What cars did you have before the F-type?

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WShudds

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This week, while parked outside a local hotel waiting for a company client from overseas who asked me if I'd take him for a short drive on the F-type, a fine gentleman probably in his 70s went around the car inspecting it carefully a few time before saying hello.

He said he was very intrigued and attracted to the car and started asking everything about the specs, etc. He then pointed to his fine Maserati GT V8 nearby and we engaged in a short chat about cars. He went on to tell me a rather impressive list of cars he had including an SKR, DB9, Vantage among other before the Maserati!

So I thought I'd start a thread here so members could list the cars they had before the F-type and what models theyo like to own in the future if anything.

Here's my list

1985 Ford Del Rey
1994 Fiat Uno
1999 GM Corsa
2001 Vauxhaul Corsa
2010 Vauxhaul Corsa
2012 Vauxhaul Meriva
2013 Hyundai ix35
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe (current)
2008 Audi TT

All manual transmission may I say 😊

Cars I'd like to have in the future
Lamborghini Urus
Lotus Emira
911 Turbo S
 
Well here goes

1978 Chevette - hated it with a passion as I wanted a mk1 escort - parents 🤨
1979 Fiesta 1-3L
Escort Ghia 1.6
mk2 XR2
Crx 1-5
Series 2 RS Turbo
Prelude
MR2
CRX VTEC 4 years loved it
Civic 1;8. vti
Integra Type R
Accord Type R
Capri 280 - never had one when I was younger kept it 7 years - the one i regret selling
Merc C180
Mini cooper
Jeep Cherokee
BMW 2-5 Msport coupe
BMW Z4 2-5 - kept 5 yrs loved it
BMW 320 m sport coupe
BMW 320 convertible
Range Rover sport V8
Focus Rs Mk 2 - stolen within 2 weeks
Focus Rs Mk 2 - still got coming up for 8 years
Jeep Patriot
Kuga
Golf GTi
BMW m235
T type V6 convertible

There have been a few run around in there too. Escort Vectra ( reinforced my hate for Vauxhall) Orion Ghia i Toyota carina. Micra Accord 3 door

I’m like a change as I get bored however the f type is doing well so far

Cars I’d like


Vantage - it’s a bond thing 😀

Or failing that
V8 f type
mustang Bullit - I’m a massive Ford fan ( I prefer the older stuff 3 doors Sierra and escort cosworths.Capris and XR’s) and I see this as their last proper car
MK 1 escort - never happen unless a lottery win comes my way and I can afford an MST built one
 
Mini (1973)
Fiesta XR2 Mk1
Fiesta XR2 Mk2 - several
Escort XR3i
Escort RS Turbo Series 1
Escort 1.4LX
Mini Cooper
Escort 1.6i x 2
Mini Cooper
Renault Laguna
Jaguar S Type 3 litre
VW Polo 1.4 x 5
VW Golf 1.9 D
Jaguar XF 3.0D
Renault Modus
VW Tiguan
Mercedes B Class
Mercedes SLK
Audi S3
Audi Q4
Audi A1 x 2
F Type V6 Convertible
Audi A3 (coming end of June)
 
Corsair GT V4
Capri 3L
Capri 3L
Capri 2.8i
Toyota Supra 2.8i
Toyota Soarer 4L V8
Toyota Soarer 2.8vvti
Lexus GS430 V8
XFR
XFR

Only 11 cars in 50+ years of car driving. Had a few m/cs too, currently a BMW K1300S.
 
1978 Vauxhall Chevette
1982 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia, twin choke Weber, XR3 lip spoiler, Spax shocks and springs
1984 Ford Orion 16.i Ghia - Power+ Engineering System 2.0 engine, then RS Turbo engine breathed upon, rear disc conversion, Koni shocks and springs, RS Turbo alloys, Sapphire Cosworth rear spoiler
1990 XR4x4 with Turbo Technics conversion. Awesome thing with bucket loads of torque (short-term use of)
1994 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Si
1997 Ford Mondeo 2.5 ST
2004 Ford Mondeo ST 220 - Big disc conversion, Bluefin chip, Eibach lowering springs
2010 Jaguar XF-R
2016 F-Type V6S
2018 F-Type Sport 400
 
Ok, after a few driving lessons and practice in mum’s Mini 850 and Fiat 127 (nearly crashed that one!) here’s my list;

Austin Healey Sprite 1969 - spent 2 years restoring - BRG with wire wheels 👌
Opel Manta Berlinetta
Vauxhall Nova
Talbot Samba - what was I doing! 🤷 It broke down on a lads weekend to Blackpool so it stayed there! 😂
Ford Capri
Ford Escort Cabriolet
Ford Fiesta XR2
Another Ford Fiesta! 🤦
Audi A3
VW Passat
Audi A4
BMW 3 series
BMW 4 series x 2
F Type Coupe V6
Current F Type Coupe V8

That’s brought back a few memories. Cheers! 😊
 
Austin 1300
Morris Marina Coupe 1.8
Bedford HA Van
Morris Minor 1100
MG Metro Turbo
Volkswagen Scirocco GT
TVR S3
TVR Chimaera 4 litre HC
Volkswagen Polo
BMW 316
BMW 320 Coupe
TVR Tuscan
Mercedes A170L
Mercedes C220
Smart 4/2
TVR TuscanS
Mercedes A180 CDI
Mercedes A180
Jaguar F-Type 2.0 Litre
 
In over 30 years of driving, this is the sum-total of my personal car ownership:

Vauxhall Viva
Triumph Dolomite
Peugeot 106 GTi
Nissan 200SX
Mazda 3
Jaguar F-Type

I've owned a few more as business cars, but those are the only ones I've owned 100% personally. I had the Nissan for 12 years from new.
 
Well I came from a Maserati GT V8 and you can tell the chap that has one that the F Type is a vastly superior car in every way! It is faster, corners better, rides better, better gearbox, better seats, better stereo, better climate the list goes on.......beautiful car though the Gransturismo...
 

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Nissan Juke as a golf cart, as well as my F Type.
370Z
350Z
Toyota Celica SR
Nissan 200Sx
Nissan Silvia
Capri 3.0S
Capri 3.0 Ghia
MK 3 Cortina 2.0
MK 2 Cortina 1.6
Mk 2 Cortina estate 1.6 (my first car my dad gave me)
Singer Imp never drove it as I could not drive
Yamaha RD 250
 
Mini 1100
Alfa Romeo 33 Cloverleaf
BMW 325i
Mazda 626
Polo 1.0
VW Bora
Seat Curpra
Subaru Legacy
Audi A4 1.8t
Audi A4 Convertible
Porsche Cayman S + VW Passat + Ducati Monster 821 Stripe
Mercedes E Estate
BMW 640d Gran Coupe
F-Type S AWD
 
Wow! Some really diverse and exciting lists! Keep 'em comin! And remember to add which cars would you like to have in the future not necessarily to replace the F-type. 👍
 
Fascinating thread…
Mine were/are….

Mini 850 auto
Vauxhall Viva
Opel Kadet Coupe
Opel Kadet Hatch (Astra)
Ford Escort XR3 i
Opel Manta GTE
Vauxhall Astra GTE
BMW 318
BMW 325
BMW 328 Coupe
BMW 328 Coupe
Divorce
LR Freelander
Vauxhall Corsa D
Vauxhall Frontera
Vauxhall VX 220
Honda Pan European
Harley Davidson V-Rod
Harley Davidson Heritage Softail
BMW 330 Coupe
Jaguar X Type
MINI seven
MINI estate
Jaguar XF
MINI Cooper S
BMW R1200 RT
BMW R1200 GS Adventure
MINI John Cooper Works
Jaguar XKR Dynamic
Jaguar F Type SVR

Some motorcycles in there too…

I have always admired the Maserati GT V8 - mentioned above by @ratbag - but probably pleased it didn’t arrive 🤔
Also, always fancied trying a variant of the 911 but that’s another one which never landed in the fleet 🙂
Triumph TR6 maybe, yet to come?
Bristol?
Monteverdi?
Iso Lele?
Aston DB4 Zagato?
Ford GT?
 
Very interesting read of where we came from and evolved in the ownership cycle

Here's my 50 years. Might have forgotten a few:

Personal/Family
Mini ’63 (£50)
Austin A40 (yes, really (£30 runabout whilst I modded the next Mini 😊)
Mini Cooper (wildly modded car)
Renault 12TL (don't ask)
Ford Cortina Mk4 1.6L
Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia (first brand new car)
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Vauxhall Cavalier CDi
Volve 460 GLE
Saab 9000
Ford Explorer 4.0V6 '98 (Pile of crap with a good engine)
BMW X5 3.0d (Awesome car 10 years and 100k with zero issues)
Jaguar XF 3.0 twin turbo (fast, comfortable, economical)
RR Evoque 2.0 HSE
*BMW iX3 M Pro

Second / Hobby cars
Ford Fiesta 1.1L
Fiat Uno
Peugeot 205 Roland Garros
Peugeot 206 GTi
BMW Z4 3.0 roadster (loved it and kept for a decade)
*Jeep CJ10a 5.9 V8
*Jeep Wrangler 4.0 Sport
*F Type 3.0 V6S

* Currently own them
 
Next car? Well, the Ferrari Roma is on my wish list as is the new Aston Martin Vantage. Reckon both will have dropped significantly in value over the next 2 or so years making them a possibly buy.
 
Ford Fiesta Popular
Renault Clio RT
Peugeot 306 Dturbo
MGF vvc
Golf v6 4 motion
S2000
BMW 750iL
Ford Mondeo Ghia
S2000
Jaguar XF
Jaguar F-type v6 S
Jaguar F-type v8 R awd
 
I've not been alive long enough to have a long list like some of the above...

2000 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 CD - 2008-2010 (£800 first car that cost me £2200 to insure)
2009 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec - 2010-2012
2006 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro - 2012-2014 (Until I wrote it off)
2014 Ford Focus ST3 - 2014-2014 (After waiting 3 months I hated it and ditched it within 4 months)
2014 BMW 330D M Sport - 2014-2017
2001 Peugeot 106 - 2017-2017 (Stop gap whilst waiting for new car order)
2017 VW Golf R - 2017 - 2021 - (Longest I've ever owned a car)
2021 Mercedes C43 Wagon - 2021-2022 (Sold it for the same I paid 1 year later thanks to Covid prices :D)

Sold the Merc as I started a new job with a company car, so had a few rentals whilst waiting for my order. Everything from a Ford Ranger (loved it), MG HS, Ford Focus and a Citroen C3 Aircross (worst car I've ever driven).
Eventually got the company EV which meant I could stop compromising on hot hatches and fast estates and go for a impractical sports car.

2022 BMW iX3 - 2022 - Now (Company car)
2015 Jaguar F-Type R - 2023 - Now (I swore off spending money on fast cars but only lasted 2 years before I cracked)


As far as what I would like to own... realistically...

I would love a Vantage still. I chose the F-Type over one and given the choice I would again, but I think I will have to eventually scratch that Aston itch one day. The DB9 was the poster car for me as a kid, but as an adult I prefer the Vantage.
I also had a big thing for the B7 RS4 but I don't think I'll ever get to that one.

Outside of that I'd like the experience of a Porsche 911 and maybe a V10 R8.
 
Already a topic on this in 'off topic'.

1989 X reg MG Metro
1991 G reg MG Metro
1995 Peugeot 106 XSi
1999 Ford Puma 1.7
2009 VW Scirocco 2.0GT
2016 Audi TT-S
2021 Jaguar F-Type P450 AWD and a 2022 Puma 1.0 daily!
 
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