[Jeroen]

When I got my Mini and posted about it on the forum I had loads of very encouraging responses. Also, several members, including GTO, requested me to provide an update on my whole fleet.

Like I need encouragement to show off??

Happy to oblige of course. So here we are:



From left to right:

My latest acquisition. My Mini One, 2010 one owner, dealer maintained. I have had it for two weeks. Love it. This thing is a hoot to drive. On top of that, I am getting great fuel efficiency, 1;17. Compared to my Jeep and Jaguar that is more than double. Also, the Mini just eats Euro 95 E10. Whereas my other cars all require Euro 98 euro 5, with no ethanol.

Next, my 2002 Jaguar XJR (308). Bought it, second-hand from eBay whilst I worked and lived in the USA from 2009-2012. It was my daily drive in the USA and I brought it back to the Netherlands.

Well over twenty years old, but goes like stink. Nothing beats a 4.0L supercharged V8. I leave Tesla owners completely shattered and frustrated in my wake.

When all is said and done, this is just the ultimate highway cruiser. Nothing beats British wafting along!!

Next, my 1998 Jeep. Also 4.0l, but 6 cylinders in line. Only 180HP. You wonder how the Jeep engineers managed to extract so little power out of such a huge lump of iron!! Love my Jeep. It's my second one. We had an identical Jeep whilst living in Kansas City, USA.

My first and only true love (apart from Mrs. D obviously). My 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider. I bought it in 1995, fully restored. So hardly a classic at the time. This Spider has taken us all over Europe year in and year out. Stay tuned for more updates. Early September I am on a trip to Scotland in my Spider with my best friend and spanner mate Peter and his Spider Coda Tronca

Next, My 1982 Mercedes W123. Lover this car. Bought it in 2006 or thereabouts from Nico Aaldering. The guy who got hold of the Palmen Barn Collection. The W123 was the last of the properly well-engineered cars. The only car I can take a door card off and put it back on within 2 minutes, without breaking some clips and it won't rattle either. Love driving it, looking over that huge bonnet with the three-pointed star up there

Fantastic engineering, but very very prone to rust!!

Lastly, Mrs D's daily drive. Our 2015 Ford Fiesta. We bought it in 2016 with only about 12000 km on the clock. Today it stands at almost 100K. Great little car, this one has the NA smallest engine of the lot. Still drives well. Never had any issues with it.

When I bought my Mini, I also posted about it on Facebook. Mrs D. had to point out to a friend of ours, Ann, I had bought another car. A sixth car!!

So Ann, replied: "He needs some adult supervision". Well, I got this T-shirt, enough said!!



Jeroen

[GTO]

Thanks for sharing, Jeroen! Copying your post to a new thread as it'll be awesome to see pics of BHPians & their machines.

Sharing my garage.



The diversity is by design = a fast turbo-diesel sedan, a fast turbo-petrol limousine, a modern turbo-petrol Jeep, an old Jeep with a naturally-aspirated diesel and the beater car of the house. One of the reasons I chose the Thar's mStallion engine is to balance out the petrols & diesels in my garage (else the Superb 2.0 TSI would be the sole petrol). The diversity is such that the garage gearbox line-up now includes a 4-speed, 5-speed, 6-speed, 7-speed & 8-speed! No two colours are the same either. All this garage needs now is a fast 2-door sportscar


And an old favourite from a 2018 article:

[anupam00]

@GTO Sir - great to see you and happy to see the thread,

My convoy is huge,

Let me get them ready for a photoshoot,

Coming back with picture sir

Thanks & Regards
Anupam00

[Mystic]

Toyota Innova Crysta Z 2021 November Diesel automatic is the latest car I am driving now.

My tryst with various other cars prior to Crysta is covered in my introduction post:

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/intro...6-decades.html (Hello Team-BHP! Growing up with automobiles for 6 decades)

[Samba]

I do not have a single pic of me with all my cars and the bike in one frame. So posting separately.

[GTO]

Mod Note: Some posts had to be unfortunately deleted. Please post a picture of YOU with any of your cars or bikes. Thanks for the support & understanding

[ashis89]

The annual Goa visit routine


An old habit of mine, to use the boot as a bench during breaks

[sriniadk]

Mountains , roads and my Freestyle ( Ignore me )

[Nikhildrao]

Grad day with Monica

[BudgetFailure]

With my trustworthy NS 200, 9 years old!


My recent addition!

[Apex1815]

Somewhere near Shivasamundram Falls (Banglore) with my Nexon

[Small Bot]

Me, with the Brezza. The pic was taken just after the very first drive post delivery. Even the garlands remained intact.



And the workhorse that the Brezza replaced, a thoroughly reliable 2012 i10.

[docprashant]

A few noteworthy mentions accrued along the way..missed the Brezza workhorse, Zen, 800 pics

[MC@1986]

The 2018 Ford Ecosport TDCI in Holy Tirupati and 2019 Interceptor near Doddaballapura, Bangalore.

[shankar.balan]

It is a nice thread this. I guess one can post some different photos with different cars which one owns now or has owned sometime in the not too distant past. I guess it will also help put faces to the names.
I will put out one pic each with my much loved 2012 Mini, my 2014 Gypsy and ok, two pics with my 2021 Thar. All taken on the road somewhere in or en route to Ooty or Coorg which are my most often visited places from Bangalore.
Ive never been able to get one pic with all the vehicles though.