My car history...

[Pimp my Vit]

I was trying to work out my car history, I got to 43 cars owned by me over the years plus three bikes. Any advance on 43?

I am not sure if the link will work for the list, if not I will try again...

Colin's Car History.pdf

[Colin Lindsay]

I always tried to get the best value out of cars over the years so rarely changed unless I had to. I've had some short-lived lemons, a Hyundai 4 x 4, Rover 75 Estate and a Clio none of which lasted more than six months with me, but otherwise I've kept cars for seven or eight years. I get comfortable in them!

[Peter Truman]

only 10 personnel or family cars since 1963, of which 5 were Triumphs, BUT I had 30 company cars in 27 years, which were replaced at 45.000klm or 2 years, I averaged over 45,000klm/annum as an operations engineer for Melb Water. The first 17 years were Govt registered & number plated vehicles which got you into or park anywhere, before switching to private leased vehicles. when on leased vehicles my MD rang me after the Lease Co queried why I needed new tyres at 25,000klm, thought a moment then replied, Brian doesn't your son drive your car, I had to have words with junior, no more drag racing in the McDonalds car park!

All my work cars were specially fitted with upgraded brakes, LSD's, manual box's, special Roo bars, and engine/gearbox sump guards, for serious off road catchment & pipetrack driving. Management tried unsuccessfully to get me to select 4WD Rangies or T Cruisers, my response I ain't driving a truck, I was quite happy with Fairmont Ghia's or similar Aussie made luxury models, anyway SWMBO drove them too & no way would she drive a truck! If I was going deep into the catchments which could be over 100klm deep I would purloin a 4WD truck as some of those remote access and fire tracks were seriously rough! Our catchments are closed (water quality) ie the public don't have access driving or walking so you can really have a go!

[Pete Lewis]

A good few since 1964 even a 59 Herald some better than others as you  find out with ownershipPETES CARS .pdf

often the most unexpected turned out a surpising capable car   dont ask about whythis list is all scrammbled !!!!

Petes car ownership since 1964 LNM 169 1952 HILLMAN MINX MK5 RED RMU 841 1958 MORRIS MINOR CREAM YDU 850 1959 TRIUMPH HERALD MAUVE/WHITE JNM 131F 1968 HILLMAN IMP GREEN NEW RBM 221J 1970 HILLMAN AVENGER GOLD NEW GKN 81N 1974 SIMCA 1501 SILVER 1 YR OLD VTM 723S 1977 AUSTIN MAXI YELLOW 1 YR OLD ANV 78T 1979 CHRYSLER ALPINE RED 1 YR OLD VVC 782X 1981 TALOT SOLARA WHITE MRC BOY 531Y 1983 RENAULT 18 ESTATE BLUE MRC A716 HLU 1984 RENAULT TS RED MRC B357 OLL 1985 RENAULT 11 TXE GOLD MRC C436 GRO 1986 FORD SIERRA 1.8 BLUE NEW D875 SMJ 1987 PEUGEOT 309 GRD GOLD NEW F985 MBH 1989 PEUGEOT 405 GL BLUE NEW G758 SMJ 1989 RENAULT 19 TSE BLUE NEW D367 OOM 1987 RENAULT 25 2.0 GTS WHITE G194 XCF 1990 FIAT TIPO 1.9TD !! E243 YWC 1988 VAUXHALL CAVALIER 2.0 BLUE G68 YLC 1989 RENAULT 25 GTS BLUE K86 CBM 1993 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7TD RED G580 WRX 1989 CITROEN XM 2.0 SI GREY K175 XPL 1993 TOYOTA CARINA E BLUE P78 SNK 1998 PEUGEOT 406 GLX GREEN Y796 MMJ 2001 CITROEN PICASSO SX RED KL51 OUO 2002 CITROEN C5 AUTO ESTATE GBF 142B 2003 TRIUMPH 1600 1964 CACTUS/BLACK KF52 FHZ 2003 CITROEN C5 HPI KL04 BYA 2004 CITROEN PICASSO EXCL. SILVER KN56 YOH 2006 RENAULT MEGANE EST RED L012 LHP 2012 CITROEN C4 EXCLUSIVE BLUE LS13 YEX 2013 CITROEN GRANDE PICASSO SHARK HYA 7N 2015 TRIUMPH 2000 MK2 FRENCH BLUE LP15 PTY 2015 CITROEN GRANDE PICASSO RUBY LM67 PGV 2018 CITROEN C3 AIRCROSS BLUE AUTO LR19 FNM 2019 CITROEN CACTUS RED 130 LP21 XPT 2021 CITROEN C4 130 SILVER

[Pimp my Vit]

Pete

I see you had an Austin Maxi, mine was Mk 1 with the cable system from gear-lever to gearbox. I don't think I ever had five gears and reverse at the same time, the garage would adjust these so I could get the missing one but that would mean losing one of the others. I think they changed to a lever system for the Mk 2. In my twenties I made full use of the fold down into a bed configuration of the seats!!!

You also had a IMP, on mine the engine would seize up when hot, you would just pull over to the side of the road let it cool down and away it would go again, Aluminium engine was the problem with rad in the front. Easiest car ever to get the engine out just remove the rear panel and push the car forward!!

[Pete Lewis]

amazing space in a Maxi  yes mine was a twin carb HL with rod change bit quick in its day 

cant say the boing boing suspension suited towing very well 

Never siezed an Imp biggest problem was over 7k in top broke all the speed limits took engines out on top of the ransoms mower as a cart

the Solara and 1501 were cracking tow cars worst the Fiat Tipo  turbo diesel fast but troublesome 

the R25 went to the moon and back trouble free   the  405  was a nightmare of dealer cock ups 

Pete

[Pimp my Vit]

Ah Peugeot dealers, their catch phrase 'yeah mate they all do that"  I got that no matter what went wrong with my 405 sti or the later 605 sport (Basically Pug had a whole lot of manual gearbox 605s that executives didn't want because of the very fact they had a manual gearbox, so they put a body kit and boot spoiler on them, gave them a 'sport' button that did bugger all and flogged them as sports models) I knew my local dealer on first name terms!!!

I only had Peugeot's and Fiats as company cars as we had lots of OE business with them...