6.4.06 My motoring life (so far)
I have been trying to think about the cars 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 designated driver, 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 Posted by Jack Yan, 12:35 Comments:
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.
Yeah, I’m pretty lucky that I get loaners from some automakers occasionally (they’ll be the expensive ones!).
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