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Bear
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1981 Ford Fiesta 1.1
1982 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 1978 Renault 17 1986 VW Jetta 1.6 D 1990 VW Golf 1.6D (First new car) 1993 VW Vento 1.9D 1995 VW Vento 1.9 TDI 1997 VW Passat 1.9 TDI 110bhp 1990 Opel Omega 2.0 Diamond. 1989 Izuzu Gemini 1.3 1990 Peugeot 305 Van 1999 Mercedes A140 Avantgarde 1995 Mercedes E300D (W124) 1999 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDi 110bhp 2002 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDI 130bhp 1999 Volvo S80 2.0T 2002 VW Passat 1.9 TDI 130bhp Variant 2001 BMW 530D (E39) 2006 BMW 535D (E60) Oh and 5 or 6 motorcycles along the way. Edited by Bear |
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94 Honda Civic LX (My mothers car, drove it really hard!) 96 Fiat Cinquecento (Cheap to insure first car) 88 BMW E30 318i 88 205 GTI 1.6 90 Golf GTI 16 Valve (Big Bumper) 94 Rav4 (Dunno what I was thinking) 90 BMW E30 318is 94 Renault Clio Williams (Great car, written off by a woman in a Pajero crashing into the back of me, I still haven't got over the loss) 01 Golf GTI 1.8T Mk IV 03 BMW 318ci Sport 02 BMW X5 3.0i Sport 06 BMW 330d Sport (Just lost my shirt on it!) 02 Merc SL500 |
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Passed my test in 1987 in my Uncle's Fiesta. Unlike Eamo, I tend to hang on to my cars:
1979 Opel Rekord E 2.0 (51 LZL) hand me down from my dad. Real bus. Drove it until the inner front wings failed. Did all the Berlina things to it - alloys, rear headrests, velour interior, etc. 1986 Opel Rekord E 2.0S (433 WZV) was my first car I really loved. Kept it immaculate and did everthing on it from engine strips to suspension work to rebuilding diffs. Really comfy and handled quite well. If you kept the revs up it actually moved forward. Eventually sold it on when it had around 165,000 miles on it. Still was a solid as ever - would love to know where it is now. 1987 BMW 316 - first hook into BMWs. Had some serious quick drives in it. Only kept it 18 months as I wanted something even better. 1990 BMW 318is. Have it since 1999 and still love it. Other cars that have passed through my hands (usually the wife's): 1981 Talbot Samba 1.0L and 1.1L (overlooked cars at the time) 1979 Ford Cortina 2.0S (should never have scrapped this) 1976 Ford Escort RS1600 (shouldn't have let this go) 1973 Ford Cortina 1.3L (rusted away) 1986 Ford Fiesta 1.1L (good crack) 1988 Opel Ascona 1.6D (crap) 1993 Vauxhall Cavalier (Vectra) 1.7TD - one of the most hassle free cars I've ever run 1999 Opel Omega 2.0CD100 - full spec, absolute beauty, if underpowered. 1999 Nissan Primera 1.8 Sport (fabulous drivers car for FWD, terrible styling) 2001 Seat Alhambra 1.9 PD TDi, chipped :-))), current family car Years ago, my dad had a Cortina Mk. II 1600E - sent to Ringsend. |
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fitzer
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started driving in 2000 the list goes- 95 fiat pinto 96 fiat bravo 01 toyota corrolla 00 toyota celica 03 lexus is200 99 evo 6 96 323i sport 95 m3 now a 02 e46 m3
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95 M3 3.0 cosmos black
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wiseguy
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With any luck larzyh! I may not actually lose my shirt when I sell it... On Alfas, all the cliches are true. For the 10% of love and adoration you will feel, you will get 90% heartache. If you think you've found a good one, half the selling price, half it again...and still run a mile!!! |
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Fey!
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Driving since Dec '92 (Day of my 17th B'day), Full license since Mar '94, own car since Apr '97. Apr '97 to Oct '99; 94k to 130k; Paid £3,000 (to my father!), sold for £900. Had just gotten new engine (1.9 non-turbo diesel). 1989 Peugeot 405GLD Estate (Red); clutch went, and the mechanic broke the radiator when fixing the clutch! Eventually the electrics (lights, mainly) went belly up. Ended up with a row of spotlights on a switch because the full beams had had it!
Oct '99 to Apr '02; 96k to 135k; Paid £5,000 (with 12 month warranty), traded in for 2,000. 1.5 petrol. 1995 Honda Civic Coupe (Black). There were only about 6 around at the time, and they were all different colours. Got it tinted and put 17's on it; no bodykit. Left the alloys into a local tyre centre for tyres, and they "left them outside and someone robbed them". Never got any compensation, and I no longer use their tyre centre or their motor factors on the Tuam Road in Galway. Stuck a set of cheap 15's on it (still had the standard steel 13's for it in my shed until last year). Would love to get it back.
Apr '02 to Oct '04; 92k to 130k; Paid 2,000 + 2,500 trade in (ripped off, and 3 month warranty from current Galway dealer wasn't worth the paper it was written on), sold for 1,200. 2.0 petrol. 1995 Honda Accord Coupe (Green). Nice car, intorduced me to cruise control. No alloys, bodykit, or anything else done to it (aside from reversing it into a pole and almost turning it into an accordian!!!). Quick, but not an especially exciting car. Sold to an Eastern European.
Oct '04 to Mar' '05; 60k to 67k; Paid 0 (was my mothers, and she was getting nothing for it on trade in, and I had sold my Accord), sold for 0 (gave it to a family member who was in need of a decent car). 1.6 petrol. 2000 Fiat Marea Weekend SX. This was my mothers second one of these, and were actually a really good car. Had a split rear door which, if you were carrying something long, you could leave the bottom half open and close the top half. Also had a removeable towbar. The only problem was leg positioning on a long run (I'm 6'5"); your right leg tended to get numb!!! Only a problem for people over 6'3", though! Very underrated car, and still going strong in the family. If you need something cheap with good space that won't let you down, you'll get a fairly fresh one of these for small money. (My mother only changed it as she bought a 1998 BMW 520i (in red), which was the car that inspired both myself and Digweed to buy ours.
Mar '05 to Present; 69k to ?; paid 12,000 (God knows how much more spent on it!!!), not sold. 2.0 petrol. 1998 BMW 520i (Black). Now with Angel Eyes, Celis rear lights, ACS bodykit, ACS 17" alloys, smoked repeaters, chrome dials, sport interior, and a few other bits and pieces, including a (still unfitted) short shifter!!!
Others driven long term but not owned: 1983 Austin Maestro 1.3 petrol. 1983 Nissan Cherry 1.3 petrol (the boxy one). 1988 VW Jetta 1.3 petrol. 1989 VW Golf 1.6TD (broke down when I was driving it back from Scotland; had to tow it at 1am from Enniskillen to Galway (not an experience I ever want to repeat). Was supposed to have a new engine, but the garage had lied. 1993 Rover 214SI 1.4 petrol. 1998 Nissan Sunny 1.3 petrol. 1989 Opel Corsa 1.0 petrol. 1993 Opel Astra 1.4 petrol. 1998 Fiat Marea SX Weekend 1.6 petrol. A couple of Fiat Tempras and Tipos (Burn them all!!!). Fiat Cinquecento (not all that bad). 1995 Nissan Almera 1.4 petrol (190k and still going strong at the time). 2000 Rover 45 1.4 petrol (now with 160k and still going). 2002 Kia Sedona Combi 2.9TD (excellent vehicle, although back seats for shorties only). 1998 BMW 520i 2.0 petrol. 2003 Rover 45 1.4 petrol. 1999 Hyundai Accent 1.3 petrol. 1999 Landrover Freelander 1.8 petrol. And a little pile of vans. Forgot about a Mark I Golf I owned for a while, too. And another couple of oddball cars like that. Edited by Fey! |
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Bopsy
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Driving since 2004 1996 Renault Clio 1991 BMW 320iSE 1996 BMW 316 SE 1981 BMW 735 2000 Alfa 166 (Current) Kind of all over the shop on the car front. Next on the list.... Nice Jag XJS
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86 Peugeot 206 1.0 3 door - Brilliant first car
88 Peugeot 206 1.1 4 door - Now with 55bhp! Car Magazine Car of the Decade, what more can you say? 96 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport - Loved the looks of this car, solid motor 91 BMW 520iA - Holy cow, bought impulsively, start of the Celtic Tiger, when I took it to my mechanic he asked me if I won the lotto! 99 Seat Toledo 1.8 Signum (new shape) - Quick, comfy, looked great, it's biggest failing was not being an E34. 95 BMW 520iA - Current, bought a year after the Toledo after an exhaustive search for a pristine example, been driving it for 8 years. |
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95 520iSE Auto (sadly missed)
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89 Opel kadett 1.2
92 Opel Vectra 1.6 93 Mazda 626 1.8 94 Toyota Supra 3.0 (non turbo) 95 Saab 9000 2.3T (200 bhp in fwd...torque steer) 00 Saab 95 2.0t 97 BMW 523i 97 BMW 740i Currently driving 523i, still have 740i |
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'06 X5 Comm.
'97 740 '97 523 For sale Dublin |
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Rhys
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I'm noticing more and more, there is also a website for them as well (in the US). Click my sig pic below to find out more.. |
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V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate
J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet... |
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Nice selection, wiseguy; I am always tempted by Alfa Romeo whenever I am changing cars, I just haven't had the courage yet! 00 would make your Compact an E36, right? I seem to have spotted an unbelievable number of E36 Compacts in the last few weeks (especially on a drive to Dublin a couple of Saturdays ago); are they turning in to a bit of a cult-car? |
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Larzyh.
Previously or currently, in the family: '77 E21 320, '78 E21 320, '79 E21 320, '87 E28 520i, '88 E30 325iC, '95 E34 525i, '98 E39 528i, '98 Z3 2.5, '98 E38 740iL, '95 E36 Compact, '99 E36 318iT, '02 E46 318iT, '96 E34 525tdsT, '98 E38 740iL... |
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wiseguy
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Let's see...in 10 years I've had: 81 BMW 323i 87 Porsche 944 98 Alfa Romeo 164 89 BMW 320i Touring 98 Alfa Romeo 145 Cloverleaf 89 BMW 635CSi 94 BMW 530i Touring (current) 00 BMW 318tds Compact (current)
You can see which side I've come down on in the BMW v Alfa dilemma! |
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Impressive lists. 1st: VW beetle 1968 2nd: VW Golf (mk2) 1991 3rd: Fiesta Rs1800 1994 4th: BMW 520i (E34) |
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91 Golf 1.3 (so slow, but first car bought in 1997) 98 Opel Astra (bought brand new - rubbish - opel bought it back!) 98 Mazda 323F (to replace the Astra, knee jerk purchase but loved it) 00 Golf 1.6 (waited 8 weeks but loved it!) 01 Audi A4 1.8T (first premium car - a real flyer) 03 Audi A4 TDI 130bhp (company car - a great machine) 01 BMW 320d 136bhp (did not feel like 136bhp!) 01 BMW 320ci (bought on a whim and sold on a whim!) 00 320i (current - ok but wish I had bought a 323 or 325) Edited by agaafear |
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1990 Honda Civic 1.3
1993 Honda Civic 1.5mx 1990 Diahatsu Charade 1.3 1989 E30 316i 2dr 1986 Mini Jet Black 998cc (current - restoring soon) 1992 E34 520i 1994 E36 M3 3.0 (current - comp car) 1998 E39 525tds 130k (most recent road car - just sold ) On the prowl for a low mile loaded E39 530d Sport! Edited by denishogan |
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@ Bayerische I am doing my best to get one of the cars in before the Terenure show. It is an unusual one too, I think you will like it. |
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Nissan March Bolero (1st car, 997cc and £3,500 to insure 1st time..9yrs ago!) (current)
Renault Laguna (current) BMW E28 520i (now dad's) BMW E28 520i (non-runner) BMW E30 318i coupe (current) and about 430 diecast models!! |
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The Misc milage would include an Alfa 155 2.0 I owned, & 2 other E34s I briefly had, my wifes Alfa 156 Sportwagon, rental cars etc etc. Started driving in '97 briefly & full time in 99, with 188,696miles done to date. Edited by T.J. |
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How the chuff can folk have owned so many cars? Passed my test in Nov 1995. 1st 91 H Rover Mini Mayfair 998cc 1995 to 2000 (the student years) 2nd 90 H Vauxhall Senator 3.0i 24v CD Auto 2000 to 2004 (fast, vast and impressive) 3rd 98 S BMW E39 523i SE Auto 2004 to 2007 (refined but not quick enough) 4th 03 53 BMW E60 545i SE Auto 2007 to 2008 (which was stolen with the keys from a BMW Dealership Douglas Park in Glasgow) 5th 04 04 BMW E60 545i SE Auto 2008 - (scarily quick and sooo comfy) No nasty front wheel drive, belt driven camshaft, shopping carts in that lot! Mini was a great wee front wheel drive go kart. It went to my sister who had it another 2 years until you could put your hand thru the floor. Andrew |
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Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series!
Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
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Those lists are unreal On the road 3yrs: 98 Mazda 121 95 BMW 318i Saloon 00 Ford Ka 01 BMW 320i Saloon BMW Wish list - E30 325, e39 530 - '88 635 and 2002 |
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