List your past rides !!!

[dubai gti]

I thought for those who have owned a few cars, to start a Post on listing them: (an old listing from another Forum, updated)
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Melbourne, Australia Start (January 1986 to August 2002)

1. 1966 Volkswagen Beetle in Harbour Blue (1st car-owned 6 years)

( also complete parts car 1962 Bug, stripped and sent to Simms metal.. )

2. 1966 Volkswagen Beetle in Ruby Red with Factory Steel sunroof (owned about 1 year)

3. 1976 SAAB 99GL (Family heirloom- owned about 6 months, sold before the auto blew up...which had probs. since new)

4. 1985 Subaru Leone DL sedan (1st Jap.VW-owned about 1 year)

5. 1989 Subaru L series Sportswagon (owned 5 years-great car)

6. 1983 Ford Laser GL 3-door (Wife's car when we met, owned for about 5 years)

7. 1971 Volkswagen 1600 S Beetle in White(hobby car owned about 3 months paid $300 sold $4100)

8. 1972 Volkswagen 1600 S 25th Anniv. model Beetle in 'Avocado'(hobby car owned about 2 months)

9. 1964 Austin Healey Sprite Mk 2a (full resto..and it didn't leak oil. Owned about 3.5 years and was a daily driver)

10. 1999 Subaru RX Impreza Hatch (my one and only brand new car, owned 3 years)

11. 1971 Mercedes 280SE 3.5 (my pride and joy sold 2006 -owned 6.5 years)

12. 1985 Subaru L Series Sportswagon (hobby car owned about 4 months)

13. 1976 Triumph 2500TC ( hobby car - 1 owner 66,000klms paid $200.owned about 5 weeks,sold for $5,700)

( also complete parts car 1977 Triumph 2500S, stripped and sent to Simms metal.. )

14. 1982 BMW 528i - E28 (hobby car - never again... owned about 3 months)

15. 1987 230TE W124 Mercedes Wagon (owned about 5 years)
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New South Wales, North Coast, Australia (August 2002 to June 2007)

16. 1972 280SE 3.5 Mercedes (hobby car, owned about 4 months)

17. 1997 FORD Falcon EL wagon (only Aussie car ever owned..about 3 months, another good deal, paid $3k sold $7.5k)

18. 1989 Peugeot 205 GTi ( what a rocket, but too ffffffragile....blew the head gasket and sold after about 3 months)
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Dubai, UAE (June 2007 to April 2009)

19. 2004 Peugeot 307 S/W (good family ride but 1.6 lt.Tiptronic still gutless)

20. 2000 VW Golf MkIV GTI 2-Door Turbo in Black Magic Mettalic (should never have sold it...)

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Melbourne (April 2009 onwards )

21. 2002 Subaru Outback (current family ride, bought from my ol' man)

22. 1985 VW Golf Mk 1 Cabriolet (current weekend toy)

if you're still awake, thanks for reading and post up your list too

also a few Falcon work utes from Brand new to a few years old...one of which was the only car I've ever sent to the wreckers (involuntarily) a BA Falcon ute, which got caught in the 2005 Nthn NSW/S.E QLD floods, and yes I was driving it at the time !!!!

[The_Hawk]

Wow, that's quite a list.

First Car: 1970 Type III Fastback 1600TLE with Factory Auto (Full ground up re-build)
Mid 90's Mazda 626 (don't recall the year anymore)
2001 Hyundai Elantra GLS - 2.0L Auto, Quite a nice little ride I might add.
1999 Subaru Outback, 4 Banger 2.5L Auto
1979 HZ Premier Ute 253 V8, 4 speed.
1979 Mk1 Golf GLD 1500 w/5 Speed box.
1996 Mk3 Golf VR6 2.8L V6 manual

[Rocket36]

First car: Datsun Sunny
1997: Hyundai Excel
2000: Holden VT Commodore Acclaim Wagon
2001: Mazda 323 Astina
2002: Holden VX Commodore S
2006: Holden HG Premier 308 (STILL OWNED)
2006: Holden VE Calais
2008: HSV E-Series Clubsport R8
2008: Suzuki B-King (STILL OWNED)
2009: Holden VE Calais V Sportwagon
2009: Volkswagen Passat .:R36 (STILL OWNED)

[WABIT]

first car: 65 vw type 3 notchback deluxe (in storage)
2005: 85 mk1 gti cabrio aka, WABIT under resto
2005: mazda rx3 coupe rolling shell with custom 4link rear end, 9inch diff and rollcage
last 2 years: MINT! mk1 4 door, yellow on RS's
last year: mk1 2door, needed resto

current: b3 passat 16v wagon on air ride!!!

ive had a few more but some are parts cars or cars i didnt intend on registering.....

dom

[Preen59]

First car- 1977 Golf GLS (Still own it).

-1988 Ford Laser Sedan 3spd auto. (Surprisingly i enjoyed owning this car.. Great beater i bought for $150!!)

-1978 Golf GLS (Bought for parts then sold)

-2004 Golf 2L Sport, Candy White. Fantastic car that was, even if it didn't have a heap of power.

-1977 Ford XC Falcon wagon. 302 auto.. Rally Pack, Roof Racks, air conditioning, fully optioned. (Still have it but the old man bought my share).

-2007 Caddy TDI, Tornado Red. (Current).

Hmmm, maybe i need to buy and sell some more cars.. Jonesmanship in mind.. Haha.

[sir_camel]

1st: 96 Jeep Wrangler with it all..
Early pic...

Later pic...


2nd: 91 Peugeot 205 GTi Got me into hot hatches. Probably most fun car i will ever own.

Bought the pug as a daily driver when the jeep got big. Sold them both at same time to buy #3.

3rd: 04 VW R32

[Peter Jones]

This thread is a repeat of an old one that seems to have gone missing.

I'll play too.
(I might forget a few)

1965 Standard Beetle
1965 Deluxe Beetle
1966 Notch back
1966 Fastback
1969 Split screen Westfalia camper
1967 Split screen Microbus
1972 Type 3 Auto Wagon
1973 TLS (Injected) Fastback
Datsun 180B SSS jointly owned race car
1978 Porsche 924
1979 Porsche 924
1973 Type 3 Wagon
A whole bunch of work Commodore and Falcon wagons, An Hiace or 2, some sort of truck, a couple of utes, a ford panel van etc.
1979 MK1 GLD
1979 MK1 GLD
1979 MK1 GLD
1979 MK1 GLD
1979 MK1 GLD (I think that's about the right number, there's 3 in the drive right now)
1976 MK1 2 Door
1976 MK1 2 Door
1959 Beetle (Jodies)
2005 Bora V6 4 Motion
1980 B1.5 Passat (Jodies)

Got a feeling I might have had a T2 kombi once.

I'm also not acknowledging the Camira and Matiz that belonged to a former partner. The cars and partner were of similar reliability.

There was also a few more I wrecked that I've not bothered listing.

Pete

[Driven Threads]

My car history is pretty short as I am still young. lol First Car: 1994 Mitsubishi Galant (Typical Japanese reliability until I crashed it)

Second Car: 2006 Polo GTI (Good Fun owned for over a year)

Current Car: 2004 Mk 4 R32 (Always wanted one since they were first released into Australia, and finally in a postion to purchase so I did.) I planning to keep this car for a long time yet, possibly get something smaller and nimbler to use as well as a daily.

[Treza360]

There is a Past Rides Picture Thread. But yeah not so handy if you don't have or don't want to post up pictures.

1. 1995 Mitsubishi Magna GLX (surely the only "normal" new car being sold in Australia in '95 with a carbie).
2. 2004 VW Golf R32 (you know the details).

Cheers,
Trent

[Calais]

1983 Mitsubishi Scorpion 2.6 manual in Arctic White (Still owned, and restored)
1983 Holden Commodore SL/E 5.0 Auto in Indigo (Still owned, restoring slowly)
1988 Mitsubishi Magna Elante 2.6efi Manual in White (Sold, I hated working on this pr*ck of a car, had the best seats I have ever sat in though)
1988 VL Commodore Berlina RB30 Auto in Red (Gave to my sister - Stolen, rot in hell you b#stards)
1994 Ford Fairmont Wagon 5.0 Manual in White (Sold, I still regret it........)
2007 Fiat Punto Sport 1.9JTD Manual in New Orleans Blue (Sold, traded on the vRS...... was a seriously good car though)
2009 Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0FSI Manual in Sprint Yellow (Current car)

I dont think I've had too bad a run with cars, not one of the cars listed above ever failed to proceed and get me where I needed to go..... Of all of them, I want to buy my Fairmont back, It had GT40 alloy heads and a sweet cam, I still know the old bloke who bought it from me, he babies it like I did and with a bit of luck I might get a call one day to buy it back

Ive only ever owned one motorcycle, and I still have it, 2008 Yamaha FZ-6 in Candy White (Its a naked sports bike, sort of like an R6 with no fairings) a nice day off riding weapon.

[william]

past cars

1.Ford falcon xy gt replica
calipso green with wind back sunroof white vynal interior. 4v heads and toploader gearbox
bought for $5000 sold for $8000

2. mistubishi starion jb 2lt turbo
standard recaro interior lsd diff standard
mods t4 turbo and turbo back exhaust
bought for $3000 sold for $5000

3. Peugeot 205 gti 87 series 1
retrimed suide interior momo steering wheel
gearknob short shift
bought for $3000 sold as a project for $1800

4. 08 Yamaha yzf R1
black with red trim tyre fender eliminator
bought for $16700 sold for $14000

5. seat ibiza vr6
only one in aus too many mods to list
currently still own owes me heaps

6. Subaru liberty 04 3.0rb
retrimmed standard bone leather chipped
currently still own still paying off

[Jarred]

Mines not too long

1. 1993 Ford laser. Great first car. shouldn't have sold it so cheap.
2. 1976 Mk 1 Golf 2 door LS. Inverted at speed.
3. 1985 Audi 80 Sport. Sold,
4. 1985 mk 2 Golf 4 door. Had the intention of fixing and dailying, but sold off.
5. 1978 Mk 1 Golf 4 door GLS. Was going to be a track beater, but had too much cancer.
6. 1979 mk 1 Golf 4 door GLD. Current daily.
7. 91 VN commodore. Owner for 2 weeks. failed roadworthy worse than any of my golfs ever did!

Oh and I wrecked a 76er as well at some stage.

I'm not even off my P's yet either. oh well.

[16v_kid]

1- Golf mk1 2door GLS (sold)
2- Golf mk1 4door GLS (sold)
3- Golf mk1 2door GLi kjet ( current)
4- Fiat 124bc ( current)

and im only 16.

[Geoffrey Hale]

1936 Austin Seven Tourer ...did 4 year rebuild daily driver when I turned 18.
1966 998cc Mini when I was 19. Converted to rally car of sorts.
1972 Mini Clubman GT (brand new)
1937 Austin Seven Roadster
1970 Mini Cooper S mk2
1977 VW GOLF GLS (company car )
1973 Austin Kimberly
Morris 1300 ( Cooper S engine )
1970 Mini Cooper S mk 2
Mini 850 ( cage & full race Cooper S running gear )
1969 Austin 1800
1976 VW GOLF LS
1929 Austin Seven Sports
1977 Jaguar XJ6 ( converted to use Supra 5 speed box )
1999 VW GOLF Mk 4
1977 VW GOLF AUTO 140,050k, FSH, 3 owners ( turned into the rally car )
1976 VW GOLF ( will be Rachel's rally car )
1976 VW GOLF 120,000k, FSH, 1 owner ( Rachel's car )
1983 Range Rover 483,000k NSH ( no service history )
a few other Cooper S's, various Austin's & Morris's which I never got going
Plus 7 Mk 1 Golf wreckers.
I've had a few but not up to the numbers of Pete's I don't think.
Cheers ...... Geoff

[greasykitchen]

Listed over in the thread but...

2000-2005 - 1972 1300 VW Beetle - reliable as hell but rusty and needed plenty of mechanical repairs (sold 2008 for $300) - 1st car at age 24 or so, only a couple of months after getting my Ps

2005-current - 1976 LS 3 door golf - 4th owner, 115,000km when I got it, very reliable, source of much admiration, but currently burns a bit too much oil and is getting to be a bit of a chore in stop/start traffic.

Other notable cars in my family:

My brother had 2 Datsun 1600s - sedan (written off) and wagon (AWOL). Family car at one time was 180B wagon that I drove a little bit. Full of rust, probable blown head gasket, but just kept on going.

My dad's first car was a brand new 196-something Triumph Herald.

My grandpa had a 1963 Hillman Minx from new until he stopped driving around 1998 or so, aged in his late nineties.

My other brother also had a Hillman Hunter that was the biggest lemon in the family.

Now my family only has boring Corollas, Commodores and Magnas