What Cars do people own?

I am most definatly a Honda Gal .... cars I own right now.

Honda NSX - sense of occasion everytime I drive this!
Honda CRX VTi (modified) - manic big grin fun
Honda CRX 1.6 16v (stripped - trackcar) - absolute hoon
Honda S800 - classic and cool
Lexus IS200 - daily hack
and boyfriend drives
Honda Insight - most technologically advanced car on the planet, delivers 80+ mpg and I think is very cool ...... but he is selling 'Bug'

I don't have enough garages though .... but they are all great cars (the Hondas) so I cannot bear to part with any of them.

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I don't have enough garages though

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If they aren't in the garage anyway, you might as well buy an S2000, just to round-out your collection.

In reverse order -

Renaut Megan
Mazda 323
Audi 80
Hundai Lantra
Audi 80
Audi 100
Opel rekord
Audi 100
Audi 100
Opel Kadet
Dauphin Gordini

Arye

Not a Jag it seems!

I went in the showroom today to have a chat about a new X-type 3.0 SE or S-Type 2.5 V6 SE, but nobody would talk to me ?

Perhaps I looked too scruffy?

DS

ITC - Air Liquide - The Best of..

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Originally posted by Dev B:
currently:
BMW 323Ci Convertible (W reg)

previously:
BMW 323i Tourer (p reg)
318i saloon (m reg)

next:
M3 coupe
Porsche Boxster

courtesy of a very good company car scheme!

ps. i've raced a scooby impreza turbo around knockhil and have known do a spot of karting - anyone up for a race?

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do you like paying tax?

- woody


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<i>woody</i>

Currently:

2002 BMW 325
1975 BMW 2002
1989 Isuzu Trooper
2001 Honda CRV
1958 MGA

Question. What does W reg, M reg, etc. mean?

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Originally posted by David Slater:
Not a Jag it seems!

I went in the showroom today to have a chat about a new X-type 3.0 SE or S-Type 2.5 V6 SE, but nobody would talk to me ?

Perhaps I looked too scruffy?

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Funny that - approx 5 years ago I had a similar experience at a local BMW dealership - ok, so I was wearing a worn pair of jeans and my beat-up leather jacket. They were not interested in me. I bought an XJR and returned one week later - funnily enough despite wearing the same clothes that time they were fawning all over me.

Regards

Mike

That's what makes buying a car online so great- eliminating the need to talk to slippery salespeople!

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Originally posted by TXTY:
Question. What does W reg, M reg, etc. mean?

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Txty

In the UK the age of a car can be determined by certain letter combinations (unless of course personalised plates are being used).

Regards

Mike

Originally posted by ejl:
BLT and Steve G.,

I'm stunned and impressed.
I'd be afraid to own a copy of any more than a handful of the cars on either of your lists for fear they'd put me in the poorhouse.

I've always especially associated the "f*ck reliability, I'll fix it myself" attitude with UK auto enthusiasts. (An attitude I admire from afar, btw.)

The Rally Cars have been the real killers as far as cost is concerned, £1000 per month in a bad year! The main reason for owning so many unreliable cars is that I like to drive something "interesting" and this usually seems to equate to unreliable. I can't be bothered with the hassle at the moment so I have new cars (apart from the rally car) and am a member of the Classic Car Club in Edinburgh (See Top Cat's posting near the start of this thread).

People with long memories may recall that I once asked the forum if three NAP500s were better than an audi TT. Well in the end I bought one NAP500 and the (2nd hand) TT.

It was stolen in June 2001, and subsequently the police have found it. In fact they found it more than two years later, a W reg TT which had acquired a new identity as an LG02 TT. IE some stupid git had bought it from a rip off merchant believeing it to be two years newer than it was (;-(

So if anyone is interested, the police currently have about £4.5million worth of recovered stolen cars in a car park in Chalk farm, waiting for ex-owners to identify them, including several TT roadsters previously nicked to order.

Perhaps the three NAP500s would have been a better (safer) bet.

Cheers,
Cliff

Hmm yes honestly officer, its definitely mine ;-)

Maybe too boring given the number of sports cars listed but.....

2003 VW Golf Mk4 GT Tdi 150bhp (total hoot, loads of torque, traction control etc and 50+ mpg)

2002 Fiat Punto Sport (Wife's car - nuff said !)

Love to own : Mercedes ML430 , Jag XK8, Porsche 911

I've got a friend who owns a Ferrari 328 and a Maserati 3200GT I like to live my car life through him

Regards
Clive

David

Do not feel badly if the staff at Jaguar ignored you, in fact, according to Jeremy Clarkson, you well may have been complimented.

JC has a theory that perspective Jaguar owners must pass the "7 M's" test when walking into a dealers showroom.

That is to say, they must be

Male

Middle aged

Middle classed

Managerial

Masonic

Magistrate

Miserable

Regards

Mick

Ahh Mick,

I only rate 2 or 3 out of 7, no wonder they wouldn't talk to me!

DS

The J C theory and Jag owners.

Just made it with 4 out of 7.

Cars owned in reverse order.

Jaguar XJ8 4.2 SE
Jaguar XJ8 4.0
BMW 530i
Jaguar 3.6
Audi
Audi
Rover 2000TC
Ford Escort
Mini Cooper
Fiat 500 in Aden
VW Beetle in Kenya
Hillman Minx

Regards,

Roger Poll.

Here is my short list!

1958 Austin seven (Mini)

ahh, 976MAE, my first car at 17. Floor starter. £25 well spent. I hope it is still on the road somewhere.....

Renault 4

Scrapped after losing rear axle on the M58...luckily it could only top out at 60.

Fiat 500

Spent summer at uni rebuilding this with friend. Test drive in snow. Got crushed by a bread van - had to be cut out by firemen. Could filt 6 foot 6 Geordies in with ease. Spent many a happy hour fondling peoples legs in back seat trying to find heater control.

Hillman Avenger

Auto. Nice car. Dull.

Mini Clubman estate

Used to carry my Hammond and Rhodes in this!

Fiat X1/9

I love these cars - the handling is wonderful. I'll get another if I ever get a garage.

(in a month or so.......) Toyota MR-2



Regards

Stephen

Here goes, cars owned in reverse order:

Eunos Roadster (1990) - current toy!
Volkswagen Golf GT TDI PD130 - current main car
Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC
Vauxhall Vectra 2.6CDi - company car
Ford Mondeo V6 - company car
Honda Accord 2.3SRi
Vauxhall Astra 2.0SRi
Toyota MR2 (Mk1)
Ford Fiesta XR2 - yes I was a Boy Racer!
Vauxhall Chevette

Out of all of these cars, the worst was the Vectra. I hated the thing, it was uncomfortable, thirsty and worst of all red! The MR2 was most fun to drive, but bad for the back. I'd say that out of all, the Volkswagen Golf is the best all-rounder I have had.

Stephen, I'm impressed - 1958 Austin seven (Mini) - you managed to get one before they were launched in 1959!

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Originally posted by BLT:
Stephen, I'm impressed - 1958 Austin seven (Mini) - you managed to get one before they were launched in 1959!

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Whoops! I got my birthyear and first car year mixed up!



It was of course a '59

I've just ordered a Toyota Mr-2 - and Alan, I've sold my X1/9.



Stephen

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Originally posted by Ultra Violet:
I am most definatly a Honda Gal .... cars I own right now.

Honda NSX - sense of occasion everytime I drive this!
Honda CRX VTi (modified) - manic big grin fun
Honda CRX 1.6 16v (stripped - trackcar) - absolute hoon
Honda S800 - classic and cool
Lexus IS200 - daily hack
and boyfriend drives
Honda Insight - most technologically advanced car on the planet, delivers 80+ mpg and I think is very cool ...... but he is selling 'Bug'

I don't have enough garages though .... but they are all great cars (the Hondas) so I cannot bear to part with any of them.

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Just added another to the collection ... and on ejl's advice - it's an S .... not the 2000 though!

1967 Honda S800 Coupe.

Hi all,

currently car:
Audi A3

Regards
Christian

Too many to list, but heres my current.

1982 BMW 323i Edition sport. 1 of 250 built
1988 Alpina B10. No 1 of 572 built

"Hi-fi is ok, but its nothing like the real thing..."

my current car:
BMW E36 323TI Compact

my car in 3 days:
BMW E46 325I Touring Top Sport Edition


Dani

Rover 214 - 1993 - excellent!

Best 'car' owned - Honda CBR600FX....