what cars have you owned

General General Lotus Talk
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Amateurs!

Lotus’

Elite
Esprit S3
Esprit S3
Excel
Elan M100
Elise S1
Elise S2
Exige
Elise S2 111S
Esprit Sport 300
Exige S2
Eclat
Elite
Elite
?

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Bugger, got sucked in to the “What cars have you owned” thread after all. Hope Lord Whitter does’nt join in, I believe he has owned several thousand Lotii.

Some other tasty ones :-

Ford Capree
Escort Mk4
Daf 33
Hillman Imp Sport
Various Escorts
Opel Rekord
Datsun 240Z
Saab 99 Turbo (superb!)
Lambogardo

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Some other tasty ones :-

Hahaha, you’ve forgotten that very tasty (& rather ancient)Renault Laguna from 3 years ago. At the time I bet you thought it was the nearest you’d ever get to owning a Lambogoonee

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Wow. That’s a good score, Russ!

Is that list in chronological order?
Seems pretty crazy buying an Eclat that late in the list

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Seems pretty crazy buying an Eclat that late in the list

He did, & what a pile of shite it was - don’t think it had run for about 15 years. I believe it was meant to be a “restoration investment”, but… It certainly detracted from the other machinery chez RussT

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LOL, sounds like a wise ‘investment’

Now I’m wondering what’s currently in Russ’ stable…

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Now I’m wondering what’s currently in Russ’ stable…

His “Little Pony”

What’s in his garage is another matter

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Very funny

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  1. Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
  2. Mercedes 300CE
  3. Lotus Elise (now Duratec powered)
  4. Mercedes A170 CDI
  5. 1330cc Mini
  6. Ford Capri 2.8i Special
  7. Mercedes 500E
  8. Ferrari F355 Spider

Bold ones are current cars… yes… I’m a kleptomaniac. Only 25 so the list isn’t huge, but it’s what you do with it that counts right?

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WOW you guys rock between you theres some hot metal oh and some lemons

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err, just bought a Series 3 Land Rover as well. The concept of steering is very interesting, I think the idea is that you try and give it some bias and hope for the best. Still it’s all good fun and no need to move my Road Angel over.

M…

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I’ve had in order (God if I can remember that far back)

Escort Mk1
Fiat X1/9
Fiesta Mk1
Peugeot 309GTi
Fiat Panda
Mk1 XR2
E30 BMW 318is
Escort RS Turbo
E30 BMW 318is
Nissan 200SX
Porsche 968 CS
S1 Elise
Escort Cosworth
E30 M3 - Current every day car
Ford Transit - Vans are cool!!!
Exige

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  1. Ford Seirra Sapphire
  2. Toyota MR2 (mk 3)
  3. BMW Z4
  4. Exige S2


    regards
    Rob
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  1. Orion 1.4L
  2. BMW 318 ti
  3. BMW Z3 2.0
  4. Mini Cooper
  5. BMW M3 (E46 SMG)
  6. Audi 3.0 Quattro Avant Tip
  7. Exige S1
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Sean,

What did you think of the 968 CS?

Mark…

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here goes…
S2 escort rs turbo
hyundai coupe 1.6
bmw mini one
corvette c5
ford lightning f150
S2 type 23 with 180 rs engine
mitsi evo 7fq330
s1 exige 190bhp chrome orange!

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subaru pickup
mk1 Escort Pop
Mk1 Fiasco

1500 Midget
1500 Midget
MGBGT - what was I bloody thinking with these three?

R5 Turbo - most fun vehicle ever � 4 �
MK1 MR2 - ace
Mini 950 - winter use
AXGT - Idiot

Astra - Company Motor
Vectra - Company Motor
Lotus Elan Sprint - Still use on Weekends
MK2 Facelift MR2 - Daily motor still
Nissan 200SX - company motor - superb fun (laid up the MR2)
Elise 111s
S1 Exige also in the best colour CO

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Sorry to revive such an old thread but I stumbled across this on one of my random searchings, and bloody hell!!! Between you lot you must have owned damn near every significant performance car ever .

And Mr Admin, dear God I want to live in your garage, that�s simply stunning .

Also, Mr P, your Suzuki Jeep, do you happen to remember which model it was, only my Dad gave us an SJ413 to play with in the woods, sorry, I mean, to learn to drive in; and ever since I�ve had a bit of an unhealthy interest in them.

Anyway, these lists made for very interesting reading on a rather uninteresting afternoon .

David

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mr admin…what can i say…well done…my kinda guy!
my list is as follows.

1.honda civic(old fart spec)
2.integra type r(annoying me at the moment spec)current

i also have the use of

3.polo 1.9 diesel(le mans spec)
4.jaguar xj sport(pimp spec!!)

next stop…exige s1 or s2



DEan

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Also, Mr P, your Suzuki Jeep, do you happen to remember which model it was

It was an SJ410, which I “personally” imported in 1983*, cos there was then a quota restriction on Jap manufacturers selling directly to the UK. By personal import, this was in fact a trip for 30 of us arranged by a local dealer, & what a great trip it was too We sailed overnight from Hull to Rotterdam (ie stayed up drinking all night), then collected the cars, after having had a very pleasant lunch in Delft. Finally, the overnight ferry back to Hull (buy a pressie for the missus on board, before more drinking).

I tried Grolsch for the first time on that trip - used to be fancy stoppers on the bottles to keep the stufff fresh, & you could return the empties to the “offie” in the UK, & get money back!

Those were the days

  • Thinking about it, it may have been 1984, not 1983.