Before you had a Frontera......

Mk2 escort
Xr3i
Opel manta
Escort estate
Xr3i
Vaux cavalier
Vaux Astra gte 16v
Vaux calibra
Ford Orion
Ford sierra
Escort van
Citroen relay
Ivecodaily
Frontera
Subaru impreza
Mr2
Mr2

Mr2
Frontera

I'd had over 20 vehicles by the time I was 23 (back in the days when Insurance companies didn't charge you when you swapped your policy onto another vehicle :roll:

). I'm now 40 , so listing them aint gonna happen.

Im with you there Si, ive had way to many to list, id had 4 before i passed my test, but my first car i actualy drove with a license was my red renault 5 gt turbo, mint car, loved it, and so did the ladies!! :lol:

not bad at 17 really

awwwww i've missed ya bud :lol:

Brilliant!XD

....all 20 he caught off Palmela Handerson though :lol:

...

to many to mention before i got insurance hence i was a bad boy NOW i do things the right way :4x4:

A fair few odds and sods
Morris minor
Wolsey hornet
Ford escort
Morris marina (so called because when it rained you could moor a boat in the boot)
Austin princess
Ford Capri
MG Metro
MG Maestro efi
Peugeot 405SRI
V6 Ford Mondeo
Subaru WRX
Merc Ml
And finally the first Vauxhal 2.0i SWB frontera closely followed by a LWB 2.2

Far to man to mention, but the last few were;

T 99 mondeo td estate ( the pump give out at 390,000 miles) :shock:

V 99 mondeo td hatch (scrapped)
Q ?? 2.5 td shogun (that was a b1tch to get insurance. Sold to a bunch of Polish from Arbroath eventually)
D 86 2.5 td shogun (Put a rod through the block)
H 90 Transit tipper (bullet proof TDi engine, but over 3 years I must have replaced the chassis with weld

)
H 91 Maestro 2.0 diesel van (best van I ever owned. Would carry 750kg easily, Perkins engine ran on SVO with no conversion. Shame it was such a rot box)

And about 40 others over the years

Also currently own a 1973 lwb series III safari landy project vehicle (has been for the last 6 years or so :lol:

)

Looking at these lists I was born about 20 to later !

Last edited by dave1966 on Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:15 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Before I got my Fronty,I bought this from my brother:-

1990 Ford Sierra XR 4x4.

Here is my list of what Ive had over the years (not in the order I owned them):- :lol:

Ford Sierra XR 4x4.
Austin Allegro.
Austin Mini Cooper lookalike.
Austin Princess.
BMW 318i.
BMW 518i.
Datsun 120Y.
Fiat 128.
Fiat Uno.
Ford Capri 2.0s and 1.6 Laser.
Ford Escort Mk2.
Ford Escort Mk3 Ghia.
Ford Fiesta Mk1.
Ford Granada 2.3 Mk2 Gl and Ford Granada 2.8i Mk2 Ghia X.
Ford Granada 2.9i Mk3 Ghia and Ford Granada 2.0 Mk3 Gli.
Ford Orion Diesel.
Ford Sierra 2.9i 4x4 Estate Ghia.
Ford Transit Mk2 SWB Minibus.
Ford Transit Mk2 SWB Van.
Hillman Hunter.
Lada Estate.
1.6i MG Maestro.
Mini Metro.
Morris Minor Traveller.
Nissan Bluebird.
Nissan Cherry.
Peugeot 309 GTI.
Peugeot 405.
Renault Fuego.
Rover 820 SLI.
Rover 2600 SD1.
Skoda Favorit.
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 1.6 GL.
Vauxhall Cavalier mk3 1.8i GL.
Vauxhall Victor VX.
2 x Volvo 240 Estate's.
Volvo 360 GLT.
1993 Frontera 2.4i LWB. (at present)

mk1 cortina estate
mk1 1600gt capri
mk3 cortina
mk2 escort harrier lookalike
mk2 escort rs2000 lookalike
mk2 escort 2,0litre pop
mk3 capri 2.0
mk2 fiesta xr2
capri 2.8 special
xr3i
xr3i
mk2 xr2 turbo tech
3-door cossy lookalike
mk3 escort turbo challenge car{ i loved it}
xr4 cossy lookalike
2.4 lwb frontera
nissan patrol
sierra saphire 4x4ghia cossy bits added
2.3td lwb frontera at present
plus what ever ive brought in between as runabouts

Starting from now and going back into history ....

My truck 1997 Nigara Sport
Granada 2.0 Ghia (from new) Sold part-ex before it became a terminal MOT failure.
Cortina (Series 3) Sold part-ex.
Mini. Fell to bits and scrapped
Lotus Elan S3 hard-top (1966). Sold for more than I paid for it. Still on the road according to the DVLA
Vauxhall Viva (series2). Fell to bits but sold. My father always reckoned that there was one born every minute!
MG1100. Got as far as Warrington when it sounded like all 4 big end were knocking ... scrapped.
Triumph TR5. Chassis was rotted but sold anyway. Well, it was a classic!
Mini. Fell to bits and scrapped
MG Midget (series 1, similar to the series 2 Sprite). Fell to bits and scrapped
Austin A35 van. Fell to bits and scrapped.
Sumbeam Talbot 90. Threw a big end shell through the crankcase on the M4
Morris Minor (series2). Fell to bits and scrapped.
Morris 1000 van. Crashed in Teddington and scrapped.
Ford Popular/Anglia ("sit up and beg"). Ford Pop body and rolling gear with an Anglia engine in it. Crashed and scrapped.

Not to mention the "works" vehicles; Transit, Viva van, Landrover 110.

I couldnt possibly remember all the cars Iv had over the years.
Mk 1 Escort
Mk2 Escort 4 door x 3 or 4
Mk2 Escort 2 door x 2
Mk 2 Escort rs 2000

Capri Mk1 1600gt
capri mk 2 x 2 or 3
capri 1600 laser

ugliest brown saloon nova
few mk 2 cavaliers hatch and saloons
mk 2 cavalier calibre, brilliant car.

mk 1 astra estate,
mk 2 astra
mk 3 astra

cortina m3 mk4 mk5

Mk 1 fiesta,
mk 2 fiesta
mk fiesta xr2

couple of mk3 escorts, mk3 xr3 and xr3i

Sierra Cosworth saphire, nope wasnt lucky enough to own the 2 door

pooh loads more

Plus all my recent ones

bmw 3 series E36 318 E46 318

BMW 5 Series E39 530

And my present car is a 3 Series D3 Alpina along with Chunky the Frontera..

All these other cars are coming to mind now :lol:

Talbot solara, what a bucket of sh"te that was Reliant Regal which I bought to ** * * someone off I didnt like,

Wasnt just the Solara that was a bucket certainly, I had a few of them :oops:

Wish I still had some of the cars I had in the past.

How could I forget my old mk1 mondeo,

Probarly one of the best cars I ever had. 1800 diesel

Opel Manta 1.8GTJ
Opel Manta 2.0 GTE Exclusive
1.0 Mini
Opel Manta 2.0 GTE
1440 Mini (race engine)
Opel Manta 2.0 GTE
Austin Allegro
Cavalier 1.8 STI
Opel Manta 2.0 GTE
Opel Manta 2.0 GTE
Pug 205 diesel
Seat Ibiza
Vectra 2.0
Opel Manta 2.0 GTE
Subaru Impreza Sport
VW Bora 2.3V5
GP mk1 Beach Buggy
Alfa 156 JTD
Astra 1.9 SRIDTI
Subaru Impreza Type R
Civic diesel
Fiat Siecento (or however it's spelt!)
Pug 306
Golf 1.6
BMW 320D
A6 2.0 diesel
Frontera

I think that's it.

Ford Fiesta Mk.I 1.1 Popular (dented, rusty, crabbed, and major wheel wobble at any speeds above 40mph)
Yugo 65A with 1300cc plus modified twin choke Webber Carb (could eat Mk.II Fiesta 1600's for breakfast)
Volvo 244 GLS saloon (2.3 petrol and drank fuel like it was going out of fashion. Was soooo comfy to drive though)
Vauxhall Astra Mk.I 1300s (suffered from power loss at full throttle)
Citroen Xantia 1.9 TD (A beautiful car to drive, really economical, and never went wrong ... even the suspension worked perfectly)
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk.III 2.0 Ecotech SRi (My forum namesake as it developed rust patches on the bodywork, so I sanded them all down, treated them and painted it matt black and ratted it out)

Vauxhall Frontera A Series 2.3 LWB (Again dody paint job, so it got ratted)

Vauxhall Cavalier Mk.III 2.5 V6 GLS (Lowered 30mm and 2 1/4" stainless exhaust. Retro fitted heated leather seats, retro illuminated sun visors, retro fitted full electric window and sunroof suit, Vauxhall Omega cruise control - cruise control was never fitted to the Cavalier, 17" alloys, Astra GTE bonnet vents, Retro fitted trip/mileage computer that was re-programmed to suit a manual 2.5 V6, retro fitted illuminated grab handles, Omega bonnet gas strut conversion, white dial conversion)

Isuzu Bighorn Mk.I 2.8 LWB Lotus Edition (You know all about it

)

I also have in the garage a Facelift Nissan 300ZX Z31 Facelift 3.0 V6 turbo manual undergoing rebuild. Though I am seriously thinking about giving her up and selling on to someone who has more time to give her the attention she needs.