I passed my driving test 11 years ago and since that time I (or in a couple of cases, Clare) have been the owner or registered keeper of 16 different vehicles:
- Peugeot 205 GT - Blue (1984 - B Reg)
- Vauxhall Cavalier 1.4 - Black (1988 - F Reg)
- Austin Mini 1000 - Jaguar Racing Green (1984 - A Reg)
- Austin Mini 1000 Advantage- White (1988 - E Reg)
- Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i - Black&White (1992 - J Reg)
- Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i Sports Pack - Blue (1998 - R Reg)
- Daihatsu Fourtrack 2.8TDi - Blue (1999 - T reg)
- Land Rover Series 3 Petrol SWB - Green (1983 - Y Reg)
- Citroen Xantia 1.9SX TDi - Green (1996 - N Reg)
- Rover 414i - Grey (1997 - P Reg)
- Landrover Freelander TD4 Softback - Blue (2001 - Y Reg)
- British Leyland Mini 850 - Odd Amber type colour! (1976 - P Reg)*
- Rover 414SLi - Blue/Silver (1989 - G Reg)
- Ford Focus 1.8TDI LX - Black (2000 - V Reg)
- Renault Laguna 2.0RT - Silver (1995 - M Reg)*
- Volkswagen Passat TDi Sport - Blue (2003 - 03 Reg)*
Ones marked * are still with us.
Seems like a lot, but a few of these overlapped. You can see that I'm a big fan of the proper mini and I also went through a phase of liking 4x4's. There are a couple that I've not listed here because they didn't stay long, there were two VW Golfs both 2000 W reg I think, one was a 1.6 convertible and that went because I just felt stupid in it (replaced by the Focus), the other was a 1.4 that was just too small and slow (replaced by the Grey Rover 414i)
The "best" car is the Passat and the most fun would be either of the Coopers (Sportspack was ace!) or the 205 because it was my first car and felt really quick at the time. The Fourtrack was a beast but cost loads to run, the Landie (Series) was fun but not ideal to commute anywhere in. If I could have any of them again it would be the Sportspack Cooper, one day...