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[twiggy]

Mini - still own and undergoing a nose job!
Corsa 1.2 Design - its ok to drive still i like to make it work through the gears to the annoyance of my family
(whats 5th Gear?)

I'll stop criticizing corsas then

[JamesF]

I've only ever owned one car, which I bought in Summer this year. I've always been insured on my parents' cars so I've had no need to buy my own.

I learnt to drive on a 1993 Vauxhall Astra 1.4. I can't remember why, but dad had to take it to the garage for something major. Maybe the head gasket. He got about a mile away from the garage after having it fixed when the clutch went. That was the end of that car, then.

I was insured on the 2000 Peugeot 406 1.8 Estate a month after I passed. All my friends were impressed by this big green estate when they were still learning on old banger little hatch backs.

In the four and a half years since then, I've used: BMW 525i Touring (Didn't get to use it much), Jaguar XJ Sovereign (Very nice car with a 4 litre engine. I used it more than anyone else), Peugeot 307 (Fell apart very soon after dad bought it), Vauxhall Corsa ( ), Volkswagen Passat (I used it for a week before we got rid of it), Peugeot 407 SW (Quite a nice car for the money. Current main car).

1) 1.0 corsa (never buy one)

what makes you say that? a few of my mates have them, they rave about them, saying that theyve never had anything else!

We have a 1.2 "05" Corsa. It's pap.

[bamby]

corsa's are ok as a basic car , why do you think bsm have boat loads of the things !?
Not to everyones taste but as cars go and as my sister says " its got 4 wheels and an engine , it will get you a to b"
that was until she went from the said corsa to the 1.9tdi Golf or Will as hes known

[twiggy]

corsa's are ok as a basic car , why do you think bsm have boat loads of the things !?
Not to everyones taste but as cars go and as my sister says " its got 4 wheels and an engine , it will get you a to b"
that was until she went from the said corsa to the 1.9tdi Golf or Will as hes known

I found out this morning that the bini cooper diesel does 75+mpg! wow. I want a diesel!

[landy andy]

Bear in mind I am 39 and have driven since 15 (yeah you could drive at 15 in Washington state if you lived in a rural county). I have owned 52 cars. Not saying all of them were sweet or anything...just 52. Some were sweet but certainly not all.

[minimib]

not passed yet but when a was 15 had a mini 1000 1979 beautiful 16 had 3 50cc's (they blow up) 17 a 125cc then a pug 106 (for sale) and bought my 2nd mini 2day yey!

[twiggy]

Bear in mind I am 39 and have driven since 15 (yeah you could drive at 15 in Washington state if you lived in a rural county). I have owned 52 cars. Not saying all of them were sweet or anything...just 52. Some were sweet but certainly not all.

52 wow, ok now im going to stop pointlessly posting and go to sleep! Night!

[Southy]

Well im 20 and ive driven
A Nissan Vanette 2.3d, top little van it was great for my summer fishing trips with the lads (What i drove when i first passed my test
998 Mini
1293 Clubby
1275 Mini
1.2 Punto (absolutly gutless)

Ive also had access to drive these cars from friends/family:
Mk1 Polo with a Gti engine fitted
1.9dci Megane
318i BMW

[Southy]

Bear in mind I am 39 and have driven since 15 (yeah you could drive at 15 in Washington state if you lived in a rural county). I have owned 52 cars. Not saying all of them were sweet or anything...just 52. Some were sweet but certainly not all.

52 wow, ok now im going to stop pointlessly posting and go to sleep! Night!

to be honest its not really a lot, (well it is compared to me) but a friend of mine who buys cars keeps them for a while and tidies them up at the young age of 21 has currently had...wait for it 84 cars

He has currently just bought himself a V6 powered 406 coupe

[mini.rich]

Lol, heres a little list-
Before i passed, MG Metro, Mini Red Hot, Mini Mayfair(MG engine), Mini city, Mini Mayfair(different with another MG lump),
Then when i passed, Mini Clubman(first car on the road), then got the second MG lumped mini on the road(second car on the road), carbed cooper for about a week while the mot and tax ran out, Mini Sprite(for about a month til i got my cooper), then my cooper, then the minis died and i had a TD306, Cooper back on the road, and now i'm driving a poop TD escort, until after xmas when i will have the cooper and MK3 on the road

But while driving them i bought a Pug 1.9 GTi, MK2 1000, Mini van, Cooper SPi, 1275GT, Mini Marcos(no reg) and my just finished project a MK3 1000.

Some have gone the majority remain and most of them need a resto at least i'm not short of a project when i get board

[Shiftymini]

1st car: Hilman Imp
2nd car: Ford Escort
3rd car: Talbot Solara
4th car: Renault 5
5th car: Montego Estate
6th car: Vauxhall Nova
7th car: Vauxhall Carlton Estate
8th car: Rover 414
9th car: Mini Cooper 1.3 MPi (current car)

[Mini_Magic]

1st car: Ford Fiesta Mk3 - crashed it two months after passing test.
2nd car: Vauxhall Astra Mk3 - sold it to my brother, still owns it now.
3rd car: Mini Cooper Sport - sold it for £1000 profit.
4th car: Ford Focus Mk1 - current car, about to sell it to my mum.
Next car: Honda Civic coupe - still looking for this one, hoping to buy one tomorrow.

That's 5 cars in 3 1/2 years.

[james962]

Since i've pasted my test (2 years and a little bit ago) i've only owned the one car, my mini, but on the prowl for another now

[Dan6061]

Just my Mini so far! Which I plan to keep for a loooong time!

Driving my mum's 306 estate when I need to get somewhere, whilst the Mini's undergoing front end surgery!

[Lukie-J]

First was a red Mk3 Mini Scamp! no heater and a leaky roof meant i had a Mk3 Golf until the summer after when i swapped it for a '72 cooper s (replica)
but that wasnt realy my cuppa so sold it to buy Flash (in my avatar )
pics of the others in my sig
only been driving 16 months
I think the only hing id swap my Mini for would be a Honda Prelude
My dad used to have a 2.2v-tec 4 wheel steering one and i drove it and loved it
Insurance was a bit steep though.......
Handled amazing and easy to park!
Why am i still awake! gotta be up in 4 hours....