Car Histories

[TooT]

I love this thread

1994: 1988 Ford Fiesta 1.6D L, Great first car, reliable and strong. Had some good races back from college against a mates 1.4S Fezzer with it. Kept up too But endless sanding and painting of rust pissed me off so got a loan for....

1996: 1993 Vauxhall Nova 1.5TD SX, My pride and joy. Brilliant little car. Rolled arches for 15in Irmscher alloys and Yokohama rubber. Turbosystems hybrid turbo and fettled fuel pump made it faster than a GSI Rolled it down a bank into a field avoiding a tool overtaking a Christian Salvesen wagon. Gutted.

1998: 1995 Rover 114 GTa, Needed something quickly after the above. It was crap.

1998: 1993 Peugeot 106 Roland Garros, Rushed into buying this as i hated the Rover. Bought it from the dodgy garage in Leeds. It looked ok but found out later it was on VCAR

1999: 1998 Fiat Punto 1.7TD SX, Scary handling, No go at all and it was even rubbish on fuel. I liked the space inside tho.

2001: 1998 Citroen Saxo VTS. In rare met Grey so didn't stand out like a nob. 700 miles a week to work killed it. Headgasket, crank case, fuel pump, more trailing arms than i care to remember. Lots of free lifts back from work on a Green Flag truck

2003: 2001 Seat Ibiza 20v Turbo. Worked my arse of for this car. Loved it. Quick and rare. Got sick of renting a house so sold it for a house deposit

2006: 1999 Peugeot 406 V6 Executive. Bought off ebay for 1500 quid with change left from Ibiza sale. Wasn't going to keep long but fell in love with the big comfy cruiser. Wanted for nothing over the 2.5 years i had it.

2008: 2003 Renault Megane 1.9dCi Dynamique, Good car with great spec. Quick and frugal too. Only ruined by the creeks and rattles in the cabin.

2010: 2006 Peugeot 207 GT 150 THP, So far so good. Great handling inspires confidence for rapid cornering. Engine sounds brilliant.

[peugeot406rapier]

2006 - 1999 Peugeot 406 HDi Rapier 90 (got bored)
2008 - 1998 Peugeot 306 Gti-6 (got nicked 2010)
2009 - 2000 Peugeot 406 Rapier 1.8 (got bored)
2009 - 1996 Peugeot 406 LX 1.8 (got bored)
2009 - 2001 Vauxhall Vectra SRI 170 (got p*ssed off)
2010 - 2000 Peugeot 406 LX 2.0 (got bored)
2010 - 2000 Land Rover Range Rover 4.6 HSE (getting VERY skint)

ill never get bored of the 406's just cant help always swapping cars about!

[lozz]

ive just found a pic of one of my old motahs,

http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj39 ... IM0070.jpg

My wife went mad when isold it,

but its a rover so itold her

heres a merc estate advantgarde ileft to rot in the garden for 12mths,
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj39 ... IM0141.jpg

[Welly]

You left an 02 plate Merc to rot in the garden?

Interesting all these lists, especially Dogslife's secret Montego-loving era

[steve_earwig]

ive just found a pic of one of my old motahs,
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj39 ... IM0070.jpg

Did it start rolling away while you were taking pictures?

This is the only pic I have of my BX 16 valves:

That's the best I can get it with PSP too

Taken in the parking garage at Ponder's End telephone exchange, where I used to live

[puggy]

Can't remember dates i'm old

mini had a few
maestro had several including turbo
mk2 rs2000 escort yellow one
cavalier mk2 & 3 diesels
mk2 granada 2.3
astra saloon & estate
fiat x 19
renault 21 the one that talked
montego saloon & estate
mondeo
peugeot 406
and no doubt several i dont remember

honda 50 several
BSA bantam 125 & 175
BSA C 15
Lambretta LI 125
BSA 250 starfire i think it was called
Suzuki TS 125
Suzuki 250 super six
Suzuki GT 380 & 550 ram air
Suzuki GT 750
Suzuki T500
Honda CD 175 x 2
Honda CB250
Honda CB 450
Honda CB 750
Kawasaki 350 & 500 triple
Kawasaki Z1 900
Triumph Terrier 150
Triumph 650 Bonneville 1968
Yamaha YS 250
Yamaha RD 350
Triumph 500 racing side car outfit converted for road use

think that's about it

[waue1978]

Welly - I did wonder if the Zeta engines fitted to early 90s Fords were prototypes of the zetecs that hadn't completed testing. At least CVH would be fairly straightforward and more reliable.

Waue1978 - My dad had one of those mk2 1985 Ford Granada 2.8i Ghia X manuals, with the X pack (front and rear spoilers, spotlights, foglights). Really looked the part, I loved it but was far too young to drive it.

I was 18 when I got mine. Cost me £1000 to insure it though!

[Doggy]

Oh YES!

[waue1978]

Oh YES!

Is that a reference to your new sig?

[puggy]

Trust bloody doggy , bye he's a fast bugger , surprised he doesn't bang his nose on the trap door he's that fast out of the box !!!!

[Welly]

Ponder's End telephone exchange, where I used to live

You used to live in a telephone exchange?

Nice tidy looking BX's there (prefer the one on the right )

I see Puggy liked the Austin Rover's of the time is it 'liked' or 'suffered'? can never remember the right term

[Doggy]

Trust bloody doggy , bye he's a fast bugger , surprised he doesn't bang his nose on the trap door he's that fast out of the box !!!!

[Roylewaa]

Where do I start

1985 Mk2 Ford Fiesta 1.1 pop plus XR2 lookie like - still a soft spot for this one, in black and looked like a proper XR2
1983 Ford Sierra 1.6L - The worst car I have ever owned
1983 Mk1 Ford Fiesta 1.0 popular
1985 Rover 213 - floor fell out
1985 Austin Meastro - had it a week and gearbox went up its @rse
1983 Toyota Tercel 4x4
1988 Mk2 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Sport - rear ended and wrote off just after I got it back from rear ending a works van whilst being distracted by a dolly bird bending over with a short skirt on
1988 Mk2 Ford Fiesta XR2 - one of my faves this one, had it neirly 2 years until I discovered it was a ringer
1990 Mk3 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 8v L
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 8v
2000 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LXTD
1993 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 8v - spent a fortune modding it and sold it for pittence
1993 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 8v saloon
1993 Ford Mondeo 1.8 bodykitted thing, nasty
1996 Ford Mondeo 1.8TD Aspen - hated it, only had it a week
2001 Mk3 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDDI LX - drove it into the ground
1997 Alfa Romeo 155 2.0 t-spark - floor rotten wouldint pass another mot
1992 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 8v - bought for £100 as a project, washed it, fixed a fuel leak and sold it for £350
1991 Rover 214 - got it for nowt of a mate, sold it a day later for £65
1990 Nissan Micra - got it for nowt, sold it same day for £40
1992 Nissan Micra - Again got it for now, couldint get it started and dumped it in the woods
1995 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 8v - the cleanest Calibra ever and paid way over the odds for it
1998 Ford Mondeo ST24 V6 - loud and fast, but extremely thirsty
1995 Mazda 323 1.5 fastback
1998 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LXTD - great until I discovered the sills were rotten, and hidden with stonechip
1997 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 DI - my first and only vectra, hated it, only had it 4 days and sold it on
1992 Ford Escort 1.4 dash cabriolet - swapped it for a Mobile phone, summer car, had it 2 months and sold it for £425
1999 Citroen Saxo 1.1 - stop gap car to keep me mobile between cars, only had it 2 weeks
1997 Mazda 323 1.5 fastback - engine goosed and smoking badly so sold it on
1998 Mazda 323 1.5 fastback - got this very cheap and heavily modded it
1997 Renault Clio 1.2 - was pink and I bought it for the wife
1999 Ford Mondeo 2.5 V6 Ghia X - one of my faves this, was an animal and fully loaded
1997 Renault Scenic - not my cup of tea, sold it after 2 days
1997 Vauxhall Astra 1.7 TD - didnt like it and sold it after a week
1996 Honda Accord Aerodeck, brilliant car and certainly would have kept it a while till my mate knacked the gearbox changing driveshafts for me
1999 Renault Laguna RT Sport
1992 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 8v - A complete dog that went wrong every day
1997 Nissan Primera 2.0 SRI - nice car but completley rotton, scrapped it as it wouldint pass another mot
1996 Ford Ka - bought as a project for £200, did nothing to it and sold it for £250
1996 Ford Escort 1.8 Si
1997 Peugeot 406 2.0 Auto - nice car but hated the autobox so didnt have it long
1995 Ford Escort 1.8 LXTD - in Kawasaki green, with black racing stripes - need I say more
2000 Mitsubishi Galant - nice car but very thirsty for a 2 litre
1996 Ford Escort 1.8 Ghia Cabriolet - lovely motor this, metallic green and had 17" black alloys
2000 Peugeot 406 GLX HDI 90 estate - stupidly got rid of it after an argument with the missus for £500
2000 Peugeot 206 1.4 8v - a total dog that kept overheating, got rid sharpish
1995 Renault Laguna 2.0 RT - seriously thirsty, may has well have been a 5 litre V8, got rid after 2 weeks
1998 Ford Escort 1.8 GTI - very nice car but too small for my family as only a 3 door so had to go after a month
1993 Nissan Serena 2.0 TD 7 seater - horrible, daft looking as half handpainted and worst of all an import, got sick of people laughing at me in it so sold it for £450, not bad considering I paid £400 for it a month earlier
1997 Rover 214 8v - bought as a stop gap car, nice little car this but was only a 3 door so it had to go
1999 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Zetec - nice but to small as my mrs had our 4th so a 7 seater was desperatly needed
current car
D8 406 estate 7 seater - will be keeping this one as long as possible, then on to another D9 Hdi estate for the additional 2 seats to go in

phew, that was a trip down memory lane

[steve_earwig]

You used to live in a telephone exchange?

Errrr, sort of - when the GPO (as it was then) wanted to make the TE bigger they bought the first house in Northfield Road (no. 2) but part of the planning permission was that they had to make a dwelling there, so they built a flat over the back entrance and rented it out cheap to employees. 23'x13' living room, two fairly big bedrooms... Hold on, where's street view? http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 3,,0,-4.27 It was a bit chilly in winter, so I used to block the bedroom windows there windows up with some 4" polystyrene. Across the road were a huge B&Q, a very good Indian takeaway and a massive Greek deli. Those were the days

Nice tidy looking BX's there (prefer the one on the right )

That'll be the mark 2, it came with a bit more adventurous body kit. I didn't think it was as well made though, and the wiring loom had a label on it that said "Made in Yugoslavia" which I thought was a bad sign

honda 50 several
BSA bantam 125 & 175
BSA C 15
Lambretta LI 125
BSA 250 starfire i think it was called
Suzuki TS 125
Suzuki 250 super six
Suzuki GT 380 & 550 ram air
Suzuki GT 750
Suzuki T500
Honda CD 175 x 2
Honda CB250
Honda CB 450
Honda CB 750
Kawasaki 350 & 500 triple
Kawasaki Z1 900
Triumph Terrier 150
Triumph 650 Bonneville 1968
Yamaha YS 250
Yamaha RD 350
Triumph 500 racing side car outfit converted for road use

Wow!That's something I never suspected - Puggy, you da man!!

[puggy]

Been a bit of a biker in me day steve