I've posted this elsewhere on the forum in a rather interesting thread relating to your car ownership history
here but thought I'd also stick it in my on-going vehicle tinkering diary for all your amusement
My vehicle ownership list; I've been driving since 1995 and I tend to keep cars a good few years, some of which I've still got.
- Vauxhall Astra L mk2 1.3L 5 door
- Vauxhall Vectra Super Touring 200 #0005 of 38 produced, still owned since 2001
- Vauxhall Astra Starmist 1.4L
- Vauxhall Astra Starmist 1.4L, yes another one
- Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v mk2, still owned since 2004 was stock now a fully fledged road legal track car with gnarly bits
- Vauxhall Omega Estate GLS 2L
- Vauxhall Frontera 2.2L 5 door
- VW Touareg Altitude 5.0L V10, very sad day when this was sold but served it's time well
- VW Amarok 3.0L V6, current ownership
My wife's list; driving since 1997 and again keeps them a while like me. She's a petrol head which helps.
- Vauxhall Nova Diamond 1.2L
- Vauxhall Astra Arctic 1.6L but now with a 3.0L V6, still owned since 1999
- Vauxhall Astra GSi mk3
- Vauxhall Astra SRi 1.8L mk2
- Vauxhall Calibra SE9 2.5L V6
- Vauxhall Cavalier Cesaro 1.8L
- Vauxhall Vectra VXR Estate 2.8L V6 Turbo
- Audi S3 mk3 FL, current ownership
As you can see we've both been slowly converted into the world of VAG. Pictures of the various vehicles...
Alas, no pics of the Nova Diamond I'm afraid
as well as the cars rusting away the pictures also have.
Astra L Max Power here we come!
Astra Starmist, one of the two I've owned but don't know which this one is.
Astra GSi, 202K on the clock and still made above book figures on the rollers.
Astra SRi, low mileage but required a bit too much work under the skin so waved bye bye.
Omega GLS workhorse 1.
Calibra SE9 lovely motor but started going pink so moved it on.
Cavalier Cesaro tidy and did what it says on the tin...rust.
Frontera workhorse 2.
GTE 16v complete with the legend himself John Cleland (BTCC with honours) who I met at a photoshoot back on 2009 at Knockhill circuit as I had a magazine feature with my car.
Vectra Super Touring 200 or ST200 for short, nuff said, still got it, going nowhere.
Astra Artic now with a lush V6 that I rebuilt and wedged under the bonnet. Wifey loves it so it's staying.
Vectra VXR Estate getting very very rare now with only 134 estate made.
Touareg Altitude V10 workhorse 3 in style, beast and will never be forgotten.
Amarok V6 workhorse 4 with all the AdBlue shenanigans and 550Nm of go.
Audi S3 which will be a long term keeper as the wife & I love it