average age of zoners

[karaokebykris]

28 and had approx 40 cars plus a few bikes.... get bored easily lol

[jacko]

40 and too tired to type any more than this!

[chicken]

21 and cant remember them all

as for insurance i get raped but gladly as my IS be gorgeous

[Falkster]

Im 32 and had a few cars!

Listed in order of owning

'86 XR2 Red
'90 1.4 SR Nova
'90 Nova GTE
'79 RS2000 (34,500 miles from new)
'91 Swift GTi
'86 RS Turbo
'90 RS Turbo
'89 325iSE
'90 325 Sport (repo bargain)
'89 Cosworth 2wd
'92 19 16V
'90 G60 Rallye
'89 SRi Cav (stoved Golf and insurance didnt pay out)
'76 RS2000
'95 19 16V
'95 Clio Williams
'00 Hyundai coupe F2 Evolution (bought 6 months old and still have)
'90 M3 (still have and will never let go)
'00 Alfa 156 T spark (work horse)

Im sure Ive missed a few!!!

[axletramp]

Welcome to the zone (you'll find it as addictive as the cars) I'm slightly older than you too. Age is no barrier to having fun!

[--alpina--]

Im 35

and have owned the following cars cant rememebr the years because of my age i have slight amnesia:


635 csi
nissan micra (with nissan cherry turbo conv ersion) effing fast but couldnt stop cos of brakes
E30 325
E30 316
E30 318
E21 323i ventually made into a 2.7 sold it for good money
Have : E21 323 made into a 2.7 again still got it and getting faster possibly going for the screamer - supercharger
Have : Toyota Rav 4 (05 plate)
Have : Porsche 911 2000 edition turbo.... in garage locked due to insurance - sinply cant afford, waiting till i get old for insurance to drop.. probably il drop too

Oh and shitty company car vauhall astra on a 04 plate - excellent for front wheel spins


thats my story

[aretha]

I'm hooked too having only had my car for 6 months. 55 this year driving 318 iS baur convertible - female, of course! and my insurance is very cheap.

[Pal318is]

31 nearly 32

Only 2 cars on my list

1989 RST - 49k Minter Kept for 6 months

1990 E30 318is - 210k still going strong, had for 12 years this April

Pal

[david106]

Hi,
I'm 38 and own a 325 touring in lachs silver my previous cars are ;
capri 2.0s (first car)
capri 3.0s (second car i wish i'd kept this one)
xr2 mark 1
capri 2.8i special
granada 2.8 ghia x (dont ask)
sierra xr4x4
capri 2.8i
capri 3.0s
xr2 mark2
mondeo 2.5v6
cavalier 2.0 sri
golf tdi
golf gti 16v mark 2
golf gti 16v mark 3
omega 3.0 mv6 sport
vectra sri140
bmw 325i touring (present car ) and a company vw transporter t5 van
I've had other cars aswell but cant think of them all

[Frenchy]

45 reet auld twat.
Owned Various Ford RS Cars the best being a Sapphire Cosworth,Audi S4 Avant 320Bhp,Audi 2.6 Quattro Avant,2 Porsche 944 turbos,328i Tourer,E30 325i Sport, E30 320se,Previous E30 318iS, E36 M3,various 4x4's,Skoda VRs Estate.
Loads of other boring stuff present everyday car is a 130 Golf GT TDI Jazz Blue pearl with R32 rear spoiler 18"alloys and some other subtle cosmetic bits.

[327]

38

69' Toyota Corona 1600 ohc
90' Toyota 16v Sport - (full mod)
91' 325i - 4 door (full mod)
99' 316i - e36
89 Golf Gti - 1.8 8v
88' 325i Touring

In chronological order

[Bob_S]

I'm really jealous of you oldies...
You have all owned and run cars I would love to but as time goes on the rarer and rarer they get and the chance to own them gets less and less.

I've had since 15
2x dohc sierra's
2x xr3i's
XR2 Mk2
Fiesta RS turbo
mk4 and 5 1.25 zetec fiestas
316i lux
318i4dr
318is
525i auto
2.3 M3

[hass]

hi im 21
ive had
my first e30
316 auto modified to 2.5auto
then 325i se with triple twin 40's
then 325i motorsport convertable
now a 325i touring

also bout 8 e30 varing from 316-325's with i broke for spares

once e30's in your blood it wont come out

[B7]

I thought i'd be the oldest here!

43 but still feel 23 behind the wheel of the cabriolet.

Here goes previous rides from passing test in 1981!

1966 Mini 850 (later 998)
1977 Fiat Supermirafiori 1600TC
1977 Granada 3.0 Ghia
1979 Granada 2.8 Ghia
1983 Granada 2.8 Ghia X
1984 Saab 900 Turbo
1984 Opel Senator 3.0CDi
1985 Sierra xr4x4 2.8i
1986 Scorpio 2.8i
1980 Escort 1.3L (Well weddings cost money!!)
1989 Sierra 2.0i Ghia
1986 Volvo 760GLE estate (house restoration demands a practical car!)
1989 Toyota Celica 2.0GTI
1990 BMW 525iSEa
1993 BMW 525iSEa
2000 BMW 523iSEa
Now 2006 Pauxhall Astra Company sh*teheap!! Possible the worst car in the world (Did Lada buy Vauxhall out by any chance)
And of course I still own my saviour, my toy, my 1989 325i cabriolet.

I wish I still had some of them the 3.0 ghia and the ghia x granadas especially !

[johnna]

tailoutcarlie wrote:
"25 and fully comp on my modded 325se is only 280 quid. i love you performance direct! "

Just wait a mo!!!!
I'm with them buggers...

320i cab, stainless exhaust (only mod), 32 year old, seven years NCD, 3 points (speeding), driveway overnight, SDPC, wor lass named(34, 3 points 8 years NCD) DH2 postcode... £318.54!!!! Agreed value £1900, ICE total payout £250, Excess £250

I have NCD protection too though...


NOT HAPPY!!!

[oguz327]

Age 31

First car
E30 323ise Y reg
Then it goes down hill
Mk1 Astra SR Y reg
E21 320 X reg
Nova SR B reg
Sierra 2.0is
E21 323i x reg
Banned
Citron BX 1.4, don't laugh!
Saxo 1.1 owned from new, please stop laughing!

Currently
Tech 1 sport, owned last 3.5 years
Astra 1.7TD van

[e36boy]

Im 26 and ive owned:-

Vauxhall Nova 1.2i Merit 1993
Ford Fiesta 1.1 1992
Mazda 323 1.5 1987
Ford Escort 1.6i 1994
BMW 316i coupe 1997 Still own it
BMW 325I Sport 1991 Still own it
Honda integra Type 'R' Possibly soonish Hopefully !!!!!!!!

[shane325i]

29,cars since november 1994 then-

1.1988 mk2 fiesta 1100cc(killed in action)
2.1986 mk2 fiesta 957cc(rusted away)
3.1982 mk fiesta xr2(best handling car i ever had!)
4.1988 vauxhall cavalier 1.6(caught fire!)
5.1995 ford Orion 1.6(huge ice install in this one)
6.1990 mk3 fiesta xr2i(first properly sorted modded car)
7.1990 vauxhall astra gte 2.0 16v(fookin quick!)
8.1974 toyota celica st1600(mint showcar!)
9.1963 vauxhall vx 490(yes 1963!!!)
10.1996 mk1 ford mondeo(no comment)
11.1994 bmw e36 320i saloon(sort of still got this)
12.1990 bmw e30 325i se(killed in action)
13.1990 bmw e30 316i(breaking at the mo)
14.1989 bmw e30 318i touring(new toy)

Also had 3 more mondeo's tho they have been my taxis and have a 2001 1.8 at the mo too!Biggest regret was selling that celica,still nevermind,i wouldnt have found bmw's had i not sold it

[johnna]

Ownership

1750 Maxi
Renault 5 prima
Fiat 127
Fiat tipo
Fiat Seicento
Fiat bravo
Fiat Seicento Sporting
Capri Laser
e36 320i coupe
Golf 3 TDi
Pug 306D
Mini One
Capri Cabaret
Volvo V40
e30 320icab
Mk3 Granada Ghia
e30 316i

[Simon13]

24 and can't list the cars, i have 6 at the moment

never mind the cars who is the lady in the sig?!

[essexboy]

21

Had 4 cars

1st car peugeot 309 gl 1.3 carb 1988 owned for 6 months
peugeot 309 glx 1.3i 1993 owned for a year till current day (drove for a year)
BMW E30 316i 2 door saloon 1990 for 18 months
BMW E30 318i cab 1992 for a year so far

[kieran325]

I'm 30 and feel old reading this
Have owned over 40 cars and currently have 4 cars at the min oh and a very expensive company vehicle

[ROC]

I'm 36 but wife is 25 so she keeps me from being a grumpy old man

[1900sr]

I'm 39 and have had far too many cars since I started driving in 1985!

1972 Wolseley 1300 (shunted by a Triumph 1300, written off)
1977 Cavalier 1900GL (ex-taxi, a shed, px'd)
1978 Escort 1.6 Ghia (been in a smash, unreliable, px'd)
1979 Dolomite 1500SE (Black, cool, rotted away, sold)
1979 Cortina 1.6L (sold to a mate, written off two weeks later)
1981 Morris Ital 1.3HL (Horrid, sold),
1977 Granada 3.0Ghia manual (fantastic car, stolen, recovered, sold)
1970 Escort 1100 DeLuxe Estate (Great car, basic but fun, scrapped)
1978 Granada 2.8GL Auto (another shed, good car though, sold)
1985 MG Metro Turbo (Rollerskate px'd)
1985 Sierra XR4x4 (also been in a smash, returned to dealer)
1988 FSO Polonez 1500 (Nearly as bad as the Ital, auctioned)
1987 Renault 21GTS (Most uncomfortable car I've had, px'd)
1982 Granada 2.8i Ghia manual (Loved it, but too thirsty)
1987 Rover 216S (Good car, but more rot than a Manta, sold)
1984 Opel Kadett 1300 S (Astra B, horrible, auctioned)
1987 Peugeot 505GRD family Estate (8 seater, used as a private hire car for a while then sold to another driver)
1995 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Salsa (Kept this car the longest)
1992 Rover Metro 1.4SD Diesel (was my dad's, more rust, sold)
1990 Orion 1600EFi Ghia (Always wanted one, disappointing, sold)
1992 Peugeot 405 GRDt Estate (very good car, but got bored and sold it)
1973 Opel Manta 1900SR (the best, no question, I love this car!)
1986 Opel Manta 1800 Berlinetta CC (loved it as well, bit of a shed, sold when MOT ran out)
1987 VW Scirocco Scala (Not bad, bought for £200, sold for £200 to Hong Kong!)
1979 Opel Manta SRB Hatch (needs restoration)
1996 Ford Escort 1.8TD (the worst car in the world, blew the gearbox and sold before it killed me)
1992 Peugeot 405 GLTD (big ends went after a couple of weeks, scrapped)
1998 Peugeot 106XRD (daily drive, I hate it, apart from 65mpg)
1992 Volvo 480S (Bought to use as a towcar for one job, Jayne kept it, scrapped it 11 months later)
1988 Volvo 480ES (Bought as spares for the above)
1984 Opel Monza 3.0GSE (Bought at Auction on a whim, sold about 6 months later for a profit)
1987 Opel Manta GTE (Freebie, put it through an MOT and now using it as a fun car)
1982 Opel Manta 1.8 Berlinetta (Bought to stop it being scrapped, will be resold as soon as it's tested)
1993 BMW 318i Touring (Bought for £150 as an emergency buy, now Jayne's everyday drive)

I think that's my lot, although we also have two Volvo 480s kicking around (one replaced the one in the list, and the other will replace that one), and a 1980 Vauxhall Cavalier Sports Hatch which are Jaynes.

[stevo_sideways]

I'm 24 (25 next week)

So far I've owned

89 Mercedes 200
91 Mitsubishi Gallant
1996 Mitsubishi Lancer Eclipse
1989 E30 320 Auto
1998 Opel Omega
1996 Opel Vectra

Present:
2000 E46 318ci
2006 Mark V Golf GTI
1987 E30 325 Cab

[Splondike]

35 Today !

1969 Mk1 1 Escort 1300 Super!
1979 Mini 1275 GT
1984 Escort Xr3i (Mk III)
1985 Astra GTE MK1
1979 Escort RS2000 MK11 - FIshnets droop snoot rocket box etc
1986 Astra GTE MK2
1985 Orion 1.6i Ghia
1985 Astra GTE Mk2
1991 Golf GTI Mk2 8v big bumper
1995 Audi A4 1.8
1990 Fiesta 1.4 Ghia
2000 Zafira 1.8
1993 Corsa 1.4 GLS
1990 BMW 325i Sport
2003 Zafira GSi Turbo
2001 BMW 530i Sport Touring

[oguz327]

35 Today !

1969 Mk1 1 Escort 1300 Super!
1979 Mini 1275 GT
1984 Escort Xr3i (Mk III)
1985 Astra GTE MK1
1979 Escort RS2000 MK11 - FIshnets droop snoot rocket box etc
1986 Astra GTE MK2
1985 Orion 1.6i Ghia
1985 Astra GTE Mk2
1991 Golf GTI Mk2 8v big bumper
1995 Audi A4 1.8
1990 Fiesta 1.4 Ghia
2000 Zafira 1.8
1993 Corsa 1.4 GLS
1990 BMW 325i Sport
2003 Zafira GSi Turbo
2001 BMW 530i Sport Touring

Happy Birthday

[Splondike]

Cheers Oz

[miniblob]

Just turned 25!!!!

Previous ownership:

Austin Metro 1.3L - A reg (first car, first sound system - front components and a 12" sub!!)
Volvo 360GLS - B reg (first rwd car!!)
Ford Granada Scorpio - M reg (proper sound system - DLS & 4 12" Orion Subs!!!)
BMW 320i - C reg (E30 that got me hooked!! JL & 2 12" Orion Subs!!)
Opel Manta GTE - C reg (Cheap fun - Sold for £20 less than it cost me, 6 months on!!)
Austin Mini Van - Y reg (Kept the spares that came with it and then sold it for more than i paid!!!)
BMW 325i - E reg (diamond black, cream sports leather - sold it when i got the 850CSi and regretted it!!)
BMW 318i - D reg (free!!!! Sold for a few hundred notes after clutch went!!)
Austin Mini Clubman - C reg (Stage 3 tuned - great fun - broke the g'box and sold for exactly what i paid!!)
Vauxhall Astra Estate - D reg (Cost me nothing, then got nicked and wrecked leaving me stuck in birmingham!!)
Renault Laguna - L reg? (Crap, but huge boot, cost £500 and did 10k miles in 3 months then sold for £250!!)
Range Rover - F reg (Looked good but dodgy alternator and huge oil leak meant it had to go!!)
BMW 316i - D reg (Bought to split!!!)

Currently own:

Austin Metro Van - D reg (bought to put the engine/'box in my mini!!!)
Austin Mini Van - X reg (will be back on the road soon - honest!!)
BMW 320i touring - G reg (Bought to split - 2.7, lsd, etc!!!!!)
BMW 325 touring - 1990 (now 2.7 - and the rest!!!! Will have proper sound system soon!!!!!)
BMW 850CSi - 1994 (awesome - when it's all working!! 2 12" Orion Subs!!!)

Also often seen in the girlfriends purple Ka (T reg) or stepdads company Vectra (absolute pile of crap!!!!!).

I'm sure there's been more than that, but my memory is shocking!!!!

[FBF]

lots of old fellas on the zone who should know better. makes me feel sad to see 40yr olds playing with 1k cars... surely working all those yrs you'd have a wicked car by now?

[chinchilla]

I'm 18, but i look 14 (im quite short and have braces )

Saw a tech 2 cab and fell in love, so i begged the parents to get me one for my 18th

Ownership:

Citroen Xsara 1.9D at 17 years old, was my learning car as well.
BMW 1990 320i Cab, Going to slam a tech 2 kit on it soon.

[Brianmoooore]

As my local BMW dealer agrees, the E30 is the best BMW ever produced, so where else can you go after driving the best of the best?

[bss325i]

Im 26.

To many to list, just under 70.

Mostly Fords, XR3i's, Escort turbo's, XR2's, 2.0 Sierras, 2.8 Granada's etc. Only 1 really embaracing car, Nissan Blubird 1.6 LX bought to get to work in while bulding an escort turbo.

BMW's have been,

Silver 1985 E23 728i,
Black 1986 E30 325i 2dr,
Black 1990 E30 325i Convertible auto,
Blue 1984 E28 520i auto

Curently own my Beloved Diamond Black 1989 E30 325i Sport manual.

[riklusby]

I,m 38

Cars iv had are

Ford Cortina mk2 1.6 donated by dad, massey ferguson red
1979 E21 316 in blue
19-- Peugeot 1.6 GTI
19-- Seat ibiza....
19-- opel kadette....
1988 E30 316 in bronzit beige metallic
1990 E30 320 in black lowered with azevs ...
1990 E30 320 touring in daytona violet lowered with bbs rs001....
1995 escort van (workhorse written off by a drunk driver)
1995 escort van (workhorse, stolen by junkie along with all my tools to pay his dealer)
1990 325i touring (the one on avatar)
1989 320i touring (stolen and burned out last november)

[csl]

Funny this,cos at the mo, everyone that works with me, always wants to know my age for some reason,(?)but i'm sworn to secrecy you know! I just tell em i'm 45(bol***ks) and watch their expressions! But i am pretty warped like that (is that a bad thing?)
Anyway prev. cars..........
ESCORT MK2(X2)
MK1 XR2
MK2 XR2
RS MEXICO
RS1600I
ASTRA GTE
ESCORT COSWORTH
S1 TURBO
RS500
CLIO WILLIAMS 3
RACING PUMA
206 GRAND TOURISME
oh,and my 325I SPORT