Sukuki ER 50cc did 12,000 miles on it in just over a year @ 35 mph (used)
VW mk1 golf diesel 1.6 snail (mums car)
Ford fiesta van yellow (used)
VW mk2 golf diesel snail no.2 (used)
VW polo coupe (kitted out like a poor mans golf gti) (used)
BMW 316 (used) (most unreliable car ever yet only 6 years old when I finally got rid)
Astra diesel 1.7 (new)
MK4 golf TDI 3 dr 110 (new)
MK4 golf TDI 5 dr 130 (new)
Audi A3 tdi 140 (new)
FL2 (new)

Also various Defenders, MK2 landies
FL1 commercial (used)
Ford ranger (new)

Mrs G has had a corsa and a new mini since I have known her. We sold her car and my defender to buy my FL1 commercial. Defenders are OK but I was using it too often on long journeys so wanted something a bit more comfortable...I still often regret that when off-roading the Ford ranger bouncy, wheel spinning heap of that it is



Future? LRX? another FL2? A4 convertible? refurbished MK1 Golf soft top as weekend fun car?  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Seeing as this is fessing to all previous motors here goes

MK1 Ford Capri 1.6 XL Red
MK5 Ford Cortina 2.0 Ghia Brown
Rover SDI 2600 Brick
MG Metro Met Green
XR2 Red
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GL Red
Ford Escort 1.4LX White
Ford Orion 1.6 LX Blue
Ford Mondeo 1.8LX Blue
Land Rover Discovery TDi Blue
Audi A6 1.8T S Green
Audi A3 2.0 TDi SE Blue
Land Rover Freelander 2 HSE TD4

I await your caustic comments! 

Range Rover Sport 2.7 HSE in Java Black with Ivory premium leather

XR2 to Cavalier

Did you go from fun loving boy racer to Sales Rep  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

npinks wrote:

XR2 to Cavalier

Did you go from fun loving boy racer to Sales Rep

No, he stopped driving cars after the Capri until the FL2 turned up  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

npinks wrote:

XR2 to Cavalier

Did you go from fun loving boy racer to Sales Rep

One word - Family

Once went on holiday to South of France with the Cavalier - overheated in queue for boat and had to be towed on and then on return to Cherbourg the exhaust fell off and i had to do a temporary mend with a can of sweetcorn and some tape - Happy Days  

AndyC wrote:

npinks wrote:

XR2 to Cavalier

Did you go from fun loving boy racer to Sales Rep

No, he stopped driving cars after the Capri until the FL2 turned up

And what was wrong with the Disco? 

By the sounds of it the disco was full of young kids

Funny the last disco i went to was full of young kids and funny bang bang bang music

PS Did you buy my old cavalier, overheating was its problem to, but no tincan fix on it  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Before FL2 going back in time...

04 Discovery 2 Td5 G4 Challenge Edition (2004-08 and yes it was Tangiers Orange)
98 Discovery Tdi XS (1999-2004 bought ex-demo once I had my own business going)
90 Fiesta 1.4 Ghia (Aug 98 - jan 99 took it over from wife after redundancy)
97 Discovery Tdi XS (Jan97-Aug98 company car)

Before that compnay cars - 2 Renault Expace 2L, a Peugeot 405 1.9 diesel eatate, Orion 1.6 diesel (big mistake), Sierra 1.8 etate (too thirsty)

Own cars before compnay cars and 2nd son:
82 Fiesta XR2 (82-86)
1973 Escort Mk 1 Mexico (76-82) best car I ever had before I discovered Land Rover)
1965 Ford Anglia 1200 (72-76) Gone... 2013 XS TD4 Manual Firenze Red
Gone... 2008 (09MY) XS Td4 Manual Stornaway Grey
Prior... 2003 G4 Discovery 2, 1998 Disco 1 and 1997 Disco 1 Company car before that
Also gone in Nov'13, after 7.5 yrs, to new owners with time for more TLC - 1980 Series III 88
Current 2015 Discovery Sport HSE 2.0

since i went self employed 2 years ago ive lost a ferkin fortune in motors but had some fun - here goes:-

landrover freelander
skoda octavia vrs
bmw 320d sport
bmw x3 2.5 fully loaded (loved this but guzzled)
bmw 320d sport touring
zafira vxr
freelander td4 sport premium (should have kept this it did everything it said on the tin)
another zafira vxr

currently fl2 gs in sexy silver n loving it!!!

In order...

yellow Morris Marina (my first car, a total wreck costing £5!)
VW beetle
Mk1 carpi 3.0 GT facelift
Opel Manta GTE
Mk2 capri 3.0 S
Mk 3 capri 2.8i
Mk 3 capri 280 brooklands
Ford XR2
Ford XR3i
RS2000
Rover 416i
Rover 416i
VW Bora
VW Golf GTi
Merc C200
Mitsubishi FTO
Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo
Audi TT Quattro
Merc C220

On order:

Freelander 2 tdi

Now looking for:

A classis air cooled 911 in need of TLC

08- Freelander 2
05-08 Jaguar S-type R (-02) very very fast
02-08 Range Rover Classic (94) excellent
03-05 Subaru Forester XT (-05) surprisingly fast
00-02 Subaru GT (-00) - wrecked after extracting a lot of HP from the tiny 4-pot
87- Rover P6 3500 (now in deep hibernation since 5 years) (-71) every bolt and nut changed at least once..
97-00 Range Rover Classic (-90) excellent
95-96 Saab 95 V4! (7-seater MY1975) practical
89-92 Range Rover Classic (-76) bucket of rust! found screwdriver in gearbox!
87-89 Volvo PV (-62) brakes on 3 wheels only
85-87 Volvo 121 Amazon (-64) rare 4-door
84-84 Volvo 145 Killed by MOT!
83-83 VW (-79) never started once!
82-99 VW Bus (-71) portugal, italy, france, spain etc etc
81-83 Saab 96 V4 (-6 first car, costed the eqvivalent of £30 only had to add a gearbox for 6.25 which turned it into a brilliant runner, come winters - still miss it, burned down

From first car to present.

VW Polo - Dark Blue, floor fell out of the pasenger side
Austin Alegro, ended up in a ditch
Vauxall Viva, hand painted french blue
MK4 Cortina, red, 2 liter pinto
Capri 1.6 Laser
MK5 Cortina, red again, another two liter pinto
Range Rover Vogue
VW Golf Driver, an automatic, lasted about 2 months before it got shifted on - horible car
Alfa Romeo GTV
Lancia Delta - A rust bucket - ended up in a tree
Escort MK3 Convertible, first semi expensive car, part exchanged it for the XR4i
Siera XR4i, lasted a day before it met a stone wall, no insurnace, lost a mint
Alfa Romeo 75
Escort MK3 XR3i, black, nice runner
Escort MK3 RS Turbo, ex rally car, loved it, ended up on its roof, stripped to rebuild later
Escort MK3 XR3i, red, very tidy
Fiat Uno, little run around
Fiat Uno Turbo, little run around but frighteningly fast
Escort MK4 RS Turbo, bought and sold it on in a day
Escort MK3 XR3i, red, stripped it the day it was bought, used shell to rebuild RS Turbo
Escort MK3 RS Turbo, fully rebuilt and in top condition
Rover 820si, kept for a amonth and sold on at a decent profit
Volvo 740 Turbo, big, very quick and expensive to run
Escort MK5 1.6 Ghia, run around after the volvo went west
Escort MK5 RS2000, loved it, best car ever, another escort on its roof, fully insured and good pay out
BMW 316SE (E36), white with full body kit, drove loverly
BMW 318SE (E36), black, first car for the wife when she passed her test
BMW 323SE (E46), first 20k plus car, loved it
BMW 320D M Sport (E46), my first new car, a dream to own and drive, 4 year old so time to change, part exchanged it for the freelander 2.
Renault Megane 1.6 Dynamique, wifes first new car (she still has it), fully loaded with everything
Freelander 2 TD4 SE, black with almond leather, just getting use to it now, liking it alot (apart from the fuel economy)

Lancia Delta 1.6 GT -
Autobiancchi A112 - nice and funny car
AlfaRomeo GTV 2.5 V6 - awesome sound !!!
Renault Clio 16V - i simply loved it
Auto TT 1.8 - could have more HP
BMW X5 3.0i - Fantastic engine and superb chassis, but fuel economy is bad
Landrover Freely 2 HSE TD4 - very comfortable and nice to ride FL2 TD4 HSE Auto - White - Ebony Leather

lovin the fords im afraid!

Fiesta popular 995cc....(2nd year apprentice Spec)
Fiesta finesse 1300cc...(brand new - Chinese Delivery Spec)
Escort 1.6 16v.............(brand new - too much debt spec) - handed it back as i got stung by the dealers
Mondeo 2.0 TD...........(knackered probably ex-taxi spec)
Fiesta 1.6 Zetec-S.......(Loved this wee car - gave it to my ex as i didnt want rid of - unfortunately i got rid of her!)
Vectra 1.9 CDTI SRI....(Glasgow to Leeds weekly spec)
Lotus Elise S1 111S.....(Track driving Spec - Still got it!)
Freelander GS 07 Fl2 GS
88 Galv chassis Landy 110 double cab