past cars??

[stonesie]

It's ok, farmer takes his combine harvester over it so a car should be ok

[e301988325i]

1) Peugeot 205 gld, 1.8 non turbo D, 200K miles, 60bhp,
2) Renault 19, 16v phase 1, 137bhp, overssteered more than my E30!
3)Peugeot 205 stdt, 1.8 TD, gti brakes, suspension, bodykit, 80bhp,
4) Peugeot 405 dt, 1.9 TD, 90bhp,
5) BMW E36 325tds se saloon, 143bhp,
6) E30 325i, current money pit
7) Peugeot 306 hdi estate, 90bhp , worst of the lot by some margin,
BMW E36 325tds se touring, current family car

The most I had at once was, 2,3,4,5 and the Mrs' 106 quicksilver and that shiny heap was on a similar par to the 306 hdi

[Cook318IS]

Jesus everybody has a massive list
this is before my current m50'd e30:

First car - pug 106 1.1 zest
Second car - E30 318iS

My 106 was pretty much mint, very low milage too. Then the bloke i sold it to has smash it up several times and the car now looks an absolute state.

[Alex]

1983 - 318i - Scrapped
1986 - 316 - Sold then scrapped 2 year later
1991 - 316i - Past my test here, sold after 2 weeks
1997 - 1.0 12v corsa
1991 - 318is - current car had for 15 month now

[oakey]

Vauxhall Astra Merit

Honda crx SiR. Loved that until I smashed it to bits

D99 OUD tech1 sport


'84 190E.


D43 GYP Still got it


E34 540i Auto


E39 540i manual, current daily


Had a few others that I've had briefly and broken or sold but not driven really. Couple of 316i's and mk11 golfs

[harry_p]

d43 is a lovely looking thing. don't think i've ever seen a photo of it before

[luxy]

Interesting thread, we probably all wish we'd kept some of our previous motors. can't remember all mine but here's a list of the ones i do
1968 1725cc Sunbeam rapier (sold)
1971 1725cc Sunbeam rapier (wrote off)
1973 1600cc Toyota celica gt (sold but really should'nt have!)
1978 1900cc Opel manta sr (sold)
1981 1397cc Renault 5 gordini (sold)
1977 1600cc mk2 escort sport (sold)
1977 2000cc Lancia HPE (sold - rusty)
1980 2000cc Fiat mirafiori sport (sold - again what was i thinking!)
1984 2000cc Opel manta gte coupe (billys etc - sold)
1986 2000cc Opel Manta gte coupe (not as good as first 1)
1984 1500cc Alfa sud cloverleaf (sold)
1988 2200cc Audi 80 Quattro (not so good -sold)
1989 2000cc MG maestro (quick but rubbish - sold)
1990 1900cc Citroen bx gti (sold)
1984 Vw scirrocco gti (good car -sold)
1986 1800cc Opel manta (sold)
1989 1360cc Pug 205 xs (sold)
1990 1800cc Vauxhall Cavalier sri (sold)
1998 1800cc Vauxhall Astra sport (in name only! sold)
2000 1600cc Ford fiesta ( far better than Astra, sold)
1990 1360cc Pug 205 xs (great little car - gave to a mate)
1992 1360cc 106xsi (sold)
1998 2000cc 306 xsi (sold)
1998 1600cc 106 xs (sold)
1998 1700cc Fiesta (fitted a puma engine, koni's etc, good car still got)
1990 1800cc BMW318is (still got)
It's a difficult thing to remember back, without putting on your rose coloured specs, but for me at least there is something about the 'is' that captures what the old Celica, Mirafiori and Manta's had and that's why i like it!
Luxy

[Steve]

1982 vauxhall chevette hs
1982 ford sierra
1989 BMW 325I SE (still own)
1986 BMW 316 (318 carb)
1992 BMW 520i (M50)
2004 PUG 206 1.1 (my daily)

And far too many E30 to list most were ready to be weighed in but I just enjoy driving them

[jaistanley]

1980 Ford Fiesta MK1 1.1 L (awesome car)
1994 Ford Fiesta MK4 1.3 (mediocre piece of cack - good on fuel)
1995 Ford Escort MK5 1.6 carb (woeful, horrendous POS - VERY nice stereo)
1991 Pug 205 1.9 GTi (fantastic car)
1989 Golf MK2 1.816v (then later 2.016v) (I lived in this car and did everything to it - Missed)
1991 318iS (did loads to it except rust proof it - mistake)
1988 325iSE (current, and now basically a ZMCoupé re-shelled into an E30)

Plus one or two more runarrounds that didn;t last very long at all.

[Farbbm]

Mine are as follows :-

85 Austin Maestro 1.6L
89 Citroen BX 1.4E
90 E34 BMW 518i
93 E36 BMW 318i
97 E36 BMW 318is
01 E46 BMW 325ci Convertible
94 Vauxhall Cavalier GLS 1.7td
04 E46 BMW M3
96 Ford Mondeo LX 2.0
03 E39 BMW 525d Sport
01 Ford Focus Ghia 1.6
05 E60 BMW 525d Msport
04 VW Golf Match
87 E30 BMW 325i Sport

The final 3 are all still with me.

[Nath325i]

My list is tiny in comparison to most
passed test in 2003
1994 mk fiesta 1.1 lx 5door
2000 mk 5 fiesta zetec ( very fun car, esecially when your 18)
had a 2001 astra 1.7 diesel estatef or a month after the zetec s got wrote off....(don't ask)
2002 e46 320ci ( not a bad motor for a 21 year old at tohave at the time)
2002 e46 330ci sport

and of course got my tech 1 thats slowly being brought back to life

[clarko74]

I've only owned three cars and two of them have been e30s. My first car was a 1985 Land Rover 90, fantastic machine, I'd love another landy.

[Ziggy]

VW Polo Coupe (1043cc dontchaknow) was my first car
Triumph Spitfire 1500
Couple of Capris - a 2.8i immediately prior to my first E30
E30 320i
E30 325i cab (still got)
VW Caddy
Volvo 740 turdo
Couple of E34s and an E36

[maf260]

Might be missing a few, but what I can remember:

1973 Morris Marina 1.8 coupe (I was 15)
1974 Ford Escort MK1 estate (started life as a standard 1.3 and ended up with uprated suspension & brakes to help the 1.7 crossflow on twin 40s!)
1985 Ford Fiesta 1.1 (company car, written off after 5 days)
1986 Ford Escort 1.3
1976 Opel Manta SR (finished up with a Peter Maiden rally engine on twin 45s, uprated suspension & brakes)
1978 Fiat 127 Sport (the most fun I had with 1050cc)
1976 Ford Escort MK2 (built into a tarmac stage rally car with tons of modifications and go faster bits)
1987 Renault 5 GTX
1989 Renault 5 GT Turbo MK2 (company car when 21 years old, guess how I drove it!)
1981 Fiat 127 1300GT
1987 Vauxhall Astra SRi
1987 Vauxhall Nova SR
1985 VW Passat TDi estate (interim car bought for peanuts, incredible mid-range acceleration)
1991 Mazda 323 GT
1992 Toyota MR2
1975 Triumph TR7 V8
1985 Rover SD1 V8 (engine replacement donor for above)
1993 VW Corrado 16v (gutless rubbish)
1997 Alfa Romeo 155 Twinspark Special
2000 Alfa Romeo 156 Selespeed (with all the gearbox acutator problems and massive warranty claims!)
2000 Range Rover 4.6 Vogue
2001 Subaru Impreza WRX sport wagon (one of the first 'new age' in the UK)
1980 Triumph TR7 4.0 V8 (lots of mods, mental acceleration, the only car I've ever made money on!)
2003 Alfa Romeo 147 Selespeed (no gearbox problems this time)
2003 Porsche 996 C4S (bored me to tears)
2005 BMW M3 CSL
2006 Mitsubishi Shogun Warrior LWB
2002 Maserati 3200GT
2007 Range Rover Supercharged (4mpg once!)
1987 BMW 325i convertible
2005 Aston Martin DB9 (rubbish, always breaking down)
2007 Maserati Gransport

[mce30]

1986 Mazda 323 BF 1,6 (sold)
1987 Fiat uno Turbo i.e (sold)
1991 Ford Orion 1,6i (sold)
1987 Bmw e30 320i (Still got)
1989 Bmw e30 320i (Scraped/partscar)
Ohh and my Seat 127 0,9 1976 (fiat 127) im working on.

[Alex]

2003 Porsche 996 C4S (bored me to tears)
2005 BMW M3 CSL
2006 Mitsubishi Shogun Warrior LWB
2002 Maserati 3200GT
2007 Range Rover Supercharged (4mpg once!)
1987 BMW 325i convertible
2005 Aston Martin DB9 (rubbish, always breaking down)
2007 Maserati Gransport

What the hell were you thinking a 20 year old bmw amongst that lot

[maf260]

Always liked them and just decided to buy one. First convertible I've ever had and I enjoy driving it way more than I thought. It often gets more attention than some of the more exotic machinery I own!

[Alex]

Always liked them and just decided to buy one. First convertible I've ever had and I enjoy driving it way more than I thought. It often gets more attention than some of the more exotic machinery I own!

[XRMike]

Current cars

Fiesta Rs Turbo, had this a while, so much fun for little money. I give it so much abuse its unreal! Just have to keep changing the gearbox's as the gears move on the mainshaft

Fiesta MK3.5 Diesel. I fitted an Escort TDi engine, upped the fuel delivery on boost and off boost, boost pressure peaks at 23 psi and holds 21psi on standard engine (gotta love Diesels!), large FMIC, steel piping with silicone ends, full new rebuilt suspension, RST bodykit, RS2000 front brakes so much more to list. Ive built it as a torquey track car on a budget. I love this car, my only project car that I have finished. Awaiting electric lift pump and injector nozzles enlarging for more power. 900 kg car with so much torque!

E30 325i Se. Got it for £200 from my G/F's uncle

E30 318i. Awaiting M50B25 when I get round to it

E28 525e. My runaround, fitted with 3.64 diff, centre box removed and drilled airbox, soo much fun!

Past cars in order:

1.1 1988 Fiesta, too rusty so I scrapped it.

1.0 1988 Metro, loved it, had 55k and handled amazing! scrapped it as i grew out of it.

1.1 1990 Fiesta, bought it for spares.

1.1 1992 Fiesta, fitted new engine into it and used it for a year.

1.0 1988 Mini, was ment to be a project but lost interest.

1.25 2004 Fiesta, had this for a while, got bored so sold it on.

1.6 1990 XR2i, loved it, fitted a 2.0 zetec into it, was a flyer! broke it up for spares and scrapped it.

1.6 1991 XR2i, wanted to restore it, couldn't be bothered, sold it.

1.0 1984 Fiesta Convertible, only approx 25 made, started to restore it, sold it.

1.2 1998 Renault clio, got it in a swap but sold it straight on, was nippy and good on fuel, handled crap tho!

1.6 1990 Honda crx, power above 6000 rpm, no thanks! swapped it for a fiesta SI
1.6 1995 Fiesta SI, used for a bit, sold to a mate.

0.49 2007 chinese moped, paid £220, used for 2 weeks, was rather fun in the warm weather, changed the clutch weights for lighter ones and tweaked the carb, sold it on for £20 profit!

[StuBeeDoo]

1966 Vauxhall Viva HA
1975 Hillman Avenger 1.6GL estate
1973 Hillman Avenger Tiger
1980 Talbot Avenger 1.6GLS estate
1975 VW Polo 900
1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
1981 Cortina 2.0GL
1987 Vauxhall Belmont SRi
1988 Renault Extra van
1994 Cavalier 1.7TD
1996 Proton Persona 1.5GL
1988 Orion 1.6i Ghia
1990 Orion 1.6i Ghia

[magpie]

i've owned many cars but only a few have i still wanted to insure for more than 1 yr without replacing.

1.saff cozzy 4x4
2.rstv mk111 eccy van i converted to mk1v front end with series 2 rst conv [rapid]
3.BDA mk11 2dr escort.


and of course my current e30 is

[Felix79]

For me

2002 - E30 318i 2 door white M10 engine
2004 - E30 320i 2 door white M20 engine
2005 - Calibra 2lt 8valve Green SE1
2006 - Mazda MX5 V-Special Black 1.6
2007- Calibra 2lt 16v Redtop Purple
2008- E30 325 Cab White M20 engine
2008- E30 Alpina C2 2.5 Silver
2009 -Ford Puma 1.7 zetech Gun meatle silver

My fav's out of the lot would be the 318i , Puma and obviously the Alpina.

[retro-chic]

in the last 17 years ive owned
X reg 1.3s mk1 astra (most reliable always passed MOT)
C reg 1.3 mk 2 astra
E reg mk2 astra GTE 8v(loved it, not fastest, but very tidy)
J reg mk3 astra SRI
G reg mk2 astra GTE 16v(biggest heap, cost me a fortune to fix)
L reg calibra SE2 (believe it ir not, head turner, being bright yellow)
Y reg astra coupe turbo (worst to clean and keep running)

now ive a 1987 mk2 golf GTI (possibly tinkered with by GTI engineering, silverstone) and a 1972 baywindow camper (by far the most basic, but most fun ive had out of my cars)

[FMH]

97 civic 1.4
98 civic 1.6vti
94 civic 1.6 vti
99 civic 1.8 vti
94 mr2 turbo
00 impreza prodrive sped
53 seat leon 1.6
98 civic 1.6lsi
97 318is
03 m3 cab
00 landcruiser amazon
96 318is
05 audi a4 avant
06 audi a4 cab
03 merc c220cdi
98 m3 evo

loadddsssss more

currently have

e46 m3 cab
few e30's
audi a4 b7 tdi

[magpie]

in the last 17 years ive owned
X reg 1.3s mk1 astra (most reliable always passed MOT)
C reg 1.3 mk 2 astra
E reg mk2 astra GTE 8v(loved it, not fastest, but very tidy)
J reg mk3 astra SRI
G reg mk2 astra GTE 16v(biggest heap, cost me a fortune to fix)
L reg calibra SE2 (believe it ir not, head turner, being bright yellow)
Y reg astra coupe turbo (worst to clean and keep running)

now ive a 1987 mk2 golf GTI (possibly tinkered with by GTI engineering, silverstone) and a 1972 baywindow camper (by far the most basic, but most fun ive had out of my cars)

far to many griffins.
i owned a gte mk11.fecked two engines in 8 mth.replaced the final lump with 1800 on 2000 carlton carb and sold it.


enogh!