Ok, I've given up on the tarmac fairies ever completeing the plae for us to how our cars so I,ve driven my old ones off to photobucket. This is my Peugeot 104 owned from 82 to 86 and known to me and my friends as the Bean Can.
s809.photobucket.com/user/bromptonaut/library/Bean%20Can
What were the cars of your formative years?
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Ah, my first car was a Talbot Samba!!! LS model which I think meant it got headrests and rear wash wipe!
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The Bean Can was pretty much same car as the Samba. had headrests but no wash/wipe. The ZS had headrests but no rear wash/wipe. On this particular example the words 'Don't Follow me Follow Spurs' appeared whenever the rear window steamed up.
Bought it in Stanmore where THFC had strong support.
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My sister had a yellow Samba when she lived in Edinburgh and she eventually sold it. About a year later she moved to Porthcawl and her old Samba was in the next door's driveway!
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Here are most of my cars, missing photos of
Black Citroen ZX Estate P307CMO
White Peugeot 309 E230VHS
Black Polo Saloon D347PHS
s1112.photobucket.com/user/Bobbyg69/slideshow/Hamish%20the%20Hyundai/All%20the%20cars
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>>known to me and my friends as the Bean Can
I can see why too, an awful colour, in a pleasant sort of way, it makes me think of:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w8VsvJ40sM
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My first vehicle, without a roof, AND it was that colour wivva white soft top tinyurl.com/om5hdud
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1) Triumph Mayflower 1954
2) Triumph Roadster 1947
3) Landrover series II 1961
4) Landrover V8 1972
5) Volvo 240 1981
6) Triumph 2000 1964
7) Volvo 240 1993
8) Sabb 96 1974
9 Volvo 240 1992
10) Landrover IIA 1968
11) Triumph 2000 1967
Some of them overlapped, and I currently have the last three.
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>> s809.photobucket.com/user/bromptonaut/library/Bean%20Can
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Capital radio 194?
I still have an (unworn) tee shirt with that on!
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Nice Capri your neighbour had there, Brompt. Bet you were envious.
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>>Nice Capri your neighbour had there, Brompt. Bet you were envious.
It belonged to my housemate John and was, IIRC permanently off the road and anyway only a 1.6. My Pug was a 104ZS, an early warm hatch, getting 66BHP out of 1124cc, so had a better power/weight ratio, nearer that of a 2.0 Capri. No jealousy at all!!
John also owned the Transit Luton behind my car. He was a Jewish guy and in the rag trade - the van was his shop.
The lady at number 33, outside which my car is parked, was a widow and had been there more or less since the place was built. She found living next door to a multi-occupied house a bit of a trial. There were occasional exchanges over parking etc.
tinyurl.com/o47at6c
Ours was the house with the silver MPV in the drive. Judging by state of place it might still be be let out as bedsits.
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1. 1929 Riley 9 Monaco fabric bodied 4 door saloon
2. 1938 MG TC Tickford
3. 1953 Austin A30
4. 1956 Standard 10
5. 1958 Austin A35
6. 1953 Rover P4 75
7. 1946 Rover 16
8. 1962 Mini Estate
9. a variety of company cars from
Mini,Allegro 1300, Allegro 1500, Ford Granada 2.3, Morris Montego, Mercedes 260E, BMW316i, BMW318I
10. 1973 Triumph 2.5PI
11. 1983 Jaguar XJ6 3.2
12. 1988 Austin Montego Estate
13. 1989 BMW 320i
14. 1967 Lotus Elan S3 FHC
15. 1998 Audi A4 TDI (110)
16. 2002 Ford Fiesta 1600 Ghia
17. 2003 Toyota Yaris 4d4.. (Mrs Madf's car now)
18. 2012 Honda Jazz 1.4 CVT
Plus somewhere in the middle a 1965 Rover P4 110.., and GTM kit car and a MG 1300
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I hope this is of interest - ignore if not! I'll show how nerdy I am by remembering the registration numbers....
1955 Austin A50 - bought in 1968 OCE 340
1966 MG 1100 - my father gave me his car for my 21st birthday in 1969 LPA 566D
1971 MG 1300 - new from this one onwards - I've been lucky AOT 373J
1973 Austin Maxi PPE 127L
1975 Austin Maxi KPD 191P
1978 Chrysler Horizon DLH 767T (a mistake - should have had a Golf)
1980 Renault 20TS EAN 768V
1982 Renault 18GTX estate NTF 292X
1984 Renault 18GTX estate A738 CGM
1988 Renault Espace TXE F923 NMO
1994 Renault Safrane 2.2 L582 YWP
1998 Renault Laguna V6 R549 YWE
2001 VW Golf 1.9 TDI estate Y289 JYC
2004 Audi A4 2.5 TDI Avant RO 04 VTC
2006 Mercedes B200 CDI RO 06 OCM
2007 VW Golf 2.0 TDI estate RN 07 LDD (I hated the B-class)
2009 Skoda Octavia 2.0 TDI vRS estate OV 09 CFO
2011 Skoda Octavia 2.0 TSI vRS estate OY 11 NXE
2013 Skoda Octavia 2.0 TSI vRS estate (current)
Best loved - my first car, the A50, and the Audi, closely followed by the current Octavia. The Renaults were company cars - all reliable but depreciated savagely, and in 2001 I changed to a job with more salary but no car.
SWMBO has had about 15 cars since we were married in 1974, starting with a 1965 Mini Traveller, currently with the latest of five MINIs. In contrast we've lived in, but extended, the same house for nearly 40 years. At last we're intending to move this year, on retirement.
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>>Capital radio 194?
>I still have an (unworn) tee shirt with that on!
Up for offers?
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>> >>Capital radio 194?
>> >I still have an (unworn) tee shirt with that on!
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>> Up for offers?
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Perhaps.
Did you have an amount in mind?
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>>Did you have an amount in mind?
No, not really. Do you? My email address is in my profile.
I have very fond memories of the early days of Capital Radio - strangely, quite a lot of the jingles and adverts have stuck in my mind.
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Worthwhile use of the next 10 minutes of your life if you remember Capital from the 70s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKL-ea4dQUk
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Being an essex lad, This
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlagGjNGkzk
is the radio thats imbedded in my past. I remember sitting in my dads MG magnette Za at clacton was he flashed the headlights out to sea at the request of the DJ.
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>> Being an essex lad, This
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>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlagGjNGkzk
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>> is the radio thats imbedded in my past. I remember sitting in my dads MG
>> magnette Za at clacton was he flashed the headlights out to sea at the request
>> of the DJ.
Mrs B has similar memories of another pirate ship moored off Mersey/Southport.
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>>I still have an (unworn) tee shirt with that on!
>Up for offers?
I went for a meeting with my boss a few weeks ago. He gave me a couple of freebie polo shirts - promoting a product that was superceded in 2008 :-(
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The slogan 'Capital Radio 194' died a death in eighties when MW/MF frequencies were re-jigged based on 9kh channel separation and frequency/khz rather than wavelength/metres became the accepted designator.
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My brother had a lime green 104ZL (smaller engine than ZS) and he even had a Capital Radio sun strip on it like yours, Brompt.
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Peugeot 104 was a terrific little car, all models. One look at the engine made you smile contentedly.
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A few years ago I had a blat around local back roads in a 104 ZS belonging to an elderly friend - she was a bit afraid of it.
It took a week to wipe the grin off my face. SWMBO was following in our Accord coupe and couldn't keep up!
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My uncle had a red ZS, which he loved. I had an early saloon (4-door, no hatch) and only 954cc. Great little cars, though, and very fond memories!
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>> A few years ago I had a blat around local back roads in a 104
>> ZS belonging to an elderly friend - she was a bit afraid of it.
>> It took a week to wipe the grin off my face.
Mountain passes were good proving ground for leaving others behind, Honister or Llanberis for example. Engine ran like a sewing machine and was a chain cam job. Alloy plus wet liner construction meant that any overheating was going to be costly though. Add in a rad fan who's earth was exposed to corrosion and ££££.
IIRC quite a bit of the 104 carried forward into the 205. Had one of those as well, a 1.7 diesel. It too could be chucked about in lanes. A good pace required lots of gear changing to keep the motor in the 2-3k max torque band but it couldn't half progress on the back route from here to Banbury.
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>> Peugeot 104 was a terrific little car, all models. One look at the engine made
>> you smile contentedly.
Unless you had to work on it of course......
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Mrs A had a 104SL from 1978-83, only disposed of with arrival of third offspring. As you say Bromptonaut they were entertaining little cars and the five door version pretty practical. It was bought new so there was considerable thought given to colour and eventually she settled on the lime/yellow rather than the more restrained orange. Starting in damp weather and servicing...... now that can still bring on nightmares.
For the record the other alfalfa cars were, in order of ownership;
Triumph Herald 1965
MG TC 1947
Fiat 500 1964
Triumph Spitfire 1971
Renault 4 1971
Fiat 128 1972
Fiat128 Coupe 1973
Saab 99 Combi 1975
Peugeot 104SL 1978
Saab 900 1979
Alfasud 1982
Golf Diesel 1984
Peugeot 305 estate 1983
Peugeot 505 estate 1986
Isuzu Trooper 1991
Golf Diesel 1994
Saab 900 1996
Audi A4 estate 1997
Alfa 147 2001
Forester 2002
Golf Diesel 2005
Forester 2006
Forester 2012
Sorry it's a long list but it includes Mrs A's cars as well and often use and ownership swapped. The worst were the 305 estate and the 1996 Saab. The Golfs and Foresters have been models of reliability but the cars I would really want again would be the 1975 Saab, the Fiat 128 coupe and of course the Alfasud.
alfalfa
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I would like to have seen the drive operational too... I have images of around 50 of our cars inc some family ones like the first car I travelled in as a baby and the first decent car I drove after passing my test.
Enjoyed Bobby's bucket slide show... I've got an account so may do that.
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I don't think I have photos of any of my old motors (unless they got into shot on a photo taken of something else) but here they are:
1999 Fiat Punto 1.2 5 door (a coldly logical trade off between purchase price, cost to insure and practicality. Got this one because that's what the local FIAT garage had in my price range the day I went looking!)
2001 BMW 318i auto saloon (bought from FiL when offered it for the same trade in price he'd get for it)
2007 Subaru Legacy 2.0 auto (bought following a 48 hour loan and keen deal, sight unseen, on the BMW after an afternoon's tyre kicking just because I really really liked it)
Each replaced its predecessor, for no better reason than a good deal appeared at the right time. I can't see the Legacy going until it dies or big lazy petrols are taxed off the road.
In the same time, SWMBO has owned (so we've driven interchangably and I've maintained):
1992 Ford Fiesta 1.0
1994 Opel Vectra 1.6 GL saloon (MiL's car, bought for the sale price of the Fiesta)
2001 Renault Scenic 1.4 (Opel traded in due to leaking bulkhead and adopting two greyhounds)
2003 Renault Scenic 1.4 (2001 Scenic written off; nearly bought a Forester but logic said another Scenic would be cheaper to run)
1999 Subaru Forester 2.0 (non-turbo) (2nd Scenic t-boned in sudden ice and snow 6 months later, and written off. Saw this as a trade sale in local dealership the afternoon after the Scenic was crashed into and bought it on the spot.)
2003 Fiat Panda 1.2 (Traded in Forester when presnted with €2200 list of work to do and an insurance quote for an under 25 Au Pair.)
A Berlingo/Maxi Caddy/Doblo is on the cards to replace the Panda when it coughs. We've both been fond of both previous Fiats, so a Doblo is the front runner.
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Link updated with more recent cars added
BX Estate, Xantia and Berlingo - still got the last one.
s809.photobucket.com/user/bromptonaut/slideshow/Bean%20Can?sort=6
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Can you define the slideshow order with pbucket?
One of our BXs was a TZD estate in that dark met green. I always though it an excellent colour.
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>> Can you define the slideshow order with pbucket?
Took a bit of faffing but yes. Not 100% sure how I did it but I think moving the organise switch to On allowed me to drag/drop.
>> One of our BXs was a TZD estate in that dark met green. I always
>> though it an excellent colour.
Think ours was a TGD.
Bought in 1993 when first child came along as lifting heavy push chair out of a proper boot was doing both our backs in. In estate it could be stowed fore/aft and rolled in/out. It was then two years old and had previously been a fleet car with NHBRC.
Ran it until 2005, but as second car from Oct 2000 when we got the Xantia. Estimate for 05 MoT was £700 (including new steering rack) with message that rear suspension arm bearings were near limit and tin worm was finally taking hold. Sent it to scrappy and bought the Berlingo.
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There was no doubt a Xantia seemed more of a grown up car after the BX but we were very keen on the two TZD estates we owned. The green one did its head gasket big time after we'd taken a chance running it with coolant loss issues for a few more miles than it could manage. Mileage was around 249,600 at that point so it had done OK.
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"In estate it (pushchair) could be stowed fore/aft and rolled in/out."
Besides being easier to lift loads in and out, the other advantage of a flat load sill is they make good picnic tables with shelter from the weather under the rear hatch. Better again with a 12V socket in the bootspace for the coolbox :-)
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AC is that because you just saw the spare wheel looking back at you???
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OK, from memory ...
Morris Minor 1000 CGW330H
Hillman Hunter 1725 Auto
Peugeot 104 LGO821P
Peugeot 305
Renault 18 GTD Estate
VW Golf Mk 1 Diesel
Peugeot 205XS E46FLK - my first new car and first company car!
Citroen BX GTi F158OLY
Citroen ZX 1.9D
Citroen BX TZD Turbo Estate
VW Sharan TDI
Citroen Synergie TD
Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.9HDI
Citroen 2CV Bamboo (still got this one)
Mercedes C270 A/G CDI Estate
Mercedes E320 A/G CDI Estate
Mercedes C320 A/G CDI Estate
Mercedes E280 Sport CDI Estate
Ford S-Max Titanium TDCI
VW Transporter Kombi
VW Transporter Shuttle
At the same time for most of these, Mrs BB has had:
Vauxhall Astra C 1.3
Vauxhall Astra C GTE 16V
Peugeot 306 Cabriolet - lovely car.
Citroen ZX 1.9D
Mercedes CLK 240 Cabriolet
Mercedes CLK 200K Cabriolet
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My turn to remember, ok only goes back 14 years! With number plates
VW Golf 1.6 CL - F250 BHL
VW Jetta 1.3 LX - J648 XWA
VW Passat 1.8 GL - F82 HTN
Audi 80 1.8E - G317 NHL
Peugeot 306 1.6 LX - R257 ODU
Audi 80 2.0E - L548 NRF
Toyota Corolla 2.0D - L848 ECP
Mazda 626 2.0 GSI - R663 ORX
Mazda MX3 1.8 V6 - R378 KUB
Current 52 plate Mitsi Carisma 1.6
OMG 10 cars in 14 years - not one was scrapped when I parted company with them. According to DVLA from what I can gather all but the current and last one are still currently taxed.
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My full list chronologically (not yet found photos of all) is, with reason to change:
BMC Mini 1000 RPJ 753L 2/82-12/82 (got tired of noise/low performance and sold to a friend)
Peugeot 104ZS ANB 736T 12/82 - 7/86 (Mrs B on scene and thought she needed to drive daily into London)
Ausin Mini City LFC 668W 07/86 - 05/89 (needed something bigger/more modern/faster and I fancied a BX)
Citroen BX 16RS D128 KKR 05/89-04/93 (kids and need to accommodate prams and pushchairs)
Citroen BX 19TGD Estate 04/93-04/05 (Cost to MoT at 14yrs/120kmiles, scrapped and replaced by Berlingo)
Peugeot 205 XLD F158 NTM 05/97-10/00 (Second car to BX then traded for a new family car in place of BX)
Citroen Xantia X117 XPM 10/00-09/13 (Family car 2000- 2005 then station hack, to scrap 2013 - cost to MOT)
Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.9D 03/05-date (Family car 2005 to 13, current as my hack)
Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.6/115 09/13 - date (current family car)
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The format is the best I can do!
Not many periods when there have not been 3 or more cars on the drive!
Year of Acquisition ownership period Model & year Regn cc Mods/Notes
1965 24m 1948 Moris Minor MM NUG37 918 Very early, no water pump,single wiper, single dip headlight
1966 3 m BMW700 car Giftedto me, German regn, never ran, or used, given away.
1966 36m Bedford CA crewbus 1 Part share for holidays Went to Yugoslavia and back twice paid for itself by hiring to PO for Xmas post
1968 12m Bedford CA crewbus 2 Part share for holidays Went to Italy, paid for itself by hiring to PO for Xmas post
1967 24m Morris Minor Convertible MMM631 948
1968 6m Ford 8 or Y type? Gifted to me, failed to fix issues, gave away!
1968 24m Morris Minor series 2* 631 MMM 803/948/1500
1969 6m Riley 1.5 Went to Yugoslavia and back
1969 24m Morris Minor series 2* 1500cc Using 1.5 engine/gbox brakes suspension
1970 24m Triumph Herald 1200
1970 36m Hillman Imp 1965 998 Heavily modified ex sprint competition car
1971 12m Sunbeam Stilletto For spares
1972 3m +3m VW Beetle lhd 1200 Gifted by a departing American! Lent to brother and then returned to me
1972 24m Hillman Avenger 1 1500
1973 5 years Vauxhall Viva Van shared and lent out.
1974 12m Hillman Avenger 2 1600
1978 36m Renault 9 1400
1980 5 years Austin Maxi HL? 1750
1985 19years Volvo 240 Estate New! 2316cc
1985 2 years Mini 1275GT 'Cat C' and I rebuilt back end
1985 22years Mini Scamp Kit car
1991 3 years Ford Granada (co) First company car!
1994 2 years Vauxhall Carlton Estate (co)
1996 12 years Ford Fiesta new! P262 MMJ 1262 On retirement!
2001 24m Volvo 340 1400
2003 9 years Ford Fiesta Flight P702 EOD 1262
2003 current Triumph TR7 convertible
2004 24m Citroen BX Turbo Diesel 1.7
2005 24m Golf GTI Mk2 1.8 Cat D
2006 7 years Citroen Picasso 1.6 Hdi New
2011 current Citroen BX Diesel 1.9 Waiting for scrap
2008 current Panda 1.3 MJ Diesel (New)
2013 current Citroen Berlingo Hdi E Dream (New)
2013 current 1998 Seat Cordoba Estate 1.6 Spare! Daughters ex
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1990 facelifted Fiat Uno 45 Fire then a 1996 Peugeot 106 1.1 XL followed by current 2005 Skoda Fabia VRS.
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1978 VW Passat GLS
1972 Triumph 2000
1981 Renault 5 GTL
1976 Triumph 2500
1980 Rover 2600 SD1
1980 BL Princess 1700HLS
1980 Austin Maxi HL
1984 Datsun Laurel 2.4
1985 Vx Carlton 2200i
1987 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Pop Plus
1986 Nissan Laurel 2.4i
1986 Honda Prelude 1.8
1992 Citroen ZX 1.9D
1989 BMW 735i SE
1989 Nissan 300ZX Targa
2000 Honda Civic 1.8VTi
2006 Citroen C2 VTS
2005 Honda CRV 2.0 Sport
2008 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT
2009 Honda FRV 1.8
2010 Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2
2012 Suzuki Swift Sport 1.6
2001 Subaru Forester S-Turbo
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That's quite an eclectic list, how on earth did the Ford Fiesta 1.1 Pop Plus fit in there?
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1968 Morris 1100 Estate (Traveller ?)
1968 Cortina MK2
1975 Datsun 180B Estate
1970 Escort Mk1 1100 :-(
1972 Viva HC
1973 Allegro
1978 Maina 1.7 HL
1981 Metro 1.0L
1979 Mini 850
1980 Vauxhall Carlton Estate
1983 Renault 18 TX
1986 Maestro 1.3L
1988 Citroen BX 1.6RN
1993 Citroen ZX
1997 Megane 1.4e RN
2000 Citroen Xsara 1.4 Forte
2002 Renault Megane 1.6 Fidji
2005 Citroen Xsara Picasso
2009 Kia Ceed
2011 207 Sport
2013 308 HDIe Active
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and I have now discovered 3 cars missing from my oriignal list!
Lesson to be learnt about doing things at 23.00 and trusting your memory!
1971 24m Morris Minor 1000 1098
1977 18m Vauxhall Chevette Estate 1 (new) 1256
1979 4yr Vauxhall Chevette Estate 2 (new) 1256
I still wonder if I missed things out, some of the dates are a little suspect too, but I have tried to tie the ownership into life events.
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>> OK, from memory ...
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... and now a few I had forgotten!
Citroen C4 Coupe 1.6 HDI
Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 2.0 HDI - only lasted 3 months coz of severe back pain from seat!
Smart City Coupe Brabus
Porsche Boxster S
Porsche 911 (996)
and Mrs BB also had:
Citroen C8
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Hi there i now owe your first car the moggy cgw330h i done a radom plate look up on google which found this site would love to find out the history you had with her would be amazing and any storys you have 😀My email address is raddecorating@me.com hope you reply looking foward to hear from you cheers robbie.
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Includes cars primarily driven by Mrs F but with my name on the log book:
Nissan Micra 1.2 GS (F - new)
Rover 214 Si (J - new)
Rover 420 SLi (L)
Renault 19 16v (J)
Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX (L - first car as married man!)
Ford Mondeo V6 (N)
Nissan Micra 1.0 L? (L?)
Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS (L)
Honda Accord 2.0 SE(?) VTEC (V)
Toyota Yaris 1.0 GS (02)
SEAT Leon FR 2.0 TFSI (56 - new)
Mitsubishi Colt 1.3 CZ2 (07 - current)
Ford Focus Est 2.0 Ghia (Y)
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From 1960ish, from slightly dodgy memory (order may be wrong here and there):
late-1930s Fiat 4d pillarless saloon, 1.5 litre 6 cylinder
1948 Citroen L15, lhd, twin carbs
Citroen Bijou 425cc
R Type Bentley SS saloon
Citroen 602cc Dyane
Singer Vogue estate
VW 411 Variant
Morris Marina 1300 coupé
Renault 18 GTX estate
Skoda Estelle 120 GTsomethingorother saloon
Skoda Estelle 130 Rapid coupé
Skoda Estelle 136 Rapid coupé
Skoda Estelle 130 saloon
Peugeot 205 diesel
Ford Escort twin cam estate
Chrysler Cruiser 2 litre manual
OH yes, and in the US in 1973, a 1964 Plymouth 'slant six' midsize jalopy
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From an R Type Bentley SS saloon to a Citroen Dyane. Is this the greatest motoring leap of all time, in either direction? Can't envisage a much greater dichotomy. Makes my downgrade from a Mondeo estate to a SEAT Ibiza seem inconsequential.
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The Dyane was my only ever brand-new car and I hammered it mercilessly, shortening its useful life. But even driven like that it went four times as far as the R Type on a gallon, in town anyway.
I didn't see it as a downgrade or downsizing, even if it was.
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Running costs of the first probably lead to the second ;)
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Rover 100 1.5D
Citroen Xsara 1.9TD
Honda Accord 2.0
VW Passat TDI 130
BMW 120d Coupe
Vauxhall Insignia.
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>> Singer Vogue estate
One of Mrs B's rellies (cousin of her mother) has one of those as a 'classic'.
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Right. 1987 - present day. Joint ownership with Mrs included.
Ford Escort 1.1 Deluxe FUU 220J
FIAT 127 Sport RMB 821V
VW Beetle 1303 UWW 454N
FIAT Regata 70 B291 GVK
Citroen 2CV6 B499 GAN
MG Metro E646 WGC
Ford Orion 1.6L B591 JJM
Citroen GSA Special A604 YJH
Renault 9TS E537 GTF
Alfa 33 Green Cloverleaf F89 KLG
Peugeot 309 Look - H173 GMO
Volvo 360 2.0 GLS 3dr - BPA 942Y
Volvo 480ES G359 WPD
Alfa 33 - H566 DUD (how apt, it lasted less than a month)
Ford Mondeo estate 1.8LX - S678 LLM
Ford Escort 1.4LX R976 JDM
FIAT Marea 115ELX X228 FEU
MG Midget HRV 561N
SEAT Ibiza RX03 KNV
SEAT Ibiza RX03 KOV
VW Touran TDi S RE04 KMM
SEAT Toldeo 1.6 Stylance GL04 OMY
FIAT Ulysse M895 URX
Mazda 6 2.0 TS VF55 XXB
FIAT Stilo Multiwagon JTD YX05 OHK
VW Golf 1.9TDi SE auto - current not saying
SMART Roadster KV05 NDD
VW Touran 2.0 TDi SE DSG RJ58 YFD
Volvo 360 2.0 GLEi SE saloon D47 VCF
VW Galaxy 1.9TDI Ghia auto RV03 UPT
Renault Laguna 2.0dCi Dynamique BJ58 VBB
Mazda 6 estate 2.0 TS2 auto - current not saying
All numbers quoted from memory. The Mk1 Escort is currently somewhere on SORN.....it was an utter bag of nails when I'd finished with it. Actually, it was an utter bag of nails when I bought it.
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Got a bit carried away there with my VWs. The Galaxy was, natch, a Ford Galaxy.
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Small list as I keep cars for a long time.
Morris Marina Coupe
Austin Maxi
Morgan 4/4 (owned for 28 years)
Ford XR3i (very early one, handled like a go-cart)
Rover 214
Vauxhall Frontera Sport (bought new and not kept for long - very badly built)
Landrover Discovery
Morgan Super Sports Aero
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
I liked driving the Escort, but sold it when I got fed up with the attitudes of others. Never let out etc, whereas the Morgan three wheeler I got away with making my own lane in a stationary north circular!
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My list is shorter than most, and certainly a lot duller:
1989 Fiat Panda 1000Fire
1986 VW Polo C 1043cc
1990 Ford Fiesta 1100LX - my first five speeder I covered almost 60,000 miles in this
1995 Peugeot XRdt - my first and only diesel
2000 Ford Focus 1800 Ghia
2006 Skoda Octavia 2000Fsi Elegance - my first six speeder.
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My jalopies, including cars owned with my wife:
1980 Mini Clubman Estate NDF 464W
1982 Opel Kadett 1.3S ATJ 410X
1990 Ford Escort 1.3 Bonus G241 FBV
1988 Ford Sierra 1.8GL Estate E966 CUF
1992 Citroen ZX 1.9D Reflex K250 PFR
1988 Fiat Uno 1.0 FIRE E272 JHN
1987 Ford Granada 2.0 Ghia auto D317 DCK
1990 VW Golf 1.6 Umwelt G242 FCW
1993 Peugeot 405 1.6GL L543 TRW
1984 Peugeot 505 2.5GLD A350 GLV
1999 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0CDX W133 KWP
1997 Citroen Xantia 2.1TD SX R519 FWX
1996 Saab 9000 2.3CDE M900 OTS (N75 TFL)
2003 Renault Megane 1.6 Expression PE53 ZTK
2010 Fiat 500 1.2 Pop WR60 PNZ
The 500 is jointly owned by me and my wife so I don't currently have a car of my own. I may save my pennies next year and buy myself something slightly interesting, if I can justify the expense.
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Joys of the company car user
My motoring history - company provided unless otherwise noted
1978 Renault 16 TL
1978 Renault 16 TL (another one - wrote the first one off after 3 months.....)
1981 Cortina 1.6 L Estate - bought from leasing co in 1983 when I changed job
1983 Astra 1.3 Bought from parents in 1986
1988 Escort 1.6L Back to company cars, have never owned a car since
1990 Cavalier 1.6L
1993 Cavalier 1.8iL
1998 Vectra CD - first "posh" car
2002 Saab 93
2006 Saab 93
2010 BMW 3 series
2014 Golf GTD
and of course
1974 Commer Autosleeper bought from in laws 1988 still owned
Meanwhile Mrs C since we married in 1981 has had
1977 Polo bought 1981
1987 Golf bought 1988 passed on to no 1 son 2001
2001 Golf bought 2001 still going 112k miles later
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If you see this, Commerdriver, which of the last two do you prefer - 3-series or Golf?
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>> If you see this, Commerdriver, which of the last two do you prefer - 3-series or Golf?
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They both have their strong points the Golf is slightly quicker, the BMW is better on a long motorway run, main reason for changing to the Golf was downsizing a little & making a choice of a potential retirement car.
I like both cars, wife & daughter both prefer the Golf to drive, younger son likes the Golf but prefers the BMW to drive, fair enough since he bought it from the leasing company. Oldest son still reckons the second Saab was more pleasant to drive then either of them.
I must admit if Saab had stayed in business I would still have a Saab.
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Why would them being out of business stop you? I'm still considering throwing money at my lovely SAAB to keep it going.
www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201512049212396
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>> Why would them being out of business stop you?
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All my cars, as I said above, have been company cars, they just were not on the list by 2010.
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Yes, but you already have one. Saab and I parted in 2002 when I had to choose a new company car and Saab was no longer on the list - hence the Volvo. I considered moving to a 9-5 2.3t estate in 2005 but requirements changed and it wouldn't have worked out; in fact the S60 D5 turned out to be perfect for the long commute I took on.
But the 9-5 is a near-20yo design, and I wouldn't buy into that now - or still less into the 9-3 from the fully-GM period. If I go Saab again it will have to be a 900 Ruby as a practical toy.
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The Drive - BobbyG
