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I remember maestro turbo and montego turbos.
we had a f reg cavalier ,I think it was a 1.3 or 1.4
I passed my test on Wednesday and Friday morning it got nicked.
Last edited by ice643; 10 October 2020 at 12:14 PM.
First fast car
BMW 325i E30 1987
then
Renault 21 Turbo 1991
MR2 Turbo 1991
MR2 Turbo 1992
Subaru Impreza WRX 1993
Subaru Impreza WRX 1994
Subaru Legacy Turbo 1995
Subaru Impreza WRX 1996
STi Type RA 1997
STi 2007
M3, Audis, Mercs etc
I remember maestro turbo and montego turbos.
we had a f reg cavalier ,I think it was a 1.3 or 1.4
I passed my test on Wednesday and Friday morning it got nicked.
First fast car
BMW 325i E30 1987
then
Renault 21 Turbo 1991
MR2 Turbo 1991
MR2 Turbo 1992
Subaru Impreza WRX 1993
Subaru Impreza WRX 1994
Subaru Legacy Turbo 1995
Subaru Impreza WRX 1996
STi Type RA 1997
STi 2007
M3, Audis, Mercs etc
good selection of cars there, I remember going in an old 325i bmw and it’s was quick, was suprised
Hey all! Hope your well. Anymore good memories of the old 90’s classics? I use go to the paradox night club where my friend died driving back in a xr3i. Awful memories but on the other hand fantastic memories of the Astra gsi, Astra gte..cav Sri which was fast as f..k! I wish I was back then. The 90’s due to the music, cars and life generally. Nova gte, corsa gsi.
Last edited by johno01; 21 November 2020 at 06:32 AM.
First fast car
BMW 325i E30 1987
then
Renault 21 Turbo 1991
MR2 Turbo 1991
MR2 Turbo 1992
Subaru Impreza WRX 1993
Subaru Impreza WRX 1994
Subaru Legacy Turbo 1995
Subaru Impreza WRX 1996
STi Type RA 1997
STi 2007
M3, Audis, Mercs etc
I also had a 3 series 325i in the mid to late 80's, straight 6 lump, 2 door coupe, and had plenty of grunt, was loads of fun.
Hey all! Hope your well. Anymore good memories of the old 90’s classics? I use go to the paradox night club where my friend died driving back in a xr3i. Awful memories but on the other hand fantastic memories of the Astra gsi, Astra gte..cav Sri which was fast as f..k! I wish I was back then. The 90’s due to the music, cars and life generally. Nova gte, corsa gsi...the Subaru never got mentioned and back in 95 ish the Subaru was sh1te
subaru was hardly sh1te in 95, it conquered the world of rallying that year.
Hey all! Hope your well. Anymore good memories of the old 90’s classics? I use go to the paradox night club where my friend died driving back in a xr3i. Awful memories but on the other hand fantastic memories of the Astra gsi, Astra gte..cav Sri which was fast as f..k! I wish I was back then. The 90’s due to the music, cars and life generally. Nova gte, corsa gsi...the Subaru never got mentioned and back in 95 ish the Subaru was sh1te
Haven't read this whole thread so not sure if anyone has mentioned it. Im sure they have but the Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti was just mesmerising back then. 😍 ok that was 80s 😣
I had an old Jaguar XJ6 4.2 i was on £60 a week and used to put £30 in in on juice. It was the first car i did a 100 in , and with 4 tyres full of of tyre weld!
Great thread, full of nostalgia and prompted me to sign-up!
New to the world of scooby ownership - just in process of purchasing a classic awd turbo, currently having it checked over by a specialist, but it's very low miles and 100% original UK car no mods anywhere (even has original stereo) so it just felt like something a bit special and something I wanted to own. But I have no clue about these cars so I expect I'll have plenty of questions.
My cars of old:
First car was a Truimph Vitesse 6 straight (2l 6 cylinder twin carb) - had negative camber at rear so back end would slide out at the slightest provocation. Not sure if it was fast or just terrifying.
Audi Coupe 2.2i (same as the quattro turbo but no wide wheel arches and no turbo - didn't feel slow thou) - remember chasing the odd Nova GTE and RS turbo in it, I think the GTE was a bit quicker (certainly up towards 100) and the RS turbo was a lot quicker.
Dad had an MR2 (first shape one). Wanted to spin on anything other than dry roads but looked the part.
Peugeot 405 MI16 - company car, made of paper and would dent just looking at it. Felt very quick thou
Saab 900 V6 - felt quick enough for the day... 4 speed auto box so probably wasn't.
Polo G40 - engine was running 180hp in a 800kg car, was mentally quick and could hold off a lot of so called faster cars up to ~100 before lack of torque kicked in. Exhaust was loud and people always wanted to race it which I was happy to oblige in. Remember the police telling me it was blooming quick after pulling me over for a chat. I blew this up leaving some jag for dead. Car would torque steer like a dog until 40 then calm down until 100. No brakes of any note and a ride you could interrogate a russian spy in, but it looked like your nans car so I loved it.
Currently have:
Mk1 Golf GTi (not quick by modern standards)
Then the Scooby Classic 2000 Turbo AWD when it arrives
The Daily's:
Wife has an Audi S1 (fast car, better than your usual Audi quick car even if it is a bit slower - might keep this one as I think it's a future classic)
and I have a A8 TDI (3.0) which is a surprisingly quick car (0-60 in a shade over 6 seconds in a 2 tonne car). Huge amounts of torque.
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The Daily's:
Wife has an Audi S1 (fast car, better than your usual Audi quick car even if it is a bit slower - might keep this one as I think it's a future classic)
and I have a A8 TDI (3.0) which is a surprisingly quick car (0-60 in a shade over 6 seconds in a 2 tonne car). Huge amounts of torque.[/QUOTE]
Two Q-car sleepers !
1) Agree with you 100% re the S1 as it won't happen again and in that usably sized package. Give it until 2035 though !
2) The A8 - yes I have an old A6 Allroad with the same engine, weight and a mild Revo remap, and (now the air suspension is fixed...) the fuel consumption / performance / comfort / kit / build is amazing for the age.
I have family friends with an RS6 Avant and have given them a lift a few times when eating out (so 2019), and he always comments on how the feel is as good as any current mainstream Audi.
😂😂😂 I’m a huge fan of the 90s classics and that’s never going to change. The 90’s as far as I’m concerned were great! But I absolutely love these cars like “First car was a Truimph Vitesse 6 straight” 😂 my mates mum had a rover v8 and it was like a funeral car but we looked at it as a v8 beast that could shift with the right driver 😂😂 not a boring funeral car
My first car was a type 2 vw camper. Cnt648L
I sold it for £900 as I wanted the same car as my sisters boyfriend. A cavalier gsi. My insurance was £900 and I was 20.
I then had a cavalier turbo and that was insane.
Some great cars in here. The GSi was always a beast of a badge back then. I’ve brought another Polo G40 (pics below) for my sins....arrives next week, very excited to be getting it, running circa 150bhp I think given the mods. Magazine tests at the time had these faster than the Corrado G60s despite VWs official figures
Some great cars in here. The GSi was always a beast of a badge back then. I’ve brought another Polo G40 (pics below) for my sins....arrives next week, very excited to be getting it, running circa 150bhp I think given the mods. Magazine tests at the time had these faster than the Corrado G60s despite VWs official figures
The first car I bought was a 1978 Mini that was re-registered as a Cooper S. 1275 GT engine and a fibreglass front end that came right off. Had a straight through exhaust and a glass-faced carburettor. The previous owner done all the work. Bloody loved that car but sadly after blowing the engine I had it in a garage to change engines and just before it was ready, the garage caught fire and it all went up in smoke. No pictures either well before phones with cameras. I was 18.
I then got an MG metro for a cheap bottle of brandy (£6) which was fun great handling but it was proper screwed up old banger that eventually leaked fumes in the cabin and it failed its MOT so I scrapped it.
Very brief time with a VW polo 1300 S, worst car I owned swore i'd never buy another VW again.
After a few years I got into Jap cars and never really looked back. First was a Honda Civic ESi which sadly got stolen just after I got new Fox alloy wheels on it. Then a Civic VTi 4 door saloon 160 bhp nice car but the ESi was so clean it was like new, bought it off a pensioner who had it from new.
Oh I did have an alfa (you have to have owned an Alfa if you're a car enthusiast - apparantly) It was a 146 Ti and was great had no issues but came to my senses and eventually bought my first Impreza - a 2000 turbo classic w reg. I got fed up with the clutch judder after a couple of years and decided to sell rather than spend money on it. I enjoyed my classic scooby but after buying my first Hawkeye Sti, I've loved the Hawk the most. Sold it 5 years ago and have had two Audi A1s in this time (company cars) until I recently bought another Hawkeye. That's my little story,
You’ve reopened old wounds there! I had an Alpha 156 about 15 years ago, kept it about 6 weeks, it had so many sensors it was always complaining about something not being right (even thou it was). Was a lovely car inside and quite nippy but felt like it was built entirely from the parts bin.
You’ve reopened old wounds there! I had an Alpha 156 about 15 years ago, kept it about 6 weeks, it had so many sensors it was always complaining about something not being right (even thou it was). Was a lovely car inside and quite nippy but felt like it was built entirely from the parts bin.
“it had so many sensors it was always complaining about something” 😂😂😂😂
Actually you reminded me I did have to change the idle speed actuator forgot about it drove me nuts at the time it was idling all over the place. I took it to veloces in Barnet. I think it was about 130 quid part and labour, but that's all I did, promise!
Great thread, full of nostalgia and prompted me to sign-up!
My cars of old:
First car was a Truimph Vitesse 6 straight (2l 6 cylinder twin carb) - had negative camber at rear so back end would slide out at the slightest provocation. Not sure if it was fast or just terrifying.
Audi Coupe 2.2i (same as the quattro turbo but no wide wheel arches and no turbo - didn't feel slow thou) - remember chasing the odd Nova GTE and RS turbo in it, I think the GTE was a bit quicker (certainly up towards 100) and the RS turbo was a lot quicker.
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First Car @ 18
Fiat 850 sport coupe 105mph frugal / transverse front leaf spring deadly in wet / Crashed but not to blame.
Triumph Vitesse Mk1 115mph Maroon Twin Strombergs 1 3/4 Sunroof / rusted chassis rewelded self gave myself arch eye / Sold it following gearbox change / Rusty tank and very high fuel bills remember very high torque / fast 20-80mph
Triumph Spitfire Mk 4 1300 slow 95mph Sills Rust / 3 recon engines / 1 gear box / prop bearings / twin 1 1/2 SUs / lots more rust sold scrap following HG fail
Simca 1100 hatch (Mums) 85mph never told her , over servo'd brakes , horrible sickly yellow , driving this quick required considerable kamikaze skills.
Renault 12 88mph Front seat folded flat , girlfriends loved it. gave to father as he didn't approve
Mini 1000 orange, rescued from scrap yard, front end replaced fibreglass tipping front (deadly) drove it to St Tropez , kept it 6 years took to Uni , 3 engines , third was self built 1293cc on rally cam / Weber downdraft 321 exhaust. 100mph
Fiat 124 Maroon 1800cc 5spd 120 mph 0-60 8 sec on smaller diameter Wolfrace wheels, High pressure FP, high lift cams,twin Webers First proper sports car 5 link suspension all round discs Rust failed MOT
Fiat 127 70hp Sport Black 95mph Orange piped seats , nice gauges got bored driving it / friends had faster larger cars.
Vitesse Mk2 Overdrive / Minelite wheels forgot to bolt roof down in autumn , whole thing flew off at 50 mph , crashed I was not to blame / drunk driver was prosecuted. Lucky that Id had just 2 pints never driven under influence since.
Fiat 130 2000cc borrowed project / seats flopped about mountings rusted through. gave it back.
Lotus Elcat 521 2+2 Yellow 135mph , twin cam lotus 2.0 / twin 48 Dellortos / recon engined high lift cams / gearbox fell apart twice became my First Company car for a couple of months whilst waiting for delivery
Lancia HF 4WD Had this chipped at Brackley by Brodie Racing , , great car for ski trips 140mph before HG fail repaired passed to colleague
Fiat Uno Turbo 125mph / faster 0-60 but no torque , useless in French Alps
Renault 5 1300cc 85mph needed a car after changing jobs. Crashed after 4 weeks , not my fault , Red Gti came across me failing to give way at 50mph over cross roads. Both off to hospital lucky to be alive , my reactions saved me but he took the front off the car.
Austin Metro Girlfriends car / recon 1000 engine race cam exhaust. Lasted a year in Germany till rings went. Scrapped.
Audi 100 115bhp 2.0 120mph best long distance car I have ever owned. 80 litre tank 5 cylinder torquey engine. 580mile range. Sold to Brother in law
Ford Escort XR3 Cabrio Reworked head exported to Germany then to Hong Kong (terrible idea no aircon) just left it there with keys in ignition.
Toyota Cressida 2.2 (I think) Auto with air con left it there without keys in ignition found them in my pocket on plane home. Ha Ha
Ford Fiesta XR2 Black 110mph 0-60 10 sec was hair dressers car (yes really) Lowered suspension / bushings best handling car I have ever owned.
Audi A3 1.8T 160 bhp ex Press testcar 12th 1.8T First new car own purchase.
Audi 100 2.5 Turbo Diesel 120bhp Chipped 140bhp Head gasket fail, but the head had a cast failure , no spare available. Now a classis Sold it too cheaply to take it away east europeans
Toyota Corrolla 2dr 6spd Great brakes / rally gear box . boring 16v engine. wife loved it till 2nd child arrived.
Opel Vectra 2.0 diesel 116mph 0-60 13.5 secs very boring motorway ( Company service car ) brakes ok / suspension handling very good.
BMW 3 series estate 2.0 150bhp, quicker better (Co service car) for motorway. Handling not as good as the Vectra.
Volvo V70 D5 185bhp 5 cylinder turbo best company car 160mph 8 sec 0-60 sports suspension a mistake , standard suspension garage loaner handled better. Turbo IC pipe fell off
BMW 5 series 3.0 estate Autogas conversion the "family car", 233 Bhp too heavy ever to be fun low 6cyl torque needed reving to get going. Refined but boring. Brakes Servo frozen on at 120mph as leaves prevented water drain out
Golf 6 GTD company car Quick / good black/white checker seats / rear camera managed an average of 170kmh from Plauen-Frankfurt , but delivered new with severe one sided brake pull. ( traced to crushed brake pipe )
VW Passat estate 2.0 tdi company car , worse than BMW , and with a car alarm that went off during the night due to a dodgy tailgate sensor/ duff battery.
BMW 320d fast company car 248kpmh restricted ,reasonable handling consumption never got worse than 10 liters/100km 4.8 liter/100km was possible.
Audi 100 Sport Maroon 2.3 ltr now Classic car , sold before return to UK
Jeep Cherokee 4.8 ltr wife's car for Dog and boat towing. sold in Germany after return to UK . managed 11 mpg with fully loaded trailers from Frankfurt-Plymouth.
Ford Kuga AWD 2.0tdi 180 bhp replacement , Does everything without a fuss at 38 mpg
Car that I would most love to have
Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB/4 in Dino Blue Light Tan Red piping seats one of the 158 RHD's with Competizone gold alloys (Hammond got hold of one to drive to St Tropez)
and I rode inside one as passenger at >140mph at 18 years old. And is still my most memorable car experience.
Car longest owned 9 years Subaru WRX300 2005, PPP 265bhp now at 343bhp at least it has gold wheels
First Car @ 18
Fiat 850 sport coupe 105mph frugal / transverse front leaf spring deadly in wet / Crashed but not to blame.
Triumph Vitesse Mk1 115mph Maroon Twin Strombergs 1 3/4 Sunroof / rusted chassis rewelded self gave myself arch eye / Sold it following gearbox change / Rusty tank and very high fuel bills remember very high torque / fast 20-80mph
Triumph Spitfire Mk 4 1300 slow 95mph Sills Rust / 3 recon engines / 1 gear box / prop bearings / twin 1 1/2 SUs / lots more rust sold scrap following HG fail
Simca 1100 hatch (Mums) 85mph never told her , over servo'd brakes , horrible sickly yellow , driving this quick required considerable kamikaze skills.
Renault 12 88mph Front seat folded flat , girlfriends loved it. gave to father as he didn't approve
Mini 1000 orange, rescued from scrap yard, front end replaced fibreglass tipping front (deadly) drove it to St Tropez , kept it 6 years took to Uni , 3 engines , third was self built 1293cc on rally cam / Weber downdraft 321 exhaust. 100mph
Fiat 124 Maroon 1800cc 5spd 120 mph 0-60 8 sec on smaller diameter Wolfrace wheels, High pressure FP, high lift cams,twin Webers First proper sports car 5 link suspension all round discs Rust failed MOT
Fiat 127 70hp Sport Black 95mph Orange piped seats , nice gauges got bored driving it / friends had faster larger cars.
Vitesse Mk2 Overdrive / Minelite wheels forgot to bolt roof down in autumn , whole thing flew off at 50 mph , crashed I was not to blame / drunk driver was prosecuted. Lucky that Id had just 2 pints never driven under influence since.
Fiat 130 2000cc borrowed project / seats flopped about mountings rusted through. gave it back.
Lotus Elcat 521 2+2 Yellow 135mph , twin cam lotus 2.0 / twin 48 Dellortos / recon engined high lift cams / gearbox fell apart twice became my First Company car for a couple of months whilst waiting for delivery
Lancia HF 4WD Had this chipped at Brackley by Brodie Racing , , great car for ski trips 140mph before HG fail repaired passed to colleague
Fiat Uno Turbo 125mph / faster 0-60 but no torque , useless in French Alps
Renault 5 1300cc 85mph needed a car after changing jobs. Crashed after 4 weeks , not my fault , Red Gti came across me failing to give way at 50mph over cross roads. Both off to hospital lucky to be alive , my reactions saved me but he took the front off the car.
Austin Metro Girlfriends car / recon 1000 engine race cam exhaust. Lasted a year in Germany till rings went. Scrapped.
Audi 100 115bhp 2.0 120mph best long distance car I have ever owned. 80 litre tank 5 cylinder torquey engine. 580mile range. Sold to Brother in law
Ford Escort XR3 Cabrio Reworked head exported to Germany then to Hong Kong (terrible idea no aircon) just left it there with keys in ignition.
Toyota Cressida 2.2 (I think) Auto with air con left it there without keys in ignition found them in my pocket on plane home. Ha Ha
Ford Fiesta XR2 Black 110mph 0-60 10 sec was hair dressers car (yes really) Lowered suspension / bushings best handling car I have ever owned.
Audi A3 1.8T 160 bhp ex Press testcar 12th 1.8T First new car own purchase.
Audi 100 2.5 Turbo Diesel 120bhp Chipped 140bhp Head gasket fail, but the head had a cast failure , no spare available. Now a classis Sold it too cheaply to take it away east europeans
Toyota Corrolla 2dr 6spd Great brakes / rally gear box . boring 16v engine. wife loved it till 2nd child arrived.
Opel Vectra 2.0 diesel 116mph 0-60 13.5 secs very boring motorway ( Company service car ) brakes ok / suspension handling very good.
BMW 3 series estate 2.0 150bhp, quicker better (Co service car) for motorway. Handling not as good as the Vectra.
Volvo V70 D5 185bhp 5 cylinder turbo best company car 160mph 8 sec 0-60 sports suspension a mistake , standard suspension garage loaner handled better. Turbo IC pipe fell off
BMW 5 series 3.0 estate Autogas conversion the "family car", 233 Bhp too heavy ever to be fun low 6cyl torque needed reving to get going. Refined but boring. Brakes Servo frozen on at 120mph as leaves prevented water drain out
Golf 6 GTD company car Quick / good black/white checker seats / rear camera managed an average of 170kmh from Plauen-Frankfurt , but delivered new with severe one sided brake pull. ( traced to crushed brake pipe )
VW Passat estate 2.0 tdi company car , worse than BMW , and with a car alarm that went off during the night due to a dodgy tailgate sensor/ duff battery.
BMW 320d fast company car 248kpmh restricted ,reasonable handling consumption never got worse than 10 liters/100km 4.8 liter/100km was possible.
Audi 100 Sport Maroon 2.3 ltr now Classic car , sold before return to UK
Jeep Cherokee 4.8 ltr wife's car for Dog and boat towing. sold in Germany after return to UK . managed 11 mpg with fully loaded trailers from Frankfurt-Plymouth.
Ford Kuga AWD 2.0tdi 180 bhp replacement , Does everything without a fuss at 38 mpg
Car that I would most love to have
Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB/4 in Dino Blue Light Tan Red piping seats one of the 158 RHD's with Competizone gold alloys (Hammond got hold of one to drive to St Tropez)
and I rode inside one as passenger at >140mph at 18 years old. And is still my most memorable car experience.
Car longest owned 9 years Subaru WRX300 2005, PPP 265bhp now at 343bhp at least it has gold wheels
That is some list. The Fiat 850 coupe is a thing of beauty.
10 October 2020, 12:11 PM
