What did you own before your Bmw

[Nikhil]

Learned to drive in a Bimmer, then owned a mint '78 1600 VW Beetle as a student. When I got my first full time job I handed down the Beetle to my boet (who promptly wrecked it before getting his license) and bought a year old 2004 Opel Corsa Lite which I kept for about 3 years.

My first foray into performance cars came when I moved onto a better paying job and picked up my first new car, a 2008 Opel Corsa OPC which I only kept for about a year and half due to major issues with the earlier models. With the OPC gone I decided to give the VAG stable a go after learning how mod friendly their 2.0TFSI powered cars and I bought a low mileage 2007 Audi A3 2.0T DSG which gave me my first proper taste of car modding.

The A3, although a great sleeper with the mods, left me wanting something that looked the part like my OPC had and with its maint plan coming to end within a year (and knowing how problematic DSG boxes can be after a dealer sponsored R70k replacement) I traded it on another low mileage Audi, a 2010 S3 S-tronic. I loved owning this car and in all honesty I would not have sold it if it wasn't due to some nasty unresolvable brake issues that nearly led to an accident on Easter this year. The dealers couldn't (or wouldn't) find any issues with the brakes after months of fighting so I eventually gave up and sold it after just shy of a year and a half of ownership.

Disillusioned with my local VAG dealers I decided to look elsewhere for something similar, but still different enough to make the switch worthwhile. I wanted something that would respond to modding well since the bug had bitten properly, yet more rewarding to drive fast than the understeery (but safe feeling) Quattro Audi with it's fancy auto box. FWD was not an option due to wanting to push some big power so it had to be RWD and preferably manual due to my experiences with expensive auto box repairs. Countless hours of shopping around and reading forums led me to deciding between a 135i and 335i Coupe and after finding a mint one in CT I went with the 135i.

:thumbs:

Nice one dude :rollsmile:

 

[Fordkoppie]

1982 Nissan 1400
2004 Nissan 1400
1964 Cortina GT (current)
1990 Ford Sapphire 3.0 GLX
1993 Ford Sapphire 3.0 iRS white
1992 Ford Sapphire 3.0 iRS red
1991 Ford Sapphire 5.0 white (current)
1991 Ford Sapphire 5.0 maroon
1986 Ford Sierra XR8
1989 e30 325i charmonix
1988 e30 325i silver
1992 e30 325i white
1989 e30 325i white
1990 e30 325i white coupe
1985 e30 323i red coupe (current)
1991 e34 M5 black
1991 e34 M5 white
1991 e34 M5 Blue (current)
1995 e34 540i 6speed (current)
1986 e28 M5 grey
1987 e28 M5 black
2000 e39 M5 silverstone
1994 e36 M3 silver
2002 e46 M3 white
2005 e46 M3 CSL black (current)
2007 Mazda MX5 red
2011 Mazda MX5 silver

Apart from the white 5.0 Sapphire, the Cortina GT and the red e30, I usually stick to a car for +/- 6 months

 

[p1ay3r]

My list

Learned to drive - Ford Escort
Learned to race - Toyota GLI Twincam
First New Car - 1.6i VeloCiti - sold when I moved to jhb cos of insane insurance costs
Polo TDi Sportline - still own - given to the wife
325i E90 MSport - too many issues
Golf 5 GTi DSG - modded with plenty power and speeding tickets - sold when warranty ended
320d Facelift - to keep me out of trouble

 

[Nikhil]

1982 Nissan 1400
2004 Nissan 1400
1964 Cortina GT (current)
1990 Ford Sapphire 3.0 GLX
1993 Ford Sapphire 3.0 iRS white
1992 Ford Sapphire 3.0 iRS red
1991 Ford Sapphire 5.0 white (current)
1991 Ford Sapphire 5.0 maroon
1986 Ford Sierra XR8
1989 e30 325i charmonix
1988 e30 325i silver
1992 e30 325i white
1989 e30 325i white
1990 e30 325i white coupe
1985 e30 323i red coupe (current)
1991 e34 M5 black
1991 e34 M5 white
1991 e34 M5 Blue (current)
1995 e34 540i 6speed (current)
1986 e28 M5 grey
1987 e28 M5 black
2000 e39 M5 silverstone
1994 e36 M3 silver
2002 e46 M3 white
2005 e46 M3 CSL black (current)
2007 Mazda MX5 red
2011 Mazda MX5 silver

Apart from the white 5.0 Sapphire, the Cortina GT and the red e30, I usually stick to a car for +/- 6 months

impressive :inlove:

 

[UpNcOmiNg!]

LOVE Fordkoppies current and previous collections of cars! Damn that man to heck!

Mine are as follows:
'88 e30 320i Astral Silver then custom(modded 2.9 stroker)
'91 e34 M5 Calypso Red
2011 125i Space Grey
2010 135i Alpine White III

Got a Daily which is an Opel Corsa Utility.
So basically before BMW I had a Wheeler Mountain bike, a Nishiki Mountain Bike and a few skateboards. And my feet. And my parents cars. And my feet. And a phone, to call for a lift :fencelook:

 

[Chismakop]

'84 Toyota Cressida GLi6
'87 Golf Gti 16v
'90 Golf Gti 16v
'87 Jetta Cli
'95 Citigolf Chicco 1.6
'98 Polo Classic 1.6
'98 Golf Gti
'87 Fiat Uno 1.1
'99 Citigolf 1.3
'00 Golf Gti
'04 Golf Gti
94 Citigolf 1.3
'02 Polo Playa 1.4i
'07 Velociti 1.6i
'07 BMW 320i A/T Sport
'06 BMW 330d A/T Sport
'07 Dodge Caliber CVT SXT
'10 BMW 320d A/T Sport

 

[RZ4M]

Got my first beemer grade 12 2006 was a brand new white 130i M-Sport with 19" black schnitzer wheels that was one of my all time favoritesraise:. (i did my drivers license with this car was kind of impossible to fail with hill assist and the cops where more interested in my wheels than my driving)
the fuel costs got a bit much as a student so downgraded to a white 118i it was too slow then built a 250wkw subaru wrx one of my fastest cars then started giving me issues so bought another Black 118i.
got bored again then got a Subaru Sti hatch back didn't like it and sold for a Z4 M-Coupe which has now been swapped for a M135i which i don't plan on selling anytime soon

 

[topclub]

198? Honda CB750F
198? Honda CB900F (stolen)
198? Kawasaki Z750
198? Kawasaki Z550
1982 Honda CB900F
198? BMW 520i
1991 Golf 2 1600 modded + Nos
199? Opel Corsa 130is modded
200? Nissan Sabre 200gxi modded
1993 Golf 1 1.8 modded
1982 Honda CB900f
200? Honda VFR400rr (stolen)
200? Honda CBR919 Fireblade
2003 Honda CBR954 Fireblade (write off)
2003 Golf 4 1.6 modded (converted to 2L)
1994 BMW E36 325i - Current

 

[Cchris]

1.3 COROLLA SPRINTER
UNO PANEL
140IE KADETT
1600 BANTAM
2002 COROLLA RXI 6 SPEED
2006 xRSI
NISSAN NP200 1.5D BOOSTED
2007 Evo 9
CHEV UTILITY 1.3D
335 e92 DCT


THIS IS STILL MY FAV

 

[Zack]

Lets see

2003 Daewoo matiz
1998 Mazda Astina
2005 Audi 1.8T
1998 Ford Falcon XR6
2007 MG ZR 2.0TDi

 

[Arbee]

Before:
89 Honda Ballade
95 Caddy 2L 20vT
91 Conquest 1600
98 Hyundai Elantra
98 Citi Sonic
04 Citi Velociti
02 BMW 323ci
02 BMW E39 525i
84 Golf MK1
04 BMW E46 330i

Current:
2007 E90 330d
2007 Seat Ibiza

 

[Mo63]

1982 Nissan 1400
2004 Nissan 1400
1964 Cortina GT (current)
1990 Ford Sapphire 3.0 GLX
1993 Ford Sapphire 3.0 iRS white
1992 Ford Sapphire 3.0 iRS red
1991 Ford Sapphire 5.0 white (current)
1991 Ford Sapphire 5.0 maroon
1986 Ford Sierra XR8
1989 e30 325i charmonix
1988 e30 325i silver
1992 e30 325i white
1989 e30 325i white
1990 e30 325i white coupe
1985 e30 323i red coupe (current)
1991 e34 M5 black
1991 e34 M5 white
1991 e34 M5 Blue (current)
1995 e34 540i 6speed (current)
1986 e28 M5 grey
1987 e28 M5 black
2000 e39 M5 silverstone
1994 e36 M3 silver
2002 e46 M3 white
2005 e46 M3 CSL black (current)
2007 Mazda MX5 red
2011 Mazda MX5 silver

Apart from the white 5.0 Sapphire, the Cortina GT and the red e30, I usually stick to a car for +/- 6 months

raise: FORD FTW

 

[maximus]

Umm my Raleigh bike?

 

[Webmaster]

In chronological order:

1976 VW Beetle, Canary Yellow, 1.3 - RIP
1992 Fiat Uno Pacer, Green, 1.4 - PoS
1994 VW Golf 1, White, 1.6 - Decent
1994 Mitsubishi Pajero SWB, White, 3.5 - Miss you
2005 VW Polo, White, 1.4 - Meh
2008 BMW E90 320i, Sparkling Graphite - Current mistress

 

[Splash]

1966 Mini 850
Damn, I only realize now what crap I've been driving all my life......
1979 Golf GLS 1.5
1984 Golf GTX
1986 Golf Jumbo GTS
1953 Renault 4CV
1962 Renault R8 with full race 16TS engine
1981 Fiat 131 Mirafiori
1989 Golf Jumbo GTi
1986 Jetta 2 CSL
1999 Sabre 200GXi - Still miss this one
2003 Uni Mia 1.1
2004 Bantam 1.3i
2004 Uno 1.4
2002 Polo Playa 1.6
2004 CitiGolf 1.4
1998 Opel Corsa 1.4 - Pulled the engine every weekend......

 

[Javbrat-wp]

mmmm lovely..

i owned

uno turbo
runx rsi- supercharged
honda s2000
audi s3
bmw 135i

 

[Vikash]

2000 Toyota Tazz
1995 Toyota Corolla 160i
2000 Corolla RSI (6 Speed)
2005 Golf V 2.0 FSI
2007 Golf V GTi DSG / 2002 Corolla RXi

Current :
2012 E90 BMW 335i A M-Sport
2011 Mercedes Benz C180 BE F/L Auto Avantgarde
1994 Toyota Supra 2JZ-GTE

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1982 Nissan 1400
2004 Nissan 1400
1964 Cortina GT (current)
1990 Ford Sapphire 3.0 GLX
1993 Ford Sapphire 3.0 iRS white
1992 Ford Sapphire 3.0 iRS red
1991 Ford Sapphire 5.0 white (current)
1991 Ford Sapphire 5.0 maroon
1986 Ford Sierra XR8
1989 e30 325i charmonix
1988 e30 325i silver
1992 e30 325i white
1989 e30 325i white
1990 e30 325i white coupe
1985 e30 323i red coupe (current)
1991 e34 M5 black
1991 e34 M5 white
1991 e34 M5 Blue (current)
1995 e34 540i 6speed (current)
1986 e28 M5 grey
1987 e28 M5 black
2000 e39 M5 silverstone
1994 e36 M3 silver
2002 e46 M3 white
2005 e46 M3 CSL black (current)
2007 Mazda MX5 red
2011 Mazda MX5 silver

Apart from the white 5.0 Sapphire, the Cortina GT and the red e30, I usually stick to a car for +/- 6 months

raise:

Impressive list ..

 

[MMN]

2005 1.4i VW Golf Velociti (gas flowed, 276 cam, knife edged, power flow xhaust)

2007 VW Golf 5 GTI manual ( UniQ, down pipe, decat, viper xhaust)

2011 VW Golf 6 GTI DSG (stock)

2012 Audi A4 1.8T Sline Multitronic (stock)

2012 1.4 KIA RIO Hatch auto (stock)

2012 1.6 16v Nissan NP200 (show n shine car)

2011 BMW 135i Auto Exclusive Coupe


Sent from a Telkom Public Phone in Umlazi at 1am.

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Umm my Raleigh bike?

Bust [FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY] lol


Sent from a Telkom Public Phone in Umlazi at 1am.

 

[Mo63]

Umm my Raleigh bike?

+1 Even meeee :rollsmile:

 

[Gav Grey]

Ford Escort XR3
Ford Laser 1600i
Nissan Sentra (company car)
Ford Laser 1600 Sport
Honda Civic
Opel 200ise
Hyundai Tiburon
BMW 328 Cab
BMW 330I
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Ford Focus ST
Ford Focus ST FL
BMW 135i Cab