Hexus car history

[menthel]

Austin Metro Clubman 1.3. Was a g reg and had it all the way thru uni. Terrible, stinky car but I was grateful for it at the time!
Peugeot 306 xsi on an x plate. I really loves that car. Never caused me any problems. Then I stopped commuting and we only needed one car in the house, so my dad bought it. It was written off by some daft cow who came round a corner on the wrong side of the road thru a red light.
When I sold the peugeot I then had to contest with my wife's New mini cooper. That was worse than the metro. And as practical as a chocolate teapot. Horrible flea ridden thing that I wished I could have Set on fire and pushed over a cliff.
Now I have started a new job I am getting a company car, but whilst I wait for it I have a Passat (06) 1.9 tdi. It is HUGE! And as quick as a river barge but very comfy. And get me 700 miles off of 60 quid of diesel.
I am waiting for my car which will be a...
New Jetta 2.0 diesel. I am looking forward to something a little smaller than the barge!

Notable cars:
Fabia vRS- a bloody big surprise! I nearly signed on the dotted line.
Merc C180 coupe- at the other end of the spectrum I guess. Comfy, no slouch and with an amazing interior. Also nearly bought that until the company car came along!

[dave87]

I notice people are listing cars they've never actually owned - e.g. instructor cars or parents' cars. Not entirely sure why, but never mind. I'm sure I could have a play in my dad's Avensis or the in-law's RX-8 if it was worth the effort.

If you've driven it regularly, does it matter whether you own it or not?

And if we are going to be pedantic, anyone who has ever leased or bought a car on finance can't list them, as at the end of the day, or until the final payment is made, it is still owned by the finance company.

[redlight]

As you can see i am not a car lover. They are a tool to get me from A to B nothing more.

Triumph Herald (First car)
Hillman Hunter
Hillman Avenger
Ford Capri
Vauxhall Cavalier
Ford Cortina Mk3
Ford Cortina Mk4
Fiat 128
Ford Cortina Mk4
Vauxhall Astra
Lada Samara
Vauxhall Cavalier
Vauxhall Cavalier
Ford Capri
Vauxhall Cavalier
Vauxhall Carlton
Vauxhall Cavalier
Ford Fiesta
Vauxhall Carlton
Rover 416
Vauxhall Cavalier
Vaxhall Nova
Vauxhall Cavalier
Citreon Xsara (Bargain off Ebay,will keep this one for a while)

[arbitor]

ford fiesta 1.1 1st car
citroen ax 1.5 d
clio 1.2 rn
golf tdi
pug 306 gti-6

have been passenger in some cool cars none out of the ordinary though. Would like to go in a skyline though..

[Dorza]

2003 - Silver Ka basic
2004 - Dark Silver Ka basic
2005 - Black ka basc.
2006 - Aygo black

...The first ka was my parents I just had insurance on it after passing all the others though have me as the owner.

Thinking of it as purely a car the Ka is the better vehicle... will do a tonne easy even with a full load of passengers though the aygo is pretty good to but not as good as the ka and the ka sticks to the road like a leech, even in the wind.

Now the aygo is a much more refined car, with it being a much more up to date product, resulting in me never having to visit the garage - Fuel economy is great with it. However in cross winds it can actually be quite hair raising; it takes to the wind like a kit, the Ka was never like that.

All things considered though I would now rather the Aygo over the ka.

[behappier]

1) 1972 MGB Roadster (still have it)
2) 198x Lancia Delta GT(as Winter car at uni instead of the B)
3) 1987 Pug 205 Lacoste (burned down because of a leaky fuel pipe )
4) 1985 Pug 205 GT
5) 1996 Alfa 155 1.8TS
6) 1981 Landie SIII Petrol
7) 1999 Alfa GTV 2.0 TURBO
8) 2003 Alfa 156 JTD 20V

Sold the landie recently as it was not being used and keeping 3 cars is a bit tiring for MOTs Tax ...

[Butuz]

1) 1982 Mini 998cc
2) Ford Focus 2.0 Ghia
3) Nissan 200sx S14
4) Nissan Skyline R32 GTS-T
5) Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (still got this)
6) Mazda 323f 1.5 (still got this)

I still miss my mini!

Butuz

[99Flake]

1) 1.1 Citroen AX
2) 1.3 Mk5 Escort (Had it two weeks and the engine seized)
3) 3.0 GSE Opel Monza (2nd car with 1.6 Escort)
4) 1.6 16v Mk6 Escort
5) 1.8 Focus Saloon Ghia (Current car)

Too many notable drives (used to work for BMW) but some are:

BMW M1/M5 (never thought much of the M3)
Izetta (small bubble car )
Porsche 911 Carrera 4/Turbo

[Zak33]

1. Golf 1.6SE
2. Rover 214
3. Eunos Roadster V-Spec
4. Megane 1.9 Dynamique
5. Nissan Navara Aventura

Note the Rover 214 gets shades.

It was, by far, the best thing he ever owned. Why? Cos it never failed, never lost money, and I had his spare keys s when he locked them in the boot, I saved him

And because it reinforced something. Old cars, can be ok.

I predict he'll own one again one day....for posterity

[Zak33]

History:

Allegro 1.3 Saloon in CHampagne Beige, (hearing aid colour) which I rolled with Nick in the back of
Allegro 1.3 Estate in Pageant Blue
(i love Allegro's)
TR7 2.0 ROad Rally car

Then Vauxhalls VW Peugeout and Saab companys cars are a very high rate. Prolly over 1000 new, and several hundred used.

And a Cavalier 1.7 D with under 60bhp

And of course...my 1.6 16v Astra rally car

[Tom Scott]

1. 1.4 Polo CL
2. Peugeot 106 GTi
3. MR2 Turbo (Rev. 3)
4. Celica GTFour WRC
5. Pulsar GTi-R (Running 310bhp at the wheels)
6. BMW 523i

Really need to get rid of the old mans car and get something a bit more fun. Wonder how much insurance will cost for me on a R33 GTR.

Seeing as you're all doing the noticeable drives thing:
Skyline R34 GTR V-Spec running approx 440 bhp
BMW M3 CSL
Porsche C4S

[[GSV]Trig]

Mk2 Cav 1.6D
Mk2 Cav 1.6LX
Mk2 Cav 1.6LX
Mk3 Cav 1.8L
Mk3 Cav GSi
Mk3 Cav GSi
Calibra Turbo

Still got.
M Cavalier Turbo
L Cavalier Turbo
M Izusu Trooper 3.2

[Lowe]

Mk1 Astra 1.3 (old parents car)
Mk2 Astra Estate 1.4 (another old parents car)
Mk3 Fiesta 1.1 (First car)
Phase 1 Clio 1.4 RT
Phase 2 R5 GTT
A combination of the above, a homebrew Clio GTT
Phase 1 Megane Coupe 1.6e
Phase 1 Clio 16v 1.8
Then the Clio 16v but with a 2.0l Spider Cup race engine (still own)

[Nick]

1) Renault 5TL (with a dashboard gearshift! Passed my test in that one)
2) Vauxhall Chevette Estate in beige - Me and Zak rebuilt the right hand wing in glass fibre
3) Vauxhall Astra 1.2 - The Opel version, what a WIDE car!
4) Vauxhall Nova Sport - 1.3, the limited edition un-limited version
5) Vauxhall Cavalier
6) Vauxhall Nova 1.2 - ran like a bugger and was superbly reliable.
7) Rover 214 - great car until it popped two cam belts in 3 months - had it 9 years though!
8) Vauxhall Astra 1.6 - Got nicked and burnt
9) Vauxhall Astra Belmont - Got nicked and used in a load of burgalries
10) Peugeot 405 - good runner, gave it away in the end.
11) Proton Persona - a severely under-rated car, provided you get a good one..

[vrykyl]

For cars iv driven my history is -

Corsa 1l (driving instructors car)
Corsa 1.4l (one of the parents cars whilst learning)
Rover 600 2l tc (my first car - and still going strong)

best car of note - my mates 1.6l ford fusion 04 plate - damn nice car for money he spent!

[kalniel]

-Some mini thing
-Proper mini with coopers engine dropped in
-Citreon AX deisel thing
-Vauxhall Nova 1.2
-Vauxhall Astra mk3 estate 1.6
-Ford Mondeo 2.0
-Vauxhall Corsa 1.2
-VW Golf GTI mk2 1.8 ('85)* (first owned)
-Volvo V40 1.8
-Ford Fiesta 1.3
-Vauxhall Astra mk4 1.7dti
-Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti
-Ford Mondeo estate 2.0tdci

*The GTI definitely gets a note - I had to buy a car while I was working in the states and picked this up for something ridiculously cheap. Perhaps it wasn't wise to go for quite such a handful while also driving on the wrong side of the road.. took me about a month before I could step out of the car without some slight trembling Once I'd learned to change gear rather than wind the window down it starting being more fun. Who says cars with over 236,000 miles on the clock are dull?

Most fun as a passenger goes to trips out as a boy in my cousins Caterham.