GSX1400 - 13 years
Land Rover Defender - 25 years
Mazda 3 - new.
I've got a 'recent' vehicle history which doesn't included much in the way of new cars...
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE
1994 Defender 130 HCPU
1996 Discovery 1
Aside from the Mazda the newest car I've owned, a the time of purchase was around 12 years
wot no Holden? :whatever: :confused1: ???
:grin:GSX1400 K3 model, builr Dec '02 - 18 years
LR D4 MY11 - 9 years
Holden captiva - 5 years
First car was a 1974 holden kingswood that had 273000km on it when i bought it in 1993, so was already 21 years old then. Shouldve kept that one...
I had an HQ Kingswood as well. Mine had a black vinyl roof, bench front seat & a 253 v8 with trimatic.
Mine from go to whoa
Hillman Avenger 1500 super, royal blue & white vinyl interior.
HQ Ute, 173 column change 3 speed
Mazda RX3, 10a 4 door
HD Holden, 149 (got married & built a house)
Ford Cortina Mk4 wagon, bright yellow!
Valiant Charger, (VJ or VH) Apache Red with black stripe, front spoiler, 265 with 4 barrel holley (states import)
HQ Kingswood, 253 v8 Silver & black roof
Subaru Vortex, 1800 turbo running at .9 atmosphere
Holden VN V8, special spec to SS stds, but looked like std VN, sunroof too, awesome car in it's day
Mitsubishi Galant 2L (sad, had reasons to down grade)
Ford Fairlane NC 5L V8 (still got it)
Holden Crewman 5.7L SS
Transit Van
Merc Vito van (3l diesel in it - could really go)
Merc ML320 (still got it)
Plus countless others for Mrs Col through the years. some I can recall - Minis (4), Morris 1100 & 1300. Hillman Hunter, Ford Capri 2L, Subaru Sherpa, Mazda Demio.
got that wrong, was supposed to be about the age, not what cars you've had. Oh well, it's there now.
The Red Dragon (my moped) not sure how old it was but it was a lot of fun.
In 1984 I bought a 1981 GSX250, then a 1976 CB400/4 the same year.
In 1986 I bought a 1981 Katana 1100
In 1995 I bought a GPZ750 Turbo
In 1996 I bought a Bandit 1200 new
In 1998 I bought a ZZR1100 new
In 2007 I bought a Hyosung GT650s new
In 2009 I bought a GSX1400 new
Then in 2012 I bought a BMW K1600 new.
Hopefully in 2020 I will have a new FJR1300.
It's all good col people are welcome to share their vehicle history too if they want to :)
Nice cars those NC Fairlanes - for a 'modern' car anyway :) The LTD's were even nicer-er
At the moment:
2002 GSX 1400
2002 Volvo S 60
2001 Volvo XC 70
2001 Yamaha XJR 1300
1994 Volvo Penta Tid 71(marine diesel)
1988 Volvo Penta TD 40(marine diesel)
1986 Suzuki DT 40 (outboard)
1986 Mercury 75 (outboard)
1954 Volvo T 24 (tracktor)
1963 Honda CA250 Dream
1989 Mitsubishi Pajero (Shogun) V6.
1970 Classic Timber Ski Boat.
1950 Dodge Truck for restoration.
And a couple of other motorcycles.
Mine are old but good. 2000 Corolla, just never stops, 2005 Mitsubishi 3.5 Magna, great car, with piggy back on computer can match a lot of v8s. Then theres the dunger,A bloody gsx1400 Suzuki, 2007. Not sure why anyone would own one. :lol:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 03:03 PM
got that wrong, was supposed to be about the age, not what cars you've had. Oh well, it's there now.
Ah okay, well I still have the 2006 Hyosung 650 (needs new ignition switch from attempted theft) the 2008 GSX1400 (all bikes should be this reliable) and of course the K1600 (the rather ill running daily commute now with 196k/km clocked) all bought new. I also have a 2001 GSXR1000K1 that is a recovered stolen Bike I bought from a friend after it was recovered.
As for cars, never had one.
Current garage
2000 Triumph Speed Triple 955i 20 this year, had it from new
2007 Suzuki GSX 1400fe 13 this year bought it in 2008
2007 MZ 1000sf Superfighter 13 this year, had it from new
2013 Mercedes B Class 1.8 7 this year bought it in 2015
2017 BMW R1200r 3 this year, had it from new
2018 Ducati Monster 1200s 2 this year, had it from new
@grog What do we classify as old, I had quite a few vehicles on historic plates, 30 years in NSW and 25 Vic. I also have a 2000 Patrol but don't think of it as being "old". When I get back the Pajero is going on club plates it drives like new.
Current, and not likely to change anytime soon as just about all necessary bases covered
1989 Ducati 851
1997 Pajero
2003 Audi A6 Quattro
2005 Chrysler 300c
2008 Gsx1400
2010 Porsche GT3
My newest vehicle is my 2001 K2 GSX1400.
Then it's my 2000 Jag XJR.
And finally my 1976 Triumph Bonnie.
Newest thing I've ever owned was a 2004 Saab 95.
Anything else I buy will be older, as they are much nicer to ride/drive/own/fix/look at etc
Irish, classify as old? Not sure. Was just talking my dayly users. My Dad was a a car/bike resto person, did so many. Yeah, i know old. His oldest resto was 1903 Minnerva, thats old. Like a horse buggy without the horse. If i could link photo on phone i would. Will do on PC tomorrow.
GSX1400 - 17 Years
VF1000F - 26 Years
R1200GS - 12 Years
CB750 K (x 2) - 38 Years
CB750 - 47 Years
T100C - 49 Years
MGC GT 51 Years
MGC GT (x2) - 52 Years
MGB GT - 52 Years
MGB Roadster - 52 Years
Sport Trac - 11 Years
Cruze - 3 Years
MX3 - 5 years
:hat:
Stan
2007 BMW530d
2008 k7fe
Still got the 1983 Z1300 that I bought from new, incredible to think I'll have had it 37 years in October.
There's still the 2003 GSX1400, 2009 Z1000 and 2016 GTR1400 in the garage all aging gracefully together.
I think I know that car park, damned if I can think of the name of the cafe though.
The big fuel tank is handy on the Z1300.
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 08:30 PM
I think I know that car park, damned if I can think of the name of the cafe though.
That's the Food Stop at Quatt near Bridgnorth in Shropshire, only about 20 minutes or so from home so a regular stop off when I'm just in need of an hour's loop on a bike.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Thursday, 12 March 2020, 05:02 AM
The big fuel tank is handy on the Z1300.
As long as you look after it... it has lain dormant over a few winters and the result can be that any water from condensation sinks below the lighter petrol. This happened over time reulting in a lot of pinholes around the bottom seam and needing a few quid spent on the tank being soldered up and resprayed. I try to at least stir it up a bit during the winter these day,s but would now drain in down if it is going to be laid up for a while.
The '13 is a thirsty girl though and from memory I don't think the range is any better than the GSX.
2003 K3 `14
2008 Ford Connect
2016 BMW 118i
Irish, searched Mums photos for Minnerva, cant find. Shes now in 90 yr old panic, shell be ok. She wont stop till she finds. Photo is pretty much same as he built. They were sold in UK by Charles Rolls, guess what later built. They also built Landrovers until 1953.
My oldest bike is a 1977 Kawasaki KZ400. A four stroke twin. A popular commuter model from the seventies. Suzuki had the GS400 and Yamaha the XS400.
I had the first model (1978) GS1000 - red and white with mag wheels but traded up the the shaft Drive GS1000G in 1981.
Stilll have it now on historic registration.
My daily driver car is a 2013 Subaru Outback which I've driven to Uluru through outback NSW, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Next outback trip is central Queensland and dinosaur territory.
A great wagon with AWD. Unfortunately the brakes don't compare with Euro wagons I have driven.
Of course my K5 1402 is my Best Buy. More bang for my buck than anything else I have ridden or driven.
If only the brakes had the power and feel of the late model Audi A3 I drove recently.
My 15 year old GSX1400 has just about everything I need in a bike.
@Johno The old GS1000 some good rides on the classics.
I had an XJ750 a few moons ago. Mrs loved being on the back of that.
That's probably my favourite classic I've done a lot of miles on it and original unrestored except the mufflers, never lets me down.
Looks great Jeff.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Monday, 23 March 2020, 10:27 PM
@Johno
The old GS1000 some good rides on the classics.
Good memories Jeff.
I've unhooked the fuel line on the GS and ran it until the carbines ran dry.
No VJMC rides and lock down is probably not far off.
Looks like landscaping and home maintenance will be my main activity for awhile.
Looking forward to some good rides when this is over.