What's Your Car History? :)

[The_Stig]

Hiya everyone,

I was curious to know what other people drove before they got their lexus. I've had a wide-assortment of mostly rubbish cars as below!

1) G-reg 1990 Peugeout 205 1.1 Style - It was blue, with yellow stripes on the seats...my first car (and still very cool )

2) K-reg 1994 Citroen 1.9TD Aura ZX Diesel - My student long-distance commuter. Comfy, but very rattly! Blew the head-gasket/cracked cyclinder head

3) L-reg 1994 Citroen 2.0i ZX Volance - Got to see my university house-mates head-slap in unison (oh no...not another Citroen... )

4) 55plate 2006 Ford Fiesta ST 2.0 - Performance blue - nippy, fun, but horrible on the motorway, twitchy and difficult to drive long-distance

5) 04plate 2004 Lexus IS 2.0 Limited Edition - Bought from Lexus Derby, love it to bits! :winky:

What else has everyone else driven before they got behind the wheel of a lexus? :D

Stig

[Lexus2D]

I darent say Ok as most have

Past my test 1st time @ 17 used work vans so didnt buy my 1st car till i was 21

Was a Vauxhall Girl

Astra Club (E)

Cavalier GL (G)

Cavalier CDX (K)

Vectra CDX (N)

Lexus IS200s (T)

Lexus IS200 sport (52)

[eXOBeX]

Y-reg (82) Toyota Corolla Estate

D-reg (86) Toyota Corolla

H-reg (90) Toyota Carina II

P-reg (96) Toyota Carina E

N-reg (94) Lexus GS300

52-reg (02) Lexus GS300

The H-reg is still in the family. The P-reg belongs to my sister's ex. She's now got an X-reg (01) Avensis Estate.

[DEANOROW]

G reg mk3 fiesta

M reg fiat punto

S reg rover 214si

is200 sport + is200 turbo both 51 plates

[sparkystav]

E reg Fiesta Popular

R Reg Ford Ka

The Lex

[Steve_D]

D reg - Fiat Uno 1.0.

F reg - Volvo 340 GL 1.6.

G reg - Audi 80 1.8i.

L reg - Ford Escort XR3i.

K reg - Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7 TD (smoky).

R reg - Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 SRI (hated it - always cut out at junctions grrr).

2001 - SAAB 9-3 SE 2.0 Turbo (written off).

2004 - Lexus IS200 Sport.

[lutonmatt]

83 1.1 fiesta

91 2.0 sri vauxhall cavalier

97 2.0 honda prelude

95 4.0 lexus ls400 still have

79 6.6 pontiac trans am still have

98 1.9 vw caddy van still have

[Rikos]

K reg Renault Clio 1.4 RT (hit the back of a beetle at 10 mph and crumpled the whole front end )

L reg Renault Clio 1.4 RT (great fun especially with a leaky sunroof)

J reg Nissan Skyline R32 Gts-t (300 bhp rear wheel drive and no traction control )

M reg Renault Clio 1.8 16v (pretty quick for a small car and handle well but cost me a fortune to fix)

Y reg Lexus IS200 (by far the bst car i've own but i would like to drop the skyline engine in it :winky: )

[swfcdan]

passed my test at 17, now 22.

1st car - L Reg Mk1 Fiat Punto 55s,

2nd car - 51 Reg Mk2 Fiat Punto Sporting

3rd and Current car - 2000 Lexus IS200 Sport Navigator

[TigerFish]

In order:

Ford Cortina Mk V 1.6 L

Lancia Delta 1.5

Rover SD1 3500

Ford Escort Mk2 1.6 Ghia

Vauxhall Droopsnoot Firenza

Rover SD1 3500

Ford Capri Mk2 3000 Ghia

Ford Capri Mk3 2.8 Injection

Lancia Prisma 1.6i.e

Ford Capri Mk3 2.8 Injection

Rover SD2 3500 Vitesse

Citroen BX GTI 16valve

Rover SD2 3500 Vitesse

Rover 827si ex-met police car

Renault Laguna 1.8

Saab 900

BMW 325 Coupe

Lexus Mk1 GS300 Sport (current car)

[shake]

R plate Nissan Primera 1.6 121bhp.... ended up with a evo front but was written off

P plate Saab 900 coupe 2.0T 245bhp.... a pipe came loose on the m1 that connected the ecu, ofcourse i didnt know this and limped to a service station, by then broken 2 valves. great car, got it back on the road and i miss it!

Y plate Nissan Primera 1.8 was kinda forced into selling the saab and getting a "family car"

51 plate Nissan Primera SR20DE 167bhp... loved this car to bits, handled like a go cart (b&g coilovers, JWT cams, hot shot head etc)

S plate Lexus GS300 ..... current car

im 22 and had 5 cars, been driving since 18 what a waste of money!

[ibby]

Honda

Civic 92 L 1.5 LSI (sold)

Civic 93 L 1.6 vtec (sold)

Toyota

starlet 96 P 1.3 Sportif (sold)

Avensis 99 2.0 TD (sold)

Avensis 03 2.0 D4D (still own)

Lexus

IS 200 99 SE V

Started at 20 nw iam 27

[johnboy]

H reg Cortina mk11

L reg Marina Coupe TC

H reg Escort GT

R reg Cortina mk1v

1974 Trans Am

1957 Zephyr mk11

P reg Cavalier mk1

B reg Astra GTE MK1

E reg Astra SRi mk11

H reg Cavalier GLi mk11

Y reg Yaris CDX

03 reg Corolla 'T' Spirit

L reg Lexus IS200SE - Current Car with personal plate.

[Mick-FZ1]

Viva

Mk 1 Escort

MK 2 Capri

Chevette

Chevette

Talbot

Cavalier

Dolomite

Acclaim

Rover 213

Polo

Bluebird

Citreon

Corrola

Astra

Micra

Passat

Lexus

[WylieCoyote]

(1997-1999) 1990 'G' Renault 5 - broke beyond economical repair

(1999-2002) 1998 'R' Fiat Punto 1.2 - wanted a 307 badly

(2002-2005) 2002 '02' Peugeot 307 1.6 - broke a few times, wanted something faster

(2004-2004) 1999 'Y' Nissan Micra (at the same time as the 307) - driving school car

(2005-2007) 2005 '05' Toyota Celica 1.8 - got bored with it, wanted an auto

(2007-present) 2005 '05' Lexus IS200 - we'll see how this one goes!

It's not quite that straighforward though because in between the R5 and Punto I had various company cars, Mondeo, Astra, Corolla, M3, BMW 318, BMW 325 convertible.

[mr2lad]

ford taunus 1.6l(german equivalent to cortina)

ford taunus 2.0l

1986 er hum nissan micra (well ashamed of that but was out in germany with army and got it cheap) wrote this off in near death rta crashed into a artic, when i fell asleep at wheel on autobahn broken arm both legs numerous ribs, broken jaw head injury and nose ripped of face (SEWN back on) and yes ive heard all the jokes ie how do u smell....BADLY lol plastic surgeon did good job

insurance claim new micra(sold after 5days of collecting at bremenhaven docks

opel kadett (vxhall astra)

golf gti

old style t reg ford granada

" " w reg nissan bluebird

" " t reg opel kadett

A REG AUDI COUPE

c reg ford 2.8 granada

e reg vw scirrocco

g reg vw scirrocco

e reg ford orion ghia

nissian sylvia x2 e reg

ford xr2

ford xr2i

bmw 320

suzuki jeep 430 soft top

ford escort xr3i

ford sierra xr4x4 x2 both c regs

seat toledo

vxhall calibra x2 h reg and l reg

vxhall omega n reg

toyota mr2

vxhall vectra n reg

audi a6

ford mondeo

peugot 306

lexus ls400 k reg (still presently own) awaiting to be repaired ie wing n headlight

freelander r reg(still presently own)

02 x-type jag

lexus ls400 mk4 on private plate(Present car)

think i might of forgotten a few as well lol

and owned about 7 motorbikes

[aztecbandit1]

1972 k plate mini Clubman

mini 1275gt

mini 1300 straight cut box and loads of other bits

seat ibiza

ford sierra saphire

ford escort 1.6 sport

ford fiesta 1.4 ghia

ford fiesta 1.4 lx

fiesta xr2i 1.8i

fiesta rs1800

fiesta rs turbo

Lotus esprit turbo

ford escort xr31 130

ford escort rs turbo 260bhp of torque steer

fiat punto sporting

New mini cooper with blufin superchip

suzuki vitara estate

fiesta 1.4 zetec

Lexus is200 Sport Navigator

And a couple of small bikes..

:D

[chandru]

x reg merc a class

v reg bmw 3 series

y reg volvo s40

03 reg lexus is200 se

56 reg lexus is250 se-l + mm

[Boxbrownie]

Well the chronological order is correct but I know I have missed a few out here and there......

1965 Austin Mini 850

1967 Austin Mini Cooper S Mk2

1972 BMW 2002tii (new with twin headlamp conversion)

1972 Mini Cooper S Mk3

1973 Mini Clubman 1275GT

1974 Triumph Dolomite Sprint 16v

1978 Ford Escort Mk2 1300L (new….started working for Ford)

1978 Citroen 2CV

1978 Citroen CX 2400 Pallas C-Matic

1973 Lotus Elan Sprint DHC Big Valve (rebuilt from ground up)

1978 Citroen GSA Pallas

1980 Alfa Romeo Guilietta 1.8TC

1979 Citroen CX Gti Auto

1983 Citroen Visa Special

1984 Citroen Visa GT

1985 Ford Fiesta XR2

1983 BMW 323i 2dr manual

1978 Citroen 2CV

1978 Citroen Dyane

1978 Citroen BX Gti

1979 Citroen BX Gti

1985 Ford Orion Ghia Injection

1983 Ford Sierra Ghia (converted to 2.8Efi Manual cosworth suspension)

1990 Vauxhall Senator 3.0L Auto

1989 BMW 525E Se

1989 Citroen XM 2.0L

1991 Citroen XM 2.0Sei Turbo Auto

1993 Citroen Xantia 1.9TD VSX

1992 Jaguar XJ6 3.6L

1993 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L

And recently I have had nurmerous new cars such as

Ford Mondeo 2.0L Zetec

Ford Galaxy Ghia 1.9Tdi (chipped)

Ford KA Luxury

Ford Mondeo 2.0L Tdci

Ford KA Luxury (again)

Landrover Freelander TD4 Auto

Ford C-Max Tdci

Ford KA Luxury (still here)

1998 BMW 318Ti (still here)

2003 Lexus RX300SE (still here)

Driven quite a few very interesting vehicles too! :winky:

Quite a while ago now the RS200 sticks in my mind.....although it had no bodywork oh yes and a Lancia Intergrale factory tuned went like a rocket but couldn't stop for toffee and one of the latest fun runs was the new XKR with 500bhp if only the ecu was prod level......bloody thing kept stalling

[Chris Skelton]

Many lovely Citroens. DSs/Traction/CXs/GSAs.....but Setright got me onto Lexus (Car magazine)

[kam05]

1. 1985 (B reg) Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia- uncle gave this to me, came into his garage as a non runner (head gasket failure). Replaced head gasket- 6 months later car written off- got rear ended by a Volvo.

2. 2000 (p/plate) Lexus IS200SE- bought this with my own hard earned cash in 2003, still got it. Going to run it until its dead.

Short car history for me.

[Fidgits]

I probably have the worst car history on the site...

87 Zasatava Yugo 55

87 Ford Escort

84 Ford Fiesta

84 Vauxhall Nova

88 Vauxhall Astra

90 Vauxhall Cavalier

99 Renault Laguna

00 Peugeot 306

00 Lexus IS200

98 Porsche 911 (996) & 96 Vauxhall Astra 1.4

02 Audi S3

Currently have the S3 & Astra..

[Ryo]

sunburst red (fiona said it was orange, so i got it resprayed black) ford escort 1.3l (had it a few years then dropped an RS turbo lump in it)

black sierra 2.0 ghia

grey sierra xr4x4

white sierra xr4x4

yellow sierra xr8

black toyota supra 2.5 TT aero

black toyota 3.0 tt ( :(:( by baby)

black gs300 lexus :)

[Vyker]

Cool topic idea :)

Mine is pretty long for my short 4yr driving experience

M reg Renault Laguna 2.0ltr RT [owed 2months]

P reg Renault Laguna 1.8ltr RN [owner 18months]

R reg Renault Laguna 2.0ltr Executive Auto. [owned 12months]

T reg VW Bora 2.3ltr v5 [owned 2months written off]

T reg Lexus IS200 SE Nav. [owned 12months and still going, till i can afford an e46 330ci]

Most grunt was out of the Bora,

best drive is the Lexus,

worst drive was the manual box mated to the Renault 2ltr in the first laguna.

Longest ownership: 1.8 laguna.

[Daveuk]

Been driving since 17, now 20:

97 Peugeot 106 1.5 Diesel

03 Peugeot 106 1.1

01 Peugeot 306 1.8 Meridian

Finally saw the light tried something not french:

03 VW Golf 2.0 GTI

89 VW Passat 1.6 Diesel Estate - Still have and is in daily use (keeps the mileage off the Lex!)

51 Lexus IS200 SE :D