What car do you drive ? had in the past

A four wheeled shed.

 

Currently driving a Nissan Qashqai, which was something of a surprise purchase (not least as I was actually wanting to buy an Audi A6 at the time!)


55-58 mpg around town, and more on a run; very comfortable, panoramic glass roof and pretty much all the gadgets you could ask for. Service plan costs £19 a month, and it still has a year and a bit of warranty left (and I have had it nearly a year);

Prior to this, in reverse order:

'09 plate Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI SE Exec
'56 plate VW Passat 2.0 TDI SE (BKP engine - long story)
'S' reg ('98) Mercedes C180
'N' reg ('96) Jaguar XJ6 3.2 Sport
'51 plate Jaguar X-Type 2.5V6 SE
'V' ('00) reg VW Passat 1.8 petrol
'S' reg ('98) Peugeot 406 1.8 petrol
'G' reg ('90) Ford Granada Scorpio (before the ugly one)
'L' reg ('93) Citroen Xantia 1.9 TD
'J' reg ('91) Ford Sierra Sapphire
'L' reg ('93) Kia Pride (hated it the minute I drove it out of the showroom, and chopped it in after only weeks)
'D' reg ('86) Rover 216Si
'B' reg ('84) Vauxhall Cavalier
'A' reg ('83) Volvo 360GLT
'B' reg ('84) Volvo 340GLT
'X' reg ('81) VW Golf MK1
'L' reg ('73) Citroen 2CV Ami8

Company wheels mixed amongst those (mostly ascending order)

Fiat Uno 1100cc I think
Vauxhall Nova 1.5TD
Bedford Rascal
VW Transporter
VW Passat (MK3)
Nissan Primera
Mercedes Sprinter
Renault 5
Mazda 323
Suzuki Swift
Ford D-Series lorry (D1010 I think)
Bedford TK
Leyland Tiger (Duple and Plaxton bodies)
Leyland Olympian
Leyland National
Volvo Olympian (Alexander bodies)
DAF DB250 (Norther Counties Pallatine II bodies)
Dennis Dart
Leyland Lynx
MCW Metrobus (Gardiner 6LXB)
Dennis Pointer
Dennis Trident
MAN Vector
Scania OmniDekka (East Lancs bodies)
Scania OmniCity
Volvo B5TL
Volvo B7TL (Wright bodies) & B7TL coaches (Plaxton)
Volvo B10M
Optare Versa
Ford Transit
Ford Fiesta van
Ford Escort van
Routemaster (and Extended Routemaster)

And there are probably loads that I have missed.....

 

It is utterly remarkable when you consider that the bulk of my mileage is in London traffic and during peak hours too. I was looking at a three year old Audi A6 with nearly 70k on the clock and already hearing horror stories about DMF's and clutches (very nice car though) when this one caught our eye. It was partly prompted by a visit to a Vauxhall dealer to look at a brand new Insignia because they were offering 5 years free servicing and 5 years interest free -- the guy at the Vauxhall dealer was a bit if an eejit, and his comments made us go and look at a Qashqai just to prove him wrong. 9 months old, 9000 miles on the clock, remainder of the three year warranty, no road tax and a frugal wee 1.5 engine - - it was a bit of a no-brainer really.

Its no sports car, but it is no slouch either - perfectly adequate for UK roads, and probably the most comfortable car I have had barring the Volvos and the Jags. I was putting £120 to £140 a month in the Audi's tank, this one averages £60 to £70 a month.