Our Wheels of Yesteryear.

ExMX5owner

Administrator
Staff member
Global Moderator
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Australian Zeds
Joined
Aug 31, 2022
Points
139
Location
Queensland, Australia
Model of Z
99 2.0
I will go first. Introducing my first roadster. Purchased on a whim, maybe my first midlife crisis. Now you might understand my screen name..I sold it because one day I went shopping and bought a tub of fresh mussels, when unpacking my shopping I noticed the mussels were missing, thought not much of it at the time "ah well I left it on the self checkout bench" sort of thing. Only to find it 3 months later after the wet season under the folded roof on the rear parcel tray, to be honest I thought a rat or something had died in the garage :whistle:. But what had happened was that the tub of mussels exploded all by itself.. So I traded it in on along with all the 10mm sockets hiding in the engine bay on a Mitsubishi Pajero, Only to find out later what Pajero meant in Spanish. Oh the irony...=)). But now I have a Z3, second midlife crisis, what could possibly go wrong... :thumbsup:. Oh thats right, I,m allowed three midlife crises apparently, stay tuned..
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Z Victor 1

Formerly "Ontiken1"
Supporter
British Zeds
Joined
May 4, 2015
Points
194
Location
Ripley,Derbyshire.
Model of Z
E 89 Z4 S drive 23i
Yes, never fancied driving around in one of those, when I lived in Spain I didn't fancy a Polo either :oops:May have had to wipe off something similar written in the dust on my cars, but that's another matter! :D
 

andyglym

Shiny Dust Caps Make Your Zed Go Faster.
Supporter
British Zeds
Joined
Feb 20, 2015
Points
231
Location
Moresby, West Cumbria, England
Model of Z
2.8 Roadster
Had a number of standard run of the mill cars over the years but my favourite by far was my Fiesta RS Turbo. Pretty much show condition so would be worth a fortune now :arghh:

Pic not mine but it was a white H reg.
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Stevo7682

Zorg Expert (I)
Supporter
The M44 Massive
Scottish Zeds
Joined
Apr 1, 2016
Points
218
Location
Maybole , South Ayrshire
Model of Z
Z3 Individual Dakar / Orinoco Individual
Had a number of standard run of the mill cars over the years but my favourite by far was my Fiesta RS Turbo. Pretty much show condition so would be worth a fortune now :arghh:

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You should have kept that Andy cheap one around 9k nice one around 20k pristine one pushing 40k
Stephen.
 

Gatsoburner

Dedicated Member
Joined
Dec 16, 2025
Points
28
Location
North West of UK
Model of Z
3.0i
My first car was the Sunburst red XR3. £600 insurance as a 17-18 year old in the late 80s.

White XR2 was the best, silver XR2 was still outstanding stolen last time I checked 15 years ago or so !

Got the Z now, 2 bikes, pretty settled unless I suddenly find myself in the market for the RS6 Avant 🔥👌
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Pond

Zorg Guru (III)
British Zeds
Joined
Dec 26, 2016
Points
144
Location
Spaldingski, Lincs
Model of Z
3 litre Z3 pretending to be Italian exotica. Two previous E89 Z4s.
My first car was the Sunburst red XR3. £600 insurance as a 17-18 year old in the late 80s.

White XR2 was the best, silver XR2 was still outstanding stolen last time I checked 15 years ago or so !

Got the Z now, 2 bikes, pretty settled unless I suddenly find myself in the market for the RS6 Avant 🔥👌View attachment 354941View attachment 354947View attachment 354945View attachment 354943
I had similar....
1987 had a 1983 XR3i
1988 had a 1986 RS turbo. The girl in the pic is now 55 and not my girlfriend anymore!
1990 had a 1986 Lotus Excel
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Gatsoburner

Dedicated Member
Joined
Dec 16, 2025
Points
28
Location
North West of UK
Model of Z
3.0i
Has anyone ran their old reg numbers through Vehicle Smart. Still holds data to a degree on the cars.
I use to use it at work when Pnc was down or I'd only got a wrong reg on something id lost from FTS.
Handy tool for MOT history checks when buying
 

mmm-five

Zorg Legend
British Zeds
Joined
Mar 13, 2019
Points
75
Location
Liverpool
Model of Z
E86 Z4MC
Mine’s not a long list (for 30 years of motoring) as I tend to keep cars until they fall apart, or I wear them out. The green ones I still own.
  • Mini Metro 1.0L
  • VW Polo GT coupe
  • VWPolo GT40 Coupe
  • BMW e34 BMW 520i (as I wanted something more suited to the longer distances I was commuting)
  • VW Corrado VR6
  • BMW e34 M5 (3.8 6-speed)
  • Jaguar XJ30
  • BMW e34 M5 (3.6 5-speed)
  • BMW Z4MC
  • A couple of Alfa 147 JTDs as winter bangers, to run alongside the Z4MC
  • e46 330D to replace the Alfas
  • F31 320D Touring when the 330D’s GM auto failed for the second time within 12 months
  • F31 335xD Touring
 

Ianmc

Zorg Guru (IV)
British Zeds
The M44 Massive
Joined
Oct 12, 2014
Points
165
Location
New Forest
Model of Z
Z3 (M44)
My list:
1. Triumph Herald convertible (passed driving test in this).
2. Mk 1 Spitfire 4.
3. MGBGT
4. Mk 3 Spitfire.
5. Ford Capri.
6. MGB
7. MG Midget.
8. Triumph GT6
9. Reliant Scimitar SE5.
10. Austin Maxi and Austin Healey Sprite.
11. Rover P6 (2 ltr)
12. Rover P6 (3.5 ltr V8)
13. MG Maestro 2 ltr EFI (first new car bought tax free on posting to West Germany).
14 Reliant Scimitar SE6
15. Renault Laguna (first company car).
16. BMW 3 series 320I and Z3 1.8
17. Z3 M Roadster (S50)
18. BMW 3 series touring (E30) and MGBGT.
19. BMW Touring.
19. Z3 M Coupe (S54). Drove this over 200K miles, mostly business use.
20. BMW 3 series convertible/ Z3 1.9 (current).

Some overlap in above, almost always had a two seater in stable.
 

Jam03

Zorg Guru (III)
Supporter
British Zeds
Joined
Feb 21, 2022
Points
139
Location
Surrey
Model of Z
2.2i
My list:
1. Triumph Herald convertible (passed driving test in this).
2. Mk 1 Spitfire 4.
3. MGBGT
4. Mk 3 Spitfire.
5. Ford Capri.
6. MGB
7. MG Midget.
8. Triumph GT6
9. Reliant Scimitar SE5.
10. Austin Maxi and Austin Healey Sprite.
11. Rover P6 (2 ltr)
12. Rover P6 (3.5 ltr V8)
13. MG Maestro 2 ltr EFI (first new car bought tax free on posting to West Germany).
14 Reliant Scimitar SE6
15. Renault Laguna (first company car).
16. BMW 3 series 320I and Z3 1.8
17. Z3 M Roadster (S50)
18. BMW 3 series touring (E30) and MGBGT.
19. BMW Touring.
19. Z3 M Coupe (S54). Drove this over 200K miles, mostly business use.
20. BMW 3 series convertible/ Z3 1.9 (current).

Some overlap in above, almost always had a two seater in stable.
200k business miles in Z3M Coupe! That must have been fun. I’m very jealous.
 

Jam03

Zorg Guru (III)
Supporter
British Zeds
Joined
Feb 21, 2022
Points
139
Location
Surrey
Model of Z
2.2i
My car history is very brief and boring considering I started driving in 1993.
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1. 1984 BMW 518i
2. 1998 Honda Civic 1.5i
3. 2004 VW Polo
4. 2006 VW Golf
5. 2007 VW Touran
6. 2013 Honda CR-V, 2001 Z3 2.2
I also had two very enjoyable periods of being the custodian of an X5 and an Alpina B5 Touring, but didn’t own them.
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Pond

Zorg Guru (III)
British Zeds
Joined
Dec 26, 2016
Points
144
Location
Spaldingski, Lincs
Model of Z
3 litre Z3 pretending to be Italian exotica. Two previous E89 Z4s.
Alpina B5 Touring,
Can't beat an 'Alp'.
I also had one for a very brief period a few years ago. An E92 B3 Bi-Turbo. Mine sold again recently for £10k more than I bought it for!
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Then went all 'vert' and got an F33 440i which I also didn't keep for long.
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Then had a mid life crisis and went all 'boy racer' with a Honda Civic FK8 Type-R. Kept that for 6 months as the wife was embarrassed by it. Great cars though!
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Clive68

Zorg Guru (II)
British Zeds
Joined
Aug 27, 2023
Points
106
Location
West Sussex/Hants
Model of Z
Z3 2.0L
First car age 17

Messerschmitt kr200 3 wheeler - bought for £5- sold for £10.

Wish I’d kept it now , they go for £15-25k

My mate actually had a TG500 4 wheeler. Now rarer than hens teeth and worth £80-120k!



1970s

White Cortina mk1 - passed my driving test in this one

Orange Fiat 128

Ford Cortina 2000 GT green body, black vinyl roof

Black 1956 Austin A30

Bright yellow VW Beetle - ex Deutschbundespost-

Jeffrey J5 kit car - similar to a lotus 7 - cortina 1600e with twin Weber DCOEs.

Triumph Spitfire



1980s

Citroen 2CV Dyane - two tone grey

1969 Hillman Minx

There must have been more than this, but my memory is hazy…



1990s

A bunch of boring company cars…

Escort

Sierra

Mondeo

Etc.

Memory still hazy…





2000s

My Toyota period…



3 Toyota RAV 4s in succession

Toyota Carina estate verso - you could fit a sofa in the back with the seats down.

Toyota Corolla





2010s

Toyotas getting expensive so switched to Skoda…

Skoda Roomster

Skoda Yeti



Current

2021 Skoda Kamiq

2012 Yaris

1999 Silver BMW Z3 2.0
 

Nodzed

Zorg Expert (II)
Supporter
British Zeds
M Power
Joined
Feb 18, 2016
Points
231
Location
Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Model of Z
Z3M Imola and Z4 (e89)
Jeez mines a list that would bore the hell out of people BUT. First car was a Triumph Dolomite, loved it as probably everyone did their first set of wheels. Second was an absolute mint Capri 2.0 Ghia in Daytona Yellow, wish I still had it but I barrel rolled it one late dark night in the lanes. After that it was a few Cortina's and Granada's with a Saab 900 and Peugeot 405 thrown in until the company car days came along.
 

1955Davidr

Zorg Guru (I)
Supporter
Joined
Apr 27, 2023
Points
86
Location
Fylde Coast
A small selection of mine over the last 25 years, up to 2000 boring family saloons, Cavalier Mondeo etc but fun since. Sadly no images of the Integrale and Jaguar XJ12. I did have an MX5 NA but cant find any pics, the Smart roadster was great fun but bone rattling at the same time.
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