This morning I was helping out one of my sons and his working buddy to take some steelwork to an engineering shop in Glossop and on the way there we were talking about 4x4's and I reminisced about my 1st a Ford Maverick 2.4 Aspen SWB in Glossy Black .
Bought it 2yrs old in 96 and it performed very well in a bad winter here , I moved it on after a couple of yrs , as we left the Industrial estate and passing a line of parked cars I was delighted see the Maverick now 19 yrs old , although it was now matt black .
Just thinking if I had kept it what might I have saved in car purchases

Indeed. I passed my test in 2003 and I passed in my first car which was a T reg Fiesta 1.8 diesel with no turbo. 0-60 took 4 days. In the 12 years since then, I have had the following:

W reg Ford Focus 1.6 LX - 04-06
05 reg Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec (died in a crash) - 06
03 reg Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi Ghia - 06
**2 year hiatus from driving on medical grounds. 06-08**
57 reg Ford Fiesta 2.0 ST - 08-09
55 reg Land Rover Freelander 2.0 TD4 Adventurer station wagon - 09-10
10 reg Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4e GS - 10-13
13 reg Ford Fiesta 1.0 turbo Zetec-S - 13-14
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  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

Ive had a lot but my 4x4 history is

55 Hyundai Tucson CRTD CDX
56 (new shape) Hyundai Santa Fe CRTD GSI
55 LR Discovery 3 TDV6 auto
08 LR Freelander 2 TD4 GS manual
60 LR Freelander 2 SD4 GS
61 RR Evoque TD4 Pure
13 LR Freelander 2 TD4 XS manual
61 LR Discovery 4 SDV6 GS (bought for the dogs)
15 LR Discovery Sport SD4 HSE manual

Still see my 08 Fl2 running around, though the last time I seen it, it had a dent in the door. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

1981 'W' Ford Escort XR3 (not i)
1985 'C' Ford Escort RS Turbo S1
1987 'D' Vauxhall Astra Merit (don't ask)
1988 'E' Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 130 (best car ever owned)
1999 'T' Vauxhall Vectra LS
2000 'W' Vauxhall Vectra SRi
2002 '52' Vauxhall Omega MV6
2004 '04' Vauxhall Vectra SRi V6 (Isuzu engine - brilliant!)
2006 '06' Vauxhall Vectra Elite
2010 '10' Vauxhall Insignia Elite
2012 '62' Land Rover Freelander HSE
2012 '62' Land Rover Freelander HSE Lux (MY2013 - still going strong and staying for a while yet ) Foraging near Gaydon....
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MY13 HSE Lux SD4, Baltic Blue - current, 30,000> miles without fault
MY12 HSE 2.2 SD4, Sumatra Black - gone after 10 months/43,000 fault-free miles

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.

diesel golf mk1
fiesta van banana yellow. happy days
diesel golf mk2
vw rabbit (usa) disaster zone
316 bmw
astra diesel
golf mk4 tdi 110
mk4 tdi 130
a3 tdi
fl2
rrs



series II landies
various defenders
fl1 commercial
ford ranger 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

Jensen FF

Non LR:
Hillman Imp (cool car, rear drive and rear engine fun)
Peugeot 305 (nasty in every way)
VW Golf Mk 1 (was half the size of the current model)
Citroen AX (did the job but never liked it)
Citroen BX (died after 6 years and 190000 miles)
Ford Capri Mk 3 (not the Capri Ghia of Del Boy fame but good fun with a 2L)
Vauxhall Senator 2.5 (comfortable but ugly)
1996 Ford Escort, simply horrid, only bonus was having aircon
Vauxhall Corsa, did the job but boring
Seat Ibiza FR TDi, loved this car, only replaced when I got the Defender

LR:
1965 109" station wagon with SD1 V8, always regretted having to sell it
1976 S3 (a right lemon)
1970 S2A (my keeper)
2013 Defender 110 SW (gone)
2012 FL2 SD4 (current)

I had a BMW Isetta Bubble Car.
I sold it - in perfect working order and excellent bodywork, for £30

Here are mine....from 1988 when I bought my first car (drove parents' cars/at uni on bike! from 1983 till then)
A reg Fiesta Pop Plus - gutless and rusty but never went wrong.
B reg Fiesta XR2 - lots of niggles but fun to drive.
C reg Citroen BX - heap of - only thing that didn't fail was the trick suspension!
G reg Granada Scorpio 2.9i - loved this car but rusted to pieces gradually and got too expensive to keep getting welded.
R reg Mondeo LX TD- reliable, functional but boring.
53 reg Passat TDI 150 - great car to drive....comfortable and stupidly quick if necessary.
07 reg FL2 XS - first LR - loved it despite rear diff problem and repeatedly replacing N/S/R wheel bearing...liked it so much I bought my current one:
11 reg FL2 SD4 HSE 2011 SD4 HSE Auto
(Previously 2007 TD4 XS Manual)

ford escort encore 1.6
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8
Vauxhall Vectra Sri 2.0 Petrol
Vauxhall Vectra Sri 2.2 DTi
Kia Sportage
Freelander 2 Se
Freelander 2 HSE
Freelander 2 HSE Lux Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

This too many ?
1. FIAT 500
2. SINGER GAZELLE
3. M G MIDGET
4. M G 1300
5. FORD ESCORT
6. AUSTIN ALLEGRO 1500
7. AUSTIN ALLEGRO ESTATE
8. FORD CORTINA
9. OPEL KADETT
10. VAUXHALL CAVERLIAR
11. FIAT STRADA
12. VW GOLF C
13. V W GOLF C
14. V W GOLF CL
15. VOLVO 340 GL 1.7
16. ROVER 213
17. CITROEN BX1.4RE
18. CITROEN BX 1.4RE
19. PEUGEOT 405GL
20. FIAT TEMPRA 1.6SX
21. FORD ESCORT 1.6DL
22. PEUGEOT 405GL
23. FORD MONDEO 1.8LXTD ESTATE
24. PEUGEOT 405GLX TD ESTATE
25. MONDEOE 1.8TD LX HATCH
26. MONDEO 1.8LX HATCH
27. VAUXHALL CAVERLER 1.7TD
28. PEUGEOT 406 LX TD
29. MONDEO 1.8LX TD
30. VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.8 LX
31. PEUGEOT 406 LX
32. PEUGEOT 406 LXTD
33. MERCEDES C200-DEC ’98
34. BMW 520I SE 99-2002
35. MERCEDES C 200 K ADVANTGARDE
36. MERCEDES C220D ADVANTGARDE ESTAETE
37. MERCEDES C220D ADVANTGARD3 SPORT ESTATE
38. BMW 3 SERIES M SPORT 320D COUPE
39. BMW 5 Series 520SE Buiness Edition
40. Land Rover Freelander XS 2011 my
41. Range Rover Evoque MY 2014 2011 XS,Sumatra Black, GONE MARCH 2014- RR Evoque Prestige 5 door ,MY 2014,Loire Blue, Silver Roof, Panoramic roof.
MY 2016 Disco Sport HSE Auto Scotia Grey,REJECTED
Mercedes E220D AMG line with air suspension(Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 21 (Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 22 (Gone)
Audi Q5 40TDI S line (gone)
Discovery Sport D200 S 2024 MY

They say you keep a car on average 3 years, so your in your 120's  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

59- I used to have a company car which was changed every 4/6 months - neighbours thought i was a car salesman ! 2011 XS,Sumatra Black, GONE MARCH 2014- RR Evoque Prestige 5 door ,MY 2014,Loire Blue, Silver Roof, Panoramic roof.
MY 2016 Disco Sport HSE Auto Scotia Grey,REJECTED
Mercedes E220D AMG line with air suspension(Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 21 (Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 22 (Gone)
Audi Q5 40TDI S line (gone)
Discovery Sport D200 S 2024 MY

1963 Ford Anglia - first car -got feet wet when it rained!
1967 Ford Cortina Mk.2 - excellent car
1971 MGB - good car -should've kept it
Hillman Hunter
Rover 200TC -brilliant car until my brother blew up the engine
Hillman Imp - kept breaking down
Triumph Dolomite Sprint -drove 600 miles in 6 months - kept breaking down,but went like stink.
Rover 2000 TC
Morris Maxi - good car,but boring
Jaguar 2.4 Mk 2 - old banger,but what a car!
Ford Capri 1.6 S - over 6 years of trouble-free motoring
Rover 3500 SD1 -kept breaking down
Vanden Plas Princess - rescued from scrapyard,and ran and ran.
Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia - excellent car -had it for over 6 years, but started to rot from bulkhead
Ford Sierra 2.0 S
Peugeot 205- good runner
Proton - cheap and cheerful
Ford Granada
Peugeot 205
Vauxhall Corsa
Renault Megane
BMW Compact
Vauxhall Corsa
Mercedes 200
Ford Focus
Ford Fiesta Zetec - first ever brand new car
Mercedes 230 SLK
Mercedes 180C coupe
Volvo V50
2008 HSE - current car,and the best!