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    1989 black Honda CRX SiR (Japanese import) - First car, learnt to drive on it (it really forces you to learn how to shift well). 160hp (from 1.6L), 1030kg and 8000rpm redline made it an insane amount of fun on winding roads and it held its own off the line too; kept toe-to-toe with a supercharged, series 2 VZ S. The gearing is too short for freeway use though, it sits at 4k rpm in 5th at 100 km/h . Currently sitting on 205k kms, still going strong. I can't bring myself to let it go even though I probably should.

    2003 yellow Honda S2000 - My dream car since I was about 12 years old, finally got one at the beginning of the year. 9k redline, dual 4" exhaust = LOUD even with the silencers in, but I could never get tired of listening to it scream all the way up. European performance, Japanese price.

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    Austin A40
    ’49 Ford Custom
    Zephyr Mk1
    Holden ’48 Series
    EJ Holden
    Triumph 350cc Speed Twin
    Yamaha YDS-5
    HR Holden
    Suzuki 90cc Trail Bike
    Yamaha RD350
    ZF Fairlane
    Daihatsu Truck
    Morris 1100
    Mini 850
    Holden Gemini
    XP Falcon
    Chrysler (bigger version of the Valiant)
    Mitsubishi Cordia
    Suzuki 185 trail bike
    Honda Prelude
    Mitsubishi Pajero
    Ford Telstar TX5
    Honda Concerto
    Peugeot 206
    Honda Accord
    Honda CRV
    Honda CB400
    Suzuki GSX650F
    Lexus IS250
    Hyundai Santa Fe
    Honda VFR800

    It goes without saying that all the vehicles improved as time went on. As a general rule I've found all vehicles, even back in the '60s were reliable. The big changes have been in rust prevention and creature comforts. When I first started driving, a heater and radio were extras and not many cars had them. I didn't see my first air conditioner till 1969. Now my Lexus has two key fobs that automatically adjust the 10-way seat adjustment, steering wheel tilt and reach and external mirrors depending on which fob is used to start it. And cruise control that automatically maintains a set distance between you and the car in front regardless of what speed it's doing, and applies the brakes if you get too close. I doubt anyone could even have imagined that forty years ago...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sacc51 View Post
    Reading through this forum has made me all nostalgic, remembering all my vehicles.

    In order:

    64 XM Falcon PV - Slow, slow, slow, but ok by 60s standards,
    69 XW Falcon sedan, 3.6litre - Good car but thirsty,
    74 Cortina, 4 .2 litre six - Grunt + grunt, frugal, comfortable, terrible front end,
    75 Holden Gemini - Excellent car,
    78 Holden Gemini van - Excellent car,
    80 Hilux 4WD 2 litre petrol - Excellent car for its day,
    83 Toyota Hi Ace, 1.8 litre - Excellent van, plenty of power, frugal,
    80 Toyota Blizzard, 2 litre diesel - Rust bucket, horrid little car, shame on Toyota,
    88 Hilux DC, 2.4 diesel - Nice car, very underpowered,
    ?? Volvo 244 - $3000 heap of junk,
    95 Mitsubishi Lancer - Mitsubishi = excellent,
    90 Subaru Brumby - Quirky car but good value,
    98 Suzuki Vitara, 2 litre - Nice car but thirsty and gutless,
    98 Hilux DC, 3 litre diesel - Not bad, underpowered,
    03 Mitsubishi Lancer wagon - Mitsubishi = excellent
    ?? Holden Rodeo, 3.2 V6, gas/petrol - Excellent car, frugal but exy to service,
    06 Ford Courier 2WD, 2.5 diesel, trayback - Excellent tug, grunt + but thirsty,
    08 Hyundai I30 diesel - Excellent car, well thought out, frugal,
    12 Holden Cruise diesel - Excellent car, grunt +, frugal,
    13 Mitsubishi ASX diesel, Mitsubishi = excellent. Brilliant car, very frugal,
    16 Ford Escape diesel. - Excellent so far.

    Of these 21 vehicles, the worst would have to be the Toyota Blizzard, 2 litre diesel, 4 speed, rust just waiting to happen, terrible car. Toyota should hide their heads in shame, that's right - headS!

    The best would be the Mitsubishi ASX diesel. cheap as to run, plenty of grunt, incredibly comfortable.

    Special mentions in order goes to:
    All the Mitsubishis, all great cars without exception!
    Hyundai I30 diesel,
    Holden Gemini, both of them,
    Ford Courier diesel.
    Holden Cruise diesel,
    Hi Sacc, The Toyota Blizzard was also available in another guise. The mighty Daihatsu "Scat". (Ironic that scat is another name for pooh!).
    The Daihatsu Scat however had a 2.8 litre diesel engine and a 5 speed gearbox.
    I had this little ripper for about 11 years as my only car. Never washed it once however always serviced the motor. These ones also had rust attractant built into them. Lichen also grew really well on the windscreen.
    Sold it when it was just getting too embarrassing to drive anymore. Yep someone did buy it.
    I'd give it a 10 out of 10. Paid 3.5 grand for it and sold it for 800 bucks.
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    Yep the Poo and the Fizzard were the same except for the motors. They had an interesting shelf under the front guards to the rear which collected mud. After a while the moisture would eat through the shelf and leak water onto your right foot. Another interesting feature: sometimes the seam in the roof gutters would leak, the result was that water would collect in the channel inside and slosh around. If you braked suddenly the water would slosh forward and wash the inside of the windscreen for you, not to mention your lap.

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    Default cars I have had

    current car Holden Colorado (till tomorrow when I pick up a new one)
    1927 chevrolet pie truck
    1923 overland
    both restored by me
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    1981 Falcon XD, 351 V8, 5 speed manual. My first car so also the best. The sound..........
    1996 Falcon EF, Futura. Reliable but nothing special.
    1995 Falcon BF, XR6. Also reliable but nothing special.
    2010 Falcon FG, XR6 50th anniversary, easily the best Falcon i've owned (apart from the XD) reliable, quiet, smooth and excellent economy. Probably shouldn't have sold that one.
    2014 Mazda3, SP25GT. Excellent car, 6 speed manual so a fun sporty drive. All the safety and luxury mod cons.

    1996 Toyota Hilux 2.8 diesel N/A (daily). Very reliable (currently 380,000km) but sooooo slooooow. Just not geared for freeway cruising.

    My wife has had a 1998 Mazda 323 Astina (great reliable car) and currently a 2005 Mazda3.

    I am currently hitting my mid-life crisis so am yearning for my old XD 351 again. I still know the bloke that I sold it to 18 years ago and was recently re-aquainted with it. The fire still burns bright for it. With some luck it might find a home back in my garage.

    Steven.
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    1968 Morris 1100S
    1975 Toyota Corolla
    1948 Morris 10
    1984 Californian Moke
    1968 Toyota Corona
    1984 CM Chrysler Royal
    1968 Toyota Crown
    1993 Lexen/Commodore Wagon
    1968 HG stationwagon
    1971 HQ Belmont Ute
    1972 HQ Panelvan
    1986 Mazda Hatch
    1966 Toyota Crown
    1973 Toyota Crown
    1975 Toyota Crown
    1979 Toyota Crown
    1954 Austin A40 Somersets x 2
    2002 Holden Commodore
    1949/50 Austin A70 Hampshire sedan
    2004 Subaru Outback
    2014 Specialized Hardrock Sports Disc with 2017 specs
    2017 Specialized Crosstrail

    We currently have the last three cars and 2 bicycles.
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    My list from 1973 when I started driving until today...

    1966 Isuzu Bellet - written off, I was cleaned up by a speeding car
    1967 Isuzu Bellet - written off, I was cleaned up again, Sydney Harbour Bridge this time
    1969 Kawasaki 250 trail bike - stollen
    1968 Datsun 1600 - written off when I was cleaned up again, headon 180kph+ impact
    1968 Ford Cortina MK1
    1975 Saab 99
    1985 Peugeot 504
    1989 VW Kombi
    1990's Ford Panel Van - work car
    1990's Holden Rodeo - work car
    1968 Ford Cortina MK1 GT
    1968 Toyota Corona GT
    1999 - Subaru Forrester
    1983 - VW Golf - written off when I was cleaned up again, headon 120kph+ impact
    EB2 Ford Falcon
    AU2 Ford Falcon
    FG XR6 Ford Falcon

    Lost too many cars being in the right place in the right time....BUT still here to tell the tale.....

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    My list is nothing really startling.....
    Dad had a 62 model EK that I learned to drive in. Boy that was a dog of a car. Then I saved up once I was working...
    EH Holden sedan
    72 Corona 1600cc (bought it new and had it for 16 months then traded it on a
    71 HT Station Wagon, it had a Tri-matic auto gearbox and a 186 power house (not) but was only a conveyance
    76 Land Cruiser Table Top Petrol. Bought new Had a lot of fun in the bush but 13MPG was expensive to run
    In 1980 when we got married the wife had a 180B Datsun 1977 model. We traded it for
    1980 Subaru 1800 Station Wagon. Now that was a great car in many ways. Started to build our house so sold it to buy the windows for the house
    1983 Landcruiser Wagon Diesel (now that was very cheap to run in 1988 when we bought it
    Sold the Table Top because I had a company vehicle. Bought a concrete water tank for the house
    1988 Camry Station Wagon Bought it in 1999. Cooked 2 motors.
    1995 VS Commodore bought in 2000 Still got it but its days are numbered

    Still got the Cruiser. Just love it. 450000Ks. Drags the 3m X 1.5m box trailer. A bit slow on long trips but we always get to where we want to go. It got new paint and upholstery and general tidy up
    I did like the Table Top as well but it had its limits but the Cruiser Wagon still delights me when I am in it
    Just do it!

    Kind regards Rod

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    1971 Kingswood - I was 17, it looked like a "grandad" car. the cops left me alone.
    1969 Ford Falcon station wagon - I was 19, it looked like a "grandad" car. the cops left me alone.
    197? Valiant sedan - Yeah I know, but I needed a car for five months between overseas Army postings and it was cheap and the cops left me alone.
    1977 Datsun 180b SSS coupe - I was old enough by then to look responsible and had short hair in an era when all the louts had long hair. The cops left me alone and the chicks gravitated to it. Bought out of the winnings from one good night of Jackpot Poker.
    1981 Commodore Sedan - Time to start a family
    1973 Kingswood sedan - came as a package deal with the wife (car died after two years, wife lasted another 13)
    Mitsubishi L300 express - family growing and expanding
    1990 Toyota hi-ace 14-seater minibus - big enough for our kids, a full load of daycare kids the wife looked after and still big enough to pick me up from work.
    Ford Maverick - the only half-decent Ford I ever owned (re-badged Nissan). Needed to tow big trailers for my business when I got out of the Army
    Mini Moke - My cheap economical car to run around in for business when not towing trailers - doing quotes, running kids to school etc.
    Nissan Patrol - All the advantages of the Maverick without the Ford badge
    2003 Rodeo 4WD dualcab ute - Didn't need the heavy towing capacity any more but still wanted the 4WD for fun.
    2007 Rodeo 4WD dualcab ute - replaced previous Rodeo, written off when idiot with no brake lights slammed on brakes when the light went yellow and he was already in the intersection.
    1994 Rodeo 2WD dualcab ute - Insurance company tried to shortchange me on the previous vehicle so I bought a $2000 "bomb" to get around in for a couple of months while I negotiated with them. Intended to use as tradein as soon as I got the payout, but it was a good reliable economical car so I kept it for 18 months and got $3000 for it as a trade-in.
    2010 Colorado 4WD diesel dualcab ute - Currently parked in the driveway.
    I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.

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    1960 Honda 250 Dream1950 Triumph Mayflower1958 Austin LancerSprite with MGA motorSuzuki 250 HustlerTriumph 650 SaintNorton 650 SSAustin Mini Lightweight Oran Park and Amaroo wrote it off at Amaroo1960 Vanguard Ute tow vehicle for Mini fitted TR4 motor and gear bag, Ate 179 HoldensBSA 650 ThunderboltBultaco 250 Metralla best bike but only way to ride it was flat out.MokeKitted 250 Metralla didn’t race it as I got cramps in the legs from the seating position.XM Falcon ute written off head on Yamaha 175 CT1Honda XL 250 new purchase bored it to 305 after seizing it.HG 253 ute useless.written off flipped.Vanguard 6 uteEscort Van fitted 1600 motor.Yamaha 125 motocross started racing flattrackYamaha YZ 1251970 V6 Capri best car I’ve ever owned. Front shock towers split finally from the hiding I gave it.Honda XL175/200 enduro hand built frame al tank lighter than the 125 motocrosser even with battery etc.Yamaha TT500 first series was able to register legally bulb horn, mirror below bars, battery eliminator etcRode it to work, enduros, trail riding,short circuit etc. I was about 8 stone it’d regularly fire me over the bars if it backfired on kicking it.Huskavana 125 endurosToyota ute ex Telstra auction.Toyota SR5 1980 roof rusted out but went well76 VWKombi single cab ute 2litre double acting rear end went hard.Toyota double cab dieselToyota Lite Ace VanToyota double cab petrol. Canadian nephews wrote that off on their surf trip up the coast.Datsun 1200 ute, did it up for my son but he bought a Forester to take skiing.A couple of clubman go karts. OP one Wednesday a month with about 30 other desperadoes.Triumph TR4A1949 Triumph Roadster1963 Vanguard 6 sedan1959 Morgan Plus 4 now under full resto still got this.2000 Falcon ute.2010 Ford V10 powered motorhome. Left at bil in Canada for 5 years very comfy, reliable and thirsty.2006 XR6 Falcon traytop.Have the below vehicles plus the mog, wife drives an Impezza which is ok for travelling light.2005 RTV Falcon V8 Traytop with camping canopy etc.1937 Velocette 350 MAC, Dad bought this in about 65 died before getting to it, left to my bro, now mine.1959 Mazda T600 3 wheel ute under full resto.Still have the XL175 enduro we built back in 78, cactus motor, a few cars to finish before I get to it.H.
    Sorry guys tried to add 1/2 a dozen I missed and it ate the ordered listing and produced this mess.
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    That's quite a list! I agree that the V6 Capri was 'one of those cars', and I would be quite happy to have a Datsun 1200 ute. I owned a Datsun 1000 2 door sedan, boy that was fun, especially on dirt roads. I tried to fit a 1200 motor into the 1000, but it wasn't very successful, too many problems and not enough time to sort them out. These days, I just add windscreen washer water, that's about the extent of my fiddling with cars now.

    Alan...

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    These days that's about the only thing car manufacturers will allow you to fiddle with anyway

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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Al View Post
    That's quite a list! I agree that the V6 Capri was 'one of those cars', Alan...
    I had a mate in the navy who fitted a small V8 in one of them; went like a cut cat.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by crowie View Post
    I had a mate in the navy who fitted a small V8 in one of them; went like a cut cat.....
    The South African version was fitted with a V8, bon't know what capacity engine, but I reckon that would have gone like one of those big cats they have over there!.

    Alan...

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