Previous Cars

[Hendry]

Just a thread to see what your previous cars were as I'm interested to know what cars Vec C drivers have drove in the past, see whos a vauxhall diehard and who's bought a vec cos they preferred it to a M**deo or a 407, etc.

mine:
1. 1996 'P' Chrysler Neon 2.0 LE (shared with my dad, got written off, rare car with a manual box and electric sunroof, and had features that only became standard on more popular cars like the Vec C around 2003)
2. 1997 'R' Vauxhall Astra 1.6 LS 5 Door, metallic green, still got, was my dads and now mine, now has 17" new tigra wheels, gsi kit, sport interior, chrome bits n bobs, smoothing,
3. 2005 '54' Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 DTI Energy 5 Door, star silver, my dads taxi but my car for work too, and sorta generally shared as I can use it whenever I want, and pay a bit of maintenance to it.

[simonali]

1. Ford Fiesta XR2 1989F mods: Spax suspension, full Janspeed exhaust inc. manifold, re-jetted carb and K&N filter

2. Ford Escort XR3i 16V 1992J mods: K&N, Magnex system, Janspeed de-cat

3. Citroen Xsara VTS 1999S mods: Jetex Laser exhaust, RamAir induction kit, Unichip

4. Vauxhall Astra Coupe Turbo 2001Y mods: none apart from Irmscher grille. It was fast enough, thanks! The previous cars had bits changed when the originals fell off!!

[CPHB]

1 Saab 96 V4 -72
2 Saab 96 V4 -76
3 Ford Escort -80
4 Saab 90 -85
5 Opel Vectra 90
6 Opel Vectra 93
7 Ford Mondeo 96
8 Ford Modeo -01
9 Opel Vectra -04

[Doug-SRidirect]

'68 Austin 1300 Mk 2 (rusted away)(1973)
'67 Hillman Imp (g/box went)(1974)
'66 Austin A60 (1622cc) (1974)
'70 Escort 1300XL (1975 sold to finance marriage!)
'63 Alfa Romeo Guilia Ti (1.6) 90 bhp (1977 well rusted)
'69 Cortina 1600E (1978 Dad's old car, he bought it new)
'84 Morris Marina 1.8 Super (1979 - I'd been out of work - my excuse)
'78 VX Cavalier Coupe 2.0 GLS (1981 - apple green)
'83 Escort XR3i (Brand New 1983 - started self employment)
'84 VW Polo C (1.05 litre) (1984 cheap, to help finance big house!)
'85 Astra 1.3 Merit 75 bhp (1985 surprisingly quick)
'87 Toyota Corolla 1.3GL (1987 surprisingly disappointing zzzzzz)
'85 VX Cavalier 1.8 SRi 115 bhp (1989 first baby due)
'85 Sierra 2.0 Ghia (1990 quiet, smooth, v. thirsty)
'86 Audi 100CD (2.2 litre 5 cylinder) (1991 - my favourite car)
'90 Citroen XM 2.0 (1994 loads of trouble)
'92 Peugeot 605 Si (1995 used a litre of oil a fortnight)
'95 Toyota Previa (1995 - 4 kids by then. We're still running this van!)
'87 Nissan Sunny 1.6GLS (1997 inherited when Dad died)
'93 Honda Accord 2.0 (1998 so reliable but boring)
'95 Mercedes Benz E280 = 193 bhp (2001 spent over £4k on maintenance)
'04 Vectra 2.2 Direct SRi (2005 so far so good - good forum!)
My life in cars!
Doug

[Gsi3.2]

land rover series 3 swb
land rover series 2 lwb
Too many mini's (8)
Mk 2 cav 1600 gls 1981 X
Lancia delta 2.0 T 86D
Mk 2 cav 1600 L Hatch B
Mk 2 cav 1600 GLS Bitsa.. ( home brew special )
Mk 3 Cav V6 Pre-Production.. VX escapee
Vec 'C' Gsi 2004..

The mini's also overlapped the early Mk 2's ...But anyone notice a sea change??

[Ian T]

1 Ford Escort MK2 1.1 (S reg '77')
2 Cavalier MK2 1.3 (A reg '84')
3 Cavalier MK3 1.6 (H reg '90')
4 Cavalier MK3 2.0 (M reg '95')
5 Vec C SXI 1.8 (53 reg) (current car)

[monkyspunky]

1. vauxhall nova 1.2 swing b reg,(added 1.4 lump, webbers, konis, wheels and ice)
2. opel escona t reg 2.0 auto (remember them?)
3. ford orion 1.6i ghia h reg(required bump start every morning)
4. honda civic 1.5 lsi vtec t reg(still up for sale)
5. vectra elite 2.2 03(current)

[matt.miles]

Cant remember dates but:

Vauxhall Viva
Vauxhall Firenza 1.8
Mondeo Est (Comany Car No Choice)
Mondeo Saloon as above
Vauxhall Vectra B SRI 1.8
Vauxhall Vectra C 54 SRI 2.2
Vauxhall Astra (Wifes)
Vauxhall Astra Belmont (When i got made redundant)

Now
Vectra C 2.2 direct SRI

Vectra's I love em....

[biglardyboy]

As above, cant't remember the dates:

Meastro 1.3L (yep, someone had to have them)
Astra 1.3 Merit Estate (more filler than original body panels)
Orion 1.6i Ghia (Concourse winner and a **** to start)
Cavalier SRi 16V SFI (Great work horse)
Octavia VRS (Best car ever owned, got nicked though.. )
Focus C-Max 2.0 TCDI Ghia (Boring as hell)
Vectra C GSI (So far so good.....)

Mark

[AJA]

89 Ford Cortina 2.0GL
90 Ford Fiesta 1.4S
92 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 LXi
94 BMW 316i 1.8
94 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 4x4
95 VW Scirocco GTS 1.8
96 Rover 820Si
97 Ford Escort 1.6 Si
97 Ford Escort GTi 1.8
98 Vauxhall Vectra Arctic II 1.8
01 Vauxhall Astra SRi 1.8 (wife inherited this when I got Company Car)
02 Ford Mondeo TDCI 130 (company Car)
04 Vauxhall Vectra SRi CDTi 150