Just for fun - Your car history

It's interesting seeing what some peoples automotive journeys to the Mustang have been as posted in various threads. So to take our minds off the long delays I thought I'd start a new thread for people to share their hopefully fond memories.

Here's a run down of my dodgy list:

1976 VW Beetle with modified 1641 engine and dual carb - lots of rust and virtually no flex in the suspension - first car (in 1997) and a disaster

1987 Vauxhall astra - keyless entry and home made 'push button start' thanks to a previous attempt from thieves to knick it. Fortunately it broke down just down the road - this is when the car was given to me. It never worked properly. I used it about twice before it was scrapped

1981 MGB GT - Russet Brown, bit of a rotter - smashed it into a pedestrian guard rail after an 18 hour shift and driving on a damp road. Could have killed me

1996 Chrysler Neon. first 'American' car - loved it, especially the 4 pillars doors and power fold mirrors! Swapped this for...

2000 Chrysler Neon - liked it so just updated. written off a year later when a motorcyclist leapt off his bike in a corner and sent it careering towards me! Replaced with...

2001 Chrysler Neon. Gotta say I liked those Chryslers. A little unrefined but solid and nice leather interior.

2002 Rover 75 (don't laugh) liked the fact it had a V6, squishy suspension and looked a bit like a Lincoln Town Car. Great underrated cars but started to break in expensive places when they'd got beyond 7 years of age.

2003 MG TF pretty basic but great fun to drive but a little impractical. sold to a colleague who kept it going until a part broke that he couldn't get hold of.

1999 Jaguar XJ8 - first taste of the V8 I'd had a hankering for. A bit quiet but I loved the ride quality - like driving a sunseeker! - some plank in a massive lorry pulled out of a junction into the side of it. Written off. Thats when I had to go sensible with my current car...

2005 Saab 9-3 turbo I like it, solid, aged well, good power delivery for a 2.0 and handles well, but just not enough fun factor.

2015/16 Mustang GT - if it ever gets here!

Ford Orion - first car, 2001

Ford KA

Ford Focus Zetec

Ford Focus ST

BMW 335i

BMW M3

Hyundai Santa Fe

My car history is quite short

2004 Renault Clio - Sold to my brother who then wrote it off

2006 Mitsubishi Evo 8 - My first taste of power, loved to drink the petrol

2011 VW Golf MK6 - Current car, nice car but slow

2016 Ford Mustang GT - On order

Well....

1972 Volvo 144DL-Auto Column Shift, loved it, wrapped it into a wall!!

1974 Volvo 145DL Estate, bought to equip with above wrecked cars parts. Looked like a hearse, good for shagging in the back though

1975 Ford Escort 1.1, worth a fortune now for the body alone, everything else about it was shit!

1982 Hyundai Pony, happy memories, but complete pants in every respect, wings would rust at the threat of rain!

1986 Opel Manta GTE, cool car, totally impractical car for someone with 2 kids! Even my mrs loved it.

1994 Honda Accord, civilised is all I can say.

2005 Seat Leon FR, Mrs still drives this, great car, never goes wrong.

2006 Mazda RX8 231, the most usable and chuck able car ever. Massive Euro tours and a few Le Mans in this.

2010 Nissan 370GT, had it all, taught me that my limit was well before its limit.

2013 Nissan 370 Nismo, best car I've ever owned, not scared of anything, track, road, wet, dry, she knows how to put it down.

2016 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT, time for a torque upgrade, Austria via Germany here I come...

See you all in Le Mans for the Ford reintroduction of the GT

1968 mk 1 1100 Escort
1971 mk1 1600 capri
1973 face lift 1600 capri
1976 mk4 1600 cortina
1984 Honda Accord
1989 Toyota MR2
1990 vauxhall astra
1986 Escort XR3 covertable
1995 vauxhall Frontera
1990 XR3 I Escort
2002 Ford puma
2005 seat ibiza FR
???? Megan coupe 1600
2009 Freelander mk2
2012 Amarok truck
2013 citreon DS3

1980 Austin Metro 1.3
1983 MG Metro Turbo
1979 Ford Capri 2.0S
1982 Vauxhall Astra 1.2
1986 Vauxhall Astra SRi
1990 Vauxhall Nova GTE
1989 Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v
1992 Vauxhall Omega 2.5
1990 Vauxhall Nova 1.0
1991 Mazda MX5
2000 Renault Megane 1.6 Coupe
2002 Toyota Celica
2005 BMW 330CD
1999 Mazda MX5
2008 BMW 335i
2009 BMW X6
2009 BMW 320D convertible
2008 BMW 730D
2005 Porsche 911 4S
2013 Mercedes C250D Coupe

MMMM nice run of Vauxhalls in there for some reason.

1990 Ford Sierra 2.0 (120 bhp)
1996 Ford Escort 1.8 Estate
1988 Volvo 760 Turbo (my first UK car)
1995 Volvo 850 GLT
2000 Volvo S80 2.4
2003 Volvo V70 2.5T
2006 MB C320 Cdi Estate
2003 MB E55 AMG (fantastic engine, rest shit!)
2009 Volvo XC60 D5 (last UK car)
2007 Bmw 330D (first German car, tuned by previous owner, wow!)
2011 Bmw 535D (piece of crap, everything went wrong!)
2014 Audi A6 Avant BiTdi (best car I've ever had, still have it)
2015 Ford Mustang GT

Also have a 1987 Volvo 780 Bertone. A very rare car.... ;)

Ford Fiesta 1.0
Sierra sapphire 1.6
River 820si 2.0
Mondeod diesel
Ford probe 2.5v6
Vauxhall vectra (had done 680k miles when I sold it)
Vw golf Gti
Mg zt
Mondeo
Mercedes e350
Bmw 330ci
BMW X5
Audi TT Quattro
Jaguar XF 3.0d
Mustang!

2 x original Minis
1 x Opel Ascona
2 x MK2 Escorts
1 x MK2 RS2000
3 x Mondeo TD's

Last time I was hooning around in a RWD was over 15 years ago and I'm hoping it's going to be like riding a bike. A very loud, sexy, powerful bike. With four wheels.

1991 Ford Escort Ghia
1997 Peugeot 306 D-turbo
1994 Citroen thing
1997 Ford Escort
2001 Suzuki GSXR 600 K1
1998 Renault Megan
2011 Ford Focus Titanium X (Wife's but i 'm using it for the trade in)
2012 SLK 350
2014 Range Rover Evoke

Can you guess where i stopped being a apprentice/student and got myself a real job?! lol

I feel so young and inexperienced...

1999 Ford Puma
2003 Focus RS

And... that's about it really.

You boys and girls will laugh at my cars.....

1993 Ford Escort 1.3L
2002 Ford Fiesta
2000 Renault Clio 172 2.0L

I don't need a car every day so I sold the Clio and currently borrow the Mrs' 2015 Mini Cooper S when I need to.

Bring on the 410bhp V8 :eyebulge:

A mixed bag...

Ford Escort Mk2 - I say the Stang will be my first modded car but I added stripes and two sets of spots to this...leaked like a sieve
Ford Fiesta Mk1 - loved it. wrote it off
Ford Escort Mk3 - hated it. it endured
Vauxhall Cavalier Commander - superb, loved it, buckety seats with logos, silver, weighed a ton but went like no tomorrow. sold for bike
[bike - Honda NS400 2-stroke triple. pocket rocket, sounded like three angry wasps in a coke can]
[bike - Kawasaki ZZR600. extremely fast. hated corners especially with a passenger. came off this one]
Ford Orion - functional. needed to pick my (now) wife up from work
Rover 216 GTi - was fun
[bike - Kawasaki ZX6R. proper bike]
Honda Civic Coupe - was everything I thought I wanted. wtf did I know...
Honda Accord Aerodeck - supremely comfortable and large. dodgy auto box
Ford Mondeo ST24 - loved it, was black and moved at a reasonable pace
[bike - Kawasaki ZX9R. proper and bigger bike]
Peugeot 306 - needed a mile muncher. ex-post office. 0-60 in 17.9 seconds....
BMW 325ci - loved this one despite its braking problem. liked to switch ends on itself
[bike - Triumph Speed Triple. had attitude and was easier on the wrists than an out and out sports bike]
Mini Cooper - the wife loves Minis. was called Frank
Subaru Impreza WRX - didn't need much excuse to return low teen mpgs
Vauxhall Vectra Estate - huge. utterly massive. moved a wardrobe with it, all doors shut
BMW Z4 - exploring my feminine side though seriously fun on nice days
Diahatsu Terios - was my grandfathers. capable but small
Mini Cooper S Clubman - see last Mini. Frank2
BMW 320 Coupe - still got this one. more reliable than last so far. planning to keep this when the pony arrives
Nissan Qashqai - wife's new car, no name as yet

Paulo1984 said:

1991 Ford Escort Ghia
1997 Peugeot 306 D-turbo
1994 Citroen thing
1997 Ford Escort
2001 Suzuki GSXR 600 K1
1998 Renault Megan
2011 Ford Focus Titanium X (Wife's but i 'm using it for the trade in)
2012 SLK 350
2014 Range Rover Evoke

Can you guess where i stopped being a apprentice/student and got myself a real job?! lol

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Was it when you upgraded to the 1994 Citroen thing? :lol:

Ford Fiesta mk3 1.1 popular plus

Vauxhall corsa B 1.2 swing

Vauxhall corsa C 1.0 ecotec

Ford Focus 1.6 mk1

VW Passat 1.9 diesel

Ford Fiesta mk6 1.6 Zetec sport

BMW E90 320D

Ford Mustang Ecoboost

Also had a MK3 Ford Capri as a weekend toy for seven years.


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