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@lae
Oooh lovely, am I allowed to post pictures? In order of acquisition:
1966 Morris Minor
Lovely, reliable, but a bit slow. Used to be my mother's. Managed to scramble through the MOT the day after I passed my test - gave me a great first summer of motoring.
1970 MG Midget
Same engine as above, but strangely unreliable.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT
Pretty quick and handled well. Incredible MOT failure on around 30 separate items.
1992 BMW 750iL
This car was donated to me by my dad - I needed a car for a couple of months, and this failed to sell for a mere £1,500. 450,000 miles and 12mpg never felt so good. Only used for commuting for a couple of months, then I sold it on his behalf.
1981 Datsun Cherry
Matt black with checker-board bonnet. Bought for £150, driven until the 10-month MOT expired, took it apart, didn't put it back together, then sold it for a tenner. A year later, clearing out the garage, I found the hubcaps and sold them for £25. Was the star of the show at Henley Royal Regatta in 2007.
1989 Toyota Corolla
At this stage I required a reliable car as I was driving to work, and for £350, I got one. Driven daily for 18 months, went straight through the MOT with no advisories, sold for £450. Perfect car.
EDIT - reminded me of my work van...
2002 Peugeot Partner
When I first got in the van I commented on the mere 22,000 miles. 'No', said my boss, 'it's been round the clock... twice'.
1979 Mercedes W123 200D (diesel)
Moroccan taxi. Stunningly comfortable and well-designed car, really, even more so than the BMW. Painfully slow. Broke down on the way home. Broke my heart.
2002 MG-ZS
Bought for £450, thrashed for three months, sold for £700. Can't complain.
Quite a lot of cars for a 25-year-old; most of my friends have just owned the same old Vauxhall Corsa. Old cars have given me some serious headaches at times, but I've had lots of interesting experiences. The Merc was definitely my favourite, but it'd have to be the 3-litre diesel next time, the 2-litre is just too slow.