Car History

[Andrew Smith 156]

11 minutes ago, GT86Bob said:

Immediately before my GT86  I had a highly developed Lotus Elise S1 which was too impractical for the road and a Honda S2000, which I still have cos I'm greedy. ;-)

I'm probably older than many on here so have had too many to mention, but amongst them is a second generation Chevrolet Corvair (the rear engined flat four) and a long wheelbase high-roof Nissan Patrol with ten inch wide wheels. I've also had bikes - the most interesting of which was a three cylinder two-stroke Kawasaki 500.  Now that I should not have sold.

Bob

Those triples are better than money in the bank, never had one myself but I did buy myself a 350LC a few years back. Nothing below 6000rpm then all hell let lose. Great fun but it has cost me dearly to keep it running. I wish I had never bought it but I cant bring myself to sell it either. 

[Jared 21]

I've mainly had jap quite a few hondas tbf

Civic ed2 sedan, civic hatch ec9, civic eg4, civic sedan ed2, eunos roadster, Glanza v, mk6 Golf tdi                           

And now my BRZ which will be staying for quite a while now aswell

                     

 

 

[Igi 28]

1 hour ago, GT86Bob said:

a second generation Chevrolet Corvair (the rear engined flat six) 

I was an inch away from buying a convertible from Ireland (California imported, mint condition) as my first car ever, the suspension problems put me off however and I went with a :

• 2003 Suzuki Swift 1.3 N/A

• 2001 Mini Cooper 1.6 N/A

• 2011 Nissan Juke 1.6 Turbo

[KobayashiMaru 28]

17 hours ago, Hoax said:

Prior to my BRZ I only had a 53 plate Skoda Octavia, it was a tank though.  Over 200,000 miles on it when I traded it in, needed minimal maintenance and nothing beyond consumables ever needed looking at.

I always seem to fall back to Skoda's because as you say they are tanks. My current one is driven hard most of the time. My Mk2 Fabia vRS Estate did 50k in 3 years and all of them flat out as I had a 55 miles, early morning commute on B roads. 

[KobayashiMaru 28]

17 hours ago, Rich said:

Mine:

• Audi A3 1.6 - first car, solid enough, but not good on fuel for the performance.
• Audi A3 2.0T - much faster (200 bhp and quattro), even thirstier, but at least it went well. Actually pretty cheap to run as it only lost about 1k a year in depreciation.
• Audi S3 - bonkers fast (300 bhp and quattro), lovely DSG gearbox, a bit boring dynamically. Put it through a wall. D:
• Toyota GT86 - best car by far, much more fun than the rest (despite being much slower than the S3). Bought with the gap insurance payout from the last car.

This is what I was hoping to see. My vRS has similar performance to your S3 and I'm just wondering if I'd miss power. I've driven my brothers a lot and I'm not sure I would apart from overtaking. In isolation on a road I know it's probably the best I've driven. The Z4M had more power than the 86 but steering wasn't as communicative and everything apart from insurance was £££ so I sold it. 

[Rich 378]

4 minutes ago, KobayashiMaru said:

This is what I was hoping to see. My vRS has similar performance to your S3 and I'm just wondering if I'd miss power. I've driven my brothers a lot and I'm not sure I would apart from overtaking. In isolation on a road I know it's probably the best I've driven. The Z4M had more power than the 86 but steering wasn't as communicative and everything apart from insurance was £££ so I sold it. 

Unless I'm off the mark (or yours was heavily modded), the vRS is a fair bit slower (178 bhp and 0-60 in 7.3s vs 296 bhp and 0-60 in 4.8s). That said I rarely miss the power; most of the time I prefer the much better chassis of the GT86 and it has sufficient power to overtake pretty much everywhere the S3 did. The only thing I can't do is keep up with C63s off the lights (the launch on that thing was insane).

[Gudzy 29]

Some of these overlapped as I had the mx5 as a track car but in order of purchase:

2000 Hyundai Accent

2000 Subaru Impreza Sport Special

2004 Nissan 350z

1997 Mazda Mx5

2005 Honda S2000 (Greddy turbo)

2013 Toyota GT86

 

[chris_9011 24]

...err, ok, my previous car history is a little mixed:

1996-97 - 1982 Mini Mayfair 998cc (bought on my 16th Birthday and fixed up over the year before I could start driving it)
1997-98 - 1989 Ford Fiesta 1.1L
1998-99 - 1994 Rover 214Si 3 door (although I think I drove the courtesy car more than this due to needing 3 replacement engines and 4 head gaskets)
1999-01 - 1996 Peugeot 306 XSi
2001-04 - 1991 Toyota MK2 MR2 (revision 1 - N/A)
2004-04 - 1992 Toyota MK2 MR2 (revision 2 - Turbo T-bar)
2004-08 - 1997 Peugeot 306 XS
2008-12 - 2000 Toyota MK2 MR2 (revision 5 - N/A T-bar)
2008-09 - 2005 Ford StreetKa (technically mine, although it was for the wife)
2009-13 - 2008 Ford Focus Wolf Edition
2012-13 - 1994 Toyota MK2 MR2 (revision 3 - N/A tintop)
2013-14 - 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible (again, technically mine, although bought for the wife to drive)
2013-13 - 2004 Mini Cooper S
2013-17 - 1997 Toyota MK2 MR2 (revision 4 - Turbo TRD 2000GT)
2014-Pres. - 2008 BMW 120d Convertible (again, technically I'm the owner but it's for the wife)
2017-Pres. - 2013 Toyota GT86 Supercharged

[KobayashiMaru 28]

25 minutes ago, Rich said:

Unless I'm off the mark (or yours was heavily modded), the vRS is a fair bit slower (178 bhp and 0-60 in 7.3s vs 296 bhp and 0-60 in 4.8s). That said I rarely miss the power; most of the time I prefer the much better chassis of the GT86 and it has sufficient power to overtake pretty much everywhere the S3 did. The only thing I can't do is keep up with C63s off the lights (the launch on that thing was insane).

It is. Shark tuned to 282bhp, Bilstein and Eibach suspension, ARB's, bigger brakes, etc. The pull in-gear once back 2500rpm is great. It's only weakness is getting power down so requires a disciplined right foot. But this means inputs have to be precise which in tun makes me better. I found this with the 86 too. If you are precise with it, it's rewards you for it.    

[Hoax 21]

58 minutes ago, KobayashiMaru said:

I always seem to fall back to Skoda's because as you say they are tanks. My current one is driven hard most of the time. My Mk2 Fabia vRS Estate did 50k in 3 years and all of them flat out as I had a 55 miles, early morning commute on B roads. 

Mine was just a 2 litre diesel, but I drove it hard trying to break it so i could justify getting another car. The skoda won. Didn't miss a beat in the 6 years I had it. Was a great car for what it was, huge boot, reliable, decent mpg.

Also never washed it the 6 years I had it 

[zhuonanli 14]

haha ive been driving for 2 years now 

Peugeot 206 1.1

Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 T-Jet

BMW 730D

Honda Civic Type R FN2

Saab 9-3 1.9 TTID Aero

GT86

[DaveaH 16]

Mini Cooper (1969)

Mk2 1300 Escort

Mk2 Escort Mexico

Sunbeam Ti

Peugeot 1.6 GTI

Peugeot 1.9 GTI (x3 in a row)

Clio Williams

Escort Cosworth

Lotus Elise

Mk1 Focus RS

Porsche Cayman (Gen2)

Gt86

 

[Ade 517]

94 VW Polo 

93 Toyota Corolla 1.3

94 Toyota Corolla 1.6 (Excellent 4A-FE engine)

08 Swift Sport 

11 Swift 1.3 - briefly

08 Yaris SR - briefly

08 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Quattro

10 Merc C Class Kompressor - current 

12 GT86 - later supercharged - current

Future - Cateram for track, something for the family to replace Merc. Jag F-Pace V6 looking likely.  

Once the kids leave home and mortgage paid in full; Porsche GT3

 

Favorite engine of the lot was the 4A-FE. Its a narrow valve angle head version of the 4A-GE. So reliable and thrashable. Smooth as silk too. 

[Ian2144 4]

You might need a cup of tea for this lot......From 1974 to date.

DAF 33 Van.

Fiat 600D.

Hillman Imp X 2

Simca Rallye 1

MG Midget 1500

Hillman Avenger Tiger Mk 2

VW Beetle 1300

NSU 1200 SC

Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1600 twin cam

Fiat 128

Suzuki Whiz Kid

MG Midget 1275

Citroen 2CV X 2

Fiat Strada 105 TC

Volvo 66 estate 

Talbot Samba S / Rallye 

Fiat Strada 130TC Abarth *

Daihatsu Charade GTti 

Audi 90 quattro series 2 

Singer Chamois Sport road rally spec *

Opel Kadett GT/E Coupe *

Golf GTi Mk2

Audi ur quattro turbo 10 valve *

Audi ur quattro turbo 20 valve *

Land Rover 110 Defender 

Audi 90 quattro series 3 *

Daihatsu Four Trak

Ford Focus RS Mk 2 *

Toyota Hi lux Surf 

Caterham SV R400 *

Talbot Sunbeam Lotus *

Mtsubish Shogun ( current daily)

GT86 Aero *

asterisk * denotes weekend toy.

 

[MikeB 79]

Owned cars not that many as had company cars for nearly 30 years but lots of motorbikes 

Past test in 1984 

car list owened between 1984 to 1987

1961 mini van with Austin 1300 GT engine, roll cage, Sprite exhaust, front disc's, mini fin rears

1964 Mini Cooper 1061s

1967 Mini Cooper 1275s 

1979 Mini 1275 GT

Astra mk1 1300

GT86 bought new 2014.

Company cars ranged from Astra mk 2 1.6sr through to BMW's. Worst car Rover 75 diesel!

Motorbikes

Suzuki GSXR750(1992), Honda Fireblade (1996),race Cresent Suzuki GSXR600,Triumph Daytona(1998), race Kawasaki zxr 400,YamahaR1 (1999), Ducati748 SPS, Suzuki GSXR600(2001), Suzuki GSXR1000k3 (2003), Suzuki GSXR750k4, race Honda CBR600r (2005)

 

[Nicebiscuit 655]

People admit to owning Metros? 

 

You had a Firenza. ;-P. Wasn't that basically a Viva with a slightly dodgy 2.3l motor shoehorned in? ;-). (cool car actually)

Actually the Metro was ace. Mine had a 1.4 K Series in it and fat little 14' wheels. Given that it weighed the same as an empty crisp packet it was a bit of a B road rocket. Go kart handling.

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[bassett 48]

 

Fiesta 1.1l mk3 3dr 1990 which got written off after a failed break in attempt where they attempted to pop the locks by wedging in a screwdriver  resulting in needing replacement doors which was uneconomical to repair

Golf 1.8 GL mk3 5dr 1996 in dragon green cosmetically modified but H&R suspension near enough ruined the ride quality

Golf 2.0 GTI mk4 3dr 1999 another green one

Seat Leon Cupar R 225 1.8T 2004 in silver tuned to 265bhp/300lbft by AMD Essex

I built a MNR Vortx* with a yamaha R1 03 engine, it's a G plate but was built in 2009. It's a lotus 7 based kit car.

the slow progress of improving cars then went back to square one to buy a house

Golf GTI 2.0 1995 3dr silver. This was bone stock but thrashed every where which was quite enjoyable.

Audi TT 3.2 v6 DSG 2004 in dolomite grey with factory BBS alloys. Bit of a mistake with this one as I wanted to try out a car with a vr6 lump. The extra styling looked great however I didn't get on with the gearbox.

Seat Leon cupra TDI 150 2004 in black magic* perfect motorway munched with some overtaking poke

Finished off with the GT86 in starlight blue 2015 * 

The 86 lacks the grunt of the TT or Cupra R but the immediacy, engagement and handling more than make up for it. Strangely don't miss the TT interior which was pretty nice in light grey leather but wasn't the most comfortable.

* denotes current car

 

[surrey86 352]

Focus 1.8

Civic Type R (ep3)

Impreza WRX blobeye

Bmw 130i 

GT86

[Lauren 2259]

14 hours ago, Nicebiscuit said:

On 07/02/2017 at 6:22 PM, Lauren said:

People admit to owning Metros? 

 

You had a Firenza. ;-P. Wasn't that basically a Viva with a slightly dodgy 2.3l motor shoehorned in? ;-). (cool car actually)

 

That's like saying an RS2000 is just basically an Escort, though it isn't because the Firenza had a different bodyshell with the fastback rear. The Spokrt SL was the first to have that bodyshell. Yes, 2.3 twin carb, seven dial dash etc. 

Well the good news with your Metro is that it didn't have the awful, ancient A Series engine. Quite liked the K Series (had a Rover 214Si which I missed off my list) apart from it's appetite for head gaskets. 

[Nicebiscuit 655]

14 hours ago, Nicebiscuit said:

On 07/02/2017 at 6:22 PM, Lauren said: People admit to owning Metros?   

You had a Firenza. ;-P. Wasn't that basically a Viva with a slightly dodgy 2.3l motor shoehorned in? ;-). (cool car actually)

 

That's like saying an RS2000 is just basically an Escort, though it isn't because the Firenza had a different bodyshell with the fastback rear. The Spokrt SL was the first to have that bodyshell. Yes, 2.3 twin carb, seven dial dash etc. 

Well the good news with your Metro is that it didn't have the awful, ancient A Series engine. Quite liked the K Series (had a Rover 214Si which I missed off my list) apart from it's appetite for head gaskets. 

Sure enough it was the head gasket that killed it... bag of nails after that...

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[Nicebiscuit 655]

And anyway an RS2000 WAS just an Escort, albeit with a Cortina engine stuffed in it... The RS1600 on the other hand...

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[Lou_m 2]

Suzuki Swift GTI

Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI  (Stuck an Mi16 engine in it)

Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI  (Stuck an Mi16 engine in it too)

Fiat Coupe 16V Turbo

Toyota MR2 Turbo T-Bar

Renault Clio 172 Cup

MGB GT (race car)

Peugeot 306 DT

VW Passat 1.8T

Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo LE 

Honda Accord Type R

Honda Civic 2.2 CDTI

Renault Clio 200

Ford Puma 1.7

Vauxhall VX220 turbo (toy)

BMW 320D

Saab 9-3 Aero 

VW Up (75bhp..the powerful one)

Lotus Elise S (toy)

Honda Civic 2.2 CDTI 

Vauxhall VX220 NA (toy)

Toyota GT86

 

Think that's them all.

 

[Ztox 230]

Most of mine were either bought for peanuts from family members/friends or were sub £1k Ebay wins but here goes, I'm pretty sure these are all in the right order

Rover 100i (Metro, basically)

Mk3 Vauxhall Astra (think it was an LS model) 1.7 diesel (non-turbo, slowest thing ever)

Mk3 Vauxhall Astra SRi 2.0 petrol

Mk3 Volkswagen Golf GTi 2.0 8v

ST202 Toyota Celica SS-I (JDM import)

ST202 Toyota Celica SS-II (JDM import)

Almost a Nissan 350Z (had a deposit down and pick up date arranged before the guy pulled out and said he wanted to keep it, leading to me buying...)

Renaultsport Megane II R26

Mk1 Ford Focus 1.6 (was offered this so took it as a temp runaround while still being able to afford to save for...)

Toyota GT86

Have always wanted a RWD Jap coupe, got their eventually.

 

[Paul 442]

I'm including bikes as my driving history is relatively short:

Yamaha moped

Honda NSR125R

Honda CB600 Hornet

Kawasaki ER6F

Fiat Punto 1.2L 16v

Vauxhall Corsa VXR

Seat Ibiza 1.6 TDI FR

Toyota GT86

[Philip 14]

Lots of overlap (as I've usually had more than 1 car), but roughly in chronological order:

• Toyota Corolla Estate
• Vauxhall Cavalier CD
• Vauxhall Cavalier SRi
• Porsche 944
• BMW E34 535i
• Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
• Porsche 928S4
• Mazda NC MX-5
• BMW E34 M5
• BMW E39 M5
• BMW Z4M Roadster

Current:

• Lexus IS250 SE-L
• BMW E93 M3
• Toyota GT86