Cars you owned before your Polo

[Buller_Scott]

1996 land rover discovery
1995 vw golf vr6
2007 vw polo tdi
one day: restored and modernized (stereo, air con etc) candy white vw golf mk 2 gti 4 door with black tenzo r dc 6, a 2.0 tdi engine, remapped and ready to go!

[Sharkie]

Mmmm, I have quite a list ... have had 3 and sometimes 4 at the same time......(some driven by my wife.)

1. 1980 Golf Mk1 5 door GL 1300
2. 1986 Toyota Corrolla Hatch 1.6 (bought new)
3. 1992 BMW 318i
4. 1995 Golf Mk3 VR6
5. 1992 Toyota Corrolla Sedan 1.6
6. 1999 BMW 328i (bought new)
7. 1998 Opel Corsa 1.3s Sedan
8. 1998 Opel Corsa 1.6s Turbo (Holden Barina) --- 151kw atw
9. 2000 Isuzu KB 320 (Holden Rodeo Dual Cab V6 4x4) (bought new)
10. 2001 BMW Z3 M-Coupe (bought new)
11. 1993 Maza 626 2.0 V6 (bought to drive between an insurance claim settlement)
12. 1995 BMW M3
13. 1999 VW Polo Sedan 1.8
14. 2002 BMW 325ti (bought new)
15. 1980 Golf Mk1 2 door 1800 16v Turbo --- 243kw atw
16. 2002 BMW M3 (bought new)
17. 2002 Hyundai Getz (bought new)
18. 1998 Mitsubishi Triton 2.4 Dual Cab
19. 2005 Toyota RAV4 - current (bought new)
20. 2006 VW Polo GTI - current (bought new)

Next up
2009 VW Caravelle TDI 4motion
either 2009 Audi S3 Sportback or BMW 135i

[taylor]

87 vl commodore
ford cortina
90 nissan silvia
92 nisan silvia - 280hp atw
91 gt starlet- 220hp atw 12.9 1/4 mile street trime/tyres
92 4wd starlet - was gonna 3sgte 4wd it but turned into gt turbo fwd
94 mitsubishi lancer - stock
95 nissan sileighty - 340hp atw
99 starlet life - gt starlet engine transfer 230hp atw
01 mitsubishi evo7 - mild mods
07 toyota yaris
97 nissan r33 gtr - 330hp at 4s
06 polo gti - apr chip

might be able to tell i have a thing for modified jap cars haha.

im only 24 and the time has come for me to buy a sensible car and to stop wasting money on them. thats why the polo was the answer with practicality, cheap on fuel and insurance yet without giving away all performance and handleing

[pologti18t]

1987 Barina
1988 Pulsar Q 1.8
1990 Ford Laser TX3 (1.
1992 Nissan Pulsar SSS (N14)
1994 Mazda Astina V6
1995 Pulsar SSS N15
1997 306 XSi
1998 306 GTi-6 (one of the best cars i have ever owned)
1990 Mazda 121 (sister car i borrowed for ayear - good fun )
2001 Holden Astra SRi 2.2l
2006 Polo Gti

[WEDEL.1]

Testing my memory.

1. EH Holden
2. VE Valiant - Slant 6
3. VH Valiant - 245 motor
4. VK Valiant Charger 770 5.2 Litre V8
5. CM Valiant Regal - 265
6. Nissan Bluebird Wagen (1st New Car)
7. Nissan Pulsar 1600 (new)
8. Nissan Pulsar Q 1800 (new)
9. Nissan Skyline (new)
10. Nissan Pulsar Vector NSV
11. Nissan Pulsar 1.6 (new)
12. Nissan Bluebird 2.4 Auto
13. Volkswagen Golf III GL (new)
14. Volkswagen Golf III VR6
15. Volkswagen T4 Transporter (new) Still own
16. Volkswagen Type III Sedan (burnt)
17. Ford Laser (used as 2nd car)
18. Volkswagen golf III CL
19. Volkswagen Polo 1.4 auto (Current)
20. Volkswagen Golf V 1.9 TDI (Ordered)

Maris

[MR-GTI]

Interesting read..

Here are Mine
MK1 Escort
KE Lazer TX3
KF Lazer TX3
1989 White Lightining Celica
TE Cortina
VK SS
VK Director
EF XR6
BA XR6T
An EVO 8 and Series 8 Rx7 for only one week, as I imported them from Japan and sold them once they landed and where complied.
Mazda SP20

Now Currently -
Honda Oddysey
POLO GTI
2 x 1971 Mazda 1300's

Daaam you don't realise how many cars you have owned till you wirte it down like this...mmmm, I wish I still had some of them !!

Regs MR-GTI

[marko]

1975 HJ ute
XF falcon
198? telstar turbo
VS commodore
VX SS commodore 5.7L, 3.73 diff, genie headers and exhaust, CAI, chipmaster custom mafless tune 226rwkw, 13.05 quarter (I had crap 60' times) - but...it cornered like a waterbed and loved to drink the fuel.
2006 Lancer

[Cygnus]

2001 Toyota Corolla 1.8
2003 Toyota Echo 1.3
2006 Hyundai Getz 1.6
2007 Volkswagen Polo GTI 1.8T

I came from a Corolla family, previous 2 family cars were also Corollas.

[VW GTI]

1991 Lancer GSR
1993 Honda Civic VEi
2007 Polo GTI

Lancer was awesome, I want an Evo some day. Civic was extremely economical (was driving 25000kms a year - 6.6L/100km). Love the Polo more than anything I've ever owned.

[BLN355]

Wow there's some impressive previous rides in here

My little list goes like this in order:
'85 Toyota Corolla sedan
'84 Commodore Berlina straight 6 (did a 5 speed manual conversion on it)
'89 VN Calais 5ltr (SV5000 kit,lowered,17's,exhaust)
'94 HSV senator 5ltr (rims)
'89 VN Calais (lowered,18's,3 inch exhaust,cam and chip,5 speed manual conversion)
'98 VT SS 5ltr (dumped,18's,pacemakers,twin 2 1/2 exhaust,full monaro kit front and rear,tints)
'83 VH SLE 5ltr (pulled the old 308 and installed an EFI 5ltr from a VQ statesman along with a custon twin 2 1/2 inch exhaust system and extractors,VL/Turbo diff and 3.45 gears,T5 manual)
'96 HSV GTS 5.7ltr (rebuilt forged engine and all the good stuff Vortech V2 intercooled blower set up,k-mac suspension,semi slicks etc. Blower has been sold and twin turbo set up is in the works) This is my play thing not that i've driven it in about a year
Here's a couple of links of its life so far if your interested:
http://forum.streetcommodores.com.au...48&postcount=1
http://forum.streetcommodores.com.au...49&postcount=2
http://forum.streetcommodores.com.au...49&postcount=2
http://forum.streetcommodores.com.au...52&postcount=4
http://forum.streetcommodores.com.au...54&postcount=5
http://forum.streetcommodores.com.au...55&postcount=6

'85 Toyota Corona
'79 VB SLE 5ltr

I still have the VS GTS in the shed and the VB SLE is in the process of being sold.
Hopefully in the next few weeks i'll be the proud owner of a newish Polo GTI as a daily