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Car History and what is next

Pretty poor car collection so far. Although I've only been driving about 18 months

Mk2 Pool breadvan Pre-facelift
Peugeot 106 1.5 diesel
Renault 5 GTX 1.7
Mk4 Astra sxi 1.6
Punto Grande 1.25

Future:
BMW 2002
BMW E30 (M3?)
Some form of lancia I don't care which.
1966 Mustang
Audio RS2
Peugeot 205 GTI
Mk1 Golf VR6 conversion
Maybe another breadvan.
I like the new Focus RS so I'll have one of them too.

Bikes:
A Chinese moped.
A yamaha aerox 70cc big bore.
Honda cbf 125.
Kawasaki GPZ 500 X2
Honda CBR 400 RR

Future:
Yamaha TDR 250
Honda VFR 400 NC30
Maybe a Kawasaki ZZR 1400.
 
Renaults
5 1.4 campus x2
5 1.1 TL
5 T2
21T Quadra
Clio GTT conversion

Volvos
440 2 litre
460 1.7 turbo
440 1.7 turbo
480 1.7 turbo x2
S60R x2
S70R
S70 T5
S40 T4
V40 T4
850 T-5R
V70R x2

Other stuff
Range Rover TDV6 2.7 (on tick, what a dick I was)
Audi A6
Subaru Legacy 3.0R spec B
Mazda RX7 FD
Hyundai Tucson
Subaru Impreza WRX

Bikes:
Kawasaki KX80
Kawasaki KE100 x2
Suzuki TS50
Yamaha DT50
Honda RVF400

Currently: still own an S60, Quadra, S70, T2, RX7, Chekhov the Lunacy & one of the KE100s.

Future plans: sell the Volvos & Quadra, maybe the RX7 if I need to (depends on job), leaving Chekhov as a daily and the T2 to play with plus maybe change the bike for something decent
 
Honda mt50
Brown mk1 fiesta 950
Blue mk3 escort 1.3
Red mk1 Astra gte
From new black Peugeot 106 1.1
Red Gtt
White mk4 xr3i
Blue Gtt - b18 conversion
Volvo 440t
Blue extra van - b18 conversion
Black r11t
White clio rsi
Blue r19 16v
Black r5 gtx
Tungy Gtt
White r5 campus - grey/orange b18 conversion
White Gtt
Tungy r5 Monaco
Gold r5 tl
Silver ph1 172
Red 21t
Renault trafic - b18 conversion
Silver ph1 172
White 21t
Audi A3 Quattro
Blue Quadra

Probably more I've missed and plenty more owned for a bit and sold on!

Future :
Home brew 11 Quattro

Always fancied an rx7, skyline, evo5, Audi rs4 and a turbo'd bike.
 
past cars:
89 Mitsubishi Galant GLSI
09 Toyota HiAce

current cars:
72 austin mini 1000
97 subaru domingo
89 renault 5 GTE

Future plans:
sell the mini, get rich, buy an old NSX, clio v6 or a morgan 3 wheeler :af:

realistic plan:
sell the mini, keep the rest of the cars for many years, meet future wife, have kids, buy boring new but safe car.
 
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I'll take a look although I can't see it ending well hence avoiding bikes for a few years!
 
Imagine getting it wrong fitted a DIY turbo on a bike, boost coming in on a corner when on the limits already. Shit me that's a health and safety hazard right there.
 
deep breath, MK2 Escort, R5 Gordini, R5 GD Turbo black, MK1 Golf GTI, R5 GD Turbo silver, ph1 5GT turbo pearl, XR3i, ph1 5GT turbo blue, Ph2 5GT Turbo black, Ph2 5GT turbo white, Golf vr6, Golf gti mk4, bought back same Ph2 5GT turbo white, Golf gti mk5, Clio 197, Audi TT, MK2 Clio V6, Megane R26, MK1 Clio V6, BMW M e90, Porsche Carrera 3.2, M3 e46, Mk2 Clio V6,
Current Audi A4, R5 Gordini and Nissan 370z,
Going forward, perhaps lose the Nissan and add another classic Renault 5 or Fuego?????
 
Black Ph2 GTT
Saab 9000T (work wagon)
Awful Vectra (work wagon)
Mk4 Golf (work)
Subaru Impreza STI
Audi S3
Mk5 Golf
E46 M3
Current 5 GTT (Mongrel)
Current Seat Leon daily shit wagon
Current Golf 2.0 FSI

Really not sure what to do next, as I get older I find myself more attracted to older turbo cars but mainly jap stuff. I'm thinking I may import something mental like R32 or R34. I quite like certain JZX110s and even RX7s.

The more sensible me is considering C63AMG or E92 M3. (Luckily new role comes with a petrol card) Although I know you can't class 6.3 AMG as sensible.

Regardless I'll always keep my 5 as a toy/project. There is still a lot id like to do with it and also made aware on a daily basis that the Mrs wants a new house by next Summer.
 
Imagine getting it wrong fitted a DIY turbo on a bike, boost coming in on a corner when on the limits already. Shit me that's a health and safety hazard right there.
I fitted 25hp of NOS to a CBR a good few years ago. I asked the guy "which gear can you full throttle it and keep the front end down" he said 5th, I said "good F##king luck!"
 
Rover 820 at 16
renault 5 campus 1.1 first car
clio mk1 1.2
renault 5 gt turbo electric blue (never saw the road)
mazda 323
renault 5 gt turbo red and grey
clio mk1 gtt converted
renault 5 gt turbo tungsten grey
renault 5 gt turbo black (ended up stripped and bits rebuilding the tungy after a crash)
renault 5 gordini turbo (gtt carb conversion)
renault 5 gt turbo (flip painted and body kitted urgh)
mk1 golf
mx5
nissan 200sx s14a
clio 172 cup
renault 5 gt turbo electric blue
nissan 200sx s14
renault 5 gt 16v (clive)
clio 172 ph1
twingo gt tce
nissan 200sx s13
clio mk1 gtt conversion
renault 11 turbo
renault clio 172 ph1
audi a3 1.8t
renault 5 gt turbo white
clio 1.2 16v
robin hood 2b kit car
alfa 156 (dead in 3 days)
clio 172 supercharged
£50 corsa b
honda accord type r
audi b5 s4
clio 172 with no supercharger
audi b6 tdi avant
renault 8
seat leon cupra r
renault 5 le car 2 turbo
clio 182 trophy
clio 172 blue
renault 5 campus turbo
subaru impreza wrx sti upgrades
renault dauphine 1957
renault twingo RS133
clio 172 turbo
audi b5 S4


probably missed loads off there and future plans? well i get bored easily so have many but few pan out....
 
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I'm not going to list my full history as 1)I cant be arsed and 2)I dont have the time. It's about a hundred or so, mostly Renault but some other shite in there too.

I'm happy with my current fleet, 21 Quadra, 9 Turbo, RS Clio 172, RS Clio V6 and Volvo S60.

Future changes - well. I see a Megane R26 in my future somewhere. And maybe a new daily smoker to replace Frank the Tank next year. Big resto's on the 9 and 21 too.

Thats about it :)
 
Compared to you lot I have a boring and short history of cars. I'm only counting the ones I've actually driven as I've bought a few for spares..
Old:
19 16v Chamade, -92 Black
19 16v Chamade, -92 Blue
21 Turbo Quadra, -92 Black
19 16v saloon, -93 Blue
Current:
Megane Grandtour GT dCI165, -14 (Boring safe family car)
19 16v Karmann cabriolet, -92 Black

Future:
Rebuild the engine for the blue -92 21 turbo quadra that sits in the garage.
I need to have something with lots of cylinders some time in the distant future. Probably a V8 Ferrari. Very distant future.. :D
 
Short list from me

Astra 1.2
5 campus
5gtt (the blue one ↖️, only went last year)
Escort
Fiesta
Vw polo 1982 (was awesome car and should have kept it, only went as gtt was back on the road)
Mondeo (td work horse, cost £50 and went through two mots without fail and only cost me road tax!)
Clio 172 cup
5

Next I'm thinking Navara or this if it doesn't cost the world

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Renault 5 Campus
Ford KA
Ford Sport KA
Renault 5 GT Turbo (still have him :) )
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V
VW Bora

I'vehad the Bora for 5 years now... I change my mind daily as to what car I want next, that's the only reason I've had it so long.
The strongest contenders are...
Evo VIII, Nissan Stagea, R34 Skyline or a Lupo GTI.
 
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