Your car ownership history...
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My total spend is £7750 over 3.5 years. I thought I was cheap.
i didn't think i was that bad, but my current car alone has cost me more than that
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2010 Toyota Yaris SR - Paid £6500 ish
2016 Volvo C30 T5 - Traded in Yaris + £8,400 cash (car was listed at £10.500)
Soldato
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It would be far too depressing!!
Polo - 18 months ish, bought £1400, put 30,000 miles on it, crashed it, repaired it and it wasn't all the same colour - sold £550 (lost £850)
Corolla - 8 months ish, bought £1650, put 10,000 miles on it, traded against next car
Celica - 5 weeks ish, bought for the above car + £1500, put about 800 miles on it, cracked the timing chain cover, stuck it together with epoxy, sold for £2400 (lost £750)
Octavia - 8 months ish, bought £1250, put 20,000 miles on it which paid for it in fuel savings and then some, sold £750 (lost £500)
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1.2 Ibiza £5000 sold to a mate for ~2000 after 4 years and 40k~ miles. Had no repairs outside of warranty, just a new radio and alloys.
Ibiza FR £6500 traded in against Z4 for 3500 after 18 months and 25k~ miles. Had no repairs outside of warranty other then a few panels spayed after my sister decided to drive down one side of it while it was parked on the drive.
Z4 3.0 £9000 traded in against the M for 4500~ after 18 months and 25k~ miles. No repairs outside of warranty that cost more then my excess (250).
Z4m for £19000, 2 years so far. Not much has gone wrong, what has been covered by my warranty minus the MOT stuff and brake stuff this year (much moneis).
Thinks those values are correct give or take.
Ibiza FR £6500 traded in against Z4 for 3500 after 18 months and 25k~ miles. Had no repairs outside of warranty other then a few panels spayed after my sister decided to drive down one side of it while it was parked on the drive.
Z4 3.0 £9000 traded in against the M for 4500~ after 18 months and 25k~ miles. No repairs outside of warranty that cost more then my excess (250).
Z4m for £19000, 2 years so far. Not much has gone wrong, what has been covered by my warranty minus the MOT stuff and brake stuff this year (much moneis).
Thinks those values are correct give or take.
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Soldato
2000 Skoda Fabia Classic 1.4
2001 Ford Focus Ghia 2.0
2009 Renault Twingo RS133 1.6
2011 Skoda Octavia VRS TSI 2.0
2001 Ford Focus Ghia 2.0
2009 Renault Twingo RS133 1.6
2011 Skoda Octavia VRS TSI 2.0
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1999>2000 '85 Vauxhall Nova 1.0
2000>2002 '91 Vauxhall Astra 1.4
2002>now '94 Subaru Impreza WRX
2014>2017 '09 BMW E92 320D
2017>now '10 BMW E92 M3
2000>2002 '91 Vauxhall Astra 1.4
2002>now '94 Subaru Impreza WRX
2014>2017 '09 BMW E92 320D
2017>now '10 BMW E92 M3
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1st car was a P-reg Peugeot 306 DTurbo (facelift)
2nd car was a 2001 BMW 330d Sport
I then sold the BMW and moved into Vauxhalls. At the same time I bought a Mini Cooper S JCW (2006).
The Mini was sold a few years later and was replaced with the 1968 Pontiac Firebird.
A year or two ago I then added the Morgan +8.
The Vauxhalls (since Dec 2010) are:
Astra 1.4T SE
Astra 1.4T SRI
Astra 2.0 cdti 160 SRI
GTC 2.0 cdti 160 SRI
Zafira Tourer 2.0 163 cdti SRI
Cascada 2.0cdti Elite
GTC 2.0cdti SRI
Insignia Elite Nav cdti 140 in Macadamia (brown!)
Insignia TechLine cdti 140
Insignia VX-Line Nav 2.0 cdti BiTurbo 195
Insignia Elite cdti 140
Insignia Country Tourer Nav 2.0 cdti 163 4x4
Insignia Elite Nav 1.6T 170
Insignia Elite Nav 1.6T 170
Insignia Elite Nav 2.0 cdti Elite auto
Astra Elite Nav 1.6 cdti 136 auto
Astra Elite Nav 1.6 cdti 160 BiTurbo
Insignia Elite Nav 1.6 cdti 136
On order: Insignia Grand Sport 2.0 cdti 170 Elite Nav. After that I will probably try the new 1.5T 165 petrol engine, possibly in VX-Line Nav trim.
2nd car was a 2001 BMW 330d Sport
I then sold the BMW and moved into Vauxhalls. At the same time I bought a Mini Cooper S JCW (2006).
The Mini was sold a few years later and was replaced with the 1968 Pontiac Firebird.
A year or two ago I then added the Morgan +8.
The Vauxhalls (since Dec 2010) are:
Astra 1.4T SE
Astra 1.4T SRI
Astra 2.0 cdti 160 SRI
GTC 2.0 cdti 160 SRI
Zafira Tourer 2.0 163 cdti SRI
Cascada 2.0cdti Elite
GTC 2.0cdti SRI
Insignia Elite Nav cdti 140 in Macadamia (brown!)
Insignia TechLine cdti 140
Insignia VX-Line Nav 2.0 cdti BiTurbo 195
Insignia Elite cdti 140
Insignia Country Tourer Nav 2.0 cdti 163 4x4
Insignia Elite Nav 1.6T 170
Insignia Elite Nav 1.6T 170
Insignia Elite Nav 2.0 cdti Elite auto
Astra Elite Nav 1.6 cdti 136 auto
Astra Elite Nav 1.6 cdti 160 BiTurbo
Insignia Elite Nav 1.6 cdti 136
On order: Insignia Grand Sport 2.0 cdti 170 Elite Nav. After that I will probably try the new 1.5T 165 petrol engine, possibly in VX-Line Nav trim.
Soldato
As you can see I made a few poor choices when I was younger
1996 Vauxhall Corsa
1996 Vauxhall Corsa
1999 Peugeot 106
2000 Peugeot 307
2003 Vauxhall Corsa
2008 Peugeot 308
2007 Skoda Octavia VRS
Now
2012 VW Scirocco
1996 BMW 8 Series
1996 Vauxhall Corsa
1996 Vauxhall Corsa
1999 Peugeot 106
2000 Peugeot 307
2003 Vauxhall Corsa
2008 Peugeot 308
2007 Skoda Octavia VRS
Now
2012 VW Scirocco
1996 BMW 8 Series
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2002 Ford Escort Bonus (the 'bonus' was you LOST a gear! It only a 4-speed 'box)
2003 Citroen Saxo 1.1i, after writing off the Escort pulling out in front of a van stacked with stone - don't ask!!
2007 Citroen Saxo VTS! Awesome car when it did work. Lemon of a car and got replaced after an oil leak meant it went through 2 clutches in 6 months!
2009 Toyota Aygo Blue. Current car. Does the job.
2003 Citroen Saxo 1.1i, after writing off the Escort pulling out in front of a van stacked with stone - don't ask!!
2007 Citroen Saxo VTS! Awesome car when it did work. Lemon of a car and got replaced after an oil leak meant it went through 2 clutches in 6 months!
2009 Toyota Aygo Blue. Current car. Does the job.
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1986 Mk3 Escort 1.6 - lost £275 over 6 months
1979 Mk1 Fiesta 1.1 - lost £220 over 2 years
1986 Mk1 Sierra 2.0 - lost £90 over 1 year
1988 Mk2 Sierra 1.8 - lost £50 over 6 months
1986 320i - broke even
1990 Mk1 Nova 1.4 - lost £300 over 1 year
1988 Mk1 Nova 1.3 - made £100 over 6 months
1985 Mk2 Golf 1.0 - made £50 over 1 year
1986 205 GTI - lost £300 over 5 years
1989 309 GTI - made more in parts when I broke it over 6 months
1989 205 GTI - made more in parts when I broke it over 4 years
1987 Golf GTI - made £50 profit over 1 year
1988 Rover 213 - lost £125 over 6 months
1993 Sierra 1.8 - lost £20 over 1 year
1995 Mondeo 1.8 - lost £50 over 3 years
1996 Civic 1.5 - broke even
1992 Volvo 940 - broke even
1992 Supra 3.0 - made more in parts when I broke it over 1 month
1989 205 GTI - still got it, if I threw it in the bin it would owe me £350
1988 Manta GT - still got it, if I threw it in the bin it would owe me £1200
Something like that anyway
1979 Mk1 Fiesta 1.1 - lost £220 over 2 years
1986 Mk1 Sierra 2.0 - lost £90 over 1 year
1988 Mk2 Sierra 1.8 - lost £50 over 6 months
1986 320i - broke even
1990 Mk1 Nova 1.4 - lost £300 over 1 year
1988 Mk1 Nova 1.3 - made £100 over 6 months
1985 Mk2 Golf 1.0 - made £50 over 1 year
1986 205 GTI - lost £300 over 5 years
1989 309 GTI - made more in parts when I broke it over 6 months
1989 205 GTI - made more in parts when I broke it over 4 years
1987 Golf GTI - made £50 profit over 1 year
1988 Rover 213 - lost £125 over 6 months
1993 Sierra 1.8 - lost £20 over 1 year
1995 Mondeo 1.8 - lost £50 over 3 years
1996 Civic 1.5 - broke even
1992 Volvo 940 - broke even
1992 Supra 3.0 - made more in parts when I broke it over 1 month
1989 205 GTI - still got it, if I threw it in the bin it would owe me £350
1988 Manta GT - still got it, if I threw it in the bin it would owe me £1200
Something like that anyway
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Ford Escort XR3
Suzuki Swift Sport
Currently, do not have anything
Suzuki Swift Sport
Currently, do not have anything
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1982 Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia - owned a few months turned out to be a cut & shunt jobbie!
1984 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Pop Plus, ended up with a 1.7 X-Flow engine and XR2 interior, body kit etc but I never changed the brakes, stopping from 80+ was "interesting"!
1987 Vauxhall Belmont 1.6 GL - Surprisingly I loved it until my now ex wife wrote it off.
1989 Vauxhall Belmont 1.6 GL, bought for a bargain £700 due to knackered gearbox, replaced the box at a garage for £350, ran it for 6months and then it got stolen, insurance paid me £3500 which was the market value of a good one at the time!
1989 Vauxhall Nova 1.5TD , twiddled with the boost settings and it went like hell until it inevitably went bang.
1989 Vauxhall Belmont 1.8 SRi - fast but dull - actually preferred the 1.6 GL version which didn't try to be something it wasn't like the SRi
1984 Ford Escort XR3i - handled fantastically thanks to spax suspension-
was stolen twice second time never to return.
1985 Escort RS Turbo - Stolen and recovered a few times. Great car standard ie never chipped.
1989 Escort RS Turbo - 175bhp remap, went like stink torque steer everywhere Surprisingly got stolen too,never seen again.
1995 Escort 1.8TD LX - Wrote it off. Best thing about it!
1987 Peugeot 309 1.3 - hateful stop gap.
1988 Ford Granada 2.9i Scorpio - lovely barge, bankrupted me on fuel but wonderful after the Pug!
1992 BMW 318i e36 bought @ 125k miles, put 50k on it and it only required a back box and fuel pipe in repairs, great car!
1997 BMW 728i e38 favourite car by a long way, sold it to fund a holiday for my now ex girlfriend after she'd completed her breast cancer treatment, regret selling the car but not the reason why I did so, still looking for another decent e38.
1999 Ford Mondeo 1.8TD LX Bought as a stop gap after the e38, quite a come down! It was reliable though and very frugal.
1996 BMW 328i SE - great car, had loads of goodies, switchable auto, electric heated sports seats, wood trim, rear blind, climate control, cruise control etc, loved it. Bought for £995 sold for £995 after a year and 10k
1997 BMW 528i SE - My fathers company car from new, he retired and kept it another 10 years and ran it for ~265k it had a full BMW history and was in great condition, he was offered £500 for it when he bought his Mercedes as part ex so I decided to have it.
Liked it but the then second wife never did and it had large bills looming so I decided to get the e46 below.
1998 BMW 318i SE e46, one of my Dads reps company cars from new and my mum ran it for a few years after, full BMW history, made sense at the time as it was cheaper than the 528 (which had bills looming) but I never liked it as much as its e36 predecessor.
2000 BMW 325i Touring, replaced the 318 as we bought our first White German Shepherd and she needed somewhere to travel in comfort. Never really liked it that much, again my previous e36 328i was a much better car.
2000 BMW 530i Sport e39, liked it but it was never quite right, it had a persistent intermittent power loss issue that I never got to the bottom of, eventually the head gasket failed (disappointingly given it had only done 130k) and the gearbox died at the same time, it was exported to Romania.
2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.7Dti Elegance, where the elegant bit was I never found out and Roo & Marley (my two German Shepherds) couldn't comfortably fit in the back. It was reliable though, worse in fuel than my subsequent Volvo V70 which was a surprise, lovely condition but a crap car.
1999 Volvo V70 2.5d (5 Pot Audi lump) - current steed - its remapped, much to my surprise ,I really quite like it! bought to primarily tow my caravan and cart my now two White Shepherds around, it's a far better tow car than the 530 was and despite needing a steering rack and alternator when I bought it has subsequently been reliable, remarkably frugal and when you floor it surprisingly quick (albeit with smoke akin to a Battleship running for cover!)
Still looking for the unicorn e38 but will keep the Volvo as it's so very practical for the dogs and various item moving and tip runs.
Sure I've missed a few and may have some dates slightly out but I think that pretty much covers them.
1984 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Pop Plus, ended up with a 1.7 X-Flow engine and XR2 interior, body kit etc but I never changed the brakes, stopping from 80+ was "interesting"!
1987 Vauxhall Belmont 1.6 GL - Surprisingly I loved it until my now ex wife wrote it off.
1989 Vauxhall Belmont 1.6 GL, bought for a bargain £700 due to knackered gearbox, replaced the box at a garage for £350, ran it for 6months and then it got stolen, insurance paid me £3500 which was the market value of a good one at the time!
1989 Vauxhall Nova 1.5TD , twiddled with the boost settings and it went like hell until it inevitably went bang.
1989 Vauxhall Belmont 1.8 SRi - fast but dull - actually preferred the 1.6 GL version which didn't try to be something it wasn't like the SRi
1984 Ford Escort XR3i - handled fantastically thanks to spax suspension-
was stolen twice second time never to return.
1985 Escort RS Turbo - Stolen and recovered a few times. Great car standard ie never chipped.
1989 Escort RS Turbo - 175bhp remap, went like stink torque steer everywhere Surprisingly got stolen too,never seen again.
1995 Escort 1.8TD LX - Wrote it off. Best thing about it!
1987 Peugeot 309 1.3 - hateful stop gap.
1988 Ford Granada 2.9i Scorpio - lovely barge, bankrupted me on fuel but wonderful after the Pug!
1992 BMW 318i e36 bought @ 125k miles, put 50k on it and it only required a back box and fuel pipe in repairs, great car!
1997 BMW 728i e38 favourite car by a long way, sold it to fund a holiday for my now ex girlfriend after she'd completed her breast cancer treatment, regret selling the car but not the reason why I did so, still looking for another decent e38.
1999 Ford Mondeo 1.8TD LX Bought as a stop gap after the e38, quite a come down! It was reliable though and very frugal.
1996 BMW 328i SE - great car, had loads of goodies, switchable auto, electric heated sports seats, wood trim, rear blind, climate control, cruise control etc, loved it. Bought for £995 sold for £995 after a year and 10k
1997 BMW 528i SE - My fathers company car from new, he retired and kept it another 10 years and ran it for ~265k it had a full BMW history and was in great condition, he was offered £500 for it when he bought his Mercedes as part ex so I decided to have it.
Liked it but the then second wife never did and it had large bills looming so I decided to get the e46 below.
1998 BMW 318i SE e46, one of my Dads reps company cars from new and my mum ran it for a few years after, full BMW history, made sense at the time as it was cheaper than the 528 (which had bills looming) but I never liked it as much as its e36 predecessor.
2000 BMW 325i Touring, replaced the 318 as we bought our first White German Shepherd and she needed somewhere to travel in comfort. Never really liked it that much, again my previous e36 328i was a much better car.
2000 BMW 530i Sport e39, liked it but it was never quite right, it had a persistent intermittent power loss issue that I never got to the bottom of, eventually the head gasket failed (disappointingly given it had only done 130k) and the gearbox died at the same time, it was exported to Romania.
2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.7Dti Elegance, where the elegant bit was I never found out and Roo & Marley (my two German Shepherds) couldn't comfortably fit in the back. It was reliable though, worse in fuel than my subsequent Volvo V70 which was a surprise, lovely condition but a crap car.
1999 Volvo V70 2.5d (5 Pot Audi lump) - current steed - its remapped, much to my surprise ,I really quite like it! bought to primarily tow my caravan and cart my now two White Shepherds around, it's a far better tow car than the 530 was and despite needing a steering rack and alternator when I bought it has subsequently been reliable, remarkably frugal and when you floor it surprisingly quick (albeit with smoke akin to a Battleship running for cover!)
Still looking for the unicorn e38 but will keep the Volvo as it's so very practical for the dogs and various item moving and tip runs.
Sure I've missed a few and may have some dates slightly out but I think that pretty much covers them.
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Soldato
1978 - 1979 Suzuki 100cc motorbike.
1979 - 1980 Honda CB250 motorbike.
Gap year learning how to drive and passing test.
Feb 1981 - Dec 1981 Mk1 1100 Ford Escort, more rust than metal and written off when some clown rear ended me.
1982 - 1983 Austin Allegro 1100. By far the worst car I ever owned, dealer must have seen me coming.
1983 - 1987 Mk2 1100 Ford Escort.
1987 - 1989 Morris Ital 1700. another godawful British Leyland experience.
1989 - 1990 Mk3 Ford Escort "plastic pig".
1990 - 1999 Ford Sierra 1600cc. Sweet car lots of power, highest accrued mileage when traded in at 90k+ for
1999 - 2004 Vauxhall Astra 1400cc auto. First automatic I loved it, can't understand why I then went
2004 - 2008 Fiat Punto. Nearly as bad as the Allegro. Turin tin can. And on to current..
2008 - Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 semi-auto (Queasytronic). Has proved to be quite reliable and goes quite well but it's ten years old now so will be looking to change it when I (hopefully) retire in a couple of years time.
1979 - 1980 Honda CB250 motorbike.
Gap year learning how to drive and passing test.
Feb 1981 - Dec 1981 Mk1 1100 Ford Escort, more rust than metal and written off when some clown rear ended me.
1982 - 1983 Austin Allegro 1100. By far the worst car I ever owned, dealer must have seen me coming.
1983 - 1987 Mk2 1100 Ford Escort.
1987 - 1989 Morris Ital 1700. another godawful British Leyland experience.
1989 - 1990 Mk3 Ford Escort "plastic pig".
1990 - 1999 Ford Sierra 1600cc. Sweet car lots of power, highest accrued mileage when traded in at 90k+ for
1999 - 2004 Vauxhall Astra 1400cc auto. First automatic I loved it, can't understand why I then went
2004 - 2008 Fiat Punto. Nearly as bad as the Allegro. Turin tin can. And on to current..
2008 - Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 semi-auto (Queasytronic). Has proved to be quite reliable and goes quite well but it's ten years old now so will be looking to change it when I (hopefully) retire in a couple of years time.
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Please get a proper car in a couple of years time Vern, I feel a little bit sick.