What brought us to Vee ownership

[ian hosk]

Ok heres my history, as some of you other guys have listed theirs
Mini 850
Mini Cooper S mk3 (1971)
BMW 323i
BMW 325i
Honda CRX 16i 16v
Honda Civic VTI 3dr
Honda Accord Type R (3 of these)
Honda integra Type R
Clio 172
Clio V6 (now the second car)
BMW330d touring (on my 6th one of these, disability means zero VAT on new ones!)

I'm lucky to say all but one of the Hondas were all company cars and always brought clever so never lost much money on any of the above.

 

[gkronberg]

I was (sort of still am) mainly a Lotus / Caterham man and have owned various versions of them both ( But not the Caterham 21 which I still want- but cannot import here)

My current collection is as follows
A Renault Clio V6 (UK #131)
A HSV VXR, which is a Vauxhall Astra VXR, but here in Australia it was sold under the HSV name ....
1998 Lotus Elise S1 .... White with red roof and interior ...

Still Looking to buy ....
Rover Mini Cooper Sport ...or .... AC3000me ...or...?? what have you got ? ....

(interesting the cars from Scott ... I love the Dino, and one is for sale in Sydney .. need to talk to Scott about Dino ownership .... I looked at a Uracco once ... but the engine rebuild invoices the guy had on file scared me away ... and I went to Perth to drive a Tuscan ... can came away really sad my other dream car was an under developed brute ...)

The Vee was always a "must have" from the time I read about the launch of the Ph1 ...
My Lotus dealer at the time, Pascoe's in Melbourne also had Renault as a brand .. and they promised me first gig at the Vee when it was introduced to Australia ..
Over time the communication dropped off ... and finally they just said it was not happening ..

I then obviously ( see list of cars below) went through a few cars while this was happening ...

Elise Type 25 and Esprit .... very in your face, with not many good comments from passers by ... generally .."how much did that cost" ...
My wife was chased by some boy racers one night in the Elise ... she arrived home, tore her top getting out of the car, hit her head on the roof getting out as well, and to top it off it was raining so the floor was wet so it took 3 or four attempts to get out anyway ...
Keys were thrown at me ... and a comment of ..."I am never going anywhere in that car again" ... note the S1 elise is tolerated .. and will travel in ... buts its really my Motor bike substitute ..

The Esprit ... well that was just call the "door stop" by my other half ... and never ventured into that car at all ... ( she never saw the money spent on that .. thank god)

The Lotus 7, and Caterham ... I have an addiction for them ... and love them heaps ... but once again .. my lovely other half has burnt her leg / arm / hand on the exhaust ... has been in the Cat while on a highway with an 18 wheeler truck beside us .. ( that was an interesting moment ...) ...
So the Caterham has become what I want ... but I will have to wait ... besides the one I want here is way to expensive ... and I cannot import one here ..

So, the want for a vee become massive ... I saw it as filling my needs for an interesting steer ... unique with its own personality .... and it was based on a standard hatch .. so getting in and out would be easy for you know who ...

My Vee was the first into Australia ... and at the time I had a friend in the UK who was also looking for me ... I was on the verge of buying the Lunar Grey from Scotland when I met the owner of the Vee here in Australia, and test drove the car .... my first drive was a bit disappointing as it was in a busy city area .... so the next day I went to visit him in the hills behind Adelaide ...
That 2nd drive .... That was the seller for me ... a blatt through the hills ... it was magic ..the sounds ... the feeling .. it all was way better then I expected ..
Anyway ... this vee here had been for sale for some time ... and he really needed to sell ... I added up my costs of waiting 12 months for my friend to privately import for me ... or buy now
My Man Maths won out ... and I purchased locally ....

So in no particular order .... I have owned previously ......
Mazda MX5 Mk1
Mazda MX5 M2
Mk1 Elise (1997)
mk2 Elise (Type 25)
Mk1 Cortina - Lotus replica
Lotus 7 1965
Caterham 7 1993 K series
Caterham 7 1996 R300
Caterham 7 ....well I actually bought back my old 1993 car ... then sold it again when I changed jobs
BMW Mini Cooper S
Rover Mini Cooper JCW S works (#33 of the last 50) ... sold this because I was offered a silly price
Lotus Esprit S4 1994 ......yes .. they drain your bank balance ... best drive I had was taking it to trade in on the Type 25 Elise
Lotus Elan M100 1995
Calibra Turbo 4x4
A few escorts ... one being an RS2000
Golf Mk1 GTI replica
Alfa Sud Sprint
Fiat X-19 ...

 

[maxi.man]

Mini 1275 gt
Mini 1430 5 speed
Mk1 golf gti
BMW e30 325 sport
RENAULT 5 gt turbo
Peugeot 205 gti 1.9
Rs turbo escort
Porsche 914
Triumph gt6
Mgb v8 project
Fiat 500 project x2
Golf vr6 highline
Lotus Elise first brand new car
Renault 5 turbo 2 till I die
1984 lotus esprit turbo money pit

some rusty yank pickup
a shitter ren 11 aswell

First Clio 255 second brand new car
Noble m12 gto 3r
Mitsubishi Evo 8
Rs 500 serria
Rs focus
Rs escort cosworth
Alfa 147 gta
Split screen vw pickup
Tvr t350t red rose mega money Pitt £10000 in two years
Abarth 500 girlfriends but I brought it
Second 255 v6 till I die
I may have forgot some and I have only included one of the girlfriends car which I brought
s**t I have wasted some money on cars

 

[roystinho]

http://thecarbible.co.uk/?p=1042

Note 3rd paragraph from bottom last line

 

[Brett]

Fully restored '91 Mini Mayfair with 998cc se7en race engine
Fully restored '89 Mini 30 edition with variouse tuned motors
Fully rebuilt '59 Mini miglia with 1460 16v turbo'd A seires
1.1 Mk1 Polo coupe
88 inch Seires 3 Landrover
98' Volvo S70
Ph1 Clio V6

 

[Williams]

Hillman Hunter 1725 Super. Bullied into it at the time, when what I really wanted was a Mini 1275 GT. Still have a hankering for one, even now.
Opel Kadett Coupe 1.2s
Ford Fiesta Super Sport, white with red decals
Ford Fiesta XR2 mk2, Stratos silver. Only 3yrs old and I was 20. Yuppy times!
Fiat X19 1.5, project car. A right shitter.
Vauxhall Nova van. 1.0l with SR alloys (Work)
Ford Fiesta XR2 mk1 - Silver
Ford Fiesta XR2 mk1 - Black, project car
Fiat Strada 130tc Abarth. Awesome!
VW Golf van mk2, red with GTi steel rims, lowered. (Work)
Peugeot 309 GTi ph1, red 3dr.
Renault 19 16v ph2 3 dr
RenaultSport Clio 172 Exclusive (First brand new car)
Renault 5 TS 1.3 (Work)
RenaultSport Clio 182, Arctic Blue. Both cup packs. From new.
Peugeot 106 Kid diesel 3dr (Work)
Peugeot 306 Dturbo 3dr (Work)
Renault Megane Scenic TDi (Work)
RenaultSport Clio v6 255 Black Gold
VW Caddy 1.9 TDi (First new van)
RenaultSport Clio 172 ph1 Titanium
RenaultSport Clio 172 Exclusive (Found my old car, and bought it back. Tidied up and sold on)

Currently own,
RenaultSport Clio v6 255 Lunar Grey
RenaultSport 172 ph1 Titanium, yes another one lol.
VW Caddy van 1.6TDi from new.

 

[v6clo]

Mines not the most exciting.

1.2 Clio sold be before I passed my test
1.2 Clio extreme when I passed my test loved it kept it for about two years.
L200 animal pickup.
110 xs land rover defender. Breaks down a lot but it's fun and everyone in a defender waves at you apart from farmers!
Ph2 v6. Best car I've ever had don't think I'll ever get rid.
172 Clio
172 Clio both were just for giveing a hard time to and putting miles on
Clio 200 silverstone. Really nice to drive feels abit slow.
1600cc Harley Davidson 105th fatboy.

Not a bad choice I think I've still got the 110 the 200, v6 and the fat boy

I fancy a tvr next or a something a bit raw.