C 8HEP

1. 17yrs. y reg. 950cc fiesta.
2. 18yrs. f reg. 1.3 nova
3. 18yrs. b reg. s1 escort 1.6 rs turbo
4. 19yrs. g reg. citroen 1.4 axgt
5. 19yrs. h reg. rover 216
6. 20yrs. g reg. bmw 325
7. 21yrs. g reg. mercedes 2.0 cosworth
8. 23yrs. n reg. 2.0 turbo v ltd type RA

9. sell above and buy a house!!

codie247

in order from passing my test in '87


rover sd1-2.0
xr3i
sierra sapphire 2.0gls
renault 21-only had it one day-ugly car
fiesta supersport
escort 1.6ghia
xr2
orion 1.6ghia
escort 1.8 lx
vectra 2.0 gls
frontera 2.0
fiat bravo 155 hgt
vectra sri
2 kids,big mortgage and finally got the car i panged for
my99 subaru impreza turbo-love it
oh and a toyota hi-lux for work.

Lee

N3 DOO

Sheeeeeet I must be old, lol
on about car 65 ish from 1990 when i came back to the UK

Edmondo

Passed in 87

1. 85 Austin Maestro 1.3 - Passed test in this car. Bright Red but ended up 3 months later wrapping it up the rear end of brand new BMW 3 Series whilst on holiday in Cornwall.
2.86 Vauhall Cavalier 1.6 - Advert for Vauxhall at the time said all their cars can be converted to Unleaded....Did mine had to use Lead sub every 3 fill ups...soon forgot about that and bye bye Piston Rings.
3. 86 1.8 Granada GL - Moved like a tank...decided to part ex once I saw lots of Black Smoke coming from Exhaust.
4. 90 2.0i Ghia Sierra - Went like **** off a shovel...Problem was I got it almost new and was costing an arm and a leg plus various other body bits on finance. Car got bit neglected ( Cambelt went at 69k)..re-con engine cost £500 finally got rid after 1st wife left
5. 90 2.9i Ghia X Granada - High Miles but lovely car with all toys. Bl@@dy thirsty though.
6. 95 2.0i Vectra CDX - Moment of Madness - much better now though.
7. 97 ST24 Mondeo - Frightened the crap out of me when first got it....Damn Gearbox went in heavy traffic almost Gridlocked Bath.
8. 99 ST24 Mondeo - Full RS Bodykit , Very low mileage , Damn Gearbox went on way to work one morning....luckily no traffic around this time.
9. 99 Mica Blue Turbo - High Miles but love to pieces even though 2 prats have hit it so far....Only got Prodrive BackBox and Forge Dump Valve so far but once wifey passes her test it will be hers and then be looking for a Bigger Scooby for Bigger Grins.

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

only a few for me

1. mk 1 fiests 1.1 pop
2. mk 1 fiesta supersport
3. mk4 fiesta zetec s
4. bmw coupe 320
5. now the beloved scoob my 98 uk

Notorious

passed test when 17 in 1999


1. Nova Flair 1.2 (f plate-grey)

2. Pug 106 1.1 zest (T plate- Dark Blue)

3. Pug 106 GTI (loved this car to bits....Black R Plate)

4. Now at 23, my99 UK Turbo mica Blue prodrive spoiler, Blitz dump valve.

Franx

Even less for me

Passed test in '98 at 17.
Nothing for a few years, then...

Impreza 1.8GL in 2002. With a few 'extras' Looked good - just didn't go. Part ex'd it for a....

Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 on LPG. Bloody nice, but the engine went to pot, and sold up

Subaru Justy GLII. Erm... Just one to get me to work whilst I save up for something decent, as the insurance is terrible down this way. Took it to an old airfield for a play around... doesn't oversteer like the GL used to Very short of power as well

Scratch

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Well

Passed test in 1989, shortly followed by:

1. Java Green (read bright green) Mini 1000 (old S reg), subsequently modified and repsrayed to brooklands green with old english white roof, set of cooper wheels and a 1100cc engine with Janspeed exhaust, home made wood dash and a set of clocks from a Triumph Dolomite - Fantastic
2. MG Maestro 1600 in red (B Reg), with Motobuild exhaust and pipercross air filter (still have the twin webers and pipercross cluttering the garage somewhere if anyone wants them for cost of postage.
3. MG Maestro 1600 in metallic green (Y reg) (as a wrote the first one off through a brick wall when I was 19.....)
4. Mazda 323 1.6i in metallic black (E Reg), lowered, and big fat stereo.
5. Citroen ZX Volcane turbo diesel (M Reg) - some fun, plenty cheap to run
6. 1.3 Metro (F Reg) just a stop gap
7. MY98 Impreza Wagon in DGM with PPP, and a whole host of other bits (recently sold and now running......)
8. MY93 Legacy Estate that's done 153,000 miles and still running.

Sti V wagon one day, currently saving my pennies

scoobiecookie

owned too many to list and i aint got all night lol but my faves have been mk1 escort 2.0 mk2 escort 2.0 cortina mk3 2.0 astra gte 16v cavalier gsi carlton gsi supra turbo audi quattro wr rs turbo escort sierra cosworth now onto the scooby and i wouldnt say its the fastest thing ive owned but it handles the twisties better then many of the cars ive owned and does bring a smile onto my face

Conrad@the Racing line

Only had a few... from passing my test 20 years ago

1. Mini 1380
2. Mini 1380 different car same engine
3. Ford Escort 1600 Sport
4. Ford Escort 1600 Sport (another one)
5. Vauxhall Cavalier - sensible head on.
6. Mini 1275
7. Hyudai pickup
8. Ford Transit
9. Peugot 309 GTi
10. Ford Sierra Saphire
11. Renault 5 GT Turbo
12. Sierra 4x4 Estate
13. BMW 530
14. BMW 318iS
15. Mitsubishi Shogan V6
16. Subaru Impreza Turbo UK (P Reg) in 1997 the turning point from all the wrecks
17. WRX STi V5 (new car bought 1999) Favourate
18. Fiat Scudo van due to divorce
19. Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 2 with GT3 kit Always wanted one but ended up being disapointed in the end.
20. Vauxhall Omega 2.0 mile muncher for London weekly visits
21. Mercedes Vito Van
22. Mercedes Sprinter
23. ML270 CDi
24. WRX wagon (project car)

22,23 & 24 are current
Damn! Looking back I aint half wasted some money!

Conrad

FirebirdUK

1. Metro MG Turbo
2. Nissan Bluebird 1.8
3. Orion 1.6i Ghia
4. Toyota Carina E 2.0D (seemed good idea at the time)
5. Mazda 323 ZXi
6. Mazda MX-5 Icon
7. Nissan Primera 2.0 XE+
8. Toyota Celica 190
9. Toyota RAV4 VX D4D
10. Subaru Impreza WRX
11. Subaru Impreza WRX STi

Dunno what I'd go for next - think it will be Japanese again though

GREGGYG

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I'm 41, here's some of my previous cars:

Ford Anglia
Triumph 2000 auto
Hillman Avenger 1500
Ford Granada 3000 GXL
Ford Cortina 1.6 XL
Rover 2600 S auto
Morris Marina 1.7 L
MG Metro 1.3
BMW 325i
BMW 525i
Vauxhall Astra 2.0 GTE
Ford Escort XR3i
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Peugeot 1.9 GTi
Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 auto
Ford Fiesta 1.3
Honda Prelude 2.3i auto
Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC auto
Mitsubishi FTO GPX
Subaru Impreza WRX PPP 03
Mitsubishi Evolution 7 FQ 300
Subaru Impreza STi 03 (my current car, and beautiful in every way!)

RB5 Paul

1. 950cc Fiesta Popular Plus (Wrote off)
2. 1.0 Metro (Fell apart)
3. 1.0 Metro (Traded in for 4)
4. 1.3 MG Metro (Blew up 2 engines)
5. 1.8 Astra Sri (Traded in for 6)
6. 1.6 Civic Vti (Brilliant Q car at the time and traded in for 7)
7. 1.6 Mazda Mx5 BBR Turbo (Even better Q car and unbeatable fun and traded in for 8)
8. 2.0 Subaru Impreza RB5 (Now unsure where to go from here )

dinothedude

Passed my test in 2000 aged 17, since then i have had:

1 Vauxhall Nova (B Plate) At age 17
2 Renault 5 (F Plate) At age 17
3 Peugeot 106 (S Plate) At age 18
4 Citroen Saxo VTR (02 Plate) At age 19
5 Subaru Impreza WRX (MY01 Bugeye) At age 22 (bought on 02/02/05)

Not quite sure what i will have next though. Maybe wait until i'm 25 and have a few more years NCB built up. Saw a Type 25 on the Litchfield Imports site, think i might have one of those if i'm earning enough in three years time.

scoobymy01

1. Escort mk2 1.6 ( rwd )
2. Mini 1L
3. Astra 1.3
4. Astra SR 1.6
4. Pug 309 gti ( dont know why i bought it )
5. xr3i mk 3 ( most of leak water in footwell )
6. xr3i mk 3
7. xr3i mk 4
8. manta gte ( big bus lol )
9. Astra gte 16v
10. Astra gte 16v ( loved it was like a rs turbo on constant boost )
11. cav gsi
12. cav gsi
13. cav sri
14. cav gsi ( some good some bad )
15. cav turbo 4x4 ( nice but nothing compated to scoobz )
16. vectra gsi ( would have again )
17. my01 scooby uk ( lots of mods )
18. my53 sti 8 type uk ( unbeatable )

:-)

kin quick

iTrader: (2)

1. Talbot Sunbeam 1.3, W - reg (at 17yrs) - 9hours after I passed my test, was in a ditch on it's side, scared the cr4p out of me lol. Took the dents out and was fine for the next year!

2. Vauxhall Astra 1.3, D - reg (at 18 yrs) - Changed the 4-speed box for a 5-speed (waste of time, but was fun to do), alloy's, spoiler, stereo etc...

3. Vauxhall Astra GTE 2.0, G reg (at 19 yrs) - Loved that car, went EVERYWHERE in it, France, Devon, Newcastle etc... got it with 68K on the clock and it was absolutely mint, kept it 4 1/2 yrs with 138k and didnt miss a beat, even though it got ragged to death everytime it started went through 2 clutch cables, hundreds of front tyres and countless rear arch rebuilds (VERY rusty cars!!!).

4. Land Rover Series 3 SWB 2.25 (at 20 yrs) - The most fun you can have with BIG wheels!!! Bought it for off-roading whilst having the GTE. Loads of mod's, 7.50 mud pluggers, soft top, 2" suspension lift, gearbox, Range Rover diff's, chequer plate etc... Was amazing off-road, and great fun on road, no one in their right mind would cut me up lol. Had it on it's side a few times...GREAT FUN!!! Went Southend cruising with 4 mates and the roof off one summer, everyone slowing down for the slow bumps........I had the front wheels jumping off the floor

5. BMW 320i, L reg (at 24 yrs) - Part Ex'd the GTE for this, was a 4-door with split rims and shiny M bits, lovely car, great fun going sideways, loads of torque for a 2L, but got bored after 10 months and Part Ex'd it for.............

6. Scooby WRX 2002, 52 reg, (at 25 yrs) - current car, first brand new car I have ever bought (and probably last due to depreciation). Love this thing, spent around £4k on it so far. Picked it up at 10am, put ribbons on it, and went to my friends wedding at 11am, 6 miles on the clock and got more looks than the wedding car!!! Looks very different now - PFF7's, Eibachs, dump valve, full-decat, spoiler, lights front and rear, EcuTEK3, and the list goes on and on and on and on and on.........

Thought about selling it a few times, 27 now and need to grow up........ but I'm a member of the Essex Scooby Club, just can't let the side down (well, thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it )

Ross

fastfrank

1. Company Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LS 'L' Reg (75k on the clock when given to me).. fastest thing I'd driven at the time. Been abused by previous owner so always broke down. 17yrs

2. Company Rover 420i R reg (12k on the clock when i got it).. even faster. Drank fuel, until they started issuing fuel cards which helped! 19yrs

2a. Discovered motorbikes as a sideline

3. Private Astra 1.7LS Tdi Isuzu engine 'L' reg. Started new job, needed something cheap to insure and help build up that NCB. Took it from 135k to 155k. Top motor. 20yrs

4. Toyota MR2 2.0 Gti UK 'M' reg in red . Loved this car, ultra reliable, solid, good handling (in dry). Took it from 69k - 110k. 21yrs

5. Impreza WRX03 current. Bought new (although i said i'd never do so). I wanted 4 wheel drive and turbo so this was the obvious choice for my budget. NEVER LOOKED BACK. 25yrs

Fancy a convertible next but can't bring myself to chop the roof off

Kev_turbo

All since passing test November 1994

1995 Landrover series 1 (1967)- 3 inch steel 'I' beam for the front bumper - saw me through college

1995 Citroen AX 1.5 diesel. Bought new as they came with free insurance. Loaded it up with all sorts of ****e quality ICE. Had this for 15 months and wanted something quicker

1997 Traded in the AX for a Saxo VTR - the first one to be registered as a private sale on UK roads. Loaded this thing up with proper ICE and started on the modified car show scene. Ran this for 2 years to the day.

1999 Decided I didn't want a car loan anymore so part exchanged (cash to me) for a 1989 Peugeot 309 GTi. Absolutely love this car ran it for 2 and a bit years and won loads of concourse trophies in both standard initially then modified class after the Mi16 transplant. This car is still doing the show rounds. Also got a feature in Revs (Aug 1999)

2001 swapped the 309 for a 205 turbo technics. Fast little thing when it went but blew up as often as I farted. Spent £9k on it in 2 years and sold it for little more than I paid for it. Again loads of show wins and magazine appearances but did less that 1000 miles in 2 years!!!

2000 -2003 a mix and match owning at least 2 of the following at any one time
2 x 205 1.9gti, F plate and H plate
1 x 405 Mi16, F plate with peugeot sport blue printed engine that eventually went into one of the above 205's
1 x audi coupe 2.2 5 cylinder GT F plate
1 x audi coupe 2.2 5 cylinder quattro D plate
1 x audi WR quattro Y plate. The quickest thing I have owned
1 x sierra cosworth sapphire 2wd. No 2 panels were the same colour under the top coat of paint. Absolute shed
1 x audi coupe (new shape) G plate. Traded in for the scooby


2002 - back into new motors with a leased bugeye WRX. Kept it for 14 months then sent it back due to having just bought another house, rediculous insurance costs, new dog and the number going missing

2003 - 1993 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Ltd to carry stuff and have a bit of offroad fun. Ran it for 8 months then got bored so sold it on scoobynet. Currently for sale again on scoobynet.

2004 - 1997 Audi A4 1.8T sport. Great car but decided that I wanted bigger again

2005 Nissan Navara pickup(2002). F'king great, carrys all my stuff, the dog, goes off road and will come in useful for the new tree surgery business. Also looking for a move into the lakes/dales to set up a new business/home so will be used and abused

Pants On Fire

There's a pattern here, see if you can spot it...............

Working for someone else cars...............

Morris Marina 2.0 TC

Volkswagen Polo C

Vauxhall Astra 1.3 Merit

Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi

Ford Fiesta XR2i 16v

Peugeot 306 GTi

Set up own business in 1995 cars...............

Subaru Impreza 2000 Turbo 555 special (NL only)

BMW 328i Coupe

Volvo S40 T4

BMW e36 M3 Evo Coupe

Maserati 3200GT

BMW e46 M3 SMG Convertible

Porsche 911 (996) Turbo (still got it)

Subaru Impreza WRX STi (pick it up on Saturday, my everyday wheels)

sainge

1.Fiesta RS Turbo
2.Volwagen Golf Mk4 1.4
3.Peugeot 206 XSI '04

eclipse

1. 17yrs Ford Orion 1.6
2. 18yrs Ford Escort XR3i Mk4
3. 19yrs Ford Escort RS Turbo S2 (221bhp)
4. 21yrs Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 MY97
5. 21yrs Mazda MX5
6. 22yrs Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 PPP MY00
7. 22yrs VW Golf 1.6 MK2
8. 22yrs Ford Mondeo Ghia X Mk1
9. 22yrs Ford Escort RS Turbo S2 (221bhp)
10. 23yrs Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 PPP MY00

rizzy

1.17 yrs audi s3 (got it chipped ) 265bhp
2.17 yrs subaru impreza wrx bugeye
3.18 yrs evo 7 fq300
3.5.18 yrs annerversary additon golf deisel
4.18 yrs evo 8 fq300
5.19 yrs evo 8 mr fq340
6.19 yrs sti wr1
am 20 next tuesday.

"have a clio for a run about 1.1"

Richard_P

Holy crap! the insurance companies must love you! I'm surprised you get covered!

New_scooby_04

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Age 17. Beige 1.3 Escort (fell to bits within 6 months)
Age 27. My99 Scooby.

So, a slight improvement then!! ;-)

Tak

1. Vauxhall Cavalier SRi (1985, 1.8i 8v)
2. Toyota Corolla GL Executive (1986, 1.3i)
3. Honda Prelude Si (1988 2.0i 16v 4WS)
4. Rover 216 GSi (1991 1.6i 16v)
5. Rover 214 SLi (1993 1.6i 16v)
6. Audi Coupe E (1991 2.0i 8v)
7. Toyota Avensis GLS (1998 1.8i 16v)
8. Toyota Celica GT (1994 2.0i 16v)
9. Audi Coupe E (1995 2.6i V6)
10. Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 AWD (1997)

CyprusScooby

1. 18yo - Vauxhall Astra Merit 1.4i (J-reg.)
2. 20yo - Citroen Saxo VTR 1.6i (R-reg.)
3. 22yo - Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 (T-reg.)
4. 24yo - Suzuki Balerno 1.5i 16V (R-reg.)
5. 25yo - Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type-R V5 (V-reg.)

Scooby-Mark

1. Age 17, 1977 850cc Mini ( Old R Reg ) ( Put a 1430cc engine in it )

2. Age 19, 1988 Mini 996cc ( E Reg )

3. Age 21, 1995 Clio Williams ( M Reg )

4. Age 26, 2002 Clio Sport 172 ( 02 Reg )

5. Age 29, 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX ( 05 Reg ) ( Present car )

rizzy

well up untill now i used to have a fully comp policy which enabled me to drive eny car 3rd party.

insurance companys have changed this.you have to be 21 .
come renewal time i might have a problom getting insured.
or i will just have to wait next year till i am 21.

pwhittle

1. Beige Mk1 Astra bought while at uni to escape Liverpool. Engine blew up on M62 2 days later
2. Mk2 Golf GL
3. Mk2 Golf GTI
4. XR2I (Stock Hatch racer) raced for 1 season, owned 3 years, sold to editor of Track and Car mag, who slated it!
5. Fiat Uno 900 Couldn't get up t'hills in Halifax
6. 1.0 Micra 4 months. Quickest white Micra on the road at the time...
7. Granada Bonnet-raising-at-80-on-motoray incident
8. Mondeo Surprisingly good
9. Volvo 740 £400, 100 mile per day through winter, with no heating
10. Audi 80 got given, then cost me a fortune
11. Mk3 Golf GTI nearly got Scooby, discovered we had a bun in the oven
12. Volvo V70 (still got)
13. Mk2 Golf GTI £400 off ebay, replaced virtually everything, then sold for...
14. WRX import

Richard_P

Ye getting insurance in your own name before 21 will be tough. It's only since I turned 22 last year and had 3 years no claims that I get reasonable quotes.