list the cars you've had.

[bluethrunthru]

Agree with you re Fiats, wife had an Uno and a Bravo, I had a Punto and they were all spot on. Fizzy engines, fun to drive and surprisingly reliable.

There are some weird prejudices in this country ref cars - FIAT's always had cracking engines, great design and fun handling. All Italian makers struggle with a larger saloon type car outside their home country - just not as appealing to that market as BMW/ MERC / AUDI etc. They DID rot in the 60's and 70's but so did all cars. The FIAT group pioneered anti-corrosion measures on Lancia's at first to try and salvage Lancia as a marque but it never worked. They were always too niche. I fondly recall a mate of mine with a 90's Ford KA on which the fuel filler cap was already falling out due to rot that FIAT's were rotboxes - and also that their engine's weren't up to much. I was happy to point to his filler cap and advise him that the KA engine he had was derived from a 50's OHV unit from the Anglia whilst my wife's immaculate and rust free 1998 Punto had a modern OHC unit assembled by robots

 

[bluesteel]

BMW 318i - Was ok for first car, had it under 12 months.

Kia Cee'd - Did it's job, had it under 6 months

Mercedes A45 - Loved it, had it under 30 months, 15 months of that I was banned and then it was stolen.

Ford Fiesta Zetec - Crap, done under 500 miles and is currently sorned as I'd rather get the train.

 

[bangkokblueballs]

Ford Escort mk 2
Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0l
Xr2
Ford Couger v6 2.5
Toyota Hilux twin cab (new)
BMW 525
Audi A4 sline (current)

 

[bluethrunthru]

Orion 1600E
Mitsubishi Charisma
MX5
MGF
BMW 330
BMW 320 CI
SLK350
BMW 530
Range Rover Sport V8

1600E......... cool, what colour?- my Dad has a '68 Cortina mk2 1600GT estate in the early 70's. Great car but as ever with Fords of that era it got nicked and the twats reversed it into a lamp post so my Dad got rid. About 5 years later he learned they were a very very rare model and worth a few bob - now probably masses as rare Fords are. Think it was MEN 827 H?

 

[HypnoticBlue]

Mini 1000 x2
Fiat 127 Sport
UNO 70S
Capri 1600
Nova SR
Fiat 127 GT
Fiesta Supersport x 4
Sunbeam Ti x 2
2.8i Capri
XR4i
UNO Turbo ie x 3
Renault 5 GT Turbo
Renault 19 16V
Toyota Celica
MG Maestro Turbo
Mk3 Escort 3 RS Turbo
BMW 520
BMW 320
BMW 535
Mercedes C 220
Nissan Sunny GTiR
Mitsubishi Shogun
Escort Cosworth
Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000
Lancia Delta Integrale 16v
Delta Intrgrale Evo 2
Mitsubishi Evo 4
Mitsubishi Evo 6
Subaru Impreza Macrae
BMW E39 523
BMW E39 Alpina
BMW E36 M3 Cab
BMW E46 328i
Subaru Impreza STi
Subaru Forester STi
Porsche 911 C2
Audi A4 Cabriolet
Audi S4 Cab
VW Touareg
Mercedes CLS
Subaru Impreza 22B
Audi A6
BMW M3 CSL
Mercedes E350
BMW F30 328i
Mazda 6 MPS
Mercedes CLA Shooting 220d Brake
I have been fortunate to have these, some of which have been fantastic
Cheers

 

[SWP's back]

1600E......... cool, what colour?- my Dad has a '68 Cortina mk2 1600GT estate in the early 70's. Great car but as ever with Fords of that era it got nicked and the twats reversed it into a lamp post so my Dad got rid. About 5 years later he learned they were a very very rare model and worth a few bob - now probably masses as rare Fords are. Think it was MEN 827 H?

Black with hugely warm dark grey leather interior. Think it was a 1990 reg. absolutely loved that.

I even managed to briefly turn it into an Escort by losing it at 60 on a background and ‘reversing’ into a tree and getting rid of the boot. That was 23 hours after passing my test and taught me a huge lesson in not driving like a twat as I had to get the bus again for 6 months whilst they mended it.

 

[SWP's back]

Mini 1000 x2
Fiat 127 Sport
UNO 70S
Capri 1600
Nova SR
Fiat 127 GT
Fiesta Supersport x 4
Sunbeam Ti x 2
2.8i Capri
XR4i
UNO Turbo ie x 3
Renault 5 GT Turbo
Renault 19 16V
Toyota Celica
MG Maestro Turbo
Mk3 Escort 3 RS Turbo
BMW 520
BMW 320
BMW 535
Mercedes C 220
Nissan Sunny GTiR
Mitsubishi Shogun
Escort Cosworth
Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000
Lancia Delta Integrale 16v
Delta Intrgrale Evo 2
Mitsubishi Evo 4
Mitsubishi Evo 6
Subaru Impreza Macrae
BMW E39 523
BMW E39 Alpina
BMW E36 M3 Cab
BMW E46 328i
Subaru Impreza STi
Subaru Forester STi
Porsche 911 C2
Audi A4 Cabriolet
Audi S4 Cab
VW Touareg
Mercedes CLS
Subaru Impreza 22B
Audi A6
BMW M3 CSL
Mercedes E350
BMW F30 328i
Mazda 6 MPS
Mercedes CLA Shooting 220d Brake
I have been fortunate to have these, some of which have been fantastic
Cheers

Christ. How old are you? You had more cars than I’ve had pairs of pants.

Some great great models in there. Always wanted a Scooby.

 

[city2]

Viva hb ( green)
Escort 1300e ( purple with black vinyl roof)
Allegro 1750 HL ( white)
Escort 1300e (purple)
Cortina 1600xl ( green )
Cortina 1600 ( brown)
Orion Ghia ( black )
Xr 3 ( blue )
Orion ghia ( silver )
Audi 80 ( black )
Audi 2.6 ( silver)
Mercedes coupe 2.3 ( silver)
Mercedes coupe 1.8 ( silver )
Mercedes coupe 250 ( silver)
3 work vans ( escort orange ) metro ( white ) Astra ( white )

 

[Chippy_boy]

OK, I think this is all of them - hard to remember:

VW passat
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6?
Vauxhall Astra
Ford Sierra 1.6L
Ford Sierra 2.0 Ghia
Ford Sierra 2.0 Ghia
Mercedes 190
Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS
Citroen BX
Audi 90E
BMW 318iS Coupe
Mercedes 220E
Ford Probe 24V (hangs head in shame)
BMW 328i Coupe
Mercedes SLK 230k
Mercedes SLK 230k
BMW 540i
Mercedes SLK 320
Audi S4
Jaguar XJ8
VW Tourag Altitude V6
Audi TT 2.0 Turbo
Porsche 991 Carrera S
BMW 330 Coupe
BMW 640D

 

[bluethrunthru]

Black with hugely warm dark grey leather interior. Think it was a 1990 reg. absolutely loved that.

I even managed to briefly turn it into an Escort by losing it at 60 on a background and ‘reversing’ into a tree and getting rid of the boot. That was 23 hours after passing my test and taught me a huge lesson in not driving like a twat as I had to get the bus again for 6 months whilst they mended it.

Non PAS too? Remember how heavy that steering was - we all had arms like Rocky Balboa lol - or never did a 3 point turn !!