What car did you come from?

[Michel-ST]

1981 Kadett D 1,3l
1984 / 1987 Kadett E GSI (5 different cars)
1987 Kadett E Cabrio
1995 Calibra V6
1999 BMW E46 328i
2006 Ford Focus ST MK 2
2013 Ford Focus ST MK 3
2019 Hyundai i30N (since 3 Days)

 

[LSurge]

2001 Honda Accord LX - still have it, runs perfectly
2008 Dodge Caliber SXT - mostly reliable, two +$1,000 repairs throughout ownership
2019 Veloster N 1 month and counting

 

[meirion]

As well as the I30N performance I also own a 1994 Toyota GT4 ST205 WRC. It's a 2 litre turbo 3SGTE engine making around 240bhp with 4WD. This is the car that got Toyota banned from WRC for cheating
The example that I own was the original Toyota press car. Clarkson drove it on TopGear and it appeared in several of the motoring magazines in 1994. I have an original Toyota press pack and copies of the magazines. Nice to have the history with it She's currently in for a full respray.View attachment 5415

Here is the link to Clarkson driving my car in '94. He went with the Cosworth on price!

Looks would have swung it for me to be honest. A mad looking work of art versus a box on wheels

 

[without]

Owned:
Mx-5 NB for 8 years
Focus ST Mk3 for 1 year

Driven regularly, mostly company cars:
Ford Focus Mk1 & Mk2
BMW 3 Series E46
BMW 1 Series E87
VW Passat B6
Audi A4 B8
MB C-Class W205
BMW 2 series F22
BMW 5 Series G30

 

[1FastStagea]

Owned:

1997 Honda Accord EX
1990 Nissan 240SX
2004 Acura TSX
2006 Acura RSX-S
1994 Mazda Miata
1998 Nissan Stagea Autech 260RS (hence the username), still own this as a summer/track car
2008 BMW M3 Sedan (E90)
2019 Hyundai Veloster N



Driven: too many to count. Was a technician for a few different dealership brands for many years as well as a few small shops in between so I've been around the block so to speak. Most notable mentions that I can think of off the top of my head: 997 Porsche GT3, 1st gen Lamborghini Gallardo, Audi R8 V8 & V10s, Audi RS6, Audi RS4, a few Skyline GT-Rs, a few R35 GT-Rs, etc. etc.

 

[GazmaN]

Owned:

1997 Honda Accord EX
1990 Nissan 240SX
2004 Acura TSX
2006 Acura RSX-S
1994 Mazda Miata
1998 Nissan Stagea Autech 260RS (hence the username), still own this as a summer/track car
2008 BMW M3 Sedan (E90)
2019 Hyundai Veloster N

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Driven: too many to count. Was a technician for a few different dealership brands for many years as well as a few small shops in between so I've been around the block so to speak. Most notable mentions that I can think of off the top of my head: 997 Porsche GT3, 1st gen Lamborghini Gallardo, Audi R8 V8 & V10s, Audi RS6, Audi RS4, a few Skyline GT-Rs, a few R35 GT-Rs, etc. etc.

Big fan of the Stagea, or any high performance 'longroof' for that matter. Good that you kept it .

 

[1FastStagea]

Big fan of the Stagea, or any high performance 'longroof' for that matter. Good that you kept it .

I absolutely love it! I don't think I'll ever get rid of it to be honest, I was thinking ahead when I bought it. Nobody can tell me to sell it and get a practical family car, it is one! Lmao.

Just one that's show-car quality (it's currently in the body shop getting restored+repainted) with 700+awhp and all supporting mods . But I can still fit a 6 foot table in the back and haul it home!

 

[GazmaN]

I absolutely love it! I don't think I'll ever get rid of it to be honest, I was thinking ahead when I bought it. Nobody can tell me to sell it and get a practical family car, it is one! Lmao.

Just one that's show-car quality (it's currently in the body shop getting restored+repainted) with 700+awhp and all supporting mods . But I can still fit a 6 foot table in the back and haul it home!

Nothing quite like the shriek of an off-its-head RB26. Can't think of a better way to get the kids screaming on the way home from Ikea.

 

[smichael]

80 Fiesta S
88 Civic Std
91 Civic DX
92 Civic Si (swapped in 2000 with b16a) - (still own)
99 Miata Sport (still own)
03 Protégé 5
14 Fiesta ST
19 Veloster N (current)

Also ran (thanks to my wife)..
89 Escort
00 Civic EX
09 Mazda 3
10 V70 R Design (current)

 

[Mightymoo]

Driven alot of cool cars, but to cheap to buy one for myself.

Owned:
Volvo 244
Daihatsu Charade (!)
Volvo V60
Hyundai I30N

Coolest car I have driven is a Formula Palmer Audi. 500 kg and 200 bhp. 4 speed manual. In 2007.
Pics of the car:

 

[MarkMark]

Vauxhall Viva.
Ford Capri 1.6.
Renault 18 GTL.
BMW 323i bbs alloys (crashed & insurance write off).
BMW 323i alpina alloys.
Ford Escort XR3i.
Ford Escort RS Turbo.
2yr driving ban . . .
Rover 414 si (cheap insurance after ban).
Fiat Marea 2ltr 20 valve.
MG ZS 180 V6.
Hyundai Coupe 2ltr V6.
BMW X1 20d M Sport.
Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged (still have it).
Honda Civic Type R GT FK2, Part/ex for . . .
HYUNDAI i30 Fastback N Performance, collect new 1st March 2019.

I think that's everything

 

[BadShadd]

Ford Escort RS Turbo.
2yr driving ban . . .

Ouch - was it the RS that did it to you?

 

[MarkMark]

Hi

Yeah, was back in 95, time flies.

 

[Mr.Gobsy]

Peugeot 205
Hyundai Getz (two of these, one crashed and one part exed)
i20 1.4 premium SE
Land Rover WOLF FFR
Nissan Navara N-Guard
i30N

I'm still driving the N-Guard atm for work, 2.4litre twin turbo diesel with around 190bhp and capable of doing 46mpg....it's a beast.

 

[Hoodoo_Op.]

Wow everyone has already had so many cars on here. My history is basically a 2015 Polo bluemotion, which was actually pretty cool as a first car, really comfortable, low consumption just way to slow
After that I temporarily drove a 2008 Audi TT 1.8 TFSI from my parents and I guess now I'm here.
Saying the I30 N is the best car I've ever driven is probably a bit vague but it definitely is.

 

[dacho]

Well, my history
Toyota Tercel 1.3 first car in 1997, from then on;
Honda Civic 1.6 16v (british rover)
Clio 1.9d
Mazda 323F 1.8, Mazda 323 1.6T 4wd 1989 (track car) at same time
Getz 1.6
I30 2.0, Mazda 323 1.6T fwd (track car) at same time
MX-5 1.8 NB Icon Edition, Honda Civic 1.6 16V 136hp 1991, Mazda 3 2.2 skyactive disel at same time
I30N finnaly
and now looking to buy a family car but N will stay as track car for a long time

 

[OllieC]

Morning all, thought I’d run through my car history. I hope to moving on to an I30N Performance by the end of the year, subject to a house move and associated costs! I’d like the chance to have a poke around an I30N, so if anyone is in Sussex, give me a shout, there’s a coffee in it for you! Anyway some car history:

 

[Bu11eT]

Hi @OllieC take a look over here: https://n-cars.net/forums/threads/what-car-did-you-come-from.1202/

 

[R Veloster N]

Oh man, there's not enough band width here for this. Well for me anyway!!

 

[OllieC]

Hi @OllieC take a look over here: https://n-cars.net/forums/threads/what-car-did-you-come-from.1202/

Thanks, I’ll repost there!