What Did You Drive

[Guest Battery Bill]

Kieran

 

1988 Nissan Bluebird Zx Turbo (wifey killed it)

1989 Nissan Bluebird ZX Turbo (wifey killed it)

 

Will you ever learn

 

Paul

 

and.. Me at the controls of a C130K the auto pilot was on but whos to know.

 

I have actually flown a :

Jaguar (Twice)

Nimrod (80 hours, one go myself)

Shackleton (Twice, One go myself)

Canberra (Once)

Chipmunk (six times)

Glider (Sedburg)

 

In a:

 

Hercules (60+ Hours)

Sea king (Twice)

[Guest macca]

Thought it would only be a few but surprised myself:

 

learnt in a

ford escort(instructors car)

sierra saphire (dad's)

 

Then got

Mini

Fiesta from the insurance company when the Mini was crashed!!!(not my fault)

Ford Escort (Sister wrote that off)

Audi 80 (nice motor got for free off me dad)

 

Drove an LDV pick up as a job

Drove a 1.8 Diesel Fiesta delivering Pizza

 

Had a New shape Mondeo as a hire car for a while

 

Company cars

Mine:

Astra Sport

Ford Focus TDCI (current tin top)

Also driven (colleagues company cars)

Golf GTTDI (very quick)

Audi A3 Turbo (took this to Brussels WOW )

Peugeot 406 coupe 3 litre (nice!!!!)

[Longboarder]

Prefer rotary to fixed.

 

Dragonfly

Whirlwind

 

And in

Various whirlwinds

Wessex

Wasp

SeaKing

 

And on the winch from

Wasp

Wirlwind

Wessex 5

 

In the second cod war they lowered me on the wire in a force nine from a wasp to a casualty on a trawler and tangled me in the mast stays. Definitely the closest to death I have been. Hanging there in the rigging wondering if the winchman would 'cut' the wire on the next roll leaving me falling to the deck or into the sea, both of which were not good. Luckily popped free on the roll and went on down to certify the poor casualty stone dead. They put him on ice with the fish and sent me on my way with a mild thrashing from the radio whip aerials on the stern.

 

Not that this has anything to do with cars I have drove.

 

Nigel

[Guest Stuart Ainslie]

Ford Capri 2.0S (JPS)

Ford Escort RS2000 (Mk.2)

Escort RS Turbo (Mk.4)

Mazda RX7 Turbo 2

BMW 325i SE

TVR 350i

Ford Fiesta 1.1 LX - *

Yamaha TZR 125

Honda CBR 400RR

Honda CBR 900RR Fireblade

Ford Escort 1.8 Ghia Si

BMW 325i Sport

Porsche 928 S2

Rover 214 SLi - *

Rover 216 GSi

VW Golf estate TDi

Vauxhall Omega estate 2.5TD

Audi A4 1.8T

Citroen Xantia 2.0 VSX

Ford Ka 2 - *

Daewoo Matiz - *

Ford Fiesta 1.25 Ghia - *

Range Rover 3.9 Vogue

Mercedes A140 Elegance - *

Vauxhall Astra Bertone Coupe - *

Honda NTV650

Yamaha XJ900S Diversion

Vauxhall Meriva Design - *

Peugeot 406 TD

Rover 214Si LPG

 

* - Wifes cars but I still had to pay for them !

 

As you can see, over the years money wasted on cars has dropped for me....

[Guest gordon_macnab]

1980 Fiesta 950

1983 Fiesta 1.1

1990 Clio 1.4

1986 Fiesta XR2

1990 Honda CRX Vetec

1993 Subaru Impreza WRX

1989 Golf GTI 16V

1996 Rover 220 Coupe Turbo

2001 Astra 2.2 SRI

1995 Mondeo V6

2003 Focus RS

[Swan Jnr]

my list's rubbish!

 

Fiesta 1.1L

Metro Cityx (grandma's then mine)

Astra G reg

(half an s7!)

Astra p reg

Rover 800si (the duchess!)

 

paul

[Guest AWhite]

Oh dear:

 

Fiat Panda 903cc (whoops)

Peugeot 205 1.1 *

Seat Ibiza System Porsche

Peugeot 106 1.1 *

Toyota MR2 Gt-tbar

 

Current:

Citreon Xsara 2.0 HDI *

Robin Hood 3a

Ford Cougar 2.5 v6

 

* the Mrs' cars.

[Guest Handlebars]

Here's mine.

Reliant Kitten Estate. (Caramel coloured... nice) 848cc -40 hp!!!

Jago Jeep 1600 x-flow.

Mk2 XR2 (First "real" car-with a proper heater-wow!)

MK3 XR2i, lowered, changed cam, silly hi-fi.

1991 Celica ZR (import-great car)

1996 Nissan 200ZX touring. 2ltr turbo intercooled. Lovely, fast, comfy, but a bad buy, mechanicaly unsound. Dodgy "black boxes" on engine and gearbox Part-ex'd after a short while for...

1993 MR2 GT-T Bar. Superb handling. Quick too.

Hood 3a, slow, uncomfortable, always tinkering, but receiving most looks. Love it.

Next.. Who knows?

[swan]

hi

 

No laughing

 

Ford anglia

Hillman avenger

ford fiesta

ditto

ford escourt

ditto

ford fiesta

fiat punto

Focus zetec

 

Last but not least

 

ROBIN HOOD Series 2

 

swan

[Guest pistol]

Didn't feel like I'd had many cars to my name for 14yrs of driving but when you think back of the ones you have used thorugh work or on holiday the list grows.

 

Cars owned

 

1l Metro (Bumped)

1l Metro (Bumped)

1l Nova (Stopped bumping cars - touch wood.)

1.3 Nova SR (Probably my favourite - sad eh? but fond memories from those days.)

1.9 405 SRI (Fairly quick and comfortable car.)

2l 16V Astra GTE

1.8 Bluebird ZX turbo

2l Almera GTI (Fairly quick and not so comfortable car.) Still Have

2l Sierra (The donor)

RH 2B (Still building bought 2000, 3 yr lay off.)

 

Cars Driven

 

1.6 2B (The all important RH demonstrator test drive.)

1.6 Cateringvan

1.4 Volvo 340

Suzuki Santana

Sean Leon

Fiat Cinq.

Stipped out Lanic Delta Turbos

Novas various engines fitted 1.4, 1.8, 2.0. (8v's)

Most of the UK Nissan range through work.

Test drives in Japan of Nissan range

Cube

4.5l Nissan Cima

3l Nissan skyline (Newer shape similar to 350Z)

Terrano,

X trail (Before UK release.)

1.8 T Silvia.

[Guest mike]

My list seems so poor compared to some of these, but I suppose not bad for 23

 

Metro 1.3

Corsa sxi

Mk1 fiesta XR2(loved that car,immaculate 42,000miles at 18years old!!!)

Robin Hood exmo

 

currant vehicles are-

Vectra sri 150

renault kangoo van(work)

westfield SE wide- suzuki 1200 bandit engine

[Guest salty_monk]

Astra Club 1.3

Astra Max Diesel

Ford Escort 1.6 16V

Peugeot 306 D

67 Morris Minor

RH 2b

Chevrolet Astro 4.3l V6

 

Not very impressive but the list of cars driven is much better... (in no real order..)

 

Nova SR

Corsa

Sierra 1.8 CVH

Ibiza

Various Mondeo's & Focus's

Passat turbo

Golf Mk2

Golf Mk4

Citroen 2CV

Another MOggie - 1963

Peuget 307 TD & petrol

Peugeot 406 2.0 petrol

Vauxhall Zafira 2.0TDI

Vectra 2.0TDI

Suzuki Jeep thingy

Various Fiat Punto's

Fiesta

Alfa Romeo 33 Permanent 4

Land rover

Rangerover

Cobra

E type Jag

Porsche 911

Metro

Maestro (round the Monaco grand prix circuit too!)

Toyota Tercel

Toyota Previa spacecruiser thingy

Volvo S40

Alfa 156 selespeed

Alfa 156 touring

Alfa GTV 2.0

MG ZR 160

Various Audi A3's

Honda Vtec

Ford Transit (various all diesel)

Rover 416 GSI

 

and I'm sure there must be others... (I used to drive a lot of company & hire cars..)

[Big Jim]

Honda 50cc supersport

BSA Bantam (175cc)

BSA C15 9250cc)

BSA Starfire (250cc)

Bond 3 wheeler (250cc m/cycle engine under bonnet, kick start, no reverse but would turn to 90º)

Issetta Bubblecar (made by BMW)

BSA 600cc sidevelve m/cycle combination

Triumph 650 TR6 Combination

NORTON/BSA Gold Star 500cc Cafe racer.

 

...................then along came the wife!........ ......................

 

Morris Moggy (split screen)

Ford Escort Mk1 1300cc

Rover 2000cc P5

Triumph 2000cc Estate

Triumph 2000cc saloon

Triumph 2500cc saloon

Austin Maxi 1750cc (ugh!)

Snotty green mini (same as Mr Beans!) (wifes!)

Metro (wifes)

Astra (wifes)

Fiesta 1100 (daughters)

Piggy 205 (Mutleys)

Rover SD1 3500cc

Granada Mk2 2.8 ltr EFI ex plod car. (great motor!)

........got a bike again..........

Honda 250cc Superdream (good bike, cheap transport for work)

Ossa 250cc classic trials (bloody useless brakes!!) (Toy)

Yamaha 250cc Classic trials (Toy)

FJ1100cc Yamaha (Big toy! Got it half way through a very nice mini!)

 

................Got rid of the wife..... .........no money left!..... :angry: .......

 

Vauxhall Cav 1.7 TD Best car I've had!

Dutton Pheaton (bought as a basket case, sold as a basket case!)

Robin Hood Mk3 (Toy) ******

Honda Dax Monkey bike 50cc (one of last of original Honda ones)******

Toyota MR2 Mk2 Evil in the wet, even worse spares prices!

Eagle RV Jeep (Toy)******

Landrover Discovery TD1******

 

 

****** = still got.

 

Not bothering with what I've driven, too old to remember everything!!

[ibrooks]

Well there's some interesting machinery so far. Here's my list in the order I got them.

 

MkI Astra (1300 great little car and dead easy to work on - I'd give good money for a 1600SR if anyone see's a solid one)

'69 Airportable Land-Rover (Cool motor and tax-exempt but didn't like motorways).

'87 Metro CityX (rot-box but my could it shift - once I messed with the engine that is and LOUD)

'70 Airportable Land-Rover (with a V8 - wouldn't rev high enough to do more than about 60 but could spin all four 12.5" wide tyres on a dry road)

'87 Sierra 1.8LX (Oil Burner extraordinaire)

'87 Escort 1.6 diesel (basic plodder)

'97 Citroen Saxo (bought it for the Stereo and sold the rest quick)

'90 Fiesta 1.1 (burned as much oil as petrol - sold it to a coloured gent for a profit)

'79 Mini 850 Super (more filler than metal at the front - previous owner syndrome)

'87 Sierra 2.0i Ghia (Great car until some prawn in a van ran into the back of it - the 2.1 I built for it is now in the 2B and it went to become a JBA)

'91 Rover 214i (practical and sensible until the head-gasket started showing signs of going - gave it to Cabin Boy)

There was a V8 bob-tailed Range-Rover in there somewhere too but not sure whereabouts as I didn't have it long.

 

From here on in I've still got them.

 

'76 Mini Clubman 1100

'76 Mini Clubman Auto

'70 Mini Clubman (times two)

Robin Hood 2B (bought in between the 87 Sierra and the Escort)

'80 Reliant Scimitar (daily driver and BMW scaring machine)

 

 

 

Iain

[Snapperpaul]

I forgot to mention the Police bike...............