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by 1900sr » Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:39 pm
1972 Wolseley 1300 (shunted by a Triumph 1300, written off)
1977 Cavalier 1900GL (ex-taxi, a shed, px'd)
1978 Escort 1.6 Ghia (been in a smash, unreliable, px'd)
1979 Dolomite 1500SE (Black, cool, rotted away, sold)
1979 Cortina 1.6L (sold to a mate, written off two weeks later)
1981 Morris Ital 1.3HL (Horrid, sold),
1977 Granada 3.0Ghia manual (fantastic car, stolen, recovered, sold)
1970 Escort 1100 DeLuxe Estate (Great car, basic but fun, scrapped)
1978 Granada 2.8GL Auto (another shed, good car though, sold)
1985 MG Metro Turbo (Rollerskate px'd)
1985 Sierra XR4x4 (also been in a smash, returned to dealer)
1988 FSO Polonez 1500 (Nearly as bad as the Ital, auctioned)
1987 Renault 21GTS (Most uncomfortable car I've had, px'd)
1982 Granada 2.8i Ghia manual (Loved it, but too thirsty, sold)
1987 Rover 216S (Good car, but more rot than a Manta, sold)
1984 Opel Kadett 1300 S (Astra B, horrible, auctioned)
1995 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Salsa (Kept this car the longest, left with ex-wife)
1987 Peugeot 505GRD Famile Estate (8 seater bought to use as a taxi, sold to another driver then written off)
1992 Rover Metro 1.4SD Diesel (was my dad's, more rust, sold)
1990 Orion 1600EFi Ghia (Always wanted one, disappointing, sold)
1992 Peugeot 405 GRDt Estate (very good car, got bored, sold it)
1973 Manta 1900SR (the best, no question, I love this car! still got it)
1986 Manta 1800 Berlinetta hatchback (sold when the MOT ran out)
1979 Manta 2.0 SRB Hatchback (Bought from ebay, looks like I'm keeping it .)
1988 VW Scirocco Scala, (great fun, sold via eBay to Hong Kong)
1995 Ford Escort LX TD (horrible but cheap to run, kept breaking, sold)
1993 Peugeot 405GRDT saloon (big ends went after about a month, scrapped)
1998 Peugeot 106XRD (Cheap to run, but too small, sold)
1992 Volvo 480S (Bought as a tow car for one job, Jayne fell in love and kept it, scrapped after a year)
1987 Volvo 480ES (Bought for spares, scrapped)
1977 Cavalier 1.6GL saloon (pulled from a barn, the job the 480 was bought for, broken for spares)
1978 Opel Ascona 2.0SR (pulled from same barn, given to mate who broke it)
1984 Opel Monza 3.0GS/E (Low miles, nice but not special, sold for a profit)
1987 Opel Manta 2.0GT/E (Got this free, still got it, doing sterling service as an emergency car)
1992 Volvo 480 Turbo (Bought cheap, ran until it wouldn't start, sold at break even)
1983 Opel Manta 1.8 Berlinetta hatch (Bought as a project, no time or money so for sale)
1993 Volvo 480S (Given this car, decided to break it eventually, shame really)
1994 Rover 220 Coupe (Brilliant, so much fun! Sold as I couldn't afford to run it)
1996 Renault Megane 2.0 Coupe (Had engine management problem, bought from auction with warranted mileage, managed to find it had had a speedo swap so returned it, narrow escape!)
1994 Rover 418SLDt Touring (Bought from auction to replace Rover Coupe, sold both on the same day leaving me without a car, but a profit on the 418)
1998 Citroen Xantia 1.9TD Estate (Comfy but trouble, might be for sale once fixed)
1994 Peugeot 405 GLX TD estate (Brilliant veg oil burner, might be for sale if the Xantia doesn't go)
Over the last four years I've also had access to Jayne's cars, as follows
1993 Ford Escort 1.6LXi (sold when she fell in love with 480s)
1992 Volvo 480S (the one mentioned in my list above)
1980 Cavalier 2000GLS Sports Hatch (Fantastic car, bought from a mate who still regrets selling it)
1990 Volvo 480ES (replaced the above 480, £100 from ebay with 11 months MOT, scrapped when it ran out)
1992 BMW 318i Touring (bought for £150 with no t/t, sailed through it's test, swapped it for the Rover Coupe)
1994 Volvo 480GT (Brilliant, just had an engine swap but really tidy, no rot!)
I've probably missed a couple, but hey ho, I'm old!
2010 Megane Coupe DCi (Jayne's daily drive), 2001 Mini Cooper(daily), 1973 Manta SR.
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