Focus Mk2 LX 1.6 Auto 06-09

Focus MK2.5 1.6 Auto 09-12

Seat Leon 1.6TDI DSG 12-

Cavalier MK1 (never made it to the road)

Astra MK2 1.4 (Loved that one)

Astra MK3 1.4 (Hated that one)

BMW E34 525i

BMW E36 316i

Toyota MR2 (project, I blew the big end on it... Oops)

Vectra B Facelift 1.8 (Bag of carp)

BMW E36 318ti Compact

Accord 2.0 SE

Mondeo ST24

Focus MK2.5 Zetec

And wifey...

Accord 2.0SE (My old one)

Renault Clio MK2.

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W-plate Punto (1.2l 8v Italian pit pony. Was a fun drive, nippy, reasonably good handling and generally light and chuckable - always made me smile)

I think it's still on the road. I sold it to a mate for the cost of 6months tax and he was going to strip it...never got around to it lol

Current car: Focus mk2.5, 1.8l petrol.

Much more refined drive, gives pleasure in a different way to the Punto. This is more satisfying to throw around rather than poo's and giggles

Myself not too many really.

1) Nissan Sunny (Cant remember reg)

2) Rover Vplas 1.6i (rust Bucket)1984

3) Seat Ibiza (system Porsche) Scary bone shaker 1985

4) Citreon ZX 1995

5) Fiat Brava 1998

6) Focus Mk1.5 Zetec 2002

7) Astra 1.8 Design 2006

8) Focus Mk2.5 Titanium 2010

9) Focus Mk3 Titanium X 2012

10) Focus Mk3.5 Titanium X (Current)2015

Wifey

1)Corsa

2)Rover 414

3)Escort 1.8TD

4)Peugoet 206 2002

5)Nissan Micra 2006

6)Fiesta Zetec 2011

7)Renault Clio IV (Current)2015

Did you start a family somewhere around this point in your life?

renault laguna was the 1st boy,remember having to take him out on numerous occasions to get him to sleep.and as soon as we got home and turned the engine off,THE LITTLE S+++ WOKE UP.trouble is that 19 year old is 6'4" and has size 13 shoes.i now look up to him when i have to tell him off.

boy number 2 with the 1st gal.

boy number 3 with the zaffy.

Starting in about 1989

Learned to drive in a Mk 4 diesel escort, F Reg I think.

1. Escort Mk2, 1.1 popular. P Reg. Drums all round ;-) £400

2. Cortina 1.6GL. W plate. Beige. £350

3. Escort Mk2. 1.3L. Modifications by me: Capri boot spoiler, Ghia centre console, 110W truck raydots. T plate. 35k in two years...£475

4. Escort mk 3. 1.3 Ghia. A plate. Rotten battery tray. Wrote off in accident. £1300, sold for £400 to mechanic.

5. Fiesta 1.1L. Mk2. E plate.

6. Fiesta 1.1L. Mk3. G plate.

7. Ka. '02 plate. Brand new. £5k

8. Ka. '06 plate. Brand new. £5k

9. Focus 1.6 Zetec. ’10 plate....

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63ford corsair v4 with column change

69 ford escort stolen never to be seen again

73 vx viva first new car

83 0pel kadett new car import

88 vx cavalier cdi

mk1 astra gte flying machine in its day

99 Passat tdi sorry sold it bullet proof afn engine

05 c-max still not sure about current ford's

From the beginning, 1997....

Austin Mini Metro 998cc (started learning in this...)

Peugeot 309 GE 1.3carb (finished learning in this)

Peugeot 405 GR 1.9carb

Peugeot 405 GTX 1.9inj

Peugeot 605 SVE 2.0inj

Citroen Xantia L 1.9d

Peugeot 405 GRI 2.0inj

Peugeot 405 GL 1.6carb

Peugeot 405 GL 1.6carb

Rover 214sei 1.4inj

Ford Granada Scorpio 2.9 V6

Daewoo Leganza CDX 2.0inj (330bhp too many modifications including nitrous, LOTS of nitrous)

Nissan Skyline R33 GTSt silver/gunmetal (433bhp)

Honda Accord 2.0inj

Nissan Skyline R33 GTSt white (480bhp)

Peugeot 406 Coupe SE 3.0 V6 (194bhp which the Mrs somehow acquired)

Peugeot 406 estate 2.0 HDI LX

Peugeot 406 coupe 2.2HDI SE (180bhp remap)

Peugeot 407 2.0HDi SW SE Multimedia

Currently have....

Ford Mondeo MK4 Titanium X 2.5t Bluefinned

Apart from the Skyline's I don't tend to keep car's very long, usually 12-18months and then I get bored. Didn't even keep my 1st car more than a couple of months while I was learning.

I bet that skyline was a nice car to drive.

Since I started two years ago I've had, citroen saxo, fiesta and xtype

Mini 1000

Fiat 131

Fiat132

Hillman avenger

Mini 849

Escort 1.3xl

To yoga celica mk1

Toyota corolla lift back

Mini 1100

Escort 1.6 (1996)

Escort finesse 1.6

Focus 1.6 lx

Mondeo mk3 ghia estate(53 reg)

Mondeo mk2 v6 ghia x

Volvo T5 coupe

Mondeo mk3 3.0 ghia x (present motor)

I'm sure I've missed 2 or 3..doh..

Interesting to see people owning a variety of marques in their driving lives.

2000 MK 1 Focus

2005 Vauxhall Astra

2007 C-max Zetec

2009 Mk 2.5 Focus Zetec

2012 Fiesta Titanium

2013 Focus Zetec White

2013 Focus Zetec Black Ecoboost

2014 Kuga Titanium

2015 Focus ST3 TDCi

It worries me a little that so many of us have strayed to the dark side perhaps it just makes us appreciate the blue oval more

"May the ford be with you"

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I bet that skyline was a nice car to drive.

Since I started two years ago I've had, citroen saxo, fiesta and xtype

It was and it wasn't.

On a wet road you were spinning the rear's (265/35 Falken 452's) in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and sometimes 4th, it would get 17mpg on a long trip, the screamer pipe started getting annoying (116db), getting out the car and smelling of petrol was unpleasant, the rather firm suspension+18's meant it could be a very harsh ride and at WOT hitting peak torque meant the back end stepped out.

BUT....

It went like stink, could hold 4th gear from 25mph to 142mph, stuck to the road like it was on rail's, would upset most things trying to race it and at WOT hitting peak torque meant the back end stepped out lol.

Especially good fun flying past convertibles with the screamer pipe going off out the side and flames shooting out the back as you lift off for the gear change :D

It worries me a little that so many of us have strayed to the dark side perhaps it just makes us appreciate the blue oval more

"May the ford be with you"

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After owning 5 fords on the trott strayed to the darkside.. while owning 2 Mondeo's at the same time a mk 2 and a mk3 the mk3 ghia estate was swopped for a Volvo...0-60 6.3 secs...and what a learning curve that whole 2 months of t5 coupe ownership!! wrote off in a accident that..surprisingly wasn't my fault..

Sorry I swopped...the ride,apart from motorway straight was dire truly awful.. wallow wallow wallow..dive squat dive squat.... the mk2 v6 ghia x I owned at the same time handled 100 times better....the mk3 improved things .but not by that much..I reckon the mk2 has really nice almost neutral handling, so easy to predict and corrects instantly...the mk3 I have now is just a more grown up version...

I will never be tempted again...by the Dark Side...

In order:

P reg 1.3 Fiesta

R reg 1.8 Escort Gti

T reg corsa 1.7 diesel

Fiat Punto - can't remember age

W Reg Astra

M Reg Escort

06 Combo

02 Disastra - my best and favourite car, traded that in for the focus

Current one - 61 Focus Titanium Navigator 150

No bad for a 23 year old

The middle order might not be quite right as I chopped and changed quite a bit in the 90's

1: Ford Consul Classic (oh how I wish I had kept this)

2: Ford Zodiac 2.5 The rounded shape one (My first engine rebulid at age 14 when my father owned it)

3: Mk3 Cortina (Very modded and quick)

4: Mk4 Cortina Estate (rust bucket)

5: 1963 Hillman Imp

6: Citreon Safari 2400

7: Ford Corsair 2000E (brother in law wrote it off)

8: Morris Ital (with blueprint engine, I destroyed the gearbox)

9: Transit camper van (more of a family vehicle)

10: Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia (short lived as dealer did not declare some issues)

11: Ford Granada 2.2l V6 Estate (managed 267,000 miles before it died totally)

12: Mini 1300 auto something

13: VW Beetle 1300 (had it 4 months and didn't like it)

14: Ford Escort Mk4 1.6 Ghia

15: Ford Escort Mk6 1.6Si (still have and am working on)

16: Hyundai Coupe 2.0SE (mildly modded) Current daily drive

Might bring back some memories for some :)

1/ Ford escort 1.3L

2/ Peugeot 309 1.3

3/ Vauxhall cavalier SRI 1.8

4/ Peugeot 309 GTI

5/ Renault Clio 1.9

6/ Peugeot 405 GTX

7/ Nissan Almera GTI

8/ Nissan Almera 1.8 Sport +

9/ Vauxhall Zafira 2.0

10/ Skoda Octavia VRS

11/ Seat Leon Cupra

12/ Citroen Berlingo Enterprise Van

13/ Ford Focus Titanium 1.5

2003 Ford Ka

(Got ripped off for this, solid car though)

2005 Vauxhall Corsa Club

(No comment)

2009 Ford Fiesta Zetec 82bhp

(First car I properly modified)

2007 Ford Focus MK2 Titanium

(First 'grown-up' car, loved it)

2011 Ford Focus MK3 Titanium

(So in love with this car right now, it's amazing)

Just one wee slip-up overall :-/

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KPG..we're all allowed a little indiscretion now and again..life and cars being the monopoly they are...I didn't turn full fordy till I was 30.. and after half a dozen blueys had a fling with a sexy Volvo coupe that didn't last very long at all..and quickly scurried back to a nice 1 owner top of the line Mondeo.. Close call my man...

Shel..

Hi and nice one for the photo's..

The Consul Classic with the "starksy &hutch" signature white flash...cracking Photo along with that beautiful Zodiac.. what a cool looking car..

I spoke to my dad about this...

He had...

Wolsey (sp?)

Couple of mini vans.

Transit mk1 with second seat row and windows in back.

Consul (like mk 1 Granada), 3.0 litre.

Hillman Avenger estate (rained in so swapped)

Cortina Mk 4, 1.6, s plate.

Cortina Mk 5, 1.6 l, v plate.

Cortina Mk 5 Crusader estate. 1.6l y plate

Orion 1.6l, b plate: head went on that (Never did like CVH)

Sierra 1.6

Escort Mk 4, 1.4

Fiesta 1.25

Ka 1.3 08 plate (new)

Fiat ka 13 plate.

Long history of blue oval ownership in our family!

Mrs has had...

Fiesta Mk 2 950cc, b plate.

Fiesta 1.3 CFI, L plate.

Ka 03 plate (new)

Ka 57 plate (new)

Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI estate, 14 plate (nothing in ford line up with internal space for the money)

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In order of ownership:-

Mk1 Escort 1.3 (rolled it after 2 weeks, paying for it for 3 years)

Mk1 Cortina 1.5 (Engine blew up when friend borrowed it)

After the first two disasters, I went back to motorbikes for 10 years then:-

Mk2 Escort 1.3

Mini 1.0

Mk2 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.3

Rover Montego 2.0 TD (first brand new car)

Ford Mondeo Mk1 1.8 TD GLX

Ford Focus Mk1 1.6LX

Ford Mondeo Mk2 2.0 Ghia X

Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi Ghia

Put the registration of my first car into the GOV.UK MOT HISTORY web page and was amazed to see it is still on the road.

XJY 117 - Sunbeam Alpine first registered 1st January 1963, it was black when I owned it in the 1970's but it is now white. Most of my other cars have gone to the scrap heap although a couple are still going and have done well over 100,000 miles.

I remember the number plates!

• First car was N43 UTV - a Citroen AX 1.0 petrol, four forward gears. whom is now in the scrap heap in the sky.
• Then LX54 XCR, a Fiesta, 1.25 Petrol, a grand little car and she is still on the road (having had about 50k miles added onto her since I handed her over)
• Next came the Focus, NG55 HXO, Focus 1.6 TDCi, still also on the road, but I had to part company as I wasn't comfortable with e inevitable expense that was heading with the DPF.
• Kia Cee'd (some here may remember her!) LD10 FYF, a grand little car, 1.6 petrol, the Focus away from the Focus! but she got to small for the family.
• Next up to The Focus CMAX - OV55 NPJ, got shot as I was getting far too nervous of the gearbox.
• Finally onto Mindel, **57 ***, my beloved Mondeo. Cant see her going anywhere anytime soon!