsun 100A (with flakey brakes)

1989 Ford Escort Ghia

1985 Rover 3500 VandenPlas (was cool because it was identical to the unmarked Sussex Police traffic division vehicle that used to patrol the "strip" [Madeira Drive] in Brighton)

1989 Pontiac Sunbird

1994 Toyota Corolla

1995 Toyota Corolla

1991 Honda Accord

1996 Honda Prelude

1989 Ferrari Testarossa

2001 Lexus IS200 (May 2001 to April 12 2012)

1993 Ferrari 348TS

1996 Ferrari 355GTS-F1 (my favourite of the 3 ferraris.. later sold to buy an aeroplane -- 1971 Piper PA28R Arrow)

2001 Honda Accord

2005 Lexus RX400h (my favourite of all up until buying the 2009/2010 model last week!)

2003 Renault Scenic (still current -- just a "run-around" for my wife)

2010 Lexus RX400h (April 12 2012 to current -- favourite car I've ever owned...)

[Ace_]

I can't remember what years i owned them but here goes....

1992 Renault Clio

1998 Peugeot 306 D-turbo

2004 Ford Focus

2007 VX Astra SRi CDTi XP+

2002 Lexus IS200 (vastly becoming my favourite so far!)

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

HaHa.... Love this thread and just had to contribute. I too have owned some shockers!

1997 :- MG Metro 1300 Turbo 1990 model

1999 :- Nissan Sunny 1.6 1990 model (piece of utter rubbish)

2000 :- Nissan Primera 2.0 EGTE 1996 model. Brilliant car, quick for a 4 door saloon, 18 inch rims and a real head turner! Never once went wrong! Wrote it off tho into a brick wall!

2005 :- Nissan Maxima 3.0 V6 1996 model. Super luxurious, this is where I got a taste for comfort and refinement! Lots and lots of toys to play with!

2008 :- Honda Accord 2.0. 2006 model. Excellent car. Only reason to change it was I really wanted a Lexus!! But I still have this car!

2010 :- 2001 Lexus IS200 SE. Bought for £1000 as it had 147k on the clock and failed on pretty much everything on the MOT (brakes, suspension and emissions plus the engine light was on and it had 20+ fault codes stored). Also had a few heavy dents and scratches. Was in a right state. Made it into my project car to do up and sell. My wife loved it tho so when I finished and got it back on the road she sold her car (99 Fiat Punto) and kept the Lex.

2012 :- 2001 Lexus IS200 Sport TTE Kitted! I love this car and bought it as soon as I saw it even tho I was looking at a lot newer IS 250 models with lower mileage but saw this and it was love at first sight!! Lol... I promised my wife I'd sell the Honda but now I'm keeping the Lexus in the garage and using the Honda for my everyday car! When she finds out I'm a dead man!

[Brucie0000]

I have a fairly short list too,

96 Vauxhall Corsa SRi 16v

98 Rover Coupe VVC

96 Mitsubishi Mirage Cyborg ZR

97 Honda Civic EK9 Type R

01 Mitsubishi Colt (FTO V6 Mivec engine conversion, epic noise!)

03 Lexus IS200 Sport (wife is pregnant, needed a bigger car, love it!

[gsdude]

Relatively short list compared to many others on here but here goes!

1. 2001 Peugeot 307 1.6 LX - owned for 13 months...bought from auction and after a bit of tlc served me very well, engine was solid and was a very good runner but the rest of the car was where the rattles and unpredictable things came from!

2. 2001 Lexus IS200SE - owned for 8 months, my first Lex and was won over by how lovely it was to drive, had a minor shunt on the A1 though and found out it'd had dodgy repairs done by previous owner, hence was a write off :(

3. 2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.7 CDTI - owned for only 5 months...6 years old and 50k on the clock when I bought this car expecting it to be a solid workhorse but what a pain in the pocket! Oil leaks one after another and suspected head gasket which I know a few others who have shared my woes with similar age/mileage Vauxhalls...lost my faith in the brand after this experience!

4. 2004 Lexus IS200SE - currently owned 6 weeks and counting, best of the bunch by a very long shot! Picked up from auction so got myself a bargain low miler with full history warranted mileage and only one owner, mechanically sound only gripe is wheel refurb is required. However all in all one happy Lex owner here :)

[SunrayMinor]

in order, I am 36 years of age

1978 Ford Cortina

1984 Honda Prelude

1974 Austin Mini

1974 Austin 1300 GT

1975 Morris 1100 Automatic 2nd best car I owned

1962 Mini

1969 Morris Cooper S yes Genuine

1978 Rolls Royce Sliver Shadow II Best Car I ever owned.

2004 Lexus IS200 Sport Luxury Gas Guzzler

2004 Mercedes ML270cdi nice & safe

2001 Lexus LS430 Current 1 week into ownership

[mikeyv]

NSU Quickly (moped with pedals for hills)

BSA C15 (motorbike)

66 Ford Anglia Super

58 Ford 100E

71 Ford Escort (first new car £800 on road)

60 Vauxhall Victor FB estate

59 Frogeye Sprite

66 Ford Anglia

72 Hillman Hunter

73 MGB roadster

74 MGB roadster

73 Vauxhall Viva HC

73 Ford Capri 3.0 GXL

74 Hillman Hunter GLS Holbay

79 Fiat 127 (second and last brand new car)

63 Morris Minor

61 Morris Minor

73 Triumph Dolomite Sprint

77 Ford Cortina 2.0 GXL

78 Ford Granada 3.0 GXL

75 Triumph 2.5 PI

78 Hillman Hunter

79 Hillman Hunter

80 Hillman Avenger

80 Datsun 280C estate

79 Toyota Cressida estate

79 Datsun Laurel

73 Morris Marina

75 Morris Marina

77 Fiat 127

78 Toyota Crown

81 Morris Ital

82 Datsun/Nissan? Laurel 2.4

Five boring fiestas as driving school cars - years and models escape me.

86 Toyota Camry

90 Toyota Townace

91 Ford Sierra

97 Toyota Avensis

02 Toyota Yaris diesel

96 Honda Accord

97 Honda Accord coupe

94 Honda Accord Aerodeck(est)

04 Honda Civic TypeR

95 Nissan 100NX

98 Honda Accord Aerodeck

02 Fiat coachbuilt motorhome

04 Honda Accord tourer

07 Peugeot coachbuilt motorhome

02 Mazda MX5

03 Toyota Hiace campervan

99 Lexus LS400

Plus quite a few cars bought to sell or scrap for parts, that I never really counted as mine.

[lewe_d_is200]

Well here's mine lol.

98 astra 1.6 ( 1st car )

00 is200 sport ( current car and love it to death lol)

[Durimo]

1999 silver polo ^^ 1.4

1999 red bora 1.4

1999 silver bora 1.4

1999 silver bora 1.4

2001 navy blue bora 1.4

2005 silver beige lexus is200 2.0

[Ozzie B]

In order of appearance :)

1990 Mercedes 190E 2.0

1990 Toyota Supra Turbo 3.0

1990 Mercedes 190E 2.0

1990 Mercedes 190E 1.8

1989 Nissan Bluebird 1.8 £350 eBay special! :P

1999 Lexus is200 SE 2.0

Yes I like my late 80's Early 90's Cars :)

These are what I have officially owned driven many more!!

All of the above were manual.

[Drachensturm]

My first ever car was a 1985 Mazda RX-7 FB, bought the week after I passed my driving test! Insurance was only a few hundred quid more than a 1.2 Subaru Justy, so the car of my dreams just about won that...I had that for a couple of years, then it blew some rotor tips. Whilst it was being repaired, I had a 1.6 Nissan Primera for a few months, which I hated.

Got my RX-7 back with a new engine, a fuel injected, turbo charged Japanese exclusive, there were only a handful of them in the country when I had mine. Outrageously quick, used to smoke brand new Porsches.

My Mazda love affair ended when I tried to support a local business by having my MOT done there. The MOT cost twice what they quoted, backed up with "by the way, it doesn't start now." I specifically asked them to not touch the fuel computer in the passenger footwell and found a huge dirty footprint on it.

Reluctantly got rid of the 7 and bought a Nissan S14 Silvia. Spent lots on modifying it, but it didn't really do anything for me. Then I needed a more economical car for work and got a 1.4 Honda Civic, which was a fantastic little car, getting me to Germany in -20c conditions, with the roads covered in snow.

Sadly scrapped that about a week ago, as I needed a bigger car due to recently becoming a parent and that was my IS300 SportCross, which I love. The end.

[theobeetle]

It all started with the family Toyota Corolla DX 1.3 ('84) which i "inherited" when i passed my driver's test. then...

Fiat Cinquecento Sporting ('96)

Wauxall Corsa ('97)

Toyota Previa ('99)

Fiat Bravo Trofeo ('00)

Volkswagen New Beetle Cabrio 1.6 ('04)

Mercedes C200 AMG ('07)

Lexus RX400h (2008 model, just bought). This is my first used car and by far the one i like the most...

[DennisJ]

Passed my test in January 1979....the only decent day in a very cold and frosty month as I remember:

The day after I drove my father's Sept 78 MGB GT (Russet Brown with orange stripey seats), not strictly on topic.

Car list as follows:

1973 Mini 850 Automatic......ran beautifully a very rare beast in Blue

1976 Mini 1000 Manual a right dog of a car in Black

1975 Austin Allegro Estate in Red..the most unreliable car I ever owned.

1982 Ford Fiesta 950 Popular in Red nice car nasty gearbox

1984 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Pop Plus in Paris Blue. I loved this car and through a tunnel the exhaust made a lovely sound.

1981 Ford Escort XR3 (not the i) in Red. Needed loads of work but easy to work on and very enjoyable.

1986 Ford Escort 1.3 Estate in Red. Family commitments, a dreary car indeed.

1986 Ford Fiesta XR2 in Nimbus Grey a great car to drive, a bit raw but quick enough for its time.

1989 Ford Escort 1.6 in Burgundy, the first car I crashed (not my fault), a boring box

1992 Rover 216 SLi saloon (the one with the Honda engine), in Red. Very nice car drove thousands of miles with no trouble

1996 Ford Fiesta 1.1 in Burgundy bought from new. No comment, wifes choice not happy.

1995 Rover 420D SLi in Blue, my first diesel and a great car.....yes really

This was followed by two company owned cars

1998 Ford Focus TDi Ghia Estate, in Blue, my second diesel and a great handling car, carry anything go anywhere

2004 Ford Focus Zetec TDi Estate, in Silver. used it like a van very heavy on front tyres.

I then started buying again

2006 BMW 120D SE in Sydney Blue. Powerful diesel, great handling car, converted me to rear wheel drive for ever.

2009 Mercedes C250CDi Sport in Grey, my second new car. 50000 miles 2 complete breakdowns (under warranty) but a very quick car......missed a little

2009 Lexus 220D SE-i in Cadoxton Slate.....still too early to give a verdict but comfortable and quiet.

In addition I have had the pleasure to own (as second cars), and the word pleasure is used tongue in cheek for some:

1998 Ford Fiesta 1.25 in Burgundy, great little car

2002 Renault Clio 1.2 16V Dynamique in Silver......11000 miles in 4 years my wife loved it and still mentions it fondly

2001 Audi TT 225 in Olive Green very low mileage car and I loved it. My wife hated the 18MPG and after 8 weeks it was sold.

2004 Mini One Convertible in Blue with Leather, Sat Nav etc etc. Actually a very good car for those rare sunny days.

2006 Mini Cooper (Later Model) in Blue with all the trimmings. Ride was awful but on a smooth road it was fun.

1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Auto. Low mileage example and a lovely straight six engine....still on the fleet.

I don't think I've missed any, and I'm sure there will be many more.

[Beejay]

I work as a Freelance Film Tech type so income and marriages varied as did my car requirements! [ I won't include the cars the wives drove...]

New Mini Van

AC Ace

New Mini Minor

New Mini Cooper 'S' 1071

Ex Cooper Cars Saloon Champ 1964 Mini Cooper 'S' 1275

New E Type 4.2 Conv

New Austin 'Giant Land Crab' 1800

E Type 4.2 Coupe

New Vauxhall 2000 Estate

New Rover SD1

Mk 2 Jensen Interceptor

Mk 3 Jensen Interceptor

Volvo 240 Estate

BMW 2002 Coupe

Renault 5 [ 1st divorce!!!]

Alfa Romeo Alfasud

Mk 4 Jensen Interceptor

Porsche 912S

Porsche 911 Targa LHD [in California]

Mercedes 300 TE estate

Range Rover Vogue

Vauxhall Viva [2nd divorce!!!]

BMW 635 CSI

New Citroen CX 25 Safari

Mercedes 500 SEC

Mercedes 320 TE Estate

Dodge Stealth TT LHD [Mitsubishi 300GT USA version]

Toyota MK IV TT Coupe Auto

Toyota MK IV TT VVTi Tiptronic

Lexus Rx400h

The so reliable Toyota MK IVs were the longest owned [from 1994 - 2012 - still have the VVTi]

[DaveLexi]

1 : 2000 Peugeot 206 1.1

2 : 1996 Honda Civic 1.4i

3 : 1997 Citroen Xantia 2.1 TD

4 : 1988 BMW 316 Coupe

5 : 1997 Renault Laguna 1.8

6 : 1995 Peugeot 306 1.9 van

7 : 1996 Honda Civic 1.4I

(I was going to buy an Audi A6 2.5 TDi Quattro next but saw sense!)

8 : 2000 Lexus IS200 Sport 118k miles (Aztec Fire) :D

9 : Will be a MK II GS300 Sport if I feel the need to upgrade from the IS.

Bought the IS Jan '12 and still loving it! Only needed a coil pack, a clutch kit and general service parts in the last 11 months. Treating her to a major service now at 120k miles along with timing belt to keep her at her best. :D

[steve2006]

I work as a Freelance Film Tech type so income and marriages varied as did my car requirements! [ I won't include the cars the wives drove...]

New Mini Van

AC Ace

New Mini Minor

New Mini Cooper 'S' 1071

Ex Cooper Cars Saloon Champ 1964 Mini Cooper 'S' 1275

New E Type 4.2 Conv

New Austin 'Giant Land Crab' 1800

E Type 4.2 Coupe

New Vauxhall 2000 Estate

New Rover SD1

Mk 2 Jensen Interceptor

Mk 3 Jensen Interceptor

Volvo 240 Estate

BMW 2002 Coupe

Renault 5 [ 1st divorce!!!]

Alfa Romeo Alfasud

Mk 4 Jensen Interceptor

Porsche 912S

Porsche 911 Targa LHD [in California]

Mercedes 300 TE estate

Range Rover Vogue

Vauxhall Viva [2nd divorce!!!]

BMW 635 CSI

New Citroen CX 25 Safari

Mercedes 500 SEC

Mercedes 320 TE Estate

Dodge Stealth TT LHD [Mitsubishi 300GT USA version]

Toyota MK IV TT Coupe Auto

Toyota MK IV TT VVTi Tiptronic

Lexus Rx400h

The so reliable Toyota MK IVs were the longest owned [from 1994 - 2012 - still have the VVTi]

Jenson Interceptor IV, I never knew they made that one, heard of 1,2,3 and the FF but not a 4?

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

I work as a Freelance Film Tech type so income and marriages varied as did my car requirements! [ I won't include the cars the wives drove...]

New Mini Van

AC Ace

New Mini Minor

New Mini Cooper 'S' 1071

Ex Cooper Cars Saloon Champ 1964 Mini Cooper 'S' 1275

New E Type 4.2 Conv

New Austin 'Giant Land Crab' 1800

E Type 4.2 Coupe

New Vauxhall 2000 Estate

New Rover SD1

Mk 2 Jensen Interceptor

Mk 3 Jensen Interceptor

Volvo 240 Estate

BMW 2002 Coupe

Renault 5 [ 1st divorce!!!]

Alfa Romeo Alfasud

Mk 4 Jensen Interceptor

Porsche 912S

Porsche 911 Targa LHD [in California]

Mercedes 300 TE estate

Range Rover Vogue

Vauxhall Viva [2nd divorce!!!]

BMW 635 CSI

New Citroen CX 25 Safari

Mercedes 500 SEC

Mercedes 320 TE Estate

Dodge Stealth TT LHD [Mitsubishi 300GT USA version]

Toyota MK IV TT Coupe Auto

Toyota MK IV TT VVTi Tiptronic

Lexus Rx400h

The so reliable Toyota MK IVs were the longest owned [from 1994 - 2012 - still have the VVTi]

Jenson Interceptor IV, I never knew they made that one, heard of 1,2,3 and the FF but not a 4?

Here you go....... :)

The Interceptor was briefly re-introduced in the late 1980s as the Series 4 (S4), as a low-volume bespoke motor car marketed in a similar way to Bristol. Though the body remained essentially the same as the last of the main production run of series 3; the engine was a much smaller Chrysler supplied 360 cubic inch (5.9 litre) which used more modern controls to reduce emissions comparatively and still produce about 230 hp. In addition, the interior slightly re-designed with the addition of modern "sports" front seats as opposed to the armchair style of the earlier models.

[TigerFish]

My list...

Ford Cortina Mk V 1.6 L

Lancia Delta 1.5

Rover SD1 3500

Ford Escort Mk2 1.6 Ghia

Vauxhall Droopsnoot Firenza

Rover SD1 3500

Ford Capri Mk2 3000 Ghia

Rover SD1 3500 (with custom fit Opel Monza bumpers)

Ford Capri Mk3 2.8 Injection

Lancia Prisma 1.6i.e

Ford Capri Mk3 2.8 Injection

Rover SD2 3500 Vitesse

Citroen BX GTI 16valve

Rover SD2 3500 Vitesse

Rover 827si ex-met police car

Renault Laguna 1.8

Saab 900

BMW 325 Coupe

Lexus Mk1 GS300 Sport

Lexus Mk2 GS300 Sport

Lexus Mk2 GS430 Sport (Current car)

Volkswagen Corrado VR6 (Current car)

[JohnS Dorset]

Owned from 1971 - Present date. * at the same time

1. Fiat 124

2. VW Beetle 1302LS

3. VW Golf 1600LS

4. Mazda 929L Estate LHD

5. Mazda 626 2.0

6. Mazda 929 coupe

7. Mazda 626

8. Suzuki Vitara 1.6 JX*

9. Vectra 1.8LS*

10. Lexus IS200 SE Aero

Next car likely to be IS250 similar

[jpjsavage]

I'm very impressed with all those people that can remember their dates of ownership! No chance of that here, but I think this is the complete list of cars SWMBO and I have enjoyed or not (in various measures):

Austin Maestro

Mini

Audi Coupe

Vauxhall Cavalier

VW Passat

Fiat Multipla (x 2

Ford Galaxy

Volvo XC90 (x 2)

Lotus Elise (R type)

Porsche Boxster S

Porsche 911 996

Honda Civic Type R

Honda Civic

BMW 530

Ford Fiesta

Chevrolet Orlando

Lexus LS400

[Derek870]

Wow some real classics there!!!

So

Ford Cortina Mk 3 1600 GXL, M reg, the car cost me 200, the insurance 245!

Ford Escort Mk 2 1300 L on a T plate (which I wrecked put the engine min my next car)

Ford Escort Mk2 Popular Plus on a T again

Ford Fiesta Mk2 on a C plate (my dad brainwashed me with the Ford word!)

Rover Metro 1.1s (my first new car) on a K plate

Vauxhall Astra Mk 2 1.6 on a H plate

Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 on a Y plate

Vauxhall Astra 1.6 on a 55 plate

Vauxhall Insignia 1.8 Nav (59 plate) and a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 auto (55 Plate)

BMW 520 MSport (58 plate) and a Volvo C30 2.0 R Design

Have just chopped in the Beemer for my current lovely Lexus

Fave cars were my 2 Escorts, twin choke webers, Cibies, Rally Wheel, you know the usual kid stuff lol

The Fiesta was a bag of spanners!!

[Derek870]

The real saddo that I am, I actually know every reg of all the cars I have owned!!

[petayV8]

I think mines the smallest list here!

1st. 1997 Rover 220 SDI (sold it at 181k 5 years ago and i heard last xmas its still on the road!)
2nd.2002 Ford Focus 1.6 Automatic 3 Door

3rd. 2000 Lexus IS200 SE Auto Nav

next car will prob be a IS300 or GS430 or something American

[Derek870]

@beejay.............. wow the wives took you each time, Renault 5 and a Viva!!!I kept the cars and lived off Credit