Your car history

[Al Kirk]

@Fowlers focus

yes I was just 19 when I bought the Astra and it was an awesome car. I loved the 2 big square exhaust pipes and Recaro seats.

[hitch6742]

Here we go from first car in 1995 as a 17yr old.

87 Ford Orion

87 Ford Fiesta 1.4 sport

91 Golf GTI8v

92 Mazda 323f (pop-up headlight one)

93 Vaux Corsa GSI16v (picked this up in 2000 with only 8500m on it, it was in showroom cond, sold in 2002 with 22000m, still in immac nick)

03 Civic type r EP3

00 Vaux Vectra GSI estate

54 Civic type r EP3

56 Mondeo ST TDCI estate

53 Alpha 156 GTA (still love the sound of that thing)

57 Vaux Astra SRI TDCI (purely for the long commute and mpg)

10 plate Civic type r MUGEN FN2

59 Fiesta zetec S TDCI (again for the long commute, mpg and cheap road tax), recently written off by scum joyriding on a stolen motorbike, it was sat on the drive while we were out and came back to carnage, b@st@rds!

Currently have the RS and my 54 Mini Cooper convertible (to travel to and from work honest, not hairdressing)!!

 

 

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NB 375, Goodrich hoses, RDU cooler (fitted for the hell of it), gas bonnet struts, Mountune RR, hard pipe kit, V1 cat-back….and RS seat covers!

[Loonychippy]

Here is my list

austin mini 997cc

mini clubman later built into rally car

talbot sunbeam lotus embassy black/silver

talbot sunbeam lotus group 2 rally car moonstone blue/ black

talbot samba rallye

peugeot 205 1.9 cheetah cherry red

peugeot 205 mk2 1.9 cherry red

peugeot 309 gti cherry red

sierra sapphire cosworth white black leather still got this

rs focus mk2 performance blue still got this

rs focus mk3 nitrous blue still got this

[mitchie]

MK2 escort 1.3l (gold!!!)

Astra 1.6SR

Renault 5 GT Turbo

Astra GTE

Peugot 205 1.6 GTI

TVR Chimera 4.0 HC

BMW 325i coupe

JCW Mini

BMW M3 (E46)

Caterham Superlight 150

Porsche 911 (997)

Lotus Elise S2

BMW M3 (E92)

Aston Martin V8 Vantage S

Ford Focus MK 3 RS

Pretty varied collection and nice to finally have a FWD under my belt!!!

 

[9designs]

Combinations of cars held including wife of the time’s car as well (as I chose most of them 😉

Mk1 Escort –  Blue

Mk3 Escort XR3 – Silver

Mk3 Escort RS1600i  – Red

Mk2 Fiesta XR2 White  + RS1600i

Mk5 Escort RS200o Red  + RS1600i

Mk6 Escort RS2000 Red + RS1600i

Celica 1.8 VVTI  + Ibiza 1.9 Diesel – Black  + RS1600i

Celica 1.8 VVT-LI + Leon Cupra 1.9TDi Met Grey + RS1600i

Moved to Italy got divorced had a company pool car, Grande Punto, moved back to UK and started again.

Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI – Black

Grande Punto 1.9D Red   + Leon Cupra 2.0TFSI -Met Grey

Honda Civic 2.2D Grey + Leon Cupra 2.0TFSI -Met Grey

Ibiza Cupra 1.4 TFSI DSG Red + Volvo V40 D4 -Rica map Red

Audi A3 2.0TDI Quatro  Red  + BMW Z4 3.0 Auto  Silver

Audi A3 2.0TDI Quatro  Red  + BMW Z4 3.0 Auto  Silver + Mk3 Focus RS Magnetic

Audi A3 2.0TDI Quatro  Red  + BMW Z4 3.0si manual Black + Mk3 Focus RS Magnetic

 

 

 

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Magnetic Grey with all the best bits

FPM375/COBB/MSD-  Quaife LSD,  DSC+Tractive  Suspension,  HJS200 cell sports cat and MT Cooler. Sync3 upgrade.

Was UK seller for DSC & Tractive  Active suspension !!!

    

[blkcat]

Wow some of you have had a lot of cars. As for me, I think my taste is good:

 

2004 Ford Focus SVT

2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS

2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR

2017 Ford Focus RS

 

You can almost see the progression of my salary throughout my career.

[d]

Man – I love all of the cars you all have owned in the UK.  I would kill to have some of those in the States.  Also agree with blkcat – impressive on the number of cars many you have owned.  Here we go from another happy RS owner in USA.  All daily drivers

1966 Ford Mustang Coupe 289

1965 Ford Mustang Fastback – 289 2+2 4 speed

1998 Ford Mustang GT 5 speed

2008 Infiniti (Nissan) G35 – got married, bought a house, had two kids…but was missing something so back to the Fords…

2017 Ford Focus RS

Nothing is better than rowing gears, and grew up in a ford family my whole life.  Was considering the new Mustang GT, but was hard to put the two child seats in the back plus I just loved how the RS drove.  Family is happy again :).

[blkcat]

@d how do you go from a 65 fastback to a g35 lol. What happened in your life?

[9designs]

Some of us are just older ☹️

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Magnetic Grey with all the best bits

FPM375/COBB/MSD-  Quaife LSD,  DSC+Tractive  Suspension,  HJS200 cell sports cat and MT Cooler. Sync3 upgrade.

Was UK seller for DSC & Tractive  Active suspension !!!

    

[coastliner]

Here’s mine as far as I can remember.

1972 Vauxhall Viva Henley blue

1973 Vauxhall Viva GT Elcart yellow matt black bonnet red coachline.

1975 Mini 850 Island Blue

1976 Vauxhall Viva Coppertone starfire

1978 Vauxhall Magnum Blue fire starfire

1980 Vauxhall Magnum Coppertone Starfire

1982 Vauxhall Astra GL bronze

1984 Astra GTE Mk1 Red

1986 Vauxhall Viva HA 1966 Green

1986 Ford Capri 2.8i Silver

1987 Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia injection diamond white

1988 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi blue

1989 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi

1990 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 130

1993 Citroen ZX Volcan

1995 Astra SRi 1.8

1996 Ford Granada Ghia injection Mk2 2.8

1997 Vauxhall Vectra estate SRi 2.0 red

1998 Vauxhall Vectra hatch SRi 2.5 V6 blue

1999 Rover 420i sport red

1999 Mini Cooper sport

2001 Vauxhall Astra 1.6L

2003 Toyota MR2 red

2004 Passat 2.0 TDi 130 black

2005 Astra CDTi 1.9 moonstone grey

2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 sport Grey

2010 Ford Focus RS MK2 300

2011 Vauxhall Corsa 1.7 CDTi

2013 Mini Cooper 1.6 Yellow

2013 Skoda fabia VRS 1.9

2016 Ford Focus RS MK3 350 Nitrous

2016 Mini Cooper S 189 bhp Grey.

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Coastliner

[bobcat]

@coastliner, wow that’s a great list ?

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[coastliner]

And I have missed about 10 off that I kept a few weeks.

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Coastliner

[coastliner]

Oh the forgotten few are

1989 Ford Cortina 1600E in Aubergine

2000 Peugeot 205 diesel 1.8

2002 Peugeot 405 GLD Estate in cherry red

1993 Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia in sunset red

1993 Vauxhall 1.6L Cavalier saloon in red

PS the Vauxhall Magnum were 2300cc versions.

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Coastliner

[bobcat]

That’s some impressive list Coastliner, I didn’t add 3 to my list as I had them less than a month too.

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[chris54]

The ones I can remember :Bought first car for £8 in 1970                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Morris 1000, Angler 105e Deluxe, Mark 1 Cortina 1500 Super, Mark 2 Cortina 1600 Super, Mark 1 Escort 1300 XL, 2 Mark 3 Cortina’s 2000 GXL and 2000E, Mark 4 Cortina 2.3 Ghia, Lancia Beta Coupe (fell apart with rust),2 capri’s 1600 xl and 2.8 injection, 2 XR3i’s, XR2,     Mgf, Mgzs, 2 Mark 2 Granada’s 2.8 ghia, 1 Mark 3 Granada 2.9 Ghia, 2 Honda civic’s, 4 Fiesta st’s, 2 focus st’s, Mercedes SLK, Mercedes 350E, 4 bmw 3 series, M3 E92, Subaru Impreza wrx, Audi A6, Audi Q3, And now my wonderful Mark 3 Focus RS June 26th 2017. I think that’s it but probably forgotten some along the way lol

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