Dad's car history from when he started being an owner/driver in 1966...
1959 Vauxhall Victor 'F' saloon (1600) - 3 speeder, rusted fast
1963 Ford Consul Cortina saloon (1200) - rusted and a poor starter
1966 Hillman Imp saloon (875) - reliable but too small for new family, (me)
1965 Vauxhall Victor 'FB' 101 estate (1600) - bigger and mostly ok, I remember this onwards
1968 Vauxhall Victor 'FD' SL estate (2000) - cool family bargain with potent OHC engine
1971 BL Morris Minor van (1100) - ex GPO Telephones cheapie to save fuel costs
1969 BL Morris 1300 saloon (1275) - quite nice, needed quickly to replace dead van
1968 BL Morris Minor van (1100) - eventually donated parts for old van
1975 Ford Escort Mk.2 basic estate (1300) - really basic, but sort of modern
1979 FIAT Mirafiori CL estate (1600) - huge improvement, his first with 5 speeds *
1984 (new) Lada '21026' 1500 DL estate (1450) - first new car, surprisingly good **
1987 (new) Lada Riva 1300 estate (1300) - nowhere near as good as previous one **
1989 Lada Riva 1300 estate (1300) - ex minicab he bought without my knowledge!
1993 (ex demo) Skoda Favorit LX estate (1300) - quite nice, but gutless **
1997 Skoda Felicia LX estate (1300) - bit better all round, but engine died early *
1999 Citroen Xsara SX Picasso (2000 Diesel) - his mate's ex-company car bargain **
1988 Jaguar XJ-S coupe (3600) - extra 'flash' car I bought him for his 60th birthday **
2004 Citroen Xsara LX hatch (2000 HDi) - he liked this one for over 8 years, (I didn't much) *
1993 Porsche 968 Tiptronic coupe (3000) - extra 'flash' car we still jointly own **
2018 (new) SEAT Leon SE Dynamic hatch (1200) - his first 6 speeder, time will tell... **
* Cars that I researched and had some influence in him choosing, ** Cars I researched and had a lot of influence in choosing
You think that little lot is a weird list, I won't even start on mine