Let's see.
I started the year with two cars - a Toyota Supra and a Jeep Cherokee.
The Supra was my first Japanese car - it was a 3.0 NA with a five-speed manual box and LSD. I really enjoyed it but it was actually a little too low - caught on a lot of things on the rough roads around me.
The Jeep was fantastic and extremely reliable, as I used it daily for work - one of the 'best' years too, the '96. Proved to be worth its weight in gold once the snow started coming down!
In the interests of widening my motoring experience and knowledge I decided that I should try a couple of front-wheel drive cars - I've only owned one before and that was a 1972 Triumph 1500 FWD!
First up was a Ford Puma, a 1.7 litre Zetec:
Which I then followed with something a little more 'exotic' and potent, a 3.0 litre Italian built Peugeot 406 coupe:
I had also had a hankering for a long time to try a 'big six' Triumph saloon, so I tracked down a really nice Mk.2 2000:
Highly recommended these, extremely modern to drive in some respects. Would love a 2.5 PI at some point.
I then continued the British saloon theme with another P6, a 3500S:
.....which I spent some considerable time doing up and getting back on the road. Got a brand new MOT in the morning and drove it down to the RR meet at the Ace Cafe the in the evening, not bad considering it'd been off the road for almost a year and had done at least 160,000 miles!
I then dropped back to something more 'sensible' as a run-around:
A quite well kitted E30 325i automatic - with full leather, AC, PAS, ABS and more. I was suprised at how good the autobox was in it, to be honest! Never quite gelled with it though, so off it went.
I haven't owned any older Fords so I decided I'd start with something that would be an easy introduction and picked up this:
A low mileage Ford Granada Scorpio 2.9i, with an RS bodykit and alloy wheels. It made a fantastic commuter with all the right kit (AC, cruise, electric everything, heated leather seats) and it looked the part!
I did a good few thousand miles in it but company cars meant that it simply wasn't getting used - and it wasn't appropriate for those instances where I wasn't using work vehicles.
Consequently it's now been replaced by another Jeep, a 60th Anniversary model - just to deal with lugging stuff around and any inclement weather we get:
..........for the duration!
In 2011 I'm looking to put something together that's quick. Seriously quick