ThreeSheds Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Most of these were owned by me, but some I was extensively involved with (owned by a partner for example). The list is roughly in order but some overlapped... I know it's not all 4x4, but it kind of illustrates the path to where I am now with two Discos 1963: NSU Quickly moped - obtained with a seized engine but came with a spare. Change piston and barrel by myself at age 11yrs... Crashed on very first ride minutes after getting it running 1968: Mini (1959, it was knackered! Dad bought it for me to cut my teeth on before my 17th birthday - full engine/clutch rebuild done and mucho bondo bodywork followed... Passed my test in it and then they tightened the MoT and it was scrapped) 1973: Royal Enfield 250 Crusader 1974: Triumph Bonneville 650 (1968 cafe racer) 1976: Kawasaki KZ750 1977: Ford Escort 1100 Mk1 (decided to settle down and be sensible...) Norton Commando Mk3 (stuff being sensible!) Land Rover Series 1 80" with S2 NA diesel (45mph flat out) Land Rover IIA 109" petrol (not mine but we drove to India in this one in 1978) Honda C70 (fitted bicyle luggage and toured Scotland on this) Honda 250 Austin Cambridge automatic 1981: Triumph Daytona 500 1982: Moto Guzzi SP1000 (rode to Egypt on this one - two up in 1983) Ford Fiesta 1100 Mk1 Honda 400/4 Honda 550/4 Jaguar XJ6 (used nearly as much oil as petrol) Renault 4 (no ignition switch, trim, or rear seat, and had carboard boxes for rear wheel arches) Austin Metro (sensible again) Saab 900 Ford Sierra Estate For Sierra Saphire For a while I worked in a scrap yard and picked up and ran a few PoS cars I can't remember... Ford Escort 1100 Mk1 van Ford Cortina Mk 2 Fiat Panda 4x4 1993: Austin Montego 1600 (took Dad on his "50 years on European tour" in this one) Vauxhall Cavalier 1999: Honda CBR600FX (I still have it) 2003: Range Rover Vogue 1990 3.9 (converted to off-road pickup, only sold it last year) BMW 3 Series 1600 Citroen Xantia Peugeot 504 Nissan Micra (great engine but turned out to be a cut & shut abortion - scrapped) Discovery 200TDI 1996 2012: Skoda Octavia VRS Estate (2003, Ex-police. Very fast - possibly chipped. Put 110,000 miles on it with absolute minimal maintenance... Anyone want it for free? It still runs but wouldn't pass an MoT) 2015: BMW R1200R LC 2017: Discovery TD5 (2003) 2018: Discovery 4 (2013) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 That's a heck of of turnover of bikes and cars, despite your lengthy time on the roads. By contrast I'm almost a one brand driver: 1988 - 1989: 1980 Ford Fiesta 1100 (mk1) 1989 - 1994: 1972 Landrover 88" 2.25P 1994 - 2014: 1986 Landrover 90 V8 1995 - 2004: 1961 Landrover 88" soft top 2.25P, project car that became a V8 2004 - present: 1990 Range Rover Vogue SE, daily driver for a number of years, now awaiting revival. 2014 - present: Landrover 110 V8 CSW - work horse, weekender and off roader 2017 - present: 2002 Mercedes E220 CDI estate. Voluminous, family haulin' motorway munchin' all round great car, and by FAR the most economic motor I've ever owned 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, mickeyw said: 2002 Mercedes E220 CDI <..> by FAR the most economic motor I've ever owned Wow! It even beats the Fiesta? I am impressed by your fidelity... Perhaps my cars reflect my character and explain why I never got married! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 2005-2006 (1994)renault clio 1.2(first car, little rocketship) 2006-2007 (1998)ford fiesta 1.1(a little slug, didnt move!) 2007-2013 (2006) renault laguna 1.9dci (sold to my mum, she wrecked it and traded it in for £500 in 2017 grrr.) 2012-2015 (1994)land rover discovery mpi (ragged it, traybacked it, got Mildly miffed off with it, scrapped it) 2013-2013 (1999)range rover p38 4.0se manual(couldn't live with the thirst!) 2014-2015 (2001)saab 9-3 2.2 tdi(used as a van whilst doing up house) 2015-2017 (2006)kia sorento 2.5 cdti auto (great car, couldn't live with the thirst. 2017-present (2005)Mazda rx8 waaaaankle! (awesome machine. now my track car) 2018-present (2005)renault laguna 1.9dci estate (i do love them, wish id never sold the first one to my mum.) plus all the bikes, but the list would get a lot longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Cars: 3 mini saloons. 2 mini vans. I mini cabriolet. 4 mini Marcos. 6 mini Jem's. 1 mini Jem estate. 1 abs freestyle. 1 series 3 88". 3 200tdi discovery. 4 110s (still have one). 1 range rover classic. 1 90. 1 tomcat. 1 ibex (still have). 1 Skoda Octavia estate. Bikes: KE125. MZ skorpion sport. Honda firestorm. Africa twin (I wrote this off). Aprillia caponord. I think that's it but don't ask for them in order. Quite a few were donors and several more never made it to the road before being sold on. Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Toyota Celica 2.0 auto ~1982 Nissan micra 1.2 (given by my gran when she gave up driving) Land Rover 2A 88 soft top (my aunts, but she never drove it and I did. Lots) Toyota MR2 1.6 - 1986 Toyota MR2 1.6 - 1989 (loved the MR2's, hated the rust) Land Rover 88 S3 3.5 V8 (hilarious but heroically knackered) Land Rover 109 S3 2.25 petrol, later converted to 3.9 V8 (still have) Mazda RX7 - 1993 2.6 twin turbo (worst car I've ever owned. Unmaintainable money pit of the worst kind ever conceived. Even worse than a Land Rover) Audi A4 1.9tdi quattro - 1994 (reached 370K. Fantastic car) Audi A4 1.8 turbo quattro - 1996 (still have) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Not that many for me, I tend to stick with what I have for a very long time. NL: 1 Land rover series 3, which I still own. Bought when I was 17, from news paper delivering round. Intention was to have it running when I got my driving license, which almost succeded. 2 Renault 5 bought from fellow student for a crate of beer. owned for 3 months to get me to a work experience. 3 Fiat 127. Bought for students trackday at Zandvoort. It lasted 3 heats before no2 connecting rod came out UK: Peugeot 305 diesel estate very good car Peugeot 405 stdt estate very good car Peugeot 406 hdi estate very good car Peugeot 206 hdi not so good VW polo Bluemotion Very good car, had it for 7 years and still going. Mahindra Jeep. has potential. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 As follows no particular order just a brain dump Suzuki GS 250 Kawasaki Z650 Vauxhall Viva my first do'er upper Series 2a swb the one that got me hooked TR7 Ford Cortina mk4 VW Polo Hyundai Stellar rust bucket 3 x Series 3 lightweights my portal project having been with me for 28 yrs 2 x Series 2a lightweights one I still have 4 x 109 Station wagons 3 x 88" Station wagons 101 forward control wish I still had it was bought to do up but relocated to Scotland and had to get shot of 2 x Bond bugs 3 x 300tdi D1's 2 x 200tdi D1's Fiat Doblo great car still have it Ford Ranger Wildtrak still have it Fiat Ducatto motorhome Peugeot motorhome still got it Yamaha LC 350 Kawasaki 1100 Eddie Lawson Replica 2x ZXR 750's GPZ 900 R Kawasaki KLX 650 Yamaha XT 550 Loaned to a friend for a job interview who wrote it off and lost his leg big lesson learned there Honda XL 250 Honda XL500 Husquvarna 400 Triumph tiger cub Triumph 3ta speed twin Ossa 250 twin shock Bultaco Sherpa Last but not least 3 x ride on lawn mowers two I still have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 1982 - 1993 Morris Marina mark 1, 1800 4 door Marina 1300 estate, this got the full 1.8 drive train when that car was scrapped Ital 1.7slx estate, became a 2.0slx when I found a 2.0 'O' series engine which I rebuilt, sold this car to a guy in southampton in late '93 mid '93 to date my 110CSW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) Pretty dull for me, in no particular order with overlaps we have had; '89 ford escort 1.3 bonus (I think the bonus was the mushrooms that grew in the footwells) '89 range rover classic '90 Suzuki sj410 (I'd got it to a 1.6, coil sprung, rock lobster, samarai axle, vitara diffs, disk brakes all around 31" tyres by the time it was stolen) '92 fiat uno 1.1ies (my first car, happy memories!) '95 Peugeot 105 1.0 (wouldn't warm start so you had to fill with petrol then push off the forecourt until it cooled) '98 fiat bravo 1.6 sx '01 fiat bravo 1.9 jtd '02 ford ranger double cab 2.5 (full high vis markings, looked classy at my wedding reception) '03 Hyundai coupe 2.0 (bought it at a year old from a dealer with 30,000 miles and sold it privately at 2 years old with 80,000 miles and lost an absolute fortune on it) '06 citroen picasso 1.6hdi '07 ford ranger supercab thunder 2.5 '07 ford s-max (still have it and it broke down on the m1 recently in rush hour, quite the tailback, made it to the traffic news!) '10 isuzu rodeo doublecab plus 3.0 '10 mercedes vito dualiner 2.2 (still going strong at 196,000 miles!) '15 isuzu d-max doublecab blade 2.5 '17 vw amarok doublecab 3.0 v6 (current runaround) Edited July 28, 2019 by Cynic-al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 This is too traumatic to even begin to write the list...... Waaay too many LR's, Jags, Rovers, Lada's and what had I... Sorry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 First car at 16 - 1952 series 1 80” Avenger 1500 GT Marina coupe 1300 Series 3 88” Series 3 lightweight- converted to 3.0 Ltd v6 Series 3 lightweight comp safari motor with tuned 2 1/4 Rover SD1 3.5 ltr Lada Estate with group A engine Range Rover pick up Ford Escort Estate Ford Sierra Estate Discovery 1 Discovery 2 auto Discovery 2 manual 88” hybrid coiler 101 forward control Range Rover classic x 2 Discovery 3 Freelander Discovery 3 Skoda Fabia 110 Defender - still have Skoda Octavia vrs Skoda Octavia vrs 4x4 in addition Honda CB125 Kawasaki GPX250 Honda Revere 600 Kawasaki ZXR 750 H2 Triumph Street Triple 675 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrycol Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1973 - 74 Morris 1300 Auto (first car - not my decision to buy) 1974 - 77 Valiant (Mitshushi) Galant 1974 - 75 Honda 125 SL 1975 - 77 Cooper 250 Motocross 1977 - 82 Lancia Beta Coupe 1977 - 80 Yamaha 400 DTS 1978 - 85 Landrover Series 1 86 1980 - 96 Kawasaki 250 TL 1982 - 1983 Renault 16 TS (in the UK) 1982 - Now Jaguar Series 3 E-type (bought in the UK) 1985 - 88 Suzuki Sierra LWB 1985 - 87 Honda CBR 550F 1987 - 1989 BMW K100 1988 - 92 Landrover Series 3 1992 - 04 Jaguar XJ 5.3C (wreck) 1992 - 99 Ford Escort Mk2 1992 - 05 Subaru Leone 4wd 1994 - 94 Discovery 3.9 V8 1994 - 05 Discovery 3.9 V8 (update) 2004 - 12 Freelander L series diesel 2007 - Now Kawasaki 250 TL 2007 - Now Series 1 Landrover 88 2008 - Now Series 1 Landrover 88 Station Wagon 2008 - Now Landrover FC 101 2010 - Now Range Rover Sport TDV6 2012 - Now Haflinger 700AP Some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty43 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I've gone through a few: Triumph Spitfire IV (first car in 2003, put it into the back of a van, rebuilt the front end and overhauled the gearbox on the drive) Volvo 840 estate Volvo 840 estate after the first one disintegrated. Land Rover 110 TD Jaguar XJS Renault Mégane (written off two weeks later while parked thanks to a drunkard) Renault Laguna estate Discovery 1 200tdi Land Rover Series 3 (got the engine out of the rotten Discovery above) Discovery 1 300tdi Mini 1000 Triumph Spitfire IV MG Midget 1500 MGB GT Defender 90 Jaguar XJ40 (only two previous owners and 72k miles, currently hibernating in my garage) Volvo 440 Jaguar X-type estate BMW Z4 Discovery 3 as the current transport. I'm not prone to keeping cars but the current Discovery does everything so well it's unlikely to go for the moment, although I do have the itch for another Jaguar GT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Learnt to drive in: Austin Princess Renault 16TS Mini Mini Van Since I have had a license: not in order and sure I have missed several 'cause my brains been ruinned by cider. 1977 Allegro 1980 Mk 2 Escort Estate 1980 Fiesta 1100 1981 Fiesta 1100 Mini 1380 Renault 5 Gordini Mini Countryman Golf TS Fiat x1/9 Golf Gti mk1 MG Maestro Mini Van Golf Gti mk2 ( I blew the tuned engine on this resulting in me buying a Series 3 to get to work that day and the rest is history, see LRs below) Vauxhaul Cavalier MG Metro MG Metro Turbo Austin Montego Peugeot 405 estate Mini 1000 Mini 1000 Mini 1275 Mini Cooper (BMW ones from here) Mini Cooper S Countryman Mini Cooper Fiat Punto Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 Overland with a few tuning upgrades! Series 3 derv truck cab 1979 RR V8 110 that I still have Discovery V8 x3 Series 3 SW Series 2 SW Discovery 300tdi (scrapped it because I hated it) Freelander 1.8GS P38 RR 4.0SE P38 RR DSE Right whats next 🙂 Will :😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Parents: Volvo 240 Estate Volvo 440 GLT Skoda Felicia 1.3 Ours: Skoda Felicia (same one as above - had 140k on the clock when I gave it to a friends nephew, last heard of in the hands of one of his neighbours still going at 190k - great little car). Range Rover Vogue SE '93 (the one I wish I'd never sold). Range Rover ~'86 - MOT failure bought to break, cosmetically and mechanically immaculate. Structurally barely there... Range Rover ~'91 - Another MOT failure, bought for the stainless exhaust. Was going to repair and MOT before selling but needed too much welding. Discovery 300Tdi - Agricultural but reliable once I'd put a new gearbox in it. Ex my parents in Scotland, so road salt had done it's worst and spelled it's end. Honda Civic CDTi '04 - My wife's. Unexciting but very reliable. Range Rover P38 DT '95 - Nice tidy car, but got very sick of AA mechanics looking under the bonnet and pronouncing "good engines, these - they never go wrong". Except that one. Never got to the bottom of the repeated overheating issues, despite running up large bills and landing me with a Land Rover ban from my wife... Honda Civic CDTi '03 - Replaced the first Civic after it was written off in an accident. Peugeot 307 90hp diesel - Comfortable, practical, reasonably reliable, economical. Extremely boring. Vauxhall Zafira Tourer CDTi - Actually, I like it. Does what it says on the tin, and does it well. Doubt it was ever on anyone's bucket list, but as a family workhorse it's hard to knock. Skoda Fabia 1.0tsi Redline - Wannabe hot hatch without any actual hot. Go faster stripes, rock hard suspension, (uncomfortable) sports seats. Actually fairly nippy and looks a lot of fun on paper, but utterly fails to deliver any thrills. Horrible to drive in traffic due to almost no torque at low revs followed by turbo surge. Inherited from my 86 year old father in law... Pretty boring compared to a lot of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Simply too many to list... First was a 1976 FSIE 1975 AP50 1976 SS50 All comprehensively written off AR50 with 83cc big bore kit, all-speed pipe, cast iron rings, fancy reeds - such fun Passed test on a DT175 twin shock with 125 side panels and acid etch removal of 174cc form the cylinder Then bought a 1974 H2 750 Triple 'Widow-maker' with all-speeds Then a fair few English bikes - favourite being the 1974 Triumph T100 Daytona closely followed by the Enfield Interceptor S2 Dabbled in Italian stuff - mainly Moto Morini The Honda - best being the Super Blackbird... Loads of Land Rovers From S1 to D2 - no freelanders All sorts of other stuff, from Jap pickups to an Audi Quattro RR and a Honda CRX 1.6litre V-Tec Turbo, family barges and now the Mighty Modus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Ford Corsair 2000E (Passed my test in this) Triumph Toledo (for 2 hrs) Ford Escort MK2 1.3 Ford Capri MK2 1.3 Ford Fiesta MK1 1.3 Ghia (Police car ran into the back of me) Vauxhall Chevete 1.3 (Inherited from my mother due to the Fiesta accident) Opel Manta GT(Paid for by the police) Opel Kadett 1.2 Opel Kadett 2.0 GTE Ford Escort XR3i (Written off) Ford Fiesta XR2 (Stolen) Ford Capri 2.8i Awsome speed. Montego Diesel Porcshe 944 78 Range Rover with Transit Diesel Engine (Great into to Range Rovers) 85 Range Rover 3.5 Honda Civic (Ex Wifes company car) 87 Range Rover with 3.9injection conversion and later converted to Auto. 91 Range Rover CSK (Still have and plans are afoot for a full restoration) Audi A3 (Ex Wifes company car) Freelander V6 ES 05 Freelander HSE TD Auto (First new car did 54k in two years) Volkeswagen 1.0 (Ex Wifes Car) 57 Freelander 2 HSE Auto 57 Honda Civic (Bought for my ex wife) 55 Honda Jazz (Ex wife inherited from mother when money ran out) 99 Range Rover Vogue 4,6 55 Ford Mondeo (Finances ran dry due to divorce and recession) 01 Discovery TD5 (Still have and uses every day, Chassis rebuild 195k and counting) Range Rover 4.6 HSE 01 Range Rover 4.6 Vogue (Still have and hope to have back on the road very shortly) 07 Mini Cooper Convertible (Still have but needs the gearbox replaced) 99 Discovery 2 ES (Ran until the gearbox went and then used as a donor for my 01 Discovery) That doesn't include the 7 Classic Range Rovers I have bought and broken for spares or the 5 P38's that have gone the same way or the two Disco two's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I like to run vehicles for a long time, so I've a fairly short list: No bikes, I have enough self awareness to know I'd be dead in a year if I got a bike. Learned to drive: SWB diesel series three At college: Datsun patrol 3.3 diesel, California style (thirsty but a real road presence) First job (moved to the UK) Mini clubman estate (oil burner) Citroen bx (worn out) Nissan primera (solid, fast, boring) Robin hood kit car - in storage - will convert to EV, someday. Series 3 LWB - still used daily Moved to Ireland Bentley T1(was going to do wedding cars) Series 2 xj6l (lovely cockpit) Peugeot 306 estate (13 years) Lightweight - under restoration Swb 2a - under restoration Lwb 2a SW - under restoration Moved back to UK: Volvo V70 diesel (will keep until the SW is built) I toy with the idea of a 911, but I think I need to focus. If a 101 comes up, at the right money, I'll buy it (pre cleared with my wife), ditto a series 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve King Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I've owned very few vehicles compared to most people! Previously I have owned: 1972 Austin 1300 GT Bedford Midi Van (can't remember the age - I've tried to forget this as it was the most unreliable vehicle ever!!) 1996 Defender 300TDI 2006 Ford Fiesta l currently have: 2002 Defender TD5 2012 Ford Fiesta 1968 Riley Kestrel mk1 (currently being restored) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 As I’m a relative ‘yoof’ I’ve only been driving 13 years. So haven’t had many, but mainly Land Rovers. 2006 - 2008 2000 Vauxhall Corsa Good little first car but slow 2008 - 2010 2000 Ford Focus Upgraded when my brother got the Corsa 2008 - present 1992 Land Rover Defender 90 First Land Rover and daily driver since purchase 2010 - 2016 1972 Land Rover 88” Rebuilt in 2010 then eventually sold due to lack of use 2010 - present 1993 Land Rover Defender 110 CSW Long term rebuild project 2012 - 2012 1989 Land Rover Defender 110 CSW Short-term summer car, swapped the engine and sold it on 2016 - 2016 2004 Ford Focus Temporary arrangement while the 90 got a new chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I haven’t been driving that long. So not to many. 1. 1968 series 2a soft top (my 1st Land Rover) (sold) 2. 1989 110 that’s currently stripped awaiting a financial miracle to get rebuilt. 3. 2007 astra van. Mapped/lowered etc 140bhp (sold) 4.1994 bobbed 3dr disco 300tdi. 35” simex/rear LSD gywn Lewis suspension etc. Wish I never sold it 5. 1988 90 hardtop. Told a mate I wanted one and he called me a dreamer.. day later i bought one to prove a point haha. Daily driven by my old dear. 6. 1998 vitara off-roader. 31” insa tyres. 4” lift (sold) 7. Vauxhall frontera off-roader. 31” tyres. It Was a turd but cheap and did its job. (Sold) 8. Td5 d2 that'll be off road prepped when I get round to it. Got new 285 feds ready to fit. 9. And my current daily and by far the best. 2008 astra VXR Nurburgring. Many toys and running 310bhp. 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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