What did you drive before you joined the LEON stable?

[jezyg]

95N Rover 100 Kensington SE
96P Rover 214i
97P Rover 100 Knightsbridge SE
98R Peugeot 106 Zest
98S Peugeot 306 Meridian
99V Vauxhall Astra SXi
2000X Vauxhall Corsa SRi
52 Vuaxhall Astra SRi
03 Leon Cupra

03 BMW 320d ES
52 BMW 318i SE
04 Audi A3 Special Edition

52 BMW 318 Ci Coupe

54 Mercedes Benz C200 Advantgarde SE Sport

04 BMW 318Ti Msport
05 BMW 120d SE

06 BMW 116i SE

57 BMW FL 118d SE Dynamic

57 Cadillac BLS 1.9D SE

10 SEAT Leon FR TDi

 

[TubbyTwo]

2 MR2 Turbos and a passat TDi.

Deceided i needed somthing sensible for a few years so got the LCR. more space, but still with enough poke to hold my attention for a while

 

[gezmeister]

4 Pug 205's (2 of them GTI's), a Renault 5 1.4, Nissan Sunny GTI, Toyota Celica GT4, Ford Mondeo ST24, Rover Coupe VVC 1.8 and a Honda Civic 1.4

 

[fozzybear]

1st-mk2 escort 1.3 1yr
2nd-cortina mk5 1.6 2 yrs
3rd-astra mk1 1.2 4 weeks
4th- skoda estelle 105 6 months
5th-escort mk2 1.6 sport 1yr
6th-mk1 golf gti 1.6 k jet 1yr
7th-mk2 golf gti 1.8 digifant 8 month
8th-ford sierra xr4i 2door 2.8 v6 injection 1yr
9th-rover sd1 2.3 1yr
10th-mk2 golf gti
11th-opel manta 2.0 gte exclusive-irmsher factory bodykit 2yrs on road 2 yrs in storage
12th-mk2 golf gti 1.8 k jet-engine swap to digifant 2yrs
13th-nova 1.2sport 2months
14th-mk2 seat ibiza 2.0 cupra 2yrs
15th-mk1 leon cupra 1.8 20v turbo red 8 months
16th-mk1 leon cupra 1.8 20v turbo yellow 3yrs
17th-mk2 leon cupra 2.0 16v turbo yellow-current car and lovin it.......best car so far

 

[Android109]

Get this for a progression (I'm 38 and have only had a license for 5 years)....
Car #1 VW Polo (Mk 2) 1.1 L (cost me £80, yes eighty, dangerously poor brakes...)
Car #2 Toyota Corolla 1.3 (the dullest thing in the world ever, astonishingly lacking in any sort of character)
Car #3 54 LCR as a result of a drunken conversation. Test drove it the next day, handed over £10k on the spot.

The best decision I ever made.

 

[mr.chris]

Astra 1.4 was my 1st car
Audi A3 1.8 sport
54 reg RX8.
Now LCR.

Not bad as im only 22 years old. lol

 

[JayCee]

I'll just stick to the last decade.... LOL

98 Fiat Marea 2.0 in silver
00 VW Golf MkIV V64Motion in black with 18" Mille Miglia alloys
04 Seat Leon Cupra TDi in silver with K&N cone
06 VW MkV Golf R32 with ITG and Custom Code Stg 1

and now my Leon Cupra K1 with added Revo....

 

[njs74]

Last 4 cars

1.25 Ford Fiesta Zetec (was like lightening 0-30 just took ages to get from 30-60)
BMW 320 SE
Honda Civic Type S
and now
2.0 Leon TFSI

 

[infestednash]

Honda Accord Type R sold due to Engine management issues, due miss the V-Tec roar @ 6900 revs though.

 

[dalegolf215]

1st f reg mk2 fiesta (rot box)
2nd k reg escort
3rd l reg corsa 1.4
4th 03 punto 1.2
5th 04 c2 vtr
6th 01 golf gti turbo 223 bhp
7th 01 saab 93 convertible
8th 03 pug 307 2.0 xsi
9th r reg corsa 1.7 diesel
10th x reg ibiza cupra (pickin it up saturday)

 

[CupraTurbo81]

This.....

 

[gooseuk]

Golf tdi 100bhp

Quite liked this car. Very reliable untill i put coilovers on it lol.

But yeah had it for 2 years and all that was wrong with it in two years was 2 light bulbs.

 

[vt-marty]

1. '86 Vauxhall Nova 1.3 SR
2. '89 Volvo 480ES
3. '90 Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v
4. '89 Toyota Corolla GTi 16v
5. '91 Toyota MR2 Mk2 G-Limited
6. '91 Suzuki Swift GTi
7. '93 Suzuki Swift GTi
8. '89 Toyota MR2 Mk1
9. '98 VW Golf GT TDi 110 Mk4
10. '98 Honda Integra Type R DC2
11. '01 Honda Integra Type R DC5
12. '99 Honda Integra Type R DC2
13. '93 Westfield 2.1 Pinto
14. '99 Honda Accord Type R
15. '99 Audi A6 Avant auto tip Quattro

current car
'10 fl Leon FR 170 DSG with aerokit

and the family bus is a Volvo XC90 2.4 AWD

 

[TubbyTwo]

vt- Marty, some decent jap machinery there!!

4. '89 Toyota Corolla GTi 16v
5. '91 Toyota MR2 Mk2 G-Limited

8. '89 Toyota MR2 Mk1

10. '98 Honda Integra Type R DC2
11. '01 Honda Integra Type R DC5
12. '99 Honda Integra Type R DC2

14. '99 Honda Accord Type R

Nice, Nice NICE!!

aside from the MR2s (already had those) the rest are all on my list to buy.

Almost had a DC2 over the LCR, great little cars!!!

How long did you have it? would you have another? how did it compare to the DC5?

(sorry i love jap stuff, possibly a little too much lol)

 

[vt-marty]

Almost had a DC2 over the LCR, great little cars!!!

How long did you have it? would you have another? how did it compare to the DC5?

qutie simply the DC2 and DC5 are incredible cars. yes there has been a lot of coverage in mag's over recent years and they are largely correct.
the DC2 is imho the best value for money track capable car you can buy for under £5k. i bought my first one with 144k miles and half a dozen trackdays on it, and i did 15k miles in a year and 2 trackdays and i only lifted the bonnet to chang oil.

no joking they can embarass and shame some serious machinery in the right hands/conditions and on track they are lovely to drive near the limit.

i got the DC5 which cosmetically is far superior to the DC2 but at nearly £11k its not £5-6k better than a DC2....

i swapped the DC5 for another DC2 AND a westfield! awesome.

also dont discount getting a good accord, they are superb and more comfortable.

on track i can honestly say there is nothing between a DC2, DC5, S2K, civic EP3 etc etc...all the type r's are the same at that pace....though i guess an S2k shoudl be better in teh right hands...

get one


PS. you dont even need to mod anything on a DC2, just buy a straight unmodified example and laugh you head off all the time, the Vtec buzz is superb after a 20 min session on track.

 

[TubbyTwo]

i do regret not getting a DC2, used to do a lot of track days with my MR2 turbo and without fail always used to get skinned alive by the DC2s.

few of my firends have had various DC2s, S2000s and Accord Type Rs so will have to own one!!



cant beat the noise, mechanical bliss.

Dont get me wrong the LCR is a quick car, just doesnt feel that entertaining to drive compared to the likes of the type R etc.

 

[wilky87]

Rover metro - 1st car
Fiesta mk 2
306 dturbo
Focus 1.8 Zetec
Ibiza FR mk4 20vt
LCR

Also 22

 

[vt-marty]

i do regret not getting a DC2, used to do a lot of track days with my MR2 turbo and without fail always used to get skinned alive by the DC2s.

few of my firends have had various DC2s, S2000s and Accord Type Rs so will have to own one!!



cant beat the noise, mechanical bliss.

Dont get me wrong the LCR is a quick car, just doesnt feel that entertaining to drive compared to the likes of the type R etc.

your right all the way there mate, the DC2's 'ace in the back pocket' is its ability to carry speed thro corners, it doesnt need massive BHP or torque figures .....
those that havent experienced it simply dont get it.
its not the best allround car but its a bloody good daily hack and track car.

at a guess your MR2 turbo would have had nearly 100bhp more than the DC2 and been rwd should have been good. but as you say the DC2 skinned ya....class eh!

 

[TubbyTwo]

your right all the way there mate, the DC2's 'ace in the back pocket' is its ability to carry speed thro corners, it doesnt need massive BHP or torque figures .....
those that havent experienced it simply dont get it.
its not the best allround car but its a bloody good daily hack and track car.

at a guess your MR2 turbo would have had nearly 100bhp more than the DC2 and been rwd should have been good. but as you say the DC2 skinned ya....class eh!

last rolling road the Mr2 made just shy of 280 with a very respectable 290ft torque, ohlins suspension, chargecooled etc, handled well and was a rocket, but the DC2s handling really is in another league. Have had a few laps as a passenger in a UK stock DC2 but never driven one

 

[Brianftd]

1st 96' VW Polo 1.6 L Classic (great car still see it going about)

2nd 95' Audi A4 1.8 (bit of a bucket)

3rd 97' Vw Polo 1.4 CL (had it up until march never let me down)

Present car 06' Seat Leon Ref Sport 2.0 TDI (love this one)