Car History

My list. Only cars I’ve registered and used. Not projects that haven’t reached the road yet.
74 GS 1220 wagon (dead and buried)
74 Peugeot 504 (dead and buried)
76 16TS (still exists no longer own)
74 17TS (sold, still exists, wish I still had it)
84 R25 manual (sold)
97 Xantia CT (sold)
92 Subaru Brumby (sold, wish I still had it)
92 205 si. (Gave it to a friend years ago, still going I believe)
94 405 SRDT (gave to a friend and came back me when she crashed it, sold again as wreck)
76 16TS (still have this one)
‘04 Hilux KZN165r single cab (sold. I miss this one)
99 406 manual v6 (sold)
73 16TS (restored on full rego)
‘07 407 HDI manual (sold)
‘04 Prado (sold)
‘03 hilux kzn165r dual cab sr5 (sold)
97 landcruiser 80 series 1hdt (for sale)
2010 308 HDI manual (still have this)
76 alpine a310/4 (mine)
‘14 hilux single cab KUN26r (recent purchase)
 
angru said:
My list. Only cars I’ve registered and used. Not projects that haven’t reached the road yet.
74 GS 1220 wagon (dead and buried)
74 Peugeot 504 (dead and buried)
76 16TS (still exists no longer own)
74 17TS (sold, still exists, wish I still had it)
84 R25 manual (sold)
97 Xantia CT (sold)
92 Subaru Brumby (sold, wish I still had it)
92 205 si. (Gave it to a friend years ago, still going I believe)
94 405 SRDT (gave to a friend and came back me when she crashed it, sold again as wreck)
76 16TS (still have this one)
‘04 Hilux KZN165r single cab (sold. I miss this one)
99 406 manual v6 (sold)
73 16TS (restored on full rego)
‘07 407 HDI manual (sold)
‘04 Prado (sold)
‘03 hilux kzn165r dual cab sr5 (sold)
97 landcruiser 80 series 1hdt (for sale)
2010 308 HDI manual (still have this)
76 alpine a310/4 (mine)
‘14 hilux single cab KUN26r (recent purchase)
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What was the manual 406 V6 like?
 
Trent172 said:
What was the manual 406 V6 like?
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It was pretty good. I bought it cheap and did cam boxes, timing belt etc on it. Was a D9 with the variable cam timing motor and went well. Good fuel economy, and enough fun to drive. I think my pick of the 406s is the HDI manual, and used to lust after a coupe, but the d9 manual v6 was good.
 
My list, only proper going registered cars in the family. Some bought to fill a gap and done up and sold on, some just took our fancy. Listed approximate time line.
Motor bikes owned over all the years, I always rode to work and pleasure. Quite a few small and mid size motor bikes all Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha over all the years, except a Bultaco early on ! Strangely the Bully was stolen twice and then recovered, as it had no effective steering lock or key, but the cretins could'nt start it and dumped it !!
Renault 750 x 3 (a bit fragile)
Citroen big 15
Renault 4
Citroen LT15
NSU Prinz
Citroen ID 19
Peugeot 403 waggon
Ford Thames van
Vauxhall VX490 (POS)
Peugeot 404
Falcon early (POS)
VW kombi x 2
Renault 12 x 3(1 waggon Great)
Subaru 1600
Holden Kingswood x 2
Datsun 260C (PNG)
Renault 20( best family car)
VW campers x 3
Golf diesel MK1
Citroen GS
Renault 19
Toyota Coaster
Citroen BX19GT
Toyota Hiace x2
VW Kombi syncro campers x2
Citroen C5
Nissan Civilian
Toyota Regius van
Mercedes Sprinter bus/camper
Renault Captur
VW up
Citroen C5 aircross
 
Id love to write my list but I am up to my 82nd car

My most recent purchase and my fourth 205gti - its an 89 White 205Gti all original includes paint which is undergoing a refresh

I will share some pics in coming months
 
This is a great thread for me to see what many long term members have been doing since I joined ages ago when all my friends had Peugeot's! I've never had particularly notable cars, so this list should validate your life choices, though I certainly respect our GLS and the Macan is quite good fun if one must have an SUV

1989 Toyota Cressida - when many friends had Peugeot's (505 GR, 505 GTi, 307, 306 GTi-6 etc).
2002 BMW 318i Executive
2012 Mercedes C200
2012 Lexus GS250 (UK)
2013 BMW 320xi Touring (UK)
2016 Lexus RX450h (UK)
2017 Porsche Macan S (Canada) - current
2018 Mercedes GLS450 (Canada) - current
2022 Ford Escape 2.0 Titanium EcoBoost (Canada) - owned for 12 months from new, completely and utterly dreadful drive. The Macan is 5yrs older but feels 30 years into the future compared to this atrocity.
 
Isuzu Bellett
Chrysler Lancer
Mitsubishi Sigma X 2
Mitsubishi Magna X 3
Mitsubishi 380
Renault 12 wagon
Peugeot 505 sedan X 2
Peugeot 505 wagon (currently under repair)
Nissan Pulsar
Nissan X trail
Holden Commodore wagon
Ford Falcon EA
Ford Falcon BA
Mazda 1300
Kia Cerato
Subaru Sherpa
 
Renault 750
Dauphine (R10 1108 mechanicals)
Renault R8
Citroen ID19
Citroen ID19
Citroen Safari
Citroen ID19
Renault R4
Fiat 124
Renault R10 (1300)
VW Kombi
Renault R4
Falcon XW wagon
Kombi
Kombi
Citroen Safari
Volvo 245
Rover 3500se (SD1)
Mazda 626 wagon
Mitsubishi Delica
Citroen DS23 Pallas
Citroen BX19
Holden Cruze (!)
Citroen DSpecial

I find I fondly miss every one of these cars, even the Falcon! Highlights were ofcourse the Hydraulic Citroens but they all had outstanding properties and suited my needs at the time.
Many I sold on at a profit, a few were lost to accident, not of my fault.
If I was Jay Leno, or at least had his "shed" I would have one or two of each of these.

Edit! I also had, briefly, a Monaro GTS. It was given to me but I quickly flogged it off for a couple of thousand dollars. It was a crappy 186 with an auto transmission.... No one wanted it! If I could sell it now maybe I could buy that big shed!!!
 
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