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- reckon I must certainly be near 20 Mk1's - maybe tonight if I get a moment I will detail them all.- manuals and autos, NA's and SC's!- 2 of which I bought from Japanese Auctions and imported myself.- every single one has been different - will own many many more yet!!"If in doubt - just make the numbers up!" 
There's a black MK1a sunroof model almost ready for the body shop - the trim, bumpers, lights, weatherstriping, interior etc are currently in teh bedroom - I have a very understanding girlfriend who is be becoming less understanding as the time passes. I did buy a red early MK1a to drive through the summer whilst the black one was having some TLC spent on it but the project has taken longer than I expected so has been replaced by a Rover 200 Diesel - shhhh don't say it out loud but I have got to admit that I am loving the fuel economy. I can't wait for when the weather gets better and I get the 2 back on the road. Never could part with either, never will.- Boss's car in 88, mine after he lost his license - the love affair started there...- bought 2001 now locked away in the garage- bought as a spares car 2002 and sold on last heard of was nosed into a hedge- bought 2005 Still own- bought 2006 short affair swapped with another enthusiast with more time.- mint SC SE; mk1b converted to black with a tan or mushroom interior, SC light weight / tin top, blinged up 3sgte in the yellow car. But for 8 of those years the car has been in storage in New Zealand (I never anticipated settling in the UK when I first came here) and I only get to drive her when I visit my folks - once every 2-3 years. 
..MWallace wrote:I've owned just 3, two of which I still own, and one of which I've had for nearly 11 years.
Currently debating whether to bring the burgundy SC over to the UK or to sell her in NZ.
+ TOYS but not quite SE. (bought and written off in 2001)(Bought in 2001, converted to SC using above salvage in 2001 + mods) - currently undergoing "restoration"(leather), first one had blue interior (hope Lauren isn't reading). 
(waaay more than I can remember).^^^ please don't - it could be a very long thread 
One MK1 for me. If I sell it it will be the last.& weve had 11 MK1's for either breaking or sold. Jinxy'86 NA, Red'88 SC, White'88 SC, Blue'87 SC, White'89 SC, Midnight Blue?midenginedmaniac wrote:Why do you people own so many? Dont you look after them
(MOT failures) or jsut sold as as people want something different, colour, T-bar, etc, a lot of people have more than one at the moment
midenginedmaniac wrote:Why do you people own so many? Dont you look after them
Then my re-shelled second one went rotten, so the shell ended up being scrapped, so bought a 3rd to restore.(famous fence incident). So he then got another SC (again an auto), I showed him the way of the manual, so he bought a cheap 'track' orientated SC to play around with. He still had the blue 88 SC at this time.'blue' (quite literally) we happenned upon a super rare Super Edition, which of course Mark wanted, so he bought that one at a great price on the spot. - Circuit Pack 
midenginedmaniac wrote:Why do you people own so many? Dont you look after them
I bought my first one, a 1987 mk1b in white, in 1997 and sold it in 2001, then in 2006 bought a silver mk1a that needed work, but then lost motivation to do the work and at the end of 2006 bought a mk1b Tbar in red that is in very rude health, selling the mk1a at a loss a couple of months later 
I must be lucky to have a good one. 
I will keep it nice next owner if I ever sell it and get my elise or 911