from 1987,when i passed my test i was car mad which was fuelled by being around them all through my apprenticeship to the current day,many years later.
god where do i start-
well my first car was a datsun 120y automatic-£150 and it did 109mph on the speedo!
from then it was a green mini that was absolutely rotten,then a blue mk2 escort 4 door with 205 tyres on the rear and a rev counter where the driver air vent was!!!
traded that in for a beige 1100 mk2 escort cos it was a 2 door which got wrote off by some old guy!
my first car bought with a loan(!)was in 1988 when i was 18,a black v reg truimph dolomite 1500 twin carb with all the sprint bits fitted(seats,wheels etc)cost me £750 and i thought i was god....but for some reason the shit thin wheel studs kept snapping-not good when thats what hold the wheel on
i then got my first proper ford-a p reg 1977,x-pack mk2 escort 1600 sport.put a 2.0 in from the scrappy,new cage and painted it with grey primer.

got banned via a points tot up for 3 months-nightmare-had to walk everywhere or get lifts.sold the escort and with my works xmas bonus added to it i bought a 3.0s capri,but had to wait for 2 weeks for my ban to end.

anyway i could go on all night(and next day),but that was my first few cars from the late 80's to early 90's

 

1984 1100 Escort - cracked 100mph once
1987 Rover 216 efi Vanden Plas - quick car at 17, lack of weight with half the floor rusted away I guess
1986 1.6 gls cavalier - nice car.
1990 2.0 cdi cavalier - lovely car at 18.
1992 2.0 gli cavalier - red.
1994 V6 cdx cavalier - sounded awesome
1994 Calibra Turbo - went well at 1.5 bar
1995 Bmw M3 - first proper car

 

1982 Alfa Sud and LWB Landrover then Golf GTI then telegraph pole at 90mph
1983 Chevette fitted with Fiat twink then bought a 2.6HS
1984 Still had HS but got a Nissan shitbox 4 door straight 6 engined contraption for going to Uni in
1985 1600 mk2 Sport then mk2 RS2000 then barrel role followed by a Cooper S
1986 1st brand new car an XR4X4 but wished I got an RST

 

opal ascona-with manta gte running gear
audi 80 sport,
vauhall cavalier 1.7d
ford granada salloon 2ltr lx
vauhall astra with cav sri engne
escort mk6 1.6 lx
ford scorpio cosworth
nissan primera sri

 

2006-white mk1 nova
2006-red sri nova
2006-bmw 316 (old shape)
2007-escort mk4 popular (red)
2007-1.4 polo
2007-escort mk4 bonus turbo(green)
2007-silver corsa club (still own)
2008-silver mk4 bonus 90 (still own)

only 18 now!

 

2 Sappy Cossies, a mega mk3 Fiesta Turbo rep, and now my Mk4 Golf, not bad seeing am only 18 next month.

 

2 cossies and your only 17!

 

1985 MK1 1100 in red £50 what a rust bucket.
1987 MK2 1300 GL 4 door auto, ended up after 4 years as a 2.1 pinto 1600 sport look a like.


cannot be bothered with thehundreds of cars after

 

Yep, thats how we roll.

I had my first one at 15, then broke that then had another MINT 1 owner car i bought with my mate last summer to make money on.

 

mk2 escort 1.3 ghia
mk2 escort 1.6 sport with forrest arches and half cage
mk3 capri 2.0s
1973 audi 80 1.3
mini 1100 special
mk1 granada 3.0 gl
mk3 capri 3.0s
mk2 granada 2.8i ghia x
mk3 granada 2.8i ghia
mk 2 cav sri x2
sierra 4x4 gls tt
e34 bmw 540i auto
cavalier turbo
e36 bmw m3 evo

bryan

 

well were doo i start was banned at 17 for being stupid on a motocross bike , so at the age off 18 i passed me test and gpt
1. nova sr
2.orion ghia
3astra gte
4. rs turbo s1
5.rs turbo s1
all these at the age off 18 , turned 19 and got

6. saph cosworth
AND THATS WERE IT ALL BEGINNS FOR ME

now ive had more cars than i can remember , only actual number off a certain model off car i have had is 55 cosworths ,

now im neally 31 and have gone onto powerbikes lets see how many off them i can get

p.s still have a focus rs aswell , and a clio 172 sport too muck about in

 

They see Shorty rollin, they hatin

 

1991 at the age of 16 i had a mini
1992 passed test had a mk3 4dr escort
then i had a metro
then a mk2 escort
then an xr3i
then a mk1 XR2
then a mk2 XR2
then a escort mk4 cabriolet
then an XR2i
then a fiesta Si
then a escort mk5 cabriolet
then a fiesta rs turbo

to what i have now a MK4 golf GT TDi

 

[quote="Nash"]
Ayeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Bitch got an attidude.

 

Passed my test 6 weeks after my 17th birthday, August 1987

Renault 14 GTL bought that for £150 did it up & sold it before i was 17 !
In 1987, Fiesta 1.1 Ghia S reg was 1st car on the road for me,then the list below,normally changed my cars every six months or so in the old days
Alfa Sud 1.5Ti 1979
Alfa Sud Sprint veloce 1.7 1981
BMW 320 E21 1980
Alfa Sud sprint 1.3 1978
BMW 323i E21 1978
Porsche 914 1.7 LHD 1971
BMW 323i E21 1981
Capri 2.8i 1984
BMW E28 528i 1983
Capri 2.8i 1983
Sierra XR4i 1984
Vauxhall Cavalier coupe 1980
XR3i 1984
Capri 2.8i 1984
XR4i 1984
Escort RS turbo 1987 Series 2
Escort RS turbo 1990
Sapphire Cosworth 2wd 1988, I'm upto 1995 now
Escort RS turbo 1990 had this for 2 weeks,was shit after used to a cossie for the last yr
Sapphire 4x4 Cossie
Cavalier GSI 2000 16v whilst i was skint recovering from the cost of cossie ownership
Escort RS2000 4x4 1995 model
BMW E36 325i 1993
BMW M3 E36 1993
Sierra Cosworth 3dr 1986
Volvo 850R 1996
Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 1991

After all that i currently have a Volvo V70R manual 03 plate & a E36 M3 Evo 1998 S plate, i tend to keep my cars for longer these days as it costs far too much to keep chopping & changing, out of all that lot one of my favourite cars was the E28 528i,was a manual one with Recaro type seats & fully loaded i was only 20yrs old & thought it was great

Probably have missed 1 or 2

Simon.

 

1.1 MK2 Escort (converted to 1.6)
Cortina Mk4
Cortina MK5
Capri 1.6s
Capri 2.0 laser
Capri 2.8i
Sierra 2.0is

my first few.. all fords

 

Fiesta Pop Plus - 957cc beast
Skoda Estelle - Yes really, has daft engine and black flames painted down sides/bonnet
Audi GT - Nice car, rolled it.
Granada 2.8i - Bought when I worked on Revs. Abandoned it in Peterborough
BMW 325i E30 - Money pit
Golf GTi - Awesome car, would love another

Then a years ban knocked me off the 'car ladder'

Mondeo 2.0LX estate - Nasty nasty nasty £500 snotter
Escort 1.8Si estate - Worthy but dull car, depreciated £60 in two years
Mondeo ST200 estate - currently have, love it.


Not a particularly amazing list, but thankfully work has provided me with a lot of incredible drives over the last 11 years.

 

1979 mk 2 escort 1.6 ghia
1985 generation 3 toyota celica with ford cosworth conversion
1991 bmw e30 touring with ford cosworth conversion
next.....
alfa 155 with ford cosworth conversion......

 

mk 1 nova 1.2 3 dr
mk 1 nova 1.2 5 dr
mk 2 astra 1.3 5 dr
mk 2 golf gti 5 dr
rover 214 sei (leather and p/s) 5 dr
merc 190e cosworth
fiesta xr2i 1.8 zetec
orion 1.6 ghia mk 5
granada 2.9 auto mk 3
mondeo 2.0 ghia mk 1 4 dr
granada 2.9 cosworth
pug 306 1.9 d 3 door
transit swb 2.5 d mk 3
sierra estate 2.0t yb (still got)
cavilier 1.7 td mk 3
sierra xr4i 2.8
shogun 2.5 td lwb mk 3 (still got)
mondeo 1.8 estate mk 1
transit swb 2.5 d mk 3 (still got)
cavilier 1.6 mk 3 (still got)

and a few more i've for got to mention or just haven't like a metro.

 

Passed test aged 18 in 1996

1989 1.1 Ford Fiesta - XR2 replica - 09/96 - 03/97
1987 1.6I Orion Ghia - 03/97 - 05/97
1989 Astra GTE 16 valve - 05/97 - 11/97
1991 Series two RS turbo - 11/97 - 10/99

Had loads since then.

 

How the fuck could you afford to buy a cossie when you were only 15 !!!!!!


When i was 15 it took me about a year of doing odd jobs to get together the money to buy my first bike which was a Honda MB-50 that cost me £90 !!!!!

 

[quote="topaz"]1.1 MK2 Escort (converted to 1.6)
Cortina Mk4
Cortina MK5
Capri 1.6s
Capri 2.0 laser
Capri 2.8i
Sierra 2.0is




Loved these old things and had a few of them in my time.

Over the years i've had prob well over 400 cars as my younger brother used to keep track of every car i bought and who i sold it to and at the last count prob somewhere around 1997 or so it was at 340 and have had quite a few since then !!!!!

First car i had on the road was a 1978 1.1 Fiesta that i bought with a fucked engine and it was rotten !!!! Repaired it and put it on the road and thought i was uber cool as fitted the rev counter dash from a Ghia model to it !!! This was way back in the days when most cars didn't have rev counters !!!!

Have had far to many cars to list them all, Mk1 XR2's, Mk2 Escort 1600 Sport's, BMW 323i, BMW 732i, Fiat 132 Super Mirafiori, Sunbeam Ti, XR3 and XR3i's, Quite a few XR4x4's, 3dr Cossie, Saph Cossie 4x4, Escort Cossie, FRS, ST220.

And now i drive a 1996 Golf TDi thats done 220k !!!!!!!!!!

 

72 Hillman Imp - scrapped
04 Ford Fiesta - still own, it is my toy looks worse for wear at the mo
89 Vauxhall Nova - scrapped
68 Hillman Imp - still own, it is my other toy and will get worked on after Fiesta is finnished
93 Vauxhall Corsa - my daily runner

That my list all owned in the last 4 years.

 

He`s a hard worker and a good businessman.....

And i did give him a tiny bit of help too..

 

i see your location is liverpool, were they bought or stolen!!!

jokes

any pics of them

 

Coont...

Fezzy turbo rep....







Shorty`s first cossie...



And the only pic i can find of his stunning one owner saffy....



Think sticky has some better ones.....

 

first car around 1991(17) was a modded and mint Renault 5 gordini turbo
then 6 months later i got a mint MK2 black RS2000 lowered on brooklands rims etc ,whilst owning that i got a mint black with silver striped (and matching trim)mk 1 fiesta supersport(lowered and on Yoko 50's(quite new at the time..lol) polished and painted orig rims,quad cibies etc) and whilst owning those other 2 fords i also brought a mint series one RS turbo which had a 1.9 fitted later on.......oh the good old days....

oh and ALL were insured and used on the road....what i paid back then for insurance cover still makes me cry

 

Now i understand, your son is he ??

 

Sure is fella......

I`m very proud of him,he has worked hard to get himself somewhere.....unlike a lot of kids around here who hang around street corners aimlessly and get into drugs etc..

 

Makes a pleasant change to hear someone taking a different path than the norm these days, seems all to easy to get drawn into a life of drugs and depression etc. Thankfully we dont have that where i live and my son has turned out really well, saved his money from an early age, took a job at the weekends and has now left school and started an apprenticeship to be a plumber, bought and paid for his own car and pays for his own insurance, the way it should be really. Have to help them out along the way a wee bit but great satisfaction to see them making something of themselves.


Off topic again but re the TDC marks on my Audi again !!!! The inspection hole in the bellhousing, there is no marks as such to line up on it, there are 2 marks on the flywheel, a 0 and also about 3 or 4 teeth further on there is a mark like a 1, take it i line up the 0 as being TDC ??? And does it just line up with the edge of the inspection hole, sort of just before the mark cant be seen if you know what i mean !!!!

 

Nice to hear it mate...... he`s made a good decision getting a decent trade behind him...

On the Audi subject,i will have a mooch at Sticker Pauls later and see how everything lines up... may be able to get a pic of the TDC mark at the bellhousing.

Will have a look if i have any Audi technical sheets too...

 

Passed my test in 97,
First Car - 1983 Nova 1.2 SR lookalike.

1984 Mk1 Astra GTE (which was my dream car from about 15)

1986 Mk2 Golf Gti with Turbo Technics conversion. Purchased stolen/recovered from a scrap yard! Quick tidy up and it was around 190bhp (doesn't sound much now!)

1987 Mk2 Xr2 - Pig to start in the mornings.

1989 AX GT - ate starter motors.

1991 Mk2 Astra GTE - only 8v though

1991 Fiesta Turbo - Money pit

1991 Sierra Sapphire Cosworth - Ringer

Now have a MK3 Golf gti 16v and The S1.

 

1976 Mk 2 Escort 1.3 wih Mexico engine and X-Pack bodykit
1977 VW Sirocco Mk 1 - standard except the dents where I crashed it!
1980 Mk 2 Escort 1.6 Ghia
1983 Cavalier SRi
1986 Eagle RV (kit-car)
1983 Sierra XR4i
1983 Mk 3 Escort 1.3L (inherited from an uncle who died)
1989 Sierra 2.9 GLS 4x4 (with XR interior and bumpers)
1998 Mk 6 Escort (still got)
1983 Sierra XR4i
1985 Sierra XR4i
1984 Sierra XR4i (paintshop still has this one)
1989 Sierra XR4x4 (still got)
1991 Sierra XR4x4 (still got - see below)
Unregistered XR4i (with the mechanical bits from the car above) (Still got)
2004 Focus 1.6 Edge (still got)
2006 Vectra 1.9 CDTi SRi estate (still got)

Company cars are a whole different story:
X reg Cortina 1.6L
B reg Rover 213
E reg Mk 4 Escort 1.4 Ghia
D reg Sierra 2.0 GL
E reg Fiat Regatta 85S (actually kind of good, but UGLY as)
F reg Orion 1.6GL
H reg Fiat Tempra 1.8ie SX
H reg Orion 1.3 LX (shit!)
H reg Sierra 1.8 LX

Then I moved into vehicle leasing for 10 years where i typically got a new car every 10-15 thousand miles (usually about every 3 months), so just to many to list, but mainly high spec Vauxhall Vectras and 7 or 8 Omega models, including 2.5 CDX saloon, 3.0 Elite estate.
The list also included a couple of Volvo S60 saloons and a 3.0 Alfa Romeo 166 which was stunning!

 

I've been driving for 14 years and I've actually only ever owned 5 cars which is bugger all compared to you lot!!!

Orion 1.6i
Series 2 RST
Escort Cosworth
VW Passat and M3 CSL both of which I currenlty own.

 

1st 1957 E93A Ford Popular
2nd 1958 100E Ford Prefect
3rd 1960 Mini 850
4th 1964 supercharged Healey (My first Modded car)
5th 19?? TR3 sports
6th 1967 supercharged Austin 1300GT
7th 1967 supercharged & highly modified 1275 's' (My first fast car by the standards of the day).

Counting up, my present car is my 85th since 1962, I usually have 3 cars at any one time.

 

1. 1977 Ford fiesta 950L.. PML812R in signal yellow..
2.1987 Ford Escort 1.4lx.. E492NMF in rosso red.
3. 1989 ford fiesta xr2.. F423TPD.. in caspian blue
4. 1999 Citroen Saxo.. V683HHK.. gold
5. 1988 Ford EScort RS Turbo F139 PVW,, diamond white..

my first few cars from 1995 to 2002..

too many after that...

 

1st 1984 XR31
2nd 1984 RS1600I
3rd 1984 Metro turbo
4th 1985 XR2
5th 1985 R5 GT turbo
6th 1986 Galant VR4
7th 1987 Nissan lepoard
8th 1989 RS500
9th 1990 MX5
10th 1992 Escort cos,
Some cars will be missing as I am getting old and forget , I started driving in 84.

Mark

 

some great replies on this.......

ive also had;
virtually every e30/e36 bmw including both m3 varaints.also some cool 325i sport e30's.635csi
audi 80 sport,quattro turbo(x3),a6 twin turbo.
a couple of saxo vtr's
every ford-series 1 and 2 turbo,xr2 mk1/2,xr2i,rs1800,fiesta turbo,cossie sapp(about 40),3 door(about 10),escos,(5),granada cosworth,focus rs.
pug 205 gti,1.6/1.9,309 gti,306 xsi,gti6.406 mi16.
vaux astra gte m1/2 16v,cav sri 130,cav gsi,cav turbo,astra gsi,nova gte,sr.
vw golf gti mk1/2/3/4.all variants.corrado vr6/g60,1.8. beetle(x2)
nissan sunny gtir,sylvia turbo,bluebird turbo,

and one that always sticks in my memory-mitsibushi starion turbo 2.0 wide body.

there is loads more,but my head hurts.

 

2001 Mini 40th Edition (Still Got)
1992 Mini 1000 (Sold to a mate)
1992 Fiesta Popular Plus (Still Got)

 

passed my test in 2002

1. Renault Clio 1.4 K reg
2. Nova Sr H reg
3. Clio 18.16v N Reg
4. 106 Gti S Reg
5. S1 RS Turbo C Reg (touchy subject, the apple of my eye).
6. Fiesta RS Turbo (Broke)
7. S2 88 Spec RST (Broke)
8. Monte Carlo Cosworth (still own)
7. Sierra Cosworth (Broke)
8. MK3 Xr3i
9. S2 RS Turbo
10. Rs1600i Trbo (still own)

missing a few cars ive bought and sold, and a few ive broke