[tomtom]

Good game. From start (1988) to present: Lots of average, a couple of gems....

Escort MkII 1.3
Alfasud 1.5ti
Mini
Mini (and repeat at least 10 times - I bought and sold a load - best was a 68 Cooper with a 1275 S engine in it. Train)
Fiesta Mk1 (grey primer)
Land Rover (IIa, 2.25 petrol, LWB)
Fiesta Mk1 (blue - no primer)
Citroen AX GT
Nova (mk1) 1.5tdi (small car torquey Izusu Turbo diesel lump - superb stealth traffic light racer)
Astra (Mk3) 1.7Tdi
Golf (mk4) (sold at 120k - still see it around Hull now)
BMW 320d Touring (E46 - great car - did 60-120k in it like the Golf)
Golf (Mk6) first (and last) brand new car.. sold at 90K. Only thing ever needing replacing were two front tyres - amazing...
Volvo V40 (present motor).

[bigtuboflard]

You can tell the car history of a lot of climbers as the tend to follow a pretty similar course. When I started climbing it was all about the Lancia Delta Integrale in LHD (seem to recall Pete Gomersall had a big crash in one) and then 205 GTI's, then Clio Sports.

My history runs a similar line with a few odd ones;

VW Beetle GT
Citroen Saxo VTR
Renault Clio 172 Sport
Ford Ranger Pickup
BMW Z3 Coupe
Land Rover Defender 90
BMW X6 30d
BMW X6 40d (current vehicle)


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[SA Chris]

Mixed bag;

Opel Ascona (Vauxhall Cavalier) - shit heap engine went
Mazda 323 (basically a meccano car - reliable and easy to fix)
Bedford CF 250 Van (killed it - engine went)
Volvo 240 Estate - big enough to sleep 2 - sold for buttons
Volvo V50 - great car but company car had to give it back
Ford Aerostar Van - US car - great did circa 2.5k miles with no probs, had to sell when i left
Renault Espace - given to me, clutch went - died
Peugot 306 HDi - good car, crap electrics - died (shared)
Vauxhall Corsa Hatch - bomb proof, should never have sold (shared)
Ford Focus Estate - Petrol - good car - sold eventually (shared)
VW T5 called Dennis - still got, still going (shared)
Ford Focus - Diesel Estate - good car so far (shared)

[TobyD]

A good game indeed.

Rover 4 series
Escort estate dull but good for euro trip
Peugeot 306 £500 lasted for 3-4 years! Cracked the head gasket
Peugeot 207 loved it, cracked the head gasket; apparently common on these...
VW polo shite, slow and unreliable
Seat Leon, like it, first non crappy car I've had, not that I'm allowed to drive it at the moment... bloody DVLA!

[shark]

Alfasud 1.5ti

I'm seeing you in a new light

[rossydoodle61]

Slightly back on topic, but my 04 Octavia (last of the mk 1's) was £1200 at about 100k. It's now done 170k and I've only had to replace the replaceable parts (tyres, brakes, etc) and one occasion the alternator, which wasn't expensive.

It's a great car and by far the best I've ever had. The turbo is showing wear now (1.9tdi), but it's still going good.

I'd buy another, but maybe this model is a touch older than what you were after.

[lagerstarfish]

not including partners' cars which I have bought/looked after...
1978 Chrysler Alpine (gold, rusty as fook), my Mum's old car
1980 Bedford CF camper "Billy"
1988 1.2 Vauxhaul Astra "Douglat"
1998 Astra Estate
1990 BMW E30 316(?) Coupe "The Duck" (had a small fluffy duck where the front badge used to be) Joe Picalli's old car, and his Mum's before that
1995 BMW E36 320i Coupe - my first V6 - sold to T2T
1995 Chevrolet Astro - 4.3litre V6 LPG "Jolene"
2002 1.6 Citroen Xsara Picasso in racing beige
1995 GMC Safari (same as Chevrolet Astro) 4.3 V6 LPG "Silly Billy" - Grumpy Crumpy's old ride

[tomtom]

Alfasud 1.5ti

I'm seeing you in a new light

Sadly I wrapped it around a tree exiting a corner sideways at 60. Fortunately both passenger and driver walked away.

[Paul B]

Ford Ka
X Reg Mini Cooper (one of the last 200 made I believe).
Punto HGT 1.9 JTD - CRASHED INTO
Punto HGT 1.9 JTD - never as good (I expect No.1 had been remapped)
'56 VW Beetle with 2.0 Volkspeed engine, gene berg gearbox, twincarbs etc.- FLOODED
Ex AA 2.5 Tdi T4 Camper - Amazing camper
VW Caddy 1.9tdi Camper - Too small, compromised in every way
Skoda Fabia 1.9tdi vRS - 99k miles and only £35 over and above tyres and brakes!
Ford E150 4.2l V8 (351bhp?) - Bought and sold within 7 months. Trip van.
04 BMW 320d M Sport touring (traded in at 198,950 miles) - A PITA but great fun when all was working correctly.
11 Skoda Octavia vRS tdi 170 estate - Very happy with this.
(MKI or II Swift Sport if we crack and buy a second vehicle)

[andy_e]

51-reg Micra
X-reg Golf 1.9TDi estate where the T was broken. Killed by a tree at 180k miles.
Y-reg Peugeot 306 estate 1.4 petrol. Sold at 160k miles. Amazingly saw it still active about a year ago, I've no idea how.
54-reg Skoda Fabia 1.9TDi estate. Still going strong at 150k.

If I could combine the luggage space of the 306 with the engine of the Fabia and the 6-speed and sound system of the Golf I'd be very happy not to upgrade for a while!

[peewee]

 2001 Citroen berlingo - family business works van, got new job not comfy for a 60mile commute
1999 mitsubushi colt 1.3 - great car stuck like shit to a blanket, old engine not much power, got rid due to poor economy and doing high miles
2001 ford focus estate 1.8tdi - nice drive and economic but had to get rid after a year to many things started going wrong.
2004 ford mondeo estate 2.0tdi - modded exhaust and a remap, great fun to drive kept for 2.5years and put nearly 100k on it got rid as it bits started falling off.
2007 Toyota avensis estate 2.0tdi - great car not as big as the mondeo, very reliable, sister now has this has her car and it still runs a like new at 170k, swapped mainly just because I fancied an upgrade also i'd put 85k on it in 3 years.
2011 Toyota avensis estate 2.0 tdi, great car, comfy, economic, ok to drive, well specced. just recently bought a tuning box which has made it a lot more fun. great for driving long distances. only downside is small fuel tank or indicated empty point.