what about the 10 best cars you have owned

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what about the 10 best cars you have owned

Post by aupickup »

mine was a TR6
ford zodiac
triumph spitfirs
marcos
morris minor van ex post office
mk 1 transit
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Post by jonathon »

Austin 1100
Renault 4 van
MK 1 Fiesta
Honda Civic 1.5 s
Honda Integra 1.6 EXI
Saab 9000 2.3
XR3
XR3i
Minor 1000 2dr
Minor Van 2.0L Fiat TC
MGCGT
BMW 320i convertible
MK1 Golf GTI convertible

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Post by Matt »

Well I have only owned my transit and my minor and I think they are both great - but then its because they both rust out and are easy to fix!
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Post by Peetee »

1965 Moggy 2 door
Polo Coupe S
Audi 90 quattro
Jetta GTi
1960 Moggy 4 door
Passat 1.8 Estate
Peugeot 205 1.1GL
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Post by Mogwai »

1975 TVR 3000M
1970 Triumph GT6 mk3. with Wolfrace slotmags
1957 2d Minor
1967 4d Minor.first car, r.i.p but lives on in the one above
1997 Alfa 145. front wheel drive is not realy my thing but it was fun
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Post by paulk »

1974 Cortina Mk3 estate
1981 Triumph Acclaim Auto
1983 Capri 2.0S
1993 Cavalier Mk3 2.0
1966 Triumph Herald 1200
1992 renault clio 1.2RL
1979 Volvo 340 DL ( Sad I know, but it was a scream and cost me pennies :) )


Oh and of course the Minors :)
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Post by emmerson »

Peugeot 504
Peugeot 305
Peugeot 505 estate
Citroen ds 21 safari
All my Range Rover Classics, but particularly my current 4.2 LSE
and I almost forgot a VW Jetta that just went on and on and on..........
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Most of them as, I have always bought cars I wanted!
Triumph 1500TC, comfort, and great all round visibility.
early top-of-the-range Chrysler Alpine!! (oh so slightly tappety :lol: )
1952 Rover 75, just oozing quality, and rust!
4 Citroen BX estates, diesel of course. What hydraulic problems?
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Post by Pyoor_Kate »

Morris Minor ;) (well, obviously!)
VW Golf Mark 1 - had some bizzare hybrid of an engine, went like stink, 4 doors, comfy as anything and lovely to drive. I actually rather miss it for my rattling up and down motorways for Agency Nursing... went to the scrappy after I gave it to a friend and the alternator died far from home. She reckoned it wasn't worth the hastle of getting it back and fixed :(
Mark 2 Escort - great fun :)
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Post by linearaudio »

emmerson wrote:Peugeot 504
Peugeot 305
Peugeot 505 estate
Citroen ds 21 safari
All my Range Rover Classics, but particularly my current 4.2 LSE
and I almost forgot a VW Jetta that just went on and on and on..........
DS safari- don't I wish I had one of those! 25 feet of beautiful streamlined luxury & 18 seats (well, something like that!)
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Post by MGFmad »

8 Opel Mantas (not at the same time but still have 1)
Landrover Discovery TD5
My current MGF
And of course the Minor
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Post by Onne »

1981 Toyota Celica TA60 (comfortable and fast)
5 Morris Minors (various years and models)
DAF 33

That´s all the cars I´ve owned so far...
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2dr 1971 White DAF 55 (with hopefully a 1600cc engine soon)
2dr 1973 Bergina (DAF 44)
2dr Estate 1975 DAF 46 in red
2dr saloon 1972 DAF 44 in Mimosa
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Post by badfelafel »

My favourite was a 1993 Rover 220 SLi - metallic green. Loved it - could be docile, but was very powerful. Comfortable and discreet. Until it HUGELY failed its MOT on everything! Sold it for not a lot, and when I checked the DVLA website I was sad to note that it was never taxed again...
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Post by plastic_orange »

In no particular order

1970 Rover P6B
VW Golf GTi mk 2
Austin A40 Devon
Riley 4/72
Merc 190E
Saab 9000 Griffin
Triumph Toledo
Vauxhall Magnum Ecosse
Rover 95
All my Minors
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Post by callyspoy »

again, i'm only young so in order of favourite to least favourite...
1953 Mog
1990 Toyota Supra
1996 Daewoo Nexia GLI(the basic one! it was my first car okay!!)
1999 Saxo VTR(because i wanted something that wasn't a daewoo! mugged myself off!)
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Post by paulhumphries »

I've had LOTS of different cars and tend only buy what I like so most could end up on my list.
The ones that stand out, and in no particular order, -
Volvo 240,
A35,
Minor,
Land Rover (leaf sprung),
Chyrsler Neon,
Capri 1.6 LS,
Cortina MKIV estate,
Granada MKII,
VW's (MKI & MKII Golf, MKII Polo, MKII Passat, 1200 Beetle)
Sunbeam Rapier MKIV,

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Post by rayofleamington »

I've had a LOT of cars and driven plenty more - usually bought cheaper than cheap and hence almost none get on to a 'great' car list.

1986 1.6L Cavalier (good all round and bomb proof)
Later 1.2L Nova (best ever pizza delivery car)
1992 Civic (stunning level of grip)
1986 Land Rover 2.25 diesel (fabulous through African dirt tracks)
1989 Porsche 911 (last of the true porkers - no ABS, no trac con, stay at home if it rains and impossible to work on though)
1989 Trabant 601 Estate (a total ego boost, simple mechanics)

Sadly none of my Minors make the list. I love them but they were* all rotten and all very unreliable! (*one still is very rotten)
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June 07 - back from Zwickau Trabi Treffen
Aug 07 & Aug 08 - back from the Lands End to Orkney in 71 pickup
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Post by markc »

Its a close run thing,between my 1990 fiesta pop +,1990 ford orion and my current puma...too close to call!

My all time favourite would have to be my 1967 mini van which i had when i was 18,but i may have my rose tinted specs on? :oops:
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Post by superchargedfool »

my favorites owned so far are:

1) TR6, quite simply the business
2) Dolomite sprint, seriously good cars
3) Supercharged moggy, just daft
4) capri 3000, sounded fantastic
5) Escort mk2 mexico, made me feel like a rally driver every time I drove it.
6) mini, you can't have any more fun with your trousers on
7) xj12 series 1, proper old school gentlemans express
8) golf gti 16v (track car), awesome!
9) sapphire cosworth, bad boys car
10) xr2 mk1, cute little thing

Thats my favorite 10 so far.
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Post by Lukey »

superchargedfool wrote:my favorites owned so far are:

1) TR6, quite simply the business
2) Dolomite sprint, seriously good cars
3) Supercharged moggy, just daft
4) capri 3000, sounded fantastic
5) Escort mk2 mexico, made me feel like a rally driver every time I drove it.
6) mini, you can't have any more fun with your trousers on
7) xj12 series 1, proper old school gentlemans express
8) golf gti 16v (track car), awesome!
9) sapphire cosworth, bad boys car
10) xr2 mk1, cute little thing

Thats my favorite 10 so far.
You have owned about every car I want. Especially that xj12, yum.

I haven't even owned 10 cars yet but the best I've had so far have been:

Saab 900 T16 Aero
BMW e28 525i
Mark 2 Mondeo, I know it sounds strange but It was such a great daily hack, fun to throw around too.
The Moggie.
'67 Morris 1000
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