For the first time in six years...

Don
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I no longer own a single car :(

I sold the MR2 this morning to make way for something new but I haven't been carless in almost 6 years! My high point was in 2004 where I owned 4 cars all at the same time :p

I'm bored, so my car history is as follows:

998cc Mini - Owned for ~ 2 years before being sold
1.4 Pug 306 XL - Owned for ~ 11 months before being sold
1.9 Cit ZX Volcane - Owned for 6 months before the engine killed itself - broken for spares
2.0 Cit ZX Volcane - Purchased for £200 (bargain!) Owned for a further 6 months before bits started falling off
2.0 Toyota Mk2 MR2 - Owned for 2 1/2 years now

I'm sad to see her go, especially since the weather is very cold but very sunny meaning that I could take the roof off and the turbo could enjoy the cold air.

One sad and lonely Chris :(

Oh, and a new thread coming soon for the MR2s replacement ;)
 
Soldato
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welcome to my club. its been 10 years since i was carless.
your car list is better than mine though.
Orion 1.3
escort 1.3
XR2
peogeot 205
XR3i
1.8d escort which i sold after owning it about 2 or 3 years as i no longer have a license.
 
Caporegime
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Yeah, it's annoying being carless, although I've not been in a position where I don't own a car, just in a position whereas I didn't have one that was roadworthy :D

I've owned the following, although I owned the volvo, bmw and leon at the same time (volvo now gone).

1997 Corsa 1.2 Twist
2003 Saxo VTR
2003 Leon Cupra R
1992 BMW 325i
1995 Volvo 850 2.5 Estate
 
Associate
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I've been carless for getting on nearly a year now. I was going to buy one but never got round to it :p I am just too indecisive when it comes to spending money. Soon however, I shall be sorted. My Mum is going to give me her 1996 Ford Fiesta 1.25 Ghia, not bad for a freebie. Anyways here is my car history

1990 Vauxhall Nova 1.4 SR (This was crashed into and was written off)
1990 Ford Fiesta XR2i (Loved this car, have another one tomorrow, was sold due to becoming unreliable)
2000 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec 3dr (Was my first newish car, and my first on finance. Bought on a PCP, was sold due to the finance agreement coming to an end, didnt want to pay the final fee to keep the car, so I sold it)
1996 Fiat Punto 1.7D S (Bought due to it being cheap and me needing a car. Exceeded my expecations and was sold for more than I bought it for)
2001 Golf 2.0GTI 3dr (This was definately an impulse buy, had it about 6 months before I realised I just didnt use it enough for what it was costing)
1995 Golf 1.9TDI CL 5dr (This was the car I did the Dumball Rally in, was testing it before I had to drive it 1800 miles around Europe, wouldve kept it but we had to sell it in Corfu where the Rally ended)
 
Soldato
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My uber exititng car list

Peugeot 106 XN 1.0. Owned for four whole years of driving. Loved the little thing really, so hideoulsy laughably underpowered though.

Peugeot 106 XSi 1.4. Owned for 6 weeks so far. Pretty much the same car except, it looks nicer, turns a lot nicer, and goes a whole lot better too. Absolutely love it.
 
Associate
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I was carless for about a week a couple of years ago when the bin lorry drove into my car (whilst it was on my drive) car history as follows

1985 Ford Capri 2.0L
1987 VW Polo Mk2
1995 Ford Fiesta 1.3
2006 Nissan Micra 1.0 (Courtesy car)
1996 Vauxhall Corsa 1.5TD
1996 Puegeot 106 1.1
2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.7DI (Current car)
 
Soldato
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think i have the worst car history on here :p

1998 fiat punto 1.1 - died after 2 years of ownage
2000 ford fiesta zetec 1.25 - best car ive ever driven :) also current car
 
Soldato
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2000 1.2 Fiat Punto Mk2
1998 1.4 Renault Megane (Brought to sell whilst I still had the Punto)
2007 1.4t Fiat Bravo

/Runs
 
Soldato
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What are you getting next then?

P.s

Peugeot 306 1.9 DTurbo
Peugeot 205 1.4 GT
Ford Fiesta 1.6 Si
Peugeot 205 1.8 DT
Peugeot 205 1.4 Rallye
Honda Accord 2.2 Type R
 

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Soldato
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[TW]Fox;13640042 said:
I think Lost has the worst car history in the entire forum :p

That's because I haven't posted mine yet. Cars marked with a * are spare cars bought as either a backup or due to problems with the main car.

1987 Ford Escort 1.3 "Panache" (basically a Popular Plus with blue stickers) - engine failure due to garage not fitting sump plug correctly
1989 Ford Escort 1.6 Sport - stolen, recovered, then written off by a Manq taxi driver overtaking me as I made a right turn
1989 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 L* - rotted away
1989 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia - camshaft snapped the week before I started a new job with a company car
1999 VW Golf 1.9TDi 90bhp (Company car)
2001 Audi TT 1.8 225bhp (Company car) - lease ended
2003 VW Bora 1.9TDi unknown version (company car) - temporary company car while I sorted out my own
1999 Subaru Legacy B4 RSK - Written off after engine failure #2 sent me backwards off a corner.
2001 VW Caddy SDI* (Company van) - borrowed while the Legacy was off the road due to piston ring failure
1994 VW Passat CL* (umwelt diesel) - smashed to pieces by local criminals attempting to steal the Legacy
1988 VW Golf 1.8 CL* (8v petrol) - Stolen by a gypsy tow truck
1983 Toyota Corolla 1.3 automatic* - Failed MOT, not worth fixing
1990 Volvo 460 Si* - Failed MOT, not worth fixing
1991 Volvo 940 GL** - Still running just fine
1993 Nissan Cefiro - Still not on the road because the DVLA are slow and useless

**main car for 6 months, going to become spare car once the Cefiro is on the road.

I just can't afford to be carless, hence some of the complete sheds in that list. Hire cars and courtesy cars omitted as there's too many and I can't remember them or in the case of the Vectra, prefer not to remember them.
 
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Man of Honour
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Every time I write this list I'm sure I miss another car off

1985 Escort Mk3 1.3 GL
1986 Escort Mk3 1.6 Ghia
1986 Sierra 2.0 GL
1988 Sierra 1.8 Estate
1989 Nova 1.4
1989 Sierra 2.0 Sapphire
1985 Golf Mk2 1.0 (yes they did make them)
1987 Nova 1.2 Antibes
1986 205 GTI
1990 Sierra 2.0 GLSI
1989 309 GTI
1987 309 GTI
1985 BMW 320i
1988 Golf Mk2 GTI
1989 Rover 213S
1993 Sierra LX
1995 Mondeo GLX
1989 205 GTI
1990 Supra 3.0i Turbo
1995 Civic LSi
1992 Volvo 940
1988 Manta GT

Something like that anyway. Longest I've been carless is 6 months or so when I was driving my boss' Transit.
 
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