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love older cars and retro performance, audi 80 sport '92....2002 or so....owned for a fortnight.....
audi 90 2.3 '92....2002 also....had this one few months..lovely engine alfa romeo gtv 2000 alfetta '85...lovely old car. real character......!! alfasud sprint '86 1.7 , full restoration, 2008....mot year.. bmw 525 i se '88....early noughties...rough as boars sbmw 735il manual..rare bu**er..'88....2001/2002....very rare special order lwb manual 735i..electricfront and rear seats!! bmw 735 i se '87...bought just after above cos i prefered auto..came from kinross auction c/w 10 disc cd player which went in my beetle..car cost 150 quid!! bmw 320i tourer '89...2003/2004....leaking petrol tank, lovely engine..went like sh*t, drank like olly reed... bmw 316i '92...profit car.....2002ish....lovely to drive..cheap to buy!! bmw 318 is lhd '89...owned simultaneously with above 316i..sold via ebay..best bmw i owned.... bmw m535i '80....2005/2006?....solid but scruffy, bought for peanuts sold for profit..shoulda been more of id done my research...rare as rocking horse dung bmw 730i....owned start of last year....lovely old car..sold to guy on uk saab forum... citroen dyane '79...first car...1987ish...held together by prayers and sticky tape citroen visa '84..owned simultaneously with visa gt around '92/93 if memory serves citroen visa gt '83..see above citroen cx 2400 gti '80....total disaster..went right twice...'88ish citroen bx tzd estate '89...bought both in 2004ish..lost a fortune on em...why do i like citroens...aargh citoen bx tzd estate '91..see above citoen xm 2.5 td estate '95....2004/2005..seem to recall having it bout concurrently with bx's..great car, cavernous...330k miles with fsh and stil going strong!! citroen zx volcane td '95 n reg...lovely car, fsh, one owner, goes really well and is immaculate....bought just for money making but a good un nonetheless!! daihatsu cuore '99....2005....cheap ex hire car sold to dealer frien for his sister.....still going around now daihatsu move '97...owned for three years till coupla months ago..fantastic wee car..has proved irreplaceable and one of the ones i should NEVER have sold!! daihatsu domino '88...bought for 50 quid from guy down the road from me cos it was there.....added to daihatsu collection at the time...2006? fiat 127 '84....bought about '91 as 50 quid stop gap... fiat uno 60s '87...bought for mrs as first car..great runner..had it several years too..'94ish fiat 132 2000 '81...bought after id written off reprehensible renault 11..cracking big motor...'95?? fiat panda 750 '91...bought form pensioners in broughty ferry with 16k miles..like new....kept it for about four years....2000ish fiat uno diesel '96....kept eating fan belts....why??who knows.....got it thru swap for equally dodgy escort estate....2004/2005 fiat panda 1000 '92...got this one for free...had it as spares for the 750...so same time...2000-2004..actually used it and sold it on cos it was so good!! fiat punto td '94...personal record..owned this for twenty minutes in 2004......mate bought it just as i got home from buying it myself fiat cinquecento sporting '94...absolutely minted wee car..perth auction again 14k from new..owned 2004ish...loved it..still runs around the town yet!!..bought it again in 2008!!..now has 34k on it and is still a hoot.. fiat cinquecento sporting '95..lovely wee car, 54k miles and fsh, one family owned from new..i have it right now and love it to death.. fiat coupe 20v turbo..'98 r reg, again, minted car..two owners, fsh, totally immaculate with full leather and air con..keeping this one too!! fiat uno 1.0 start '93...bought for 130 quid as stop gap 6 weeks ago (2007)...sold to mates son for field car!! ford escort 55 van '79..first car i bought myself, unmitigated disaster...1987ish also ford granada ghia 2.8 '79...coupla months in early ninties...wheel came off one day with new born daughter in car.....lovely!! ford sierra 2000glsi twin cam '91....had this car for holiday to blackpool just about time i totalled my golf....mid to late ninties... ford sierra saphire 1.8'92....just after first one...made a fortune on this one..!!....see a pattern...i buy a car..then buy more of the same.... ford sierra 1.8 glx '91 sapphire....got this free for picking it up from mums pal, sold same week...bout 2001 ford escort 1.4 '93..crap car bopught for profit..unmemorable.....will have been 2000 on as this was my 'dodgy dealing' period ford escort estate 1.6 '94...ditto above...swapped for uno diesel which was equally reprehensible ford escort xr3i '91....nice car....really..lost a bit on it cos i paid to much and had a dodgy gearbox...used it for a coupla months in 2001 or so ford capri 2.8i '84...absolute stunner..bought as spares or repair...64k genuine miles with ffsh....unwelded...lovely lovely old car...2001/2?? ford escort 1.4 '96.....just like the other escorts i owned...briefly and unmemorably...nice one this un tho....2002 ford ka 1.3 '98.....had this for three months in 2003...turned me on to how ood a wee car it is...super handling!! ford escort diesel '93...boring boring boring.......cant remeber a thing about it...it was red....and boring......2002 ford granada 2.8 ghia x injection estate '84...just last year(2006)....bought for 400 quid..one owner..sold for 1600!! happy days.. ford mondeo 1.6 16v..currently own this 2007 honda civic 16-16i '89.....early noughties...turned me onto hondas..fantastic jewel like engine, great handling....pocket rocket honda prelude 2.0i 16v 4ws '89.....2002ish...one of the best cars i owned...unstickable handling, lusty engine...owned for, oh...two months or so... honda civic coupe 1.5i '96...first of a brace....low miles, one dr owner.....mrs ran this one for a year or so 2003ish honda crx 1.5 '85.....bought just after 16-16i..frenzied wee pocket rocket...with no discernible floor...learnt me about japrot!! honda crx 1.6 16v '92....2004/2005...lovely wee car, super handling...too low!! honda civic coupe 1.5 '94....2005...mrs stole this one away too....higher miles than first one but drove better..original honda alloys and wider tyres make the difference honda prelude 2.0i '92....had this one in 2006...cemented my stereotype of honda owners....retire aircraft engineer owned it from new!! honda civic 1.4i '96.....2006...good wee car to drive but dull.... honda accord coupe '95...2006..bought from kinross market, kept coupla months......very well specced..would buy another tomorrow... hyundai accent coupe '96....bought for 'er again..after i sold her beloved honda civic coupe(first one...)..so about 2003/2004 hyundai accent coupe '95...bought form extremely eccentric lady in invergowrie..owned for 4 hours...sold to same guy who bought the wee cuore daihatsu jaguar xj6 series 3 4.2 '83...my first jag...scruffy but sound...i was big vern in this one!! early noughties again jaguar xj6 series 3 4.2 sovereign '86...cracking jag..bought 2002ish...kept it for a year or so....a peach..one owner, 86k, fjsh..sage green with oatmeal leather..loved it!! jaguar sovereign xj40 4 litre '90....2006...bought from owner of 12 years....underrated and undeervalued cars..... jeep wrangler islander 4 litre hard top lhd '92 ...2006.....cracking grin inducing performance....superb conditon....the lure of big profit was too much so ebay..bye bye land rover series 3 petrol lwb pick up '76...late ninties i think..seem to recall having it about same time as my saab 95... land rover series 3 diesel lwb truck '81....2005...no overdrive..diesel 50mph everywhere max!!..adored its brutal bruising charm..no two panels were straight!! mazda mx5 '94 82k miles, fsh, lovely wee thing...dont believe the hype, a proper sports car... mercedes 190 '89...2001ish...bought with fubar engine and given to mechanic mate for work on my first mr2 mercedes 300 td estate '77....bought from guy i get a lot of cars from....lhd, loadsa miles...just kept on truckin...2001ish mercedes 230 te estate '91...bought in aberdeen about same time i had first honda civic coupe...2003/2004..great car but filler neck rotten mercedes 230 e auto '89...pimptastic..black, full leather..amg kit, big alloys...looked fantastic!!..sold on ebay...owned 4 months..2004 mitsubishi galant 2000 gls '81...owned simultaneously with galant turbo...about 93/94ish mitsubishi galant 2000 turbo '84..see above..again, total lunacy rwd fun... mitsubishi lancer 1400(2000 engine, 5sp box) '76..absolute rocket....owned for a year or so....'89ish opel manta 2.0 sr berlinetta '79...had this six months or so in early ninties.... opel kadett 1.2 2dr saloon '79...bought from pensioners in broughty ferry again who had owned it since '80...low miles....had it six months or so..2005..went to ireland!! peugeot 309 gld '91...owned simultaneously for resale...job lot...crap cars....2002ish peugeot 309 gld '91..see above porsche 944 '84...another of my records.....hour and a half of ownership....mint green metallic....2005/2006 porsche 928s4..just got this..for £500...yup thats right..£500..mot'd, runs. stops..what more could a guy want... range rover vogue, '84, outstanding condition, one owner, fsh, 75k miles..best rangy iv seen!! renault 5 mk1 tl '81...cracking car, early ninties renault 4 gtl '83...bought after mk1 5...adored this car...early ninties renault 19 16v executive '94....2004ish....fantastic handling car with lovely engine....full leather...had it 8 months or so... renault fuego turbo '84..seemed like a good idea at the time, bought from under a tree in a country house early '90s...never ran properly..sold to renault nut at vast profit renault clio 1.9 diesel '94...had this one about a fortnight...no discenrnible charm....2003ish renault 11 gtd '88...worst car iv ever owned...bought as economical reliable transport for 120 mile commute....proved neither..'94ish rover metro clubman 998 cc '89..first car i ever bought for money making purposes from perth auction....mid ninties..surprisingly decent wee thing... rover sd1 3500se '84...one of best ever...bought to cheer myself up after writing off gti....mid ninties... rover p6 3500s '75...fantstic sound due to fu**ed exhaust.....bought in 2004ish....sold cos of vile paprika and black colour....ORANGE!! saab 95 v4 estate '74...my first saab..fond memories..daughter cried when i sold this...93/94?...owned good few years... saab 96 v4 '76....bought fortuitously from perth auction for 150 quid or so......late ninties early noughties saab 96 v4 '74...bought from storage unit up near montrose...owned coupla years....mid to late ninties saab 99 gl 5sp '82..bought after rover sd1...good car but ran hot..all the time...mid ninties saab 900i 3 dr '88...bought after 99...started long succesion of saabs..at one point i had 4 at once... saab 900i 5 dr '84.....2001 ish..cracking car saab 900i gls 5 dr '86...bought from auction again...with 64k miles and fsh..for 40 quid..yes 40!!...2002 saab 900 turbo 8v 3 dr '84....50 quid special bought from thompson and potter skoda in burrelton....2002/2003 or so..gave to saab mechanic for work done on other saabs!! saab 900 turbo 16v lpt 5 dr '93...perth auction special...rotten tailgate, great to drive...2002/2003 ish saab 900 turbo t16s 3dr '86...bought after 3 day binge..huge mistake..bad buy, lost a small fortune....2003/4 saab 9000 turbo lpt '92...crap car...head gasket totally knackered...bodged up and passed on rapidly....2004 saab 900 turbo 8v 2 dr '88...one of best saabs i owned...150 quid, fsh 80k miles, one owner...2003 saab 900 se auto '92...2006...perth auction again..happy hunting ground for saabs....nicest saab ever to drive....thirsty bugger tho saab 900s 5 door, 1996, 88k wi fsh, 2 owners, 2008...turned round in a week..not my cup of cha... smart for two passion 599cc...another keeper, 2000 x plate, seems to be a great wee car, has doen 100k km with fsh, lhd....mrs and bairn love it..(ahem, so do i!!) subaru legacy estate '96....2004..fantastic car...should have had it longer...escapes me why i never now?? suzuki sc 100 '81....owned for year or so from 88ish suzuli wagon r plus '99...2007..good car but bit shabby underneath..130k miles!!!!.....went via ebay to someone equally eccentric in sw england toyota mr2 mk1 '89....2001..bought with u/s head gasket for pitance, swapped merc 190 with u/s engine for work done by mechanic.....loved the wee car...barter system!! toyota land cruiser swb 2.4 td '89..bought back to back with one below in 2003/2004..tonka tough, great to drive...tiny boot..bye bye toyota land cruiser swb 2.4 td '88...the better of the two...my mechanic chap still owns this!! toyota carina 1.6 16v '93...lovely old car bought on a whim thru boredom one friday evening in 2004 toyota mr2 mk1 t-bar '89.....superb..bettter of the two i owned...2005 umm alter 2 lwb crew cab pick up '92....2005...weird and wonderful machine...went to germany!! vauxhall cavalier mk1 1600 gl '79...great car, owned over a year from june '89 vauxhall cavalier mk2 cdi '84...perth auction...mates old man fell in love with this car...quick old bus...2001ish vauxhall cavalier mk3 sri '93...took it back for fubar golf i bought from dealer...golf blew engine..wasnt happy so got cavalier...2003 vauxhall cavalier 1800 l '89....got this from my mum...for nought....2003 vauxhall senator 3.0 cd '89...fantastic car.....absolute rocket..changed into top at 128mph evry time!!!..2001/2002 vauxhall carlton 2.0 cdi '91...liked this....big, bland, dependable....2002 |
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...and part two...
vauxhall carlton 2.0 cdx estate '93...owned for a day then hit a deer..lost interest after that....2002 vauxhall astra 1.4 ls estate '97...mrs car for coupla years 2002ish vauxhall astra diesel estate '92...crap car....2002 vauxhall nova diesel '92...auction fodder again...boredom is a terrible thing!!...2000 vauxhall viscount '66..the count...two speed powerglide tranny, e/window, leather, 34k with fsh..genuine barn find...loved it!!..2001 vauxhall astra convertible '90....2006 lovely old car in super condition...wind noise was very tiresome tho vauxhall omega 2.5 v6 gls '98...2006..good car but dull vauxhall calibra 2.5 v6 manual '97 p reg...2006 fantatic car..extremely comfortable, punchy and economical vauxhall frontera swb sport 2.8tdi '97 p reg...2007..low miles, superb wee truck...now resides in france thryu ebay vw derby lhd '78...one of my first cars....late eighties..? vw polo estate '89...2005...bought for 80quid cos i missed a train..really vw polo parade coupe '90...bought from auction for 15quid!!...says it all really 2005 vw pole estate '92....2001 low miles, 'orrible turquoise colour vw golf 1.8cl '86...took as swap for oneof my jags...with a large bag of gold also..obviously..2000ish vw golf 1.6cl '88...bought and sold in a week..lovely old low mileage thing but it was gold....with brown tweedy seats..yeuch..2002ish vw golf gti mk2 3dr '84.....my mate bought this one of me....2002ish vw golf gti mk2 5dr '88..first 'good' car id have..bought with bank loan for couple of grand...written off after week hundred yards from my house...mid ninties vw golf gti mk2 3dr '88...the one i took the cavalier sri back on...fubar engine....2003 vw golf gti mk2 16v 3dr '88.....2002/2003......dodgy reverse..fastest golf iv owned..180 k plus and went like a train vw golf gti mk2 16v 3dr '88...bought very cheaply in montrose....bereft of floor...cut my losses on this one...2001ish vw golf gti 16v mk2 '91...oak green meanie..2006..lovely old car..blew it up tho..obviously..but fixed this one cos it was such a good un vw golf mk3 td '92...bought in aberdeen 2003 or so vw golf tdi 1.9 '96...mate gave me this...ran it till the tax run out 2007 vw golf gti '85 vr6 conversion..2008..time will tell on this one.. vw passat estate vr6 '94...2007..very rare car..swapped it for my beetle vw camper '75....bought for holiday...sold on return..at profit..nice when it hapens like that!!..2003 vw camper '74....bought 2004..never welded...or cleaned..sold it far to cheapy vw beetle 1200 '72....bought in broughty ferry..low miles...miss m....i cried when i sold this..owned coupla years 2002-2004/5 vw beetle 1303 '73...bought form nice couple in anstruther.....heap of doo!!...went well with 1600 engine tho....2006 vw beetle 1200 '72....swapped for vr6 passat...lowered beam, cool stance, performance exhaust....2007 vw jetta gti engineering '86....2003ish.....went well and rare vw polo estate '90...bought to go with the train miss one..sold as job lot...2005 vw caravelle 2.1i auto '89...thought it was lovely...was a nightmare..got my money back...2003/4 vw polo '96...2006 nice wee car vw vento 96..mums old car...paid 80 quid to get it out of gargae after she bought new beetle...sold it later same week....disaster of a car!!..2007 volvo 245 gl '88...bought at perth auction for resale...very useable so kept it myself for several months....mid to late ninties volvo 245 gle '89...bought 3 weeks after first one for same purpose...had this one a week!!! volvo 245 gl '91..freebie from volvo forum...got it in glasgow..2006 volvo 760 gle '89..130 quid from family friend...2005 volvo 850 t5 '96...famously went out for a paper and rolls and came back with this one...2004ish volvo amazon estate '65.....same time as umm..2005..great old bus.loved its casual charm volvo 343 lpg '79...2005 same as amazon..incredibly low mileage.....ran on gas...boring car... volvo 164 '72.l..2006...loved it .will have another..went to germany too yamaha rd250 '78...owned these siultaneously as a nipper..scary powerband when yer 17.... yamaha rd 400 '77...some dogs, some diamonds Got a load to add. Lexus ls400 Jaguar xj308 Streetka Beetle convertible Another golf mk2 vr6 conversion Mitsubishi l200 Land rover discovery 200tdi Land rover discovery td5 Bmw e39 530d sport Bmw e39 525i se Saab 900 gm convertible Saab 93 v6 convertible Volvo 944 lpt Subaru impreza type ra Nissan sylvia 200sx Nissan Micra 1.0 Nissan 300zx twin turbo Smart 451 x 4, one brabus Vw beetle tdi cabrio Bmw z3 1.9 Mini one d f56. Fiat seicento Nissan 300zx n/a Probably some others i forget. You can work the horsepower out yourselves... |
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