How many cars have you had?

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I was just thinking about my cars (past and present) and thought I’d ask.

First car was a purple Fiesta (diesel) which was a hand me down first from my dad who gave it to my brother, who gave it to me. I traded it in (just as it hit 120k on the clock) and got £500 px for my nearly new Peugeot.

I had 2 more Peugeot 208s after that (loved them both) before trading in for an old style rounded Juke and then later (after 21 years of driving), finally being able to afford a new one (another Juke).

Starting to think I’ll need a new car again so I’m leaning back toward a Peugeot.

If you’re a driver, how many cars have you had?

I'm on cars 7 & 8 currently, which I've owned for 13 and 9 years respectively. I've been driving 27 years so I guess that's pretty low.

Hmmm, I’m 63 got my license at 24.
First car: limited edition Fiat Panda bought new with 0% finance, royal blue
Second: Honda Civic in the US can’t remember how I bought it, red
Third: second hand something or other - used to lend it to my Dad and he was very hard on it so it was sold for scrap, dark green
Fourth: VW ex demo Sharan bought when had four kids between me and DH, grey
Fifth: Peugeot 5008 also ex demo, black
Sixth: Peugeot 3008 ex demo, red
Seventh (current): Peugeot 3008 bought new but a couple weeks before first lock down so got 20% knocked off. Burnt orange.

I am 45 and got my license the day I turned 16 (not in the UK). I’m on my 7th car. All secondhand except one in my 20s - I had a brand new Ford Mustang (every asshole used to ask if it was my boyfriend’s car 🙄). It was a great car. I am now in my Volvo estate era and will never drive anything that isn’t an ageing Volvo again so long as I live. 😂

Ford fiesta
Fiat Punto
Mazda MX5
Mazda MK2
Mazda MX5
Skoda Kodiaq

That's in 20 years

I thought about 12 but making this list makes me reaslise not as many as I thought.

Peugeot 205
Ford Fiesta
Ford Fiesta
Vauxhall Astra
Vauxhall Astra
Toyota MR2 MKI
Toyota MR2 MKII
Toyota MR2 MKIII
Totoya MR2 MKIII

Apart from the ones we shared
Mini x2
Fiesta,
Vauxhall Cavalier
Citroen Saxo
Vauxhall Tigra
Peugeot 206 CC
Audi TT x2
Mini Cooper S convertible
Kia Ce’ed
Nissan Qashqai
Skoda Karoq
Skoda Kamiq

Plus several Fords, several Toyotas and a Mazda that we share(d).

Eleven motorcycles ,Nine cars & six works vans over a period of sixty years.

3 and I’m 51
got my first car in 1998 age 23
second in 2009
third in 2017 - still got it

Ford KA
Ford KA
Seat Ibiza

I'm 62 and had company cars for all of my early career so my first private lease car was a Saab, when I was 37.

Since then I've owned two Saab Aeros and a Volvo V40.

11. Have always had a car apart from about 4 years since I passed test in 1981 but I keep them a long while.

Im 31 and have been driving cars for 12 years now (had a little motorbike beforehand!) and I think it’s 11;
Vauxhall Corsa car
Ford Ranger - in NZ, shared use
Land Rover defender 110 crew cab (still have it, all the others have either been run alongside, or occasionally instead of when the piece of crap is off the road… again!!)
Vauxhall Corsa van
Ford Falcon - in NZ
Mitsubishi L200 pick up
Audi A3 Quattro S-Line, all the bells all the whistles 😮‍💨
Mitsubishi L200 pick up
Toyota Hilux pick up tray back - in NZ
Volvo XC60
soon to be Volvo XC90, the newest car I’ve ever owned at 6 years old!

8 in 30 years ish
four of those were fiestas I loves me a fiesta, got one now
I had a fab mondeo too other two were scenic and metro

9 in 40+ years.

6 in 22 years.

Super impressive

@RampantIvy i had a sunbeam it was terrible, the gear ‘stick’ yes it was actually a stick broke off when I was on a motor way, i hope you had better luck 😄

I've been driving for 30 years and am on my third car. Squeezing another year out of my beloved fiesta.

Passed my test in 1993 and I think I’ve had 9 cars

I bought my 1st car when I was 18.
Then shared one with exH.
Then bought a second car we couldn’t really afford, so that got sold pretty quickly.
The initial shared car died a death, so we got a newer version of the same car.
Then another DC entered the mix so we needed a bigger one - traded the shared car in and got a big, family car.
Then he was gifted a car when an elderly relative decided to stop driving.
I kept the big car when we split.
Sold that, got a similar but newer one.
Then sold that recently and went back to an average sized family car which I plan on running into the ground.

Seven. My first car was a Mk1 Renault Clio which was a Cat D insurance write-off, but the seller never disclosed this information. Another issue was a design flaw where he electrics went as a result of the ECM crapping out from the insulation chaffing through to the bare wire, so one day the central locking malfunctioned (wouldn't lock) and the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree. While a simple fix, I'd have needed to reinsulate the wiring loom several times throughout the year. So I got rid of that car and replaced it with my DH's Volvo S40. I miss that car.

Ive been driving 31 years and I'm on my fourth. I keep my cars a long time. Red mini metro. Blue Fiesta - 18 months old' felt like new; Nissan Micra- had from new. Had 15 years. Currently driving a white Fiesta- 10 years old- have spent so much kn this lately. Probably should think about s new kne. Considering a SEAT Arona or a Citroën C3. Automatic car for me nxt time.

I passed my test 40 years ago and am on my 7th car.

Citroen 2cv handed down from aunt and cousins
Classic mini bought from an ex boyfriend
Ford escort bought from a different ex! Crashed this one.
Citroen ax that my dad bought me for teacher training
Had this when I moved in with now husband and since then we've had together (in no particular order)

Mazda mx6
Mazda RX7
Peugeot 206
Peugeot 206 gti-6
Subaru Impreza
Subaru legacy
Porsche 924
Honda type r
Fiesta
Classic Mini Cooper
Classic mini clubman
Volvo v70 x2
Volvo 850
Polo gti
VW up
Saab 93
Citroen DS3
Volvo XC90

And possibly more I've forgotten!

We were car people for a long time. Now we're caravan people so we have a Volvo!

Three in 13 years.

The Ford KA was so cheap it was KO'd by a bad pothole after 10m.

The Citroen C3 lasted a respectable five years for its £1300 price, and chuffed me home from my wedding before gently dying on my drive and gifting me a lump sum for my honeymoon.

The "reliable" Toyota Yaris has been pissing me off for the last seven years, but I don't drive a lot.

Honourable mention to the Mazda 2 I drove 2.5k around NZ on holiday.

@2025mustbebetter how was the transition from scooby Impreza to a VW Up ?