What car do you drive ? had in the past

Mini 1100 clubman (P)
Fourtax 2.7 (D)
Opel Record 2.3(D)
Peugeot 405 1.9 (D)

And a few of these
picuture from the net

 

Currently driving a Subaru Impreza WRX Sports Wagon, affectionately known as the skate board. Love it as it's permanent 4 wheel drive/corners like a dream and goes quite quickly. Does have rather a big bonnet air vent (what I call a nostril) which makes it look a bit chavvy so my grey hair doesn't quite "go" but don't care!
Previous cars,
Range Rover Discovery (hated with a passion as wobbled round corners and zero guts but was excellent at towing which is why I had it).
Volvo 740 estate ok
Volvo 740 GLT estate (best car ever, the T in GLT made an incredible difference. Easily could have qualified for "go faster stripes" and often left the nodding dice brigade open mouthed as what looked like a very sedate boring car was anything but.
Volvo 240 estate. Built like a Sherman tank and you could carry loads of stuff in it (many hefty visits to garden centres!)
Sierra Cosworth, bit too quick for my standard of driving so sold it before I wrapped it round a tree and the insurance was hideous.
Various Minis all loved and adored. 1 was Cooper S which was great fun and much easier to drive than what I progressed onto!

 

Something with a big boot that was on special offer, wangled a further large discount plus used an online voucher to get another £250 off

 

age 16 years old. bought my first car, it was a Chevy Malibu (blue), that lasted me for many years, then bought a Vega (brown), then a Camaro that lasted me about 12 years, then a Hyundi (gray) then a Nissan (white) then a Forrester (green) and the worse car I have ever had. Today now I have a Toyota SUV (blue) and love it. I try to keep my cars at least 10 years. I learned to drive with a shift, so my Hyundi was a stick shift, not an issue.

I guess I should add, presently we have other cars on our property, a older Vet, and a Chevy nova for racing, and a truck to pull the trailer -to pull the racing car to races. And my husbands car a Nissan. Oh, yes and a 1952 cadillac in a garage.

 

Morris Marina 1.3 only paid £400 for it then sold it for £550 2 weeks later
Talbot Sunbeam Ti.1.6
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, 2.2 wish I still had that car.
Vauxhall Nova SR 1.3
VW Golf GTI 1.8
Fiat Tipo Sport 2.0 16v
Renault 19 16v
Renault Laguna 2.0 BTCC Limited Edition Version
VW Passat estate 1.8
Rover 400 1.6 (total rubbish)
MG ZR 1.8 (Head Gasket)
Renault Magane Coupe sport 1.6
Toyota Yaris Verso 1.3. been in the family from brand new 16 years ago never cost a penny only tyres and wiper blades passed every MOT first time, going to run it into the ground, it s great for tip runs and garden shows as it like having a small van

 

Here are some previous threads on this subject ...

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/what-sort-of-car-do-you-drive.27088/

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/cars.92354/

 

I liked the Talbot sunbeam used to put a 1ltr differential on the 1.6 it was very fast up to about 60/65 then it was screaming its head off it gave the XR2/XR3 drivers a shock used to leave them standing from the lights ,

This lotus sunbeam is/was £44 grand.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...ontent=£35k - £60k&utm_campaign=Used Cars&v=b

 

A 15 year old Peugeot 307.

I don't understand why people spend a large amount of money on a car - can someone enlighten me please? .

 

I get it, a car to me should get me from A to B safely, and keep me warm in the winter. And has very little issues. I like selecting a car that is not one someone would want to steal also.

 

so true, redstar. I took my licence only a few years ago and I can honestly say that for what I have experienced so far, the reliability of a car comes well above anything else. About the not to steal part: if somebody takes mine the alternator will probably go after a couple of hours so I will find it safe and sound

 

For me, my selection of the "type" of car has a lot to do with me being female. I am going to make sure it is reliable. Also with the winters here, there is that to consider.

 

Yes thats a GRP4 rally car, mines was just standard, had it nicked while I was in Aldershot, went out 1 night to the pub in it came out gone, never seen it again