You and your car history

[RichardA]

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Driving test passed: August 2000
Number of cars owned: 5
Number of cars crashed: 2 - 1 my fault (minor parking scrape when reversing the Punto into the garage) and 1 not my fault (My first Jazz got hit in the side at a junction)
Penalty points amassed: 0
Penalty points now: 0
Most popular colour: blue and black (two of each)
Most expensive car bought: '06 Honda Civic 2.2 CDTi Sport £16k
Least expensive car bought: '98 Hyundai Atoz+ - £2300
Most powerful: Civic (138bhp)
Least powerful: 1.0 Hyundai Atoz+ (55bhp?)
Quickest: Civic (8.3 secs to 62mph?)
Slowest: Atoz (don't ask!)
Best real-world mpg: Civic (50mpg)
Worst real-world mpg: Atoz (42mpg)
Best looking: '07 Jazz Sport (the Civic would look better had Honda fitted a Type-R grille and bodycoloured exterior trim as they do on the '10 Civic Si)
Worst looking: Atoz
Best noise: Both Jazz's - even Honda's smaller engines sound good. Civic sounds good for a diesel though.
Worst noise: Civic on start up (diesel) but otherwise the Atoz.
Most reliable: Jazz's
Least reliable: '02 Fiat Punto 1.2 (electrical gremlins) but the Atoz had a habit of cutting-out.
Most money spent on: Atoz (cambelt change, brake pads & discs, new plug leads) although I sold it for more than I paid for it.
Least money spent on: '04 Jazz SE Sport ('07 has had a new tyre following a puncture and a replaced windscreen).
Overall favourite car: Jazz
Overall least favourite car: Atoz

[guest869]

Driving test passed: October 1985
Number of cars owned: 9
Number of cars crashed: 2 - 1) Handbrake turn and it was a bit icey, slid into a tree, rear wing damage. 2) Lost it at 75mph on a bend and went into trees. The vehicle was already sold but I rebuilt it and still sold it.
Penalty points amassed: 6
Penalty points now: 0
Most popular colour: Green
Most expensive car bought: 03 Honda Jazz £3500
Least expensive car bought: Morris Minor £100, but sold bits from it for £150
Most powerful: Reliant kitten with V8
Least powerful: Reliant Kitten stock.
Quickest: Reliant Kitten with V8 (0-100mph under 10 sec)
Slowest: Reliant Kitten
Best real-world mpg: Jazz average indicated 52mpg
Worst real-world mpg: Morris Minor guessing at 5mph when racing.
Best looking: Morris Minor
Worst looking: Citreon AX
Best noise: Minor above 4,500rpm
Worst noise: Jazz when starting (piston slap)
Most reliable: VW Polo
Least reliable: Jazz - more issues with this car than any other.
Most money spent on: Over £20,000 on my Morris Minor.
Least money spent on: VW Polo. Bought for £200 , sold for £50, owned 5 years, £200 spent on servicing.
Overall favourite car: Reliant Kitten V8
Overall least favourite car: Lada when standard.