My list

Reliant supervan mk 3 (Del boy type)
Ford Capri mk 1
Morris 1300
Mini Clubman estate
Mazda 323
Austin Ambassador
Austin Metro
Mini
Ford Escort
Spartan kit car (ford running gear)
Jaguar XJ40
Mazda MX5 mk1
Suzuki Wagon R
Mazda MX5 mk2
Suzuki Ignis
Mazda MX5 coupe
Freelander Metropolis

1976 to present
Not serial ownership -mostly owned 2 at a time. Also loads of bikes FL2 Metropolis, Loire Blue, ebony/ivory

1976 Escort MK2 1.3
1984 Honda Civic 1.4 Sport
1985 Volvo 340
1985 Escort MK3 XR3i
1987 Rover 216 Vitesse
1987 Astra GTE 2.0 8v
1989 Carlton 2.0
1991 Sierra 1.8 LX estate
1992 Citroen BX
1989 Astra GSI 16v
1995 Rover 416 SI
1992 Renault 21
1988 Fiesta XR2
1989 Granada
1992 Carlton 2.0
1998 Escort MKV 1.6
1999 Renault Megane Sport
1999 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Si
1992 Calibra 2.0 8V
1992 Citroen Xantia
2000 Vectra SRi 1.8 Estate
1999 Omega 2.5 V6
1999 Astra 1.6 Sxi
1998 Frontera 2.2 Limited
2005 Kia Sportage 2.0D Auto
2001 Freelander TD4 Auto
2003 Vectra 2.2 SRi
2000 Discovery TD5 Auto
2006 Astra Sporthatch
2004 Freelander TD4 Auto
2007 Freelander 2 TD4 Manual
2009 Astra Twin Top
2006 Zafira 2.2
2008 Antara Cdti
2008 Freelander 2 TD4 Manual
2014 Insignia SRi Vxline CDTi

Oh my god is it really that many !!!!?????



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Ford Prefect E93A
Standard 8
Hillman Imp
Triumph 1500 TC
Ford Capri 3000
MGBGT V8
Alfa Sud Sprint Veloce
BMW 320
Daimler Dart SP250 (not an everyday car!!)
BMW 525
Toyota Supra 3000
Ford Galaxy 2800
LandRover Discovery 2 TD5
LandRover Freelander 2 SD4 (current)

That is not many cars for 48 years of motoring. You can see that I keep them a long time

Bikes as well

Triumph Tiger Cub 200
Honda 125 benly CB92
Velocette Viper 350
Velocette Venom Clubman 500
BSA Rocket Gold Star 650
Ducati 750 GT
BSA Gold Star DBD34 500
Triumph Bonneville 650
CCM 404 Dual Sport
Ducati 748 BP (Current and now 853)

All quite cathartic!!

Steve

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FORD Sierra 1.6 [1996] - 1st car, white with alloys and used to spin it around without even trying!
FORD Escort 1.6 [2000] - lovely heated windscreen - not much else to note
BMW 318 [2001] - red interior and was like a speed machine compared to the previous Fords
MERCEDES C220 [2003] - like a boat - felt like someone was driving your sofa for you with you on it
LEXUS IS200 Sport Auto [2004] - Fantastic car and I'd have another back tomorrow, fast agile and well equipped
TOYOTA RAV4 [2005] - first 4x4 loved it but hankered for more speed
HYUNDAI Coupe SIII [2007] - A beast, I spent a fortune tuning this one till the wife put her foot down and 3 kids turned up!
TOYOTA RAV4 [2007+] - back to sensible but newer model with all the toys
ALFA ROMEO 159 Ti 1.9 [2009] - couldn't resist this after watching 007 get chased by it - fast, agile and turned heads
LAND ROVER Freelander 2 SE [2008] - love the car but really wanted an automatic and slowly morphing into the HSE spec I wanted!

The only marques I'd buy again are LEXUS, LR AND ALFA ROMEO as they all just had 'something' about them.

Not sure I can remember all the non-LR ones.
Learnt to drive on my dad's A40 Somerset, passed test on a Triumph Herald.
Then my own cars:
Minivan
Opel Kadett
Bedford Utilabrake
Austin A60
Morris Oxford
Wolseley 16/60
Marina 1800
all the above driven to destruction and scrapped, then
Dolomite 1500 auto
My first LR - Series 3 LWB Safari
Rover SD1
Freight-Rover Sherpa
Jeep Cherokee
Then a succession of LR products - see below!
The SD4 is the best (and fastest!) so far. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.

Ford escort
Seat Toledo
Peugeot 205
Ford escort
Vw golf mk2
Citroen xantia
Honda Civic (old k reg)
Vw golf gti Mk3
Seat Leon cupra
Toyota celica t sport
Civic type r (2007)
Vw golf gti mk6 still have this but it's up for sale ready for when I get the freelander.

The Doctor wrote:

14 reg Ford Fiesta 1.6 turbo ST - Current car bought new

Shudders at the thought of the money I could have in the bank if I had stuck with the original Fez. It was too slow so I had to change and then it just snowballed

So passed my test in July 2011 and since then between my wife and I have owned;

Started with 2009 Vw Tiguan Match
Bmw 318d msport saloon
2010 freelander 2.2td4e
2007 discovery gs
2008 discovery hse & 2004 Peugeot 306
2010 Audi Q5 se
2007 BMW X3 & 2003 Vw 2.0 beetle (I killed it) so swapped for vw beetle 1.9tdi
2011 Vw Tiguan & BMW 118d sport
2010 Bmw 320d & Mini Cooper s
2008 freelander 2.2td4 hse & 2011 Vw beetle 1.4tsi


I don't even want to think about how much the combined cost has been and how much we have lost as we bought them all cash!!!

God that set me thinking combined purchase cost just shy of £190k and I wonder why we're still renting  Current 2008 Freel2 HSE
Prev 2010 Freel2 GS & 57 Disco3 HSE

I've owned a fair few my self but the best I have had are:

Vauxhall Senator ( god that was a motorway muncher )
Vauxhall Vectra GSI ( on the last 1000ish )
Saab 93 Vector Sport ( well quick )
My Freelander ( Love it )

T Terran



'The' Car For The Modern Day UK Roads ( ie all the pot holes )

'A Freelander that leaks oil is just marking its territory' - Wise words

Now a member of the FL2 'Silly Bill' Club

Blimey, I seem to have too much time on my hands..

Saab 96v4
Mini 850
Vauxall crapeeoony car, and van.
Hillman Hunter
Rover 2000tc
Toyota Crown
Triumph Spitfire
Rover 110
Peugeot pile of poo
Datsun pile of poo
Citroen DS special
Citroen Gs Club
Saab 900 8v
Saab 900 16v
Saab 9000
Vauxall craperoony
Bmw 7 series
Bmw 7 series 4.4
Land rover tdi 300
Land rover freelander 1
Renault Clio
Land Rover Freelander 1
Land Rover tdi 300
Land Rover td5
Land Rover Freelander 2.2
Renault Kangoo

Currently sat with Td5, F2 and Kangoo in the barn. Only dead fish go with the flow

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Steve D wrote:

My first (legal) car was a 1965 Austin 1100 in beige. Then I had a series of Fords - Escorts mk1-6, Cortinas mk1 - 5 (favourite was a mk2 Lotus closely followed by a 1600E), MK 3 Orion injection Ghia, an Austin J4 van (AKA the passion wagon!), an Anglia van, a Fiesta van, a Suzuki Rascal van, a Honda Acty van, a HA Viva van, Landrover short wheelbase 1954 model, MK1 Mini, Reliant Robin (side valve engine!), a Fiesta MK 1 1100 & Mk2 XR2 and Mk6 zetec, dozens and dozens of Anglias (I used to race them), Austin Wesminsters, Consul 375, Zodiac mk4, Capri 2000S, Corsair 1500GT and 2000E, 3.8S type Jag, 4.2 Jag, 4.2 Daimler, Vauxhall Victor FD and FE VX4/90, Cavalier SRI, Focus Titanium, a couple of TDI Golfs and my Freelander. Those are just the ones I can remember off the top of my head at the moment.

was your reliant robin sidevalve not a regal?

String of the usual cars over the last 40 years but the one that stood out for me was the Citroen XM 2.0 Turbo petrol, I had three as company cars. This was Citroen's attempt to enter the executive cruiser market. Brilliant car, active self leveling suspension that floated along on straight roads but tightened up on cornering. Very French. Whole thing was let down by the dealer network that was completely out of their depth dealing with something like this in the 90's.

My other love was my 2 litre Capri. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

3 Citroens and 4 Freelanders , is your middle name gullible

Capri my first wife had a 3.0 Ghia, Silver with black vinyl roof, disappeared off central car park Blackpool, never seen again.

Yes, on second wife, I'm gullible too

Since I started driving, more or less in order but may have forgotten one or two

Austin A40 Farina
Wolseley 1500
Mk3 Ford Zephyr 6
Mk 4 Ford Zephyr 6
Vauxhall Viva HB
Mini 850 (Died from a bad case of Tinworm)
Mini Van
Bedford CA Worko-bus
Mini Clubman Estate Auto
Vauxhall Viva HC
Hillman Hunter Estate Auto
Hillman Hunter Saloon
Honda N600 ( Engine gave up.)
Sunbeam rapier fastback (Great car, wish I still had it.)
Ford Escort Mk2 Estate Engine died
Morris Marina 1.8 Estate (S**t car)
Ford Capri 2.0 V4 GT Auto Face Lift (Worth big money now)
Ford Cortina Mk3 XL
Ford Mk1 Transit Wayfarer Camper Van (Worth big money now)
Mini Metro 1300
Ford Cortina Mk5 GXL Auto
Rover SD1 3500
Rover SD1 3500 SE
Rover SD1 3500 Vanden Plas
Rover SD1 2600S
Rover 820E Auto (Lot's of trouble, glad to get rid)
Rover 416 SLi (Great car)
Rover 618i (One of the best cars I ever had)
Freelander 1 2.5V6 SE (suffered HGF)
Peugeot 406 3ltr V6 Coupe (Great car)
Jaguar 3 lrt SE X type 4x4 Auto ( 234 BHP but In town 14 MPG )
Lexus IS300 Sports Back Auto (one of the best cars I have had)
Peugeot 407 Coupe V6 2.7 Diesel Twin Turbo Auto ( Great car, second fastest to the jag at 210 BHP but started to get serious electrical gremlins with the onboard toys)
Ford Mondeo Mk5 Ghia Estate Auto.
Freelander 1, 2.5 SE V6 Auto ( suffered HGF and Auto box started to play up)
Freelander 2 XS Auto (Still have it as a 2nd/3rd car, My Son runs it)
VW Tiguan SE DSG Auto (Perfect, even if it had cheated the emissions laws)
Freelander 2 HSE SD Auto (Perfect in ever way, very pleased with it and looking like a long term keeper)

And finally my 73 Mk1.5 Triumph Stag Auto which I bought in 2009 and fully restored it. Looking to the future I would change the Stag for DHC Alvis TD or 50's Sunbeam DHC.

There has also been about 14 Motorbikes over the years as well.

And if it counts 3 Caravans  2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan
1973 Triumph Stag I bought in 2009 and restored.

Not had may cars, nearly always commuted on a motorbike, so I only ever put low mileage on the cars and kept them for a long time.

1987 - 1992 Opel Manta Berlinetta SR
1992 - 1996 no car
1996 - 2001 BMW 518
2001 - 2012 BMW 850 CSI
2012 - Current Freelander 2

Bikes
1984 - 1986 Honda C50
1986 - 1990 Honda XL125
1991 - 1995 Honda CBR 600
1995 - 1996 Honda CBR 600
1996 - 1998 Kawasaki ZX9
2002 - 2003 Honda CBR 600
2003 - 2010 Kawasaki ZX12
2010 - 2012 Triumph Tiger 1050
2012 - Current Honda NC700X 
Hung like Einstein, smart as a horse.