The road to your BMW....

Spoonhead · 11-03-2011, 09:14 AM

Austin Morris 1100cc - 66 (my first car given to me by my grandad)
Renault 10 (rear engined!!) - 69
VW type 3 fastback - 68
VW type 3 fastback (but fuel injection) - 72
Mini Metro MG - 82
*Vauxhall Astra SRI mk2 - 86 (pretty fast at the time, GTE's had just gone to 2L)
*Vauxhall Cavalier 1600GL - 88
*Vauxhall Carlton 2000GL - 88
*Vauxhall Carlton 2000CD - 89 (lovely car at the time)
*Renault 21 Turbo - 90 (Aug 1 collection)
Subura Coupe Turbo - 86
Rover 216 SLi - 90
Nissan Cherry - 87 (a big mistake, a fish tank when it rained)
*Vauxhall Astra 1600SRI - 01
*Honda Civic Typer R - 03
*Ford Focus ST - 06
*BMW 123d - 09
*BMW 320ed - 11

In the family we've had

Fiat Panda - 88
Fiat Cinquecento - 97
Fiat Multipla - 00
Fiat Multipla - 02
Subaru WRX PPP - 04
Subaru STI PPP - 05
Ford Fiesta (something) - 94
Renault 19 - 99
Subaru Forester - 04

*Company cars

ALF_E90 · 11-03-2011, 11:00 AM

Mine have been:

Mk1 Fiesta Sport(!) 1.3
309 XSi
309GTi
Vectra SRi
156 2.5 V6 SP3
Passat 2.8 V6 4WD estate
Caterham 1.6K - first Academy then Roadsports B spec
Fisher Fury Hayabusa
Alfa 156GTA 3.2 SW (later modified with LSD and shocks - great car!!)
A4 2.0T S-Line Avant (actually bought this for my wife but her back disliked it so I ran it for a while. Would not buy a 4-pot or turbo road car for myself.)
current E91 330i ED

Additionally cars of enthusiast-interest that my then-partner or current wife owned, that I did a fair few miles in, are:

Citroen AX GT
Puma 1.7 (great car!)
Honda Civic Type R

wafik · 11-03-2011, 02:12 PM

Mines short but a bit of a jump I guess..

Ford fiesta MK6 1.4 06
BMW 335i Msport Vert 08
BMW M3 Vert 09

Vaheed1 · 11-03-2011, 02:32 PM

Here's mine in ages.

1st car at 18 - Citroen ZX 1.4
18 - Pug 306 DTurbo
21 - Mk4 Golf GTi TD 110 (re-map)
22 - Mk4 Golf GTi TD 150 (re-map - used to catch bloody pigeons this thing)
25 - BMW E46 330d M sport (wrote it off)
25 - BMW E46 330Cd M sport (204 bhp - what a brilliant car...still one of the best looking BMW ever made)
27 - Seat Ibiza Cupra TDI (re-mapped..very quick)
28 - Mk5 Golf GTi (re-mapped)
30 - E90 330d m sport & at 31 a Pug 106 GTi (fabulous!)

in addition to these cars which are my own - I've had the pleasure and displeasure of driving our other cars at home, whenever I've needed them.

Mercedes Benz 190 Cosworth
BMW 535d and 530d
Honda Accord Type R (plastic car with great engine!)
Lexus IS200 and LS430
MB E320 CDI
Honda Civic Type R (curent shape)
2011 Audi Q7 3.0TDI

SO8 · 11-03-2011, 03:29 PM

Renault 5 GT Turbo
Metro GTi 16v MPi
Rover 827 Vitesse
Vauxhall Carlton GSi 24v auto
Rover 420 GSi Turbo
Nissan 200SX (S14)
Volkswagen Golf V6 4motion
BMW 330i M Sport Touring auto
Honda S2000
TVR Griffith 500
Subaru Impreza WRX PPP
Honda S2000
Volkswagen Golf GTi Edition 30 DSG
BMW Z4 M Roadster
BMW 320d M Sport Coupe auto (177)
BMW 330d M Sport Coupe auto (245 LCI)

Martin 335d · 11-03-2011, 06:09 PM

Oh Christ this is going to be a long list, here goes

'93 Ford Escort 1.3L (first car)
'97 Vx Astra 1.4 LS
'97 Seat Ibiza Cupra 8v
'93 VW Corrado VR6
'95 VW Golf VR6
'97 VW Golf VR6
'98 VW Polo Saloon (daily alongside VR6)
'98 Ford Escort van (replaced Polo)
'03 VW Golf R32
'52 VW Golf GTI Anniversary
'03 Seat Inca van (daily alongside Golf GTI)
'53 VW Caddy van (replaced above)
'54 Ford Transit (replaced Caddy)
'54 BMW M3
'99 VW Golf GTI Turbo (2nd car)
'97 BMW 328i Sport (2nd car)
'97 BMW 323i SE (2nd car)
'97 VW Golf GTI (2nd car)
'99 Ford Focus LX (2nd car)
'98 Audi A3 TDi (2nd car)
'99 Subaru Impreza turbo (2nd car)
'97 Ford Escort LX TD (2nd car)
'97 Golf VR6 (same one as above)
'08 Audi A3 2.0 TDi Sline
'95 BMW 318i SE (2nd car)
'56 BMW 335d M Sport tourer
'57 BMW 118d M Sport
'97 VW Golf VR6 Highline (2nd car)
'05 VW Transporter 130bhp (still own this)
'07 BMW 330d M Sport Tourer
'02 VW Golf GT TDi 130bhp
'07 BMW 335d M Sport Tourer (current)

I've had many more than this but alot of them have been wrecks I've used as a 2nd car to get me to work, the ones above are the ones I remember

Markie68 · 11-03-2011, 06:37 PM

Mk6 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec - 2005-08 (55 plate)
Mk4 Seat Ibiza FR 1.9 tdi - 2008-10 (08 plate)
Mk5 Fiesta Zetec s 1.6 - 2009-09 (Y plate) had at the same time as Ibiza
Vauxhall Corsa VXR 1.6 turbo - 2010 (59 plate)
Vauxhall Astra VXR 2.0 turbo - 2010 (59 plate)
BMW E92 320d - 2010 to current (57 plate)

Not a bad list for 22 years old

jonl1983 · 11-04-2011, 04:54 AM

Starting from my first car at 17 through to now at 28 as follows

87 Cavalier 1300
90 Nissan Micra
94 Citroen AX
96 Peugeot 306
55 Seat Ibiza Cupra
06 Seat Leon Cupra R
06 Seat Leon FR TDI
55 BMW E46 320CD M Sport
07 BMW E91 330D M Sport
58 BMW E92 335D M Sport

rG-tom · 11-08-2011, 07:54 AM

age 17: 1998 2.0l mondeo LX

age 18: 2000 2.5l V6 mondeo ghia x, with RSAP and eventually st200 throttle bodies inlet manifolds etc, st220 brakes and koni full adjustables

age 20: 2002 e46 BMW 330i Sport saloon manual

age 23: 2007 e92 BMW 335d M Sport coupe

My 2.5l v6 mondeo had 200bhp, so I've been stuck in the 200-300bhp range since 18! Need to get this mapped and finally break into the next level lol

rG-tom · 11-08-2011, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markie68

Not a bad list for 22 years old

Ditto, i don't think i'm doing too badly at 23!

ant1985 · 11-08-2011, 10:40 AM

96 -citroen saxo 1.1 ( owned for 10 months )

96 - bmw e36 saloon 316i ( total bmw feature car) ( owned for 8 years )

when it was in total bmw nov 2007

when i sold it

2001 - bmw e46 M3 coupe current car owned for 7 months
now with csl front splitter and led rear light

me and my dad also have a summer car e30 318i cab 1 owner from new 72k on clock

rovers_andy · 11-08-2011, 07:03 PM

nice and brief for me

1.9CDTI Astra Sporthatch
335D M Sport

socketR · 11-10-2011, 11:52 AM

Good thread, might be obvious from mine when I graduated lol

1998 Fiat Punto 1.0
2001 Fiat Bravo 1.6
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.0 - 20", Borla exhaust, the boss
2007 Ford Focus ST (new) - Chipped, lowered and a ton of fun
2008 BMW E92 330i - Intro to BMW, refined but felt wanting, Eisenmann exhaust, Schnitzer suspension, black grille kit
2011 BMW E89 35i - Rabid, insane sound with potential for 400hp+ make this my best car and BMW to date by a country mile

11-03-2011, 09:14 AM	#67
Spoonhead Captain 385 Rep 924 Posts Drives: X3M Competition Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: not close enough to Old Trafford iTrader: (0)	Austin Morris 1100cc - 66 (my first car given to me by my grandad) Renault 10 (rear engined!!) - 69 VW type 3 fastback - 68 VW type 3 fastback (but fuel injection) - 72 Mini Metro MG - 82 Vauxhall Astra SRI mk2 - 86 (pretty fast at the time, GTE's had just gone to 2L) Vauxhall Cavalier 1600GL - 88 Vauxhall Carlton 2000GL - 88 Vauxhall Carlton 2000CD - 89 (lovely car at the time) Renault 21 Turbo - 90 (Aug 1 collection) Subura Coupe Turbo - 86 Rover 216 SLi - 90 Nissan Cherry - 87 (a big mistake, a fish tank when it rained) Vauxhall Astra 1600SRI - 01 Honda Civic Typer R - 03 Ford Focus ST - 06 BMW 123d - 09 BMW 320ed - 11 In the family we've had Fiat Panda - 88 Fiat Cinquecento - 97 Fiat Multipla - 00 Fiat Multipla - 02 Subaru WRX PPP - 04 Subaru STI PPP - 05 Ford Fiesta (something) - 94 Renault 19 - 99 Subaru Forester - 04 Company cars __________________ Current Black Sapphire* X3M Comp LCI Gone: X3 M40i BM3 / 330d M Sport PPK / 320 Efficient Dynamics / 123d MSport (Superchipped).
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11-03-2011, 11:00 AM	#68
ALF_E90 Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 280 Posts Drives: E91 330i - see classifieds... Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Winchester iTrader: (0)	Mine have been: Mk1 Fiesta Sport(!) 1.3 309 XSi 309GTi Vectra SRi 156 2.5 V6 SP3 Passat 2.8 V6 4WD estate Caterham 1.6K - first Academy then Roadsports B spec Fisher Fury Hayabusa Alfa 156GTA 3.2 SW (later modified with LSD and shocks - great car!!) A4 2.0T S-Line Avant (actually bought this for my wife but her back disliked it so I ran it for a while. Would not buy a 4-pot or turbo road car for myself.) current E91 330i ED Additionally cars of enthusiast-interest that my then-partner or current wife owned, that I did a fair few miles in, are: Citroen AX GT Puma 1.7 (great car!) Honda Civic Type R
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11-03-2011, 02:12 PM	#69
wafik Captain 230 Rep 918 Posts Drives: F80 M3 ZCP / R56 JCW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London iTrader: (2)	Mines short but a bit of a jump I guess.. Ford fiesta MK6 1.4 06 BMW 335i Msport Vert 08 BMW M3 Vert 09 __________________ BMW F80 M3 ZCP DCT \| Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic \| Extended Leather Opal White \| CCB \| M Performance Exhaust Mode Carbon GTS Front Spoiler \| Mode Carbon Trophy Rear Diffuser \| Mode Carbon M4 Spoiler
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11-03-2011, 02:32 PM	#70
Vaheed1 Major 70 Rep 1,112 Posts Drives: E90 330d M Sport Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne iTrader: (0)	Here's mine in ages. 1st car at 18 - Citroen ZX 1.4 18 - Pug 306 DTurbo 21 - Mk4 Golf GTi TD 110 (re-map) 22 - Mk4 Golf GTi TD 150 (re-map - used to catch bloody pigeons this thing) 25 - BMW E46 330d M sport (wrote it off) 25 - BMW E46 330Cd M sport (204 bhp - what a brilliant car...still one of the best looking BMW ever made) 27 - Seat Ibiza Cupra TDI (re-mapped..very quick) 28 - Mk5 Golf GTi (re-mapped) 30 - E90 330d m sport & at 31 a Pug 106 GTi (fabulous!) in addition to these cars which are my own - I've had the pleasure and displeasure of driving our other cars at home, whenever I've needed them. Mercedes Benz 190 Cosworth BMW 535d and 530d Honda Accord Type R (plastic car with great engine!) Lexus IS200 and LS430 MB E320 CDI Honda Civic Type R (curent shape) 2011 Audi Q7 3.0TDI
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11-03-2011, 03:29 PM	#71
SO8 Major 254 Rep 1,209 Posts Drives: BMW G42 M240i xdrive Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Renault 5 GT Turbo Metro GTi 16v MPi Rover 827 Vitesse Vauxhall Carlton GSi 24v auto Rover 420 GSi Turbo Nissan 200SX (S14) Volkswagen Golf V6 4motion BMW 330i M Sport Touring auto Honda S2000 TVR Griffith 500 Subaru Impreza WRX PPP Honda S2000 Volkswagen Golf GTi Edition 30 DSG BMW Z4 M Roadster BMW 320d M Sport Coupe auto (177) BMW 330d M Sport Coupe auto (245 LCI)
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11-03-2011, 06:09 PM	#72
Martin 335d First Lieutenant 23 Rep 302 Posts Drives: E91 335d M Sport Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Aberdeen iTrader: (1)	Oh Christ this is going to be a long list, here goes '93 Ford Escort 1.3L (first car) '97 Vx Astra 1.4 LS '97 Seat Ibiza Cupra 8v '93 VW Corrado VR6 '95 VW Golf VR6 '97 VW Golf VR6 '98 VW Polo Saloon (daily alongside VR6) '98 Ford Escort van (replaced Polo) '03 VW Golf R32 '52 VW Golf GTI Anniversary '03 Seat Inca van (daily alongside Golf GTI) '53 VW Caddy van (replaced above) '54 Ford Transit (replaced Caddy) '54 BMW M3 '99 VW Golf GTI Turbo (2nd car) '97 BMW 328i Sport (2nd car) '97 BMW 323i SE (2nd car) '97 VW Golf GTI (2nd car) '99 Ford Focus LX (2nd car) '98 Audi A3 TDi (2nd car) '99 Subaru Impreza turbo (2nd car) '97 Ford Escort LX TD (2nd car) '97 Golf VR6 (same one as above) '08 Audi A3 2.0 TDi Sline '95 BMW 318i SE (2nd car) '56 BMW 335d M Sport tourer '57 BMW 118d M Sport '97 VW Golf VR6 Highline (2nd car) '05 VW Transporter 130bhp (still own this) '07 BMW 330d M Sport Tourer '02 VW Golf GT TDi 130bhp '07 BMW 335d M Sport Tourer (current) I've had many more than this but alot of them have been wrecks I've used as a 2nd car to get me to work, the ones above are the ones I remember
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11-03-2011, 06:37 PM	#73
Markie68 Private 2 Rep 65 Posts Drives: 320d M Sport Coupe Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: here iTrader: (1)	Mk6 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec - 2005-08 (55 plate) Mk4 Seat Ibiza FR 1.9 tdi - 2008-10 (08 plate) Mk5 Fiesta Zetec s 1.6 - 2009-09 (Y plate) had at the same time as Ibiza Vauxhall Corsa VXR 1.6 turbo - 2010 (59 plate) Vauxhall Astra VXR 2.0 turbo - 2010 (59 plate) BMW E92 320d - 2010 to current (57 plate) Not a bad list for 22 years old
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11-04-2011, 04:54 AM	#74
jonl1983 Lieutenant 24 Rep 482 Posts Drives: F12 640d M Sport Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Wales iTrader: (2)	Starting from my first car at 17 through to now at 28 as follows 87 Cavalier 1300 90 Nissan Micra 94 Citroen AX 96 Peugeot 306 55 Seat Ibiza Cupra 06 Seat Leon Cupra R 06 Seat Leon FR TDI 55 BMW E46 320CD M Sport 07 BMW E91 330D M Sport 58 BMW E92 335D M Sport
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11-08-2011, 07:54 AM	#75
rG-tom Second Lieutenant 71 Rep 275 Posts Drives: MY2021 M550i Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bedfordshire iTrader: (1)	age 17: 1998 2.0l mondeo LX age 18: 2000 2.5l V6 mondeo ghia x, with RSAP and eventually st200 throttle bodies inlet manifolds etc, st220 brakes and koni full adjustables age 20: 2002 e46 BMW 330i Sport saloon manual age 23: 2007 e92 BMW 335d M Sport coupe My 2.5l v6 mondeo had 200bhp, so I've been stuck in the 200-300bhp range since 18! Need to get this mapped and finally break into the next level lol __________________ Previous: 2002 E46 330i M-Sport (m54b30 LCI), 2007 E92 335D M-Sport Coupe (m57), 2003 z4 3.0i (m54b30), 2010 E92 325D M-Sport Coupe (n57 LCI), 2019 F36 430i M-Sport Pro Gran Coupe, 2018 F36 440i M-Sport Pro Gran Coupe MPPSK Current: MY2021 M550i, Aventurin Red, Ivory Nappa, Comfort Pack, Tech+ Last edited by rG-tom; 11-08-2011 at 07:59 AM..
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11-08-2011, 10:40 AM	#77
ant1985 Private First Class 14 Rep 133 Posts Drives: Bmw E46 M3 / Bmw E30 318i cab Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: leeds iTrader: (0)	96 -citroen saxo 1.1 ( owned for 10 months ) 96 - bmw e36 saloon 316i ( total bmw feature car) ( owned for 8 years ) when it was in total bmw nov 2007 when i sold it 2001 - bmw e46 M3 coupe current car owned for 7 months now with csl front splitter and led rear light me and my dad also have a summer car e30 318i cab 1 owner from new 72k on clock __________________ www.antpearson.co.uk Bespoke photography www.lewisjamesporsche.co.uk Last edited by ant1985; 11-08-2011 at 10:48 AM..
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11-08-2011, 07:03 PM	#78
rovers_andy Private First Class 15 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 335D M-Sport Coupe Join Date: May 2011 Location: Preston,Lancs iTrader: (0)	nice and brief for me 1.9CDTI Astra Sporthatch 335D M Sport
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11-10-2011, 11:52 AM	#79
socketR Enlisted Member 4 Rep 36 Posts Drives: E89 35i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Shropshire iTrader: (0)	Good thread, might be obvious from mine when I graduated lol 1998 Fiat Punto 1.0 2001 Fiat Bravo 1.6 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.0 - 20", Borla exhaust, the boss 2007 Ford Focus ST (new) - Chipped, lowered and a ton of fun 2008 BMW E92 330i - Intro to BMW, refined but felt wanting, Eisenmann exhaust, Schnitzer suspension, black grille kit 2011 BMW E89 35i - Rabid, insane sound with potential for 400hp+ make this my best car and BMW to date by a country mile Last edited by socketR; 11-10-2011 at 12:01 PM..
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