Can You remember all the cars you have ever owned? Regsistered/Unregistered.

By the looks of it theres a lot of motorvehicle enthusiasts here!

I havent had that many cars in my time but I've never sold one!! still got them all over in the paddock!

Mazda 929 wagon ---First Car-Not registered, just a paddock basher
Holden Scurry Van ---Tiny little crappy van. Top speed 80km/h. But i could sleep in it!
VC Commodore
VH commodore
another VH Commodore ---Sh!t hot 202, stage 3 cam, straight cut timing gears, elec. dizzy, celica 5 speed, webber then holley, etc etc. It went so hard.
1978 Corolla hatchback ---mild engine, suspension work. Great little car.
VS Calais ----mmm luxury leather and wood lol, pump up shocks, all factory options etc, only a V6 but beautiful car (got put to rest against a tree------by my mate!!) but thats ok because it led to:
91 GQ Ti wagon

thats about it.............
Then i re-read the thread title and saw it included non registered cars. This is where it gets interesting!
We get old cheap cars and "put them through there paces" over in what we call "the rally paddock" lol.
So between me and 4 or 5 friends we have a lot of cars over there.
actually just did a count yesterday........63 cars! yep 63! it suprised me too!
We got Toyotas, Mazdas, Holdens, datsuns, fords, daihatsus, isuzu, etc etc i'll have to get a proper list one day.

vp commodore (smashed)
Mitsubishi magna wagon (gearbox died)
vs commodore (still have )
Mazda tribute (smashed)
gu patrol (current car)

GQ Patrol...

Umm, yeah impressive huh!

Cheers!

XY Falcon. rolled it
XC Falcon. 36 gallon tank, and it needed it 351
XD Falcon. great car but rusted away
Corona wagon. was written off while parked
Datsun 1500 ute. couldnt kill it
FJ 60 Sahara. unreliable
EA Falcon. biggest chit box ever
TS Magna. ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Rodeo longbed. motor dropped a cyl while on a hunting trip but got home
XF Wagon. stolen
EF Fairmont. great car
Telstar. reliable
Suzuki Balleno wagon. great little car
Navara twincab. good but heavy on fuel
GU Patrol. current and in love
Mazda SP23 hatch. current great car

Humber 80, Independance, freedom, ladies.... memories.
Mk I Cortina Wagon, Took all the dive gear in the back.
HQ Holden Wagon, Upsize from the Cortina.
MB Willys Jeep, 1st 4B... wish I still had it.
XC Sedan, .10 and rolled it DH.
Valiant, $600 Parramatta road special
Another Valiant, $250 2nd car it was a beauty
XC Panel Van, Moved in with GF bought a S Wagon between us.
VW Kombi while "backpacking" in UK & Europe. B.K.
XF Wagon, Number 1 daughter arrived the van got the flick
EF sedan, Should have stayed with the wagons.
AU Wagon, Great car and practical with the kids.
Lancer, hers not mine!!!!
Hilux dual Cab, What a nice car and dissapointing 4WD.
Patrol Cab Chassis, Now thats a 4WD.
Work,
HQ Panel Van
Mazda/Ford deisel Van
5 Hiace' '90, '00 , '03, '11 & '11 (last 2 are deisels)

Sure can.

Datsun 200B paddock bomb
EA S-Pack Falcon
GQ ST wagon =]

1999 Au falcon Written off
1996 D21 Navara sold for the GQ
1986 r31 skyline Scraped it
1989 r31 skyline Now it a paddock bomb
1995 GQ 2.8 now a 4.2 still got it
1987 Pathfinder going to scrap soon
1993 Maverick still got it daily driver

HR Holden (project car)
GB Valiant Gallant (given to me as it had been stacked, fixed it up, drove it for a while as my first official car, sold it and bought...)
LX Torana SS (mock-up unfortunately) Hatchback. Great car!
HZ Caprice - built a 'Warm 308' for it.
VQ Caprice
VN Calais - it had been factory ordered with V8, 5 speed manual, LSD, leather trim etc. I did a bit of engine work and it flew!!! Great fun cos it looked completely standard.
VU SS
VX Berlina - V6 which ended the run of V8's :(
TJ Wrangler - I know, I know.
WG Grand Cherokee - 2.7 CRD, very economic 4WD! Less than 8L/100kms on a trip.
VE SV6 Ute
VE SS Sportwagon - 6 speed manual, went a bit overboard... Suspension, exhaust, wheels... and plenty more.
VT Commodore - just needed something while I was looking for the Patrol!
GU Patrol!!!! - Still loving it.
HR Holden - original condition with 58,000 miles on the clock.

I've had a couple of dunges along the way which were just thrashers - 2 Sigmas, Mazda 323.

My missus also has a 1946 Hudson Straight Six Convertible which was her Grandfathers.

Toyota corona x2
cl chrysler valiant
vj valiant
datsun 1000 and 1600
morris 1100
Daiahtsu charade
suzuki carry van
Mini ls
lj torana
bmw 318i 320 3.0six2 3.0cs 735ix2 733i 2x520i
3 x mitusbushi express vans
td cortina
commonwhore vs v8 berlina vp wagon vp ute vp calais vr v8 calais vr exec vs exec wh statesman v6 supercharged
Vl bt1 turbo vl calais 2x execs 1 vl v8 berlina vt exec x 2 1 vk exec
928 porsche
suzuki vitara
telstar tx5 kf lasers x2
mazda 626
landcruiser 80 series
8 gq patrols 3x swb 1xute 4xlwb
nissan nx coupe
mq 350 chev swb
pajero turbo diesel intercooled
jacekeroo
hiace ute
hilux ute 253 v8
Mazda 323 astina
xb ford
td cortina
69 cortina
Sure i have forgotten a few lol
Then bikes another story
susuki a70 a80 and a100
Yz50
Yz80j
mx80
4 dexons
dt175
dt250x4
yz490
cr480
yz465
bultaco trail bike
yz450f 2005
rd250lc and 350lc
rf600
cx500 and cx650
cb750 cb900
cb350 four
postie bikes x2
cb400
xs650
xv535
bmw k75s
z750 twin
yz125 e and h
cb200
zx6r ninja
09 zx250 ninja
kz400
gt125
gr650
vf750
zx600
gsx250
cd250u
cbx550
klx250
it250l
bmw 650 airhead
vf250f x3
cb250 72
cb400 twin
ft500
xl500
rz350
rm125
xl250r
cb100
cb125
xl175
fzr250
xj550
mt250 elsinore
I am sure their are a few i have forgotten.




and currently
z1300 6
harley softail
xr650

1. Toyota Land Cruisir station wagon, 1981
2. Toyota land Cruiser station wagon, 1983
3. Mitsubishi Montero, short, 1989
4. Mitsubishi Montero,station wagon, 1991
5. Nissan Pathfinder, 1992
6. Nissan Patrol, high roof, 1994
7.Nissan Patrol, high roof, 1995
8. Land Rover defender, 1995
9. land Rover defender, 2000
10. Nissan Patrol, 2001
11. Nissan Patrol, 2005

1993 Nissan Pulsar N14 (grandfathers died only had 66,00ks on the clock)
1990 Nissan Skyline R32 all set up as drift car poured all the money onto it (sold it a bloke and he slided it :( )
2005 Ford Falcon RTV (work ute)
1995Toyota Supra (good fun that car)
1994 Honda Accord (Daily)
1993 BMW 325i Slammed on its arse with 19s on it
1990 300ZX TT (bucket of crap)
Holden Commodore VT
1972 Beetle
1987 Toyota Troopy with 3F (current work car) exhaust is all rusted out (its coming out just under the passenger seat) and its fcuking loud especially on the highway screaming along 110ks haha but it takes me 300ks out of just over 120l worth of petrol..
1996 Nissan Skyline R33 was making 426hp at the wheels (loved it but had little girl coming, had to sell it)
Nissan Patrol GU3(Current)
1997 Toyota Corolla AE101R
1993 Nissan Patrol GQ (Current)

Well next one missus wants me get FPV **sigh**

Cheers

1. 67 VW Beetle * (Wrote off, sideways into tree on dirt road)
2. VW Passat station wagon * (Destroyed engine thinking I was a mechanic)
3. TA22 Celica * (sold)
4. XD Falcon * (Wrote off, head on accident)
5. XE Falcon S pack * (Sold to mod Celica)
6. TA22 Celica *(Modded with a 4ltr V8) * (Sold to get something more appropriate for the kids)
7. Toyota Carona (Traded)
8. EB XR6 Falcon * (Ex-missus had a better lawyer than me)
9. KB Laser (Turbo'd) * (Sold)
10. VK Commodore Station wagon (Sold)
11.VN Commodore * (Sold)
12. XF Ute * (Sold)
13. VS Commodore (Sold)
14. Nissan Maxima * (Traded in on BA)
15. TG Magna (Sold)
16. BA Falcon XR6T * (Traded in for the FG)
17. ED Falcon Station Wagon (Sold)
18. FG Falcon XR6T *(written off by a drunk driver)
19. New Ford Focus (for the missus)
20. 2008 Patrol wagon *(Current)

* are my vehicles and the rest were shared cars with the missus

Ok my list

1. xe falcon s pack
2. xf ute after a year turn it into a V8 powered one
3. 71 v6 capri
4. ef Xr8
5. V8 landrover
6. xm falcon wagon
7. xf falcon
8. tc cortina
9. zl failane
10. pulsar sss
11. toyota surf
12. Au xr8
13. 4500 Gu patrol
14. Terracan 4x4
15. 3.0l Gu patrol

thats not that many:wink:

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Originally Posted by Bushie83

Xa falcon 500 with a 302 V8 was full of bog and leaked like a sieve so i stripped it for parts a bought the gs
Xa fairmont gs with 351 V8 one of the best cars i owned wish i still had it
82 lwb holden rodeo with diesel 4 cyl isuzu engine was very slow but would haul just about anything
94 holden rodeo dual cab with 4 cyl isuzu petrol engine
98 EL falcon wagon was a good car but not cheap to run
82 swb MQ patrol with a sd33 engine was a great old truck 30 years old 300.00 ks and still going strong went anywhere and the engine was bullet proof only thing i didnt like was the fact that you got thrown around with every little bump.
current vehicle is a 02 series iii 3ltr st patrol only had it since january and the head is now cracked so im lookn at puting a 4.2 in it

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what's happening with the MQ?



Tim

Quote:

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Originally Posted by BearGUST

HR Holden (project car)
GB Valiant Gallant (given to me as it had been stacked, fixed it up, drove it for a while as my first official car, sold it and bought...)
LX Torana SS (mock-up unfortunately) Hatchback. Great car!
HZ Caprice - built a 'Warm 308' for it.
VQ Caprice
VN Calais - it had been factory ordered with V8, 5 speed manual, LSD, leather trim etc. I did a bit of engine work and it flew!!! Great fun cos it looked completely standard.
VU SS
VX Berlina - V6 which ended the run of V8's :(
TJ Wrangler - I know, I know.
WG Grand Cherokee - 2.7 CRD, very economic 4WD! Less than 8L/100kms on a trip.
VE SV6 Ute
VE SS Sportwagon - 6 speed manual, went a bit overboard... Suspension, exhaust, wheels... and plenty more.
VT Commodore - just needed something while I was looking for the Patrol!
GU Patrol!!!! - Still loving it.
HR Holden - original condition with 58,000 miles on the clock.

I've had a couple of dunges along the way which were just thrashers - 2 Sigmas, Mazda 323.

My missus also has a 1946 Hudson Straight Six Convertible which was her Grandfathers.

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Nice Car




Tim

Glad to see this ol' thread is revived.


Tim

1971 Se15 Corrella
1984 Suzuki Siera
1982 ford Lazer
1985 Hilux
1979 Range Rover
1985 Corona
1987 NB pajero
1989 NF pajero
1994 Ford Feistva
1996 Kia Rio
1994 EF seden
1994 EF Sedan
1995 EF Wagon
1986 Mk PATROL
1995

camry ...hilux ...hilux .... patrol

70 XY Ford Fairmont sedan
69 XT Ford Falcon sedan
69 XT Ford Falcon Wagon
82 Ford Escort 4 door
69 XT Ford Falcon
80 Mitsubishi Sigma Sedan
75?? HJ Panelvan
72 Ford Transit (small block Chev)
74 Ford Transit
72 Ford Cortina
72 Toyota Corona
72 Ford Fairlane
82 Ford Cortina Wagon
88 Mitsubishi Van
82 Mitsubishi Sigma Wagon
82 Ford Fairlane
92 Ford Facon Wagon
94 Ford Laser
02 Hyundai Elantra
98 Mitsubishi Triton Ute
02 Mazda Bravo ute 4wd
02 Mazda Bravo ute
02 Mitsubishi Magna wagon
06 Ford Falcon Wagon
99 Mitsubishi Pajero 4wd
04 Commodore Wagon
4 motor bikes (all written off with me on them)
currently
08 VE SV6 ute (work ute)
02 GU ST Patrol (touring & some play)
92 Ford Maverick (totally play)

Holy crap there's some serious lists there!
Here's mine what I can rememember

HD Holden 179 worked & modded
Fish Shop Ford XP?
VJ Valiant (ex pursuit cop car)
VK Valiant
CL Valiant wagon with all the fruit
Mazda E1600 LWB Van
HX Holden 5lt worked
HK Premier worked
HT Premier std
HK Premier std
HT Kingswood Ute
LC Torana worked
EA Falcon 5spd
LX Hatchback Torana SS V8
LX Hatchback Torana SL V8 (with factory air!)
LJ Torana XU1 mockup
Triton 4x4
Magna V6
Rodeo dual cab 4x4 (ex police rescue rig)
GQ Patrol (current toy)
Ford XF S Pack Wagon (old faithful workhorse)
Ford AU3 Wagon (current workhorse)

oh yeah, and the yellow Corolla coupe I called the banana

Cool thread. Trip down memory lane reading through posts.

Here's mine:
Ford Mark 1 Escort Panel Van (my favourite)
Ford Mark 1 Escort Sedan
Ford XB Coupe (my other favourite)
Ford EA Falcon
Mitsubishi Sigma Sedan (who cares what model)
Mitsubishi Sigma Wagon (likewise)
Subaru 96 Liberty (my other favourite - still got it)
Ford XF Falcon Wagon
Nissan D21 Navara (my other favourite)
Nissan GQ Patrol (my new favourite)

Let me try to remember, not in the right order, current vehicle is GU Patrol

1) Escort Panel Van with 2 litre engine
2) Ford XT Sedan
3) Ford XT wagon
3) XC Panel Van
4) Escort Sedan, had a couple of these
5) VK commodore x cop car
6) VC Commodore SL/E 333 pack
7) Series 3 Landrover
8) MQ Patrol
9) HZ Sedan, had 3 of these over the years
10) HX Premier
11) WB Panel Van
12) HX Statesman
13) Ford Courier 4x4
14) BA Sedan
15 BA SR Sedan
16) Au Fairmont Ghia
17) 80 Series Turbo Diesel GXL
18) Toyota Hilux
19) VL LE Sedab
20) VL Calias ( had two of these over the years)
21) VK Calais
22) AU SR sedan
23) VP Commodore Sedan
24) KE55 Corolla
25) Early ford laser
26) 2 Gemini Diesels
27) 4.2Litre GU Patrol ( should of kept this one)
28) VT SS Series 1
29) VT SS Series 2
30) XW Sedan
31) Sigma GSR, was a good car
32) Magna the up spec model, just cant remember which one, bout 1998 model i think
33) LJ Torana
34) AU Ghia
35) XH Panel Van
36) XH Ute
37) XD Fairmont Ghia
38) HX Sandman Panel Van
39) Camira, had a few of these

Probably more that I cant remember

Plus had several bikes including Harleys etc etc

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Originally Posted by outbackjack

31) Sigma GSR, was a good car

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My olds had a Galant GSR, the one with the multi mode suspension. Was a ripper car.

Im a bit boring lol,
Due to company cars over the years I've only ever had to own 3, only the first 2 were daily drivers.

1st - 86 Pajero SWB (written off lol)
2nd - 87 Nissan pathfinder
3rd - 92 Ford Maverick

Inherited when I married my wife - 97 Holden Astra
Wifes current car - 05 Mazda 6 Sport

Lucky its only for cars you have owned, I'd be in trouble remembering all the company bangers

Mk 3 zephyr
Mini k
Gtr torana lj
Hj 308 panel van
57 beetle souped up
Xp falcon
Hr wagon
Hk 307 premier
Datsun 1000 wagon
Datsun 1200 sedan
Xb fairmont wagon
Datsun 1600
Ford transit to cart the Harley around while working up north.
Xb gt
Toyota hj60 turbo
Mazda626
Land rover with 186 Holden motor
57 beetle
Toyota troopy
Nissan bluebird
El fairmont
Ba gt
Ts 50 auto stroker
Te 50 manual 342 factory stroker one of about 97 still got it
Super pursuit ute
Xh panel van
Hyundai iload van
Another Hyundai iload
2004 patrol 4.2 still got
Harley 1947 knuckle chopper still got
Harley 1986 softail still got
Not to mention about 20 other motorbikes from BSA, triumph, Kawasaki, Honda, and Harley.

Well here we go,,,,,
EJ Wagon
S Type Valiant
LC Torana (4 door)
LC GTR
HQ Ute (253 GTS)
VB SLE (253)
WB Panelvan
Nissan 720 4x4
Toyota Troopy
Jeep Cherokee
Statesman (5.0)
GU Nissan Patrol (current ride)

Suzuki TC185
Suzuki PE250
Honda 250 Super Hawk
Honda 750 Super Sports
Suzuki 850GS
Yamaha 1100RH
Honda XLV750
Yamaha XT600Tenere
BMW R1100GS
Yamaha TDM850
KTM 640

,,,,,, as I wipe the tears from my eyes recalling the memories!

1. 1981 VC/SLE Commodore
2. 1987 Nissan Skyline Silhouette
3. 1980 Holden Gemini
4. ZJ Fairlane
5. 197? Ford Transit
6. 1981 Ford XD 302
7. 1981 Ford XD 351
8. 1986 Ford XF Ghia
9. ???? Austin Kimberley
10. 1977 XC GXL
11. 198? Mitsubishi Scorpion
12. 197? TA22 Celica
13. 197? LH Torana
14. 1983 Ford XE S-Pack
15. 1988 Ford EA GL
16. 1998 Mitsubishi Magna
17. 1981 VB Commodore Wagon V8
18. 1987 XF Ford S-Pack
19. 199? Nissan Terrano
20. 1997 Ford EL
21. 2002 Ford AU3 Fairmont
22. 2002 Holden VX SS Commodore
23. 2005 Nissan Patrol GU4
24. 1996 Holden VS Commodore
25. 1994 Mitsubishi Magna
26 1995 Mitsubishi Magna
27. 2005 Holden Caprice WL
28. 1996 Nissan GQ Patrol Current
29. 2005 Ford BA MK2 Fairmont Current

I think there's been a few more, but I have a shocking memory haha

Ok, if I can remember that far back:
FC Holden - blow the motor and left it on the side of the road, never to be seen again
EK Holden - written off
Zephyr MIII - fully blue printed motor with a 3/4 race cam

Got my licence
1954 VW - written off
FB Holden - written off
XY F$rd Futura - written off after 7 days
F$rd Fairlane - sold it after losing my licence for 18 months
HQ Monaro - written off
F#rd wagon - sold it
VB Commodore - sold it
VL wagon - sold it
Holden Rodeo - bought new, only lasted 12 months - sold it
Subaro wagon - sold it
Landcrab traytop - sold it
VT Commodore - sold it
VY Commodore - sold it
VR Commodore - sold it
Nissan Safari - sold it
2007 CRD GU - sold it, needed to upgrade to current drive
GQ Patrol = current drive

1) 1966 Ford Cortina - 1st and best street car I ever owned! I still want it back! CUSTOM
2) XB Falcon VinylTop - (2nd owner!)- Picked her up from the RTA carpark as the original owner (92 years young) had his daughter go out and rego it so they could sell it. Had it for two weeks and sold it to mates for a profit- but they cut it up for a drag conversion! (Blasphemy!)
3) LX Torana - $50 doorless, windowless, GUTLESS paddock basher
4) 240 Volvo - Ex's hack that i drove her everywhere in, always got pulled over cos it rolled all over the road & the cops though i was drunk!
5) 1995 Mitsubishi Express SWB - Blew it up & sold to the wreckers
6) 00' Mitsubishi Express SWB - Bought new & had nothing but problems - replaced two sets of rings before a year had passed.
7) 1995 Toyota Camry - Had a kid and needed the seats! Found out that I needed to replace the head gasket and legitimately was written off the very next day in a bad accident! (As luck would have it!)
8) 1995 EA Falcon Wagon - Great hack of a car! Still going strong. Taught my wife how to drive in it (Has the battle scars to proove it!). Hit many a 4x4 track in it with great success! (Got us through the Bloomfield track!)
9) 1998 Subaru Impreza WRX - Brilliant drive! (Sold it to get......you guessed it!)
10) 1995 GU NISSAN PATROL! Will never go back!!!! (Except for my everyday work vehicle!)

Eney one of you people have a Nissan Patrol 1977 repair manual ...I need one to repair my car...Please. Thanks

My list is pretty easy.

1989 Mazda 626, age 18
2003 Mazda Bravo 4x4, age 23
2008 CRD Patrol, age 34

Now 40 and still driving the patrol.

Yes, I can remember [emoji24][emoji24]

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Mine isn’t too extensive:
1981 Honda XL250 silver tank. Jeez did I have some adventures on that bike as a young fella.
1981 Datsun Stanza SSS. First car. Mags, spoiler, leaky sunroof and white letters on the outside of the tyres. Gutless as shit. 0-100 in 30 seconds. Loved it!
1989 Honda Transalp XL600VH. Lived on this thing for 3 years and did the big lap on it 1995-1998. Still in the shed.
1985 Mazda 929. Had air con! Had auto! Had velour seats! Luxury! Was the biggest heap of shit.
1973 Holden HQ panel van. Rough as guts. 253 on gas. Many an outback adventure. Couldn’t kill it. Sold to a wrecker for $200.
2001 VX Commodore. Great car.
2001 Nissan Patrol Y61 TD42T. Best car I ever owned BAR NONE!! Took me places I could only dream of and brought me home again. Multiple times. Factory stock standard under the bonnet. Never broke down. Never overheated. Worked hard. Towed hard. Pulled like a mule. Was just a hard bastard. Unfaultable. Still in love with it. I miss it.
1989 Honda CBR1000F. Pure touring carbureted road bike. Uncomfortable below 130kmh. Above that, dream bike.
2016 Ford Territory RWD Barra motor. Current daily and a great car. Barra motor is superb.
2022 Nissan Patrol Y62. My road warrior. Haven’t built it up to tour yet. Excellent car but not without its niggles. Motor is bloody superb.

Mine is very short as well:

Gone: 1998 Fiat Palio EDX 1.0, 4 cil, 60hp, petrol. Very, very good on fuel economy. Just what a responsible young fella looking to get married needed. Sold.
Gone: 2000 Volkswagen Saveiro Summer 1.8, 4 cil, 100hp original on petrol, later turboed to 180hp on pure ethanol. This is a car based UTE. Already married, would take our bikes on trips and no spare seats! Sold.
Gone: 2004 Honda Civic EX VTEC 1.7, 4 cil, 130hp, petrol. My first automatic. All of a sudden we needed more seats! The best city/road car I have ever had. Sold to buy bricks and tiles for a new home.
Gone: 1992 Suzuki Samurai Metal Top 1.3, 4 cil, 60hp, carburated, petrol. My first 4x4, leaf springs suspension. Sold due to its carburetor being a b!tch.
Current: 1997 Suzuki Samurai Canvas Top 1.3, 4cil, 67hp, EFI (single injector), petrol. My happy, fun and trustful daily driver since 2004. 20 years taking me to places on and off road and still counting. Over this 20 years has gone through experiments with different types of tires, several lunchbox diff lockers, suspension lifts, etc, to later find peace in a custom 4-link, 33x10.5 narrow BFGs, diff ratios to match, chromoly shafts and CVs, ARB lockers front and rear, reduced gears on the transfer.
Gone: 1997 3rd gen Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.4, v6, 180hp, petrol. My second (and last) automatic. Great family SUV, roomy and comfy. What a great engine that 5VZFE is. Sold to follow a dream, an immaculate 2nd gen 4Runner.
Gone: 1994 2nd gen Toyota 4Runner SR5 2.4, 4 cil, 110hp, petrol. Gutless but reliable-last-longer-then-the-car 22RE engine. Sold to follow a bigger dream, a rare in Brazil Toyota LandCruiser.
Current: 2005 105 series Toyota LandCruiser 4.5, 6 cil, 200hp, petrol. Barebones, white military agency spec. Manual windows, manual box, manual/lever-action transfer, manual hubs. Powerful, silk-smooth 1FZFE engine. I love this car. Gets the job done anytime, anywhere. My family undisputable choice for road trips.
Current: 1997 Y60 Nissan Patrol SGL-D 4.2, 6 cil, 116hp, diesel. My first diesel, my first full restoration project. Having this car down to nuts and bolts in a bucket got me to truly admire the Patrol engineering, robustness, design. My wife keeps telling me that this is a very "macho-looking-square-lined" beautiful design any angle you look at it. After 5 years restoring it, it is very close to become my daily.
Current: 2006 Y61 Nissan Patrol GL 4.5, 6 cil, 200ish hp, petrol. Barebones, white military agency spec with a nice upholster from the previous owner. Legendary GU! Legendary axles! Absolutely gorgeous design, 10x better looking than my 105 with the only drawback being the engine. It is fun and torquey bellow 2k RPM but after that I miss my 1FZFE. And it drinks more than the 1FZFE as well. I come to imagine that is what 12 valve vs. 24 valve is all about. I can only imagine what a TB48 with its 24 valves would feel!

2000-2006
1995 VS Commondoor. Executive. Loved that car, being my first. Like a first true love! But it was the biggest lemon I've ever heard of. Everything that could leak, did! Those Ecotec motors back then were horse manure!

2006-2010
2003 Magna TL. Amazing car. Done soooo much travelling around with it and it never ever gave me a single bit of grief!

2010-2013
D22 Navara. My first 4x4 which I bought just because I wanted a dual cab ute. I never intended to go off-road , nor camping etc... That changed very quickly into this...
https://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/foru...id=88382&stc=1

2013-2015
2009 GU Y61 - Great car which really gave me a proper off-road experience in contrast to the D22 (no more torsion bars!!). It had intermittent issues which never got solved. I sold it to a workmate who put it through hell and back and still kept on keeping on! Even to this day.

2015-current
2005 GU TD42. Probably the greatest car I've owned and know of. Seriously. Just add diesel and away we go! Love this car. It's an absolute slug... But I drive it that way!

1991-1993'ish : 1967 VW 1600 Wagon

1993'ish to 1974 : HQ Kingswood Wagon, with a Statemnen Caprice front with a worked 253 V8 running a Gas Research Gas system, smashed it, some idiot does a right hand turn in front of me whilst im doing 80kph, I wrapped their car up, with 4 occupants, like tin foil.

to :1976? HJ Sandman Panelvan. Stupidly sold this to a mate for next to nothing and then he destroyed it.

to : 1978 HX Panelvan, worked 308 V8, fully decked out rear, GTS front, guards, dash and interior. Looked mint this one. Dumbass me sold it for next to nothing again.

to : 1970's XB Falcon sedan, bought for $200. So comfy to drive. Stripped it and sold most for parts.

to late 90's maybe : 1984 MK Shorty, Anniversary edition. Meaning, factory front suspension seats, full cloth interior, the rear canopy which is normally just white fibreglass shell, was a metal shell color coded to the rest of the car, this also had a nice roof lining. 2inch lift, 2inch body lift, front and rear ARB bar, twin locked and the good old SD33T. I loved this car so much but sold it due to building our first house and needed extra funds. BIGGEST regret ever selling this thing.

Around 2001 : 1980's XF falcon, paid $500. Drove it and killed it.

Big gap for 10 years or so due to having a company car.
Mid 2012 : 2001 GUII Patrol to which i still own now.

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2010-2013
D22 Navara. My first 4x4 which I bought just because I wanted a dual cab ute. I never intended to go off-road , nor camping etc... That changed very quickly into this...
https://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/foru...id=88382&stc=1

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Blue spotties! That is so cool! What is the brand of that?

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Blue spotties! That is so cool! What is the brand of that?

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Hey mate. Spotlights are ARB branded IPF Xtreme Sport from memory with blue lens covers. They used to be the bees knees back then amongst some others like LightForce etc..

https://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/foru...id=88383&stc=1

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2000-2006
1995 VS Commondoor. Executive. Loved that car, being my first. Like a first true love! But it was the biggest lemon I've ever heard of. Everything that could leak, did! Those Ecotec motors back then were horse manure!

2006-2010
2003 Magna TL. Amazing car. Done soooo much travelling around with it and it never ever gave me a single bit of grief!

2010-2013
D22 Navara. My first 4x4 which I bought just because I wanted a dual cab ute. I never intended to go off-road , nor camping etc... That changed very quickly into this...
https://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/foru...id=88382&stc=1

2013-2015
2009 GU Y61 - Great car which really gave me a proper off-road experience in contrast to the D22 (no more torsion bars!!). It had intermittent issues which never got solved. I sold it to a workmate who put it through hell and back and still kept on keeping on! Even to this day.

2015-current
2005 GU TD42. Probably the greatest car I've owned and know of. Seriously. Just add diesel and away we go! Love this car. It's an absolute slug... But I drive it that way!

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Totally handsome ride, mate!

I'm 61 and had my license for 43 years and I've had too darn many to remember