what's your car?

[Bentley Bullet]

Discussing the most popular/common cars around at the moment. I reckon Vauxhall's will be up there.
I drive a Vauxhall zafira 1.9 cdti (150).
1 nil to Vauxhall!

[scaley back rover]

i drive a skoda octavia which is basically a vw but at a lot less cost. Also its great on fuel

[DaveDRFC]

2007 1.8 petrol Honda Civic. In red, because red is ace.

The wife has a 2009 1.4 turbo petrol Alfa Romeo Mito. Also in red.

The top 5 new cars by sales in the last year were supposedly Fiesta, Focus, Corsa, Astra, Golf, in that order.

[pkt_drfc]

Skoda Octavia ,2006 Nice car heavy on fuel though.

[Jenny]

I drive this:



2011 Fiesta Zetec S. Had it from new, is an absolute dream. My 3rd Fiesta, the first one got stolen, I wrote the second one off. 

[jonrover]

I've owned 3 vauxhalls, a Cavalier which was a great car, an Astra which was ok and a Vectra which was that bad I kept it all of 8 months and left me with the opinion that I wouldn't have another Vauxhall given as their build quality is shocking. The engine management light was on more times than it was off on both the Astra and Vectra. Piss poor cars in my opinion.

Since then I've had 2 Mondeos and I wouldn't have anything else. I currently have a 1998 V6 estate which has nearly done 190000 miles and has gone through the last 2 MOT's with very little wrong with it. Absolutely bomb proof and like shit off a shovel if I need it to be. I will be gutted when she has to go.

[DaveDRFC]

Only 8 months? I used to think that was far too long to keep a car! I'm 30, passed my test just before I was 18 and I'm on my 12th car, mainly due to the fact of getting very bored of them very quickly when I was younger. I've kept 3 of my 12 cars for 2 years-ish so shows you how quickly I used to get through them! Full list is...

1989 1.3 Ford Escort
1991 1.6 Vauxhall Astra
1989 1.4 Rover 216 (Bought for the princely sum of £1 after my Astra was written off by a Rushden and Diamonds fan!)
1992 1.6 Ford Orion
1998 1.9 Diesel Peugeot 306
1998 2.0 Alfa Romeo 156
2001 2.2 Vauxhall Astra Bertone (the supposedly sporty 2 door coupe one)
1997 1.6 Vauxhall Astra (Bought off eBay to tide me over when the above started costing me too much in fuel)
2001 1.0 Vauxhall Corsa (Trying to be sensible with a tiny engined car. Didn't last long, most boring thing I have ever owned and wasn't worth the terror when trying to pull out a junction with the power of a Flymo)
2004 1.9 diesel Alfa Romeo 156 (My favourite car I've ever owned, had to get rid when I couldn't stop the exhaust smoking no matter what I tried)
2004 1.9 diesel Seat Ibiza (definitely shouldn't have got rid of this, never let me down, fairly quick and very economical. Just got the 2 year itch and stupidly chopped it in)

Then my current 2007 1.8 Honda Civic, which when I first got I didn't really like but it's finally growing on me. Love how big the boot is and the fact I can just chuck my bike in without messing around taking the wheels off (my bike, not the car), and it's also got a very good mix of power and economy, as well as quite distinctive styling. Should be fairly reliable (touch wood!) with it being Japanese as well, although the fact it was built in Swindon will probably mean it'll fall to bits long before the engine dies.

[Bentley Bullet]

I've got an Austin Ambassador Y reg, Y reg, Y reg, don't keep asking me why Reg it just happens to be that year.

[Phoenix]

Ford Focus.

[ravenrover]

Saab 1.9 TID Sportswagon, best car I have ever owned apart from my 1st, an L reg yellow Beetle 1.3
How I wish I had kept that car! 

[Jenny]

2006 - Vauxhall Corsa SXi - got rid after a year, engine light always on, worst car I have had....

2007 - Fiesta Zetec S - my favourite car out of all the ones I have owned, I had it coming up to 2 years when someone broke into my house, stole the car keys and was never to be seen again.



2009 - Fiesta Econetic - decided after the car stealing incident I should get something a little less desirable, so went for the green option rather than something sporty. Less than 2 years down the line I slammed it into a concrete wall at about 50mph and this happened



2011 - Fiesta Zetec S - decided that I was over my old one getting stolen and got another. Was having a mid life crisis when I ordered it so it is all kitted up, full leather interior and all the mod cons. I am bored of it now though, bored of being a car owner. Come next May my method of transport will be 2 wheels instead of 4.

I used hire cars between the ones being stolen/written off etc, and had a Corsa, Meriva and Zafira. All no where near as nice as Fords.

[Rios]

In the last two years I've had a Citroen C3, Fiat Punto, Seat Ibiza SC, Vauxhall Astra, Seat Leon FR, Vauxhall Astravan and Ford Fiestavan.  One of the perks of working in the motortrade and having a company vehicle.

[RobTheRover]

Was having a mid life crisis when I ordered it......

Jesus, Jenny!  you look about 23!  You'll be in a right pickle when you hit 40!

[Filo]

Citroen Picasso Desire 1.6HDI 110 BHP

Before that in reverse order

Mondeo 2.0TDI
Mazda 626
Cavalier 2.0GLI
Cavalier 1.8GLI
Cavalier 1.8SLI
Cortina MK 5 2.0 Litre
Cortina MK 3 2.0 Litre
Vauxhall Firenza 1.3

[River Don]

Can I park beside the pitch tonight?

[RobTheRover]

Its mandatory RD, mandatory.

[Jenny]

Was having a mid life crisis when I ordered it......

Jesus, Jenny!  you look about 23!  You'll be in a right pickle when you hit 40!

This is why you are my favourite Rob!

[DN8ROVER]

At present

 Audi A4 1.9 TDI 130

Past
Audi A4 2.8 Quattro
Audi A3 1.8
Audi 90 2.3E
Audi 80 Sport
VW Golf GTI
Ford Orion (the largest piece of shit known to man)
Audi 80 1.6LS

[MrFrost]

At the moment a Vauxhall Astra, but soon to be a Megane RS.

Can I claim to be the only person on the forum who has owned a car that has actually appeared on Top Gear? Not just that particular model of car, but THE actual car?

[RobTheRover]

At the moment a Vauxhall Astra, but soon to be a Megane RS.

Can I claim to be the only person on the forum who has owned a car that has actually appeared on Top Gear? Not just that particular model of car, but THE actual car?

Go on.......

Not that three wheeler that Clarkson tipped over!

[RobTheRover]

Was having a mid life crisis when I ordered it......

Jesus, Jenny!  you look about 23!  You'll be in a right pickle when you hit 40!

This is why you are my favourite Rob!

Bloody hell, dont start that thread again......

[DaveDRFC]

Can I claim to be the only person on the forum who has owned a car that has actually appeared on Top Gear? Not just that particular model of car, but THE actual car?

It depends which car it is as to whether it's something to be proud of. They seem to trash about 90% of whatever they have on!

[River Don]

At the moment a Vauxhall Astra, but soon to be a Megane RS.

Can I claim to be the only person on the forum who has owned a car that has actually appeared on Top Gear? Not just that particular model of car, but THE actual car?

Go on.......

Not that three wheeler that Clarkson tipped over!

Didn't he once do a thing about driving a Coss-eh in Donny? Talked about it having nice 'alleys' on it? I seem to remember it being filmed partly at an old working mens Club in Woodlands?

[MrFrost]

It was the old Top Gear when that woman who presented it was on.

It was an MGF Cheetah. Only five of them made. Head Gasket blew unfortunately

[nutwellrover in dublin]

Vauxhall Firenza 1.3 Filo christ the size of that car and the lack of size of that engine!!! did it actually or did it have holes in the floor in a Flintstones style? 

[Sheepskin Stu]

I once had an Austin Maestro.

[Nudga]

I drive this:



2011 Fiesta Zetec S. Had it from new, is an absolute dream. My 3rd Fiesta, the first one got stolen, I wrote the second one off. 

I wouldn't take a shit in the back of one of them.

[Jenny]

Good job no one is asking you to then isn't it.

[Nudga]

ner ner ne ner nerrrr

[GM-MarkB]

Focus ST2 in Silver with black alloys