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It's a myth, they where a crap back then and seem only to go up in peoples opinion the rarer they get.
Trust me total crap.
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Cleaning out the loft the other day & found this :o

Photo of my very first car E475ELY :D

1987 Ford Fiesta XR2 in Mercury Grey :colors:

Pic taken on the 12th April 1994 :salut:

Mileage - 63,547 :thumleft:




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Mark's : 2023 Misano Blue BMW M135i XDrive.

Mandy's : 2019 30th Anniversary Mazda MX-5 RF # 1761/3000.
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That would have been a first car to be jealous of in ‘94. Insurance can’t have been cheap, although using your Mum as ‘main driver’ was pretty much the norm iirc :lol:
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:nod: You got it =D>

I was a "Named Driver" :^o on all my cars until I moved out in 2001 :lol:

Insurance was £450 Fully Comp for the XR2 :yeah:

Actually got the car in the Autumn of 1992 & cost me £3250 :money:

Paid cash having saved up for around 18 months :angel:
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Mini 850 transplanted 998
970 Cooper S (Boy I should have locked that away)
Triumph 1300 (Lent by a mate)
Austin Maxi 1500
Viva HB (Stop gap)
Escort Mk2 1100 Estate Company car
Escort Mk 2 1300 Estate Company car
Mini 998
Mini 1293
Triumph 2000
Mini 998
Cavalier 1600 MK1 Company car
Cavalier Mk2 1600 Hatchback Company car
Maestro Vanden Plas 1600 (Penance for writing off the Cavalier) Company car
Cavalier Mk2 Hatchback Company car
Sierra1.8 GL Company car
BMW316i E36 Company car
BMW318i E36 Company car
Volvo ?? 1800 Company car
Fiesta 1100 (Hard Times)
Peugeot 405
Mondeo 1800 GL
Escort Mk3 1300
Fiesta 1100
Peugeot 405 GL
Mondeo 1.8 GL
Mazda RX8 231
BMW 330Ci
BMW 335i
BMW 320D
Mazda RX8 OE06 EWJ
Lexus GS450H
BMW 318i
BMW M3 E92
Mazda RX8 T200 CAD
Mazda RX8 YA56 EUE Nemesis
Mazda RX8 RR54 AJR Current
BMW M3 E92 (Same car as above, bought it back) Current
Mazda RX8 TN07 JHD KURO Current

Some out of chronological order. What a weird mix over the years.
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You liked your BMW's Chris :thumright:
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Fiat Strada 105 TC MK1 (most phallic gear stick ever)
Fiat Strada 130 TC Abarth
Fiat X1/9 X3
Fiat Uno Turbo
Fiat Tipo 2.0 16v
Subaru Impreza WRX
Honda Accord Type R X2
Honda Prelude Type S
Vauxhall Cavalier Coupe GLS 1900
Opel Kadett 1.6SR
Nissan Primera 2.0 GT with flip paint
Saab 93 Aero
Porsche 911 Carrera (996)
BMW M5 (E39)
Jaguar X type 2.0D Sport
BMW X3 2.0d
Seat Leon FR 1.8tsfi
RX8 X3
Mercedes C63 AMG (W204)
Mercedes SLK55 AMG (R172)
Mercedes C300h Premium plus
Mercedes E220d

Plus various other company cars from 1990 to present.
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Some beauties in there.
Kuro 174/500.

RRP midpipe (single resonator) w/ Pettit/Milltek cat-back, RRP MK2 Coils and MSD leads, AEM Cold Air Intake, RRP Custom Map, Royal Steering Wheels custom wheel. Mazdaspeed bodykit, Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2s, Smoked LED rear lights, Stoney Racing Hose Kit, Lots of red in the engine bay.

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Date shown is date I acquired the car. From 1987 I typically owned 2 cars. In 2011 the RX-7 bug struck and I now have 3 rotarys and a Jazz :lol:

1973 Hillman Imp (had 2 weeks, got money back from dealer)
1973 Austin Mini 850 (saw me through uni)
1977 Ford Capri 1600 OHC
1979 Ford Mexico 1600 Mk 2 (superb car)
1983 Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk 1 (another superb Ford - nicked and written off!)
1984 Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia
1985 Ford Fiesta 1100
1987 Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia
1989 Peugeot 205 GL
1989 Ford Scorpio Ghia X (Company)
1991 Ford Scorpio Ghia X (Company)
1993 Audi 100 (Company)
1995 BMW 520i (Company)
1996 Peugeot 306 Spinnaker
2000 Rover 800 fastback Vitesse (lots of engine issues with this none!)
2000 Honda Accord Aerodeck 2.0 auto
2002 Vauxhall Zafira
2004 Mazda RX-8 231 – currently owned
2006 Honda Jazz 1.4 Vtec
2011 Mazda RX-7 1st Gen (1983) – currently owned
2012 Honda Jazz 1.4 Vtec
2015 Honda Jazz Si 1.4 Vtec
2018 Mazda RX-7 1st Gen (1984) – currently owned
2018 Honda Jazz 1.3 Vtec – currently owned

An eclectic mix, reflecting needs at the time - I might have missed a few!
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So far I've had a 1978 Dolomite 1850HL, still got that one.
1979 Dolomite 1850HL parts car, paid £75 for it and had 5 times that in parts. Swapped it for a bonnet and an engine.
1990 Peugeot 205 Diesel, non turbo, the slowest car in history. Sold it. It got petrol converted and is probably now bean tins.
2005 Kia Carens, Pug died, needed a car quick. Rubbish.
1996 Mercedes SLK230K. Hated the Kia, got offered the Merc in a swap deal. Dead steering, leaky roof, auto slush box, rattles and 90s Mercedes tin worm. Sold when I agreed to buy my 8.
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In 1993 when I was 50 years old I bought my 1st sports car, a 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE with 15.000 mls on the odo......
I immediately did fell in love with this Lotus and the love remained all those 28 years.....
Today, (I hope to become 78 years old in June), I bought and picked up the last new available Evora in the Netherlands and left my Esprit in good hands with the Lotus importer.

It was rather difficult to say goodbye and I felt a little sad to leave her.
Keeping was no option as I have in my garage room for only one car (and a 1975 Honda Goldwing GL1000 K1 motorbike) while I own 2 more cars (daily drivers).........

When saying goodbye and handing her over I kissed her farewell on the roof and thanked her for all the nice years together.

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My new Lotus is a Evora GT 410 Sport with IPS .................

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Very nice

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Wowwwwwwwwwww nice car Rudolph =D> =D> =D> =D>

Enjoy :thumleft:
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Punto 1.2 x reg gold
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Went without a car for a fair few years.

1.4 106 Quicksilver
306 1.9 D-Turbo Morning p**s yellow
307 x4 2.0HDi black, grey and red
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Jays-231-5speed wrote:
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Honkytonk wrote:
Fri May 14, 2021 12:54 pm
Jays-231-5speed wrote:
Fri May 14, 2021 12:34 pm
Vectra B 2.5 V6 SRi saloon (3.2 swapped after 2 weeks)
Now this is a man with impeccable taste.
Wasnt a bad car, I had another stolen off me in 2019, that annoyed me. I'd just started repairing it all and getting it new again and then it went bye byes and burnt out.

Now a 231 RX8 has taken its place on the "brand new condition restore"
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Haven’t posted in here before as my car history isn’t as simple as most because of my job but my latest ‘addition’ has pushed me into it 😊

I haven’t ‘owned’ a lot of cars but have sort of had more than a few

Started with a Citroen AX as my first car (purchased for £100 on my way back from the driving test centre). Then had a weird and wonderful variety including a Saxo, Kia Picanto, Corsa, Vectra, Impreza WRX, Evo 5, Mk3 Golf, Mk1 Golf Cabriolet, FN2 Type R, Zafira. There were a few more as I am fairly easily bored so never owned one for more than 6 months, which I massively regret now with one or two of them. The RX-8 is the first car I’ve owned for about 8 years 😊

After the Zafira I moved onto my first company car and have had a new one pretty much every 3 months since (dealer standards are demonstrators need replaced after a certain amount of time) and normally just after I finally get my seat and mirrors in the right place 😂

Started with Honda so had a Jazz Si to start with then quickly moved to Civics then CR-Vs. Had 4 FK2s in total and loved every one. Only had 1 FK8 and was massively impressed but moved onto my next dealership about 6 weeks after getting it.

Next dealership was Maserati. Had the pleasure of both petrol and diesel Ghibli, a stunning Gran Turismo, a Gran Cab (for the summer) and a Levante when it was first launched. GT was by far the best - and the one I was most careful with!

Then moved to Volvo. V40, S90 and XC90 but mainly stayed with an XC60 R-Design in Bursting Blue. Loved it but it was what a Volvo is notorious for being - comfortable and boring.

Next move (and current dealership) was Ford. Few Focus, a few S-Max, Focus ST, Puma and now my latest car as of Tuesday.

Kuga 2.5 PHEV. I am a massive sceptic when it comes to PHEVs. I can’t charge it at all until I get my charge card through (no access to charge at home and can’t use the ones at work without a card) so assumed it would be a 30mpg car due to the engine size and carrying around a big flat battery, and that the WLTP figures were a load of BS. I am more than happy to admit that I was wrong. Even without charging I have got just short of 60mpg and have done 15 fully electric miles (out of around 100 in total). In theory when I can charge it I should be getting around 120mpg+. I will still be requesting an ST for my next car (Puma or Focus, either will do 😂) as it’s just not my type of car but I am massively impressed with it and has probably been the biggest surprise out of every car I’ve had so far
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The SMT put out some data a couple of years ago that showed that a massive (something like 80) percent of hybrid cars had never been plugged in to charge.

Most were being returned at end of lease with the charge cable still in original unopened packaging or lost.

It was clear that they were being chosen for the wrong reasons, just the tax incentives and exemptions, with no intention of using as designed.

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I’ll never understand the logic of not plugging them in. The MPG is surprisingly good without charge but should be so much better with

This is the first time I’ve really paid attention to my MPG (the game has been more like how low I can get it rather than how high :twisted: ) but I am actually quite intrigued to find out what the realistic savings are compared to a standard ICE car and it may even change the way I drive
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A quick update from my last post on 24th March 2020 :thumright:

Ok after driving 37 + years here goes :thumright:
  1. 1984 was a 1981 W-reg Ford Fiesta 950cc Popular Plus 3dr Hatchback Venition Red/Tan Cloth - Red Beast
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  2. 1985 was a 1984 A-reg Ford Escort 1.3 L 5dr Hatchback Strato Silver Met/Dark Blue Cloth - Silver Beast
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  3. 1986 was a 1987 D-reg Ford Orion 1.4 L 4dr Notchback Chestnut Brown Met/Taupe Cloth - Brown Beast
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  4. 1990 was a 1989 F-reg Ford Fiesta 1.4 Ghia 5dr Hatchback Strato Silver Met/Matt Black 2tone Paint/Grey Cloth - Silver Beast
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  5. 1992 was a 1992 K-reg Hyundai S`coupe 1.5mpfi GSi 2dr Coupe Mars Red/Silver Met 2tone Paint/Grey Cloth - Red Beast
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  6. 1995 was a 1995 M-reg Hyundai Accent 1.5mpfi GLSi 5dr Hatchback Lobila Purple Mica/Grey Cloth - Purple Beast
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  7. 1997 was a 1996 N-reg Daewoo Espereo 1.5mpfi GLSi 4dr Saloon Dark Red Met/Grey Cloth - Dark Red Beast
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  8. 1999 was a 1999 T-reg Chrysler Neon 2.0 GLXi Auto 4dr Saloon Assent Light Blue Mica/Grey Leather Burr Walnut - Blue Beast
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  9. 2002 was a 2002 02-reg Chrysler Neon 2.0 LX Tip/Auto 4dr Saloon Black/Taupe Leather Burr Walnut - Black Beast
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  10. 2006 was a 2005 55-reg Mazda RX8 192ps Sports Car Titanium Grey Mica/Black-Tan Leather - GreySilver Beast
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  11. 2009 was a 2003 03-reg Saab 9-3 Vector 1.8t (2.0) 150ps Sentronic/Auto 4dr Saloon Silver Met/Grey leather-Textile Cloth - Silver Beast
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  12. 2010 was a 2010 60-reg Kia Cee'd 1.6CRDi 115ps Tip/Auto 5dr Hatchback Artic White/Black Cloth - White Beast
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  13. 2011 was a 2011 60-reg Mazda 3 MPS 2.3 T 260ps MKII Hatchback Sparkling Black Mica/Black Leather-Cloth Sports Seats - Black Sparkling Beast
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  14. 2012 was a 2009 09-reg Mazda RX-8 R3 231ps Sports Car Velocity Red Mica/Grey Leather-Cloth Sports Seats - RED BEAST Image
  15. 2012 was a 2012 62-reg Honda Jazz 1.3 i-VTEC IMA Hybrid HX-T 7sp CVT/Paddle Shift Hatchback Alabaster Silver Metallic/Black Leather - Silver Beast
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  16. 2013 was a 2013 13-reg Toyota GT86 D-S4 Auto/Paddle Shift 2.0ltr Coupe Decuma Dark Grey Mica/Black Leather & Red Stitching Sports Seats - Dark Grey Beast
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  17. 2021 was a 2021 21-reg Tesla M3LR Saloon Deep Blue Metallic/Black Vegan Leather - Blue Beast
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Then there is all the Cars I have Test Driven & also driven my Dads & Brothers Cars :roll: :!:
Then there are all the Loan & Hire Cars etc.... :)
Well I thought it was about time I posted up the List of Cars I have Driven over the Years :twisted:


This is in no form of order,but cars in Bold I have owned =D>
  1. Mits Colt 1.2ltr 4sp Overdrive 3dr MKI Silver Met (Driving School)
  2. Mits Colt 1.2ltr 4sp Overdrive 3dr MKI Brown Met (Driving School)
  3. Toyota Starlet 1.3ltr 5sp 3dr MKII Silver Met (Driving School)
  4. Toyota Starlet 1.3ltr 5sp 3dr MKII Gold Met (Driving School)
  5. Austin Metro 1.3 HLS 4sp 3dr MKI (Dad's Company Car)
  6. Austin Metro 1.3 Vanden Plus 4sp 3dr MKI (Dad's Company Car)
  7. Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GL 5sp 5dr MKII (Dad's Company Car)
  8. Ford Fiesta 950cc Popular Plus 4sp 3dr MKI
  9. Used 1981 Ford Fiesta 950cc Popular Plus 4sp 3dr Mk1 MUF 181W in Red 1984
  10. Renault 5 TL 4sp 3dr (Brother's Car)
  11. Ford Escort 1.3 L 4sp 5dr MKIII
  12. Used 1984 Ford Escort 1.3 L 4sp 5dr MKIII A974 AYJ in Silver Metallic 1985
  13. Ford Escort 1.6 GL 5sp 5dr MKIII (Dad's Company Car)
  14. VW Polo 1.3 S 4sp 3dr Coupe MKI (Brother's Car)
  15. VW Golf 1.6 GTi 8 valve 5sp 3dr MKII (Brother's Car)
  16. Saab 900 2.0 GL 5sp 2dr MK1
  17. Renault 21 TX 5sp 4dr MK1
  18. Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GL 5dr MKIII
  19. Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 L 5dr MKIII
  20. Ford Fiesta 1.1 Ghia 3dr MKII
  21. Ford Fiesta 1.3 Ghia 3dr MKII
  22. Vauxhall Carlton 1.8 L 4dr MKII (Tesco General Manager's)
  23. Ford Orion 1.4 L 4sp 4dr MKII
  24. Demo 1987 Ford Orion 1.4 L 4sp 4dr MKII D739 WCD in Brown Metallic 1987
  25. Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.6 L 5sp 4dr MKII (Dad's Car)
  26. Daihatsu Sportrak 4WD
  27. Kia Mentor GLX 4dr MKI
  28. Peugeot 309 1.3 Profile 5dr
  29. Peugeot 309 1.6 GL 5dr
  30. Lancia Dedra 1.6 LE 4dr
  31. Renault Clio 1.4 RT 5dr MKI
  32. Ford Ka2 1.3ltr MKI
  33. Ford Fiesta 1.4 LX 5dr MKIII
  34. Ford Fiesta 1.4 Ghia 5sp 5dr MKIII
  35. Demo 1989 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Ghia 5sp 5dr MKIII F982 TEV in Silver Metallic 1990
  36. VW Polo 1.0 3dr MK1 (Loan Car)
  37. Ford Escort 1.6 XR3i MKIV (Loan Car)
  38. Ford Sierra 1.6 LX 5dr MKII (Loan Car)
  39. Ford Sierra 2.0 LX Auto 5dr MKII (Loan Car)
  40. Fiat Tipo Digit 1.6 5dr
  41. Volvo 440 1.7 GLEi 5dr (Dad's Car)
  42. Nissan Micra 1.3 GLS 5dr MKI
  43. Hyundai S'coupe 1.5 GSi 2dr MKI
  44. Hyundai Lantra 1.6 GLSi 4dr MKI
  45. New 1992 Hyundai S`coupe 1.5 GSi 2dr Mk1 K129 VPJ in Mars Red 1992
  46. Hyundai Pony 1.6 GLS 5dr MKI (Loan Car)
  47. Hyundai Pony X2 1.5 GSi Auto 3dr MKII (Loan Car)
  48. Vauxhall Astra Van MKI (Unwins Ltd)
  49. Ford Transit Van Mk3? (Removal Hire)
  50. Fiat Punto 1.4 ELX 5dr MKI
  51. Hyundai Accent 1.5 GLSi 5dr MKI
  52. New 1995 Hyundai Accent 1.5 GLSi 5dr MKI M480 DAP in Purple Mica 1985
  53. Ford Cortina 1.6 L Estate MK4 (Friends Car)
  54. Volvo 440 2.0 Li [Air Con Model] 5dr (Loan Car)
  55. Audi A4 1.8 SE Auto 4dr Mk1 (Dad's Car)
  56. Daewoo Espero 1.5 GLX 4dr
  57. Demo Daewoo Espero 1.5 GLXi 4dr N581 HLE in Maroon Mica
  58. Daewoo Espero 2.0 CDi Auto 4dr (Loan Car)
  59. Daewoo Leganza 2.0 CDX Auto 4dr
  60. Vauxhall Astra 1.6 5dr MKIV
  61. Audi 100 SE Auto 4dr MKIII
  62. Chrysler Neon 2.0 LX 3sp Auto 4dr MkI
  63. Chrysler Neon 2.0 GLX 3sp Auto 4dr MKI
  64. New 1999 Chrysler Neon 2.0 GLX 3sp Auto 4dr MKI T720 CFG in Light Blue Mica 1999
  65. Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.0 Limited 4sp Auto 4dr
  66. Mercedes-Benz A170 Eleganze Auto 5dr MKII
  67. Chrysler Neon 2.0 LX 4sp AutoStick 4dr MKII
  68. New 2002 Chrysler Neon 2.0 LX 4sp AutoStick 4dr MKII GX02 XJH in Black 2002
  69. Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Auto 5dr MKII (Loan Car)
  70. Chrysler Crossfire 3.2 5sp Auto Convertible
  71. Mazda RX-8 LP 192ps Series 1
  72. Demo 2005 Mazda RX-8 LP 192ps GP55 WYG in Grey Mica 2006
  73. VW Passat 1.9 TDi 4dr MKII (Solar Screens Car)
  74. VW Caddy 1.9 TDi Van MKII (One Stop Ltd)
  75. Mazda 2 1.4 Capella MKI (Loan Car)
  76. Mazda 2 1.4 Capella MKI (Loan Car)
  77. Mazda 2 1.4 Capella ASM/Auto MKI (Loan Car)
  78. Mazda 2 1.4 Capella MKI (Loan Car)
  79. Mazda 2 1.3TS2 5dr MKII
  80. Mazda 2 1.5 Sport 5dr MKII
  81. RX-8 MP 210ps Auto (RX-8 Club Owner - Tardis)
  82. Mazda 323F 1.6 GLXi (Loan Car)
  83. Mazda 323F 1.6 GLi (Loan Car)
  84. Mazda 323 1.6 GLX (Loan Car)
  85. Mazda 323 1.6 Auto GLX (Loan Car)
  86. Mazda 323 1.4 Auto 3dr (Loan Car)
  87. Mazda 6 2.0 Sport 6sp Auto 5dr MKIV
  88. Mazda MX-5 2.0 Soft Top 6sp Auto Powershift 2dr MKIII
  89. Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Expression Auto 5dr MKV
  90. Saab 9-3 1.8t Vector 5sp Auto MKII
  91. Used 2003 Saab 9-3 1.8t Vector 5sp Auto Sentronic MKII LN03 FFY in Silver Metallic 2009
  92. Audi A3 1.6 TDi S 5dr Sportback MKII (One Stop Area Manager's)
  93. Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 Auto 5dr MKIII (Loan Car)
  94. Nissan Micra 1.4 Auto 5dr MKIII (Loan Car)
  95. Honda Accord Executive 2.0 Auto 5dr MKIII (AtomicRex)
  96. Toyota Auris 1.6 T2 Auto 5dr MKI (Loan Car)
  97. Kia Venga 1.6 '3' Auto 5dr
  98. Kia Cee'd 1.6 '2' Auto 5dr MKI
  99. Kia Cee'd 1.6CRDi '3' Auto 5dr MKI
  100. New 2010 Kia Cee'd 1.6CRDi '3' Auto 5dr MKI LG60 LFZ in White 2010
  101. Mazda RX-8 LP 192ps (RX-8 Club Owner - tiny)
  102. Mazda 3 MPS 2.3 T 260ps 6sp 5dr MKII
  103. New 2011 Mazda 3 MPS 2.3 T 260ps 6sp 5dr MKII LC60 OTD in Black Mica 2011
  104. Mazda 3 1.6 Takara Auto 5dr MKI (Loan Car)
  105. Suzuki Jimmy 1.3ltr 4WD Soft-Top (Solar Screens Car)
  106. Mits Lancer EVO X 2.0 T FQ-300 SST 4dr
  107. Skoda Octavia VRS 2.0 TDI 170ps 6sp DSG Estate
  108. Skoda Octavia VRS 2.0 TFSi 200ps 6sp Manual Estate
  109. Mits Lancer EVO X 2.0 T FQ-330 SST 4dr
  110. Mazda RX-8 R3 231ps Series 2
  111. Used 2009 Mazda RX-8 R3 231ps Series 2 MT09 JYJ in Red Mica 2012
  112. Suzuki Kizashi 2.4 Sport CVT Auto AWD 4dr
  113. Mazda RX-8 R3 231ps Series 2 (RX-8 Club Owner - Wildman10)
  114. Honda Jazz 1.3 HS Hybrid 5dr
  115. Toyota Yaris 1.3 SR CVT Auto 5dr
  116. Chrysler Yplison 1.2 Limited Manual 5dr
  117. Suzuki Swift 1.2 SZ3 Manual 3dr (Loan Car)
  118. Nissan Micra 1.2 Acenta + Nav CVT Auto 5dr
  119. Honda Jazz 1.3 HS Hybrid 5dr MKII
  120. Honda Civic 1.6 SE Auto 5dr (Friends Car 02plate)
  121. Honda Jazz 1.3 HS Hybrid 5dr MKII (Loan Car)
  122. Mercedes-Benz C200K Auto 5speed 4dr (Dad's Car 08plate)
  123. New 2012 Honda Jazz 1.3 HX-T Hybrid 5dr MKII GU62 ANX in Silver Metallic 2012
  124. Honda Jazz 1.4 EX Auto/CVT 5dr MKII (Loan Car)
  125. Mercedes-Benz SLK200 AMG Sport 7sp Auto
  126. Mazda 6 Sport 2.2 Diesel 175ps Auto Ski-Activ Tech 4dr
  127. Chrysler Ypslion 1.2 S/S Limited 5dr
  128. Chrysler Delta 2.0 M-JTDi Limited Nav 5dr (fully loaded)
  129. Chrysler Delta 1.6 M-Jet Diesel SE Nav 5dr
  130. Peugeot 208 Active 1.2 VTi Nav 3dr
  131. Renault Clio 0.9ltr TCe 90 Dynamique S Media Nav Stop & Start 5dr
  132. Toyota GT86 D-S4 6sp Auto/Paddle Shift 2.0ltr Coupe
  133. New 2013 Toyota GT86 D-S4 6sp Auto/Paddle Shift 2.0ltr Coupe GY13 XCF in Dark Grey Mica 2013
  134. Toyota Auris 1.6 Icon 6 sp Auto/Paddle Shift 5dr MKII (Loan Car)
  135. Vauxhall Corsa 1.6 CTDi Van (One Stop Ltd)
  136. Volkswagen Polo 1.4 Match Edition 7sp DSG 5dr
  137. Nissan Note 1.5 dci Tekna MKII 5dr
  138. Nissan Note 1.2 Premuim MKII 5dr
  139. Ford Fiesta 1.0T 100ps Zetec 5dr
  140. Chrysler Ypslion 1.2 S/S Red & Black 5dr
  141. Mazda RX-8 HP 231ps (RX-8 Club Owner - ChrisHolmes)
  142. Infiniti Q50 S Hybrid 3.5 V6 365ps AWD 7sp Auto 4dr
  143. Audi S3 Quattro 2.0TSFi 300ps 7sp Stronic Saloon 4dr
  144. Volkswagen Golf R 2.0TSFi 300ps 4Motion 7sp DSG MK7 5dr
  145. Alfa-Romeo Giulietta 1.75lt 240ps QV 6sp TCT 5dr
  146. Honda Jazz 1.4 EX 5sp Manual 5dr (Friends Car 11plate)
  147. Toyota Rav4 Icon AWD 2.2 D-4D 150ps Diesel 6sp Auto
  148. Subaru XV 1.6i SE 112ps AWD 6sp Lineartronic 5dr
  149. Infiniti Q50 Sport 2.0t 214ps 7sp Auto 4dr
  150. Lexus GS 300h Luxury 2.5 V6 223bhp Hybrid 6sp Auto 4dr
  151. Mazda RX-8 Tiptronic 4sp Auto 1.3ltr 210ps 4dr
  152. Honda Civic 1.8 V-TEC 143ps ES Plus 5sp Auto 5dr
  153. Volvo V40 T5 2.0T 245bhp R-Design Lux Nav 8sp Geartronic 5dr
  154. Ford Focus 1.6 125ps Titanium 6sp Powershift Auto 5dr
  155. Mazda 3 2.0 SkyActiv Sport Nav 6sp Powershift Auto 5dr
  156. Ford Fiesta 1.0T 100ps Zetec 6sp Powershift Auto 5dr
  157. Volkswagen Polo SE 1.2 90ps TSi Bluemotion 7sp DSG 3dr
  158. Volkswagen Polo GT 1.4 150ps TSi Bluemotion 7sp DSG 5dr
  159. Lexus IS 300h Executive SE 2.5 V6 223bhp Hybrid CVT 4dr
  160. BMW 428i 2.0 Twin Turbo 245bhp M Sport 8sp Auto Cabriolet 2dr
  161. Volkswagen Golf 6sp Manual MK7 5dr at R3 Rockingham
  162. Lexus IS 300h F Sport 2.5 V6 223bhp Hybrid CVT 4dr
  163. Mazda RX-8 HP 231ps (RX-8 Club Owner - tiny)
  164. Nissan Pulsar 1.2 DIG-T 115bhp Xtronic Tekna 5dr
  165. Honda HR-V Crossover 1.5 i-VTEC 130bhp EX Auto 5dr
  166. Ssangyong Tivoli 1.6 Turbo Diesel 115ps ELX Auto 5dr
  167. Toyota Yaris 1.5 Hybrid CVT Icon 5dr (Loan Car)
  168. Ford Focus 1.0T 125ps Titanium X 6sp Powershift Auto 5dr (Friends Car 16plate)
  169. Mazda RX-8 HP 231ps Evolve (RX-8 Club Owner - AdamGaltress)
  170. Toyota Auris 1.2 CVT Icon 5dr MKIII (Loan Car)
  171. Lexus RC 200t F Sport 2.0 Turbo 247bhp 8sp Auto 2dr
  172. Toyota Yaris 1.3 CVT Auto Icon 5dr (Loan Car)
  173. Toyota Aygo 1.0 x-shift xpress 5Dr (Loan Car)
  174. Toyota Yaris 1.5 Auto Icon 5dr (Loan Car)
  175. Volvo V40 1.5T T3 152ps Inscription 6sp Auto 5dr (Friends Car 18plate)
  176. Toyota Auris 1.2 Turbo CVT Auto Icon Tourer Sport MKIII (Loan Car)
  177. Mercedes-Benz A200 AMG Line 1.3lt Turbo 7sp Auto 5dr
  178. Kia Stinger 2.0 Turbo 245bhp GT Line S 8sp Auto 5dr
  179. Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous+ Power (i.e 0.60 in less than 2.5sec) Auto 5dr
  180. Toyota Yaris 1.5 Auto Icon 5dr (Loan Car)
  181. Toyota CH-R 1.8 Hybrid Design 5dr (Loan Car)
  182. Toyota Corolla 1.8 Hybrid Icon 5dr (Loan Car)
  183. Toyota Corolla 1.8 Hybrid Icon 5dr (Loan Car)
  184. Toyota Camry 2.5 218ps Hybrid Excel 4dr (Loan Car)
  185. Volvo XC60 2.0 Diesel B5 235ps R-Design Pro AWD 8sp Auto (Loan Car)
  186. Tesla Model 3 DM AWD LR 84KW 1sp Auto 4dr
  187. New 2021 Tesla M3LR AWD Saloon LB21 RKJ in Deep Blue Metallic 2021
The cars in BOLD I have actually owned or in the case of the GT86 & M3LR AWD Own now :thumleft:

187 Cars - 17 Cars Owned = 170 Total Cars

That is a lot of car's :shock: & I think they are all listed,unless I think of anymore that I forgotten about :thumleft:

Status of Car's
Used : 4
Demo : 4
New : 9

Makes of Cars Driven
Alfa-Romeo : 1
Audi : 4
Austin : 2
BMW : 1
Chrysler : 12
Daewoo : 4
Daihatsu : 1
Fiat : 2
Ford : 23
Infiniti : 2
Honda : 10
Hyundai : 7
Kia : 6
Lancia : 1
Lexus : 4
Mazda : 30
Mercedes-Benz : 4
Mitsubishi : 4
Nissan : 6
Peugeot : 3
Renault : 4
Saab : 3
Skoda : 2
Ssangyong : 1
Subaru : 1
Suzuki : 3
Tesla : 3
Toyota : 18
Vauxhall : 10
Volkswagen : 10
Volvo : 5
List of Cars I have Driven
Owned - Fiesta MKI,Escort MKIII,Orion MKII,Fiesta MKIII,S coupe,Accent,Espero,Neon MKI A,Neon MKII A,RX-8 LP,9-3 A,Cee'd A,3 MPS MKII,RX-8 R3,Jazz Hybrid,GT86 APS,Tesla M3LR AWD.
GreySilver Beast-Test Drives Unlimited (Nigel)
Club Member from 2006 - present
Events Team from 2015 - 2024
Events Coordinator from 2017 - 2023
Administrator from 2012 - present RX-8 Owners Club UK
Tesla M3LR AB 363 AWD " Blue Beast "
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Great to read car history... Here is mine in no particular order...

MK3 Ford Escort 1.3 (black with go faster pink striping...don't ask. Was written off within two weeks)
Mazda 323 1.3 - looked like the car from Waynes World - died suddenly due to blown head gasket
Mk2 scirocco 1.6 - had swimming pools in back footwells
Mk2 Golf 1.8 - had lush brown interior
Mk2 Scirocco - one of the only cars I regret getting rid of - one owner, 30k on clock, immaculate - sold it to some numpty who wrote it off...
Mk3 Golf tdi - yeah, was a good car
Corrado G60 - that whistle from the supercharger...swapped this one for a
Peugeot 306 1.9 diesel in green
Mk2 Renault Laguna diesel
MK1 golf 1.0 - looked like a gti, went like a snail
mk2 golf gti 16v - loved this, but was rotten from the swimming pool in all footwells
Citroen C4 grand picasso - great car, seven seats - moved house four times in this beast
mk4 golf 1.8 turbo, chipped to 190bhp. so quick for a mk4...
RX8 231 in red, bought as a daily...learnt my lesson there (on first name terms with the petrol station)
GSXR400
Kawasaki ZX6R
Saab 9.3 turbo with the 210bhp - this car was built like a tank and went so well...
1998 BMW 325i auto - also shifted when needed
Now have a Citroen C2 VTS - made of tin, goes like a go-kart, a Vectra 1.8 VVT and the current RX8 in grey...

I am sure there will be more and I may have missed one or two...
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Peugeot 205 1.1 trio sx
Peugeot 205 1.6 gti In red (nearly killed me)
Peugeot 206 1.4
Peugeot 306 Dturbo in gold
Peugeot 205 1.6 gti scrap
Peugeot 205 1.9 gti silver (gti6 engine)
Suzuki Baleno
Peugeot 306 hdi Estate x2
Peugeot 205 1.6 gti white (gti6 engine then later converted to 1.9 dt with Td04 and mega fuel pump 200bhp)
BMW E46 330i touring
RX8 donor
Mx5 NC 1.8 white
BMW 1 series company car
Ford SMAX
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New here....

Peugeot 306 2.0 tdi
Kawasaki ZX6R
Fiat Bravo HGT 20V
Alfa Romeo 159 2.2 JTS
Ducati Panigale 899
Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2V6
Triumph Speed Triple R
Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0 Remapped to 330HP

Current vehicles:
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio 2.9V6 510hp
RX8 hopefully soon....as a second fun, spare car.
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Uaz 469 (fathers learned to drive on it)
Renault 4 TL (fathers learned to drive on it)
Ford Fiesta 1.3 Enduro (45hp)
Yugo coral 55 (55hp)
Renulat megane 2 - 1.9dci 88kW (250+ hp 6s0-100 14s 1/4 - diy turbo swap and remap)
Mazda rx8 (current)
Laguna 3 grandtour 2.0 130hp (curent)
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1986 Mk2 Ford Fiesta Popular Plus 957cc (was previously my mum's car)
1989 Peugeot 309 GE
1994 Ford Escort 1.6
2001 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Zetec

At this point I got bored with what I'd got and started to look for less common and more interesting (to me) cars...
1997 Saab 9000 CSE 2.3 Turbo
1993 Mazda Eunos Roadster 1.8 (imported MX-5) - Still own
2001 BMW 728i Sport
2007 Subaru Legacy GT Spec B (import) - Still own
and I've just added the 2005 RX-8 192