Old mans car?? How old are you?

after i posted it i thought, here hang on.... front lsd?!?

so much for the myth about the rozzers only using standard cars 

 

on a related note, did anyone see Traffic Cops last night?  the BiB in an impreza, the crims in a mitsibishi evo 8 fq-300.... a clean getaway

Carpetbagger wrote:  ok guys it look like im the oldest git on here (51) with a 525 E34 sport

Sorry mate 53 years young. After the usual Moggie 1000, mini's, anglia, viva, mgb gt,cortina's of all shapes and sizes and lots of other stuff got 1st BMW,(a 2002) in 1978. I was 25. Didn't keep it long (as I didn't with any car in those days) Had all sorts of stuff after that but went back to BM's just over 7 years ago. Best thing I ever did. Forgot how enjoyable driving a car could be. Made me feel young again.

Loz535 wrote: Cant find a way to copy and paste my list of previous cars... too blumin long to re write.... try this... I;m Loz180 on the TT forum... oh, wont let me hyper link now either... Groovy

copy into word then paste it from there worked for me.

Simon

thanks, turns out, firefox wont let you cut and paste. had to brave IE for a couple of mins...

Loz535 wrote: Oh god... can't possibly remeber them all but here is a good go.. Passed test May 1990. Metro City Red (rolled it in reverse... not clever) Mini 850 - bought from scrap yard £60 Citroen AX Salsa (sort of swaped with my folks for 18th birthday upgrade) BMW 318 i 4dr bahama beige Metalic (first propper car at 19 for Easter) Fiat X19 Targa 1500 5spd (my first 2 car strategy) Daimler 4.2 Sov. (money fom first job went to my head) Bmw 316 2 dr (tried to regain sanity...) Mazda RX7 coupe mk2 (944 lookalike!) Renult 5 GT Turbo (learned to master understeer) Honda Prelude (to run when the Daimler was two juicy!) Pug 205 GTI 1.9 (flew 281ft landed and back fliped on an astra. Read the story in Max power Apr 1994 Star letter) Celica 2.0 ST Auto (wanted a lot of metal around me after the crash) Jetta 1.6 TX (what was I thinking???)(Gran bought it me though) Corsa GSI ltd edtion (new cars again...) Corsa 1.5 TD Corsa 1.4 Auto Jag Sov 3.6 Porsche 924 Calibra Auto (blew gearbox only for the engine to go 3 months later...) Merc C180 (x3) Escort Cab ghia Escort GTI Mondeo ST24 BMW Z3 1.9 Merc E220 cab (x2) Merc E240 Avantgarde in Obsidian black (great car) Merc 280SL (cost more than the house I live in...) Merc E220 Cab Silver great reg P6 4 6OLF) Porsche 911 Targa (blew the gearbox £1781 bill put a dent in my day!) VW Golf GTTDI Passat TDI Estate Passat TDI Passat 1.8T Golf SE Jag 3.6 (cloth seats - cheap ride) Jag Sov 5.3 HE V12 (classic for sundays..) Mazda Xedos V6 (NEVER EVER BY THESE!!!!) BMW Mtec Coupe (Gave this to my Dad 4 years ago he still has it!) BMW 323Ci BMW 323i 1972 Air Portable landrover Siii petrol. BMW 325 Convertible Mitsubishi Montero (USA) Jeep Cherokee 4.0 ltd auto Volvo T5 Merc CLK 320 Designio Lexus GS300 Range Rover V8 1973 Range Rover (Bob tailed and hand painted hammerite black) Subaru legacy 2.2GX Merc 280 CE 1978 Merc 320CE 1989 (dream car, passed it for 6 years every day and then bought it) Subaru Legacy Turbo Estate Subaru SVX 3.3 flat 6 coupe auto (dream car come good!) Impreza 1.8 auto Golf clipper convertible Ford Streetka (for a week, no laughing) Golf Caddy pick up (lowered hand painted, 1.8 GTI engine) Jeep Cherokee 2.5 Ford F350 5.0 straight 6 Beast!! 15ft long!! twin wheel rear axle!!) Mazda MX5 Turbo Scooby legacy turbo estate again.. and all thats left now is the TT and of course my new BMW!!

 

that is on average 4 cars per year. you must have some well paid job to afford that.

Well All I can say is it didn't happen smoothly.

In my early 20's I was a bit manic and thought I should "DO" and "HAVE" everything before 30 and then "check out" so to speak. I was not bothered how much things cost I just had what I wanted when I could have it. Got a lot of debt but have many more happy memories of flying planes and helicopters and driving nice cars and motorbikes. I thought when it all ran out I'd blow my brains out and have "lived a good life".

As a consequence I have done and had more than most. Problem is I decided I wanted to Live and then I had to work barsteward hard to get the books to balance. I had 2 years where I had to double my income year on year to keep from financial ruin. So you could say I created a problem and them figured out (when backed into a corner) how to solve it.

Since then I have stopped loosing money on cars and many of the later cars I have bought, enjoyed for a while and then sold for a profit. I had, after all become good and buying cars at the right price!

I've made up to £8k in a year from buying and selling bikes but I have worked hard at other jobs and investment/business oportunities in recent years so that I can live a reasonable standard and support my twins ( who I would have left fatherless had I stuck to my first plan... sad but true).

So yes, I have had an extraordinary 12 years and have read and learned a great deal along the way. I wouldn't prescribe it but I have become exceptionally happy in who I am throughout this process and very accepting of life.

Don't think I have been that frank with anyone about it all before so there you go. must be having a good day!

i second that

My previous owner list is rubbish compared to what I've seen here!  Here it goes, though!

Austin Maestro 1984 1.3

Datsun Cherry 1984 1.3 (boxy shaped one)

VW Jetta 1988 1.3 (with 4 speed manual gearbox)

Rover 214si 1993 1.4

(all above belonged to my parents)

Bought my first car from my father at 23 - Peugeot 405 1989 1.9 diesel (non-turbo) estate.  Clutch went, and the garage put a hole in the radiator when they were fixing it.  Was plauged with electrical problems.  Paid £3,000 (€3,800) for it, and sold it 2 years later for £800.

Second car was a Honda Civic Coupe 1995 1.5lsi.  Absolutely loved that car, as at the time there weren't many of the 2 doors around.  Drove it for 2 1/2 years, and put 40,000 miles up on it.  Paid around £6,000 (€7,600) for it in 1999, and got €2,000 for it on trade in (garage rang me 2 months later complaining that the engine was destroyed, and wanted me to pay for repairs - didn't take into account that the muppet who bought it was doing handbrake turns in it in the middle of the road!)

I bought a 1995 Honda Accord Coupe (€2,500 with the Civic), which I found rather dull after the Civic.  It was the 2.0 lsi.  Sold it last year for €1,000.

Drove a fiat Marea Estate 2000 1.6 for a couple of months, then "borrowed" my mothers e39 520 for a couple of weeks while she was on holiday.  Ended up buying my own e39 520 on 1.3.05 while she was still on holidays!!!

BTW, I'm just gone 30.

List AFAIR;

Mini 1000
Mini 1100
Mini clubman
Escort 1.6 ghia - XR3 bodykit
Astra 1.3
Escort XR3i
Maestro 1.6
Astra 1.6
Fiesta 1.2 IIRC
Escort 1.6LX
Astra 1.7 D
Astra 1.7TD
Megane 1.6 sport
Laguna 1.8 RT - like a big comfy armchair on wheels
Vectra 1.8TD
Vectra 2 SRI
Vectra 2.5 V6 - the only car to scare me silly
Omega 3.2
Peugeot 406-black with beige interior-looked like M&S mint humbug
VW Golf GTI MK4 I think (1996 model?-bright purple)
BMW 318iS (1.9)
BMW 318iS (1.8)
Audi A4 1.8 sport
BMW 318iS (1.9)
VW Bora 1.9 TDI
VW Passat 1.9 TDI
BMW320D
BMW M3 Coupe
Ford Escort Van 1.8D
BMW 520iSE

Had the last 318iS at same time as the Bora then chopped the 318iS for the M3 so had the M as weekend car at same time as Bora, Passat & 320D.

I'm 36, passed test at 18.

Edited by Stone-IslandM3

I see there's a couple of former Austin Maestro owners here - have you heard the song about them by Stackridge? It's quite funny, even mentions BMW's!
Here's a list of cars that I can remember having!! I am 32, passed my test in 1990.

Mk 1 Cavalier (2-door 1600 black)
Mk 2 Escort (2 door rosso red)
Mk 5 Cortina (rosso red)
Mk 5 Cortina (carnival red & brown vinyl roof - aka Jaffa Cake!)
Mk 3 Capri (pearlescent white)
Mk 4 Cortina (poo brown)
Another 2-door mk 1 cavalier (beige)
Mitsubishi Sapporo GSR (brown - what a car - better than the Celeste!)
Mk 1 Celica (1976 - white - clutch went so bye-bye!)
A fair few sierra hatchbacks, then a red 2 ltr sapphire
Granada 2.9 V6 Ghia (blue)
Granada Scorpio 2.0 (black)
Mondeo 1800 TD (burgundy)
Then my present car, a 1990 BMW 520i SE (brilliantrot)

Cheers,

Shaun