How many have you had?

I was reading an article in Car and Classic about a guy taking delivery of his 50th car all Fiats! He was a Fiat employee and had met his wife via Fiat so I guess brand loyalty was likely but 50? I got to thinking that as I keep my cars for some time I'm probably nowhere that figure but when I started adding up I soon got up to 21, add another 25 or so bikes and I'm not far off.
Mind you I'm bit of tart when it comes to brands having had at least 10 different ones.

Cinquecento sporting
Coupé 16v turbo (Rosso)
Stilo Abarth 2.4
Coupé 16v turbo (Rosso)
Alfa 145 Junior
Alfa GTV TS
Coupé 20v (Winners Red)
Coupé 20v (Ink Black)
Punto Sporting
Coupé 20v turbo (Portofino)
Seicento Abarth
Coupe 20v (Silver)
Coupé 20v turbo (Silver)
Abarth 500
Coupé 20v (Giallo) and current
500e and current

Mmm only 16 im sure there's something missing.

Forever loyal to one of the 3 Italian brands that I can afford unless I have the winning lottery ticket and if that happens then there will be another road trip to a certain factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy

Crikey, they do add up

Panda
Panda
Uno
Panda
Tipo
Punto Sporting
Punto Sporting
Coupe 20v na
Alfa 156
Punto Grande
Alfa Giulietta
500L
Coupe 20v na

All of them used to their full potential and lived lives.
Only the Giulietta was a little disappointing. I really wanted to love it, but it was just a car.

Blimey you guys

2001-10 Coupé 16vt
2010-present Coupé 20vt

Mmm. Not a great list for me, as I had cars with work for 15 years. This includes Mrs G also.

Punto 75sx
Bravo 100sx
Coupe 20v NA
Coupe 20v VIS (current)
Alfa Giulietta JTDM
Alfa Giulia Veloce (current)
OK a bit tenuous but.. Fiat Ducato van which is actually badged as a Peugeot Boxer. But it IS a Fiat I tell you!!

Agree with sentiments on the Giulietta. Was a great looking car but was a bit Meh. I'd have another but a petrol next time.

The Giulia is a completely different kettle of fish. That is a stunning machine.

I bought a Fiat Panda years ago for £10 from a dealership that wanted rid of it as it needed work doing to it. I had it for a day and someone I knew offered me £50 for it as they wanted a cheap car to do up for their daughter so I sold it to them.

Then, not sure if I would have ever considered another Fiat, but went to work in a garage that specialises in italian cars and got to know and like the Coupe and then when a customer turned up in a Sprint Blue Coupe, I knew that was the next car for me

So, 2 x 20VT Coupes in Sprint Blue One on the road for 10 years, but cost too much to sort out in the end so now on my driveway as spares for my current one that I've had for 6 years, but am now in a dilemma with what to do next as this current Coupe also needs a lot of money spending on it

My fiat ownership list is a brief one:
2000 Multipla ELX diesel
1998 20v NA (current)
2004 Fiat Punto Dynamic (bought as my daughters first car)

Wish I still had the multipla as it was a cracking family car and so practical and I loved its looks even though it was called an ugly bug
My daughter remembers her Punto fondly as she drove it well and loved its handling.

In the July of 2004, I bought a 1998 Fiat Coupé 20v Turbo

Fiat 126
Fiat 127 GT 5 speed
Fiat uno Turbo
Fiat uno 60D
Fiat coupe 20vt Sprinty
Fiat coupe 20vt Sprinty
Fiat coupe 20vt Rosso Plus
Fiat coupe 20vt Electric blue Plus (awaiting full restoration by me)

That is the fiats - I've probably owned around 60 cars.

Lancia Y10 (albeit was my mum's car, but drove it about)
Fiat Tipo 2.0 16v (then converted to turbo power and known as the brick on here)
Fiat Coupe 2.0 16v (turbo engine from the Tipo went into the coupe, then blew up)
Fiat Uno 45 (whilst the coupe was off the road)
Fiat 500x in Yellow (the family wagon)

Here are the Italian cars:

Fiat Coupe 20VT
Alfa GT 3.2v6
Fiat Coupe 20VT Plus (current)
Alfa Giulia Veloce (current)

Fiat Punto x3
Fiat Coupe x3 (20VT, LE and Plus)

Mk2 Escort
Mk2 Fiesta x2
Mk1 Focus

Cavalier (urgh..)
Rover 214
Rover 216
Megane Scenic x3
Golf GTI x2
Peugeot 308 x2
Up
Golf Plus
Volvo XC90

35 years of driving, 23 cars - 2 written off.

Best car by far was the Mk7 GTI
Most practical is the XC90.

Punto Mk2Sport
Punto Mk2
Coupe 16v NA
Coupe 20v Turbo x 2
Coupe 20v Plus
Alfa GT
Lancia Fulvia series 3 1.3
Lancia Y10
Lancia Integrale 16v
Fiat Qubo
Fiat 131 supermirafiori 2000TC
Fiat Classic 124 spider, 2Ltr. Twin cam, carb
Abarth series 3 Tourismo 165
Abarth series 4 Competizione 180, 70th anniversary model

Still got 5 of the above

How do you find the Veloce?

Well, in 50+ years of motoring probably not that many cars.

In order -

Austin 1800 (brilliant for carrying large amounts of stuff)
Metro (honest!)
MG Montego Turbo (actually a good car)
MG Montego Turbo No.2
MG Metro (great fun)
Renault Laguna (for work)
Renault Clio 172 (also great fun)
Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo (Sprint Blue) - bought in 2004
Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo (Speed Red) - bought in 2009 and still with just 45,000 on the clock!

In order since 17 years old.


1980 Fiat 131
1986 Fiat Uno
1996 Alfa 155 1.8 T-Spark
1999 Alfa 166 2.0 T-Spark
2001 Alfa 156 2.5 V6
2004 Alfa 156 SW 2.4 Mjet
2006 Fiat Stilo MW Mjet
2009 Fiat Multipla Eleganza Mjet
2011 Alfa 159 SW Mjet
2010 Fiat Abarth 500
1999 Fiat Coupe 20VT ( Present since 2015 )
2019 Fiat Abarth 595
2002 Fiat Barchetta Riviera ( Present since 2021 )

Italian cars:

1981 Lancia Beta Spyder
1987 Lancia HFie Turbo
1996 Fiat Barchetta
1997 Fiat Barchetta
1999 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo
2002 Alfa Romeo 156 TS Sportwagon

I tend to keep my cars for a while - I don't recall any that I sold on with under a hundred k - so from memory:

mini (proper mini, not one of these modern things taller than me!)
datsun 120Y
datsun bluebird
datsun sunny
datsun 240Z
JC Midge (datsun powered MG-TD style kit)
Firefly (panda, then 1300 127 powered kit)
Panda
Punto
Nissan Silvia
Panda (daughter's - she managed to set fire to it somehow)
Punto
Punto
* Coupe 16v NA (original and best, accept no subsitutes)
Seat Cupra
Coupe 20VT
Quantum kit (XR2 power, then 20V)
Bravo, written off at 260k miles
Bravo, given away at 200k miles
* Renault Kadjar (spit)

I feel I may have forgotten one or two... There was an Austin A35 that I owned only on paper for a while, I think, never saw the car for complicated reasons Currently owned cars marked with *

Neil