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Car Histories
Binary Shadow:
Well I cant remember the dates I bought and sold but here they are, I'll try to add some pictures and details later on.
1) 1984 Nissan Micra 1.0L 3 door silver
First car cost £75 bought off a mate, 4 speed felt like it was coming apart over 50mph, part ex'd
2) 1992 Vauxhall Astra 1.4i 5 door black
IMG_0090 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Boy racer phase, installed massive speakers, 18" wheels, induction kit, blue lights and stickers, this got rear ended by some old duffer on a roundabout and written off
3) 1994 Vauxhall Calibra 4x4 2.0 Turbo (project car) black
IMG_0933 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Rusted MOT fail, spent years fixing it and finally got it back on the road before someone drove into the back of it, written off
4) 1998 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8, 5 door red
IMG_0384 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Just a car but I did fit speakers and stereo stuff in it, sold
5) 1993 Vauxhall Astra 1.7 TDI 5 door blue
IMG_0477 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Cheap and nasty, bought with the drivers door stoved in, sold
6) 1991 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 8v (project car) silver
IMG_0688 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
MOT fail, bought to get it back on the road, ended up stripping it
7) 1996 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 16v silver
IMG_0732 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Span off a dual carriageway at speed, written off and lucky I wasn't seriously injured, written off
IMG_0739 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Ouch!
8) 1989 Mazda 323F 1.5 5 door blue
My mums old car
9) 1995 Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6 silver
IMG_0807 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Just a car, sold
10) 1996 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 16v silver
IMG_0879 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Swapped the omega for this, shouldn't have it was a wreck, sold
11) 1995 Vauxhall Calibra 4x4 2.0 Turbo black
IMG_0050 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Excellent, chipped to 245bhp, swapped for Astra, shouldn't have.
12) 1998 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 5 door grey
IMG_0248 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Not 100% sure on the story here, bought it, some clown in a golf crossed over the centre line and hit the side of it, repaired it and sold. I did have it in storage for a while and forgot I owned it!
13) 1999 Vauxhall Astra SRI 3 door silver
IMG_0318 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Swapped the last calibre turbo for this.. massive mistake wasn't a bad car but was a bad trade, sold
14) 1995 Range Rover HSE 4.6 v8 black
IMG_0392 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Gas guzzling beast! Land Rover reliability, sold
15) 1996 Vauxhall Calibra 4x4 2.0 Turbo blue (Project car)
IMG_2063 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Mates old car, totally rebuilt an modified to 400+ bhp, never finished it, sold in the end
16) 2000 VW Passat 2.5 v6 TDI saloon black
IMG_0539 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
3 days into ownership lorry hit the back, repaired. Later diesel injection pump failed and cost a fortune to fix, was in the garage when I bought my next car, sold
17) 2002 Range Rover HSE 3.0 TDI grey
IMG_0651 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Loved this thing, was a pain to park where I worked though, sold
18) 2002 Mercedes C200 Kompressor touring grey
IMG_1979 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Engine trouble, sold
19) 1996 Porsche Boxster 2.5 silver
IMG_2079 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Massive mistake, bought and had a radiator leak immediately followed by needing a new clutch, cost nearly half what I paid for it. Sold
20) 2001 Subaru Outback H6 3.0 estate blue
IMG_2142 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Smelled of wet dog, was a good car though, sold
21) 1997 Land Rover Discovery ES 4.0 v8 green
IMG_6654 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Horrible PoS, leaking steering and duff LPG, sold
22) 1999 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 estate silver
IMG_0052 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Just a car, sold when my mates car came up for sale
23) 2000 Audi A6 Avant 4.2 v8 quattro blue
IMG_2012 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
My mates car, loved it! LPG, 300bhp v8, 4WD.. awesome.. crashed it sadly, written off
24) 2000 VW Passat 1.8 saloon blue
IMG_2779 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Stop gap, complete PoS, think it must have been jumped or crashed none of the windows fit properly. Sold on ebay for hardly anything
25) 2002 BMW M3 Cabriolet silver
IMG_5099 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Great for a bit then trouble started, leaking power steering to start, sold
26) 2004 BMW 530d touring blue
IMG_0099 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Enjoyed this, was on 163k miles at the end and basically falling to bits, part ex for the next car
27) 2005 Mercedes CLS500 silver
IMG_0082 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Lovely car, loads of grunt heck of a thirst, sold when my commute became 100 miles a day
28) 2015 BMW 420d M sport coupe blue
430d by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Leased new, msport was great until my back went and couldn't drive it
29) 2010 Audi Q5 3.0 TDI silver
20170401_163716 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Better for my back, sold
30) 2018 BMW X5 40e M sport hybrid grey
2020-04-26_09-51-23 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Leased new, even better for my back and environment heh
31) 2010 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SuperCharged black
20200202_163238 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
YOLO 500bhp
I know its cars but!
1) 2006 Honda CBR125R
IMG_2087 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Learning on this, sold
2) 1996 Honda CBR600F
IMG_2171 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
First big bike, sold
3) 2003 Honda CBR600F
IMG_2636 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
This was great, lovely step up as it was injected and being the sports tourer it was so easy to ride, probably miss this one the most, sold
4) 1989 Yamaha FZR600 (Project)
IMG_6924 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Bought as a non runner, stripped and got it running never finished, sold
5) 2005 Honda CBR1000RR
IMG_0430 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
My dream bike, still have it
6) BMW F800ST
f800st by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Bought to commute, crashed on day 4, written off
7) 2005 Honda CBR600RR
2020-04-26_09-52-55 by Adam Woodford, on Flickr
Still own it, bought because I hadn't ridden for ages and wanted to get my confidence back on something easier then my fireblade, lockdown has kinda stopped that. it is easier than the 1000 though
Clock'd 0Ne:
You clearly like bigger cars, why so many Vauxhalls though? You don't seem to be singing the praises of them particularly. Sounds like you were really unlucky with the Boxter too!
Would love to see some photos of the CLS500. 8)
What's the performance/hybrid like on the X5 40e?
Binary Shadow:
--- Quote from: Clock'd 0Ne on April 26, 2020, 08:54:49 AM ---You clearly like bigger cars, why so many Vauxhalls though? You don't seem to be singing the praises of them particularly. Sounds like you were really unlucky with the Boxter too!
Would love to see some photos of the CLS500. 8)
What's the performance/hybrid like on the X5 40e?
--- End quote ---
Vauxhalls as I didn't like fords, and I knew my way around them, servicing, cambelt changes etc. Went through quite a few in the first few years of driving when I couldn't really insure anything "good".
I do like a sporty coupe but when I slipped a disc in my back a few years back I couldn't even sit in one. Has improved greatly and I was looking at a 997 Turbo but got the Range Rover as the wife has an injury meaning she couldn't get in one, hopefully will have surgery to fix and then I can get my sports car (997 turbo or a v8 vantage).
I'll try to add some photos soon.
The x5 40e was good performance wise, economy was.. terrible 18mile electric only range (PHEV) and I was getting around 30mpg with my commute from memory which at the time was 100 miles a day mostly motorway, around town and short trips would have been much better I'm sure.
Serious:
Vauxalls are not too bad, then it is often a choice in business between them and Fords. Neither were that brilliant when I was actually allowed to drive.
Then we have the BL Allegro that remarkably had very little vroom and early Fiat that vanished into a pile of rust. Admittedly I sold the Fiat for more than it cost.
Clock'd 0Ne:
I drove an Insignia once as a rental and it was fabulous, but I also understand that that is the top end of their range and probably not representative of living with a lesser model Vauxhall day to day.
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