so what did everyone else drive before their mgf/tf?

[johndorney]

Cortina mk2 1300 deluxe
Cortina mk5 2.0 ghia
orion lx 1.8 diesel
escort finnese 1.8tdi
focus zetec 1.6( current)
mgf 1.8

[mervinralph]

Brings back memories to think about it,

Back in South Africa
Ford Anglia 1100
Opel Astra 200i
Nissan Sentra 200i 16v

In The UK
Ford Escort
Vauxhall Astra (now the wife's)

and now my MGF

[Shot Silk TF]

Lada 1200S - old Y Reg (passed my test in this in 1985)
Vauxhall Nova 1.2 limited edition (only 18 made) - old E reg bought brand new in 1986 and had her for 9 years (was my pride and joy)
Renault Clio
Vauxhall Astra 1.6 - R reg
Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SRi - 51 plate I think???
Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Comfort - 51 plate again I think???
Toyota Avensis Estate 2.0 Auto - X reg
MG ZT 260 SE+ (owned between 2007-9)
MG TF 160 (2010-current)

The worrying part is that I remember the registration numbers of the cars I owned 28 years ago and 26 years ago, but not the more recent ones. Hope this isn't a sign of dementia???????

Diane

[Skipness]

Having passed my test decades ago I have had to many cars to list, but here are a few
Morris 1/2 ton pickup first car cost £60
Morris 1100, floor detached from sills in a Rochdale car park
Sunbeam Stiletto, series of head gasket problems (not a K series engine!!) and a propensity to behave like a crab at the first hint of snow.
Various Montegos, sold before they also rusted
Subaru Impreza Justy and Legacy
Fiat Tipo turbo diesel, fantastic car written off by a Stagecoach bus
Various Fiat Pandas Puntos and Multiplas
Citroen C4 Picasso

Should I also mention I was a PSV licence holder and drove AEC, Leyland, Bedford, Volvo, Scania, Albion, Setra, Ford etc.
And a fleet of taxis, Ford mk1 and mk2 Granadas
Transit, Bedford CF and Dodge minibuses
Could go on!

[Rich in Vancouver]

The MGFs replaced a 1975 TR7 FHC and my 1955 Supercharged MG-ZA Magnette.

It was a good move.

[mgfneal]

iv not had loads of cars over the years realy passed my test in 1997
1 1981 renault 18ts wrote this off :/
2 1987 metro 1.0 fell to bits with rot
3 1986 astra mk2 sri 1.8 did 180k
4 1990 astra gte 16v still own this now but has 300bhp owned 14 years
5 1996 calibra 16v nice car owned this for 10 years
6 1999 tigra a 1.6 rust bucket
7 1996 mgf damn good fun

[Vinyljunkie]

69 Morris minor.
85 mini metro 1275 hls
65 Morris minor (ran this car in tandem with the rest)
86 ford Capri calypso with 2.3 replacement pinto with 5 speed box and webber carb
85 2.8i Granada ghia. MkII
1988 Morris ital 1.6l w twin s/u
1989 mini metro VDP 1275
1991 1.8 ford sierra estate Hls
Only foreign cars I've owned are a mk1 daihatsu fortrak which I converted to a green laner and a 1.9 Renault 19 turbo
That doesn't include motorbikes
The rest of my cars I presently own are on my sig.

[flex]

for the last 8 years i,v been driving a ford probe.............Love um............Still drive one today..........as well as my mgtf......

[talkingcars]

Lada 1200S - old Y Reg (passed my test in this in 1985)

I wouldn't be embarresed by that, I passed my test in 1981 in our R reg Lada 1200, dad had the car from new and gave it to me when it was 5 years old, we eventually scrapped it at 11 years and 100k.

[sworks]

Too many to list but some of the nicer ones include
Two classic mini coopers
Two XR2's
Nova GTE
MK 2 RS 2000
Currently have :-
mini Cooper S
Rover 75 tourer
MG TF (to replace the cooper S as a daily driver)

[Martin C]

Passed test in 1971, 1st car 1963 Ford Anglia Super, then over years and not in chronological order,
Ford's = Cortina MK1,Mk2 & Mk4- GT's, Estate & 1600E, Escort Mk1, Mk2 - supers, RS Mexico & estate, Granada Mk3, Sierra's - Estate, GT and Cosworth 3-door & Mondeo Estates x 2.
Vauxhalls = Viva HB & HC, and Calibra
Hillman = Avenger
British Leyland = Rover SDI 2.6, Metro's 1.3S and Vanden Plas
Land Rover = Series 3 truck cab with canvas back
MG = Midget, B GT, Metro x 2, ZS (current) and F (current)
Volkswagen = 07 Passat TDi Estate (current)

All of those have been owned for more than a year, there is some cheap dodgy dross that came and went on top of those above - best forgotten really

[andywatson]

Not in any order

Vauxhall viva
4 times ford fiesta's inc XR2
Porsche 924
MGB Roadster
Rover 214
MR2 GT Turbo
MG Midget
Supra GT Turbo
MG Metro Turbo
2 x Mercedes A class
2 x Capri's (JPS & 2.8i)
Plus a few others I can't remember.

[Swampy]

From the beginning:
1972 Holden Torana (think of a 6cyl Vauxhall Viva - it would be worth a lot today!)
1970 Datsun 180B
1986 KC Ford Laser (Mazda 323)
*1985 RB Holden Gemini (Isuzu)
Ford Corsair (Nissan Pintara totally forgettable)
1976 KE36 Toyota Corolla hardtop coupé (Japanese Levin line build) (road registered race car)
1995 VS Holden Commodore S Pack - Pursuit special (custom built for the Queensland Police)
*1991 Toyota Corolla sedan
1998 JR Holden Vectra (fast but fragile)
*2006 1.6L Hyundai Getz
*1987 KC Ford Laser (Mazda 323)
2009 Skoda Ocatvia RS wagon
1998 MGF VVC

To come
2014 Skoda Octavia RS wagon
1948 MG Y type saloon

[Turbostream]

my list goes like this:
3 classic mini's
2 metro's ( 1 MG)
2 volvo's
4 landrovers (2 series, 1 Range Rover, 1 Discovery)
Renault 5
2 skoda fabia tdi (VRS current)
2 MG (1 steppy F, 1 MGTF current)
1 Ford fiesta,
1 Vauxhall Corsa

A bit of a mix looking at the list.

[Dr.Jellyfingers]

OK, I'll have a go, not a particularly interesting list but here we go:-

Opel Kadett Fastback 1.3S; This car was my first, it was awesome, broke down, went rusty, always needed something doing when it was raining/freezing but I loved it!

Vauxhall Astra MkI 1.2; Had this when I got a job with Stockport council, it was the same orangy-red colour as the council's logo, I never lived that down!

Vauxhall Astra MkII 1.3; The 'jelly-mould' one in rather nice light metallic blue, chaved it to bits, big wheels, daft exhaust and ridiculously loud ICE for my 'tunes'!

Vauxhall Belmont SRI 1.8 GWE; Cracking car, went like stink, GWE stood for 'Greasy Weasel Edition' . Big red fuel injected booted Astra, I made a balls of it with a chavvy lowering kit ! (the lads at work rearranged the badge on the back to read something else that started with 'Bel...') !

Vauxhall Calibre Turbo; This was fast, very fast after some 'mods', couldn't hold a corner for toffee but if torque-steer is your bag this motor ticks the box quite effectively !

Fiat Bravo 1.8 HSE; This car was total pants, idiot clown pants that you woudn't even wear while decorating, should never have strayed from the Vauxhalls !

Rover 820; Can't remember the spec but do remember the nice 'armpit' smell that the interior gave off, great after a day parked in the sun.

Seat Cordoba or VW Polo; Dull and boring but it filled a gap until it farted out its gearbox one day.

Peugeot 307 2.0D; This turned out to be surprisingly good, and that's it !

Vauxhall Astra MK5 1.6Sport; Nah, I'd gone off Vauxhalls after this one, outside looked good but it felt like I was driving round in a Tupperwear box.

Peugeot 307cc; My first taste at convertable driving, on the odd occasion the roof worked I looked a proper tool driving it!

Jaguar X Type Est 2.0D; This was a cracking motor for lugging heavy stuff along the motorway all day, sold it with 155k on the clock, still ran sweet as a Transit!

Jaguar Xtype 3.0V6; I've still got this, it makes my pants fizzy so I kept it !!

MGF Steptronic; Had it for a week now, its behaved mostly although it does put on a fine light show of warning lights occasionally and the CVT gearbox needs some attension but it's proper, dirty-handed fun !!


I think thats it,
Si.

[BooBoo]

1965 MG Midget
1980 Ford Cortina 1.6L
1985 Ford Granada 2.0L
1984 Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia i
1987 Ford Sierra 1.6LX
1989 Ford Granada 2.0L
1991 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0CD
1990 Ford Sierra 1.8GL
1990 Nissan Micra
1991 Fiat Uno
1996 Ford Mondeo
Nissan Maxima
1987 Mercedes 300CE
1995 Toyota Estima
1998 Ford Explorer
2002 SMART ForTwo
2007 Toyota Yaris

..not to mention various motorbikes