What cars have you driven?

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  1. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    From a thread on another forum. Please use same format.

    Mine:

    Oldest car driven: 1930s MG TA
    Newest car driven: As I have been in motor trade since 1988,many,many brand new Ford/BMW/VW/Hyundai.
    Highest miler driven: Various Transits with 300,000+ miles on!
    Largest car driven: Rolls Royce/Bentley/X5/Range Rover. If include commercials LWB Sprinter/Transit and Ford Cargo 7.5 tonne trucks.
    Smallest car driven: Smart car or Classic Mini
    Most expensive car driven: 996 GT3 was worth about 90k at the time.
     
  2. Dan W

    Dan W CGTI Regional Host

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    Mine reads similar to yours


    Mine:

    Oldest car driven: 1930s MG
    Newest car driven: In the motor trade so just about every brand
    Highest miler driven: Our old sprinter hire van, 425000 miles!
    Largest car driven: LWB sprinters, transits etc.
    Smallest car driven: Smart car or Classic Mini
    Most expensive car driven: Roush ford gt, 200,000k iirc
     
  3. 1990

    1990 Paid Member Paid Member

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    Mine:

    Oldest car driven: 1982 Mk1 Golf
    Newest car driven: Day old Renault Scenic on a 51 plate
    Highest miler driven: 253,000ish on a transit van
    Largest car driven: Ford Galaxy or transit van
    Smallest car driven: Mk1 Golf
    Most expensive car driven: Probably that scenic lol
     
  4. PeeJay Forum Junkie

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    Oldest car driven: Early 70's Beetle
    Newest car driven: I've driven cars with sub 20 miles on the clock when I worked on a rental fleet, I reversed one into a park bench that had 50 miles on it and destroyed the 3/4 panel.
    Highest miler driven: Audi A4 1.8t Quattro, had 200k miles on it and felt tight, it's still going strong now at 250k I think.
    Largest car driven: Range Rover I'd guess, they don't feel as big as they look to drive.
    Smallest car driven: Original Fiat Panda
    Most expensive car driven: Porsche Carrera GT - the guy had just spent 320k on it. I went about 50 meters.
     
  5. TSR 2.1 Forum Member

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    Oldest car driven: 1950's Morris Minor
    Newest car driven: a few delivery miles cars.
    Highest miler driven: Dad's old Saab 9000 320,000 miles
    Largest car driven: Routmaster Bus / Commer lorry with mk1 race car in tow.
    Smallest car driven: Fiat 126 or Classic Mini
    Most expensive car driven: Aston DBS 190,000 new demonstrator at main dealer

    Can I add

    Fastest Car driven: Aston DBS
    Most fun car driven: Radical
     
  6. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    Thanks guys, some interesting stuff!
     
  7. StuMc

    StuMc Moderator and Regional Host - Manchester Moderator

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    Oldest car driven: '30s MG TF (seems there's a theme here...!)
    Newest car driven: The wife's Mk6 TDI (5 miles on the clock)
    Highest miler driven: Probably one of my old work's Transits. A couple of them were 300k+
    Largest car driven: Iveco 3.5t tipper
    Smallest car driven: Toss up between a Lupo or a Mk3 Fiesta.
    Most expensive car driven: Ferrari 355 F1 Berlinetta or a Maserati 4200


    Most unusual vehicle driven: ?I drive trains most days at work...(but I'm not a sad-case train driver, I hasten to add!)
     
  8. TJ2727 Forum Member

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    Good thread

    Oldest car driven: 1960s jaguar MkX
    Newest car driven: my last 320d company car came to me with 12miles on it.
    Highest miler driven: Merc Sprinter Van 130,000 miles (see not only transits can do high miles)
    Largest car driven: above Merc Sprinter
    Smallest car driven: Classic Mini
    Most expensive car driven: 911 C2
     
  9. Richard Mk2

    Richard Mk2 Paid Member Paid Member

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    Oldest car driven: 1985 Mk2 Golf GTI
    Newest car driven: BMW X5 - New shape
    Highest miler driven: Our Vauxhall work van - 330,000
    Largest car driven: My 24 ton Mercedes work lorry
    Smallest car driven: Smart car
    Most expensive car driven: Lamborghini Gallardo ;)
     
  10. Brian.G

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    Oldest car driven: Model T 1926-ish
    Newest car driven: 02 Seat Ibiza with 38miles.
    Highest miler driven: Mercedes something truck with 1,000,000miles +
    Smallest Car driven: Sinclair C5/Smart car
    Largest car driven: 04 745i. > Commercials - 2007 MAN TGA-530 + Cement tanker.
    Most expensive car driven: Ferrari 458 probably or heavily reworked E60 M5
     
  11. nealey Forum Junkie

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    Oldest car driven: 1987 mk1 golf cab
    Newest car driven: Various delivery mileage vehicles
    Highest miler driven: Vauxhall vectra with 380,000
    Largest car driven: Vauxhall movano horsebox
    Smallest car driven: Smart car
    Most expensive car driven: 2000 Aston Martin db7 around 7 years ago
     
  12. Ecurie Ecosse Forum Member

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    Oldest car driven: 1921 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
    Newest car driven: 7 miles old BMW 123d or 12 miles old Audi RS4 Avant
    Highest miler driven: My Volvo 850 T5 currently on 186k miles.
    Largest car driven: Had a new shape Rolls Royce Phantom whilst in Hong Kong.
    Smallest car driven: Classic Mini (Have you seen how small they are?
    Most expensive car driven: Silver Ghost, 300SL Gullwing or 1973 911 RS Carrera

    Fastest Car driven: Ferrari 599
    Most fun car driven: My Volvo. Seriously. Because even after 2 years of ownership it still makes me laugh out loud every time I drive it.
     
  13. RobT

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    Oldest car driven: Series 1 land rover
    Newest car driven: new a6 with 750 miles on it
    Highest miler driven: suspect a hire van
    Smallest Car driven: Classic orange mini
    Largest car driven: caterpillar 777 dump truck, 80 ton load capacity
    Most expensive car driven: (cat dump truck) ferrari f40, something like 250k?
     
  14. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    F40 Rob?? :o Jealous!
     
  15. Ben S

    Ben S Forum Junkie

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    Oldest car driven: 1985 Mk2 Golf
    Newest car driven: Prototype vehicles for 2015
    Highest miler driven: Transits
    Largest car driven: Landcruiser Amazon / LWB Transit
    Smallest car driven: Smart ForTwo
    Most expensive car driven: Various early stage prototype vehicles / Something like a Jaguar XK

    So I need to drive something really old & a few expensive supercars!
     
  16. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    Idea was from a thread on Pistonheads, there's a guy on there driven a Veyron! lol

    Also an engineer that's ex Prodrive/Ford/Aston etc (Rob knows him) saying he's driven Prototypes worth millions.
    Interesting poster actually, he once put up pics from when he was involved with the testing of the prototypes of the mk1 Focus RS.

    On another thread :




     
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  17. Ben S

    Ben S Forum Junkie

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    Could create some good spin-off threads just from this.

    e.g.

    Cars you HAVE to drive at some point in your life.
     
  18. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    Good idea! :thumbup:
     
  19. Ben S

    Ben S Forum Junkie

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    Actually that one idea splits into:

    Great cars you have to drive at some point in your life
    &
    Rubbish cars you have to drive at some point in your life

    Hmm even further:
    Rubbish cars you have to drive at some point in your life that are actually good!
    &
    Rubbish cars you have to drive at some point in your life because they are SO bad!
     
  20. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    lol Some great thread ideas there!
     

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