What brought you to your 75.... and what next? - Page 14

calibrax · 30th September 2011, 06:14

My cars in order of ownership...

1982 Datsun Cherry 1.2
1987 Vauxhall Belmont Jubilee 1.3
1989 Nissan Bluebird 1.6LS
1991 Ford Granada 2.0i Ghia
1992 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0i 8v
1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8L
1994 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 LS
1998 Rover 620ti
1996 Rover 420 SLDi
2004 MG ZT+ CDTi 135

Final HP payment on the ZT is November, three years after purchase. Was considering a change until recently, but have now decided to stick with the ZT for at least another year.

The options which I was considering involved spending quite a lot more money... Jaguar XF, Mercedes CLS or BMW 335d. In the end I figured I wasn't getting anything much better than what I have now, but I would be paying out quite a lot for it. So instead I'm going to enjoy the ZT and having zero monthly payments for a while

Of course, if the right car comes along at the right price I may still be tempted...!

demoncase · 30th September 2011, 08:31

Ooh- I likey this thread- Including company veehikuls:
1988 Honda MT50 (Yiiiiiiiiiiiing-a-ding-ding-ding......)
1986 Honda CG125....80mpg? 1 liter oil changes? Oh yes.
1978 Yamaha RD250DX in yellow....the bane of my life
1980 Honda CB250N Superdream
1986 Kawasaki GPZ600R
2000 Audi A4 1.8
1996 Kawasaki ZZR600 E6 with Dynojet Stage IV, full Micron Race 4-1 system, complete resprung and revalved race-spec suspension.... A rocket ship and would happily rev out to 16,600 rpm in all 6 gears

1984 Citroen 2CV6...Which I was given for free!
2000 Vauxhaull Vectra 2.0
1986 Pug 205 1.4
1985 VW Polo 1.3
1992 Pug 106 1.4D
1996 Pug 106 1.5D which a charming young lady rear-ended for me.
2004 Vauxhaull Vectra 2.2
1996 Pug 106 1.5D
2008 Ford Focus Diesel (horrible rattly thing it is too)
2002 Rover 75 CDTI in BRG named Parsely

coolcat · 30th September 2011, 09:10

Passed my test way back in 1987 (In a Mk 1 Nissan Micra, not mine, the driving instructors)
Went down the bank to get a loan and came back with.............

A Ford Escort mk1 1300l in brown (which hid the rust rather well) car was a dog but I loved it

Vauxhall Chevanne (Company Van) 1987

Volkswagon Sirocco mk1 (complete dog of a car) 1988

Vauxhall Astravan Mk2 (Company Van) 1988

Datsun Sunny (My Grandads old car passed onto me when he died so a sentimental car for me) 1991

Renualt 21 mk1 (The fast 2.0 Rx 16valve and I loved it) 1995

Another Renualt 21 (mk2 hatchback this time) 1998

Vauxhall Astravan mk4 (and I've still got it and had from new

) 1999

Mg Zt mk1 cdti+ in x power grey

(loved every minute of her and now owned by another member on here) 2007

Mg Zt-t mk2 190+ in Goodwood Green ( My current carriage) 2010 and counting!!

My next car probably will be the X type 2.2 sport premium Jag estate

Theleighman · 30th September 2011, 11:36

I have only been driving for 7 years but I think considering that relatively small amount of time my car ownership has been quite extensive.

1994 Fiat Cinqucento (brill little car - don't laugh)
1998 Fiat Seicento Sporting (again cracking little car written off when some numpy pizza delivery guy went into the back of it at 60mph)
1993 Vauxhall Frontera Sport (great fun but ever so expensive to run)
2007 Volkswagen Polo (company car)
2008 Mitsubishi Colt (Horrid - enough said company car)
1998 Vauxhall Vectra GLS 1.8 16v (a gift, and has to be said one of my favourite cars, until it refused to pass it's MOT on emmissions)
1999 Ford Mondeo LX (bargain @ £300)
1997 Vauxhall Astra Estate 1.6 8v (swapped the Mondeo for this

must have been nuts! Worst car ever!)
1993 Ford Escort (Awesome car - didn't like hills!)
1996 Renault Clio (or this could be the worst car ever?)
1997 Rover 218 is ("Rusty the rattling Rover" - Where others fail Rusty keeps going - my wifes car)
1997 Vauxhall Vectra Arctic (Went BANG doing 80 mph on the A1)
and last but by no means least:
2003 ROVER 75 CLUB SE (WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't say much more!!!)

30th September 2011, 06:14	#131
calibrax Posted a thing or two BMW 4 Series Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rochester, Kent Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 29 Thanked 37 Times in 28 Posts	My cars in order of ownership... 1982 Datsun Cherry 1.2 1987 Vauxhall Belmont Jubilee 1.3 1989 Nissan Bluebird 1.6LS 1991 Ford Granada 2.0i Ghia 1992 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0i 8v 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8L 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 LS 1998 Rover 620ti 1996 Rover 420 SLDi 2004 MG ZT+ CDTi 135 Final HP payment on the ZT is November, three years after purchase. Was considering a change until recently, but have now decided to stick with the ZT for at least another year. The options which I was considering involved spending quite a lot more money... Jaguar XF, Mercedes CLS or BMW 335d. In the end I figured I wasn't getting anything much better than what I have now, but I would be paying out quite a lot for it. So instead I'm going to enjoy the ZT and having zero monthly payments for a while Of course, if the right car comes along at the right price I may still be tempted...! __________________ Steve 2004 MG ZT+ CDTi 160 (sadly now gone!) 2015 BMW 435d GranCoupe XDrive

30th September 2011, 08:31	#132
demoncase Avid contributor Ford Mondeo TDDCi 2.0 130hp Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 204 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ooh- I likey this thread- Including company veehikuls: 1988 Honda MT50 (Yiiiiiiiiiiiing-a-ding-ding-ding......) 1986 Honda CG125....80mpg? 1 liter oil changes? Oh yes. 1978 Yamaha RD250DX in yellow....the bane of my life 1980 Honda CB250N Superdream 1986 Kawasaki GPZ600R 2000 Audi A4 1.8 1996 Kawasaki ZZR600 E6 with Dynojet Stage IV, full Micron Race 4-1 system, complete resprung and revalved race-spec suspension.... A rocket ship and would happily rev out to 16,600 rpm in all 6 gears 1984 Citroen 2CV6...Which I was given for free! 2000 Vauxhaull Vectra 2.0 1986 Pug 205 1.4 1985 VW Polo 1.3 1992 Pug 106 1.4D 1996 Pug 106 1.5D which a charming young lady rear-ended for me. 2004 Vauxhaull Vectra 2.2 1996 Pug 106 1.5D 2008 Ford Focus Diesel (horrible rattly thing it is too) 2002 Rover 75 CDTI in BRG named Parsely __________________ Nothing in his pockets except knives and lint....

30th September 2011, 09:10	#133
coolcat This is my second home Audi Q3 TDI S-Line Quattro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clacton On Sea/On the boat somewhere Posts: 51,210 Thanks: 9,890 Thanked 12,235 Times in 8,232 Posts	Passed my test way back in 1987 (In a Mk 1 Nissan Micra, not mine, the driving instructors) Went down the bank to get a loan and came back with............. A Ford Escort mk1 1300l in brown (which hid the rust rather well) car was a dog but I loved it Vauxhall Chevanne (Company Van) 1987 Volkswagon Sirocco mk1 (complete dog of a car) 1988 Vauxhall Astravan Mk2 (Company Van) 1988 Datsun Sunny (My Grandads old car passed onto me when he died so a sentimental car for me) 1991 Renualt 21 mk1 (The fast 2.0 Rx 16valve and I loved it) 1995 Another Renualt 21 (mk2 hatchback this time) 1998 Vauxhall Astravan mk4 (and I've still got it and had from new) 1999 Mg Zt mk1 cdti+ in x power grey (loved every minute of her and now owned by another member on here) 2007 Mg Zt-t mk2 190+ in Goodwood Green ( My current carriage) 2010 and counting!! My next car probably will be the X type 2.2 sport premium Jag estate __________________ Jeff. Last edited by coolcat; 30th September 2011 at 09:12..

30th September 2011, 11:36	#134
Theleighman Regular poster Rover 75 Classic SE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Matlock Posts: 85 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have only been driving for 7 years but I think considering that relatively small amount of time my car ownership has been quite extensive. 1994 Fiat Cinqucento (brill little car - don't laugh) 1998 Fiat Seicento Sporting (again cracking little car written off when some numpy pizza delivery guy went into the back of it at 60mph) 1993 Vauxhall Frontera Sport (great fun but ever so expensive to run) 2007 Volkswagen Polo (company car) 2008 Mitsubishi Colt (Horrid - enough said company car) 1998 Vauxhall Vectra GLS 1.8 16v (a gift, and has to be said one of my favourite cars, until it refused to pass it's MOT on emmissions) 1999 Ford Mondeo LX (bargain @ £300) 1997 Vauxhall Astra Estate 1.6 8v (swapped the Mondeo for this must have been nuts! Worst car ever!) 1993 Ford Escort (Awesome car - didn't like hills!) 1996 Renault Clio (or this could be the worst car ever?) 1997 Rover 218 is ("Rusty the rattling Rover" - Where others fail Rusty keeps going - my wifes car) 1997 Vauxhall Vectra Arctic (Went BANG doing 80 mph on the A1) and last but by no means least: 2003 ROVER 75 CLUB SE (WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't say much more!!!) __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Personally I would much rather have a "Poor mans Jag" than a real one!!!..........Or is that just me??