I couldn't wait to drive....... so I had my first driving lesson as a present on my 17th birthday, then a month and a half later I passed first time. I saved up £375 (I was only on £50 a week) and bought my first car The list is below:

 

1) Ford Escort mk1 1100cc red

2) Triumph Dolamite 1500cc blue

3) Austin Princess 2000cc blue:nelson:

4) Ford Cortina 2000cc Ghia met red

5) Vauxhall Astra 1800 GTE black

6) Ford Granarda 2000cc Ghia silver

7) Renault 5 GT Turbo met blue

8) Bmw 323 black

9) Audi GT coupe met green

10) Audi Avant 2200cc met grey

11) Alfa romeo 75 twin spark met grey

12) Alfasud 1500cc red

13) Toyota Celica 2000cc white

14) Saab 9000 2000cc met grey

15) Robin Hood kit car 2000cc Chrome/ british racing green

16) Porshe 944 2500cc red

17) Mitsubishi Shogun 3000cc V6 met green

18) Subaru Legacy 2000cc Twin turbo silver

19) :hyper:Nissan 300zx 3000cc V6 Twin Turbowhite:hyper:

2X fiesta Mk3

2X Renult 5

2X Renult 19

Mk1 golf

Saab 93 turbo

52 plate fiesta

Mk3 Capri

MK3 astra

 

currently car less, not a bad list considering im only 24

Punto

Mr2 mk2 gti

Fiat coupe 20vt

My ZX

Not bad in 4 years :)

D-reg MK2 Astra 1.3

H-reg MK2 Astra SRi

F-reg MK2 Astra Cabriolet 1.6

K-reg Citroen ZX 16v (rare bodykit MI16 engined car)

M-reg MK3 Astra Cabriolet 2.0 which I converted to a 2.5 V6

G-reg Senator 2.5

H-reg Carlton 2.0

H-reg Citroen BX TZD

G-reg Cavalier GSi 2000 16v

J-reg MK3 VW Golf 1.4

L-reg Cavalier 1.8 Cesaro

H-reg Nissan 300ZX TT

52-reg MK4 Astra Estate

06-reg MK5 Astra Estate

W-reg Renault Laguna Sport

55-reg Vectra 1.9 CDTi Estate

55 reg Mondeo Zetec 2.0 Diesel

passed @ 16

 

1) Nissan Hardbody (kinda like your Navara's) 2.7D

2) Merc 300D

3) Vauxhall Astra 1.4

4) Nissan 300zx TT

MG Metro Turbo (84)

Fiesta XR2 (87)

Manta GTE Coupe (84)

Manta i200 Coupe (87)

Austin 1300 (71) (driving to station / project car)

Calibra (91)

Corsa Sri (95) x2 (the first one broke so Vauxhall replaced it !) :nono:

Omega V6 (97)

Suzuki Samurai (89)

Freelander 1.8 (99)

Freelander 2.5 V6 (03)

Peugeot 206 (00)

300zx (90)

Focus (06)

M reg Fiesta mk 3.5 1.6 Si

G reg 300zx TT

 

Not a big list of cars but I didn't take my test untill I was 25! :)

Ford Capri 2.0 S

Peugeot 205 XS

Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI

Mitzi Shogun 2.5 TD LWB

Renaualt Laguna 1.8 RT

MK2 Cav 1.6

Mk3 Cav 1.6

Lancia Prisma 1.6ie

Citroen Xantia 1.9td

Vaux Vectra B 2.0 SRI

300ZXtt (uk)

Saab 900 Turbo

Subaru Legacy GT

300ZX TT (JDM)

 

and

Kawasaki GPZ600R

Suzuki GSXR 750

Car mad i had a green coupe 20v 2 years ago, fooking loved it :D

passed 6 months after my 17th. first time.

 

had

1 x vw polo 1.0 1981 rust bucket as my first car 45 bhp £350

 

6 months later...

1x fiat uno 60s 5 door 1.1 1988 60 bhp £325

 

 

1 year later...

 

cavalier sri 2.0 8v saloon red 1990 130 bhp £1200

 

3 years later.....till present

 

300zx z32 na swb black 1992 222 bhp £4000

 

+ 1 x vw golf 1.3 1989 purchased for caz but i used it. £75

 

and currently have a 1.4 rt 1995 renault clio £ free. which i use while i fix z clutch

1. Ford Escort MK2 1.3L

2. Opel Manta 2.0 Berlinetta

3. Toyota Supra 2.8

4. Rover 800 Vitesse 2.0l turbo

5. Peugeot 406 1.9 td estate ( still use this as daily runner)

6. 300zx UK tt

 

 

:D not a lot of cars for over 22 years of driving, but then I tend to keep cars a while, I've had the Z coming up 4 years and the Peugeot for 7 and 1/2 years.

1.3 Astra automatic in red (and orange, and peach, and apricot...)

2.0 Cavalier GSi 2000 16v :bow:

The blue byatch :bow: :bow:

I'm only 21, but i'm getting there.

 

1998 Nissan Micra

1996 Volvo 850 T5

1994 Audi A4 2.6

1994 BMW 325i

1995 Mitsubishi FTO

1990 Nissan 300ZX TT Auto Silver

1989 Nissan 300ZX TT Auto Burgundy

1989 Nissan 300ZX TT Auto Black

 

And finally.....

 

1992 Nissan 300ZX TT Auto Grey

 

 

To be fair though, 2 of the zeds i bought just to sell, as at the time i could buy them low and sell with a profit :D

1.3 Astra automatic in red (and orange, and peach, and apricot...)

2.0 Cavalier GSi 2000 16v :bow:

The blue byatch :bow: :bow:

 

Cav GSis rock. There are very few around now, rarer than Zs I reckon! I saw one 2 days ago in good condition and they do still have good road presence. Lovely neatly designed saloon car. Nice window line, nice balanced shape. Good car for the era.

 

Here's my old one. I fitted H&R springs to it and Bilstein shocks and it went round corners like it was on rails. Really did handle very well. It was one of the very few cars that I actually miss.

 

 

Not had many considering I'm 23:

Passed at 17:

 

1) 2001 Renault Clio 1.2 16v Dynamique

2) 2004 Honda Civic Type-R

3) 2005 Honda Accord

4) 1999 VW Beetle 1.6 16v (Bought for 500 sold for 4k)

5) 1991 Ford Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 Turbo

6) 1989 Porsche 944 S2

 

Only got Number 3 for 6 more days then it's Zed time!

Cav GSis rock. There are very few around now, rarer than Zs I reckon! I saw one 2 days ago in good condition and they do still have good road presence. Lovely neatly designed saloon car. Nice window line, nice balanced shape. Good car for the era.

 

yeah ive seen fewer GSi's than Zs. mine was burgundy red with extra centre brake light, anthracite multispoke 15" wheels, K&N 57i and Walker exhaust. flogged it to some guy who reckoned he wanted the engine and was taking it overseas to transplant into another car :p

A bit of a mixture, in a rough order

 

Mk3 Escort 1.3

Mk3 Escort 1.6

Austin Montego 1.6

Renault Clio 16v

Citroen ZX Volcane

Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185

Audi A4 1.8

Audi A3 1.6s

VW Passat 1.8T

Bmw 535is Sport E34

Renault Scenic

Renault Laguna 1.8rt

Nissan 300zx 2+2 TT Manual

Nissan 300zx 2+2 NA Manual

Peugeot 406 2.1td

Honda HRV 4wd

Nissan 300zx 2+2 NA Auto

Citroan Xantia 1.8i

Toyota Celica 2.0gt st202

Nissan 300zx Slicktop TT Manual

Passed first time just before my 18th birthday, im 21 now and had these since, although i had the civic for 4 months before i passed it took me 4 months to pass, for some reason i didnt learn to drive as soon as i turned 17, god knows why because all i wanted to do was drive! Weird :S

 

1996 - Honda Civic 1.5 Vtec-e - 90BHP (had for exactly a year 10k)

1998 - BMW 323i Coupe - 170BHP (had for 15 months and 15k)

1992 - Nissan 300zx TT Auto (Although now manual) - 280BHP (18 months, 9k)

1996 - Renault Laguna 2.0RT - 115BHP (6 months and 15k and dead)

1999 - Citroen Xsara 2.0 HDI - 90BHP (3 months and 7k... still goin but for sale!)

 

 

Also had several vans from my previous work...

Transit Connect

2x Vaux Combos a DI and a DTI

Vauxhall Vivaro (Monster of a van!)

Peugeot shit box (Partner) x3

Blimey, i'm going to have to cut my list down,by ignoring my fix up +flog cars here goes.

1973mk1 1760 full raly escort,{ wise first car}

1974 mk1 1300 escort,

1975 mini 1400,

1987 chavalier mk2 1.6,

1990 rover 820,

1989 rover827 vitesse, superb car, but rotted away,

worlds scabbiest 1993 ducato van,

1986 v12 xjs 5.3 litre, burned before my eyes...with my wallet on the passenger seat,ho hum,

bmw 735se 1983 manual,

1989bmw 535 sport manual,

1990300zxtt manual jdm,

1992 uk zed300 uk,

1991 jdm manual tt 300zx,

 

 

ERRR+ about 30, mostly tuned, big bored bikes.not that i'm obsessed with power + speed though eh!

i blame it on my brother, 1976, 6 years old on my chico pushbike hanging onto the back of his triumph 750 at a heady 20 odd mph.

1.1 peugeot 106

2.0 laguna estate

2.2 dti vectra

bmw 535i

peugeot 205 gti Dimma

bmw 540i

nissan 300zx tt

1971 Volkswagen Beetle 1200 Cal-Look

*1973 Volkswagen Beetle 1303s

1979 British Leyland Mini Special 1100

1981 Landrover 110

1982 British Leyland Mini Mayfair

1984 British Leyland Mini Cooper

*1986 Austin Ambassador

1986 Honda Quintet

1987 Austin Montego Estate

1988 Ford Granada Ghia

1990 Daihatsu Sportrack EFI

1991 Volkswagen Golf GTi 1.8 8v (mk II)

1992 Rover Mini Cooper 1275i

1992 Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet 130

1993 Ford Transit Van

1994 Rover Mini Cooper 1380

1996 Vauxhall Corsa Sport 1.4 16v

*1996 Toyota Carina Estate

1996 Rover 620Si

1998 Citroen Saxo VTR

2001 Ford Transit Van

*2004 Toyota Avensis

2004 Mitsubishi L200 Warrior

*1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo

*2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STi

 

I think that's all of them. My memory is not what it was. Some of them, I wish I could forget! The * ones are the vehicles I still own now.

F reg - MG Metro

N reg - Mini Cooper

N reg - Nissan Almera SI

H reg - MX 5

H reg - UK TT 300 ZX

P reg - Saab 9000 cdx low p turbo

L reg - TVR Griffith 500

We've done this one before for the search monkeys but ...

 

Had a few bikes and didn't take car test until about 24

 

Fiesta SuperSport

Astra GTE

Honda CRX

Astra 2.0 GSi

Renault 19 16v

300zx TT (still got obviously)

Xantia 1.8 petrol

Xantia 1.9 diesel

BMW 330d

In some sort of order

 

1 litre Talbot Sunbeam

1.6Ti (twin webber 45's) talbot Suinbeam

LOTUS Sunbeam ex rally car used in 1980 RAC rally, but didnt finish

Rs 1600i Escort

k 1 mexico escort

Mk2 RS2000

Then got into bikes

RD 125 Yamaha

RD 350 Yamaha

ZX6R Ninga

 

Crappy Fiat tipo (yuk)

16v Fiat Tipo

Rover Metro GTI

Rover 216 Gti

Rover 220Gsi Turbo

Seirra 4x4

Astra Gte

 

Astra 1.7TD estate,

Peugeot Expert 1,9TD Van (had 357000 on clock when i sold it, it is now over 400. (indestructible!!!)

Toyota Hilux Surf

 

Then came divorce. So treated myself

1991 TT Jap 300zx,

1994 TT Uk manual

Out of all the cars, my Lotus Sunbeam, Mk2 RS and the zeds are the most fun.

From 16 years old mopeds,

 

1. B619 EFL Yellow Honda MBX50

2. E753 RVP Red Honda MT5

 

From 17 years old cars,

 

1. A727 BUY Red MK1 Astra GTE

2. YVN812T Blue 1275GT Mini

3. B879 TWR Black MG Metro Turbo

4. B440 PDU Silver MK2 Astra 1.3 GL

5. ROK 758Y Blue Cortina 1.6GL

 

6. 2 and 1/2 Year Driving Ban (Dangerous Driving)

 

7. J681 ROM / B19RKS Red Nova 1.2 Flair

8. G520 EPE / B19RKS Lilac MK2 Astra GTE Cabriolet

9 F217 UJN / B19RKS Blue J spec TT 2+2 300zx auto

10. TAZ1824 / B19RKS Red 1991 TT J spec 2+2 300zx auto (still got)

11. J187 EMX Red Proton 1.5 GLS Aeroback (still got, its for the tip and the dog!)

12. GTE 942F Red 1983 MK1 Astra GTE (only got this week)

 

Looking at my list ive gone full circle nearly.

 

Only one to add now will be 13. Lotus Esprit V8 but that will be in a few years.

 

Anyone else sad enough to know all the reg plates of all the cars theyve owned in the last 15 years?

i can do the last 4 that ive been driving

 

p89SWY - Civic

r826otd - BMW 323

K15GMR -Zed

P310 ERM - slaggy (Laguna)

t785WUG - xsara

 

NJ04 TKY - tranny connect

vk06 cyz - vivaro

NU56 XME + XMK - puggy partners (cnt remember number 3 but only had it for 3 days before i broke it!)

NU54 WZV - combi DI (cant remeber DTI, again it only lasted 10 days before it gave up)