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GP_G
12th April 2007, 02:48 AM
what else have you owned prior to your mini?

here is some of mine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/p1ggm/frontbridge.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/p1ggm/rightsidemov.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/p1ggm/boot1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/p1ggm/PICT0055.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/p1ggm/topdown.jpg

thats my old scoob. was always changing it. also had a feature in JTuner too

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/p1ggm/PICT0061.jpg
thats my old M3 evo, made 330 bhp standard on the rollers then done a 2k mile round trip to the ring last year(pictured outside the place we stayed at a couple of miles from the ring, we had it all to ourselves too:cool:)

one of my last cars
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/p1ggm/leftside.jpg
mr2 turbo. car was just dangerous, and this also went throu a few changes..and a few sets of rear tyres:D

bigcoyote
12th April 2007, 08:47 AM
Lets see.....

2006 GMC Yukon XL Denali
2000 Ford F150 4X4
1997 GMC Safari EXT van
1996 Buick Century Wagon
1993 Jeep Wrangler
1990 Ford Mustang GT
1986 Ford Mustang GT - T-tops
1986 Ford Ranger
1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500
1969 Cadillac Fleetwood Hearse ( Superior coach )
1967 International Harvester Scout 800
1966 Ford Mustang coupe
1963 Ford Falcon Convertible
1963 Austin-Healy Sprite
1960 Austin Mini Super Delux

AND - my very first car......

1950 Ford Business Coupe

I think thats all?? I hope

:D

FergusM
12th April 2007, 04:27 PM
Mmm...

Lexus RX300SE (Present) :(
BMW 330Ci Clubsport
Mini One (won in a competition) :)
Toyota MR2 Roadster
Saxo VTS
Peugeot 306 D Turbo
Peugeot 405 Mi16
Citroen AX GT
Saab 900
Triumph Dolomite
Mini 100cc
Beetle

Gismo
12th April 2007, 04:35 PM
Currently:-
Mini Cooper S (Supercharged ;)) - 97 Classic Mini Sportspack - BMW M3

Previously:-
Mini Cooper
Subaru WR1 - BMW 330Ci
Mini Cooper S - BMW 316 Compact
Mini Cooper
1.4 Fiesta
Mondeo ST24
Mondeo ST24
Mondeo
1.6 Escort
Diesel Laguna - Company Car - XR2i
Sierra - Company Car
Granada - Company Car
XR3i
Various Fords and mini's
First ever car, Mk1 Escort

ianking
12th April 2007, 04:43 PM
Current car =
2007 07 R56 Cooper S :)

previous

2005 05 Mini Cooper
2004 54 BMW 120D Sport
2003 03 Mini One
2002 52 Mini One
2000 W Vauxhall Corsa sport 1.6
1995 N Renault Clio 1.2 Les routiers (first car)

as well as having an acompanying old mini most of the time which have been

2000 W Cooper Sportspack
1990 H City E
1988 Mini Designer

SarahMunro
12th April 2007, 04:52 PM
At the moment for me it is

R56 Cooper in Sparkling Silver

but before that it has been

2004 Mini Cooper Convertible
2005 Corsa sxi 1.2
2002 Mini One
1999 Corsa Club 1.2

Pretty much a theme of minis and corsas but I wont be getting any more corsas, I have learnt my lesson

oh I had a ford Ka for about 3 weeks but hated it so much that im not even going to put it on my list as its very embarrassing :eek:

Burple
12th April 2007, 06:54 PM
Lets see if you can spot a trend here.. ;)

Currently- 2005 Mini One, BEP

2003 Cooper
1990 Honda Legend (needed it for 6 weeks waiting for my Cooper. It had 144,000 miles on it, got it for £200. 2.7 v6 auto. fun! :D)
1993 Mini Cooper 1.3i
1984 Mini Mayfair. Imported from Ireland. Lowered. huge wheels. Huge stereo
1979 Mini Pickup
1978 Mini '1000' YELLOW! ;) (1275, cooper head, lcb, nice cam, drum brakes! :eek:)
1979 Mini Clubman, bright orange. Loved that car

and er.. my first car... <cof> a £200 Vauxhall Chevette <cof>

:D:D

euan
12th April 2007, 09:01 PM
There is a post on here somewhere with pics of my old cars, but as the serach always breaks I can't find it just now. Anyway:

2004 BMW 318ci Coupe M Sport
2003 MINI Cooper S, EB, White roof, bonnet stripes, R90s - my favourite car
2001 MINI Cooper - IB, W, bonnet stripes. Class, as my brother had one the same but in BRG!
1998 MK4 Golf GTi 16V - 3 door in dragon green with some VR6 bits on it. I loved that car.
F plate Ford Escort 1.4 Ghia

Had the escort for 4 years and it had huge miles on it when I sold it (actually sold it for more than I paid for it!).

duncan
12th April 2007, 09:36 PM
Now:
2005 R50 MINI Cooper

Previous
2002 R50 MINI One - ST51LTE
1992 Vauxhall Astra GSi 2.0 16V - J...UFS
1987 Vauxhall Nova 1.3 SR - F154RDX
1984 Ford Fiesta Dash (957cc!) B103MFS - still in my mum and dads garage! :eek:
1979 Mini Clubman DTS26V

Craig
13th April 2007, 12:09 AM
Now

2006 R56 Mini Cooper S

Previous
2005 Mini Cooper (BEP) Nae Idea never had a normal plate on it..
2003 Mini Cooper (SM03YOA)
2002 Mazda 6 2.0 TS (Great car :approve:) (GF02LLC)
1999 Mazda 626 2.0 GLX (S176TMS)
1987 Nissan Sunny 1.6 SLX Coupe :eek: D705???)
1997 Fiat Punto TD (R687BSC)
1994 Mazda 323F 1.6 GLX (one of my best ever cars...) (L299MFS)
1991 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Ghia (G???ESC)
1983 Mini Metro 1.3 HLE (in Biege :eek:;)) (ALS423Y)
1991 Mazda 323 1.3 LX with full body kit :approve: (G259ESC)
1987 Mazda 323 Saloon 1.5 GLX E986ESC)
1988 Mini Flame F833AFS)
1985 Renault 9 Biarritz (B729RLS)
1984 Nissan Sunny 1.5 GL Saloon (A855ASF)
1984 Astra 1.2 (which I rolled - first and only time. :D) (A512HLS)
1966 Mini Super Deluxe (FFG122D)

Scottie
13th April 2007, 06:34 AM
h'mm now lets see my past cars.


1980 - Mini Clubman

2nd Golf
3rd Morris Ital
4th Mini Metro
5th Mini MG Metro
6th MG Montego
7th Mazda 323F
8th Honda Concerto
9th Suzuki Viatra. JLX
10th Suzuki 2.0TD
11th Suzuki Grand
12th BMW 525TDS

And that takes me up to 1995.

loads of different cars/



:I

David Wynne
13th April 2007, 08:40 PM
Currently: MINI Cooper S Checkmate

Previously:

MINI Cooper
Subaru Impreza UK 300 Prodrive
Celica GT
Escort 1.6i Ghia

illegalhunter
13th April 2007, 09:37 PM
v reg renault 18
t reg opal kadette
s reg mini 1000
c reg opal manta gte coupe i loved this car till my first ex wife wrote it off
y reg nissan bluebird
orion ghia inj
1966 cal look vw beetle
c reg sapphire cossy
frontera sport
renault cleo
mondeo company car
corsa 12 for here in doors
06 cooper
07 mcs

BJN
13th April 2007, 09:42 PM
Currently

2005 Mini Cooper S & 2006 Suzuki GSX-R750

previously

2001 VW Golf 4motion & 2003 Yamaha R6
2001 VW Polo GTi
1996 BMW 320i SE
1997 Saxo VTR
1993 Orion 1.8 LX
1990 Escort Eclipse
1983 Fiesta Quartz
1984 Escort Ghia
1986 Fiesta L
1980 MKII Escort 1.3 L

zimbo
14th April 2007, 01:37 AM
Ha ha haaaaaaaaa :D what a laugh reading through all the different cars folks have had, made my day, specially Craigs and his beige metro that cracked me up..... :D:D

Well let me see, what have I had...

CARS

Astro Black Mini One '06'
Dark Blue Ford Focus 1.6 ( :dead: horrible car)
Pure Silver Mini Cooper '02'
Red Classic style Impreza 2.0Turbo modified by PRODRIVE 'S'reg (my favourite car of all, just AWESOME!!) :p:cool:
Black Clio 1.4s (not a bad car)
Kind of a Metallic Turquoise Blue Mini Mayfair 'L'reg (great car)
Purpleish Ford Escort Ghia saloon 'L'reg
Yellow Fiat Cinquecento Sporting 1.1 (HA HA :D)
Red Mini City 'D'reg
Grey Austin Allegro 'M'reg (got it for free):D 1st car


BIKES

Black GSX-R 600 '55' (now gone... :disapprove:)
Blue R6 'W' (GREAT great bike!! :p)
Red 600 Bandit 'P' (ok for 1st big bike.)
White XT 250 'old W'reg (wish I still had that bike, my 1st bike.)

Well thats it so far folks... ha ha :D

Mon the fish
14th April 2007, 03:47 AM
First car - 2000W Corsa SXi (2 years free insurance, handy when you're 18 ;))
2003 52 Cooper
2005 54 S Works

The Dogfather
14th April 2007, 07:25 AM
First car was a 1.0 AX, it was just like being on a motorbike it leaned so much you could have almost got your knee down......
Followed by: -
AX 1.1
Rover Metro 1.4SL - Rolled :I
Rover Metro 1.4GS - Leather Seats
AX 1.1 Forte
Honda Prelude 2.0(pop up lights)
BX 1.4
BX 2.0 16v (406 Mi16 but plastic)
Ford Ka - brilliant car, so chuckable
Vectra B 1.8 Club
Audi A2 1.4 TDI
Vectra C 2.0 DTI
---Became a 2 car family at this point ----
Mini Cooper and Audi A4 1.8 20v N reg (now my dad's car)
Mini Cooper and Fiesta Zetec TDCI (crap)
Mini Cooper and Omega MV6 LPG (now owned by my mate at work)
Mazda MX5 1.8 Sport (great car, would have one again) and MV6 Omega LPG
Smart Forfour Brabus and Audi A2 TDI SE 90
My current cars are: -
Smart Forfour Brabus and Vectra SRI 3.0 V6 CDTI

Fastest car - the Brabus followed closely by the BX 16v, although the Vectra will be as quick when chipped :p.

john
14th April 2007, 05:13 PM
Before I was old enough to drive I had several Ford Anglias to play with, the first car I used legally was


Avenger (damaged repairable)
Hillman Minx (Hunter)took as trade in against Avenger.
Triumph Vitesse 2000cc
Capri 3000E Mk1
Austin Maxi 1750HL
Triumph GT6 2000cc Vauxhall VX 4/90
Dolomite Sprint
1275 GT mini
Capri 3000GXL Mk1
MGB roadster
Escort Mexico Mk1 (big wing)
Escort Mexico Mk1
Sunbeam (with 2.0 Pinto)
Escort Mexico Mk1 (big wing) and MGB GT
Escort RS2000 Mk2 Full Group1 280 BHP factory car
Cortina 2.0S Mk4
Ford Anglia
Cortina 2.0 Crusader Mk5
Cortina 2.0S Mk4
Escort RS2000 Mk1 Datsun Violet
Capri 2.0S RS2000 Mk2
Corolla AE82 & Starlet (modified)
Corolla AE80 & AE86
Corolla AE86
Corolla AE86 (rally car) & AE82 Road car
Corolla EE80 estate & saloon
BMW 320
BMW 325iSE
Pulsar GTI-R & Honda Integra type R
Pulsar GTI-R Mitsubishi GTO & FTO
Classic mini (awaiting new mini)
Silver Cooper
Silver Cooper ( Honda CRX bought from police pound)
Silver Cooper (race car)
Red Cooper (damaged repairable)
Yellow Cooper
330dSE Touring
GP Cooper's'
Silver Cooper
Red Mini ONE seven
Park lane Cooper & Orange Race car (now white)
& L200

I'm sure the are more but at my age its not easy to remember;)

I had more classic minis than I can remember,

Im sure Brian has more idea than me!!

sh@z
14th April 2007, 08:11 PM
Bloody hell you guys work your way through cars eh.

Well heres my list.

2000 Peugeot 406 2.3D ... at least I think it was. Was my mums car originally but given to me as a run around after I passed my test

2003 Mini Cooper (with aero kit etc etc, my first car per se)

Current:
2006 Mazda RX8 High Power (Which is again draining away my money)

Bazthemod
14th April 2007, 08:51 PM
Not a big list for 10 months driving but hey...

2006 - Vespa ET2 (SOLD)
2006 - Vespa PX200E (SOLD)
2006 - Mini Rio Highly modified only engine is standard (Still have)
2006 - Corsa SXI+ (Brand new Top of range and still P!ish):p
2007 - Mini One (Debadged, aerokitted ach uv all seen the pics):D:p:D

I get bored too easily 8):clown::I

Coop
14th April 2007, 09:11 PM
VW Polo 1.0
Corsa 1.4
Mitsi Colt 1.3

Then silly big jump to BMW 325i :eek:

Currently 53 plate MCS and 1997 Nissan Primera, one of which is gonna have to be sold :(

The Bull
15th April 2007, 12:32 AM
This thread would be so much better with pictures but I can't say anything as I only have pics of my last few cars. Anyway.

D Cavalier Mk2 Hatch 1.6 4 speed
P Rover 214si in lovely pearlescent purple (!)
A Golf GTI Mk II 8v Tornado Red (One of the first Mk2s off the production line)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Cars/golf.jpg
C Toyota MR2 Mk1 (Great fun - A modern classic) Similar to this one
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/gallery_files/MarkElliott.jpg
K Cavalier LSi Hatch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Cars/DSCF0001.jpg
03 MINI Cooper S (Say no more)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Mini%20Cooper%20S/fuji2006_0725_141700AA.jpg
56 Honda Civic CTDI-i EX
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Honda%20Civic/DSCF32541.jpg

stoney
15th April 2007, 05:25 PM
well my cars where

golf mrk2 1.6 5 door red (only had 6 weeks then rolled it :p
golf mrk2 1.3 driver red with gti big bumper kit
land rover discovery (r reg) hand me down from my dad for work :p
wight astra van (work but as my transport for a while)
megan coupe 1.4 sport alise black 17" wheels droped 40mm high arch spoiler lexaus lights (nice car)
mini cooper black and whight
mini cooper s works blue and whight (prob best car i have had :p)
i all so have the use of a blue astra van for my work so my wee baby is just a toy really :D:D:D

and christine has a mrk1 clico in blue (this is her first and only car)

and thats it so far :p

Pistol_pedro
18th April 2007, 02:33 AM
well my list dont see as impresive as u lot

currently: 56 plate mini cooper

previously: 04 plate ford fiesta Zetec
L reg ford fiesta Zetec
J reg ford fiesta Zetec

Hmmm a bit of a trend to start with.. good to see that i have went up in the world :D

Gordons_cooper_wrks
18th April 2007, 04:32 AM
First car Ford ka ( Dont laugh!!! it was brand new and free insurance, great when you 17)
VW lupo 1.4 Sport
VW lupo 1.6 GTI
Now Mini Cooper

Crombers
18th April 2007, 07:35 AM
Jings, well OK lets have a wee look back through time :

1981 Honda MT5 LUS279V
1982 Honda H100S DHS895X
1984 Mini Clubman *** ***N (lasted a weeked before being handed back to owner - before £375 cheque cleared - as car was rotten to the core!!!)
1985 Mini City E - C755GGA (brand new in Moonraker Blue with a tiny 'Mountney' steering wheel, the bollox :D)
1986 Volkswagen Polo C - C781OBN (great great great wee car)
1988 Volkswagen Golf 1.3C - D337PHS (Tornado Red)
1989 Mini City E - OBN260Y (bought ma first flat & went back the way)
1991 Austin Maestro 1.6L - A733TEG (mortage rates were beyond belief!!!, honest)
1993 Rover Metro 1.1C - G153THS
1997 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Premier P525SHS (then got married, BIG mistake, but thats another story)
2001 Volkswagen Golf GTi (150) SF51CFJ (full Recaro leather, bootiful)

2004 (saw the light) MINI Cooper :D:D:D