Passed my test aged 17, first time.
Wolseley 1500 - A give me from my uncle, whilst I was learning, and for a short time after I passed the test. Owned 18 months.
Ford Cortina MK III 2000E Auto - first proper car, which became the family car, after Dad took a shine to it (cf. his Morris Marina). Owned 3 years.
Ford Granada 2.8GL Auto - time to upgrade. Many tens of thousands of happy motoring miles. Owned around 7 years (stolen, trashed)
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GL - economic replacement - good for what it offered. Owned a year.
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 CDi - chance to buy came along - too good to refuse. Owned a year.
Peugeot 405 GRi - Good friend had one, love it, bought one. Owned a year.
Peugeot 405 Mi16 - opportunity arose and grabbed it. Did around 100.000 miles in it. Owned 6 to 7 years. Began to fall apart.
Classic Saab 900i - bought on behalf of my co-best man, who footed the bill, too.
Saab 9000 CSE 2.3 FBT - Superb car. Many tens of thousands of effortless stuff. Owned for 7 years - passed onto my wife.
Ford Explorer 4.0 - sadly missed. Loved it, and lugged many a thing around the country. Owned for just one year. Sold to buy the next car - our wedding vehicle.
Saab GM900SE Turbo Convertible - bought as a keeper, but sold after around 5 or 6 years, to finance home business expansion. Worst decision EVER made.
Saab GM900XS - Hers, and now the daughter's. Been in the family 9 years + now. Still going strong, and eating the miles.
Saab 9000CSE V6 - To replace the above. Workhorse. Owned around 4 (?) years - passed onto my wife.
Lexus LS 400 - His. Everyone loved it. Best car I have ever owned. Bought as a keeper. Unexpectedly blew head after 11 months. unheard of by Lexus guys. Totally gutted. Sadly missed.
Saab 9000 Anniversary 2.3t - Replacement for the above. His workhorse. Owned 3 years.
Bedford Bambi Mk1- campervan - used, enjoyed, and eventually used for spares. Owned 1 year.
Bedford Bambi Mk2 - campervan - used enjoyed, needed mechanical work, which the above supplied. Owned 1 year. Moved up to a caravan.
Saab 9-3SS Aero - Opportunity (and no brainer regarding the deal) arose. Bought it. Love it. Owned 21 months to date. Current.
Smart ForFour 1.1 Pulse - hers. Fantastic little car. Owned for just over a year, and passed its MoT last week with no advisories. Great fun to drive. I suspect this will be in the fleet for quite some time. Current.
Also bought our show car 1972 Saab 96V4 now with thirteen thousand miles on the clock somewhere in there. Current. Owned just over 6 years to date.
At one time, there were 6 vehicles in the fleet - it crept up on me, and so vehicles were sold last year, to more manageable levels.
Also 1998 Suzuki Bandit 1200 - since new, currently garagebound