RX8 now...... but whats your car history?

[boosted]

Classic Fast Fords gone crazy...
Before my rx8 powered Westfield I was gonna rx8 a manta !

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[tsfall]

Directly, my car history is a little boring....

1978 Land Rover Series III 2.25 Petrol (lots of upgrades, LPG, parabolic springs, winch, disc conversion, overdrive, galv chassis, rock sliders....)
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2004 RX8 231 haha!

Just a little difference between the two cars

Tom

[Skynet-T800]

1987 Vauxhall Astra
1995 Volvo 460 1.9td
1993 Volvo 850 2.0se
1995 Renault Laguna (written off)
1996 Peugeot 406 1.9td 275,000 miles on the clock
1999 Renault Laguna
1997 Volvo 850 T5 (My fave car).
1999 Volvo C70 T5
2001 Vauxhall Astra
2003 Volvo S40 1.9 Sport
2010 Toyota Yaris 1.0
2008 Mazda RX8

I do like classic T5's that have not been tinkered with, but they are getting rarer nowadays.

Always had a soft spot for REX, nothing like it on't road.

[hugest_uk]

1981 Vw Scirocco GTI
1985 VW Golf GTI (Never get a friends distant relation to respray your car on the cheap)
1985 Mk1 Ford Escort RS Turbo (Loved this car)
1989 Mk2 Ford Escort RS Turbo
1989 VW Scirocco GTX
1985 Mk1 Ford Escort RS Turbo (heavily modded resprayed in Mitsubishi shogun Maroon/gold)
1990 VW Corrado 16V
1994 Rover 216 GTI (Written off by a BMW whose only damage was his grille popped out and he just clipped it back in and drove off :xmasgrin: )
1990 Mk4 Ford Escort 1.3
1992 Toyota Celica ST185 GT4 (My favourite car she was beautiful)
1996 Toyota Celica ST205 GT4 (God this car shifted)
2003 VW Bora TDI 130
2006 VW Golf GT 170 1.4 Twin Charger (Still owned)
2004 Mazda RX8 231

Sure Im forgetting something and not included company cars/vans I have beed driving for the last 12 years.

[Migou]

okay I finally gathered my car history, here we go

2005 Peugeot 207 1.6 (even not really mine, shared it with my mother)
2006 mazda rx8 PZ

oh it was not that long actually... yeah I have always been passionate but living in Paris with my parents, it didn't make sense to have my own car there. So the RX8 was my first personal car once I moved, after 8 years of driving

[thomo8568]

1992 ford escorts 1.3L
Rover montego 1.6
Pergot 405 1.6
1994 ford orion 1.6LX
1998 ford escort 1.8 GTI (had this in the family about 14years so had it more than once)

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2002 subaru impreza WRX

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2000 yamaha R6

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1994 toyota MR2
1994 toyota supra mk4 (started as a NA bit converted to Twin turbo)

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1992 toyota soarer ( only got for the engine to fit into the supra)

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1998 RX8 40th anniversary

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[Rudolph]

*****
A long history....I am 73 years old........

My 1st car.........a 4 seat BMW 600 of 1958....




Now I have 3 cars and a Honda Goldwing Motorcycle.......

[Rotary Potato]

That Esprit is lovely. Well done.

[Rudolph]

That Esprit is lovely. Well done.

Thank you.........
Best regards, Ruud

[PeteH]

Your Wing is in amazing condition as well. Is it still manageable are 73? (Nor offence, you may be very fit, but they are not the lightest!)

[Freeman38]

Love the Esprit, nearly bought one 12 years ago, a 2.2 Sport with the OZ wheels.

[Rudolph]

Your Wing is in amazing condition as well. Is it still manageable are 73? (Nor offence, you may be very fit, but they are not the lightest!)

Thank you very much.......
I am very happy with my 1975 Goldwing GL1000 K1.......I purchased it 1978 with 11.000 mls on the odo...in 1983 it was stored/unused in my garage for 31 years (1983 to 2014)......I dismanteled/restored it completely....the "candy blue green" paint however is still original...it took me 1.200 labour hours plus 400 hours on the internet for knowledge gathering and parts searching.... plus a couple of thousands Euro's for new parts, tires etc.
December 2015 my GL1000 K1 was elected in the USA by the NGWClub.com as "Bike of the Year 2016" amongst 12 nominees with 29% of the votes........it now has 12.000 mls on the odo.



See more about the restoration >>>>>
http://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=56111

Of course it is a very heavy bike with 660 lbs (220 lbs the 1000 cc 4 cylinder boxer engine only), but surprisingly easy to handle during driving.....however last but not least I am very grateful that I am still very healthy to enjoy my hobbies....

[PeteH]

I thought it looked pretty special. A brilliant job. My father introduced me to bikes in the 1970s, and his mate had a k1 Gold Wing. My passion is Ducati (888 SP4, if that means anything to anyone). It's done about the same miles as yours, and is in similar condition. I'm also restoring a GPZ900R A1, so I know how difficult it is to do the job to such a high standard.

[Rudolph]

Ducati 888 SP4 is a real beautiful bike and if with low mileage it is extra interesting and exclusive.....
I wish you good luck with restoration of your Kawa...
Best regards, Ruud

[ashy90]

Yamaha DT100 1980 (no pictures of mine :-( )
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Yamaha DT50MX 1984
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Honda CB250RS 1981 (no pictures of mine, which is a shame because it was very modified)
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Triumph Spitfire 1300 MkIV 1973
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Lancia Gamma Coupe 1979
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Lancia Gamma Saloon (doner) 1982 (too ugly to photograph!)
Suzuki GSX750 1979 (this is my only shot, I was rubbish back then)
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Yamaha DT125MX 1987
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Triumph Trophy 1200 1993 (Yes, it lived inside :xmaseek: )
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Subaru Legacy Turbo Estate 1990
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Mini Clubman 1978 (good fun for about 2 weeks, until it broke)
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Ford Fiesta 1978 (nor rev counter, no limiter, just reved it until it screamed)
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Rover Metro 115D 1995 (no pictures, thank God :xmaslol: )
Rover 416i 1996 (this is the best picture I have. I really must have loved that car )
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Mini Cooper 1997 (this is when I realised professional photography wasn't for me)
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Land Rover Freelander 1998
Mine:
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The first one ever put into an off-road competition:
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The first one ever (nearly. Pre-production, secret photo!)
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Ducati 888 SP4 1993
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BMW 518i 1980 (the "driver" now has her own Vauxhall Corsa)
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BMW 540i Touring 1994
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Citroen C2 Diesel 2004 (65mpg. Got nervous at 60k miles that it was about to fall apart like a clown's car)
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Did you work for Rover or something? I noticed a couple of other Rovers in the photos you didn't mention

[PeteH]

Did you work for Rover or something? I noticed a couple of other Rovers in the photos you didn't mention

Yep. Started as a student in 1986, and was finally beaten into submission in 2000. I did more at Land Rover than Rover, but got involved with both.

Unfortunately my car history won't be so much help when it comes to guessing where I work now

[ashy90]

Did you work for Rover or something? I noticed a couple of other Rovers in the photos you didn't mention

Yep. Started as a student in 1986, and was finally beaten into submission in 2000. I did more at Land Rover than Rover, but got involved with both.

Unfortunately my car history won't be so much help when it comes to guessing where I work now

Did you work for a dealer, or for Austin Rover/ Rover group uk? Looks like you done some testing with the Freelander?

[ashy90]

Did you work for Rover or something? I noticed a couple of other Rovers in the photos you didn't mention

Yep. Started as a student in 1986, and was finally beaten into submission in 2000. I did more at Land Rover than Rover, but got involved with both.

Unfortunately my car history won't be so much help when it comes to guessing where I work now

Did you work for a dealer, or for Austin Rover/ Rover group uk? Looks like you done some testing with the Freelander?

[PeteH]

I was the principle suspension engineer on Freelander. If you don't like the ride and handling you can blame me! So yes, I spent about four years of my life driving prototype Freelanders in all sorts of conditions.

[njkmr]

MK 2 Escort 1.1 Pop plus...fitted 1.3 engine into it with twin webbers.....!!
MK 2 Escort 1600 Sport
XR3i
XR2
Renault 5 Turbo
Sapphire Cosworth
Honda Fireblade in Repsol Colours
Subaru Impreza RB5
Subaru Impreza WR1
CL600
SLK 55 AMG still got
Citreon Berlingo x 2
Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi
Mazda RX8
MX5 NC BBR Turbo 300bhp still got
Mondeo estate Vignale still got
Ford Kuga hybrid still got

Other cars in between or at the same time as those above
1.4 Fiesta ,Rover 214 , Seat Toledo , Ford Mondeo 2.2 TDCi ,

[Dazza44]

Blimey that's going back abit
First car
Allegro 1.3 and a 5 speed
Autin metro
Mini
Several mrk2 escorts(all modified)
2 capris,2 fiesta.,Xr2i, 3, xr3i, meganne convertible, clio sport,impreza wrx,c3, and 8,I've probably left out quite a few from the list

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Few more
BMW 318,330,rover 25,mrk3 and 4 escorts,vectra Sri, cavalier Sri rx7 (very brief ) mini,golf

[qwakers]

cant belive ive not seen this before....
not including the 50cc scooter it went like this:

1994 mk1 renault clio 1.2 (on its 4th engine by the time i got it)
1999 suzuki gn125 (it would do 80!)
1995 ford fiesta mk2 1,1 (slowest car ever! 70 was a tail wind down hill affair)
2006 renault laguna 1.9dci (bought nearly new when i was 18 and on the motorway a LOT)
1999 suzuki bandit 600 (stuck a 750 engine in)
2000 yamaha R1(wrote it off, first ever accident and i was airlifted to a trauma hospital happily also the ONLY real accident ive ever been in. im not counting tiny 'fender benders')
(still got the laguna)
1998 suzuki bandit 1200(i couldnt handle the sports bike riding position for ages)
1995 yamaha fzr600r (only made it for two years, was a race homologation run)
2004 yamaha R6 (ADORED that bike)
at the same time as the R6 i had a 1998 BMW R1100S
(still got the laguna)
1996 RangeRover P38 4.0 V8 (god that was a laugh!)
2006 triumph sprint st1050
2003 Iveco Eurocargo recovery lorry (more fun the drive than most of my cars it was a hoot on wet roundabouts )
1994 Land rover discovery (got chopped up and made into a challenge truck)
2001 Saab9-3 2.2 diesel (pile of S***E, hated it, a lot)
sold the sprint about the same time i sold the saab (bought a house, needed the money )
2006 Kia Sorento XS (the one with all the toys) needed a tow car had sold the lorry...
1991 toyota MR2 which i promply stuck a V6 into
another '91 mr2 that i got given, welded it up mot'd it and sold it (ok a bit more involved that that but hey)
and then the rx8

[GreySilver Beast]

Unfortunately my car history won't be so much help when it comes to guessing where I work now

Someone in the Horsham area has a Bright Orange Supercar Convertible on a 16 plate and he isn't short of a few bob

That gives you a clue

[jondkent]

My car history kinda all over the place:

AMC Concorde (Goggle for it)
Mini 1275GT
Capri 2.0S
MG BGT
Fiesta XR2 (with a Escort 1600S engine)
Golf GTI mk3
Rover 800
Renault 5 GT (well, not really, other halfs, but I drove it from a while and hated it but when £££ low needs must)
Vectra Sri (better than Clarkson would have you believe)
BMW 318i
BMW 325i
Another Golf GTI mk3 (awful car....hated it..completely different to my old mk3)
Subaru Imprezza (OMG, loved that car)
gap for 5 year with no car for various reasons (and nope, I wasn't banned)
Fiat Seicento (another what!!! car - brought to get ncb back and teach son to drive. Fun "I could care less what happens to it" car)
Something called an RX8

Said it was all over the place. Gems, boring and just horrible mix of cars

Jon

[Twistedmonkey]

In no particular order

Rx8 x3
R32 skyline
R33 skyline x2
Ford Focus
Vauxhall corsa
Vauxhall crap box ( can’t remember what it was actually called lol )
Escort rs turbo x4
S13 200sx x7
Mk3 supra
Escort xr3i x3 1 was convertible
Ford escort van
Peugeot 106



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