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6.4.06

My motoring life (so far) 

I have been trying to think about the I have driven or owned over the years. For fun, here is a compilation of my motoring history—with many gaps to fill. I’ll update this list from time to time and add some commentary later. Note that I have not owned all these vehicles, and those marked with asterisks are (or were) owned by friends who have asked me to drive them for short periods (e.g. they were drunk and I was a , or we swapped cars to try each other’s out). Leases and rentals are included.

1973 Vauxhall Viva 1300 Saloon
1978 Triumph Toledo 1500 (a very unusual New Zealand special)
1984 Ford Sierra 2·0 L Turnier
1985 Nissan Pulsar 1·3 SG 3-door
1985 BMW 535i Automatic (probably my first self-shifter)
1985 Peugeot 205 GTI 1·9
1987 Citroën BX 19 TR
1988 Lancia Delta 1·6 i.e.
1989 Citroën AX 14 TRS cinq portes
1989 Fiat Tipo 1·4
1989 Opel Vectra 1·8 Viertürig
1989 Peugeot 309 GR
1989 Peugeot 405 GR
1989 Peugeot 405 SRI
1989 Pontiac Le Mans 1·5 SE 5-door
1990 Fiat Tipo 1·6
1990 Honda Civic 1·3 3-door*
1992 Honda Accord 2·2 EX Sedan*
1992 Opel Vectra 2·0i GLS Viertürig
1996 Nissan Skyline GTS 25t Spec II (R33)*
1996 Peugeot 406 ST
1996 Holden Barina 1·6 SRi
1997 Hyundai Sonata Mk III 2·5 V6 Automatic
1997 Peugeot 106 GTI
1998 Ford Escort 1·4i GL 5-door
1998 Ford Mondeo 2·0 GL 4-door (CDW27)
1998 Holden Vectra 2·5 CD 5-door
1998 Mercedes-Benz ML 430 Automatic (probably my first V8)
1998 Renault Mégane 1·6 RT Coupé
1999 Toyota Celica 2·0 Liftback*
2000 Ford Contour 2·5 SE Automatic
2001 BMW 320i
2001 Ford Mondeo 2·0 4-door (CD132)
2001 Ford Mustang V6 Automatic
2001 Ford Falcon Futura (EA169)
2001 Subaru Legacy 4WD Wagon
2002 Holden Commodore Acclaim
2002 Opel Astra 2·0 TDi Comfort Funftürig
2003 Ford Mustang V6 Convertible Automatic
2003 Holden Vectra 2·0 CD 4-door
2003 Holden Commodore Acclaim
2003 Jaguar X-type 3·0 SE Automatic
2003 Peugeot 206 GTI
2004 Ford Mondeo 2·0 4-door
2004 Ford Mustang V6 Convertible Automatic
2004 Holden Commodore Acclaim
2004 Peugeot 307 HDi cinq portes
2004 Mercedes-Benz C180 Kompressor
2005 Alfa Romeo 147 2·0 Twin Spark Lusso 5 porte
2005 Audi A3 1·8T Quattro Dreitürig Automatic
2005 Audi A4 1·8T Quattro Automatic
2005 Audi A4 2·0T Quattro Automatic
2005 Audi S4 Automatic
2005 Ford Focus 2·0 Zetec 5-door (C307)
2005 Ford Territory TX Automatic
2005 Holden Astra Classic 4-door Automatic
2005 Holden Vectra 2·0 CD 5-door
2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK200 Kompressor
2005 Peugeot 307 1·6 cinq portes automatique
2005 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Tiptronic (997)
2005 Škoda Octavia 2·0 FSI Automatic
2005 Škoda Superb 2·5 TDI Automatic
2005 Volvo V50 T5 Automatic
2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Updates after original blog post
2001 Holden Commodore Mk II Executive Automatic
2005 Aston Martin DB9
2006 Mercedes-Benz S500 AMG (W221)
2006 Mercedes-Benz B200
2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS500
2006 Citroën C4 2·0 SX Diesel
2006 Citroën C4 2·0 Exclusive
2006 Renault Mégane Estate 1·9 DCi 130 ch
2007 Audi TT 3·2 V6 quattro
2007 Ford Focus 2·0 Funftürig Automatik
2007 Audi A4 3·2 Cabriolet
2007 Peugeot 207 HDI 1·6 Turbodiesel cinq portes
2007 Audi Allroad quattro 4·2
2007 Audi S3 2·0 Turbo
2007 Mercedes-Benz C200 Kompressor Avantgarde
2007 Renault Clio 1·6 Dynamique cinq portes automatique
2007 Audi S5
2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman
2008 Ford Focus 2·0 Funftürig Automatik
2008 Audi TTS
2008 Audi A3 1·8 Cabriolet Automatik
2008 Audi A3 Sportback 1·4T Automatik
2008 Audi A5 3·2
2008 Audi A4 1·8T
2008 Audi RS6 Avant
2008 BMW 135i Coupé
2008 BMW 120i Cabriolet Automatik
2008 Peugeot 308 SW automatique
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How in the world do you know all that? That's a lot of cars. I don't think I can remember all my cars and rentals.  
Took me a while but I sat there for half an hour figuring it out! I love cars so I have a particularly good memory for them. Some of my international rentals are long-term (e.g. for months) so they tend to stick in my mind as well as cars I have owned.  
uhm...wow. There's only a few that you don't have to pay big bucks for...  
Yeah, I’m pretty lucky that I get loaners from some automakers occasionally (they’ll be the expensive ones!).  
Happy new year !-!
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